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DeKalb’s inspection plan revised

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Three months after a sweeping proposal sparked consternation in the business community, the city of DeKalb is moving forward with a new, narrower, building inspection plan.

The program city staff proposed during the DeKalb City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting Monday entails on-duty firefighters conducting interior and exterior inspection of public and private portions of commercial and industrial buildings on a rotating three-year basis.

Businesses also would be subject to annual pre-planned walkthroughs so firefighters can map out building interiors.

The program would be phased in over the next three years.

“This is part of our mission, public safety and fire safety,” Fire Chief Eric Hicks told City Council members. “We do have a trained and dedicated workforce and I believe we could have this program up and running in 90 days after you guys approve it.”

The proposal is a complete departure from a plan that staff brought forward in September, which would have required business owners to cover the

costs of an expanded inspection program conducted by an outside inspection company.

City officials also contemplated adding a fire marshal and administrative associate for $240,000 to lead the inspection program.

The city abandoned that plan, as well, after holding a series of meetings with members of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, the DeKalb Area Rental Association, the DeKalb County Building and Development Association, the DeKalb County Economic Development Corp. and FOCUS DeKalb.

Under the proposal, the only additional costs to the city would be about $1,200 to equip firefighters with iPads, City Manager Anne Marie Gaura said. The program doesn’t push any costs onto businesses owners.

City Attorney Dean Frieders said in cases where the city found a violation, such as exposed electrical wiring, unsafe plumbing or a blocked fire extinguisher, the city would not jump to issuing fines.

“If a violation is identified, our first step is to work with the property owner to fix that,” Frieders said. “The underlying goal here is to improve the

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The DeKalb Municipal Band plays as fireworks explode over the band shell July 4, 2012, at Hopkins Park in DeKalb.

A festive jubilee DeKalb Municipal Band to celebrate 160 years with holiday concert DeKALB – The DeKalb Municipal Band is celebrating its 160th year with a holiday gala concert that will look very different from most of its performances.

DeKalb Municipal Band conductor Kirk Lundbeck and the 50-piece band are presenting their first holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb.

“I wanted to have it at this great place,” Lundbeck said. “This concert is very nontraditional for us. It’s inside a theater, while we’re known for playing outside. We’re known for wearing white jackets, but this time we’re going with a very elegant concert black.”

The band is the oldest continuous performing band in Illinois. Lund-

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Director Kirk Lundbeck conducts his musicians during a performance by the DeKalb Municipal Band on June 11, 2013, at the Dee Palmer Bandshell in Hopkins. beck said the band hasn’t taken any years off since 1854. The group has been playing in Hopkins Park since the 1950s. The permanent band shell was built in the 1960s, and they’ve been there since.

The band was founded in DeKalb

What: DeKalb Municipal Band Holiday Concert When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb Tickets: Prices from $15 to $100, available online at shawurl.com/1lsr or by calling 815-758-1225 by former conductor Dee Palmer’s great-grandfather, who was a member. Palmer’s grandfather was the first conductor. After that, Palmer’s father became conductor, and in 1948, Palmer took over and held that title for 63 years.

Lundbeck said he’s honored to be

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Senate probe describes CIA brutality against detainees The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The United States brutalized scores of terror suspects with interrogation tactics that turned secret CIA prisons into chambers of suffering and did nothing to make America safer after the 9/11 attacks, Senate investigators concluded Tuesday.

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report, years in the making, accused the CIA of misleading its political masters about what it was doing with its “black site” captives and deceiving the nation

about the effectiveness of its techniques.

The report was the first public accounting of tactics employed after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and it described far harsher actions than had been widely known.

Tactics included confinement to small boxes, weeks of sleep deprivation, simulated drowning, slapping and slamming, and threats to kill, harm or sexually abuse families of the captives.

The report produced revulsion among many, challenges to its veracity among some lawmakers and a sharp debate about whether it should have

been released at all.

GOP Sen. John McCain, tortured in Vietnam as a prisoner of war, was out of step with some fellow Republicans in welcoming the report and endorsing its findings.

“We gave up much in the expectation that torture would make us safer,” he said in a Senate speech. “Too much.”

Five hundred pages were released, representing the executive summary and conclusions of a still-classified 6,700-page full investigation.

President Barack Obama declared the past practices to be “contrary to our values” and pledged, “I will continue to use

my authority as president to make sure we never resort to those methods again.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the Democratic committee chairman whose staff prepared the summary, branded the findings a stain on the nation’s history.

“Under any common meaning of the term, CIA detainees were tortured,” she declared, commanding the Senate floor for an extended accounting of the techniques identified in the AP photo investigation.

The report catalogued the Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Cause of ice baths, death threats, lif., is surrounded by reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington

as she leaves the Senate chamber after releasing a report on the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques at secret overseas facilities.

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Police protests draw all ages, races

By ADAM GELLER The Associated Press The mostly white crowd that gathered outside Salt Lake City’s federal building hoisted signs reading “Black Lives Matter,” and chanted for justice before wading into downtown traffic. In the historic Boston suburb of Lexington, Massachusetts, protesters with children in tow stood alongside others in their 80s.

Across the country, protesters angered at the killing of unarmed black men by white police officers have turned out in recent days, many in cities far removed from where the most highly publicized cases have been. They are students and grandmothers, experienced protesters as well as novices, often as many white as black.

But while marchers speak emotionally about being galvanizing by this cause, both they and experts on the fiery history of U.S. social protest are hard-pressed to figure where demands for change will lead.

“Is this a movement or a moment?” said Marshall Ganz, a Harvard University lecturer whose perspective was shaped by participation in the 1964 Freedom Summer civil rights drive in Mississippi and then by 16 years working to organize migrant farm workers.

After grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the killing of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York, he said the widespread protests are “kind of remarkable, all the different cities involved.”

But “social movements ... are a combination of opportunity and intentionality,” he said. They’re about issues peo-

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Art Holston Sr. (center) walks with his granddaughter Saturday through central Ogden, Utah, during a “Peace March” in solidarity with the family of Michael Brown. ple were “already concerned about. But there are moments when they kind of shift.”

Will marches keep going and growing? That will turn on organizers’ ability to funnel frustration over deaths into a push for concrete demands, said David S. Meyer, author of “The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America,” and a professor at the University of California, Irvine.

That is a path some individual protesters struggle to visualize. But their accounts of how they came to join protests show how an issue that for many was important, but abstract, has turned into something deeply personal.

••• At 26, Rachel Tuszynski is hardly new to protest. She marched against the Iraq war in 2007 and, more recently, demonstrated in favor of legalizing medical marijuana.

Then, on Thursday, Tuszynski and her girlfriend drove into

downtown Chicago on an errand and, motivated by spontaneous curiosity, went looking for a march against police brutality that they’d heard about on the radio.

“We drove down Michigan Avenue until we couldn’t,” said Tuszynski. “I was in slippers ... and I heard helicopters and police and I just hopped out of the car,” joining protesters shouting “Hands Up. Don’t Shoot.” When someone handed her a sign with the message, “Ferguson is Everywhere,” she grabbed it.

“It’s like I have an internal fire and I am deeply, deeply upset by injustice,” she said.

Tuszynski acknowledges that it’s not injustice that victimizes her directly. And yet, with short-cropped hair that draws attention to her identity as a lesbian, she said she is often stared at by passers-by and sometimes hassled. She has heard from black, male friends about being pulled over by po-

lice and ordered out of their cars for little if any apparent reason. While their experiences are different, it is easy to relate, she said.

“I want someone to hear us, that’s all I want. I want people to know that Chicago stands with Ferguson, and stands with every black person in America who feels afraid.”

••• Yvorn Aswad’s family moved out of mostly black and Hispanic neighborhoods in South Central Los Angeles years ago for the suburbs. But gathering around the Thanksgiving table at an uncle’s home in Azusa, somber conversation about the Brown and Garner killings served as a reminder of how their lives remains framed by race.

“My mother, who is the mother of three black sons, was devastated,” by video of Garner, flailing against a police officer’s chokehold, he said.

Aswad, a brother and his girlfriend, and a cousin went to bed early so they could wake up for a protest in Los Angeles.

Aswad, 25, already knew the value of protest – having demonstrated over the years on local issues like the planned closing of a hospital. And he has followed reports about the killing of unarmed black men.

But the Garner video triggered something visceral, something shared by his family and by the protesters he joined, in front of the Los Angeles Police Department and then in suburban Riverside.

“For me, it has been an entirely uplifting situation,” he said. “We’re going to do all that we can to make sure it doesn’t fade.”

Police hear of few campus sexual assaults

By KIMBERLY HEFLING The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Only a fraction of campus sexual assault victims go to police. Senators on Tuesday grappled with the thorny issue of why some just let their college handle it – or don’t report it at all.

Some sexual assault victims have said they prefer to work within their university system to seek disciplinary action against the perpetrator, such as expulsion, without the stress of pressing criminal charges. But there have been complaints that universities have encouraged victims not to seek criminal action be-

cause they want to protect the university’s reputation or that schools aren’t prepared to adequately adjudicate such cases.

“I am concerned that law enforcement is being marginalized when it comes to the crime of campus sexual assault,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., the subcommittee chairman, at a hearing on the issue.

The hearing, focused on the relationship between police departments and campuses, comes after a high-profile Rolling Stone article that described a gang rape alleged to have occurred in a fraternity house at the University of Virginia. The magazine later acknowledged

mistakes in its reporting.

In many cases, victims aren’t told they can pursue a criminal case, testified Peg Langhammer, executive director of the Day One organization in Providence, Rhode Island.

Whitehouse said victims are victimized again if they are steered away from law enforcement based on uninformed choices.

Whitehouse, a former U.S. attorney and attorney general in his home state, said evidence shows that most men who commit these crimes are serial offenders – and a threat to public safety. He said students have a right to know that

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Why areas with good jobs have hard-to-afford homes

By JOSH BOAK The Associated Press WASHINGTON – It’s the new career trade-off: Around the country, areas with the strongest job markets increasingly have some of the costliest homes. And areas with the most affordable homes lack a solid base of middle class jobs that attract workers.

College graduates and younger families have been clustering in coastal cities such as New York, San Francisco and Seattle, where incomes are generally ample and solid middle-class jobs plentiful. Yet studies and government data

show that homes in these areas have become prohibitively expensive.

The result is that the dream of home ownership for many is proving frustrating, being deferred or abandoned, even for people with comfortable incomes.

“This great mismatch is hurting middle-class people who would like to be homeowners,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist at the real estate brokerage Redfin.

About 40 percent of households in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, parts of Connecticut and Colorado, and Washington, D.C., earn more

than $100,000 annually, compared with just 22 percent nationwide, according to the Census Bureau.

Areas that do offer inexpensive housing across the Midwest’s industrial corridor – like Akron, Ohio, or Fort Wayne, Indiana – lack the same breadth of career possibilities.

This trend has likely helped hold back U.S. economic growth. Cities with the strongest job markets would grow even faster if more people could afford to live there, noted Jed Kolko, chief economist at the online real estate firm Trulia. The additional population would help spur further

job growth, which, in turn, would strengthen the local economy and foster more middle-class jobs.

Two factors get in the way.

Tighter credit has made it harder to buy a home in costly areas with a down payment of less than 10 percent.

Leading up to the recession, mortgages with no or low down payments reached destructive excesses. Yet first-time buyers who have stable incomes are struggling to afford homes without these options, noted Nela Richardson, chief economist at the real estate brokerage Redfin.

Second, construction is run-

ning well below its pace from a decade ago. The government reports that builders are on pace to construct 1.02 million homes this year – about half the pace that prevailed in the early 1970s, when the oldest baby boomers were beginning careers.

Young adults continue to stream into many of the top job-generating areas despite the daunting housing costs.

Nearly 52 percent of people who moved to the Bay Area over the past 12 months were millennials, according to Zillow. Nationally, home prices are generally three times the size of annual incomes.

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St. Mary students take on computer coding

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com DeKALB – First-grader Jackson Blaise was intent on making his Angry Bird capture a pig during a computer lesson Tuesday at St. Mary School in DeKalb.

He needed a little help from technology coordinator Marcia Feltes, however. She was using a lesson from Hour of Code, an international movement to encourage students to learn about computer science and coding. On Tuesday, her students were solving puzzles intended to help them create algorithms, which the Hour of Code educational materials defined as a list of steps to do to complete a task.

Feltes prompted Blaise to consider what directions to give the program to build the code needed to move the Angry Bird toward the pig cartoon.

“How many steps does he need to go?” Feltes asked Blaise, indicating the puzzle on the screen. “If this is one step, this is ...”

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“Two!” Blaise replied.

“Yes, so you need two arrows,” Feltes said. Blaise dragged two arrow icons into the programming area of the game and clicked the run button to watch the cartoon Angry Bird move across the grid as his programming indicated it should.

Within a couple of minutes, his programs were solving the puzzles without prompting from Feltes. In a computer lab where 17 students were working independently, Blaise could be heard muttering at the puzzles as he worked: “Take that,” and “Take that, pig. Go left.”

The Hour of Code pro-

gramming reaches far beyond St. Mary School and DeKalb.

The nonprofit organization behind it, Code.org, launched in 2013 to make computer programming more prevalent in schools and to increase participation among women and minorities in computer science careers, according to the organization’s website.

This year, organization leaders hope 50 million students worldwide utilize their free Hour of Code materials, which are introductions to more free tutorials on the organization’s website.

Feltes showed her second-graders a chart Tuesday indicating their were 26,967 open computing jobs in Illinois. She wants her students to have exposure to these types of careers, which may be less visible in their lives than those of doctors, teachers, or chefs.

“It gives a greater appreciation for those skills,” Feltes said. “For kids who are interested in this field, I don’t know that they get many opportunities to see what this entails.”

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TOP: Marcia Feltes, technology coordinator at St. Mary Catholic School in DeKalb, helps first-grader Holden Caudillo, 6, decide which directional code to use while he guides a monster to an endpoint on a smart board Tuesday during the Hour of Code teaching. ABOVE LEFT: Bobbie Jean Henning, a first-grader at St. Mary Catholic School, works through puzzle matching Tuesday during the Hour of Code tutorial. ABOVE RIGHT: Joseph Marchese, a first-grader at St. Mary Catholic School, makes a surprised face after he was able to get the angry bird to the pig through directional arrows Tuesday during the Hour of Code tutorial.

Flat levy to require budget juggling

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Before budget discussions start, the DeKalb City Council is already putting more pressure on its general fund.

The City Council approved a tax levy that holds the dollar amount for pension obligations at the same amount it was at last year, $4.27 million.

Add in the DeKalb Public Library’s operating levy and an added tax for a bond sale to pay for the library expansion and the total levy reached $6.57 million.

The city uses its levy exclusively to cover pension costs, while day-to-day operations are funded by other means such as sales tax.

Keeping the levy flat means the city will need to pull an extra $285,000 from its general fund to cover its contributions

By the numbers Total levy: $6.57 million Pension costs: $4.27 million DeKalb Public Library share: $2.29 million Source: City of DeKalb to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, according to information from Finance Director Cathy Haley. The total amount of pension obligations that will be covered with general fund dollars is expected to top $1 million in the fiscal year that starts July 1.

“It will be a challenge, certainly,” Haley said. “But not gloom and doom.”

City officials have been discussing the tax levy since November. Aldermen initially voted to set the ceiling for levy at $7.1 million.

That plan would have in-

LOCAL BRIEFS Public invited to meet superintendent finalists MAPLE PARK – Kaneland School District 302 board is inviting the public to meet the superintendent finalists this week.

Two final candidates are set to visit with community members this week – one at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, and the other at 4:15 p.m. Thursday – at the Kaneland High School library, 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park, according to a news release.

The finalists will tour the district and meet students, staff and community members, the release states.

Community members will have the opportunity to meet the finalists and learn about their background.

Those interested may ask questions on index cards that will be provided.

A moderator will pose the questions to the candidates.

Those who attend will be asked to complete an input form.

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Additional comments can be posted on the district website under superintendent search at shawurl.com/1ltn.

Moose Lodge hosting Elvis Christmas event SYCAMORE – Sycamore Moose Lodge 1506 will host an Elvis Christmas show to raise money for children and seniors.

The event is open to the public, with a fish fry running from 6 to 8 p.m. and the performance starting at 9 p.m. Friday, at 317 W. State St., Sycamore.

The lodge is asking for donations from attendees.

“It will help raise money for our children at Mooseheart and our seniors at Moosehaven,” administrator Jim Melton said.

Melton said an Elvis impersonator has performed at various charity events at the lodge for about five years, raising between $100 and $500 at each event.

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Council members backed away from that proposal a few days later during a meeting of the Finance Advisory Committee, pushing a 4.32 percent increase for homeowners, or a total levy of $6.8 million.

During the next City Council meeting, aldermen deadlocked on three votes before deciding to levy the same amount as last year for the city’s pension obligations while asking for a $7,700 increase from the city’s special service areas.

Based on property values falling by a projected 4 percent, the owner of a home with a $150,000 market value in 2013 would have a $490 tax bill from the city, according to city information.

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general fund for pensions, city officials also are trying to wean the city off using about $1.4 million in tax-increment financing proceeds to support day-to-day operations.

Budget discussions next year could include looking at alternative revenue sources or potential spending cuts, although Haley said she didn’t have any specific examples.

Mayor John Rey said he was pleased aldermen agreed on a levy. The measure passed with 3rd Ward Alderwoman Kristen Lash dissenting and 5th Ward Alderman Ron Naylor absent.

“In general, I’m worried about budget time,” Rey said.

“I think that we’re going to see that 2 percent growth in revenues with 6 to 7 percent growth in expenditures [is] not sustainable. Something is going to have to come into consideration for reconciling those two patterns.”

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University of Illinois faces fallout in rehiring of Kilgore CHAMPAIGN – Former 1970s radical and convicted felon James Kilgore will earn only $3,500 for teaching a single class on labor and the workplace at the University of Illinois’ flagship campus. His rehiring comes at a more significant cost – a large promised donation and another round of controversy.

Richard C. Hill, a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago and former tech-industry CEO, was angered by Kilgore’s return and said he will withhold $4.5 million he had promised to donate to the university system. Hill also resigned as board chairman of the university’s fundraising arm.

Meanwhile, state Sen. Chapin Rose, who graduated from the Urbana-Champaign campus, said he’ll push for legislation to ensure the school can’t hire convicted felons again.

It’s a sensitive time for the central Illinois campus, which will have a new president take office next year and faces the threat of a lawsuit from a professor whose job offer was re-

scinded this year after he wrote profane anti-Israel Twitter messages. Steven Salaita’s case sparked protests by some faculty, boycotts by outside academics of some university events and no-confidence votes aimed at university leadership.

The university initially ended its relationship with Kilgore, a former Symbionese Liberation Army member who spent six years in prison for his role in a fatal 1975 bank robbery, less than a year ago.

University of Illinois’ Board of Trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy said the board feared the problems could grow if the university didn’t heed some faculty members’ desire to allow Kilgore to return.

“This is a super-complicated problem that defies a simple solution or easy explanation,” Kennedy said.

Trustees said Nov. 13 that they’d leave decisions about part-time instructors up to the campus, clearing the way to rehire Kilgore. That was the last straw for Hill, who resigned from the University of Illinois Foundation that night.

Hill said he supported re-

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Obama friend won’t testify in fraud case

SPRINGFIELD – The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum will mark the 150th anniversary of the 16th president’s death – and its own 10th anniversary – with a host of new exhibits and activities next year.

New digital features will give visitors immediate access to photographs and documents with a touch of their smartphones as they tour the exhibits, the museum said Tuesday. There will also be a presentation of artifacts related to Lincoln’s death and funeral – including a silver medallion from the hearse that carried his body to the cemetery, which apparently hasn’t been seen since the 1865 funeral.

One of the more unusual exhibitions opening next summer, “To See Jerusalem Before I Die,” will, the museum said, “highlight the many ways in which Lincoln related to the nation’s Jewish community in 19th century America.”

An exhibit about Lincoln’s speeches that opened last month, “Undying Words: Lincoln 1858-1865,” will continue through February 2016.

The museum will also be the site of a variety of family events, including a strawberry social, a tea party, Civil War ball and parties marking the birthdays of Lincoln’s four sons.

SPRINGFIELD – Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they don’t plan to call a friend of President Barack Obama’s to testify in a trial over funds allegedly misused at the Illinois Department of Public Health after Dr. Eric Whitaker made what they describe as “baseless accusations” about racial bias.

The decision not to call Whitaker to the stand was announced a day after Judge Richard Mills declared Whitaker a “hostile witness” after a two-hour hearing without a jury. That declaration would give prosecutors leeway in questioning him in the fraud case, in which Chicago businessman Leon Dingle is accused of diverting $3 million in Department of Public Health grant money for his personal use.

While Whitaker, a Chicago physician and the agency’s director from 2003 to 2007, has not been accused of a crime, the U.S. attorney’s office said he has reneged on an agreement to cooperate.

Whitaker said Monday he had answered all questions but the one about whether he had a sexual relationship with his former chief of staff, Quinshaunta “Quin” Golden, who pleaded guilty in the case last spring.

Prosecutors said they plan to call one more witness.

– Wire reports

William C. Todtz, 18, of the 200 block of North Dogwood Street, Cortland, was charged Tuesday, Dec. 2, with possession of marijuana.

Brianna Mendoza, 18, of the 600 block of Chardonnay Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged Tuesday, Dec. 2, with retail theft.

Vincente A. Ramon, 38, of the 1300 block of West Lincoln Highway, was charged Wednesday, Dec. 3, with violating an order of protection.

Barbara J. Williams, 24, of the 800 block of North Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, was charged Wednesday, Dec. 3, with possession of marijuana.

Northern Illinois University Faruq O. Solebo, 20, of the 17700 block of Cedar Avenue, Country Club Hills, was charged Friday, Dec. 5, with driving under the influence.

Dennis A. Stratton Jr., 26, of the 100 block of Meadowdale Court, Carpentersville, was charged Friday, Dec. 5, with driving under the influence.

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Elijah A. Graham, 19, of the 17600 block of Locust Street, Lansing, was charged Saturday, Dec. 6, with criminal trespass to real property.

Jeff R. Smothers, 23, of the 1000 block of Kennedy Drive, Kirkland, was charged Sunday, Dec. 7, with driving under the influence.

Monsi Mbemba, 19, of the 7500 block of North Sheridan Road, Chicago, was charged Sunday, Dec. 7, with aggravated battery, resisting a peace officer, and underage drinking.

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Lane G. McMillion, 78, of Sycamore died Monday, December 8, 2014, at OSF St. Anthony’s Medical Center in Rockford.

He was born December 16, 1935, in Dixon, IL, to James B. and Helen (Disney) McMillion.

Lane married Virginia Burkey on January 9, 1960, in Dixon.

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, he was employed by Continental (Contel) Telephone for 35 years. He served as a communications specialist with the United States Marine Corps in the Korean Conflict from 1953-1956.

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She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie, in 2003; and granddaughter, Megan Martin.

The private family service will be held at Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb, with the Rev. Robert Vaughn of Malta Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be at Afton Township Cemetery, DeKalb.

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She was the loving mother to Mary Jo (John) Beranek, Debbie (Paul) Miller, Thomas (Amy) Delby, Jack (Elizabeth) Delby, William (Colleen) Delby; Cherished grandmother to Becki Miller, Joey Beranek, Steven Miller, Jack Miller, Robbie Miller, Katherine Delby, Christopher Delby, Ethan Delby; step-grandmother of Jen Hadraba and Alec Karbel, Ashley Hernandez and John and Morgan McKinnon; step-great-grandmother of Landon, and Kennedy; beloved daughter of the late Jack and Ruth Lhotka; dear sister of John (Bobbe) Lhotka, Margaret Lotito, Evie (Jack) Griffing, Chuck (Maggie) Lhotka, Linda (Mike) Zagorski and the late Mary Jan (the late Dennis) Ryan; fond aunt to many nieces and nephews.

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the Silver Beaver, Burton, and Bronze Big Horn awards. He was a member of the Sycamore Kiwanis Club for 37 years, twice serving as club president. He was president of the Sycamore Sports Boosters, and served on countless committees in the Sycamore United Methodist Church.

Lane loved reading, gardening, feeding the birds, and building dollhouses not only for his lucky family, but also built over 60 dollhouses for charities.

Lane is survived by his wife, Virginia of Sycamore; four children, Rob McMillion of DeKalb, Joe (Beth) McMillion of Moline, Jeff (Kari) McMillion and Lori (Scott) Grant all of Sycamore; ten grandchildren, Pat (Bridget) McMillion, Christine, Logan and Lacey McMillion, Samantha (Chad) Giorgio, Allison Combs, Sean and Rachel McMillion, Sarah and Ryan Grant; one great granddaughter, Adia; two brothers, Dean (Beverly) and Randy (Carol) McMillion; one sister, Kirby (Bill) Powell; one sister-in-law, LouAnn McMillion; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one granddaughter, Kaitlyn; his daughter-in-law, Maria McMillion; three brothers, Emmett “Mac”, Jim and Larry McMillion; and two sisters, Mimi Bieschke and Micki Fleming.

His Funeral Service will be on Friday, December 12th at 10:30 a.m. at the Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave., Sycamore, IL. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Dixon, IL. Visitation will be on Thursday from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore and on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Service at the Church.

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tracting Salaita’s job offer and the school’s 2010 decision to deny emeritus status to Vietnam War-era radical and professor William Ayers. But he believes “renegade” faculty who opposed those moves have too much power, leaving Kennedy and other university leaders “totally helpless.”

“I wrote to Kennedy, saying, ‘Look, if you guys let this guy [Kilgore] teach at the university, I’m out of here,’ ” he said.

Earlier this year, Rose pushed legislation through the state Senate aimed at Kilgore that would have made it illegal to use a degree earned under a false name, but pulled the bill only after the university said it would create its own policy.

Now, he plans for broader legislation in the spring session that would bar convicted felons from university teaching jobs.

“This is not some low-level, nonviolent offender who is totally clean,” Rose said.

Kilgore declined to comment on his rehiring. In May when trying to get his job back, he told trustees, “As a young man, I committed acts of which I stand ashamed.”

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By KAREN MATTHEWS and ULA ILNYTZKY The Associated Press NEW YORK – A man with a history of mental illness slipped into the headquarters of a major Jewish organization Tuesday in Brooklyn and stabbed an Israeli student in the head as he was studying in the library.

Then, as the screaming, bloody victim was taken away, the attacker lunged at police and was shot and killed, authorities said.

Calvin Peters, 49, could be

seen on amateur video waving a knife in the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Crown Heights at 1:40 a.m. after the attack on Levi Rosenblat. Rosenblat, wounded in the side of the head, was listed in stable condition.

Police said the stabbing was not believed to be connected to terrorism. But it shook the Jewish community, still reeling over an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue by two Palestinian cousins last month that left four worshippers and an officer dead.

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nity is impacted by these cruel and senseless attacks,” said New York state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, whose Brooklyn constituents are largely Orthodox Jews. “How can we help but be reminded of the recent, horrible tragedy ... which left five innocent people dead?”

At least one witness said he heard Peters repeatedly saying, “Kill the Jews!” according to Rabbi Chaim Landa, a ChabadLubavitch spokesman.

Police were still interviewing witnesses but quoted Peters as saying instead, “I’m going

Immigrants in limbo over Obama immigrant rules

By STEVEN K. PAULSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press DENVER – When President Barack Obama outlined why he was letting as many as 4 million immigrants stay and work legally in this country last month, it sounded like he was talking about Arturo Hernandez.

Hernandez, 42, meets the criteria for Obama’s deportation relief. He has a daughter who was born here and is a U.S. citizen, a steady job and he has lived here without being convicted of crime since 1999. But the president’s administration is trying to deport Hernandez.

The deportation case stems from an arrest and charges in 2010, of which he was later acquitted. Hernandez fought it for four years, hoping Obama would live up to his pledges to fix the country’s immigration system. When the president gave his White House address outlining the program, Hernandez and his family watched from the basement room of a church where he has been living for the past month to prevent immigration authorities from sending him back to Mexico. He felt a flicker of hope, but one that was quickly dashed. His wife and noncitizen daughter qualify for

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“It’s difficult, frustrating. I thought ‘the program is here, I’ve qualified,’ ” Hernandez said. His wife and daughters flew Tuesday to Washington to plead for mercy.

The president’s order allows immigrants in the country at least five years with U.S. citizen children to stay. But a still unknown number of immigrants are going to fall through the cracks, immigration attorneys said, because they can’t prove they’ve been here long enough,

their children only grew up here but were not born in the U.S., or they, like Hernandez, are already in the deportation queue.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it will consider on a case-by-case basis people who would qualify but are already in the process of being deported. They would not comment on Hernandez’s case, although officials have suggested that otherwise law-abiding people like him would be low priorities for deportation.

to kill all of you.” And the case was not immediately classified as a possible bias crime.

Chabad-Lubavitch is a large, worldwide Hasidic movement that runs schools, synagogues and other institutions and reaches out to nonobservant Jews to encourage them to embrace their heritage and religious traditions. It is active on college campuses and in cities around the globe.

Peters had wandered into the building earlier Monday and was ushered out, then returned after midnight and

asked: “Do you have any books in English?” before he was escorted out again, police said.

The building is open 24 hours a day.

The jerky clip of the final confrontation posted online showed Peters in a waist-length jacket and hat with a knife in his right hand, surrounded by officers with drawn weapons and Jewish students wearing traditional plain Orthodox clothing.

Some of the students appeared to be trying to defuse the situation, urging Peters to calm

down and asking officers not to shoot him.

Peters eventually put the knife down at an officer’s urging and stepped away, but quickly picked it up again as the officer approached him, apparently to arrest him.

Officers yelled at him repeatedly to drop the weapon as Peters moved around, and a single gunshot could be heard.

The shooting itself took place outside camera range.

Police said Peters had lunged at the officer with the knife.

NATION BRIEFS With future uncertain, Colorado shields water DENVER – With demand increasing across the West, Colorado is drawing up a strategy to keep some of the trillions of gallons of water that gushes out of the Rocky Mountains every spring – most of which flows downstream to drought-stricken California, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico.

Colorado wants to ensure its farms, wildlife and rapidly growing cities have enough water in the decades to come. It’s pledging to provide downstream states every gallon they’re legally entitled to, but not a drop more.

“If anybody thought we were going to roll over and say, ‘OK, California, you’re in a really bad drought, you get to use the water that we were going to use,’ they’re mistaken,” said James Eklund, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, which wrote the draft after a series of public meetings.

Eklund’s insistence on Colorado’s water rights drew diplomatic responses from his colleagues in other states on the eve of a Las Vegas meeting of water managers. The managers, from seven states, are working on ways to ensure 40 million

people in the parched Colorado River basin don’t go thirsty.

“California has not sought any Colorado River water beyond its entitlement and has no intention of doing so,” said Jeff Kightlinger, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. He referred to the Colorado River Compact of 1922 that covers water allocations to Colorado, California, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

“Arizona has the same interest” as Colorado in ensuring its supply is protected, said Michael J. Lacey, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. “I am not sure we will express it as pointedly as that,” Lacey said of Eklund’s remarks.

With drought making cooperation more important, members of the Colorado River Water Users Association deny there’s discord at their table.

The Colorado plan is being submitted to Gov. John Hickenlooper today. A final version is expected in late 2015 and will propose legislation.

Prince William, Kate visit Sept. 11 Memorial NEW YORK – Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, laid

flowers Tuesday at one of New York City’s most somber sites – the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum.

The couple crossed the memorial plaza in pouring rain and wind, each holding a black umbrella. Wearing a hot-pink, double-breasted Mulberry coat, black tights, and black stiletto-heeled pumps, Kate smiled as she spoke with memorial and museum President Joe Daniels.

The royals then laid a bouquet at one of two reflecting pools built in the footprints of the fallen towers.

Each is ringed with the chiseled names of the nearly 2,900 people killed Sept. 11, 2001, in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

After paying their respects at the southern pool, William and Kate entered the underground museum that commemorates the attacks.

During their half-hour visit, they were escorted by Daniels and museum director Alice Greenwald.

Museum chief of staff Allison Blais said the duchess “talked about how in awe she was of the enormity of the space; it was something she didn’t anticipate.”

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“I miss playing trombone in the band,” Lundbeck said.

“But I do not take [being conductor] lightly. I appreciate every moment. I’m getting my Christmas present early next weekend, when I get to conduct this wonderful group.”

Lynn Cook, the band’s personnel manager and a flutist, said the support of the city and community has been important to the band’s longevity.

She said everything the band does is in the spirit of Palmer.

“Dee Palmer spear-headed everything,” Cook said. “He spent countless hours making sure everything was ready. He was such a warm person who loved all of us.”

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Dave Balika, who has been playing trombone in the band for 26 years, echoed Cook’s sentiments.

“Dee would have loved the idea of a holiday concert,” Balika said.

Cook said another reason the band has been so successful is the love the musicians have not only for music, but for each other. “[The band] is a very important piece in the lives of us musicians,” Cook said. “We love to play together and put on these concerts.”

Balika said he also loves

the variety of music the band plays, from modern hits to classic concert band music.

Lundbeck is hoping for a sell-out Saturday, and said the audience can expect to hear a different twist to many holiday classics.

“Everybody knows ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ or ‘Frosty the Snowman’ but the concert will feature new arrangements,” Lundbeck said. “We’re doing brand new renditions of the songs people have known for years.”

Another difference to this weekend’s show is that the audience will have to buy tickets, unlike the band’s free summer concerts in Hopkins Park.

But Lundbeck said it’s for a good cause. The proceeds benefit the Palmer Family Music Education Scholarship Fund.

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Staff also suggested allowing businesses within the city’s tax increment financing districts to apply for TIF grants to help with building improvements.

In another aspect of the program, businesses that undergo Insurance Service Office inspections through their insurance company would not be subject to the city’s basic fire inspection, although they would have to submit to the annual pre-plan walkthrough.

The proposal doesn’t change inspections already performed at gas stations, hotels and motels, and rooming houses.

Home-based businesses would be excluded from inspections.

Although the program got an initial nod from the council, several steps remain in the vetting process.

Two public hearings are scheduled, one Jan. 12 and the other Jan. 26. At the latter, staff will present a draft of the ordinance.

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‘Enhanced interrogation techniques’ didn’t produce results Continued from page A1 shackling in the cold and much more. Three detainees faced the simulated drowning technique known as waterboarding. Many developed psychological problems.

But the “enhanced interrogation techniques” didn’t produce the results that really mattered, the report asserts in its most controversial conclusion.

It cites CIA cables, emails and interview transcripts to rebut the central justification for torture – that it thwarted terror plots and saved American lives.

In a statement, CIA Director John Brennan said the agency made mistakes and has learned from them. But he also asserted the coercive techniques “did produce intelligence that helped thwart attack plans, capture terrorists and save lives.”

George Tenet, who was CIA

director at the time, said in an interview, “We know that the program led to the capture of al-Qaida leaders and took them off the battlefield, that it prevented mass casualty attacks and that it saved thousands of American lives.”

Top Republicans, including Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, agreed.

But not Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate majority leader. He said, “It got us nothing except a bad name.”

The report, released after months of negotiations with the administration about what should be censored, was issued as U.S. embassies and military sites worldwide fortified security in case of an anti-American backlash.

Earlier this year, Feinstein accused the CIA of infiltrating Senate computer systems in a dispute over documents as relations between the investigators and the spy agency deteriorated, the issue still sensitive years after Obama ordered a halt to any such interrogation

practices upon taking office.

President George W. Bush approved the program through a covert finding in 2002, but he wasn’t briefed by the CIA about the details until 2006.

At that time Bush expressed discomfort with the “image of a detainee, chained to the ceiling, clothed in a diaper and forced to go to the bathroom on himself.”

After al-Qaida operative Abu Zubaydah was arrested in Pakistan in 2002, the CIA received permission to use waterboarding, sleep deprivation, close confinement and other techniques. Agency officials added unauthorized methods, the report said.

At least five men in CIA detention received “rectal rehydration,” a form of feeding through the rectum. The report found no medical necessity for the treatment.

At least three in captivity were told their families would suffer, with CIA officers threatening to harm their children, sexually abuse the mother of

one man, and cut the throat of another man’s mother.

Zubaydah was held in a secret facility in Thailand, called “detention Site Green” in the report.

Early on, with CIA officials believing he had information on an imminent plot, Zubaydah was left isolated for 47 days without questioning, the report said. Later, he was subjected to the panoply of techniques. He later suffered mental problems.

He wasn’t alone. In September 2002, at a facility referred to as COBALT – the CIA’s “Salt Pit” in Afghanistan – detainees were kept isolated and in darkness. Their cells had only a bucket for human waste.

Redha al-Najar, a former Osama bin Laden bodyguard, was the first prisoner there.

CIA interrogators found that after a month of sleep deprivation, he was a “broken man.”

But the treatment got worse, with officials reducing food rations, shackling him in the cold and giving him a dia-

per instead of toilet access.

Gul Rahman, a suspected extremist, received enhanced interrogation there in late 2002, shackled to a wall in his cell and forced to rest on a bare concrete floor in only a sweatshirt. The next day he was dead. A CIA review and autopsy found he died of hypothermia.

Justice Department investigations into that and another death of a CIA detainee resulted in no charges.

After reviewing 6 million agency documents, investigators said they could find no example of unique, life-saving intelligence gleaned from coercive techniques – another sweeping conclusion that the CIA and Republicans contest.

The report claims to debunk the CIA’s assertion its practices led to bin Laden’s killing.

The agency said its interrogation of detainee Ammar al-Baluchi revealed a known courier was taking messages to and from bin Laden.

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Protesters are not different

True meaning of ‘cruel and unusual’ So what does “cruel and unusual” mean?

I once asked that of a law professor. The Eighth Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual” punishment, but I figured there had to be some technical definition I, as a layperson, was missing. I mean, from where I sit, it’s pretty “cruel and unusual” to execute someone, but to judge from the 1,392 executions of the past 38 years, that isn’t the case.

Scott Panetti almost became number 1,393 last week, but within hours of his scheduled lethal injection, he was reprieved by a federal judge. The court said it needs more time to consider the issues his case raises.

In a rational place, it would not be news that Panetti was not killed. In a rational place, they would understand that state-sanctioned execution is a relic of frontier barbarism that leaves us all wet with the blood of the condemned. In a rational place, they would say there’s something especially repugnant about applying that grisly sanction to the mentally ill, like Panetti.

But Panetti doesn’t live in a rational place. He lives in America. Worse, he lives in Texas.

They love their executions in Rick Perry’s kingdom. Since 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, an advocacy group, that state has killed almost 520 people. That’s nearly five times more than the next bloodiest state, Oklahoma, with 111.

There is no question Panetti deserves

VIEWS Leonard Pitts punishment. In 1992, he shot his estranged wife’s parents to death as she and the couple’s daughter looked on. He held them both hostage before releasing them unharmed.

But there is also no question that Panetti, 56, suffers from severe mental illness. At his trial, in which he was somehow, bizarrely, allowed to represent himself, he wore a purple cowboy suit with a 10-gallon hat and summoned a personality he called “Sarge” to explain what happened on the fateful day.

His witness list included 200 people. Among them: John F. Kennedy, the pope, Anne Bancroft and Jesus Christ.

The state contends that Panetti, who was off his meds at the time of the killing, is faking it. During a 2004 hearing, the county sheriff called him “the best actor there is.”

In its most recent filings, Texas accuses him of “grossly exaggerating” his symptoms.

If it’s an act, it’s been going on a long time. His attorneys said Panetti was diagnosed with schizophrenia 14 years before the shootings and was hospitalized 13 times between 1978 and 1991. Now a court decides on his life or death.

It’s a pregnant decision in a country where, apparently, it isn’t “cruel and unusual” to preside, as Arkansas Gov. Bill

Clinton did, over the execution of a man so profoundly impaired that he saved the pie from his last meal to eat later. Or to let a man gasp and snort for almost two hours as a lethal injection very slowly killed him, as happened in Arizona. Or to set a man on fire, as has happened at least twice in Florida’s electric chair. Or to execute people for crimes committed when they were children.

Or to send innocent people to death row. Or to choose whom to execute based on color of killer, color of victim, gender, geography and class.

So what, exactly, might be too cruel and unusual for us to allow? The professor could not answer. Which, of course, is an answer.

As flawed and broken as our system of death is, we continue to embrace the puritanical morality of eye for eye and blood for blood. Most of the western world has left this savagery behind, but we insist on it, leaving us isolated from our national peers, those nations whose values are most like ours, but looming large among the outlaw likes of Somalia and Iran.

Now we are debating whether to kill a man so addled he tried to subpoena Jesus.

And that leads to a conclusion as painful as it is unavoidable: What’s “cruel and unusual,” is us.

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

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Rolling Stone problems change Cosby context

By ZARA KESSLER The context of the Bill Cosby discussion has changed in the past few days. The shift has little to do with Cosby or his lawyer or the heap of accusations against the entertainer by alleged victims of sexual assault.

It has everything to do with Rolling Stone, reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely and a young woman going by the nickname Jackie.

Jackie told Erdely a story about being gang-raped at the University of Virginia.

Rolling Stone published it. The magazine has now issued a note to readers explaining, “In the face of new information reported by the Washington Post and other news outlets, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie’s account.”

The note, from managing editor Will Dana, concluded, “We apologize to anyone who was affected by the story and we will continue to investigate the events of that evening.”

Cosby was affected by the story. Allegations against Cosby took off around the same time as Rolling Stone’s rape article was published. Together, the two narratives made the issue of sexual-assault impossible to ignore, with each horrific story of alleged male privilege run amok implicitly buttressing the other.

So what did or didn’t happen at UVA now

colors Cosby’s story – and the stories told by his alleged victims. That shouldn’t be the case. The comedian has acquired a long list of accusers, many of whose allegations are similar. The inevitable question is whether the similarities are because of Cosby’s predatory modus operandi or to a copycat phenomenon enabled by news media.

Suddenly, every Cosby accuser is a potential “Jackie” – although we don’t yet know precisely what it means to be a “Jackie.” How honest are the intentions of Cosby’s accusers? (One woman is alleged to have tried to extort the comedian.) How fallible are some of their memories all this time later? How accurate are those specific quotes? We don’t know. In some instances, we can’t know.

We fill the void with personal experience, sometimes known as “bias.” Last Wednesday, New York Magazine writer Kat Stoeffel highlighted the absurdity of hoping that Jackie – one could replace her with the Cosby accusers – is telling the truth: “The journalist backlash is putting feminists who believe in believing women in the uncomfortable position of hoping Jackie told the truth about her gang rape.

Not because we want to confirm our biases about monstrous men, but because we’d hate to see confirmation for sexist biases about lying, attention-seeking women. In

other words, we’re backed into the corner of hoping someone was gang-raped on broken glass – and how can that possibly constitute a happy ending?”

Absent proof, we have ideology and axes to grind. In the Washington Post, Zerlina Maxwell wrote that disbelieving stories of sexual assault signals “that women don’t matter and that they are disposable – not only to frat boys and Bill Cosby, but to us.”

Set that against National Review Online contributor Mark Krikorian, who asserted on Twitter that “Every ‘outrage’ story must now be assumed a hoax until proven otherwise.”

Presumably, people have taken the time to realize exactly what they’re rooting for. In both the UVA and Cosby cases the possible truths stretch from ghastly crimes to horrible slanders. No one should anticipate any potential outcome with excitement. There is no reason to feel “good” about anything.

The Cosby and UVA stories are not over.

What happens in one will shape the context in which we interpret the other. We may inch closer to the truth in one or both cases.

But if there was an opportunity for broader understanding and a sense of shared purpose in combating sexual violence, it seems pretty clear by now that we’ve lost it.

• Kessler is an editor at Bloomberg View.

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In the wake of a grand jury decision last week not to indict New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, there has been renewed outrage over the deaths of unarmed black suspects at the hands of police has spread to cities across the country, including here in DeKalb.

Locally, protesters – many of them Northern Illinois University students, and many of them black – have taken up the national cause and complained of racial bias in our community. Do they have a point? Consider the local reaction to student protesters who have been spreading the message that “black lives matter.”

When a group of protesters marched across the street from the Center for Black Studies to the DeKalb police station Saturday, someone hit two of them with their car, including a pregnant woman who was taken to Kishwaukee Hospital with minor injuries. The incident resulted in charges of reckless driving and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk against Erwin Wittke, 55, of Waterman, police said.

DeKalb police Cmdr. John Petragallo said the protesters had begun crossing the street with a “walk” signal, but the group was too large to cross completely before the light changed. He also said Wittke was simply “very frustrated” and “wanted to get home.”

Police added a traffic control officer when the group marched Sunday to prevent any more problems.

On Monday, when the Daily Chronicle reported that those who had been protesting would be attending that night’s DeKalb City Council meeting, officials decided to step up security. Instead of a single officer with a metal-detecting wand at the door, as is customary at council meetings, there was a police detail of five officers, with the public compelled to pass through detectors. Officers searched bags for weapons and stamped their hands before they were allowed to enter the council chambers. Police Chief Eugene Lowery and Deputy Chief Wes Hoadley were also in attendance, bringing the total number of police at the meeting to seven.

More than 40 NIU students attended the meeting, and there were also several people from the FOCUS DeKalb group on hand to talk about the building inspection ordinance. It was a large crowd, but not much different from a meeting earlier this year that drew people from the business community and from the Ellwood Historic Neighborhood.

No added security measures were taken for that meeting. Student protests are hardly unheard of in DeKalb, yet usually no one decides it’s OK to drive their car into a crowd. Well-attended meetings aren’t unusual at the DeKalb City Council, but this is the first time in recent memory that so many police were on hand.

One driver’s mistake shouldn’t malign our entire community. We understand it is the duty of police to maintain order and protect public safety, particularly at a large public gathering in an enclosed space. However, it’s relatively easy to see how protesters could look at the situation and say they’re not being treated with the same level of respect and trust.

Our community’s future depends on its being a welcoming place for all. Actions that create the impression that this is a community where racial bias reigns – even if they’re not made in that spirit – hurt us all. We can do better if we listen to one another. These marches by students and their speaking out at a public meeting may prove to be a good first step in that process.

ANOTHER VIEW

Despite deaths in Yemen, ransoms are still wrong Over the weekend in Yemen, unofficial negotiations to ransom a South African teacher held by terrorists almost succeeded. Instead, they ran into a separate attempt to free an American hostage by use of military force, which failed. Both prisoners, held by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, were killed. If there was a moment to question U.S. policy against ransoming hostages, this might be one. But ransom remains the wrong policy, and for several reasons.

There’s no question who carries moral responsibility for the deaths of Pierre Korkie, the teacher, and Luke Somers, the British-born American photojournalist who was the raid’s target. That lies with the terrorists who seized the two men. Last week, they threatened to execute Somers within three days unless the United States met their terms. And once they heard U.S., British and Yemeni special forces launch their attack, the terrorists killed both captives.

Nevertheless, they had been prepared to free Korkie, after months of negotiations with Gift of Giving, a charity working in Yemen, using local tribal leaders as intermediaries. A price of $200,000 had been agreed upon, and tribal leaders had organized a convoy of vehicles to exchange the cash for Korkie. Here was yet another demonstration that hostages can indeed be freed in exchange for money: Ransom works. Indeed, it is the reason al-Qaida, Islamic State and other terrorist groups capture civilians in the first place. And because most European governments will pay, the average price secured per hostage has been soaring.

Since 2008, the kidnapping-for-ransom industry has raised as much as $165 million for terrorist organizations, most of it paid by European governments.

As for the U.S. and British governments questions as to how they failed to know Korkie’s release was to happen Saturday remains. But whatever the answers, they are irrelevant to the question of whether governments should ransom their citizens. That calculation remains the same: The only way to end the ransom business is to close the market.

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Newton suffers back fractures in crash CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Panthers quarterback Cam Newton suffered fractures to his lower back in a two-car crash Tuesday and will spend the night in the hospital, a team spokesman said Tuesday.

Newton was in fair condition, had no other internal injuries and would not need surgery, team spokesman Charlie Dayton said during a news conference outside a Charlotte hospital. It was unclear if Newton would be able to practice or play Sunday against the Buccaneers, Dayton said.

“Right now we have thought about Cam’s well-being and we understand there was someone else in the other car who was injured,” Dayton said. “We just hope that they’re all OK.” He was expected to be released from the hospital today after undergoing tests.

TV footage showed Newton on a stretcher being placed in an ambulance after the crash. Photos from The Charlotte Observer showed the 25-year-old smiling as an officer attended to him on the ground.

A black pickup truck that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman Robert Tufano said Newton was driving was overturned on the roadway with debris scattered all over the street. The roof was caved in and a tow truck later was hauling it away. Another car that appeared to be involved in the crash had front end damage.

Police were investigating how the crash happened on a bridge that crosses busy Interstate 277 in the shadow of Bank of America Stadium, where the Panthers play.

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Spartans take care of Knights

By TRAVIS ZUELLIG sports@daily-chronicle.com SYCAMORE – Despite having a lackluster first half by its standards, the Sycamore girls basketball team held a slim six-point lead heading into the break Tuesday night against Kaneland.

The Spartans came out on a mission to make sure that their unbeaten run to start the season would continue. Sycamore held the Knights to three points in the second half and beat Kaneland, 46-20, at home.

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2014 DAILY CHRONICLE GIRLS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR

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DeKalb junior Jensen Keck is the Daily Chronicle’s 2014 Girls Swimmer of the Year. Keck placed ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke at the state finals with a time of 1:04.89.

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was awesome. We held them to three points,” Sycamore’s Madelyne Johnson said. “Our first half was kind of rocky, but coming out in the second half and holding a team to three points is a job well done.”

Johnson led all scorers with 14 points and showed her range from outside by knocking down three 3-pointers. The Sycamore defense was causing havoc for Kaneland. The Knights turned the ball over 23 times and shot 21 percent from the floor.

Monica Synett – msynett@shawmedia.com “Defensively, I was very im- Sycamore’s Morgan Picolotti makes her move in the first quarter against Kaneland on Tuesday at Sycamore.

Big performance in final prelim after challenging day helps Keck reach goal

By EDDIE CARIFIO ecarifio@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The 200-yard medley relay team didn’t qualify. Then Jensen Keck didn’t qualify in the 200 individual medley either.

If the junior swimmer for the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op team was going to get through to the final day of the state championships for the first time, she’d have to do it in the 100 breaststroke.

So despite the disappointment of the IM – Keck actually swam slower than her time the week before at sectional – Keck dug down and qualified for the final round of the breaststroke, then follow it up with a ninth-place finish in the

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“This whole year I’ve had this goal – I am going to make finals in breaststroke. I will do anything to make finals in breaststroke,” Keck said. “In the 200 IM, I was very upset I didn’t drop time. I had to gain my composure and rethink my goals. I have got to make it back. just having the confidence going into it, saying

I can do it, I know I can do it, and I’m not going to let anything stop me from doing it.

That was pretty nerve-wracking but it was exciting at the same time.”

It was the first time in three years that Keck qualified for the final day of state, and for the third time in a row Keck was named the DeKalb Daily Chronicle Girls Swimmer of the Year. She won the award outright in 2012 and shared it with other members of the 200 medley relay team last year.

First-year coach Melaine Chambers said she was impressed the way Keck responded.

The relay team shaved some time off its seeding to finish in 1:48.90 but still only

finished 23rd. Then came the IM, in which Keck added more than a second to her seeding and took 30th in 2:08.39. But in the breaststroke prelims, she knocked about half a second off her time to finish in 1:04.99, good for 11th.

“She was upset and frustrated with that IM swim, but she did a great job of refocusing herself,” Chambers said.

“She reminded herself what she’s been training really hard for all season.”

The next day in the finals, Keck dropped another tenth of a second and moved up to ninth.

“The fact I had gotten there, there was nothing to lose,” Keck said. “I was just going to swim the fastest I could go.

It was really fun. I don’t think I’ve ever had as fun experience as that Saturday.”

Keck said she hopes to have her college situation figured out during the summer so she can focus on the pool her senior year. She said she’s talking with some Division I programs but did not say which ones.

Overall, Keck said she was pleased with her junior campaign.

“I was more than happy how everything went,” Keck said. “Mel came in and we started doing morning practices, which is completely new.

We had never done that before.

That was fun and it actually helped me a lot, I feel like.”

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BEARS

Despite same record, Bears and Falcons far apart The drive from Green Bay to Chicago is pleasant enough, just about three hours and short enough to go nonstop, but long enough to let your mind wander to what might have been, or perhaps should be.

I was there Monday night

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush for the Packers, Falcons game and as I replayed it in my mind in the car I was struck by the strange similarities

and huge differences between the Falcons and the Bears.

Remember when they met in Week 6 and the Bears had their only quality 60-minute performance of the year handing the Falcons a convincing 27-13 defeat.

That was when we still

hoped the Bears were moving in the right direction. Where are these two clubs at now?

Both teams have $100 million quarterbacks in Matt Ryan and Jay Cutler.

One of the great debates to begin this season was over which was the best

pair of starting wideouts in the NFL, Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery or Julio Jones and Roddy White.

The Bears get a clear edge at running back with Matt Forte over Steven Jackson and at

See BEARS, page B2

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NFL

TODAY

Cubs get Montero

Prep wrestling Kaneland, Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake Central, 5 p.m.

Amboy, Plano at Genoa-Kingston, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY Girls basketball Hinckley-Big Rock at Indian Creek, 6:45 p.m.

Lamoille at Hiawatha, 6:45 p.m.

Marengo at Genoa-Kingston, 7 p.m.

Prep wrestling DeKalb at Morris, 5:30 p.m.

Sycamore at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Yorkville at Kaneland, 7 p.m.

Girls bowling DeKalb at Rochelle, 4 p.m.

Sycamore at Morris, 4 p.m.

Women’s basketball Kishwaukee at Kankakee, 5:30 p.m.

SPORTS SHORTS Kougars jump up to No. 2 in NJCAA poll The Kishwaukee College men’s basketball team moved up to the No. 2 slot in the NJCAA Division II national poll.

Kishwaukee is currently 10-0 on the season, and earned an 89-63 victory over defending national champion Rock Valley College last week.

NIU’s Roddy earns honor Northern Illinois senior volleyball player was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s All-Midwest Region team Tuesday.

Roddy was one of 14 honorees, and was the top vote getter among outside hitters.

Roddy led the MAC with 514 kills in 2014.

“I think it is wonderful for her to be recognized by the members of the AVCA for such a solid, productive season,” NIU coach Ray Gooden said in a news release. “Mackenzie had a goal of making her senior year her best at NIU. I think in all phases, she did a tremendous job achieving those goals.”

Cogs girls hoops slip past North Boone Jesi Nay scored 10 points to lead the Genoa-Kingston girls basketball team to a 36-30 win Tuesday at North Boone.

Torri Bennett added eight, as did Kayleith Engles for the Cogs (4-4 overall, 2-0 Big Northern Conference).

Royals boys hoops top Amboy Eric Phillips led the way with 12 as the Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team beat Amboy, 50-28.

Jack Bullard added 11 for the Royals (5-2) and Dutch Schneeman eight. They are back in action Friday against Hiawatha.

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Oakland’s Jeff Samardzija works against the Houston Astros in the first inning in Oakland, Calif., this past season. The Athletics traded an All-Star for the third time in less than two weeks, sending right-hander Jeff Samardzija to the White Sox on Tuesday.

White Sox acquire Samardzija, Robertson

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com SAN DIEGO – Rick Hahn wasn’t feeling well because of a cold but he could not have felt any better about the state of the White Sox on the morning after he traded for right-handed starter Jeff Samardzija and signed free agent David Robertson.

Have the White Sox, a lackluster 73-89 fourth-place team in 2014, become instant contenders in the AL Central, a team that features a four-time defending division champion (Tigers), World Series finalist (Royals) and an improving Indians team?

Everywhere you look it says ‘yes.’ For starters, with Samardzija (2.99 ERA, 219 2/3

Dominique Lee rolled a 456 series to lead the Knights, but it wasn’t enough as the Kaneland girls’ bowling team lost, 2,878-2,263, to Yorkville on Tuesday.

Lee’s high game was a 158.

Four of the six bowlers for the Foxes rolled higher than a 460.

Barbs boys bowling falls to LaSalle-Peru LaSalle-Peru beat DeKalb, 3,547to 3,241, on Tuesday.

Ranzy Collins finished with a series of 647 for the Barbs, while Jack Berry added a 637.

– Staff report

ed bat Adam LaRoche hitting for power and good contact behind slugger Jose Abreu instead of Adam Dunn, the middle of the lineup is better. The Sox should score enough runs.

But the move that topped them all this offseason was Robertson, a strikeout/ groundout guy suited well for U.S. Cellular Field and the best free agent closer in the market. His presence in the ninth inning allows Jake Petricka, Zach Putnam and Daniel Webb to move down a notch where they belong. And with Zach Duke signed in November to three years, the Sox should have at least one effective lefty in the bullpen, which could also include No. 3 draft pick Carlos Rodon’s nasty slider.

• SYCAMORE Continued from page B1 “Defensively, I was very impressed.

To hold a quality team like Kaneland to three points says a lot about our defense,” Spartan head coach Brett Goff said. “We were trying to keep the ball out of the middle because they were hurting us in the first half, so I thought our girls did a very good job in the second half.”

Kaneland had problems early in the contest by having two starters, Vanessa Gould And Morgan Weber, out. But, the Knights held tough and 3-point shooting of Jennifer Weber kept the score close.

“We were happy with the first half and the second half was a disaster,” Kaneland head coach Ernie Colombe said. “I thought in the first half we were worried about how we would gel as a group and I thought our kids battled hard.”

In the second half, especially the third quarter, it was all Sycamore. The Spartans came out of the gates firing.

Talya Hopkins scored 11 straight for Sycamore (7-0, 3-0 NI Big 12), including four to open the half.

The Spartans scored 16 points in that

third quarter and held the Knights to three points. Johnson scored six points and Hopkins scored four points in the quarter.

Lauren Goff, who just returned from surgery, scored six points to cap the quarter.

“It is always a tough game against Kaneland and it’s a conference game.”

Johnson said. “It is another conference win so I am proud.”

Sycamore held the Knights scoreless in the fourth quarter. Goff finished the contest with 10 points. Bailey Gilbert scored four points, grabbed five rebounds and had five assists in the win.

“The nice thing about Bailey is that she still plays the rest of her game,” Goff said. “She plays defense and is a contributor on the boards. You can always count on her whether she is scoring or not.”

Weber finished with six points to lead the Knights. Destiny Cowsert scored four points and grabbed six rebounds. Colombe said that his squad began to settle in this game.

“We just kind of laid down and let them do everything,” the coach said. “We have a tendency when we have a struggle to score, we go to jump shots, and when you are not hitting jump shots, the lead just grows.”

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

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Denver San Diego Kansas City Oakland

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Thursday’s Result Dallas 41, Bears 28 Sunday’s Results N.Y. Giants 36, Tennessee 7 Carolina 41, New Orleans 10 Minnesota 30, N.Y. Jets 24, OT Pittsburgh 42, Cincinnati 21 St. Louis 24, Washington 0 Baltimore 28, Miami 13 Indianapolis 25, Cleveland 24 Detroit 34, Tampa Bay 17 Houston 27, Jacksonville 13 Denver 24, Buffalo 17 Arizona 17, Kansas City 14 Oakland 24, San Francisco 13 Seattle 24, Philadelphia 14 New England 23, San Diego 14 Monday’s Result Green Bay 43, Atlanta 37 Thursday’s Game Arizona at St. Louis, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Oakland at Kansas City, noon Pittsburgh at Atlanta, noon Washington at N.Y. Giants, noon Miami at New England, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Jacksonville at Baltimore, noon Green Bay at Buffalo, noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Denver at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game New Orleans at Bears, 7:30 p.m.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE St. Louis Blackhawks Nashville Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Colorado Anaheim Vancouver Calgary Los Angeles San Jose Arizona Edmonton

Sycamore defense strong

Central Division GP W L OT 28 18 8 2 27 18 8 1 26 17 7 2 28 14 9 5 25 14 10 1 27 10 12 5 27 9 12 6 Pacific Division GP W L OT 29 18 6 5 28 18 8 2 28 17 9 2 27 14 8 5 29 14 11 4 28 10 15 3 27 7 15 5

Pts 38 37 36 33 29 25 24

GF 80 85 70 64 71 79 72

GA 65 53 54 64 61 95 89

Pts 41 38 36 33 32 23 19

GF 85 87 89 72 81 66 60

GA 79 78 72 59 79 90 91

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 28 18 7 3 39 98 72 28 17 6 5 39 88 70 29 17 10 2 36 74 76 26 14 9 3 31 89 79 28 15 12 1 31 72 72 26 11 8 7 29 58 68 27 11 11 5 27 70 74 27 9 16 2 20 47 85 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 27 18 6 3 39 88 64 N.Y. Islanders 27 19 8 0 38 86 74 Washington 26 12 10 4 28 74 71 N.Y. Rangers 26 12 10 4 28 77 76 New Jersey 28 11 13 4 26 66 80 Philadelphia 26 9 13 4 22 68 82 Columbus 26 9 15 2 20 61 88 Carolina 27 8 16 3 19 59 76 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Tampa Bay Detroit Montreal Toronto Boston Florida Ottawa Buffalo

Tuesday’s Results Blackhawks at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, (n) Winnipeg at Dallas, (n) Nashville at Colorado, (n) Edmonton at San Jose, (n) Today’s Games Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct 12 7 .632 12 8 .600 11 11 .500 7 14 .333 3 18 .143 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 16 5 .762 Brooklyn 8 11 .421 Boston 7 12 .368 New York 4 18 .182 Philadelphia 2 18 .100 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 14 6 .700 Washington 14 6 .700 Miami 9 11 .450 Orlando 9 14 .391 Charlotte 5 15 .250 Cleveland Bulls Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

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Sycamore’s Bailey Gilbert shoots the ball in the first quarter Tuesday against Kaneland.

Arkush: Bears defense was supposed to be improved to Marshall halfway through the third quarter, and a 101Continued from page B1 yard kickoff return from Chris Williams in the fourth quarter tight end with Martellus More online after the Packers had made the Bennett over Levine Toilolo. score 55-7.

Both offensive lines are banged Visit ChicagoFootball.com for The Falcons struggled simiup although the Falcons much coverage of the Bears, NFL and larly to the Bears early Monday more so than the Bears, and Chicago-area high school football. night, falling behind 31-7 at the both are average to below half after Green Bay scored on average. every possession it had in the On defense the Falcons basement of the much stronger half. figured to struggle, the Bears NFC North.

But unlike the Bears, the were supposed to be improved.

Are the Falcons a much Falcons chose to come out and Yet both groups have strugdifferent 5-8 than the Bears? fight in the second half closing gled mightily. Both defensive When the Bears went to the score to 43-37 with 2:11 relines are populated with over Lambeau in Week 9 of this seamaining and still in possession – priced, under – performing son they basically failed to show of all three timeouts. Atlanta veterans. Both teams have up. They fell behind 14-0 in the was one defensive stop away athletes rather than football first half and then gave up 28 from getting the ball back with players at linebacker and the more points in a comical second about 1:50 to play and a chance Falcons are a little better in quarter to trail 42-0 at the half to win the game. the secondary with first round and left the Packers laughing at The Bears would appear picks William Moore and Desthem on the sidelines. to be the more talented team mond Trufant.

Rather than come back and although Ryan and Jones are Each is a 5-8 football team alfight the Bears mailed in the clearly superior at this stage though the Falcons are in first second half scoring only on a place in the woeful NFC South of their careers to Cutler and while the Bears are in the fluky 45-yard pass from Cutler Marshall or Jeffery.

• BEARS Kaneland girls bowling loses to Yorkville

innings in 2014) sandwiched between lefties Chris Sale (2.12 ERA, third in Cy Young voting) and consistent and steady Jose Quintana (200 1/3 innings, 3.32 ERA) the Sox have a top three in their rotation that compares with any in baseball. Numbers crunching will prove it, and Hahn wasn’t disputing the notion during perhaps his finest hour Tuesday at the Winter Meetings.

“You are not going to have a break when you come through Chicago and face that rotation,’’ Hahn said.

Sale and Samardzija can make a case as the second best 1-2 punch in baseball next to Clayton Kershaw and Zach Greinke.

With free agent left-hand-

SAN DIEGO – All-Star catcher Miguel Montero was traded from Arizona to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday in a deal that relieves the Diamondbacks of having to pay $40 million over the next three years.

Arizona receives minor league right-handers Jeferson Mejia and Zack Godley in the swap.

The 31-year-old Montero, an All-Star in 2011 and 2014, hit .282 this year with 18 homers and 86 RBIs. He is owed $12 million next season and $14 million in each of the final two years of a $60 million, five-year contract.

Montero tweeted soon after the trade: “Excited for the next chapter in my career with a team with so much history and a bright future. See you soon Windy City!”

The lefty-swinging Montero could share time with Welington Castro, who batted .237 with a career-high 13 homers this season but hit only .216 against right-handed pitchers.

“It really gives us a solid presence in the catching position,” new Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “It’s a tremendous new addition — a first step building into this winter. ... Really excited about.”

Mejia, 20, was 2-4 with a 2.48 ERA in two starts and 10 relief appearances this year for rookie level Mesa. The 24-year-old Godley was 4-3 with a 3.09 ERA and 15 saves in 40 games for Kane County and Daytona, both Class A teams.

“We had an opportunity to get two good arms,” Diamondbacks general manager Dave Stewart said. “Mejia is a power arm, a 6-7 kid, has 94-97 (mph). Godley is a kid that’s 92-96. . .. We needed to get starting pitching back into our system. Did we give up a pretty good value? Yes, we did. “

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Ryan and Jones were brilliant in Green Bay, Cutler and Marshall were . . . in Green Bay. Falcons head coach Mike Smith is rumored to be in serious jeopardy of losing his job due mainly to serious lapses in game management, even though he is the most successful coach in Falcons history and they were the No. 1 seed in the NFC in both 2010 and 2012.

Yet in Lambeau one team competed and one team didn’t, and the Falcons were so much better coached than the Bears it’s beyond comparison.

Right now the Falcons are a far superior 5-8 team than the Bears and folks may not be laughing if they win a home playoff game.The club that showed up in the second half in Green Bay just might.

And the Bears appear to be resisting change why?

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct 16 4 .800 16 4 .800 15 5 .750 16 6 .727 9 10 .474 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 16 4 .800 Denver 9 12 .429 Oklahoma City 7 13 .350 Utah 5 15 .250 Minnesota 4 16 .200 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 18 2 .900 L.A. Clippers 14 5 .737 Phoenix 12 9 .571 Sacramento 10 10 .500 L.A. Lakers 5 16 .238 Houston Memphis San Antonio Dallas New Orleans

Tuesday’s Results Toronto at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Portland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

New York at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m.

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

Today’s Games Washington at Orlando, 6 p.m.

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

Boston at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Chicago, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New York at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

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

Miami at Denver, 9:30 p.m.

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SPORTS 3

OLYMPICS

IOC vote clears way for 2024 bidding

By STEPHEN WILSON The Associated Press

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The Blackhawks’ Stu Grimson (right) gets set to throw a punch at the Los Angeles Kings’ Marty McSorley during a game Jan. 30, 1993, in Inglewood, Calif. Fighting has been a part of the NHL for about as long as the sport has existed, although the fraternity of enforcers has dwindled through the years.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Demise of the goon Enforcers, and fights, are slowly vanishing from the league PHILADELPHIA – Dave Schultz would drop his gloves in a flash, his bare fists pummeling away at unprotected faces in fits of fury so ferocious he became known as “The Hammer.”

Schultz was the intimidating backbone of Philadelphia’s “Broad Street Bullies” teams of the 1970s that won a pair of Stanley Cup championships. The Flyers’ rugged style of play became their calling card, and by the 1980s every team had a tough guy or two whose primary role was to protect his teammates by brute force.

Fast forward 40 years since the Flyers’ last championship and players like Schultz are having a harder time sticking in the NHL. The role of the enforcer is seemingly going down without a fight as speed and skill on every line have become the norm.

In a league that is also facing head injury concerns – and lawsuits – is it finally time to say goodbye to the goon?

“They just wanted to take fighting out of the game,” Schultz said. “It’s not the same game.”

But not necessarily a worse one.

The true signal the culture in the NHL has changed comes from Schultz’s old stomping grounds. For the first time since the organization was in its infancy, the Flyers opened the season without a true enforcer on their roster. Heck, their biggest threat might be goalie Ray Emery, who headlined a fight last season against Washington’s unwilling goalie, Braden Holtby.

“We’ve got some toughness on our team,” Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said.

“We’ve got some guys that can handle themselves. But I think when you look, there weren’t a lot of fights in the preseason. There are never any fights in the playoffs. In between, there’s been less and less.”

The numbers back up the former NHL goalie.

There were 143 fights through the first 408 games of the season, which projects to 431 fights overall, according to hockeyfights.com.

That’s a dramatic dip from 734 fights in 2008-09 and 714 fights in 2009-10. The number of fights fell into the 500s in 2011-12 and the 400s last season (there were 347 fights in the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season).

The NHL has toughened instigation penalties in place since the 1930s. It added a two-minute minor for the player who started the fight in the 1990s, looking to both cut down on brawling and perhaps attract more casual fans.

Of late, the NHL is dishing out longer suspensions for cheap shots and illegal hits, erasing some of the players’ unwritten code of justice.

“That tells you, let’s just play hockey,” Schultz said.

“And when there’s a problem, the league will take care of it.”

That role used to be left to the enforcers, the de facto bodyguards for the stars. Back on the put-up-your-dukes heyday, even Wayne Gretzky had his own personal great one watching his back: Marty McSorley was the Hall of Famer’s first line of thuggish defense, serving and protecting Gretzky in stints with Edmonton and Los Angeles.

“I remember when guys like Gretzky said, we want guys to be able to protect us,” Schultz said. “[Sidney] Crosby doesn’t want to be protected. By the league, yes. But not by one of his teammates.”

Stu Grimson, the color analyst on Nashville Predators’ TV broadcasts, was known as “The Grim Reaper” with 2,113 career penalty minutes in his NHL career. He said fighting still has a role in the game, especially at home games where one entertaining scrum can shift momentum and liven up the fans.

“I think the fight itself,

there is a purpose for it, and you can put your finger on that purpose,” he said. “I think it makes sense to keep that in the game, and I think it’s valuable to the game for that reason.”

Blackhawks forward Dan Carcillo said fights aren’t going to completely vanish, either.

“I don’t think the mindless, senseless, go out and fight, rah-rah, for no reason, I don’t think that has a place in the game anymore,” Carcillo said. “If guys take runs at other players, I think those players that take the run at them, whether they fight or not, they have to know in the back of their mind that there’s still fighting in this game and they’re going to have to answer the bell or respond to it if they’re going to take dirty runs or cheap shots.”

But in the back of everyone minds is the risk of concussions and other long-term health risks that come with trading punches on the ice.

The idea that brawling was as much fun as a nasty wreck in NASCAR or bench-clearing brawl in baseball came to a jarring halt in 2011 when three former enforcers were found dead.

Derek Boogaard, once

named in a Sports Illustrated players poll as the NHL’s toughest fighter, died from an accidental mix of alcohol and the painkiller oxycodone.

Wade Belak hanged himself and Rick Rypien was discovered at his home after suffering from depression for a decade.

The 65-year-old Schultz said he suffered nothing more than a couple of minor concussions and feels fine.

“We didn’t hit anyone near as hard as they do today,” Schultz said.

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MONACO – With the IOC’s new bidding process now in place, the race for the 2024 Olympics is primed to take off.

The U.S. Olympic Committee will make a decision next week on whether to bid and may even select a city to put forward, making a choice among Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington.

“We’re not in it to come in fourth, third or second,” USOC chairman Larry Probst said Tuesday, setting the stage for a contest that could also include Paris, Rome, Berlin or Hamburg and other cities.

The 2024 campaign is ready to move forward after the International Olympic Committee approved a raft of changes Monday that include a revised process designed to make bidding less expensive and more attractive to potential candidates.

The new system includes an “invitation phase” where interested countries and cities discuss their plans with the IOC in advance of bidding to tailor the project to their own needs and conditions.

“I don’t think it has much of an impact on our process,” Probst said. “I don’t think any of these reforms have a significant impact on bidding or not bidding.”

IOC President Thomas Bach said Tuesday the invitation phase will begin Jan. 15, eight months before the Sept.

15 deadline for declaration of bids.

Bach said the IOC will contact all national Olympic committees interested in bidding.

Meetings will be arranged in Lausanne, Switzerland, or in the potential bid cities.

“It’s not an evaluation,”

Bach said. “It will be up to these potential candidate cities to raise the topics they think are worthwhile. Our delegation will listen and give them any advice.”

Bach again ruled out reopening the bidding for the 2022 Winter Games. Scared off by high costs and other factors, several cities pulled out, leaving only Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the running.

Canadian member Dick Pound said the former candidates should be given the chance to rejoin the race under the new bidding rules. But Bach said it would be unfair to the two remaining contenders.

“It’s like a 10,000-meter race,” Bach said. “If you pull out after five laps, you can’t expect that the race will be started again.”

One thing is already certain for 2024: The Peruvian capital of Lima beat out Helsinki on Tuesday for the right to host the IOC session in 2017 where the vote will be held.

Germany has already announced it will be bidding, with a choice between Berlin and Hamburg to be made in March. Italy is expected to announce a Rome bid Monday.

France is likely to approve a Paris bid next month.

Other potential contenders include Doha, Qatar; Istanbul, Turkey; Baku, Azerbaijan; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Budapest, Hungary; and a city or region in South Africa.

The United States hasn’t hosted the Summer Games since 1996 in Atlanta. New York made a failed bid for the 2012 Olympics, and Chicago missed out for 2016.

“That’s 28 years,” Probst said. “That’s more than a generation. That’s a long time to not have the games in the United States.”

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NBA

Johnson glad with athlete activism

By MELISSA MURPHY Associated Press

AP file photo

Bulls point guard Derrick Rose (center) drives between Charlotte Hornets’ Al Jefferson (right) and Kemba Walker (left) during the first half of game Dec. 3 in Charlotte, N.C.

BULLS

Rose needs to get going

By JOE COWLEY

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Bulls at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Friday, CSN, AM-1000 attack-mode into play.

Noah (right ankle) and Doug McDermott (right knee) will be absent from the lineup, but that shouldn’t change the mentality Rose needs to show up with.

“It’s different,’’ Rose said of the Return 2.0. “[Opposing teams are] playing me different. It’s more like when I get

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“Postmodernist” is one of the newest styles in the United States. Walt Disney World’s Swan Hotel, with a 47-foot swan on each side of the roof, and its Dolphin Hotel with two 56-foot dolphins on the roof, are examples.

Michael Graves, the architect of these buildings, also designed kitchenware, furniture, jewelry and hospital furnishings in his unusual style. His teapot with the whistling bird is so wellknown that he made a less-expensive copy with a whistling whistle. Graves designed his first furniture in the 1970s, and by 1982 he was winning awards for his designs. His modernist furniture was made in geometric shapes with features added in colors that included blue, orange and brown.

One 1980s table was made of maple, painted plastic, painted wood, brass and glass. It is unmarked, like many of his designs. In spite of signs of wear and a few chips, the table sold for $3,840 at a Rago auction in October 2014. *** Q: I have a teapot and two matching cups and saucers. The mark on the bottom is crossed swords with an “S” below. Can you identify the maker?

A: Samson & Co. of Paris, used a crossed swords mark with the letter “S” below the swords from about 1873 until about 1905. The use of crossed swords as a mark was started in about 1725 by the Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Meissen, Germany. It has been used by many other companies since then. Samson & Co. was in business in Paris from about 1873 to 1969. The company made copies of Meissen and other china, often used as replacements for older pieces. ***

Q: I would like to know if there’s any value to “Gone With the Wind” playing cards. There is a picture of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler on one deck and a picture of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara on the other deck.

The cards don’t look like they have ever been used and are in a tin with a picture of the couple kissing on the front. The bottom of the tin is stamped “The Heirloom Tradition, No. 144109.”

There are three dates on the back, 1939, 1967 and 1989. Is there any value to these cards?

A: Your decks of cards were issued in 1989 to mark the 50th anniversary of the movie, “Gone With the Wind.” The movie, first released in 1939, was re-released in 1967. The only way to guarantee that the cards have never been used is if they are still sealed in plastic wrap. This set of two decks of cards in its tin often sells online for $4 to $10. *** Q: I have a plate marked on the back “La Seynie, Limoges, P&P, France.” There is another stamp, “Pat March 3rd 1909,” and also the name “Dubarry.” The plate has gold scalloped edges and pictures palms with a lake. How old is it?

A: The Paroutaud Freres company used the initials “P & P” (for brothers Pierre and Paul Paroutaud) and its location, “LaSeynie [the factory], Limoges [the city], France” as a mark from about 1903 to 1917. The patent date is the date the design was patented.

Dubarry is either the pattern name or the decorator’s name. *** Q: I have a Hilda doll marked “JDK 1914.” The doll has several other marks, one in German, and numbers on the back of her neck. Can you tell me about the doll and how I might go about selling it?

A: “JDK” stands for J.D. Kestner

It takes an adventurous collector to buy vintage furnishings that are not in a famous style. Postmodernist furniture is readily available to adventurous buyers who have modern houses that are simple enough to feature unusual pieces.

This table, designed by Michael Graves in the 1980s, sold in October 2014 for $3,840 at Rago Arts & Auction Center of Lambertville, N.J.

Co., a well-known German dollmaker that operated in Waltershausen, Germany, from 1805 until 1938. The company started making dolls in 1820. During the 19th century, Kestner made high-quality papier-mache doll heads and bodies, leather doll bodies, molded-hair china-head dolls with china limbs, celluloid dolls, kewpies and Bye-Lo babies. In the early 1880s, Kestner began to make dolls with bisque heads on jointed composition bodies. This is the type of doll

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Magic Johnson watches before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds in May in Los Angeles. Johnson says he’s pleased pro athletes are supporting peaceful protests around the nation by using “their platform and their voice” at sports events. The NBA great spoke Tuesday in New York, a day after LeBron James and several other players wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts before a Cavaliers-Nets game in Brooklyn. against the Oakland Raiders in a show of solidarity for protesters and the family of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson, Missouri.

A grand jury Nov. 24 declined to indict a police officer in the shooting death of Brown, sparking nationwide protests.

“The great thing about it is nobody is saying that every police officer is bad,” Johnson said. “The majority are great and they protect us.

They put their lives on the line. And not every young African-American kid is bad, either.”

Johnson said he didn’t have negative experiences with police growing up in Michigan, “but my friends had issues and my loved ones had issues. So, you’ve always been affected, even if it wasn’t you directly.”

“Young African-American males, it’s not just the killing, but also being abused and being incarcerated for not doing something wrong,” he said.

“So we’ve got to correct that.”

Johnson, a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers,

that made Kestner famous, particularly since the company was the only German dollmaker that made both heads and bodies. The Hilda character doll was introduced in 1914. With peachtinted cheeks, real hair eyelashes, a pug nose and an open mouth with two tiny upper teeth, Hilda dolls are wanted by doll collectors. They have sold for $900 to over $5,000, depending on the doll’s size, details and condition. The numbers on your doll’s neck are mold and size-code numbers, which will help further identify your Hilda. Old dolls in great condition sell quickly at auctions that specialize in dolls, such as Theriault’s of Annapolis, Md.; McMasters Harris-Appletree Auctions of Newark, Ohio; and Frasher’s Doll Auction of Oak Grove, Missouri. *** Q: I have a Firestone rubbertire ashtray from the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The tire is a Firestone Champion. A glass ashtray fits inside the rubber tire. The glass is etched with the Trylon and Perisphere and reads, “New York World’s Fair.” Does the ashtray have any value to a collector?

A: There are plenty of collectors of World’s Fair memorabilia, and some specialize in a particular fair. Ashtrays like yours also are wanted by people who collect things related to cars and

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“Leaders from all sides, the African-American, law enforcement and government side have to come together and say ‘Hey, how can we make this better for all of us?’ ” Johnson said.

The three-time NBA MVP attended the Steiner Sports event Tuesday in Grand Central, where there has been recent “die-ins” to draw attention to fatal encounters with police. Among those in attendance were Mookie Wilson, Larry Johnson, Frank Robinson and Dennis Rodman.

Robinson, who won baseball’s Triple Crown in 1966 and became the first black manager in the major leagues in 1975, said he didn’t participate in the athlete activism during his playing days.

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Tom Thibodeau was the latest member of the Bulls organization to make a bold statement.

No T-shirt needed for this one.

“He’s gotta attack,’’ the Bulls coach said of the struggles Derrick Rose has had on the court, especially as of late.

“That’s the bottom line.

“All I know is when he’s pushing the ball up the floor and attacking, that’s who he is. He can’t defer. He can’t pace himself. He’s gotta go. That’s the big thing. He’s gotta go.’’

And go soon.

In dropping two of their last three games, Rose has been mediocre at best. There was a 6-for-20 performance in the loss to Dallas, a much more tolerable 5-for-12 shooting night in Charlotte, but then a very passive looking 2-for-11 in Saturday’s loss to Golden State.

That’s 30 percent shooting from the field, and a dismal 28 percent from beyond the threepoint line.

No wonder Rose’s shooting chart resembles a winter weather map: A few hot spots near the rim, but a whole lot of cold fronts scattered throughout.

“I know the more that I play, my driving game is going to be there,’’ Rose said. “But I’ve got to get used to guys going under screens like they’re trying to do or I’m shooting open shots that they’re giving me. So just trying to get used to taking the shots in those types of tough situations, you know like when we’re down two and I get an open three, having the confidence to take those shots.’’

Thibodeau heard the explanation from his 2011 league MVP, but said after the Tuesday practice that simpler might be better.

“It’s an instinctive game,’’ Thibodeau said. “We have to trust him, but I know when he has played well this year, he’s been in attack mode.

“By nature, he’s trying to fit in right now. It’s a new team for him. He’s trying to learn his teammates. He’s playing off people. We need him to go. Just go. Go. Great players will figure it out.’’

Beyond the shooting problems and passive-style of play for Rose, Thibodeau’s focus is usually on how the team functions with certain personnel on the floor. Rose’s three-game plus/minus the last week is a minus-20, so it isn’t like the Bulls have been overcoming his poor shooting.

“He knows,’’ teammate Joakim Noah said of Rose needing to be more aggressive. “I think it’s important for Derrick to be aggressive and pick and choose when the right time is in the game and get going guys.

He’s the floor general, the point guard. It’s a lot going on, but the more he plays, the better it’s going to be.’’

Hosting Brooklyn at home Wednesday night would be a good time for Rose to put that

the ball, if I have a pick-androll, they’re going to send two people at me until I pass the ball, or play a contain-type trap where they’re not going to be all the way on me, but they’re always going to make sure that someone is always protecting me from the rim.

“I just got to learn how to score with two people on me whenever I drive, and make sure I learn how to get fouled or make sure that I get a good shot up.’’

Either way, it’s time for it to start happening.

NEW YORK – Magic Johnson praised recent activism by professional athletes Tuesday and called for more conversation between government, law enforcement and black leaders.

The basketball Hall of Famer made his remarks a day after Cleveland star LeBron James and other players wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts before the Cavaliers’ 110-88 victory at the Brooklyn Nets.

“They’re incredible stars that people will listen to,” Johnson said at Michael Jordan’s restaurant in Grand Central Terminal. “I’m so happy they’re socially conscious ... and they want to use their platform and their voice.”

James, Kyrie Irving and four Brooklyn players said they were supporting the family of Eric Garner, who died in July after a New York police officer placed him in a chokehold while trying to arrest him for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.

A recording of Garner’s arrest showed him gasping “I can’t breathe” during the fatal encounter, and thousands have protested a grand jury decision not to indict the officer since the announcement last Wednesday.

“When you’re African-American, you grow up understanding that you can be next,” Johnson said. “So I think they’re doing it in a peaceful and mindful way.”

Bulls point guard Derrick Rose wore the same shirt Saturday night before the Bulls hosted the Golden State Warriors. Five St. Louis Rams players trotted onto the field in a “Hands up, don’t shoot!” gesture before a Nov. 30 game

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Wife’s gag gift turns out to be a turn-on Dear Abby: A few months ago, I turned 50 and my co-workers held a small celebration. When we celebrate birthdays, we all have agreed to regift an item (usually a gag gift).

One of my presents was a black leather miniskirt and matching vest. I never planned on wearing it, but my husband, “Tom,” and I were invited to an ’80s-themed Halloween party and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a costume, so we decided to go as a rock star and his groupie.

I left work early to get ready for the party. When Tom arrived home, he couldn’t keep his eyes or hands off me. We never made it to the party and had the best sex we’d had in years. Before

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips that night, our love life had been practically nonexistent.

Abby, please remind readers to always keep intimacy in their relationships. Apparently, Tom and I just needed to be creative and spice things up a little. – Happier in Pennsylvania Dear Happier: That’s a great suggestion. Now I know why your jack-o’-lantern was smiling.

Dear Abby: I was married for six years and had three children with my husband. He always said he hated people who cheat on their spouse,

but then he had an affair with a married co-worker, a woman who had three kids. We had a huge argument about it. I called her names and he beat me up. I called the police, he was arrested, jailed, and I filed for divorce.

It has been six years and I have moved on, but I’m still angry over their cheating.

They got married and invited mutual friends who knew of their affair. All of them attended the wedding.

When I questioned a few of them about why they didn’t tell me he was cheating on me, they said it was “none of their business.” (Oddly enough, those people thought nothing of socializing with the cheaters.)

I’d like to know how many

of your readers would tell someone their spouse was cheating.

Just to add to the end of my story, my ex and his trophy wife are now divorcing after three years of marriage.

The reason? He caught her cheating! – The Ex-Mrs. in Illinois Dear Ex-Mrs.: These “friends” may not have told you because they either didn’t want to get involved, or they had already chosen whose side they planned to be on.

I suspect many readers will want to chime in on your question. And I also suspect that, unlike years ago when folks opted to remain silent, the majority will say they feel the spouse has a right to know because they would

want to be told.

Dear Abby: Please provide advice on hugging a woman without it seeming like I am more interested in experiencing a free feel of her breasts than in just hugging her. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. – Healthy American Male Dear H.A.M.: If you are hugging women you don’t have much of a relationship with, your intention could be misconstrued. If you think your attempt to be warm and friendly might be regarded as making a pass, then you shouldn’t do it, or you may be considered less a “healthy American male” than a creepy lecher.

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Joint support supplements’ benefits vary Dear Dr. K: I have osteoarthritis. It’s improved some with physical therapy and weight loss, but not entirely.

Should I give “joint support” supplements a try? Which ones?

Dear Reader: Your question reminds me of two of my patients. “John” was a man in his 50s whose pain from arthritis in his knees made it hard for him to play pickup basketball. Physical therapy and pain medicines helped, but not completely.

“Helen” was a woman in her 60s who loved gardening.

Arthritis in her knees caused pain every time she knelt to dig up or plant something.

Conventional treatments helped a lot, but she still was in pain.

Many of my patients with osteoarthritis are like

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff these two. They benefit from physical therapy, weight loss and medications to reduce pain and inflammation. But some, despite trying these treatments, still end up with pain, stiffness and limits on their day-to-day functioning.

So I understand when they ask about joint support supplements.

Here are some of the more popular osteoarthritis supplements on the market and the evidence for – or against – giving them a try: • Glucosamine and Chondroiten. A major study of these supplements in The New England Journal of Medicine concluded that they may help

relieve pain in people with moderate to severe osteoarthritis pain. If you fall into this category, try the glucosamine-chondroitin combination for two to three months.

If you find it eases your pain, it’s reasonable to keep using it. If not, save your money.

• Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)

and Methyl Sulfonyl Methane (MSM). The handful of clinical trials on these substances show that they are no better than a placebo (sugar pill) when it comes to pain reduction.

• S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe). A 2009 review looked at four clinical trials that compared SAMe against a placebo. The difference between the supplement and sugar pill was small and possibly due to chance.

• Boswellia Serrata. In one

review of this herbal remedy, people who took 100 milligrams (mg) of B. serrata daily for three months said their pain was moderately lower and their functioning slightly better, compared with those who took the placebo.

• Avocado Soybean Unsaponifiables (ASU). Results from six studies of ASU, another herbal remedy, found that taking 300 mg daily for three to 12 months slightly improved pain and functioning.

I usually support my patients’ decisions to try glucosamine and chondroitin. But I warn them that just because a supplement is natural doesn’t mean it’s safe. And that supplements, like medications, can cause side effects such as stomach upset, nausea, skin rashes

and allergic reactions.

More worrisome are potential drug interactions. For example, glucosamine and chondroitin could interfere with the widely used blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin). Also, the FDA does not monitor the dose and purity of supplements, as it does for conventional drugs.

My patient “John” was on warfarin for an irregular heartbeat. Even though I monitored his dose, he had a bad nosebleed, stopped glucosamine and chondroitin and switched from basketball to swimming. “Helen” was luckier. The same supplements nearly eliminated her knee pain and produced no adverse effects.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

It’s worse to use drugs than to drink alcohol Dr. Wallace: I hang around with a group of guys who drink alcohol once in a while. I tried it once, but I don’t like it, so I don’t touch the stuff at all. None of my friends take drugs of any kind. All of us are athletes and we don’t want drugs to cause us to perform poorly and jeopardize our chance for a college athletic scholarship.

My dad is straight and narrow and is always griping about my friends and their drinking habits. He keeps

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace telling me that alcohol is as bad as drugs and that they should be ashamed of themselves for breaking training rules. I say no big deal! If every athlete were suspended from playing sports for drinking alcohol, then a lot of schools would have to abandon high school athletics because of a lack of

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participants.

I’m not saying that it’s all right to drink. I’m just saying that it is worse to use drugs than alcohol. What do you think? – Ryan, Fort Worth, Tex. Ryan: Sometimes people think that consuming alcohol is no big deal because it’s a legal substance for those 21 and older. A teen would not be in serious legal trouble if caught drinking a beer, but would have very serious problems if caught with cocaine or heroin. But

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TODAY – Address your current professional situation and consider the changes you’d like to make. Consider implementing an enjoyable pastime into your moneymaking scheme. Regardless of the choice you make, if you are methodical and take a step-by-step approach, you can make your dreams a reality.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Make a point to take care of unfinished business before you run out of time. Medical, financial, legal or insurance documents should be reviewed and updated before the year is out.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Show your leadership ability. You will be resentful if other people try to control your actions. You be the one to decide what direction your day will take.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t let self-doubt or fear prevent you from taking on a new challenge. Rather than daydreaming, make a lifestyle change or personal connection with someone.

Love is on the rise.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – A major change is imminent. A different location or vocation should be on your mind. If you open your eyes to new possibilities, you will find the success you are looking for.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You will find fulfillment if you strive to make a difference in a cause that you feel strongly about. Charitable, benevolent or non-profit organizations will value your help.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Don’t waste time arguing with an obstinate party. Walk away from anyone putting too many demands on you. A little distance will help you gain greater clarity.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Someone in your life will not understand or approve of your plans. If you are sincere about your commitment, you mustn’t let anyone stand between you and your goal.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Earning a living must take top priority for you. Complete whatever is required to help you move forward professionally and financially. Increase your knowledge so that you can make the most of your talents.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Today is all about you. Let your imagination soar, and spend time doing fun things with the people you love most. Breaking away from your daily routine will be rejuvenating.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Facing hard facts will be necessary if you want to move forward and distance yourself from a situation that isn’t in your best interest. Take care of yourself and your future.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t let upsetting news broadcasts or confusing world events stop you from moving forward. Focus on what matters most to you. Stick close to the ones you love.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – You will accomplish a lot if you work alone and at your own pace. Don’t allow anyone to push you around or take advantage of you. Follow the path that offers the highest return.

alcohol is, indeed, a drug and can lead to addiction. Health officials say it is the most abused drug. I have yet to find any source that found that consuming alcohol will enhance athletic proficiency, but there are many sources that give data on the hindrances caused by alcohol to athletic performance.

If your friends are good enough athletically to possibly earn an athletic scholarship to a college or university, why would they chance it for the sake of consuming

alcohol? It’s a stupid risk!

As a former coach, I realize that athletes enjoy each other’s company and that friendship between athletes is strong. I’d prefer my son to drink a bottle of beer than take a hit of cocaine or heroin, but I wouldn’t want him to hit anything but a ball! If I found out he was hanging around with guys who drink, I’d have him find different friends, athletes or not!

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

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ADVICE & PUZZLES 5 BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Evaluating your hand Viswanathan Anand, a former world chess champion from India, said, “In chess, knowledge is a very transient thing. It changes so quickly that even a single mouse-slip sometimes changes the evaluation.”

He was pointing out how computer analysis can affect the understanding of a position.

In bridge, hand evaluation changes as an auction proceeds. Ask yourself two questions: How does my hand compare with what partner is expecting? How well does it fit with partner’s hand?

Look at today’s North hand.

Your right-hand opponent (West) opens one spade; you pass, East raises to two spades, partner makes a takeout double and West jumps to four spades. What would you do now, if anything?

How does your hand compare with what partner expects? It is great! You could have nothing, but you actually have 10 points. (You might have made a takeout double over one spade.) How well does your hand fit with partner’s?

Beautifully! All of your points are in the suits he has shown.

You could double, expecting the opponents to fail (and here gain 200 points). But with everything meshing so well, you should be willing to bid five of a minor.

Now comes the hard part.

You should not guess the minor. Instead, bid four notrump. This isn’t Blackwood, because you cannot be strong enough to think about a slam.

Instead, it shows at least two places to play and asks partner to suggest the trump suit.

Here, he bids five diamonds, which you pass.

Notice that five diamonds makes unless South misguesses clubs.

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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

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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

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The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Scott Hilburn

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Courtland Stay at Home Mom FT/PT Mon-Fri available in my home, $20/day, incl meals & ref.

815-793-6710

Make Your Holiday Special Call RENT-A-SANTA For Parties, Events or Home Visit.

815-501-4005 Wanted Houses to clean.

Dependable, references available.

Adam Brake 815-757-2077

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

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

HP Officejet Pro L7580 All-in-One; print, copy, scan, fax, ADF, media card slots, photo quality. Over $130 online Asking $50/obo 708-908-0452 Cortland New Boom Box (Turns Anything Into A Speaker), $15, 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

Nintendo Power Set With Power Pad, $100, 815-895-5373

Nordic Track – Pro Ski Machine Originally $640, $150/OBO 815-758-2610

Wood Burning Stove

Cast iron pot belly, good for heating & cooking. Made in America 4 plates, 20” high $150. 815-286-3502 8a-8p

Antique Chairs

Set of 4 matching solid oak antique chairs – excellent condition $260/set. 815-825-2880

COUCH 8.5'L, brown leaf pattern, $75.

2 Easy Chairs, beautiful floral design, $40/ea.

AND white wood youth bed, $50.

815-824-2577 COUCH – Dark Wicker w/tan cushions. Perfect condition. $375.

815-784-3426 Little Tikes Red Twin Race Car Bed, Spoiler Shelf, Toy Box, Full Box Spring & Mattress. Nascar 4 Pillow Cases, Jeff Gordon Pillow, Nascar Pillow Sham, Nascar Comforter, Nascar Locker And 3 Drawer Night Stand. Great Condition. $350/OBO 630-552-3882

CAT “MURPHY”

REWARD $300 Murphy is still missing. Please help us find him. He is a cute male neutered cat, six years old, has a crooked ear, honey beige color. Please call if you see him.

We Miss Him Terribly!

815-236-2233 Daily Chronicle Classified It works.

Need Help Rebuilding, Repairing or Replanting?

Check out the

At Your Service Directory in today's Classified

Black Rectangular Trunk On Wheels, Great As Coffee Table, Etc., $45, 815-895-5373, Sycamore.

Pfaltzgraff – Winterberry Star Shaped Bowl, New in Box, Original price $40, Asking $10.

815-895-5732

CABLE WIRE 1000' Reel RG - 6 New, $25, Sycamore 815-895-5373 Conduit Bender 1/2" $20, Sycamore, 815-895-5373 DRILL - Milwaukee 4" Right Angle - $190, Sycamore, 815-895-5373

2 Pc. American Tourister Luggage, Black, Like New - $20.

847-370-8774 Anytime 50" RCA TV with Surround Sound $125 Call 815-540-6173

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$60.

847-370-8774 Anytime

Extra Large Ware Premium Rabbit Hutch. Includes Slideout Floorplan For Easy Cleaning, Hop-out Door Doubles As Ramp And House.

Used 1 Month. Great Condition!

34-1/4"H x 44"W x 21-1/2" D Cost $150, Sell For $100/OBO. 630-552-3882 SHOES - Adidas Everyday Shoes Boy's Men's Size 7.5, $5.

DeKalb, 815-739-1953

2005 Honda- Dark Blue Honda Accord. 79K miles. Original owner.

Good condition, $8,900 815-751-5414 2006 MUSTANG PONY PKG 2006 Ford Mustang Red Coupe, 41k miles, V6 5 Spd good MPG. Excellent Condition, Adult driven and well Maintained. Stored Winters. $9900 OBO. 815-895-8473

SHOES - Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes, Boy's Men's Size 6, $5. 815-739-1953 SHOES - Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes, Boy's Men's Size 6, $5. 815-739-1953 SNEAKERS Sneaux Black Boy's Men's Size 7 Everyday Shoes, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

GUITAR ~ BASS Left handed with Fender amplifier, case and stand.

Asking $200. 630-802-5980

Guinea pig with all supplies and cage needs a good home !

Extremely Friendly, Tri-Color 815-501-6202

Christmas Dish Set 32 Piece Dinner Set & 5 Piece Gravy, Napkin & Candle, $35, 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

Christmas Lighted New 24" Holographic Train Decoration For Outside, $25, 815-895-5373.

Christmas New Lighted Candy Canes, $7, 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

Christmas Tree – 6.5” Tall The new “Mountain King” by American, flame resistant $25. 815-762-4730

Snowboard,

!! !! !!! !! !!

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !! !! !!! !! !!

A-1 AUTO

$10.

815-895-5373

8' Slate pool table w/ all accessories, and cover, You must move, Like New cond. $500 815-895-2415 Budweiser golf bag with matching shoe bag black with embroidered logo and lettering . insulated cooler pocket with nine other zippered pockets great like new condition, awesome Christmas gift .$100.00, 815 766-1106

Brown Wooden Doll Bed (Fits 18" Dolls) With Bedding Accessories, $20, 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

Child's Fisher Price Washer/Dryer/Ironing Board, $18, 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

DOLL SET NEW American Girl Bitty Baby Doll Set w/ Doll, Book & Star, Includes Deluxe 15 Piece Layette Collection; Dress, Cardigan, Pants, Tights, Shoes. Rattle, Bottle, Bib & Hangers All In a Satin Storage Suitcase.

All new & in original packaging $150 for all, 815-739-1953

Lot Of Plastic Train Track, $20, 815-895-5373.

Lot Of Wooden Train Track & Accessories, $40, 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

Mega Blocks Child Storage Chair With Over 100 Duplos & Mega Blocks That Store Under Seat In Chair, Good for Child Ages 1-3, $15. DeKalb. 815-739-1953 Sesame Street Child Ride On With Sounds, $17, 815-895-5373 Sycamore.

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

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

815-575-5153 WE PAY THE BEST! For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans with or without titles.

630-817-3577 or 219-697-3833

RECRUIT LOCAL! Target your recruitment message to DeKalb County or reach our entire area.

For more information, call 877-264-2527 or email: helpwanted@ shawsuburban.com

Pictures increase attention to your ad!

Tonka Large Fire Truck 30” Long, Makes Sounds, Ladder Goes up And Down, $22. 815-895-5373

Looking for stoves or refrigerators in working condition, inexpensive cost, will pick up - $0 to $100 815-991-5346 after 11am Having a Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Event Coming Up? Share It With Everyone by Placing a HAPPY AD!

Be sure to include a photo of your pet, home, auto or merchandise.

Call to advertise 800-589-8237

Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

Or place your ad online daily-chronicle.com/ placeanad

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

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

pr tion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-06315.

I636673 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS STC CAPITAL BANK, Plaintiff, v.

GAETANO MOSCATO; PIA MOSCATO; UNKNOWN OWNERS; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 13 CH 433 Re: 506 & 527 West Main Street Kirkland, Illinois ("property")

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP PLAINTIFF Vs. Floyd R. Taylor; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 10 CH 00185 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 1/12/2012, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 1/22/15 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-14-453-035 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 950 Sycamore Road DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condi-

NOTICE JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on January 8, 2015, 1:00 P.M., at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DeKalb, and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, to wit: The Judgment entered November 13, 2014, in the amount of $249,802.42.

Said property is commonly known as: 506 & 527 West Main Street, Kirkland, Illinois 60146 The person to contact for information regarding the property is: Angela M. Iaria, Lillig & Thorsness, (630) 571-1900.

The terms of sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

The property is improved by: mutli-use commercial building.

The property may be inspected prior to sale: n/a Together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

GEORGIA ARHOS, Defendant.

13-CH-375 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1108 HOLMES PLACE, DEKALB, IL 60115 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on October 2, 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 0827-227-014 Commonly known as: 1108 Holmes Place, DeKalb, IL 60115 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on January 22, 2015 at 1:00 PM, at the Public

Safety Building, 150 North Main, Sycamore, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $109,791.36.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of DeKalb County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I636816

1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-14-129-013 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1807 N. 1st Street DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-09717.

I636671 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

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

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS The National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore PLAINTIFF Vs. Dennis A. Haile; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00133 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/14/2014, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 1/22/15 at the hour of

Belvidere ~ Lindenwood Apts 2BR, 1BA, clean, quiet, remodeled.

Country setting, close to parks and shopping. C/A , balcony, prvt deck. $675/mo 815-547-5732 BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $530 Recently updated!

Affordable heat.

Walk to shops!

(815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover

Cortland Spacious 2 Bedroom W/D hookup with gar. $785/mo or $895/mo + util. + sec, no pets.

Sue 815-762-0781

www.HuskieWire.com All NIU Sports... All The Time

READY! SET! GO! BUY THIS HOME NOW!

$10,000 PRICE REDUCTION ZONING IS R-3 GROUP HOUSING IS ALLOWED

Opportunity to Own a Very Loved Home. Updated and Move in Ready. 4-5 Bdrm, 2 Bath Home with basement and 2 car garage. Valued at $175,000

Ready Move In 5 Bdrm Home.

Huge Fenced Yard. Let's talk Offer.

Already Reduced by $12,000.

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

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

¾ ACRE LAND WITH 4 BEDROOM HOME SYCAMORE SCHOOLS

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• Wednesday, December 10, 2014 • Section B • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

Spacious 2BR, 2BA, Laundry in Unit

DEKALB 815-757-5546 DeKalb Spacious 1BR $550

Stone Prairie

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com

2BR, 2BA APT.

Hillcrest Place Apts.

DEKALB - large 2 bedroom, full basement, garage, heat incl, $850. 815-757-7867

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS Starting @ $432, 1BR; $599, 2 BR; $683, 3 BR.

Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

Laing Mgmt.

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600

University Village Apts.

722 N. Annie Glidden Rd.

SYCAMORE - PRIME LOCATION 1 Bedroom, Full Kitchen Close to everything !

1711 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore $690/mo. 815-501-9748

815-758-7859 DEKALB – 1 BR upper apt. Very clean, refrig., stove, water, garbage furnished. 1St , last security deposit lease. No pets/smoking. $550 plus utilities. 815-758-2632.

Sycamore - Upper 2 Bedroom 1 bath, off St parking, W/D on premise, no pets, $695/mo.

815-895-6211 SYCAMORE CLEAN 2BR,1BA

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

W/D, D/W, next to park & schools. $720/mo, you pay utilities.

NO DOGS. 815-970-4640

DEKALB Three Bedroom Apt 630-768-5962

SYCAMORE Downtown 1+ BR Modern W/D Parking Own Entrance $825 Utilities Included 815-566-7747

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1 & 2BR 815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

DeKalb Upper 1 Bedroom

$900/mo + 1st, last security.

All utilities incl, no pets/smoking.

815-757-5079

Genoa, Small House, Furnished, very clean, quiet, large 1 BR,1 BA $695/mo + utilities. + security.

(815) 751-4422 Available now.

MALTA ~ 22730 MALTA RD. 3BR, 1BA, appl, W/D, 2 car gar.

No pets/smoking. $800/mo + util.

651-955-7988 Montgomery, Boulder Hill, 3 BR, 1 car, no pets, lease/dep req'd $1200/mo. 630-777-6338

DeKalb Large Room, Small Price Single female/student, all utilities, WIFI & cable included, $375/mo.

630-518-1432

DeKalb room for employed man. $350 includes utilities.

Need good references.

Call 815-758-7994 after 10 A.M.

DeKalb ~ Near Downtown North 2nd St, 1200 + Sq Ft. Ideal for office, retail, salon.

Call for details. Agent Owned.

815-756-2359 Or 815-758-6712 DeKalb, small contractor office/storage unit available $310/mo.

815-758-1218

Dekalb~OFFICE Space: 151 W. Lincoln Highway

$700/mo + 1st, last security.

All utilities incl, no pets/smoking.

815-757-5079

DeKalb Upper 2 Bedroom

DeKalb Tilton Park Dr, Lrg 3BR Ranch ~ 2BA, jacuzzi, sauna, LR, DR, 2 car gar, no smkg, $1295 + 1st, last sec.

815-751-3806

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

(between Castle Bank and American Liquors) Approx. 880sq. ft., multiple rooms, all utilities included in rent.

Parking lot adjacent to building.

Available January 1.

(815) 787-3519

Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $950.

No pets.

815-758-0123

DEKALB ~ 2 BEDROOM Clean, quiet, 2 bath, appliances included, available now.

815-758-6580

GENOA 1 & 2 BEDROOM 1 bath, remodeled, appl. Country setting, close to downtown Genoa.

815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346

Genoa ~ Senior Building 2 bedroom, all appl incl W/D. C/A, garage, no pets/smoking. $575/mo + sec. 815-784-3428

Sycamore – Woodgate Condo 2 bedroom penthouse, move in ready, quiet living, pool at clubhouse, garage, , great for grad students, $895/mo. credit check required, small/medium Dog OK, with additional monthly cost. call John 630-240-1973

Sycamore 600 sq ft, $600/mo 150 sq ft, $150/mo, utilities included.

815-895-8526

Sycamore-River Edge upper condo available. 2BD, 2BA, 1 car $1050/mo. Call Tom 815-378-7962

DeKalb, Very Nice Duplex, 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath, 2 car gar. cleaning service provided ! $1250/mo. 815-739-2315

Hinckley ~ 2 BEDROOM stove & fridge furn, W/D Hook up, A/C, $720/mo. + dep + 1 yr. lease. 630-334-7534

Sycamore - 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath 1000 sq ft, stove, fridge, W/D, new carpet and paint, full basement. $900/mo.

815-751-3982

CRESTON - 101 W South St 3-4Br, 2 bath. $1095 + utilities 1st, Last, Sec. 815-751-1915.

DeKalb - new condition 3 BR, 1½ bath, C/A, full bsmt, attach gar, beautiful fenced yard, no pets/smkg $1150/mo+ sec. 815-748-3782

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP PLAINTIFF Vs. Floyd R. Taylor; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 10 CH 00185 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of

pu dgm Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 1/12/2012, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 1/22/15 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: ALL OF LOT 43 AND A PART OF LOT 36 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 43 IN OAK PARK SUBDIVISION, THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 43 EXTENDED SOUTHERLY, 30.6 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 43 TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 43 EXTENDED SOUTHERLY; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE SAID WEST LINE EXTENDED SOUTHERLY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 43 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; ALL IN OAK PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "D" OF PLATS, PAGE 86 ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. EXCEPT THAT PART BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 43, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 60 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 59.73 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 43, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING SOUTH 0 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.53 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ON A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF SOUTH 60 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 59.73 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID LOT 43, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 0 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PIN 08-14-453-035 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 950 Sycamore Road DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium

prop ty and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-06315.

I636673 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS STC CAPITAL BANK, Plaintiff, v.

GAETANO MOSCATO; PIA MOSCATO; UNKNOWN OWNERS; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 13 CH 433 Re: 506 & 527 West Main Street Kirkland, Illinois ("property") NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure heretofore entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, on November 13, 2014, the Sheriff of Dekalb County, Illinois, will on January 8, 2015, at the hour of 1:00 P.M. at the Dekalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, Illinois

, yca , 60178, or in another place designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL 1:THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 13 OF THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF KIRKLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A" OF PLATS, PAGE 86 ON NOVEMBER 30, 1875, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOTS 7, 10, AND LOTS 8 AND 9 (EXCEPT THE WEST 25 FEET OF SAID LOTS 8 AND 9) IN BLOCK 6 IN THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF KIRKLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A" OF PLATS, PAGE 86 ON MAY 29, 1876, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 506 & 527 West Main Street, Kirkland, Illinois 60146 PIN: 01-26-209-010 & 01-26206-017 together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and all improvements thereon and fixtures attached to or used in connection with said premises.

Sale Terms: Bidders must be present at the time of sale; a cashiers or certified check for 10% of the successful bid and the balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours by similar funds.

The improvement on the Property consists of a single family residence. The property will not be open for inspection. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's attorney.

For information call Ms. Angela M. Iaria, Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd., 1900 Spring Road, Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL. 60523 (630.571.1900) This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORT-

1(c) GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

GEORGIA ARHOS, Defendant.

13-CH-375 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1108 HOLMES PLACE, DEKALB, IL 60115 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on October 2, 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lot 10 in Block 4 in the Second Addition to Bradt Park, a Subdivision of part of Section 27, Township 40 North, Range 4, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded December 23, 1958, in Plat Book "K", Page 36, as Document No. 293580, in the City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 0827-227-014 Commonly known as: 1108 Holmes Place, DeKalb, IL 60115 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on January 22, 2015 at 1:00 PM, at the Public Safety Building, 150 North Main, Sycamore, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $109,791.36.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of DeKalb County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I636816 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS The National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore PLAINTIFF Vs. Dennis A. Haile; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00133 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/14/2014, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 1/22/15 at the hour of

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Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com • Section B • Wednesday, December 10, 2014 • 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 5 IN SIXTH ADDITION TO NORTH CREST SUBDIVISION, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF OUTLOT "A" OF THE FOURTH ADDITION TO NORTH CREST SUBDIVISION OF PART OF PARCEL "A" OF THE ELLWOOD FARM PLAT ON SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "Q" OF PLATS, PAGE 87, ON JULY 17TH, 1975, AS DOCUMENT NO. 387507, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-14-129-013 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1807 N. 1st Street DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without re-

quantity course to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION

FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-09717.

I636671 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF YASMIN CARRERA, JULIANA ESTRADA, GUADALUPE ESTRADA, VANESSA ESTRADA A Minor

udge , a g shall be held upon said Petition an January 5, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, to have the minors declared to be a ward of the Court, and for other relief under the Juvenile Court Act. The Court has authority in this case to take from you the custody and guardianship of the above named minors and to terminate parental rights, and if the petition requests termination of parental rights the parent may lose all parental rights to the child and the parent will not be entitled to further written notices of publication notices in this case except as required by Supreme Court Rule 11.

UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the above named hearing and show cause to the contrary, AN ORDER OR JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION.

g of Illinois (770 ILCS 50/3) against such article for labor, services, skill or material expended upon a storage furnished for such article at the request of the following designated persons, unless such article is redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice.

Name of Person Jenell Gallegos Larry Haberbush Description of Article 1984 Redman Mobile Home Serial # 1625V Amount of Lien $1,387.00 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 2014.)

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Countdown to Christmas If you prefer caramel to calling birds and peanut butter to partridges in pear trees, we’ve got a better way to count down to Christmas with 12 cookie recipes inspired by candy bars

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Caramel Peanut Butter Rocks Start to finish: 30 minutes Makes 3 dozen

1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter 1 cup finely shredded unsweetened coconut 1/2 cup coconut flour

1 cup smooth peanut butter 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup salted peanuts 1 cup caramel filled chocolate chips

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the brown sugar and eggs. While mixing, add the melted butter, then the coconut, then the coconut flour. Mix until well blended.

Working in batches, drop small mounds of dough by the teaspoon onto the prepared pan, leaving 2 inches between them. The mounds should spread slightly. If not, flatten to 1/8 inch thick. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.

Gently loosen the cookies with a thin spatula and transfer to a cooling rack. Wash, dry and re-coat the pan between batches.

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with kitchen parchment or coat them with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, stir together the peanut butter, brown sugar and egg. Mix just until you have a thick paste. Gently stir in the peanuts and chocolate chips. Scoop by the tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1½ inches between them. Bake for 10 minutes, or just until set. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.

Once cooled, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

Nutrition information per serving: 110 calories; 60 calories from fat (55 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 10 g sugar; 3 g protein; 40 mg sodium.

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Nutrition information per serving: 60 calories; 30 calories from fat (50 percent of total calories); 3.5 g fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 1 g protein; 10 mg sodium.

Caramel Peanut Thumbprints

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Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 4 dozen

Nutrition information per serving: 140 calories; 70 calories from fat (50 percent of total calories); 8 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 16 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 10 g sugar; 3 g protein; 45 mg sodium.

Macaroon Bars Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 24

14 ounces sweetened shredded coconut 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 4 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup milk or dark chocolate bits Whole toasted almonds (optional)

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups chopped salted peanuts 48 cream center caramel candies (such as Caramel Creams) Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter, both sugars, the salt and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the melted chocolate. Add the flour and stir until just mixed.

Roll the dough into small balls, about 1 1/4 inches. Place the peanuts in a small bowl, then roll each cookie ball it the peanuts to coat evenly.

Arrange the coated cookie balls on a baking, leaving 2 inches between each. Press a caramel candy into the top of each ball, slightly flattening the cookie in the process.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until set and golden brown at the edges.

Allow to cool on the baking sheets.

Coconut Wafers Start to finish: 30 minutes Makes 3 dozen

Finish the countdown at PlanitDeKalb County.com Crackle Bark AP photo

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Crackle Bark Start to finish: 20 minutes, plus cooling Servings: 18

1 tablespoon coffee beans, finely crushed or ground 3 tablespoons barley malt syrup 6 tablespoons honey 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter 2 cups crushed Shredded Wheat breakfast cereal 1/2 cup Grape-Nuts breakfast

cereal 1/2 cup dark chocolate bits Coarse sea salt 1/2 cup chopped lightly salted peanuts Have 2 sheets of kitchen parchment or waxed paper the size of baking sheets nearby.

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the coffee beans, malt syrup, honey and peanut butter. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Remove

from the heat and stir in both cereals until everything is evenly coated. Spoon the mixture onto 1 sheet of waxed paper, then top it with the second sheet.

Working quickly, use the back of a large spoon or a rolling pin to flatten and squash the mixture into a thin sheet about 1/4 inch thick. Remove the top sheet and top with the chocolate bits.

Allow to sit for 2 to 3 minutes so the chocolate can melt.

Use a butter knife or offset

spatula to spread the chocolate evenly over the top of the bark.

Sprinkle with sea salt and the peanuts. Allow to fully cool, then break into pieces.

Nutrition information per serving: 160 calories; 70 calories from fat (44 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 22 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 13 g sugar; 4 g protein; 70 mg sodium.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour and salt, breaking up any clumps of coconut.

Add the egg whites and vanilla, then mix until thoroughly combined. Press into the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set up and light golden brown.

Allow to cool.

Place the chocolate bits in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high in 15 second intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the bars, then gently press the almonds into the surface, if using. Allow the chocolate to set before cutting.

Nutrition information per serving: 120 calories; 60 calories from fat (50 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 11 g sugar; 2 g protein; 75 mg sodium.