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District 9 hopefuls talk budget Both Republican candidates for County Board have different fixes By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Both Republican candidates in the DeKalb County Board District 9 race say they want to fix the budget, but each has a different idea on how to do it. DeKalb residents Craig Genteman and Samuel-Louis Bandy Jr. will face off Tuesday in the primary election. The winner will compete against Democrat Jim Luebke in November.
say that’s a problem. “If that $3 million is not there, the only solution is a tax increase,” Bandy said. “That’s the wrong way to balance a budget.” Bandy, who served on the SamuelCraig county board for two terms Louis Bandy Genteman from 1986 to 1992, proposed Jr. three ideas he said he will establish if elected: balancing County board members the budget by cutting certain have taken almost $1 million programs and unnecessary out of reserve funds each of donations, lowering board the last three years to balance members’ pay from $100 to $1 the budget. Both candidates a meeting, and establishing
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contingency funds for the Cortland landfill and Shabbona wind farms. Genteman, a Northern Illinois University student who will earn a bachelor’s degree in political science this December, said his primary focus is to tackle the county’s property tax rate. But before that can be done, Genteman wants to hire an outside agency to review the board’s effectiveness. “We want a completely fresh person who is complete-
ly objective to see what’s going on in the county budget,” Genteman said. Genteman said he is currently resolving a criminal charge against him with his attorney. He was charged March 6 with driving with a suspended license and is also serving 18 months of court supervision for driving under the influence of alcohol on March 1, 2013, DeKalb County court records show. “It was unfortunate it happened, but I’m fully cooper-
ating with the authorities to take responsibility for my past transgression,” he said. “If elected, I would honor and respect [the position] with the utmost professionalism, as should every elected official.” Genteman is next due in court for a plea setting April 4 for the driving while license suspended charge. Bandy, who retired from Northern Illinois University police in 2009, said he is the
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By KERRY LESTER The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, – As lawmakers with 60 years of experience among them, three of four Republican candidates for governor in Illinois have crafted careful positions on the subject of mandatory term limits. One of them, state Sen. Bill Brady, supports limits for all lawmakers and the governor. Two others, state Sen. Kirk Dillard and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford, say only the roles of legislative leaders should be capped, according to their answers on a campaign questionnaire from The Associated Press. The term limits issue, long popular with voters but never adopted in Illinois, was forced into the campaign by the fourth contender, Bruce Rauner, a Winnetka businessman who has never held office and is pushing for a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would limit legislators to eight years. But he wouldn’t legally limit a governor’s tenure, instead promising to “self-impose” an eight-year limit on himself if he wins. For months, discussion of the issue has overlapped with another central issue in the governor’s race – whether Illinois wants a “career
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Debutantes Cosmeltology student Jennifer Herrada (middle) puts makeup on the face of Amy Bryant Saturday during a makeover Saturday in which models were portrayed as Alice in Wonderland characters for the runway show, “Down the Rabbit Hole,” held at Debutantes School pf Cosmetology and Nail Technology in downtown DeKalb.
Debutantes stylists recreate ‘Alice in Wonderland’ characters By STEPHEN HABERKORN news@daily-chronicle.com DeKALB – Jennifer Herrada’s vision of Alice in Wonderland was an old-school pinup girl with glittery makeup and individual jewels along her faceline. “She’s more of a natural one in the movie, so what I’m doing is giving her some shimmer – trying to keep her basic, but giving her a little glow as well,” Herrada said. She made up model Amy Bryant of Rock-
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ford for a hair show Saturday at Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology in downtown DeKalb. She was among five upcoming cosmetology school graduates who presented their runway show titled, “Down the Rabbit Hole,” to a lively, standing-room crowd. The show, based on the movie “Alice in Wonderland,” also was a competition, with judging based upon the execution and difficulty of both hair style and makeup, as well as the overall look of the models. Herrada, of Rochelle, won with 102 out of a possible 105 points.
Pamela Rose, an instructor for the school and coordinator of the event, said that the student stylists chose the theme of the show, set up the room the day before, and began at 8 a.m. Saturday transforming the models into their characters. Themes for previous shows have included Barbie, the Jungle and Twisted Disney. “Cosmetologists are artists and hair shows are a way to show off our artwork,” Rose said.
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