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Local congressmen standing firm Hultgren, Kinzinger: Affordable Care Act changes are essential

By NATHAN WOODSIDE nwoodside@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Suzanne Grafe wants to share her opinion with her elected officials in Washington, D.C., but hasn’t been able to get through to one yet.

Grafe, of DeKalb, says she doesn’t associate herself with either political party, and is

upset with what she sees as dysfunction among her elected officials.

She’s made multiple calls, but hasn’t been able to speak with any congressman in the wake of the shutdown, she said.

She was able to speak with staffers at the offices of Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, and Sen. Mark Kirk,

R-Ill., but says she only got recordings with no way to leave a message at the offices of Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield.

“I just thought I’d call and air my opinion, but I can’t even do that,” Grafe said. “It’s ridiculous. I just got a machine.”

Meanwhile, as the partial

federal government shutdown drags into its second week, northern Illinois congressmen are giving no indication of an end in sight, and are calling for more debate.

Hultgren represents the 14th District that includes DeKalb, Sycamore and southern DeKalb County. He’s firm in his stance that the Affordable Care Act, as it stands,

must be amended, and an agreement on the federal budget and debt ceiling must be reached before measures to reopen the government move forward.

“Many [constituents] have let me know that the health care law, while making some good reforms, has resulted in

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Ill. readies to launch immigrant licenses

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The ASSOCIATED PRESS AURORA – The Secretary of State’s Office is preparing to launch a massive effort that gives as many as 250,000 immigrants who are in the country illegally permission to drive in Illinois.

In January, Gov. Pat Quinn signed the state’s license law that supporters touted as a public safety issue as well as an important step for immigrant rights.

Ten months later, the state is in the final stages of the process and will begin roll out the new licenses in December.

That’s when people will be able to have application appointments at one of 25 designated locations across Illinois, according to a report in The (Aurora) Beacon-News “This is our No. 1 priority right now in our office,” said Tom Benigno, chief of staff to Secretary of State Jesse White.

To prepare, the department is holding a series of workshops – often in Spanish – to explain details of the program.

The license will let an estimated 250,000 people unlawfully residing in the state apply for a three-year temporary driver’s license and require them to get training and insurance.

The licenses will be like those already issued to certain foreign-born, legal visitors.

Applicants will be photographed, and their photo will be entered into the state’s facial recognition database – like the rest of Illinois’ licensed drivers – to verify their identity. The license, which will have a blue background instead of

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Khadija Purdom, 14, practices serving a volleyball during practice Monday at Opportunity House in Sycamore. BELOW: Kevin Koch, 36, hits a return during volleyball practice Monday at Opportunity House in Sycamore. “It’s fun, and I can talk to my friends, and we can help each other out,” Koch said when asked why he likes to play.

Athletes pushed at Opportunity House

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Kevin Koch is the kind of athlete who gives every sport a shot.

Koch, 36, enjoys playing basketball, soccer and softball through Opportunity House, a nonprofit rehabilitation center for people with disabilities. Koch is now playing volleyball and is set to play in the statewide Special Olympics volleyball competition Oct. 26.

As with every sport Koch plays, he does it to stay healthy and fit.

“It’s fun, and I can talk to my

friends,” he said.

Opportunity House serves more than 100 athletes with disabilities.

Athletes across DeKalb County come to the center to play sports or train for competitions. They gain physical, mental and social benefits such as working in teams, building self-esteem and traveling.

The athletes at the center play hard and love to compete.

“They live for it,” said Shannon Steinbis-Vanatta, coach for the center’s volleyball team. “It’s a social outlet. It’s fun.”

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today

Business Networking International: 8 a.m. at 920 W. Prairie Drive, #M, Sycamore (Ecosteam).

Home-schoolers activities: 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Sycamore. All ages are welcome to participate in hands-on classes and field trips.

Contact: Lisa at 815-748-0896 or gakers@tbc.net.

Free Blood Pressure Clinic: 9 to 11 a.m. at Valley West Community Hospital, 11 E. Pleasant Ave., Sandwich. No appointment necessary. 815-786-3962 or www. valleywest.org.

Fresh Beginnings AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

New Beginnings AA(C): 10 a.m. at 120 Main St., Kingston. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Kishwaukee Kiwanis: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hopkins Park Community Room in DeKalb. www.KishKiwanis.org; contact Amy Polzin at APolzin87@yahoo. com.

Exchange Club of DeKalb/Sycamore: Noon to 1 p.m. at Lincoln Inn, DeKalb. Guests are welcome.

Call John Hughes at 815-991-5387.

Sycamore Rotary Club: Noon at Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St., Sycamore.

24 Hour A Day Brown Bag AA(C): 12:05 p.m. at Newman Center, 512 Normal Road, DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 1 to 5 p.m. at 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Call 815-784-5559 for appointments other days.

DeKalb County Housing Action Coalition: 1:30 p.m. at Canterbury Place Apartments in DeKalb.

For concerned advocates for affordable housing in the county.

Contact Theresa Komitas at troff@cci-hci.org.

Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204, 111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free admission and open to all. www. dekalbalumni.org.

Weight Watchers: 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb.

Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group; 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org.

Came to Believe AA(C): 6 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Chess Game Play: 6 to 8 p.m. at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore. Free, open chess game play, all ages and skill levels are welcome. info@ dekalbchess.com or visit www.

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Northern Illinois Reiki Share: 6 to 7 p.m. at Center for Integrative BodyWork, 130 N. Fair St. in Sycamore. RSVP appreciated, not required; www.yourcfib.com, 815899-6000 or info@yourcfib.com.

North Avenue Pass It On AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at North Avenue Baptist Church, 301 North Ave., Sycamore, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

Narcotics Anonymous: 7 to 8 p.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. 815-9645959. www.rragsna.org.

Bayard Brown SAL Squadron 337: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. Sycamore Lions Club: 7 p.m. at MVP’s Regale Center, 124½ S. California St., Sycamore. For service-minded men and women. www.sycamorelions.org; contact Jerome Perez at Sycamorejerry@ comcast.net or 815-501-0101.

Bingo Night: 7:15 p.m. at Sycamore Veterans Club, 121 S. California St. 815-895-2679.

American Legion Post 66: 7:30 p.m. at American Legion Hall, 1204 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb.

Kishwaukee Concert Band rehearsals: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Huntley Middle School, South Seventh and Taylor streets in DeKalb.

No auditions necessary; the band is open to wind or percussion instrumentalists age 18 and older.

815-899-4867 or 815-825-2350.

Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, DeKalb Shrine 47: 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Masonic Temple, Fairview Drive and South Fourth Street.

Celebration Chorale practices: 8 p.m. Wednesdays at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb. Singers are invited. For more information, call Sally at 815-739-6087.

Hopefuls AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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Gov’t: Most heating bills to rise

By JONATHAN FAHEY

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – It’s long been known that America’s school kids haven’t measured well compared with international peers. Now, there’s a new twist: Adults don’t either.

In math, reading and problem-solving using technology – all skills considered critical for global competitiveness and economic strength – American adults scored below the international average on a global test, according to results released Tuesday.

Adults in Japan, Canada, Australia, Finland and multiple other countries scored significantly higher than the United States in all three areas on the test. Beyond basic reading and math, respondents were tested on activities such as calculating mileage reimbursement for a salesman, sorting email and comparing food expiration

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Delivery truck driver Donald Whitener of Gore, Va., returns to his truck March 6 after pumping 200-gallons of home heating oil into a customer’s tank during heavy snowfall in Winchester, Va. Chillier weather and slightly higher fuel prices may make the winter of 2013-14, the most expensive one in three years for U.S. residents. those homes tend to be in New England and New York, where winter heating needs are high.

Some analysts are concerned about a spike in heating oil prices. That’s because the fuels that refiners make alongside heating oil, including diesel and jet fuel, are in high demand around the world and inventories are low.

“If there’s one type of product that could catch fire and go higher, it’s heating oil,” says Tom Kloza, Chief Oil Analyst at the Oil Price Information Service and GasBuddy.com.

Natural gas should av-

erage $11 a thousand cubic feet, the government said.

That’s $1.33 more than last year, but still below the nearly $13 a thousand cubic feet that homeowners paid in the winter of 2008-2009.

The Energy Department expects temperatures in the Northeast to be about 3 percent colder than a year ago, resulting in a 3 percent increase in consumption of heating oil. Bills will be lower, however, because the average price for heating oil will drop to $3.68 a gallon from $3.87. About 25 percent of homeowners in the Northeast use oil for heat.

But the government cau-

tions that if temperatures are about 10 percent below expectations nationally, heating oil costs could rise around 9 percent from a year ago. That would mean an average bill of $2,280, a record.

Dave Streit, a meteorologist at the Commodity Weather Group, which forecasts weather patterns to predict energy demand, expects slightly cooler than normal temperatures.

“It will look like a colder winter than what we’ve seen over the last couple of years,” he says. “But nothing compared to the harsh winters we had in the two years before that.”

Americans score poorly on global test

By KIMBERLY HEFLING

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The Associated Press The government forecast Tuesday that most households will pay more for heat this winter. Heating oil users will catch a slight break, but still pay near-record prices to keep warm.

Prices for natural gas, electricity and propane should be higher, the primary reason that more than 90 percent of U.S. homes will incur higher heating expenses.

Natural gas users will see the biggest percentage increase after two years of historically low prices. Their heating bills should rise to an average of $679, the Energy Department said in its annual outlook for heating costs. That is about 13 percent higher than a year ago but still 4 percent below the average for the previous five winters.

Homes relying on electricity for heat, about 38 percent of the U.S., will likely pay about 2 percent more compared with last year.

For heating oil customers, there is good news and bad. Their average bill should drop 2 percent. But they’ll still pay an average of $2.046, the second highest on record behind last year’s $2,092.

Just more than half of U.S. households use natural gas for heating. Many of the 38 percent of U.S. households that use electric heat live in warm regions where heating demand is not high. Only 6 percent use heating oil, but

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Not only did Americans score poorly compared to many international competitors, the findings reinforced just how large the gap is between the nation’s high- and low-skilled workers and how hard it is to move ahead when your parents haven’t.

In both reading and math, for example, those with college-educated parents did better than those whose parents did not complete high school.

The study, called the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, found that it was easier on average to overcome this and other barriers to literacy overseas than in the United States. Researchers tested about 166,000 people ages 16 to 65 in more than 20 countries and subnational regions. The test was developed and released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which is made up of mostly indus-

trialized member countries.

The Education Department’s Center for Education Statistics participated.

The findings were equally grim for many European countries – Italy and Spain, among the hardest hit by the recession and debt crisis, ranked at the bottom across generations. Unemployment is over 25 percent in Spain and over 12 percent in Italy.

Spain has drastically cut education spending, drawing student street protests.

In the northern European countries that have fared better, the picture was brighter – and the study credits continuing education. In Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands, more than 60 percent of adults took part in either job training or continuing education. In Italy, by contrast, the rate was half that.

As the American economy sputters along and many people live paycheck-to-paycheck, economists say a high-

ly-skilled workforce is key to economic recovery. The median hourly wage of workers scoring on the highest level in literacy on the test is more than 60 percent higher than for workers scoring at the lowest level, and those with low literacy skills were more than twice as likely to be unemployed.

“It’s not just the kids who require more and more preparation to get access to the economy, it’s more and more the adults don’t have the skills to stay in it,” said Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement the nation needs to find ways to reach more adults to upgrade their skills. Otherwise, he said, “no matter how hard they work, these adults will be stuck, unable to support their families and contribute fully to our country.”

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In Vegas, eye in the sky guards money, but not guests

By HANNAH DREIER The Associated Press LAS VEGAS – Hotel maid Brandi Patrick was chased down the hallway at the Flamingo casino last year by a nearly naked man. She said she had to lock herself in a cleaning closet and, as the man rattled the handle, fumble around in her pockets to

find her cellphone so she could call security.

She said she’s haunted by the thought of what might have happened if she hadn’t had her phone. “Something could happen and no one would know it ‘till the end of the shift,” she said.

Las Vegas casinos – some of the most closely-watched spaces in the world – don’t have

video cameras in guest room hallways, an absence that hotel workers like Patrick, patrons and prosecutors say can act as a green light for crime.

Casino bosses say there is no need for extra security: America’s playground boasts more cameras per square foot than any airport or sports arena in the country, with thousands of high-tech lenses

watching the gambling floors, lobbies and elevators.

All four major Strip casino operators, however, declined further comment.

Closed circuit “eye in the sky” cameras hidden behind plastic ceiling domes are omnipresent in pop culture portrayals of Sin City. They play a pivotal role during the heist in 2001’s “Ocean’s Eleven” and in

the 2009 buddy comedy “The Hangover.”

Yet, The Associated Press found that 23 of the 27 major Strip casinos have no surveillance in hotel hallways or elevator landings. All but four of the 27 hotels are owned by MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp., Las Vegas Sands Corp. or Wynn Resorts Ltd.

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Sycamore Park District seeks parameters for Vision 2020

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Sycamore Park District officials will seek more public input to guide a five-year plan to make wide-ranging improvements to its services, parks and facilities.

On Tuesday, park district board and staff members met in a study session to finalize the draft for critical success factors and guiding principles behind the Vision 2020 plan, which is expected to be-

gin in 2015.

The plan is the second part of a two-phase process to improve the programs, buildings and parks. Public input through community surveys and responses from a 21-member Community Wide Strategic Planning team has been gathered for this effort.

Park district officials will soon look for more public input on what they are finding to be success factors needed for the Vision 2020 plan and the guiding principles to achieve those factors.

Ted Strack, park district board president, said it was important to define where the district is at with its plans and put them in writing.

“If you don’t know where you’re headed, you’ll never get there,” he said.

Some of these critical success factors include maintaining the resources the park district already has and better preparation for emergencies by growing savings.

The guiding principles for some of the success factors include seeking ways to con-

What’s next In the next two weeks, the Sycamore Park District will run a communitywide survey on its five-year Vision 2020 plan for park district improvements.

sistently assess customer satisfaction and finding different revenue sources.

At Tuesday’s meeting, board and staff members discussed embracing diversity and promoting transparency

as some of the newer ideas for the plan’s critical success factors and guiding principles.

A draft of these success factors and guiding principles is expected to be posted at the Sycamore Park District’s website by the end of the week, said Dan Gibble, park district executive director.

The public will be able to comment on them at meetings to be held Oct. 22 and Nov. 21, he said.

After that, those factors and principles will be up-

dated based on the public response.

Park district officials hope the final version of the Vision 2020 plan will be ready in December or January.

In the next two weeks there will be another communitywide survey to test the ideas behind the Vision 2020 plan and make sure they are clear to the public, he said.

“What you want to do is test again and test again to make sure you are getting a consistent message from the public,” he said.

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Ben Jones, 4, of Cortland hugs firefighter Travis Karr on Tuesday during a tour at Fire Station No. 1 of the DeKalb Fire Department for Fire Prevention Week.

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The event will feature handmade jewelry, textiles, original paintings and photography, pottery and ceramics, edibles, holiday items and a raffle, according to a news release.

Admission is free; raffle tickets are $1 each, or six for $5. The

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Mary Cosentino, 38, bumps a volleyball during practice Monday at Opportunity House in Sycamore.

Participation in Special Olympics has increased Know more

• ATHLETES Continued from page A1 Opportunity House had a Special Olympics program for 17 years, but initially only offered team sports for adults.

In 2003, they partnered with the Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association to offer eight sports throughout the year for athletes of all ages.

Participation has grown over the years, said Marc Johnson, Special Olympics coordinator for Opportunity House.

“I do see some growth, and it’s a wonderful thing having our athletes involved,” he said.

Special Olympics athletes with Opportunity House and KSRA compete in nine counties throughout northwestern Illinois. After athletes or teams win gold medals in local contests, they move on to state competitions in Bloomington-Normal, Decatur, Peoria, Rockford or Galena.

This year, the program’s volleyball team will compete against other Special Olympics teams from around Illinois at the fall games at Harlem High School in Machesney Park. The team is comprised of 10 athletes, and they vary in age, gender and athletic skill.

Steinbis-Vanatta said the team has been practicing twice a week since August.

To learn more about the Opportunity House/KSRA Special Olympics program, visit their Facebook page at shawurl.com/tgg or call Marc Johnson at 815-895-5108, ext. 120.

Although each player has different skills, the coaches will work with them closely to help them improve. The coaches never talk down to them and believe in motivating the players through encouragement, she said.

They also push the players to work hard. At Monday’s volleyball practice, players had to serve the volleyball over the net. The players who missed had to do push-ups and jumping jacks.

“I am a firm believer in if you work hard, you will play,” Steinbis-Vanatta said.

The hard work doesn’t bother the players, who love showing off the medals they’ve won when the work pays off, Steinbis-Vanatta said.

Team member Mary Cosentino, 38, is no stranger to volleyball. She said she used to play the game in Chicago and is excited about the upcoming competition. When asked what she looked forward to the most, she only had one thing to say.

“To win,” she said.

8BRIEFS

Anton T. Hale, 32, a transient, was charged Thursday, Oct. 3, with credit card fraud, forgery and theft of lost property.

Robin L. Minkens, 20, of the 1000 block of Regent Drive, DeKalb, was charged Monday, Sept. 30, with obstructing justice.

Freddie L. Jackson, 21, of the 800 block of Crane Drive, DeKalb, was charged Monday, Sept. 30, with retail theft.

Steven J. McKinnes, 33, of the 800 block of East Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, was charged Monday, Sept. 30, with battery, criminal damage to property and resisting an officer.

Andrew M. Hallgren, 24, of the 27500 block of Devine Way, Sycamore, was charged Tuesday, Oct. 1, with domestic battery.

Omarr I. Fahim, 23, of the 5000 block on South Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, was charged

8OBITUARIES JOHN H. STEELE

Tuesday, Oct. 1, with marijuana possession, obstructing justice, trespass to land and resisting an officer.

Tony C. Wyatt, 23, of the 700 block of Russell Road, DeKalb, was charged Tuesday, Oct. 1, with aggravated battery and retail theft.

Marcell L. Milam, 38, of the 900 block of Fotis Drive, DeKalb, was charged Tuesday, Oct. 1, with keeping a disorderly house.

Monica A. Murry, 20, of the 8100 block of South Kenwood Avenue, Chicago, was charged Wednesday, Oct. 2, with keeping a disorderly house.

Tori C. Parks, 19, of the 10900 block of South Emerald Avenue, Chicago, was charged Wednesday, Oct. 2, with retail theft.

Meshia O. Williams, 19, of the 500 block of North Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, was charged Wednesday, Oct. 2, with retail theft.

Johnathon F. Barreto, 24, of the 200 block of West Sycamore Street, Sycamore, was charged Wednesday, Oct. 2, with marijuana possession.

Leonel B. Trujillo, of the 400 block of North Fourth Street, DeKalb, was charged Wednesday, Oct. 2, with violation of an order of protection.

Elizabeth M. Sibrava, 19, of the 600 block of Mockingbird Court, St. Charles, was charged Thursday, Oct. 3, with domestic battery and underage drinking.

John F. Olson, of the 1400 block of West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, was charged Thursday, Oct. 3, with burglary and criminal damage to property.

Darryl D. Dandridge, 30, of the 1200 block of Pine Street, Chicago, was charged Thursday, Oct. 3, with trespassing.

Sang V. Nguyen, 24, of the 100 block of Buena Vista Drive, DeKalb, was charged Thursday, Oct. 3, with domestic battery.

Deon P. Grant, 25, of the 800 block of West Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb, was charged Thursday, Oct. 3, with marijuana possession and trespassing.

DeKalb County Aaron J. Simpson, 38, of the 200 block of East Jefferson, Malta, was charged Monday, Oct. 7, with domestic battery and interference with the reporting of a domestic battery.

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Born: July 16, 1924, in Galesburg, Ill. Died: Oct. 7, 2013, in Sycamore, Ill. SYCAMORE – John Hurley Steele, 89, of Sycamore, Ill., died Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at home.

Born July 16, 1924, in Galesburg, the son of John H. and Hattie (Richardson) Steele, John married Shirley J. Hamilton on Jan. 25, 1975, in Sycamore.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II in the Pacific Theater. John

served the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Auxiliary as a lieutenant and 35-year member.

Most well known as a school bus driver in Sycamore, John also drove a limousine and straight truck.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; son, Brian M. (Lindsay) Steele of Malta; grandchildren, Brianne and Kaylynn; nieces, Barbara Ann (John) Curry and Nancy (Carnell) Brown; and nephews, Donald (Joan) Bryant and Joseph Bryant; several great-nieces and -nephews; and many close friends and their families.

He was preceded in death by his son, William H. Steele; parents; brother, Donald Bryant Sr.; and nieces, Jessie Green and Donna Taylor.

The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb. Burial will follow at Ohio Grove Cemetery, Sycamore, with full military honors by a DeKalb County Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

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SPRINGFIELD – Legislation cracking down on Illinois gun crime could add to the state’s prison overcrowding and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the Illinois Department of Corrections said. A proposal to increase minimum sentences for certain crimes – backed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Mike Zalewski – could add about $700 million in operating expenses to the prison system, according to a spokesman for the department, Tom Shaer.

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Kinzinger, Hultgren have refused pay in shutdown • CONGRESSMEN Continued from page A1 too much collateral damage already, from businesses cutting back hours and coverage, to individuals losing their doctors and facing higher premiums in anticipation of the full rollout,” Hultgren said in an email. “Several parts of Obamacare must be jettisoned before they reach their full impact on the economy.”

Kinzinger, whose 16th District includes northwest DeKalb County, also has voted for a measure that would fund the federal government but defund the Affordable Care Act, a vote he characterizes as one to keep government operating. Kinzinger said he is concerned about the nation’s fiscal situation.

“I believe we still have an opportunity to take a hard look at the biggest issues facing our country,” Kinzinger said in a written statement.

“As Congress debates a continuing resolution and soon raising the debt limit, it is my hope that we can finally have an adult discussion about our nation’s long term fiscal situation that threatens to rob future generations of Americans of opportunity.”

The stalemate continued this week as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called on Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, to allow a vote on a stopgap bill to reopen the government, The Associated Press reported.

However, Boehner continued to insist that negotiations to delay President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act must take place before he would call for any House vote on the issue.

As the shutdown continues, elected officials have become more difficult for the public to reach.

Early Tuesday, staffers were answering the phones at Hultgren’s office in Geneva, but they were replaced in the afternoon by an automated message in which Hultgren said his office was operating with a “skeleton crew.”

Andrew Mooney, a legislative assistant for Hultgren,

How to contact your representatives U.S. REP. RANDY HULTGREN R-14, Winfield 1797 State St., Suite A Geneva, IL 60134 Phone: 630-232-7104 Washington, D.C., office: 322 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C., 20515 Phone: 202-225-2976 Website: hultgren.house.gov U.S. REP. ADAM KINZINGER R-16, Channahon 628 Columbus St., Suite 507 Ottawa, IL 61350 Phone: 815-431-9271 Washington, D.C., office: 1221 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-3635 Website: kinzinger.house.gov U.S. SEN. DICK DURBIN D-Illinois 711 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-2152 Website: www.durbin.senate.gov

People must have lived in state for at least a year • LICENSES Continued from page A1 the standard red one, can’t be used to vote, work, get through airport security or buy a gun.

People who apply will have to have lived in the state for at least a year and pay $30 fee while also passing a written exam and a road test.

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High Court mulls campaign cash

By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to free big individual donors to give more money to political candidates in the court’s first major campaign finance case since the justices took the lid off of independent spending in 2010.

The court’s conservative justices, who formed the majority in 2010’s Citizens United case, voiced varying degrees of skepticism about the limits on what individuals may give candidates, political parties and political action committees in a two-year federal election cycle.

The argument in a packed courtroom that included members of Congress gave supporters of stringent cam-

formation with immigration,” Ernesto Martinez, a spokesman for the state agency, told a crowd of 50 people during a recent workshop in Aurora.

The state says it can issue about 106,000 of the documents a year.

Aurora resident Maria Juana Martinez says she’s eager to get one.

“It’s going to be such a benefit to drive my daughter to school,” she said.

People will be able to start requesting appointments in November, but won’t be able to go to the Secretary of State’s office until December.

paign finance regulations little reason for optimism that the court would sustain limits that were enacted 40 years ago in response to Watergate-era abuses. The caps were intended to reduce the potential for political corruption.

Chief Justice John Roberts, possibly the pivotal vote in the case, said telling an individual he can give the legal maximum of $2,600 per election to only a handful of candidates for Congress “seems to me a very direct restriction” on First Amendment rights.

Roberts seemed less critical of the limits as they applied to the political parties and said nothing to suggest he would support an outcome that would call into question all contribution limits, including on what one contributor may give one candidate.

The Supreme Court first upheld contribution limits in its 1976 Buckley v. Valeo decision, accepting the anti-corruption rationale. In Citizens United, the court said that spending that is independent of campaigns poses no risk of corruption, no matter how large. Tuesday’s case was in part about how to reconcile those holdings.

President Barack Obama, who criticized the Citizens United ruling in his State of the Union speech in 2010, said Tuesday the current case has the potential to “go even further than Citizens United” if the court should undermine all contribution limits.

“I mean, essentially, it would say anything goes; there are no rules in terms of how to finance campaigns,” Obama said.

8NATION BRIEF Stocks fall as investors wait on Washington NEW YORK – The stock market’s slow bleed got a little worse Tuesday. The decline is the result of squabbling in Washington over the nation’s debt limit and a government shutdown. The stock market’s losses in the first days of the shutdown have accelerated this week as the U.S. has moved closer to an Oct. 17 deadline for lifting the government’s borrowing authority. Stocks opened flat, moved steadily lower and slumped in the final minutes of trading Tuesday. The loss added to a three-week decline that has knocked the Standard & Poor’s 500 index down 4 percent since it hit a record high Sept. 18.

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confirmed the staff had been scaled back by furloughs and said the office was doing its best to keep up with incoming phone calls. Mooney said he believes Hultgren had taken some calls from constituents.

At Durbin’s office, a voice message said the office is closed because of the partial government shutdown. An alternative number is given, but only to take messages in case of emergency.

The shutdown also has taken its toll on operations at the White House, where about three out of four staffers have been furloughed, according to The Associated Press.

Both Kinzinger and Hultgren have refused their pay during the shutdown, out of what they say is respect for federal employees and their staffers.

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8 OUR VIEW

NIU CHANCE program brings about progress

8 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR G-K should think about curriculum needs To the Editor: Two articles were printed Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 in the Daily Chronicle regarding the proposed and then passed 2014 budget of Genoa-Kingston School District 424.

These pieces show that District 424 has moved away from concerns for maintaining a full and balanced curriculum to caring more about their bottom line.

Don’t get me wrong, I give credit where it is due, and G-K has done well with its finances over the years considering the state of our state and its “ability” to pay. But G-K has always done so on the backs of its

teachers and staff and ultimately its curriculum.

After all their so-called necessary cuts, District 424 will still be operating at a deficit, albeit less of one than many Illinois districts, but at what cost? What the kids lost in terms of curriculum is worth a lot more.

Time was that G-K could and would point to its well-rounded curriculum. But with cuts to the districtwide music program and the elimination of visual arts courses at the middle school, it remains harder to make that claim.

Much has been written about the teachers brought back to G-K, but answers have not been forthcoming about the subjects and the teachers who were not

and why.

Although the Chronicle has hyped that G-K freshman sports were supposed to be cut originally, people need to understand that freshman sports are extracurricular. Even if they’d been cut, it wouldn’t have affected freshman physical education, a student requirement. Indeed, contemporary demands for sports would never have allowed for such a “cut” to stand.

To their credit, teachers and administrators, headed by current GKHS principal Brett McPherson, immediately worked to find funding to maintain these programs. In fact, the G-K frosh sports so-called budget cut was the first thing to be rescinded last spring, as I predicted.

G-K’s administrators’ pay and benefits ratio to teachers’ is still disproportionately larger gap than like districts in the state.

Likewise, paying a separate finance officer when there’s a fiscally savvy superintendent and payroll staff is worth more to the budget than a couple of teachers’ salaries.

For a district that is still deficit spending, was it really worth cutting seasoned teachers and valuable parts of the curriculum?

Did the District 424 school board truly not hear the fervent pleas of parents and students last spring?

I guess not.

Julie Sorensen Sycamore

Washington’s new 3-party system Court and a presidential election in which it was a central issue – should be given a chance to work.

Why another shutdown? Our governRepublicans like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ment has three parties these days: Demfear that once Obamacare kicks in, as he ocrats, Republicans and the new radical told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in July, it Republicans. “will never, ever be repealed” after DemThat “radical Republican” label has ocrats “get the American people addicted some history. The old radical Republito the sugar.” cans were the Grand Old Party’s progresIn other words, if people get a chance sive wing. They were opposed during the to try Obamacare, they might like it as Civil War and through Reconstruction much as they like Social Security, Mediby the party’s liberals and conservatives. care, Medicaid and other programs long They strongly opposed slavery, dedecried by conservatives as socialistic. manded harsh policies against ex-ConThey have a right to hold objections federates and pushed civil rights and to programs they don’t like. But conservoting rights for newly emancipated vatives do their country a disservice by slaves. Abraham Lincoln and other mod- holding the normal functions of governerates sought compromise and unity for ment hostage to their tests of ideological the party and the nation. Today’s radical purity. That’s not just coming from me. right would probably call Lincoln an It also comes from many of their fellow appeaser or a “RINO” – Republican in conservatives.

Name Only.

Some of the party’s best known Today’s radical Republicans are quite conservatives have come under attack the opposite in ideology, if not in temfrom the GOP’s tea party wing for failing perament, of the originals. Today’s tea to be conservative enough. The Senate party-era radicals call themselves “conConservatives Fund, for example, has servative” but they radically challenge, been running ads that attack Republiblock and overturn established laws, can Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona, Richard policies and traditions that get in the Burr of North Carolina, Lamar Alexway of their ideological goals – even if it ander of Tennessee and Thad Cochran means a federal government shutdown of Mississippi. Their sin: reluctance to or a possible default on the nation’s debt support their party’s self-destructive obligations. strategy against Obamacare.

Long-running partisan battles over “Tell Senate Republicans to stand taxes, spending, deficits, the debt ceiling with Ted Cruz and [Utah Sen.] Mike and other fiscal concerns have come to Lee,” says the group’s website, “not a head this season in pitched, last-ditch [Senate Minority Leader] Mitch McConbattles by Republicans to block, repeal nell [of Kentucky] and [Senate Minority or defund the Affordable Care Act better Whip] John Cornyn [of Texas].” known as “Obamacare.”

Other conservative groups, including Democrats believe that their hardthe Tea Party Patriots, For America won Obamacare law – having survived and Heritage Action have mounted ads congressional opposition, the Supreme attacking Republicans in both houses

By CLARENCE PAGE

Tribune Media Service

who don’t rigidly support their efforts to defund Obamacare.

Over on the House side, Cruz has thumbed his nose at traditional protocols by plotting strategy with tea party House members – against Speaker John Boehner’s wishes.

But what is Boehner to do? He’s been warned by the tea partiers that he’ll be voted out of his speakership if he passes any major legislation with less than a majority of House Republicans. The radical right may be a minority of the House but they appear to leverage a majority of the power against Boehner’s lack of a counter-strategy.

Cruz has taken de facto leadership of the new radical Republican assault on Obamacare, most visibly by speaking for more than 21 hours in a pseudo-filibuster about his objections to the program.

This has won soaring support for him in the party’s right wing, setting him up for what most likely will be a presidential run in 2016.

One wonders whether he cares more about Republicans or the Ted Cruz Party.

So far, the strident GOP push to overturn Obamacare, even as Americans in need of health care sign up for its state insurance exchanges, shows Republicans to be holding on to the same self-defeating strategy that lost the 2012 presidential race: Talking ceaselessly to themselves.

Worse, they’re arguing among themselves, battling for their party’s political soul instead of real solutions to the problems that voters sent them to Washington to solve.

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The CHANCE program at Northern Illinois University has done important work in its 45 years of existence, and it’s work that should continue.

The program, an acronym for counseling help and assistance necessary for a college education, has helped more than 15,000 people to complete a college education who otherwise might not have been able to do so.

The program has almost 200 “target schools” from around the state. The average ACT score for students at target schools is lower than 19 and at least 25 percent of students are considered low-income. Students who graduate from these high schools qualify for a special admissions process and receive extra help in college.

Some decry such programs as relics of the Civil Rights Era, saying that they are social engineering that is no longer necessary in 21st century America.

But programs such as CHANCE are still necessary.

The adage that it is unfair to expect equality of results without equality of opportunity still holds. Students from target schools certainly face challenges that their peers at better-performing schools do not. They also do not have the same resources available to them. Those from disadvantaged backgrounds who show promise deserve precisely what the program promises – a chance.

Many people who succeed through the CHANCE program are the first in their family to go to college.

They are identified based not only on their academic performance, but also on other criteria including drive to succeed, leadership potential, and special talents.

In other words, not just what the statistics say about them, but their potential.

Diversity remains important at public universities in our multiracial society, and NIU has made great progress in that regard since CHANCE was established in 1969. Before the program began, black students made up less than 2 percent of the 18,000 students on campus.

Today, black students make up 16 percent of all undergraduates, while Hispanic students are another 11 percent.

Education is a key gateway for people seeking to improve their lot in life and pursue their passions.

The CHANCE program has helped thousands of people pursue their dreams, and we hope it will help thousands more in the future.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

Soften rhetoric to end standoff Throughout the federal government shutdown last week, partisans voiced their contempt, even loathing, for the other side. White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer declared there would be no negotiations “with people with a bomb strapped to their chest.”

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who hails from a state where a quarter of the population lacks health insurance, insisted that political chaos was a small price to pay to prevent “the enormous harms that Obamacare is inflicting on millions of Americans.”

Among the mind-numbing barrage was this tweet promoted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee: “Obamacare Sucks. It Must Be Repealed. Sign the Petition.”

Even President Barack Obama’s Twitter account succumbed to blunt posting: “Take Note, Obamacare is here to stay,” it tweeted on the second day of the shutdown.

And this is the work of party leaders – the backbenchers are worse.

Yet aren’t these sorts of cheap shots simply par for the political course? Does it really matter?

Well, yes, it does. Democracies run on public discourse, with the business of self-government more or less transacted through political rhetoric. Rhetoric is not something attached to government; it’s the essence of it. And just as graceful rhetoric can elevate the republic and that for which it stands – see the collected works of Lincoln, Abraham – rude rhetoric has a corrosive quality that can seep into and weaken the nation’s bones.

Rhetoric can rally us to transcend differences and embrace a higher purpose. It can also warn us: Political antagonists first mount their podiums before mounting the barricades. Finally, observing rules of rhetoric and decorum mimics the civic exercise of following laws: “No one is to disturb another in his speech by hissing, coughing, spitting, speaking or whispering to another,” wrote Thomas Jefferson in his Manual of Parliamentary Practice.

This Congress will see no one thrashed by an opponent’s cane. Nor will this shutdown, and a fast-approaching crisis on the debt ceiling, lead to civil war.

But neither is the intensifying battle between the parties a mere theatrical production. In a moment of high conflict, low rhetoric makes the situation worse – and recovery harder.

On Oct. 4, apparently sensing that rhetorical boundaries had frayed, Harry Reid, D-Nev., the tart-tongued majority leader, called on the Senate, himself included, to work harder to “maintain habits of civility and decorum.” The House and White House should do likewise.

Politicians in Washington may not be talking themselves into political heaven anytime soon. But they can at least stop talking their way to hell.

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Winds: SSW 7-14 mph

Winds: NNE 6-12 mph

Winds: ENE 7-14 mph

Winds: E 6-12 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 76° Low .............................................................. 45° Normal high ............................................. 65° Normal low ............................................... 43° Record high .............................. 89° in 2007 Record low ................................ 22° in 1987

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 0.48” Normal month to date ....................... 0.77” Year to date ......................................... 29.16” Normal year to date ......................... 30.02”

Sunrise today ................................ 7:01 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 6:23 p.m.

Moonrise today ......................... 12:00 p.m.

Moonset today ............................ 9:53 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 7:02 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 6:21 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow ................ 12:57 p.m.

Moonset tomorrow ................. 10:55 p.m.

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Kenosha 67/48 Lake Geneva 70/44

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

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AIR QUALITY TODAY

Rockford 72/48

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Dixon 74/45

Joliet 72/47

La Salle 74/50 Streator 73/50

Source: National Allergy Bureau

Evanston 68/53 Chicago 70/50

Aurora 74/46

POLLEN INDEX

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

Waukegan 68/50

Arlington Heights 71/49

DeKalb 74/48

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

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Janesville 72/46

Hammond 71/50 Gary 72/49 Kankakee 72/49

Peoria 74/52

Pontiac 74/51

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WEATHER HISTORY On Oct. 9, 1804, a hurricane in New England caused massive damage.

Tropical moisture and cold air combined in central New England; 2-3 feet of snow fell in the Green Mountains.

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Watseka 73/49

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Kishwaukee Belvidere Perryville DeKalb

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Jacob Cook (right) and the DeKalb boys golf team placed sixth at the Class 3A St. Charles East Regional, and more in prep roundup. PAGE B2

SECTION B *

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

IHSA GIRLS GOLF REGIONAL PREVIEW

Timberwolves get regional sneak peek

By ROSS JACOBSON rjacobson@shawmedia.com AP photo

Steinbrenner hopeful Girardi makes return TAMPA, Fla. – Hank Steinbrenner wants Joe Girardi (above) to remain with the New York Yankees and is awaiting the manager’s decision on a new contract.

Girardi’s current deal expires at the end of the month, and the team offered a new agreement last week.

“It’s up to him now,” Steinbrenner, the team’s co-chairman, said Tuesday.

The Yankees failed to make the playoffs for the second time in 19 years and finished with an 85-77 record, their poorest since 1992. All-Stars Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson missed much of the season.

“Well, the No. 1 thing is, and it’s not an excuse, the injuries were catastrophic,” Steinbrenner said. “And that’s the word for it, catastrophic.

I’ve never seen anything like it. We’ve been in baseball for 40 years, and I haven’t seen anything like it. It was crazy.”

New York was mathematically eliminated during the last week of the season, losing nine times in a 12-game span before finishing with a three-game sweep at woeful Houston.

“It’s amazing how they hung in for as long as they did,” Steinbrenner said. “Showed a lot of toughness.”

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says the team would like to get under the $189 million luxury-tax threshold for next season, which includes room for about $177 million in salaries. A season-long suspension of Alex Rodriguez would lower the payroll by $27.5 million.

Getting under the threshold would cut the Yankees’ tax rate from 50 percent to 17.5 percent in 2015, and there would be additional savings under the revenue sharing plan.

But New York would have to spend if wants to retain second baseman Robinson Cano and Granderson, who are eligible for free agency.

– Wire report

8WHAT TO WATCH Postseason, NLDS Game 5, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7 p.m., TBS The Pirates and Cardinals clash in the final game of the series with the winner advancing to face the Dodgers in the NLCS. Also on TV...

Pro hockey Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m., NBCSN Men’s college soccer Old Dominion at Charlotte, 6 p.m., FSN Golf LPGA Malaysia, first round, at Kuala Lurnpur, Malaysia, 11:30 a.m., TGC

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Indian Creek golf coach Keith Haag made a last-minute schedule change.

Instead of holding practice in Shabbona at Indian Oaks, the Timberwolves’ home course, he took his team out to Prairie View in Byron, the site of today’s Class A Byron Regional.

The Timberwolves are playing their best golf of the year

3-Point Stance vidcast For the latest analysis and predictions on local high school football teams, including an interview with Sycamore’s Michael Stinnett – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/ dcpreps on Wednesday. over the past two weeks and Haag wanted to give them all

the experience and information possible to keep the momentum today.

“If there’s ever a time to peak, it’s now,” Haag said. “We had a really good week last week, we had four meets in a row which was very taxing on them and we end up 3-1 on the week, which is very good.”

In two of those dual meets, Indian Creek broke the 200 mark, shooting 196 and 199, season bests for the Timberwolves.

Haag credits Indian Creek’s improved short game for its recent streak. At practice, Haag will teach proper chipping fundamentals and run through drills, starting close to the green and backing up in 10yard increments so his players get a feel for different distances.

He’ll do the same thing on the putting green and has seen marked improvement as the season has progressed.

See GOLF, page B2

Regional assignments CLASS A Byron Regional Genoa-Kingston Indian Creek Westminster Christian Regional Hinckley-Big Rock CLASS AA Burlington Central Regional DeKalb Kaneland

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

BEND, DON’T BREAK Defensive breakdown vs. Iowa (Aug. 31) First downs: 24 Passing yards: 256 Rushing yards: 202 Fumbles-recovered: 1-1 Interceptions: 2 vs. Idaho (Sept. 14) First downs: 27 Passing yards: 247 Rushing yards: 191 Fumbles-recovered: 3-3 Interceptions: 0 vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 21) First downs: 27 Passing yards: 450 Rushing yards: 127 Fumbles-recovered: 1-0 Interceptions: 2 vs. Purdue (Sept. 28) First downs: 29 Passing yards: 371 Rushing yards: 153 Fumbles-recovered: 1-1 Interceptions: 4

Scott Walstrom – NIU Media Services

Northern Illinois linebacker Mike Santacaterina breaks up a pass Saturday during the Huskies’ 38-24 victory over Kent State in Kent, Ohio.

Takeaways key to NIU defense’s success

By STEVE NITZ

Up next

snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – For Northern Illinois’ defense, the yards allowed and scoring totals aren’t impressive.

The Huskies’ average of 479.4 yards allowed ranks 113th in the nation, and their 29.8 points allowed is good for 83rd in the country.

However, those stats don’t tell the entire story. All season long, NIU has kept taking the ball away from the other team.

In Saturday’s 38-24 win over Kent State, NIU safety Jimmie Ward picked off Golden Flashes quarterback Colin Reardon in the red zone – on a pass intended for Dri Archer – and also recovered a fumble which was forced by true

Akron (1-5, 0-2 MAC East vs. Northern Illinois (5-0, 1-0 MAC West), 4 p.m.

Saturday, ESPN3, AM-1360 freshman Jamaal Payton.

Ward leads the MAC with four interceptions. The other Huskies’ starting safety, Dechane Durante, has three.

Takeaways have been a theme all season. To Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey, it’s all about being in the right place, and then executing on top of it.

“Our guys are in more positions to make those plays, and I think that’s why they’re getting more,” Carey said during

Tuesday’s news conference at the Yordon Center. “You can be in position and still not make the play and still not get the turnover. If you’re in that position more often than not, you’re going to get the turnover.”

And the members of NIU’s defense have been in the right position this season. The 15 turnovers the Huskies have forced rank sixth in the nation and second in the Mid-American Conference (Ball State has forced 16).

Four of the five teams ahead of NIU – Tulane (18 turnovers), Middle Tennessee (17), Ball State, Virginia Tech (16) and Miami (Fla.) (16) – have played six games compared with five for the Huskies, who have had a bye week.

See DEFENSE, page B3

vs. Kent State (Saturday) First downs: 15 Passing yards: 245 Rushing yards: 147 Fumbles-recovered: 2-1 Interceptions: 1 SEASON TOTALS Points allowed a game: 29.8 Passing yards a game: 313.8 Rushing yards a game: 164 Fumbles-recovered: 8-6 Interceptions: 9

Want to know more?

The Daily Chronicle’s Steve Nitz answers your NIU- and MAC-related questions. Look for a new installment of questions and answers each week at HuskieWire.com.

Submit your questions to Steve on Twitter @SNitz_ DDC or at snitz@ shawmedia.com.

Wootton shows versatility LAKE FOREST – A few feet from Mr. Fourth Quarter’s locker is a stall reserved for Mr. Versatility.

OK, fine, so the nameplate above Mr. Versatility’s locker says “Wootton – 98.”

Whatever.

This is a time for action.

This is a time for playmakers.

This is a time for nicknames.

“I just try to be as versatile as I can,” said Mr. Versatility, who also answers to Corey Wootton. “Injuries happened, and they needed me to step up.”

Technically, the Bears needed him to step sideways, but you get the idea.

So Wootton the defensive end has transformed into Wootton the defensive tackle, at least for part of the time.

That’s because the Bears are short-handed by approximately 587 interior defensive

BEARS INSIDER Tom Musick linemen who have gone down because of torn ligaments, runny noses, tennis elbows, food-borne illnesses and other ailments.

And if the Bears are serious about breaking out of their two-game funk, then they will need Wootton to be at his best Thursday night against the New York Giants.

Because any team in the NFL – even the winless Giants – can win a game if they can control the line of scrimmage.

So, Mr. V, let’s review your credentials.

You can play defensive end. That’s nice.

You can fill in at defensive tackle. Good for you.

What else?

“I was a fullback for a little bit in peewee,” Wootton said.

OK, now we’re getting somewhere. The Bears have a capable fullback in Tony Fiammetta, but to be honest, his name is tricky to spell. And we in the media are expected to spell names correctly.

Perhaps Wootton could solve this crisis. Did he enjoy his time as a fullback?

“Yeah, it was cool,” he said. “I got to run with the ball a little bit.”

Then it’s decided. You’re Matt Forte’s new lead blocker.

What else?

“Mostly offensive and defensive lines,” Wootton said.

“I played center for a little bit when I was younger.”

See MUSICK, page B2

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Bears defensive tackle Corey Wootton awaits the snap Sunday against New Orleans at Soldier Field in Chicago.

SPORTS

Page B2 • Wednesday, October 9, 2013

8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Girls Golf Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek at Class 1A Byron Regional at Prairie View Golf Course Hinckley-Big Rock at Class 1A Westminster Christian Regional at Golf Club of Illinois Kaneland, DeKalb at Class 2A Burlington Central Regional at Sycamore Golf Club Boys Cross Country Genoa-Kingston, Kaneland at Byron Handicap Races, 4:15 p.m.

Girls Cross Country Genoa-Kingston at Byron Handicap Races, 4:15 p.m.

Girls Swimming DeKalb/Sycamore at South Elgin, 4:30 p.m.

THURSDAY Boys Soccer DeKalb at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m.

Rochelle at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Rockford Christian at Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m.

Indian Creek, Hiawatha, Hinckley-Big Rock at Little Ten Tournament, TBA Volleyball DeKalb at Sycamore, 6 p.m.

Kaneland at Morris, 6 p.m.

Burlington Central at Genoa-Kingston, 6 p.m.

Indian Creek, Hiawatha, Hinckley-Big Rock at Little Ten Tournament at Leland, TBA

FRIDAY Football Sycamore at Rochelle, 7:30 p.m.

Morris at DeKalb, 7:30 p.m.

Yorkville at Kaneland, 7:30 p.m.

Genoa-Kingston at North Boone, 7 p.m.

Volleyball DeKalb at Glenbrook North tournament, 5 p.m.

Indian Creek, Hiawatha, Hinckley-Big Rock at Little Ten Tournament at Leland, TBA Girls Tennis Sycamore, DeKalb, Kaneland at NI Big 12 tournament at DeKalb, 1 p.m.

Boys Soccer Port Byron Riverdale at Indian Creek in Class A Indian Creek regional quarterfinals, TBA Hiawatha at Byron in Class A Oregon Regional quarterfinals, TBA

8SPORTS SHORTS Kaneland, Sycamore move up in 5A poll Kaneland and Sycamore each jumped one spot in the latest Associated Press Class 5A football poll.

After previous No. 2 Joliet Catholic lost to St. Patrick’s in Week 6, Kaneland became the new No. 2 team while Sycamore comes in at No. 3.

Montini, the four-time defending state champion, remains the unanimous No. 1 team in Class 5A.

Brian Bemis Auto joins Kaneland in challenge Brian Bemis World Auto is joining with Kaneland to raise funds for the Knights’ football program as part of the Ram Gridiron Challenge.

Fans can support the school’s football program and earn a $20 donation by taking a brief test drive from the Ram Truck brand at Kaneland on Friday from 3:30 to 7 p.m.

Anyone 18 or older with a valid driver’s license can participate in a test drive to earn a donation to the school and gain entry into the Chrysler Group National Giveaway for a chance to win $45,000 towards any eligible Chrysler Group vehicle.

Sweeney staying with Cubs for $3.5 million CHICAGO – Ryan Sweeney is staying with the Cubs after agreeing to a $3.5 million, two-year contract that includes a club option for 2016.

The outfielder posted Tuesday on Twitter that he’s “so excited to be back in Chicago” and thanked the organization and fans for believing in him.

A person familiar with the situation says Sweeney is due $1.5 million in 2014 and 2015, with the Cubs holding a $2.5 million option for 2016 with a $500,000 buyout.

– Staff, wire reports

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

PREP ROUNDUP

MLB

Sycamore’s Aurand advances to sectionals

By DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com AURORA – Sycamore’s Ryan Aurand advanced to sectionals for the second straight season by qualifying individually with a 4-over-par 75 at Tuesday’s Class 2A Aurora Central Catholic Boys Golf Regional at Phillips Park Golf Course.

Aurand said his 10-foot, downhill, right-breaking putt to save par on the 14th hole reinforced that his round was headed down the right path. He saved the fist-pumping for a later date.

“It’s only regionals, I can’t get too excited about it yet,” said Aurand, one of only two seniors on the Spartans.

Aurand said he’s never played at Park Hills in Freeport, where Monday’s sectional will be held, but plans to play a practice round there Sunday.

The Spartans’ Martin Hurst was the team’s second-best scorer, shooting an 85 that was three strokes off the individual cut. Sycamore’s team score of 352 was eighth out of 10 teams at the regional, with Burlington Central taking the team title with a program record 295.

Kaneland’s depth kept the Knights alive for another week.

Kaneland tied St. Edward for the third and final advancing spot, but the Knights move on to sectionals based on a fifth-score tiebreaker.

The Knights advanced to the IHSA 2A state tournament as a team last year, and now will have the opportunity to make it again Monday.

“It means a lot to us,” Kaneland senior Matt Yonkovich said. “It means we’ve got to practice hard this next week. We’ve got to shoot better as a team at sectionals to advance.”

Yonkovich paced Kaneland with a 4-under-par 67. That score, remarkably, was not enough to nab the individual title, which went to Burlington Central’s Matt Weber (66).

Still, Yonkovich thinks his sparkling round “will stand out quite a bit” to prospective college recruiters.”[Weber’s] a really good golfer,” Yonkovich said.

“It’s a little upsetting [not to win with 67], but he did good.”

Brody Kuhar (78), Jeremy Faletto (81) and Jesse Denton and Stephen Cannell (84 each) also came through for Kaneland (310 team score).

Indian Creek advances: Indian Creek took second place at the Class A Putnam County Regional, shooting a team score of 355.

Peyton Gatz (86), David Boehne (88), Drew Headley (90) and Emerson Witte (91) contributed to the scoring for Indian Creek, which will play Monday in the Byron Sectional.

Barbs take sixth: DeKalb boys

DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary)

AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston vs. Tampa Bay Friday: Boston 12, Tampa Bay 2 Saturday: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4 Monday: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4, Red Sox lead series, 2-1 Tuesday: Boston at Tampa Bay (n) x-Thursday: Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:37 (TBS) Oakland vs. Detroit Friday: Detroit 3, Oakland 2 Saturday: Oakland 1, Detroit 0 Monday: Oakland 6, Detroit 3 Tuesday: Detroit 8, Oakland 6, series tied at 2-2 x-Thursday: Detroit (Scherzer 21-3) at Oakland (TBA), 8:07 p.m. (TBS)

NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh Thursday: St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 1 Friday: Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 1 Sunday: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 3 Monday: St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1, series tied 2-2 Today: Pittsburgh (Cole 10-7) at St. Louis (Wainwright 19-9), 7:07 p.m. (TBS) Los Angeles vs. Atlanta Thursday: Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 1 Friday: Atlanta 4, Los Angeles 3 Sunday: Los Angeles 13, Atlanta 6 Monday: Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 3, Dodgers win series, 3-1

NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE North L T 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 East W L T Philadelphia 2 3 0 Dallas 2 3 0 Washington 1 3 0 N.Y. Giants 0 5 0 South W L T New Orleans 5 0 0 Carolina 1 3 0 Atlanta 1 4 0 Tampa Bay 0 4 0 West W L T Seattle 4 1 0 San Francisco 3 2 0 Arizona 3 2 0 St. Louis 2 3 0 Detroit Bears Green Bay Minnesota

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Austin Freeman of DeKalb tees off Tuesday during the IHSA Class 3A St. Charles East regional at St. Andrews Golf Course in West Chicago. DeKalb finished in sixth place at the regional. golf took 6th at the Class 3A St. Charles East Regional, shooting a 336. Sophomores Connor Hoyle (81) and Ben Melms (84) advanced as individuals to the sectional round.

Melms advanced after playing in a playoff with four golfers. Jacob Cook, who also shot an 84, did not advance. Austin Freeman shot 87 to complete the Barbs’ scoring.

“I was happy for both of those guys because they’re getting to experience what it’s like to go to a sectional,” DeKalb coach John Cordes said. “I think it will really pay off for next year.”

Cogs fourth: Genoa-Kingston took fourth at the Class 2A Belvidere North Regional, shooting 360 collectively. The Cogs were only two shots behind Winnebago for the third team qualifying spot. Tommy Lucca (75) and Nick Adamczyk (77) advanced individually for the Cogs.

H-BR finishes 11th: Hinckley-Big Rock finished 11th at the Class A Westminster Christian Regional, shooting a team score of 431.

VOLLEYBALL Barbs win in three: DeKalb held on for a 25-20, 22-25, 25-23 win over LaSalle-Peru at home.

DeKalb got 13 kills from Courtney Bemis and 11 from Abby Hickey. Madison Lord dished out 31 assists and Nicole Schladt had 20 digs for the Barbs (17-3, 5-0).

Cogs run past North Boone: Genoa-Kingston defeated North Boone, 25-14, 25-9 in a Big Northern Conference road match.

Bridget Halat finished with 11 kills and Olivia Cotton had 11 digs. Bria Rogalla had five aces on the night for G-K (13-8, 6-2).

Indian Creek downs Hiawatha: Indian Creek defeated Hiawatha, 25-15, 25-13, in the consolation semifinals of the Little Ten tournament.

Rebecca Goodrich recorded five kills, Kayla Kauffman had three aces, Rebecca Boehne dished out 12 assists, Bailey Martenson chipped in with 8 digs, Emma Goodrich had 11 kills and Josie Diehl had four kills for the Timberwolves (7-11).

BOYS SOCCER Barbs cruise: DeKalb defeated Yorkville, 4-1, to remain undefeated in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East.

Akim Suraji and Trevor Freeland each had two goals while Sean Woodford and Dylan Hottsmith each recorded two assists.

“We did a good job of building off the Moline performance.

Our defending was really solid,” DeKalb coach Brent McIntosh said. “Specifically, Skyler Weissar and Owen Smith played very well for us.”

DeKalb is 13-2, 7-0 in conference.

Sommerfeld ties record: Tim Sommerfeld tied a school record with five goals in Indian Creek’s 5-1 win over Paw Paw in the consolation semifinal of the Little Ten tournament.

Jeremy Potter made 14 saves in net while Trevor Guerra and Jake Dodd each had two assists for Indian Creek (4-13-1).

G-K downs Marengo: Genoa-Kingston defeated Marengo, 5-2, in a Big Northern Conference match.

Juan DaSilva had two goals while Brett Devine, Garrett Windau and William Crozier also scored. Uriel Ortega had

three assists on the day.

The Cogs (11-6-1, 7-3-1-) play Rockford Christian on Thursday at home.

Kaneland rallies past Morris: Kaneland defeated Morris, 3-2, in a Northern Illinois Big 12 East matchup. Two goals from Angel Esconfrias in the second half gave Kaneland the victory.

Arsim Azemi scored in the first half and also had an assist.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Sycamore wins invite: Sycamore won the 5-team Winnebago Invite with 28 points.

Maggie Lalowski finished first, completing the 2.05-mile course in 11:43. Stephanie Cole was third in 12:54 while Hannah Cerny took fifth in 13:02. Kylie Ocker (ninth, 13:51) and Amy Schroeder (10th, 13:53) rounded out the scoring for Sycamore.

GIRLS TENNIS Kaneland shuts out Ottawa: Kaneland defeated Ottawa, 7-0, in a home dual match. Sammie Schrepferman, Stephanie Zwick and Emily Lutter each won easily in two sets in singles.

The doubles teams of Madi Jurcenko and Jelly Emmanouil and Colleen Landers and Stephanie Karolewicz cruised in straight sets. Kaylee Shoaff and Mallory Dugan combined to win in a third-set tiebreaker at No. 3 doubles.

MONDAY’S LATE RESULTS GIRLS TENNIS Ottawa downs DeKalb: Ottawa defeated DeKalb, 4-1, in a Northern Illinois Big 12 crossover match. Mary Ellen Green won at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-4.

• Jay Schwab contributed to this report.

W 3 3 2 1

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PF PA 131 123 145 140 118 97 115 123

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PA 159 136 112 182

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PA 73 58 134 70

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PF 137 113 91 103

PA 81 98 95 141

AMERICAN CONFERENCE North L T Baltimore 2 0 Cleveland 2 0 Cincinnati 2 0 Pittsburgh 4 0 East W L T New England 4 1 0 N.Y. Jets 3 2 0 Miami 3 2 0 Buffalo 2 3 0 South W L T Indianapolis 4 1 0 Tennessee 3 2 0 Houston 2 3 0 Jacksonville 0 5 0 West W L T Denver 5 0 0 Kansas City 5 0 0 Oakland 2 3 0 San Diego 2 3 0 W 3 3 3 0

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PA 110 94 87 110

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PA 70 116 117 130

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PF 139 115 93 51

PA 79 95 139 163

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PF PA 230 139 128 58 98 108 125 129

Thursday’s Result Cleveland 37, Buffalo 24 Sunday’s Results New Orleans 26, Bears 18 Green Bay 22, Detroit 9 Kansas City 26, Tennessee 17 St. Louis 34, Jacksonville 20 Cincinnati 13, New England 6 Indianapolis 34, Seattle 28 Baltimore 26, Miami 23 Philadelphia 36, N.Y. Giants 21 Arizona 22, Carolina 6 Denver 51, Dallas 48 San Francisco 34, Houston 3 Oakland 27, San Diego 17 Open: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington Monday’s Result N.Y. Jets 30, Atlanta 28 Thursday’s Game N.Y. Giants at Bears, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Carolina at Minnesota, noon Oakland at Kansas City, noon St. Louis at Houston, noon Green Bay at Baltimore, noon Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, noon Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, noon Cincinnati at Buffalo, noon Detroit at Cleveland, noon Tennessee at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

New Orleans at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Atlanta, Miami Monday’s Game Indianapolis at San Diego, 7:40 p.m.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE

Guyton, VanGemert all-NI Big 12 selections • GOLF Continued from page B1 “The short game is always the last thing to come around,” Haag said. “We spent at least half of the time on the short game. They’ve all gotten much more proficient at it.”

At the center of Indian Creek’s rise is senior Lauren Frances, who advanced to the sectional as an individual last season.

Frances has been playing in Haag’s junior golf clinics for the last eight years and Haag said she put in a lot of work over the offseason. She’s noticed the benefits in longer drives and more accurate iron play.

“I always had a tough time

with par 3’s, but I’m better at it now,” Frances said. “I can get it on the green where I want it to be.”

Before the season, every Indian Creek player set an individual goal of what they would like to shoot as their low round of nine holes on the year. Frances, who shot a 41 at Wing Park in Elgin earlier this year, put her mark at 40.

And while Frances certainly has another opportunity to achieve her own goal, the focus now is on a bigger team accomplishment.

“As a team we’re really working to try and get to sectionals as a team instead of individuals.

That’s a big goal of ours to do it as a team,” Frances said. “We’re all really close and we have so

much fun out there. It would mean a lot to us.”

Knights’ Guyton reinvigorated: Kaneland junior Tori Guyton faced long lulls between each of her competitive rounds this season. As an individual representing a school without a full girls team, she entered tournaments at a sporadically scheduled pace.

Guyton’s mental game admittedly sputtered early, but re-adjusting to the nonteam format after playing the 2012 regular season alongside the Kaneland boys eventually provided a spark.

Entering today’s Class AA Burlington Central Regional at Sycamore Golf Club, Guyton feels about as collected as she has all season.

“Right before tryouts this

year, I was freaking myself out and worried I was not going to be playing with the boys,” she said. “I went through a two-week slump and had about zero confidence, but I’ve picked myself up and been practicing about as hard as I can.”

Guyton and classmate Julia VanGemert – both all-Northern Illinois Big 12 honorees last week – split practices between Hughes Creek in Elburn and Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, where Guyton’s father, John, is head pro.

Reinvigorated to compete and hopeful to advance to Monday’s Rockford Guilford Sectional and beyond, Guyton is primed to turn in her best finish to date.

• Kevin Druley contributed to this report.

Wootton has experience at different positions • MUSICK Continued from page B1 Excellent.

Because starting center Roberto Garza is great and everything, but he’s 34 years old.

He entered the league one year after Brian Urlacher, who now yaps about sports on Channel 200-something. It’s about time that the Bears found someone to succeed Garza, and Mr. Versatility could be that someone.

What else?

“Coming into college, I had always played tight end in high

school,” Wootton said.

Gosh, I really wish you had told us this last year.

The Bears needed a reliable tight end in the worst way in 2012, but they addressed the weakness by signing free agent Martellus Bennett to a four-year deal in March. Bennett has thrived this season with 281 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and his name is easy to spell, so he can stay.

Thanks for the offer, Mr. Versatility, but I think the Bears are all set at tight end.

Hey, what about quarterback? What if your buddy Mr.

Fourth Quarter goes down?

“Quarterback?” Wootton said. “I don’t know.”

Why not? Are you not a fan of signing $100 million contracts?

“I just feel like the quarterback, he gets blamed for everything,” Wootton said.

Well, yeah.

But let’s say push came to shove, and Jay Cutler was injured on the shove. And let’s say Josh McCown dropped his clipboard and reached for his helmet – except, when he dropped his clipboard, it fell right on his big toe and rendered him out for

the rest of the game.

Could Mr. Versatility step in?

How far can he throw a football, anyway?

“I could probably throw it about 45, 50 yards maybe,” Wootton said. “But my shoulder’s a little sore now. So I don’t know.”

Good enough.

Bears fans, say hello to your new emergency quarterback.

• Shaw Media sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Colorado 3 3 0 0 6 St. Louis 2 2 0 0 4 Winnipeg 3 2 1 0 4 Blackhawks 2 1 0 1 3 Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 Minnesota 2 0 0 2 2 Nashville 2 0 2 0 0 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 2 2 0 0 4 Vancouver 3 2 1 0 4 Anaheim 3 2 1 0 4 Calgary 3 1 0 2 4 Phoenix 3 1 2 0 2 Los Angeles 3 1 2 0 2 Edmonton 3 1 2 0 2

GF 11 11 12 8 4 5 3

GA 3 2 10 7 5 7 7

GF 8 12 8 12 6 7 11

GA 2 10 11 13 11 10 15

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 4 3 1 0 6 13 10 Boston 2 2 0 0 4 7 2 Detroit 3 2 1 0 4 6 7 Tampa Bay 3 2 1 0 4 7 7 Ottawa 2 1 0 1 3 5 5 Montreal 2 1 1 0 2 7 5 Florida 3 1 2 0 2 5 11 Buffalo 4 0 3 1 1 4 10 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 3 3 0 0 6 12 3 N.Y. Islanders 3 2 0 1 5 12 7 Carolina 3 1 1 1 3 6 9 N.Y. Rangers 2 1 1 0 2 4 5 Columbus 2 1 1 0 2 6 6 Washington 3 1 2 0 2 10 12 New Jersey 3 0 1 2 2 7 12 Philadelphia 4 1 3 0 2 5 10 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Tuesday’s Results Colorado 2, Toronto 1 N.Y. Islanders 6, Phoenix 1 Philadelphia 2, Florida 1 Pittsburgh 5, Carolina 2 Tampa Bay 3, Buffalo 2, OT Minnesota at Nashville (n) New Jersey at Vancouver (n) N.Y. Rangers at San Jose (n) Today’s Games Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON Tuesday’s Results Oklahoma City 103, Philadelphia 99 Brooklyn 111, Washington 106, OT Cleveland 99, Milwaukee 87 Atlanta 87, Charlotte 85 Golden State at Utah (n) Denver vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, Canada (n) Today’s Games New Orleans vs. Orlando at Jacksonville, Fla., 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 6 p.m.

New York vs. Boston at Providence, R.I., 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m.

SPORTS

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL

Minnesota still supports Kill

By DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Northern Illinois running back Cameron Stingily runs past the Eastern Illinois defense Sept. 21 during the fouth quarter of the Huskies’ 43-39 victory at Huskie Stadium. Stingily’s status for Saturday’s game against Akron won’t be affected by his legal situation, NIU coach Rod Carey said Tuesday.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL NOTES

Stingily to play against Akron

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois running back Cameron Stingily’s status for Saturday’s game against Akron won’t be affected by his legal situation, NIU coach Rod Carey said Tuesday.

On Sunday, Stingily was arrested for failure to appear in court for a traffic offense, according to a police report. On June 9, Stingily was charged for driving without a license.

Carey said Stingily fulfilled his community service, went to his first two court dates and missed the third one. A new court date has been set.

“We’ve taken all the corrective measures that we need to internally and externally and we’re all on the same page with

Stingily’s game-bygame breakdown Game at Iowa at Idaho E. Illinois at Purdue at Kent State Totals

Att 12 13 21 15 37 98

Yds 42 62 134 72 266 576

TD 0 1 2 0 2 5

that,” Carey said.

Stingily rushed for a career-high 266 yards in Saturday’s 38-24 win at Kent State, and was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.

Other notes from Tuesday’s

news conference: • If he rushes for 44 yards on Saturday, Jordan Lynch will join an elite club. He would become just the 10th player in FBS history to run for 3,000 yards and pass for 4,000 yards in his career.

Lynch would join Denard Robinson (Michigan), Colin Kaepernick (Nevada), Brad Smith (Missouri), Antwaan Randle El (Indiana), Josh Cribbs (Kent State), Pat White (West Virginia), Brian Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette), Vince Young (Texas) and Eric Crouch (Nebraska).

• Carey called Saturday’s win an all-around good performance.

“Really pleased with all three phases. Minus about four plays on defense, one decision

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer pitches during the seventh inning of Game 4 of an American League Division Series against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday in Detroit.

ALDS GAME 4: TIGERS 8, ATHLETICS 6

Tigers rally past A’s, force Game 5

By NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers are heading back to California with the help of Max Scherzer and some fans in right field.

During a relief outing to remember, Scherzer escaped a major jam one inning after two fans reached out to try to reel in Victor Martinez’s disputed home run, and the Tigers rallied past the Oakland Athletics 8-6 on Tuesday to force a decisive fifth game in their AL division series.

Playing catch-up most of the way, the Tigers tied it first with Jhonny Peralta’s threerun homer in the fifth inning and then on Martinez’s solo shot in the seventh. A couple of fans attempted to catch Martinez’s drive, and at least one

of them bobbled the ball as he reached over the railing above the wall.

That prevented right fielder Josh Reddick from having any chance at a leaping grab. Reddick and center fielder Coco Crisp immediately protested, pointing up at the stands in the hope of a fan-interference call.

But umpires upheld the home run after a replay review.

Scherzer, making his first relief appearance since the 2011 postseason, gave up a run in the seventh and got in trouble again in the eighth. With the Tigers ahead 5-4, he allowed a walk and a double to start the inning, but after an intentional walk to load the bases, manager Jim Leyland left his 21-game winner on the mound.

Scherzer struck out Reddick and Stephen Vogt before getting pinch-hitter Alberto

Callaspo to line out to center.

“It was surreal,” Scherzer said. “Maybe it’s not the ninth inning, but that’s the stuff you dream about pitching – bases loaded, eighth inning, no outs and I was able to do it.”

Detroit, hitless through the first four innings in a game of twists and turns, added three runs in the eighth on a wild pitch and a two-run double by Omar Infante that made it 8-4.

Yoenis Cespedes hit a tworun single in the ninth, bringing the potential tying run to the plate, but Joaquin Benoit struck out Seth Smith to end it.

After avoiding elimination, the Tigers can now send Justin Verlander to the mound for Game 5 on Thursday in Oakland. Verlander shut out the A’s at the Coliseum in the decisive fifth game of the division series last year.

by me on special teams (kicking to Dri Archer) and a couple turnovers on offense, I think that’s pretty close to a complete a game as we’ve played,” he said.

• NIU defensive tackle Anthony Wells missed the first three games of the season while recovering from a broken foot, but has been on the field the past two games.

“Things have been going real good. Foot’s been doing a lot better, I’ve been getting back in my groove,” Wells said.

“Just have to keep getting better in practice, keep improving on my technique.”

• True freshman wide receiver Chad Beebe played Saturday. He’s the sixth true freshman to see the field this season.

MINNEAPOLIS – Without a game this week, Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has been at home after a seizure that kept him from traveling with the team for Saturday’s loss at Michigan.

This was the fifth game-day episode Kill endured in three seasons with the Gophers, and the fourth that caused him to miss at least a portion of a game. But University President Eric Kaler reiter- Jerry Kill ated Tuesday his support for Kill and the coach’s ability to handle the high-profile, high-pressure job while dealing with epilepsy.

Kaler, in a phone interview with The Associated Press, said he and athletic director Norwood Teague have not been considering another coach in light of Kill’s latest absence.

“Where we are right now is hoping for and planning on Jerry getting better and being able to fulfill all of his duties,” Kaler said. “We’re not looking at a Plan B. We’re looking at Jerry Kill being our head football coach. He’s got a great, great staff. It’s really just an unbelievable team, and when he’s not able to be there be-

cause of a seizure, they have a terrific plan and they execute on that. So that’s where we are.”

Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys filled in for Kill on the Big Ten coaches’ call with reporters Tuesday. Claeys said there’s no rush for Kill to return to work; the Gophers don’t play again until Oct. 19 at Northwestern.

“He’s doing good. He’s continuing to get the rest he needs and work with the doctors to do the best they can to get the situation under control with his medicine,” Claeys said.

“They still believe they can do that.”

Kill’s latest seizure stemmed from a medication adjustment. Claeys said he’s spoken daily with Kill on the phone but hasn’t discussed a timetable for Kill coming back. The Gophers will practice Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but Claeys didn’t indicate whether Kill would be ready by then.

“Since we don’t play this week there’s no hurrying that,” Claeys said.

Claeys takes over as the acting coach whenever Kill has to leave, and the rest of the assistants assume extra duties as well. As important as Kill’s job is, nobody around the program or at the university has expressed any concern, publicly at least, about his absence.

Northern Illinois tied for 12th in turnover margin • DEFENSE Continued from page B1 NIU’s average turnover margin of 1.2 is tied for 12th in the country.

“I just think [it’s] a lot of flying around to the ball,” said defensive end Jason Meehan, who has a fumble recovery to his name this season. “A lot of it is being physical and making the right plays at the right time.”

Carey said the team talks

about turnovers all the time.

The Huskies, who have recovered six fumbles, work on stripping the ball in practice.

Players will use the strategy of the first man getting to the ball carrier and holding him up, and the second guy in getting the ball out, though it can be easier said than done.

“We try to do that as much as possible,” Meehan said.

“But during the game, it’s not always the first thing on your mind.”

PREPS

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The

Insider

PREP FOOTBALL NOTES

Kaneland stifles DeKalb’s momentum

By ROSS JACOBSON

A closer look at the prep football scene

UNDER THE RADAR

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Kaneland’s Isaac Swithers carries the ball against Rochelle on Sept. 27 at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

ISAAC SWITHERS Kaneland, jr., RB Filling in for the injured Jesse Balluff, Swithers had 73 total yards and a rushing touchdown against DeKalb.

STATS OF THE WEEK 397: Total yards for Kaneland quarterback Drew David in a win against DeKalb. It’s the highest total for any player in the area so far this year.

1: Number of weeks area teams have combined for a losing record. Week 6, with only Sycamore and Kaneland winning, was the first week that three area teams lost.

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rjacobson@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The 35-12 scoreline doesn’t indicate it, but there was a point in the third quarter Friday night when DeKalb had the momentum to make a comeback against Kaneland.

The Barbs were worn down by Kaneland’s spread offense, and a 21-12 deficit ballooned to the final score as Kaneland scored 14 consecutive points. But afterward, DeKalb coach Matt Weckler focused on what his team did to make the game competitive early.

It was the big plays. The Barbs scored two touchdowns, and they both came off huge runs. Senior quarterback Jack Sauter broke off a 77-yard TD, and junior running back Dre Brown followed up with an 89-yard score of his own.

While his team didn’t come away with the victory, Weckler looked at those plays as a boost for his team moving forward.

“We’re starting to gain confidence going into the next stretch of our schedule,” Weckler said.

Hawks’ injury woes continue: Just as Hiawatha returned a couple of starters, another one suffered an injury.

Hiawatha’s Mike Mercado missed most of the first and second quarters after trying to make a tackle on Luther North’s first drive of the game.

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

DeKalb running back Dre Brown looks for an opening in the Kaneland defense Friday during the second quarter of the Barbs’ 35-12 loss to the Knights in DeKalb.

It forced junior Brandon Phelps into action as the Hawks’ quarterback and the offense stalled.

“It’s not just the quarterback

position with Mike, it’s every position we’ve got,” Hiawatha coach Sean Donnelly said. “There is a steep drop off because we have such low positions. It’s tough fill-

ing out that roster week in and week out with guys hurt.”

• Luke Srodulski contributed to this report.

POWER RANKINGS

Kaneland might be better suited in Class 6A

1. Kaneland (6-0) Knights defense comes up big in solid victory over DeKalb.

2. Sycamore (6-0) Sycamore pulled away from Morris in the second half to remain unbeaten.

3. Genoa-Kingston (3-3) Cogs came up just short against Winnebago.

4. DeKalb (3-3) Kaneland too much for Barbs, who fall back to .500.

5. Hiawatha (3-3) Hawks didn’t play their best game against Luther North at home.

Unlike every other IHSA sport, football classifications aren’t finalized until after the regular season is over. From there, the 256 playoff teams are separated into eight 32-team classes and the postseason brackets are set.

Most teams have a good idea of where they will be. Sycamore is safely in 5A while DeKalb will be in 6A if the Barbs can win two of their last three.

But Kaneland is constantly on the 5A-6A bubble.

Last week’s IHSA playoff outlook listed the Knights in 6A, but

VIEWS Ross Jacobson this week they are in 5A. It might change twice more before the season comes to an end.

Usually, the larger classes feature better competition, but in Kaneland’s case, it might not be a bad thing if the Knights are placed in 6A. This year’s 5A will likely

feature the four-time defending 5A state champion Montini and Joliet Catholic, widely considered two of the top 20 teams in the state, regardless of classification.

While there may be better depth at 6A, there doesn’t appear to be any dominant teams. Only Rock Island, Lincoln-Way North and Boylan Catholic are undefeated in 6A and those records have come against weak schedules.

Lincoln-Way North has yet to play a team with a current

winning record.

Kaneland has been in 5A each of its 10 playoff appearances over the past 11 years. The Knights will likely find themselves there again, trying to dethrone Montini.

But if the brackets are released and Kaneland moves up a class, it might not be such a bad thing.

• Ross Jacobson is the sports editor of the Daily Chronicle.

He can be reached via e-mail at rjacobson@shawmedia.com.

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IN THE SAUCE

Healthy, ‘grapey’ pan sauce punches up pork chops

Sweet Tea-Brined And Grilled Chicken

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Turn the South’s sweet tea into chicken brine

By ELIZABETH KARMEL The Associated Press

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ooking has never been more creative or more fun than it is today. When it comes to combinations of ingredients and flavors, there no longer are hard and fast rules. Often a crazy idea turns into a favorite recipe. And that’s how I came to love chicken brined in sweet tea.

I was writing my cookbook on different ways to flavor food called “Soaked, Slathered and Seasoned” and I decided to write a whole chapter on brining.

That is how much I believe in brining.

It is the perfect way to infuse both moisture and flavor into lean cuts of meat, such as pork, poultry and fish. I was creating brines that reflected flavors from all different types of cuisines and wanted to create an iconic Southern brine. It didn’t take long for sweet iced tea to come to mind. This traditional sweet beverage of the South is perfect for brining.

Basically, all you have to do is add salt.

Because my favorite sweet tea is half lemonade and half tea, my tea brine has strong lemon undertones that make it a perfect complement to grilled chicken. I also add a touch of cinnamon to the brine to make it slightly spicier and more complex, helping it stand up to the heat and smokiness of the grill.

If you don’t like cinnamon, you could substitute a teaspoon of black peppercorns.

The result is my go-to brine when grilling chicken pieces. I like to serve the sweet-tea brined chicken with classic sides, like potato salad and grilled green beans in summer, and cornbread and sweet potato mash in the fall and winter. You’ll find that it is versatile and goes with just about anything.

Sweet Tea-Brined and Grilled Chicken Start to finish: 2 hours 15 minutes (30 minutes active) Servings: 8 4 cups hot water 1 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 cinnamon stick 12-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate 4 cups strong freshly brewed black tea, cooled 1 lemon, cut into slices 6 cups ice 8 bone-in chicken thighs Olive oil In a large saucepan over high heat, combine the water, salt, sugar and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar and salt. Set aside to cool until just warm. Add the frozen lemonade and tea, then stir well.

Add the lemon slices and ice. Stir well.

Add the chicken to the brine, then cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.

When ready to cook, prepare a

gas or charcoal grill for medium, indirect cooking. On a charcoal grill, this means banking the coals to one side and cooking on the cooler side. On a gas grill, turn off the burners in one area and cook the chicken there.

Remove the chicken from the brine. Pat it dry with paper towels, then brush it lightly all over with oil. Arrange the chicken on the grill grate, bone side down. Cover and grill for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the meat reaches 170 degrees F. at the thickest part. There is no need to turn the chicken during cooking.

Remove the chicken from the grill and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. If grilling the lemons, do this while the chicken rests and squirt the hot grilled lemon juice over the chicken pieces before serving.

When I was in high school, my mom and I threw all kinds of dinner parties.

OK, she threw the parties, and I helped with the cooking. Our go-to entree was veal scaloppini. I liked it no matter how we cooked it. At the time, it seemed so fancy. Now I realize it was all about the sauce. In its velvety blandness, veal really is little more than an excuse for sauce, a cake in search of frosting.

This recipe substitutes pork chops for veal. A generation ago, this switcheroo wouldn’t have worked; the chops would have been too rich and fatty. But modern-day engineering has turned pork chops into that other white meat. They have very little fat and, consequently, very little flavor. Fat is a conductor of flavor, as well as a provider of moisture.

Accordingly, one of today’s standard-issue supermarket pork chops is nearly as suitable as veal as a vehicle for sauce – and it’s cheaper, too.

Fine, you say, but isn’t it going to take me a ton of time and effort to make a good sauce? Not necessarily.

There are, of course, a world of sauces to choose from, and many of them are indeed big productions. But pan sauces, as I discovered during my restaurant days, are speedy to make, and that’s what this recipe calls for.

A pan sauce is built from the concentrated bits of juice left in the bottom of a skillet after you’ve seared a protein. Transforming those flavorful little nuggets into a sauce requires nothing more intricate than dissolving them with the aid of a liquid, usually wine and stock, and adding some extra flavor, often in the form of sautéed shallots or onions. This template works not just for pork, but for all thin cuts of chicken, lamb, veal and beef.

The big flavor in this sauce comes from the grapes and the mustard. I never knew how “grapey” a grape could be until I first made sole Veronique – sole served in a cream sauce with peeled green grapes – in cooking school. You’ll see for yourself. Though we’ve skipped the pesky peeling part.

Pure pleasure aside, grapes also are a terrific source of resveratrol, the powerful antioxidant found in wine. So, in one quick, economical and widely adaptable recipe you get big flavor, good health and a pan gravy.

Maybe that’s pretty fancy after all.

EVERYDAY DINNERS Sara Moulton Sautéed Pork Chops and Grapes with Mustard Sauce Start to finish: 25 minutes Servings: 4 Four 1/2-inch-thick boneless pork chops (about 1 pound total), trimmed of any fat Kosher salt and ground black pepper Wondra flour, for dredging the pork chops 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion 1 cup seedless red or green grapes, halved 1/4 cup dry white wine 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1/2 teaspoon packed dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Season the pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. One at a time, dip the pork chops in the flour, coating them well on both sides, but shaking off the excess.

In a large skillet over medium-high, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the chops to the pan and cook until lightly browned on the first side, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining oil to the skillet, turn the chops and cook for 1 minute on the second side. Transfer them to a plate and cover loosely with foil.

Add the onion and grapes to the skillet, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often, until the onions are golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add the wine and bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring, until the wine is reduced to 1 tablespoon.

Add the stock and sugar and simmer until the broth is reduced by half.

Reduce the heat to medium-low, return the pork to the skillet, along with any juices that have accumulated on the plate and simmer very gently, turning the pork several times, for 1 minute. Transfer each pork chop to a serving plate. Add the mustard to the sauce, whisking, then season with salt and pepper.

Pour the sauce evenly over each portion and serve right away.

Nutrition information per serving: 280 calories; 100 calories from fat (36 percent of total calories); 11 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 65 mg cholesterol; 17 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 26 g protein; 660 mg sodium.

• Sara Moulton stars in public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and has written three cookbooks, including “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners.”

Sautéed Pork Chops and Grapes with Mustard Sauce

Nutrition information per serving: 240 calories; 160 calories from fat (67 percent of total calories); 18 g fat (4.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 80 mg cholesterol; 3 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 16 g protein; 790 mg sodium.

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FOOD

Page C2 • Wednesday, October 9, 2013

However you feast this fall, there’s a craft beer for that

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. – Fall is a fine time to sample a wide variety of craft beers, because no matter what your autumnal activity there is likely to be a seasonal beer to make it better.

Whether you’re having a Halloween gathering, hosting a Thanksgiving feast, enjoying the fall foliage or taking the family apple picking, there are plenty of brews to help celebrate. Thankfully, they pair well with the foods we tend to crave as the temperatures drop and the leaves get their color.

By nature, craft beers can be hard to come by due to limited production and an often smaller distribution footprint. So to help you usher in fall, we’ve gathered a list of some favorite autumn-friendly craft brews that are more widely available, then we clustered according to the festivities they pair best with.

HALLOWEEN Pumpkin Ale From Schlafly Beer in St. Louis, Mo. Style: Pumpkin ale Alcohol: 8 percent Notes: Pounds of pumpkin are combined with clove, cinnamon and nutmeg to create what Schlafly says has been referred to as “liquid pumpkin pie.” This full-bodied, deep amber ale is ideal for a Halloween party, pumpkin carving and other autumn celebrations. Goes particularly well with apple pie and smoked meats.

Punkin Ale From Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Del. Style: Spiced brown ale Alcohol: 7 percent Notes: Named after the annual Punkin Chunkin Festival held near Lewes, Del., the weekend after Halloween, Dogfish Head’s Punkin Ale is a go-to fall beer. While other pumpkin beers can be overpowering with their spices, Punkin Ale is first and foremost a brown ale, but is complemented with more subtle flavors of pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. It loves roast meats and sharp cheddar.

THANKSGIVING Ten Fidy From Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont, Colo.

Style: Imperial stout Alcohol: 10.5 percent Notes: With a perfect 100 score on RateBeer.com, Ten FIDY is coveted by many craft beer drinkers for its combination of roasted coffee, chocolate and caramel flavors. And as the weather gets cooler, an imperial stout is often suggested as a delicious way to warm up. Perfect for a long day of playing and watching football with family, entertaining friends and enjoying a bountiful Thanksgiving meal.

The Kaiser From Avery Brewing Co. in Boulder, Colo.

Style: Imperial Oktoberfest Alcohol: 10.2 percent Notes: Avery Brewing Co. took a

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Apricot-Glazed Grilled Chicken Cutlets

traditional Oktoberfest beer that balances malty sweetness and the spiciness of hops, but intensified it to highlight more toffee and caramel flavors. It’s crisp and clean, but certainly packs a punch. It’s one that craft beer drinkers call a “sipper.” It wants to accompany roast turkey, smoked short ribs and traditional Oktoberfest foods like bratwurst, sauerkraut and potato salad.

LEAF PEEPING Levitation Ale From Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido, Calif.

Style: Amber ale Alcohol: 4.4 percent Notes: This amber ale has a lower alcohol content, which makes it just right for a hike through the woods or other outing to enjoy the fall colors. But Stone’s Levitation Ale still packs a lot of flavor, blending malty sweetness with pine and citrus flavors from the hops. And when you’re done with your hike, pair it with chicken wings, pork, apple pie and cheesecake.

Bob’s ’47 Oktoberfest From Boulevard Brewing Co. in Kansas City, Mo.) Style: Oktoberfest/Marzen Alcohol: 5.8 percent Notes: Like other fall lagers, Boulevard has brewed a beer to celebrate Oktoberfest, an annual German beer festival that takes place in the fall. Bob’s ’47 is an amber beer with toasted malt, nutty, caramel flavors with hints of hops to balance it out. It really wants pretzels with mustard, but also is content with burgers, pizza, smoked cheese and roasted chicken or pork.

APPLE PICKING Green Bullet From Green Flash Brewing Co. in San Diego, Calif.)

Style: Triple IPA Alcohol: 10.1 percent Notes: The beginning of fall usually ushers in mostly malt-heavy beers for Oktoberfest and other autumn festivities, but there are still IPAs out there for those who enjoy hoppy beers. Green Flash’s Green Bullet is a combination of New Zealand-grown Pacific Gem and Green Bullet hops that yields a concoction that starts sweet with the tastes of pine, citrus, mango and pineapple, but finishes on the bitter side. It likes big flavors, so try some wedges of those apples you just picked along with some charcuterie, such as prosciutto or serrano ham. If you save some apples for a classic pie, try it with some caramel sauce.

Best Brown Ale From Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Style: Brown ale Alcohol: 5.8 percent Notes: Brown ales walk the line between medium-bodied malty-heavy beers and stronger beers like porters or stouts. Bell’s version of this traditional style is highlighted by toasted malts impart subtle sweet cocoa flavors that are balanced with mild, floral hop flavors and a nutty finish.

Match it up with roasted pork, grilled salmon, meatloaf and aged Gouda.

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Pantry has apricot glaze components

By STEPHANIE WITT SEDGWICK The Washington Post You can find plenty of prepared marinades and barbecue sauces in stores, but why buy them? It’s easy to mix up quick marinades and glazes from what you already have in the pantry.

This apricot barbecue glaze is a good example. Prep time is about 15 minutes.

Grilled apricots and scallions finish the dish and make it look as great as it tastes.

If you can find them, choose so-called “red” apricots, which actually have a deep orange color. Different varieties are showing up in supermarkets, and they yield a lovely, rosy juice after grilling. If you can’t find apricots at all, plums or peaches may be substituted.

Apricot-Glazed Grilled Chicken Cutlets 6 servings For the chicken and marinade: 1/2 cup fresh orange juice (from 2 to 3 juice oranges) 2 tablespoons apricot jam or preserves 1 tablespoon mild olive or vegetable oil Pinch ground cayenne pepper Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 6 thinly sliced skinless chicken breast cutlets (about 1 1/2 pounds total)

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For the glaze and garnishes: 2 teaspoons mild olive or vegetable oil

1/4 cup finely diced onion Kosher salt 1 tablespoon double-concentrated tomato paste (may substitute 2 tablespoons regular tomato paste) Pinch ground cayenne pepper 1/4 cup fresh orange juice (from 1 to 2 juice oranges) 1/4 cup no-salt-added chicken broth 3 tablespoons apricot jam or preserves Freshly ground black pepper 6 apricots, preferably a red variety, cut in half and pitted (see headnote; may substitute peaches or plums) 6 large scallions, trimmed For the chicken and marinade: Whisk together the orange juice, jam or preserves, oil and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Season with salt and black pepper to taste, then pour into a resealable gallon-size food storage bag.

Add the chicken cutlets and seal, pressing out as much air as possible. Massage to coat the chicken evenly. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

For the glaze and garnishes: Heat the oil in a small nonstick saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat.

Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and a pinch of salt. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for about 4 minutes, until the onion has softened. Add the tomato paste and cayenne pepper; cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the orange juice, broth and jam or preserves. Season with black pepper to taste.

Cook, stirring, until the jam dissolves. Taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed.

Reduce the heat to medium-low so the

mixture is barely bubbling at the edges; cook for about 8 minutes. Taste again and adjust the seasoning as needed. Remove from the heat.

Prepare the grill for direct heat. If using a gas grill, preheat to medium-high (450 degrees F.).

If using a charcoal grill, light the charcoal; when the coals are ready, distribute them evenly over the cooking area. For a medium-hot fire, you should be able to hold your hand about 6 inches above the coals for 4 or 5 seconds. Use cooking oil spray to grease the grill grate; place the grate on the grill. Have ready a spray water bottle for taming any flames.

Transfer the cutlets to the grill, discarding the marinade. Add the apricot halves, cut sides down, and the scallions. Close the lid and cook for 4 minutes or until the chicken has good grill marks. Turn the cutlets over. Turn the apricots and scallions over and move them to the outer edges of the grill grate.

Baste the apricots, scallions and the grilled side of the chicken with the glaze. Close the lid and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the cutlets are cooked through. Turn them over and baste the second side with the glaze.

Transfer the apricot halves and scallions to a plate.

Close the lid and cook the chicken for 2 minutes to set the glaze.

Serve the cutlets warm or at room temperature, with the apricot halves and scallion as garnishes.

Nutrition per serving: 200 calories, 27 g protein, 14 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 65 mg cholesterol, 135 mg sodium, 2 g dietary fiber, 10 g sugar.

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8BRIEFS DHS students named merit semifinalists DeKalb High School students Mary F. Lavoie and Michael Ryzhov have been named National Merit semifinalists by National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program.

The two seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth about $35 million.

In addition, DHS students Samantha M. Coakley, Samantha R. LeBlanc and Carmen J. Ward have been named Commended Students.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized. Although they will not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the 2012 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

NIU Class of 1963 graduates sought Members of the Northern Illinois University Class of 1963 are invited to help design a display commemorating their 50th anniversary at the NIU Alumni Association tent Saturday.

Those who have memorabilia from their college days or who can help staff the exhibit from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday should contact Barry Schrader at 815-758-5424 or by email at barry815@sbcglobal.net. In addition to the display in the alumni tent, a table is reserved for the Class of 1963 to meet and relax before going to the football game that day.

Middle schoolers can join Australian Adventure The Kane, Kendall and DeKalb county delegation of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students is forming for the People to

People Summer 2014 Australian Adventure Program.

Highlights include snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, exploring the Outback, riding a cableway through the West Tropics Rainforest, rappelling down the Blue Mountains, participating in traditional Aboriginal activities, and more.

To reserve a spot at the October or November information meetings, or for more information, contact Delegation Leader Kirsten Cleveland at 630-6186459 or kirsten.cleveland.p2p@ gmail.com.

For scholarship application information, visit www.p2ppayyourway.com.

Somonauk Christian School sets fundraiser Somonauk Christian School, 315 E. North St., Somonauk, will host a Fay’s Barbecue fundfaiser from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 24.

Tickets cost $12 if purchased in advance, and can be purchased by contacting the school at 815-498-2313. This will be a pick-up only event, no dine-in meals will be available.

Tickets will be available the night of the event for $13 each.

Somonauk Christian School is a nondenominational Christian school that has been providing quality education in a positive, godly environment since 1973.

Kish College scholarship applications due Oct. 17 The Kishwaukee College Foundation is accepting applications for scholarships to KC for the Spring 2014 semester. The application deadline is Oct. 17.

The KC Foundation has an online application process. A variety of scholarships are available in particular areas of study, for graduates of specific high schools, for students of particular heritage, for students demonstrating financial need, and for students in Adult Education and Transition Programs. Students

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can apply for more than one scholarship by simply filling out the online application.

Students are encouraged to read through the Scholarship Handbook and select which scholarships they would like to apply for prior to filling out the online application. The handbook and application are available at www.kishwaukeecollege.edu/go/foundation.

For more information, call 815825-2086, ext. 5660, or email foundation@kishwaukeecollege.edu.

NIU Career Fair for Engineering on Oct. 24 The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology will host a Career Fair on Oct. 24 designed specifically around placing students interested in careers or internships in the engineering, technology or computer science fields, specifically with an interest in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Each fair showcases more than 250 students in specialized areas of study. These events are perfect for finding co-ops, internships, and part-time and full-time professionals.

This year, more than 30 employers will attend, including John Deere, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Epic, Pentair, Com Ed, Power/Mation, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Dotomi, Holland Co., ATMI Precast, Woodward, Forge Resources Group, UTC Aerospace, United States Navy and Genesis Automation.

The Job Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Engineering Building. Employer set-up occurs from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Any interested businesses can fill out the online registration form. For media requests and businesses wishing to pay in check or American Express, contact Amanda Carrier at 815-752-8211 or email her at acarrier@niu.edu.

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Jeff Hammes and Lucio Bortolin are featured blacksmiths at the Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Bortolin will present special programming on Sunday and Oct. 27, as part of DeKalb Public Library’s Big Read event.

Children can learn about blacksmithing on Sunday Blacksmithing activities for children will be held at DeKalb’s Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center as part of the annual Big Read celebration, with free admission Sundays, Oct. 13 and 27, sponsored

by DeKalb Public Library.

DKPL is once again part of the nationwide program called The Big Read held in October.

This year’s book is “True Grit.”

On Oct. 13, from noon to 4 p.m., children can try their skill at blacksmithing at the Glidden Homestead, using clay and a wooden mallet on a wooden anvil. There will be games and activities: horseshoes, drop the clothespin in the bottle and mini-golf. At 1 p.m., Lucio Bortolin will give a 15-minute presentation titled, “What is a Blacksmith?”

Oct. 27 will feature The Blacksmith Trade from noon to 4 p.m., with a presentation from 1 to 1:45 p.m. by Bortolin titled, “The Blacksmith Trade Yesterday and Today.”

On both dates, there will be demonstrations in the Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith Shop, as well as tours of the Homestead.

Bortolin is serving his first term on the Glidden Homestead Board of Directors and is

a charter member of the Glidden Homestead Blacksmith Club. A talented metalworker, he designed the Homestead’s scrolled, iron sign frame and led the team that crafted it.

Bortonlin is owner of f2 Industries Inc. in Sycamore, a manufacturer of architectural and ornamental metal works as well as metal restorations. He has lived in the U.S. since 1991 and in Sycamore since 2000 after having lived in Italy, Argentina and Brazil. Besides his active participation in the Homestead’s Blacksmith Club, he is a member of the Sycamore Library Photo Club.

The program is among others that will be held throughout the year to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Glidden’s birth.

The Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, is the site where Joseph Glidden invented and manufactured “The Winner” barbed wire, for which he received a patent on Nov. 24, 1874. The house and barn built in the 1860s still stand on their original site.

Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Sites.

For more information, call 815-756-7904 or visit www.gliddenhomestead.org.

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Daughter-in-law’s pregnancy tears family up Dear Abby: My daughterin-law had an affair with a co-worker and is now pregnant by him. She swears she loves my son and won’t leave him, but insists that her lover be a part of the baby’s life. My son is torn. They have two small children and he doesn’t want to break up the family. How can he continue to trust her?

My husband refuses to have her in our house. She can be vindictive to those she feels have “wronged” her, and I’m afraid she’ll keep us from the grandchildren. My son used to go to church before she came along, but they no longer go. We sought legal advice for him and he knows the score in that regard.

Abby, how can we make him see this woman is no good for him? – Heavy-Hearted Mother in Georgia Dear Mother: If I were you,

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips I’d stop trying. Your son has made his choice, which is to keep his family together. If that means accepting that his wife will maintain a relationship with her lover and, in essence, her baby will have “two daddies,” that’s the way it’s going to be. While I understand your husband’s anger, as long as your son is willing to tolerate the situation, there is nothing to be gained by banning your daughter-in-law from the premises.

Because you mentioned church, pray for the strength to support your son through this because he’s going to need it. I’m sure he is fully aware that his wife isn’t

“good” for him, but he’s trying to take the high road anyway. So try to be supportive.

Dear Abby: I met a woman who seems to be everything I have been looking for. We have similar interests and share many of the same goals.

My problem is I’m only 5 foot 9 and she’s 6 feet tall. Am I foolish for feeling like less of a man when in her company?

What will people think? – Not So Tall in New Jersey Dear Not So Tall: If you would allow a 3-inch difference in height to keep you from pursuing a woman who “seems to be everything you’re looking for,” then you ARE foolish.

Being taller than a woman doesn’t make a man more manly. What makes a man manly is his level of self-confidence, which you appear to lack. Until you understand and accept

that what other people think is THEIR problem, I’m not sure you’ll find the happiness you’re looking for.

Dear Abby: I’m a 15-year-old girl who’s involved with social media. My parents have always been protective. A few days ago they asked me for the passwords to my Twitter, Facebook and email accounts.

I understand they’re trying to protect me, but the fact that they don’t trust me by now is upsetting.

I tried telling them this, and they say they DO trust me, but they still want my passwords. Is this a contradiction? I need some independence, and they don’t seem to understand that. – Losing My Mind in Tacoma, Wash.

Dear Losing Your Mind: It’s not a contradiction if you read some of the news coverage on the Internet about

young people who have committed suicide because they were hounded by cyber-bullies. It’s not a contradiction if you consider that sometimes bad things happen at parties that aren’t properly supervised. If, God forbid, you should “disappear,” your parents – and the police – would want to know who had been communicating with you and what was said.

Please do not overreact to their concern. While it would have been better if they had given you a reason for their request, I doubt they’ll be reading over your shoulder.

Most parents don’t spend a lot of time doing that unless they have some reason to mistrust their teenager.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

These 12 ‘superfoods’ offer health benefits Dear Dr. K: What are “superfoods”? Which ones do you recommend?

Dear Reader: “Superfood” isn’t a technical term; it’s shorthand for foods that can improve your health and prevent disease. I don’t much like the term, since it implies that some foods have magical powers that will keep you healthy regardless of what else you eat or do. But there are foods that do appear to confer more health benefits than others.

Together with Dr. Michelle Hauser, nutrition educator and clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School, I’ve compiled a list of 12 “superfoods.” Try to incorporate them into your diet: (1) Salmon is high in ome-

coli is also high in vitamin C, fiber, calcium and folate.

(4) Eggs. One egg contains 6 grams of protein, as well as lutein (good for vision) and choline (which helps preserve memory). For many years eggs ga-3 fatty acids. These fats had a bad reputation. That was help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Try to eat because the yolk contains a lot of cholesterol. Most people salmon or another fatty fish can eat one egg a day without twice a week. adverse health effects. (People (2) Blueberries contain powerful antioxidants, which with diabetes should probably eat no more than three or four can help lower your risk of many diseases. We single out eggs a week.)

(5) Greek yogurt. Yoblueberries, but eating a mixture of colorful berries is best. gurt is a great source of bone-strengthening calcium (3) Broccoli. Any cruciand vitamin D. Greek yogurt ferous vegetable – Brussels contains twice the protein of sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, regular yogurt. cabbage or kale – is a worthy (6) Beans are an excellent dietary addition. These vegsource of folate, potassium, etables contain potent disease-fighting compounds. Broc- magnesium, iron, protein

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and fiber. If beans make you gassy, soak them before cooking, pour out the water they soaked in, and cook them in new water.

(7) Walnuts. Nuts are loaded with healthy fat. As we’ve discussed before, not all fat in the diet is bad for us. Too much saturated fat and trans fat is bad for us, but polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are generally good for us. Walnuts are also high in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids and can quell inflammation. Other nuts also are healthy foods for the same reasons, but not quite as good as walnuts.

(8) Oatmeal is high in fiber and can help lower cholesterol levels. Choose steel-cut oatmeal, the least processed type.

(9) Olive oil is high in healthy fats that reduce cholesterol, prevent blood from clotting too easily and may even control blood sugar.

(10) All teas – black, white, green or oolong – are high in antioxidants. Drinking tea every day may help lower your risk of cancer, heart disease and dementia.

(11) Quinoa (“keen-wa”) is a seed that’s used like a grain.

It’s high in protein, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals. It’s also gluten-free.

(12) Dark chocolate helps control cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure. Choose chocolate containing at least 70 percent cocoa.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

Sometimes love can overcome all obstacles Dr. Wallace: You almost always frown upon older guys dating younger girls. When I was 26, I met a beautiful young girl who told me that she was 18. Well, we dated for a year before I discovered by accident that she was two years younger than I thought she was. But by that time I had fallen in love with her and she with me. We were married on her 18th birthday.

Do you still think it is unwise for older guys to date much younger girls? – Grandpa, Knoxville, Tenn.

Grandpa: Age difference is

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace only important when one of those involved (usually the girl) is younger than 18 and still in school and the other is a mature adult. Age difference is not important when both are 18 and older. However, there are times when love overcomes all obstacles, even age difference. You and your wife are living examples.

Dr. Wallace: My mother is like a mother hen. She is always there to protect me,

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – Revisit old plans, ideas and friendships in the year ahead.

Check out what’s available, but don’t be too eager to take on too much. Back away from pushy people and engage with those looking for positive, meticulously planned change. Baby steps will lead to success and greater security.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You should stick close to home today because a delay or problem while traveling will stifle success. Go over your professional options and consider what you need to do to stay on the right road.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Widen and deepen your knowledge, interests and friendships. Make unexpected changes at home that allow you to take on creative tasks that will add to your comfort and enhance your future plans.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Stick to the truth when discussing personal matters with friends, relatives or anyone who will be affected by your decisions. A change of attitude will lead to personal freedom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You’ve got all the right moves and the expertise to help you get your way. Persistence will pay off, although it won’t please everyone. Do your best and don’t look back.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Work will offer an interesting turn of events. You options will increase, and the chance to engage in something that will expand your skills should be taken.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Keep a clear head and a set destination in mind. Don’t be sidetracked by someone playing with your emotions. Finish what you start. Your reputation will be dependent on your actions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Travel mentally or physically, and you will learn something new. A change of attitude will help you revisit past experiences and help you avoid making a mistake.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Keep your temper under control and your stubbornness tucked away somewhere safe. Parity will be required if you want to keep your relationships moving along without a hitch.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Your contribution to a cause will raise your profile. Someone will offer you what appears to be an opportunity. Before making a leap of faith, find out what’s really in it for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Put your happiness first. Lean toward activities and events that capture your attention. What you share with interesting acquaintances will change the way you do things in the future.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Welcome change with open arms, but first obtain the blessing of those affected by the choices you make.

Love and romance will ease stress and lead to a brighter future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Get things out in the open, where you can filter through all your options and the suggestions you receive. Emotional manipulation could be a problem if you don’t seek outside input.

and when I’m going to be away from her, she gives me a lecture about staying out of trouble and avoiding drugs and alcohol. It seems like I’ve heard her “don’t do this and don’t do that” lecture a hundred times in the past few years. I’m not into drugs and I don’t drink, so you would think that Mom would save her energy and talk about the weather or my very good grades. Is it possible that deep down she doesn’t trust me? – Nameless, Miami, Fla. Nameless: Your mom is a wise and caring parent.

When parents actively discuss the effects of illegal

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drugs and alcohol consumption with their children, the children are far more likely to stay away from them.

The results of a nationwide study of nearly 10,000 preteens, teens and parents by the nonprofit Partnership for a Drug-Free America, scream out at parents to play an active role in their children’s activities. The study shows that, of the teens who said they learned nothing about the risks of drugs from their parents, 45 percent now smoke marijuana. Drug use dropped to 33 percent among those who said they had learned “a little bit”

about drug risks from their parents, and it went down to 26 percent among teens who had been properly warned about drugs.

Most parents surveyed thought they were doing an adequate job teaching about drug risks to their teens. Almost all (98 percent) reported they had talked to their teens about drugs, but just 68 percent of the teens remembered any drug conversations, and only 27 percent found the discussions useful.

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

8CROSSWORD

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

The one-two punch gives extra power That well-known wit, A.N. Other, said, “The young man who stands on his own two feet has probably failed his driving test.”

A bridge player of whatever age who failed to make a contract perhaps used only one line when two were available. In this example, South is in four hearts. West leads the spade queen. The defenders keep plugging away at that suit. After declarer ruffs the third round and draws trumps in three rounds, how should he continue?

North, even though his diamonds are stronger than his clubs, was right to bid one club. Open one diamond with three cards in the suit only with exactly 4-4-3-2 distribution.

South will lose two spades and one club, and might also concede a diamond. He has only nine top tricks: five hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. So, at first glance, it looks as though declarer needs the diamond finesse to win. And many players would drive down that road, failing with this layout.

A better chauffeur first plays three rounds of clubs, giving the opponents the lead.

If West takes the club trick, he is endplayed, forced either to lead a diamond into South’s tenace or to concede a ruffand-sluff. So let’s assume East overtakes West’s jack with his queen and shifts to a diamond.

Declarer plays low. Here, West must put up his queen, so the contract is home. But if West could produce the 10, South still has the finesse of his jack available. He is home when East has either diamond honor.

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Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

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Beetle Bailey

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Frank & Ernest

Bob Thaves Dilbert

Scott Adams

Monty

Jim Meddick Zits Hi and Lois

Rose is Rose

Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis

Soup to Nutz

The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

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The Argyle Sweater

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Stone Soup

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Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Pierce

Jan Eliot

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September Students of the Month

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NIU hosts graduate and professional school fair

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Sycamore Middle School has named its Students of the Month for September. The sixth-grade students are McKayla Montani, Hannah Vogel, Garrett Cornier, Lizzie Haub and Erik Handel. The seventh-grade students are Reed Kousoulas, Mindy Smits, Jarrod Pritchett, MaKenna Klassen and Nolan Polly. The eighth-grade students are Kyia Polk, Stephen Poorten, Riley Baert, Luke Ryan and Abby Goldman.

Jones presents on PARCC at KC

Northern Illinois University will host its fifth annual Graduate and Professional School Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The fair is free to all and is intended to help students and community members get a head start on their graduate and professional school searches.

“The Graduate and Professional School Fair is an opportunity for everyone who is interested in earning a master’s, doctoral, or professional degree to get information about institutions and programs,” Joyce Keller, associate director in NIU Career Services and coordinator of the event, said in a news release.

Attendees will have the chance to talk faceto-face with graduate and professional school representatives from more than 90 programs throughout the United States.

Although graduate and professional school information is available on the web, attendees will appreciate the quality and quantity of information they can gather in one convenient visit to NIU’s GPS Fair. It’s important to begin collecting information about graduate and professional schools

early in the planning process.

This preparation gives graduate school candidates a competitive advantage by knowing early what the admissions standards are for selected programs, so they have plenty of time to meet these criteria. Early preparation also will help prospective graduate school students to plan financially for their schooling and seek scholarships and other sources of funding.

Although attendees do not need to dress professionally or bring résumés, it is recommended that they prepare by reviewing the list of schools and programs scheduled to attend the fair. The growing list of exhibitors for this year’s GPS Fair is available at www. gpsrecruit.niu.edu.

For more information about the process for applying to graduate school, students can visit the Career Services table at the Graduate and Professional School Fair and learn about services and upcoming career events.

To see additional information about the fair, visit www.gpsrecruit.niu.edu or call Career Services at 815-753-1641 or careerservices@niu.edu.

‘College Illinois!’ enrollment continues through April 30

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Allison Jones, vice president of Postsecondary Collaboration for ACHIEVE Inc. visited Kishwaukee College on Oct. 1 to present to the college faculty as well as to education professionals from across the area at the high school and postsecondary levels. Jones addressed the upcoming Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, a consortium of 18 states (including Illinois), the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that are developing a common set of English and math assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards to determine college and/or career readiness at various grades from K- 12. PARCC assessments will be implemented in the 2014-15 academic year. Jones spearheads the higher education engagement strategy for the consortium. Pictured (from left) are Joanne Kantner, dean of Adult Education and Transition Programs at KC, Allison Jones and Tom Choice, president of Kish College.

Illinois families can combat the high cost of postsecondary education and start to tame tuition inflation by purchasing College Illinois! Prepaid Tuition Program contracts between now and April 30.

Since 1998, families across the state have purchased more than 72,000 College Illinois! contracts as one tool to help pay the increasing cost of higher education and to limit costly student loan debt.

“Since the program’s first enrollment period in 1998, College Illinois! has paid out approximately $470 million in tuition and mandatory fees,” Eric Zarnikow, executive director of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the state agency that administers the program, said in a news

release. “We take great satisfaction knowing that College Illinois! has helped over 25,000 Illinois students attend a postsecondary institution, and has done so by making every tuition payment on behalf of program beneficiaries in-full and on time.”

With the start of the new open enrollment period, College Illinois! has simplified pricing and payment options making program participation easier than ever.

“To help make the benefits of a prepaid tuition program more accessible, we’ve simplified the program,” Zarnikow said in the release. “In 2011, someone considering the purchase of a College Illinois! contract had to work through nearly 30 pages and hundreds

of pricing and payment alternatives.

Purchasers told us enrollment was too complicated and confusing. This year pricing and payment options are contained on just three pages.”

The College Illinois! open enrollment period is supported by a new fresh look including a new logo and website (www.529prepaidtuition. org) offering visitors easy access to program benefit information and interactive tools to help determine if a College Illinois! plan is a suitable option for their family situation. The website also provides quick access to Plan disclosure statement and master agreements, useful financial information and program updates.

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How fast can you find the four matching wheels?

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is one of North America's premier sports. NASCAR races are broadcast in more than 150 countries.

Special thanks to Sonoma Raceway, Ed Rueda and Danica Patrick for providing great access to our student reporter for this page!

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anica Patrick is one of the few women in racing and is, by far, the most famous women racer of all time. “I always wanted to be the first me, not the next somebody else,” says Danica about how she never really had role models, she just strived to be her best.

Danica Patrick may seem like a rough and tough girl that races with the boys, but she says, “I’m girly away from the track!”

When asked what gets her pumped up before a race, she said that she gets ready by being introduced and waving to the fans. “I feel like I do better on the track when I’m in a better mood, so I try to just have a good time.”

Danica’s number 10 bright lime green Go Daddy car is always an impressive sight to see at NASCAR races.

Danica races in NASCAR which is a type of stock car racing. Stock car racing started with drivers racing cars that were the exact same as the cars on the streets today. Today, stock car racing and NASCA NASCAR AR cars still look like the cars that we drive, driv ve, but are much faster.

“I’ve done things that are more fulfilling that as a driver, tha place,” aren’t first plac says Danica.

“Even if you don’t win, you should always alway remember that sometimes how yo you did all day is better than winning.”

Danica didn’t dn’t always race in NASCAR. ASCAR. She used to racee in IndyCar. IndyCar ndyCar is a lot different nt from NASCAR because IndyCar cars ars are smaller andd lighter.

But, just because ecause the two types pes of cars are different, doesn’t mean ean one of them is easier to drive.

When W Danica raced in IndyCar, she was very successful.

She won in Japan in 2008.

However, that was not her favorite moment. She raced in Texas in 2010 and she was in the top five all day.

Even though she didn’t win, she felt like she did better in that race because she drove well the entire day. When I asked her for the highlight of her NASCAR career, she said that her favorite moment in her NASCAR career so far was when she raced in Martinsville, Va. She started in the very back and finished 12th, and that was satisfying Daytona. more satisfy ying g than at Dayt y ona.

Our student reporter, Kimberly Uzzo, interviewed drivers and found out more about NASCAR at Sonoma Raceway in California. Read more of her articles and interviews exclusively at kidscoopnews.com

Danica has knownn that she wanted to be a racer since she was as 10 when she was racing cing go-karts. But before ore that, she wanted to be what a lot of young girls want to be, a veterinarian,, a singer, then finally, y, a race car driver.

Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

REPORTER INDYCAR DANICA RACING NASCAR DRIVER WAVING FASTER TRACK GREEN PRESS STOCK EXACT FANS LIME

Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

E R T O C B E B W P V T E I N D Y C A R I C N T E M I L V E R A A T R A C K I S D X S E S O C T N S T E C N E O P R G T H F A S T E R E A N M F R S E N E E R G Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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Pit Crew

And when wh I asked Danica what her reply to this is, she s said, “If somebody ever says they want wa to be like me when they grow up, I always alw tell them that they should want to be be better than me.”

Pit crews take care of racing cars. Look through the newspaper for the people and organizations that care for kids in your community. Send one of them a thank you note, thanking them for their care and concern.

Color your own NASCAR vehicle. Add stripes and logos and your favorite number, too. Take a look at www.NASCAR.com for ideas!

Standards Link: Writing: Produce writing appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

Kid Scoop Sponsored By How many different sports can you find in today’s newspaper?

Write them down in alphabetical order.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Use alphabetic order.

Kid Scoop supporter Ed Rueda is the owner of Hybrid Haven in Petaluma, Calif. Ed is a proud member of the 7-11 Petaluma Lions Club and the Petaluma Odd Fellows. Both organizations _________ on giving back to the community, especially to the elderly and making equal opportunities for children.

R G N I C A R T R Y

anica said she loves being with kids, whether it is at the track or away from the track. Because Danica is such a famous racer, a lot of kids go up to her and say, “I want to be just like you when I grow up.”

Kimberly is an eighth-grader whose favorite quote is “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you out of the game.”

Replace the missing words in this article using these words:

Imagine that you are in a NASCAR race. Describe the action as you are racing neck-and-neck with two other drivers. Who wins?

DOWNTOWN SYCAMORE

Kid Scoop News supporter Ed Rueda and Tex Powell the inventor of the irst NASCAR transmission.

Because of the ___________ he faced as a child, Ed believes that you should always give back to your community. “You’ve got to remember where you come from and who you are.” Ed says some people forget what is really ____________ in life. He learned a lot about giving back from his father. His father and his stepmother where both ______________ when Ed was growing up. “Dad’s always trying to help kids out. That’s where I got it, from him.”

Ed has helped many kids, including myself, to _________ for Kid Scoop. He helped coordinate our meeting with Danica Patrick and other NASCAR __________. Thanks to Ed, Kid Scoop has had opportunities to ___________ more students with more stories.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly.

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800-763-932

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 “so much for being clean!”

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Sycamore

1140 Townsend St (in alley in back)

Thursday & Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Accountant Position Gardner Denver, Inc. Gardner Denver is a leader in the manufacturing of air compressors, blowers,and pumps.

We have an opportunity at our location in Princeton, IL for an Accountant.

This position is responsible for a variety of general accounting functions which may include month-end journal entries, AP/AR reconciliations, credit and/or collections, tax reporting, payroll reporting, inventory analysis, operational metric analysis, analysis of variances to standard costs, analysis of capital project requests, assistance with physical inventory, and standard costing. This position will assist with reporting and consolidation of financial information.

This position will also assist in assuring compliance with GAAP, SEC, and Sarbane's Oxley regulations. A successful candidate should have the ability to identify and investigate trends and potential issues.

The successful candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance. Manufacturing Accounting and SAP experience is preferred We offer excellent pay and benefits. Qualified candidates may send their resume and salary history to:

DISABLED COUPLE SEEKS CAREGIVERS DEKALB, IL – Need to be available 1st shifts (8am-4pm) & 2nd shift (4pm-12:30am), depending on day. Must be flexible with schedule. Must be 18 or older, valid DL, own trans & ph #. $11.65/hr, 2050 hrs every 2 weeks. Must lift.

Call 815-756-4439

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

Contact the Better Business Bureau www.chicago.bbb.org - or Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov

Hopkins Park 2nd floor 1403 Sycamore Rd., DeKalb Hotel

Executive Housekeeper Sales Housekeeping Front Desk

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY CONTRACTORS WANTED

All Areas Early morning Monday through Saturday.

1 year contract.

Call 815-756-4841 x2468, or toll-free 877-688-4841

CAT – LOST South DeKalb County Area I'm lost, have you seen me? I was near Howison, McGirr and Perry, but could be anywhere.

Large neutered male, mostly white with brown Was wearing a red collar. If you see me, please call my people at 815-501-9724. $500 FOR SAFE RETURN! We miss our big boy.Thank you.

1133 N. 7th St, Rochelle

SYCAMORE

Shipping and Receiving

Email: kcoffin@cresswood.com or fax to 815-758-0733

Furniture, kitchen items, household goods, appliances, tools, outdoor items.

All in good condition.

Earn $60,000-$80,000 /Year No evenings-No Weekends Selling Local Advertising 888-338-3053 or 816-777-0365

1035 S. 5th Street October 11, 12 & 13 9 am - 5 pm

DEKALB 1203 Market St. - in Alley

GARAGE SALE! Thurs. & Fri. 9am-5pm Sat. 9am-3pm Furniture, Party Lite, Very Clean Children's Clothes/ Boys 0 mo's -18mo's, Girls 0 mo's – size 5, Estate items, Something for Everyone!

DeKalb

200 Block E. Roosevelt

Friday, 10 - 2 Saturday, 9 - 3

Need Help Rebuilding, Repairing or Replanting?

Books, movies, CDs, vintage pieces, 1930's quilt and quilt-top, luggage, household items, and much more!

We place FREE ads for Lost or Found in Classified every day!

Check out the

in the back of today's Classified

169 Brian St.

8' Pool Table, Furniture, TV, Baby Items, Freezer, Refrigerator, Grill, Rototiller, Yard & Garden Equipment, Filing Cabinet, Dining Set, Antiques & More Household Items 815-899-5888

Sycamore Yard Sale 1009 Commercial St. Thursday & Friday, 8 - 5 Saturday, 8 - 12

Clothes, Furniture & Collectibles

Refrigerator – 20.6 cu.ft., Kenmore, Cream color w/ crisper, fresh, handi-keeper meat drawers & adjustable shelves. $200 OBO Sycamore. 815-899-5888

Autographed Hanna-Barbera Cell, Framed, Mint Condition, Documented, Character on Parade $450 OBO Sycamore 815-762-0382 BAR CLAMPS - Old Carpenters Bar Clamps, Notched Wood Beam, Cast Iron Stops, Approx 4'-5' long, $25 each, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382 Old Wood Milk Crates Misc Dairies & Dates, Good Condition, 6 left, $25/ea.

Sycamore. 815-762-0382

Girl's Disney Princesses Two Wheel Bike, 12.5" Wheels, $18, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

LADIES SCHWINN TRAVELLER BIKE, 26”. $75 847-515-8012 TRICYCLE - Radio Flyer Child Bike Red & Blue In Color, $22, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

Precious Moments Dated 1987 Club Figurine, "Love Is The Best Gift Of All", Great Condition, No Box, $8, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

Precious Moments Wedding Figurine "The Lord Bless & Keep You" E-3114, Great Condition, No Box, $8, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

DVD/CD PLAYER

SNOW SHOVELERS $15 per hour. End of season bonus. Must be dependable.

Call 815-378-9268

At Your Service Directory

Moving Sale

DEKALB

Antiques, furniture, housewares, tools, lawn & garden, sewing, crafts, clothing, home office supplies & more. Something for everyone. Everything MUST go!

DELIVER the Verizon telephone books 18+ yrs w/insured vehicles to deliver in Dekalb, Sycamore, Rochelle areas. Also looking for Office Clerks & Loaders. Starts Oct 31st. Get paid within 72 hours upon completion. 800-979-7978 8 & 4:30 pm, M-F, Refer to job# 30128-a EOE

Sycamore

246 Charles St Saturday 10/12 & Sunday 10/13 9AM-5PM

Established company in Cortland, IL has opening for a self motivated person in our Shipping and Receiving Department. Must be experienced with shipping and receiving procedures, UPS, forklift, loading and unloading trucks and personal computers. Qualifications also include high school graduate, ability to lift 75 pounds and a valid drivers license. Full time with benefits and advancement opportunities.

Clothes, Household Items, Books, Toys and Much More!

Ladies Watch Rings (6) - New, Colored Glass Insert, Silver Case, Make Great Gifts! Moving, $7.50 each OBO Sycamore. 815-762-0382

Comfort Inn & Suites

MECHANIC

MULTI-FAMILY SALE

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Call 815-455-4800

Apply within:

Truck & trailer repair facility looking for Medium to heavy duty Diesel Mechanic. 3+ years experience. Good communication skills.

Computer literate. 21 years or older. Clean driving record. Your own hand tools. Valid CDL. Email resumes to: service@superiordiesel.com

Friday & Saturday 9am – 3pm

Fri-Sat 8am -4pm

Gardner Denver

seeks FT Park Maintenance Level 2 employee.

Experience required. Apply at:

Sycamore

216 E. Turner Place

Attn: Human Resources Manager 1301 N. Euclid Avenue Princeton, IL 61356-9601 HR.Princeton@ gardnerdenver.com EOA/AA

DeKalb Park District

Tools, Household Items & Collectibles

Call: 877-264-2527 or email: classified@shawsuburban.com Daily Chronicle Classified

7 Disc, JVC, $40. Hampshire area.

847-830-9725 Sony-FM/AM Receiver.

Model STR-DE985/885 Dolby Digital & ProLogic Surround $150. Call 9am-5pm 815-758-8529

TV 32” Insignia Flat front, large in back (a little older) used only in guest rm. $50 847-830-9725

TV/VCR ~ Toshiba

Works great. Only used in guest rm. $40. Hampshire area.

847-830-9725

Exercise Bike

Reclines, good condition, $75.

815-498-3867 Pro Form Eliptical Exerciser Model 400LE, paid $600, still in box, never used, $375 815-498-6161

Beautiful Desk - Mahogany inlays on top - Totally refinished; 42" wide, 8 drawers, brass handles $200. 815-825-2275 Bed Frame, King Good condition, $40 OBO 815-758-0915 Book Case. Brown. $20 OBO 815-758-0915 Chest-of-Drawers - Dark Wood, High Boy Chest w/ 5 Large Drawers, Top 3 Drawers have Doors. Bring Truck to Move. $25. 815-991-5721 evenings DESK - 52" x 24" Steel Desk w/ small left side return, Includes: chair & lamp. Great shape, $95.

Sycamore. 815 762-0382 Dining Room Table – 5' x 3' Light Oak w/ 4 matching chairs. $100 OBO. Sycamore 815-899-5888.

Entertainment Center: Solid Oak-Base & Hutch, 22”D x 56”H x 62”W 4 wood doors, 4 drawers, 2 glass doors. $250. Call 9a-6p 815-758-8529

BASKET - Picnic Style Wooden Basket, New With Handle & Pie-Cake Wood Tray Insert, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 Bedding. King. Blankets, Sheets, Mattress Pad. $10/each.

815-758-0915 Plastic Barrel - WHITE - 55gal.

Great For Rain Barrel Project Sycamore. $25 ea. OBO 815-762-0382 Wine Entertainment Set, Napa 7Piece New Hand Painted, Includes 4-12oz. Goblets, 9" Cheese Dome 2-pc. Set & Decanter, $20, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Sesame Street Elmo Kids Toddler Halloween Costume Dress Up, Size 3T-4T, One Piece, Warm. $15, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

SHOES - Boy's Men's Diadora Cleats Shoes, Size 8, $5, DeKalb.

815-739-1953 SHOES - Boy's/Men's Adidas Everyday Shoes Size 7.5, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953 SHOES - Boys/Men's Adidas Cleats Shoes, Size 6, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953 SHOES - DRESS SHOES - Boy's Men's Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes Size 6, $5, DeKalb 815-739-1953 SNEAKERS - Men's Boy's Sneaux Black Sneakers Size 7 Everyday Shoes, $5 DeKalb. 815-739-1953

ANTIQUE PIANO w/ STOOL

WORK GLOVES - 300 pr., New, White, Adult Size, Washable, $100 for all, will separate.

Sycamore. 815-762-0382

LAWN MOWER – CRAFTSMAN Mulcher, 22” cut. 6.0 power, 1 pull start. Like new $145.

847-515-8012 LAWN TOOL CADDY, plastic, on casters, holds 20+ tools great shape, $25 obo, moving, Sycamore. 40"x 40"x 20" 815-762-0382 Post Hole Digger - Craftsman #83870 & Steel Bow Rake #83862. Fiber. Handles, Life Time Warr. New - $35 for both Sycamore, moving. 815-762-0382

10 Metal Shelving Units & Tool Stands - Lt. To Med. Duty Misc. Sizes - Moving $25 to $35/each - Sycamore.

815-762-0382 5 wood step ladders, Type lll, 200 lb rating, good condition, 4 to 6', $15 each - Sycamore 815-762-0382 8" Grinder/Disc Sander, 8" miter saw, 3x18" belt sander, 3-pieces $100will separate, Moving, Sycamore. 815-762-0382 Conduit Bender 1/2", $20, Sycamore.

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

815-895-5373 Hand Tools - Craftsman, New, 50% Off or more, Includes: Wrenches, screwdrivers, sockets, Moving, Sycamore $75 for all, will separate 815-762-0382 TRANSFER PUMP - Little Giant Transfer Pump #5-MSP, 115 V, Excellent Cond. $50.00 OBO Sycamore. 815-762-0382 WIRE RACK - Ideal 25 Spool Heavy Duty Wire Rack, $160, Sycamore.

815-895-5373

Back To Life Machine

Great for a bad back, like new! $200/obo 815-909-8905

Baby Toddler New Lady Bug Halloween Costume Dress Up Size Up To 24 Months, $10, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

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

Originally purchased 1915 from Seaton Piano Co. It is a P.A. Starck Co., Chicago, IL piano, double repeating w/ brass flange action.

Stool is 4 leg claw w/ glass balls & swivel seat. Beautiful. Buyer pickup. $250. 815-825-2880 Cello: ½ size cello, great condition $200 630-400-8445

GUITAR ~ YAMAHA

6 string, accoustic, excellent condition! $300/obo 815-909-8905

CAGE - Dog Crate Kennel Cage Collapsible w/Removeable Tray For Small Dog, $22, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

FREE Persian cat, male, neutered, all shots, to good home ONLY husband is allergic 630-400-8445 German Shorthair Pointer Puppies Tails docked, dew claws removed.

7 weeks. Ready 10/9. $325.

815-732-6220 GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES AKC 8 weeks, all health clearances. $800-$1000 847-683-7102

35mm Camera: Olympus 1520 Quartz Date 28-10 High Power Twin Flash - Zoom SLR w/case $45. Call 9a-6p 815-758-8529

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

Swimming Pool – Used One Season, 4' deep x 25' across.

Includes: Filter, Skimmer, Ladder, Floats, Hoses & Cover – Like New $300. 815-751-1380 after 12p

CLEATS SHOES - Boy's Men's Nike Cleats Shoes. Size 5.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Costume - Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends Train Halloween Costume Play Dress Up Size 4-6, Costume Slips On Over Regular Clothes & Has Tie In Back, $8, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Disney Store Child Princess Tinkerbell Halloween Dress Up Costume With Wings & Headband Size 10/12, $30, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Flinstone Dino Dinasaur Rubies Halloween Costume Dress Up, Child Size Small, $15, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Glass Panels - Clear – 16" x 20" x 1/8" Great For Framing Projects Or Other $4 each. 815-762-0382 Sycamore HANGERS - Huge Lot Of 250 Metal Hangers From Dry Cleaners, Organized In 10 Bundles Of 25 Each, $10, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Radiators - GM, from late 60s, early to mid 70s, need to recore, brass tanks, auto trans type, as is. $45 for all.

815-827-3418

!!!!!!!!!!!

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !!!!!!!!!!!

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, October 2, 9 & 16, 2013.)

A-1 AUTO Sycamore. Beautiful 2BR Ranch.

1.5BA! Location!! $89,500.

Adolph Miller RE. 815-756-7845

Will BUY UR USED

POOL TABLE - 8' MIZERAK. Excellent condition. $200 OBO. Sycamore 815-899-5888

GENOA 1000 SQ FT. IN TOWN, OVERHEAD DOOR, FORMER DANCE STUDIO, $375/MO. OFFICE OR ELECTRICAL 847-721-4940

CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

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

DeKalb—2 BR lower $720 + Deposit & Lease. Available now!

Stove, fridge, heat & water incl.

No pets/smoking. 815-298-0423

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Available Immediatley! Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $530 Recently updated!

Affordable heat.

Walk to shops!

(815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover

DEKALB -- 511 S. 2nd Street $175,000 or rent for 1350/m Call: 573-783-4662 HUGE GARAGE! 1989 Cadillac DeVille Sedan brown, well kept, looks great, runs great, must see! $3700 815-762-3383 1997 Buick Park Avenue 4 door hard top, V8 160,000 miles, $1725 815-970-0295

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Pickup 60548 $23000 All Star Edition Crew Cab, Burgandy, Cap, Running boards 60,000 miles. 630-272-3249

1996 Ford Windstar

7 passenger. 3.8L tinted glass.

Runs well. $1200. 815-501-4207

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201-205 W. 2nd St., Genoa, Il 60135 815-899-9450

We are accepting applications for 1, 2, 3BR Waiting Lists * Low Security Deposit * Washer/Dryer on Site * Close to School & Stores Managed by P.P.M. L.L.C of IL. “This institution is an Equal Opportuntiy Provider and Employer”

CORTLAND, Spacious 2 BR, W/D hookups, $750 or $775 w/garage.

Plus utilities and security. No pets.

Call Sue: 815-762-0781

Cute, Cozy Upper 1 Bedroom Sycamore, hrdwd flrs, lovely yard.

Appl, laundry, no pets/smoking. $600/mo + lights. 815-895-5211 De Kalb - 2BR Upper Clean and Quiet living style, off-street parking. No Pets/Smoking. References & Deposit. 815-756-7879

DeKalb 1 & 2BR Starting $625 Includes Heat, Water, Garbage

Hillcrest Place Apts.

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com DeKalb - 1BR Apt Avail NOW $450/mo, Includes heat & Internet.

W/D in building, 831 Kimberly Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 DeKalb - 2BR 1BA Apt Avail Now Updated Kitch & Bath, W/D in bldg 827 Charles, $600-$650/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 DeKalb - 2BR 1BA Apts Avail Now Heat included, W/D in bldg 831 Kimberly, $500-$550 Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 DEKALB 2BR, $650 1st Floor, near park, NIU and downtown.

ALSO 1BR $585, no pets/smoke.

815-762-4730

DeKalb 2BR, New Appliances & Carpet, Just Painted, Gas Heat, C/A. No Pets. Gar. Incl. $785/mo Avail 11/1 630-697-9102 Utility room w/W/D, C/A, gas stove & refrig. Off St, water & sewer incl, near NIU, $950. 630-638-0664

We Pay The Best!

For Junk Cars, Trucks and Vans No Title, No Problem. Same Day Pick-Up. 630-817-3577

Chamberlain Park Apts

DEKALB 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

MOST CASH

* 815-575-5153 *

Child Fairy Angel Fancy Halloween Dress Up Costume w/ Wings, Size Up To 24 Months, $8, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Child Handmade Candy Corn Halloween Costume Dress Up w/ Body Piece & Hat, Fits Child Up To Age 5, $15, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Child Shark Toddler Halloween Dress Up Costume Size 2T, $12, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

1978 Ford Thunderbird $2500 Call or text to 708-650-4132

ng A.M., at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit:: Commonly known as: 320 West Dekalb Street, Somonauk IL 60552 P.I.N.: 18-32-454-013 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $315,247.25 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I564571

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DeKalb. Like new Cape Cod! 3BR, 2BA. First floor laundry.

Adolph Miller RE. 815-756-7845

DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location!

No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

815-758-6712

DeKalb Large Upper 2BR Available Now. 815-748-5054

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2 & 3BR Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

DeKalb Remodeled Upper 2BR Near NIU, no pets/smoking. $650/mo + security + references.

815-501-8671

Dekalb Spacious 2BR Duplex

718 N. 11th St., W/D, large yard, nr park, gas incl, $875/mo + sec.

Pet friendly. 815-501-8343

DEKALB ~ 1 BEDROOM 1 bath, available immediately.

Clean, quiet residential building.

815-758-6580

DEKALB ~ 235 N. 1st Large 2BR, Carport, A/C, Laundry.

Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo.

J&A RE. 815-970-0679

DeKALB - For Sale or Rent!

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB, ILLINOIS X0712156 HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Plaintiff, v.

MARK MCMASTER; et al.

Defendants.

08CH 272 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 11, 2013, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on November 14, 2013 commencing at 10:00 Saf

Custom Built 4BR, 2.5BA Beautiful Oak Woodwork Throughout! Four Season Room & Hot tub.

Quiet Cul de Sac location.

“Priced to Sell”

CALL Marilyn Yamber 815-758-7368 Yamber Real Estate & Property Management

FOR SALE – TILTON PARK RANCH HOME

HELMET - Child Bike Helmet w/Blue Strap, White In Color & has picture of Kangaroo on front & says Kangaroo, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

Metal Wheels From small to large $25$65/ea.

847-515-8012 Huntley area Old Navy Child Rooster Chicken Barn Yard Animal Toddler Costume Halloween Dress Up Size 2T, $15, 815-739-1953.

Puppy Dog Toddler Child Halloween Dress Up Costume Size 12-24 Months, Warm One Piece Zip Up, $15, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

SAWHORSES – Antique, Civil War Era. 6 in 3 Sizes.

Sturdy Wood - $100 for all 815-758-7994 after 9am Scooby Doo Child One Piece Halloween Dress Up Costume Size Toddler, Warm and Very Well Made One Piece Zip Up Easy In And Out, $15, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR A GROWING BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR – INVESTOR

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Over 22,000 sq. ft. -- 2 Phase Building - zoning M2 Sycamore

3BR, FULL BATH, LIVING ROOM + FAMILY ROOM + FULL BASEMENT. ALL APPLIANCES. UPDATED AND READY TO MOVE RIGHT IN.

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

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DEKALB ~ QUIET 2BR, 1BA

Near downtown, parking, laundry.

NO pets/smoking, agent owned.

815-756-2359 - 815-758-6712 DeKalb. 111 S. 9th 2BR 1000+ sq ft. Brand new everything! $800/mo+1st/last/sec. Call Bonnie: 815-756-6820

Dekalb: 2BR upper, clean, quiet, deck, W/D, $650+ util.

Agent owned, 815-757-8007 Kingston: 12x20 efficiency unit $315/mo.+security, appl. furnished, 815-975-4601

KIRKLAND - 1 BR APT FOR RENT Available November 1st. Nice 1 bedroom apartment. Carpeted 2nd floor appliances, air conditioning Modern oak trim. $495/month security and one month due up front. call Mike 847-638-7440.

Kirkland ~ 4 Flat, Nice 3BR Big yard, prkg, water & garb paid.

W/D hookup, $750/mo + electric + sec, no dogs. 630-359-3474 Rochelle. Spacious 2BR Attached 1st Floor Ranch. Fresh paint, W/D hook-up. $535/mo,1 year lease.

815-751-4440

Rochelle 3BR, 1BA, 2.5 Car Gar. Fenced back yard, part fin bsmt, W/D hook-up, C/A, $775/mo. + dep. No pets. 815-751-6419 Sycamore - 3 BD, 2BA 1 car garage, addt'l off street parking. $800 mo. Avail mid-Oct 612-751-3706 Sycamore 2 Bedroom, C/A, near North Grade School, Garage, Basement, all appliances, no pets or smoking. $775/mo. + 1st, last, sec. & lease. 815-517-1018 SYCAMORE – 3 BR, 2.5 Bath 2Story 2 Car Gar, Full Bsmt. New Wind, Drs, Carp, Paint, Appliances. $1150 (1st Last Sec) No Pets Smoking. 815-895-2684

DEKALB - 2BR 1BA, Appliances, A/C Garage, Lawn Care - Snow Removal Included, No Smoking, No Pets, $850. 815-758-0591 DeKalb - 3 BR, 1 BA, 2-car gar., 2 Story, All Appliances, no pets, $1100/mo. 1st + sec.

Call Dan 815-757-1691 or Tom 815-762-5752 DeKalb - 904 Market St., 2BR, 1BA, full basement, garage, W/D, no pets. $750/mo First/Last/Sec. 815-739-3784

DEKALB 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Available Now. Quiet, residential area, walk to downtown. Appl incl.

815-758-6580 DeKalb 3 BR, large kitchen.

Stove, Fridge, DW, AC. Fenced Yard. Garage.

815-758-0079 DEKALB 3-4 Bedroom Ranch Style, basement, garage, all appliances, NO Smoking, No Pets, $1200. 815-758-0591

DeKalb ~ Quiet Neighborhood 3BR, 1BA, appl, C/A, basement, W/D hook-up, $975/mo + 1st, last sec, no smkg. 815-901-1295

Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

Laing Mgmt.

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600 Sycamore - 2BR 1BA Apt Avail Now Updated Kitch & Bath, W/D in bldg 1611 Maness Ct. $625/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

Sycamore Newly Remodeled

Genoa - Available Nov. 1 3BR House with 2 Baths. $925/mo. + Security.

815-784-5108 Malta Near Kish College & NIU 3BR, 1.5BA, new kit & baths. 2 + car, $1175, no pets. ALSO 4BR/ DeKalb, $1200. 815-762-4730 PLANO - HOUSE FOR RENT SINGLE PERSON HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY OUTSIDE OF PLANO. CALL MARK 630-892-7093 Sycamore - 3BR 1.5BA House Large Yard, Garage, Quiet Street 421 Home Street, $975/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 Waterman: 3BR, 1.5BA, 1 car gar., no bsmnt, no pets, realtor owned, $900/mo., 815-739-9582 ask for Linda

SYCAMORE ROOM

Available immediately.

Utilities included, $95/wk.

630-650-1180

Upper 3BR, $750 + gas & electric + dep, 1 year lease. No smkg/pets.

Agent Owned 630-204-6476

Sycamore Quiet 1 Bedroom

DeKalb Indoor Open Storage

Sycamore Quiet 2 Bedroom

Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl.

J&A RE 815-970-0679

$600/mo, Stove, refrig, water. No pets/smoking. 815-895-4756 or 815-562-3459

For Vehicle, Camper, Boat, etc.

815-756-7756

SYCAMORE ~ 2BR, 1BA

Within walking distance of downtown, parks and schools.

1st/last/sec. 630-854-6161

Sycamore ~ Large, Quiet 1BR

1st floor, 208 W. Sycamore St. Heat furnished, no pets, Coin W/D. $610/mo. 815-973-8290

WINTER STORAGE RV's, Campers & Boats - Indoor & secure, West of Sycamore. Owner resides on property 815-825-2571

Sycamore: Twin Gables, 1st mo. half price, 950 sq. ft., quiet lifestyle, secured entrance, pet friendly. Call 815-899-7551

DEKALB 2.5BR, 2.5BA Townhome 2 car garage. Near Brooks Elm School, Avail Oct 5th . $1150/mo.

630-776-7234 DeKalb: 3BR Townhome Basement. Newly remodeled options. $895-$1100/mo.

Townsend Management 815-787-7368 SOUTH ELGIN -- 2 BR CONDO 401 South Collins 1 Bath, 2 Car Garage All Appliances No Smoking Some Pets $1150 Plus Deposit 847-922-5565 Sycamore - Luxury 2BR 2BA Condo Granite, SS, Fireplace, 2C Gar. Available NOW! 954 Arvle Circle Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets.

815-758-0123 Sycamore: TH for rent or sale, 2BR w/loft, 2.5BA, full bsmnt, all appl., new carpet, fireplace, 2 car gar., $1350/mo. 815-899-5057

The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes.

2 & 3 Bedrooms.

Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

Starting at $645

815-757-1907 Cortland. Clean 2 story 2Br, 1.5BA, C/A, appl., lndry hookup, attached gar., $775/mo.

630-556-3330 DEKALB - 2, 3 & 4 BR duplexes with attached 2 car garage.

1 mo security & 1st mo rent.

Move in before winter!

Call 815-758-8048 or stop in : Eden's Garden Apts 2355 Williams Way, DeKalb DEKALB - Large 4 BR, 3BA 2 Story Duplex, Full basement, W/D, 2.5 Car Gar, 724 Grove St. Call Pittsley Realty 815-756-7768

DeKalb 2BR,1BA Duplex

Exc cond/location. Garage, yard.

C/A, W/D, no smkg, $750/mo + 1st, last sec, ref. 815-761-7118 DeKalb, 2 Br, 1.5 Ba, Gar., C/A, Bsmt. With W/D hookup, Close to park & schools, Lve. msg. $825/m 1st/last & sec.815-758-8564 DeKalb. Nice 2BR Ranch w/full basement. Location! $795+utils.

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845 Dekalb: Knolls, 1200 sq ft ranch, 3BR, 2BA, new paint & floors, all appl., C/A, bsmnt, lndry hookup, 2 car attchd gar No pets/smoke $1000/mo. 815-464-8646

AT YOUR YOUR SERVICE

1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I564571

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, October 2, 9 & 16, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS KATHERINE COLPEN Plaintiff vs.

JUAN C MARRUFO Defendant CASE NO. 13 D 158 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 Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, 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 this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on or before October 24, 2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on June 7, 2013.

WITNESS, June 7, 2013 /s/ Maureen A. Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court Katherine L. Colpen 2117 Eastgate Dr. Sycamore, IL 60178 815-739-4460 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, October 2, 9 & 16, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF BELLA AGUILAR A Minor No. 13 JA 27 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

$575/mo, heat included. Stove, refrig, water. No pets/smoking.

815-895-4756 or 815-562-3459

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB, ILLINOIS X0712156 HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Plaintiff, v.

MARK MCMASTER; et al.

Defendants.

08CH 272 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 11, 2013, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on November 14, 2013 commencing at 10:00 A.M., at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit:: Lot 4 (except the East 90.00 feet) and the South 24 feet of the West 75.00 feet of Lot 3 all in Block 14 of the original Village of Somonauk and also the East 1/2 of the vacated alley lying Westerly of and adjacent to said tract being all situated in the Village of Somonauk, Dekalb County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 320 West Dekalb Street, Somonauk IL 60552 P.I.N.: 18-32-454-013 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $315,247.25 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC

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NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, ADRIAN GONZALEZ, ADRIAN GOMEZ, OR ALL PUTATIVE FATHERS of Said Minor, respondents, and to all whom it may concern, that a Petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by the DeKalb County State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, on July 2, 2013; and that in the courtroom usually occupied by Honorable Judge Matekaitis, a status hearing and setting of adjudicatory hearing shall be held upon said Petition on October 4, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, to have the minor declared to be a ward of the Court, and for other relief under the Juvenile Court Act. The Court has authority in this case to take from you the custody and guardianship of the above named minor and to terminate parental rights, and if the petition requests termination of parental rights the parent may lose all parental rights to the child and the parent will not be entitled to further written notices of publication notices in this case except as required by Supreme Court Rule 11.

UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the above named hearing and show cause to the contrary, AN ORDER OR JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. September 23, 2013 /s/ Maureen A. Josh CLERK OF THE COURT (Published in the Daily Chronicle, September 25, October 2 & 9, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23rd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN D. CORN Deceased Case No. 13 P 125 INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 1. Notice is given of the death of John D. Corn, who died on July 7, 2013 a resident of Sycamore, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the estate and his/her address is: Scott W. Corn, 236 E. Lincoln Street, Sycamore, IL 60178.

3. The attorney for the estate and his/her address is: Kelly J. Robar, Esq., P.O. Box 415, Sycamore, IL 60178.

4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before April 2, 2014.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

5. On September 18, 2013, an Order Admitting the Will to Probate and/or Appointing the Representative (strike as applicable) was entered.

6. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will as provided under section 621 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat.

Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 6-21).

7. Within 6 months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the Will as provided under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 8-1).

8. The estate will be adminis-

tered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 28-4).

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, October 2, 9 & 16, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS TO PURCHASE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS LOT 11 OF THE FIRST ADDITION TO LINCOLN INDUSTRIAL PARK, INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, DEKALB, ILLINOIS

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The City of DeKalb is the owner of the Property located at 200 Industrial Drive, DeKalb, Illinois, PIN 082435014, legally described as Lot 11 of the First Addition to Lincoln Industrial Park, Industrial Drive, DeKalb, Illinois ("the Property"). The Property is approximately 0.665 acres in size. The Property is currently utilized for commercial storage. The City shall not be responsible for any modifications, repairs or improvements to the Property, which is offered as-is, whereis.

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By virtue of this Notice, the City advertises its intention to sell the Property on terms and conditions acceptable to the City. Any party who has an interest in purchasing the Property may indicate their interest by submitting a sealed proposal to the City of DeKalb, ATTN: Legal Department, 200 S. Fourth Street, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. The proposal must include the proposed purchase price, proposed owner of the Property, proposed use of the Property by the purchaser, and a description of any proposed permanent improvements to be constructed on the Property by the purchaser within one year of the date of purchase, and such other information as shall be required to provide the City with an informed understanding of the proposed terms of purchase and use.

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Walk-ins are welcome.

All proposals must be accompanied by an appraisal of the Property not less than one year old, evidencing the current fair market value of the Property. All such appraisals shall be completed by an appraiser licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, and performed in accordance with industry standards.

All proposals must be received by Friday, November 1, 2013 at 9:00am. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive informalities. The City further reserves the right to select any Proposal that is deemed to be in the best interests of the City. The City Council will make a selection of the successful bidder at a City Council meeting occurring in November or December of 2013, with an anticipated closing date in January of 2014. The City will only be responsible for providing a copy of the ordinance authorizing the sale and a signed deed (in a form acceptable to the City). The successful purchaser shall be responsible for the cost of any title insurance or other similar matter desired by the purchaser, and for the cost of recording all documents of conveyance. The purchase price shall be payable in cash, within fifteen days of the date of approval by the City Council. The City Council reserves the right to defer action on the proposals to a later meeting.

All information submitted to the City with the proposal shall become the property of the City, and may become public information in accordance with applicable laws.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, October 2, 9 & 16, 2013.)

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