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By DARIA SOKOLOVA dsokolova@shawmedia.com Two days before Christmas, DeKalb High School senior Sarah Jesmer was still picking up trinkets for her friends and family at Cracker Jax. Jesmer was one of the last-minute Christmas shoppers who were buying presents and stocking stuffers at small boutiques, such as Cracker Jax at 118 N. Third St. in downtown DeKalb, and area chain stores Tuesday.

Jesmer said she was going

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to hit Barnes & Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road in DeKalb; Michaels, 2341 Sycamore Road in DeKalb; T.J. Maxx, 2353 Sycamore Road in DeKalb; and a few other stores in a threehour span to get presents for the nine people on her shopping list.

“It’s definitely more stressful than thinking ahead ...,” she said. “The only reason I would recommend going [shopping] two days before Christmas [is] because you want to get something thoughtful for the people that you are going to get gifts for.”

A few blocks away, Eileen and Michael Silver had a basket full of presents at Moxie, 230 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.

After making their way through the first floor, the Silvers went upstairs, where Ei-

leen asked her husband to get a cookie and cupcake set for one of their children. Eileen Silver said she wanted to support local business.

“I need to go get some shirts for the boys, so I have to go to T.J. Maxx or (J.C.) Penney, but we try to get most of our little stuff around here,” Silver said.

Moxie’s owner Megan Morrison said with her store closing in a few months, there has been a steady flow of customers this holiday season.

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Eileen Silver (front) and Michael Silver (back) pick up some last-minute stocking stuffers for their children and grandchildren Tuesday at Moxie in DeKalb.

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‘The Interview’ will get limited Christmas release

By JAKE COYLE The Associated Press NEW YORK – “The Interview” was put back into theaters Tuesday when Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a limited Christmas Day theatrical release for the comedy that provoked an international incident with North Korea and outrage over its canceled release.

Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton said that Seth Rogen’s North Korea farce “will be in a number of theaters” beginning Thursday.

He said Sony also is continuing its efforts to release the film on more platforms and in more theaters.

“We have never given up on releasing ‘The Interview,’” Lynton said in a statement Tuesday. “While we hope this is only the first step of the film’s release, we are proud to make it available to the public and to have stood up to those who attempted to suppress free speech.”

For Sony, the decision was the culmination of a gradual about-face: After initially saying it had no plans to release the movie, the company began softening its position after it was broadly criticized.

Moviegoers celebrated the abrupt change in fortune for a film that appeared doomed as “The Interview” began popping up in the listings of independent theaters across the country Tuesday, from Atlanta to Los Angeles. The film is set to open in over 200 theaters on Thursday, the day it was originally set for wide release.

Sony officials aren’t commenting on whether the film will also be released to video on demand – another possibility. Starz, which has first pay TV and streaming rights to Sony releases, didn’t respond to requests for

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Tim McGinness (left) reacts to a play Tuesday while watching the Huskies play against Marshall during the first half of the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl game on a TV at Fatty’s in DeKalb. With him are his wife, Tana McGinness, an alumna of Northern Illinois University, and Tiana McGinness, a senior at NIU.

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Marshall’s Tommy Shuler (1) eludes the tackle of Northern Illinois’ Michael Santacaterina (7) during second-half action in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. Marshall defeated Northern Illinois, 52-23.

or the third straight year, the Northern Illinois football team’s season ended in heartbreak.

The Huskies lost 52-23 to Marshall Tuesday in the first Boca Raton Bowl, the third bowl loss in as many seasons for NIU. “One game doesn’t take away what we’ve accomplished this season,” NIU coach Rod Carey said. “But tonight you give credit to Marshall. They were a good football team and they made the plays.”

The Huskies (11-3) won the MAC West for the fifth straight year and their third MAC title in that span.

But like in 2013 – a 21-14 loss to Utah State in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego – and in 2012 – a 31-10 loss to Florida State in the Orange Bowl – the Huskies fell short.

The Huskies scored first in the contest on a 19-yard pass to Juwan Brescacin from Drew Hare, but on the return Deandre Reaves went 93 yards for a score. NIU suffered one of its few three-and-outs on its next possession, then quarterback Rakeem Cato ran 5 yards for a score and a 14-7 Marshall lead. The Herd never trailed again.

The Huskies are scheduled to kick off the 2015 season Sept. 5 against UNLV at Huskie Stadium.

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Christmas Eve storm could snarl travel in the Midwest CHICAGO – A wintry mix of Gulf Coast thunderstorms expected to travel north, predicted snowfall in the Great Lakes and blustery conditions in the nation’s midsection threatened Tuesday to snag holiday travel plans nationwide.

While snow fell in some Midwestern states Tuesday – nearly 2 feet in South Dakota’s Black Hills – a strong storm system expected to drop rain along the East Coast and snow from Missouri to Michigan developed in Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana, among other southern states. The severe storms in the South killed at least four people, damaged homes, businesses and cars, and knocked out power to thousands.

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Just west of Green Bay, Wisconsin, a school bus was involved in three-vehicle crash on snow-covered, slick roads. No serious injuries were reported.

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not aware of any cancellations. He said the airport did not expect a ground stop.

Meteorologists predicted rain-intosnow for parts of the Great Lakes region, with several inches of Christmas Eve snow expected in portions of Illinois.

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“I’d be nervous about the possibility of not being able to get out,” said Chicago area meteorologist Charles Mott. “I would definitely make plans about possibly staying put or doing something else.”

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No support for Cosby in black community The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Bill Cosby hasn’t been “America’s dad” for years. For some blacks, he is the cranky uncle complaining about young African-Americans who, in his view, dress and behave in a way that drags down their race.

The shift in perceptions of Cosby, from revered comedian to more of a public scold, may be costing him support in the black community as he battles decades-old accusations of drugging and sexually assaulting women.

Few people outside Cosby’s circle of family and friends are rallying around him. Besides the gravity of the accusations, Cosby’s own words may help explain why.

“He’s asking people to pull up their pants and act right,” said Fredrick Harris, director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University. “People are questioning, ‘Why were you unzipping yours and pulling yours down?’”

More than 15 women have come forward since November claiming to have been drugged, sexually assaulted or both

by Cosby, who has never been charged in connection with any of the allegations.

A 2005 lawsuit by a Pennsylvania woman was settled before it went to trial.

Earlier this month, prosecutors in California declined to pursue charges against him in the case of Judy Huth, who claimed Cosby molested her 40 years ago.

She is one of two women currently suing the entertainer.

Since his iconic sitBill Cosby com “The Cosby Show” ended in the early 1990s, Cosby has moved away from the benign Heathcliff Huxtable father figure to a chastising curmudgeon, scolding African-Americans for what he deemed irresponsible behavior.

The most famous of his critiques came in Washington, D.C., a decade ago during a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v.

Board of Education decision, which declared segregated schools unconstitutional.

Cosby cited a range of behaviors, from

speech and attire to single-parent households and dropout rates as high as 50 percent in some cities. “Parenting is not going on,” he said. Lower-income families are not “holding their end in this deal.”

“I’m talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange suit,” he elaborated. “Where were you when he was 2? Where were you when he was 12? Where were you when he was 18, and how come you don’t know he had a pistol? And where is his father, and why don’t you know where he is?”

Cosby’s comments prompted spirited debate. Some commentators backed his call for greater personal responsibility, while others decried the harsh tone he invoked when talking about poorer blacks.

Now, Cosby’s criticism may be causing younger blacks not to defend him, said Tamara Winfrey Harris, author of an upcoming book on black women and marriage. They don’t have the connection and affection with Cosby that older blacks have.

“There are generations of young black kids,” she said, “who didn’t grow up with the Huxtables as the picture of the perfect black family.”

U.S. economy accelerates and helps lift Dow to 18K

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – A surge in U.S. economic growth lifted stocks Tuesday to record highs and showed that the United States is putting distance between itself and struggling economies around the world.

Fueled by hiring gains, cheaper gas and rising confidence, consumers and businesses drove growth to a sizzling 5 percent annual rate last quarter.

Though the economy is likely cooling a bit, its solid pace is brightening hopes for 2015.

The economic strength also could shape the Federal Reserve’s timetable for raising interest rates from record lows.

The government’s third and final estimate of growth for the July-September period was the strongest for any quarter in 11 years. The result cheered investors. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day up about 64 points to 18,024, the first time it’s surpassed 18,000.

In its report Tuesday, the government sharply upgraded third-quarter growth from its previous 3.9 percent estimate. Much of the increase came from consumer spending on health care and business spending on structures and software.

The economy has been benefiting from sinking energy prices, which

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Cynthia Dodd-Simonson shops at a Family Dollar store Sept. 4 in Wilmington, N.C. The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 5 percent annual rate in the July-September period, the fastest since 2003, fueled by higher consumer spending and business investment. have helped keep overall inflation ultra-low. Gas prices have fallen for 88 straight days, according to AAA, the longest consecutive decline on record.

Cheaper gas has acted like a tax cut to free up money for Americans to spend on other items, including cars, clothes and appliances.

Last quarter’s growth was the fastest since summer 2003, and it followed a 4.6

percent annual rate in the April-June quarter. The government separately reported Tuesday that in November, consumer spending rose the most in three months and income by the most in five months. Both figures brightened hopes for the 2015 economy.

“After four years of rocky recovery the U.S. economy is now hitting its stride with a notable acceleration

in growth,” said Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Financial Services Group. “Growth should remain good next year, with lower gasoline prices a big plus for consumers.”

Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, said he now expects healthy consumer spending to fuel economic growth of 2.6 percent in the current October-December period.

And Guatieri foresees solid growth of 3.1 percent next year. That would be the best performance since the economy grew 3.3 percent in 2005, two years before the Great Recession began.

Since the recession officially ended in June 2009, the economy has struggled to regain full health. Five years of growth have averaged an anemic 2.2 percent.

Tuesday’s figures are sure to be closely studied by the Fed. Last week, the Fed ended a policy meeting by saying it would be “patient” in deciding when to raise rates because the economy wasn’t yet fully healthy. Many investors concluded that no rate hike was likely before mid-2015 at the earliest, and they drove stocks to record highs.

Unexpectedly strong expansion, though, could escalate pressure on the Fed to raise rates, even though inflation remains well below its 2 percent target. One reason the Fed has kept its benchmark short-term rate near zero since 2008 has been to try to lift inflation from excessively low levels.

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County jobless rate falls in Nov. DAILY CHRONICLE After taking a breather in October, DeKalb County unemployment declined again in November to a seasonally unadjusted 4.9 percent in November, according to data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

It was a 0.3 percent decline from October’s figure, which was measured at 5.2 percent.

The number of people counted as employed fell by two to 56,093, but the unemployment rate declined because the total workforce fell by 185 to 58,968.

At 4.9 percent, the coun-

DeKalb County unemployment Nov. 2014

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ty’s unemployment rate is seventh-lowest in Illinois.

In the city of DeKalb, the only municipality in DeKalb County where unemployment data is measured, the

rate also was 4.9 percent, down from 5.7 percent in October.

The local employment picture is better than a year ago. Countywide, unemploy-

ment has fallen 2.2 percentage points from November 2013, when it was 7.1 percent. Meanwhile, the City of DeKalb’s rate has declined 2.4 percentage points from a year-ago rate of 7.5 percent.

In the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes DeKalb County, employers added 23,000 jobs for the month, and the regional unemployment rate was measured at 5.7 percent.

IDES officials last week announced that unemployment statewide was at 6 percent, down from a year-ago reading of 8.5 percent.

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El Lowery, bell ringer for The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign, rings the bell Tuesday outside of J.C. Penney at 2540 Sycamore Road in DeKalb.

1st gold coin pushes Red Kettle campaign closer to annual goal

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dsokolova@shawmedia.com DeKALB – A one-ounce gold coin that was dropped into a Salvation Army Red Kettle on Saturday helped push the organization closer to its $80,000 fundraising goal for its annual Red Kettle Campaign.

The coin, a 2009 Republic Österreich (Republic of Austria), has a face value of 100 euros (about $120) and is expected to fetch considerably more at auction. It was wrapped in a $1 bill and dropped into a kettle outside the Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Genoa, said Salvation Army Corps Capt. Keith Graham.

The Salvation Army’s DeKalb Corps Community Center began its Red Kettle Campaign on Nov. 21. As of Saturday, the campaign had raised $71,789.12, or $4,477.62 more than last year, according to a news release.

Graham, who previously ran similar campaigns on the South Side of Chicago, said he enjoys campaigning in the DeKalb area.

“Our city is really invested in what we do as a church with social outreach, and its

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hird-grader Anna Davies, 8, wears a santa hat Thursday while she participates in the Littlejohn Elementary School Day of Caring at Oak Crest Retirement Center in DeKalb.

The DeKalb Police Department will be out in force through Jan. 4 as part of the state’s annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunk drivers.

Officers will be aggressively looking for drunk drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone caught driving drunk. In addition, people in the front and back seats violating seat belt

laws will be ticketed.

The police department is advising that a drunk-driving arrest brings a variety of negative consequences. Drunk drivers face jail time, loss of their driver’s license and steep financial consequences such as higher insurance rates, attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work and potential loss of employment.

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Those who came to Moxie’s could easily get scarves, socks and jewelry for less than $20, Morrison said.

“We sell a lot of items in the $15 range,” she said. “Definitely $15 to $20 range.”

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clothes, electric appliances and other items. Store leader Arlene Goodrich said she easily could spot those who came to the store to buy Christmas gifts.

“They definitely need more help,” she said. “I think the last-minute Christmas shoppers may not shop all year round, so they maybe are more unfamiliar with the store ... .

They tend to just want to come in and get out real quick.”

With holiday shopping season coming to an end in the next few days, Goodrich said she was sad about the end of her favorite shopping season.

“The last week is just fun,” Goodrich said. “It’s fun for the customers and it’s fun for the associates. Just comes up too fast.”

generosity is very tangible proof,” he said in an email.

Those who drop money at Red Kettles placed at local stores donate mostly $1 bills, but there also have been checks for as much as $500 or $1,000, and even $1,500 from donors who wished to remain anonymous, Graham said.

El Lowery, who was ringing a bell next to a kettle placed outside of the J.C. Penney store Tuesday in DeKalb, said he has raised $400 after getting involved in the campaign for the first time.

“I like it a lot, minus the cold,” said Lowery, who wore a jacket and two hoodies.

“When it gets really cold, I just make sure I bundle up for the weather, make sure I’m prepared for the weather, bring like a hot tea or hot cocoa.”

Lowery said his shifts normally last eight hours and sometimes the same people stop by the kettle at different locations.

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Kids to get access to medical marijuana epilepsy, will be able to use non-smokable forms of marijuana under a new law taking effect Jan. 1. Children will need to obtain signatures from two doctors who certify they believe the patient will beneBy CARLA K. JOHNSON fit, according to regulations The Associated Press posted online by the state DeCHICAGO – Illinois health partment of Public Health. officials posted emergency Adult patients need just one rules Tuesday spelling out doctor to sign off.

Requiring parents to take how the state’s medical marijuana program will be extend- their children to two doctors to get signed forms is “an uned to children.

Patients younger than 18 needed burden standing bewith certain health condi- tween these patients and the tions, including seizures from medicine they need,” said Dan

Illinois posts usage rules

Texas TV meteorologist improving after shooting TEMPLE, Texas – A Central Texas meteorologist who was shot last week outside of his TV station said he is “slowly getting better.”

Patrick Crawford told reporters Monday his main focus was returning home to his family from the hospital in Temple where he’s receiving care.

The Northern Illinois University graduate, who is the morning weathercaster at KCEN-TV near Waco, was shot Dec. 17 in the station parking lot. The unknown suspect fled on foot.

Crawford said he didn’t know his attacker and there was no interaction between the two before the suspect shot him.

No arrest has been made in the case, and a motive has not been identified.

Pregnant teachers claim unfair treatment CHICAGO – The U.S. Justice Department has filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Chicago said the principal of a northwest Chicago elementary school subjected pregnant teachers to lower performance evaluations and threatened their termination.

The complaint said Principal Mary Weaver of Scammon Elementary responded to one teacher’s announcement of her pregnancy by saying, “I can’t believe you are doing this to me.” The principal repeatedly asked a teacher who was expressing breast milk for her child: “That isn’t over yet?”

A Chicago Public Schools spokesman didn’t immediately respond.

Animal hospital employee accused of cruelty MARKHAM – An employee of a suburban Chicago veterinary hospital has been arrested on charges of animal cruelty.

Fifty-nine-year-old Sharon Cargile of Chicago was charged in a grand jury indictment last month with three counts of aggravated animal cruelty.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Animal Crimes Unit responded to a complaint in September and found four dead dogs and other animals in poor condition at the facility in south suburban Dolton.

Three of the dogs had died of chronic starvation.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said Cargile was arrested earlier this month in Salina, Kansas, when police there learned of her warrants during a traffic stop.

On Monday, Cargile was ordered held on $10,000 bond during a hearing at the Markham Courthouse.

ed the advisory board and it’s unclear when board members will be named.

Including a parent on the board will keep the system responsive to the needs of children, said Margaret Storey, an Evanston mother of an 11-year-old daughter with intractable epilepsy. Storey testified before Senate and House committees in favor of the bill.

The emergency rules are in effect for 150 days. A draft of permanent rules will be published later, which will trigger a 45-day public comment period.

Talk of merging offices resurfaces Topinka’s recent death renews decades-old debate

By KERRY LESTER The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – The unexpected death of Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has rekindled an idea that proponents say could make Illinois government cheaper and more streamlined: merging the office with the state treasurer’s operation, as Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan have done.

But it’s an idea that has been beaten back for decades in Springfield, all the way to the 1970 constitutional convention. Here’s a look at arguments for and against a merger:

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Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka speaks at a news conference July 25, 2013, in Chicago. Topinka’s unexpected death has led to a renewed conversation about combining the office’s duties with those of CHECKS AND BALANCES Illinois’ comptroller is the state treasurer, with lawmakers and newspapers urging the adoption of the idea that’s been distasked with writing state cussed for more than 40 years. checks, while the state treasurer is charged with investing state funds.

With the two jobs so integrally connected, delegates at the 1970 constitutional convention held a lengthy and contentious debate over whether both offices were needed, state records show. Michael Howlett, then auditor of public accounts, state treasurer Adlai Stevenson and delegate Dawn Clark Netsch favored a merger.

Netsch, who later served as state comptroller, introduced an amendment that would have eliminated the treasurer’s office, which she called “inefficient” and “ineffective.”

That amendment failed after some delegates argued that having both offices would help maintain checks and balances over the state’s fiscal matters and protect against scandals.

One in the 1950s involved the embezzlement of more than $6 million in state funds by State

Auditor Orville Hodge, who was responsible for paying bills before the comptroller’s office was established.

LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS One of the convention’s delegates who opposed a merger was a young Chicago Democrat named Michael Madigan, who years later as speaker of the House would block numerous efforts to hold a referendum in which voters could decide whether to amend the constitution to combine the offices.

Although the state Senate passed bills calling for such a referendum in 1998, 2000 and 2011, they all became stuck in the House rules committee that the speaker controls.

Madigan spokesman Steve Brown said the speaker is concerned that merging the offices would make it difficult to maintain the oversight and

safeguards that the comptroller’s office provides.

But others say there could be political reasons some lawmakers would prefer to keep both offices, which each have multi-million-dollar budgets.

Comptroller spokesman Brad Hahn said the office currently has a budget of $24 million and 235 employees. The treasurer’s office has 162 fulltime employees and a budget of $7.6 million, spokeswoman Mary Frances Bragiel said.

ANOTHER TRY Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul of Chicago pledged Wednesday to again introduce legislation in the new year that would merge the offices, as some other states have done. If both chambers approve a proposed constitutional amendment ballot measure, voters would decide during the November 2016

election whether to eliminate the comptroller position and to assign its duties to the state treasurer.

To amend the constitution, the measure would need the approval of three-fifths of those voting on it or the support of the majority of those voting in the election.

A DIFFERENT ROUTE As a constitutional amendment is considered, Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon has suggested a “speedier way” to combine the two offices.

Simon, a Carbondale Democrat who lost the November comptroller’s race to Topinka, has suggested that incoming state treasurer Mike Frerichs, a Champaign Democrat, be appointed comptroller in the new year and that the offices should share functions through an intergovernmental agreement.

Prosecutor: Guns smuggled aboard U.S. planes The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – A brazen scheme in which guns – even an AK-47 rifle – were taken onto passenger jets for years in carry-on luggage was described by a Brooklyn prosecutor Tuesday as a terrorism threat that should cause the airline industry to end the practice of letting some workers enter airports without security screening.

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call for the nation,” Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said at a news conference. “This was an egregious breach of our nation’s air traffic security.”

Thompson’s comment came as he described a case brought against five people, including an airline baggage handler who was charged a day earlier by federal authorities in Atlanta.

Thompson said he was not trying to scare anyone. But he

said it’s “truly frightening” what investigators learned after a probe that started as a way to reduce gun violence in Brooklyn.

He said Mark Quentin Henry, 45, who was fired by Delta Air Lines in 2010 after three years for abusing its buddy pass system, took guns aboard at least 17 commercial airliners this year as they traveled from Atlanta to both New York City airports.

The prosecutor said Hen-

ry was given the guns, sometimes in airport restrooms,

by Eugene Harvey, 31, an Atlanta baggage handler who worked for Delta before he was fired as a result of the investigation.

Three others were arrested on gun charges in the probe.

Henry’s lawyer, Terence Sweeney, said his client, held without bail, “maintains his innocence and he’s looking forward to his day in court.”

Born: June 28, 1958; in Sycamore, Ill. Died: Dec. 22, 2014; in Sycamore, Ill. Roger T. Hoffman, 56, of Sycamore, formerly of Genoa died unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at his home in Sycamore.

He was born June 28, 1958 in Sycamore. The son of Thomas T. and Louise E. (Peterson) Hoffman. Roger was a 1979 graduate of the Genoa-Kingston School District through the DeKalb Co. Special Education Program at Notre Dame School in DeKalb. He continued to take classes at Kishwaukee College and graduated in 2012 with his Learning for Life- Level 1 certificate. He worked for Opportunity House for over 35 years. He loved all animals, American history, farming with great interest in the family farm and waking up early to hear the farm report. He was known as the ‘Family Historian’.

He also enjoyed eating cake, drawing buildings/floor plans and collecting pencils. Roger was baptized, confirmed and a member of the First Lutheran Church of Kirkland. His faith was very important to him. He was also active in the Aktion Club (a branch of the Kiwanis Club).

The family would like to thank the Opportunity House for the care and support they showed Roger over the years.

He is survived by his parents, Thomas and Louise Hoffman of Genoa; one sister, Renee Hoffman (fiance - Keith Krabbe) of Genoa; one nephew, Joshua (Marcynda) Atkinson of DeKalb; two great nephews, Aiden and Weston; numerous loving uncles, aunts and cousins along with his godparents, Don Peterson and Nancy Bakanas.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Jeanne and Laverne Peterson; paternal grandparents, Rose and Truman Hoffman; and his brother, Ronald in Oct. of 2014.

The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at First Lutheran Church, 501 W. South St., Kirkland, with the Rev. Carl L.M. Rasmussen officiating. Burial will be at Charter Grove Cemetery. The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Slater-Butala Funeral Home of Genoa and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Opportunity House in Sycamore or the First Lutheran Church in Kirkland in care of the Slater-Butala Funeral Home, 132 W. Main, Genoa, IL 60135.

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Dems landed most big donors in midterm elections The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – For as often as Democrats attack the conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch for their heavy spending on politics, it’s actually the liberal-minded who shelled out the most cash on the just completed midterm elections.

At least, that is, among those groups that must disclose what they raise and spend.

Among the top 100 individual donors to political groups, more than half gave primarily to Democrats or their allies.

Among groups that funneled

tage. The biggest player was the National Education Association, at $22 million. Not a single Republican-leaning group cracked the top 10 list of those transferring money to others.

Overall, for the campaign season that just ended, donors who gave more than $1 million sent roughly 60 cents of every dollar to liberal groups. Among the 10 biggest donors, Democrats outspent Republicans by an almost 3-to-1 margin.

“They’re total hypocrites when it comes to this subject,” said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. “They’ve made a living off

more than $100,000 to allies, the top of the list tilted overwhelmingly toward Democrats – a group favoring the GOP doesn’t appear on the list until No. 14.

The two biggest super PACs of 2014? Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC – both backing Democrats.

In all, the top 10 individual donors to outside groups injected almost $128 million into this year’s elections. Democratic-leaning groups collected $91 million of it.

Among the 183 groups that wrote checks of $100,000 or more to another group, Democrats had a 3-to-1 cash advan-

campaign talking points when, in reality, they’ve been raking in more money from millionaire donors than Republicans for quite a while.”

That’s true, but only among those groups that have to tell the Federal Election Commission about all the money that’s coming and going.

Left undisclosed are the specifics of the fundraising and spending of politically minded non-profit groups, such as the Koch-backed conservative network of Americans for Prosperity or the environment-minded League of Conservation Voters.

Because they are not techni-

cally political, they do not face the same disclosure rules as overtly political groups. That leaves a gaping hole in the effort to follow all the money in politics, especially among Republican patrons who tend to favor those organizations that do not have to disclose how they raise or spend donations.

“I tip my hat to them. It’s definitely all legal,” said Eddie Vale, an adviser to American Bridge 21st Century, a liberal research group that tracks Republicans.

American Bridge, like Americans for Prosperity, does not disclose its donors.

“We’re not going to unilaterally disarm,” said Vale, a Democratic strategist who said he would prefer all organizations disclose their donors.

These figures are based on an Associated Press analysis of data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics from reports filed with the Federal Election Commission through Nov. 16 and with the Internal Revenue Service through Aug. 4. The data covers super PACs, earmarked donations to nonprofit groups and money sent to party-aligned independent expenditure committees.

N.Y. cops’ deaths highlight old systems Ukraine moves away The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – After Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot his ex-girlfriend and posted an online death threat against police, investigators in Maryland used modern cellphone tracking technology to follow his journey to New York City in real time.

But when it came to giving the New York Police Department specifics about Brinsley, the means were markedly lowtech: a phone call and a wanted flier sent by fax.

That warning came too late, sent a mere two minutes before Brinsley walked up to a patrol car and shot two officers dead without warning.

Police on both ends say they took immediate and proper measures to try to alert officers about an armed and dangerous fugitive bent on violence against law enforcement. But the seemingly antiquated way they did it has raised questions about the potential for communication

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Bulletproof vests lie on each side of a New York Police Department patrol car as investigators work at the scene where two NYPD officers were shot Saturday in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. The killing of the officers highlighted shortcomings in the warning systems that were used. lapses to hamper urgent manhunts.

While refusing to fault how the warning was handled, Police Commissioner William Bratton has called it “an irony” the ambush occurred a time when the NYPD has launched a $160 million pro-

gram to equip each member of the 35,000-officer force with a department-issued computer tablet or smartphone to improve information-sharing.

Currently, police departments in New York, Los Angeles, Denver and elsewhere mostly rely on dispatchers to

make radio transmissions giving descriptions of suspects or fliers – copied and faxed – with mug shots passed out at roll calls. Smaller forces have gone to blasting notifications to department-issued smartphones, but most larger ones say to do the same would be too expensive.

With the new system, if the nation’s largest police department were to receive a mug shot of a suspect, “we could instantly send that picture and information to every cop on their post no matter where they were,” Bratton said this week.

In the case of Brinsley, it’s impossible to know whether an earlier warning would have made a difference.

Even if that information had been received earlier, all an officer sitting in a radio car would have received, Bratton said, “was an alert on the description of a black male, mid-20s, that basically is making threats against police officers.”

from nonaligned status The ASSOCIATED PRESS

KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s parliament dropped the nation’s nonaligned status Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a bid to join NATO in defiance of the Kremlin’s wishes.

Russia, meanwhile, finalized a new economic alliance with other former Soviet nations it had vainly hoped Ukraine would join.

The parallel moves reflected new divisions in Europe as Russia-West ties have plummeted to their lowest point since Cold War times over the Ukrainian crisis.

The parliament in Kiev passed the bill to drop the nonaligned status in a 303-9 vote, with supporters saying it was justified by Russian aggression toward Ukraine, including the annexation of its Crimean Peninsula in March and Russian support for a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine, where some 4,700 people have

been killed since the spring.

But opponents said it will only increase tensions, and Moscow echoed that view.

“This is counterproductive, it only heats up the confrontation, creating the illusion that accepting such a law is the road to regulating the deep internal crisis in Ukraine,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The move doesn’t mean that Ukraine will apply to join NATO. But Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told the parliament the law opens up new mechanisms “in the conditions of the current aggression against Ukraine.”

Ukraine’s prospects for NATO membership in the near term appear dim. With its long-underfunded military suffering from the war with the separatists and the country’s economy in peril, Ukraine has much to overcome to achieve the stability that the alliance seeks in members.

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“The president applauds Sony’s decision to authorize screenings of the film,” said Obama spokesman Eric Schultz. “As the president made clear, we are a country that believes in free speech, and the right of artistic expression.

The decision made by Sony and participating theaters allows people to make their own choices about the film ... .”

White House officials declined to elaborate on what role, if any, the White House played in Sony’s decision to reverse itself, but pointed out Obama had stated publicly he believed Sony’s earlier decision to cancel the release was a mistake.

Rogen, who stars in the film he co-directed with Evan Goldberg, made his first public comments in a surreal ordeal that began with hackers leaking Sony executives’ emails and culminated in an ongoing confrontation between the U.S. and North Korea. The FBI has said North Korea was behind the hacking attacks.

“The people have spoken!

Freedom has prevailed! Sony didn’t give up!” said Rogen on Twitter.

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Oil’s game of chicken is just getting started

By A. GARY SHILLING Bloomberg News When the Federal Reserve ended its quantitative-easing program in October, it also ended the primary driver of U.S. stocks during the past six years. So long as the central bank kept flooding the markets with money, investors had little reason to worry about a broader economy limping along at 2 percent real growth.

Now, investors face more volatile markets and securities that no longer move in lockstep. At the same time, investors must cope with slower growth in China, minuscule growth in the eurozone and negative growth in Japan.

Such widespread sluggish demand – along with ample supplies of oil and most everything else – is the reason commodity prices are falling.

Normally, less demand and a supply glut would lead the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, beginning with Saudi Arabia, to cut production. As the de facto cartel leader, the Saudis would often reduce output to prevent supply increases from driving down prices.

Of course, this also cost the Saudis market share and encouraged cheating

by OPEC members. Saudi leaders must grind their teeth over the past decade’s unchanged demand for OPEC oil, while all the global growth has been among non-OPEC suppliers, principally in North America.

That may explain why, while Americans were enjoying their Thanksgiving turkeys, OPEC surprised the world.

Pressed by the Saudis and other rich Persian Gulf producers, it refused to cut output despite a 38 percent drop in the price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, since June.

OPEC, in effect, is challenging other producers to a game of chicken. Sure, the wealthier producers need almost $100 a barrel to finance bloated budgets. But they also have huge cash reserves, which they figure will outlast the cheaters and the U.S. shale-oil producers when prices are low.

The Saudis also seized the opportunity to damage their opponents, especially Iran and what they see as Iran-dominated Iraq, in the Syria conflict. They also want to help allies Egypt and Pakistan reduce

expensive energy subsidies as prices fall.

How low can oil prices go? In the current price war, the global market price needed to support government budgets isn’t really the main issue. Nor are the total costs for exploration, drilling and transportation.

What matters are marginal costs – the expense of retrieving oil once the holes have been drilled and pipelines laid. That number is more like $10 to $20 a barrel in the Persian Gulf and about the same for U.S. shale-oil producers. The estimated $50 to $69 a barrel break-even point for most new U.S. shale-oil production is less relevant.

Developing countries that depend on commodity exports for hard currencies to service foreign debt will produce and export even at prices below their marginal cost. Until some major producer chickens out and cuts production, oil prices should remain low. They could decline a lot more than the 50 percent drop so far.

• A. Gary Shilling, a Bloomberg View columnist, is president of A. Gary Shilling & Co., a consultancy in Springfield, N.J.

Pragmatism must guide Obama’s Cuba policy “With all due respect.”

That’s a fitting sentiment to express to Cuban-Americans angered by President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Their emotions run deep, an indication of the decades of loss and hardship they and their parents experienced as exiles making a new life in a foreign land. To dismiss that pain would be cruel and unjust.

On the other hand, those feelings are not a sufficient reason to maintain an outmoded and failed policy. Rather, we must acknowledge the United States’ objective remains the same: to bring about in Cuba a transition to democracy that makes its people freer and more prosperous.

What’s changing is the strategy.

This is hard for many Cuban-Americans to accept, especially those in politics. You could hear it in the adamant tone of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, as he pounded through media interviews after the announcement of the administration’s new policy, which also aims to diminish trade and travel restrictions.

Rubio cast his feelings in strong language. He called the shift “willfully ignorant.” It is “absurd” and a concession to oppressors and tyranny.

This language speaks for a community that for the most part chose to leave its homeland not for economic opportunity but because to stay there they risked losing their liberty or even their lives.

New Year’s Day will mark the 56th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s overthrow of Fulgencio Batista and the beginning of Castro’s regime. The turmoil and suffering

VIEWS Mary Sanchez the revolution created for families who fled the island is now often channeled through their children.

Rubio, it should be noted, is not one of these. His parent emigrated before Castro came to power. Yet he sticks to the Cold War script, expressed with typical Republican bluster. He denounced Obama the “single-worst negotiator” serving as president in his 43-year lifetime.

No, senator, the U.S.-imposed trade embargo has not toppled the communist regime in Cuba, and it will not. Our country’s stand against the Castro regime was always mostly about the geopolitical threat to us, our country, than it was about the oppression of the Cuban people. Obama understands that.

Rubio may be gallantly standing up for the honor of the Cuban emigres, for family loyalty, but what exactly does he think he’s doing for actual Cubans?

A common refrain among Cuban-Americans is that the U.S. just needs to cling a little longer to the sanctions. We’re so close, some argue. Just wait a few more years and Fidel Castro will be dead. As if Raul Castro isn’t now well in control, along with the rest of the Communist Party.

It is time to approach Cuba – cautiously – with a policy of strategic engagement.

Isolation has not worked and will not work.

One need only consider the other sensation-

al news item this week, involving another totalitarian regime supposedly on its last legs. North Korea was revealed as the force behind the hacking of Sony Pictures and the terroristic threats that prompted the company to pull an upcoming movie from distribution.

In today’s world, even impoverished, isolated rogue nations can use “asymmetrical” tactics, aided by technology, to attack greater powers such as ourselves. Our approach to Cuba ought to be to help it participate in regional trade and prosperity in exchange for ensuring human rights for its citizens and democratic reforms.

Part of the agreement between our nations, hammered out in meetings in Canada and at the Vatican, includes the release of 53 political prisoners from Cuban jails.

Tracing what happens to those people next, and monitoring that the jails do not refill, is exactly how the U.S. will press for human rights.

Cuba for too many Americans has become an almost mythical land trapped in a charming time warp. Rubio is right to imply that far too many of us don’t fully grasp that Cubans are trapped in a very different and sinister way, their lives controlled and monitored by the Castros.

He’s wrong, however, to claim that the U.S. government’s new approach is not aimed at freeing them.

• Mary Sanchez is an opinion-page columnist for The Kansas City Star. Readers may write to her at: Kansas City Star, 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64108-1413, or via email at msanchez@kcstar.com.

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Today is Christmas Eve, when so many of us are feeling the Christmas Spirit, trying to be nice to one another and sharing what we can to help others who are less fortunate.

Leafing through the pages of the Daily Chronicle over the past week, it’s clear that many of us are keeping the spirit of “peace on Earth, good will to men” alive.

At DeKalb’s Flippin Eggs restaurant, hundreds of gifts for men, women and children were donated and distributed at a free community meal Friday. Restaurant owners Scott and Maria Morrow have served a free meal to anyone in the community in need each year since 2005 because they wanted to ensure their charity would remain at home.

Eight-year-old Tristan Swenson, a third-grader For the record at Kingston Elementary School, went two years Acts of kindness don’t without a haircut, growing have to be newsworthy to his hair to donate it to Locks make a real difference in of Love, an organization someone’s life. that provides hair pieces for children with medical hair loss. As his hair grew longer, Tristan sometimes was mistaken for a girl (no small matter for an 8-year-old boy), but he endured, sticking with it until his hair was 12½ inches long, enough to make a suitable wig. He finally cut his hair Saturday.

There was the two-day toy sharing event, a joint project of the DeKalb County Marine Corps League’s Toys for Tots program and The Salvation Army.

Last week, more than 50 volunteers, many from local churches and from Northern Illinois University, handed out more than 5,000 toys to more than 2,500 children who otherwise might not have received anything.

Then there were the neighbors, firefighters and complete strangers who came forward to help the Maynard family of Genoa rebuild their lives after their home burned on Thanksgiving. Annika Anderson, who said she never had met the family before, organized a fundraiser that raised more than $3,000. Firefighters collected donations of clothing and furniture for the family, who lost most of their worldly possessions in the fire.

Likewise, many people donated prizes for a silent auction and bought tickets to a fundraiser at O’Leary’s Restaurant and Pub in DeKalb to benefit 16-year-old Morgan Witmer, a local high school student who was seriously injured in an October car crash.

Those are only some of the examples that have made our newspaper in recent days, but acts of kindness don’t have to be newsworthy to make a real difference in someone’s life. It can be as simple as delivering some cookies to a neighbor’s home, holding the door for a stranger or just being pleasant.

Don’t forget, too, that the spirit of giving and helping each other can last all year. There are many good organizations in our communities serving a wide variety of worthy causes. Almost all of them can use volunteers and donations all year round.

ANOTHER VIEW

Blame game in death of 2 NYPD officers goes too far The coldblooded killings of two New York City police officers Saturday was a terrible, vicious crime.

It also has been the occasion for some wrong-headed commentary that needs correcting.

Ismaaiyl Brinsley, a disturbed New York native with a history of at least 20 arrests, assassinated Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu as they sat in their patrol car in Brooklyn. Officer Ramos, 40, was a well-liked and devoted policeman who looked forward to taking his two boys to play basketball in the park whenever he could. Officer Liu, 32, had celebrated his wedding just three months ago.

The officers are being mourned and celebrated, as they should be. But their deaths also have been improperly used in a political debate. Republican politicians, such as former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, and police union leaders in Baltimore and New York have blamed the killings on people protesting police tactics after civilians were killed by officers in Ferguson, Missouri, Staten Island and elsewhere.

We don’t doubt that some police officers have felt aggrieved by the protests or that a few protesters have gone too far in their vilification, not just of police methods but of police officers. But those who have protested the killings of Eric Garner, Michael Brown and others bear no responsibility for the twisted mind and crimes of Brinsley, who committed suicide after killing the two officers. On the contrary: It is in the long-term interest of the police, as well as of the communities they serve, to shape reforms that might reduce the incidence of police violence while still valuing officers’ safety and fighting crime.

As Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president and a former police captain, told The Times, “Calling for reform is not a call for harm of police officers.”

Not so many years ago, everyone seemed to be celebrating the “broken-windows” method of policing, which held that refusing to tolerate small infractions such as graffiti would reduce the incidence of more serious crime, too. Now protesters are calling for less aggressive enforcement of misdemeanor offenses, which they say sweeps too many poor, minority men into the criminal justice system. Finding the right balance won’t be easy. It’s made more difficult by inflammatory, unsupported rhetoric like that of Giuliani.

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Northern Illinois running back Will Daniels is stopped short of the goal line by the Marshall defense during the first half Tuesday during the Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton, Fla.

HUSKIES THROTTLED Blowout shows still room to grow NIU loses 3rd straight bowl game BOCA RATON, Fla. – Northern Illinois’ program has had unparalleled success over the past few seasons.

But Tuesday’s 52-23 loss to Marshall in the Boca Raton Bowl proved there’s still plenty of room to grow if the Huskies want to take their program to the next level and be in contention for the Group of Five major bowl berth year in and year out.

Tuesday was a chance for NIU to prove itself against one of the nation’s elite programs, a team that just suffered one loss all season and was in contention for a New Year’s Six bowl, which eventually went to Boise State.

NIU has strived to be the

VIEWS Steve Nitz next Boise, who will compete it its third major bowl game on Dec. 31 in the Fiesta Bowl against Arizona.

The Huskies have come a long way. The résumé includes three conference championships in four years, as well as a BCS bowl berth.

Fans do, and should, want more. The future looks bright. NIU quarterback Drew Hare will be a fun player to watch these next two years, and there’s plenty of offensive talent

returning, though replacing the offensive line will be key.

Defensively, players like defensive end Perez Ford, cornerback Paris Logan and safety Marlon Moore are back.

Looking at a more broad scale, NIU athletic director Sean Frazier has done a great job putting the football program in a good spot.

He put forth his facilities master plan back in November which calls for numerous upgrades to Huskie Stadium. He’s done wonders when it comes to football scheduling.

Upcoming games on the Huskies’ slate include

See NITZ, page B4

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com BOCA RATON, Fla. – For the third straight season, Northern Illinois was on the losing end of its bowl game.

The Huskies came into Tuesday’s Boca Raton Bowl riding a seven-game winning streak and coming off their third Mid-American Conference title in four years.

On Tuesday, however, NIU didn’t have what it takes to beat another one of the nation’s top Group of Five programs, as Marshall topped NIU, 52-23.

The Huskies (11-3) couldn’t keep up with the Thundering Herd (13-1) fast-

More online For all your Northern Illinois University sports coverage – including stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to HuskieWire.com. paced attack led by quarterback Rakeem Cato. Cato threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns.

Marshall wideout Tommy Shuler had 18 catches for 185 yards and a score.

Tailback Devon Johnson had 15 carries for 131 yards.

“They’re good. Like I said, I think we had the things in to stop them, I

don’t think we executed to stop them,” NIU coach Rod Carey said. “They’re good players. As bad as we played in my estimation, I’m not going to sit here and make an excuse because they played well. I think they probably had one of their better nights of the season, so you give them credit on that.”

NIU quarterback Drew Hare went 15 of 27 for 225 yards and a touchdown.

Joel Bouagnon had 13 carries for 84 yards. NIU has done a great job protecting Hare all season, but Tuesday the Herd was able to pressure him, as he was sacked three times.

See HUSKIES, page B4

There were positive signs against the Lions Here’s the most important thing you need to know about the tape of the Bears 20-14 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

In spite of all the Jay Cutler haters out there and all the Notre Dame fanatics who believe anything remotely connected to the dome is blessed, Jimmy Clausen did absolutely nothing to suggest he is or can be a better option than Cutler.

I hate Clausen got hurt but here is what you see when you study the tape and focus on the facts rather than perception.

Under Cutler the Bears have put up 331 yards of offense a game, Clausen managed 234 yards, Cutler’s teams have run for 89.5 yards a game and thrown for 241.8, Clausen’s Bears managed 64 yards on the ground and 170 passing.

The Bears convert 38.5 per-

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush cent of their first downs with Cutler under center and hit 33 percent with Clausen and most importantly the Bears have averaged 20.7 points a game with Cutler and scored just 14 behind Clausen.

Perhaps most concerning is if you take away a Jeremy Ross muffed punt at his own 11-yard line and a phantom roughing the punter call that gave the Bears the ball back at the Lions’ 24 yard line, the Bears would have been shut out under Clausen.

I know where you’re all going next. The Bears offense was better vs. the Lions under Cutler in every category on Thanksgiving Day but running the football.

Yes, Clausen turned the

ball over one less time than Cutler, and still got his team beat, again.

What the tape proves beyond a doubt is the problem with Bears coach Marc Trestman’s offense is Trestman’s offense.

The Bears can’t run the football. They tried 22 times and averaged 2.9 yards a carry. The ground game doesn’t work no matter who’s under center.

The Bears passing game has absolutely no deep threat to it whatsoever. The Bears may be the only team in the NFL with no player who can take the top off a defense and apparently few or no plays designed to try it.

It really doesn’t matter who the quarterback is.

I gave Clausen a B- vs. the Lions for nice game management and avoiding the big

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Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen slides for a gain of four yards after being forced to run in the first half Sunday against Detroit at Soldier Field.

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Blackhawks play late

NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE x-Detroit x-Green Bay Minnesota Bears

Boys basketball DeKalb hosts Chuck Dayton tournament Sycamore at E.G. Nichols Tournament, Marengo Kaneland, Hiawatha, Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek, Hinckley-Big Rock at Plano tournament Girls basketball DeKalb at Montini tournament Sycamore at Oswego East tournament Indian Creek at Amboy tournament Hinckley-Big Rock at Lisle tournament

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

SUNDAY Women’s basketball Kiswaukee at Illinois Central tournament

WHAT TO WATCH College football Bahamas Bowl, Cent.

Michigan vs. W. Kentucky, at Nassau, 11 a.m., ESPN Hawaii Bowl, Fresno St. vs.

Rice, at Honolulu, 8 p.m., ESPN

SPORTS BRIEF H-BR falls in 1st round at Plano tourney Eric Phillips scored 13 points but the Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team lost, 42-37, to Sandwich in the first round of the Plano Christmas Classic on Tuesday.

Jack Bullard added 11 points, while Jason Bohannon led the Royals with six rebounds.

Hinckley-Big Rock shot just 25.6 percent from the floor in the game.

Andrew Price led Sandwich with 13 points.

The Royals face Wilmington at 5 p.m. Friday in a consolation bracket game. Sandwich advances to face No. 1 Dixon at 2 p.m. Friday.

Rodgers better, should be set for Pack vs. Lions GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Rodgers said he thinks he’ll be ready for the Green Bay Packers’ showdown Sunday against the Detroit Lions for the NFC North title.

Rodgers strained his left calf in last week’s win over Tampa Bay. He was already fighting an illness going into that game.

Coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers is feeling better. Rodgers participated in Tuesday’s light team workout.

McCarthy hasn’t expressed high concern about Rodgers’ health. The strained calf, however, did limit Rodgers’ mobility against Tampa.

The coach said he’s confident that Rodgers can run the full game plan against the Lions’ staunch defense.

The Packers worked Tuesday, normally a day off, to take Christmas off Thursday.

Rodgers is hoping that free time later in the week will also help him feel better.

– Staff, wire reports

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St. Louis at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 3:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

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teams this season. Washington defeated the Bulls in the first round of last year’s playoffs, 4-1.

Gasol made his first 3-pointer of the season at the first quarter horn, and Rose hit one as the second quarter ended to give the Bulls a 46-40 lead.

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Bulls center Joakim Noah drives past Washington Wizards forward Kris Humphries during the first half Tuesday in Washington. ers, hard to guard,” Thibodeau said. vs. L.A. Lakers, “They’re both unselfish.

7 p.m. Thursday, They make the right plays.”

TNT, AM-1000 Wall tried to downplay his meeting with Rose.

“Everybody is going to make Coach Tom Thibodeau is an it a big rivalry. I know every admirer of Wall’s, and enjoyed time I go against any good point the matchup between his play- guard it’s going to be a big one. er and the upstart Washington It’s fun to have him back out point guard. there,” Wall said.

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make the trip due to tendinitis in his left knee. Thibodeau said he thought Hinrich, who injured the knee in Monday night’s game would miss “probably a couple of days. I’m not sure yet. . Thibodeau said that rookie F Doug McDermott, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, was making progress.

He’s not expected back before the middle of next month.

Wizards: F Marcin Gortat was assessed a technical foul in the second quarter. ... The Wizards have lost consecutive games for only the second time this season and two straight at home for the first time.

Christmas appearance: The Wizards are excited about their Christmas Day game in New York against the Knicks.

“This is our first time,” coach Randy Wittman said.

“Everybody else is at home opening presents. They’re going to be opening presents and watching us.”

The Bulls are glad to be home on Thursday against the Lakers.

“It’s an honor,” Rose said.

“To play Christmas but not have to leave the town, it’s a huge change.”

Butler didn’t do it: Bulls G Jimmy Butler was held to 11 points. In his three previous games, he had 35, 31 and 27.

Defensive line, linebackers earn B+ to B- grades • ARKUSH Continued from page B1 mistake, but there’s no arguing his numbers were well below average, and Cutler has set those standards.

It’s time to hand out below average grades for Matt Forte and Martellus Bennett for the first time this year. They were two of the best blockers at their positions coming into the season and they’re not anymore.

They were both in the D to D+ range Sunday.

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Rose’s 25 lead Bulls to victory WASHINGTON – After Derrick Rose ignited a late fourth quarter rally that helped the Chicago Bulls stave off John Wall and the Washington Wizards, Rose exaggerated a strut as he came back to the bench.

Rose had just scored six of the Bulls’ eight points in a rally that sent them on their way to their fourth straight win, 99-91, over the Wizards on Tuesday night.

In his first meeting with Wall since Jan. 30, 2012, Rose scored 25 points. The Bulls have won all five games when Wall faced Rose.

“I think it was just the moment, being in the game like that, on the road,” Rose said.

“The emotional side is going to come out a little bit.”

After Washington scored 12 straight – 10 by Wall – to take an 87-86 lead with 3:44 remaining, The Bulls steadied and scored eight straight - six by Rose to lead 94-87 with 1:48 to play.

“You saw two people go at it tonight, two good teams,” Rose said.

Rose missed most of the last two seasons after knee surgery, and he’s rounding into form.

“I know where I’m going to be in a couple of months. You all are going to be the ones that are going to be surprised by the way I’m going to play,” Rose said.

Wall led the Wizards with 18 points.

The Bulls outrebounded Washington, 52-41.

On Monday, the Bulls scored a franchise-record 49 points in the fourth quarter as they beat Toronto 129-120. Points were harder to come by a night later.

Anaheim San Jose Vancouver Los Angeles Calgary Arizona Edmonton

Central Division GP W L OT 35 23 10 2 33 22 9 2 34 21 10 3 35 18 10 7 32 16 13 3 34 13 13 8 33 14 14 5 Pacific Division GP W L OT 36 23 8 5 35 19 11 5 33 20 11 2 35 17 11 7 36 18 15 3 34 12 18 4 35 7 21 7

grade. The tape actually shows four drops clearly on the receivers, two on Alshon Jeffery, one by Marquess Wilson. It was at best a substandard performance.

The O-line actually gets a B. With rookies Michael Ola and Ryan Groy starting at guard they struggled to block the run but did a decent job of protecting Clausen and giving him time.

Jermon Bushrod, Groy and Roberto Garza were much stronger than Ola and Jordan Mills.

Matt Stafford and the Lions

had an off day. Stafford a terrible day, but I still like a lot of what the Bears did on defense.

The D-line and linebackers Jonathan Bostic and Christian Jones all had performances of B- to B+.

After seeing the effort they gave, playing for nothing but pride, we have to hope the Bears will do what they can to re-sign Stephen Paea and Jeremiah Ratliff. And give Jones and Bostic a chance to play their at natural positions next year, Bostic at the weakside linebacker and Jones at the strongside linebacker.

Unfortunately Shea McClellin was invisible again and Kyle Fuller continued to struggle badly.

Tim Jennings also had a rare off day, leaving a C-, the best I can offer the secondary.

Special teams against the Lions were actually a little bit better, a B- seems fair and as far as the coaching I’m guessing you already know what I saw on the tape there.

• Chicago Football editor Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@chicagofootball.com or on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 35 22 11 2 46 95 84 36 21 11 4 46 117 96 35 18 8 9 45 100 87 35 20 12 3 43 118 102 35 18 14 3 39 91 91 32 15 9 8 38 73 82 34 14 14 6 34 90 94 35 13 19 3 29 69 115 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 33 22 6 5 49 105 76 N.Y. Islanders 33 23 10 0 46 104 91 Washington 33 17 10 6 40 97 86 N.Y. Rangers 31 17 10 4 38 93 81 Philadelphia 33 13 14 6 32 92 99 Columbus 33 14 16 3 31 80 107 New Jersey 35 12 17 6 30 77 102 Carolina 33 9 20 4 22 68 92 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Montreal Tampa Bay Detroit Toronto Boston Florida Ottawa Buffalo

Tuesday’s Results Winnipeg 5, Blackhawks 1 Carolina 2, New Jersey 1 (SO) Boston 5, Nashville 3 Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 2 Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 2 Toronto 4, Dallas 0 Detroit 6, Buffalo 3 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3 Arizona 5, Edmonton 1 Colorado 5, St. Louis 0

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct 19 9 .679 17 10 .630 14 15 .483 10 19 .345 5 23 .179 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 22 7 .759 Brooklyn 12 15 .444 Boston 10 16 .385 New York 5 25 .167 Philadelphia 4 23 .148 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 21 7 .750 Washington 19 8 .704 Miami 13 16 .448 Orlando 11 20 .355 Charlotte 10 19 .345

Bulls Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

GB — 1½ 5½ 9½ 14 GB — 9 10½ 17½ 17 GB — 1½ 8½ 11½ 11½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct 21 7 .750 20 7 .741 20 9 .690 18 11 .621 14 14 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 23 7 .767 Oklahoma City 13 16 .448 Denver 12 17 .414 Utah 9 20 .310 Minnesota 5 22 .185 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 23 3 .885 L.A. Clippers 19 10 .655 Phoenix 15 14 .517 Sacramento 12 16 .429 L.A. Lakers 8 19 .296 Memphis Houston Dallas San Antonio New Orleans

GB — ½ 1½ 3½ 7 GB — 9½ 10½ 13½ 16½ GB — 5½ 9½ 12 15½

Tuesday’s Results Bulls 99, Washington 91 Orlando 100, Boston 95 Indiana 96, New Orleans 84 Cleveland 125, Minnesota 104 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 104 Philadelphia 91, Miami 87 Brooklyn 102, Denver 96 Portland 115, Oklahoma City 111 (OT) Charlotte 108, Milwaukee 101 Dallas at Phoenix (n) Golden State at L.A. Lakers (n) Today No games Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Washington at New York, 11 a.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 1:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 4 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE TUESDAY Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Navy vs. San Diego State (n) TODAY Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 7 p.m.

(ESPN) FRIDAY Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), noon (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

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HUSKIES SCOREBOARD 14

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BOYS BASKETBALL: DeKALB 63, W. CHICAGO 56

Barbs defeat West Chicago

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SCORING SUMMARY

By JAMES HIGH

First Quarter NIU – Brescacin 19 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 7:33.

Mar – Reaves 93 kickoff return (Haig kick), 7:19.

Mar – Cato 5 run (Haig kick), 3:42.

Second Quarter Mar – FG Haig 28, 11:51.

NIU – FG Hagan 19, 7:30.

Mar – D. Johnson 2 run (Haig kick), 5:29.

NIU – FG Hagan 30, :07.

Third Quarter Mar – Shuler 6 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 6:39.

NIU – Stingily 24 run (Hagan kick), 4:50.

Mar – Jean-Louis 11 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 2:06.

Fourth Quarter Mar – McManus 27 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 11:48.

NIU – FG Hagan 31, 8:39.

Mar – Cato 4 run (Haig kick), 4:10.

sports@daily-chronicle.com DeKALB – Despite a wild fourth quarter in which the West Chicago Wildcats came within five points of tying the game, the DeKalb Barbs held on to win, 63-56, and advance to the semifinals of the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic tournament.

“I’ve watched West Chicago play their last five games,” Barbs coach Al Biancalana said. “And I’ll tell you what, even in the Geneva game they were battling to the very end. I think Bill [Recchia] has done an outstanding job with that program.”

Biancalana pulled all five of his starters after only 3 minutes, in which they generated only two points and committed numerous fouls.

The five replacements, led

by Cole Tucker, were able to boost the Barbs to a 7-6 first quarter lead, then the starters came back in to start the second and DeKalb ended up leading 20-14 at halftime.

“It’s not something we plan,” Biancalana said. “It’s

ATTENDANCE – 29,419.

TEAM STATS First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Poss.

NIU MAR 25 28 50-200 38-224 281 225 25-37-0 15-28-0 0 0 3-34.3 6-41 0-0 0-0 6-60 4-41 29:18 30:42

INDIVIDUAL STATS HERD

HUSKIES PASSING Hare 15-27-0-225 Team 0-1-0-0

Cato 25-37-0-281

RUSHING Bouagnon Stingily Hare A. Daniels Turner Team

13-82 18-76 14-50 2-7 2-(minus 5) 1-(minus10)

D. Johnson 15-131 Watson 4-25 Cato 10-25 Butler 5-17 Pittman 2-14 Foster 2-12

RECEIVING Da’. Brown Turner Brescacin A. Daniels Blake Eakes Stingily Bouagnon

4-63 4-55 2-40 1-29 1-15 1-13 1-8 1-2.

AP photo

Northern Illinois’ Juwan Brescacin (11) celebrates his touchdown with Aregeros Turner (22) and Christian Blake (15) during first-half action in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla.

BOYS BASKETBALL: RICHMOND-BURTON 45, SYCAMORE 42

Future schedules get tougher Sycamore falls to • NITZ Richmond-Burton Continued from page B1

games against fellow Group of Five programs like BYU, San Diego State, South Florida and Wyoming. Teams which NIU will be judged against. For only the second time since 2003, a BCS team will come to Huskie Stadium during the next three years. Boston College

will visit NIU in either 2016 or 2017.

For now, Tuesday night was a great chance for NIU to really prove itself against a good program. There would have been some added national respect. But the Huskies were outperformed and overmatched by the better team.

The Huskies couldn’t slow down the high-powered Thundering Herd

offense.

The future is good, and the goal for NIU should always be to be the next Boise State. The program has done a good job of coming close.

But it’s still close. NIU isn’t quite at that level yet.

• Sport reporter Steve Nitz covers NIU football. He can be reached at snitz@ daily-chronicle.com.

Carey is now 0-3 coaching bowl games • HUSKIES Continued from page B1

Shuler 18-185 McManus 2-47 Jean-Louis 2-26 Frohnapfel 2-16 Yurachek 1-7

just that those five players didn’t deserve to be out on the floor any more at that time.

But our defense was able to give them some tough looks, and keep them away from the basket. And as you can see, [Luke] Davis was able to come back and have a nice game. He’s had some balance issues, but we’ve been working with him.”

Junior forward Luke Davis had a team high 20 points to go along with 13 rebounds.

West Chicago simply didn’t have a body big enough to put on him. Forward Jace Kitchen added fourteen points, and Rudy Lopez chipped in with ten.

Until the fourth quarter, the Barbs defense held the Wildcats in check; holding them to only 5-for-20 shooting field goals in the first half.

With wins against Schurz High School on Monday, and West Chicago on Tuesday, the Barbs now advance to the tournament semifinals at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

They will take on either Moline or Hampshire, which played late Tuesday.

“It was the stuff we were practicing [for] all week,” Hare said. “We knew what they were going to do, and they did it, and they did it well. Credit goes to them.”

The loss to Marshall was NIU’s third straight loss in a bowl game, after defeats against Florida State in Orange Bowl two seasons ago and Utah State in last year’s

Poinsettia Bowl. Carey is now 0-3 in bowl games.

Tuesday’s bowl was the final game for NIU’s seniors, a class that won three MAC titles Carey said he told the team after the game that one game isn’t going to take away what the program has accomplished this season.

“We just won the fourth MAC Championship in school history, third in four years. And they can’t take that away from this senior class, and this senior class,

along with last year’s, is the winningest two senior classes ever to come through here,” Carey said. “None of that has changed. There were a lot of tears, there was a lot of heartache [in the locker room]. That was because these guys care and they poured their whole selves into this thing.

“But when the dust settles, first thing they’re going to think of is MAC Championships and things like that, that they’ve been apart of.”

BOCA RATON BOWL QUARTER-BY-QUARTER REPORT First quarter

Second quarter

Key stat: The Huskies were able to hang in the game by converting four of its six third-down attempts.

Key stat: The Huskies made four red zone trips and managed only one touchdown in each half.

Key play: The 93-yard kickoff return by Deandre Reaves changed the momentum of the game, and provided the difference as the Thundering Herd led 14-7 after one quarter.

Key play: Marshall opened the second quarter with a field goal, but almost got a touchdown. Tommy Shuler and Rakeem Cato switched roles, with Cato, the quarterback, playing receiver and catching a pass from Shuler, who is normally a receiver. But Marshall was called for a pass interference penalty (NIU also roughed the passer on the play) and the offsetting penalties negated the play and kept the game from getting out of hand.

Analysis: The Huskies outgained Marshall 147-86, but the kickoff return changed the flow of the quarter. NIU committed a block in the back on the ensuing kickoff return, and the drive resulted in its only three-and-out. Marshall answered with a five-play, 42-yard scoring drive of its own to take the lead and the momentum.

Third quarter Key stat: Rakeem Cato set an FBS record with a touchdown pass in his 46th straight game, and tied the all-division record.

Analysis: The Huskies trailed 17-7 and faced a first and goal from the 4. Cameron Stingily was injured and on the sideline. Joel Bouagnon ran three times up the gut, but only got as far as the 1.

On fourth down, coach Rod Carey elected to go for the field goal, and Christian Hagan connected on the 19 yarder. Two minutes later, the Herd scored a touchdown to open up a 24-10 lead.

Fourth quarter Key stat: When the loss became final, NIU coach Rod Carey dropped to 0-3 in bowl games.

Key play: When Rakeem Cato found Deon-Tay McManus for Key play: Shuler had been the only Marshall player with a recepa tion in the first half, and while two other Herd players made catches touchdown with 11:48 left in the game, the Herd topped the 40-point mark for the 11th time this year. It also opened a 45-20 in the quarter, Shuler caught his first touchdown pass. It put the lead for Marshall.

Herd ahead 31-13 with 6:39 left, giving them control for good.

Analysis: The Huskies started with a pair of gutsy calls in the quarter, but in the end, they didn’t work out. NIU recovered an onside kick to start the half, then on the drive Stingily ran four times for nine yards, failing on fourth and 1 from the NIU 49. And while the wisdom of running the same play four straight times could be questioned, going for the fourth – and the onside kick – were both the type of calls that generally give teams hope and energy.

Analysis: The 52 points surrendered by the Huskies tied a season-high set in a Sept. 20 loss, 52-14, at Arkansas. The Razorbacks finished 6-6 and will face 6-6 Texas on Dec. 29 in the Texas Bowl.

Just looking at the stats, it’s hard to see where the game was a blowout – neither team had a turnover, and Marshall finished with a slim 505-425 edge in total yards. But the Huskies stopped converting on third down, Marshall picked up its efficiency and, in the end, the Herd played textbook “bend but don’t break” defense.

– Eddie Carifio

ecarifio@shawmedia.com

By CHRIS CASEY ccasey@shawmedia.com MARENGO – Sycamore was feeling pretty good about its chances Tuesday night against Richmond-Burton after three quarters. The Spartans led by six, and as many as eight at one point in the third, heading to quarter number four.

Unfortunately, Sycamore was outscored 15-6 in the fourth quarter and fell to Richmond-Burton, 45-42, in the semifinals of the Marengo EC Nichols Holiday Tournament.

“When we executed our offense, we got good shots,” Spartans coach Drew Stacy said. “You have to give credit to Richmond-Burton and

their defense. They took us a bit out of our rhythm, but we made some poor choices with the ball, especially late in the game.”

Sycamore (5-4) committed only 13 turnovers throughout the game, but five of them happened in the fourth quarter.

The Spartans were led offensively by Timothy Zahm and Jack Mizgalski who scored 11 points each.

Zahm made back-to-back 3s in the third to stretch the Spartans lead to that eightpoint margin.

Sycamore will play Antioch, which lost to host Marengo on Tuesday night, at 6 p.m. Saturday in the third place game at Marengo High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: KANELAND 67, INDIAN CREEK 53

Knights overpower the Timberwolves

By JAKE BARTELSON editorial@kcchronicle.com PLANO – The Kaneland boys basketball team took the first step toward reversing its rocky start to the season.

Looking to turn around their recent six-game losing streak, the Knights tipped off their tournament run at the 52nd annual Plano Christmas Classic on Tuesday with a 6753 win against Indian Creek.

Kaneland advances to face third-seeded Burlington Central on Friday while Indian Creek will face Seneca in consolation play.

Indian Creek (6-5) got off to a strong start because of senior guard Drew Winterton, who scored seven straight points. The Knights didn’t crack the scoreboard until the 4:15 mark in the first quarter after a Ryan David jumper.

But Kaneland (2-6) fought to a 15-12 first quarter lead and continued building momentum as the game unfolded.

“I thought besides the first few possessions to start off the game, we really upped our energy,” Knights coach Brian Johnson said. “We’ve got to be a high-energy team, otherwise we struggle to score.”

A host of Knights helped build their lead, and point guard Mark Lilly earned a few “oohs and ahhs” from the

crowd with his crisp passes and ball-handling skills.

“Mark Lilly did a nice job creating for his teammates, and getting them in positions so they could score. I thought that was huge for us,” Johnson said.

But Indian Creek’s shooting, especially from Winterton, helped the Timberwolves keep it a two-point difference heading into the locker room at the half, 31-29. Winterton shot 6 of 8 in the first half to lead all scorers with 16 points.

Winterton finished with a game-high 25.

“The first shot went down, and after that, I was open; my teammates gave me the ball.

The defense was good to start the game, so it led to good offense,” Winterton said.

Winterton continued to flash the hot hand, drilling a 3-pointer on the first possession of the third quarter, but a combination of forced turnovers and Kaneland’s David and Jacob Gomes teamed for 14 points in the quarter to build the Knights’ lead to 56-44 heading into the final period.

“I thought we had a good effort. We had too many lapses in the third quarter where we weren’t challenging many shots in the defensive end, and then had some costly turnovers,” Indian Creek coach Joe Piekarz said.

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Wife of transgender husband needs help coping Dear Abby: A year ago, my husband of four years disclosed to me that he’s transgender. We have a 3-year-old who has medical problems, which has resulted in numerous surgeries. Our lives have changed beyond belief, and I’m afraid our marriage has been damaged beyond repair.

He has come out of the closet, and I have gone into one to protect his secret and hide my heartache and devastation.

The pain I feel is mostly for the lifelong struggles my husband has endured, but now I’m feeling the loss of my husband and our happy future together

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips because I can’t be the wife he needs.

How do I know I’ve tried every option to make this work, especially when I am the only one regularly seeking therapy?

When do I resign myself to the fact that my expectations of our marriage will never be achievable? And how do I say I want out without risking his (her) well-being? – Last Straw

In The Midwest

Dear Last Straw: It would be helpful for you to get emotional support in addition to the counselor you have been seeing. There are no “magic words” to tell your husband you can no longer live with the new person he’s becoming.

However, I know of a group that can help you. You would benefit greatly by contacting the Straight Spouse Network, a group that was started by Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph.D., in the ’80s. It offers peer support, as well as an online (worldwide) network of support groups.

Just knowing you’re not alone with this problem should be

comforting. Find it at www. straightspouse.org.

Dear Abby: I have been communicating for three months with a gentleman I met on an online dating site. He says he wants to meet me in person, but every time we get close to setting a time and place, something comes up and he can’t keep the date. When I ask why he’s canceling our date, the answer is different every time.

I am beginning to think he just wants to communicate via email or chat. We have web-cammed and know what each other looks like, so that is probably not the issue, either.

ADVICE & PUZZLES 5 BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Should I keep waiting him out or just end it? – Puzzled In

Indiana Dear Puzzled: By now it should be obvious you are carrying on a conversation with someone who doesn’t keep his word. He might be married or have misrepresented himself in some other way.

If you want a real, fleshand-blood relationship with someone, stop wasting your time with this person. Move on and don’t look back.

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

Successful aging achieved with healthy lifestyle Opponents might help Dear Dr. K: Can you boil down all of the health advice out there? What do I need to do to age successfully?

Dear Reader: Wow, that’s a tall order. Thirty years ago, when I heard people talk about “successful aging,” they were talking about avoiding disease and living longer.

These days, we want more.

Of course we want to live long, disease-free lives. But we also want to be physically fit and functional. We want to stay emotionally healthy. And we want our minds and memories to remain sharp.

In fact, a growing number of my patients and my friends tell me they want to have a long life only if the extra years fit this description. As one patient said to me, “I want to prolong

ASK DR. K Dr. Anthony Komaroff my life, so long as I don’t also prolong my decrepitude.”

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health set out to determine the impact a healthy lifestyle could have on aging. They analyzed data collected from the Nurses’ Health Study of more than 100,000 women to estimate how a healthy lifestyle at midlife influenced aging decades later.

They defined successful aging as reaching age 70 while meeting these four criteria: • no major chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes or cancer;

• no cognitive impairment, meaning memory loss or worsening of basic thinking skills; • no major disabilities that limit the ability to walk around freely and conduct normal daily activities; • no major problems with mental health, such as anxiety or depression.

Here’s what they found: • High-quality diet. Women who stuck closest to a healthy diet boosted their odds of successful aging by 34 percent. A healthy diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish. It minimizes processed and red meat, sugar-sweetened drinks, trans fats and sodium.

• Regular exercise. This includes all forms of daily physical activity, including walking. Women who were

the most active nearly doubled their odds of successful aging, compared with the most sedentary nurses.

• Healthy body weight. Having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above (a level defined as obesity) lowered the odds of successful aging by about 80 percent.

• Moderate alcohol consumption. In the Nurses’ Health Study, light to moderate alcohol use (one or two drinks a day, on three to four days of the week) increased the odds of good long-term health by about 20 to 30 percent.

Since many of you ask questions about healthy lifestyle, we discuss it frequently in this column. Therefore, I doubt it will surprise anyone that the factors I’ve listed above are

good for your health.

But the point made by the study is just how good for you these lifestyle practices are.

For example, there are no medicines yet invented that can double your chance of successful aging, as we’ve defined it. Yet regular exercise can do that. Studies of hundreds of thousands of people over their adult lifetimes prove a healthy lifestyle can do more for successful aging than any medical technology. And even though this study involved women, other studies find that healthy lifestyle is just as beneficial for men.

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

Boyfriend turns into macho man to impress pals Dr. Wallace: I was just positive I finally had found my “perfect” boyfriend I could be with forever. He is everything a girl could want. He is kind, intelligent, handsome, considerate, caring and he also has a wonderful sense of humor. All of these desirable characteristics are evident when we are alone. But it’s another story when we’re with his friends. That’s when he is rude, argumentative, sassy, curt, nasty, selfish and very bossy. He treats me like I am his personal slave.

I’m not sure what to think about his behavior. When he is good, he is excellent, but when he’s bad, he’s terrible.

It’s making me think he doesn’t really care for me very much or he wouldn’t be so nasty to me when we are around his buddies.

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace It’s almost as if my boyfriend has a split personality.

Is this possible? Why would he behave like Dr. Jekyll (the good guy) and then change to Mr. Hyde (the bad guy)? –

Nameless, DeKalb, Illinois Nameless: The real boyfriend is when he is alone with you. But peer pressure causes him to be a “macho man” when you and he are with his buddies. He wants to show he is the boss of the relationship, and this behavior impresses the guys.

The next time you are alone with him, tell him his “macho” behavior will not be tolerated, and if he ever treats

ASTROGRAPH

you poorly again, your relationship with him is over. Tell him he is “Mr. Wonderful” when you are alone with him, and you expect him to be “Mr. Wonderful” all the time. The choice is his.

Dr. Wallace: I have a major problem, and I don’t know how to solve it. I’m in the eighth grade, attend a private school and I’m in advanced classes. My problem is that there is just not enough time in the day for me. Please allow me to explain: Every day I get up at 6 a.m. By the time I shower, get dressed and do my hair, it’s 7 a.m. Then I eat my breakfast, pack my lunch and load the dishwasher. My mom drops me off at school at 7:30 and then goes on to her job. I attend school from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. I’m on the basketball

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TODAY – Make the most of your organizational skills. Pay close attention to any financial or investment opportunities being offered. This is a year to stabilize and improve your standard of living. Concentrate on forming a solid base to build a secure future. Romance will be heading your way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Romance is highlighted and will brighten your day. Find an inventive way to show your partner you care. If you are currently unattached, a social event will provide an interesting encounter.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Enjoy the sense of camaraderie that develops during the festive season. Reflect on happy memories as you put the past behind you and begin to plan your future.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t contribute to negative rumors or gossip. If you keep a positive outlook and look for the good in others, you will enjoy popularity and long-lasting friendships.

Sharing will bring you happiness.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Partnerships will be difficult if you aren’t tolerant, patient and willing to give others the benefit of the doubt. Stick close to home, and avoid potentially hazardous situations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – It’s the time of year to forgive and forget. If you show kindness to relatives whom you don’t see eye to eye with, you will discover a reason to reassess the way you feel.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Needy or disgruntled people will get on your nerves. Don’t try to please everyone. Instead, do something relaxing that will ease your mind and calm you down.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You can be the center of attention today. Make sure you don’t exclude anyone from the activities you are planning. Younger and older members will crave the companionship you offer.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Your efforts will be rewarded if you brighten someone’s life with love, laughter and good memories.

Affection, romance and happiness are your ticket to a better personal life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Don’t get caught in the middle of a family feud. Consider getting out of the house and spending time with friends who share your interests. An unexpected incident will influence you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Travel will spark your creativity and stimulate your imagination. Don’t let unanticipated delays ruin your festive spirit or year-end plans. A positive attitude will lead to good results.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Your hard work will go to waste if someone else takes the credit. Maintain a close rapport with your superiors and make sure your contribution is clearly noted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Please pay close attention if you are traveling in unfamiliar places. Losing possessions will cause you difficulties, not to mention the cost involved. Be aware of your surroundings at all times.

team, but practice doesn’t start until 6 p.m., so I stay at school and study, but I never seem to have time to get all my homework finished. Basketball practice ends at 7:30 and by the time I get home, eat and help with the dishes, it’s almost time for me to be in bed.

I never get all of my homework completed. I’ve got English, biology, history, pre-algebra, Spanish and physical education. I’ve got homework in every subject every school night, including physical education. I’m usually an A to B student, but this quarter I got two C’s.

I don’t know what to do. I definitely do not want to quit basketball, and I really love my classes and my school.

Help! – Nameless, Jackson-

counselor set up a conference with your parents to discuss what can be done to help you become more organized. The two and a half hours you have after your last class and before practice should be plenty of time to complete all of your assignments.

You should be able to play basketball and still be a top student. Find out what your teammates do to maintain good grades. I’m sure many of them do.

Please contact me again and let me know how you solved this problem. As a former high school varsity basketball head coach, I’m interested in seeing student athletes achieve success in class and on the court or field.

ville, Florida Nameless: Have your

• Write to Dr. Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.

CROSSWORD

Dean Martin said, “When your opponent’s sittin’ there holdin’ all the aces, there’s only one thing to do: Kick over the table.”

When you seem not to have a way to make your contract, wonder if your opponents might be able to help you out.

If not, kick over the table.

(Yes, that’s a joke.)

In this deal, South is in three no-trump. What should he do after West leads his fourth-highest heart and East puts up the king?

South’s sequence shows a balanced 25-27 points. It is a bad auction for standard bidders, because if North has a very weak hand with a fouror five-card major, he does not know whether it is safe to use Stayman or a transfer. There is a solution, called Kokish, but it isn’t perfect and has some complexity. You can find details on the Internet.

South seems to have nine top tricks: one spade, one heart, four diamonds and three clubs. However, he cannot get that third club trick, because the suit is blocked and he does not have a dummy entry. How can he get around the problem?

He needs to call on West’s assistance. Declarer ducks the first trick, takes East’s heart return with his ace and cashes his six minor-suit winners.

Then he leads his heart jack.

West can cash three heart winners, but then must either lead a club to dummy’s ace or a spade into South’s ace-queen, each allowing the contract to make.

Yes, here South could have taken the first trick, but that might have required some good card reading if hearts were 4-3, not 5-2.

6 COMICS • Wednesday, December 24, 2014 • Section B • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com Pickles

Brian Crane Pearls Before Swine

For Better or For Worse

Non Sequitur

Stephan Pastis

Lynn Johnston Crankshaft

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

Beetle Bailey

Mort Walker Blondie

Dean Young & Denis LeBrun

Frank & Ernest

Bob Thaves Dilbert

Scott Adams

Monty

Jim Meddick Zits Hi and Lois

Rose is Rose

Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis

Soup to Nutz

The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Scott Hilburn

Stone Soup

Grizzwells

Brian &&Greg Jim Borgman JerryWalker Scott

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Peirce

Jan Eliot

Bill Schorr

“BA-A-AHUMBUG” Photo by: L. Sensor

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2014 • SECTION B 4X4 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 2006 Jeep Liberty limited, black, loaded. $6500 847-354-0578

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

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

SELL YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTLY TO ME. I'll maintain and respect your legacy.

Sole Proprietor looking for a Business with profits of $500K or more. Phone:

815-325-2311

RARE OPPORTUNITY

Electrician COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR LOOKING FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS, APPRENTICE ELECTRICIANS & LABORERS IN THE DEKALB AREA - 8 MONTH PROJECT. We are a well-established electrical company serving Chicago and the surrounding suburbs for the past 25 years.

We are offering immediate, full time employment.

Email resume to dpauli@allindustrialelectric.com or call 847-885-9600

Keltcraft Collection, Misty Isle, made in Ireland. Gorgeous pastel floral with serving bowls. Almost all brand new, $249.00.

630-406-6783

CIRCULAR SAW, ROUTER AND JUMP STARTER all for $75.

Huntley area. 847-515-8012 Craftsman Generator 7500 watt, electric start, runs, needs TLC - $385/OBO. 815-757-2329 evenings

Chains for rear tractor tires. Fits tires 14.9 – 28 adjustable. Used set with lots of wear left. $120.

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Automotive Techs Alan Browne Chevrolet is growing and growing fast.

Business has been booming and we are looking for two technicians with positive attitude! We provide a wonderful benefits package and the top pay for the right person.

Call 815-784-2511 to set up an appointment interview.

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CAT “MURPHY”

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

We Miss Him Terribly!

SIGNS - Miller Lite Metal Beer Signs. 3 signs $10 or $20. ask for info. Huntley area.

847-515-8012

SILVER TRAY WM Rogers, 17”x13.5” with handles, spring flower pattern incl 16x254” bag to store, $125.

Benedict 1973 Silverplate 11.5”x7”, also has a bag to store, $65. 815-756-8182

Brown Paper Bag

Sump Pump (NEW) – Wayne 12 volt standby. New $139.

Selling $100 815-748-7693 Trailer – 12' Tilt, homemade no title, 12' x 5' 4”, 2' ramp, new plywood bed, freshly painted, new lights, asking $350/obo 815-766-1789 USED TIRE- 225/60R16 Republic Enterprise $25.00 815-748-7693

OFFICE MANAGER Outpatient facility seeks an office manager to oversee scheduling, patient admission and accounting services. Individual should have at least 3 years of management experience in a medical setting. Knowledge of medical coding and insurance essential.

Submit resume with letter of interest to: Human Resources, 2120 Midlands Court, Sycamore, IL. 60178, Linda@MidlandSurgical.com or FAX 815-748-0395

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CHILD DAYCARE - FULL TIME Child care in my home.

Available now and for 2015.

15+ year's experience. Near NIU & DeKalb High School. Infants welcome. References available. $150/week. 815-501-3761

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

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To place an ad, call 877-264-2527 Daily Chronicle Classified

1950's Corn Popper and Hour Glass, (2) $25 for 2. Call Marge 815-895-5007

MTH/Premier 6 Car N&W Hopper Set Excellent condition, $125.

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LAPTOP DELL Latitude D610 includes charger, refurbished. $170/obo. 815-479-1000

WE PAY THE BEST! Powered by:

2003 Ford Mustang Convertible, V6, leather, looks & runs great! 178K $2200/obo 815-751-2671

2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convt 101K mi, auto, remote start, A/C, strong heat, CD, GT turbo. Great condition! $5500 224-595-7731

For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans with or without titles.

630-817-3577 or 219-697-3833 Do you have a News Tip or Story Idea?

Call 815-756-4841 Daily Chronicle

Pictures increase attention to your ad!

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

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Entertainment Center $100/obo Roll Top Desk $50/obo Call for details: 815-761-7882

1998 Dodge Dakota $1600

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

Extended cab, bed liner and cover.

5 speed manual, SLT package.

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Call to advertise 800-589-8237

Lift Chair, W/ Heat & Massage, Beige color $275/obo Brown Recliner in good condition $50/obo Couch - Light Tan good condition $50/obo.

Call - 239-961-2498 (Sycamore)

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

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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

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

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Found in Street, found with small gift purchases from local DeKalb store, bought at 10:30 Sat morning, Dec 20. Would like to return to customers.

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TRUCK TOPPER

6.5 ft, Dark Blue, Fits mid-late 1990's Pickup, Fair Condition. $200. 815-739-8555

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

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

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

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

I636673

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

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

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

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

If the sale is set aside for any

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

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

Case No. 13 CH 433 Re: 506 & 527 West Main Street Kirkland, Illinois ("property") NOTICE JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on January 8, 2015, 1:00 P.M., at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DeKalb, and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, to wit: The Judgment entered November 13, 2014, in the amount of $249,802.42.

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

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

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

The property may be inspected

prope y y prior to sale: n/a

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Together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging.

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

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

GEORGIA ARHOS, Defendant.

13-CH-375 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1108 HOLMES PLACE, DEKALB, IL 60115 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on October 2, 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 0827-227-014 Commonly known as: 1108 Holmes Place, DeKalb, IL 60115 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on January 22, 2015 at 1:00 PM, at the Public Safety Building, 150 North Main, Sycamore, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $109,791.36.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

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

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

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

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation

purc obligatio to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

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

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

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

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

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

DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00133 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/14/2014, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 1/22/15 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-14-129-013 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1807 N. 1st Street DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

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FULL TIME MAINTENANCE POSITION University Village, 534 Unit apartment complex, accepting applications for full-time maintenance position.

Working knowledge of residential carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC required.

Applications accepted M-F 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

University Village Apartments 722 N. Annie Glidden Road DeKalb, IL 60115 No phone calls please. EOE.

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

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

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

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

• Wednesday, December 24, 2014 • Section B • Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

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

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TOWNHOUSE 3 Bed, 2 car Garage, Fireplace $1,200.

Pittsley Realty Inc. 815-756-7768

CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX Appl, bsmt, W/D hook-up, gar, no pets/smkg. $800/mo + dep & ref.

Available Jan 1st. 815-758-6439

DeKalb Spacious 1BR $550

Hillcrest Place Apts.

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

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

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

University Village Apts.

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

DeKalb Downtown 2 Bedroom

Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road approx 80 acres 76.6 tillable acres w/2stry farm house & ranch house $15,000 per tillable acre +houses. $1.6M 859-630-5920

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

10 minute walk to NIU. Pets allowed, $700/mo + security.

Avail mid Jan. 815-761-5306

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1 & 2BR

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

DeKalb Two 2BR, New Kitchen bath, fenced yard, private parking. $675/$575, no pets/smokers.

815-762-4730

Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

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DEKALB - COLLEGE LOCATIONS 1 to 4 beds, Modern, December, May, and August Leases Pittsley Realty Inc 815-756-7768

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North 2nd St, 1200 + Sq Ft. Ideal for office, retail, salon.

Call for details. Agent Owned.

815-756-2359 Or 815-758-6712

Sycamore E. State St. AVAILABLE NOW!

Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-236-4051 ~ 815-923-2521

SYCAMORE ~ 3 BEDROOM Appl, W/D, parking. $800/mo + 1st, last, sec dep, util not included.

No pets/smoking. 815-739-9055

DEKALB OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT: Newly renovated and available for immediate occupancy, near downtown DeKalb. Call April 815-758-4441

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

815-895-8526 Sycamore ~ Near Courthouse

DEKALB – Townhome 2 Br, 1-1/2 Ba, 2 Car Gar. Laundry. $1100/mo + Sec.847-697-0194 or 847-220-3275

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

Country setting, close to parks and shopping. C/A , balcony, prvt deck. $675/mo 815-547-5732

DeKalb ~ Near Downtown

DEKALB - Garage for rent. 1211 Sycamore Rd. 15' by 25' door 12'8" by 8'11" No heat. Contact Dr. McFadden at 630-333-3202.

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

815-758-6580

GENOA 1 & 2 BEDROOM

815-766-0421 SYCAMORE - 2 bedroom 1 bath, Updated, C/Air, garage, nice yard, no smoking. $825. 630-688-5186

DeKalb, small contractor office/storage unit available $310/mo.

815-758-1218

Reduced $850/mo + 1st, last sec.

All utilities incl, no pets/smoking.

815-757-5079

Safe parking, near downtown.

Clean, quiet, $625 + elecric.

No pets/smoke. 815-762-4730

ROCHELLE HOUSE FOR RENT 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath, Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer Hookup, Garage. No pets. No Smoking. $895 + Deposit

SYCAMORE CLEAN 2BR,1BA W/D, D/W, next to park & schools. $720/mo, you pay utilities.

NO DOGS. 815-970-4640

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

DEFENDANTS 10 CH 00185 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 1/12/2012, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 1/22/15 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: ALL OF LOT 43 AND A PART OF LOT 36 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 43 IN OAK PARK SUBDIVISION, THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 43 EXTENDED SOUTHERLY, 30.6 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 43 TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 43 EXTENDED SOUTHERLY; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE SAID WEST LINE EXTENDED SOUTHERLY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 43 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; ALL IN OAK PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "D" OF PLATS, PAGE 86 ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. EXCEPT THAT PART BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 43, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 60 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 59.73 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 43, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING SOUTH 0 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.53 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ON A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF SOUTH 60 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 59.73 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 43; THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID LOT 43, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING

, OF NORTH 0 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PIN 08-14-453-035 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 950 Sycamore Road DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Case No. 13 CH 433 Re: 506 & 527 West Main Street Kirkland, Illinois ("property") NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure heretofore entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, on November 13, 2014, the Sheriff of Dekalb County, Illinois, will on January 8, 2015, at the hour of 1:00 P.M. at the Dekalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, or in another place designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL 1:THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 13 OF THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF KIRKLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A" OF PLATS, PAGE 86 ON NOVEMBER 30, 1875, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOTS 7, 10, AND LOTS 8 AND 9 (EXCEPT THE WEST 25 FEET OF SAID LOTS 8 AND 9) IN BLOCK 6 IN THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF KIRKLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A" OF PLATS, PAGE 86 ON MAY 29, 1876, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 506 & 527 West Main Street, Kirkland, Illinois 60146 PIN: 01-26-209-010 & 01-26206-017 together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and all improvements thereon and fixtures attached to or used in connection with said premises.

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

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

condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

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

GEORGIA ARHOS, Defendant.

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

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

The Judgment amount is $109,791.36.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of DeKalb County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com • Section B • Wednesday, December 24, 2014 • $1 $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-

1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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

DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00133 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/14/2014, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 1/22/15 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 5 IN SIXTH ADDITION TO NORTH CREST SUBDIVISION, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF OUTLOT "A" OF THE FOURTH ADDITION TO NORTH CREST SUBDIVISION OF PART OF PARCEL "A" OF THE ELLWOOD FARM PLAT ON SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "Q" OF PLATS, PAGE 87, ON JULY 17TH, 1975, AS DOCUMENT NO. 387507, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-14-129-013 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1807 N. 1st Street DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject

subj to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALBPROBATE DIVISION

oad, , Notice is given to unknown heirs, heirs who are named in a Petition, filed in the above proceeding for Letters of Administration and whose names or addresses are not stated in the Petition that an Order was entered by the Court on December 17th, 2014, appointing Laverne Bobo as Administrator of the Estate of Lee T. Bobo, Deceased.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Court House, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178, or with the Representative, or both, no later than six (6) months from the date of first publication of this Notice, and any claim not filed within that period, if not otherwise barred, is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney for the Representative within 10 days after it has been filed. /s/ John R. Corneille Attorney for Administrator/ Representative Law Office of John R. Corneille, LLC Attorney for Representative 151 W. Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 787-3519

CLAIM NOTICE & NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Notice is given of the death of Lee T. Bobo, of DeKalb, Illinois.

Letters of Office were issued on the 17th day of December, 2014, to Laverne Bobo, 21044 Virginia Road, DeKalb, Illinois 60115.

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PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for frozen and canned food for The Growing Place, Inc., DeKalb, IL, will be received at The Growing Place, Inc. office, 909 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, IL, on January 30, 2015. Forms for bidding may be obtained from the office of The Growing Place, Inc. as of Monday, December 22, 2014.

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 9, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: RADIANT DERMATOLOGY LTD located at 1740 Mediterranean Dr. #102, Sycamore, IL 60178.

Dated December 9, 2014

(Published in the Daily Chronicle December 24, 31, 2014, January 7, 2015)

/s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

2015 NOTICE OF ELECTION OF DIRECTORS To All Owners And Occupiers Of Lands Lying Within The Boundaries Of The DeKalb County Soil And Water Conservation District: Notice is hereby given that an Election will be held on the 21st day of January, 2015 at 7:00a.m.5:30p.m. at the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District office located at 1350 West Prairie Drive in Sycamore, Illinois. Two Directors will be elected to serve the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District of the State of Illinois.

All persons, firms or corporations who hold legal title or are in legal possession of any land lying within the boundaries of the said district are eligible to vote at said election, whether as lessee, renter, tenant or otherwise. Only such persons, firms or corporations are eligible to vote.

ESTATE OF Lee T. Bobo, Deceased NO. 14 P 135

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John Begun, Chairman DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District DATE: 22 day of December, 2014.

Public Notice is hereby given that on December 19, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Ray's Appliance Reconditioning located at 1218 Scenic Rd., DeKalkb, IL 60115 Dated December 19, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, December 24, 31, 2014January 7, 2015 .)

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Gingerbread Turn basic loaf into beautiful trifle for Christmas AP photo

By ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press

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ingerbread is such an iconic flavor – and aroma – of Christmas, yet it can be a letdown as a dessert for the big day.

It’s mostly because a gingerbread – no matter how delicious – is kind of simple for such a day of big celebrations. So we decided to jazz it up a bit, turning your basic gingerbread into a far more festive trifle layered with a rich vanilla pudding and orange-black pepper caramel. For ease, this impressive dessert can be prepped a day ahead. And if you’re hitting the road at the holiday, it also travels very well.

Christmas Gingerbread Trifle Start to finish: 1 hour, plus chilling Servings: 12 For the vanilla bean pudding: 4 cups whole milk 1 vanilla bean 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch 4 eggs 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces For the orange-black pepper caramel: 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 1/2 cup light cream Pinch of sea salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper (more or less, to taste) Zest of 1 orange For the trifle: 1 cup heavy cream 1 loaf (about 1½ pounds) bought or homemade gingerbread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized (can-

died) ginger

uously, until slightly thickened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the orange zest, then set aside In a medium saucepan over medium, heat the and cool to room temperature. milk until scalded (bring it just to the boiling When the pudding and caramel have cooled, point), then remove from the heat. Split the prepare to assemble the trifle. In a large bowl, vanilla bean lengthwise and scrap the seeds use an electric mixer to beat the heavy cream into the milk. to medium peaks, about 3 to 5 minutes. Divide In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar the chilled pudding in three portions, then and cornstarch. Add the eggs and beat until gently fold the whipped cream into one of the completely smooth and no trace of egg lumps portions of the pudding. or sugar remains. When the milk is scalded, Arrange a third of the gingerbread cubes in while whisking the egg mixture, pour half of an even layer in the bottom of a trifle dish. the hot milk in a thin stream into the bowl. Pour Drizzle with a third of the caramel sauce, then the egg-milk mixture back into the saucepan of sprinkle a third of the chopped ginger over that. remaining milk.

Spread one of the plain pudding thirds (not Return the mixture to the stove and, whisking the batch mixed with cream) over the ginger, continuously and scraping the bottom and then repeat the layering with the remaining corners of the pan, cook over medium heat ingredients. Finish the trifle by topping it with until the mixture comes to a simmer and the cream-pudding mixture. Refrigerate for 2 thickens. Return the pudding to the bowl and hours before serving. whisk in the butter. Press a sheet of plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the pudding Nutrition information per serving: 520 and refrigerate until chilled. calories; 260 calories from fat (50 percent of Meanwhile, make the caramel. In a medium total calories); 29 g fat (14 g saturated; 0.5 saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, g trans fats); 145 mg cholesterol; 62 g carcream, salt and black pepper. Bring to a simmer bohydrate; 0 g fiber; 30 g sugar; 8 g protein; over medium heat and cook, stirring contin260 mg sodium.

Start Christmas day with sweet, savory Bacon-Apple Pancakes 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Like Thanksgiving, Christ- 1 cup all-purpose flour mas is one of those holidays 2 tablespoons granulated sugar that requires aroma.

1½ teaspoons baking powder On Thanksgiving, we need Kosher salt the house to smell of turkey 1 large apple and stuffing and sweet pota8 strips bacon toes. On Christmas, we need 1/4 cup packed brown sugar whiffs of indulgent breakfast items, like cinnamon rolls or a 1 teaspoon cinnamon

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fat in the pan, then turn the bacon strips to cook on the other side, laying them flat and evenly over the bottom of the pan.

Top the bacon with the apple slices, arranging them evenly. Cover the pan and cook for 2 minutes.

Mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt, then sprinkle the mixture over the apples.

Carefully and evenly pour the pancake batter over the apples and bubbling fruit crisp. Or maybe Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. bacon. Place the skillet in the oven you prefer hash browns and In a blender, combine the milk, egg, and bake until lightly browned and bacon. Those get the job done oil and vanilla. Blender until smooth. cooked through, about 20 minutes. nicely, too.

With the blender running on low, Let the pancake cool for 5 minutes.

This year I wanted both Use a paring knife to loosen the edges sweet and savory, so I created sprinkle in the flour, sugar, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stop of the pancake, then overturn a large this baked pancake inspired blending as soon as the mixture is serving plate over the skillet. Invert by an upside down cake. For ease, this dish can be partly smooth. Set aside. the skillet to release the pancake onto prepped the night before.

Use an apple corer or melon baller the plate. Cut into wedges. to core the apple, but leave the fruit Bacon-Apple Baked intact. Set the apple on its side, Nutrition information per serving: then cut it into thin round slices. Set 530 calories; 260 calories from fat Pancake aside.

(49 percent of total calories); 29 g fat Start to finish: 45 minutes Heat a large oven-safe skillet over (9 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 95 mg Servings: 4 medium. Add the bacon and cook for cholesterol; 54 g carbohydrate; 3 g 6 to 7 minutes on one side. Spoon fiber; 27 g sugar; 13 g protein; 860 mg 3/4 cup whole milk out and discard about half of the sodium.

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