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Jordan Ervin, 6, has dinner with his siblings, Madison Spearman (left), 4, Ellysen Spearman, 1, and Carrington Ervin, 8, at their home in DeKalb on Tuesday. Jordan and his family will fly to California on Dec. 4, and Jordan will have open-heart surgery on Dec. 10.

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By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – This Thanksgiving, Charles Spearman is thankful for the support, prayers and consideration that the community has given to his 6-year-old stepson who needs heart surgery.

He’s thankful for donations raised by students and staff at Tyler Elementary School in DeKalb, where his stepson, Jordan Ervin, is a student. Spearman also is thankful for the people across the world who have donated through an online fundraiser to raise nearly $5,000 for a boy with Williams syndrome, a rare genetic condition.

Williams syndrome is a genetic condition that affects 1 in 10,000 people worldwide, according to the Williams Syndrome Association. Children born with Williams syndrome are missing between 26 and 28 genes on their seventh chromosome, thereby affecting many different

The Spearman family is still accepting donations to pay for their trip to California, where 6-year-old Jordan Ervin will have heart surgery. To donate, visit www.gofundme.com/Jordansheart. organs over the course of their lives, according to the association.

“There are families out here, when they get this news, they just watch their child die,” Spearman said. “We’ve been blessed with a fighting chance for our son.”

Jordan is scheduled for open-heart surgery on Dec. 10 at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California. Over the past few months, his family has been

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Gum-band bracelets and rings were sold at Tyler Elementary School in DeKalb to help raise money for Jordan and his family to fly to California for his open-heart surgery.

Firefighters, paramedics tend bar to raise money

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DeKalb firefighter-paramedic Noah Millard serves a couple of beers to a customer Wednesday during the annual Tip a Firefighter event at Fatty’s Pub and Grille in DeKalb.

DeKALB – Noah Millard handles a fire hose better then he does a beer tap, but he’ll gladly trade one for the other for a good cause.

Millard was one of three firefighter-paramedics who tended bar Wednesday at Fatty’s Pub and Grille in DeKalb as part of the DeKalb Fire Department’s annual fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They’ve held the event, dubbed Tip a Firefighter, at Fatty’s for five years.

“This is how we give

back to our community,” Millard said. “Being able to donate to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and just being able to talk to the community.”

With rags over their shoulders, the firefighters stocked glasses, took orders and poured beers at the back bar.

It’s a different spin to their usual Fill the Boot campaign, where firefighters stand in the street and ask people to throw donations into a boot. The donations go to fight muscular dystrophy, a disorder that causes muscle tissues to weaken or diminish.

The tip-collecting boots

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are part of the bartending event, too, as they sit on the bar top where people annually fill them with more than $1,000 in donations. Firefighters typically raise $6,000 annually, including donations from the bartending event, firefighter and paramedic fundraisers, Greg Thornton said.

“It’s really fun toward the end of the night when the place is packed and people are yelling for a drink over here and a drink over here,” Thornton said. “It’s just nice to see people

FERGUSON, Mo. – Some witnesses said Michael Brown had been shot in the back. Another said he was lying face-down when Officer Darren Wilson finished him off. Still others acknowledged changing their stories to fit published details about the autopsy, or admitted that they didn’t see the shooting at all.

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DEKALB Be Thankful Workout Time: 8 a.m. Thursday Place: DeKalb Park District Sports & Recreation, 1765 S. Fourth St. Information: 815-756-8560 It is free. Schedule: Zumba – 8 to 8:30 a.m.; Kick It Boot Camp – 8:30 to 9 a.m.; and Core, Stretch and Strength – 9 to 9:30 a.m.

Neighbors’ House Giving Thanks 5K Run Time: 8 a.m. Thursday Place: Hopkins Park Cost: $30 Information: www.neighborshouse.org The 3.1 mile course starts and finishes in Hopkins Park, and utilizes the nature trail. The top male and female race finishers will receive a medal and a gift certificate. All proceeds will benefit Neighbors’ House literacy and academic enrichment programs in DeKalb County.

Free Thanksgiving Dinner Time: 5 p.m. Thursday Place: Feed’em Soup, 122 S. First St. Information: www.feedemsoup. org Those who are able to make a donation are encouraged to do so; everyone is invited to eat regardless of circumstance.

FRIDAY DEKALB Sexaholics Anonymous Time: 6:30 a.m. Friday Place: Christ Community Church, 1600 E. Lincoln Highway Information: 815-508-0280 This 12-step recovery program is for Internet addiction.

Living with Cancer: Chair Yoga Time: 9:30 a.m. Friday Place: KishHealth System Cancer Center Information: 815-748-2958 Pass It on AA (C) Time: 9:30 a.m. Friday Place: 312 E. Taylor St. Information: 800-452-7990 or www.dekalbalanoclub.com Narcotics Anonymous Time: Noon Friday Place: 512 Normal Road Information: 815-964-5959 or www.rragsna.org There is a Solution Too AA (C) Time: 12:05 p.m. Friday Place: 312 E. Taylor St. Information: 800-452-7990 or www.dekalbalanoclub.com ‘Holiday Traditions’ at the Ellwood House Museum Times: 1 and 3 p.m. Friday Place: Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St. Cost: $8 adults, $3 ages 6-17, children younger than age 6 free Information: 815-756-4609 Begin your holiday season with a guided tour of the elegantly decorated Ellwood House Museum. View the historic home of barbed wire baron Isaac Ellwood in a new light, and enjoy festive decorations on four floors of the 1879 mansion. All tours begin in the Visitor Center.

Nooks and Crannies Tour Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Friday Place: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Take a historic tour of the Haish building. Enter through the Oak Street main entrance and meet at the fireplace by 6:30 p.m.

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Obama pardons turkeys from dinner

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immigration that have left Republicans crying “fowl.”

Joking about his poultry action, Obama said: “I know some will call this amnesty. But don’t worry.

There’s plenty of turkey to go around.” Later Wednesday, Obama was taking the family to a neighborhood food pantry to donate a pair

of turkeys “that didn’t make the cut.”

Obama and his family distributed bags of food at Bread for the City, a center in Washington’s Southeast that provides food, clothing and other services to the poor.

At the pardoning ceremony, Obama referenced news reports that questioned the wisdom of the turkey pardon tradition and said “it is a little puzzling that I do this every year.” But Obama said he enjoys the tradition because “with all the tough stuff that swirls around in this office, it’s nice once in a while just to say ‘Happy Thanksgiving,’ and this is a great excuse to do it.”

Presidents as far back as Abraham Lincoln spared turkeys, according to the White House. President George H.W. Bush granted the first turkey pardon in November 1989.

The pair of barrel-chested birds that Obama said he was sparing from a “terrible and delicious fate” will live the rest of their feathered days at Morven Park’s Turkey Hill, a turkey farm in Leesburg, Virginia.

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Insurance sign-ups coming to shopping malls

By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – The Obama administration will promote health insurance coverage at shopping malls starting on Black Friday and continuing through the busiest shopping days of the holiday season, officials announced Wednesday.

They said more than 462,000 people selected a private insurance plan in the first week of 2015 enrollment through the online marketplace HealthCare.gov.

The government’s enrollment push with Westfield Shopping Centers will involve setting up outreach tables at malls in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Washington state.

Separately, the California insurance marketplace, Covered California, will work with Westfield malls in that

state.

The administration released what it called a snapshot of signups for the first week of the enrollment period, which started Nov. 15.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said 462,125 people chose a health plan in the 37 states using the federal website.

Of those, 48 percent are new customers, including enrollees in Oregon and Nevada, which turned over their troubled insurance markets to the federal government.

The figures don’t include states running their own insurance markets. The numbers represent only the choice of a plan, and not whether consumers paid their first month’s premium – a requirement for coverage to start.

“We’re off to a solid start but we’ve got a lot of work

every day between now and Feb. 15,” the last day of the enrollment period, Burwell said in a conference call with reporters. About 1 million people phoned the enrollment site’s help line, she said, and roughly an additional 100,000 callers chose to speak with a Spanish-speaking representative.

Burwell said the administration is sticking with its previously announced goal of signing up 9.1 million consumers for coverage in 2015.

Unlike last year, the website suffered no outages in the first week, officials said, and it’s ready to handle 250,000 users at a time during anticipated surges around deadlines. Consumers must sign up by Dec. 15 for coverage to start on Jan. 1.

The figures announced Wednesday don’t include dental plans, Burwell stressed.

Last week, the admin-

istration acknowledged it had been over-reporting the number of enrollees by double-counting about 400,000 who had both medical and dental plans. Burwell said she has directed her staff to find out how the double-counting happened.

Burwell promised a weekly update on enrollment along with more thorough monthly reports that will include what’s happening in state-based markets.

Along with the shopping mall campaign, HHS announced marketing partnerships with the National Community Pharmacists Association and the XO Group, a company that runs websites targeting brides, new mothers and homeowners.

The pharmacists group will get enrollment information to its members and pharmacy customers, officials said. The XO Group will post blog content on its sites.

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President Barack Obama gestures that his daughters Sasha (second from right) and Malia (right) would rather pass on touching “Cheese” the turkey during a ceremony Wednesday at the White House in Washington, where the president traditionally pardons turkeys saving them from the dinner table. Standing from left are Cole Cooper and his father Gary Cooper, chairman of the National Turkey Federation.

The ceremony was moved indoors because of cold, wet weather that blanketed Washington.

“So these guys are well ahead of the curve. They really beat the odds,” he said of Mac and Cheese.

Obama last week an nounced a series of highly anticipated executive actions

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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has issued an executive action that some of his Republican opponents may be hard-pressed to disagree with – sparing Thanksgiving turkeys from the dinner table.

In the spirit of the holiday, Obama on Wednesday took “action fully within my legal authority, the same kind of action taken by Democrats and Republican presidents before me,” to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey, a 49-pound bird named Cheese. He also spared an alternate turkey, a 47-pounder named Mac. Both came from Cooper Farms in Oakwood, Ohio.

“If you’re a turkey, and you’re named after a side dish, your chances of escaping Thanksgiving dinner are pretty low,” Obama said at the annual event, which drew international media coverage. He was accompanied by his daughters, Malia and Sasha, who declined his invitation to pet the birds.

“No,” Malia said.

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NEW YORK – For three weeks, Dr. John Fankhauser and his family lived in two RVs in a meadow in North Carolina. Their isolation was interrupted each morning by a visit from a public health nurse, who came to ask Fankhauser how he was feeling and to watch him take his temperature.

The doctor is one of the more than 2,600 people who have undergone the 21-day ritual ordered by the federal government to guard against cases of Ebola from entering the country from West Africa.

Now, anyone who has traveled from four West African nations is monitored for three weeks for fever and other signs of the disease.

The program reached the one-month mark today, and it hasn’t found any cases of

Ebola. It’s up to local officials to decide how to keep track of the travelers who end up in their states, and they determine what restrictions to impose. Most checking is done through daily phone calls, often with reports of temperatures and any symptoms.

Most travelers have been cooperative. Last week during a Congressional hearing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden said health officials lost track of only a tiny proportion of travelers – “less than 1 percent.”

Success varies from place to place, but overall more than 95 percent of travelers from the countries are promptly contacted and monitored daily, according to CDC officials.

“State and local health departments have really stepped up to the challenge,” said Randolph Daley, a CDC epidemiologist.

But there have been headaches. In the beginning, local health officials frequently complained they were getting bad contact information, or that travelers were getting or using the wrong phone numbers to dial in. Officials had to send their disease detectives out to track down the travelers.

“The first week was really bad. I went out to eight homes because no one was calling,” said Jeanette Oliveras, a nurse for Trenton, New Jersey’s health department.

She and health officials say the quality of the contact information has improved, but the extra work has been a burden. On an average day, 90 to 100 passengers arrive in the U.S. from the West African countries struggling with the worst Ebola epidemic in world history. The U.S. didn’t check passengers from West Africa until a Liberian man visiting

Dallas came down with Ebola in September. Today, anyone who travels to the U.S. from West African countries with Ebola is funneled through one of five major airports.

In Trenton, Oliveras said many travelers have gone beyond what health officials ask of them. None has been required to stay in quarantine, but roughly half have isolated themselves in homes or hotels. Most are Liberians aware of Americans anxiety about Ebola, and they did it to prevent people in the community “from getting upset,” she said.

Fankhauser had worked at an Ebola hospital in Liberia, and local officials restricted where he could go and required in-person symptom checks.

Fankhauser said he had no problem being monitored, but some restrictions were about “appeasing people’s irrational fears.”

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Toni Tollerud, Maylan Dunn-Kenney, Connie McCleary and Mark Schuller sing “We Shall Overcome” Wednesday during a community vigil outside the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, 158 N. Fourth St., DeKalb.

Overcoming obstacles of race Community vigil held to support peaceful protest in Ferguson

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Longtime DeKalb resident Denise Rode hopes that the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, help spark a change in the country similar to what happened during the civil rights movement. Rode remembers the marches that took place during the 1960s in Washington D.C., when African-Americans protested to overturn the Jim Crow laws that segregated blacks from using the same drinking fountains and restrooms as whites.

The announcement Monday that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, an African-American, has ignited protests that Rode hopes will awaken the consciousness

of the younger generation.

“I certainly hope that this is the turning point for this generation, as the 1960s were for me,” she said.

Rode was among many who spoke during a community vigil Wednesday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, 158 N. Fourth St., DeKalb. The event was held to reflect on the events in Ferguson and to support those who are peacefully protesting across the country.

Before participants lit candles and sang the gospel song “We Shall Overcome,” they shared their thoughts on racism and how it has affected minorities in the U.S. Reverend Linda Slabon shared an excerpt of a speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, in which he famously said, “In-

justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Slabon grew up on the south side of Chicago, where she said her parents filled her with fear of African-Americans at a young age.

“I spent my days fighting the fear that I was taught to feel that to even go into a neighborhood of people who were of different color than I,” she said.

The events in Ferguson represent a systemic problem of injustice that has spanned decades in the U.S., said Dan Kenney, who helped organize the event. Kenney, who founded the DeKalb County Community Gardens, said there needs to be constructive action to solve the issues of injustices.

“We are fortunate here in

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SYCAMORE – Days after convicted sex offender Ronald J. Bieberitz Sr. was arrested for allegedly violating prohibitions on contact with children, DeKalb County sheriff’s police have arrested his son on sex abuse charges.

Ronald J. Bieberitz Jr., 22, of the 2100 block of Coltonville Road in Sycamore, was charged Wednesday with aggravated criminal sexual assault, nine counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and a single count of criminal sexual abuse.

Bieberitz Jr.’s arrest came after a family told sheriff’s police that he had sexually abused two sisters younger than 13 in 2008, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Gary Dumdie said.

“The victims’ parents last Friday night contacted

us, so the investigation was started,” Dumdie said The allegations involve nine incidents with one girl and a single incident involving the other between July and September of 2008, Dumdie said.

Bieberitz Jr. was 16 at the time of the alleged incidents, which took place at his home at the time in the 6500 block of Cherry Valley Road in rural Kingston, Dumdie said.

The most serious allegation, aggravated criminal sexual assault, typically is punishable with between six and 30 years in prison.

Bond is expected to be set for Bieberitz Jr. on Friday morning.

The case is separate from the allegations involving his father, Dumdie said.

Ronald J. Bieberitz Sr., 46, also of the 2100 block of Coltonville Road in Sycamore, is accused of taking a child fishing in a park be-

tween July and October and being present at Bill Cho’s United Tae Kwon Do during an overnight event for children, which police say his status as a sex offender prohibits him from doing.

Staff at Bill Cho’s United Tae Kwon Do of Sycamore have said Bieberitz Sr. did not attend the event for children. He was a student at the facility at the time.

Bieberitz Sr. is no longer required to register as a sex offender, Sycamore Sgt. Rod Swartzendruber said.

He was convicted of a sex crime involving a boy that occurred in DeKalb in the 1990s.

He served a prison sentence and was required to register for 10 years after his release from prison, Swartzendruber said.

Bieberitz Sr. remained in DeKalb County Jail on Wednesday, unable to post 10 percent of his $320,000 bond.

Approved nominations will be displayed on the city’s website and Facebook page.

Award winners will be recognized at the City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 12.

The commission started the Lights of Distinction program in 2009 as an outlet to recognize residents and businesses in DeKalb whose holiday decorations are considered exceptional by other communi-

ty members.

The nomination form can be downloaded from the Daily Chronicle’s website at this link into your web browser: http:// shawurl.com/1kwx.

Nominations may be submitted via email to tammey. higgins@cityofdekalb.com or delivered to the DeKalb city manager’s office, 200 S. Fourth St., DeKalb.

LOCAL BRIEF Best DeKalb holiday lights can win awards DeKalb residents and businesses that spend extra time and effort on their holiday decorations will have a chance to be recognized this season.

The City of DeKalb’s Citizens’ Community Enhancement Commission is accepting nominations for its Lights of Distinction program until 5 p.m. Dec. 5.

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4 NEWS • Thursday, November 27, 2014 • Section A • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com OBITUARIES DAVID C. BOND Born: May 8, 1932; in Chicago, IL Died: Nov. 23, 2014; in Winfield, IL David C. Bond, 82, of Sycamore, died peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield surrounded by his family and friends.

He was born May 8, 1932 in Chicago.

The son of Robert B. and Beulah (Reed) Bond. David was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1951-1953.

He lived in West Chicago for many years where he was employed at AT&T and as a mail carrier for the U.S. postal service. David was a caring, precious and generous man who left a legacy of peace and joy, with his unconditional love for all.

He will forever by remembered by his wonderful laugh and unique personality.

Survivors include his 2 nieces, Patricia Brown and Terry Bond, both of Chandler, AZ.; one nephew, John Bond of Arlington, TX; his many loving friends, JoAnn Page (Tyler Weinmann), Austin Page and Herbert Sinnott, all of Sycamore, Janette, Jose and Alexis Romero, of North Aurora; Kenny Weinstock, of Dixon; Judi and Jacquie Sinnott, Samantha Weyer and Shana Estrada, all of Scottsdale, AZ; and Michael Sinnott, Chris Hudkins (Adrean Cattley) and Kim Johnson, all of DeKalb.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, William; and dear friend, Brenda J. Sinnott.

His Visitation will be on Saturday, Nov. 29th from 1:00-3:00 PM at the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore, with a funeral service beginning at 3:00 PM, with Rev. Stephen Persson officiating and military rites recited.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in care of the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

For info go to www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833.

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Dorothy was born December 26, 1923, to Leo and Anna (Lawrence) McCabe in DeKalb, IL. Dorothy graduated from DeKalb Township High School in 1941 and began working at the Wurlitzer Piano Company in DeKalb. When WWII started, she felt she needed to do something more for the war effort. She enrolled in a Red Cross nurse’s aide class and then began volunteering her extra time at St. Mary’s Hospital.

With the encouragement of the Sisters of Mercy, she soon learned that she wanted to become a nurse and enrolled at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Aurora in the United States Cadet Nurse Corp nursing program. After graduating in 1946, she began working at St. Mary’s.

She found working as a nurse very rewarding and could not imagine working in any other profession.

After raising her children, she continued her nursing career for many years at the NIU Health Center. The two most important items in her life were her family and education.

She took great pride in raising her family.

She was united in marriage to Eugene Herrmann on October 2, 1948 and moved to a farm in Milan Township where they raised their eight children and lived for many years.

She was an active member of St. James Parish where she joined the Altar & Rosary Society and Milan Catholic Ladies as well as participating in many volunteer activities.

She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene, her parents Anna and Leo McCabe, her brothers Clark, John and Thomas McCabe JOSEPH W. HERRMANN and by her sister Marion McCabe Koranda.

Joseph W. Herrmann, Jr., 89, of She is survived by her eight Genoa died peacefully on Tuesday, children Dr. Michael (Linda) November 25, 2014 at his home Herrmann of Belleville, IL, Anne surrounded by his family.

(Richard) Citarella of Urbandale Arrangements are pending at IA, Dr. Thomas (Peg) Herrmann of the Slater-Butala Funeral Home Danville, IL, John (Roxy) Herrmann in Genoa. For info go to www. of Columbia IN, Dr. David Herrmann ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call of Chicago, IL, Daniel (Marilyn) 815-784-5191.

Herrmann of Surprise, AZ, Joseph (Donna) Herrmann of Shabbona IL, Robert (Anne) Herrmann of Batavia DOROTHY L. HERRMANN IL, nineteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Born: Dec. 26, 1923; in DeKalb, IL Visitation will be held at St. Died: Nov. 25, 2014; in Shabbona, IL James Parish Hall in Lee, IL from 5:00-8:00 on Friday November 28.

Dorothy Louise Herrmann of The Rosary will be recited at 7:00.

Shabbona passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Funeral services will be held at St. James Church 10:30 AM Saturday on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, surrounded by her family at Prairie November 29 officiated by Father Bonaventure Okoro followed by a Crossing Living and Rehabilitation luncheon served at the parish hall.

Center in Shabbona. During her In lieu of flowers donations can be battle she remained content and made to any Alzheimer’s charity or always had a smile for her visitors and caregivers.

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Patrick J. Brantner, 24, of the 300 block of Ottawa Street, Sycamore, was charged Friday, Nov. 21, with possession of marijuana.

DeKalb County Cyrus D. Clark, 18, of the Elizabeth Bray, 19, of the 100 block of Chestnut Lane, 29900 block of Oak Meadow Bolingbrook, was charged Drive, Kingston, was charged Friday, Nov. 21, with disorderly Sunday, Nov. 23, with driving conduct and false personation. under the influence, possession Heather L. Sanders, 24, of the of drug paraphernalia and leav2700 block of Nicole Circle, ing the scene of an accident.

Aurora, was charged Saturday, Aaron Morton-Lee, 18, of Nov. 22, with driving under the the 7N700 block of Sycamore influence.

Road, St. Charles, was charged Sunday, Nov. 23, with possession of marijuana and posses- Sycamore Jesse A. Shanyfelt, 28, of sion of drug paraphernalia.

Philip Martin, 64, of the 11900 Sycamore, was charged Monblock of Osceola Drive, Algon- day, Nov. 10, with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and quin, was charged Tuesday, Nov. 25, with driving under the criminal trespass to residence.

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By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Jose A. Cedillo decided to stop by his ex-girlfriend’s home to surprise her for her birthday, then attacked her and another man who was there, authorities said.

Cedillo, 44, Jose A. of the 300 block Cedillo of East Ottawa Street in Sycamore, was not allowed near her or her home under

an order of protection, but he told police he decided to stop by her DeKalb home anyway early Sunday, court records show. He found her in her attached garage with another man and tried to hit the man, who fled and eventually flagged down a police officer.

Before the officer arrived, Cedillo pulled the woman into a utility room and repeatedly struck her head on the concrete floor, telling her he was going to kill her and didn’t care if he went to jail, court records show. He ripped her clothing and tried to burn her with a lighter, leaving burn

marks on the back of her shirt and sock, court records show. She also suffered a welt on the back of her head.

When the officer announced his arrival about 2:45 a.m. Sunday, Cedillo slipped out the back, court records show.

Police found Cedillo in the area, and he was charged with home invasion, domestic battery, violation of an order of protection and resisting a peace officer.

If convicted of the most serious charge he faces, Cedillo would face at least six years in prison; probation

would not be an option. He remained in DeKalb County Jail on Wednesday unable to post 10 percent of his $500,000 bond. He is next due in court Wednesday.

According to court records, Cedillo faces four other previous charges involving the same woman: aggravated stalking in connection with a Sept. 7 incident, violation of an order of protection in connection with an Aug. 30 incident, telephone harassment in connection with an Aug. 25 incident and domestic battery in connection with an Aug. 22 incident.

New Lincoln museum exhibit has bed where he died The ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD – A new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln museum is offering visitors a glimpse at some of the most significant and historic items in the president’s life.

“Undying Words: Lincoln 1858-1865,” which opened last weekend at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, includes the bed where Lincoln died, the Gettysburg Address and the bloodstained gloves he was carrying when assassinated.

The exhibit runs through February 2016 and includes artifacts compiled by the Springfield museum and the Chicago History Museum.

The heart of the exhibit is five Lincoln speeches: 1858’s “House Divided,” 1861’s first inaugural address, the 1863 Gettysburg Address, his 1865 second inaugural address and a final speech about the Reconstruction given three days before his death.

“All of his work very clearly is trying to bring people together, to get and keep one country,” Leonard Heumann, a retired University of Illinois professor who visited the exhibit on its open-

ing day, told The (Springfield) State Journal-Register.

Visitors can also see the ink well Lincoln used to write his first inaugural address and a note he sent to Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, as well as a carriage that Lincoln used in Washington.

The exhibit also looks at the people most affected by Lincoln’s writings: soldiers and slaves.

It includes shoes and shackles worn by slaves and a whip. It also has rifles and uniforms from Civil War battlefields.

Chicago History Museum curator Olivia Mahoney said looking at the speeches helps explain Lincoln’s changing views on slavery.

“By studying these speeches, you do see how Lincoln had really grown in his understanding. You see this dramatic change in his views toward slavery,” Mahoney said. “It’s a very compelling story.”

The exhibit also includes a 5-foot-tall Lincoln campaign banner, condolence letters to first lady Mary Todd Lincoln and the model for the sculpture in the Lincoln Memorial.

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Illinois doctor fined for medical marijuana slip

With the onset of winter weather, authorities in DeKalb and Sycamore are reminding residents of parking restrictions. DeKalb’s seasonal parking restrictions begin Monday and are in force through March 31, regardless of weather conditions.

City officials advise residents to check for restrictions before parking. Designated snow routes prohibit parking after a 2-inch snowfall until snowplows have completely cleared the street.

In Sycamore, it is against the law to park on any public street or city parking lot after more than 2 inches of snowfall, unless the snow has been removed. In cases of overnight snowfall, enforcement will begin at 7 a.m. It is against local law to pile snow in order to obstruct traffic along streets and intersections.

CHICAGO – Illinois regulators have disciplined a doctor they said misled potential patients by offering pre-approval for medical marijuana.

Authorities put Dr. Brian Murray on probation for two years and fined him $10,000.

A phone message left for Murray’s attorney Wednesday wasn’t immediately returned.

Tammy Jacobi is CEO of Good Intentions Medical Marijuana Services, where Murray once worked.

She said Wednesday the business is referring patients to other doctors now.

Illinois law requires a doctor’s certification before a patient can use marijuana.

The law requires a bona fide doctor-patient relationship, including an exam. Doctors can’t accept payments for the certification itself.

Firefighters hope to ‘keep the wreath red’

Jobless rate falls in all 12 Illinois metro areas

DeKALB – Red wreaths will be put on display at all three DeKalb fire stations to bring attention to fire safety during the holiday season. The wreaths will be displayed as part of the annual Red Wreath Program through Jan. 1.

Firefighters will change the red bulb in each wreath to white for every emergency fire incident related to the holiday season, according to a City of DeKalb news release.

Last year, there were no fire incidents directly related to the holiday season, but the fire department responded to 469 emergency service calls during the 33-day period, including 11 fires, the news release states.

For information, call the DeKalb Fire Department at 815748-8460.

CHICAGO – Unemployment dropped in all of Illinois’ metro areas in October. It was the seventh straight month of across-the-board decreases.

The Department of Employment Security said Wednesday unemployment was at six- or seven-year lows in most metro areas.

The agency said the numbers reflect “a strengthening of local economies,” as employers in seven out of 12 metros reported larger payrolls.

The most significant drop in joblessness was in Decatur.

It fell to 8.2 percent, compared with 12.4 percent in October of last year.

The Danville rate also fell sharply, from 12.5 percent to 8.5 percent. The Illinois jobless rate for October was 6.6 percent.

– The Daily Chronicle

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A visitor examines an original copy of the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 20 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. The address is part of “Undying Words: Lincoln 18581865,” a new exhibition at the library on Lincoln’s greatest speeches.

Snow makes holiday travel ‘a little hairy’

By FRANK ELTMAN The Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. – A mix of rain and snow rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday just as millions of Americans began the big Thanksgiving getaway, grounding hundreds of flights and turning highways hazardous along the congested Washington-to-Boston corridor.

By early afternoon, more than 600 flights had been canceled, the bulk of them in the Northeast, during what is typically one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

Thousands of flight delays were also expected as the snow from the nor’easter piled up.

Some travelers tried to change their plans and catch earlier flights to beat the storm, and major airlines waived their re-booking fees. But most planes were already filled.

Numerous traffic accidents were reported across the Northeast, where by midafternoon the line between rain and snow ran roughly along Interstate 95, the chief route between Washington and Boston.

Schools and businesses also closed in some areas, and state government offices let workers go home early.

Pat Green and her husband drove from Saugerties, New York, to the Albany airport for the first leg of their trip to San Francisco.

She said the drive on the New York State Thruway was “a little hairy,” but they made it, and their flight was on schedule so far.

“It was snowing so hard you couldn’t see the car ahead of you,” she said. “We slowed down so we were fine. We also give ourselves a lot of extra time.”

Major Northeast cities were likely to see moderate to heavy rain most of the

day, although New York could see 1 to 4 inches of snow, and its northern suburbs 6 to 8 inches, the National Weather Service said.

Higher elevations west of the I-95 corridor could see as much as 6 to 12 inches.

Dan Albert hoped to beat the snow as he, his wife and 15-year-old daughter refueled their SUV on Wednesday morning along Interstate 81 in Hagerstown, Maryland, about halfway between their Greensboro, North Carolina, home and their Thanksgiving destination in Mahwah, New Jersey.

“Traffic was fine last night, no problems at all, but today’s going to be a real booger,” Albert said. But he added: “Got to see the folks.

We only get to see them once a year. Got to muscle through it, right?”

At a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike, tired families grabbed cups of coffee and breakfasts of pizza and fried chicken before heading back to the slushy road.

Abdullah Masud, a lawyer who lives in Kuwait, was heading from Boston to Washington with a cousin.

“We were originally planning on leaving Wednesday morning, but when we heard about the snowstorm we changed our mind and left Tuesday night. But I don’t think it made that much of a difference,” he said, noting the heavy traffic.

By early afternoon, airlines had canceled more than 10 percent of their flights at Philadelphia, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports.

The wintry weather was not confined to the Northeast. An Alberta clipper left many highways in North and South Dakota slick, and a winter storm warning was issued for parts of Minnesota.

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Colorado mastodon bones show ancient, warmer Earth

NATION BRIEF Researchers discover ‘pre-cancers’ in blood Many older people silently harbor a blood “pre-cancer” – a gene mutation acquired during their lifetime that could start them on the path to leukemia, lymphoma or other blood disease, scientists have discovered. It opens a new frontier on early detection and possibly someday preventing these cancers, which become more common with age.

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it raises the risk of that more than tenfold. It also increases the chance of a heart attack or stroke, and of dying from any cause over the next four to eight years.

“We are hopeful that someday we would be able to use this as a screening test and identify individuals who are at risk,” said one study leader, Dr. Benjamin Ebert of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

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It also means that figuring out the impacts of human-produced greenhouse gases combined with natural changes might be more complicated than previously thought. “The point is ... if we haven’t seen all the natural variability in the system and we are causing warming, where are we going?”

Miller said.

The Colorado site can point to clues about how life adapts to climate change – but it doesn’t answer the question, according

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“It shows an example of a world that’s that warm and shows us some manifest examples of how animals react to that,” said Ted Scambos, lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado. “What we’re headed for is kind of a different situation where we’re turning the knob way up on climate in a very short period of time.”

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Evidence left behind by mastodons, mammoths, giant sloths and huge bison – along with insects, plants, pollen and other animals – offers a glimpse at how ancient animalS adapted to climate change.

Among their findings: The warmer weather allowed forests to reach about 2,500 feet farther up the mountainside than today’s tree line, which is about 11,500 feet above sea level at the research site. Forests also may have been denser, and smaller trees and grasslands might have been more widespread amid drier conditions.

A team of 47 scientists has been studying material unearthed four years ago near Snowmass, a town just outside Aspen, when a bulldozer was enlarging a reservoir. The researchers published their first big batch of data in the journal Quaternary Research in November.

“The site is spectacular because it has a single continuous pile of sediment from the most recent interglacial period,” about 120,000 years ago, when conditions were similar to the present, said Ian Miller, chairman of the Earth Sciences Department at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He is co-director of the museum’s Snowmastodon Project, which is sifting through the material.

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A researcher simulates a check done for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System at the FBI’s criminal justice center Nov. 18 in Bridgeport, W.Va. NICS did about 58,000 checks on a typical day in 2013. That surged to 145,000 on Black Friday last year.

FBI data show thousands of gun sales beat checks

By MATT STROUD The Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – More gun sales than ever are slipping through the federal background check system – 186,000 last year, a rate of 512 gun sales a day, as states fail to consistently provide thorough, real-time updates on criminal and mental histories to the FBI. At no time of year is this problem more urgent. This Friday opens the busiest season for gun purchases, when requests for background checks speed up to nearly two a second, testing the limits of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS. The stakes are high: In the U.S., there are already nine guns for every 10 people, and someone is killed with a firearm every 16 minutes. Mass shootings are happening every few weeks.

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Much of the responsibility for preventing criminals and the mentally ill from buying guns is shouldered by about 500 men and women who run the system from inside the FBI’s criminal justice center, a gray office building with concrete walls and mirrored windows just outside Bridgeport, West Virginia.

By federal law, NICS researchers must race against the clock: They have until the end of the third business day following an attempted firearm purchase to determine whether or not a buyer is eligible.

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Tensions around racial inequality arise • FERGUSON Continued from page A1 documents reveals numerous examples of statements made during the shooting investigation that were inconsistent, fabricated or provably wrong.

Prosecutors exposed these inconsistencies before the jurors, which likely influenced their decision not to indict Wilson in Brown’s death. Bob McCulloch, the St. Louis County prosecutor, said the grand jury had to weigh testimony that conflicted with physical evidence and conflicting statements by witnesses as it decided whether Wilson should face charges.

“Many witnesses to the shooting of Michael Brown made statements inconsistent with other statements they made and also conflicting with the physical evidence. Some were completely refuted by the physical evidence,” McCulloch said.

The decision Monday not to charge Wilson with any crime set off more violent protests in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson and around the country, many by people claiming the unarmed black teenager was shot while peacefully surrendering to the white officer.

Brown’s death has been followed by months of tension in this majority African American city, and some of the details have become intertwined with what many see as an abuse of power and a symbol of racial inequality in America.

Media coverage of the aftermath made it into the grand jury proceedings. Before some witnesses testified, prosecutors showed jurors clips of the same people making statements on TV. Inconsistencies began almost immediately after the shooting, from people in the neighborhood, the friend walking with Brown during the encounter and even one woman who authorities suggested probably wasn’t at the scene at the time.

Jurors also were presented with dueling versions from Wilson and Dorian Johnson, who was walking with Brown during the Aug. 9 confrontation. Johnson painted Wilson as provoking the violence, while Wilson said Brown was the aggressor. But Johnson also declared on TV, in a clip played for the grand jury, that Wilson fired at least one shot at his friend while Brown was running away: “It struck my friend in the back.”

Testifying to the grand jury, Johnson said the shot he described caused Brown’s body to “do like a jerking movement, not to where it looked like he got hit in his back, but I knew, it maybe could have grazed him, but he definitely made

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By KELVIN CHAN The Associated Press HONG KONG – Police arrested key student leaders as they cleared the most volatile of Hong Kong’s three pro-democracy protest camps on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the 2-month-old movement in the former British colony.

On the second day of the operation, police in helmets swiftly removed metal barricades, tents, canopies and other obstructions in Mong Kok, a crowded, blue-collar neighborhood that has been the flash point of earlier clashes.

Two other protest zones remain in place: a sprawling main camp next to government headquarters on the edge of the financial district and a smaller site in the Causeway Bay shopping district.

Protesters scattered and traffic started flowing on Nathan Road after the clearance operation finished up by mid-afternoon. But large crowds returned to the area hours later, met by police preventing them from trying to retake the street.

Mong Kok has been home to a more raucous and aggressive group of protesters than at the two other sites. Previous efforts to clear the area have backfired, sending more people into the streets in the evening to confront police.

Police spokesman Steve Hui said a total of 148 people were arrested, including 55 for contempt of court and obstructing officers carrying out the court-ordered barricade removals over two days.

In chaotic pepper spray-fueled clashes that ensued after Tuesday’s barricade removal, police arrested 93 more for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, unlawful assembly and possessing offensive weapons.

Among those arrested Wednesday were protest leaders Joshua Wong, the 18-yearold head of the Scholarism

group, and 21-year-old Lester Shum, deputy secretary general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students. The two groups have played important roles in organizing the protest movement.

“After the clearance operation we don’t have a leader,” said protester Ken Lee, 19, who quit his job at a restaurant in October after the protests erupted and spent his days in Mong Kok. “It all depends on what happens tonight, if the majority of the people want to reoccupy the area or go to another location.”

The protesters are demanding that Hong Kong’s government scrap a plan mandated by China’s Communist leaders to use a panel of Beijing-friendly elites to screen candidates for the territory’s top leader in inaugural 2017 elections. The arrest of the popular student leaders could reinvigorate the protest movement, which has been losing steam as the Hong Kong government’s apparent strategy of waiting out the protesters left them with few options.

Organizers estimated that as many as 200,000 people took to the semiautonomous Chinese city’s streets at the start of the protests, but numbers have since dwindled sharply, along with public support.

In the latest push, police were acting to help enforce a court injunction granted to taxi drivers to remove obstructions along Mong Kok’s Nathan Road. On Tuesday authorities enforced a separate injunction to clear a smaller part of the Mong Kok site.

Also Wednesday, Hong Kong police said seven officers have been arrested for assault in connection with the Oct. 15 beating of protester Ken Tsang, who was caught on camera being kicked and punched in a dark corner while handcuffed during a violent nighttime clash.

Community looks to stay positive despite negatives • VIGIL Continued from page A3 DeKalb because we have a lot of positive things happening in our community, positive dialogue between police and the community,” Kenney said.

“However, there are still people in our community who still suffer from injustices.”

Some of the tensions between races occur because people do not interact with those of a different race, said Jeff Kow-

alski, who also made remarks.

Kowalski said his wife had an African-American roommate who introduced both of them to other African-Americans whom they befriended.

Kowalski said he was disheartened by the events in Ferguson.

“It saddens me deeply that after all of these years and after all of these efforts to bridge these gaps that we’re still in many ways confronting these fundamental problems,” he said.

a jerking movement.”

The physical evidence ultimately showed that Brown’s back wasn’t struck.

Other witness accounts also were clearly wrong. One woman, who said she was smoking a cigarette with a friend nearby, claimed she saw a second police officer in the passenger seat of Wilson’s vehicle. When quizzed by a prosecutor, she elaborated: The officer was white, “middle age or young” and in uniform. She said she was positive there was a second officer – but there was not.

Another woman testified that she saw Brown leaning through the officer’s window “from his navel up,” with his hand moving up and down, as if he were punching the officer. But when the same witness returned to testify again on another day, she said she suffers from mental disorder, has racist views and that she has trouble distinguishing the truth from things she had read online.

Prosecutors suggested the woman had fabricated the entire incident, and wasn’t even at the scene the day of the shooting.

Another witness had told the FBI after the shooting that he saw Wilson shoot Brown in the back, and then stand over his prone body to finish him off. But in his grand jury testimony, this witness, acknowledged that he had not seen that part of the shooting, and that what he told the FBI was “based on me being where I’m from and that can be the only assumption that I have.”

The witness, who lives in the predominantly black neighborhood where Brown was killed, also acknowledged that he changed his story to fit details of the autopsy that he had learned about on TV. “So it was after you learned that the things you said you saw couldn’t have happened that way, then you changed your story about what you seen?” a prosecutor asserted.

“Yeah, to coincide with what really happened,” the witness replied.

Another man, describing himself as a friend of Brown’s, told a federal investigator that he heard the first gunshot, looked out his window and saw an officer with a gun drawn and Brown “on his knees with his hands in the air.”

He added: “I seen him shoot him in the head.”

When later pressed by the investigator, the friend said he hadn’t seen the actual shooting because he was walking down the stairs at the time, and instead had heard details from someone in the apartment complex.

“What you are saying you saw isn’t forensically possible based on the evidence,” the investigator told the friend.

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DeKalb firefighter-paramedic Don Zuniga makes a mixed drink order during the annual Tip a Firefighter event at Fatty’s Pub and Grille in DeKalb on Wednesday. The money raised from the event will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Fatty’s Pub and Grille hosts event annually • FIREFIGHTERS Continued from page A1 supporting this.”

Firefighters hold the event on Thanksgiving eve, which Thornton said brings something positive to a night known to bring out large crowds to drink.

The holidays in general tend to involve more imbibing, which is why the DeKalb Police Department will conduct extra patrols over the holiday to target seat belt violations and drunk drivers.

Most people come to order beer from the firefighters. For any more complicated drinks – and for keeping track of money – they turn to Shannon Egler, who worked at Fatty’s for years before leaving two years ago.

Egler said she volunteers annually to help the firefighters serve about 100 people who come during the four-hour event.

“It’s another way to support them,” Egler said.

“They’re just a good group of people.”

The event brought firefighter paramedic Don Zuniga back to his college days when he tended bar.

He said his skills started returning as the night went on – pouring just enough beer into a glass and paying attention to people waving money around.

Fatty’s owner, Jeff Dobie, said he invites the group back every year because it’s important to support firefighters and police.

Dobie works with Mike Hoard, a sales supervisor for Euclid Beverage, who donates prizes for the firefighters to raffle and bring in more donations.

“These guys are great, and any time you can honor police or firefighters, you should,” Dobie said. “And, for some reason, men in uniform get better tips than I would.”

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Monkaba said she spoke with the Spearman family in August and instantly empathized with them. Monkaba’s own son, who is 20 years old, has Williams syndrome.

“I know exactly what these children are going through,” she said. “To at least ease some of that burden, for years I thought, ‘I wish we could do that.’ ” Tyler Elementary kindergarten teacher Kate Cardella also had the idea to create Team Jordan T-shirts, which

some of the staff has bought.

One of Jordan’s teachers, Kat Schnorr, owns a Team Jordan shirt. Schnorr, who has taught Jordan since August 2013, said she is using Jordan’s story to teach her special education class about the importance of giving. The class plans to make cards for Jordan when he leaves and will even video call with Jordan while he is in the hospital, Schnorr said.

“It’s been really, really exciting to see everyone rally around and give something back to someone that is in our school and someone they care about and know,” Schnorr said. “We’re a family here.”

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Medicaid will cover the cost of the surgery itself, and Spearman said enough donations have been raised to pay for food for the family and diapers for their 1-year-old daughter. The Williams Syndrome Association is paying for rental car costs, and the Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation is paying for a vacation home for the family to live in while they are in California.

However, for Spearman, the most moving donations came from Tyler Elementary.

Last month, children in the 27-student fifth-grade class at Tyler had the idea to sell rubber band bracelets, keychains, rings and necklaces to benefit Jordan’s cause. They raised just shy of $400 by sacrificing either recess or lunch time to sell the bracelets, said fifthgrade teacher Dianne Carlson.

“It was all the kids’ idea,” Carlson said. “It was their suggestion. I helped put it together, but it was completely their idea.”

Carlson turned the fundraiser into an economics lesson. Each student had a job, such as being a producer or taking inventory, and they learned about counting money, she said. Some children even made their own T-shirts to show support when they sold bracelets, Carlson said.

When Spearman found out about the effort, he said he cried.

“They were so amazing,” he said. “It brought me to tears. My wife and I are moved beyond mere words.

What they did ... it was just awe-inspiring.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR one steals material goods from us, we recognize it. Our safety and security is gone, but we To the Editor: America’s a good place to live. It take action to restore it. Problem has more civil liberties and mate- solved. But what happens when rial comforts than the majority of the thieves are politicians and the world. In America, a backyard corporations stealing our voice?

What happens when the theft is is not a warzone, females can so massive it seems like peace of be educated, and no one goes to mind is nowhere in sight? Do we prison for their religious beliefs. say the task is too big, or do we America is rich in many ways; fight? I say fight. It is the responbut it is not at its full potential. sibility of every American to make A brick wall stands in America’s those bricks fall. way. That brick wall is theft, and Theodore Roosevelt once said, it must be broken down.

“If we condone political theft, Theft is nothing out of the ordi- our civilization cannot endure.” nary for many of us. When some- If we take a minute to look at

Anti-Corruption Act can stop political theft

the world, we see Roosevelt was right. The educational and health care systems are suffering, and the environment is in crisis because politicians are accepting bribes from corporations they need to regulate.

A study from Princeton researcher Martin Gilens and Northwestern researcher Benjamin Page support these findings. As Gilens and Page write, “the preferences of the average American appear to have a miniscule, statistically, non-significant impact upon public policy.”

As a registered voter, I cannot accept that. My opinion must

count.

Fortunately, there is the American Anti-Corruption Act. It has the “bull-dozers” that will break down that brick wall. Once it is in place, politicians can no longer take money from special interest groups, lobbyist contributions will have an 80 percent reduction, and every American will have a $100 tax voucher to donate in elections. America will reach its full potential. It begins by holding the politicians accountable.

Rhonda Parsons Represent.Us Rockford

Prepare for Obamacare’s collapse Fear of disruption has long dominated the politics of health care. People seem to have a strong, and reasonable, preference that their health-insurance arrangements not be upended by the ideological schemes of politicians.

That’s been an obstacle to left-wing dreams of a single-payer system and rightwing dreams of an individually based market to replace the insurance most people get from their employer. The Affordable Care Act took its worst P.R. hit when President Barack Obama’s promise that people who liked their existing insurance could keep it turned out to be false.

But there may be more upending ahead.

Several million Americans could find their health insurance becoming vastly more expensive if the Supreme Court rules against the Obama administration in a pending case. That’s what the court should do, but the elected branches of government need to develop contingency plans to deal with the affected people.

The problem is the fault of the administration and its supporters. Obamacare, their most cherished accomplishment, authorizes tax credits to help people buy insurance on exchanges established by state governments. Because political resistance to the law has been longer-lasting and more widespread than advocates anticipated, however, 36 states didn’t establish exchanges. The federal government stepped in and set up exchanges for the residents of those states, as the law allowed. But the law nowhere says that the government can offer tax credits to help buy plans on those federal exchanges.

The initial instinct of the Internal Revenue Service was to follow the law, and not provide the credits. The White House insisted that it barrel ahead. The court ought to rule that that the IRS can’t rewrite statutes to suit the administration’s preferences. If it does that, however, it will create hardship for people who get their coverage

VIEWS Ramesh Ponnuru through federal exchanges and could lose their tax credits. Many of them would no longer be able to afford insurance.

At that point, Republicans will have three basic choices.

The first is one that Democrats will presumably demand: that Republicans end the hardship. State legislators and governors will be pressured to create exchanges to get their residents qualified for the tax credits, and Congress will be asked to amend the law. This would solve the immediate problem. But Republicans would and should be loath to go along because it would involve expanding a program they consider a colossal mistake.

The second choice would be to do nothing, watch a lot of people suffer, and say that it’s the administration’s fault and not something they’re obliged to do anything about. I suspect that much of the public will, in fact, blame the administration. But Republicans also will look bad if they take this stance, and may find that the pressure to do something grows and grows. In the interim, many people will have been yanked around by the government.

The third choice, which I favor, would be for Republicans to pass bills that take care of the affected people while advancing a much more conservative and sensible set of health-care reforms. The solution, that is, is for Republicans to begin to make good on their promise to replace Obamacare.

James Capretta and Yuval Levin have recently outlined what a conservative Obamacare replacement could look like.

Their plan involves lower spending, lower taxes, and lower premiums than Obamacare, contains no mandates or essential-benefits package, and offers more

protection against catastrophic medical expenses. A similar plan has been estimated to provide coverage for slightly more people than the Affordable Care Act does. And the authors have explained how we could transition from Obamacare to the new system while reducing the difficulty, cost and inconvenience for current beneficiaries.

Republicans haven’t embraced this plan en masse. But the soon-to-be-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Orrin Hatch, has sponsored very similar legislation, and the soon-to-be-chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Paul Ryan, has endorsed comparable ideas.

If Republicans did unite behind this approach, the administration would surely oppose it. But Obama would be in a pretty weak position to bargain. Much of Obamacare would have just self-destructed due to its own design flaws and lack of public support, and Republicans would be offering a way to advance the law’s stated goal of assuring coverage – if not in the highly prescriptive and centralized manner the White House prefers.

Democrats’ favored lines of attack on Republicans over health care – that they have no alternative, that they would take people off the insurance rolls – would have been neutralized.

Would Republicans respond to the court this way? Will they start co-sponsoring and talking up this legislation now in preparation for a possible ruling? It would be the right thing to do and it would be in their interests.

So probably not.

• Ramesh Ponnuru (rponnuru@ bloomberg.net), a Bloomberg View columnist, is a senior editor for National Review, where he has covered national politics for 18 years, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a resident fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.

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Charles Dickens once wrote: “Reflect on your present blessings, on which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

Some people joyfully welcome Thanksgiving as the start of an eagerly awaited holiday season, and can quickly and easily tick off many reasons to be thankful. Others, often through circumstances not of their making, find even cracking a smile hard to do, and relate more to Dickens’ Scrooge than the above quote.

Research suggests that simply being thankful can help one find that smile. In her 2008 book, “The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want,” psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky found that simply counting one’s blessings – either privately or through expressions of appreciation to others – actually created happy feelings.

Moreover, a study reported in the 2003 edition of the “Journal of Personality and Social Psychology” said people who focused on gratitude and the positive forces in their lives had greater well-being. These individuals were not only happier, they were healthier and had tighter social bonds.

Perhaps the Pilgrims were onto something.

As one might guess, ship travel across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620 was less than pleasant, yet once the Pilgrims arrived at their destination, they offered thanks, even though two of their members had died and most were sick. By the end of their first winter on American soil, half of that original group had died.

Yet, after their first harvest a year later, they celebrated for three days, despite hardships, loss of loved ones and the fact they were dining on unfamiliar foods with strangers in a new land.

If you’re still coming up short on blessings and reasons for gratitude, consider this: We live in a country that sets aside – as a national holiday – 24 hours once a year just to give thanks.

Now that is a blessing to count.

ANOTHER VIEW

St. Louis prosecutor made matters worse The St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict the white police officer who in August shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, would have generated widespread anger and disappointment in any case. But the county prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, made matters infinitely worse by handling this sensitive investigation in the worst way.

First, he refused to step aside in favor of a special prosecutor who could have been appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri. He further undermined public confidence by taking a highly unorthodox approach to the grand jury proceeding. Instead of conducting an investigation and then presenting the case and a recommendation of charges to the grand jury, his office shifted its job to the grand jury. It made no recommendation on whether to indict the officer, Darren Wilson, but left it to the jurors to wade through masses of evidence to determine whether there was probable cause to file charges against Officer Wilson for Brown’s killing.

Under ordinary circumstances, grand jury hearings can be concluded within days. The proceeding in this case lasted an astonishing three months. And since grand jury proceedings are held in secret, the drawnout process fanned suspicions that McCulloch was deliberately carrying on a trial out of public view, for the express purpose of exonerating Officer Wilson.

If all this weren’t bad enough, McCulloch took a reckless approach to announcing the grand jury’s finding. He made it late in the evening, when darkness had placed law enforcement agencies at a serious disadvantage as they tried to control the angry crowds that had been drawn into the streets. McCulloch’s announcement sounded more like a defense of Officer Wilson than a neutral summary of the facts.

For the black community of Ferguson, the killing of Michael Brown was the last straw in a long train of abuses that they have suffered daily at the hands of the local police. News accounts have strongly suggested, for example, that the police in St. Louis County’s many municipalities systematically target poor and minority citizens for street and traffic stops – partly to generate fines – which has the effect of both bankrupting and criminalizing whole communities. In this context, the police are justifiably seen as an alien, occupying force that is synonymous with state-sponsored abuse.

The case resonated across the country because the killing of young black men by police is a common feature of African-American life.

This point was underscored last month in a grim report by ProPublica, showing that young black males in recent years were at a far greater risk – 21 times greater – of being shot dead by police than young white men.

These statistics reflect the fact that many police officers see black men as expendable figures on the urban landscape, not quite human beings. We get a flavor of this in Officer Wilson’s grand jury testimony, when he describes Michael Brown as a soulless behemoth who was “almost bulking up to run through the shots, like it was making him mad that I’m shooting at him.”

President Barack Obama was on the mark last night when he said, “We need to recognize that this is not just an issue for Ferguson, this is an issue for America.”

The rioting that scarred the streets of St. Louis County – and the outrage that continues to reverberate across the country – underlines this inescapable point.

It shows once again that distrust of law enforcement presents a grave danger to the civic fabric of the United States.

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Weibrecht chases World Cup podium finish COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – The end of a ski season usually brings another surgery for Andrew Weibrecht followed by weeks and weeks of recovery.

No operations this summer, though. Not one ache or pain, either.

It’s been ages since he’s felt this good.

Weibrecht’s confidence is healed, too. But that’s expected, because he did capture a surprise silver in the super-G at the Sochi Olympics in February. That medal pairs nicely with his bronze from the Vancouver Games – both encased in glass and on display at his family’s resort in Lake Placid, New York.

Healthy for once heading into a season, Weibrecht chases after an omission from his portfolio – a World Cup podium finish. In 99 career starts, the hard-charging skier nicknamed “War Horse” has yet to finish better than seventh.

– Wire report

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Sycamore’s Brian Johnston wrestles La Salle-Peru’s Jacob Nolan in the 138-pound weight class during a meet Wednesday at Sycamore High School.

Fast starters Sycamore earns three victories in opening quad

By EDDIE CARIFIO ecarifio@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – It came down to the final wrestling match, and in the first period Sycamore’s last hope for a win was in physical pain, blood trickling from his nose.

That didn’t stop Brian Johnston from picking up a pin to give the Spartans a 38-34 win over Hampshire on Wednesday, one of three wins for Sycamore in the season-opening quad.

“He almost used all his blood time,” Sycamore coach Brian Davis said.

“And then he just didn’t hold on to win. He went back out and finished the match where he easily could have said ‘My nose hurts, I’m done.’ And it was a match we needed to win.”

Hampshire (1-3) handed the Spartans (3-0) four forfeits and were down 32-16 heading into the final six bouts.

The Whip-Purs took a 34-32 lead in the second-to-last match, setting up the 138-pound clash to be the decider.

Johnston got an early takedown

Sycamore’s Artimus Cunningham (front) wrestles against La Salle-Peru’s Collin Gailrah in the 152-pound weight class Wednesday. but suffered the bloody nose late in the period while still on top against Hampshire’s Josh Bybee.

Even though he was in visible pain for the rest of the match, he picked up another takedown and a nearfall in the second, and picked up the pin in the third after and escape and a takedown.

Davis said that sort of match is good to have early in the year.

“The kids on the bench kept asking,‘What’s the score? What’s the score?’ ” Davis said. “It means they’re

into it. They want to know what’s going on. They knew it was close.”

Even without the forfeits, Davis said he felt his Spartans might still have come away with the win.

“There were some of those matches we probably would have won if they had a guy,” Davis said. “We’re not going to give back any of those wins.”

Johnston lost his first match of

So the 5-6 Bears roll into Motown for their Thanksgiving Day meeting with the 7-4 Detroit Lions on a two-game winning streak while the Lions have dropped their past two.

There is that.

The good news for the Bears, for the most part, stops there. This is a different Lions football team under first-year head coach Jim Caldwell than the Jim Schwartz clubs Bears fans became used to in recent seasons.

You like common opponents?

The Lions are 5-3 against the Panthers, Packers, Jets, Bills, Vikings, Falcons, Dolphins and Patriots, against whom the Bears are 3-6. They beat the Packers, 24-7, while Green Bay has outscored the Bears 93-31 in the Bears’ two losses.

The 34-9 beating the Lions took from New England this past Sunday after the Pats pasted the Bears, 51-23, four weeks ago is about the only thing these two have in common this year.

Detroit certainly is not unbeatable, however, and although one would think they’d have an extra homefield advantage on Thanksgiving, their victory over the Packers, who were without Aaron Rodgers last year, snapped a nine-game Lions Thanksgiving Day losing streak.

If the Bears are to pull off the upset, they almost certainly will have to do it with defense and special teams because Detroit’s defense has been dominant for most of this season.

The Lions’ offense, on the other hand, is vulnerable.

Detroit ranks 21st in total offense, just 30th in rushing and only the Jaguars, Raiders, Jets and Titans have scored fewer than the Lions’ 17.8 points-agame average.

The Lions’ biggest problem has been the gimpy knee of receiver Calvin Johnson, who has missed three games and has only 38 catches for 578 yards and three touchdowns.

Golden Tate, who was signed away from the Seahawks in free agency to complement Johnson, has been outstanding with 72 catches and 1,047 yards.

But without Johnson, the Lions just aren’t good in the red zone.

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BULLS ANALYSIS

Coddling of Rose may be ending

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com The company line for the Bulls is alive and well. It has to be to protect – Derrick Rose.

“It’s important, everybody’s health, to tell you the truth, and a hamstring is nothing to play with because that could lead to other things,” Bulls guard/forward Jimmy Butler said after the game Tuesday regarding Rose’s early exit. “He’s very smart and doing the right thing. We need him long term, not short term.”

If it were tightness in

Next at Boston, noon Friday, CSN, AM-1000 Rose’s left hamstring, that comment would fly. Maybe.

But if it were tightness in his confidence with a slight strain of interest, stretching and ice won’t heal that.

A 114-109 loss to the Nuggets in Denver was the worst-case scenario for the Bulls’ organization. Not on the scoreboard, but in the $94.8 million investment they have in Rose.

Their star point guard is broken, and not just physically. Privately, several in the organization expressed the fear this summer that Rose’s mind wouldn’t allow his body to do what it needed to do. That’s why his participation with Team USA was so critical. FIBA was supposed to fix that. It looks as if it was a mere Band-Aid. Whether it’s a lack of confidence after two season-ending knee surgeries or the voices around him that have hitched their fortunes to his success – or likely

See BULLS, page B2

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Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson pursues a loose ball with Bulls guard Derrick Rose on Tuesday night in Denver.

2 SPORTS • Thursday, November 27, 2014 • Section B • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com LOCAL SCHEDULE

NFL

FRIDAY

NATIONAL CONFERENCE Green Bay Detroit Bears Minnesota

College football Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 10 a.m.

Boys basketball Sycamore at Leland G. Stromborn tournament, Sycamore DeKalb at Boylan Invite Kaneland at Batavia Thanksgiving tournament Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock at Oregon tournament Hiawatha at Ashton-Franklin Classic Indian Creek at Westminster Tournament, Elgin Girls basketball DeKalb at Warhawk tournament, Waubonsie Valley Sycamore at Limestone tournament

Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington Atlanta New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay Arizona Seattle San Francisco St. Louis

SPORTS BRIEFS NIU men’s hoops loses big at Iowa Northern Illinois sophomore guard Aaric Armstead scored 13 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team lost, 70-49, at Iowa on Wednesday.

NIU redshirt senior forward Jordan Threloff added nine points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (2-1), who shot only 27.9 percent from the floor.

Iowa (4-2) blocked 12 shots.

The Huskies return home to host Maine (0-4) on Sunday.

NIU women’s hoops fall to Eastern Illinois Amanda Corral was the only Huskie to score more than five points as the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team lost, 55-46, Wednesday at Eastern Illinois.

Corral scored 24 for the Huskies (1-3). Sabina Oroszova and Erica Brown scored 16 each for EIU (2-3).The Huskies play again Saturday at the Lady Rebel roundup in Las Vegas. They face South Dakota State at 4:30 p.m.

Kishwaukee men’s hoops down MCC Mike Burns scored 20 to help the Kishwaukee men’s basketball team win at McHenry County College, 9468, Tuesday.

Andre Harris scored 17 and grabbed eight rebounds.

The Kougars (8-0) host Prairie State at 3 p.m. Saturday.

–Staff reports

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PF 342 292 233 217

PA 275 240 294 273

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PA 281 286 300 300

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE North L T Pct PF 3 1 .682 246 4 0 .636 295 4 0 .636 288 4 0 .636 242 East W L T Pct PF New England 9 2 0 .818 357 Miami 6 5 0 .545 285 Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 200 N.Y. Jets 2 8 0 .200 174 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 333 Houston 5 6 0 .455 242 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 192 Jacksonville 1 10 0 .091 161 West W L T Pct PF Denver 8 3 0 .727 332 Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 261 San Diego 7 4 0 .636 245 Oakland 1 10 0 .091 176 Today’s Games Bears at Detroit, 11:30 a.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Tennessee at Houston, noon Oakland at St. Louis, noon Carolina at Minnesota, noon Washington at Indianapolis, noon Cleveland at Buffalo, noon San Diego at Baltimore, noon N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, noon Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, noon New Orleans at Pittsburgh, noon Arizona at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland

SATURDAY Women’s basketball Northern Illinois vs. South Dakota St., 4:30 p.m. at UNLV College wrestling Northern Illinois at Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals, at Troy. N.Y.: vs. West Virginia, 8:30 a.m., vs. Binghamton, 10:30 a.m., vs. Sacred Heart, 3:30 p.m.

Boys basketball Sycamore at Leland G. Stromborn tournament, Sycamore DeKalb at Boylan Invite Kaneland at Batavia Thanksgiving tournament Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock at Oregon tournament Hiawatha at Ashton-Franklin Classic Indian Creek at Westminster Tournament, Elgin Girls basketball DeKalb at Warhawk tournament, Waubonsie Valley Sycamore at Limestone tournament Prep wrestling DeKalb, McHenry, York, Mundelein at McHenry East Campus, 9 a.m.

Burlington Central, Freeport, Wheaton Warrenville South at Kaneland, 10 a.m.

Boys bowling Sycamore at Harlem tournament 9 a.m.

Girls bowling Sycamore at Wildcat Invitational, Plainfield Central, 9 a.m.

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Colorado defenseman Nate Guenin (left) tries to slow down Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews in the second period Wednesday in Denver.

BLACKHAWKS 3, AVALANCHE 2

Bickell’s late goal lifts Blackhawks over Avalanche The ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER – Bryan Bickell scored late in the third period and the Blackhawks overcame strong goaltending from Calvin Pickard to beat the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, Wednesday

night.

Corey Crawford made 27 saves, and Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw also scored for the Hawks. Patrick Kane had three assists.

Pickard, making his first start after winning two games

in relief of Reto Berra, kept Colorado in the game with a career-high 42 saves. He left for an extra skater with 2:15 remaining, but Colorado couldn’t tie it.

Ryan O’Reilly and Max Talbot scored for the Avalanche, who had won two consecutive

games.

Colorado tied it 2-all on O’Reilly’s third goal of the season at 3:36 of the third. The Hawks stepped up the pressure but Pickard kept it a tie game until Bickell’s go-ahead goal at 14:43.

CUBS

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

Continued from page B1 both – Rose has played like a skipping stone across the water. A few splash plays, a ripple and then a quiet sink to the bottom.

His first few minutes in the game against the Nuggets were almost sad.

Ty Lawson ripped the ball from Rose with the ease of stealing candy from a child, and then went around Rose at will on the defensive end.

A tight hamstring to start the second half? How about a well-deserved benching from

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NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Nashville 21 14 5 2 St. Louis 22 14 6 2 Blackhawks 21 12 8 1 Winnipeg 23 11 9 3 Minnesota 20 12 8 0 Dallas 22 9 9 4 Colorado 22 8 9 5 Pacific Division GP W L OT Anaheim 23 14 4 5 Vancouver 22 15 6 1 Calgary 23 13 8 2 Los Angeles 22 11 6 5 San Jose 23 10 9 4 Arizona 23 9 11 3 Edmonton 22 6 14 2

Pts 30 30 25 25 24 22 21

GF 61 59 63 49 58 64 57

GA 45 46 44 53 44 74 70

Pts 33 31 28 27 24 21 14

GF 63 67 73 60 62 57 51

GA 56 61 64 53 64 71 77

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 23 16 6 1 33 61 57 22 14 6 2 30 77 60 21 11 5 5 27 59 52 23 13 9 1 27 59 57 21 11 8 2 24 67 63 21 10 7 4 24 58 56 19 7 6 6 20 41 51 21 6 13 2 14 36 70 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 20 14 4 2 30 72 46 N.Y. Islanders 21 15 6 0 30 69 57 N.Y. Rangers 20 9 7 4 22 57 58 Washington 20 9 8 3 21 56 54 New Jersey 22 9 10 3 21 53 63 Philadelphia 20 8 9 3 19 57 61 Carolina 20 6 11 3 15 48 62 Columbus 21 6 13 2 14 51 76 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Wednesday’s Results Blackhawks 3, Colorado 2 Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 2, OT Detroit 5, Philadelphia 2 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Florida 1, Carolina 0 Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 3, OT Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 0 Calgary at San Jose (n) Today’s Game Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games Blackhawks at Anaheim, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, noon N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m.

Winnipeg at Boston, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Detroit at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Results Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2, SO Nashville 4, Los Angeles 3, SO Winnipeg 4, Columbus 2 Dallas 3, Edmonton 2 Colorado 4, Arizona 3, OT Vancouver 2, New Jersey 0 Anaheim 3, Calgary 2

Montreal Tampa Bay Detroit Boston Toronto Ottawa Florida Buffalo

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE AP file photo

Workers use hoses to keep dust down as construction equipment starts to take big bites out of Wrigley Field’s outfield walls Oct. 16 in Chicago. main, which was scheduled to be completed last month, is still underway because the city’s department of water management determined the aging main needed to be replaced. And Green said it’s unclear when that will be completed.

In addition to recent freezing temperatures, high winds Monday caused a one-day work stoppage.

The biggest problem created with the delays involves the wait to start foundation work to support the new structure, Green said, with new concrete requir-

ing three weeks to cure before framework can be erected.

The Cubs, who play only three home games before April 13, do not anticipate a lengthy bleacher-seat delay, but aren’t likely to have a sense of a clear timeline for at least several weeks.

Green said the ballpark’s new video board and outfield signage are expected to be in place for the nationally televised, Sunday-night opener against the St. Louis Cardinals.

And regardless of how bad the winter weather might get, one thing’s for sure, he said:

“There is no contingency where we’ll be playing in another ballpark on Opening Night.”

Note: A Joe Maddon reunion with former Tampa Bay bench coach Dave Martinez looked more likely by Wednesday as the Cubs started to explore hiring the former Cub outfielder for new manager Maddon’s staff.

Martinez, who interviewed for the Cubs’ managing vacancy a year ago, became a free agent when he resigned this week from his Tampa Bay coaching job after being passed over for the Ray’s managing job.

Thibodeau told Rose to remain in locker room • BULLS

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Wrigley rebuild hitting snags You can buy an actual piece of last season’s Wrigley Field bleachers from the Cubs.

Get them while you can.

Because that might be the only way to assure even seeing any Wrigley bleachers by next year’s season opener April 5.

Unforeseen problems with a water main and an early blast of bad weather have conspired to delay renovation work on the stadium, forcing the Cubs to make contingency plans for relocating bleacher season-ticket holders in the likely event that the bleachers aren’t ready for the start of the 2015 season.

“We’ve already factored in some weather days, for those sub-zero days and obviously snow,” team spokesman Julian Green said. “We’re doing as much work as possible, even to the extent that we are now working on Saturdays and Sundays. … Now we’ve experienced some delays.”

Green said the Cubs plan to make the call on a temporary seating relocation policy – if necessary – by the time single-game tickets go on sale March 6.

Options include moving bleacher season-ticket holders to grandstand seats, refunds for affected games and credit toward 2016 season tickets, Green said.

“Having said all that, we haven’t made that decision yet,” he said.

The Cubs aren’t ruling out the possibility that lost time can be made up if conditions permit.

But work on moving the block’s underground water

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a coach who sought to save Rose from embarrassment and more mental fatigue?

“The way the game was going, the way we were going, I just felt at that point I wanted to go a different way,” coach Tom Thibodeau said.

“He didn’t re-injure himself or anything like that.”

So at halftime, Thibodeau talked with Rose and told him that was it for the night. And, oh, by the way, stay in the locker room on top of it. Call it a much needed dose of tough love.

Let’s see Thibodeau tell Joakim Noah or Butler to stay in the locker room if they

were healthy enough to play, and listen for the screaming match that would ensue.

Rose meekly agreed.

“Just listening to him, and I agreed with him,” Rose said of the conversation with Thibodeau. “I felt like I wasn’t there the way I wanted to be.

We have a good team. Just gave it a shot with my teammates.”

It’s obvious that Rose has a long way to go to come close to the player he once was. Yet, he and his apologists seem to believe that a switch can be flipped in March and, poof, he’s back.

No, there are no short-cuts.

Rose has to play. He has to grind. He has to believe in the process – and the failures on some nights that will come with it.

“I just know my destiny is big,” a humbled Rose insisted after the game, sounding like a guy trying to talk himself into believing that.

The coddling has to stop.

It finally started to Tuesday.

Thankfully, Thibodeau seems to be the lone adult in the room.

• Joe Cowley covers the Bulls for the Chicago SunTimes. He can be reached at jcowley@suntimes.com.

Central Division W L Pct 9 6 .600 9 7 .563 7 7 .500 6 9 .400 3 12 .200 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 13 2 .867 Brooklyn 6 8 .429 Boston 4 8 .333 New York 4 12 .250 Philadelphia 0 15 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 9 5 .643 Atlanta 7 6 .538 Miami 8 7 .533 Orlando 6 11 .353 Charlotte 4 12 .250 Bulls Milwaukee Cleveland Indiana Detroit

GB — ½ 1½ 3 6 GB — 6½ 7½ 9½ 13 GB — 1½ 1½ 4½ 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 12 2 .857 Houston 12 3 .800 San Antonio 10 4 .714 Dallas 11 5 .688 New Orleans 7 6 .538 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 12 3 .800 Denver 7 8 .467 Utah 5 11 .313 Oklahoma City 4 12 .250 Minnesota 3 10 .231 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 12 2 .857 L.A. Clippers 9 5 .643 Phoenix 10 6 .625 Sacramento 9 6 .600 L.A. Lakers 3 11 .214 Wednesday’s Results Brooklyn 99, Philadelphia 91 Golden State 111, Orlando 96 Portland 105, Charlotte 97 Cleveland 113, Washington 87 Dallas 109, New York 102, OT Toronto 126, Atlanta 115 L.A. Clippers 104, Detroit 98 Oklahoma City 97, Utah 82 Houston 102, Sacramento 89 Milwaukee 103, Minnesota 86 San Antonio 106, Indiana 100 Phoenix 120, Denver 112 Memphis at L.A. Lakers (n) Today No games Friday’s Games Bulls at Boston, noon Golden State at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

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

Dallas at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

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

Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Results Denver 114, Bulls 109 Atlanta 106, Washington 102 Golden State 114, Miami 97 Sacramento 99, New Orleans 89 Milwaukee 98, Detroit 86

GB — ½ 2 2 4½ GB — 5 7½ 8½ 8 GB — 3 3 3½ 9

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com • Section B • Thursday, November 27, 2014 •

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SPORTS 3

BIG TEN FOOTBALL

Running wild

Illini vs.

Wildcats, College ground game reborn an odd rivalry

By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

Kaneland’s Mark Lilly (left) tries to get a shot over Batavia’s Tyler Lovestrand (34) during a Ken Peddy Windmill City Classic game Wednesday in at Batavia. Batavia won, 59-30.

PREP ROUNDUP

Sycamore boys hoops win thriller over Sandwich

By DAILY CHRONICLE sports@daily-chronicle.com After taking a 1-point lead at the end of the first quarter, the Sycamore boys basketball team held off a furious rally by Sandwich to win, 50-49, Wednesday at the 52nd Leland G. Strombom Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament.

Ty Sulaver had 13 points to lead the Spartans, and Colan Treml added 11. Sycamore plays Hampshire at 8 p.m. Friday to conclude pool play.

Indian Creek rolls to win: David Boehne had 14 points to lead Indian Creek to a 69-38 win against Islamic Foundation.

Cooper Gordon had eight points and six assists in the win for the Timberwovles (20).

H-BR loses to Byron: Hinckley-Big Rock lost, 66-31, to Byron at the Oregon tournament.

Coach Bill Sambrookes said the Royals had some first-game jitters and didn’t rebound well at all in the loss, in addition to committing too many turnovers.

LATE TUESDAY PREP BOWLING Sycamore tops DeKalb: Sycamore took two of three games plus the series Tuesday against DeKalb at Four Season Sports.

The Barbs won, 1,144-1,119, and lost, 1,123-1,118 and 1,148, to 1,075 to lose the series by 53 points.

Ranzy Collins’ high game

Continued from page B1 the day to LaSalle-Peru’s Jacob Nolan 8-3, starting things off in the Spartans’ 48-18 win over the Cavaliers. He won by forfeit against West Chicago as Sycamore won that match, 55-21.

Michael Ernster (160) was the lone Spartan to win all three of his matches on the mat – picking up two pins and a major decision. Devin Knight (285) and Ben Holtz each had two forfeits as part of their 3-0 days, though both won by pins in their on-the-mat victories.

Chris Malone was also 3-0 at 182 with one win coming on a forfeit. He had a tech fall in

apart. This forces defenses to spread from side to side, putting more distance between edge pass rushers and quarterbacks and creating clearer throwing lanes.

The down side came in the running game.

“It really limits the schemes that you can run from the run-game perspective,” Dykes said. “We all felt like we wanted to have a little bit more run game. As a result the splits of the offensive linemen started to change. Instead of really wide they were close together. That allowed more pulling and that type of thing.”

When those pass-heavy teams did start running the ball, what they found was defenses that had shrunk.

Instead of the standard 4-3 (four defensive linemen and three linebackers) or 3-4 alignments, many teams had gone to a 4-2-5 set up or something similar with extra defensive backs to cover extra receivers.

“People recruit to stop the spread. A lot of times those guys are more space players than box players,” said Baylor coach Art Briles, whose version of the spread has become as good at running through opponents as it is at throwing over them.

of 258 propelled him to a 642 series for the Barbs. Jack Berry’s 230 game highlighted a 619 series for DeKalb.

BOYS BASKETBALL Ashton-Franklin Center 80, Hiawatha 43: The host Raiders jumped out to a 26-13 lead after the first quarter and didn’t look back on their way to a win at the AFC tournament.

GIRLS BASKETBALL IC Catholic Prep Tournament: Kaneland topped Westmont, 48-31, to improve to 2-0. Bailey Crimmins paced the Knights with 16 points and eight rebounds. Camri Conley added seven points, eight rebounds and five steals.

Warhawk Tournament: DeKalb lost to West Aurora, 50-35.

WRESTLING Cogs win two: Genoa-Kingston defeated, Durand-Pecatonica 36-30, and Wheaton Academy, 42-34, in a triangular in Genoa.

With the Bulldogs and Cogs tied at 30 going into the last match in the first dual, Justin Mousser won by pin to give G-K the exciting 6-point win over Du-Pec. Christian Ordlock and Joe Murray paced the Cogs with two wins each. Joe McNulty tallied his first-ever wrestling victory while Anthony Lacko posted an impressive win against Wheaton Academy.

GK starts the season off 2-0.

Ernster has big day on mat • SPARTANS

There goes Melvin Gordon, ripping off another long run. And there’s Samaje Perine piling up yards in punishing fashion. Oh, look, here comes Tevin Coleman – and there he goes, sprinting away from a bunch of flailing defenders.

College football teams have been running wild this season, averaging more yards a carry and game than at any time in recent years.

Having game-breakers such as Gordon, Perine and Coleman carrying the ball has helped lead this ground game revolution, but something more is happening.

Defenses that have been built to withstand getting bombarded by passes and had been stretched thin by spread offenses for years are now finding it hard to plug holes.

Offenses have rediscovered the running game, doing so with diversity and creativity.

“I don’t think there’s any question there is some correlation,” said Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, whose spread offense has always strived for a more balanced approach. “I think defenses ... are improved in stopping spread offenses and

I think teams are leaning back more toward the run than they did maybe a few years ago.”

Eighteen FBS teams are averaging more than 250 yards rushing a game. Last season, just 13 did that. The year before it was eight. In 2011 it was seven. In 2009, four teams averaged more than 250 yards rushing agame, and three of them were triple-option teams: Georgia Tech, Air Force and Navy.

Nationally, yards per carry in FBS was 4.22 in 2008. In 2011, it had inched up to 4.28.

Then it jumped to 4.40 in 2012 and this season it’s 4.50.

“I’ve seen it come full circle,” said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen, a coaching descendent of Hal Mumme and Mike Leach’s pass-happy Air Raid offense.

He’s developed a more balanced approach in recent years.

California coach Sonny Dykes, another member of the Air Raid family tree, said one of the first steps toward making the Air Raid more grounded was changing the way offensive linemen lined up.

In the Air Raid and schemes like it, offensive linemen take wide splits, setting up several yards

his first match, and in the last match of the day had a shot at another tech fall got the pin with 1:26 left in the third and a 20-6 lead.

“That’s something we want him to do more of,” Davis said.

“Last year he did a lot of majors and techs. We want to see him finished those matches with a pin.”

Davis said he was happy with the start of the year.

“I think we wrestled real well,” Davis said. “We’ve been working real hard in the room. Some of the guys might have been tired cutting some weight. So we might have looked a little sluggish but they fought real hard and I’m pleased with how we did.”

AP photo

Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine sprints to the end zone ahead of Kansas’ Ben Heeney (31) and Ben Goodman (93) in the second quarter Saturday in Norman, Okla.

By SETH GRUEN sgruen@suntimes.com Northwestern and Illinois act as though the other is their rival. Doesn’t that suggest one takes the other seriously?

Such is not the case in Evanston or Champaign, even as the teams are set to fight each other for bowl eligibility Saturday at Ryan Field.

Northwestern fans think Illinois’ people are unpolished. Illinois fans think Northwestern fans don’t care about winning – or anything football-related.

They’re both right.

It’s ironic, too, on the part of Illini Nation, half of which is rooting against its team so that athletic director Mike Thomas has the ammunition to fire maligned coach Tim Beckman after the season.

And Northwestern fans are the ones who don’t care about winning?

But Illinois fans say it’s because they demand a winning program. On game day, Northwestern fans demand the right brand of Camembert for tailgating. Winning runs deep with Illinois and equally as shallow with most Northwestern fans.

For Northwestern fans, it’s cute when they’re good and OK when they’re not. They are, after all, the underdog – entirely content being the “Little Engine That Could.”

Illinois, of course, has made two BCS bowls in the past 12 seasons. The Illini have won their past two bowl games. The Wildcats have two bowl victories in their entire football history.

But Northwestern wins, too – off the field. Coach Pat Fitzgerald is 9-0 at Big Ten media days, the MVP of the two-day presser.

And in his nine seasons, Northwestern rarely has had an offthe-field incident.

Of course, the podium is kryptonite to Beckman, so much so that it actually makes him as quotable as Fitzgerald, but for all the wrong reasons.

Even so, poking fun at Beckmanisms is entirely too-lowhanging fruit for the intellectuals at Northwestern.

The Wildcats can point to his sideline tobacco-chewing incident. There also is his onfield altercation with offensive coordinator Bill Cubit last season. None of it, however, means that Beckman is incapable of winning games.

Thankful for all Chicago offers Sometimes I think sportswriters are born to complain.

Grumpiness is our default mode. We are as comfortable with crabbiness as crabs are with fish heads.

But even Scrooge broke down at the end, and at this time of year, I realize how much I am thankful for.

• I am thankful for Walter Payton, for the memories that feisty man left, for the way he combined ferocity with frailty and incessant worry about things all men worry about.

• I am thankful for Michael Jordan, for having been allowed to sit up close and watch him play hundreds of NBA games, not one of which did I ever feel he was playing less than at 100 percent, his pride waving from him like a pennant in the castle breeze.

• I am thankful for the Blackhawks achieving full relevance and respect in my working lifetime. Which also means I am thankful for the grit and leadership of Jonathan Toews and the sleightof-hand and ice-dancing skills of Patrick Kane, a man whom I could envision, if life had turned out just a little differently, hustling rubes out of cash at three-card-monte schemes on the streets of New York.

• I am thankful for Lake Michigan, a beautiful, hum-

VIEWS Rick Telander bling part of the Great Lakes, which contain 20 percent of the attainable fresh water in the world, one of the least appreciated natural wonders of our globe.

• I am thankful for living in a city with two major-league baseball teams. The fact that for half of every year either the Cubs or White Sox usually are playing a game at home, within the city limits, is a blessing even Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, etc. never will know.

• I am thankful for the view from the press box at Wrigley Field, on those days when the rooftops are alive and the lake is blue and dotted with the white triangles of sailboats manned by sailors looking back at the city.

• I am thankful for having seen the inspired middle linebacker play of Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher, each with a different body type, each playing the position in a unique Hall of Fame way.

• I am thankful for having watched Phil Jackson rise from oddball assistant

coach to legendary Big Chief Triangle, a pioneer who was much needed in our macho, often pigheaded, sports world, wherein the nastiest guys such as Vince Lombardi and Woody Hayes and Bob Knight seemed to hold sway. Jackson showed that mindfulness and a warrior’s respect were as important as rage and fear of defeat.

• Yes, I am thankful for Derrick Rose. His ongoing battle against the unwelcome and unexpected ravages of the physical world only make the splendor of his early promise and 2011 MVP success that much more poignant. Rose is the orchid that a careless party guest poisoned with a dumped booze glass, the genius who fell and now must rise again to be remembered as anything but a coulda-been.

• I am thankful I got to know and work with Chicago originals Bill Gleason, Ben Bentley and Joe Mooshil.

• I am thankful I got to sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game’’ with fellow sports scribe Bill Jauss as he lay on his hospice bed.

• I am thankful I got to hear the wistful, operatic tones of the late Lacy Banks singing Motown tunes and church scores at weddings and press tables.

• I am thankful for Bears center Roberto Garza, one of the steady but unsung athletes in our city who does his job with excellence and is respectful, dignified and courteous with the press. A huge athlete who treats everyone the way he or she should be treated – and knows your first name – is an athlete to be treasured.

• I am thankful for Chicago, with its bubbling cauldron of high school, college and professional sports, a place where hard work is respected, people know what winter is and the East Coast and West Coast can kiss our vest pockets with the cigars inside.

• I am thankful for my dear friends in this city, male and female, especially all the hundreds – maybe thousands – of guys I have played pickup basketball with, from McGuane Park to Pottawattomie Park, through the decades.

• I am thankful for my family and all my relatives in the city, from little Nick and Finley to late uncle Jack and his Telander Construction Co. • I am thankful to be a Chicago sportswriter.

• Rick Telander is a sports columist for the Chicago SunTimes. He can be reached at rtelander@suntimes.com

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Young looks forward to reunion Former Lions’ defensive end in his 1st season with Bears

By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@chicagofootball.com LAKE FOREST – Considering his line of work, Willie Young quickly grew frustrated last year when it came to not being able to finish his job.

In practice at least.

On a daily basis, the defensive end – then with the Detroit Lions – would set his sights on quarterback Matthew Stafford, rev up his engine only to be stopped before reaching his intended target.

“You practice against this guy all week, day-after-day – this is when I was in Detroit – and obviously quarterbacks are untouchable,” Young said this week at Halas Hall. “You can’t touch the quarterback today. No, don’t touch him.

That’s too close. Get away from him.

“Fortunately, I don’t have to worry about that stuff on Thursday.”

Young will get his first crack at his former teammates when the Bears face the Lions for the first time this season today at Ford Field. Coming off a performance against the Buccaneers in which Mel Tucker’s defense was able to rattle Bucs quarterback Josh McCown, the Bears are hoping against a repeat performance against Stafford.

Stafford has already been sacked 33 times this year – three shy of the career-high 36 times he was taken down in 2011. The Patriots were able to get to Stafford twice last week after the Cardinals got to him four times in Week 11.

Young, whose eight sacks leads the team, is anxious to continue that trend while the Bears hope to stifle a Lions offense that has gone two straight weeks without scoring a touchdown.

“There will be a lot of flying around and teeing off on guys and guys taking shots,” Young said. “This is a big game for both of us.”

Young remains close with many of his former teammates in Detroit, but is looking forward to getting after

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Bears defensive end Willie Young works around a Minnesota offensive lineman to get to Viking running back Jerick McKinnon on Nov. 16 at Soldier Field. them Thursday. Meanwhile, first-year Lions coach Jim Caldwell knows that if anyone is going to be amped up today, it will be Young, who is looking to make a strong impression.

“Willie looks like he’s a very effective pass rusher,” Caldwell told reporters in Detroit this week. “They use him both inside and out, they’ll use him with some games that he’s very efficient at, but also

you can see where he’s athletic enough to be dropped into space and cover. So he’s been good for them.”

If anyone has a pulse on how the Lions offense works, it’s Young. He’s well aware of what Stafford can do given the offensive talent he has around him with Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate and others. Running back Reggie Bush, who has missed the past two games with an ankle sprain and who

has missed four out of the past six games with ankle injuries, expects to play Thursday against the Bears.

Bush has been down this season with only 191 rushing yards in seven games. But Young knows that could all change today. But given what he knows about his former team, Young has secrets to share with his current teammates.

“Very valuable guy,”

Young said of his former teammate. “You’re almost holding your breath every time he touches the ball. He will cough it up a couple of times and you are able to get the ball out on him....but we’ll be coming after him.

“Obviously, this week I won’t be able to hold my breath because I’m one of the guys that being counted on to get him on the ground.”

Young said the combina-

tion of Bush and Joique Bell can be a lot to handle, despite what the Lions’ 30th-ranked ground attack may suggest.

He describes the pair as versatile, powerful and as runners that can go downhill, get out on the edges and catch screens in the flat and turn it into a big play.

“Any one of those backs can hurt you if you’re not fundamentally sound,” Young said.

Defense has carried Lions • ARKUSH Continued from page B1 In addition to a healthy Megatron, the Lions also expected more of this year’s first-round draft choice, Eric Ebron. But the big tight end has been nicked up and slow to adjust to the NFL game.

Reggie Bush also has been gimpy, and, although he still is listed as the No. 1 running back, Joique Bell has almost three times as many carries, and neither has been effective, averaging only 3.5 and 3.6 yards respectively. Bell has only three touchdowns AP photo and Bush only one.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford slips away from New EnAs a result of all the megland Patriots defensive end Zach Moore in the first half Sunday in diocre performances around Foxborough, Mass. The Lions host the Bears today. him, quarterback Matt

Stafford has struggled, with only 13 touchdown passes on the season against 10 costly interceptions.

Fortunately for all these offensive underachievers, the defense has carried them all season long.

The Lions’ defense is third in the NFL in total defense, first against the run, 10th against the pass and no team in the league has allowed fewer points than the 17.3 a game Detroit gives up.

As you’d expect, it all starts up front, where Ndamukong Suh is in a contract year and having an All-Pro season, and WILL linebacker DeAndre Levy is certain to start at that spot for the NFC in the Pro Bowl.

Last year’s first-round choice, the fifth player taken overall, Ziggy Ansah, is developing and flashing at right end. But, other than that, this unit is not what you think it is.

Jason Jones, who spent last year on injured reserve, starts at left end and rookie Caraun Reid ,out of Princeton of all places, has been starting ahead of Nick Fairley.

Unknowns Ashlee Palmer and Tahir Whitehead start at the SAM and MIKE linebackers next to Levy, and the secondary features safeties Glover Quin and James Ihedigbo and corners Darius Slay and Rashean Mathis.

Individually they’re not

all that impressive, but as a unit they’ve been outstanding.

The Bears on the hot seat today will be Jay Cutler, who must protect the football and be prepared for pressure in his face all day. Kyle Long will be matched up with Suh a good part of the day, and Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, Tim Jennings and Kyle Fuller – if he’s able to go who – will have to make sure Marshall and Jeffery outproduce Johnson and Tate if the Bears are to win.

• Chicago Football editor Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@shawmedia. com and on Twitter @Hub_ Arkush.

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Season December’s near, which means there are loads of holiday sights and sounds to enjoy. Here’s a list of local performances and events to help you plan.

Friday, Nov. 28 • “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” movie: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

Saturday, Nov. 29 • Decorated Mansion Tours: 1 and 3 p.m. at the Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St. in DeKalb; ellwoodhouse.org.

• North Grove School’s Old Fashioned Christmas Open House: 3 to 6 p.m. at North Grove School, 26745 Brickville Road, Sycamore; northgroveschool.org.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Sunday, Nov. 30 • Decorated Mansion Tours: 1, 2 and 3 p.m. at the Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St. in DeKalb; ellwoodhouse.org.

• Indian Valley Community Band Holiday Concert: 2 p.m. at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich; 630-677-7263.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Monday, Dec. 1 • Festival of Trees begins: Runs through December at Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St. in Sycamore; mmnh.org.

Tuesday, Dec. 2 • Prairie Echoes Chorus Holiday Concert: 8 p.m. at Community of Christ Church, 1200 S. Malta Road in DeKalb; 815-761-5956.

Thursday, Dec. 4 • Winter Chocolate Walk: 5 to 8 p.m. at Sycamore businesses, starting at Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St.; discoversycamore.com.

• Santa Comes to Town: Cookies, cocoa and caroling at 6 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; Santa arrives at 7 p.m; dekalb.org.

• Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

Friday, Dec. 5 • “Polar Express”: 4 p.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Walk with Santa and Courthouse Tree lighting: Santa arrives at 5:50 p.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, walk continues to the DeKalb County Courthouse, corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore, for tree lighting; discoversycamore.com.

• Celebrate the Season: 6 to 8 p.m. in downtown Genoa. Santa will arrive in the Jingle Bell Parade and light the community tree before visiting with children at his house; genoaareachamber.com.

• DAWC Holiday Shopping Fair: 6 to 9 p.m. at DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St. in DeKalb. Features original art, handmade crafts, food and live music; 815-758-1351.

• Community Tree Lighting: 6:15 p.m. at Hinckley Community Building, 120 Maple St., Hinckley. Santa will arrive at 6:30 p.m.;

hinckleyil.com.

• Beth Fowler Dance Company’s “The Nutcracker”: 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Celebration Chorale Christmas Cantata: 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in DeKalb; 815-756-6301.

• Holiday Open House: 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St. in DeKalb; ellwoodhouse.org.

• Indian Valley Theatre’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”: 7 p.m. at Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich; indianvalleytheatre.com.

• Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

Saturday, Dec. 6 • DAWC Holiday Shopping Fair: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St. in DeKalb. Features original art, handmade crafts, food and live music; 815-758-1351.

• Breakfast with Santa: 9 to 11 a.m. at the DeKalb Park District’s Hopkins Park Community Center, 1403 Sycamore Road in DeKalb; 815-756-8560.

• “Polar Express”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Festival of Trees and Holiday Lane Craft Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Timber Creek Inn and Suites, Route 34 in Sandwich; sandwichparkdistrict.org.

• Santa House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Carriage rides: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting at Frontier Communications entrance on Locust Street and continuing through downtown DeKalb; dekalb.org.

• Visit with Santa: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.

• Holiday Open House: 1 to 3 p.m. at Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St. in Sycamore; sycamorehistory.org.

• Holiday Open House: 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St. in DeKalb; ellwoodhouse.org.

• Celebration Chorale Christmas Cantata: 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in DeKalb; 815-756-6301.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• A Sandwich Christmas: 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Sandwich. Features carolers, carriage rides, visit with Santa and activities for children. Tree-lighting at Veterans Park will be at 4:30 p.m.; sandwichparkdistrict.org.

• Living Nativity: 5:30 and 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 2465 W. Sandwich Road, Sandwich; 815-786-6406.

• Christmas Cantata: 6 p.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. in Sycamore; 815-895-9113.

• Beth Fowler Dance Company’s “The Nutcracker”: 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Indian Valley Theatre’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”: 7 p.m. at Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich; indianvalleytheatre.com.

• Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

Sunday, Dec. 7 • “Polar Express”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Festival of Trees and Holiday Lane Craft Show: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Timber Creek Inn and Suites, Route 34 in Sandwich; sandwichparkdistrict.org.

• Santa House: Noon to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Holiday Open House: 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St. in DeKalb; ellwoodhouse.org.

• The 45th Annual Country Music Toy Drive: 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Feed’em Soup, 122 S. First St. in DeKalb; 815-762-5589.

• Beth Fowler Dance Company’s “The Nutcracker”: 2 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 2 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

• Indian Valley Theatre’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”: 2 p.m. at Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich; indianvalleytheatre.com.

• Choral Holiday Concert: 3 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb; niu.edu/ music.

• Gurler Heritage Holiday Sing: 4 to 6 p.m. at Gurler House, 205 Pine St., DeKalb; 815-793-5725.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Living Nativity: 5 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 2465 W. Sandwich Road, Sandwich; 815-786-6406.

• Christmas Cantata: 6 p.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. in Sycamore; 815-895-9113.

• Celebration Chorale Christmas Cantata: 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in DeKalb; 815-756-6301.

Wednesday, Dec. 10 • “White Christmas” movie: 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Kishwaukee Concert Band Holiday Concert: 7 p.m. at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb; kishconcertband.org.

Thursday, Dec. 11 • Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

Friday, Dec. 12 • Cookies with Santa: 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. in Sycamore; sycamoreparkdistrict.com.

• Santa House: 5 to 7 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Sycamore High School Madrigals dinner: 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322 Waterman St. in Sycamore; 815-899-8160, ext. 2173.

• Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops Concert: 7 p.m. at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb; kishorchestra.org.

• “This Is Christmas: God’s Gift to the World” concert: 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

Saturday, Dec. 13 • Christmas in Kirkland: 9 to 11 a.m. at Alpine Bank, 306 W. Main St., Kirkland. Featuring Santa visits, horse-drawn wagon rides, music and refreshments; villageofkirkland.com.

• Cookies with Santa: 9 a.m. to noon at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. in Sycamore; sycamoreparkdistrict.com.

• “The Santa Clause”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Cookies with Santa: 10 a.m. to noon at the Genoa-Kingston Middle School, 941 W. Main St. in Genoa; genoaparks.com.

• Santa House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Carriage rides: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting at Frontier Communications entrance on Locust Street and continuing through downtown DeKalb; dekalb.org.

• Visit with Santa: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.

• Sycamore/Rochelle Performing Arts Academy’s “A Very Grinchy Christmas”: 11:30 a.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Waterman Christmas House Walk and Wagon Rides: Noon to 4 p.m. in downtown Waterman. Photos with Santa at the Waterman Community Building; watermanil.com.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Sycamore High School Madrigals dinner: 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322 Waterman St. in Sycamore; 815-899-8160, ext. 2173.

• DeKalb High School Madrigals dinner: 6 p.m. at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road in DeKalb; 815-754-2120.

• “Jingle Bell Express” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7 p.m. at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich; sandwichoperahouse. org.

• DeKalb Municipal Band Holiday Concert: 7:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

Sunday, Dec. 14 • “The Santa Clause”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Santa House: Noon to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• 20th annual Christmas Tree Walk and Open House: 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center, 2944 Greenwood Acres Drive, DeKalb; 815-756-8461.

• Stage Coach Players’ “White Christmas”: 2 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S.

Fifth St. in DeKalb; stagecoachers.com.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Carols and Candles: 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., DeKalb; 815-758-0691.

Tuesday, Dec. 16 • Holiday Open House: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore. Features live music, crafts and visits with Santa; sycamorelibrary.org.

Friday, Dec. 19 • Santa House: 5 to 7 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• DeKalb County’s Largest Holiday Office Party: 5 to 8 p.m. at Fatty’s Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb; fattyspub.com.

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• DeKalb High School Madrigals dinner: 5:30 p.m. at NIU’s Altgeld Hall in DeKalb; 815754-2120.

• “The Polar Express” movie: 6:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

Saturday, Dec. 20 • Breakfast with Santa: 8:30 to 11 a.m., Cortland Lions Den, 70 S. Llanos St. in Cortland.

• “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Santa House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Carriage rides: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting at Frontier Communications entrance on Locust Street and continuing through downtown DeKalb; dekalb.org.

• Visit with Santa: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• DeKalb High School Madrigals dinner: 5:30 p.m. at NIU’s Altgeld Hall in DeKalb; 815754-2120.

• Lightwire Theater: A Very Electric Christmas: 7:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

Sunday, Dec. 21 • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Santa House: Noon to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Monday, Dec. 22 • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: 10 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

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things to do this weekend Aniston; “Penguins of Madagascar,” an animated PG movie; “The Imitation Game,” a PG-13 World War II thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley; and “Antarctica: A Year on Ice,” a PG documentary.

Parade detail On Thanksgiving Day, don’t forget to tune in to the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season – the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It steps off at 9 a.m. on NBC.

football action on Saturday and more NFL on Sunday.

Ready, set, shop Shop till you drop this Black Friday – there are plenty of deals to be had this year, and many places will be open starting on Thanksgiving, if you’re so inclined.

And don’t forget about Small Business Saturday, a day designed to get people to shop locally. Look around for some deals you might have missed otherwise!

Deck the halls Football feast At the movies The big movies opening at theaters this week are “Horrible Bosses 2,” an R-rated comedy starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jennifer STAGE STAGE Stage Coach Players’ “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-6, and Dec. 11-13, 2 p.m. Dec. 7 and 14, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s Storytellers Theatre Improv: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-6, 2 p.m. Dec. 7, Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, NIU, DeKalb. Tickets: $6. www.niu. edu/theatre or 815-753-1600.

IVT’s “Best Christmas Pageant Ever”: 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6, 2 p.m.

Dec. 7, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich.

Tickets: $12-$14 at www.indianvalleytheatre.com or at the door.

Information: 888-365-8889.

Performing Arts Academy’s “A Very Grinchy Christmas”: 11:30 a.m. Dec. 13, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Dancers age 3 and older will perform.

Tickets: 815-758-1215 or www. egyptiantheatre.org.

Family Night: 7 p.m. Dec. 13, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Enjoy two great shows for the holidays, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” and “Jingle Bell Express.” Presented

by American Eagle Productions. Tickets: $5-15. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas”: 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 20, Egyptian Theatre, 35 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $15 to $35 at www.egyptiantheatre. org.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “A Skull in Connemara”: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29-31 and Feb.

Thanksgiving also is all about football, and there are three Thanksgiving Day matchups in the NFL: Chicago vs. Detroit, Philadelphia vs. Dallas and Seattle vs. San Francisco. There also is college

5-7, 2 p.m. Feb. 1 and 7, Huntley Middle School Auditorium, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb. Tickets: $8-$16. www.niu.edu/theatre or 815-753-1600.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “Lovers and Other Strangers”: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12-14, 2 p.m. Nov. 15, Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, NIU, DeKalb. Tickets: $6. www.niu. edu/theatre or 815-753-1600.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “Awake and Sing!”: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19-21 and Feb. 26-28, 2 p.m. Feb. 22 and 28, Huntley Middle School Auditorium, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb.

Tickets: $8-$16. www.niu.edu/ theatre or 815-753-1600.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “The Comedy of Errors”: 7:30 p.m. March 19-21, 2 p.m. March 22, Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, NIU, DeKalb. Tickets: $6. www.niu. edu/theatre or 815-753-1600.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “Red Noses”: 7:30 p.m. March 26-28 and April 9-11, 2 p.m. March 29 and April 11, Huntley Middle School Auditorium, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb.

Tickets: $8-$16. www.niu.edu/ theatre or 815-753-1600.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s Senior Showcase Festival: 7:30 p.m. April 16-18, 2 p.m. April 19, Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, NIU, DeKalb. Free. www.niu.edu/ theatre or 815-753-1600.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s Spring 2015 Dance Concert: 7:30 p.m. April 23-25, 2 p.m. April 26, Huntley Middle School Auditorium, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb. Tickets: $8-$16. www.niu.edu/theatre

To top off the weekend, make sure to welcome the Christmas season by getting your decorations all set. It’s also a good time to go tree shopping.

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COMEDY COMEDY Lewis Black: 8 p.m. Jan. 22, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $39.75-$49.75 at www.egyptiantheatre.org or 815-758-1225. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 7.

EVENTS EVENTS Swing Dancing in DeKalb: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 2, O’Leary’s Irish Pub & Grill (upstairs), 260 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. No partner needed, casual dress, leather-soled shoes recommended. $5 admission (includes lesson at 7 p.m. at no additional charge). Water provided; food and beverages available for purchase. See BarbCitySwing.com for coming dates and exceptions and look for the group on Facebook.

Free holiday movies: Sycamore State Theater, 420 W. State St., Sycamore. Schedule: • “Polar Express”: 4 p.m. Dec. 5, 10 a.m. Dec. 6 and 7 • “The Santa Clause”: 10 a.m.

Dec. 13 and 14 • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: 10 a.m. Dec. 20-23 Holiday Shopping Fair at DAWC: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., DeKalb. Original art, handmade crafts, home-based businesses, food, live music, gift wrapping and seated-chair massage. Cost: 50 cents donation includes door prize drawing. Accessible lift from the alley north of the building. On-street parking.

Information: 815-758-1351 or dawc@niu.edu.

ART ART Get the Picture? exhibit: 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays through November, DeKalb Area Women’s Center Galleries, 1021 State St., DeKalb. Camera collections of Larry Gregory, Anna Marie Coveny, both of DeKalb, and Tim and Bev O’Shaughnessy of Sycamore. See cameras and accessories through the years.

Free. Information: 815-758-1351 or email dawc@niu.edu.

“Signature Show” group exhibition: Through Jan. 24, The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Information: 815-758-0313, dan@dekalbgallery.com or dekalbgallery.com.

“Curated by DeKalb: 50 Years of the Anthropology Museum”: Through May 2015, Cole Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturdays. Free. www.niu.edu/ anthro_museum “General Dutton’s America”: Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore. Exhibition explores the life and times of General Everell Dutton including his role in the Civil War and how he shaped Sycamore when he

MUSIC MUSIC Indian Valley Community Band holiday concert: 2 p.m. Nov.

30, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Free; nonperishable food items or monetary donations accepted at the door.

17th annual Choral Holiday Concert: 3 p.m. Dec. 7, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets: $10, adults; $7, students; children 5 and younger get in free. 815-753-1551.

Kishwaukee Concert Band’s “It’s a Holiday State of Mind”: 7 p.m. Dec. 10, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Music Building, NIU, DeKalb. Free. Information: kishconcertband.org.

DeKalb Municipal Band holiday concert: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $15 to $25. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

Mega Stars of Country: 8 p.m.

Jan. 10, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich.

Doug Brewin as Alan Jackson and Larry Turner as George Strait. Together they are Brooks and Dunn. Tickets: $40. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

The Covergirls: 8 p.m. Jan. 24, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Pop and rock hits on violins with a twist.

Tickets: $30. www.sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Brad Paisley: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Special guests Parmalee and The Swon Brothers. Tickets: $39.75 and $59.75 at Convocation Center box office, Ticketmaster, Livenation. com or 800-745-3000. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 21.

Information: www.convocenter. niu.edu.

Broadway & More: 8 p.m. Feb. 7, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Joseph Arko and Lindsey Dondanville will sing a compilation of Broadway, musical theater, opera and art song repertoire. Tickets: $15. www.sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues: 8 p.m. Feb. 14, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $35. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Rick Stanley & The Celtic Harp: 7:30 p.m. March 17, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $20. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815786-2555.

Retrospective – Simon and Garfunkel Tribute Band: 8 p.m. March 21, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $35. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Almost Elton John: 8 p.m. April 4, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $40. www.sandwichoperahouse. org or 815-786-2555.

AC Rock: 8 p.m. April 18, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. A cappella quartet sings classic rock favorites from the 1950s and on. Tickets: $20. www.sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Tumbleweed – Eagles Tribute: 8 p.m. May 2, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Tropixplosion: 7 p.m. May 16, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Caribbean flavor. Tickets: $20. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

Shania Twain & Cher Tribute: 8 p.m. June 6, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $35. www. sandwichoperahouse.org or 815-786-2555.

ONGOING ONGOING Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts: NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Classes in music, art and theater for children and adults. www.csa.niu.edu or 815753-1450.

Bread & Roses women’s choral group rehearsals: 5:45 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. www.breadandroseschorus.org.

Indian Valley Community Band: 6 to 7:20 p.m. Mondays, Sandwich Middle School Band Room. Area musicians who enjoy playing for fun invited; no auditions.

DeKalb Festival Chorus rehearsals: 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Mondays during the school year, NIU Music Building. www.dekalbfestivalchorus.org. Contact conductor Seth Houston at seth@sethhouston.com or call 303-815-0648.

Kishwaukee Barbershop Harmony Singers rehearsals: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Open to men of all ages. Contacts: Dave at 815895-5955 or Ed at 815-756-3004.

Prairie Echoes Chorus rehearsal: 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb. Singing, food, friendship and fun.

Kishwaukee Concert Band rehearsals: 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Wednesdays, band room at Door 16 of Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb. Allvolunteer band for anyone age 18 or older who has played a wind or percussion instrument in the past. No auditions needed. 815899-4867 or 815-825-2350.

“The Way” acoustic coffee house: 6 to 8:30 p.m. first Saturday each month, DeKalb Christian Church, 1107 S. First St. 815-758-1833 or tomndcc@ aol.com.

Concert band presents holiday performance Stage Coach The Kishwaukee Concert Band will present “It’s a Holiday State of Mind” at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, in the Music Building on Lucinda Avenue, on the campus of Northern Illinois University.

Gene Vanden Bosch will conduct the band in this concert. The concert will feature such tunes as “A Sentimental Christmas” and “Greensleeves.” Chuck Schneider will be featured as the trumpet soloist on “Winterscapes.” Schneider is the assistant superintendent at Paw Paw Jr./Sr. High School and plays trumpet for community bands, orchestras, schools and churches, as well as volunteering as a bugler for area American Legion posts.

Soprano Christine Monteiro will be the soloist on “Everybody’s Waitin’ for the Man With the Bag” and “Traditions of Christmas.” She is a lyric soprano, the director of the Celebration Chorale, and the female vocalist and lead trumpet for Jazz in Progress. She has been a featured vocalist with the DeKalb Municipal Band, Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Stateline Music Foundation Festival Chorus, Chicago Sinfonietta, and the DeKalb Festival Chorus, along with several area church choirs.

She will lead the audience in a Christmas singalong.

The well-known “Skaters Waltz” and “A Hanukkah Festival” will be followed by “Christ-

mas A La Big Band,” a selection of several well-known Christmas songs set to the Big Band sound and rhythms.

In the event of bad weather, local radio stations will have cancellation information on the concert and the snow date.

The band is made up of all volunteer players over the age of 18 who have played wind and percussion instruments in the past. These dedicated people come from all walks of life and enjoy playing. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings at Huntley Middle School in DeKalb.

For more information, visit kishconcertband.org, or see one of the members after the concert.

‘Best Christmas Pageant’ returns to opera house The Herdmans are the most illbehaved children in the history of the world. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant. They’ve never heard the Christmas story before, and their wild interpretation of the tale has a lot of people up in arms. But then a Christmas miracle takes place, and the real Christmas spirit shows up where no one expected it – in the hearts of the Herdmans.

First performed in 1988, “The

Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is a bi-annual classic that, for Indian Valley Theatre, has always been a family affair. This year, three different families have multiple members participating in the show.

The cast includes Doug Michaels as the father, Kari Frantzen as the mother, Savannah Johnson as Beth, Trey Ambrose as Charlie, Devin Wiggins as Ralph Herdman, Zoe Michaels as Imogene Herdman, Josh Bauerle as Leroy Herdman, Isiah Martin

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as Claude Herdman, Erik Gottlieb as Ollie Herdman, Jaden Frantzen as Gladys Herdman, Yadira Rosales as Alice Wendleken, Sharon Pagoria as Mrs. Armstrong, Linda Johnson as Mrs. Slocum, Abbey Lippert as Mrs. McCarthy, Maddie Wall as Maxine, Charlie Van Dee as Elmer Hopkins, Logan Frantzen as Hobie, Sam Bauerle as David, Morgan Potter as Beverly and Tom Merkel as Rev. Hopkins.

The Angel Choir and Ensemble features Alicia Beckwith, Alivia

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Performances are at 7 p.m.

Dec. 5 and 6 and 2 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich. Tickets are on sale at www.indianvalleytheatre.com. For questions, call 888-365-8889. Tickets also will be available for sale one hour before each show at the Opera House box office.

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Players dream of a ‘White Christmas’

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” tells the story of two showbiz buddies who stage a winter show at a picturesque Vermont inn, and find their perfect mates in the bargain.

Stage Coach Players will take on the holiday tale weekends Dec. 4 through 14 at Stage Coach Theater, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb. Based on the book by David Ives and Paul Blake, this Stage Coach Players production is directed by Josh Smith, with musical direction by Nika Plattos.

World War II veterans Bob Wallace (Jesse Martin) and Phil Davis (Tom McManaman) have a successful songand-dance act. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters, Betty and Judy Haynes (Sara Schuneman and Sarah Morton) en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander, Gen. Waverly (Tim Ball). The lodge is failing, so the foursome agree to stage a Christmas show to help give business a boost.

Based on the timeless 1954 film starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, this heartwarming musical adaptation features 17 Irving Berlin songs, including “Blue Skies,” “I Love a Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and, of course, “White Christmas.”

Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for children. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 4 through 7 and 12 through 14. For tickets or information, visit stagecoachers.com.

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Annual choral holiday concert is Dec. 7 at NIU Choirs, carols, brass, percussion, harp and strings ... it is time for the Northern Illinois University Holiday Concert.

The NIU Choral Department will present the 17th annual Choral Holiday Concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave. The concert will feature the world premiere of “The Lands the See the Sun Arise,”

by DeKalb composer Tim

Blickhan. Also featured will be performances by all of the NIU choirs, the DeKalb Festival Chorus and the CSA Children’s Chorus. Join them as they perform familiar carols, world music, and other recognizable holiday favorites.

General admission tickets are on sale and can be reserved by calling 815-7531551 or emailing Lynn Slater at lslater@niu.edu. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for all students. Children 5 and younger get in free.

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The Northern Illinois University Concert Choir will perform with other local choirs at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb.

Improv comedy to meet traditional storytelling Dec. 4 Improvisational comedy debuts at Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance with its Studio Series presentation of Storytellers Theatre Improv, opening Dec. 4.

The show replaces the originally scheduled “Many Voices, Many Lands: Storytellers Theatre” and blends the format of the former Storytellers Theatre with the comedic style of improv.

Instead of the usual well-rehearsed solo performances by members of the school’s storytelling classes, Storytellers Theatre Improv will

ated in and for one moment; never again.”

Suazo has 18 years of improv experience, having first entered the improv realm through a ComedySportz venue, an improv chain.

“I did it, then I liked it, then I did it a lot more,” he said in the release.

Since then, he has taught improv and even founded an improv comedy troupe, The Thrillionaires.

Casting for Storytellers Theatre Improv was open to all NIU students, and now includes at least one non-theater student. Because improv is not officially taught at SoTD,

Suazo said, nearly everyone in the cast is starting fresh.

“The rehearsal process includes improv training, several aspects of acting and team-building activities,” he said. “The casts will rotate, so every night will be an entirely different experience.”

The production is slotted to run 90 minutes, and will present both short-form and long-form improvisation. That is as far as the planning goes for this production, said Suazo, because audience involvement is at the heart of improv.

“Audience members may suggest

a fable, a famous event, even a bible story. People should just come – and if they feel like participating, then they should,” he said. He also indicated that the production is being “steered in a kid-friendly direction.”

Storytellers Improv Theatre will perform from Dec. 4 through 7, in Diversions Lounge of the Holmes Student Center. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.

All general admission tickets cost $6 and are available by calling the box office at 815- 753-1600 from noon to 6 p.m. weekdays.

Women’s center hosts holiday shopping fair

BRIEFS ‘The Nutcracker’ dances into the Egyptian

Celebrating 20 years of shopping local and promoting DeKalb-area artisans, the DeKalb Area Women’s Center will again host the Holiday Shopping Fair from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 and 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Dec. 6.

It will be warm inside the Old Finn Hall, with hot beverages and refreshments available on Friday evening; then continental breakfast, homemade chili (both beef and vegetarian) for lunch, and sweet treats in the afternoon on Saturday.

The Beth Fowler Dance Company will present its 21st annual production of “The Nutcracker” Dec. 5 through 7 in DeKalb and Dec. 13 and 14 in St. Charles.

The DeKalb show will be held at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 7 and 2 p.m. Dec. 7. Special Early Bird ticket prices are available through November. For tickets, visit www.egyptiantheatre.org or call 815-758-1225.

The St. Charles show will be held at St. Charles North High School, 255 Red Gate Road, at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and 2 p.m. Dec. 14.

Special Early Bird ticket prices are available through November.

For tickets, visit www.BethFowlerSchoolofDance.com or call 630-945-3344.

Each child ticket for either show includes a backstage pass to meet Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy and other performers.

Holiday concert kicks off Franklin Mall project Indian Valley Community Band will present its 23rd annual holiday concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at the historic Opera House in Sandwich, 140 E. Railroad St. This is the unofficial kick-off for the Franklin Mall Christmas Project. There is no admission charge, but nonperishable food items or monetary donations will be accepted at the door.

Under the direction of Richard Hart, the performance will feature a variety of holiday music, including “A Charlie Brown Christmas” with arrangements of “Linus and Lucy,” “O Tannenbaum‚“ “Skating” and “Christmas Time is Here.” The whole family is welcome to attend; even children will enjoy this casual, festive music program which includes a sing-along with audience participation.

Concert goers will be treated to a punch and cookie reception after the performance.

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Each award is worth $250.

Applications for the CSA Talent Scholarship are due at the CSA office, Music Building Room 132, by 4:30 p.m. Dec. 12. The audition date is Jan. 10.

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mimic the comedy club style used by the popular CW television program, “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” In a similar fashion, audience members will be asked to give scenarios for the actors to create and enact on the spot.

Second-year MFA in acting candidate Jake Ben Suazo, who is directing the production, firmly believes there is something magical about actors being able to perform this way.

“You can sometimes be wonky, or weird or awkward,” Suazo said in a news release, “and the audience still enjoys it because it’s only being cre-

Enjoy live music every hour.

Relieve stress with a seated-chair back massage. This year, the regular artists and crafters will be joined by a few new faces.

Sara Eckberg of DeKalb creates reclaimed home decor and gift items.

“I love finding old treasures and upcycling them into something new for someone to love,” she said in a news release. “I also enjoy reusing items, such as wine corks and bottles.

Some of my items in my shop for

Simply Serendipity are wine cork coasters, wine cork boards, vases, candles, wreaths and ornaments.”

Barbara Hoganson is a jewelry designer whose studio, Living Stone, is located in Geneva.

“I have been designing and making jewelry for the last six years full time,” she said in the release.

“My work is in sterling silver and semi-precious stones. I make my own boxes to keep everything handmade, and gift wrap fee with Christmas

tags. I have worked in jewelry since the 1970s, but now I have turned the passion in to a full-time business.”

Marie Carter of Stillman Valley will bring sweater coats, original dolls and fiber art, including handmade fingerless gloves and matching hats. Her work, under the name of Spilled Paint, can be seen on Etsy.

Donation is 50 cents at the door.

DAWC is at 1021 State St., DeKalb.

Call 815-758-1351 or email dawc@niu. edu for more information.

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Traveler’s joy diminished by sister’s teasing Dear Abby: I am a single woman who raised three kids on one average income. They are all grown and on their own now. I still save and have a tight budget, but now I can spend some money on travel.

I have opportunities to travel with friends and do it as often as I can afford.

The problem is my brotherin-law and sister love to tease, and they tell everyone that I’m “the rich sister.” Abby, I am far from rich. I have asked them both to stop and told them their teasing hurts my feelings – that I simply choose to spend my money differently than they do.

Our relationship has now become very strained. I have only one sister and would like to be close to her, but I can’t

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips laugh off their teasing any longer. – Hurt Traveler Dear Hurt Traveler: When people persist in doing – or saying – something after being told it’s hurtful, one has to wonder if it’s not about humor at all. I suspect that your sister and her husband are somewhat jealous over the friendships you have and the adventures you are enjoying.

You might be subjected to this less if you become more close-mouthed about what you’re doing and where you’re going. Give it a try.

But if the “teasing” contin-

ues, tell “Sissy” she’s going to be seeing a lot less of you and then follow through.

Dear Abby: I’ve been with my second husband for almost five years, married for two.

After a year, we became more like roommates than spouses.

At one point I caught him kissing a mutual friend in our bathroom. When I confronted them, they assured me it was innocent. Her husband has now confirmed his suspicions with me that something was going on, but there was never any solid proof.

My husband enjoys my company, but the lack of affection and my continued suspicion are affecting my self-esteem. The other day I asked him why he married me, and he answered because

I was “nice.” He refuses to go to counseling and said he doesn’t want a divorce.

I feel like an idiot, but I just don’t want to leave. What is wrong with me? What should I do? – In Limbo in Washington Dear in Limbo: You will find the answers you need as soon as you decide that, regardless of whether your husband is willing to go to counseling, it’s time for you to go. Having already caught him in a compromising position, you have every right to be suspicious.

There’s nothing wrong with you – except perhaps that you are TOO “nice.”

You are going to have to decide if living like brother and sister is an arrangement you are willing to live with

forever because the relationship you have described isn’t a normal marriage, and the longer it continues, the worse you will feel about yourself.

Dear Abby: I would like to know why people say, “Oh, you have a new hairdo,” and then never say if it is good or bad. Or, “You have new curtains or new flooring,” and then never say another word.

Why do they just say nothing?

– Curious in Colorado Dear Curious: Perhaps because people often notice change before making up their minds whether they think it’s positive or negative, and they are speaking to you without a filter.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com.

Eggs not the cholesterol culprit once thought Dear Dr. K: I hope you can answer this question once and for all: Are eggs bad for your health or not?

Dear Reader: I don’t think any medical issue is ever settled “once and for all.”

New knowledge sometimes modifies or even replaces old knowledge. This surely has happened with the question of whether eggs are bad for your health.

I was taught, first by my parents and then in medical school, that you should eat eggs infrequently. The reason?

A single egg yolk contains a whopping 213 milligrams of cholesterol. The thinking, then, went that eggs would raise your blood cholesterol levels. That, in turn, would

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff increase your chance of developing atherosclerosis – cholesterol-filled plaques on the walls of arteries. And that in turn would increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

It seemed reasonable. So I reserved eggs for Sunday mornings only.

Eggs also contain some heart-healthy substances: protein, vitamins B12 and D, riboflavin, folate, antioxidants and unsaturated fats.

But the negative effects of cholesterol were thought to trump the positive effects of these substances.

Then research discovered something unexpected: Saturated fats in your diet raise your blood levels of total cholesterol and “bad” LDL cholesterol a lot more than does cholesterol in your diet. Why? Because most of the cholesterol in your body does not come from your diet.

Rather, it is made by your liver. And saturated fats in your diet cause your liver to make lots of cholesterol. (A large egg contains only about 1.5 grams of saturated fat.)

The next discovery came from large observational studies, many conducted here at Harvard Medical School. Hundreds of thousands of people in these studies have been followed for decades. What

they eat, and the diseases they develop, are carefully recorded.

These studies show that the average healthy person suffers no negative health effects from eating an egg a day. In particular, the studies did not find a greater risk of heart attacks or strokes in people who ate an egg a day. Plus, some, but not all, studies have shown that eating eggs regularly increases “good” HDL cholesterol and decreases triglycerides.

However, the studies did find some evidence that people with diabetes or people who already have heart disease probably should eat no more than three egg yolks per week.

(Eating just the whites is fine.)

Be sure to cook the eggs until both the whites and the yolks are firm; undercooked eggs can transmit a bacterial infection called salmonella.

Finally, my colleagues in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s School of Public Health point out that what you eat with your eggs is an important consideration.

They remind us that eggs with salsa and a whole-wheat English muffin are a far different meal than eggs with cheese, sausages, home fries and white toast. It’s one of those obvious pieces of advice that’s easy to forget as you make, or order, breakfast.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

You should be disciplined for ditching school Dr. Wallace: Last week, the weather was unseasonably warm, so a group of my friends and I skipped school and went to the beach. I’m a senior and this is the first time I have ever skipped school. I did it for two reasons. First, I really wanted to go to the beach with my friends, and second, I wanted to skip school, so when I go to future homecomings, I can talk to my friends about the time we ditched school.

Of course, my mom found out and she is throwing a fit.

My punishment is that I’m grounded and I cannot attend any afterschool activities for a

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace month. Common criminals get lesser sentences than I did. Do you think my mom overreacted? Your answer might cause her to give me “probation” if you agree with me. – Serena, Garden Grove, California Serena: Ditching school is a serious offense. Many a parent who thought her daughter was at school received a call regarding the “student” from the authorities for a number of reasons,

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ranging from auto accidents to crimes. You should be disciplined. A week’s restriction should be adequate in your particular case.

Dr. Wallace: This year has been very busy for me at home and at school. I’m applying to several colleges and universities for admittance in fall of 2015. I’m vice president of the senior class, and I’m in the running for either valedictorian or salutatorian. Also, my boyfriend broke up with me because he said that I wasn’t spending enough time with him.

Thank goodness, my little dog, Buster, still loves me!

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By EUGENIA LAST

Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – Leave the past behind you. Turn the page and move on to bigger and better prospects. Trust your intuition and rely on your experience to help you maneuver your way to victory. You have the skills, and now it’s time to utilize them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Be sure to comparison shop before you make a hefty purchase. You can save money if you do your homework. Look for coupons that will offer an even bigger discount. Celebrate your savings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – A rebate, settlement or windfall will come your way. A close friend will be able to provide an answer to a matter that has been troubling you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – It’s OK to ask for help. There are some matters that just can’t be dealt with alone. Seek the guidance of people who are familiar with your situation.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t waste your time trying to change other people. Look inward and make personal alterations instead. You’ll be happy with the results you get and the compliments you receive.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Lend a hand to someone in need.

Your compassion and caring can be of help to those who have fallen on hard times. Check your community calendar for groups that interest you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Plan an elegant evening with someone special. A quiet time away from the hustle and bustle will give you a chance to reconnect and make promising plans for the future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Discuss your ideas with new acquaintances or colleagues. You will get a fresh outlook that will help you develop what you want to pursue.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – If you set up a budget and plan carefully, you will be able to put money aside for a much-needed vacation or treat that will make your life or living quarters more comfortable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You will be hard to resist today. Offer suggestions to someone you want to partner with personally or professionally. Minor health issues may cause a setback if they’re not dealt with quickly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – With a little help, you will be able to finish what you start. Avoid distractions and work independently to avoid slowdowns due to interference. Run the show instead of watching it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Your success depends on you. Other people may disagree with your plans, but you must do what you have to in order to get ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t let your emotions cloud a personal issue. Take a step back and try to see the other person’s point of view before you react. Compromise will make you look good.

Some days I feel like I could sleep 12 hours straight because I’m so tired. I might just like to do that, but I’ve got too many things going right now. Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you that I’m the pitcher on our girls’ softball team.

This is the first time in my 17 years that I’ve been stressed out. It’s not a good feeling.

Any help in resolving my problem will be appreciated.

– Lauren, Tampa, Florida Lauren: Most people become stressed when they feel they have much to accomplish and too little time in which to do it. Your breakup with your boyfriend has very little to do

with being stressful. Depression is the culprit in many splits in a relationship.

To make your life less stressful, make a plan to get organized. Start by making a “To Do” list each morning.

Write down the tasks that you need to do that day and give each task a number in the order of importance. Stress hits hard when an important task is forgotten or time doesn’t permit its completion. Give this plan a try and contact me in a couple of weeks to let me know how you are doing.

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

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ADVICE & PUZZLES 7 BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Bridge from down under The second magazine that has gone Internet-only this year is New Zealand Bridge.

It is now an even more appealing – and much bigger – publication that is free! Check it out at nzcba.co.nz.

Here is a good defensive problem from the August edition.

Look at the North and East hands. Defending against four spades, your partner (West) leads the heart ace, cashes the heart king, and shifts to the club seven. What would you (East) do when declarer calls for dummy’s queen? Would you find a different defense if South plays dummy’s 10?

This deal occurred 20 years ago and features some old-fashioned bidding. South’s three clubs was the Baron convention, asking partner to show four-card suits in ascending order – hence North’s three diamonds. But this had the disadvantage that the weak hand became the declarer.

Sitting East was Michael Prescott, who learned the game in New Zealand but moved to Australia several years ago. He realized that if South had the spade queen, the contract was unbeatable.

And if West had queen-third of spades, South had to be kept out of his hand, so that he could not take the trump finesse. Ergo, at trick three, Prescott allowed dummy’s club queen to take the trick.

(If declarer had instead played the club 10, East would have won and returned a club.)

South now cashed dummy’s two top trumps to go down, losing one spade, two hearts and one club. Yes, if he had instead cashed three diamond tricks and the club ace, then played another club, he could have endplayed East.

But understandably he didn’t.

8 COMICS • Thursday, November 27, 2014 • Section C • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com Pickles

Brian Crane Pearls Before Swine

For Better or For Worse

Non Sequitur

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

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Sycamore ~ Office Suite 1st. Floor, 4 Room Suite Handicap Accessible, Private Parking, close to Courthouse, Add'l Space Available $1200/mo. 815-895-2488

1 bath, $700/mo + heat and utilities. No pets, no smoking.

630-816-9352 SYCAMORE: NEWER 2BR Upper.

CA. DW. W/D on Site. Off-Street Prkg. No pets/smoking. $695 Incl.

Wtr/Grbg J&A RE 815-970-0679

DeKalb/Sycamore-2 to 3 Bedroom Townhouses. Visit tv-realty.com or Call Tom 815-378-7962 Sycamore - 974 Penny Lane.

2BR 2BA, Att. Gar., W/D hook-up, all Stainless Steel Appl., Black granite countertops, gas FP, next to park. $1200/mo 815-739-6124

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR

Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $950.

No pets.

815-758-0123 Sycamore – Woodgate Condo 2 bedroom penthouse, quiet living, pool at clubhouse, garage, available by Dec 1st , great for grad students, $895/mo. credit check required, small/medium Dog OK, with additional monthly cost. call John 630-240-1973 TOWNHOUSE 3 Bed, 2 car Garage, Fireplace $1,200.

Pittsley Realty Inc. 815-756-7768

DeKalb Brick 2BR, Exc Condition/ Location. Garage, yard, basement, appliances, W/D, $1100/mo.

1211 N. 1 st St. 815-758-0600 DeKalb, Very Nice Duplex, 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath, 2 car gar. cleaning service provided ! $1250/mo. 815-739-2315 HINCKLEY - 3 Bedroom 2.5 bath duplex ready now. Great location in Hinckley. MUST SEE! $1,300.

Call Brian 847-772-8831

Sycamore - 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath 1000 sq ft, stove, fridge, W/D, new carpet and paint, full basement. $900/mo.

815-751-3982

SYCAMORE - Small Coach House.

2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Washer & Dryer. $725.

124 Elm, 630-443-9072

DEKALB - 803 S 1st St, 3br, 1.5ba, att Garage, Cent AC, DW, W/D, Fenced yard, $950/mo, 1st+sec, avail now, 847-845-4021

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

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$10,000 PRICE REDUCTION ZONING IS R-3 GROUP HOUSING IS ALLOWED

DeKalb Near Kish College & NIU 2 story brick, all new interior, 3BR, 1.5BA, 3 + car garage, $1100.

No pets/smokers 815-762-4730 Dekalb, Newer 3 bedroom, 1½ bath, full bsmt, attach gar, fenced yard, no pets/smkg 1st/last/security $1250/mo. 815-748-3782 Genoa – Small House, furnished, very clean, quiet, LG 1 BR, 1 Bath $695/mo + utilities. + security.

(815) 751-4422. Available now.

RANCH 4 Bed, 1 Car, Basement, $1,150.00 Immediate Pittsley Realty Inc 815-756-7768

Sycamore 3 Bedroom 1.5 bath, W/D, garage, no pets/ smoking, $850/mo + 1st, last sec.

815-761-0817

Directions: Take Rt. 34 to Plano, turn North on Center St. go 1 block to John St. Turn left to Auction warehouse.

Held inside. Watch for Auction signs.

1986 Ford Mustang Convertible, Antique Furniture, Musical Instruments, Tools, Artwork, Trains, Watches, Clocks, Toys Note: Still moving this Quality estate to Plano to our Auction facility. Come do your Christmas Shopping! Lots of new/old toys & trains in boxes. Customer Appreciation with prizes, cookies & coffee and lots of fun! Thank you for a Blessed 2014.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving & a Very Merry Christmas.

Terms: Cash, good check with proper ID. 10% Buyers Premium.

Not responsible for accidents or items after they are sold.

Everything paid for day of sale.

Announcements day of sale supersede all printed material.

Sycamore – upper 2 bedroom, 1 bath, off street parking, W/D on premises, no pets $695/mo. 815-895-6211 SYCAMORE ~ 3 BEDROOM

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Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road approx 80 acres 76.6 tillable acres w/2stry farm house & ranch house $15,000 per tillable acre +houses. $1.6M 859-630-5920

SYCAMORE - PRIME LOCATION 1 Bedroom, Full Kitchen Close to everything !

1711 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore $690/mo. 815-501-9748

1 bath, remodeled, appl. Country setting, close to downtown Genoa.

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Starting @ $432, 1BR; $599, 2 BR; $683, 3 BR.

Large 2BR, carport, A/C, laundry.

Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo.

J&A R. E. 815-970-0679

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DeKalb, small contractor office/storage unit available $310/mo.

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Hillcrest Place Apts.

Wooden Thomas Set Child's wooden play table suitable for train set - $75.

815-991-5721 evenings

Saturday, November 29, 2014 Dart Container Corporation

Sycamore 2 Roommates Needed 4 bedroom home, full priviliges, pets OK, garage avail, $750/mo + utilities. 815-762-5008 Lv Msg

DeKalb Spacious 1BR $550

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Office Assistant

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

or Christmas Tree – Artificial 7' pre-lit lights, w/stand (paid $225) selling for $30/obo.

815-508-4550

Room for working man. $350 includes utilities.

Need good references.

Call 815-758-7994 after 10 A.M.

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Early Childhood Teachers

Part-time / 1st Shift Available Must have basic accounting knowledge.

Garage Door Opener Control

COMPTROLLER

H & R Block,

954 W. State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 Send Resume or Apply in Person

Business Office Manager

MultiAgribus company looking for Comptroller. Experience in accounting, CPA. Call 815-824-2183 or email: books@mullinsgrain.com

818 Lincoln Hwy, Junction Center, DeKalb, Mon, Tues, and Thurs 9-5

Kishwaukee Medical Associates

Health Care Rochelle Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is seeking

Financial

CDL-A Truck Drivers We need Regional Drivers from this area and will give a $1000 SIGN-ON BONUS! Great pay and benefit package.

Be home often! Tractor/Trailer experience needed.

Contact Scott 507-437-9905 Go to www.mcfgtl.com to apply

Delta Power Miter Saw

Compound 10” w/ carbide tipped blade, Saw is in good condition, $90. 815-748-5714 after 4pm

Sycamore ~ (2) 2 Bedroom Newly renovated, 1 bath 1 car garage in nice, quiet neighborhood. 815-895-2488

2 Unit Now – Could be a Single Family.

NEW Roof, 1st flr Kitchen is huge. Great location.

All Appliances.

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

SYCAMORE, 316 KISHWAUKEE 3 bedroom ranch, 2 full bathrooms, dining and living room, finished basement, all appliances, 1.5 car garage, large fenced in yard. $1200/mo. 815-895-2017.

Sycamore, 409 Parkside 3 bedroom ranch, dining & family rooms, attached garage, Lg yard, $950/mo. 847-741-2000 Find. Buy. Sell.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DEKALB THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS SYCAMORE CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, an Illinois not-forprofit corporation, Plaintiff, vs SYCAMORE MEADOWS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, CITY OF SYCAMORE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 223 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of an assessment lien conveying the premises described as follows: Lots 11, 16, 23, 37, 43, 57, 62, 79, and 297 in the Sycamore Creek, Unit One Subdivision in the City of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, as per the plat filed in the DeKalb County Recorder's Office in Plat Cabinet #9, at Slide #155-D as Document No. 2005013659.

Commonly Known as Lots 11, 16, 23, 37, 43, 57, 62, 79, 297, Sycamore Creek Subdivision, Sycamore, Illinois 60178.

PIN: 06-21-437-002, 06-21440-001, 06-21-440-008, 0621-439-002, 06-21-429-008, 06-21-438-011, 06-22-328004, 06-22-329-004, 06-22333-002 Said assessment lien secured by the Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Reservations, Grants and Easements Affecting the Property known as Sycamore Creek Unit One, as amended, recorded on July 18, 2005 with the DeKalb County Recorder of Deeds as document number 2005013659 and by the following liens recorded on February 18, 2011 with the DeKalb County Recorder of Deeds: a. Document number 2011002227 (Lot 11) b. Document number 2011002220 (Lot 16) c. Document number 2011002229 (Lot 23) d. Document number 2011002251 (Lot 37) e. Document number 2011002237, recorded February 18, 2011 (Lot 43) f. Document number 2011002242 (Lot 57) g. Document number 2011002240 (Lot 62) h. Document number 2011002221 (Lot 79) i. Document number 2011002224 (Lot 297) And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file

10 CLASSIFIED s, your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, with Maureen A. Josh, DeKalb County Circuit Clerk, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is December 13, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

KEAY & COSTELLO, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 128 South County Farm Road Wheaton, Illinois 60187 (630) 690-6446 COLLECTION NOTICE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED CAN BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (Published in the Daily Chronicle, November 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DEKALB THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS SYCAMORE CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, an Illinois not-forprofit corporation, Plaintiff, vs SYCAMORE CREEK, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 224 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of an assessment lien conveying the premises described as follows: Lots 12, 13, 27, 33, 39, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 76, 80, 81, 85, 89, 90, and 296 in the Sycamore Creek, Unit One Subdivision in the City of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, as per the plat filed in the DeKalb County Recorder's Office in Plat Cabinet #9, at Slide #155-D as Document No. 2005013659.

Lots 93, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 277, 278, 279, 281, 282, 289, 291, 292, 294, and 295 in the Sycamore Creek, Unit Two Subdivision in the City of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, as per the plat filed in the DeKalb County Recorder's Office in Plat Cabinet #10, at Slide #7-D as Document No. 2006021803.

• Thursday, November 27, 2014 • Section C • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

Commonly Known as Lots 12, 13, 27, 33, 39, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 76, 80, 81, 85, 89, 90, 93, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 277, 278, 279, 281, 282, 289, 291, 292, 294, 295, 296, Sycamore Creek Subdivision, Sycamore, Illinois 60178 PIN: 06-21-43-7003, 06-2143-7004, 06-22-331-002, 0622-331-008, 06-21-439-004, 06-21-438-001, 06-21-438002, 06-21-438-006, 06-21438-007, 06-21-438-008, 0621-438-009, 06-22-328-001, 06-22-328-002, 06-22-328003, 06-22-328-007, 06-22328-008, 06-22-328-009, 0622-328-010, 06-22-329-001, 06-22-329-005, 06-22-329006, 06-22-329-010, 06-22330-004, 06-22-330-005, 0622-330-008, 06-22-330-012, 06-22-330-013, 06-22-330014, 06-22-334-001, 06-22334-002, 06-22-334-003, 0622-334-004, 06-22-334-005, 06-22-334-006, 06-22-334007, 06-22-335-001, 06-22335-002, 06-22-335-003, 0622-335-005, 06-22-335-006, 06-22-33306-22-333-006, 008, 06-22-333-009, 06-22333-011, 06-22-333-012, 0622-333-001 Said assessment lien secured by the Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Reservations, Grants and Easements Affecting the Property known as Sycamore Creek Unit One, as amended, recorded on July 18, 2005 with the DeKalb County Recorder of Deeds as document number 2005013659, and the Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Reservations, Grants and Easements Affecting the Property known as Sycamore Creek Unit Two, as amended, recorded on November 26, 2006 with the DeKalb County Recorder of Deeds document number as 2006021803; And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, with Maureen A. Josh, DeKalb County Circuit Clerk, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is December 13, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

KEAY & COSTELLO, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 128 South County Farm Road Wheaton, Illinois 60187 (630) 690-6446 COLLECTION NOTICE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED CAN BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

AT YOUR SERVICE

Dated November 6, 2014

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, November 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

/s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, November 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: RUSSELL JEREMY NORRIS FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on December 30, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Russell Jeremy Norris will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from RUSSELL JEREMY NORRIS to RUSSELL JEREMY BATHEY pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

Public Notice is hereby given that on November 19, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: PUCKETT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS located at 675 Blackstone Ct., DeKalb, IL 60115.

Dated November 19, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, November 20, 27 & December 4, 2014.)

Russell Jeremy Norris 514 Fisk Ave DeKalb, IL 60115

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(Published in the Daily Chronicle, September 26, October 3 & 10, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 31, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: ACTION R & C located at 407 East Lincoln St., Sycamore, IL 60178.

Dated October 31, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, November 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 6, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: LUSH GREEN LAWN CARE located at 55 W. Crabapple Ave., Cortland, IL 60112.

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