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D-428 officials discuss redistricting

Most survey respondents favor elementary and middle school Option 2

By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN bkeeperman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb School District 428 officials will take into account public comment as they regroup with demographer Matthew Cropper in preparation for the final vote on a redistricting plan that will redraw school attendance zones.

The district has been work-

ing on the plan that will redraw boundaries for its eight elementary schools and two middle schools. Demographer Mathew Cropper, of consulting firm Cropper GIS, has been working with the district on the plan.

The district hosted four community forums on the issue last month and received 95 responses to its survey about the proposed boundary maps. Four maps were

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6 percent to 8 percent of the district’s total enrollment. Most surpresented, with two options for vey respondents who opposed the the elementary school boundar- plans said they had demographics ies and two options for its middle and neighborhood concerns more school boundaries. than transportation or other con“It looks as if Option 2 under cerns.

Rate of graduation ticks up to 82 percent

More people seemed to like Option 2 for both the elementary and middle school options: 29.1 percent of respondents approved or liked elementary school Option 1 and 41.9 percent of respondents approved or liked elementary school Option 2.

For the middle schools, 19.4 percent of respondents approved

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COLGATE SKATING & GYMNASTICS SPECTACULAR

A unique pairing

By JENNIFER C. KERR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The U.S. high school graduation rate inched up to 82 percent and the achievement gap narrowed, according to new federal data that raise concern among education officials and others that too many students still aren’t getting a diploma.

The latest figures released Tuesday by the Education Department showed wide disparities in graduation rates according to where students live.

Leading the way was Iowa, with a graduation rate of nearly 91 percent. The District of Columbia had the lowest rate, 61 percent.

For the nation, the graduation rate for the 2013-14 school year was up a percentage point from 81 percent the previous year, and was the highest rate since the department started using a new, uniform measure in 2010.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan praised the new numbers as encouraging, saying the

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2014 Olympic gold medalists, practice Tuesday for the Colgate Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular in the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center. The show, a first for the Convocation Center, starts at 7 p.m. This is the first time there has been an ice rink in the Convocation Center.

Champion figure skaters, gymnasts to perform at NIU’s Convocation Center

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Data: Ill. 20th in high school graduation rate SPRINGFIELD – New data from the U.S. Department of Education show that 86 percent of Illinois students graduate from high school.

That’s the 20th-highest graduation rate in the country.

The department said Tuesday that the 82.3 percent national graduation rate for the 2013-14 school year was the highest recorded since it started using a new, uniform measure in 2010.

That still leaves nearly 1 in 5 students leaving high school without a diploma.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan praised the improvement but said too many students still drop out.

In Illinois, 90.1 percent of white students graduate. The numbers are 77.2 percent for black students and 81.3 percent for Hispanic students.

Iowa’s 90.5 percent overall graduation rate was the country’s highest. The District of Columbia had the lowest, at 61.4 percent.

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Athletes practice Tuesday as crews with the Colgate Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular and the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center staff work on getting the equipment ready for tonight’s show.

The skaters, who have been partners since they were 9 years old, joined a team of figure skaters TueseKALB – From Italy day afternoon in the Convocation to New York, Olympic Center as they choreographed a numchampions Meryl Davis ber for the Colgate Skating & Gymand Charlie White have nastics Spectacular, which will take jetted around the world place at 7 p.m. today. since bringing home 2014 Olympic Davis, 2014 “Dancing with the gold medals, but their latest venture Stars” winner, and White’s perforhas landed them at Northern Illinois mance along with 10-time World University’s Convocation Center.

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will headline the show. Award-winning gymnasts and figure skaters from around the country will come together for a rare night of performances, including three original figure skating numbers, Davis said.

“It’s definitely an original show that we haven’t done before and won’t be done again after this,” she said.

“People aren’t seeing something that

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New age quakes with ‘Star Wars’

By JAKE COYLE The Associated Press NEW YORK – Long before I was a movie writer and critic, I was a teenager driving up the Garden State Parkway in a Storm Trooper helmet, inquiring toll booth attendants if they had seen two droids.

I don’t know what this means for my relationship with “Star Wars” and the coming sequel, “The Force Awakens,” which is some mix of boyish excitement and adult despair. I do know that it’s difficult to operate a stick shift with a Storm Trooper helmet on and that New Jersey toll booth attendants are a hard bunch to faze.

As “The Force Awakens” makes its way into theaters, AP photo moviegoers and critics of Director J.J. Abrams (third right) and actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver pose for photos generations old and young will Thursday during the Japan premiere of their latest film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Tokyo. again have to wrestle with a success of “American GrafPauline Kael called the movie cultural force as colossal as the in happy lockstep or rebel opposition. fiti,” which he wrote, his pal “a box of Cracker Jacks which Death Star, whose cinematic “ ‘Star Wars’ made, and Francis Ford Coppola wanted is all prizes.” John Simon fretfirepower is alternatively seen changed, movie and cultural him to direct “Apocalypse ted: “O dull new world!” as the vile source to today’s history, and anybody who Now.” (Take a moment to All the profits fueled the franchise-mad blockbustwants to make sense of either contemplate THAT parallel multiplexes erected through er-crazy Hollywood or the has to take it on,” wrote critic universe.) Lucas was instead the 1980s. Their walls would ultimate expression of a gloriGlenn Kenny in “A Galaxy busy with his script for blare with Lucas’ own sound ous movie passion that spans Not So Far Away: Writers and “Star Wars,” a project that system, THX, and play counttime, galaxies and dreadfully Artists on Twenty-Five Years few expected much of and that less action sequences designed disappointing prequels. of Star War.” Universal Studios passed on

by Lucas’ effects house, For a fairly impersonal “Star Wars” didn’t, by before 20th Century Fox paid Industrial Light and Magic. epic of corny characters, Lucas to develop it.

Many of the forces Lucas “Star Wars” inspires curiously itself, change movies. But more than any other film, it But to the astonishment unlocked – the merchandizing personal reactions. It drives heralded the blockbuster era of everyone, including Lucas power, the franchise building, some people to don Wookie that would follow the maver(who fortuitously negotiated the super-fandom – now define costumes and others to curse for the sequel and merchandis- the modern movie business. an entire industry as infantile. ick filmmaking of the ’70s – a ing rights), the movie he called Paul Schrader, writer of 1976’s Since the 1977 debut of “A New continuing chapter in movies that swells with every new “ ‘The Sting’ in outer space” “Taxi Driver” and 1980’s Hope,” it’s become a generasuperhero movie. was a smash that still was No. “Raging Bull,” once called tional rite of passage not just Lucas, himself, straddled 1 at the box office more than “Star Wars” “the film that ate to experience the saga, but also 40 weeks after opening. Many the heart and soul of Hollyto form one’s relationship with the divide he came to be the movies around it, whether poster boy of. Coming off the critics watched its rise warily. wood.”

Ill. union to sue over right to work ordinance

By IVAN MORENO The Associated Press CHICAGO – The AFL-CIO of Illinois will go to court over a Chicago suburb’s new ordinance that would bar private employers from requiring workers to join unions or pay dues, setting up a challenge to a key aspect of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s business-friendly agenda The Lincolnshire board approved the right to work measure Monday after listening to an hour of public comments.

More than 100 people attended the meeting, including many wearing shirts or jackets with union logos, The Daily Herald reported. Others listened from the hallway and a second room set up for the occasion.

With Democrats in control of the Legislature, Rauner has encouraged municipalities

to pass local right to work ordinances as part of his “turnaround agenda,” which includes efforts to curb the power of unions. Rauner’s office said several dozen local governments have approved resolutions supporting his overall agenda. But union officials said they believe Lincolnshire is the first to actually enact a right to work ordinance.

Labor leaders have warned that they would challenge any such measure. In March, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a ruling saying federal labor law only allows states and not local governments to enact such policies.

“The city of Lincolnshire was notified that the vote was illegal, they moved forward with adopting the ordinance anyway, so we’ll move forward to take legal action,” said Illinois AFL-CIO President Mi-

chael Carrigan.

Rauner’s spokesman, Lance Trover, declined to comment.

Supporters of right to work legislation argue that it would help promote job growth. Opponents said it would weaken unions and depress wages.

Roughly two dozen states have right to work laws, including Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana, which all have Republican-led legislatures. Local governments in some unionized states such as Kentucky have tried that approach.

Trustee Mara Grujanac cast the lone dissenting vote at Monday’s meeting, saying the policy didn’t fit Lincolnshire.

Dan Servi, one of the five trustees who backed the ordinance, said he saw it as giving workers the right to choose.

“It was a tough vote for me. I think unions do a lot of good for a lot of people,” he said. “But

I’ve also had family members that weren’t happy with their union and felt stuck.”

The four other trustees who backed the ordinance didn’t respond to Tuesday emails seeking comment.

“This is union busting,” Chicago union organizer Ken Edwards said at the meeting, according to the Daily Herald.

“You, the trustees are being used.”

Resident Sandy Saltier accused the board of approving the plan to “curry favor with the governor.”

But not all who attended spoke against the plan. Illinois Policy Institute Vice President Ted Dabrowski, whose group created a model ordinance for local governments, denied that the measure targeted unions.

“It’s about individual freedoms. It’s also about the right to not join a union,” he said.

Ex-Subway pitchman appealing child porn sentence

By RICK CALLAHAN The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is appealing the more than 15-year prison sentence he received for possessing child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes, which was longer than the maximum term prosecutors agreed to pursue as part of his plea deal.

Attorney Ron Elberger said Tuesday that he’s appealing Fogle’s sentence, but he declined to discuss it in detail.

He filed the notice of appeal in

federal court in Indianapolis on Monday.

Fogle pleaded guilty last month to one count each of distributing and receiving child porn and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a child. As part of his plea deal, he agreed not to seek a sentence of less than five years in prison and prosecutors agreed not to push for more than 12½ years behind bars.

Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced Fogle to more than 15 years in prison, however, giving him grounds to appeal because it exceeded the maxi-

mum term prosecutors agreed to pursue.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven DeBrota, who prosecuted the case, said he couldn’t comment because Elberger hadn’t filed a brief detailing the grounds for Fogle’s appeal.

Jared Fogle Elberger said he has to file that brief by Jan. 25.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago will hear the appeal.

Fogle admitted that he paid

for sex at New York City hotels with girls who were 16 or 17 years old and that he had received child pornography produced by the head of his anti-obesity charity, Russell Taylor.

Taylor was sentenced last week to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to 12 counts of child exploitation and one count of distributing child pornography.

Prosecutors said Taylor used hidden cameras in his Indianapolis-area homes to secretly film 12 minors who were nude, changing clothes, or engaged in other activities.

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Stillman Valley man pleads guilty to felony theft charge

By KATIE SMITH ksmith@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – A Stillman Valley man Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing supplies that had been donated for victims of the Fairdale tornado.

Richard Burtch, 45, of the 5900 block of North Meridian Road, Stillman Valley, had previously pleaded not guilty to looting, theft and attempted theft in connection with items stolen during the cleanup after April 9’s EF-4 tornado that killed two Fairdale women and destroyed much of the rural

DeKalb County community.

On Tuesday, Burtch pleaded guilty to felony theft by deception, which earned him 300 hours of community service and two years of probation, according to a court order from DeKalb County Judge Robert Pilmer. The other charges were dropped.

Burtch will receive time served for his eight-day stay in the DeKalb County Jail, Assistant State’s Richard Attorney David Burtch Weichel said.

Deputies along with the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office found about 35 tubs still in boxes at Burtch’s home, along with

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eight tubs filled with donated items such as medicine, toiletries and food.

Investigators also found three wheelbarrows and more than a dozen rakes, shovels and brooms, according to the news release.

Burtch had been helping a family member clean up a home that had been destroyed by the tornado, police have said. After the debris had been removed, Burtch continued to take supplies for himself. All supplies were collected and returned to the Fairdale residents.

Burtch’s attorney, Nancy Alamia, felt confident the case would go to trial after a Sept. 7 court appearance, but declined to comment after Tuesday’s proceedings.

SYCAMORE – DeKalb County officials announced Tuesday that the Coltonville Road bridge work in Sycamore won’t be complete for another four months, igniting a social media fire storm among residents and motorists.

The county said that Coltonville Road, from West Stonehenge Drive to North First Street, would be closed to through traffic until the spring.

Freeport-based Civil Constructors Inc. has been hired to replace the bridge over the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River. County officials estimate that 4,850 motorists would travel over the bridge daily.

The $2.3 million project, which also will lengthen the bridge from its current 121 feet to 228 feet, was supposed to have been completed this month.

DeKalb County Engineer Nathan Schwartz said that the project was beset by delays from the start, when steel needed for it was not readily available.

“When the contractor told us this, this was something that we had not experienced before, to this level,” Schwartz said.

By Tuesday morning, the Facebook post had been shared more than 100 times, and was bombarded with comments that blasted the county and questioned the length of time the project has taken so far.

In June, shortly after the contract was awarded, Civil Constructors notified the

“This new bridge is designed for the future.

We aren’t building it to be a two-lane bridge for what today’s needs are.

This bridge is going to be here – should be here – for more than 50 years.”

Nathan Schwartz DeKalb County engineer

ect calls for it to be completed within 120 working days, according to Schwartz.

In construction, those are days during the Illinois Department of Transportation-stipulated time between May 1 and November 30 (construction season) when crews can actually work – weather permitting.

The county engineer said Civil Constructors has used 56.5 days, to date. He added that January to April, when they aren’t expected to do much, if any, work on the project doesn’t count.

County Board President Mark Pietrowski Jr., D-District 3, replied to some residents and motorists via social media. However, he could not be immediately reached by the Daily Chronicle for further comment.

Schwartz said he understood the frustration, and he hopes the long-term plans for the bridge will quell the shortterm angst over the road closure.

“This new bridge is designed for the future. We aren’t building it to be a twolane bridge for what today’s needs are,” Schwartz said.

“This bridge is going to be here – should be here – for more than 50 years.”

county about issues with acquiring the steel, Schwartz said. He attributed the high demand for the metal to other projects around the state, including a several by the Illinois Tollway.

Work began in August, he said, and the steel beams are in place.

Now, weather is an issue.

The late-November record snowfall created a slowdown.

And the rain in the days since also has been an impediment, Schwartz said.

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DeKalb zoning commission to hear Shodeen request DeKALB – The DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission will hear today a developer’s apartment complex and hotel proposal for a site west of DeKalb’s downtown area.

The DeKalb City Council on Monday unanimously approved Shodeen’s request to begin demolishing 13 vacant homes on the property along Lincoln Highway, Pearl and Anne streets in DeKalb.

The developer plans to begin demolitions next week and to clear one lot a day, officials said. Pearl will remain accessible and the goal is to keep sidewalks clear and restore each work site to a safe condition by the end of each day, rather than fence them off.

Council approval Monday

If you go WHAT: DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission meeting WHEN: 6 p.m. today WHERE: DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St., DeKalb cleared the way for the Planning and Zoning meeting, where commissioners will hear the same developer’s ultimate proposal for its 4.5 acres of property, Dave Baker, 6th Ward Alderman, said he was glad to see discussion coming forward on the properties.

“This particular part of DeKalb has been a hot topic at every election,” he said. “I really like the sound of [tax increment financing] not being on the table right now.”

While no plans for city con-

tributions have come forward yet, ShoDeen President Dave Patezelt indicated to the Daily Chronicle last week that he plans to ask for potential financial incentives if the project moves forward.

Geneva-based Shodeen has proposed similar projects before, but previous plans have never advanced beyond early stages, in part because of the housing market’s decline.

In 2008, the developer proposed a mixed-used development concept that would have brought 90,000 square feet of retail space and 300,000 square feet of residential space to seven acres of property it owned.

The only part of that plan that materialized was a new NB&T bank building.

Past cost estimates have reached multiple 10s of millions of dollars. The NB&T Square

OBITUARIES nephew, Gavin.

Kristina was a 1997 graduate of Normal Community West High School. Kristina was a special young woman which touched the lives of all who knew her special spirit. She loved life and taught those that surrounded her about life and how to love each other. We were very blessed to have her in our lives.

A guest book and online condolences may be directed to the family at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.

First Congregational United Church of Christ in DeKalb.

How to submit She was a caring and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great Send obituary information grandmother. She loved Needlepoint to obits@Daily-Chronicle. and quilting. com or call 815-526-4438.

The family would like to thank Notices are accepted until 3 Lincolnshire Place and Transitions p.m. for the next day’s edition.

Hospice for their excellent care of Obituaries also appear online Marjorie. at Daily-Chronicle.com/obits, Survivors include her daughters, where you may sign the guest Annette (Gene) Shields of Rockford, book, send flowers or make a Elizabeth (Robert) Knuuttila of memorial donation.

DeKalb; grandchildren, Stephanie Shields of Rockford, Brian Knuuttila SALLY J. CHRISTENSEN MARJORIE E. MCKIBBEN of Chicago, Kyle Knuuttila of Chicago; and great-grandchildren, Amanda Bell Born: Aug. 17, 1923; in Mattoon, IL of Rockford, Jessica, Devyn and Adin Sally Jane Christensen, age 82, Died: Dec. 14, 2015; in Sycamore, IL Guadian. of Overland Park, KS, formerly of She was preceded in death by her Elburn, passed away on Wednesday, Marjorie Ellen (Darling) McKibben, mother, father, her brother, Lewis; her December 9, 2015, at Villa St. Joseph.

92, of DeKalb passed away December husband, Ernest; and her granddaughDespite battling health complications 14, 2015, at Lincolnshire Place in Syca- ter, Tammy (Shields) Guadian. for several months, her sunny spirit more. She was born to Dewey E. and Funeral Services will be held on Friand determination never dimmed.

Edna E. (Enyart) Darling on August 17, day, December 18, 2015, at 11:00 a.m.

She is survived by her daughter 1923, in Mattoon, IL. at Finch Funeral Home with Pastor Kim Christensen; sisters-in-law, Jane She was married to Ernest H. Joseph Gastiger officiating. Burial will (John) Peters and Janice Christensen; McKibben on August 21, 1943, in be immediately following the service several nieces, nephews and cousins, Springfield MO. He preceded her in at Fairview Park Cemetery. Visitation a close knit group of friends, some death on April 17, 2006. She was a will be held on Friday, December 18, dating back to when Sally was just member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority.

2015, at 10:00 a.m. until the time of a girl and others she found following Marjorie worked many years at service at the funeral home. high school, including some very the Brown Shoe Co. In Mattoon, IL. In lieu of flowers memorials can be special neighbors in Elburn, as well as made to Transitions Hospice 1240 her “grand-dogs”, Einstein, Zoey and She spent eight years working as a librarian at Northern Illinois University Raymond Cir. Huntley, IL 60142.

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Arrangements were entrusted in infancy, Russell, one brother-in-law, Taylorville, IL. to Finch Funeral Home 310 Oak St. Gerald Christensen, and her in-laws, She was a long time member of the DeKalb, IL 60115 815-758-3841.

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She was also preceded in death by her birth parents, Mabel and Edward.

Visitation will be from 10:00 to 12:00 p.m., with a memorial service to follow at noon, Monday, December 21, 2015, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn, IL 60119.

Rev. Dr. Walter Thyng, pastor of the Community Congregational Church of Christ, Elburn, will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Sally’s name.

Checks may be made to the “Sally Christensen Memorial” and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119.

Tributes may also be forwarded to the same address, the Conley Funeral Home Facebook Page or see her full life story on the web at www. conleycare.com.

concept cost ranged from $50 to $120 million. In 2011, the city commissioned a $12,000 study on the feasibility of a hotel and conference center that would have cost up to $36 million.

The study was updated in May and showed a major funding gap even if the city put forward almost $9 million in incentives.

The property is located in the city’s central area TIF district, but funding agreements haven’t been raised yet.

Mayor John Rey said he was glad to see alternatives proposed for the property.

“It’s a sign of the times that we’re in,” he said. “We’re not going to bounce back to a normal economic environment. ...

But it’s a new normal that we are moving to. I see Shodeen willing to bring some options, some alternatives to the table.”

Kristina Marie Einsele, 39, of Chenoa passed away at 12:20 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2015, at Aperion Care Center, Toluca, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Chenoa Baptist Church with Pastor David Heath officiating. Visitation with her family will be one hour prior to the service also at the church on Saturday. A family graveside Inurnment will take place at a later date.

Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to the family of Kristina.

Kristina was born August 22, 1976, in Peoria the daughter of Neil and Linda (Challand) Einsele.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents.

Survivors include her mother, Linda Einsele of Bloomington; her father, Neil (Toni) Einsele of Chenoa; one sister, Laura (DeWayne) Arden of Morristown, MN; one step-brother, James Nelson of Bennington, IN; two nieces, Emma and Kayla; and one

Baker added that the area will look better once it is cleared.

“The property is going to be cleaned up,” he said. “People will see it when they drive by and it will generate positive feelings toward the city of DeKalb.”

The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the proposal at 6 p.m. tonight.

Members will have to consider four key factors including land use, parking requirements, density and land-use policy.

The developer would most

Butler is scheduled to formally enter a plea and have a trial date set at his next court appearance Jan. 19.

DeKalb police arrested Butler on April 27. Police said officers with the Illinois Crimes against Children Task Force learned child pornography was being distributed from a computer at Butler’s address at the 600 block of Kent Road in DeKalb between Feb. 28 and March 2.

At the time, Butler was mentoring students at DeKalb High School as well as at DeKalb School District 428 middle schools. He has been barred from any involvement with children as a condition of his release while charges are pending against him, court officers said.

By KATIE SMITH ksmith@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – A DeKalb pastor charged with child pornography could go to trial early next year.

Corey Butler, pastor at Jesus is the Way Christian Center in DeKalb had planned to plead not guilty to charges of possessing and disseminating child pornography Tuesday, his attor- Corey Butler ney Thomas Benno said. But Benno delayed the plea setting at the last minute so he could talk it over with Butler’s family, he said.

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likely need to enter into a planned-unit development agreement to move forward with the project. Shodeen proposes 464 parking spaces, although city code would typically require 686.

Net density would work out to be about 37 units an acre, taking into account 187 apartment units over 4.5 acres of land. Only about 2.3 acres of the property would actually be dedicated to housing, however, which pushes density up to 81 units an acre.

Local code limits new development to 12 units an acre, so the project would most likely need a planned-unit development agreement to move forward. The property is currently zoned General Commercial but there is no limit to density in a Central Business Zoning classification.

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Kaneland board approves levy

By AL LAGATTOLLA alagattolla@shawmedia.com SUGAR GROVE – Kaneland’s school board approved its 2015 tax levy Monday night on a 5-2 vote.

The total operating levy is $44.15 million, according to Kaneland School District 302 documents.

Associate Superintendent Julie-Ann Fuchs said the district expects to receive $42.7 million of that. Including more than $10 million in bonds and interest, the total levy is listed at $54,636,680.

There was little discussion of the levy during Monday’s meeting, as board members previously had approved a tentative levy.

The same two board members who opposed the tentative levy – Ryan Kerry and Pe-

dro Rivas – voted no Monday.

There were no comments during Monday’s public hearing on the levy.

During previous discussions on the levy, in October, Fuchs said that for some, the tax bill could go down.

For a house valued at $200,000, for example, she said at the time, the bill could be $150 less than it was in 2014.

However, she said, if a home’s value increased, then the new assessed value would be used to calculate the tax bill.

On Monday, Rivas acknowledged the argument that if the district doesn’t seek the maximum amount possible, it loses that money every year. But, Rivas said, “on the other side from the households … they see an increase that never goes away.”

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Valeant, Walgreens strike distribution deal

By LINDA A. JOHNSON and TOM MURPHY The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. – Valeant Pharmaceuticals regained some credibility with upset investors thanks to its announcement Tuesday of a new distribution deal with Walgreens and plans to line up more pharmacies to sell its products after a scandal forced it to cut ties with a key distributor, Philidor.

The news drove up shares of the beleaguered Canadian drug company, but it still faces U.S. government scrutiny over big medicine price hikes and allegations it used Philidor, a mail-order pharmacy, to steer payers toward Valeant’s more expensive drugs, rather than cheaper alternatives.

Investors will be listening for more details on the deal with Walgreens, the largest U.S. drug store chain, and Valeant’s other plans Wednesday, when it hosts an investor webcast to update its financial forecast and discuss business operations and research.

Walgreens, the retail pharmacy division of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., “has a lot of credibility and muscle,” said Nomura analyst Shibani Malhotra, making the deal “very important for Valeant.”

“It really improves their credibility,” because Valeant delivered so quickly on its pledge to line up a new distributor to replace Philidor, Malhotra said, adding that investors had worried no pharmacies would work with Valeant in the future.

On Tuesday, U.S.-traded shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. jumped more than 16 percent, or $15.45, to $109.59, as the broader markets climbed about 1 percent.

The stock had soared past $260 to an all-time high in August, then “got crushed,” Malhotra said, after the company was put on the hot seat by members of Congress and presidential candidates for its strategy of buying smaller drug developers, hiking drug prices and then slashing spending on research on new drugs.

Shares fell further after Valeant in October cut ties with Philidor, saying it had lost confidence in the company.

That came after accusations Valeant used Philidor to create

a network of “phantom pharmacies” to encourage payers to favor Valeant’s more expensive drugs, raising questions about whether top Valeant executives were involved.

Valeant said the Walgreens agreement will lower the prices of its branded prescription dermatological and ophthalmological products by 10 percent off their wholesale list prices, enabling consumers to get products including Luzu and Zylet at a lower outof-pocket cost from more than 8,000 Walgreens U.S. retail pharmacy locations and participating independent retailers. The 20-year deal, which takes effect early next year and will be phased in over six to nine months, also covers overthe-counter products made by Valeant.

STATE BRIEFS Wright-designed home to be lit for Christmas

SPRINGFIELD – One of the best-preserved “Prairie Style” homes by architect Frank Lloyd Wright will be illuminated for Christmas and open to public viewing. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency said the Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site in Springfield will feature hundreds of candles outside and other decorations inside Sunday evening. Decorations on a Christmas tree will include original glass tiles designed in 1897 by Wright. The Eddy Flute Choir will also perform.

Illinoisans can suggest conditions for legal pot

CHICAGO – Illinois residents who want to add specific diseases to the state’s medical marijuana pilot program have another chance to submit suggestions during January. The Illinois Department of Public Health will accept petitions starting Jan. 1 and continuing through the month. The program allows people to suggest new diseases for the program twice annually, in January and July. An advisory board reviews suggestions and makes recommendations.

So far, no new conditions have been added to the 39 listed in the original law. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration rejected 11 conditions in September over the board’s recommendations. Another set of recommendations awaits a decision, which is due Feb. 1.

Election official lays out next steps for 3 Ill. judges

BELLEVILLE – An Illinois State Board of Elections official said he’ll accept written arguments later this week in the case of three southern Illinois judges who plan to retire in name only to avoid retention elections that require 60 percent approval rather than a simple majority.

The Belleville News-Democrat reported hearing officer David Herman met Monday with the judges’ attorney and objector Dallas Cook, who is Belleville’s city clerk. The trio has filed paperwork to retire in December 2016 but are seeking to keep their jobs in the November election. Herman said he’ll give his recommendation to the board, which could decide at its Tuesday meeting.

Woman in jail for killing 2 babies wants clemency

EDWARDSVILLE – An Illinois woman serving a life sentence in the deaths of her two baby daughters in the 1980s is asking Gov. Bruce Rauner for clemency.

Paula Sims’ attorney argues in a 60-page petition that the former Alton woman suffered from postpartum psychosis at the time the babies died, one in 1986 and the other in 1989. Attorney Jed Stone said Sims, now 56, was psychotic and delusional and that keeping her in jail “would only be vengeful.” Sims last used the psychosis argument during a failed bid for a new trial in 1999.

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Leaders near tax, spending deal

By ERICA WERNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders were poised Tuesday to unveil a year-end tax and spending package that would fund the government through 2016, raise domestic and defense spending, and increase the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars by extending numerous popular tax credits without paying for them.

“The package has been completed. The agreements, we believe, have been properly struck,” House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told reporters after meeting with other members of House GOP leadership Tuesday evening. He said the tentative agreement was being reviewed by congressional scorekeepers and would be presented to lawmakers later Tuesday evening to review, although other aides said details were still being finalized.

Eleventh-hour negotiations twisted and turned on the mammoth deal pairing the $1.1 trillion spending legislation with a giant tax bill catering to any number of special interests. The deal, Congress’ last major piece of unfinished

business for the year, became the vehicle for countless longsought priorities and odds and ends, including bankruptcy protection for Puerto Rico, reform of visa-free travel to the U.S., renewable energy tax credits and health benefits for 9/11 first responders.

Republican leaders predicted the legislation would be unveiled by day’s end and come to a vote Thursday, allowing lawmakers to head home for the holidays having completed their needed tasks, if not Paul Ryan distinguished themselves much beyond that.

First they would have to pass yet another short-term government funding extension, since the current one runs out Wednesday at midnight.

“In negotiations like this you win some, you lose some.

Democrats won some, they lost some. We won some, we lost some,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said at an event hosted by Politico. “At the end of the day we’re going to get this done.”

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., seeking to

maintain leverage, repeatedly cautioned that critical details remained unresolved, warning at one point, “At this pace, we’re going to be here through Christmas.”

It was perhaps an empty threat with lawmakers of both parties eager to get out of Washington. But it Harry Reid underscored the degree to which Democrats, despite their minority party status in Congress, have been able to exact a price Chuck in the negotiSchumer ations, thanks to President Barack Obama’s veto pen and Republicans’ need for Democratic votes on the spending bill.

“We may not be in the majority but we’re feeling that these goals are on track,” boasted Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Last-stage negotiations focused on horse trading around Democratic demands in exchange for lifting the 40-yearold ban on exporting crude oil, a Republican goal. Demo-

crats were aiming to kill GOP attempts to roll back Obama environmental regulations, and also sought five-year extensions of wind and solar tax credits. A provision related to money to clean up oceans emerged as a sticking point at the last minute.

Democrats sought to extend the child tax credit, opposing GOP demands for Social Security numbers for participants, which Democrats said could exclude the children of immigrants in this country illegally.

From the White House, press secretary Josh Earnest sounded resigned to Obama signing a bill lifting the crude oil export ban despite previous threats to veto the measure as stand-alone legislation. The export ban was imposed during energy shortages of the 1970s but has been declared outdated by industry allies, although environmentalists say lifting it would amount to a giant windfall for the oil industry.

“I’m confident that there will be things that will be included in the omnibus bill that we don’t support,” Earnest said. “I don’t know if the lifting of the export ban will be among them, but our position on this is pretty clear.”

Jurors deadlocked in Freddie Gray trial

By JULIET LINDERMAN and DAVID DISHNEAU The Associated Press BALTIMORE – Jurors said they were deadlocked Tuesday as they weighed manslaughter and other charges against a police officer in the death of Freddie Gray. The judge told them to keep deliberating, and they went home for the night without reaching a verdict.

The jury reported its failure to agree in a note to Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams after about nine hours of discussions over two days. It wasn’t clear if they were stuck on one or more of the four charges Officer William Porter faces. He is the first of six officers to stand trial. Armored vehicles and police were stationed around the city, and officials promised they were prepared for any unrest. Parts of the city burned last spring after Gray’s death triggered frustrations over the department’s alleged mistreatment of black people, and authorities were determined to prevent a repeat.

Earlier Tuesday, jurors requested highlighters, an easel

and sticky notes, suggesting a businesslike approach to assessing Porter’s role in Gray’s arrest and death. They received computer speakers to improve the sound quality of recordings in evidence, including Porter’s videotaped interview with Baltimore police detectives, police radio transmissions on the day Gray was arrested and cellphone videos made at two of the wagon’s six stops.

In all, the jury heard from more than two dozen witnesses and received about 100 pieces of evidence in the trial, which began Nov. 30. They even took a trip to see the police wagon where Gray had been left face-first on the floor, with his wrists tied behind his back and his ankles shackled.

Gray, who was arrested while fleeing from police, died April 19, a week after his neck was broken while the seven-block trip turned into a circuitous, 45-minute journey around West Baltimore. The autopsy concluded that Gray probably suffered the injury by being slammed against the metal container’s wall during cornering or braking.

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Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com • Section A • Wednesday, December 16, 2015 •

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Storm drops up to 2 feet Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s lawyer of snow in parts of Colo. lashes out at Donald Trump

By DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press

By DAN ELLIOTT The Associated Press LONGMONT, Colo. – A powerful late-autumn storm dumped up to 24 inches of snow in the Colorado mountains on Tuesday before barreling onto the plains, prompting airlines to cancel 425 flights at the Denver airport and leaving hundreds of miles of highways slippery with snow and ice.

The snow tapered off Tuesday afternoon as the storm moved northeast, leaving behind drifts up to four feet high.

“It’s going to be western Nebraska’s turn next,” National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Dankers said. “It’s going to end up eventually in Minnesota.”

It was the first big storm of the season for most of Colorado and Utah. Schools closed in some towns in at least four states. Some flights at Denver International Airport were more than four hours late after at least seven inches of snow fell there, airport officials said.

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Kaitlyn Ayala (right) piles snow onto her friend, Emily Romine on Monday in Flagstaff, Ariz. The wintry weather had traffic crawling along highways and led to school cancellations. rado interstate highways were snowpacked or icy, and gusts as strong as 58 mph left near-whiteout conditions in isolated areas of Colorado’s eastern plains, Dankers said. Few highways were closed, however. A snowplow slipped off a highway in the foothills west of Boulder early Tuesday and landed upside-down in a creek, but the driver wasn’t injured. The crash happened about 4:30 a.m.

in Boulder Canyon, said Amy Ford, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation. Nothing spilled from the truck into the creek, she said.

The cause of the accident was under investigation. The wind piled up drifts 3 to 4 feet deep in the small northeastern Colorado town of Merino. Schools and the town offices were closed but some businesses opened as usual.

WASHINGTON – The attorney for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl lashed out Tuesday at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and congressional committees for peddling misinformation that he said is impeding his client’s right to a fair trial.

A court-martial is the next step in the military’s case against Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years and freed in a controversial exchange for five Taliban detainees held in Guantanamo Bay. Bergdahl, 29, of Hailey, Idaho, walked off his post in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province June 30, 2009. He was released in May 2014 as part of a prisoner swap that touched off a firestorm of criticism, with some in Congress accusing President Barack Obama of jeopardizing the safety of a nation with the exchange.

Bergdahl’s disappearance and the possibility that he might face light punishment

had angered many in the military, given that his fellow soldiers took considerable risks to search for him.

Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell, asked that Trump “cease his prejudicial monthslong campaign of defamation against our client.” In October, Trump called Bergdahl a “traitor, a nogood traitor, Sgt. Bowe who should Bergdahl have been executed.”

Fidell told The Associated Press in an interview that Trump stated more recently in Las Vegas that five soldiers were killed trying to find Bergdahl. The Pentagon has said no one died in the searches.

Trump also has pledged to review the case if Bergdahl is not appropriately punished, Fidell said.

“I have no idea what Mr. Trump has in mind and I don’t think Mr. Trump has any idea of what he has in mind,” he said. “I think he’s a big faker.”

The lawyer criticized Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, for saying his committee would investigate and hold a hearing if it disagrees with the outcome of the case.

Fidell also took issue with a 98-page report issued last week by the House Armed Services Committee that criticized the Obama administration’s decision to swap the five former Taliban leaders for Bergdahl.

The report said the committee would ensure that “Sgt. Bergdahl’s behavior is adjudicated as required.” Fidell said he read that as a call to “hammer” Bergdahl for his actions.

“Given this sort of barrage of vilification and now arm-twisting by the Senate and House Armed Services committees, which obviously wield tremendous influence over the military, I have to say that this is very troubling,” Fidell said, adding that a pending court case is not the business of congressional committees.

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A killer’s story: Lives taken, no regrets

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO The Associated Press

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Saudi security forces take part in a military parade Sept. 17 in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia creates ‘military alliance’ to fight terror groups support counterterrorism efforts.

Their efforts would not be limited to countering the Islamic State group, he added.

“Currently, every Muslim country is fighting terrorism individually ... so coordinating efforts is very important,” he said.

Although few details were given, the statement said the alliance would not just be countering Sunni extremists but protecting Muslim nations from all terrorists “whatever their doctrine.”

When asked if this meant the alliance would also counter Shiite militants, the Saudi defense minister replied the coalition would fight terrorist groups “regardless of their categorization,” particularly in Syria and Iraq, where he said there will be cooperation with the international community.

By AYA BATRAWY and ADAM SCHRECK The Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Projecting its ambition for regional leadership, Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has lined up most of the Arab world, NATO member Turkey and several African and Asian countries behind a vaguely defined “Islamic military alliance” against terrorists.

The move allows the kingdom, which follows a deeply conservative interpretation of Islam, to cast itself as a leader in the fight against extremism.

But absent from the alliance are the Shiite-led countries of Iran and Iraq, as well as Syria, whose government is backed by Tehran. And that omission raises questions about whether the 34-member bloc is primarily intended to present a unified front against extremists – or to also serve as a Sunni deterrent to Iran, Saudi Arabia’s main regional rival.

Riyadh supports rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad and has been leading an Arab coalition against Iran-supported Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen since March. It is also part of the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.

The announcement on state media said the Saudi-led alliance is being established because terrorism “should be fought by all means.”

Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman said at a rare news conference that the bloc will develop mechanisms for working with other countries and international bodies to

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Relatives of missing people leaf through a binder Dec. 1, which is filled with images and information of missing people, inside the basement of the San Gerardo church in Iguala, Mexico. disappeared from the Guerrero city of Iguala, setting off national protests. Then, suddenly, hundreds more families from the area came forward to report their kidnap victims, known now as “the other disappeared.”

They told stories of children and spouses abducted from home at gunpoint, or who left the house one day and simply vanished.

This is a story from the other side, the tale of a man who kidnaps, tortures and kills for a drug cartel. His story is the mirror image of those recounted by survivors and victims’ families, and seems to confirm their worst fears: Many, if not most, of the disappeared likely are never coming home.

“Have you disappeared people?” he is asked.

“Yes,” he replies.

In Mexico and other places where kidnapping is common, the word “disappeared” is an active verb and also an adjective to describe the missing.

Disappearing someone means kidnapping, torturing, killing and disposing of the body in a place where no one will ever find it. To date, none of the killer’s victims have been found, he said. For months, the AP approached sources connected with cartel bosses, seeking an interview with someone who kills people on their behalf.

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In jeans and a camouflage T-shirt, the hit man looked younger than his 29 years.

He wore a baseball cap with a badge bearing the face of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and “prisoner 3578” – Guzman’s inmate number before he escaped through

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Things would be much worse if rivals took over.

“A lot of times your neighborhood, your town, your city is being invaded by people who you think are going to hurt your family, your society,” he said. “Well, then you have to act, because the government isn’t going to come help you.”

Man who He operates kidnaps, tortures and along the Costa Grande of Guerkills for a rero, the southdrug cartel western state that is home to glitzy Acapulco as well as to rich farmland used to cultivate heroin poppies and marijuana. Large swaths of the state are controlled or contested by violent drug cartels that traffic in opium paste for the U.S. market, and more than 1,000 people have been reported missing in Guerrero since 2007 – far fewer than the actual number believed to have disappeared in the state.

The plight of the missing and their families burst into public awareness last year when 43 rural college students were detained by police and

a tunnel from Mexico’s maximum-security prison in July, cementing his image as a folk hero.

“Of all the bad lot,” the killer said, Guzman “seems to be the least bad.”

The killer – who does not work for Guzman – does not see himself as bad. Unlike others, he said, he has standards: He doesn’t kill women or children.

He doesn’t make his victims dig their own graves.

He raises cattle for a living and doesn’t consider himself a drug trafficker or a professional killer, although he is paid for disappearing people. While he acknowledges that what he does is illegal, he said he is defending his people against the violence of other cartels.

The killer wears a bag with a strap over his chest in which he carries several walkie-talkies and cellphones, one of which he used to take calls and issue orders: “Muevanse,” he said – move on. “Esperense ahí” – wait there. Just before the interview begins, he puts the bag aside, and slips on the ski mask.

He sits in a plastic armchair.

There are many reasons people are disappeared, the killer said. It may be for belonging to a rival gang, or for giving information to one. If a person is considered a security risk for any reason, he may be disappeared.

Some are kidnapped for ransom, although he said he does not do this. He tries not to think about the lives he has taken, and while he can remember the number of people he has killed and the places he buried them, he said he cannot recall his victims. “Over time,” he says, “you forget.”

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Continued from page A1 of or liked Option 1 compared with the 39.8 percent of respondents that approved of or liked Option 2. School officials have cited overflow as a key problem with the current boundaries. Currently, more than 250 students have been moved to schools outside of their home boundary because of class size limitations.

Board member Kerry Mellott said he wanted to be mindful of the future while determining the best course to take.

“We’re impacting about 350 people for the sake of 250,” he said. “So I’m trying to fold in what will happen with potential future growth.”

More than 1,000 students attend schools outside their boundary overall, according to a demographics study completed by Cropper GIS.

While schools still may need to overflow a few students, it would be fewer than 250, Superintendent Doug Moeller said, “We want to keep a certain level of room for growth and enrollment,” he said. “But students don’t come in nice groups of 25.”

District 428 parents have cited concerns such as busing and the connections that their families have already formed with their respective classmates, teachers and school administrators, but any adjustments made will need to align with the criteria used to draw the lines in the first place, Gorla said.

“You can’t really carve out a block of a whole neighborhood to go to a different school than everyone else,” Gorla said.

The board will speak about the boundary changes again Jan. 19 when Cropper presents a final recommendation. The board is expected to make a final vote on the new plan Feb. 2.

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Continued from page A1 progress was real and powerful. Duncan cited three-year graduation rate numbers that show solid improvement for black and Hispanic students and English language learners, with progress by all three groups outpacing their white counterparts. Still, nearly 1 in 5 students are leaving high school without a diploma.

“We have a good deal more to do to ensure that every child has access to a quality education,” Duncan said in a phone call with reporters.

While noting progress among subgroups of students, the latest figures drew concern from groups campaigning for a 90 percent graduation rate by 2020. To reach that goal, the rate needs to increase each year by at least 1.3 percent – a mark the nation has met for the past three years, but missed for the 2013-14 school year.

“We’ve been talking about the importance of early warning systems to signal those students who need extra support, and we view this as an early warning indicator to the nation that we need a second act,” said John Bridgeland, head of Civic Enterprises, a public policy group that is joined in the “90 percent” campaign with the Alliance for Excellent Education,

America’s Promise Alliance, and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education.

“We view this as a real wake up call.”

Bridgeland praised the gains made by English language learners, black and Hispanic students, and students with disabilities. But, he said in an interview, those gains are “not rapid enough to close these graduation gaps in a way that will get us to our goal” of a 90 percent national graduation rate.

The data showed that black and Hispanic students made progress closing the achievement gap with their white counterparts. About 72 percent of black students and 76 percent of Hispanic students earned diplomas in 2013-14. For white students, the rate was 87 percent. Vast differences exist across the country at the state level. Nebraska, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Texas, New Hampshire, and Indiana were close behind Iowa, all with solid showings in the high-80s.

At the bottom of the list were Nevada and New Mexico, just ahead of the nation’s capital.

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Skaters Meryl Davis (left) and Ryan Bradley (right) cool down while U.S. gymnast Donnell Whittenburg practices on the parallel bars as the athletes prepare Tuesday for the Colgate Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular in the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center.

The national show, a first for the Convocation Center, starts at 7 p.m. tonight.

U.S. champion Jake Dalton, and 2015 Pan American champion and 2015 Pan American bronze medalist Paul Ruggeri.

It’s a rare opportunity for gymnasts and figure skaters

to share a show, and the Colgate stage allows for a more creative approach to gymnastics, Ruggeri said.

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We have definitely more of a performance-based routine.

It’s definitely more fun and relaxed,” Ruggeri said. “It’s going to be a good time.”

For Davis and White, who have been attending the University of Michigan since 2006, NIU’s Convocation Center is almost a familiar setting.

“I live in Ann Arbor on campus basically at the University of Michigan, so we’re used to the feel. If anything it’s more comfortable for us,” White said. “We heard this is the first time there’s been an ice rink in this building, so we’re really excited.”

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By ROBERT C. KOEHLER Tribune Content Agency If Donald Trump can thrive politically by throwing meat to the American id, what else is possible? How about the opposite?

Trump’s most recent attempt to reclaim poll supremacy – his call for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our representatives can figure out what’s going on” – is not simply reckless and dangerous, but also starkly clarifying. America’s bully billionaire, so rich he doesn’t have to heed the niceties of political correctness, is channeling old-time American racism, as mean and ugly and self-righteous as it’s ever been. Jim Crow is still with us. “The only good Indian is a dead Indian” is still with us.

Americans – at least a certain percentage of them – like their racism straight up, untampered with code language, unmodified by counter-values. Come on! An enemy’s an enemy. A scapegoat’s a scapegoat.

Don’t we have the freedom in this country to dehumanize and persecute whomever we want?

The unfolding Trump phenomenon is stunning to behold because there’s no telling how far – or where – it will go. After his latest reckless “proposals,” which include mandatory IDs for Muslims, he’s being compared with Adolf Hitler. He’s also being called the best friend ISIS could have, as he spreads outrage and hatred across the globe and, in the process, helps foment the same

war they’re attempting to engage.

Fascinatingly, some of Trump’s biggest critics are neocons and fellow Republicans, who, although not that far away from him politically, feel threatened by his reckless candor. The conservative strategy, at least since the Nixon era, has been to use and manipulate American racism rather than directly rouse it to a fever pitch.

For all the baseness of Trump’s scapegoat politics, he’s doing, it seems, one thing right, which is what makes him unacceptable as the Republican presidential nominee. He’s speechifying as though values matter, as though they supersede market and strategic interests. The danger Trump represents cuts in multiple directions.

All of which makes me wonder whether American democracy is, in spite of itself, at a transition point. I mean, it’s been decades, from my point of view, since real, society-changing values have been on the line in a presidential election. Questions of war and peace, among much else, have been utterly off the table, with any serious questioning of U.S. militarism ignored and belittled by the mainstream media and completely excluded from the corridors of national decision-making.

The Republicrats rule and war is no longer merely inevitable but eternal. At the same time, the security state has grown like cancer and the prison-industrial complex has expanded exponentially. America in its exceptionalism is the world’s largest arms dealer, snoop, jailer and [heck] raiser. We

destabilize the planet in the interests of the corporate few and call it exporting democracy.

And none of this is Donald Trump’s doing. But the fact that he’s a threat to this status quo raises some interesting questions.

Trump is a dangerous idiot, but perhaps as he pursues his own interests he is also, unintentionally, helping to crack open the locked vault of American politics.

“He’s essentially the American id,” writes Glenn Greenwald, “simply channeling pervasive sentiments unadorned with the typical diplomatic and PR niceties designed to prettify the prevailing mentality.”

The challenge Trump poses, it seems to me, is this: If the basest of human instincts – fear and revenge and the hunger to blame our troubles on a scapegoat – can enter, or re-enter, American politics, can the best of human nature enter as well and, in the process, challenge the prevailing status quo more deeply and profoundly than Trump could ever imagine?

Let me put it another way. “In the practice of tolerance,” said the Dalai Lama, “one’s enemy is the best teacher.”

• Robert Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound” is now available. Contact him at koehlercw@ gmail.com, visit his website at commonwonders.com or listen to him at Voices of Peace radio.

A Bible in a hotel nightstand does seem an odd thing to complain about. It’s a book, after all. True, many consider it the inspired word of God, but even so, it can’t hurt you if you don’t believe. Unlike the televisions also in almost every hotel room, the Bible is not in plain view. If you’re looking for it, you probably know where to find it, and it may provide you some comfort.

If you’re not interested, chances are you’re far more concerned whether the coffee-maker works.

But that isn’t good enough for the Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which successfully had Bibles removed from hotel nightstands at Northern Illinois University’s Holmes Student Center hotel after complaining. The foundation, which claims 23,000 members, also has asked the nation’s hoteliers to remove Bibles from their rooms, or to offer “Bible-free” rooms the same way smoke-free rooms are offered.

Since 1899, Gideons International, a Protestant men’s group based in Janesville, Wisconsin, has been placing Bibles in hotel rooms as part of its mission to teach the world about Jesus. The foundation argues that by going along with this, hotels create division and alienate their guests. We’d venture to bet that lodgers in general are exponentially more likely to be alienated if the room isn’t clean, the staff is rude, or if their children stumble upon adult programming available on in-room entertainment systems in some hotels, than they are about a book in a drawer.

Privately owned hotels should keep the Bible in their rooms. If guests don’t want one in their presence, they can always ask that it be removed – just as alcoholics might ask that they remove alcohol from the minibar.

In the particular case of the Holmes Student Center Hotel, it’s a bit trickier. Including the Bibles in individual rooms could be seen as an endorsement of one religious belief over another. Once that happens, the choice often becomes to exclude all religions or open the floodgates to all of them.

There are some groups of people who are happy to make a mockery of things others find sacred. In Florida, where the Capitol rotunda once housed a nativity crèche, doors eventually were opened to all religions, which has led to displays including a Festivus pole made of beer cans, a Flying Spaghetti Monster display from the anti-creationist “Pastafarians,” and even the New York-based Satanic Temple.

After a couple of years of this, the Florida Prayer Network, which used to display the nativity scene, announced this year that it would not do so. Perhaps in an earlier day, keeping the Bible in a publicly owned hotel might have been a more important battle to wage. Today the Internet makes the Bible freely available, along with Islam’s Quran, Hinduism’s Vedas and Upanishads, and all the other religious and quasi-religious texts of all the peoples of the world.

Bibles are available at the Holmes hotel’s front desk, and there is free Wi-Fi for guests. Is it as good as having a printed copy of the Bible at your fingertips, a beacon for a person who might not know they were seeking light? Maybe not. But placing a Bible in a drawer also is no longer the only way of providing a guest access to the book. As such, it makes more sense for publicly owned hoteliers such as NIU to avoid a fight – or the potential for a ridiculous pluralism – and move the Bibles to the front desk.

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By BENJAMIN A.T. GRAHAM, CHRISTOPHER J. FARISS and ERIK GARTZKE The Washington Post Who wins a bar fight? The person with the most friends at the bar.

Who wins a war? The country that fights alongside the most allies.

This simple intuition provides an overlooked explanation for an important academic controversy. Democracies win almost all of the wars they start and about two-thirds of the wars in which they are the targets. If we push the bar fight analogy a little farther, we can also understand why being a democracy, and seeking a particular type of objective, is helping the U.S. build a large coalition to prepare for potential bar fights in places like Eastern Europe, the Middle East or the South China Sea. ••• President Barack Obama told China to slow down in the South China Sea. On his November trip the Philippines, Obama called on China to halt the militarization of conflicts in the South China Sea, where China has been sparring with the U.S. and its allies over islands, navigation rights, and access to natural resources.

Obama also announced $250 million in military aid to our allies in the region.

The U.S. is working actively, and successfully, to build large coalitions to support its goals in the South China Sea and elsewhere. By contrast, adversaries like China and Russia largely stand alone in these disputes.

This is counterintuitive in some ways.

For many members of the U.S. coalition in Asia, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia, China is the nearer neighbor and a rising trade partner.

China is likely more economically import-

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ant to the future of these countries than the U.S. Similarly, Ukraine and the Baltics share a border with Russia, not the United States. So why do these countries (seek to) ally with us?

One answer is that the United States is pursuing public goods – like open sea lanes or territorial integrity – while China and Russia are seeking territory, which is a private good. It’s easier to build a coalition around the pursuit of something that benefits everyone, rather than an asset that must be divided up, often unequally.

••• Democracies fight for public goods – which brings them allies.

In new research, we argue that democracies tend to pursue public goods like open sea lanes and respect for existing territorial borders, while autocracies tend to pursue private goods like territory.

Democracies fight alongside more partners. Those larger coalitions win conflicts more often. Coalition size predicts democratic victory so strongly that we needn’t look any farther for an explanation. Others have argued that democracies fight better, that democratic soldiers are more motivated to win or that democracies mobilize for war more completely. But the biggest advantage of democracies may be that they simply build larger coalitions.

Yet if everyone benefits from large coalitions, why do democracies end up fighting alongside more friends than autocracies? Do autocrats not know that ganging up on their opponents is a good idea?

Democracies and autocracies often have different goals in going to war. Fighting alongside friends can be costly as well as rewarding.

That’s particularly so when the winner is going to have to share the spoils of victory

– oil, territory, or access to the strategic and economic resources in a region such as the South China Sea. For China, adding allies would mean diluting the benefits it achieves by prevailing against its adversaries. States seeking to acquire territory or resources for themselves don’t want any more mouths at the trough than they absolutely need. Sometimes a reluctance to share even means that one side is more likely to lose.

In contrast, if a country is fighting for a principle, for the status quo, or for a public good such as free maritime navigation, then more allies cost very little. In the South China Sea, the U.S. is trying to maintain open sea lanes for trade, something that is just about as valuable regardless of whether others also make use of it. The more the merrier!

This logic extends well beyond the South China Sea. Because of the large number of participants in domestic politics, democracies’ core interests are usually best met through public goods (stability, good governance, parks and welfare). Open sea lanes for trade. Stable international borders.

Limiting terrorism, genocide, and other potentially contagious social, political, and economic ills. When democracies go to war for these objectives, they build overwhelming coalitions and they win.

• Graham is an assistant professor in the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California. Fariss is the Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor in Political Science and assistant professor in the department of political science at Pennsylvania State University. Gartzke is professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego.

Cut fossil-fuel subsidies, cut greenhouse emissions World leaders left Paris over the weekend promising to cut global greenhouse emissions significantly. Fulfilling the promise will not be easy. But one step should be.

Many of the nearly 200 countries that took the pledge in Paris perversely encourage the use of the fossil fuels that are changing the Earth’s atmosphere. For the sake of their budgets and the climate, they should phase out their expensive and harmful fossil-fuel subsidies.

In the U.S., the debate on fossil-fuel subsidies centers on tax breaks for drillers, which cost the Treasury about $4 billion annually. These are unconscionably wasteful, and Congress should eliminate them immediately.

But globally, the bigger problem lies with governments that subsidize consumers of fossil fuels, not producers. Nations abundant in oil and gas are the worst offenders. According to the International Energy Agency, a global think tank, about 40 countries subsidize fossil-fuel consumption, creating a huge incentive to release carbon dioxide. Governments spend a staggering half-trillion dollars on these counterproductive policies, about four times more than global subsidies for renewables such as solar and wind energy.

Many governments recognize that fossil-fuel consumption subsidies are bad, but once offered they can be hard to withdraw. Widespread protests forced the Nigerian government to reinstate gasoline subsidies in 2012. This year Kuwait re-lowered diesel fuel prices in the face of political pressure. But low world oil prices lately have allowed some countries to do better. Indonesia eliminated gasoline subsidies, and India ended diesel subsidies last year. The IEA argues that scaling down these supports over the next several years is a relatively simple way to help keep the door open to meeting the world’s global warming target – no more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Beyond overcoming popular pressure, the challenge for governments seeking to do the right thing will be ensuring that poor citizens aren’t rendered even more desperate in the process. The solution is not to keep distortionary energy subsidies, but to direct money that the governments save into anti-poverty programs that will do more good.

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NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

Carey calls Boise State ‘benchmark’ for Group of 5 teams

By JESSE SEVERSON jseverson@shawmedia.com

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Boise State receiver Thomas Sperbeck (82) is stopped Dec. 31, 2014, during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl against Arizona, in Glendale, Ariz.

DeKALB – Northern Illinois football coach Rod Carey had plenty of praise for Boise State on Tuesday.

With the two Group of 5 powers preparing to square off in the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 23, Carey had fond words for the Broncos, who are making their 14th consecutive bowl appearance.

“Boise is the benchmark for the Group of 5 teams,” he said. “What a great opportunity to play a team like that. That in itself should excite you.

We have a ton of respect for them and how they’ve done it and how they go

about it. It’s fun to watch and it’ll fun to compete against them.”

Since 2010, NIU has more overall wins (65-18, .783 percent), but Boise State (63-15, .808) has a higher winning percentage. While the Huskies’ reign has come this decade, the Broncos (8-4 overall, 5-3 in Mountain West) have had 18 winning seasons in a row – which is the second longest active streak in the nation, behind Virginia Tech (21).

“Boise is exactly what you’d expect Boise to be – really, really good football team in all three phases,” Carey said.

Frazier denies Illinois report: According to a report by the Chicago Tribune,

NIU athletic director Sean Frazier is being vetted as a possible candidate for the AD position at Illinois.

However, according to the NIU sports information department, Frazier said he is not a candidate and has not spoke with Illinois.

Frazier is in his third year at NIU. Broncos racking up play count: Boise State has run more plays than its opponent in 11 of its 12 games this season.

The only game that the Broncos didn’t was their 40-23 win over San Jose State.

See HUSKIES, page B2

Heyward looking for big things with Cubs

DAILY CHRONICLE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR

Signs largest deal in team history

By ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press

erenced their chance to break the 33year record.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll get it before the end of the season,” she said. “They’ll get it.”

As a team, the Barbs finished in third place with 36 points, behind St. Charles East (148) and Jacobs (94).

However, the strong individual showing Tuesday came after the Barbs broke pool records in the 100 butterfly (Hein), 100 backstroke (Hein), 100 breaststroke (Bjork) and the 200 medley and 400 freestyle at the Freeport Invite on Saturday.

CHICAGO – Jason Heyward knows Theo Epstein ended a long championship drought in Boston and understands how epic it would be to bring a title to Chicago’s North Side.

“It’d be a beautiful thing to win a World Series,” Heyward said Tuesday after finalizing a $184 million, eight-year contract with the Cubs, the largest Jason deal in team hisHeyward tory. “To do it in this city, it’s a no-brainer that it would be making history. You see what Theo’s done with the Red Sox in 2004 and sort of reverse the curse, kind of set the country upside down.”

After adding pitchers John Lackey and Adam Warren along with infielder Ben Zobrist, the Cubs introduced Heyward at Spiaggia Restaurant, a favorite of President Barack Obama and the same place where they held a news conference for Jon Lester exactly one year earlier after signing the pitcher to a $155 million deal. The Cubs still seek their first Series title since 1908.

“We saw it as a real unique opportunity,” said Epstein, who left Boston in October 2011 to become the Cubs’ president of baseball operations. “We feel like Jason is a real impact player because of how talented he is in all the different phases of the game.”

Heyward has the right to opt out of the deal after three seasons and become a free agent again at age 29, having earned $78 million under the deal with the Cubs. He also has a conditional opt out after the 2019 season, if he has 550 plate appearances that year.

He receives a $20 million signing bonus, payable in four $5 million installments each April 1 from 2024-27. He gets salaries of $15 million in 2016, $21.5 million in each of the next two years, $20 million in 2019, $21 million apiece in 2020 and 2021 and $22 million in each of the final two seasons.

Heyward has a full notrade provision through 2018, then during 2019 and 2020 has 12 teams he cannot be dealt to without his consent. If he remains with the Cubs, after the 2020 season he would have the right to block any trade because of he would be a 10-year veteran who has spent five seasons with his current team.

Because the signing bonus is paid after the expiration of the contract, Major League Baseball evaluated the deal as having a present-day value of $177,633,616.

The Cubs won 97 games last season, then beat NL Central rivals Pittsburgh in the wild-card

See SWIMMING, page B2

See HEYWARD, page B2

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Sycamore’s Stephen Poorten is the 2015 Daily Chronicle Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

LESSONS LEARNED Poorten earns runner of the year after taking 12th at state Daily Chronicle Boys Cross Country All-Area Team Stephen Poorten Sycamore, soph.

Matthew Richtman Kaneland, soph.

Austin Kintz Kaneland, sr.

Connor Farrell Sycamore, jr.

Thomas Wuchte DeKalb, jr.

Sean Spaetzel Kaneland, sr.

Sam Zurbuch Sycamore, sr.

By EDDIE CARIFIO ecarifio@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Stephen Poorten learned a lesson or two in his first trip to Peoria for the state cross country championship.

The Sycamore sophomore runner figures it will come in handy as he plans on making two more trips to the season finale.

Poorten took 12th at the final in 14:56 – tying the Sycamore record for fastest time at Detweiler Park in the season finale – after winning the Northern Illinois Big 12 Northern Conference and medaling at every meet he competed in this year. His efforts earned him the Daily Chronicle Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award.

Poorten said his state experience will come in handy the next two years.

“You know it’s harder to pass people,” Poorten said. “Everyone goes out really hot, so you have to go out and adjust to the speed, the tempo. It’s a good experience, especially for my next two years, just to adapt to that.”

• All-Area player capsules on Page B2.

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“It’s a good experience, especially for my next two years, just to adapt to that.”

Stephen Poorten Sycamore cross country runner

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DEKALB-SYCAMORE CO-OP BOYS SWIMMING

Barbs break 4 records, close to snapping 33-year-old mark

By JESSE SEVERSON jseverson@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The DeKalb-Sycamore co-op boys swimming team keeps breaking pool records.

After setting five records at the Freeport Invite, the Barbs broke four more and were a few blinks away from snapping a fifth in a three-team meet against St. Charles East and Jacobs on Tuesday in DeKalb.

“Last year, a couple of us would break a record here and there, but this year it feels like every meet we’re going in and breaking records,” senior

Daniel Hein said. “It’s pretty crazy.

It’s fun to see that progress, especially the seniors. We’re motivated to do well. But the ultimate goal is to swim really fast at the end of the season.”

The Barbs broke their own pool record in the 200-yard medley relay (Riley Lohse, Jacob Bjork, Daniel Hein, Austin Bockman in 1 minute, 39.09 seconds), Bjork in the 100 breaststroke (59.66) and Hein snapped the mark in the 100 butterfly (50.39) and the 100 backstroke (51.06).

“These boys love to compete. No matter what meet – big or small – they

get up and they go as hard as they can,” Barbs coach Melanie Chambers said.

However, they just missed on breaking a 33-year record in the 400 freestyle relay, coming just short of breaking St. Charles’ 3:19.80 from 1982.

On Tuesday, the Barbs finished in 3:19.92 for first place.

“As Daniel was coming home on the stretch, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, we actually have a chance,’ ” Bjork said of Hein, who started his portion of the relay with around 2:32 on the clock.

Chambers said she talked with the relay group before the race and ref-

2 SPORTS • Wednesday, December 16, 2015 • Section B • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com LOCAL SCHEDULE TODAY Men’s basketball Northern Illinois at Ohio State, 6 p.m.

Women’s basketball Northern Illinois at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Prep boys bowling Streator at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

Prep girls bowling Streator at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

WHAT TO WATCH Soccer FIFA Club World Cup, semifinal, Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs.

River Plate, at Osaka, Japan, 4:30 a.m., FS1 Women, International friendly, United States vs.

China, at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m., FS1 Pro basketball Memphis at Bulls, 7 p.m., ESPN, CSN Phoenix at Golden State, 9:30 p.m., ESPN Pro hockey Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m., NBCSN

SPORTS BRIEF Kishwaukee men top Olive-Harvey College

Malcolm Reed notched a double-double in his fourth straight game as the Kishwaukee men’s basketball team held on for an 82-80 win at Olive-Harvey College in double overtime.

Reed had 25 points and 18 rebounds while Ryan Reeder chipped in 18 for the Kougars (84) against Olive-Harvey (6-6).

MEN’S BASKETBALL: NIU AT OHIO STATE Tipoff: 6 p.m. today, Columbus, Ohio Media: 1180AM for radio, Big Ten Network TV Records: Huskies 7-1; Buckeyes 4-5 Last game: The Huskies lost to Missouri 78-71; Ohio State lost to UConn 75-55.

Who to watch: Freshman guard Marshawn Wilson had his highest scoring game of his young career against Missouri, scoring a game-high 24 points on 5 for 12 shooting. ... Marc Loving leads the Buckeyes in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game, sixth-best in the Big Ten The lowdown: Wilson averages 29.3 points per 40 minutes – which is the highest in the Mid-American Conference. ...

Ohio State won the only previous meeting between the two. The Buckeyes won 106-99 in 1969 in Columbus. ... The Huskies are 7-46 all-time against Big Ten teams. ...

Northern Illinois received 22 votes in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll. ....

The Buckeyes 20-point loss to UConn was their first this season by more than eight points.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: NIU AT WISCONSIN Tipoff: 6 p.m. today, Madison, Wisconsin Media: Big Ten Network TV Records: Huskies 4-3; Badgers 3-6 Last game: The Huskies beat Illinois State 68-59; Wisconsin lost to Green Bay 72-58 Who to watch: Ally Lehman continues to rack up double-doubles for the Huskies. Against Illinois State, she had 16 points and 11 rebounds for her third consecutive double-double. On the season, she is averaging 12.3 points and 11 rebounds per game. ... Guard Nicole Bauman paces the Badgers with 15.4 points per game.

The lowdown: The Badgers have lost three straight – to Green Bay, Florida and Marquette – all by at least 14 points. ... The two teams have played 14 times, with Wisconsin winning nine of them. The Badgers have won the previous two meetings (2008, 2013) after the Huskies won in a row (2002, 2003). ... Freshman Mikayla Voigt is second on the Huskies in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game. ... Wisconsin’s Rosanna Gambino, who is averaging 1.7 points per game in six contests, previously played at Kishwaukee College. She set the single-season blocks record with the Kougars in 2012-13.

DAILY CHRONICLE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AREA TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR Stephen Poorten Sycamore, soph.

FIRST TEAM Matthew Richtman Kaneland, soph., Richtman saved his best for last, finishing the state meet in 15:04 to take 18th. He was second in the conference to Poorten and finished the state meet in a school-record time.

Austin Kintz Kaneland, sr.

Kintz’s best time happened earlier in the season at Aurora Central Catholic with a 15:05, but still finished eighth at regional and 23rd in the sectional. He posted the second-best time for the Knights at state with a 15:46, taking 64th.

Connor Farrell Sycamore, jr.

Peaking at the conference tournament with a 16:09, Farrell still qualified for sectionals after his 12th place showing at the Kaneland regional in 17:08. He shaved 25 seconds off his time in the sectional but took 28th and didn’t qualify.

third best time for the Knights.

He was 13th at the regional and slumped in sectionals, but ran fast enough as the fifth man for the Knights to get them to state as a team.

Thomas Wuchte DeKalb, jr.

Wuchte’s best time was a 16:11 at an in-season meet in Peoria. He was 16th in the conference and made a dramatic improvement from last year to this, leading the Barbs most of the season.

Sam Zurbuch Sycamore, sr.

The Spartans’ team captain, like his teammate Farrell, posted his best time at Afton Forest Preserve in the conference meet – in Zurbuch’s case, a 16:15. He qualified for the sectional after a 17:31 put him in 22nd at Kaneland, and his 16:43 put him in 29th at the sectional, short of qualifying.

Sean Spaetzel Kaneland, sr.

Spaetzel’s best time came at state, finishing in 16:11 – the

HONORABLE MENTION Cameron Shotton, DeKalb, sr.

Phillip Nordgren, Hiawatha, sr.

Will Kuipers, Kaneland, sr.

Coach expects big things from Poorten • POORTEN

Continued from page B1 Coach Mike Lambdin said he expects big things from Poorten over the next two years, given his list of accomplishments, which includes setting the course record at Afton Forest Preserve to win the conference in 15:24. He was third at the Kaneland regional (16:02) and fifth at the Woodstock North sectional (15:44).

“Coming out of that meet, he’s got the fastest time in 2A for all sophomores,” Lambdin said.

“That’s something to get very excited about over the next 2½years. You look at his list of accomplishments, it reads like something an experienced runner would be doing at the end of his career, and he’s only a sophomore.”

Lambdin said a big chunk of his success is due to his offseason regimen.

“A part of it is maturing as a runner, going from a freshman to a sophomore,” Lambdin said. “But a bigger part of is Stephen’s work ethic. He put in a terrific summer’s worth of running each morning with his teammates, then there were probably three nights a week where he would meet with alumni.”

DeKalb girls lose to Geneseo DAILY CHRONICLE Janai Carver scored nine points but the DeKalb girls basketball team lost at Geneseo, 46-36 on Tuesday.

“They made their free throws down the stretch,” DeKalb coach Heath Kent said of the Maple Leafs. “We missed a lot of easy looks and they did what they had to do to win down the stretch.”

Cory Mata added seven for the Barbs (2-8 overall, 1-3 Northern Illinois Big 12), who were originally slate to host LaSalle-Peru tonight but had the game changed.

Cogs led 39-17 and kept up the pace in a 65-48 win at North Boone.

Brandon Foley scored 15 points, all on 3-pointers for the Cogs (3-5 overall, 2-0 Big Northern Conference). Zach Miller added 14, Tommy Hansen 11 and Tommy Lucca 10 for the Cogs.

LATE MONDAY H-BR falls to Serena: Annie Koss-

man scored 11 points but the Royals lost 49-24.

Our girls are starting to learn how to play with the some of these more experienced teams,” coach Doug Brewington said. “At the beginning of the season, this game would have gotten away from us a lot sooner and by the end of the year we’ll be able to battle for all four quarters. We’re a team heading in the right direction.”

Barbs have filled 2 voids in relays • SWIMMING

Continued from page B1 Especially in the relays, the Barbs have had to fill two voids left from graduating seniors on last year’s team. While Hein and Bjork have returned as the anchors, Lohse, Bockman and Tyler Schultz have filled in to keep the relays’ record-breaking paces.

“I’ve been teammates with them for so long and it’s been awesome to come in and break all these records,” Bockman said.

“We knew that we could do some good things.”

Chambers said the Barbs are still tinkering with the 200 medley relay, but has been pleased with Lohse, Bockman and Schultz filling in with Hein and Bjork.

“They’ve done a nice job stepping into the roles that we needed them to,” Chambers said. “I couldn’t be happier about it. I know there was some skepticism coming into the season losing those two seniors, but there’s not a doubt in my mind we’ll end up where we need to at the end of the season.”

While the relay teams are continuing a hot stretch, Bjork is having another strong individual season. In the state meet last year, he finished in ninth place in the 100 breaststroke – and he’s hoping to improve on that in 2016.

“I feel really confident and happy with where I’m at timewise,” Bjork said. “I don’t really keep track of where I am in ranks, I don’t pay attention to that. All I do is focus on myself. We’ll see in a few months from now at the state meet.”

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Saturday’s Game N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Bears at Minnesota, noon Atlanta at Jacksonville, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Carolina at N.Y. Giants, noon Tennessee at New England, noon Buffalo at Washington, noon Kansas City at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

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

Denver at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

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

PREP ROUNDUP

BOYS BASKETBALL G-K builds big lead in win: The

NFL

NHL

Laura McDermott

Northern Illinois’s junior tailback Joel Bouagnon hangs on to the ball as he is taken down by Bowling Green University defense in the first quarter Dec. 4 at the 2015 MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit.

Since taking over as coach, Carey has lost all three bowls he’s appeared in • HUSKIES

Continued from page B1 They have run 10 plays or more compared to their opponent in eight of the games, including a whopping 114-52 in a loss to New Mexico. Despite the high play count, Carey said Boise State doesn’t necessarily run a high-tempo offense all of the time.

“They control the tempo, so at times they will play fast, at times they won’t,” Carey said. “That’s what happens when you look at numbers, you don’t get a true feel for things.”

In that game against New Mexico, freshman quarterback Brett Rypien attempted 74 passes, completing 40 of them for 503 yards.

“Everybody keeps saying he’s going to be really good but from my eye, he is re-

ally good. There is no waiting,” Carey said of Rypien, who was the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year.

Looking to mix it up: Since taking over as the head coach, Carey has lost all three bowls he’s appeared in – falling to Florida State (Orange Bowl), Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl) and Marshall (Boca Raton Bowl).

“Our mindset is a little different this time,” Carey said. “If it’s broke, you have to fix it. ... We haven’t liked how we’ve ended our season the last few times. It’s going to take a mighty effort, but we’re focused on going out there and doing what we need to do to put ourselves in a position we want to be in the fourth quarter.”

Carey said he’s handling the schedule differently this year and calling it a little

more business-like. However, that didn’t stop the Huskies from having a little fun at the end of practice Monday. After the team came together, Carey allowed the defense to play on offense against the NIU offense for one drive.

After a pair of miscues pushed them back, senior safety turned quarterback Marlon Moore found senior Paris Logan for a long gain.

On the next play, Moore, who played quarterback in high school, connected with sophomore cornerback Shawun Lurry on a fade and Lurry ran the rest of the way for a touchdown – much to the delight of the NIU defense.

“He doesn’t know our cadence, though,” Carey laughed about Moore’s touchdown pass. “[We wanted them to] have fun. Sometimes football can become a grind.”

Cubs plan to use Heyward in center field • HEYWARD

Continued from page B1 game and St. Louis in the NL Division Series. Heyward said he didn’t watch the Cubs’ celebration but did get a glimpse at the playoff atmosphere at Wrigley Field. The Cubs then were swept by the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series.

As busy as they have been since then, the Cubs still have flexibility because they did not part with any of their top prospects.

“That does allow us – whether it’s this winter or trade deadline or next offseason – to be I think a threat to make significant trades that can help the ballclub going forward,” Epstein said. “It doesn’t necessarily have to happen the next couple of months.

We feel great about the team as it is constituted now.”

The Cubs plan to use Heyward in center field, with occasional time in right. Corner time is more likely if the Cubs trade Jorge Soler for a center fielder.

An All-Star in 2010, Heyward hit .293 with 13 homers and 60 RBIs last season. He helped St. Louis win the NL Central after

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Dallas 30 22 6 2 Blackhawks 31 17 10 4 St. Louis 31 17 10 4 Minnesota 28 15 7 6 Nashville 31 15 10 6 Winnipeg 30 14 14 2 Colorado 31 14 16 1 Pacific Division GP W L OT Los Angeles 30 19 9 2 San Jose 30 15 14 1 Arizona 30 14 14 2 Calgary 30 14 14 2 Vancouver 31 11 12 8 Edmonton 32 14 16 2 Anaheim 29 11 13 5

Pts 46 38 38 36 36 30 29

GF 102 85 78 73 81 82 85

GA 79 75 75 66 81 91 88

Pts 40 31 30 30 30 30 27

GF 78 78 81 80 79 87 56

GA 66 79 95 104 86 96 73

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 32 20 9 3 43 101 73 31 16 9 6 38 79 79 31 16 10 5 37 97 93 29 16 9 4 36 93 80 32 16 13 3 35 78 73 31 15 12 4 34 81 75 32 13 16 3 29 74 86 29 10 13 6 26 68 81 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 29 21 6 2 44 89 63 N.Y. Rangers 32 19 9 4 42 94 74 N.Y. Islanders 32 18 9 5 41 90 77 New Jersey 31 16 11 4 36 76 75 Pittsburgh 29 15 11 3 33 68 71 Philadelphia 31 13 12 6 32 66 86 Carolina 31 12 14 5 29 77 96 Columbus 32 11 18 3 25 75 95 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Montreal Detroit Ottawa Boston Tampa Bay Florida Buffalo Toronto

Tuesday’s Results Colorado at Blackhawks (n) New Jersey 2, Buffalo 0 Florida 5, N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Edmonton 2 Philadelphia 4, Carolina 3, OT Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4, OT San Jose 3, Montreal 1 Calgary 2, Nashville 1, OT Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Dallas (n) Today’s Games Ottawa at Washington, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division W L Pct 16 7 .696 14 8 .636 14 9 .609 14 12 .538 10 15 .400 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 16 10 .615 Boston 14 11 .560 New York 11 14 .440 Brooklyn 7 17 .292 Philadelphia 1 25 .038 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 14 9 .609 Miami 14 9 .609 Orlando 13 11 .542 Atlanta 14 12 .538 Washington 10 13 .435 Cleveland Bulls Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

GB — 1½ 2 3½ 7 GB — 1½ 4½ 8 15 GB — — 1½ 1½ 4

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct 21 5 .808 14 11 .560 14 12 .538 12 13 .480 6 18 .250 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 Denver 11 14 .440 Utah 10 13 .435 Portland 11 15 .423 Minnesota 9 15 .375 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 24 1 .960 L.A. Clippers 15 10 .600 Phoenix 11 15 .423 Sacramento 9 15 .375 L.A. Lakers 3 21 .125 San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans

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Newly acquired Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward (right) shakes hands with executive vice president and general manager Jed Hoyer during a news conference announcing Heyward as a Cub Tuesday in Chicago. spending his first five big league seasons with Atlanta.

The Cubs are counting on him to help strengthen a batting order that includes young sluggers Anthony Rizzo, NL Rookie of the Year Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber along with Addison Russell.

Heyward had more lucrative offers. But the Cubs’ youth and the presence of manager Joe Maddon were two big reasons why he left St. Louis for the Cubs even though he does

not expect the Cardinals to fade from contention anytime soon.

“I felt like if I were to look up in three years and see a completely different team, that would kind of be different for me,” Heyward said. “Chicago really offers an opportunity to come and really be introduced to the culture by a young group of guys, grow up with them and watch them grow up and still watch myself grow up and have some fun with familiar faces for a long time.”

Tuesday’s Results Cleveland 89, Boston 77 Denver 112, Minnesota 100 Houston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers (n) Today’s Games Dallas at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

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

Memphis at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m.

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

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

GB — 6½ 7 8½ 14 GB — 5½ 5½ 6 7 GB — 9 13½ 14½ 20½

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BEARS NOTEBOOK

White shut down for season

By KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@chicagofootball.com

Kevin White will not play in a game during his rookie season.

The Bears made it official Tuesday by keeping the No. 7 pick on the physically-unable-to-perform list for the rest of the 2015 season instead of activating White to the 53-man roster.

White had surgery to repair a stress fracture in August.

He practiced for the first time three weeks ago and ramped it up to the point where he was working in full pads and in team drills last week. Coach John Fox said the injury is “healed,” it was only a question of if White could get to

football health.

In talks with the media, White said he hoped to play this season.

The Bears certainly needed help at pass catcher, as Marquess Wilson and Martellus Bennett both were put Kevin White on injured reserve last week and Eddie Royal just returned from a fivegame absence.

White won’t be allowed to full-on practice with the team, but he still can do work with trainers off to the side the remainder of the season.

Fox was asked Monday about the progress he’s seen

More online Visit ChicagoFootball.com for the latest Bears and NFL news. from White.

“Being in the building with him for some time now, watching him go about his business, even though it’s not actually on the football field the whole time, we’ve been very impressed with him, the kind of guy he is,” Fox said. “He’s the kind of guy we want in our organization.”

Hood waived: The Bears waived defensive tackle Ziggy

Hood and elevated undrafted rookie linebacker John Timu from the practice squad. Hood was signed after Jeremiah Ratliff’s release, but played in only 37 of a possible 469 snaps.

Timu had a sack and an interception in the preseason and has appeared in four games playing special teams for the Bears this season.

Practice squad move: The Bears signed defensive lineman Toby Johnson and receiver/tight end Marcus Lucas to the practice squad. Johnson, a 6-foot-3, 312-pound undrafted rookie, has spent time with the Titans and Jaguars. Lucas, listed at 6-4, 235 pounds, spent the 2014 season on the Panthers’ practice squad.

Streak continues ... or does it?

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nick Holden (2) checks Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane during the first period Tuesday at the United Center.

The Hawks game was still underway at press time.

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Mashinter scores first NHL goal

By MARK POTASH mpotash@suntimes.com CHICAGO – There wasn’t much drama to Brandon Mashinter’s first NHL goal – it put the finishing touch on a 4-0 victory in the final seconds of the third period.

But after a 10-year journey of 706 games in the minor leagues, it was a well-earned moment of glory that the 27-year-old Mashinter has been dreaming of for a long time.

“Ever since I was a kid, obviously. It’s been a long time coming,” said Mashinter, who had played 35 NHL games with the Sharks, Rangers and Hawks before getting his first goal. “I’ve had opportunities, just haven’t had the chance to put it in. Definitely an unreal feeling. It’s awesome.”

Defenseman Trevor Daley, who assisted on the goal, retrieved the puck for Mashinter.

The team will have it framed with the NHL game report. And he had a phone full of text messages from family and friends.

“I didn’t want to check my phone as soon as I was done with the game,” Mashinter said. “I got out of the rink and I had over 50 messages and a couple of phone calls. Everything was blowing up.”

Big boost: Coach Joel Quenneville was impressed with the new-look third line of 6-4, 223-pound Bryan Bickell, 6-3, 205-pound Dennis Rasmussen and 5-11, 179-pound Andrew Shaw. Rasmussen’s goal, assisted by Bickell and Shaw, gave the Hawks a 2-0 lead against the Canucks on Sunday.

“I like how they had the puck, moving it out of their end cleanly and getting it in their end,” Quenneville said. “I think simple is better – physicality, strength in the puck area and having more zone time.”

On the bench: With defenseman Michal Rozsival back in the lineup, David Rundblad was a healthy scratch against the Avalanche. For the third consecutive game, Mashinter replaced Ryan Garbutt on the fourth line.

KOVELS: ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING

BY TERRY KOVEL KOVELS.COM

Guido Gambone (1909-1969) was an important Italian ceramic artist in the 1950s and ‘60s. His colorful vases in modern shapes with almost comicstrip-shaped animal figures were very different from designs by earlier Italian makers. He used thick glazes that left a rough surface. Although he lost his leg in 1934, he became director at Industria Ceramica Salernitana in 1935, and in 1943, he started his own pottery in Vietri. In 1950, he moved again and worked at his own pottery with his son Bruno (1936-present). After Guido died, his son took over the company and today makes and sells minimalist vases in muted colors, very different from the colorful abstract and playful works of his father. Guido Gambone marked his pieces with the name “Gambone,” a donkey and the word “Italy” for many years, but some later work is signed only “Gambone, Italy.” Bruno signs all his work Gambone, Italy. *** Q: We have a mission-style rocking chair with a metal tag that reads “Karpen Guaranteed Upholstered Furniture, Chicago - New York.” It has a removable cushioned seat. What can you tell me about the maker and age of this piece?

A: S. Karpen & Bros. was founded

by Solomon Karpen in Chicago in 1880. Within a few years, all of his eight brothers were involved in the business. By 1899, the company was the world’s largest maker of upholstered furniture. Tables and other non-upholstered furniture were also made. A showroom opened in New York in 1905, a factory in Michigan City, Indiana, in 1916, and a factory in Los Angeles in 1927. The company was sold and became part of International Furniture in 1952. The Karpen name was used on furniture for several years. Your rocker was made between 1905 and 1916. *** Q: I’d like some information on “Happy Boy,” a Royal Worcester figurine of a child lying on his back with

his knees up and his hands under his head. It’s stamped on the back “Happy Boy, modeled by F.G. Doughty” and has what I think is the date stamp for 1941 and the number 3010.

One source I found reads “model No. 3010, Happy Boy, was made by F. Gertner.”

A: “Happy Boy” was modeled by Freda Doughty and was produced from 1932 to 1948. Freda and her sister both worked at Royal Worcester.

They were born in Italy and moved to England as children. Freda made figurines of children while her sister did large bird figurines. Happy Boy was reported as worth over $1,000 a few years ago, but the value of figurines has gone down and it may not sell for as much today. *** Q: I have an old silver serving spoon marked with two crossed tools and the letters “K” above and “B” below. One of the tools is a hammer. Can you tell me who made this spoon?

A: Krider & Biddle used this mark between 1860 and about 1870. Peter L. Krider was in business in Philadelphia about 1850. John W. Biddle became a partner in 1859 and the name of the business became Krider & Biddle in 1860. The company made flatware, hollowware, and medals. It was sold to new owners about 1870 and the name was changed. *** Q: I have an old iron bank. The base is a 5 3/8-inch square and it’s 7 1/4 inches high. There are doors pictured on each side with the words “Columbia Bank” over each door. The bottom is marked “Made by Kenton Hdwe. Mfg. Co., Kenton, Ohio, USA.” The bank has a combination lock. Is

A pair of Guido Gambone vases with high looped handles and a yellow and purple geometric design sold at auction in 2015 for $4,012.

there any information you can give me? I don’t plan on selling it, but I’m curious as to its value.

A: Collectors call your bank the “Columbia Bank.” It was made by the Kenton Hardware Manufacturing Co., which started as Kenton (Ohio) Lock Manufacturing Co. in 1890. Kenton began making toys in 1894 and changed its name. The company’s earliest known “still” banks (as opposed to “mechanical” banks that have moving parts) are the Columbia series, cast-iron banks that depict the Administration Building at the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in four different sizes. Some are painted. Original cast iron banks are popular with collectors. Your 7-inch Columbia bank was made between 1893 and 1904. They have sold for $350 to $1,100, depending on condition, especially the amount of paint still intact. *** Q: Is there a market out there for a matchbook collection?

A: Matchbox collecting is a popular hobby. A person who collects matchbooks is called a “phillumenist.” Most

collectors want unused matchbooks and take the matches out unless the matches have printing or pictures on them. Some people collect matches from places they have been, while others collect by type or category and keep a detailed checklist of their collection. The Rathcamp Matchcover Society has a website, Matchcover. org. The site lists collectors’ clubs, collecting tips, supplies, swapfests and collectors looking to buy or sell covers. *** Tip: Leave a small air space between the wall and the back of a painting to allow air to flow. “Bumpers” to put on the back of pictures are available at frame shops. *** Sign up for our free weekly email, “Kovels Komments.” Terry Kovel writes about the latest news, tips, questions and her views of the market. If you register on our website, kovels.com, there is no charge. *** Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer questions sent to the column. By sending a letter with a question, you give full permission for use in the column or any other Kovel forum.

Names, addresses or email addresses will not be published. We cannot guarantee the return of photographs, but if a stamped envelope is included, we will try. The amount of mail makes personal answers or appraisals impossible. Write to Kovels, (Name of this newspaper), King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019. *** CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from

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Graniteware, colander, brown agate, large swirl, brown trim, wire handles, 4 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches, $40.

Paperweight, scarab, blue aurene, magenta and gold highlights, engraved Jay Redington, c. 2000, 4 3/4 inches, $120.

Advertising sign, Fudgsicle, Toast to Good Health, 5 cents, girl and boy, cardboard, easel, 20 x 17 inches, $330.

Sterling-silver compote, Francis I, fluted, footed, serpentine rim, scroll border, Reed & Barton, 1950s, 8 x 4 3/4 inches, $360.

Pole screen, cherry, adjustable, shield shape, needlepoint, applique of Agnus Dei, tripod base, 53 inches, $420.

Wedgwood, bowl, lusterware, gold dragons, blue ground, cranes, Daisy Making-Jones, c. 1915, 4 x 8 inches, $495.

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Pedal car, boat shape, Lil’ Beaver, pressed steel, gray, blue, purple, Murray, 46 x 18 inches, $1,140.

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Woman who wants implants worries boyfriend will leave Dear Abby: I always have struggled with a lack of self-esteem and confidence. I would like to get breast implants.

It’s not to seek attention or anything; it’s merely to feel better about myself. Clothes don’t fit me properly, and I am embarrassed.

My boyfriend is completely against it. He says he doesn’t want to be with a fake person, even though I have tried in vain to tell him I’ll be the same person on the inside. He also has threatened we will have relationship problems if I have the surgery done.

This procedure will, in my opinion, help me in many ways. On the other hand, I don’t want to lose my boyfriend. Please help. – Doesn’t

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Want To Lose Him Dear Doesn’t Want To Lose Him: Which is more important

to you – to do something that will make you feel more confident about your appearance or hang onto this boyfriend?

He might be worried you will attract too much attention if you change your appearance, or have a hang-up about “relations” with a woman who has implants.

If he were your husband, I might answer differently, but from where I sit, you have to do what’s best for you.

A boyfriend who would prevent you from boosting your self-confidence strikes me as selfish and not much of a “friend” at all.

Dear Abby: I’m saddened by the mistresses of today, also known as “side chicks.” These women have no morality or conscience. Yet their status seems to be glorified all over social media.

What advice would you give to my friends who are contemplating joining in this madness as a “hustle” and a way to get child support from married men? – Disgusted In

California Dear Disgusted: You are

describing entrapment and extortion. A woman who would do this is lacking ethics,

morals and self-respect. That kind of individual isn’t likely to listen to advice from me.

I do have some, however, for you. End those “friendships” because, on an important level, you have nothing in common with these shameless users. I pity the children, who are nothing more than meal tickets to their mothers.

Dear Abby: I am vegan, which makes dining out an adventure.

In restaurants, veggies and pasta or a veggie wrap are pretty much a go-to. At family functions (weddings, showers), I bring my own non-dairy milk and butter and try not to call attention to myself. When someone (inevitably) notices, the questions begin, which I

don’t mind.

What I do mind, however, is the hostility I encounter.

“What makes you think you’re better than the rest of us?” is the most common comment. I don’t think I am, and I certainly have never implied it.

I need a response that won’t fuel the fire and will allow me to eat in peace.

Thoughts? – Vegan Girl In

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff you symptoms.

Most people with undiscovered and (therefore) untreated osteoporosis have never had a fracture. That means they’ve had no symptoms related to their weakened bones.

The gold-standard screening test for osteoporosis is “dual energy X-ray absorptiometry” (DEXA). For this procedure, a machine sends X-rays through bones in order to calculate how dense the bones are. The density of bone is determined in large part by the amount of calcium deposited in the bone.

The process is quick, taking only five minutes. And it’s simple: You lie on a table while an imager passes over your body. DEXA can measure bone density at the spine, hip, wrist or total body.

The DEXA scan or ultrasound will give you a number called a T-score. This number represents how close you are to average peak bone density in the population at large.

T-score results are interpreted as follows: • If your T-score is minus 1 or greater, your bone density is considered normal.

• If your T-score is between minus 1 and minus 2.5, you have low bone density, known as osteopenia, but not osteoporosis.

• If your T-score is minus 2.5 or less, you have osteoporosis, even if you haven’t yet broken a bone.

Ask your doctor about being screened for osteoporosis if you are: • a woman age 65 or older or a man age 70 or older; • a postmenopausal woman younger than age 65 or a man age 50 to 70 with one or more risk factors for osteoporosis (such as being a smoker or having a family history of osteoporosis); • a woman or man with a medical condition (such as anorexia, celiac disease or hyperparathyroidism) or taking a medication (such as anticonvulsants, heparin or loop diuretics) that places you

“I’m sorry you got that impression, because it’s not the way I feel. It’s simply the way I choose to eat.”

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

at high risk for osteoporotic fractures; • a woman or man who has taken glucocorticoids for at least two months; • a woman in menopause who has specific risk factors that increase fracture risk (such as low body weight or a prior fracture); • a woman or man older than age 50 who has fractured a bone or whose bones look thin on standard X-rays.

So, I agree with your doctor.

A screening test for osteoporosis is in your best interest – even if nothing hurts now.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at www.askdoctork.com or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

Despite hanging around smokers, girl wants to remain smokeless Dr. Wallace: I’m a 15-year-old girl, and I have a lot of family problems.

My parents are divorced and I am living with my mother, who has a different boyfriend about every other month. I’m really not a bad kid, but I get very little attention and no direction whatsoever from my mom. My two younger sisters live with my grandparents. Lately, I’ve been hanging around with girls who smoke. They always ask me if I want a cigarette, but I just say, “No, thanks.”

They sort of pressure me to join the crowd, but I want to remain smokeless. Please print the dangers of smoking in your column so I can cut the column out and keep it handy as a reminder. – Tanya, Gary, Indiana

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace Tanya: You are a very wise young lady.

There is overwhelming evidence smoking causes disease and premature death.

Smoking contributes to cancer, heart disease, bronchitis, emphysema and other ills.

According to the Canadian Lung Association: 1. Smokers, male and female, die from a variety of ailments at a rate two-thirds higher than nonsmokers.

2. The risk goes up as the amount of smoke goes up.

For example, two-pack-a-day smokers have a death rate twice as high as nonsmokers.

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A smoker can expect to die eight or nine years earlier than a nonsmoker.

3. Women are dying from lung cancer at a rate three times as high as they were 40 years ago.

4. Many teens who smoke suffer immediate harm in the form of lung damage and respiratory problems.

5. Ninety percent of the people who smoke either have tried to quit smoking or would probably quit if they could find an effective way to do so.

6. You also can add smoking is a very expensive habit, not only due to the price of the cigarettes, but also due to the damage that sparks from lit cigarettes do to clothes, furniture, carpets, etc.

All smokers can tell you about the little holes in their

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Keep saying no to cigarettes, Tanya, and live a happy, healthy life, smoke-free.

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Dr. Wallace: I’m 13 and have an 11-year-old brother who is a real pest. Whenever my friends are over he asks them stupid questions and does and says a lot of stupid stuff.

My friends think he’s a jerk.

We yell at him and beg him to leave us alone, but it does no good.

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Get screened for osteoporosis to help prevent broken bones Dear Dr. K: I’m 65, and my doctor says it’s time for me to be screened for osteoporosis. But isn’t this condition painful? Wouldn’t I know it if I had it?

Dear Reader: Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become less dense, weaker and more likely to break. But unless it leads to a broken bone, osteoporosis is not painful.

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes no symptoms for many years – until it suddenly does. And “common sense” leads many people to ask why they should bother to have tests to diagnose it, or treatments to improve it, if it’s not causing any symptoms.

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looking for attention and, unfortunately, he’s getting lots of it. I know it’s tempting to yell, scream and complain when he’s acting like a brat, but try to resist, because that’s exactly what he wants you to do.

If you want him to stop being a jerk, ignore him completely. Regardless of what he says or does, pretend he isn’t there. This might be hard, but believe me, it will work.

After a while, you’ll notice his antics are fewer and shorter.

Then one day, you will be overwhelmed to discover he is more interested in collecting baseball cards than he is in pestering you and your friends.

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Get solid advice about bidding Some years ago, Mike Lawrence, who has three gold and three silver world team championship medals, wrote several excellent books. Most were about bidding, and in recent years he has updated and republished them. The latest two are “Tips on Bidding” and “Tips on Competitive Bidding” (Master Point Press).

In each, you get sound advice, and also information about rarely covered topics.

For example, the chapter entitled “Overcalling in a FourCard at the One-Level” runs to 28 pages.

There are almost no full deals, but the one in today’s diagram included a card-play point.

South gets to four hearts after West opens one no-trump, showing 15-17 points. West leads the club ace, cashes the club king, and gives his partner a club ruff. East shifts to the diamond 10. After winning with his ace, how should South proceed?

North’s two-club overcall was the Landy convention, showing both majors. South’s three-heart jump advance was game-invitational.

Lawrence gives only the skeletal bids of five of the most popular methods for competing against one no-trump. Sensibly, he spends far more space discussing what you need to act.

(If you would like more information on these conventions, it is available on the Internet.)

South has to play the trump suit without loss. The key is to count the high-card points.

Declarer can see 25 points between the dummy and his hand. West, who promised at least 15 points, must have everything. South should lead his heart 10 and run it after West plays the six. The finesse is sure to win.

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15 CH 96 341 Manning Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 10, 2015, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office will on January 14, 2016, at the hour of 1:00PM at the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 341 Manning Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 Parcel Number(s): 08-34-228-044 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property 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 will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250.

Phone number: 312-651-6700.

Attorney file number: 15-010104.

Ellen C. Morris MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6308804 I677884 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 9, 16, 23, 2015)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE ILLINOIS LoanDepot.com, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Heath W. Knotts; Community Contacts, Inc., an Illinois not-forprofit corporation; PNC Bank, N.A., s/b/m to National City Bank; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

15CH 82 219 North State Street, Genoa, IL 60135 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 13, 2015, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office will on January 14, 2016, at the hour of 1:00PM at the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 219 North State Street, Genoa, IL 60135 Parcel Number(s): 0319328009 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" The sale is further condition. subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250.

Phone number: 312-651-6700.

Attorney file number: 15-003553.

Ellen C. Morris MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6308804 I677883 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 9, 16, 23, 2015)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, UNKNOWN OWNERS & NON RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Twenty Second Judicial Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a Mortgage(s) recorded certain against the premises as follows to wit:

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PARCEL 1: THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPT THE SOUTH 42 FEET THEREOF, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN: 06-08-200-002 and 06-08-200-006 PARCEL 2: THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 06-32-300-002-0000 PARCEL 3: THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN: 06-32-400-001 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: FARM PARCELS, MULTIPLE McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS and which said Mortgage was executed by COSMAN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LP and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2014R0016379.

That summons was duly issued out of the said Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, Defendants, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court, at 2200 North Seminary Avenue in the City of Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, on or before the 19TH of day of January, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

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1 PLUS ACRE IN THE HEART OF DEKALB

/s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court Prepared by: JEFFREY L. LEWIS Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC 2045 Aberdeen Court Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 748-0380 mailto: jlewis@kleinstoddard.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE ILLINOIS LoanDepot.com, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Heath W. Knotts; Community Contacts, Inc., an Illinois not-forprofit corporation; PNC Bank, N.A., s/b/m to National City Bank; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

15CH 82 219 North State Street, Genoa, IL 60135

CASE NO. 15 CH 1164

1st floor , newly painted, appl, A/C, W/D if needed, $650/mo, no dogs.

847-738-2334

Daily Chronicle Classified

PUBLIC NOTICE

CONSERV FS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

COSMAN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LP, BRUCE COSMAN, TIM COSMAN, ROBERT COSMAN, HARMS GRAIN EQUIPMENT, INC. UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

#582-1**Paw Paw** 4 br, 1.5ba farmhouse, W/D h,u's, c/a, Est. 1600 sq. ft., Tenant pays electric, Pets @ p.m.'s discretion $1195/mo Heat Included tcpm.com 815-786-2404

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prov by suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said named Defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, located at 133 WEST STATE STREET, SYCAMORE, IL 60178, on or before the January 8, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Ira T. Nevel - ARDC #06185808 Brian D. Nevel - ARDC #6309777 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com BB # 13-03939 I677930 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 9, 16, 23, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Dated: December 7, 2015 CORTLAND 2BR, 1½ BA Central A/C, nice yard, garage.

Washer/dryer hook-up, $900/mo.

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NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC. D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff(s), vs.

MARIA F RIESTRA, VILLAGE OF KINGSTON AND ROBERTO VAZQUEZ, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

15 CH 246 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: MARIA F RIESTRA, ROBERTO NONRECORD VAZQUEZ, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN TENANTS and UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for foreclosure of a certain Real Estate Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 1 IN J.Y. STUART'S FOURTH ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF KINGSTON PER THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS 14, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 15 FEET).

Tax Number: 02-22-306-001-0000 commonly known as 216 W RAILROAD ST KINGSTON IL 60145; and which said Real Estate Mortgage was made by MARIA F RIESTRA, and recorded in the Office of the DeKalb County Recorder as Document Number 0534205023 RE-RECORDED AS AND DOCUMENT NO. 2014002870; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said

(Published in the Northwet Herald, December 16, 23, 30, 2015.)

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Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com • Section B • Wednesday, December 16, 2015 • a, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 13, 2015, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office will on January 14, 2016, at the hour of 1:00PM at the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: A part of Lot 2 in Block 5 of Samuel Stephen's Addition to the Village of Genoa (now City), bounded as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of Lot 1 of said Block 5 and running thence East parallel to the South line of said Block 5 to State Street, thence South on the West line of State Street 60 feet, thence West parallel with South line of said Block 5, 125 feet, thence North parallel to State Street, 60 feet to South line of said Lot 1 of said Block 5, thence East on South line of said Lot 1 to the place of beginning, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 219 North State Street, Genoa, IL 60135 Parcel Number(s): 0319328009 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property 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 will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250.

Phone number: 312-651-6700.

Attorney file number: 15-003553.

Ellen C. Morris MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6308804 I677883 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 9, 16, 23, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE ILLINOIS Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Ryan Marino; Fairview South Townhomes of Dekalb Association Defendants.

15 CH 96 341 Manning Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 10, 2015, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office will on January 14, 2016, at the hour of 1:00PM at the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, sell to the highest bidder for cash,

highe , the following described mortgaged real estate: Parcel 1 Lot 2 in Fairview South Resubdivision of Lot 207, a Subdivision of Lot 207 and part of Common Area Lot 200 of Fairview South Phase Two, in the City of Dekalb, according to the plat thereof recorded April 16, 2003, as Document No. 2003010336, in Plat Cabinet 9, at Slide 57-C, in Dekalb County, Illinois.

Parcel 2 A Non-Exclusive easement for ingress and egress for benefit of Parcel 1 as set forth in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Fairview South Townhomes of Dekalb recorded December 31, 2001 as document 2001023727, as created by warranty Deed dated June 20, 2003 and recorded June 24, 2003 as Document Number 2003017587. Situated in the City of Dekalb, County of Dekalb, in the State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 341 Manning Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 Parcel Number(s): 08-34-228-044 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property 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 will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250.

Phone number: 312-651-6700.

Attorney file number: 15-010104.

Ellen C. Morris MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601

icago, Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6308804 I677884 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 9, 16, 23, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL COURT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF RONALD L. DRAGO, DECEASED. NO. 15 P 134 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of RONALD L. DRAGO, of Somonauk, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on the 25th day of November, 2015, to First National Bank, whose attorneys are The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC, 2040 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, Illinois 60178.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Court House, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178, or with the representative, or both, no later than 4:30 p.m. on or before the 2nd day of June, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

First National Bank, Administrator By: /s/ Jill M. Tritt One of its Attorneys Jill M. Tritt, Attorney No. 6231126 The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC 2040 Aberdeen Court Sycamore, Illinois 60178 815-758-6616 service@fosterbuick.com

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on January 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Justine Andrea Bugaoisan will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from JUSTINE ANDREA BUGAOISAN to JUSTINE ANDREA BUGAOISAN pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

Any person interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

Justine Andrea Bugaolisan 1360 Omega Circle Drive DeKalb, IL 60115

/s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 2, 9 & 16, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 20, 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office address of all of the persons owning, conducting, and transacting the business known as: SHARP CRAFTWORKS located at 160 Sabin St., Sycamore, IL 60178.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 16, 23 & 30, 2015.)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. No.15 SC 587 Notice is given you, Jacek Wietecha, Defendant, that this cause has been commenced against you in this Court asking for $600 and other relief. Unless you file your response or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the office of the Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County, Courthouse, DeKalb, Illinois, on or before the nineteenth day of January, 2016, a default judgement and other relief may be granted as prayed for by, Kevin Sifft, the Plaintiff.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 16, 23 & 30, 2015.)

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(Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 16, 2015.)

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Public Notice is hereby given that on November 25, 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office address of all of the persons owning, conducting, and transacting the business known as: IM EINSTEIN located at 1266 Ryan Ct., DeKalb, IL 60115.

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SMART COOKIES Learn to bake like a pro with tips from the experts, 3 fun recipes No matter how ambitious your holiday cookie baking plans are, chances are good you won’t be cranking out the massive quantities most professional bakers are prepping for this holiday season. But that doesn’t mean you can’t borrow – and benefit from – their pro-grade tips that help them turn mountains of dough into armies of cookies. Put them to the test with our annual set of holiday cookies recipes. – By Alison Ladman, The Associated Press

RAINBOW BUTTER COOKIES Start to finish: 45 minutes plus chilling Makes 60 cookies 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 2 egg yolks 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 2¼ cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons corn syrup Freeze-dried fruit (such as strawberries, mangos, pineapple or blueberries), coarsely crushed In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, salt and baking powder until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, scraping

Tip No. 1: Freshness counts: If you don’t

bake often, your baking soda and baking powder may be past their prime. And that means your cookies won’t have the right puff. If you aren’t sure, splurge on new ones. down the bowl between additions. Stir in the flour just until well mixed.

Set 2 sheets of waxed paper on the counter, then scoop half the dough onto each. Using slightly moistened hands and the paper to help, form the dough into logs about 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long. Wrap the paper around the dough. Smooth the paper and twist the ends. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with kitchen parchment paper.

Unwrap 1 log of dough and slice into scant 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Turning the log as you cut it will help to keep the round shape.

Arrange the on the prepared pans, leaving 1 inch between the cookies. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until just starting to turn golden around the edges.

Allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Repeat with the remainder of the dough.

Once the cookies are cool, make the glaze. In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, milk and corn syrup. Spoon or pipe a small amount of glaze over the tops of each cookie, then immediately sprinkle with the crushed fruit pieces. Allow to set up completely, then store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 week.

Nutrition information per serving: 70 calories; 30 calories from fat (43 percent of total calories); 3.5 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 20 mg sodium; 10 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 1 g protein.

MOCHA GINGERBREAD BRIGADEIROS Start to finish: 45 minutes Makes 36 cookies 1 tablespoon butter, plus more for buttering hands and bowl 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder 1 tablespoon molasses 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

Tip No. 2: Make dough disks: Most

cookies should be slightly flattened once the dough balls are arranged on the baking sheet to helps the cookies bake evenly so the centers aren’t still doughy.

Crushed gingerbread cookies or chopped pistachios Use a bit of butter to coat the inside of a medium bowl.

In a medium saucepan over medium, combine the sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon of butter, the instant coffee, molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Cook, stirring constantly, for 10- to 12 minutes,

DIRTY SNOWBALLS Start to finish: 30 Makes 48 cookies 1 cup almond butter 1 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 3 cups crispy puffed rice cereal 2½ cups shredded sweetened coconut, divided In a medium pan over medium-high, bring the almond butter, honey and salt to a simmer. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in the cereal and 1 cup of the coconut. Allow to cool until just warm so it is easily handled.

Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls, then roll each ball through the remaining coconut, squeezing gently to stick the coconut to the balls. Set aside to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 week.

or until thickened. The mixture should hold a line when you drag your spoon through it. Stir in the crystallized ginger, then pour into the buttered bowl and allow to cool.

Once the mixture is cool, use buttered hands to roll the mixture into 3/4-inch balls, then roll through the crushed gingerbread or pistachios. Serve in small cupcake papers. Can be refrigerated for 3 weeks in a tightly sealed contained.

Nutrition information per serving: 80 calories; 40 calories from fat (50 percent of total calories); 4 g fat (1.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 55 mg sodium; 11 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 1 g protein.

Nutrition information per cookie: 60 calories; 15 calories from fat (25 percent of total calories); 2 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 25 mg sodium; 9 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 1 g protein.

Kitchen parchment is paper treated to be nonstick and heat-safe. It prevents cookies from sticking to the pan and helps with cleanup.

Tip No. 3: Use parchment: