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By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com WATERMAN – Devin G. Blakeley left a New Year’s Eve party after arguing with another man over a woman, and later likely died of exposure to the elements, DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said Friday.

Blakeley, 20, of Shabbona, was among 20 to 25 people at a private party at 10720 Duffy Road on New Year’s Eve, police said. Witnesses said he

was intoxicated when he left the party about 2 a.m. Wednesday. His friends found his body in a creek by the road just east of the home about 2:45 p.m. Thursday, police said.

“He was supposed to be waiting at a car of a friend who brought him,” Scott said. “He apparently wandered away, and the friend thought he got a ride with someone else.”

Blakeley graduated from Indian Creek High School in 2011 and enlisted in the Air Force, graduating

from Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in 2012.

An autopsy performed Friday showed no injuries Devin G. or signs of foul play, Blakeley DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller said. Blakeley appeared to be in good health and in good fitness, but Miller is waiting on

routine toxicology results to determine the cause and manner of death.

He expects those tests will take two or three weeks.

“There are no signs of foul play or struggle,” Miller said. “We feel it probably is going to be weather-related. No marks, bruises or injuries whatsoever.”

By Friday afternoon, DeKalb County Sheriff’s police had finished with interviews, but could explore different aspects of the case based

Salt – a scarce commodity

on what the toxicology tests show.

Guests at the party were asked to bring their own alcohol, and police said it was premature to explore who might have provided Blakeley alcohol given that he was underage.

“It’s an open investigation,” Scott said. “That’s one of the things we’ll look into; if we have solid evidence, we’ll take that kind of [criminal] action. Right now, the focus of the investigation is the death investigation.”

Terrorism case targets surveillance program

By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press

426, Kishwaukee College and Sycamore School District 427. The cities of DeKalb, Sycamore, Genoa and Sandwich buy their own salt.

Schwartz expects to use 9,000 tons of salt this season, he said.

The county receives its salt from Cargill, a company which provides food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.

Schwartz said for the first time, the county has had trouble with the salt they order, saying it now takes about a week to receive salt rather than a couple of days.

CHICAGO – A terrorism suspect’s attorney argued Friday that a Chicago judge can restore “lost faith” in the judicial system by ordering the government to disclose whether it used the kind of expanded U.S. surveillance revealed

by Edward Snowden against his client.

The impassioned comments came in U.S District Court during a rare open hearing regarding evidence that may have been gleaned from phone and Internet spying – an issue that jurists have been increasingly Adel Daoud forced to grapple with in the wake of leaks by former government contractor Snowden.

“Step up and say, ‘The time has come,’ ” defense attorney Thomas Durkin said, appearing to challenge U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. Mandating the disclosures, he added, “would go a long way toward restoring lost faith [in the justice system] in this country.”

The defendant at issue in Friday’s hearing was Adel Daoud, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen from suburban Chicago who denies allegations that he took a phony car bomb from an undercover FBI agent in 2012, parked it by a downtown Chicago bar and pressed a trigger. His trial is scheduled to begin April 7.

At the end of 2013, a federal judge in Manhattan upheld the legality of the phone records collection program, while another federal judge in Washington, D.C., earlier concluded it was likely not constitutional.

But the judge in Chicago took pains to say Friday not to expect such an expansive opinion from her when she rules in Daoud’s case in the coming days.

“I’m not sure my ruling will be that grandiose,” she said, responding to Durkin’s call for her to restore faith in the judiciary.

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Driver Brian Koehnke (left) waits as his plow truck is filled with salt by a front-end loader driven by Gene Capes on Tuesday at the DeKalb County Highway Department in DeKalb. Hazardous weather expected in DeKalb County this weekend. See the story on page A3.

Road departments around county using more than last winter “Last year at this time, everyone was wondering what we’re going to do with leftover salt.”

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Jack Walter has already gone through as much salt this year as he used during the entire 2012-13 winter season.

Walter, Afton Township Road Commissioner, said the DeKalb County Highway Department cut off the salt he could use for his township about a week before 2013 ended.

That meant he needed to improvise until he could order more salt Wednesday, so he’s using ice chips, little chips of rock which blend with the salt, he said.

“Instead of using 100 percent salt, it’s 50-50,” he said. “We’re trying to make it go farther.”

Situations such as the one in Afton Township show how harsh this winter has been so far. Local officials are running low on salt, and drifting snow on the roadways has caused headaches this season. With more snow possible this weekend and an arctic air mass expected to enter DeKalb County on

Nathan Schwartz DeKalb County engineer

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Gene Capes uses a front end loader Tuesday to pile up salt at the DeKalb County Highway Department in DeKalb.

Sunday, there’s more to come.

As of Dec. 27, the DeKalb County Highway Department had ordered 2,700 tons of salt to distribute among 30 agencies, including townships and

local school districts, DeKalb County Engineer Nathan Schwartz said.

Some of the agencies that receive salt from the highway department include Hiawatha School District

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

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

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

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

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

Group Hope: Noon to 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road in DeKalb. This free support and discussion meeting is for NIU students and DeKalb community residents. Community facilitators are sought to volunteer to help others. Contact Dr. Charles Smith, 815-398-9628 or visit www.grouphope.org or www.dbsalliance.org.

Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St.; www.genoavetshome.us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815751-1509.

Monthly community family-style dinner: 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. seatings at Kingston United Methodist Church, 121 W. First St. Dessert is included. Donation is $9 for adults and $4 for children. Contact: Kingston UMC at 815-784-2010.

Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Sunday 24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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

Sandwich Swings!: 4 to 6 p.m. at Plano American Legion Post 395, 510 E. Dearborn St., Plano.

Singles Welcome. Casual dress.

Cash bar available. Admission costs $5 per person. 815-5709004.

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

Bread & Roses women’s chorus practice: 5:45 to 8 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. For information, call Patty Rieman at 815-758-4897 or visit www.breadandroseschorus.org.

DeKalb County Illinois NAACP Adult Chapter: 6 to 7 p.m. at New Hope Church at Twombly and Annie Glidden roads in DeKalb. Attendees discuss political, educational, social and economic equality to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Contact: Kevin Chambliss at tiger39217@yahoo.com or 815-501-7583.

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

No Longer Hopeless AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb.

800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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

Monday Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb.

800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. at Senior Services Center, 330 Grove St. in DeKalb; 815-7584718.

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Frost quake causes a commotion It was late Sunday night or early Monday, the baby had finally gone to sleep and now something else was making noise. They were odd creakypop noises.

“Is it the house making those noises?” my wife asked.

I knew where this was going. I had to head this line of questioning off, or soon I’d be downstairs in my underwear, armed with a Mag-Light flashlight looking for the source of these mysterious sounds.

“Yep, must be. I’m sure it’s nothing.

Go to sleep.”

Sleep is a precious commodity when there’s a newborn in the next room, which probably is why she didn’t make me crawl out from under the covers.

Others did, though, and many of them ended up calling the police. In DeKalb, police received more than 20 calls from residents, said Chad McNett, community relations officer with DeKalb police.

“Some people said it sounded like an explosion, some people thought it was another mini-earthquake, a couple of people thought someone was trying to break into their house,” McNett said. “A lot of people got up and kind of looked around and didn’t see anything.”

The sounds were from cryoseisms (CRY-oh-size-ums). But I prefer the term “frost quake.”

People can be forgiven for not recognizing the phenomenon. It’s rather rare for the DeKalb County area, said Gilbert Sebenste, Northern Illinois University meteorologist.

But conditions were perfect last weekend, when we had a thaw Saturday with temperatures in the 40s and even 50s, followed by a drop to sub-zero temperatures Sunday night.

That causes water in the ground to freeze fast.

“When it comes to freezing like this, it’s just a firecracker waiting to explode,” Sebenste said. “As soon as it starts flash freezing the water wants to expand but it has nowhere to go.”

But the water has to expand as it freezes, and that means that it will knock the soil out of the way. Then you have a seismic event, like an earthquake, only caused by ice.

“The ice expanded so rapidly [overnight Sunday] that the ground was

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson forced to literally make room for the expanding ice, and it did so violently,” Sebenste said. “When that happens, you will get loud pops and depending on how much water is in the ground that freezes into these cracks you can get some pretty loud explosions.”

Although around my house the noises were relatively benign, other people have described sounds like someone was banging into their home, or even throwing major appliances around.

But can it damage your home?

“It is certainly possible that if water does manage to seep into cracks in your foundation it can expand those cracks more,” Sebenste said. “How much more, I don’t know.”

No matter how cold it gets in the coming days, we’ve probably seen our last frost quake for a while.

“We’d need to have a thaw first,” Sebenste said. “Unfortunately, that will not happen anytime soon.”

Too bad. Still, until April or so, I think I’ll be blaming all the odd sounds in the house on frost quakes.

It’s probably nothing, anyway.

Moving out: According to a Migration Survey released Thursday by moving company United Van Lines, more of its customers are moving out of Illinois than are moving in.

The survey, results of which the company released Thursday, found that 61 percent of interstate moves from Illinois in 2013 were for people relocating to another state. Only 39 percent of people were moving into Illinois from out of state.

Illinois was second only to New Jersey (64 percent) in the percentage of people moving out.

Other states people are leaving include New York, West Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, Kentucky, Massachusetts and New Mexico.

The “it” states include Oregon, (61 percent inbound moves) followed by the Carolinas, Washington, D.C., South Dakota, Nevada, Texas and Colorado.

Why you leaving?: People sometimes like to spin the information about

entry and exit from a state to fit a political agenda.

Many of the states on that list are high-tax “blue” states, they point out, while the low-tax, supposedly more business-friendly “red” states are where people are moving.

Maybe. But when I talk to people who have left Illinois for other places, they don’t really talk about taxes or the job market or the state government.

They talk about the weather. My brother in Oregon, my friends in Austin, Texas, and San Francisco and Florida, they all talk about how they don’t miss the weather.

When we have a forecast like the one ahead of us this week, they make a point to mention it.

As we brace for what could be a couple of days where the temperature doesn’t climb above zero, some people out there probably are thinking, “you know, I could do without this.”

Truth is, it’s not for everybody. If you feel like you’ve seen enough winters, there are lots of places you can go to escape them.

Just chill: I kind of like it when it gets extremely cold. My resolve might falter if it were below zero for weeks on end, but a few days of arctic cold is kind of remarkable.

People from other places see these numbers and wonder how we survive.

Considering that almost all of us will survive, that’s an accomplishment.

Besides, when the weather is extreme, it gives us all something to talk about. Monday probably wouldn’t be that remarkable if it was in the mid20s, and we still probably wouldn’t be heading outside for a picnic.

But be careful: As our story today indicates, you should take precautions the coming days as we face high winds, “ground-blizzard” conditions, and then potential sub-zero temperatures.

Keep gas in your vehicle, keep your boots handy, bring your hat and gloves with you wherever you go, dress in layers, you know the drill.

It’ll be spring before you know it.

• Eric Olson is the editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-7564841 ext. 2257, email eolson@shawmedia.com, or follow him on Twitter @ DC_Editor.

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Writer, Doyle estate dispute Sherlock copyright

By JASON KEYSER The Associated Press CHICAGO – It’s the kind of puzzle that might have amused Sherlock Holmes himself.

Now that copyright protections have expired on nearly all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales about the pipe-puffing detective in the deerstalker hat, are writers free to depict the character in new mysteries without seeking permission or paying license fees?

A federal judge in Chicago said yes, so long as they don’t stray into territory covered in the 10 stories still protected by copyright. Not so fast, said the Doyle estate, which is considering an appeal this month. Descendants of the Scottish physician and author argue he continued to develop the characters of Holmes and Dr. Watson in the later works so they should remain off-limits until the remaining copyrights run out at the end of 2022.

“It’s a bogus argument. It means you can reprint Conan Doyle’s own stories freely but you can’t make up a new story? It doesn’t make logical sense,” said author Leslie Klinger, who brought the case against the Conan Doyle Estate Ltd. to settle the matter.

With last week’s ruling in hand, Klinger plans to finish work on “In the Company of Sherlock Holmes,” a book of original short stories featuring characters and other elements from Conan Doyle’s work. He is co-editing the book with plans to publish this fall.

If appeals judges hold it up, the ruling could lift the threat of legal action for the untold scores of writers out there churning out pastiches and fan fiction without permission. Most of them fly under the radar. In Klinger’s case, the estate demanded $5,000, he said.

“Whatever decision they make will essentially determine the fate of many characters, not just Sherlock Holmes

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This undated photo shows Leslie Klinger at his Los Angeles office. Klinger teaches a UCLA Extension class about Sherlock Holmes and is challenging the Conan Doyle Estate, LTD over the right to use the Sherlock Holmes character in new tales. and Dr. Watson, but very intricate characters such as James Bond. ... What happens as copyrights expire on Ian Fleming’s original stories?” said Doyle estate attorney William Zieske.

The ruling could also weaken the value of the Sherlock franchise to the point that major publishers and movie producers could also decide to move ahead with projects without licensing deals, said Paul Supnik, a Beverly Hills, Calif., attorney specializing in copyright and entertainment law who was not connected with the case.

“At the very least it’s going to affect the bargaining power as to what the estate can do in trying to sell it to the studio,” Supnik said.

At the heart of the dispute is whether a character can be copyright protected over an entire series of works. The Doyle estate argues that a basic element of copyright law allows for that if the character is highly delineated, as opposed to

a two-dimensional cartoon-like character who doesn’t change much over time.

In ruling against the estate, Judge Ruben Castillo called that a “novel legal argument” that was “counter to the goals of the Copyright Act.” The lawsuit was filed in Chicago because a literary agent for the Doyle estate is based in Illinois.

There’s no question that Holmes and Watson are highly complex characters.

Conan Doyle produced a total of four Sherlock Holmes novels and 56 stories between 1887 and 1927.

Klinger argues that everything you really need to know about Holmes and Watson is in the novels and stories published before 1923 that are in the public domain in the U.S. But the Doyle estate said there are other significant elements in those later stories, such as Holmes’ “mellowing” personality and the shift in Holmes’ and Watson’s relationship from flatmates and collaborators to closest friends.

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County Dems eye board seats

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Bob Brown has been watching the momentum for the DeKalb County Democratic Party build for years.

Brown, a DeKalb Democrat and District 6 County Board member, said his party is positioned to expand on its election gains of 2012, when the Democrats balanced the County Board with an even 12-12 member split. Brown and other local Democrats partially credit newer residents from DuPage and Cook counties with recent electoral successes, although local Democrats have seen fewer successes in countywide races.

“Our goal is to elect the majority of Democrats for 2014,” Democratic Party Chairman Mark Pietrowski said. “A lot of it is just campaigning and having candidates put themselves out for letting the voters decide.”

Democrats had majority control of the board from 2004 to 2010; the board had been under Republican control for 26 years before then, Pietrowski said. When Republicans regained control in 2010, they were able to redraw County Board districts, but election results in 2012 were not entirely in their favor.

But in the past 13 years, Democrats have won a contested countywide races six times. Three of those were in 2012, when President Barack Obama gave Democrats a big boost at the top of the ticket in Illinois. The other three wins all came from State’s Attorney Ron Matekaitis, who now is a local judge.

In 2010, Republicans swept the countywide races, with Clay Campbell beating Democrat Sarah Gallagher Chami for state’s attorney and Republican John Acardo beating Democrat Jim Luebke for county clerk.

Republican candidates for treasurer, sheriff and regional superintendent of schools were uncontested.

This year, only two Demo-

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Assistant Manager Dagoberto Andrade (right) rings up windshield wiper blades being bought by Tom Corbett, of Genoa, for his van Friday at Advanced Auto Parts in DeKalb. Because of the recent weather, Advanced Auto Parts has seen an increase in sales of wiper blades, windshield washer fluid and ice scrapers.

Hazardous weather expected this weekend

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS

Weather-related cancellation

dbehrends@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Area school superintendents are keeping an eye on the extreme cold forecast for when students are set to return to class Monday, and Northern Illinois University meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste warns of some potentially dangerous road conditions Friday afternoon into Saturday.

“Strong south-to-southwest winds, gusting up to 35 mph this evening and into mid-morning on Saturday, coupled with the very powdery, dry snow already on the ground will create near ground-blizzard conditions in open, rural areas,” Sebenste said.

“In town, in DeKalb and Sycamore, it won’t be bad, but the rural areas will be difficult,” Sebenste said.

Although meteorologists still are unsure just how far temperatures will fall, Sebenste said one determining factor will be how much snow falls over the weekend as the Arctic cold front moves through.

“The problem we’ll see is twofold,” Sebenste said. “No. 1 is the coldest air mass we’ve seen in about 18 years here, accompanied by strong northwest winds.”

Temperatures are expected to be in the range of minus 15

The Clinton Township Public Library in Waterman will not have its regularly scheduled board meeting Monday. The library will close at 7 p.m. Monday. to minus 20, with wind chills driving the mercury to minus 30 to minus 45.

“We’ll crawl out of the deep freeze Tuesday night into Wednesday, when southerly winds return to bring in slightly warmer air,” Sebenste said.

He predicted that temperatures should be in the more seasonable 20s by the end of the week.

Although they don’t want to make the call to close school too early, area superintendents are indicating it’s a possibility.

“People already are wondering what we’re going to do, but we don’t want to make the call too early,” said DeKalb Superintendent Jim Briscoe.

“Parents should know we are fully aware of the forecast, the superintendents are in communication with each other and we’ll make a good decision.”

Genoa-Kingston Superintendent Joe Burgess agreed they are looking out for student safety.

“I would advise parents to make plans; prepare for the worst and hope for the best,” Burgess said.

Sycamore Superintendent Kathy Countryman said district staff will work through the weekend to be ready for the return of students.

They said they would be in contact through the weekend and make a decision Sunday.

Officials urged parents to watch district websites and social media pages, as well as to look for district emails and phone calls.

Student safety is the primary concern for transportation departments, as well. First Student location manager Catherine Welch said the challenges are huge for the fleet of 96 buses that transport DeKalb students.

“Just like any vehicle, the colder the temperature, the harder they are to start,” Welch said. “The diesel fuel is graded for cold weather, but we have to think about oil, coolant, windshield washer fluid and airbrake lines.

Welch said the company employs a “cold start team” that removes snow and starts the buses early to have them ready for the drivers.

“All I can say is, if the high is 14 below, we’ll make a good decision,” Briscoe said.

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DeKalb County Board member Mark Pietrowski, D-Cortland, speaks with board member Marc Johnson, D-Sycamore, after the DeKalb County Board’s meeting on Dec. 18. Pietrowski is chairman of the DeKalb County Democrats, who have several candidates running in the March primary.

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Trent Taylor, of DeKalb, is competing with Denise Ii, of Sandwich, for the nomination for County Clerk and Recorder.

The winner will face Republican Douglas Johnson, who was appointed to the job in 2013.

So far, Republican Sheriff Roger Scott and Treasurer Christine Johnson are seeking re-election unopposed, although Democrats have several months to pick candidates to run against them.

Steve Kuhn, chairman of the DeKalb County Republicans, figures Scott and Johnson will be tough to beat, but he expects the makeup of the County Board will remain close with half the 24 seats up for election in November.

“I wouldn’t speculate one way or another,” Kuhn said.

“I think it’s going to be 11-13; it could be 12-12.”

The Republican Party doesn’t get too involved with local primary races, but Kuhn expects the four-way Republican primary race for governor will bring local Republicans to

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“We just have to get them out to vote.”

While Kuhn expects public dissatisfaction with Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and President Barack Obama might help local Republicans in November, Brown figures local demographic changes are helping Democrats. During the 1990s and the 2000s there were people moving into the county from eastern counties such as DuPage and Cook, Brown said.

“They certainly have found the overall quality of life to be attractive in DeKalb County,” Brown said. “[Northern Illinois University] is a major draw not only terms of education but culturally and in terms of athletics.”

He said that’s one way a party can help by providing volunteers and events where they meet the public face to face.

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8OBITUARIES AILEEN BENNETT-MURPHY Born: Oct. 25, 1940, in Carroll, Iowa Died: Jan. 1, 2014, in DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB – Aileen Bennett-Murphy, 73, of DeKalb, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at home.

Born Oct. 25, 1940, in Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of Orville and Marie (Barry) Murphy, Aileen was an avid gardener who loved crafts and reading. She was a 1958 graduate of Kuemper High School in Carroll, and a 1963 graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee. Aileen was a member of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

In retirement, she worked at the State Street Laundry in Sycamore.

She is survived by her sons, Ted McCarron of DeKalb and Bill (Cecile) McCarron of Carbondale; daughters, Jacqui (Van) McCalister of Peoria and Jenny (Kash) Krishnarao of Jacksonville, Fla.; and grandchildren, J.D., Zach, Drew, Kevin, Tara, Torin and Ian. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Noel Vojslavek.

The memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb, with the Rev. Van McCalister of Saint Francis Anglican Church, Peoria/ Dunlap, officiating. Cremation is by Anderson Funeral Home Crematory. The visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Anderson Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Aileen Bennett-Murphy Memorial Fund, sent in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.

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AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022. For information, email ted_mccarron@yahoo. com.

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ELLEN H. BLAKE Born: June 13, 1922, in Canada Died: Dec. 29, 2013, in Mulberry, Ind. COLFAX, Ind. – Ellen H. Blake, 91 of Colfax, Ind., formerly of the DeKalb and Sycamore area, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community in Mulberry, Ind. Born June 13, 1922, in Canada, the daughter of Frank and Lyda (Fuller) McDermott, she married Wendell Blake in December 1960.

Ellen and her husband were the owners of the McCabe Lounge in DeKalb for many years, until they retired to California. Ellen loved the outdoors, gardening, planting beautiful flowers, cooking and especially playing bingo. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ellen was a long-time resident of the DeKalb County area and was a member of the St. Mary churches in DeKalb and Sycamore.

Survivors include her two children, Sharon (Richard) Luper and Bill (Phyllis) Kozuch, both of Colfax; six grandchildren, Lori (Michael) Swedberg and Sherri (Patrick) O’Donnell, all of Sycamore, Jane (Tom) Anderson of San Benito, Texas, Brian (Cecilia) Kozuch, Scott Kozuch and Chad (Stephanie) Kozuch, all of Indiana; nine great-grandchildren, James (Jessie) Swedberg of Sycamore, Sharon (Omar) Ordaz of Cortland, Nicole and Tony O’Donnell, both of Sycamore, Alison, Bryn and Kyler Kozuch, all of Indiana, Lauren Anderson of Sycamore and Blake Anderson of Texas; four great-great-grandchildren, Luther and Andrew Swedberg, Owen Ordaz and Alex Anderson; one brother, the Rev. Neal McDermott of New Orleans; one sister, Pat Hosea of California; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell; parents; two brothers; and one sister.

The visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore. A Mass of the Resurrection will begin at noon Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic View a complete list of Daily Chronicle obituaries by clicking on the calendar dates

Church, 244 Waterman St., in Sycamore, with the Rev. Paul Lipinski celebrating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in DeKalb.

Memorials can be made to the Mulberry Health and Retirement Community in Mulberry, in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

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ESTHER M. BROITZMAN Born: April 12, 1925, in Rochelle, Ill. Died: Jan. 2, 2014, in Sycamore, Ill. SYCAMORE – Esther Marie Broitzman, 88, of Sycamore, Ill., passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at home.

She is now in the embrace of her Lord Jesus Christ.

Born April 12, 1925, in Rochelle, the daughter of Oscar and Martha (Birkland) Carlson, Esther was a 1943 graduate of Malta High School. She worked at DeKalb County courthouse and married Edward Broitzman in 1948. They resided on a farm near Esmond and raised their four children. She later moved to DeKalb and worked for Northern Illinois University for 26 years.

She is survived by her children, Stephen Broitzman of Snowmass Village, Colo., Renae (Bil) Cotton of Carbondale, Colo., Lori (Ken) White of Carbondale and Jamie (Lorrie) Broitzman of Sycamore; grandsons, Eddy (Anna) Cotton of Edwards, Colo., Zak and Josh White of Carbondale, and Jeremy and Justin Broitzman of Sycamore; sister, Marilyn Jordal of DeKalb; brother-in-law, Leonard Osland of Sycamore; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ed, in 1969; parents; and four sisters, Viola, Lillian, her twin Edith, and Ruth.

A celebration of her life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Christ Community Church, 1600 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, with Pastor Paul deHaven officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Creston.

The visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the church.

Memorials can be made to the Esther M. Broitzman Memorial Fund, sent in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.

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CHARLES EARL DAVIDSON Charles Earl Davidson, 79, of Sycamore, Ill., died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at OSF St. Anthony’s Medical Center in Rockford.

Arrangements are pending at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore. For information, visit www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833.

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MADALINE W. JOHNSON Madaline W. Johnson, formerly of Sycamore, Ill., died at 5:51 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Alpine Fireside Health Center, Rockford.

Arrangements by Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., Quiram Sycamore Chapel. For information, visit www.olsonfh.com or call 815895-6589.

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EDWIN B. ‘ED’ MICHELSON Born: April 3, 1922, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: Dec. 26, 2013, in Winfield, Ill. WHEATON – Edwin B. “Ed” Michelson, 91, longtime resident of Wheaton, Ill., passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.

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he was the ninth of ten children born to Joseph and Edith Mickelson, both of whom had immigrated from Finland.

A 1940 graduate of DeKalb High School, Edwin enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, went on to receive his wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant. The war ended just before he was to be sent to the Pacific for combat duty as a B-29 pilot. He then served for three years in the Air Force Reserve.

Edwin married Bette Elaine Jacobson of Shabbona on Dec. 6, 1946. They recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary.

In 1950, he graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in architecture and later opened Architectural-Engineering Associates in Wheaton. Many local restaurants, shopping centers and professional buildings were designed by AEA, with some receiving city beautification awards. He enjoyed repair and fix-it projects and his slogan was, “if man made it, I can fix it.” Ed also enjoyed spending time with his wife and family at their “get-away home” at Woodhaven Lakes near Sublette.

Besides his wife, he is survived by sons, Courtney (Ruth) of Batavia, Dr. Cameron of Carol Stream, and Kirby, also of Carol Stream; grandsons, Eric and David; brother, Erro of Toledo, Ohio; sister, Vi Burnett of Willowbrook; brother-in-law, Terry (Sally) Jacobson of Tomah, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews.

Cremation will be private. A family gathering will be held at a later date.

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Hospital upgrades scope cleaning after outbreak

By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – An investigation into an outbreak of a superbug bacterial infection shows Illinois hospitals are learning to take preventive steps quickly in cooperation with health authorities, the state’s top doctor said.

The 2013 outbreak of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae affected dozens of patients, with some cases apparently linked to a tainted endoscope used at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck said public health experts worked with the hospital to find the source of the outbreak of CRE. Carbapenems are a class of antibiotics considered among the last lines of defense against hard-to-treat

bugs.

“It is this type of coordinated effort that is vital to stopping CRE infections from spreading,” Hasbrouck said in a statement.

The hospital changed its sterilization procedures after the investigation to establish practices exceeding the manufacturer’s recommendations.

The investigation was written up in the current Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The design of the specialty endoscopes “might pose a particular challenge for cleaning and disinfection,” the report said.

The bacteria can cause infections of the bladder or lungs, causing coughing, fever or chills, and can be fatal, although there were no deaths in the most recent out-

break.

Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the CDC, has called this class of bugs “nightmare bacteria” because they can spread their resistance to other bacteria and because of their high mortality rates. They kill up to half of people who get serious infections.

Dr. Leo Kelly, vice president of medical management for Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, noted the help from the CDC and the Illinois health agency in an email. He said the investigation found no deficiencies with the hospital’s sterilization process.

“However, as a precaution, we have moved to gas sterilization for these particular scopes, which exceeds the manufacturer’s recommended cleaning and disinfectant guidelines to ensure no other patients are at risk,” Leo said.

GLORIA G. MILLER Born: March 4, 1959, in Chicago, Ill. Died: Jan. 2, 2014, in Geneva, Ill. MAPLE PARK – Gloria G. Miller, 54, of Maple Park, Ill., died at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva.

Born March 4, 1959, in Chicago, to George & Bernice (Bialek) Schneider, Gloria graduated in 1981 from Northern Illinois University with her Bachelor of Science in business and human resources.

She married Steven Miller in 1983 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rockford. Gloria was currently working at the Opportunity House in Sycamore for the past year and a half. She previously worked at Illinois Tool Works, Mooseheart and Weyehauser.

Survivors include her husband, Steve Miller of Maple Park; brother, George (Joann) Schneider of Wheaton; and sister, Patricia (Anthony) Calabrese in Elburn; three nephews; and three nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church with the Rev. Tony Dusso officiating. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Quiram Sycamore Chapel, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore, and also an hour before the service from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be at Scandinavian Cemetery in Rockford.

Memorials can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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A baby grey seal was born Wednesday, with his mother, 10-year-old Lily, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield. Zoo officials said the pup is the first of its species to be born at the zoo. He weighed 25 pounds.

Baby grey seal born at Brookfield Zoo The ASSOCIATED PRESS BROOKFIELD – A baby seal is the first birth of the year at suburban Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo. The Chicago Zoological Society said Friday that the

male grey seal pup was born 7 a.m. on New Year’s Day. His mother is 10-yearold Lily and the pair will be off exhibit for several weeks.

Zoo officials said the pup is the first of its species to

be born at Brookfield Zoo. He weighed 25 pounds.

Zoo staff said he will weight triple or quadruple that weight in the next month.

Brookfield Zoo now has six grey seals.

Jail security breach under investigation

By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a security mistake at the jail that allowed a male inmate to slide past security officers into the women’s unit to have sex with his girlfriend – also an inmate.

The male inmate sneaked through an unlocked access door between the two units.

About 6 p.m. Saturday, after making evening rounds, a correctional officer walked through the door, but failed to ensure that it was locked, the sheriff’s office said.

A guard tasked with

watching a monitor also didn’t see the male inmate sneak over for the “rendezvous.”

Neither inmate was identified by the sheriff’s office, citing the ongoing investigation.

The male has been in segregated custody since, and the correctional officers are facing possible disciplinary measures as a result.

No one has been criminally charged.

The door should not have been used but for emergencies, Sheriff Keith Nygren said. In order for the door to lock, it had to be slammed or rechecked to ensure it was secured. The officer did not

do so.

However, the door did lock after the male inmate already sneaked through the door.

He was locked in the women’s side for “about an hour” before another female inmate reported it to jail staff.

The sheriff’s office is modifying procedures “to make it impossible to ever happen again,” Undersheriff Andrew Zinke said.

For starters, the access door no longer will be used.

All correctional officers were required to attend mandatory security training.

“It was a mistake,” Nygren said. “You learn from it, you create policies to keep it from happening again.”

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Sniping shadows Kerry’s pursuit of Mideast peace

By DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s closed-door diplomacy to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians has burst into a public spat, with both sides trading blistering criticisms, Republican senators showing up in Jerusalem to argue Israel’s side, and Palestinian demonstrators protesting his visit.

Kerry is on his 10th visit to the region to try to craft a peace treaty that would create a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

He met for three hours Friday with Israeli Prime

Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Later in the day, Kerry traveled to Ramallah, West Bank, to speak with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Although battered by sniping from all sides, Kerry remained upbeat – at least publicly.

Asked if he was making progress, Kerry replied that progress is being made every day.

Earlier, about 150 Palestinians demonstrators marched through the streets of downtown Ramallah to protest Kerry’s visit. They carried Palestinian flags and signs that said: “The northern, central and southern Jordan

Valley are a genuine part of Palestinian sovereignty.” The West Bank’s Jordan Valley is a strategic area along the border with Jordan that Israeli hardliners, including members of Netanyahu’s Likud Party, say must be annexed

by Israel for its own security.

So far, the two sides have engaged in about 20 rounds of negotiations, which have entered a more intense phase.

Kerry is asking both leaders to start making tough, highly political decisions in hopes of narrowing differences and agree on a framework that will outline a final peace pact.

The goal is for the framework, or series of guidelines,

to address all core issues, including borders between Israel and a future Palestinian state, Palestinian refugees and conflicting claims to the holy city of Jerusalem. No agreement on a framework is likely during Kerry’s visit.

Political activist Abdallah Maslamani said a proposed framework that would guide negotiations on a deal protect the security interests of “the terror state of occupation,” a reference to Israel.

One night earlier, the digs were coming from the other side. Netanyahu lashed out at Abbas, accusing him of embracing terrorists “as heroes.’”

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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (right) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of their meeting Friday at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem.

PASSING A MILESTONE Florida will surpass New York in state population

By MIKE SCHNEIDER The Associated Press

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With the temperature a frightful 3 degrees, Drue Ford shovels snow wearing a face mask to guard against frostbite Friday in Brunswick, Maine.

Extreme cold grips snowy Northeast The ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON – Homeowners and motorists dug out across the white-blanketed Northeast Friday as extreme cold ushered in by the storm threatened fingers and toes but kept the snow powdery and mercifully easy to shovel.

At least 13 deaths were blamed on the storm as it swept across the nation’s eastern half.

While the snowfall had all but stopped by morning across the hard-hit Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor and many highways and streets were soon plowed and reopened, temperatures were in the single digits and teens,

with wind chills well below zero.

“The snow is easy to move because the air was so cold when it snowed that it’s sort of light and fluffy stuff – but, uh, it’s cold,” Avalon “Nick” Minton said as he cleared the entrance to his garage and sidewalk in Arlington, Mass.

“That’s the main part. It’s cold.”

And officials from the Midwest to New England are preparing for another arctic blast in the next few days that could be even worse.

The heaviest snow fell north of Boston in Boxford, Mass., which received nearly 2 feet.

8BRIEFS Auto sales best in 6 years, but demand seen ebbing DETROIT – Automakers are going to have to work a little harder for your business in 2014.

After four years of strong sales increases – and limited discounts – as the economy improved, U.S. demand for new cars and trucks is expected to slow this year. That could mean better deals for buyers as car companies fight to increase their share of the market.

U.S. sales rose 8 percent to 15.6 million in 2013, thanks largely to a surge in pickup truck sales from the home construction and energy industries.

Lebanon IDs commander of al-Qaida-linked group BEIRUT – DNA tests confirmed that a man in government custody is the alleged leader of an al-Qaida-linked group that has conducted attacks across the Middle East before shifting its focus to Syria’s civil war, Lebanese authorities said Friday.

The suspected militant,

Majid al-Majid, is the purported commander of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades and one of the 85 most-wanted individuals in his native Saudi Arabia. The U.S. State Department designated the group a foreign terrorist organization in 2012, freezing any assets it holds in the United States and banning Americans from doing business with the group.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sometime this year, Florida will surpass New York in population, becoming the nation’s third-most populous state, and sun-seeking seniors are not driving the growth.

The milestone is validation of the increasing influence of the Sunshine State as it approaches being home to 20 million residents. Once Florida passes New York, only California and Texas will have more people.

“Florida is kind of an icon of the 21st century in terms of the shifting population and the growing role Latin America is playing in transforming the country,” said James Johnson, a business professor at the University of North Carolina. “I think it’s going to be for the 21st century what California or New York was for the 20th century.”

Florida encompasses many trends in America: an aging population, a service-oriented economy with many low-wage jobs and an ethnic diversity propelled by Hispanic growth.

Like the United States, Florida is a haven for migrants and people making fresh starts, and the state’s 29 electoral votes are the nation’s most coveted given Florida is the nation’s largest swing state.

Florida also has myriad problems, some the result of its explosive growth, which must be addressed for the state to keep thriving.

New Floridians, such as 47-year-old Michael Richards, list a number of reasons for moving here: the weather, no state income tax, a familiarity

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Adam Mayfield explains Dec. 21 in Orlando, Fla., that he moved to Florida because he knew he could easily find a job in Orlando after he was laid off in Atlanta. Sometime next year, Florida will surpass New York in population and become the nation’s third-most populous state. from family vacations or being stationed in the military, the availability of low-skill jobs and proximity to Latin America and Europe.

“You put up with three months of [Hades in the summer] for nine months of great weather,” said Richards, who moved to the Tampa area in 2011 after retiring from the military so his wife could be a quick plane-ride away from her family in Panama.

Although Florida has the nation’s largest share of residents older than age 65, seniors are not propelling the recent growth from migration.

They account for less than 10 percent of new residents in the past several years. Instead, more than half of the new arrivals are between 25 and 64,

according to an AP analysis of data from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey. Almost two-fifths of them were younger than age 25.

New York isn’t shrinking in population; it’s just that Florida’s growth is outpacing it by a 3-to-1 ratio, and ex-New Yorkers are the biggest domestic source of new Floridians. More than 537,000 residents moved to Florida last year, and around a tenth of them came from New York State. As of this July, the two states were separated by about 98,000 people: New York had 19.6 million residents and Florida had 19.5 million residents, according to Census figures released earlier this week. As of today, that difference likely has been whittled

down to about 20,000 people.

Migrants from Latin America dominated the newly arrived Floridians who came from outside the United States. Nondomestic migrants represented a quarter of Florida’s new arrivals last year.

The largest flow of migrants outside the 50 states was from the Caribbean to South Florida, particularly the Miami area, according to the AP analysis.

Although the opportunities in Florida aren’t what they were a decade ago, prospects remain. The top jobs found in disproportionately higher numbers than the rest of the nation are motorboat operators, entertainers, athletes, construction workers and real estate agents.

Al-Qaida sweep in cities revives battleground BAGHDAD – Two Iraqi cities that were strongholds of Sunni insurgents during the U.S. war in the country are battlegrounds once more after al-Qaida militants largely took them over, fending off government forces that have been besieging them for days.

The overrunning of Fallujah and Ramadi this week by al-Qaida’s Iraqi branch in the Sunni heartland of western Anbar provinces is a blow to the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Malik.

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Ice forms on the beard of Bob Schweitzer as he helps clear ice and snow from the seats at Lambeau Field on Friday in Green Bay, Wis., in preparation for Sunday’s NFL wild-card playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers.

NFL playoff game draws comparisons to Ice Bowl

“Now we’re stuck forecasting storms a week ahead of time,” Schwartz said. “Even a professional weatherman would have a hard time.”

Orders of salt cost $53.59 a ton.

The highway department has $500,000 to spend each calendar year, the majority of which comes from motor fuel taxes.

The county spent all its $500,000 annual budget before the end of 2013, which is very rare, Schwartz said. With the start of the new year, the $500,000 annual budget is renewed for 2014.

“We’re pretty much right at our limits of what we can order,” he said.

That’s just half the issue officials are dealing with.

They also have to continuously address the problem of snow drifting, when snow is

Continued from page A1 She did not say when she would issue the ruling.

Defense lawyers want the government to disclose whether it employed enhanced surveillance to flag Daoud and only then targeted him in the FBI sting. They describe Daoud as immature for his age and say he would have been vulnerable to undercover agents’ suggestions that he contemplate setting off a bomb.

Another Daoud attorney, Josh Herman, said some documents turned over by prosecutors, including emails dated 2011, seemed to support defense attorneys’ claim that warrantless surveillance was used on Daoud.

“This is not tin-foil hat paranoia,” Herman said.

But prosecutor William

Ridgway said that the 2011 emails may have been found on Daoud’s computer that authorities seized with a warrant in 2012.

If the government did target Daoud only after sifting through communications data without a warrant, the defense wants to challenge all subsequent evidence on the grounds it was gathered through a violation of Daoud’s constitutional rights against unreasonable searches.

Prosecutors have agreed they must notify terrorism defendants if they plan to use evidence derived directly from enhanced surveillance at trial. However, they say they don’t plan to use any such evidence at Daoud’s trial and, therefore, aren’t obliged to say one way or another if they used the surveillance programs.

Daoud’s attorneys say

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James Diedrick helps clear ice and snow from the seats at Lambeau Field on Friday in Green Bay, Wis., in preparation for Sunday’s NFL wildcard playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers.

Lambeau Field has a heating system buried beneath the turf to keep the field from freezing, but it failed during the Ice Bowl, leaving the sod hard as cement. The system was upgraded in 1997 to include 30 miles of heating pipes, so players on Sunday can expect softer landings.

The field should be relatively clear Sunday, with no snow in the forecast. The stands had been filled with snow during the week, but the team, continuing a popular tradition, invited members of the public to help shovel it for $10 per hour.

The 1967 game took a major toll on players, said Ed Gruver, the author of a book called “The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football’s Most Unforgettable Game.”

Packers coach Vince Lombardi didn’t let most of his players wear gloves, so several, including quarterback Bart Starr, suffered varying degrees of frostbite, Gruver said. One Cowboys player had respiratory problems attributed to breathing in so much frigid air, he added, and Dallas quarterback Don Meredith’s calls were inarticulate because his lips were frozen.

“Now players wear Under Armour. They have gloves; they have these giant heaters.

They’ll be OK,” Gruver said.

“Back then, most of them just wore long johns.”

Improved clothing should help the fans, too. Modern down jackets fight the cold, and waterproof boots and gloves keep hands and feet dry.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers’ playoff game Sunday against San Francisco could be one of the coldest in NFL history, rivaling the subzero temperatures of the 1967 Ice Bowl, so fans are taking plenty of precautions.

Temperatures at Lambeau Field are expected to be a frigid minus 2 degrees when the Packers and 49ers kick off at 3:40 p.m.

By the fourth quarter it’ll be a bone-chilling minus 7, with wind chills approaching minus 30, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures at the socalled Ice Bowl in Green Bay, the 1967 championship game in which the Packers beat Dallas to advance to Super Bowl II, got as cold as minus 13 degrees with a wind chill of minus 46.

At temperatures like the ones expected Sunday, exposed skin can get frostbitten in minutes and hypothermia can set in. Players will be moving around or huddling around giant heaters on the sidelines, but fans will have to take extra safety measures, such as dressing in layers and sipping warm drinks.

The Packers plan to pass out 70,000 hand warmers, packets that fit inside gloves or boots and stay warm for hours. The team also will provide free coffee and hot chocolate.

Kellie Kunz, a Packers fan and homemaker from Naperville, will be attending her first Green Bay game Sunday.

She said the opportunity to see her team in a critical playoff game was just too good to pass up.

“We’ll dress warm – down jacket, long underwear, fleecelined tights,” said Kunz, who grew up in Wisconsin. “I’m just hoping the game is going to be so exciting we won’t even notice the freezing cold.”

consider it,” he said.

Schwartz said DeKalb County officials had talked of asking farmers to leave stalks up years ago, but farmers weren’t interested in doing so because it was a hassle to deal with, he said.

Craig Smith, DeKalb Township road commissioner, said one of the farmers who lives near the Schnuck’s grocery store on Annie Glidden Road leaves his stalks up for free.

“He’s doing it as being totally generous,” he said.

“It’s a long stretch area and a heavily traveled road.”

The only thing officials can do about snow drifting where there is no barrier blocking snow is to push the snow back into ditches.

Schwartz said officials are facing a much different predicament than last year.

“Last year at this time, everyone was wondering what we’re going to do with leftover salt,” he said.

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blown back onto streets after being plowed.

On days when high winds are present, drifting snow is a particular problem in rural areas, where open spaces allow snow to blow onto the road.

Some places, such as the northwest corner of Somonauk and Perry roads in the county, have snow fences to address the problem.

The county owns, installs and fully pays for these fences, which are put up 100 feet off the road during the winter, Schwartz said.

Afton Township farmer Bob Johnson said no one has asked him to put up a snow fence. He also said the other alternative, leaving a few rows of crops to act as a shield, is an option with a price. Nearby McHenry County pays its farmers to leave stalks up through the Living Snow Fence Program.

“If they want to pay us to leave some cornstalks, we’d

the government’s refusal to clearly confirm or deny that it used the programs leaves them hamstrung: With no answer, they can’t mount a credible constitutional challenge.

Prosecutors said they would – according to established rules on classified information – offer detail about any enhanced surveillance to the judge behind closed doors. But they said Daoud’s lawyers didn’t have a right to be present, in part because national security issues are at stake.

Durkin said such exceptions for terrorism cases undermine the institution of trials based on both prosecutors and defense attorneys having equal access to evidence. At least when it comes to terrorism trials, he said, “the viability of the adversarial system is ... at a crossroads.”

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* Daily Chronicle • www.daily-chronicle.com • Page A7 • Saturday, January 4, 2014

8OUR VIEW: THUMBS UP/THUMBS DOWN

8SKETCH VIEW

DeKalb library tries to engage local readers

8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Get your own holiday, atheists

script numbering of their year should suffice.

Oops, my bad! The French tried To the Editor: that in the late 18th century. It Christmas 2013 is now past – didn’t work out all that well. So hymns, dinners, wrappings and to all the atheists, anti-religious, tinsel a thing of memories. nay-saying crowd: Get the guts The atheists will have removed and gumption to organize your the large “flying A” from Daley Plaza, and lawsuits against Christ- own festival time – quit riding the coattails of Judeo-Christianity. It mas carols, prayers, crèches and menorah displays will be on hiatus sounds cheap and it is weak. once again. Still, one finds it odd By the way – why do the that this group, who claim no God atheists not protest during the exists, always pitch their tent right Islamic holy month of Ramadan? along and against our holy days.

Just askin’.

They make full use of the Mack Besser attention, reverence and festivity Maple Park created to honor the God they deny. If they really had faith in their belief, (a dichotomy?) why not pick Sights, sounds of winter To the Editor: a month of their own? January, The scrape of the metal blade on February, or March are open. the snowplow clearing the streets Being winter, there’s not much has replaced the more desirable celebrating going on in those chirp of the robins that used to be months. Perhaps they could heard outside my window. generate some excitement in The tree branches so recently believing on nothing but thembursting with autumn colors are selves. Why, those folks could now covered with a blanket of even change their calendar-A.D. having such a Christian meaning snow … but are also beautiful in and all. Surely, a more nondeanother way.

Smoke curls upward from chimneys – a silent testament that the house is warm inside. Must also be well insulated, as snow is not melting from its roof.

I hear people on their walks greeting each other with “Cold enough for ya?” instead of the recent “hot enough for ya?”

It is all part of life in the Midwest, and the season changes keep us from enduring the same old, same old.

As one who has lived here all of my life, I can’t imagine a climate of always warm weather and sunshine. Would that not be boring?

I met a woman who lived in New Mexico one time. She boasted they had sunshine 360 days a year.

I looked at her in stunned silence. I could not think of a thing to say. But now I can.

No snow days for the schoolchildren, no traffic tie-ups on Chicago’s expressways and no need to scrape windshields of cars parked outdoors overnight.

Christmas is over and our thoughts turn to spring in the nottoo-distant future.

After the long, hard winter, no thrill for her when the weather warms up and the birds return, that first warm day we can emerge from our homes without jackets.

A warm April shower, the aroma of fresh-turned earth as people plant their gardens.

Fireflies at twilight with children running around with fruit jars trying to capture them, the sweet smell of the honeysuckle hedge coming into bloom.

I doubt if anyone living in such a climate ever penned the words, “What is so rare as a day in June?” It could only be written by someone who had experienced the joy of such a day in the Midwest.

I felt no envy of her. Only sadness that she could not experience the happiness we do here at different times of the year.

If you work or travel outside, your outlook will differ from mine, I’m, sure.

Mil Misic DeKalb

Rewards of independence, common sense are many Earlier this year, one of the mainstream media networks was planning to do a special on my retirement from neurosurgery. They recorded a lecture I gave at my medical school, as well as one given at a high school in Detroit. They also accompanied me to my old stomping grounds, where many of the neighbors came out to greet me and talk about old times.

I was struck by some of their comments, including the notion that I always had lofty, unrealistic dreams, but that they would enjoy hearing about them anyway. Someone else told me that people would always murmur among themselves when I approached, “Here comes Mr. Know-It-All. Let’s get out of here.” While the network decided not to air the special for some reason unknown to me, it was still a valuable opportunity for me to catch up with old acquaintances.

Similarly, some years ago, I attended the 25th reunion of my high school graduating class. The thing that struck me the most was that many of the “really cool” guys were dead. Many of my other classmates told me how proud they were of my accomplishments and asked me if I remembered how they used to encourage me. Of course I did not – no such encouragement took place – but people’s memories tend to change over time.

Many of my fellow members of the Horatio Alger Society of Distinguished Americans have recounted similar stories of being regarded as different and not always being part of the “in” crowd when they were growing up. The Horatio Alger Society inducts 10 to 12 new members each year. These are people who grew up under difficult circumstances and went on to achieve at the highest levels of their

VIEWS Ben S. Carson respective endeavors. Many of their names would be quite familiar to the public. Are their stories aberrant, or are we truly the captains of our own destiny?

In the game of chess, pawns are used for the purposes of the royal pieces. In real life, many in power selfishly use “pawns” – average citizens – while at the same time vociferously proclaiming that they are the only ones looking out for the interests of the pawns, who happily follow their commands, thinking that this “royal” contingent has their interests in mind.

However, in a chess game, a pawn can become any one of the royal pieces, if it can make it to the other side of the board. The opponent will do almost anything to keep one from reaching its goal, because that would interfere with the power structure.

If they can keep the pawns on their side of the board, where it is much safer, the status quo can be maintained.

Although no analogy is perfect, it is pretty easy to see the point here. By keeping large groups of Americans complacent and afraid of challenging authority, the position, wealth and status of those in power is secure. The last thing they want is for independent-thinking citizens to realize that this country was designed for them and not for an arrogant ruling class. They dread the possibility of people scrutinizing their words and deeds, and holding them accountable for the same. By using strongarm tactics and a sheepishly compliant

news media, the supposed guardians of truth, they have become very successful at pawn control.

I can’t remember how many times during my medical career I was told, “You can’t do that; no one has done that before” or “Do you think all the incredibly bright people who have preceded you didn’t think of that?”

Certainly, if I had listened to those comments instead of critically analyzing the problems and using the triumphs and mistakes of others to produce innovative solutions, my career path would have been considerably different. We have these magnificent brains with outstanding reasoning ability in order to be creative and to critically analyze what we hear and see. We must stop acting like pawns and start acting like masters of our own destiny.

We should not listen to those who say there is too much corruption for honesty and common sense to succeed. We cannot believe that our enemies are too powerful to combat, and we should not accept that the media will never change back to being stalwarts of integrity and truth. We can play the role of nice little pawn or we can be smart, courageous and move out of our comfort zone to accomplish something truly great for our future.

It might be a lonely journey at first, but eventually others will see the light. We will shed the pawn mentality and be promoted to the position of proud and independent citizens of America.

• Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and has written five best-selling books, including “America The Beautiful,” in 2012.

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Thumbs up: To the DeKalb Public Library. Library staff built a display about author Alexander McCall Smith to try to win a visit from the popular writer.

McCall Smith has a doctorate in law and is an expert on medical law and bioethics, but became a fiction author after winning a writing contest. He wrote “44 Scotland Street,” “Portuguese Irregular Verbs,” “Corduroy Mansion,” “Max and Maddy,” “The Sunday Philosophy Club,” “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” and many more titles for adults and children.

He’d likely delight local residents if he does indeed visit. Local library leaders should learn by Feb. 3 if they won the contest.

Thumbs down: To money clouding the court’s impartiality. The justices on the Illinois Supreme Court have received almost $3 million in campaign contributions from parties on both sides of the plan to change pension plans for Illinois government workers. Thomas Kilbride, the court’s chief justice, received most of that money, but only one of the justices did not take cash from groups connected to the law. Although judges maintain that politics would not factor in the court’s decision if it is called to rule on the issue, it certainly doesn’t look good.

Thumbs up: To predictions of an improving employment picture in 2014. Statistics show that Illinois is gaining about 6,000 jobs a month, and locally more businesses are supplying local employment authorities with job applications for the public. DeKalb County’s unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in November, and although the statewide rate of 8.7 percent is above the national average, if businesses really do begin hiring and expanding again, things will continue to improve.

Thumbs down: To a pessimistic view for 2014. In a recent AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs poll, 70 percent of Americans said they lack confidence in the government’s ability to make progress on the nation’s problems in the next year. When it comes to the issues people said are most important to them, 80 percent want the government to spend a significant amount of effort working on them, but 76 percent predict that effort will result in no real progress. With all of the grandstanding and infighting that goes with politics, the view is understandable. Perhaps if the nation’s leaders – who are always fretting over pleasing voters – want a better reputation, they should spend less time finger-pointing and more time coming up with concrete results.

Thumbs up: To a long, full life. Marie McKenzie, who was Grand Victorian Meridian Senior Living’s first resident when it opened in 2003, turned 100 this week. During a birthday party Grand Victorian hosted for her Monday, she confided that the secret to her long life was being social. McKenzie said avoiding being alone all the time is one of the reasons why she is alive and well today. Her family visits her two to three times a week. “I love my family very much, and I try to do the best I can for them,” she said. It’s an idea many DeKalb County residents can take to heart as we start a new year.

Thumbs up: To DeKalb and Sycamore firefighters who partnered with Target last month to purchase Christmas gifts for children of veterans and active service members in need. A total of $1,800 was spent on 14 local children identified by the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission. The money was leftover from donations and shirt sales held earlier in the year in support of the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Warrior Program, which purchased a 2013 Chevy Silverado for Army Spc. Charles “Chaz” Ligon. Yet another good deed done by our local firefighters.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

If farmers want to drug cattle, pay for it America’s animals take more drugs than its people do.

About 80 percent of the 51 tons of antibiotics consumed each day in the U.S. are used in agriculture and aquaculture.

Such unrestrained use of the drugs may help farmers grow bigger cattle, but it has a drastic side effect: It prods bacteria to evolve defenses, so that the drugs don’t work so well when given to people (or fish or animals, for that matter) suffering from bacterial infections. The loss of these drugs as medical weapons is also astoundingly expensive. The current stock’s potential to prolong human life is worth upward of $60 trillion, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

And so it is welcome news that the authors of that report also have a novel way to protect this pharmaceutical treasure: Impose a fee on all uses of antibiotics outside of human medicine. Their market-based strategy is worth a try. Keep in mind that drug resistance is a problem for farmers, too; they would benefit as much if not more than the rest of us if antibiotics were used less. And like everyone else, farmers have reason to be concerned at the human toll from antibiotic- resistant infections – more than 2 million cases a year in the U.S., and at least 23,000 deaths. User fees could provide that elusive but necessary incentive to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm.

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7-DAY FORECAST

A quick-moving clipper system moving in Saturday afternoon will bring some light snow and breezy conditions. Not much snow is expected, mainly 1” or so, but temperatures will take a plunge by the evening. Bitterly cold air will plunge south Sunday with near-record cold temps by Monday and Tuesday with both days below zero for highs. More snow next Wednesday.

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SECTION B Saturday, January 4, 2014 Daily Chronicle

Keep up with Bears coverage with Hub Arkush, Tom Musick and Kevin Fishbain. PAGE B4-5

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

GIRLS BASKETBALL: SYCAMORE 56, GENOA-KINGSTON 28

Sycamore continues to progress, beats G-K

By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com

8WHAT TO WATCH

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Pro football Playoffs, NFC Wild Card, New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7:10 p.m., NBC Brees-Foles have much history PHILADELPHIA – Ten years after Drew Brees (above) led Westlake High School to the Texas state championship, Nick Foles (below) came along and broke many of his passing records but couldn’t deliver another title for the Austin-based school.

The two quarterbacks go head-to-head for the first time in the NFL with more at stake when Brees and the New Orleans Saints (11-5) visit Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles (10-6) in an NFC wild-card playoff game tonight.

“Drew is a tremendous player. He’s a guy that I’ve looked up to,” Foles said. “He’s a great role model for fellow players, kids and adults. What he does in the community, what he’s done for Louisiana and across the nation, he does a great job of being a good person, helping people in need. He’s a guy I’ve watched on film and just watched what he’s done and I have a lot of respect for him as a player and a person. I know Westlake is really proud.

“It’s a great place to go to school, great place to grow up.”

Brees watched Foles play once in high school when he returned in 2006 for the 10year reunion of the Chapparals’ 1996 championship team.

Foles led Westlake to the state championship game that year, only to lose to Southlake Carroll 43-29.

The players hadn’t met each other until the Eagles played at New Orleans last year. Foles was Michael Vick’s backup then.

“I heard a lot about him when he was at Westlake, but there was a 10-year age difference,” Brees said. “I followed his career.

He has been pretty impressive for such a young player, mature beyond his years. I wouldn’t say that I am all that surprised because he is a Westlake guy. He has played great.”

Brees went to Purdue after Westlake, was drafted by San Diego and ended up in New Orleans, where he’s established himself as one of the NFL’s all-time best quarterbacks.

Brees is an eight-time Pro Bowl pick who just threw for 5,000 yards for the fourth time in his career. No other QB has ever done it more than once.

• See the weekend TV schedule on page B2.

SYCAMORE – In a competitive sense, Sycamore’s 56-28 win over Genoa-Kingston on Friday certainly didn’t equal the Oswego East tournament last week.

There the Spartans lost in the championship game and gained experience against numerous Class 4A schools.

But Friday’s contest was

More online For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps. still plenty valuable.

Sycamore coach Brett Goff was able to implement

some new wrinkles to his defense, including a full-court press and an initiative to turn steals into baskets, and the Spartans (10-4) forced the Cogs (5-10) into 23 turnovers on the night. “[Goff has] really getting on us to be in the passing lanes and to help when we press full court,” said sophomore point guard Lauren Goff, who scored seven points. “I think that it was

harder in the tournament [to work on things]. Those are close games, and this one we were trying to work on our defense more.”

Goff was concerned that his young team wouldn’t be sharp out of the gates after a five-day layoff following their 40-35 loss to Elmhurst York in the title game of the holiday tournament, but his worry was unnecessary.

After G-K kept things

close for the first few minutes, Sycamore went on a 24-0 run that spanned from five minutes left in the first quarter to just less than five in the second.

Bailey Gilbert scored nine of her game-high 16 points during the run, Taiya Hopkins and Lauren Goff added four, and the Spartans led, 31-5.

See SYCAMORE, page B3

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 65, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 51

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Northern Illinois’ Travon Baker passes the ball in the first half Friday against Bethune-Cookman in DeKalb. The Huskies beat the Wildcats, 65-51.

Huskie fans shouldn’t hibernate Huskies return to .500 with because football season is over victory over Bethune-Cookman DeKALB – Dontel Highsmith, dressed in Northern Illinois’ official black warmups, watched from the bench for the entirety of the Huskies’ 65-51 victory over Bethune-Cookman.

The torn ACL Highsmith suffered with only a few minutes remaining Tuesday against Iowa State was a tough blow for the talented freshman who was recently named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week and scored a combined 46 points during the Huskies’ past two games.

It’s an even more unfortunate loss for an NIU team that is now 6-6, has won three of its past four games and has already accumulated more wins than in each of the previous two seasons under coach Mark Montgomery.

By STEVE NITZ

VIEWS Ross Jacobson

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While the wins don’t exactly read like a who’s who of basketball powerhouses – San Jose St., St. Joseph’s (Ind.), Dartmouth, Loyola, UC Riverside and now Bethune-Cookman – don’t discount the six victories automatically. Two of those wins came on the road and the same Dartmouth team that the Huskies beat by seven in early December traveled down to Champaign and only lost by the same margin to Illinois five days later.

See VIEWS, page B2

DeKALB – In each of head coach Mark Montgomery’s first two seasons, Northern Illinois couldn’t reach more than five wins.

Friday, NIU earned its sixth win of the 2013-14 season with a 65-51 victory over Bethune-Cookman to close out non-conference play.

However, it was sort of a bittersweet victory for the Huskies (6-6), who had to play without freshman guard Dontel Highsmith, who suffered a torn ACL in Tuesday’s loss at Iowa State. NIU plans to seek a medical hardship waiver for the Dowagiac, Mich. native, who appeared in 11 games this season and averaged 10.5 points, which was a team high.

One player who can pick up some of the slack the Highsmith injury

More online For all your NIU sports coverage – including stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to HuskieWire.com. leaves is freshman guard Aaric Armstead, who took Highsmith’s place in the starting lineup and had a career-high 11 points in the win.

Montgomery hopes to have Highsmith back on the floor during the offseason in August or September. He will have surgery in two to three weeks when the swelling on his knee goes down.

See HUSKIES, page B2

BEARS

Youth will dictate defensive change

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Chicago Sun-Times As fascinating a move to a 3-4 defense might be after years of being in Lovie Smith’s Tampa-2 defense, there were no promises made by the Bears’ brain trust – general manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman – that it would happen.

What was promised is that the Bears’ defense will experience an influx of youth, whether it’s expanded roles for current second- or third-year players or bolstering their defensive ranks through the draft. The youth, ultimately, will decide whether a schematic change is best.

“I think if we draft heavily towards defense, we’re going to have a younger defensive team, given that we brought in two young linebackers and defensive end this year,” Emery said.

“Given that we picked up [defensive end] David Bass as an extra draft choice for want of a better word. A lot of the depth players that we have right now are young, so given that, with the draft, depending on who we sign as a [unrestricted free agent], we’re not going to necessarily go after an older player. We may.

[Defensive tackle] Jeremiah Ratliff played well for us and we certainly want to entertain that discussion with him. So there will

be a blend, but our overall age as a defense will be younger.”

This is where it gets intriguing. Bass said this season that the Oakland Raiders originally drafted him to be a 3-4 outside linebacker. Ratliff was a Pro Bowl nose tackle in the Dallas Cowboys’ 3-4 defense.

The two young linebackers? Jon Bostic played in a hybrid defense at Florida that he compared to what the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots run. Khaseem Greene played linebacker in a system at Rutgers that mimicked some 3-4 alignments.

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Green Bay’s Jordy Nelson spins out of the grasp of Tim Jennings, (left) and Julius Peppers for a 34 yard gain in the fourth quarter Sunday during the NFC North title game at Soldier Field.

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8PREP SCHEDULE SATURDAY Boys Basketball Kaneland vs. Geneva at United Center, 2 p.m.

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

Girls Basketball Indian Creek at Woodstock, 1:15 p.m.

Rockford Boylan at DeKalb, 2:30 p.m.

MONDAY Boys Basketball Milledgeville at Hiawatha, 6:45 p.m.

Girls Basketball Hiawatha at Alden-Hebron, 6:45 p.m.

Hinckley-Big Rock at Lisle, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Boys Basketball Genoa-Kingston at Sycamore, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball Hiawatha at Christian Liberty, 6:45 p.m.

DeKalb at Morris, 7 p.m.

Sycamore at Rochelle, 7 p.m.

Yorkville at Kaneland, 7 p.m.

Richmond-Burton at Genoa-Kingston, 7:15 p.m.

Boys Swimming Oswego East at DeKalb-Sycamore, 5 p.m.

Boys Bowling Ottawa at DeKalb, 4 p.m.

Girls Bowling Ottawa at DeKalb, 4 p.m.

Kaneland at Sycamore, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Girls Basketball Mooseheart at Indian Creek, 6:45 p.m.

Wrestling Auburn at Genoa-Kingston, 5:30 p.m.

Girls Bowling Kaneland at LaSalle-Peru, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY Boys Basketball Stillman Valley at Genoa-Kingston, 7:15 p.m.

Girls Basketball Somonauk at Hiawatha, 6:45 p.m.

Paw Paw at Indian Creek, 6:45 p.m.

Morris at Kaneland, 7 p.m.

Serena at Hinckley-Big Rock, 7 p.m.

Wrestling Sycamore at Morris, 5:30 p.m.

Kaneland at Rochelle, 5:30 p.m.

DeKalb at Yorkville, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Swimming McHenry at DeKalb-Sycamore, 5 p.m.

Boys Bowling LaSalle-Peru at DeKalb, 4 p.m.

Girls Bowling LaSalle-Peru at DeKalb, 4 p.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS All Players United banner to fly over Rose Bowl NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – The National College Players Association will fly a banner over the Rose Bowl before the BCS championship game is played with the message: “All Players United for Concussion Reform.

Wake Up NCAA!” Earlier this season players around the country, including at Georgia, Georgia Tech and Northwestern, started the “All Players United” campaign by playing games with APU written in black marker on wrist tape and other gear.

Ramogi Huma, executive director of the NCPA, said the group wants the NCAA to earmark some of the additional $300 million in revenue the new College Football Playoff will generate for schools to deal with treating and preventing concussions.

Baylor coach Briles says ‘no desire’ for other job Baylor coach Art Briles said Friday he has no desire to pursue another job and plans to lead the defending Big 12 champion Bears into their new stadium next fall.

With his name linked to the opening at Texas, and speculation increasing after the Bears’ most successful season ever, Briles sent a tweet on his account that read “Contrary to reports and rumors I am a Baylor Bear – 2013 Big 12 Champs.”

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Sycamore splits pair of dual matches

By DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com Sycamore wrestling split a pair of dual matches at Harvard on Friday. Sycamore defeated Wauconda, 49-30, and fell to Harvard, 33-30.

Brian Johnston, Austin Armstrong and Tyler Barton all won by pin while Jesus Renteria was victorious by major decision against Wau-

conda.

Johnston won by pin again against Harvard while Michael Ernster, Chris Malone, Logan Mathey and Barton all recroded victories by decision.

Kyle Akins won by technical fall.

Kaneland goes 2-1 at Richmond-Burton: Kaneland went 2-1 in three matches at the Richmond-Burton quad. The Knights defeated Woodstock,

36-22, lost to Mundelein, 48-16, and defeated the host Rockets, 39-16.

Austin Parks and Tom Price recorded pins against Mundelein while Matthew Redman won by major decision. Price also won by pin in his match against Richmond-Burton.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Newark edges H-BR: Hinckley-Big Rock fell to Newark, 39-

34, at home. The Royals play at Lisle on Monday.

THURSDAY’S LATE RESULTS BOYS BOWLING Sycamore tops Ottawa: Sycamore defeated Ottawa, 3,5893,369, in a Northern Illinois Big 12 matchup.

Lucas Wright rolled a 668 series, including a 278 high game for the Spartans.

WILD CARD TODAY Kansas City at Indianapolis, 3:35 p.m.

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7:10 p.m.

Sunday San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Green Bay, 3:40 p.m.

DIVISIONAL Saturday, Jan. 11 Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, 3:35 p.m.

Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City at New England, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 12 Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at Carolina, 12:05 p.m.

Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, 3:40 p.m. (CBS)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC, 2 p.m.

NFC, 5:30 p.m.

PRO BOWL

Buffalo game will show where Huskies stand • VIEWS Continued from page B1 “It means a lot, it gives us confidence, especially with conference play about to start,” NIU sophomore wing Darrell Bowie said. “It gives us a lot of confidence and to keep on building that we can play with the top elite guys.”

For NIU, there likely won’t be an NCAA tournament or even NIT bid this year. Probably not even next season.

But there already is tangible improvement and, despite Highsmith’s injury, that’s reason enough to pay atten-

tion to a team that rarely gets any acclaim.

Highsmith will have surgery in two to three weeks and the likelihood of a medical redshirt is slim at best. His offensive abilities will certainly be missed, but NIU has hung its hat on its defensive prowess.

“He started six or seven straight games, you kind of start getting comfortable,” NIU coach Mark Montgomery said. “You don’t want any player to miss games. …

Other guys have stepped up, that’s the attitude you have to have, next guy standing.”

The nonconference

portion of the schedule is now finished and we’ll get a better indication of where the Huskies are at when they travel Wednesday to Buffalo for their MAC opener.

The end of football season and beginning of frigid temperatures shouldn’t signify a hibernation period for NIU fans. Instead, the focus should now be on a team that has lingered in the shadows of its loveable football counterparts for much of the last decade.

A record of 6-6 certainly isn’t a Top 25 national ranking or a fourth consecutive year in the MAC Champion-

ship. But it’s something, and certainly more than what the basketball Huskies have accomplished of late.

Anyways, there will be plenty of time to talk about NIU’s running back situation and debate who should fill the newly vacant starting quarterback spot soon enough once, or if, spring rolls around in April.

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Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 6:30 p.m.

SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champ vs. NFC champ, 5:30 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 25 6 .806 — Detroit 14 19 .424 12 Bulls 13 18 .419 12 Cleveland 11 21 .344 14½ Milwaukee 7 25 .219 18½ Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 16 15 .516 — Boston 13 20 .394 4 Brooklyn 11 21 .344 5½ Philadelphia 11 21 .344 5½ New York 10 22 .313 6½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 24 8 .750 — Atlanta 18 15 .545 6½ Washington 14 16 .467 9 Charlotte 14 20 .412 11 Orlando 10 22 .313 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Armstead started the second game of his short career • HUSKIES Continued from page B1 Armstead, starting the second game of his short career, went 3 of 7 from the field and hit all five of his freethrow attempts. He added five rebounds.

“If I was still playing I’d hate for a 6-5 guard to cover me. He uses his length, and he has quickness. He can definitely go to the offensive glass. Good athlete,” Montgomery said of Armstead. “I

just think he needs more time to get comfortable. I think Aaric, like a lot of our guys, will do anything to help the team.”

Armstead averaged 14.3 minutes and just 3.1 points a game heading into Friday night. He played 26 minutes against Bethune-Cookman (2-15), which tied a career high he set in his only other start of the year Dec. 5 against Dartmouth.

“You could say it was a big adjustment but the way we prepare in practice, it

helps us, it helps me in the game,” Armstead said of his increased playing time. “We constantly go a lot of reps in practice, we scrimmage, they tell me to stay in the whole time so that transfers over into the game.”

Sophomore wing Darrell Bowie added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies, while Armstead’s brother, junior Aaron, finished with 10 points and Pete Rakocevic added nine.

NIU will also be without freshman center Marin Maric,

who had two pins inserted in his foot, the rest of the season.

He hasn’t played since Nov. 30 and Montgomery hopes to have him back this summer. Senior guard Antone Christian had MCL surgery Thursday and will be out 3 to 4 weeks.

The Huskies begin Mid-American Conference play Wednesday at Buffalo and then travel to Bowling Green on Jan. 12. They return home Jan. 15 when they’ll take on Kent State.

Trestman, Emery indicate that McClellin could switch to LB • BEARS Continued from page B1 Even more compelling is that Trestman and Emery indicated that defensive end Shea McClellin could be making a switch to linebacker.

Emery also suggested that free agent Corey Wootton, who played defensive tackle and end because of all the injuries, could fit into a 3-4 defense, as “a guy that transcends scheme for us.” Emery said he expects to continue contract talks with the 26-year-old.

So, where does this leave C over-2 staples, cornerback

Charles Tillman (a free agent) or defensive end Julius Peppers (who is under contract for two more years)? Or Lance Briggs, the leader of the Bears defense? Or even linebacker D.J. Williams, who played in a 3-4 defense in Denver and was commended for his limited play this season by Emery?

“We’re going to have to draft to get younger,” Emery said. “It doesn’t have anything to do with Tillman, Williams or Lance Briggs.”

Peppers’ future with the Bears, though, is at precarious point with him having a cap hit over $18 million in 2014 and his 2013 season not worth

such a commitment. Emery said Peppers remains under contract and that he’s proud he’s a Bear, but added, “We will work through each and every player on our squad to determine where we’re going with him.”

Whatever happens, veteran cornerback Tim Jennings, with a new four-year deal in hand, will be part of it. He wouldn’t object to being part of 3-4 defense or something similar.

“It’s definitely something we could handle, if he can just get the right guys in the system,” Jennings said. “They’ve got a plan about it and they

want me to be a part of it.”

And although a youth movement may lead to the departures of some long-time teammates, Jennings understands the realities of free agency and what happens after down seasons.

“I definitely don’t think it’ll hurt,” Jennings said. “This is a franchise that would like to continue to grow and make some improvement. I think you have to get younger.

You can’t be like a mid-30s veteran team. You have to bring guys in there to get the job done, and to be able to carry that legacy for a long period of time.”

City at Blackburn, 6:30 a.m., FS1 FA Cup, third round, Leeds at Rochdale, 9 a.m., FS1 Winter sports Olympic trials, speed skating: men's and women's 500 short track, at Kearns, Utah, 3 p.m., NBCSN Women's college basketball DePaul at Creighton, 4 p.m., FS1 West Virginia at Oklahoma St., 6 p.m., FS1

Oregon at Colorado, 4 p.m., FS1 Washington State at Arizona State, 5 p.m., ESPNU Providence at Villanova, 6 p.m., FS1 Iowa at Wisconsin, 7 p.m., BTN North Carolina at Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ESPNU

8WEEKEND TV SPORTSWATCH TODAY’S SCHEDULE College football BBVA Compass Bowl, Vanderbilt vs. Houston, at Birmingham, Ala., noon, ESPN NCAA, FCS, championship, North Dakota St. vs. Towson, at Frisco, Texas, 1 p.m., ESPN2 College wrestling Indiana at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m., BTN Golf PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, second round, at Kapalua, Hawaii, 1:30 p.m., TGC Hockey NHL, Washington at Minnesota, 7 p.m., CSN AHL, Iowa at Wolves, 7 p.m., WCUU Men's college basketball Nebraska at Ohio State, 11 a.m., BTN Cincinnati at Memphis, 11 a.m., ESPN2 St. John's at Georgetown, noon, FS1 Michigan St. at Indiana, 1 p.m., CBS UConn at Southern Methodist, 1 p.m., ESPNU Cornell at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m., NBCSN Butler at Xavier, 1 p.m., WPWR Penn State at Illinois, 1:15 p.m., BTN Richmond at Florida, 2 p.m., CSN Creighton at Seton Hall, 2 p.m.,

FS1 Duke at Notre Dame, 3 p.m., CBS Temple at UCF, 3 p.m., ESPNews Oklahoma State at Kansas State, 3 p.m., ESPNU Virginia at Florida St., 4 p.m., ESPN2 Robert Morris at Alabama, 4:30 p.m., CSN Yale at St. Louis, 4:30 p.m., NBCSN Colorado State at New Mexico State, 5 p.m., ESPNU Indiana State at Evansville, 7 p.m., ESPNU Men's college hockey Notre Dame at Boston College, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Motorsports AMA Supercross, at Anaheim, Calif., 9:30 p.m., FS1 Prep basketball Prime Prep (Texas) vs. Whitney Young (Ill.), at Wheeling, W.Va., 6 p.m., ESPN2 Prep football All-American Bowl, at San Antonio, noon, NBC Pro basketball Atlanta at Bulls, 7 p.m., WGN Pro football Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Kansas City at Indianapolis, 3:35 p.m., NBC Playoffs, NFC Wild Card, New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7:10 p.m., NBC Soccer FA Cup, third round, Manchester

SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE College football GoDaddy.com Bowl, Arkansas St. vs. Ball St., at Mobile, Ala., 8 p.m., ESPN Golf PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, third round, at Kapalua, Hawaii, 2 p.m., NBC PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, third round, at Kapalua, Hawaii, 3 p.m., TGC Hockey AHL, Rockford at Wolves, 3 p.m., WCUU Men's college basketball Northwestern at Michigan, 11 a.m., BTN Northern Iowa at Wichita State, 1 p.m., CSN Purdue at Minnesota, 1:30 p.m., BTN Southern Cal at UCLA, 2 p.m., FS1 San Diego St. at Kansas, 3:30 p.m., CBS

Pro football Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:05 p.m., CBS Playoffs, NFC Wild Card, San Francisco at Green Bay, 3:40 p.m., Fox Pro hockey San Jose at Blackhawks, 7 p.m., NBCSN, WGN Soccer FA Cup, third round, Chelsea at Derby, 7:55 a.m., FS1 FA Cup, third round, Swansea City at Manchester United, 10:30 a.m., FS1 Winter sports Olympic trials, speed skating: short track, at Kearns, Utah, 3 p.m., NBC Women's college basketball Vanderbilt at South Carolina, noon, ESPNU George Washington at Saint Joseph's, noon, NBCSN Maryland at North Carolina, 2 p.m., ESPNU Dayton at Saint Louis, 2 p.m., NBCSN Michigan at Ohio State, 4 p.m., BTN

Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 25 8 .758 — Houston 22 13 .629 4 Dallas 19 14 .576 6 New Orleans 15 16 .484 9 Memphis 14 18 .438 10½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 26 7 .788 — Oklahoma City 25 7 .781 ½ Minnesota 16 16 .500 9½ Denver 15 17 .469 10½ Utah 11 24 .314 16 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 23 12 .657 — Golden State 22 13 .629 1 Phoenix 19 12 .613 2 L.A. Lakers 13 19 .406 8½ Sacramento 10 21 .323 11 Friday’s Results Toronto 101, Washington 88 New Orleans 95, Boston 92 Golden State 101, Atlanta 100 Houston 102, New York 100 L.A. Clippers 119, Dallas 112 Denver 111, Memphis 108 Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 42 28 7 7 63 St. Louis 39 27 7 5 59 Colorado 39 24 11 4 52 Dallas 39 20 12 7 47 Minnesota 42 20 17 5 45 Winnipeg 42 19 18 5 43 Nashville 40 18 18 4 40 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 42 29 8 5 63 San Jose 40 25 9 6 56 Los Angeles 41 25 12 4 54 Vancouver 41 23 11 7 53 Phoenix 39 20 10 9 49 Calgary 40 14 20 6 34 Edmonton 42 13 24 5 31

GF 158 139 114 115 97 114 95

GA 115 93 100 113 109 121 119

GF 137 131 110 111 120 96 109

GA 106 104 83 97 120 126 143

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 40 26 12 2 54 117 86 Tampa Bay 39 23 12 4 50 110 93 Montreal 41 23 14 4 50 103 94 Toronto 42 21 16 5 47 118 120 Detroit 42 18 14 10 46 109 120 Ottawa 42 17 18 7 41 118 135 Florida 41 15 20 6 36 96 130 Buffalo 40 11 25 4 26 71 113 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 42 29 12 1 59 131 96 Washington 40 20 15 5 45 122 119 Philadelphia 40 20 16 4 44 105 111 New Jersey 41 17 16 8 42 97 103 N.Y. Rangers 41 20 19 2 42 96 109 Carolina 40 15 16 9 39 96 118 Columbus 40 17 19 4 38 109 117 N.Y. Islanders 41 13 21 7 33 107 138 Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss Wednesday’s Results Toronto 3, Detroit 2 (SO) Tampa Bay at Vancouver (n) Thursday’s Results N.Y. Islanders 3, Blackhawks 2, OT Boston 3, Nashville 2, OT Carolina 4, Washington 3, OT Ottawa 4, Winnipeg 3 St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 0 Minnesota 4, Buffalo 1 Montreal 6, Dallas 4 Colorado 2, Philadelphia 1 Columbus 2, Phoenix 0 Edmonton at San Jose (n)

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Heart of Dallas Bowl North Texas 36, UNLV 14 Gator Bowl Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 Capital One Bowl South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24 Outback Bowl LSU 21, Iowa 14 Rose Bowl Michigan State 24, Stanford 20 Fiesta Bowl UCF 52, Baylor 42 THURSDAY’S GAME Sugar Bowl Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 FRIDAY’S RESULTS Cotton Bowl Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 6:30 p.m. (FOX) (n) Orange Bowl Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN) (n)

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INDIAN CREEK BASKETBALL

Govig becoming a ‘more aggressive’ inside presence

Note to readers: This story did not appear in its entirety in Friday's Daily Chronicle. The complete version appears here.

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

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Indian Creek’s Garrison Govig (left) waits for a rebound after a free throw in the first quarter Dec. 23 during a game against Rockford Christian at the Plano Christmas Classic. The Timberwolves lost, 36-35.

Indian Creek’s Garrison Govig puts up two points in the first quarter against Rockford Christian at the Plano Christmas Classic.

Spartans finding flaws and fixing them • SYCAMORE Continued from page B1 “The girls came out hard and competed and did a very good job on defense and let the offense take care of itself,” Goff said. “It’s a good time to work on some things, we haven’t pressed a whole lot, and really, we emphasized tonight getting offense from our defense.”

Playing in their first game in more than two weeks, the Cogs came out much-improved in the second half.

The Spartans committed

six turnovers over four minutes of the third quarter, two of which came off of steals from Andrea Strohmaier and Katie Thurlby, who had three in the game.

Freshman Julie Galauner scored all of her team-high eight points in the second half, and the Cogs outscored the Spartans, 11-10, in the fourth.

“We came out slow, and that’s my biggest concern with having the two-and-ahalf week layoff in between games, and we played a good team, a quality team, one of the best we’re going to see all

year,” G-K coach Kyle Henkel said. “They play in-your-face defense, which I hope is good for us. It’s kind of a wake-up call maybe.”

The Spartans, meanwhile, keep progressing.

After finding their flaws during a successful holiday tournament, they were able to improve on them Friday.

“I think playing the bigger, better schools really helped us find things that we needed to work on, and we worked on them,” Gilbert said. “I think that’s going to help us in the conference games as well.”

PLANO – Indian Creek boys basketball coach Joe Piekarz calls senior center Garrison Govig “by far” the tallest player in the Little Ten Conference.

Having a guy who stands at 6-foot-9, someone who can be a force inside and take on double teams, is a luxury for any high school basketball team.

It’s especially big for a Class 1A school when players who have the size to physically match up with Govig are few and far between.

“It’s an advantage,” Piekarz said. “He does a nice job of using the size, using his body to create things and most other teams we face don’t have another 6-9 guy. So, it’s always an advantage for us.”

These days, Govig has developed his game enough where he faces constant double and triple teams. It can be frustrating for him, but at the same time it opens up space for Indian Creek’s guards.

However, when Govig arrived on the varsity basketball scene as a sophomore, he was far from the player he is today.

“When I was a sophomore playing on varsity that was kind of a wake-up call to me, that you actually have to go to the basket,” Govig said.

“You can’t just turn around and shoot. You have to be strong.”

Piekarz said that now, Govig doesn’t just rely on his 6-foot-9 size to put the ball in the basket and he’s worked to develop some post moves. The main one Piekarz points out is a

More online For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/ dcpreps. jump hook where Govig can turn over his shoulder and just drop the ball in the basket.

“Last year is when I really started to use that a lot,” Govig said. “Sophomore year I started, and then this last year that became my go-to move.”

Of course, Govig is now a known name in the Little Ten circles. Piekarz said teams have five players in the lane at times, making it tough for Indian Creek to get the ball inside to its main scoring threat.

“A lot of times they dare our guards to beat them,” Piekarz said. “And our guards, for the most part, do a pretty good job.”

At 6-9, Govig is able to shoot over the double team at times, or he’s able to get the ball out to the perimeter and hope the pressure on him relaxes.

Govig said that one big difference in his game as an experienced senior is just the fact that he’s able to make things happen in the lane.

“I think one of the main things is I’m just more aggressive. Confidence is a big thing and knowing that if you go up strong, you’re either going to get a good look, or you’re going to get fouled, or it’s going in,” Govig said. “Just being strong with the basketball.”

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While any club can always get better, statistically the Bears made a quantum leap forward on offense in 2013 and it’s hard to find areas demanding improvement. They finished eighth in total offense, fifth passing, fourth protecting the quarterback and second in points a game.

Their weakest areas were running the football, where they were 16th, and kickoff return average, where they were also 16th. That does not bode well for the return

of Devin Hester.

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On defense, the Bears’ numbers are a different story. They finished 30th in total defense, 32nd in yards per play, 32nd against the run, 26th against the pass, 26th in sacks, 25th in thirddown efficiency and 30th in points allowed. The Bears were 11th in turnover/takeaway ratio at +5, and tied for 13th in takeaways with 28.

Penalties were a problem for the Bears with 98 for the season for 708 yards

against 69 penalties by their opponents for 647 yards. The Bears also had 230 yards nullified by penalties while their opponents lost just 127.

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Offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod and tight end Martellus Bennett led the Bears with seven penalties each. Cornerbacks Charles Tillman and Zack Bowman each had six penalties and defensive lineman Corey Wootton and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery each had five.

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By KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@shawmedia.com Jay Cutler received the richest check the franchise has signed, but what’s next for his backup?

Josh McCown played sensational football in his five starts and time in relief in two other games, while also igniting a quarterback controversy (albeit, outside the walls of Halas Hall) during what coach Marc Trestman referred to as Cutler’s best season.

McCown, who turns 35 in July, completed 66.5 percent of his passes for 13 touchdowns and one interception, good for a passer rating of 109.0.

“Love to have Josh back. I’ve expressed that to him,” general manager Phil Emery said Thursday. “Josh, through his play, has earned the right to have choices, and he’s got a lot of them and he’ll have a lot of them. He does know he has a home here and that we’ll do everything we can to make it work if he decides he still wants to play here.”

Can the Bears afford McCown? It may seem like a ridiculous question when talking about a 35-year-old backup, journeyman quarterback who made $840,000 in 2013. But, as Emery said, McCown will have options.

The Bears signed Jason Campbell to a $3.5 million deal in 2012 with a $2 million signing bonus, so McCown and his representation could use that as a place to start.

Or, they could look at the highest-paid backups in the league.

Here are some of the noteworthy and lucrative backup quarterback contracts signed last offseason (all contract details per Spotrac):

Josh McCown | AP photo Chase Daniel Matt Moore Matt Hasselbeck Matt Cassel Ryan Fitzpatrick

Chiefs Dolphins Colts Vikings Titans

3 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 2 years

$10 million $4.8 million guaranteed $8 million $4 million guaranteed $7.25 million $3 million guaranteed $7.4 million $2 million guaranteed $6.5 million $1.75 million guaranteed

Those quarterbacks, though, all signed with teams that did not just throw $54 million guaranteed at its starter.

Of the teams paying the most guaranteed money for its starting quarterback, only one rewarded its backup more than $1 million in base salary last season: the Lions paid Shaun Hill $2.4 million (Kyle Orton restructured his deal to lower his base salary after Tony Romo got paid).

Backups for Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are still on their rookie deals, Joe Flacco’s backup – Tyrod Taylor – made just over a half million, while Matt Ryan’s backup – Dominique Davis – made $480,000. McCown’s brother, Luke, made $840,000 as Drew Brees’ backup.

The Bears would need to find an amount that works for McCown, but also isn’t dedicating too much 2014 money to the quarterback position, one that doesn’t need nearly as much improvement as the other side of the ball.

That’s a reminder that we don’t know how McCown fits in the Bears’ priorities in the next few months with a defense to fix, but we have a good idea where he is among Cutler’s priorities.

“I’d like to see him come back,” Cutler said after signing his sevenyear contract. “I know we’d love to have him back. I know Phil touched on it. We’d like to have him back in the building just because of the amount of work he does behind the scenes with the younger players and myself. Just the experience he brings to the quarterback room, it’s very valuable.

“We’ll see how that works out.”

McCown will have his suitors, and he’ll keep in mind his four kids who live in North Carolina as he decides what’s best for his family. By the time free agency opens on March 11, the Bears will have a better grasp on their cap situation, how McCown would fit into the fold and if they can bring a fan and team favorite back next season.

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BLACKHAWKS 5, DEVILS 3

Bulls ‘have to get strong’ with players now healthy

Sharp nets hat trick, Hawks beat Devils

By JOE COWLEY Chicago Sun-Times Carlos Boozer was sidelined with a sore right knee Friday and didn’t practice.

His teammate’s reactions to that news? They didn’t flinch.

Welcome to Bulls basketball 2013-14, where an empty training room means there must have been a bomb scare.

“Everyone is back now, so we have to get going,” reserve big man Taj Gibson said. “It’s that time of year. As a matter of fact, we’re past due.”

Injuries have been a big reason why. Obviously Derrick Rose is lost for the season with right knee surgery, but this was the first week in a while that everyone else was upright, healthy and playing.

And while the news on Boozer was a bit of a surprise, it wasn’t believed to be anything major, according to coach Tom Thibodeau.

What is major these days is starting to put consistent wins together for a group that has underachieved since Opening Night in Miami, healthy or not.

“You just hit on it – everyone is back now,” Thibodeau said after the Friday practice.

“So that’s the important thing, to keep putting the work in that’s necessary to win. And I think we’re moving in the right direction. I think we’ve improved in a lot of areas. We know we have a long way to go and there are a number of things we have to do better.

We have to continue to take it step by step.

“I think you can’t start looking down the road or behind at what may have been missed. You have to concentrate on your improvement

By TOM CANAVAN The Associated Press

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Bulls power forward Carlos Boozer scores between Boston Celtics power forward Kris Humphries (left) and Kelly Olynyk during the first half Thursday at the United Center. and move forward from there.

Now that we have everyone, it allows you to get into a rhythm both offensively and defensively.”

And besides that, looking back would only be a reminder of the nightmare that has plagued this team since Rose first tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in the 2012 playoffs. Rose hasn’t been the same player since, and the Bulls haven’t been the same team.

Plantar fasciitis, spinal taps gone wild, groins, backs, elbows, pick a body part and it’s likely broken down on a current player on the roster.

This week, however, there was some normalcy. Life without Rose, but all the other pieces back, now that Luol Deng’s Achilles soreness was behind him.

That’s why Bulls players have been talking about their place in the standings at 13-18, as well as being able to push to a playoff spot, and then who knows.

“Yeah, I think the fact we’ve been through it,’’ Thibodeau said of his current core remaining confident they can make a playoff run. “Now we didn’t have all the injuries early on like we did this year, so that’s different. But I think there’s a belief that now with everyone back we can be successful. But we have to put the work into it. You can’t skip the work part of it.

“The work part together is the important thing. And I like where we are right now. I like that guys feel good. Hopefully, we can remain healthy and just move forward from there.”

NEWARK, N.J. – Patrick Sharp scored three goals and the Blackhawks avoided a rare second straight loss with a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

Sharp, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa scored in a span of 4:04 early in the third period to give the Hawks a 4-1 lead. Sharp added his 25th of the season and capped his hat trick with less than 2 minutes to play after New Jersey had pulled to 4-3.

Duncan Keith had three assists and fellow defenseman Brent Seabrook two in the four-goal third period against Martin Brodeur.

Antti Raanta made 24 saves for the Hawks.

Marek Zidlicky scored twice and fellow defenseman Andy Greene once for New Jersey, which lost in regulation for only the second time in nine games (52-2). Both defeats have come against the defending Stanley Cup champions, who lost Thursday in overtime to the Islanders.

The Hawks are 11-1-3 against Eastern Conference opponents.

Kane broke a 1-all tie with a great effort and some luck 90 seconds into the third period. Skating down the right boards after taking a pass from Seabrook, Kane centered a pass toward Brandon Saad in front of the net. The puck deflected off Zidlicky’s stake and past Brodeur for his 24th goal.

Sharp, who opened the scoring, connected 74 seconds later with a great shot

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The Blackhawks’ Nick Leddy checks New Jersey Devils’ Marek Zidlicky against the glass Friday during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J. from low in the left circle that beat Brodeur over the shoulder. Seabrook set it up with a cross-ice pass from the right point.

Hossa capped the outburst with a shot from between the circles over Brodeur’s shoulder after taking a pass from Jonathan Toews, who also had two assists.

That gave the Hawks a 4-1 lead, but the Devils didn’t quit.

Zidlicky made the game

close again by scoring twice in a little more than 6 minutes, with the second coming on a power play with just over 6 minutes to play.

In their Dec. 23 meeting, the Hawks outshot the Devils 37-12 in a 5-2 win.

It was a totally different game this time. It was competitive for two periods, and the best players on the ice were Brodeur and Raanta, who both stopped several good chances in close.

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BCS CHAMPIONSHIP

Star of the show: Jameis meets media before BCS

By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.

– Jameis Winston whispered and giggled with teammate Kenny Shaw on the dais as two Florida State coaches answered questions, many about him. The Heisman Trophy winner and his star receiver looked at times like a couple of kids trying not to laugh in the library.

When the questions were directed to Winston, he was his usual gregarious self, humbly deflecting credit on one hand, supremely self-confident on the other.

In the second interview session Friday, the Heisman Trophy winner had a platform all to himself and the biggest crowd of reporters around him.

There is no doubt Famous Jameis is the star of the show this week in Southern California.

It has taken one season for Winston to become one of college football’s biggest attractions, right up there with Johnny Manziel. He has set records and was the subject of a criminal investigation.

The 19-year-old, who turns 20 Monday night when the top-ranked Seminoles play No. 2 Auburn in the BCS championship game at the Rose Bowl, has dealt with both fame and scrutiny. He maintains that through it all he’s still the same person he was a year ago, when he was a promising freshman working with Florida State’s scout team.

“Nothing has changed,” he said.

Winston covered plenty of ground Friday.

• He doesn’t think he’s ready for the NFL nor is he in any rush to get there. “No,

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Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston waves during practice Friday in Costa Mesa, Calif. Top-ranked Florida State is to face No. 2 Auburn in the BCS championship game Monday in Pasadena, Calif.

I got to get better at everything.”

• When he was in high school, he wanted to play for Texas. He even tried to reach out to Mack Brown, but it never went anywhere. “I tried to call him a couple times because I really like Texas.”

• He has joked around with Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher about recent speculation and reports that Fisher might replace Brown in Austin. “Even if Coach Fisher goes to Texas, I’m going to ask him, ‘Can I go with you?’

Yeah, I’m serious. He’s my coach.”

• Although he grew up in

Bessemer, Ala., in a family mostly made up of Alabama fans, save for his mom who roots for Auburn, he never chose sides in the heated rivalry. “When you’re born in that state, you have to be either this or that. Obviously, when I first started football, Oklahoma winning, ‘Boomer Sooner’ baby. I just roll with that.” Though he did concede that playing the Tigers is a “rivalry game” for him.

In Tallahassee, Fla., Winston was looming on the horizon all last season after he came to Florida State as a five-star recruit. He is also a baseball star and FSU gave

him the opportunity to play both sports for championship contending teams. Seminoles fans dubbed him Famous Jameis before he threw a pass in a game and he had them giddy after a spectacular spring game performance.

Around the country, most college football fans found out about Winston on Labor Day night, when in his first start he completed 25 of 27 passes for 356 yards in a victory at Pittsburgh.

“Honestly, I wasn’t really surprised,” quarterbacks coach Randy Sanders said. “I was a little bit in awe, I think, like a lot of people, just the

poise and composure that he had. You saw it every day in spring practice, through the summer, through the fall.

But for it to show up on game day that way, that was nice to see.”

Winston went on to break freshman records for yards passing (3,820) and touchdown passes (38) as Florida State crushed opponent after opponent. He sees no reason that has to stop against Auburn.

“Where in the rulebook does it say we can’t blow out every team we play?” Winston said. “Because it’s a championship game? We can do anything we want.”

His problems this season came in November, when a year-old sexual assault complaint against him became public and was passed along

by Tallahassee police to the Florida state attorney’s office for a full investigation. A female Florida State student claims Winston raped her.

Winston’s attorney has said the sex was consensual. Prosecutors did not find enough evidence to charge him with a crime and the case was closed two days before the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Winston credited his teammates for helping him to stay focused on football during the investigation and said, again, that he knew he had done nothing wrong.

“Looking at the situation from the outside in, you would think it would hurt the team, but we used it as a time to get stronger,” Shaw said.

“We stayed close to Jameis because we knew the allegations wasn’t true and all that. But we just got stronger and we didn’t miss a beat.”

A year in which character has been a much-covered talking point in college football – Johnny Manziel, Urban Meyer and Jadeveon Clowney have also been part of the discussion – has been capped by plenty of debate about whether Winston’s character was Heisman-worthy.

“What people think outside of this and what people are trying to do, I can’t control none of that,” Winston said.

“I just go out there and play football because I enjoy it and I love it and it’s my passion, and I’ve got these boys around me, and that’s what we love to do, go out there and play Florida State football.”

He has one more chance to shine on the biggest stage yet.

8SPORTS SHORTS Vikings retain counsel to look into Kluwe charges MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings have retained a former chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a former federal trial attorney to conduct an investigation into Chris Kluwe’s allegations that he was released from the team due to his support of gay marriage.

The team made the announcement on Friday, one day after Kluwe penned a scathing article alleging that special teams coordinator Mike Priefer made anti-gay comments during team meetings. Priefer has denied Kluwe’s allegations.

Former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Eric Magnuson and former Justice Department attorney Chris Madel will lead the investigation.

Vikings President Mark Wilf says “it is extremely important for the Vikings organization to react immediately and comprehensively with an independent review of these allegations.”

Cavs’ Irving to miss 2nd game with bruised knee CLEVELAND – Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving will miss his second straight game because of a bruised left knee.

The team said Friday that he will not travel to New York for Saturday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Irving sat out Thursday’s home win over Orlando.

Irving was hurt Tuesday while falling awkwardly on a layup against Indiana. He felt a “pop,” but an MRI showed no structural damage. The Cavs say their leading scorer will continue to receive treatment. Cleveland hosts the Pacers on Sunday.

Nadal beats Gojowczyk to reach Qatar final DOHA, Qatar – Rafael Nadal reached the final of the Qatar Open on Friday by coming from behind to beat German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Nadal is looking for his first title in Doha and will face Gael Monfils of France, who only needed 55 minutes to dispatch Florian Mayer of Germany 6-3, 6-2 in the other semifinal.

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Peyton Manning is only unanimous All-Pro choice

By BARRY WILNER The Associated Press NEW YORK – Peyton Manning has responded to a lost season the way he reacted to all of his great seasons.

By having more great seasons.

Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. It was his seventh time as a first-teamer, tying Hall of Famer Otto Graham for the most by a quarterback.

The Denver star set NFL records this season with 55 touchdown passes and 5,477 yards through the air.

He was chosen on all 50 ballots from media members who regularly cover the NFL. Manning also was an All-Pro for Indianapolis in 2003, ’04, ’05, ’08 and ’09 and last season made it as a Bronco. He’s been on the All-Pro team in both seasons since missing 2011 after several neck surgeries.

“I think it’s well documented that this is the second chapter of my career, and didn’t know what to expect off that injury and new team, new players and new physical state after an injury,” said Manning, a four-time league MVP who never missed a pro start before 2011. “So I had no idea what to expect, and I’ve put a lot of time and a lot of hard work in to it.

But I’ve received a lot of help along the way from coaches and trainers and strength coaches and teammates.

So I’m very grateful.”

Manning still has a ways to go to set the record for most All-Pro appearances at any position. Among the players ahead of him is Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice with 10.

New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham and Indianapolis outside linebacker Robert Mathis each drew 49 votes. Philadelphia running back LeSean McCoy and Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman had 48.

Minnesota kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson was the only rookie on the squad.

Eighteen NFC players and nine from the AFC made the team. Carolina and Philadelphia each had three: linebacker Luke Kuechly, center Ryan Kalil and fullback Mike Tolbert for the Panthers; NFL rushing leader McCoy, guard Evan Mathis and tackle Jason Peters for the coach Chip Kelly’s Eagles.

“Just when Chip came here, we knew we were going to run the ball,” McCoy said. “The linemen, they’ve all been healthy this whole year.

They’ve been blocking so well for me and without those guys, it’s not possible.”

Only two members of the top teams in each conference made the All-Pro team. Joining Manning from the Broncos (13-3) was guard Louis Vasquez. Joining Sherman from the Seahawks (13-3) was safety Earl Thomas.

“It is very special, especially in a special season,” Sherman said. “If you’re having a special season and your team has four wins or five wins, I’m sure it doesn’t feel as good. But when your team is winning, your defense is No. 1 in every category and you’re just contributing, you’re not even trying to do anything special individually, you’re just contributing to the entire group. It really feels special. And with the chance to do what we have a chance to do this year, it would be fantastic.”

Unlike Sherman, many of the players chosen did not enjoy huge team success this season: 12 of the 27 failed to make the playoffs.

Rounding out the offense were receivers Calvin Johnson of Detroit and Josh Gordon of Cleveland; running back Jamaal Charles of Kansas City; and tackle Joe Thomas of Cleveland.

Other All-Pros on defense were ends J.J. Watt of Houston and Robert Quinn of St. Louis; tackles Gerald McCoy of Tampa Bay and Ndamukong Suh of Detroit; outside linebacker Lavonte David of Tampa Bay; inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman of San Francisco; cornerback Patrick Peterson of Arizona; and safety Eric Berry of Kansas City.

The special teamers were Patterson, kicker Justin Tucker of Baltimore and punter Johnny Hekker of St. Louis.

One of 15 first-time All-Pros, Kuechly was last season’s Defensive Rookie of the Year.

“It’s an individual award, but it’s a representation of the team,” he said.

“You got to always remember that you have four guys in front of you.

You got the other linebackers, the coaches and the DBs behind you that make everything possible.”

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Members of The Associated Press 2013 NFL All-Pro team offense, selected Friday. Top row from left are Jamaal Charles, Kansas City; Josh Gordon, Cleveland; Jimmy Graham, New Orleans; Calvin Johnson, Detroit; Ryan Kalil, Carolina and Peyton Manning, Denver. Bottom row from left are Evan Mathis, Philadelphia; LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia; Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota; Jason Peters, Philadelphia; Joe Thomas, Cleveland and Mike Tolbert, Carolina.

Members of The Associated Press 2013 NFL All-Pro team defense, selected Friday. Top row from left are Eric Berry, Kansas City; NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco; Lavonte David, Tampa Bay; Johnny Hekker, St. Louis; Luke Kuechly, Carolina and Robert Mathis, Indianapolis. Bottom row from left are Gerald McCoy, Philadelphia; Patrick Peterson, Arizona; Robert Quinn, St. Louis; Richard Sherman, Seattle; Ndamukong Suh, Detroit and Earl Thomas, Seattle.

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By GABRIELLA BOSTON | Special To The Washington Post

he holiday parties are over, and now many Americans are setting fitness goals for the new year. For many of us, the simple goal of “fitness” might seem a long way off – the average American is 20 to 25 pounds overweight and isn’t physically active, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – but it’s far from unattainable.

We asked four Washington-area fitness experts how to make incremental changes throughout 2014 with the year-end goal of losing those extra 20 to 25 pounds and becoming stronger physically and mentally with the help of exercise, meditation and nutrition changes.

This is our “couch-to-fit” calendar for 2014, with guidance from Faith Hunter, a yoga teacher and

owner of Embrace yoga studio; Mansur Mendizabal, a personal trainer; Chris Knight, a personal trainer and CrossFit Coach; and Heather Calcote, a dietitian and endurance athlete.

For additional information and instruction, turn to your doctor or personal trainer; results aren’t guaranteed. It is always advisable to check with your doctor before starting any new fitness routine.

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

Cardio: Start taking swift walks or light jogs for at least 30 minutes three times per week. This should be light to moderate activity, meaning you should be able to hold a conversation. Stretch for five minutes or more afterward. Start changing up your daily routines: Seek opportunities to choose standing over sitting, walking over driving and stairs instead of the elevator.

Strength: Start with core and balance exercises two times per week. The goal is to create good posture and form; if you want an example of how to do a particular exercise, ask a trainer at your gym or look online for videos. Very little equipment is needed for these bodyweight exercises, but for balance we recommend trying a Bosu ball, which is a half-sphere-shaped training tool that can add extra challenge to standing and sitting exercises.

Mind-body: Take a beginner yoga class at a gym or studio, or at home using a DVD or online class. Try to practice 30 minutes to an hour per week.

Nutrition: Log your food intake at least three days a week. Use a calorie-counting app or website to figure out how many calories are recommended for you, and to create a 100- to 200-calorie deficit if you want to lose weight.

A few options: MyPlate.gov, MyFitnessPal.com, SparkPeople.com or My-Calorie-Counter.com.

Cardio: Keep the intensity and duration the same: low to moderate, at least 30 minutes, three times per week. Alternate walking or jogging with biking and swimming to work different muscle groups and keep things interesting. Remember to stretch to help prevent tightness and soreness.

Cardio: Increase your intensity slightly while keeping the duration the same: Shoot for a moderate level of activity (you can speak, but holding a conversation is difficult) at least 30 minutes three times per week.

Cardio: Start incorporating intervals into two of your cardio days. At the end of these workouts, do three or four 30-second, highintensity rounds to get your heart rate up, keeping the total duration the same. Intervals create speed, power and strength. Plus, the harder your work, the more calories you burn.

Strength: Keep up the core and balance exercises two or three times per week.

Strength: In the second quarter, we add exercises that involve big muscle groups and some light weights (optional). If time is tight, you can replace the bodyweight exercises, or alternate. Big-muscle-group training burns calories, adds endurance and is considered functional training because these big-muscle groups are key in everyday activities. Shoot for 15 to 30 minutes per session; if you’re running closer to 15 minutes, add a third day of strength training.

Strength: Keep up your January routine, paying attention to your form and posture.

Mind-body: Add a two-minute daily meditation. Close your eyes, sit up straight and start observing your breath, breathing deeply through your nose. This can help shift the mind from worry to calm.

Nutrition: Increase water intake and decrease sugary beverages; add one serving of fruits or vegetables per day; continue your food journal for progress and accountability.

Mind-body: Increase the duration of the daily meditation by a few minutes and continue the weekly yoga class.

Nutrition: Celebrate National Nutrition Month by using MyPlate.gov for mealplanning. Your plate should be half fruits and vegetables, a quarter lean protein and a quarter whole grains or starchy vegetables such as corn and beans.

Mind-body: Take your yoga outside and try a class in a local park. This will connect you with your community while stretching the body and calming the mind.

Nutrition: It’s Alcohol Awareness Month, a good time to think about not only alcohol’s dangers but also its empty calories. Consume no more than two drinks in one sitting, alternating with water at social events and meals.

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JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

Cardio: Keep the intervals two times a week at the end of those workouts. Add a longer cardio workout (30 to 60 minutes) on the non-interval day to start building endurance.

Cardio: Keep up your routine from May. June is a good time to take the workout outside if you haven’t yet, perhaps at your neighborhood pool.

Cardio: Increase the duration or the frequency of your workouts, reaching about 150 minutes total of moderate to intense aerobic activity per week. Keep the intervals twice a week.

Strength: In the third quarter, we introduce exercises that include extra weight and resistance bands. They can replace or be added to the exercises you are already doing, depending on the amount of time you have. This type of progression builds your endurance and adds strength. Shoot for 15 to 45 minutes per session.

Mind-body: Check for yoga festivals and conferences during the summer months to deepen your understanding of movement, breathing and meditation.

Nutrition: How do you start your day? If you don’t normally eat breakfast, aim to eat something in the morning at least three days per week. Keep breakfast between 300 and 500 calories. Try to include proteins, healthful fats, whole grains and fruits.

Cardio: Keep up the good work – even on vacation!

Strength: Continue the bodyweight work and external-weight-bearing weight training.

Mind-body: Keep up your five-minute daily meditations and yoga. Get outside when you can for community, fresh air and sun.

Strength: It’s time to add weight and reduce the repetitions to between eight and 10.

This can be a good time to try a session with a personal trainer to make sure you’re using proper form, which is important as the weight increases.

Mind-body: Feeling comfortable in your yoga practice? It might be time to challenge yourself with an intermediate class.

Nutrition: Cook at least three meals per week at home. Make double recipes to create leftovers for lunches and more dinners. Make half of each meal vegetables and aim to have at least two colors in each meal (leafy greens and red peppers, for example).

Nutrition: Get grilling! Try fish, lean meats and vegetables in foil or on a kebab. For dessert? Grill some peaches, apricots or grapefruits.

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

Cardio: Shoot for 150 to 180 minutes of cardio, spread throughout the week. Keep the intervals twice a week.

Cardio: Keep the intervals twice a week, but consider adding intensity to the intervals while decreasing their duration. This will build power and speed while keeping things interesting.

Strength: In the fourth quarter, we introduce exercises that include heavy weights at fewer repetitions. They can replace or be added to the exercises you are already doing. This is where you start creating power in the body in addition to the strength and endurance you have already established. As the weight goes up, so does the risk of injury. This might be a good time to consider hiring a trainer, even for one session, to ensure proper form. Shoot for 15 to 60 minutes per workout.

Mind-body: Start deepening your understanding of yoga and meditation by reading easily accessible writings on the topic, such as “Yoga Body, Buddha Mind” by Cyndi Lee. Nutrition: Choose something you often overindulge in and use this month as a detox and reset. Elimination diets often backfire, but taking a step back and decreasing our intake of something for a short period can help calm cravings.

Strength: Keep up the good work and increase weight when you no longer feel challenged.

Mind-body: If you’ve only ever practiced in a yoga studio, try a DVD or online class at home. It’s a good way to increase the frequency of your practice.

Nutrition: Focus on healthful fats: fish, nuts, avocado and healthful oils. Examine your fruit and vegetable consumption, too; aim for five to nine servings per day. One serving is half a whole fruit, a cup of raw vegetables or half a cup dried fruits.

NOVEMBER Cardio: Keep up your October routine.

Strength: Continue doing strength workouts three days a week.

Mind-body: This is a time when many studios and gyms feature charity classes. It’s a good time to reflect on your practice and what you have learned in the past 11 months.

Nutrition: Practice portion control, especially at holiday meals and parties. Calorie guideline: Snacks should be no more than 200 calories, meals no more than 500 calories, desserts no more than 300 calories. Don’t forget to include alcohol when you tally up the calories.

Strength: Try to increase weights slightly.

Mind-body: Try a new style of yoga. Take a mat with you on vacation; studios are practically everywhere these days.

Nutrition: Stay hydrated by drinking at least eight glasses (eight ounces apiece) of water per day, and keep a water bottle with you at all times. Check on calories: Remember to aim for 100 to 200 fewer per day than recommended for your weight in order to create a calorie deficit.

DECEMBER Cardio: Moving your workouts indoors might mean mixing up running, cycling, treadmill, rowing machine or swimming. Keep the total duration of your cardio workouts about 180 minutes weekly. Keep the intense intervals twice a week. Shoot for a workout frequency of three or four days a week.

Strength: Keep up your November routine.

Mind-body: December’s a good time to reflect on your practice and what you have learned in the past 12 months – and where you want to go in the next 12 months, physically and mentally. Consider trying a meditationfocused class at your local yoga studio.

Nutrition: A few smart practices during the holidays: 1. Bring healthful alternatives to the holiday potluck.

2. Skimp on sugars (including drinks).

3. Choose one dessert and have only one serving.

4. If drinking alcohol, stick with low-sugar options such as wine and light beer and alternate with water.

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FAMILY TIME | Keep on top of home’s dirtiest rooms

Tip of the week Household chores are a never-ending reality of life. In fact, on average women spend more than two hours a day on household activities, which include housework and cooking, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Time Use Survey. Yet, keeping up with kids, pets and a hectic schedule make it seem like there’s still always something to clean. Tackle your home’s dirtiest rooms with these quick tips to make chores easier and more effective so you can have a tidy, sparkling home in no time.

• Getting started: House cleaning is not a pleasant task, so pump yourself up by creating a cleaning playlist to make chores more entertaining. If you lack motivation, a rockin’ soundtrack will get you off the couch. It also can be fun to time yourself during tasks; as you’ll be surprised that most of the chores listed below can be completed in 10 minutes or less.

Kitchen cleaning • Dishwasher duty: Once a week, shake baking soda on a damp sponge and wipe around the machine’s edges to remove stuck-on food or stains. During cold and flu season, add a quartercup of bleach to the regular dish cycle to kill bacteria. The dishes will be safe and sanitized after the rinse cycle is finished.

• Zap the sponge: We all know that sponges are a breeding ground for bacteria. Disinfect yours every night by squeezing excess water out and microwaving it on high for a minute. When it’s shredded and smelly, replace it.

• Disinfect the kitchen sink: A sparkling sink becomes your kitchen’s benchmark for hygiene and tidiness.

• Refrigerator refresh: It’s important to make sure your refrigerator is always clean and odorless, especially if you are expecting guests. One trick to get rid of smells is to open a canister of oatmeal and place it in the fridge for a few days to absorb any unappealing odors.

Maintain beauty in the bath • Tackle the toilet: Whether you like it or not, the toilet requires frequent cleaning. For a thorough wipe down, spray a disinfecting bathroom cleaner or chlorine bleach into the bowl and allow it to sit for 10 minutes to fully annihilate germs, bacteria and viruses.

To maintain the cleanliness, pour one

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cup of baking soda into the bowl each week to keep it fresh.

• Scour the shower: Showers are also a breeding ground for bacteria and mildew – feasting on body oils and soap scum. Make shower doors shine by rubbing a teaspoon of lemon oil on them twice a month, causing water to bead up and roll off.

• Spotless sinks: After your family finishes brushing their teeth or shaving, use a dry terrycloth hand towel on the mirror and bathroom faucets to wipe away spots of lather so they won’t build up.

Living room • Take care of toys: Gather stuffed toys, where dust mites, mold and pet dander can accumulate, and wash them in hot water and dry before using again. Place stuffed toys that can’t be washed in the freezer for 24 hours, then rinse in cold water to remove dead mites, and dry completely.

- Eliminating-pet hair: If you’re having a difficult time removing pet hair from furniture put on a wet rubber dishwashing glove and wipe your hand over surfaces.

• Perfectly polished: Turn on your favorite music, dampen a pair of old socks with furniture cleanser or polish and dust to the beat. You also can put those socks on your feet and “dance” over dirty floors.

• Stop clutter at the front door:

Sara Piercy and John Vera, both of Sycamore, are engaged to be married.

The bride-to be is the daughter of Mark and Chris Piercy of Naperville and Doc and Jane Royalty of Sycamore. She is a 2013 graduate of Northen Illinois University’s College of Education. She is employed by DeKalb School District 428.

The groom-to-be is the son of Doc Royalty of Sycamore and Marsha Royalty of DeKalb.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from American Military University in 2011. He is a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He has been on active duty since 1998 and currently serves as an Infantry Weapons Equipment Specialist with Marine Corps Systems Command.

To the Editor: We want to say thank you to The Salvation Army and all the businesses and members of the DeKalb County community that assisted in making the 2013 Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign very successful. Without the assistance of The Salvation Army storing and distributing the toys, the program would not run nearly as smoothly.

First of all, there were 125 businesses around the county that had boxes for their patrons to place toys. These boxes helped produce enough to give each of the 952 families a game and to give each of the 2,396 children a book, at least two toys and some stocking stuffers. The number of items distributed to the families of DeKalb County totaled over 15,000. Thanks goes to all those who contributed. Christmas 2013 was definitely merrier for many children in the county.

We give a special thank-you to the businesses that went beyond “the box.” These included

Karen Urewicz and Bradley Springer, both of DeKalb, are engaged to be married in September 2015.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Maureen Wolke of Hebron and Larry Urewicz of Phoenix, Ariz. She is a 2008 graduate of Northern Illinois University’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

The groom-to-be is the son of Linda Springer of Plainfield and Bill Springer of West Chicago.

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“Anchorman 2” Rated: PG-13 Length: 119 minutes Synopsis: With the ’70s behind him, San Diego’s top newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to take New York’s first 24-hour news channel by storm.

Violence/scary rating: 3 Sexual-content rating: 3.5 Profanity rating: 3 Drugs/alcohol rating: 3.5 Family Time rating: 3.5. This almost is an R movie, but it made the PG-13 rating. Just be aware of that when letting your kids see it.

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

Book report “Flora & Ulysses,” by Kate DiCamillo Ages: 8 to 12 Pages: 240 Synopsis: Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely

Walsh and Associates, 3M Company, Brad Manning Ford, Copy Service Inc., Culver’s, Stagecoach Players, Blackhawk Moving and Storage, Barnes and Noble, DeKalb Harley-Davidson, Feed’em Soup, Lincoln Inn, Sycamore Theatre, Fitworks, Amanda’s Spa & Beauty Services, Dusty’s Barber Shop, IHOP, Rambo’s, and others that ran special promotions. Thanks so much for going above and beyond in supporting DeKalb County Toys for Tots.

The children of DeKalb County also stepped forward to assist with the 2013 campaign.

These included Cub Scout Packs 104, 117, 131 and 822; Girl Scout Troop 544; Founders Elementary School; Sycamore High School; Sandwich High School; and Genoa-Kingston Middle School. Thanks to the children involved who helped give hope and joy to other children of the county.

On Dec. 17 and 18 when the parents came to the Salvation Army to choose the toys for their children, the generosity of community members was very prevalent. Many volunteers

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Youth ‘get super powers’ during state 4-H conference

Sara and Jonathan Amara of Lombard announce the birth of a daughter, Espenne Elaine Axelle Amara, born Nov. 16, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

Grandparents are Nancy and Douglas Dashner of DeKalb, and Axelle and Charles Amara of Pre St. Gervais, France.

Gabrielle Robin of Paris, France, is a great-grandmother.

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superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book “Terrible Things Can Happen to You!,” is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry – and that Flora will be changed, too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From bestselling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laughout-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting format – a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by artist K.G. Campbell. – Candlewick

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A recent study published in Clinical Pediatrics found that high chair accidents increased 22 percent from 2003 to 2010. About 9,500 high-chairrelated injuries are reported every year, the report says.

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Piercy-Vera

Mount a plastic or cloth shoe rack inside your front entry closet door and use it to stash all kinds of living and family room items. You can even designate one of the pockets for mail you’re not sure whether to save or toss.

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Megan Hampson of Sycamore and Erik Zimmerman of Sycamore announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Mae Zimmerman, born Dec. 11, 2013, at Delnor Hospital, Geneva. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.

Grandparents are Mike and Julie Hampson, Len Zimmerman and Ann Zimmerman, all of Sycamore.

Great-grandparents are Judy Schafer and Robert Schafer, both of Pleasant Plains, Judy Hampson of Springfield and Marvin and Evelyn Poliska of Davis Junction.

Ruth Gerdes of Beth is a great great-grandmother.

Young people can improve leadership and communication skills at the Illinois 4-H Junior Leadership Conference to be held Feb. 8 and 9 in Decatur. The conference, “Saving the World Through Leadership,” is open to 4-H members and their friends currently in seventh and eighth grade.

Cost for the conference is $135 and includes all meals, lodging and conference supplies. Register online at: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state4h/ events/juniorleadership2014.cfm.

“The conference will challenge youth to achieve their potential by setting “SMART” goals,” Deb Stocker, University of Illinois Extension specialist, 4-H youth development, said in a news release.

“SMART goals stand for ‘Superheroes. Must.

Achieve. Realistic. And Timely. Goals.’”

Throughout the weekend, youth will learn skills to avoid peer pressure and become confident in their individual talents and abilities. One workshop addresses the issue of energy conservation, while another addresses the issue of animal welfare.

“Time is also reserved for informal visiting and making new friends,” Dan Boomgarden, events coordinator for the state 4-H program, said in the release.

Registration is due before Jan. 20. Only 90 registrations are allowed, so youth are encouraged to register early, Boomgarden said. A first-time partial scholarship also is available, first-come first-served,

assisted setting up, in the selecting of toys by the parents, wrapping and cleaning up. We really appreciate the hard work done by all the volunteers. A special thanks also goes to those whoe donated food to keep the volunteers well fed. These included Taxco Restaurant, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Sweet Dream Desserts and Catering, Starbucks, Elleson’s Bakery, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Pizza Villa, Walmart Supercenter, and Sycamore Tom & Jerry’s.

On a personal note, we are extremely overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity from the community. This was our first year coordinating the Toys for Tots campaign and we did not know what to expect. We are so delighted to know that we live in a community where people really care about others less fortunate. We will see you next year and thanks again.

Kathi Hogshead Davis, coordinator Kara E. Eckhardt, assistant coordinator Marine Corps Reserve DeKalb County Toys for Tots Program

from the Illinois 4-H Foundation. Youth also can contact the local U of I Extension office in their county for more information.

Program on living long and well If there was a “magic pill” to increase your chances of staying fit and healthy as the years fly by, would you take it?

There is no “magic pill,” but food and lifestyle choices have a great effect on health and aging.

Learn how daily habits and food choices affect important health indicators such as blood pressure, body weight, and glucose and cholesterol levels.

Marilyn Csernus, University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator and registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, will present “Let’s Live Long and Live Well” at 3 p.m. Jan. 21, at the DeKalb County Extension office, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. Healthy recipes will be provided along with a cooking demonstration and recipe sampling.

“Let’s Live Long and Live Well” is the second program in the Healthy Living series and is open to all. The final session in the series will be “Healthy Snacking” from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 27. The fee for this series is $5 each session. Classes can be taken individually or as the whole series.

Registration for “Let’s Live Long and Live Well” is preferred by Jan. 20. For more information or to register, visit web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo or call the DeKalb County Extension office at 815-758-8194.

Container gardening can continue throughout the winter Beautiful outdoor containers don’t have to be limited to just the warm months, said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.

“While planting is limited in the winter months, there are many cut greens, twigs, and accessories that can be used to make winter containers for your home and landscape,” Candice Miller said in a news release.

When designing a winter container, Miller suggests starting by scouring your own back yard for materials.

“Select various evergreen shrubs and trees first. White pine, yew, fir, arborvitae, holly, and spruce are all great choices for cut evergreens and will last for many weeks. Just be sure when pruning these branches not to prune too drastically, and maintain a nice shape to the tree or shrub being pruned from,” she said.

Deciduous trees and shrubs are also a great source of materials. Interesting bark or buds will add interest and texture to your container. Red twig dogwood, birch, and curly willow branches

are all great branches for winter containers.

“Lastly, get creative with your accessories,” Miller said.

“Accessories can be natural like pinecones or various other dried materials. Or you can get dramatic with various permanent botanical berries, flowers, and lights incorporated into the container.

“If your garden is lacking in plant materials, remember to check with your local florist or garden center, which will have a variety of these materials

available.”

There’s no reason you have to start fresh with a whole new container, according to Miller.

Simply cut back the remaining materials in your summer- or fall-planted containers and use the soil in the container as a base for your winter container.

Start by inserting the cut evergreens into the soil at various angles until you have a lush container of mixed foliage. Then start adding in branches of various heights and finish it off with the accessories.

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This photo, titled “Surprise Attack!,” was taken by Connie Christensen of Sycamore. It was the overall winner in the Sycamore Park District Photo Contest.

Sycamore Park District names photo winners

ABOVE: This photo is titled “Cool Morning Parkscape.” It was taken by Robert Keil of Sycamore at the Sycamore Golf Course.

BELOW: This photo, titled “The Forest Through the Trees, was taken by Lauren Kaye Lundbeck of Sycamore at the new park near North Grove School.

The Sycamore Park District held a photo contest to celebrate its 90th anniversary.

More than 20 submissions were received in three categories: People in Our Parks; The Natural World of Our Parks; and Athletes in Our Parks.

The contest was open to amateur photographers in four age groups: 7

to 15; 16 to 25; 25 to 50; and 50+.

The overall winner, judged by the Daily Chronicle, is “Surprise Attack” by Connie Christensen of Sycamore for the way it captures a genuine moment of fun in a local park.

The other finalists were Robert Keil, Katie Davis and Lauren Kaye Lundbeck, all Sycamore.

LEFT: This photo, titled “Pa and I Celebrating at the Park,” was taken by Katie Davis of Sycamore at the Sports Complex.

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Firefighters buy gifts for families in need On Dec. 14, DeKalb and Sycamore firefighters partnered with Target to purchase Christmas gifts for veterans’ and active service members’ families in need.

The DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission identified families with children that would benefit from help this holiday season. Parents of 14 children ranging in ages from 9 months to 16 participated in the program. The parents were given the option to bring their children, or come alone and select gifts as a surprise. Half of the parents brought their children and the other half opted to surprise them with gifts.

With the assistance of Target staff, DeKalb

and Sycamore firefighters shopped with the families. A total of $1,800 spent on the 14 children. The money was excess funds raised from the donations and shirt sales of the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Warrior Program.

“Thanks to the support of our communities, we had funds left over from our AFFI Warrior Program, and we wanted that money to be given back to local veterans and their families,” DeKalb firefighter Noah Millard said in a new release. The AFFI Warrior Program raised funds to purchase a 2013 Chevy Silverado for Army Specialist Charles “Chaz” Ligon from West Frankfurt.

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DeKalb and Sycamore firefighters teamed up with Target to purchase Christmas gifts for children of veterans and active service members in need.

LED bulbs comparison: Who has the bright stuff?

By KATHERINE SALANT Special to The Washington Post Some months into the new year, you will notice a big change in the lighting aisle of your local retailer or big-box store.

The supply of 40- and 60-watt incandescent bulbs that accounted for 80 percent of the residential lighting market in the United States and occupied the most shelf space will be low. Their production ceased on Jan. 1. Once the existing inventory is sold out, it will be gone for good.

These iconic bulbs, known as the A19 bulb in the lighting industry, have been fixtures in American households for more than 100 years.

But, despite their long history of reliability and low cost, they are hugely inefficient. Only 10 percent of the energy consumed by an A19 incandescent is given off as light; the other 90 percent is heat. For this reason, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandated their phaseout. The 100-watt bulbs were phased out in 2011, then the 75-watt bulbs in 2013.

In response, the lighting industry has developed a new type of energy-efficient bulb – the light-emitting diode, or LED. In the 40- and 60-watt equivalent category, every major bulb manufacturer offers several A19 LED alternatives; major retailers have their own house brands as well.

For the conversion, manufacturers largely are designing the new bulbs to look and act a lot like the old ones. But some are offering a window into the possibilities of high-tech lighting when the bulb will become more like an electronic device.

Philips has already developed a bulb that allows you to wirelessly vary the color of the lighting from standard white to shades of blue, yellow, red and green and create a mood as you settle into a comfortable chair after a hard day’s work, drift off to sleep at the end of the day or have a few friends over to share a bottle of wine. Also get ready for unconventional shapes and sizes.

What can you expect from the A19 LEDs? To find out, I home-tested 13 A19 60-watt replacement LEDs from four manufacturers – GE, Sylvania, Philips and Cree (an established LED manufacturer but a new player in the A19 LED arena) – and two house brands, Lowe’s Utilitech Pro and Home Depot’s EcoSmart. I

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Philips’ Hue bulb can be wirelessly adjusted to vary the lighting color from standard white to shades of blue, yellow, red and green. compared these to each other and to a 60-watt incandescent bulb. By the end, much to my surprise, I came to prefer the LEDs to the old-style bulb.

Though I had a few favorites, all the LED A19 bulbs that I tested produced a quality of light that most households will find highly acceptable. The manufacturers, chastened by consumers’ initial experience with another energy-efficient A19 alternative, have worked hard to make the initial experience with an LED a positive one. (The first compact fluorescents, or CFLs, produced a color of light that many people found unpleasant. The bulbs also took as long as 30 seconds to reach their rated wattage, and they couldn’t be used with dimmers.)

To make the transition easier, the iconic shape of the A19 bulbs has been retained, but the purchase of an LED will not be as simple as it was with the old-style bulbs. There are significant differences, but the buying public should find them easy to master.

The most important one is the color temperature of the light. This

has never been an issue with the incandescents because they all have the same 2,700 K, or 2,700 degrees on the Kelvin scale.

A19 LEDs, however, are manufactured in three different Kelvin temperatures: 2,700 K, which has a slight yellowish tinge; 3,000 K, a crisp white that appears to be brighter than the 2,700 K even though the actual wattage is the same; and 5,000 K, which is slightly bluish and often called “daylight.” In my home testing, I only looked at 2,700 K and 3,000 K LEDs because these are the closest to incandescent light.

The 2,700 K, 3,000 K and 5,000 K color difference is a distinction that most people will notice, so it pays to check the packaging before you buy.

It may be prominently displayed on the front or buried in the “Lighting Facts” box on the back under “Light Appearance.” The Kelvin temperature will be indicated on a lighting scale. Somewhat counterintuitively, the “warm” color temperature at the left end of the scale is actually cooler, and the “cool” color temperature at the right end is hotter.

To keep the Kelvin color tem-

perature straight, recall your middle-school astronomy lesson: Old stars are red and cooler, new stars are blue and hotter.

Another difference between the A19 LEDs and incandescents is the color-rendering index, or CRI, a measurement of how the colors of objects illuminated by a given light source appear to the human eye. Color is truest with sunlight, which has a CRI of 100; incandescent bulbs also have a CRI of 100.

Most A19 LEDs have a CRI in the 80 to 83 range, very workable for most applications.

In some instances, however, extremely accurate color rendition may be important – for example, a dressing area where you are selecting outfits for work or an important social occasion or a bathroom where you are applying makeup. For this, you might consider Cree’s TW Series A19 LED, available online at Home Depot, which has a CRI of 93.

For more general lighting situations in which you want colors to appear more vibrant, GE’s A19 LED Reveal has a CRI of 90.

The first thing you will notice

about A19 LEDs in the store, however, is the price – it can range from less than $10 to more than $30. This will be a shock when you’re used to paying a $1 or less for an incandescent, but there is a very big upside here.

An A19 LED bulb lasts 15 to 25 times as long as an A19 incandescent, and that’s just its rated lifetime. Unlike an incandescent, which burns out after about 1,000 hours, the A19 LED will still be emitting light after its rated lifetime of 15,000 to 25,000 hours. At this point, the emitted light must be at least 70 percent of its initial brightness, but it may be much higher.

When Philips’ A19 LED was run for 25,000 hours straight (this took two years and 10 months) by the Department of Energy, the bulb was still emitting light at 100 percent of its original brightness. The manufacturers do not yet know when the light emitted by the A19 LEDs will be too faint to be usable because the technology is too new; theoretically, several engineers said, the bulbs could last another 25,000 hours.

The rated life of the A19 LEDs in the “Lighting Facts” box on the package will be given in years, not hours. For most A19 LEDs, the life will be 22.8 years if used three hours a day, the average use per bulb per day in U.S. households.

How long will an LED last in your household would, of course, depend on your own usage. For example, if you find you’re using an incandescent bulb in a busy area like a front hall for about eight hours a day and changing it about every four months, an LED in that same spot would be at its rated 25,000 hours after eight years and eight months, and it will still work.

And you would be saving money because the A19 LEDs use 80 to 84 percent less energy. According to engineers from the Washington-area utility Pepco, the difference in cost between purchasing and using one LED, and purchasing and using 25 incandescents over the eight-year, eight-month period, would be $114 (assuming an electricity rate of 8 cents per kilowatt hour, a cost of $1 per bulb for the 25 incandescents and $13 for the LED).

In many areas around the country, the initial cost of an A19 LED with an Energy Star rating has been offset with rebates from local utilities that can be as high as 50 percent.

Climate of change ahead for gardening in the long term

By DEAN FOSDICK The Associated Press While many gardeners scan the newly arrived seed catalogs to plan their next growing season, the industry’s visionaries are pouring talent and resources into products and ideas they hope will be sown in years to come.

Evolutionary biology is just one aspect of flora development; plant resiliency, landscape design and education also are part of the creative mix.

So what are the prospects for gardening in the year 2020 and beyond? Some responses from the long-term thinkers:

ORGANICS Coach Mark Smallwood, executive director, Rodale Institute, Kutztown, Pa.: “Organic gardening won’t be simply a niche market. It’s a $31 billion industry now and growing in double digits

every year.

“There will be more food and fewer lawns. Urban food production will be up because a lot of open space is becoming available. With all the empty homes, you can create parks; you can create food production. Detroit is rebounding using not only open land but creating vertical hydroponic food production in abandoned industrial buildings.”

HOUSEPLANTS Jose Smith, chief executive officer, Costa Farms, Miami: “We’re trying hard to bring more color to houseplants. Green is not a color.

We’re also trying to create plants so they’re more of a lifestyle – a living home decor.”

TREES Greg Ina, vice president,

The Davey Institute, Kent, Ohio: “We’re working to quantify the benefits of trees. People are beginning to go beyond the anecdotal understanding that trees are good – beyond beautification to natural functions like pollution and wellness.

“Another big scientific topic is resiliency. Improving early detection. Dealing with the invasion of exotic pests. Building resistance to climate change. That impacts what we plant and where we plant trees.”

FLOWERS Anthony Tesselaar, president and co-founder, Anthony Tesselaar Plants, Silvan, Australia: “The gardening industry has been looking at plant size and multi-use aspects with increasing urbanization, and also such factors as increased disease resistance to reduce

the needs for pesticides and other chemicals in a closed urban environment.

“Dwarf and clump plants are being developed for smaller-space gardening. There is also work on establishing more fastigiated (slender) trees and shrubs.”

VEGETABLES/HERBS George Ball, chairman and chief executive officer, W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Warminster, Pa.: “All roads lead to the garden. Almost everybody is into gardening and vegetable gardening is the focus. Flowers are almost on the sidelines.

“Gardening feeds spinoff hobbies like cooking. People who grow things tend to become amateur cooks. If you cook at home, look at how much money you save.

“Gardening also impacts health. If you go to any clinic and talk to any dietician, the effects of vegetables are

obvious. Choosing a diet high in vegetables makes you a lot healthier.”

“Parents of newborns are increasingly shying away from processed foods and are forcing companies such as Burpee to research high-yielding, relatively bland-tasting – still retaining all nutritious elements – soft-fruited elements.

“More than just an accent, herbs will soon occupy a more prominent role in American home-cooked cui-

sine, with far more flavorful leaves that will change recipes and food for the table.

We see this happening at top-tier restaurants in major cities.

“Spurred by less space and the need to protect gardens from exploding populations of deer, every major home gardening company is working on developing a portfolio of vegetables for cultivation on patios and limited areas.

Plants will be smaller but their yields higher.”

Thank you to each and every one of you who called or sent a card to make my 80th birthday special, and a special thank you to my family for also making my day extra special.

Love, Mary Lou Miller

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Energym Gymnastics team headed to St. Jude’s Invite

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University of Illinois Extension offices in Boone, DeKalb and Ogle counties held a holiday gathering on Dec. 9. This year the staff from each county collected diapers to be donated to His Glory Mission in Belvidere. Extension staff also donated gift cards to be sent to Washington, Ill., to help with tornado relief. Pictured standing (from left) are Peggy Doty, Kelli Morrow, Jessica McCanse, Candice Miller, Johnna Jennings, Sue Buntjer, Nicole Groezinger, Cathy Anderson, Janelle Stein and Connie Handel. Sitting (from left) are Jodi Baumgartner, Judy Hodge, Lisa Valle, Melissa Irwin, Marilyn Csernus and Melinda Charbonneau. Not pictured: Vicky Broos, Rosa Borjon and Mary Beth Christen.

Energym Gymnastics’ competitive team will compete in the annual St. Jude Benefit Gymnastics Invite in Rosemont on Jan. 10 through 12. The St. Jude benefit meet helps children from the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital fight for a better tomorrow. In 20 years, this annual event has raised more than $1 million for St. Jude. This gymnastics meet has always had the theme of “kids helping kids” and Energym is proud to have levels 3, 4 and 5 gymnasts competing.

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DeKalb County Clerk Douglas Johnson became the newest member of the DeKalb Rotary Club on Dec. 9. Pictured (from left) are Gene Deisz, club membership chairman; Johnson; Doug’s wife, Susan Johnson; Doug’s daughter, Megan Johnson; and club president Christine Johnson (related only by employer).

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When Belle, a white poodle mix, found herself at the DeKalb County Animal Welfare Shelter in the summer of 2011, she could not have imagined having approximately 100 owners at the same time. She was new to the shelter when Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center decided it was time for a full-time pet for the residents. She has happily been running the hallways ever since.

To show their appreciation, Belle and her friends at Pine Acres recently held a pet food drive for the shelter raising cash and more than 250 pounds in dog and cat food donations. Since it was such a success, Pine Acres plans to make the pet food drive an annual event.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – If you are not careful, indecisiveness will cause stagnation. Lack of confidence in your abilities may make you overly impressionable. Surround yourself with inspiring people who will reassure you that you’re making good choices. This is the year to exorcise your demons and think positively.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – It’s best to lie low and allow someone else to take the lead. You will discover far more about this person if you remain passive. Don’t be forthcoming about your plans, or someone may try to beat you to the finish line.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Be honest; it will be impossible to hide your feelings. Make your needs clear and search for a way to sort out existing problems. People who don’t understand your values should be regarded as acquaintances – not friends.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Make a point of mingling today. This will be a good time to network. If you are in the right place at the right time, an investment opportunity will arise.

Stay motivated.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Decisions may be clouded by emotional issues.

To avoid a misunderstanding, be open about whatever is distracting you. Face difficulties methodically so they don’t resurface later.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – A physical activity may lead to new friendships. Someone from your past may turn up unexpectedly. Be cautious in order to avoid this person taking advantage of you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Meeting up with chums will be inspiring. Travel will stimulate you, and you may make new friends. As long as you are conservative with your money, investments can be made.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Reading will lead to valuable information. Idleness is the enemy. Make adjustments to your home environment, but stick to a budget. Keeping busy will help your mood.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Your ego will be bruised if you have allowed someone to make a fool of you. Trying to feel better through extravagance will not help. Choose to be a passive observer today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – A financial endeavor may leave you disillusioned. Don’t allow loved ones to meddle in your finances – their suggestions won’t pay off. Offer advice, but don’t lend money.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Now is a great time to travel. You can learn, have fun and make new friends.

Conversations with fascinating and unique individuals will inspire and energize you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Professional changes are necessary. Look into taking a new direction or starting your own business. Others are unlikely to be helpful, but you will find satisfaction in doing the work yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Today, you will need to say “no.”

Avoid projects that make you uneasy. Employ tact when handling other people’s concerns. Try not to get wrapped up in someone else’s drama.

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Man turned off by gal pal’s resemblance to mom Dear Abby: I met a guy I think is perfect for me on a dating website. We have gone on several dates and they have been great. He respects my morals and even has some of his own, which isn’t easy to find.

The problem: He says I am exactly what he has been looking for except for one thing. I look like his mother.

He says he really likes me and would like to keep dating to see if he can get past this issue. I like him very much.

Is there something I can do, short of plastic surgery? – Dead Ringer in Arizona Dear Dead Ringer: Before changing anything, you need to explore more closely what he’s saying. Ask to meet his mother, then judge for yourself how strong the resemblance is. It’s possible the similarity is less physical and more about your personality or mannerisms.

You should not alter your image to please anyone but yourself. Keep in mind that many men DO marry women who resemble their mothers in some way – whether it’s conscious or not – and the marriages are often successful.

Dear Abby: My parents divorced many years ago, and ever since, I have lived with my mother and visit Dad on his days off from work. Mom

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips cheated on Dad, and the man she cheated with lives with us.

I don’t have a good relationship with her boyfriend.

We don’t have much in common, and when he drinks, he gets angry for no reason and takes it out on me or Mom, and it puts the whole household in an awkward position, sometimes lasting for days.

When he’s sober, he can be fun to be around.

I have talked with my mom about this. She promises she’ll talk to him and things are going to change, but they never do. She doesn’t want to break up with him because she can’t afford to pay the mortgage on her own. I have thought about moving in with my dad, but I don’t want to upset her. What do I do? – Wants To Move In With Dad Dear Wants: Your mother hasn’t asserted herself with her boyfriend because she’s financially dependent on him.

She’s afraid if she insists he do something about his drinking, he will leave her.

The affair and the boyfriend were her choice, not yours. If you want to move in with your father to avoid

being around a verbally abusive drunk – and your father is willing – that’s what you should do. You should not have to tolerate abuse in order not to “upset” your mother. It’s OK to take care of yourself.

Dear Abby: I’m a 32-year-old woman. My boyfriend of 11 years passed away almost three years ago. I loved him very much and miss him every day. Some well-meaning friends and family members have suggested a dating site.

Abby, when does someone know if it’s time to move on?

I haven’t been on a date in 13 years. I’m scared of putting myself out there again and getting hurt. Any advice would be great. – Scared in Oregon Dear Scared: If the only reason you haven’t reached out before is fear of rejection, then it’s time to move on. Ask your friends and family to help you write a profile, and then consider what happens next as an “adventure.”

While there are no guarantees you’ll immediately find a relationship like the one you had, you might find someone who is compatible. And if you don’t, you could still make some friends. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Dear Abby: My wife of 37 years has an exciting career

she loves. Unfortunately, her job is 80 miles away from home. We own a condo in her work city. So recently, when she was complaining about the commute, I suggested she stay there for a week, then telecommute from home for a week, etc. She loves the new schedule.

I, on the other hand, am kicking myself! I have recently started working again at 62, and I’m lonely. It’s depressing to come home to an empty house every other week, but I’m the one who suggested it.

Her job could last another two to five years.

We have five grandchildren who live close by, so moving to her location isn’t an option. What do I do about this? – Missing Her in Florida Dear Missing Her: You tell your wife that although you suggested she stay in the condo for a week at a time, it isn’t working for you, and you’re miserable without her.

Or, you accept that a 160-mile daily commute may have become too much for her and fill your lonely hours by getting a hobby and baby-sitting some of those grandchildren whose parents might like some adult time together. But the one thing you shouldn’t do is sit and silently brood because it isn’t healthy.

Dear Abby: My niece had

a bridal shower last March.

When thank-you notes didn’t arrive for the gifts she had been given, she said they were “lost in the mail” and she would thank everyone in her wedding thank-yous.

Abby, she was married last May and she hasn’t sent out thank-you notes for her wedding gifts, either.

The gifts my parents and I gave her were expensive, and I am upset about it.

By the way, she wasn’t too busy to write them because she doesn’t work. Should I confront her or let it go?

– Disgusted in Middleburg Heights, Ohio Dear Disgusted: Your sibling did a poor job of raising her daughter. If your niece didn’t know that thank-you notes were supposed to have been sent for her shower gifts, she wouldn’t have lied about them having been lost in the mail.

However, I see nothing to be gained by confronting her.

If you do, it will cause your sibling to become defensive.

Better to make note of it and respond accordingly when the baby shower invitations start coming in because that’s what is sure to come next.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

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

Variety of plant-based foods provide adequate protein Dear Dr. K: My teenage daughter has become a vegetarian. How can I make sure she gets enough protein?

Dear Reader: You have less to worry about than you might think. When it comes to getting protein in your diet, there are many meat-free options.

Our bodies need protein (made of amino acids) for the health of every cell, and particularly to build strong muscles, bones and skin.

Some of these amino acids are called “essential.” Our bodies cannot make essential amino acids, so we must get them from foods.

Meats have plenty of essential amino acids, but they

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff also contain some unhealthy components, such as saturated (“bad”) fat. Vegetables, grains and nuts are lower in essential amino acids than meat-based proteins.

But combining plant-based proteins will ensure that your daughter gets enough amino acids. If your daughter eats a variety of plant-based foods, she’ll be fine.

There are many ways to get protein from plants.

Whole grains are a good source, and they’re complex carbohydrates as well. Try

quinoa, barley, bulgur wheat, amaranth, millet, and brown and wild rice.

Nuts, nut butters and seeds are another protein source, and they are rich in healthy, unsaturated (“good”) fat.

There are many to choose from: almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts; almond butter and cashew butter. Pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds are also good options.

But the richest source of plant-based protein is the legume family: lentils, split peas, black-eyed peas. And beans: black, kidney, garbanzo, lima, navy, pinto, white and kidney. The soybean, another legume, is the source

of tofu and tempeh, which are rich in protein. (Try to limit your daughter to two to four servings of soy per week.)

I’ve put a table listing the amount of protein in several vegetarian foods on my website.

As you start out, you’ll need to get creative to adopt a more vegetarian-friendly mindset. Here are some suggestions from Kathy McManus, director of the Department of Nutrition for Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital: • Add beans and whole grains to soups.

• Throw beans and nuts in salads, pasta dishes and sauces.

• Substitute tofu for meat

in stir-fries.

• Snack on whole-grain crackers with bean salsa or hummus.

I had dinner several weeks ago with an old friend who had been a meat eater all his life. In fact, I called him a world-class carnivore. He had been on a meat-free diet for the past three months and told me he never felt better.

His energy was better and his blood pressure was lower.

Before you know it, turning to plant-based proteins will become second nature.

Your daughter • and perhaps the rest of your family • will thank you for it.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 They may be mopped 6 Loaded question 10 Medieval tale 15 Standing wide open 20 Gourmet coffee 21 Dirt 22 Gnawed away 23 Miffed 24 “Das Rheingold” role 25 Godzilla foe 26 Physicist — Newton 27 Backspace on a PC 28 Not homemade (hyph.)

30 Seed’s hope 32 Nearly frozen juice 33 Fred Astaire’s sister 35 Headstrong 36 Casual tops 39 Take in 40 April 15 org.

41 Older TV hookup 42 Al Capone feature 46 Nose-bag bit 47 Lettuce layer 48 Foundry refuse 51 Fragrant blossom 53 Baba of folklore 54 Cease-fires 56 Husky’s burden 57 — Island Red 59 “Balcony scene” swain 61 Let overflow 62 Floors 63 Mystique 64 Pawn 65 Said 67 MIT grad 68 Draw on 69 Obsessed whaler 72 Treat a sprain 73 Staggers 76 Track down 80 Piniella of baseball 81 Slalom obstacle 82 B’way posting of yore

83 Fret silently 85 Veggie-tray item 86 Kerouac opus (2 wds.)

88 Rosemary or thyme 92 A crowd, for Caesar?

93 Hemingway nickname 94 R.E. Lee’s side 95 Cats do it 96 Top athlete (hyph.)

99 Monastery heads 102 Bridge support 103 Check endorser 104 Striped animal 108 Gaucho’s rope 109 Sonnets and haiku 110 Word on a towel 111 Gave orders 112 — Dhabi 113 Dauntlessness 115 Wait awhile 116 Cleveland cager 117 — Zedong 118 City or bean 120 — de mer 121 Wheel part 123 Handyman’s vehicle 124 They need a PIN 125 Gator cousin 127 Out to — 129 Vacation plus 131 Daring 135 Ecstatic (3 wds.)

140 Heston title role (2 wds.)

141 Fluid rock 142 Mythical sorceress 143 Sand formations 144 In the sky 145 Ram constellation 146 Prepare dough 147 Thin strips of wood 148 Hologram maker 149 “Driving Miss Daisy” star 150 Broadcast 151 J.R.’s mom

DOWN 1 Yuppie wheels 2 Tooth anchor 3 Prefix for “pod” 4 Docks 5 More balanced 6 Road company 7 Mountain chain 8 Calcutta nanny 9 Five, in combos 10 — counter 11 Flip-chart stands 12 Prolonged gaze 13 Kind of spirit 14 Surround 15 Fields of study 16 Saddle parts 17 Jai — 18 Tijuana coin 19 Blissful spot

21 Moved blindly 29 First and third 31 Japan’s first capital 34 Archaeological site 36 Tykes 37 O.K. Corral name 38 Needle case 41 Life in Valencia 43 Sleep in a tent 44 Helm position 45 Wild disturbance 47 Asteroid zone 48 Fishtail 49 Tennis great Ivan — 50 Billboards 51 Sinister Peter of films 52 Friday’s companion 55 Nightspot 56 Oscar-winning

Meryl 57 Bitter feeling 58 Hefner or Downs 60 Sheik’s cartel 62 Faction 64 Jack-in-the- — 66 Jeweled headpieces 67 Goofed 69 White vestment 70 — polloi 71 Leo mo.

74 Guides in a theater 75 Seems pleased 77 Oklahoma town 78 Pointer 79 Acid rain watchdog 81 Composer — Mahler 84 Belgian river 87 Kilt sporter

89 Basket-maker’s twig 90 Van Morrison band 91 Bleated 93 Veep’s superior 97 Orpheus played it 98 Black Sea arm 99 Caspian’s neighbor 100 Actress — Andersson 101 Oz penner 102 Motel plus 103 — Beta Kappa 105 Cellar, briefly 106 Squeeze oranges 107 Hubbubs 109 Table-setting item 111 Congo language 114 Omnia vincit — 115 U.K. network 116 Paddled

119 Constantly busy 121 Sang wordlessly 122 Nervous 123 From Mr. Spock’s planet 124 Zinnia or marigold 126 Less polite 127 Sign on (2 wds.)

128 Horse’s ankles 129 Bookcase-kit item 130 Confuse 131 — parmigiana 132 Corsica neighbor 133 PFC superiors 134 Name in cheesecake 136 El — (ocean current) 137 Like the U.N. 138 Radar’s soda 139 To be, to Brutus

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Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

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Mort Walker Blondie

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Frank & Ernest

Bob Thaves Dilbert

Scott Adams

Monty

Jim Meddick Zits Hi and Lois

Rose is Rose

Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis

Soup to Nutz

The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Scott Hilburn

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Brianand & Greg Jim Borgman JerryWalker Scott

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Peirce

Jan Eliot

Bill Schorr

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NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION ACI Midwest is seeking qualified applicants for full and part-time positions to assist in the distribution of local newspapers in Kane, DeKalb & McHenry counties.

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DIGITAL CHAMPION DOWNERS GROVE Shaw Media is looking for a Digital Champion who is responsible for growing revenue with digital marketing solutions such as online display ads, behavior and content targeting, e-commerce, website development, commercial video production, mobile, text and email.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines. The Digital Champion will work with local advertising teams to grow digital revenue from existing and new accounts by accompanying them on sales calls and through intensive training. This person will create and present client proposals, conduct training, and launch new initiatives. Our Digital Champion must have the ability to strategically and creatively think in a fast-paced environment, and will communicate well across departments.

Candidate needs to be familiar with social media, mobile, and office including Power Point. Strong presentation and communication skills are a must. Ideal candidate will have a proven track record in digital advertising or a related field. The candidate must be hands-on and resourceful: they will be able to execute programs and generate revenue growth by utilizing existing resources.

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3BR, 1.5BA, D/W, W//D, 1 car garage, $975/mo + 1st , last sec.

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The DeKalb County Sheriff's Merit Commission is accepting applications to add to the eligibility list for the position of DEPUTY SHERIFF initially assigned to the Corrections Division.

BENEFITS ! Health Insurance – partially paid ! Pension Plan ! ! Starting Salary $49,000 !

REQUIREMENTS Must be 20 years of age at the time of testing with a high school diploma or equivalent Must pass background investigation, physical and other tests designated by Merit Commission or Sheriff.

20/20 corrected vision in both eyes.

Must not be a member of the immediate family of a current Sheriff's Office employee.

Must be United States citizen at time of application.

No person who has applied for this position and failed or been rejected within the last 2 years may apply.

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Applications must be received by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Merit Commission, 150 N. Main St., Sycamore, IL no later than January 30th, 2014 at 4:00 pm APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, 150 N. Main St. Sycamore, IL On line at: dekalbcountyilsheriff.org or theblueline.com There is a $25.00 non-refundable testing fee

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815-757-5079 DeKalb- Nice 3 BR home, hardwood floors, 1 ½ car garage, nice yard. $900/month. No smoking or pets. 815-757-2064 DeKalb. Cozy cottage. Rustic knotty pine. Frplc. 1BR, 1BA. $500/mo +dep, gas & elec. Also, 300SF attchd storage & 3 season area.

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Dated, Sycamore, Illinois, December 20, 2013, 2013.

MAUREEN A. JOSH, Clerk (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 21, 28, 2013 & January 4, 2014.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY WATERMAN STATE BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

BETH KAY WHITE, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

IN CHANCERY CASE NO. 13 CH 436 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

PUBLIC NOTICE DIVER, GRACH, QUADE & MASINI, LLP Attorneys 111 N. County Street Waukegan, Illinois 60085 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF DEKALB, ss.-In The Circuit Court for the 23RD Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois, Fifth Third Bank, etc., Plaintiff, vs. COR Property Acquisitions, LLC, et al., Defendants, Case No. 13 CH 293 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 23rd Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois by said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: PARCEL 1: LOT 23 in Sycamore Prairie Business Park Unit No.. 2, Being a subdivision of part of sections 5 and, Township 40 North, Range 5, Ease of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 13, 1996, in Book "Z" of Plats, Page 163, as Document No.: 96008492, in DeKalb County, Illinois.

PARCEL 2: Unit number four in 1730 Afton Road Condominium, ad delineated on a plat of survey of the following described tract of land: Lot 24 in Sycamore Prairie Business Park Unit No. 2, being a subdivision of part of sections 5 and 6, Township 40 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian, According to the plat thereof recorded June 13, 1996, in Book "Z" of Plats, Page 163, as Document No. 96008492, in DeKalb County, Illinois, which plat of survey is attached as Exhibit "A" to the of Condominium Declaration recorded February 21, 2007, as Document No.; 200700382, as amended from time to time, together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements.

P.I.N.: 09-06-427-004 and 0906-427-018. Commonly known as: 955 West Prairie Drive & 1730 Afton Road, Suite D, Sycamore, IL 60176 and which said Mortgage was made by COR Property Acquisitions, LLC, Mortgagor, to Fifth Third Bank, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois as Document No. 2012000619, and the present owner of the property is (the above mentioned mortgagor), and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, on or before January 24, 2014 default may be entered and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

NOTICE is hereby given to Beth Kay White, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, of the Complaint for Foreclosure filed in the above entitled case on the 3rd day of December, 2013, and that they are named Defendants in the above entitled case, pursuant to the provisions of 735 ILCS 5/2-206, 735 ILCS 5/15-1218 and 735 ILCS 5/15-1502, and that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure which is now pending in said court and the day on or after which a default may be entered against said Defendants is the 27th day of January, 2014, and that the following information applies to said foreclosure proceeding: (i) The names of all Plaintiffs and the case number are identified above. (ii) The Court in which said action was brought is identified above. (iii) The name of the title holder of record is: Beth K. White

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y y, nois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as 20/20 TILE located at 2331 Laurel Ln. Sycamore, Il. 60178.

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(iv) A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 1 IN THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF WATERMAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A" OF PLATS, PAGE 63, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DEKALB, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

(v) A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 235 North Elm Street, Waterman, Illinois 60556

(vi) An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Name of mortgagor: Beth K. White Name of mortgagee: Waterman State Bank Date of mortgage: October 7, 2005 Date of recording: October 19, 2005 County where recorded: DeKalb County Recording document identification: 2005020877 /s/ Timothy J. Conklin Timothy J. Conklin, Attorney for the Plaintiff THE FOSTER & BUICK LAW GROUP, LLC 2040 ABERDEEN COURT SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS 60178 PHONE: (815) 758-6616 (Published in the Daily Chronicle December 28, 2013, January 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 17, 2013 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illi-

PUBLIC NOTICE On Monday, January 6, 2014 beginning at 8:30 AM, the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb (HACD) will open its Low Income Public Housing 1, 2, and 3 bedroom waiting lists. Applicants must be income eligible AND qualify for 2 or more local preferences. Applications WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if the applicant does not qualify for 2 or more local preferences.

Additionally, the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb (HACD) will open its Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List to individuals and families that are either Elderly (over the age of 62), have a DISABLED ADULT within the household or individuals or families that have been involuntarily displaced by a government action or natural disaster.

Applications will be accepted on-line at www.dekcohousing.com.

If you are a person with disabilities and require an accommodation to apply to our programs please contact the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb at 815.758.2692. If you do not have a computer, you may access the web site through any computer connection at the public library or at the Authority's main office.

Dated December 17, 2013

/s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 28, 2013 & January 4, 11, 2014.)

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Public Notice is hereby given that on December 19, 2013 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 DIEKMAN ELECTRIC located at 189 W. Christopher Ave, Cortland, IL 60112.

Dated December 19, 2013 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 21, 28, 2013 & January 4, 2014.)

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Applicants will need an e-mail address to complete the on-line process. E-mail will be the primary means of communicating with applicants; therefore, applicants MUST monitor their email for waiting list updates as well as their standard mailing address.

At this time there is no end date Local Preferences are: o Family Preference = one or more minor children in the household. Elderly (62) and/or disabled head, spouse or co-head qualify for this point. o Working Preference = head, spouse, or sole member of the household is employed 30 or more hours a week. Elderly (62) and/or disabled head or spouse qualifies for this point. o Residency Preference = applicant family resides or works (permanent non-temporary job) within the County of DeKalb Illinois. o Involuntary Displacement = applicant family has been displaced by a government action or natural disaster. o Rent Burden = applicant family is paying more than 50% of their family/household income for rent o DeKalb Continuum of Care = applicant/family is residing in Emergency Shelter, Transitional Shelter, Permanent Supportive housing or participating in homeless services at/in/through a participating DeKalb County Continuum of Care agency such as Hope Haven, Safe Passage, etc and have received a written letter of recommendation from said agency, not less than 30 days old at the time of interview.

Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb 310 N. 6th Street DeKalb, IL 60115 815-758-2692 THIS INSTITUTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER & EMPLOYER (Published in the Daily Chronicle December 28 & January 4, 2014.)

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