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Landfill will accept more trash County Board OKs increase in garbage being dumped starting Aug. 1

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Cortland residents can expect more trucks carrying more trash into DeKalb County Landfill this August.

The DeKalb County Board voted 20-4 Wednesday allowing Waste Management to begin accepting an additional 500 tons of trash a day on top of its current

rate of about 300 tons a day starting Aug. 1. Up to 24 trucks carrying trash will drive to the landfill every day.

The original landfill host community agreement with Waste Management stated the extra trash would begin being accepted Jan. 1, but county officials wanted to start the process sooner to start saving money for the DeKalb County Jail expansion

through a tipping fee.

The vote allows the county to collect about $70,000 a month in order to help fund the jail expansion.

Frank O’Barski, a DeKalb Democrat who serves in District 10, voted in favor of the amended agreement while acknowledging it was a touchy issue.

More than 60 people at Cortland Elementary School were

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hospitalized in January after a strong odor of old garbage at the landfill blew into the school’s ventilation system.

“Maybe this can be trial run for everybody because [the extra trash is] going to come in January anyway,” O’Barski said.

County Board Chairman Jeff Metzger, a Sandwich Republican who serves in District 12, said he has made sure Cortland Elemen-

Report: Average resident of DeKalb County produces 4.26 pounds of garbage daily

tary has the most up-to-date technology to be prepared for another possible incident.

“It’s a good idea to do this gradually rather than all at once in January,” Metzger said.

The landfill already receives about 13 percent of its waste stream from outside DeKalb County. Under the new

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‘Pumpkin Inventions’ is theme of fest Pumpkin Festival Committee choses fourth-grader’s entry

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DeKalb Iron & Metal Co. employee Brian Isenogle loads blocks of crushed aluminum cans onto a pallet earlier this month. Each block is made up of about 630 cans and 96 blocks make up a pallet that are sold to aluminum mills.

DeKALB – DeKalb resident Rick Bauernfeind picks recycleable material off DeKalb streets simply for the fun of it.

Bauernfeind sells the material to DeKalb Iron & Metal Co., 900 Oak St., DeKalb, and donates the proceeds to nonprofit organizations.

“The whole idea is to reduce the amount that’s going into the dumps,” he said. “At least make an effort.”

But it’s not an attitude DeKalb County residents, collectively, are embracing as much as they once did.

The DeKalb County Health Department recently released

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The amount of waste recycled in DeKalb County peaked in the middle of the past decade, but more than half of all waste has been recycled each year since 2011.

its 2013 solid waste report, which includes results from a voluntary survey of about 60 recyclers and waste haulers. Landfills in and around DeKalb County were surveyed to determine the total amount of municipal solid waste the county generates. Here are some highlights:

1. The county generated 125,053 tons of municipal waste

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Tons recycled (in thousands) 43.6 66.4 48.0 37.8 41.9 49.1 68.1 76.2 69.6 58.4

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Recycling rate (as percent of waste) 51 61 53 44 44 45 54 61 55 51

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Hannah Sebby, a fourth-grader at Southeast Elementary School, accepts her prize Wednesday as this year’s Sycamore Pumpkin Festival theme contest winner from festival President Jerry Malmassari outside of the DeKalb County Courthouse. Hannah’s winning theme is “Pumpkin Inventions.”

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SYCAMORE – Expect to see some pumpkin inventions on the DeKalb County Courthouse lawn this October.

The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Committee announced the 2014 festival theme contest winners for the 53rd annual event Tuesday on the courthouse lawn. “Pumpkin Inventions” was chosen as this year’s theme, submitted by fourth-grader Hannah Sebby, 9, of Southeast Elementary School. Sycamore students could submit an idea for the theme to be considered. Hannah’s entry was chosen out of 137 submissions.

Emma Winters of St. Mary’s Catholic School and Avery Huml of West Elementary School were named as honorable mentions.

Hannah received $50 and her school received $100 for school enrichment. Hannah, Emma and Avery were invited to ride in the theme winner

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8DAILY PLANNER Today Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org.

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

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

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

All are welcome.

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

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

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

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

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

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

DeKalb County Amateur Radio Emergency Service: 7 p.m. on 146.73 megahertz. For information, call Bill Itter (N9EWA) at 815-8952020.

Friendship Night: 7 p.m. in Room 10 of the Elburn Community Center, 525 N. Main St. For adults grieving the loss of a loved one through death. Call Conley Outreach at 630-365-2880 for directions and monthly topics.

Kirkland Lions Club: 7 p.m.

All are welcome. For meeting location, email Steve Boettger at bigsteve1960@verizon.net.

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

Free Fit Club: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Sycamore Community Center, 138 Fair St., Sycamore. Call 815901-4474 or 815-566-3580 for information.

A Friend Of Bill’s AA(C): 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 33930 N. State St., Genoa. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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

Blues Jam: 8 p.m. at O’Leary’s Restaurant and Pub, 260 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Open jam session is hosted by Johnny & The Boomers. Free.

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

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

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

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

Story time: 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. Free readings are open to the public.

Narcotics Anonymous: Noon at 512 Normal Road in DeKalb. www. rragsna.org; 815-964-5959.

There is a Solution Too AA: 12:05 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb.

800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. at Wildwood North Recreation Center, 1 Birch St., Sandwich. 815498-4405.

Elburn Lions Club Bingo: Doors open at 5 p.m. at 500 Filmore St. Early Bird Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by the first of four progressive raffles. Regular Bingo games start at 7 p.m. and include two split the pot games. Food and drink are available for purchase. 630-365-6315. Bingo license B-04001.

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Madigan falls short on tax rate votes

By SARA BURNETT and KERRY LESTER The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – With time running out on the legislative session, House Speaker Michael Madigan said Wednesday he’s pulling back on a plan to extend the state’s temporary income tax increase and moving forward with a smaller budget that could mean billions of dollars in cuts to state spending.

The Chicago Democrat said he hasn’t abandoned the tax increase proposal, however, despite falling considerably short of the votes needed at this point.

He said he’ll continue to press lawmakers to support making the tax increase permanent, and said it’s “a possibility” legislators will see the impact of the spending cuts and rethink their opposition to higher taxes.

“However, the clock is running and we’re getting closer to the end of the month,” Madigan said. The legislative session adjourns May 31.

A spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn said Quinn – who made his case to House Democrats in a closeddoor meeting Monday night – isn’t giving up.

“The governor is continuing to work very hard,” Brooke Anderson said.

“He’s been meeting with members nonstop all day. He met with members yesterday.”

The tax hike approved by lawmak-

ers in 2011 raised the income tax rate for individuals from 3 percent to 5 percent. It’s set to roll back to 3.75 percent in January. Quinn, Madigan and other supporters of the increase say that without it, schools, social services and other programs will see severe cuts.

Michael Madigan’s announceMadigan ment came shortly after a State House meeting of the DemocratSpeaker ic caucus late Wednesday. He said only 34 of the 71 House Democrats said they’d support keeping the tax hike in place – an even smaller number than Democratic leaders said they had earlier in the week. Another 30 Gov. Pat were against it and four Quinn legislators voted “present,” Madigan said. It takes 60 votes for approval in the House, and all Republicans oppose the measure.

The House last week approved a $37.1 billion State Rep. 2015 budget that depended Elaine on the tax increase. But Nekritz with that funding looking less likely, Madigan said he instructed legislators to draft a roughly $34.5 billion budget. That’s the amount the House approved earlier in

the year, based on revenue without the tax increase. He said he asked them to come up with the alternative budget “as soon as possible.”

Several Democrats opposed to the increase are fighting to keep their seats in November – timing that’s making the vote particularly tough, Madigan said.

Meanwhile, other efforts to garner support for the tax increase were ongoing.

State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a House assistant majority leader, proposed legislation Wednesday to create an ongoing capital construction program to fund transportation projects in members’ districts. It would be paid for with the state’s sales tax on gasoline, but Nekritz said it only would be possible if the tax hike is approved so money from gas taxes doesn’t have to be used elsewhere.

“I believe in the policy of this, but the politics works too,” said Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat. She acknowledged that the legislation is a way to tell constituents “why I voted for the tax increase.”

The plan would divert the state’s share of money from the 6.25 percent of sales tax on motor fuels from the general revenue fund to a newly created “Transportation Reform Fund.” Eighty percent of that money would be used for highway maintenance, construction and bridge repair, congestion relief and construction of aviation facilities. Another 20 percent would be used for rail and mass transit.

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By JOAN LOWY The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Passengers love the idea, but airlines hate it. The government wants to require that travelers be told upfront about basic services that aren’t included in the price of a ticket and how much extra they’ll cost.

The Transportation Department proposed Wednesday that passengers be provided detailed information on fees for a first checked bag, a second checked bag, advance seat assignments and carry-on bags.

The rules would apply whether passengers bought tickets on the phone, in person or online – and not just from airline websites. Airlines that want their tickets to remain available through travel agents and online ticketing services would have to provide them information on fees for basic services, too, something most have been reluctant to do.

The idea is to prevent consumers from being lured by low advertised airfares, only to be surprised later by high fees for services once considered part of the ticket price.

Airlines currently are required to disclose only bag fees, and even then they don’t have to provide an exact price. Some provide a wide range of possible fees in complex charts.

“A customer can buy a ticket for $200 and find themselves with a hidden $100 baggage fee, and they might have turned down a $250 ticket with no baggage fee but the customer was never able to make that choice,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in an interview.

But adopting the changes would be the wrong choice, said a trade association for the airline industry. The “proposal overreaches and limits how free markets work,” Airlines for America said in a statement. And it predicted

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An airline passenger waits for his rescheduled flight to Orlando under the departure board showing hundreds of cancellations Feb, 11 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Airlines should be required to disclose fees for basic services like checked bags, an assigned seat and a carry-on bag wherever tickets are sold so that passengers know the true cost of airfares, the government said Wednesday. “negative consequences.”

Under the proposal, fees would have to be specific to the advertised airfare.

Any frequent-flier privileges would also have to be factored into the price if the airfare is advertised on an airline website and the passenger supplies identifying information. The proposal would prohibit “unfair and deceptive” practices by airfare search tools, such as ranking flights by some airlines ahead of others without disclosing that bias to consumers.

The rule doesn’t cover fees for early boarding, curbside check-in and other services regarded as optional.

The government also wants to ex-

pand its definition of a “ticket agent” so that consumer protection rules also apply to online flight search tools like Kayak and Google’s Flight Search, even though they don’t actually sell tickets.

Many consumers are unable to determine the true cost of a ticket because fees are often hard to find or decipher, the government said.

“The more you arm the consumer with information, the better the consumer’s position to make choices,” said Foxx.

The public has 90 days to comment on the proposal. Foxx said he hopes the rule will become final within the next year.

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China signs 30-year deal for Russian natural gas The ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (left) applauds during signing ceremony Wednesday in Shanghai while Russian Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (second left) and China’s CNPC head Zhou Jiping (second right) hold documents.

SHANGHAI – China signed a landmark deal Wednesday to buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion, giving a boost to diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding Moscow’s ties with Asia.

Price negotiations on the 30-year deal continued into the final hours of a two-day visit by Putin to China, during which both sides had said they hoped to sign an agreement.

Putin was in Shanghai for an Asian security conference where China’s president called for a new model of Asian security cooperation

based on a regional group that includes Russia and Iran and excludes the United States.

The gas deal gives Moscow an economic boost at a time when Washington and the European Union have imposed visa bans and asset freezes on dozens of Russian officials and several companies over Ukraine. It allows Russia to diversify its markets for gas, which now goes mostly to Europe.

The agreement “opened the door for Russia to enter into Asia’s gas market,” said Keun-Wook Paik, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

Politically, the deal has provided

“a breathing space for Russia,” Paik said. “Russia, and Putin, can demonstrate it’s not completely isolated because of the Ukraine crisis. Russia has demonstrated that they have a very reliable strategic partnership with China.”

Russia’s economy has been bruised by its dispute with the West over Ukraine’s tilt toward the European Union, a shift that inflamed Moscow’s insecurities about declining influence and sparked its annexation of Crimea in March.

The supplies will help to ease gas shortages in China, the world’s second-largest economy, and curb reliance on coal.

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Breuer’s charges upgraded to murder

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Jessica Breuer could spend the rest of her life in prison if convicted of murdering a 15-monthold boy who bit her, authorities said.

Breuer, 25, of the 500 block of East Taylor Street in DeKalb, was holding John

B. Hawks on April 23 when the child bit her on the chest, angering her so much she squeezed his neck for 10 to 12 minutes while the boy’s mother slept nearby, authorities said. Breuer called 911 after noticing he had gone limp, and he was flown to Rockford Memorial Hospital with a brain injury. Hawks died about 1:30 p.m. Friday.

Jessica L. Breuer, 25, of DeKalb, is accused of murder and aggravated battery of a child.

Hawks’ obituary described him as a happy boy who loved Mickey Mouse,

dogs and cotton candy.

DeKalb police arrested Breuer on May 7 on charges of aggravated battery to a child, but the charges were upgraded Tuesday to first-degree murder. Breuer sat with her hands clenched inside her sleeves Wednesday morning as Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert read the new charges and penalties to

her.

Court records in an unrelated civil case indicate Breuer suffers from bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.

Breuer’s case is next due in court June 9. She remained in DeKalb County Jail on Wednesday unable to post 10 percent of her $2.5 million bond.

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DeKalb fire causes $20,000 damage DeKALB – A back porch light sparked a fire that caused about $20,000 in damage to a DeKalb house overnight Wednesday, fire officials said.

Firefighters found smoke coming from rear roof vents and soffit when they arrived about 1:30 a.m. at 829 S. Eighth St., according to a DeKalb Fire Department news release.

Firefighters removed siding near the porch to get into the attic, and stopped the fire from spreading past the attic and the exterior.

Sycamore firefighters also responded to the scene, and the fire was controlled within 20 minutes.

Emergency crews remained at the home for about 2 hours and 35 minutes, the news release states.

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Kirk: Probe to include Ill. veterans hospitals CHICAGO – Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is backing federal legislation that would provide more money for an expanded investigation of veterans’ hospitals.

The inquiry was prompted by allegations that staff used secret lists to conceal long patient Sen. Mark wait times Kirk for appointR-Illinois ments at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix.

Similar allegations surfaced at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in suburban Chicago.

The Illinois hospital denies any secret list existed.

A Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday amended a bill to provide another $5 million to the VA’s Office of the Inspector General for the investigation.

Kirk said the review will now include all five Illinois VA hospitals to “ensure that no Illinois veteran will ever be subject to the misconduct of a secret wait list.”

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arbed Wire Betties blocker Sarah Snow (at left, in center) knocks into jammer Caly Crouch during a scrimmage Wednesday at the Kishwaukee YMCA. Crouch, of Kingston, is one of the newest members of the team. She was voted in Friday.

Recruits (above) watch a scrimmage. The DeKalb County flat track roller derby team had a public call out for new teammates. If you are interested in joining the team, email joinbwb@gmail.com.

Student: ‘I’m happy and shocked’ about winning • THEME Continued from page A1 vehicle during the festival parade Oct. 26.

“I’m happy and shocked,” Hannah said.

Hannah’s mother, Andrea Sebby, said Hannah thought last year’s theme was Pumpkin Inventions,

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but it was actually Pumpkin Adventures.

“So she thought Pumpkin Inventions would be a good idea for this year and she submitted it,” Andrea Sebby said.

It was Hannah’s first year participating in the contest.

“We hope the kids had as much fun writing the themes as we did reading

them,” committee President Jerry Malmassari said.

Theme committee chairwoman Jennifer Diehl said the committee meets monthly and will begin prepping for next year with its first meeting for 2015 the day of the parade.

“Having the theme helps people decide how to decorate their pumpkins,” Diehl

said. “We can also get brochures and everything else ready.”

Malmassari said the Wally Thurow Tribute Committee is still seeking donations to erect a statue in honor of Mr. Pumpkin, the founder of the festival, who died in 2012. He said the group hopes to have the statue ready for this year’s festival.

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SYCAMORE – A public hearing will be held today regarding some changes Sycamore Sportsmen and Conservation Club is proposing at its shooting range.

The club, located at 1773 W. Motel Road in Sycamore, wants to extend its canopy for the rifle and pistol range, add fencing, expand its skeet-target sheds and place windmills for pond aeration, according to a DeKalb County planning and zoning news release.

Club officials must obtain a special use permit in order to make the changes because the additions are greater than 10 percent of the area of the existing buildings, said Scott Larson, attorney for Sycamore Sportsmen and Conservation Club.

The public hearing take place at 1 p.m. Thursday in the East Conference Room of the DeKalb County Administration Building, 110 E. Sycamore St., Sycamore.

All of the changes are either safety or maintenance enhancements, Larson said.

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SYCAMORE – Less than 24 hours after Anthony McClain gave heroin to a 27-year-old Sycamore man who fatally overdosed, he was selling heroin near Clinton Rosette Middle School in DeKalb, authorities said.

McClain, 30, of Cortland, has been in jail unable to post bond since his arrest May 1 for allegedly Anthony selling a confidential police McClain source 0.81 of Cortland grams of heroin near the school at First Street and Sycamore Road, authorities said. He was charged Wednesday with drug-induced homicide for allegedly giving David Pierce the heroin that killed him April 30, authorities said. Pierce, known to friends by his middle name Joshua, moved to Sycamore in mid-February from Holiday Hills.

Within minutes of injecting the heroin McClain gave him, Pierce became unconscious and was found lying near a fence near Northern Public Radio, 801 N. First St. in DeKalb, authorities said.

Pierce was pronounced dead soon after at Kishwaukee Hospital, and an autopsy revealed he died of a heroin overdose, DeKalb police said in a news release.

Drug-induced homicide is punishable by between six and 30 years in prison, while the most serious charge McClain faces in connection with the alleged drug sales May 1 is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

McClain was charged with unlawful delivery of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school, unlawful delivery of heroin, unlawful possession of heroin and driving on a revoked license, according to the news release. He is on parole for attempted residential burglary and aggravated driving under the influence, according to state records.

McClain’s bond increased to more than $1 million in light of the new charge.

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TV ad war begins quickly in Ky. after primary

By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Instantly on the attack, allies of Republican leader Mitch McConnell launched a televised barrage against newly minted Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky’s high-stakes Senate race Wednesday, a day after several states’ primaries also set up a Republican runoff in Georgia and left tea party insurgents still scratching for a breakthrough triumph.

Grimes countered with a new ad of her own, promising

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Kentucky’s voters, “no matter who the president is, I won’t answer to him, I’ll only answer to you.” It marked a quick attempt to neutralize McConnell’s assertion that she would serve as a rubber stamp for President Barack Obama.

The exchange underscored the president’s unpopularity in Kentucky, where a recent Courier-Journal Bluegrass poll of registered voters found that only 29 percent of those surveyed had a favorable opinion of him and 57 percent had an unfavorable one. McConnell’s ratings after 30 years in office are almost as bad, the

strongest hopes of winning seats currently in GOP hands and offsetting inevitable losses elsewhere.

Alison Michelle Lundergan Nunn, the Grimes easy winner of the Georgia Democratic nomination, campaigned in Atlanta on Wednesday and predicted the Republican runoff would be a “race to extremes and represents the acrimony and inflexibility that people are tired of already in Washington.”

poll said, 29 percent favorable and 49 percent unfavorable.

Kentucky and Georgia stand out as two of the most com- Sen. Mitch petitive races McConnell in the country this fall, at the center of a nationwide campaign in which Republicans are mounting a strong effort to gain six Senate seats and win a majority.

Somewhat improbably, given the states’ strong Republican leanings, they also are the two where Democrats have their

Republicans David Perdue, a businessman, and veteran Rep. Jack Kingston, rivals in the 10-week runoff, previewed themes for their race as they looked for support from voters who backed former Secretary of State Karen Handel and Reps. Phil Gingrey and Paul Broun in the primary.

“If you like what’s going on in Washington, you’ve got a perfectly good politician to vote for,” Perdue said disparagingly of his runoff rival. “We got to this position because we presented an alternative to a career politician.”

Responded Kingston: “I

‘More waste means the economy is getting better’

PALMER L. ONSTAD Born: March 15, 1923, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Died: May 20, 2014, in Sycamore, Illinois

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SYCAMORE – Palmer L. Onstad, 91, of Sycamore, Illinois, formerly of Elburn and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at his home.

He was born March 15, 1923, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the son of Paul and Freida Onstad.

He graduated with the Class of 1940 from Eau Claire Memorial High School.

Palmer faithfully served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army.

He was united in marriage to the love of his life, Lucille Delores Sloat, on Aug. 5, 1947.

Over the years, Palmer split time between Elburn and Eau Claire before making his home in Sycamore.

He worked for more than two decades at Peters Packing Plant in Wisconsin, many years after that at Burgess-Norton in Illinois, and a few more at Crays back in Wisconsin, before his retirement.

Palmer was a night owl and fiercely independent. He lived by his own set of rules that were written in black and white, the same way he saw the world. He was strong in word and deed, but at the same time the depth of his caring nature was unfathomable.

He is survived by five children: Janice, Judy, Delores, Joan and Rick; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; six siblings, Paul, Elaine, Ione, Janet, David and Sally; and two special friends, Allen and Carol.

He is preceded in death by his wife; one son, John; and three siblings, Maryanne, Diane and Marvin.

There will be a visitation from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 24, with a memorial service to follow at 3 p.m. at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in his name.

Checks can be made to the “Palmer Onstad Memorial” and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119.

Tributes also can be forwarded to the same address or at www. conleycare.com.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

That’s the most waste county residents sent to the landfill since they produced 125,705 tons in 2007. But that may be a good thing, said the health department’s Solid Waste Coordinator Christel Springmire.

“More waste means the economy is getting better,” she said.

Continued from page A1 last year, the most since 2007.

3. The average county resident produced more than 4

Continued from page A1 agreement, Waste Management would be allowed to take in more than the established amount of 300 tons a day.

Starting Jan. 1, a minimum of 375,000 tons of trash a year will come to DeKalb County. Waste Management representatives said they will target bringing in 500,000 tons a year, the maximum amount of tonnage allowed under the agreement, to bring in more revenue for the county.

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.

John E. Davis, 21, of the 600 block of Willow Lane, Geneva, was charged Tuesday, May 20, with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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DeKalb resident Wade Lolley carries wires and extension cords from his truck to weighed for recycling at DeKalb Iron & Metal Co. earlier this month. Lolley routinely scouts Northern Illinois Campus for discarded recyclables, especially toward the end of the year when students are moving out. pounds of garbage daily.

For the first time, the county tabulated a statistic showing the average person in the county generates 4.26 pounds of trash daily that ends up in the landfill. Although that rate is lower than the national average of 4.4 pounds a day, Springmire said it could be better.

“I’d like to get that to less than a pound per day,” she said. “There are counties that do that. I would like to see that rate reduced every single year.”

4. It pays to recycle.

Mark Hein looks at these figures, too. Hein, DIMCO vice president, said he has seen more people recycle since he first started work at DIMCO in 1975.

DIMCO accepts recyclable material such as aluminum cans, scrap iron and steel, and stainless steel and nickel alloys. They do not accept plastics or paper, but will begin to accept roof shingles in a couple of weeks.

DIMCO pays customers for turning in recyclable material. Customers also may donate their proceeds to nonprofit organizations such as

Habitat for Humanity and DeKalb County Community Gardens.

“I think people are recycling more and for different reasons,” Hein said. “Some people recycle because they know it’s the proper thing to be doing. Some for the extra source of income.”

As for Bauernfeind, one of DIMCO’s most loyal customers, he’ll continue to grab trash off the ground to keep neighborhoods clean.

“If everybody just [recycled] a little bit,” he said, “think of the amazing things you can accomplish.”

Maximum tonnage of trash allowed a year is 500K • LANDFILL

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2. The recycling rate dropped 10 percentage points from 2012 to 2013.

The recycling rate, measured as the total municipal waste divided by the total recycled waste, dipped from 61 percent in 2012 to 51 percent in 2013.

Springmire said it may be unfair to compare the 2013 results with 2012. The 2012 recycling results were affected by a major construction demolition project that contributed 27,830 tons of recycled construction and demolition material, such as concrete.

By comparison, 2013 recorded only 917 tons of recycled construction and demolition material.

“Since concrete is so heavy, it can skew the numbers pretty easily,” Springmire said.

The average recycling rate from 2003 to 2013 is 51.64 percent, just more than 2013’s 51 percent recycling rate.

think people would rather have a tested conservative than a moderate outsider,” a disparaging reference to Perdue.

The contests Tuesday across six states marked yet another series of high-profile setbacks for tea party groups who so far have failed to topple a single Republican incumbent this year. There are primaries ahead in Mississippi and Kansas where incumbent lawmakers face challenges from the right, and another ideologically tinged struggle is unfolding in Alaska, where Republicans seek a rival for Democratic Sen. Mark Begich.

“I’m the only board member who lives in Cortland. There still is a trust issue.”

Mark Pietrowski Jr. Cortland Democrat who serves in District 3 Other board members were not confident Waste Management will be ready to take in the extra trash. Mark Pietrowski Jr., a Cortland Democrat who serves in District 3, was concerned about

whether the company will have an operational permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, a process that can take 90 days.

“I’m the only board member who lives in Cortland,” Pietrowski said. “There still is a trust issue.”

Marc Johnson, a Sycamore Democrat who serves in District 8, agreed. Johnson feared officials are moving too quickly.

“I don’t think a couple of months moving ahead will be a good idea,” he said. “We need that time to make sure

everything is in order.”

It was the last County Board meeting for Derek Tyson, a DeKalb Democrat who serves in District 5. Tyson accepted a job in Chicago and will move out of the district.

Although he voted in favor of the amended agreement, Tyson gave Waste Management officials in attendance some advice.

“Respect not only this community but the children of this community,” Tyson said.

“We’re putting a lot of faith in you. We’re putting the health of our children out there.”

Marquita R. Newton, 20, of the 1100 block of Rushmoore Drive, DeKalb, was charged Friday, May 16, with deceptive practices.

Austin M. Walton, 19, of the 800 block of Fotis Drive, DeKalb, was charged Friday, May 16, with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Eli C. Thurlby, 18, of the 200 block of South Sycamore Street, Genoa, was charged Friday, May 16, with liquor possession by a minor.

Rex T. Barclay, 39, of the 800 block of Kimberly Drive, DeKalb, was charged Saturday, May 17, with trespass to land.

Jeffery L. Brown, 29, of the 16400 block of Evans Avenue, South Holland, was charged Saturday, May 17, with trespass to land.

Jose J. Huerta, 34, of the 300 block of Cedar Court, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, May 18, with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery.

Patricia L. Racine, 51, of the 500 block of Haish Boulevard, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, May 18, with disorderly conduct.

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8SKETCH VIEW

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8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR embracing and understanding it.

‘Bold Ideas’ give rise to questions about leadership Questions for NIU …

greenhouse near the Greek Row area. A joint agricultural venture To date, what is the cost for the with NIU, DeKalb County Farm To the Editor: Bold Ideas gatherings, graphics, Bureau, and Kishwaukee College While the Bold Ideas initiative and consultant? might result in a premiere facility was being formulated, existing How much are the electric cars, that could promote agricultural groups such as the Landmarks or “puppies” going to cost? research and internships. This Commission and the North Fifth Specifically, who was part of taps into the resources of the Ward group were not used. formulating all these Bold Ideas? area and could utilize elements of These groups know the area Where is the Board of Trustees the successful business college. and history of the community. in all this?

Questions for the city Certainly the mistake of referring What is going on with former Is the city planning to use tax to the Ellwood Historic District President Peters’ Vision 2020? increment financing money to as “Elmwood” would not have Why aren’t the existing buildings assist Shodeen in building more happened. This error and the on campus better maintained? multifamily housing at Pearl pointed questions brought forth How actively is NIU looking at Street and Lincoln? by so many people serve to lay How actively is the city looking the groundwork for distrust of the the campus safety issues?

How active is NIU’s recruitment at improving its eastern and leadership and a lack of confisouthern corridors? dence in the consulting services. program?

Here’s an idea: Remove the Have NIU and the city considThis is what happens when greenhouse west of the NIU entry ered using existing older/empty decisions are made in isolation, ignoring what exists instead of on Lincoln Highway and build a structures throughout the city,

such as Mooney’s?

Have NIU and the city looked at using all or parts of the Greek Row area for future campus expansion and parking space?

Are there neighborhoods in DeKalb that can use improvements? Are there improvements needed at NIU? Should the city of DeKalb and NIU work together?

Yes, to all the questions. Working together is the right thing to do.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the positive aspect of working together falls flat because the process has not been well thought-out due to a lack of the inclusion of all the stakeholders.

Bessie Chronopoulos DeKalb

Raising minimum wage a bad solution to poverty When the federal minimum wage was last raised, in 2007, all but three Republican senators voted for it. The typical pattern for Republicans on minimum-wage increases is to hold out for a while, sometimes even a few years, then acquiesce.

In recent days, several prominent Republicans – Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum – have suggested that it’s time to cave again.

Instead of taking that advice, Republicans should talk about better ways to expand opportunity.

President Barack Obama wants to raise the national minimum wage by roughly 40 percent, from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. That would probably destroy a lot of jobs at the low end of the labor market. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that as a result about 500,000 fewer people would be employed – and it’s not as though we’re coming off years of robust job growth. At the same time, the increase would do surprisingly little to reduce poverty, because most minimum-wage earners aren’t poor.

I assume that Romney and company are familiar with these points and largely agree. Most of Romney’s comments on the issue concerned its political symbolism: “The key for our party is to be able to convince the people who are in the working population, particularly the Hispanic community, that our party will help them get better jobs and better wages.”

Romney and the others are certainly right that the Republican Party’s main political weakness is the perception that its economic agenda would serve the interests only of rich people and big businesses.

They’re also right that opposition to a higher minimum wage can strengthen that impression. A Bloomberg poll in March found 69 percent of adults favored the increase.

VIEWS Ramesh Ponnuru There is, then, a cynical political case for Republicans to support a higher minimum wage: It might close off opportunities for some people, sure, but the party can still use it to advertise its concern for the economically struggling. (And the people who will lose jobs are disproportionately Democrats.) The choice, then, seems to be between looking bad and doing bad.

There may be a way out of that trap, however. The political power of the minimum wage comes from its appeal to Americans’ values. It doesn’t come from their self-interest: Most voters don’t benefit from it directly. They favor raising the minimum wage because it seems like a way of giving people a leg up and making the economy fairer. Opposition is politically dangerous because it signals indifference to those goals.

If that’s right, then Republicans can mitigate the political harm they incur from opposing an increase. They just need to find different ways to associate themselves with those goals.

One way to do so is to support expanding the earned income tax credit, an earnings subsidy that targets poor households much better than the minimum wage does and poses no threat of destroying jobs.

That credit may not be as easily understood as the minimum wage, but it would give Republicans a way to show that they want to help the poor – and that their stated objections to raising the minimum wage are sincere.

They should also broaden the discussion beyond the take-home pay of the

lowest earners. Many middle-class families feel as though they’re running in place, at best. Wages have been flat for some time, and many costs that weigh heavily on people’s minds, such as college tuition, keep going up. These trends have convinced many people that the economy has gone badly wrong and become fundamentally unfair.

Republicans should attack both ends of the problem. Rising health-insurance premiums are a big reason wages have stagnated. Scaling back the tax break for the most expensive policies, as part of a market-based reform of health care, could help wages rise again.

And wages would stretch further if costs were lower. Higher education seems ripe for reforms that make financing easier and create lower-cost alternatives to a traditional four-year degree. Energy costs could be restrained through increased exploration and decreased regulatory mandates.

The cost of raising children would fall if the tax code did more to recognize it as an investment in the future.

Republicans are on the defensive, stuck debating whether to oppose an increase in the minimum wage or accept it, because they aren’t advancing compelling ideas of their own. They should answer the president’s push for the increase, and the larger campaign against economic inequality, by changing the subject to something more important: How to create broad-based prosperity.

• Ramesh Ponnuru, a Bloomberg View columnist, is a senior editor for National Review, where he has covered national politics for 18 years, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a resident fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.

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One item that’s often named on the public wish list is more accessible and useful bicycle and walking trails.

More and more, people want the option to use their bicycles or their own two feet not only for recreation or exercise, but for everyday transportation, be it to work, shopping, or other destinations. There are more than 30,000 people in Illinois who commute to work by bicycle, a number that is growing.

The cost of commuting by bicycle is far less than driving a car, and it also has health benefits. There have been strides made in DeKalb County toward improving the amount of bicycle and walking trails – but there is more that can be done.

For example, the Sycamore Park District’s “Vision 20/20” plan includes $2.3 million for expanding and connecting trails to link some of its parks. Park For the record officials said they hope to secure a state grant to cover More and more, people about 80 percent of that cost. want the option to use There already are many their bicycles or their own options for traveling great two feet not only for recdistances by bicycle. It is reation or exercise, but for possible to ride or walk from everyday transportation.

DeKalb to the Great Western Trail, which goes all the way to St. Charles, for example.

The DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study’s web page includes maps that show the trail network in the DeKalb-Sycamore area.

The maps also show that the system has some gaps, or areas where bicycle riders find themselves sharing the road with high-speed vehicle traffic.

As it happens, the member governments – including the cities of DeKalb and Sycamore, the county, and the Town of Cortland – that created the transportation study are updating their transportation improvement plan of projects for July 1 through June 30, 2019.

They’re accepting public comments until June 16 and will hold a public hearing to adopt it June 25.

Public comments can submitted by email to Brian Dickson at brian.dickson@cityofdekalb.com, or by phone at 815-748-2367.

Ideas for expanding the trail network are noted in the DeKalb County Greenways and Trails Coalition plan. For example, the plan calls for adding paved shoulders to roads for bicyclists, with a white fog line indicating the boundaries of vehicular traffic lanes.

One area the plan calls for this approach is along Annie Glidden Road from DeKalb north to the county line.

Several areas already include bicycle lanes on city streets, and trails, such as the DeKalb Park District’s Nature Trail, and follow utility right-of-ways. Old rail beds have also been successfully converted to trails in other locations across the country.

These options for creating safe and navigable lanes for bicyclists should be incorporated into future local projects whenever possible.

The demand for people to get around without getting in their cars is growing. Given that the overwhelming majority of DeKalb County is agricultural land, we should plan and seek grant funding for a future where people in rural areas and in towns can easily and safely walk or ride to destinations miles away.

Now that summer weather is upon us, choose a nice day to explore some of the trails near you.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

China’s hackers may finally face justice For years, the Chinese government has been stealing secrets from American companies. On Monday, the United States finally put its foot down.

The Justice Department announced that five Chinese military officials have been indicted on charges of espionage against American steel, solar and nuclear power companies – the first time the U.S. has brought such accusations against another country.

It’s the right thing to do. Cybercrime targeting trade secrets and intellectual property is a booming business, one that costs U.S. companies billions each year.

The U.S. has now signaled that it will protect companies against such intrusions after years of private warnings to the Chinese. And, more important, the indictment will hopefully remind China that curtailing this kind of abuse is in its own economic interest.

Monday’s indictment carries plenty of risk. It could worsen tensions between the U.S. and China.

It could make for an awkward diplomatic dynamic with American allies, such as Israel and France, that also engage in economic espionage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And China could retaliate.

Yet it conveys a powerful symbolic message. If it signals to China that its brazen theft of American trade secrets and technology will no longer be tolerated, and forces its government to finally grapple seriously with the long-term costs of economic espionage, it’s worth all those risks – and then some.

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7-DAY FORECAST

High pressure will move across the northern Great Lakes resulting in more of a northeasterly wind. This will bring seasonably cool temperatures along with low humidity. Seasonably cool temperatures will hang around Friday before surface winds shift out of the south, bringing more springlike weather for Memorial Day weekend.

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Temperature High ............................................................. 82° Low .............................................................. 62° Normal high ............................................. 72° Normal low ............................................... 50° Record high .............................. 89° in 1972 Record low ................................ 31° in 2002

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.72” Month to date ....................................... 1.91” Normal month to date ....................... 3.02” Year to date ............................................ 8.34” Normal year to date ......................... 11.58”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:28 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 8:15 p.m.

Moonrise today ............................ 1:54 a.m.

Moonset today ............................ 1:57 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:28 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 8:16 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow ................... 2:27 a.m.

Moonset tomorrow ................... 3:05 p.m.

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The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.

Rockford 74/48

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Dixon 74/48

Joliet 72/48

La Salle 74/52 Streator 75/51

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Evanston 66/50 Chicago 71/48

Aurora 73/47

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Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Waukegan 66/45

Arlington Heights 69/48

DeKalb 72/49

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Peoria 77/53

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The Los Angeles Kings tied up the Western Conference final with a 6-2 drubbing of the Blackhawks at the United Center. PAGE B2

SECTION B Thursday, May 22, 2014 Daily Chronicle

DEKALB ATHLETICS

Biancalana hired to lead boys basketball AP photo

Ex-players: Teams gave pain pills ‘like candy’ Former NFL lineman Jeremy Newberry often hobbled into the 49ers locker room on game days using a walking boot and crutches, then lined up behind as many as two dozen teammates, in his case to get a shot of the painkiller Toradol in the butt. Ten minutes later, he sprinted out of the tunnel and onto the field.

The toughness of pro football players may be legendary, but a lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of more than 600 former players contends it was abetted by team physicians and trainers across the NFL who routinely – and often illegally – dispensed powerful narcotics and other controlled substances on game days to mask the pain.

Among them were the painkillers Percodan, Percocet and Vicodin, anti-inflammatories such as Toradol, and sleep aids such as Ambien – “handed out like candy at Halloween,” according to lead attorney Steven SIlverman. Sometimes, the lawsuit also charges, the drugs were given in combinations as “cocktails.”

– Wire report

Kent hired as girls coach

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Al Biancalana has 10 years of Division I coaching experience, which

he’ll be using with DeKalb’s boys basketball program this upcoming season.

Biancalana, who has spent the past four years as an assistant at Illinois-Chicago, was approved as the Barbs’ coach at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

Biancalana takes over for Dave Rohlman, who re-

signed in April.

DeKalb also approved a new girls basketball coach – Heath Kent, who was the coach at Al Biancalana Clayton High School in Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

Kent takes over for Chris Dav-

enport, who also resigned.

“This is a situation where by the first time that I talked to [new DeKalb athletic director] Tom Kim about the opportunity, I was extremely impressed with his unbridled enthusiasm for the position,” Biancalana said. “I have really come to appreciate his passion

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DeKalb’s Morgan Beaty celebrates her goal Wednesday during the IHSA Class 3A Burlington Central Regional semifinal. DeKalb beat Hampshire, 1-0.

Beaty’s goal puts Barbs into regional championship

By TRAVIS ZUELLIG sports@daily-chronicle.com HAMPSHIRE – At halftime with Wednesday’s match against Hampshire scoreless, the DeKalb girls soccer team realized that if something didn’t change in the second half, its season would be over.

“After halftime, it became real. They came to play, too.

We were both playing to keep our season going,” DeKalb senior Morgan Beaty said.

“And, they want it just as

much as we do. It became real that something needed to be done.”

Beaty’s goal midway through the second half proved to be the difference as the Barbs advanced to the Class 2A Burlington Central Regional championship with a 1-0 over Hampshire.

“We didn’t come out as well as we would have liked, but at the end of the day, it is playoffs and win or go home,” DeKalb coach Phil Rouse said. “We won and we

Class 2A Burlington Central Regional Wednesday’s semifinals DeKalb 1, Hampshire 0 Burlington Central 4, Sycamore 3 Friday’s championship DeKalb vs. Burlington Central, 6 p.m.

got practice tomorrow and we wanted the chance to practice Thursday.”

In the 60th minute of the match, Kayley Garland drew a foul right inside the Hampshire half. Kate Hickey lined up the free kick and put the ball in the penalty area. The ball hit off of Hannah Hickey and the bounced right into Beaty’s path.

Beaty toe poked the ball around the goalkeeper and put the ball in the empty net and gave DeKalb the lead for good.

“There is always a sense of relief after the first goal.

We always say that after the first goal, the floodgates come open,” Beaty said. “We really didn’t see that today, but the goal came later than we would have liked.”

The Barbs increased the pressure after halftime.

DeKalb had 10 shots and five on target in the second half.

The entire team appeared more relaxed after the goal and the defense was never under much pressure.

See SOCCER, page B3

IHSA GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD STATE MEET

Schrader enters state with relaxed approach

By LUKE SRODULKSI sports@daily-chronicle.com Three straight appearances at states might be enough for most runners, but Kelsey Schrader isn’t most runners.

“I haven’t really had the greatest track seasons in the past,” the DeKalb senior said.

“It always seemed like there was something that I wish I could’ve done differently.”

Having success this weekend could change all that.

Schrader will compete in the 1,600-meter preliminaries Friday and will then move on to her stronger event, the 3,200, Saturday.

Success could mean a perDanielle Guerra – dguerra@shawmedia.com sonal best time. It could mean DeKalb’s Kelsey Schrader starts the 3,200-meter race during the IHSA winning a medal, which is Class 3A Girls’ Track and Field Sectional on May 15 in DeKalb. Schrader given out to the top nine finfinished second in the 3,200 with 11:14.24, and sixth in the 1,600 with ishers in each event. But to 5:14.24. Both times qualified her for the state meet.

Schrader, success is broader

than in years past.

“I don’t really have as specific of goals this year,” she said. “It’s just to get in there, run as best as I can, enjoy racing the competition, and I know that doing those things will help me accomplish a lot.”

This relaxed approach comes from having been in this position before. Heading down to Eastern Illinois University for the state meet might have been nerve-wracking in the past, but this year, she’s much more confident.

DeKalb coach Stefan Hueber said her running backs up that claim. Schrader didn’t make it to the indoor state meet earlier in the year, but since then, her performances have gotten better and better.

See TRACK, page B4

Area state qualifiers CLASS 1A Indian Creek: Chantel Kyler (high jump); Emily Schilling (1,600) Hinckley-Big Rock: Courtney Carls (triple jump); Audrey Harrod (800, 1,600); Kristen Clark (800); Katie Hoffman (300 hurdles) CLASS 2A Genoa-Kingston: Carly Fischer (Discus) Sycamore: Lilia Edwards (long jump, triple jump, 100 hurdles); Christina Dailey (triple jump); Alyssa Feuerbach (discus); Sarah Grant (discus); Maggie Lalowski (1,600, 3,200); 4x100 relay; 4x200 relay; 4x400 relay CLASS 3A DeKalb: Kelsey Schrader (1,600, 3,200)

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball Sycamore at Marengo, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Track Class 1A state preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University

FRIDAY Baseball DeKalb at Elgin, 4:30 p.m.

Aurora Central Catholic at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Softball Jacobs at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Tennis DeKalb at Ottawa Sectional, TBA Boys Track Genoa-Kingston, Kaneland, Sycamore at Class 2A Burlington Central Sectional, 4 p.m.

DeKalb at Class 3A Huntley Sectional, 4 p.m.

Hiawatha, Indian Creek at Class 1A Oregon Sectional, 4 p.m.

Hinckley-Big Rock at Class 1A Seneca Sectional, 4 p.m.

Girls Soccer Class 2A Burlington Central Regional final, 6 p.m.

Girls Track Class 2A-3A state preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University

8SPORTS SHORTS Minneapolis Super Bowl may seek more tax breaks ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Mark Dayton and other officials said Wednesday that they’ll probably ask the Legislature for more tax breaks to sweeten the 2018 Super Bowl for fans now that the NFL has awarded the big game to Minneapolis.

Dayton and members of the city’s bid committee held a news conference Wednesday to celebrate the affirmation a day after the NFL chose Minneapolis largely because of the $1 billion stadium being built where the Metrodome used to stand. He said the state has not promised any public money apart from a sales tax exemption for Super Bowl tickets that remains on the books from when Minnesota hosted it in 1992.

Olivo suspended after fight with teammate NEW YORK – Miguel Olivo was suspended by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ top farm team Wednesday following his fight in the dugout with Triple-A Albuquerque teammate Alex Guerrero.

In a statement released Wednesday night, the Dodgers said Olivo was placed on the suspended list by the Albuquerque Isotopes. The veteran catcher is on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster, and the club said he “will remain suspended pending the completion of an investigation” into the brawl during Tuesday’s game at Salt Lake.

The Dodgers confirmed Guerrero is recovering from reconstructive surgery on his left ear and will remain in a Salt Lake City hospital for a couple of days. It’s unclear how long he will be sidelined.

Several media outlets reported that Guerrero’s agent, Scott Boras, said Olivo bit off part of Guerrero’s ear.

Commissioners talk autonomy plans SAN FRANCISCO – Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott and Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany believe it’s time for the NCAA model to change and for autonomy to be given to the five major football conferences.

They’re not alone, either.

Two of college football’s biggest powerbrokers spoke out on the topic Wednesday during an event in downtown San Francisco to promote the bowl game at the new 49ers’ stadium. The upgraded bowl will be played between teams from the Pac-12 and Big Ten on Dec. 30 in Santa Clara.

Scott said there is “broad support” to let schools from the five major conferences – which also includes the SEC, ACC and Big 12 – decide how their own legislative process works in many areas affecting their athletes.

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T’wolves advance to regional final DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com The Indian Creek baseball team advanced to the Class 1A Fulton Regional final with a 12-1 win over Lanark Eastland on Wednesday. The Timberwolves will play the hosts at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Chris Pickwell was the winning pitcher for Indian Creek, and went 2 for 4 with three RBIs at the plate. David Boehne went 2 for 4 with two RBIs.

Prairie Ridge 8, Sycamore 7 (10 inn.): The Spartans fought back to tie the game in the seventh. Michael Swanberg had three hits for Sycamore, including a home run. Cooper Vinz and Ian Kidd each had two hits and an RBI. Colan Treml threw the first six innings for Sycamore, giving up two runs.

The Spartans are now 20-11, and have had seven one-run

losses.

“We played against a good opponent. Prairie Ridge is always a good team. They had some guys over there who could play,” Sycamore coach Jason Cavanaugh said. “We just need to find a Michael way to get over Swanberg the hump.”

Burlington Central 11, DeKalb 3: Jared Johnson went 2 for 3 with a homer for the Barbs, while Patrick Aves went 2 for 2 and Jake Kuykendall finished 2 for 3.

The Barbs are now 13-12.

SOFTBALL DeKalb 6, St. Charles East 5: Tayler Garland came up with a two-out, walk-off hit for the DeKalb softball team in a 6-5 win over St. Charles East.

Morgan Newport earned

the win in relief for the Barbs (23-7).

Earlville 15, Indian Creek 3: The Timberwolves were eliminated from postseason play after falling at the Class 1A Serena Regional.

Morgan Newport

Genoa-Kingston 10, Harvard 1: Kendall

Strack went 3 for 4 with three doubles for the Cogs in the win. Paige Keegan finished 2 for 4 with a double while Emma Jones had a double and two RBIs. Baylie Ullmark earned the win in the circle.

LATE TUESDAY SOFTBALL Sycamore 13, Richmond-Burton 11 (6 inn.): At Sycamore, the Spartans scored six runs in the bottom of sixth and were still batting when the game

was called because of lightning in the nonconference game.

“This was a really good team win after [Monday’s] marathon loss,” Sycamore coach Jill Carpenter said. “We were a little flat which was understandable after the late night but the kids mustered up enough energy to make some good things happen in the sixth. We took advantage of some mistakes in that inning and had a couple of timely hits by Rachel Reifsteck and Baylie Petit.”

Petit was 4 for 4 with an RBI, Bobbieann Gable was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs, while Jasmyne Taylor finished 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Lyndsey Coddington went 1 for 3 with three runs scored.

Sycamore’s Nati Morey (1-0) threw three innings in relief, giving up five earned runs on five hits, walking two and striking out two.

CLASS 1A HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK REGIONAL: HIAWATHA 5, HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK 4 (8 INN.)

Hawks rally to top Royals

By BRIAN HOXSEY sports@daily-chronicle.com BIG ROCK – It was a true lesson in leaving the past behind you.

Hiawatha seniors Taylor Edwards and Gage Grant each had a tough start to Wednesday afternoon’s IHSA Class 1A Regional semifinal against host Hinckley-Big Rock.

However, their perseverance helped the top-seeded Hawks advance to Saturday’s championship game after a come-from-behind 5-4 victory in eight innings over the No. 4 Royals at Kenny Field. Hiawatha defeated H-BR in last season’s title contest to earn the school’s first baseball regional championship.

Grant shook off a pair early fielding errors and strikeouts to deliver the clutch two-run, game-winning single.

Edwards went seven-plus innings on the mound, scattering seven hits while striking out seven after giving up a three-run home run to Hinckley-Big Rock second basemen Dutch Schneeman in the top of the first inning.

“The thing I’m the happiest about for an individual on our team is for Gage being able to come up with that hit,” Hiawatha coach Sean Donnelly said. “He had a couple errors in the first two innings and was really down on himself, but for him to produce when we needed it the most was great to see.”

Hiawatha (11-9) trailed, 4-3, heading into the bottom of the eighth and No. 5 hitter Bart Hall led off the frame by lacing a double to right-center off H-BR starting and losing pitcher sophomore Jacob Morsch (7⅓ innings pitched, 10 hits, four earned runs 2 walks, 12 strikeouts).

Edwards was then plunked by a Morsch pitch and both runners moved up on stolen bases before Grant lined a one-out, 2-2 pitch to right and was mobbed on the field by his teammates.

“Yeah, two errors and two strikeouts, probably one of my worst games ever,” Grant said. “Coming up there in the eighth, down one, with guys on second and third – I just knew I had to come through. That’s the only thing that was going

Class 1A HinckleyBig Rock Regional Wednesday’s semifinals Hiawatha 5, Hinckley-Big Rock 4 (8 inn.)

Christian Liberty Academy 7, Alden-Hebron 5 Saturday’s championship Hiawatha vs. Christian Liberty Academy, 11 a.m.

through my mind, get a hit.”

Edwards was solid after the opening inning, allowing just five hits after that before being relieved by Nick Doolittle, who finished the eighth with a strikeout and double play on a failed H-BR suicide squeeze attempt.

“I knew I had to bear down and trust my teammates,” Edwards said about his thoughts after the first.

“They have been there for me all season and it wasn’t any different today.

“After the first inning I really concentrated on getting my hips rotated, that helped me through the rest of the game. At the end I was really tired, but I knew I had to gut it out.”

The Hawks tied the game at 3 in the fifth as Morsch fanned the first two hitters, but Doolittle and Adam Spear singled, then scored on a booming triple to center off the bat of Will Corn.

Corn then scored three pitches later on a seeing-eye single to left from Mike Mercado.

H-BR (10-11) took the lead again in the top of the eighth as Schneeman walked to open the inning. Hunter Seierstad then laid down a bunt, but the throw to first was wide, allowing Schneeman, who was running on the pitch, to come all the way around to score to make it 4-3.

The Hawks will now look to earn their second consecutive regional championship at 11 a.m. Saturday.

“We were down, but the kids battled back and never gave up,” Donnelly said.

“We were down 3-0 early and then 4-3 with three outs to go. The thing was it wasn’t the top of our lineup coming up [in the eighth], it was the middle and those guys produced. To see them come out and do that, to play as a team, was unbelievable.”

“Yeah, two errors and two strikeouts, probably one of my worst games ever. Coming up there in the eighth, down one, with guys on second and third – I just knew I had to come through. That’s the only thing that was going through my mind, get a hit.”

Gage Grant Hiawatha senior baseball player

PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Sunday Indiana 107, Miami 96 Monday San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 Tuesday Miami 87, Indiana 83, series tied 1-1 Today San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77, San Antonio leads series 2-0 Saturday Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

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

Monday 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 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Sunday Blackhawks 3, Los Angeles 1, Monday N.Y. Rangers 3, Montreal 1, Rangers lead series 2-0 Wednesday Los Angeles 6, Blackhawks 2, series tied 1-1 Today Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Saturday Blackhawks at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sunday Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Monday Blackhawks at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27 x-N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28 Los Angeles at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 29 x-Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 30 x-Blackhawks at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 31 x-N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 1 x-Los Angeles at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

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Los Angeles Kings right wing Justin Williams scores past Blackhawks center Michal Handzus (26) and goalie Corey Crawford on Wednesday during the second period of Game 2 of the Western Conference final at the United Center.

KINGS 6, HAWKS 2

Time to take flight after ugly defeat CHICAGO – As any traveler from around these parts is aware, it’s a long way to Los Angeles.

Try 1,750 miles.

Try a 4½ hour flight into a stubborn headwind.

Try cramming your luggage into the overhead bin and cramming your body into the seat.

Sounds great, right?

Well, if you’re the Blackhawks, it couldn’t sound better. Because after a stunning collapse that led to a 6-2 loss Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2 of the Western Conference final, they want to get away and regroup like you wouldn’t believe.

“It’s a good opportunity to respond after a tough loss here,” Hawks forward Patrick Sharp said in a quiet, mostly empty locker room a few minutes after the final horn had sounded.

“Look forward to getting on the plane and playing Game 3.”

Sharp always has been regarded as a straight shooter with the media. In his postgame comments, he spoke without a hint of sarcasm or annoyance.

Still, I couldn’t help but wonder silently whether the Hawks’ 11-year veteran was crazy. What kind of person would look forward to a 4½ hour flight?

It turned out that Sharp had company.

Hawks teammate Kris Versteeg nodded in agreement when he heard Sharp’s comment relayed to him. Versteeg said he also looked forward to the long flight, and he believed that the same was true for the rest of his teammates.

“I think so,” Versteeg said.

“It’s going to be good to get around the guys again. Always, getting on the road and finding a way to rally is a good time and a fun time. So, hopefully it brings us closer and brings a couple wins.”

Who knows? Not me, that’s for sure.

Other people who have been around the game for their entire lives would have a better idea.

I spotted Hawks radio analyst Troy Murray exiting the bathroom and getting ready to head home.

Naturally, I stopped Murray to ask about plane rides.

Naturally, he was too polite to say no.

Sharp’s comment made

VIEWS Tom Musick sense, Murray said. The Hawks are scheduled to take off Thursday.

“When you get on the road, and the way that the Blackhawks do it, it’s all about hockey,” said Murray, who played parts of 12 seasons with the Hawks.

“I know that there’s family and friends in town and distractions, so Game 3 when you get on that flight, at Kings, 7 p.m. you just kind Saturday, NBC, of focus on 87.7-FM what you need to do and have that opportunity to think about what you need to do better.”

Besides, the Hawks would enjoy a charter flight to Los Angeles. It was almost like a corporate retreat at 36,000 feet, which surely was something that Murray could appreciate.

Except not.

Murray explained that he and his teammates flew commercial flights during his career, which started in 1981 and lasted until 1996. In addition to playing for the Hawks, Murray spent time with Winnipeg, Ottawa, Pittsburgh and Colorado.

Winnipeg and Ottawa were the toughest in terms of plane travel, Murray said, because of the scarcity of direct flights to other NHL cities.

All things considered, then, the Hawks don’t have it so bad.

They’ve handled tough losses before. They can handle a long flight and a pressure-filled Game 3 on Saturday against a very good Kings team.

“They’re going to be even better in their own building,” Hawks captain Jonathan Toews said. “We have to expect that.

We have to reflect on what just happened and be ready to raise our own level of play.”

Now boarding.

• Tom Musick can be reached at editorial@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @ tcmusick.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 27 15 .643 — Minnesota 23 21 .523 5 Kansas City 23 23 .500 6 White Sox 23 25 .479 7 Cleveland 22 25 .468 7½ East Division W L Pct GB New York 24 21 .533 — Toronto 25 22 .532 — Baltimore 23 21 .523 ½ Boston 20 25 .444 4 Tampa Bay 19 28 .404 6 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 30 16 .652 — Los Angeles 25 20 .556 4½ Seattle 22 23 .489 7½ Texas 22 24 .478 8 Houston 17 29 .370 13 Wednesday’s Results N.Y. Yankees 4, Cubs 2 (13 innings) Kansas City 3, White Sox 1 Cleveland 11, Detroit 10, 13 innings Texas 4, Seattle 3 Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 8 Toronto 6, Boston 4 Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 2, San Diego 0 Houston at L.A. Angels (n) Today’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-0) at White Sox (Sale 3-0), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 3-2) at Detroit (Ray 1-0), 12:08 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 7-1) at Boston (Lester 4-5), 3:05 p.m.

Oakland (Gray 5-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-1), 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 2-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Cosart 3-3) at Seattle (Elias 3-3), 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Results Cubs 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 White Sox 7, Kansas City 6 Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2 Cleveland 6, Detroit 2 Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 0 Toronto 7, Boston 4 Seattle 6, Texas 2 L.A. Angels 9, Houston 3 Minnesota 5, San Diego 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 28 19 .596 — St. Louis 24 21 .533 3 Cincinnati 21 24 .467 6 Pittsburgh 19 26 .422 8 Cubs 16 28 .364 10½ East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 25 20 .556 — Washington 24 22 .522 1½ Miami 24 23 .511 2 Philadelphia 20 23 .465 4 New York 20 25 .444 5 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 29 18 .617 — Colorado 26 21 .553 3 Los Angeles 25 22 .532 4 San Diego 21 26 .447 8 Arizona 18 29 .383 11 Wednesday’s Results N.Y. Yankees 4, Cubs 2 (13 innings_ Cincinnati 2, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 8 L.A. Dodgers 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 1 Miami 14, Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 5, Arizona 0 Colorado 5, San Francisco 4 Minnesota 5, San Diego 3 Today’s Games Cubs (Arrieta 0-0) at San Diego (Stults 2-4), 9:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2) at Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3), 11:40 a.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 4-2) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 5-3), 2:10 p.m.

Washington (Treinen 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-4), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-1) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-3), 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 2-4) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 6:10 p.m.

Arizona (Miley 3-4) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s Results Cubs 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 9, Cincinnati 4 L.A. Dodgers 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 0 Philadelphia 6, Miami 5 St. Louis 5, Arizona 0 Colorado 5, San Francisco 4 Minnesota 5, San Diego 3

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Thursday, May 22, 2014 • Page B3

Sycamore jumps to early lead, but can’t hold on • SOCCER Continued from page B1

Indian Creek midfielder Madison Russell is slide tackled by a Stillman Valley defender during the Cogs’ 4-2 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday in an IHSA Class 1A Genoa-Kingston Sectional semifinal.

“I thought we worked hard to keep that clean sheet. We just kept them out of there,” Kate Hickey said.

“We are just confident. We play better when we are not worried and we just do what we have to to get the job done.”

The game was windy throughout and the grass was thicker than the turf field the Barbs play on in DeKalb.

Rouse said it took time for his team to get used to it.

“We just didn’t adjust to the elements and it kind of slowed down our play,” Rouse said. “We made the adjustments at halftime and we worked real hard.”

DeKalb will play in the title match at 6 p.m. Friday against Burlington Central.

IHSA CLASS 1A GENOA-KINGSTON SECTIONAL: STILLMAN VALLEY 4, INDIAN CREEK 2

Burlington Central 4, Sycamore 3: What started off

T’wolves can’t hold early momentum

so positive for the Sycamore girls soccer team came crashing down after a 25-minute period in the first half.

The Spartans scored two goals in the opening five minutes before conceding four straight goals to the Rockets. Sycamore brought the score back within one before halftime but eventually fell 4-3 in the Burlington Central Regional semifinals.

“It only matters what the scoreboard says – plain and simple. If you can’t put it in the big rectangle, then you are not going to win the game,” Sycamore head coach Dave Lichamer said.

“They had four straight goals on us – kudos to them.”

Amy Schroeder got on the end of an Alyssa Hemmerich cross and scored in the opening minute for Sycamore.

Katherine Kohler scored the

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By STEVE NITZ sports@daily-chronicle.com GENOA – The Indian Creek girls soccer team came out on the offensive in Wednesday’s Class 1A Genoa-Kingston Sectional semifinals.

The Timberwolves were strong early, getting a couple of scoring chances, although they weren’t able to convert.

For the rest of the match, however, it was all Stillman Valley, more so the Cardinals’ Abby Timm, who took over as Stillman Valley defeated Indian Creek, 4-2. The Cardinals will play Rockford Christian in Saturday’s regional final.

“We only had two subs. It was really a killer towards the end,” Indian Creek junior midfielder Bailey Martenson said.

Class 1A Genoa-Kingston Sectional Tuesday’s semifinal Rockford Christian 3, Rock Island Alleman 2 Wednesday’s semifinal Stillman Valley 4, Indian Creek 2 Saturday’s championship Rockford Christian vs. Stillman Valley, 3 p.m.

“That’s basically I think what took over.”

Timm used her speed to get

by Indian Creek (12-3) defenders all afternoon, and ended up with all four of the Stillman Valley (18-0) goals. Timm scored the first with 13:54 remaining in the first half, and

her second came less than two minutes later to put the Timberwolves in a big hole.

“They have a very solid team, and [Timm] is just a phenomenal forward. We knew she would be good coming in,” Indian Creek coach Luke Anderson said. “We tried to keep up with her, I think [sophomore defender] Jacklyn Bouma did a good job containing her at some points, but then we were switching a few things around and trying to get Jacklyn a little more offensive.

“Really, [Timm] made the difference, getting all their goals today. Really had a hard time shutting her down.”

Madison Spooner got Indian Creek on the board with 21:06 left in the second half, scoring on a penalty kick and getting

the Timberwolves to within 3-1.

Bailey Martenson had Indian Creek’s other goal.

“I think once we got our PK in the second half, it livened it up a little bit,” Anderson said.

“We got to see a little bit of change in the momentum of the game. It was just hard to keep up with Timm.”

Despite the loss, there’s a lot to look forward to in Shabbona. The Timberwolves return players like Spooner, Martenson and goalkeeper Josie Diehl next season, and lose only one senior, defender Jenna Pitstick.

“It was a a great season,” Anderson said. “Only losing one senior, we’re looking to build on this next year and we have a lot of freshmen coming in that we’re excited about.”

“It only matters what the scoreboard says – plain and simple.

If you can’t put it in the big rectangle, then you are not going to win the game. They had four straight goals on us – kudos to them.

Dave Lichamer Sycamore girls soccer coach

Spartans’ second goal three minutes after the first one and Sycamore was in control.

Unlucky bounces, poor clearances and breakaways were the causes of the next four Rocket goals. The tying goal came when Burlington Central’s Darlene Valdez had a shot bounce off Emily Cook and past Sycamore keeper Drew Moulton. Another Rocket goal came after Moulton’s punch clear fell right to Alyssa Messina, whose shot was deflected into the goal.

The Spartans closed the gap to one right before halftime when Hemmerich collected a Kohler pass and scored. In the second half, the Spartans piled on the pressure by outshooting Burlington Central 15-2.

“We fought until the bitter end and I won’t fault them. We have done that all season long,” Lichamer said.

“We didn’t let goals get us down. We didn’t let deficits or anything like that weigh us down.

“We kept our composure. We didn’t get out of our shape when the clock was winding down. We still created chances, we just couldn’t put it away.”

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for building programs and the vision that he has in order to do it.”

Biancalana said he also was impressed with DeKalb Principal Tamra Ropeter’s support for the school’s athletics programs.

“We’ve talked several times and each time I’ve came away more impressed,” he said. “...

I think that any time when you’re in a position where your administration celebrates programs instead of tolerating them, you have a chance to build something special.”

Biancalana also has Division I experience as an assistant at Bradley University from 19992005, and has a 313-171 record in 17 seasons as a high school coach. Biancalana has had stints at Elmhurst York (200510), Palos Hills Stagg (1996-99), Downers Grove North (199395), Clovis, California (1989-93) and Fresno (California) Washington Union (1987-89). In 1988, Biancalana led Washington Union to a California Division IV state title and was named California Coach of the Year.

He said the decision to come back to the high school ranks had a lot to do with being able to spend more time with his family. He has three children ages 7, 9 and 12.

Biancalana, an Elmwood Park native, was familiar with the DeKalb area after spending time recruiting as a Division I college coach, and said DeKalb High has a lot to offer when it comes to boys basketball.

“I’ve seen the varsity play about three or four times on film, and I think there is great potential there,” Biancalana said. “What we’re going to do is we’re going to provide opportunities for those student-athletes that have a passion for basketball and really enjoy the camaraderie and the willingness to work as a team. I think we’ll find enough people in the community to get behind that.”

to home.

All participants must be members of the American Motorcyclist Association.

Racing involving 250cc and 450cc motorcyles will be purse-based at the Class-A, expert level. All other classes will compete for trophies.

“First one, so we’re going to learn a lot, I’m sure,” Thomas said. “But we’re going to be here for years if they let us.”

Fox River Harley-Davidson, less than a mile north off the fairgrounds on Randall Road, serves as the track’s title sponsor. Other partners include Illinois Powersports and VOID Clothing.

For information, call 630333-2427 or email kcultracross185@gmail.com. Kane County Ultracross is online at kcultracross.com and facebook.com/kcultracross.

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DeKalb goalkeeper Maddie Frye stops a Hampshire breakaway during the second half of the IHSA Class 3A Burlington Central Regional semifinal game Wednesday. DeKalb beat Hampshire, 1-0.

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Eager to rev up their venue’s summer offerings, Kane County Fairgrounds officials approached groundskeeper Tyler Kramer about ideas last fall.

Kramer consulted David Thomas of Elburn, a longtime friend and motorcycle racer, and those are the nuts and bolts of how Kane County Ultracross was born.

On June 6 and 7, the firstyear endeavor will unveil its brand on a dirt, clay and sand track in front of the fairgrounds grandstands. Gates open at noon both days, with racing to start at 6 p.m. Admission is $10.

“It’s good, small, quick, fast-paced racing,” said Thomas, who co-owns the company with Kramer.

“More in your face than a big outdoor track.”

KC Ultracross held its first practices last week, attracting about 35 riders from all skill levels. The course will be open for practices from 3 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays through the July 16 to 20 Kane County Fair, then reopen after the fair’s conclusion.

A June 28 show also is booked, with other dates in the works for later in the summer.

Thomas, 56, grew up racing around the Midwest, recalling travels to southern Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, among other locales.

Surveying last week’s practice participants, the Batavia native found a good mix of up-and-coming regional motocross talent, as well as more recreational athletes attracted to the course’s proximity

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DeKalb’s Kelsey Schrader leads the 3,200 meterss in the second lap at an IHSA Class 3A girls track and field sectional May 15 in DeKalb.

Schrader to run track at Arkansas • TRACK Continued from page B1 “Since then, she’s really increased her training paces and her interval times,” Hueber said. “Overall, she’s just looked like a stronger runner.”

It’s a great time to be hitting her stride. These are the last high school races Schrader will run before heading off to the University of Arkansas, where she said she’ll be expected to run her PR time in all workouts.

Even though she’s just a few days from being all done with DeKalb track, Schrader said she hasn’t come to that realization yet, and she doesn’t think it will happen until she takes the running shoes off for the fi-

nal time this weekend.

“It really hasn’t hit me just yet,” she said. “I’ll probably feel it when my last race is over with this weekend, and then it’ll be like, ‘Whoa, I guess I can take a break.’ ” It’s been a career to remember for Schrader, regardless of what happens in Charleston.

Not only will she leave as one of the top track athletes in area history, but the same can be said of her four years of cross country.

Despite all that, Schrader said it’s the little things she’ll remember most, the “really goofy memories.” When she looks back on her time in a Barb uniform, she’ll remember the friendships much more than the record times.

“We’ve run together for

“It really hasn’t hit me just yet. I’ll probably feel it when my last race is over with this weekend, and then it’ll be like, ‘Whoa, I guess I can take a break.’ ” Kelsey Schrader DeKalb girls track and field athlete

three or four years, and you just form such a close bond that you don’t want to see broken,” she said of her teammates. “But I’m sure we’ll be the first ones to get in contact with each other when we get back into town.”

8MLB ROUNDUP Yankees score two runs in 13th to beat Cubs CHICAGO – Brendan Ryan scored on a wild pitch before John Ryan Murphy capped a two-run 13th inning with an RBI single, and the New York Yankees beat the Cubs, 4-2, on Wednesday after they wasted another dominant start by Jeff Samardzija.

New York scored two in the ninth against Hector Rondon to wipe out a 2-0 deficit. Samardzija allowed only four hits over seven innings.

Ryan started the winning rally with a leadoff single against Jose Veras (0-1). Yangervis Solarte walked, and the runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Preston Claiborne (2-0) toward third.

Ryan came home when Veras threw a pitch over Murphy’s head, and Murphy drove in Solarte with a single to right to make it 4-2. The Yankees had runners on second and third with two out when Derek Jeter grounded out to end the rally.

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The Sox had scored 14 runs and hit five home runs in the first two games.

Guthrie, who is winless in seven starts since an April 9 victory over Tampa Bay, left after seven innings with the score 1-1. He gave up three hits, walked two and struck out two.

Wade Davis (3-1) struck out two in a flawless eighth and has tossed 10 scoreless innings in his last nine appearances. Greg Holland logged his 13th save in 14 chances, but not before giving up a single to Dayan Viciedo and walking Adam Dunn in the ninth.

Left-hander Jose Quintana (24) gave up three runs on eight hits over 7⅓ innings for the Sox. – Wire reports

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The Kishwaukee Valley Art League will sponsor the 43rd annual Northern Illinois Art Show on May 31 and June 1 on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.

The show features more than 70 exhibitors displaying and selling arts and crafts, including paintings, birdhouses and yard decor, jewelry, silk flowers, wooden art, leather and fabric art, pottery and more.

The proceeds raised at the Art of Giving raffle tent, where more than 30 donated art pieces will be raffled, support local charities and art education.

There is no fee to attend. Food and drink will be available from Boy Scout Troop 33.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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fun, or join a party a friend or neighbor is holding. Just remember, have fun and be safe.

4. Gentlemen and ladies, start your engines: Sunday is the running of the Indianapolis 500, a Memorial Day weekend tradition. The Indy 500 is one of the oldest races in the world. If you’re not one of the approximate 300,000 people MUSIC heading to Indianapolis for the festivities, race coverage will be televised. For more PG-43: 8 p.m. May 31, Sandwich information, go to www.indy500.com.

Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., 5. At the movies: This weekend tradiSandwich. Adult contemporary. tionally is a big one for movies, and this Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-786weekend will see one of the year’s most2555. www.sandwichoperaanticipated films, “X-Men: Days of Future house.org.

Past.” This PG-13 entry into the “X-Men” String Recital: 4:30 p.m. June 1, Westminster Presbyterian franchise sees the return of Patrick Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman Road, DeKalb. Free recital by and more, and if you like these types of violinist Mathias Tacke, featuring movies, you’ll want to check it out. Also Victor Ryzhov, Ann Montzka and out is “Blended,” a PG-13 comedy starThomas Cappaert. ring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, Sycamore Park District Sumso if you want comedy instead of action, mer Concert Series: 7 p.m. this is for you.

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Holiday weekend

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and people across the United States will spend this long weekend celebrating family and fun. But don’t forget to honor the fallen, as that’s what the holiday is really about.

1. Remember the sacrifices: Memorial Day is a time to honor those who have died in service to their country, and parades and other ceremonies are scheduled. Take some time to honor the sacrifices of our soldiers, and be sure to observe the national moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. local time. Tradition also says to fly the flag half-staff from dawn until noon.

2. Family time: Memorial Day also has

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

Beth Fowler Dance Company’s “Dancing Thru the Decades”: 7 p.m. June 6 and 7, 2 p.m. June 7 and 8, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-758-1225. www. egyptiantheatre.org.

Sycamore/Rochelle Performing Arts Academy’s “Circus Circus”: 11 a.m. June 14, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $18.50.

815-758-1225. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

Dance Dimensions’ “Best of Broadway”: 7 p.m. June 14, 2 p.m. June 15, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $10 to $16. 815-758-1225. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

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

Stage Coach Players’ “Arsenic and Old Lace”: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14

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become a time to celebrate family history, and many families spend time going through their family trees and telling tales of ancestors, especially those who have fought in America’s wars. Many families also take the time to read the Gettysburg Address or other historical documents.

3. Barbecue: As the holiday marks the beginning of summer, most people will be celebrating with a barbecue cookout or picnic, so make sure your plans are in place. Head to the park for some family

through 16, and Aug. 21 through 23, 2 p.m. Aug. 24, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

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

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

“Hoarding, Amassing and Excess”: Through May 23, Rotunda and South Galleries, NIU Art Museum, Altgeld Hall, DeKalb. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Information: www.niu.edu/artmuseum. Programing schedule: Spectacular: Group Exhibition: Through May 30, DeKalb Area Women’s Center Galleries, 1021 State St., DeKalb. Curated by Danielle Dobies, exhibit features 13 emerging and professional artists from Northern Illinois University, the Fox Valley and Chicago. A diverse variety of media is used to create installations addressing the spectacle or spectator in art. Gallery hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays and by

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

“Through My Eyes,” paintings and drawings of Irish immigrant Louise Behal Price: Through May 31, The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Information: 815-758-0313 or dan@dekalbgallery.com.

DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association Exhibit Gallery: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, Labor Day through Memorial Day, or by appointment, Nehring Gallery, 111 S. Second St., Suite 204, DeKalb.

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REGIONAL Zanies Comedy Night Club – St. Charles: Various dates at Pheas-

ant Run Resort, 4050 E. Main St. Visit www.stcharles.zanies.com for acts, prices and showtimes.

630-584-6342.

EVENTS EVENTS Open Air Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

May 24, downtown Genoa.

Continues on fourth Saturday of the month through September. www.genoamainstreet.org.

43rd annual Antique Car Show and Flea Market: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 25, Sandwich Fairgrounds, 1401 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Event features antique, classic and special interest cars and trucks, flea market and swap meet. Food available for purchase. Admission: $5; free for those younger than 12.

Ellwood-Nehring House Grand Opening: 5:15 p.m. May 29, Ellwood-Nehring House, 417 N. First St., DeKalb. Volunteer tour guides will be on hand to share the history of the historic home of Perry and May Ellwood before they inherited the Isaac Ellwood mansion. 815-756-4609. www. ellwoodhouse.org Northern Illinois Arts & Crafts Show: May 31 and June 1, DeKalb County Courthouse lawn, Sycamore. More than 60 artists and crafters will exhibit.

Review: Actors Sandler, Barrymore grow up, but jokes don’t in ‘Blended’

By STEPHANIE MERRY The Washington Post Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions churns out some of the most idiotic comedies to land on the big screen. To wit: Last year’s “Grown Ups 2” was one of the worst movies since 2012’s “That’s My Boy,” which was at least slightly better than Razzie winner “Jack and Jill,” from 2011.

Compared to its forebears, the romantic comedy “Blended” looks like “Annie Hall.” Of course, the bar is low.

But when the fire alarm started ringing an hour into a recent screening of the movie and the whole audience had to file out to the street, just about everyone appeared to return for the final hour. So that’s something.

Sixteen years since Sandler starred opposite Drew Barrymore in “The Wedding Singer” and a decade since they starred together in “50 First Dates,” the pair have grown up, even if the comedy hasn’t. They play Jim and Lauren, two single parents who go on a disastrous blind date. Not only does Jim take Lauren to Hooters and drain her beer while she’s in the bathroom, but he only pays for his half of the tab. Worse, he beats Lauren to the punch getting an “emergency” call halfway through the date, which was exactly the exit strategy she was planning.

Basically, Jim is a schlubby Mr. Darcy, antagonizing Lauren only to potentially win her over later, when the two, each with their children, coincidentally end up on the same African safari vacation for Brady Bunch-esque blended families.

There are a lot of misses when it comes to the comedy, whether it’s seeing rhinos mid-coitus or the recurring gag of Lauren carrying one of her sleeping sons to bed and slam-

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Swing Dancing in DeKalb: 7 to 10:30 p.m. June 3, O’Leary’s Irish Pub & Grill (upstairs), 260 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. No partner needed, casual dress, leather-soled shoes recommended. $5 admission (includes lesson at 7 p.m. at no additional charge). Water provided; food and beverages available for purchase. See BarbCitySwing.com for coming dates and exceptions and look for the group on Facebook.

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Single parents Jim (Adam Sandler, center) and Lauren (Drew Barrymore, left) first meet on a horrible blind date in “Blended,” then are unexpectedly reunited when they wind up on the same African safari vacation. ming his head into door jambs. One extended scene involving crocodiles seems to exist solely so Sandler can say he got so scared he made a “zebra stripe” in his underwear. One of the most dependable jokes comes courtesy of Terry Crews: The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star plays a spirited and muscled resort troubadour who shows up singing at the oddest moments, always with a huge group of backup singers.

“Blended” is more successful when it lets itself be sentimental. Jim’s middle daughter, Espn (Emma Fuhrmann) – pronounced “Espin,” her namesake is the television network – talks constantly to her dead mother, even saving seats for Jim’s late wife at the breakfast

table. And his youngest daughter, Lou (the adorable Alyvia Alyn Lind), is in such desperate need of a mom figure, she latches onto Lauren the moment they meet.

But the filmmakers, including director Frank Coraci (who also did “The Wedding Singer”), seem terrified to dwell in sensitive territory for too long. Each sweet moment is inevitably punctuated by some in-your-face joke that’s at least as stupid as the preceding moments were heartfelt.

“Blended” has other problems, too, including some faulty editing and a typically predictable finale. But there are some genuinely sweet and funny moments, which are more than enough to exceed expectations.

Sycamore Sports Complex, Airport Road. Free. Concert hotline: 815-895-3202. www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com. Schedule: June 5 – Classical Blast!

June 12 – Mandy Z & Rural Route One June 19 –Lisa Rene Band July 3 –Trio July 10 – The Neverly Brothers July 17 – Shindig!

July 24 –Tropixplosion July 31 – Billy Croft & the 5-Alarm Aug. 7 – Kids Fun Back to School Concert – 6 p.m. Jeanie B!, 7 p.m. Istvan and his Imaginary Band New Orleans Jazz Party: 7 to 10 p.m. June 7, Faranda’s Banquet Center, 302 Grove St., DeKalb.

Featuring A Wing and A Prayer Dixieland Orchestra. Cabaret setting includes dance floor and cash bar. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Information: www.justmakeithappen-dekalb. com.

DeKalb Municipal Band concerts: 8 p.m. Tuesdays, June 10 through Aug. 19, Dee Palmer Band Shell, Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. No concert July 1. Free. www. dekalbparkdistrict.com.

Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert in the Park: June 26, Dee Palmer Band Shell, Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. Free. www. kishorchestra.org.

Egyptian Theatre Live Lunch Music Series: Noon to 1: 30 p.m.

Thursdays, June 12 to Aug. 21, Van Buer Plaza (across from the theater), DeKalb. Free. Schedule: June 12 – Christopher Dobelman June 19 – Mystical Whiskey June 26 – Stage Coach Players “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” July 3 – TBA July 10 – Garage Orchestra Ensemble July 17 – TBA July 24 - Shattered Picks Aug. 7 – TBA Aug. 14 – TBA Aug. 21 – TBA ONGOING ONGOING Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts: NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Classes in music, art and theater for children and adults. www.csa.niu.edu or 815753-1450.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8BRIEFS Artists sought for ‘Arts at the Barn’ Area artists, photographers, authors and crafters are invited to display and sell their works at a first-time event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, 921 W. Lincoln Highway.

“Arts at the Barn” is part of the Glidden Homestead’s Year of the Barn programming.

Artists should provide their own tables, chairs and equipment to display and sell their artwork on the lawn of the homestead. The cost to participate is $20, and the deadline to register for this inaugural event is June 15.

On the National Register of Historic Places, the home and barn of Joseph F. Glidden are preserved to tell the story of the invention of barbed wire.

Glidden received the patent for “The Winner” barbed wire on Nov. 24, 1874. The site also includes a recreated blacksmith shop similar to the one where Glidden’s collaborator, Phineas Vaughan worked farther east on Lincoln Highway.

The homestead and welcome center are open for from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and from noon to 4 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays of the month through October. Special programming is presented on several Sundays throughout the season starting with Puppets at the Barn on June 8.

For more information about the homestead, and to register for Arts at the Barn, call the wel-

come center at 815-756-7904 or visit www.gliddenhomestead. org.

Music from the ‘good old days’ at the opera house Remember when milkmen delivered milk and Howdy Doody was a star? When PF Flyers, S&H Green Stamps, hi-fis, metal ice cube trays with a lever, Blackjack chewing gum, and your father’s Futuramic Oldsmobile were as common as cell phones are today?

If so, you’ll remember that music was better back then – both pure and simple. PG-43 celebrates those experiences with songs that are best described as adult contemporary, easy listening at 8 p.m. May 31 at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich.

The performance features melodies you can remember and lyrics you can understand. The music caters to the interests of those who attained age 43 and beyond. (The suggestion here is that it takes roughly 43 years of living to get a real handle on life.

If you haven’t lived that long, you’ll need parental guidance to fully appreciate how these songs touch the soul.)

Tickets for this performance cost $25, $20 for seniors 65 and older and $15 for students. The box office is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before the show. Tickets also can be reserved with a credit card by calling 815-786-2555 during office hours.

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DeKalb takes on some New Orleans flavor DeKalb’s first New Orleans Jazz Weekend June 7 and 8 will feature A Wing and A Prayer Dixieland Orchestra in three unique settings.

After stints playing restaurants, ice cream socials, parades, funerals, worship services, barbecues, shows and festivals, the seven-piece ensemble will kick off its 20th season in the DeKalb area with a New Orleans-style Jazz Party from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at Faranda’s, 302 Grove St. Ragtime and jazz pianist Pauline Cultra and New Orleans jazz clarinetist Brian Patti will be guest performers.

Guests at the party can experience traditional and Dixieland jazz music in a cabaret setting. There will be a cash bar and a dance floor. Tickets cost $20. Early registration is available at www.justmakeithappen-dekalb.

com or buying tickets at Faranda’s in advance guarantees preferred seating. At-the-door sales open at 6 p.m. that evening.

On Sunday, June 8, jazz lovers can experience an upbeat New Orleans jazz worship service at 9 and 11:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in DeKalb.

The music, a blend of familiar songs, hymns, gospel and secular music, begins 15 minutes before each service.

The New Orleans Jazz Weekend is JMIH’s latest effort to enliven DeKalb’s area cultural scene with one of America’s original gifts to the world, traditional jazz.

“We love to celebrate the many talented artists and classic music traditions of AmerProvided photo ica,” Just Make It Happen President John D. On a Wing and a Prayer jazz band will be the featured performer at DeKalb’s first New Orleans Jazz Weekend Smith said in a news release. “Everyone is invited for some great fun.”

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Area family’s tale of abduction, hope told in new book

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com EARLVILLE – A woman’s son is kidnapped by her ex-husband and taken to the Middle East. It sounds like the plot of a TV movie, but that is exactly what happened to Marla Buchanan in 2002.

“We didn’t think anything like this was going to happen,” Buchanan said. “I had no idea that someone that age could be taken out of the country like that.”

Buchanan’s book about her family’s experience, “Rescue in Arabia: a true story of abduction, tragedy and hope,” was released as an e-book April 21 and published in paperback April 25.

Buchanan, of Earlville, met her ex-husband Salim Kassem, of Syria, in 1987 through a newspaper’s friendship column. They married two months later.

Soon after their marriage, Buchanan claims Kassem became physically and verbally abusive, and says he abused her two daughters from a previous marriage. Buchanan gave birth to their son Mohamad, nicknamed Moe, on Sept. 12, 1988.

Buchanan and Kassem divorced in 1994 and filed for joint custody of their son.

“He was afraid that Moe would be too Americanized if he spent too much time in my home, so Moe lived with his father during the school week,” Buchanan said.

One night in 2001, after returning home from college classes, Buchanan found her son asleep on the floor, though it was her ex-husband’s night of custody. Moe told her he was punished and abused by his father and his stepmother after they discovered he was buying and selling a popular candy at school, she said.

Moe reported the incident to police, and Kassem was arrested and charged with domestic violence. Buchanan said she was given full custody while her ex-husband was required to go to anger management and family counseling classes.

Over Columbus Day weekend in 2002, the court allowed Kassem an unsupervised overnight visitation. When he did not return on Saturday morning as expected, Buchanan knew that something was wrong.

“Salim always insinuated that if I tried to get full custody, he would take Moe away,” Buchanan said. “I was always afraid that he’d take off.”

Buchanan called the Earlville Police Department, and soon, the FBI was involved. After a brief investigation, Buchanan said the FBI discovered that Kassem, who left his apartment two months before and quit his job two weeks prior, flew with Moe, then 14, from Chicago to Virginia, where they took a connecting flight to Amman, Jordan.

“When I was told what happened, that Moe was taken to another country, I just collapsed,” Buchanan said. “I was treated for post traumatic stress (disorder) and depression. I was a mess, and I couldn’t sleep.”

Buchanan was warned by the FBI not to travel after her son, since the chance of retrieving him was highly unlikely.

“There have been other custody battles similar to

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Marla Buchanan in the Saudi hospital where she was reunited with her son Moe Kassem, who was abducted to the Middle East by his father when he was 14. Buchanan was reunited with her son after a car accident in which he was injured and his father was killed.

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Author Marla Buchanan displays newspaper articles that appeared in a Saudi newspaper after the car accident that injured her son Moe Kassem and killed his father, Salim Kassem. this,” said J.D. Bowers, the vice provost of the University Honors Program at Northern Illinois University and a professor of genocide and human rights. “It’s not unheard of, especially when Americans intermarry with other nationalities. ...The Middle East has a different culture, with no common legal structure or foundation. Saudi Arabia is a clan-based, family patriarchal society. Males establish politics, the law, commerce, everything.”

In August 2007, the US embassy in Saudi Arabia notified Buchanan that Moe was involved in an automobile accident. Kassem’s sport-utility vehicle rolled over while the family was traveling home from a vacation. Kassem and his son Bilal were killed instantly, and his wife died later in the hospital. Moe and his two half-sisters were in the backseat of the car and survived the accident.

Although Moe survived, he sustained a traumatic brain injury, an arachnoid brain hemorrhage, and multiple broken bones. The accident left him comatose and on a respirator.

The accident occured close to the Islamic holiday

Ramadan, when Muslims give sadaqah, or voluntary charity towards others. As part of his sadaqah, Prince Mohammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud paid for Kassem’s hospital expenses and sponsored Buchanan’s travel and stay in Saudi Arabia until her son was medically stable to return to America.

Buchanan said when she saw Moe again, he was thin as a skeleton and covered in bedsores. During her fivemonth stay in Saudi Arabia, Buchanan nursed her son back to health, met with the prince who made her visit possible, and was allowed to visit Mecca.

In February 2008, Moe returned to the United States with his mother. Although he still has a tracheal tube, poor short-term memory, some personality changes, and uses a wheelchair, Moe Kassem, now 25, is alive and resides in a long-term care facility for young adults with brain injuries. Buchanan said he can read and write, eats solid food, and even flirts with some of the nurses. Buchanan and her family visit him often.

“It’s awesome to have him back,” said Patrick Kozlowski, Buchanan’s youngest son.

“I remember playing chess with him when I was six. I couldn’t comprehend that he was gone, that he went away.

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“If my book becomes popular, my goal is to get Moe a nice power wheelchair, one with a high back and cushions,” Buchanan said. “I waited seven years to write this (book). Reliving all of

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Middle-aged homebody’s future is concern Dear Abby: Our niece “Bonnie” has severe attachment problems. She still lives in her parents’ home and is well into her 50s. Her father passed away several years ago, and her mother seems to be her only friend.

Bonnie has never had a serious relationship and has spent her life at one job and with her parents. Vacations and holidays have been spent with them only. Bonnie rarely accepts an invitation unless her mom is invited, does not communicate unless we reach out to her first and is very private about the smallest details in her life.

Her mother is aging and we are wondering how Bonnie will manage once

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips her mom is gone. How do we approach someone who seriously needs help and guidance? – Caring Aunt in Pittsburgh Dear Caring Aunt: I can think of two ways. The first would be to discuss this privately with Bonnie’s mother and ask if there is anything she would like you to do for her daughter in the event of a serious illness or her death. It is a legitimate question if Bonnie is unable to live independently, and her mother might appreciate that you cared

enough to ask.

The second would be to reach out to Bonnie in the event that something does happen to her mother, and let her know that you love her and will be there for her if she needs you. Keep in mind that you cannot force help on anyone who is unwilling to accept it.

Dear Abby: I’m 11 and in the sixth grade. I am very self-conscious. Every girl in my grade has a bigger chest than me, and I am feeling insecure because mine isn’t developed.

I know I am young, but I want to fit in. Every day I feel horrible about myself.

Can you help? – Insecure 6th Grader

Dear Insecure: I’ll try. No two people are alike, and our bodies do not develop at the same time. For some girls, it happens sooner and they begin to develop breasts as early as age 9. For others, it doesn’t happen until they are in their teens.

Your value should not be measured by your chest size.

Believe me, the size of your IQ is far more important.

The kind of person you are is more important.

Big chests have a way of falling sooner or later. So work on your grades and your personality right now.

If you do, in time you’ll not only catch up to these girls, you will surpass them in the qualities that matter most.

You’re fine just the way you are.

Dear Abby: When spending thousands of dollars to attend a destination wedding, are you expected to give a gift to the bride and groom? – Jennifer in New York Dear Jennifer: Yes, but after shelling out “thousands” to attend a wedding, it does not have to be an expensive one.

A token gift to mark the occasion would be enough.

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Link between fats and heart disease unclear Dear Dr. K: Here we go again. After years of hearing that diets rich in saturated fats increase the risk for heart disease, I hear a new study says that’s not so. What gives?

Dear Reader: I don’t blame you for being frustrated. So let me start with the bottom line: Take this new study with several grains of salt.

(Incidentally, it still is true that too much salt is bad for your health, so just a few grains, please.)

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, you heard a lot about how fat was bad for you.

That led a lot of people to switch from foods rich in fat to foods rich in carbohydrates. During the 1990s, nutrition scientists began to

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff distinguish the health effects of different types of fat.

Their message was simple: There are “bad fats,” but there also are “good fats.”

(They also pointed out that there are “good carbs” and there are “bad carbs.” But we’ll leave carbs for another column.)

The first type of bad fat identified was saturated fats.

These are abundant in fatty red meats and in dairy products (milk, cream, cheese, ice cream) that have not been treated to lower the saturated fat content.

In the mid-1990s, trans fats were incriminated as bad fats. Diets rich in trans fats were found to be even worse for your health – particularly heart health – than saturated fats. Trans fats in our diets largely come from foods processed by manufacturers, such as stick margarine.

They were created in order to extend the shelf life of foods.

Trans fats can be found in commercially made cookies, cakes and biscuits, and in other processed foods such as frozen pizza and coffee creamer.

On the other hand, in the 1990s the evidence grew that polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats are good for your health – again, particularly for heart health.

Polyunsaturated fats are abundant in fish, nuts, seeds and vegetables, as well as in soybean, corn, cottonseed, safflower, sunflower and fish oils. Olive oil is rich in healthy monounsaturated fats and also has polyunsaturated fats.

The study you referred to is a new analysis of 72 studies that included more than 600,000 people. It was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. Like prior studies, the new study found that diets rich in trans fats were unhealthy.

The surprise was that it found no evidence that saturated fats increased the risk of heart disease. In another surprise, the study didn’t find any heart-protective benefits

from polyunsaturated “good” fats.

I’m not changing my eating habits based on this new study. Several nutrition scientists that I respect believe the new analysis may be flawed. For now, the basics remain: • Aim for balance in your diet: not too much of one thing and not too little of another.

• Eat real food – food that is unprocessed or minimally processed.

• Limit total calories. Keep an eye on portion size.

• Exercise regularly.

• If you smoke, try to quit.

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

Teen feels like justifying parent’s suspicions Dr. Wallace: I’m 17 and, although I’m not an angel, I’ve never done anything of a serious nature.

Recently, my parents went to a community “drug awareness” meeting. I guess they told them what signs to look for if a teen is taking drugs.

Now I feel like a convict in prison instead of a teen living at home. They constantly search my bedroom, ask me a bunch of questions like: “Why are your eyes red? Why are you always tired? Why are you getting a C in math? Are you hanging around kids who use drugs?”

I keep telling them that I’m not on drugs and neither are my friends, but this doesn’t

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace seem to satisfy them. Sometimes I feel like trying drugs.

If my parents think I’m a druggie, I might as well be one.

– Kenny, Rochester, New York Kenny: Your parents are going through a phase in their “raising a family” responsibility. The community drug meeting has caused them to overreact, but in time they will return to normal. Trying drugs, just to spite your mom and dad, would be a very stupid move (as I’m sure you are aware).

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TODAY – Everything will fall into place once you have fine-tuned your game plan. Your modesty and truthfulness have won you many supporters. Romance is imminent, and improving your current relationship or finding someone new will brighten your future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Lending or borrowing is likely to land you in hot water. Be cautious, and don’t believe everything you hear. Someone is likely to deceive you if you are too trusting.

Protect your assets.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Reorganize your personal papers. You may have overlooked a way to increase your savings. Concentrate on reducing debt and setting up a reasonable budget. Fix up your personal space to suit your needs.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Irrational jealousy will cause problems in your personal life. Don’t say anything that you may later regret.

Recognize your shortcomings and work at becoming the person you want to be.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Relationship issues can be successfully handled with finesse. Summon your self-confidence and make a move that will help you promote your desires. Don’t be hesitant to share your thoughts.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You can spare yourself some grief by keeping quiet. You could get hurt if you are too open. Do not reveal personal information, lest someone use it against you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Some changes are necessary if you plan to follow your dreams. Build up your energy level in order to help your self-image. Get active and make positive alterations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Show the ones you love how much you care. Someone may be feeling left out. Offer a pep talk that will help you form a closer bond. Adventure will beckon you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Minor upgrades to your home will add to your comfort. If you Work side-by-side with contractors or friends and family members, the job will be finished quickly.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Be leery of people looking for sponsors or donations. Even if the cause seems legitimate, ask for proper identification. Keep in mind that charity begins at home.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You will feel emotionally battered if you let someone take you for granted. The situation will not improve unless you do something about it. Stand up and be heard.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Change is in the air. Your varied talents could lead the way to a rewarding career move. Your accomplishments are being recognized, so continue to stay on your path.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Special-interest groups or events will introduce you to new people and possibilities. Get connected with people who have the most relevance to you and your beliefs.

If your parents continue their extra strenuous drug watch, you might discuss your problem with your school counselor. Sometimes an outside professional source can get parents back to thinking rationally rather than emotionally.

Dr. Wallace: I used to believe that girls and boys should be treated as equals in everything, but now I’m not so sure. I am taking karate lessons and I’m the only girl in my class. I thought that I was doing well until I found out the boys were taking it easy on me because I was a girl. I didn’t like that, so I asked to be treated like everyone else in the class.

8SUDOKU

So now they treat me as an equal, but it’s no fun and sometimes it’s painful. Now I’m really confused. Should I ask to be treated like a girl and win hollow victories or should I be treated like one of the guys and suffer the consequences? – Stefanie, Springfield, Massachusetts Stefanie: Hollow victories are a waste of time! Ask to be treated like all the others taking karate lessons. But I would advise you to ask the instructor to make sure your karate partners are similar to you in size. If your karate lessons continue to be painful, find another activity that you will enjoy and suffer no physical pain.

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Dr. Wallace: I’m 19, a freshman at a community college, and live at home with my parents. My curfew is 11 p.m. on weekdays and 12:30 a.m. on weekends. I think this is a lousy deal. After all, I’m 19, an adult, and consider myself a mature individual.

I’d like to share your comments with my dad. – Todd, Orange, California Todd: As long as you live at home, you should be subject to family rules, including curfew. And I might add that your curfew rules are reasonable. Do you still want to share my answer with Dad? • Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.

8CROSSWORD

The form of scoring makes a difference Henri Poincare, a French mathematician who died in 1912, said, “Ideas rose in clouds; I felt them collide until pairs interlocked, so to speak, making a stable combination.”

Despite lots of groundbreaking work, he only became famous with the study of chaotic dynamics, which started in 1963. Poincare is considered the Father of Chaos.

At the bridge table, you try to keep things orderly, but sometimes the form of scoring can make life chaotic. For example, in today’s deal South is in three no-trump. What should he do after West leads the spade six if his only job is to make the contract; or if he is playing in a pair event (a duplicate) and would like to win as many tricks as possible?

North, despite having only 19 high-card points, was tempted to open two no-trump. But he decided against it because of the weak club holding.

South seems to start with six top tricks: three spades (given the lead), two hearts and one diamond. And surely he can establish four club tricks. However, if the defender with the club ace holds it up until the second round, declarer will need a hand entry, which must be the spade king.

So, if making the contract is all that counts, South should win the first trick with dummy’s spade ace, then lead the club jack and another club. The contract is home.

In a pair event, though, it will be tempting to hope that West has led fourth-highest from a suit headed by the queen and call for dummy’s spade 10 at trick one. Here, that costs the contract, because West has led second-highest from a weak suit – unlucky.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2004-1, NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-1 Plaintiff, -v.JAMES F. FEYERHERM, et al Defendant 3 : 13 CV 50137 JUDGE FREDERICK J. KAPALA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 1, 2013, Daniel Huntley, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 1:00 PM on June 19, 2014, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W State front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 804 NORTH 5TH STREET, Dekalb, IL 60115 Property Index No. 08-14-380032.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $112,894.90.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of auction payable to the Special Commissioner. The balance in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours, also payable to the Special Commissioner. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of

FOR SALE – BRICK RANCH

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AUCTION

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3 Bdrms, 2 full baths, Full Basement. Stone Fireplace in Great Room. Huge Garage, Fenced Yard.

All appliances stay. Northwest side of DeKalb.

THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE WILL BE OFFERED AT AUCTION HELD ON SITE AT 200 SOUTH POINTE DRIVE, DEKALB, ILLINOIS. 1MILE SOUTH OF DEKALB, IL ON RT. 23 TO GURLER ROAD, THEN WEST ½ MILE TO ENTRANCE.

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

TUESDAY, MAY 27TH AT 11:00 A.M. THIS PROPERTY WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AFTER OPENING BID OF $50,000.00 11.52 ACRE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WILL BE OFFERED AS 2 PARCELS. PARCEL #1 , KNOWN AS LOT 6, TAX ID #11-03-177-004, 4.5 ACRES, ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, IL., KNOWN AS THE SOUTH POINTE CENTER BANQUET FACILITY. THE BUILDING HAS APPROVED SEATING FOR 900, WITH 3 DIVIDED ROOMS,, 3 WORKING LIQUOR BARS, WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. FULLY EQUIP COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THIS PARCEL HAS A LARGE PAVED PARKING LOT, BASEMENT, OFFICE AREA. THE PARCEL HAS CITY WATER, SEWER AND NATURAL GAS. . IT WILL BE SOLD WITH ALL BANQUET ITEMS FROM 540 STACKING CHAIRS, 80, EIGHT TOP 60” TABLES, FOLDING TABLE, 4 TOP SQUARE TABLES ALL WATER, WINE GLASSES, SERVICE FOR AROUND 400 CHINA, CUPS, SAUCERS, BANQUET PLATES, ALL THE FLATWARE BANQUET TRUCKS, 400 STAINLESS STEEL PLATE COVERS, HATCO CHEF SYSTEM COOK AND HOLD OVENS, AUTO SHAM SLOW COOK OVENS. ALL OF THE BANQUET ITEMS SELL WITH THE PROPERTY. TAXES ARE $15,492.00.

PARCEL #2, KNOW AS LOTS 4 &5, TAX ID # 11-03-177-001 & 1103-176-005, 7.02 ACRES, ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTIPLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, IL. THIS PARCEL HAS A 6,000SQ.FT. MASONRY BUILDING NOW USED AS A MAINTAINCE FACILITY WITH OVER HEAD DOOR. AN ADITIONAL 2 STORY BUILDING HAS 11,000 SQ.FT. ON EACH FLOOR AND HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR 20+ YEARS WITH NO HEAT OR OTHER UTILITIES AND IS IN NEED OR MAJOR RENOVATION OR TEAR DOWN. THE PARCEL IF VACANT WOULD ACCOMMODATE 58-64 MULTIPLE HOUSING UNITS. TAXES ARE $6,859.00. PROPERTY CAN BE SHOWN BY CONTACTING AUCTIONEERS AT 815-739-3771.

TERM’S FOR AUCTION: THIS PROPERTY WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AFTER RECEIVING A TOTAL BID ON THE COMBINATION OF $50,000.00. WE WILL OFFER PARCEL #1, THEN #2. HOLD THE BID, ADD THEM TOGETHER, THEN OFFER A COMBINATION OF BOTH PARCELS #1 AND #2. IF NO BIDS ARE MADE ON THE COMBINATION, WE WILL THEN GO BACK AND OPEN PARCELS #1 AND #2. IF A BID IS MADE ON THE COMBINATION, THAT’S THE WAY THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD. $10,000.00 DOWN ON EACH PARCEL ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 27TH 2014. A 10% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL BID TO DETERMINE THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS-IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING, APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. SELLERS WILL PAY FOR DEED PREPARATION AND TITLE COMMITMENT FOR SELLERS. TAXES ARE TO BE PRORATED TO CLOSING DATE. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AUCTION DAY TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER. LOTS OF GREAT PICTURES ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.ALMBURGAUCTIONS,COM ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING, MALTA, IL 815-739-3771 OR 815-739-3703 All our auctions with pictures are advertised worldwide @ www.almburgauctions.com

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Having decided to move out of state, we will offer at Public Auction the following described clean line of Household items. This auction will be held on site at 3037 Wedgewood Dr., DeKalb IL 60115. From Rochelle go east on IL-38, continue approx. 15 miles, turn left/north onto John Huber Pkwy. approx. 2 miles, continue onto Bethany Rd., turn right/south onto Fairway Oaks Dr., turn right onto Wedgewood Dr. to sale site. Watch for Bearrows Real Estate& Auction signs. Call Auctioneer John Bearrows at 815-5625113 / 815-739-9150 or visit our web site at www.bearrows.com for further information & pictures.

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Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

Quality from Wirtz Furniture, mint condition, green color, sofa seats 4 - $300.

815-758-6335 Single bed, matress, box spring $150, computer desk $50, work table $50, round kit. Table $30, 2 file cabinets $10/ea, 2 collectible book shelves dr. wood $25/ea 2 settees $60/ea 312-479-0096

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Homemade Wooden Utility Trailer 8' x 5' Heavy Duty, good condition, painted red. $350 o.b.o. In Fairdale, IL. Call Sharon 815-751-2747.

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Matching Sofa & Chair

SYCAMORE Multi-Family Garage Sale 197 Nichols Dr Thur-Sat May 22-24 8 - 3 Baby-boy/girl clothing nb to 4T also adult name brand.

Household items, much misc.

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2005 FLEETWOOD POP-UP CAMPER Good condition, shower, toilet, ac/furnace, fridge, stove, sleeps 6, outside shower, dual propane tanks, water heater, storage, electric brakes, extended mirrors. $6,000.

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Kitchen Table with 4 Chairs $40. 815-784-2857

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'88 Scotty Camper, '72 Fishing Boat & Trailer, Pool & Ping Pong Table, Furniture, King Size Bed, Snowblower, Lawn Mower, Tools & MUCH MORE!

Old Envelopes

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Oak, $350 and Oak matching China Cabinet, $325. Both in good condition. 815-761-8571

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Dining Room Table & Chairs

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Beautiful, little snowballs.

Home raised, parents on premise. $250. Call 779-537-4403 Even or 815-756-5434 Sat Afternoon

Gas Fireplace Insert -Ventless 36” w/screen and logs, never used, excellent condition $400 815-344-4384

Playstation 3 Slim 320GB comes w/ 1 remote & 2 games. $250 Sycamore 815-786-4860

Village Bible Church 874 N State Route 47 Corner of Rt 47 and Bliss Rd Shop away at one of the largest, most well organized church garage sales in the Northwest Suburbs!

DEKALB GARAGE SALE THIS WEEKEND! 1130 McConnell Avenue

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DEKALB

FOR SALE – COUNTRY LIVING

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4 Bdrms, 2 Full Baths, Enough land for garden, chicks, rabbit, dog run. All appliances included.

A big Country Kitchen. DeKalb Schools.

Hardtop roads.

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

FOR SALE - COUNTRY LIVING

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3 Bdrms, 1 1/2 Baths. Enough land for a garden and chickens. Kitchen is lined with Quality Cabinetry.

Huge Breakfast Bar. All appliances stay.

Out building for work shop/storage.

CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR 815-739-9997

CLASSIFIED

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the sale.

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-95332.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95332 Case Number: 3 : 13 CV 50137 TJSC#: 34-7423 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 15, 22, 29 & June 5, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS ALPINE BANK & TRUST CO. F/K/A ALPINE BANK OF ILLINOIS, PLAINTIFF vs.

MICHELLE L. GOSNELL A/K/A MICHELLE LYNN GOSNELL; DWIGHT E. GOSNELL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 13CH 216 Address: 420 W. Navaho Ave. Shabbona, Illinois 60550 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 6, 2014, I, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois, will on June 12, 2014 at the hour of 1:00 PM at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb,

y State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 420 W. Navaho Ave., Shabbona, Illinois 60550 P.I.N.: 13-15-176-029 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $175,742.42 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 13 6762.

Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 6762 I596256 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 8, 15 & 22, 2014.)

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Sycamore 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road Becherer Farm, approx 80 acres.

76.6 tillable acres with 2 story farm house and ranch house. $1,725,600. 859-630-5920

Great room, sun porch, all appl, garage, yard, nice neighborhood. $1000/mo + 1st, last sec, no smkg, avail 6/1. 815-895-4071

DeKalb ~ 857 ½ Ellwood Ave. Small Upper ~1BR, fenced yard, $415/mo. ~ single occupancy 815-758-4615 ~ 815-375-4615

Sycamore-2 story, 3 BR, 1.5 BA 1 car garage, 1st/sec dep + all utilities. $950/mo No pets/smoking 815-739-6174

Maple Park, 1 bedroom, water/trash included, garage avail. $500/mo. 815-522-6009

ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM Remodeled, clean and quiet.

Available now. 815-758-6580 or 815-739-5806

Rochelle 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $530 Recently updated!

Affordable heat.

Walk to shops!

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A MUST SEE! 700 SQ FT Eat in kitchen w/deck. $525/mo Includes all utilities, except electric Bill @ 815-501-0913

Hillcrest Place Apts.

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com DeKalb - Large 2 Bdrm, 2 bathstove, fridge, D/W, W/D, A/C, security entrance, quiet bldg, no dogs 815-758-0079

Newly painted, W/D hook-up.

No dogs, $635/mo + security.

847-738-2334

University Village Apts.

722 N. Annie Glidden Rd. 815-758-7859

Stone Prairie

DEKALB ~ 1 BEDROOM

2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

Available July/Aug. Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com

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DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Clean, quiet, 1 bath, appliances included, available now.

815-758-6580

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600

DeKalb 1BR With Study DEKALB ~ 227 N. 1

st

Large 2BR, carport, A/C, laundry.

Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo.

J&A RE. 815-970-0679 DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location!

No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

815-758-6712

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815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

Sycamore Country Setting 2 bedroom,1 bath, clean, quiet, new carpet. 815-758-6580 Or call for personal showing

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6 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Basement, Large lot, $1250/mo.

815-758-4615 ~ 815-375-4615

SYCAMORE - 2BR/2BA CONDO River's Edge Sycamore. Garage, Vaulted Family/Dining Room, Fireplace, Granite, New Appliances including Washer/Dryer, New Carpet & Hardwood, WalkIn Master Closet, Deck, Walking Path and Park. $1200 month/1 year lease. No Pets/No Smoking 815-501-3671

2 + car garage, large yard.

Pets neg, $1025/mo + 1st, last sec.

815-757-1045

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR Shabbona ~ Spacious 2BR

DEKALB ~ 1530 Elmwood Ave

DeKalb- 3BD, 1BA Farmhouse.

Recently remodeled. 3 miles NW/DeKalb. Bsmt, 2-car garage.

Avail 6/1. $1200/mo 1st/lst/sec 12month lease. DeKalb Schools.

Pets w/approval. Shown by appt.

630-533-9485

3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath, Garage, A/C, Washer/Dryer, Basement $1,000/mo +sec 630-234-0002

Starting @ $599, 2 Bedroom $683, 3 Bedroom

DeKalb 3 Bedroom, stove, fridge, dishwasher, central air, lg fenced yard, 2 ½ car garage, available June/July 815-758-0079

1.5BA, W/D in common area.

No pets/smoking, $700/mo + 1st last security. 815-501-1378

Sycamore

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS

Stove, fridge, heat included.

815-748-4085

AVAILABLE NOW! Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-245-6098 ~ 815-923-2521

Sycamore – Small Studio Apt. walk to downtown, no pets, $475/mo. 815-751-5904 Sycamore Upper 2BR Duplex

DeKalb 1BR $550, 2BR $650

Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

Sycamore E. State St.

DEKALB - 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath on Lincoln Hwy, near downtown.

Large kitchen, family room and living room, Fenced yard, basement, Hardwood floors. No pets. $1200 per month. Duff Properties, LLC. duffpropertiesllc@gmail.com 815-827-3434 815-482-4155

Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets. a 815-758-0123 Sycamore – Woodgate Condo 2 bedroom penthouse, quiet living, pool at clubhouse, garage, available June, great for grad students, $830/mo. Reduced rate for longer lease, credit check req'd, call John 630-240-1973

SYCAMORE ~ DEKALB Off Coltonville, small 3BR Condo.

Water and garbage incl, $800/mo.

No pets.

815-758-0019

The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes.

2 & 3 Bedrooms.

Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

Starting at $645

815-757-1907

MALTA 4 BEDROOM

MALTA 4 BEDROOM 2 + car garage, large yard.

Pets neg, $1025/mo + 1st, last sec.

815-757-1045 SYCAMORE 3 BR / 2.5 BA July 1st.

Fence, basement, fireplace, pets ok, 2 car garage. $1800/mo 630-841-6868

SYCAMORE ROOM W/PRIVATE ENTRANCE

Available immediately.

Utilities included, $250/Mo. 630-650-1180

DEKALB – near downtown North 2nd Street, 800+ sq. ft. ideal for office, retail, salon, call for details, agent owned.

815-756-2359 or 815-758-6712 DeKalb/Syc/Cortland. Office/Shop/ Warehouse. Price & Size vary!

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845

Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl.

J&A RE 815-970-0679 Having a Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Event Coming Up? Share It With Everyone by Placing a HAPPY AD!

GENOA 3BR, 2BA All appl incl, 1 car garage. Large yard, $950/mo. 847-502-8402

Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2004-1, NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-1 Plaintiff, -v.JAMES F. FEYERHERM, et al Defendant 3 : 13 CV 50137 JUDGE FREDERICK J. KAPALA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 1, 2013, Daniel Huntley, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 1:00 PM on June 19, 2014, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W State front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 51 IN L.C. MEAD SUBDIVISION A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 6, 1943 AS DOCUMENT NO. 180048 IN BOOK 'G' OF PLATS PAGE 89 SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 804 NORTH 5TH STREET, Dekalb, IL 60115 Property Index No. 08-14-380032.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $112,894.90.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of auction payable to the Special Commissioner. The balance in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours, also payable to the Special Commissioner. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to

pur the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-95332.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95332 Case Number: 3 : 13 CV 50137 TJSC#: 34-7423 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 15, 22, 29 & June 5, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS ALPINE BANK & TRUST CO. F/K/A ALPINE BANK OF ILLINOIS, PLAINTIFF vs.

MICHELLE L. GOSNELL A/K/A LYNN GOSNELL; MICHELLE DWIGHT E. GOSNELL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 13CH 216 Address: 420 W. Navaho Ave. Shabbona, Illinois 60550 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 6, 2014, I, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois, will on June 12, 2014 at the hour of 1:00 PM at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL, or in a place otherwise designated at the

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Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com plac gna time of sale, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL 1: LOT 3 OF FIRST ADDITION TO MERRIMAN'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF SHABBONA, A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 3, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 8, 1968 IN BOOK "0" OF PLATS, PAGE 33 AS DOCUMENT NO. 34215, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 3, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 3 IN FIRST ADDITION TO MERRIMAN'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF SHABBONA, A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 3, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 8, 1968 IN BOOK "O" OF PLATS, PAGE 33 AS DOCUMENT NO. 342165, THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL TO SHABBONA STREET, A DISTANCE OF 29 FEET; THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT AN ANGEL OF 90 DEGREES, A DISTANCE OF 120 FEET; THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL TO SHABBONA STREET, A DISTANCE OF 29 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 120 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 420 W. Navaho Ave., Shabbona, Illinois 60550 P.I.N.: 13-15-176-029 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $175,742.42 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 13 6762.

Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 6762 I596256 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 8, 15 & 22, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB ESTATE OF MARION L. HEAL, DECEASED. Case No. 14 P 47 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Marion L. Heal, of DeKalb, Illinois.

Letters of office were issued on the 7th day of May, 2014, to Lisa H. Nelson of 2707 Country Club Lane, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115, whose attorneys are The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC, 2040 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, Illinois 60178.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Court House, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178, or with the representative, or both, no later than 4:30 p.m. on or before the 15th day of November, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Lisa H. Nelson, Executor By: /s/ Jill M. Tritt One of her Attorneys The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC Attorneys at Law 2040 Aberdeen Court Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: (815) 758-6616 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 15, 22 & 29, 2014.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DEKALB ESTATE OF MARTHA SNIEGOCKI DECEASED. Case No. 14 P 51 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Martha Sniegocki, of the City of DeKalb and State of Illinois. Letters of office were issued on the 14th day of May, 2014, to Joanne F. Rouse, whose attorneys are The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC, 2040 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, Illinois 60178.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Court House, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178, or with the representative, or both, no later than 4:30 p.m. on or before the 10th day of November, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Joanne F. Rouse, Executor By: /s/ Kevin E. Buick One of her Attorneys The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC Attorneys at Law 2040 Aberdeen Court Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: (815) 758-6616 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 22, 29 & June 5, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00079 To: Paul T. Greenlee Marietta Greenlee Occupant Citifinancial Services, Inc. OneMain Financial, Inc. Illinois Attorney General Illinois Department of Revenue Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of DEKALB County, Ill. As Case No. 14 TX 15.

The Property is located at: 29927 Oak Drive, Genoa Permanent Index Number: 0605-127-011 Said Property was sold on 11/4/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 10/10/2014. On 10/27/14 at 9:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC Petitioner (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 21, 22 & 23, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00493 To: Dennis Johnson Spouse of Dennis Johnson Occupant Allen Johnson Mary Johnson Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of DEKALB County, Ill. As Case No. 14 TX 16.

The Property is located at: 305 North Pine Street, Waterman Permanent Index Number: 1416-230-011 Said Property was sold on 11/4/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 10/10/2014. On 10/27/14 at 9:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC Petitioner (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 21, 22 & 23, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00134 To: Andy G. Stephens Dale Ann Stephens Occupant Resource Bank, NA Internal Revenue Service United States Attorney General Department of the Treasury United States Attorney Illinois Attorney General Illinois Department of Revenue Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

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premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of DEKALB County, Ill. As Case No. 14 TX 17.

The Property is located at: 5306 Rich Rd., Clare Permanent Index Number: 0701-300-008 Said Property was sold on 11/4/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/30/2014. On 10/27/14 at 9:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School District Number 426, in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, that amended budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at 410 S. First Street, Kirkland, Illinois in this School District on or before 8:00 AM, on the 23rd day of May, 2014. Notice is further hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:30 p.m., on the 23rd day of June, 2014, at 410 S. First Street in this School District Number 426.

Dated this 21st day of May, 2014.

Board of Education of School District Number 426, in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois.

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(Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 21, 22 & 23, 2014.)

(Published in the Daily Chronicle May 22, 2014.)

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To: Stewart C. Ogilvie Spouse of Stewart C. Ogilvie Occupant Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of DEKALB County, Ill. As Case No. 14 TX 18.

The Property is located at: 1210 Commercial St., Sycamore Permanent Index Number: 0905-258-002

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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: ALLEGRA CHINWALLA and GRACE CHINWALLA FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on June 30, 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, Jean Domel Hop will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from ALLEGRA CHINWALLA to ALLEGRA DOMEL and GRACE CHINWALLA to GRACE DOMEL pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

Dated May 21, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 22, 29 & June 5, 2014.)

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Said Property was sold on 11/4/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/30/2014. On 10/27/14 at 9:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE is hereby given that the DeKalb Park District intends to contract for the following items and services titled, "2014 PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS"; and that plans and specifications are on file and are presently available from Brad Garrison, Supt. of Parks & Development, DeKalb Park District, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, Telephone: (815) 7586663 ext 123. Bids for said contract are invited and will be opened at the office of Brad Garrison, DeKalb Park District, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. The DeKalb Park District reserves the unrestricted right to reject any or all bids received, to waive or not to waive any informality, or to accept the bid considered to be in the best interest of the Park District. Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the IL Wages of Employees on Public Work Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

Project will consist of overlaying and minor patchwork at four locations within the DeKalb Park District. The locations included are the 0.55-mile stretch of DeKalb Nature Trail from N. First Street to Country Club Lane, the circle drive within Hopkins Park, the walking path within Garden of Eden Park and the basketball court within Welsh Park.

There will be minor pavement replacements, leveling binder and a 1.5" surface overlay. Bid Opening: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 3:00 p.m., DeKalb Park District, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. Bid will be awarded, provided all necessary requirements have been met, at the regularly scheduled DeKalb Park District Board of Commissioners Meeting that begins at 7:00 PM, June 12, 2014.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, & Kane County Chronicle, May 21, 22, 23 & 24, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2014-15 BUDGET FOR WATERMAN COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO 50 ILCS 330/1, et. seq.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on July 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., in the Waterman Community Fire Protection District Fire Station, 160 N. Cedar Street, Waterman, Illinois, a hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees pursuant to 50 ILCS 330/1, et. seq. to discuss a proposed budget for fiscal year 201415. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing regarding the proposed changes. A copy of the tentative budget is available for inspection and review at the above-listed location at any time prior to the hearing.

Dated this 20th day of May, 2014.

Edwin Bowman, Trustee, Waterman Community Fire Protection District (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 22, 2014.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE DEKALB SYCAMORE AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY'S (DSATS) FY15-19 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP).

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The DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for all or portions of the City of DeKalb, the City of Sycamore, the Town of Cortland, and DeKalb County.

The DSATS FY15-19 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) will be available for public review and comment from Thursday, May 15, 2014 to Monday, June 16, 2014.

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The TIP represents planned transportation improvements for Fiscal Years 2015-2019. The TIP is a short-range capital improvements program outlining a 4-year schedule of projects that have been locally approved by DSATS to receive federal funding.

The public involvement procedures used in the development of the TIP satisfy the program-ofproject requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 Program. This program-ofprojects as presented shall be considered the final program-ofprojects unless amended. The documents are available at the following locations:

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The DSATS Policy Committee will consider the adoption of the TIP Amendment at a public meeting on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 3 p.m. at the DeKalb County Highway Department Board Room, 1826 Barber Greene Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115.

All questions and comments, written or oral, should be directed to: Attn: Brian Dickson DSATS/City of DeKalb 223 S. 4th St. Suite A DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 748-2367 Brian.dickson@cityofdekalb.com

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MEETING WILL BE WITH THE MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION FIRM AND DEKALB PUBLIC LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVES T0 ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE BIDDING OF THIS PROJECT. (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 21, 22 & 23 2014.)

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