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NIU deputy police chief on paid leave Move comes after settlement with lieutenant who was also on paid leave

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aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois University put its deputy police chief on paid leave this week and requested a state police investigation as it continues to pay another police administrator on leave over the department’s previous scandal.

NIU Deputy Police Chief Darren Mitchell, who served as interim police chief after former Chief Donald Grady was fired over evidence mishandling, was placed

Read Northern Illinois University’s full settlement agreement with Lt. Kartik Ramakrishnan online at Daily-Chronicle.com.

on paid leave Monday, said Bill Nicklas, NIU’s vice president of public safety and community relations. Nicklas declined Wednesday to elaborate on the decision or the pending state police investigation.

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“The person in question certainly has rights for due process,” Nicklas said. “We won’t discuss the nature of this until we know more.”

The move comes about two months after NIU officials agreed to pay NIU Lt. Kartik Ramakrishnan through Nov. 30 without him working. Ramakrishnan’s annual salary is $92,000, while Mitchell’s is about $140,000.

The agreement ended a legal dispute over NIU’s efforts to fire Ramakrishnan for mishandling witness statements in the

sexual assault case against former NIU officer Andrew Rifkin. Rifkin has repeatedly denied the allegations against him; his case is next due in court March 24.

Ramakrishnan had successfully appealed NIU’s decision to fire him; NIU was appealing the State Universities Civil Service System Merit Board decision reinstating Ramakrishnan in DeKalb County Circuit Court. That appeal was dropped Jan. 7.

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DeKalb High School a cappella group seeks national title

Darren Mitchell was placed on paid leave earlier this week.

Rain and snow on the way DeKalb County to get hit with severe weather

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for comparison,” Erickson said, quoting one of his college professors. “So in music, we can’t really compare what we’re doing if we’re doing it for the right reasons. In the end it will be subjective so we can’t measure ourselves on outcomes.”

The competition serves as motivation for the students, he said, who practice for six to nine hours a week during January and nearly three hours every day from Feb. 1 until the competition. Seeing the students work through group dynamics to build bonds, develop confidence and enjoy performing so they are 100 percent in the moment are the better payoffs than any championship, Erickson said.

Good morning, DeKalb County: The freezing rain and snow aren’t expected to disappear with warmer temperatures after midday today.

Northern Illinois University meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said he expected slick roads this morning as freezing rain and snow blanket the area until about 10 a.m. Then, showers and thunderstorms will dump ¾ to 1½ inches of rain this afternoon before the falling mercury changes the precipitation to snow, with no more than an inch accumulating by Friday morning.

“If you live in a low-lying area or if your basement tends to take water easily, prepare now for that possibility,” Sebenste said. “If the heaviest rain goes east of us, we may be spared.”

In addition, wind gusts of up to 50 mph from about 6 p.m. today until about 5 a.m. Friday will create continued slippery road conditions, although the strong wind is expected to diminish by midday Friday.

Public works employees in DeKalb and Sycamore were preparing for the worst Wednesday.

“We’re out with two separate crews with heavy equipment to open up ponded areas where there are storm water inlets,” said Mark Espy, assistant director public works for street operations in DeKalb. “We have more than 6,000 inlets in the city.”

He encouraged residents to clear blocked inlets if they can.

“We’ve had two days with nice snow melt and the nights have been below freezing, slowing the melt process,” Espy said. “Two days ago, we would have seen a bigger impact. This is the best scenario.”

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Samantha Click and Matt Petersen (center), with Enharmonic Fusion, a DeKalb a cappella group, practice on stage during rehearsal Tuesday at DeKalb High School. They will compete Saturday.

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – To Nelle Conley, singing isn’t reserved for times when no one else can hear: It’s an act to be shared and celebrated.

The DeKalb High School senior is a member of the mixed a cappella group Enharmonic Fusion, which will try to sing its way to a national title this weekend.

Conley and the 23 other members of the group will try to outperform seven other Midwestern high school a cappella groups at 7 p.m. Saturday in the DeKalb High School Auditorium for a spot at the national a cappella competition in New York City.

“I love seeing the audience reaction and knowing they are having

as much fun as we are,” Conley said.

“The music brings everyone together.”

Vocalists have 12 minutes to thrill the judges with their singing, choreography and overall presentation during the International Championship of High School A Cappella Midwest quarterfinals. Awards for best arrangement and choreography are also given. Enharmonic Fusion went to the New York competition in 2012 and 2010, which was preceded by the all-boys group, Fly Check, appearing in 2007 and 2008.

Group members would not disclose any of the songs being performed this year, but promised a high-energy show filled with popular songs that tell a story.

Choral Director Travis Erickson

If you go What: DeKalb High School is hosting the International Championship of High School A Cappella Midwest quarterfinals When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: DeKalb High School Auditorium, 501 W. Dresser Road

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today Hinckley HEA: Morning unit of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call Sandi at 815-2867191.

(Thursday mornings) Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group; 815-756-5228; www.safepassagedv.org.

Weekly Ladies’ Brunch: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich.

Cost for these women-only events is $4 for food and conversation, along with bottomless cups of coffee or tea.

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

Feed My Sheep Food Pantry: 10 a.m. to noon at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St. in DeKalb. All are welcome.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. weigh-in and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. meeting, Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. Call Lydia Johnson, chapter leader, 815-895-4618.

Open Closet: 5 to 7 p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. Clothes and shoes for men, women and children. 815-758-1388.

Courage, Attitude, Resources & Encouragement Support Group – CARE: 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Kishwaukee Health Care, 2727 Sycamore Road in DeKalb. CARE is for patients with cancer or other serious illness and for family members. www.kishhospital.org.

ESL and GED Classes: 6 to 8 p.m. at Esperanza en Unidad (Hope in Unity), 2225 Gateway Drive, Suite A. To register and for more information, call Dr. George Gutierrez at 815-970-3265.

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

La Leche League of DeKalb County: 6 p.m. at the Goodwill Industries store Community Room, 1037 S. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. All breast-feeding moms can share encouragement and support. Contact: Dawn, 815-5171067; www.lllusa.org/IL/WebDeKalbIL.html.

One Day Café AA(C): 6 p.m. at Waterman United Methodist Church, 210 W Garfield St., 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

DeKalb County Democratic Party: 6:30 p.m. social time and meeting at 7 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 158 N. 4th St., DeKalb. For more information, email Mark Pietrowski Jr., Chairman, at markpietrowski@gmail. com, call 815-762-2054 or visit www.dekalbcountydemocrats.org.

DeKalb County Amateur Radio Emergency Service: 7 p.m. on 146.73 megahertz. For information, call Bill Itter (N9EWA) at 815-895-2020.

DeKalb County Marines Corps League, officers, detachment and auxiliary: 7 p.m. at Sycamore Veterans Home, 121 S. California St. For information, contact Peter May at sneakypete2@hotmail. com or 815-761-7732, or call 815756-6625. www.dekalbcountymarines.com.

Mothers and More Program Night: 7 p.m. at Ben Gordon Center Community Room, 12 Health Services Drive, DeKalb.

All mothers are invited. To RSVP, email mothersandmoredekalbcounty@gmail.com or visit www. mothersandmore.org/chapters/ DekalbCounty.

Sandwich Steppers AA(C): 7 p.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Free Fit Club: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Sycamore Community Center, 138 Fair St., Sycamore. Featuring rotating cardio or yoga programs from various Beachbody workouts like P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, Body Gospel, Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, Rev Abs and many others.

Call 815-901-4474 or 815-5663580 for more information.

A Friend Of Bill’s AA(C): 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 33930 N. State St., Genoa, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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

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Study shows link between music, language

By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Jazz musicians are famous for their musical conversations – one improvises a few bars and another plays an answer. Now research shows some of the brain’s language regions enable that musical back-and-forth much like a spoken conversation.

It gives new meaning to the idea of music as a universal language.

The finding, published Wednesday in the journal PLoS One, is the latest in the growing field of musical neuroscience: Researchers are using how we play and hear music to illuminate different ways that the brain works.

And to Dr. Charles Limb, a saxophonist-turned-hearing specialist at Johns Hopkins University, the spontaneity that is a hallmark of jazz offered a rare chance to compare music and language.

“They appear to be talking to one another through their instruments,” Limb explained. “What happens when you have a musical conversation?”

Watching brains on jazz requires

getting musicians to lie flat inside a cramped MRI scanner that measures changes in oxygen use by different parts of the brain as they play.

An MRI machine contains a giant magnet – meaning no trumpet or sax. So Limb had a special metal-free keyboard manufactured, and then recruited 11 experienced jazz pianists to play it inside the scanner. They watched their fingers through strategically placed mirrors during 10-minute music stretches.

Sometimes they played scales. Other times, they did what’s called “trading fours,” where the pianist made up four bars, and then Limb or another musician-scientist in the lab improvised four bars in return, and the pianist responded with still new notes.

That conversation-like improvisation activated brain areas that normally process the syntax of language, the way that words are put together into phrases and sentences. Even between their turns playing, the brain wasn’t resting. The musicians were processing what they were hearing to come up with new sounds that were a good fit.

At the same time, certain other re-

gions of the brain involved with language – those that process the meaning of words – were tuned down, Limb found.

That makes sense because “the richness of the structure of music is what gives it its significance,” Limb said.

“You can have substantive discourse using music, without any words, yet language areas of the brain are involved in this unique way.”

One ultimate goal of musical neuroscience is to better understand the brain’s circuitry, and how it can rewire itself, in hopes of eventually finding new treatments for neural disorders.

Limb made headlines several years ago when he measured jazz musicians’ riffs – longer, solo improvisations – to study creativity in the brain.

“We know nothing about how the brain innovates,” he said. “This is one way to learn what innovation means neurologically.”

Stay tuned: Next he hopes to study children who are just learning music, and to compare amateurs to professionals, as he explores how people become creative.

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By JENNIFER C. KERR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Should shoppers turn off their smartphones when they hit the mall? Or does having them on lead to better sales or shorter lines at the cash register?

Retailers are using mobile-based technology to track shoppers’ movements at some malls and stores. The companies collecting the information said it’s anonymous, can’t be traced to a specific person and no one should worry about invasion of privacy. But consumer advocates aren’t convinced. It’s spying, they said, and shoppers should be informed their phones are being observed and then be able to choose whether to allow it.

The Federal Trade Commission held a workshop Wednesday on the issue, part of a series of privacy seminars looking at emerging technologies and the impact on consumers. FTC attorney Amanda Koulousias said the commission wants to better understand how companies are using phone-location technology, how robust privacy controls are and whether shoppers are notified in advance.

Here’s how the technology works: • Your smartphone has a unique identifier code – a or media access control address – for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It’s a 12-character string of letters and numbers. Think of it like a Social Security or vehicle identification number, but this address is not linked to personal information, like your name, email address or phone number. The numbers and letters link only to a specific phone.

• When your smartphone is turned on, it sends out signals with that MAC address as it searches for Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Those signals can also be captured by sensors in stores that could tell a department store how often shoppers visit, how long they stay, whether they spend more time in the shoe department, children’s clothing section or sporting goods, or whether they stop for the window display, take a pass and decide to move on.

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Technologist Seth Schoen holds a cellphone as it displays information, also seen on the screen behind, during a Federal Trade Commission mobile tracking demonstration, Wednesday in Washington. airports, and others said they capture the MAC addresses of shoppers’ phones but then scramble them into different sets of numbers and letters to conceal the original addresses – a process called hashing.

This is how they make the data they collect anonymous, they said.

The companies then analyze all the information those hashed numbers provide as shoppers move from store to store in a mall, or department to department in a store. Mall managers could learn which stores are popular and which ones aren’t.

A retailer could learn how long the lines are at a certain cash register, how long people have to wait – or whether more people visit on “sale” days at a store.

“We’re in the business of helping brick and mortar retailers compete” with online retailers, said Jim Riesenbach, CEO of California-based iInside, a mobile location analytics company. “The retailers want to do the right thing, because they know that if they violate the trust of consumers, there will be a backlash.”

Privacy advocates, however, argue that the scrambled or “hashed” MAC ad-

dresses aren’t completely secure. They can be cracked, said Seth Schoen, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

And that could reveal data that people may not want to share.

“There might be some place that you go that you wouldn’t want people to know about,” Schoen said. While not necessarily worried about foot traffic at a mall, Schoen raised concerns about down-theroad scenarios, like apps that could track where a person goes, whom that person is with – possibly the kind of information a divorce lawyer or law enforcement might seek.

The retail tracking is a relatively new technology.

Nordstrom tried a small pilot test in 17 of its more than 250 stores in September 2012. The company posted signs at doors telling shoppers they could opt out by turning off their Wi-Fi. Nordstrom ended the trial in May 2013 after some customers complained, saying they felt uncomfortable, spokeswoman Brooke White said.

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Bumblebees getting badly stung by honeybee sickness

By SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Wild bumblebees worldwide are in trouble, likely contracting deadly diseases from their commercialized honeybee cousins, a new study shows.

That’s a problem even though bumblebees aren’t trucked from farm to farm like honeybees. They provide a significant chunk of the world’s pollination of flowers and food, especially greenhouse tomatoes, insect experts said. And the ailments

are hurting bumblebees even more, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

“Wild populations of bumblebees appear to be in significant decline across Europe, North America, South America and also in Asia,” said study author Mark Brown of the University of London.

He said his study confirmed that a major source of the decline was “the spillover of parasites and pathogens and disease” from managed honeybee hives.

Smaller studies have

shown disease going back and forth between the two kinds of bees. Brown said his is the first to look at the problem in a larger countrywide scale and include three diseases and parasites. The study tracked nearly 750 bees in 26 sites throughout Great Britain. And it also did lab work on captive bees to show disease spread.

What the study shows is that “the spillover for bees is turning into [a] boilover,” University of Illinois entomology professor May Berenbaum, who wasn’t part of the

study, said in an email.

Study co-author Matthias Furst of the University of London said the team’s research does not definitely prove the diseases go from honeybees to bumblebees. But the evidence points heavily in that direction because virus levels and infection rates are higher in the honeybees, he said.

Bumblebees probably pick up diseases when they go to flowers after infected honeybees, Furst said. And sometimes bumblebees invade honeybee hives and steal nectar, getting diseases that way,

he added.

Bumblebees can be nearly twice as big as honeybees, can sting multiple times and don’t produce surplus honey, like honeybees.

The latest research shows bumblebees are hurt more by disease, Brown said. In general, the average wild bumblebee lives 21 days, but the infected ones live closer to 15 days, he said. And while honeybee hives have tens of thousands of workers and can afford to lose some, bumblebee hives only have hundreds at the most.

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Free screening for women at Kish hospital

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Beth Hansen didn’t expect to learn she had skin cancer after being screened at KishHeath’s annual This One’s for the Girls event last year.

But after having a worrisome skin spot check at the event, she was encouraged to have a spot on her forehead examined.

Hansen, 51, of DeKalb, put an examination off for about a month until a member of the oncology department called to find out if she had followed up with the spot. That’s when she decided to go to her dermatologist, who diagnosed her with a common type of skin cancer that easily spreads.

She was able to have the cancer removed before it spread, which she credits to the free skin spot check.

“I would encourage all women to go early and sign up for the spot check,” Hansen said.

“Without Kish contacting me, I would never have gotten it checked out. And with cancer, the sooner you get it checked out the better.”

Kishwaukee Hospital will host This One’s for the Girl’s event from 8 a.m. to noon Friday and Saturday where women can take advantage of free health screenings, education and fun.

Women attending the event should enter through the main door of the hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, off of Route 23, where they will be asked to register and receive a free bag.

They then will be directed to the

Police: Man bought meth materials

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – A 28-year-old Crystal Lake man was in court Wednesday in connection with conspiracy to cook methamphetamine around DeKalb last year.

Corey G. Lindquist, of the 600 block of Eleston Drive, is accused of purchasing pseudoephedrine, a strong decongestant, on Aug. 1 to be Corey G. used to manufacture meth- Lindquist amphetamine.

Three people were arrested in connection with the initial discovery of a methamphetamine lab in a room at Travel Inn, 1116 W. Lincoln Highway, including Thomas Wilkinson, 29, of DeKalb, who police suspect was the operation’s ringleader. Wilkinson formally denied the criminal charges Dec. 16 and is next due in court March 4.

Lindquist remained in jail Wednesday unable to post 10 percent of his $50,000 bond. If convicted of the most serious charge, he would face up to seven years in prison. He is next due in court March 12.

Charges were filed against 16 people in connection with the methamphetamine conspiracy. Three of them remain at large after DeKalb police issued warrants Jan. 17. They are: • Allan H. Brown, 46, address unknown • Matthew J. McDonald, 21, of the 300 block of Spring Avenue, Aurora • John A. Melvin, 33, address unknown.

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“It’s an easy screening for the women and something people don’t always think to check.”

Allison Bryan KishHealth System senior communications and public relations specialist lower garden level where they will find 20 booths from hospital departments and other entities.

The skin spot check booth requires an additional registration because of the number of women interested.

“It’s an easy screening for the women and something people don’t always think to check,” KishHealth System’s Senior Communications and Public Relations Specialist Allison Bryan said.

Other popular screenings include high blood pressure and blood glucose testing where health educators will be able to talk to attendees about their next steps based on the screening results.

Body mass index measurements, blood oxygen level assessments, breast self-exam education, sleep apnea risk screening, depression risk screenings and more will be available. The free event also has snacks, giveaways and prizes.

“Women don’t always take the time to take care of themselves,” Bryan said. “This is a great opportunity for them to do that and also have some fun.”

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Jeff Keicher has been awarded a grant from the city of Sycamore for masonry work on his State Farm office at 315 W. Elm St. Keicher said the area of the discolored bricks and mortar on the east side of the building are the result of repairs made after a car drove into the side of the building in the 1970s.

Sycamore awards grant for facade improvements

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – As soon as the weather is suitable, Jeff Keicher’s State Farm office at 315 W. Elm St. will get a facelift.

The Sycamore City Council unanimously approved a grant of $3,315 to assist with tuckpointing and replacement of deteriorated bricks on the front and side of the building facing the city parking lot. The matching grant was recommended by the city’s Architectural Review Committee.

Under the program, down-

town businesses considering improvements submit plans to the committee, which can provide up to $5,000 a building.

The business owner also has to spend that much or more on the improvements.

The city allocates $25,000 annually for the grants, and not all businesses request the full $5,000, said City Manager Brian Gregory. The city started the program in June 2004 with a focus of preserving the overall appearance and historic architecture of downtown Sycamore.

Mayor Ken Mundy said initially the program includ-

ed only businesses on State Street, between Sacramento and Main streets. That area was expanded to include several side streets in 2011.

Keicher said his office once housed a banking institution, and sometime in the 1970s, a vehicle jumped the curb and drove into the side of the building.

“When that repair work was done, the mortar used didn’t match the remainder of the building,” Keicher said. “It’s been an eyesore for quite a while.”

He believed his request was a good one since his building is adjacent to the

city parking lot that hosts the Sunday farmers markets and a variety of downtown events.

“Fixing that eyesore would certainly beautify the downtown area,” Keicher said. “It will be a pretty impact on how downtown is perceived.”

Keicher also intends to remove the awnings and update the State Farm sign on the building, with no assistance from the city. He said he didn’t believe it was appropriate to request sign assistance since he views that as marketing for his business.

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Circus cancels appearance at NIU

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois University will not host the circus that caused an uproar among students and faculty.

Carden Entertainment on Tuesday canceled its March 4 Circus Spectacular event,

blaming inclement weather and travel conditions.

“Our main goal is to ensure the safety of our animals and performers while also providing a great entertainment experience for all patrons in attendance at our shows. The weather conditions have made it extremely difficult to navigate from each

of our event locations,” Bill Cunningham of Agente Entertainment, Inc., the operator of Carden Entertainment’s original three ring circus, said in a prepared statement.

Mitch Irwin, an assistant anthropology professor, started an online petition in January asking NIU to cancel the circus based on the “horrific”

way circus animals are treated. The petition garnered 2,700 signatures.

“I think we are setting a higher ethical standard and putting more forethought into the events we book,” Irwin said, adding he had his doubts that it was the weather and not the opposition that caused circus officials to cancel.

NIU’s Student Senate Association also opposed the circus coming to NIU. Ticket refunds for the Convocation Center event will be available starting at 10 a.m.

Friday.

For questions regarding ticket refunds, please contact the Convocation Center at 815752-6800.

Senate Republicans outline budget demands

By KERRY LESTER The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Republicans gave Democrats a list of conditions Wednesday that must be met before they’ll sign off on a budget, an early signal of the tense negotiations ahead as lawmakers scramble to fill an anticipated $3 billion gap in state revenues.

Answering a challenge from Democrats to present a counter plan, the GOP lawmakers announced their list of demands Wednesday at a Capitol. Earlier this week, Democratic Senate President John Cullerton warned of a $3 billion budget gap next year.

That includes a $1.6 billion revenue dip if the state’s temporary income tax increase expires, as well as about $1.3 billion in increased costs to required programs and services.

“If they want us to work with them, there are [several] things they’re going to have to recognize and commit to,” Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno of Lemont said, noting numerous GOP budget proposals have been “mocked” and “buried in committee” in past years.

Among the laundry list of items Republicans want in place are rolling back the tax increase as promised, implementing additional worker compensation reforms and instituting a moratorium on the creation of new state programs or the expansion of existing ones. They also want a proposal for a shift to a graduated income tax, essentially making the wealthy pay more, taken off the table.

Democrats have veto-proof control of both legislative chambers as well as the governor’s mansion. Republicans

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Supporters said the legislation will protect unsuspecting victims from having sexual photos or videos of themselves posted on the Internet, but some opponents of the bill think the proposal is too broad and restricts free speech.

The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Michael Hastings, said “revenge porn” – often posted by angry former boyfriends, girlfriends or spouses – has harmful effects. In some cases, it has led victims to commit suicide, he said.

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However, they also used the state’s bleak fiscal picture as reason to elect a Republican governor in November.

“These facts make the case for a Republican governor better than anything we could say,” state Sen. Matt Murphy, R-Palatine said.

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“This is what I consider to be the most ultimate form of cyberbullying.”

The measure makes it a felony to post sexual material of others on the Internet without their consent. It also makes it illegal for people posting this explicit material to blackmail victims in exchange for removing the photos or videos from the Internet.

Diana Pisone, an interior designer from Chicago who testified at the hearing about the bill, said her ex-husband threatened to post sexual material of her on the Internet.

She said she filed an order of protection against the man in 2010 but that the order has since expired. She said it worries her that he could post the explicit material at any time.

“These pictures, these videos are forever a noose around my neck,” Pisone said.

DeKalb County Tom Andersen, 55, of the 400 block of East Jefferson Street, Malta, was charged Wednesday, Feb. 19, with

he needed time to develop a five-year spending blueprint.

His office said governors have pushed back budget speeches in the past.

Cullerton was scheduled to give a budget presentation before a Senate committee Wednesday afternoon, where state budget experts and officials from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability and the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public Affairs also plan to give testimony.

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The four-way GOP field includes Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford, businessman Bruce Rauner and state Sens.

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Global economy weakens with low inflation

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Since the Great Recession ended 4½ years ago, Americans have struggled with high unemployment, static pay and a slow economy. Yet they’ve had one thing in their favor: low inflation.

Well, hold the applause.

It might be unfathomable to people who still bear scars from the double-digit inflation of the 1970s, but what the global economy could use right now is a dose of higher prices.

Overall prices are barely budging because the economy is still weak. And the reverse may be true, too: Super-low inflation has likely slowed growth from the United States to Japan to Europe. It’s why the world’s central banks would like prices to rise.

Most people aren’t likely to work up much anxiety about low inflation. After all, the benefits can be great.

Cellphone service has gotten cheaper. Breakfast cereal prices have dropped the past two years. So has the cost of

bedroom furniture. TV prices have plummeted 29 percent since 2012.

And low inflation is surely preferable to runaway inflation. Back in 1980, U.S. inflation reached 13.5 percent.

Last year, overall U.S. prices inched up just 1.1 percent, according to the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge. Inflation has stayed below the Fed’s 2 percent target for two years. On Wednesday, the government said its producer price index, which tracks prices before they reach consumers, had risen just 1.2 percent over the past 12 months.

Yet Ben Bernanke, the just-departed Fed chairman, has said policymakers worry as much when inflation is too low as when it’s too high.

What’s wrong with very low inflation?

Lots. When prices barely move, many people postpone purchases. Why rush, if the same price – or lower – will be available in six months? Collectively, these delays slow consumer spending, the economy’s main fuel.

Ultralow inflation also makes the inflation-adjusted

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Price tags hang on merchandise Sept. 23 at T.J. Maxx in North Andover, Mass. For all of 2013, overall U.S. prices rose a scant 1.1 percent, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge shows. Inflation has been stuck below the Fed’s 2 percent target for two years. cost of a loan more expensive.

And too-low inflation raises the prospect of something worse: deflation – a broad decline in prices, pay and the value of stocks, homes or other assets. Deflation can further restrain spending and even tip an economy into recession.

Just ask the Japanese.

Japan has been stuck in a deflationary trap for most

Feds want access to license plate data

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department is proposing that a private company give it access to a nationwide database of license plate tracking information, according to a federal contract proposal.

The department said the database would be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help track down criminal immigrants or others wanted by authorities. The contract notice, published last week, comes amid growing concerns about government surveillance of U.S. citizens but doesn’t address potential privacy consequences.

ICE spokeswoman Gillian Christensen said Wednesday the database “could only be accessed in conjunction with ongoing criminal investigations or to locate wanted individuals.”

Law enforcement has been using license plate readers for several years, but privacy advocates have raised concerns that the unchecked collection of such information could allow for the tracking of an average citizen’s every movement. Lawmakers around the country, meanwhile, have been wrestling with whether or how to control the collection and use of license plate data.

At least 14 states are considering measures that would

curb surveillance efforts, including the use of license plate readers.

License plate readers – essentially cameras that snap rapid-fire pictures of license plates and vehicles as they pass – are in use in a host of locations, by private companies and law enforcement. But it’s not just the license plate number that gets recorded. The readers – whether they are mounted to police cars, traffic lights or toll booths – record the date, time and location of the vehicle when the picture was taken.

According to the contract proposal, the government wants “a close-up of the plate and a zoomed out image of the vehicle.”

to the police. The ship was hijacked by pirates in 2009, an event dramatized in the movie “Captain Phillips” starring Tom Hanks.

The two men’s bodies were found Tuesday in their cabin on the ship where it was berthed in Port Victoria in the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles.

The police gave no cause of death but said a post mortem has been scheduled.

The U.S. Coast Guard stated from its headquarters in Washington that it is also investigating the deaths.

The two men worked for U.S.-based Trident Security, according to the Seychelles police statement. Former military personnel frequently provide security on board ships sailing through the waters off Somalia to provide security against pirate attacks.

– Wire report

of two decades. Its economy has barely grown. Fears have spiked that Europe might be next.

For now, prices in Europe are ticking up – barely. Inflation in the 18 nations that use the euro currency rose 0.7 percent in January from a year earlier. In Japan, consumer prices rose 0.4 percent for 2013. That counts for good news: It was Japan’s first

NAIROBI, Kenya – Two American security officers have been found dead on a ship made famous when it was hijacked by Somali pirates, according to a statement by Seychelles police Wednesday.

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The company’s expectations would help produce 3 percent inflation.

Ask people if they’re enjoying low inflation, and you may encounter puzzlement. Many of us don’t feel it. One reason: Apart from the government’s broad inflation gauges, many items have gotten much costlier over the past five or 10 years.

Although gasoline prices, for example, have risen just 1 percent in two years – a big reason overall inflation is low – gas is still nearly 14 percent costlier than before the recession. Drivers face that reality every day.

Consider Allison Casey, 63, of Essex, Conn. She was relieved to find a job in August after 18 months of unemployment. But Casey now drives 25 miles each way to work at a specialty food store. She used to drive just a mile to her job as a chef at a country club.

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overall price increase in five years. Its central bank is trying to lift inflation to 2 percent.

So why is inflation so low across the developed world?

Blame a persistently subpar economy and a tough job market. When good jobs are scarce, businesses can hold down pay and prices. Companies can cheaply produce enough to meet demand.

“Prices have only gone down because nobody has any money to buy stuff,” said Antonio Duarte, a retired postal worker in Lisbon, Portugal, who favors discount stores.

“It’s all about supply and demand.”

Other trends have contributed. Most clothing and furniture in the United States comes from lower-cost manufacturers overseas. Technological innovation has improved the quality of TVs and smartphones while cutting their costs.

A more fundamental factor is at work, too: People believe inflation will stay low. And inflation expectations can be self-fulfilling. Suppose a company expects to pay 3 per-

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Los Angeles cardinal unlikely to face charges

By GILLIAN FLACCUS The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – The nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese has agreed to pay $720 million to clergy abuse victims over the past decade and released internal files that showed Cardinal Roger Mahony shielded priests and ordered a surrogate to withhold evidence from police, yet Mahony and other archdiocese leaders are unlikely to face criminal charges.

With the final $13 million settlement of existing old cases announced Wednesday, Mahony has emerged from the scandal with his reputation tarnished, but his place in the church intact – even after being publicly rebuked by his successor for internal church files showing that he and others worked to protect priests, keep parishioners in the dark and defend the church’s image.

By settling the cases, the

archdiocese avoids a trial in which Mahony would have been publicly questioned under oath about what plaintiffs’ lawyers said was an attempt to thwart a Los Angeles police investigation.

During a deposition unsealed Wednesday, Mahony acknowledged he told an underling not to give police a list of altar boys who had worked with the Rev. Nicolas Aguilar Rivera. He testified he wasn’t trying to hinder police, but didn’t want the boys to be scarred by the investigation and that he felt the altar boys were too old to be potential victims of the Mexican priest.

Police later found that 25 of Aguilar Rivera’s alleged victims were altar boys and the other victim was training with the priest to be one, said Anthony DeMarco, a plaintiff attorney.

It’s not clear what impact Mahony’s action had on the investigation, though at the time, police complained that

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles headquartered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (above) will pay $13 million to settle 17 clergy abuse lawsuits, including 11 that involve a visiting Mexican priest who fled prosecution and remains a fugitive more than 25 years later, plaintiffs’ attorneys said Tuesday. the archdiocese wasn’t fully cooperating.

“Cardinal Mahony and those top officials have never been held fully to account,” Jeff Anderson, a plaintiffs’ attorney, said at a news confer-

ence. “What we see is a current and ongoing attempt to deflect and deny responsibility.”

The priest is believed to have molested 100 additional children in Mexico both before and after his stint in Los Ange-

Prosecutors in Philadelphia won the conviction of a monsignor after a change in state law gave prosecutors more time to file charges and seek evidence.

A state appeals court last year, however, threw out the conviction and said he never should have been charged.

In Missouri, a judge found the Kansas City bishop guilty last year of failing to report child abuse to the state, making him the highest-ranking U.S. Roman Catholic official to be convicted of a crime related to the child sexual abuse scandal. He was sentenced to probation for the misdemeanor and remains head of his diocese.

A Los Angeles federal prosecutor involved in a 2009 grand jury investigation wrote that documents showed “the possibility of criminal culpability” by members of the archdiocese leadership, but a criminal conspiracy case was “more and more remote” because of the passage of time.

les, DeMarco said. He was defrocked in 2009 after attorneys in Los Angeles filed the first of their lawsuits.

Mahony, who retired as head of the archdiocese in 2011, was admonished last year by Archbishop Jose Gomez for his handling of the abuse crisis, but he has avoided criminal prosecution, despite investigations by the Los Angeles County district attorney and the U.S. attorney’s office.

With only a three- to fiveyear period to bring obstruction of justice charges after a crime – depending on a federal or state court venue – it’s unlikely he or other church administrators would face charges now for cases that date back more than a decade, said Lawrence Rosenthal, a criminal law professor at Chapman University and a former prosecutor.

In other cases, church leaders accused of shielding pedophile priests from prosecution have faced criminal charges.

Ramakrishnan can’t seek future A cappella fest won’t end this weekend • A CAPPELLA “There’s just nothing employment with the university like the rush and the

ties won’t end once the high school competition does.

DeKalb High School also will host the college quarterfinals at 7 p.m. March 8 in the auditorium. Six groups including No Comment, No Strings Attached, the Illinois Rip Chords and Xtension Chords from the University of Illinois; Purple Haze from Northwestern University; and The Voices in Your Head from the University of Chicago will perform.

The collegiate groups are vying for a spot in the college competition finals in New York.

Tickets for the high school event Saturday are $15 for general admission and $10 for students. Tickets for the college event March 8 are $20 for general admission and $10 for students.

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• NIU Continued from page A1 Under the agreement signed in December, Ramakrishnan will not be allowed to seek future employment with NIU, and NIU agreed to pay him $25,000 in December to help him obtain career counseling or other assistance. The Daily Chronicle obtained the separation agreement Wednesday through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Ramakrishnan’s attorney Howard Levine did not return a call for comment Wednesday.

NIU officials have struggled for months to overcome the publicity surrounding Grady’s firing and the FBI raid on NIU’s police station in March. Nicklas previously said the FBI, along with

the state police and the U.S. Department of Education, were interested in Grady and the reporting of Bill Nicklas crime statistics during his tenure, among other things.

NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips was named NIU’s permanent Tom Phillips chief in August, and Mitchell became the deputy chief. Mitchell did not apply for the permanent chief position, but during his tenure as interim chief, NIU’s force joined the DeKalb County Major Case Squad, rolled out a new operations manual and strengthened cooperation with DeKalb po-

lice.

Michael Fox, Grady’s attorney, said he was happy about Ramakrishnan’s agreement, saying the allegations were “very damaging to his career.” However, Fox said his client wasn’t granted the same constitutional rights as Ramakrishnan because Grady was denied a hearing in June after his termination.

Fox questioned why NIU officials are being tightlipped about why Mitchell was put on paid leave.

“They were all over Grady’s termination and said Mitchell has due process; I couldn’t agree with them more,” Fox said. “Where was that due process with [former] Chief Grady? That’s what will be challenged.”

Fox said he plans to file a 35-page complaint in a civil rights lawsuit in federal court within the next week.

“To watch how these young people can be transformed and discover the talent within them is just an incredible thrill,” Erickson said.

This year, DeKalb will face two groups from Hazlewood High School in Hazlewood, Mo.; Blends with Benefits from Chesterfield, Mo.; Pitch the Keys from Warrenton, Mo.; Note Nerdy from Champaign, Voice Activated from Oswego and Fusion from Kettering, Ohio.

A cappella entails singing without instrumental sound, although some group members imitate instruments such as guitar and drums during the performance. The

emotions when all of us come together for that one moment on stage.”

Matt Petersen DeKalb junior genre has gained popularity with depictions in the TV show “Glee” or the movie “Pitch Perfect.”

However, junior Matt Petersen believes nothing matches the passion behind a live performance.

“There’s just nothing like the rush and the emotions when all of us come together for that one moment on stage,” Petersen said.

The a cappella festivi-

Sycamore ‘preparing for worst’ • WEATHER Continued from page A1 Espy said he is cautiously optimistic DeKalb won’t have too many issues.

Sycamore Public Works Director Fred Busse said he has had crews clearing catch

basins for several days.

“We’re checking to see that the catch basins in lowlying areas, in particular, are clean,” Busse said. “I know it’s a lot to ask residents, but if they can help keep an eye on the catch basins to keep them clean, it would be great.”

With the expected ice and

freezing rain, Busse said his department is planning to mix stone chips with the salt to help break up the ice and provide better traction on city streets.

“We have detour signs and bypass pumps ready to go,” Busse said. “We’re preparing for the worst.”

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Vote a defeat for U.S. labor

Raising minimum wage is still a big mistake Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, as President Barack Obama urged in his State of the Union address last month, is as popular an idea as ever.

It’s also a worse idea than ever.

Obama presented it as a way to help struggling families: “Americans overwhelmingly agree that no one who works full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty.”

That comment provides a misleading picture of who minimum-wage earners are.

The White House’s own graph promoting the idea shows that only 26 percent of minimum-wage earners have kids.

Thirty percent either have spouses and no kids or are kids themselves.

Raising the minimum wage is not an effective tool against poverty, either. A 2010 study found that state poverty rates were unaffected by minimum-wage increases. It also found that if the minimum wage were raised to $9.50 an hour from $7.25, only 11 percent of the beneficiaries would be people who live in poor households. Forty-two percent would be people living in households making more than three times the poverty line (which means they’re well above the country’s median household income).

So the benefits of raising the minimum wage are not as

VIEWS Ramesh Ponnuru large as you might expect. On to the costs. For a long time, economists generally agreed that raising the minimum wage reduced employment.

The logic is straightforward enough: Raise the price of something, and people will buy less of it – even when that “something” is labor, and the people in question are employers.

In the 1990s, some prominent research caused economists to re-evaluate this issue.

It suggested that raising the minimum wage did not lower employment, or at least not that much. Other research, however, has continued to suggest that doing so has a negative effect on job growth, especially for “younger workers and in industries with a higher proportion of low-wage workers.”

Economists no longer have a consensus. A 2013 survey of some of them asked whether raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour “would make it noticeably harder for low-skilled workers to find employment.” Thirty-four percent said yes, 32 percent said no and 24 percent said they were not sure. (Answers to another question on the

survey suggest that some of these economists thought that raising the minimum wage to $9 would cost jobs but should be done anyway.)

Note, however, that we are talking about a minimum wage higher than $9. Going up to $10.10 would be an almost 40 percent increase, and that increase would take place in a labor market that, while slowly improving, has been weak for years.

Advocates of that increase said it would merely take the minimum wage back to its value in 1968; inflation has eaten away at it since then.

Scott Winship, a researcher at the Manhattan Institute, points out in response that the advocates are using a measure of inflation that experts generally think overstates it. Use the best measure of inflation, he said, and $10.10 would be high compared with historical minimum-wage levels.

None of these facts – that the increase would be large, that it would push the minimum to a high level, that it would take place amid high unemployment – clinch the case that it would have seriously bad effects on the labor market. They do, however, suggest reasons for worry.

My American Enterprise Institute colleague Michael Strain puts it this way: “Hundreds of thousands of low-skill workers are trying to find a job but can’t. Is it really the

right time to raise the cost of hiring and make it harder for businesses to hire them? Some studies say a higher minimum wage will lower employment; some say employment will remain unchanged. Shouldn’t we err on the side of caution?”

Strain goes on to advocate other ways of raising takehome pay for low-income workers, such as expanding the earned income tax credit.

That program has its flaws – the Internal Revenue Service has estimated that 21 percent to 25 percent of payments made under it are improper – but it has two great advantages over raising the minimum wage. It is better targeted at people in low-income households, and it is very unlikely to reduce employment.

You can see why politicians and activists prefer talking about raising the minimum wage rather than about the earned income credit. A higher minimum wage has a lot of support in the polls, and it does nothing directly to make the federal budget numbers worse.

Even members of Congress who think it’s a bad idea hesitate to oppose it. A bad idea is nevertheless what it is.

lators should ensure that the Comcast-Time Warner merger won’t threaten either one.

Comcast already is the largest Internet service provider in the United States. This merger would only cement that position. Comcast’s bundle of Internet, cable and telephone services is a formidable hurdle for any startup, even one offering superior Web speeds or lower prices (or both).

Comcast can be expected, of course, to use its monopoly position to “encourage” – that’s one word for it – customers to use more of its services.

Already, it charges some subscribers a surcharge for exceeding a monthly cap on data downloads, but not for downloads through Comcast’s own

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Xfinity online video service.

It’s an open question whether this behavior violates the open Internet principle that Comcast promised to follow in order to get its acquisition of TV network/movie studio NBC Universal approved in 2011. The FCC has yet to rule on the matter, but at the very least, Comcast deserves a close interrogation on these and related matters.

To win approval for the NBC Universal deal, Comcast committed to following socalled net neutrality standards through 2017. Regulators should extend that commitment for several more years to give Web-based rivals time to build content and improve distribution technologies.

• Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg View columnist, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior editor at the National Review.

Comcast, Time Warner deal must preserve open Internet other, so merging the two biggest wouldn’t necessarily reduce competition. For cable providers, the competitive threat is more from satellite TV and telecommunications giants. And the biggest threat of all comes from subscription streaming services that deliver movies, sports and TV shows to laptops and mobile devices – whenever and wherever viewers find it convenient to watch.

Streaming services such as these need content, of course.

But they also depend on a network – in two ways: First, they need an open Internet that doesn’t discriminate against different types of content; second, they need broadband providers devoted to improving their technology. Regu-

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We know from the ups and downs of the past four and a half years that anecdotal evidence and positive signals regarding Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s release can circle back to the path of heartbreak and frustration for his Idaho family and the nation.

The news Tuesday that President Barack Obama and the U.S. State Department were attempting to update or “refresh” some kind of prisoner swap marks an important dot on the continuum that could lead to Bergdahl’s ultimate release. For this we are optimistic and grateful.

Other dots include actions both in the U.S. and in the Afghanistan war zone, where Bergdahl was taken prisoner in 2009.

A film purportedly depicting Bergdahl a month ago seemed to be saying, yes, we still have him and here he is, let’s make a deal. Bergdahl’s Hailey, Idaho, family and supporters have worked tirelessly to get his situation and plight before the American people in a number of creative ways, bracelets and billboards to name a few.

He is certainly not anonymous, and both sides know there is something to be gained by continuing to talk.

Going back just a bit further in time to last summer, a prisoner swap deal with affiliates of his Taliban captors in Afghanistan seemed to be getting traction until – as has often been the case – prospects of Bergdahl’s release slipped again below the skyline of hope.

The news Tuesday showed a recent shift in U.S. policy: Instead of releasing Taliban prisoners piecemeal in order to make a determination of a good faith deal, the U.S. is now ready to release all five at the same time in exchange for Bergdahl.

This willingness to negotiate – and to realize the window of opportunity to seek Bergdahl’s release may be closing as Americans begin to disengage in Afghanistan – might be the strongest dot of any that will connect a path to Bergdahl’s ticket home to Idaho.

The most mystifying aspect of the recent Bergdahl activity is the publicity surfacing from what is usually a very hushed affair: Flag-rank Pentagon press secretaries solemnly saying Bergdahl has “been gone too long”; military officers in the know sending YouTube messages through Sen. Jim Risch’s office reassuring the Bergdahl family that everything is being done.

Godspeed to the process.

Whereas the rest of us have marked the time in years and fractions of years, the Bergdahl family lives the moments, the hours and the days unending.

8ANOTHER VIEW

No doubt about it, Comcast Corp.’s $45 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable Inc. would create a media and entertainment colossus, with about 30 million subscribers and a dominant position in the U.S. cable TV market.

Still, that’s no reason for regulators to intervene.

The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department should forget the fading cable TV business and focus instead on the deal’s effect on high-speed Internet services and content. That’s where all the entrepreneurial action is – and where the U.S.’s economic future rests.

As Comcast and Time Warner have been quick to point out, cable companies don’t compete against each

In all the comment on the vote against the United Automobile Workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., something has been missed.

Rejecting the union needn’t mean rejecting the idea of effective worker representation. The decision is an opportunity for labor and management to show the auto industry in particular, and corporate America in general, that they can work more productively together.

By a vote of 712-626, workers at the Volkswagen plant said no to the UAW despite Volkswagen’s tacit support for the union campaign. The UAW complained of outside political interference, but the main problem was its reputation as an adversary of management, implicated in the long decline of the U.S. automobile industry.

There are better models for industrial relations, tried and proved elsewhere, based on cooperation over confrontation. The vote may advance those prospects in the U.S. In Germany, works councils take a more collaborative view of a company’s future, and VW is well suited to export this approach to the U.S. Its deputy chairman is the former head of IG Metall, Germany’s UAW, and labor representatives make up half its supervisory board. The company said it will propose a council for the Chattanooga plant.

Works councils on the German model cooperate with management over safety standards, scheduling matters, dispute resolution, improving production-line efficiency and other shop-floor conditions.

Separately, IG Metall negotiates over wages and benefits. In Chattanooga, workers could continue to negotiate individually over pay and benefits, and the works council could handle plantwide issues such as training employees on new equipment.

Some labor-law experts said VW can’t form a works council without a union first gaining recognition. They said that the National Labor Relations Act deems any such committee a “labor organization” that must be put to a worker vote. Actually, the law isn’t clear on the point. But if the courts rule that it does forbid councils without a union’s involvement, the law should be changed.

It can’t be right for U.S. labor law to prevent managers and workers from collaborating to make a production line more efficient. Or to resolve disputes without strikes. Or to keep an assembly line running around the clock. More flexibility and less confrontation, with workers’ views being heard and respected, would help companies succeed in the global marketplace – and their workers could then seek higher wages without putting their jobs at risk.

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WEATHER

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Sports

The United States’ hockey team dominate the Czech Republic, 5-2, to earn a spot in the semifinals for the third time in four Olympics. PAGE B3

SECTION B * Thursday, February 20, 2014 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

GIRLS BASKETBALL: SPARTANS 55, ROCHELLE 27

Sycamore advances to regional finals

By STEVE NITZ AP photo

Ravens await details on Rice arrest OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The Baltimore Ravens intend to talk to Ray Rice (above) before deciding how to deal with the running back’s arrest in a New Jersey casino.

Atlantic City police say Rice was arrested early Saturday morning after an argument with his fiancee turned physical.

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said Monday that he’s waiting to get all the details before deciding what action to take, if any.

“I have not had a chance to talk to Ray,” Newsome said. “I really don’t know that situation.

With me, I get all the answers.

Then that’s when we make decisions within this organization – once we get all the information we can get.”

Atlantic City police said Rice and Janay Palmer were both arrested on simple assault charges and were released on a summons after an incident at the Revel Casino.

Michael Diamondstein, an attorney for Rice, says that he’s hopeful that after an investigation “the matter turns out to be little more than a misunderstanding.”

Newsome and Ravens coach John Harbaugh met briefly Monday morning while linebacker Terrell Suggs signed a four-year contract extension.

“Neither John or I at this point have spoken with Ray,” Newsome said. “I’m sure within the next 24 hours one of us will.”

Asked if Rice’s status with the team could be jeopardy, Newsome responded, “When I left my office 20 minutes ago, and John had probably been there 15 minutes before then, Ray Rice was still a big part of what we plan to do in 2014.”

– Wire report

snitz@shawmedia.com PLANO – It wasn’t just the Bailey Gilbert show Wednesday evening at the IHSA Class 3A Plano Regional.

Sure, Sycamore’s go-to scorer led the Spartans with 14 points, but she had plenty of help in the Spartans’ 55-27 win over Rochelle in the regional semifinals. Nine Spartans got on the scoresheet in the victory, with senior Baylee Foresman adding 12 points and Taiya Hopkins finishing with 11.

Top-seeded Sycamore will play the winner of Wednesday’s other semifinal between No. 2 seed Plano and third-seeded Kaneland at 7 p.m. Friday. The Spartans’ victory was their first

postseason win since 2011. Sycamore hasn’t been in a regional final since 2004 and the Spartans haven’t won a regional championship since 2003.

As the season has gone on, Foresman said teams have keyed on Gilbert more and more, opening things up for the rest of the team.

“That makes a huge difference, when they’re focusing on Bailey then they don’t help off of her,” Foresman said. “So she’s able to make – they’re hard passes for her, but we’re always open because teams put a double [team] on her.”

The Spartans started spreading their scoring around in the first quarter, when they had six players get on the board. Syca-

more took an early 7-3 lead after a Julia Moll bucket and never looked back. The Spartans led 29-12 at halftime, with Gilbert putting in a layup off a turnover with 40 seconds left. The Hubs were never able to get back in the game.

“I thought we did a really nice job running our offense and getting really deep inside the lane, where we were able to run some nice passes for some easy points,” Sycamore coach Brett Goff said. “We didn’t have to rely on Bailey to do the scoring tonight. The girls stepped up and really scored from the getgo, which was nice to see at this point in the year.”

Sycamore’s Bailey Gilbert eyes the hoop in the second quarter of the Class 3A Plano Regional against Rochelle on Wednesday at Plano High School.

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@ shawmedia.com

See SPARTANS, page B2

STATE WRESTLING PREVIEW

8WHAT TO WATCH Olympics NBC 11 a.m.

Women’s Hockey - Gold Medal Final (Live) 7 p.m.

Ladies’ Figure Skating - Gold Medal Final; Women’s Freestyle Skiing - Halfpipe Gold Medal Final; Men’s Freestyle Skiing Cross Gold Medal Final Midnight Men’s Nordic Combined - Team K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final NBCSN 6 a.m.

Women’s Hockey - Bronze Medal Game, Sweden vs. Switzerland (LIVE) 8:30 a.m.

Ladies’ Figure Skating - Gold Medal Final Preview 9 a.m.

Ladies’ Figure Skating - Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 1 p.m.

Men’s Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross Competition 2 p.m.

Game of the Day: Hockey 2 a.m. (Friday) Men’s Curling - Bronze Medal Game, Sweden-Britain loser vs. Canada-China loser (LIVE); Women’s Freestyle Skiing - Cross Competition CNBC 4 p.m. (Friday) Women’s Curling - Gold Medal Final, Canada vs. Sweden

8KEEP UP ONLINE Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Want the latest from the area’s prep sports scene?

Follow our coverage on Facebook by searching for DC Preps or on Twitter at twitter.com/dc_preps.

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Kyle Akins (right) spars with Logan Mathey on Wednesday during practice at Sycamore High School. Akins is 42-0 on the season and could become the first two-time state champion in school history.

Sycamore’s Akins looking to make more history at state

By JAMES NOKES sports@daily-chronicle.com SYCAMORE – Every time Sycamore senior Kyle Akins turned on his phone he saw the motivational text message.

Sent by his father Tom, it implored him to remember what is important during the long, grinding wrestling season and to block out any negative thoughts; he had to believe he could become a state champion.

It became his screen saver

More online For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps. and kept him focused as he pursued, and eventually won, his first state title in 2013. This year, as the IHSA Class 2A state tournament gets under-

way today at Assembly Hall on the campus of the University of Illinois, Akins is focused on a larger goal and a career dream he hopes to one day ascertain.

Akins (42-0) faces Evergreen Park senior Will Jones (27-8) in a 120-pound preliminary match today.

“I want to win another state title,” said Akins, a Buffalo recruit. “But I want to dominate.

I want there to be no question that I deserved to win. “ Which is exactly what Akins has done all season:

dominate.

“Kyle has done a great job of setting his goals,” Sycamore wrestling coach Alex Nelson said. “He knows what he wants and what is on the horizon.

His ultimate goal is to be an NCAA champion. He’s the type of athlete that knows what he wants. There’s no complacency in his approach. He wants to be on that podium Saturday night and knows there are a lot of guys that want to be up there, too. He’s embraced the opportunity.”

As the second Sycamore wrestler to win a state title – current NIU freshman Austin Culton was the first in 2012 – Akins wants to continue to rewrite the Spartans’ record books. He’s also the second Sycamore wrestler to be a four-time state qualifier – Tim Meister accomplished the feat in the late 1970s and early 80s – and wants to add another state title to the big board in the Spartans’ mat room.

See WRESTLING, page B2

Tearing down the west grandstand unrealistic Just typing out loud.

Thought No. 1: Tear down the west grandstand superstructure at Huskie Stadium. Just tear it all down.

That’s the bizarre rumor circulating in town and on the sometimes-amusing “Dog Pound” blog ever since first-year Northern Illinois University athletic director Sean Frazier hinted at a major facilities project announcement this summer on a recent halftime basketball TV interview.

Tear down historic Huskie Stadium? Are these people nuts? In this economy? With a spring semester enrollment below 20,000 and fewer student activity fees? Have you ever heard anything so silly or totally irrational?

An educated guess puts NIU’s annual athletic budget in the $18 million range. While I love my alma mater, I don’t

KORCEK’S CORNER Mike Korcek think a mid-major can afford a project similar to the recently announced $400 million Notre Dame Stadium mega-renovation, sorry.

Let’s try to crunch some numbers.

Sixteen years ago, the Huskie Stadium west grandstand was worth an estimated $22 million. Just FYI, the original 1965 cost of the same building was $2.2 million with bond revenue financing. Because of inflation and rising costs 30 years later, the newer east grandstand price tag – featuring fewer seats, less brick and mortar, and little or no interior infrastructure by comparison to the west – ran $4.0 million under bond revenue

and private funding.

During the last decade, Northern Illinois went the external route to fulfill its dire athletics facilities’ needs – constructing the state-of-theart Yordon Center (2007) for $16 milllion and the Chessick Indoor Practice Center (2013) for $11 million with donor dollars. What unprecedented fan/alumni support. Can Frazier and NIU raise this type of external money again?

Tear down historic Huskie Stadium? The teardown and replacement might cost $60-80 million. Get real. Once NIU faculty and staff in some budget-strapped areas hear that type of funding not going to academics or salaries, they might start rioting on campus.

The state pension situation and recent changes have not made NIU employees too happy.

Remember this: From

ground-breaking in late January 1964 to dedication day in November 1965, Huskie Stadium took 21 months to complete. Imagine doing such a complicated project this snowy and cold winter. Don’t forget, too, Huskie Stadium was finished two months late since the construction firm was simultaneously working on the Chrysler plant in Belvidere (and, in the interim, NIU played its first three 1965 home games on old Glidden Field).

Complete teardown? So where would the Huskies play?

Soldier Field? DeKalb High School? Northwestern?

This doesn’t make any sense.

There’s a major difference between teardown and renovation.

It’s not like the Huskie Stadium west grandstand concrete is cracking or crumbling like Wrigley Field was a few

years ago. From what I see, the structure is sound. There’s not a bad seat in the house. The real immediate needs would be more bathrooms, better concession areas, and improved access under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Speculation is that Frazier will announce such Huskie Stadium amenities projects, hopefully, a new press box and suite complex would be the No. 1 priority and one that could emulate Central Michigan’s Kelly/Shorts Stadium that runs from goal line to goal line. As someone who has worked more games at Huskie Stadium than anybody else on the planet, promise me, NIU, one thing: Don’t pull a Ball State where the relatively new Scheumann press box print media working area is much too small.

See KORCEK, page B3

SPORTS

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Girls Basketball Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Luther North in Class 1A Harvest Christian Sectional finals, 7 p.m.

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BULLS 94, RAPTORS 92

NBA

Bulls top Raptors

EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 41 12 .774 — Bulls 28 25 .528 13 Detroit 22 32 .407 19½ Cleveland 22 33 .400 20 Milwaukee 10 43 .189 31 Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 29 25 .537 — Brooklyn 24 27 .471 3½ New York 20 33 .377 8½ Boston 19 35 .352 10 Philadelphia 15 40 .273 14½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 38 14 .731 — Atlanta 25 27 .481 13 Washington 25 28 .472 13½ Charlotte 25 30 .455 14½ Orlando 16 40 .286 24

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

Hiawatha at Leland, 6:45 p.m.

Rochelle at DeKalb, 7 p.m.

Yorkville at Sycamore, 7 p.m.

Kaneland at Morris, 7 p.m.

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

Genoa-Kingston at Rockford Christian, 7:15 p.m.

Girls Basketball Sycamore vs. Kaneland/Plano winner in Class 3A Plano Regional finals, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 39 15 .722 — Houston 36 17 .679 2½ Dallas 32 23 .582 7½ Memphis 30 23 .566 8½ New Orleans 23 29 .442 15 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 43 12 .782 — Portland 36 17 .679 6 Minnesota 25 28 .472 17 Denver 24 28 .462 17½ Utah 19 33 .365 22½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 — Phoenix 31 21 .596 4 Golden State 31 22 .585 4½ L.A. Lakers 18 35 .340 17½ Sacramento 18 35 .340 17½

SATURDAY Boys Basketball Sycamore at Kaneland, 6 p.m.

Harvard at Genoa-Kingston, 7 p.m.

Dixon at Indian Creek, 6:45 p.m.

DeKalb at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Boys Swimming DeKalb/Sycamore at St. Charles North Sectional, TBA

8SPORTS SHORTS NIU women’s basketball defeated by Akron Northern Illinois women’s basketball lost to Akron on the road, 89-75.

Amanda Corral led the Huskies (8-15, 4-9 Mid-American Conference) with 21 points. The Huskies shot 53 percent from the field.

It was the fifth consecutive loss for NIU, which hosts Central Michigan at 7 p.m. Saturday

IHSA institutes ‘Success Advancement’ The IHSA has instituted a “Success Advancement” policy that will move nonboundaried schools up one classification if they meet certain criteria.

The rule begins in 2015 and the criteria are as follows: In football over four years: 1. Participated in two state championship games.

2. Starting with the 2015 season, schools would be moved up two classes from their enrollment classification if, over a four year period, the school participated in three championship games.

3. Starting with the 2016 season, schools would be moved up three classes from their enrollment classification if, over a four year period, the school participated in four championship games.

4. Schools that move up more than one class because of the implementation of the above criteria will move down one class a year until they reach their appropriate classification for their enrollment should they stop meeting the advancement criteria outlined above.

In Bracketed Team Sports/ Activities (baseball, basketball, scholastic bowl, soccer, softball, volleyball, water polo, wrestling) over four years: 1. Participated twice in the final four of a particular sport/activity.

In Nonbracketed Sports over four years: 1. Won two trophies at the state finals in a particular sport/ activity.

NFL unlikely to go to centralized replay in 2014 INDIANAPOLIS – The NFL’s competition committee is unlikely to make major changes to the replay system or playoffs this year.

On Wednesday, the committee discussed both issues during a meeting in Indianapolis but reached no consensus on either issue. More meetings are scheduled later this week as league and team officials convene for the NFL’s annual scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.

“There’s still a lot of discussion to be done,” New York Giants owner John Mara said when asked about using one location to determine replay reviews. “I think it’s going to be difficult to get done on that this year.”

Under the current replay system, the lead referee goes under a hood, then makes a decision about whether to overturn the original call.

– Staff, wire reports

AP photo’

The Bulls’ Carlos Boozer claims a rebound in front of the Toronto Raptors’ Patrick Patterson and the Bulls’ Joakim Noah on Wednesday during the first half in Toronto.

PREP ROUNDUP

Cogs end season with loss to Rockford Lutheran DAILY CHRONICLE Genoa-Kingston girls basketball lost to Rockford Lutheran, 44-19, in the Class 3A Freeport Regional semifinals on Wednesday.

The Cogs (8-20) were led by senior Andrea Strohmaier, who tallied nine points.

“We improved throughout the year. I liked the way our defense came around,” G-K coach Kyle Henkel said. “If we continue to grow, we just need to take care of the ball a little bit better.

“I really enjoyed the season with these girls. I’m hoping

we took a step in the right direction this year.”

TUESDAY’S LATE RESULTS GIRLS BASKETBALL IC’s season ends: Indian Creek lost to Putnam County, 73-26, in the Class 1A Putnam County Sectional semifinals.

Josie Diehl led the T’wolves with eight points.

Cogs advance: Genoa-Kingston defeated Harvard, 54-30, in the Class 1A Freeport Regional quarterfinals.

Andrea Strohmaier led the Cogs with 13 points while Jesi Nay scored 11 and Torri Ben-

nett added 10.

BOYS BASKETBALL Sycamore loses: Sycamore lost a Northern Illinois Big 12 crossover game to Ottawa, 5048.

IC tops IMSA: Indian Creek defeated IMSA, 63-31, in a nonconference road game.

Garrett Post led the T’wolves with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Garrison Govig had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Noah Holm also added 10 points and dished out nine assists.

Yorkville tops DeKalb:

DeKalb fell to Yorkville, 78-74, in a Northern Illinois Big 12 East game.

DeKalb (11-15, 3-5 NI Big 12) was led by 22 points from Luke Davis III and 20 points from Jace Kitchen, including four 3-pointers.

Rudy Lopez Jr. added 10 in the loss.

Kaneland falls: St. Charles North defeated Kaneland, 6259, in a nonconference game.

Tyler Carlson had 17 points while Drew David added 14 for the Knights (13-9).

Royals lose: Hinckley-Big Rock lost to Plano, 85-60, a nonconference game.

Goff placed importance on getting a quick lead

Central Division GP W L OT Pts St. Louis 57 39 12 6 84 Blackhawks 60 35 11 14 84 Colorado 58 37 16 5 79 Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69 Dallas 58 27 21 10 64 Winnipeg 60 28 26 6 62 Nashville 59 25 24 10 60 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 60 41 14 5 87 San Jose 59 37 16 6 80 Los Angeles 59 31 22 6 68 Phoenix 58 27 21 10 64 Vancouver 60 27 24 9 63 Calgary 58 22 29 7 51 Edmonton 60 20 33 7 47

GF 196 207 174 145 164 168 146

GA 135 163 153 147 164 175 180

GF 196 175 139 163 146 137 153

GA 147 142 128 169 160 179 199

Olympic Break Play resumes Tuesday, Feb. 25

MEN’S BASKETBALL AP TOP 25

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Sycamore’s Morgan Picolotti faces a defender in the second quarter of the Class 3A Regional tournament against Rochelle on Wednesday at Plano High School.

Nelson expects Akins to be comfortable in most important matches Because of the big-match experience and offseason tournaments, Nelson expects Akins to be comfortable in the most important matches of the year.

“He’s accustomed to big matches on the grandest stages,” Nelson said. “He’s been involved in the biggest match-

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 57 37 16 4 78 176 125 Tampa Bay 58 33 20 5 71 168 145 Montreal 59 32 21 6 70 148 142 Toronto 60 32 22 6 70 178 182 Detroit 58 26 20 12 64 151 163 Ottawa 59 26 22 11 63 169 191 Florida 58 22 29 7 51 139 183 Buffalo 57 15 34 8 38 110 172 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 58 40 15 3 83 186 138 N.Y. Rangers 59 32 24 3 67 155 146 Philadelphia 59 30 23 6 66 162 167 Columbus 58 29 24 5 63 170 161 Washington 59 27 23 9 63 171 175 Carolina 57 26 22 9 61 144 158 New Jersey 59 24 22 13 61 135 146 N.Y. Islanders60 22 30 8 52 164 200 Two points for win, one point for OT loss

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• SPARTANS Wednesday’s game was Sycamore’s first contest since being upset on Friday at Kaneland, a game which cost the Spartans a share of the Northern Illinois Big 12 East title.

Goff said it was important to get off to a quick lead, and put that one in the rear view mirror.

“I was telling my assistant coach, ‘We’ve got to get off to a fast start today. If we don’t, Friday night’s going to creep back in our minds, and we don’t want that to happen,’ ” Goff said. “Luckily, we did get off to a good start. We’ve got to score some points off our defense, and we were able to do that tonight.”

Wednesday’s Results Bulls 94, Toronto 92 Cleveland 101, Orlando 93 Charlotte 116, Detroit 98 Washington at Atlanta (n) Indiana at Minnesota (n) New York at New Orleans (n) Boston at Phoenix (n) Brooklyn at Utah (n) San Antonio at Portland (n) Golden State at Sacramento (n) Houston at L.A. Lakers (n) Today’s Games Miami at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Denver at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 19:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Denver at Bulls, 7 p.m.

New York at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 9 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Results Indiana 108, Atlanta 98 Cleveland 114, Philadelphia 85 Toronto 103, Washington 93 Charlotte 108, Detroit 96 Milwaukee 104, Orlando 100 Memphis 98, New York 93 Miami 117, Dallas 106 Phoenix 112, Denver 107, OT San Antonio 113, L.A. Clippers 103

es in not just the state but the country. He’s probably more excited for the opportunity to compete again on a big stage than he is nervous.”

Another state title would further the distance between Akins and every other Sycamore wrestler.

So, is he the best wrestler in Sycamore history?

“Everyone has their opinion,” Nelson said. “If I

say yes someone else will say no. Of course, I am biased. I coach him day in and day out.

I know for sure that he’s gone up against some of the best competition in the country and come out on top. He’s in a position to be the first four-time place winner in Sycamore’s history. That speaks for itself.”

Akins isn’t worried about his place in history. He’s going to set the bar high and let

others decide.

“Freshman year I went to state and set a goal to be a state champ,” Akins said. “As a sophomore I didn’t place higher and was disappointed.

When Austin won his state title I would look up at the board every day and see his name. I wanted my name to be up there. I want to do it again.

I want the results to speak for themselves.”

Thursday’s Games No. 5 Duke at North Carolina, 8 p.m.

No. 13 Michigan St. at Purdue, 6 p.m.

No. 21 UConn at Temple, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Memphis at Rutgers, 6 p.m.

No. 25 Gonzaga at BYU, 8 p.m.

Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 1 Syracuse at No. 5 Duke, 5 p.m.

No. 2 Florida at Mississippi, 11 a.m.

No. 3 Wichita St. vs. Drake, 7 p.m.

No. 4 Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m.

No. 6 San Diego St. at New Mexico, 9:05 p.m.

No. 7 Cincinnati vs. No. 11 Louisville, 11 a.m.

No. 8 Kansas vs. No. 19 Texas, 6:30 p.m.

No. 9 Villanova vs. St. John’s at Wells Fargo Center, 12:30 p.m.

No. 10 Saint Louis vs. George Washington, 7 p.m.

No. 14 Virginia vs. Notre Dame, 1 p.m.

No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 16 Wisconsin, 11 a.m.

No. 17 Iowa St. at TCU, 3 p.m.

No. 18 Kentucky vs. LSU, 3 p.m.

No. 22 Memphis vs. Temple, 8:30 p.m.

No. 23 UCLA at Stanford, 5 p.m.

No. 24 Ohio St. vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m.

No. 25 Gonzaga at San Diego, 11 p.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 11 Creighton vs. Seton Hall, 4:02 p.m.

No. 13 Michigan St. at No. 20 Michigan, 11 a.m.

No. 22 UConn vs. SMU, 1 p.m.

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OLYMPIC HOCKEY

USA advances to semifinals

By LARRY LAGE The Associated Press

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Northern Illinois’ Daveon Balls attempts a shot Feb. 12 in the second half against Central Michigan. The Huskies won, 88-63.

NIU MEN’S BASKETBALL

Eastern Michigan (15-10, 7-5 MAC) at Northern Illinois (11-13, 5-7) WHEN: 6 p.m., NIU Convocation Center RADIO: AM-1360 WLBK, FM 98.9 LAST MEETING: Eastern Michigan defeated NIU, 45-44, in the first round of the 2013 MAC Tournament in Ypsilanti, Mich.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES: NIU and Eastern Michigan have met three times in each of the past two seasons, and the Eagles have won five of those six meetings. Eastern got a one-point victory over NIU in the MAC Tournament, and won the infamous 42-25 game when the Huskies scored just four points in the first half and set multiple NCAA records for offensive futility.

The Eagles have won their past three games, and are coming off a 65-44 win over Toledo, which is tied for the MAC West lead.

Junior forward Karrington

Ward leads Eastern Michigan with 12.8 points a game and 6.8 rebounds a contest. Freshman guard Raven Lee averages 10.8 points, while senior forward Glenn Bryant (10.2) and junior guard Mike Talley (10) also average double figures.

OUTLOOK: Saturday’s 6254 loss to Akron was NIU’s second defeat in its past five games.

The Huskies have gotten a nice boost from junior center Jordan Threloff, who is averaging 11.5 points over his past eight games and is shooting 58.5 percent. Sophomore point guard Travon Baker is averaging 10.8 points in conference play and has scored in double figures in 12 of his past 16 games.

NIU will have a tough time scoring against Eastern Michigan’s defense. The Eagles allow a league-low 62 points a game.

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Fantasizing about a new football press box • KORCEK Continued from page B1 Think ahead. What if the MAC Championship Game returns to on-campus sites?

Some day, Frazier may schedule a Maryland or Iowa State with large media contingents, shades of 2003. After the strong showing for the IHSA football playoffs Thanksgiving weekend, NIU’s next bid for the finals – with a state-of-the-art press box – would be difficult to challenge.

The only things most media types need are a working area out of the elements, electricity, Wi-Fi access, and maybe a sandwich and a soda. I would also recommend a few suites that could be converted into temporary radio booths (if anybody from NIU is reading) if you have more than two radio outlets (which happend during the IHSA weekend). For that classic Maryland game, it was an embarrassment to have to put people (11 NFL scouts) in the stands and on the sidelines, but with 150 media credentials we had no more room. It only worked because it was Aug. 28.

During the obligatory pre-game internal PA announcements in the press box for Maryland, I welcomed the masses to the Huskie Stadium press box (this was before it was named for Bud and Joyce Nangle), outlined our postgame procedures, the elevator, the FWAA no-cheering policy, the weather conditions, and then ad-libbed: “Sorry for the sardine-like conditions up here. Hopefully, we can survive this for three-plus hours.

If anybody wants to write a column or sidebar that NIU needs a larger press box, please do ... .”

The Chicago regulars laughed. The beat man from the Washington Post grumbled and nobody did squat.

Again, I hope the press box situation is addressed this

summer. Could Frazier do it for $6 million to $10 million?

Thought No. 2: Development-wise, I just cannot imagine hosting representatives from the Orange Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl the last two seasons in the current Sky/University/President’s box. There are basement man-caves that are more expansive, inviting, and much more comfortable.

If perception is reality, then the Huskie image was hurting those nights. Big-time.

Thought No. 3: Yes, I must admit that over the years I fantasized about a new football press box. I always loved the architects’ drawings for the “Northern Advantage” campaign from the early 1990s. The proposal included enclosing the ramp area on the west side of the original Huskie Stadium superstructure, making it into a vertical mall or atrium, and extending into the parking lot. There would be a food court and a “Huskies” gear shop, plus a second elevator (Toledo has two). Hey, you can always dream.

Thought No. 4: Great news. Northern Illinois athletics nominated former head coach Joe Novak for the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame. The new induction class will be announced this spring. Outstanding, logical choice, but when does NIU put up some student-athlete candidates?

How about former MAC standouts such as Tim Tyrrell, Allen Rayhorn, Lisa Starosta, Todd Peat, Tim Dillon, etc.?

Yeah, Jordan Lynch should be a cinch when he’s eligible in 5 to 10 years.

Just typing out loud. Again.

• Mike Korcek is a former NIU sports information director. His historical perspective on NIU athletics appears periodically in the Daily Chronicle. Write to him at sports@ daily-chronicle.com.

SOCHI, Russia – The United States’ hockey team is getting exactly what it wanted.

Another shot at Canada.

Dustin Brown banged in a go-ahead goal late in the first period and the Americans went on to dominate the Czech Republic 5-2 Wednesday to earn a spot in the semifinals for the third time in four Olympics.

The U.S. went on to play in the gold-medal game in 2010 and 2002 and lost each time to the Canadians.

When the Americans’ coach, Dan Bylsma, was asked to look ahead to the matchup, he took a deep breath and paused for several seconds to gather his thoughts.

“We knew we were going to have some big games prior to this point in time, but you were looking forward to the possibility of this rematch,” he said.

After a day off, the countries that share a long border in North America and generally friendly relations will meet Friday for the chance to become hockey champions of the Sochi Games.

“It’s a great opportunity,” American forward Max Pacioretty said. “They’re obviously the favorite coming into the tournament, and we’ve opened up a lot of eyes with our play, but we have more in the tank to give and to show.

“We keep getting better every game and hopefully we’ll keep getting better after this

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USA forward Zach Parise (9) celebrates his goal against the Czech Republic with teammates Phil Kessel (81) and USA defenseman Ryan Suter on Wednesday during the second period of men’s quarterfinal game in Shayba Arena at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. one.”

While the Canadians had to hold off Latvia 2-1, the U.S. might be peaking at the right time to improve its chances to win Olympic hockey gold for the first time since the “Miracle on Ice,” in 1980.

If the U.S. wins two more games, anyone who has been watching them play won’t be surprised.

“This is a team that has put up a spectacular performance,” Czech Republic coach Alois Hadamczik said.

And it wasn’t the first time in Sochi.

The U.S. has been tested only once, in a 3-2, eightround shootout against the host Russians in the preliminary round. The Americans crushed the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia by a combined score of 17-4.

The Americans shaped their roster with players who

skate fast, hit hard, share the puck and score.

“It starts off the ice,” Pacioretty said. “Everyone on this team realizes you have to play for the team and check your ego at the door. All of us are the top players on our team back home and you come here and you’re asked to play different roles.

“You see everyone in the room, willing to go to the dirty areas, block shots, make hits. It’s nice to see when you see a guy like Patty Kane backchecking as hard as he can across the ice. It kind of puts things in perspective.”

While the Czechs had to play for a second straight day because they needed to beat Slovakia in the qualification round just to reach the quarterfinals, the rested Americans were ready to roll after two days off.

The U.S. seemed to take ad-

vantage of having fresh legs, beating the Czech Republic to loose pucks all night long.

“They had more energy,” Czech goalie Ondrej Pavelec said. “It’s not an excuse, it’s just the way it is.”

James van Riemsdyk gave the Americans a lead 1:39 into the game.

They lost it a few minutes later when one of their defenseman, Ryan McDonagh, tried to clear the puck away from the front of the crease and it went off the left skate of Ryan Suter and got past Jonathan Quick.

The Czechs were not as successful scoring on their own against Quick, who started ahead of 2010 silver-medal winning goaltender Ryan Miller and had 21 saves.

Ales Hemsky was credited with a goal that two Americans touched after he did.

Hemsky legitimately scored his second one, skating to the slot and snapping off a wrist shot that got past Quick’s blocker with 7 minutes left in the game.

Brown put the U.S. up 2-1 at the 14:38 mark of the first, and David Backes made it 3-1 with 1.8 seconds left in the period.

Zach Parise piled on, pushing the Americans’ lead to 4-1 midway through the second period to chase Pavelec after he made just eight saves. He was replaced by Alexander Salak, who stopped 12 shots.

Since the Czechs won at the 1998 Olympics, the first with NHL players, they have won only a bronze medal in 2006.

Russia loses shot at hockey medal

By DAVID PACE The Associated Press SOCHI, Russia – A Russian hockey team with immense expectations lost its shot at an Olympic title Wednesday at a Winter Games tempered by violence both in the host city and in nearby Ukraine.

Finland beat the Russians 3-1, knocking them out of the quarterfinals and ending their chances of winning a hockey gold medal in front of their own fans.

Defending Olympic champion Canada had a scare from upstart Latvia before a late goal sealed a 2-1 win. The U.S. advanced easily with a 5-2 win over the Czech Republic.

The U.S. will meet Canada and Sweden will take on Finland in Friday’s semifinals.

Another Russian with great expectations, 15-yearold figure skater Julia Lipnitskaia, fell during the women’s short program and finished fifth. Defending gold medalist Yuna Kim of South Korea led the competition, which finishes today.

Ted Ligety of the U.S. won gold in men’s giant slalom, the first American man to win two Olympic medals in Alpine skiing. American-turned Russian snowboarder Vic Wild won the men’s parallel giant slalom, minutes after his Russian wife, Alexa Zavarzina, won bronze in the women’s competition.

In downtown Sochi, Cossack militia attacked the Pussy Riot punk group with horsewhips and removed members’ trademark ski masks. The confrontation lasted less than three minutes and no one was arrested.

Earlier, Sergei Bubka, the pole vault great who heads the Ukrainian Olympic Committee, urged both sides in Ukraine’s political crisis to halt the violence that left at least 25 people dead and 240 injured Tuesday in Kiev.

The crisis centers on divided loyalties in Ukraine between Russia and the West.

Ice hockey: Finland’s win over Russia was not an upset.

The Finns had advanced to the semifinals as the fourth seed, while Russia had to win a consolation round game to advance to the final eight.

Sweden continued its undefeated run, beating Slovenia 5-0 to advance to the semifinals.

Figure skating: Kim scored 74.92 points, and is ahead of Adelina Sotnikova of Russia by 0.28. Carolina Kostner of Italy is third with 74.12. Lipnitskaia, who helped Russia win the team gold on Feb. 9, fell on a triple flip. She was too tearful to speak after her worst performance in months. American champion Gracie Gold was fourth.

Alpine skiing: Ligety was 21 when he won his first gold medal in the combined at the 2006 Turin Games. The only

other American to win two Olympic golds in Alpine skiing was Andrea Mead Lawrence, who took the women’s slalom and giant slalom at the 1952 Oslo Games. On Wednesday, Steve Missillier of France took the silver and teammate Alexis Pinturault the bronze.

Cross country: Marit Bjoergen captured her fifth career Olympic gold medal when Norway won the women’s team sprint. Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg was the other Norwegian skier. Finland took silver and Sweden bronze.

In the men’s race, Finland took advantage of a fall that slowed its two closest rivals.

Russia grabbed the silver, Sweden the bronze.

Snowboarding: Wild grew up in White Salmon, Wash., and applied for Russian citizenship after marrying Zavarzina in 2011. He then joined the Russian snowboarding team. Nevin Galmarini of Switzerland finished second for silver, and Zan Kosir of Slovenia took the bronze. In the women’s race, Patrizia Kummer cruised to victory – and Switzerland’s sixth gold medal of the games – when Japan’s Tomoka Takeuchi missed a gate midway through the second run of the finals.

Speedskating: Martina Sablikova won her second consecutive gold in the women’s 5,000 meters. The Dutch still added two more medals, with Ireen Wust winning sil-

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ver and Carien Kleibeuker the bronze. Wust now has won four medals at the Sochi Games, including gold in the 3,000 and silvers in the 1,000 and 1,500. Dutch speedskaters have 21 medals overall.

Biathlon: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen broke the record for overall medals that he had shared with cross-country skiing great Bjoern Daehlie.

He also matched his fellow Norwegian’s record of eight gold medals. Bjoerndalen earlier won gold in Sochi in the men’s sprint biathlon. He can win another medal in the final men’s biathlon event of the Sochi Games, the 4x7.5-kilometer relay on Saturday. In the mixed relay biathlon, the Czech Republic won the silver and Italy the bronze.

Bobsled: The Canadian team of Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse won their second straight Olympic women’s bobsled gold.

Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams of the U.S. took silver, and teammates Jamie Greubel and Aja Evans the bronze. Williams became the fifth Olympian to medal at both the Summer and Winter Games. She has gold and silver medals from three Olympic appearances as a sprinter.

Curling: Canada and Sweden will play for the gold medal in women’s curling after winning semifinal games that went to the final shot. In the men’s tournament, Canada will meet Britain for gold.

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COMBINE

Prepping for combine is a nice crash course

By ROB MAADDI The Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, N.J. – More than 300 NFL hopefuls will be poked, prodded and tested perhaps more than any other job applicant at the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis this week.

One result can make all the difference.

A slower-than-expected time in the 40-yard dash can see a prospect (Maurice Clarett, Tom Brady) tumble in the draft. An impressive all-around performance can help a player (Mike Mamula) rocket up the board.

Millions of dollars are at stake and even careers. Some players won’t get a call on draft day. Others will have to pursue their dream in the CFL or Arena League.

That’s why college players across the country spend weeks preparing for the combine at training centers such as TEST Parisi Football Academy.

“The experience is something I can’t explain,” said LSU wide receiver Kadron Boone, who only saw snow once in his life before spending the past two

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Kevin Dunn, the CEO and owner, and his staff put players through a rigorous program, working on improving their speed, strength, agility, quickness and much more.

“This is a careful, calculated,

science-based design to take an athlete and make them everything they could be,” Dunn said.

Joe Flacco, Patrick Peterson, Demario Davis and other NFL stars trained here. Boone, Notre Dame linebacker Carlo Calabrese and Rutgers wide receiv-

er-safety Jeremy Deering are among dozens of players who worked out with Dunn, hoping to make it in the NFL and get their banner on the wall at TEST Sports Clubs.

“I’m learning new things, just trying to get my technique down, get better numbers in my 40 and my agility stuff,” Calabrese said.

How much emphasis do NFL organizations put on a player’s combine results? It varies, depending on a team’s draft philosophy and needs.

“We use it is as a deal-breaker,” Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said. “If you have a running back that runs a 4.9 in the 40 and our research says no fullback in history that ran a 4.9 has ever started, now you’re playing against the odds. Maybe that’s the one guy that can do it but you are really fighting the odds. We’re not building a team of exceptions.”

Veteran players consider the combine a measuring stick; not a defining end-all.

“The combine should just be used as a tool for teams to evaluate players,” Eagles All-Pro guard Evan Mathis said. “There

have been plenty of players that have performed terribly at the combine yet had great NFL careers and vice versa. Football ability and potential is best seen on game film.”

There’s more to it than running a fast 40, high reps in the 225-pound bench press or strong numbers in the vertical jump.

The mental aspect of testing plays an important role in determining whether a team wants to take a player in the first round or lower, or even at all.

Players must impress general managers in interviews, score well in the intelligence test and attempt to prove they won’t be a troublemaker on and off the field.

Don Yaeger, owner and president of 180 Communications, started a program six years ago that helps players prepare for interviews, how to deal with the media and handle social media. Yaeger and his team have worked with athletes at EXOS (formerly Athletes Performance) for several years.

They’ve also helped the University of Michigan, Atlanta Braves and Buffalo Bills.

COMBINE

Martin’s legal options limited in Dolphins case

By CURT ANDERSON The Associated Press MIAMI – The legal options for offensive lineman Jonathan Martin may be limited under workplace discrimination and harassment laws because an NFL-ordered investigation found that neither Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin nor the Miami Dolphins’ top executives knew about the bullying he endured, labor law experts said.

Martin told Ted Wells, the investigator appointed by the NFL, that he never reported repeated harassment at the hands of fellow lineman Richie Incognito

and two others. Wells found that Martin “did his best to honor” an unwritten “Judas” code against snitching on fellow players.

Because his employer was apparently unaware of the problems, it would be more difficult for Martin to win a workplace harassment lawsuit against the team, said Miami labor attorney Michael Landen. And in some cases, Martin seemed to go along in a bid to fit in.

“He seemed to participate and he didn’t report it to anyone at the Dolphins. When he did report it, the Dolphins took immediate action by suspending Incognito,” Landen said Wednes-

day. “They have some strength to their case because they did have procedures in place and upon reporting it they took immediate action.”

Indeed, the Wells report found the Dolphins had clear, written policies against workplace harassment or discrimination and that Philbin “embraced this philosophy and frequently reminded the team to be respectful” throughout the season. The team’s policy said harassment included “jokes, comments and antics; generalizations and putdowns; pornographic or suggestive literature and language.”

And the policy extended to texts

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The report also found basis to believe allegations that the Dolphins management encouraged Incognito’s actions in an effort to “toughen up” the 6-foot-5, 312-pound Martin. Incognito and others, the report said, threatened to rape Martin’s sister, called him a long list of racial slurs and bullied him for not being “black enough,” among other things.

Incognito’s attorney has denied that his client or any other Dolphins’ offensive linemen bullied Martin.

If Martin did pursue legal action, University of Miami law

professor David Abraham said the remedies are limited. Workers in discrimination and harassment cases frequently seek reinstatement to their jobs and back pay, he said. In Martin’s case, the Dolphins continued to honor their contract with him after he abruptly left the team in October.

“There is no issue of back pay, because the Dolphins did not withhold any of his contracted salary,” Abraham said. But, he added, there’s clear evidence of harassment. “When you leave your job, that’s a pretty clear demonstration of a hostile workplace.”

8BRIEFS Cowboys win coin flip, will pick 16th NEW YORK – The Dallas Cowboys won the coin flip to break their draft-position tie with the Baltimore Ravens and will select 16th in the first round of the May 8 NFL draft.

Both teams finished the 2013 season 8-8, and even on the league’s tiebreaker of opponent records.

The second and third rounds will be May 9, and rounds four through seven are May 10 at Radio City Music Hall.

Redskins TE Davis explains suspension ASHBURN, Va. – Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis said his latest NFL suspension resulted from taking a supplement that contained a banned substance.

Davis was suspended indefinitely without pay Wednesday for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

It’s the second substance-abuse suspension for Davis.

He was also sanctioned for the final four games of the 2011 season after testing positive for marijuana.

He said this suspension is unrelated to the first one. He also said he will be permitted to apply for reinstatement in the fall.

Davis is set to become a free agent next month.

He caught only seven passes for the Redskins last season and was passed on the depth chart by rookie Jordan Reed.

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ightwire Theater will bring its signature brand of dazzling visuals, poignant storytelling and music designed to evoke imagery to DeKalb’s Egyptian Theatre for one performance at 2 p.m. March 2.

Reserved tickets for “Lightwire: The Show,” sponsored by the Daily Chronicle, cost $10 to $25 and are available at www.egyptiantheatre.org, 815-758-1225 or at the theater box office at 135 N. Second St., from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays or 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.

Audiences of all ages will enjoy this adventure where birds grow 16 feet tall, aliens take the life force from other beings and cats fight with light sabers. Follow the story of an exiled young bird and his extraordinary power. Banished from his tribe, he sets off on his own adventure as an alien species seeks to dominate and destroy their planet and perhaps him, too.

Along the way, he develops an unlikely friendship with an outcast warrior cat and other creatures as they work together to try and save their planet. Appropriate for the whole family, the show is performed in complete darkness.

Since its appearance as semi-finalists on “America’s Got Talent” in 2012, Lightwire Theater has been entertaining audiences all over the world with their unique combination of dance, puppetry and technology. Lightwire Theater most recently performed at Ferrari World’s “Race as Fast as Light” in Abu Dhabi, as finalists for My TF1’s “The Best Le Meilleur Artiste” in Paris and recently returned home to New Orleans to premiere “Lightwire: A Very Electric Christmas.”

What: “Lightwire: The Show” When: 2 p.m. March 2 Where: The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb Tickets: $10 to $25 at www.egyptiantheatre.org, 815-758-1225 or the theater box office.

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Ian Carney and Corbin Popp are the creators of Lightwire Theater. The group will perform at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb at 2 p.m. March 2.

Creators Ian Carney and Corbin Popp met while dancing in Twyla Tharp’s Broadway show “Movin’ Out.” An immediate connection was made as they discovered their mutual love of art, theater and technology.

After coming across a product called EL wire, the lights turned on. “EL wire” is short for electroluminescent wire: Unlike black lights, the technology can be powered by batteries and requires no theatrical lighting. The possibilities seemed endless. Together with their wives, Eleanor and Whitney, they began to develop puppetry-based creatures that quickly gained personality.

Relocating from New York to Ian and Eleanor’s hometown, New Orleans, they continued the creative process. It was there, in the Katrina-ravaged city, that the show began to take shape. The

result, after years of engineering and development, was “Darwin the Dinosaur,” followed by “The Ugly Duckling” and “LIightwire: The Show.”

“Darwin” is an innovative theatrical experience. Electroluminescent creatures light up the darkened stage in the heartrending tale of a dinosaur who discovers the true meaning of love. Originally created in partnership with The Detroit Music Hall, “Darwin” has performed all over the Americas and Europe for audiences of all ages.

Popp, from Lincoln, Neb., became interested in dance at the Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company. He paused to pursue academics, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1999.

In 2000, he was a Fulbright scholar in Germany. He began his professional

dance training during his final years at UNL, and has continued dancing professionally with the Omaha Theater Company, The Sacramento Ballet, Complexions, Billy Joel’s “Movin’ Out” on Broadway and most recently “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway.

A native of New Orleans, Carney began his training with Harvey Hysell and Diane Carney. He continued his studies as a scholarship student with David Howard in New York and Devon Carney of the Boston Ballet.

Carney graduated from Tulane University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature while continuing to perform with Ballet Hysell in New Orleans. He then joined Montgomery Ballet with his wife Eleanor in 1996.

He has danced principal roles in “Coppelia,” “The Nutcracker,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Scheherazade,” to name a few. He danced the lead role and was a dance captain in Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp’s musical “Movin’ Out” for three years on Broadway.

Carney has guested extensively across the United States as a dancer, teacher and choreographer. Currently, he balances directing and performing with instructing ballet at Tulane University.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.egyptiantheatre.org.

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things to do this weekend “Pompeii,” a PG-13 action movie about a gladiator who must save his beloved before Mount Vesuvius erupts; and “3 Days to Kill,” a PG-13 action movie starring Kevin Costner and Hailee Steinfeld.

for your family and friends (virgin margaritas for the youngsters, of course). Or head out to your favorite bar and see if they have any margarita specials.

Start your engines So long Sochi The Winter Olympics wrap up this weekend. The closing ceremony takes place Sunday, and final events will take place this weekend. Go to www. nbcolympics.com for TV information and more.

Pass the salt

At the movies The big movies opening this week are

The NASCAR season kicks off Sunday with the Daytona 500. The race is at noon on Fox, with plenty of coverage before and after.

Hoop dreams Need more sports? Don’t forget the NBA is still in action, and NCAA basketball is gearing up for March Madness.

Saturday is National Margarita Day. Get in the spirit and make some margaritas

Arends Visual Arts Building, Room 102, NIU, DeKalb. Free.

815-787-6478. Schedule: • March 6: “The Long Lost Tomb of King Herod the Great at Herodium” • April 3: “When the Greeks Ruled: Egypt After Alexander the Great” Jack Hanna’s “Into the Wild” Live: 3 p.m. April 6, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $15 to $35. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

REGIONAL Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show & Sale: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9, Kane County Fairgrounds’ Prairie Events Center, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Admission: $8 benefits local historical and educational endeavors. $2 Discount coupons available at www.csada.com/shows.php.

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STAGE Indian Valley Theatre’s “Fox on the Fairway”: 7 p.m. Feb. 20 through 22, 1 p.m. Feb. 23, Fox Valley Older Adults Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Dinner theater catered by Allesandria’s Italian Dining. For mature audiences only. Tickets: $26. www. indianvalleytheatre.com.

NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “Woyzeck”: 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 20 through 22 and Feb. 27 through March 1, 2 p.m. Feb. 23 and March 1, Huntley Middle School Auditorium, 1515 S. First St., DeKalb. Tickets: $16, $13 for seniors, $8 for students, at 815-753-1600 or www.niu.edu/ theatre/.

“Lightwire: The Show”: 2 p.m.

March 2, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $10 to $25. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

Stage Coach Players’ “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m. March 13 through 15, 2 p.m. March 15 and 16, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. www. stagecoachers.com.

Stage Coach Players’ “Cheaper by the Dozen”: 7:30 p.m. May 8 through 10 and 15 through 17, 2 p.m. May 18, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

Stage Coach Players’ “12 Angry Jurors”: 7:30 p.m. June 5 through 7 and 12 through 14, 2 p.m. June 15, Stage Coach

Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

Stage Coach Players’ “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”: 7:30 p.m. July 10 through 12 and 17 through 19, 2 p.m. July 13, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

Stage Coach Players’ “Arsenic and Old Lace”: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 through 16, and Aug. 21 through 23, 2 p.m. Aug. 24, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

Stage Coach Players’ “Urinetown The Musical”: 7:30 p.m. Sept.

11 through 13 and 18 through 20, 2 p.m. Sept. 14 and 21, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers. com.

AUDITIONS AUDITIONS Stage Coach Players 2014 season auditions: 1 to 5 p.m.

March 1 and 2, 7 to 9 p.m. March 3, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road, DeKalb. www. stagecoachers.com.

ART ART Kishwaukee College Art Gallery’s “Animal Sign/Animal Minds II” and “Two But Not Two” exhibitions: Through March 5, KC Art Gallery, 21193 Malta Road, Malta.

Artists’ reception: 5 to 8 p.m.

Feb. 28. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Frida; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednes-

day and Thursday. Free. www. kishwaukeecollege.edu.

Kish Art to the Community: 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 28, DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., DeKalb. Invitational group exhibition of contemporary artworks by current Kishwaukee College students.

Variety of art forms including painting, drawing, photography, metals, ceramics, digital art and video. Free; open to the public.

Also open by appointment. Closing reception: Feb. 28. Information: 815-758-1351 or dawc@ niu.edu “Play: Stories, Mementos and Fun”: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore. Exhibition explores leisure moments and how we remember them through stories, objects and experiences.

Admission: $5 a person, free for members and children younger than 14. www.sycamorehistory. org. 815-895-5762.

DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association Exhibit Gallery: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, Labor Day through Memorial Day, or by appointment, Nehring Gallery, 111 S. Second St., Suite 204, DeKalb.

Free. www.daaha.inc@gmail. com. 815-756-8737.

COMEDY COMEDY

REGIONAL Zanies Comedy Night Club – St.

Charles: Various dates at Pheasant Run Resort, 4050 E. Main St. Visit www.stcharles.zanies.com for acts, prices and showtimes.

630-584-6342.

EVENTS EVENTS “Best Picture” Film Series: 7 p.m., Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $7, adults; $5, students and seniors.

Ticket package available for $42, adults; $30, students and seniors. www.egyptiantheatre. org. Schedule: Feb. 25 – “Shakespeare in Love” Swing Dancing in DeKalb: 7 to 10:30 p.m. March 4, O’Leary’s Irish Pub & Grill (upstairs), 260 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. No partner needed, casual dress, leather-soled shoes recommended. $5 admission (includes lesson at 7 p.m. at no additional charge). Water provided; food and beverages available for purchase. See BarbCitySwing.com for coming dates and exceptions and look for the group on Facebook.

NIU College of Ed’s Diversity in Film series: 3 to 5:45 p.m.

Tuesdays, Faraday 144, NIU, DeKalb. Faculty will moderate discussions following the films.

Information: 815-753-1948 or email cedu@niu.edu. Schedule: March 18 – “Crash” April 15 – “The Interrupters” April 29 – “Fruitvale Station” ALPHA: Friends of Antiquity Lecture Series: 7:30 p.m., Jack

Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s ADM Young Artists Concerto Competition Winner Concert: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors and students; $5 children younger than 12. www. kishorchestra.org.

NIU Steel Band benefit concert for Neighbors’ House: 6:30 p.m. March 7, E-Free Church, 150 Bethany Road in DeKalb. Tickets: $15 and can only be purchased through www.NeighborsHouse. org. Tickets and seats are limited.

William Yang: 7 p.m. March 8, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.

Billy Currington’s “We Are Tonight” tour with special guests Brett Eldredge and Chase Rice: 7:30 p.m. March 20, NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $28.50 to 35.50 at Convo Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or 800-7453000. Tickets on sale at 10 a.m.

Jan. 24.

Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Spring Concert: Shostakovich and Steel: 7:30 p.m.

May 3, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors and students; $5 children younger than 12. www.kishorchestra.org.

ONGOING ONGOING Art Attack – School of Art in Sycamore: 215 W. Elm St. Classes for children and adults. www.sycamoreartattack.org or 815-899-9440.

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

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

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

Open Mic: 8 p.m. Mondays, sign-in at 7:30 p.m., The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Bands and singers perform for 12 minutes. 815787-9547.

DeKalb Festival Chorus rehearsals: 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Mondays during the school year, NIU Music Building. www.dekalbfestivalchorus.org. Contact conductor Seth Houston at seth@sethhouston.com or 303815-0648.

Kishwaukee Barbershop Harmony Singers rehearsals: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Open to men of all ages. 815-895-5955 or 815899-8383.

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

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

Wednesdays, band room at Door 16 of Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb. All-volunteer band for anyone age 18 or older who has played a wind or percussion instrument in the past. No auditions needed. 815-899-4867 or 815-825-2350.

Thursday Blues Nights: 8 p.m. first Thursday each month at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

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

NIU alum Kenneth Womack publishes Beatles encyclopedia Northern Illinois University alumnus Kenneth Womack makes writing seem easy, considering he has more than 25 books to his credit as an author and editor.

After a year of touring the country to share stories about the Beatles, Womack has just released “The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the group’s appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

The book addresses the lives and works of the Beatles.

From Abbey Road to Zapple Records, the two-volume encyclopedia is a comprehensive study of the band’s Kenneth Womack musical fusion and cultural impact. It also focuses on the wide array of people and places associated with the band’s achievements.

Another Beatles book that Womack has written is “Long and Winding Roads,” which maps the group’s development, and he has edited two Beatles books.

Born two years after the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, Womack is regarded as an expert on the band’s history. During his Beatlemania tour across the U.S., he talked about the foursome’s musical development from the early years until their breakup in 1969.

As a teacher and writer, he has received many awards, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2009.

For the 2013-2014 academic year, Womack was named Penn State University’s laureate. He teaches English and integrative arts and serves as senior associate dean for academic affairs at Penn State’s Altoona campus.

As a laureate, he is responsible for one academic year to bring an enhanced level of social, cultural, artistic and human perspective and awareness to diverse audiences. Living up to that responsibility, he has helped organize an international Beatles celebration, which occurred earlier this month at the Altoona campus.

“The Restaurant at the End of the World” (2012) earned him a gold medal for best regional fiction from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. It is

Larry Williams

French horn celebration features noted soloist based on the tragic lives of 28 real-life characters who worked in the Windows on the World restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center.

“John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel” (2010, NIU Press) won bronze for literary fiction from ForeWord Reviews. This book is about the man that was supposed to be Timothy McVeigh’s accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing.

“I believe that you have to be relentless to pursue writing as a vocation,” Womack said in a recent interview. “I think that under any circumstances – the best of circumstances – writers will their characters and storyline into being. It is a powerful but inherently difficult act.”

In addition to studying the Russian language and literature at the Moscow Institute of Communications, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Texas A&M University and a doctorate in English from NIU.

Feb. 26 is “Horn Day” in the Northern Illinois University School of Music.

Noted horn soloist Larry Williams is the featured performer for the event. Horn Day also will feature NIU professors Thomas Bough and John Fairfield, along with the NIU Wind Symphony.

All events are free.

During the afternoon, participants will enjoy horn masterclasses – some might be selected for “mini-lessons” with Williams or Fairfield – and observe a rehearsal.

The evening concert of the NIU Wind Symphony, which begins at 8 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall and is open to the public, will spotlight Williams performing the

world premiere of Bough’s “Concerto for Horn and Wind Band.”

Called “an outstanding artist-soloist with fine tone, excellent intonation, superb accuracy and superior musicianship,” Williams is artistic director and principal horn of the American Studio Orchestra, principal horn of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Philadelphia Big Brass and Lyric Brass Quintet.

For more information, or to register to participate, call 815-753-7971 or email kswope@niu.edu. Those who RSVP for the day should include their names, ages, schools and headcounts of the participants they plan to bring with them.

NIU’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall is accessible to all.

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Stage Coach casting for 2014 season plays Stage Coach Players will hold auditions for its 2014 season on March 1 through 3 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road in DeKalb.

Auditions will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.

There is no appointment needed to audition, but those auditioning for multiple shows are encouraged to arrive early. Auditioners will be asked to do cold readings for scripts.

Those auditioning for a musical should prepare at least 16 bars from a musical theater song and bring sheet music for the accompanist.

More information can be found at www.stagecoachers.com.

Auditions will be held for: • Stage Coach Annual Radio Show (time, date and title to be announced) This one-day performance will take place in April.

• “Cheaper by the Dozen,” May 8 through 10 and 15 through 18 Adapted by Christopher Sergel from the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, this classic comedy focuses on the difficulty of growing up in a family with 11 brothers and sisters and a father who runs the house like a factory.

Casting 12 children, ages 5 to 17, two men and three women.

• “Twelve Angry Jurors,” June 5

through 7 and 12 through 15 As in the Henry Fonda movie, one juror in this courtroom play refuses to convict a young boy of murder and must convince the rest of the jury. Unlike the film, the cast will be split between men and women.

Casting 13 adults, men and women.

• “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” July 10 through 13 and 17 through 20 Daniel Radcliffe recently starred in the Broadway revival of this Frank Loesser musical about a window washer who rises to the top of the company in just a few days.

Casting six men and four women

for primary roles, plus a large ensemble. Experienced dancers are also sought.

• “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Aug. 14 through 16 and 21 through 24 This hilarious comedy was the first show produced by Stage Coach Players back in 1947. When Mortimer Brewster discovers that his two kind aunts are poisoning lonely old men, he must figure out a way to stop them without them getting arrested.

Casting 11 men and three women.

• “Urinetown,” Sept. 11 through 14 and 18 through 21 This is a wonderful musical with a terrible name. It’s a comedic satire

about what happens when a town runs out of water: they charge a fee to pee. The musical features several show-stopping song and dance numbers, along with non-stop laughs.

Casting 10 men and six women.

• “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,” Oct. 9 through 11 and 16 through 19 This touching play takes place two years after a tragic boating accident. A widower tries to take care of his daughter while still holding onto his wife’s ghost. The script is a mix of drama and comedy, with several meaty parts.

Casting two men, three women, and two teenage girls.

ALPHA offers lecture on King Herod’s tomb

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The Northern Illinois University Steel Band will perform “an eclectic blend of music from across the globe” to benefit the literacy and academic enrichment programs of Neighbors’ House on March 7.

NIU Steel Band to play benefit The Northern Illinois University Steel Band will provide a tropical reprieve from the area’s collective cabin fever on March 7. The band, under the direction of Liam Teague, will perform “an eclectic blend of music from across the globe” to benefit the literacy and academic enrichment programs of Neighbors’ House across DeKalb County.

The concert will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the E-Free Church, 150 Bethany

Road in DeKalb.

Tickets cost $15 and can only be purchased through www.NeighborsHouse. org. Tickets and seats are limited. All proceeds benefit Neighbors’ House.

Neighbors’ House provides noand low-cost reading and homework help programs, such as Reading and Homework Clubs, Summer Reading Vacations and Summer Art Vacations.

Most of these programs take place in

income-eligible apartment and housing complexes throughout DeKalb County. Neighbors’ House, a nonprofit, faith-based, community development organization, is celebrating its 10th anniversary and will serve 200 students this year.

For more information about Neighbors’ House, visit NeighborsHouse. org. And, for news about the NIU Steel Band, visit www.NIUSteelBand.com.

ALPHA: Friends of Antiquity will present its first lecture in the spring series at 7:30 p.m. March 6 in room 102 of the Jack Arends Visual Arts Building on the Northern Illinois University campus.

Professor Ralph Burin, of the Department of Art History at Harper College, will present “The Long Lost Tomb of King Herod the Great at Herodium.”

Burin spent time at the excavation site of King Herod’s tomb in Israel and will discuss his experiences there.

In February 2013, the Israel National Museum in Jerusalem opened with the world’s first exhibit to the archaeological legacy of biblical King Herod, the Jewish proxy monarch who ruled Judea under Roman occupation more than 2,000 years ago. The exhibit includes the remains of Herod’s tomb and

sarcophagus.

King Herod was known for his ambitious building projects and his funerary arrangements are described in great detail. Yet the precise location of the tomb was lost to history. In 2007, Professor Ehud Netzer believed that he had found the tomb after spending 35 years of his career looking for it. Although the tomb was empty of human remains, evidence indicates it is Herod’s long lost tomb.

Burin will discuss the importance of Netzer’s findings and the significance of the museum’s archaeological exhibit.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Complimentary refreshments will be served.

Founded in 1971, ALPHA is dedicated to the study of the archaeology, literature, philosophy, history and art of the ancient world.

Fox Valley Antiques Show heads to area Antiques professionals from 14 states will make their way to the Fox Valley Antiques Show on March 8 and 9 at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles.

Held indoors at the Prairie Events Center, dealers exhibit in walled and papered booths, their offerings arranged in room settings, many with an emphasis on decorative and graphic design. A “screened” show assures authenticity, allowing customers to buy with confidence.

Catered lunch with seating is available and there is plenty of free parking.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Visitors should enter on Randall Road between Routes 38 and 64.

Produced by the Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association, the show celebrates local heritage by collaborating with its sponsor, Garfield Farm Museum in LaFox. Both nonprofit organizations, admission of $8 bene-

To give the gift of time or resources, please call (815) 756-7522

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The Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show & Sale will be held March 8 and 9 at the Kane County Fairgrounds’ Prairie Events Center in St. Charles. fits local historical and educational endeavors. Discount coupons for $2 off admission are available at www.csada.

Piano prodigy on opera house stage William Yang is a big thing in a small box. He’s 12. He’s cute. He’s brilliant. Virtuosity is an overused word, but his is a performance talent beyond verbal description, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

He’s coming to the Sandwich Opera House stage at 7:30 p.m. March 8.

William, from Eden Prairie, Minn., has been winning piano competitions and performing publicly since the age of 7. His repertoire includes works by Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Godowsky, Prokofiev, Schumann, Grieg, Schubert and Liszt. Some of his past performances can be found on YouTube.

Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 65 and older and $15 for students, and can

be purchased at the Opera House box office, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich, from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Tickets also can be reserved by phone at 815-786-2555 during those hours.

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Boyfriend has no desire to start second family Dear Abby: I’m a single mom in a serious relationship with a divorced man who has children of his own. Between us, we have seven, ranging in age from 7 to 17. I’m in my early 30s; he’s in his early 50s.

My dilemma: I’m interested in having another child if we get married. He definitely isn’t.

Is it unreasonable for me to want to add to this already large potential blended family? I love the idea of experiencing motherhood again with a little more experience and age under my belt, and I’d love to share that intimacy with him. While he likes the abstract possibility of “our” child, he says he feels too old now and he wouldn’t be able to be the kind of father he would want to be.

If neither of us had kids of

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips our own, this would be a dealbreaker for me, but how do I know if my maternal longings are just the last, painful tickings of my biological clock, or a real desire that I’ll end up resenting him for if I ignore it and we stay together? – Is Seven Enough?

Dear Is Seven Enough?: Because your boyfriend is in his 50s and has made it clear that he isn’t interested in becoming a father again, I think you should count your many blessings and consider that seven is a lucky number.

Dear Abby: My godmother passed away in January 2011. My godfather, “Jim,”

remarried last year. I am still mourning her loss and have not been able to get myself to call and speak to Jim, even though I did send him a congratulatory wedding card.

I love him. Jim is a wonderful, kind, attractive man.

I knew it wouldn’t be long before another woman would take an interest in him or he’d find love again. My siblings have tried to get me to make contact with him, but I’m still not ready to accept that he has moved on with another woman. Please advise me. – Can’t Face It in California Dear Can’t Face It: I am sorry for your loss, and I’m sure your godmother will always live in your heart. However, if you love your godfather, you should be glad that he has been able to move forward in his life. That he was open

to finding love again speaks volumes about the quality of the marriage he shared with your godmother.

Of course seeing Jim with someone else won’t be easy for you, but it is sad that you would sacrifice the special relationship you have with him because you are reluctant to face reality. For both of your sakes, I hope you’ll reconsider. If you do, you may find that you like the new lady in his life.

Dear Abby: Is it ever appropriate for a diner to lick his/her fingers in public, like when eating finger food or barbecue? It drives me nuts!

I equate it to a cat cleaning itself.

When I try to get the person in question to use a napkin, I’m looked at as if I’ve lost my mind! At the very

least, our hands are covered with germs, and who wants to stick them in their mouth?

Yecch. – Grossed Out in Ohio Dear Grossed Out: I think it depends upon the circumstances in which the food is being served. If someone is eating canapes at a cocktail party, licking the fingers is a no-no. And most barbecue joints provide moist towelettes to their patrons.

On the other hand, Col. Sanders used to call his fried chicken “finger lickin’ good.” At a picnic or informal gathering, it’s purr-fectly acceptable to lick one’s fingers, and I confess this tabby has probably done it, so I’m not going to cast aspersions.

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DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

The many causes of irritable bowel syndrome Dear Dr. K: I have irritable bowel syndrome. Can you explain what has caused it?

Dear Reader: The honest answer is we don’t know what causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Over the past 20 years, we’ve discovered some clues and developed some new treatments.

IBS is a common condition. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea and/or constipation, bloating, gassiness and cramping.

(On my website, I’ve posted criteria that doctors look for when diagnosing IBS.) No physical abnormality has been yet identified in people with IBS. For example, the walls of the large and small intestine appear normal.

However, researchers have reported some abnormalities in

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff how the intestines function.

Normally, the intestines move digested food progressively downward to the rectum, where a bowel movement removes it from the body. For that to happen, the walls of the intestine must squeeze down in a coordinated way. In many (but not all) patients with IBS, the movement of the intestinal walls is not well-coordinated.

Whether these abnormalities in how the intestines work explain the symptoms of IBS, however, remains uncertain. In fact, it’s likely that IBS is not a single disease, but

rather a set of symptoms that stem from a variety of causes.

Some possible causes of IBS symptoms include: • Infection. A bout of infectious gastroenteritis (stomach or bowel inflammation) may sensitize the gut in a way that leads to IBS symptoms.

• Overgrowth of intestinal bacteria in the small intestine. This may contribute to common symptoms in some patients, and antibiotic treatment may improve some symptoms.

• Unusual bacteria in the large intestine. In all of us, the large intestine is filled with trillions of bacteria, of thousands of different types.

Some experts speculate that IBS may be influenced by the types of bacteria in the large intestine.

• Colon activity. Some

research has found that muscle in the wall of the large intestine (colon) can become more sensitive than usual; it goes into spasm after only mild stimulation.

• Heightened sensitivity.

Another possibility is that people with IBS have a much lower threshold for pain than people without IBS. • Hormones produced in the GI tract, which affect movement of the bowels, may also trigger symptoms.

Women with IBS often have more symptoms during their menstrual periods. This suggests that levels of reproductive hormones also affect IBS symptoms.

• Dietary factors. Certain foods can trigger IBS symptoms. Common culprits include cabbage, broccoli, legumes and other gas-produc-

ing foods, caffeine, alcohol, dairy products, fatty foods, raw fruits, and foods, gums and beverages containing sorbitol, an artificial sweetener. These foods contain substances called FODMAPs. It’s a matter of trial and error to determine which foods trigger your symptoms. Eliminate one food at a time to see which ones give you trouble.

• Stress and emotion.

Stress stimulates colon spasms in people with IBS. Stress reduction, relaxation training and counseling can help relieve symptoms in some people.

I’ll bet that, like many illnesses, IBS has multiple physical causes and can be made worse by stress.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

What’s at work here is the power of suggestion Dr. Wallace: Over the Christmas break, my family and I went to London to visit my grandparents. My mother was born in England, and my parents met when they both were students at Surrey University.

While we were in England, we went to Blackpool, a resort city on the ocean in the west of England. We decided to have our fortunes told by a gypsy fortuneteller.

Neither of us believed that she actually could predict the future, but we did it just for fun. We paid five pounds each, and expected to have a

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace few laughs. Mom went first, and the gypsy looked at some cards and then told her that her husband (my dad) was going to get a promotion at work. Two months later after we got home, Dad was named executive vice president of sales.

Now I’m really worried because the same fortuneteller had told me my boyfriend and I would break up. Now I’m really nervous because

8ASTROGRAPH

By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – Your compassion and generosity will result in unexpected rewards this year. Your actions will be recognized by those in a position to enhance your prospects. Decisive action and determination on your part will serve to improve your reputation and status.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Engage in opportunities that will expand your mind and skill set. Explore alternate sources of entertainment to bring about a positive change in your personal life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Flexibility will be necessary when dealing with a personal or business partner, and will also help to strengthen your union. Take measures to ensure that your property is protected before leaving home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You may be feeling romantic, but caution must be taken where intimacy is concerned. Hurt feelings and resentment will develop if your actions or intentions are misinterpreted.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Let your imagination inspire you. Find a hobby that stimulates and rejuvenates your imagination. Your efforts may be rewarding if you are able to market your new skills.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You mustn’t allow others to stifle your talents. Follow your intuition and keep your dreams in sight. Your excellent memory is an important facet of your personality.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Your home decor and improvement plans will prove challenging if you let someone meddle. Refrain from listening to anyone trying to deter you from following through with your project.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Get to know your friends and neighbors better. You can obtain a lot of information by listening and observing how others react to situations that arise, and you can contribute valuable input as well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t jump to conclusions. The situation may turn out to be much different from the one you imagine. Do your homework and get all the pertinent information before you make a decision.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Take a look at your personal and business relationships. Someone you are dealing with may be looking for a firm commitment. Be honest and up-front about your concerns.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Resist telling anyone intimate details about your personal life. Serious problems may arise if you are not mindful of someone else’s privacy. Use discretion in both personal and professional relationships.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Lighten up and have some fun.

Accepting invitations to social activities is a sure way to meet new and exciting people. A casual encounter may lead to a lasting friendship.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Your position may be jeopardized if someone tries to take credit for your work. Expend the effort and present and promote your accomplishments to your employer to ensure your advancement.

I love my boyfriend and I would be devastated if we broke up. Now I keep thinking of that gypsy, and I really did believe she had psychic powers. Why else would she have known about my dad’s promotion?

Now I react a little differently with my boyfriend. We used to disagree, but I always told him why I thought a different way. Now, I just agree with him because I’m afraid he might get mad and end our relationship.

When I read about psychics at the library, I learned that there is documented proof that some people really

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have the power to predict the future. Please tell me what you think. – Nameless, Hartford, Conn.

Nameless: Don’t change the way you act around your boyfriend. He was attracted to who you were before you visited the gypsy. Just be yourself and let your relationship develop at its own speed. The gypsy may have scored a lucky hit by “predicting” your dad’s promotion, but, in fact, she can no more predict the future than I can.

What’s at work here is the power of suggestion. Telling you that you’re going to

break up with your boyfriend is the sort of thing that can easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. You become so afraid it will happen that your nervousness helps bring it about.

If you find yourself unable to get the gypsy’s “prediction” out of your mind, ask yourself this question: What’s she doing in Blackpool earning $8 a fortune when she could become a millionaire placing bets based on her knowledge of future events?

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

8CROSSWORD

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Try to paint a false picture Fulke Greville, an English poet who died in 1628, said, “The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens.”

At the bridge table, the beauty of a deal can increase upon careful analysis. Sometimes, though, the key play is a falsecard.

What should happen in this deal after West leads the heart ace against three no-trump?

Before getting to the answer, some pairs use interesting honor leads against no-trump. They choose one card, either the ace or king (I prefer the king), when they have a very strong suit. It asks partner either to unblock an honor or to give count. With that agreement, West would lead his “big” card here, happy if East could throw the queen onto the table. (Assuming the king is “big,” then an ace-lead is from a weaker ace-king holding, asking partner to signal attitude. And a queen-lead is from either a weak king-queen or a good queen-jack.) If that appeals to you, discuss it carefully with your partners.

Using standard leads and signals, East should play his heart three at trick one, discouraging. Then South must drop his seven. He has to try to persuade West that East started with Q-3-2 of hearts and was doing the best he could by playing the three.

Agreed, it should not work.

West’s ace-lead should not be from a holding weaker than ace-king-jack-fourth. And if that is true, East can afford to play his queen from Q-3-2.

West should shift at trick two, and whichever suit he chooses, East will get in with his club ace and can lead his second heart through South’s queen to defeat the contract by two tricks.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.DAVID GLITTENBERG, et al Defendant 12 CH 327 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 10, 2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County will at 1:00 PM on March 13, 2014, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2925 GREENWOOD ACRES, Dekalb, IL 60115 Property Index No. 08-12101-003 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $272,208.19. 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 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, 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. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale 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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). 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 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. , 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 3722020. Please refer to file number 12-2222-19811.

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LAURENS RIJK and SHELLY RIJK aka SHELLY L. RIJK, Defendants.

12-CH-207 Property Address: 1333 Whitetail Ln., Sandwich, IL 60548 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Judgment of the above Court entered on January 10, 2013 in the above-entitled cause, the following described real estate, to wit: Permanent Index Number: 1925-225-009 Commonly known as: 1333 Whitetail Ln., Sandwich, IL 60548 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on February 27, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Building, 150 North Main, Sycamore, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $322,312.53.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: The bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of 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. 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, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 E. Main St., Decatur, Illinois 62523 (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgage, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchase who acquires title from a mortgage 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-l) 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.

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, Scott, 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.

James A. Coale Attorney for Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC I589405

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AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff,

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LAND AUCTION DeKalb County Illinois 479.0 Acres m/l Selling 5 Tracts Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:30 AM Mendota Civic Center – Mendota IL Property located in southwest DeKalb County, Paw Paw Township, IL

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VS DEREK HARTMANN A/K/A DEREK C. HARTMANN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COMPASS MORTGAGE INC.; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 144 1711 SOUTH 7TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 12, 2013, DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF in DEKALB County, Illinois, will on March 27, 2014, in 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, at 1:00PM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DEKALB, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 08-26-355-010 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1711 SOUTH 7TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115 Description of Improvements: ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A ONE CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $124,272.51. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH".

The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1304767 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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

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: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 13 6574.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 6574 I588677 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

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(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

DEKALB - downtown upper front apartment. 2 bedrooms, cute, clean and quiet. Energy efficient furnace and central air, new appliances $600 per month plus utilities 630-327-7147

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DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

RUTH R. RATKE; GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC; COVENTRY TOWNHOMES OF NORTH FIELD FARMS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; DEFENDANT 13 CH 244 Address: 233 Judy Lane, Cortland, Illinois 60112 Judge Thomas Doherty 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 October 17, 2013, I, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois, will on March 13, 2014 at the hour of 1:00 PM at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 233 Judy Lane, Cortland, Illinois 60112 P.I.N.: 09-20-101-034 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $138,160.64 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. 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.

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 and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the

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

University Village Apts.

722 N. Annie Glidden Rd. 815-758-7859 DEKALB 1 BEDBROOM Clean, upper, $525/mo + 1st, last security. No pets/smoking.

815-791-3721

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Clean, quiet, 1 bath, appliances included, available March 1st.

815-758-6580

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM With study, stove, fridge, heat incl. 815-748-4085 DEKALB 2BR, 1.5BA DUPLEX

All appl, D/W, W/D, C/A,1 car garage, $975/mo. 815-494-0861 DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location!

No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

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DeKalb Newer 2BR Duplex Quiet neighborhood, appl, W/D. Walk-in-closets, no pets, $950/mo + 1st/last /sec. 815-739-4442

DeKalb Newer 2BR Duplex Quiet neighborhood, appl, W/D. Walk-in-closets, no pets, $950/mo + 1st/last /sec. 815-739-4442

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Page C8 • Thursday, February 20, 2014 SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. , 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 3722020. Please refer to file number 12-2222-19811.

I588590

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GENOA DELUXE 2 BEDROOM 1 bath, remodeled, appl. Counrty setting, close to downtown Genoa.

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Laing Mgmt.

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CA. DW. W/D on Site. Off-Street Prkg. No pets. $695 Incl. Water & Garbage. J&A RE 815-970-0679

CORTLAND 3BR, 2BA TH Fireplace, 2 car gar, all appl incl W/D, $1200/mo + sec. For more info call Anthony 630-730-8070 DEKALB 2 BR 1.5 BA condo near I-88, shopping, NIU. All appliances, garage, central air. Small pets OK. $925. 630-485-0508 DeKalb TH, 2 BR, 1.5 BA, 2 Car garage. Near Wal-Mart $950/mo. + 1 mo. sec. dep. Call: 815-501-1660

DeKalb/Summit Enclave 2BR 1.5BA, W/D, garage, no pets, no smoking, $925/mo + sec dep.

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Sycamore TH Like New 2BR Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets.

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DeKalb 3BR, 2BA, C/A, All Appls incl Dishwasher, Wash/Dryer, 1 car gar. $1000/mo + sec dep + util.

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No pets/smoking. 815-895-6747 leave message

DEKALB 1141 S. 5th St. Quiet, 3BD, 1BA, new furnace, fireplace, 1300 SQ FT. $850 rent + util + dep. Pets OK. W/D hookup.

Avail 4/1. 815-739-3740 Dekalb South 4th street, 2BR, kitchen, C/A, 1 flr., W/D, private driveway, quiet, $770/month 815-758-1518

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.DAVID GLITTENBERG, et al Defendant 12 CH 327 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 10, 2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County will at 1:00 PM on March 13, 2014, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 3, IN BLOCK 1, IN KISHWAUKEE PARK AREA 3, IN PART OF SECTION 12, IN TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 18, 1978, IN BOOK ''R'' OF PLATS, PAGE 98, AS DOCUMENT NO. 414499, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED MARCH 15, 1979 AS DOCUMENT NO. 419253, IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2925 GREENWOOD ACRES, Dekalb, IL 60115 Property Index No. 08-12101-003 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $272,208.19. 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 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, 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. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale 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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POS-

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 6, 13 & 20, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

LAURENS RIJK and SHELLY RIJK aka SHELLY L. RIJK, Defendants.

12-CH-207 Property Address: 1333 Whitetail Ln., Sandwich, IL 60548 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Judgment of the above Court entered on January 10, 2013 in the above-entitled cause, the following described real estate, to wit: Lot 64 of Sandhurst, a Subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 37 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded October 17, 1990 in Book "U" of Plats, Page 97 as Document No. 90009392 and Certificates of Correction recorded August 30, 1991 as Document No. 91008818 and September 17, 1991 as Document No. 91009512, all situated in the City of Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 1925-225-009 Commonly known as: 1333 Whitetail Ln., Sandwich, IL 60548 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on February 27, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Building, 150 North Main, Sycamore, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $322,312.53.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: The bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of 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. 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, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 E. Main St., Decatur, Illinois 62523 (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgage, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchase who acquires title from a mortgage shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for

any exp 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-l) 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.

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, Scott, 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.

James A. Coale Attorney for Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC I589405 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 6, 13 & 20, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS RBS Citizens NA, successor by merger to CCO Mortgage Corp.

PLAINTIFF Vs. Martha Aguayo; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00447 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 8 IN BLOCK 24 IN 12TH ADDITION TO HILLCREST SUBDIVISION ON A PART OF PARCEL "A" OF THE ELLWOOD FARM PLAT ON SECTIONS 14 & 15, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ON JULY 1, 1966 IN PLAT BOOK "N", PAGE 76 AS DOCUMENT NO. 333706 SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 303 Ridge Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 and which said Mortgage was made by: Martha Aguayo, the Mortgagor(s), to CCO Mortgage Corp., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No. 2005012111; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Maureen A. Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street

Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before March 17, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-13-32381 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

I589956 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS DEREK HARTMANN A/K/A DEREK C. HARTMANN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COMPASS MORTGAGE INC.; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 144 1711 SOUTH 7TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 12, 2013, DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF in DEKALB County, Illinois, will on March 27, 2014, in 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, at 1:00PM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DEKALB, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 19 IN THE PLAT OF BLOCK 9 OF COLONIAL SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 23, 1960, AS DOCUMENT NO 302019, IN PLAT BOOK "L" PAGE 31, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 08-26-355-010 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1711 SOUTH 7TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115 Description of Improvements: ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A ONE CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $124,272.51. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or

Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com any pr quality quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1304767 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I589069 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

RUTH R. RATKE; GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC; COVENTRY TOWNHOMES OF NORTH FIELD FARMS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; DEFENDANT 13 CH 244 Address: 233 Judy Lane, Cortland, Illinois 60112 Judge Thomas Doherty 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 October 17, 2013, I, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois, will on March 13, 2014 at the hour of 1:00 PM at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT E-2 OF COVENTRY TOWNHOMES OF ASPEN DRIVE PHASE THREE, A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 74 OF CORTLAND ESTATES-UNIT FOUR, LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 26, 2005 IN PLAT CABINET 9, AT SLIDE NO. 157-B, AS DOCUMENT NO. 2005014375, SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF CORTLAND, THE COUNTY OF

DEKALB, AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 233 Judy Lane, Cortland, Illinois 60112 P.I.N.: 09-20-101-034 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $138,160.64 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. 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.

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 and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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

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: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 13 6574.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 6574 I588677 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing before the Planning Commission of the Village of Maple Park, Kane and DeKalb Counties, Illinois, will be held on March 6, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., at 302 Willow Street to consider the following application: Application No. 2014-001 of the property located at 402 South Street, Maple Park, Illinois to rezone 2.208 acres pursuant to Section 11-11-3 of the Maple Park Village

Mapl illage Code to permit rezoning from R-1, Residential, to I-1, Limited Industrial.

Petitioners desire to expand the business operating on the adjacent property to be used for shop and office.

The application is open to inspection at the Maple Park Village Hall, 302 Willow Street, Maple Park, Illinois. Persons wishing to appear at such hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed with the Board, or at such hearing.

Elizabeth E. Peerboom, Village Clerk Village of Maple Park, Illinois (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 20, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE LOOKING FOR DBE'S! Curran Contracting Company is seeking IDOT approved DBE subcontractors, suppliers, & trucking companies for the 02/28/2014 IDOT letting!

Plans & Specs are available at www.dot.state.il.us or email estimating@ currancontracting.com (815) 455-5100 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 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 MAMA'S CLEANING SERVICE located at 128 River Dr., DeKalb, IL 60115.

Dated February 19, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 20, 27 & March 6, 2014.)

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