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Tie vote scuttles Irongate project By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Nearly five years after work initially began on it, the 1,273-unit housing development known as Irongate is now considered dead. Despite a full-court press from the city staff in support of it, the DeKalb City Council split its vote on the annexation agreement in first

homes, 123 town houses and 350 senior-oriented units, to an area near DeKalb High School was not right. Baker, in particular, criticized the amount of staff time that has gone into this project, and mentioned that he would like to see ShoDeen Construction, the developer, pay the city for the staff’s time.

DeKalb City Council split on annexation agreement reading with the understanding that the city staff would look to the council on how to proceed after Monday’s vote. Mayor John Rey confirmed that the staff will not work on any aspect of the project now. Annexation agreements require six council members

voting yes, so Monday’s vote of 4-4 was two short of what was needed. Rey and Aldermen Bill Finucane, Bob Snow and Ron Naylor voted in favor of the agreement. Aldermen David Jacobson, Kristen Lash, Dave Baker and Monica O’Leary voted no. Both Snow and Naylor de-

cried the council’s vote, with Snow calling it a shame and Naylor stating it gives the wrong message to developers. Rey also said he was disappointed. “I would think the project with [five] years of effort, having gone into the project thus far, indications we

had from other parties in the community were that they were in agreement,” Rey said. “I am puzzled in what the council wants in that area.” Critics such as Lash and Baker felt that the timing of a project like Irongate, which would have added 1,273

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Volunteers Scott Setchell and Carey Boehmer pull weeds in the rows of beans Friday at one of the DeKalb County Community Gardens on Bethany Road in DeKalb. The organization more than doubled the number of gardens in its second year from 16 to more than 40.

DeKalb garden organization grows from 16 to more than 40 sites By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKALB – At the Golden Years Plaza in DeKalb, residents tend a garden that can supply about 50 to 60 residents with freshly-grown produce. Brian Allan, property manager for the low-income housing building, said the building was approached by a nonprofit group – the DeKalb County Community Gardens – to develop garden beds this year. Since then, the building has added six garden plots to benefit the residents, he said. “The biggest thing is that it gives fresh produce a lot of times when people can’t afford it,” Allan said. DeKalb County Community Gardens is an organization dedicated to providing a reliable source of food and education for people interested in growing their own food. With the help of grants from DeKalb County Community Foundation, the Roberts Family Foundation, Live Healthy DeKalb, area banks and others, the organization has been in operation for more than a year. After starting with 16 garden

Executive Director of DeKalb County Community Gardens Dan Kenney checks on the sunflowers at one of the community gardens. locations throughout the county, it now has more than 40. At each of those gardens are multiple 5-foot by 10-foot plots. The organization, for instance, has established 50 garden plots with the Genoa Park District. The group’s mission extends beyond gardening, said Dan Kenney, who leads the organization. “It has to do with access to fresh produce and access to land,” he said.

While the gardens are blossoming across the county, the organization finds itself needing to set up signs to distinguish its locations. Sheryl Nakonechny, who is part of the organization, said the group is currently seeking permits from the city of DeKalb to put up signs for a fundraising event Sept. 21. Because some of the gardens are on government property and the signs will last more than several weeks, the organization would have to pay $60 for each sign permit. Nakonechny said the nonprofit is considering an option to set up the signs for the fundraiser in September and paying $10 for each permit instead. At this point, the organization is considering only putting up eight signs because installing them at all gardens would be too big of a project this year, she said. The idea for the signs emerged from within the group’s “Art in the Garden” subgroup. The organization originally planned for children to decorate the signs.

SYCAMORE – Evidence suggests a 49-year-old Sycamore woman suffered a seizure or blackout in the crash that killed two 21-year-olds, but she might not be able to use that as a criminal defense. Patricia Schmidt, of the 28500 block of Brickville Road, is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 30 on charges of aggravated driving under the influence, reckless homicide and reckless driving. She was charged in Patricia connection with the Feb. Schmidt 21, 2011, crash that killed Timothy T. Getzelman of Sycamore and Alexis Y. Weber of Maple Park, who had been a couple for four years. Getzelman and Weber were traveling east on Peace Road in Sycamore about 5:30 p.m. when Schmidt, traveling south on North Main Street, struck Getzelman’s vehicle on the driver’s side. Witnesses said Getzelman had the right of way. Authorities found multiple prescription drugs in Schmidt’s blood, including the anti-anxiety drug lorazepam, phenobarbital, mephobarbital and three others. Prosecutors previously said they plan to argue at trial that Schmidt’s medications were never at an appropriate level for driving. After she had a seizure in 2007, a doctor told her not to drive until her medications were under control, Schmidt’s attorney has said. If convicted of the most serious charge of aggravated driving under the influence, Schmidt could be sentenced to between six and 28 years in prison. On Monday, prosecutors filed a written request asking Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert to prevent Schmidt’s attorneys from using the blackout or seizure as a defense. Prosecutors argue that neither are legal defenses for the charges Schmidt faces, and other courts have ruled that people are guilty of reckless homicide even if they have a sleeping disorder or fainting incident. Defense attorney Gregg Smith and prosecutors are expected to present their arguments on that request at Schmidt’s next court date, which is Aug. 20.

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary: 7 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. Contact: Becky Beck Ryan, president, 815-758-3800. Weekly Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Cost for these men-only events is $4 for food and conversation, along with bottomless cups of coffee or tea. Easy Does It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m. weigh in, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. meetings at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb. Networking for Families: Noon to 1 p.m. at DeKalb County Health Department, 2600 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. Nonprofits, social-service agencies and educators focus on community improvements. Contact Elaine Cozort at elaineco@ kishwaukeecollege.edu or 815-7564893, ext. 226. Open Closet: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. Clothes and shoes for men, women and children. 815-758-1388. Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group; 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. Sharing of the Spirit Circle: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. Contact: Joan Watson-Protano at bjoanwatson@ hotmail.com. ESL and GED Classes: 6 to 8 p.m. at Esperanza en Unidad (Hope in Unity), 2225 Gateway Drive, Suite A. To register and for more information, call Dr. George Gutierrez at 815-970-3265. Hinckley Big Book Study AA(C): 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St., 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Women’s “Rule #62 Group”: 6 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 to 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting at CrossWind Community Church in Genoa. 815-784-3612. Better Off Sober AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. DeKalb Masonic Lodge 144: 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Masonic Temple at Fairview Drive and Fourth Street. Men can join Freemasonry or find out about the brotherhood. dekalbmasons.wordpress.com or contact Jim Tome at jtome@demicooper.com or 815-508-3878. Free Fit Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at International Montessory Academy, 1815 Mediterranean Drive, Sycamore. Featuring rotating cardio or yoga programs from various Beachbody workouts like P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, Body Gospel, Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, Rev Abs and many others. Call 815-901-4474 or 815-566-3580 for more information. Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday Night Fellowship Group(C): 7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary, 244 Waterman St. in Sycamore. 815-739-1950. Bingo: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St. Must be 18 or older to play. www. genoavetshome.us; contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815751-1509. Book discussion group: 7 to 9 p.m. at Hinckley Community Building, 120 Maple St. Sign up at Hinckley Public Library or call 815-286-3220. Fellowship group AA(C): 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322 Waterman St., Sycamore. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Good Vibes Al-Anon group: 7 to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheel-chair accessible entrance is on North Third Street Parking available in lot located on northwest corner of Third and Pine streets. Contact Mary Ann at 815-895-8119. Veterans Support Group: 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Ben Gordon Center, 12 Health Services Drive in DeKalb; www.bengordoncenter.org. For information about the free group, call 815-756-4875 or 815-7936972. Sexaholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb (behind church in brick building). 815-508-0280. Prairie Echoes women’s chorus: 7:15 to 10 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road in DeKalb. 877-300-SING (7464); cathyinelburn@yahoo. com. www.PrairieEchoes.com.

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U.K.’s Kate gives birth to royal heir By GREGORY KATZ and SYLVIA HUI The Associated Press LONDON – It’s a boy! Prince William’s wife, Kate, has given birth to a prince who is now third in line to the British throne. The child was born Monday afternoon, after many Britons woke up to the news that Kate, also known as the Duchess of Cambridge, had gone into labor with the couple’s first child. In line with royal tradition, a terse statement announced only the time of birth (4:24 p.m.), the infant’s gender and that mother and child were doing well. William was present for the birth, the statement said. It gave no information about the baby’s name, and officials would say only that a name would be announced “in due course.” “Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight,” it said. William also issued a brief statement, saying “we could not be happier.” Cries of joy erupted from the waiting crowd amassed near Buckingham Palace as the news came through, and hundreds of onlookers – some of whom had camped outside for hours – crushed against the palace’s fences to catch a glimpse of the bulletin formally announcing the birth placed outside the palace’s forecourt. “It’s a crazy atmosphere, everyone is getting very excited,” said Andrew Aitchison, 47, outside the palace. “It’s great to be part of history, to say we were here and saw it all happen.” William’s father, Charles, and his wife, Camilla, spoke of their joy and pride in becoming grandparents for the first time.

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Dennis Farina, a onetime Chicago cop who as a popular character actor played a TV cop on “Law & Order” during his wide-ranging career, has died. Death came Monday morning in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital after Farina suffered a blood clot in his lung, according to his publicist, Lori De Waal. He was 69. For three decades, Farina was a character actor who displayed remarkable dexterity, charm and toughness, making effective use of his craggy face, husky frame, ivory smile and ample mustache. He could be as dapper as Fred Astaire and as full of threat as Clint Eastwood. His gift has been described as wry, tough-guy panache, and audiences loved him for it. “Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works,” Farina said in a 2007 interview with The Associated Press. “One of the funny things in life to me is a guy who takes himself very seriously.”

Continued from page A1 However, Baker offered an olive branch to staffers such as City Attorney Dean Frieders and Principal Planner Derek Hiland, who each helped give an hourlong presentation “What happened tonight is no reflection on our staff,” Baker said. “The council did not give direction that everything had to be wrapped up tonight.”

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Britain’s Prince William stands next to his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, as she leaves the King Edward VII hospital in December in central London “It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy,” Prince Charles said in a statement. “Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone’s life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future.” It could be some time before the baby’s name is made public. When William was born, a week passed before his name was announced. Charles’s name remained a mystery for a month. The royal birth at central London’s St. Mary’s Hospital recalled that of the baby’s father, William, in 1982, at the same hospital. Many remember the

moment when he was carried out in his mother Princess Diana’s arms with proud father Prince Charles at their side. William and Kate’s son is expected to follow Charles and William to the throne. The baby’s gender had been of particular interest because the prospect of Kate’s pregnancy had prompted a change to laws of succession to ensure that a daughter would not be passed over for the crown by a younger brother. No one can tell what political and personal changes the intervening years will bring, but the baby can be expected to become the head of state of 16 countries, including Britain, Australia and Canada. The child will also eventually become Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Farina’s many films include “Saving Private Ryan” (1998), “Out Of Sight” (1998), “Midnight Run” (1988), “Manhunter” (1986) and his breakout and perhaps most beloved film, “Get Shorty” (1995), a comedic romp where he played a Miami mob boss. He recently completed shooting a comedy film, “Lucky Stiff.” Among his numerous TV roles was DeDennis Farina tective Joe Fontana on “Law & Order” during the 2004-06 seasons, replacing longtime cast member Jerry Orbach in the ensemble. “Law & Order” executive producer Dick Wolf said he was “stunned and saddened to hear about Dennis’ unexpected passing this morning. The ‘Law & Order’ family extends sympathy and condolences to his family.” Also on TV, Farina was a regular in the star-studded though short-lived 201112 HBO horse-track drama “Luck.” He starred in the 1980s cult favorite “Crime Story,” and his stylish private-eye drama “Buddy Faro” (1998) was

warmly received if little-watched. He followed that up with a 2002 sitcom flop, “The In-Laws.” Last season, he guest-starred on the Fox comedy “New Girl.” One of the sitcom’s stars, Jake Johnson, said: “He is someone I will surely miss. I looked up to him personally and professionally. ... We all will miss out.” A veteran of the Chicago theater, Farina appeared in Joseph Mantegna’s “Bleacher Bums” and “Streamers,” directed by Terry Kinney, among other productions. Born Feb. 29, 1944, Farina was raised in a working-class neighborhood of Chicago, the seventh child of Italian immigrants. After three years in the U.S. Army, he served with the Chicago Police Department for 18 years, both as a uniformed officer (he was there for the 1968 Chicago riots) and a burglary detective, before he found his way into acting as he neared his forties. His first film was the 1981 action drama “Thief,” directed by Michael Mann – a future collaborator on numerous projects as recently as “Luck” – whom he had met through a mutual friend.

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Interim City Manager Rudy Espiritu expressed similar sentiments. “What do you want your staff to do?” Espiritu said. “We’re anticipating a lot of things as what you want staff to work on, and that’s what we’re doing.” In addition, there were also two instances during the meeting where the city staff was surprised by issues it thought were already resolved. One was with the

DeKalb Park District, which would have received park space in the development. Park Commissioner Per Faivre said the current board has not approved the park land. Another issue was one of stormwater drainage on adjacent property where the owner was waiting for a response from ShoDeen. But as a result of the City Council’s vote, neither of these issues will be resolved at this point.

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8CORRECTIONS A Community Servings item on Page A9 of Monday’s Daily Chronicle listed the incorrect day for the American Legion Auxiliary Dinner in DeKalb. The dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The Daily Chronicle regrets the error.

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CHICAGO – Illinois became the latest state Monday to implement a central part of President Barack Obama’s health care law by expanding Medicaid to cover low-income adults who don’t have children at home. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the state legislation into law, which will allow an estimated 342,000 Illinois residents to enroll by 2017. About half of U.S. states are moving forward on expanding the health care program for the poor and disabled, which is a provision in the Affordable Care Act approved in 2010.

CHICAGO – In a signal that Illinois’ unprecedented pension crisis could take center stage in next year’s gubernatorial election, former White House chief of staff William Daley on Monday blasted Gov. Pat Quinn for a lack of leadership on the issue. Sounding increasingly like a candidate, Daley, who is likely to be Quinn’s only Democratic challenger in 2014, talked about the financial crisis that in recent days has been blamed for the layoffs of more than 2,000 Chicago teachers and state’s unemployment rate climbing slightly. – Wire reports

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Veteran’s charity walk hits Sycamore By CHRIS BURROWS cburrows@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Chuck Lewis and his wife have a tradition: Every morning they sit down together and discuss their plans for the day. At a morning session late last year, Lewis, 62, revealed that – having met all his goals in life – he had hatched a plan to walk across the country. Lewis, a Marine and Vietnam veteran, left Everett, Wash., in March in hopes of drawing attention to veterans’ issues and to raise $50,000 for his charity, Walking for the Fallen, which aids veterans. Now Lewis and his wife, Linda Sappington, conduct

To donate Online: www.walkingforthefallen.com Via mail: Walking for the Fallen, P.O. Box 581, Ronan, MT 59864 their morning talks via phone so that she can provide logistical and moral support. Lewis arrived Sunday in Sycamore and plans to stay until Wednesday, so he can take a break from his walk to visit the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago. “I started out kind of nervous,” Sappington said. “I wanted to be a wife to him long distance, but I found out that was very difficult ... and then I just realized that he’s going to be fine.”

A Montana veteran’s story provided the catalyst for Lewis, a native of Ronan, Mont. “A year ago we had a young Marine come home that did four years in the Marine Corps with one tour in Afghanistan,” Lewis said. “But nobody knew he was home until they called for an honor guard to bury him because he had taken his own life. That was probably the factor that drove me to the walk.” More than 2,100 miles into his journey, Lewis has raised $22,264 for his charity. His jogging cart, which holds camping gear and food along with a host of military flags and symbols, is equipped with a GPS that sends his position to a website every 10 minutes.

But Illinois’ hot, humid weather recently has cut into Lewis’ 20-miles-a-day average. “I’ve seen snow; I’ve seen sleet, wind, rain, just about everything, and here in the recent days, I’ve noticed your heat with the high humidity,” Lewis said. “That’s got my attention and slowed me down a little bit. ... I had a great welcoming [Sunday] as I walked into Sycamore.” Through it all, Lewis says his sacrifice couldn’t compare to that of the friends he lost in Vietnam. “I’m not getting any younger. Probably not getting any healthier, and having served in Vietnam, I lost friends there,” Lewis said. “I got 40 years that they didn’t get. That’s the bottom line.”

Bankruptcy filing spells end of Brown’s By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – The doors have closed for good on Brown’s County Market. The grocery store’s property in Sycamore has been turned over to a local bank and the business is undergoing Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. Owner Dan Brown and Brown Supermarkets Inc. transferred the property at 230 W. State St. to NB&T of Sycamore on June 11, records show. Ten days later, the corporation filed for bankruptcy in federal court in Rockford. Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a corporation is dissolved and its assets are liquidated. Brown said he decided to file bankruptcy “with great sadness.” “We have been in the community since 1945, growing the business through customer service and our employee commitments,” Brown wrote in an email. “I cannot begin to tell you how many great people worked

Voice your opinion Where do you do most of your grocery shopping? Let us know at daily-chronicle.com. for the company over the years. “Despite the economic downturn and increased competition from the chain stores I still view our time in Sycamore as a success. I thank all that supported us throughout the years: employees and customers alike,” he said. Brown’s County Market started as Brown’s Corner Market in a small house on State Street, where the Sycamore location’s parking lot now exists. It expanded in 1958 with the 35,000-squarefoot Sycamore store and added a Genoa location in 2005. In its bankruptcy filings, the company reported having $3.8 million in liabilities and only $3,700 in assets – a 2007 Dodge Nitro with 120,000 miles on it. The majority of the debt, about $3 million, was to NB&T of Sycamore. Another large creditor was the

Chuck Lewis, 62, a Marine and vietnam War veteran, adjusts flags on his jogging cart, which he is pushing across the country to raise money for his charity, Walking for the Fallen, which supports veterans. Lewis stopped Sunday in Sycamore, where he plans to stay until Wednesday.

United Food and Commercial Workers Pension Fund, which had a $575,000 claim, according to court records. Brown was paid an annual salary of $64,810. Before filing for bankruptcy, Brown also sold the property at 439 W. State St. in Sycamore, where a Wendy’s store is located, and the Genoa Brown’s location at 600 Pearson Drive, as both properties had been collateral against loans, Brown’s bankruptcy attorney John Biallas said. “Mr. Brown cooperated fully to the extent that he could in helping to liquidate assets,” Biallas said. When the Genoa Brown’s County Market location closed in November, Brown told the Daily Chronicle that the grocery industry had struggled to compete with big-box chains such as Walmart, and that sales at the Genoa location had dropped sharply in 2009 and never rebounded. Eggleston’s Pharmacy, which had operated inside both the Sycamore and Genoa Brown’s loca-

tions, was sold to Jewel-Osco in March. In April, Piggly Wiggly announced plans to open in the Genoa location without a pharmacy. The day the Genoa location closed in November, Brown announced that Family Dollar would operate at the Sycamore location. Family Dollar opened April 4 in about 9,000 square feet of the former grocery store; an interior wall was built so the two retail spaces did not connect inside. Sycamore City Manager Brian Gregory and Mayor Ken Mundy said they were unsure what the future holds for the former grocery store location in Sycamore. Brown’s County Market was a well-respected and valued part of the Sycamore community, they said. “We love to cut ribbons and we love to welcome business,” Mundy said. “But on the other hand, we’re always reluctant and sad to see any business having trouble because business is the lifeblood of our community.”

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8LOCAL BRIEFS Dryer fire damages DeKalb house DeKALB – DeKalb firefighters responded to a fire Monday at 704 Glidden Ave. that caused an estimated $1,500 in damage. Fire crews were called to the house at 1:04 p.m. after the home’s occupants were alerted by a smoke detector near their dryer unit. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but its origin point was behind the dryer in the house, said Deputy Chief Greg Hoyle. No one was injured and the house is still inhabitable, Hoyle said.

Police: Lee resident airlifted after DUI crash DeKALB – A Lee man accused of drunken driving was airlifted to a hospital after

his vehicle rolled into a ditch Saturday. Marcus J. Scott, 23, of the 200 block of South Viking Vie, was driving east on Lee Road near Shabbona Road in rural Shabbona when his Chevrolet TrailBlazer went off the roadway to the right and fell into a ditch, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office news release. The car came to rest on its top about 2 a.m. Saturday. A helicopter took Scott to Rockford Memorial Hospital. A hospital official said he was not there Monday. The sheriff’s office is continuing to investigate the crash. Scott was charged with driving under the influence, driving while license suspended, improper lane use and driving uninsured. – Felix Sarver

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Obama’s latest economic push familiar By JULIE PACE The Associated PRess WASHINGTON – If President Barack Obama’s new focus on the economy sounds familiar, that’s because he’s done it before. Since the first year of his presidency, Obama has been launching – and re-launching – initiatives on the economy. Some came with new policy proposals, others with catchy slogans. Remember 2011’s “Winning the Future” campaign? Or the “We Can’t Wait” initiatives that followed later that year? Just a few months ago, Obama was headlining the “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour.” So far there’s no slogan attached to the White House’s latest initiative, which kicks off Wednesday in Galesburg. The president’s advisers are billing his remarks as a major address on the economy, though no new initiatives are expected to be announced. However, aides say there will be some fresh policy proposals in a series of follow-up speeches planned through September, most of which will be narrowly targeted on issues like housing, retirement security and expanding access to education. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama’s repeated attempts to orient his public agenda on the economy should serve as a reminder that “the president has always been focused on these issues.” “That doesn’t mean we don’t need to continue to remind people that improving the economic situation in

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President Barack Obama speaks to reporters Friday in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington. America is the principle reason why our fellow citizens elect and send people to Washington,” Carney said. But congressional Republicans, who continue to be a roadblock for many of the president’s economic proposals, dismissed the White House’s new public relations push as a retread of old ideas. “We’ve seen this song and dance before,” said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “Whether it’s his health care law, his job-destroying energy policies, or the mountain of regulations piling up, it’s the president’s own policies that are responsible for this new normal of weak economic growth and high unemployment.” Still, the timing of Obama’s latest economic initiative underscores the degree to which jobs and growth have been overshadowed in Washington

since the president began his second term. That’s been driven in part by the White House, which has invested significant time on other areas of the president’s agenda, including the failed effort to enact stricter gun laws and the push for immigration reform, which succeeded in the Senate but faces an uncertain future in the House. A series of foreign policy crises, like the Syrian civil war and Egyptian coup, have also competed for the White House’s attention. So have a flurry of recent controversies, including the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of political groups, the Justice Department’s seizure of journalists’ phone records, and renewed attention on the investigation into the deadly attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya. All the while, the economy has slowly but steadily

improved. The housing market is coming back, the stock market is on the rise and consumer confidence is near its highest levels of Obama’s presidency. Nationwide unemployment is also falling, although at 7.6 percent, it still remains high. But a new round of fiscal deadlines threaten to upend that progress, adding urgency to the White House’s desire to get the economy back on Washington’s radar – while at the same time trying to get the public to side with the president’s economic vision. The potential fiscal showdown in September will focus on the debt ceiling and the automatic federal budget cuts that kicked in earlier this year. Obama wants to end the cuts before they extend into the next fiscal year. And some Republicans want more deficit reduction in exchange for raising the nation’s borrowing limit, a bargain Obama says he would not back. Obama’s aides say that while Wednesday’s address and subsequent events will touch on the looming fiscal fights, they say they do not see the speech as a legislative negotiating tactic. Nor will the president lay out an economic “to-do” list for Congress, reflecting the White House’s recognition that many of the president’s proposals would almost certainly face opposition on Capitol Hill, particularly in the Republican-led House. And that dynamic, just like Obama’s repeated economic PR campaigns, may again leave the public with a feeling that they’ve been here before.

Genoa teen released after psychological evaluation By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE - A judge has ordered an 18-year-old accused of shooting his father in the face with a BB gun to continue taking his medications and to have no contact with his father. Nicholas Reiderer, who had been living in the 13100 block of Williams Circle outside Genoa, was released on his own recognizance Mon-

day. Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert reviewed a psychological evaluation Monday that showed Reiderer was fit to stand trial. Authorities did not mention in court Monday Nicholas why ReiderReiderer er had been prescribed medications, but his mother agreed to rent a

DeKalb apartment so Reiderer would not return to the Genoa area home. Reiderer is receiving disability benefits. Reiderer argued with his father over walking the family’s dogs about 1 p.m. July 15, court records show. The argument continued as his father walked the dogs around the block, with Reiderer following trying to retrieve one of the dogs. Reiderer returned home and got a BB gun, court re-

cords show. He shot his father with it before his father knocked the gun from his hands and pinned him to the ground along the road near their home, records show. A BB hit the father in the nose, but he declined medical attention. Reiderer was charged with two counts of domestic battery, reckless conduct and aggravated assault. He is next due in court Aug. 23.

8BRIEFS Quake in arid northwest China kills at least 75 BEIJING – A strong earthquake that shook an arid, hilly farming area in northwest China sparked landslides and destroyed or damaged thousands of brick-and-mud homes Monday, killing at least 75 people and injuring more than 400, the government said. The quake near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province toppled brick walls and telephone lines, shattered mud-andtile-roofed houses and sent cascades of dirt and rock down hillsides that blocked roads and slowed rescue efforts by crews trying to reach remote areas. Hospitals set up aid stations in parking lots to accommodate large numbers of injured, while hundreds of paramilitary People’s Armed Police fanned out to search for victims in the region of terraced farmland

where the quake struck about 760 miles west of Beijing. “I saw the bulb hanging from the ceiling start swinging wildly around. I woke my two friends and we ran into the bathroom to hide,” said arts student Li Jingui, 21, who was on the fourth floor of a school dormitory in Dingxi when the shaking started. “After the strongest tremors were over, we were worried that there would be aftershocks so we packed our stuff and ran out into a large clearing,” Li said in a telephone interview. In addition to the 75 confirmed dead, there were 14 people missing and 459 injured, the central government’s China Earthquake Administration said. Damage was worst in Min county in Dingxi’s rural southern portion, where scores of homes were damaged and telephone and electricity services knocked

out, Dingxi Mayor Tang Xiaoming told state broadcaster CCTV. All but three of the deaths, all the missing and most of the injured were in Min, a likely result of shoddy construction.

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La Moille, was charged Saturday, July 20, with unlawful possession of a hypodermic needle and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Abigail L. Hampton, 26, of the 500 block of South Main Street, La Moille, was charged Saturday,

Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO – Frenzied crowds of Roman Catholics mobbed the car carrying Pope Francis on Monday when he returned to his home continent for the first time as pontiff, embarking on a seven-day visit meant to fan the fervor of the faithful around the globe. During his first minutes in Brazil, ecstatic believers swarmed around the closed Fiat several times when it was forced to stop by heavy traffic on the drive from the airport to an official ceremony in Rio’s center. A few security guards struggled mightily to push the crowd back in scenes that at

times looked alarming. Church and city officials said the pope’s driver turned into the wrong part of a boulevard and missed lanes that had been cleared. Francis looked calm during the frenzy. He rolled down the window on the back passenger-side of the car where he was sitting, waving to the crowd and touching those who reached inside. At one point, a woman handed the pontiff a dark-haired baby, whom he kissed before handing it back. After finally making it past crowds and blocked traffic, Francis switched to an open-air popemobile as he toured around the main streets in downtown Rio through mobs of people who screamed wildly as he waved and smiled. Many in the crowd looked stunned, with some standing still and others sobbing loudly. – Wire reports

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

Alejandro C. Sosa, 19, of the 100 block of Haven Avenue, Orland Hills, was charged Sunday, July 21, with underage drinking.

DeKalb County Justin T. Jandura, 24, of the 23200 block of 2750 East Street,

July 20, with unlawful possession of hypodermic needle.

Sandwich Amanda I. Ideran, 23, of the 300 block of Wilshire Drive, Sandwich, was charged Sunday, July 21, with domestic battery.

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8OBITUARIES LEONORE C. NILLISSEN Died: Monday, July 22, 2013 in DeKalb Leonore C. Nillissen, 80, of Sycamore, Ill., died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. Arrangements are being completed with Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., Quiram Sycamore Chapel. For information, visit www. olsonfh.com or call 815-895-6589. Visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

MARILYN G. STROBERT Born: June 18, 1928 Died: July 18, 2013 DeKALB – Marilyn G. Strobert, 85, of DeKalb, Ill., formerly of Aurora, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family. She is survived by five children, Vickie (Mark) Rupprecht, Barbara (Peter) Schafer, David (Andrea) Strobert, Denise Brown and Richard Strobert; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, one sister, Rose Rooney; two brothers, Eugene (Joan) Ryan and Ralph (Lois) Ryan; many nieces, nephews and a countryside of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harley; one daughter, Karen Sunderlege; one grandson, Michael Strobert; and best friend and cousin, Geraldine Peterson. A memorial visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at St. Gall Catholic Church, 120 W. Shannon St., Elburn, with a memorial Mass to conclude visitation. The Rev. Tim Seigel, pastor of the church, will celebrate and interment will follow at St. Gall Catholic Cemetery, Elburn. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her name to benefit her favorite charities. Checks can be made to the “Marilyn Strobert Memorial” and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119. Tributes also can be forwarded to the same address or at www. conleycare.com where her full life story can be found. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

EDITH M. WILSON Born: July 25, 1921, in Troy Grove, Ill. Died: July 17, 2013, in St. Charles, Ill. BATAVIA – Edith M. (Betty) (Read) Wilson, 91, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Rosewood Care Center of St. Charles, Ill. She was born July 25, 1921, in Troy Grove, the daughter of John and Mable Rempfer. Betty graduated from Maple Park High School in 1939. Betty married Donald Read Sr. (deceased) on Nov. 9, 1942. The two of them loved to go dancing at Long’s Barn and the Blue Moon. She attended Elgin Beauty Col-

lege and owned her own beauty shop in their home for many years. She was a member of the Baker Memorial Church in St. Charles. She was active in the Young Mother’s Club and numerous school activities involving her children. She worked at the Way Side Cross Mission in Aurora as supervisor of the women’s division. While there, she met her second husband Richard Wilson (deceased). She was a longtime resident of Heritage Woods in Batavia. She lived her entire life in the Fox Valley area. Her three children survive her: Donald Read Jr. (Marilyn Stewart) of Traverse City, Mich.; Greg Read (Rosanne Adair) of Cotopaxi, Colo.; and Cathy Hundley of Acworth, Ga. She has five grandchildren: Nicole (Steve) Pawlaczyk of Bentonville, Ark.; Pamela (Mike) Gardner of Lake Orion, Mich.; Dustin (Melissa) Read of Sycamore; Bradley Read (Stephanie Gordon) of Machesney Park; Stephanie (David) Hart of Acworth; and seven great-grandchildren: Nathan, David and Karlie of Bentonville; Colton and Claudia of Sycamore; Audrey of Machesney Park; and Abby of Acworth. She is also survived by her brother, Burton (Eleanor) Rempfer of DeKalb. She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; and her siblings; Robert Rempfer, Arlene Carr, Fred Rempfer, Homer Rempfer and twins Vernon Rempfer and Janice Rempfer. Yurs Funeral Home in St. Charles is handling the arrangements and a memorial service will be held there this fall. Our family would like to thank all the Rosewood and Vitas staff members for taking such wonderful care of her. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Betty’s name to Vitas Hospice, 580 Waters EdgeSuite 100, Lombard, IL 60148. To leave an online condolence or remembrance to the family, visit the funeral home’s obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes. com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060, or “like” us on Facebook. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

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Stuckert denied Schmidt’s request to toss out statements she made to police • SCHMIDT Continued from page A1 Also on Monday, Stuckert denied Schmidt’s request to toss out statements she made to police about her medical conditions or physical health. Smith had argued that police continued to question Schmidt on two occasions when she mentioned an attorney, but Stuckert ruled Monday that Syca-

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Caroline Lowery reaches to open a small window in the nose of the B-17G Flying Fortress bomber before takeoff Monday. The bomber is on display at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport through Sunday.

Restored B-17 touches down in DeKalb DAILY CHRONICLE The restored World War II-era B-17G Flying Fortress bomber “Sentimental Journey” has landed at DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, where it will be on public display through Sunday. It is free to view the exterior of the plane on the tarmac at the airport, 3232 Pleasant St., DeKalb. Tours of the inside are $5 for adults, $3 for children older than 5, and those younger than 5 are free. A ticket to fly on the plane costs $425. Flights can be scheduled by calling 602-4489415. After the war, the plane was used to fight forest fires in the western United States.

The Northern Illinois University campus is seen off the left wing of the B-17G Flying Fortress, during a flight over DeKalb County. Its operator, the Commemorative Air Force’s Arizona Wing, has restored the air-

craft to the way it would have been equipped for combat missions during the war.

• GARDEN Continued from page A1 Kenney came up with the idea for the community gardens group while he was still a teacher at Clinton Rosette Middle School in 2006. He created a garden and gave away the produce to local food pantries. “I saw how important it was for them to have access to fresh produce because they didn’t have any opportunity to get them,” Kenney said. Kenney grew up on a farm in southwestern Illinois. Although he’s no horticulturalist, he does have some experience with gardening. But the main reason he got into it was because he cared about people going hungry without access to food. He worked in the DeKalb School District 428

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Shabbona business helps kids hit the books By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com SHABBONA – Julie Griffith wants students to become efficient learners, and she can help them. School isn’t supposed to be drudgery,” Griffith said. “You gain from it, you learn from it, and hopefully you have time for other things in your life.” A private tutor, Griffith has started her own private tutoring company, Study Skills Plus, and is currently enrolling students for back-to-school classes. The classes

Know more To register for Study Skills Plus, visit www.studyskills-plus.com before Aug. 1. For more information, visit the web site or call Julie Griffith at 815-757-7627.

will be taught at Flewellin Memorial Library in Shabbona. The registration fee for Griffith’s study session is $120, but this does not include the cost of other materials. The classes are geared toward students between sixth and ninth

grades. The deadline to register is Aug. 1. Griffith will teach six classes over the course of the session, each of them an hour long. She teaches the students how to set goals, take effective notes, and how to use a text book better. “My goal is to teach children not what to learn, but how to learn,” Griffith said, who has been tutoring privately for 21 years. She used to teach at Steward Elementary School in Steward and has her state teaching credentials. Griffith said students are not

taught one-on-one, but they are not taught in a large classroom. She said a small group of three to four students allows her to focus on them individually, but it also allows the students to learn from each other. “They can learn from each other as they put these principles into practice,” Griffith said. “I try to take their class situation to apply their situations and apply them into each individual situation.” Griffith reflected on her own experiences going through school. She put in countless hours to graduate

from her high school as a valedictorian, and later from the University of Iowa with the highest honors. One such technique is how often a student revisits the notes taken. She said people retain material better if they revisit it in 24 hours. Griffith said she would have completed college faster had she used the study techniques she teaches now. “I would have gotten the same grades, but I would have spent less time studying,” Griffith said. “That several hours could have been spent doing something else.”

Athena Award nominations taken Tourism revenue on record pace at state, local levels

Nominations are now being accepted for the 24th annual DeKalb Athena Award and Women of Accomplishment. These awards recognize an individual that demonstrates excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession; provides valuable service to business, profession and community; and serves as a mentor or role model for helping women reach their full leadership potential. Both women and men are eligible for the award. Athena nominees must

live or work in DeKalb and still be active in their careers. The Women of Accomplishment Award recognizes those who embody the Athena criteria but who are retired or no longer working in DeKalb County. The Athena recognition is a national program sponsored locally by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, DeKalb Sycamore Chevrolet Cadillac GMC and the Daily Chronicle. Deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Aug. 30. Nomination forms are avail-

able at the DeKalb Chamber office, located at 164 East Lincoln Highway and also online at www.dekalb.org. This year’s award recognition event will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Hopkins Park Community Center’s Terrace Room in DeKalb. The event cost is $25 per person and is open to the community. For more information, call the chamber at 815-756-6306 or email Rosalie Williams at rosalie.williams@ dekalb.org.

Cessna learns more about food as meds Jo Cessna, healthy culinary instructor for the KishHealth System Community Wellness Department, attended The Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s “Food As Medicine” conference in Indianapolis in June. As a part of Cooks on Call, a group of cook-educators from across the country, Cessna assisted at a booth performing food demonstrations and answering questions during break-out sessions at the four-day event. Doctors, nutritionists, dietitians, professionals and nonprofessionals and instructors attended the seminar to gain and share knowledge about the emerging science of food and nutrition. The seminar highlighted the latest in scientific research in food-based approaches to improving health. “The expert research presented at the conference was fascinating,” Cessna said in a news release. “Individuals need to make real, simple food focusing on plants for best health preven-

Jo Cessna tion. A truly healthy lifestyle includes variety in the diet, good hydration and mindful eating. Stress release through

peaceful experiences and exercise is also a key factor in creating a healthy lifestyle. As a healthy culinary instructor, it confirmed the importance of my mission to get people interested in making their own food and educating them on good choices.” Cessna facilitates classes as part of the hospitals’ Ingredients for Healthy Living Series, teaching participants how to improve kitchen skills and tools, choose basic ingredients, build a natural shopping list, and how to prepare seasonal recipes. The Ingredients for Healthy Living program is a key component of the health system’s ongoing preventative health initiative. This initiative was developed by KishHealth System based on a community health needs assessment to address obesity. Cessna teaches cooking classes, develops recipes, works with community gardens and provides education for the local food pantry and health food stores.

Manufacturers complete Lean Training The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center and the Kishwaukee College Center for Business Development and Continuing Education celebrated the completion of the latest Lean Continuous Improvement Series for manufacturers in early June. This marks the fifth series for the two organizations since beginning the joint manufacturing outreach program in 2010. The primary focus of the series is the continuous elimination of waste in the company’s manufacturing processes to maximize efficiency, improve quality and safety, and eliminate unnecessary motion and inventory. Over the duration of six weeks, participants attend the Lean toolkit courses one day a week and discuss topics including the Lean 101/Introduction, Lean Leadership and Change Management, Value Stream Mapping and 5S/Workplace Organization, Quick Changeover, Cellular/Flow Manufacturing, Pull/ Kanban Systems and Total Productive Maintenance. Since the Lean series

began, more than 65 local manufacturing participants have completed the courses with an enhanced knowledge of the Lean manufacturing toolkit. “It’s great to see the participants go back to their manufacturing facilities with a different mindset and look at how they can make things more efficiently,” Karen Schmitt, executive director for the Kishwaukee College Center, said in a news release. “It’s very contagious and the actions they take going forward mean greater overall improvements for the companies in our area.” Manufacturing participants and employers have seen a multitude of impacts return to their companies over the years, including increased flexibility, capacity and on-time delivery, sales growth, reduced costs and improved product quality. Led by IMEC’s manufacturing specialists, the course content and facilitation are based on real-life successes and bring practical solutions to today’s manufacturing challenges. Participating manufactur-

ers include: Driv-Lok; Ideal Industries; P&P Industries; Premier Fabrication; Production Cutting Services Inc.; Rifast Systems LLC; The Suter Company; and Woods Equipment. IMEC was established in 1996 with the goal of improving the productivity and competitiveness of Illinois’ small and mid-sized manufacturing firms. A nonprofit economic development organization, IMEC is funded in part by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and through fees paid by Illinois manufacturers for IMEC’s services. IMEC has 11 offices statewide and 40 full-time manufacturing improvement specialists. For more information, visit www.imec.org. For more information on training opportunities for area business and industry, contact Karen Schmitt at 815825-2086, ext. 5880, or karen.schmitt@ kishwaukeecollege.edu.

State officials hit the road last week to tout a healthy increase in statewide tourism numbers that are also reflected at the local level in DeKalb County. In Chicago, Gov. Pat Quinn announced that Illinois hosted more than 99 million domestic visitors in 2012. That’s a 6 percent increase from the 93.3 million U.S. residents who visited our state in 2011. Tourism generated more than $31 billion for the state’s economy from domestic visitors alone last year, a 5 percent increase. State and local tax revenue from tourism totaled $2.3 billion in 2012 and all of the above numbers should increase when counts on international visitors become available later this summer. “Another year of record-breaking numbers proves that travel is back and the tourism industry in Illinois is thriving,” Quinn said. It’s the second year in a row that visitor numbers for Illinois have broken records and outpaced the national average, which increased 5.4 percent. Illinois Office of Tourism Deputy Director Jen Hoelze congratulated the state’s 40 certified visitor bureaus, travel industry professionals and tourism partners for working to generate an increase in tourism revenue throughout all 102 counties in 2012. “The tourism industry plays a vital role in growing Illinois’ economy, providing valuable jobs for residents and spurring business of all sizes,” Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Adam Pollet said. The Illinois Office of Tourism directly supports the travel industry by promoting visitor travel both domestically and internationally, to help grow the tourism industry throughout the state. It is funded by a percentage of the state’s hotel/ motel tax revenue.

DeKalb County economy benefits The DeKalb County CVB helped generate $81.46 million in tourism revenue for the local economy in 2012, up 3.6 percent from 2011. It is a number that has increased each year since 2009. State and local taxes generated for the county

DCCVB VIEW Debbie Armstrong from tourism were reported to be $5.46 million (up 3 percent) and $1.28 million (up 5.2 percent), respectively. Tourism is an economic engine that helps businesses and residents prosper. It attracts new business and residents to our area and is vital for a healthy and thriving economy. Our bureau continues to help generate more economic growth through our sales and marketing efforts to promote DeKalb County as a destination for both leisure travelers and event planners. One such event, the Tour of Champions Drum Corps competition sponsored in part by Kishwaukee Fest, FunME Events and the DCCVB, last week drew approximately 6,500 visitors to Huskie Stadium. We have yet to see the economic impact that the IHSA state football championships will generate for our local economy, although input from communities that have hosted them, estimate it will be $800,000 or more. Our office works for months and sometimes years to attract new meetings and events that generate revenue through tourism. The latest numbers released by the state indicate that one visitor that spends the night in our area spends another $100 a day either visiting attractions, dining, shopping and purchasing gas. Tourism revenue spreads throughout our local economy with each hotel night that is booked. Our most recent shopping and dining video is one example of our ongoing marketing efforts. Go to www.dekalbcountycvb.com and take a look at the unique places to shop and dine. Today’s visitors are looking for unique experiences. DeKalb County provides a wealth of diverse experiences, unique meeting places and is a destination for all age groups. Safe travels.

• Debbie Armstrong is executive director of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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Blagojevich can’t stay quiet

Thatcher gets her due in new biography The first volume of Charles Moore’s authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, covering her life up to Britain’s victory in the Falklands, is out, just weeks after her death. It takes its place among the finest political biographies of all time. Thatcher gave Moore full access to her papers and to all her friends and relatives, on condition that she never see the book. It was a wise precaution. Moore is a conservative, more traditionalist than Mrs. Thatcher (as he always calls her) and broadly sympathetic to her causes. But he was able to get frank responses from relatives, friends and colleagues that might never have been forthcoming had they thought the book would be published in her lifetime. Moore catches her in some lies and omissions. She had four boyfriends, a cache of letters to her sister showed, before she married the rich businessman Denis Thatcher. She always wanted to wear fetching clothes and have her hair done. The most important single fact about her, he says, is not that she was a conservative but that she was a woman, ready to use her charms as well as her intellect in dealing with men. That’s not quite in sync with the common understanding of her in this country, particularly among conservatives, who saw Thatcher as the Iron Lady, fearlessly putting her ideas into effect, eschewing compromise and never flinching from principle. Such an approach, Moore indicates, would have been doomed to failure and was usually not her way. Her ideas developed slowly and changed over time. She waited to fight for many of her great victories – over the coal miners and in privatizing government entities, subjects for volume two – until she had laid the

VIEWS Michael Barone groundwork and was fully prepared. Hers was a strategy of conviction tempered by prudence, compromise in pursuit of later success. Consider her early parliamentary career, unfamiliar to American admirers. As education secretary, she acquiesced in the phasing out of the grammar schools, which provided upward mobility to brainy lower-class children. She didn’t like the policy, but support was too strong. She ended up being cheered by the teachers union. Nor was she was an early opponent of the European Union (then called the Common Market). Like most centrist politicians of both major parties, she supported British entry. As a tourist I watched debate on the issue in the House of Commons in October 1971. West Country gentlemen with plummy pronunciation and Scots and North of England Laborites in incomprehensible regional accents spoke out against the Common Market. Thatcher may well have been in the hall, but I have no recollection of her speaking. Four years later, after Edward Heath led the party to defeat, Thatcher was elected Conservative Party leader. Most senior party leaders voted against her. In four years as leader of the opposition, Thatcher was a strong debater but not always a propagator of new ideas. Then Prime Minister James Callaghan made the miscalculation to delay the election until May 1979. The 1979 Winter of Discontent – strikes

by coal miners, public employees, garbage men, even gravediggers – turned voters away from Labor. The Conservatives ran a negative campaign, with the slogan “Labor isn’t working,” and won a solid majority. As prime minister, Thatcher did not always spur her colleagues to go as far as she liked. She acquiesced in tax increases until she got a budget with deeper spending cuts in 1981. She started the process of privatizating pubic housing and privatized one public company by the time of the June 1982 Falklands victory. She stocked up on coal and gave the miners union a lavish settlement; confrontation would come later. Argentina’s capture of the Falklands in April 1982 came as an unwelcome surprise at a time when Conservatives were running third in polls, far behind the new Social Democrats, led by four former Labor ministers. Moore shows how she made the decisions that led to victory. And contrary to American conservatives’ assumptions, she was angered at times by Ronald Reagan’s support of U.S. mediation efforts and by the pro-Argentina stance of Jeane Kirkpatrick. Charles Moore leaves off with Thatcher speaking at a dinner of 120 male officials celebrating victory in the Falklands. Spouses were in another room. At the end she rose and said, “Gentlemen, shall we join the ladies?” “It may well have been,” he writes, “the happiest moment of her life.”

• Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

China’s spying exposed by blank film By WANG LIXIONG Last month I boarded a train with my wife, Tsering Woeser, a Tibetan poet and activist, to travel from Beijing to Lhasa, Tibet, where her mother lives. Plainclothes police were waiting for us at the platform in Lhasa. They ushered us to a nearby police station, where they spent an hour going through our belongings. They were thrilled to find in my backpack a “probe hound,” as we call it in Chinese — a little electronic device that can detect wireless eavesdropping. They asked me why I, a writer, was carrying it. I told them I needed to know whether my home in Lhasa was being monitored. They confiscated the device. At the time, U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke was visiting Lhasa. My wife and I had not planned our trip to coincide with Locke’s, but domestic security officials, taking no chances, held us under house arrest. Woeser is a soft-spoken person with a gentle nature, but she does have a record of speaking truth to power on the topic of Tibet. In March, she was honored with the U.S. secretary of state’s International Women of Courage Award. Chinese authorities, it seemed, wanted to ensure that Locke heard no voice that might spoil the perfect image of Tibet they had arranged for his controlled itinerary. And that meant they needed to keep Woeser at a distance. We were released after Locke departed,

but plainclothes police followed us. One of our friends, noticing them, tried to take a photo, and they, noticing him, smashed his camera. Anyone who dared to speak with us got a threatening “visit” from domestic security. And I was “invited” to the police station for more interrogation about that probe hound. So I told them the full story. In the 1960s, Woeser’s father, now deceased, had taken a large number of photos in Lhasa. Woeser thought it would be an interesting project – artistically, if nothing else – to revisit the same spots and take photos, half a century later, from the same angles. To make the project as nearly perfect as possible, she found her father’s camera and bought film for it. Within a few days, she had taken 19 rolls of photos. When a young friend who was headed back to coastal China came to say goodbye, Woeser asked her to carry the film and get it developed. The friend agreed. The next day at airport security, agents “discovered” in her luggage a knife she had never seen before. The “discovery” triggered an “enhanced examination” of her belongings, which the police took away and then returned to her just as she was boarding the plane. She checked on the film. The boxes were the same but not the contents. Woeser had given her 19 rolls of exposed Fuji 120 film; the boxes now contained 15 rolls of unexposed Kodak 135 film.

That led Woeser to suspect that listening devices had been planted in our home. Her request to her friend had been made orally and to her alone. No one else had been involved; no telephone or Internet communications were used. That was why I was carrying the probe hound. We wanted to know whether our home was bugged. I told all this to the police and then asked them to return the probe hound. They refused. It was “counterespionage equipment,” I was told. Citizens have no right to own such a device. These things happened as the Edward Snowden revelations were attracting the world’s attention. The Chinese government seemed gratified, even pleased. Look! The United States is no better than China, so let’s all just stop the mutual carping. But let’s not jump to conclusions. How comparable are the cases? Is it conceivable that the United States would tell a citizen that he has no right to a probe hound? In China, the government can enter any space of any citizen anytime it wants. It is the “counterespionage” of citizens that is prohibited.

• Wang Lixiong is an author and political commentator. His novels include “Yellow Peril.” This op-ed was translated from Chinese by Perry Link, who teaches Chinese literature at the University of California at Riverside.

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To borrow a classic phrase, we’ve got this thing and it’s golden. Silence. Sadly, it’s something former Gov. Rod Blagojevich can’t seem to comprehend. Blago, perhaps better known as inmate 40892-424, had managed to avoid seeking the limelight for the past 16 months that he has been in federal lockup. That changed last week, when attorneys for the disgraced head of the state filed a roughly 100-page document with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It outlines the reasons he wants either his conviction overturned or his 14-year sentence lightened. Federal prosecutors have 30 days to prepare a response. It shouldn’t take that long to write “you have to be kidding,” provided they can stop laughing long enough. Blagojevich challenges the length of his sentence and also continues to maintain his innocence on the most serious charge – seeking to profit off the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama when he was first elected president. “The record shows that Blagojevich’s proposed exchange was an arm’s length political deal, described by Blagojevich as a political ‘horse trade,’ ” according to the appeal. It contends there was nothing illegal “because the political deal proposed by Blagojevich was a proper and common exchange under our democratic system of government.” Oh, it gets better: Whatever people think Blagojevich was doing, the appeal maintains, he was doing only because it was in the best interest of the public. He also blames the judge, accusing him of being biased for making decisions that did not help the Blagojevich side of the case, such as excluding most of the 70 secret recordings made during the investigation that led to his arrest in December 2008. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it follows the same essential arrogant course of argument defense attorneys used two years ago during the trial that led to Blagojevich’s conviction on 14 counts of wire fraud, six conspiracy and attempted extortion counts, one count of attempted bribery, and one count of making false statements. He has served about two years of his sentence in an Englewood, Colo., federal prison. In the scheme of sentencing, Blagojevich’s is surprisingly long – former Gov. George Ryan served 6-and-ahalf years on racketeering and fraud convictions before being released. But perhaps that is what it takes to send the message to corrupt politicians in the state that it simply isn’t worth it to go down the dark path. Perhaps it also is what it takes to get the message through to Blagojevich, who treated the charges against him as a joke to the point he was whisked away to prison. In a way, it’s less surprising the flamboyant former governor has appealed and more surprising it took this long. He craves the spotlight, and he was probably pulling out his finely styled hair over the isolation. More than that, in Blagojevich’s mind, he remains an innocent man. The rest of us know better. We hope the court sees through it all and keeps him safe, secure – and silent. The Alton Telegraph

8 ANOTHER VIEW

License plate info another risk to privacy As one late-night talk show host observed, we didn’t know whether to be surprised to learn that the government was invading our privacy by keeping track of our cellphone calls, email and Internet activity, or more surprised to learn that anyone actually believed they still had privacy on the Internet or their cellphones. While the U.S. and Russia wrangle over the fate of the National Security Agency leaker, a move is underway in Congress to restructure the NSA so that phone companies, rather than the spy agency itself, would retain consumers’ phone records for a set amount of time. Proponents of the 215 surveillance program note that it collects “meta data” – the numbers called and length of calls, not the calls themselves. But civil libertarians worry about the risks of anyone storing any kind of data for longer than actually necessary. We might not expect privacy on the Internet – which was invented by the government, after all – but what about visits we make to actual, physical sites, not just websites? Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska and elsewhere around the country are expanding the use of automatic license plate readers to alert officers if they have been involved in a crime. The American Civil Liberties Union is worried about the collection of another type of meta data – where we travel in our cars – and has released documents indicating law enforcement agencies have few rules about the use and storage of data collected. “We don’t object to the use of these systems to flag cars that are stolen or belong to fugitives, but these documents show a dire need for rules to make sure that this technology isn’t used for unbridled government surveillance,” said Amy Miller, ACLU of Nebraska legal director.

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WEATHER

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7-DAY FORECAST TODAY

TOMORROW

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Some sun with a thunderstorm

Pleasant with sun and some clouds

Mostly sunny and beautiful

Some sun with a t-storm; humid

Some sun with a t-storm possible; humid

Clouds and sunshine

Sunny

A cold front will be moving away from the region through this afternoon, but there can be a lingering shower or a thunderstorm in the area this evening. It will be turning noticeably less humid in wake of the cold front as a high pressure system will settle into the region through tomorrow. The humidity will return later this week.

Winds: NNW 7-14 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

UV INDEX

ALMANAC

Winds: S 4-8 mph

Winds: SW 3-6 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 7-14 mph

Winds: SSE 3-6 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 85° Low .............................................................. 64° Normal high ............................................. 83° Normal low ............................................... 63° Record high .............................. 99° in 1991 Record low ................................ 51° in 1970

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 0.72” Normal month to date ....................... 3.05” Year to date ......................................... 23.07” Normal year to date ......................... 20.32”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:40 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 8:22 p.m. Moonrise today ........................... 8:47 p.m. Moonset today ............................. 6:50 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:41 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 8:21 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow .................. 9:23 p.m. Moonset tomorrow .................... 8:04 a.m.

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Kenosha 77/54 Lake Geneva 76/50

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

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

Rockford 80/53

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Dixon 79/53

Joliet 80/54

La Salle 81/56 Streator 81/55

Source: National Allergy Bureau

Evanston 78/60 Chicago 79/59

Aurora 79/53

POLLEN INDEX

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

Waukegan 77/56

Arlington Heights 79/58

DeKalb 78/54

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

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

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Janesville 78/53

Hammond 78/60 Gary 78/57 Kankakee 82/56

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On July 23, 1979, heavy rain pushed the Reedy River out of its banks at Greenville, S.C. Thunderstorms dumped 2.00 inches of rain on Johnstown, Pa., in just one hour.

Peoria 83/59

Watseka 82/56

Pontiac 81/55

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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 81 62 pc 90 76 t 77 65 t 93 77 pc 86 67 pc 87 68 pc 82 58 s 87 64 pc

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Sports

Shaw Media sports editor Jon Styf and columnist Tom Musick discuss the Cubs trading Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers for minor-league prospects. PAGE B2

SECTION B Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

GREATEST TEAMS SERIES: PART III – SYCAMORE

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Braun suspended for drug violations NEW YORK – The first star to fall in baseball’s latest drug investigation is one of its biggest: Ryan Braun. The 2011 NL MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. The Milwaukee Brewers star accepted the 65-game ban, 15 games more than the one he avoided last year when an arbitrator overturned his positive test for elevated testosterone because the urine sample had been improperly handled. “I am not perfect. I realize now that I have made some mistakes. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions,” he said in a statement. Braun, injured Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and more than a dozen players were targeted by MLB after a report by Miami New Times in January that they had been connected with Biogenesis of America, a now-closed anti-aging clinic. “For these guys still to be involved with this stuff just baffles me,” Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. “The education’s there and everybody knows what you can and can’t take. It baffles me that this continues to be a black cloud over the game. I know Major League Baseball’s done a great job of cleaning up the game and the testing policy and all that. And it’s working. But at the same time, too, it seems like we’ll go through a lull and then, bam, here comes another guy that gets suspended. It’s got to stop.” MLB commissioner Bud Selig announced Braun’s penalty, citing the outfielder for unspecified “violations” of both baseball’s drug program and labor contract. Braun will miss the Brewers’ final 65 games without pay, costing him about $3 million of his $8.5 million salary. – Wire report

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8WHAT TO WATCH

Best-, worst-case scenarios for ’13 WMU QB

Pro baseball Detroit at White Sox, 7:10 p.m., CSN Hector Santiago (3-5, 3.30 ERA) goes to the bump for the Sox against Rick Porcello (6-6, 4.80 ERA) and the AL Central-leading Tigers. Also on TV... Pro baseball Cubs at Arizona, 8:40 p.m., WGN Women’s basketball WNBA, New York at Indiana, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Auto racing NASCAR, Truck Series, Mudsummer Classic practice, 6 p.m., SPEED

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The 1980 Sycamore volleyball team celebrates and poses for pictures with their Class AA championship plaque.

Winning a

BIGGER BATTLE There’s only one best-case scenario in the NFL: You win a ring. On the other hand, worst-case scenarios can go in a bunch of different ways, and I always have preferred to save the best for last, so let’s get the nasty stuff out of the way first. The worst possible case for the Bears in 2013 starts with the possibility that hiring Marc Trestman to be the head coach was not the stroke of genius general manager Phil Emery believes it was. What if VIEWS it turns out that there was a reaHub son (or reasons) Arkush Trestman has been out of the league since 2004, and he has no more luck than Lovie Smith, Ron Turner, Mike Martz or Mike Tice had unlocking the magic we all believe is buried somewhere inside of Jay Cutler? And what if it turns out Cutler just doesn’t have the people skills or just can’t speak or understand enough NFL football to be all that he can be? Worse yet, suppose the offensive line is no better this year than it’s been the past few years. J’Marcus Webb at any other position still could be J’Marcus Webb. There is at least one reason, if not several reasons, that the Jets and Jaguars didn’t want Matt Slauson and Eben Britton back. Kyle Long never will have more than four starts in college before he plays his first NFL game. Roberto Garza, hopefully, won’t start to slip, but it’s not likely he’s getting better as he turns 34.

See ARKUSH, page B2

Spartans’ run to state quarterfinals in 1980 more than just about volleyball By LUKE SRODULSKI lsrodulski@shawmedia.com

very Wednesday, several members of the 1980 Sycamore volleyball team get together to play in a recreational women’s league, or as Leann Thompson (née Schepler) calls it, “the old-lady league.” There, they continue to play the sport they love, a sport upon which they have a long-lasting impact in the area. Sycamore volleyball has been a powerhouse for many years, and the 1980 team that went all the way to the state quarterfinals was crucial in building that program.

BEATING THE ODDS Eight years before the Spartans’

Note to readers This is the third in a seven-part series that takes a look back at some of the greatest sports teams from our local high schools. One team from DeKalb, Sycamore, Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock, Kaneland, Hiawatha and Indian Creek will be featured in the series.

run to the state tournament, a historical piece of legislation was passed for women’s sports. That law was Title IX. Although it is regarded highly today, many supporters of boys high school athletics were threatened by it.

See SPARTANS, page B2

NIU FOOTBALL

transferring to Huskies By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com

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New Bears coach Marc Trestman talks to quarterback Jay Cutler during the team’s practice June 4 in Lake Forest.

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DeKALB – Former Aurora Christian quarterback Anthony Maddie will transfer to Northern Illinois from Western Michigan, Aurora Christian football coach Don Beebe confirmed Monday. Beebe said Maddie has enrolled in classes for the fall at NIU and expects that Maddie will have to pay his own way for a year before becoming a scholarship member of the Huskies and gaining eligibility for the 2014 season. Anthony Western Michigan, a Maddie Mid-American Conference West rival of NIU’s coached by former Kaneland standout P.J. Fleck, did not release Maddie from his scholarship. “... I’m not going to release him to an in-conference rival and with him knowing our entire system as a quarterback and say, ‘Here you go. Here’s your release.’ ” Fleck told the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette. Maddie will give NIU a fourth Aurora Christian product in its program as 2013 Aurora Christian graduates Chad Beebe, Joel Bouagnon and Brandon Mayes all are incoming freshmen for the Huskies.

See HUSKIES, page B2

SPORTS

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8SPORTS SHORTS Cabrera injured, Scherzer beats White Sox CHICAGO – Max Scherzer outpitched Chris Sale in a marquee matchup of All-Star starters, and the Detroit Tigers overcame Miguel Cabrera’s injury to beat the White Sox, 7-3, on Monday. With one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Cabrera was replaced at third base by Don Kelly. The 2012 AL MVP, who appeared to be holding his left side as he walked off the field, was removed with a sore hip flexor muscle and will be evaluated today.

Broncos’ Miller says he did nothing wrong ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The latest distraction for the Denver Broncos comes from All-Pro linebacker Von Miller, who insisted Monday he did nothing wrong in the face of reports he could miss four games for violating the NFL’s drug policy. “I know I did nothing wrong. I’m sure this’ll be resolved fairly,” Miller tweeted, acknowledging he had seen the reports and adding he was disappointed the Broncos have to open training camp with this news hanging over them. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the possible penalty to The Associated Press. The person did not want to be named because the league hasn’t announced any punishment.

NFL, players union talking about HGH tests again The NFL and players union are talking again about getting a test in place for human growth hormone as early as the upcoming season. An email obtained by The Associated Press from the NFL Players Association indicates that the league and the NFLPA jointly have hired a doctor to conduct a study on NFL players to determine a good threshold for a positive HGH test. The email was sent by the union to players, in part to explain that the study requires them to have blood drawn during their physical when training camp begins. The email said the blood samples will only be used for the study.

Hoke invites boy who named cancer ‘Michigan’ ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Brady Hoke is inviting the young Ohio State fan who named his cancer “Michigan” to see the Buckeyes play the Wolverines. Michigan’s coach has offered Grant Reed tickets to this year’s matchup between the two rivals in Ann Arbor. A Michigan spokesman confirmed that Hoke called Reed and his family Monday. Columbus, Ohio, TV station WCMH reports the 12-year-old Reed finished his final chemotherapy treatment a couple weeks ago. Reed’s father, Troy, told the station his son gladly accepted Hoke’s offer. – Wire reports

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CUBS

MLB

Cubs trade Garza, hope for best Good news, TV lovers. The Cubs’ critically acclaimed World Series drought has been renewed for a 106th season in 2014. The latest step in the rebuilding process came Monday as the Cubs traded starting pitcher Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers for three minor-league prospects and Matt Garza two players to be named. Shaw Media sports editor Jon Styf and columnist Tom Musick discuss:

Musick: Goodbye, Matt Garza. Best of luck with the Rangers. Hello, Mike Olt, C.J. Edwards and Justin Grimm. When can you start? Styf: I don’t think they want Grimm starting now. He’s had some good starts this season. He’s had more bad ones, allowing seven or more earned runs three times. He’s 25 and he’s just a guy. An arm. A Chris

Styf: The point here is we don’t know. We know what he loooks like now. We know that not too long ago Olt was supposed to be good, too. But, they’re calculated risks. And the Cubs just hope one of them Jon Styf and Tom Musick face off works out. Eventually, if they trade enough guys, one of Rusin. Edwards had great guy, but he also turns 25 next them will. Just don’t plan on low-level minors numbers and month and has given no indithis turning into a Kris Bryant Olt used to be a prospect. Now, cations he could be special. position change. He’s simply he’s hitting .213 with 11 homers Styf: I’m amused that on a different level than Olt, in Triple-A. So, they got some Edwards is listed as 6-foot-2 even today. players. And they knew Garza and 155. That’s all I know. He’s Musick: At least the Cubs was bolting. Some players is skinny. He’s pitched well. And have a plan. It might not work better than none. Edwards is somehow they got C.J. out of out as fast as they hope, but you definitely the one to watch. Carl Fleming Edwards. can’t go anywhere without a Musick: Basically, the Musick: If we’re allowed to plan. (Cough) White Sox (cough). Cubs are playing bags in the make up initials, I’d like to be Styf: I think I do just fine backyard, only the stakes are known as A.J. Musick. That without a plan. Winging it, way higher. Take three shots makes me sound fast. And with every day. Now I wonder if the at the target. Hope one of them my new identity, I would like to Cubs are done. I think they’ll hits. Maybe Edwards is that create a giant list of Jim Hendsell Kevin Gregg for another someone, but I’m skeptical ry’s mistakes as Cubs general guy, maybe a couple of PTBNL. about a guy in Single-A who manager and promptly set fire Musick: Pack Gregg up, ship is almost 22. Maybe Olt is that to that list. Hendry’s decision him out. Send Alfonso Soriano someone, but he turns 25 in to trade five players – including with him. Collect a few more August and has forgotten how two really good prospects – to prospects, and hope that anothto hit minor-league pitching. the Tampa Bay Rays for Garza er one or two of them resemAnd maybe Grimm is that in 2011 would rank near the top. bles a major leaguer some day.

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Spartans began peaking in postseason Maddie to be • SPARTANS Continued from page B1 “There was a general feeling across the country that this Title IX business is going to make schools divert money away from boys athletics and force them to fund girls athletics,” said Lori Bross (née Seegars), a senior captain on the 1980 team. They were resentful of that.” Bross said some of that resentment was even held by members of the school administration. When the team asked about hosting an invitational tournament, it was said that nobody would come. While this was going on within Sycamore, other schools were getting ahead. Bross said that Sycamore and other rural communities didn’t have the club systems that the Chicagoland teams utilized, which contributed to the dominance of those urban schools at that time. For all those disadvantages, the Spartans had a major asset: a passionate coach. Jeff Welcker had played intramural volleyball at Northern Illinois University as well as recreationally on club teams, and he was – and still is – extremely passionate about the sport. “I demonstrated and participated in all the practices in a very active way. I was able to demonstrate all the different skills,” Welcker said. “I think I conveyed enthusiasm to them and was able to know some of the nuances of the game that not all coaches back in the early ’80s did, because volleyball was a little bit of an unknown entity at the high school level.” Welcker’s passion made him an intense leader, but not

one who wasn’t open to a little fun. He made the team practice on Halloween, something the players weren’t happy about, and he yelled when they were late. He didn’t know their plan until they all stepped onto the court in their costumes, and the normally strict coach suddenly became laid-back. “He just busted out laughing,” said Thompson, a junior middle front on the team, “and he went and got his camera and took pictures of everybody, and we continued to practice. That was a fun moment.” There may have been consistent chemistry, but the play on the court wasn’t always reliable. At a time when there were only two volleyball classes in Illinois, Sycamore was matched up against much bigger teams in conference play. There were highs and there were lows, but the team still came close to finishing on top. “If we would’ve won one conference game against Oswego, we would’ve tied for first place in the conference. And we had up-and-down games. The consistency really didn’t hit until we started regionals.”

FINDING A WAY The Spartans peaked at great time. They rolled through regionals and into sectionals. There, they fell behind to Rockford Auburn in the second set. Welcker saw his team reeling, so he called upon Kim Moberly, whose serve had been powerful but erratic throughout the season. She led them to 10 consecutive points, and the Spartans rode the momentum to wins in the next two sets. It essentially summed up how

the entire year went for them. “It was a surprise season,” Welcker said. “We fell behind in different games, and I had different girls step up and play really important roles in coming from behind.” The underdog role continued into super-sectionals, but this time, they had much more support behind them. While they had only been cheered on by parents and a couple close friends in the earlier matches, many students packed into a school bus for super-sectionals to see them take on Sterling. “Sterling was supposed to win that game,” Thompson said, “but we started to find out that their holes were on the sidelines of the court, so we would aim to hit the hole, and that worked out great.” The win sent them into states. Maybe it made a statement to their detractors, but at that moment, all the players felt was pure elation. “We were just ecstatic,” Bross said. “We were on cloud nine. Like most of our games along the way, we were so surprised that it was almost hard to believe. It’s one of my greatest memories from high school.” Their trip finally ended in the quarterfinals against Springfield-Sacred Heart, but it was an extremely successful season. The 1980 team certainly gained respect for female sports in the community, but its intentions were elsewhere. “It wasn’t the foremost thing in our minds,” Bross said. “We were playing because we loved to play volleyball, and we loved to play together.” As any of the players in the “old-lady league” will say, that passion from more than 30 years ago still hasn’t faded.

in mix in ’14 • HUSKIES Continued from page B1 In 2014, Maddie projects to join a quarterback competition that also includes Geneva graduate Matt Williams. Jordan Lynch, who led NIU to the Orange Bowl as a junior last season, has one more season of eligibility remaining. Beebe said Maddie was motivated to transfer considering Fleck – entering his first year with the Broncos – is running a different offense than the one overseen by Bill Cubit, who recruited Maddie but was fired. Western Michigan also recently landed a highly rated quarterback recruit, Chance Stewart. “[Fleck] is more of a pro style, West Coast guy and not a running quarterback [coach] and that’s what Anthony wants to do is run and throw, and that’s the way Western Michigan was before,” Beebe said. “So then they signed a big four-star kid that drops back, a pro style guy, and [Maddie] kind of saw the writing on the wall that he wasn’t going to have a chance at it with the new coaching staff.” Beebe, like Fleck a Kaneland product, said he has rapport with Fleck, and sympathized with the plight of losing a talented quarterback to a conference rival. “That’d be like our QB going over to Montini or somebody but [Fleck] understands the business, too, and if he doesn’t, he will soon, because it’s a rough business,” Beebe said. Maddie, a 6-foot-1, 195-pounder who redshirted last year, led Aurora Christian to the Class 3A football state championship in 2011, when he was Kane County Chronicle Football Player of the Year after accumulating 4,916 yards of total offense.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Detroit 54 44 .551 Cleveland 52 46 .531 Kansas City 45 51 .469 Minnesota 41 54 .432 White Sox 39 57 .406 East Division W L Pct Boston 60 41 .594 Tampa Bay 59 41 .590 Baltimore 57 43 .570 New York 52 47 .525 Toronto 45 53 .459 West Division W L Pct Oakland 58 41 .586 Texas 55 44 .556 Los Angeles 46 50 .479 Seattle 46 52 .469 Houston 33 65 .337

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Monday’s Results Detroit 7, White Sox 3 Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 0 L.A. Dodgers 14, Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 3, Boston 0 Baltimore 9, Kansas City 2 Oakland 4, Houston 3 Minnesota at L.A. Angels (n) Cleveland at Seattle (n) Today’s Games Detroit (Porcello 6-6) at White Sox (H.Santiago 3-5), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6) at Toronto (Redmond 1-1), 6:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 5-10) at Boston (Lester 8-6), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-9) at Texas (Ogando 4-2), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Hammel 7-6) at Kansas City (B.Chen 3-0), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (J.Parker 6-6) at Houston (Cosart 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2), 9:05 p.m. Cleveland (McAllister 4-5) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 0-0), 9:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Detroit at White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 1:10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 2:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 6:07 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Results White Sox 3, Atlanta 1 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 1 Detroit 4, Kansas City 1 Seattle 12, Houston 5 Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 0 Baltimore 4, Texas 2 Boston 8, N.Y. Yankees 7 (11 inn.)

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB 59 37 .615 — 58 39 .598 1½ 55 43 .561 5 43 53 .448 16 41 57 .418 19 East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 56 43 .566 — Philadelphia 49 50 .495 7 Washington 48 51 .485 8 New York 43 52 .453 11 Miami 36 61 .371 19 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 51 47 .520 — Los Angeles 51 47 .520 — Colorado 48 52 .480 4 San Francisco 45 52 .464 5½ San Diego 44 56 .440 8 St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cubs Milwaukee

Monday’s Results Cubs at Arizona (n) Pittsburgh 6, Washington 5 L.A. Dodgers 14, Toronto 5 Atlanta 2, N.Y. Mets 1 San Diego 5, Milwaukee 3 Miami 3, Colorado 1 Cincinnati at San Francisco (n) Today’s Games Cubs (T.Wood 6-6) at Arizona (Corbin 11-1), 8:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Cingrani 3-1) at San Francisco (Zito 4-7), 6:05 p.m., 1st game Pittsburgh (Cole 4-3) at Washington (Jordan 0-2), 6:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6) at Toronto (Redmond 1-1), 6:07 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 6-9) at N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 0-1), 6:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 0-4) at Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 9-6), 7:15 p.m. Miami (Fernandez 5-5) at Colorado (Chacin 9-4), 7:40 p.m. San Francisco (Surkamp 0-0) at Cincinnati (G.Reynolds 0-0), 9:15 p.m., 2nd game Wednesday’s Games Cubs at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at Washington, 6:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 6:07 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. Sunday’s Results White Sox 3, Atlanta 1 Colorado 4, Cubs 3 N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, Washington 2 Milwaukee 1, Miami 0 (13 inn.) St. Louis 3, San Diego 2 Arizona 3, San Francisco 1

Trestman faces tall order of getting the most out of an inconsistent Cutler • ARKUSH Continued from page B1 And even though the Bears are paying Jermon Bushrod like an elite left tackle – he’s good, not great – he might find playing in front of Cutler a lot different than protecting Drew Brees. And what if it turns out Martellus Bennett is no more than the journeyman tight end he’s been his first five years in the league? All of that would just mean the offense hasn’t been fixed. But where things really could get ugly is if the defense that has carried this franchise over the past decade or more no longer is the dominant force it has been. Brian Urlacher was the face of the franchise for the past 13 years, and he is retired. D.J. Williams will be more athletic than the injured Urlacher was last year, but it’s unrealistic to believe he can be the force Urlacher was. Israel Indonije was the Bears’ second-best defensive lineman, and he’s in Detroit. The Bears are counting on 2012 firstround draft choice Shea McClellan to emerge as a force in Indonije’s spot, but if he doesn’t, the Bears will struggle to rush the passer consistently, and that will have a ripple effect thoughout the defense.

For this defense to carry the Bears for stretches of the season, Julius Peppers, Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman will have to play like the All-Pros they’ve been. As each marches deeper into his mid30s, particularly after seeing how quickly Urlacher’s impact diminished, their ability to do that is a major concern. Finally, injuries always are a concern, and I hate to even go there as we never want to see anyone get hurt. But this is a team with virtually no depth or young talent on the rise because of the failures of the Jerry Angelo regime in the draft. Should either Cutler, Peppers or Briggs be forced to miss significant time with injuries, the Bears will have no chance of playing in the postseason. The worst-possible case for the 2013 Bears is that the offense fails to improve and Cutler, once again, finds more wrong with what they’re doing than right; the defense fails to produce the takeaways that have been its staple in recent seasons and is unable to keep games close; and Peppers, Briggs and Tillman all start their slides down the backside of the hill. Fear that perfect storm, because, if it happens, the Bears will be a 4-12 or 5-11 team, and the fix will be at least a few years down the road.

Thankfully, that’s out of the way. And just for the record, I don’t believe there’s any chance the worst case will become reality. I also don’t believe the 2013 Bears are going to the Super Bowl, but under the heading of a best-case scenario for this season, there is a road map the Bears could follow there. There are a number of highly respected NFL insiders I’ve spoken with the past few months who believe Trestman is an offensive savant, and that Cutler is exactly what he needs to finally prove his genius to the rest of the league. Anyone who knows anything about the game and has watched Cutler play knows that he has unique gifts and more than enough physical ability to be an elite quarterback. The key is whether he will drink the Kool-Aid that Trestman serves up? Brandon Marshall is one of the best receivers in the league, and Matt Forte and Michael Bush are as good a one-two punch at running back as you’ll find anywhere. While Bennett isn’t special, he’s a huge upgrade at tight end, and while the offensive line is unlikely to be special, it might be perfectly maleable to adequately accomplish exactly what Trestman wants to do. If Alshon Jeffrey and Earl Bennett still can take one more giant

step forward at receiver – what I’m about to say might sound like a foreign language no living Bears fan ever has heard – these 2013 Bears could boast a top 10 offense and swap points with the best of them. The defense will not be as good as it was in 2012 and probably wouldn’t have been even if Urlacher, Idonije and Nick Roach all were back and they still were adding Williams and the two rookie linebackers. The defense scored nine touchdowns last season, and only one defense in NFL history ever has scored more. But if another year of wear doesn’t slow Peppers, Briggs and Tillman, each unit still will be anchored by one of the best in the game at their positions. Corey Wooton was the most improved player on defense last year, and he, Henry Melton, Williams and Tim Jennings are capable of having big moments. The other thing I love about the upside of this group is that I expect Sedrick Ellis to prove to be one of the biggest steals of 2013 in free agency, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him return to his Pro-Bowl form under Mel Tucker. The defense will allow more yards and more points than it did last year, most likely will have fewer turnovers, and, almost certainly, won’t score as many points. But it could

very well be stout enough to win as many as 10 games again or possibly more with a vastly improved offense to take significant pressure off it. One more cause for optimism is the schedule. True, based on last year’s performances, it appears to be a much tougher slate than 2012. But it doesn’t include San Francisco and Seattle, which both beat the Bears last year, and you won’t find Atlanta on it either. Those are the only three teams in the NFC that I really couldn’t in good conscience pick the Bears to beat short of some miraculous fall off from those clubs this year. And it’s quite possible the Steelers and Ravens, whom the Bears will face, could be looking at somewhat sub-par years next to what we’ve come to expect from them in recent seasons. Again, I just can’t see this team in the Super Bowl this year. But if everything I’ve laid out goes right, it’s not impossible to imagine the Bears in an NFC title game against the Niners, Seahawks or Falcons. Much like that 4-12 disaster I diagrammed above, I don’t see the Bears in the NFC title game, but it won’t be the craziest thing that ever has happened if it does.

• Hub Arkush covers the Bears and pro football for Shaw Media. Write to him at harkush@shawmedia.com.

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2013 standings

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Hornish returns to Indy as Nationwide points leader

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SPRINT CUP SERIES 1. Jimmie Johnson ...................696 2. Clint Bowyer ....................... 640 3. Carl Edwards........................623 4. Kevin Harvick.......................622 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ...............578 6. Matt Kenseth.......................576 7. Kyle Busch............................576 8. Greg Biffle ............................545 9. Brad Keselowski..................529 10. Kasey Kahne ......................523 11. Martin Truex Jr. ................. 521 12. Jeff Gordon......................... 521 -----------------------------------------13. Tony Stewart ..................... 518 14. Kurt Busch.......................... 516 15. Jamie McMurray ...............507 16. Aric Almirola ......................502 17. Jeff Burton ......................... 498 18. Joey Logano .......................487 19. Ryan Newman....................487 20. Paul Menard ......................487 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ..........476 22. Marcos Ambrose ............. 440 23. Juan Pablo Montoya.........424 24. Casey Mears..................... 403 25. Denny Hamlin.................... 361 26. David Gilliland ...................354 27. Danica Patrick ...................350 28. David Ragan ......................342 29. Mark Martin....................... 314 30. Bobby Labonte..................295 31. Dave Blaney .......................283 32. David Reutimann ..............279 33. J.J. Yeley .............................272 34. David Stremme .................267 35. Travis Kvapil ..................... 240 36. A J Allmendinger................211 37. Michael Waltrip................. 102 38. Michael McDowell..............93 39. Scott Speed ..........................91 40. Timmy Hill ...........................80 41. Terry Labonte ...................... 77 42. Ken Schrader.......................68 43. Boris Said .............................26 44. Ron Fellows ......................... 22 45. Justin Marks .........................14 46. Scott Riggs .......................... 10 47. Victor Gonzalez Jr. ............... 7 48. Tomy Drissi............................ 6 49. Brian Keselowski .................. 4 50. Alex Kennedy ........................ 4

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JOLIET – Sam Hornish Jr. has been coming to Indianapolis for a long time. His mother went to the Indianapolis 500 when she was eight months pregnant. This could be another special visit. NASCAR makes its annual stop at one of racing’s most historic tracks this weekend, with Hornish returning to town as the leader of the Nationwide Series. He finished second at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, wresting control of NASCAR’s second-tier circuit from Regan Smith. “When we looked at what the day could bring, we felt like if we just continued to go out there and run the way that we have, we’re going to have good days,” Hornish said. There could be more good days to come. Hornish had the best car for the STP 300, winning the pole and leading the first 49 laps of the race. But a penalty for speeding into pit road sent him to the back of the field, and he wasn’t quite able to run down Penske teammate Joey Logano at the end, finishing second. Logano’s 20th career Nationwide victory also came at an important time for the lone Sprint Cup regular in the field Sunday. A pair of wrecks for the 23-year-old Logano led to disappointing results at New Hampshire and Daytona, and the Chicagoland win put a stop to that negative run. “The last two weeks haven’t gone great on the Sprint Cup side, with two tire failures,” Logano said. “So to get back out and get back to Victory Lane, it builds the momentum back up. It’s a big deal for next week going to Indy.” Logano has made five career starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway between NASCAR’s top two circuits. He has no wins and two top 10s, but the relative lack of success hasn’t diminished the appeal of the track for the driver. “I love going to Indy, because it’s Indianapolis, and it’s cool,” said Logano, who will compete in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races this weekend. “I’m pumped up about going there and trying to get a win.” Hornish knows what it’s like to win in Indy, taking the Indianapolis 500 in 2006. The three-time IndyCar champion then made the switch to NASCAR, but his biggest racing victory still follows him around.

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Addison Faith Hornish kisses her father, Sam Hornish Jr., before the NASCAR Nationwide Series STP 300 race Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet. “It’s something that’s kind of in my blood; I love going back there,” he said. “A lot of people ask me if I miss the Indy 500. And I don’t miss it at all because I watch it every year from start to finish and I get the opportunity to actually enjoy it now. When I was racing in it, I took it very seriously and for about 11 months out of the year I was frustrated, why weren’t we at Indianapolis and how do I win this race? And now I get to just watch it and be a fan like I was as a kid.” The 34-year-old Hornish hasn’t enjoyed the same success in Indianapolis since he moved to NASCAR, with no wins and one top 10 in five career starts between the top two series. He finished second to Brad Keselowski in the Na-

tionwide race at Indy last season. This could be the year he returns to Victory Lane at the beloved track. Hornish has recorded five consecutive top 10s to move into the lead in the Nationwide standings, seven points ahead of Smith. He won at Las Vegas in March, and another big win in Indy could springboard him to a series title that could help him reach his goal of returning to the Sprint Cup. “I was glad the race didn’t go any longer. I think Sam had something for him,” said Jeremy Bullins, who was the crew chief for Logano’s winning car at Chicagoland. “But just congratulations to everyone at Penske Racing for taking it home 1-2.”

NATIONWIDE SERIES 1. Sam Hornish Jr. ...................632 2. Regan Smith ........................625 3. Austin Dillon ........................624 4. Elliott Sadler ........................ 612 5. Justin Allgaier......................610 6. Brian Vickers........................587 7. Kyle Larson...........................579 8. Brian Scott ...........................567 9. Trevor Bayne .......................563 10. Parker Kligerman ..............563 11. Alex Bowman .....................487 12. Nelson Piquet Jr. ...............477 13. Mike Bliss ...........................472 14. Travis Pastrana.................. 415 15. Reed Sorenson...................362

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Wife of alcoholic should not buy him booze Dear Abby: It happened again today! I was buying several bottles of wine and a six-pack of beer along with my other groceries. While I was standing in the checkout line, someone behind me said the predictable, “I wish I was going home with you!” I’m married to an alcoholic, and it makes me so sad that people think a lot of alcohol is “fun.” It’s a tragedy for our family to see a great husband, father and grandfather slip into a stupor each day. It wasn’t always this way. Sadly, he has changed so much he is hardly recognizable. I’m asking those out and about to think before you comment, because alcohol is not something to celebrate. – Wife Of An Alcoholic Down South

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Dear Wife: Why are you buying large quantities of liquor for your alcoholic husband? When you do, you enable him to feed his addiction. If I ever heard of someone who should attend Al-Anon meetings, it is you. Al-Anon was started by the wife of an alcoholic who was just like your husband. When you go, you will meet other wives whose husbands’ drinking is also out of control. If you would prefer a secular organization, an alternative program to contact would be SMART Recovery. Its Family and Friends program

was created for loved ones who are affected by someone’s addiction. If there isn’t a meeting in your area, you can attend one online. Go to www.smartrecovery.org and click on Online Meetings and Activities to register. Please don’t wait. These organizations can help both you and your husband. Dear Abby: On behalf of my fellow museum docents, I’m asking you to educate your readers about how to behave when they visit our nation’s historic buildings. The most important rule is: Do Not Touch Anything! This includes the walls and woodwork. Even the cleanest hands have skin oils that can damage a finish. Next, do not lean against the walls or doorways because this, too, may damage orig-

inal paint, wood finishes or carved details. If ropes are blocking access to part of the room, do not go beyond them. The dirt on your shoes can damage carpets. If a door is closed or only half open, do not move it. As a courtesy to your guide and other visitors, cellphones should be turned off. The docent has important information to share with you. If we do not have an immediate answer to a question, we will seek it from another guide or staff member. Guides and docents enjoy sharing our knowledge with guests. So please visit, but while you’re with us, follow our guidelines and help us preserve and protect these glimpses into the past. – Docent in Portland, Ore. Dear Docent: Your letter

deserves space in my column because people sometimes forget when touring historic buildings that they are not in their own homes, but in fact are in museums. May I add one more tip to your list: It is always a good idea to ask permission before using a camera with a flashbulb. Docents are individuals who study their subjects intensively, and then function as unpaid teachers who transmit their knowledge to visitors in institutions such as museums, art galleries and zoos. They perform an important service and should be treated with respect for the time and effort they put forth to prepare themselves for it.

• Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Sleeping problems can have multiple causDear Dr. K: I fall asleep just fine, but then I wake up around 4 a.m. It’s too early to get up, but I can’t fall back asleep. Help! Dear Reader: Practically everyone has sleep problems occasionally. And a lot of people have sleep problems often. Sometimes it’s trouble falling asleep. Sometimes, as in your case, it’s trouble staying asleep. And sometimes it’s just waking up unrefreshed, even though you think you’ve slept soundly. Sleep doctors call waking up in the middle of the night “sleep-maintenance insomnia.” That’s difficulty staying asleep, particularly waking too early and struggling to get back to sleep.

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff When my patients tell me they keep waking up at night for no good reason, I ask them if they wake up once or repeatedly. Sometimes they wake up just once, a few hours before they want to wake up – as seems to be the case with you. That can be a sign of depression, even in people who aren’t aware that they are depressed. At least as often, patients say they wake up multiple times at night, not just early in the morning. There’s no good reason: The dog isn’t

barking, the baby isn’t crying, a car hasn’t driven by the house playing its radio too loud. They just wake up. Sometimes the problem is a stressful day. You lay your head on the pillow, and events from the day keep streaming through your brain. You’ll benefit from relaxation techniques. We’ve discussed those before in this column, so no more detail here. Consider meditation, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation or biofeedback. Sometimes the problem is stimulants – stimulant medicines or an alcoholic “nightcap” before bed. Alcohol makes many people sleepy and helps them fall asleep.

But a few hours into sleep, alcohol becomes a stimulant to the brain and causes people to awaken easily. Sometimes the problem is pain. A person with arthritis, for example, may have joints that ache – not so much that they are aware of pain during the night, but enough to stimulate the brain. Some people with this problem sleep a lot better if they take an aspirin or acetaminophen pain pill at bedtime. When depression, life stresses, stimulants or pain are not the cause, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be helpful. Working with a therapist, you’ll learn new ways to think about your sleep problems

and develop better strategies for dealing with those problems. For example, you may believe that you need eight hours of sleep and that you won’t be able to function the next day if you don’t get that much. Some people do need an average of eight hours a night, but still can function fine after one or two nights of less sleep. CBT can help change such beliefs, making it easier to relax and fall back asleep. Finally, I’ve put a list of socalled “sleep hygiene” tips – habits that promote healthful sleep – on my website.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

National suicide hotlines are there to help Dr. Wallace: There have been comments regarding teens who are high achievers but are prone to commit suicide. I would like to add additional information you may want to share in your column. There are currently two National Suicide Helpline numbers available to anyone who calls regarding suicide. Both lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and are available for those who need to talk with someone. The caller may be thinking of committing suicide or is concerned about someone they know who may be thinking about it. The numbers are: Na-

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace tional Hopeline Network 800-SUICIDE (784-2433). Also, National Prevention Life Line 800-273 TALK (8255). – Jan Schoop, Crisis Contact Hopeline, Gary, Ind. Jan: Thanks for the important information. I called both numbers and talked with a counselor at each organization. I was impressed with their sincere desire to help a troubled human being. Dr. Wallace: I am a young wife, and we have a 1-yearold daughter. Recently, my

8ASTROGRAPH By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – There are strong indications that you could become involved in a very unique endeavor in the year ahead. Whatever it is, it will turn out quite well with your help. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Although you usually fare better when you have lots of time to ponder a decision, a snap judgment will turn out quite well today. Don’t second-guess yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You are in a brief, favorable cycle where your financial affairs are concerned. Be alert and ready to move quickly should an unexpected, potentially profitable development come your way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You might be more inclined to think about pleasure than work. Fortunately, you should be able to enjoy yourself without it interfering with or distracting you from your job. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – A number of little things that you failed to finish will demand some attention. However, you’ll enjoy sweeping the deck clean. Sometimes, it’s nice to have a clean slate. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Something quite fortuitous could develop through a friend you run into by chance. You and this person have always been able to help each other quite well. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Although you’re usually exceptionally lucky where your material interests are concerned, you’re not always necessarily so in other areas. So, keep your mind on making money, and don’t worry about other things, today. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t be reluctant to discard any old, unworkable methods in favor of newer and better procedures. This might be one of those days when it pays to switch horses in midstream. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Someone you treated very considerately in the past has been very eager to repay you, and today might bring that chance. Accept this person’s attempt at reciprocation with a glad heart and open arms. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – It would behoove you to socialize with some progressive thinkers today. You’ll easily recognize clever ideas when you hear them, and you’ll know exactly how to put them to use. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Be on the lookout for some innovative ideas, especially some that may apply to an area that has been causing you concern. Make your move quickly, however; time may not be your ally. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – A person of foreign heritage or one born in a distant place is likely to play a constructive role in your affairs. Be alert, so you can take full advantage of this person’s help. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – This could be an exciting day, especially regarding a joint endeavor of some kind. An extraordinary happening might develop that you’ll want to be a part of.

husband and I moved into his parents’ house. I was very surprised to discover that his mother and father are both alcoholics. They are always trying to get my husband and me to drink with them even though I’m pregnant. Both of them work and I keep the house clean, but I never please my mother-in-law, who constantly calls me a slob. I’m very depressed and want my family to return to my parents’ house. My husband wants me to stand up to his mother, but I don’t feel that I should. I don’t want to return to my parents without my husband. What should I do? – Nameless, Ontario, Calif. Nameless: Every marriage

8SUDOKU

has its trials, and you’re definitely in the midst of one. Clearly the best situation is for you, your husband and your daughter to move into a place of your own. I assume you are financially unable to do so right now, but that should be the goal you and your husband set and work toward with determination. There’s bound to be some friction when you’re living with your in-laws, or with anyone at all for that matter, but some of your husband’s parents’ behavior – for example, trying to force a drink on a pregnant woman – is simply unacceptable. It’s up to your husband to insist that his parents show respect to

you and treat you like their daughter. He may feel that this puts him in a bind, but he needs to put forth his best effort on your behalf. For your part, you should be patient, both with your husband and your in-laws, and do everything you can to keep the family together in this trying phase of your life. Working toward the mutual goal of financial independence and your own place should pull you and your husband together and give you the hope and strength you need to endure the present circumstances.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.

8CROSSWORD

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Read the lead to help defend Michel de Montaigne, a 16th-century French essayist, said, “My trade and art is to live.” A bridge player should live with the “trade” acronym in his mind, whether as declarer or a defender. The second letter stands for read the lead. Third hand should use the information being supplied by the opening lead to guide his defense – as in this example deal. South is in four spades. West leads the heart two. What should East do after declarer calls for dummy’s three? Note that South’s jump to four spades almost guarantees at least a five-card suit. Since North can raise to two spades with only three-card support when he has a singleton somewhere, if South has only four spades and sufficient strength at least to try for game, he should rebid in no-trump or another suit. If North has four spades, he will commit to that suit. (Well, if he is exactly 4-3-3-3 with four weak spades, he might pass out three notrump.) There seem to be two ways to try to gain four defensive tricks: one heart and three clubs, hoping declarer has king-third of clubs and West ace-third; or three hearts and one black-suit trick. First, though, what was West’s lead? His lowest heart, and when a defender leads an unbid suit (at any trick), low from length guarantees at least one honor in that suit. And given the board, what honor must West hold? Right – the king. So East should play his jack, expecting to win the trick, cash his heart ace, and play a third heart. Later, West’s spade ace will defeat the contract.

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NEWSPAPER DELIVERY CONTRACTORS WANTED Kirkland, Genoa & surrounding area. Early morning Monday through Saturday. 1 year contract. Call 815-756-4841 x2468, or toll-free 877-688-4841

ONE DAY ONLY THURS 7/25 9a-3p 1831 W. Forestview We provide the bag, you fill it with clothes for $5. Tons of maternity, new breastfeeding & women's clothes, lots of girl's size newborn to 24 months, household. MAKE AN OFFER EVERYTHING MUST GO

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TRUSS PLANT Cortland truss plant has immediate full time entry level openings for 2nd shift. Please apply in person: 164 S Loves Rd, Cortland IL

Several Very Nice Tops/Blouses & Jackets – Womens, Size 2X and 3X $4.00-$10.00 815-739-4279 SNEAKERS - Mens Boys Sneaux Black Sneakers Size 7 Everyday Shoes, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

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Lost large male cat, gray and black tiger markings. Loving, friendly, and talkative. Comes to the name "LEO". He is an inside cat who escaped. His family misses him very much. Please contact us at 331-262-8670 if you have seen him or are caring for him.

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Environmental TEST, Inc. of Peru, IL has a part time position available at our Hinckley, IL. facility. Resumes are being accepted currently at: dyoungers@testinc.com or P.O. Box 584 Hinckley, IL 60520. This position does not require experience in water or wastewater operations as we will train the right candidate. As always, experience is a plus. This is a part time position with some nights and rotating weekends that are required. Competitive wages are being offered. With the right candidate this position might turn full time within 6 to 12 months if interested.

Downtown Sycamore on Sat. 7/20. If found, please phone 815-762-3407

LOST CAT: On Sat. May 4th by Beith Rd & Meredith Rd in Maple Park by a cornfield. Orange Tabby with 4 white paws, white chest, 10 yrs. old. Neutered. Large Reward! 630-709-5471

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DENTAL ASSISTANT - EXP'D. If you are looking for a career you have found it here. Experienced Dental Assistant to work in our State of the Art Dental Practice Part time with possible Full Time hours include evenings and 2 Saturdays a month. Please call Jen at: 630-443-5000 or send resume to: teeth40W177@comcast.net

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TODDLER BIKE - Radio Flyer Red Scoot About Ride On Kids Toddler Bike With Bell & Seat That Adjusts As Child Grows Best For 1-2 Year Old, $18, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

Cindy Crawford Playboy Magazine July 1988 - Very Good Condition w/Cindy Crawford Cover & Feature. $20 obo. 815-901-1333 Precious Moments Dated 1987 Club Figurine, "Love Is The Best Gift Of All", Great Condition, No box, $8, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953. Precious Moments Wedding Figurine "The Lord Bless & Keep You" E-3114. Great Condition, No Box, $8, 815-739-1953.

PRINTER - Canon IP 1800 Series Black Printer With Working Ink Cartridges Installed, $25, Sycamore 815-895-5373

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Tyvek Dupont Housewrap – 9” Roll $50. 815-508-3553

Short Order Cook Experienced preferred, but will train. Apply in person

Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White. Great condition. $299. 630-973-3528

AWESOME GARAGE SALE! FRI & SAT 9AM-3PM

404 S. 13th Avenue Like-new white GE refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, and overhead microwave, brand name clothing, books, webkinz, home decor, toys, brand name bedding for baby, twin, and queen. Call Erin 630-947-3844

New Exercise Bike: AEROBIC Point 25 - Bollinger. Almost Never Used - $90 obo - cash only 815-541-6329

1946 CASE SC TRACTOR With a horn loader. Make an offer. Tractor can be seen in Plano. 630-802-3479

Captains Chairs (4), Dark wood w/black vinyl upholstery and sturdy and good cond. $125 obo. 630-232-1982 Desk – Steel – 52”x24” w/Small Left Side Return, Chair & Lamp – Excellent Condition $95. Moving, Sycamore. 815-991-5149 Love Seat - Great condition, navy blue Plaid chair & ottoman. $100 ea. 630-443-6082 Maple Double Bed with Headboard, Footboard & Side Rails. Excellent Condition! $60.00 After 12:00 P.M. 847-658-8673

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Huge Lot Of 20 Trains, You Pick, Metal Train Engines w/Metal Connectors, In Like New Excellent Condition, $60, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

2006 5x8 Trailer. Flatbed w/sides. 3000 lb. Fold down ramp. Like new condition. $975. 815-751-7592

White alabaster dolphin coffee table & end table w/beveled glass tops. $100. 630-443-6082

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 - Chocolate 12 Piece Small Fondue Set, $5, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. 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.

1964 JACOBSEN TRACTOR 10hp, 42 in. aluminum mower deck, includes snow blower $400 firm. 815-895-3695

LAWN MOWER - TORO

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2BR, parking, $700 incl heat. 815-895-5047

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2 & 3BR Lease, deposit, ref, no pets. 815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

Dekalb Spacious 2BR Duplex W/D, large yard, near park, gas incl, $875/mo + 1 st & sec. Pet friendly. 815-501-8343 1994 Lexus GS 300 ~ 120K mi. leather, sunroof, good tires and brakes, good cond. $2900/obo. 815-757-5790 or 815-286-3863

2000 FORD TAURUS 178,000 miles, runs good, good tires, clean. $1800/obo 815-901-6275

2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder

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WIRE RACK - Ideal 25 Spool Heavy Duty Wire Rack $160. 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 Weatherguard Van Shelving Storage Drawers Unit, 42" x 44" x 12.5", White, Has 2 Rows On Top With 10 Separated Compartments For Storage. Four Drawers Underneath, $100, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. Werner Step Ladder Aluminum, 10', 300lb. rating $150 815-508-3553

Large Air Conditioner 240 Volt AC In Great Working Order, $140. Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

SHOES – Boys/Mens Adidas Everyday Shoes Size 7.5, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

Ride On Car: Little Tikes Red Fire Truck, Has Face In Front, Very Cute! $30, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

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DeKalb – A bargain! Home w/apt, 3 car garage, Location!! $139K Adolph Miller RE. 815-756-7845

Available now, variety of locations. Appliances, clean and quiet. 815-758-6580

DEKALB ~ 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Large kitchen, eat in counter, large living/dining area, W/D. No smkg/pets, $850/mo. Partial handicap access. 815-970-0189

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Available Immediatley! Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts. 815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com

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CRYSTAL LAKE Large, Sunny 2BR,1BA, 1st floor Apt in Duplex

Porch overlooks Crystal Lake, may have boat. Newly remodeled. Excellent location, good schools, No pets. $1,495/mo. 630-655-2888 Cell 630-899-8899

Sycamore: 2BR. 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

Sycamore Newly Remodeled

Upper 3BR, $750 + gas & electric + dep, 1 year lease. No smkg/pets. Agent Owned 630-204-6476

SYCAMORE UPPER 2BR

1 bath, clean and quiet. Off-St parking, no dogs, $625/mo + utilities. 815-793-2664

Sycamore ~ Nice 2 Bedroom Quiet Lifestyle On-site laundry. Off St parking. No dogs/smoking. 815-501-1872 Sycamore: Clean 2BR,1BA, full size washer/dryer, dishwasher, garbage disposal, next to park and school. $725/mo. You pay utilities. No dogs. 815-970-4640 Eric WATERMAN - 3 BED 1 BATH Garden Apartment $730 or 1st Floor Apartment $1040, Available August 1st, $25 application fee, 1 month security, no pets. Call 630-205-7078

Near downtown, parking, laundry. NO pets/smoking, agent owned. 815-756-2359 - 815-758-6712 DeKalb ~ Upper small1BR, galley kitchen, cat friendly. $455 815-756-2064 DeKalb. 2BR, 2BA. LR, DR, Kitchen. Close to town, 5 blks from NIU campus. No pets. 815-751-7215 DeKalb. 2BR. In the Knolls. Appl, Ceiling Fans, Gas Heat, AC. No pets. Garage incl. $730/mo. Avail 8/3. 630-697-9102

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Dekalb: 2BR, close in back porch, quiet neighborhood, no smoking/pets, available 8/1, $575+utilities 815-756-2994

GENOA LARGE 1 BEDROOM

Appl, W/D, garbage, of-St parking. No pets. $570/mo + security dep. 815-761-1975

HINCKLEY 2BR, 1.5BA

Stove, fridge, D/W, W/D hook-up. NO PETS. $755/mo + sec. Water sewer, garb incl. 815-739-1250 Hinckley. Clean and Ready. 2 bedroom, $650 plus deposit. Andrea 630-251-0172. Hablo Espanol

KIRKLAND UPPER 2 BEDROOM No pets/smoking. $550/mo + dep and utilities. 815-761-5574 Or 779-774-3042 ~ Lv Msg

Malta Quiet, Upper 2 Bedroom Appl, a/c, laundry, water/garbage incl + extra storage. NO PETS. 815-751-0480

ROCHELLE ~ 2 BEDROOM

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

DEKALB 2BR TH KNOLLS SUBDIVISION 2 bath, appliances. W/D, A/C, 2 car garage, $950/mo. 815-758-5588 www.rentdekalb.com DeKalb- Summit Enclave Sub. 2 BD, 1.5 BA, 2 car garage, DW, W/D. No pets/smoking. $1050 + sec dep. 815-758-2327 DEKALB: 3BR/2BA TOWNHOME NEAR NIU Nice townhome in the Knolls. 3 bed, 2 bath. Washer/ Dryer, Garage. www.dekalbrent.com/il/dekalb/1959920 $1200/mo. Call 630-777-0140 DEKALB: older TH, near I88, 2BR, 1.5BA, off st. parking, C/A, no pets/smoking, $650/mo.+ utils, references, 815-508-0308

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR

Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $950. No pets. 815-758-0123

CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX Bsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage. No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439 DeKalb Newer 2BR on Cul-De-Sac Quiet neighborhood, all appl, W/D, walk-in-closets, no pets, $950/mo + 1st/last/sec. 815-739-4442 SYCAMORE - Duplex 2 bedroom 2.5 bath, garage, first, last, security deposit. August 1st. $1000 plus utilities. 815-351-7311

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MOBILE HOME FOR SALE Older but updated mobile home. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, carport and shed. Edgebrook Park, Must have park approval. asking $7700. 630-779-7236

Fits GM trucks 6.5 ft bed, fits '99-2006, $400/obo. Cell 309-261-4324

* 815-575-5153 * BAG - New Fiskars Blue Canvas Zippered Bag w/Handle & Inside Compartments For Individual Storage, Great For Crafting, Scrapbooking or Other, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 BASKET - Picnic Style Wooden Basket (New) With Handle & PieCake Wood Tray Insert, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373

Available immediatley. Clean, quiet residential building. $425-$550/mo. 815-758-6580

DEKALB ~ 2 BEDROOM

15 passenger, 190K miles, new brakes. Good condition, $3,500. 815-501-1378

Conduit Bender 1/2", $20. Sycamore, 815-895-5373

WET DRY VAC - 16 Gallon Craftsman Wet Dry Vac w/Attachments, $45. Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

DeKalb Studio & 1 Bedroom

DeKalb ~ Quiet 2BR, 1BA

A-1 AUTO

STEP LADDERS - 4 Wood 4' - 6' tall, Type III, 200lb rating. Very good condition, $15 ea Sycamore. 815-991-5149

DeKalb. Fixer upper on 2 lots! Onlyl $24,500!! Adolph Miller RE. 815-756-7845

57k miles Blk Leather Interior, $11,000. 773-992-7966

Briggs & Stratton, 21” selfpropelled, with side bagger, good condition, $125. 815-899-3322

DRILL - Makita w/ Battery, Charger & Case, $25, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 DRILL - Milwaukee 4' Right Angle Drill, $190. Sycamore. 815-895-5373 Ladder – 18ft. Davidson Fiberglass Extension Ladder, 225lb Rate, Excellent Condition, Great Mod. Home Tool $110. 815-991-5149

DEKALB Clean 2 BR, lower.Direct TV, internet, incl. No pets/smoking. $680/mo. 1st., last, security reqd. 815-791-3721

DeKalb Exc for Grad Students

Red Love Seat $100 815-899-4013 Round Table 2 Leaves 2 Chairs Buffet with Lighted Hutch $300 815-899-4013 Unique Dolphin Tables. $100. Like New, Navy Blue Love Seat. Plaid Chair w/Ottoman. $100 each. Can email photos. 630-443-6082

22”, self propelled, electric start. Mulcher, $225. 630-232-1982

Service Technician R & M HVAC & Electric Co. is looking for experienced Service Technician for the Sycamore area. A/C Certification a must. Installation & electrical exp. preferred. Please contact Rod: 815-970-0107 or email resume to: esimmons@ randmconstruction.org

MUST SELL -- Gorgeous Old Desk Walnut EXECUTIVE DESK, looks to be from 1930-40's era; possibly manufactured by Jasper Furniture of IN. 34"x65"; 2 pull-out shelves; 8 drawers, including 1 deep file drawer, center pen drawer. $150. 815-501-1976, ask for Pat

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We Pay The Best! For Junk Cars, Trucks and Vans No Title, No Problem. Same Day Pick-Up. 630-817-3577

2005 16 foot Tracker fishing boat 50 HP Merc great shape trolling motor live well boat cover, Fish finder $7500 OBO 847-418-0459

FISHER JON BOAT 3 Seater, 12 ft + 6HP Johnson motor, runs good and 16' trailer + all accessories. $1500/obo 815-901-2650

De Kalb - 2BR Upper Clean and Quiet living style, off-street parking. No Pets/Smoking. References & Deposit. 815-756-7879

Crystal Lake 3-4BR 1.5BA Cape Cod House

Large wooded lot on Crystal Lake. May have boat. Premier location. Children welcome. No pets. $1,495/mo. 630-655-2888 Cell 630-899-8899

DeKalb 2BR's Aug 1 & Sept 1 Quiet Lifestyle $685

DEKALB 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

418 N. 1st St.

815-758-0600

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DeKalb - Large Quiet 2BR

Newly remodeled, near NIU. Parking/heat/water incl, W/D, C/A. 815-238-0118 DeKalb - Spacious 1BR with Study, Stove, fridge, A/C, Garage. Quiet lifestyle. 815-758-0079 DeKalb -2 BD, 1 car garage $625 plus utilities. 1 dog ok. Big yard, lots of light. Avail now. 815-758-1641 DEKALB 2 BR. Quiet. 311 N. 2nd. Near NIU. No pets. $675/mo+1st, last, sec. Refs req. 815-751-2546 dwelldekalb.com DeKalb – 2BD, Quiet residential neighborhood, $785 includes heat. No pets. Avail now. 815-758-1641

DeKalb 2BR Lower Level, Bath

W/D, hrdwd flrs, seasonal screened in porch, no smoking, pets OK. $775/mo + sec. 224-238-8587

DEKALB 2BR,1BA

Downtown. Excellent conditon. Move in special. $675/mo. 815-751-8483 DeKalb 803 Pleasant Large 3BR, nd 2 fl. Private bsmnt, entrance, parking. Completely remodeled. $775/mo+utils. 815-758-1112

FOR SALE 5.83 ACRES OF COUNTRY LIVING MINUTES FROM TOWN

Shabbona Deluxe 2BR

New paint & carpet, garage & appl incl, on-site laundry, no dogs. $585/mo + sec. 815-751-7724 Spacious (1200 square feet) twobed downstairs apartment in duplex on Grove Street behind Post-Office and Rosita's. Large living room, dining room, 1.5 bath, back screen porch. Washer/dryer in basement. Garage on back alley. Plenty of storage. No Pets. Avail Aug. $750 a month plus gas/electricity.

Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center. Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

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Utility room w/W/D, C/A, gas stove & refrig. Off St. parking for 2, water & sewer incl, near NIU, $970/mo. 630-638-0664 DeKalb Female for 1BR In House Access to kitchen, bath, W/D, LR, DR, basement, storage, fenced in back yard. No smoking, must like dogs, $400/mo + half utililties. 815-274-7388 DeKalb-2BR 1BA, Appliances, A/C Garage, Lawn Care - Snow Removal Included, No Smoking, No Pets $900 815-758-0591

KINGSTON: Lg. 3 BD, 2 BA House w/ Garage for rent. $1150/month. Call 815-739-4899 SYCAMORE - 2 BR/1BA, W/D, 2 1/2 car garage. No pets/smkg. $850 + sec. 630-365-6887

SYCAMORE 3 BEDROM

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1.5 car garage, laundry hook-up. Pets neg, close to elem school. $1250/mo. 815-739-4536

Sycamore: 1BR. 1711 DeKalb Ave. Large 1 BR. W/D in apt, D/W, C/A, microwave, stove, frig, disposal, balcony doors, security system. $690/mo. 815-756-2637

Sycamore Woodgate 1607 Meadowbrook Ct., 3BR ranch, 1BA. W/D, A/C, refrig., stove, 2 car attch. gar., no smoking/pets, avail. 7/22, $1200/mo.+utils., 1st, last, sec. 815-739-5250

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Director of First Impressions Siepert & Company, LLP (Certified Public Accountants) is seeking a Director of First Impressions to lead the client experience in our Sycamore office. Responsibilities for the position include office reception and secretarial processing. In addition, this individual would work closely with the partner in charge of the office with the administration and coordination of daily activities. Bookkeeping skills are a plus, but not necessary. We also offer individuals the opportunity to lead projects in their areas of interest to assist in the development of the firm. We are dedicated professionals who work closely to complete projects and strongly support each other in a positive, light-hearted environment. We hire the best people who have desire, initiative and skills to make a positive impact on clients and the community. And, we are seeking an individual that enjoys collaborating in a productive, goal-oriented team. The ideal candidate would be a self-starter with exceptional customer service and communication skills that is capable of flexing up hours during the busy tax season. Strong working knowledge with the Microsoft Office products would also be a plus. Resumes can be sent to: Mark Kerman at Siepert & Co., LLP, 2380 Bethany Rd, Sycamore, IL 60178 or mkerman@siepert.com

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Marvelous quality home with 1 floor Master BR Suite, 5BR, 3.5BA, 3 car garage, huge basement. Horses allowed.

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Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com Sycamore. 3BR, 1BA Ranch. 413 E. Lincoln. Fenced yard, garage. $1100/mo. Avail 8/1 630-247-2655 WATERMAN: 2400sq/ft 4BR 2.5 BA newer house, 2 car garage, basement, storage big backyrd. $1590 Minutes from DeKalb. 847-338-5588

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y app this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of this Court at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore, Illinois, on or before June 21, 2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed the Seal of said Court, this 31 day of May, 2013. /s/ Maureen A. Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Illinois Law Office of GORDON R. HUGHES, JR. P.C. 320 East Indian Trail Aurora, IL 60507 630-897-0559 Attorney No. 1281399b GRH/EH

DEKALB ~ 1BR, Near NIU

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(Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 9, 16 & 23, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE DeKalb/Syc/Cortland. Nice Office/Warehouses. Size & price vary! A. Miller RE 815-756-7845

Dekalb 2 Months FREE RENT Stores at 1 st Avenue & Hillcrest Dr., 116 Hillcrest Dr., 1020 sf. $975 114 Hillcrest Dr. 920 sf $900. Call Don 773-275-7744

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Trustees of DeKalb Community Fire Protection District shall meet at the Law Offices of BROWN LAW GROUP, LLC, 301 East Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. The purpose of said meeting shall be to adopt the final Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2013-2014; and to conduct such other business as shall come before the board. /s/ Gerald Bemis Secretary, DeKalb Community Fire Protection District (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 23, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE F12110135 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTYSYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs. Patrick O'Donovan; Unknown heirs and Legatees of Tenielle O'Donovan; Erin Riel; Joseph Riel aka Joey Riel; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants. 12CH 674 Property Address: 310 Walnut Street, Hinckley, Illinois 60520 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown heirs and Legatees of Tenielle O'Donovan Erin Riel and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 6 IN FOURTH ADDITION TO L.M. WATNE'S SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "P" OF PLATS, PAGE 91 ON MAY 16TH, 1972 AS DOCUMENT NO. 365359 IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 15TH, 1972 AS DOCUMENT NO. 367439, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 15-14-179-003 Said property is commonly known as: 310 Walnut Street, Hinckley, Illinois 60520, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2009014110 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at DEKALB County on or before August 8, 2013, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Steven C. Lindberg Attorney for Plaintiff FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60563 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I547955 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 9, 16 & 23.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Attorney No. 1281399 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Lola Jean Frantz, Plaintiff, vs Richard Immell Frantz, Defendant. Gen. No. 13 D 113 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, that said action has been commenced in said Court by the Plaintiff(s), naming you as defendant(s) therein and praying for: An entry of Judgment of Dissolution and for other relief; that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and, that this action is still pending and undetermined in said Court. NOW, THEREFORE, unless you file your Answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action in

PUBLIC NOTICE City of DeKalb, Illinois Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project For the Proposed South 4th Street Redevelopment Project Area The City of DeKalb is considering adopting a Redevelopment Plan and Project for the proposed South 4th Street Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area") using tax increment financing ("TIF") pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq.). The general boundaries of the Area being considered include properties along both sides of Lacas Street and certain properties on both sides of South 4th Street, from East Taylor Street to Barb Boulevard and including a portion of the Huntley Middle School property. A map of this proposed Project Area is available for review at the office of the City Clerk located at City Hall. This notice also includes the following information: 1. The City will hold a public hearing concerning the South 4th Street Redevelopment Project Area on August 12, 2013, at City Hall, 200 South 4th St., DeKalb, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. 2. In order to implement the proposed activities, the South 4th Street Redevelopment Plan and Project must be adopted. 3. The boundaries of the South 4th Street Project Area are described as follows: THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 26 AND THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 27, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1 OF MARTIN BROS. & GALT'S SUB., SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTH R.O.W. LINE OF CULVER STREET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH R.O.W. LINE OF CULVER STREET EXTENDED TO THE WEST R.O.W. LINE OF FOURTH STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE SOUTH R.O.W. LINE OF TAYLOR STREET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH R.O.W. LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK 2 OF LACAS SUB.; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LACAS SUB. TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 7, BLOCK 2 OF LACAS SUB.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, A DISTANCE OF 82.5 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT, A DISTANCE OF 209.37 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 11, BLOCK 4 OF BRADT PARK 2ND ADD.; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 82.5 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK 4 OF BRADT PARK 2ND ADD. TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, REUBEN R JOHNSON'S RESUB.; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF REUBEN R JOHNSON'S RESUB. TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 OF SAID RESUB., WHICH POINT IS ALSO ON THE WEST R.O.W. LINE OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROUTE 23; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID R.O.W. LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 23, MARTIN BROS. & GALT'S SUB.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT AND THE EXTENSION OF SAID NORTH LINE TO THE WEST LINE OF LOT 27, MARTIN BROS. & GALT'S SUB.; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE EASTERLY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 4, PARDRIDGE PLACE UNIT NO. 2; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION AND THE WEST LINE OF PARDRIDGE PLACE UNIT NO. 3 TO THE NORTH R.O.W. LINE OF BARB BLVD.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH R.O.W. LINE A DISTANCE OF 640 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 400 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE EASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 400 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 150 DEGREES, 24 MINUTES, 55.6855 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED

COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 177.3 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 119 DEGREES, 17 MINUTES, 41.6899 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, SAID LINE ALSO BEING PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 27, A DISTANCE OF 340 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A LINE 1100 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE OF SECTION 27; THENCE EASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 578 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE EAST R.O.W. LINE OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROUTE 23; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST R.O.W. LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, WILLEY'S DIVISION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF WILLEY'S DIVISION TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID DIVISION; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOTS 18 AND 2 OF COLONIAL SUB. TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2, SUCH POINT ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT B OF KLAGES SUB.; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT B TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT B; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT B TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT B; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT B TO THE MOST WESTERLY LINE OF LOT C OF KLAGES SUB.; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT C, WHICH POINT IS ALSO ON THE SOUTH R.O.W. LINE OF CHARTER ST.; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH R.O.W. LINE TO THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF FRIESTEAD SUB.; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF BLOCK 8 OF MARTIN BROS. & GALT'S SUB., SUCH LINE ALSO BEING THE EAST LINE OF AN ALLEY, TO THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT C OF THE KOHLER RESUB.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE AND THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS B AND C OF KOHLER RESUB. TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT B; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT B TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT B, WHICH POINT IS ALSO ON THE SOUTH R.O.W. LINE OF HARVEY STREET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID R.O.W. LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK 6 OF MARTIN BROS. & GALT'S SUB.; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, SUCH LINE ALSO BEING THE EAST LINE OF AN ALLEY, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 4. The purpose of the proposed TIF program is to induce private investment in the renovation or redevelopment of properties that will enhance the tax base of the community. A copy of the Redevelopment Plan is available for public inspection at the City Clerk's office located at City Hall. 5. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. We are interested in any comments you may have regarding this proposed TIF program. John Rey, Mayor (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 16 & 23, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE City of DeKalb, Illinois Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project For the Proposed Sycamore Road Redevelopment Project Area The City of DeKalb is considering adopting a Redevelopment Plan and Project for the proposed Sycamore Road Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area") using tax increment financing ("TIF") pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq.). The area being considered for designation as a TIF area includes six parcels of property located on the west side of Sycamore Road north of Greenwood Acres Drive. A map of this proposed Project Area is available for review at the office of the City Clerk located at City Hall. This notice also includes the following information: 1. The City will hold a public hearing concerning the Sycamore Road Redevelopment Project Area on August 12, 2013, at City Hall, 200 South 4th St., DeKalb, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. 2. In order to implement the proposed activities, the Sycamore Road Redevelopment Plan and Project must be adopted. 3. The boundaries of the Sycamore Road Project Area are described as follows: THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 12 AND THAT PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 13, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHWESTERLY R.O.W. LINE OF SYCAMORE ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROUTE 23, AND THE WEST LINE OF THE FORMER R.O.W. OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD, NOW KNOWN AS THE DEKALB NATURE TRAIL; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF KISHWAUKEE PARK AREA 1; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF KISHWAUKEE PARK AREA 1 TO THE NORTHERNMOST CORNER OF THE C. M. CHEATHAM SUB.; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHEAST LINE OF SAID SUB. TO THE NORTHWEST R.O.W. LINE OF SYCAMORE ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROUTE 23; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY R.O.W. LINE TO THE EASTERNMOST CORNER OF THE PAPPAS-GLASGOW PUD AMENDED; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 77 DEGREES, 50 MINUTES, 55 SECONDS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 331.32

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FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 102 DEGREES, 9 MINUTES, 6 SECONDS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 31.97 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 65 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 175 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 65 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 89 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE EAST LINE OF THE FORMER R.O.W. OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD, NOW KNOWN AS THE DEKALB NATURE TRAIL; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST R.O.W. LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PAPPAS-GLASGOW PUD AMENDED; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID AMENDED PUD, A DISTANCE OF 339.78 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY R.O.W. LINE OF SYCAMORE ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROUTE 23; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY R.O.W. LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 4. The purpose of the proposed TIF program is to induce private investment in the renovation or redevelopment of properties that will enhance the tax base of the community. A copy of the Redevelopment Plan is available for public inspection at the City Clerk¡Çs office located at City Hall. 5. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. We are interested in any comments you may have regarding this proposed TIF program. John Rey, Mayor (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 16 & 23, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on June 26, 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 THE NOBLE CAKERY located at 319 N. Charles St. Cortland, Illinois Dated June 26, 2013 /s/ John Acardo DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 9, 16 & 23, 2013.)

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