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Business offers space for artists to sell wares

Hinckley-Big Rock’s late comeback falls short

Ideal board chairman set to retire CEO Jim James will step in to replace David W. Juday

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Although he’s retiring as chairman of the board of directors of Ideal Industries Inc., David W. Juday will continue to serve on the board.

“I’ve known this day was coming for a long time,” Juday said. “But the management team is strong and won’t miss a beat.

“Ideal is a family-owned company making a greater effort and greater progress in doing the things we need to do to be family-owned for another generation. I’m not dying, just retiring from Jim James one role.”

Juday joined the company in 1972 and has been board chairman since 1984.

Jim James, the company’s CEO and vice chairman, will replace Juday as chairman of the board.

“We would like to thank Dave for his commitment of time, support, friendship and leadership that has helped Dave W. Juday make Ideal what it is today,” James said in a news release. “Ideal is a stronger company, poised for future success and long-term sustainability, because of Dave’s vision and stewardship.”

Ideal has evolved from a regional manufacturer known for its Wire-Nut connectors to one of the world’s largest makers of contractor-grade tools, testers and supplies used by electricians, data communities installers and industrial maintenance professionals.

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Firefighter Adam Honiotes (left) and intern firefighter Evan Rhule pull firefighter Mike Hardesty from the water Thursday under the supervision of fire Chief Pete Polarek (right) during an ice rescue training exercise at Sycamore Park.

Area first responders practice lifesaving techniques

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By DEBBIE BEHRENDS

GOP treasurer hopefuls tout contrasting skills

dbehrends@shawmedia.com To the untrained eye, rescue efforts often look chaotic, but practice makes those efforts controlled chaos.

Local fire and rescue personnel in Sycamore, DeKalb and Genoa-Kingston have spent recent training time perfecting their ice rescue skills to be prepared should someone fall through thinning ice on area rivers, creeks and ponds.

Sycamore first responders started their day in the classroom to quickly review techniques before heading out to the shallow pond behind the Good Times Shelter in Sycamore Park for some hands-on training Thursday.

“We’ve revamped our procedures a little,” said Sycamore Fire Chief Pete Polarek. “This training should be done every year.”

Polarek said he reviewed the existing operating guidelines and using his own experience, rewrote the procedure.

It was reviewed by the department in January and practiced in February.

Polarek said they do the training when the ice is a little thinner for a couple of reasons. First, it’s easier to simulate reality, and second, it’s safer for personnel being trained.

“There’s always a hazard involved, even during training, but we want to minimize the risk,” Polarek said.

DeKalb Fire Chief Eric Hicks said the only reason departments might not practice every year would be poor ice conditions. His department practiced during February as well.

“We’ve had good ice conditions for practice the past three years,” Hicks said.

Polarek said they strive to reach four objectives: familiarize personnel with procedures, give them hands-on experience, validate the value of the procedure and solicit input to improve procedures.

Polarek urged personnel to dress in their “Gumby suits” as much as possible en route to the park to help determine what limitations exist. He explained the suits are several layers thick to keep the wearer warm and dry

By KERRY LESTER The Associated Press

them approached slowly.

They tried to help the victim by reaching out to him with a pole or a rope, but because the victim’s strength could be sapped by the cold, firefighters practiced going into the water to help him out.

SPRINGFIELD – Both candidates seeking the Republican nomination to be Illinois treasurer say they want to help right the state’s financial ship – one bringing years of legislative experience to the job, the other promoting his technical expertise as a certified public accountant.

Former House Republican leader Tom Cross and DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan are jockeying to be the GOP candidate for a post being vacated by incumbent Dan Rutherford at a time when Illinois finds itself in a continuing financial mess. Each is pledging to use the post as a catalyst for change, although the treasurer’s role in state budget affairs is limited, and recent Primary office holders have used the position as more of a stepping stone to higher The GOP office. primary is set Cross brings a number of advantag- for March 18. es to the race, including wider name The winner will recognition because of his years in face off against Springfield and in party leadership, a Democratic not to mention having raised more challenger in than six times as much funding as November’s Grogan.

Yet, possibly complicating the Os- general elecwego Republican’s bid is his decision tion. in November to vote for legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois. He was one of only three House Republicans to do so, and the vote held considerable risk as he was appealing to Republican primary voters who tend to be socially conservative.

“I think people are going to say, ‘I may not like it, but he’s trying to fix the state, he’s trying to fix the budget, he’s been aggressive on [pension reform], and I like what he’s been doing on financial issues,’ ” Cross said in an interview.

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Firefighter Bill Reynolds (left) helps prepare intern firefighter Evan Rhule for an ice rescue training exercise.

Firefighter Mike Hardesty (left) relays a signal to the crew pulling firefighters Adam Honiotes and Evan Rhule out of the water Thursday during an ice rescue training. in the water.

They approached the pond with all the gear they might need so they didn’t have to run back to the vehicles during the operation.

One “victim” went into the hole cut into the ice while his rescuers moved quickly to set up a haul line and one of

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary: 7 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. Call Becky Beck Ryan, president, at 815-758-3800.

Weekly Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Cost for these men-only events is $4 for food and conversation, along with bottomless cups of coffee or tea.

Easy Does It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. meetings at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

Networking for Families: Noon to 1 p.m. at DeKalb County Health Department, 2600 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. Nonprofits, social-service agencies and educators focus on community improvements. Contact Elaine Cozort at elaineco@kishwaukeecollege.edu or 815-756-4893, Ext. 226.

Open Closet: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb.

Clothes and shoes for men, women and children. 815-758-1388.

Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.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 information, call George Gutierrez at 815-970-3265.

Hinckley Big Book Study AA(C): 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St.. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Sharing of the Spirit Circle: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. Email Joan Watson-Protano at bjoanwatson@ hotmail.com.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 to 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting at CrossWind Community Church in Genoa. 815-784-3480.

Women’s “Rule No. 62 Group”: 6 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

Better Off Sober AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Free Fit Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at International Montessori Academy, 1815 Mediterranean Drive, 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 815-566-3580 for information.

Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday Night Fellowship Group(C): 7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary, 244 Waterman St. in Sycamore.

815-739-1950.

Bingo: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Club, 311 S. Washington St. Must be 18 or older to play. www. genoavetshome.us; contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815751-1509.

Book discussion group: 7 to 9 p.m. at Hinckley Community Building, 120 Maple St. Sign up at Hinckley Public Library or call 815-286-3220.

Fellowship group AA(C): 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322 Waterman St., Sycamore. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Genoa Community Women’s Club: 7 p.m. at Resource Bank, 310 S. Route 23. For information, call Mary Erdmann, president, at 815-784-2115.

Good Vibes Al-Anon group: 7 to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheelchair accessible entrance is on North Third Street Parking available in lot on northwest corner of Third and Pine streets. Call Mary Ann at 815-895-8119.

Sexaholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb (behind church in brick building).

815-508-0280.

Veterans Support Group: 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Ben Gordon Center, 12 Health Services Drive in DeKalb. www.bengordoncenter.org. For information about the free group, call 815-756-4875 or 815-793-6972.

Prairie Echoes women’s chorus: 7:15 to 10 p.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave., in Sycamore, corner of Peace Road and Route 64. (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road in DeKalb). 815-7615956; www.PrairieEchoes.com.

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Hagel says military must shrink for new era

By ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Looking beyond America’s post-9/11 wars, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday proposed shrinking the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, closing bases and reshaping forces to confront a “more volatile, more unpredictable” world with a more nimble military.

The nation can afford a smaller military so long as it retains a technological edge and the agility to respond on short notice to crises anywhere on the globe, Hagel said. He said the priorities he outlined reflect a consensus view among America’s military leaders, but Republicans in Congress were quick to criticize some proposed changes.

In a speech at the one-year mark of his tenure as Pentagon chief, Hagel revealed many details of the defense spending plan that will be part of the 2015 budget that President Barack Obama will submit to Congress next week. Hagel described it as the first Pentagon budget to fully reflect the nation’s transition from 13 years of war.

At the core of his plan is the notion that after wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that proved longer and more costly than foreseen, the U.S. military will no longer be sized to conduct large and protracted ground wars. It will put more emphasis on versatile, agile forces that can project power over great

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters Monday at the Pentagon where he recommended shrinking the Army to its smallest size since the buildup to U.S. involvement in World War II in an effort to balance postwar defense needs with budget realities. distances, including in Asia.

Hagel stressed that such changes entail risk. He said, “We are entering an era where American dominance on the seas, in the skies and in space can no longer be taken for granted.”

However, budget constraints demand that spending be managed differently from the past, with an eye to cutting costs across a wide front, including in areas certain to draw opposition in the Congress, he said.

He proposed, for example, a variety of changes in military compensation, including smaller pay raises, a slowdown in the growth of tax-free housing

allowances and a requirement that retirees and some families of active-duty service members pay a little more in health insurance deductibles and copays.

“Although these recommendations do not cut anyone’s pay, I realize they will be controversial,” Hagel said, adding that the nation cannot afford the escalating cost of military pay and benefit packages that were enacted during the war years.

“If we continue on the current course without making these modest adjustments now, the choices will only grow more difficult and painful down the road,” he said.

Although Congress has agreed on an overall number for the military budget in fiscal 2015 – just under $500 billion – there are still major decisions to be made on how that money should be spent to best protect the nation.

Early reaction from Republicans in Congress was negative.

“I am concerned that we are on a path to repeat the mistakes we’ve made during past attempts to cash in on expected peace dividends that never materialized,” said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a possible presidential contender in 2016.

“What we’re trying to do is solve our financial problems on the backs of our military, and that can’t be done,” said Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon of California, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

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‘Ghostbusters’ writer, actor Harold Ramis dies

By TAMMY WEBBER The Associated Press CHICAGO – Harold Ramis, the bespectacled “Ghostbusters” sidekick to Bill Murray whose early grounding in live comedy led to blockbuster movies such as “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” “Caddyshack” and “Groundhog Day,” died Monday. He was 69.

Ramis, who suffered for several years from an autoimmune disease that caused inflammation and damage to his blood vessels, died at his home in the Chicago suburbs, surrounded by family and friends, his talent agency said.

Perhaps his greatest legacy is his influence on generations of comedians, actors and directors because of his ability to infuse comedy with a broader, sometimes spiritual message, said Andrew Alexander, president and CEO of The Second City. Ramis got his start with the Chicago-based improvisational comedy theater, along with future co-stars Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Murray.

“There was always a nuanced meaning to his pictures,” Alexander said, including an “almost Buddhist philosophy to ‘Groundhog Day’ ” – a movie Ramis co-wrote and directed that tells the story of a man who re-lives the same day over and over as he examines his life.

“He was a generous, nurturing, humble guy,” Alexander added.

Aykroyd issued a statement Monday, saying he was “deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brilliant,

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Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd (center) and Harold Ramis (right) in a scene from the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters.” Harold Ramis died early Monday in Chicago from complications of autoimmune inflammatory disease, according Fred Toczek, an attorney for Ramis. He was 69. gifted, funny friend ... May he now get the answers he was always seeking.”

Ramis joined The Second City in 1969, and in 1976 became head writer for the Canadian-based comedy show Second City Television, or SCTV. He soon moved on to bigger projects – the legendary 1978 blockbuster film “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” which starred fellow Second City alum John Belushi.

With Murray as the comic lead, the Second City alums paired up for numerous projects: Ramis co-wrote 1979’s “Meatballs” and co-wrote and directed 1980’s “Caddyshack.”

But the most well-known of their collaborations was “Ghostbusters,” which

also features Aykroyd. Ramis helped write the 1984 movie, in which he stars as Egon Spengler, the brainy, commonsense member of a group of parapsychologists who try to catch ghosts.

“The best comedy touches something that’s timeless and universal in people,” Ramis told The Associated Press in a 2009 story about the 50th anniversary of Second City. “When you hit it right, those things last.”

More recently, he directed “Analyze This,” starring Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro.

Ramis was born Nov. 21, 1944, in Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Erica Ramis; sons, Julian and Daniel; daughter, Violet; and two grandchildren.

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Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’ arrest is unlikely to slow down top cartel

By KATHERINE CORCORAN The Associated Press MEXICO CITY – Like a Fortune 500 company losing an executive, the powerful Sinaloa cartel is likely to stay in business at least in the short term, selling billions of dollars of illegal drugs despite the arrest of its legendary leader, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

But the longer-term fate of a criminal ring likened to an international corporation is anything but clear, as authorities pursue other top leaders and weaker rivals dream of moving in.

Guzman’s arrest Saturday was undoubtedly a major blow, coming on the heels of more than a dozen arrests of key lieutenants and lower-lev-

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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs

by Mexican navy marines Saturday at a navy hanger in Mexico City, Mexico. el operators in recent months.

Yet the cartel still has a worldwide distribution network and is the major supplier of

cocaine to the United States.

The operation did not touch the cartel’s immense political power, nurtured through the

bribery of corrupt officials, or its thriving money laundering operations.

“As long as these other structures remain in place, all things being equal, Sinaloa will be able to continue to operate if not as normal, at least as the most powerful criminal organization in Mexico,” said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego’s Justice in Mexico Project.

Guzman, who made Forbes magazine’s lists of billionaires and most powerful people, was first among equals with partners Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Juan Jose Esparragoza, known as “El Azul,” both of whom remain at large.

Despite rumors to the contrary, Guzman worked closely with Zambada. Guillermo

Valdes, former head of Mexico’s top domestic intelligence agency, said the pair shared a clear vision, not only with respect to their adversaries but also with their business plan for trafficking cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine in some 54 countries.

On Monday, a senior Drug Enforcement Administration official told The Associated Press that Zambada is likely to be the next chief of the Sinaloa cartel.

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss specific details of Guzman’s arrest in Mexico, said Guzman’s absence will not have an immediate effect on cartel operations because it has evolved from a gang into a worldwide organization.

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Park name tribute to late Sycamore physician

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – It’s fitting that the winning name of Sycamore’s newest park is announced on the 100th birthday of its namesake.

The nearly 5-acre park in the Sycamore Creek Subdivision will be dedicated this fall as Dr. John Ovitz Park, named for the lifelong resident and physician.

The name was suggested by Ella Follman, a fourth-grader from North Grove Elementary School. Her essay was the winning entry in the Sycamore Park District’s name the park competition.

In her nomination, Ella wrote, “I feel the park should be named Ovitz Park. I believe it would be an honor for Sycamore to have one of its parks named after Dr. John Ovitz.

He was an outstanding citizen and lifelong member of Sycamore.

“He was a doctor in Sycamore for over 50 years until he retired in 1999 at the age of 85.

He was a World War II veteran. He served on the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce, Sycamore Community School District and was a member of the Sycamore Rotary Club for 60 years. He was also one of the founding members of the Family Service Agency. His past services have made Sycamore a better place today. The park will be an area where children and families can run, play and laugh. It is the perfect location to name after a man who dedicated his life to helping the children and families of Sycamore.”

Ella will receive a $1,000 U.S. savings bond for her winning entry. Runners up, each

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Jane Ovitz (seated) holds a photo taken when her late husband, Dr. John W. Ovitz Jr., was honored by the Sycamore Rotary Club. She is surrounded by their three daughters, (from left) Carol Ovitz Hancock, Anne Ovitz Ayres and Jean Ovitz Schick. The Ovitz daughters were in Sycamore on Sunday for a visit. Sycamore’s newest park will be named for “Dr. John.” receiving $500 U.S. savings bonds, were Nathan Miller, a second-grader at Southeast Elementary, who suggested Lincoln Memorial Park, and Robbie Melnick, a third grader at North Grove Elementary, who suggested Lincoln Park.

“Her dad told her about Dr. Ovitz,” said Ella’s mother, Julie Follman. “Both her dad and his mother were delivered by Dr. Ovitz.”

Ovitz died April 2 at age 99. He was a third-generation doctor and a graduate of Sycamore High School and Dartmouth College, and he earned his medical degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1940.

He married Virginia Noyes in 1941, and they had three children, Carol, Jane and Jack. His wife died in 1954, and in 1957, he married Jane Downs. Together they had two children, Robert and Anne.

Ovitz’s three daughters were in Sycamore recently and expressed their appreciation for naming the park for their father.

“What an honor,” Carol Ovitz Hancock said.

They remembered their father as an enthusiastic outdoorsman who enjoyed raising and riding horses, fishing, canoeing and bow hunting.

The park district received more than 60 entries from children in kindergarten through sixth-grade at Sycamore public and private schools. Winners were chosen by the park district’s Citizens Advisory Committee.

“It’s not often we get to add a new park to the community and we can’t honor everyone who has done great things for the community,” said park district Executive Director Dan Gibble. “So this is really special.”

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Couple plans to build Culver’s near NIU

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKalb – ButterBurgers and frozen custard could come to DeKalb late this summer.

Jeff and Marcia Newkirk of Plano plan to open a Culver’s at 1262 W. Lincoln Highway. The old Fiesta Cancun restaurant building on the property will be replaced with the new fast-food restaurant with seating for 102 guests.

The owners expect to hire five managers as well as 50 to 70 part-time employees to work at the Wisconsin-based franchise.

“Culver’s seemed like the best franchise to own, and our son has worked at the Culver’s in Yorkville for six years,” Marcia said. “We really feel good about Culver’s.”

Ideally, they would like to open Aug. 1, but Marcia said the city’s process for issuing

a special use permit could cause a delay.

The Newkirks have applied for special use permits to allow them to have a drive-thru and Culver’s signs. They will make a presentation before the city’s Planing and Zoning Commission on Wednesday.

The permitting process could take another two months, including commission and DeKalb City Council approval, said Derek Hiland, DeKalb’s principal planner.

Following approval, the couple could proceed with construction.

The couple planned an April 16 groundbreaking, which Marcia said would be pushed back if their special use permit request doesn’t appear before the city council for approval until April.

It usually takes three to four months from the time construction starts to the

restaurant opening, according to Paul Pitas, Culver’s director of public relations and communications.

Jeff Dobie, owner of Fatty’s Pub and Grille at 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, owns the 76,000-square-foot property the Newkirks plan to buy a piece of. Dobie has been using the space for extra parking. The Culver’s would take up 1.19 acres, leaving Dobie some room for overflow.

Dobie said the new restaurant would be a welcome addition to an area that sees an abundance of traffic, including out of town visitors to the area for Northern Illinois football games or graduations.

“It’s a great idea,” Dobie said. “This side of town has been ignored for far too long and with it not being a [tax-increment finance] district, you have to do things on your own.”

he was living with her in Cortland, said Gary Dumdie, DeKalb County Sheriff’s chief deputy.

Kruger possessed a pornographic video of the minor, who was younger than age 18, Name here on Dec. 12 and Jan. 28 with the intent to disseminate the video, court records show.

Police don’t believe there are more victims, Dumdie

said, but they are looking into whether there is anything else incriminating on Kruger’s computer, which was seized as evidence.

Kruger has a medical condition which requires him to receive oxygen, Dumdie said.

If convicted of the more serious charge, Kruger would face between six and 30 years in prison. He remained in jail Monday unable to post 10 percent of his $250,000 bond.

Kruger is next due in court March 12.

– Andrea Azzo

8LOCAL BRIEF Roselle man accused of videotaping Cortland girl CORTLAND – A 35-year-old Roselle man charged with child pornography is accused of videotaping an underage girl while she exited a bathroom, court records show.

Brian J. Kruger, of the 100 block of West Arthur Avenue, was in court Monday facing two counts each of possessing, reproducing and manufacturing child pornography. Kruger allegedly videotaped the girl while

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8LOCAL BRIEF NIU police bust student for pot possession DeKALB – Two Northern Illinois University students were charged, and one was arrested, after police said they found more than half an ounce of marijuana and alcohol in their dorm room.

Olivia Lolis, 18, of the 700 block of South 10th Street, St. Charles, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol.

Laura J. Ridgeway, 19, of the 400 block of South Quincy Street, Hinsdale, was charged with underage possession of alcohol.

An NIU police officer was doing a routine building check Feb. 14 when she noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the women’s dorm room, court records show. Ridgeway told police her roommate, who was off-campus with her boyfriend at the time, sells marijuana, court records show.

A search warrant filed Feb. 20 regarding NIU police’s search of the women’s Neptune East dorm room showed police found marijuana in a jar, a pipe with marijuana residue, a digital scale and a bottle of rum among other things.

In a phone conversation, the NIU officer heard Lolis say she’d give Ridgeway $100 if she had the police go away, court records show.

If convicted of the more serious charge, Lolis could face between one to three years in prison.

Ridgeway would face less than a year.

Neither of the women were in DeKalb County Jail on Monday. A call to NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips for the current status of the women was not returned Monday.

– Andrea Azzo

8OBITUARIES JOSE PARRA Born: April 20, 1926, in Mexico Died: Feb. 23, 2014, in Genoa, Ill. GENOA – Jose Parra, 87, of Genoa, Ill., died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 20, 1926, in Mexico, the son of Cliserio and Dolores (Pena) Parra, he was married to Auxilio Garcia.

Survivors include his wife, Auxilio; eight children, Carolina Parra, Teresa Parra, Angeles Parra, Margarita Parra, Antonio Parra, Josefina Pizano Parra, Juan Jose Parra and Martin Parra; 34 grandchildren; and 57 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his son, Serafin Parra.

The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 25, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 244 Waterman St., Sycamore.

His funeral Mass will be at noon Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the church.

For information or to sign the online guest book, visit www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833.

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Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

DeKalb County Joseph H. Fannon, 28, of the 100 block of North Elm Street, Waterman, was charged Friday, Feb. 28, with domestic battery and unlawful interference with reporting domestic violence.

Ill. governor presses for disaster aid overhaul

By JIM SUHR The Associated Press ST. LOUIS – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn lobbied in Congress’ backyard Monday for a legislative overhaul of the federal government’s formula for doling out disaster assistance, questioning why his disaster-plagued state was rebuffed after a recent series of deadly tornadoes.

Quinn, a Democrat seeking re-election, used his keynote speech in Washington, D.C., during a National Journal-hosted forum on natural disasters to make his case for revamping what he called the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “outdated” criteria for deciding disaster relief.

Illinois hasn’t had much of a reprieve from severe weather over the past five years, Quinn suggested, citing the

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historic drought of 2012, deadly tornadoes the past two years, this winter’s ravaging storms and last spring’s flooding that affected four dozen counties.

During most of those events, Quinn said, Illinois mobilized state resources to the affected areas, including those raked last November by two dozen tornadoes that killed eight people and destroyed or damaged 2,500 homes.

Federal aid was given to people and businesses affected by those tornadoes, but FEMA’s funding formula denied the state’s request for assistance to local governments, which Quinn said incurred $6.1 million in storm-related expenses in nine affected counties.

FEMA did the same in 2012 when a tornado tore through southern Illinois’ Harrisburg, killing seven and forcing Illinois agencies to cobble togeth-

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Juday is the grandson of J. Walter Becker, who founded Ideal in 1916. Juday followed his father, Eugene “Tug” Juday, who preceded him as chairman.

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shouldn’t be based on an outdated formula that excludes some of our hardest-hit communities,” Quinn said.

“FEMA has been a great partner in helping individuals and businesses recover, and this legislation will allow them to assist even more communities with disaster recovery.”

FEMA, while saying Quinn’s appeal of the denial related to the November tornadoes is being reviewed, defended on Monday its protocols in deciding such matters.

In an emailed response to The Associated Press, FEMA said that though it does determine whether the costs of response and recovery efforts are too much for states, local governments and voluntary agencies, “by law FEMA cannot duplicate assistance available from other sources, including other federal agencies, insurance companies, voluntary agen-

cies or the private sector.”

FEMA said it “carefully considered” Illinois’ request but concluded “the public costs associated with the response and recovery efforts were not beyond the combined capabilities of state and local governments such that additional federal assistance is required.”

Illinois did get some good news Monday, when the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the state would get an emergency grant that will incrementally pay more than $646,000 to help continue cleanup and recovery efforts tied to severe storms that socked 40 Illinois counties in April and May of last year.

That money comes from the Labor Department chief’s discretionary fund, although it wasn’t immediately clear whether Monday’s announcement was related to Quinn’s remarks.

Juday is active in the community where he serves on the boards of several private companies as well as several nonprofits. He always has taken an interest in education, serving on the Sycamore Board of Education in the 1970s and the Illinois

State Board of Education in the 1980s and ’90s.

“The stuff I’ve done is historically progressive,” Juday said. “It has all led to today’s workforce development.”

He is among industrial and economic leaders in DeKalb and Ogle counties working to

prepare high school students to work in manufacturing.

“We feel DeKalb County is underperforming in terms of median family income and employment,” Juday said.

“We’ve done a lot toward improving that, we just haven’t done enough stuff right.”

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• TREASURER Continued from page A1 While Grogan said he believes marriage is between a man and a woman, he has not made an issue of Cross’ vote on the campaign trail, noting same-sex marriage is “not related to the duties or the operations of the treasurer’s office.” He has focused on promoting his experience tracking county finances and operations, arguing that it makes him the best qualified candidate to run the treasurer’s office efficiently.

Illinois’ treasurer is tasked with investing more than $15 billion in taxpayer dollars, helping Illinois citizens manage finances and keeping track of unclaimed property.

The office also manages college savings programs for Illinoisans. Those programs have landed previous officeholders in hot water, as both Rutherford, a Republican now running for governor, and his predecessor, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, were criticized for the way they ran the Bright Start program, which lost close to $150 million in recent years.

“Having watched this office since the 1970s, probably the most important qualification for anyone to be the state treasurer is for them to be able hire competent people to run the office and then stay out of their way,” said Charlie Wheeler, a professor at the University of Illinois in Springfield and a longtime

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Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross speaks June 4 at a news conference in Chicago. statehouse reporter.

In recent years, there have been several unsuccessful attempts to merge the offices of Illinois treasurer and comptroller, another state constitutional officer whose primary function is paying the state’s bills. Both Bob Grogan Cross and Grogan say they support the idea.

Cross, 55, stepped down from his House leadership post in August when announcing his bid for treasurer. He had held the post for a decade, and has served in the Legislature since 1993.

The former prosecutor has made fiscal reforms, pension reform and budget cutting a focus of his legislative career. In an Associated Press campaign questionnaire, he

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er an $8.8 million aid package, Quinn said.

Quinn and Illinois’ U.S. senators complain that communities in highly populated states – like Illinois, with its more than 10 million people – under FEMA’s aid formula must incur a greater level of damage than communities in lesser-populated states. To Quinn, that’s “flawed” and worthy of “a clearer, more substantive formula when evaluating disaster areas,” something he believes would come from the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act pending in Congress.

Backed by Illinois’ U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, and Republican Mark Kirk, the bill would weight evaluation factors FEMA already uses but add local or regional economic criteria for consideration.

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Juday serves on boards of several private companies, nonprofits

Northern Illinois University Aaron J. Smith, 19, of the 300 block of Oak Street, Glen Ellyn, was charged Friday, Feb. 21, with underage drinking, illegal possession of alcohol by a minor and resisting a peace officer.

Issac R. Scott, 20, of the 8400 block of South Constance Avenue, Chicago, was charged Friday, Feb. 21, with possession of stolen property.

Ryan N. Smith, 22, of the 3000 block of 194th Place, Lansing, was charged Friday, Feb. 21, with criminal trespass to property and obstructing a peace officer.

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pledged to battle against government fraud, establish an “integrity unit” for the office and institute quarterly audits of the college savings program.

He said his gay marriage support comes from a longstanding belief in protecting individual freedoms. He acknowledged encountering blowback from some primary voters, but said he hopes his record will help them look past it. If he wins the primary, the vote could help him win broader support against a Democrat in the general election at a time when increasing numbers of Illinoisans support same-sex marriage.

Gloria Campos, the Republican Party chairwoman in southern Jackson County, agreed that Cross’ vote could have an impact in some swaths of the state. But at this point, she said, the issue is not being raised much.

None of the area departments report being called for many ice rescues, but Polarek said more often they are called to rescue a pet that’s wandered onto thinning ice.

“Generally speaking, this training isn’t designed to rescue pets, but we know how attached owners are to their pets,” Polarek said. “We would rather rescue a pet than allow the owner to get into a dangerous situation.”

A little farther north, Genoa-Kingston recently had three first responders certified to teach the rest of their mostly-volunteer department. Capts. Mike Hanson and Dick Graff, along with Lt. Matt Campbell will teach the procedures in the classroom and supervise hands-on

training in a retention pond at Derbyline Estates.

“Even though we do not have many large bodies of water in our district, we do have a number of smaller retention ponds and ditches,” said Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Stoffregen. “These can sometimes be attractive to children to play on or around, so we want to make sure we have the necessary tools and skills to save someone.”

Genoa-Kingston Fire Chief Bruce Kozlowski said he was able to get a grant from Illinois Public Risk, the department’s workers’ compensation insurance provider, to pay for four “Gumby suits” at a cost of about $700 each.

“This is unique training,” Graff said. “You have to practice how you’re going to work, and I can’t wait to teach the rest of the department.”

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David A. Cornwall (b. Dec. 15, 1950) died Feb. 18, 2014 at home, where he wanted to be, of CHF, liver disease, & kidney failure. The first son of Timber and Josephine. Raised in Clare, he graduated from Sycamore High in 1968. He started his working life at Seymour of Sycamore, then went on to welding at Barber Green. Next, he joined the union as a laborer and, after a scary accident, earned the nickname “Flipper.” That was only one of many. Along the way, he met Paula Sucik and they were married in March of 1975. Their son, Dylan, was born on August 17, 1991, but sadly, only lived 11 days. There were no other children.

Always a Mr. Fix-It, his creativity went wild after he retired.

Countless pie safes, cabinets, trunks, bookcases, tables, dressers, cedar chests, flower bunks, outhouses, and chicken mansions. He enjoyed raising & naming all his chickens, then they ate them. There was no telling what color tomatoes he’d be giving away every summer, from red to black and every hue in between.

Opinionated and hard headed, he loved his mother and his wife. He tolerated the rest of us. Gone before him, his ma & pa, his son, Dylan, and half brothers, Dick, Charlie and Pat. Left to either cry, laugh or cuss him is Paula, his bo-hunk of almost 40 years.

Her sisters, Gerri, Stevie and Chris, and brother Michael. His sister, Kathryn (Wisa) and brother, Daniel and his wife, Diane. Also way too many nieces and nephews to list. And two half sisters, Barb in South Dakota and Gail. Plus a ton of best bro’s, friends, and neighbors.

Cremation was handled by the Neptune Society in Palatine. Per his “demand,” there are no services. He said to just “pop a top & think of him now and then.”

Later, Boy, what a long, strange trip it’s been.

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Business offers space for artists to sell wares

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aazzo@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Art shop owner and Sycamore resident Lisa Hohlfeld still has plenty of ideas after her first three months in business.

Two Sisters’ Emporium, 215 W. Main St., Sycamore, sells work by local artists as well as Hohlfeld’s all-natural soaps, lotion bars, lip balm, candles and jewelry.

Hohlfeld, who named the shop after her 10- and 12-year-old daughters, now offers several art classes and workshops. One of them, a meet-and-greet event presented by another of Hohlfeld’s daughters, will be from 11 a.m. to noon March 15. “[The shop] will always be changing,” Hohlfeld said. “There will always be somebody new and something new to come see.”

Hohlfeld said she wanted to start the business because she’s sold her wares at craft shows in the past and knows how much work goes into them.

“I thought people like me would like to have a place but can’t afford one or don’t have enough stuff to sell,” she said. “I thought, I bet more people can set up and sell stuff and not have to cart everything around.”

Hohlfeld hopes to hand the store over to her daughters as they grow older, she said.

Rose Treml, executive director of the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce, said the business is unlike

n What: Two Sisters’ Emporium n Address: 215 W. Main St., Sycamore n Phone: 815-991-7175 n Website: www.2-sisters.com n Hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, noon to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

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Peggy LeMieux of DeKalb smells a bar of soap Thursday at Two Sisters’ Emporium in Sycamore. LeMieux was looking for a gift for a girls’ night party. any other in the area.

“When local artists have an opportunity to showcase their work and sell their work, it has an impact

on our culture and our community,” Treml said.

About a dozen artists rent out store space, paying a monthly fee,

8BRIEFS Parks superintendent is ‘Tops in Class’ Jeff Donahoe, Sycamore Park District Superintendent of Parks, was recently recognized

by North Carolina State University and the National Recreation and Park Association.

Donahoe graduated from the Parks Maintenance Management School with the highest score on the final exam at the second year of the two-year program. He scored the highest score on the year one exam, two.

The NCSU/NRPA school focuses on issues related to maintaining the specialized grounds, equipment, personnel, parks and facilities found in local parks departments and park districts. The school is taught by practitioners who come from the leading parks and recreation organizations in the United States. Each year of the school is condensed to one week of intensive classroom time with additional evening practical exercises and focused topic discussions, concluding with a final exam.

After passing the year one exam with the highest score, Donahoe was awarded a scholarship waiving the course registration fee for year two of the school. Now, by getting the highest year two score, and the highest combined score for years one and two, Donahoe has earned the Sycamore Park District two additional scholarships for other parks staff to attend the school in the future.

Donahoe has been with the Sycamore Park District for 15 years, starting his career as the golf course superintendent. His expertise lies in that area, but with recent cuts in full-time parks staff, Donahoe took on a combined role, adding parks maintenance to his duties.

KishHealth welcomes new oncologist The KishHealth System Cancer Center welcomes a new physician in hematology and oncology, Dr. Habib A. Shaikh. He is board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine.

For three and a half years, Shaikh cared for hematology and oncology patients at RiverBend Medical Group/Mercy Oncology Services in Springfield, Mass. He also practiced as a hospitalist for two years at

Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. Shaikh received his doctor of osteopathy degree from Midwestern University in Downers Grove. He completed a fellowship in hematology-oncology and an internal medicine residency at University of Illinois at Chicago.

“My approach to cancer care is one of both personalized treatment as well as personal treatment,” Shaikh said in a news release. “It is the age of personalized medicine, which means that medical decisions and treatments are customized to the individual patient’s characteristics and on various characteristics of their disease.”

Store continues donation program Thriftique, a unique antique and thrift shop in the Indian Springs Shopping Center in Sandwich, has donated more than $1,000 to nonprofits since beginning its donation consignment program.

The shop donated more than $350 to a food bank in

Somonauk, and in January donated $640.41 to local resident Beatrice Green for her participation in the Chicago Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.

The shop has another $350 donation for a local charity that has yet to be determined.

Store owner Kevin Teckenbrock said since the donations to the store are coming from local people, the store’s financial donations must stay local, too. Teckenbrock makes it easy to donate old or unused items.

He has helped several families clean out basements and attics, and has taken items left after a move or garage sale.

“What we can’t sell in the store, we will donate elsewhere,” Teckenbrock said in a news release. “The convenience is that we handle the logistics for the donor.”

When customers learn that items in the store marked with a bright orange dot were donated and proceeds from their sale will benefit a local charity, many are happy to get involved by buying and donating themselves, he said.

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to sell their work. Artists receive 100 percent of what they sell for that month, Hohlfeld said.

The artists seem to be enjoying

the extra business. Hampshire artist Gail Brage sells buckle bracelets, made from recycled belts, with her daughter, Jamie Barwick.

Brage said the duo has been doing pretty well with their business considering the poor weather.

“We’re doing pretty good. I can’t complain,” she said. “We bring our stuff. [Lisa] does all the work and lets us know how things are going.”

The artists are not required to be at the store when their artwork is for sale.

Pingree Grove artist Bob Kapheim sells multiple works of art at Two Sisters’ Emporium, including glass-fused works, jewelry dishes, milk cards and pencil drawings.

A Northern Illinois University alumnus, Kapheim said being involved with Two Sisters’ Emporium gives him and other artists an opportunity to get exposure in an area where they may not have had previous experience.

“Everybody feeds off the other person,” he said. “It’s good exposure for everybody.”

Sky’s the limit for Genoa Chamber Greetings from the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce.

It is hard to believe that March is just about here!

What a long and frigid winter we have had. I hope that you have found ways to enjoy it. Whether it was snowmobiling on our trails, skating on our ice rink or sledding at Russell Woods, we have plenty of outdoor activities to enjoy.

The Genoa Chamber held its 57th annual dinner and meeting Thursday at the Genoa Veterans Home. The event’s theme was “Onward & Upward ... The Sky Is the Limit.” The dinner was an opportunity to connect with members, recognize businesses that are celebrating anniversaries, celebrate award-winning members and cast a vision for the future.

We would like to congratulate the 2014 award winners: • Excellence Award: Edward Jones and Genoa Pharmacy • Outstanding Ambassador of the Year Award: Tricia Wagner of Servpro of DeKalb • Ambassador of the Year Award: Genoa-Kingston FFA • Dave Tobinson Award:

CHAMBER VIEW Cortney Strohacker Josh Kubiak of Edward Jones The featured speakers were Jason Anderson of Rochelle and Mim Evans with Northern Illinois University, and the meal was catered by Premier Catering. Everyone in attendance was entered in a drawing to win a flight over Genoa, donated by Aero Lake Estates, and an introductory flight lesson, donated by Poplar Grove Airport. It was a wonderful and motivational evening with more than 100 members in attendance. Together we can reach new heights ... onward and upward!

The chamber is excited to host its 7th annual Home and Business Expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8 at Genoa Kingston High School. This is a great opportunity to get out of the house and see what local businesses have to offer all under one roof. It also is a chance for businesses to connect with community

members.

There will be more than 50 booths featuring area businesses and organizations, food concessions and great raffle prizes for all who attend this free event. This year’s raffle prizes include a 51-inch Plasma Television sponsored by Alan Browne, a one-night stay at the Ludlow Mansion Bed and Breakfast in Monroe, Wis., a Chicago White Sox basket, a Chicago Cubs basket, a free flight over Genoa donated by Aero Lake Estates and a children’s mountain bike sponsored

by James Mechanical. For information on the expo, visit www.genoacc.com or call the chamber office at 815784-2212.

Thank you to everyone who has welcomed me with open arms to the chamber.

You have helped me to feel right at home in the position of executive director. I am excited for this opportunity and look forward to the future together!

• Cortney Stohacker is executive director of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce.

DAWN HARPER Irving Construction Co., Inc. Dawn Harper moved into DeKalb County 20 years ago with her husband Jeb. They raised their two children in the Lee area, where Dawn was blessed to be a stay at home mom through their childrenʼs formative years. She was very involved in the community and the local school district. In addition, she worked part-time as a blue print estimator, held the position of Treasurer for the Village of Lee and worked as secretary at her place of worship, Calvary Lutheran in Lee. As Dawnʼs children moved into middle school, she re-entered the full-time work force. Dawn has many years of multifaceted experience in the construction industry. She has monitored all phases of construction, from directing installation crews to supervising office administration, to most recently, Project Coordinator for Irving Construction Co., Inc. Dawnʼs projects include the DeKalb Police Headquarters, NIU, Castle Bank, Oak Crest Retirement Center and DeKalb Clinic. She has the knowledge and an excellent ability to communicate within all phases of the construction. Dawnʼs attention to detail, ability to think independently, organization, problem solving skills and readiness to accept new challenges makes her an invaluable asset on every project.

Dawn has shown a true commitment to volunteerism and is always ready to take on a new challenge. Her experience in the schools included Market Day coordinator, EPC-member and assistant track coach. Community involvement included being the president of the Lee Community Center and board member of the Neighbors in Christ Ecumenical Center. She is currently the president of the Lee Community Fire Protection District and the program director of the Calvary Lutheran Church Sunday School. Dawn has a passion for health and her Savior, Jesus Christ. She cares for her God-created temple that heals from within by eating properly, running, working out, and an abundance of prayer.

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8SKETCH VIEW

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Soda pop tax another cash grab SPRINGFIELD – The latest taxation plan in Springfield is more than a bit hard to swallow.

State Sen. Mattie Hunter, D-Chicago, has introduced legislation for the state to start taxing soda pop at a rate of 1 cent an ounce.

That would jack up the price of a case of pop by 50 percent, or about $2.88.

Hunter’s reason is straightforward: Pop makes us fat.

No kidding.

So do pecan pie, potato chips and just about anything eaten to excess.

Should we start creating special taxes for them, too?

Or, you know, a few years ago I was reporting in Cuba and found that the government there rations food. It seems to ensure no one gets fat, but it leaves plenty of folks hungry.

Perhaps that is a model Hunter should consider.

Back during World War II, our government rationed food. I still have some of my grandmother’s ration stamps tucked away

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Maybe that would be a scheme worthy of the good senator’s adoption.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying soda is particularly good for you.

Like many journalists I was once a caffeine fiend downing seven or eight diet sodas a day.

But 15 months ago, I gave up all pop.

Now the only beverages I consume are skim milk and water.

But that is a personal choice.

And pardon me, but personal choices should be just that – personal. They shouldn’t be subject to the dictates of government.

Government needs to butt out of our private lives.

Personal responsibility should triumph over government mandates.

By the way, in case you think this is all about government wanting just the best for you, think again.

This tax plan would suck $600 million a year right out of the pockets of Illinoisans, one quarter at a time.

And that money would be used to further expand government.

Illinois doesn’t have a revenue problem – it has a spending problem.

Revenues are at their highest level in the state’s 196-year history.

But our state government is still broke.

There is an insatiable thirst for dollars in Springfield that no soda tax can quench.

While soda may be making people overweight, new taxes are making our government fat.

That in itself is a good reason for supporters of the new tax to put a cork in it.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and the journalist in residence at the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at sreeder@illinoispolicy.org or follow his work on Twitter @scottreeder.

UAW loss in Tenn. a repudiation of ’30s unionism It is 611 miles from the United Auto Workers headquarters in Detroit to Volkswagen’s assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. It’s a long day’s drive, about 10 hours almost entirely on Interstate 75, and it turned out to be too far for the UAW. Or so one must judge from the results of the unionization election last week in Chattanooga. Volkswagen employees voted 712-626 against certifying the UAW as their bargaining agent.

That’s not an overwhelming margin.

But it’s significant. Volkswagen, unlike most employers, didn’t oppose the union.

It supported it, opening its factory to union organizers but not opponents, announcing it wanted the UAW as a partner in a worker’s council similar to the company’s council with its IG Metall union in Germany.

Knowledgeable analysts like Steven Pearlstein in the Washington Post clearly anticipated a union victory. Many expressed hopes that it would herald successful UAW organizing drives in other foreign-manufacturer plants in the South and Midwest.

But workers made another choice. It’s a big setback for the UAW, whose chances of organizing other foreign-manufacturer plants – where managements oppose unionization – seem as minimal as ever.

And it’s a repudiation of the UAW model of unionism, which goes back to the sitdown strikes of early 1937, which enabled the union to organize General Motors and Chrysler (Ford would be organized later, in 1941).

1937 was 77 years ago. To get a sense of how long ago that was, if you go back 77 years before that year, you are in the early weeks of 1860, before Abraham Lincoln delivered the Cooper Union speech that made him a leading candidate in that year’s presidential election.

America’s economy changed a lot in

VIEWS Michael Barone those 77 years. And it has changed a lot in the 77 years since 1937.

The appeal of the UAW to autoworkers in the 1930s is not hard to understand. The auto companies managed workers according to the theories of Frederick W. Taylor, whose time-motion studies prescribed the most efficient ways to perform simple operations on a moving assembly line.

Taylor believed workers should be treated like stupid animals, incapable of adaptation or initiative, who needed to be disciplined to perform the same simple function all day.

Workers hated that work. But they knew in the Depression years that there were many unemployed men who would be happy to take their place.

The UAW argued that, thanks to the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, it could protect workers’ jobs and that its shop stewards could protest assembly line speedups by stopping the whole assembly line.

The NLRA’s adversarial process came to dominate labor-management relations and attract other workers. By the early 1930s, 35 percent of private sector workers had union representation.

That number has fallen drastically since then. There was a slight uptick last year, according to the Labor Department, but the number is still just 7 percent.

Why the shift against unions? The auto industry is a good example. Adversarial unionism prevented the Detroit-based automakers from adopting the flexible labor relations employed by non-unionized foreign-based automakers.

In addition, the Detroit firms’ managers were themselves hooked on Taylorism.

They saw workers as a lower class of beings who needed to be bridled and saddled like horses.

As a result, foreign-owned automakers produced vehicles of much higher quality.

In adversarial-union plants, some workers delighted in sabotaging their cars. In nonunion plants, workers came forward with suggestions on how to make them better.

It took a long time for the UAW and Detroit management to acknowledge the problem. As Megan McArdle points out in her new book “The Up Side of Down,” organizations that have long been successful are reluctant to change their ways during years of slow, sometimes imperceptible decline.

UAW president, Bob King, said that his union has learned to be cooperative with management. Improved quality of Detroit-made cars and anecdotal evidence that has come my way tend to support that claim.

But Chattanooga’s VW workers don’t seem to think they need the union to cooperate with the company. They’re already working together – and new hires make union-level wages.

And workers can’t help but notice that the UAW helped push General Motors and Chrysler – and, indirectly, Detroit – into bankruptcy.

The bottom line is that the 1930s adversarial union model has little appeal to workers today. And that few Americans want to head on the road to Detroit.

• Michael Barone, senior political analyst at the Washington Examiner, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

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College is expensive.

This isn’t new. This isn’t groundbreaking.

It is something that affects a lot of people.

The solution isn’t simple, but having a plan is essential to prevent student loans from owning your life.

The average Illinois student who attends a fouryear college will leave school with about $28,000 in debt. Around 64 percent of Illinois college graduates have student loan debt.

The key is keeping that number at a manageable level.

There are a few ways to do that. The first is pretty obvious, get a scholarship. If you have the right grades, academic acumen or if you apply for enough of For the record the plethora of scholarships out there, it can put a real College can be fun. It dent in the cost of school. should be fun. But it’s also It’s also best to have a important to keep in mind plan for what you want to that the real purpose is to do and go to the best, most get you closer to the job cost-effective school for the you desire. job you desire. Seek out advice from people in the field before you get too deep into the process. Because college is really about preparing yourself for the job you want after graduation.

Graduation, however, is not a job guarantee. More and more, students are graduating and not finding jobs in their field. The job market is increasingly competitive. So having a plan and gaining work experience in your desired field as early as possible can be a huge advantage in the application process.

For parents, planning ahead and saving whenever possible is key. Every cent you save now will save your child multiples of that amount later in life by avoiding the interest payments on those loans.

College can be fun. It should be fun. But it’s also important to keep in mind that the real purpose is to get you closer to the job you desire.

If not, you could be paying for that fun the rest of your life.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

How to deal with sugar There’s hardly an ingredient in that candy bar you just unwrapped that the government didn’t have a strong, distorting hand in producing – the peanuts, the sugar, the milk, to name a few. U.S. sugar companies, for example, benefit from a series of overlapping trade protections that the last “reform” farm bill left untouched.

If you’re drinking a soda while reading this editorial, you’re probably consuming large amounts of high-fructose corn syrup. Corn farmers are unfairly coddled, too. This supposed economic policy, with its roots in a time when large numbers of impoverished farmers were perpetually one bad harvest away from ruin, is now socialized agriculture that largely benefits wealthy agribusinesses at the expense of taxpayers and consumers.

Getting rid of these supports is the right thing to do economically. But what about public health?

The distress, diminished quality of life and premature deaths associated with obesity, diabetes and other related ailments demand a government response.

Eliminating the subsidies for corn would raise the price of corn syrup, which might help. Eliminating the sugar program, though, would lower the price of that ready substitute for corn syrup. Obviously, the government shouldn’t stop there.

An effective anti-obesity policy would include taxes on certain bad-for-you foods, which would tend to discourage unhealthy habits without objectionable restrictions on consumer choice. This is preferrable to current sugar policy, which nudges prices up but channels the difference to companies that haven’t earned it, in part because the federal Treasury would benefit from the tax revenue.

Some public-health advocates favor new taxes on products such as sugary drinks, which account for a large chunk of Americans’ consumption of refined sugars. Several states and cities are considering the idea.

But a recent working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research highlights that going after just one class – sugary drinks – might encourage people to replace those drinks with candy bars rather than cut back on refined sugars altogether.

The researchers from Cornell and Stanford found that applying a 20 percent tax to soda would reduce calorie consumption by about 4 percent, the equivalent of about 16 cans a month, and decrease people’s satisfaction with their diet by about 2.5 percent. But they also found that a general tax applied to refined sugars at the ingredient stage would reduce calorie consumption by nearly 19 percent, with the same hit in satisfaction and with sizable effects on salt and fat intake.

In other words, people will eat more apples when all products with refined sugars are more expensive.

The Washington Post

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– U.S. Bill of Rights, First Amendment

WEATHER

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Sports

Former NIU football coach Jerry Kill gets a hefty raise and an extra year on his contract at Minnesota, and says he’s “getting paid way too much.” PAGE B4

SECTION B Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

CLASS 3A BELVIDERE SECTIONAL

Spartans unravel in 2nd half AP photo

Collins finds a welcoming home in Nets locker room Jason Collins has a week and a half to prove himself to the Brooklyn Nets.

He signed a 10-day contract, one of the toughest deals in sports because it gives nonsuperstars almost no time to impress their coaches and teammates in hopes of sticking around.

With this group, Collins did that long ago: The Nets locker room is filled with former teammates who already have accepted the league’s first openly gay player and his on-court habits, which are the ones that matter most to them.

“Guys already know what to expect from me. It’s like, OK, he’s not going to magically have a 40-inch vertical (leap) and shoot 3s,” Collins said.

That made it the ideal place for his historic return to the NBA. Perhaps, as numerous players insisted after Collins came out in a Sports Illustrated article in April, athletes were ready to accept a gay teammate. Maybe Collins would have been welcomed anywhere he signed.

But maybe not. As the bullying scandal involving the Miami Dolphins proved, the locker room can be a place where abusive language can divide a team and threaten to derail a season, to say nothing of the fallout for the players themselves.

– Wire report

Turnovers lead to 10-0 run that foils Sycamore

By ROSS JACOBSON rjacobson@shawmedia.com BELVIDERE – Sycamore looked poised to take yet another step in its progressive rise into one of the best girls basketball teams in the area.

The Spartans were playing calm and in control, shooting almost 50 percent from the field and leading Burlington Central by two at halftime of their Class 3A Belvidere Sectional semifinal.

But a 90-second stretch to start the third quarter was the Spartans’ undoing. Burlington forced

Sycamore (21-8) jumped on Burlington right out of the gate, scoring the first six points, all coming on layups inside.

The Rockets (25-4) rallied to take a three-point lead midway through the second quarter, but a 3-pointer from Lauren Goff, who was cleared to play hours before Monday’s game after suffering a concussion a couple weeks earlier, and a Baylee Foresman jumper at the buzzer put the Spartans up two.

“It started with our boxing out at the other end,” Sycamore senior Julia Moll said. “For the most part, we were boxing out, getting it down the floor, holding them to one shot and then when you do things Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com like that, when you’re confident on defense, things happen on the of- Sycamore’s Lauren Goff tries to drive the baseline on Burlington Central defender Aly DeTamble on Monday night fensive end.”

Scoreboard Monday’s semifinals Burlington Central 42, Sycamore 28 Rockford Lutheran 67, Woodstock 57 Thursday’s championship Burlington Central vs. Rockford Lutheran, 7 p.m.

• Winner advances to the Hoffman Estates Super-Sectional five consecutive turnovers that sparked a 10-0 run, and the Rockets went on to win, 42-28.

“One turnover, two turnovers, the next thing you know we’re playing hesitant, we’re afraid to make a mistake instead of attacking,” Sycamore coach Brett Goff said. “Give credit to them, they did a nice job of mixing it up a little bit and putting more pressure on us.”

See SPARTANS, page B4

during the third quarter of a Class 3A Belvidere Sectional semifinal in Belvidere. The Spartans lost, 42-28.

CLASS 1A DEKALB SUPER-SECTIONAL

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro basketball Bulls at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m., WGN After having their five-game winning streak snapped by the Heat on Sunday in Miami, the Bulls (29-26) look to start a new one against the Hawks (26-29).

Also on TV...

Men’s basketball Iowa at Minnesota, 6 p.m., BTN Florida at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m., ESPN Kansas St. at Texas Tech, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Duke, 6 p.m., ESPNU Xavier at St. John’s, 6 p.m., FS1 Indiana at Wisconsin, 8 p.m., ESPN Wichita St. at Bradley, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Missouri at Georgia, 8 p.m., ESPNU Seton Hall at DePaul, 8 p.m., FS1 Soccer UEFA Champions League, Borussia Dortmund at Zenit St. Petersburg, 11 a.m., FS1 UEFA Champions League, Manchester United at Olympiakos, 1:30 p.m., FS1

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Hinckley-Big Rock’s Jacquline Madden reacts after missing a game-tying 3-point attempt at the final buzzer Monday night in the Class 1A DeKalb Super-Sectional against Eastland in DeKalb. The Royals lost, 36-33.

H-BR’s late comeback falls short

Last-second shot to tie off the mark

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Hinckley-Big Rock was able to get the ball into Jacqueline Madden’s hands.

With the Royals down three to Eastland in the Class 1A DeKalb Super-Sectional, H-BR’s Karrigan Cowan made an improbable steal of the inbounds pass, and the Royals girls basketball team passed the ball around the arc in the final seconds, getting it to Madden, who carried H-BR in the second half.

She had just enough time to let off a last-second shot, but it wouldn’t go in, as Eastland advanced to the Class 1A final four in Normal with a 36-33 victory.

“Of all the teams I’ve worked with over the years, I don’t know if I’ve ever been more proud of an individual game effort than this one tonight,” H-BR coach Greg Burks said.

H-BR was able to fight its way back, changing from a zone to a man-to-man pressure defense in the second half.

See ROYALS, page B4

BLACKHAWKS

NHL a ‘step down’ after Olympics Toews: Olympians have an edge over rest of the players

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com SOCHI, Russia – Jonathan Toews remembers the first few games back in 2010 after the exhilaration of winning Olympic gold in Vancouver. The Blackhawks played four games in six days, starting on the road on Long Island.

And, well, there’s no delicate way to put this: Playing the Islanders wasn’t exactly like playing the United States.

“The level of play is so high

Next at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Thursday, CSN, AM-720 [at the Olympics],” said Toews, who helped Canada win its second straight Olympic gold medal Sunday against Sweden. “If I remember last time, going back to the NHL style, the pace seemed like almost a step down, where you just felt relaxed and knew you had time with the puck. Maybe that was just because guys were coming off their break and they’re out of shape, and you didn’t miss a beat. I think it’s a good thing. Not a big deal for us.”

The big fear in Chicago leading into the Olympics was that the

grueling two-week tournament, combined with the travel, would hurt the Hawks. The Hawks themselves don’t share that concern.

While Andrew Shaw and Ben Smith went to Hawaii, Brandon Saad, Brandon Bollig and Nick Leddy went to Mexico and Bryan Bickell went fishing, 10 of their Hawks teammates were playing at the highest level of hockey possible.

“I think we’re going to be in better shape than most of the guys that have so-called vacation right now,” silver medalist Niklas Hjalmarsson said during the Olympic tournament. “We’re still paying AP photo games. It’s just six games. I don’t Team Canada forwards Jonathan Towes (left) and Sidney think it’s going to be that big of a Crosby pose with their medals after beating Sweden, difference at the end.”

See HAWKS, page B4

3-0, in the gold medal game Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

SPORTS

Page B2 • Tuesday, February 25, 2014

8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Basketball Hiawatha vs. Freeport Aquin in Class 1A Forreston Regional quarterfinal, 6 p.m.

LaSalle-Peru at Sycamore, 7 p.m.

Genoa-Kingston at Rochelle, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Boys Basketball Indian Creek vs. Annawan in Class 1A Amboy Regional semifinal, 6 p.m.

Boys Track Sycamore, Kaneland at quadrangular at Sycamore, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY Girls Track Sycamore hosts indoor quadrangular, 4 p.m.

Kaneland at Wheaton Warrenville South Indoor, 4:30 p.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS DeKalb, Sycamore grads help Xavier win title Xavier senior and DeKalb graduate Chad Thompson brought home six gold medals for the Musketeers swimming team and was named the Big East Conference Most Outstanding Performer.

Thompson helped Xavier win its first conference title in men’s or women’s swimming, by winning the Big East title this past weekend in Sewell, N.J. Thompson broke his own school record with a new time of 1 minute, 48.32 seconds to take home first place in the 200-yard backstroke. He also won the 200 individual medley, 400 IM and was part of three winning relays (200, 400 and 800 freestyle).

Sycamore graduate Michael Gordon was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke. Gordon also was a member of the runner-up of the 400 medley relay.

Sycamore native earns Big-Ten honors Sycamore native and Penn State senior swimmer Mackenzie Powers earned first-team All-Big Ten honors this past weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

She won the 100 butterfly and set a Big Ten record and a meet record in the process. She also was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke. Powers was a part of the runner-up 400 medley relay team.

Kaneland grad breaks two school records Kaneland graduate and Saint Louis swimmer Grant Alef finished second in the 200 backstroke at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships this past weekend in Geneva, Ohio.

Alef’s time of 1 minute, 46.51 seconds is the school record for the Billikens.

Alef also helped the 800 medley relay that also set a school record in 6:43.24.

NIU softball pitcher Sturm earns MAC honor Northern Illinois softball pitcher Jessica Sturm was named Mid-American Conference West Pitcher of the Week on Monday.

Sturm threw 21 scoreless innings at the Citrus Classic in Orlando over the weekend, lowering her ERA to 0.52. The junior allowed 17 hits and four walks.

In her first outing of the weekend, Sturm threw a complete-game shutout as NIU defeated Indian University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 4-0.

Boys hoops super-sectional tickets on sale at DeKalb Tickets for the IHSA Class 3A and 4A boys basketball super-sectional games are on sale at the DeKalb High School Athletic Office.

The two games, which will be March 18 at the NIU Convocation Center, start at 6 p.m. for the 3A game with the 4A matchup starting at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 each and the athletic office is open from 7 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.

– Staff reports

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MLB

NBA

Collision rule leaves open exceptions

By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press NEW YORK – Rather than ban home plate collisions outright, Major League Baseball and its players adopted a rule limiting them this season.

In what both sides said was a one-year experiment, the rule allows collisions if the catcher has the ball and is blocking the runner’s direct path to home plate, and if the catcher goes into the basepath to field a throw to the plate.

“It’s not a radical departure from what it had been,” Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said.

The new rule, 7.13, states “a runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate).” A runner violating the rule shall be declared out, even if the fielder drops the ball.

“It’s good, I think it takes away the malicious intent behind the play at the plate,” Texas Rangers catcher J.P. Arencibia said. “Obviously, the runner doesn’t always have to slide, and the catcher still has the ability to block the plate once he has the ball in hand.”

Along with the rule, the sides agreed to a pair of comments umpires use for interpretation. The first comment says “the failure by the runner

AP file photo

Florida Marlins baserunner Scott Cousins (top) crashes into San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey on a fly ball from Emilio Bonifacio on May 25, 2011, in San Francisco. Cousins was ruled safe. A new rule, 7.13, was adopted by MLB and the players’ association on a one-year experimental basis, the sides said Monday. to make an effort to touch the plate, the runner’s lowering of the shoulder, or the runner’s pushing through with his hands, elbows or arms, would support a determination that the runner deviated from the pathway in order to initiate contact with the catcher in violation.” The comment says players who slide appropriately are not in violation of the rule.

The second comment says that “unless the catcher is in possession of the ball, the catcher cannot block the pathway of the runner as he is attempting to score.” The runner

WHITE SOX SPRING TRAINING

shall be declared safe if the catcher violates that provision.

In addition, it is not a violation “if the catcher blocks the pathway of the runner in order to field a throw, and the umpire determines that the catcher could not have fielded the ball without blocking the pathway of the runner and that contact with the runner was unavoidable.”

“There are some things that often times can make the water a little muddy,” union head Tony Clark said after meeting with the New York Yankees.

“Over the course of the offseason, the concern was protect-

ing players, but trying to draw up something that not only made sense on paper, but also was going to make sense to the players that were playing on the field.”

The umpire crew chief can use the new video-review system to determine whether the rule was violated.

“It stops guys just going out of their way just to try to dislodge the baseball when they (catchers) have the plate,” Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

Debate over plate collisions has intensified since May 2011, when San Francisco’s Buster Posey was injured as the Marlins’ Scott Cousins crashed into him at the plate. Posey, an AllStar catcher, suffered a broken bone in his lower left leg and three torn ligaments in his ankle, an injury that ended his season.

In Game 5 of last year’s AL Championship Series, Detroit backstop Alex Avila was pulled a couple of innings after being run over at the plate by Boston’s David Ross, a fellow catcher.

“I think it’s fair. A runner’s path is to home plate,” Oakland catcher Derek Norris said. “Any deviation and he’s not trying to score, he’s trying to harm. A runner going out of the basepath trying to break up a double play is declared out.

This is the same concept as a double-play slide.”

CUBS SPRING TRAINING

Sox working to Sanchez aims to avoid carryover regain 2010 form Ventura focuses on fixing last season’s mistakes

Next vs. L.A. Dodgers, 2 p.m. Friday, AM-670

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com GLENDALE, Ariz. – Enough talk about last season – although a little reminder now and then doesn’t hurt.

As the White Sox go through spring-training drills, “getting it right” has a whole new meaning after the 2013 team was buried by a massive pile of baseball wrongs.

“I hope we get it back on track,” slugger Adam D u n n s a i d Robin Ventura Monday. “It was miserable. One of my most miserable seasons.”

Almost to a man, that viewpoint is shared among those who were on the Sox last season.

“It’s good that people feel that way, not forgetting how bad it felt to get killed every day, finding every single day a way to lose a game as opposed to finding a way to win,” Dunn said. “The coaches are emphasizing stuff that needs to be emphasized, which is boring and monotonous and stuff you’ve known since you were 4 years old, but it’s good. Apparently, people didn’t realize it. So that’s good.”

When one veteran pitcher, who no longer is with the team, made wisecracks about the monotony of pitchers taking fielding practice during camp last year, not much was thought of it. But when that same pitcher misplayed a bunt during a game in May, the coaching staff’s reaction was something like, “Well, there you have it.”

Nobody is joking about fielding practice this year.

“How I look at it is, you take a positive from every situation,” third-base coach Joe McEwing said. “And you learn from it. What we dealt with last year, it’s over. It was a tough year for every single one of us.

You have to look at the positive, see our mistakes, learn from it and move on.”

Manager Robin Ventura said the message from the coaching staff is “a little more forceful this year.”

“They understand it just has to be better,” Ventura said. “I think they understand there’s probably more work going into this year.

Not just the physical stuff, but getting your mind right when we’re going out on defense and why it’s important.”

And then there’s baserunning. The Sox were caught in enough rundowns and thrown out at third on enough grounders to the shortstop last season to produce a short comedy feature.

“There’s a way to get thrown out, and there are dumb ways to get thrown out,” Ventura said. “Eventually, you’re going to get thrown out. Hopefully, those are aggressive ones and you’re not making silly outs. There were too many of the silly ones last year.

You don’t want the silly ones.”

Even if the Sox turn it around and play at a much higher level, captain Paul Konerko knows there will be some lows. It happens in a 162-game season.

“Every team is going to have those struggles,” Konerko said. “We just have to make sure when that happens to us this year – it could be the first five games of the year, it could be the first month – that it has nothing to do with last year. We can’t have that, ‘Here we go, this is connected to what happened.’ The guys who were here last year have to recognize that.

The new guys, it’s easier because they had nothing to do with it. They’re coming in fresh.

“I know all you (media) guys – everybody – that will be the first knee-jerk thing that happens when it goes bad for a while, that it’s the same team. We have to make sure that we can’t go to that place we went to mentally last year.”

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com MESA, Ariz. – When Jonathan Sanchez felt his lower leg give way as he planted to field Randall Delgado’s bunt that August night in Atlanta, he knew something was very wrong.

But he had no idea how far in the wrong direction it would send his budding career.

The high ankle sprain he suffered in that 2011 game ended his season for the San Francisco Giants and had a carryover effect he said he fought all the way into last season, three teams later with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

It was a long, bruising fall from a breakout 2010 season for the left-hander that included winning the season-finale clincher that got the Giants into the playoffs and finished with a World Series start and a ring.

“It’s pretty hard to think about it,” he said. “When you’re up there with (Tim) Lincecum, (Barry) Zito, (Matt) Cain, (Madison) Bumgarner and then come here for the Chicago Cubs trying to make the team, it’s pretty hard.”

For the second year in a row, at 31, the hard-throwing Sanchez is starting over, competing for a roster spot with a new team as a minor-league free agent – the kind of reclamation project that is the common thread running through this Cubs camp.

What’s different this time for Sanchez is that after 137 starts in his past 143 games, he’s re-inventing himself as a reliever – the Cubs hoping to turn his electric stuff into lightning in a bottle for their rebuilt bullpen.

And this, too, is different, he said: “I’ve got my speed, my slider, my split – everything is there. … I’m getting back to where I was.”

Teammate Nate Schierholtz knows what that would mean.

“He made guys look bad,” said Schierholtz, who also was with the Giants when Sanchez was at his best. “He wasn’t just getting contact outs. He was making guys look embarrassed at times. … When he’s on and he’s got his command, he’s dirty.”

Command always has been the most fragile part of Sanchez’s game. Even in his big 2010 season he led the National League in walks and burned through enough pitches that he averaged less than six innings a start.

But his stuff rivaled the AllStars and Cy Young winners on his staff. His 205 strikeouts and major-league-low .204 opponents’ batting average that year helped lead to a 3.07 ERA that was lower than those of Cain,

EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 42 13 .764 Bulls 29 26 .527 Detroit 23 34 .404 Cleveland 22 35 .386 Milwaukee 11 45 .196 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 31 25 .554 Brooklyn 26 28 .481 New York 21 36 .368 Boston 19 39 .328 Philadelphia 15 42 .263 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 40 14 .741 Washington 28 28 .500 Charlotte 27 30 .474 Atlanta 26 29 .473 Orlando 17 41 .293

GB — 13 20 21 31½ GB — 4 10½ 13 16½ GB — 13 14½ 14½ 25

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 40 16 .714 — Houston 38 18 .679 2 Dallas 35 23 .603 6 Memphis 31 24 .564 8½ New Orleans 23 33 .411 17 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 43 14 .754 — Portland 38 18 .679 4½ Minnesota 27 29 .482 15½ Denver 25 30 .455 17 Utah 20 36 .357 22½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 39 20 .661 — Golden State 35 22 .614 3 Phoenix 33 22 .600 4 Sacramento 20 36 .357 17½ L.A. Lakers 19 37 .339 18½ Monday’s Results Milwaukee 130, Philadelphia 110 Golden State 104, Detroit 96 Dallas 110, New York 108 L.A. Clippers 123, New Orleans 110 Utah 110, Boston 98 Today’s Games Bulls at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

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

Orlando at Washington, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Portland at Denver, 8 p.m.

Houston at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Golden State at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

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

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

Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Portland, 9 p.m.

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

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE 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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez sits in the dugout during a spring training game against the Cubs on March 30, 2010, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Next vs. Arizona (ss), 2:05 p.m. Thursday, WGN Lincecum and Zito.

“You don’t see that kind of stuff out of a lefty that often,” said Cubs catcher Eli Whiteside, who caught Sanchez’s no-hitter with the Giants in 2009. “He had a perfect game going into the eighth that day. That was kind of unusual for him. But he’s got great stuff.”

“Explosive” is how pitching coach Chris Bosio describes it.

“It’s being able to harness it.”

Especially as a bullpen guy who can’t waste time finding his stuff. Bosio said the staff is working on different angles, positions on the mound, even posture, to help him find his location quickly and repeatedly.

Sanchez said he’s fine with switching to relief, especially if it means finding a home again in the big leagues. And although rediscovering his 2010 effectiveness sounds like a recipe for returning to rotation work, “It could be nasty in the ’pen, too,” he said.

Between incumbent lefty James Russell and free-agent acquisition Wesley Wright, the Cubs are open to taking three left-handers north when they break camp, especially if Travis Wood remains the only lefty in the rotation.

“I would take as many lefties as we possibly could,” Bosio said, “especially guys with arms like Sanchez.

“We’ve got some options,” he added, referring to left-handed inventory that also includes Zac Rosscup and side-arming Tommy Hottovy. “But Sanchez has got the best pure stuff.”

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 Monday’s Schedule No games scheduled Today’s Game Carolina at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Boston at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 Monday’s Games No. 4 Syracuse 57, Maryland 55 No. 5 Kansas 83, Oklahoma 75 Today’s Games No. 1 Florida at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m.

No. 2 Wichita St. at Bradley, 8 p.m.

No. 6 Duke vs. Virginia Tech, 6 p.m.

No. 13 San Diego St. vs. San Jose St., 10:05 p.m.

No. 14 Wisconsin vs. Indiana, 8 p.m.

No. 20 Iowa at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

No. 25 New Mexico vs. Utah St., 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 3 Arizona vs. California, 8 p.m.

No. 8 Villanova vs. Butler, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Virginia vs. Miami, 6 p.m.

No. 15 Iowa St. vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m.

No. 16 Michigan at Purdue, 6 p.m.

No. 19 North Carolina at N.C. State, 7 p.m.

No. 24 Texas vs. Baylor, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games No. 7 Louisville vs. Temple, 8 p.m.

No. 10 Saint Louis vs. Duquesne, 7 p.m.

No. 17 Kentucky vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m.

No. 20 Iowa at Indiana, 8 p.m.

No. 21 Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Ohio St. at Penn St., 6 p.m.

Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 1 Florida vs. LSU, 3 p.m.

No. 2 Wichita St. vs. Missouri St., 3 p.m.

No. 4 Syracuse at No. 12 Virginia, 3 p.m.

No. 5 Kansas at Oklahoma St., 8 p.m.

No. 7 Louisville at No. 21 Memphis, 1 p.m.

No. 9 Creighton at Xavier, 4 p.m.

No. 10 Saint Louis at VCU, 5 p.m.

No. 11 Cincinnati vs. UConn at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 11 a.m.

No. 13 San Diego St. at Fresno St., 9:05 p.m.

No. 15 Iowa St. at Kansas St., 6 p.m.

No. 16 Michigan vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m.

No. 17 Kentucky at South Carolina, 5 p.m.

No. 18 Michigan St. vs. Illinois, 1 p.m.

No. 20 Iowa vs. Purdue, 7:15 p.m.

No. 23 SMU vs. UCF, 3 p.m.

No. 24 Texas at Oklahoma, 3 p.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 3 Arizona vs. Stanford, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Villanova vs. Marquette, 1 p.m.

No. 14 Wisconsin at Penn St., 11 a.m.

No. 22 Ohio St. at Indiana, 3 p.m.

No. 25 New Mexico at Nevada, 5:05 p.m.

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Looking forward

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 • Page B3

2014 standings

DAYTONA 500

Victory lifts ‘heavy weight’ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There was a moment late in the Daytona 500 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a moment to catch his breath. It clearly was his race to lose and the tension ran thick through Junior Nation, all the way into his car.

Steve Letarte, the crew chief and cheerleader who had rebuilt Earnhardt’s crumpled confidence and returned him to a championship contender, used the moment under caution to settle his driver.

“Having fun?” Letarte asked over the radio.

“Yeah, but it’s the big prize, man. It’s hard to enjoy IN THE it,” Earnhardt said, before he PITS paused. “I’m Jenna enjoying particFryer ular pieces of it, but the entire experience is driving me crazy.”

That’s the albatross that was strapped to the back of NASCAR’s most popular driver as he closed in on his second Daytona 500 victory. It had been 10 years since he won his first 500, and after three runner-up finishes the past four seasons in a race that had caused his family so much heartache and joy, the moment was overwhelming.

There’s so much pressure on Earnhardt, who entered the season-opening showcase mired in a 55-race winless streak dating to 2012. He’d won only two races since joining mighty Hendrick Motorsports in 2008, and as he closes in on his 40th birthday, he still is searching for his first Cup championship.

It’s been openly stated by the suits at NASCAR that when Junior wins, NASCAR’s popularity surges. So under that theory, if he could just get it together, the days of flat TV numbers and sagging attendance certainly would spike.

That’s a lot of pressure to put on one guy, and it hit him as he readied himself for the homestretch Sunday night.

“It’s a big race and you want to win it so badly, and your team wants to win so badly,” he said afterward. “You realize at that moment that there are countless people watching on television and there are countless people sitting in the grandstands with your shirts and hats on, and your team is over on the pit wall and your family back home – there are so many people pulling for you and want to see you win. It’s a heavy weight.”

This time, he delivered.

He emerged from a rain delay of more than six hours with the strongest car in the field. As other drivers struggled

SPRINT CUP SERIES The Profit on CNBC 500 Race time: 2 p.m. Sunday Site: Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.

TV: FOX

NATIONWIDE SERIES Blue Jeans Go Green 200 Race time: 2:45 p.m. Saturday Site: Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.

TV: ABC

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Upcoming Sprint Cup schedule Sunday: The Profit on CNBC 500, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.

March 9: Kobalt 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 16: Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

March 23: Auto Club 400, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif.

March 30: STP 500, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va. April 6: Duck Commander 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas April 12: Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C. April 26: Toyota Owners 400, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va. May 4: Aaron’s 499, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala. May 10: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series May Kansas Race, Kansas Speedway, Kan.

SPRINT CUP SERIES 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. .................48 2. Denny Hamlin ........................43 3. Brad Keselowski....................42 4. Jeff Gordon.............................40 5. Jimmie Johnson.....................40 6. Matt Kenseth.........................38 7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. .............. 37 8. Greg Biffle .............................. 37 9. Austin Dillon ..........................36 10. Casey Mears ........................34 11. Joey Logano..........................34 12. Kevin Harvick........................31 13. Jamie McMurray..................30 14. Bobby Labonte ....................29 15. Reed Sorenson.....................28 16. Carl Edwards........................28 17. Marcos Ambrose.................26 18. Kyle Busch............................26 19. Terry Labonte ......................24 20. Kurt Busch ...........................24 21. Ryan Newman...................... 22 22. Alex Bowman .......................21 23. Josh Wise .............................20 24. AJ Allmendinger...................19 25. Justin Allgaier.......................18 26. Cole Whitt.............................16 27. Parker Kligerman .................15 28. Brian Vickers ........................14 29. Kasey Kahne.........................14 30. Paul Menard .........................13 31. David Ragan ......................... 10 32. Tony Stewart......................... 9 33. David Gilliland ....................... 8 34. Michael Annett ..................... 7 35. Kyle Larson ............................ 6 36. Aric Almirola.......................... 6 37. Danica Patrick ....................... 5 38. Michael Waltrip .................... 4 39. Clint Bowyer.......................... 2 40. Martin Truex Jr. ....................1

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Daytona 500 on Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. to keep busy during the lengthy break, Earnhardt said his concern was not consuming too much of the junk food stored in his motorhome.

He knew what he had in the No. 88 Chevrolet.

“I knew it was something special,” he said. “I knew we had enough race car. I was a little bit nervous because the pressure was on me because there was plenty of car to do it.”

Earnhardt handled every challenge over the final 50 miles. He shook off Greg Biffle, the peskiest foe, and then Carl Edwards. Lined up for a two-lap sprint to the finish, he found himself next to onetime protegé Brad Keselowski, who had a car almost as strong as Earnhardt’s.

But Earnhardt had teammate Jeff Gordon on his bumper to help on the final restart, and once he cleared Keselowski it was essentially over. Moves made by other drivers in the pack ruined Keselowski’s pursuit and Denny Hamlin stormed through the field but didn’t have the help he needed or enough laps to mount a proper charge.

Hamlin, who won two races earlier in Speedweeks and was going for the trifecta, was dejected with second place. But he noted the significance of the victory.

“Any time an Earnhardt wins at Daytona,” he shrugged.

The late Dale Earnhardt won 34 races at Daytona International Speedway, but his only 500 victory came in 1998 in his

20th try. He was killed in an accident on the last lap of the 2001 race, triggered while he tried to protect a 1-2 finish for Michael Waltrip and his son, who both drove for him.

Conspiracy has followed Earnhardt Jr. since his father’s death as fans wondered if some of his biggest career moments were freebies from NASCAR during a time of mourning. Third-place finisher Keselowski believes Daytona 500 win No. 2 cannot be challenged.

“I think this particular race, there’s no drama. There’s no feeling I think anybody could legitimately have that there’s voodoo magic that he won,” Keselowski said.

There was only euphoria.

NASCAR’s favorite son won the biggest race and earned the first spot in the playoffs under a new championship format that rewards winning. Hendrick Motorsports got at least one week of respite from fans wondering why Earnhardt never wins.

And Earnhardt, at least for this week, got to remove that albatross. And after finally joining Twitter, he rewarded his fans – more than 400,000 despite only four tweets – by posting a Monday morning selfie, standing in front of the statue of his father at Daytona: “Look who I ran into at the Daytona Experience. Dad’s Happy!”

NATIONWIDE SERIES LEADERS 1. Regan Smith........................... 47 2. Trevor Bayne ..........................41 3. Elliott Sadler ..........................39 4. Brendan Gaughan .................38 5. Ty Dillon.................................. 37 6. Dylan Kwasniewski ..............36 7. Joe Nemechek ....................... 32 8. Mike Wallace..........................31 9. Chase Elliott...........................29 10. James Buescher ..................28 11. Brian Scott ............................ 27 12. Ryan Reed.............................26 13. Mike Bliss .............................24 14. Landon Cassill...................... 23 15. Blake Koch............................ 22 16. Dakoda Armstrong...............21 17. Chad Boat .............................20 18. David Starr ............................19 19. Scott Lagasse Jr. .................18 20. Jamie Dick.............................18 21. Jeremy Clements..................15 22. Jeffrey Earnhardt .................14

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BEARS

Ikard on Bears’ radar if Garza signs elsewhere

By ADAM L. JAHNS ajahns@suntimes.com INDIANAPOLIS – Football only was part of the conversation when Oklahoma center Gabe Ikard had a one-on-one chat with Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer at the NFL Scouting Combine.

“My meeting with coach Kromer at the combine was very laid back,” Ikard said. “We talked about his family, my family and told some pretty entertaining stories.”

Why would Kromer entertain such a cordial visit?

If the Bears are unable re-sign center Roberto Garza – “It’s a tough business,” coach Marc Trestman said when asked about the pending free agent at the combine – there will be a considerable hole right in the middle of it.

The Bears re-signed center Tay-

lor Boggs (along with safety Derrick Martin) to a one-year contract Monday. But Boggs – who made his NFL debut last season – might not develop into the long-term solution.

Even if Garza is re-signed, an eventual successor for him must be found, especially with the rest of the starters on the offensive line (Jermon Bushrod, Matt Slauson, Kyle Long and Jordan Mills) in place together for at least the next three seasons.

“I am aware of the Bears need for a [guard/center] and I made it very clear to coach Kromer that I would love to play for him,” Ikard said. “It would be an honor to play for the most storied program in professional football history.”

Kromer is very familiar with Ikard, who started 50 of 52 career games and was a three-time firstteam All-Big 12 selection.

Kromer’s son, Zach, is a student-coach at Oklahoma and Ikard

said they have a “good friendship outside of football.” Ikard first met Kromer when Kromer was with the New Orleans Saints through former Oklahoma offensive line coach James Patton, a close friend of Kromer’s.

Ikard might be best known for his part in Oklahoma’s innocent “PastaGate,” where the school’s compliance department self-reported an NCAA secondary vioGabe Ikard lation in which three student-athletes were served “excessive” pasta at graduation banquet last May. “We had to donate $5 to a charity in order to make sure we were eligible to play for the 2013 season,” the 6-foot-4, 304-pounder said. “I chose to donate to the Lupus Foundation of America because one of my closest friends, Daniel Orton, lost his moth-

er to Lupus when we were seniors in high school.”

The media ate up “PastaGate” and Ikard ended up receiving hundreds of dollars worth of food from Olive Garden to share with other players at the combine.

“The president of Olive Garden, Dave George, actually called me and wished me luck the night before the combine drills,” Ikard said. “ ‘PastaGate’ has been really entertaining for everyone involved and brought some much needed humor to a very stressful process.”

It worked as Ikard put together a strong performance. He recorded the best times among all offensive linemen in the three-cone drill (7.3 seconds) and 20-yard shuttle (4.37 seconds).

“I think those times helped answer any questions people had about my movement skills,” said Ikard, who played in the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl. “Hopeful-

H-BR wraps up another successful year

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL

Kill appreciative of raise, extension

By DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press Minnesota coach Jerry Kill answered his telephone not long after having his annual compensation boosted to more than $2 million.

His brother was calling.

“You ain’t worth that,” he told Kill from their native Kansas. “I’m sitting here working on beef cattle, and they’re paying you that to Jerry Kill coach football?

Is this country crazy?”

Kill just laughed.

“I can’t answer that question,” the former Northern Illinois coach said.

With his farmhand humility and homespun humor, Kill spoke Monday at a news conference about his newly enhanced contract and upcoming spring practice. He said he was appreciative of the hefty raise and the extra year on the contract, but he said he’s “getting paid way too much” in the same sentence he mentioned his daughter makes $29,000 a year doing inner-city work.

“I’m the same guy that lived in a trailer house for five years and made $250 a month,” Kill said, referencing his climb up the coaching

ladder from Webb City High School in Missouri to Division II schools Saginaw Valley State and Emporia State to the FCS level with Southern Illinois, a mid-major program at NIU and finally to the Big Ten at Minnesota.

Kill’s restructured contract includes a stipulation that the total pay for his top nine assistant coaches must rank in the top six of the conference. He said he wouldn’t have signed the deal without that. He also said he sees this contract as a sign to recruits of stability and progress.

“We’re building a program. It’ll take time. We want to be smart about what we pay anyone, and we want to be good stewards of our finances,” athletic director Norwood Teague said. “It’s a building program, and we want to do the best we can every day and see where it lands down the road.”

The Gophers are 17-21 in three seasons under Kill. He has come far enough in his fight with epilepsy that he’s back behind the wheel. State law requires licensed drivers to be at least three months without a seizure.

“I’m driving, but not very far. That’s one goal,” Kill said. “My second goal is to make everybody proud of Gopher football. I think we’ve moved forward on that.”

AP MEN’S BASKETBALL TOP 25 POLL

Florida replaces Syracuse at No. 1

By TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press The Florida Gators are taking their turn as the newest No. 1 in what coach Billy Donovan calls a revolving door atop The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, their first time on top of the rankings since they repeated as national champions in 2007.

The Gators (25-2) moved up one place Monday, replacing Syracuse (25-2), which lost twice last week and dropped to fourth.

Wichita State (29-0) and Arizona (25-2) both moved up one place to second and third. Florida, the fifth school to hold the No. 1 spot this season, received 47 firstplace votes from the 65-member national media panel.

The Gators were ranked No.

1 for eight weeks in 2007.

Wichita State was No. 1 on 14 ballots with Arizona receiving the other four first-place votes.

Donovan called the rankings a revolving door before his Gators took over the top spot, and he said being No. 1 is an honor and compliment.

“But let’s be honest right now: The only reason we have garnered No. 1 and we would have never, ever been No. 1 if it had not been for the teams in front of us losing,” Donovan said.

To Donovan, a lot of teams could be considered the nation’s best right now with undefeated Wichita State having a strong argument. Donovan also said he’s impressed by Syracuse winning 25 straight games along with what Arizona did before Brandon Ashley’s foot injury.

ly, it gave coaches and scouts a better idea of my ability to move in space and change direction.”

The Bears still want to re-sign Garza. Trestman praised everything about him, saying “we believe he should finish his career with the Bears.”

But Ikard, the fifth-best center in NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock’s rankings, could be tough to pass on in the late rounds after the Bears address defensive needs.

Ikard enjoys the responsibilities that come with center. And he definitely has the mental makeup for it, graduating with special distinction and a 4.0 GPA in multidisciplinary studies (medical sciences focus).

On the field, Ikard said zone-blocking schemes like the Bears’ fit him.

And, Chicago might fit him, too.

“My brother (Sam) actually lives in Chicago,” Ikard said. “It would be awesome to be close to him as a member of the Bears organization.”

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Sycamore’s Katherine Kohler (left) and Taiya Hopkins double-team Burlington Central’s Becca Gerke during the third quarter Monday night in a Class 3A Belvidere Sectional semifinal in Belvidere. The Spartans lost, 42-28.

Spartans up win total for 2nd straight season, win 1st regional since 2003 • SPARTANS Continued from page B1 Burlington’s press turned the tide in the second half. Samantha Pryor was the beneficiary of consecutive Rockets steals with five straight points to start the third quarter. After another steal and layup

by Aly DeTamble, Kayla Ross knocked down a 3-pointer to put Burlington up by eight.

The Rockets held Sycamore to only one point in the third quarter and the Spartans’ first field goal of the second half came with 2:13 remaining in the game on a Taiya Hopkins layup.

Bailey Gilbert, the focus of Burlington’s defense all game, led Sycamore

with eight points, five coming late in the fourth quarter. Foresman, Goff and Hopkins each had six in the loss.

Sycamore won its first regional championship since 2003 and drastically raised its season win total for the second straight year.

Although the Spartans are set to return four of their five regular starters next year, Sycamore’s senior class, which includes Moll and Foresman, played some of its best basketball late in the year.

“It’s incredible. I think it means everything,” Moll said of the team’s progress. “Me and the other three seniors, the hard work and dedication and the unity this team had was something really special.”

The Royals were down seven points at the half and five at the end of the third.

The Royals (18-14) were able to get within one after two Madden free throws with 42 seconds left.

With 15 seconds left, the Royals’ Anne Klein was called for an intentional foul on Cougars guard Courtney Walker. Walker converted one free-throw attempt, and it looked like an Eastland win was a simple formality as the Cougars took the ball out at midcourt.

However, H-BR was able to get a chance to tie, as Cowan, who was guarding the inbound pass, came away with the steal that gave the Royals one final possession without having to foul.

“I believe it was tipped,” Cowan said.

“I just happened to see it, and I grabbed it and held on for life.”

Madden finished with a game-high 17 points, 15 coming in the second half. Caitlin Flanigan had six and Andrea Binkley finished with five. Madden also was effective on defense, getting numerous steals and moving the ball in transition.

“Leave everything on the floor, we talked about that at halftime. We knew we had to come out stronger in the second half,” Madden said. “I think we all worked together as a team the second half, our intensity level raised a lot.”

H-BR entered the postseason with a 1413 record after an up-and-down regular season. Despite ending with a loss, it still was another successful season for H-BR’s tradition-rich program, which won its eighth consecutive regional title and fourth sectional championship in six years.

“Those girls that went down state (in 2009 and 2010), I was in middle school.

They were my heroes,” Madden said. “... I hope that’s what people think of us. They see us and they want to play basketball.”

BOYS HOOPS: CLASS 1A SOMONAUK REGIONAL

After 2010 Olympics, Hawks won Cup

H-BR falls to host in 1st round

• HAWKS

DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball saw its season end with a 51-35 loss to Little Ten Conference rival Somonauk on Monday night in the Class 1A Somonauk Regional quarterfinals.

The Royals trailed by only six entering the fourth quarter, but the Bobcats pulled away late to advance to the regional semifinals.

Continued from page B1 Besides, the last time the Hawks participated in the Olympics – in 2010 – they went on to win the Stanley Cup. And the Blues, who are tied with the Hawks for first place in the Central Division with three games in hand, had nine players in Sochi, so it’s likely a wash.

Defenseman Duncan Keith said that although the Olympics take something of a physical toll, the net effect is a positive one.

“These pressure-type games are only going to make us better as players,” he said.

“I look back in 2010, and it made me a better player playing the gold-medal game and games like that. ... You learn to deal with that pressure and

those tight situations where the next goal [means] the game could be over. Sometimes guys can get nervous, whereas other guys rise to the occasion. They learn to deal with that pressure of playing those big games and not panicking and knowing they’ll come through in the end.”

What matters most is the Hawks appear to have escaped Sochi unscathed. The Islanders lost John Tavares to a season-ending knee injury, the Red Wings lost Henrik Zetterberg for at least the rest of the regular season to a back injury, the Rangers lost Mats Zuccarello to a hand injury and the Panthers lost Tomas Kopecky (head) and Aleksander Barkov (knee) to injuries.

The Hawks appear to be no worse for wear as they head back to Chicago before visiting the Rangers on Thursday

and hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday at Soldier Field.

The Hawks began practicing Sunday, but coach Joel Quenneville said he won’t rush the returning Olympians back on the ice.

“Joel gives us enough time off, and I’m sure he’ll be more aware of that as time goes on, especially with the Olympians that have been here,” winger Patrick Kane said.

“Obviously, there’s a lot of travel and a lot of preparation and the effect that goes to your body with being [in Sochi].

But we’re all professionals; we can get ourselves ready to play a hockey game. It’s what we love to do. We love to play hockey and be on the ice and try to compete. The guys in that locker room and the guys that are here always want to do more and achieve more.”

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Program gives compulsive eaters new outlook Dear Abby: I’d like to tell your readers about a wonderful program I discovered about a year ago. It’s called Overeaters Anonymous (OA).

The program is similar to AA, but it’s for people with an eating problem.

For years, I struggled to lose weight. I tried dozens of diets, pills and saw several doctors. I would lose some weight, but I could never stick with a program, so I gained back more than I lost.

I felt like a loser.

I was a food junkie. I ate when I was happy, sad, depressed, bored or lonely. I would buy candy at the checkout counter at the market and

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips eat it on the way home. Then I’d hide the wrapper in the garage so my family wouldn’t know I ate it.

I hid candy in the kitchen cabinets so no one would find it, then I’d sneak in and eat it later. I could never have only one serving size of chips or cookies. I would consume half a bag before I stopped.

Since joining OA, I have lost more than 50 pounds and feel like a new person.

I have a new outlook on life and no longer have to rely on food. It’s good to be able to talk with people who have the same problems I do. It’s a daily struggle, but I have a sponsor and others to talk to when I’m tempted to return to my old life.

Compulsive eating is a disease, Abby. And unless people have it, they don’t understand. I hope this letter will help someone who is also struggling. – Grateful O.A. Member in Illinois Dear Grateful: I’m glad you found OA. It’s a wonderful organization that has been around for many years.

About 20 years ago, I was

fortunate to meet the woman who founded it – and she was a doll – and I know the program has helped many thousands of people. Often when a person has weight issues, it is less about what he or she is eating than it is what is eating the PERSON. Readers, OA has about 6,500 groups in more than 75 countries. There are no requirements for membership except a sincere desire to stop eating compulsively. Everyone is there to offer mutual support. I have attended some of the meetings, and there is no weighing and no embarrassment. There is only a fellowship of compassionate

people who share a common problem.

There are OA chapters everywhere, but if you have trouble locating one, go to www.oa.org, or send a long, self-addressed stamped envelope to Overeaters Anonymous World Service, P.O. Box 44020, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020. The email address is info(at)oa.org.

• Dear Abby is written

by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Regular eye exams can catch diseases early Dear Dr. K: How often should I have my eyes examined?

What will the doctor check for during the exam?

Dear Reader: Routine examinations in people without known eye diseases, and who don’t have hereditary eye diseases in their families, usually are done by optometrists. They also can be done by ophthalmologists (doctors who specialize in eye diseases). You should have your eyes examined every two to four years between the ages of 40 and 64, and then every one to two years after that.

But this is just a general recommendation, as no one size fits all. You may need more frequent eye exams depending on your personal or

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff family medical history.

(On my website, I’ve put a table showing how often you should see an eye doctor.)

The exam usually starts with vision tests. First, you’re asked to look at rows of letters and numbers that keep getting smaller until you can no longer see them clearly.

If you do not have optimal vision (20/20), the doctor will test whether different lenses can sharpen your vision and make it 20/20. That’s the basis for fitting you with corrective lenses (normal glasses or

contact lenses).

The doctor will also evaluate your peripheral, or side, vision. Your color vision and depth perception may also be evaluated.

After testing how well you see, the doctor will begin to examine your eyes themselves. First comes an examination of your outer eye. The doctor will look for signs of any underlying problems, such as infections, sties, cysts, tumors or lid muscle weakness. Do your pupils react normally to light? Do your two eyes move together in a coordinated fashion?

Then comes an examination of the inside of your eye as seen through your pupil.

The more wide open the pupil

is, the easier it is to see inside the eye. For that reason, the doctor will apply eye drops to dilate your pupils.

First, the doctor examines the lens, which sits just behind the pupil. Is it crystal clear or does it have areas that are cloudy or opaque – called cataracts? Then there’s the fluid inside the eye. Does it have foreign particles or floaters?

Next comes the retina, a flat layer of cells in the back of the eye. The image formed as light enters your eye is focused on the retina. Does it have deposits or hemorrhages? Does it have abnormal fragile young blood vessels?

Is the nerve that connects the retina to the brain normal?

Finally, eye pressure is measured to detect signs of glaucoma. This can be done with an “air puff” test.

Alternatively, after your eye is numbed with anesthetic drops, the doctor will gently touch your cornea with an instrument to measure the eye’s internal pressure.

A regular eye exam is simple and painless. It can protect your sight by improving your vision through prescription lenses and by catching eye diseases early.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.

AskDoctorK.com to send questions and get additional information.

Drama is an important part of your education Dr. Wallace: I have a good part in the upcoming play.

I really like acting, and my teacher says I’m very good.

My problem is that my mother keeps threatening to make me quit the play whenever I do the slightest thing wrong. For example, I forgot to stop at the convenience store to buy her some ice cream and she got mad and said, “I ought to pull you out of the play for being so stupid.”

I’m a nervous wreck. I would just die if she stopped me from performing. What would I do if she made me quit the play on opening night? It would be a disaster for the entire cast and the school itself. Please tell me what to do. I do my very best to please my mother, but at

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace times, my best just isn’t good enough. – Nameless, Kansas City, Mo. Nameless: Tell your drama teacher what’s happening at home. Ask the teacher to call your mother, or better yet, invite her to school to let her know not only that you are a talented actor, but that everyone else in the production is depending on you. It’s imperative you be allowed to perform your part without threat of being pulled out over minor issues at home.

Drama is an important part of your education, just as important as history, math

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – This is a great year for self-improvement. Your energy and intensity will surprise everyone. You will be able to summon the diligence and concentration required to manage any contractual dealings or legal issues. Taking the initiative will result in a new partnership.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You should use discretion when dealing with others today. Many people respect your opinions and will look to you for guidance and advice. Your empathy and compassion will help them find the answers they are looking for.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Keep your opinions and ideas to yourself. It is not necessary to reveal your secrets to others. A conversation with an old friend may provide inspiration for a new project.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Information you have recently received may have had a negative effect on your life. Dwelling on the issue is not productive. Swallow your disappointment. Keeping busy will help to avoid emotional outbursts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You may be tempted by an appealing investment offer. Do your research thoroughly before you commit to anything in writing. You have an innovative idea that can benefit your friends and family.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Have a heart-to-heart discussion with someone who concerns you. Take care to avoid criticism, and offer helpful ideas that will bring you closer to an agreement.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Prepare to focus on business matters today. There is opportunity for advancement if you exceed your employer’s expectations. Being industrious and persistent will enable you to work toward fulfilling your career goals.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Be assertive, and direct your efforts into socializing and networking. Your personal and business relationships will improve if you make new acquaintances that could have a positive influence on your future.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Family and friends may not be totally honest with you. Find someone impartial to provide the answers to your questions. A self-improvement project will turn out better than you expected.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Your commitment and determination will provide you the necessary ingredients to get ahead. Fulfill your obligations in a conscientious manner in order to realize your expectations. A strong and steady focus is the key to success.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You should consider previous outcomes before taking action. If your tried-and- true methods have worked in the past, there’s no need to change your approach.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Formulate a concrete plan for an important discussion. Have a clear idea of your own responsibilities, and consider the expectations of others. You can be outspoken without being argumentative.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Your compassion and understanding will help others accomplish worthwhile goals. Your good deeds will be reciprocated in an unusual manner. Favorable changes to your personal life will occur.

or any other subject. Your mother must be made to understand this.

Teens: About 2 million young people have a condition called impaired fasting glucose, which is linked to obesity and lack of proper exercise. That puts them at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular problems, according to research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. This may account for the dramatic rise doctors are seeing in teens suffering from adult-onset diabetes.

The researchers found that 1 in 14 teens in a nationally representative sample of young people of both sexes had the pre-diabetic condition, which is manifested by

8SUDOKU

the prevalence of abnormally high blood-sugar levels after several hours without eating.

Among overweight teens, 1 in 6 had the pre-diabetic condition.

Americans have diabetes, most of them adults with type 2 diabetes, which impairs the body’s ability to properly use the blood sugar-relating hormone, insulin.

This form of the disease is strongly linked to being overweight and inactivity.

Almost 200,000 Americans, age 19 and younger, have type 1 (juvenile-onset) diabetes, in which the body produces little or no insulin.

But type 2 diabetes among those 19 and younger has increased. Dr. Francine Kaufman, head of the Diabetes Center at Children’s

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Hospital in Los Angeles, stated that 25 percent of diabetic young people treated there have type 2 diabetes, compared with only 4 percent a decade ago.

Teens, this is an alarming statistic. You are responsible for your bodies and your lives. Remember, obesity and inactivity trigger diabetes! This is a preventable condition. Don’t allow this to happen to you!

• Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Email him at rwallace@galesburg.net. To find out more about Dr. Robert Wallace and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web site at www.creators.com.

8CROSSWORD

Misconstruing the deal for west Stonewall Jackson, the Confederate general who died of pneumonia at only 39, said, “Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.”

That certainly applies to bridge players, especially when the declarer. (It is usually dangerous for a defender to mislead his partner.)

In this deal, South is in four hearts. Which card should declarer play at trick one after West leads the spade ace and East drops the four?

South knows that East has just played a singleton (unless West made an unusual overcall in a four-card suit). But West does not know that.

Suppose South plays his spade seven. Then West will know it is safe to cash his spade king, because East would not have dropped the four from 10-4-2. And the same applies if South follows suit with his 10.

Instead, South must play his two. Then West will wonder if East started with 10-7-4. Yes, West might still get it right, thinking that East would have raised to two spades with three trumps and forgetting that the auction suggests East has a very weak hand. But West will be nervous about leading the spade king at trick two, lest South ruff it and later get a critical discard on dummy’s spade queen.

As you can see, if West continues spades, the defenders take two spades, one spade ruff and the club king to defeat the contract. If West does anything else, the contract makes.

If declarer is trying to disrupt the opponents’ signals, he should copy their methods.

He should play low to try to discourage a continuation, or vice versa.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS ALAN E. SMITH JR; CARRIE SMITH; THE RICHLAND TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALAN E. SMITH JR, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 178 66 WEST MEADOW DRIVE CORTLAND, IL 60112 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 October 4, 2012, 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. 09-20-180-001 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 66 WEST MEADOW DRIVE CORTLAND, IL 60112 Description of Improvements: 2 STORY HOME WITH ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $356,836.98. 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,

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE W10060084 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY- SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 2006-1 Plaintiff, vs.

Christopher L. Napiorkowski a/k/a Christopher Napiorkowski a/k/a Chris Napiorkowski; Cindy P. Napiorkowski a/k/a Cindy Napiorkowski; Arrow Financial Services LLC; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants Defendants.

10CH 496 Property Address: 718 Cedar Lane, Genoa, Illinois 60135 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on January 9, 2014, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 10, 2014 , commencing at 1PM , at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 718 Cedar Lane, Genoa, Illinois 60135 P.I.N.: 03-30-175-009 First Mortgage Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $328,336.54 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I591981 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as successor by merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Howard R. Huneke; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00237 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 12/12/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 09-20-101-032 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 526 Susie Lane Cortland, IL 60112 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than

purc the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-12474.

I589963 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Financial Illinois, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael Mcdermott a/k/a Mike A. Mcdermott; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00615 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 7/26/2012, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-24-351-026 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 125 Cotton Avenue Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C.,

y: 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-36130.

I589962 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Scott A. Oplt; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00018 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 12/12/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 03-19-384-015 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 219 S. Emmett Street Genoa, IL 60135 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-41678.

I589966 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Nicholas Velasquez a/k/a Nicholas

sque B. Velasquez; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00569 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 12/19/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-22-379-012 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 429 W. Taylor Street Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-00274.

I589959 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael H. George; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00587 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 12/12/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real

FOR SALE COUNTRY HOME & TRANQUILITY

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Location: South of Rte 64 Between Sycamore & Rte 47.

3 Bedrms, 1 1/2 Baths. Custom Kitchen.

Just enough land to have a garden-chickens-rabbits?

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

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Page B8 • Tuesday, February 25, 2014 ng estate: PIN 08-23-131-019 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 627 N. 7th Street DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-06616.

I589965 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SECURITIES REMIC TRUST 2005-S001 PLAINTIFF VS MARTIN MARQUEZ A/K/A MARTIN T. MARQUEZ A/K/A MARTIN T. MARQUEZ SR; MARIA ELSA SALAS A/K/A ELSA SALAS; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 299 510-512 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 19, 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. 08-23-383-002 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 510-512 SOUTH 7TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115 Description of Improvements: 2 STORY MULTI-UNIT BUILDING WITH DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $148,123.37. 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 #PA1129208 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that

set forth in this notice of sale.

I589056 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Karl A. Feick; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12CH 00573 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 2/28/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 4/10/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-23-360-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 712 S. Fourth Street, Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-28804.

I592187 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Green Tree Servicing LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Jeffery C. Tenney; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00311 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 10/24/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-12-354-006 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 204 Greenwood Acres Drive Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

If the property is located in a common interest community, pur-

unity pur chasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-18327.

I589968 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled at most 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.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I591980 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

F13070039 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY- SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs.

Steven A. Keller aka Steven Anthony Keller; Esmeralda S. Keller aka Esmeralda Silva Keller; First American Bank; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 287 Property Address: 112 Heatherfield Lane, Dekalb, Illlinois 60115 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on December 12, 2013, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 10, 2014 , commencing at 1PM , at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 112 Heatherfield Lane, Dekalb, Illlinois 60115 P.I.N.: 08-11-350-003 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $195,874.36 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I591978

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY PURCHASE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FKA WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, Plaintiff, vs.

RENATA Y. CATLETT and TIMOTHY W. CATLETT, Defendants.

13-CH-56 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1102 GARDEN RD., DEKALB, IL 60115 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Judgment of the above Court entered on December 19, 2013 in the above-entitled cause, the following described real estate, to wit: Permanent Index Number: 0815-181-001 Commonly known as: 1102 Garden Rd., Dekalb, IL 60115 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on March 27, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Building, 150 North Main, Sycamore, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $153,034.59.

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 I588839

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE F13090321 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY- SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Glenn Moore; Mary E. Moore a/k/a Mary Moore a/k/a Mary E. Sullivan; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 369 Property Address: 225 North May Street, Hinckley, Illinois, 60520 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on January 9, 2014, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 10, 2014 , commencing at 1pm , at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 225 North May Street, Hinckley, Illinois, 60520 P.I.N.: 15-15-280-020-0000 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $117,699.37 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE,

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

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y tiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1002741 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I589042

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS ALAN E. SMITH JR; CARRIE SMITH; THE RICHLAND TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALAN E. SMITH JR, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 178 66 WEST MEADOW DRIVE CORTLAND, IL 60112 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 October 4, 2012, 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 8 IN RICHLAND TRAILS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 18, 2007 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2007010715, CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2007015993, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 09-20-180001 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 66 WEST MEADOW DRIVE CORTLAND, IL 60112 Description of Improvements: 2 STORY HOME WITH ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $356,836.98. 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, Plain-

W10060084 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY- SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 2006-1 Plaintiff, vs.

Christopher L. Napiorkowski a/k/a Christopher Napiorkowski a/k/a Chris Napiorkowski; Cindy P. Napiorkowski a/k/a Cindy Napiorkowski; Arrow Financial Services LLC; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants Defendants.

10CH 496 Property Address: 718 Cedar Lane, Genoa, Illinois 60135 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on January 9, 2014, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 10, 2014 , commencing at 1PM , at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: LOT 81 IN WILLOW GLEN P.U.D. PHASE 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 3, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 5, 1995, IN BOOK "Z" OF PLATS, PAGE 84, AS DOCUMENT 95010468, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 718 Cedar Lane, Genoa, Illinois 60135 P.I.N.: 03-30-175-009 First Mortgage Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $328,336.54 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I591981 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as successor by merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Howard R. Huneke; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00237 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of

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Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com pu dgm Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 12/12/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT D-4 OF COVENTRY TOWNHOMES OF ASPEN DRIVE PHASE THREE, A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 74 OF COVENTRY TOWNHOMES OF ASPEN DRIVE, A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 74 OF COURTLAND ESTATES UNIT FOUR, LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER 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 COURTLAND, THE COUNTY OF DEKALB, AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 09-20-101-032 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 526 Susie Lane Cortland, IL 60112 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-12474.

I589963 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Financial Illinois, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael Mcdermott a/k/a Mike A. Mcdermott; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00615 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 7/26/2012, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 7 OF HETCHLER'S RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 8 AND PART OF LOT 9 OF COTTON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DEKALB, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "L" OF PLATS, PAGE 17-B IN THE DEKALB COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 08-24-351-026 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 125 Cotton Avenue Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees

pay any lega due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-36130.

I589962 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Scott A. Oplt; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00018 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 12/12/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 2 IN C. A. BROWN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF GENOA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 63, ON AUGUST 15, 1905, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 03-19-384-015 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 219 S. Emmett Street Genoa, IL 60135 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-41678.

I589966 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Nicholas Velasquez a/k/a Nicholas B. Velasquez; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00569

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 12/19/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 5 IN KENSINGTON POINTE PUD UNIT NUMBER 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 5, 1999 IN BOOK "Z" OF PLATS ON PAGE 402 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 99000161, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-22-379-012 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 429 W. Taylor Street Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-00274.

I589959 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael H. George; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00587 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 12/12/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE SOUTH 30 FEET OF LOT 2 AND THE NORTH 15 FEET OF LOT 3, ALL IN BLOCK 2 IN MRS. M.A. EDDY'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DEKALB, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-23-131-019 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 627 N. 7th Street DeKalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Con-

ga dominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-06616.

I589965 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SECURITIES REMIC TRUST 2005-S001 PLAINTIFF VS MARTIN MARQUEZ A/K/A MARTIN T. MARQUEZ A/K/A MARTIN T. MARQUEZ SR; MARIA ELSA SALAS A/K/A ELSA SALAS; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 299 510-512 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 19, 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: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH SEVENTH STREET 87 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTERLINE OF GARDEN STREET WITH THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH SEVENTH STREET, THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH SEVENTH STREET 55 FEET THENCE WESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF GARDEN STREEET 116 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH SEVENTH STREET, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE SAID EAST LINE 55 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, COUNTY OF DEKALB, AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 08-23-383-002 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 510-512 SOUTH 7TH STREET DEKALB, IL 60115 Description of Improvements: 2 STORY MULTI-UNIT BUILDING WITH DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $148,123.37. 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

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prope y 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 #PA1129208 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I589056 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Karl A. Feick; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12CH 00573 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 2/28/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 4/10/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SOUTH STREET (NOW ROOSEVELT STREET) AND THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET IN THE CITY OF DEKALB; THENCE SOUTH 21 DEGREES 50 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF FOURTH STREET A DISTANCE OF 487.92 FEET FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET 53.64 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 68 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, 156 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET 53.64 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY A DISTANCE OF 156 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; ALL SITUATED IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-23-360-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 712 S. Fourth Street, Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-28804.

I592187 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Green Tree Servicing LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Jeffery C. Tenney; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00311 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 10/24/2013, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on 3/27/14 at the hour of 1:00PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 2 IN OBERLIN'S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AS PER THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 8, 1957 IN BOOK "K" OF PLATS, PAGE 5, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 288390, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-12-354-006 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 204 Greenwood Acres Drive Dekalb, IL 60115 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes

sp no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-18327.

I589968 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE F13070039 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY- SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs.

Steven A. Keller aka Steven Anthony Keller; Esmeralda S. Keller aka Esmeralda Silva Keller; First American Bank; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 287 Property Address: 112 Heatherfield Lane, Dekalb, Illlinois 60115 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on December 12, 2013, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 10, 2014 , commencing at 1PM , at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: LOT 46 OF HEATHERSTONE UNIT THREE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART SECTIONS 10, 11, 14 AND 15, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 4, 2003 IN PLAT CABINET NO. 9 AT SLIDE NO. 49-C AS DOCUMENT NO. 2003003391, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 112 Heatherfield Lane, Dekalb, Illlinois 60115 P.I.N.: 08-11-350-003 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $195,874.36 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I591978 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE F13090321 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY- SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Glenn Moore; Mary E. Moore a/k/a Mary Moore a/k/a Mary E. Sullivan; Unknown Owners and Non-Record

Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 369 Property Address: 225 North May Street, Hinckley, Illinois, 60520 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on January 9, 2014, I, Sheriff, Roger Scott of Dekalb County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 10, 2014 , commencing at 1pm , at the Dekalb Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main St, Sycamore, IL 60178, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 7 OF WAGNER AND MILLER'S EXTENSION OF BLOCK 6 OF S. MILLER'S SECOND ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF HINCKLEY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 1, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 225 North May Street, Hinckley, Illinois, 60520 P.I.N.: 15-15-280-020-0000 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $117,699.37 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dekalb County.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled at most 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.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I591980 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI, LLC One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY., Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD W. HANSON, DECEASED; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; ELSIE M. DRAKE; JEULEE LAKEY; WANDA ENBURG; TODD HANSON; APRIL HANSON; JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD W. HANSON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, Case No. 13 CH 392 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Edward W. Hanson, deceased; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Elsie M. Drake, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 23 Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 17 in Block 2 in Martin Dodge Addition to DeKalb, according to the plat thereof Recorded May 13th, 1909, in Book "D" of Plats, Page 35, Situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.

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150 Dodge Avenue, Dekalb, IL 60115 0823428003 Now, therefore, unless you, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Edward W. Hanson, deceased; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Elsie M. Drake, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the 23 Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois, on or before April 7, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Laura A. Duplantier One of Plaintiff's Attorneys Laura A. Duplantier MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6297986 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY PURCHASE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FKA WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, Plaintiff, vs.

RENATA Y. CATLETT and TIMOTHY W. CATLETT, Defendants.

13-CH-56 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1102 GARDEN RD., DEKALB, IL 60115 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Judgment of the above Court entered on December 19, 2013 in the above-entitled cause, the following described real estate, to wit: Lot 6 in Block 34 in Third Addition to Rolling Meadows Subdivision, according to the Plat thereof recorded February 11, 1964, in Book M of Plats, Page 77, as Document No. 317991, situated in the City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 0815-181-001 Commonly known as: 1102 Garden Rd., Dekalb, IL 60115 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on March 27, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Building, 150 North Main, Sycamore, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $153,034.59.

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

sp 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 I588839 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM A. SABEL, JR., DECEASED. CASE NO. 14 P 9 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of William A. Sabel, Jr. of DeKalb County, Illinois. Letters of Office as

y, Administrator with Will Annexed were issued to Melanie Howlett on February 13, 2014, whose attorneys are KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK & LEWIS, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 2045 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, IL 60178.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the representative, or both, within six months from the date of issuance of Letters of Office and any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

DATED: February 14, 2014 /S/ Maureen Josh CIRCUIT CLERK OF DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Jeffrey L. Lewis Attorney for the Estate of William A. Sabel, Jr. KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK & LEWIS, LLC 2045 Aberdeen Court, Suite A Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 748-0380 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 18, 25 & March 4, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DATE: February 25, 2014 PROJECT: Boiler Replacement Work for Tyler Elementary School for DeKalb C.U.S.D. #428, DeKalb, Illinois LOCATION: Tyler Elementary School, 1021 Alden Circle, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 OWNER: DeKalb Community Unit School District #428, 901 South 4th Street, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 ARCHITECT: Richard L. Johnson Associates, Inc., 4703 Charles Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, Tel: 815/ 398-1231, Fax: 815/ 398-1280 SCOPE: Bids will be received for a single contract for all Work.

PRE-BID MEETING: All prospective General Contractors are urged to attend a Pre-Bid meeting at 3:30 pm, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Tyler Elementary School, 1021 Alden Circle, DeKalb, Illinois 60115.

DATE DUE: Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the Office of DeKalb #428 Unit Office, 901 South 4th Street, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 and will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.

PRE-BID SITE VISIT: Contractors are required to survey the existing conditions prior to bidding.

ACCESS TO BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Bidding Documents are on file for reference at the following locations: Office of the Architect Rockford, IL NIBCA (N. Ill. Bldg. Contractors Assn) Rockford, IL Bidding Documents may be secured from the office of the Architect.

Plans and Specifications are available for download at www.rl-

jarch.com under "Bidders".

DEPOSIT REQUIRED: Bidders may secure up to two (2) sets of bidding documents by submitting a non-refundable check for $50.00 per set, or $60.00 per set if documents are to be mailed.

BID FORM: Bids shall be submitted in duplicate on forms issued by Architect.

BID SECURITY: Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of at least 10% of the total amount of the base bid and all additive alternate bids. This may be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, bank draft or bid bond, payable to the Owner as a guarantee that should the bidder be awarded the Work, the bidder will enter into a contract with the Owner and will furnish the proper performance and payment bond within the time limit set by the Owner. Bid securities will be returned to all other bidders when the successful bidder files a proper performance and payment bond and the contract is executed by the Owner. If the successful bidder fails to file such contract and performance and payment bond, the amount of his bid security shall be forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages.

WAGE RULES: Each craft, type of worker and mechanic needed to execute the Contract shall be paid the prevailing wage rate for the locality in which the work is performed, in accordance with all federal laws and laws of the State as well as local ordinances and regulations applicable to the work hereunder and having force of law.

PERFORMANCE BOND: A performance and payment bond for the full amount of the Contract will be required of the successful bidder.

All costs associated with the bond shall be included in the bid amount.

RIGHTS RESERVED BY OWNER: The Owner reserves the right to waive any irregularities and/or reject any or all bids when, in the opinion of the Owner, such action will serve the best interests of the Owner.

WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS: No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the opening of bids without written consent of the Owner.

By order of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, 26 & 27, 2014.)

/s/ Sherry Hellmuth Afton Township Clerk (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 25, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: CHRISTIAN ANTHONY SLOATMASCOTE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on April 7, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Esmeralda Mascote will file his/her petition requesting that his/her child's name be changed from CHRISTIAN ANTHONY SLOATMASCOTE to CHRISTIAN ANTHONY MASCOTE pursuant to the statute in such case made and pro-

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Esmeralda Mascote 1523 Lewis St. DeKalb, IL 60115 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 18, 25 & March 4, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE REGULAR MEETING DATES Notice is hereby given that the regular Shabbona Township Board of Trustees meetings will be held at 7:00 PM. on the second Thursday of each month all in the Township Garage at 204 South Pontiac Street in Shabbona, Illinois.

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