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NIU shuffles administrative deck Baker divides Division of Finance and Facilities, emphasizes international student affairs

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com

Douglas Baker

DeKALB – Northern Illinois University President Douglas Baker divided the university’s Division of Finance and Facilities and emphasized international student affairs in sweeping changes announced Friday.

Most of the administrative changes will have minimal financial impact and were made after Baker spent about three months talking with students, faculty and alumni, reading background materials and observing university operations, Baker said. Baker replaced former NIU President John Peters when Peters retired June 30.

“The institution has so many areas of excellence,” Baker said Friday. “I’m buoyed by it every time I interact with students, faculty and alumni. These structural changes will help us strengthen the institution and help us move forward.”

The Division of Finance and Facilities was divided into the Division of Finance,

which will be led by a new chief financial officer, and the Division of Administration. In the Division of Administration, Steven Cunningham will continue to oversee human resources, facilities, risk management and other business operations.

See CHANGES, page A9

RETURNING TO NIU

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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT This is the third in an occasional series from the Daily Chronicle that will examine the multiple changes to health care in America in 2014 because of the federal Affordable Care Act.

County health agency spreads word about ACA

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com

Photos by Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com

Victor E. Huskie gives a thumbs up to Emily Ramm (left), 5, and her brother, Joey Ramm, 7, on Friday during the Northern Illinois University homecoming parade while marching east on Lucinda Avenue in DeKalb.

NIU homecoming parade celebrates generations of tradition

By NATHAN WOOODSIDE

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eKALB – Will Hyde has NIU pride – and so does his family.

The student and marching band member had an honor few students throughout the tradition of the NIU homecoming parade get. He joined his parents and grandparents as grand marshals.

This year’s homecoming theme is Generations of Pride, and there may be no better example than the Hydes.

“It’s a huge honor for three generations of Huskies to come here,” Will Hyde said.

“NIU has really been gaining some respect over the years, and it’s a big deal for us to come here and for NIU to honor us.”

Will Hyde’s mom, Ingrid Hyde, gushed about the influence NIU has had on her life. That’s where she studied art education. She’s now the art director for Harlem Consolidated Schools in Evanston.

See PARADE, page A9

Marcine Wheeler doesn’t know where he would be without the Affordable Care Act. Wheeler, a 54-year-old DeKalb resident, became ill while visiting his sister in October 2012 in Chicago, and was checked into the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was diagnosed with diabetes. His blood-sugar level was 1,400 milligrams per deciliter. He said 95 is considered normal.

“Most people call me a miracle,” he said.

“I should have been dead.”

He was in a coma for a month, and afterward was able to afford three months’ worth of medication through CountyCare, a Cook County Medicaid program for uninsured adults available under the Affordable Care Act. However, the program is limited to Cook County residents. Wheeler is unable to get health insurance in DeKalb where he now lives because he’s unemployed and doesn’t qualify for medical assistance through public aid.

Although he’s rationed his medication so far, eventually he’ll need health insurance to afford more. Wheeler plans to visit the DeKalb County Health Department to sign up for a plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace in the coming weeks.

Wheeler is one of more than 8,000 people in DeKalb County living without health insurance. They can finally receive it through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which opened Oct. 1. The marketplace, or the Exchange, is a website that will help people and small businesses shop for health insurance plans.

It’s one of many initiatives under the Affordable Care Act, signed in 2010 with provisions being phased in through 2020, meant to make health care more affordable and accessible nationwide.

See HEALTH CARE, page A10

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In-person counselors Katie Mooney (front) and Cameron Zelaya discuss enrolling a family in an Affordable Care Act plan Monday at the DeKalb County Health Department.

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today

Weight Watchers: 7:15 a.m. weigh-in, 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. meetings Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

Overeaters Anonymous Walkand-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at the Northern Illinois University Lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Contact: Marilyn at 815-751-4822.

NICE Food and Clothing Center: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, by appointment other days, at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. This nondenominational food pantry serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County. 815-824-2228.

Curves Free Resolution Class: 9 a.m. at 325 E. State St., Sycamore.

Come dressed to work out. Arrive 15 minutes before the start of class.

It Is What It Is AA(C): 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

As Bill Sees It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Learning to Live Al-Anon group: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Newman Catholic Center annex, Normal Road in DeKalb; llc904@hotmail.com.

Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb; www.rragsna. org; 815-964-5959.

Knights’ Saturday Burgers and More: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club: 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public.

Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. The public is invited for lunch.

Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St.; www.genoavetshome. us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@ yahoo.com or 815-751-1509.

Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

George Burns Alive Again and in Concert: 7 p.m. at Somonauk Public Library, 700 E. Lasalle St., Somonauk. Join Broadway and film actor Duffy Hudson as he sings, dances and tells stories like only George Burns can. This 75 minute, one-man, musical comedy performance is sure to delight the entire family.

AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Sunday October 13

Knights’ Sunday breakfast: 8 a.m. to noon at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club: 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public.

24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Blacksmithing for Kids: Noon to 4 p.m. at Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

Children can try their skill at blacksmithing using clay and a wooden mallet on a wooden anvil. Free, open to the public.

Cortland Parade and Festival: Steps off at 1 p.m. from W. Cortland Center Road. Festival will immediately follow the parade at Cortland Community Park. Activities include a zip-line, 50/50 drawing, a clown, DJ and crafters. www.cortland.org.

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 2 to 4 p.m. at 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Call 815-784-5559 for appointments other days.

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

Society for Creative Anachronism armored fighting practice: 4:30 p.m. behind Stevenson North at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. For Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors. Visit www.carraigban.org/ or call 815739-5788 or 815-986-5403.

Bread & Roses women’s chorus practice: 5:45 to 8 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb.

For information, call Patty Rieman at 815-758-4897 or visit www. breadandroseschorus.org.

Steps And Traditions AA(C): 6 p.m. at Masonic Hall, Route 23, Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

No Longer Hopeless AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

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8 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DAILY-CHRONICLE.COM? Yesterday’s most-commented stories:

Yesterday’s most-viewed stories:

1. Boehner offers debt extension; interim resolution?

2. Police: New cellphone laws will be enforced 3. Analysis: Health insurance prices for 3 Ill. households

1. Police: Warrant sweep targeted drug dealers 2. District 428 superintendent transition underway 3. Police: New cellphone laws will be enforced

Yesterday’s Reader Poll results:

Today’s Reader Poll question:

Do you use a public swimming pool during the summer months?

Regularly: 7 percent Occasionally: 14 percent Never: 79 percent Total votes: 247

Have you checked out Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace online?

• Yes • Tired, took too long to connect • Not yet, but I will • No, I don’t need to Vote online at Daily-Chronicle.com

Callers ask if vote was rigged Usually when we get more than three calls from readers about an item in the paper, it has to do with a controversial story, or an error that jumps off the page.

But Thursday, the four readers I spoke with were calling about the web poll results we’d reported on page A2 of the Daily Chronicle that day.

The question was designed to be “click-bait,” something we expected people would want to vote on: “Who do you blame for the government shutdown?” (This isn’t Fox News, so we don’t call it a “slimdown.”)

The answers were Democrats, Republicans, President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, or all national political leaders. “The media” just missed the cut.

In print, we reported there had been 314 total votes, with a plurality (39 percent) saying they blamed all national leaders for this mess.

We put the poll results on the page around 6 p.m. Wednesday. About two hours later, the number of votes had almost doubled.

A screenshot a reader emailed me from the reader’s computer around 8 p.m. showed almost 300 new votes in the poll, almost all of them saying they blamed Republicans for the shutdown.

We’d reported that 21 percent of voters said they blamed Republicans; later that night, 47 percent of votes were for the GOP. The callers all wanted to know if we had manipulated the results to make them say what we wanted?

We didn’t rig the vote. But it looks as though someone did.

It’s unusual for that many web poll votes to come in late in the day. It’s even more unusual for them to be a landslide in one direction.

Most likely, there was a concerted effort by one or more people to skew the poll results. It’s not the first time it’s happened, and probably won’t be the last.

Shaw Media and the Daily Chronicle are not affiliated with the Gallup organization, and our daily web polls aren’t conducted with any scientific

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson methodology. Like it used to say on pinball machines back when you could find one, they’re “for amusement only.”

Rest assured we don’t and won’t manipulate the poll results. We will try to enter the data later in the evening, in order to make them more accurately reflect later participation.

So go ahead, keep voting.

National Newspaper Week: Today concludes the 73rd annual National Newspaper Week, which recognizes the importance of newspapers to their communities. There will be many more to come.

Most people who work in journalism hear otherwise from time to time.

People will talk about how they know it’s a tough time to be in the news business and how newspapers are dying.

Usually, the comments are meant to be sympathetic. Or patronizing. Or a backhanded put-down.

Regardless, save your tears.

Through its website, Daily-Chronicle.com, its Twitter account @Daily_Chronicle and the Daily Chronicle Facebook page, the Daily Chronicle has a far broader audience today than it did when DeKalb County Life columnist Barry Schrader was editor 40 years ago.

We don’t just write and photograph news, either. Today, updated news and sports videos are available almost every day on Daily-Chronicle.com.

Local news reporting has been and will continue to be an important part of communities across America. Will the printed newspaper change? It has for decades, no reason it would stop now. So will the website, the mobile site, the tablet site, the social networks that we use to let you know what’s happening now in your community.

In Monday’s Daily Chronicle, we ran an editorial cartoon that featured a great quote from Arthur Miller: “A

good newspaper is a nation talking to itself.”

It follows then that a good local newspaper is a community talking to itself.

That’s the great thing about local news and the reason it will endure, no matter how it is delivered: It is written by people in the community, for people in the community. Our professional journalists contribute, as do many others by submitting items about upcoming events, milestones in their lives, letters to the editor, or comments on stories online. (I enjoy Mil Misic’s somewhat regular letters, personally.)

Not to mention the local businesses who run advertisements and coupons, the people who place classified ads for their garage sales, used cars, lawnmowers, and lost cats, and all of the other local content you can find in print and online.

Almost all of the Daily Chronicle staff lives in DeKalb County. We are homeowners and renters. We pay the same taxes, send our children to the same schools, drive the same roads and shop at the same stores as you.

When it rains here, we get wet, too.

When we make mistakes, we are here to account for them. If you think this column stinks, you can drive down to 1586 Barber Greene Road in DeKalb on Monday and tell me so.

Our journalists also share a belief that reporting the news is a key part of our company’s mission of serving our communities to make them better places to live.

This is an exciting time to work in local news. The changes in our industry have been tremendous, but for the most part, they’ve been for the better.

So don’t feel too bad for us.

As National Newspaper Week concludes, let me say that It’s a pleasure to be your news-reporting neighbor.

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

8 TODAY’S TALKER

Quinn vows to manage without pay

By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – When Gov. Pat Quinn grew angry that lawmakers hadn’t found a way to fix Illinois’ pension crisis, he eliminated their salaries. But these days the only elected official going without pay is the governor himself.

Even after a judge ruled it unconstitutional for Quinn to hold legislators’ monthly pay, the Chicago Democrat has vowed that he won’t collect his own paycheck until the pension problem is solved. So far, that means three paychecks totaling more than $44,000 have piled up in Quinn’s name at the state comptroller’s office.

Quinn says he will appeal the judge’s ruling on the salary withholding.

Quinn’s critics call it a populist stunt in the midst of his 2014 re-election campaign, at a time when the governor’s approval rating is among the lowest of any governor in the country and the state’s fiscal problems have yet to be solved.

But supporters say he is leading by example at a difficult economic time.

If lawmakers don’t act soon on pensions, the 64-year-old Chicagoan – whose $177,000 annual check makes up almost all of his reported income – could find himself in a tight spot. But so far, Quinn shrugs off the hardship, saying simply that he is managing.

Those close to him say he should fare fine, for now, because he is as frugal as he has always boasted. He flashes his Super 8 preferred customer hotel card, lives in a modest neighborhood and at least outwardly shows limited interest in finery.

“He doesn’t have any luxuries. He doesn’t drink very much. He doesn’t stay in fancy hotels,” said Quentin Young, Quinn’s former doctor and a friend who’s served on state boards.

Still, Quinn’s move has elicited eye rolls, especially from his potential 2014 GOP challengers. They argue that Quinn should be doing more to force a pension solution rather than just demanding that the Democratic-led Legislature present him with something he can sign.

“Pat Quinn has always been a populist. That is right out of his playbook,” said state Sen. Kirk Dillard, one of four candidates in the Republican gubernatorial primary. “But what is symbolic is that Pat’s not getting a paycheck Gov. Pat Quinn because he has never put forth a pension plan or led his own party.”

A pension panel has been meeting to find a solution to the nearly $100 billion unfunded liability after the House and Senate deadlocked earlier this year.

Quinn’s friends and aides say he doesn’t have many expenses. He doesn’t own a flashy wardrobe and rotates the same half dozen ties at public events, aides say. His dining out during the day often includes McDonald’s. He goes on dates with his longtime girlfriend, gave about $7,500 to charity last year and has season tickets to the White Sox, but points out that they’re upper deck seats.

The divorced father of two adults lives alone.

The governor learned to make do with what he has from his parents, a school secretary and Catholic cemetery manager who lived through the Great Depression, said Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson. His hobbies – reading at home, watching sports, walking – don’t cost much.

“He’s never played polo and doesn’t intend to start,” Anderson said. “How can anyone in Springfield justify a pay-

check when job 1 is not done?”

Peter Newell, who worked for Quinn while he was lieutenant governor, said Quinn would “have the Super 8 [phone] number memorized.” Newell said his time with Quinn has made doing business cheaply “engrained in my DNA.” When Quinn first took office in 2009 after his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich, was expelled and later sentenced to prison for corruption charges, Quinn didn’t order new stationery. He just crossed out Blagojevich’s name on letterhead and business cards, said David Kolata, the head of Citizens Utility Board, which Quinn helped found.

Some of Quinn’s financial records – including how much he has in the bank – aren’t publicly available. But public documents paint a picture of a modest man. His tax returns – which he does himself in pen – show that almost all his income came from his governor’s salary.

“Pat has always been frugal. He lives like a monk,” said Freeport Mayor Jim Gitz, who worked with Quinn in the 1970s as an aide to former Gov. Dan Walker. “He’s a saver.”

He bought his 1,600-square-foot blond brick home on Chicago’s west side in 1983 for $78,000 and prefers it to the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield. He’s since refinanced half a dozen times, and he paid about $4,000 in property taxes last year.

But even some of those who praise Quinn’s frugality question his sacrifice.

“That’s an admirable stance, and it demonstrates his personal commitment,” said Democratic state Sen. Bill Cunningham, a former Quinn aide who was among lawmakers who lived without a paycheck for two months after Quinn’s decision. “I don’t know that it moves us any closer [to pension reform].”

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8DID YOU WIN? Illinois Lottery Friday Pick 3-Midday: 4-4-4 Pick 3-Evening: 9-0-0 Pick 4-Midday: 5-1-7-6 Pick 4-Evening: 4-7-8-4 Lucky Day Lotto-Midday: 2-17-21-36-38 Lucky Day Lotto-Evening: 1-5-8-24-27 Lotto jackpot: $8 million

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8STATE BRIEF New speed cameras clock 205K violations CHICAGO – Chicago’s new speed cameras have clocked almost 205,000 violations in just over a month.

The cameras in nine safety zones logged the speeding violations between Aug. 26 and Oct. 3, issuing 204,743 warnings to lead-footed drivers, according to figures obtained by WBEZ radio through a Freedom of Information Act request.

For now, authorities are issuing only warnings to drivers caught speeding on those cameras, but fines will be levied starting Oct. 21. If the violations had been tickets, they could have generated nearly $13.9 million for the city in just 39 days, according to the radio station.

At that pace, the city could rack up hundreds of millions of dollars a year – well beyond the $40 million to $60 million in extra revenue that Mayor Rahm Emanuel predicted for next year.

– Wire report

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8LOCAL BRIEF

DeKalb’s park leaders plan to discuss dog park How to help

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Fido and Rover could have a space of their own to run off-leash, if a renewed effort to build a small dog park is successful.

John Tobias, a 32-year DeKalb resident, wants to build a simple 5-acre dog park near the skate park on West Dresser Road, east of DeKalb High School. He attended Thursday’s park board meeting and is waiting to hear from park commissioners about the next steps.

“Many, many people over the years have requested it,” Tobias said. “But it’s been low on the priority list for the park district because there wasn’t any money.”

In fact, about three years ago, Tobias and others suggested building a 13-acre park with a pond and a parking lot but were unable to raise the

For more information on supporting John Tobias’ efforts to build a dog park in DeKalb, email dekalbcountydogpark@gmail.com.

$200,000 to $250,000 it would cost.

More recently, interim Executive Director Lisa Small suggested pursuing a cheaper plan that could be expanded later, if funding allowed and interest demanded. The new proposal includes fencing and lighting. Dog owners would use the parking lot for the skate park.

Commissioners will discuss the idea more and likely seek more public opinion, park board President Phil Young said. They are open to considering locations other than West Dresser Road and expect to fund the construc-

Saturday, October 12, 2013 • Page A3

Clothes dryer starts fire in DeKalb house DeKALB – Firefighters were called to put out a fire started by a clothes dryer in a DeKalb home Friday morning.

DeKalb firefighters were called to a home in the 1600 block of Sunrise Drive around 7:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a clothes dryer on fire.

tion, rather than encouraging supporters to seek donations.

“We’re going to do a quick review of this and see if that’s a good place to put it,” Young said. “I think there’s definitely an interest in having a dog park in DeKalb.”

Young expects the dog park will be discussed at the next park board meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Hopkins Park Community Center, 1403 Sycamore Road.

Presently, some DeKalb County forest preserves allow off-leash dogs during certain time periods, but the spaces aren’t enclosed, Tobias said.

Rockford has three dog parks and Campton Hills has one, but there aren’t closer options for the 13,000 licensed dogs in DeKalb County.

“We never gave up,” Tobias said. “We were always hoping for a large donor to come forward, but we didn’t find that.”

After arriving, they found a fire behind the dryer in the home’s utility room that was mostly extinguished, DeKalb Fire Department officials said.

The home was evacuated and firefighters suppressed the fire.

After ventilating the area to remove residual smoke, they found damage was contained to the dryer and the wall

behind it.

No one had been injured and a community development officer was there to help the residents.

The fire caused $1,500 in damage. Fire officials said the cause of the fire is unknown, but typically lint building up in vent tubes of dryers can lead to fires.

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8OBITUARIES LARRY FABRIS Born: Sept. 9, 1941, in Sycamore, Ill. Died: Sept. 9, 2013, in Rochelle, Ill. ROCHELLE – Lawrence Anthony “Larry” Fabris, 72, of Rochelle, Ill., passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at his home in Rochelle from a heart attack caused by hypertension.

He was the second child born to Laurence and Rose (Deutsch) Fabris on Sept. 9, 1941, in Sycamore.

He graduated from Kaneland High School in 1959.

Larry started out racing stock cars at the then Bob-Jo Speedway and ventured throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and beyond, going every weekend anywhere there was a dirt oval track. He held many track records at numerous tracks. His red No. 7 was well-known around the racing scene. He owned Larry’s Speed & Engineering shop in Sycamore, building his well-known and sought-after fast engines. When he left this business, he owned and operated Northside Auto in Sycamore, doing some excavating on the side. After leaving Northside, he owned several auto shops in DeKalb and Rochelle, still working on fast and big engines.

During his early days he married Jane Reynolds (Lean) in 1962, and had two daughters, Kari and Angela, and lived in Sycamore until they were raised and graduated from high school. He married Sandy Newtson in 1984, with her three children, Donna, Danny and Mike.

Survivors include two daughters, Kari Reynolds of Phoenix and Angi Fabris of Sycamore; three stepchildren, Donna and Roger “Danny” Truman of Reno, Nev., and Mike (Barb) Truman of Rockford; two grandsons, Andrew “AJ” and Scotty Baker, both of Sycamore; one step-granddaughter, Brooke Jones of Rockford; one brother, Ron (Diane) Fabris of Cortland; one sister, Patricia (Marlin) Skinner of Tyler, Texas; one niece, DeeDee Byrd of Maple Park; three nephews, James (Sue) Dean of Sandwich, Ed Fabris of Sycamore and Chris Fabris of Cortland; and one great-nephew, David Byrd of Maple Park.

Larry was proceeded in death by his parents; wife, Sandy (Mathney/ Truman/Newtson) Fabris on May 12, 2013; and one sister, Mary Irene Dean.

His cremation service was handled

by Finch Funeral Home in Mt. Morris.

Condolences can be emailed to LarryFabris@comcast.net.

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ALPHA E. FLEETWOOD Born: April 26, 1936, in Bunker, Mo. Died: Oct. 9, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. SYCAMORE – Alpha E. Fleetwood, 77, of Sycamore, Ill., left this life Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Bethany Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in DeKalb, when her wonderful, loving heart

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Born April 26, 1936, in Bunker, Mo., to Lawrence and Anna Lee, Alpha followed her family from Missouri to Sycamore during her teenage years where she attended Sycamore High School. She married and had only one child, a daughter, Lauranna Gones, and was very close to her brothers and sisters and their families.

In 1979, she married Robert Fleetwood of Sycamore. Over the years, Alpha worked at Diamond Wire & Cable Co., Duplex Products and Automatic Electric in Genoa. She was a longtime member of the Sycamore Moose Lodge and was an elected officer of the College of Regents with the Sycamore Women of the Moose organization.

She enjoyed playing bingo at the Sycamore Veteran’s Club and going to casinos to play the penny slot machines. She and Robert traveled the United States in their fifth-wheel trailer visiting family and friends all over the country.

Alpha is survived by her husband, Robert Fleetwood; daughter, Lauranna (Steve) Gones of Sycamore; stepchildren, Kevin (Emily ) of Washington, Wayne (Cindy) of Shabbona, Brent (Maureen) Fleetwood of Colorado and Shaun Fleetwood of Sycamore; grandchildren, Lacey (John) Lantz and Andrew Gones; step-grandchildren Grant, Scott, Carole, Madilyn and Morgan Fleetwood, and Arielle, Shelby and Samantha Gaul; great-grandchildren, Kairi and Keely Lantz; brothers, Lindle (Cindy) Lee of North Carolina and Louie Lee of Michigan; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Alpha was preceded in death by her parents; seven sisters, Irene Tune, Geneva Young, Wilma Haeffner, Thelma Lee, Ilene Stover, Ellene Hall and Hellen Lee; and two brothers, Burnis and Eugene Lee. The visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore. A Women of the Moose ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. with a prayer service to follow. A private family interment will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Alpha’s name to the Mooseheart Children’s Home in care of the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

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LUCILLE M. FRIEND Born: Jan. 13, 1924, in Hampshire, Ill. Died: Oct. 10, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. GENOA – Lucille M. Friend, 89, of Genoa, Ill., died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center in DeKalb.

Born Jan. 13, 1924, in Hampshire, the daughter of Fredrick and Freida

(Knoop) Bicknese, she married W. Curtis Friend on Oct. 22, 1943, in Hampshire.

Lucille was the secretary to the vice presidents at Northern Illinois University for more than 25 years.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Genoa, and active in the Ladies Aide at the Church for many years.

Survivors include her two children, Dennis (Grace) Friend of Schaumburg and Sandra Barham of St. Charles; five grandchildren, Gregory (Jolynne) Friend, Ali (Todd) Laird, Christa Friend, Erin Barham and Emily Barham (fiance Patrick Utroska); two brothers, Kenny (Phyllis) Bicknese and Lester (Nancy) Bicknese; one stepsister, Annetta (George) Grever; and numerous nieces, nephew and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Curtis Friend, in 1998; and two brothers, Donald “Mike” and Fred “Fritz” Bicknese.

Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 33930 N. State Road, Genoa, with the Rev. Jeremy Heilman officiating. Burial will follow the luncheon at Highland Garden of Memories, Belvidere. The visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church.

Memorials can be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church of Genoa or the Good Samaritan Fund at Oak Crest in care of Butala Funeral Home, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

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JACK L. TAYLOR Born: July 20, 1947, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: Sept. 17, 2013, in Port Richey, Fla. PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Jack L. Taylor, 66, of Port Richey, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born July 20, 1947, in DeKalb, he married his loving wife and soulmate, Sharon Sipavich on Sept. 9, 2000.

In addition to Sharon, he is survived by his stepdaughter, Shannon Schaffner Pecikonis and her husband, Jason; the apple of his eye, granddaughter, Lily; sisters, Bonnie Elliot and Susan Doherty; and brothers, Clarence Taylor and Rick Hanson. He also is survived by many dear nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by parents, Willard (Pete) and Ethel Taylor and George and Elizabeth Hanson; his brothers, Jerry Taylor and Petie Taylor; and sister, Shirley

Thorson.

Jack was a loyal and passionate Green Bay Packers fan. He also enjoyed his time on the golf course with his good friends. Jack will be remembered as an animal lover and one of the great joys in his life were his many pets; Annie, Gray and Cal will miss their “dad” dearly. Jack also will be remembered for his loyalty to his family, friends and country.

A celebration of his life will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the DeKalb Moose Family Center – Lodge 586, 1231 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

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DOLORES HELEN WINES Born: Nov. 18, 1928, in Chicago, Ill. Died: Oct. 9, 2013, in Bartlett, Ill. BARTLETT – Dolores Helen Wines, 84, of Bartlett, Ill., died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Clare Oaks Retirement Community in Bartlett.

Born Nov. 18, 1928, in Chicago, to John and Sophie (Trybula) Dyck, she married Leo John Wines on Sept. 10, 1949, in Chicago.

Dolores was a resident of Wonder Lake from 1955 until moving to Algonquin in 1990. In 2010, she became a resident of Clare Oaks Retirement Community in Bartlett.

Dolores graduated from St. Constance High School, attended Loyola University and DePaul University, and then earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois University. For 30 years, she taught science, math and religion, first at St. Mary’s in Woodstock and then at Montini Catholic Grade School in McHenry, retiring in 1992. In 1974, she was selected as an Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America. She was selected for this honor on the basis of her professional and civic achievements. After retirement, she was a private tutor.

Dolores was very active in various food drives and the Parent Teachers Association. She was a former member of Christ The King Church and a current member of St. Mary’s Church in Huntley. Other memberships included the Society of Catholic Daughters and Parents Without Partners.

Survivors include four children, William (Mary Ann) Wines, Lynn (Jim Berounsky) Wines, Mary (Kel-

ly) Coleman and Michael Wines; and two grandsons, Bryan Wines and Riley Coleman.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo, on Sept. 8, 1973; and her parents.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry.

The visitation will resume from 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, until prayers at 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home, then leaving for the 10 a.m. funeral Mass at Christ The King Catholic Church, 5006 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60097. Interment will be at Christ the King Cemetery, Wonder Lake.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The Assisi Health Care Center of Clare Oaks, 825 Carillon Drive, Bartlett, IL 60103.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends can leave online condolence messages for her family.

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DeKalb County Gregory P. Vole, 58, of the 900 block of East State Street, Sycamore, was charged Friday, Oct. 11, with domestic battery.

Laquanda D. Hernet, 34, of the 1100 block of West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, was charged Friday, Oct. 11, with driving under the influence and driving with a revoked license.

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By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Michael Dunker knows he’s fortunate to work in the film industry.

The 1999 Sycamore High School graduate, who now works as a filmmaker in Los Angeles, said the failure rate tends to be extremely high for people who want to break into filmmaking, but his passion for the craft makes it worth facing the fear of failure.

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear,” he said to an audience of about 600 Sycamore High School students.

“And everything is going to be scary if you go after what you believe in.”

On Friday, Dunker was one of several filmmakers who attended a special screening at the high school of films that were part of the third annual Sycamore Film Festival. The festival began in 2011 when Shela Lahey, founder and executive director of the festival, wanted to promote student films and help students pursue filmmaking. Proceeds from the festival support Sycamore High School scholarships for students interested in education or careers in the arts, according to its website.

Although the festival offered screenings for general audiences Friday evening, the screening at the high school is special for the filmmakers, who get to interact with students and answer their questions. DeKalb resident Seth Deming, who had three films shown at the high school, said talking with students is the best part.

“After we showed our videos to them, I had a bunch of them coming up to me and asking me questions,” he said.

“I had one kid message me on YouTube and ask, ‘Can we get together and talk about how you do visual effects?’ ” Tim Carlson, Sycamore High School principal, said having the film festival and

Sycamore High School principal filmmakers come to the high school gives students the chance to network with them and set up mentoring opportunities. It’s something that wouldn’t be possible in a classroom, he said.

“It’s a great opportunity for our kids to literally meet some of the best people in the world in this industry,” he said.

Deming’s interest in making movies began when he saw a short film on YouTube and decided it was the career for him. He started reading books on filmmaking and taking classes online taught by industry professionals. He got a job with a production company before deciding to run his own.

Deming said he loves when people ask why they should go into filmmaking, given the shaky job market. His response is that people should do whatever they are passionate about.

“You have to say yes to yourself and also have to not listen to that person who is telling you you can’t do it,” he said.

“That person needs to just shut up.”

Sycamore High School junior Matthew Johnson said his favorite film at Friday’s screening was “Expired,” written and directed by Edward Heffernan, which he thought was well-written. Johnson said he found the talks by the filmmakers inspirational because he always has had a passion for music.

“I guess it’s kind of driving me to go toward that more,” Johnson said about the festival.

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Michael Dunker, Sycamore High School graduate and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, speaks to students about following their passion Friday at Sycamore High School.

DeKALB – A helicopter will fly over DeKalb and Sycamore today shooting aerial photographs and video for Northern Illinois University.

The helicopter will fly in concentric circles from about 4:30 to 6 p.m. to gather material NIU officials can use for promotional and media purposes, NIU spokesman Paul Palian said. The

scenes on the ground will include the football game this afternoon against Akron at Huskie Stadium, which will kick off at 4 p.m.

“They are taking photographs and video of not only campus but the community,” Palian said.

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The Illinois Department of Public Health gets about $1.3 million a month to pay for inspections of medical facilities, but that money’s been stopped because of the shut-

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IDPH spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said the agency is still inspecting facilities when the department receives credible complaints about a location. She says the lack of money isn’t creating an immediate problem, but there could be more serious consequences if the 11-day shutdown continues.

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Staying warm is expected to cost more because fuel prices are rising and forecasts call for cooler weather, in some areas, after two relatively warm winters. Natural gas, propane, and electricity prices are expected to rise, affecting 94 percent of

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One obvious way to lower your heating bill is to lower the thermostat – sleep under a few more blankets, watch TV in a sweater, and use a programmable thermostat to turn the heat down when you are away or fast asleep. The Energy Department estimates that a resident can save 1 percent on their heating bill for every degree a thermostat is set back. Here are a few other ways: • Think of the sun as a heater, and your drapes as a blanket: Open drapes when you are

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The federal government has released no comprehensive data on how many people have enrolled for health insurance using federally run exchanges, the online marketplaces being used in 36 states for residents to compare and buy insurance. In the 14 states running their own exchanges, the situation isn’t much better.

Officials with California’s exchange say it will be mid-November until they can say how many people signed up. In Oregon and Colorado, the official number of completed applications is zero.

And in Minnesota, which billed itself as a leader in implementing the Affordable Care Act, officials won’t release data until next week about the number of applications started and completed.

As a result, a nation obsessed with keeping score to determine winners and losers is finding it difficult to pass immediate judgment on a law that will in large part define the president’s legacy.

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Kerry in Afghanistan for urgent security talks KABUL, Afghanistan – The future of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan after the last troops leave at the end of 2014 may depend on whether U.S. officials like Secretary of State John Kerry can allay Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s worries about sovereignty, Pakistan and the safety of Afghan citizens at the

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Kerry began urgent talks Friday with Karzai as an end-of-October deadline loomed for a security deal that would allow American troops to remain in Afghanistan after the NATO-led military mission ends next year.

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By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON – With time running short, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans accelerated efforts Friday to prevent the U.S. Treasury from default and end a partial government shutdown that stretched into an 11th day. The latest impacts: New aircraft grounded, military chaplains silenced and a crab harvest jeopardized in the Bering Sea. “Let’s put this hysterical talk of default behind us and instead start talking about finding solutions,” said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Republicans in the House and Senate separately made proposals to the White House for ending an impasse that polls say has inflicted damage on their party politically.

Each offered to reopen the government and raise the $16.7 trillion debt limit – but only as part of broader approaches that envision deficit savings, changes to the health care law known as Obamacare and an easing of across-theboard spending cuts that the White House and Congress both dislike. The details and timing differed.

“We’re waiting to hear” from administration officials, said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

But as the day wore on, the White House politely turned the proposal aside in favor of talks around a more streamlined approach under discussion in the Senate.

Hopes remained high on Wall Street, where investors sent the Dow Jones industrial average 111 points higher after Thursday’s 323-point surge. Obama met at the White House with small business owners about the impacts they were feeling from the budget battles, and said he hoped to be able to bring them toward a conclusion, said Det Ansinn, who attended the session.

“He was a little slightly melancholy that maybe it could be done over the week-

end and maybe not. He’s been down this road before,” said Ansinn, owner of Doylestown, Pa.-based mobile and Web app developer Brick Simple. Ansinn said he told the president how the shutdown is threating to delay some of his projects and he fears what a possible impending government default could do to the economy.

In meetings with lawmakers over two days, Obama left open the possibility he would sign legislation repealing a medical device tax enacted as part of the health care law. Yet there was no indication he was willing to do so with a default looming and the government partially closed.

Tradition plays a big part in NIU history for some • PARADE Continued from page A1 NIU also is where she met Bill, her husband. The two became engaged on the grounds of NIU in 1993, the year they both graduated.

“It really shaped my future and my career,” she said. “I’m glad I can be here with my family.”

Will Hyde has followed in the steps of his dad, marching and playing trumpet for the Huskies.

“I think tradition is a big part of NIU history,” Will Hyde said. “NIU has always had a large homecoming. It’s a big part of our history and culture. It’s a great thing to involve yourself in.”

Bill Hyde said playing in the band during homecoming is a memory he treasures.

“I was in the marching band, so it was always big for us,” he said. “All the alumni come back and they just go crazy for you. That was typically the most crowded the stadium ever was, for the

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Afreen Warsi (right) of the Muslim Students Association participates in the Northern Illinois University homecoming parade Friday while marching east on Lucinda Avenue in DeKalb. homecoming game.”

When asked if there’s going to be a fourth generation of Hyde Huskies, Will is quick to say yes. But his parents are quicker to cut off his answer.

“He’s got some time! No rush!” they said in unison.

For many, the homecoming parade is emblematic of the university and community celebrating as one. That’s also

the opinion of state Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley.

“It’s an opportunity for the community to come out and celebrate the institution, it’s mission, accomplishments and everyone who graduated from it,” he said. “It’s really a celebration of accomplishment.”

Pritchard said that while homecoming festivities are

a time for NIU to maximize school spirit, the community also benefits from the thousands of visitors.

“This is a major event,” he said. “The community benefits economically. It really stimulates the local economy. ... The community realizes that the university is here 365 days a year. Students, faculty and staff shop here and live here and really play a big part in the community. I think homecoming is a visual representation for what they see every day.”

Homecoming weekend also means more work for local police. Large celebrations also mean rowdiness.

“We focus on the rowdiness, but we see all of the above,” said DeKalb police Cmdr. John Petragallo.

“There is a huge influx of people who come from out of town to the game and to have a good time. A lot of who comes into town are nonstudents. We have a spike in activity, responses to calls, violent crimes.”

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Other changes also were announced Friday • CHANGES Continued from page A1 Cunningham was named acting executive vice president of finance and facilities March 8 after his predecessor, Eddie Williams, took a leave of absence after Williams and a low-income housing development he owns were named in an FBI search warrant served

by NIU’s police department. Williams retired May 31.

Meanwhile, Sean Frazier, who was hired as athletic director in mid-July, now is responsible for managing the Convocation Center and Huskie Stadium.

Making that division wasn’t an effort to decentralize the power and responsibilities, Baker said.

Rather, most administrative structures across higher education separate budgetary and operations functions, he said.

The Division of Finance and Facilities was beset by internal troubles in 2012, beginning in July, when Associate Vice President Robert Albanese and Convocation Center Director John Gordon resigned in the face of misconduct allegations, which reportedly involved inappropriate use of public employees and property.

Albanese was one of three people who later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in connection with the “coffee fund,” an off-the-books repository for proceeds from the sale of university-owned scrap metal and other materials.

Other than facilities and operations, other changes are aimed at co-

ordinating NIU’s information technology and marketing efforts and strengthening NIU’s international student community.

Overall, NIU has fewer international students than Baker expected for an institution of its size, but he expects enrollment will increase significantly in the next couple of years.

Baker moved Executive Vice President and Provost Raymond Alden to the newly created position of vice president of international affairs and named Deborah Pierce associate vice president of international affairs.

Given NIU’s proximity to Chicago, NIU needs to grow into a global university, Baker said.

“I think that’s a very potentially enriching thing for not only the student body but the community,” he said.

Other changes announced Friday include: • Lisa Freeman, vice president for research and graduate studies, will be interim executive vice president and provost; a national search to fill the role permanently will begin soon, the release said.

• The Division of University Relations will be renamed the Division of Marketing and Communications, focused on NIU’s marketing activities. It will be led by Vice President Kathryn Buettner.

• A new chief information officer is being sought to head the Division of Information Technology Services. A search committee has been formed to hire the new administrator, who will report directly to Baker.

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Exchange is meant for people who had no health insurance options hold educational seminars at Kishwaukee College in Malta and may also hold some at Northern Illinois University.

Starting in 2014, anyone without health insurance coverage will have to pay a fine.

Next year, the penalty will be either $95 or 1 percent of their annual income, whichever is greater, but will increase significantly in the future, Zelaya said.

One provision of the ACA allows young people to have coverage under their parents’ health insurance plan until they are 26, and that’s the case for Jewelle Hill, an 18-year-old Kishwaukee College student.

Hill said she would try to find health insurance if she was no longer able to have it under her mother’s plan, which she thinks she might have to next year.

“I feel like I would need health insurance because you never know what happens,” she said.

The health department plans not only to target young adults in the county, but everyone. In the next few weeks, they plan to hold seminars at social service agencies such as Hope Haven and sign-up sessions at public libraries.

Those countywide sessions may help people who are curious about the Exchange or still unaware of it, such as DeKalb resident David Anderson, 32, who’s gone four years without health insurance.

Anderson, a Kishwaukee College student and math tutor, said he had tried to secure health insurance through a public aid office in DeKalb

• HEALTH CARE Continued from page A1 The Exchange is meant for people who had no health insurance options before, said Cindy Graves, director of community health and prevention for the health department and who is part of the department’s Enroll DeKalb County initiative.

The department was one of 82 statewide to receive state funding to educate residents about the Exchange and help them enroll. So far they’ve handled more than a dozen phone calls from people of every age group inquiring about the Exchange.

Although many uninsured people who are sick stand to benefit from the Exchange, the system also depends on participation by the healthy uninsured.

“You have an overburdening of the system by people who need [insurance] with no ground to support it,” said Cameron Zelaya, in-person counselor with Enroll DeKalb County. “The part of this push is trying to create a ground for a culture of coverage.”

A culture of coverage – trying to convince everyone that obtaining health insurance coverage is the right thing to do – is what the health department encourages, Graves said.

The health department is trying to reach the “young invincibles,” young adults who might not be inclined to purchase health insurance because they don’t think they need it. Graves said they will

8NATION BRIEF

General in charge of nuclear missiles is fired

They said it was not related to the performance or combat readiness of ICBM units or to his stewardship of the force.

Removing senior officers in the nuclear force is rare but has happened twice this week.

On Wednesday the Navy said Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the second-in-charge at U.S. Strategic Command, was fired amid an investigation of gambling issues. He was demoted from three- to two-star rank and reassigned to a Navy staff job until the investigation is completed.

Together, the Carey and Giardina firings add a new dimension to a set of serious problems facing the military’s nuclear force. The ICBM segment in particular has had several recent setbacks, including a failed safety and security inspection at a base in Montana in August, followed by the firing of the colonel there in charge of security forces.

– Wire report

WASHINGTON – The Air Force fired the general in charge of its nuclear missiles Friday, just two days after a Navy admiral with top nuclear weapons responsibilities was sacked. Both men are caught up in investigations of alleged personal misconduct, adding to a cascade of turmoil inside the nation’s nuclear weapons force.

The Air Force removed Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, a 35-year veteran, from his command of 20th Air Force, responsible for all 450 of the service’s intercontinental ballistic missiles. Carey, who took his post in Wyoming in June 2012, will be reassigned pending the outcome of an investigation into personal misbehavior, the service said.

The Air Force would not specify what Carey is alleged to have done wrong, but two officials with knowledge of the investigation indicated that it was linked to alcohol use.

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Anderson said he will need insurance soon to treat a hiatal hernia. With hiatal hernia, the upper part of the stomach is pushed through the diaphragm and into the chest. He said he won’t know how severe it is until he sees a doctor.

“I’m frustrated with it,” Anderson said of health care in the U.S. “Because I need care and I can’t go see the doctor I need to see, and they don’t make it very accessible.”

After learning a bit about the Exchange, he said he might look into it or find health insurance from another state such as West Virginia, where he is originally from. He said he was able to receive assistance there, unlike in Illinois.

People such as Anderson can’t be denied health insurance coverage through the Exchange.

When it comes to the cost of coverage, Graves said it can vary by a person’s age, whether they smoke, their location and family size.

As the health department continues to field inquiries and reach out to people in the county, one of the challenges it faces is making sure people are able to see all the coverage options they have in an unbiased way, said Peggy Newby, pediatric program coordinator and part of Enroll DeKalb County.

“It becomes our challenge to present to them through the marketplace what their options are and how those best fit with what they told us,” she said.

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Supporting the home team

‘American Graffiti’ 40 years later On Saturday nights at my house, I often trot out classic movies and force the urchins to watch them.

There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth, but I think it’s important to teach kids about American culture, and films certainly are a big part of it. Actors like John Wayne, Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn are worth seeing and remembering.

So the other night I trotted out “American Graffiti,” a film released 40 years ago.

The movie was directed by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and chronicles one night in the lives of some California teenagers in the year 1962.

The first thing the kids noticed was Harrison Ford playing a young hood driving a hot rod. That got their attention. The movie features other great actors such as Richard Dreyfuss and Charles Martin Smith, along with Ron Howard and Cindy Williams, who turned the “Graffiti” success into the television hits “Happy Days” and “Laverne and Shirley.”

About 20 minutes into the movie, which is heavy on dialogue and light on explosions, the urchins pulled out their iPads and began typing away. Dismay enveloped me.

VIEWS Bill O’Reilly “So you don’t like this?” I asked the 14-year-old.

“It’s OK. I’m listening.”

“But you’re playing with that machine!”

“I can multitask!”

A few minutes later, the 10-year-old demanded popcorn. I told him we’d get some halfway through the flick.

“Do they ever get out of the cars?” the urchin wailed.

“That’s the culture in California. They cruise around in cars listening to the radio.”

“But there are so many cars!”

I was losing them.

So I paused the movie and brought in snacks. I demanded they shut off the machines while eating.

“Why?” the 14-year-old asked.

“Because you can’t text, eat and watch a movie at the same time.”

“Yes, I can. I always do that.”

“They’re still in cars,” the 8-year-old said.

We got through the movie, but just barely. Their interest peaked when The Pharaohs, a gang of juvenile delinquents, forced Dreyfuss to vandalize a police car. Finally, some destruction!

After “American Graffiti” concluded, I asked for their reviews. I got them while their heads were down looking at their iPads.

The consensus: It was OK. Too many cars.

These days, the machines and awful films that blow things up every 10 seconds are delivering heavy blows to American culture.

The graffiti is on the wall. The attention spans of young people average about 30 seconds. Baseball? Forget it. Chess? Are you kidding me?

We live in a time where machines that deliver instant gratification rule. But I will continue to fight the cyberspace power.

Coming attraction: Hitchcock’s “The Birds.”

Let the texting begin.

• Veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of many books, including the newly released “Killing Jesus.”

What ‘Captain Phillips’ doesn’t tell about Somali pirates

By JOSHUA KEATING Slate WASHINGTON – Earlier this month I had the disconcerting experience of watching a Navy SEAL raid off the coast of Somalia re-enacted onscreen while trying to surreptitiously sneak looks at my iPhone to check on the progress of a real Navy SEAL raid in Somalia taking place that very night.

There may be little proven connection between the Somali pirates depicted in the new film “Captain Phillips” and the al Shabab militants targeted earlier this month, but the new Tom Hanks movie, directed by Paul Greengrass, comes out at a time when the international security threats posed by the world’s most unstable country are very much in the news.

Although “Captain Phillips” works well as a fast-paced thriller, it doesn’t provide much context for what’s happening on screen. The film is tightly focused on the saga of Richard Phillips (Hanks).

Unlike other re-enactment films – such as last year’s “Argo,” which featured an extensive prologue on the history leading up to the film – “Captain Phillips” drops viewers right into the action, beginning just before the fateful encounter between Phillips and the pirate crew led by Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse (Barkhad Abdi).

This may have been the better choice from a narrative point of view, but viewers may leave the movie not knowing much more about modern piracy than they did when they walked in.

For instance: In the film, Muse briefly mentions foreign vessels coming to take away the fish off the Somali coast. That refers to what many observers believe was

a precipitating cause of the uptick in Somali piracy roughly 20 years ago. When the regime of longtime Somali dictator Siad Barre collapsed in 1991, the country was plunged into ongoing violence between rival armed groups and left without a central government capable of defending the country’s economic interests – including the “exclusive economic zone” off the Somali coast. Fleets from Europe and Asia quickly moved in, depleting the supply of fish.

As an African Development Bank report from 2011 put it, “Fishermen, dismayed at the inability of the central government to protect their country’s EEZ, and at the number of foreign fishing vessels illegally exploiting their traditional fisheries, took matters into their own hands. Initially arming themselves to chase off the illegal foreign fishing vessels, they quickly realized that robbing the vessels was a lucrative way to make up for lost income. Seeing their success, land based warlords co-opted some of the new pirates, organizing them into increasingly sophisticated gangs.”

(There have also been periodic reports of toxic waste being dumped off Somalia’s shores, including by the Italian mafia.)

Pirates in most parts of the world specialize in stealing goods on board ships, but Somali pirates almost always hold ships for ransom, sometimes for months at a time. (The Maersk Alabama incident depicted in “Captain Phillips” was unusual in that the crew fought off the pirates after they had boarded.) Shipping companies were generally willing to write off pirate ransoms as the cost of doing business. This ransoms could reach as high as $9.5 million, so it’s not surprising that the pirates in the movie aren’t impressed by Phillips’ offer of the $30,000 in the ship’s safe.

By 2008, piracy had grown into a $50 million a year industry in Somalia. In 2009, the year of the Maersk Alabama hijacking, pirates carried out 214 attacks, leading to 47 hijackings. By 2011 it was up to 237, although the number of successful hijackings decreased.

But that year also marked a turning point with the establishment of Combined Task Force 151, the multinational naval unit tasked with protecting shipping from piracy off the Somali coast. If nothing else, “Captain Phillips” gives a good sense of the firepower mismatch between western naval vessels and the pirates they were sent to hunt.

Although initially met with skepticism, the task force, combined with improved security onboard ships – many merchant vessels now carry armed military contractors on board when passing through – does seem to have had an impact. The improving security situation on land in Somalia also likely played a role.

The number of attacks plummeted in 2012, and so far this year, there have been only 10 reported attacks by Somali pirates and two hijackings. In an ironic development, some pirates have now gone into a new line of business, protecting illegal fishing boats.

This isn’t to say that the problem of piracy has gone away. In fact, the number of attacks off Somalia are now exceeded by attacks off the coast of West Africa, particularly in the oil rich Gulf of Guinea. But the situation where Richard Phillips sailed has changed drastically.

• Keating is a staff writer at Slate focusing on international news, social science and related topics.

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Thumbs up: To supporting the home team – the Northern Illinois Huskies. For the second straight home football game, Huskie Stadium has been sold out.

Tickets for today’s Homecoming game were sold out

by Wednesday. The last time the stadium was sold out was 10 years ago. It’s great to see such support for the Cardinal and Black. Go Huskies – beat the Zips!

Thumbs down: To unreachable politicians. It turns out that the government shutdown is affecting the staffing at elected officials’ offices as well. This week, the offices of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Randy Hultgren were answering calls with recorded messages; Hultgren’s office noted they were operating with a “skeleton crew,” and Durbin’s office was closed. As though people weren’t frustrated enough with the goings-on in Washington, their representatives being unavailable only adds to the frustration.

Thumbs up: To the Sycamore City Council for voting Monday to contribute $5,000 to the effort to stage the IHSA state football championships at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb the weekend after Thanksgiving. Although the figure is less than the donation given by DeKalb, Sycamore probably doesn’t stand to reap quite as much benefit as its larger neighbor. The funds come from Sycamore’s tax on hotel stays, and the event likely will put more lodgers into the same hotels. The football games are expected to generate as much as $1 million for the local economy, and it is worth Sycamore’s investment to bring a statewide attraction to the area. City officials can evaluate how much benefit Sycamore derives from the event when evaluating whether to contribute again when the state championships return in 2015.

Thumbs down: To the continuing government shutdown impeding the progress of scientific research.

This week, Northern Illinois University climate change researchers learned that the National Science Foundation was suspending all field research not essential to safeguarding lives and property at its three Antarctic research stations. Unless funding is restored

by Monday, the research season could be cancelled and an NIU research team will have to cancel its academic mission. Scientific study is essential to our advancement as a country and as a people, and its stoppage is another way that the manufactured crisis in Washington is impeding progress.

Thumbs up: To getting public input without slowing down progress. The Sycamore Park District is in the midst of developing a five-year plan to make wide-ranging changes to its services, parks and facilities. Phase one involved sending out community surveys and creating a community wide strategic planning team. The park board has developed a draft of guiding principles, and now it will ask the public again what it thinks. The community can comment on the draft at meetings in October and November, and the plan will be updated accordingly, with a final draft expected by January.

Thumbs up: To the Opportunity House for supporting Special Olympics programs for youth and adults.

The programs serve more than 100 local athletes with disabilities, with the volleyball team preparing for the Special Olympics’ statewide competition at the end of the month. Opportunity House has offered the adult program for 17 years; they partnered with Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association to create a youth program about 10 years ago. These types of programs offer so much more than athletic training, and we’re proud to see local organizations supporting them.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

Malala’s light counters the Taliban’s darkness The saga of Malala Yousafzai is one of inspiration forged from terrible personal sacrifice. One year ago, a Taliban gunman boarded a school bus she was riding in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, demanded to know, “Who is Malala?” and shot her in the head, along with two of her classmates.

She had defied the Taliban with her support of schooling for girls, and the triggerman hoped to silence her and her beliefs. He did not kill her, nor her convictions. She survived after being flown to the United Kingdom for treatment, and she has become a beacon of courage for millions of people.

Her resilience and bravery stand in stark contrast to the behavior of her tormentors. The Washington Post reported this week from Islamabad that a spokesman for the Taliban had threatened her anew. Shadidullah Shahid, the spokesman, offered the perverse logic that if Malala “stops the spread of secular negative propaganda against the Taliban and also stops following secular ideology, the Taliban will not harm her.” If she persists on her present course – raising the consciousness of the world about the value of universal education – then, the spokesman said, “fighters will wait for a suitable opportunity to target Malala.”

This statement speaks volumes about the Taliban’s ideology. Its anti-modern interpretation of Islamic law was fully on display during the late 1990s, when it dominated Afghanistan and demanded the oppression of women, forcing them to wear full-length burqas in public and seeking to deny them education, among other things. When U.S. troops helped Afghans topple the Taliban in 2001, vistas for Afghan women opened that were unthinkable earlier.

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7-DAY FORECAST TODAY

TOMORROW

Mostly cloudy, showers early A cold front will swing through early in the day with a few showers and a slight chance of t-storms. Rainfall amounts will be rather light, generally around .10 of an inch. Sunday and Monday look great with plenty of sun and near-normal temperatures. Showery weather is likely Tuesday with a big cool down Thursday into Friday.

Becoming partly Sunny and cool sunny and pleasant

TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Cloudy with periods of showers

Breezy and chilly; a.m. showers

Partly sunny, breezy and very cool

Partly sunny, breezy and chilly

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Winds: N 10-15 mph

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Winds: E 5-10 mph

Winds: S/SE 10-15 mph

Winds: W/NW 10-20 mph

Winds: W/SW 5-15 mph

Winds: NW 10-15 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 77° Low .............................................................. 55° Normal high ............................................. 64° Normal low ............................................... 42° Record high .............................. 84° in 2010 Record low ................................ 26° in 1987

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 0.48” Normal month to date ....................... 1.06” Year to date ......................................... 29.16” Normal year to date ......................... 30.31”

Sunrise today ................................ 7:04 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 6:18 p.m.

Moonrise today ........................... 2:32 p.m.

Moonset today .......................... 12:01 a.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 7:05 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 6:16 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow .................. 3:11 p.m.

Moonset tomorrow .................... 1:09 a.m.

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Rockford 72/42

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Dixon 72/39

Joliet 75/43

La Salle 73/45 Streator 77/45

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Evanston 73/51 Chicago 74/48

Aurora 73/41

POLLEN INDEX

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

Waukegan 72/45

Arlington Heights 73/46

DeKalb 71/47

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Hammond 76/54 Gary 76/52 Kankakee 78/48

Peoria 78/45

Pontiac 78/48

Watseka 78/49

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Sports

Bears linebacker D.J. Williams suffers a season-ending torn pectoral muscle injury in Thursday night’s 27-21 victory over the New York Giants. PAGES B4-5

SECTION B Saturday, October 12, 2013 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@daily-chronicle.com

WEEK 7 PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Genoa-Kingston..............28 Morris............................... 14 Sycamore ........................42 Yorkville.............................0 Hiawatha at Alden-Hebron, North Boone....................23 DeKalb..............................40 Rochelle ........................... 33 Kaneland.......................... 41 1 p.m. today

Find late scores, stories and complete coverage of Friday’s games @ Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps GENOA-KINGSTON 28 NORTH BOONE 23

SYCAMORE 42, ROCHELLE 33

Marching closer to BNC East crown

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

A host of Sycamore defenders tackle Rochelle’s quarterback during the first quarter of the Spartans’ 42-33 victory Friday night at Rochelle.

Disposing of the Hubs Win sets up matchup of unbeatens next week at home vs. Kaneland

By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com ROCHELLE – Sycamore quarterback Devin Mottet put up 311 yards of total offense, and Sycamore passed its most difficult test since Week 1 in a 42-33 road win over Rochelle on Friday.

Behind 284 total rushing yards, including 145 from Riley Hurley, the Spartans (7-0 overall, 3-0 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) remained undefeated heading into next week’s game with 7-0 Kaneland.

“This is one of our toughest tests of the season this year,” Mottet said.

“They’re tough. They really test you defensively. I think our defense did a great job tonight. [The offensive output] is a huge testament to the offen-

More online Check out the highlights from the Sycamore at Rochelle football game at Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps. sive line, all the work they put in in the offseason.”

Mottet’s big day started right away, when he ran for 23 yards and passed for 17 before Hurley pounded in a three-yard touchdown.

The Hubs (5-2, 1-2 NI Big 12 East) responded, running 10 times on the drive before Evan White scored to make the score 7-6.

Sycamore’s passing game was a threat throughout, and Ben Niemann caught two passes for 62 yards on the Spartans’ first drive of the

second quarter, including a 19-yard touchdown.

Once again, the Hubs responded with their bruising rushing attack, and Tommy Sprowl evened the score with an eight-yard run with 1:33 left in the half.

But the touchdown left just enough time for the Spartans to drive down the field, with Mottet completing three passes for 62 yards on a drive that ended in a Jake Swick touchdown reception just before the end of the half to make the score 2114.

After forcing a turnover on downs, Mottet ran twice for 32 yards before Hurley ran for his second of three touchdowns to open the half.

The Hubs needed only two plays to respond with a 69-yard rushing

touchdown from Evan White, but Mottet quickly quelled the celebrations with a 48-yard run, which set up his 27-yard touchdown scamper.

The teams traded touchdowns to make the score 42-27.

The Hubs threatened to make it a one-possession game when they scored with 3:27 remaining, but the two-point conversion was no good, allowing Sycamore to run out the clock.

“They just keep pounding you and pounding you, but you’ve just got to read your keys and stay disciplined,” said Niemann, who played safety and racked up 112 receiving yards. “Rochelle’s known for their physicality, and we matched their physicality all game, and that was really good.”

POPLAR GROVE – Mike Kuhn fought off a North Boone defender, caught the pass from Griffin McNeal and got into the corner of the end zone.

Kuhn’s touchdown reception gave Genoa-Kingston a two-score lead, and a late Vikings touchdown wasn’t enough as the Cogs were able to run out the clock after recovering an onside kick in a 28-23 victory.

With the win, Genoa-Kingston (43, 4-0 Big Northern East) is one win away from playoff eligibility and still controls its own destiny for a conference title.

The Cogs had plenty of help from two running backs, Eli Thurlby and Sal Lopez, on Friday night. Thurlby had a team-high 101 yards on 13 carries, and Lopez carried the ball 21 times for 85 yards.

“It’s good on any offense, whatever you’ve got. You can’t just have one guy you go to, eventually it’s going to catch up to you,” G-K coach Travis Frederick said after the win.

Lopez got the scoring started, running in from three yards out at the end of the first quarter for the only score of the period. Thurlby had a 9-yard touchdown run in the second quarter after a long interception return by senior Matt Wojdyla.

The Vikings got on the board with a 23-yard field goal by Caleb Boehmke after a nice goal-line stand

by G-K. The Cogs responded with a 4-yard touchdown run by Lopez, and North Boone ended the firsthalf scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run by quarterback Nathan Bodey.

North Boone got the only score of the third quarter, a 44-yard touchdown reception by Jon Lilly that brought the Vikings to within five points of G-K. But Kuhn’s catch put the Cogs up two scores with 8:50 left in the game, and a 35-yard touchdown pass from Bodey to Tre Williams came too late, as G-K was able to recover the ensuing onside kick and run the clock out.

The Cogs will take on Harvard next week in Genoa.

FOUR DOWNS: OUR VIEW OF FRIDAY NIGHT

2nd & 3rd down

1st down Friday night with the DC Preps Twitter feed

The view from DeKalb

7:51 p.m.:

DeKalb 40 Morris 14

Big G-K goal line stand forces NB to settle for a 23-yd FG. Cogs 14, Vikings 3 with 9:05 left in the [second] quarter.

8:09 p.m.: Morris keeps biting on DeKalb fakes, and this time Jack Sauter takes it 42 yards to the house. DeKalb 21, Morris 14.

8:24 p.m.: Some G-K halftime stats: Lopez 57 rush yds, Thurlby 66 rush yds, McNeal 5 of 9 passing, 80 yds, 1 INT

8:27 p.m.: Dre Brown is averaging 23.5 yards per carry. Decent.

8:52 p.m.: Dre Brown breaks into the open field, dances around defenders, and goes 94 yards for the score. DeKalb 33, Morris 14.

10:12 p.m.: Soo....Sycamore (7-0)...Kaneland (7-0)...Next Friday night’s going to be fun, yeah?

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: DeKalb’s Tony Tate (1) stiff-arms Morris defender Mitch Dite to pick up extra yards before being forced out of bounds during the second quarter of Friday night’s game in DeKalb.

RIGHT: DeKalb quarterback Jack Sauter rushes for a 34-yard touchdown during the first quarter. The Barbs won, 40-14.

Read the game story on Page B3.

4th down Friday night’s stars OFFENSE: Dre Brown, DeKalb, junior running back Brown rushed for 257 yards and two touchdowns, and also tacked on a 14-yard receiving touchdown in the Barbs’ 40-14 win over Morris.

DEFENSE: Matt Wojdyla, GenoaKingston, senior, DB Wojdyla had a long interception return that set up an Eli Thurlby touchdown run in the Cogs’ 2823 win at North Boone.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com

SPORTS

Page B2 • Saturday, October 12, 2013

8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Football Hiawatha at Alden-Hebron, 1 p.m.

Volleyball Kaneland at Bettendorf (Iowa) Invitational, 8 a.m.

Sycamore at Huntley Invitational, 10 a.m.

DeKalb at Glenbrook North tournament, TBA Boys Soccer Kaneland at Plainfield East, 10 a.m.

Freeport at DeKalb, 11:30 a.m.

Boys Cross Country Genoa-Kingston at Harvard Invite, 9 a.m.

DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland at Sterling Invite, 9 a.m.

Girls Cross Country DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland at Sterling Invite, 9 a.m.

Genoa-Kingston at Harvard Invite, 9 a.m.

Girls Tennis Sycamore, DeKalb, Kaneland at NI Big 12 tournament at DeKalb, 8 a.m.

Girls Golf Indian Creek, Hinckley-Big Rock and Genoa-Kingston at Class A Aquin Sectional, 9 a.m.

MONDAY Boys Golf Indian Creek at Class 1A Byron Sectional at Prairie View, TBA DeKalb at Class 3A Naperville Central Sectional at Springbrook, TBA Genoa-Kingston, Sycamore, Kaneland at Class 2A Freeport Sectional at Park Hills, TBA Girls Golf Kaneland, DeKalb at Class AA Rockford Guildford Sectional at Ingersoll, TBA

8SPORTS SHORTS AP source: Dead 2-year-old Peterson’s son EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson mourned the death of his young son Friday, while words of support poured in from all corners of the sports world.

Authorities said a 2-year-old boy died Friday of injuries suffered in an alleged child abuse case in South Dakota, and a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the boy was Peterson’s son.

Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman confirmed the death of the child, who had been in critical condition in a hospital with severe head injuries since Wednesday. The boy died at 11:43 a.m. at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls after being removed from life support, Wollman said.

Wollman said he’ll review police and medical reports before making further decisions about criminal charges, possibly by early next week. Joseph Patterson, 27, was charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery in the child’s death. He had a court appearance Friday and was ordered held on $750,000 cash bond.

Suh’s $100,000 fine from NFL upheld Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh lost an appeal of the $100,000 fine against him, taking a financial hit for a block below the belt.

Suh’s agent, Roosevelt Barnes, told The Associated Press he was notified Friday of the appeal officer’s decision.

The six-figure fine was the largest in NFL history for onfield conduct, not including money lost by players because of suspensions. It surpassed the $87,500 Bears linebacker Bryan Cox was docked in 1996 for making an obscene gesture to a line judge and screaming obscenities.

Zusi, Altidore lift U.S. to victory over Jamaica KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Graham Zusi and Jozy Altidore scored second-half goals to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Jamaica on Friday night and clinch first place for the Americans in their World Cup qualifying group for the third straight cycle.

– Wire reports

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NBA PRESEASON: BULLS VS. WIZARDS, 4 P.M. TODAY AT RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL, CSN

Grant weighs in on LeBron-MJ debate

Wiz’s Wall: Rose made right move

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Horace Grant was brought to Brazil to play NBA ambassador.

On Friday, the former Bulls great opted to also play historian.

Grant said if his Bulls team that won three straight championships from 1991 to 1993 would have played against a Miami Heat squad looking for the three-peat this season, “we would have kicked their [tails].”

Grant was equally outspoken about the LeBron James-Michael Jordan comparisons, even if it meant questioning the comments from former teammate Scottie Pippen.

Pippen, who played alongside Jordan on all six Bulls championship teams, said in 2011 on ESPN radio that, “Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game. But I may go as far as to say LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will but he keeps everybody involved.”

Pippen made headlines again last season when former All-Star center Alonzo Mourning said, “I’m gonna tell you what Scottie said. Scottie said that LeBron would kick MJ’s ass. And I said, ‘Scottie, you’re right.’ ” Grant had a much different opinion.

“LeBron really has a lot of years to play, and Scottie was really drinking that day when he said that,” Grant said semi-jokingly. “In my opinion, you can’t really compare [a player] to Mike. I mean you can compare, but Michael is the best player I’ve ever seen or played against or played with. Not taking anything away from Kobe (Bryant) or

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Miami Heat forward LeBron James heads for the bench during a timeout in the first half of a preseason game Thursday in Auburn Hills, Mich.

LeBron or Carmelo (Anthony) or even [Derrick Rose], but comparison? Wait until those guys get done playing, then you can say, ‘OK compare the two careers.’ “ As far as Grant was concerned, the Heat play under much different circumstances in today’s NBA. One that is much softer.

“The Heat team, it was more physical back then,” Grant said. “Today, you can run around without getting touched. Today, Michael Jordan would have averaged about 45 points (a game).”

That doesn’t mean Grant doesn’t appreciate today’s game. Not only does he appreciate it, but he’s anticipating the current Bulls team to bring back some rings to Chicago, and starting that this season.

“If anyone can do it, that team with a leader of D-Rose, with Joakim Noah and Luol Deng, and the rest of the guys, I’m looking for a few championships in Chicago,” Grant said.

Rose could only smile when told of Grant’s message.

“It’s crazy that he said that,” Rose said. “He kind of put pressure on me, but if anything, as a player you want pressure. I love pressure. I love playing when everybody is looking at me, I love big stages.”

One player who doesn’t want any type of comparison to Jordan? Rose will stay miles away from that subject, thank you very much.

“The MJ comparison, I don’t think there is no comparison,” Rose said. “What they did, they won six championships. We haven’t won one yet. They went to six finals.

We haven’t been to one yet. So there’s no comparison when you talk about teams. We’re just trying to leave our own legacy right now.”

• Joe Cowley covers the Bulls for the Chicago SunTimes. Write to him at jcowley@suntimes.com.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The criticism Derrick Rose received last season from fans and media for sitting out the entire season as he was rehabbing his surgically repaired torn ACL in his left knee seems to be dwindling.

For fellow point guard John Wall, it never should have even existed.

“He did what he wanted to do, to take as much time as he needed to make sure he was confident,” Wall, who will oppose Rose in today’s preseason game in Brazil, said Friday. “And look how good the Bulls were last year without him, so they can be great with him.

He’s a big factor for their team, he creates shots on his own and can get the ball to his teammates.

“It’s all his body, all his mindset, so he knows what’s best for him. He knows what’s best to make sure he feels comfortable, he feels healthy. That’s what he did.”

Wall, who is entering his fourth NBA season with the Wizards, knew Rose was back when he saw him in workouts over the summer.

“He just got everything he had back,” Wall said. “He’s more confident, and he did the right thing.”

Former Bulls great Horace Grant, who also is in Brazil with the NBA, agreed.

“The Bulls and D-Rose made the right decision,” Grant said.

“Just to rehab, relax, get stronger, get quicker, get faster and then come back. With a guy like that, you can’t put too much pressure on him to come back when he’s not ready physically or mentally, so the right decision was made on both sides.”

Around the rim: Joakim Noah (groin) will be a game-time decision for today’s game with Washington, but expect the Bulls to continue to be overly cautious with the injury. Although Noah continued to practice with the starters Friday, Nazr Mohammed will be ready to step in if the decision is made to rest the AllStar center.

ON TV THIS WEEKEND

Taking the spotlight in the Big Ten Shaw Media sports copy editor Kevin Murphy picks his top sporting events to watch on TV this weekend with a spotlight on local graduates:

LOCALLY SPEAKING College football: Michigan at Penn State, 4 p.m. today, ESPN Marmion’s Ryan Glasgow and Graham Glasgow look to keep the Wolverines undefeated. The Glasgows are from DeKalb.

Graham made his first career start at center after starting the previous four games at left guard.

“Graham’s always graded out better as a center than at guard,” said Michigan senior offensive tackle Taylor Lewan after last week’s game against Minnesota. “He has a little more control, a little more responsibility and it keeps him more focused in the game. As far as I could tell, he had a good

’Murf’s ’Mote Kevin Murphy game today, but we’ll have to watch the film.”

Women’s volleyball: Northwestern at Purdue, 5 p.m. today, BTN Northwestern assistant coach Kirstine Jensen was an assistant coach with Northern Illinois before being promoted to associate head coach before the 2008 season. Jensen began her coaching career at Northern Illinois, serving as a volunteer assistant coach from 1997 to 2000, while working toward her master’s degree in kinesiology and physical education.

nard earned his master’s degree in sports management from NIU and was an assistant men’s soccer coach for four seasons.

Pro baseball: ALCS, Game 1, Detroit at Boston,7:07 p.m. today, FOX; Playoffs, American League Championship Series, Game 2, Detroit at Boston, 7:07 p.m.

Sunday, FOX Hiawatha graduate Gene Lamont is the bench coach for the Tigers.

MUST-SEE TV NBA: Preseason, Washington at Bulls, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 4 p.m. today, CSN Who doesn’t want to get excited for the Bulls’ regular season? This game just brings us closer with a little bit more playing time for Derrick Rose.

Men’s soccer: Ohio State at Michigan State, noon Sunday, BTN SET THE DVR NHL: Buffalo at Blackhawks, 7 Kylie Stannard is an assisp.m. today, WGN tant coach with the Michigan State men’s soccer team. Stan-

The Hawks would like to

not have to face Buffalo’s top goaltender, Ryan Miller, as he is listed as day-to-day. Miller, in the season opener, lost 1-0 to Ottawa, but made 45 saves.

Buffalo also could have a new coach, too. The Philadelphia Flyers fired their coach after not winning a game, within the first three games of the season.

CATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS LATER NFL: Green Bay at Baltimore, noon Sunday, FOX If you’re like me, and you’re a Bears fan, then you’re watching for Green Bay to screw up on every play and maybe for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to somehow, accidentally, get injured.

• Agree? Disagree? Is someone from the Northwest Herald coverage area going to be on TV? Let Kevin Murphy know at kmurphy@shawmedia.com.

8WEEKEND TV SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY’S SCHEDULE Pro hockey Buffalo at Blackhawks, 7 p.m., WGN Pro baseball NLCS, Game 2, Los Angeles at St. Louis, 3:07 p.m., TBS ALCS, Game 1, Detroit at Boston, 7:07 p.m., TBS Pro basketball Preseason, Bulls vs. Washington, 4 p.m., CSN College football Oklahoma vs. Texas, 11 a.m., ABC Nebraska at Purdue, 11 a.m., BTN Indiana at Michigan St., 11 a.m., ESPN2 Missouri at Georgia, 11 a.m., ESPN Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech, 11 a.m., ESPNU Memphis at Houston, 11 a.m., ESPNEWS Iowa St. at Texas Tech, 11 a.m., FS1 Lehigh at Columbia, 11 a.m., NBCSN

Northwestern at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m., ABC Florida at LSU, 2:30 p.m., CBS Boston College at Clemson, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 Baylor at Kansas St., 2:30 p.m., FOX Virginia vs. Maryland, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU Richmond at James Madison, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN Oregon at Washington, 3 p.m., FS1 Michigan at Penn St., 4 p.m., ESPN Illinois St. at Youngstown, 6 p.m., CSN+ Alabama at Kentucky, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Georgia Tech at BYU, 6 p.m., ESPNU Villanova at Towson, 6 p.m., NBCSN Tulsa at UTEP, 7 p.m., FS1 Texas A&M at Mississippi, 7:30 p.m., ESPN California at UCLA, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2

Oregon St. at Washington St., 9:30 p.m., ESPNU Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Bank of America 500, 6:30 p.m., ABC Extreme sports Dew Tour, City Championships, 3 p.m., NBC; 10 p.m., NBCSN Golf PGA Tour, Frys.com Open, third round, 4 p.m., TGC Soccer Fire at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m., WPWR-50 Women’s volleyball Northwestern at Purdue, 5 p.m., BTN SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Pro football Green Bay at Baltimore, noon, FOX Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, noon, CBS New Orleans at New England, 3:25 p.m., FOX Washington at Dallas, 7 p.m., NBC

Pro baseball ALCS, Game 2, Detroit at Boston, 7:07 p.m., FOX Soccer Men’s, Ohio St. at Michigan St., noon, BTN MLS, Seattle at Portland, 8 p.m., ESPN Auto racing Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, 12:30 a.m., NBCSN Extreme sports Dew Tour, City Championships, 3 p.m., NBC; 10 p.m., NBCSN Hockey AHL, San Antonio at Wolves, 3 p.m., WCUU Women’s volleyball Central Florida at Louisville, noon, ESPNU Motorsports MotoGP Moto2, Malaysian Grand Prix, midnight, FS1 (same-day tape)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

AMERICAN LEAGUE Today: Detroit (Sanchez 14-8) at Boston (Lester 15-8), 7:07 p.m.

Sunday: Detroit (Scherzer 21-3) at Boston(Buchholz 12-1), 7:07 p.m.

Tuesday: Boston (Lackey 10-13) at Detroit (Verlander 13-12), 3:07 p.m.

Wednesday: Boston (Peavey 12-5) at Detroit (Fister 14-9), 7:07 p.m. x-Thursday: Boston at Detroit, 7:07 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Detroit at Boston, 3:37 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Detroit at Boston, 7:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday: Los Angeles at St. Louis (n) Today: Los Angeles (Kershaw 16-9) at St. Louis (Wacha 4-1), 3:07 p.m.

Monday: St. Louis (Wainright 19-9) at Los Angeles, 7:07 p.m.

Tuesday: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:07 p.m. x-Wednesday: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 3:07 p.m. x-Friday: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7:37 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7:37 p.m.

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 6 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 Bears Detroit Green Bay Minnesota

W 4 3 2 1

Pct .667 .600 .500 .250

PF 172 131 118 115

PA 161 123 97 123

Pct .400 .400 .250 .000

PF PA 135 159 152 136 91 112 103 209

Pct 1.000 .250 .200 .000

PF 134 74 122 44

PA 73 58 134 70

Pct .800 .600 .600 .400

PF 137 113 91 103

PA 81 98 95 141

AMERICAN CONFERENCE North L T Pct PF PA 2 0 .600 117 110 2 0 .600 101 94 2 0 .600 94 87 4 0 .000 69 110 East W L T Pct PF PA New England 4 1 0 .800 95 70 N.Y. Jets 3 2 0 .600 98 116 Miami 3 2 0 .600 114 117 Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 112 130 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 4 1 0 .800 139 79 Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 115 95 Houston 2 3 0 .400 93 139 Jacksonville 0 5 0 .000 51 163 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 5 0 0 1.000 230 139 Kansas City 5 0 0 1.000 128 58 Oakland 2 3 0 .400 98 108 San Diego 2 3 0 .400 125 129 Thursday’s Result Bears 27, N.Y. Giants 21 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.

Thursday’s Game Seattle at Arizona, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 20 Bears at Washington, noon Tampa Bay at Atlanta, noon Dallas at Philadelphia, noon New England at N.Y. Jets, noon Buffalo at Miami, noon St. Louis at Carolina, noon Cincinnati at Detroit, noon San Diego at Jacksonville, noon San Francisco at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m.

Cleveland at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.

Open: New Orleans, Oakland Monday, Oct. 21 Minnesota at N.Y. Giants, 7:40 p.m.

Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburgh

W 3 3 3 0

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Colorado 4 4 0 0 8 St. Louis 3 3 0 0 6 Blackhawks 4 2 1 1 5 Winnipeg 4 2 2 0 4 Minnesota 4 1 1 2 4 Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 Nashville 4 1 3 0 2 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 4 4 0 0 8 Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 Calgary 4 2 0 2 6 Vancouver 5 3 2 0 6 Phoenix 5 3 2 0 6 Los Angeles 5 3 2 0 6 Edmonton 4 1 3 0 2

GF 13 14 13 13 9 4 6

GA 3 4 12 12 11 5 13

GF 21 14 15 16 12 13 12

GA 5 11 15 16 14 14 19

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 5 4 1 0 8 17 10 Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0 6 14 9 Boston 3 2 1 0 4 7 4 Ottawa 3 1 0 2 4 8 9 Montreal 4 2 2 0 4 13 9 Detroit 4 2 2 0 4 8 11 Florida 5 2 3 0 4 13 21 Buffalo 5 0 4 1 1 5 14 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 4 3 1 0 6 15 9 Carolina 5 2 1 2 6 10 13 N.Y. Islanders 4 2 1 1 5 14 10 Columbus 3 2 1 0 4 10 7 New Jersey 4 0 1 3 3 9 15 N.Y. Rangers 4 1 3 0 2 6 20 Washington 4 1 3 0 2 12 15 Philadelphia 5 1 4 0 2 6 12 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Friday’s Results Blackhawks 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Los Angeles 2, Carolina 1 (SO) Phoenix 2, Philadelphia 1 Florida 6, Pittsburgh 3 Dallas 4, Winnipeg 1 New Jersey at Calgary (n) Today’s Games Buffalo at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

Boston at Columbus, 1 p.m.

Edmonton at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Ottawa at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Phoenix at Carolina, noon Los Angeles at Florida, 2 p.m.

New Jersey at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON Friday’s results Toronto 100, New York 91 Philadelphia 97, Boston 85 Cleveland 110, Orlando 105 Miami 86, Charlotte 75 Utah vs. Portland (n) Today’s Games Bulls vs. Washington at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 4 p.m.

New York vs. Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Indiana vs. Houston, 12:30 a.m.

Atlanta vs. New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 1:30 p.m.

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PREP ROUNDUP

Indian Creek boys soccer advances DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com

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DeKalb quarterback Jack Sauter carries the ball into the end zone on a 42-yard touchdown run during the second quarter of the Barbs’ 40-14 victory over Morris on Friday night in DeKalb.

DEKALB 40, MORRIS 14

Barbs move closer to playoff eligibility

By LUKE SRODULSKI sports@daily-chronicle.com DeKALB – The farther DeKalb’s offense was pushed back in its own territory only gave running back Dre Brown more space to run.

Brown finished with 257 rushing yards while fighting the flu, and the Barbs (4-3, 1-2 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) ran away with a 40-14 win over Morris (2-5, 0-3 NI Big 12 East) on Friday night.

Brown’s two rushing touchdowns started from within DeKalb’s own 10-yard line, and the junior running back also added a touchdown catch. Senior quarterback Jack Sauter rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Afterward, Barbs coach Matt Weckler credited the team’s preparation.

“We had a really good week of practice,” Weckler said. “I thought the preparation of our guys what was excellent on both

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Morris running back Jake Walker ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Redskins, who were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2000. It’s only the second time the Redskins have lost five regular-season games since 1977.

Morris opened the scoring with a touchdown run from junior Jake Walker, but the Barbs were quick to answer with their big-play ability. Sauter broke multiple tackles on the way to a 34-yard score, and Brown followed shortly after with a 97yard touchdown of his own.

Walker ended a strong Morris drive with a touchdown, but

like Morris coach Alan Thorson said, things got really bad for the Redskins after that.

Sauter broke free for a 42yard score shortly before halftime, and after the break, Morris couldn’t find its rhythm offensively. DeKalb sophomore David Long showcased his athleticism on two impressive sacks of Redskins junior quarterback Griffin Sobol.

Brown ran the Morris defense ragged with a touchdown grab and a 94-yard run for another touchdown. Junior running back Eriq Torrey tiptoed along the sideline and dove into the end zone on a 48-yard carry to wrap up the scoring late in the fourth quarter.

DeKalb heads to Yorkville Friday, when the Barbs will look to get that crucial fifth win and become playoff eligible.

“It’s huge,” Brown said. “... but we still want to finish 6-3 and get some momentum going into the playoffs.”

The Indian Creek boys soccer team advanced to the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional semifinals with a 9-2 win against Riverdale on Friday night in Shabbona.

Indian Creek’s Tim Sommerfeld finished the match with six goals, a school record. IC’s Trevor Guerra had four assists for the Timberwolves (5-14-1), who play Mendota at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the regional semifinals.

IC goalkeeper Jeremy Potter had five saves in 65 minutes. Indian Creek scored eight of their goals in the first half. Gavin Eberly also added two goals, and Jake Dodd finished with three assists.

Hiawatha loses: Hiawatha’s season has come to a close.

The Hawks lost, 3-0, to Byron in a Class 1A Oregon Regional quarterfinal at Byron.

FOOTBALL Kaneland wins: Kaneland won, 41-0, over Yorkville. The Knights (7-0, 3-0 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) now have won 35 straight regular-season games.

“The defense played great the whole game, I thought,” Kaneland coach Tom Fedderly said. “We obviously had some miscues and didn’t execute the way we wanted to.

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Not all wins are ‘pretty’ or carry the same value

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ndon Jacobs in the first half Thursday at Soldier Field.

NTY ON THE FIELD of the pocket, we just didn’t hit him.”

On the offensive side of the ball, Trestman knew they had some opportunities to put the Giants away.

“The most disappointing part of the half was certainly when we took points off the board, the quick screen to Brandon, and then the screen pass that Jay [Cutler] got the penalty on, and took us out of field goal range,” he said, “which could have really, re-

ally hurt us.”

The positive, though, is the Bears got a win on short rest, which is always tough in the NFL, and Trestman appreciated how they responded to Sunday’s loss. He commended the team’s “leadership” for getting players emotionally ready for Thursday’s game.

“We had enough left in us to play with a sense of urgency last night and take the Giants’ best shot,” he said.

Another loss on “D”: The

Bears confirmed that middle linebacker D.J. Williams suffered a season-ending torn pectoral muscle injury. He left Thursday’s game and did not return, and was placed by rookie Jon Bostic. Williams had 27 tackles, four for loss, this season, and had been stout against the run game. Bostic had not played a snap on defense in the regular season until Thursday night, but will likely be starting the rest of the way.

One after another, Brandon Marshall, Jay Cutler and Marc Trestman stepped to the podium after the Giants game and told us, “Hey, a win is a win.”

According to Marshall, “When you start fast like that, you want to continue to go full speed. We didn’t do that, but the good thing is we got a win.”

Trestman made sure the glass is half-full, explaining, “It wasn’t all pretty and we know that. That’s exciting from our standpoint because we know we have a chance to get better.”

But as the Bears prepare for a much needed weekend off and then a full week of practice for the Redskins prior to their bye week, they left the Giants game having raised more questions about themselves than there were going in.

Specifically, while a win is in fact a win no matter how you get it, based on what we saw of the Bears against the Giants how many more wins can we hope for this season?

The Bears are 4-2 and at least temporarily alone in first place in the NFC North.

Their four wins are against Cincinnati, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and the Giants, who have a combined record of 4-15. Their victories over the Bengals and Vikings weren’t much prettier than the Giants game.

Their two losses are to the 3-2 Lions and 5-0 Saints.

These Bears can beat bad teams but can they play with good ones?

Left on the Bears’ schedule you’ll find the 1-3 Redskins, 2-3 Rams, 1-3 Vikings, 2-3 Cowboys and 2-3 Eagles.

While none of them are sure things, let’s assume they win at least four, making them 8-3.

There are also two games with the 2-2 Packers, one with the 3-2 Lions, 3-2 Baltimore and at 3-2 Cleveland.

Using the same logic, it’s reasonable to assume they lose all but one. If it goes that way, we’re looking at a 9-7 football team, a game worse than last year’s 10-6.

That’s just one of a dozen different scenarios that could

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Hub Arkush come true, but the point is obvious. Based on what the Bears have shown in their first six games, that is who they are today.

Let’s go back to Cutler’s take on the Giants game.

“Little things, we won the game, but you kind of leave unsatisfied cause I think offensively we could have exploded for a little bit more.”

Cutler’s correct, they could have been better. But they weren’t. The defense really struggled, and there is almost no arguing that if Eli Manning hadn’t been so horrible, the Bears lose that game.

Possibly even more disconcerting than that is what you find if you compare where the Bears are today to where they were Week 1 or Week 2. Did the Bears play better against the Giants on Thursday than they did against the Vikings on Sept.

15? It would seem pretty clear they did not.

In fact, if you track the Bears from week to week from Pittsburgh to Detroit, to New Orleans and then to the Giants, are they getting better or worse? They haven’t gotten better.

Trestman’s assessment of where they’re at after the Giants game was, “We’re going to continue to find things we can do to improve our football team in all three phases.

We’re a work in progress. Tonight, we found a way to win a game and that’s exciting.”

That’s fair, and I’d like to be a glass half-full guy, too.

At 4-2, there are only five teams in the NFL with better records than the Bears. The future could be very bright.

The question of course is just when are the Bears going to start showing us how that’s going to happen?

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

ack position after Week 5 ing a backup with some upside, such as Pryor or Geno Smith.

4. Tony Romo (22.2): Moving Romo to No. 4 is probably an overreaction to his performance against Denver.

No matter which quarterback you put in this slot, there is a big falloff from Rodgers. If you don’t have one of the top three guys, your backup quarterback needs to be a more viable option. The perfect complement to Romo is Alex Smith. He faces Denver during Romo’s bye week.

5. Matt Ryan (20.4): Something is not right with Atlanta, but Ryan’s fantasy numbers have been consistent. The Falcons are off this week. Consider Andy Dalton for your No. 2 (at Buffalo).

6. Andrew Luck (18.6):

We stand corrected about the Colts and Luck. They’ve beaten Seattle and San Francisco, and they are for real.

The Colts are off during week 8 when Pittsburgh travels to Oakland. Consider Pryor or Roethlisberger.

7. Matthew Stafford (19): Because Stafford has an injury history, you will need a solid backup. Avoid Eli Manning and Colin Kaepernick due to a common bye week (9).

8. Tom Brady (14): Although his current points per game don’t warrant a roster spot, we feel there will be improved production. Have a backup plan just in case.

Consider Sam Bradford.

9. Philip Rivers (22.4) He is the third-leading scorer among QBs, but many fantasy owners

still have their doubts. The recommendation would be to believe the trends and make him your starter. Pair him with Eli or Geno Smith.

10. Robert Griffin III (18): Griffin is susceptible to injury, so be sure to pair with someone like Can Newton, Alex Smith or Russell Wilson.

11. Cam Newton (13.6): It’s been a weird year for Newton: one great week and four stinkers. Might be a good “buy-low” option.

12. Michael Vick (24.2 in 4.25 games)/Nick Foles (26.7 in .75 games): One of these guys will score some points, but we get the funny feeling that the starter is going to be a weekly guessing game, at least for a while. Wilson, Smith or Joe Flacco are options.

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Cutler is also doing better in the interception department with six interceptions out of a total of 217 passes. His interception percentage is 2.8 percent compared to a career mark of 3.6 percent, and 3.2 percent in 2012.

Cutler’s touchdown-to-interception ratio is also vastly improved. His 2-to-1 ratio this year is significantly better than the 19 touchdowns to 14 interceptions he threw in 2012 and his career mark of 136 to 100 entering the season.

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Q&A WITH NIU SENIOR GOLFER JENNY NIEMIEC

Niemiec finds solace on course, in family Northern Illinois senior women’s golfer Jenny Niemiec played an abbreviated summer tournament schedule after her mother, Sue, died from ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, in June. The former St. Charles East multisport standout has coped in part through golf, a frequent activity with her older brother, Chris, and father, Ed. Niemiec tells Shaw Media sports reporter Kevin Druley about her life the past few months and her long-lasting connection with her alma mater. The following is an edited transcript:

to my mom’s sisters almost every day. They’ve come and watched my tournaments. …

I just got done a couple weeks ago with an ALS walk we did in Chicago, so just taking it day by day. … It’s not fun, but you know, live through it, I guess.

How often do you and Chris talk golf?

All the time, to be honest.

That’s how we, I guess, bond, is we all golf together. My dad’s an avid golfer, too.

Chris and I would go out a lot. He would How did the fall golf season go out more go? than me. …

We actually had our last But it’s a lot Jenny Niemiec tournament this past week. of fun. My dad We start our offseason in two and brother are pretty much weeks, so we’re just practicing my only swing coaches I’ve now. … [It was] not as good ever had, so they all help me as I would have hoped. Still on my game. It’s nice to have trying to figure some stuff somebody so close to you that out, but the spring is the most knows your swing inside-out. important season, so hopeful... My dad and my brother ly I get everything figured out both caddied for me at the by then.

Illinois Open. My brother did What was your summer tour- the first day, my dad did the second, and then my brother nament situation before that? did the last day again.

The Illinois (Women’s) Open for me went really well.

Talk about transferring to NIU I shot 78-72-79, I made the cut, from South Carolina in the 2011so it was really good, espe12 school year. cially because I didn’t play in I had been recruited at that many tournaments this Northern going into my summer just because of family freshman year, and I made the circumstances. But just to get decision that I wanted to come back out there and play that back home and be closer to my well kind of gave me a boost in mom. I figured why not play confidence before I went back golf while I’m here. I didn’t to school. know anybody, really, on the team, just a few girls from You mentioned family cirwhen I was growing up who I cumstances. How has everyone might have had a tournament been handling your mom’s against them. Schoolwise, I passing? knew a lot of people here just My brother and dad and I because a lot of people from went to Italy for a family vaSt. Charles East go there. cation before I headed back to school, which was really nice.

But then you definitely were re-acquainted with Rachael We’re all really close. I talk

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Is Rich Harvest Farms (NIU’s home course in Sugar Grove) everything people say?

Honestly, I didn’t remember it or I didn’t know how cool it was when I first went there for the Solheim (Cup in August 2009), but getting to play it every day now, just everything about Rich Harvest is unbelievable. [Owner and NIU alum Jerry Rich] has done so much for our program. It’s so cool to actually call that your home course and be able to play it whenever you want.

When’s the last time you took grounders at shortstop or swung a bat?

I play catch from time to time, but honestly, probably two, three years. I miss softball a lot. … I actually went to two of the [East postseason games last season]. I still keep in contact with coach (Kelly) Barnett – Horan now. I talk to her at least one or two times every couple months, so it’s nice. And they did awesome [as Class 4A state runners-up in 2013]. … I still keep in touch with my golf coach, Rod Osborne. A lot of the teachers, when I go to games once in a while to watch one of my friends’ sisters or something. I don’t know, I was really close with a lot of people just because I was involved in sports there, so it was always nice, because I feel like St. Charles East was like a family.

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No. 19 Northwestern leads the Big Ten in creating mistakes. Wisconsin wants more of them.

Forcing flubs is always important, but it might hold even more weight in the game today between two teams that can get up and down the field.

The Badgers are hoping to celebrate Pat Fitzgerald h o m e c o m i n g weekend by tripping up the Wildcats and their high-scoring offense at Camp Randall Stadium.

“We’ve come up short in any of our games thus far. It’s a focus this week,” Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland said. “You have to practice it ... and make it second nature come gameday.”

The Badgers (3-2, 1-1) have forced seven turnovers in five games, but still are fifth in the conference in turnover margin at plus-2, with a league-low five giveaways.

Northwestern (4-1, 0-1), on the other hand, leads the Big Ten in takeaways with 14 – three fumbles and 11 interceptions – and is tied with Nebraska in turnover margin at plus-5.

“We work on it every play, every day,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said this week.

Four things to watch ahead of the teams’ first meeting in three years: Getting over it: Both teams are coming off stinging losses under the lights to Ohio State.

Northwestern stumbled 40-30 last week in Evanston. Wisconsin had a bye week to stew about its 31-24 loss Sept. 28 at the Horseshoe. Either way, both clubs are looking to avoid

Top 25 schedule Today’s games No. 1 Alabama at Kentucky, 6 p.m.

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No. 24 Virginia Tech vs. Pitt, 11 a.m. a two-game conference skid.

The Wildcats might have the tougher task against a Wisconsin team that will be rested and playing before what’s expected to be another raucous home crowd.

Speed vs. power: Both clubs have elements of both traits.

But perhaps no two teams in the Big Ten portray such different personalities as Northwestern and Wisconsin.

Fitzgerald has fostered an offense that starts with the tricky two-quarterback system with Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian. Venric Mark is back at running back after missing three games with a lower body injury. Northwestern has scored at least 30 points in seven straight games going back to last season.

“It’s not just one kid. It’s four, five or six special players, and the rest of the support-

ing cast does a very, very nice job,” Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen said.

One of the Badgers’ calling cards is the ability to push around opponents with a front five averaging about 320 pounds. Throw in a couple senior tight ends in Jacob Pedersen and Brian Wozniak.

“They do a lot of motion shift, try to outnumber you at the point of attack,” Fitzgerald said. “They do a very, very good job of being able to get into the right place.”

Full strength: The Badger who has benefited most from that blocking is third-year sophomore Melvin Gordon, the Big Ten’s leading rusher at 139.6 yards a game. He’s coming off a left knee scare that knocked him out of the Ohio State game.

But Gordon is back and Andersen expects him to resume his normal workload. Other Badgers expected to return after missing varying lengths of time are Pedersen (knee), receiver Kenzel Doe (hamstring) and center Dallas Lewallen (leg).

Finding Kain: It’s time for another edition of one of the Big Ten’s most confusing games, “Where on the field is Kain Colter?”

He’s listed as a quarterback. He lines up at receiver, too. And he’s Northwestern’s second-leading rusher behind Treyvon Green with 47 carries for 253 yards and four touchdowns.

Siemian, the other quarterback, has almost twice as many pass attempts (88) than Colter (47). So finding Colter on the field could lead to a clue of what the Wildcats might be doing. Maybe.

“There are different things they like to do when they bring Colter into the game,” Borland said. “Trevor is a great thrower. I think both of them can do it in a great offense.”

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By MATT CARLSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Michal Handzus scored the go-ahead goal 6:45 into the second period, and the Blackhawks held on for a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

The Hawks’ Jonathan Toews and rookie Joakim Nordstrom connected in the first period, while Duncan Keith had two assists. Nordstrom’s goal was his first in the Next NHL. Josh Bailey vs. Buffalo, scored at 19:06 of 7 p.m. today, the first period and Kyle OkpoWGN, so scored 49 secAM-720 onds later for the Islanders (2-1-1), who lost their first game in regulation.

Hawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin made 17 saves and New York’s Kevin Poulin finished with 25 as both goaltenders made their first starts this season.

The 40-year-old Khabibulin rejoined the Hawks last summer as a free agent to back up Corey Crawford. Evgeni Nabokov had started the Islanders’ first three contests.

The Hawks (2-1-1) had allowed five power-play goals in nine attempts entering the game, but killed both New York advantages Friday.

The Hawks dominated the first period and took a 2-0 lead, but the goals by Bailey and Okposo in the final minute of the frame pulled the Islanders into a 2-all tie.

Set up by Niklas Hjalmarsson’s feed from behind the net, Nordstrom opened the scoring midway through the first period from just outside the crease to cap a Hawks flurry in the New York zone.

Toews made it 2-0 with 3:55 left in the period when Brent Seabrook’s shot from the right point bounced off the back boards and straight to Toews in the left circle. He fired into an open net before Poulin could recover.

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CREEPY CHIC Halloween parties for grown-ups

By MELISSA RAYWORTH The Associated Press alloween, the holiday built around the twin pleasures of playing dress-up and eating too much candy, is obviously a hit with children.

But send invitations to your grown-up friends and you’ll probably find they haven’t outgrown the urge to don creepy costumes and celebrate in spooky, theatrical style.

Want to host a party that merges Halloween fun with grown-up sophistication? Turning your home into a haunted mansion is surprisingly easy, says interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of Flynnside Out Productions.

Just ditch the cheerful orange pumpkins and smiling ghosts for darker, more creative décor.

“Stay away from anything cute,” Flynn says, “and instead opt for creepy-chic.”

Here Flynn and two other design experts – Jon Call of Mr. Call Designs and the latest “HGTV Star” winner, Tiffany Brooks – offer decorating advice for a memorable, stylish and affordable Halloween party.

H ABOVE: Bare branches, spray-painted black and secured in vases with gravel, floral foam and a layer of moss, make a stunning and inexpensive Halloween centerpiece. BELOW: A haunted-house entryway, with ripped pieces of cheesecloth that were soaked in weak tea, was created by designer Brian Patrick Flynn for HGTV.com in Atlanta. Once dried, pieces can be draped from staples or small nails. Start the party before your guests even enter your home. TOP: In this inexpensive but spooky Halloween party display, designer Brian Patrick Flynn soaked the labels off empty bottles and spray-painted them black. He then used scrapbook labels to add new names (“Eye of Newt,” “Deadly Nightshade”), and clustered them together on a sideboard. – AP photos

NATURAL FABRICS Cheesecloth evokes ancient mummies, while burlap brings to mind scarecrows. Both fabrics are inexpensive and lightweight, but sturdy – perfect for Halloween party tablecloths.

These solid-color pieces also have a more adult feel than the whimsical prints on Halloween tablecloths or napkins designed for kids.

Call likes using large sheets of brown craft paper on buffet tables or as a runner down the center of a Halloween dining table. Cluster small gourds (the darker and more oddly shaped, the better) along the runner, he says, then add a few large pillar candles.

Easily and inexpensively, “you’ve knocked out a table that’s great for any fall holiday,” Call says.

And cleanup is simple: “After a party, throw the paper out.”

On the Web www.mrcalldesigns.com www.flynnsideout.com www.hgtv.com/hgtv-star/tiffany-brooks/ index.html Flynn says you can make your home’s entryway extra creepy by soaking large pieces of cheesecloth in tea, then shredding the cloth once it’s dry. Hang the pieces from the ceiling above your porch or drape it from walls with a few well-placed nails to conjure up the feel of a haunted house.

DARK AND DANGEROUS COLORS All three designers suggest using a muted palette of grays, browns and black. Brooks suggests spray-painting pumpkins glossy gray to create a glamorous centerpiece.

Use orange only as an accent, Flynn says, perhaps adding a few orange napkins to an otherwise black and gray table setting.

You also can create a dramatic scene by spray-painting empty wine bottles in a matte black, he says, then replacing the labels with your own creations: Using scrapbooking labels or cardstock and a Sharpie, come up with creepy names for the liquids supposedly in the bottles.

Flynn also suggests buying inexpensive wooden birdhouses or cheap Christmas village houses, then spraying them with dark gray or black paint to create a mini-ghost town for display on your buffet table or bar.

WEIRD WALLS Take down any cheerful artwork and replace it with old portraits from thrift shops or flea markets.

Halloween stores sell deliberately creepy portraits made for this purpose, but it’s more fun to hunt down real paintings, says Flynn.

Brooks agrees that this easy decorating move can transform the feel of a room, especially if the room will be lit only by candles. (She plans to shut off her electricity entirely during a Halloween party this year, filling each room with just enough black pillar candles to provide dim,

flickering light.)

Once you’ve hung your new gallery of portraits, Flynn suggests taping tiny pieces of black construction paper over the eyeballs in the pictures for a haunted mansion feel.

SERIOUS THINGS Flynn also recommends trolling thrift shops and flea markets for items that evoke dusty, dated Victorian style, or midcentury pieces that seem lifted from a ‘60s Hitchcock movie.

Fill old apothecary jars and other glass containers with water tinted with yellow and green food coloring to suggest formaldehyde. Then drop anything – tiny plastic animals, seed pods, bits of moss – into the colorful liquid. Or create terrariums by filling glass vases with twigs, moss, and tiny plastic bugs and snakes.

Seek out second-hand treasures: real or fake taxidermy, stone bust bookends, antique dolls and toys, and vintage books and laboratory or surgical equipment.

If you’re lucky, you might even come across some old mannequin heads. What was once a wig display can serve as an eye-popping Halloween centerpiece.

Other inexpensive additions to your party space: Fill vases with bare branches spray-painted black, tying a few small bats from a craft store to the limbs.

Flynn also suggests slipping belts around the backs of chairs to suggest that dinner guests may not escape the table easily.

And Brooks recommends using a hodgepodge of mismatched and even scratched dishes from thrift shops (cleaned well, of course) to give your table an off-kilter, haunted house feel.

A finishing touch to inspire Halloween guests: “One of my neighbors here is an actor,” says Brooks, who lives in Antioch, Ill. “So she’s going to come in as a guest and get the conversation going in a creepy direction.”

Chances are you know at least one person who would take on the role of spooky storyteller or mystery visitor, adding a layer of theater to the party.

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FAMILY TIME | Tips for having a pet-friendly Halloween

Tip of the week With its sweet, spooky treats and devilishly cute costumes, Halloween is a fun night for the whole family to spend together, including the family pet. When everyone is prepared for a safe evening, you’re guaranteed to have an exciting and memorable time. Here are some ways to help your pet stay safe, well-behaved and well-dressed during the Halloween

festivities: • Safety: Whether you and your pet are at home passing out treats or walking around the neighborhood, make a few preparations to keep your pet safe on the big night.

• Walk safely: While it’s always best for an adult to hold the leash, there are also accessories to help keep a pet visible on dark fall nights. Reflective items, such as glow collars and leashes with LED lights, will help keep your pet safe.

• Stock pet-friendly treats: Establish rules so everyone is clear that candy and treats are harmful for pets.

Stock up on safe, dog-friendly treats.

• Behavior: Reviewing a few commands and behaviors beforehand will keep the night fun and stress-free for the whole family.

• Create a calm environment: Think about your pet’s past behavior when guests come to the door. Is he nervous? Does he bark? Depending on his temperament, it may be a good idea to put him in his crate or another quiet place away from the door. An interactive toy may help keep him busy

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and having fun.

• Practice basic commands: Practice the basic commands of “sit,” “stay” and “leave it,” so he’s ready for the ringing doorbell or knows to ignore a dropped piece of candy. To teach “leave it,” you’ll need a large biscuit and small, strong-smelling treats. Put your dog on a leash and place the large biscuit out of reach. Allow him to attempt to get it, but do not allow him to actually put it in his mouth. When he stops trying to get it and turns away, tell him, “Good dog,” and give him a small treat.

• Costumes: When everyone in the family is getting in costume, don’t leave your pet out of the fun. Dara Foster, a pet fashion stylist, author and TV personality, suggests getting everyone involved for family-themed fun.

• Pair up with costumes: Consider dressing up as Winnie the Pooh, your toddler as Piglet and your pet as Tigger or Eeyore. If your family is more the superhero bunch, there’s always Batman and Robin or Superman and Captain America. Visit your local PetSmart store for other fun costumes from

Beautiful and sturdy with a flair for the dramatic, alliums are a graceful way to add color and architectural dimension to your garden.

With large globes of tiny white, purple, yellow or blue flowers that rise from bulbs on slender green stems as high as 4 feet tall, they look like giant, fluffy lollipops – something Willy Wonka would have planted in the Chocolate Factory garden.

Most bloom in late spring or early summer, so they fill the gap between spring bulbs and summer perennials.

They’re also easy to grow, and resistant to deer and many other pests.

“For people who are considering planting them, my advice is, don’t think twice. Do it,” says Michaela Lica Butler, a 38-year-old mother and gardener in Schweich, Germany, who has planted the giant, purple Globemaster allium for years.

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While many people think of the trademark Globemasters

Alliums are typically displayed best among perennials

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A ‘Good Neighbor Day’

TAILS sets suburban adoption events

To the Editor: To all dedicated VAC employees, drivers, nurses aides and the passengers: The country luncheon at St. Mary’s was a nice affair.

Afterwards, we boarded our VAC bus to get home. Then word came that the bus with Bethany people had broken down, and they were all stranded!

VAC people asked us to double up, stand, etc., in order to fit all in our bus. Marvelous cooperation.

I have never seen such hard-working people – our driver, nurses aides, riders – all. Even a senior citizen offered to stand, plus others. Some who were able, did not.

How they even got all those walkers, patients, wheelchairs and a scooter in and fastened up – I’ll never know, but they did. No complaints – pure patience. Got us all home safely. Fitting start to “Good Neighbor Day.”

TAILS Humane Society in DeKalb has teamed up with Petco for a pair of megaadoption events featuring more than 100 adoptable dogs and puppies of all breeds.

Dogs and puppies will be available for adoption from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 at the Petco stores at 199 Illinois Route 83 in Elmhurst and at 49 W. Rand Road in Arlington Heights.

Through funding provided by Petco Foundation, adoption fees will be deeply discounted for this event. Adult dog adoptions will be $75 and puppies younger than 6 months will be $200 plus a $75 obedience class deposit. All dogs and puppies will be spayed or neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations and dewormings, and microchipped, and all adoptions will include a free vet exam at a participating veterinary clinic and one month of free pet

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“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” Rated: PG Length: 95 minutes Synopsis: Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he’s forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational and is churning out menacing foodanimal hybrids.

Violence/scary rating: 2 Sexual-content rating: 1 Profanity rating: 2 Drugs/alcohol rating: 2 Family Time rating: 2. A fine film for the whole family.

(Ratings are judged on a five-point scale, with 5 being “bad for kids” and 1 being “fine for kids.”)

found in Butler’s garden, there are dozens of varieties of ornamental alliums.

Try the shimmering white flowers of the Mount Everest allium, or the fuchsia with metallic undertones in the Stars of Persia variety, says Kim Fusaro, head gardener at the Mohonk Mountain House resort in New Paltz, N.Y. If you like the look but need something a bit shorter, Fusaro suggests the yellow shades of the moly Jeannine or the flavum alliums.

Looking to plant allium in a shady spot? Try the triquetrum, also known as three-cornered leeks, which bear delicate white flowers with shades of blue and a triangular stem.

Want something unusual?

The drumstick allium produces egg-size (and egg-shaped) heads in a rich burgundy color, while the bulgaricum blooms are creamy and bell-shaped with tinges of green and pink that hang from baseball-size flowerheads.

By SARAH WOLFE

Craig and Lynda Zuege of Sandwich announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Elizabeth, to Andrew Steven Almburg. Andrew is the son of Steve and Anne Almburg of Malta.

Jessica is a 2001 graduate of Somonauk High School and a 2006 graduate of Illinois State University. She is employed at Heritage Home Décor & Design in Yorkville.

Andrew is a 2000 graduate of Malta High School and a 2004 graduate of Monmouth College. He is employed at Jackson Farms in DeKalb and Almburg Auctioneering in Malta.

The wedding will take place on Nov. 23, 2013, in DeKalb. They will reside in Malta.

Family movie night

Book report “How Roland Rolls,” by Jim Carrey (author) and Rob Nason (illustrator) Ages: 4 to 8 Pages: 68 Synopsis: “How Roland Rolls” is a story about a wave named Roland who’s afraid that, one day, when he hits the beach, his life will be over. But when he gets deep, he’s struck by the notion that he’s not just a wave – he’s the whole big, wide ocean! The story shows humanity’s interconnectedness through the metaphor of a wave in the ocean.

The book is lavishly illustrated by Rob Nason, who won a Golden Reel award for his work as art director on the film “Anastasia,” and written by actor Jim Carrey. – Some Kind of Garden Media

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A study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes said that parents who have type 1 diabetes have a lower risk of dying than type 1 diabetes sufferers who don’t have children.

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Martha Stewart Pets, Disney and Bret Michaels Pets Rock lines.

• Dress up every pet: Costumes aren’t limited to cats or dogs either.

Places such as PetSmart also offer Halloween costumes for guinea pigs, too.

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as a border plant, says Amy Dube, a bulb expert with Dig. Drop.Done, a North American educational campaign promoting flowering bulbs.

They hide their leaves, which whither quickly, and don’t take up much space, giving room to quickly emerging perennials.

But don’t be afraid to use them elsewhere.

Hans Langeveld, co-owner of Longfield Gardens in Lakewood, N.J., recommends using some of the shorter, smaller varieties in rock gardens, where they can thrive in the well-drained pockets between rocks.

Some alliums can do well in containers, while the larger varieties are perfect for cutting gardens.

“They are gorgeous just by themselves, or paired with a large monstera or philodendron leaf or two in a simple glass,” says New York-based floral designer Rachel Cho. “They have really long stems that are very sturdy, so I like to keep them really tall.”

Butler likes to dry allium heads for centerpieces and even holiday decorations, spraying them white and add-

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According to Beth Drake, executive director of TAILS, most of these dogs and puppies will come from TAILS’ partner animal shelters in Oklahoma. The animals have been cared for in TAILS foster homes prior to the event.

NIU group going to Putnam Museum The Northern Illinois University Annuitants Association will visit the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa, and its two special exhibits, “Jerusalem” and “Diana: A Celebration,” on Nov. 9.

Visitors can see 150 objects, including the famed royal wedding gown, in an exhibition that chronicles the life of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

“Jerusalem” is a 3D, IMAX film from the producer of films such as “Gandhi,” “Dances with Wolves” and “Driving Miss Daisy.”

The group will depart at 9 a.m. and head

ing sparkles to make delicate winter snowballs.

Planting Alliums grow best in full sun, though some do well in part-sun or shade, and they prefer well-drained soil.

Plant them in the fall as you would any other springblooming bulb. Wait until the weather cools to allow them several weeks to develop a root system before the ground freezes, Langeveld says.

The bulbs should be planted at least 6 to 8 inches deep, even deeper for the larger bulbs, which can be the size of a tennis ball.

“The general rule of thumb is to plant bulbs three times the depth of the bulb itself, and then you just want to make sure that the root is facing down toward the soil,” Dube says.

She recommends spacing the smaller bulbs about 3 inches apart and the larger ones up to 8 inches apart.

Deer, squirrels and other garden pests don’t like the oniony taste of allium bulbs and will generally leave them alone.

back to DeKalb at 3:30 p.m.

The cost is $79 per person and includes roundtrip motor coach, box lunch, admission to the museum, film and special exhibit.

Reservations are now being accepted until space is gone.

For information and reservations, call Carder Travel at 815-756-1547.

Sandwich Scouts plan rocket launch Interested in joining the Cub Scouts? Sandwich Cub Scout Pack 345 will host its annual rocket launch at 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Milestone Park. 1375 N. Castle St. This is only one of many fun activities the Cub Scouts offers. The scouts assemble their rockets from kits and watch them blast off.

All boys in first through fifth grade are welcome to watch the show. Information will be available for those interested in joining the Sandwich Cub Scout Pack.

Toy Run a success To the Editor: We would like to take this opportunity to thank DeKalb County for the success of the DeKalb County Toy Run for Toys for Tots held Sept. 28.

We especially want to acknowledge DeKalb HarleyDavidson for supplying food and a place to begin our run.

The escort from DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa fire and rescue departments; DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa police departments; and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was greatly appreciated.

We also would like to thank all the riders who participated for their donations of toys and money and the community for allowing us to cause a little traffic upset. Thanks to the Genoa American Legion Riders for organizing the ride, the Genoa Vets Club for their support at the end of our run and the band Shooter for putting on a great show at the after-run party.

We know that the children of DeKalb County will have a much happier Christmas due to the generosity of all.

Thanks again!

Mike Fogelsanger DeKalb County Marine Corps League and Ride Captain Kathi Hogshead Davis Toys for Tots DeKalb County coordinator

Five generations

Spelling Bee is Thursday

The gathering of five generations was recently celebrated in the Rossdeutcher home in DeKalb. Pictured from left are Tara Rossdeutcher (DeKalb High School Class of 2008); Katie (Wilson) Rossdeutcher (Sycamore High School Class of 1982); Helen (Tomlinson) Beamish (Genoa Township High School Class of 1939); Jerilyn (Beamish) Wilson (Sycamore High School Class of 1960); and Braden Alan Beall (born Aug. 21, 2013).

The Altrusa and Daily Chronicle Spelling Bee will be held Thursday at St. Mary’s Parish Activity Center in Sycamore, with registration and refreshments beginning at 6 p.m., a practice round at 6:30 p.m., and the Bee at 7 p.m. The community is invited to support and cheer the spellers at this event. Funds from this event will go toward the Daily Chronicle’s Newspapers in Education program, and Altrusa’s grants to many literacy projects.

Pictured is Altrusan Sue Lehto presenting the trophy to last year’s winners, Chris Nissen, Bette Chilton and Cindy Tjelle of the CASA team.

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DCP/SAFE gives updates, awards at assembly More than 130 community members of all ages came together on Oct. 1 to celebrate drug and alcohol prevention efforts in DeKalb County at the DCP/SAFE Coalition’s 24th Annual Assembly. The assembly reflects on the previous year, recognizes community members for their commitment and looks ahead to the future.

At this year’s assembly, 22 local organizations and individuals were awarded Certificates of Appreciation for their continued support of DCP/ SAFE as well as their dedication and commitment to making DeKalb County a safer and healthier place. Honorees included Dennis Waymire, Marisa Kafka, Kristal Templin, P.J. Hamilton, Ken Dawson, Elizabeth Hoerchler, Ben Mueller, Carinna Corbett, Veronica Garcia-Martinez, Alton Parker, Pam Rockwood, Sandwich High School Youth Action Group, Kishwaukee Education Consortium Youth Action Group, New Hope Baptist Church, Sycamore State Theater, Kishwau-

more information about the 20/20 Vision Plan, visit www. cityofdekalb.com/Police.htm.

After the awards ceremony, the DeKalb County KEYS Initiative reported the results of the 2013 Developmental Assets survey. In the spring of 2013, the KEYS Initiative administered a survey to nearly 3,600 youth in DeKalb County. The survey measures developmental asset levels, risk behaviors, and thriving

indicators. The latest data indicates that our youth are doing slightly better in 2013 than they were during the last survey administration in 2007.

The final portion of the assembly featured guest speaker Debbie Bockstahler.

In a very personal account, Bockstahler addressed the audience about the epidemic of heroin overdose. In July 2012, Bockstahler’s son died of heroin overdose. Since

that time, she has committed herself to bringing awareness to the topic. She began a campaign on Facebook, “Drug Awareness: A Mother’s Cry,” to share stories of people dealing with substance abuse.

Bockstahler congratulated the youth in attendance for being involved in making healthy choices and encouraged everyone to become educated and aware of substance use and available resources.

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The Rev. Joe Mitchell of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (left) and DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery were among the people honored at the DCP/SAFE annual assembly. kee Family YMCA, DeKalb Park District, Ollie’s Frozen Custard, Midwest Museum of Natural History, Dairy Dogs, Kishwaukee United Way and DeKalb County Invironments Magazine.

The DeKalb Police Department received the Excellence Award, given to an individ-

ual or organization that has demonstrated excellence in their efforts to reduce alcohol and substance abuse among DeKalb County youth. The department received this award for multiple initiatives in 2013 under Chief Gene Lowery’s plan 20/20 – A Clear Vision for the Future. For

Bank sponsors senior programs Family Service Agency of DeKalb County Senior Service Director Diana King was presented with a $1,000 sponsorship check by Castle Bank Castle Club Coordinator, Mary Bush.

Senior Services benefits from monthly corporate sponsorships to maintain current functions and provide new programs to Senior Service Activity Centers throughout DeKalb County.

The mission of Senior Services is to provide education, programming and socialization to seniors so they can remain as independent as possible for as long as possible and avoid premature and unnecessary care facility confinement.

Some of the fun activities seniors enjoy at the centers include tai chi, Enhance Fitness, card games, Wii bowling, educational presentations and health screenings. All programs are at no charge to seniors. For more information on sponsorship or senior centers, call 815-758-4718.

LESLY WICKS Lesly Wicks has been the Director of Hope Haven homeless shelter for the past eighteen years. She led two successful building campaigns for Hope Haven, raising funds to maintain this vital community resource. Lesly mentors students interested in social work at both NIU & Aurora University. She is an on-site liason for the students in their various intern locations. She is credited with recruiting, training and retaining a qualified and dedicated staff of employees and volunteers.

Lesly is admired in our community for her charismatic leadership and unwavering commitment on behalf of the downtrodden. She is described as glowing when a shelter resident finds employment, and has embraced the tools to succeed and live independently. Lesly does not waver from her true north, her mission of fostering self-sufficiency, pride and success for her clients paving paths for a richer community for all of us.

The ATHENA Award Reception will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 24, 2013 in the Hopkins Park Terrace Room at the DeKalb Park District, DeKalb, IL The public is invited to attend - tickets are $25 each.

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This parade kicks off at 1p.m. and will feature members of local bands, scout troops, clubs and other organizations.

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October 13 Blacksmithing Glidden Homestead, DeKalb Children can try their skill at blacksmithing, using clay and a wooden mallet on a wooden anvil. There will also be games and activities: horseshoes, drop the clothespin in the bottle, and mini-golf. Admission is $4 and free for ages 14 and under. From noon to 4 p.m.

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A spectacular autumn weekend in Galena Tangled white stars were majestically revealed against the backdrop of an inky night sky.

It was a riveting display of nature. Shooting starts gracefully entered their final descent, the Milky Way stretched its creamy arms across the sky and constellations were pieced together like a giant puzzle.

It was a spectacle that locked my eyes on the sky all night and as a prelude to the brilliance of Galena that revealed itself yet again on a spectacular fall weekend.

Winemaker spotlight Pouring rain couldn’t slow the celebration at Galena Cellars Vineyard and Winery.

It was damp and windy on Sept. 28, but the Fall Harvest and Arts Festival was undeterred. Galena Cellars General Manager Scott Lawlor welcomed patrons as they walked in. Winemaker Chris Lawlor discussed the drought-plagued vintages that turned out great fruit in 2011 and 2012. The 2013 growing season was off to a late start; vines battled to reach water after two straight dry years and yields were down.

Yet, as Chris Lawlor manned the tasting bar in the vineyard barn filled with music from an acoustic guitarist, the winemaking artist in her relished the opportunity to put her unique imprint on another vintage.

Artist Sandra Principie held the blue tarp doors to her tent in the vineyard closed to shield her pieces from the pesky rain. Scenes from Galena and Hawaii filled out her portfolio. The warm colors from her paint-

UNCORKED James Nokes ings and passion to capture the beauty of the surrounding landscape were palpable.

Also in full embrace of the artisan-themed weekend was Chef Randy Hoppman. The executive chef at Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa captured the freshness of the farm and lake and brought them to the table.

With 26 years of experience, Hoppman crafted a dynamic seasonal menu. The Garlic Caprese Flatbread with Balsamic and Kalamata olives shined at a lunch visit to Spikes Bar and Grill. The Iowa Bison Burger for dinner at the Woodlands Resort Lounge cooked to a perfect rare was an experience.

The bison had a silky texture and was dressed with corn-cob smoked bacon. The bacon came from Rochelle and the bison was sourced from a farm in Iowa, about 30 minutes from Eagle Ridge, which continued the resort’s commitment to local products.

“We’ve had an herb garden for about eight years,” Hoppman said. “Oregano takes over. We don’t buy oregano all year. We have thyme, dill, chives, sage; you name it we do it. Even things out of the ordinary, we do it and play around with them. You’ll see a chef walk outside with a pan and pair of scissors to cut fresh herbs for the night’s dinner.”

Attention to detail filtered its way to the wine list at Eagle Ridge as well. Sea

Smoke, Pinot Noir Southing, 2009, was delectable with the velvety bison burger.

From the gala event that is Wine Lover’s Weekend, to local events where residents gather to pick wild morel mushrooms or eat freshcaught fish that Hoppman has expertly prepared, the experience is always sure to be memorable.

“We had 50 local property owners sign up,” said Eagle Ridge Director of Food and Beverage Rick Remmington about the morel harvest event. “There was a $10 fee that went to a charity to refurbish a local schoolhouse.

At another event, we caught a couple hundred bluegills at the lake. (We) cleaned them and set up portable cooking stations and cooked out for

about 50 property owners.”

Where to go Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa 444 Eagle Ridge Drive, Galena www.eagleridge.com When I circumnavigate Horseshoe Mound on Route 20, I feel at ease. Enter Eagle Ridge through a back road as a sweeping meadow unfurls into rows of cornfields and a smattering of grazing cows.

This is where I head to find peace. Wine Lover’s Weekend is set for March 20 through 30, 2014.

I can’t wait to get back.

Jamie’s Wine Studio 209 S. Main St., Galena www.jamieswinestudio.com A picturesque setting in quaint downtown Galena was a welcoming place to enjoy

a Sunday afternoon glass of wine. An impressive selection of bottles from some of my favorite boutique wineries left me stunned. Alma Rosa, Demetria, Inspiration Vineyards and Small Vines were just a few of the limited-production bottles that I expect to only see when I visit a California tasting room.

But owner Jamie Carroll, a social butterfly who enjoys connecting patrons that share common interests as she strolls through the shop, has sourced them for an impressive selection.

Wine 101 Chris Lawlor has another bold venture as a winemaker.

Chambourcin is on the verge of being the next special wine out of Illinois.

Chris embraced the potential of Marechal Foch and led the charge with Galena Cellar’s flag ship red, Eric the Red, which gets better every year.

Last year I laid down an Eric the Red for an entire year. It was brilliant when opened. Chambourcin was very good when I opened it.

But, there’s a firm backbone and nice tannins that portend aging potential that’s almost unheard of in Illinois wine. A bottle rests in my cellar.

I can’t wait to open it next year.

• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for the Daily Chronicle. He’s been tasting, touring and collecting in the wine world for several years. Contact him at news@daily-chronicle.com.

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TODAY – Keep life simple and cost-effective in the coming months. You should save for a rainy day and avoid anyone who tends to disrupt your life. Emotional matters will escalate, making this a year of unavoidable change. Keep your options open and your money in a safe place.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Focus on what’s ahead instead of living in the past. The present is what will count if you want to achieve a brighter future.

Avoid emotional confrontations.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – A change will do you good. Visit places you have never been before or strike up conversations with people doing things that interest you. Diversify, and you’ll feel satisfied.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Consider what motivates you, and you’ll find a better way to spend your time and to get ahead. A thrill only lasts for a moment. Strive for longevity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Distance yourself from anyone who is unpredictable. You will maintain control if you follow a set plan.

Take care of responsibilities early so you can socialize or take care of personal needs.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Deal with personal responsibilities first and clear the way for love, laughter and enjoying life. Step away from anyone who makes you feel guilty or puts demands on your time.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t take anything or anyone for granted.

Listen carefully and abide by the rules. Disillusionment regarding a personal relationship is likely. Do your own thing and protect your money and possessions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You’ll make a big impression by offering solutions and hands-on help to someone in need. Reconnect with someone you have worked or dealt with in the past. New beginnings look promising.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – It will be difficult to think clearly concerning work-related matters. Put your emotions aside and look at the big picture. Compromise will be necessary if you don’t want to suffer a loss.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Indulge in activities that are physically and emotionally challenging, and you will succeed in reaching your goal. Taking a different approach to life and love will attract someone special.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Enjoy making new friends or visiting places you’ve never been before.

Expand your interests and pick up knowledge and skills that will help you address a personal problem.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You need a change. Spice up your life, participate in a fun activity or shop for items that will update your appearance. Make plans to enjoy time spent with friends or loved ones.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You will pick up valuable information that will help you make a decision that can improve your personal position or a relationship you have with someone exciting.

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College-bound woman fears life without blanket Dear Abby: I am 19, and because of some traumatic events in my past, I’m afraid of the dark and sleep with my baby blanket. I went to counseling about it, but eventually stopped because it didn’t help. I haven’t had any real problems as a result of the issue because I live at home and my boyfriend has been supportive in accommodating my needs when I stay with him. Plus, I don’t need my blanket when I’m with him.

My concern is about the upcoming semester. I will have to move to the main campus of my university in order to continue my education. This means I’ll be living in a shared dorm. The two times it came up during high school, I was teased mercilessly until something else came along. While I have reached the point where I can go without my blanket for a few nights, any longer and it starts to get to me.

I don’t want to have problems when I move to the main campus because I’m already going to stand out for moving in the middle of the year, but I don’t know how to keep training myself to give up my blanket. – Still Scared in Delaware

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Dear Still Scared: You might not have to. I have a suggestion that might be helpful, but it would require having your blanket converted into a “huggie pillow.” That way you can still sleep with it but it would no longer resemble a baby blanket. Many people sleep with an extra pillow, so it wouldn’t appear to be odd at all.

Dear Abby: My vegetarian, won’t-harm-a-fly husband owns two handguns. They were bought before I met him.

He knows I don’t approve.

I have always felt strongly about not raising children in a home where guns are kept.

His argument for having them is that he distrusts our government. He claims the guns will protect our family if there is ever an uprising or a riot.

While I support his desire to protect our family, I’m frightened by the much more immediate possibility of an accident happening, or the children finding them and harming themselves or someone else.

We plan to start a family in the near future, and I have tried to talk him into either getting rid of the guns or storing them elsewhere.

Every time I raise the subject, it turns into an argument and he insists he won’t get rid of them. I’m at a loss about how to resolve this problem. Any advice? – Unwilling To Give Up in Pennsylvania Dear Unwilling: Would your vegetarian, wouldn’t-harm-afly husband consider trigger locks for his weapons or a gun safe? If not, then perhaps you should consider raising your children with a man who isn’t already married to his guns.

Dear Abby: I am a 19-year-old female who is serving in the U.S. Air Force. I’m stationed overseas at the moment, and I plan to make the military my career.

I have reached a point in life when I am ready to have a family. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a man who is compatible with me. Every relationship I have ends because it conflicts with my military schedule.

I know adoption is a hard process, but I’m willing to go through it. What do you think about my trying to adopt as a single parent? – Unsure Of My Next Move in England

Dear Unsure: I’m glad you asked because I think you’re jumping the gun. At 19, your search for someone compatible has been limited because of your youth and job responsibilities.

Who would care for your little one if you, as a single mother, were transferred to a “hot spot,” or injured or worse? Would relatives assume the responsibility?

Before becoming a mother – adoptive or otherwise – it’s important that you think about this realistically from the point of view of what would be best for the child. If you wait to become a parent until you are older, as many women do today, you will be better equipped emotionally and financially for the responsibility.

Dear Abby: I have a friend whose child is brilliant. He is testing in the 99.5 percentile. At 7, he is already far in advance of his classmates. He has read chapter books since age 5, is doing algebra and asking post-doctoral math and science questions, according to a professor close to the family.

His mother is in denial.

She says the other kids will “catch up” in time. If he had special needs in another

area, I know she’d be in there fighting to get him appropriate services and accommodations.

Please, Abby, what can we do to convince his mother that he needs more than what his inner-city schools can provide? I was one of those kids, and I know he needs contact with other kids who match his intellectual level more closely. – Concerned Friend in New Jersey Dear Concerned: The mother may be in denial, but the child’s teachers and principal must surely have recognized his abilities. Enlist their help in convincing the mother to see that her son advances at a rate appropriate for his IQ. When students are as far ahead academically as the child you describe, they can become bored and disruptive.

It would be in everyone’s interest to see that he is placed in classes where he can continue to excel – regardless of whether the others catch up.

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by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Researchers look for ways to slow ravages of ALS Dear Dr. K: Former Massachusetts governor Paul Cellucci recently died from complications of ALS. Can you tell me more about this disease?

Dear Reader: ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

You may know it as Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the famous baseball player who suffered from it.

There are many different kinds of brain cells. Some do our thinking, some move our muscles (when the ones that think tell them to), and other brain cells do other things (such as see and hear). ALS primarily causes a slow degeneration of the nerve cells that control muscle movements.

As a result, people with ALS gradually lose the ability to control their muscles.

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff In people with ALS, the capacity to think and remember things is affected only in fairly subtle ways, and may not be affected at all.

ALS does not usually cause dementia.

ALS generally strikes patients between the ages of 50 and 70. We don’t know what causes ALS. As a result, there is no way to prevent it. Some cases appear to be inherited.

The weakness and wasting (atrophy) of the muscles involves the arms and legs, the breathing muscles, and the muscles of the throat and tongue. The weakness wors-

ens over time. Eventually, people with ALS are trapped in their bodies, but completely alert. They understand what’s going on around them, including people speaking to them. But when the disease progresses to the point where it withers the muscles of their throat and tongue, they cannot answer.

As the disease progresses, a person may experience: • Muscle twitching, cramps, stiffness, and muscles that tire easily; • Slowed speech that becomes progressively harder to understand; • Difficulty breathing and swallowing; choking; • Weight loss because of muscle breakdown and poor nutrition caused by problems swallowing;

• Changes in the way the person walks. Eventually, loss of the ability to walk.

There is no cure for ALS. People with the disease live an average of three to five years after symptoms begin.

(The famous British physicist Stephen Hawking has a disease similar to ALS and has lived with it for 50 years.

But apparently he does not have ALS.) Riluzole (Rilutek) is the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ALS. It can prolong survival in some people. Medications may help to manage symptoms of ALS; pain medications and muscle relaxants may help with painful muscle tightness.

Mechanical devices can make self-care easier for

people with ALS. Examples include dressing aids and special utensils for eating. A cane or walker may help patients who have difficulty walking.

Patients can consider using a mechanical respirator if they become unable to breathe on their own. Artificial ventilation can help some patients survive for years, but many patients choose not to be kept alive under these conditions.

Researchers are making progress in understanding the causes of ALS and in finding treatments that help. Hopefully, the pace of new discovery will speed up and a cure will be found for this terrible disease.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Misbehave (2 wds.)

6 Poisonous snake 11 Rainout-proof 16 Fragrant shrub 21 Glistened 22 — incognita 23 Ally opposite 24 Ring-shaped island 25 Jane or Henry 26 Fundamental 27 DeGeneres sitcom 28 Myopic Mr. 29 Kind of rug 31 Lingerie buy 33 Stellar review 35 Belly dance instrument 36 Boot camp arrival 37 Predatory whales 38 Knight’s counterpart 39 Boundaries 40 RR terminal 41 Alexander sobriquet 42 Dieter’s unit 44 Monica of tennis 47 Storybook elephant 48 Big stack of firewood 49 Compelling 53 Merry sound (hyph.)

54 Fairylike 55 Do pull-ups 56 Sirius (2 wds.)

57 Turkish title 58 Strong brown paper 59 Kublai — 60 Stoic founder 61 1040 pro 62 Comeback 64 Duffel filler 65 Slight indication 66 Every now and — 67 Treeless region 68 Bireme movers 69 Pleads humbly 70 Secret rendezvous 71 Mark of Zorro 72 Lens openings

74 RV haven 75 Balearic resort isle 78 Pocket bread 79 Of a historic time 80 Part of a fist 84 Gossipy Barrett 85 Berets 86 Mrs. Shakespeare 87 Skin diving devices 88 Tempe inst.

89 Jam or pickle 90 Jacques — Cousteau 91 Looks at 92 Apply makeup 93 Brunch orders 95 Hotel staffer 96 Paraffin-based 97 Impromptu screwdriver 98 Lead-ins 99 Fizzy drinks 100 Cameos, maybe 101 Franck or Chavez 102 Weather map lines 104 Meditation guides 105 Dallas cager 106 Medicinal plant 109 Links cry 110 Wolfgang’s thanks 111 Broadway production 115 “Gross!”

116 Foreign visitors?

117 Prudential competitor 118 Chinese takeout freebie (2 wds.)

119 Burger side 121 Midnight — 123 NW state 125 Posh hotel lobbies 126 Sell stolen goods 127 Support a church 128 Put the finger on 129 Coal strata 130 Lost a lap 131 Risk a ticket 132 Kind of cab 133 Platitude

DOWN 1 In re (2 wds.)

2 Odd job 3 Popular mixer 4 Beneath the waves 5 Goobers 6 Ready to swing? (2 wds.)

7 Good buy 8 Rx givers 9 Citizen of Asmara 10 Indy participant 11 Legal papers 12 Nothing but 13 “Alice” diner owner 14 May birthstone 15 Ball of fire 16 Flimsy, as an excuse

17 Give — — try 18 Sign in (2 wds.)

19 Spoken 20 Lumps of clay 30 — Maria 32 Not “dis,” in Brooklyn 34 Border state 37 Electron’s course 38 “Rats!”

39 Cartoon shrieks 41 Faux pas 42 Invent a word 43 “Othello” heavy 44 Mentally acute 45 Willing, plus 46 Dalai Lama’s city 47 Like one who’s seen it all 48 Blacken a steak 50 Scratchy

51 Ponytail sites 52 Research funds 54 Els or Kovacs 55 Called on the carpet 56 Lairs 58 Where Hawkeye served 59 Deborah of old films 60 Changes direction 63 It’s often delivered 64 Earth, personified 65 Sock part 66 Pursue 68 Decides on 69 Hillside, to Angus 70 Barnstorms 72 Objectives 73 Coffee brewers 74 Recognized 75 From Basra

76 Ship’s officer 77 Mukluk wearer 78 Gap between mountains 80 Troublesome joints 81 French Legion caps 82 Burro alternative 83 Organic compound 85 Angers (2 wds.)

86 Hertz competitor 87 Boxcars, in dice 89 Conductance units 90 Shrill barks 91 Market worth 94 Cheat sheet 95 — or less 96 Ordinary 97 Varied 99 Root vegetable

100 In operation 101 Tapioca source 103 Gives a leg up 104 Mobster’s piece 105 Very, in Veracruz 106 Snits 107 Wading bird 108 Zoo heavyweight 110 Faked out the goalie 111 Apt to sulk 112 Pope’s council 113 Breezing through 114 New-car option 116 Not wasted 117 Throb 118 “— Come Undone” 120 Environmental prefix 122 Devoured 124 Rock-band need

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Lynn Johnston Crankshaft

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

Beetle Bailey

Mort Walker Blondie

Dean Young & Denis LeBrun

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

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Scott Hilburn

Stone Soup

Grizzwells

Brianand & Greg Jim Borgman JerryWalker Scott

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Pierce

Jan Eliot

Bill Schorr

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HUSKIES GAMEDAY

OFFENSE Pos.Name (No.) Ht. Wt. Yr. QB Kyle Pohl (16) 6-3 213 So. RB Jawon Chisholm (7) 6-1 206 Jr. FB Conor Hundley (34) 5-10 216 So. WR Jerrod Dillard (88) 6-5 195 Sr. WR Zach D’Orazio (11) 6-2 213 So. TE Jerome Lewis (84) 6-3 231 Jr. LT Jarrod Pughsley (76) 6-5 313 Sr. LG Henry Orelus (55) 6-2 327 Sr. C Travis Switzer (67) 6-2 296 Jr. RG Dylan Brumbaugh (75) 6-5 310 So. RT Zenel Demhasaj (52) 6-6 331 Sr. Ht. 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-11

Wt. 283 318 217 223 230 222 212 193 187 179 182

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Wt. 171 221 205 175

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OFFENSE Pos. QB TB FB WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT

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FIVE STORYLINES TO WATCH 4. Style points NIU is in The Associated Press’ Top 25, and let’s be honest, beating teams by wide margin helps impress voters. Should the Huskies and fellow unbeaten Fresno State keep winning, we’re going to hear a lot of talk about one of them going to the BCS. In a game like this, NIU easily could put up a big number. A win over a lowly Zips team isn’t very impressive. A 30- or 40-point victory? Maybe it sways a few voters in the coaches poll.

2. Turnovers The Huskies have forced 15 turnovers so far. Can they keep this up? Akron quarterback Kyle Pohl is in his first year as a starter and has thrown seven picks. NIU should be able to force him to make at least one or two mistakes.

Schedule/Results 1-5 OVERALL, 0-2 MAC EAST Aug. 29 at Central Florida L, 38-7 Sept. 7 vs. James Madison W, 35-33 Sept. 14 at Michigan L, 28-24 Sept. 21 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette L, 35-30 Sept. 28 at Bowling Green* L, 31-14 Oct. 5 vs. Ohio* L, 43-3 Today at Northern Illinois* 4 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Miami (Ohio)* noon Oct. 26 vs. Ball State* 11 a.m.

Nov. 2 vs. Kent State* 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Massachusetts* noon Nov. 29 vs. Toledo* TBA * - Mid-American Conference game

3. Home crowd It’s homecoming, and there’s expected to be a packed house. NIU has won 22 straight games at Huskie Stadium, and a 23rd straight victory would be a Mid-American Conference record. How will the Huskies feed off the home crowd?

5. Jawon Chisholm NIU is giving up 164.8 rushing yards a game this year. Expect Akron to give a good number of touches to senior Jawon Chisholm. Kent State ran for 147 yards against NIU last week.

NIU tailback Cameron Stingily

– Steve Nitz, snitz@shawmedia.com

GAMEDAY PREVIEW

Another sellout NIU crowd expected at Huskie Stadium Win would be 23rd straight for NIU in DeKalb

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois is one of only four Football Bowl Subdivision teams to have played only one home game this season.

The Huskies have played in two Big Ten venues, had a long trip to Idaho and a short flight to Ohio for the Mid-American Conference opener at Kent State.

Playing at Huskie Stadium might almost seem weird at this point. There won’t be any packing, charter buses or airports.

Awaiting No. 23 NIU today at Huskie Stadium will be what is expected to be a packed house when the Huskies take on 1-5 Akron, which is winless in MAC play. The school officially announced Saturday’s game as a sellout, which would mark the second straight game the place has been full. The official attendance for the home opener against Eastern Illinois was 23,595.

“I’m really excited about it, I really am,” NIU football coach Rod Carey said. “I know with the atmosphere we had in that first game, I know our players are so excited to be here because we have a homefield advantage and we’re going to need that on Saturday.”

A win this afternoon would be NIU’s 23rd consecutive victory at Huskie Stadium, which would be a MAC record.

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MAC standings WEST DIVISION MAC W L Ball State 2 0 Northern Illinois 1 0 Toledo 2 1 Central Michigan 1 1 Eastern Michigan 0 2 Western Michigan 0 2 EAST DIVISION MAC W L Bowling Green 3 0 Ohio 1 0 Buffalo 1 0 Kent State 1 2 Miami (Ohio) 0 1 Massachusetts 0 1 Akron 0 2

Overall W L 5 1 5 0 3 3 2 4 1 4 0 6 Overall W L 5 1 4 1 3 2 2 4 0 5 0 5 1 5

Today’s Games Arkon at No. 23 NIU, 4 p.m.

Eastern Michigan at Army, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Western Michigan, 1 p.m.

Central Michigan at Ohio, 1 p.m.

Kent State at Ball State, 2 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) at Massachusetts, 2 p.m.

Bowling Green at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m.

The win over EIU was the only victory during the streak that was played in front of a sellout crowd, as NIU’s last sellout was against Maryland in 2003.

NIU defensive end Jason Meehan called the crowd a 12th man.

“They share the same emotion with you. When you’re doing well, they’re up and they’re pumping you up to do well,” he said. “When the other team’s up, they kind of make it tougher for them to play. It helps us a lot.”

Last season, former NIU coach

Name (No.) Ht. Wt. Yr. Jordan Lynch (6) 6-0 216 Sr. Cameron Stingily (42) 6-1 244 Jr. Rob Sterling (47) 5-10 231 Jr. Da’Ron Brown (4) 6-0 194 Jr. Tommylee Lewis (10) 5-7 155 Jr. Luke Eakes (83) 6-3 250 Jr. Tyler Loos (75) 6-5 282 Jr. Jared Volk (77) 6-3 315 Sr. Andrew Ness (55) 6-3 286 So. Aidan Conlon (61) 6-3 287 So. Ryan Brown (78) 6-6 283 Jr.

DEFENSE

1. Running back We saw what Cameron Stingily can do last week, running for 266 yards. However, Keith Harris Jr. might not be available.

Giorgio Bowers left the team before the Purdue game, which means junior James Spencer is the backup at tailback. He had six carries for 42 yards against Kent State. Don’t be surprised if the Huskies use true freshman tailback Jordan Huff.

SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. Name Ht. PK Robert Stein (48) 5-8 P Zach Paul (38) 6-3 KR Mykel Traylor-Bennett (1) 6-3 PR Imani Davis (12) 5-9

Huskies Starters

AKRON (1-5, 0-2 MAC EAST) AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS (5-0, 1-0 MAC WEST) 4 P.M. TODAY AT HUSKIE STADIUM

DEFENSE Pos. Name NG Cody Grice (36) DT Moses McCray (90) DE Alphonso Horner (96) DE Albert Presley (91) MLB Nick Rossi (44) SLB Justin March (5) WLB Jatavis Brown (53) ROV Anthony Holmes (7) FS Johnny Robinson (4) CB Malachi Freeman (20) CB Emmanuel Lartey (31)

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Schedule/Results 5-0 OVERALL, 1-0 MAC WEST Aug. 31 at Iowa W, 30-27 Sept. 14 at Idaho W, 45-35 Sept. 21 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 43-39 Sept. 28 at Purdue W, 55-24 Oct. 5 at Kent State* W, 38-24 Today vs. Akron* 4 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Central Michigan* 2 p.m.

Oct. 26 vs. Eastern Michigan* 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Massachusetts* 11 a.m.

Nov. 13 vs. Ball State* 7 p.m.

Nov. 20 at Toledo* 7 p.m.

Nov. 26 vs. Western Michigan* 6 p.m. * - Mid-American Conference game

Ross Jacobson and Steve Nitz face off

Who has inside track to BCS berth, Fresno State or NIU?

Nitz: NIU is 5-0, and it’s time to talk about its chances of going back to the BCS. The Huskies are off to a great start and are looking like a decent bet to go unbeaten.

Now, one team that could stand in NIU’s way is Fresno State. Right now, the 5-0 Bulldogs are ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, one spot ahead of NIU. Fresno State crushed Idaho, 61-14, last Saturday.

Even if NIU does go unbeaten and gets into the top 12 of the BCS standings, what are the chances the Huskies still are left out of the BCS? Only the top-ranked non-AQ conference champion gets a berth if two mid-majors are in the top 12.

Jacobson: With Fresno State already beating Boise State at home, arguably its toughest test of the regular season in the Mountain West, odds are good the Bulldogs run the table until their conference title game. NIU would have to at least match that. After last season’s Orange Bowl, I don’t think the voters will let a one-loss non-AQ team into a BCS bowl game again.

That being said, NIU will have late-season opportunities against Ball State and Toledo to beef up their resumé. Wins against the Huskies’ next four opponents (Akron, Central Michigan, UMass and Eastern Michigan) won’t do much to help them jump Fres-

no, so the Huskies need to a) take care of their own business and go 4-0, and b) root for Ball State to keep winning and continue gathering support in the top 25 polls. The Cardinals did get three votes in the coaches poll this week.

Nitz: I also think NIU needs Iowa and Purdue to win as many games as possible to make those wins look good. The Hawkeyes are a respectable 4-2 and 1-1 in the Big Ten, but Purdue might be lucky to win two more games.

Also remember, two-loss Boise State was only four spots behind NIU in last year’s final BCS rankings, and that was before the Mountain West added a championship game.

It certainly is not out of the question for the Huskies to jump Fresno, but at this point, I don’t see it happening. We’ll see how the season plays out.

Both teams have to go undefeated first.

Jacobson: That certainly won’t be easy as Fresno likely will have a rematch with Boise in the Mountain West title game while NIU might get Bowling Green or Ohio in Detroit if it wins the MAC West.

One big factor will be the computer rankings. Although they count for only one-third of the BCS formula, the projections I’ve seen to date favor NIU in the computer rankings, most likely because both of the Huskies’ Big Ten victories came on the road whereas Fresno State beat Rutgers and Boise State at home.

Nitz: That’s a good point. The issue to consider is, will Fresno finish ahead of NIU in the coaches and Harris polls and, if so, how far ahead? The Bulldogs are 22nd in the latest coaches poll while the Huskies are 23rd. The first Harris poll will be released Sunday.

One would think the Bulldogs would gain enough ground with an MWC title and win over Boise, but who knows?

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Dave Doeren mentioned how much it would mean to have NIU’s students show up in full force.

Doeren didn’t get to experience the sellout crowd he had hoped for, but Carey and the current group of players have, and will get to experience at least one more.

After the team’s first home win this season, the players went over to the student section to salute the crowd that filled up the east side of Huskie Stadium to the top.

The team has celebrated with the fans after road wins at Iowa and Purdue this year, and Meehan said he doesn’t see why the team won’t keep doing it.

“We’re real happy they’re coming out, so I imagine we will,” he said. “We love to see people come out and stay for the whole game.”

Huskies center Andrew Ness said the packed houses in DeKalb also can help NIU in recruiting.

“I remember getting recruited and seeing a lot of fans at places and being like. ‘Man, I want to go here,’ ” he said. “Having a lot of fans ... .it just helps make the program better.”

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