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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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DeKalb moves closer to conference crown
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A side of glazed grilled apples goes with any meat
County Board to hear gun sales plan Neighbors concerned about firearms business proposal By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Marilyn Greenawalt doesn’t want what she calls a gun distribution center operating out of a home in her neighborhood. Greenawalt, who lives on Ellen Drive in the Ellen Oaks subdivision near the intersection of Route 23 and Base Line Road, is opposed to a special use permit request from Ronald Budoff, of the 12800 block of Williams Circle, to run a business selling guns out of his home. “I feel like everybody in the neighborhood should have been notified [of the permit request] from road to road,” she said. “This affects all of us – the values of our homes and the safety of our children.” DeKalb County Board members are scheduled to consider Budoff’s request at their meeting tonight. Budoff, who lives at his home with his parents, applied for a special use permit in July to sell firearms from his home. Because it’s a home-based business, the permit will be needed as he will receive deliveries and visits from customers, said Paul Miller, DeKalb County planning, zoning and building director. The permit is necessary for a business that may generate excessive traffic or
If you go... n What: DeKalb County Board meeting n When: 7:30 p.m. today n Where: 200 N. Main St., Sycamore For information, visit www. dekalbcounty.org or call County Board Chairman Jeff Metzger at 815-895-7189.
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Food pantry sees more clients
Senate takes up budget talks as House plan collapses By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Time growing desperately short, Senate leaders took command of efforts to avert a Treasury default and end the partial government shutdown Tuesday night after a last big attempt by House Republicans abruptly collapsed. Aides to both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, expressed revived optimism about chances for a swift agreement – by today at the latest – that could pass both houses. Their efforts toward a bipartisan resolution had seemed likely to bear fruit a day earlier before House conservatives were given a last-minute chance for their version. As hours ticked down toward Thursday’s Treasury deadline, the likeliest compromise included renewed authority for the Treasury to borrow through early February and the government to reopen at least until mid-January. According to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, unless Congress acts by Thursday, the government will lose its ability to borrow and will be required to meet its obligations relying only on cash on hand and incoming tax receipts. President Barack Obama and numerous other officials in government and finance have warned of severe economic consequences if federal obligations come due that can’t be paid. While a day of secret meetings and frenzied maneuvering unfolded in all corners of the Capitol, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., stood on the
Jacob Lew Treasury secretary
Down to the wire Unless Congress acts by Thursday, the government will lose its ability to borrow and will be required to meet its obligations relying only on cash on hand and incoming tax receipts.
Photos by Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
Travis Catalina stocks cans of vegetables Thursday at The Salvation Army food pantry in DeKalb.
Study: DeKalb County’s ‘food insecurity’ decreasing but food stamps cuts loom By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com
BY THE NUMBERS Feeding America estimates of how many residents didn’t have access to three square meals at some point in a year have been decreasing in recent years.
County 2011 DeKalb Kane Kendall Lee Ogle
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and NATHAN WOODSIDE editorial@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The Salvation Army of DeKalb County food pantry saw an increase in clients at the end of last year, and the number has grown steadily since, DeKalb Salvation Army Capt. Michael Cho said. “It’s not possible for me to tell all the individual stories about how or why the food pantry helped them,” Cho said. Clients must acknowledge they meet low-income
criteria of a monthly income of $1,771 for one person and $620 a month for each additional household member, Cho said. Families are allowed to visit once a month to collect about a week’s worth of food. “We are doing very well with the donations we get,” said food pantry coordinator Gary Billings. “We’ve kept up with it because of the community. The contributions have been good, but we always expect to need more because of this economy. The support’s always been there for us.”
14,560 54,900 8,810 4,220 6,770
13.9 10.8 8 11.7 12.6
2009 DeKalb Kane Kendall Lee Ogle 15,460 62,450 10,240 4,810 8,030 14.8 12.6 10.9 13.7 14.6
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