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ON THE COVER
Members of the DeKalb American Legion Honor Guard salute the flag May 27, 2024, during the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the DeKalb Memorial Day program at Ellwood House.
See story, page 6.
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DeKalb keynote speaker named for Memorial Day address
Veteran, retired DeKalb police officer Col. Jose Jaques to speak at program
By KELSEY RETTKE krettke@shawmedia.com
DeKALB – A retired DeKalb police officer and U.S. Army National Guard colonel who also serves on the DeKalb school board will give this year’s Memorial Day keynote address.
The annual program is one of three planned in DeKalb for Memorial Day, May 26, meant to honor fallen military personnel who died in the line of duty.
The day’s proceedings will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a commemoration at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock in Memorial Park downtown, First Street and Lincoln Highway.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEF
Youth Empowerment
Teen Summit begins June 13
DeKALB – Building Leaders Advocating for Change will host a Youth Empowerment Teen Summit to offer DeKalb teenagers empowerment, mentorship and leadership development. The summit will be from June 13 to 15 at the
A parade will follow, featuring local military groups, first responders, marching bands from DeKalb High School and the middle schools and community groups. The parade starts at 9 a.m. at North Third and Locust streets and will travel west on Locust, also named Veterans Way, and proceed north on Linden Place to the Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place.
Reserves, and joined the Illinois National Guard in 2009. As part of his service, Jaques was mobilized to support Operation Enduring Freedom from January 2003 to July 2004. He was deployed to Afghanistan from November 2014 to June 2015.
For his service, he’s earned multiple awards and badges including the Global War on Terrorism Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal, according to the city.
The Ellwood House ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. on the lawn, and including remarks from city officials, local veterans and a keynote by Jaques.
Jaques enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in 1987 as a utility helicopter mechanic. In December 1991, he was commissioned through Northern Illinois University ROTC into the Army
Jaques joined the DeKalb Police Department in 1996. As part of his 22-year career in law enforcement, he worked as a school resource officer for more than 12 years. He as elected to serve on the DeKalb School District 428 board in April.
Free first-floor tours of the museum will be offered after the program, according to a city of DeKalb news release. The day’s events were organized by the city, DeKalb Park District and Ellwood House Museum.
Northern Illinois University Holmes Student Center, 340 Carroll Ave., DeKalb.
Participants can receive the tools, support and confidence to lead. DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes also will lead a leadership workshop June 14. Barnes will discuss civic engagement, leadership and the power of using your voice
to make a difference.
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Horror-themed coffee shop coming to DeKalb
By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com
DeKALB – Wally and Annie Porter have been pouring over the idea of what it would mean to open their own coffee shop.
It will be no ordinary venue for brewing up drinks, however.
The Malta couple said they’re envisioning something larger in a space of its own bringing a share of haunts and frights to DeKalb.
“The concept is a blend of Blockbuster, Starbucks and an art gallery,” Wally said. “It’s all going to be horror-themed.”
The coffee shop is dubbed “I Know What You Rented Last Summer.”
The name is a play on the name of the 1997 classic horror film “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
As the first of its kind in town, the shop will provide a space where patrons can browse horror films for rent or purchase, shop from local horror artists, enjoy the fright-filled café and attend spookythemed events throughout the year.
The location for the shop has not yet been settled on.
Wally said they have some ideas of where they could potentially set up shop in town.
“We want to be downtown DeKalb, so it’s more walkable for everybody in the community, but we’re also looking maybe a little further up toward Malta on [Lincoln] Highway, but it’d still be in DeKalb,” he said.
Annie said she and Wally are hoping to fill the demand of what they believe is an underserved market.
“We’re really honing in on college-age students to millennial age,” Annie said. “I feel like especially with the millennial generation, we’re really in the search for that nostalgic appeal. By offering video sales, rentals and all horror movie-like themes, we’re appealing to that need in the market that I feel like a lot of businesses aren’t targeting with millennials.”
Wally chimed in, saying Generation Z is another target audience.
“And Gen Z is,” Wally said. “We want to let Gen Z know what they missed out on.”
Annie said she and Wally want to be big on community outreach.
“An important thing, too, that we wanted to make sure this business had was community outreach because DeKalb is a college town,” Annie said. “There’s a lot of a younger audience, so I feel like it’s not being catered to in terms of the places they have to study or hang out unless it’s on campus. DeKalb itself does not have a local coffee shop. They only have the corporate brands, like Starbucks or Dunkin’.”
This is where the Porters hope to enter the frame. The Malta couple said they are excited to embark on a new business venture together.
Annie is a freelance illustrator, and Wally is a freelance digital marketer.
“When you’re freelancing, you’re usually working under someone else’s creative vision, but with this, it’s kind of a free for all for us,” Annie said. “We get to direct it how we want it to go. We really wanted to be intentional about incorporating both of our creative styles in the business. It worked out, me being an illustrator and then him being a marketer. It’s like a good combo.”
Wally agreed.
“I really like being able to create the videos,” Wally said. “We want to create the ads. We want to create the website. Like everything you see is what we saw in our heads and what we actually wanted to do.”
The Porters said they are eyeing a September grand opening for the shop.
In the meantime, the Malta couple said they are raising money through a GoFundMe campaign to help offset some of the initial costs of getting their business started.
Image provided by Wally Porter I Know What You Rented Last Summer’s logo is shown.
Food exhibit gets nod for DeKalb County History Center
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SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County History Center recently received an Award of Excellence from the Illinois Association of Museums.
The award was presented at the association’s annual award ceremony. The history center was recognized for its “Food: Gathering Around the Table” exhibit.
“We are honored to have the ‘Food’ exhibit appreciated by our peers as an inspirational program in DeKalb County, especially being recognized for the level of collaboration that was key to the exhibit’s creation,” Executive Director Michelle Donahoe said. “This project was truly a partnership ranging from history groups,
to area nonprofits, restaurant owners, farmers markets and to local libraries.”
The ceremony honors museums across the state for their hard work, creativity, and arts and humanities dedication.
“This exhibit approached food from many different angles, including homecooking, local restaurants, and even charity events and organizations,” awards committee chair Debbie Fandrei said. “Judges appreciated the scope of the exhibit, as well as the effort to include an array of communities and community organizations in the county. The station where guests could add their own food memories was especially effective.”
The exhibit runs through 2025.
For information, visit dekalbcountyhistory.org or the history center.
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“Food: Gathering Around the Table”, an exhibit hosted by DeKalb County History Center in collaboration with the Smithsonian, received an Award of Excellence from the Illinois Association of Museums.
Ellwood House Museum announces student artwork rentals
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DeKALB – The Ellwood House Museum recently announced 23 art pieces created by kindergarten through 12th DeKalb County students are available for community rental.
The artwork rentals is part of the museum’s Frame of Mind program.
DeKalb County teachers submitted more than 70 artworks created by students. A jury selected 23 art pieces to be framed for an exhibit in the museum’s Ellcourt House in March. The artwork represents students from DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock, Sandwich and Sycamore schools.
Local businesses will be able select art pieces for a one year rental period when the exhibit ends. The artwork can be displayed in the businesses’ lobbies, offices or stores.
Image provided by the Ellwood House Museum
“Eye” painting created by Hinckley-Big Rock seventh grade student Evelyn Martin
The rentals are available to DeKalb County businesses or organizations with a public-facing building. The artwork is available online at Ellwoodhouse.org/ youth-programs.
The exhibit will run through May 18.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEF
Learn about public health resources available in DeKalb County
DeKALB – Community members are invited to an informational offering in DeKalb this month to learn about public health resources available through the local government.
The DeKalb Public Library will partner with the DeKalb County Health Department to offer a monthly information booth on public health services available in the area.
The booth will be open from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 27 in the library’s main lobby, 309 Oak St.
The booth features information on immunizations, WIC and health care enrollment for special enrollment periods. The booth also will include new services and focus on nationally recognized observances. No registration is required to attend.
For information, email samanthah@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.
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MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS IN DeKALB COUNTY
By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com
DeKalb County-area veterans groups, cities and organizers will host Memorial Day events throughout the county for the public to come together to honor all who died in service to the country. Memorial Day is May 26.
DeKalb
Mayoral Memorial Day breakfast and program in DeKalb
Time: 6:30 to 7:15 a.m.
Where: DeKalb Elks Lodge, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road.
What: All community members are invited to the 33rd annual Mayors’ Memorial Day breakfast, where DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes, a U.S. Army veteran, is expected to attend. Tickets cost $10 to $15 a person through DeKalb Elks Lodge No. 765.
Downtown DeKalb Memorial Day ceremony
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Where: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock in Memorial Park, 101 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.
What: A brief ceremony will be held at DeKalb’s century old memorial for the start of city-sponsored Memorial Day activities. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock was first dedicated in 1921 to honor the veterans of World War I, and has become a cornerstone of DeKalb’s civic minded community.
DeKalb Memorial Day Parade
Time: 9 a.m.
Where: Starting from the corner of North Third and Locust streets, the parade will travel west along Locust Street (also named Veterans Way) before turning north on Linden Place. The parade will end at the Ellwood House.
What: The DeKalb Memorial Day Parade is an annual tradition that brings out veterans and those who support them from across the community.
DeKalb Memorial Day Ceremony
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Where: Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place.
What: Jointly put on by the city of DeKalb, the DeKalb Park District and the Ellwood House Museum, the grounds of some of the most well known DeKalb residents will play host to the conclusion of DeKalb’s Memorial Day events. Following the Memorial Day parade, a service to pay tribute to soldiers who died while serving the U.S. will be held on the lawn.
AMVETS DeKalb Memorial Day concert
Time: 2 p.m.
Where: AMVETS Post 90, 421 Oak St., DeKalb.
What: The AMVETS Post 90 of DeKalb will host another Memorial Day event in 2025, this time at their post’s headquarters. The Beaux Band will perform what is being called a Memorial Day of music and remembrance.
Sycamore
Sycamore Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Where: Downtown Sycamore to Elmwood Cemetery.
What: The Sycamore Veterans Home Association will host the annual Sycamore Memorial Day Parade shortly after the conclusion of DeKalb Memorial Day activities, allowing area veterans to make their way north for the second parade of the day. The parade will begin near 121 S. California St., take a left on Elm Street, take rights on Somonauk and Charles streets before ending at Elmwood Cemetery.
A Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the Sycamore Veterans Club will be held at Elmwood Cemetery after the parade’s conclusion.
Genoa
Genoa Memorial Day Parade
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Where: From the Genoa Veteran’s Home, 311 S. Washington St. to the Genoa Cemetery, near South Sycamore and East Hill streets.
What: Sponsored by Genoa American Legion Post 337, the parade will kick off at 11:30 a.m. from the Genoa Veteran’s Home, and move north along Washington Street before turning east on Route 72 and south on Sycamore Street. The Memorial Day event will conclude at the Genoa Cemetery, where a ceremony will be held.
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The shells fly as members of the DeKalb American Legion Honor Guard fire three volleys May 27, 2024, during the DeKalb Memorial Day program at Ellwood House.
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Cross-Town Showdown set for June 22 in Sycamore
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SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Golf Club will host a Cross-Town Showdown for DeKalb and Sycamore residents to participate in a friendly competition.
The event will begin at 10 a.m. June 22 at the Sycamore Golf Club, 940 E. State St.
The event features 18 holes with a Scramble format on the front nine and a Best Ball format for the back nine. The winning team will be selected from the top 10 team scores of both towns. The winners also will receive the traveling trophy for the year.
“This tournament is more than just a great day of golf – it’s a celebration of local pride and the camaraderie that makes Sycamore and DeKalb so spe -
cial,” Sycamore Golf Club superintendent of golf services and head golf professional Paul Price said in a news release. “Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or just in it for the fun, this event brings both towns together in the spirit of friendly competition. We can’t wait to see who takes home the trophy this year!”
“It’s more than a game,” River Heights Golf Course operations manager Cindy Slinkard also said in the release. “This outing is a test of skill and hometown pride. Let the best course win!”
The event costs $100 for teams of two. Registration is required and due May 31.
For information or to register, visit playgolfsycamore.com or riverheightsgc.com.
LOOKING BACK
1925 – 100 YEARS AGO
All of the ministers of this city have been asked by the American Legion post of DeKalb to remember that Sunday is Memorial Sunday and that during the sermon mention should be made of the fact. Memorial Sunday has always been the Sunday before Memorial Day. It is understood that the members of the Grand Army of the Republic will attend services at the First Baptist church on Sunday. The American Legion will not attend church services in a body this year, but the members of the post have been urged to attend the services that will be held in their own church. This program was adopted last year.
As a part of the improvements taking place at the city hall was the repairing yesterday of the hole in the western wall of the police station. Workmen repaired the hole, caused by one of the prisoners who attempted to make an escape a dew weeks ago. The hole was found several days ago by Chief of Police F. W. Bull. It was understood that the hole was made by the prisoners who were arrested by State Patrol Office Oscar Larson and Kenneth Church on a charge of taking an auto that belonged to the father of one of the boys arrested.
Announcement is made today that the proposed paving of the Sycamore-DeKalb Road, that is, widening of the cement and necessary repairs, is being delayed, and will not be started for some time. The delay is caused by difficulty experienced in securing the necessary right-of-way for part of the proposed road, and condemnation proceedings have been started, and will be up for hearing in the court on May 27.
Corn planting operations on the farms of many people in this vicinity is going along at a rapid rate, and there seems to be a general feeling of satisfaction among the farmers. So far the work has not been interrupted to any great extent and those who were able to get their grain in a few days ago state this is wonderful growing weather. Much of the spring work on the farms is well advanced this year, and far ahead of previous seasons.
We had already told our women readers
The widening of DeKalb’s West Lincoln Highway is expected to begin in late July and should be 70-80 per cent complete by the beginning of winter. That’s the prognostication of Ron Naylor, public works director. The project, a joint venture of the city, state and federal departments will require the purchase of 38 land parcels. Naylor said 30 parcels have been acquired and condemnation suits to obtain the final eight were filed in DeKalb Circuit Court last week.
The DeKalb Board of Education last night approved an increase in graduation requirements for DeKalb High School effective with the class of 1978. Students will be required to earn a minimum of 17 credits instead of the present 16¼.
something of the treat that is in store for them next week when The Chronicle will conduct a free cooking school for their special benefit.
1950– 75 YEARS AGO
One more good day of work should complete the cleanup program of the Stage Coach Players. Members of the committee responsible for seeing that the stage, scenery, lights, props and seats of the theatre in the barn on the Ilehamwood farm were removed, report splendid progress in Sunday work sessions during the past two months. In the meantime, plans are being mapped which should result in the creation of a new theatre for the Stage Coach Players, probably ready for action in the early part of the coming year.
Early this morning vandals caused considerable damage when they tossed a scale down some stairs in the DeKalb business district. The scales were taken from the entrance to the Woolworth store and tossed down the front stairs of the Hep Larson pool hall, located just to the west of the Woolworth store. The large plate glass window of the Bloomquist Bootery located over the steps to the pool hall was also shattered.
Spring testing and cleanup activities are being continued at the DeKalb fire station under the supervision of Chief Stanley Tastad. All of the pumps have been tested both on draft and hydrant, all hoses have been tested and other equipment at the
station has been given its periodic testing and cleaning. The firemen are now busily engaged in giving the fire trucks a thorough cleaning, polishing and waxing.
The Presbyterian Church school had a formal moving into their new building May 14. The teachers, officers and pupils marched in line singing “Onward Christian Soldiers” and took their assigned places in the new class rooms.
DeKalb’s living war memorial will be activated on Memorial Day. Announcement of the project, under consideration for some time, was made this morning by officials of the DeKalb Post, No 66 of the American Legion. Plan calls for an American flag to be flown from the flag pole at the War Memorial on Lincoln Highway, near Fourth Street. The flag will be raised each morning and taken down at sunset each day by the steward of the DeKalb Post. Each flag to fly will be one that has covered the casket of a DeKalb war hero. It will be used for a full month and then returned to the immediate family.
1975 – 50 YEARS AGO
There are people somewhere in DeKalb County who are collecting unemployment checks who could, instead, be performing useful work for a local government or nonprofit organization. DeKalb County was given $85,860 in February to create 10 public service employment jobs to ease the local unemployment situation.
The United States Postal Service and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the Soviet Union have announced joint plans to issue a two pair of postage stamps honoring the Apollo-Soyuz space mission. These stamps, one of United States design and one of Soviet design, will be issued on the day of the launches, now scheduled for July 15.
2000 – 25 YEARS AGO
Thirty-two years ago, Norm Jenkins attended the first commencement at Kishwaukee College. There were 17 graduates. The crowd was much larger Saturday when Jenkins, for the last 22 years Kish’s president, presided over his last graduation. Jenkins has been at every graduation in the college’s history. At the end of the school year, he will turn over the presidency over to the current vice president, Davis Louis.
Kishwaukee Community Hospital will offer a baby-sitter preparation course. The course is taught by registered nurse Wilma Whiting and provides tips and instruction of safety and safe play, basic care, first aid and airway management.
By a vote of 15-9, members of the DeKalb County Board voted themselves a raise Wednesday night. Some county-wide elected officials will see pay increases as well. In a lengthy debate preceding the vote, the increases were considered too low by some, and too high by others.
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The windows of M.F. Malone’s store, 230-234 East Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb, decorated for Memorial Day, 1942.
Threatened cuts ‘disastrous’ for communities
By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com and BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com
In his work as the Kenneth Young Center recovery support services manager, Daryl Pass drives 100 miles every week to restock the free Narcan vending machines from St. Charles to Des Plaines, Elk Grove to Elgin.
Dispensed through a nasal spray, Narcan, or naloxone, is the first go-to in saving lives from opioid overdoses since its distribution was made legal in 2010. Not only first responders use it, but also people who know they might need help reviving themselves.
“As a survivor of two overdoses, I would not be here without it,” Pass said. “The last time I OD’d, Narcan was the vessel that saved my life. I am a walking testimony to the importance and effectiveness of what Narcan means to the community.”
As an advocate, Pass does Narcan training and distribution in Kane County and in the northwest suburbs of Cook County.
Laura Fry, executive director of another nonprofit, the McHenry County-based Live4Lali, distributes free Narcan across northern Illinois – McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Kane, DuPage, Lake and suburban Cook counties.
In 2024, it distributed 27,000 two-dose packets, reducing overdose deaths by 56%, Fry said.
But all that free Narcan may be coming to an end.
Athough the Trump administration named overdose prevention among its top drug policy priorities, in recent weeks, CNN and the New York Times have reported on a draft budget proposal to cut a $56 million annual grant program for the training and distribution of Narcan.
The annual grant program directly expands access to Narcan through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, that helps distribute kits and trains first responders and others on how to use them.
The proposal was in a document that outlined what the New York Times called a “drastic reorganization and
shrinking” for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
‘It’s going to be catastrophic’
Will County Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant said these “dangerous cuts would be disastrous for communities” throughout the county.
The region has been plagued by fatal heroin and opioid overdoses in the past.
“The federally funded naloxone initiatives are saving lives and helping turn the tide in the fight against substance abuse,” Bertino-Tarrant said. “This initiative has a proven track record of saving lives and should not fall victim to this administration’s reckless decisions.”
Fry agreed.
“It’s going to be catastrophic,” Fry said. “I’m not being melodramatic. Rural communities that have volunteer fire departments and small police departments do not have that in their budgets.”
With the cost of a two-dose kit at $44, Live4Lali’s cost would be nearly $1.2 million.
“We don’t have it,” Fry said. “We just
don’t have it.”
Fry made another point about cost for when she speaks to legislators.
“The cost of Narcan versus the cost of EMS taking a person to the emergency room, or a worse case – the cost of an autopsy – is a lot more than $44,” she said.
Another chance
Pass said Narcan not only saves lives, it gives people another chance to turn their lives around.
“Many people come back from an overdose and make the decision to turn their life around and become productive citizens in society. Narcan gives individuals another opportunity and another day. So many people have turned their lives around,” he said.
Some will continue to use opioids even after surviving an overdose, but that should not mean giving up on Narcan distribution, Pass said.
“This is a lifesaver no different than CPR or the defibrillator, or any lifesaving treatment,” he said.
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$100 million loss to Illinois
Michael Isaacson, executive director of the Kane County Health Department, said the federal budget proposal would be an almost $100 million cut to Illinois for public health support.
“All of these things go together to create a perfect storm of damage to the community, potentially undoing decades of progress,” Isaacson said. “We are already struggling to meet the mental health and substance abuse needs of our community. Any future cuts are going to cause a lot of harm to our residents. ... We have seen a decrease in fatal overdoses. This is not the time to ease up on our efforts around this important issue.”
Herb Stricklin, substance abuse recovery and prevention director for Ecker Center for Behavioral Health, echoed the concern that cutting Narcan funding “is potentially devastating.”
Ecker Center is based in Elgin but has an office in St. Charles, and serves the region.
In a partnership with the Kane County Health Department, Ecker developed the Opioid Overdose Preven-
tion Program where they do trainings for school personnel and private businesses. They also attend summer festivals and pass out Narcan, Stricklin said.
“It’s such an amazing tool ... and a very safe substance,” Stricklin said of Narcan. “It can reverse an overdose in just a couple of minutes. It’s really very powerful.”
Narcan is safe for use on pregnant women, for children, even for drug sniffing dogs that sometimes inhale an opioid, Stricklin said.
“The thought of not having it available is a pretty scary thing,” Stricklin said.
Will County Sheriff’s Office prepared
The Will County Sheriff’s Office has a “rather large stockpile” of medication needed to combat the opioid crisis if proposed funding cuts move forward.
Neither the sheriff’s office nor the Will County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is worried about a shortage, according to Will County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Dan Jungles.
He said the sheriff’s office has a “rather large stockpile of Narcan,” and there was enough to offer “out much of our overstock to other area departments.”
He said the departments have
“declined our offer” because they too have enough “on hand and in overstock.”
“Since last November, we had heard rumblings that potential funding for Narcan may be cut, so we actively sought out other alternative means for this issue,” Jungles said.
The sheriff’s office also has initiated a pilot program agreement with a company called Indivior, a global pharmaceutical company which manufactures a drug called Opvee, Jungles said.
“[Opvee] is similar to Narcan in that it is an opioid reversal drug, but has longer lasting effects and studies have shown that it works more effectively on more potent forms of fentanyl,” Jungles said.
Jungles said studies have shown that less doses of Opvee will be needed to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and it is administrated the same way as Narcan. The only additional training needed will be explaining the difference between the two drugs, he said.
The Grundy County Health Department works with the Kankakee County Health Department to distribute Narcan kits, said Katie Harrison, Grundy County Health Department’s director of nursing.
Harrison said the kits also come with
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Oct. 4, 2023, at the Other Side Cafe & Sober Bar in Crystal Lake. The vending machine is one of several free Narcan vending machines installed around the county by the McHenry County Mental Health Board.
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FISHING BOAT WITH ALL THE EXTRAS, KUBOTA B2410 LO ADER LAWN TRACTO R WITH TILLERS, E-Z GO GA S GO LF CART, CO NSTRUCTION TRAILERS , SNOW PLOWS, CONS TRUCTIO N TOOLS, RIDING LAWNMOWE RS, SH OP AN D WO ODWORKING EQUIPMEN T, VERY CLEAN BEDROO M SETS AND HOUS EHOLD ITEMS! THIS IS A GREA T AUCTION WITH SOMETH IN G FOR EV ERYO NE !
Auction eers Note: Prepare to pos sibly be in 2 rings as th ere is a LARGE offering of equipmen t an d tools Bring a Friend!
Terms: 5% BUYE RS PREMIUM FOR ONLIN E PURCH ASE S ONLY, Cash or good check, Master Ca rd / Visa Proper ID required for registration No property removed unti l settled for. No t responsib le for items or accidents. All items sold to the best & highest bi dder. Gu est Consi gner: MIKE KERN S
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Joel Prestega ard- Lee, IL 815-761-7426
Ma tt Ha rt- Scarbo ro, IL 815- 757-4722 Mike Espe - Elburn, IL 630-669-2667
VERY LARGE LIVE PUBLIC AUCTIO N
SATURDAY, MAY 24th , 2025
RUNNING TWO RINGS! 9:00 AM
Lunch by: Moni Comfort Station Available
LOCATI ON: Boone Co. Fairgr ounds 8847 Rt. 76, Belvidere, IL 61 008 ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD, FISHING, TOOLS & MISC Zero turn mowers & Lots More!!
Belvider e, IL 61008
815-988-0249 cell
OWNERS : G. Strack G. H anson B. Ba cke, R. Case
IL
D. Branson, J. McMu llin, K. Bolen & I. Dye
AUCTI ONE ER: LYLE LEE
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
TAX NO. 08-23-457-018
COMMONLY KN OWN AS:
DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. SCOTT D BECKER SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MITCHELL WARD, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MITCHELL WARD A/K/A MITCHELL LEIGH WARD; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; CENTRAL ILLINOIS LOANS, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; CHARLES G. ROSE, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR MINOR DEFENDANT, A.W., DEFENDANTS. NO. 22 FC 000046
501 SO UT H 11TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER IL LINOIS MORTGAGE FORECL OSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on June 20, 2024, will on June 26, 2025, in 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, at 1:00 PM, sell at
501 South 11th Street Dekalb IL 60115
Description of Improvements:
The property is a single family The property has no garage The exterior is vinyl siding. The color is gray The gas is on The water is on. The property does not have a fence. The vacancy is unknown for this residency.
The Judgment amount was $158,588.04.
Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS
The subject property is subject to general real estate taxe s, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and withou recourse to plaintiff The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale
The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individu als presently in possession of the subject premises
Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individu als presently in possession of the subject premises If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4)
IF YO U ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF PO SSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MO RTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosure sales.mrpllc.com
Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No (312) 346-9088 Please refer to file# 22-09879IL
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale I3266657 Publis hed in The MidWeek May 21, 28, Jun. 4, 2025
If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4) IF YO U ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF PO SSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MO RTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosure sales.mrpllc.com Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLP Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No (312) 346-9088 Please refer to file# 22-09879IL
barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Letters of the Office were issued on October 2, 2024
Dated: May 1, 2025
Lori Grubbs, Clerk.
Attorney William L. Hotopp
222 E. Church Street Sandwich, Illinois 60548
815-786-7770
(Published in The Midweek May 7, 14, 21, 2025) 2243594
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. SCOTT D BECKER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MITCHELL WARD, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MITCHELL WARD A/K/A MITCHELL LEIGH WARD; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; CENTRAL ILLINOIS LOANS, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; CHARLES G. ROSE, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR MINOR DEFENDANT, A.W., DEFENDANTS.
NO. 22 FC 000046 501 SO UT H 11TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115
or both within six (6) months from the date of ssuance of Letters of the date of the first publication of this Notice, whichever is later. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Letters of the Office were issued on October 2, 2024
Dated: May 1, 2025
Lori Grubbs, Clerk. Attorney William L. Hotopp
222 E. Church Street Sandwich, Illinois 60548
815-786-7770
(Published in The Midweek May 7, 14, 21, 2025) 2243594
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER IL LINOIS MORTGAGE FORECL OSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on June 20, 2024, will on June 26, 2025, in 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, at 1:00 PM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereo as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: THAT PART OF OUTLOT 1 OF HUNT'S PLAT OF BLOCKS 12 AND 13 OF HUNT'S ADDITION TO DEKALB ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 59 ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1904, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 12 IN BLOCK 12 OF AN ADDITION TO BLOCKS 12 AND 13 OF H. D HUNT'S ADDITION TO DEKALB; THENCE SOUTH ALONG A CONTINUATION OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT FOR A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12 FOR A DISTANCE OF 156 FEET; THENCE NORTH 50 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12, 156 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 08-23-457-018 COMMONLY KN OWN AS: 501 South 11th Street Dekalb, IL 60115
by the above entitled cause on June 20, 2024, will on June 26, 2025, in 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, at 1:00 PM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: THAT PART OF OUTLOT 1 OF HUNT'S PLAT OF BLOCKS 12 AND 13 OF HUNT'S ADDITION TO DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 59 ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1904 BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 23 TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 12 IN BLOCK 12 OF AN ADDITION TO BLOCKS 12 AND 13 OF H. D HUNT'S ADDITION TO DEKALB; THENCE SOUTH ALONG A CONTINUATION OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT FOR A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12 FOR A DISTANCE OF 156 FEET; THENCE NORTH 50 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12, 156 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 08-23-457-018 COMMONLY KN OWN AS: 501 South 11th Street Dekalb, IL 60115 Description of Improvements: The property is a single family The property has no garage The exterior is vinyl siding. The color is gray The gas is on The water is on. The property does not have a fence. The vacancy is unknown for this residency. The Judgment amount was $158,588.04.
Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TAX NO. 08-23-457-018
COMMONLY KN OWN AS:
501 South 11th Street Dekalb, IL 60115
Description of Improvements:
The property is a single family The property has no garage The exterior is vinyl siding. The color is gray The gas is on The water is on. The property does not have a fence. The vacancy is unknown for this residency.
The Judgment amount was $158,588.04.
Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS
The subject property is subject to general real estate taxe s, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale
The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individu als presently in possession of the subject premises
by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4)
IF YO U ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF PO SSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MO RTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosure sales.mrpllc.com Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No (312) 346-9088 Please refer to file# 22-09879IL PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale I3266657 Publis hed in The MidWeek May 21, 28, Jun. 4, 2025 You Want It? We've Got It!
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833-584-NEWS
The subject property is subject to general real estate taxe s, special assessments or special taxes evied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individu als presently in possession of the subject premises If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4)
If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4) IF YO U ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF PO SSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MO RTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosure sales.mrpllc.com Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No (312) 346-9088 Please refer to file# 22-09879IL PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that se forth in this notice of sale I3266657
