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Lawsuit filed in sewage dumping Cortland mobile home park agrees to fix septic system, prevent future spills and a neighboring veterinary office by today, court records show. Mobile Management is a corporation affiliated with Chicago-based Zeman Homes, which lists the Cortland park among its holdings on its website.

Prosecutors from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit Wednesday, along with an order detailing preliminary steps park managers agreed to take. The court action came about three weeks

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Management of the Cortland MHC mobile home park will document how they dispose of sewage as they develop a plan to fix the failing septic system there, according to a court order entered Wednesday.

Cortland MHC and Mobile Management Co., which operate the park, also will ensure that all sewage is cleared from the 90-unit mobile home park’s land, a neighboring cemetery

cials have said that for weeks, raw sewage spewed onto the ground from a system attached to a failing septic tank at the park at 300 S. Somonauk Road, outside the town of Cortland. Sewage also was seeping out of the septic system from a manhole and pooling in several areas, court records show.

State and local prosecutors want a judge to order park managers to pay cleanup costs, reimburse state agencies for their costs in responding to the matter, and pay tens of thousands of dollars in pen-

after county officials said they found park officials had been pumping raw sewage onto the ground.

“This one obviously had some import to it when there’s been raw sewage being dumped,” Attorney General’s Office spokesman Scott Mulford said. “It was a situation that needed to be dealt with.”

Zeman Homes CEO Dee Pizer and Assistant Vice President Jeff Fannon did not immediately respond Wednesday to requests for comment.

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Under Wednesday’s court order, Cortland MHC officials agreed to immediately stop any sewage spills in the area and to hire a licensed professional to pump sewage from the failing septic system. They agreed to give state and county prosecutors documentation of all sewage-related work done at the park within a week, and inspect the area for sewage spills within 24 hours after rainfall of a half-inch or more, records show.

Cortland MHC officials

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also have 45 days to give prosecutors an engineer’s report on problems with the current septic system and how they plan to fix it.

Water tests showed that the sewage did not affect water at the Cortland Animal Hospital, but fecal coliform and e. coli bacteria were detected in three samples taken from standing water near the temporary sewage tank, the swale between the mobile home park and the veterinary office and near the veterinary office’s well.

Millionaire tax plan put on hold

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Sam Volkert practices his swing Wednesday at the driving range at Buena Vista Golf Course in DeKalb.

Local park board presidents aren’t ruling out gaming terminals

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com

and KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb resident Sam Volkert golfs three to four times a week, and he places the occasional $1 side bet with friends.

Volkert was at the driving range Wednesday at Buena Vista golf course in DeKalb. He said adding video gambling in clubhouse bars at golf courses might be a good idea.

“As long as they don’t go

overboard, I don’t see how it would be a problem,” Volkert said.

Some Illinois park districts, including in Joliet, are planning to install video gambling machines in their golf course clubhouses, and other park districts already operate them. The terminals – and the revenue they can generate – could be a boon for local courses owned by the Sycamore and DeKalb park districts, which have struggled with past budget deficits.

But don’t expect to see

them any time soon.

Adding video gaming machines to River Heights Golf Course or Buena Vista Golf Course would only be done with input from the community and evidence from other park districts that the machines produce positive results, DeKalb Park Board President Phil Young said.

“If it makes sense and the public supported it, I think the board would entertain it,” Young said.

SPRINGFIELD – An effort to tax Illinois millionaires is on hold after the state’s powerful House speaker couldn’t get enough votes to push his plan through the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

House Speaker Michael Madigan blamed Republicans who “prefer and protect millionaires over school children,” his spokesman said Wednesday.

The proposal sought to tack a 3 percent surcharge onto income of over $1 million, which Madigan said would raise $1 billion annually for elementary and secondary education – or roughly $550 per student. The money would be distributed to schools based on the number of students they serve.

A House committee approved the plan in late March, but the proposal needed a three-fifths majority in both the state House and Senate to be placed on the ballot for voter approval. With Republicans steadfast against the idea, Democrats couldn’t afford to lose any votes.

Rep. Jack Franks, a Marengo Democrat, said he told Madigan last week he wouldn’t support the plan, but the speaker asked him to initially stay quiet so he could try to win support from some Republicans.

“Outsiders think that as a Democratic majority we’re monolithic,” Franks said Wednesday. He called the move the “wrong public policy.”

Democratic Rep. Scott Drury of Highwood, whose district includes several wealthy communities along Chicago’s North Shore, released a statement Wednesday saying “the problem with these stand-alone proposals is that no one knows what the final product looks like.

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Joe Vandenbos walks to where his golf ball landed on the practice course at Buena Vista Golf Course on Wednesday.

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

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

DeKalb Area Women’s Connection Prayer Coffee: 10 a.m. For location, call 815-827-3551.

Women are invited to this DeKalb Area Christian Women’s Connection event.

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

All are welcome.

Malta HEA: Afternoon unit of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call Carolyn at 815-825-2174.

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

Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors: 4:45 p.m. at The National Bank & Trust Co., 155 N. Third St. in DeKalb. Contact Amanda Lake, KSO business manager, at 815-7563728 or ksomgr@kishorchestra. org.

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

Franks Evening HEA: Part of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call JoAnn at 815-786-8786.

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

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

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

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

Nite Owls HEA: This evening unit is part of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call Sharon at 815-758-6712.

American Legion Post 99: 7 to 9 p.m. at Sycamore Veterans Memorial Home, 121 S. California St. SycamoreAmericanLegion.org.

Bayard Brown American Legion Post 337: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. DeKalb County Amateur Radio Emergency Service: 7 p.m. on 146.73 megahertz. For information, call Bill Itter (N9EWA) at 815-8952020.

Grieving Parent Support Group: 7 p.m. at Great Lakes Leadership Center, 526 N. Main St., Elburn. Call Conley Outreach at 630-365-2880 for directions and monthly topics.

Sandwich Steppers AA(C): 7 p.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Free Fit Club: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Sycamore Community Center, 138 Fair St., Sycamore. Featuring rotating cardio or yoga programs from various Beachbody workouts like P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, Body Gospel, Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, Rev Abs and many others. Call 815-901-4474 or 815-566-3580 for more information.

A Friend Of Bill’s AA(C): 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 33930 N. State St., Genoa, 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.

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

Friday Sexaholics Anonymous-DeKalb: 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Christ Community Church, 1600 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. This 12-step recovery program is for Internet addiction. Contact: 815-508-0280.

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Weight Watchers: 8:30 a.m. weigh in, 9 a.m. meeting Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

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By GILLIAN FLACCUS The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – Six days after a family of four found themselves helpless and adrift in a sailboat far into the Pacific with a vomiting, feverish 1-year-old, a Navy warship delivered them safely Wednesday to San Diego, where they began their attempted around-the world voyage before the child was born.

The Rebel Heart, the 36-foot sailboat that had been their home for seven years, is at the bottom of the ocean 900 miles off Mexico, sunk by rescuers because it was taking on water after losing its steering and most of its communications.

A satellite phone ping from the boat Thursday set off a huge rescue effort that involved skydiving National Guardsmen, three federal agencies, a plane, a frigate and scores of personnel.

It also sparked a serious debate over parenting, and the propriety of hitting the high seas with two young children.

The Navy warship, the USS Vandegrift, docked at Naval Air Station North Island with the Kaufman family safely aboard and the child recovering from her illness, Navy spokeswoman Lt. Lenaya Rotklein said.

In a photo released by the Navy, the family looked like typical vacationers, with father Eric dressed in shorts and a baseball cap while lugging bags, and his wife Charlotte walking behind him, holding the toddler in a strap-on carrier and grasping the hand of her 3-year-old daughter.

The ship was scheduled to move from the island to the San Diego mainland later in the day without the Kaufmans,

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The Kaufman family disembarking from the USS Vandegrift on April 6 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, following their rescue at sea. Six days after the family of four found themselves helpless and adrift in a sailboat far into the Pacific with a vomiting and feverish 1-year-old aboard, a Navy warship delivered them safely to shore, where they had begun their attempted around-the world voyage before the child was born. who first want to tend to their 1-year-old daughter, Lyra, and get some rest before talking publicly, Charlotte Kaufman’s sister, Sariah English, said.

The Kaufmans’ decision to sail around the world with Lyra and her sister Cora drew accusations of reckless foolishness from some observers and praise from others for their courageous spirit.

“They’ll probably go on the ‘Today’ show to talk about this, and write a book about it, do a miniseries and get 15 minutes of fame because that’s how

our country tends to reward people who choose recklessly to put themselves and their children in danger,” said Margaret Dilloway, a San Diego novelist who has three children.

English doesn’t question the decision of her sister’s family. She said sailing is their passion. It’s what defines them.

“Charlotte and Eric raise their children how they see fit,” English said.

“They are very concerned about child safety. That’s their No. 1 concern, and they did not do this blindly. They are responsible, good parents.”

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Medicare doctors said they had reasons

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and SERDAR TUMGOREN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – How is it that a few doctors take in millions of dollars from Medicare?

Explanations for Wednesday’s eye-popping numbers from Medicare’s massive claims database ranged from straightforward to what the government considers suspicious, as the medical world confronted a new era of scrutiny.

The long-sought release of Medicare data revealed just how much the program paid individual doctors in 2012.

An analysis by The Associated Press found that a tiny group, 344 out of more than 825,000 doctors, received $3 million or more apiece – a threshold that raises eyebrows for the government’s own investigators. Overall, about 2 percent of clinicians accounted for one-fourth of payments.

Deputy administrator Jon Blum said Wednesday that Medicare will now take a closer look at doctors whose payments exceed certain levels. Blum told reporters he did not want to reveal those thresholds because that would tip off people trying to game the system.

“We know there is waste in the system, we know there is fraud in the system,” he said. “We want the public to help identify spending that doesn’t make sense.”

Blum said an even bigger goal in making the data public is to help find more cost-effective, quality-conscious pathways for America’s $2.8-trillion

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Dr. Salomon Melgen, posing for a photo Jan. 31, 2010 at the book signing of “Growing American Roots,” a book by Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., at the college in Miami. health care system. Medicare, a $600-billion program for seniors and disabled people, sets the tone.

In rural Hastings, Neb., ophthalmologist John Welch said the vast majority of the $9.5 million that Medicare paid him went straight from his practice to drug companies, for expensive medications used to treat patients with macular degeneration.

“I’m concerned that people in the community will get the wrong idea of how these billings reflect doctors’ income,” said Welch, who ranked No. 8 in Medicare payments. “Instead of blaming us, they need to have a serious discussion with the drug companies about lowering the cost of these drugs. If they want us to stop taking care of patients,

then tell us that – but don’t blame us for costs.”

As for No. 4 on the payments list, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota says a large number of tests are billed under the name of its Dr. Franklin Cockerill, chairman of laboratory medicine and pathology. According to the Medicare database, Cockerill was paid more than $11 million.

“Dr. Cockerill is a salaried employee of Mayo Clinic and is not making big money from Medicare,” said spokesman Bryan Anderson. Medicare officials said multiple providers should not be using a doctor’s identification number to bill.

The American Medical Association has expressed concern that laypersons may draw wrong conclusions from seeing large dollar signs next to a physician’s name.

But another case, from Michigan, suggests that following the money can turn up potential problems. Detroit-area cancer doctor Farid Fata, among the top billers, is awaiting trial on federal charges that he intentionally misdiagnosed patients and ordered unnecessary treatments. Fata says he’s innocent.

The overall top-paid doctor in 2012 was Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, who received $20.8 million.

Last year, Melgen was in the news after revelations that Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., had used the doctor’s personal jet for trips to the Dominican Republic. Menendez’s relationship with Melgen prompted Senate Ethics Committee and Justice Department investigations. The senator reimbursed the doctor more than $70,000 for plane trips.

AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans say filing taxes easy

By JENNIFER AGIESTA and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Struggling to figure out your federal tax return? You’re not alone, but you’re in the minority.

With the tax filing deadline looming next week, a majority of Americans say completing a federal tax return is easy, according to a new Associated PressGfK poll.

The findings defy conventional wisdom in Washington, where politicians have made careers out of promising a simpler tax system. In another blow to advocates of tax reform, almost no one is willing to pay higher taxes in exchange for a simpler code.

“If you’ve got the equivalent of a high school degree and you know how to do math, it’s very simple,” said Sara Thornton, a small business owner from East Granby, Conn.

Only 7 percent of those surveyed say they would be willing to pay more in federal taxes if the process of filling out a tax return were easier. Some 90 percent say “no, thanks.”

“No, because I don’t know that it is that difficult,” said Alicia Brown of suburban Des Moines, Iowa. “We already pay outlandish taxes because we live in Iowa. We have very high real estate taxes.”

The tax-writing committees in Congress have spent the past several years trying to build momentum for the her-

culean task of simplifying the tax code.

One reason it’s so difficult is there are bound to be winners and losers. Sweeping changes to precious tax breaks will undoubtedly leave some people paying more, while others pay less.

One selling point for tax reform has been a simpler tax form. Ever hear a politician say you should be able to fill out your taxes on the back of a postcard?

You’ll probably hear it again during this fall’s elections.

The National Taxpayer Advocate says filers spend a total of 6.1 billion hours a year preparing tax returns, at a cost of $168 billion. According to the IRS, 90 percent of filers either pay a tax preparer or use computer software to help them fill out their returns.

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A story on page A1 of Monday’s Daily Chronicle about defense attorneys questioning the constitutionality of the hazing charges filed in connection with the death of a Northern Illinois University freshman contained wrong information about who first filed the motion.

Attorney Jack Donahue, who represents Alexender Jandick, former president of NIU’s chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, was the irst to ile the motion to dismiss the charges.

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DeKalb launches CodeRED alert system Easter events planned

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb emergency officials have a new way to notify residents in the case of severe weather, large fires or other emergency situations.

The city of DeKalb this week launched CodeRED, a high-speed emergency notification system that allows officials to call, text or email residents in the case of an emergency, bad weather or other events that could affect their lives such as a boil order or road block.

“It’s a quality-of-life thing so people will be more informed about what’s going on in their neighborhood,” Assistant Fire Chief Jeff McMaster said.

Officials can send an alert to residents who have

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“It’s a quality-of-life thing so people will be more informed about what’s going on in their neighborhood.”

Jeff McMaster Assistant Fire Chief

provided their contact information within five minutes of deciding to send a notification. They also can select who to notify based on their location in the city. For instance, officials could choose to notify community members living near an area of the Kishwaukee River that is going to flood, Community Relations Officer Chad McNett said.

“I fully expect it will en-

hance public safety in instances where we need to notify a large group of people,” McNett said, adding the city still will use sirens in the case of a tornado. “This adds an extra layer of notification.”

Officials also plan to employ the alerts for missing children or if police are pursuing a dangerous criminal.

McMaster cited instances where CodeRED would be used, such as a large fire billowing harmful smoke or plumes from a chemical hazard moving towards an area.

“We can give people concrete direction on how to protect themselves or where to go,” McMaster said.

DeKalb has been investigating an emergency notification system to replace its former reverse 911 system for more than a year. CodeRED

will cost the city $12,500 annually, McMaster said.

Officials said they selected the CodeRED system, which is run by Florida-based Emergency Communications Network, because of its unrivaled reliability and accuracy in addition to its widespread use. The city of Genoa approved a 14-month contract for the CodeRED system in March, while the city of Sycamore is expected to launch the system in the coming weeks.

Although the city has been provided with a number of residential and business telephone numbers, officials encourage residents to enroll additional contact information by visiting the city of DeKalb’s website, www.cityofdekalb.com, and clicking the CodeRED logo on the right side of the page.

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Missing Plano man found dead PLANO – The 54-year-old Plano man last seen March 21 was found dead Wednesday morning, Plano police said in a news release.

A member of a search team found Paul Scull Sr. in a remote area of the city’s north side about 11:30 a.m., the news release stated. The Kendall County Coroner’s office scheduled an autopsy.

Scull, who had diabetes and congestive heart failure, had an argument with his family March 21 and walked away, police said.

Plano police had called in a multijurisdictional cooperative of 11 search-and-rescue agencies to search for him.

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By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Participating downtown DeKalb businesses are giving away free movie tickets – but it’s up to customers to find them.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is hosting Hop Into Spring until Friday.

Eighteen local downtown businesses are participating in an Easter egg hunt, which will include free movie tickets to see the film “Hop” as well as store discounts and candy. A full list of participating businesses can be found at http://shawurl. com/13mv.

“We added the downtown Easter egg hunt to give away free tickets to include everyone in downtown and get people out and about,” said Jessica Struthers, DeKalb

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Members of the DeKalb Fire Department and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office survey the scene Wednesday night on Rich Road in rural DeKalb. The silver Chrysler 300 was being driven by a teenager without a valid driver’s license.

No one was injured in the crash, which caused a crack in the foundation of the Kuhns’ home. A DeKalb County building inspector deemed it structurally sound.

Dimitri Stephen, 22, was charged with attempted obstruction of justice at the scene. Police said he tried to mislead them about who was driving.

DeKALB – A Northern Illinois University staff member died of natural causes Wednesday morning at the Neptune Hall dormitory, officials said.

Authorities do not suspect foul play, DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller said. The victim was a 31-year-old man who was found by his wife about 11:45 a.m. at Neptune Hall after she came back from lunch, Miller said.

The man had an extensive medical history and was being treated for his health issues, Miller said.

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NIU spokesman Paul Palian said the man had worked for the university’s housing and dining service since 2010.

The university posted information on the man’s death on their Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as the safety bulletin to alert students.

“There was a lot of activity around Neptune,” Palian said.

“We didn’t want to worry people.”

NIU police, the DeKalb Fire Department and ambulances all responded to the scene.

University staff held a meeting with students about 5 p.m.

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Hillside Restaurant, at 121 N. Second St., DeKalb, will feature a grown-up Easter egg hunt Friday. Customers can grab an egg from a restaurant basket and receive specials such as a free dinner for two.

“Hop” will be shown at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. The Easter Bunny will appear around 10 a.m. to take pictures with families.

Movie tickets also can be purchased at the theater. They cost $5 for children and $7 for adults.

The Easter Bunny also will appear for breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Faranda’s, 302 Grove St., DeKalb.

Cost to see the bunny is $7.99 a child and $12.99 a adult. Call for reservations by today at 815-981-3304.

NIU staff member found dead at Neptune Hall

By DANIELLE GUERRA dguerra@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Bryan and Holly Kuhn were at their home at 8442 Rich Road outside DeKalb around 6 p.m.

Wednesday when they heard squealing tires, followed by a loud boom.

It was the sound of a Chrysler 300 sedan crashing into their house.

“I never expected someone to drive into the side of my house,” Bryan Kuhn said.

“Call me naive.”

Behind the wheel was a 17-year-old boy without a license. DeKalb County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Burgh said the boy was trying to turn around in Kuhn’s driveway when he pressed the gas instead of the brake. He was released to his mother and referred to juvenile court.

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Area mayors lobby Authorities: Nothing suspicious for pension changes in Krueger Business Center fire

By CHACOUR KOOP The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – A day after the high-profile approval of Chicago pension overhaul, mayors from suburban DuPage County asked lawmakers Wednesday for help with their pension systems for police officers and firefighters, saying costs are spiraling out of control.

Officials from cities in Illinois’ second most-populous county want legislative approval for cost-saving measures in their financially shaky retirement accounts.

Statewide, cities have just 55 percent of the money in their police and fire pensions needed to meet obligations to employees and retirees.

“More money is going in, but the pensions are actually being less and less well-funded,” Downers Grove Mayor Martin Tully said at a Statehouse news conference. “The payouts are increasing at a staggering rate.”

The officials were piggybacking on major legislative action Tuesday to give Mayor Rahm Emanuel authority to revamp Chicago pensions for municipal employees and laborers. The plan, hinging on a $750 million, five-year property tax increase, increased contributions from employees and reduced retirement benefits, is intended to address a $9.4 billion deficit in those accounts.

But Chicago has yet to ad-

dress a $10 billion shortfall in its police and fire funds – the programs that are increasingly causing financial headaches for the rest of the state’s municipalities.

Fixing those systems will take similar action, the DuPage officials said. Pension programs are created by state law, so only the Legislature can approve change. The officials are asking for permission to lower annual cost-of-living adjustments, increase employee contributions, and raise the retirement age for police and fire employees in cities outside of Chicago.

Inevitably, changes will face opposition. Police and fire unions argue that employees have paid their contributions all along while cities have not paid what they’ve been obligated to pay.

Sean Smoot, director of the Police Benevolent and Protective Association, said cutting benefits to retirees won’t solve the problem. He said statewide changes in 2011 that reduced benefits for new employees are improving the situation.

He and Pat Devaney, president of the Associated Firefighters of Illinois also said investment returns have been improving since the market crash of 2008.

Police and fire retirement funds for cities statewide have an average of just 55 percent of the money needed, a drop of about 20 percent the past two decades, according state statistics.

8OBITUARIES LINDA D. SWINSON Born: July 17, 1956, in Mount Vernon, Ill. Died: April 7, 2014, in Genoa, Ill.

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Fire officials received a call about 7 p.m. Tuesday for a report of smoke and embers at Krueger Business Center, 114 N. Washington St., Genoa. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

“We don’t think it’s anything suspicious, but it’s still under investigation,” Stoffregen said, adding fire officials did not suspect it was an electrical fire.

Stoffregen said there was damage to the outside and inside wall, but nothing inside the office was damaged.

In the lawsuit filed March 19, the RTA is claiming PetroLiance set up a sham office in Genoa to avoid paying sales tax to the RTA. Under an agreement between PetroLiance and the city of Genoa,

the city rebates 50 percent of the sales tax revenues from the company’s sales. From December 2012 to November 2013, the agreement generated $133,728 for the city.

Ruth Schlossberg, Genoa’s attorney for this matter, said she was not aware of any damage to the building that would affect work on the RTA lawsuit.

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Born: Aug. 30, 1960, in Sycamore, Ill. Died: April 7, 2014, in DeKalb, Ill. BYRON – Roy Allen Tomlinson, 53, of Byron, Ill., died on Monday, April 7, 2014, at Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb.

He was born on Aug. 30, 1960, in Sycamore, to John “Bomber” and Elsie (Davis) Tomlinson. Roy graduated from Genoa Kingston High School. He worked for Rockford Blacktop and Holcomb Grainary. Roy was a member of the Teamster Union, and loved fishing, four wheeling and grilling out.

He was a beloved father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by his daughter, Heather Tomlinson of Sycamore; grandchildren, Mykiah and Alexander Tomlinson; mother, Elsie Tomlinson of Genoa; and brother, Ron Tomlinson.

He was predeceased by his father; and brother-in-law, David Kampas.

A memorial visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. A memorial service will be at 11:45 a.m. at the church with a luncheon to follow.

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GENOA – Linda D. Swinson, 57, of Genoa, Ill., died Monday, April 7, 2014, at her home.

Born July 17, 1956, in Mount Vernon, the daughter of Earl and Phyllis (Sechrest) Funkhouser, she married Craig A. Swinson on April 21, 1995.

Linda was a member of the Genoa VFW Auxiliary and the Sycamore Women of the Moose. She was employed at GIC in Kirkland.

Survivors include her husband, Craig of Genoa; one son, Bryan (Angela) Jensen of Sycamore; mother, Phyllis Bowman of DeKalb; grandmother, Ruby Coates of DeKalb; and nine grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father; grandmother; and two grandfathers.

A private memorial service will be held Monday at Slater-Butala Funeral Home of Genoa. Burial will be at Fairview Park Cemetery in DeKalb.

Memorials may be made to the Genoa VFW-Eternal Flame Fund in care of the Slater-Butala Funeral Home, 132 W. Main St., Genoa, IL 60135.

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By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com GENOA – Fire officials said they have found nothing suspicious about a fire at a Genoa business center that houses a fuel distributor being sued by the Chicago-based Regional Transportation Authority.

Fire officials received a call about 7 p.m. Tuesday for smoke with some flames coming from underneath the Krueger Business Center, 114 N. Washington St., Genoa, said Genoa-Kingston Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Stoffregen.

The business center houses PetroLiance, the fuel distributor the RTA announced it was suing late last month.

Stoffregen said when crews arrived, they saw a heavy amount of smoke, located the fire and quickly put it out.

He said the initial investigation indicated the fire started on the outside of the building and may have traveled along the interior wall of PetroLiance’s office on the first floor. The Genoa-Kingston Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal’s office were on the scene Wednesday morning.

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8BRIEFS Shabbona man jailed over car chase DIXON – A Shabbona man was in the Lee County Jail on Wednesday on seven criminal charges after a Lee County traffic stop early Wednesday turned into a car chase.

Lee County Sheriff John Varga said a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop Tyler C. Challand, 29, when he took off in his car.

A short chase ensued, which led the deputy down a few gravel roads, Varga said, before deputies were able to arrest Challand.

He was charged with driving under the influence, fleeing and attempting to elude an officer, obstructing justice, speeding 31 to 39 mph over the speed limit, illegal transport of alcohol, disobeying a stop sign, and driving on a suspended license.

His bond was set at $10,000.

– Christi Warren

Change in Illinois’ GPS monitoring law advances SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would let law enforcement officials use GPS tracking on people with a restraining order is advancing in the Illinois Legislature.

State law lets a judge order GPS monitoring only after a suspect has violated an order of protection – not before, according to a report published Wednesday in The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald.

But the legislation, introduced

by Crystal Lake Republican Rep. Barbara Wheeler, would let authorities monitor someone as soon as a protective order is issued.

“With modern GPS tracking technology, there is no reason why the authorities should not be monitoring those charged with violent attacks while they are awaiting trial,” Wheeler said.

She drafted the measure after last year’s slaying of Diane Kephart, a 57-year-old Antioch woman who was killed by her ex-boyfriend even though she’d taken out an order of protection against the man. He later killed himself after stabbing her outside her father’s home.

“This brings us one step closer to helping protect victims against further violence,” said Kephart’s daughter, Jamie Kephart.

The bill passed the House and now advances to the Senate.

Gay marriage’s win streak tested in higher court DENVER – The gay rights movement’s winning streak in same-sex marriage lawsuits faces its biggest test yet in Denver, where a federal appeals court will weigh whether to give an important victory to gay couples’ right to marry or halt their momentum.

A three-judge panel will hear arguments today and next week on whether they should uphold separate rulings by two federal judges that threw out samesex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma.

They do so, however, in a climate far different than 2004, when voters overwhelmingly approved the prohibitions in both states.

After the U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled that a law forbidding the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages was unconstitutional, eight federal judges have struck down state bans on gay marriage or on the recognition of same-sex marriages from other states.

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Teen stabs 22 at Pittsburgh-area high school

By JOE MANDA and KEVIN BEGOS The Associated Press MURRYSVILLE – Flailing away with two kitchen knives, a 16-year-old boy with a “blank expression” stabbed and slashed 21 students and a security guard in the crowded halls of his suburban Pittsburgh high school Wednesday before an assistant principal tackled him.

At least five students were critically wounded, including a boy whose liver was pierced by a knife thrust that narrowly missed his heart and aorta, doctors said. Others also suffered deep abdominal puncture wounds.

The rampage – which came after decades in which U.S. schools geared much of their emergency planning toward mass shootings, not stabbings – set off a screaming stampede, left blood on the floor and walls, and brought teachers rushing to

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Alex Hribal, the suspect in the multiple stabbings at the Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa., is escorted by police to a district magistrate to be arraigned on Wednesday in Export, Pa. Authorities say Hribal has been charged with allegedly stabbing and slashing 21 students and a police officer in the crowded halls of his suburban Pittsburgh high school Wednesday. help the victims.

Police shed little light on the motive.

The suspect, Alex Hribal, was taken into custody and treated for a minor hand wound, then was brought

into court in shackles and a hospital gown and charged with four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault. He was jailed without bail, and authorities said he would be

prosecuted as an adult.

At the brief hearing, District Attorney John Peck said that after he was seized, Hribal made comments suggesting he wanted to die.

Defense attorney Patrick Thomassey described him as a good student who got along with others, and asked for a psychiatric examination.

The attack unfolded in the morning just minutes before the start of classes at 1,200-student Franklin Regional High School, in an upper-middle-class area 15 miles east of Pittsburgh.

It was over in about five minutes, during which the boy ran wildly down about 200 feet of hallway, slashing away with knives 8 to 10 inches long, police said.

Nate Moore, 15, said he saw the boy tackle and knife a freshman. He said he going to try to break it up when the boy got up and slashed Moore’s face, opening a wound that required 11

stitches.

“It was really fast. It felt like he hit me with a wet rag because I felt the blood splash on my face. It spurted up on my forehead,” Moore said.

The attacker “had the same expression on his face that he has every day, which was the freakiest part,” he said. “He wasn’t saying anything. He didn’t have any anger on his face. It was just a blank expression.”

Assistant Principal Sam King finally tackled the boy and disarmed him, and a Murrysville police officer who is regularly assigned to the school handcuffed him, police said.

King’s son told The Associated Press that his father was treated at a hospital, though authorities said he was not knifed.

“He says he’s OK. He’s a tough cookie and sometimes hides things, but I believe he’s OK,” Zack King said. He added: “I’m proud of him.”

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It was yet another sad observance for a president who has had to deliver words of consolation across the country many times. At Fort Hood, the ceremony was

made more poignant as a remembrance for soldiers who didn’t die in wars abroad but in the safety of their own compound.

“They were members of a generation that has borne the burden of our security for more than a decade of war,” Obama said on a breezy, sun washed day in central Texas.

Three soldiers died and 16 others were wounded in the rampage last Wednesday by another soldier, who killed himself.

Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrived late Wednesday morning at Fort Hood, where the camouflage fatigues of troops standing to

salute his passing motorcade almost blended in with the desert terrain. Flags were lowered to half-staff at the sprawling Army post, where Obama met with victims’ relatives before offering his public condolences.

The memorial took place at the same spot where Obama eulogized victims of another mass shooting in 2009.

Three battle crosses, helmet-topped rifles above combat boots, stood in front of the speakers’ platform, representing the three soldiers shot and killed – Sgt. Carlos Lazaney-Rodriguez, Sgt. Timothy Owens, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ferguson.

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DeKalb Park District is looking to increase revenue at both courses • GAMING Continued from page A1 “But we would look to the fall to do this if someone brought it forward. So far, it hasn’t been brought to our attention.”

Under Illinois’ video gaming law, terminal operators and the establishment where the gaming device is located split almost 70 percent of the revenue collected by the machines. Gambling machines in DeKalb County took about $2.44 million from gamblers last year.

The DeKalb Park District is looking at ways to generate revenue at both golf courses.

The River Heights clubhouse recently was remodeled with an updated bar and snack area, but golf courses across the board struggle to stay profitable, he said.

“We are looking at ways to generate money for our golf enterprise fund, so I wouldn’t make a decision either way unless we as a board looked into it,” Young said.

The state’s Video Gambling Act doesn’t address local governments obtaining a gaming license, Illinois Gaming Board spokesman Gene O’Shea said. The only requirements are that the facility must have a license to serve liquor on the premises and a clean background check.

“It’s a question for the local government and those communities to decide,” O’Shea said.

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Joe Vandenbos putts the golf ball at Buena Vista Golf Course in DeKalb on Wednesday. manage machines at one of its facilities, with plans to add them at two others pending state approval of the gaming licenses. The Elk Grove Park District operates four machines and the Foss Park District operates five machines, according to reports from the Illinois Gaming Board.

Elk Grove’s machines saw $36,039 in play in February while the Foss machines saw $135,009.

Sycamore’s park board will take up the issue in the next few months, Board President Ted Strack said. The Sycamore Golf Club has run at a deficit in prior years, but spending cuts have led to a break-even budget projection this year.

Although he said the board has an obligation to look at revenues and he would support whatever the majority of his fellow board members decided, Strack doesn’t feel video gambling and the Syc-

amore Park District should mix.

“I think gambling is inconsistent with the image we want to create,” Strack said.

Both golf course employees and local golfers know that some golfers also are gamblers. Jim Cliffe, clubhouse associate at Buena Vista golf course, said many of the golfers there are seniors or college students.

Although Cliffe said he has only been to a casino once in his life, he wouldn’t be opposed to video gambling at local golf courses.

“It has been a real boom for the bars in town,” he said.

Northern Illinois University senior Joe Vandenbos said he went to a casino last week with a friend.

Vandenbos, who is in a golf class, said the video gambling could add traffic and revenue to local golf courses.

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Madigan was unable to find any GOP support to make up for the loss of Franks and Drury, not even among lameduck Republicans who lost primary elections or who are leaving the chamber to make bids for other office.

“I find the announcement by the Speaker’s office a bit confusing,” said House GOP Leader Jim Durkin, of Western Springs. “Speaker Madigan holds the 71 votes required to pass his constitutional amendment, apparently support from his own members fell short. There is clearly a bipartisan coalition that knows we can’t tax our way to prosperity and job creation.”

Madigan’s spokesman, Steve Brown, told The Associated Press the Chicago Democrat blames Republicans who wouldn’t support the proposal, bringing an end to consideration of the millionaires amendment for the remainder of the session.

Madigan, who doubles as the Illinois Democratic Party chairman, has said previously Illinois’ wealthiest residents were “better equipped than others to support education.” Republicans said the tax would hurt small businesses and farmers.

Madigan’s plan was announced two days after multimillionaire Bruce Rauner won the Republican nomination for governor in the March 18 primary election. Rauner, a Winnetka Republican, and Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn present starkly contrasting visions of how to fix the lagging economy and improve state finances.

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8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Where were the children?

To the Editor: I’ve had so many thoughts of our recent “winter that was” – are we through yet? How many times can we compare the depths of the snow? Our sons and their friends would have tunneled half-way to Hinckley with great joy in this year’s tonnage! Snow forts and huts abounded in the yards in other years, while the girls were busy making snow angels. Did you ever have some snow ice cream? It was big in the 30s. We took a cereal dish outside, filled it with beautiful white snow, went in the kitchen, a drop of mom’s vanilla, and yum! Ice cream. I wouldn’t do it with today’s snow, however.

We took our children to the NIU lagoon to skate, to the scout camp west of Waterman to sled on the wonderful hills, etc. Even borrowed a farmer’s pond to skate on. Memories …

Several weeks ago, after a hard Sunday snow had subsided, our niece dressed her little ones warmly at 10 p.m. and took them out for a walk to “see the beautiful world God had made.” I’m sure the streetlights shining on the millions of

diamonds in the snow is something they’ll talk about for years, when they’re older. She made a memory.

Up and down our street we had massive piles of snow left by the village plows and snow movers this winter. Oh, such invitations for fun – 5-, 6-, 7-feet tall! All over town it looks the same. Guess what?

I never, never saw one child out, challenged by all that fun!

My husband and I, when we could get out of our driveway (many thanks to a good neighbor!) would drive slowly around town, marveling at the amounts of snow – we never once saw children out playing.

You know where the children are, don’t you? They are in on the warm couch, cuddled up with the latest expensive gizmo that mom and dad have bought them – the kind that the only thing you have to move is your fingertips. I swear, I think 100 years from now, children will be born with fingers an inch longer than now, if that is the only thing they exercise!

I’m certainly not against education, but spring and summer are coming! Time for tree houses, soccer, softball, hula hoops, hop-

scotch, etc. Time for fresh air and sunshine again – let’s make some memories.

reject this one-sided proposal. Not only would the deal threaten our pocketbooks, it’s also hypocritical.

After all, Exelon advocated for the Gay White same energy markets it now beWaterman moans and has previously opposed support for competitor plants.

Full-fledged Exelon bailout state If state lawmakers still decide would be radioactive to entertain this proposal, they To the Editor: should follow three principles to Over the last decade, Exelon has protect consumers: reaped more than $21 billion in First, risks and rewards should be profits, running a fleet of nuclear shared equitably. If Exelon gets propower plants that benefited from tection from market forces when high electricity prices. prices are low, consumers must get But wholesale power prices have protection when prices rise. fallen, thanks to a surge in natural Second, the state’s power portfogas supply and increased energy lio should prioritize cost-effective, efficiency – and Commonwealth clean energy resources.

Edison’s parent company hasn’t Third, support must be based on a been getting the kind of results to thorough and transparent analysis which it has grown accustomed. of Exelon’s financial situation. We So, the power giant is reportedly can’t simply take the company’s threatening to close as many word that plants are losing money, as three of its six Illinois nuclear especially when its overall fleet plants, unless state legislators remains profitable. force consumers to pay more to Without these safeguards, a fullboost Exelon’s profits and minimize fledged bailout of Exelon’s plants its risk. would be radioactive for our Exelon’s actions suggest it wants pocketbooks. privatized profit and socialized risk David Kolata – the equivalent of nuclear waste for consumers. Lawmakers should Executive director, Citizens Utility Board

Don’t completely discount Jeb Bush’s chances “The notion that Jeb Bush is going to be the Republican presidential nominee is a fantasy nourished by the people who used to run the Republican Party,” writes Ben Smith of BuzzFeed.

The former governor of Florida, who over the weekend said that he was weighing whether to run for president, hasn’t just been out of the game too long, Smith argues. He’s also at odds with “today’s Republican Party” on immigration and education. He’s like former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, in that rejecting what the party has become is “the core of Jeb’s political identity.” And he’s like Texas Gov. Rick Perry in portraying “the immigration debate as a matter of core human values, not a legitimate policy dispute.”

I think Smith has misunderstood the Republican Party and the primary process.

As I’ve argued in several Bloomberg columns, the party since 1984 has given its presidential nomination only to people who are at its ideological center of gravity or to its left, and never to anyone to its right. There are reasons for that pattern – having to do with, among other things, the perennial inability of the party’s right to agree on a candidate – and those reasons haven’t disappeared.

Neither Perry nor Huntsman had the support of the party’s establishment, or the national network of funders and

identifies, is also unlikely to sink Bush’s VIEWS candidacy. Support for Common Core educational standards might be a problem Ramesh for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ponnuru if he runs, because he too will need to build his coalition from the rightmost portions of the Republican Party, which sees the supporters, that Bush would have. Perry’s standards as federal meddling. But Bush – notorious immigration comment during who adamantly supports the Common Core the 2012 campaign – he called some of his opponents heartless on the issue – harmed – will again be going for different voters.

None of this means that Bush would be him so badly because he needed to solidify certain to win the nomination. His supthe conservative end of the party against an establishment candidate, Mitt Romney. porters have their own blind spots. They say, for example, that “the last-name issue” Bush wouldn’t be in the same position.

– the political liabilities associated with He’d be the establishment candidate himself (or at least one of them). He’d be trying being part of a dynasty – will be neutralto win over a different group of voters, who ized because he’d probably be running take a more moderate view of immigration. against Hillary Clinton. Two flaws with And Bush’s own controversial comment on that theory: Clinton would get to run as the first female presidential nominee, and the the topic last weekend – he said illegal imRepublicans, by picking Bush, would give migration was “an act of love” – was also less offensive to Republicans who disagree up the possibility of running a break-fromthe-past campaign against her. with him, because he didn’t say that they Even so, Bush would have a very good were heartless but rather that they weren’t chance of winning the nomination. And he viewing the issue the right way. is highly unlikely to lose it because he is Bush’s position within the primary too moderate on immigration and educaelectorate, in other words, would be more tion. like that of Sen. John McCain – who won the nomination not so long ago, in 2008.

Actually, it would be better than McCain’s, • Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg as McCain’s record included a lot more View columnist, a visiting fellow at the deviations from the party line than Bush’s American Enterprise Institute and a senior does. editor at National Review. Follow him on Education, the other liability that Smith Twitter at @RameshPonnuru.

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Giving government hundreds of thousands in unbudgeted, discretionary use funds is an invitation for trouble.

That’s why its a good thing DeKalb city officials plan to change the way proceeds from its administrative tow fee are budgeted and spent.

The city instituted a $500 fee to tow vehicles of people who use them to commit a crime in December 2012.

Since then, it has generated more than $350,000. In this year’s budget, only $80,000 was budgeted for spending.

The rest was available for spending on any other police equipment needs, and police have spent about $300,000 of the funds collected. Since the city began For the record collecting the revenue, pages and pages of items An analysis of DeKalb tow have been purchased and fund expenditures by the charged to the tow fee acDaily Chronicle showed that count, which is not includthe purchases made were ed in the city’s budget. things that served police Funds have been spent purposes. But the loose seton a host of incidental, up created the opportunity day-to-day expenses, along for abuse. with equipment purchases ranging from bulletproof vests and fingerprinting machines to furnishings for the new police station.

Unlike with the “coffee fund” at NIU, records of the charges to the account are on the city’s books and can be inspected by the public and City Council.

The problem with the way the tow fund proceeds were accounted for wasn’t that they were abused by police officials. An analysis of tow fund expenditures by the Daily Chronicle showed that the purchases made were things that served police purposes. But the loose setup created the opportunity for abuse.

City Manager Anne Marie Gaura says she plans to make changes in how the money is used. Equipment purchases such as bulletproof vests will have to be made from budgeted accounts, rather than the towing fee account. Towing fees will no longer be used solely for the police department, but for the city as a whole, Gaura has said.

With existing revenue numbers on which to base future budget projections, city officials should have a better sense of how much money the towing fees will generate and how they can be used as part of the budget plan.

DeKalb is not the only local government to encounter this issue. In nearby Ogle County, the county board has voted to strictly limit what the county sheriff can use money from the tow fund for, after it was learned that money being deposited into the account was coming from sources other than towing fees – such as the state of Illinois and Exelon. Money from that county’s towing fee was also spent on a wide range of items with little oversight by the county board or other financial authorities there.

Ogle County Sheriff Michael Harn, who was defeated in the Republican primary last month, said this week that his office will no longer collect the fees at all.

In DeKalb, things have not reached that point, and with the planned changes, that seems unlikely. In about 16 months, towing fees have proven to be an effective revenue generator for the city, and officials say they also can serve as a deterrent to those who would decide to come to DeKalb to commit crime.

The fee collections appear to be far exceeding their revenue expectations, which suggests that they could be reduced.

City officials’ plan to more accurately budget and track the spending of the proceeds should at least help prevent any potential problems.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

Numbers don’t match Obamacare narrative It is not really amazing what a combination of coercion and giveaways can accomplish in a year.

Obamacare has been a stunning success, President Barack Obama and others assured Americans recently. Why, they bragged, 7 million people had signed up for it.

Even knowing whether the White House is telling the truth about Obamacare is difficult. It has become the biggest shell game in political history.

Assuming the government is being honest with its numbers, an enrollment of 7 million is hardly impressive. That amounts to about 2.2 percent of the U.S. population.

Many of those who signed up during the past month – about 2.8 million, according to the administration’s numbers – clearly did so out of fear, not a sense of opportunity. The Obamacare law stipulates that eligible Americans who had not signed up by last Monday will pay a new tax to the Internal Revenue Service, of 1 percent of family income or at least $95 per family member.

Millions of those enrolled for Obamacare have been coerced to do so, even if they do not view the insurance as a good deal.

Again, what do their numbers represent? Millions of Americans either forced to accept Obamacare insurance or told they could have it entirely free of charge.

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

– U.S. Bill of Rights, First Amendment

WEATHER

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7-DAY FORECAST TODAY

A weak cold front will move through around midday bringing a few light showers. Temperatures will remain quite mild as winds remain out of the west and northwest. Friday and Saturday look nice and mild, but a strong storm system will bring periods of rain and thunderstorms Sunday with some rain changing to snow Monday.

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Temperature High ............................................................. 59° Low .............................................................. 32° Normal high ............................................. 56° Normal low ............................................... 35° Record high .............................. 77° in 2001 Record low ................................ 18° in 1997

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 0.72” Normal month to date ....................... 0.91” Year to date ............................................ 4.65” Normal year to date ............................ 6.20”

Sunrise today ................................ 6:23 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 7:30 p.m.

Moonrise today ........................... 3:11 p.m.

Moonset today ............................. 3:51 a.m.

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AIR QUALITY TODAY

Rockford 62/35

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Dixon 63/34

Joliet 63/37

La Salle 63/39 Streator 63/40

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Evanston 59/39 Chicago 62/38

Aurora 62/33

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Waukegan 62/34

Arlington Heights 62/37

DeKalb 62/38

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Pontiac 64/41

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Sports

8MORNING KICKOFF

Joakim Noah posts his league-leading fourth triple-double of the season to lead the Bulls to a 102-87 victory over the Timberwolves. PAGE B4

SECTION B Thursday, April 10, 2014 Daily Chronicle

BLACKHAWKS 3, CANADIENS 2 (OT)

Hawks fans keep sellout streak alive AP photo

Girl, 8, befriended by basketball star dies

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DETROIT – When Michigan State was fighting to stay afloat despite a succession of injuries to key players, Lacey Holsworth was there.

When the team rebounded to win the Big Ten tournament, the 8-year-old from St. Johns, Mich., was there.

And as the cold-shooting Spartans bowed out of the NCAA tournament at the hands of eventual champion Connecticut one win short of the Final Four, she was there.

Now, Lacey is gone.

The little girl affectionately known as “Princess Lacey” succumbed to the cancer that she battled since 2011. Her father, Matt Holsworth, said Lacey died at their home late Tuesday “with her mommy and daddy holding her in their arms.”

Lacey met Michigan State star Adreian Payne during one of her hospital stays, and their friendship quickly blossomed.

The little girl became known to legions of basketball fans, cheering on Payne and the Spartans on Twitter as they became a popular pick to win it all this season.

“Words can’t express how much I already miss Lacey,” Payne said in a statement.

“She is my sister, and will always be a part of my life.

She taught me how to fight through everything with a smile on my face even when things were going wrong. I’m a better man because of her.”

– Wire report

at Washington, 6 p.m.

Friday, CSN, AM-720

Inside Patrick Sharp scores 43 seconds into overtime to leads Hawks past Montreal, 3-2.

Page B3

CHICAGO – Ben Smith knows what it means to play in an empty building.

OK, so “empty” might be a bit of an overstatement. But the Blackhawks’ 25-year-old winger spent parts of three seasons in hockey’s minor leagues, and he knows what it’s like to play a game in a building that features all of the energy of a sleeping dog.

“I think a lot of guys in this room will attest to it,” Smith said. “But playing in Peoria on a Wednesday night or Sunday

VIEWS Tom Musick afternoon, …”

Smith smiled and shook his head as his voice trailed off.

“You compare that to playing here at the United Center, and it’s a huge difference.”

Mega huge.

Fans judge players by all sorts of statistics, from goals and assists to blocked shots and

penalty minutes. The greatest statistics are committed to memory – remember Wayne Gretzky’s 92-goal season? – and passed down to generations of hockey fans.

It turns out that players can judge fans by statistics, as well. And as the Hawks’ sellout streak reached 267 consecutive games during Wednesday’s regular-season home finale against the Montreal Canadiens, the judgment was clear.

“It’s going to be tough to beat

this building,” Hawks winger Bryan Bickell said.

Mega tough.

Unless Kid Rock and his fellow Detroiters manage to build an extra deck on top of Joe Louis Arena for the Red Wings’ home finale, the Hawks will finish first in the NHL in home attendance for the 2013-14 season. The Hawks averaged 22,623 fans each home game, which leads the Wings (22,201) and Canadiens (21,273).

See MUSICK, page B3

INDIAN CREEK 3, HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK 1

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro baseball Cleveland at White Sox, 7 p.m., CSN John Danks (0-0, 3.86 ERA) makes his second start after allowing three runs on five hits and four walks over seven innings Saturday against the Royals.

Danny Salazar (0-0, 3.18 ERA) will start for the Indians.

Also on TV...

Pro baseball Pittsburgh at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., WGN Boston at N.Y. Yankees or Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6 p.m., MLB Golf Masters, first round, 2 p.m., ESPN Pro basketball San Antonio at Dallas, 7 p.m., TNT Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m., TNT Pro hockey St. Louis at Minnesota, 7 p.m., NBCSN Men’s hockey NCAA tournament, semifinal, Boston College vs. Union (N.Y.), 4 p.m., ESPN2 NCAA tournament, semifinal, North Dakota vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 College baseball Tennessee at Georgia, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU Soccer UEFA Europa League, quarterfinal, second leg, Juventus vs. Lyon, 2 p.m., FS1

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

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

Danielle Guerra – dguerra@shawmedia.com

Indian Creek freshman midfielder Renee Corriveau shoots and scores the second of the Timberwolves’ three goals while being pressured by Hinckley-Big Rock defenders in the first half of Wednesday’s match at Indian Creek Middle School in Waterman. The Timberwolves won, 3-1.

T’wolves top I-30 rival End long losing streak against H-BR

By BRIAN HOXSEY sports@daily-chronicle.com WATERMAN – Indian Creek girls soccer coach Luke Anderson knows it’s been at least four years since his team bested its rival from Hinckley-Big Rock.

H-BR coach Paul Taeuber thought it might be six or seven.

Either way, the host Timberwolves saw that streak end with a 3-1 victory over the Royals on Wednesday afternoon at Indian Creek Middle School.

More online Check a photo gallery of Wednesday’s girls soccer match between Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock at Daily-Chronicle.com/ dcpreps.

“It was an interesting game, but [the win] feels really good,” Indian Creek defender Jacklyn Bouma said.

“I thought we worked together well on both offense and defense. I really liked

the way we passed the ball today, we worked the give-and-goes well.”

Indian Creek (3-0) used that solid passing to put pressure on the visitors early, creating an H-BR foul in the box resulting in a penalty kick. Junior Madison Spooner gave the hosts a 1-0 lead, depositing the PK into the bottom left corner of the cage past diving H-BR keeper Jordan Bullard (four saves) just 1:37 into the match.

“I watch the keeper’s feet, see if she’s leaning one way or another and then I just try to go opposite while keeping it low,” said Spooner, who is the team’s PK specialist and is 2 for 2 this season “I like it, but there is a ton of pressure that comes with it.”

The Timberwolves controlled the pace and the ball for most of the first half and then made it 2-0 with 3:48 to go before halftime as Renee Corriveau captured a bad clearing attempt and scored on a 10-yard strike from the center of the box.

“I’m lucky to have a great bunch of athletic girls on this year’s team that are very coachable,” Anderson said. “We have been working on ball possession from Day 1 and I’m starting to see that hard work come to fruition. We just want to string passes together and then look to attack the goal.”

See SOCCER, page B3

MASTERS

Masters seems a bit empty without Woods AUGUSTA, Ga. – The legends usually fade away gracefully here, part of the reason why the absence of Tiger Woods at the Masters seems so jarring.

He wasn’t at the Champions Dinner on Tuesday night, and won’t be on the first tee this morning. Someone else will be putting on the green jacket when it’s all over, and not nearly as many people will be sitting in front of their TVs at home watching it happen.

“It’s part of what you do in April,” Augusta National AP file photo chairman Billy Payne said.

Tiger Woods (left) and Arnold Palmer share a laugh during the trophy “You watch Tiger compete in presentation after Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March the Masters.”

It might just be an aber25, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. Fifty years ago, Palmer won the Masters for ration, and there’s always the fourth time. It was his seventh major. He was 34, the King.

VIEWS Tim Dahlberg the chance Woods will be back one day almost as good as new. But there also is the sense that one of the most spectacular reigns in the history of the game could be coming to an end in the same place Woods first burst into the public consciousness 17 years ago.

It now has been six years since Woods won a major championship, and nearly a decade since he last won a Masters. With a surgically repaired back at the age of 38, it would be hard to find a bookie

in Vegas offering decent odds that he will win another anytime soon – if ever.

None of that means all that much to the other players here. They’re beholden to Woods because he has helped make many of them rich, but they also are here this week with a job to do that is always easier in his absence.

They’re his contemporaries, if not his rivals. Woods never really had a rival in the way Arnold Palmer had Jack Nicklaus or Ben Hogan had Sam Snead. When he put on his red shirt on Sunday, the tournament usually was his to lose, not someone else’s to win.

See DAHLBERG, page B4

SPORTS

Page B2 • Thursday, April 10, 2014

8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball DeKalb at Rockford Jefferson, 4:30 p.m.

Hononegah at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Paw Paw at Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m.

Newark at Hinckley-Big Rock, 4:30 p.m.

Belvidere at Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m.

Sycamore at Rockford Guilford, 4:30 p.m.

Softball Genoa-Kingston at Rockford Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Paw Paw at Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m.

Newark at Hinckley-Big Rock, 4:30 p.m.

Hiawatha at Belvidere, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer Sycamore at Yorkville, 4:30 p.m.

Byron at Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m.

Hall at Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m.

Kaneland at West Aurora Invitational, TBA Boys Track Sycamore at Huntley Invite, 4 p.m.

Girls Track Genoa-Kingston at Stillman Valley Invite, 4 p.m.

Indian Creek at Morrison Relays, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY Baseball Indian Creek at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.

Hinckley-Big Rock at Newark, 4:30 p.m.

Alden-Hebron at Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m.

Softball DeKalb at Hinsdale Central, 4:30 p.m.

Indian Creek at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.

Hinckley-Big Rock at Newark, 4:30 p.m.

Alden-Hebron at Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m.

Marengo at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer Hinckley-Big Rock at Harvest Christian Academy, TBD Boys Track Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek at Seneca Invite, 4 p.m.

Girls Track Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek at Seneca Invite, 4 p.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS UMass basketball player announces he’s gay Derrick Gordon had kept his secret for too long.

He couldn’t be himself. He considered giving up the sport he loved. Because he was gay, he distanced himself from teammates.

“I was living life in shame,” the UMass guard said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “It took a toll on me.”

Gordon became the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball Wednesday, making the announcement on ESPN and Outsports. Now he hopes to inspire others in similar situations.

Pistorius refuses to look at photo of dead lover PRETORIA, South Africa – A shaken Oscar Pistorius refused to look at a gruesome photo of his slain girlfriend’s bloodied head Wednesday, telling a prosecutor through tears, “I don’t have to look at a picture. I was there.”

“It’s time that you look at it,” chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel said during a fierce first day of cross-examination in which he doggedly pressed the doubleamputee Olympian to “take responsibility” for killing Reeva Steenkamp.

The 27-year-old Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder in the Valentine’s Day 2013 shooting of Steenkamp, who was hit three times – in the head, arm and hip – as she cowered behind a locked bathroom door. Pistorius said he shot the 29-year-old model and law school graduate by mistake, thinking she was a dangerous intruder.

– Wire reports

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

CUBS 7, PIRATES 5

NBA

Hammel strong again in win

By BRIAN SANDALOW The Associated Press CHICAGO – Jason Hammel threw seven strong innings, Anthony Rizzo had four hits, and the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5, Wednesday night despite allowing five solo home runs.

Signed to a one-year, $6 Next million contract over the vs. Pittsoffseason, Hamburgh, 1:20 mel (2-0) won p.m. today, WGN, AM-720 his Cubs debut when he beat the Pirates in Pittsburgh. He got off to another good start in this one, retiring the first 12 batters until Pedro Alvarez’s first homer of the game tied it to start the fifth. Hammel allowed three runs and three hits – all solo homers – while striking out six. Mike Olt and Junior Lake

It was Alvarez’s second multihomer game of the season and ninth of his career, and it is the eighth of Martin’s career, but Pittsburgh only had one hit besides its five solo home runs.

The Cubs’ Emilio Bonifacio, who entered leading the majors with 17 hits and a .515 batting average, was 2 for 5 with two runs scored for an offense that has scored 21 runs in its past three games after getting eight in its first five.

Rodriguez, whom Hammel beat April 3, took his second loss against the Cubs. He went five innings, giving up four runs and nine hits, keepAP photo Cubs closer Pedro Strop celebrates after the Cubs defeated the Pirates, ing the Pirates from clinching their third straight series win 7-5, Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. to start the season, something hit back-to-back home runs in tihit game. they haven’t done since 1992. the fifth against Wandy RodriAlvarez and Russell Martin Rodriguez fell behind earguez (0-2). homered twice for the Pirates, ly when Justin Ruggiano’s Rizzo’s four hits tied a ca- each getting their second in first-inning double drove in reer high, and it was his ca- the ninth off Pedro Strop, and Bonifacio, who had his sixth reer-best fourth straight mul- Travis Snider also went deep. multihit game in eight.

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Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

ROCKIES 10, WHITE SOX 4

NHL

Garcia injured in blowout

WESTERN CONFERENCE

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com DENVER – The White Sox’s first road trip came to a tough and painful close Wednesday.

Right fielder Avisail Garcia jammed his left shoulder trying to make a diving catch and could be out for a while, and right-hander Ronald Belisario left with a tight lower back after getting routed for five hits in a sixrun eighth inning that burAvisail Garcia ied the Sox in their 10-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies.

The loss gave the Sox (45) a 2-4 road trip with two losses each in Kansas City and to the Next Rockies and two unwanted vs. Cleveland, appearances by 7:10 p.m. trainer Herm today, CSN, Schneider on AM-670 Wednesday.

The biggest loss would be Garcia, who will have an MRI today in Chicago.

X-rays for fracture, dislocation or separation were negative, but the MRI will be key. The 6-foot-4, 250-pounder was in pain after the game and had his left arm in a sling.

The injury occurred when Garcia attempted to make an inning-ending, lead-preserving catch coming in on a sinking line drive by DJ LeMahieu in the sixth. The ball trickled out of his glove as he was rolling over.

“Hopefully, it’s just pain,” said Garcia, who had hit two homers the night before. “I want to be in the field soon, hopefully. I feel right now a lot of pain. Sore, too. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.”

Belisario blamed the thin air in Denver for causing his back to tighten. He experienced the same thing when he pitched for the Dodgers, and said he will be OK as soon as today. It did affect his delivery, he said.

Belisario gave up five runs on five hits, recording one out on a sacrifice bunt. Scott Downs (0-1) allowed a single to Justin Morneau leading off the inning. Maikel Cleto (three strikeouts in 1⅓ scoreless innings) was the bright spot for a bullpe whose collective ERA climbed to 7.61.

Ventura tried not to show much worry about his bullpen.

Besides, he had bigger worries at the moment.

“Everybody’s got concerns, but it’s still early,” said Ventura, who feared Garcia’s shoulder was separated. “My biggest concern is I hope [Garcia is] healthy, and nothing’s wrong with him more than what’s going on.”

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GP x-St. Louis 79 x-Anaheim 79 x-Colorado 79 x-San Jose 79 x-Blackhawks 80 x-Los Angeles 79 x-Minnesota 80 Dallas 80

W 52 51 51 49 46 45 42 39

L OT Pts 20 7 111 20 8 110 21 7 109 21 9 107 19 15 107 28 6 96 26 12 96 30 11 89

GF 246 254 243 239 262 197 200 231

GA 181 202 210 192 209 166 197 226

Phoenix Nashville Vancouver Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton

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225 234 213 233 228 265

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EASTERN CONFERENCE GP z-Boston 79 y-Pittsburgh 80 x-Montreal 80 x-N.Y. Rangers 80 x-Tampa Bay 79 x-Philadelphia 79 Columbus 80 x-Detroit 80

W 53 51 45 44 43 41 42 38

L OT Pts 18 8 114 24 5 107 27 8 98 31 5 93 27 9 95 29 9 91 31 7 91 27 15 91

GF 254 244 214 216 232 225 226 218

GA 171 200 202 191 211 222 211 228

Washington 79 36 30 13 85 226 237 New Jersey 79 34 29 16 84 191 201 Toronto 80 38 34 8 84 229 251 Ottawa 79 34 31 14 82 230 262 Carolina 79 34 34 11 79 197 219 N.Y. Islanders 79 31 37 11 73 216 262 Florida 80 28 44 8 64 190 263 Buffalo 79 21 49 9 51 152 238 Two points for win, one point for OT loss x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division; z-clinched conference

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White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (right) gets high-fives from teammate Adam Eaton after hitting a threerun home run in the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in Denver.

Abreu not ashamed to be a mama’s boy Sox’s slugger waiting for his family’s safe arrival from Cuba

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com DENVER – If you want to call Jose Abreu a mama’s boy, go ahead. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound slugger won’t mind.

Abreu’s not afraid to share just how much Daisys Correa means to him. The unconventional No. 79 he wears was her suggestion for originality’s sake, and Abreu can’t wait to bring her to the United States and show her a special room he has planned for a home he wants to build for her. The room will showcase his growing collection of baseball keepsakes from the World Baseball Classic, and who knows what he amasses as a major-league player.

One important collectible was gathered Tuesday at Coors Field, where Abreu hit the first and second home runs of his career.

“Just for her,” Abreu said before the Sox’s 10-4 loss to the Rockies on Wednesday. “But I want to make sure I’m there when she sees it because I don’t want her to have a heart attack or something when she sees all that inside a new home.”

Speaking through a translator, Abreu giggled at the idea of how flabbergasted she would be.

“I speak with her every day,” he said. “She said, ‘Congratulations on your perfor-

to come, he’s going to need a spacious room for his memorabilia. He has 11 RBIs, which rank him among the American League leaders.

Abreu has big power, but also figures to hit for average and drive in a lot of runs.

He had a double and single Wednesday, raising his average to .278.

“He can do some things when he hits it a lot of people can’t do,” manager Robin Ventura said. “He’s got power the other way that a lot of guys don’t have. When he puts it on the barrel, it gets through the infield pretty quick.”

Abreu’s second homer Tuesday, a rocket to right-center field, made a sound like none of the Sox’s other five homers (including his first) made. Ventura heard it early during spring training and knew the Sox’s front office had made a sound decision in giving him a six-year, $68 million contract.

“You just hear it, the sound that comes off his bat when he hits it, especially going the other way,” Ventura said. “You don’t [always] hear it. There are few guys that have it, and he’s one that has it.”

Seeing the ball come off his bat with that kind of velocity, “you take a second look real quick, making sure you’re seeing the right thing. It’s a gift,” Ventura said.

mance last night.’ I said, ‘No, thank you for allowing me to be here and being able to do that.’

“It is a beautiful thing. It is a beautiful relationship. I do have a beautiful relationship with my dad (Jose Oriol Abreu), as well. Sometimes he does get jealous (that I always talk about my mother). I can always talk to her and tell her how I feel whether it’s good or bad. She’s always there for me. That’s the part that really makes it special for me.”

Abreu is intensely devoted to all things family and has a son, Dariel Eduardo, who still is in Cuba. Although details about his departure from Cuba and his family’s whereabouts are kept somewhat private for security and safety reasons, it is known that he and wife Yusmary left for Haiti in the middle of the night last summer to start the process of becoming eligible to sign with a major-league team.

His mother, father, sister and brother-in-law, who are in transit from Cuba, are believed to be somewhere safe.

“Right now, I don’t really know exactly when she’ll be coming,” Abreu said. “I’ll leave that in God’s hands. But the day she is here will be an • Daryl Van Schouwen covunbelievable day and one we ers the White Sox for the Chiwill share together.”

If Abreu’s early perfor- cago Sun-Times. Follow him mances are a hint of things on Twitter @soxvan_CST.

Wednesday’s Results Blackhawks 3, Montreal 2 (OT) Columbus 3, Dallas 1 Los Angeles at Calgary (n) San Jose at Anaheim (n) Today’s Games Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Nashville, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Boston at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 4 2 .667 — Cleveland 5 4 .556 ½ Kansas City 4 4 .500 1 White Sox 4 5 .444 1½ Minnesota 3 5 .375 2 East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 5 4 .556 — Tampa Bay 5 5 .500 ½ Baltimore 4 5 .444 1 Boston 4 5 .444 1 New York 4 5 .444 1 West Division W L Pct GB Seattle 5 2 .714 — Oakland 5 3 .625 ½ Texas 4 5 .444 2 Los Angeles 3 5 .375 2½ Houston 3 6 .333 3 Wednesday’s Results Colorado 10, White Sox 4 Cleveland 2, San Diego 0, 1st game San Diego 2, Cleveland 1, 2nd game Oakland 7, Minnesota 4 (11 inn.)

Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 4, Texas 2 Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Toronto 7, Houston 3 Detroit at L.A. Dodgers (n) L.A. Angels at Seattle (n) Today’s Games Cleveland (Salazar 0-0) at White Sox (Danks 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Straily 0-1) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-1), 12:10 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 0-1) at Toronto (Dickey 1-1), 6:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 6 2 .750 — Pittsburgh 5 3 .625 1 St. Louis 5 4 .556 1½ Cubs 3 5 .375 3 Cincinnati 3 6 .333 3½ East Division W L Pct GB Washington 6 2 .750 — Atlanta 5 3 .625 1 Miami 5 4 .556 1½ New York 3 5 .375 3 Philadelphia 3 5 .375 3 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 6 2 .750 — Los Angeles 6 3 .667 ½ Colorado 5 5 .500 2 San Diego 3 6 .333 3½ Arizona 2 8 .200 5 Wednesday’s Results Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 5 Colorado 10, White Sox 4 Cleveland 2, San Diego 0, 1st game San Diego 2, Cleveland 1, 2nd game Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 0 Washington 10, Miami 7 Milwaukee 9, Philadelphia 4 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Detroit at L.A. Dodgers (n) Arizona at San Francisco (n) Today’s Games Pittsburgh (Cole 1-0) at Cubs (T.Wood 0-1), 1:20 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 1-0) at Washington (Strasburg 0-1), 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Estrada 0-0) at Philadelphia (Lee 2-0), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Mejia 1-0) at Atlanta (Hale 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Arizona (Delgado 0-1) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-0), 9:15 p.m.

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Spartans belt 3 homers in win over Whips DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com Nathan Haacker, Michael Swanberg and Cooper Vinz all had home runs for the Sycamore baseball team in a 13-3, six-inning win over Hampshire on Wednesday in Hampshire.

Haacker’s blast was a three-run shot, and was his third homer of the season. He was 2 for 2 and added a double. Vinz went 3 for 4 with two doubles in addition to his home run, while Swanberg was 2 for 4. Ian Kidd finished 2 for 3 for the Spartans (4-1).

“It was nice to see our bats get moving today,” Sycamore coach Jason Cavanaugh said. “It’s the first time we’ve really swung the bats very well this year. Part of that’s due to the quality of the pitching we’ve really been facing through our first four games.”

Brett Weaver was the winning pitcher, allowing two hits and striking out four in six innings. Weaver’s

Support from fans welcomed • MUSICK Continued from page B1

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

Katie Kowalski got the win in the circle, improving to 2-1.

“It was just a really well-played game, I thought, on both sides,” Barbs coach Jeff Davis said. “Either team could have come out on top, and we were lucky enough to do so.”

by Taylor Ruh (2 for 2, two runs, two BADMINTON Barbs sweep quad: DeKalb went 3-0 RBIs, walk, stolen base) and Bailey

at a quadrangular at DeKalb High.

The Barbs defeated Larkin (5-2), McHenry (6-1) and Fenton (6-1).

Clara Marchini went 3-0 at No. 2 singles for the Barbs. Madi Alger (No. Spartans complete big comeback: 3 singles) and Nicole Orzechowski Sycamore trailed 8-0 against Hamp- (No. 4 singles) also won all three of shire, but the Spartans rallied for a 9-8 their matches. The No. 1 doubles team win. Tristyn Criswell came up with of Emily Roelfsema and Alyssa Wagthe go-ahead two-out, two-run single ner went 3-0 as well. DeKalb’s Cierra in the top of the seventh. Criswell fin- Grant finished 2-1 at No. 1 singles. ished 2 for 5 with two RBIs. DeKalb is 3-2.

Lyndsey Coddington was 2 for 5 with two doubles and three RBIs for TUESDAY’S LATE RESULTS the Spartans (2-3), and Taylor Jones BASEBALL went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two Royals pick up another win: HinckSOFTBALL RBIs. Taylor Zak held Hampshire ley-Big Rock defeated Earlville-LeBarbs get win: With DeKalb and Ho- scoreless for the final five innings to land, 10-0, in six innings to improve nonegah tied at 3 in the sixth inning, improve to 1-1. its Little Ten Conference record to the Barbs’ Claire Koertner drove in “It really was a team effort to try 2-0. the game-winning run with a two-out to get ourselves back in the game,” Jacob Morsch threw a comsingle. Koertner finished with two Sycamore coach Jill Carpenter said. plete-game one-hitter for the Royals, hits for the Barbs (7-3). Morgan New- “I’m really proud of the kids for con- walking two and striking out 13. port also had two hits. tinuing to play hard for all 21 outs.”

Offensively, the Royals were led

McQueen (0 for 2, three runs, two walks, three stolen bases). Dutch Schneeman added an RBI double.

BOYS TRACK Barbs win dual meet: DeKalb beat Yorkville, 79-63. The Barbs’ 4x100-meter relay team finished in 42.7 seconds, a school record.

GIRLS TRACK Barbs drop dual meet: Yorkville beat DeKalb, 102-40. DeKalb’s Brittney Patrick won the long jump and triple jump.

SOFTBALL Hiawatha loses conference game: At Kirkland, Hiawatha lost, 10-0, to Serena in five innings in a LTC game.

Earlville-Leland tops H-BR: Earlville-Leland defeated Hinckley-Big Rock, 14-0, in six innings in a LTC game in Hinckley.

Sharp lifts Hawks past Canadiens in OT

Paver scores Royals’ lone goal

CHICAGO (AP) – Patrick Sharp stepped up late to make sure the Blackhawks won their last regular-season home game of the season.

Sharp set up Marian Hossa’s tying goal in the final minute of regulation and then got the game-winner 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Hawks to a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

Jeremy Morin also scored in the Hawks’ fourth straight win overall, and their first in overtime this season after seven losses.

“I think we were due,” Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said.

“We’re a pretty good club offensively, but to take this long to get one. ... It’s certainly a relief, and a huge two points for us and a nice comeback as well.”

• SOCCER Continued from page B1 The clubs saw few chances to begin the second half, until Spooner scored her second goal of the match on a 25-yard direct kick at the 20:24 mark to make it 3-0. The Royals (2-2-1) countered just more than a minute later when Lauren Paver worked through two defenders and broke the shutout with a 10-yard shot that deflected off the hands of Indian Creek keeper Josie Diehl (four saves) and into the net to finish the scoring.

“We use the words lackadaisical or going through the motions. Now Danielle Guerra – dguerra@shawmedia.com it’s still early in the season, but it’s Hinckley-Big Rock midfielder Jacqueline Madden (left) not the expectations we know or collides with Indian Creek defender Hayley Larson on that we set,” said Taeuber, when Wednesday at Indian Creek Middle School in Waterman. asked about his squad’s energy level. “Credit Indian Creek for goIndian Creek won, 3-1.

ing to the ball hard. Every team is different, we are still trying to find out where all the pieces are going to fit. You have to build that every year even though you bring back nine or 10 starters. I wouldn’t think we’d have to do that, but that’s what we’re going to have to do.”

Anderson is happy with his team’s play and the fact that everyone is doing their jobs and more.

“Corriveau is just a freshman who has been doing a great job at the forward spot. Her hustle is contagious and the other girls’ attitudes are great,” he said. “Josie Diehl has improved so much at keeper from a year ago, she is showing a ton of promise. Our midfielders, Emily Schilling and Bailey Martenson, are really embracing the possession theme and playing smart. It’s just a fun team to be a part of right now.”

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Meanwhile, the three worst home crowds belong to the Phoenix Coyotes (13,697), Dallas Stars (14,521) and Florida Panthers (14,568).

Maybe someone out there will try to argue that the Hawks’ 267-game sellout streak isn’t that special.

After all, it’s easy to hop on a bandwagon and support a winner.

But what if the sellout crowds helped to mold that winner?

In other words: Which came first, the chicken or the hockey puck?

Hawks winger Patrick Kane has had to settle for being a fan since March 19, when he twisted his leg and limped off of the ice with an apparent knee sprain. Kane practiced with his teammates during the Hawks’ morning skate and expects to be 100 percent healthy for the 100 percent capacity crowds in the playoffs.

“I think playing at the UC is obviously a benefit for our team,” Kane said. “Being at home [is significant], especially when a game goes to Game 7. You saw, last year, the series against Detroit. We had that home-ice advantage, and I think it helped us.”

This time around, the Hawks might have to steal a few road wins.

The Hawks trail the St. Louis Blues by four points and the Colorado Avalanche by two points with only two regular-season games remaining. As it stands today, the Hawks would visit Colorado for Games 1 and 2 to open the playoffs.

Sometimes, however, even a road game can feel like a home game.

“Our fans are worldwide,” Bickell said. “You can see it in different buildings.

“And at home, to sell out that many times, to have that support and have that edge against other teams – it’s kind of like a backbone being there.”

At some point, the sellout streak is bound to come to an end.

Then again, maybe it will go on for infinity intermissions. If Hawks fans can keep showing up despite an upand-down economy and one of the snowiest winters in the region’s history, then what exactly could cause the streak to snap?

“We hope not,” Smith said.

“The way the game is growing here and how well this team has done over the last few years, it’s a good recipe for success. We want to keep that going.

“Just like we want to keep winning on the ice, I’m sure the fans want to keep that streak alive and show their support. We appreciate all of it.”

Mega appreciate.

effort was the Spartans’ first complete game of the season.

Sycamore will play today at Rockford Guilford.

Cogs fall: Belvidere defeated Genoa-Kingston, 11-5. Jake Langford was 2 for 3 with a double, RBI and a walk for the Cogs. Ben Graff finished 1 for 2 with two walks for G-K. Hopkins no-hits Reapers: Kaneland’s Nate Hopkins threw a no-hitter in a six-inning, 11-0 win over Plano.

Hopkins struck out six and walked five. Joe Panico finished 2 for 3 with a double and two runs for Kaneland (1-3).

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BULLS 102, TIMBERWOLVES 87

QB: Union push Noah posts 4th triple-double rushed, wrong

By JOE COWLEY

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By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Northwestern’s Trevor Siemian said Wednesday it was wrong for former quarterback Kain Colter and other players to explore unionization without first taking their concerns to their coach and administrators.

The school’s football players are scheduled to vote this month on whether to form a union to possibly bargain over better compensation, health insurance and work conditions.

Siemian, a quarterback who will be a senior this fall, said during a conference call with reporters that players should have taken their concerns to coach Pat Fitzgerald and athletic director James Phillips before setting out to unionize.

“I’m treated far better than I deserve here,” Siemian said.

“Introducing a third party or somebody else, especially when our main goals when this began ... there were issues with the NCAA that we thought we could address, and [unionizing] was one of the ways to do it. Nothing had been exhausted from within the school. Myself included, nobody ever addressed Fitz or Dr. Phillips about these issues.

“Two of these guys that all of us have come here and trusted so much – I’ve known coach Fitz five or six years now – to say I don’t trust you enough to help us out addressing these changes isn’t the right way to go.”

A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board announced March 26 that Northwestern’s football players meet the definition of employees under federal law and are allowed to unionize.

The players are set to vote by secret ballot April 25 on whether to form a union.

Siemian said he would vote no.

Ohio lawmakers: College athletes aren’t employees COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Republican-controlled Ohio House has approved a proposal that says college athletes are not employees under state law.

The measure was approved as part of a broader bill Wednesday that heads next to the Ohio Senate.

It comes after a landmark National Labor Relations Board decision last month involving Northwestern University’s football team. That ruling says full scholarship players can be considered employees and thus are eligible to form a union.

If it holds, the ruling could have widespread repercussions in the multibillion-dollar college sports industry.

Ohio lawmakers are among the first in the nation to react legislatively to the ruling. The provision’s supporters say it clarifies state law and could have little effect.

The Ohio AFL-CIO accuses majority Republicans of trying to “engineer punitive proposals.”

– The Associated Press “I can only speak for myself,” he said. “I’ll say there’s a significant number of guys on the team who feel the same as me.”

Tim Waters, the political director for the United Steelworkers Union, which has provided support to efforts to unionize, did not return phone and email messages. Neither did Ramogi Huma, president of the College Athletes Players Association, which is working with the steelworkers on the bid to form the nation’s first union for college athletes.

MINNEAPOLIS – At some point this summer, maybe, just maybe, Joakim Noah will be able to sit back on some beach, kick his feet up and actually think about what he accomplished this season.

Not now, not yet.

Next That was obvious after vs. Detroit, Wednesday’s 7 p.m. Friday, 1 0 2 - 8 7 w i n WGN, AM-1000 over the Minnesota Timberwolves, when Noah scored 15 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and handed out 10 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season and the seventh of his career, and only cared about one stat: Another win.

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Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) holds the ball during the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Timberwolves in Minneapolis. The Bulls won, 102-87.

“It was a good win for us. It feels good to play well, but the most important thing is winning,” Noah said. “We got four games left, just trying to stay

focused, keep our mind on progress and everything else that comes with it is a bonus.”

Noah also surpassed Tom Boerwinkle for the most as-

sists in a single season by a Bulls center, and although it was humbling for him, it’s again a thought for a later day.

“I feel real comfortable making plays for my teammates, being aggressive when I have to, just taking it day-byday, trying to get better in every aspect of my game,” Noah said. “All this stuff is just giving me more confidence and I just want more.”

The win was the sixth straight for the Bulls (46-32), but more importantly kept them neck-and-neck with Toronto (46-32) for that No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff seedings.

The fact that all Noah cared about was the team was just what coach Tom Thibodeau wanted to hear.

“Jo was terrific throughout,” Thibodeau said of his All-Star center’s latest performance.

Golf doesn’t seem as much fun with Tiger absent • DAHLBERG Continued from page B1 “Players to some extent will miss him, but then they are like, ‘Hey, he’s not here, so it’s one less guy you have to beat,’ ” Steve Stricker said.

Golf will miss him more, especially in the one place people associate with the game more than any other.

From the time Woods won in a runaway in 1997 to become the first black man to win a green jacket, the Masters has been all about Woods – and both the tournament and the player have prospered greatly.

The buzz in the weeks and days before the Masters has for the past two decades been about how Woods will do.

The TV ratings Sunday soar when he’s in contention, as

he almost always is.

It’s not the same without him now. It might never be the same again.

“It’s awkward to not have him here,” Phil Mickelson said. “I hope he gets back soon.”

Mickelson talked some this week about what Woods has meant to the game, reminiscing about the $180,000 first-place purse offered when he won his first tournament in Tucson in 1991 as an amateur. He suggested to his agent that week that someone might win $1 million in a tournament someday, although probably not during Mickelson’s career.

Now a minimum $1 million first prize is as crucial as free courtesy cars just to get players to show up at a PGA Tour event.

“Nobody has benefited

more from having Tiger in the game than myself,” Mickelson said. “Tiger has been the instigator.”

He surely has been, much in the way Palmer was when he turned the country on to televised golf with four Masters wins in seven years beginning in 1958. Palmer is 84 now and last won here a half century ago, but he and Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player still come every year to play in the par-3 contest and hit the ceremonial first balls.

Don’t count on Woods doing that someday. He’s not wired to interact with people the same way the players of yesteryear were, and it’s hard to imagine one of the most ferocious competitors in the history of the game even putting a tee in the ground if he didn’t think he had a chance of winning.

Palmer said he believes Woods can come back and win like he did before, though he cautioned he might have more trouble with his head than his back.

Palmer said he didn’t win any majors after the age of 34 because his success had dimmed his inner drive, and that Woods might be having the same problem.

Palmer might be right, though no one really has figured out Woods yet. He’s one of the most recognized people on the planet, yet he remains an enigma in a red shirt.

Without him, though, golf doesn’t seem nearly as fun.

• Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg@ap.org or follow him on Twitter @timdahlberg.

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vivid and delightful animated spectacle, “Rio 2” is chock-full of colorful 3-D wonder and jubilant musical numbers set against a tale of family dynamics and environmental dilemmas.

The sequel opens with a vibrant New Year’s Eve bash, as partying in the music-filled streets of Rio de Janeiro is punctuated by fireworks bursting above the Christ the Redeemer statue.

Supervised by composer John Powell, more emphasis has been placed on the music of this film, which benefits from numbers by artists like Bruno Mars (who also voices the smooth bird Roberto in the film), Janelle Monae and celebrated Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown.

After mating in Brazil in 2011’s “Rio,” rare macaws Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway) now have three lively kids who have become accustomed to the same domestication Blu was brought up on in Minnesota. They’re attached to gadgets like iPods and eat pancakes for breakfast, which irks the raised-inthe-wild Jewel.

But the family heads off to the Amazon rainforest, to Jewel’s delight and Blu’s strife, when they get wind that a tribe of blue macaws may live there and are being pursued by Blu’s past owner and animal lover, Linda (voiced

by Leslie Mann), and her husband, Tulio (Rodrigo Santoro).

With a few of the quirky supporting characters from the first film in tow – including birds voiced by George Lopez (as frisky toucan Rafael) and Jamie Foxx and will.i.am (as rapping canary-and-cardinal duo Nico and Pedro) – they soar through a dazzling journey to the rainforest, making the often-wasted 3-D effect worth it as we take in the broad scope and graphically layered flair.

Once there, Jewel discovers the large macaw crew is led by her long-lost father (Andy Garcia), who is unimpressed with his daughter’s choice of a mate. He can’t help but roll his eyes over Blu’s use of a GPS or a Swiss Army kit rather than the use of his own sharp beak. But their classic in-law banter is sublimely comical.

Brazilian native writer-director Carlos Saldanha and Don Rhymer returned to pen the story. But they try too hard to make up for the minimalist plot of the original and drown in subplots: Blu battles with Jewel over staying in the wild versus returning to the city; Linda and Tulio clash with a few bad guys threatening to cut down the rainforest (the film’s

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Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement Plot: It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they’re hurtled Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

Rating: G Running time: 1 hour, 41 minutes eco push); and Blu’s old rival, Niguel (Jemaine Clement of “Flight of the Conchords”), pops up with a beautiful yet poisonous neon pink and purple frog (an angelic and cutesy Kristin Chenoweth) plotting revenge. Phew!

And then there are the moments when characters break out into song.

Niguel’s hotshot rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” seems a little ill-set when he really should be crooning a sinister track a la Ursula’s “Poor Unfortunate Souls” in “The Little Mermaid.”

The sweet voice of Hathaway shines with her solo lullaby. But it’s Chenoweth’s Broadway-like delivery that trumps all when she belts out an anthem on forbidden love. Though the original songs here are whimsical and fun, few are irresistible.

With so much going on, it’s a wonder this kids’ movie is only five minutes longer than the original. But for the music and brilliantly picturesque look, it’s worth the 3-D ticket.

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Documentary screening will be preceded by a public reading of excerpts from Leopold’s seminal conservation work, “A Sand County Almanac.” Free; open to and pick out a book or three. the public. Information: Terese Dudek at 815-825-2086, ext.

3640.

Word games Divas Dish for Glidden HomeSunday is Scrabble Day, a holiday stead: 5:30 to 8 p.m. April 26, celebrated on the birth of the inventor of Barsema Alumni & Visitors Cen“Scrabble,” Alfred Mosher Butts. Take some ter, 231 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. Fundraising tasting time today to have an old-fashioned board event. Tickets: $30 or two for game afternoon. Challenge family, friends, $50 at Castle Bank locations, the neighbors or whoever wants to play!

Daily Chronicle and from Glidden Homestead board members.

Sports of all sorts Information: 815-756-7904 or www.gliddenhomestead.org.

If golf isn’t your thing, be sure to check “Rocky Horror Picture Show”: 8 out NBA and NHL action in the last mop.m.

April 25, Egyptian Theatre, ments of their regular seasons. And don’t 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. $10. forget MLB is in action, NASCAR takes Doors open 7 p.m. For mature place Saturday and Major League Soccer audiences. www.egyptianthehas games all weekend. Check your TV atre.org.

things to do this weekend Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner; and “Oculus,” an R horror flick.

Green jacket quest The Masters Tournament tees off today, with action taking place all weekend. While Tiger Woods won’t be in the running for the green jacket, this is still can’t-miss golf. Head to the official website, www.masters.com, for TV information and more.

Curl up with a book Sunday is the beginning of National Library Week, and Saturday is D.E.A.R. Day (aka Drop Everything and Read Day).

These special days are designed to get people reading and to get people to check out their local library. Head to the library this weekend to kick things off

At the movies The big movies opening this week are “Rio 2,” a G-rated sequel to the animated hit; “Draft Day,” a PG-13 drama starring

STAGE STAGE NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost”: 7:30 p.m. April 10 through 12, 2 p.m. April 13, Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road, DeKalb. Tickets: $6. Reservations: 815-753-1600 or www. niu.edu/theatre.

Performing Arts Academy dance benefit: 6 p.m. April 16, Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center, NIU, DeKalb.

Benefit for Our Military Kids, an organization that provides grants for children of those in the military to participate in extracurricular activities. Tickets: $10; $5 for students. Information: 815-899-1307.

Kishwaukee College’s “Love Minus”: 7:30 p.m. April 23 through 26, Kishwaukee College Theater, 21193 Malta Road, Malta. www. kishwaukeecollege.edu.

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

Stage Coach Players’ “12 Angry Jurors”: 7:30 p.m. June 5 through 7 and 12 through 14, 2 p.m. June 15, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

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

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

ART ART “Rural Romanticism,” by Linda Thornton Peterson: Through April 30, The Art Box, 308 E. Lin-

coln Highway, DeKalb. Opening reception: 5 to 7 p.m. April 3.

Evening of open poetry: 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 22. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Information: 815-7580313 or dan@dekalbgallery.com.

“Looting, Hoarding, Collecting ...”: Through May 23, North and Hall Case Galleries of the NIU Art Museum, DeKalb. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday. Information: www.niu. edu/artmuseum.

“Hoarding, Amassing and Excess”: Through May 23, Rotunda and South Galleries, NIU Art Museum, Altgeld Hall, DeKalb.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Information: www.niu.edu/artmuseum.

Programing schedule: April 10 – “Psychological Aspects of Hoarding: Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioral Factors that Contribute to Excessive Saving and Acquiring,” Arielle P. Rogers, graduate student, NIU Department of Psychology, Altgeld Hall 315, 5 to 5:50 p.m.

April 15 – Visiting Artist Celeste Rapone, slide talk, Jack Arends Hall/Visual Art Building 103, 5 p.m.

April 16 – “Repatriation and its Ills; A Heretic’s Reflections,” Eric Ledbetter, former director of International Programs and Ethics, American Alliance of Museums; principal, Heritage Management Solutions, Altgeld Hall 315, 5 p.m.

April 17 – “From DeKalb Back to Burma: The Saga of the Looted Buddha,” Catherine Raymond, associate professor art history, Director, Center for Burma Studies, Curator, Burma Art Collection at NIU, Altgeld Hall 315, 5 p.m.

April 26 – Sewing Up Loose Ends, visiting artist Jaclyn Mednicov stitching in the gallery, NIU Art Museum, 1 to 3 p.m.

May 3 – Get-On-The-Bus Trip, The House on the Rock, explore an amassed array of amazing collections at Wisconsin’s No.

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1 tourist attraction, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., pre-registration required.

May 6 – “Hoarding, Amassing and Excess” Gallery Talk, NIU Art Museum, 4:40 p.m.

May 13 – Film screening and discussion, “Rape of Europa,” 2006 documentary on Nazi looting and art repatriation, 117 minutes, location TBA May 15 – The Meanings of Objects, poetry recital and reading, Altgeld Hall 315, 7:15 to 8:30 p.m.

“General Dutton’s America”: Opens April 26, Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore. Exhibition explores the life and times of General Everell Dutton including his role in the Civil War and how he shaped Sycamore when he returned. Admission: $5, free for members and children younger than 14. www.sycamorehistory. org. 815-895-5762.

DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association Exhibit Gallery: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, Labor Day through Memorial Day, or by appointment, Nehring Gallery, 111 S. Second St., Suite 204, DeKalb. Free. www.daaha.inc@ gmail.com. 815-756-8737.

AUDITION AUDITIONS Indian Valley Theatre’s “We the People” auditions: 1 to 4 p.m. May 4, 7 to 9 p.m. May 5, Sandwich Opera House community room, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Performances will be July 25, 26 and 27. Information: 888-365-8889.

COMEDY COMEDY “Unity Through Laughter” tour with Gabriel Iglesias: 7:30 p.m.

April 10, NIU Convocation Center, DeKalb. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show hosted by Martin Moreno; special guests include Alfred Robles and Rick Gutierrez.

Tickets: $32 for NIU Students with a valid NIU OneCard and

– More Content Now $42 for general public. Tickets on sale March 7 at NIU Convocation Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster. com or 800-745-3000.

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

630-584-6342.

EVENTS EVENTS Taste of Home Cooking School: 7 p.m. April 10, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $12 to $50. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

15th annual Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13, Kaneland High School, 37W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park. Information: www. kanelandartsinitiative.org.

Penguin Project organizational meetings: 3 p.m. April 13 and 7 p.m. April 14, First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb. www.CCTOnstage.com.

NIU College of Ed’s Diversity in Film series: 3 to 5:45 p.m., Faraday 144, NIU, DeKalb. Faculty will moderate discussions following the films. Information: 815-7531948 or email cedu@niu.edu.

Schedule: April 15 – “The Interrupters” April 29 – “Fruitvale Station” Swing Dancing in DeKalb: 7 to 10:30 p.m. April 15, O’Leary’s Irish Pub & Grill (upstairs), 260 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

No partner needed, casual dress, leather-soled shoes recommended. $5 admission (includes lesson at 7 p.m. at no additional charge). Water provided; food and beverages available for purchase. See BarbCitySwing.com for coming dates and exceptions and look for the group on Facebook.

“Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time”: 2 p.m. April 16, Student Lounge,

MUSIC MUSIC NIU Steelband spring concert: 3 p.m. April 13, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Free; open to the public. Concert will be streamed live at www. niu.edu/music. Information: lteague@niu.edu.

Amicizia Trio: 8 p.m. April 15, Recital Hall, NIU Music Building, DeKalb. Free. Concert of new works composed for violin, cello and piano. Information: 815-753-0642.

“Here (and there): music for piano and electronics”: 8 p.m.

April 11, NIU Music Building Recital Hall. Guest pianist Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi will present this free concert. Preview and discussion from 3 to 3:50 p.m. April 11.

NIU Jazz Ensemble with Jazz Trombonist Vincent Gardner: 8 p.m. April 12, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to $25.

815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.

A Band Called Honalee: 8 p.m.

April 15, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich.

Tribute to folk music. Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org.

The Amicizia Trio – ‘Incarnation’: 8 p.m. April 26, NIU Music Building Recital Hall, DeKalb. Free.

2 Chainz: 7:30 p.m. April 27, Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, 1525 W Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Tickets: $25 to $37 at Convo Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. NIU students get a $10 discount with valid NIU OneCards at the Convo box office (limit two tickets). www.convocenter.niu.edu.

Indian Valley Community Band spring concert: 2 p.m. April 27, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Free.

Donations will be collected for Equine Dreams.

Denny Diamond and the Family Jewels: 8 p.m. May 3, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tribute to Neil Diamond. Tickets: $15 to $25.

815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.

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

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

PG-43: 8 p.m. May 31, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Adult contemporary.

Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-7862555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kishwaukee Barbershop Harmony Singers rehearsals: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Open to men of all ages. Contacts: Dave at 815895-5955 or Ed at 815-756-3004.

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

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

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

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

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

Kiss is not the first to tell Rock Hall to kiss off

By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Graciousness is not always high on the list of attributes you find in successful rock ‘n’ roll stars.

Because of this, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions have sometimes brought out the worst in its inductees, whether continuing once-private feuds in public or launching criticism at the hall itself.

This year it’s Kiss that’s angry, its members upset over the organization’s decision only to induct original members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley while excluding members who joined later.

As a result, the makeup-wearing rockers won’t be wearing makeup or rocking at Thursday’s ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn when they’re inducted with Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, The E Street Band, late Beatles manager Brian Epstein and former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who also is boycotting this year’s show over dissatisfaction with his role.

Here’s a quick look at seven other acts who chose to make the ceremony uncomfortable for everyone

Kiss else or just skipped it altogether: • The guys in Guns N’ Roses are at a point now where they can sometimes play nice together, but that was not the case when the Los Angeles rockers were inducted in 2012. Frontman Axl Rose decided to skip the ceremony because it didn’t “appear to be somewhere I’m actually wanted or respected.” Guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steve Adler, however, did take the stage, performing together for the first time in nearly two decades. Myles Kennedy served as the stand-in for Rose.

• There was nary a Van Halen during the towering rock band’s induction. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen chose to enter rehab the week before the 2007 ceremony – a pretty rock-solid excuse. But his drum-

mer brother Alex also chose not to attend. And original lead singer David Lee Roth pulled a very Rothlike maneuver and pulled out at the last minute in a huff over what song he’d perform at the event. That left bassist Michael Anthony and second singer Sammy Hagar as the only official attendees. They were reduced to performing with Paul Shaffer’s house band.

• John Fogerty also faced the prospects of a put-together band when he refused to play with surviving Creedence Clearwater Revival members, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford. He rallied with a couple of all-stars – Bruce Springsteen and The Band’s Robbie Robertson – to back him onstage, but the rift became oh-sopublic when Cook and Clifford left the room while Fogerty played. The band split in 1972 and Fogerty was still holding grudges at the 1993 induction, telling Cook and Clifford he wouldn’t play with them ever again when they showed up for rehearsal earlier in the day. Cook and Clifford returned when the lights came back up, with a forlorn Cook holding the bass he’d hoped to play.

• The Sex Pistols were among the first and most notorious punk rock bands and fittingly extended

a metaphorical middle finger to the hall when finally inducted in 2006 – five years after it was first eligible. The British band, which featured lead singer Johnny Rotten and late bassist Sid Vicious, said in a hand-written and ungrammatical note posted on its website that the hall was like “urine in wine” selling “old famous”: “Were not coming.

Were not your monkeys and so what?” Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner read the letter in its entirety, and invited the band to pick up their trophies anyway: “If they want to smash them into bits, they can do that, too.”

• The middle finger was not metaphorical at all when Elvis Costello briefly appeared on stage as his backing band The Attractions during the same 2007 ceremony the Sex Pistols didn’t attend. The British singer had been touring with two members of the band, but was in a long-running feud with bassist Bruce Thomas that spilled over onstage. Thomas took his trophy from a presenter, said, “Thanks for the memories, that’s it,” and then walked off the stage and out the door. Costello marked his exit with his middle finger.

• Members of Blondie added even more bad blood to the 2007

ceremony as a division between founding members Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and Frank Infante and Nigel Harrison spilled onto the stage. Harry and Stein had begun performing together in 1999 without the band’s other three members and Infante and Harrison sued unsuccessfully to rejoin the band.

Infante continued to lobby Harry onstage at the ceremony: “Debbie, are we allowed?” She declined and the band went on to play its three biggest hits with stand-ins. “They wrote themselves out of the band history, as far as I’m concerned,” Stein said backstage. “They should have a little bit of honor. This is supposed to be rock ‘n’ roll. This is supposed to be friendly. This is like going through the trenches together.”

• Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr recently reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first trip to the U.S. But things weren’t always so copacetic, as McCartney showed when he failed to show up to the group’s induction in 1988. He explained the decision through a publicist: “After 20 years, the Beatles still have some business differences. I would feel like a complete hypocrite waving and smiling with them at a fake reunion.”

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Jazz ensemble bids director farewell The nationally renowned NIU Jazz Ensemble will bid farewell to director Ron Carter in a special concert at 8 p.m. today in the Duke Ellington Ballroom inside the Holmes Student Center on the campus of Northern Illinois University.

Carter, who is retiring from NIU, will host a pre-concert jam session for former students and friends at 6 p.m. in the Capitol Room at the Holmes

Center and a post-concert jam session in the Regency Room after the concert. The concert and jam sessions are free and open to the public.

Special guest for this concert is Vincent Gardner, lead trombonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Gardner has released four albums on SteepleChase Records and also performs and records in a group with his brother, trumpeter Derrick

Gardner.

Since June 1998, the Jazz Studies Program at NIU has been rated as one of the top 10 graduate jazz programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, NIU Jazz Studies has won significant recognition from Downbeat Magazine’s Student Recognition Awards, capturing more than 10 Outstanding Performance Awards. Jazz bands from NIU

have received Outstanding Performance Awards at several major jazz festivals, including the prestigious Notre Dame, Elmhurst and Eau Claire collegiate jazz festivals.

The concert is free, but ticketed.

Single tickets will be available at the door. Large groups are encouraged to reserve blocks of tickets by calling Lynn Slater at 815-753-1546 or Carter at 815-753-0643.

History exhibit looks at Sycamore in the Gilded Age Pioneers, war and riches – it sounds like the tagline of a blockbuster movie.

The words actually describe the new exhibit at the Sycamore History Museum, “General Dutton’s America,” opening April 26.

Visitors will be surprised by the drama of Dutton’s life, history museum executive director Michelle Donahoe said in a news release.

The exhibit includes interactive displays, letters, period dress and authentic historical pieces illustrating an important period in the history of Sycamore and of the nation.

The exhibit was created by curator Rob Glover, who began it as a class project while he was a student at Northern Illinois University.

“We are very excited to share this exhibit with the public,” she said in the release. “The stories highlighted are all engaging and surprising. What started as

processing a collection of family letters turned into a great opportunity to tell the early history Sycamore, the Civil War and what life was like afterwards. ...

We are all happy to see the exhibit evolve and become a first-class display that will engage people of all ages.”

The exhibit is an example of microhistory – an interpretation of individual people and places while looking at the broader context of the time period.

Everell Dutton’s life exemplifies the pioneer spirit, dedication of a soldier and richness of the Gilded Age. Through Dutton’s letters, photographs, maps, artifacts, and newspapers, visitors will gain insights to his challenges, work ethic and vision creating a vivid view of the past.

The exhibit includes a hands-on tent for visitors to gain a better sense of a soldier’s daily life. There also

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The Sycamore History Museum’s new exhibit, “Gen. Dutton’s Sycamore,” will open April 26. will be an online exhibit that complements the real exhibit. Programs throughout the year will expand upon ideas in the exhibit.

“General Dutton’s America” is funded through Douglas C. and Lynn M. Family Foundation, The Dutton Family Foundation, and the

Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture Fund.

The museum is located at 1730 N. Main St. in Sycamore, and admission is $5 for adults and free for members and children younger than 14. For more information, call 815-895-5762 or visit www.sycamorehistory.org.

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Steelband’s mantra of highlighting the beauty, versatility and profundity of the steelpan, an eclectic mix of music will be performed, including “Pan 2000,” composed by Alexis.

This was one of the pieces that helped to secure second place for the NIU Steelband at the 2000 World Steelband Music Festival in Trinidad. The audience also will be treated to Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, which was arranged for the steelpan studio by graduate student Josanne Francis. Bach Talk, a new work for steelpan and violin by Illinois composer Jan Bach, will receive its premiere performance

by Teague and Nunez.

The band will be joined by a number of NIU faculty members and alumni on this momentous occasion.

The concert is free and open to the public. It will be streamed live on the web at www.niu.edu/music. For more information, email lteague@niu.edu.

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Northern Illinois University Steelband, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis, will present its spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb.

The event will commemorate the ensemble’s 40th year of existence and will be a celebration of the past, present and future.

The special guest artist will be Panamanian violinist Graciela “Chelín” Nunez, one of Panama City’s most active performers. Nunez is the principal second violin in the Panama National Symphony Orchestra. She studied violin in Panama City under the tutelage of distinguished teachers, and earned her bachelor’s degree in violin performance at the University of Kansas, graduating with honors. She earned a masters of music in violin performance and pedagogy in 2006 from NIU. In keeping with the NIU

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Auditions for salute to America Indian Valley Theatre will bring “We the People” to the historic Sandwich Opera House in July, and auditions are scheduled for this fun and patriotic show. Be a part of the history of America and the celebration of our country in July.

This patriotic tableau begins as a committee discusses putting on a patriotic show for their town. Just what does America mean to them? One person pulls out the Preamble to the Constitution, and they decide to use it as a framework for their play. Through a series of sketches organized phrase by phrase from the Preamble, they show not only how the Constitution applies to our past, but also to our present and future. Everyday life is showcased in both funny and poignant vignettes, offering a variety of moods as it explores the deeper meanings of the language of the Constitution.

From two neighbors arguing their constitutional right to have crabgrass to an immigrant’s heartwarming story of coming to America, this Norman Rockwell-esque revue offers slices of life in America.

Spelling bees, parades, and letters home from war zones all become part of this patchwork quilt of American life.

IVT is in need of three males, three females, and six to 10 extras, three of which will be younger children.

Walk-in auditions will be from 1 to 4 p.m. May 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. May 5 in the Opera House’s community room.

No prior theater experience is needed. Singing ability is a plus, but is not required.

Performances will be July 25, 26 and 27 at the Sandwich Opera House.

For more information, email indianvalleytheatre@ gmail.com or call 888-365-8889.

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Service members’ kids benefit from dance show putting on the event.

“We feel that any opportunity to extend support to our military members’ spouses and children is intrinsically connected to the service member’s support and well-being,” said Jarvis Purnell, Military Student Services director. “The work that Performing Arts Academy is doing with this initiative is important because it allows children to nurture their unique talents and abilities through Our Military Kids grants.

We hope to see our ‘communiversi-

When Jodi Riley’s husband was deployed to Afghanistan, her children were able to enroll in sports programs because of scholarships they received through Our Military Kids.

Riley, the artistic director of the Performing Arts Academy, never forgot the kindness. On April 16, the academy will perform its third benefit dance performance for Our Military Kids. This year, Northern Illinois University’s Military Student Services will assist with

ty’ support this event.”

Our Military Kids is a nonprofit organization that provides grants to help the children of deployed National Guard and Reserve service members, from age 5 through the 12th grade, participate in extracurricular activities of their choice to provide a positive distraction that builds self-esteem and relieves the stress of being separated from their parent.

Riley, an NIU alumnus, said she hopes the collaboration with NIU boosts the amount of donations the

academy can raise for the organization.

Christa McGrath, operations manager and co-owner of the academy, said a student at the academy’s Rochelle location recently received a grant through Our Military Kids for her dance lessons. The student’s father is serving overseas.

“Our Military Kids is a great way to honor the children of our servicemen and women who have to cope with being away from a parent,” she said.

The dance benefit will include the academy’s dance students and competitive dancers. The program will include ballet, jazz, contemporary and lyrical dancing, and may include folk dancers, Riley said.

The performance will be at 6 p.m.

Wednesday at the Duke Ellington Ballroom inside the Holmes Student Center, on the campus of Northern Illinois University. Tickets cost $10 for general admission and $5 for students. For more information, call 815-899-1307.

Shakespearean comedy set on a college campus “One would think that Shakespeare had the college audience in mind when developing ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ a play about young adults torn between a life of the mind and a life of pleasure,” Lara Crowley, Northern Illinois University assistant professor of English, said in news release.

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present the Shakespearean comedy today through Sunday in the Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, at the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road in DeKalb.

The playful adaptation, loosely set on a college campus, follows the King of Navarre and three of his friends, who have vowed to devote themselves to a celibate life of scholarship for three years. However, the Princess of France and her attendant ladies have other plans, and try to convince the four men to break their pledge. Each of the men in turn fall victim to the ladies’ charms, and rationalize their

change of heart as extensions of their intellectual pursuits.

“This play explores why people go to college, what happens in college and how it shapes our lives,” director Stanton Davis said in the release. “The characters are studying philosophy, history and mathematics, and secretly they’re learning about love and the difference between love and mere infatuation.

The comedy comes from the ridiculous things people do when they’re in love.”

“Love’s Labour’s Lost” is the final Studio Series production of SoTD’s 2013-2014 season.

It runs one weekend only. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday, with a Sunday performance at 2 p.m. All general admission tickets cost $6. Reservations and additional information are available at the NIU School of Theatre and Dance box office at 815-753-1600, or online at www.niu.edu/ theatre.

KC hosts free showing of ‘Green Fire’ documentary Amicizia Trio to perform new compositions at NIU

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Amicizia Trio will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the NIU Music Building Recital Hall. Pictured (from left) are Song-A Dell’Aquila Cho, Johanna Kosak and Stephanie Iovine.

Kishwaukee College will host a free showing of the documentary “Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time” at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Lounge, Room C1130, in the Student Center. The showing will be preceded by a public reading of excerpts from Leopold’s seminal conservation work, “A Sand County Almanac.” This event is free and open to the public.

“Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time” is a production of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service and the Center for Humans and Nature. The film shares highlights from Leopold’s life and extraordi-

nary career, explaining how his work shaped conservation in the 20th century and still inspires people today.

Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) was a professor at the University of Wisconsin with a long work history in U.S. Forest Service. Over the years, he developed theories of land and wildlife management. After purchasing 80 acres of scarred and barren land in central Wisconsin, Leopold put his theories into practice. He documented his experiences in “A Sand County Almanac,” completing the book just prior to his death. Leopold is regarded by many as one of the most influential conservation thinkers of the 20th century.

The film “Green Fire” illustrates Leopold’s continuing influence by exploring current projects that connect people and the land at the local level. “Green Fire” portrays how Leopold’s vision of a community that cares about both people and land – his call for a “land ethic” – ties all these modern conservation stories together and offers inspiration and insight for the future.

Learn more about the Aldo Leopold Foundation and the “Green Fire” film at www.aldoleopold.org.

For more information about the screening, contact Terese Dudek, biology faculty, at 815-825-2086, ext. 3640.

Penguin Project kick-off set Children’s Community Theatre’s Penguin Project will kick off its 2014 production of “Aladdin” with organizational meetings April 13 and 14.

The Penguin Project provides children and young adults with disabilities the opportunity to take center stage in a Broadway-style musical. Those individuals, or Artists, are paired with peer Mentors who assist them throughout the production.

Together, they work side-by-side through a four-month rehearsal process learning all of the songs, dances and lines for the show.

When show time arrives, the duos appear side-by-side on the stage, with Artists taking the spotlight while Mentors supporting them as needed.

All participants, both artists and mentors, must be age 10 by May 1, and no older than

age 22, by the show dates in September.

This year’s production of “Aladdin Jr.,” will be staged Sept. 25 through 28 at DeKalb High School. This cast will be comprised of 3035 artists and the same number of mentors.

Families interested in participating are invited to attend one of the two informational meetings – 3 p.m. Sunday or 7 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb. The meeting will include background on the Penguin Project, an overview of the production schedule, a review of Penguin Project policies and other information. Rehearsals for the show will begin in May and rehearsals will continue throughout the summer.

For more information, visit www.CCTonstage.com and click on the Penguin Project link or call Joe King at 815-893-9447.

The Amicizia Trio will present a free concert of new works composed for violin, cello and piano at 8 p.m.

Tuesday in the Northern Illinois University Music Building Recital Hall.

The program will feature works by Zack Browning, Robert Fleisher, Tim Schirmer, Daniel Temkin and Durwynne Hsieh. It will be the first public performance of three of the compositions on the program.

Browning, Schirmer and Fleisher will join the Amicizia Trio for the concert and an informal preview of the program from 4 to 5 p.m. in the recital hall. Both the preview and concert are open to the public.

The Amicizia Trio – Song-A Cho, violin, Stephanie Iovine, cello, and Johanna Kosak, piano – released its first CD recording, “Prologue,” in 2012.

An ardent performer and founder of the Transfiguration Ensemble, Cho is a winner of the Guderyahn String Competition and a recipient of many scholarship awards, including the Edward John Noble Foundation Award from the distinguished Juilliard School. She tours extensively in the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician.

Hailing from a musi-

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She is a busy freelancer with various chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout Long Island and serves as principal cellist for the St. Martin’s Symphony Orchestra in Amityville as well as the Hampton Chamber Orchestra. She has been an active member of the Long Island Performers’ Club, concertizing as a soloist and with various sized chamber ensembles since 2003.

Kosak is an active soloist, a chamber musician, pre-

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Man is patient with independent woman Dear Abby: I’m a 27-year-old woman who has never had a boyfriend or been kissed.

I was never interested in romance or having a significant other. I felt strong being independent and taking care of myself. Now that I have a degree, a career and a house, I feel ready to try to let a man into my life.

I met a really nice guy a month ago. “Brian” and I have gone out several times and have a lot in common.

He’s a gentleman, and he says he’s willing to wait for me.

I have been having a difficult time letting myself be physical with him. Even hugging is uncomfortable for

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips me. I know it’s because I have been a shy loner my whole life and I’m unaccustomed to being close to people.

Even though Brian says he’ll be patient, I can sense his frustration. Physical closeness should come easily if you like and are attracted to someone. I feel abnormal. I don’t know if I’ll be this way forever or get more comfortable the more I know him.

I’m afraid Brian – and most men – won’t be willing

to wait that long. I’m afraid if I don’t move faster I’ll lose a great guy and never get another chance. What do you think? – Blocked in Boise Dear Blocked: Being intimate with someone because you’re afraid you’ll lose him or it will be your last chance is the wrong reason. I think that the sooner you talk with a licensed therapist about your lifelong shyness and discomfort, the quicker you can understand the reasons for it and overcome it. Your doctor should be able to refer you to someone.

If Brian is the right man for you, he will stand by you.

But if he doesn’t, you’ll be

able to more easily relate to someone else.

Dear Abby: I am planning my wedding in the fall. My fiance and I are paying for the wedding and reception.

I have worked at my job for a year, and I haven’t always been treated well by a few co-workers. I am reluctant to invite these people because I’m worried about the repercussions if I do. I know they will judge every aspect because they did it to another co-worker.

I like a few of the people I work with, but I don’t know if I can invite only them. What do I do? – Wedding Planner in Omaha

Dear Wedding Planner: What you do is invite only those people you truly want to attend your wedding. It’s not necessary to apologize for it or to explain why. If you are put on the spot and feel you must give a reason, say that your guest list is limited because of financial constraints. It’s far more tactful than saying they are being excluded because they are rude, awful people, and you don’t want them anywhere near you on such an important occasion.

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Limit the time your kids play video games Dear Dr. K: My son plays a lot of video games. What do I need to know about them?

And how can I make sure they don’t become a problem?

Dear Reader: I’ve yet to meet a child who doesn’t like video games. But as you imply, this kind of entertainment has its downsides. I’ve talked with several colleagues who are pediatricians here at Harvard Medical School, and they’ve helped me answer your question.

Video gaming is a sedentary activity. This isn’t a big deal if your son spends less than a total of two hours a day watching TV or playing video games. But you don’t want media time to crowd out time spent being physically active.

Too much fast-paced video

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff gaming can cause behavioral problems. Children who spend a lot of time playing fast-paced video games can have trouble with executive functioning. Such games throw a new stimulus at a kid every few seconds, and the child has a limited number of potential responses. Granted, most children are not executives – but many are future executives, and the skill-set required begins to be developed in childhood.

“Executive functions” are the mental processes involved in planning, trouble-shooting and delaying gratification.

They are crucial for good behavior – and good social interactions.

An executive needs to be deliberative. He or she needs to consider an issue from all sides. This requires calling on past business experiences to help predict the best decision. And it involves identifying the people in the organization who need to be involved in considering the best course.

Many video games contain a lot of violence. Exposure to media violence has been linked to behavioral problems and aggression in children.

Experts also worry about the effects on children of being the one carrying out the violence, as opposed to just watching it.

Friends and patients who

work with children often tell me that some kids seem to think that the consequences of violence are not “real.”

Or that, because “winning” in a video games involves successful acts of video game violence, being violent in real life will make them “winners.”

Some children may get addicted to them. It’s easy to get caught up in making it to the next level and lose all track of time.

This doesn’t mean that children should never play video games. But as with everything in life, common sense and moderation are key. Here are some ways you can help ensure that video games don’t cause problems for your son: • Limit the time spent

playing them. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children limit screen time to no more than two hours a day. Have rules – and enforce them.

• Choose games wisely.

Pay attention to the age ratings. Encourage games that are educational, or that require activity such as dance competition games or games that involve playing a sport virtually.

• Supervise – and join in.

Watch your son while he plays to see what the games are really like. Even better, play with him. You’ll get a real sense of the game and how your child reacts to it.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to send questions and get additional information.

The birthrate among teen girls has dropped Teens: When the phrase “unwed mothers” is discussed, many automatically think of out-of-wedlock births by teens. However, the birthrate among unwed girls under the age of 18 has dropped to the lowest level on record. The rise in birthrate to unmarried women has risen most dramatically among women age 20 to 29.

The number of births to unmarried women has been on the rise for the past 20 years, and last year more than a million and a half babies were born in the United States to unmarried women.

Government health officials announced that the number of babies born to unwed mothers has risen to an all-

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace time high. Nearly 40 percent of all the babies born in the United States are out-of-wedlock babies.

Analysts feel that the overall climb is due to three major factors. First, having a baby without the benefit of marriage is more accepted today than it was 50 years ago. Next, many women are putting off getting married, but still want children, and finally, living together without a marriage certificate is an easy way to become an unwed mom.

Dr. Wallace: Our senior

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TODAY – It will take a lot of energy to meet the goals you’ve set.

It will be important to accept help and to call in favors. Don’t be too proud to let those you’ve aided in the past return the favor.

You will be respected for your perseverance.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Gather together with friends who share your passion and vision. You can mix business and pleasure while collaborating on a new venture. Your final result could prove very lucrative.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Take a backseat and relax for a change. Let others make decisions. Pick your battles and don’t let a difference of opinion turn into a major problem. Strive for equality.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Your home and work environment will be filled with tension if you gossip or get involved in other people’s business. Stick to your chores and stay out of trouble.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – If you have ideas for improvement at your workplace, speak up. Even if your suggestions are not acted upon, you will gain respect and credit for making the offer.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Your emotions are on a rollercoaster ride, with you tearful one moment and cheerful the next. Don’t let this instability lead to an impulsive decision that can influence a contract or promise.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Don’t reveal too many details about what you are up to. A colleague may be trying to get ahead at your expense. Someone who seems overly enthusiastic could have an ulterior motive.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Keep an open mind today. A casual remark from an old friend will give new spark to your creativity. A trip to an unfamiliar location will result in a rewarding partnership.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – You don’t appreciate being scrutinized, so don’t question what others are up to. Be trusting. Your relationship with friends, peers and partners will suffer if you display jealousy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Take a break from your usual schedule. Get out into the fresh air with friends or loved ones.

A brief jaunt to a nearby park or nature trail will get your juices flowing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – An elderly relative may be a burden. Look over your budget and see where you can make beneficial adjustments. Contracts, investments or legal matters should be dealt with now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – The time is right for love. Take things slow and easy. You may be feeling romantic, but don’t come on too strong, or your special someone may take off in the other direction.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t waste time gossiping or sharing personal stories when you should be working. You’ll be criticized if you don’t finish what you start with efficiency and dispatch.

class had a university counselor talk to us about attending a college or university after we graduate. One of his statements sent a shiver down my spine. He said that there are now more female students in colleges and universities in the United States than male students. I find this hard to believe.

I will be attending a college or university in September for two reasons. First, I want to become an elementary teacher, and next, I want to meet a guy there who will eventually be my husband.

Please tell me the speaker made a mistake about there being more females than males in schools of higher learning. – Nameless, Orlan-

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do, Fla.

Nameless: There was a time when males outnumbered females on college and university campuses. Thirty years ago, 55 percent of all students were male. Now, only 46 percent of U.S. college students are males.

Females have passed males in college attendance because more of them understand that they need a degree in order to compete for good jobs. Some guys are under the impression that this is unnecessary. They think they can get the job they want just because they’re male. They’re in for a rude awakening.

Thirty years ago, college-educated women

most often became nurses, teachers or secretaries.

Career options for women have expanded tremendously since then. Now a young woman can be anything she wants – and because of this, according to sociologist John Reynolds, who teaches at Florida State University, they’re attending college in record numbers.

But, don’t worry – college is still a likely place to meet your future husband. It’s just gotten a little more competitive.

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

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BRIDGE Phillip Alder

The point count points the way Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. She said, “One knows one’s weak points so well, that it’s rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.”

One of the weak points of most bridge players is the inability to track the high-card points – and that is arguably the most important thing to count during a deal.

How would that help East to find the right defense here?

South is in four spades.

West leads the heart ace. What should happen?

The auction follows Standard American. If you have taken up two-over-one gameforce, North might rebid three spades (forcing). Then South would probably settle into four spades, since he has a minimum opening bid. However, his secondary club fit might make him wonder about a slam. Note that if, for example, North’s diamond king were the heart king, six clubs would be an excellent contract.

Since East does not want his partner to shift suits, he should encourage enthusiastically with his heart eight.

Then West should cash his heart king and lead his third heart. After winning this trick, East should track the high-card points. The dummy has 13, West has produced seven, and East has seven. That leaves only 13 missing. South must have the spade ace-king and diamond ace.

This means that the defenders cannot win a minor-suit trick. They must get a trump trick to defeat the contract.

So East should lead his last heart. When West ruffs with the spade eight, it effects an uppercut and gives East that crucial trump winner.

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ITEMS SELLING ON SATURDAY APRIL 12TH STARTING @ 10:00 A.M. TRAILERS * FARM EQUIPMENT * HORSE SADDLES AND TACK * TOOLS 2005 LOADTRAIL 30FT GOOSENECK 25 DECK +5 BEAVER TAIL 20K AXLES, TRIPLE RAMPS, 102” WIDE GREAT SHAPE; 1973 IRWIN 2 STALL HORSE TRAILER; 1996 HURST 6X18 TRAILER W/RAMPS JOHN DEERE 5620 Z TRACK LAWN MOWER, 20HP, NOT RUNNING NEEDS WORK 900 HR; CUB CADET RZT 50” DECK, 23 HP KAWASAKI, NOT RUNNING; NEW IDEA MANURE SPREADER GOOD FLOOR AND CHAIN PTO; HARLEY RAKE 3PT; LAWN ROLLER; BEEFCO 3PT PTO ROTOTILLER; MILLER WILDCAT 3500 DC CONSTANT ARC WELDER GENERATOR DIESEL; HOMEMADE FORK LIFT MAST FOR 3PT; THREE HAY RACKS LOADED WITH TOOLS; CRAFTSMAN WRENCHES; MANY SOCKETS; HAMMERS; LIKE NEW MILWAUKEE HAND HELD BAND SAW; MILWAUKEE 1/2” POWER DRILL; DEWALT CHOP SAW; DEWALT CORDLESS DRILL; DEWALT CORDLESS SAWZALL; CHARGERS AND BATTERIES; DEWALT GRINDER; PASLODE NAIL GUN; CENTECH EOBD SCANNER MODEL 98614 BRAND NEW!; 24” METAL BRAKE; PRO TECH TABLE SAW; METAL BENDER; PORT-A-POWER; CHICAGO 8,000# WINCH; NO. 15 FISHER ANVIL; BODY SHOP TOOLS; CARPENTRY TOOLS! COMPLETE SETS OF SOCKETS, WRENCHES; PLIERS; SO MUCH MORE! HORSE TACK AND SADDLES OVER 65 SADDLES INCLUDING WESTERN, ENGLISH, AND AUSSIE SADDLES; 2 BILLY COOK SADDLES; CHILD’S SADDLE; BRAND NEW NEOPRENE 17” SADDLE MANY MORE OLD AND CLASSIC SADDLES CHECK WEBSITE FOR PICTURES! MANY LEADS, BELLY STRAPS, BRIDLES, AND EXTRA STIR-UPS; LASSOS; BULL WHIP; HORSE BLANKETS, STALL HAY FEEDER; 12 HORSEMAN 12” HORSE CORRAL GATES WITH ENTRY DOOR; MANY STEEL POSTS; RITCHE FOUNTAINS AUTO WATER TANK; IF YOUR A HORSE PERSON YOU NEED TO BE HERE! TERMS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY: VISA, MC, CASH OR CHECK ONLY ON SALE DAY. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR THEFT.

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AUCTION Location: 102 Ashton Drive, Maple Park, IL 60151 Just North of Route 38 on County Line Rd. Auction will be conducted on site.

Contact North School 815-899-8209 CC/DEBIT CARDS OK www.syc427.org/north

Large sale, Everything must go. All reasonable offers taken.

Folk, country, primitive and HOLIDAY decor. Floral arrangements, full kitchen, large wicker assortment, purses, clocks, glassware, crystal, kids toys, etc.

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Call 815-455-4800

Jovani Gold Sequins Mermaid Dress, Sz. 8, Pageants/Prom. Entire torso is covered in gold sequins, has cluster of beadwork on top of both strapes, deep V-neckline & deep back to match. With a dropped waistline, skirt is designed by layering Bronze Organza to make tierred ruffles. $395 obo. See picture at online ad. Call or text: 815-404-3141 Breaking News available 24/7 at Daily-Chronicle.com

Flat-top stove, self-clean oven, Kenmore, great condition,Includes separate stove hood - $125.

815-756-6832, leave message

Microwave, white Hot point under cabinet/above stove works great, $30 815-748-5215 Washer (Gas) & Dryer (Elec) Roper, brand new, 2 mo old.

Must Sell, $400/obo.

815-752-2948

Table ~ Maple, Drop Leaf

Smaller with 4 wooden chairs. $150. 630-232-1982

Adidas Everyday Shoes - Boy's Men's Size 7.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Boy's Men's Nike Cleats Shoes, Size 5.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes - Boy's Men's Size 6, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Child Bike Helmet w/Blue Strap, White In Color & Has Picture Of Kangaroo On Front & Says Kangaroo, $5, DeKalb.

815-739-1953.

Child's Rocking Chair, White Wood $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

High Chair – Solid Wood

by Lehman Babyguard 75 yrs. old, Excellent Condition w/ Original seat & back fabric cushion - $85 Sycamore area 815-762-0919 8am-6pm

Girl's Disney Princesses Two Wheel Bike, 12.5" Wheels, $18, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Radio Flyer Child Bike Tricycle Red & Blue In Color, $22, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Radio Flyer Red Scoot About Ride On Kids Toddler Bike w/Bell & Seat That Adjusts As Child Grows Best for 1-2 Year Old, $18, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

DECK STAIN New, $4/gallon, several colors. 815-479-1000

LORD OF THE RINGS CHESS SET Collectible Limited Edition Chess Set from Noble. Pewter Pieces with 3D Board. MINT $400.

815-754-6081 Precious Moments Dated 1987 Club Figurine "Love Is The Best Gift Of All", Great Condition, No Box, $8, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

Precious Moments Wedding Figurine, "The Lord Bless & Keep You" E-3114, Great Condition, No Box, $8, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

Kocaso 10.1 Tablet PC with keyboard & case. New, never used paid $200, Asking $150.

815-501-8714 leave message.

DINING ROOM SET Mahogany hutch and breakfront; Glass table 42"x72" 6 upholstered chairs, excellent condition, $750 obo, call 815-766-0577 Display Case – Solid Oak 72”L x 22”W x 40”H w/ glass front & top, Interior light & glass shelves w/storage shelf - $225 Sycamore Area 815-762-0919 8am-6pm Dynasty Classic III Decorator Rug 100 % wool pile, 3'3” x 5'5” Made in Belgium, Blues & Natural Color - $45 Sycamore Area 815-762-0919 8a-6p

Little Tykes Twin Race Car Bed Red, 94”L x 58”W, 36”H at headboard, Like new, with small shelf & toy box under hood, $150/OBO 815-895-4105 9am-6pm

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Diodora Cleats Shoes Boy's Men's Size 8, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Full Propane Tank $30 630-365-5888 Sewing Machine – Used The New Home Sewing Machine, made in USA, Very good condition, Includes instruction book $39. 815-895-8268 9am-6pm

New Sesame Street Elmo's World Musical Ride On With Steering Wheel For Ages 1-3, $18, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Radio Flyer Inchworm Bouncing Caterpillar Ride On, Red Hat & Red Seat & Green Body On Four Wheels, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Toy Story Musical Ride On Car w/ Sounds & Steering Wheel For Ages 1-3, $14, Sycamore.

815-895-5373.

WANTED! I Buy Old Envelopes Stamps Collections 815-758-4004

Sneaux Black Sneakers - Boy's Men's Size 7 Everyday Shoes, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

White Picket Fence Wood Display Holder - 42" x 27.5" when closed & 42" x 52" when open. There are 3 rows of eye hooks on each side, for a total of 72 hooks. Very nice display to show jewelry or other Items - $30. 815-739-1953.

White Wooden Toy Shelf With 12 Plastic Bins In Pastel Colors - Pink, Yellow, Purple & Green - On 3 Shelves, Includes 8 Rectangular Bins (2 Of Each Color) & 4 Larger Square Bins (1 Of Each Color) That Can Be Removed & You Can Arrange Any Way You Want, In Like New Condition, $30, Sycamore.

815-895-5373.

Child Little Tikes Purple Dinosaur Teeter Totter. Can Be Used By 1-3 Kids At One Time. One Child Sits In The Middle And One Can Sit On Each End. Very Cute & Durable! $30, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Child Spiderman Rectangular Table With Solid Steel Construction & Wooden Table Top New In Box, $12, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

Child's Little Tikes Lawn Mower w/ Gas Can Like New, $10, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Little Tikes Red Or Yellow Child's Chair, Great For Use With Playhouse, Kitchen, Desk, etc. $7, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Little Tikes Teal Coupe Car Has Floor Board & Handle For Parent To Push Smaller Child & Floor Board Can Be Taken Out & Child Can Move "Ride or Drive" The Car Around With Their Feet. Car Has Steering Wheel & A Beeping Horn, $25, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

Mega Blocks Child Storage Chair With Over 100 Duplos & Mega Blocks That Store Under Seat In Chair, Good for Child Ages 1-3, $15. DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

NEW American Girl Bitty Baby Doll Set w/ Doll, Book & Star, Includes Deluxe 15 Piece Layette Collection; Dress, Cardigan, Pants, Tights, Shoes. Rattle, Bottle, Bib & Hangers All In a Satin Storage Suitcase.

All new & in original packaging $150 for all, 815-739-1953

1998 Oldsmobile Sillouette Wagon 4 door, 7 passenger. Top condition $3000 815-758-0869

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I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !! !! !!! !! !!

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FOR SALE – MOVE IN READY *

AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE SINCE I HAVE MOVED INTO THE RETIREMENT HOME I WILL OFFER MY HOME AT AUCTION LOCATED AT 47W296 I C TRAIL ROAD IN VIRGIL, ILLINOIS.

11:00 A.M. REAL ESTATE Parcel 1: .46 Acre Commercial lot, zoned B1; located just west of car wash.

Parcel 2: Super Carwash is 10 years old and consists of a 3200 sq. ft. Commercial building, sitting on a .59 acre lot, zoned B1 with a special use permit. This property includes: (1) automatic bay with D & S Super 5000 oversized laser wash with drying system and 12' x 10' overhead door; (2) self-serve manual bays with 12 'x 8' and 15' x 10' overhead doors; (2) future expansion bays with 12' x 8' overhead doors; mechanical room with work space, office and restroom; Weep Jet pump for winter; reclaim system; Rinnai instantaneous natural gas water heater; Weil McLain 95% efficient boiler; (2) vacuum bays; (1) 3 in 1 fragrance - shampoo vacuum; coins, currency, credit cards accepted and a bill changer; video surveillance system - 4 camera with recording; car care product vending machine. Taxes: $11,061.28 parcel# 09-36-277-009 (this parcel# and taxes are for parcel 1 & 2). A Survey will be provided.

This car wash is in a great location and is highly visible from County Line Road. It has been well maintained and is fully operational.

Real Estate Terms: The successful Buyer will be required to put down 10% day of auction and execute a contract for the purchase of the real estate under the terms and conditions specified herein. The earnest money should be in the form of a personal check or cashier's check. The balance of the purchase price will be due at closing to be held on or before June 3, 2014. Seller will provide Buyer with an Owner's Title Insurance Policy in the amount of the purchase price and will provide a Deed conveying the Real Estate to the Buyer. 2013 taxes will be paid by sellers.

Taxes for 2014 will be prorated and any subsequent taxes will be the responsibility of the Buyer. There is a pipe line easement on the south side of the property. This property is being sold on a “as is, where is” basis without any contingencies to financing.

ESTATE OF WILLIAM SABEL, JR., OWNER. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT NO RESERVE FOR THE SYCAMORE PARK DISTRICT AFTER THE SABLE ESTATE SALE ON SUNDAY, AT THE SAME LOCATION. 36” SQUARE WOOD CLUB HOUSE TABLES; WOOD CHAIRS, WOOD BAR STOOLS; SPRINT CROSS TRAINER ELLIPTICAL; SCHWINN AERO DYNE EXERCISE BIKE; PING PONG AND POOL TABLES; SANS4S CASH REGISTER; OFFICE JET FAX AND COPIER; PORTABLE BASKETBALL HOOPS; FOOSBALL TABLE; 6FT FOLDING TABLES; BAG GAMES SET; OUTDOOR TABLE UMBRELLAS AND STANDS; LARGE POP SHAPED RECYCLE CANS; RUBBER MAID TRASH CANS; RED BULL LIGHT; SVEDKA ICE BUCKET; USED BASEBALL CATCHERS GEAR; BATTING HELMETS; PITCHING TRAINER; IRON OUTSIDE CAFE TABLES; OVER 400 GREEN PLASTIC PATIO CHAIRS; SPEAKERS, AMPS AND ELECTRONICS. TERMS FOR THESE ITEMS ONLY CASH OR CHECKS. THANK-YOU.

County Line Car Wash, Inc. - Owners Attorney - Gerald Hodge 630-907-0909

Maintance Free Exterior.

3 Bedrms, Living Rm, Family Rm, All Appliances. Full Basement.

FHA/VA READY

SATURDAY MAY 3RD OFFERED AT 1:00 PM. THIS OLDER BUNGALOW STYLE HOME HAS BEEN OWNER OCCUPIED FOR 50 YEARS. THE 3 BEDROOM HOME HAS 1 FULL BATH, FULL BASEMENT AND A LARGE UNFINISHED, WALK-UP ATTIC WITH GREAT POSSIBILITIES FOR MASTER SUITE OR GREAT OFFICE. THE HOME HAS BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND ORIGNAL WOODWORK TRIM AND SOILD DOORS. HOT WATER HEAT WITH AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER. THE OUTSIDE FEATURES NEWER VINYL SIDING, 1 CAR DE-TACHED GARAGE, A NEWER SEPTIC SYSTEM AND A POINT WELL. THE LOT IS 150X110. THE HOME WILL SELL WITH ALL MAJOR APPLIANCES. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AND IS IN MOVE-IN CONDITION. INTEREST RATES ARE AT A HISTORIC LOW....TALK TO YOUR LENDER NOW AND COME WITH A VISION TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A PROPERTY LIKE THIS AND BID YOUR PRICE AT AUCTION. *OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY APRIL 13TH 5:00 P.M.- 7:00 P.M. TERMS FOR AUCTION: $5,000 DOWN ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE JUNE 5 2014. DEED TRANSFER, TITLE COMMITMENT IN SELLERS NAME PROVIDED

BY SELLERS. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER. GREAT PICTURES ON WEB SITE WWW.ALMBURGAUCTIONS.COM ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING INC. 815-825-2727, MALTA, IL ANDREW & STEVE

EVELYN YAGEN, OWNER KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK, LEWIS ATTORNEY, 815-748-0380

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For more information or inspection of property contact Randy 630-417-9530 or Keith 630-417-2553

Appraisals Real Estate Liquidators 815-825-2727 Malta, IL

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Dryer, electric, Kenmore, good condition. $75.

815-756-6832, leave message.

SOFA - teal green (with colored specks).

Reduced to $100. Must sell by Easter. Call 815-825-2275

SATURDAY, May 3, 2014

ITEMS SELLING ON SUNDAY APRIL 13TH STARTING AT 12 NOON. JOHN DEERE 770 W/70 LOADER, 3PT, PTO, DIESEL 771 HOURS! 4X4 CLEAN AND SMOOTH RUNNING! JOHN DEERE 4020 GAS TRACTOR, NOT RUNNING 10K HOURS. WALDON 5500 PAY LOADER, 4X4,FORD GAS 4CYL. WITH FORKS AND CLAM BUCKET; JOHN DEERE INDUSTRIAL 300 GAS LOADER BACK-HOE, NOT RUNNING SER. 136202T; 2006 FORD F-350 XL AT PW, PDL EXT. CAB LONG BED, 4X4 143K MILES V10 GOOSE NECK HITCH; 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT AT 4X4, 4.0, 90,860 MILES NICE; 1988 FORD BRONCO 302 V8 AT 4X4 NOT RUNNING; 1948 FORD F3 TRUCK W/ FORD FLATBED NO TITLE ROUGH SHAPE BUT COOL; 1974 CADILLAC ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE, NEEDS RESTORATION, NOT RUNNING, MOSTLY COMPLETE; 1973 CHEVY CAPRICE CONVERTIBLE AUTO, 400 ENG., RUNS! BRAND NEW CONVERTIBLE TOP! INGERSOL RAND T-30 AIR COMPRESSOR 220 7.5HP, LIKE NEW; CHAMPION 6500W GENERATOR; WATERLOO TOOL BOXES; NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL WIND UP TORCH HOSES, TORCH TANKS; HOBART WELDER 110; OLD BIG LATHE; BIG IRON DRILL PRESS; SENCO GUN CASE, STACK ON ELITE GUN CASE; INGERSOL RAND T-30 AIR COMPRESSOR 220 7.5HP, LIKE NEW; CHAMPION 6500W GENERATOR; WATERLOO TOOL BOXES; NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL WIND UP TORCH HOSES, TORCH TANKS; HOBART WELDER 110; OLD BIG LATHE; BIG IRON DRILL PRESS; SENCO GUN CASE, STACK ON ELITE GUN CASE THERE WILL ALSO BE A HAY RACK OF TOOLS THIS DAY. TERMS FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION: CASH, CHECK, VISA, M.C. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR THEFT. REAL ESTATE OFFERED AT 1:00 P.M. HOUSE & BUILDINGS ON 1.36 ACRES IMPROVED WITH OLDER 3 BEDROOM 2 STORY HOUSE, IN NEED OF REPAIR, LARGE 42X62 POLE SHED W/ GRAVEL FLOOR, OVERHEAD DOOR AND LARGE LOFT. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED A-1. TAX PARCEL # 09-09-200-007. 2012 TAXES $2,247.00.

TERMS FOR REAL ESTATE AUCTION: $5,000 DOWN ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE MAY 13TH, 2014. DEED TRANSFER, SURVEY, TITLE COMMITMENT IN SELLERS NAME PROVIDED BY SELLERS. A 10% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL BID TO DETERMINE THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER. ALMBURG AUCTIONEERS. 815-825-2727.

Appraisals Real Estate Liquidators

NO STROLLERS!

527 S. MAIN ST. ESTATE SALE GARAGE SALE Fri. April 11 & Sat. April 12 8am-3pm

2 DAY ESTATE AUCTION

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Children's Clothing (Infant - Preteen Size 5) Jackets, Shoes, Toys Bikes, Riding Toys, Baby Equipment & Furniture, Educational Items, Games, Videos, DVD's, Books & Bedding

SYCAMORE

We've got them.

IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM SABEL, THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE FARM EQUIPMENT, HORSE TACK, TOOLS & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WILL BE OFFERED AT AUCTION LOCATED AT 14980 BETHANY ROAD, SYCAMORE, IL., SOUTHEAST OF SYCAMORE., JUST EAST OF SOMONAUK ROAD.

White & Blue Tags ½ price 1-2 pm

GREAT DEALS ON

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877-264-2527 www.Daily-Chronicle.com

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North School Children's Clothing & Toy Resale Sycamore High School Field House

Position requires performance of basic maintenance in a 190 bed nursing home. Duties include basic electric, plumbing, HVAC, drywall / finishing, grounds keeping, snow removal, and custodial services.

The right candidate must be a self-starter who can problem solve and work independently.

This position requires good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with nursing home residents. This is a full time AFSCME union position with an on-call schedule.

EOE

Many items for men, women & kids of all ages. A taste of what to expect: tools, (right angle drills, misc electrical) princess bike, tricycles, Little Tikes parent push coupe car, outdoor toys, kids rocking chair, gift & new items, household, Tobi steam cleaner, 3-1qt crockpot circular set, staionary, videos, toys, collectibles, candles, picture frames, glass containers, vintage ironing board, board games (some vintage), dog cage, wood toy holder w/ 12 plastic bins, seasonal spring & Easter basket fillers, books, clothes, boys cleats, much misc. Too much to mention!

Dishwasher, Kenmore, white, great condition. $50.

815-756-6832, leave message.

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

FOR SALE COUNTRY HOME & TRANQUILITY

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

CLASSIFIED

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A-1 AUTO

DEKALB - 2BR 1BA Apt Avail Now Quiet upper unit, W/D in bldg 230 S. 9th Street $575/mo Call Pittsley Realty 815-756-7768

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

815-575-5153 2008 Yamaha Roadstar Silverado 1700cc 5500 Miles. Excellent Condition. $7100. Call 847-778-4526

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

University Village Apts.

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

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Clean, quiet, 1 bath, appliances included, available now.

815-758-6580

DeKalb 1BR, Large Den Newer carpet, good parking, near NIU and downtown. No pets/ smoke, $575. 815-762-4730

DEKALB ~ 227 N. 1st Large 2BR, carport, A/C, laundry.

Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo.

J&A RE. 815-970-0679 DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location!

No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

815-758-6712

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2, 3BR

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

DeKalb Very Nice 1BR-2BR Lrg kitchen, full bath, all util incl.

No smkg, $750. 815-756-1777

DeKalb ~ 857 ½ Ellwood Ave.

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.

Small Upper ~1BR, fenced yard, $425/mo. ~ single occupancy 815-758-4615 ~ 815-375-4615

DeKalb ~ Newer 2BR Duplex ! Brand New Unit ! Appl, W/D, walk in-closets, no pets. $950/mo + 1st/last /sec. 815-739-4442 Dekalb- Quiet 1BR upper $550 security. No pets/smoking.

815-508-5270

Genoa ! Clean, Quiet Area !

2BR, 1BA, C/A, appliances, W/D, 1 car garage, no pets/smoking. $825/mo. 815-784-3411

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR

Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets. a 815-758-0123 SYCAMORE/DEKALB off Coltonville Sm. 3 Bedroom Condo. Water & Garbage incl., $800/mo + No pets 815-758-0019

Sycamore/River's Edge Condo 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, granite counter tops, SS appliances, extra large laundry room, 1 car garage. $1100/mo. 630-742-9153

The Knolls

Laurie & Brennan LLP, (46554), Attorneys 2 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606

Hot new deluxe townhomes.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF DEKALB

2 & 3 Bedrooms.

Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

Starting at $645

815-757-1907

ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM Remodeled, clean and quiet.

Available now. 815-758-6580 or 815-901-3346

Dekalb: 3 Bdr, 2 Bath. Ranch 2 car att. gar, bsmt, laundryhook-up, no pets/smoking $1000/mo. 815-464-8646 Sycamore - Duplex 2 bdrm, new decor, new furn, A/C, deck ,garage w/opener, $870/mo. Betsy Smith 815-895-2488 or 815-751-1025 SYCAMORE'S FINEST DUPLEX - 2BR RANCH. Garage, Basement, Yard. $1075. June 1. 417-581-1588.

See >>> WWW.PARKRENT.INFO

3BR, DR, New Kitchen, Baths 3 car garage, big yard. Near Kish college & NIU. No smoke/pets. $1195. 815-762-4730 DEKALB - 3BR 2BA House Garage, Fenced Yard, W/D 548 Kendall, $1150/mo Call Pittsley Realty 815-756-7768 DEKALB - 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath on Lincoln Hwy, near downtown.

Large kitchen, family room and living room, Fenced yard, basement, Hardwood floors. No pets. $1400 per month. Duff Properties, LLC. duffpropertiesllc@gmail.com 815-827-3434 815-482-4155

DeKalb 1 Bedroom with den/office Appl, basement, attached garage.

No pets, $675/mo + lease, deposit references req. 815-758-6439 or 815-739-5589 DeKalb all new, 3 Bdrm, 1 bath, stove, fridge, microwave, dishwasher, garage, A/C, laundry room 815-758-0079 Genoa- 2 BR House for rent Avail May 1st. $725/mo + deposit.

815-784-5108

DeKalb. REDUCED! Nice, Clean 2BR Ranch. Only $74,900.

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845 HURRY!

Malta- 116 S. 3rd St. Spacious 3 BR, 1 BA $750/mo 1st/lst/sec. Absolutelty no Pets. 630-365-9215

LEE, IL West Kirke Gate

WATERMAN 3 BEDROOM RANCH Partial finished basement, appl, W/D, 1 car gar, C/A, no pets/smkg. $900, avail 6/1. 815-756-1940

Spacious 6BR, 2.5BA, 2584 sq ft.

Detached 3 car gar, lease or cash.

Call for details 877-553-5348

SYCAMORE Open House Sunday's 1-3PM

29955 Ellen Drive

Shabbona ~ Spacious 2BR 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 and SS appl,1st floor laundry, frplc, full basement, 2-1/2 car gar.

Sycamore School District.

$218,000

815-739-1734 or 815-895-4480

Newly painted, W/D hook-up.

No dogs, $635/mo + security.

847-738-2334

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

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

DEKALB – near downtown North 2nd Street, 800+ sq. ft. ideal for office, retail, salon, call for details, agent owned.

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Notice is also hereby given to you that the said First Amended Complaint prays for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court, against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

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Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the First Amended Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, 133 W State St in the Village of Sycamore, IL 60178, on or before May 2, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said First Amended Complaint.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC PLAINTIFF VS DEBRA ABBOTT A/K/A DEBRA L. ABBOTT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 14CH 60 225 WEST STREET KINGSTON, IL 60145 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, DEBRA ABBOTT A/K/A DEBRA L. ABBOTT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

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PARCEL 1: THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 6 AND ALL OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 1 IN J Y STUART'S FIRST ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF KINGSTON, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 28, 1879, IN BOOK B OF PLATS, PAGE 32, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE SOUTH OF HALF OF LOT 6 AND ALL OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 2 IN J Y STUART'S SECOND ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF KINGSTON, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 23, 1882, IN BOOK B OF PLATS, PAGE 47 1/2, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 225 WEST STREET KINGSTON, IL 60145 and which said Mortgage was made by, DEBRA ABBOTT A/K/A DEBRA L. ABBOTT; Mortgagor (s), to M.E.R.S., INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DEKALB County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009005619; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Maureen A. Josh DeKalb Cnty Circuit Clerk 133 W. State Street Sycamore, Illinois 60178 on or before May 5, 2014, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1318048 I599803 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 3, 10 & 17, 2014.)

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The requisite affidavit having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners, NonRecord Claimants, and Unknown Necessary Parties, defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County by the said plaintiff and thereafter a First Amended Complaint was filed against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mechanic's Lien Upon the premises described as follows, to wit:

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 8, 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 DeAytch Solutions located at 436 Kensington Ct., DeKalb, IL 60115.

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