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By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com The Republican gubernatorial primary likely will take center stage Tuesday as DeKalb County voters will see just one or two contested local races at the polls.

Two Democrats are battling for their party’s nomination for DeKalb County clerk and recorder, while two Republicans are running in District 9 for DeKalb County Board.

Meanwhile, Democrats will have their choice be-

Election Central Follow the local, state and national races at Daily-Chronicle. com/election. tween two candidates hoping to defeat Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, in November in the 14th Congressional District, and Republicans will choose between incumbent Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Channahon or David Hale,

founder of the Rockford Tea Party.

The field for governor is a little more crowded, though, with most eyes focused on the Republicans. On the Democratic ballot, Gov. Pat Quinn and his running mate, Paul Vallas, will face Democratic contenders Tio Hardiman and Donald Brunell.

“Gov. Quinn has an opponent we don’t know much about,” said Mark Pietrowski, chairman of the DeKalb County Democratic Party. “I think the interest is more for the Republican primary – it’s

hotly contested with a number of candidates.”

DeKalb County GOP Chairman Steve Kuhn isn’t happy with the way the Republicans are running their campaigns.

The Republican primary has four teams seeking their party’s nomination: State Sen. Bill Brady and Maria Rodriguez; state Sen. Kirk Dillard and state Rep. Jil Tracy; Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti; and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford and Steve Kim.

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Election Judge Catherine Cwiklinski explains the ballot to a voter Friday at the DeKalb County Administrative Building.

Piracy theory gains more credence in search for airplane

By EILEEN NG and JOAN LOWY The Associated Press

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Madison Boston (left) and Abby Hanlon, both in sixth grade, laugh during an activity Tuesday at an after-school meeting for Barbs on The Run at Clinton Rosette Middle School.

Survey shows growth in local youth development

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com Sixth-grader Madison Boston has built self-esteem with the Barbs on the Run club.

The group meets twice a week at Clinton Rosette Middle School, where the 15 or so sixth-, seventhand eighth-grade girls pair training for a 5K run with discussing topics such as friendship, relationships and gender stereotypes in a confidential setting.

“It gave me courage,” Boston said.

“I used to hate running, but once I got used to it, I started running with my mom, and it gave me the courage to join the track team.”

Concepts such as self-esteem and caring can be rather nebulous, but

Voice your opinion What do you think is most important for teenagers? Vote online at Daily-Chronicle. com.

DeKalb and Sycamore leaders know they are important for youth to grow into successful adults. They tracked these and dozens of other important qualities – which they call developmental assets – through an anonymous, 150-question, multiple choice survey that shows these assets have increased among area teenagers in the past six years.

The survey was part of the Keep Encouraging Youth to Succeed (KEYS) Initiative, which was start-

ed in 2006 by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy.

Students in the latest survey had an average of 19.5 assets. Students who took the survey in 2007 had an average of 18.

Increasing the number of assets came from a concerted effort from members of the KEYS steering committee, which is composed of leaders from the education, government, nonprofit and business sectors who try to build assets through education, practice and promotion.

Mary Hess, an asset specialist with the Ben Gordon Center and KEYS Initiative as well as a District 428 School Board member, said from the time of the last survey to the most recent

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Piracy and pilot suicide are among the scenarios under study as investigators grow increasingly certain the missing Malaysia Airlines jet changed course and headed west after its last radio contact with air traffic controllers.

The latest evidence suggests the plane didn’t experience a catastrophic incident over the South China Sea as was initially suspected. Some experts theorize that one of the pilots, or someone else with flying experience, hijacked the plane or committed suicide by plunging the jet into the sea.

Adding to the speculation that someone was flying the jet, The New York Times on Friday quoted sources familiar with the investigation as saying that the plane experienced significant changes in altitude after it lost contact with ground control, and altered its course more than once.

A U.S. official told The Associated Press earlier that investigators are examining the possibility of “human intervention” in the plane’s disappearance, adding it may have been “an act of piracy.”

The official, who wasn’t authorized to talk to the media and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said it was possible the plane may have landed somewhere.

The official later said there was no solid information on who might have been involved.

While other theories are still being examined, the of-

ficial said key evidence suggesting human intervention is that contact with the Boeing 777’s transponder stopped about a dozen minutes before a messaging system on the jet quit. Such a gap would be unlikely in the case of an inflight catastrophe.

A Malaysian official, who declined to be identified because he is not authorized to brief the media, said only a skilled aviator could navigate the plane the way it was flown after its last confirmed location over the South China Sea. The official said it had been established with a “more than 50 percent” degree of certainty that military radar had picked up the missing plane after it dropped off civilian radar.

Malaysia’s acting transport minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, said the country had yet to determine what happened to the plane after it ceased communicating with ground control about 40 minutes into the flight to Beijing on March 8 with 239 people aboard.

He said investigators were still trying to establish that military radar records of a blip moving west across the Malay Peninsula into the Strait of Malacca showed Flight MH370.

“I will be the most happiest person if we can actually confirm that it is the MH370, then we can move all [search] assets from the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca,” he told reporters.

Until then, he said, the international search effort would continue expanding east and west from the plane’s last confirmed location.

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8 DAILY PLANNER Saturday March 15

Weight Watchers: 7:15 a.m. weigh-in, 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. meetings Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi) DeKalb.

Hinckley Area Food Pantry: 8 to 9 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 324 W. McKinley Ave. Food distribution is available.

Overeaters Anonymous Walk-and-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at The Federated Church, 612 W. State St. in Sycamore. www. oa.org. Call Marilyn at 815-7514822.

NICE Food and Clothing Center: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, by appointment other days, at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. This nondenominational food pantry serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County. 815-824-2228.

It Is What It Is AA(C): 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

As Bill Sees It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Learning to Live Al-Anon group: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Newman Catholic Center annex, Normal Road in DeKalb llc904@ hotmail.com.

Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb www. rragsna.org; 815-964-5959.

Knights’ Saturday Burgers and More: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club. 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public.

Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. The public is invited for lunch.

Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Club, 311 S. Washington St. www.genoavetshome.us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@ yahoo.com or 815-751-1509.

Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Sunday 24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Genoa American Legion Riders: 11 a.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St., Genoa. 815784-5967.

Rockford Writers’ Guild: 1 to 3 p.m. at Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, 411 Kent St., Rockford. DeKalb County writers are invited to meet with peers at monthly meetings.

Visit www.rockfordwritersguild. com; click on “Meetings and Events for Writers” for map and schedule.

Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204, 111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free admission and open to all. www. dekalbalumni.org.

Society for Creative Anachronism armored fighting practice: 4:30 p.m. behind Stevenson North at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. For Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors.

Visit www.carraigban.org/ or call 815-739-5788 or 815-986-5403.

Bread & Roses women’s chorus practice: 5:45 to 8 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb.

For information, call Patty Rieman at 815-758-4897 or visit www. breadandroseschorus.org.

DeKalb County Illinois NAACP Adult Chapter: 6 to 7 p.m. at New Hope Church at Twombly and Annie Glidden roads in DeKalb.

Attendees discuss political, educational, social and economic equality to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Call Kevin Chambliss at tiger39217@yahoo. com or 815-501-7583.

Steps And Traditions AA(C): 6 p.m. at Masonic Hall, Route 23, Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

No Longer Hopeless AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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

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Gay marriage now, legal pot later?

The way we define freedom is, in some ways, becoming more expansive.

This week, we saw the first samesex marriage license issued in DeKalb County, after Darla Cook and her soon-to-be-legal wife, Jaelyn Paulsen, sued County Clerk and Recorder Doug

Johnson.

Some people came down on Johnson for not just going with it after top state officials urged clerks around the state to just issue marriage licenses already in the wake of a court ruling that applied only to Cook County. Others wondered why the couple couldn’t have just waited until June 1 to get their license.

But in reality, both parties handled the situation well.

Johnson said he wouldn’t do it without a court order because he didn’t want to leave Cook and Paulsen’s marriage open to a legal challenge.

Same-sex marriage wasn’t going to become legal under state law until June 1 – that was a function of state constitutional guidelines when the law was approved.

But Cook and Paulsen wanted to be married sooner to coincide with the anniversary of their commitment ceremony, which is Monday. They filed their own petition to obtain a marriage license, and when the issue came before Judge Ron Matekaitis, Johnson didn’t fight it. Now, any same-sex couple that wants a marriage license can march down to the county government center in Sycamore and apply for one.

Johnson had a valid point – regardless of one’s views on same-sex marriage, the law says it’s legal June 1. The judge who ruled Cook County’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional was very specific in saying it only applied to Cook County.

Until someone ordered Johnson to act otherwise, that was the law. On Thursday, Johnson was ordered to do otherwise after he mounted no defense to a court challenge.

Anyone in Illinois who can’t wait until June 1 to receive a marriage license should follow Paulsen and Cook’s example. And any clerk who finds themselves challenged in court ought to follow Johnson’s.

Congratulations to the couple on their impending marriage.

What about pot?: Is marijuana more dangerous as an illegal drug, or a legal one?

Most people today think it ought to be legal.

Recent opinion polls by groups including the Gallup Organization, CBS News and Pew Research, have shown that a majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Support for the idea has grown by double-digits since 2010, according to Pew. If this is a country where democracy

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson really reigns, then barring a change in the trend, it’s a matter of time before marijuana becomes a legal, regulated product in more places. Colorado and Washington state have been the trailblazers on this so far; ballot initiatives are planned in several other states – mostly in the west – between now and 2016.

The federal government seems interested in seeing where the experiment goes, too.

After all, they could have shut the whole thing down had they wanted to.

Pot remains a controlled substance under federal law.

Instead, they’re letting it play out.

People are booking trips to Denver in record numbers. News reports said the state expects to collect $150 million in tax revenue this year from marijuana sales. On Friday morning, a national TV news program had a story on a marijuana job fair that showed people lined up around the block.

Regardless what you think about government spending, or even the drug itself, those are cases where profits are being taken out of the hands of drug cartels and street gangs, and given to government and private businesses.

The more stories like this we see, the more likely it becomes that Illinois will want a piece of the action.

After all, in a state where the finances are a wreck and you can play slot machines for cash at most every corner bar, legal pot isn’t that great a leap.

By the time Illinois gets to it, it probably won’t seem so bizarre. Even with pot being illegal, people are smuggling, selling and smoking it – just read the police reports.

Defending the pusher: Unfortunately, some marijuana enthusiasts let their belief that the drug is “harmless” or that it’s no worse than alcohol cloud their judgment on all things pot-related.

It’s one thing to say you think marijuana should be regulated and taxed just like alcohol, which is at least as dangerous, if not more. (There is no disease called “marijuanaism,” after all.)

It’s something else to put down the police when they arrest someone on charges of having more than a pound of marijuana in their house.

That was the gist of the discussion on the Daily Chronicle’s Facebook page this week, where we posted a link to a story about a Sycamore man whose home was raided by multiple police officers this week.

Sycamore police said that they found about 20 ounces of pot in a safe inside the home of Eric A. Friedley, 38, along with multiple baggies, a scale,

and some of the product packaged in multiple baggies.

As always in America, Friedley is presumed innocent.

Some online commenters said the police should solve a “real” crime, or that a pound of marijuana wasn’t all that much.

Puh-leeze.

Twenty ounces is 1¼ pounds, more than one person would want for personal use. It would be akin to having a couple of kegs on hand so you could have a beer after work. Every night.

For four months.

Regardless of your views on marijuana, having a drug dealer with that size stash in the neighborhood poses a danger. It creates the potential for crime.

If someone has more than a pound of pot in their house, or 60 marijuana plants in their basement, or whatever the case may be, they’re probably selling a lot of it.

That can bring drug buyers to their unlicensed home-based enterprise in your neighborhood or apartment building, people who ordinarily wouldn’t visit and who you might not really want visiting. If the dealer is not particularly scrupulous – and why would you expect them to be? – they also might sell drugs to your child or their friends.

As a black market product, marijuana isn’t regulated by anyone. That makes it easier for a kid to buy pot from a drug dealer than for them to get a beer from a bartender or a six-pack from a liquor store.

When the wrong people find out that a local dealer has a big stash, sometimes they decide to rob him. That can bring armed strangers to your neighborhood or apartment building.

Of course, people who keep large quantities of drugs in their homes often have guns themselves.

Does it sound like a little bit bigger deal yet?

Citizens want police to be proactive, to stop crimes before they happen rather than just showing up after they do.

Taking large quantities of drugs off the street is a good way to do that.

Legalizing marijuana would shut down this segment of the black market and cut down on the number of drug arrests that police make every year, as well as the number of people incarcerated for drug trafficking.

It would also probably increase the number of people who choose to indulge.

We the people will have to decide if the trade-off is worth it. More of us are coming to the conclusion it is.

• Eric Olson is the editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-756-4841, ext. 2257, email eolson@shawmedia. com, or follow him on Twitter @DC_Editor.

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Alma Mater sculpture may return to campus in April

By The ASSOCIATED PRESS URBANA, Ill. – A famous bronze sculpture could return to the University of Illinois campus in Champaign next month after undergoing a $360,000 restoration, officials said.

The 85-year-old Alma Mater statue of a robed woman flanked by figures celebrating “Learning” and “Labor” was removed for cleaning and restoration in August 2012. Since then, it has been undergoing extensive repairs to fix water damage and corrosion while removing a blue-green patina.

The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports the five-ton piece will be returned to campus in April, although no official date has been set.

“It looks good. When people see the sculpture, they’ll be really pleased with the results,” said James Lev, chairman of the campus Architectural Review Committee. “When she’s cleaned up, she’s really got a very pretty face.”

During the project, workers in a Forest Park studio disassembled the piece, removing nearly 1,000 bolts that were used to hold 48 sections together.

Alma Mater was created in 1929 by artist Lorado Taft. It has stood at Wright and Green streets on campus since 1962, although the sculpture originally was installed behind Foellinger Auditorium.

Restoration has cost about $360,000 – more than triple the initial projection.

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Children have a ball at annual charity event Dancing, activities, handmade gowns mark county youth service bureau’s biggest fundraiser

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – When the doors of Northern Illinois University’s Altgeld Hall swung open for Phyllis Gooden’s grandson, Travis, he held onto his suit jacket and confidently walked in.

The doorman said to Travis, “Are you the royal family?” to which the 6-year-old responded, “Yes!” with his grandmother at his side.

It was a moment that made Travis feel special, Gooden said.

“He’s walking like he’s important, too,” Gooden said.

The fourth annual Royal Children’s Ball on Friday was DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

The royally-themed event included a DJ, craft room, obstacle course, food, raffles, appearances by Cinderella and Snow White, DeKalb High School trumpeters and balloon art.

Keri Nelson, member of the bureau’s board of directors, said 550 tickets were sold in advance, the most since the event’s inception.

All proceeds benefitted DeKalb County Youth Ser-

Darriel Bynbum, 4, of DeKalb looks at her new tiara in the mirror at the royal salon Friday night during the fourth annual Royal Children’s Ball.

The event benefitted the DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau and was held at Altgeld Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University.

On the web See more photos of the children’s ball at Daily-Chronicle. com. vice Bureau’s programs and services, which includes paying for therapists. The bureau raised more than $16,000 from advanced ticket sales and sponsorships, and that didn’t include walk-in ticket sales, Nelson said.

“We used to do everything in the ballroom, but now we’ve taken over the whole

building,” Nelson said. “We have so many kids that come.”

Cortland resident Alexis Kwasniewski, 9, was one of those kids. Dressed in a white dress with a flower at her hip, Alexis said she felt like a princess. Employees of Stephen Alan Salon, 2030 Baron Drive, Sycamore, gave children stickon tattoos as well as applying their make-up and fixing their hair. Alexis got a butterfly on the back of her palm.

It was her first time at Altgeld Hall.

“I want to explore,” Alexis said. “I want to see around the

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Tawonna Keith (left), 5, dances with cousin, Sade Tayo, 6, in handmade princess gowns Friday at the Royal Children’s Ball at Altgeld Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University. whole building.”

Sycamore resident Jake Meier was with his wife and two daughters. He danced with his 2-year-old daughter, Nora, and made magic wands with both daughters.

Meier said it was important for him as a father to be with his family.

“It’s fun to get out with the

family and do something with the kids that’s not sitting in front of a television,” he said.

“The girls are running around having fun.”

Paw Paw resident Carrie Ickes was in the ballroom with her 4-year-old daughter, Raegan.

Ickes, who has been to the event with Raegan all four

years, said the ball is something Raegan talks about all week. The family recorded a video of last year’s event that Raegan watches, Ickes said.

“She keeps watching it saying, ‘When do we get to do that again?’” Ickes said.

“When we get home, she’ll ask, ‘When are we going again?’”

Tyler Elementary receives $500 grant for books

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com DeKALB — Tyler Elementary School soon will have about 160 new books, thanks to a $500 Books for Schools grant from Target.

Reading specialist Stacie Keegan said the focus is to purchase books for kindergarten and first-graders, including some that tie into character trait lessons. The character trait being studied in March is honesty.

“We’re building up classroom libraries with author studies, nonfiction to build vocabulary and books about character traits,” Keegan said.

Keegan said the school has developed a partnership with Target, adding that Tyler’s Principal Andria Mitchell does a great job of reaching out to the community.

“Target put together backpacks for students earlier this year,” Keegan said. “And they’ve volunteered for a

number of projects.”

Brian Wedoff, a group leader at the DeKalb Target Distribution Center, did the legwork for the grant, Keegan said. Although Tyler is the only school in the area that received the money, Wedoff said he didn’t want any other schools to feel slighted.

“Target ensures that we reach out to a school in need,” he said. “We’ve been working with Tyler for some time.”

Keegan explained that Tyler is a Title I school, which

means that at least 40 percent of students are from low-income families.

Wedoff said the grant is part of Target’s plan to reach $1 billion in giving to education and reading by the end of 2015. He said Target has donated more than $387 million to schools since 1997.

Wedoff said Target employees are planning to visit Tyler next week for the Read Across American Program. They will donate and read Dr. Seuss books to classes at the school.

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Celebrating Pi with pie

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8POLICE REPORTS 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.

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Nancy Godfrey carefully eats a piece of banana cream pie Friday during a pie-eating contest in recognition of Pi Day at Sycamore Public Library in Sycamore.

Sycamore library competitive eating event messy but delicious for many

8OBITUARIES BARBARA ANNE (BRADT) BURKART

By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – They had pie smeared on their faces, in their hair and even on their eyelashes.

Some 48 contestants in Sycamore Public Library’s third annual pie-eating contest enjoyed some messy fun Friday, also known as Pi Day. March 14, or 3/14, celebrates the mathematical constant for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, known by the Greek letter Pi. One of the contest coordinators, Jesse Butz, head of adult and information services, said more people sign up each year.

“People love this,” Butz said with a big grin.

Each contestant received a big slice of banana cream pie, cut from 13 pies donated

by Parkway Family Restaurant in Sycamore. With their hands behind their backs, they dove in and chowed down.

The teen group, ages 12 to 17, had a tie for first place between Jennifer McMahon, 16, and Jonathan Kurtzman, 14. McMahon also won last year, against a smaller field that contained both teens and adults.

“I inhaled it,” McMahon said. “The hardest part was the crust, because you actually have to chew it.”

Kurtzman wasn’t sure what he did, but his technique left his face covered in banana cream. The third-place winner, Eli Bliujus, 13, said he has participated all three years and managed to finish third every time.

“That’s cool,” Bliujus said.

“Three is the first number in pi.”

Born: July 1, 1927, in Sycamore, Ill. Died: March 11, 2014, in DeKalb, Ill.

Peyton Heffley, 7, dives into his piece of banana cream pie Friday.

On the Web To see more photos and video from Pi Day, log on to Daily-Chronicle.com or scan this QR code with your smartphone.

Eli’s brother, Jacob, won the contest in the youngest group, children ages 5 to 11.

Charlotte Salis, 11, finished second; and Kameron Schroeder, 9, was third.

Eli’s father, D.J. Kurtzman, took first place in the adult division, emerging with a beard and mustache cov-

8LOCAL BRIEF Early voting ends today The last day for early voting for the March 18 primary will be from 9 a.m. to noon today.

After that, voters will have to wait until the polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Locations for early voting include: • Kirkland Village Hall, 511 W.

Benjamin C. Tishler, 22, of the 800 block of Ridge Drive, DeKalb, was charged Friday, March 7, with fighting in city.

Torrey L. Vales, 41, of the 1200 block of Penny Lane, DeKalb, was charged Friday, March 7, with obstructing justice or identity and trespass to land.

Derrius L. Crenshaw, 20, of the 1300 block of West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, was charged Friday, March 7, with criminal damage to property, aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, possession of marijuana and unlawful restraint.

Elijah L. Puckett, 31, of the 2100 block of Eves Circle West, DeKalb, was charged Friday, March 7, with retail theft.

Andru H. Bahanadewa, 18, of the 400 block of Russell Road,

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Kameron Schroeder, 9, attacks a piece of banana cream pie to win third place during Friday’s pie-eating contest. ered with whipped cream.

The second- and one of the two third-place winners in the adult division also are

siblings. John Latsis took second and his sister, Michelle Latsis, tied for third with Michelle Schroeder.

DeKALB – Barbara Burkart, 86, of DeKalb, Ill., died peacefully Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center, DeKalb.

She was born July 1, 1927, in Sycamore, to the late Charles W. and Irene (Pagel) Bradt. She was their first child.

Barbara grew up in DeKalb and graduated from DeKalb High School. She attended Beloit College.

In 1946, she married Edward J. Quinlan of Michigan, and they had five children. The marriage ended in a divorce.

Barbara loved music, not only as an accomplished pianist, but her lovely soprano voice sang daily.

She was fond of her pets, raised many dogs and cats throughout her life, and worked as a dog groomer for many years. She sewed beautifully and collected antiques. Barbara had a delightful sense of humor.

In 1967, she married the man of her dreams, Patrick G. Burkart of Sycamore. Their 37-year journey together, attending flea markets and going on excursions, were the finest days of her life. He was her cherished husband and a perfect family man.

Barbara served for eight years as a corrections officer for the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and for 16 years as the administrator of Fairview Park Cemetery.

DeKalb, was charged Saturday, March 8, with possession of marijuana and obstructing justice or identity.

Traiscey M. Tolbert, 18, of the 900 block of West Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb, was charged Saturday, March 8, with keeping a disorderly house.

Deavon D. Emerson, 19, of the 900 block of West Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, March 9, with fighting in city.

Shaquil A. Lawrence, 20, of the 900 block of West Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, March 9, with fighting in city.

Damien F. Talley-Lord, 20, of the 900 block of West Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, March 9, with fighting in city.

Anthony J. Shattuck, 20, of the 400 block of Ridge Drive, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, March 9, with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage drinking.

William H. Adams, 42, of the 200 block of Gary Street, Rochelle, was charged Sunday, March 9, with domestic battery.

She is survived by two sisters, Betty Bradt Gault of Harlingen, Texas, and Bertha (Richard) Bradt Wespiser of Oxford, Ohio; five children, Cheryl Quinlan Johnson of Rochelle, Kathleen Quinlan Davenport of DeKalb, Patricia Burkart Venners of Sycamore, Michael Burkart of Sarasota, Fla., and Julie (Joseph) Burkart Kelley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Patrick; and a brother, Ronald Bradt Sr. Her family offers sincere thanks to the caregivers at the county home and to Dr. Gona.

A celebration of Barbara’s life will take place at a later date.

Memorials may be made to the Sycamore Veterans Home or a charity of the donor’s choice in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

To write a memory or to sign the online guest book, visit www.

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RICHARD H. ‘DICK’ O’KANE SHABBONA – Richard H. “Dick” O’Kane, 86, of Shabbona, Ill., died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Prairie Crossing Living and Rehab Center in Shabbona.

Memorial services will be Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Shabbona United Church of Christ.

A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Daily Chronicle.

Visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

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They were married at First Baptist Church in Shabbona, IL in 1964.

They have two children, Jeff Thompson of Shabbona and Julie (Scott) Lovett of Steward, IL, and two grandchildren, Nathan and Emily Lovett of Steward.

The couple plan to celebrate with a family vacation.

Cards may be sent to P.O. Box 262, Shabbona, IL 60550

Kathryn Manning and Matthew Brun, both of Chicago , are engaged to be married.

Kathryn is the daughter of Pat and Karen Manning of DeKalb. She is a 2005 graduate of DeKalb High School and a 2009 graduate of the University of Iowa with a double major in journalism and communications. She is employed in administration at Metra.

Matthew is the son of Dennis and Katherine Brun of Winfield. He is a 2002 graduate of Wheaton North High School and a 2006 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in Marketing. He is employed as a buyer for Magid Glove in Chicago.

They are planning an August wedding in Chicago.

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Rauner: Wealth won’t decide GOP race The Associated Press CHICAGO – Bruce Rauner’s wealth has been an underlying theme throughout the campaign for Illinois governor, from his choice of wristwatch to critics’ questions about his business dealings to rivals accusing him of trying to “buy” the GOP nomination with more than $6 million of his own money he has put into the campaign.

A sustained advertising campaign has helped propel the Winnetka venture capitalist to become the front-runner in Tuesday’s primary against state Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford. But his rivals and others have accused his businesses of putting profits before people, saying voters still don’t know who Rauner really is beyond the carefully crafted image his campaign

has portrayed.

In an interview with The Associated Press, the 58-yearold insisted he’s just who he says he is – an outsider intent on dramatically shaking up how “career politicians” run Springfield, and who has the financial independence to do so. Addressing the campaign criticisms, he said his fortune has given him a voice in school reform and other public causes, and now he wants to focus on better leadership in Illinois.

“Money’s important, but it isn’t a motivator for me,” said Rauner, whose tax returns show he made about $108 million between 2010 and 2012. “I want to do something that I’m proud of and that I can look back on with pride of accomplishment.”

Rauner’s rivals contend that he would have remained a virtual unknown statewide if it wasn’t for the more than $14 million he has raised in total,

much of it spent on TV ads.

“If Bruce Rauner hadn’t spent nearly $20 million, with his lack of experience he wouldn’t be given a look by any voter in the state of Illinois,” Brady said.

Rauner’s campaign puts his net worth in the hundreds of millions – enough to buy nine homes, but not to land on Forbes’ list of wealthiest Americans. Depending on the day and the market, he hovers in the ballpark of being a billionaire. But he said his message has been more important than how he’s spent his money.

In the interview at his Chicago campaign headquarters, Rauner said he acquired his wealth through hard work, not an inheritance. He grew up in what he describes as a middle-class family that became upper class, son of a Motorola engineer and executive. His role model was his grandfa-

ther, a dairy farmer and member of the butter makers union in Wisconsin who taught him the importance of hard work and giving back.

Growing up, Rauner had a paper route and parked cars.

While studying for a Harvard MBA, he met two bank executives who were starting a venture capital firm and invited him to join. Rauner said at first he didn’t know exactly what venture capital was.

“I found some young little companies that we invested in that did very, very well,” Rauner said.

By 31, he was co-head of the company known as GTCR, ultimately a highly successful investment firm. Some of the firm’s investments have become material for rivals’ attacks in the governor’s race, including criticisms levelled in TV ads funded by labor unions who adamantly oppose him.

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The officer’s name hasn’t been released.

The crash is under investigation.

CHICAGO – Nine Illinois residents are facing charges of collecting thousands of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits.

Attorney General Lisa Madi-

gan and the Illinois Department of Employment Security announced the charges Thursday.

Madigan said the defendants received unemployment benefits while collecting a paycheck.

She said prosecuting these cases maintains resources for those who need it most.

The defendants allegedly defrauded a combined $200,000 in benefits between 2009 and 2012. One defendant is said to have been incarcerated

while receiving unemployment benefits.

The defendants are charged in Cook, Kane, McHenry, and Winnebago counties. They face felony theft, state benefits fraud, and wire fraud charges.

Officials say the vast majority of workers follow the rules and shouldn’t be “muddied” by those who cheat. They say those hurt most are people honestly searching for work.

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It happened after a police chase on the Dan Ryan Expressway that started in the suburb of Calumet Park.

Greer said two people are in

9 charged in jobless benefits fraud sweep

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By JIM SUHR The Associated Press VIENNA, Ill.– Officials in southern Illinois’ Johnson County will soon learn where their constituents stand on fracking, as voters will signal whether the county should resist efforts to use the contentious extraction method to get at any oil or gas that may be trapped deep underground.

The question of whether to oppose possible efforts to bring hydraulic fracturing to the county has hijacked the County Commission meetings for months and pitted neighbors against one another. And whatever voters decide Tuesday, the issue isn’t likely to go away anytime soon.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve had so much controversy about an outside issue – so much that at every county board meeting, this has come up since last summer. Every meeting,” groans Robin Harper-Whitehead, the county’s longtime clerk.

“We’ve gotten to the point where neighbors are mad at neighbors over this issue, and it’s sad,” added Ernie Henshaw, a second-term commissioner.

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Obama’s promise to review deportations involves some risk

By JIM KUHNHENN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s new promise to seek ways to ease his administration’s rate of deportations aims to mollify angry immigrant advocates but carries risks for a White House that has insisted it has little recourse.

In asking Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to review enforcement practices, Obama could undo already fragile congressional efforts to overhaul immigration laws. Jeh Johnson And he still could fall short of satisfying the demands of pro-immigrant groups that have been increasing pressure on him to dramatically reverse the administration’s record of deportations.

The White House announced Thursday that Obama had directed Johnson, who was sworn in three months ago, to see how the department “can conduct enforcement more humanely within the confines of the law.” Then the president summoned more than a dozen labor and immigration leaders to the White House Friday afternoon to discuss his directive.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s office pointedly warned that fixes to the immigration system should be carried out by Congress, not by the president on his own. The Democratic-controlled Senate last year passed a comprehensive bill that would enhance border security and provide a path to citizenship for many of the 11 million immigrants who entered the country illegally

or overstayed their visas. But the Republican-held House has delayed action and favors a more piecemeal approach.

“There’s no doubt we have an immigration system that is failing families and our economy, but until it is reformed through the democratic process, the president is obligated to enforce the laws we have,” Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said Friday.

“Failing to do so would damage – perhaps beyond repair – our ability to build the trust necessary to enact real immigration reform.”

But immigrant advocates insisted Obama needs to act promptly and broadly to reduce deportations, which have reached nearly 2 million during his presidency.

“Go bold, go big, go now,” said Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice.

“The president has the ability to step into the vacuum created by the House Republican inaction to protect millions of people who are low priority, use his executive authority in an expansive way.”

In the face of such pressure, including public heckling, Obama has time and again insisted that he must follow the law and the only way to reduce deportations is through legislation passed by Congress.

White House officials on Friday downplayed the ability of the administration to take unilateral steps that would significantly reduce deportations, and some conceded that the results of the review were not likely to satisfy all advocacy groups.

Still, White House spokesman Jay Carney fine-tuned Obama’s past declarations that any executive action was out of the question, leaving the door open for Obama to take some unilateral steps.

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U.S. braces for Crimea vote to leave Ukraine The ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON – The West braced Friday for a vote by the Crimean Peninsula to secede from Ukraine – and likely be annexed by Russia – as the last attempt for diplomacy broke down despite threats of costly international sanctions and other imminent penalties against Moscow for forcibly challenging a pro-European government in Kiev.

Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow will make no decisions about Crimea’s future, including whether to embrace it as a new territory, until after a local referendum Sunday to decide whether it should remain part of Ukraine.

But U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the vote’s results are all but a foregone conclusion, and urged Russia’s parliament against accepting any offer to claim Crimea as its own.

“We believe that a decision to move forward by Russia to

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stand together Friday before a meeting at Winfield House in London. Kerry flew to London to meet with Lavrov in a last-minute bid to stave off a new chapter in the East-West crisis over Ukraine. ratify that vote officially within the Duma would, in fact, be a backdoor annexation of Crimea,” Kerry told reporters in London after six hours of talks Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Kerry instead called on Moscow to support broad autonomy for Crimea – still as part of Ukraine – instead of a move by the strategic peninsula to secede. And he predicted the probability of “if the people of Crimea vote over-

whelmingly, as one suspects they will, to affiliate or be associated with Russia.”

Crimea, which is Ukraine’s strategic Black Sea peninsula of 2 million people, has a majority ethnic Russian population and hosts a large Russian naval base. The West and Ukraine’s upstart government in Kiev believes the region’s vote to secede is unconstitutional. But Moscow doesn’t recognize leaders in Kiev as legitimate since they pushed Ukraine’s pro-Russian president from power last month.

Lavrov, speaking separately to reporters, said Russia would respect the results of the Crimea vote but would not predict what would happen next.

“We lack a common vision of the situation, and differences remain,” Lavrov said of his Ukraine negotiations with Kerry before heading back to Russia.

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cow has no plans to invade southeast regions in Ukraine.

Thousands of Russian troops amassed on Ukraine’s eastern border this week, including large artillery exercises involving 8,500 soldiers in the Rostov region alone.

U.S. officials have derided the exercises as an intimidation tactic and noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a similar buildup of troops in and around Crimea immediately before pro-Russian forces in the region overtook the local government and began policing streets with militias.

The diplomatic stalemate marked a disappointing and last-ditch effort by the West to avoid a new diplomatic chill from growing between Putin and Europe and the United States.

The showdown has been cast as a struggle for the future of Ukraine, a country with a size and population similar to France.

Pistorius photographed in bloodied prosthetics The ASSOCIATED PRESS PRETORIA, South Africa – Displaying photographs of a bare-chested Oscar Pistorius standing in his garage on bloodied prosthetic legs and wearing shorts soaked in his girlfriend’s blood, prosecutors attempted Friday to focus attention on the killing for which the double-amputee Olympian is on trial for murder, while the defense poked holes in the police investigation that followed it.

The photos were taken in Pistorius’ Pretoria home by police soon after he shot Reeva Steenkamp before dawn Feb. 14, 2013.

Pistorius was seen from the front in the first photo shown in court, his muscled athlete’s chest clean of blood while he stood on limbs stained up to the knees.

A second image put up on TV monitors in the courtroom was taken from Pistorius’ left, showing a smear of blood not far from a tattoo of a biblical verse on his back.

He had shot his girlfriend about an hour earlier.

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Oscar Pistorius sits in the dock Friday in court in Pretoria, South Africa before the start of the 10th day of his murder trial proceedings. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. the hardship of having his legs amputated as a baby to compete at the London Olympics.

He now faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of premeditated murder.

The prosecution says Pistorius, 27, killed Steenkamp, 29, intentionally after a loud fight. The athlete maintains

he shot her with his licensed 9 mm pistol by mistake, thinking she was an intruder in his bathroom.

While prosecutors have recreated the bloody crime scene and Pistorius’ physical condition through a sequence of photographs over two days in court, Pistorius’ chief de-

fense lawyer, Barry Roux, embarked on a minute examination of what he contends is major police bungling in the hours, days and even months after the shooting.

Roux said that officers moved evidence and disturbed the scene at the home, and failed to wear proper foren-

sic clothing while picking through it. Police concede they kept the most crucial object – the wooden toilet cubicle door through which Pistorius shot Steenkamp – in a body bag in an office and that some of the fragments of wood disappeared.

Defense experts said they also have found key marks in the door that were not identified by police.

A former police colonel, one of the first on the scene, also testified Friday that he had to have police forensic experts frisked and their bags and cars searched after one of a collection of nine expensive watches in Pistorius’ bedroom disappeared. G.S. van Rensburg said he opened a case of theft.

Roux’s early questions Friday reflected one of the key arguments in Pistorius’ defense – that police tampered with the scene and contaminated the evidence.

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Agent Esteban Manzanares, who officials said committed suicide early Thursday morning, is accused of driving the three away from the river after they surrendered and assaulting them. The other agent said Manzanares cut the wrists of the adult woman, assaulted one teenager in the group, and then fled the area with a second teenage girl.

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The West has resisted threatening the use of military force to keep Putin in check. Instead, officials have warned Moscow it will face a series of harsh sanctions against Russian officials and businesses, as well as others in Ukraine, who undermined the new government in Kiev that took over after deadly protests demanding economic opportunities offered in the West.

The EU and U.S. will impose sanctions as early as Monday.

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After 37 years, killer Gas leak detected after blast caught in Florida Rescue operation continues at site of NYC explosion

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NEW YORK – The bodies of all eight people reported missing after a deadly gas explosion destroyed two buildings have been recovered, the fire commissioner said Friday, but workers are treating the scene as a rescue operation in case there are unknown survivors in the rubble.

Salvatore Cassano said no one else is known to be unaccounted for but workers will continue to scour the debris from the flattened apartment buildings for victims. More than 60 people were injured by Wednesday morning’s explosion, and more than 100 others were displaced.

Cassano said about 70 percent of the debris had been cleared at the upper Manhattan blast site. But he said the pace was expected to quicken after firefighters removed a hazardous rear wall.

He predicted detectives and fire marshals would gain access to the East Harlem buildings’ basements by midday Saturday to begin the investigation into what caused the explosion.

“Right now we are in the process of removing the final amount of debris,” Cassano said. “We should be moving much more quickly now.”

The rescue effort continued as federal investigators announced that gas was detected in underground tests of the site in the hours after the explosion, lending support to the hypothesis a gas leak may have been the cause.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – In the nearly 40 years after he escaped from the maximum-security military prison at Fort Leavenworth, convicted killer James Robert Jones carved out a new life for himself in Florida, living under an assumed name, getting married and working for an air conditioning James Jones company.

It all came to an end this week when Jones – or Bruce Walter Keith, as the former Army private was known in Florida – was recaptured with the help of technology that was more sci-fi than reality when he broke out during the disco era: facial-recognition software.

“The first words out of his mouth were, ‘I knew this would catch up with me someday,’” Barry Golden, a senior inspector with the U.S. Marshals Service, said Friday.

Jones, 59, was one of the Army’s 15 most-wanted fugitives after his 1977 escape from the Kansas prison dubbed “The Castle” for its large walls and tower keeps.

He was convicted of murder and assault in the 1974 killing of a fellow soldier at Fort Dix in New Jersey.

According to the archives of The Times of Trenton, Jones, who is originally from Ontario, Calif., was found

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People hold up candles Thursday while praying during a vigil for the victims of an explosion, in New York.

Rescuers working amid gusty winds, cold temperatures and billowing smoke pulled four additional bodies from the rubble of two New York City apartment buildings, raising the death toll to at least eight from a gas leak-triggered explosion that reduced the area to a pile of smashed bricks, splinters and mangled metal.

The explosion Wednesday morning in Manhattan’s East Harlem injured more than 60 people.

National Transportation Safety Board team member Robert Sumwalt said utility Consolidated Edison dug dozens of holes about 18 to 24 inches deep around the blast site and measured gas levels in them soon after the explosion.

Gas concentration was up to 20 percent in at least five spots, and normal levels in the city’s soil should be zero, he said.

“Somehow or another, natural gas did work its way into the ground,” he said, adding that pressure testing of nearby pipes was beginning to look for potential leaks.

The NTSB, which investigates pipeline accidents, will conduct an inquiry after police

and fire officials locate what might have sparked the blast.

Police have identified six of the dead: Griselde Camacho, 45, a Hunter College security officer; Carmen Tanco, 67, a dental hygienist who took part in church-sponsored medical missions to Africa and the Caribbean; Andreas Panagopoulos, 43, a musician; Rosaura Hernandez, 22, a restaurant cook from Mexico; George Ameado, 44, a handyman who lived in one of the buildings that collapsed; and Alexis Salas, 22, a restaurant worker.

Mexican officials said another Mexican woman, Rosaura Barrios Vazquez, 43, was among those killed.

The eighth body, of a woman whose name hasn’t been released, was pulled from the rubble on Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who toured a Red Cross shelter where residents of the destroyed buildings are staying, said Friday that the city would find temporary or long-term housing for about 50 displaced families.

The Department of Homeless Services has about 50 apartments available for families in private buildings where nonprofits are involved in the management, he said, adding that officials are arranging for more apartments that would be available for up to three months.

guilty in the stabbing death of Lonnie Eaton, 18, and the wounding of another man.

Police at the time said Eaton and a friend were walking back to the base from a bar when they were attacked by three men with knives after one approached and asked if they had any marijuana to sell.

Jones was serving a 23year sentence when he escaped.

The marshals caught up with Jones on Thursday after using facial-recognition technology to match a Florida driver’s license he was issued in 1981 in Keith’s name with his old military photograph.

Jones was arrested outside the Pompano Beach business where he worked.

He admitted his real identity as he was being fingerprinted, and the prints confirmed it. He was being held without bail at the Broward County jail, awaiting transfer back to Fort Leavenworth.

No one responded to a voice mail left at a number listed for Bruce Keith at his Deerfield Beach address.

Property records show he and wife Susan Keith were married in 1983 and have lived there since 1984.

Susan Keith, 56, told investigators she had no idea her husband was living under an assumed name, Golden said.

No one answered the door Friday at their tidy, single-story, light-gray house.

Parked in the driveway was a red pickup with a Miami Dolphins logo, and a fishing boat on a trailer was visible behind a fence.

Kuhn: Wishes ‘race was a lot cleaner’ County one of 600 to assess youth • PRIMARY Continued from page A1 “I wish the race was a lot cleaner and not as nasty as it is,” Kuhn said. “We’ve been hurting ourselves in the governor’s race.”

Kuhn said it seems Rauner is ahead, but Dillard is catching up. According to a Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll released March 9, Rauner is leading with 36 percent, but Dillard’s support has surged to 23 percent.

“They are the two favorites right now,” Kuhn said Tuesday afternoon.

Republicans also have a primary for state treasurer, with state Rep. Tom Cross, 55, of Plainfield, and certified public accountant and DuPage County auditor Bob Grogan, 46, of Westmont, facing off. The winner will face state Democratic Sen. Michael Frerichs, 40, of Gifford.

Local races Party chairmen believe there are a couple of reasons more people don’t seek elected office, even at the local level.

“If people see the incumbent is doing a good job, no one wants to challenge them,” Pietrowski said. “In general, even when people want to run for office, they want to avoid the primaries if they can.”

Pietrowski said often someone who is considering a run

doesn’t follow through if someone they respect has already made the decision to run.

Kuhn said some people don’t want to expose themselves to the publicity of a political campaign.

Two Democratic candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for the county clerk’s job: Trent Taylor of DeKalb and Denise Ii, Sandwich city clerk.

The county board’s District 9 has two Republican contenders for the November nomination: Samuel-Louis Bandy Jr. and Craig Genteman.

Several townships – Cortland, Kingston, Sycamore and Victor – also are asking voters if the township should have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential and small commercial retail customers who have opted out of such a program.

14th Congressional District In the final stretch before Election Day, the two Democratic hopefuls in the 14th Congressional District primary have two very different messages.

Small businessman John J. Hosta, 54, of Spring Grove, has been emphasizing protecting U.S. industry by limiting foreign trade and encouraging manufacturing job growth.

His opponent, Dennis Anderson, 63, of Gurnee, is stressing that constituents need someone besides Republican incumbent Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield.

• YOUTH 16th Congressional District After defeating a poorly-funded Democratic challenger in 2012, Kinzinger will face his Rockford Tea Party opponent, David Hale. In the days leading up to the primary, the two have disagreed over who is more fiscally conservative.

Although both are veterans, they’ve also disagreed on matters of military pay and benefits.

Generally, Hale, a U.S. Army veteran, calls for drastic cuts in government spending, but he said he draws the line at pay and benefits for the military, although he previously proposed withholding all military benefits until veterans turn 58.

Kinzinger has touted his support for the military. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force after graduating college graduation in 2003, served two tours in Iraq and was later awarded his pilot wings. He continues to serve as a pilot in the Air National Guard, holding the rank of major.

U.S. Senate Two Republicans are hoping to unseat incumbent Democrat Dick Durbin in November: Fox Valley businessman Jim Oberweis, 67, and political newcomer Doug Truax, 43, co-owner and managing partner of Oak Brook-based Veritas Risk Services LLC, a strategic risk consulting firm.

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Continued from page A1 one, members of the KEYS Initiative held community education programs encouraging people to become asset builders.

“I think it helped people understand everyone can take a role in developing youth,” Hess said. “It’s as simple as smiling, involving them in a decision and remembering youth are people, too.”

What the 1.5 asset growth means in terms of student success isn’t clear, said Justin Roskopf, a senior survey specialist with the Search Institute, a Minnesota-based research company that provided the developmental asset survey.

“You’re comparing apples and oranges,” he said, citing the turnover in the student sample from 2007 to 2013.

“What it does suggest is there have been community initiatives to build assets. There has been progress made, but it’s hard to attribute it to any one thing.”

DeKalb and Sycamore students grew in 23 assets, stayed the same in eight and saw a decrease in nine.

Growth came mostly from the 20 external assets, such as parent involvement and high expectations. Decreases were concentrated in the 20 internal assets such as personal power. Girls tend to

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Eighth-graders Autumn Whitner (from left), Rocio Hernandez and Martha Naula run in the hallways of Clinton Rosette Middle School at an after-school meeting Tuesday for Barbs on The Run. have more assets than boys, Roskopf said, with the exception of self-esteem, where boys tend to have more.

DeKalb and Sycamore students followed this national trend. While 56 percent of boys said they have self-esteem, only 37 percent of girls answered the same. Results for students who felt they had safety fell along the same lines, with 55 percent of boys responding they felt safe compared with 38 percent of girls.

The most common asset, belonging to 73 percent of DeKalb and Sycamore youth, was integrity, an asset that measures if students act on their convictions and stand up for their beliefs. On the other hand, only 20 percent of students surveyed spend three or more hours a week in

lessons or practicing music, theater and other arts, known as the creative activities asset.

Ideally, all youth should have between 31 and 40 assets, according to the organization.

DeKalb County is one of 600 communities in the U.S. and Canada to asses their youth, according to the Search Institute. The national aggregate based on 2010 data is 20 assets. Several schools and nonprofits have incorporated asset-building into their programs since 2007.

“When young people have these assets, they are more likely to engage in positive activities,” Hess said. “I think our community is really embracing youth and showing them they’re valuable.”

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8NATION BRIEFS No charges against man who killed son NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A popular fifth-grade teacher will not face prosecution for fatally shooting a knife-wielding prowler in a ski mask who turned out to be his 15-year-old son, a prosecutor announced Friday.

Jeffrey Giuliano reasonably believed the masked person “presented him with the threat of imminent death or great bodily harm” and that he needed to use deadly force to defend himself, State’s Attorney Stephen Sedensky III wrote.

Investigators were unable to determine why the boy, Tyler Giuliano, was outside after midnight wearing a ski mask and carrying a flip-style knife with the blade open and a roll of duct tape under his arm.

Giuliano’s attorney, Gene Zingaro, said he did not expect Giuliano to be charged.

National Archives release more Clinton documents WASHINGTON – Sensing a Republican tidal wave, President Bill Clinton worried in the summer of 1994 that Republicans were energized heading into the midterm elections while his Democratic base was deflated. “There’s no organization, there’s no energy, there’s no anything out there,” Clinton said of his own party.

“They’re organized and they’re working,” the president observed of conservative activists, according to an August, 1994 transcript. “And our cultural base. ... They walked off.”

Clinton’s concerns turned out to be justified: Republicans swept to power in the fall elections, wresting control of the House and Senate from the president’s party. The transcript was among 4,000 documents released Friday by the National Archives.

They’re just part of the roughly 30,000 pages expected to be released in coming weeks. The documents, which cover Clinton’s two presidential terms, are much anticipated in the political world, partly because then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is considering her own bid for the presidency in 2016.

The documents shed ample light on her husband’s administration, highlighting the behindthe-scenes maneuvering of aides, the stroking of allies and erstwhile opponents and the sting of the first Republican takeover of Congress in 40 years.

FBI won’t conduct pot background checks SEATTLE – The FBI is refusing to run nationwide background checks on people applying to run legal marijuana businesses in Washington state, even though it has conducted similar checks in Colorado – a discrepancy that illustrates the quandary the Justice Department faces as it allows the states to experiment with regulating a drug that’s long been illegal under federal law.

Washington state has been asking for nearly a year if the FBI would conduct background checks on its applicants, to no avail. The bureau’s refusal raises the possibility that people with troublesome criminal histories could wind up with pot licenses in the state – undermining the department’s own priorities in ensuring that states keep a tight rein on the nascent industry.

It’s a strange jam for the feds, who announced last summer that they wouldn’t sue to prevent Washington and Colorado from regulating marijuana after 75 years of prohibition.

The Obama administration has said it wants the states to make sure pot revenue doesn’t go to organized crime and that state marijuana industries don’t become a cover for the trafficking of other illegal drugs.

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Modern moms live in land of Overwhelmia

By PETULA DVORAK The Washington Post I wrote a few paragraphs of this column between school drop-off and an appointment. I sent a bunch of emails between making dinner and taekwondo.

Bedtime reading with the kids, then more writing at 1 a.m., after a few hours of sleep. Then back up at 4 a.m. to write and sign up for summer camp.

There’s a name for this.

It’s called “time confetti.” It’s miserable. And it’s part of why we are all overwhelmed.

My Washington Post colleague Brigid Schulte somehow carved out the hours to research and write a book – “Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time” – about this modern-day madness, the abject misery of allegedly having it all.

It’s the plight of many middle-class working mothers trying to juggle careers, children, activities and friends. Boohoo for us, right? But it feels like being handed a fat check from the lottery, only one that’s been through a paper shred-

der. Confetti.

My mom friends and I all live in Overwhelmia. But, somehow, we usually find the time to get together and talk about having no time.

Our having-it-all, second-shift lives leave many of us conflicted. And exhausted enough to fall asleep on the floor of the kids’ bedroom, still in our work clothes, drooling on the smartphones in our hands.

There is so much to say on this topic. It’s about a workforce that isn’t as friendly to men as it is to women when it comes to flexibility and family time. It’s about a nation that insists it’s family-friendly yet has never meaningfully addressed safe, reliable child care. It’s about a truly new world order where our hunter-gatherer genes are completely eclipsed by the physically attainable yet emotionally challenged goal of gender parity.

The problem is, we make time confetti because we often misunderstand what it is that makes us good parents and

good employees.

The construction manager, who left a high-profile job being a kick-butt, feminist woman in a male-driven industry, thought focusing full time on the kids would produce strong, happy boys.

But then she heard this: Her older son was at a playdate one day, and a girl put a backpack on and pretended to head off to work. “Silly Hannah,” the boy later told his tough-as-nails mom. “Girls don’t go to work.

Only boys do.”

“That shook me to the core,” the construction manager said.

Or take the lobbyist, who actually made history a few years back as the first female chief counsel in a high-profile government job. She’s a military veteran with two girls and was eager to stay on her high-caliber career trajectory, with retired naval officer Dad staying home with them.

Feminist’s dream?

“I was miserable. One month I’d be in Europe, and two weeks later I’d be in Asia,” she said. “I never saw them. I

was missing everything.”

Lean in? Recline? What is best?

The only thing we know for sure is that the things we think we have to do to be good moms aren’t always working. There is all this pressure, for sure.

Magazines, Pinterest, other parents. Our memories of what our childhood was and wasn’t.

The pressure is external and internal.

Our children, unless they find themselves in a ninja movie, will survive without martial arts. They won’t get scurvy if you stop making kale chips. We will still be alive, employed and housed if we don’t volunteer for the spring auction.

I struggle with that. We all do. Who knows what resentments, faults and complexes our children will have if they leave the nest without piano skills and soccer trophies?

So we hedge our bets and err on the side of being overwhelmed. The thing to remember is that there never will be a Mother of the Year parade. No confetti.

Honesty can prevail, but feathers might be ruffled As a teenager, I began a new lifelong routine of starting and ending each day reading from the book of Proverbs, which, of course, was written by Solomon, a very wise man. Interestingly, my parents gave me the middle name of Solomon – not that I claim even a modicum of his wisdom.

One of the verses that seems pertinent to America today is Proverbs 22:7, which says, “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

Most of us grew up hearing that debt is a bad thing. The advent and wide dissemination of credit cards diminished such teachings, and those in charge of our nation’s finances over the past few decades seem to revel in debt.

As a nation, we currently are carrying a national debt of $17.5 trillion. If we repaid it at a rate of $10 million a day, it would take 4,700 years to repay. The only reason that we can sustain such a level of debt is our status as the international reserve currency for the world.

This is a position usually reserved for the most reliable and strongest economic nation, and this status allows us to print money. If Greece could print money, it would not be bankrupt, although it probably would continue to drive up its debt.

Additionally, we have unfunded liabilities of at least $100 trillion.

Why am I concerned about this? I have been talking about this issue since long before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent threat to abandon the U.S. dollar as Russia’s reserve currency. Unless he could attract many other nations to do the same, he likely would inflict more

VIEWS Ben S. Carson short-term damage on his own country than on the United States.

Nevertheless, the very mention of such an action should send shivers down our spine. He recognizes our vulnerable position, which is exacerbated by our insistence on incurring unsustainable levels of debt. I have no doubt that at a strategic moment, he will exploit our weakness.

A United Nations committee in 2010 recommended a change in world reserve currency policies, and others such as China have made similar suggestions.

They are beginning to doubt the stability of America’s financial infrastructure.

Our continued fiscal irresponsibility not only threatens the financial well-being of the next generation of Americans, but it also increasingly jeopardizes U.S. security. Our international influence is weakened, as our borrower status makes us vulnerable to threats from Putin and others. Perhaps worst of all, if our status as the world’s reserve currency issuer changes, there could be a dramatic decline in our standard of living.

If this occurs, the Occupy Wall Street movement will seem like a walk in the park compared with the civil unrest that will result. It does not require a great imagination to envision some of the freedom-limiting responses that might then occur. Many say this is simply paranoia

and fear-mongering, which is what the so-called elites traditionally say before a catastrophic collapse.

We need people who understand that in order for businesses to grow and prosper the government must remove the heavy boot of regulation and interference from their necks. We need those who realize that taxation is supposed to provide the necessary revenues to operate a government that provides for the safety, infrastructure and freedom of the people.

The purpose of taxation is not to control behavior and certainly not to justify a government takeover of health care that initiated the most massive shift of power from the people to the government in our history.

By declaring pertinent parts of the Affordable Care Act a tax, the Supreme Court facilitated the demise of freedom in America.

These should not be partisan issues, but rather the concerns of every freedom-loving American citizen who wishes to see prosperity return to our shores.

Fiscal responsibility, fair taxation, intelligent environmental and energy policies, strong international leadership, evidence-based educational policies, cost-effective health care that is readily available to everyone, and honesty can prevail, but some feathers of those who are currently comfortable may need to be ruffled.

• Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University.

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Thumbs up: For trying to save local manufacturing jobs. This week, the unions representing almost 100 workers at General Electric’s DeKalb Motors Plant submitted a proposal for cost cutting that they say would keep the factory on par with competitors. GE officials have said workers needed to lower costs by 20 to 30 percent.

A union representative says the unions, with support from officials from the City of DeKalb, DeKalb County Economic Development Corp., and Illinois Manufacturing Extension Office, were able to meet that figure. General Electric is expected to decide on the future of the factory, which makes small engines for commercial clothes dryers, next week.

Thumbs down: To the rising cost of not paying the bills. In 2013, Illinois’ state government paid $318 million in interest on late bills.

That’s enough to cover the annual budget of the Illinois State Police. The interest payments were more than double last year, and almost 10 times the $36.9 million paid in 2009. Unproductive uses of money such as these are a big reason why our state is still in financial trouble even though it is taking in more revenue than ever before.

Thumbs up: To the confirmation class at Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore. They are collecting new and gently used shoes to donate to the Alsip-based nonprofit Share Your Soles Foundation, which sends shoes to impoverished people throughout the world.

Their goal is 2,300 pairs, one more than the church’s high school youth group collected in 2010.

The community can help them out by dropping off shoes at the church at 145 DeKalb Ave. before April 17. Good luck to them.

Thumbs up: To helping vets. A new student magazine at Northern Illinois University aims to tell the stories of disabled veterans to raise funds for Huskie House, a DeKalb facility that will house disabled veterans while they study for a degree.

The program is part of Save-A-Vet, a national nonprofit that houses retired military and police service dogs. Because of the attack training and the front-line trauma these dogs undergo, they cannot be adopted out the general public upon their retirement.

Save-A-Vet places them with veterans who are able to handle the dogs and relate to their unique needs.

The NIU program is a pilot program for an initiative Save-A-Vet hopes to roll out to other university campuses.

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Jetliners today should not just go missing It’s been nearly a week since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over – well, no one is quite sure where. Malaysian officials over the past several days expanded their search area to a mind-boggling 27,000 square miles, on both air and land, spanning both sides of the Malay Peninsula.

Even with an international fleet of more than 42 ships and 39 aircraft on the scene, the case of this missing plane “is rapidly becoming one of the great mysteries of all time,” David Gallo, an experienced hunter of plane wreckage with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, told us.

This was an avoidable mystery. There are eminently feasible ways to keep track of commercial aircraft, and it’s inexcusable that they are not being used. In fact, they aren’t operating even in the United States.

This country’s air traffic control system still relies largely on decades-old radar networks, which have a variety of limitations.

The Malaysia Airlines case shows one problem: It’s hard to track aircraft in remote areas, land or sea. A satellite-based tracking system U.S. authorities are installing will help, but it won’t be finished until at least 2020. The United States should at least stick to its timeline.

International aviation authorities, meanwhile, should insist on the deployment of aircraft technology that transmits information in an emergency.

That could require new beacons to cover remote areas of land and sea and satellite broadcasting technology on planes.

This is reasonable: There’s no excuse for lost iPhones to be more findable than downed planes.

There would be a cost to the upgrade.

But there is a huge cost, financially and psychically, in launching an armada on a highly speculative hunt when a jetliner is suspected of crashing into an ocean.

This isn’t a new lesson. In a feat of undersea exploration, Gallo led a team that recovered the black boxes from a downed Air France jet in 2011 – two years after the plane had crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Brazil to France. Now, three years later, the world is again at a loss.

There’s simply no reason, given the available technology, that it should be just as possible for an airliner to vanish today over the Pacific as it was for Amelia Earhart nearly 80 years ago.

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By DEBBIE BEHRENDS dbehrends@shawmedia.com The Republican gubernatorial primary likely will take center stage Tuesday as DeKalb County voters will see just one or two contested local races at the polls.

Two Democrats are battling for their party’s nomination for DeKalb County clerk and recorder, while two Republicans are running in District 9 for DeKalb County Board.

Meanwhile, Democrats will have their choice be-

Election Central Follow the local, state and national races at Daily-Chronicle. com/election. tween two candidates hoping to defeat Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, in November in the 14th Congressional District, and Republicans will choose between incumbent Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Channahon or David Hale,

founder of the Rockford Tea Party.

The field for governor is a little more crowded, though, with most eyes focused on the Republicans. On the Democratic ballot, Gov. Pat Quinn and his running mate, Paul Vallas, will face Democratic contenders Tio Hardiman and Donald Brunell.

“Gov. Quinn has an opponent we don’t know much about,” said Mark Pietrowski, chairman of the DeKalb County Democratic Party. “I think the interest is more for the Republican primary – it’s

hotly contested with a number of candidates.”

DeKalb County GOP Chairman Steve Kuhn isn’t happy with the way the Republicans are running their campaigns.

The Republican primary has four teams seeking their party’s nomination: State Sen. Bill Brady and Maria Rodriguez; state Sen. Kirk Dillard and state Rep. Jil Tracy; Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti; and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford and Steve Kim.

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Election Judge Catherine Cwiklinski explains the ballot to a voter Friday at the DeKalb County Administrative Building.

Piracy theory gains more credence in search for airplane

By EILEEN NG and JOAN LOWY The Associated Press

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Madison Boston (left) and Abby Hanlon, both in sixth grade, laugh during an activity Tuesday at an after-school meeting for Barbs on The Run at Clinton Rosette Middle School.

Survey shows growth in local youth development

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com Sixth-grader Madison Boston has built self-esteem with the Barbs on the Run club.

The group meets twice a week at Clinton Rosette Middle School, where the 15 or so sixth-, seventhand eighth-grade girls pair training for a 5K run with discussing topics such as friendship, relationships and gender stereotypes in a confidential setting.

“It gave me courage,” Boston said.

“I used to hate running, but once I got used to it, I started running with my mom, and it gave me the courage to join the track team.”

Concepts such as self-esteem and caring can be rather nebulous, but

Voice your opinion What do you think is most important for teenagers? Vote online at Daily-Chronicle. com.

DeKalb and Sycamore leaders know they are important for youth to grow into successful adults. They tracked these and dozens of other important qualities – which they call developmental assets – through an anonymous, 150-question, multiple choice survey that shows these assets have increased among area teenagers in the past six years.

The survey was part of the Keep Encouraging Youth to Succeed (KEYS) Initiative, which was start-

ed in 2006 by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy.

Students in the latest survey had an average of 19.5 assets. Students who took the survey in 2007 had an average of 18.

Increasing the number of assets came from a concerted effort from members of the KEYS steering committee, which is composed of leaders from the education, government, nonprofit and business sectors who try to build assets through education, practice and promotion.

Mary Hess, an asset specialist with the Ben Gordon Center and KEYS Initiative as well as a District 428 School Board member, said from the time of the last survey to the most recent

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Piracy and pilot suicide are among the scenarios under study as investigators grow increasingly certain the missing Malaysia Airlines jet changed course and headed west after its last radio contact with air traffic controllers.

The latest evidence suggests the plane didn’t experience a catastrophic incident over the South China Sea as was initially suspected. Some experts theorize that one of the pilots, or someone else with flying experience, hijacked the plane or committed suicide by plunging the jet into the sea.

Adding to the speculation that someone was flying the jet, The New York Times on Friday quoted sources familiar with the investigation as saying that the plane experienced significant changes in altitude after it lost contact with ground control, and altered its course more than once.

A U.S. official told The Associated Press earlier that investigators are examining the possibility of “human intervention” in the plane’s disappearance, adding it may have been “an act of piracy.”

The official, who wasn’t authorized to talk to the media and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said it was possible the plane may have landed somewhere.

The official later said there was no solid information on who might have been involved.

While other theories are still being examined, the of-

ficial said key evidence suggesting human intervention is that contact with the Boeing 777’s transponder stopped about a dozen minutes before a messaging system on the jet quit. Such a gap would be unlikely in the case of an inflight catastrophe.

A Malaysian official, who declined to be identified because he is not authorized to brief the media, said only a skilled aviator could navigate the plane the way it was flown after its last confirmed location over the South China Sea. The official said it had been established with a “more than 50 percent” degree of certainty that military radar had picked up the missing plane after it dropped off civilian radar.

Malaysia’s acting transport minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, said the country had yet to determine what happened to the plane after it ceased communicating with ground control about 40 minutes into the flight to Beijing on March 8 with 239 people aboard.

He said investigators were still trying to establish that military radar records of a blip moving west across the Malay Peninsula into the Strait of Malacca showed Flight MH370.

“I will be the most happiest person if we can actually confirm that it is the MH370, then we can move all [search] assets from the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca,” he told reporters.

Until then, he said, the international search effort would continue expanding east and west from the plane’s last confirmed location.

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Track DeKalb hosts triangular, 9 a.m.

Girls Track DeKalb at Sterling 1st Chance Indoor meet, 9 a.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS Ball State women upset No. 25 Bowling Green CLEVELAND –Shelbie Justice scored 21 points as the fifth-seeded Ball State women’s basketball team upset top-seed and No. 25-ranked Bowling Green, 73-55, in the Mid-American Conference tournament on Friday.

Ball State (18-15) has won seven straight after winning four games in five days to reach today’s championship game for the first time since 2009, where the Cardinals will face third-seeded Akron (22-9).

The Falcons (27-4), who came in on a 13-game winning streak and a bye into the semifinals, were led by Erica Donovan with 17 points.

Western Michigan stuns Akron in overtime CLEVELAND – David Brown banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 30 seconds left in overtime as Western Michigan rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to stun Akron in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Friday.

The Broncos (22-9), who trailed 47-32 with 10 minutes left, advanced to the championship for the first time since 2004. They’ll play the winner of Eastern Michigan-Toledo in the tourney title game today.

Akron appeared to have an eighth straight trip to the final locked up in regulation. But the Broncos stormed back with an 18-0 run, taking their first lead on Brown’s steal and lay-in with 2:46 left.

Then, in overtime, Brown, who had struggled from the floor all game, made his lucky 3 as the 35-second shot clock was expiring.

Beckett goes 3 scoreless, leaves with sore thumb MESA, Ariz. – Josh Beckett pitched three scoreless innings Friday before having to leave the game with soreness in his right thumb, but the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4.

Beckett, expected to be in the Dodgers’ rotation, allowed only an infield single to Emilio Bonifacio while walking two and striking out one. He planned to go four innings, but left after three when the thumb, which he accidentally jammed in a door last week, began bothering him.

Cubs prospect Kyle Hendricks blanked the Dodgers for three innings. Hendricks allowed just an infield single by Dee Gordon, while walking one and striking out four. Luis Valbuena hit a two-run homer for the Cubs. The game drew an overflow crowd of 15,191, another Cactus League attendance record at Cubs’ Park.

Gillaspie, Phegley homer for White Sox in tie GLENDALE, Ariz. – Conor Gillaspie and Josh Phegley hit back-to-back homers for the White Sox on Friday in a 2-2 tie with the Cleveland Indians.

The game was called after nine innings.

Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin went five innings, his longest outing of the spring. He gave up four hits, including the two home runs with two outs in the fifth. Tomlin walked nobody and struck out five.

The Sox’s Dylan Axelrod, making his first start of the spring, pitched three innings. He walked two, gave up two hits and walked none. Erik Johnson, the leading candidate for the No. 5 spot in the Sox rotation, pitched five innings in a minor league game on Friday.

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By JAY COHEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Roman Josi had three assists, Ryan Ellis scored in the third period, and the Nashville Predators beat the Blackhawks, 3-2, on Friday night for their third consecutive win.

Mike Fisher and Patric Hornqvist also scored for Nashville, which has won two of three against the Hawks this season.

Shea Weber had two assists, and Pekka Rinne made 31 saves.

It was the second straight loss for the Hawks, who are struggling to keep up with the top contenders in the rugged Western Conference.

The reigning Stanley Cup champions dropped to 10-8-7 in 2014.

Jonathan Toews and Peter Regin scored for the Hawks, and Corey Crawford made 26 saves in his 200th NHL game.

Ellis’ fourth goal of the season came right after the Predators killed a holding penalty on the defenseman that carried over into the third. He jumped out of the box, got a long pass from Josi and beat Crawford on a breakaway to make it 3-1 just 45 seconds into the period.

Regin’s tip-in got the Blackhawks within one again at 11:28, but they were unable to tie it. Regin’s second goal with the Hawks came after Toews sent a wide-open opportunity off the left post 4:40 into the third. Toews also had an open tip go wide with 36 seconds left.

The Hawks controlled the action at the start, but Nash-

Continued from page B1 “That’s what we did, just came up short.”

With 43 seconds remaining in the fourth, Niemann hit a putback to tie the game and was fouled. His free throw gave Sycamore a 57-56 lead.

The Crusaders’ James Robinson answered and gave his team a 58-57 advantage on a layup with 25 seconds left.

Sycamore had two great chances to win the game coming out of a timeout on the

Continued from page B1 Seven months ago, Friday was the start of football practice and the beginning of unprecedented athletic success for Sycamore. All those four have done since is help Sycamore put together the best football and basketball seasons in school history.

The 12 football wins and subsequent berth in the state semifinals set new school records and the Spartans’ basketball team won a game in the sectional round for the first time ever. Not to men-

Continued from page B1 Yes, Tillman is 33 years old, but when healthy, he is more than capable of adding to his terrific career totals in defensive touchdowns (nine), interceptions (36) and forced fumbles (42). Before last season, Tillman had earned backto-back Pro Bowl appearances despite being north of his 30th birthday.

But take a step back and view Tillman’s deal through a wide-angle lens, and it offers a blueprint for how proud veterans can adapt toward the tail end of their careers.

Take notes, Brian Urlacher.

Tillman’s storybook career with the Bears easily could have come with an abrupt, sour ending much like that of No. 54. Tillman earned $8

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Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) saves the puck hit by Nashville’s Colin Wilson (33) during the first period Friday at the United Center.

Next vs. Nashville, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, NBCSN, AM-720 ville began to pressure Crawford midway through the first.

Nick Spaling shot wide right on a prime opportunity with about 7½ minutes left. Fisher put the Predators in front when he pushed a rebound over Crawford’s left leg at 15:43. Weber’s big slap shot helped set up Fisher’s 17th goal.

Nashville used another big slap shot by Weber to open a 2-0 lead with 69 seconds left in the first. Crawford stopped the

drive by the big defenseman, but Hornqvist swept in the rebound for his 13th.

Crawford hopped up and slammed his stick down as the Predators celebrated Hornqvist’s first goal since March 4.

The two-goal deficit seemed to wake up the Blackhawks for a bit.

Toews stole the puck from Josi and passed it to Kris Versteeg, who passed it back to the captain for his 26th goal with 14 seconds remaining.

The Hawks carried the momentum into the second, but Rinne was there each time. He used his left pad to deny Patrick Sharp on a 1-on-1 opportunity, and he got some help

from teammates when the Blackhawks had the puck in front during a power play at the end of the period.

Crawford also used his glove to grab Craig Smith’s shot with 5:46 left in the second.

Notes: Hawks F Marian Hossa (upper body) participated in the morning skate and is hoping to return Sunday at home against Detroit or Tuesday at Philadelphia. He has missed five games. ... Predators F Viktor Stalberg received a warm ovation when he was shown on the video board in the first period for helping the Hawks win the Stanley Cup last season.

ensuing possession. The Spartans’ Cooper Vinz had an open shot in the corner and Jake Winters couldn’t convert on a runner from the left baseline.

“Our main goal was to just get a shot that was a good shot,” Vinz said. “We had two good opportunities that just didn’t fall, so I don’t think we could have done anything else any better, but that’s just the way it goes.”

After Lutheran (29-3) grabbed the rebound and sprinted up the court, Sycamore’s Nick Feuerbach fouled Robinson with 1.7 seconds left,

but the referees said it was an intentional foul – meaning the Crusaders kept the ball after two Robinson free throws.

He hit one of two for a twopoint lead, and the Crusaders were able to run the clock out.

Sycamore never had a chance to try a home-run play for the tie or win.

Mottet would finish with 13 points for Sycamore, Vinz added 12, including three crucial 3-pointers in the second quarter when Lutheran looked like it was building a lead.

In 2011-12, Sycamore coach Andrew Stacy took over a

team that won five games the year before.

In his third year, Stacy and the Spartans came to the brink of the school’s first sectional championship.

Sycamore’s seniors won back-to-back regional titles.

Before last season, the Spartans’ last regional crown came back in 2004.

“Football and basketball, we had the best season in school history,” Niemann said. “That’s something I like to see left behind. People are going to remember us for a long time.”

tion the two Northern Illinois Big 12 East titles mixed in as well.

“It’s been amazing.

Starting it off, I don’t think we ever could’ve imagined all that we accomplished in those two seasons,” Feuerbach said. “It’s been amazing, a really fun two seasons.”

Outside of Sundays, there hasn’t been a day over that time when those four weren’t wearing a Sycamore jersey.

Their lives consumed by twoa-days, film sessions, practices and walk-throughs, not to mention the actual games.

It didn’t seem right that Mottet was forced to sit and

watch the final five minutes of Friday’s loss, unable to contribute after fouling out in the fourth quarter. He was the only current Spartan who battled through their 20-loss season in 2011-12, the team’s captain and emotional leader.

As the final possession of Friday’s loss unfolded and Winters’ last-second jumper rimmed out, Mottet stood on the sideline, hands on his hips, jersey collar in his mouth. When the buzzer sounded, his career was over.

For each of the four, there would not be another season to look forward to, no team to

help move forward, no next chance to wear the jersey they seemingly hadn’t taken off since August.

But rather than fixate on yet another heart-breaking ending, Mottet chose to focus on the entirety of their work.

“It’s been full go, football to basketball,” Mottet said.

“I love this town, I love this team. I couldn’t be happier.”

• Ross Jacobson is the sports editor of the Daily Chronicle. He can be reached via email at rjacobson@shawmedia.com or follow him on Twitter @ RossJacobson.

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Feuerbach, Sycamore seniors reflect on final two seasons • JACOBSON

x-Indiana x-Miami d-Toronto Bulls Brooklyn Washington Charlotte Atlanta

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Sycamore comes close to winning first sectional title • SPARTANS

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million last year in the final year of his contract, which he signed in 2007, and deep down inside, he must have believed that teams would line up to bid for him if the Bears played it cheap.

Tillman’s connections – we all know that’s the best way to land a job – included Lovie Smith in Tampa Bay and Rod Marinelli in Dallas. But, really, anybody with a coaches’ tape could see the difference that Tillman made on defense.

And then the first day of free agency arrived.

And then the second day.

And then the third.

And then the fourth.

Crickets.

Tillman paid a visit to his old coach in Tampa, but by then the Bucs already had signed another dynamic cornerback, 25-year-old Alterraun Verner. The kids call him “ATV,” which sounds

fast and dangerous. As for “Peanut,” well, that just sounds old.

The Bears stayed tightlipped, with general manager Phil Emery reciting something about free agency being an “ongoing process” whenever Tillman’s name came up.

Internally, Emery must have known how much the Bears were willing to spend, which was less than half of what Tillman earned a year ago.

Urlacher’s final offer from the Bears was for less money than Tillman received – $2 million – but not by a ton, considering that Urlacher was two years older and had a longer injury history. Urlacher turned down the offer, which he said was an insult, and he has held a grudge against the franchise ever since.

Not as a football player, but as a cable TV analyst. Because no other team presented

Urlacher with a rich contract offer, either, so he retired instead.

Kudos to Tillman, then, for understanding the cutthroat business of the NFL and extending his prolific career by at least one more season.

Of course, he wanted to earn more. Of course, he thought he was worth more. At some level, we all do.

But Tillman loves to compete, and Bears fans love Tillman. And who doesn’t appreciate when two sides agree to a mature, sensible compromise?

Last year, Urlacher’s exit felt like a gut punch.

Here’s to the alternative.

Here’s to the Peanut punch.

• Shaw Media sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick @shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

Friday’s Results Washington 105, Orlando 101, OT Indiana 101, Philadelphia 94 Toronto 99, Memphis 86 Charlotte 105, Minnesota 93 Phoenix 87, Boston 80 Denver 111, Miami 107 Portland 111, New Orleans 103 San Antonio 119, L.A. Lakers 85 L.A. Clippers 96, Utah 87 Cleveland at Golden State (n) Today’s Games Sacramento at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at New York, 11 a.m.

Brooklyn at Washington, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Denver at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Charlotte at Milwaukee, noon Phoenix at Toronto, noon Houston at Miami, 2:30 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE St. Louis San Jose Anaheim Colorado Blackhawks Los Angeles Minnesota Dallas

GP 66 68 66 66 67 67 66 66

W 45 44 43 43 38 38 35 32

L OT Pts 14 7 97 17 7 95 16 7 93 18 5 91 15 14 90 23 6 82 22 9 79 23 11 75

GF 219 213 210 202 227 164 163 191

GA 150 165 167 174 178 142 162 185

Phoenix Vancouver Winnipeg Nashville Calgary Edmonton

67 69 68 67 67 68

31 30 30 29 27 23

25 11 29 10 29 9 28 10 33 7 36 9

185 163 186 163 163 169

191 187 199 197 199 223

73 70 69 68 61 55

EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston Pittsburgh Toronto Columbus Tampa Bay N.Y. Rangers Montreal Philadelphia

GP 66 65 68 66 66 67 67 65

W 44 44 36 34 35 35 35 33

L OT Pts 17 5 93 17 4 92 24 8 80 26 6 74 24 7 77 28 4 74 25 7 77 25 7 73

GF 210 206 201 193 191 173 167 184

GA 145 159 207 183 175 167 170 190

Detroit 65 29 23 13 71 172 183 New Jersey 66 29 24 13 71 163 168 Washington 67 30 27 10 70 193 202 Ottawa 65 28 25 12 68 185 213 Carolina 66 29 28 9 67 167 187 N.Y. Islanders 67 25 33 9 59 188 228 Florida 66 24 35 7 55 161 214 Buffalo 66 19 39 8 46 131 196 Two points for win, one point for OT loss Friday’s Results Nashville 3, Blackhawks 2 Detroit 2, Edmonton 1, SO San Jose 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 Washington 4, Vancouver 3 Florida 5, New Jersey 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Winnipeg 2 Calgary 4, Dallas 3, SO Anaheim at Colorado (n) Today’s Games Carolina at Boston, noon Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, noon Ottawa at Montreal, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Detroit at Blackhawks, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 11:30 a.m.

Vancouver at Florida, 2 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 2 p.m.

Edmonton at Carolina, 2 p.m.

San Jose at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m.

Colorado at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

MLB SPRING TRAINING Friday’s Results Cubs 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 White Sox 2, Cleveland 2, tie Minnesota (ss) 2, Baltimore 2, tie Detroit 12, Washington 6 Minnesota (ss) 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Boston 3, Toronto 1 Atlanta 6, Tampa Bay 1 Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 6, Houston 4 San Diego 4, L.A. Angels 2 Kansas City 9, Oakland 9, tie San Francisco 4, Colorado (ss) 0 Milwaukee 9, Arizona 8, 10 inn.

N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter (n) Seattle vs. Colorado (ss) (n) Texas vs. Cincinnati (n) Today’s Games Cubs (ss) vs. Kansas City, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Cubs (ss), 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. White Sox, 9:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Baltimore, 12:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Pittsburgh, 12:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Detroit, 12:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay (ss), 12:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Miami (ss), 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. N.Y. Mets (ss), 12:10 p.m.

Texas vs. Oakland (ss), 3:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss), 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Oakland (ss) vs. San Francisco (ss), 5:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Boston, 6:05 p.m.

Miami (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss), 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cleveland vs. Cubs (ss), 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Cubs (ss), 3:05 p.m.

White Sox vs. Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Tampa Bay, 12:05 p.m.

Miami vs. Minnesota, 12:05 p.m.

Washington (ss) vs. Houston, 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis, 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Toronto, 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Washington (ss), 12:05 p.m.

Miami vs. N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. L.A. Angels, 3:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers, 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

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8WEEKEND TV SPORTSWATCH TODAY Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn., 8 a.m., FS1 NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, at Bristol, Tenn., 9 a.m., ESPN2 United Sportscar Championship, Twelve Hours of Sebring, start of race, at Sebring, Fla., 9 a.m., FS1 NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, at Bristol, Tenn., 1 p.m., ESPN2 NHRA, qualifying for Gatornationals, at Gainesville, Fla. (delayed tape), midnight, ESPN2 Formula One, Australian Grand Prix, at Melbourne, Australia, 12:30 a.m., NBCSN Boxing Heavyweights, Tomasz Adamek (49-2-0) vs.

Vyacheslav Glazkov (16-0-1), at Bethlehem, Pa., 8 p.m., NBCSN Heavyweights, Deontay Wilder (30-0-0) vs. Malik Scott (36-1-1); champion Danny Garcia (27-0-0) vs.

Mauricio Herrera (20-3-0) for WBA/WBC super lightweight titles, at Bayamon, Puerto Rico, 8 p.m., Showtime College baseball Texas Tech at Baylor, noon, FS1 Golf PGA Tour, Valspar Championship, third round, at Palm Harbor, Fla., noon, TGC PGA Tour, Valspar Championship, third round, at Palm Harbor, Fla., 2 p.m., NBC Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, second round, at Newport Beach, Calif., 6 p.m., TGC European PGA Tour, Trophee Hassan II, third round, at Agadir, Morocco (delayed tape) 1:30 a.m., TGC High school basketball IHSA Class 1A, boys, third-place game at Peoria, 12:15 p.m., WCUU IHSA Class 1A, boys, championship game, at Peoria, 2 p.m., WCUU IHSA Class 2A, boys, thirdplace game at Peoria, 6:30 p.m., WCUU IHSA Class 2A, boys, championship game, at Peoria, 8:15 p.m., WCUU Men’s college hockey Minnesota at Michigan, 6 p.m., BTN Men’s college basketball Conference USA, championship, Middle Tennessee-Tulsa winner vs. Louisiana Tech-Southern Mississippi winner, at El Paso, Texas, 10:30 a.m., CBS America East Conference, championship, Albany at Stony Brook, 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 Southeastern Conference, semifinal, Florida vs. Tennessee, at Atlanta, noon, ABC Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, Virginia vs. Pittsburgh, at Greensboro, N.C., noon, ESPN Atlantic 10 Conference, semifinal, St. Bonaventure vs.

St. Joseph, at Brooklyn, N.Y., 12:30 p.m., CBSSN Big Ten Conference, doubleheader, semifinals, Michigan vs. Ohio State, at Indianapolis, 12:40 p.m., CBS Southeastern Conference, semifinal, LSU-Kentucky winner vs. Ole Miss-George winner, at Atlanta, 2 p.m., ABC Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, N.C. State-Syracuse winner vs. Clemson-Duke winner, at Greensboro, N.C., 2 p.m., ESPN Atlantic 10 Conference, semifinal, Richmond-VCU winner vs. UMass-George Washington winner, at Brooklyn, N.Y., 3 p.m., CBSSN Big Ten Conference, doubleheader, semifinals, Minnesota-Wisconsin winner vs.

Michigan State-Northwestern winner, at Indianapolis, 3:20 p.m., CBS Southwestern Athletic Conference, championship, Alabama State-Texas South-

ern winner vs. Prarie View A&M-Alabama A& M winner, at Houston, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 Mountain West Conference, championship, UNLV-San Diego State winner vs. Boise State-New Mexico winner, at Las Vegas, 5 p.m., CBS American Athletic Conference, championship, Houston-Louisville winner vs.

Connecticut-Cincinnati, at Memphis, Tenn., 5 p.m., ESPN Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, championship, Norfolk State-N.C. Central winner vs.

Coppin State-Morgan State winner, at Norfolk, Va., 5 p.m., ESPNU Pacific-12 Conference, championship, Colorado-Arizona winner vs. Stanford-UCLA winner, at Las Vegas, 5 p.m., FS1 Mid-American Conference, championship, Akron-Western Michigan winner vs. Eastern Michigan-Toledo winner, at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 Big Sky Conference, championship, Portland State-North Dakota winner vs. Northern Colorado-Weber State winner at Ogden, Utah, 7 p.m., ESPNU Southland Conference, championship, Northwestern State-Stephen F. Austin winner vs. Sam Houston State-Texas A&M Corpus Christi winner, at Katy, Texas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 Big East Conference, championship, Xavier-Creighton winner vs. Seton Hall-Providence winner, at New York, 7:30 p.m., FS1 Big 12 Conference, championship, Iowa State-Kansas winner vs. Baylor-Texas winner, at Kansas City, Mo., 8 p.m., ESPNU Western Athletic Conference, championship, Idaho-Utah Valley winner vs.

Cal-State Bakersfield-New Mexico State winner, at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., ESPNU Big West Conference, championship, Cal Poly-UC Irvine winner vs. Cal-State Northridge-Long Beach State winner, at Anaheim, Calif., 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 Men’s college lacrosse Syracuse at Johns Hopkins, 11 a.m., ESPNU North Carolina at Duke, 1 p.m., ESPNU Motorsports AMA Supercross, at Detroit (same-day tape), 10 p.m., FS1 Pro basketball Sacramento at Bulls, 7 p.m., WGN Pro baseball Preseason, Cubs (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets, at Las Vegas, 3 p.m., WGN Preseason, White Sox vs.

L.A. Dodgers, 9:05 p.m., CSN Pro hockey Texas at Wolves, 10 p.m. (same-day tape), WCUU Soccer Premier League, Manchester City at Hull City, 7:40 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Cardiff at Everton, 9:55 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Chelsea at Aston Villa, 12:25 p.m., NBCSN MLS, Toronto at Seattle, 3 p.m., NBCSN Tennis ATP World Tour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, men’s semifinals, at Indian Wells, Calif., 2 p.m., ESPNews Winter Paralympics

At Sochi, Russia Ice Sledge Hockey - Final (same-day tape), noon, NBC Wheelchair Curling - Final (same-day tape), 5:30 p.m., NBCSN Events TBA, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN Women’s college basketball Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, semifinal, Drake vs. Indiana State, at St. Charles, Mo., 1:30 p.m., CSN Western Athletic Conference Tournament, Championship, Idaho vs. Seattle-Cal-State Bakersfield winner at Las Vegas, 3 p.m., ESPNU Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, Semifinal 2, Teams TBD, at St. Charles,

SPORTS Mo., 4 p.m., CSN Patriot League Tournament, championship, Holy Cross vs.

Army in Worcester, Mass., 5 p.m., CBSSN Conference USA Tournament, championship, Southern Mississippi vs. Middle Tennessee State at El Paso, Texas, 7 p.m., CBSSN Mountain West Conference Tournament, championship, Wyoming-Colorado State vs.

Nevada-Fresno State winner at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., CBSSN Women’s college gymnastics Minnesota, Iowa, Penn State at Michigan at Big Ten Quad 1, 12:30 p.m., BTN Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio State at Michigan State at Big Ten Quad 2, 2:30 p.m., BTN

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Bulls center Joakim Noah listens to head coach Tom Thibodeau on Thursday during the second half against the Houston Rockets at the United Center. The Bulls won, 111-87.

BULLS ANALYSIS

Thibs the best in the NBA

By JOE COWLEY

Sunday Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn., noon, Fox NHRA, Gatornationals, at Gainesville, Fla. (same-day tape), 6 p.m., ESPN2 College lacrosse Virginia at Notre Dame, 4 p.m., ESPNU Golf PGA Tour, Valspar Championship, final round, at Palm Harbor, Fla., noon, TGC PGA Tour, Valspar Championship, final round, at Palm Harbor, Fla., 2 p.m., NBC Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, final round, at Newport Beach, Calif., 6 p.m., TGC European PGA Tour, Trophee Hassan II, final round, at Agadir, Morocco (delayed tape), 12:30 a.m., TGC Men’s college basketball Atlantic 10 Conference, championship, semifinal winners, at Brooklyn, N.Y., noon, CBS Atlantic Coast Conference, championship, semifinal winners, at Greensboro, N.C., noon, ESPN Sun Belt Conference, championship, Arkansas-Little Rock-Arkansas State winner vs. Texas-Arlington-Louisiana Lafayette winner, at New Orleans, noon, ESPN2 Southeastern Conference, championship, semifinal winners, at Atlanta, 2 p.m., ESPN Big Ten Conference, championship, semifinal winners, at Indianapolis, 2:30 p.m., CBS NIT Selection Show, at Charlotte, N.C., 7:30 p.m., ESPNU Pro baseball Preseason, Cleveland at Cubs, 3 p.m., CSN Pro basketball Houston at Miami, 2:30 p.m., ABC Pro hockey Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m., NBC Texas at Wolves, 3 p.m., WCUU Detroit at Blackhawks, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Soccer Fire at Portland, 2 p.m., WPWR Premier League, Liverpool at Manchester United, 8:25 p.m., NBCSN Premier League, Arsenal at Tottenham, 10:55 p.m., NBCSN Tennis ATP World Tour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, men’s and women’s championship matches, at Indian Wells, Calif., 2 p.m., ESPN2 Women’s college basketball Southland Conference Tournament, Championship, Northwestern State-Lamar winner vs. McNeese State-Stephen F. Austin winner at Katy, Texas, noon, CBSSN Horizon League Tournament, Championship, Youngstown State-Wright State winner vs. Illinois-Chicago-Wisconsin-Green Bay winner, at Green Bay, Wis., ESPNU Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, Championship, Teams TBD at St. Charles, Mo., 2 p.m., CSN-Plus Northeast Conference Tournament, Robert Morris-St. Francis (Penn.) at Moon Township, Pa., 2 p.m., ESPNU

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jcowley@suntimes.com Numbers don’t lie.

The problem is the people that use them do.

They can be twisted and manipulated to favor an argument that doesn’t even come close to passing the eye test.

But in the case of Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau and the job he’s done, especially this season, there is no sleight of hand needed. The numbers back up his elite coaching status, and the eye test certainly leaves little to debate.

Phoenix’s Jeff Hornacek, Portland’s Terry Stotts and, of course, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, each deserve Coach of the Year honors, but the reality of the situation is the contest ended in early January, after the Bulls traded Luol Deng to Cleveland and the perception was they were left for dead.

That ugly “tanking” word was even thrown at Bulls management from outsiders.

One overlooked consideration: Thibodeau.

To him it was just another challenge, another opportunity to show he can take your tired, your poor, your D.J. Augustins, reinvent the offense on the fly and put a better product on the floor. Lu who?

ESPN’s Kevin Pelton had an interesting column this week, looking at the value of Thibodeau, both in wins over a replacement coach and the financial value Thibodeau brings to a team. The key point, Pelton concluded, was Thibodeau-coached teams

vs. Sacramento, 7 p.m. today, CSN, WGN, AM-1000 have seven consecutive topfive finishes in defensive rating and counting, going back to his time as an assistant. If a player was to have that type of value, he would warrant a salary near the $10 million-ayear mark.

Thibodeau is making less than $5 million a year with the Bulls. Basically, he’s working on the cheap.

Pelton didn’t even take into account the playoffs, especially last season against Brooklyn, when the Bulls were overmatched by the Nets at almost every position on paper, especially with Deng and Kirk Hinrich sidelined most of the series and Joakim Noah playing on one foot, and still beat Brooklyn in seven games.

Numbers aside, there’s the eye test. Or more importantly, Bulls players are very outspoken about the Thibodeau effect.

Taj Gibson has said numerous times this season that, “We do whatever Thibs puts on the board, and when we do that we’re usually walking out with a ‘W’.”

So even when there is a stinker like the 104-96 noshow against San Antonio on Tuesday, there’s the follow-up, crushing a then-hot Houston team two nights later, 111-87.

“[Thibodeau] just kind of shows [the film] to us, tells us the truth of what happened, and we have great character guys in this locker room,” guard Kirk Hinrich said of the bouncing back process that the Bulls constantly display.

“We want to do well, we want each other to do well. We’ve just been able to bounce back.

That says a lot about our team.”

It says everything about Thibodeau.

Not only his game preparation, his ability to make in-game adjustments, but the way he can coach up players from other systems, and more impressively, from the unemployment line.

Jimmer Fredette is just the latest reclamation project, and while he still speaks well about his days in Sacramento, there’s no question that it’s been a culture change since signing with the Bulls.

“Here, there is definitely a mentality that we have to throw the first punch right from the get-go,” Fredette said.

“Coach does a great job of getting our heads in the game, getting us prepared, and making it so there are guys that want to play as hard as they can every minute they’re out there. That’s a big difference.”

Now, if only those Thibodeau-to-the-Knicks rumors would just crawl in the corner and die.

“I’m not going anywhere,” the coach again insisted last month.

No one should be more thankful of that than Bulls management.

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Features editor Inger Koch • ikoch@shawmedia.com

This littleBits building set kit consists of tiny circuit-boards with specific functions engineered to snap together with magnets, that have no need for soldering, wiring, or programming.

Each bit has a specific function (light, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds, pulse, motors, etc.), and modules snap to make larger circuits.

Building skills

Beyond Lego, some new toy options to consider

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By KIM COOK The Associated Press

uilding and construction toys have been a fixture in playrooms since, well, forever, and there are several reasons for their enduring appeal.

“Directions aren’t necessary, no rules or instructions are needed.

Children are just provided space to grow,” says Judith Ellis, founder and chairwoman of the Toy Design department at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology.

“Construction toys empower children. They offer a child a chance to be adventurous – to ask, ‘what if,’ to think abstractly, developing creative intelligence. Building develops strategic thinking. It provides visionary perspective and it increases attention spans,” Ellis says.

While Lego and Mega Blox are category stalwarts – Lego celebrates its 82nd birthday this year and has a hit movie in theaters – there are other interesting options to consider.

At the recent Toy Fair 2014 in New York, the building category was robust, according to Adrienne Apell, trends specialist for the Toy Industry Association. “It’s been very hot, and that’s going to continue,” she says. “We love this trend because it speaks to the fact that classic play patterns appeal to kids, generation after generation.”

Parents enjoy building stuff too, and bring their own childhood memories to the play table.

Magna-Tiles are colorful geometric tiles with embedded magnets along the edges. There also are translucent tile sets to make see-through creations, including “stained glass” windows.

The plastic is Pthalate- and Latex-free. (www.magnatiles.com ) Tegu blocks also are magnetized but are crafted of wood, harvested by cooperatives in Honduras certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The smooth-sided blocks, rectangles and triangles come in soft, natural colors in both starter-set sizes (with a felt travel pouch) and larger sets of 40 to 480 pieces. There’s a car-building set, too. (www.tegu.com ) Toddler builders might like to start

ABOVE: Edushape’s Textured Toy Blocks are washable, textured foam blocks that come in a variety of sizes and colors so young children can practice a range of early building and designing skills.

LEFT: The GoldieBlox kits are aimed at young girls, teaching early engineering concepts. Goldie, her dog Nacho and her friends encounter situations they must solve by building simple machines.

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with Edushape’s sturdy foam blocks and shapes. After mastering simple tangrams, stacked castles and rudimentary fitted bits, kids can graduate to Kiddy Connects – a collection of snap-and-lock plastic pieces that include elbows and other unusual shapes. (www.edushape. com ) K’nex has kits to make simple ma-

chines like windmills, sail carts, water mills, elevators and levers, allowing kids to tinker at home with concepts they may have been exposed to in the classroom. (www.knex.com ) And targeting science-oriented young girls, Goldie Blox kits offer the chance to build things like dunk tanks, spinning machines and belt

drive machines. Developed by Stanford engineering graduate Debbie Sterling, the kits feature intrepid young inventor Goldie, her friends and her dog Nacho tackling various obstacles using innovation and savvy. (www.goldieblox. com ) Finally, for the kids who are always taking apart broken appliances or rewiring the stereo, consider littleBits.

It offers what you need to make all kinds of electronic circuits, but without worrying about wiring, programming or soldering. The magnet-embedded modules snap together, and you can add buzzers, lights or other components to create more elaborate contraptions. An online library offers free plans, and you can share your creations there as well. (www.littlebits.cc )

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FAMILY TIME | Planning a memorable family vacation

Tip of the week If you want to take an unforgettable family vacation this year, the idea of planning might seem overwhelming.

But travel experts agree that planning ahead and researching your options are important steps to ensure your trip is stress-free and full of fun. Follow these five steps to plan a trip your entire family will love and remember for years to come: Step 1: Make a travel wish list: Kick

off your travel planning by talking to all family members about what they’d like to see and do on vacation. Keep it light-hearted and have some fun – chat with your 4-year-old over breakfast or text your teen after school. As you have these conversations, notice commonalities, such as location and experiences.

Step 2: Research, research, research: After your initial conversations with your family, it’s time to do your research. The Internet has made selecting a travel destination that much easier – or harder because there are so many options. Check out tourism organizations. Look up online hotel and travel reviews – these sites can provide invaluable information for travelers. Many sites even have free online travel planners or visitor’s guides.

Step 3: Choose a destination for everyone: Perhaps the most important consideration when planning a family

vacation is to select a destination that has something for every person in your group.

Step 4: Select your ideal accommodations: Whether you’re vacationing for a long weekend or multiple weeks, it’s important to choose the right accommodations for your family. For example, if you know you’ll be at the beach daily, stay at a shore-side resort.

If you want to save on eating expenses, look into condos with kitchens. For big groups such as family reunions, consider a beach house that allows everyone to stay in their own room within one shared space.

Step 5: Create a fun-filled itinerary: This is a vacation, and while you shouldn’t plan out every hour of every day, having a basic itinerary gives direction to your trip and will help your group build excitement prior to your departure.

– Brandpoint

Family movie night “The Wind Rises” Rated: PG-13 Length: 126 minutes Synopsis: An animated film that looks at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Violence/scary rating: 3 Sexual-content rating: 1.5 Profanity rating: 1.5 Drugs/alcohol rating: 2 Family Time rating: 2.5 This is a rare PG-13 movie that actually seems closer to PG. (Ratings are judged on a five-point scale, with 5 being “bad for kids” and 1 being “fine for kids.”)

Book report “The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day,” by Natasha Wing (author) and Amy Wummer (illustrator)

Ages: 5 to 8 Pages: 32 Synopsis: Natasha Wing puts an Irish twist on a Christmas classic. It’s the night before St. Patrick’s Day, and Tim and Maureen are wide awake setting traps to catch a leprechaun!

When they wake the next morning to the sound of their dad playing the bagpipes and the smell of their mom cooking green eggs, they’re shocked to find that they’ve actually caught a leprechaun. But will they be able to find his pot of gold? – Grosset & Dunlap

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According to a study published in Pediatrics, many of the top noise machines for infants are loud enough that they could cause hearing damage.

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8PRAIRIE FLOWERS Recognizing a special person To the Editor: Linda Meyers is a special person and people need to know her. She helps lots of older people by word of mouth. She helps with nursing care, shopping, animal care, checks people in the cold, so on, and so on. She also has worked at Pine Acres Retirement Home for 35 years.

People should be recognized for good deeds. Some people are recognized, others are overlooked. Hats off to Linda Meyers.

Kathy Jossendal Sycamore

Thanks for helping Kirkland Lions To the Editor: The Kirkland Lions Club would like to thank all those who donated to and participated in our second meat raffle held on March 8 at the Farmers Inn in Kirkland. In addition to the meat raffle, there were four 50/50 drawings along with many wonderful silent and live auction items. Village President Les Bellah did an admirable job as auctioneer.

The community support for this event was overwhelming and exceeded expectations.

With this year’s proceeds going to help the Kirkland Food Pantry and also Leader Dogs for the Blind, a wide array of people will be helped. It’s gratifying to know that so many people will benefit from this event due to the generosity of the people in the northern Illinois community.

There were many winners over the course of the evening as the Kirkland Lions Club raffled off more than 30 various meat items, including pork chops, boneless chicken breasts, crab legs, lobster and steak.

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This Jan. 2 file photo shows leather dog collars displayed at the Pussy & Pooch Pet Lifestyle Center store in Beverly Hills, Calif. An industry spokesman said Thursday that Americans spent an all-time high of $55.7 billion on their pets in 2013 and will creep close to $60 billion this year.

Trade group: Spending on pets at all-time high

By SUE MANNING The Associated Press

nesters and are looking for some other ways to find the love and affection they used to get from their kids,” Vetere said.

“In the past, children were a reflection of us, and people are now extending that to their pets,” said Dr. Jessica Vogelsang, a San Diego veterinarian who owns the website pawcurious.com.

People don’t bring their pets in just for health reasons anymore – they also want them to look good and smell good, she said. “From my perspective, it’s a good thing. It’s nice to see people care as deeply as they do.”

People have always spent more on food than any other pet spending category, and pet food trends follow human food and diet trends, according to Vetere.

That means if you are on a health kick, chances are your pet is too.

“Food choices are extraordinarily confusing,” Vogelsang said. “I think people spend more time in the dog food aisle than they do in the rest of the store.”

Sales numbers show owners are buying more age-specific, breed-specific, vitamin-infused or additive-enhanced foods, Vetere said.

Dave Bolen is president and CEO of Pet Supplies Plus, a chain of 294 specialty stores in 24 eastern states. His 25-years-old business has expanded every year – it opened eight stores in 2013 and plans to open 30 this year.

“We are bullish about pet ownership,” he said.

It can only get better, Bolen added, as people discover all the healthy benefits of owning pets.

Other spending last year included $14.4 billion for veterinary care; $13.1 billion for supplies and over-the-counter medicines; $2.2 billion for live animal purchases; and $4.4 billion for other services.

How much did Americans spend on other popular industries? They spent just under $44 billion on carbonated soft drinks in 2012, based on the latest year of data available, the Mintel Group said. In 2013, Americans spent $83 billion on beer, Mintel said, although Beer Marketer’s Insights set sales at just over $100 billion.

Other pet industry spending last year included $14.4 billion for veterinary care; $13.1 billion for supplies and over-the-counter medicines; $2.2 billion for live animal purchases; and $4.4 billion for other services.

Those services include grooming, boarding, training and pet-sitting and grew by the largest percentage last year – 6.1 percent.

Health and wellness products, supplies and over-the-counter medications – which grew by 7.4 percent in 2012 – grew only 3.9 percent in 2013, Vetere said.

Sales of live animals – everything except dogs and cats – has fallen off in the past few years, Vetere said. He expects it to drop off another 2 percent this year.

American pets include an estimated 95.6 million cats and 83.3 million dogs, the APPA said. There are also 20.6 million birds, 8.3 million horses, 145 million freshwater fish, 13.6 million saltwater fish, 11.6 million reptiles and 18.1 million small animals.

Amy Polzin, president Kirkland Lions Club

LOS ANGELES – Dogs and cats have become part of the American family’s inner circle over the past 20 years, sleeping in their own beds or yours, eating food bought specially to help their digestive tracts, drinking purified water and cuddling up in chairs on heated pads made to fend off arthritis.

In addition to veterinarians, some pets have their own groomers, trainers, sitters and occasional walkers.

All this suggests a bright future for an industry that has grown alongside the popularity of pets, expanding at a steady 4 percent to 6 percent a year since the American Pet Products Association started record-keeping in 1996.

Americans spent an all-time high $55.7 billion on their pets last year, and spending will creep close to $60 billion this year, association president and CEO Bob Vetere told buyers and exhibitors at the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Fla., on Thursday.

The biggest chunk of 2013 spending, $21.6 billion, went for food – a lot of it more expensive, healthier grub. In 1996, total pet spending was just $21 billion.

Adjusted for inflation, that’s $31.3 billion.

The humanization of our pets started about 20 years ago, Vetere said in a telephone interview. As pets accepted their new perch in the family, manufacturers introduced products that helped animals move from the backyard to the front room.

“What is feeding a large part of the growth now are the baby boomers who have become empty-

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Sycamore Interact Club collecting children’s books

Nominees sought for Friend of the Child

Air Force Airman Elizabeth F. Conroy graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that Elizabeth F. included trainConroy ing in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Conroy is the daughter of Tracy Conroy of Savanna and niece of Donna Reiss of Somonauk. She is a 2013 graduate of West Carroll High School, Savanna.

In 1999, 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care established the Marian Baker Award for Excellence in Child Care in memory of longtime friend and board member Marian Baker. The award is designed to recognize an individual who possesses the dedication and passion Baker exemplified in her role as teacher, board member and child advocate.

The public is invited to submit nominations. The nominee must work in an early childhood education program, included but not limited to child care centers and family day care homes, within the counties of DeKalb, Ogle, Lee, Carroll, Whiteside or McHenry. The recipient will receive a $250 stipend.

Nomination packets can be requested by contacting Sylvia at 815-758-8149 or 800-848-8727, ext. 221, sylviai@ four-c.org or visit the 4-C website at www.four-c.org. All nominations must be received in the 4-C office no later than 4:30 p.m. April 4. The award will be presented at the 4-C Annual Meeting on April 22.

The Sycamore High School Interact Club is holding a book drive for gently used books to share with elementary and middle school students.

“There is a need for books in our community and the Interact Club wants to be a part of the solution,” Jeremy Swedberg, president of the Interact Club, said in a news release.

“While there are lots of great causes in our community literacy is one of the pillars of Rotary and Interact club members identified a community need, especially for non-fiction reads at the middle school. We are going to see how many of our classmates can support the cause with books they no longer use.”

The books should be appropriate for kindergarten through eighth-grade students and are being collected at the Sycamore High School main office and at Jeff Keicher’s State Farm office at 315 W. Elm St. through March 21. Books from anyone in the community are gladly accepted at either location.

In 1989, 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care established the Friend of the Child Award to recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals and organizations in 4-C’s six-county area who have made a difference in the lives of young children. Past winners have included child care program administrators, policy makers, organizations with histories of support for children/child care, and community leaders.

The public is invited to submit nominations for the 4-C Friend of the Child Award. The nominee must live within 4-C’s service delivery area – DeKalb, Ogle, Lee, Carroll, Whiteside and McHenry counties.

Nomination packets can be requested by contacting Sylvia at 815-758-8149 or 800-848-8727, ext. 221, sylviai@ four-c.org or online at www.four-c.org.

All nominations must be received in the 4-C office no later than 4:30 p.m. April 4. The award will be presented at the 4-C Annual Meeting on April 22.

4-C was established in 1971 to pro-

mote children’s well-being by advocating for quality, affordable, accessible child care and offering information, education, resources and services.

Mississippi River cruise features night in St. Louis Friends of Barb City Manor is sponsoring a Mississippi River cruise on the American Queen, Sept. 12 through 20.

The cruise sails from St. Louis to Minneapolis stopping in Hannibal, Dubuque, La Crosse and Red Wing. Excursions are included as well as transportation from DeKalb to St. Louis and from Minneapolis to DeKalb.

The Friends auxiliary has funded a number of redecorating projects over the years using proceeds of such cruises. Barb City Manor Retirement Home is located at 680 Haish Blvd. in DeKalb.

Elyda Matter of DeKalb and Beverley Lane of Sycamore are co-chairwomen of the Trip Committee.

Travel arrangements are through Carder Travel Ltd., 2410 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. Call 815-756-1547 for information and reservations.

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION HONORS MASTER GARDENERS

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Newly certified Master Gardeners include (from left) Pam Dively, John Prendergast, Sheryl Nakonechny and Lucy Robinson. Not pictured are Bret Schyvincht and Mike Van Buer. Master Gardeners must complete a 60-hour training course and 60 hours of volunteer service in a two-year period to become certified.

Tim Beasley (from left), Ann Tucker, Jack Goodrich and Wendy West-Krauch (not pictured) have joined the Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center Board of Trustees.

Oak Crest welcomes new board members DAILY CHRONICLE Tim Beasley, Ann Tucker, Jack Goodrich and Wendy West-Krauch were recently inducted as members of the Oak Crest DeKalb Areat Retirement Center Board of Trustees.

Tim Beasley and his wife, Kathy, have been members of the community for a number of years. He joins the Oak Crest board with a great deal of experience in the banking field as an executive vice president at American Midwest Bank. He has done volunteer work with the Kishwaukee Family YMCA and the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce. He will be a member of the Community Relations and Building committees.

Ann Tucker and her husband, Jim, operate Sycamore Antiques. She also is a member of the Midwest Natural History Museum board, park commissioner for the Sycamore Park District and president of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Tucker also is a re-

turning Oak Crest board member and a past president. She will serve as board secretary and on the Community Relations Committee.

Jack Goodrich also is a returning board member and past president. He also was the 2013 Good Samaritan. Jack and his wife, Marcia, have three children and 11 grandchildren.

He is a member of the First United Methodist Church in DeKalb and the Kishwaukee Kiwanis Club. He will join the Relations and Health Care committees.

Wendy West-Krauch is a financial planner with Siepert West Financial Consulting. She has served as a board member of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and volunteers with Meals on Wheels and IHSA Destination DeKalb. She will join the the Finance and Community Relations committees.

Oak Crest is located at 2944 Greenwood Acres Drive, DeKalb.

For more information, call 815-756-8461 or visit www.oakcrestdekalb.org.

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Robin Larson (from left), Ron Peabody and Carole Cook-John celebrated 10 years as University of Illinois DeKalb County Extension Master Gardeners in 2013.

DeKalb’s Joseph Ryan earns Eagle Scout rank DAILY CHRONICLE Joseph Ryan recently received the Eagle Award, the highest award the Boy Scouts of America presents, as a member of Boy Scout Troop 33 in DeKalb.

A 2013 graduate of DeKalb High School, he is the son of DaRin Ryan.

His journey in scouting began as a Tiger Cub in Pack 173 sponsored by St. Mary School in DeKalb, where he earned the Arrow of Light, the highest award in Cub Scouts.

In 2007, he joined Boy Scout Troop 33 sponsored by the First Lutheran Church in DeKalb. He enjoyed years of summer camp at Camp Lowden, where he earned many of his 27 merit badges and participated in swimming, canoeing, rifle shooting, archery, handicrafts, nature study and climbing.

Ryan’s most exciting Scouting adventure was touring Central America with Troop 33. In Panama he enjoyed visiting Boca del Toro, snorkeling coral reefs, an island jungle and dolphin watching. Activities in Costa Rica included zip lines, jungle hiking, whitewater rafting, volcano rim hike, waterfall hike, night nature hike in a rain forest, local family homestay, Scout Troop 78 in Escazu, and touring museums and sites in San Jose.

More recently he worked in disaster relief projects following Hurricane Sandy. He worked on multiple trips with his family collecting donations and cooking meals for hundreds of storm victims.

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Judy Witasik and Randy Moseley celebrated five years of service as University of Illinois DeKalb County Extension Master Gardeners in 2013.

His Eagle Project took place at Oaken Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, located north of Sycamore, which involved supervising the construction and installation of 19 bluebird houses in 2013. He collected lumber and materials from the community and put Scouts to work in the process. Bluebird houses provide habitat for bluebirds along a nature trail near the Kishwaukee River.

He has provided leadership in positions, including Junior Assistant Scoutmaster.

Ryan is a student at Kishwaukee College.

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By CARYN ROUSSEAU The Associated Press CHICAGO – Spring fashion in the Midwest means finally shedding snow boots and down coats to embrace jackets and colorful scarves in bright colors and prints.

“For Chicago, really trendy women find ways to incorporate jackets in their spring wardrobe because we have to layer here into May,” said Farissa Knox, founder of the Chicago-based website What R U Wearing? “Finding great jackets you can play around with is something unique to the Midwest.”

John Bourgeois, who directs personal shopping in the Midwest for Macy’s

By Appointment, said his clients want “to embrace that spring trend, but she’s going to do it with a boot still into May or she’s going to do it with a moto jacket over her dress.”

COLORS AND PRINTS

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R.J. Calfa is showing his Lego collection in the youth services department at the Sycamore Public Library this month.

Pastel purples, pinks, blushes and blues are the color palette this season.

Floral prints are especially prevalent.

“Pink is probably our most important color,” Bourgeois said.

He also sees an edgy contrast to the feminine florals: the continuation of the animal-print trend. He said it’s manifesting in snake prints or animal prints

done in panels.

Knox said she’s seeing geometric prints and the black-and-white trend.

“Chicago women, we kind of pull our influence from different places,” she said. “Metallics and spring pastel colors.”

STYLES AND SILHOUETTES Shapes and silhouettes are loosening up from the ankle-tight skinny jean.

“Pants are a little softer this year,” Bourgeois said. “The fabrication is very soft and flowy and whimsical.”

Skirts are staying at the classic over-the-knee length, Knox said, which works for multiple body types.

MUST-HAVES A few items are popping up on musthave lists. Both Bourgeois and Knox identify moto jackets – short, slim-cut, zipper-front jackets – as a wardrobe need for the spring.

“You want to be able to throw it on with a dress and still be warm but look great,” Knox said.

Bourgeois said he thinks tote bags, especially winged totes, are big. He also said trench coats and scarves can inject spring into wardrobes.

Knox said the white button-down shirt is another way women in colder climates can stay warm but also em-

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This photo provided by Macy’s shows a kneelength, flared and printed dress. Fashion experts say shoppers should expect floral prints in soft colors this spring. brace spring.

“People are layering that white button-down with a number of different things, under sweatshirts and over dresses,” she said.

Fla. expects record spring break crowds

GRESHOLDT IS MASTER GARDENERS’ ‘ROOKIE OF THE YEAR’

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL The Associated Press

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Holly Gresholdt was named Rookie of the Year by the DeKalb County Master Gardeners.

Rare redwood on chopping block

By JASON DEAREN The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – It’s a tree so rare that there are believed to be fewer than 10 of its kind in the world, and it could be chopped down to make way for commuter trains in Northern California.

Preservationists are hoping to stoke public awareness and save the albino chimero coast redwood growing in the small Sonoma County town of Cotati.

Standing 52-feet tall, the tree features a unique mixture of normal green leaves and white, albino sections.

It’s believed to be the largest of its kind on the planet.

But Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) officials say the decision to remove it is out of their hands.

Federal regulators have determined the tree must come down for safety reasons.

The genetically mutated redwood is apparently too close to a proposed set of new tracks.

“We have federal safety clearance requirements we must comply with,” said Carolyn Glendening, a SMART spokeswoman. “Whether it’s this tree or any other tree.”

To mitigate the tree’s loss, the rail project is required to plant 20 coast redwoods elsewhere. They will also take “thousands of cuttings” from the rare tree in an attempt to preserve it, Glendening said.

The SMART rail line was approved by voters in 2008 to help ease congestion on Highway 101 through Marin and Sonoma Counties.

The first 43-mile stretch of the commuter rail line is scheduled to open in late 2016, with 10 stations and so-called “clean diesel” trains designed to meet new federal emissions standards.

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Prue Draper, left, of the Cotati Historical Society, and Louise Santero, a longtime Cotati, Calif., resident, stand next to a n extremely rare albino chimero redwood tree near a railroad track in Cotati.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – From portable beach jails to extra emergency medical staffing, Florida is coping with the annual – but not altogether unwelcome – invasion otherwise known as spring break.

But if your impression of spring break from MTV and “Girls Gone Wild” is of an unscripted, chaotic mess of beaches, booze and bikinis, you’re only partly right.

The state’s Gulf Coast does experience an onslaught of thousands of teenagers and college students every spring. But the fact is, the bulk of spring tourism to the state is families, said Paul Phipps, spokesman for Visit Florida.

This year, Phipps expects March and April to break Florida tourism records because of unusually cold and snowy weather elsewhere.

“January and February numbers were up over last year and we expect that trend to continue,” he said.

More than half the state’s spring break visitors will head to theme parks and other attractions in Orlando. This is the third-most popular time of year to visit Orlando after peak summer and Christmastime, said Mark Jaronski, spokesman for Visit Orlando. Advance hotel bookings for March and April indicate a record spring season for the area, he said.

Panama City Beach officials are preparing for thousands of teens and 20-somethings. Dan Rowe, president of the Panama City Beach Convention and Visi-

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This March 11, 2014 file photo shows Panama City Beach Police Officers watching over a large crowd of spring breakers during a Luke Bryan concert in Panama City, Fla. tors Bureau, expects 250,000 to 300,000 college students this month.

The city brings in dozens of additional law enforcement staffers to handle the crowds, along with a mobile booking unit with a juvenile detention area. Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman, who has 20 years of experience with spring break law enforcement, said the mobile unit allows officers to enforce underage drinking and other violations without making the two-hour round trip from beach to county jail.

Despite precautions and enforcement, tragedies happen. Rice University student Reny Jose went missing March 3 after witnesses

said he took LSD at a beach house. Officials have been searching for him since.

Another spring breaker died March 9 in a DUI-related crash.

Whitman encourages commonsense safety for spring breakers like sticking together and keeping an eye on each other and an eye on drinks, so nobody can slip anything in them.

“The hotels have extra security staff, we have on our website information about how to enjoy spring break responsibly, and police walk the beaches and interact with the kids throughout the day to make sure that they are staying smart and to addresses situations before they occur,” Rowe said.

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Web viewers can see images of Grand Canyon in ‘Street View’

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By FELICIA FONSECA The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Google has taken its all-seeing eyes on a trip that few experience: the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

The search giant partnered with the advocacy group American Rivers to showcase views of nearly 300 miles of whitewater rapids, towering red canyon walls, and rich geologic history.

The 360-degree views that went live Thursday in Google’s Street View map option once were reserved largely for rafters who were lucky enough to board a private trip through the remote canyon, or those willing to pay big bucks to navigate its whitewater rapids.

Google project lead Karin Tuxen-Bettman hopes the images educate the public about the U.S. waterway that American Rivers listed in 2013 as the most endangered by drought and overuse.

“We hope this inspires viewers to take an active interest in preserving it,” she said.

Federal officials and environmentalists have been raising alarms recently about demand outstripping supply on the river serving some 40 million people in seven Western states.

The imagery Google captured from Lees Ferry south of Page to Pearce Ferry shows signs of drought in a bathtub ring around Lake Mead, and the impacts of damming the river.

“It’s just a valuable snapshot in time of what the river is like right now,” said Amy Kober of American Rivers.

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This August 2013 photo provided by Google shows a frame from a moving time-lapse sequence of images of rafters on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park., Ariz. making sequential images. The imagery was captured in August and went live Thursday.

Google used two rosettes of cameras mounted on two rafts to capture the images in August and then stitched it together.The crew of almost 20 people, including guides, spent eight mostly sunny days on the river, but got drenched by rain on two of those days.

The company said the river views are the first it has published on Street View from the United States. In 2011, Google mounted its Street View trike on a boat and went up the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon, Tuxen-Bettman said.

The company also has used push carts and snowmobiles to map places where vehicles cannot travel.

In late 2012, Google mapped the most popular hiking trails at the Grand Canyon using cameras mounted for the first time on

a backpack.

For rafters on the Colorado River, trips can cost anywhere from several hundred dollars to $3,000 a person, depending on the length and whether they are private or commercial trips. Grand Canyon National Park limits the number of people who can go on self-guided trips through a highly competitive lottery system and has an annual cap on the number of commercial, motorized trips.

One of the first things virtual visitors might notice is the remoteness of the canyon where rafters spend a few days or nearly a month navigating whitewater rapids, hiking side canyons, snapping photos of waterfalls and endangered species, and savoring the solitude.

It’s a place where cellphones don’t work and rafters pack only what they need.

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March 15 & 16 “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Egyptian Theater, Dekalb Presented by the Stage Coach Players. Set to an engaging mix of musical styles, from m country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock ‘n’ roll, the Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes too e. vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Tickets are $16.50 for adults and $13.50 for children. Performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. stagecoachers.com March 15 “Meet the Lincolns” Fundraiser St. Mary Memorial Hall, Sycamore

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Nationally recognized impersonators Max and Donna Daniels will present a special, intimate look into the lives of the Lincolns.

Includes refreshments, including one of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite desserts, and a live and silent auction. This is the winter fundraiser for the Sycamore History Museum. Tickets, at the door, are $25 per person and $40 per couple. Starts at 6:30 p.m. sycamorehistory.org March 16 Transformation Through Rhythm Concert Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU DeKalb

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Performers include the DeKalb High School Percussion Ensemble, the NIU Percussion Ensemble, NIU Bau-House and the Harambee African Percussion Ensemble, a group of DeKalb elementary school students. Proceeds help support KishHealth System Hospice’s music therapy program. Free admission; donations appreciated. Starts at 3 p.m.

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TODAY – You will have to streamline your agenda this year. Although it’s exciting to have varied interests, you must narrow your focus to address the most important challenges. If you keep your commitments to a minimum, you will find it easier to reach your goals.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – An encounter with an old friend may open up past wounds. Get any issues out in the open and clear the air. Put history behind you, and move on.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You may feel that no matter what you do, you aren’t getting any farther ahead.

Don’t expect others to be sympathetic. Rather than complain, plug away until you reach your goal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – There are many interesting events underway that won’t break your budget. Include the ones you love in your plans. Put aside any demands that are weighing you down and have some fun.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Expect someone to break a promise or let you down. Even though you are disappointed, resist the urge to seek revenge. Chalk it up to experience and continue to do your own thing.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You can make a valuable connection. The time is right to share your skills and ideas. Collaborating with an unusual partner will result in a new moneymaking venture.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – There is no need to be confined to doing the same thing over and over again. Be inventive, use your imagination and be open to new experiences.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You need a change at home, but before getting started on an improvement project, you should consult those who share your space. You may end up undoing what has already been completed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Love is on the rise. Be alert to what is happening around you. Don’t reveal personal information up front. Someone may be trying to sabotage your plans.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Believe in what you do. There will always be someone who tries to change your opinion or criticize your ideas.

Welcome any helpful advice and ignore the negative remarks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Stay close to home, where you feel safe and comfortable. Giving in to emotional vulnerability in social settings will lower your confidence.

A minor disagreement can escalate rapidly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Follow up on any financial leads that manifest themselves. A profitable investment is likely if you play your cards right. Listen carefully to any complaints, and be honest about your feelings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Positive changes are heading your way. Your talents and capabilities are gaining momentum and attention. Taking on too much at once will be your downfall. Pick and choose wisely.

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Man refuses to take hint and buy wife diamond Dear Abby: I have been married for 40 years. Like all married couples, we have had our ups and downs, but we have a good marriage. We have two children and five grandchildren.

I wouldn’t change anything, except I never had an engagement ring. My husband has bought jewelry for me over the years, but never what I really want – a diamond ring.

I have hinted to him over the last few years, left jewelry store catalogs and enlisted my sister-in-law to TELL him. He can afford it. But he just won’t buy one for me.

He has been financially helpful to our children and is generous to charity. But when it comes to this, it’s becoming clear that he thinks I am just not worth it. I feel unloved and deeply hurt. It seems my needs always come last, and this is just one more. Any comments?

– Disengaged in Florida Dear Disengaged: Yes. Diamonds are minerals that have been marketed to the public to seem like something more. Do not let this negatively affect your relationship with your husband. If a diamond ring is what you want, then consider buying one for yourself. You wouldn’t be the first wom-

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips an to do it, and you won’t be the last.

Dear Abby: My girlfriend of 18 months, whom I love with all my heart, just learned an ex-boyfriend passed away.

They dated on and off for 10 years, and she’s inconsolable.

After their relationship ended, she married someone else and divorced. I am having a really hard time with how she’s handling this. Can you please help? – Current Mr. Right in Rhode Island Dear Current Mr. Right: Your girlfriend may not be mourning the death of her former flame as much as she’s grieving a burial of 10 years of her history. Give her time and let her share her feelings with you. If you do, it will bring you closer. Do NOT allow jealousy to enter into the picture.

(Remember, the man is dead, and YOU are her future.)

If her deep grief persists, suggest she get grief counseling. That would be the most loving and supportive thing you could do.

Dear Abby: I have a problem dealing with shopping mall

kiosk operators. Many of them are outright obnoxious. They block your way and insist that you listen to their pitch or try their product. I find I have to avoid eye contact with them.

They might say something nice as I walk by, but if I answer, it is a guaranteed lead-in to a sales pitch.

I feel bad for not replying, but it’s the only way. I know they are trying to make a living, but I can see their product as I walk by. If it’s something I’m interested in, I’ll stop and ask. Otherwise, I think they should respect my privacy. Am I wrong for feeling this way? – Bothered in Tempe, Ariz.

Dear Bothered: Not at all. If a stranger speaks to you, no rule of etiquette compels you to reply. When one of these salespeople starts to pitch you, all you need to say is, “Not interested!” and keep walking. However, if someone attempts to physically restrain you, it should be reported to the mall management because that is going too far.

Dear Abby: I have been widowed for five years. I have a close friend, “Louise,” who was also close to my late husband. She promised him on his deathbed she would

“take care of me” when he was gone.

Well, she has taken it to the extreme. She became very controlling and didn’t want me doing anything without her. I went along with it to keep the peace until about a year ago, when I met a wonderful man I’ll call Bill.

Bill recently moved into my home. Louise says he has no right to live with me here because my late husband had it built and I have no right to let anyone else stay here. Now she refuses to visit. People have repeated to me some of the awful things she has called Bill. We have had many arguments over the hurtful things she has said in my presence.

Bill feels bad about this. He hasn’t said or done anything to deserve the treatment Louise is dishing out and has encouraged me to try and work it out. Any advice on how to handle this very stressful situation? – Widow in Salem, N.J. Dear Widow: Yes. Stop trying to appease Louise. She has gone beyond “taking care of you” and is trying to dictate the way you live your life.

Bill means well, but you have already tried to get Louise to accept the situation. Because

she refuses, perhaps it’s time to move on.

Dear Abby: I’m in a bind when it comes to hostess gifts.

I know nothing about wine and am not much interested in learning because most of my friends and I don’t drink.

I am also allergic to flowers and perfumes, so I would never give anyone flowers, soaps or candles, because if I did I would have to leave the party early.

This leaves me confused as to what is appropriate. Could I give a nice jar of high-quality spice or are there better options? – In The Dark About Hostess Gifts Dear In The Dark: A box of assorted chocolates might be nice, if your hosts are sweet-eaters, or matching small- and medium-sized picture frames, or a box of note cards and matching envelopes.

However, unless you are certain the spice you select is one your hosts might use, I don’t recommend it as a house gift.

• 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.

Over-the-counter pain meds will treat broken ribs Dear Dr. K: I recently broke a couple of ribs, and the pain is so bad I can hardly move.

I can’t sleep at night and I can’t take a deep breath. I went to the doctor, but he said there isn’t much he can do. I was surprised that he didn’t even tape up my ribs. Is there anything I can do to help my ribs heal quicker and ease my discomfort?

Dear Reader: I understand why you ask the question. If you’ve ever fractured a bone, it has probably been put in a plaster cast or a splint.

Keeping the broken parts of the bone from moving helps the bone heal and reduces the pain. The pain from a fracture generally occurs when the broken parts of the bone

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff move. You know the old joke: “I’m OK, doc. It only hurts when I move.”

And rib fractures, like any fracture, do hurt. So why didn’t your doctor try to keep your broken ribs from moving by taping your ribs?

Here’s the dilemma: Your ribs have to move every time you take a breath. And we all need to breathe.

In addition, after a rib fracture, the surrounding bones and muscles generally hold the bones together well enough on their own. Over time, the fracture heals and

the pain goes away.

But that doesn’t mean that nothing can be done to ease your discomfort in the meantime. For any fracture, it’s important to relieve pain. Relatively high doses of painkillers available overthe-counter can be sufficient.

That includes acetaminophen (Tylenol) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or naproxen (Aleve). If these do not provide sufficient relief, your doctor should prescribe a more potent prescription painkiller. I have prescribed narcotic pain relievers such as codeine to ease the pain of rib fractures.

Your doctor should also make sure that nothing more

serious has happened. Sometimes a broken rib punctures an artery and causes internal bleeding around the lung, which can cause shortness of breath.

Rarely, a broken rib can cause a “punctured lung,” or pneumothorax, in which the lung collapses and air enters the space around the lung. This can cause severe pain and shortness of breath.

Occasionally, fluid or air collects outside the lung and squeezes the lung. This also can cause shortness of breath.

How do people fracture ribs? By far the most common cause is trauma. Another cause is coughing – really strong, repeated coughing.

Every time a person coughs,

the muscles and bones (ribs) of the chest are working extremely hard. Air is coming out of your mouth at hundreds of miles an hour.

The force of coughing can sometimes break a rib, even a healthy rib. However, when a patient of mine breaks a rib from coughing, I usually do testing to look for conditions that can weaken ribs – particularly a cancer that has spread to the bones. It’s a rare cause of rib fractures, but it can occur.

I’ve never seen a patient with a broken rib caused by cancer. It’s always been someone like you, and it always has healed completely.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Lake underlay 5 Streak of dirt 11 — oneself (went) 17 “Excuse me!”

21 Hagar’s daughter 22 Pre-cable hookup 23 Keep on repeating 24 Sweet 25 Mayberry moppet 26 Mrs. George Burns 27 Long overcoat 28 PC screens 29 Muscular (hyph.)

31 Sorts socks 33 Interstellar clouds 35 Couples 36 Express doubts 37 Some hermits 38 Mach 1 exceeder of yore 41 D.C. gun lobby 42 Subsides 43 Blue-gray bird 44 Watch innards 48 Rio Grande town 50 Vouchers 51 Prickle 52 Old firearm 53 Make — — buck 54 Kettle handles 55 Report for work (2 wds.)

57 Night before 58 Volcanic rock 59 — up (dress to the nines) 60 Safe house 61 Russian pancake 62 Hematite 63 Squeaking noise 64 Flood stopper 65 Audience accolade 66 Routine trips (2 wds.)

68 Funny fellow 69 Lean-to 70 Turning points 71 Rolling stone 72 Mid-Atlantic st.

73 Kiosk buy, briefly

74 Thug, slangily 75 Rain forest parrots 78 Hyundai competitor 79 Lb. and oz.

80 Embellishing 84 Harebrained 85 U-235 phenomenon 87 Multiply 88 Keane of “Family Circus” 89 Bank conveniences 90 Genuine 91 Used galoshes 92 Transparent mineral 93 “Murder, — Wrote” 94 Venice “taxi” 95 Torcher’s misdeed 96 Yard tools 97 Alloy components 99 Amtrak et al.

100 More gloomy 101 Grade school break 102 Luigi’s romance 103 Not hungry 104 Penn and O’Casey 105 “Snow” veggie 106 Farm enclosure 107 Sighed with delight 109 Longbow’s sound 110 Endures 112 More bleak 115 Gladiator’s place 116 Of the sky 120 Superboy’s girlfriend 121 Put on a sari 123 Yeast 125 While away 126 Former science magazine 127 Stem from 128 Least humid 129 Murmurs 130 Not fem.

131 Reach 132 Investments 133 Swiss painter Paul —

DOWN 1 Victuals 2 Easy stride 3 Indigo dye 4 Give forth 5 Tall cactus 6 Yucatan city 7 Europe-Asia divider 8 Part of OED 9 Moo goo — pan 10 Oxygen and sulfur 11 Caesar’s false friend 12 Lamprey hunter 13 Miss Trueheart of the comics 14 Autumn mo.

15 Popular candy bar (2 wds.)

16 Yellow Sea land 17 Blames

18 Pitch 19 Wonder Woman’s friend 20 Predicament 30 Ring-shaped cake 32 Iowa college town 34 Air rifle (2 wds.)

36 Newspaper type 37 Hip-length garment (2 wds.)

38 Downhill race 39 Jungle jaunt 40 Go places 42 Egg beater 43 Large brown beetle (2 wds.)

45 Cub Scout leaders 46 Bounce back 47 Dictation pros 49 NASA counterpart 50 Homes for

hombres 51 Reality finders 52 With, to Fritz 54 Good, in Granada 55 Lapel ornament 56 Bear — 59 Roots around 60 Beldam 61 Salty 63 Russell — of “Gladiator” 64 — ammoniac 65 Sweeping 67 Kublai and Genghis 68 Minks and stoats 70 Like baked apples 72 Conflict 73 Atlas abbr.

74 Verdant 75 Swamp vapor

76 Ball game opener 77 Awoke (2 wds.)

78 Type of spirit 79 Deep distress 80 Warmth of feeling 81 Hieroglyphic birds 82 Most congenial 83 Slick 85 Dorsal — 86 A Gershwin 87 Acid opposites 90 Coast Guard alert 91 Twisted 92 Comfy shoe 94 Flash 95 Portrayer of a TV doctor (2 wds.)

96 Track prelims 98 Semitic language 100 Vanilla source 101 Feels bitter

103 Black-footed critter 104 Norway neighbor 105 Most faded 108 “— Gabler” 109 Fountain of Rome 110 River embankment 111 Popsicle holder 112 Latch onto 113 Hero of Hindu epics 114 Bed-and-breakfasts 115 Samoa’s capital 116 Coral islets 117 Teen fave 118 Shampoo additive 119 — -majeste 122 Sculpture or music 124 Pause fillers

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Frank & Ernest

Bob Thaves Dilbert

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Monty

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Rose is Rose

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The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

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Stone Soup

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Equal employment opportunity – Minorities & Females are encouraged to apply.

SUBCONTRACTOR CREW Northland Buildings.

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Call: Arik Hertz 1-800-877-3508

Monsanto Waterman Research is seeking individuals for spring and summer field work. Multiple positions are available including but not limited to: Corn Breeding, Entomology and Pathology. No experience is necessary; training provided. Working weekends and overtime may be required.

Pay is competitive.

Apply in person at 8350 Minnegan Road, Waterman, IL 60556, M-F 8-4:30.

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NEWSPAPER DELIVERY Earn up to $1000 A Month!

Looking for Contractors to deliver newspapers early mornings 7 days per week.

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PART-TIME DOCK ASSOCIATES Motorcoach Operator Windstar Lines is looking for sharp, articulate and flexible men and women to train to become Motorcoach Operators.

The ideal candidate loves people, loves to travel, and has a very flexible schedule. This is the perfect part-time job for semi-retired individuals that like to travel. Experience is not necessary but training is required regardless of experience. Non smoking environment. For more info: call 815-561-9464 or email: matt@gowindstar.com Windstar Lines, Inc. 8834 S Route 251, Rochelle, IL

Part-time Positions Load/Unload Freight Safe, Clean Environment 401(k), Direct Deposit & More Warehouse experience preferred

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St. Charles Warehouse CAREER FAIR! Please join us for our career fair on Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 9AM to 12PM! We currently have full time and part-time positions available at our Crystal Lake, McHenry, St. Charles and Woodstock warehouses.

Distribution Center Assistant - Part-Time ACI Midwest - Crystal Lake, DeKalb, McHenry, St. Charles and Woodstock Responsibilities of this position includes: checking in and verifying newspaper deliveries, assist in delivering open/down routes in geographic area, coordinating delivery to residential and retail locations, overseeing product distribution to delivery contractors and assisting customer service with subscriber delivery request / follow up verification calls. The successful candidate will have a high school diploma, valid driver's license, a reliable vehicle, proof of insurance and will be familiar with the DeKalb, Kane and McHenry County areas.

Must possess a positive attitude, have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be able to work overnight hours, including weekends and holidays. Position will offer 25 hours per week.

Distribution Center/Contract Manager - Full Time We are seeking qualified applicants for full time manager positions to assist in the distribution of local newspapers in the Kane and McHenry counties.

Friday, March 21, 2014 1-4pm New Development, seeking highly qualified applicants to provide community-based services to individuals with physical, intellectual disabilities and behavioral health issues. Positions available in Aurora, Tri-Cities & Elgin.

Direct Service Person (DSP) Aurora, Tri-Cities & Elgin (FT & PT)

DSP - House Manager - Aurora & Elgin (FT) Case Manager QIDP – Aurora & Elgin (FT) Jan-Aid Crew Leader - Aurora (PT) Registered Dietitian - Aurora (FT) Bilingual Receptionist (Spanish & English) Aurora (PT)

Behavioral Therapist (BCBA) – Elgin (FT) Contact Elizabeth at 630-966-4028 to schedule an interview. Applications accepted online at www.the-association.org. Walk-ins welcome.

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE ST CHARLES Build your career in Multi-Media!

Shaw Media is always seeking talented, professional and energetic people to join our multi-media advertising effort.

The Kane County division of Shaw Media features Kane County Chronicle, Kane County Magazine, KCChronicle.com, Planit Kane, Shaw Video Works, as well as event and email marketing. If you are excited by new projects, have an interest in new media, and are looking to build your career, this might be the opportunity you've been looking for.

As an account executive, your activities will include working with a variety of local clients across all business segments in the marketplace. You will introduce the exciting features and benefits of the newest advertising solutions in the market, and determine programs designed to help your clients' business grow. In this position, you will have access to the resources of the number one media group in the market.

To be considered for this position you should possess a bachelor's degree in business or related field, along with an established and successful work history. The successful candidate must possess and maintain a valid driver's license, proof of insurance, reliable transportation and acceptable motor vehicle record.

Shaw Media offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefit package and a bonus structure that is based on individual and company performance.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:

Work directly with independent contractors to ensure the daily effective, efficient and timely delivery of newspapers and other related materials.

Assist in delivering open/down routes in geographic area.

Ensure customer service goal is attained in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Resolve service and interpersonal issues through personal contact with customers, carriers, and Distribution Center Associates.

Recruit, screen, select, contract, advise & terminate contracts, when necessary, of independent contract carriers Maintain responsibility for the opening and closing procedures and operations of the distribution center, route management, and the proper distribution of all newspapers, inserts and other related materials to the contract carriers.

Ensure all routes are covered regardless of independent contract carrier issues or situations such as car problems, illness, weather, etc.

Redeliver to customers newspapers, Vacation Pacs or any other items as required.

Evaluate routes to determine rate and number of subscribers.

Analyze, design and implement formation of routes on an ongoing basis.

The objective being to meet service criteria in the most cost effective manner.

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Required experience includes: High school diploma or GED equivalent. Some college preferred but not required. Work experience that demonstrates competency in managing multiple priorities and includes delivery of newspapers. Must have reliable vehicle, proof of insurance and a valid driver's license.

Rolling Stone Magazine ~ 97 Issues. 815-784-3323

12 pc. Black Rod Iron outdoor furniture set – moving, call Steve $400 815-970-3055

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION 54 Acres, SYCAMORE Illinois, DEKALB COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2014 STARTING @ 10:00 AM The Auction will be held at the DeKalb County Community Foundation Bldg. 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

Parcel #1: Located in Sycamore Township, in the northwest Quarter of section 29 commonly known as 1435 Brickville Rd. Sycamore Il. This parcel has 38.9 M.O.L. Acres, 35 M.O.L acres are tillable and are improved with an older two story home with a 41’ x 80’ metal Quonset shed. Zoned RC-2.

Parcel #2: This parcel contains roughly 15.4 M.O.L Acres, 13 M.O.L. acres are tillable with No structural improvements and is Located on the east side of Brickville road directly across from Parcel 1. Zoned RC-2.

Parcel #3: The combination of parcel 1 and 2. 54.335 Acres, 48 M.O.L. tillable acres.

Bidding shall be by the number of gross surveyed acreage times the amount of the Bid. Terms: $10,000.00 down per parcel on day of sale with the balance at closing which shall be on or before May 6, 2014 at which time possession will be given along with all the normal closing documents, title and deed. The lease has been terminated.

Title will be evidence by a commitment for title Insurance, subject to usual conditions and exceptions.

Owners Policy of title Insurance subject to the usual formal exceptions will be furnished by sellers in the amount of the selling price. Successful buyer/ buyers will be required to enter into a contract for Real Estate Purchase and submit the required down payment upon sellers’ acceptance of a final bid on the day of the sale. Survey will be furnished by seller. The 2013 taxes will be paid by the seller. The Buyer will pay the 2014 taxes and will receive the income.

Sellers will cooperate with Buyer for a Starker 1031 Exchange but will not extend the closing. The property will be sold “As Is“, The Sellers reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

For further information regarding the Property and Auction call the Auctioneer herein listed. For matters related to Title, Contract Agreement, Starker Exchange or Legal Matters contact the Attorney as listed for an appointment.

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ESTATE OF ELLA M LENSCHOW, Ronald Klein, attorney for Sellers; 815-748-0380

AUCTIONEERS: Chris Wegener, Sandwich Il 815-451-2820 IL. Lic. #440.000267 Joe Wegener, Rochelle Il. 815-766-0756 IL. Lic. # 440.000375 Go2wegenerauctions.com

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Ross, American Made10 spd./Mens Bicycle $50 815-286-3863

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Rims (4) American Racing

Chrome, Size 16x7.5, style # 627.

Paid $2000, asking $300.

815-970-3055 OFFICE FURNITURE / SUPPLY SALE Saturday, March 15, 2014 9AM-3PM High end, good quality filing cabinets, desks, copiers, monitors, etc.

1500 E Lincoln Hwy, Ste 2, DeKalb, IL 60115 Jessica 815-905-9869

Fairview Cemetery Lots 1 + 2, Lot 438 $600 815-895-5135

A-1 AUTO

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

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Excellent condition - $175/OBO. 815-825-2443

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Sofa $150, Chairs $85/ea.

Broyhill oak side table, $50.

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Smaller with 4 wooden chairs. $150. 630-232-1982

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

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

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

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Close to downtown.

Sycamore-for Sale 1210 State St. (Hwy 64) Retail building/garage Good rental income 14,270 sf, $725,000 Ruthanne Trunda, CCIM 815-739-1849 Ralph Crafton 815-757-5546

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DeKalb. 2 Excellent Starter OR Stopper Ranches! Call Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845. Deal!!!

Rochelle 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath A MUST SEE! 700 SQ FT Eat in kitchen w/deck. $500/mo Includes all utilities, except electric Bill @ 815-501-0913

SYCAMORE Open House Sundays 1-3pm.

29955 Ellen Drive

DEKALB 3 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Newly Remodeled Ranch. All appl, bsmt,1.5 car gar, $1150/mo+sec.

815-751-2650 DeKalb Executive 4BR, BIG Yard Sunroom, DR, 2 car gar, shed.

Near NIU & Kish college, $1275.

No pets/smoke. 815-762-4730

DeKalb 2BR's $650-$700

Hillcrest Place Apts.

In peaceful Ellen Oaks, Beautiful brick/cedar 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath ranch on 1/2 acre lot with mature trees, remodeled 2008, hardwood, carpet, ceramic flrs, A/C, deck, quartz counters & SS appl. 1st floor laundry, FP, full basement, 2-1/2 car garage.

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815-739-1734 or 815-895-4480

SYCAMORE, 3BR, 1.5BA, double-wide, appls incl, CA & shed. Park approval needed.

For info call 815-751-2077

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GENOA, 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 15, 22, & 29, 2014.)

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS

Sycamore 2BR, 1BA incl W/D

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Available Dec/Jan. Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

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University Village Apts.

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

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM

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815-756-2359 - 815-758-6712

SYCAMORE - 2 BR large first floor wood floors, washer/dryer micro off street prk - nice area. $690 plus utilities. 630-337-3732

Sycamore Lower 2BR ~ Newly

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Kingston Efficiency Unit

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ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM Remodeled, clean and quiet.

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630-746-2462 Sycamore Quiet 2BR Farmhouse W/D hook-up, garage, off St. prkg. $695/mo + dep + ref. NO PETS. 815-793-2664

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y that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. The estate will be administered without Court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

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No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

815-758-6712

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DEKALB Newer 2bdrm Duplex 1-1/2 bath D/W, W/D, C/A, Garage, Close to NIU & I-88 $950/mo. 815-494-0861

DeKalb/Summit Enclave 2BR 1.5BA, W/D, garage, $925/mo + security.

414-364-1659 Sycamore Stonehedge Drive

3 Bdrm, 1.5 Ba, 1 car gar, A/C W/D, Unfin. Bsmt. $1,100/mo +sec, avail 4-1. 630-234-0002

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR

Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets. a 815-758-0123

DEKALB - 3 BR DUPLEX Non smoking unit on S. 4th in DeKalb. W/D in unit. 2 car garage. F/L/S $900 mo + util.

Avail immediately. 815-751-4730 DeKalb – Duplex, 3-4BR, 3BA, 2-car garage, large yard.

In the Knolls $1250/mo 1st/lst/sec 815-739-6170

FOR SALE COUNTRY HOME & TRANQUILITY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: WILLIAM EDWARD METZ FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on April 14, 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, William Edward Metz will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from WILLIAM EDWARD METZ to EMILY ELIZA TUDOR pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

William Edward Metz Emily Eliza Tudor DeKalb, IL 60115

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS In the Matter of the Estate of: GERTRUDE H. MOORE , Deceased. Case No. 14 P 10 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given of the death of Gertrude H. Moore, who died December 26, 2013, a resident of DeKalb, Illinois. Letters of Administration were issued on March 12, 2014, to Timothy J. Moore, 217 N. Somonauk Rd. Cortland, Illinois 60112, whose attorney is Michael P. Coghlan of the Law Office of Michael P. Coghlan, LLC, 1958 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, IL 60178, phone 815-787-0800.

Claims against the estate may be filed within 6 months from the date of issuance of the Letters of Office.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the representative or both. Any claim not filed within

RANCH HOME FOR SALE – READY–SET-GO

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 1, 8 & 15, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DATE: March 11, 2014 PROJECT: Renovation Work at LittleJohn Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School for DeKalb C.U.S.D. #428, DeKalb, Illinois LOCATIONS: LittleJohn Elementary School, 1121 School Street, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 Jefferson Elementary School 211 McCormick Drive, 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 18, 2014, at LittleJohn Elementary School, 1121

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Location: South of Rte 64 Between County Line Rd. & Rte 47.

Kaneland Schools.

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

Enough land to have a garden-chickens-rabbits?

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

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DeKalb. 3 Bedrms, Spacious Family Rm, All Appliances. Full home has the major updates, just add your colors. Value $115,000 and going up

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

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DATE DUE: Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 1, 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 for download at available www.rljarch.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.

Owner.

/s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder

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.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 15, 22 & 29, 2014.)

By order of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 HUGE FARM AUCTION Tuesday March 18th 9:30 am Toulon, IL TRACTORS & MACHINERY ANTIQUE TRACTORS, TRACTOR EQUIPMENT CAR, JEEP, MOTORCYLES MORE! FOLGERÕS AUCTION SERVICE 309-879-2373 www.folgerauction.com

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 13, 14 & 15, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 12, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as E & J FENCE located at 636 Meadow, Sycamore, IL 60178.

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BID FORM: Bids shall be submitted in duplicate on forms issued by Architect.

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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.

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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

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