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DeKALB COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL AWARDS

Fatty’s named top firm

IEPA report cites landfill Cause of odor in area school still unknown

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com

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Owner of Fatty’s Pub and Grille Jeff Dobie (center) stands with Mayor John Rey and last year’s recipients after winning the 2013 Business of the Year award Thursday during the annual DeKalb Chamber of Commerce dinner held at Faranda’s Banquet & Conference Center.

Long-time DeKalb eatery chosen as Business of the Year

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com

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eKALB – Jeff Dobie was watching the clock at the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting Thursday night.

But his concern over getting home quickly dissipated when he learned his business, Fatty’s Pub and Grille was named DeKalb’s business of the year.

“This is unbelievable, actually,” Dobie said as he stepped onto the podium at Faranda’s Banquet and Conference Center. “I’m pretty speechless.”

Dobie opened Fatty’s, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, in 1998 and since has expanded his business. He now offers offsite catering.

“From its start as a college bar to a destination in the community, Fatty’s has grown to be the number one eatery in DeKalb and it employs over 50 people,” outgoing

Hall of Fame inductee Carme Gregory laughs as she listens to Diane Hammon introduce her to the crowd Thursday at the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce dinner. chamber board Chairman Mark Smirz said before the award was announced.

In addition to growing his

business, Dobie was recognized for the charitable work he and his employees do in the community, including Huskies for Hope, a

fundraiser that has raised more than $30,000 for special education in DeKalb and Sycamore schools.

Dobie was stunned when incoming DeKalb Chamber Board Chairman Steve Braser made the announcement, but was able to compose himself enough to thank his family and his restaurant staff.

“It’s cool to work with people who actually want to be at work,” Dobie said. “If you can walk out your door and not have to worry about what happens when you leave, that’s quite a find. That’s quite special.”

Fatty’s was one of seven business up for the Business of the Year, which annually honors a DeKalb business that has contributed to the community.

The dinner also honored DeKalb’s top business leaders, including five Business Leaders Hall of Fame inductees: Michael

See CHAMBER, page A8

Sycamore residents give input on city future Voice your opinion Which of the following does Sycamore need most?

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First of two meetings addresses views on updating comprehensive plan

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – About 25 Sycamore residents braved temperatures hovering near zero to offer their visions for the community’s future.

City staff hosted the first of two meetings seeking public input on the city’s comprehensive plan, last updated in 2005, according to City Manager Brian

Gregory.

“The process is kicking off tonight,” Gregory told those assembled. “Your input will be used as a tool to make decisions.”

Gregory said the Planning Commission and City Council will rely, in large part, on residents’ visions for the future.

Pointing out several areas slated for development, Gregory said much of the growth projected in 2005 never materialized.

“You’ll see a number of lots annexed that never were developed, especially to the north,” he said.

Gregory said staff is specifically interested in what residents view as the city’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for change, improvement and development.

Also on hand for the meeting was planner Chuck Hanlon with Wills Burke Kelsey Associates of

Aurora. The city hired the firm to help with the process.

“Our purpose here is to get you up and put you to work,” Hanlon said. “The information you provide will be heavily considered in shaping the plan.”

Hanlon said the meetings provide an opportunity to rethink things, a chance to look at the details.

See SYCAMORE, page A8

DeKALB – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has yet to determine what landfill gas caused students and staff from Cortland Elementary School to get sick last week, but has found Waste Management violated state law, according to a report the agency released Thursday.

The 18-page report does not detail the chemical makeup of the odor released Jan. 14, because samples were not taken at the site. But the report indicates that no toxic gases were detected by Cortland Elementary School, Waste Management or fire department detectors during the incident or by the environmental agency the day after.

“The agency will be seeking to obtain a representative sample of landfill gas from the underground gas collection well where the release occurred,” agency spokeswoman Kim Biggs said. “That will give us a complete analysis of the type of gas that impacted the school.”

Donna Shehane, a field inspector with the IEPA completed the report that details her inspection at Waste Management’s DeKalb County landfill and the follow-up she conducted with school officials.

Shehane concluded Waste Management had three violations. First, Waste Management violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act by polluting the air. Waste Management also violated the stipulations of its permit with the agency by not filing a report in time to notify IEPA of the odor incident. The third violation was of the Illinois Administrative Code for not burning or treating the gas that caused the odor before it was released.

Waste Management spokeswoman Lisa Disbrow said the company is evaluating the report and did not have any comment.

According to Biggs, any sanctions imposed on Waste Management will come from the Illinois Attorney General’s office.

“The enforcement is ongoing through the AG’s office,” Biggs said. “Their action will be based on this information as well as any provided through any follow-up inspections.”

On Jan. 14, Midwest Drilled Foundations & Engineering,

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On the Web To read the complete Cortland Landfill inspection report from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, visit Daily-Chronicle.com.

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today

Sexaholics Anonymous-DeKalb: 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Christ Community Church, 1600 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. This 12-step recovery program is for Internet addiction. Contact: 815-508-0280.

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Weight Watchers: 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, 9 a.m. meeting Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

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

Story time: 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road in DeKalb. Free readings are open to the public.

Narcotics Anonymous: Noon at 512 Normal Road in DeKalb; www. rragsna.org; 815-964-5959.

There is a Solution Too AA: 12:05 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. at Wildwood North Recreation Center, 1 Birch St. in Sandwich.

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Elburn Lions Club Bingo: Doors open at 5 p.m. at 500 Filmore St. Early Bird Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by the first of four progressive raffles. Regular Bingo games start at 7 p.m. and include two split the pot games. Food and drink are available for purchase. 630-365-6315. Bingo license B-04001.

Peace vigil: 5 to 6 p.m. at Memorial Park at First Street and Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice Peace Circle follows at 6 p.m. 815-758-0796.

Troop support rally: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, across the street from Memorial Park.

B.Y.O.B. Big Book – 12 & 12 Discussion AA(C): 6 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

Big Book Discussion AA(C): 7 p.m. at Newman Catholic Student Center, 512 Normal Road, DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Friday night activities and gallery hours: 7 to 9 p.m. at DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St. All are welcome; programs vary each week. 815-758-1351.

Fox Valley AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church, 1022 N. Main St., Sandwich, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

County Line Group Big Book AA(C): 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 121 N. Sycamore St., Maple Park, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

One Day At A Time AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

There is a Solution AA(C): 8 p.m. at Kingston Friendship Center, 120 Main St. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

Day PAA(C): 9 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

Saturday 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 Federated Church, 612 W. State St. in Sycamore. 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.

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.

North Central Illinois Wild Rose Chapter of Women on Wheels: 9 a.m. at Elburn Town and Country Library, with breakfast at Papa G’s restaurant in Elburn. All women motorcycle riders are welcome. www.nciwildroses.com; Gigi Beaird at gbeaird@niu.edu or 815-7661206.

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.

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Sycamore, time to get your plan on Sycamore officials hope you overlook winter going into quintuple overtime to attend the second of two public input meetings about the city’s comprehensive plan.

The meeting is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sycamore City Center, 308 W. State St. The first meeting was Thursday.

As an incentive to attend, the city will feature a free champagne brunch and a Jimmy Buffett concert.

OK, I totally made up the part about free brunch and Jimmy Buffett, but you should attend Saturday’s meeting if you couldn’t make it Thursday night. Sycamore residents can comment, ask questions, and give feedback during the workshops.

Why should you attend?

Because a community’s priorities become priorities based on a combination of residents’ desires and feasibility. Just like you wouldn’t build a house without a blueprint, communities don’t progress without a master plan.

But with a house, only one or two families are involved; with a community, hundreds or thousands of families are involved. That makes it that much more critical to speak up about the building plan.

The city’s comprehensive plan is updated about every five years. The most recent (2008) plan is available in PDF format at www.cityofsycamore. com/comprehensiveplan/2014update. htm.

I have studied urban planning a bit, and I helped edit and design the downtown planning document for

THE FINE LINE Jason Akst Austin, Texas. Although not an expert, I’ve looked at quite a few planning documents.

Sycamore’s is nicely constructed.

At 88 pages and a fairly large file size, it takes a bit to download, but it’s well organized and attractively formatted.

All of which is to say: any city’s comprehensive plan is difficult – but required – reading if you truly are interested in a community’s evolution.

Brian Gregory, Sycamore’s city manager, is hosting the meetings. We chatted Wednesday about this round of plan updates.

Gregory said the 2008 plan heavily emphasizes land use because of projected growth, but that growth didn’t happen because of the Great Recession.

In 2014, Gregory said, “We will still focus on land use, but this will also give us an opportunity to drill down on redevelopment opportunities. That might mean downtown, maintaining what we have or general infrastructure.”

One interesting feature about the 2014 update is technological. This city is switching to a geographic information systems computer modeling method of depicting land use.

That’s wonky, but exciting, because the switch will allow for more dynamic rendering of information. As Northern

GIS Services notes, “With GIS, you can explore the spatial element of your data to display soil types, tree stands, analyze animal migration patterns, find the best location for a new business, display pristine fishing areas and make decisions for many types of complicated problems.”

If you miss the meetings, it will still be possible to voice your opinion.

Gregory said the city is working on a web page on the city’s site that will allow for posting comments.

After Saturday, here’s the timeline for the plan update: Feb. 10: The plan draft is presented to the Plan Commission.

March 10: The Plan Commission convenes a public meeting.

April 21: The final plan (for this five-year period) is presented to the City Council.

Gregory and Mayor Ken Mundy both stressed that no matter how the plan evolves, residents and officials want Sycamore to remain Sycamore.

“Even as we grow, we want to maintain that small-town feel,” Gregory said. “We’re trying to make sure that the way we move forward and progress with our community is the way our community wants it to be.”

• Jason Akst teaches journalism and public relations at Northern Illinois University. He also serves as a board member for the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association, www. ninaonline.org. You can reach him at jasondakst@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter: @jasonakst.

8 TODAY’S TALKER

Bieber’s arrest latest sign of trouble The ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – When he debuted five years ago, Justin Bieber was a mop-haired heartthrob, clean cut and charming. But a series of troubling incidents have put his innocent image at risk, and none more so than his arrest on DUI charges Thursday.

Police say they arrested a blearyeyed Bieber – smelling of alcohol – after officers saw him drag-racing before dawn on a palm-lined residential street, his yellow Lamborghini traveling at nearly twice the speed limit.

The 19-year-old singer later admitted smoking marijuana, drinking and taking prescription medication, police say. Unlike previous dustups, this arrest has him facing potential jail time.

Bieber was charged with DUI, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest without violence. His Miami-Dade County jail mug shot showed the singer smiling in a bright red inmate jumpsuit, his hair still stylishly coiffed.

He was arrested with R&B singer

Justin Bieber is shown in a booking photo from the Miami Dade County Corrections Department. He was charged with DUI, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest without violence.

Khalil Amir Sharieff, after police saw them racing two luxury vehicles down the street at 4:09 a.m., with two other vehicles apparently being used to block off the area.

Police Chief Ray Martinez said the singer was initially not cooperative when the officer pulled him over. Martinez said the singer also had an expired Georgia driver’s license.

Police said Bieber was driving the Lamborghini and Sharieff was driving a Ferrari. Both cars were towed.

Police say Bieber was clocked at 55 to 60 mph in a 30 mph zone near a high school, youth center, golf course, city firehouse and small apartment buildings.

According to the arrest report, Bie-

ber “had slow deliberate movements” and appeared to be in a stupor when the officer ordered him to exit his vehicle.

Bieber was arrested after repeatedly refusing to put his hands on his vehicle so the officer could pat him down to look for weapons, the report said. It says he cursed several times at the officer and demanded to know why he was being arrested. At one point, Bieber said to an officer: “What the [expletive] did I do, why did you stop me?”

Bieber failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Miami Beach police station for a Breathalyzer, police said.

Results haven’t been released.

“I think this case will proceed, hopefully, as any other case would proceed,” said Bieber’s attorney, Roy Black, whose other celebrity clients have included Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith.

Under Florida law, people under the age of 21 are considered driving under the influence if they have a blood-alcohol content of 0.02 percent or more – a level the 5-foot-9, 140-pound star could likely reach with one drink.

Reputed mobster pleads not guilty in heist The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – More than 30 years after hooded gunmen pulled a $6 million airport heist dramatized in the hit Martin Scorsese movie “Goodfellas,” an elderly reputed mobster was arrested at his New York City home on Thursday and charged in the robbery and a 1969 murder.

Vincent Asaro, 78, was named along with his son, Jerome, and three other defendants in wide-ranging indictment alleging murder, robbery, extortion, arson and other crimes from the late 1960s through last year. The Asaros, both identified as captains in the Bonanno organized crime family, pleaded not guilty through their attorneys and were ordered held without bail at a brief appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.

The elder Asaro’s attorney, Gerald McMahon, told reporters outside court that his client was framed by shady turncoat gangsters, including former Bonanno boss Joseph Massino – the highest-ranking member of the city’s five organized crime families to break the mob’s vow of silence.

Massino “is one of the worst witnesses I’ve ever seen,” McMahon said.

He added that Asaro had given him “marching orders” that “there will be

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8CORRECTIONS Because of incorrect information given to the Daily Chronicle, a story on page A3 of Thursday’s edition about former Northern Illinois University quarterback Chandler Harnish’s appearance at the Jan. 31 DeKalb-Sycamore basketball game gave wrong ticket price information. Tickets to the games cost $6, including for adults.

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FBI agents flank Vincent Asaro as they escort the reputed mobster from FBI offices Thursday in lower Manhattan in New York. More than 30 years after the crime, Asaro was indicted in the $6 million Lufthansa heist at Kennedy Airport. no plea and he will walk out the door a free man.”

A lawyer for Jerome Asaro declined comment.

The indictment accused Vincent Asaro of helping to direct the Dec. 11, 1978, Lufthansa Airlines heist at Kennedy airport – one of the largest cash

thefts in American history.

The gunmen looted a vault in the airline’s cargo terminal and stole about $5 million in untraceable U.S. currency that was being returned to the United States from Germany, along with about $1 million in jewelry. The cash was never found.

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DeKalb church hosts blood drive

Tropical night to benefit shelter Sycamore event will raise funds for Hope Haven

If you go n What: Gimme Shelter: A Night in the Tropics n When: 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday n Where: Cabana Charley’s, 1470 Peace Road, Sycamore n Cost: $40 includes food and entertainment. Cash bar.

By DANA HERRA dherra@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Volunteers and staff at Hope Haven are hoping people will escape the icy weather for some tropical fun Saturday – at least for a few hours.

Gimme Shelter: A Night in the Tropics is a tropical-themed fundraiser scheduled from 6 p.m. until midnight at Cabana Charley’s, 1470 S. Peace Road in Sycamore. The event is the first major fundraiser in the homeless shelter’s 26-year history.

“In the past, we’ve just been working in the trenches.

There’s always so much to do, and events are hard to plan; they take a lot of work,” executive director Lesly Wicks said.

The shelter’s biggest fundraiser to date is its annual Night by Night campaign, which is a fundraising drive, but doesn’t have a central event. Gimme Shelter was planned by a new subcommittee, Friends of Hope Haven, made up of board members, staff and community volunteers, Wicks said.

“We wanted to provide an event for everyone to come out, escape the nasty winter weather and support Hope Haven, and to show how much we appreciate our supporters,” said Caroline Lowery, a member of both the Hope Haven board and the Friends of Hope Haven. “Our donors support a critical need, and they’re so, so appreciated.”

Tickets to the event are $40, which include heavy hors d’oeuvres and live music by the Party Doctors, and are

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Heartland Blood Centers team leader Nyisha Richardson sanitizes Bill Cummings’ arm Thursday during a blood drive to benefit the Heartland Blood Centers at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in DeKalb.

DeKalb sex offender accused of raping child

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb police are investigating whether a 29-year-old DeKalb man accused of raping and sexually abusing a girl younger than 13 abused more children.

Tyler Green, a registered sex offender, faces 21 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault in connection with incidents in 2003 and 2004 in DeKalb, court records show.

He is being held on $1 million bond and is next due in court Jan. 29.

“We’re still talking to other people, and from the different things we’re being told, we believe there are more victims,” DeKalb detective Lt. Bob Redel said.

Green, of the 400 block of College Avenue, was expected to appear in DeKalb County court Thursday morning through closed-circuit TV in the DeKalb County Jail. He refused to go to court, as deTyler Green, fendants have 29, of DeKalb the right to do, although the judge could levy sanctions for refusing to appear in court.

DeKalb police received information a couple of months ago from someone saying they knew a possible victim, Redel said. Police investigated and arrested Green, who would face between 6 to 30 years in prison for each count

of which he is convicted.

Green has been in DeKalb County jail for months. He has a pending case from March 17, when he was accused of exposing himself in front of a minor younger than 13 years old, court records show. Public defender Rob Carlson represents Green on that case and on the new sexual assault charges.

But these aren’t the only times Green has been accused of crimes involving children.

In 2011, he was sentenced to three years in prison for child abduction. He tried to lure a child younger than 16 into his car from a Target parking lot Sept. 18, 2010, court records show.

In 2008, he was accused

of failing to update his employment information on the sex offender registry and multiple counts of exposing himself – twice at a Sycamore 7-Eleven and once each at Casey’s General Store and the Mobil gas station in Cortland, according to court records.

He was sentenced to 2 years in prison in October 2009 after pleading guilty to violating the sex offender registry law and a single count of indecent exposure.

Green also pleaded guilty in a 2009 case in which he was accused of exposing himself in front of a child, court records show.

Contact the DeKalb Police Department at 815-748-8400 with information about more possible victims.

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Four years on campus at U. of I. will top $100,000 The ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Bruce Rauner (left) talks with Steve Denari of Chicago during a campaign stop at HB Jones in Elmhurst on Jan. 11 as part of Rauner’s run for governor on the Republican ticket.

Illinois unions prepare attack on GOP’s Rauner

By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press CHICAGO – After months of owning the airwaves and raising millions more than his three GOP opponents in the campaign for Illinois governor, Bruce Rauner’s biggest test in the Republican primary may come not from his rivals but from the well-funded and politically powerful labor unions that traditionally side with Democrats.

Officials from several unions said they are close to launching coordinated attacks against the wealthy businessman, who has made standing up to “union bosses” a theme of his campaign and his prolific advertising.

Unions have gotten involved in GOP primaries before, contributing to and endorsing candidates often as a way to hedge their bets. An

aggressive campaign against a candidate is less typical, though it comes at a time when a governor could hit unions hard on issues such as the minimum wage and further pension reform.

Union leaders say Rauner is markedly anti-labor compared to the other GOP candidates, state Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard and Treasurer Dan Rutherford, and knocking him out in the March primary would eliminate an early and serious threat in a year in which much is at stake for working families.

“As vigorously and vehemently as [Rauner] has come out against labor, we would be remiss if we just sat back,” said Jim Reed, director of government relations for the Illinois Education Association, a major teachers union.

A simultaneous effort is

being orchestrated by a longtime Republican operative who said a Rauner nomination could be “a disaster” for the GOP in the general election. It’s expected to be funded by trade unions as well as other donors, under the name the Republican Fund for Progress and Jobs.

While Brady, Dillard and Rutherford have lagged behind Rauner in fundraising, organized labor has the ability to compete with him financially – buying television advertising and paying for direct mail, telephone calls and other initiatives.

In the 2010 election, private and public-employee unions combined to spend nearly $29 million on Illinois elections, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics. They also bring an army of members and a well-tuned system for deploying them.

8OBITUARIES KENNETH L. RUFF Born: Aug. 24, 1946, in Chicago, Ill. Died: Jan. 22, 2014, in Sycamore, Ill. SYCAMORE – Kenneth L. Ruff, 67, of Sycamore, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born Aug. 24, 1946, in Chicago, the son of Chet Noble and Ethel (Brophy) Ruff, he married Linda Lee on Jan. 14, 1967, in Des Plaines.

Ken was the former owner of Midwest Refinishing Inc. (MRI) for 30 years. He was a successful competitor, judge and breeder in the pointing dog sport of field trials. He earned worldwide recognition and respect for his line of Irish setters known as Brophy’s Irish setters.

Survivors include his wife, Linda of Sycamore; four children, Phil (Jenny) Ruff of Sycamore, Robert (Marci) Ruff of Aurora, Tom Ruff of Sycamore and Chad (Paula) Ruff of Maple Park; six grandchildren, Jake O’Neill, Daniel, Kathryn, Lucas, Corinne and Owen Ruff; six siblings, Philip Joseph Ruff, Kim Ruff, Steve Noble, Stan Noble, Cheryl Seyb, Brad Noble and Mike Noble; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore, with a memorial service at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Jeffry Bross officiating. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Charter Grove Cemetery on Moose Range Road in rural Sycamore.

In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions can be made to the ISCA Foundation (Jay Zirkle, treasurer), 34553 Deerwood Drive, Eugene, OR 97405. Ken was a founding member and executive co-chairman of the Irish Setter Club America Foundation. He was passionate about its role to promote and fund efforts related to dog appreciation, health issues, rescue efforts and college scholarships.

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MATTHEW JOHN WILLIAMS Born: Feb. 3, 1977, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: Jan. 5, 2014, in St. Cloud, Fla. ST. CLOUD, Fla. – Matthew John Williams, 36, of St. Cloud, Fla., and formerly of DeKalb, died Jan. 5, 2014, at his residence.

He was born Feb. 3, 1977, in DeKalb, and was the son of Jan Courtney-Williams, and Jim (Susan) Williams.

Matthew attended St. Mary Catholic School in DeKalb, and he then graduated from DeKalb High School in 1995. He then received his associate degree in nursing from Broward College in Florida,

and later received his Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Florida Atlantic University. Matthew was a trauma nurse at North Broward Medical Center in South Florida. He then became a trauma nurse and director at Orlando Regional Medical Center, and his latest job was an emergency room nurse at St. Cloud Regional Medical Center.

Survivors include his wife, Sandra – children, Isabella and Sebastian Williams and stepdaughter, Gabriella, all of St. Cloud; mother, Jan Courtney-Williams of DeKalb; father, Jim (Susan) Williams of Florida; brother, Patrick of Machesney Park; niece, Vivian Williams; grandparents, Robert (Vivian) Courtney of DeKalb; stepsisters, Carolyn (Rick) Calvo and Sherry (Jared) Dubin; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Archie (Lois) Williams and cousin, Ben Williams.

The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb by the Rev. James Parker. Burial will follow services at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in DeKalb.

Memorials can be made to the family to be established at a later date.

Arrangements were entrusted to Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St., DeKalb, IL 60115. To send an online condolence, visit www.ronanmoorefinch.com; 815758-3841.

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CHAMPAIGN – In-state students enrolling this fall at the University of Illinois’ flagship campus will have to pay more than $100,000 for four years on campus.

University trustees on Thursday in Chicago approved increases in tuition, housing and other costs at all three campuses. Those increases will push the total expense into six figures for students starting classes next fall at the Urbana-Champaign campus. Current students at the university’s three campuses won’t be affected because Illinois law guarantees that public-university students will pay the same rate of tuition their first four years in school.

The 1.7 percent boost in tuition, university officials said, is in line with a policy started by trustees three

By the numbers Starting with the fall semester, the annual tuition for in-state students will be $12,036 in Urbana-Champaign, $10,584 in Chicago and $9,405 in Springfield. Annual housing costs would increase to $10,180 in Urbana-Champaign, $10,518 in Chicago and $10,650 in Springfield.

Adding almost $1,500 in student fees, a yet-to-be-set health insurance fee that this year is $254 and the $1,200 the university estimates undergraduate students spend on textbooks puts the total bill for a year on campus at just over $25,000.

years ago to hold increases to the rate of inflation. It also matches last year’s increase, which was the smallest since 1994. Increases in recent years had been as high as 9 percent.

This year’s increases, university officials say, are needed to keep up with the university’s own rising costs for labor and other expenses and to make up for relatively low levels of state funding.

The state provides about 30 percent of the university’s

$5.6 billion budget. Tuition makes up about 19 percent.

“The proposed increases allow us to hold down student costs, therefore enabling us to improve access and affordability,” Christophe Pierre, the university’s vice chancellor for academic affairs, told trustees before they voted. “At the same time, this modest increase will bring in additional revenues to the university and will allow us to continue investing in academic quality.”

Local attorney’s law license suspended

By DAILY CHRONICLE news@daily-chronicle.com SYCAMORE – Attorney K.O. Johnson’s law license has been suspended for 18 months starting Feb. 7, attorney registration officials said Thursday.

Johnson, 47, of the 1600 block of Maness Court, Sycamore, faced ethical sanctions for billing two divorce clients for attorney fees knowing that part of the fees had been discharged through the clients’ bankruptcy proceedings

and he could not collect them, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

The ethics complaint also accused Johnson of interfering with his own bankruptcy proceedings by asking his clients to ignore communication from the bankruptcy trustee. He also improperly asked clients to send him payments directly when those payments were part of the bankruptcy estate and should have been sent to the bankruptcy trustee, the com-

plaint stated.

Before his suspension is over, Johnson also must pay $1,443 to a former client.

Johnson agreed to the ethical sanctions, and the Illinois Supreme Court approved the punishment this month.

Meanwhile, a misdemeanor theft case remains pending alleging Johnson took money out of the paycheck for a former employee but failed to put it in her retirement fund. That case is due in DeKalb County Circuit Court today.

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Interested vendors should call the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce at 815-895-3456 or visit the office at 407 W. State St. for an application. All applications are due May 1.

Anyone interested in performing live for an hour-long set during the market should contact Katelyn Fogle at kfo-

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Sunday, Jan. 12, with retail theft.

Ladell V. Fleming, 19, of the 1300 block of West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, Jan. 12, with keeping a disorderly house.

Yaw O. Ankobiah, 21, of the first block of Hampshire Court, Bolingbrook, was charged Monday, Jan. 13, with possession of marijuana.

Daryan L. Ross, 24, of the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive, DeKalb, was charged Monday, Jan. 13, with possession of marijuana.

Eulean C. Smith, 26, of DeKalb, was arrested Tuesday, Jan.

14, on an in-state warrant and charged with obstructing justice or identity.

Chavonne C. Jackson, 27, of the 3300 block of Resource Parkway, DeKalb, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 14, on an in-state warrant.

Dominic M. Zajdel, 22, of the 13900 block of McGuirr Road, Hinckley, was charged Tuesday, Jan. 14, with possession of marijuana.

Deangelo K. King, 23, of the 700 block of North Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, was charged Wednesday, Jan. 15, with retail theft.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Farmers market seeks vendors, entertainment SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for the 2014 farmers market. The market will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays from June through September, in the City Center parking lot at the corner of Somonauk and Elm streets.

Market organizers are looking for crafters and artists who

Power outage in DeKalb, Sycamore investigated ComEd officials are investigating what caused 2,900 customers in DeKalb and Sycamore to lose power this morning. About 2,900 customers lost power at 5:19 a.m., but it was restored by 7:09 p.m., ComEd spokeswoman Liz Keating said.

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8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

DeKalb city Taylor R. Renner, 18, of the 1000 block of Avenue B, Rochelle, was charged Monday, Jan. 13, with criminal damage to property.

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By MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Those nutrition labels on the back of food packages may soon become easier to read.

The Food and Drug Administration says knowledge about nutrition has evolved over the past 20 years, and the labels need to reflect that.

As the agency considers revisions, nutritionists and other health experts have their own wish list of desired changes.

The number of calories should be more prominent, they say, and the amount of added sugar and percentage of whole wheat in the food should be included. They also

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“There’s a feeling that nutrition labels haven’t been as effective as they should be,” said Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “When you look at the label, there are roughly two dozen numbers of substances that people aren’t intuitively familiar with.”

For example, he said, most of the nutrients are listed in grams, the metric system’s basic unit of mass. Jacobson says people don’t really understand what a gram is.

Michael Taylor, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods, said 20 years ago “there was a big focus on fat, and fat undifferentiated.” Since then,

Panel urges end to phone data spying The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – A government review panel warned Thursday that the National Security Agency’s daily collection of Americans’ phone records is illegal and recommended that President Barack Obama abandon the program and destroy the hundreds of millions of phone records it has already collected.

The recommendations by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board go further than Obama is willing to accept and increase pressure on Congress to make changes.

The panel’s 234-page report included dissents from two of the board’s five members – former Bush administration national security lawyers who recommended that the government keep collecting the phone records. The board described key parts of its report to Obama this month before he announced his plans last week to change the government’s surveillance activities.

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“We have not identified a single instance involving a threat to the United States in which the program made a concrete difference in the outcome of a counterterrorism investigation,” it said, and added, “We are aware of no instance in which the program directly contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown terrorist plot or the disruption of a terrorist attack.”

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Poll: Uninsured rate drops for U.S. adults The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – It may just be the start of a new trend. The uninsured rate dropped modestly this month as expanded coverage rolled out under President Barack Obama’s health care law, a major survey released Thursday has found.

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that the uninsured rate for U.S. adults dropped by 1.2 percentage points in January, to 16.1 percent. That would translate to roughly 2 million to 3 million people gaining coverage.

The closely-watched poll combines the scope and depth found in government surveys with the timeliness of media sampling.

Pollsters interview 500 people a day, 350 days a year. The survey can be an early indicator of broad shifts in society.

The health care results were based on more than 9,000 interviews, about nine times as many as in a standard national poll.

“The uninsured rate had been expected to come down as the Affordable Care Act was implemented,” said Frank Newport, Gallup’s editor-in-chief. “That would be the most reasonable hypothesis.”

The biggest change was for unemployed people, a drop of 6.7 percentage points.

That was followed by a 2.6 percentage-point decline for nonwhites. Traditionally both groups are far more likely to be uninsured than the population as a whole.

The survey found no appreciable change among young adults ages 18 to 34. Members of that coveted, low-cost demographic have been ambivalent about signing up so far.

Women saw a decline of 1.9 percentage points, about three times greater than the 0.6 percentage-point drop for men.

Uninsured rates also fell all along the income ladder, with those making $36,000 to $89,999 seeing the greatest drop, 1.8 percentage points.

health providers have focused more on calories and warned people away from saturated and trans fats more than all fats. Trans fats were separated out on the label in 2006.

The nutrition facts label “is now 20 years old, the food environment has changed and our dietary guidance has changed,” said Taylor, who was at the agency in the early 1990s when the FDA first introduced the label at the behest of Congress. “It’s important to keep this updated so what is iconic doesn’t become a relic.”

The FDA has sent guidelines for the new labels to the White House, but Taylor would not estimate when they might be released. The FDA

has been working on the issue for a decade, he said.

There’s evidence that more people are reading the labels in recent years.

According to an Agriculture Department study released this month, a greater percentage of adults reported using the nutrition facts panel and other claims on food packages “always or most of the time” in 2009 and 2010 compared with two years earlier.

The USDA study said 42 percent of working adults used the panel always or most of the time in 2009 and 2010, up from 34 percent. Older adults used it 57 percent of the time during that period, up from 51 percent.

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Page A8 • Friday, January 24, 2014

8STATE BRIEF New lawsuit filed in priest sexual abuse case CHICAGO – A new lawsuit filed Thursday alleging sexual abuse of children in the 1960s and ’70s focuses on a now-defrocked priest referred to at length in documents released this week by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Norbert J. Maday, now 75, molested boys – sometimes in cars or motel swimming pools – when a priest at Chicago’s St. Leo Catholic Church and later at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church in Oak Lawn, according to the lawsuit.

The document, filed in Cook County Court on behalf of three plaintiffs, names Maday, the archdiocese, and another man, Thomas Hacker, 77, who is serving two concurrent 50-year prison terms on a 1989 conviction for molesting three boys.

The suit says the archdiocese should have known the kids were at risk, and it seeks more than $50,000 on each of multiple civil counts. The diocese hadn’t seen the suit, so couldn’t comment, spokeswoman Susan Burritt said.

– Wire report

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Ukraine opposition backs truce The ASSOCIATED PRESS KIEV, Ukraine – A top Ukrainian opposition leader on Thursday urged protesters to maintain a shaky truce with police after at least two demonstrators were killed in clashes this week, but some in the crowd appeared defiant, jeering and chanting “revolution” and “shame.”

Emerging from hourslong talks with President Viktor Yanukovych, opposition leader Oleh Tyahnybok asked demonstrators in Kiev for several more days of a truce, saying the president has agreed to ensure the release of dozens of detained protesters and stop further detentions.

But other opposition leaders offered mixed reports on the outcome of the meeting, with Vitali Klitschko saying negotiations had achieved little.

He and Tyanhnybok were

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Protesters break into the building of the regional governor’s office Thursday in Lviv, Ukraine. Tensions in Ukraine spread far from its embattled capital on Thursday as hundreds of people in the city of Lviv stormed into the regional governor’s office and forced him to write a letter of resignation. booed at the barricades by angry demonstrators and the atmosphere appeared tense.

“We are not going to sit

and wait for nobody-knowswhat,” said Andriy Pilkevich, a ski mask-wearing protester who was building barricades near police lines

from giant bags of ice. “Those who want to win must fight.”

Interior Minister Vitali Zakharchenko issued a statement guaranteeing that police would not take action against the large protest camp on Independence Square, known as the Maidan.

He also called on the police to exercise calm and not react to provocations.

The developments came as hundreds of enraged protesters in several regions in western Ukraine, where Yanukovych has little support, seized government offices and forced one governor loyal to Yanukovych to resign.

At least two people were killed by gunfire Wednesday at the site of clashes in Kiev.

Demonstrators had pelted riot police with barrages of stones and set police buses on fire, while the officers responded with rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades.

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Tonda Bruch (right) accepts the Ambassador of the Year Award from Steve Braser and last year’s award recipient, Jackie DiNatale, during the annual DeKalb Chamber of Commerce dinner held Thursday at Faranda’s Banquet & Conference Center.

Director: ‘Time of change’ for DeKalb • CHAMBER Continued from page A1 Embrey, Carme Gregory, Michael Larson, Tom Smith and Bob Brown Sr. Brown, who died in 1999, also received the Chamber’s Pioneer Award for his work with WLBK radio.

Chamber Ambassador Tonda Bruch was named Ambassador of the Year.

Throughout the night speakers focused on the growth and change that happened in 2013 and the potential for 2014. Smirz handed the chairmanship to Braser, who encouraged attendees to expect great things to happen.

“It’s a time of change,” Ex-

ecutive Director Matt Duffy said. “It’s a change with an added excitement.”

He pointed out the change in DeKalb’s leadership with Mayor John Rey, City Manager Anne Marie Guara and Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker. He also highlighted the numerous developments in the community such as the new police station and additions at Kishwaukee College.

Aside from the community change, the DeKalb Chamber saw continued growth in 2013, reaching 550 members.

“There is an opportunity in front of us to make this a very positive time for us,” Duffy said. “I’m excited for what we can accomplish.”

Report: Contractor hit old trash while digging • CORTLAND Continued from page A1 a Wisconsin-based third-party contractor digging a trench for a pipe at the landfill, hit an 80to 100-foot area of old garbage.

The smell from the old garbage traveled to Cortland Elementary where it entered the school’s ventilation system.

According to the report, Shehane was told Midwest Drilled Foundation and Waste Management workers were wearing monitoring equipment as they worked, which did not detect any toxic gases.

The monitors did not log any data, however.

The deep trench the crew was digging was covered. Shehane also reported no unpermitted or suspect waste was taken to the landfill the day of the incident.

Once the odor was detected at the school, the fresh air

intakes were closed to prevent air flow into the school, according to a report from the Cortland Fire Department included in Shehane’s report.

The vents were then reopened slightly before Cortland fire officials arrived on the scene.

Fire officials told Shehane they recommended the school study its internal ventilation, heating and cooling system, her report shows.

The report from the Cortland Fire Department also shows children who went to the nurses office for feeling sick were sent back to their classrooms. The report shows that 49 people were transported to Kishwaukee Hospital from the school.

When Shehane visited Cortland Elementary, school officials told her they were concerned about how to “prove” the atmosphere at the school was safe, according to the report.

Next meeting set for Saturday • SYCAMORE Continued from page A1 Before ushering the participants to the maps provided for review, Hanlon said homebuilders are becoming more active to the east of Randall Road.

“When activity resumes here, it won’t be influenced by the Chicago market; it will be homegrown development,” Hanlon said.

He urged participants to

comment on areas to be redeveloped, community gateways, streetscape enhancements, preservation areas and infrastructure improvements.

“Identify specific changes you would like to see implemented,” Hanlon said.

Residents have another opportunity to look over the current comprehensive plan and provide input for changes at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Council Chambers at the City Center, 308 W. State St.

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Daily Chronicle • www.daily-chronicle.com • Page A9 • Friday, January 24, 2014

8OUR VIEW

8SKETCH VIEW

Not right time to close school

8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Decision to drop charges was not made lightly To the Editor: I welcome being assessed based on my office’s performance, as Jill Duchnowski suggests in her Jan. 22 column, because I could not be more pleased with the quality of my staff, and the work that they perform for the people of DeKalb County. However, as a proper assessment must be based on accurate reporting of all the relevant facts, I am writing today to correct certain misperceptions which might result from this column.

First, I did not, personally and alone, decide to dismiss the aggravated DUI charges against

Patricia Schmidt, as the column strongly implies. Instead, after being thoroughly advised of the facts, I chose not to countermand a decision which had been made by the lead prosecutor, and approved by my predecessor, following consultation with the Weber and Getzelman families, long before I took office.

Second, this decision was not based simply on doubts about credible evidence being sufficient to prove DUI beyond a reasonable doubt. The decision was based on there being very limited evidence of impairment at all, beyond the fact that Schmidt caused the crash and had been prescribed certain drugs, which were present in her

blood at levels not exceeding the prescribed doses.

Therefore, the State’s Attorney’s office, under Clay Campbell, consulted three independent labs, and found that no qualified expert would testify that Schmidt was under the influence. As a result, the determination was made that the case could not go to trial on the DUI counts. To do so would have totally undermined the state’s credibility in pursuing a conviction based on reckless conduct, rather than impairment.

I completely agreed with this decision, because I believe in professionalism, not grandstanding. I would never force my assistants into going to

trial on counts that they believe cannot be proven. A prosecutor’s foremost ethical obligation is to seek justice, not merely to convict, and I am proud of my prosecution team for exceeding that standard in this case.

I felt the need to write this letter because much of what I told Jill Duchnowski in a lengthy interview months ago was not reflected in her column. As I said, I welcome a fair assessment of my office’s performance by the people of this county, but they need all the facts, presented reliably, in order to arrive at a fair conclusion.

Richard Schmack DeKalb County State’s Attorney

Wendy Davis: Mother, future governor In 1990, before Ann Richards had even launched her successful campaign for governor of Texas, an anonymous letter-writer tried to derail her campaign by misrepresenting everything about her, including her devotion to her children.

One batch of letters went to small-town newspaper editors and some TV and radio stations. Another batch went to Baptist preachers around the state.

Author Jan Reid includes the letter to preachers in his book “Let the People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards.” The letter used Richards’ admitted vulnerabilities – she was a recovering alcoholic and divorced – to depict her as a degenerate with “contempt for the Lord.”

Richards was also a mother. Note the language: “This woman has been an unfit wife and mother.”

“Should children have as an example the state’s highest leader a woman who abandoned her husband?”

“A woman who abandoned her children.”

That is how it played out in Texas in 1990 when one of its women dared to take on the Republican power establishment.

This year, they’ve got Twitter.

Texas Democrat Wendy Davis is famous for tying on pink sneakers and leading last year’s Senate filibuster for abortion rights. Now she’s running for governor. Four days after announcing that she and a group that supports her raised $12.2 million in the past six months, Republican pundits were all over social media, attacking her.

Not for her political views, but for her role as a mother.

The springboard for this latest round of ridiculousness was a Dallas Morning News story about how Davis didn’t get just right the minutiae of her life as a single mother.

Reporter Wayne Slater wrote, in the third paragraph, that “the basic elements

VIEWS Connie Schultz of the narrative are true.” However, she tweaked her bio.

For example, in a recent federal lawsuit over redistricting, Davis said she divorced at 19, but she was 21 when the divorce was final. As she has subsequently explained, she became a single mother “sometime between 19 and 20.”

I was a single mother for a decade, and I understand how Davis could make the mistake. Divorce is an earthquake. When the foundation of your life splits open, you spend a lot of time trying to find even the smallest patch of hope to hang on to.

For most mothers, the biggest difference between separation and divorce is that degree of uncertainty about your children’s future, too much of which is in the hands of strangers.

By the way, I had to check my own records today to remember how old I was when I separated from my children’s father and the date of our divorce two years later. I can, however, give you an hourby-hour account of the day my daughter and I moved out. The hardest memories endure.

The Dallas Morning News story also detailed how Davis lived in a mobile home for only a few months – whew – and her second husband helped her financially to finish college and Harvard Law School.

He also – and this is what ignited the right-wing pundits – was the primary caregiver while Davis attended Harvard and the custodial parent after their divorce. It was important, Davis told the News, that her younger daughter stay in her childhood home for her high school years.

The anonymous letter-writer of the ‘90s is today’s anonymous male quote in the

Dallas newspaper story: “Wendy is tremendously ambitious. She’s not going to let family or raising children or anything else get in her way.”

A sampling of right-wing Twitter responses, not to be read if you just ate: Erick Erickson, who calls Davis “Abortion Barbie”: “Don’t understand the ppl saying if Wendy Davis were a man she could get away with ditching her kids. No, s/he couldn’t.”

Dana Loesch: “At the very least I think we can all agree that you have to at least have custody of your children to claim single parenthood.”

Ben Shapiro: “The real question: if you wear pink shoes, how fast can you run away from your parental responsibilities?”

Rush Limbaugh – oh, never mind.

Enough already.

Star-Telegram columnist Bud Kennedy in Fort Worth found someone who knows Davis well and wasn’t afraid to be identified. Her name is Becky Haskin. She’s a Republican and a colleague from Davis’ City Council days.

“She did what she had to do for her daughters,” Haskin told Kennedy. “If this involved a man running for office, none of this would ever come up. It’s so sad. Every time I ran, somebody said I needed to be home with my kids. Nobody ever talks about men being responsible parents.”

Haskin has endorsed Republicans in this election cycle, but she told Kennedy she’s supporting Davis for governor.

Call that a win for the future governor of Texas.

• Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and an essayist for Parade magazine. She is the author of two books, including “...and His Lovely Wife,” which chronicled the successful race of her husband, Sherrod Brown, for the U.S. Senate. Reach her at con.schultz@yahoo.com.

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All of the parties involved in the recent incident at Cortland Elementary School in which landfill odors sickened students, teachers and staff have a vested interest in making sure what occurred there Jan. 14 never happens again.

Parents have the right to demand a safe school environment for their children. District 428 officials have a duty to keep students and employees safe that they do not take lightly. Waste Management must prove it can operate and expand the landfill near the school in a safe manner.

Based on the data available, however, closing Cortland Elementary seems like a cure that would be worse than the malady.

Official reports on the incident all say that toxic landfill gases such as hydrogen sulfide, methane and carbon monoxide were not detected at the landfill or at For the record the school when the heavy, sour odor of old garbage was Closing Cortland pumped through the school Elementary, where a foul ventilation system. Readings landfill odor sickened were taken by air monitors many recently, would be in the school and at the expensive and disruptive. landfill by firefighters, Waste It’s not an option to be Management and its contracconsidered lightly. tors, the school district, and an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency inspector.

The odor was released when trench work to install a new pipe for the gas collection system came across an 80- to 100-foot section of the landfill that contained waste from decades ago. The company has vowed not to undertake this work on windy days in the future, or when school is in session.

We also know that closing Cortland Elementary would be expensive, disruptive and almost physically impossible. District 428 officials say they don’t have the space in the other district buildings to absorb the more than 500 students at the school. Even if they were to try to shoehorn them all into other classes, it’s a virtual certainty that children would be separated from their friends and teachers, and their ability to learn no doubt would be affected.

The school district has added more carbon monoxide detectors at the building, which already is equipped with hydrogen sulfide detectors, and its staff no doubt will be vigilant for future signs of trouble.

Cortland Fire officials plan to recommend that the school’s ventilation system be inspected and studied.

School officials asked this week for 30 days to come up with a plan to address the situation, and Waste Management likely will have a court-ordered mandate to cover the medical costs and formulate a prevention plan.

That is a reasonable request, and this does seem like a problem that should be solvable. The area around the school was not blanketed by a foul odor for hours. The incident report from Cortland Fire said firefighters noticed a slight odor outside the building when they first arrived, but not long after, while others on the scene reported the air outside smelled fine as people were being taken away in ambulances.

The problem seems to have been caused by the ventilation system at the school recirculating the garbage smell throughout the building.

If after 30 days, the school district and the company both say they are confident such an incident will not be repeated, we expect they will be very certain. This type of incident will not be soon forgotten or tolerated once every five years or so.

A second failure to protect student safety could have dire consequences.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

No ‘Obamacare’ failure yet So, can we finally say that the Affordable Care Act is failing? Have Democrats engineered an Obamacare bailout that must be stopped? No and no.

Last week the federal government released the most recent and most detailed figures to date for health insurance enrollment under the health care law. All told, 2.2 million Americans had signed up for insurance in the new marketplaces by the end of last year. That’s lower than projected but not catastrophic.

What’s critical, though, is that the marketplaces develop sustainably, with enough healthy people paying in to offset the costs of the sick. The government reported that a quarter of new enrollees are ages 18 to 34.

The Obama administration aims for 40 percent. Failing to reach that goal could – but is not guaranteed to – encourage insurance companies to raise premiums.

It was unrealistic to expect the system to work flawlessly immediately. In fact, the law’s authors anticipated that and put safeguards in place. One spreads risk among insurance companies by transferring money from those that see relatively low claims costs to those that see relatively high costs. Another helps pay very high medical bills from individual patients.

Both measures are temporary. But the federal government might have to kick in some money. After a few years, those stabilizers will be phased out. Critics, however, are describing the possibility that these stabilizers will have to kick in as a bailout.

Spreading risk is insurance, not a bailout. Smart contingency planning is not a bailout. If the critics want to help, they should encourage more people to enroll – for their health, and for the health of the health care system.

The Washington Post

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

– U.S. Bill of Rights, First Amendment

WEATHER

Page A10 • Friday, January 24, 2014

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

7-DAY FORECAST

A quick-moving clipper system will spread light snow by the evening along with gusty winds. Wind chills will range between -15 to -25 with snowfall amounts around 1-3 inches. Cold temperatures and wind behind the front Saturday with another round of 1-3 inches of snow Sunday. Bitterly cold air will ilter back in Monday through next Wednesday.

TODAY

TOMORROW

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Partly sunny and windy; light snow late

Partly sunny, windy and turning colder

Cloudy and breezy with light snow

Partly sunny, windy and bitterly cold

WEDNESDAY

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23

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20

15

0

-7

-18

-13

-2

14

Winds: SW 20-30 mph

Winds: W/NW 15-25 mph

Winds: NE 10-15 mph

Winds: NW 15-25 mph

Winds: NW 10-15 mph

Winds: W 5-10 mph

Winds: W 10-20 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................... 2° Low ............................................................... -6° Normal high ............................................. 28° Normal low ............................................... 13° Record high .............................. 57° in 1967 Record low ................................. -7° in 1987

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.02” Month to date ....................................... 1.14” Normal month to date ....................... 1.14” Year to date ............................................ 1.14” Normal year to date ............................ 1.14”

Jan 30

First

Full

Feb 6

Kenosha 24/12 Lake Geneva 23/10

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

The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.

AIR QUALITY TODAY

Rockford 24/13

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Dixon 26/15

The average wind speed is greater in: New York, Boston or Chicago?

Joliet 24/19

La Salle 27/19

Evanston 24/18 Chicago 23/18

Aurora 24/17

WEATHER TRIVIA™ Q:

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

Waukegan 23/14

Arlington Heights 23/17

DeKalb 24/15

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

Streator 25/19

A: Boston; Chicago is the least windy of the three cities.

Sunrise today ................................ 7:15 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 4:59 p.m.

Moonrise today ......................... 12:40 a.m.

Moonset today .......................... 11:19 a.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 7:14 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 5:01 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow ................... 1:45 a.m.

Moonset tomorrow ................. 12:01 p.m.

New

Janesville 25/12

0-50 Good, 51-100 Moderate, 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 Unhealthy 201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301-500 Hazardous

SUN and MOON

Hammond 26/19 Gary 27/20 Kankakee 24/19

Feb 14 Feb 22

Snowstorms hit the Paciic Northwest and New England on Jan. 24, 1935.

Winthrop, Wash., received 52 inches of snow in 24 hours, and Portland, Maine, had 23.2 inches.

Peoria 26/20

Pontiac 26/21

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Tomorrow Hi Lo W 23 -1 pc 32 17 pc 21 -3 pc 22 -2 pc 23 8 pc 22 -2 sf 25 4 sf 24 5 sf 24 3 pc 22 1 sn 25 7 pc 26 6 pc 22 1 sf 25 5 pc 25 5 pc 29 15 pc 18 -3 sf 23 0 pc 22 -2 pc 27 13 pc 26 3 pc 22 0 sf 20 -4 sf 22 -3 pc 25 2 pc

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Location

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1.48 6.41 2.73

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9.0 12.0 10.0

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+0.09 -0.09 +0.06

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Hi 25 68 33 40 18 19 51 23

Today Lo W 20 s 52 pc 1 sn 32 c 15 s 15 s 34 s 17 s

Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow lurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 33 12 sf 72 54 pc 7 0 pc 59 39 s 30 16 sn 32 16 sn 48 33 pc 37 15 sf

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Sports

Goalie Antii Raanta and the Blackhawks lose 2-1 to the Wild in Minnesota. PAGE B2

SECTION B Friday, January 24, 2014 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

ROCKFORD BOYLAN CATHOLIC SECTIONAL

Seeking redemption AP photo

No logos for Maddux’s Hall of Fame plaque Cubs fans who hated the idea of seeing Greg Maddux (above) sporting an Atlanta Braves cap on his Hall of Fame plaque can breathe a sigh of relief.

Maddux and Hall officials settled the debate Thursday by deciding no logo was the best option.

Maddux and Tony La Russa, who began his managerial career with the White Sox, have opted to have no logos on their plaques that will be shown in the Hall’s gallery in Cooperstown, N.Y. White Sox great Frank Thomas, who spent seasons with the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays late in his career, will wear a Sox cap on his plaque.

Hall president Jeff Idelson said his staff works with each inductee to decide the appropriate logo – or to go with no logo at all.

“For those whose most compelling contributions clearly took place with one team, a logo makes sense,” Idelson said. “For those whose careers were built significantly among multiple teams, not having a team logo is equally acceptable. Regardless of the selection, a Hall of Famer belongs to every team for which he played or managed, as well as every fan who followed his career.”

There are 128 plaques (out of 300) in the Hall that feature players wearing caps with no logos. Catfish Hunter, who starred with the A’s and New York Yankees, was the last inductee to go in without a logo.

Hunter was inducted in 1987.

– Chris De Luca, Chicago Sun-Times

Barbs taking aim on 1st state appearance

By ROSS JACOBSON rjacobson@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The DeKalb boys bowling team almost immediately chose to forget about it.

The Barbs didn’t want to hear about coming 18 pins shy of the program’s first trip to the state tournament last year. They wanted to focus on the present.

“We told our coach not to bring it up. It was kind of annoying,” junior Will Todtz said. “We put it behind us. It’s not really worth it to bring it up because it’s a new season.”

It’s been a new season, and certainly a better one for the Barbs, who, even after a slow start, captured the Northern Illinois Big 12 regular-season championship for the first time in the team’s three-year existence.

After the IHSA implemented a regionRob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com al round to the bowling postseason for the first time in its history, the Barbs claimed DeKalb boys bowling coach Ernie Pinne (left) talks with his team, including

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Sean Mattingly (from left), Jack Berry, Kelan Graddy and Michael Belluzzi, at the start of practice Monday at Mardi Gras Lanes in DeKalb.

LITTLE TEN CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Sycamore alumnus thriving at Judson Eagles coach Cotton asserts center has all-CCAC potential

By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com

set, we can have some trouble.”

Serena (14-6) will play Newark – which defeated Indian Creek in Thursday’s first semifinal – in today’s championship game, which begins at 8 p.m.

The Royals (11-12) will play the Timberwolves for third place at 6:30 p.m. at Hinckley-Big Rock.

In the first quarter, H-BR looked strong offensively, with Lauren Paver, Caitlin Flanigan, Andrea Binkley and Karrigan Cowan each getting on the scoreboard. The Huskers started the second quarter on a 10-0 run and went into halftime leading 17-16.

Serena pulled away in the third quarter, as senior forward Demi Witter scored 10 of her game-high 19 points in the period.

Joe Cotton saw former Sycamore center Scott Nelson throw his 6-foot7 body on the floor when he watched him in high school, diving for loose balls for the regional champion Spartans. The Judson University men’s basketball coach knew he had a place for him on a team that was graduating most of its core.

Nelson’s propensity for working hard hasn’t disappointed during his freshman season.

“The things that we recruited him for, he’s just continued to maintain, which is his work ethic, his team attitude, and he’s always willing to sell out for Scott Nelson the team and give his best effort,” Cotton said.

Of course, Nelson’s size didn’t hurt during his recruitment either.

And during his freshman season, his work ethic and size haven’t been mutually exclusive. The inch Nelson grew can be chalked up to luck, but now at 6-8, Nelson weighs 240 after adding at least 20 pounds of muscle in the offseason.

Without baseball to worry about, Nelson has been able to add weight specifically for basketball. He doesn’t have to worry about losing flexibility in his shoulder, which is important for pitchers, by building muscle. He also can concentrate more on agility that is crucial for basketball players.

“When you’re in the post, the biggest thing is having upper-body and lower-body strength, obviously,” the 2013 Daily Chronicle baseball and basketball player of the year said. “You want your arms to be as strong as possible, so a lot more lifting went into that, just strengthwise, not really worrying about form for pitching because that’s not a reality any more.”

Every pound of that added muscle has been necessary.

In high school, Nelson towered over many opposing centers and relied on his jump hook to score inside.

In college, he’s had to adjust to playing against centers his size or bigger, and he’s worked on improving his footwork and developing more post moves.

“A lot of it is making smart moves, knowing when to pass, when to shoot, stuff like that,” Nelson said. “In high school, I was a little bit bigger than some of the other posts. Then coming to college, a lot of the posts are my size, if not bigger. So a lot of it is putting in the time and the work in the weight room, especially. These guys are stronger and quicker than in high school, obviously.”

Early returns have been positive.

But Nelson suffered a knee injury and has been out the past three games. On a team that has eight freshmen, one senior and one junior, Nelson is averaging just more than 19 minutes, fourth on the team, while starting most games. He’s third on the team with 7.3 points a game and has made more than 50 percent of his field goal attempts.

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See NELSON, page B3

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro basketball L.A. Clippers at Bulls, 7 p.m., ESPN, WCIU Blake Griffin and the Clippers (29-15) visit the Bulls (21-20), who are 7-2 since trading Luol Deng to Cleveland.

Also on TV...

Tennis Australian Open, women’s championship, 2 a.m. (Saturday), ESPN Men’s basketball Rider at Manhattan, 6 p.m., ESPNU Vermont at Stony Brook, 8 p.m., ESPNU Golf PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, second round, 2 p.m., TGC Extreme sports X Games, 9:30 p.m., ESPN Soccer FA Cup, fourth round, Coventry at Arsenal, 1:30 p.m., FS1 Men’s hockey Northeastern at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Boxing Light heavyweights, Thomas Williams Jr. (15-0-0) vs. Cornelius White (21-2-0), 8 p.m., ESPN2 Heavyweights, Dominic Breazeale (8-0-0) vs. Homer Fonseca (10-6-3); featherweights, Julian Ramirez (9-00) vs. Derrick Wilson (10-5-2); welterweights, Antonio Orozco (18-0-0) vs. Miguel Angel Huerta (27-11-1), 9 p.m., FS1 Thabiso Mchunu (14-1-0) vs.

Olanrewaju Durodola (15-1-0), for vacant NABF cruiserweight title; middleweights, Curtis Stevens (25-4-0) vs. Patrick Majewski (21-2-0), 9 p.m., NBCSN

CATCHING UP WITH SCOTT NELSON

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Hinckley-Big Rock’s Jacqueline Madden drives to the basket as Serena’s Ashante Witter tries to defend in the second quarter of a Little Ten Conference tournament semifinal game Thursday night in Hinckley. The Royals lost, 45-29.

Royals, T’wolves fall Will meet in 3rd-place game for the 2nd straight year

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com HINCKLEY – When Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball coach Greg Burks sees his team execute the basics, he said the Royals are a very tough team.

For the first quarter of Thursday’s Little Ten Tournament semifinal against Serena, the No. 3-seeded Royals were fundamentally sound, moving the ball around with precision and getting off to a seven-point lead.

But for the rest of the contest, it was second-seeded Serena playing the better ball, as the Huskers earned a championship berth with a 45-29 win.

“When we execute the fundamentals, we’re a very good team. When we play fundamentally sound defensively, when we rebound, when we pass

Tourney scoreboard Thursday’s semifinals Newark 37, Indian Creek 23 Serena 45, Hinckley-Big Rock 29 Thursday’s consolation Somonauk def. Hiawatha via forfeit Earlville-Leland vs. LaMoille (n) Today’s schedule Third place: Indian Creek vs. Hinckley-Big Rock 6:30 p.m.

Championship: Newark vs. Serena, 8 p.m. and catch the basketball, when we do things to make the game simple we’re a very, very good basketball team,” Burks said. “But, unfortunately, when we don’t do those things, we get to playing too fast and we do things that are outside of what our capabilities are and our abilities and our skill

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Basketball Christian Liberty at Hiawatha, 6:45 p.m.

DeKalb at Yorkville, 7 p.m.

Sycamore at Kaneland, 7 p.m.

Harvard at Genoa-Kingston, 7:15 p.m.

Girls Basketball DeKalb at Yorkville, 5:30 p.m.

Sycamore at Kaneland, 5:30 p.m.

Indian Creek at Hinckley-Big Rock in Little Ten Tournament, 6:30 p.m.

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NFL PLAYOFFS

Bears hire defensive assistants

By KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@shawmedia.com The Bears made it official Thursday, hiring Reggie Herring as their new linebackers coach and Paul Pasqualoni as the defensive line coach.

Herring and Pasqualoni replace Tim Tibesar and Mike Phair, respectively. They were

fired Jan. 12.

Herring has coached for 33 years, including eight as a linebackers coach. He coached the linebackers for the Texans from 2011 to 2013 and the Cowboys from 2008 to 2010. He also was the Texans’ linebackers coach from 2002 to 2003.

From 2005 to 2007, Herring was the defensive coordinator/

linebackers coach at Arkansas.

He has 25 years of experience coaching in the college ranks.

Pasqualoni has coached for 42 years, with this being his seventh as an NFL assistant.

He was the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator/defensive line coach in 2010, overlapping with Herring. From 2008 to 2009, Pasqualoni was the Dolphins’

defensive coordinator. He coached the Dallas linebackers from 2006 to 2007 and their tight ends in 2005.

Before coming to Chicago, Pasqualoni was the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 2011 to 2013. He also was the head coach at Syracuse from 1991 to 2004 and Western Connecticut from 1982 to 1986.

Boys Basketball DeKalb at Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Kaneland at Rochelle, 2:30 p.m.

Burlington Central at GenoaKingston, 7:15 p.m.

Wrestling Sycamore, Kaneland, DeKalb at Northern Illinois Big 12 championships at Sterling, 9 a.m.

Boys Bowling DeKalb, Sycamore at Rockford Boylan Catholic Sectional, 9 a.m.

Girls Bowling DeKalb at Rockford Guilford tournament, 9 a.m.

Sycamore at Minooka tournament, 9 a.m.

Hinckley-Big Rock will hold its annual alumni boys basketball tournament on Saturday at Hinckley-Big Rock High School.

The tournament will run from 8 a.m. through the championship, which begins at 5 p.m. The event will feature seven teams and 62 players, including nine players from the Royals’ 2013 squad.

The graduation years represented are 1967 all the way through 2013.

Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for students, while seniors get in free.

Tiger opens with a 72 on tough South Course SAN DIEGO – The best score belonged to Stewart Cink. The best round belonged to Pat Perez. Tiger Woods didn’t come close to claiming either Thursday in the Farmers Insurance Open, where the seven-time champion failed to break par in the opening round for first time in his career.

Cink ran off three straight birdies late in his round on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines for an 8-under-par 64.

That gave him a one-shot lead over Gary Woodland.

Perez had a 67, the best score on the South by two shots.

Woods, making his 2014 debut, failed to birdie any of the par 5s and had to settle for a 72.

Browns hire Mike Pettine after twisting search BEREA, Ohio – Mike Pettine knows he might not have been Cleveland’s first choice or even the Browns’ second pick.

All that matters to the son of a high school coaching legend is that he’s the one they selected.

“It’s been my life-long dream to be an NFL head coach,” Pettine said Thursday, “and however that opportunity presents itself, it’s fine with me.”

After nearly a month of twists, turns and talk, the Browns found their man. Pettine replaces Rob Chudzinski.

– Staff, wire reports

SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. Denver vs. Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 33 8 .805 — Bulls 21 20 .512 12 Detroit 17 25 .405 16½ Cleveland 15 27 .357 18½ Milwaukee 8 33 .195 25 Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 21 20 .512 — Brooklyn 18 22 .450 2½ New York 15 27 .357 6½ Boston 15 29 .341 7½ Philadelphia 14 28 .333 7½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 31 12 .721 — Atlanta 22 19 .537 8 Washington 20 21 .488 10 Charlotte 19 25 .432 12½ Orlando 11 32 .256 20 Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 32 10 .762 Houston 29 15 .659 Dallas 25 19 .568 Memphis 20 20 .500 New Orleans 16 25 .390 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 33 10 .767 Portland 31 11 .738 Denver 20 20 .500 Minnesota 20 21 .488 Utah 14 29 .326 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 29 15 .659 Golden State 26 17 .605 Phoenix 24 17 .585 L.A. Lakers 16 27 .372 Sacramento 15 26 .366

H-BR grad Thorp records double-double in NIU’s loss

H-BR to hold alumni basketball tournament

Sunday At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Sanders, 6:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

8SPORTS SHORTS Northern Illinois women’s basketball lost to Buffalo, 63-52, on Thursday at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, dropping to 3-3 in Mid-American Conference play.

NIU junior and former Hinckley-Big Rock basketball player Jenna Thorp recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Huskies in both categories.

NIU shot only 28 percent from the field and falls to 7-9 overall.

PRO BOWL

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Minnesota Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper (left) stops a shot by the Blackhawks’ Michal Handzus in the first period Thursday in St. Paul, Minn.

WILD 2, BLACKHAWKS 1

Kane spoils shutout as Hawks fall The ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PAUL, Minn. – Jason Pominville and Matt Cooke scored first-period goals and Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Blackhawks, 2-1, Thursday night.

The Wild, who lost to the Hawks in five games in the first round of the playoffs last season, have won three of four against the Hawks this season. The Hawks lost in regulation for only the second time since Dec. 15.

Kuemper was making his sixth consecutive start as Minnesota’s top two goalies, Josh Harding and Niklas Backstrom, have been sidelined with health problems.

The Wild are 5-3 with rookie

Next vs. Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Sunday, CSN, AM-720 in the net this season.

Patrick Kane spoiled Kuemper’s shutout bid when he scored his 24th goal of the season with 31.2 seconds left to bring the Blackhawks to within one.

But Kuemper stopped one final flurry in the last 10 seconds and Zach Parise cleared the puck from Minnesota’s zone to run out the clock.

Pominville opened the scoring at 8:08 of the first period. Dany Heatley carried the puck across the Hawks’ blue line and passed to Mi-

kael Granlund near the goal mouth. Granlund spun back around and slid the puck across the slot, where Pominville was waiting to send it in the open net for his 20th of the season.

The Hawks killed off a 5-on3 power play, but Minnesota doubled its lead late in the first period. Justin Fontaine won a race to a loose puck and tipped it to Cooke, who slipped it past Antti Raanta from the left faceoff circle.

Kuemper got a little help from his defense to keep it 2-0 late in the second. During a Minnesota power play, Pominville tripped at the Hawks blue line and Marian Hossa pounced for a short-handed breakaway. But defenseman Ryan Suter caught up to Hos-

sa just in time to prevent him from getting a clean shot.

The Wild welcomed Parise back on Thursday after the U.S. Olympic Team member missed 14 games with a broken left foot.

Notes: Hawks D Duncan Keith missed his first game of the season Thursday. He was a pregame scratch because of an illness. ... Hawks senior adviser Scotty Bowman is scheduled to have right knee replacement surgery Friday in Tampa, Fla. The 13-time Stanley Cup champion has a residence about an hour from Tampa. ... Kuemper’s mask broke during the second period, and he used Backstrom’s mask for about 10 minutes while it was being fixed.

SOXFEST KICKS OFF TODAY

Hahn appeases fans with offseason moves GM infuses young talent to give fans hope

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com Rick Hahn has done the unthinkable.

In his second offseason as White Sox general manager, Hahn has found a way to heal a wounded fan base in the months after a horrible 99-loss season. And he’s done so even though his team won’t be expected to contend in 2014.

All Hahn has done is acquire enough good, young position-player prospects to complement a solid, young pitching staff led by Cy Young candidate Chris Sale, a nice mix that seems to have the Sox – even without Masahiro Tanaka – on the right path to being good again before too long. Perhaps by 2015.

A fan base well known for showing its grumpy side will convene for SoxFest today through Sunday at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago not completely rid of a bad baseball hangover from 2013, but pretty much sold on Hahn’s transparent plan to make it all better. In Rick they trust.

Hahn has acquired $68 million Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu, right fielder Avisail Garcia, center fielder Adam Eaton and third baseman Matt

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Current White Sox general manager Rick Hahn looks out over the field from the dugout before a game against the Detroit Tigers on June 3, 2011, at U.S. Cellular Field.

Davidson in trades and free agency since the middle of last season. Those deals potentially add four new regulars, almost half a lineup, under long-term team control. They also boosted the Sox’s bottom-of-the-barrel prospects rankings to something more respectable.

This is not to suggest those new, young Sox are locks for greatness.

“On paper, there is a future for every one of those moves, but there again, nobody is proven,’’ one major league scout said. “Davidson is not proven.

[Garcia] has good talent, but he’s not proven, either. Eaton is your typical leadoff guy center fielder, and his best years should be ahead of him, but he’s not proven. That’s where

you have to trust your scouts.’’

The Sox did part with a proven, 25-year old closer in Addison Reed to get Davidson (the Diamondbacks were happy to get him for a third baseman that was behind two others in their system) and versatile 26-year-old left-hander Hector Santiago to fetch Eaton.

So their supply of good, young pitching has taken a hit.

With every gain comes a cost, which Hahn and his staff seem to get if increased spending in scouting means anything. After ranking last in draft spending from 2007 to 2011 and being KO’d from Latin American talent searches because of the David Wilder kickback scandal, the Sox are investing more on both fronts.

Hahn’s special assistant in Latin America, Marco Paddy, reeled in a huge international catch in teenage outfielder Micker Zapata, signed for $1.4 million. New, strict bonus pools with stiff penalties for overspending put the Sox, who have spent 100 percent of their bonus pools in the past two drafts, back in the game.

“In the end, it’s about winning in Chicago, and the acquisitions we’ve made in the last few months are a big part toward that,’’ Hahn said. “But what I personally feel good about is the improvements we’ve made on the player development side, the scouts we’ve added (pro, amateur, international), the re-introduction of this club to the international signing market, which will help us long term, and fully funding those departments now.’’

The Sox’s payroll figures to fall below $90 million (it was $112 million last year), but chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in December there was room to add for the right cause, which turned out to be a somewhat surprising nine-figure multiyear pitch for Tanaka. The attempt failed but hiked the Sox’s approval rating with fans.

“We have enough money to win,” Hahn said. “We have enough to build a competitive club, and if sometimes we have to be creative or take some chances or make some trades as opposed to just papering over mistakes (with money), so be it.’’

GB — 4 8 11 15½ GB — 1½ 11½ 12 19 GB — 2½ 3½ 12½ 12½

Thursday’s Results Miami 109, L.A. Lakers 102 Denver at Portland (n) Today’s Games L.A. Clippers at Bulls, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 7 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Bulls at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Denver, 8 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 9 p.m.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 53 32 9 12 76 St. Louis 50 34 11 5 73 Colorado 49 31 13 5 67 Minnesota 53 28 20 5 61 Dallas 51 23 20 8 54 Nashville 51 22 22 7 51 Winnipeg 51 23 23 5 51 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 52 37 10 5 79 San Jose 50 32 12 6 70 Los Angeles 51 29 16 6 64 Vancouver 51 26 16 9 61 Phoenix 50 23 18 9 55 Calgary 51 17 27 7 41 Edmonton 52 15 31 6 36

GF 189 173 144 127 148 125 144

GA 146 116 127 130 153 152 152

GF 177 161 131 129 143 114 132

GA 129 123 108 128 152 161 183

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 49 31 15 3 65 141 109 Tampa Bay 51 30 16 5 65 150 126 Montreal 50 27 18 5 59 127 125 Toronto 53 27 21 5 59 151 163 Detroit 50 22 18 10 54 127 138 Ottawa 51 22 19 10 54 144 159 Florida 50 20 23 7 47 120 151 Buffalo 49 13 29 7 33 92 142 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 51 36 13 2 74 168 125 N.Y. Rangers 53 27 23 3 57 132 135 Columbus 50 26 20 4 56 148 140 Philadelphia 52 25 21 6 56 141 152 Carolina 50 22 19 9 53 125 142 New Jersey 51 21 19 11 53 122 124 Washington 50 22 20 8 52 142 152 N.Y. Islanders 53 21 25 7 49 151 175 Two points for win, one point for OT loss Thursday’s Results Minnesota 2, Blackhawks 1 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3 (SO) Carolina 5, Buffalo 3 St. Louis 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Columbus 5, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Islanders 4 Dallas 7, Toronto 1 Nashville at Vancouver (n) Los Angeles at Anaheim (n) Winnipeg at San Jose (n) Today’s Games Washington at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Carolina, ppd., sched. conflict Montreal at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Ottawa at Carolina, 11 a.m.

St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, noon Boston at Philadelphia, noon Washington at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 Thursday’s Results No. 1 Arizona 69, Colorado 57 No. 6 Florida 68, Alabama 62 No. 15 Cincinnati 69, UCF 51 No. 17 Ohio St. 62, Illinois 55 No. 23 Memphis 82, Houston 59 Today’s Schedule No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse at Miami, noon No. 3 Michigan St. vs. No. 21 Michigan, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Villanova at Marquette, 1 p.m.

No. 5 Wichita St. at Drake, 7:05 p.m.

No. 6 Florida vs. Tennessee, 3 p.m.

No. 7 San Diego St. at Utah St., 10:05 p.m.

No. 8 Kansas at TCU, 8 p.m.

No. 9 Wisconsin at Purdue, 4 p.m.

No. 10 Iowa at Northwestern, 11 a.m.

No. 11 Oklahoma St. vs. West Virginia, 1 p.m.

No. 14 Kentucky vs. Georgia, 12:30 p.m.

No. 16 Iowa St. vs. No. 22 Kansas St., 12:45 p.m.

No. 18 Duke vs. Florida St., 11 a.m.

No. 20 Pittsburgh at Maryland, 5 p.m.

No. 24 Baylor vs. Texas, 12:30 p.m.

No. 25 Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 3 p.m.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Gilbert hitting 44 percent of 3-pointers

MADELYNE JOHNSON DeKalb, junior, forward Johnson was named to DeKalb’s all-MLK tourney team.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR Sycamore at Kaneland, 5:30 p.m. today Spartans control their own destiny in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East, and look to remain unbeaten in league play.

Indian Creek at Serena, 6:45 p.m. Thursday Timberwolves face a tough test to close out Little Ten Conference play.

POWER RANKINGS 1. Sycamore (14-5, 5-0 N. Illinois Big 12 East) Spartans have two conference games before showdown with DeKalb at the Convocation Center.

2. DeKalb (16-7, 5-1 NI Big 12 East) Barbs had a strong showing in their MLK Tournament.

3. Kaneland (9-11, 2-2 NI Big 12 East) Knights can cause some havoc in the NI Big 12 East with a win Friday over Sycamore.

4. Hinckley-Big Rock (11-12, 5-2 Little Ten) Tough nonconference schedule has helped the Royals in LTC play.

5. Indian Creek (12-10, 5-2 LTC) Timberwolves have a good shot to win the Earlville Regional in February.

6. Genoa-Kingston (5-13, 1-5 Big Northern East) Cogs have struggled in conference play.

7. Hiawatha (2-13, 0-5 LTC) Hawks lost to Paw Paw in the LTC Tournament play-in game.

they can’t come.”

Maine South coach Mark Smith hadn’t been to the new DeKalb High, and was impressed by the facility.

“When we got the offer to come out here, the opportunity to come, we jumped at it,” he said. “Outside of it being finals week for our girls, it’s been a good tournament for us.”

By STEVE NITZ

A closer look at the girls basketball scene

SPOTLIGHT ON ...

Friday, January 24, 2014 • Page B3

snitz@shawmedia.com The biggest reason the Sycamore girls basketball team has gotten off to a 14-5 start and has a Northern Illinois Big 12 East title in its sights is the play of junior Bailey Gilbert.

One of the biggest improvements for Gilbert, a 2013 Daily Chronicle first-team all-area selection, has been her 3-point shooting.

Gilbert, who averages 17 points a game, is shooting 44 percent from beyond the arc.

“It’s her consistency from the 3-point line and her ability to get to the free-throw line,” Sycamore coach Brett Goff said. “She wasn’t getting those easy points last year from the free-throw line.”

When Gilbert does get to the line, she’s shooting nearly 80 percent, according to Goff, and her mid-range game also has improved.

“She’s really a triple threat now,” Goff said.

H-BR starting to click

It’s been an up-and-down year for Hinckley-Big Rock, which sat at 11-11 heading into Thursday’s Little Ten Tournament semifinal against Serena.

However, the Royals played a tough nonconference schedule and had won four games in a row heading into Thursday.

H-BR hosts a regional that’s very winnable, and Greg Burks hopes his team will have some momentum come postseason time. The Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com Sycamore’s Bailey Gilbert shoots the ball against Royals have won seven consecutive regional championships.

Hampshire in a 47-29 victory Jan. 14 in Sycamore.

“In the last couple years, we’ve been that DeKalb MLK tourney could get bigger team that if a favored team saw that they The DeKalb Martin Luther King Tournawith the school’s fieldhouse being utilized. ment ended with a three-way tie, and Maine This year’s field had eight teams, and Dav- could match up against us, hopefully, they were looking at it and not looking forward to South won the title based on free-throw enport said there were schools that wanted percentage. to be included but already were committed to playing us,” Burks said. “Hopefully, year in and year out you can be that team. You can In the future, the tournament might not nonconference games. be a team that plays a disciplined-enough and come down to tiebreakers. DeKalb coach Chris “I don’t think we’re going to have a problem doing it,” Davenport said. “We might solid-enough game that a more talented team Davenport said the hope is to get the tournaeven get to the point where we tell people ment to 16 teams and use a bracket format, doesn’t want to play you.”

Expect more postseason wins this year Outside of Hinckley-Big Rock’s run to a Class 1A sectional final, victories were rare for the area’s girls basketball teams last February.

Not counting H-BR, area teams won only three games last postseason.

This year, I don’t see that being the case, as a number of teams post solid chances to take home regional championships.

Let’s start with Class 1A, where

VIEWS Steve Nitz Indian Creek should go into the Earlville Regional as a favorite.

The IHSA split up the Timberwolves and Royals, who met in a regional championship last season, and the Royals have an excellent shot at winning their own regional

this year. A regional crown would be the Royals’ eighth straight.

The area’s most impressive team so far this year has been Sycamore, and the Spartans should have the top seed in the Class 3A Plano Regional.

DeKalb might be the area’s most talented team, but the Barbs might have the toughest time getting a regional plaque because they are in the same regional as Huntley in Class 4A.

But, DeKalb certainly has a shot against the Red Raiders.

All in all, there likley won’t be too many early exits for area teams this season.

Instead, we should see a few more teams cutting down the nets.

• Steve Nitz is a sports reporter for the Daily Chronicle.

He can be reached via email at snitz@shawmedia.com and follow him on Twitter @SNitz_DDC.

Indian Creek stuggles offensively against top seed • LTC TOURNEY Continued from page B1

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Injured Bulls guard Derrick Rose (left) watches the Jan. 15 game against the Magic with teammate Joakim Noah during the first half of the game in Orlando, Fla.

BULLS

Thibs hopeful for a summer return for Rose

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com The last time Derrick Rose participated in USA Basketball, the Bulls point guard eventually walked away with the 2011 NBA MVP. Call it a dose of confidence that Rose never let go of that season.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau would love a repeat performance.

Rose was one of 28 players named for the 2014-16 USA national team pool Thursday, and if his surgically repaired right knee can respond in time, he could play in this summer’s FIBA World Cup in Spain.

“Well, I’m hopeful that he will,” Thibodeau said of Rose on Wednesday night. “But a lot depends on where his health is. But I thought it was a great experience for him in the past.

I know how much he enjoyed it. I know how USA Basketball feels about him. I think it’s a great honor and a privilege, and hopefully it’ll work out.”

Rose was a member of the gold medal team that won the World Championships in the summer leading into the 2010-11 season, and he helped guide the Bulls to the Eastern Conference finals in the wake of that.

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“It challenges guys,” Thibodeau said of the USA Basketball experience. “I think it’s beneficial to all the players. I know Derrick, my first year when he played that summer in the World Games, he hit the ground running. He had a great season. He was the MVP. But I thought that experience was invaluable to him.”

The next step in the pool process for Rose would be showing he’s healthy enough to qualify for the team, and USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo addressed that in a teleconference, mentioning two injured guards: Rose and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook.

“Certainly Derrick Rose, we’re not sure about,” Colangelo said. “We have a fluid roster. We continue to watch players and prepare ourselves.”

Thibodeau was named an assistant coach on the staff last season, so if Rose can give it a go, there will be a very familiar face watching him closely.

The Huskers outscored the Royals 14-6 in the third, and H-BR finished the game with 17 turnovers.

“In the first quarter we came out really strong,” H-BR junior guard Jacqueline Madden said. “We didn’t do very well with their press (the final three quarters). We didn’t pass the ball very well. We passed it slow, so they got a bunch of steals and then we kind of got a little nervous with the ball.

We didn’t handle it as well as we should have.”

Paver led the Royals with 10 points. Madden added six points and Binkley had five.

H-BR’s loss sets up a rematch with rival Indian Creek, a team the Royals defeated 4540 earlier this season. The Timberwolves defeated H-BR in last season’s third-place game.

“I think we really want to beat them, and they’re probably going to want to come

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Indian Creek’s Emma Goodrich (left) and Newark’s Kristine Zitt struggle for possession of the ball in the second quarter of the LTC tournament semifinal Thursday night in Hinckley. The Timberwolves lost, 37-23. back and beat us, too, from Newark’s success is the fact last time,” Madden said. “So, it that the Norsemen don’t get will be a good matchup, and we flustered. really want to win.”

In Thursday’s early semifiTimberwolves struggle of- nal, Muchmore watched Newfensively in loss: There was a ark play yet another strong reason Newark came into the game, as the Norsemen defeatLittle Ten Tournament as the ed the Timberwolves, 37-23. top seed.

“They’ve got size. They’ve got Indian Creek coach Paul some kids who can shoot. They Muchmore said a big part of play hard, they play together. At

least when we play them, they don’t get rattled,” Muchmore said. “I think that’s huge. I think you saw us get rattled. Especially early, we got rattled.”

Indian Creek (12-10) had some success early, moving the ball up the court well, but trailed 13-8 after the first quarter. Newark (17-5) led 22-13 at halftime and pulled away in the third, when the Norsemen outscored the Timberwolves 14-6.

“Half court we were struggling. We always want to get the ball and go,” Muchmore said. “... When we get into the halfcourt set, we need to handle it better.”

Josie Diehl led the Timberwolves with eight points. Alexis Van Wyhe added seven and Jacklyn Bouma finished with four.

Hiawatha forfeits: Hiawatha forfeited against Somonauk in a consolation semifinal, which was supposed to be played at Indian Creek. The Hawks were forced to forfeit because school was canceled Thursday because of inclement weather.

Barbs enter brimming with confidence ‘He’s only • BARBS scratched Continued from page B1 the surface’ the regional team championship last weekend, bowling a six-game series of 6,272 at Mardi Gras Lanes, their home track, to beat second-place Sycamore by 102 pins. Junior Michael Belluzzi claimed the individual title with a 1,383.

Now, both teams will look to advance to state at Saturday’s Rockford Boylan Catholic Sectional.

DeKalb had high expectations for this season after returning the five core members.

All of them have raised their averages and it has showed consistently in the team’s scoring. Their regional total, which DeKalb coach Ernie Pinne said included a couple of 130 games, was almost 400 pins higher than last year’s sectional pin count.

“We’ve had four different guys shoot over 700, and three of them have been over 700 three times in series,” Pinne said. “We’ve had games in the 270s, games in the 260s and games in the 250s, which we didn’t have a lot of that last year.

“That just shows that everybody has gotten a lot more con-

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DeKalb’s Will Todtz (front) lines up his shot during practice Monday at Mardi Gras Lanes in DeKalb. sistent. The big thing is they’re picking up more spares.”

However, this year’s sectional will feature much better competition than last year, including six teams ranked in the top 15 by Illinoisbowling. net. With only four sectionals instead of eight as in previous years, the top six teams will advance to state.

Yet confidence remains high for a team that is a year more experienced. The Barbs went to the site of Saturday’s

sectional – Park Lanes in Loves Park – to get a practice session in Wednesday.

They’ve bowled against, and beaten, some of the competition during the year, including taking two games and the series from No. 11 McHenry at home.

“If we could get downstate in our third year, I’d be really happy,” senior Seth Pinne said. “Especially my senior year, my last year, I’d be really happy if we got downstate.”

In the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, which boasts three teams ranked in the top 17 in NAIA Division II, the young Eagles, who are 5-16 overall, have gone through growing pains with a 2-8 record. But like his young team, Cotton said he thinks Nelson has only scratched the surface of his potential.

“He’s a worker, and he’s going to put in the work in the offseason in the weight room to become the best college basketball player,” Cotton said. “I really think he can be an all-conference player in our league, and that’s not easy to do – we’re a 14-team league. … There’s no doubt in my mind that his best basketball is ahead of him, and the other side of that is that he’s a great student. I think he can be academic all-conference, academic All-American.”

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NO. 17 OHIO STATE 62, ILLINOIS 55

Illini’s losing streak moves to 5 straight

By RUSTY MILLER The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio – All Lenzelle Smith Jr. wanted was to see his teammates happy for a change.

They hadn’t for the past 19 days.

LaQuinton Ross scored 18 points and Smith had 16 – and each added critical points down the stretch – to help No. 17 Ohio State end a four-game skid with a 62-55 win over Illinois on Thursday night.

“You want to see your team smile as much as possible,” said Smith, a senior. “I can tell you that prior to this game there

were no smiles, there was no laughter. Guys were kind of in their shells. Now I feel like everybody’s out now and I’m looking forward to playing the next game with a lot of confidence.”

Aaron Craft added 11 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Buckeyes (16-4, 3-4 Big Ten), who had lost four in a row for the first time since 2007-08.

“This was a big win,” coach Thad Matta said. “We told our guys this was a one-game season just from the standpoint that we knew we had six days off afterward. To their credit they did a tremendous job of laying it all on the line.”

Over their losing streak,

Next at Indiana, 2 p.m. Sunday, BTN, AM-670 the Buckeyes had wilted in the final 5 minutes, had shot poorly and hadn’t been able to stop opposing teams.

Against another team stuck in a four-game slide, they finally found some answers.

Illinois (13-7, 2-5) pulled to 41-40 on 3s by Jon Ekey and Joseph Bertrand and pulled even at 46 on Tracy Abrams’ slash through the lane. He missed the cap on a possible three-

point play, however, and at the other end Shannon Scott fed Ross for a 3 from the left wing.

The teams traded missed chances until Smith stepped in front of a bad pass by Tracy Abrams and fed Scott for a left-handed layup with 3:50 remaining for a 51-46 advantage.

With the Buckeyes hanging on 52-50, Ross drove the lane against the Illinois zone and was fouled, banking in a shot and adding the accompanying free throw with 2:07 left.

“It was everybody being connected tonight,” Ross said of the difference for the Buckeyes. “We had a lot of togetherness. You saw guys jumping up

and down. It was just a group effort. Everybody did what they had to. We pitched in.”

The Illini then turned it over on an offensive foul by Rice before Smith poured in a 3 from in front of the Ohio State bench for a 58-50 lead with 75 seconds remaining.

Illinois never threatened again.

“I thought Ross’ and-1 was huge. I thought Smith’s 3 was huge,” said Illini coach John Grose, a former Ohio State assistant. “Those were two big plays.”

Bertrand had 19 points, Ekey 11 and Nnanna Egwu 10 for the Illini, who haven’t won

since Jan. 4 and play three of their next four games against ranked opponents.

Rayvonte Rice, averaging 17.4 points a game, was 0 for 8 from the field and went scoreless. The Illini have lost their past six Big Ten road games and fell to 1-4 against ranked teams this season.

The Buckeyes won their first 15 games and were ranked No. 3 when they suddenly spiraled down the polls and the Big Ten rankings. They fought back to score 20 of the final 23 points to force overtime at No. 5 Michigan State before losing. Then they blew a nine-point lead in the second half in a home loss to Iowa.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Wawrinka in men’s final

By JOHN PYE The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia – The usually diplomatic Roger Federer didn’t bother concealing his preference for semifinal winners at the Australian Open.

He wanted an all-Swiss final, the first ever in a Grand Slam. Eighthranked Stanislas Wawrinka held up his end of the bargain with a 6-3, 7-6 Stanislas (1), 6-7 (3), 7-6 Wawrinka (4) win over Tomas Berdych to reach his first major final.

Now the pressure is on the 17-time major winner to complete the match up. The major obstacle in his path: a semifinal against Rafael Nadal.

Now it’s Iron Stan’s turn to sit back and watch two of the greatest players ever do battle today for the right to meet him in Sunday’s final.

“For sure I’m going to re-

Thursday Down Under MELBOURNE, Australia – A look at the 11th day of the Australian Open tennis championships Thursday: Weather: Sunny, high of 88 degrees Semifinals winners: Men: No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka. Women: No. 4 Li Na, No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova Semifinal losers: Men: No. 7 Tomas Berdych. Women: No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 30 Eugenie Bouchard Playing today: Semifinals: No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 6 Roger Federer. Women’s doubles final: Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy vs. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (3), Russia ally, really enjoy,” Wawrinka said. “I’m going to watch the match tomorrow in front of my TV, maybe with some popcorn.

“I always try to watch when they play because you can always learn. You can always see the best tennis ever on the tour.”

The 33rd installment of the

Nadal-Federer rivalry – the 11th in Grand Slams – should be enthralling viewing. Wawrinka’s joked that he’d prefer a walkover most of all, but likes the idea of a Swiss decider.

“My record against Rafa is not really good, and neither against Roger, but for sure to play a Swiss final will be amazing,” he said. Federer “is the best player ever. For me it’s my first final. To play against Roger would be amazing.”

Federer is into his 11th consecutive semifinal at Melbourne Park – he has won five and gone on to win four finals.

“This one feels different because of the tougher times I’ve had in Slams,” said Federer, who lost in the second round at Wimbledon and the fourth round at the U.S. Open last year when he was struggling with muscle injuries and getting to terms with a new, bigger racket. To get this far he had to beat 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the quarterfinals.

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Faith

SECTION C Friday, January 24, 2014 Daily Chronicle

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Members of First United Methodist Church’s Faithfully Fit group exercise on Tuesday morning at the church in DeKalb.

faithfullyFIT

Church uses exercise to connect with God

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rom the outside, DeKalb’s First United Methodist Church seems still and cold on a weekday morning. But on the inside, a

small group is warming the church through faith, fitness and fellowship.

“There goes one mile,” Karen Mason exclaimed while marching in place in the church’s heritage room.

Around her, 10 others breathe sighs of relief or smile while they keep pace with an exercise DVD. Mason, 72, is one of the members of a small exercise group known as Faithfully Fit that meets two mornings a week at First United Methodist, 321 Oak St., DeKalb.

Through Faithfully Fit, participants gain a sense of community as they use exercise to con-

If you go What: Faithfully Fit When: 8:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays Where: Heritage Room, First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb Information: www.firstumc.net nect with God. The group started a little more than three years ago after some young retirees decided they wanted to stay fit. First United Methodist has a number of small groups that members feel foster the church community and the Faithfully Fit group was another one members felt would be beneficial.

When it first started, Faithfully Fit attracted about six people who wanted to walk a mile during their 30-minute meeting. Within a few weeks, group members were walking two miles every Tuesday and Friday morning with the help of faith-based workout DVDs. The video keeps the group constantly moving, whether it’s by walking in place, kicking, shuffling from side-to-side or reaching their arms into the air. The activity also incorporates toning bands and weights. At the same time, inspirational worship music plays to further foster the faith and fitness connection.

“The friendship and the fellowship are really bonuses of it,” Mason said. “We have all gotten to know each other better. That community is what church is about.”

A group of about 15 people who range from their 50’s to their 80’s now gathers for the exercise group. While the group is mostly made up of women, a couple men have joined the mix.

There’s no registration involved, or even membership to the church. To start exercising with the group, showing up is the only requirement.

Beyond faith in God, the group demands members have faith in themselves to make it through the two-mile walk.

“There’s that peer pressure element,” member Penny Rosenow said. “You look over and you see someone going and you think ‘I can keep going.’”

Some participants come to the group while in the process of rehabilitating from an injury or surgery. The workout can be modified to fit their needs.

“It’s a great way to start the morning,” Rosenow said.

At the end of their walk, the group forms a circle with one person leading a prayer aloud.

“We just thank God for being able to move our muscles and strengthen our minds, bodies and souls,” Mason said.

Faithfully Fit meets from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday and Friday in the Heritage Room of the First United Methodist Church.

CHURCH BULLETIN

Page C2 • Friday, January 24, 2014 DEKALB Baptist Campus Ministry 449 Normal Road www.niu.edu/student_orgs/judson 815-756-2131 judson@niu.edu Pastors: Dwight and Rene Gorbold Bethlehem Lutheran (ELCA) 1915 N. First St. BethlehemDeKalb.org 815-758-3203 belcdekalb@comcast.net Pastor: Dan Wynard Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday; 10:30 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 Sunday school; 11 a.m. adult Sunday forum; 5:30 p.m. midweek Advent supper/worship Highlight of the week: After the worship service, the congregation will hold their annual meeting, Part II. A Monday evening Bible Study, “Walking with Jesus,” will be held at 7 p.m.

Cathedral of Praise 1126 S. First St. www.dekalbcop.org 815-758-6557 ericwyzard@dekalbcop.org Pastor: Eric Wyzard Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Bible study Wednesday.

Christ Community Church (DeKalb Campus) 1600 E. Lincoln Highway www.ccclife.org 815-787-6161 Worship schedule: 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday Church of Christ, Scientist 220 N. Third St. 815-787-3792 jocelyn.green2@frontier.com Pastors: King James Bible, “Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy The message: “Truth” Worship schedule: 10 a.m. church and Sunday school services; 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday testimony meetings Highlight of the week: The Christian Science Reading Room is open noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. The public is welcome to come in and browse.

Community of Christ 1200 S. Malta Road www.chicagomissioncenter.org 815-756-1963 roger@hintzsche.com Pastor: Roger Hintzsche Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school Congregation Beth Shalom 820 Russell Road www.bethshalomdekalb.org 815-756-1010 info@bethshalomdekalb.org Rabbi: Maralee Gordon DeKalb Christian 1107 S. First St. www.forministry.com/USILCCACCDCC1 815-758-1833 tomndcc@aol.com Pastor: Tom J. Hughes Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 9:15 a.m. Sunday school DeKalb Wesleyan 1115 S. Malta Road www.dekalbwesleyan.com 815-758-0673 Pastor: Dean Pierce Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evangelical Free 150 Bethany Road 815-756-8729 efreesd@comcast.net www.efreesd.com Pastor: Martin Jones, lead pastor; Paul Rogers, worship pastor; Gary Lisle, youth pastor; Terry Gin, children’s ministry director Worship schedule: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school First Baptist 349 S. Third St. www.fbcdekalb.org 815-758-3973 churchinfo@fbcdekalb.org Pastor: Bob Edwards Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m. Sunday; 10:45 a.m. Sunday school First Church of the Nazarene 1051 S. Fourth St. 815-758-1588 secretary@dekalbnaz.com Pastor: Todd Holden Worship schedule: 10:40 a.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school First Congregational 615 N. First St. www.uccdekalb.org 815-758-0691 congdek1@gmail.com Pastors: Joe Gastiger, Judy Harris Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday First Lutheran (ELCA) 324 N. Third St. www.firstlutherandekalb.org 815-758-0643 office@firstlutherandekalb.org Pastor: Janet Hunt Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m. Sunday coffee fellowship;

CrossWalk activities 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday and 5:30 to 7:30 Wednesday; confirmation 6 p.m.

Wednesday Highlight of the week: The annual meeting will take place after worship. The budget for 2014 will be adopted, reports heard, and council, ministry team members and Synod Assembly voting members elected. The Social Ministry Team sponsors a Chili Dinner following. A variety of chili will be available with cornbread and fresh vegetables. Suggested donation is $8 or $20 per family. Proceeds go toward local charities – Love INC, Hope Haven and Safe Passage. All are invited.

First United Methodist 321 Oak St. www.firstumc.net 815-756-6301 office@firstumc.net Pastors: Senior Pastor Jonathan Hutchison, Associate Pastor Brian Gilbert The message: “A Few Good Men,” based in scripture Matthew 4:12-23 Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday traditional service; 11:30 a.m. Sunday contemporary SHINE service; 10:20 a.m. children and youth Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; 8:45 a.m. Thursday Communion service Highlight of the week: REAL Community Meal and Worship is a new ministry held the fourth Sunday each month. Dinner is served family style at your table beginning at 6 p.m. Come for the meal and stay for worship at 7 p.m.

Foursquare Church 210 Grove St. 815-756-9521 Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday; 7:30 a.m. weekday Bible study; TBA Sunday Bible study Glad Tidings Assembly of God 2325 N. First St. 815-758-4919 Pastor: W. Michael Massey Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday Highlight of the week: All ages family night is 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays Grace Free Lutheran 1121 S. First St. www.gracefreelutherandekalb.org 815-758-2531 Pastor: Michael Hodge Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school Harvest Bible Chapel 2215 Bethany Road www.harvestdekalb.org 815-756-9020 Pastor: Jason Draper Worship schedule: 9 and 11 a.m.

Sunday Hillcrest Covenant 1515 N. First St. www.hillcovch.org 815-756-5508 hillcrestcovenantchurchdekalb@ gmail.com Pastor: Steve Larson, Associate Pastor Jennifer Zerby Worship schedule: 10:45 a.m. worship; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school Immanuel Lutheran 511 Russell Road www.immanueldekalb.org 815-756-6669, 815-756-6675 office@godwithusilc.org Pastors: Marty Marks, Ray Krueger Worship schedule: 8 a.m. Sunday traditional worship; 9:15 a.m.

Sunday school and adult Bible study; 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship Highlight of the week: Enjoy a Hawaiian Holiday at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 9 in fellowship hall. New members will be welcomed and lunch and entertainment will be shared with members and friends of Immanuel.

Kishwaukee Bible Church 355 N. Cross St. (Cornerstone Christian Academy) www.kishwaukeebiblechurch.org 815-754-4566 Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m. Sunday New Hope Missionary Baptist 1201 Twombly Road www.newhopeofdekalb.org 815-756-7906 newhope@tbc.net Pastors: Leroy A. Mitchell, G. Joseph Mitchell Worship schedule: 7:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Highlight of the week: Wednesday, Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. and Youth Ministry is at 6 p.m.

St. Mary Parish 321 Pine St. www.stmarydekalb.org 815-758-5432 Frparker@stmarydekalb.org Pastor: James Parker The message: “Jesus is the Messiah who heals us of our sin and who is our unity and peace.”

Worship schedule: 8 a.m., 4:30 p.m.

Saturday; 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.

Sunday; 7 a.m. Monday through Friday Highlight of the week: Catholic Schools Week and the Good Book Sale will be celebrated in the Ministry Center Cafeteria after all morning Masses. Fr. Parker’s Pick: “Abandonment to Divine Providence by Fr. John Pierre de Caussade. ,”Doughnuts and juice will be provided by St. Mary Student Council, Home and School Association.

St. Paul’s Episcopal 900 Normal Road www.stpaulsdekalb.org 815-756-4888 parishoffice@stpaulsdekalb.org Rector: Stacy Walker-Frontjes Worship schedule: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Seventh-day Adventist 300 E. Taylor St. 815-758-1388 Pastor: Leonardo Oliveira Worship schedule: 11 a.m. Saturday; Sabbath school 9:30 a.m.

Highlight of the week: Open Closet hours are 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Rock Christian Church 300 E. Taylor St. http://therockchristianchurch.com 815-758-3700 Pastor: Jerry Wright Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sundays.

Highlight of the week: For a ride to this growing, Bible-believing, nondenominational church, call 815-758-3700 or 815-748-5611.

Trinity Lutheran (LCMC) 303 S. Seventh St. 815-756-7374 www.trinitydekalb.com Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday; contemporary worship on second and fourth Sunday each month Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 158 N. Fourth St. www.uufdekalb.org 815-756-7089 uufdchurchoffice@aol.com Pastor: Linda Slabon The message: “Behind the Kitchen Door” Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday Highlight of the week: Farmers market with arts and crafts 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 1. Support local farmers and artisans. Great shopping opportunities. Live music. Hot food, coffee, tea, chocolate.

United Pentecostal Church 1120 S. Seventh St. www.dekalbupc.com 815-901-0699 Pastor: Greg W. Davis and Maurice McDavid, assistant pastor Worship schedule: 10 a.m., 2 p.m.

(Spanish) and 6 p.m. Sundays; 6 p.m. Saturday (Spanish) Victory Baptist 1930 Sycamore Road VBC-DeKalb.org 815-756-6212 Victorlane5@frontier.com Pastor: Ngum Eric Mangek Worship schedule: 10:45 a.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school Vida Nueva/New Life 316 N. Sixth St. vndekalb@frontier.com 815-787-7711 Pastor: Rodrigo Azofeifa Worship schedule: 12:30 p.m.

Domingo (Sunday) Vineyard Christian Fellowship Haish Gymnasium, 303 S. Ninth St. www.vineyarddekalb.org 815-748-8463 Pastor: Joe Holda Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday Westminster Presbyterian 830 N. Annie Glidden Road www.westminsterdekalb.org 815-756-2905 secretary@westminsterdekalb.org Pastor: Blake Richter The message: “They Followed Him” Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. adult Sunday school

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Newman Catholic Student Center 512 Normal Road www.niunewman.org 815-787-7770 Pastor: Matthew McMorrow Worship schedule: 4:30 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday; 12:05 p.m. daily

Bethel Assembly of God 131 W. Elm St. www.bethelofsycamore.org 815-895-4740 Pastor: William Mills Worship schedule: 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school

St. George Greek Orthodox 320 S. Second St. 815-758-5731 Pastor: John A. Artemas Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday Orthos; 10 a.m. Sunday Divine Liturgy; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school

Christian Senior Ministries P.O. Box 479 815-895-6784 Worship schedule: This nondenominational outreach program serves seniors through Bible studies, personal visits and worship services: 3:30 p.m. Mondays at

Lincolnshire Place, Sycamore; 5 p.m. Tuesdays at Lincoln Manor, Rochelle; 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Pine Acres, DeKalb; 3 p.m.

Wednesdays at Heritage Woods, DeKalb; 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Grand Victorian, Sycamore; 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at Bethany Health Care, DeKalb; 2 p.m. Thursdays at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center, DeKalb; 3 p.m. Thursdays at DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center, DeKalb.

Church of Christ 109 Swanson Road www.sycamorechurchofchrist.com 815-895-9148 sycamorecoc@comcast.net Evangelist: Phillip Vermillion Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday Church of Christ (Edgebrook Lane) 2315 Edgebook Lane www.sycamorechurch.com 815-895-3320 info@sycamorechurch.com Preacher: Al Diestelkamp Worship schedule: 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday Federated Church 612 W. State St. www.sycamorefederatedchurch.org 815-895-2706 info@sycamorefederatedchurch.org Pastor: Dennis Johnson Worship Schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday with nursery child care; 10:15 a.m.

Kids Club; 11 a.m. fellowship Highlight of the week: January Love Offering is DeKalb County Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Congregation Bunco night at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Fellowship Baptist 2425 Bethany Road www.fbcofdekalb.com 815-517-1569 Pastor: Kevin D. Spears Worship schedule: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday; 10 a.m. Sunday school; 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer and Bible study FBC of Sycamore 530 W. State St. www.fbcnewsong.com 815-895-3116 fbcnewsong@gmail.com Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday traditional service; 10:30 a.m. with signer for hearing impaired and 5 p.m. contemporary services Grace Life Church 425 W. State St. www.gracelifeinchrist.org 815-757-3570 Pastor: Stephen J. Moll Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday Harvest Time Fellowship 203 S. Sacramento St. 815-899-2529 Pastor: Michael Schumaker Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Thursday prayer Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 675 Fox Ave. www.mormon.org 815-895-2277 jrbentley1208@gmail.com Bishop: John Bentley Worship schedule: 11 a.m. Sunday Sacrament meeting; 12:20 p.m.

Sunday school; 1:10 p.m. Relief Society, Priesthood Mayfield Congregational 28405 Church Road www.mayfieldchurchucc.org 815-895-5548 Pastor: Martha Brunell The message: “Have our Eyes Become Accustomed to the Darkness?” with reading from Isaiah. 9:1-2, Psalm 27:1, Matthew 4: 12-17 Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. Sunday school for children and adults Highlight of the Week: Refreshments provided by the Hargrave family.

North Avenue Missionary Baptist 301 North Ave. 815-895-4871 Worship schedule: 11 a.m. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school St. John’s Lutheran (Missouri Synod) 26555 Brickville Road www.stjohnsycamore.org 815-895-4477 office@stjohnsycamore.org Pastors: Robert W. Weinhold, Marvin Metzger Worship schedule: 6 p.m. Saturday; 8 and 10:30 a.m. service Sunday; 9:20 a.m. adult Bible classes St. Mary’s Sycamore 322 Waterman St. www.stmarysycamore.com 815-895-3275 Churchofstmary@stmarysycamore.com Pastor: Paul M. Lipinski Worship schedule: 7:30 a.m. daily; 5 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Sunday St. Peter’s Episcopal 218 Somonauk St. www.sycamorestpeters.org 815-895-2227 office@sycamorestpeters.org

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Sunday Holy Eucharist; 8:45 a.m.

Sunday school Salem Lutheran (ELCA) 1145 DeKalb Ave. www.SalemSycamore.org 815-895-9171 salem@salemlutheransycamore.org Interim Pastor: Robert C. Kinnear Ministry staff: Carla Vanatta Worship schedule: 5 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 9:15 a.m. Sunday school Highlight of the week: Help keep the Salem Food Pantry stocked.

Sycamore Baptist Church 302 Somonauk Street www.sbcsycamore.org 815-895-2577 sycamorebap@yahoo.com Interim Pastor: Art Aviles Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Bible study Sycamore United Methodist 160 Johnson Ave. www.sycamoreumc.org 815-895-9113 sumc@sycamoreumc.org Pastor: GaHyung Kim, Harlene Harden Worship schedule: 5 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday; 10 a.m. Sunday school

NEARBY Calvary Lutheran (LCMC) (Lee) 19 Perry Road, at County Line Road www.calluth.org 815-824-2825 calluthch1@aol.com Pastor: Craig Nelson Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 9:15 a.m. children’s Sunday school; 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; noon new member class (lunch included) Cortland United Methodist 45 W. Chestnut Ave. www.cortlandumc.com 815-756-9088 bgilbert@firstumc.net Pastor: Brian Gilbert Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday Faith UMC (Genoa) 325 S. Stott St. www.genoafaithuc.com 815-784-5143 faithchurch@rocketmail.com Pastor: Melissa Meyers Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school First Congregational UCC (Malta) 210 S. Sprague St. 815-825-2451 Pastor: Robert L. Vaughn Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m. Sunday First Lutheran (NALC) (Kirkland) 510 W. South St. www.kirklandflc.org 815-522-3886 jo@kirklandflc.org Pastor: Carl L. M. Rasmussen Worship schedule: 5:30 p.m.

Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday; 9:15 a.m. children’s sermon First Evangelical Lutheran (Lee) 240 W. Hardanger Gate www.flcinlee.com 815-824-2356 Interim Pastor: Chris Heller Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 10 a.m. fellowship time First United Methodist (Hinckley) 801 N. Sycamore St. 815-286-7102 hinckleyumc@frontier.com Pastor: Laura Crites Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m. Sunday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school First United Methodist (Kirkland) 300 W. South St. www.kirklandumc.org 815-522-3546 office@kirklandumc.org Pastor: Kyeong-Ah Woo Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. Sunday school Hope Anglican Church (Elburn) Meeting at Community Congregational, 100 E. Shannon St. www.hopeanglican.org 630-802-4424 Pastor: David Kletzing Worship schedule: 5 p.m. Sunday Holy Communion, nursery

Malta United Methodist 210 E. Sprague St. www.gbgm-umc.org/maltaumc 815-825-2118 maltaumc@aol.com Pastor: Noah Panlilio Worship schedule: 9 a.m. Sunday at Malta UMC; 11 a.m. Sunday at Northwest Malta UMC Peace United Church of Christ (Genoa) 301 E. First St. 815-757-5917 PastorLauriAllen@gmail.com Pastor: Lauri Allen The message: “Goodness and Mercy” Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday St. Catherine (Genoa) 340 S. Stott St. www.st-catherine-genoa.org 815-784-2355 stcatpast@frontier.com Pastor: Donald M. Ahles The message: “Third Sunday in Ordinary Time” Worship schedule: 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Spanish) Saturday; 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 8:30 a.m.

Monday to Thursday Highlight of the week: Eucharistic Adoration from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 4.

St. James (Lee) 221 W. Kirke Gate 815-824-2053 stjames@heartlandcable.com Pastor: Bonaventure Okoro Worship schedule: 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. Tuesday to Friday; with confession from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Saturday and 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Sunday.

St. John’s Lutheran (Creston) 126 E. South St. stjohns.worthyofpraise.org 815-384-3720 Pastor: Ronald Larson Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday with fellowship following, 10:30 a.m. Sunday school St. Paul’s UCC (Hinckley) 324 W. McKinley Ave. 815-286-3391 stpaulshinckley@gmail.com Pastor: Kris Delmore Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Salem Evangelical Lutheran (Sandwich) 1022 N. Main St. 815-786-9308 Pastor: Wayne Derber Worship schedule: 8 a.m. Sunday traditional service; 10:30 a.m. contemporary service; 9:15 a.m.

Sunday education hour for all ages Trinity Lutheran (Genoa) 33930 N. State Road www.tlcgenoa.org 815-784-2522 trinity@tlcgenoa.com Pastor: Senior Pastor Jeremy Heilman Worship schedule: 5:30 p.m. Saturday blended worship; 8 a.m. Sunday traditional worship; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday contemporary worship.

United Church of Christ (Shabbona) 104 E. Navaho Ave., Box 241 815-824-2359 office.shabbonachurch@gmail.com www.shabbonachurch.org Pastor: Jim Allen Worship schedule: 8 a.m. Sunday assisted living service; 9:30 a.m.

Sunday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school United Methodist (Waterman) 210 W. Garfield www.watermanumc.com 815-264-3991 watermanumc@gmail.com Pastor: Hyerncherl Paul Lee Worship schedule: 9:45 a.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. Sunday school United Presbyterian (Somonauk) 14030 Chicago Road www.somonaukupchurch.com 815-786-2703 Worship schedule: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday; 10:45 a.m. Christian education.

Village Bible Church (Shabbona) Indian Creek Campus 209 N. Nokomis St. 815-824-2425 Pastor: Dave Haidle Worship schedule: 10 a.m. Sunday

Immanuel Lutheran (Hinckley) 12760 Lee Road www.immanuel-hinckley.org 262-825-7501 office@immanuel-hinckley.org Pastor: Christopher Navurskis Worship schedule: 10:15 a.m.

Sunday; 9 a.m. adult Bible study; 9 a.m. Sunday school; 5 p.m.

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Waterman Bible Church 500 S. Birch St. 815-264-3908 www.watermanbible.org wbcheart@frontier.com Pastors: Pastor Craig Miller, Associate Pastor of Youth Mike Burkett Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school

Kingston United Methodist 121 E. First St. 815-784-2010 Pastor: Jackie Wills Worship schedule: 11 a.m. Sunday; 9:30 a.m. youth group and Upper Room Bible study; 10:15 a.m. children’s Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. prayer circle; 6:30 p.m. Gospel of John Bible study Highlight of the week: Communion is served on the first and third Sundays. All are welcome to the table.

Waterman Presbyterian 250 N. Cedar St. www.watermanpres.com 815-264-3491 wpc_office@frontier.com Pastor: Roger Boekenhauer The message: “Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples” Worship schedule: 10:30 a.m.

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First Lutheran Church’s annual Chili Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. The event will be held in the Social Hall, located through the double glass doors at 324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Profits from the meal will be divided equally between three local social service agencies: Hope Haven, Safe Passage and Love INC. Hoping to please all taste buds, there will be a variety of chili, from mild to spicy, from vegetarian to very meaty, and even some without beans. There also will be cheeses, cornbread and vegetables and chili will be available for takeout. Tickets are available at the door for $8 per person or $20 per family. All are welcome.

8BRIEFS St. Mary School plans open house Sunday St. Mary School will celebrate its centennial Sunday with an open house, including tours of the original St. Mary School on the corner of Fourth Street and Fisk Avenue in DeKalb.

The open house, which also kicks off Catholic Schools Week, will be from noon to 4 p.m.

In 1913, the school opened with 90 students and an inaugural graduating class in 1914 of 12 students. The original school building was used until 1996.

A videographer will be there from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. to record memories of St. Mary School, sponsored by the local chapter of Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Photographs and memorabilia will be on display and participants may help identifying individuals. Attendees are invited to bring additional photographs and memorabilia to the school. These items will be photographed so the owners can keep the originals.

For more information or to sign up for a 10-minute session with the videographer, contact Alicia Schatteman at 815517-0300 or aschatteman@ comcast.net.

Kingston church plans monthly supper The next Kingston United Methodist Church monthly sup-

per will be Feb. 1. Seating times are 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Held usually on the first Saturday of the month at the church, 121 W. First St., the suppers include dessert. Donations are $9 for adults and $4 for children. Carry-out meals and gift certificates are available.

This month, the meat will be chicken.

CII sets annual dinner Child Initiative International will host its annual Dinner and Movie event at 5:30 p.m. March 29 at Bethel Assemblies of God Church, 131 W. Elm St., Sycamore.

The event will include an all-American breakfast meal served by a group of volunteers. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet with leaders of CII, learn about its mission and how to become involved in its efforts to assist children. Display tables will be set up that further describe CII’s efforts around northern Illinois, as well as the world.

After the dinner, there will be a presentation about CII’s mission trip last summer.

Tickets cost $15 per person and are available only in advance. Visit www.ciintl.org to purchase tickets.

CII is a nonprofit, faith-based public charity in Belvidere that is dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of

children. The organization helps children in northern Illinois and as far away as Grand Prairie, Texas. Internationally, CII helps children at several locations in Uganda with its own schools and orphanages run by leaders in the local community.

CII takes a holistic approach in its mission by gathering local volunteers with an understanding of the community to assist children. Kids are able to receive education, food, shelter, and necessary medical treatment.

For information, visit www. ciintl.org.

DeKalb Wesleyan hosts vocal ministry team DeKalb Wesleyan Church will host Redeemed, vocal ministry team from Indiana Wesleyan University, at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Redeemed, a mixed vocal ensemble, exalts Christ through a balance of contemporary Christian and traditional gospel music. As they glorify God through music and testimony, they remain a favorite among teens and adults alike.

Members of Redeemed are Brandon Lee (team leader), Zach Koch (sound technician), Bryce Joyner, Becka Roth, Jenna Truty and Jeremy Tyler.

DeKalb Wesleyan Church is located a 1115 S. Malta Road, DeKalb. For more information, call 815-758-0673.

Sycamore United Methodist Church Men’s Group members Jim Stoddard, Greg Olsen and Larry Welch serve up plates of pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and applesauce at the group’s annual pancake supper. This year’s event will be held Feb. 6.

SUMC men to host 59th pancake supper The Men’s Group of Sycamore United Methodist Church is preparing for its 59th annual pancake supper. The men plan to serve more than 550 meals at this year’s event, which will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6.

The event brings in approximately $2,500 to $3,000 in proceeds which are donated to needed areas within the church and community. A few of the causes are: Bible school supplies, food pantry, scholarships for both high school youth and adult mission trips, Pay-It-Forward House, Camp

Reynoldswood and selected church improvement projects.

Tickets can be purchased at the church office, Sunday mornings between services, or at the door. The all-you-can-eat menu includes pancakes and syrup, sausage, scrambled eggs, applesauce, coffee and milk. Sugar-free syrup also is available.

Tickets cost $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-10. Children age 5 and younger eat for free.

Sycamore United Methodist Church is located at 160 Johnson Ave.

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Not asking for bride’s hand is poor first step Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Chad,” proposed two months ago, but he didn’t ask my parents for my hand in marriage.

My parents are upset about it.

When I realized that Chad hadn’t gone to them, I asked him why. He said he was following what his father had done – proposing first and then speaking to the parents.

But Chad still hasn’t done it. In fact, he has yet to be around them at all.

How do I get my boyfriend to speak to my parents? They are no longer as angry as they were, but they still would like to talk to him. I spend lots of time with Chad’s family, but I can’t get him to even go to lunch with mine.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Dad said that if Chad doesn’t clear the air with him, he may not bother showing up at our wedding!

What do I do, Abby? – Fiancee In A Fix Dear Fiancee: You appear to be quite young. If I were you, I would take a step backward and see this from your parents’ point of view.

It appears that Chad wasn’t entirely honest with you when he gave his reason for not talking to them. Could he be intimidated?

When a daughter marries, most parents want to know something about the young man – not only where he has been, but also what are his plans for the future, including where the two of you will be living and whether he has a job. That Chad is hiding from them isn’t a good sign.

When most couples become engaged, the parents of the bride and groom usually get together and start to form a relationship. If your father hasn’t met your fiance, it makes it harder for your parents to reach out to his. When the in-laws are friendly, it makes for a more harmonious marriage.

As it stands, it appears

Chad is not interested in having any relationship with your family. Frankly, I can’t blame your father for being upset about it.

Dear Abby: My wife and I disagree on whether to tell our kids and friends how we met. When my wife and I met, she was underage. She was 16 and I was 21. We fell in love; it was true love. We have been together for 24 years. We have two beautiful children and have made a wonderful life together. I love her as much today as the first time I met her.

How should we answer people when they ask about how we met and fell in love?

I know it was wrong and

against the law. – Mike in California Dear Mike: You do not have to quote chapter and verse when someone asks a question. In a case like yours, you could say that you met when you were both quite young without going into the specifics.

For a 21-year-old to SEE a 16-year-old girl is not against the law, as long as her parents approve and they are not having sex. The laws regarding statutory rape were enacted to prevent predators from preying on minors.

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

Elevated eye pressure may indicate glaucoma Dear Dr. K: At my last appointment, my ophthalmologist mentioned something about elevated eye pressure.

What could this mean?

Dear Reader: Elevated eye pressure is often – but not always – associated with glaucoma. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause vision loss by damaging the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain.

How does elevated eye pressure (also called intraocular pressure) damage the optic nerve? Normally, a clear liquid called the aqueous humor circulates through the eye, helping to maintain the eye’s shape and pressure.

Eventually, the liquid passes

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff through a sieve-like system of tissues and drains out of the eye. (I’ve put an illustration of this process on my website.)

In glaucoma, this drainage system breaks down, slowing or blocking the outflow of fluid. The fluid backs up and pressure rises inside the eye.

Why is this? Imagine filling a balloon with water.

Say you’re squirting water into the balloon with a turkey baster and pinching the opening of the balloon to keep the water inside. There’s just

a little amount of water in the balloon. When you loosen the opening, water will dribble out because there’s not much water pressure inside.

But say you fill the balloon until you think it’s close to bursting. Now when you unpinch the opening, water will shoot out – the more water inside the balloon, the greater the water pressure. It’s the same with your eyeball.

When pressure builds inside the eye, this puts pressure on the optic nerve. If the pressure continues, optic nerve fibers begin to die off and vision fades. This damage is irreversible.

Eye pressure is measured during any standard eye exam. Elevated pressure can indicate glaucoma – but

not everyone with slightly elevated pressure will get glaucoma. That’s because the amount of stress the optic nerve can withstand differs for each person and each eye.

Just as not everyone with slightly elevated pressure will get glaucoma, it’s also true that some people with normal pressures will get glaucoma. Their optic nerves are unusually susceptible to what in most people are normal pressures.

That’s why your eye doctor would not only have measured your pressures.

He or she also would have looked for additional signs of glaucoma. For example, if the front surface of your optic nerve, called the optic disc, was affected by glaucoma, the

doctor would have seen “deep cupping.” A deeply cupped disc appears indented and more pale and yellow than normal. It means that, whatever the pressure in your eye is, the optic disc (optic nerve) is being damaged.

If you do have (or later develop) glaucoma, topical medications – eye drops or ointments – can help to control eye pressure and stop the progression of the disease.

You should also have two to four eye examinations per year to make sure the disease is not progressing. If it is, you may need more aggressive treatment.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to send questions and get additional information.

If she calls, have fun, but don’t sit and wait Dr. Wallace: I’m a 16-yearold guy, and I’m really attracted to a certain young lady my age. I met her at a party and she seemed interested in me. I asked her for her telephone number and she gave it to me and asked me to call her sometime.

Well, yesterday was the time.

I called her, and we talked for about 15 minutes when I finally got the courage to ask her for a date. She told me she would love to, but that she was going steady with a guy she really loved.

I was so shocked I nearly dropped the phone. I then asked her why she gave me her phone number and then asked me to call her, and she said that I seemed like a

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace friendly guy and she wanted for us to be friends. I hung up a confused guy. I don’t want to be “just friends” with her.

I want to take her out. What should I do? – Tom, Ames, Iowa Tom: Call her again and give her your telephone number and ask her to please call you when she isn’t going steady. If she calls, have fun, but don’t sit and wait for the call. There are a lot of charming girls in Ames, and some of them will enjoy your company.

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TODAY – As long as you are confident in your abilities, nothing and no one will be able to hold you back this year. Others may not be able to keep up with you, but your resolve will allow you to prosper in many areas of your life. Positive relationships will enable you to outmaneuver the competition.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You may not feel like working, but doing so will keep you out of trouble on a personal level, and you will manage to make progress professionally as well. If you feel restless, examine your options.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – It’s a good idea to be as active as possible today. Meet up with informed and likeminded people.

Travel will lead to a creative opportunity.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You will likely have to face an older relative’s difficulties. It’s an opportune time to check out real estate or other long-term investments. Financial opportunities are likely to manifest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – A partnership can improve your life, but don’t let your fears or your stubbornness get in the way. Love should be your focus. If you are coy or distracted, your partner will not be pleased.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Find an opportunity to get closer to a colleague or superior. You can gain ground if you form alliances, but be careful whom you choose.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – This is a great day for love and romance. Do something thoughtful for your special someone.

You can also meet potential partners through a trip or by attending events.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Don’t take any personal or professional chances today. Changes are inevitable, so prepare to accept them and move on with grace.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Your pragmatic but tactful approach will help you get along with everyone, and that will make it easy to ask for assistance. Finding solutions to practical concerns will be simple.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Life can change in an instant, and sometimes all you can do is just try your best. Professional and financial gains are likely, so if you have a chance to apply for a better position, seize it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – You will be emotional, and self-control will be an issue. Less talk and more positive action are what is needed. You will meet someone appealing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You may find yourself stressed by a deadline if you are trying to complete paperwork before the weekend officially begins. Be persistent, and the concerned parties will comply.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Your confident approach to finding solutions will be irresistible today. You can form alliances and persuade others to support your plans.

Dr. Wallace: I’m 17 and this past summer started a complete “body makeover” program. I eat properly and exercise regularly, and in two months I have lost 17 pounds. I still need to lose about a dozen more pounds, so I’m staying on my program. Once I get down to 120 pounds, I intend to maintain that weight.

My mom is a great cook and baker, so we always have an abundance of food around. Don’t get me wrong.

I’m not blaming my mother.

She didn’t force me to eat her mashed potatoes filled with cream and butter smothered in creamy chicken gravy or her raspberry swirl cake covered with fresh raspber-

8SUDOKU

ries sitting on a mound of luscious whipped cream.

Those days of me “pigging out” on these types of foods are over. I now try a taste instead of a huge serving. I jog two miles daily in the evening after homework and dinner. I really enjoy the workout.

But I do have one nagging problem since I started my “new me” program. I have a difficult time going to sleep.

Could this be caused by my change in my eating pattern?

How much sleep does a teen need? – Lauren, Waco, Tex. Lauren: Congratulations on your “new me” program!

I realize that it is difficult to forgo mom’s delicious dishes, but those extra calories definitely add up.

According to Dr. James Mass, author of “Power Sleep,” teens should have about 10 hours of sleep per night. He offers these tips for getting a good night’s sleep: • Avoid caffeine after 2 p.m., including soda, iced tea, coffee and chocolate.

• To create a stress-free environment, keep homework and other non-slumber activities to a minimum in your bedroom.

• Don’t exercise within 3 hours of bedtime. You’ll be too pumped up to sleep.

• Keep your bedroom no warmer than 75 degrees.

Sweet dreams!

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

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BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Christmas competition answers Here are the answers to the first two questions in my Christmas Competition.

1. How should South plan the play in six clubs after West leads a trump and East follows suit?

South should finish drawing trumps, cash the heart ace, play a diamond to dummy’s queen, ruff the heart jack in his hand, and lead another diamond to the dummy.

If the diamonds split 3-2, declarer is playing for an overtrick by taking two spade finesses. So, let’s assume diamonds are 4-1.

If East has four diamonds, South cashes the last high diamond, then gives East the lead in diamonds. Now if East has the spade king, he is endplayed. If he leads away from that king, declarer runs the trick around to dummy’s queen, then plays a spade to his jack. (If East does not have the spade king, the contract has no chance.)

Alternatively, as in the diagram, if West started with four diamonds, South should now lead the spade queen from the board. If the finesse loses, again the contract was unmakable. So let’s have East cover the queen with his king. Declarer wins with his ace and exits with his last diamond to endplay West, who must either lead around into South’s jack-nine of spades or concede a ruff-and-sluff.

2. Suggest an uncontested auction to six clubs.

This is tough. It is much easier to end in six diamonds, which makes with this distribution. I accepted anything reasonable.

The winners will be given in the column of March 22.

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by Baker's Pride, on metal stand, controls to 700º - $100 OBO 815-790-0407 aft/early evenings

RN - Part-time Provide medication training & supervision to direct care staff.

Monitor health of adults with developmental disabilities & complete nursing documents in accordance with State regulations.

26 hrs/wk, which includes oncall. Min. 2 yrs RN. MS Office skills required.

Apply on our website, www.ohinc.org or in-person at:

Automotive Tech RARE OPPORTUNITY Alan Browne Chevrolet is growing and growing fast.

Opportunity House

Business has been booming and we are looking for two technicians. We provide a wonderful benefits package and the top pay around for the right person.

Call 815-784-2511 to set up an appointment interview.

Ask for Jim.

CLERICAL B95 Radio is looking for an experienced full-time clerical person for data entry, billing & reception.

Mail resume to Tana Knetsch, 2201 N. 1st St, DeKalb, IL 60115 or email tana@b95fm.com. For more info go to www.b95fm.com.

WDKB is an equal opp'ty employer.

Whole House Humidifier Kenmore – Quiet Comfort, 14 gal., Service Manual & New Filters Included - Like New, Retails $269, Asking $30. 815-901-1633

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202 Lucas St., Sycamore 815-895-5108 EOE ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

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

RECEPTIONIST A friendly WEEKEND receptionist with both excellent communication & customer skills is needed. Professional appearance & the ability to work weekends a must. Southmoor Estates 815-756-1299

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY Earn up to $1000 A Month!

Looking for Contractors to deliver newspapers early mornings 7 days per week.

Routes now available in DeKalb County.

Please Call 815-526-4434

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Manufacturing company in Sycamore, IL is looking for a Human Resources Manager to manage all HR duties for a company with 100+ employees.

Requirements include: Self-Direction Excellent Verbal Communication Skills Interviewing & Evaluating Skills Team Player with strong Leadership Skills HR Certification 5+ years as an HR Manager Submit resume and salary requirements to email address: SycamoreHRMgr@yahoo.com Restaurant

2719 GREENWOOD ACRES DRIVE Furniture, beds, glassware Everything Must Go!

DESK - Totally Refinished Desk Mahogany inlays in top 8 drawers - including middle drawer. Brass handles 42” width / 29” height $175. Call 815-825-2275

Priced For QUICK SALE!

Dresser – Wood, Chest Style, 5 drawers, Oval mirror attached $75. 815-739-3030

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Kitchen Table- Light wood, w/4 chairs & cushions. $50 firm 815-751-3531 Kitchen/Dining Room Set Round table, 2 Leafs, 4 chairs, All Varnished Wood - $50.

815-522-6607 8a-10p

RN / LPNs Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-4pm

53 W. Carol Ave. 40 Years of Treasures

We are currently recruiting for highly skilled, compassionate, motivated and dedicated RN/ LPNs to work with a client in Sycamore! We have days and overnight hours available. Qualified candidates will have at least a year of nursing exp.

We are also accepting clients in DeKalb Co. Call 866-214-3800 for more information!

Experienced Line Cook needed.

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

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Complete Bedroom Set-Off white laminate. Dresser w/mirror, chest of drawers, 2 night stands, full size mattress & boxspring $300 815-751-3531 Couch & Matching Love Seat, Light Green in color, Very Good Condition - $225. 815-739-3030

Metal Futon Frame, Black, In good shape. $15.

815-901-1407 Sycamore.

Accurate Home Care, LLC is the best fit for career-oriented Health Care professionals looking for the flexibility that only home care can provide. We offer the training and support that you need to provide the best possible care to patients.

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Jewelry, furniture, glassware, appliances, tools, snowblowers,

Sofa & Loveseat Set: 3 cushion sofa, 2 cushion loveseat matched. Sell as a set. Quality furniture. $250 815-758-7366 TV Console Table- Dark wood $40 firm 815-751-3531

I Buy Old Envelopes Stamps Collections 815-758-4004

CAT – LOST South DeKalb County. Large neutered male, mostly white with big brown patches and brown Maine Coon tail. May still have red collar. If seen, please call at 815-501-9724. Reward for safe return. We miss him.

Have you seen or know what happened to him?

CAT - ORANGE & WHITE TABBY Female, no front claws.

Found before Christmas in DeKalb.

210-861-0015

CAT ~ LONG HAIRED

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Attractive Gift booklet, Historical Quotes of “Freedom & Liberty” from Aristotle to George Washington. Free by request: freedom-2-liberty.com

Prom/Bride's Maid Dress - Size 14, made in California, cinnamon color, Cost $200, Asking $50 OBO. 815-786-8127

Blue/grey, fluffy, shy. Found Sunday, Jan 19 at Maplewood & 11th St in DeKalb. Please call: 630-774-8812

ELECTRIC STOVE White, G.E., 30”, Self Cleaning Oven, Excellent Condition $75. 815-739-3030

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815-814-1964 or 2005 SATURN ION $3000, 87,000 miles, Air, CD player, fair condition, 5 speed.

Call Ron at 815-761-7519

2007 FORD FOCUS SE Metallic gray, 57K miles.

Automatic/power windows and lock. Great condition and very clean!

815-701-3301

Red, needs batteries, good condition, no chair lift, $400.

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

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A-1 AUTO DeKalb. Like “New” Ranch $114K 1522 Oakwood. Location!

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845

Will BUY UR USED

Sandwich: 1111 E. Railroad Lot #39, 2BR, 1BA, very good condition, car space & shed $5000, 708-383-5423

CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH TV - Sanyo 32" (not HD) $100 OBO; College/dorm size fridge $60; 6 ft. oak lighted curio cabinet-mirrored back and glass shelves $150; 1 wicker loveseat $75; 3 wicker chairs $55 each.

Please call 815-895-3673

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPS Purebred Australian Shepherd Puppies for Sale. Parents are both working farm dogs on a small family owned dairy. Ready to adopt in 3-4 weeks. 5 males, 5 females $400.

Please call Kelly 630-790-0061 or 608-449-5491 or email kellyboge@gmail.com

Handicap Ramp Van 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan 156k mi. $13,900.

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FOR SALE – TOWNHOME EASY LIVING Snow & Ice Removal All Done *

Harley Davidson Screaming Eagle Slip On Mufflers - EPA stamped.

Off of 2011 Ultra Classic Limited.

15,000 miles on them - excellent condition. $300 firm. Call 815895-6096 - leave message.

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Available Dec/Jan. Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

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

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Walk to shops!

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Deep, Deep Yard with this 3 Bedroom Home.

Huge Garage. Estate Sale at $98,000

Ranch Townhome with English Basement 2BR, 2BA, Large Kitchen, Formal Dining Rm + Living Rm + Sun Rm.

Apply at:

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Reduced $9000 For More Details Call

If you are passionate about meeting the unique needs of persons with Alzheimers, contact Cathy Anderson, Administrator at canderson@dekalbcounty.org. No phone calls please.

DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center

1990 & Newer

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

Power Chair GT ~ Pride Jazzy

FOR SALE – ALL BRICK HOME

Minimum of 5 years experience, including 2 years of management working with persons with Alzheimers or other dementia.

OR Registered Nurse with at least one year of experience working with persons with Alzheimers.

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

KATHY'S ESTATE SALES 847-363-4814

DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center seeks director for 38 bed Alzheimer's Unit. This is a full time, salaried position to coordinate the integration of medical, social, psychological and spiritual aspects of resident care. Licensed nurse or C.N.A. helpful. This is a “handson” position and requires a working knowledge and understanding of the unique needs of persons with Alzheimers.

Job Standard Includes: Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Ability to plan and conduct education programs and support groups.

Supervisory experience.

Initiative, organizational and decision making abilities.

Creativity and willingness to face challenges.

Flexibility with scheduling.

Recliner - Beige $40 firm 815-751-3531

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1st Annual certified pre-owned event DUE TO record new car sales, we have an abundance of locally owned vehicles priced to sell immediately.

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2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE LTZ, 3309P .........................................$18,7901

2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WORK TRUCK, 3809B ......... $14,9991

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, 3756P................................................... $16,4901

2006 GMC SIERRA 1500, 3918A .............................................. $12,7901

2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ, 3312P ...................................... $17,9901

2007 FORD F-150, 3463A ........................................................ $20,7901

2013 FIAT 500, 3576P ..............................................................$11,9901

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500HD, 3757P .......................... $24,5901

‘13 CHEVY SPARK

2010 BUICK LACROSSE CXS, 2354A ...........................................$20,9991 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE 1LT, 3379P ........................................ $17,9901 2012 NISSAN SENTRA, 3516A .................................................. $13,9991 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU LTZ, 3790P ...................................... $19,3991

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VANS & SUV’S 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA LT, 3252P ........................................ $20,9991

2013 CHEVROLET SONIC LT, 3724P ........................................... $11,9991

2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, 3349A............................... $14,9991

2013 CHEVROLET SPARK LT, 3725P .......................................... $11,999

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2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT, 3853P ....................................... $24,9991

2012 NISSAN SENTRA, 3025A .................................................. $12,9901

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, 3401P............................... $16,9991

2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN TURBO DIESEL, 3676A .......... $18,9991

2012 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1, 3746A............................................. $22,7901

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(815) 748-0930 Exludes tax, title, license and dealer fees. See dealer for details. 2With approved credit; payment based on 2.99% APR for 75 months $0 due at signing. Excludes tax, title, license and dealer fees. See dealer for details. 3Pre-owned vehicles must be returned within 5 days or 150 miles in the same condition as when purchased to receive a full refund. 4Pre-owned vehicles must be returned within 30 days and same condition as when purchased to receive a full refund to use towards any vehicle.

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GENOA 2 BEDROOM

Cortland Estates $300 1st Month's Rent 3 BR Apartments Dishwasher On-Site Laundry Facility Playground Washer & Dryer Connection 6 months free cable if you sign a lease by 2/28/14 230 McMillan Court Cortland, IL 60112

815-758-2910 income restriction apply

DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location!

No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

815-758-6712

DEKALB GROUND LEVEL APARTMENT 1-2 Bedroom ground level unit of house with new carpeting and freshly painted. Appliances included. Near 7th and Lincoln DeKalb. $600 per month.

815-827-3434 duffpropertiesllc@gmail.com

1 bath, appliances, W/D, C/A, 1 car garage, no pets/smoking. $800/mo. 815-784-3411

Remodeled, available now.

Clean and quiet, $550/mo.

815-758-6580 ~ 815-901-3346

DeKalb Newer 2BR Duplex

AVAILABLE NOW! Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-245-6098 ~ 815-923-2521

DEKALB QUIET 2 BEDROOM

1 bath, parking, laundry.

NO pets/smoking, Agent Owned.

815-756-2359 - 815-758-6712

Sycamore Lower 2BR ~ Newly Remodeled, A/C, gas heat. W/D on site. No pets. Off St parking. $725/mo + sec. 815-895-9280

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2, 3BR

CORTLAND 3BR, 2BA TH

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

815-739-5589~815-758-6439

DEKALB - 2BR 1BA Apt Avail Now Updated Kitch & Bath, W/D in bldg 830 Greenbrier $600/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 DEKALB - 323 S 11th St, 3br, 1ba, AC, W/D, Avail 2/1, 1st + sec, $695, 847-845-4021

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS Starting @ $599, 2 Bedroom $683, 3 Bedroom Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

University Village Apts.

722 N. Annie Glidden Rd. 815-758-7859 DeKalb - Upper 1BR, Heat Included Quiet tenant, no smoking, private entrance, street parking, $575/mo.

847-845-6639

DEKALB 2 BEDROOM Appliances, gas heat, C/A, ceiling fans, garage, no pets/smoking. $785, avail now. 630-697-9102 Get Bears news on Twitter by following @bears_insider

Fireplace, 2 car gar, all appl incl W/D, $1200/mo + sec. For more info call Anthony 630-730-8070

Stone Prairie

Hillcrest Place Apts.

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com

2BR, 2BA APT. DEKALB: 2BR Apts.-$750/m. Incl. heat, water, garb. & cable. W/D on premises. Nice Neighborhood.

Ready ASAP! 815-756-1424 GENOA -1 BR. IN TOWN References required.

No pets. $490/mo.

815-784-2232

GENOA 2 BEDROOM Appliances, dining room, no pets. $700/mo + sec, tenant pays electric. 815-301-5644

GENOA DELUXE 2 BEDROOM 1 bath, remodeled, appl. Counrty setting, close to downtown Genoa.

815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346 KIRKLAND, 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apts $425- $550- $625. Tenants pay all utils. A few 2 & 3 Bd w/ WD hook-up. 1St, last & Sec. No Pets.

1 year Lease . Re/Max Classic (815) 784-2800 Malta- Cozy, comfortable 1 BD Upper, off street parking. Non-smoker.

Malta- 2 BD ground floor, clean, W/D hook-ups 815-981-8117 ROCHELLE - Newer Rural Rochelle Penthouse, quiet 2-bedroom lifestyle living, tenant pays electric. $435.00 MOR R.E. 815-739-5785

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SYCAMORE - 2 bedroom, hardwood floors, upgraded kitchen, washer and dryer, basement - $875 at 202 Maple, Sycamore - 630-443-9072

Sycamore E. State St.

Quiet neighborhood, appl, W/D. Walk-in-closets, no pets, $950/mo + 1st/last /sec. 815-739-4442

DeKalb 2BR's $650-$700

Syc – 3 BD, 1 ¼ BA, LR, DR, FR, BSMT, No pets, no smoking. $950/mo + utilities 1st/lst/sec AVAIL 2/1 815-325-0444

ROCHELLE ~ 2 BEDROOM

Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

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815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600 Sycamore - 2BR 1BA Apt Avail Now Updated Kitch & Bath, W/D in bldg 1611 Maness Ct. $625/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 SYCAMORE 2 bdrm, 1 ba, upper, new flooring / paint, laundry, pets ok, $675 +util.

815-751-3982

DEKALB 2 BR 1.5 BA condo near I-88, shopping, NIU. All appliances, garage, central air. Small pets OK. $925. 630-485-0508

large 1200 sq ft unfinished bsmt, W/D, 2 car gar, open view to golf course. $1200/mo or $1175/mo w/2 year lease. Lawn maintenance and snow removal incl, available Feb 1st, pets neg. 815-761-7467 Sycamore - Luxury 2BR 2BA Condo Granite, SS, Fireplace, 2C Gar. Available NOW! 954 Arvle Circle Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 Sycamore Newer 2 Story Luxury TH on quiet Arbor Lane. 3BR, 2.5BA. Full fin bsmt, 2 car gar, great room w/fireplace, W/D. No pets/smoking. $1300 + Assoc. 847-343-3333

SYCAMORE ~ 3BR, 2.5BA

1BR, patio, yard, W/D on site. $580/mo + 1st mo & sec. $35 appl fee for credit and background check. Off St parking, utilities incl, no smoking, pets allowed with dep.

815-895-8901

Fox Brier Townhouse available.

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Barry 815-757-9040

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Dekalb: Lrg. Ranch duplex w/3BR, 2BA, full bsmnt, 2 car attch. gar., lndry hookup, new interior, no pets/smoking $1000/mo.

815-464-8646

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Appl, 1 bath, clean, residential neighborhood, available 2/1. $795/mo. 815-758-6580

DEKALB 3 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Newly Remodeled Ranch. All appl, bsmt,1.5 car garage, $1150/mo + security.

815-751-2650

on College Ave. Available Immed. $1200 + 1st, last security, no pets.

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DEKALB 842 SOUTH 1 st St. Large 4BR, 2BA, large yard, bsmt.

W/D hook-up. 815-758-4615 or 815-375-4615

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WINTER STORAGE RV's, Campers & Boats - Indoor & secure, West of Sycamore. Owner resides on property 815-825-2571

LELAND 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Pets allowed, 1 car garage, $800/mo+ sec. 815-793-0739

Sandwich – House for rent

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, January 24, 31 & February 7, 2014.)

Sandwich Waterfront Lake Holiday 3BR,1 car gar.W/D hookup,FP, pets OK. $1,275/mo, avail now.

773-510-3643 ~ 815-509-7975 SYCAMORE Duplex 2BR, CA, Deck, new decorating & furnace. $870 Also Homes. Betsy Smith 815-895-2488 ~ 815-751-1025

Sycamore Quiet 2BR Farmhouse W/D hook-up, garage, off St. prkg. $695/mo + dep + ref. NO PETS. 815-793-2664

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF KANESHA KIZER A Minor No. 13 JA 22, 12 JA 48 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

SYCAMORE ROOM

Available immediately.

Utilities included, $95/wk.

630-650-1180

DeKalb/Syc/Cortland. Office/Shop/ Warehouse. Price & Size vary!

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845

SHABBONA, RT 30 1.) 140' X 80' Storage facility w/ 40' x 40' office space & 80' x 37' Fenced area w/ rail.

2.) 1000' x 32' Storage building w/100' x 48' fenced area.

3.) 1300 SQ FT Retail Facility 4.) 800 SQ FT Metal storage bld Call EINSELE REAL ESTATE 815-824-2600 or betheinsele@yahoo.com for Additional Information.

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UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the above named hearing and show cause to the contrary, AN ORDER OR JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. January 22, 2014 /s/ Maureen A. Josh CLERK OF THE COURT

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NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, ALL PUTATIVE FATHERS of Said Minor, respondents, and to all whom it may concern, that a Petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by the DeKalb County State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, on May 20, 2013; and that in the courtroom usually occupied by Honorable Judge Ronald Matekaitis, a Status hearing shall be held upon said Petition on March 7, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, to have the minor declared to be a ward of the Court, and for other relief under the Juvenile Court Act. The Court has authority in this case to take from you the custody and guardianship of the above named minor and to terminate parental rights, and if the petition requests termination of parental rights the parent may lose all parental rights to the child and the parent will not be entitled to further written notices of publication notices in this case except as required

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 7, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as O'DELL TRANSPORT located at 1360 Prosser Dr., Sycamore, IL 60178.

Dated January 7, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, January 24, 31 & February 7, 2014.)

ITEMS WANTED OLD SLOT MACHINES, JUKEBOXES, PINBALL MACHINES, COKE MACHINES, NEON CLOCKS & ADVERTISING SIGNS WANTED

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Dekalb: Tilton Park Area Lovely remodeled 2BR, 1BA, w/den, A/C, all appl., deck, fenced in yard, 2 car gar., avail 2/1, no smoking, pets neg., $800/mo. 630-675-4485

DeKalb 271A Par Five Dr.

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DeKalb - 3Bd 2Ba House 2C Gar, Fireplace, Basement 204 Hollister, $1250/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

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Large kitchen w/granite countertops open to family room w/marble fireplace.

Dual zoned heating & air system and water filtration system. Enjoy the natural beauty of the area, within walking distance to the Oak Club Golf Course.

1008 Oakview Lane, Genoa

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• Quality 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms • All appliances • Full finished basement • 2-car garage • Large deck, great view • All for under $200,000 Call Nedra Ericson: 815-739-9997

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$249,900

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$179,000 • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Wooded lot adjacent to nature trail • 26’ living room overlooks 2-tiered deck • Oak floors, six-panel doors Call McCabe Realtors: 815 756-8505

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2115 Frantum Rd, Sycamore

This TO-BE-BUILT Ranch will feature 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 3 car garage, six-panel oak doors, oak trim, first floor laundry, 42” wide hallways, vaulted ceiling. Kitchen appliance and landscape allowance. High Efficiency Furnace and Water Heater. Other building and add on options available, call for details! Photo shows previously built home and does not represent the current home being offered, call for details!

$58,000 • 3 Bedrooms, 2 full baths • Replaced Thermopane windows • Updated Kitchen • Enclosed Front Porch Call Jerry Wahlstrom: 815-757-7867

$158,000 • Large 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home • A little under an acre country lot • Quiet, cul-de-sac neighborhood • Just west of DeKalb, close to NIU Call Jerry Wahlstrom: 815 757-7867

$169,500 • 1800 sq ft • 2 fire places • Full basement • First-floor laundry Call Sharon Rhoades: 815 739-6251

This Townhome features 3 BR, 2.5 Baths.

Kitchen has oak cabinets, pantry, SS oven, microwave, dishwasher. Master BR has vaulted ceiling & double closets. FF basement features addit’l FR, recessed lighting, full bath & BR. Includes water filtration system and triple osmosis system. Call me today @ IHDA’s flagship mortgage program to see if you may qualify for cash assistance to cover down payment and closing costs!

This beautiful end unit townhouse features 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The large family room features a floor to ceiling brick gas burning fireplace that leads to a private balcony. Eat in kitchen showcases large bay window. Master bathroom features a double sink. Close to downtown Sycamore! A MUST SEE!

122 McLaren Drive, Sycamore

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This charming 2 story, 4 bedroom, LIS 2 bathroom home features a spacious living room, sunny dining room with hardwood floors & built-in hutch, first floor Master Bedroom Suite with skylight and sliding glass door to the deck and full fenced in yard. Basement is partially finished with newly finished family room. 43x22 4 car tandem garage with 2 stories and work bench. This home also boast whole house fan and tons of storage!!!

Well cared for and neutrally decorated penthouse condo. 1220 sq ft includes vaulted great room w/corner, tile surround gas fireplace, kitchen w/large closet pantry and raised breakfast bar.

2 sets of glass sliding doors to sunny southern exposure deck. Large master suite w/private bath and a wall of closets. Move-in ready.

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P Awesome location! 2 bedroom duplex w/Wood Burning fireplace, C/A, laundry hookup in unit and -all with in walking distance to schools. Newer sump pump, water heater, carpet, and landscaping. Step out onto concrete patio and enjoy the open backyard. Move right on in! BANK APPROVED PRICE!! QUICK CLOSE!!

241 Thornbrook Rd, DeKalb

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EVENTS Challenge Zone Parade of Athletes 50/50 Raffle Cheer Challenge

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Cortland $169,900 133 E Meadow Dr. 3200 sq ft home on pond lot in Neucort Lakes. Formal liv/din rms, 23x18 kit w/island, 4br plus 16x20 loft up, 2.5 baths, full bsmt. MLS ID 08520656 Melissa Mobile 815-756-2557

DeKalb $259,000 469 Billings Dr. Custom JC Farley home in Bridges of Rivermist, 2,150 sq ft, 3br incl luxury master, vaulted 23x17 fam rm w/fpl, hardwood in kit & din rm, 42 inch maple cabinets, granite counters, bsmt. MLS ID 08485104 Julie Fabrizius 815-756-2557

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DeKalb $214,900 564 Katherine Cir. End-unit ranch townhouse in Gardens of Rivermist, 1,600+ sq ft, 2br, 2ba, vaulted liv rm w/ fpl, crown molding in din rm & kit w/hardwood flr. Full English bsmt. MLS ID 08270230 815-756-2557 Melissa Mobile 815-756-2557

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DeKalb $199,000 634 Grange Ct. On 3/4 acre cul-de-sac lot in Devonaire Farms. 2400+ sq ft home w/4br, pantry & island in fully applianced kit, 1st flr den. New Feldco windows. Oversized concrete patio & pool. MLS ID 08301029 Kelly Miller 815-756-2557

DeKalb $165,900 221 North Bridge Rd. Recently updated! 3br, 2ba, 16x20 kit w/wood laminate flr, main flr laundry, fam rm & work rm in bsmt, extra deep garage. MLS ID 08358482

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1005 Oakview Ln, Genoa $324,900 Rt.72 to Madison to Ellwood Greens to Oakview -- On half acre in Genoa Woods, 2br on main level incl master plus 3br up, 3ba, vaulted fam rm w/fpl & refin hardwood flr, kit has island, granite counters & stainless appliances. Bsmt, 3 car gar. MLS ID 08376234 The Brunett Team 815-756-2557

1008 N Oakview Ln, Genoa $324,500 Rt.72 to Madison to Ellwood Greens to Oakview -- On over half acre in Genoa Woods, 4br (master has luxury bath & sitting area), loft, hardwood flrs in liv/din arrangement & fam rm w/fpl. Island & granite counters in kit, bsmt, screened porch. MLS ID 08415818 Melissa Mobile 815-756-2557

1303 Secretariat Dr, Genoa $269,900 Hwy 23 to Derby Line Rd to Secretariat -- Ranch now being built in Derby Estates, 1,905 sq ft, 9 ft ceilings, 3br, 2ba, granite counters, maple cabinetry, stainless appliances, Andersen windows, hi-efficiency furnace & air, bsmt MLS ID 08433038 Kelly Miller 815-756-2557

Kingston $319,900 9340 Eric Cir. On 1.1 acre, approx 2,700 sq ft, 4br, 3 full & 2 half baths, hardwood flrs w/inlaid pattern in din rm & kit w/stainless appliances that opens to fam rm w/fpl. Rec rm & play rm in bsmt. MLS ID 08400657 815-784-4582 Joline Suchy 815-784-4582

Kingston $184,900 29861 Corson Dr. On 120x150 lot on private road next to park & Kishwaukee River! 3br, 2ba, 23x18 kit w/beam ceiling, 24x20 fam rm w/stone fpl & wood cath ceiling, partly fin bsmt, 2 car gar, gazebo. MLS ID 08380506 Joline Suchy 815-784-4582

Kingston $135,587 32732 Five Points Rd. Private 9 acres w/3br 2ba ranch that needs work, nice outbuildings. MLS ID 08480939

Sycamore $264,900 1784 Joseph Sixbury St. 1-owner home in Heron Creek, 2,900+ sq ft, 4br incl 14x18 master, 27x15 kit w/42” cherry cabinets, Corian counters, island, top-of-the-line appliances, 2 pantries & ceramic flr. 18x17 deck. MLS ID 08512813 815-756-2557 Nancy Watson 815-756-2557

Sycamore $258,900 627 Nathan Lattin Ln. In Heron Creek, 2,380 sq ft, hardwood flrs on main level, custom millwork thruout, stainless appliances, maple cabinetry! 4br, 2nd flr laundry, fam rm fpl, lookout bsmt. MLS ID 08173143 The Brunett Team 815-756-2557

DeKalb $150,000 2582 Pleasant St. On 135x150 lot min from I-88, recently updated windows, siding & roof! Fin lookout lower level w/33x12 fam rm w/updated carpet & beam ceiling, 16x12 3rd bedroom & full bath. MLS ID 08420163 Laura Boyer 815-756-2557

DeKalb $129,900 180 Tilton Park Dr. In Tilton Park, recent updates incl windows, siding & roof! Wood laminate flring in all 3br, kit & liv rm. 14x21 fam rm, all appliances, extra deep garage, fenced back yard. MLS ID 08484320 Ronda Ball 815-756-2557

DeKalb $110,000 924 Sunnymeade Trl. In Hillcrest backing to open area, new windows, countertops, electric, furnace & air plus updated roof! Hardwood in all 3br & 13x29 liv/din combo, 12x23 fam rm w/fpl opens to screened porch. MLS ID 08451471 Nancy Watson 815-756-2557

Genoa $119,500 115 E Hill St. Great starter near town, incl warranty, 3br incl main flr master, 2ba, hardwood flrs in liv & din rms, enclosed front porch, bsmt, gar, deck, patio. MLS ID 08481800 Joline Suchy 815-784-4582

Genoa $99,900 210 N Hadsall St. Great starter on 50x150 lot, updated carpet, 2br incl 11x26 master w/hardwood flr, office, ceramic flr in kit, bsmt, 1 car attached gar plus 3 car detached gar w/office area. MLS ID 08441626 Ronda Ball 815-756-2557

Genoa $69,000 214 Robinson St. Great starter on 50x150 lot! Recent updates incl windows, electric, furnace, air & roof! 3br, hardwood flr in liv rm, 2 car gar. MLS ID 08429647 Judy Lacefield

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DeKalb $219,900 2075 Patriot Dr. 2,000+ sq ft, 3br (master has bath & huge walk-in closet), kit opens to fam rm w/fpl, main flr office, all appliances, bsmt. MLS ID 08261675 Melissa Mobile

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Malta $250,000 3855 State Route 38 Hwy. Lindal Cedar home on 1+ acre!

Approx 3,300 sq ft, beam ceilings thruout, 3br (15x24 master), 3ba, open liv/din arrangement, kit opens to 21x23 fam rm w/fpl, sun rm, partly fin bsmt, 3 car gar. MLS ID 08462896 Nancy Watson 815-756-2557

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1920 National St, Sycamore $242,000 Plank Rd to Lindgren to National -- Custom JC Farley home in Sycamore Creek, 3br incl luxury master, vaulted great rm w/ fpl, formal din w/crown molding, kit has island, 42 inch maple cabinets, granite counters & hardwood flr. MLS ID 08481594 Julie Fabrizius 815-756-2557

149 Swanson Rd, Sycamore $188,500 Route 23 to Swanson Rd -- On 100x168 lot backing to open field, recent updates incl carpet, tile, cabinets, counters, furnaces & roof! 2,000+ sq ft, 4br, 2ba, 24x20 fam rm addition w/fpl & beam ceiling, bsmt rec rm. MLS ID 08416923 Nancy Watson 815-756-2557

Paw Paw $365,000 35520.62 Howlett Rd. Country 5+ acres w/2 ponds & 40x56 pole bldg w/heated 20x16 shop! 2,100+ sq ft, crown moldings, main flr master bedroom, fpl & vaulted wood ceiling in liv rm, hardwood in kit & din rm, bsmt. MLS ID 08390136 Don Wiley 630-553-9000

5529 S Forester Dr, Rochelle $154,000 Hwy 38 to bypass 39 to Flagg Rd to Forester -- On corner lot, approx. 2,000 sq ft, 3br, 2ba, liv rm fpl, 27x16 fam rm, stone flr in kit & din area, bsmt. MLS ID 08506991

Sycamore $185,000 1432 Adrienne Cir. Krpan built end-unit ranch townhouse in Foxpointe, quick close OK, 2,000+ sq ft, 2br, 2ba, vaulted liv/din combo w/fpl, hardwood flr in kit, 4-season sun rm, main flr laundry, bsmt. MLS ID 08389676 Brenda Henke 815-756-2557

Sycamore $149,900 2115 Frantum Rd. Heron Creek townhouse, vaulted master bedroom w/double closets, loft, stainless appliances, oak cabinetry, rec rm & possible 3rd bedroom in bsmt, 2 car gar. MLS ID 08424299 Melissa Mobile 815-756-2557

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Sycamore $145,000 922 Somonauk St. New features incl windows, furnace, air & siding plus updated roof! Hardwood flrs thruout, 3br, 26x13 liv rm, bsmt fam rm w/fpl. Handicap accessible. MLS ID 08331329 Joline Suchy 815-784-4582

Sycamore $129,900 122 McLaren Dr. End-unit townhouse in McLaren Manor, 3br, 2ba, 26x14 liv rm w/fpl, kit has bayed eating area, garage. MLS ID 08452232 Melissa Mobile

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