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Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, conducts legislative business from the speaker’s podium during session on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol on June 1, 2004 in Springfield.

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By ERIC OLSON eolson@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Two Northern Illinois University administrators who had been in interim roles will now spend the next three school years in their positions, university officials announced Friday.

Lisa Freeman, who was named acting executive vice president and provost in October, has been promoted to the position permanently by NIU President Douglas Baker. She will continue as the university’s chief academic officer for the next three school years, according an NIU news release.

Lesley Rigg, who had been the acting vice president research and innovation partnerships, is also expected to remain in the position for at least the next three years.

“It is an honor to accept the position of executive vice president and provost,” Freeman said in a statement. “I am enthusiastic about the opportunity Lesley Rigg to continue working with President Baker, Vice President Rigg and the members of NIU’s academic leadership to facilitate the success of our students, faculty and staff.”

Chief among the issues that Freeman will confront Lisa Freeman is the university’s student retention rate as officials try to reverse four years of declining enrollment. Total enrollment topped 21,800 in fall 2013, but was down 10 percent since 2009.

NIU officials have said that a third of the students who came to NIU as freshmen in 2012-13 did not return as sophomores in 2013-14.

“That’s probably the top priority,” NIU spokesman Paul Palian said, “to make sure that we can increase our graduation rates and keep people in school, and get them through to the finish line and beyond.”

Freeman joined NIU in 2010 as vice president for research and graduate studies and a professor of biology, after 16 years as a faculty member and administrator at Kansas State University. Freeman currently serves on the Illinois Innovation Council and the Fermi Research Alliance, as well as the boards of the Chicago Council on Science and Technology and the Illinois Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

She took on the acting provost and

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State House speaker needs 60 yeas to make ‘temporary’ income tax hike permanent

By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan appears to have a problem marshaling enough votes to break a promise to taxpayers, even if his title is frequently preceded in print by the word “powerful.”

An upcoming House vote on a 2015 state budget that counts on the “temporary” 67 percent income tax increase becoming permanent could be a way for Madigan to test where his fellow Democrats stand. But to get the 60 votes needed to make the tax hike permanent before the end of session May 31, Madigan has to convince a number of Democrats to renege on a promise they have publicly vowed to keep – that the tax hike will significantly sunset at year’s end.

“I go back to how this tax was passed, and we were suspicious at the time, but the words of the majority party was a ‘temporary’ income tax hike,” said Rep. Robert Pritchard, R-Hinck-

ley. “We have enough problems with ethics and living up to our word in Springfield. I don’t want to be a part of continuing what we said we weren’t going to do.”

The Democratic Party holds a 71-47 supermajority, which means Madigan has an 11-vote cushion, given the safe bet that no Republicans will vote in favor. But at least 19 House Democrats are on record as opposing the tax increase to begin with, or favoring allowing it to expire as scheduled.

That means Madigan needs at least eight of them to change their stances and vote to keep an unpopular tax increase with an election six months away.

And that assumes that all 52 of the remaining Democrats are on board with the plan.

Opinions are split regarding Madigan’s odds.

As one of the most vocal Democratic opponents of the tax increase, Rep. Jack Franks

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DeKalb County manufacturers seek tomorrow’s workers

By LAWERENCE SYNETT lsynett@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Local leaders stressed the importance of getting young people interested in manufacturing jobs during a round-table discussion Friday led by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger.

The forum was part of a series hosted by Kinzinger, R-Channahon, through-

out the 16th Congressional District focused on finding ways to improve the manufacturing climate across the country. The 16th District includes most of DeKalb County, including the cities of DeKalb and Genoa.

“We all know Illinois has a challenging environment,” Kinzinger told the small crowd at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau in Sycamore.

“I’m concerned with what I see coming out of Springfield, but we have every piece of the puzzle we need to be successful.”

The majority of those in attendance, which included local manufacturers, business leaders and school officials, expressed the ongoing need for cooperation between schools and businesses to replenish a workforce that can

last for years.

“Students go by these buildings and have no idea what’s going on inside,” said Gene Fogle, industrial workforce coordinator at the DeKalb-Ogle Workforce Development Consortium. “We have to identify these people and get them interested in starting a good career.”

The consortium recently finished the first year of the

Industrial Workforce Coordination Pilot Program, which is designed to show students what type of industrial and manufacturing careers are available and provide them with the required skills and workplace experience needed to land a job.

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8DAILY PLANNER Today

Overeaters Anonymous Walkand-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at the Northern Illinois University Lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Contact: Marilyn at 815-751-4822.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St.; www.genoavetshome.us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815751-1509.

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

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

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

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

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

Rockford Writers’ Guild: 1 to 3 p.m. at Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, 411 Kent St., Rockford.

DeKalb County writers are invited to meet with peers at monthly meetings. Visit www.rockfordwritersguild.com; click on “Meetings and Events for Writers” for map and schedule.

South Grove Cemetery Association Memorial Day Celebration: 2 p.m. at South Grove Cemetery, corner of Route 31 and Old State Road.

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

Society for Creative Anachronism Fighter’s Practice: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Lagoon located on the corner of Castle Drive and College Avenue on NIU Campus, DeKalb. Visit www. carraigban.org/ or call 815-7395788 or 815-986-5403 for other information. Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors and those interested in “stepping into the past” are welcome.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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What am I buying for $7,000?

There is nothing like when your property tax bill hits your mailbox.

It’s a single sheet of paper filled with obscure terms, tax rates stretched out to five decimal points (because four wasn’t intimidating enough) and a bold bottom line that tells you just how much it’ll cost you just for the privilege of living where you do this year.

I think Sycamore’s a fine town. I decided to buy a home there, and in so doing, I decided it was worth paying more than $580 a month in property tax.

But generally, when I’m shelling out more than $7,000 for something, I have a good idea what I’m getting. That’s not the way the property tax bills are set up.

It’s hard to understand how you’re being billed; there’s little detail about what you’re actually getting for your money.

A lot of us are emotionally divorced from this, because we pay the taxes incrementally as part of our mortgage payment. It seems to make it easier to swallow than if you have to sit down and write a check to the government.

But Illinois has some of the highest property tax rates in the country.

Not coincidentally, we also have the most local governments in the country, about 7,000, way more than anyone else.

Here’s mine: My bill this year from DeKalb County Treasurer Christine Johnson is for $7,018.84. You can look up any tax bill from around the county online at http://shawurl.com/164u.

They’re a matter of public record.

My bill is based on the assessed “fair market value” of my home as determined by Cortland Township Assessor Melodie Birdsell. There’s a township multiplier of 0.9093 that comes into play and makes my assessed value lower. Even so, the “fair market value” for the house in 2013 is $20,000 more than I paid for it in December 2012, for reasons that are not clear to me.

They then take one-third of that figure, subtract $6,000 because I live in the house – a deduction called the “homestead exemption,” – then multiply it by .1073529 to get the total tax.

See how simple that is?

So what do my neighbors and I in

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson “tax code CO10” get for our thousands of dollars? Eight different units of government, with nine different pension funds, all of which I can only assume are in fine shape, because I don’t have time to keep track of nine separate pension funds.

In all, there are 17 different charges on my bill this year. Not one of them says anything about what services the different governments provide, or how the money is used. It’s no wonder that people don’t have much understanding about how local governments work – nobody ever bothers to really tell them, even as they’re billing them thousands of dollars.

Details, please: What ought to be added to the tax bills is, at a minimum, a short description of where the money is going.

Beneath the one-word “County” entry, it could say that my $777.82 helps pay for services including courts, sheriff’s police, jail, county highways, a variety of social services, and salaries for elected officials and county employees.

The “Forest Preserve” entry could say that my $42.07 it goes to fund maintenance and programs at 16 different Forest Preserve District sites, greenways and trails in the county, and so on.

The “Cortland Township” and “Cortland Road & Bridge” entries should say that my $213.59 funds functions that should be absorbed by other governments, which could do them more efficiently and would have modern features like, say, a website.

Each pension tax line should also provide details about the number of people in the pension plan, and the percentage of its obligations that are funded.

That might make the tax bill cover more than one page, but it might also give regular people more of a sense about the services for which they’re paying.

At these prices, we deserve to know.

Schools will cost you: One thing that’s true on everyone’s tax bill is that the local schools cost more than anything else, and on my bill they’re almost 60 percent of the total, which is a pretty standard share.

The Illinois Constitution says that state government has the primary responsibility for funding public education, which theoretically should mean that they pay at least half the cost. But the state hasn’t done that for a very long time and it probably never will unless there are changes to how schools are funded in Illinois.

Public education is expensive, and if you value it – which ought to be the case in our communities – you have to pay for it.

But at least DeKalb County’s school districts are organized well.

Rather than having a tangle of elementary school districts, each with a cadre of administrators and its own curriculum, all feeding into a high school district with more administrators and curriculum, in DeKalb County the districts are “unit” districts, with the whole system under one leadership and presumably moving in one direction.

That’s smart organization. So fine, take my $4,168, and use it wisely, School District 427. I don’t want the value of my home to decline, which would only hurt my pocketbook and drive property tax rates higher.

The bottom line: There ought to be more to property tax bills than just the bottom line.

The system is confusing, the tab is high and people are not always sure just where their money is going. As a result, it’s easy to file the bill away and let our mortgage company handle the payments, or just grit your teeth and write a check.

But really, if we’re all required to contribute, we all ought to get some more detail about what we’re buying.

After all, government is one product that we’re compelled to buy without any option to return.

• Eric Olson is the editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-756-4841 ext.

2257, email eolson@shawmedia.com, or follow him on Twitter @DC_Editor.

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By CHACOUR KOOP The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois wildlife agency defended its $520,000 program Friday to import prairie chickens from Kansas to the state by plane, a day after an Illinois House Republican blasted the project during a contentious budget debate.

An Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokesman told The Associated Press that biologists took 16 flights during March and April to transport 91 birds to a habitat preserve near Effingham. The flights cost a total of about $7,400 this spring, the first year of a three-year program largely funded by federal grants.

IDNR spokesman Chris Young said the greater prairie chicken is a state endangered species, with a dwindling population of 70 birds before the program launched.

“It’s sort of a signature bird of the tall grass prairie,” Young said, adding that the birds inflate bright orange sacs and make a sound similar to blowing air across the top of an open pop bottle.

“It’s that sort of sound that you hear on a spring morning in prairies, which is something that most people have never heard because the birds are so rare now.”

Republican state Rep. Bill Mitchell of Forsyth called the program “bizarre” and questioned its cost during a heated 10-hour House budget debate Thursday, where House Democrats passed a $37.3 billion budget that relies on making a temporary income tax increase permanent.

“Using Air Illinois to fly prairie chickens from Kansa it’s too bizarre to make it up,” Mitchell said.

According to the IDNR website, the project used $337,500 in federal wildlife grants and $181,730 in state funds and private donations. The state money comes

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A male prairie chicken is seen at the Prairie Ridge State Natural Area April 5, 2007 south of Newton. The Illinois wildlife agency has offered details on its $520,000 program to import prairie chickens from Kansas to the state using state planes. This is the first year of a threeyear program that’s largely funded by federal dollars. Republican state Rep. Bill Mitchel of Forsyth on Thursday called the program “bizarre” and questioned the cost during a heated 10-hour House budget debate. from hunting and fishing license fees.

The grants can only be used for conservation-related projects, not general budget items such as education or services.

Young said the agency used two-engine state planes rather than trucks to transport the birds because it’s less stressful for the animals and has less employee costs. He said the number of birds per flight depends on how many biologists can catch during each trip to Kansas, which has a healthier prairie chicken population. The program calls for the state to bring in a total of 300 birds in three years.

“It’s that sort of sound that you hear on a spring morning in prairies, which is something that most people have never heard because the birds are so rare now.”

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Child’s unexplained death inspires benefit

By JESSI HAISH news@daily-chronicle.com SYCAMORE – Emmett Frank’s mother remembers him as a baby with a big personality who was always smiling.

“Emmett was a cute little blue-eyed, blonde-haired baby,” said Kristy Marczewski-Frank. “He always wanted to play, he never really cried.

He always wanted to be involved in everything we were doing. He was just a really happy baby.”

Emmett died in his sleep Oct. 15 at 16 months old of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. SUDC is the death of a healthy child older than 12 months without warning or a clear cause, according to the SUDC program’s website.

Know more SUDC is a Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood of a child older than 12 months. For more information about SUDC and the Answers for Emmett run visit sudc.org/ answersforemmett.

Emmett’s father, Jeffrey Frank, said he hopes an answer can be found through research.

To honor Emmett and raise funds for the SUDC program, which researches SUDC and provides support to families, Emmett’s family is holding the inaugural Answers for Emmett run. The run will be held Sunday at the Fox River Trail, behind the

Kane County Government Center in Geneva. Frank said almost $40,000 has already been raised for the program through the family’s efforts.

The Franks are the owners of Spex Expressions in Sycamore and live in North Aurora. “[SUDC is] scary,” Frank said. “We want to raise awareness of the SUDC foundation to try to find a scientific reason for this.”

Frank said Sunday’s event will be “a lot of family fun” with food and games. The event will feature a 5K run and auctions, with proceeds benefiting the program’s bereavement services and medical research. The program is a “resource for information, support and advocacy,” according to the program’s

website.

“We’re trying to have an answer as to why these kids go to sleep as a perfectly healthy baby and then they don’t wake up in the morning,” Marczewski-Frank said. “We’re hoping by raising awareness and funds for research that one day we’ll have an answer or cure for why these children die in their sleep.”

Frank said Emmett’s blood has been banked for genetic testing, which he hopes will help provide answers.

Although this year’s run is inaugural, he hopes to continue the event each year.

“We’re hoping that one day we’ll find a cure and the reason as to why our son passed away,” Marczewski-Frank said. “I just hope

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Emmett Frank was 16 months old when he died in his sleep Oct. 15 of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. that people understand that this horrible thing does happen to families every day. I hope people can rally behind trying to come up with a cure.

We’re just trying to bring this to the forefront to hopefully get doctors and hospitals to try to pay attention to this instead of it being ignored.”

DeKALB – Police said they found marijuana, marijuana plants, and suspected drug money after a Thursday afternoon search of a house in the 100 block of Home Drive.

DeKalb police obtained a search warrant for the house after investigating complaints of disruptive behavior, drug use, and drug sales there, a police news release said.

Robert L. Ebert, 29, who lives in the house, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, marijuana possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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May snow surprises DeKalb County

By LAWERENCE SYNETT lsynett@shawmedia.com Although it seemed unbearably late in the season for snow, the flakes that fell across DeKalb County came down weeks shy of the alltime record for the area’s latest observed snowfall.

A low-pressure system with very cold air moved over the county Friday morning, Northern Illinois University meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said. That cold air drop the temperature just enough to change the precipitation from rain to snow.

“Obviously it’s snowing pretty hard now, but it will end at about noon as it moves off to the south,” Sebenste said Friday morning. “Most areas will receive an inch or less on grassy surfaces, and almost all of it has already melted.”

The latest snowfall on record was June 2, 1910, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago.

The snow had changed

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Snow falls around Ivan Ruiz of Huerta Landscaping as he mows the grass in front of the Heron Creek subdivision Friday morning in Sycamore. to rain before 11 a.m. Friday, and the only evidence it had snowed at all were the many photographs taken by stunned residents who looked out their windows and saw the green grass frosted white.

The weekend outlook looks better, Sebenste said.

“Just about anything is better than this,” he said.

“[Today] will be partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures around 60 [degrees], and Sunday we will be under partly cloudy skies and around 65 degrees.”

Temperatures should be well into the 70-degree range

by Wednesday.

“This won’t last long,” Sebenste said.

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8OBITUARIES DUANE HENRY RUBENDALL

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SYCAMORE – Duane Henry Rubendall, 70, of Sycamore, Ill., died Friday, May 2, 2014, at home from leukemia.

A memorial visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, May 21, at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave., Sycamore, with a memorial service beginning at 11 a.m. Military honors will be conducted after the service, followed by a luncheon and time for fellowship at the church.

Memorials can be made to Sycamore United Methodist Church, the DeKalb Area Agriculture Heritage Association or the KishHealth Systems Hospice in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

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Amy (Hansen) Sawvell, 74, of Sarasota, Florida, died May 11, 2014.

Born Feb. 18, 1940, in Greenland, she was raised in Genoa, and is survived by beloved husband of 57 years, Don Sawvell; three children; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

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MELVIN L. SIMS Born: Sept. 12, 1946 Died: May 13, 2014 GENOA – Melvin L. Sims, 67, of Genoa, Illinois, married for 37 years to his loving wife and best friend Judy (née Oglesby), passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

A music major in college, Mel had a wide array of business interests throughout his life. Mel was an incredibly intelligent man who enjoyed technology. Throughout his

career, he was involved in music, graphic design, website development and photography. From a young age, Mel always enjoyed the outdoors.

To this day, one of his favorite pastimes was taking his dogs on a daily walk in the forest preserve. He loved his family and friends, those who lived close and far. His family wrote that, “his kind heart and generosity made him the special person that he was.”

He will be dearly missed by all who loved and knew him.

Services will be private.

Arrangements were completed by Slater-Butala Funeral Home in Genoa.

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JOYCE M. STEWART Born: June 15, 1925, in Rockville, Minnesota Died: Jan. 28, 2014, in DeKalb, Illinois DeKALB – A memorial service for Joyce

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on a razor blade along with two small bags of marijuana, a pipe and two scales, according to court records.

Eiland is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within a 1,000 feet of a school, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespass to land. If convicted of the most serious charge, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within a 1,000 feet of a school, he would face between four and 15 years in prison. Probation would not be an option. He is next due in court Thursday.

Sheneman is accused of delivering less than a gram of heroin within 1,000 feet of a park July 19. He would also face between four and 15 years in prison if convicted of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park. Probation would not be an option.

Prosecutors said Sheneman’s new charges will not affect his drug court situation.

Sargent, another participant in the drug court program, will have a hearing June 6 on his status in the program.

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Joyce is survived by her children, Jean (Daniel) Smith of Decatur, William (Yumiko) Stewart of Champaign, Karen (Jay) Ebbesen of DeKalb and Mary (Artie) Baumann of Sugar Land, Texas.

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LINDA SU (LEE) TAFEL Born: Sept. 30, 1945, in DeKalb, Illinois Died: May 10, 1945, in Evanston, Illinois CHICAGO – Linda Su Tafel, 68, of Chicago, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Evanston Hospital of complications from ovarian cancer.

Born Sept. 30, 1945, in DeKalb, she was the daughter of Robert Clyde “Swede” Lee and Iola Mae “Ole” (Bogle) Lee, former owners of the

Fargo Hotel in Sycamore.

A 1963 graduate of Sycamore High School, she earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Northern Illinois University.

Linda was a passionate educator who brought a joy for learning to her students, colleagues and friends. She taught at Hinsdale South High School, Belvidere High School and at Eastern Illinois University before joining the faculty at National Louis University in 1981. There she devoted 33 years to various teaching and leadership positions at the university, including dean and senior vice president for academic affairs. She also served as an instructor and adviser for hundreds of current school leaders in the Chicago area, continuing her work advising doctoral candidates through the health challenges presented in her final years.

She spent more than two decades researching, writing and presenting the life of Elizabeth Harrison, a founder of the National Kindergarten Movement and what would later become National Louis University. Linda retired from full-time teaching in

8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

DeKalb city Jimmie B. Grimes, 48, of the 1100 block of Rushmoore Drive, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, May 4, with possession of marijuana.

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2012, remaining active in her role as professor emeritus.

Her commitment to teaching and learning continued until her final days.

Linda was an active member of St. Gertrude Catholic Church of Chicago. She loved traveling, birding and enjoying the Wisconsin vacation home shared with her lifelong friend, Sheila Pettersen of Evanston.

She is survived by her sons, Christopher Tafel of Chicago and Craig (Hai Sam) Tafel of Shanghai, China; brothers, Randall S. (Joyce) Lee Sr. of Newport Coast, California, and George B. Lee of Wolcott, Georgia; and many nieces and nephews.

Per Linda’s request, a small, private service will be held in Chicago.

Memorials can be made to the Linda S. Tafel Scholarship Fund in care of National Louis University, 122 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603.

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DeKALB – Two men who were charged in connection with a DeKalb police drug investigation had their bond set Friday.

Deandre M. Eiland, 27, of the 700 block of Russell Road, DeKalb, had his bond set at $110,000.

The bond for James R. Deandre S h e n e m a n , Eiland 27, of the 700 block of Sunnemeade Trail, DeKalb, is $50,000. Both remained jailed Friday James unable to post Sheneman 10 percent of their bond.

Both men were arrested Thursday as part of the drug investigation. A total of 15 people are facing charges such as unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, which in some cases was cocaine.

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Woman could face murder charge after child’s death DeKALB – A 15-month-old toddler who was on life support after a 25-year-old DeKalb woman allegedly choked him for several minutes died Friday, police said.

The boy died about 1:30 p.m. at Rockford Memorial Hospital after health officials took him Jessica Breuer off life support earlier this week.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday in Winnebago County.

Authorities expect to upgrade charges against Jessica L. Breuer to first-degree murder.

Breuer, who court records show suffers from bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, was first charged with aggravated battery of a child younger than 13 and aggravated battery. The case is next due in court June 12.

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DeKALB – Bond was set Friday at $250,000 for two Chicago men accused in a May 1 home invasion, during which police said a man was robbed of an ounce of marijuana at gunpoint.

Deontay L. Page, 20, of the 6200 block of South Vernon Avenue, and Perry A. Cleaves, 19, of the 6500 block of South Greenwood Avenue, each was charged with home invasion and obstructing justice.

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A third man, Darrell R. Rhyme, 18, of the 7000 block of South Harper Avenue in Chicago, is also charged with acting as a lookout during the robbery.

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By JOAN LOWY and TOM KRISHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Federal safety regulators slapped General Motors with a record $35 million fine Friday for taking more than a decade to disclose an ignition-switch defect in millions of cars that has been linked to at least 13 deaths.

Under an agreement with the Transportation Department, GM admitted it was slow to inform regulators, promised to report problems faster and submitted to more in-depth government over-

sight of its safety operations.

The fine was the maximum the department can impose.

“Literally, silence can kill,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said, adding: “GM did not act and did not alert us in a timely manner. What GM did was break the law.”

Safety advocates said the fine, which is less than a day’s revenue for GM, is too small to deter bad behavior by automakers.

Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the Justice Department – which is conducting a parallel crim-

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“That’s the only way you’re going to change GM’s behavior,” he said.

Congress is also investigating GM, and the automaker faces hundreds of lawsuits over deaths and injuries attributed to the ignition switch.

The company has acknowledged knowing that the switches in its small cars had problems since at least 2001.

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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday offered America’s condolences to the people of Turkey as they mourn the deaths of scores of people in a mining accident.

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of Marengo said he believes tax hike supporters will fall short given what he’s seen and heard on the House floor.

“I’ve been actively lobbying my colleagues to vote no, and I’ve been working this very hard,” Franks said. “I don’t believe they have the votes.”

Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, puts the odds at 50-50.

“There will be some members who will have to be pushed to support it, and I don’t know if Madigan will be able to do that,” he said.

“It obviously shows that the billions of new dollars raised with the hike didn’t fix our budget problems. It was sold to the voters as temporary, and it should stay that way.”

But John Jackson, visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, said he has many reasons to believe the increase will have the votes to be made permanent. Jackson said the biggest argument that opponents have – that lawmakers wouldn’t dare raise taxes in an election year – is a myth in Illinois.

“The hype about legislators losing their seats over tax hikes is almost totally legendary, and the record of people losing their seats because of their votes for a tax increase is very, very thin,” Jackson said.

“There’s almost nobody in recent history in this state who has lost their seat over a tax increase.”

Illinois workers have paid on average an extra week’s salary in income taxes since Democratic lawmakers in January 2011, without a single Republican vote, raised the state income tax from 3 percent to 5 percent on individuals and from 4.8 percent to 7 percent on corporations.

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Democratic lawmakers sold the tax increase as a stopgap measure needed to straighten out state government’s dire finances and pay down billions in unpaid bills. But it didn’t work – most of the $31 billion the increase is predicted to generate has been swallowed by the state’s ballooning public pension obligations, and the state’s backlog of bills was $7.6 billion at the end of 2013.

In his 2015 budget address in March, Quinn asked state lawmakers to make the tax permanent, lest the state suffer draconian cuts that would hurt its neediest residents.

The measure is expected to start, and pass, in the more liberal Senate, where Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, said he has the 30 votes needed.

But voting records reinforce the conventional wisdom that the tax hike could stall in the House.

Twenty-three of the 60 House Democrats who voted for the tax increase in 2011 have left office. Seven of the 11 Democrats who voted against it are still in office. And while the Democratic majority has increased since then from 64 to 71 seats, a portion of the freshman class of Democrats first elected in 2012, mostly

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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, speaks with Associated Press reporters in his office at the Illinois State Capitol on May 5 in Springfield. Cullerton said that he’s confident his chamber could find the votes to extend the state’s income tax increase, but fears other proposals may face a tougher road this spring.

“He gets whatever he wants. If he wants to extend it, even though there are Democrats who say they won’t vote for it, when he wants the votes, he gets them.

The voters have a very low opinion of our state government, and this is one of the main reasons.”

Rep. Robert Pritchard R-Hinckley

from the north and northwest suburbs, have shown an independent streak.

Seven freshman Democrats last year signed on to a bill that would have set the tax rates back to their pre-increase levels of 3 percent for individuals and 4.8 percent for corporations. Six of them face Republican challengers this November. Three incumbent Democratic lawmakers also signed onto the bill, including one, Patrick Verschoore, D-Rock Island, who voted for the tax increase in 2011.

But Franks, who signed on to a separate Republican resolution demanding that the tax increase be allowed to expire, said the bill was more for show because its sponsors did nothing to advance it. He also said with assurance that some of those lawmakers will flip.

Jackson said Democratic lawmakers who switch sides and vote for the tax increase would have little to fear in Illinois for several reasons, the biggest being legislative maps that are friendly to them.

Democrats controlled the General Assembly and the governor’s office during the redistricting process after the 2010 U.S. Census, and drew safe districts for themselves for the next decade.

“Most of these guys are in seats in which they couldn’t be beaten, no matter what they do. The Republicans, too,” Jackson said.

And despite the polls – a March poll by the Simon Institute found 60 percent favor the tax decreasing as promised compared with 27 percent who support it being permanent – history shows Illinois voters tend not to hold grudges when it comes to tax hikes.

The largest exception is the 1972 governor’s race, when Democrat Daniel Walker narrowly defeated Repub-

lican Richard Ogilvie, whose success in pushing a Republican-led General Assembly to adopt a state income tax cost him votes. But voters in 1992 elected Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, who ran on a campaign to make the last income tax increase, which like this one was supposed to be temporary, permanent. And voters in 2010 narrowly elected Quinn, who ran on a platform that included raising taxes.

However, Quinn faces a significant challenge from Republican candidate Bruce Rauner.

Already unpopular in polls that project a tight race, Quinn’s reputation as the Illinois rarity of an ethical politician has taken a beating in recent months over allegations of rampant mismanagement of funds for a Chicago anti-violence initiative and illegal patronage hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation.

It could be advantageous for Madigan, who also is chairman of the state Democratic Party, to postpone the tax vote.

Madigan, a 43-year statehouse veteran, is famously impossible to predict or read, said Paul Green, director of the Institute for Politics and Arthur Rubloff Professor of Policy Studies at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

“The greatest mind reader of all time would find it impossible to read Speaker Madigan’s mind,” Green said. “He holds his cards so close to the vest that they become invisible. Normally he’s two, three steps ahead of everybody else.”

Pritchard has a different view of Madigan.

“He gets whatever he wants,” he said. “If he wants to extend it, even though there are Democrats who say they won’t vote for it, when he wants the votes, he gets them. The voters have a very low opinion of our state gov-

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Rigg also took on new responsibilities in the wake of the reorganization, Palian said, assuming the vice president of research and innovation partnerships role a couple of weeks after Freeman’s move.

She joined NIU in 1998 as a professor of geography, and said that she will continue looking for partnerships and collaborations that will advance the university’s research goals.

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“As a community we need to step up, and you need to get after it, solve problems, and solve them in a big way,” said Dave Juday, former chairman at Ideal Industries in

Sycamore. “Cooperation is emerging, and it’s exciting.”

Kinzinger agreed.

“Republicans need to put things on the table, Democrats need to put things on the table, and we need to jump off this bridge together,” he said. “The government needs to take resources and match people to these careers.”

ernment, and this is one of the main reasons.”

Postponing the vote would make the race between Quinn and Rauner, a wealthy venture capitalist, a referendum of sorts about whether to keep the tax hike or slash the state budget. It likely would force Rauner to give specifics about his plans to fix the state’s finances – he’s been holding those cards close as well, likely to avoid giving Quinn’s campaign ammunition to use against him.

Should Rauner win, he would assume office weeks after the tax expires Jan. 1 and inherit the budgetary mess that ensues. That is, unless Quinn and other Democratic leaders use the same trick they needed to pass the original 2011 tax hike and do it after the November election.

After May 31, the threshold needed to pass legislation that takes effect immediately increases to a three-fifths majority of 71 votes in the House and 36 in the Senate. But the threshold resets to simple majority Jan. 1, meaning that Democratic lawmakers would have a small window of opportunity in the lame-duck session before the swearing in of the new General Assembly.

Incumbents who won re-election would be safe to vote to keep the tax increase, and those who lost might be more easily persuaded to approve it because they have nothing politically to lose.

The January 2011 tax increase squeaked through with the bare minimum of votes needed in the final hours.

Twelve outgoing Democratic lawmakers voted yes, and six of them, including two who campaigned against the tax increase during their unsuccessful campaigns, were later appointed to high-paying government jobs.

But both Green and Jackson said that politics and posturing aside, lawmakers have a real problem on their hands that isn’t going to go away.

“Something has to be done,” Green said. “The basic, singular fact is that if the temporary income tax expires, the state is down $1.8 billion. That’s fact. How do they make it up in this short run to pay bills?”

SPRINGFIELD – A spending plan the Illinois House approved this week includes more money for schools, veterans’ homes and prisons.

House Democrats led the way – but by narrow margins – in adopting nearly 80 appropriations measures Thursday that form the basis of a $37 billion budget that begins July 1.

Republicans opposed the effort because they agreed earlier this year that revenues would be about $34 billion in the coming year, and the spending outstrips money to pay the bills. But Democrats are pushing – with backing from Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn – to make permanent a temporary income tax increase. If it rolls back as scheduled in January, the state would lose an estimated $1.8 billion.

Here are some of the highlights of the proposed spending plan: • Education: Elementary and secondary schools would get $6.7 billion, including an increase of $132 million in general state aid – operating funds for salaries and learning materials. There would be $25 million more for early childhood education and bilingual education would

increase by $12 million.

• Veterans: The $77.6 million budget for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs would includes $9 million more, mostly for additional staffing at veterans homes.

The state operates homes in Anna, Quincy, Manteno and LaSalle. Veterans’ Affairs Director Erica Borggren, during a visit to Anna this month, said without the continued tax increase, the state could face closing two of the homes.

• Corrections: The state’s prison system would re-open two facilities closed just two years ago, transforming former youth prisons into specialized treatment facilities.

There’s $9 million in the House-approved budget to do that.

The work at the youth center in Joliet has already begun with a $20,000 study.

Quinn wants to reopen it as a center for treating inmates with severe mental illness.

The state sees it as a way to settle a 2007 federal lawsuit that said Illinois has not addressed mental health issues in its crowded prisons.

The other proposal would open up the former youth site in Murphysboro as a facility to handle repeat drunk driving offenders with an aim toward reducing recidivism.

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By ERICA WERNER and DONNA CASSATA The Associated Press WASHINGTON – House Republican leaders intervened Friday to prevent a vote on immigration legislation, dealing a severe blow to election-year efforts to overhaul the dysfunctional system.

The move came after a Republican congressman from California announced plans to try to force a vote next week, over strong conservative opposition, on his measure creating a path to citizenship for immigrants who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children and serve in the military.

Rep. Jeff Denham labeled his bill the ENLIST Act and said he would seek a vote as an amendment to the popular annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act. In response, Doug Heye, spokesman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, said: “No proposed ENLIST amendments to NDAA will be made in order.”

Heye said no stand-alone vote on the measure would be permitted, either.

It was the latest setback for President Barack Obama’s efforts to move comprehensive immigration legislation through Congress to boost border security, remake legal worker programs and offer legal status to the estimated 11.5 million people now living here illegally. The Senate passed an immigration bill last year, but it’s been stalled in the GOP-led House.

Denham’s measure was widely popular and seen as perhaps the likeliest area for compromise.

But in recent weeks prominent conservative groups, including the Heritage Foundation, announced their opposition. Heritage Action, the group’s political arm, announced it would include the vote in its ratings on lawmakers and called Denham’s legislation “deplorable.”

Eric Cantor Cantor himself, who previously had supported offering a path to citizenship for immigrants brought illegally as children, faces a primary challenge June 10 in Virginia from a tea party opponent who has criticized the majority leader for not being conservative enough and accused him of supporting amnesty for immigrants living here illegally.

Dave Brat, an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College, is a long-shot to unseat Cantor, but his campaign has won attention and support from conservative leaders such as radio host Laura Ingraham, partly because of his attacks against Cantor over immigration.

Cantor, House Speaker John Boehner and other House GOP leaders have insisted they want to advance immigration legislation, although they’ve rejected the Senate’s comprehensive bill.

Chances have always looked slim, but the White House and outside advocates saw a window for action over the next several months, before Congress’ August recess and November midterm elections.

Asked Friday if Boehner disagreed with Cantor’s decision, Boehner’s spokesman, Michael Steel, said he did not.

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8SKETCH VIEW

Congrats to graduates at all levels

Sycamore Mayor Red Johnson’s 2014 city update

By KEN MUNDY Mayor of Sycamore Over 40 years ago Mayor Red Johnson appointed me to the Public Library Board as Treasurer and to the Police Pension Board of Trustees. After six terms as city treasurer and now into a third and final term as mayor, it remains my highest honor to serve Sycamore.

First things first, credit goes to City Manager Brian Gregory, department heads, and all employees for bringing city services and projects to life for you.

Gregory continues to provide professional city management with 13 years of serving Sycamore as he is supported by the City Council, mayor, departments and community.

Human Resource Director Sue Willey is retiring in June, and we thank her for expert and caring HR Services for all city employees. We will miss Sue’s optimism, fairness, and outgoing manner. Credit also goes to over 100 appointed volunteers serving on boards, committees, and commissions for the city.

Public safety is a top priority. The Sycamore Police Department, under Police Chief Don Thomas, is proactive in community policing and protects life, limb, and property. Sycamore fire houses

Nos. 1 and 2 apply an integrated approach to emergency response and back up one another effectively. Fire Chief Pete Polarek continues to lead the Sycamore Fire Department.

Public Works Director Fred Busse leads streets, water, and sewer services. The city has approved for the sixth year an aggressive locally and state-funded, $2.7 million street program, through which parts of 14 streets will be resurfaced. In addition, Bethany Road will be widened from Peace Road west past Aster Drive.

City Clerk Candy Smith and Deputy Clerk Denise Setchell expertly serve the city with all clerical duties and responsibilities. John Sauter directs the Building, Engineering, and Code Division. City Engineer John Laskowski resigned to take another position, and we wish John all the best at the City of DeKalb. Adam Orton continues as city treasurer and as assistant to the city manager, and Dan Prombo continues as accounting supervisor in the finance office. Julie Rhodes and Cortney Cox serve the city well in the finance office.

Business is the heart and lifeblood of Sycamore, and the city is working with DeKalb County Economic Development Corp., local businesses, chambers of

commerce, Sycamore schools, Kishwaukee College, Northern Illinois University, and other stakeholders to encourage workforce retention and expansion in Sycamore and the area. New housing increased to 30 single family and 40 multifamily units permitted last year, the most since 2007. Newer retail shops have opened also.

Many young people excelled in academics, athletics, the arts, and altruism at schools, athletics, church, home, and in service groups to advance their own skills and to provide service to others. We congratulate, thank, and support them, especially those graduates who will move on to the next chapter of their lives.

Although every family, business, farm, school, government, church, temple, and other entity with a budget struggles today, Sycamore has been and remains a diverse community with many resources and a “can-do” attitude. Economic conditions appear to be slowly improving, but we have a ways to go yet with more jobs needed. Folks here will weather the challenges we face, work through them, and realize the importance of faith, family, and friends as we continue.

Sycamore’s a great place to grow up, learn, work, worship and enjoy living where “life offers more.” Thank you for your trust and support.

Leaders who fail to own mistakes are unfit for office The recent escalating arguments over whether there should be further congressional hearings on Benghazi are troubling. The fact that there are substantial numbers of people who feel that there is nothing more to investigate when four American lives were lost and no one has answered for this crime provides an indication of how far our sense of justice has slipped.

This should not be a partisan issue, because the implications of ignoring or prevaricating about the underlying mistakes will have far-reaching consequences. The United States has diplomatic establishments throughout the world, and if they can be attacked without consequences, it greatly diminishes our influence despite any protestations to the contrary.

What does it say about our judgment if we have diplomatic establishments for which we make inadequate provisions for protection? This is especially disturbing because it was revealed that requests by the consulate in Benghazi for more protection were refused. There had been attacks on the consulate not long before the fatal attack, and hostile actions had been taken against the British, which they were wise enough to react to appropriately.

Even more confounding was the decision to abandon our personnel at the consulate because someone decided that our military forces could not reach them in time. How could such a decision be made when no one knew how long the hostile action would last? Several military personnel who were in the area ignored orders to stand down and instead rushed to the consulate and resisted hostile forces long enough to allow some of their colleagues to escape, while sacrificing their own lives. Their heroic actions demonstrate the bravery and loyalty that characterize American military forces.

VIEWS Ben S. Carson When our top officials make decisions to abandon our own people because they feel the situation is hopeless, they also abandon the concept of American exceptionalism and create doubt in the minds of all future military participants about the intention of their superiors to expend maximum effort to preserve their lives.

Making mistakes is part of being human, but the ever-increasing deception that is necessary to cover those mistakes when honesty is abandoned is evil. Those willing to ignore evil for political reasons should question their fitness for leadership of our nation.

In this case, a blatant falsehood was promoted – namely that the Obama administration had international terrorist activity directed at America under control, and that the Benghazi incident was a spontaneous action by outraged locals who had viewed an offensive anti-Islamic video. Undue importance was placed on promoting an image of U.S. strength during the weeks immediately preceding the presidential election of 2012.

If we, the American people, the American press and the American political class, participate in the cover-up or ignore such an important story, we contribute to the demise of honesty and truth as pillars of our governing structure. In the book of Proverbs, King Solomon put it this way: “If a ruler listens to lies, those who serve him will be wicked.”

We also should be concerned about the attempt by some to ignore or downgrade

the significance of the Internal Revenue Service scandal. The fact that something this contrary to the concept of freedom can happen in a country based on constitutional values and be characterized as a “phony scandal” by people who supposedly have the best interests of this country at heart again points to the danger of placing partisan politics above truth and honesty.

When politicians huddle and try to figure out ways to defend their leader or their party and ignore the well-being of their nation, the people must take notice and do everything within their power to make sure they are represented by those who share their beliefs, and not by those who are simply party loyalists.

Obviously, the IRS was used in inappropriate ways, or Lois Lerner would not have pleaded the Fifth Amendment. It is more than disturbing that the president of the United States and many in his party feigned outrage when the inappropriate actions of the IRS initially were exposed, but now cannot lend support to a full and unfettered investigation.

A bipartisan group should investigate both Benghazi and the IRS scandal in a transparent manner. If wrongdoing is discovered, those responsible must face consequences, and procedures must be established to ensure that such abuses never occur again.

Most importantly, the people must awaken and look objectively at the actions of both Democrats and Republicans and not simply accept what party leaders say. Freedom is not free, and vigilance in responsible voting is necessary to preserve it.

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

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Thumbs-down: To snow in May. The snow started early in the morning and was all melted away before noon, but there it was, sticking to car windshields, lawns and flowers during the morning commute. It’s been worse, of course. The latest recorded snowfall in the Chicago area was June 2, 1910, which must have been a real bummer. But the way 2014 has gone weatherwise, who’s to say that record’s out of reach?

Thumbs-up: To new beginnings for graduates.

Northern Illinois University sent its latest crop of more than 3,100 undergraduates out into the world last weekend, and this weekend, still more highschool and college graduates will get their diplomas from Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek and Sandwich high schools, as well as Kishwaukee College. Sycamore High School will have its graduation May 25 and DeKalb High’s will be June 7. We congratulate all graduates on their accomplishments and wish them good luck in the next phase of their lives.

Thumbs-down: To the legislature spending money it doesn’t have. Despite not taking action on an extension of Illinois’ income tax increase, the state legislature this week was passing spending bills that presumed the state will continue collecting income tax at the higher 5 percent rate in 2015.

House Speaker Michael Madigan said it is a way to “convince people” to vote to extend the income-tax hike that is required by law to roll back Jan. 1. But planning to spend money you have not yet approved collecting is irresponsible, and a backward way of doing things.

Thumbs-up: To celebrating together. When Sycamore School District 427 orchestra director Ken Tonaki realized 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the district’s orchestra program, the program scheduled an anniversary concert. In a unique twist, members of the district’s various orchestras, from grades four through 12, played along with orchestra alumni who returned to play on a Sycamore stage one more time. Alumni, students, and Tonaki agreed it was a little nerve-wracking to put musicians of such a varying experience levels together – particularly because they couldn’t all rehearse together – but all said it was an exciting way to celebrate their shared experience with the program.

Thumbs-up: To the first DeKalb County Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Service, which was held Thursday in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. The event included a memorial candle-lighting, a 21-gun salute and a message delivered by law enforcement trainer David Smith.

The event was a nice way to honor local law enforcement and remember all they do for the community.

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Power plans involve more than solar panels President Barack Obama is announcing a bundle of plans for boosting solar power and promoting energy efficiency.

That might be about all he can do on his own authority without support from Congress, but it’s still half a loaf.

One of the steps he was touting was completion of solar panel installation on the White House roof.

Well, whoopee.

Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the roof of the executive residence, but Ronald Reagan had them removed. That made the panels a political football rather than a modest efficiency tool.

The panels will be more effective as a symbol of presidential policy than as a real contribution to the nation’s energy efficiency.

America needs a broader, more inclusive energy policy, but it’s never going to get one as long as political leaders hold to hard-line policy.

“The president can’t claim an ‘all of the above’ strategy while he’s blocking the Keystone pipeline, slow-rolling the approval of new energy exploration and proposing job-killing regulations that will destroy the American coal industry,” said a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, the ultra-Republican from Ohio.

Filter out the partisan rhetoric, and the man has a point. Solar panels do not a policy make. Power-saving green steps alone can’t meet our energy needs.

The energy efficiency guys and the we-need-morepower bunch need to bury the hatchet. The issue is too important to the national well-being to be a focus for political games.

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Girls Softball Insider: Hiawatha looking to make school history in regional and pitcher Angie Morrow (right) comes up big for Kaneland. PAGE B3

SECTION B Saturday, May 17, 2014 Daily Chronicle

BEARS ROOKIE MINICAMP

Lynch off and running AP file photo

Drivers run for $1 million payday at All-Star race CONCORD, N.C. – It’s dashfor-cash, nothing on the line for NASCAR’s top drivers but a big payday.

The Sprint All-Star race begs the question: What would a driver do for a cool $1 million?

“If you can reach out and grab somebody you will get pretty aggressive for a million dollars,” said Dale Earnhardt Jr. (above).

He drove for Dale Earnhardt Inc., the team owned by his father, and doesn’t believe he ever got his hands on the winning driver’s $500,000 purse.

“I don’t think I ever saw it,” he said. “I was driving for daddy back then. He got all that money.”

The format for the annual All-Star race, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, often changes.

The twist this year is that qualifying will be tonight, two hours before the race. It will consist of single-car runs of three laps with a mandatory four-tire pit stop.

The race is 90 laps, broken down over four 20-lap segments and one 10-lap sprint for the money.

But Matt Kenseth doesn’t think the big purse gives drivers any more incentive to race hard.

“I think it’s about the same as every other week,” he said.

“I think if you have a chance to win that race and you’re right down there to the end, you’re going to do everything you can to win that race. If you wreck, you’re not going to win. Everybody is going for it.”

In present-day NASCAR, a $1 million payday isn’t really enough incentive to make a driver go for broke.

“When you’re in the car, you’re not thinking about the fact that I need to pass for a million dollars,” Danica Patrick said. “If it was about money, I don’t think that would be enough for any of us.”

– Wire report

Trestman calls it ‘a good start’ for the former NIU quarterback

By PATRICK FINLEY pfinley@suntimes.com LAKE FOREST – Jordan Lynch threw the football around before the Bears’ first day of rookie minicamp Friday, but only while he and the other running backs were getting loose. It didn’t happen again.

When the Bears neared the conclusion of practice at the Walter Payton Center, Lynch jogged past a waiting throng of reporters and to a field outside.

He had to work on special teams drills, in the cold.

Lynch was the most popular player in the team’s 66-player minicamp Friday, and with good reason – the Mount Carmel alumnus and Northern

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Illinois Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback is playing for his hometown team.

But Lynch’s reality is far more blue-collar.

To his credit, he knows it.

“It would be a dream come true,” he said. “Being from Chicago and making the 53man roster, or if it comes down to it, even the practice squad.”

When Bears coach Marc Trestman praised Lynch after practice, it was with a compli-

ment more reserved for his pro prospects – as an undrafted free agent learning running back – than his stellar college quarterbacking résumé.

“He certainly didn’t look out of place by any means today, running around out there,” Trestman said. “It’s just the first day, but he didn’t seem awkward in any way, running and catching the football in space. …

“We’ve got a long way to go, but it was a good start.”

Lynch, who threw for 6,030 yards and 49 touchdowns in his two seasons as the Huskies’ starter, said the Packers were interested in him as a passer but “kind of started shy away a little bit, late.” He worked out as a quarterback at the Bears’ local pro day last month, but the team was more impressed AP photo with his rushing skills than Bears quarterback Jerrod Johnson (right) fakes a handoff to running his passing accuracy.

See BEARS, page B2

back Jordan Lynch during the team’s rookie minicamp Friday in Lake Forest.

CLASS 2A FREEPORT SECTIONAL

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8WHAT TO WATCH Horse racing Preakness Stakes, 3:30 p.m., NBC BALTIMORE (AP) – California Chrome has run away from the competition in five consecutive victories, winning by an average of more than five lengths.

The Kentucky Derby winner has had it his way ever since Victor Espinoza climbed aboard in December when the streak began.

Whether they do again in the 13/16-mile Preakness at Pimlico depends on a good trip, the tactics used by the chestnut colt’s nine rivals and a little luck. California Chrome is the even-money favorite against nine rivals.

• The rest of the weekend TV sports schedule on Page B2.

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

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Genoa-Kingston’s Carly Fischer throws the discus Friday during the Class 2A Freeport Sectional Meet.

Fischer wins discus title Sycamore’s Edwards qualifies for state in jumps, 100 hurdles

By PATRICK MASON pmason@shawmedia.com FREEPORT – After a couple of throws of the discus, Genoa-Kingston’s Carly Fischer became frustrated.

She wasn’t getting the correct grip or form that had carried her all season, so she

turned to someone who knew her best.

“I just talked with my dad,” Fischer said. “I knew I needed to calm down and focus, and he knew just how to do it.”

With her father’s encouragement, Fischer rebounded and threw a distance of 113 feet, which was good enough to

More online For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos and more – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps. advance to state and place first in the Class 2A Freeport Sectional. Fischer was the only athlete to advance from G-K. “We had a lot of personal

bests tonight,” Cogs coach Barry Schmidt said. “That’s what we want to see at this point in the year. Of course you want to get kids down to state, but when kids can do their best at this point in the year, that’s all you can ask for.”

Fischer edged Sycamore’s Alyssa Feuerbach by six inches, and her first-place finish helped the Cogs to an eighthplace finish in the sectional with 23 points.

Kaneland (100) won the ti-

tle and Sycamore (98) was the runner-up.

Lilia Edwards led Sycamore, qualifying in three events for next weekend’s state meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Edwards advanced in two jumps events. She won the triple jump (35-7) and took second in the long jump (16-62). More impressively, she took second in the 100 hurdles (16.06).

See TRACK & FIELD, page B4

CLASS 1A HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Royals slip in title game

By BRIAN HOXSEY sports@daily-chronicle.com HINCKLEY – It was an unfortunate case of déjå vu for Hinckley-Big Rock girls soccer coach Paul Taeuber in Friday night’s Class 1A H-BR Regional championship match against top-seeded Lisle.

Two years ago, the Lions walked off the Royals’ pitch with a overtime win and the regional plaque. According to Taeuber, Friday’s 2-1 loss to Lisle was similar, other than the fact it ended in regulation.

“Just like two years ago, same team, same place, same conditions, just not overtime this time,” Taeuber said with a bit of frustration in his voice. “We had numerous op-

Scoreboard Tuesday’s semifinals (1) Lisle 6, (4) Plano 0 (3) Hinckley-Big Rock 2, (2) Aurora Central Catholic 0 Friday championship (1) Lisle 2, (3) Hinckley-Big Rock 1

• Lisle advances to the Lisle Sectional portunities, we just weren’t able to finish and that is the way it was two years ago, as well. It’s like I told the girls after the game, you have to capitalize on opportunities and not make mistakes. We made two big mistakes tonight.”

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Hinckley-Big Rock’s Annie Kossman (left) slips while trying to stop a ball in the first half of the Class 1A H-BR Regional championship game against Lisle in Hinckley. The Royals lost, 2-1.

SPORTS

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball St. Charles East at Kaneland, 10 a.m.

Softball DeKalb at Cary-Grove, 10 a.m., noon Indian Creek at St. Edward, 10 a.m., noon Sycamore vs. Marengo and Huntley at Marengo, 10 a.m., noon Sycamore at Marengo, 2 p.m.

Girls Soccer Class 1A Genoa-Kingston Regional final, Indian Creek vs.

Genoa-Kingston, 3 p.m.

Boys Track Genoa-Kingston at Sandwich Invite, 9 a.m.

Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet at Kaneland, 10 a.m.

MONDAY Baseball Sterling at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

Richmond-Burton at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m.

Elgin Academy at HinckleyBig Rock in Class 1A HinckleyBig Rock Regional quarterfinal, 4:30 p.m.

Batavia vs. Kaneland at FifthThird Bank Ballpark, 7 p.m.

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

Sycamore at Morris, 4:30 p.m.

Plano at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Track Genoa-Kingston at Oregon Invite, 4:15 p.m.

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

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BEARS ROOKIE MINICAMP

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Fuller, Vereen among 8 DBs in camp

By ARTHUR ARKUSH aarkush@shawmedia.com LAKE FOREST – As the only coaching holdover from the Lovie Smith regime, Jon Hoke is aware of the challenges facing 66 rookies and first-year players who arrived at Halas Hall on Friday for rookie minicamp with little or no familiarity with many of their peers.

Hoke, entering his sixth season as the Bears defensive backs coach, is trying to quickly evaluate the eight defensive backs who participated Friday, including first-round cornerback Kyle Fuller and fourthround safety Brock Vereen.

Of course, Hoke knew plenty about Fuller and Vereen before they were drafted.

“He’s a football guy,” Hoke said about Fuller, who impressed him first-hand at the NFL combine in February and on a predraft workout. “… Has a concept of what it’s all about.

He plays the game the way you like to see defensive backs play – he’s a very physical player.”

Adding physicality to every area of the worst defense in franchise history was a major point of emphasis in general manager Phil Emery’s thorough offseason revamping.

So was finding versatile players who give coordinator Mel Tucker more flexibility.

“He’s a unique guy because he played corner and he played safety,” Hoke explained about Vereen, the former Minnesota Gopher whom the Bears trad-

AP photo

Bears first-round draft pick cornerback Kyle Fuller runs a drill during rookie minicamp Friday in Lake Forest. ed up to acquire. “He gives you a lot of flexibility. He is a safety – that’s where we’re going to play him – but you can see his athleticism for the safety position when he did play corner.”

Although he’s expected to be on the field about 50 percent of the time as a slot defender, Fuller’s starting days will have to wait, as Pro Bowlers Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings are entrenched atop the depth chart. According to Hoke, the

Bears’ top pick still will be able to learn plenty from his new mentors. ”He’s got two great guys to watch … just an opportunity to see how they work, conduct themselves as professionals,” Hoke said, adding that Tillman and Jennings have embraced their role as veteran teachers.

Unlike cornerback, the battle for starting jobs at safety is as “wide open” as any spot on the Bears roster. In addition to Vereen, the Bears added three

veteran free agents to the mix – Ryan Mundy, M.D. Jennings and Danny McCray – and resigned Craig Steltz.

Hoke’s advice for the players who are competing?

“Go play the best football you can play – be the best player you can be,” he said.

Hoke also spoke about embattled Chris Conte, who is coming off his worst season and underwent shoulder surgery in March.

“Just didn’t make the plays,” Hoke said of Conte’s struggles.

“The ball got to him probably quicker than in the past. … If you watch him play in 2012, he was a very good player,” Hoke said Conte lost some confidence, but he expects him to get over it quickly.

Vereen, who said he expects to play free safety, is focused this weekend on making a good first impression.

“Hopefully, over these three days I can prove that I belong on this team,” Vereen said.

“I’m hoping these coaches can walk away from these three days and say, ‘Brock is a player for us.’”

That’s Hoke’s expectation.

He hopes that, by the end of their first weekend as Bears, Fuller, Vereen and the rest of the rookies will benefit from this new experience.

“Just to have a basic grasp of how we do business,” he said. “Of being a professional football player; how we teach and how we install our system of defense.”

PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Sunday Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

Monday Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Tuesday Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 24 Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 25 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 26 Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28 x-Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 29 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 30 x-Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 31 x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 1 x-Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, June 2 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Friday Los Angeles 6, Anaheim 2 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, noon Sunday Los Angeles at Blackhawks, 2 p.m.

Kings eliminate rival Ducks in Game 7 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Justin Williams, Jeff Carter and Mike Richards scored in an overwhelming first period, and the Los Angeles Kings advanced to their third straight Western Conference finals with a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of their second-round series Friday night.

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE

8PREP SCHEDULE Four Barbs soccer players commit to play in college Two DeKalb boys and two girls soccer players had college commitment ceremonies Friday at DeKalb High School.

Dylan Hottsmith committed to play at Millikin University, and Sean Woodford committed to North Central College.

Morgan Beaty and Skyler Weishaar both committed to Wisconsin-Whitewater.

NIU baseball falls to Ball St. The Northern Illinois baseball team lost to Ball State, 4-1, Friday afternoon.

The Huskies (17-35-1, 11-15 Mid-American Conference) got their only run when Justin Fletcher walked with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.

Alex Klonowski was the losing pitcher, giving up three earned runs in 8⅓ innings. He walked one and struck out five.

With a win over the Cardinals in the regular-season finale at 1:05 p.m. today at Ralph McKinzie Field, the Huskies would clinch a berth in the MAC tournament.

Brewers beat Cubs CHICAGO – It took a while for Kyle Lohse to get comfortable on a cold and soggy day at Wrigley Field. Once he got into a groove, the Milwaukee Brewers were well on their way to another victory.

Lohse pitched seven effective innings for his first win in three weeks, and Milwaukee beat the sloppy Cubs, 4-3, Friday.

Dunn’s 3-run blast lifts Sox HOUSTON – Adam Dunn hit a three-run home run and Conor Gillaspie added two RBIs to lead the White Sox to a 7-2 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

The Sox trailed by two and had managed only one hit off of Collin McHugh (2-2) through the five innings before Dunn launched his soaring homer in the sixth to put the Sox on top.

Thunder’s Ibaka expected to be out for postseason OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City defensive specialist Serge Ibaka is expected to miss the rest of the NBA playoffs because of a left calf injury.

The 6-foot-10 forward had an MRI on Friday, a day after the Thunder eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers and advanced to the Western Conference final against the Spurs.

– Staff, wire reports

Lisle strikes quickly in 2nd RB competition stiff • ROYALS Continued from page B1 Lisle (15-5-2), which had dropped a four-goal match to the third-seeded Royals during the regular season, grabbed the lead with 24 minutes and 12 seconds left in the first half when leading scorer Kelsey Kretman scored her 18th goal of the season.

H-BR nearly tied the match shortly there after, but senior Lauren Paver had a 15-yard strike from the right wing deflect off the post. The rebound found the foot of Hannah Mueller, but her attempt also narrowly missed.

“Two minutes after they scored, we had a rolling ball through the box that we just have to finish,” Taeuber said. “We were able to get the equalizer right before halftime though.”

The Royals (9-10-1) were looking for a spark to take them into the second half. The senior combination of Paver and Andrea Binkley worked the trick. Binkley corralled a errant pass near midfield, worked past a couple defenders to the top of the box, and then found a hustling Paver with a pass to the weak side. Paver struck the ball in rhythm, putting it low past a diving Lisle keeper to tie the match at 1.

“I could see the play developing and just kept running towards the

weak-side post,” Paver said. “It was just a terrific pass from Andrea, it hit me right in stride. We haven’t finished a lot of chances like that all year, so to do it in this game and to tie the game was great.”

The Lions scored what proved to be the match-winner 25 seconds into the second half to the displeasure of Taeuber, but his club had a handful of chances to tie the score after that. Paver’s shot off an indirect kick from senior Kim Weissinger at the 33:47 mark hit the post and the rebound shot from Jacqueline Madden sailed just over the crossbar.

The last really good H-BR chance saw Madden’s short shot after a long run down the right side stopped short side.

“For them to come out and score – what 25 seconds in to the second half? – in my book that’s inexcusable,” said Taeuber, whose club was outshot 9-4. “It’s not about the number of scoring opportunities, but the amount of quality ones.”

Paver admitted this season was not what her or her teammates would have imagined overall, but she felt the team started to make it happen late in the season.

“I thought Tuesday’s [regional semifinal] was our best this season and tonight, despite the outcome, was right up there as well,” Paver said. “We just didn’t convert the chances we had.”

• BEARS Continued from page B1 Trestman was hesitant Friday to open the door for the running back to pass in special formations.

“His best opportunity is not at the quarterback position today,” the coach said.

“Although I thought he had a very sufficient workout when he came in.”

Lynch’s running back competition is stiff: fourthround pick Ka’Deem Carey is the favorite to back up Matt Forte, and Michael Ford appeared in 12 games as a rookie special-teamer.

Free-agent signee Shaun Draughn has more pro experience than Carey, Ford and Lynch combined.

What could separate Lynch from other quarterbacks asked to switch positions, however, is his attitude.

“I’m a football player – I love football,” he said.

“And I’ll do whatever it takes to stay in the NFL.” Lynch had participated in some running back drills while at NIU – where he ran for 3,735 yards and 42 scores as the starting

quarterback – but Friday was different.

“Quarterback is all mental in practice,” Lynch said. “Now, I’ve got to turn on the physical side in practice and do special teams and always on the go.

“You know, staying in shape is going to be key.”

He’s got the mental side down.

Lynch stayed up late Thursday studying the playbook, using his filmroom experience as a quarterback to digest formations and plays.

“He wants to know what we’re going to do tomorrow, yesterday – and he wants to know what we’re going to do three days from now, today,” Trestman said. “So he’s hungry to learn.

“He’s extremely motivated. He’s very smart.”

Smart enough to know where his NFL future lies.

“A lot of guys play special teams early,” he said.

“That’s how you make the team, that’s how you get on the team.

“And that could be my calling – playing special teams and really moving up on the depth chart.”

8WEEKEND TV SPORTSWATCH TODAY’S SCHEDULE NHL playoffs N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, Game 1, noon, NBC Pro baseball Milwaukee at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., CSN White Sox at Houston, 3 p.m., WGN Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 3 p.m., FS1 Detroit at Boston or Baltimore at Kansas City, 6 p.m., MLB Auto racing IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 qualifying, Day 1, 3 p.m., ABC NHRA, Southern Nationals qualifying, 5 p.m., ESPN2 (same-day tape) NASCAR, Sprint Cup, All-Star Race pole qualifying, 6 p.m., FS1 NASCAR, Sprint Cup, All-Star Race, 7:30 p.m., FS1 Horse racing Thoroughbreds, Preakness Stakes undercard, noon, NBCSN Golf European PGA Tour, Open de Espana, third round, 6:30 a.m., TBC PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship, third round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS Champions Tour, The Tradition, third round, 2 p.m., TGC LPGA, Kingsmill Championship, third round, 4 p.m., TGC Web.com Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am, third round, 6 p.m., TGC (same-day tape)

WNBA Sky at New York, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Arena football Portland at San Jose, 9 p.m., ESPN2 Soccer FA Cup, final, Arsenal vs. Hull City, 11 a.m., FOX College baseball Northwestern at Ohio St., 11 a.m., BTN North Carolina at Miami, 11 a.m., ESPNU Minnesota at Indiana, 2 p.m., BTN Illinois at Nebraska, 5 p.m., BTN College softball NCAA playoffs, regionals, South Florida vs. Florida St., 11 a.m., ESPN NCAA playoffs, regionals, South Carolina vs. Fordham, 1:30 p.m., ESPN NCAA playoffs, regionals, LSU vs.

Boston University-Arizona winner, 3:30 p.m., ESPN NCAA playoffs, regionals, Louisville vs. Boston University-Arizona loser, 6 p.m., ESPN NCAA playoffs, regionals, teams TBD, 8:30 p.m., ESPN Men’s lacrosse NCAA playoffs, Maryland vs.

Bryant, 11 a.m., ESPN2 NCAA playoffs, Albany (N.Y.) vs.

Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 Cycling Tour of California, Stage 7, Santa Clarita to Pasadena, 3:30 p.m., NBCSN

NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Get To Know Newton 250, 1 p.m., ESPN ARCA, Menards 200, 1 p.m., FS1 NHRA, Southern Nationals, 8 p.m., ESPN2 (same-day tape) SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Motorsports NHL playoffs MotoGP World Championship, Los Angeles at Blackhawks, Game Grand Prix of France, 6 a.m., FS1 1, 2 p.m., NBC NBA playoffs Soccer Miami at Indiana, Game 1, 2:30 p.m., MLS, Kansas City at Fire, 2 p.m., ABC WPWR-50 Pro baseball Hockey Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees or IIHF, World Championship, Finland Oakland at Cleveland, noon, MLB vs.

United States, 8:30 a.m., NBCSN White Sox at Houston, 1:10 p.m., College baseball CSN Texas at Kansas St., 3:30 p.m., FS1 Milwaukee at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., WGN College softball Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m., ESPN NCAA playoffs, regionals, teams Golf TBD, 11 a.m., ESPN2 European PGA Tour, Open de NCAA playoffs, regionals, teams Espana, final round, 6 a.m., TGC TBD, 1:30 p.m., BTN PGA Tour, Byron Nelson ChampiNCAA playoffs, regionals, teams onship, final round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., TBD, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 (if necessary) CBS NCAA playoffs, regionals, teams Champions Tour, The Tradition, final round, 2 p.m., TGC TBD, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 LPGA, Kingsmill Championship, NCAA playoffs, regionals, teams final round, 4 p.m., TGC TBD, 4 p.m., BTN (if necessary) Web.com Tour, BMW Charity NCAA playoffs, regionals, teams Pro-Am, final round, 6 p.m., TGC TBD, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (if necessary) (same-day tape) Cycling Auto racing Tour of California, final stage, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 qualifying, Day 2, noon, ABC noon, NBC

Boxing Welterweights, Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1-) vs. Mike Alvarado (34-2-0), 9:15 p.m., HBO

Central Division W L Pct 25 12 .676 20 20 .500 21 22 .488 20 21 .488 19 23 .452 East Division W L Pct Baltimore 22 18 .550 New York 21 19 .525 Toronto 22 21 .512 Boston 20 21 .488 Tampa Bay 18 24 .429 West Division W L Pct Oakland 26 16 .619 Los Angeles 22 18 .550 Seattle 20 21 .488 Texas 20 22 .476 Houston 14 28 .333 Detroit Minnesota White Sox Kansas City Cleveland

GB — 6½ 7 7 8½ GB — 1 1½ 2½ 5 GB — 3 5½ 6 12

Friday’s Results White Sox 7, Houston 2 Oakland 11, Cleveland 1 Detroit 1, Boston 0 Toronto 2, Texas 0 Baltimore 4, Kansas City 0 Minnesota 5, Seattle 4 Pittsburgh at New York, ppd., rain Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels (n) Saturday’s Games White Sox (Noesi 0-3) at Houston (Cosart 2-3), 3:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 5-1) at Cleveland (Tomlin 2-0), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (B.Norris 2-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 6-1) at Boston (Lackey 5-2), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 3-2) at Minnesota (Deduno 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 7-1) at Texas (Ross Jr. 1-4), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (C.Ramos 1-2) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 4-3), 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games White Sox at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m., 1st game Baltimore at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 3:35 p.m., 2nd game Detroit at Boston, 7:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 27 15 .643 St. Louis 22 20 .524 Cincinnati 19 21 .475 Pittsburgh 17 23 .425 Cubs 13 27 .325 East Division W L Pct Atlanta 22 18 .550 Washington 22 19 .537 Miami 21 21 .500 New York 19 22 .463 Philadelphia 17 22 .436 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 27 15 .643 Colorado 24 19 .558 Los Angeles 22 20 .524 San Diego 20 23 .465 Arizona 16 27 .372

GB — 5 7 9 13 GB — ½ 2 3½ 4½ GB — 3½ 5 7½ 11½

Friday’s Results Milwaukee 4, Cubs 3 Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 0 Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 2 St. Louis 5, Atlanta 2 Colorado 3, San Diego 1 Pittsburgh at New York, ppd., rain L.A. Dodgers at Arizona (n) Miami at San Francisco (n) Today’s Games Milwaukee (Garza 2-3) at Cubs (E.Jackson 2-3), 1:20 p.m.

Atlanta (Harang 4-3) at St. Louis (S. Miller 5-2), 1:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-5) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-3), 3:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 3-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-0) at Arizona (C.Anderson 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (Erlin 2-4) at Colorado (Lyles 5-0), 7:10 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 3-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-2), 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Milwaukee at Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m., 1st game Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 3:35 p.m., 2nd game

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Hawks looking to make school history

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By STEVE NITZ

JASMYNE TAYLOR Sycamore, senior Taylor went 2 for 2 with a home run, triple and two RBIs in a game May 10 against Belvidere North.

snitz@shawmedia.com The Hiawatha softball team never has won two straight regional titles.

The Hawks are looking to accomplish that feat despite being a young squad with only three seniors on their roster.

“I told these girls we have an opportunity to make history,” Hawks coach David Tamraz said.

Despite being only 7-14 overall, Hiawatha is the top seed in the Class 1A Westminster Christian Regional. The Hawks open postseason play Tuesday against No. 4 Rockford Christian Life.

“There were some phenomenal softball players here that came through this program that didn’t win [a regional], you have an opportunity to win two,” Tamraz told his team.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR Hiawatha at Class 1A Westminster Christian Regional, Tuesday through May 24 The Hawks are looking for their second straight regional title and are the top seed at Westminster Christian.

Indian Creek at Class 1A Serena Regional, Monday through May 24 The Timberwolves are the No. 3 seed at the all-Little Ten Conference regional, and open up with second-seeded Earlville in Wednesday’s semifinals. Top-seeded Serena is the favorite.

Kaneland’s Angie Morrow had a strong performance for the Knights in Thursday’s 4-1 win at DeKalb.

If Kaneland is going to make a run in the postseason, she’ll be an important piece. The Wisconsin commit gave up one run in four innings Thursday.

The Knights are the No. 2 seed in the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional, and will take on third-seeded Genoa-Kingston on May 28.

“She’s had her moments where she’s lost a litlte bit of control, she’s got hit (hard) a couple times. Can’t complain about her effort and her competitiveness,” Kaneland coach Brian Willis said. “She goes out there – she wants the ball, she wants to win, she wants to throw strikes. Nothing to complain about.”

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Kaneland senior Angie Morrow throws a warm-up pitch May 1.

Barbs shouldn’t be too disappointed about not winning NI Big 12 East championship

St. Charles East at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday With the postseason approaching, the Barbs will be tested against one of the better Class 4A teams in the state.

After Thursday’s 4-1 loss to Kaneland, DeKalb softball coach Jeff Davis said his players were upset about not taking home at least a share of the Northern Illinois Big 12 East championship.

The Barbs still could earn a share should Yorkville lose Tuesday at Rochelle, but that is highly unlikely. The teams’ game Thursday was postponed because of field conditions at Rochelle.

POWER RANKINGS 1. DeKalb (20-6, 7-3 NI Big 12 East) 2. Kaneland (15-11, 6-3 NI Big 12 East) 3. Genoa-Kingston (15-10, 5-5 BNC East) 4. Sycamore (6-17, 2-7 NI Big 12 East) 5. Indian Creek (9-11, 7-8 Little Ten) 6. Hiawatha (7-14, 5-12 Little Ten) 7. Hinckley-Big Rock (3-15, 3-10 Little Ten)

ship plaque May 27, I doubt the players will care too much about not claiming the NI Big 12 East.

Should the Barbs make a nice run in the Class 4A state tournament, which they certainly have Not winning conference should the ability to do, the memory of not winning conference will fade be a disappointment, but at the even more. same time conference titles are “It was our first goal. That overrated in high school sports. doesn’t mean it ranks right up Should the Barbs celebrate there with what we are plaing with the regional champion-

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for, but it was definitely one of our goals,” DeKalb coach Jeff Davis said after Thursday’s loss.

“The bottom line is, that goal is over, and we come up a little bit short, and we’ve got to move on to the next task at hand, and that’s winning a regional title.”

• Steve Nitz is a staff writer for the Daily Chronicle. He can be reached at snitz@shawmedia.com.

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ROUNDUP

Royals send 4 to state

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BADMINTON Hinckley-Big Rock freshman AuDeKalb’s Draper, Roelfsema eliminatdrey Harrod qualified for state in ed: DeKalb’s Tristan Draper earned both the 800- and 1,600-meter rus in Friday’s Class 1A Seneca Sectional.

Harrod won the 800 with a time of 2:22.27, and finished fifth in the 1,600 at 5:34.48. Teammate Kristen Clark finished third in the 800 and surpassed the IHSA’s state-qualifying mark with a time of 2:25.21.

The Royals’ Katie Hoffman won the 300 hurdles in 49.59, while Courtney Carls earned a state spot in the triple jump, taking second with a mark of 34-feet-7.

Indian Creek had two state qualifiers in Chantel Kyler, who was second in the high jump at 5-2, and Emily Schilling, who took third in the 1,600 in 5:32.73.

H-BR took third as a team with 54 points, while the Timberwolves were

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a 15-21, 21-12, 21-12 win over Joliet West’s Casadi Brendemuehl in the first round of the badminton state meet in Charleston, but lost her next two matches and was eliminated.

Teammate Emily Roelfsema lost her first-round match to Lincoln-Way Central’s Jana Murdock, and was defeated by Schaumburg’s Divya Singh in her first-round consolation match.

LATE THURSDAY BOYS TRACK Cogs ninth at BNC Meet: The Cogs finished with 27 points. Burlington Central won the meet with 150.

Genoa-Kingston’s 800 relay took second in 1:35.79, while Mitchell Uscienski was second in the high jump at 6-3.

“I’m so ecstatic,” Edwards said after the 100 hurdles. “I hit a couple of hurdles, but facing good competition was the key to keep me going.”

Edwards ran the 100 hurdles only a handful of times during the season, focusing more on her jump events, but with her jumping background, she is a natural at clearing the heights in stride.

An injury forced her to miss several weeks of competition during the season and when she returned, Sycamore coach Joe McCormick noticed a bounce in her strides.

The time off from the constant pounding of the track did wonders for her legs.

“She just had an extra spring in her step that was really noticeable,” McCormick said. “You can see it in the way she ran the hurdles and her jumps were outstanding.”

Christina Dailey also qualified for Sycamore in the triple jump. Teammates MagPhilip Marruffo –pmarruffo@shawmedia.com gie Lalowski (3,200), Feuerbach, as well as Sycamore’s Lilia Edwards (right) competes in the final of the 100-meter hur- the 400, 800 and 1,600 relays also qualified for the state meet. dles Friday during the Class 2A Freeport Sectional meet.

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This undated image provided by the National Park Service shows tents pitched at a campground at Yosemite National Park in California. The thought of camping out can be daunting, but packing a few strategically chosen items like an inflatable mattress and food that’s easy to grill can reduce the ick factor.

The Great Outdoors Afraid to camp? Nothing to fear but fear itself

By SOLVEJ SCHOU The Associated Press

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rowing up in Los Angeles, I loved camping.

My family and I regularly escaped the city’s concrete sprawl for California’s wilder edges, driving deep into the desert or high up into the mountains. We’d set up a tent and plunk down sleeping bags, each trip a dusty, if slightly smelly, adventure.

Then something changed. As an adult, I stopped camping. Though still an avid nature-lover and hiker, I didn’t want to abandon the modern perks of home – roof, electricity, bed! – or similarly equipped hotels.

This year I decided to break that 15-year-long camping drought. I joined my stepmother, sister, aunt, uncle and Danish father, who has averaged three camping trips a year since he moved to California in 1977, on a three-day camping excursion in Pinnacles National Park, south of San Jose. The experience turned out fun, freeing and easier than I thought it would be.

Here are five things you might be worried about when it comes to camping, along with ways to cope.

SLEEPING Forgoing a comfy mattress for a sleeping bag may not sound appealing, but there are ways to lessen the ick. Driving

to a campground versus hiking in means you can stuff your vehicle with provisions – including a tent you can stand up in for maximum comfort.

The taller the entrance to your tent, the less it affects your back. Then make sure to have a self-inflating mattress, like a Therm-a-Rest, or an air mattress you can inflate with a pump. Slip it under your sleeping bag to avoid the sleepless scenes from “The Princess and the Pea.” Another option is a collapsible camp cot.

Camping in spring and summer means using lighter rectangular sleeping bags stuffed with synthetic material.

When it’s cold, go with a down-filled mummy-shaped sleeping bag that cinches around your face. I also found bringing a bedroom pillow helped. It smelled and felt like home.

UNPLUGGING These days some commercially operated campgrounds offer Internet access.

But if you’re heading to wilderness-type parks, depending on location, you may not even have cellphone service.

You can always bring an external battery pack and angrily play Candy Crush for hours, but that really defeats the purpose of being outdoors. I did bring my excellent Jackery Fit portable battery pack, but only to make sure my iPhone was charged enough to take photos during hikes into Pinnacles’ winding mountain caves.

Channel the great naturalist Henry David Thoreau, and remember that the internet will still be there later. Play cards, eat, drink, breathe in fresh air, hike, build a campfire and enjoy the company of others – in person instead of online.

CRITTERS You love food, and so do animals, including squirrels and bears, whose sense of smell overshadows ours and who may find your fragrant dinner supplies irresistible. Just remember: They want your food, not you.

Never leave trash, toiletries, dirty dishes, food or drinks unattended. Don’t leave trash and open containers in your car or around the campsite. Look for metal lockers to store trash and food onsite. Keep your tent zipped up, and keep in mind that bugs and birds also enjoy nibbling on half-eaten peanut butter sandwiches, so don’t give them the chance.

As for ticks and mosquitoes, insect repellent works. For major bug phobias or when biting insects are thick, outdoor supply stores and websites sell inexpensive, lightweight mesh jackets that you can zip yourself into – including your hands and face if need be.

BATHROOMS AND ELECTRICITY You can live without electricity, a full-length mirror and private bathrooms

without sacrificing hygiene or general spiffiness.

Most developed tent campgrounds you can drive to have communal bathrooms with running drinking water, sinks and showers, but check in advance. Pretend you’re at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, strap on a floppy hat and embrace a wind-swept, natural look.

Try gas- or battery-powered lanterns for preparing food and hanging out in the evening. A headlamp works well for midnight bathroom runs and as a makeshift night-light hung in a tent.

MEALS Leaving your smoothie blender home doesn’t mean you can’t have delicious food while camping.

Get a decently sized cooler that can keep your food cold for a few days before the ice needs to be changed out, and a small basin to wash dishes. Bring a propane gas-powered camp stove with one or two burners. In campgrounds with grills, you can fire-roast anything from portobello mushrooms to zucchini.

At night my family and I made gooey s’mores.

“Approach camping as an adventure with possibilities of new experiences of fun, and the possibility of challenges,” my dad told me. “Camping gives you a sense of togetherness in a natural environment you’re not usually in, that you end up enjoying together.”

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FAMILY TIME | Tips to keep busy families organized

Tip of the week These days parents are expected to be everywhere at once. If you’re a parent, you know how stressful it can be to try and make the soccer game, the dance recital, prepare dinner for your family and work an eight-hour day. Just keeping track of your family’s schedules feels like another full-time job.

With this in mind, digital lifestyle expert Jennifer Jolly offers her tips on how you can use technology to do it all – remember your obligations,

keep your appointments in order and continue being the superparent you’re expected to be – easier than ever before.

• Help important things stick around. Everyone has had that morning when they are running around trying to find that one important item that has somehow disappeared. Technology like the StickR TrackR easily attaches to glasses, keys, smartphones, purses, backpacks and anything else you may need. The StickR then pairs with an app on your computer or mo-

bile device. With a tap of your finger, you can make the lost item ring and then find it in just a few seconds.It’s like clutter control for your brain.

• Stay organized on the go.

You’re always writing reminders on notes, so get them organized on your smartphone. Whether you’re at work, at home or on the go, you’ll have access to your notes across all of your devices.

• Get your apps in line. With all the new smart home connected-everything’s these days, chances are they’re controlled by different apps. Find an app that will unify your connected devices so they can be more easily controlled and configured to simultaneously perform automated actions.

• Wear the sticker. If you have a busy child at home, consider wearable stickers for things like homework folders or backpacks, common things that even the most conscientious of kids sometimes misplace. Your child may not always remember the item in question, but a wearable sticker will jog their memory.

Today’s busy lifestyle can make it very difficult to keep things organized.

If you’re a person who is sometimes forgetful or you have a person in your family who is, the right tech and gadgets can help you stay on track.

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8BRIEFS NIU Annuitants celebrate end of semester The Northern Illinois University Annuitants Association will celebrate the end of semester with a coffee hour from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2439 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. Refreshments will be provided.

The Northern Illinois University Annuitants Association officers are Jim Lockhard, president, Sycamore; Joe Grush, vice president, DeKalb; Doug Moore, treasurer, Sycamore.

The NIUAA plans a variety of social events and trips for members. For more information, visit www.niu.edu/annuitants.

Local Girl Scout volunteers selected for national convention Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois honored volunteers and elected new members to the board of directors and board development committee at the council’s annual meeting.

Debi Frankovich and Sara Frankovich, both of Sycamore, were elected to represent the council at the Girl Scouts of the USA National Convention in October.

Kirkland seeks Citizen of the Year The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 2014 Citizen of the Year.

The nominee should be someone who has performed some significant public service, fostered pride in the community and/or made a lasting contribution to the quality of life in the area served by the chamber, which is equivalent to the Hiawatha School District boundaries. The nominee does not need to live in the area, provided he or she has been active in the community.

To nominate someone for this award, provide a statement in 150 words or less describing why the person you are nominating is deserving of the award. Include your name and address on the nomination letter.

Mail nominations to Kirkland Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 208, Kirkland, IL 60146, or email to KirklandChamber1882@gmail. com with “Kirkland Citizen of the Year” in the subject line. Nominations are due by June 1.

The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year will receive their award on June 12 at the Friends of the Kirkland Library Luncheon/First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kirkland.

8IN UNIFORM Golec takes part in cultural immersion training Alicja M. Golec is an Army ROTC cadet involved in Cadet Language and Cultural Immersion Training – their first training deployment as a cadet.

After a week-long training session at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the selected cadets are deployed to partner nations where they are immersed in the local Alicja M. cultures and languages.

Golec The selected cadets will spend three weeks involved in assisting with current Army missions that range from helping build community projects to teaching English to local children. They are not only getting a total immersion in another culture, but are also building positive relationships and helping the people of partner nations.

Golec is a student at Northern Illinois University. She is the daughter of Maria D. Golec of Franklin Park.

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The Sycamore Rotary Club joined forces with their junior-level clubs to help three organizations during the club’s annual Rotarians at Work Day on May 10. At the Pay-It-Forward House (left), members helped with planting and weeding in the garden while other members (right) helped clean the warehouse at Opportunity House.

Sycamore Rotary helps three nonprofits Members of the Sycamore Rotary Club joined forces with their junior-level clubs to help three local nonprofit organizations during the club’s annual Rotarians at Work Day on May 10.

Students with the Interact Club at Sycamore High School and Sycamore Middle School, along with representatives of the North Grove Elementary EarlyAct Club and the South Prairie EarlyAct Club, were asked to assist with three hands-on work projects: At the Pay-It-Forward House, members helped with planting and weeding in the garden, while younger members helped to pack

welcoming gift bags for the guests. The latter group also pitched in with the outdoor work; the group also did some of the housework and cleaning inside the hospitality house located next to Kindred Hospital.

Opportunity House uses part of its warehouse for indoor sports events and a number of Rotarians helped to clean up the space. They mopped and swept the open area, removing a fine layer of dust that had built up over the past few months. They also helped prepare batting cages, goals and other equipment for use.

The Kishwaukee Special Recreation Asso-

ciation held its “Hidden Treasurers” rummage sale in the shelter at Hopkins Park. Rotarians helped with setting up the venue and selling off items at $5 per bag. All proceeds go toward helping Special Olympics and other KSRA recreational programs.

Sycamore’s Rotarians at Work Day is one of a number of such events held by Rotary Clubs around the world, on or around the last Saturday of April each year.

The Sycamore Rotary Club meets at noon Wednesdays at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore.

For more information, visit www.sycamorerotary.org or find them on Facebook.

Marketing skills for farmers market vendors The 2014 farmers market season is upon us. Farmer-vendors are doing final preparations so that market booths can be brimming with farm-fresh products on opening day. However, with all the work that goes into simply getting products to the farmers market, many growers have not set aside the time to think about some of the direct-to-consumer marketing considerations that could make booths and products

more appealing, thus boosting sales and creating repeat customers.

Join Andy Larson, the new Local Food Systems & Small Farms Educator serving Boone, DeKalb and Ogle counties, for a discussion on “Marketing and Merchandising for Farmers Market Vendors” at the DeKalb County Extension office from 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 29.

Topics include:

U of I Extension offers summer garden series The summer series of University of Illinois Extension’s Four Seasons Gardening program, which focuses on environmental stewardship and backyard food production, gets underway this month.

The first session of the series is titled, “Home Orchards.” The program is offered twice – at 1:30 p.m. June 24 and 6:30 p.m.

June 26. Both sessions will be presented via teleconference at the DeKalb County Extension office at 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore.

Horticulture educator Sonja Lallemand will talk about one of the most rewarding gardening activities: growing fruits in the home garden. This presentation will focus on the general considerations for getting started in developing and cultivating your own orchard. It also will provide you with growing tips

for several types of small fruits.

The presentation will be presented via the University of Illinois distance learning system and local computer PowerPoint presentations, allowing live discussion between the presenter and gardeners throughout Illinois.

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Cost per session is $5. Or attend the entire three-part summer series for $12. Call or email the University of Illinois Extension office for more details, 815-758-8194, mpetra@ illinois.edu or web.extension. illinois.edu/bdo. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, call 815-758-8194.

• Setup, signage and staffing considerations to make your booth stand out.

• Packaging, pricing and display to make your products move.

• Customer service tips that will bring people back week after week.

• Tips from experienced local farmers market vendors about their best marketing practices, as well as pitfalls.

To register for the program, call the University of Illinois Extension office at 815-758-8194 or visit web.extension.illinois. edu/bdo. The DeKalb County Extension office is located at 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore.

The program fee is $5, payable in advance, online or at the door.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, contact the DeKalb County Extension office.

Library display just beachy Sycamore fourthgrader Isaac Oster, 9, is sharing his shell collection in the display case of the youth department in the Sycamore Public Library for the month of May. Provided photo

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Glidden Homestead opens Sunday for the 2014 season The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center will open for the 2014 season on Sunday. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Located at 921 W. Lincoln Highway, the home is where one of the most widely used types of barbed wire, “The Winner,” was invented in 1874.

The Glidden Homestead and barn were the first sites in DeKalb County to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Opening day offers tours of the 1861 home, blacksmith demonstrations in the Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith Provided photo Shop and barn tours by local Blacksmith and Glidden Homestead board member Lucio Bortolin (left) historic preservationist Rogand Martin O’Connor install a new sign on the historic barn where “The er Keys. Admission is $4 for adults and free for members Winner” barbed wire was invented in 1874.

and children younger than 14.

Opening day offers one of two opportunities to peek inside the historic barn. A second chance is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 9 during the first-ever DeKalb County Barn Tour. The homestead is partnering with the DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association for a driving tour to visit six different barns in

the area, the Glidden Homestead and a photography exhibit of barns at DAAHA, 111 S. Second St., Suite 204, DeKalb. Carload tickets cost $20 and include a tour booklet and map. Homestead and DAAHA members receive a $5 discount.

The homestead is open for tours May through November, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tuesdays and noon to 4 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays of the month. The site is manned and maintained entirely by community volunteers, with the exception of a part-time executive director.

For more information about the homestead, as well as volunteer opportunities, visit www.gliddenhomestead. org or call 815-756-7904.

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2+2=? Parents rail against Common Core

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM

Are you smarter than your 2nd grader?

The Associated Press An Iowa woman jokingly calls it “Satan’s handiwork.” A California mom says she’s broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it “makes my blood boil.”

What could be so horrible?

Grade-school math.

As schools around the U.S. implement national Common Core learning standards, parents trying to help their kids with math homework say that adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing has become as complicated as calculus.

They’re stumped by unfamiliar terms like “rectangular array” and “area model.” They wrestle with division that requires the use of squares, slashes and dots. They rage over impenetrable word problems.

Stacey Jacobson-Francis, 41, of Berkeley, California, said her daughter’s homework requires her to know four different ways to add.

“That is way too much to ask of a first grader,” she said. “She can’t remember them all, and I don’t know them all, so we just do the best that we can.”

Simple arithmetic isn’t so simple anymore, leading to plenty of angst at home. Even celebrities aren’t immune: The comedian Louis C.K. took to Twitter recently to vent about his kids’ convoluted homework, writing that his daughters went from loving math to crying about it.

Adopted by 44 states, the Common Core is a set of English and math standards that spell out what students should know and when.

The standards for elementary math emphasize that kids should not only be able to solve arithmetic problems using the tried-and-true methods their parents learned, but understand how numbers relate to each other.

“Part of what we are trying to teach children is to become problem solvers and thinkers,” said Diane Briars, president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

“We want students to understand what they’re doing, not just get the right answer.”

That’s a radically different approach than many parents are accustomed to.

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Stacey Jacobson-Francis (right) works on math homework with her 6-year-old daughter Luci Wednesday at their home in Berkeley, California. As schools around the U.S. implement national Common Core learning standards, parents trying to help their kids with math homework say that adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing has become as complicated as calculus.

Jennie Barnds, 40, of Davenport, Iowa, was puzzled by her fourthgrade daughter’s long division homework, a foreign amalgam of boxes, slashes and dots with nary a quotient or dividend in sight.

“If we are sitting there for 20 minutes trying to do a simple problem, how is an 8, 9, 10-year-old supposed to figure it out?” she said.

“It’s incredibly frustrating for the student and the parent.”

Whether Common Core itself is responsible for the homework headaches is a contentious issue.

Some experts say Common Core promotes reform math, a teaching method that gained currency in the 1990s. Derided as “fuzzy” math by critics, reform math says kids should explore and understand concepts like place value before they become fluent in the standard way of doing arithmetic. Critics say it fails to stress basic computational

skills, leaving students unprepared for higher math.

Stanford University mathematician James Milgram calls the reform math-inspired standards a “complete mess” – too advanced for younger students, not nearly rigorous enough in the upper grades. And teachers, he contends, are largely ill-prepared to put the standards into practice.

“You are asking teachers to teach something that is incredibly complicated to kids who aren’t ready for it,” said Milgram, who voted against the standards as part of the committee that reviewed them. “If you don’t think craziness will result, then you’re being fundamentally naive.”

Common Core supporters insist the standards are developmentally appropriate and driven by research.

“For years there has been a raging debate in mathematics educa-

tion about which is more important, procedural fluency or conceptual understanding. The obvious answer is ‘both’ and the standards give that answer,” said University of Arizona mathematician Bill McCallum, who co-wrote the math standards.

Common Core advocates acknowledge parents are frustrated, but blame the problems on botched implementation, insufficient training or poorly written math programs that predate Common Core.

They say schools also need to communicate better.

“The homework can appear ridiculous when it is taken out of context – that’s where the biggest problem lies,” said Steve O’Connor, a fifth-grade math teacher in Wells, New York. “Parents don’t have the context, nor have they been given the means to see the context.”

O’Connor has set up a website in an effort to reduce parents’ frustra-

AAA: Americans ready to travel after bad winter

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK – A strong case of cabin fever and a little more money to spend should inspire a greater number of Americans to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend.

That’s the forecast from auto club AAA, which on Friday said it expects a total of 36.1 million people to travel 50 miles or more. If that estimate holds true, it would be the largest amount of people traveling during the holiday weekend since 2005.

Most will drive to their vacation spots, but more people are expected to fly or take a cruise or train this year compared with a year ago, AAA said.

The improving job market and a rise in disposable income are fueling the increase in holiday travel plans, AAA found in its annual survey.

The desire to get out of the house after a brutally cold winter is another strong incentive to hit the road.

“Thoughts of historic cold are still fresh in the minds of Americans in many parts

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Auto club AAA on Friday said it expects a total of 36.1 million people to travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day Weekend. of the country,” said AAA’s Chief Operating Officer Marshall Doney, in a statement.

“The winter blues appear to have given Americans the travel bug.”

Of the total travelers, 31.8 million are expected to drive, up 1.3 percent from 31.4 million last year. Gas prices are less of a concern for drivers, since they are expected to be lower than last year’s average of $3.63, thanks to rising supplies, AAA said.

Airports will be busier, with 2.6 million people expected to fly this year, up 2.4 percent from last year. And 1.7 million people will take a

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Travelers can expect to pay more for their getaways.

Hotel rooms are likely to cost $3 more a night from last year, at an average of $169 per night, AAA said. The average cost of a round-trip plane ticket is $227, up from $215 a year ago. Car rentals will average $44 a day during the weekend, up 1 percent from a year ago. A 3.4 percent increase in personal income from last year should help cover those additional costs, the auto club said.

The AAA forecast represents an 18 percent increase

in travelers from 2009, the low point of the recession, when only 30.5 million Americans traveled for Memorial Day. The number has been increasing steadily since 2011.

The busiest travel weekend was in 2005, when 44 million people went away.

Last year, AAA said more people traveled during the Memorial Day weekend than it projected. It had expected total travel to fall nearly 1 percent from the year before to 34.8 million. But 35.5 million Americans actually traveled last year, according to a survey conducted following the holiday weekend.

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But many parents say they’ve been on their own, complaining that districts have foisted new math curricula with little explanation.

In Pennsylvania, which signed on to the national Common Core in 2010 but developed its own version, Allison Lienhard said homework sessions with her 10-year-old have ended in tears.

“She gets frustrated because I can’t do it the way they are supposed to do it,” Lienhard said. “To me, math is numbers, it’s concrete, it’s black-and-white. I don’t understand why you need to bring this conceptual thing into math – at least not at this age.”

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Under Common Core, parents are likely to see some unfamiliar terms on their children’s elementary-school math homework.

Here are some examples drawn from New York state’s math curriculum: Grade 2 addition: Solve using your place value chart and number disks, composing a 10 when necessary: 53 + 19 Grade 2 subtraction: Craig checked out 28 books at the library. He read and returned some books.

He still has 19 books checked out. How many books did Craig return? Draw a tape diagram or number bond to solve.

Grade 4 multiplication: Represent the following expressions with disks, regrouping as necessary, writing a matching expression, and recording the partial products vertically: 3 x 24 Grade 4 word problem: Cindy says she found a shortcut for doing multiplication problems. When she multiplies 3 × 24, she says, “3 × 4 is 12 ones, or 1 ten and 2 ones. Then there’s just 2 tens left in 24, so add it up and you get 3 tens and 2 ones.” Do you think Cindy’s shortcut works? Explain your thinking in words and justify your response using a model or partial products.

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Peony: The plant that just keeps on giving

By BARBARA LINDHOLM

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener

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Occasionally, peonies may have a disease problem when certain climate conditions exist. The most common diseases of peonies are downy mildew which presents as white, powdery patches and botrytis which turns plant

truly the plant that just keeps giving and giving.

• Master Gardeners are available to answer questions from 9 a.m. to noon Monday to Friday at the University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County office located in the Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. Contact them at 815-758-8194 or DeKalb_mg@ extension.uiuc.edu. Walk-ins are welcome.

ABOVE: Close-up of double pink peony blossom. LEFT: Peony bush in a garden setting.

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they also need a growth period of three years before they are ready to be sold. As you have probably already guessed, tree peonies will be more expensive. However, just one tree peony can have a huge impact in your garden.

Tree peonies prefer to grow in light shade.

Intersectional hybrid peonies are a cross between herbaceous peonies and tree peonies. They exhibit tree peony type flowers with herbaceous foliage. Intersectional peonies also require special propagation and are expensive. They are available in a few colors including coral, salmon, light pink and the elusive yellow.

Now let’s find out about taking care of peonies. Peo-

nies are easy to grow but will be more successful if a few simple requirements are met.

Peonies prefer full sun but will tolerate light shade. Welldrained soil and good air circulation will protect your plants from diseases.

Only light fertilization is recommended with a fertilizer containing high phosphorus and potassium levels such as 5-10-10. When fertilizing in the early spring, put fertilizer around plants but not in the crown area.

If you are planting new peonies, be sure that the root section has at least 3 to 5 good eyes or sprouts and plant those eyes no deeper than 2 inches. Both the number of eyes and the depth are extremely important to the success of the new plant.

Peonies do not like to be disturbed. However, they will need to be divided if they have become too crowded.

Plant the divisions 3 inches apart and follow the planting advice previously stated.

Peony dividing should occur in late August to early September to allow for fall root development and to minimize

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A peony can often outlive the person that plants it. Really? The most unusual thing about peonies is their longevity. Many of these beautiful plants can easily live for 50 years or even longer. Year after year peonies will produce beautiful blooms to welcome spring.

Coming originally from China, peonies started appearing in the United States and Europe in the early 1900’s. They quickly became very popular because they were long-lived, easy to grow, low maintenance and produced large, stunning fragrant flowers.

The three major types of peonies are herbaceous, tree and intersectional. Within these three types, peonies can be single, semi-double, double, bomb or Japanese depending on their petal structure.

Herbaceous peonies are the most commonly seen.

This popular shrub grows 3 to 4 feet in both height and width. Its bloom period will occur in May and June. Individual bushes will flower for two weeks, but the season can be extended by having early spring, mid-spring and late spring varieties. Herbaceous peonies come in a wide variety of colors including white, salmon, peach, pink, rose, red, lavender and purple.

When bloom is over, the bold, dissected leaves of the the peony will compliment your summer garden as a beautiful backdrop to newly emerging plants in the middle and front of your garden.

Tree peonies are the stately, elegant forms of the peony family. These spectacular plants range in color from snow white to deep maroon and produce outstanding blooms often 8 to 10 inches across. Skillful propagation techniques are required to produce these plants, and

tissue dark brown. These fungus diseases can overwinter on dead plant material. Good sanitation is the best way to stop these diseases from harming your plants. In the fall remove and destroy dead foliage on the plant and on the ground.

Annual plants live for one year. Perennials will generally last three to five years. Peonies will give you beautiful spring flowers and fragrance year after year. They are

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Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy (center) recently signed the Poppy Days proclamation celebrating May 23 and 24 as Buddy Poppy Days to ‘”honor the dead by helping the living.” Pictured with Mundy are Phyllis Knudson, Poppy Chairwoman for the VFW, and VFW Commander Herb Holderman. Citizens are invited to contribute through donations and wear a Buddy Poppy as gratitude to men and women who serve our country.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Tension is brewing. Be gentle and understanding when dealing with others.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Throwing money around will not impress anyone. Honesty and integrity are much more attractive features. A new acquaintance has the potential to turn into a business or personal partner.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Increased socializing will lead to profits. Your peers will want to join forces with you. Display your skills and broadcast the contribution you are willing to make.

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We have a lot in common.

We have been friends for years and compete against each other in academics. The problem is, he asked a close friend of mine to go to the prom last week, and he did it right in front of me.

My friends, including the girl who said no, keep telling me he really does like me, even though I was apparently his second choice. The trouble is, I already said yes and I don’t want to go back on my word. How do I keep myself from feeling like a consolation prize? – Second Best Dear S.B.: The boy who asked you to the prom wants to have a good time. As you said, you are friendly and have a lot in common. Please don’t let the fact that he asked your friend first get in your way. It’s not a contest for anyone’s affection; it’s only a dance.

Dear Abby: I met an amazing lady. She’s beautiful, sexy, charming, attentive, classy, smart and conservative. In short, she is almost everything a good man would ask for in a woman except for one thing – she’s a tad clingy, and in some instances, it is annoying.

I’m the type of guy who loves my space. She seems to respect it, but gets a little

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips down when I decline an offer to spend time. To avoid hurting or offending her, I sometimes just do whatever will make her happy, although it feels like a chore. Don’t get me wrong, I’m physically and mentally attracted to her, but I’m not sure about the emotional part.

The more I feel I’m forcing myself to spend time with her, the more I lose interest.

I know this is cliche, but I honestly feel that it’s not her, it’s me. Am I just not ready to settle down? – Likes My Space Dear Likes: That’s what it sounds like to me. And that’s what you should tell the lady, because someone with all the wonderful qualities you attribute to her won’t be alone and heartbroken for long. In fact, if she knew that you feel you must “force” yourself to be with her, your relationship would already be history.

Dear Abby: In June of last year I fractured my kneecap.

I was employed at the time and asked my daughter to fill in for me while I recuperated.

Not only did she walk away from the job, she has yet to visit or even call me to see how I am doing.

I can’t imagine anyone being so cold and distant. It hurts me to this day. How can I get past this hurt and disappointment? – Still Hurting in Palm Desert Dear Still Hurting: I can’t imagine anyone being so cold and distant – not to mention irresponsible – unless there were unresolved issues between the two of you before you hurt your knee, or your daughter has emotional problems.

How do you get past something as painful as this wake-up call has been? The first option would be to try to understand what has caused your daughter to act the way she has. Another would be to fill your days with enough activities that you don’t have time to dwell on it.

Dear Abby: My daughter’s third birthday is coming soon, and since the new thing is sending out website-generated invitations, I have noticed that it is becoming common to include the child’s interests, clothes/shoe size, etc. in the invitation.

I’m uncomfortable about including this information because I feel a child should be grateful for anything he or she receives as a gift. Am I too old-fashioned or is this tacky? If it is acceptable these days, what’s a good way to provide a child’s wish list

without sounding expectant of anything? – Young Mom in San Mateo, California Dear Young Mom: I appreciate that you want to teach your child good manners and good values. How else are children to learn if their parents don’t take the time to explain what they are?

I understand some parents try to save time by including the information you have described along with their party invitations, but frankly, it IS tacky. The parents of prospective guests should reply to the invitation by ASKING what gifts the child would enjoy or can use.

If the invitation was issued online, the question can be asked via texting or email.

However, a phone call is more personal and, frankly, more refined.

Dear Abby: I am a 38-yearold male who has never been married. I have been in three serious relationships, all of them with women who have children. Each time when these relationships ended, I found myself heartbroken and traumatized. I experienced a kind of withdrawal because of the emotional bond I had with the children.

I have now decided to date only women who have no children. But my friends and co-workers say I’m being short-sighted and “closing the

door to several opportunities.”

Because of our disagreements, I find myself spending more and more time away from them, and more time alone.

Are my friends right? Or should I stick to my guns and keep looking for that special someone who does not come with a family attached? – Montana Lonely Dear Montana Lonely: If you prefer to start dating women who don’t have children, that is your privilege. Your friends may think you will be missing out on a good thing, but it’s really none of their business.

While I agree that by going in this direction you may miss out on a lovely lady who also happens to be a mother, because your sadness after your breakups had more to do with missing the children than the woman you were seeing, a change of pace might be healthy for you.

P.S. If you think these breakups were painful for you, imagine what it was like for the children to have a potential father to whom they had grown close disappear from their lives. This is why many mothers keep their dating lives completely separate until they are sure the relationship will be permanent.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

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

Simple steps can help to dispel negative thoughts Dear Dr. K: I’m a “glass half-empty” type of person.

I know that way of thinking adds to my stress and unhappiness. Is it possible to change the way I see things?

Dear Reader: Yes, there is. Through a type of “talk therapy” called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), you can learn to reframe negative thoughts. That, in turn, can help change how you feel.

CBT can help you challenge overly simplistic, irrational, negative thoughts. It’s easiest when the thoughts are patently untrue: “I never do anything right,” for example.

It’s harder when there’s an element of truth mixed in: “At my age, I’ll never reach my goals.” If your dream was to

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff be a famous opera singer, that statement may apply. Most likely, though, there are other goals you did reach. And other goals you can still reach.

I’ll describe a four-step process taught at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. It’s one way to counteract distortions and negative thoughts: Stop. Call a mental time-out when you feel stressed.

Breathe. Take a few deep breaths and step back from whatever is causing you

stress before you react.

Reflect. Ask yourself: Is this thought or belief true? Did I jump to a conclusion? What evidence do I actually have? Is there another way to view the situation? What’s the worst that could happen?

Choose. Decide how to deal with the source of your stress.

For example: • Problem-solve what you can control. Gather information, make a plan and take action.

• Accept what you cannot change.

• Challenge distorted, irrational thinking. Ask yourself: How else can I think about this? What else can I do to cope more effectively?

Here’s an example of how

it might work. If you get stuck in traffic on the way to work, try to relax and take a few deep breaths. Reflect: “It’s just a traffic jam. I can handle this. It’s not worth getting this upset.” Don’t assume you’ll be fired. Tell yourself, “I’ll just be a few minutes late.

I’m doing the best I can. I can handle this.”

Yes, I know this sounds simplistic and obvious. And I was skeptical, too, when I first heard about cognitive behavioral therapy. But I’ve seen enough examples of success that I’ve become a believer.

I’ve also come to believe that there are many goals that we all tend to set aside, thinking they no longer are

practical or achievable. Sometimes that’s right; sometimes the skills required are easy to learn in childhood and hard later on. Sometimes attaining the skills requires more time and practice than is feasible.

But when it comes to changing personal qualities – such as impatience, or lack of self-confidence – I’m more optimistic. I think we all are more capable of change, even later in life, than we might imagine.

The phrase that says it best for me is this: “It’s never too late to become the person you might have been.”

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 “— luego!”

6 Vine support 11 Bear down 16 Whole extent 21 Fred Mertz’s wife 22 Actress — Oberon 23 Like a seance 24 Archaeologist’s find 25 Survey findings 26 Hitch — — 27 Zola’s first name 28 Yawning 29 Airline ticket word 30 Mary-Kate or Ashley 32 Spring fragrance 34 Work history 36 Linear unit 38 Common practice 40 Doggerel 42 Piece of parsley 43 Dwindled 45 Chimney nester 47 Blouse parts 49 Sold chances on 52 Rodeo gear 53 Yielded territory 54 Koan discipline 57 Repugnant 58 Truck, in London 59 “Oklahoma!” aunt 60 “Space” lead-in 61 Ore extractor 62 Leading lady Ina — 63 Reed instruments 64 Sights for psychics 65 Princess perturber 66 “Scram!” (2 wds.)

68 Weather system 69 Uncover 70 Crewmate of Uhura 72 In the sack 73 Trawler net 74 Content 75 Harder to find 77 Brass or bronze

78 Hot dog topping 79 Treats with contempt 82 Hum in a soft voice 83 Bland 84 Crawling with 88 Opulent 89 Prairie vehicle 90 Opinionated 92 Spade of whodunits 93 Part of PABA 94 Mooch from (2 wds.)

95 — asada (taco ingredient) 96 Mobilize 98 Tinny sound 99 Squander 100 Staff members 101 City near Monte Alban 102 Eur. airline 103 Concise 104 Chess pieces 105 What pols hold 106 Grove 107 Free-for-all 108 Catchers’ gloves 109 Split 111 “The Wreck of the Mary —” 113 Map feature 115 — it like it is 119 Basket willows 121 Ronstadt or Hunt 123 Curing cheese 125 Sine — non 126 Purplish flower 127 Export or import 129 Jeweler’s lens 131 Commandeer 133 Be sparing 134 Exit ramp sight 135 Caravan halt 136 Oozes out 137 Dance all night 138 Frosh, usually 139 Say “hi” 140 Bogus

DOWN 1 Backbreaking 2 Open-air lobbies 3 Harvest wool 4 Mild brew 5 In addition 6 Gathered together 7 Leafed through again 8 Sell for 9 Antique 10 Walk unsteadily 11 Kitchen gadgets 12 Observation 13 Ambler and Sevareid 14 Part of RSVP 15 Omen interpreter 16 Understood

17 Bodes 18 Cruise port 19 Dismantle a tent 20 Mao — -tung 31 Garage jobs 33 Walrus tusk 35 Glacial ridge 37 Friday’s creator 39 — de corps 41 Shoelace hole 44 Book jacket ad 46 Chance to play 48 Lyric poems 49 Frolics 50 Word of parting 51 Semester ender 52 Financially sound 53 He’s beside himself 54 Round numbers?

55 Clean the boards

56 Pushed ahead 58 Not now 59 Deep black 60 Nanny from abroad (2 wds.)

62 Ruth and Zaharias 63 Sky hunter 64 Eddie’s cop character 67 It has a crust 68 Serious offender 69 Jet set 71 Egging on 73 Sailing vessel 74 Moon position 76 Chan rejoinder (2 wds.)

77 Bicker 78 Large families 79 Gives a high-five

80 Female vampire 81 Columnist Molly — 82 Spiteful 83 Neanderthal warmers 85 Asimov or Hayes 86 Broad comedy 87 Thompson and Bovary 89 Yearned for 90 Marshals’ IDs 91 Early version 94 Some derbies 95 Motion picture 97 Live and breathe 99 Squeegee 100 Felt under par 101 In many cases 103 Monk’s vow 104 Popcorn units

105 Slickest 106 Patron 107 Knight’s girl 108 Trinket stealer 109 Plantain lily 110 In a ferment 112 Raise spirits 114 Determining factor 116 On even terms 117 Skulks about 118 Memory glitch 120 Bill, briefly 122 Sleep like — — 124 Body of water 126 Nile reptile 128 Shad eggs 130 Bireme mover 132 Mermaid’s domain

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Thermoforming Operator

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HUGE ESTATE SALE Fri 5/16, Sat 5/17 & Sun 5/18 8am to 5pm Family Downsizing from 9000s/f to less than 2000s/f Many High End Items Traditional Furniture Antiques including 18th Century tavern table, blanket chest and Sligh Anniversary limited edition desk, oriental rugs, Housewares, Collectibles, 1962 Seebring Restored Jukebox, Restored Coke Slider Box, Sony Flat Screen TV;s, Electronics, Stereo's, Computers and accessories, Crystal, Silver Ladies Vintage Clothing, Tools Auto's 1965 Mercedes 230SL and a 2003 Corvette 50th Edition and MUCH MUCH more CASH ONLY NO CHILDREN

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Driver

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DEKALB CUTE SHOP GRAND OPENING Please join us for the grand opening of Urban Grace on May 17th 10-5. Featuring CeCe Caldwell's chalk and clay paint, beautiful painted furniture, home decor and DIY classes.

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DEKALB

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&

SHOP SALE 401 N. Main St. (Route 47) Elburn

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Alexander Lumber – Cortland Truss plant has several immediate full time openings on the first and second shifts of the manufacturing plant.

Production Personnel – Work involves handling, cutting and assembly of wood products.

Additional opening for a candidate with forklift experience for the second shift for loading and handling materials.

Truck Driver with CDL, crane experience would be helpful but not required. The Driver should be comfortable with delivery of over width loads.

These positions are subject to pre-employment and reasonablesuspicion drug screening & a pre-employment background check.

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Mom Moved to Assisted Living This is a FIRST and ONLY Sale READY TO SELL! Wood Kitchen Table w/4 Chairs Telephone Stand with storage Cabinet, End Table, Credenza, One Drawer Table, Toaster Oven, Foreman Grill, Crock Pot, Set for Six Correlle Dishes, Pots and Pans, Metal and Glass Baking pans, Kitchen Utensils, Sets of glasses, Tupperware and plastic storage bowls, Decorative pictures and paintings, ceramic bud vases, Cut glass pieces, Picture Frames, Hanging Light Fixture, 2 Light fixtures w/three glass bulbs, walker, wheeled grocery cart & SO MUCH MORE!

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TANZANIA DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER -New LocationFirst Congregational United Church of Christ 615 North First Street Fri 5/16 & Sat 5/17 8AM - 4 PM Extraordinary Selection!

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11967 Rt. 72 West of Genoa on Rt.72 Farm across from GK High School Perennials, Annuals, Flats, Baskets and Vegetables Bleeding Hearts, Coral Bells, Astilbe, Delphinium, Day Lilies, Penstemon, Phlox, Cornflowers, Veronica, Hibiscus & MORE!

GENOA YARD & PLANT SALE

32772 GENOA RD. 1 mile off Rt. 72

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EVERYTHING MUST GO!

SANDWICH May 17 & 18 Saturday & Sunday 9am – 2pm 1249 Kramer Lane furniture, tools, juke box, dishes, patio set, grill, fire pit w/ bench, saws table / miter, ladders, lots of wood, lawn mowers, garden tools,

Somonauk Garden TownHome Community THURS, FRI, SAT MAY 15, 16, 17 8am – 4pm Arbor Lane - Sycamore Scrap booking supplies, misc furniture,matching couches, 30 X 18 ½ aquarium w/stand,antiques baby & children items, a little something for everyone !

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Call 815-455-4800

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Moving- must sell. $300 or best offer.

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Little Tikes Large Outdoor Square Large Climber Cube With Platform & Slide In Primary Colors. It has Slots To Climb On And Areas To Climb Through. There Is Also A Platform For Child To Hide Under Or Climb On To Go Down Slide. Each Square Side Measures 51" by 48" - $200.

DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

Little Tikes Red Or Yellow Child's Chair, Great For Use w/ Playhouse, Kitchen, Desk, etc. $7, Sycamore.

815-895-5373.

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.

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No pets/smoke. 815-762-4730 DeKalb 4BR, Office, Sunroom, DR Fireplace, 2 car garage, shed, den w/2nd kit, BIG yard w/trees, $1500.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF KADE WALKER A Minor No. 13 JA 33 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, JESSICA CASEY, mother of Said Minor, respondent, and to all whom it may concern, that a Petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by the DeKalb County State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, on July 26, 2013; and that in the courtroom usually occupied by Honorable

usually upi by Judge Matekaitis, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held upon said Petition on June 20, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, to have the minor declared to be a ward of the Court, and for other relief under the Juvenile Court Act. The Court has authority in this case to take from you the custody and guardianship of the above named minor and to terminate parental rights, and if the petition requests termination of parental rights the parent may lose all parental rights to the child and the parent will not be entitled to further written notices of publication notices in this case except as required by Supreme Court Rule 11.

UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the above named hearing and show cause to the contrary, AN ORDER OR JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. April 30, 2014 /s/ Maureen A. Josh CLERK OF THE COURT (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 3, 10, 17, 2014.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: KIRSTEN MARIE KOBYLESKI FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on June 23, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Kirsten Marie Kobyleski will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from KIRSTEN MARIE KOBYLESKI to CHRISTIAN FINN KOBYLESKI pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so de-

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/s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

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Proposals must be received at the Sheriff's Office no later than June 3, 2014 at 3:00 PM. Proposal can be downloaded from www.dekalbcounty.org.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 17 & 24, 2014 and in the MidWeek, May 21 & 28, 2014.)

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on May 1, 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 M.R. BAKER located at 527 S. Geneva St., Maple Park, IL 60151.

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