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The J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, in partnership with the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, will celebrate the 160th birthday of local pioneer Annie Glidden (seen in inset photo) with a free, family-friendly event on July 26. See story, page 6.
Sycamore city officials get latest look at 3-year-old housing proposal
By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com
A developer’s 3-year-old plan to build 40 luxury-style townhomes on the south side of Sycamore moved one step closer to fruition July 14 with an early greenlight, although it still needs approval from the City Council.
Randy Yoch, who first proposed building the residential development in 2022, has owned the 4.6 acres of land at the proposed site of his townhome complex for nearly two decades. He appeared this week before the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, which gave its approval of the development.
Yoch said he hopes to build and sell residences at 1235 Hathaway Drive in Sycamore with a starting price around $350,000.
“That’s probably a moving target as
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DeKalb library to host Escape Room July 24
Youth ages 12 to 18 can participate in an Escape Room at the DeKalb Public Library on July 24.
The event will begin at 3 p.m. in the library’s Nancy D. Castle Collaboration Studio, 309 Oak St.
Attendees can work together to gather clues and solve a puzzle. The event is first
well, with everything,” Yoch said. “I would say we’re hoping to be in the [$350,000]’s, starting [$350,000] on up.”
The current, preliminary plans call the development Hathaway Gardens subdivision in blueprints released by the city. Those plans include five four-unit buildings, four three-unit buildings, and four two-unit buildings.
The townhomes are estimated to be approximately 1,400 square feet, in twostory buildings, according to city documents.
Hathaway Gardens Subdivision, as it’s currently proposed, would fall under the city of Sycamore’s high-density residential category, with 8.62 units per acre, documents show. Half of the 40 proposed units would be two-bedroom residences, while the other half would be three-bedroom units.
At 176 parking spaces, the proposed
come, first served.
For information, email stevenm@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3400.
Painting miniatures program set for July 27 in DeKalb
Teens and adults are invited to a miniature model painting session at the DeKalb Public Library.
The program will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.
subdivision plan includes nearly double the 94 parking spaces city officials said it requires.
If the City Council approves Yoch’s preliminary development plan, more authorization is still needed before construction can begin.
In a letter addressed to City Manager Michael Hall, Sycamore community developer John Sauter said the development would require another round of approvals for the final plat, as well as a zoning change and special use permit.
During a public hearing regarding his prospective development, Yoch said he hopes to break ground on the development before the end of the year. He said he thinks construction could last more than two years.
“I mean, a lot of it depends,” Yoch said of the development’s timeline. “Right now it’s kind of a – interesting times.”
July 27 in the library’s 309 Creative room, 309 Oak St.
All materials, including models, paints and brushes, will be provided, though participants are welcome to bring their own. Children may attend with an adult. No registration is required.
For information, email techdesk@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2851.
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Funds donated to help area schoolchildren get instruments
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The Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club recently donated to the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra Instrument Donation project, which provides instruments to area public schools.
The Rotary awarded $6,000, part of the club’s seventh year of award selections for its annual Community Grant for Children, Youth and Families, according to a news release.
KSO will use the grant to repair instruments and grow its donation campaign to collect instruments.
“We’re proud to help support this local initiative to make music education and experience more accessible to kids in our area,” Rotary President Kevin Sullivan said in the release.
The KID project was created to support DeKalb County public school music
programs in 2024. The project provides clean and repaired instruments donated by the community. The goal is to decrease financial barriers for residents to engage in DeKalb County public schools’ music education and ensemble participation.
The club raises funds every year at the Taste of DeKalb event in September. The money funds an annual $10,000 grant that is awarded to local nonprofit organizations for a program or project that benefits the county’s youth, families or children.
The Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club is a chapter of Rotary International that provides services for the elderly, youth and those with disabilities. The club also provides vocational services, awards scholarships and promotes international understanding through educational and humanitarian programs in the northern DeKalb County area.
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Robin’s Dog Stars to perform
July 24 at DeKalb library
Robin’s Dog Stars will be at the DeKalb Public Library for three shows featuring border collie Aria and black labrador Gracie.
The family-friendly performances will be at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 24 in the library’s lower-level Yusunas Meeting Room, 309 Oak St. No registration is required. For information, email theresaw@dkpl. org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3350. – Shaw Local News Network
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Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra music director Linc Smelser (left) accepts a donation for the KSO’s Instrument Donation project from Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club president Kevin Sullivan.
Memorial bike ride helps police families, colleagues in aftermath and beyond ‘A common cause’
By KELSEY RETTKE krettke@shawmedia.com
Christina Musil. Corey Thompsen. Andrew Faught. Clay Carns. Rafael Wordlaw. Allan Reddins. James Crowley. Luis Huesca. Enrique Martinez.
Those names are the reason almost 100 cyclists endured the grueling, humid, rural roads of northern Illinois for hundreds of miles this week.
Among the cyclists were police officers, a sheriff and deputies, a retired state conservation police sergeant, state troopers, at least one prosecutor, civilians, and family of law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty. Many of them are burdened with at least one thing in common: They’ve lost someone they love.
“We all do this because of what the common cause is, and that’s to honor, remember and support our fallen,” said Rich Riedel, who retired as a sergeant
We say ‘You might’ve lost one family member, but you just gained 130 new ones.’ “
Rich Riedel, retired sergeant with the Illinois State Conservation Police
after 27 years with the Illinois State Conservation Police.
The group was expected to complete the ride July 13, with stops in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and Cook counties until they end in Chicago.
Cycle Across Illinois is an annual charity bike ride meant to honor those who’ve died and raise funds for families left behind. The ride benefits the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors, which provides resources, grief support and more to surviving families. Donations help plan police funerals and send
fallen officers’ children to college and summer camps.
But the ride isn’t just to memorialize the fallen, Riedel said. Way out on country roads surrounded by cornfields, waving passersby, hundreds of miles in, the bikers seek camaraderie.
They chat while biking to pass the time. Nights are spent in hotels or col-
lege dorms and at communal meals. Riedel, who in his career lost three law enforcement friends in action, said that on the night of July 11, a retired Chicago police captain spoke about survivor’s guilt.
“We honor the sacrifice that they
See MEMORIAL RIDE, page 11
Photo provided by Curtis Kiebles
An Illinois State Police trooper helps safely escort almost 100 cyclists biking from Normal, through La Salle County to DeKalb on July 12 for Cycle Across Illinois, a charity campaign to honor fallen police officers and raise funds for their families.
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‘Going back to Annie’s favorite place’
Celebration planned for DeKalb farming
pioneer Saturday
By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com
The DeKalb community is getting ready to celebrate the birthday of a woman who could be considered the matriarch of the city’s agricultural history.
Saturday will mark what would be Annie Glidden’s 160th birthday, and the Glidden Homestead will host a free event to mark the occasion at Annie’s Woods, 335 Miller Ave, DeKalb.
Glidden Homestead Executive Director Jessi Haish LaRue said the birthday event is an opportunity to help the community connect with the woman behind one of DeKalb’s busiest streets.
Annie Glidden was the niece of barbed wire legend and patent winner Joseph Glidden. LaRue said Annie Glidden created a legacy that stands apart from her uncle and the other barbed wire tycoons, Isaac Ellwood and Jacob Haish.
“In her own way, she’s a very special relative of Joseph,” LaRue said. “She actually goes to Cornell University in New York and studies agriculture, which in the late 1800s, early 1900s – that’s really unusual for a woman to do.”
Born in 1865, on a farm west of the road that became her namesake, Annie Glidden became an award-winning corn, soybeans, alfalfa, raspberries and asparagus farmer, according to the Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center.
Despite her family name, some of Annie Glidden’s greatest contributions to DeKalb came outside of agriculture.
“She was a big community mover and shaker, I would say,” LaRue said.
“She was very involved with the DeKalb Public Library when it first started.”
In 1898, Annie Glidden created the Library Whist Club – a weekly women’s card game club that used membership dues to buy books for the recently
Saturday, July 26. See ANNIE GLIDDEN, page 8
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Cheryl Johnson, a Glidden family descendant, will portray Annie Glidden as a live reenactor for Glidden’s 160th birthday party at Annie’s Woods on
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KSO awards 8 summer lesson scholarships
The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra recently awarded summer lesson scholarships to eight DeKalb and Sycamore students.
The $125 scholarships will help cover the cost of band or orchestra instrument summer music lessons.
The scholarship recipients included three DeKalb and five Sycamore students. The scholarships are open to students ages 11 to 15 with at least one year of school music experience. The students also are not enrolled in private music lessons.
The scholarship funds were directly paid to approved music instructors.
“Summer is a critical time for young musicians to build skills without schoolyear pressures,” Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra music education outreach chair Deb Loitz said in a news release. “These scholarships reflect our commitment to making music education accessible to all families in our community.”
The orchestra will continue the scholarship program in 2026. Applications open in the spring. The program is funded by a
100+ Women Who Care DeKalb/Sycamore grant.
For information, visit kishorchestra.org or email musicoutreach@kishorchestra.org.
Beginner skateboard activity set for July 26 in DeKalb
The DeKalb Public Library will partner with Fargo Indoor Skate Park to hold a beginner skateboard activity for children ages 4 to 12.
The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. July 26 at the skate park, 641 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.
The activity features a craft, story time, skate demonstration by professional skateboarders, and indoor and outdoor rules and safety instruction. Participants also will receive a beginner lesson.
Attendees can practice skateboarding skills. A skateboard, helmet and protective pads will be provided. Parents must sign a waiver form. The activity will be led by Fargo Indoor Skate Park Ariel Ries.
No registration is required.
For information, email stormye@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3310. – Shaw Local News Network
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DeKalb library to offer web development class July 27
The DeKalb Public Library will offer a class for adults and teens to learn about web development basics.
The class will be held at 2 p.m. July 27 in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room, 309 Oak St. Participants can learn how to create
• ANNIE GLIDDEN
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formed library, according to the Glidden Center.
While not among the men most famed in DeKalb for their barbed wire inventions, Annie Glidden’s legacy carries its own significance among turn-of-the-century DeKalb notables.
LaRue said she thinks the large mural of Annie Glidden painted at Memorial Park on the corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb in 1999 invigorated the community’s interest in the historical figure.
“I think it’s interesting because in DeKalb, we have the barbed wire story, which is huge,” LaRue said. “There’s three men behind that, so to have this giant towering woman on a main, busy street is really interesting.”
LaRue said the mural often spurs people to ask the Glidden Center questions about Annie Glidden, and she hopes this Saturday’s birthday cele -
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For information, email emilyb@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2150.
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bration will spark community intrigue. Annie Glidden’s 160th birthday party will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, in Annie’s Woods, 335 Miller Ave.
Free activities will be incorporated into the event. Local artist Carol Ann Boecker of Printed Pooch will host a coloring station featuring a custom Annie Glidden coloring page, and the DeKalb County Farm Bureau will host interactive farm-themed activities.
Cheryl Johnson, a Glidden family descendant, will perform a live, historical portrayal of Annie Glidden. She will give a presentation at 12:30 p.m., according to the Glidden Homestead.
LaRue said the party will be held on land that was once owned by Joseph Glidden, and later donated to the city of DeKalb by Annie Glidden and her friends.
“When she was growing up, when she was a teenager, this was one of her favorite areas of her uncle’s property to spend time,” LaRue said. “We’re essentially going back to Annie’s favorite place, which is really neat.”
She actually goes to Cornell University in New York and studies agriculture, which in the late 1800s, early 1900s – that’s really unusual for a woman to do.”
Jessi Haish LaRue, Glidden Homestead executive director
LOOKING BACK
1925 – 100 YEARS AGO
Many people in the city who are observing high license numbers yesterday saw the Chicago Motor Club scout car drive into DeKalb bearing the license number 1,000,000 on the plate. License plate No. 1 was given to the Chicago Motor Club and when the number went over the million mark the state department thought it no more than fitting that license number 1,000,000 should be given to the same club. The scout car is a Nash six coupe and used by one of the older men of the Chicago club in his official duties about the state.
Finnish residents of DeKalb enjoyed an unusual entertainment last evening when three players from Chicago gave a show at the Finnish Temperance Hall. The play came here unannounced, due to the fact that the company did not know a stand of one night would be made here until yesterday. Although the opportunity for advertising the play was limited, a good attendance was present.
Several residents of DeKalb have just completed a work in giving aid to a family at Annie’s Woods. The family, enroute from Madison, Wis., to a northern woods, became lost and landed in the tourist camp here early this week. The family consisted of the parents and three children, a daughter, age 13, and two boys, 17 and 19. The first day here the mother was taken suddenly ill, an attack of tuberculosis making her condition for a time serious. Medical aid was secured and the health of the woman somewhat improved, so that yesterday the family was able to depart. They were given directions to reach Hinsdale where the woman might seek medical aid. While here several residents of the city came in contact with the family and for that reason feel somewhat interested in their welfare.
Hardship seems to come in large quantities at the William U. home in DeKalb as at the present time it is under quarantine with all of the members of the family, including Mr. U, suffering from chicken pox. The children were first ill with the disease and later Mr. U was taken ill, his condition for a time being serious. Reports from the home at this time are
county treasurer’s office makes its final tax distribution to local governments in November. Mrs. Swanbum said she may not seek county board approval until that time.
Sycamore Board of Education last night approved hiring Richard Stipher as dean of students at the high school. Stipher, who teaches social studies at the high school, will continue to teach part-time. The dean position will replace the assistant high school principal post.
that the confined people are showing a steady improvement. Several homes in this city have been under quarantine for whooping cough, according to the signs that have been tacked on the homes by City Health Office Dr. J. H. Hagey. It is understood that the cases are not as numerous as was reported earlier in the month and the latter part of last month.
1950 – 75 YEARS AGO
Carrying out a program that has been planned for some time, DeKalb employees were yesterday placing parking meters along Fifth, Sixth and Seventh streets. Some of the meters have been installed a few days ago, but with the placing of 54 yesterday, the complete project calling for the installation of 70 new parking devices was complete. On Fifth Street the meters were placed from the Lincoln Highway south to Grove Street. On Sixth Street the meters were placed south to Girard Street and north on the east side only to Locust Street. On Seventh Street they were placed south to Girard Street and north on the west side of Seventh to Corey and Evans.
The realization by DeKalb that it was part of the air age was brought home quite forcibly during the last World War. As many of you know, the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corp. manufactured, in DeKalb, radio-controlled bombers for the navy during a part of the war. Ever since that time, aviation has become a normal
part of everyone’s life. No longer is the presence of a few planes in the sky something to marvel at or wonder about. In fact, flying has become so common that most of us take it for granted and fail to appreciate it.
An occasional report of an individual who imbibed too freely, or words about who should have responsibility if a parking meter fails to function, constitute important activities in the DeKalb police department during the past few hours. In other words, DeKalb has been mostly orderly and quiet.
Officials of the Northern Illinois State Teachers College are open to suggestions. They would like to know where and how they can secure enough rooms to accommodate the women students who desire to attend the Teachers College. Of course, there are complications. The rooms for the women students will have to be obtained without deducting from the number available for men students.
1975 – 50 YEARS AGO
DeKalb County Treasurer Sadie Swanbum today threatened to withhold the amount owed by school districts for the county’s tax administration fee, if the school districts did not pay voluntarily. Mrs. Swanbum said she would seek county board permission to take the amount she says is owned out of her office’s final distribution of real estate tax monies. The
A large fish kill has been reported on the Kishwaukee River near Kingston. John M. Nelson, the DeKalb veterinarian who reported the fish kill, said he saw a “large number of fish which showed symptoms of oxygen deprivation.” The low water levels of creeks and rivers in the county could be a contributing factor.
2000 – 25 YEARS AGO
It could have been a parking lot they gathered at Saturday, but as result of a cooperative effort by local and state officials, it is a park. Welsh Park on Russell Road was dedicated in a ceremony reflecting on the concerted effort and the benefits of that effort.
Fed up with poor reception, bad service and higher rates for cable subscribers, Hinckley Village Board members have issued an ultimatum to Mediacom, the local provider; fix the problems by Aug. 21 or the village will find another service provider.
Opposition to the proposed Union Pacific Railroad is gaining strength. The DeKalb County Board passed a resolution supporting state legislation to curb the railroad’s ability to acquire land against the landowner’s wishes. That action would make it significantly more difficult for the railroad giant to acquire the land for a rail port. Since the 1850s, railroads have had the same authority to condemn lands as municipalities.
A computer glitch in the city’s water system caused more than half the city to experience water shortages last Saturday, according to the Water Department.
– Compiled by Sue Breese
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The Chicago Great Western depot is pictured looking southwest toward West Page and North Maple streets in Sycamore, circa 1950.
Kishwaukee United Way exec parting ways with agency
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Kishwaukee United Way’s executive director Michele Vaughn will part ways with the organization at the end of the month, the board of directors announced.
The agency supports DeKalb County area nonprofits. Vaughn submitted her resignation effective Aug. 1, according to a news release.
“The Board would like to thank Dr. Vaughn for her dedicated leadership over the past two and a half years,” a board of directors statement reads. “Throughout her tenure, she has made significant contributions to our organization’s mission by promoting community volunteerism and enhancing the support systems available to residents.”
The board touted Vaughn’s leadership in helping improve access to essential resources and services and her work with initiatives such as the 211 service with community kiosks.
“Her vision and leadership in these projects have fostered greater community engagement and have effectively connected individuals to vital assis -
tance,” the board said in the release.
The board also called Vaughn’s collaborations with Shaw Local News Network through the Daily Chronicle instrumental in raising awareness and encouraging participation in local programs. Vaughn wrote a monthly column for the paper about various service initiatives in the community.
“Her ability to forge strong partnerships with diverse stakeholders has enriched the work of Kishwaukee United Way, resulting in meaningful outcomes for the community we serve,” the board said in the release. “We wish Dr. Vaughn the utmost success in her future endeavors and trust that she will continue to make a positive impact wherever her journey leads her.”
The board is establishing a search committee to appoint a new director. During this interim period, the Board and United Way staff will oversee daily operations, ensuring the continuity of United Way’s mission, partnerships and campaigns without interruption.
The board expressed confidence in the agency’s strategic direction and said board members remain dedicated to fostering a stronger community for all.
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Kishwaukee United Way Executive Director Michele Vaughn, seen in June 2024, will exit the organization effective Aug. 1, its board of directors announced.
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did,” Riedel said. “We remember them. We do memorial readings, we’ll do anniversary readings ... so the name is never forgotten. And we’re always there to support the families.”
Riedel got involved in Cycle Across Illinois when a close friend, Jamie Cox of the Rockford Police Department, was killed in the line of duty in 2017. Cox, of South Beloit, was a Northern Illinois University graduate.
This year’s Cycle Across Illinois memorialized those killed in 2024: nine law enforcement officers and three K-9 officers – Nyx of the Rockford Police Department, Dax of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Odin of the Alton Police Department.
Stops during the four-day ride invited family and colleagues to brief memorial ceremonies. On July 10, a Pesotum stop honored Illinois State Trooper Corey Thompsen, who was killed Oct. 18. Bikers paid their respects at the Illinois Police Memorial in Springfield. July 12 brought them to Ottawa to honor Morris native and Illinois Department of Corrections Sgt. Andrew Faught, who was killed April 8, 2024.
Woodstock resident Dan Regna, a prosecutor in DeKalb County, is in his third year cycling across Illinois. Like the other bikers, he wore bracelets with the names of the fallen.
Regna said he believes officers and their families display mental and physical fortitude to bike while grieving or paying homage.
“It’s a challenge of the mind,” Regna said.
Not a drop of rain fell on bikers this week, either, despite flooding in areas farther north.
That’s part of the point, Riedel said: giving riders, especially active-duty officers, the mental strength to keep going.
“We want to be out here, and we want to suffer a little bit to help us all realize what we’re going through is nothing compared to what the families go through,” Riedel said.
On July 10, the bikers left Champaign at 6:30 a.m., and they left from Springfield at 8 a.m. July 11. Then, participants left Illinois State University in Normal about 5:30 a.m. July 12, making quick time – about 14.6 minutes per mile – to arrive in DeKalb ahead of schedule.
The group spent the night at Stevenson Tower at Northern Illinois University, gathering in the dormitory’s ground-floor lobby, awaiting dinner
and cooling off.
An early-morning ceremony July 13 at a law enforcement memorial in DeKalb honored the late DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.
Stops in St. Charles, Downers Grove, Maywood and Oak Park rounded out the last leg in a 400-mile journey to the Chicago Police Department headquarters.
A Downers Grove stop midday Sunday honored Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns, who was killed Dec. 23. A Maywood stop remembered Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Rafael Wordlaw, followed by a ceremony for Detective Allan Reddins at the Oak Park Police Department. Ending at CPD headquarters, the bikers will memorialize CPD officers James Crowley, Luis Huesca and Enrique Martinez.
For the 94 cyclists, 30 support staff, medics and aides drive along the route, preparing rest stops with electrolytes and snacks. David Parks of the Cyclery and Fitness Center in Edwardsville also biked the route, offering free roadside repairs.
DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan wore a bracelet for Musil, a sheriff’s deputy killed after a DeKalb man under the influence of drugs rear-ended her squad car with a semitruck March 28, 2024, in Waterman. Musil, 35, was a mother of three and a U.S. Army National Guard veteran who served in Afghanistan.
It’s Sullivan’s second year with Cycle Across Illinois. He also wore a bracelet honoring the late McHenry County sheriff’s deputy Dwight Maness, who died 10 years ago.
“This really has a special place in my heart, and I know it always will,” Sullivan said.
He biked with his brother, Huntley Police Sgt. Scott Sullivan, as well as DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Rogman, retired DeKalb police officer Fred Busby and Regna. Lexi Frankenberry and Sarah Westlake of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division joined the support team.
Also biking? Christina Musil’s mother, Diane Caporaso, who led the pack with Sullivan as participants biked into DeKalb County on Saturday.
“I think of Christina the whole time,” Sullivan said when asked what goes through his mind on the road. “I’d give anything to have things different.”
There’s a balm offered for those hurt, too, Riedel said. With COPS, support lasts beyond officer funerals and bike rides.
“We say ‘You might’ve lost one family member, but you just gained 130 new ones,’” Riedel said.
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The DeKalb and Sycamore Chambers of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery in Sycamore. Chamber staff,
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and ambassadors held a ribbon-cutting May 2 to mark the occasion. The bakery located at 2180 Oakland Drive, Suite B, specializes in freshly baked cupcakes and
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Adoption No 2024GR83
NOTICE IS GI VEN The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, Notice is hereby given you, Adam Biens that this case has been commenced in this court by the petitioner agains you for the Petition for Guardianship and other relief.
Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the offic e of the clerk of this court, DeKalb County Courthouse, Sycamore, Illinois, on or before Augus 27, 2025, a Judgment or decree by default may be taken against you for the relief asked for in the Petition for Guardianship.
Lori Grubbs, Clerk of the Court.
PUBLIC NOT ICE STATE OF ILLINOIS ss COUNTY OF DEKALB In the Circuit Court of DeKalb County. In the Matte r of the estate of Estate of Navaeh Christopher, minor Adoption No 2024GR84 NOTICE IS GI VEN The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, Notice is hereby given you, Robert Christopher that this case has been commenced in this court bythe petitio ner against you for the Petition for Guardianship and other relief. Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the offic e of the clerk of this court, DeKalb County Courthouse, Sycamore, Illinois, on or before August 27, 2025, a Judgment or decree by default may be taken against you for the relief asked for in the Petition for Guardianship. Lori Grubbs, Clerk of the Court.
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Attorney William L. Hotopp Attorney for Petitioner, 222 E. Church Street, Sandwich, Illinois 60548 815-786-7770, wlhotopp@hotopplaw.com
Dated: July 15, 2025
Lori Grubbs, Clerk.
Attorney William L. Hotopp 222 E. Church Street Sandwich, Illinois 60548 815-786-7770 wlhotopp@hotopplaw.com
(Published in The Midweek July 23, 30, August 6, 2025) 2259656
Attorney William L. Hotopp Attorney for Petitioner, 222 E. Church Street, Sandwich, Illinois 60548 815-786-7770, wlhotopp@hotopplaw.com
Dated: July 15, 2025 Lori Grubbs, Clerk. Attorney William L. Hotopp 222 E. Church Street Sandwich, Illinois 60548 815-786-7770 wlhotopp@hotopplaw.com
(Published in The Midweek July 23, 30, August 6, 2025) 2259656
PUBLIC NOT ICE
STATE OF ILLINOIS
ss COUNTY OF DEKALB
In the Circuit Court of DeKalb County.
In the Matte r of the estate of Estate of Nolan Biens, minor. Adoption No 2024GR85
NOTICE IS GI VEN The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, Notice is hereby given you, Adam Biens that this case has been commenced in this court by the petitioner against you for the Petition for Guardianship and other relief.
Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the offic e of the clerk of this court, DeKalb County Courthouse, Sycamore, Illinois, on or before August 27, 2025, a Judgment or decree by defaul may be taken against you for the relief asked for in the Petition for Guardianship.
Lori Grubbs, Clerk of the Court.
Attorney William L. Hotopp
Attorney for Petitioner, 222 E. Church Street, Sandwich, Illinois 60548
815-786-7770, wlhotopp@hotopplaw.com
Dated: July 15, 2025
Lori Grubbs, Clerk.
Attorney William L. Hotopp
222 E. Church Street Sandwich, Illinois 60548
815-786-7770 wlhotopp@hotopplaw.com
(Published in The Midweek July 23, 30, August 6, 2025) 2259656
60548 6-7770, hotopp@hotopplaw.com July 15, 2025 ubbs, Clerk. William L. Hotopp hurch Street ich, Illinois 60548 6-7770 hotopp@hotopplaw.com
