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‘I’VE NEVER REMEMBERED IT BEING THIS COLD BEFORE’

Judge upholds decision to take Campbell off GOP ballot for March

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com

Photos by Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Sgt. Van Bomar tags an abandoned truck with a pink ribbon Tuesday on Route 38 in Malta. Workers whose jobs force them out into the cold say dressing in layers is critical.

Outdoor workers cope with cold Glacial weather provides boost in business for some in DeKalb County

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com

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eKALB – DeKalb County Sheriff’s Sgt. Van Bomar was busy over the week-

end.

Bomar worked from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 11:30 a.m. Saturday helping cars in ditches and cars stuck in the middle of the road.

It was all in a day’s work for Bomar, who is one of dozens of people in the county who have to work in the cold weather on a daily basis.

Northern Illinois is finally seeing some relief from the sub-zero temperatures that gripped the are for more than two days. A wind chill advisory for DeKalb County expired at noon Tuesday, today’s forecast high is above zero and temperatures are forecast to climb above freezing by the weekend.

The cold weather was part of a polar vortex which has swept much of the country with bone-chilling temperatures dropping as low as minus 19 degrees overnight from Sunday into Monday, said Northern Illinois University meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste.

“It was terrible,” Bomar said as he was out on patrol Tuesday looking for more cars in ditches. “We get calls to an accident scene, and you have to direct traffic outside and stand out in rural areas. ... Our guys wear several layers.”

That’s the secret for many of the workers who deal with the cold weather: bundle up.

Megan Smeraldo, a Dunkin Donuts drive-thru employee, said her co-workers were alternating who worked the drive-thru so that they all stayed warm.

Smeraldo wore extra sweatshirts Tuesday to cope with the cold temperatures.

SYCAMORE – DeKalb County Judge William Brady on Tuesday upheld the decision to keep former State’s Attorney Clay Campbell off the Republican ballot for DeKalb County Board member from District 3.

In his decision, Brady said Campbell was not a legal voter when he filed his nominating petitions. Campbell declined to comment on whether he would appeal the decision to the Illinois Second District Appellate Court in Elgin.

Campbell, a local defense attorney, appealed the Election Board’s Dec. 13 decision upholding Riley Oncken’s objection to Campbell’s nominating petition for the March primary.

Oncken, a local attorney, is a County Board member seeking election in District 3. He objected to Campbell’s nominating petition because the addresses listed on his voter registration and driver’s license weren’t in District 3 when he filed his nominating petition.

Campbell acknowledged the addresses were not updated when he filed, but argued he

Clay Campbell

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March election Military and overseas ballots for the March 18 primary election can be mailed starting Jan. 31, while in-person absentee voting starts Feb. 21, according to the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder’s Office website.

See PRIMARY, page A6

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Sgt. Van Bomar communicates with dispatch from his squad car Tuesday. “We get calls to an accident scene, and you have to direct traffic outside and stand out in rural areas. ... Our guys wear several layers.”

“I don’t like to complain. Customers usually suggest I wear more clothing, even though we wear sweatshirts.”

Weather forecast Today High: 9 degrees Low: minus 1 degree

Megan Smeraldo Dunkin Donuts drive-thru employee

Thursday High: 23 degrees Low: 21 degrees

Friday High: 34 degrees Low: 33 degrees

Source: National Weather Service According to the National Weather Service, the wind chill was forecast to be minus 16 Tuesday.

“I don’t like to complain,” Smeraldo said. “Customers usually suggest I wear more clothing, even though we wear sweatshirts.”

Smeraldo said she doesn’t wear gloves because it would be inconvenient to keep putting them on and taking them off to wash her hands.

Tow truck drivers also were busy Tuesday getting cars out of ditches. Shannon Lovett, tow driver for Lovett’s 24 Hour Towing, said he got about two hours’ sleep Tuesday morning.

He said the arctic weather affects the larger equipment with gelling of diesel fuel.

However, workers maintained vehicles to ensure they were able to run, Lovett said.

“We’re seasoned in these

type of conditions,” he said.

An accident involving one of the company’s trucks took place at abut 8 a.m. Monday in which a car rear-ended it because of low visibility on Interstate 88 in Maple Park, Lovett said.

No one was injured in the incident, he said.

Waste Management decided to suspend service for the second day in a row Tuesday because trucks were not starting because of the fuel gelling, said Waste Management driver Teyun Curtis.

See WORKERS, page A6

Afghanistan, Mideast test war policies

By JULIE PACE and LARA JAKES The Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is confronted with a recent burst of strength by al-Qaida that is chipping away at the remains of Mideast stability, testing his hands-off approach to conflicts in Iraq and Syria at the same time he pushes to keep thousands of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Al-Qaida-backed fighters have fought hard against other rebel groups in Syria, in a sideshow to the battle to unseat President Bashar Assad.

Across the border in Iraq, they led a surprisingly strong campaign to take two of the cities that U.S. forces suffered heavy losses to protect.

This invigorated front highlights the tension between two of Obama’s top foreign policy

President Barack Obama seeks to leave as many as 10,000 troops in Afghanistan beyond December, extending what already has become the longest U.S. war.

See WAR POLICY, page A6

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today

Business Networking International: 8 a.m. at 920 W. Prairie Drive, #M, Sycamore (Ecosteam).

Home-schoolers activities: 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Sycamore. All ages are welcome to participate in hands-on classes and field trips.

Contact: Lisa at 815-748-0896 or gakers@tbc.net.

Free Blood Pressure Clinic: 9 to 11 a.m. at Valley West Community Hospital, 11 E. Pleasant Ave., Sandwich. No appointment necessary. 815-786-3962 or www. valleywest.org.

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

New Beginnings AA(C): 10 a.m. at 120 Main St., Kingston. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Kishwaukee Kiwanis: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hopkins Park Community Room in DeKalb. www.KishKiwanis.org; contact Amy Polzin at APolzin87@yahoo. com.

Exchange Club of DeKalb/Sycamore: Noon to 1 p.m. at Lincoln Inn, DeKalb. Guests are welcome.

Call John Hughes at 815-991-5387.

Sycamore Rotary Club: Noon at Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St., Sycamore 24 Hour A Day Brown Bag AA(C): 12:05 p.m. at Newman Center, 512 Normal Road, DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 1 to 5 p.m. at 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Call 815-784-5559 for appointments other days.

DeKalb County Housing Action Coalition: 1:30 p.m. at Canterbury Place Apartments in DeKalb.

For concerned advocates for affordable housing in the county.

Contact Theresa Komitas at troff@cci-hci.org.

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.

Weight Watchers: 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb.

Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org.

Came to Believe AA(C): 6 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Chess Game Play: 6 to 8 p.m. at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore. Free, open chess game play, all ages and skill levels are welcome. info@ dekalbchess.com or visit www.

DeKalbChess.com.

Northern Illinois Reiki Share: 6 to 7 p.m. at Center for Integrative BodyWork, 130 N. Fair St. in Sycamore. RSVP appreciated, not required; www.yourcfib.com, 815899-6000 or info@yourcfib.com.

North Avenue Pass It On AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at North Ave. Baptist Church, 301 North Ave., Sycamore, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

Bayard Brown SAL Squadron 337: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. Narcotics Anonymous: 7 to 8 p.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. 815-9645959. www.rragsna.org.

Sycamore Lions Club: 7 p.m. at MVP’s Regale Center, 124 ½ S. California St., Sycamore. For service-minded men and women. www.sycamorelions.org; contact Jerome Perez at Sycamorejerry@ comcast.net or 815-501-0101.

Bingo Night: 7:15 p.m. at Sycamore Veterans Club, 121 S. California St. 815-895-2679.

American Legion Post 66: 7:30 p.m. at American Legion Hall, 1204 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb.

Kishwaukee Concert Band rehearsals: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Huntley Middle School, South Seventh and Taylor streets in DeKalb.

No auditions necessary; the band is open to wind or percussion instrumentalists age 18 and older.

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Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, DeKalb Shrine 47: 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Masonic Temple, Fairview Drive and South Fourth Street.

Celebration Chorale practices: 8 p.m. Wednesdays at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb. Singers are invited. For more information, call Sally at 815-739-6087.

Hopefuls AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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Curious details in photo lawsuit It probably wasn’t fun to be Reema Bajaj on May 20.

That day, she was served an ethics complaint that threatened her law license for allegedly working as a prostitute under the name Nikita and lying to state legal regulators about it.

That day, she also filed a lawsuit against former DeKalb County State’s Attorney Clay Campbell and her former defense attorney Tim Johnson, claiming the pair showed or gave other local attorneys nude photographs that were part of the criminal investigation into her alleged prostitution. The lawsuit claimed, among other things, that the thought of these men doing that – in the middle of the DeKalb County courthouse, nonetheless – caused her to break out in hives, vomit and lose sleep.

Bajaj dropped the lawsuit last week, and won’t have the option to refile it. But digging a little deeper into the court file suggests the lawsuit might be about more than public embarrassment and an unraveling career. People who might have been working behind the scenes had ample reason to dislike Campbell.

The original lawsuit didn’t name the people who allegedly saw or received these nude photographs around June 1, 2011, but when prompted through the legal process by an attorney for Campbell and Johnson, Bajaj’s attorney named two people in court records who allegedly saw the nude photographs.

They were former DeKalb County Public Defender Regina Harris and Sean Smith, who Campbell defeated in the 2012 Republican primary for state’s attorney.

The lawsuit claimed Johnson

VIEWS Jillian Duchnowski showed Smith the photographs in the lawyers’ lounge about the same day Campbell passed out copies to multiple attorneys, including Harris, outside a courtroom.

William Hotopp, an attorney for Johnson and Campbell, said his clients never had copies of the photographs.

Instead, one of Campbell’s assistants handled the discovery in the case, Hotopp said. Bajaj hired a different defense lawyer June 6, 2011, and that defense attorney received copies of the photographs from the prosecutor June 15, 2011, Hotopp said. Hotopp, Campbell and Johnson are partners in a law firm.

Smith, at one time, was partners in a law firm with Riley Oncken, a Republican DeKalb County Board member who so far has been successful in keeping Campbell from running against him in the primary. Oncken objected to Campbell’s candidate petitions based on the outdated address listed on his voter’s registration. The DeKalb County Election Board and DeKalb County Judge William Brady have sided with Oncken.

Harris, when she was public defender, came under fire in Campbell’s evaluation of the county’s drug court because a drug court graduate was charged with heroin possession in Chicago while driving Harris’ car.

Harris left the public defender’s office in June 2012 to start her own practice, but Campbell’s drug court evaluation was discussed in local media through-

out much of the year.

In July 2012, Harris told the Daily Chronicle she loaned the woman her car in March 2012 because she believed in the woman and trusted her. Harris said she told DeKalb County judges about the woman’s arrest and characterized loaning her the car as “an error in judgment.”

Most of the parties have moved on with their lives: Campbell returned to his career as a defense attorney.

Harris is in private practice in a firm with Smith and his wife, Laurel Wykes Smith. On Tuesday, Harris declined to discuss Bajaj’s lawsuit or the allegations in it, and Smith did not return a call for comment.

Bajaj is on a different path, though.

She is working as an office manager and dropped the lawsuit, according to her attorney, to avoid dredging up painful memories. She accepted a misdemeanor plea agreement in the prostitution case and is serving two years of court supervision, which means a conviction won’t go on her record if she successfully completes the term.

In the ethics case, Bajaj is waiting to see if Supreme Court justices approve a deal in which her law license will be suspended for three years. They are expected to consider it this month.

One might wonder how Bajaj got the idea Campbell and Johnson did something as improper as showing others those photographs, when the idea arose, and what motivations were behind it.

• Jillian Duchnowski is the Daily Chronicle’s news editor. Reach her at 815-756-4841, ext. 2221, or email jduchnowski@shawmedia.com.

Relatives visit site of Genoa pilot’s crash About 50 years ago, Genoa native Wilbur “Billy” Skinner crashed his A-4 Skyhawk into a mountainside in eastern France, unable to navigate back to his carrier in a heavy thunderstorm and dense fog.

Billy, a 1949 graduate of Genoa-Kingston High School, had joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was part of Cold War maneuvers off the carrier USS Independence near the coast of France. He had ejected moments before his aircraft hit the 4,000-foot-high Ballon d’Alsace near Belfort on Aug. 18, 1963. He did not survive.

In October his brother Bob Skinner, now a resident of San Francisco, and two of Billy’s three grown children, Bill and JB, of San Diego and Tustin, Calif., decided to visit the site of the crash and talk to villagers who were there a half century ago.

This would not be the first visit for Bob, who has been to the site twice before, but the two sons had never made the bittersweet journey. His sister, Ellen (Skinner) Piper who now lives in DeKalb with her husband Jerry, has not made the trip over there either. When Billy died at age 31, he left a widow, Joan, and four small children. Joan passed away in 2004, never having been to the mountain where her husband perished. Billy and Joan’s oldest child, Vicki, visited the site in 1985.

On this trip the three Skinners,

DeKALB COUNTY LIFE Barry Schrader and Bill’s wife Lois, were taken to the crash site, where the impact crater is still evident. They also talked with local residents who recalled the accident and were part of the attempt to rescue the downed pilot from near the wreckage, but his neck had been broken on impact.

Brother Bob relates the details as told him in 1981 by a local restaurant owner, 84-year-old Mr. Sevrin. The man had recovered and Wilbur kept the plane’s rudder “Billy” on a back patio of his Skinner mountain restaurant.

He had etched details of the crash in French on the rudder, which he shared with Bob. Another elderly man, who lived on a nearby mountain, told how he heard the noise of the low-flying jet, then the sound of trees breaking, but the dense fog kept him from investigating.

The first person to reach the crash was a Sewen village fireman, soon joined by others who used a stretcher to carry Billy’s body back to a local doctor who determined the cause of death. He was then returned to the

U.S. for burial at the Genoa cemetery, where his parents Bill and Margaret are also interred.

It was later learned that four planes from the carrier crashed in the foul weather that Sunday morning. Two pilots survived, but Billy and another pilot perished.

Bob said the recent visit brought Billy’s sons some peace of mind when they learned more details about the crash. Their journey helped bring some closure for the family that has been without their father for 50 years now.

Sevrin had written in an earlier letter to Bob: “Often I’m reminded, when listening to people of a certain generation speaking of Americans causing problems for us, of a different feeling these people had when the ‘boys’ arrived June 6, 1944? Wilbur having chosen for himself to defend the freedom and democracy, which is surely very precious to us, he knew in his work he could die, but he willingly served anyway.”

In 1964 Billy’s parents created a memorial, the Capt. W.E. Skinner Memorial Garden at Faith United Methodist Church in Genoa, so the young pilot will be remembered for many years to come.

• Barry Schrader can be reached via email at barry815@sbcglobal.net or at P.O. Box 851, DeKalb, IL 60115.

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8STATE BRIEF Man loses bid for reduced sentence for murder

Britain still at war over legacy of World War I

By JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press LONDON – Around the world, the 2014 centenary of the start of World War I is an occasion for remembrance.

Yet in Britain, where the trenches of Flanders remain an ideological battlefield, it has also sparked an argument – about patriotism, historical responsibility and the place of humor in teaching history.

Only in Britain, perhaps, would the spat pit the Conservative-led government’s education minister against a comic actor – Tony Robinson, who played the dim-witted soldier Baldrick in “Blackadder Goes Forth,” a muchloved television sitcom about the war.

In an article for the right-of-center Daily Mail newspaper, Education Secretary Michael Gove said “Black-

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British actor Tony Robinson speaks to the media Feb. 22, 2007, during the launch of the online facility for the British Army’s WWI service records in London. adder” and other satires had created a public impression of the four-year war – in which more than 8 million troops

and millions of civilians died – as “a misbegotten shambles – a series of catastrophic mistakes perpetrated by an out-of-touch elite.”

In four seasons of “Blackadder,” comic actor Rowan Atkinson – now world-famous as Mr. Bean – played a world-weary nobleman in different eras of British history, suffering the never-ending idiocy of each period’s ruling elites.

In the final season, “Blackadder Goes Forth,” he and dim servant Baldrick, played by Robinson, are soldiers in the trenches of World War I under the command of a clueless general (Stephen Fry) in what is depicted as a futile conflict.

“Millions have died, but our troops have advanced no further than an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping,” Blackadder says.

WAUKEGAN – A Lake County judge has denied a motion seeking to reduce the 105-year prison sentence given a Wisconsin man convicted of a 2007 murder and attempted murder.

Prosecutors said 30-year-old Montago Suggs of Kenosha desperately needed money when he entered a Waukegan check cashing store, confronted 22-year-old Melinda Morrell, and demanded a key to cash drawers.

Prosecutors said Suggs later shot Morrell execution-style in the back of the head.

Judge Daniel Shanes last year sentenced Suggs to 80 years in prison for the slaying and 30 years for the attempted murder.

The sentences are consecutive.

– Wire report

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‘Reiki’ aims to promotes healing Malta residents must boil water

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS

dbehrends@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Although she freely admits her family thought she was a little nutty when she started the practice, Joan Protano said Reiki has worked miracles in her life.

“I went through a severe depression and when my therapist suggested drug therapy, I asked about alternatives,” the DeKalb resident said.

Acupuncture therapy led her to Reiki, which she calls a lifesaver. Pronounced raykey, this Japanese technique is a gentle one for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing.

Protano and as many as 40 other area residents meet on the first Tuesday of each month at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in DeKalb for a Reiki share. Meeting since the fall of 2005, the shares are open to anyone who has practiced Reiki or is interested in learning more.

The evening starts by passing a basket containing slips of paper. On them, all are invited to write down a prayer request. No one reads the requests, but at the end of the evening, they are burned, symbolically sending the request to the creator.

“God knows our prayers,” Protano said.

The next step is a guided visualization. The room is quiet and dimly-lit as Protano’s soft voice provides instruction on breathing deeply and letting go of the day’s

By DAILY CHRONICLE MALTA – Village officials on Tuesday ordered all users of Malta’s water system to boil all water before consuming it.

In a recorded phone message on phones at Malta Village Hall, residents were advised to boil any water taken from the public water system for at least five minutes before consuming it.

“It will take approximately 48 hours for us to get a water sample back that will meet the quality in order for you to stop boiling water,” the message said. “We expect to be able to lift the boil order sometime on Thursday, Jan. 9.”

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Beverlee Burke receives a Reiki treatment Tuesday during the monthly Reiki Share in DeKalb. Providing the healing, calming Reiki touches are Cindy Harness (left) and Katie Burke.

About Reiki It is a Japanese technique for relaxation that also promotes healing through a light laying of hands. Practitioners say warm, soothing energy flows from the hands into the client, promoting relaxation and releasing of tension. It is said to reduce stress and pain; accelerate physical, emotional and mental healing; increase mental and physical energy; improve self-confidence and self-esteem; enhance problem solving and memory retention; expand creativity and communication; support natural and orthodox methods and medicine.

stress.

Each person is given an opportunity to give and receive Reiki’s healing energy. Lying fully clothed on a massage table, the receiver may have several people surrounding them, praying, providing the

gentle touch. Touch is not provided until permission is given.

Protano said she practices Reiki daily, and called it love energy from the creator.

“It balances you, reduces stress and it has created mir-

Waste Management to fall behind a day for its commercial trash pickup, and a day-and-ahalf for its residential pickup.

Crews will collect a day later than normally scheduled, according to a news release from Waste Management.

Commercial pickup resumed

Tuesday, and residential pickup is scheduled to start again today, company officials said.

The plan is to make up for the delays and to be caught up by Saturday.

Waste Management asks that residents leave trash and recycling containers curbside

acles in my life,” she said.

Cindy Harness, owner of Wise Owl Wellness in Sycamore, said Reiki has helped her realize her voice.

“I felt more confident, more grounded and less shaken up when things pop up in my life,” Harness said.

She said the healing touch of Reiki has helped her aging dog with stiffness.

A massage therapist by trade, Katie Burke said she first took Reiki classes for continuing education credit. Since learning the techniques, she said she can’t turn it off.

“It’s just a part of you, like breathing,” Burke said.

Police: DeKalb man had child porn on computer

Waste Management is operating behind schedule on trash collection in the area, but officials hope to have everything back on track by Saturday.

Bitter cold temperatures Monday and Tuesday caused

DeKALB – A 20-year-old DeKalb man faces 10 counts of child pornography after police said he borrowed someone’s laptop and uploaded sexual images.

DeKalb police received a call Sunday from a person who found child pornography on his or her laptop after allowing Brenton C. Strobert, of the 100 block of Andersen Court, use it, court records show.

The person gave police the laptop Sunday.

Strobert went to the DeKalb police station Monday after he learned police had the laptop, saying he wanted to talk to police about the laptop,

for collection until the end of the day Saturday, and they will attempt to collect materials as soon as possible. If crews are unable to collect materials this week, service will resume next week on regular service days, the news release states.

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DeKalb detective Lt. Bob Redel said.

Police found 26 images of child pornography on the laptop, including images of girls younger than 13, court records show.

Strobert admitted the images were his, Brenton C. saying he has Strobert had a problem being aroused by young nude girls between 8 and 12 years old since he was 15 or 16 years old, court records show.

Bond was set at $100,000. If convicted of the most serious charge, Strobert would face up to seven years in prison.

His next court date is scheduled for Jan. 28.

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By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com CORTLAND – A 22-yearold Oswego man is accused of sexually assaulting a minor on four separate days in December at the victim’s Cortland home.

Kevin L. Hunter, of the 2200 block of Route 31, was charged M o n d a y with four counts each of criminal sexual assault, aggravated Kevin L. criminal Hunter sexual abuse and unlawful restraint.

Police said he raped a minor between the ages of 13 and 17 years old four times between Dec. 10 and Dec. 31 while he was staying with the victim’s family, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office news release.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s police assisted Cortland police with the investigation, the release states. Hunter declined to talk to detectives when contact was made and he was arrested at his home Monday, the sheriff’s office said.

Hunter was out on bond at the time of the offenses for a charge alleging possession of narcotics with intent to deliver, Assistant State’s Attorney Phil Montgomery said.

If convicted of the most serious charge, criminal sexual assault, Hunter would face between four and 15 years in prison.

Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert set bond for Hunter at $100,000. Hunter’s next court date is Jan. 14.

8BRIEFS Deep freeze strands travelers nationwide CHICAGO – The Amtrak train slowed to a crawl as it hammered through snowdrifts in an empty stretch of Illinois countryside, delivering thuds and jolts to passengers, until it lurched into a mound big enough to grind its 8,000-horsepower engine to a halt.

About 90 miles short of their Chicago destination, passengers ended up stuck on the train overnight, reading books, watching movies on computers and taking what amusement they could from a conductor who cracked jokes over the intercom.

They weren’t alone. Across huge swaths of the country, the polar vortex froze travel and left motorists, airline passengers and commuters fighting to stay in motion.

Airlines again canceled several thousand flights Tuesday, as the extreme cold slowed everything from baggage-handling to refueling.

Chicago gun sales an opportunity for some CHICAGO – Firearms dealers near Chicago contemplated new business opportunities Tuesday after a federal judge’s ruling declaring the city’s ban on gun sales unconstitutional.

A day after U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang’s ruling, it wasn’t yet clear whether Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel would continue to defend the ban with an appeal or switch to less-restrictive tactics such as limiting where gun shops locate.

Illinois in July became the nation’s last state to approve concealed carry.

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Jesus H. Nevarez, 42, of the 500 block of South Hale Street, Plano, was charged Thursday, Dec. 26 with deceptive practices and retail theft.

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Angelica M. Cortez, 20, of the 1100 block of Penny Lane, Sycamore, was charged Friday, Dec. 27 with criminal damage to a vehicle.

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Lenardo A. Perkins, 33, of the 14100 block of South Tracy Avenue, Riverdale, was charged Friday, Dec. 27 with aggravated domestic battery and trespass to land.

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Salem Lutheran Church of Sycamore. Ella loved music, dancing, traveling, reading and most of all, spending time with her family.

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JPMorgan to pay Jobless benefits bill clears hurdle $2.5B over fraud

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The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase & Co., already beset by costly legal woes, will pay more than $2.5 billion for ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme, authorities said Tuesday.

The nation’s largest bank will forfeit a record $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges, plus pay an additional $543 million to settle civil claims by victims. It also will pay a $350 million civil penalty for what the Treasury Department called “critical and widespread deficiencies” in its programs to prevent money laundering and other suspicious activity.

The bank failed to carry out its legal obligations while Madoff “built his massive house of cards,” George Venizelos, head of the FBI’s New York office, said at a news conference.

“It took until after the arrest of Madoff, one of the worst crooks this office has ever seen, for JPMorgan to alert authorities to what the world already knew,” he said.

Madoff banked at JPMorgan through what court papers referred to as the “703 account.” In 2008, the bank’s London desk circulated a memo describing JPMorgan’s inability to validate his trading activity or custody of assets and his “odd choice” of a

At a glance JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay about $2.59 billion for its role in Bernard Madoff’s investment scam, in which about $17.5 billion in investors’ money was lost. The settlement includes a so-called deferred prosecution agreement that requires the bank to acknowledge failures in its protections against money laundering but also allows it to avoid criminal charges. one-man accounting firm, the government said.

In late October 2008, it filed a suspicious activity report with British officials.

In the weeks that followed, JPMorgan withdrew about $300 million of its own money from Madoff feeder funds.

The fraud was revealed when Madoff was arrested in December 2008.

“Despite all these alarm bells, JPMorgan never closed or even seriously questioned Madoff’s Ponzi-enabling 703 account,” said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. “On the other hand, when it came to its own money, JPMorgan knew how to connect the dots and take action to protect itself against risk.”

Prosecutors called the $1.7 billion the largest forfeiture by a U.S. bank and the largest Department of Justice penalty for a Bank Secrecy Act violation.

Bill would nix pay for nonwork accidents Ill. lawmakers to consider measure clarifying travel The ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers will consider legislation this spring that aims to clarify who is responsible for injuries sustained in a traffic accident on the way to work.

Lee Enterprises Newspapers in Illinois reported Tuesday that Sen. Kyle McCarter, a Lebanon Republican, has introduced a measure that exempts an employer from paying for injuries if the worker is not traveling specifically for work purposes.

“It makes practical sense,” McCarter said. “If the employer is not responsible for an accident, why would you make him pay?”

McCarter’s legislation stipulates that an injured worker could receive compensation only “if the injury arises out of and in the course of employment while he or she is actively engaged in the duties of employment.”

The initiative mirrors a recent Supreme Court decision.

In that case, a Springfield pipefitter, Gerald Daugherty, took a temporary job at a power plant in Rock Island County, near the Quad Cities. Instead of commuting 200 miles from his home, Daugherty rented a motel room.

One day as he and a co-worker drove to work, the car in which they were riding hit a patch of ice and crashed and Daugherty was severely injured.

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, which decides disputes over payment for workplace injuries, declared Daugherty would receive employer compensation.

But the Supreme Court decided in December that Daugherty made a personal decision to take the job with an understanding of the commute involved – and therefore was not traveling for work.

The court ruled on the case 6-1 with Justice Thomas Kilbride dissenting. He decided Daugherty should have been considered a “traveling employee” because the job at the power plant was temporary.

McCarter’s proposal was introduced in November, before the Supreme Court ruling.

Police: Escaped inmate returns to fend off cold The ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFORT, Ky. – Just how cold is it in Kentucky?

Apparently cold enough for an escaped prisoner to decide to turn himself in.

Authorities said the inmate escaped from a minimum security facility Sunday in Lexington. As temperatures dropped into the low single digits Monday, officials say the man walked into a motel and asked the clerk to call police.

Robert Vick, 42, of Hartford told the clerk he wanted to turn himself in and escape the arctic air, Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said.

Vick was checked out by paramedics and returned to Blackburn Correctional Complex, Roberts said.

“This was definitely of his own volition,” she said. “It’s

cold out there, too cold to run around. I can understand why the suspect would turn himself in.”

Vick would have been dressed in prison-issued khaki pants, a shirt and a jacket when he esRobert Vick caped, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Lamb said. Wind chill readings were minus 20 degrees Monday in Lexington.

The Lexington Fire Department treated Vick for hypothermia Monday evening, Roberts said. A call to the department was not immediately returned Tuesday morning.

Vick was serving a sixyear sentence for burglary and criminal possession of a forged instrument at the time of the escape from Blackburn Correctional Center.

WASHINGTON – Election-year legislation to revive expired federal jobless benefits unexpectedly cleared an early hurdle on Tuesday, offering a hint of bipartisan compromise in Congress and a glimmer of hope to the longterm jobless and their families.

“Let’s get this done,” implored President Barack Obama at the White House, shortly after six Republicans sided with Democrats on a 60-37 Senate vote to keep the measure alive.

Even so, the fate of the three-month reinstatement remained uncertain in an atmosphere of intense partisanship at the dawn of an election year.

How they voted

The Senate passed, 60-37, a motion to limit debate and consider legislation that would extend certain unemployment benefits. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., voted in favor of the motion. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., opposed the motion.

The two parties have made it clear they intend to battle for the support of millions of voters who have suffered economically through the worst recession in decades and the slow, plodding recovery that has followed.

The often-cited phrase is “income disparity” – the gap between the rich and the economically squeezed. Democrats are expected to follow the effort on jobless benefits

with another pocketbook measure, a proposal to increase the federal minimum wage.

The maneuvering on Tuesday was intense. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell proposed paying for the renewal of federal jobless benefits by delaying a requirement for millions of Americans to purchase coverage under “Obamacare” – an attempt to force Democrats to take a public stand on that highly controversial issue.

Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who generally seeks to shield his rank and file from politically painful votes, deemed McConnell’s proposal a nonstarter.

At the same time, Reid and White House officials suggested they would be receptive to cuts elsewhere in the federal

budget to offset the cost of a yearlong renewal of the program, if Republicans would first agree to turn the benefits back on for three months without preconditions.

Reid also said he’d be willing to consider allowing votes on proposed changes, but avoided a flat commitment on a demand Republicans said was essential.

The legislation would restore benefits averaging $256 weekly to an estimated 1.3 million long-term jobless Americans who were cut off when the program expired Dec. 28. The duration of federal coverage generally ranges from 14 to 47 weeks, depending on the level of unemployment within individual states. The three-month cost to the Treasury is estimated at $6.4 billion.

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Recipe for roads goes beyond salt

By CAROLYN THOMPSON

U.S. policy in Iraq led to power vacuum after war

The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. – A splash of beet juice, a dollop of molasses, a squeeze of cheese brine. In the coldest weather, the recipe for safer roads often goes beyond the usual sprinkling of salt.

Across the nation’s snow belt, transportation officials are in the market for cheap and environmentally friendly ways to make rock salt work better by keeping it on the roads longer and melting ice at lower temperatures.

Plain salt is largely ineffective below 16 degrees. Additives can keep it working in temperatures as low as minus 25.

“This winter, it’s been a godsend to be able to do that,” said Leland Smithson, the ice and snow expert at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. “It’s been so cold.”

In Milwaukee, road crews are experimenting with plentiful cheese brine, a leftover from cheese making. New York and Pennsylvania are among states trying sugar beet juice, while molasses and potato juice are flavoring roads elsewhere.

“It’s all about availability,” association spokesman Tony Dorsey said. “States are

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A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation anti-icing truck sprays a de-icing cocktail of brine and beet juice on a driveway in Butler, Pa. Rock salt is largely ineffective below 16 degrees, but additives such as beet juice and cheese brine can keep it working in lower temperatures. using whatever they can find that works, especially in low temperatures.”

Many of the food derivatives are in commercially marketed products with names such as Ice Bite and Magic Salt, but in Milwaukee, transportation officials are mixing their own brew.

As part of a pilot program, the city’s fleet operations manager, Jeffrey Tews, has sent trucks to some of Wis-

consin’s 140 cheese plants to pick up brine, which is used to pre-wet the roads and rock salt. (Mozzarella and provolone have the best salt content.)

City officials are looking at whether the brine, free except for transportation costs, can replace the 70-cents-a-gallon liquid calcium chloride now used as a pre-treater and melting enhancer. In addition to wetting the salt, making it stay on the roads

better, the brine is believed to lower the temperature at which the salt works.

The brine’s got a bit of a cheesy smell up close, Tews said, but in the few times it’s been used, no one has complained.

“We’re taking a product that normally would have been disposed of and repurposing it,” Tews said. “It could be economical. It’s too soon to project.”

State’s attorney: 30 days allowed for appeal • PRIMARY Continued from page A1 lives in District 3 and is legally eligible to run there.

Election Board members DeKalb County Clerk Doug Johnson and Luan Olson of the DeKalb County Circuit Clerk’s Office, voted to remove Campbell from the ballot. The third member of the board, Stephanie Klein, chief assistant for the DeKalb

County state’s attorney’s civil division, voted to keep his name on the ballot.

Military and overseas ballots can be mailed starting Jan. 31, while in-person absentee voting starts Feb. 21, according to the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder’s Office website.

Oncken said he was pleased with the outcome, and had no indication whether Campbell would appeal the matter further.

“I would hope that two rulings against him would indicate that he didn’t meet the qualifications to be on the ballot,” Oncken said.

State’s Attorney Richard Schmack was in court to represent the Election Board and said the judge’s comments speak for themselves.

“I believe it is the County Board’s intent that County Board members come from the district they represent,” Schmack said.

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Johnson said the state will certify the ballot Thursday and the deadline to file to run as a write-in candidate is Jan. 16.

He was unsure of a deadline for Campbell to appeal Brady’s decision to the appellate court, and said cases have been decided at that level after elections have concluded.

Schmack said Campbell has 30 days to appeal Brady’s decision.

tenets: to end American involvement in Mideast wars and to eradicate insurgent extremists – specifically al-Qaida. It also raises questions about the future U.S. role in the region if militants overtake American gains made during more than a decade of war.

In Afghanistan, Obama already has decided to continue the fight against extremists, as long as Afghan President Hamid Karzai signs off on a joint security agreement.

Obama seeks to leave as many as 10,000 troops there beyond December, extending what already has become the longest U.S. war. But officials say he would be willing to withdraw completely at the end of this year if the security agreement cannot be finalized.

That would mirror the U.S. exit from Iraq, the other unpopular war Obama inherited.

A spike in sectarian violence followed the U.S. withdrawal at the end of 2011, and now fol-

lowed by the recent, alarming takeover of Ramadi and Fallujah by an al-Qaida affiliate known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Marina Ottaway, a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, said the extremists taking hold in Iraq are a spillover from the conflict in neighboring Syria and have been bolstered by Obama’s reluctance to arm the more moderate rebels fighting Assad.

“There is no doubt that the U.S. policy helped create a vacuum in which the only effective forces were the radical forces,” Ottaway said Tuesday.

Syria’s bloody civil war had not yet begun when the U.S. was making plans to withdraw from Iraq. But White House officials contend that keeping American troops in Iraq would have done little to stop the current violence.

“There was sectarian conflict, violent sectarian conflict, in Iraq when there were 150,000 U.S. troops on the ground there,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

Delivery drivers see increase in business from cold temps • WORKERS Continued from page A1 Curtis said service would be pushed back one day and that they might recruit drivers who normally help with leaf pick-up in the fall for extra help. He said in the two years he has worked with Waste Management, Tuesday was the third time the company suspended service.

“This very rarely happens,” he said. “We’ve been used to working in 10- or 15-below, but I’ve never remembered it being this cold

before.”

The colder weather also made delivery drivers busier because many people are staying home.

Brandon Luke, delivery driver for Lukulo’s Restaurant, said people have been very appreciative of his commitment to delivering food in cold weather.

“Everyone’s really nice and understands the conditions out there,” he said.

Luke said the cold hadn’t affected him. If anything, it has helped him. “[The tips are] a lot better than normal,” he said.

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8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Christians co-opted Saturnalia first To the Editor: This is in response to Mack Besser’s letter entitled, “Get your own holiday, atheists.” Check your history, Mack. There was no Christian holiday of Christmas for 500 years after the birth of Jesus, until the Roman Emperor arbitrarily proclaimed Dec. 25 to be Jesus’ birthday and established it as a holiday throughout the Empire.

The reason Dec. 25 was chosen was because it was a pagan holiday celebrated throughout Europe. The pagan holiday was Saturnalia, the celebration of the winter solstice. Co-opting the holiday was intended to aid in the conversion of the pagans to Christianity. Along with the date, a lot of the pagan traditions were also adopted. These include a feast, the exchange of gifts, the decorated tree, holly, mistletoe,

and even St. Nicholas.

Nonbelievers might well say, “Get your own holiday, Christians.”

Most authorities agree that the most likely time of Jesus’ birth was in September. Why not co-opt the fall equinox and proclaim Sept.

21 to be Christmas? It would be more accurate. But then Black Friday would have to come right after the Fourth of July, and the giant retailers might have some problems with that.

After all, Christmas has become more economic than religious.

At any rate, “believers” and “nonbelievers” can continue to celebrate the winter solstice by whatever name they wish – but Christians should not maintain that nonbelievers are taking over their holiday when the opposite is the case.

Sanford J. Dean DeKalb

Idiocy isn’t a First Amendment affront Fair warning: This is about the “Duck Dynasty” controversy. Yes, I know. I’m sick of it, too.

Still, relying upon my First Amendment right to freedom of speech, I will make a few observations about Phil Robertson, the grizzled Louisiana duck-hunter-turned-reality-TV-star whose comments about black and gay people recently got him suspended – and then unsuspended – by A&E. If you find my observations disagreeable you may, relying upon your own First Amendment rights, protest to my employer. Assuming enough of you bring enough pressure, my employer may dump me. Feeling angry and betrayed, I might – here’s that First Amendment again – blast my now-former bosses for defects of character, courage or cognition.

But one thing I could not say – at least not credibly – is that they’d violated my First Amendment rights. There is nothing in the First Amendment that says a private company can’t fire you.

We’ll return to the First in a second.

Right now, let me offer the promised observations about Mr. Robertson: Man really needs to wake up and smell the 21st century. His comments, made in an interview with GQ, are almost cartoonish in their stupidity. They sound less like they were made by a backwoods ignoramus than by someone doing a takeoff on a backwoods ignoramus.

For instance, Robertson explains his aversion to homosexuality by discoursing on the comparative merits of the male

VIEWS Leonard Pitts anus and the vagina. For good measure, he invokes bestiality and the Bible. He also notes how black people were “singing and happy” when he was young. “Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare ... they were godly, they were happy; no one was singing the blues.”

Ahem.

So anyway, A&E was shocked – shocked, I say, shocked! – to learn that a self-described redneck from the Louisiana woods harbored such illiberal views. It suspended Robertson, thereby igniting a scrum of conservative pols jockeying to express newfound love for the First Amendment.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he can “remember” when TV networks still believed in it. Sarah Palin calls free speech “an endangered species.” Mike Huckabee says, “Stand with Phil and support free speech.”

Yeah. Because freedom of speech means you can say any asinine thing you want and nobody can call you on it or punish you for it. Right?

Um ... actually, no.

Free speech means you can say any asinine thing you want and the government may not call you on it or punish you for it.

If the feds came after Robertson, I’d hold my nose and stand with him. But he wasn’t

punished by the feds. He was punished by the free market.

The First Amendment gives each of us the right to bring whatever we wish into the marketplace of ideas – faith, gay rights, white supremacy, libertarianism, socialism, birtherism – without government interference. But if enough people don’t buy what you are selling, you don’t stay in the market very long. And if what you’re selling offends enough people, the market will show you the door.

So Robertson’s rights were not abridged because his network slapped his wrists.

Those are the rules we play by. That’s how America works.

A&E, calculating that Robertson had become a liability, dropped him. His fans raised an almighty ruckus and A&E chose discretion over valor, doubtless realizing the people most likely to be offended by the man probably weren’t watching him in the first place.

Now Robertson returns – just in time for a new controversy. It seems an old video has surfaced in which he lists the qualities a man should seek in a prospective wife.

She should be 15 or 16 years old, advises the duck hunter – and a good cook.

Great. So now we get to see how child marriage plays in the marketplace of ideas.

God bless America.

• Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132. Readers may contact him via email at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

8VIEWS

Who will say ‘no’ to marijuana legalization?

By ED ROGERS The Washington Post No public good can be derived from passing laws that legalize marijuana use, and Republicans should say so.

With legalization taking effect in Colorado and reports that New York and possibly Florida plan to loosen their marijuana laws, the best we can hope for is that these laws are written in a way that will protect the innocent as much as possible.

Soon we will no doubt be seeing reports of crime resulting from the marijuana business – driving citations and problems with

underage access, for instance. These are already problems associated with alcohol.

Without question, more human tragedy and ruined lives will result from marijuana legalization.

It’s not good policy to facilitate the opportunity for more inebriated people to wander among us.

Even my friend Ruth Marcus, who is not exactly a conservative commentator, has said that “widespread legalization is a bad idea,” particularly because of the known negative impact that smoking marijuana can have on adolescents and their development.

In a column she cited a 2012 study that found that “persistent cannabis use was associated with neuropsychological decline broadly across domains of functioning.”

Republicans need to be clear on where they stand on this issue. We shouldn’t think up reasons to do the wrong thing to try to look hip or appeal to reckless youth.

If Democrats think they have found an issue for 2014, let them be the ones to promise more pot to the population.

And spare me the talk about personal freedom being at stake. You aren’t more free if you are a pothead, and freedom isn’t measured by marijuana consumption.

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Having the flu is a miserable experience.

The influenza virus can lead to more than a week of aching muscles, coughing, chills, dry cough, headaches, nausea and other unpleasantness.

Flu activity usually peaks in January and February, and in Illinois it has begun to spike, with influenza widespread and flu-like illness activity high, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week that ended Dec. 28 in Illinois, 42 people went to intensive care and two died because of complications from the flu, and 150 people tested positive for influenza – all the highest numbers of the season so far. That means it’s time to take serious steps to protect yourself and others from the spreading flu.

Health officials say the best defense for everyone older than six months is to get a flu shot. If you haven’t For the record been vaccinated, it’s not too late. Flu vaccine is availFlu activity usually peaks able at most drug stores, in January and February. your doctor’s office or an That means it’s time to immediate care clinic. A take serious steps to list of locations and prices protect yourself and others near you is available online from the flu. at www.flushot.healthmap. org.

To prevent the spread of germs to others, it’s also good practice to remember the “3 C’s”: Clean your hands, cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough, and contain germs by staying home if you get sick, rather than going to work or venturing out.

The flu costs Americans about $4.6 billion a year in doctor visits, medications and more. About 111 million workdays are lost to the flu each year at a cost of about $7 billion, the CDC says.

Those younger than 2 or older than 65, or those with chronic conditions such as asthma or diabetes, are most susceptible to complications of the flu, which can include potentially fatal pneumonia.

The flu is no joke. It’s worth doing whatever it takes to avoid it and stop it spreading to others.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

Americans using less electricity these days As of Jan. 1, production of 40- and 60-watt light bulbs was banned as part of efficiency standards signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007.

While some will miss the old incandescent bulbs, the move is part of a successful effort to make the nation more energy efficient.

The government phased out 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs over the past few years. But the latest ban will have a bigger impact on consumers because 40- and 60-watt bulbs are the most popular on the market.

When the first practical incandescent bulb was devised by Thomas A. Edison, it was a scientific and engineering marvel, cutting-edge technology for its time.

But by the time its production came to an end last Wednesday, it had become obsolete, an energy hog compared to compact fluorescent bulbs – CFLs – and light emitting diode bulbs – LEDs. Both of those more efficient bulbs are initially more expensive that an incandescent bulb. But with much longer lifespans, sometimes lasting years, the new bulbs save considerable money over the long run.

The new light bulbs are just part of a growing array of more energy-efficient products that have allowed Americans to significantly cut the amount of electricity consumed in homes and businesses.

The Energy Information Administration recently announced that in 2013, the average amount of electricity consumed in U.S. homes fell to levels last seen more than a decade ago.

Big appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners also have become more efficient, thanks in large part to federal energy standards that grow stricter every few years as technology evolves. Even new TVs are far more efficient than the old cathode ray tube sets.

And desktop computers, once cutting edge, gobble much more energy than a portable tablet or smart phone, which are designed to use battery power sparingly. It costs $1.36 to power an iPad for a year, compared with $28.21 for a desktop, according to the Electric Power Research Institute.

Some may complain about a “nanny government” that sets insulation standards and takes away our incandescent bulbs. But increasing efficiency remains the most effective way to reduce energy usage.

That not only saves consumers money, it also plays a key strategic role in reducing the nation’s reliance on foreign oil. And more efficient electronic devices also have the benefit of reducing consumption of carbon fuels, consequently reducing damage to the environment.

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– U.S. Bill of Rights, First Amendment

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The arctic air mass brought on by the polar jet stream will shift east allowing temperatures to moderate. Wind chills will range between 0 and 10 below zero early, but will warm into single digits by the afternoon. A storm system will spread light snow early Thursday with very little accumulation expected.

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SECTION B Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Daily Chronicle

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8MORNING KICKOFF

GIRLS BASKETBALL: DeKALB 52, MORRIS 42

Barbs rebound their way to win

By MARK JOHNSON AP photo

U.S. skiing star Vonn out of Sochi Olympics Less than two weeks after reconstructive surgery on her right knee in February 2013, Lindsey Vonn (above) already was sounding a positive note, saying she was “really looking forward to Sochi” and defending her Olympic downhill gold medal.

Along the way to the next Winter Games, though, Vonn began facing setbacks. As she’d move past one, another would surface. In the end, it was too much, even for Vonn, the most accomplished U.S. ski racer in history. Expected to be one of the biggest stars at these Olympics, Vonn announced Tuesday – exactly one month before the opening ceremony – she won’t be able to race in Russia.

In a Facebook posting, Vonn said she is “devastated” to miss the Olympics, “but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level.”

Her personal publicist, Lewis Kay, said in a statement the 29-year-old from Vail, Colo., will have knee surgery again “shortly.”

Like many in her risk-filled sport, Vonn has dealt with injuries often, particularly at major events. She withdrew midway through the 2011 world championships because of a concussion. She raced with a severely bruised shin at the last Olympics. She skipped a race at the 2009 worlds after slicing her thumb open on a champagne bottle.

She hurt her knee in training and missed a pair of races at the 2007 worlds. She took a scary fall during training at the 2006 Olympics, then left the hospital to compete.

– Wire report

mjohnson@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Buoyed by a hefty rebounding margin, DeKalb girls basketball powered past Morris, 52-42, on Tuesday night in a Northern Illinois Big 12 East game.

Although DeKalb shot only 16 for 54 from the floor, the Barbs had nine more field-goal attempts and shot four more free throws than Morris, mostly because of its edge on the boards.

“That was huge,” DeKalb coach Chris Davenport said.

“We’ve had our struggles this year with rebounding

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the basketball, and the last couple games, we’ve done a much better job.”

Morris was ahead, 6-3, early when forward Julie Jurasits picked up her second foul, relegating her to the bench for the remainder

of the first quarter. DeKalb outscored the Redskins 14-2 over that stretch, with Paige Wogen hitting a pair of 3-pointers and Alyssa Burgress adding four points.

“I think we learned from our last game, whenever they shut her down that we can actually play without her, too,” Morris guard Leona Burton said. “Even though she’s one of our main scorers and everything, we found a way around it. So it hurt us a little bit, but I think Mark Johnson – mjohnson@shawmedia.com we recovered well enough DeKalb’s Paige Wogen drives around Morris’ Leona Burton on Tuesday from it.”

See BARBS, page B2

during a Northern Illinois Big 12 East game in Morris. DeKalb won, 5242.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

‘I want to change a program’

8WHAT TO WATCH Men’s college basketball Minnesota at Penn State, 6 p.m., BTN Villanova at Seton Hall, 6 p.m., CBSSN Kansas at Oklahoma, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Harvard at UConn, 6 p.m., ESPNU Georgetown at Providence, 6 p.m., FS1 Southern Illinois at Loyola, 7 p.m., CSN Illinois at Wisconsin, 8 p.m., BTN Miami at North Carolina, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Texas at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m., ESPNU Nevada at UNLV, 8:15 p.m., CBSSN Boise State at San Diego State, 10 p.m., ESPNU Pro basketball Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m., ESPN Phoenix at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m., ESPN Pro hockey N.Y. Rangers at Blackhawks, 7 p.m., NBCSN

8KEEP UP ONLINE

Scott Walstrom – Northern Illinois University Media Services

Northern Illinois freshman guard Ally Lehman brings the ball up against Mississippi Valley State at the Convocation Center in DeKalb earlier this season. Lehman is fourth on the team in scoring this season.

Lehman, a freshman guard, pushing Huskies to a new level

By STEVE NITZ

Up next

snitz@shawedia.com DeKALB – Ally Lehman could have been playing basketball in the Big Ten. It’s possible the Northern Illinois freshman guard could have been taking the floor at Indiana, whose Bloomington campus is roughly an hour away from her hometown of Nineveh, Ind. However, Lehman developed a strong relationship with Huskies coach Kathi Bennett throughout her

At Toledo, 10 a.m., Thursday, tape delay on Time Warner Cable Sports, 1 p.m., FM-98.9, AM1360 prep career and felt welcomed when she came on her first visit to DeKalb.

Lehman, who is NIU’s fourth-leading

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State multiple times.

To her, Bennett’s program seemed like the perfect fit.

“I loved the team, I had a connection with them from the get-go,” Lehman said after Tuesday’s practice. “...

All I wanted was like a family away from home.”

Lehman was a scoring machine in high school, averaging 24.2 points a game as a senior, using her ability to get to the basket.

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BULLS

Players upset over trade, possible ‘rebuild’ Trading Deng could shed $20 million from salary cap, avoid luxury-tax hit

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Joakim Noah declined to comment.

Taj Gibson admitted he was ticked off.

And coach Tom Thibodeau, when asked if his opinion about the trade of forward Luol Deng was contrary to that of upper management, simply said: “We discussed it.

I’m going to leave it at that.”

It wasn’t an easy Tues-

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day morning for the Bulls in the wake of the trade late Monday that sent Deng to the Cleveland Cavaliers for center Andrew Bynum and three draft picks.

By making the move, the Bulls essentially admitted what they were doing this season wasn’t working.

Especially with star Derrick Rose lost for the season after having surgery on his right knee. With general manager Gar Forman out scouting,

vice president of basketball operations John Paxson had to answer the difficult questions.

And while his news conference lasted 35 minutes, in the end it was about financial flexLuol Deng ibility moving forward. The trade was made possible when Deng, who is eligible

for free agency after this season, rejected the Bulls’ latest offer on a contract extension last week.

“It was an offer that we felt was competitive and very reasonable in a lot of ways,” Paxson said. “[When the] offer we made was rejected – and I want to make this clear, too, which is absolutely Lu’s prerogative – when he didn’t take the deal and we realized how far apart we really are as far as coming to any type of agree-

ment, we had to have some very difficult discussions.”

A source said the sides were still $4 million to $5 million a season apart.

That meant by acquiring Bynum for Deng and waiving Bynum, the Bulls could shed $20 million from their salary cap and avoid a luxury-tax hit. Plus, the three draft picks offer hope of some sort of return in the future.

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SPORTS

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com NFL PLAYOFFS WILD CARD

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.

Saturday Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 Sunday San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20

DIVISIONAL Saturday, Jan. 11 New Orleans at Seattle, 3:35 p.m.

Indianapolis at New England, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 12 San Francisco at Carolina, 12:05 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 3:40 p.m. (CBS)

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.

Kaneland at Sycamore, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY Boys Basketball Indian Creek at LaMoille, 6:45 p.m.

Hiawatha at Paw Paw, 6:45 p.m.

Sycamore at Yorkville, 7 p.m.

DeKalb at Rochelle, 7 p.m.

Morris at Kaneland, 7 p.m.

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

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

Sycamore at Yorkville, 5:30 p.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS Local student earns spot on club volleyball team Topanga McCoy, an eighth-grader at Indian Creek Middle School, has earned a place on the Illinois Heat’s 14U national club volleyball team.

McCoy, who has played volleyball with the Huskie Jr. Volleyball Club, and her team will travel to St. Louis and Orlando, Fla., this spring.

DeKalb graduate earns CCIW basketball honor North Park freshman basketball player and DeKalb graduate Rachel Torres was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.

Torres, the 2013 Daily Chronicle Girls Basketball Player of the Year, helped lead the Vikings to a 2-0 record last week.

She finished with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals during a 78-66 win against Dubuque on Dec. 31 to conclude the nonconference portion of the season.

Torres followed up with 14 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six steals in a 92-71 win at North Central on Saturday in the CCIW opener for both teams.

NIU football finishes year with votes in polls Despite falling to Utah State in the Poinsettia Bowl and ending the 2013 season with back-toback losses, Northern Illinois football still received votes in both final polls.

The Huskies finished No. 28 in The Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. NIU received 22 votes in the AP poll and 21 in the Coaches poll, but was unable to end the season in the Top 25.

Last year NIU finished the year at No. 22 in the AP poll and No. 24 in the Coaches Poll after its loss in the Orange Bowl.

Not a single mid-major program finished in the Top 25. Fresno State, a team that battled NIU all season for a possible BCS berth, finished just ahead of the Huskies at No. 27 in both polls.

Ajou transferring from Northwestern basketball EVANSTON – Chier Ajou, a second-year center on the Northwestern men’s basketball team, is transferring.

Coach Chris Collins made the announcement Tuesday and said Ajou had informed the school of his plans.

– Staff, wire reports

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

NFC, 5:30 p.m.

PRO BOWL 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

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Cubs starting pitcher Greg Maddux throws during the first inning July 19, 2006, against the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field.

BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

Sport can’t paint over its past As a man whose profession is based on precision, Crystal Lake artist John Hanley always appreciated the pitching style of Greg Maddux.

Then, in the spring of 2009, the Cubs commissioned Hanley to paint a likeness of the pitcher who painted so many corners during his 23-year career.

“Flawless mechanics,” said Hanley, a lifelong Cubs fan. “A master in the strike zone. And he didn’t panic. In and out, up and down, changing speeds.”

The Cubs invited Hanley to Wrigley Field, where the team presented his painting of Maddux and Ferguson Jenkins to both pitchers during a pregame ceremony. The team retired the pitchers’ No. 31 alongside Nos. 10 (Ron Santo), 14 (Ernie Banks), 23 (Ryne Sandberg), 26 (Billy Williams) and 42 (Jackie Robinson).

This week, Maddux is expected to join all of those players in the Hall of Fame.

If only the rest of the new Hall of Fame class were so simple to decide.

Listed at 6-feet tall and 195 pounds, Maddux relied on his command to vex the juicedup stars of the Steroid Era. Many of those same stars join Maddux on the ballot for the

VIEWS Tom Musick Class of 2014, which will be announced at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

This is where the painting gets messy.

Which players were clean?

Which players were dirty?

What about the players in between, the big-muscled boppers who looked like cheaters but never were proved to be guilty?

No answer will please everyone. So prepare to be displeased.

Because I’d open the doors to all of baseball’s greats, both sinners and saints.

Think of the Hall of Fame as a big museum. Let’s put everything on display.

Show the stars who seemingly played by the rules.

Create plaques for Maddux and his four Cy Young awards, Tom Glavine and his 305 career wins, and Frank Thomas (we all know Big Hurt had huge muscles, but they seemed like legitimate muscles) and his .301 career batting average to go along with 521 home runs.

Show the stars who put up

big numbers and prompted plenty of speculation, even if nobody has been able to pin them down for using performance-enhancing drugs. Create plaques for Jeff Bagwell and his terrific career statistics (.297 batting average, 449 home runs and 1,401 walks) and Mike Piazza and his prolific production as a catcher (.308 batting average, 427 home runs and 12 All-Star selections).

Was Craig Biggio clean?

How about Jeff Kent? Mike Mussina probably was, yeah?

And what about the case of Larry Walker, who never was linked to steroids but spent much of his career hitting doubles and home runs in Colorado’s thin air?

Is the painting muddled enough yet?

Last but not least, show the stars who were exposed as cheaters in the infamous Mitchell Report of 2007. Create plaques for Barry Bonds and his 762 home runs and Roger Clemens and his 4,672 strikeouts.

After all, Bonds and Clemens were great players anyway. When exactly did they start cheating and when exactly were they clean? And how many of their opponents were cheating, too, while all of

us looked the other way?

If the Hall of Fame decides not to show Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, make it because their across-the-board production didn’t measure up to their elite peers, not because of some retroactive punishment for the summer of 1998.

I wondered what the painter thought of this big mess.

Let Maddux in, Hanley said. Keep the juicers out.

“I don’t like the drug aspect of it,” Hanley said. “There have always been cheaters, but this kind of cheating – chemicals – that’s so much different.

“People will say, ‘Oh, Gaylord Perry used the spitball, and that was cheating.’ But that was more gamesmanship than scientific mutation of your body.”

It was a fair point.

But baseball is a metaphor for life, and life can be complicated.

Like it or not, few things are as breezy as Maddux on the mound.

• Shaw Media sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @ tcmusick.

BULLS 92, SUNS 87

Bulls beat Suns after trading Deng

By ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Taj Gibson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Bulls beat the Phoenix Suns, 92-87, on Tuesday night

in their first game after parting with Luol Deng in a trade.

Joakim Noah added 14 points and 16 rebounds, helping the Bulls to their sixth win in eight games. D.J. Augustin and Jimmy Butler each scored

13. Tony Snell added 12 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-0 run early in the fourth quarter that extended the lead to 13.

The Bulls dealt Deng to Cleveland late Monday night

after the two-time All-Star turned down a proposed contract extension, a move that hurts in the short term but gives the Bulls flexibility to add to their roster down the road.

Bulls could lure Mirotic from the Spanish League • DENG Continued from page B1 And if the Bulls lose some games and slip into the draft lottery in a year being touted as having some franchise-changing players in it, so be it. Paxson just didn’t want to hear words such as “rebuilding” and “tanking” thrown around.

“Rebuilding is not a word you use when you have players like Joakim Noah on your team and you still have

Derrick Rose, whom we fully expect to come back healthy,” Paxson said. “You don’t rebuild when you have a coach like Tom. We’re going in a different direction. As I said before, when Derrick got hurt and we knew he was out the entire year, we had to look at things more broadly.”

The key to shedding salary, though, starts with freeing up money to lure 22-year-old power forward Nikola Mirotic from the Spanish League.

Mirotic is making roughly $4.7 million this season

with Real Madrid, which is rumored to be trying to keep him in Spain with a contract extension. The Bulls want him in red and black next season.

And the flexibility doesn’t end there for the Bulls. If they shed the final season of Carlos Boozer’s contract through the amnesty clause and let Kirk Hinrich leave in free agency, that would free up enough money for them to add a bigname free agent.

But the last thing the players wanted to discuss was how business decisions

outweighed the brotherhood they felt they had in the locker room.

“It’s been very difficult for our guys,” Boozer said.

“Unfortunately, we were put in this position. But we still have to play games, win, make the playoffs and strive for excellence. But it makes it a lot more difficult for us.”

• Joe Cowley covers the Bulls for the Chicago Sun-Times. He can be reached via email at jcowley@suntimes.com.

Wogen leads Barbs with 13 points in conference win • BARBS Continued from page B1 With six points off the bench late in the second quarter, Emily Burling got Morris to within 23-18 of the Barbs by halftime. Two more 3-pointers from Wogen in the third quarter helped the Barbs add

to their lead, which became a nine-point margin entering the fourth quarter.

After Morris closed to within four early in the fourth, DeKalb (10-6, 3-1 NI Big 12 East) scored 15 of the final 24 points.

At 7-8 overall, Morris is now below .500 for the first time this season. It is 0-3 in

conference play.

“It is [disappointing],” Morris coach Kate Carey said, “We know this half of the season, Christmas on, we really don’t have any of those freebie games that we saw earlier in the season. Our conference is tough. We’re still looking to get that first conference win. I had a lot

of confidence going into this game.”

Wogen’s 13 points led DeKalb, which also got 10 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and three steals from Maddy Johnson, six points each from Burgress and Maggie Fellabaum, and five points and eight rebounds from Brittney Patrick.

Central Division W L Pct Indiana 28 6 .824 Bulls 15 18 .455 Detroit 14 21 .400 Cleveland 12 23 .343 Milwaukee 7 27 .206 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 16 17 .485 Brooklyn 13 21 .382 Boston 13 21 .382 New York 12 22 .353 Philadelphia 12 23 .343 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 27 8 .771 Atlanta 18 17 .514 Washington 15 17 .469 Charlotte 15 21 .417 Orlando 10 24 .294

GB — 12½ 14½ 16½ 21 GB — 3½ 3½ 4½ 5 GB — 9 10½ 12½ 16½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 27 8 .771 — Houston 22 13 .629 5 Dallas 20 15 .571 7 New Orleans 15 18 .455 11 Memphis 15 19 .441 11½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 27 7 .794 — Portland 26 8 .765 1 Minnesota 17 17 .500 10 Denver 16 17 .485 10½ Utah 11 25 .306 17 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 24 13 .649 — L.A. Clippers 24 13 .649 — Phoenix 20 13 .606 2 L.A. Lakers 14 21 .400 9 Sacramento 10 22 .313 11½ Tuesday’s Results Bulls 92, Phoenix 87 Indiana 86, Toronto 79 Cleveland 111, Philadelphia 93 Washington 97, Charlotte 83 Miami 107, New Orleans 88 New York 89, Detroit 85 Golden State 101, Milwaukee 80 San Antonio 110, Memphis 108, OT Dallas 110, L.A. Lakers 97 Boston at Denver (n) Oklahoma City at Utah (n) Portland at Sacramento (n) Today Games Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 9 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Miami at New York, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Results Minnesota 126, Philadelphia 95 Brooklyn 91, Atlanta 86 L.A. Clippers 101, Orlando 81

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 45 29 7 9 67 St. Louis 41 29 7 5 63 Colorado 42 26 12 4 56 Minnesota 44 22 17 5 49 Dallas 42 20 15 7 47 Nashville 44 19 19 6 44 Winnipeg 46 19 22 5 43 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 44 31 8 5 67 San Jose 44 27 11 6 60 Los Angeles 43 26 13 4 56 Vancouver 44 23 13 8 54 Phoenix 41 20 12 9 49 Calgary 42 15 21 6 36 Edmonton 45 14 26 5 33

GF 167 150 123 106 123 105 125

GA 124 95 108 113 131 131 139

GF 146 144 113 117 123 100 117

GA 111 114 89 108 127 131 156

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 42 28 12 2 58 124 89 Tampa Bay 43 26 13 4 56 123 102 Montreal 44 25 14 5 55 114 103 Detroit 43 19 14 10 48 114 121 Toronto 44 21 18 5 47 122 132 Ottawa 44 19 18 7 45 126 141 Florida 43 16 21 6 38 102 136 Buffalo 42 12 26 4 28 74 118 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 44 31 12 1 63 142 103 Philadelphia 43 22 17 4 48 114 118 Washington 42 20 16 6 46 128 128 Carolina 43 18 16 9 45 105 124 N.Y. Rangers 44 21 20 3 45 108 119 New Jersey 44 17 18 9 43 103 113 Columbus 43 19 20 4 42 117 126 N.Y. Islanders45 16 22 7 39 124 149 Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss Tuesday’s Results N.Y. Islanders 5, Toronto 3 Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2, OT Nashville 3, San Jose 2 CarolinaatBuffalo,ppd.,inclementweather Tampa Bay 4, Winnipeg 2 Calgary at Phoenix (n) St. Louis at Edmonton (n) Pittsburgh at Vancouver (n) Boston at Anaheim (n) Minnesota at Los Angeles (n) Today’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Dallas at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Boston at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

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

NCAA FOOTBALL Saturday, Jan. 18 East-West Shrine Classic East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl American vs. National, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 25 Senior Bowl South vs. North, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 • Page B3

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Northern Illinois’ Darrell Bowie attempts a shot in the first half Friday against Bethune-Cookman at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. The Huskies won, 65-51.

NIU MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW

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San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Stalock makes a save against the Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews (left) during the third period Sunday at the United Center.

BLACKHAWKS

Olympic hopefuls chosen Sharp, Keith, Toews named to Team Canada for Sochi

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com Patrick Sharp insisted he was being honest when he said he wasn’t dwelling on his Olympic dreams, that he was serious when he said he wasn’t motivated by them.

But even Sharp had to admit the past few days, waiting for Team Canada to reveal its 25-man roster, were “pretty stressful.”

So for a few days, at least, Sharp was like millions of other hockey fans around the globe – scouring the Internet for predictions, for speculation, for any hint of who’d be in and who’d be out.

“Since the New Jersey game, really, it was kind of on my mind,” Sharp said. “The past couple of days, it’s been tough to go to sleep. You’re reading a lot of reports and trying to get as much information as you can.”

But when the call he’d been waiting for finally came – Blues general manager Doug Armstrong telling him he’d made maybe the toughest team to make in hockey

history – Sharp was in the shower.

“I had my phone with me the whole time,” Sharp said.

“I was surprised I didn’t have it in the shower with me.”

That’s what the Olympics mean to the 10 Blackhawks who were chosen by their countries to play in Russia next month.

Sharp has won two Stanley Cups, and every other Hawk who was chosen has won at least one.

Six of them have previously played in the Olympics.

But the thought of putting on their country’s sweater still resonates.

“I’m excited, it’s obviously a huge honor,” said Duncan Keith, who was a lock for Canada. “That gets said a lot, but it really is. You look at all the people who play hockey in Canada, to represent the country is very special.”

Sharp, Keith and Jonathan Toews were chosen by Canada, which passed on Brent Seabrook and Corey Crawford. All three Swedish Hawks – Niklas Hjalmarsson, Johnny Oduya and Marcus

Kruger – were picked. Marian Hossa and Michal Handzus will play for Slovakia, and Patrick Kane (United States) and Michal Rozsival (Czech Republic) already had been chosen.

The Hawks, along with the Blues and Red Wings, led the NHL with 10 Olympians each. As the 10 lined up in the corner of the rink Tuesday to pose for a group photo as the morning practice wound down, Andrew Shaw – of course, it was Shaw – tried to sneak his way into the shot.

“He’s probably going to try to get in some hockey bag or something and try to get there,” Hjalmarsson joked.

Ten is plenty. In fact, it’s an awful lot. Fully half a gameday roster will be traveling to the other side of the world to play up to seven high-intensity games while the majority of the league gets nearly three weeks off to heal and rest for the seven-week sprint to the playoffs. It’s a lot of wear and tear, particularly for veterans such as Hossa and Handzus.

“Those guys are pret-

ty smart guys,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “They take care of themselves.”

Several players pointed out that, in 2010, the Hawks had six players go to Vancouver for the Olympics, still a fair amount, before they won the Stanley Cup. “It went pretty good that year,” said Hjalmarsson, who said he benefited from the time off in 2010, but that the Olympians were sharper coming out of the break.

“Hopefully, we could do something like that again.”

With the speculation and tension at last behind them, the Hawks can focus on the next five weeks of NHL play before turning their attention back to Russia.

Though there’ll surely be a little trash talk in the meantime.

“A little bit, little bit,” said Toews, a possible captain for Canada. “I think most of all it’s great to see how many world-class players we have in our room ... to have 10 guys in our room is pretty special.

It goes to show why we’re such a good team.”

Northern Illinois (6-6, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) at Buffalo (6-4, 0-0 MAC) WHEN: 6 p.m., Alumni Arena, Buffalo, N.Y. RADIO: AM-1360 WLBK, FM 98.9 LAST MEETING: Buffalo defeated NIU, 59-54, on Feb. 9, 2013 SCOUTING THE BULLS: Buffalo sits two games above .500 under first-year coach Bobby Hurley, the former Duke star and the NCAA’s all-time assists leader. The Bulls are led by one of the best players in the MAC, senior forward Javon McCrea, who is second in the conference in scoring at 17.7 points per game. He’s also second in the MAC in rebounds, averaging 9.6 a contest. Buffalo is 5-1 at

Alumni Arena.

OUTLOOK: Things are looking up for NIU, which enters MAC play with a .500 mark. For the first time since 2005-06, each MAC program will play 18 conference games. The Huskies will play every team in the MAC West twice, and will go up against East opponents Buffalo and Kent State two times as well.

However, NIU will have to deal with the loss of its leading scorer, freshman guard Dontel Highsmith, who tore an ACL. In last week’s win over Bethune-Cookman, freshman Aaric Armstead took Highsmith’s place in the starting lineup and scored a career-high 11 points.

– Steve Nitz,

Weather affecting travel plans for Huskies

difficult when your plane gets canceled and the highways are back up with traffic and bad road conditions.”

Traveling by bus, Montgomery later posted a picture of an accident involving an 18-wheeler on the highway, saying it was the “20th accident so far.”

The Huskies stopped in Cleveland to attend the Cavaliers game.

The Huskies are 6-6 and looking to move above .500 for the first time under Montgomery.

– Ross Jacobson,

Northern Illinois athletics are not immune from the frigid temperatures and snowstorms that have hit the Midwest and caused travel delays over the past couple days.

The NIU men’s basketball team, which will play Buffalo at 6 p.m. tonight, was scheduled to fly to their away game, but had the flight canceled, according to a tweet from NIU head coach Mark Montgomery.

This morning Montgomery tweeted “Travel gets very

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BLACKHAWKS NOTES

Seabrook, Crawford miss the cut

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com Defenseman Brent Seabrook was close enough to making Team Canada’s roster that he warranted a phone call Tuesday telling him he, in fact, hadn’t made it.

It was a courtesy extended to a respected veteran and former Olympian, but all it did was get Seabrook’s hopes up. ‘‘I got a call, I got pretty excited, then I got the bad news,’’ Seabrook said.

Seabrook and goalie Corey Crawford didn’t hide their disappointment at being left off the hotly debated team.

Both were agonizingly close to getting in, with Seabrook missing out to the Canadiens’ P.K. Subban and the Blues’ Alex Pietrangelo on the right

side of the defense and Crawford being passed over for the Coyotes’ Mike Smith as the third goalie behind Roberto Luongo and Carey Price.

“It’s pretty disappointing,” Crawford said. ‘‘It was definitely a goal of mine. I didn’t make it, so move on, focus on our team and on winning hockey games here.’’

Crawford shrugged when asked whether his recent groin injury cost him a spot.

“They know how I can play,” he said.

Seabrook said that he was happy for teammates Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith for making the roster and that he’d be rooting them on from somewhere – likely somewhere warm. ‘‘I’m looking forward to watching, maybe having a few beers and relaxing over

the break,’’ he said.

Sweet Swedes: All three Swedish Hawks made Team Sweden, which is expected to contend for the gold medal.

It’ll be defenseman Johnny Oduya’s second Olympics and the first for defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and center Marcus Kruger.

“I’m really happy for both Krugs and Hammer to get to go for the first time,’’ Oduya said. “That’s something that’s really cool. We’re all good friends, so it’s going to make it a little bit easier.”

Hjalmarsson knew ahead of time that he had made the team. Oduya and Kruger both looked it up online rather than getting up early for a 5 a.m. news conference.

There are six Red Wings on the team, so enemies will become friends in Sochi.

“I’ve played against them quite a bit, so now playing with them is going to be great,” Kruger said. ‘‘Great players and great persons, too. It’s just exciting.”

Czech it out: Defenseman Michal Rozsival wasn’t watching the computer when his name was called by the Czech Republic. But his wife and kids were, and they came running to tell him he was picked for the first time.

Rozsival, 35, said his contribution as an every-day player in the playoffs last season and winning his first Stanley Cup likely helped his candidacy.

“I think it might have,” he said. “Obviously, more than that, hopefully my play or my performance in the games helped the coaches make the decision.”

Khabibulin has shoulder surgery, likely out for season

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com A groin injury kept Blackhawks backup goalie Nikolai Khabibulin off the ice for the past seven weeks. But it’s a shoulder injury that likely will keep him out for the rest of the season.

K h a b i b u l i n h a d r o t ator-cuff surgery Tuesday. The timetable for his recovery is four to five months, which effectively ends his season and possibly his career. Khabibulin will turn 41 Monday.

General manager Stan Bowman said the shoulder had been bothering Khabibulin since before he injured his groin in a game Nov. 16 against the Nashville Predators.

The groin injury allowed Khabibulin time to try to rehab the shoulder, but it eventually became clear that surgery was the only option.

“It just never got better to the point where it was going to heal without surgery,” Bowman said.

Khabibulin’s job already

was in jeopardy with the emergence of rookie Antti Raanta, who is 11-1-3 since being called up from Rockford. Bowman and coach Joel Quenneville are comfortable with Raanta backing up starter Corey Crawford the rest of the way.

“He’s been great for us,” Bowman said of Raanta.

“We signed him last summer hoping he would be able to do that, and you don’t really know until they come over to North America how they’re going to adjust to the differ-

ent-sized rink. But it hasn’t taken him very long. He looks really comfortable, and certainly the guys play well in front of him. I think it’s been a nice combination so far.”

“Antti’s done an amazing job for us, and he took advantage of an opportunity here,’’ Quenneville said. “He really helped solidify that position for us.”

Khabibulin will stay on long-term injured reserve, so his $1.7 million contract won’t be factored into the Hawks’ salary-cap number.

Scott Walstrom – Northern Illinois University Media Services

Northern Illinois freshman guard Ally Lehman drew interest from Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin-Green Bay, but ultimately chose to play basketball for the Huskies.

Lehman works on her outside game for NIU • PROGRAM Continued from page B1 Now as a freshman, Lehman’s working on developing her outside game for the Huskies (5-6, 1-0 Mid-American Conference).

She garnered interest from schools like Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin-Green Bay. Lehman said the Big Ten schools were planning on offering her but wanted her to wait until later in the recruiting process to make a commitment.

But she thought NIU was the right fit and committed to Bennett and the Huskies the summer before her senior year of high school.

“I want to be a part of something, I want to change a program,” she said. “This was the biggest opportunity. I already loved the team, I saw the potential.”

Lehman has already pushed the Huskies to the five wins this season. NIU only had seven total wins and one conference win last season.

Bennett first noticed Lehman during the 2009-10 high school season, when she was

an assistant at Wisconsin.

Bennett was the Hoosiers’ head coach from 2001-2005, and carried over plenty of relationships with Indiana AAU coaches.

Lehman and her father started calling Bennett during her first year on the job at NIU in 2010-11, and the two immediately developed a good relationship.

“The relationship I had with her and how we talked, we just really got along,” Bennett said. “She loves the game of basketball, I love the game of basketball. We’re X and O junkies, we just connected.

That helped a lot.

“She was a kid that just really caught my eye. Really just stayed on her and stayed on her,” Bennett added.

Bennett’s Indiana connections have helped bring a number of Hoosier State natives to DeKalb. The Huskies have four on their roster – Lehman, Danny Pulliam (Indianapolis), Amanda Corral (Hobart) and Lacia Gorman (Fort Wayne).

“There were already Indiana kids here that I knew were good, Lehman said. “They were already friendly, and I knew they could play ball.”

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Shredded Beets with Balsamic (from left), Shredded Parsnips with Walnuts and Shredded Spicy Carrots AP photo

DO PROCESS Food processor makes resolution to eat more vegetables easy

By SARA MOULTON • The Associated Press

I

t’s the same thing every year. We overindulge during the holidays, then make solemn (and quickly abandoned) promises to eat healthier and shed pounds in the new year.

So here’s a sane and simple resolution that will help you achieve both goals in a single stroke – eat more vegetables.

It’s no secret almost all vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories. Most also are good sources of dietary fiber, potassium,

folate and vitamins A and C. If you did nothing more than pile your plate with vegetables, add a small portion of lean protein, and ramp up your daily exercise a bit, you’d probably find all that extra holiday baggage dropping away without having to count calories.

The only problem with eating more vegetables is it can take a significant amount of time to prep them, and even more time to cook them.

Messing with root vegetables is often a marathon. Beets require 45 minutes to steam or an hour to bake. Carrots or parsnips also can be pretty time-consuming. You can cut the cooking time if you first slice them into smaller pieces, but not all of us are aces with a knife.

This is why I love my food processor. If you use it with the grating

Shredded Spicy Carrots

Shredded Parsnips With Walnuts

Start to finish: 15 minutes Servings: 4

Start to finish: 15 minutes Servings: 4

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 pound carrots, peeled and grated using the large grating disk of a food processor Kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste) Fresh lime juice 1/4 cup chopped fresh scallions 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts, toasted and chopped

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound parsnips, peeled and grated using the large grating disk of a food processor Kosher salt 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped 1/4 cup golden raisins 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage Fresh lemon juice

In a large skillet over medium, heat the oil. Add the carrots and a pinch of salt, then cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until the carrots are just tender. Stir in a bit of lime juice and the scallions and peanuts.

In a large skillet over medium, heat the oil. Add the parsnips and a pinch of salt, then cook, stirring often, until the parsnips are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the walnuts, raisins, sage and a splash of lemon juice.

Nutrition information per serving: 160 calories; 100 calories from fat (63 percent of total calories); 11 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 4 g protein; 210 mg sodium.

Nutrition information per serving: 230 calories; 110 calories from fat (48 percent of total calories); 12 g fat (1.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 12 g sugar; 3 g protein; 135 mg sodium.

disk attachment – as I do for this trio of recipes – you’re home free. Those marathon beets? You can grate and sauté them in minutes. Same for the carrots and parsnips. Best of all, having cooked up your grated veggies in

Shredded Beats With Balsamic Start to finish: 15 minutes Servings: 4

a bit of oil, you have maximized their flavor, as opposed to steaming or boiling them, which dilutes it.

Enhance the finished product however you want, with nuts, your favorite spices or herbs, or a squeeze of citrus or other acid. Just be sure to put a mix of colors on the plate; for the most part, the brighter the color, the better the nutrition.

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound beets, peeled and grated using the small grating disk of a food processor Kosher salt 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup dried cherries

In a large skillet over medium, heat the oil. Add the beets and a pinch of salt and cook, covered, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and cherries, then cook, covered, until tender, about 2 minutes more.

Nutrition information per serving: 180 calories; 60 calories from fat (30 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrate; 5 g fiber; 17 g sugar; 3 g protein; 210 mg sodium.

MORE RECIPES TO GET YOUR YEAR STARTED RIGHT: Hoping to add more lean protein to your diet? Fish is an excellent choice, and with three different preparation styles to try, it could become a new dinner staple. Page C2.

FOOD

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Strategies land more fish on the table

By STEPHANIE WITT SEDGWICK The Washington Post

E

ating more seafood can be a key to a healthful diet.

But it also can seem easier said than done. The hurdles? The people you cook for, and with, might not

like fish. You might not know how to cook it. The cost can be daunting, and environmental questions can be confusing. Thankfully, each obstacle can be overcome.

For the fish-phobic: Start with mild, white-fleshed fish, such as tilapia, cod and sole. Avoid the oily choices with darker flesh, such as mackerel and bluefish. Darkfleshed fish have more healthful omega-3 fatty acids, but they’re an acquired taste. Mild fish, meanwhile, can take on the flavor of whatever spices, seasonings and sauces you desire, and they absorb marinades in minutes.

For the novice: Overcooking can render a delicate fillet tough and unappealingly fishy, and it can happen in a flash because fish cooks so quickly – but that’s also one of its best qualities. Your job is to keep an eye on it.

Quickly pan-fry thin fillets, browning them on each side

Shrimp, Fennel, Pea and Pancetta Rigatoni

until just opaque. Finish larger, thicker pieces in the oven or on the stove top in a vibrant broth or stew.

For the budget-minded: Shop wisely, control portion sizes and extend the seafood with other ingredients.

Mix a handful of shrimp with vegetables, pastas, grains, beans. If the fish is particularly pricey, remember: A mere pound can yield four servings. Shop for sales, get

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Shrimp, Fennel, Pea and Pancetta Rigatoni 4 servings

to know your fishmonger and don’t forget cold storage.

Mild fish takes particularly well to freezing, so you can buy when the price is right, with no pressure to cook it right away.

For the environmentally conscious: Turn to such sources as the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program and the Blue Ocean Institute, both of which use color-coded rankings online to help you make smart choices. (The Natural Resources Defense Council, meanwhile, can help you identify fish that are low in mercury.)

Keep those strategies in mind, and you can make the most important change of all: no more excuses.

Chili-Crusted Tilapia with Corn-Jalapeño Sauté 4 servings 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 bunch scallions, white and light-green parts, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup) 1 large or 2 small jalapeño peppers, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 cups fresh or frozen/defrosted corn kernels 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder 1 pound tilapia fillets, each cut into four pieces Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the scallions and jalapeño, stirring to coat.

Season lightly with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring every minute or so, until the jalapeño is soft.

Add the corn and butter, stirring

Kosher salt 8 ounces dried mezze rigatoni (may substitute any shellshaped pasta) 8 ounces fennel bulb, stems and fronds attached 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for optional garnish 5 ounces peeled, deveined shrimp, preferably 31-40 count, each cut into four pieces 2 ounces diced pancetta (1/2

to melt the butter and coat; cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until the corn is heated through. Taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed.

Remove from the heat; stir in the cilantro.

Meanwhile, place the chili powder in a small bowl. Add salt and pepper (to taste), stirring to blend well.

Lay the fish pieces out on a large sheet of aluminum foil or a platter. Sprinkle the fish generously with the chili powder mixture.

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet

cup; see headnote) 6 ounces sweet onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1 1/2 cups) Freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, defrosted 1/2 cup dry white wine Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. Drain in a colander.

Meanwhile, trim off the fennel stalks; reserve them for another use, if desired. Finely chop enough of the feathery fronds to yield 2 tablespoons. Core the

fennel bulb, then cut the bulb into 1/4-inch dice.

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the shrimp and cook, stirring, just until they are pink and barely opaque. Transfer to a plate.

Add the pancetta to the pan; cook over medium-high heat just until the pancetta pieces start to crisp.

Add the diced fennel and onion, stirring to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Reduce the heat to medium; cook for about 8 minutes, stirring often, until the onion and fennel soften. Add

the peas and the wine; cover and cook for about 4 minutes, until the peas are heated through.

Uncover; return the shrimp to the pan. Toss to incorporate and heat through.

Remove from the heat; add the pasta and chopped fennel fronds.

Taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed.

Serve warm. If desired, drizzle each portion with oil.

Nutrition Per serving: 420 calories, 20 g protein, 59 g carbohydrates, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 440 mg sodium, 5 g dietary fiber, 7 g sugar.

over medium-high heat. Add the thicker pieces of fish; cook, flipping each piece to brown both sides evenly, until cooked through, about 4 minutes for the thinner pieces and about 8 minutes for the thicker pieces.

Divide among individual plates.

Serve right away, with the corn saute alongside each portion.

Nutrition Per serving: 280 calories, 26 g protein, 20 g carbohydrates, 12 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 65 mg cholesterol, 200 mg sodium, 3 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugar.

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It’s all in the bag – cooking salmon en papillote Fish en papillote is the elegant-sounding name of a staple recipe of classic French cuisine. Translated into English, it becomes the much less elegant-sounding “fish in a bag.” By any name, however, this method of baking fish is a smash.

Typically, the fish is combined with vegetables and herbs, some butter or oil, and often some wine. All of this is wrapped up in a piece of kitchen parchment and baked. The parchment keeps the flavor and moisture trapped inside during cooking, allowing the juices from the fish and the other ingredients to mingle and become a wonderful sauce.

And because the parchment is stick-resistant, the recipe requires very little fat.

The small amount of oil in this recipe is there for taste and texture only.

In this recipe, the relatively few ingredients I’ve added to the salmon are in the service of the sauce. But let’s say you wanted to make a whole meal in a bag, sort of like a high-toned TV dinner.

In that case, you could add some substantial vegetables, for example sautéed mushrooms, steamed cooked potato cubes, blanched broccoli or carrots.

If you do add vegetables, they’ll need to be pre-cooked.

The denser vegetables – such as carrots and broccoli – simply won’t have time to get tender during the 10 to 12 minutes of cooking needed by the salmon. Similarly, if wetter veggies – such as mushrooms and spinach –

EVERYDAY DINNERS Sara Moulton aren’t pre-cooked, they’ll release too much liquid in the packet and water down the sauce.

The only tricky part about cooking en papillote is you can’t see when the fish is done. If you slice open the bag, you risk losing some of the delicious sauce that’s coming together. My solution is to start with the basic rule of baking fish: In a 400 degree F. oven, give it 10 minutes of cooking time for every inch of thickness.

When I’m ready to test whether the fish is done, I stick a very sharp thin knife right through the parchment and down through the fish.

No or little resistance? The fish is done. Significant resistance? Bake it for a few more minutes. And by the way, this test works well regardless of how you cook the fish.

This recipe includes instructions on how to fold the paper to make a bag yourself, but if you can find the pre-made ones, grab them. I experimented with a premade bag while testing this recipe and discovered that it worked perfectly well.

The beauty of this dish, besides its deliciousness, is it requires very little preparation and cooks in no time at all. I invite you to take this concept and run with it, making new recipes based on whichever fish and vegetables are in season.

Salmon Baked in a Bag with Citrus, Olives and Chilies

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Salmon Baked in a Bag with Citrus, Olives and Chilies Start to finish: 35 minutes Servings: 4 1 small orange 1 lemon Four skinless 6-ounce center cut salmon fillet pieces 1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary Kosher salt 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/3 cup pitted and chopped olives, preferably oil-cured 1/2 serrano chili, thinly sliced crosswise

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut the orange and lemon in half crosswise. Thinly slice 1/2 of the orange and 1/2 of the lemon into thin slices. Juice the remaining halves of both fruits.

Set a 24-inch-long sheet of kitchen parchment on a baking sheet.

Fold the sheet in half across the short side, then open the folded parchment (like a book), leaving one half of it on the baking sheet.

Arrange about half of the orange and lemon slices in a single layer in the center of the parchment on the baking sheet.

Sprinkle half the rosemary over the citrus slices. Set the salmon over the rosemary, then sprinkle

with salt, the citrus juices and oil.

Top each piece of salmon with a quarter of the remaining rosemary and citrus slices.

Fold the second half of the parchment over the fish, then crimp and fold the edges together to create a sealed packet. Bake – on the sheet pan – on the oven’s middle shelf for 10 to 12 minutes, or until just cooked through (stick a paring knife through the parchment and salmon; it should move easily through the fish if done).

Cut open the parchment, discard the citrus slices from the top of the salmon, then place each piece on a serving plate. Spoon some of the olives, chilies, rosemary and juices

over each piece.

Nutrition information per serving: 440 calories; 260 calories from fat (59 percent of total calories); 29 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 100 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 35 g protein; 490 mg sodium.

• Sara Moulton was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years, and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows. She currently stars in public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and has written three cookbooks, including “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners.”

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Free English as a Second Language classes offered The Adult Education and Transition Programs division at Kishwaukee College is offering free beginning and intermediate level English as a Second Language courses at various times and locations in the area.

The spring semester begins Monday.

Students can enroll in classes from Monday through Jan. 27 and again from Feb. 10 through 14 at the class locations or at the Adult Education and Transition Programs offices at Kish College. Beginning and Intermediate ESL classes help adults with limited English proficiency learn the basics of speaking, listening, reading and writing with practical applications to daily life.

Beginning and Intermediate ESL is offered at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb Classes meet from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

There will be no class Jan. 20. With sufficient enrollment by Jan. 27, childcare is available for children from birth through age 10.

Beginning and Intermediate ESL class being offered at Conexión Comunidad, 637 N. 11th

St. in DeKalb, which meets from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. With sufficient enrollment by Jan. 27, childcare is available for children from birth through age 10.

Beginning and Intermediate ESL is offered at Founders School, 821 S. Seventh St. in DeKalb. Classes meet from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays. There will be no class Jan. 20. With sufficient enrollment by Jan. 27, childcare is available for children from birth through age 10.

There also will be Beginning and Intermediate ESL classes in Genoa at St. Catherine of Genoa Church, 340 S. Stott St. The Genoa class meets from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. There will be no class on Jan. 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. With sufficient enrollment

by Jan. 27, childcare is available through the Family Literacy program for children from birth through age 10, while their parents are in class.

For more information, call 815-825-2086, ext.

3180; en español, 815-825-2086, ext. 3130.

8BRIEFS Information meetings set for Classical program Classical Conversations is a community of homeschool families committed to learning using the Classical Model while integrating a Biblical worldview.

The program is a support to families who homeschool their children in kindergarten through high school. Classes meet once a week and families work through the curriculum at home for the remainder of the week.

The program is modeled after the one-room schoolhouse where one teacher, equipped with the tools of learning, teaches multiple subjects so students can see the integration of subject matter while learning how to learn.

Information meetings for parents will be held at Panera on Sycamore Road. Look for a table tent sign and a friendly face at 6

p.m. Jan. 28 and 7 p.m. Jan. 30.

The group also will hold an open house event on Jan. 20 where parents can bring their students to participate and observe a class day at Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb on First Street and Bethany Road.

For more information or to RSVP, send email to throwerls@ gmail.com.

Ag scholarship applications available 1st Farm Credit Services is offering 24 scholarships of $1,500 each to graduating high school seniors to further their education in an agriculture or rural life-related field of study.

The First Choice Agriculture Scholarship is for graduating high school seniors who have been accepted into an agriculture or agriculture-related

curriculum at a university, college or community college and either reside or attend high school within 1st Farm Credit Services’ service territory.

Agriculture-related fields include those that would contribute to the quality of rural life for people living in rural areas, or for those who want to return to a rural area to work in any field.

Selection will be based on a combination of academic achievement, community and agricultural youth organization involvement and brief essays.

Applicants will be judged by a panel of independent agribusiness, education, youth and farm organization leaders.

Qualifying students can obtain an application online at www.

1stfarmcredit.com or through a local 1st Farm Credit Services office.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 17.

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The Sandwich High School eighth annual Prom & Special Occasion Dress will be Jan. 30 through Feb. 2.

Dresses are sought for the sale.

Dresses sought for annual prom sale in Sandwich The Sandwich High School Post Prom Committee is asking for dresses to sell at its eighth annual Prom & Special Occasion Dress Sale to be held at Timber Creek Best Western in Sandwich.

The sale includes gently used prom, homecoming and graduation dresses.

The committee will accept items for the sale from noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 26 and 5 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 27 through 29. All items must be in good, recently cleaned condition. Items should have been worn to an event within the past four years and the group has the right to refuse any item not in acceptable condition.

The sale is similar to a consignment contract. Sellers pay a $5 (per dress) nonrefundable handling fee due at drop-off. Each seller sets their price on each dress. Seventy

percent of the selling price goes to the seller and the committee keeps the remaining 30 percent. Each dress-owner should be prepared to share the dress’s history.

The sale dates will be Jan. 30 through Feb. 2. Dresses that do not sell can be picked up after the sale (4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3 and 4) or donated to girls who may not be able to afford a new dress for their prom.

In past years, the sale has included dresses from multiple suburbs near the city and as far south as Streator. The committee had more than 600 dresses last year, and hopes to see as many this year. Funds raised at this sale will be used to insure a safe Post-Prom event for those attending this year’s prom.

For more information, call Jennifer Johnson at 815-712-0163.

8BIRTHDAY CLUB James ‘Jamie’ Deegan-Warkins Age 8, Jan. 9 Hometown: DeKalb Parents: Tim Warkins and Amy Deegan Grandparents: Donna Deegan of DeKalb and Roger and Judith Warkins of Navarre, Fla.

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List of warning signs for potential abusers Dear Abby: When my daughter was 20, she met a guy who one minute showered her with roses and the next would beat her up. She stayed with him thinking she could change him, and became pregnant. On her 21st birthday, she tried to get away from him. He chased her up the road and went to punch her in the stomach. When she turned to avoid the blow, it landed, hitting the baby in the head and killed the child.

Abby, once a beater, always a beater. I hope all women in abusive relationships will see this letter. My daughter is fine now, married and expecting. I pray for the women and girls out there who are going through what she once had to. – Pennsylvania Mom Dear Pennsylvania Mom: I’m glad you wrote, because your letter reminds me that it

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips has been some time since I printed the warning signs of an abuser. Here they are: (1) PUSHES FOR QUICK INVOLVEMENT: Comes on strong, claiming, “I’ve never felt loved like this by anyone.” An abuser pressures the new partner for an exclusive commitment almost immediately.

(2) JEALOUS: Excessively possessive; calls constantly or visits unexpectedly; prevents you from going to work because “you might meet someone”; checks the mileage on your car.

(3) CONTROLLING: If you are late, interrogates you intensively about whom you talked to and where you were;

keeps all the money; insists you ask permission to go anywhere or do anything.

(4) UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: Expects you to be the perfect mate and meet his or her every need.

(5) ISOLATION: Tries to isolate you from family and friends; accuses people who are your supporters of “causing trouble.” The abuser may deprive you of a phone or car, or try to prevent you from holding a job.

(6) BLAMES OTHERS FOR PROBLEMS OR MISTAKES: It’s always someone else’s fault if something goes wrong.

(7) MAKES OTHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OR HER FEELINGS: The abuser says, “You make me angry” instead of “I am angry,” or says, “You’re hurting me by not doing what I tell you.”

(8) HYPERSENSITIVITY: Is easily insulted, claiming hurt feelings when he or she

is really mad. Rants about the injustice of things that are just a part of life.

(9) CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OR CHILDREN: Kills or punishes animals brutally.

Also may expect children to do things that are far beyond their ability (whips a 3-yearold for wetting a diaper) or may tease them until they cry. Sixty-five percent of abusers who beat their partners will also abuse children.

(10) “PLAYFUL” USE OF FORCE DURING SEX: Enjoys throwing you down or holding you down against your will during sex; finds the idea of rape exciting.

(11) VERBAL ABUSE: Constantly criticizes or says blatantly cruel things; degrades, curses, calls you ugly names.

This may also involve sleep deprivation, waking you with relentless verbal abuse.

(12) RIGID GENDER ROLES: Expects you to serve,

obey, remain at home.

(13) SUDDEN MOOD SWINGS: Switches from sweet to violent in minutes.

(14) PAST BATTERING: Admits to hitting a mate in the past, but says the person “made” him (or her) do it.

(15) THREATS OF VIOLENCE: Says things like, “I’ll break your neck” or “I’ll kill you,” and then dismisses them with, “Everybody talks that way,” or “I didn’t really mean it.”

Readers, if you feel you are at risk, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or www.thehotline.org.

• Dear Abby is written

by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Safety of e-cigarettes has yet to be proven Dear Dr. K: After smoking for more than 15 years, I finally quit eight months ago. But I still miss my cigarettes. I recently heard about electronic cigarettes. Are they safe?

Dear Reader: I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, from my patients. Like you, my patients want to know if they’re a safe alternative to cigarettes.

The truth is that nobody knows if e-cigarettes are safe.

That’s because e-cigarette makers have not submitted their products for FDA approval, which would require proof of safety and effectiveness. Ads claim e-cigarettes help people stop smoking, but I’m not aware of any strong evidence to back this up.

For readers who’ve never

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff seen one, e-cigarettes look like regular cigarettes or cigars. Others look more like pens. They all are built around a battery-operated heating element, a cartridge that contains nicotine and other chemicals, and an atomizer that converts the chemicals into an inhalable vapor. E-cigarettes vaporize a solution of nicotine dissolved in water and propylene glycol. That’s a fluid that helps nicotine dissolve.

Why would anyone smoke an e-cigarette? Regular cigarettes contain nicotine – the substance that smokers become addicted to. They also

contain tars that can cause cancer. Proponents say that an e-cigarette gives a person the feeling of smoking without the risks.

E-cigarette smokers inhale nicotine, water and propylene glycol. The nicotine stems the craving that drives some ex-smokers back to regular cigarettes.

But e-cigarette smokers don’t inhale tar, carbon monoxide, or the thousands of other substances in tobacco smoke.

So while an e-cigarette smoker does remain with a nicotine addiction, he or she doesn’t have to worry about getting cancer.

Or so the proponents of e-cigarettes say.

But don’t be fooled. There are still many reasons to worry about e-cigarettes. First, the dose of nicotine delivered

with each puff may vary substantially. Nicotine is a stimulant and very high levels can irritate heart rhythm.

Granted, there is no strong evidence that e-cigarettes can cause dangerous heart rhythms – but that is because there are no large, high-quality studies of the safety of e-cigarettes.

Second, e-cigarettes still contain an array of chemicals. These include diethylene glycol, a highly toxic substance; formaldehyde, a powerful carcinogen; and at least four other chemicals suspected of being harmful to humans. There is no proof that e-cigarettes increase the risk of cancer the way real cigarettes surely do, but again, that’s because there are no good, long-term studies of safety.

Third, e-cigarettes are designed to simulate the smoking experience. By doing so, they might tempt ex-smokers into resuming the habit.

They could also be a gateway into cigarette smoking for young people who are not yet hooked. Until we have scientific studies, it’s buyer beware.

If you’re an ex-smoker on the brink of relapse, consider the many well-studied, FDA-approved nicotine replacement products on the market. These include patches, gums, lozenges, inhalers and nasal sprays. They are vastly preferable to smoking.

And, until we have more studies, to electronic cigarettes.

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

Give friend of your ex-boyfriend the brush off Dr. Wallace: I’m 15 and need your advice. I met Josh at a party and he asked me to go out with him. Since he was so cute and seemed to have a great personality, I said yes.

We went out three times and the last two times we had sex. Then he called and said he wasn’t going to see me anymore, but that his best friend, Nick, would be calling me, and Josh encouraged me to go out with him.

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace I have met Nick several times and he seems nice and is even cuter than Josh. I think I’d like to go out with Nick, but I think Josh told Nick he had sex with me and that’s the only reason Nick wants to go out with me. Do

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – The time has come to make decisions and act on them.

Don’t be confused by what others do. You have to choose what works best for you and move forward. Simplicity and precision will make the difference when it comes to finding your comfort zone and, with it, success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t let your emotions lead you astray. Do your share at home and contribute to projects that need to be finished. Staying busy will help you keep the peace and avoid criticism.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Listen to advice being offered, but make choices based on what’s best for you. Not everyone will understand what will make you feel happy and accomplished.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Consider ways to make your bank account grow. Offering a service or investing in something that will help you expand your marketable interests can pay off.

Love is in the stars.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t wait until you are forced to make a change. Stay on top of every situation you face. Preparation and organization will help you bypass trouble.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You’ve got insight, knowledge, expertise and determination, so don’t let anything stand between you and your goal. A promise will add security to an important relationship.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Ask questions, do your research and focus on innovation when it comes to finding solutions.

Keep life simple by being honest about who you are and what you have to offer.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Your emotional commitments and your desire to get ahead financially will keep you busy today.

Don’t lose sight of what’s important, and be sure to nurture the relationships that count most.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Your heart is in the right place, but not everyone will agree with your actions. It would be best to keep a low profile and work quietly until you finish what you start.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Sign up for something that you think you might enjoy. Spending time with the younger or older people in your life will help you see your situation from a different perspective.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You will face trouble at home due to stubborn or demanding people. Work on projects that can help alter areas of your life that you find difficult or stressful.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Share your thoughts and engage in functions that will bring you in contact with creative free-thinkers. It’s a good day to make unusual lifestyle changes that will improve your emotional well-being.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Prepare to make a change, but before you do, make sure you have everything in place.

Preparation and execution will determine how far you will go and how successful you will be.

you think I should go out with him if he calls me? – Nameless, Chicago Nameless: Your instincts are almost certainly right.

Josh has bragged to Nick about the sex and now his buddy wants to join the fun.

If Nick calls, give him the brush-off.

Wise up, young lady!

One of the fastest ways to end a relationship with a boy is to become sexually

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active. I receive hundreds of letters yearly from girls who wonder why guys leave them after they have given in to the guy’s sexual advances.

Certain guys enjoy the thrill of the hunt; after they get what they want, they move on. Many of these same guys have big mouths and big egos and find it macho to kiss and tell. It’s obvious that Josh is one of these guys.

When teenage girls have

premarital sex, they have little to gain and much more to lose than their reputations and their boyfriends. They could get a devastating sexually transmitted disease or wind up alone and pregnant.

Both possibilities will leave scars that last a lifetime!

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net. He will answer as many letters as possible in this column.

8CROSSWORD

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

A deal that was overlooked It is inevitable that a meritorious deal or two will be missed by the person choosing the short lists for the annual International Bridge Press Association awards.

If this deal had been on the defense list, it might well have won.

It occurred during the Italian Club Championship in September 2012 (which was too late for the 2012 awards).

Sitting West was Agustin Madala, one of the world’s most talented players, who was born in Argentina but represents Italy. It was originally reported by Ana Roth from Argentina.

In the auction, I am not sure about North’s double, which would usually be negative showing length in both minors.

Defending against four hearts, Madala led the spade jack, Rusinow, promising the queen. South won with dummy’s ace and would have done best to start trumps, but he played a club to his ace.

West saw that if he were on lead, he would sacrifice a trick with whatever he led. So he discarded a spade.

Declarer cashed his top heart. West, still not wanting the lead, threw his king under the ace.

South now led a low heart.

West continued his brilliant work by playing low. East, Norberto Bocchi, won with his jack and shifted to the diamond queen. Declarer could have escaped for down one by playing low on this trick and on East’s diamond-jack continuation. But in desperation, he covered the queen.

West won with his ace, cashed the heart queen, and continued diamonds. The defenders took two hearts and three diamonds for down two.

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Pickles

Brian Crane Pearls Before Swine

For Better or For Worse

Non Sequitur

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 • Page C5 Northwest herald / nwherald.com

Stephan Pastis

Lynn Johnston Crankshaft

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

Beetle Bailey

Mort Walker Blondie

Dean Young & Denis LeBrun

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

Stone Soup

Grizzwells

Brianand & Greg Jim Borgman JerryWalker Scott

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Peirce

Jan Eliot

Bill Schorr

LEARNING

Page C6 • Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Floral Design ready for close-up

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KC awards first CPT certificate

Decorating the tree

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The Floral Design Program at Kishwaukee College spent the week before the holidays doing a little modeling. Goodheart-Willcox, a textbook publisher, is preparing a text for high school horticulture students, primarily in Texas, and required photos demonstrating a variety of floral design techniques. Janet Gallagher, Floral Design faculty at KC, was contacted to provide some of the technique photos.

During finals week, photographer Mary Rose, owner of Mary Rose Photography, set up a staging area in an available classroom, student “models” were recruited and Gallagher provided the flowers and design equipment. The text, “Principles of Floral Design,” will be available for classroom use in Fall 2014. Pictured are student model Haley Grebener; Gallagher setting up a series on pressing flowers; and photographer Mary Rose.

Kishwaukee College awarded the first certificate in the new Certified Production Technician (CPT) program. Kevin Stinnett, Ashton, is the first Automated Engineering Technology student to complete the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Quality and Measurement Certification assessment. The CPT certification is part of the Department of Labor/Illinois Network Advanced Manufacturing grant that provides training and industry-recognized certifications for manufacturing. Students who pass the Kishwaukee coursework will receive full CPT certification after completing four MSSC exams: Safety, Quality Practices and Measurement, Manufacturing Processes and Production, and Maintenance Awareness. Pictured (from left) are Bryan Redington, manufacturing and training coordinator at KC; Kevin Stinnett; and Bob Lawrence, AET instructor.

Kindergarteners at Woodbury Elementary School in Sandwich were excited to decorate the school’s tree at the Sandwich Park District’s Festival of Trees in December. Woodbury students made ornaments for the tree.

Celebrating the saints

Helping tornado victims

Students of the month

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Students from Sycamore St. Mary’s School fifth- and sixth-grade classes celebrated All Saints Day by researching saints, writing reports and making posters. At the All Saints Mass, students dressed as their chosen saint.

The children of St. Mary’s School in Sycamore collected donations for the tornado victims in Washington, Ill. They collected 39 pillows and more than 15 backpacks filled with hats, gloves, scarves, books and crafts. They also collected nearly 30 cases of water and 10,000 pounds of food. Some of the St. Mary’s children delivered these items to Washington and unloaded each item themselves.

Sycamore Middle School students of the month for December were sixth-graders Valerie Baie, Matthew Slider, Ubaldo Gomez, Allyson Lichamer and Josh Burns; seventh-graders Aubrey Villarreal, Grayson Burns, Megan Sapita, Benji Prendergast and Madison Hickey; and eighth-graders Madisyn Grever, Taylor Miller, Austin Schroeder, McKenzie Bohlig and Peyton Weigmann.

© 2014 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 30, No. 4

Can many socks are here? Have a friend try.

Did you find the same amount?

One of Michael Jackson’s most amazing dance moves was called the Moonwalk. It makes you appear to be floating backwards across the floor. Follow these steps and practice a lot to perfect this cool illusion!

Replace the missing words.

fter ft performing f i in i a local summer show, kids waited around the ______ lobby to get his autograph. He has danced for Ben the Bachelor and the bachelorettes on television’s popular _______, The Bachelor. He has been asked to dance for a local teacher retirement party and other events.

Who iss this popular dancer?

Is he a movie star, a TV star?

Has he trained for years under the bestt ________ tors? instructors?

He is Luis ras, a 6th Contreras, grader in Sonoma,, CA. Hee taught himselff to dance just likee Michael Jacksonn and amazes ces of all ages audiences with hiss incredible on. imitation.

“I first heard about Michael Jackson when the _______ reported his death,” recalls Luis. “I asked my sister, ‘Who’s Michael Jackson?’”

Dancing isn’t the only thing Luis does. He also studies hard, earns good grades in school and plays basketball.

But, he does fit in dancing every day. He even dances down the aisles of the grocery store!

L i watched t h dY T b videos id Luis YouTube of Jackson dancing and he thought, “I can do that!” That was when he set the _______ of learning a Michael Jackson dance number.

Luis kept pausing and rewinding the videos to watch each dance _______ over and over. Then he’d try it. stud Michael Luis would study dance one step at Jackson’s dances a time. “It took about ten minutes to mas minutes master one s ep. I had to _________ it st step. about 50 tim times.”

“He drove us a bit crazy,” m says his mom.

“He kept playing tthe same music ov over and over and over. Bu an and But he wouldn’t give up until he got it right.”

Luis’s parents aare proud of his dedication and tthe hard work he has undertaken to achieve his goals. His mom ________ sequins onto a pair of socks, one sequin at a time. Each one sewn by ________ with love.

His parents don’t let him practice dancing until his homework is finished. But after that, with only a break for supper, he dances until his mother says to stop or he is just too tired to go on.

Luis is starting to study the dance moves of Justin Bieber and is looking forward to joining the school choir in 7th grade.

Start with your feet together.

Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

MOONWALK IMITATION MACHINE DANCING SEQUINS GLIDING VIDEOS GOALS TIRED STUDY PROUD CHOIR STEP STAR PUSH

Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

N O I T A T I M I F S T U D Y A N K C E N P R O U D L V N G I U D Y P A F I C L U S O E W N H D H I Q H T N R C O E O D E S O A A I T O I

Look through the newspaper for pictures of people who look determined. Cut these out and make an “I’m Determined!” poster.

I

S O T M W N T S R N M S L A O G E A R G Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Compound Words

Push down on the ball of your left foot and slide your right foot backward.

Footwear, Moonwalk and homework are compound words – a new word made from two words. Look through the newspaper for 10 compound words and draw a line where the two words divide.

Standards Link: Grammar: Identify compound words.

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If Luis danced two hours a day six days a week for one year, how many hours has he danced?

52 X 6 = _________ X 2 = _________

Bend your left knee and lift your left heel.

Think of three goals you would like to achieve in your future. Is there anything you could do now to help you prepare?

DOWNTOWN SYCAMORE

Place your weight on your right leg and slide your left leg back with your heel still raised. Switch legs and repeat, and soon you’ll be “gliding” across the dance floor!

Standards Link: Physical Education: Understand the health benefits of physical activity and exercise.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 “Beautiful Sunset” Photo by: Jen

Upload your photos on My Photos – DeKalb County’s community photo post!

Photos on My Photos are eligible to appear in print in Daily Chronicle Classified.

Go to Daily-Chronicle.com/myphotos

COLLECTION AGENCY No Experience Required.

MEDICAL STAFF FOR NEW OB/GYN PRACTICE MEDICAL: New OB/GYN practice in Sycamore, IL seeking FT, Medical assistant with reception and appointment scheduling exp.

Must be familiar with computers and EMR software. Minimum 1 yr. experience required.

Send resume with references and salary history to: bwilliamson@chmbinc.com or fax to: 209-845-1365

Full-time debt collector positions available at RFGI in Sycamore.

Starting at $20K/Year...Plus: Excellent Commission!

Benefits No Weekends/Half Fridays Fast paced, energetic, professional and competitive environment.

Apply at: 1628 DeKalb Ave/Sycamore or call (815) 895-8963

Driver

Truck Driver Wanted OTR and Local Must have clean MVR Flatbed and two years driving experience required Good Starting Pay Call 815-739-5946

FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT Includes a variety of duties.

Must have or willing to acquire Food Service Sanitation Certificate.

Hours 8 am to 2:30 pm.

Call 815-756-5744

HUTCH SET – 3 piece, Each piece approx. 32"W x 17.25"D x 75"H. The 2 ends units have doors on the bottom & 1 unit has a fold down serving/bar tray. All 3 units light up and work. These are older & show signs of moving but are in good shape - $50. 815-238-8001 Kitchen/Dining Room Set Round table, 4 chairs, All Varnished Wood - $50.

815-522-6607 7a-10p

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

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

ELGIN

Life Cycle dove tail exercise bike. $250. Call 815-748-2797.

INDOOR

Lighted cherry curio cabinet w/ 4 glass shelves.

23”W x 76”H x 12”D. $100 OBO. 815-751-2272.

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

TOOLMAKER/MACHINISTEXPERIENCED Rochelle Job Shop

Earn up to $1000 A Month!

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

Routes now available in DeKalb County.

Please Call 815-526-4434

Gardner Products, Inc.

9N673 Pueblo Peak

Send resume or call: tlgardner@comcast.net 815-562-6011

Located in Catatoga 3 Across from Bowes Creek Country Club

Our Great Garage Sale Guarantee!

If it rains on your sale, we will run your ad again the next week for FREE!

Call 800-589-8237 or email:

classified@shawsuburban.com

REPORTER / DIGITAL ASSISTANT ST CHARLES The Kane County Chronicle in St. Charles, is seeking a journalist who not only can write a story but can also shoot video, update a website, manage social media accounts and design pages. In addition, the person must be able to drop everything when breaking news hits, in order to report on and manage the display of that news and video on multiple platforms.

Ideally, this person will have a broad journalism background. He or she will be able to help with obituaries, news briefs and phone calls when other duties aren't pressing. The person must be ready to enter and assist a busy newsroom that is laser-focused on local news. He or she must be hardworking and enthusiastic, with a true passion for community news.

A degree in journalism is a must, as is at least one year of experience working in a newsroom.

SAT, JAN 11 10AM - 5PM

Art, home décor, oversized vases of wood, metal & glass, candle holders of all sizes, area rugs, kitchen gadgets, dishes, glassware, picture frames, drapery, many wall hangings, furniture, day bed, pool table, Mustang car cover, poker game, board games

CAT – LOST South DeKalb County Area, near Howison, McGirr and Perry, but could be anywhere. Large neutered male, mostly white with brown patches and brown Maine Coon Tail. Was wearing a red collar. If you see him, please call my people at 815501-9724. Reward for safe return. We miss our big boy. Have you seen him or know what happened to him? Thank you.

Fridge, white side by side, water & ice maker, $300 630-730-8070

JOBS, JOBS and MORE JOBS! No Resume? No Problem!

Antique Iron Bed – Twin Size & Complete, Nice! $85 815-825-2880

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Sears LifeStyler Cardio Rider Excellent Condition.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR MEN AND WOMEN DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

CORRECTIONS / PATROL 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.

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

TESTING DATE: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 at 8:00 am Equal Opportunity Employer

Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527 www.Daily-Chronicle.com

LOVESEAT Green & White Plaid - $30 815-784-2857 Queen-size Bedroom Set w/black finish. Incl head & foot bds, night stand, 6 drawer dresser, mattress & box spring w/ frame. Eamil for appt. to view in Sycamore: las1213@frontier.com. $300 Sleeper Sofa $50, Call 815-748-2797.

Vintage Magnavox Micromatic record player console $85, Call 815-748-2797.

Back To Life Machine

Great for a bad back, like new! $100/obo 815-909-8905 Medical Bed – Has side rails & platform, between a hospital bed & regular bed, Good Condition $150. 779-777-5254

A-1 AUTO

2007 FORD FOCUS SE Metallic gray, 57K miles.

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

Reduced $9000 For More Details Call

815-701-3301

NOTICE PUBLICATION POLICIES This publication reserves the right to edit or reject any ads without comment. This publication is careful to review all advertising but the burden of truthful content belongs to the advertiser. We use standard abbreviations and we reserve the right to properly classify your ad. All ads are subject to credit approval.

We reserve the right to require prepayment. We accept cash, check, Visa, Mastercard and Discover.

CHECK YOUR AD Please check your ad the first day it is published. If you see an error, call us immediately and it will be corrected for the next available publication date. Our liability is for only one publication date and shall not exceed the total cost of the first day of publication.

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!! * 815-575-5153 *

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Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

FOR SALE – ALL BRICK HOME

Magazines: loaded w/advertisements, great shape, $10/book Look, Post, & Companion 847-515-8012

Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road Becherer Farm, approx 80 acres.

76.6 tillable acres with 2 story farm house and ranch house. $1,725,600. 859-630-5920

YORKIE / PUG MIX FREE 2 good home! Yorkie/Pug mix, 4yoa, housetrained, does tricks - needs good company. Microchipped / spayed. We have cage / supplies, but she has not used cage since being a puppy.

We are not home enough to give her all the affection she deserves.

Call/txt 815 757-0326 *

JOBS ANNOUNCEMENTS STUFF VEHICLES REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Deep, Deep Yard with this 3 Bedroom Home.

Huge Garage. Estate Sale at $98,000

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

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

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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.

District Contract Manager (DCM)

District Assistant District Assistant will assist in all aspects of the daily distribution of the newspaper, including the delivery of open routes, ride-alongs with Independent Contractors and assisting with service issue.

Typical work schedule begins at 1 am. This is an hourly position with mileage reimbursement. Must have reliable transportation, proof of insurance and valid driver license.

ACI Midwest is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please submit resume and work history to: dstamper@acicirculation.com

Try on a NEW YOU ..and find out more about our upcoming

Veterinary Assistant Training that starts on February 11, 2014!

Information session details for Vet Assistant:

English Ranch Townhome with English Basement 2BR, 2BA, Large Kitchen, Formal Dining Rm + Living Rm + Sun Rm.

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

Waterman Garden Apt. Community 215 East Duffy Road

1 and 2 bdrm units Kitchen Appl., Comm. Room, Laundry Facility Must be 62 years of age or older, or handicap/disabled, regardless of age.

CALL 630-808-0231 FOR MORE INFORMATION

Cortland Estates $300 1st Month's Rent 3 BR Apartments Dishwasher On-Site Laundry Facility Playground Washer & Dryer Connection 6 months free cable if you sign a lease by 2/28/14 230 McMillan Court Cortland, IL 60112

815-758-2910 income restriction apply

Professionally Managed by PPM, LLC. This Institution Is An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

Phone 815-264-3492 TDD 800-525-0857

FOR RENT!

DeKalb 1 & 2BR Starting $540

Hillcrest Place Apts.

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com DeKalb - 1BR Apt Avail NOW $500/mo, Includes heat & Internet.

W/D in building, 831 Kimberly Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

Thurs., January 16, 2014 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Room # A1330 21193 Malta Road Malta, IL 60150

For more information, please call 630-541-3600 ext. 8610 and ask for Kent!

BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $530 Recently updated!

Affordable heat.

Walk to shops!

(815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover CORTLAND 2BR, 2BA, W/D, DW AVAILABLE NOW! TOWNSEND MANAGEMENT 815-787-7368

NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION

The DCM will manage the distribution within a geographic area for ACI Midwest, LLC responsible for negotiating contracts with Independent Contractors, managing delivery fees, and achieving service targets. This is a salaried position. Market salary provided commensurate with experience. Previous supervisory experience required. Previous newspaper distribution experience is a plus.

Must have reliable transportation, proof of insurance and valid driver's license. Typical work schedule begins at 1 am.

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Available Dec/Jan. Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com

DeKalb - 1BR Apt Avail NOW $540/mo, across from Huntley Park W/D in building, 505 S. Second St. Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

Beautiful 3BR, 2.5 BA End Unit Townhome, Full Basement, 2nd floor laundry, Private master bath w/walk-in closet. $1200/month.

CALL Marilyn Yamber

DEKALB - 2BR 1BA Apt Avail Now Updated Kitch & Bath, W/D in bldg 830 Greenbrier $600/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

815-758-7368

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CLASSIFIED

Page C8 • Wednesday, January 8, 2014 DeKalb Summit Enclave

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS Starting @ $599, 2 Bedroom $683, 3 Bedroom Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

University Village Apts.

722 N. Annie Glidden Rd. 815-758-7859

DeKalb 1BR, w/study stove, fridge, heat included.

815-748-4085 DeKalb – 3BR / 1BA Lower Apt Washer/dryer hook-up $925 1st/lst/sec.

Sec 8 welcome 815-739-6170 DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location!

No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

815-758-6712 DEKALB for Rent 3BR Apt upstaris $750 5 BD House $1100/mo.

815-739-4536

DEKALB GROUND LEVEL APARTMENT 1-2 Bedroom ground level unit of house with new carpeting and freshly painted. Appliances included. Near 7th and Lincoln DeKalb. $600 per month.

815-827-3434 duffpropertiesllc@gmail.com

GENOA 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX C/A, W/D, full basement, garage.

Pets negotiable, $875/mo + sec.

815-751-1332

Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

Laing Mgmt.

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600 Sycamore - 2BR 1BA Apt Avail Now Updated Kitch & Bath, W/D in bldg 1611 Maness Ct. $625/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

SYCAMORE ~ 2BR, 1BA

Within walking distance of downtown, parks and schools.

1st/last/sec. 630-854-6161

Sycamore. 2BR Apartment $700. Nice Area. 1-car garage.

815-761-1775 815-761-1783

CORTLAND 3BR, 2BA TH Fireplace, 2 car gar, all appl incl W/D, $1200/mo + sec. For more info call Anthony 630-730-8070 DEKALB 2 BR 1.5 BA condo near I-88, shopping, NIU. All appliances, garage, central air. Small pets OK. $975. 630-485-0508 DeKalb Newer 2BR on Cul-De-Sac Quiet neighborhood, all appl, W/D, walk-in-closets, no pets, $950/mo + 1st/last/sec. 815-739-4442

GENOA LARGE 2 BEDROOM A/C, W/D hook-up, no pets.

Available Jan 1st, $700/mo.

847-683-3442

MALTA 1 Mo Rent FREE! 2 bedroom duplex, appliances, W/D hook-up, no pets, $595/mo.

815-562-7368 Malta- Cozy 1 BD Upper, efficiency off street parking. Non-smoker.

Utilities included in rent.

Malta- 2 BD ground floor W/D hook-ups 815-981-8117 ROCHELLE - Newer Rural Rochelle Penthouse, quiet 2-bedroom lifestyle living, tenant pays electric. $435.00 MOR R.E. 815-739-5785

Rochelle Large Upper 3BR Heat paid. Formal dining, large kit, encl front & back porch, 2 car gar. $760/mo, 1st, last, sec with small pet dep, no smkg. 815-757-1045

ROCHELLE ~ 2 BEDROOM

Remodeled, available now.

Clean and quiet, $550/mo.

815-758-6580 ~ 815-901-3346

DEKALB ~ 1515 STONEFIELD 3BR Townhome, 2 full bath, W/D. 2 car garage, $1100/mo.

815-228-6252 Sycamore - Luxury 2BR 2BA Condo Granite, SS, Fireplace, 2C Gar. Available NOW! 954 Arvle Circle Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768 Sycamore Newer 2 Story Luxury TH on quiet Arbor Lane. 3BR, 2.5BA. Full fin bsmt, 2 car gar, great room w/fireplace, W/D. No pets/smoking. $1300 + Assoc. 847-343-3333

Sycamore – 1 Lg BD, appliances, & W/D, $550/mo. + sec. & utilities.

No pets. 815-895-6747 leave message

DeKalb - 3Bd 2Ba House 2C Gar, Fireplace, Basement 204 Hollister, $1250/mo Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

DEKALB 3 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Newly Remodeled Ranch. All appl, bsmt,1.5 car garage, $1150/mo + security.

815-751-2650

DEKALB – 3BR, 1BA, 1400 sq. ft., full bsmnt, 2 car gar., lrg yrd., $1200/mo. 1st/last/sec.

815-758-1498 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.

New carpet, paint. Small pets ok.

Avail 1/5. 815-739-3740 DEKALB: Newer beautiful single family house near NIU: 3-bed 2.5bath 1900 sq ft, 2-car-garage, master-suite, large yard, basement, $1500. Call 847-594-7610 Dekalb: Tilton Park Area Lovely remodeled 2BR, 1BA, w/den, A/C, all appl., deck, fenced in yard, 2 car gar., avail 2/1, no smoking, pets neg., $800/mo. 630-675-4485

Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets.

815-758-0123

SYCAMORE ~ 3BR, 2.5BA Fox Brier Townhouse available.

All appliances include W/D. 1 car garage, balcony. $1100/mo.

Barry 815-757-9040

DeKalb/Syc/Cortland. Office/Shop/ Warehouse. Price & Size vary!

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845

CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX

DeKalb – Duplex, 4BR, 3BA, 2 car garage, large yard.

In the Knolls $1250/mo 1st/lst/sec 815-739-6170

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Pictures increase attention to your ad!

Call to advertise 800-589-8237 Or place your ad online daily-chronicle.com/ placeanad

WINTER STORAGE

The Knolls

Bsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage.

No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 30, 31, 2013, January 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, 2014.)

Be sure to include a photo of your pet, home, auto or merchandise.

PUBLICATION POLICIES This publication reserves the right to edit or reject any ads without comment. This publication is careful to review all advertising but the burden of truthful content belongs to the advertiser. We use standard abbreviations and we reserve the right to properly classify your ad. All ads are subject to credit approval.

We reserve the right to require prepayment. We accept cash, check, Visa, Mastercard and Discover.

CHECK YOUR AD Please check your ad the first day it is published. If you see an error, call us immediately and it will be corrected for the next available publication date. Our liability is for only one publication date and shall not exceed the total cost of the first day of publication.

815-757-1907

Curran Contracting Company is seeking IDOT approved DBE subcontractors, suppliers, & trucking companies for the 01/17/2014 IDOT letting!

Plans & Specs are available at www.dot.state.il.us or email estimating@ currancontracting.com (815) 455-5100

2BR $950, 2BR, $850.

Apts $600-$795. Betsy Smith 815-751-1025 ~ 815-895-2488

RV's, Campers & Boats - Indoor & secure, West of Sycamore. Owner resides on property 815-825-2571

Starting at $645

LOOKING FOR DBE'S!

HINCKLEY ~ 3BR,1BA

Sycamore: 2BR condo, 2BA, granite tops, SS appl in kitch, fire pl, patio, W/D in mud rm, 2 car attch gar., $1100/mo. 708-906-2951

2 & 3 Bedrooms.

Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

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Appl, W/D, $1000/mo + sec.

630-707-0466 SYCAMORE 3BR, FR, $995

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR

Hot new deluxe townhomes.

SHABONA, 2 BR UPPER, QUIET & CLEAN, Priv. Prkg., $595/mo. 815-979-7012

2 lrg BR, 2 lrg BA, W/D, 2 car gar. $1100/mo + $1000 deposit.

No pets/smoking 847-373-0602

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