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D-428 mulls Internet filtering shift Changes would allow high school students to use social media, other blocked sites

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb High School students would be allowed to use social media and other previously blocked websites under Internet filtering changes DeKalb School District 428 officials are considering.

The Internet filtering policy change is meant to enhance students’

learning and customize what is filtered to specific age groups, DeKalb High School Dean Sean Chamberlain explained to school board members Tuesday during an informational presentation.

“Like in driver’s ed, you have to let them drive the car in order to teach them how to drive a car,” Chamberlain said. “You have to let them use the Internet and teach them how to

use the Internet appropriately. By just not allowing access, you’re not really teaching them.”

Specifically, school board members could remove a paragraph from the district policy reading, “including, but not limited to the following categories: adult content; nudity; sex; gambling; violence; weapons; hacking; personals/dating; lingerie/swimsuit; racism/hate; vulgar; and illegal/

questionable.”

Chamberlain said the specific language can hinder learning, citing a specific instance where the filter prohibited students from doing research for a World War II project at school because it blocks the word “Nazi.”

Chamberlain said even without the paragraph in question, the policy would still follow the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which

mandates the district block sites that display gore, pornography or violence as well as those that offer file sharing or allow users to bypass a filter.

Changes would be geared toward the high school students, while not much would change at the middle school and elementary school levels.

Those students would still be blocked

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ComEd tree plan concerns board

DeKALB COUNTY LANDFILL EXPANSION IN MOTION

Trimming near park in DeKalb at issue

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com

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A landfill compactor driven by 34-year veteran Kevin Knight drives June 11 on the existing landfill in a photo shot from the site of the new landfill cell that Waste Management hopes to start filling in January at the DeKalb County Landfill. BELOW: An aerial map shows the current Waste Management DeKalb County Landfill in Cortland and the new cell where waste will be deposited possibly beginning in January.

Waste Management preparing new cell that could start receiving trash next year

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com CORTLAND – Those driving to the DeKalb County Landfill in Cortland Township will see acres of soil and garbage, but they’ll also remember the smell of gases.

All landfills emit gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.

In DeKalb County, gases funnel through pipes throughout the landfill to a tall pole with a flare, which constantly burns off the gases.

Some landfills collect the gases expelled and use them to generate power, but Waste Management District Manager Mike Hey said the DeKalb County Landfill does not currently receive enough waste to use the gas for power.

“With the landfill expansion, it will,” he said.

That expansion, something that has been discussed for years, is underway, with the first new cell expected to be finished early next

The progress is weather-dependant, however. Crews were not working on expansion projects June 11 because of the overcast and rainy weather with north winds blowing about 10 mph. In response to an incident that sickened dozens of people at Cortland Elementary School, an agreed order with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan bars Waste Management from digging into solid waste in cases of strong winds or other conditions that impact air quality.

When trucks first enter the landfill from Somonauk Road, they are weighed at the scale house, which also houses offices. Come August, up to 24 trucks a day will be weighed at there.

Adjacent to the scale house is a Image provided receptacle where rural residents year. Work began this spring to ex- with DeKalb County will allow who do not receive curbside recytend the existing 245-acre landfill Waste Management to bring in an cling can drop off their recyclable south near the intersection of So- additional 500 tons of trash on top material. of its current rate of 300 tons a day monauk and Gurler roads.

An amended host agreement starting Aug. 1.

See LANDFILL, page A6

DeKALB – With nerves still raw over ComEd’s tree-clearing on the Nature Trail, DeKalb Park District Board members are worried about planned tree-trimming just south of Hopkins Park.

ComEd plans to trim trees touching power lines on the property of Parkside Drive Apartments at 1329 Sycamore Road, which are adjacent to Hopkins Park, said Paul Callighan, ComEd’s director of external affairs.

Callighan said Tuesday that he didn’t know how many trees would be trimmed, how much they would be trimmed or when the work would take place, but he was adamant the trees would remain.

“It is trimming,” Callighan said. “We’re not removing anything.”

At a recent park board meeting, board member Keith Nyquist raised concerns about what ComEd’s plans for the trees, which create a natural buffer between the apartments and the south end of the park.

“This is a company that generally has an operating philosophy of asking for forgiveness, not permission,” Nyquist said, pointing to the Nature Trail.

In November 2012, work crews hired by ComEd clearcut 1.3 miles of trees and brush on the power line right-of-way along the park district’s Nature Trail between Sycamore Road and First Street to avoid problems with power lines.

“If they were going to do that, they should have been forthright and forthcoming and instead,

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8DAILY PLANNER Today

Business Networking International: 8 a.m. at 920 W. Prairie Drive, #M, Sycamore (Ecosteam).

Free Blood Pressure Clinic: 9 to 11 a.m. at Valley West Community Hospital, 11 E. Pleasant Ave., Sandwich. No appointment necessary.

815-786-3962 or www.valleywest. org.

Men and Caregivers Networking Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital Cancer Center. This free group is open to those with cancer for discussion. No registration is required.

For more information, call 815-7482958 or visit www.kishhospital. org/programs Fresh Beginnings AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

New Beginnings AA(C): 10 a.m. at 120 Main St., Kingston. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Kishwaukee Kiwanis: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hopkins Park Community Room in DeKalb. www.KishKiwanis.org; contact Amy Polzin at APolzin87@yahoo.com.

Franklin HEA: Afternoon unit of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call Betty at 815-5223361.

Sycamore Rotary Club: Noon at Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St., Sycamore.

24 Hour A Day Brown Bag AA(C): 12:05 p.m. at Newman Center, 512 Normal Road, DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 1 to 5 p.m. at 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Call 815-784-5559 for appointments other days.

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

Weight Watchers: 5 p.m. weighin, 5:30 p.m. meeting at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb.

Community Dinners: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Voluntary Action Center lunch site, 330 Grove St., DeKalb. The free, public dinners are served by volunteers and new sponsors are always welcome – call Nancy Hicks at 815-758-1678 to volunteer; call the main VAC office at 815-758-3932 to sponsor a meal.

Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group; 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org.

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

Chess Game Play: 6 to 8 p.m. at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore. Free, open chess game play, all ages and skill levels are welcome. info@ dekalbchess.com or visit www.

DeKalbChess.com.

Meditation Drop-In: 6 to 7 p.m. at Center for Integrative BodyWork, 130 N. Fair St. in Sycamore.

Reservations appreciated, not required; www.yourcfib.com, 815899-6000 or info@yourcfib.com.

Genoa Lions Club: 6:30 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. North Avenue Pass It On AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at North Ave. Baptist Church, 301 North Ave., Sycamore, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

American Legion Auxiliary, Bayard Brown Unit 337: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. Narcotics Anonymous: 7 to 8 p.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. 815-9645959. www.rragsna.org.

Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Committee: 7 p.m. on the lower level at Sycamore Center, 308 W. State St. Vendors and visitors are welcome.

Bingo Night: 7:15 p.m. at Sycamore Veterans Club, 121 S. California St. 815-895-2679.

Kishwaukee Concert Band rehearsals: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Huntley Middle School, South Seventh and Taylor streets in DeKalb. No auditions necessary; the band is open to wind or percussion instrumentalists age 18 and older. 815-8994867 or 815-825-2350.

Celebration Chorale practices: 8 p.m. Wednesdays at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb. Singers are invited. For more information, call Sally at 815739-6087.

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

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Ill. puts $2.5M into tech center expansion The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Illinois officials are putting $2.5 million into expanding a downtown Chicago center for startup companies called 1871, Gov. Pat Quinn announced Tuesday.

The money will be used to add 25,000 square feet to the technology center, located in the Merchandise Mart, and is expected to be completed by the middle of October. 1871 has become an entrepreneurial hub and is central to the city’s efforts

to promote Chicago as a center of innovation.

The center has drawn high-profile visits from the likes of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and investor Mark Cuban.

“1871 has become a true entrepreneurial hub for our state and its expansion means more career opportunities.” Quinn said in a news release, in which he also said that the center had created many jobs.

The center is named after the period of intensive re-

building during the year of the Great Chicago Fire. 1871 offers office space for startups and classes and other events for entrepreneurs and industry professionals.

The project is funded by bond proceeds from the Build Illinois program, which issues bonds for capital projects that are backed with state sales tax revenue.

The state put in $2.3 million from a capital plan to help start the center in 2012.

The new money will allow companies that have outgrown their current

space to expand and stay at 1871.

It will also allow the center to expand work in areas it has identified as being important, including food technology, real estate, education and women-owned technology businesses.

The new space will also house venture capital firms seeking to invest in local companies.

“The jobs of tomorrow will come from the types of small businesses growing at 1871 today,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.

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Experts say Picasso painting reveals hidden man

By BRETT ZONGKER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – For Pablo Picasso, 1901 was a pivotal time to experiment and find his own unique style. At just 19 years old, he was living in Paris, painting furiously and dirt poor, so it wasn’t unusual for him to take one canvas and reuse it to paint a fresh idea.

Now scientists and art experts are revealing they’ve found a hidden painting beneath the surface of one of Picasso’s first masterpieces, “The Blue Room.” Using advances in infrared imagery, they have uncovered a hidden portrait of a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand.

Now the question that conservators at The Phillips Collection in Washington hope to answer is simply: Who is he?

It’s a mystery that’s fueling new research about the painting created early in Picasso’s career while he was working in Paris at the start of his distinctive blue period of melancholy subjects.

Curators and conservators revealed the discovery of the portrait for the first time to The Associated Press last week.

“When he had an idea, you know, he just had to get it down and realize it,” Phillips curator Susan Behrends Frank told the AP, describing how Picasso had hurriedly painted “The Blue Room” over another complete picture. “He could not afford to acquire new canvases every time he had an idea that he wanted to pursue. He worked sometimes on cardboard because canvas was so much more expensive.”

Experts long suspected there might be something under the surface of “The Blue Room,” which has been part

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“The Blue Room,” one of Pablo Picasso’s first masterpieces, at The Phillips Collection in Washington.

Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath the painting. Advances in infrared imagery reveal a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand, with three rings on his fingers. Now the question that conservators at The Phillips Collection in Washington hope to answer is simply: Who is he? of The Phillips Collection since 1927. Brushstrokes on the piece clearly don’t match the composition that depicts a woman bathing in Picasso’s studio.

A conservator noted the odd brushstrokes in a 1954 letter, but it wasn’t until the 1990s that an X-ray of the painting first revealed a fuzzy image of something under the picture. It wasn’t clear, however, that it was a portrait.

In 2008, improved infrared imagery revealed for the first time a man’s bearded face resting on his hand with three rings on his fingers.

He’s dressed in a jacket and bow tie, painted in a vertical composition.

“It’s really one of those moments that really makes what you do special,” said Patricia Favero, the conservator at The Phillips Collection who pieced together the best in-

frared image yet of the man’s face.

“The second reaction was, ‘Well, who is it?’ We’re still working on answering that question.”

Scholars have ruled out the possibility that it was a self-portrait. One possible figure is the Paris art dealer Ambroise Vollard, who hosted Picasso’s first show in 1901. But there’s no documentation and no clues left on the canvas, so the research continues.

Over the past five years, experts from The Phillips Collection, National Gallery of Art, Cornell University and Delaware’s Winterthur Museum have developed a clearer image of the mystery picture under the surface. A technical analysis confirmed the hidden portrait is a work the Spanish artist likely painted just before “The Blue Room,” curators said.

Since the portrait was discovered, conservators have been using other technology to scan the painting for further insights. Favero has been collaborating with other experts to scan the painting with multispectral imaging technology and X-ray fluorescence intensity mapping to try to identify and map the colors of the hidden painting.

They would like to recreate a digital image approximating the colors Picasso used.

Curators are planning the first exhibit focused on “The Blue Room” as a seminal work in Picasso’s career for 2017. It will examine the revelation of the man’s portrait beneath the painting, as well as other Picasso works and his engagement with other artists.

For now, “The Blue Room” is part of a tour to South Korea through early 2015 as the research continues.

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U.S. seizes suspect in deadly Benghazi, Libya, attack The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – U.S. special forces seized a “key leader” in the deadly Benghazi, Libya, attack and he is on his way to face trial in the U.S. for the fiery assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. It was the first breakthrough in the sudden overseas violence in 2012 that has become a long-festering political sore at home.

President Barack Obama said the capture on Sunday of Ahmed Abu Khattala sends a clear message to the world that “when Americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice.”

“We will find you,” Obama declared.

As recently as \ August,

however, Abu Khattala told The Associated Press that he was not in hiding nor had he been questioned by Libyan authorities about the attack at the diplomatic compound.

He denied involvement and said that he had abandoned the militia. Administration officials said Tuesday that despite his media interviews, he “evaded capture” until the weekend when military special forces nabbed him.

Whatever the path to his capture, he was headed for the United States to face what Obama called “the full weight of the American justice system.” Obama called the Libyan an “alleged key leader” of the attacks, and said he was being transported to the U.S., without saying exactly how or where.

Abu Khattala was the commander of a militant group called the Abu Obaida bin

Jarrah Brigade and is accused of being a senior leader of the Benghazi branch of the terror organization Ansar al-Shariah in Libya.

On Capitol Hill, Republicans urged the administration to get as much intelligence out of Abu Khattala as possible before anyone reads him his rights to remain silent, supplies him with a lawyer and prepares him for trial in a U.S. courtroom. In fact, Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, top Republican on the Intelligence Committee, said interrogation of the Libyan already was underway and “we hope to find out some positive things.”

Abu Khattala is charged with terror-related crimes in U.S. District Court in Washington and will be tried like a civilian, the administration said. The Obama administration policy is to treat terror

suspects as criminals when possible and not send them to the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as were hundreds of terror suspects captured during the administration of President George W. Bush.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said the U.S. should skip the legal niceties and focus on interrogation.

“The most valuable thing we can get from this terrorist is information about who else was involved in this,” McConnell told reporters. “We’ll be watching closely to see how much information they glean from him and how they’re handling it.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., added: “We should have some quality time with this guy – weeks and months.

Don’t torture him; have some quality time with him.”

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014 • Page A3 LOCAL NEWS Creatures of ‘Reptomania!’

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DeKalb man acquitted in ’10 Somonauk rape case ing the woman at his friend’s Somonauk home Dec. 15, 2010.

The woman, who has since divorced Gholson’s friend, testified that she felt dizzy after drinking a couple of white Russian cocktails with her anxiety medication. Prosecutors said Gholson raped the woman after her husband left her sleeping on a couch and went to sleep upstairs.

If convicted, Gholson would have faced probation or between four and 15 years in prison. The Daily Chronicle does not identify victims or alleged victims of sexual assault; her ex-husband is not identified to protect her identity.

During closing arguments Tuesday, Nolan argued the victim’s testimony showed her memory was cloudy about what actually happened. The ex-husband also has a hearing problem and had to cup his right ear with his hand to hear Nolan speaking in court, which

means he could have misheard Gholson’s call allegedly admitting to the assault, Nolan said.

Nolan also emphasized that the victim did not tell police about the incident for eight days.

Prosecutor Jessica Finley said that the victim waited because she was scared she would be punished for being at her husband’s house despite an order of protection against her. Her husband received the order in October 2010, after he said his wife threatened him with a loaded gun and was verbally abusive, court records show.

The mistakes the victim made – such as not telling police right away and taking medicine with alcohol despite a warning label – did not give Gholson permission to rape her, Finley said.

“It’s unfortunate the defendant doesn’t have a warning label on him,” she said.

1200 block of Rushmoore Drive, DeKalb, was charged Monday, June 9, with retail theft.

Keianna G. Coppage, 18, of the 100 block of East Robinson Avenue, Cortland, was charged Monday, June 9, with retail theft.

Allen K. Queen, 24, of the 800 block of Russell Road, DeKalb, was charged Monday, June 9, DeKalb County Jessica M. Colby, 20, of the first with domestic battery. block of Fabyan Parkway, Geneva, Alicia J. Lewis, 36, of the 1200 block of Penny Lane, DeKalb, was was charged Monday, June 16, with possession of marijuana and charged Wednesday, June 11, with possession of drug paraphernalia. domestic battery.

Tyree M. Burgess, 18, of the 900 block of North Avenue, Aurora, DeKalb city was charged Thursday, June 12, Crystal L. Jordan, 21, of the with possession of drug para1200 block of Rushmoore Drive, phernalia.

DeKalb, was charged Monday, Amanda E. Kirkpatrick, 20, of June 9, with retail theft. the 1200 block of Varsity BouleYasha K. Taylor, 24, of the

vard, DeKalb, was charged Friday, June 13, with battery.

Northern Illinois University Michael B. Korzi, 18, of the 200 block of North Hickory Street, Cortland, was charged Saturday, June 14, with driving under the influence.

Laquan D. Glenn, 19, of the 800 block of Russell Road, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, June 15, with underage drinking.

Wykeem J. Pickens, 23, of the 900 block of Kimberly Drive, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, June 15, with having an open container in public.

Willie Pickens, 26, of the 900 block of Kimberly Drive, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, June 15, with having an open container in public.

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Michael Gholson was acquitted Tuesday of criminal sexual assault after a two-day trial in which prosecutors’ only evidence was testimony of two witnesses.

At trial, prosecutors argued Gholson, 37, of the 3800 block of South Pointe Drive in DeKalb, had raped a friend’s wife in December 2010 and called the friend three days later bragging about it.

However, Gholson’s defense pointed out that there was no DNA evidence in the case, which made jurors rely on testimony from Gholson’s friend and the victim. “[Gholson and the woman] were the only two people there,” defense attorney Robert Nolan said.

Jurors took about six hours to render a verdict.

Gholson was accused of rap-

8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments.

Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

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Alana Anderson, 6, watches “Spike” the bearded dragon on her shoulder in front of the crowd Tuesday at Sycamore Public Library during a program by the Science Alliance called “Reptomania!”

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Support for sober house in DeKalb County on agenda No new locations proposed

By JESSI HAISH jhaish@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb County Board members will consider a resolution today supporting opening a sober living house for drug court participants, although no new locations have Riley been proposed. Oncken Board memD-Sycamore ber Riley Oncken, D-Sycamore, said the County Board’s Law and Justice Committee supported the resolution at its meeting Anthony Cvek Monday.

O n c k e n , R-Sycamore who also is a local defense attorney, expects the full board will support the resolution at its meeting at 7:30 p.m. today at the Gathertorium at the Legislative Center, 200 N. Main St. in Sycamore.

Board members nixed a previous proposal to purchase a house at 303 Exchange St. in Sycamore because the home was just outside the boundaries of where the county has

promised to house its government buildings.

Anthony Cvek, R-Sycamore, said the resolution, if passed, would be a formal first step forward for the project.

“This would be hitting the reset button after the last property did not work out,” Cvek said. “It’s important for the board to take a position on this before any additional steps are taken. We need a definitive stance.”

The sober home would serve male drug court participants who had completed a residential treatment program and needed to live in a sober home.

The men would be monitored by a house manager and a drug court team as they continue through the drug court program’s five phases. If they fail to meet the program requirements, they face criminal prosecution and possibly prison time.

Oncken said drug court officials are looking for potential properties to present to board members.

He said they need to find a piece of property that will fit in the zoning requirements of the city of Sycamore.

He said no proposals have been presented recently.

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DeKalb man gets 4-year sentence for cocaine SYCAMORE – It took former drug court participant Christopher Sargent a few moments to sign the appropriate paperwork that would ultimately send him to prison.

Sargent, 28, of the 1100 block of Rushmoore Drive in DeKalb, was sentenced Tuesday to four Christopher years behind bars after pleadSargent ing guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park.

In November, Sargent joined the county’s drug court program, which reduces or drops charges upon successful completion, after being accused of selling cocaine in DeKalb to confidential police sources in June and July, according to court records.

While he was in the program, he picked up the new charge to which he pleaded guilty. He was accused of selling less than a gram of cocaine to a confidential police source April 15 within 1,000 feet of a park. The newer offense was in connection with an ongoing drug investigation by DeKalb police.

Court documents show the contract Sargent agreed to when he started the drug program had a punishment of four years in prison if he committed a new offense.

“You understood what the terms of the sentence would be if you violated the drug court program,” Presiding Judge Rob-

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bin Stuckert told Sargent.

Sargent shook his head as he was signing his name indicating he was waiving his right to a preliminary hearing. All other charges were dropped as part of the plea deal. He will receive credit for 92 days he has already spent at the DeKalb County Jail.

Farmers Insurance drops lawsuit against county SYCAMORE – Illinois Farmers Insurance Company has dropped its lawsuit against DeKalb County and seven area municipalities.

The lawsuit alleged local officials failed to protect residents against heavy rainfall about April 17, 2013, when waterways such as the Kishaukee River flooded, causing evacuations and street closures. The suit sought an undetermined amount of damages.

DeKalb County Assistant State’s Attorney Stephanie Klein filed a motion June 5 asking the court to dismiss the suit because Farmers did not issue a summons until May 21, more than a year after the rainfall. The statute of limitations or deadline requires civil action against the county to be issued within a year of the incident, court records show. Illinois Farmers Insurance Company voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit June 11, court records show.

Man shot by police denied bond reduction SYCAMORE – A motion to reduce bond was denied Tuesday for a 24-year-old DeKalb man accused of threatening police with a pistol at a Suburban Estates apartment building.

Hassan R. Coleman, of the 1300 block of West Lincoln Highway, asked the court to reduce his bond from $100,000 to $50,000, meaning he could have posted $5,000 to be released while his case is pending.

He also would have to be on electronic home monitoring.

The motion was denied because prosecutors indicated the property owner at a DeKalb residence Coleman said he would live in would not allow him to live there, said Assistant Public Defender Chip Criswell.

Coleman is accused of pointing a gun at police May 24 inside a Suburban Estates apartment building, 1400 Twombly Road, DeKalb. A DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy shot Coleman in the arm, and he was later transported to Rockford Memorial Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

Born: Oct. 17, 1942, in Aurora, Illinois Died: June 15, 2014, in Chicago KANEVILLE – Dennis Long, 71, of Kaneville, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 15, 2014, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, because of complications after surgery.

Born Oct. 17, 1942, in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Ervin and Marjorie (Larson) Long, Denny grew up on the family farm in Kaneville and attended local schools. He was part of the second class to graduate from Kaneland High School in 1960.

Denny was a farmer all his life, an occupation he truly loved. Denny also was the Kaneville Township Highway Commissioner for 32 years.

Denny was united in marriage to Susan W. Long on June 22, 1968, in Hinckley. They began their new life back on the farm in Kaneville where they welcomed three children, Sarah, Laura and Debby.

Denny was a was a lifelong member of the Kaneville United Methodist Church, Township Officials of Illinois, Kane County Highway Commissioners’ Association, Northern Illinois Highway Commissioners’ Association, Loyal Order of the Moose, Aurora Lodge 400 and Kane County Farm Bureau.

Denny is survived by his wife of 45

years, Susan; three children – Sarah Long Dunlop and her two children, Allison Dunlop and Alyssa Ekstrom; Laura Rudow and Debby Long.

Denny also is survived by three siblings, Rick (Peggy) Long, Pat (Dave) Sigmund and Bill (Pam) Long; one brother-in-law, Toby (Barb) Watne; along with many nieces, nephews, a large extended family and a countryside of neighbors and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Ervin and Marjorie; brother-inlaw, Richard Watne; and son-in-law, James Dunlop III. The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at Kaneville United Methodist Church, Kaneville. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 19. The Rev. Avani-Cosset Christian, pastor of the church, will officiate with interment afterward at Kaneville Cemetery, Kaneville.

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

Checks can be made to the “Dennis Long 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.

For more information, call Conley Funeral Home, 630-365-6414 or visit www.conleycare.com.

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JOYCE ANN QUEBBEMAN Born: Aug. 14, 1928, in Billings, Montana Died: June 16, 2014, in Naperville, Illinois

Olympia Fields; many nieces and nephews; and her beloved “Rusty Boy.” She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bob; grandmother, Margaret; and sister, Margaret “Peggy” Holman.

A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, June 20, at RonanMoore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St., DeKalb, with Pastor Robert Vaughn officiating. A visitation will be from 1 p.m. Friday, until the time of service at the funeral home. Cremation will take place at the Finch Crematory.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Lung Association.

Arrangements were entrusted to Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home.

To send an online condolence, visit www.ronanmoorefinch.com; 815758-3841.

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AURORA – Joyce Ann Quebbeman, 85, of Aurora, Illinois, left this earth peacefully June 16, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Billings, Montana, and her family moved to DeKalb when she was a young child.

She was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Quebbeman in 1984.

She had a long, fulfilling career as a respiratory therapist at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb. Her children and family meant everything to Joyce, as well as her love for animals and reading.

She was an avid Cubs fan and is still waiting for the “big win.”

Her loving, gentle, kind spirit will be missed by all that were fortunate NORMA JEAN (LANE) REBEL enough to have known her.

Born: Aug. 26, 1933, in DeKalb, She is survived by her children, Illinois Laurie (Mark) Phelps and Dean Died: April 16, 2014, in Palm Harbor, (Meegan) Hudson; granddaughter, Florida Kerry (Arthur) Ramos; sister, Janet Zieman of Owasso, Oklahoma; brothPALM HARBOR, Florida – Norma er-in-law, Robert (Bob) Holman from

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Illinois election officials vote on 2 ballot items CHICAGO – A measure calling for lawmaker term limits is all but ready for the November ballot, elections officials decided Tuesday as they also agreed to give backers of an initiative changing how Illinois draws political boundaries more time to validate signatures. Both could appear on one of Illinois’ heftiest ballots in state history with up to seven possible initiatives before voters – four constitutional amendments and three poll-style questions – along with one of the most competitive governor’s races nationwide.

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Jean (Lane) Rebel, 80, of Palm Harbor, Florida, died April 16, 2014, at home after a twoyear battle with cancer, with her husband and son by her side.

Born Aug. 26, 1933, in DeKalb, to John W. Lane and Neva Agusta (Todd) Lane, she married Gayle V. Rebel on May 25, 1963, in Rockford, Illinois.

She attended Shabbona Country Schools, graduated from Shabbona High School in 1952 and attended Rockford School of Business in the mid-1950s.

She worked as a secretary until her marriage and then was a fulltime wife and mother.

She enjoyed sewing, reading, cooking, gardening and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her husband, Gayle V. Rebel of Palm Harbor; son, Kurt J. (Lauren) Rebel of Oveido, Florida; sister, Georgia Lane of Shabbona; and several cousins, including Carolyn Foster of Sycamore.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

There will be no funeral or visitation. Cremation rites were accorded in Florida.

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Signs of reprisal killings emerge in Iraq

By HAMZA HENDAWI The Associated Press BAGHDAD – Nearly four dozen Sunni detainees were gunned down at a jail north of Baghdad, a car bomb struck a Shiite neighborhood of the capital and four young Sunnis were found slain, as ominous signs emerged Tuesday that open warfare between the two main Muslim sects has returned to Iraq.

The killings, after the capture by Sunni insurgents of a large swath of the country stretching to Syria, were the first hints of the beginnings of a return to sectarian bloodletting that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.

During the United States’ eight-year presence in Iraq, American forces acted as a buffer between the two Islamic sects, albeit with limited success.

The U.S. military is now being pulled back in – with a far more limited mission and far fewer troops, as President Barack Obama nears a decision on an array of options for combating the Islamic militants.

In the latest sect-on-sect violence, at least 44 Sunni detainees were slaughtered by gun shots to the head and chest by pro-government Shiite militiamen after Sunni insurgents tried to storm the jail near Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, police said.

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pital officials said. No one claimed responsibility for the bombing, but attacks targeting Shiite districts are routinely the work of Sunni militants.

The sectarian violence was a grim reminder of a dark chapter in Iraq’s history when nearly a decade ago the city woke up virtually every morning to find dozens of bodies dumped in the streets, trash heaps or in the Tigris river, bullet-riddled or with torture marks.

Obama has said he would not commit the U.S. to military action in Iraq unless the government in Baghdad moves to “set aside sectarian differences, to promote stability, and account for the legitimate interests of all of Iraq’s commu-

nities.” In the absence of that type of political effort, Obama has said any American military action would not succeed.

In a move apparently designed to satisfy Obama’s demand for political inclusion, Iraq’s Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders issued a joint statement Tuesday stressing the importance of setting “national priorities” that adhere to democratic mechanisms in resolving divisions and condemning sectarian rhetoric.

A U.N. commission, meanwhile, warned Tuesday that “a regional war in the Middle East draws ever closer” as Sunni insurgents advance across Iraq to control areas bridging the Iraq-Syria frontier.

3 to 5 hires to be made for expansion • LANDFILL Continued from page A1 Expansion of recycling efforts are also part of the amended host agreement with the county.

Then there’s the collection of garbage at the landfill. Once crews complete the first new cell, garbage will be dumped at both the current landfill and the new cell area.

A 110,000-pound compactor breaks material into smaller pieces to compress it into trash. Garbage is covered with six inches of soil daily.

The landfill also has a compost area, which will be relocated to the far eastern portion of the site.

The compost includes yard waste and decomposes naturally with the help of a machine putting compost into long rows that allow the compost to breath and dry.

Compost operations are separate from landfill operations, Hey said.

Near the compost area is the storm water basin, which will be moved to near the intersection of Somonauk and Gurler roads.

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Mike Hey, district manager of Waste Management’s DeKalb County Landfill, points June 11 to an area of land that will soon become a new cell of the landfill near Somonauk Road in Cortland. The landfill is being expanded because of the volume of waste being taken in will increase and the rainwater run-off pond will be relocated near the intersection of Gurler and Somonauk roads. was an old landfill from the 1940s and ’50s, said Waste Management spokeswoman Lisa Disbrow. There were fewer rules and restrictions in place at that time, so that portion of the landfill is not being used, Disbrow said.

Waste Management will hire three to five more people to help with the expansion and add a landfill tipper that will

help heavy trucks dump waste into the landfill, Hey said.

Once the constructed cell is finished, state officials will inspect the expanded landfill and give Waste Management an operating permit to allow them to use the cell, which Waste Management hopes is at the start of 2015.

“Once the cell is done,” Hey said, “we’ll fill it and use it.”

• TRIMMING Continued from page A1 they weren’t,” Nyquist said. “And I’m very, very deeply concerned this is going to happen again.”

ComEd, the park district and the DeKalb County Forest Preserve since have planted new shrubs and wildflowers, and some sumac trees are growing along the trail.

Callighan said the power lines in question near Hopkins Park are not as high voltage as the ones along the Nature Trail.

He reiterated that parkowned trees would likely not be affected.

“Certainly, we understand the concerns with the park district and the issues with tree trimming,” Callighan said.

“This particular issue involves trees that are on the property of the apartment complex that are on the south side – to the best information I have – not trees that are on the park district property.”

ComEd, park district and apartment officials plan to meet Friday morning to discuss the work.

Park board President Phil Young agreed the park district should be diligent in monitoring any work ComEd does on park district property, a philosophy he said adopted after the Nature Trail clearing.

“I think we need some sort of plan written out as to what they’re going to do,” Young said.

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DAMATURU, Nigeria – A suicide bomber detonated a tricycle taxi packed with explosives at an outdoor World Cup viewing center in a northeast Nigerian city Tuesday night, and witnesses said several people were killed.

Hospital workers said the death likely will rise with 15 people critically wounded and casualties still coming in to the main hospital at Damaturu, capital of Yobe state.

Police Assistant Superintendent Nathan Cheghan confirmed the explosion but said rescue workers were being careful for fear of secondary explosions. Islamic extremists of the Boko Haram group frequently time secondary explosions to kill people who rush to the scene of a bomb blast.

Cheghan said he had no casualty figures.

There was no immediate claim for the blast witnesses were blaming on Boko Haram fighters who have targeted football viewing centers and sports bars in the past. Two explosions in recent weeks killed at least 40 people in two northern cities.

Witnesses said the tricycle taxi was driven into the outdoor area soon after the Brazil-Mexico match started Tuesday night.

All spoke on the condition

of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

One hospital worker said he saw at least seven bodies.

Another said 15 casualties were in intensive care. Both asked that their names not be published because they are not authorized to speak to reporters.

Nigeria’s military has promised increased security but appears incapable of halting a stream of attacks by extremists holding more than 250 schoolgirls hostage.

The kidnapping of the girls two months ago and failure of Nigeria’s military and government to rescue them has roused international concern. The United States is searching for the girls with drones and has sent experts along with Britain and France to help in counter-terrorism tactics and hostage negotiation.

Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau has threatened to sell the girls into slavery unless the government agrees to exchange them for detained extremists, but President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will not exchange prisoners. Nigeria’s military has said it knows where the girls are but that any military campaign could get them killed.

Boko Haram wants to enforce an Islamic state in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer with a population almost equally divided between Christians and Muslims.

The Iraqi military gave a different account and put the death toll at 52, insisting the Sunni inmates were killed by mortar shells in the attack late Monday on the facility.

In Baghdad, the bullet-riddled bodies of four men in their late 20s or early 30s, presumably Sunnis, were found Tuesday at different locations in the Shiite neighborhood of Benouk, according to police and morgue officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk with the media.

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Bears, wolves, cougars could return to state

8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR War is ugly, but not ugliest unless made and kept so by the To the Editor: Regarding the letter from Mil Misic (“Growing old a luxury not all have,”) in the June 7 Daily Chronicle: I felt that Ms. Misic’s letter was quite good, but for the one point she made when she said, “War does not seem to settle anything ... .” Thanks to her generation, the world was freed from the tyranny of the Nazis and the Japanese Empire. We must not forget (and I don’t believe she has) what it takes to maintain our freedom. To that end, I offer the following quote from John Stuart Mill, a 19th century British philosopher and economist: “Was is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free

12/16/2013 to Doug Baker and Ron Walters ) to explain the College Town Partners, NFP (an actual entity) and College Town Steve Rosene Partners, LLC to John Butler and Shabbona Marc Strauss of the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees.

Secret plans of ‘College Here is an excerpt describing the Town Partners’ origins of this concept: To the Editor: “The revised downtown plan The history of College Town had its origins in a ‘summit’ of Partners is a legacy of secrecy NIU and local community leaders and obfuscation. in the early fall of 2012. A particIn November 2011, the city of ular focus of that summit was DeKalb adopted the Ellwood His- the tired and underdeveloped toric Implementation Plan. The neighborhood bounded by NIU’s residents of the Historic North east lagoon on the west, Lincoln Fifth Ward (this includes John Highway on the south, Harrison Street and Harrison Avenue) have Street on the east, and College long attempted to work with the Avenue to the north. The particcity but have found the city an ipants – which included City of unwilling partner. Often the city DeKalb officials, several promihas withheld tax increment finent local bankers, DeKalb school nancing funding to repair streets officials, and NIU representatives and sewers, I believe this was to – agreed to take a closer look at create intentional “blight”. possible redevelopment of this The Preserve Our Neighborarea. As a result of the summit, hoods group has received sigthe City of DeKalb tasked its nificant Freedom of Information planning staff to consider new Act material. In this material is uses for this provisional project area which contains about 40 a descriptive letter (Bill Nicklas exertions of better men than himself.”

lots. This involved detailing the floodplain limits, identifying tax parcel numbers, estimating property values, and estimating the cost of acquiring and razing many of the present structures, along with related relocation expenses.

“The DeKalb 2020 Prospectus (see attached), initially circulated in September 2012 and revised in March, 2013, was the result.

Many of the Fall 2012 summit participants were involved in the downtown planning sessions coordinated by the SAA Design Group, which the City of DeKalb hired to develop the revised downtown plan in the winter of 2012-2013.”

It is clear to the residents of the collar neighborhoods that our personal property rights are subjugated to the will of wealthy individuals such Tim Struthers and Stephen P. Irving. It is also clear that Mayor John Rey only responds to wealth and power.

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Lest we forget, aging has its downside I am standing at the front door, locked out of my own house. If this were a movie, it’d be raining. Thankfully, this isn’t so it isn’t. But the reality is embarrassing enough without any Hollywood embellishments.

You see, we have this digital lock. To open it, you input a numeric code. We bought it months ago and I’ve been using it without incident. But now, standing out here in the dark, I am, suddenly and for no apparent reason, stuck. After a moment, with more hope than confidence, I punch in some numbers.

Some wrong numbers. Instead of the lock disengaging, the keypad displays an intimidating red “x.” I search my brain for the right numbers, but it’s locked tighter than the door. I can’t remember.

I find myself saying that a lot lately as I creep toward the 30th commemoration of my 30th birthday. Reminds me of an old expression: “Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.” Don’t know who said that. Maybe I once did but if so, I don’t remember. Indeed, the list of things I don’t remember is growing long.

There is, for instance, my employee ID number, necessary for filing expense reports and viewing pay stubs. (Yes, they pay me for this. I’m as surprised as you are.) But it’s not just numbers. The other day, I was telling this guy about taking my granddaughter to the circus. I’m going on and on about this stuff I bought her that’s fluffy and sugary and it comes in clouds of pink and blue and you eat too much and

VIEWS Leonard Pitts it makes you sick. Finally, mercifully, he says, “cotton candy?” A few weeks ago, I have to ask a colleague what’s that word for a person who receives money after the death of a family member. “Heir?” she says.

“Yeah,” I say to her. “Duh,” I say to myself.

Numbers and words are bad enough. But I also walk into rooms for reasons I can’t recall, open browsers and can’t remember why.

As the author of a novel (“Before I Forget”) about a man with Alzheimer’s disease, I regard this warily. But somewhere in my research for that book, I ran across a doctor – forget his name – who said if you have the presence of mind to wonder if you have the disease, you don’t have the disease. Alzheimer’s is not about forgetting where you laid the keys. It’s about forgetting what keys are for.

But if I don’t have Alzheimer’s disease, it seems apparent that I do have Oldtimer’s disease, and an advanced case, at that. OD won’t kill you, but it will frustrate you near about to death.

Thank goodness my mind is still a steel trap for the important stuff.

Sports? Magic Johnson is from Lansing, Michigan, played his entire career for the L.A. Lakers, went to nine NBA Finals and

won five.

Music? I can still nail Philippe Wynne’s famous ad-lib from the end of “Mighty Love” – every grunt, shout, stammer and howl.

Literature? Amazing Spider-Man No. 44 was “Where Crawls the Lizard” by Stan Lee and John Romita.

None of which helps me open my front door.

I stand out there longer than I should, punching in wrong numbers. Finally, with a sigh, I call Marilyn, who’s inside, and explain my predicament, trying not to sound as sheepish as I feel. My wife gives me the code without comment, a small kindness for which I am grateful.

My hair is gone, my knees are gone and now my memory is a memory. Life, it seems, is just a voyage into decrepitude. Or at least, so I am grumbling to myself until I read where George H.W. Bush just marked his birthday by jumping out of an airplane – and he’s 90. Ninety! So maybe I should stop whining, and just write the lock code down. Because maybe what life really is is a thing to be seized, held tight and wrung dry every day that you have it.

I get that. No, seriously, I do. It’s just that, of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.

(Wait ... did I say that already?)

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The day might come when black bear sightings such as last week’s go from being a novelty to a fact of life in DeKalb County.

State lawmakers and wildlife officials seem to be planning on it. As there’s little to stop these top-of-thefood-chain predators from making their way here, it makes sense to take steps to protect them – and us.

Managing these populations means protecting them from unregulated hunting, but it also means keeping them away from people and teaching people ways to keep them from feeling too welcome in the neighborhood.

About a week before a black bear made its way from the Rockford area into DeKalb County, lawmakers For the record passed a measure that would add bears, along with mounAllowing bears, wolves, tain lions and gray wolves, to and mountain lions to rethe list of protected species turn is fine, so long as the in Illinois. public can be educated on The measure, which has how to live with them. been sent to Gov. Pat Quinn for his signature, would make it illegal to hunt these animals unless a landowner feels that their life is in jeopardy. If they are posing a nuisance that damages property, a landowner would be able to apply for a permit to kill them from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

All three of these predators have made a comeback in other parts of the Midwest, and all three lived around the state before hunters drove them off in the 19th century.

Gray wolves number in the thousands in their range of the timber forests of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.

Mountain lions, also known as cougars, have a thriving population in South Dakota and have been known to roam into Illinois. In November, a state wildlife official killed a cougar on a Whiteside County farm.

As these predators grow in number in other states, their visits to Illinois are likely to grow more frequent as younger animals search for unclaimed territory.

We can coexist with these animals, which in the wild almost always show fear of humans and rarely attack unless cornered.

Northeastern Illinois might be more densely populated than other Midwestern states, but bears and people inhabit the same territory in populous areas such as New Jersey, where black bears have been sighted in all of that state’s counties.

All of these predators can pose a nuisance to farmers, however. Bears in particular can do significant damage, carving out huge “bear rolls” in corn fields. Hence, it makes sense that farmers have the ability to secure a permit to kill an animal that is stealing livestock or damaging crops.

These predator animals are part of our ecosystem, but many people never have lived alongside them, and we’d rather they not be stalking our neighborhoods threatening pets, livestock, bird feeders and trash bins.

Allowing bears, wolves, and mountain lions to return is fine, so long as the public can be educated on how to live with them and their population can be kept to a level that is acceptable and safe.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Stamping out workplace bias The courts have made 2014 a year of rapid progress on gay and lesbian rights. Now President Barack Obama is pitching in. That leaves Congress as the only branch that has yet to act. Obama announced Monday that he will sign an executive order barring federal contractors, which employ about 20 percent of the national workforce, from discriminating against gay, lesbian and transgender people in their workplaces. The news was long overdue: The president promised to sign such an order in his 2008 campaign. In a way it is encouraging that Obama moves strongly on gay and lesbian rights during election years, because it indicates that a movement that long struggled to gain a foothold in public opinion is succeeding.

Federal rules already prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion and sex. Sexual orientation and gender identity have been glaring exceptions. Yes, government contractors generally have their own nondiscrimination rules, so the immediate, practical effect of this executive order may be small. But that merely suggests that compliance won’t be difficult, not that the order is unnecessary. The status quo, a pointedly incomplete nondiscrimination policy, is flatly unfair. Besides, assurances from private companies have neither the certainty nor force of law that federal action brings. The federal government has stepped in to ensure the civil rights of other categories of people who have suffered historical discrimination. Gays, lesbians and transgender people deserve the same consideration.

A bill to make nondiscrimination policy clear and consistent, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, passed the Senate last year, but the House has failed to act on it. Critics say that passing ENDA would invite lawsuits. Yet states with nondiscrimination laws that protect gays and lesbians have not seen a massive uptick in filings. Besides, prejudice in the workplace is so pernicious that assertive federal policy is warranted. It is Congress’ turn to act.

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7-DAY FORECAST TODAY

P. sunny and humid; scattered t-storms

A frontal boundary will remain draped across the area today. This will be a focal point for additional showers and thunderstorms throughout the day.

Southerly winds will keep it warm along with high humidity. Cooler air will arrive by the end of the week as a cold front slowly moves in. A few showers and storms will remain through Sunday with drier air Monday.

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Cubs’ first-round draft pick Kyle Schwarber was promoted to the Kane County Cougars after a stellar start in Boise. PAGE B2

SECTION B Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Daily Chronicle

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2014 DAILY CHRONICLE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Danielle Guerra – dguerra@shawmedia.com

A three-sport athlete from DeKalb High School, Dre Brown, is the 2014 Daily Chronicle’s Male Athlete of the Year. Brown committed to play at the University of Illinois over the winter.

COMPETITIVE NATURE Football dreams didn’t limit Brown’s high school ambition Past Athletes of the Year 2013 Austin Culton, Sycamore 2012 Brian Sisler, DeKalb 2011 Brian Sisler, DeKalb 2010 Dylan Donnelly, DeKalb 2009 Darius McNeal, DeKalb/Tim Harrington, Indian Creek 2008 Jason Schepler, Sycamore 2007 Casey Crosby, Kaneland

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Dre Brown wanted to make the most of his high school career.

He didn’t want to just stick to football and be satisfied. The DeKalb junior wanted to do what he could during the winter and spring sports seasons, keep competing.

Brown starred as a running back for DeKalb’s football team in the fall, helping the Barbs to the IHSA state playoffs for just the second time since 1989. He committed to play at the University of Illinois over the winter, and unlike a lot of Division I football prospects, he used his talents

More online For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos and more – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps. for other DeKalb sports as well.

During the winter, Brown was a starter on DeKalb’s basketball team.

When spring rolled around, Brown was out on the track as a member of the Barbs’ state-qualifying 4x100 meter and 4x200 meter relay teams.

For these reasons, Brown is the

Daily Chronicle’s 2013-14 Athlete of the Year.

“I didn’t know I was playing basketball until after football season,” Brown said. “I was like, ‘Might as well, you only go through high school once,’ so I decided to play basketball.

I was a little rusty at first, but I started getting back into it, since I hadn’t played since eighth grade.”

In the days where three-sport prep athletes seem to be dwindling, Brown is a rare breed. He said being active in athletics year-round made him a more well-rounded athlete. He mentions how basketball helps with is footwork. Plus, he was still able to lift during the mornings.

“I promote our kids to play as

many sports as they can,” Barbs football coach Matt Weckler said. “The high school experience lasts four years. You have the rest of your life to work, you have the rest of your life to do anything else after high school.

“If a kid wants to play a sport, we love it that he plays. The competition, the edge that you gain by competing on a weekly basis is a positive.”

For the summer, Brown is focused on football. Since he’s already committed to Illinois, he’s finished attending the various recruiting camps, but he’ll be attending the Barbs’ offseason activities.

See BROWN, page B4

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Bears’ offense not great yet

Bulls no destination for free-agent stars

The first day of the Bears’ minicamp had a decidedly offensive feel to it as offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer was made available to the media after practice and quarterback Jay Cutler spoke for the first time since signing his megabucks free-agent contract in January.

Appropriate, I guess, as media and Bears fans everywhere continue to advance the theory that the Bears suddenly are an offensive juggernaut with nothing to worry about on that side of the ball.

Cutler seems ready to at least sip the Kool-Aid. “We did OK last year, for the first year. We have the same guys we had last year, which is always good,” Cutler said. “Talent wise, it’s hard to top our O-line and some of the guys we have on the outside and Matt Forte, who is hugely underrated. Talent wise and being in the system two years and the way the guys work, all that adds up.”

Kromer is cautious about pumping up his offense too much, but certainly pleased with what he’s seeing so far.

“As an overall offense, I feel like the knowledge

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush of what we’re trying to get done is getting greater and greater. That’s what’s big in the offseason. We’re in shorts.

We don’t have full pads on, the full blocking, the full tackling, all the things that make football, football can’t happen in these periods.”

Caution is good because, the truth is, the Bears are not yet the offensive machine fans would like, and they probably are not in the same league as the Broncos, Patriots, Eagles and a few other clubs. Not yet anyway.

There is no denying the talent the Bears possess at the skill positions and no reason to assume they can’t take the next step. But ...

The Bears were second in the league in points scored last year but that was with Josh McCown starting five games and playing the bulk of the Redskins game, during which time the Bears averaged 29.5 points.

See ARKUSH, page B3

AP photo

Bears’ defensive end Jared Allen rushes quarterback Jay Cutler during the team’s NFL minicamp practice Tuesday in Lake Forest.

Sports people insist they focus only on the things they can control, which means they’re not telling the truth.

If they were, they’d admit to being worried about a monster asteroid crashing into Earth and obliterating everything, including my TV remote.

Or is that just my big fear?

The Bulls don’t have control of what their roster will look like when next season begins. They are not in the driver’s seat as to whether Carmelo Anthony or Kevin Love will land in Chicago.

They’re in the back seat or the trunk or they’re being dragged like wedding cans off the rear bumper. They’re at the complete mercy of these superstars.

Someone asked me recently whether it would be a failure if the Bulls didn’t land Anthony or Love in the offseason.

I’ll add LeBron James to that question and still give the same answer: No. It’s not a failure when the players are setting the criteria for how they’ll decide on a team.

The Bulls, as are the other

VIEWS Rick Morrissey franchises hoping to lure one of the big stars, are reduced to getting down on their knees and petitioning a higher power. Rosary beads, prayer beads, worry beads – if they have ’em, they’re using ’em.

The very unsatisfying truth is that vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman can do only so much.

They can tell the players there are worse things in life than being teammates with Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.

They can tell them the Bulls have one of the best coaches in the NBA in Tom Thibodeau, and that if you work hard, you’ll be fine.

They can tell them that the Bulls can’t match the money those players’ current teams will be able to offer, but it can offer them a good contract and a chance to compete for a championship.

See MORRISSEY, page B2

SPORTS

Page B2 • Wednesday, June 18, 2014

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro baseball Cubs at Miami, 11:40 a.m., CSN Minnesota at Boston, noon, MLB San Francisco at White Sox, 1 p.m., WGN L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 6 p.m., ESPN World Cup Group B, Australia vs. Netherlands, at Porto Alegre, Brazil, 10:30 a.m., ESPN Group B, Spain vs. Chile, at Rio de Janeiro, 1:30 p.m., ESPN Group A, Cameroon vs. Croatia, at Manaus, Brazil, 4:30 p.m., ESPN College baseball World Series, Game 9, Texas vs.

UC Irvine, 7 p.m., ESPN Golf European PGA Tour, The Irish Open, first round, part I, at Cork, Ireland, 4 a.m., TGC

8SPORTS BRIEFS Browns quickly cut ties with ex-Bear Bennett CLEVELAND – The Browns have released wide receiver Earl Bennett about a month after signing him to a free agent contract.

The team announced the move Tuesday on Twitter. No explanation was given for the release.

Cleveland signed Bennett on May 15 to help ease the blow from the potential loss of wide receiver Eric Gordon, who could be facing a potential lengthy suspension for failing a drug test.

The 27-year-old Bennett started 29 games and has 185 career receptions for 2,277 yards and 12 touchdowns during his six seasons with the Bears. He was released this past offseason in a salary cap move.

He had 32 receptions for 243 yards and four touchdowns last season.

Penn State athletic director Joyner resigns STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – David Joyner, the Penn State athletic director who steered the department following the Jerry Sandusky scandal and Joe Paterno’s death, will resign Aug. 1.

Joyner was appointed acting athletic director in November 2011 after Tim Curley was placed on administrative leave.

“Our student-athletes, coaches, staff and the university community were a daily source of inspiration for me,” Joyner said Tuesday. “The spirit of Penn State is strong, and the department’s commitment to integrity, as well as academic and athletic excellence, is stronger than ever.”

NCAA begins making its case for amateurism OAKLAND, Calif. – The NCAA began making its case for keeping the current model for college sports, with the women’s athletic director at the University of Texas testifying Tuesday that paying basketball and football players would tear apart the very foundation the school’s athletics are based upon.

Christine Plonsky said she couldn’t imagine a scenario where some of her university’s athletes were able to make money from their appearances in televised games, at the same time hundreds of athletes in other sports only get tuition and room and board for their efforts.

“I don’t believe that our university would approve of an activity where a segment of our student-athlete population was professionalized,” Plonsky said.

“I know we strongly believe our student-athletes should not be professionalized in any way.”

Taking the stand after six days of witnesses called by plaintiffs in the antitrust trial brought by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon and others, Plonsky said Texas regards athletes as students first, even for those in the high profile football and basketball programs that bring in tens of millions of dollars a year.

– Wire reports

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CUBS NOTES

MLB

Schwarber promoted to Cougars

AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 38 32 .543 Detroit 36 31 .537 Cleveland 36 36 .500 White Sox 33 37 .471 Minnesota 32 37 .464 East Division W L Pct Toronto 41 31 .569 New York 36 33 .522 Baltimore 36 34 .514 Boston 33 38 .465 Tampa Bay 28 44 .389 West Division W L Pct Oakland 42 28 .600 Los Angeles 38 32 .543 Seattle 37 34 .521 Texas 35 35 .500 Houston 32 40 .444

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com MIAMI – That didn’t take long.

Just 12 days after he was drafted No. 4 overall – and four days after making his professional debut – Cubs slugging prospect Kyle Schwarber was promoted Tuesday night from short-season Boise to Class A Kane County.

Let the bandwagon begin – to accelerate down Interstate 88.

“Everybody’s excited about the start he’s had,” Cubs manager Rick Renteria said before the Cubs’ 6-5 loss to Miami on Tuesday.

“Hopefully, it continues for him.”

S c h w a r b e r , a Kyle lefty-hitting catchSchwarber er/outfielder from Indiana University, hit two more home runs for Boise on Tuesday before getting the word of his promotion. In what didn’t seem like a fair fight with Northwest League pitching, Schwarber went 12 for 20 with four home runs, 10 RBIs and a 1.975 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in his five games with Boise.

Kane County opens the second half of the Midwest League season at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at home.

Take the pen?: Hard to imagine this would have been the case when Jose Veras as a Cubs employee, but the Cubs’ bullpen suddenly had a 3.01 ERA this season, through Monday, that ranked fourth in the National League (seventh in MLB) – ahead of such heralded staffs as Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Atlanta.

“They’re doing phenomenal,” said Renteria the day after seven of his relievers combined to pitch seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball in a 13-inning victory Monday over Miami.

In all, the Cubs’ relief corps took a streak of 11⅓ consecutive scoreless innings into Tuesday’s game.

They hadn’t given up a run sinceFriday in Philadelphia.

NOTES: Renteria still says he won’t bat Travis Wood (.276, 2 homers, game-winning RBI Monday) higher than ninth when he pitches. But he did say that with a short bench (because the Cubs carry an extra reliever), he might go to him as a pinch-hitter earlier in close ballgames. ... Wood’s winning double, by the way, was the first extra-base by a Cubs pitcher in a pure pinch-hit situation since Johnny Klippstein did it in 1950 against the Reds, according to the Sun-Times baseball contributor Bill Chuck.

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The White Sox’s Dayan Viciedo hits a single Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning at U.S. Cellular Field. Viciedo had four hits over his past 51 at-bats entering Tuesday’s game.

WHITE SOX NOTES

Viciedo cooling off Right fielder hitting .185 since May 1

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanscouwen@suntimes.com Dayan Viciedo softened the blow of Avisail Garcia’s injury by hitting .348 with nine RBI in 26 games in April.

Before picking up a single in the third inning and then a two-run, 426-foot homer off Matt Cain in the fifth that gave the White Sox an 8-2 lead Tuesday, the right fielder had been hitting .185 since May 1.

Viciedo, who has always been a streaky hitter, might gain consistency by taking something off his full-throttle swing, manager Robin Ventura said before the game.

“Earlier in the year he was a little more handsy,” Ventura said. “He’s had that in the past, where an injury actually helps him slow hit down and just use his hands.”

Viciedo swung easier and batted .360 in 18 games after returning from an oblique strain last May. “It’s one of those swings where he doesn’t get a lot of

hits but still, he has that ability and you’ve seen when he gets hot, he can carry a ballclub,” Ventura said.

Viciedo was swinging easier and batted .360 his first 18 games from an oblique strain – an injury he sustained taking a swing – last May. It would seem taking something off his cut would help, but it doesn’t appear to be something Viciedo is comfortable with.

“It’s one of those swings where he doesn’t get a lot of hits but still, he has that ability and you’ve seen when he gets hot, he can carry a ballclub,” Ventura said.

Too much rest: When closer Ronald Belisario got into Sunday’s 6-3 loss to the Royals, it was his first appearance in six days. So it goes when your team’s not winning.

“I had to get the rust off,” said Belisario, who pitched a scoreless ninth Sunday.

“I have to see some hitters, I can’t be without pitching four or five days.”

Belisario was successful in his three save opportunities in June. He’s 6 for 8 in save opportunities since taking over for Matt Lindstrom.

“I love it,” he said. “It’s exciting. I like being a setup man but closing is more pressure – and more fun.”

Remembering Gwynn: Bench coach Mark Parent, a Padres teammate of Tony Gwynn’s in his first five years in the majors, remembers Gwynn as being “the best player on the field” in the Instructional League, a relentless worker and having a happy disposition in all circumstances.

“He worked harder than anybody, he expected his teammates to do that and very early on he found out that his teammates weren’t going to put in the time he did,’’ Parent said Tuesday.

“It was next to impossible.

The preparation he made before a game … the laughter before and after a game, whether he was 0 for 4 or 5 for 5, was always the same.

Bulls need immediate help to contend for title • MORRISSEY Continued from page B1 If I were the Bulls, I’d tell them to look at the champion Spurs and envision something similar here, only with a real city involved. And I’d tell them there’s no chance Rose will get hurt again on the off chance they might believe it.

After that, it’s up to the players to decide.

Yahoo Sports recently reported that Anthony’s top two choices are the Bulls and Rockets, and, of course, we in Chicago grabbed on to that as if it were the only life raft in an endless ocean. You’d take Anthony or Love. And please don’t tell me you wouldn’t want LeBron on your team.

Like Anthony, he can opt out of his contract in the offseason, and, well, a trio of James, Rose and Noah? Are you kidding me?

OK, enough with getting your hopes up. That’ll be a long, painful fall, and I won’t do that to you. But I will give you some truth.

We know Chicago’s a great place. We know that Rose and Noah are wonderful teammates. But history tells us that big-time free agents and other star players just aren’t that into us. It doesn’t make much sense, but that history is a big factor in this. It’s like a long losing streak – you start to think it’s never going to end. And after the winter we just went through, it’s hard to compete with cities that have

balmier climates.

That’s what the Bulls are up against – not just that they’d have to clear gobs of cap space if they want to get one of the big-name superstars, but the fact that Chicago traditionally hasn’t been a landing place for stars. Anthony, Love (who has asked for a trade) or James will have to do what rarely has been done. They’ll have to say to themselves, “I can’t believe I’m thinking this, but I want to be a Bull.”

The lasting image of the franchise’s inability to land notable free agents is from 2000, when then-general manager Jerry Krause, a three-piece band, cheerleaders and Benny the Bull met Tracy McGrady at O’Hare. McGrady signed with the Magic. The

band has played on.

You build through the draft, but in this new NBA in which players merge with other players to form hoops conglomerates, you cross your fingers that a superstar will pick you.

I’m sure the Bulls would rather put together a team like San Antonio did rather than buy one like Miami did. But they need help, immediately, if they want to have the kind of team that can compete for a title consistently. Thibodeau’s declarations aside, they do not have more than enough to win.

So they wait and pray. And pray some more.

• Rick Morrissey is a sports columnist for the Chicago SunTimes and can be reached at rmorrissey@suntimes.com.

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11 Roger Markham Virgil 90 3.

28 Charlie Olson Kingston 86 4.

02 Jim Klingel Aurora 84 5.

15 Jay Brendle Kirkland 81 6.

03 Dan White Villa Park 71 7.

23x Danny Deutsch Marseilles 50 8.

615 Matt Fabrizius DeKalb 45 8.

14 Victor Benedetto Marengo 45 9.

01 Greg Cantrell DeKalb 38 10.

133 Johnny Heath Kingston 30 11.

33 Don Fowler Elgin 14 12.

00 Cliff Garcia DeKalb 13 12.

26 Silvestre Garcia Sycamore 13 13.

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10 Jordan Jackowiak DeKalb 112 2.

02 Matt McCain Aurora 89 3.

54 Cory McKay St. Charles 83 4.

50d John Dietrich Carol Stream 80 5.

37 DJ Sparks Belvidere 72 6.

83 Mike Karels Pingree Grove 63 7.

59 Joe Sadoski Marengo 59 8.

00 Danny Markham Marengo 57 9.

55 Frank Stubitsch Virgil 36 10.

71 Austin Runge Lake Zurich 28 11.

38 Greg Hancock Gilberts 23 12.

52 Kyle Smith South Elgin 16 13.

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SPECTATOR Place Car No. Name Town Points 1.

29 Mike Brancecum St. Charles 36 2.

92j Mallory Jackson St. Charles 8 2.

66j Joe Jackson Jr. St. Charles 7 3.

33 Jeremy Colley Aurora 7 4.

56c Scott Vetter Union 6 POWDER PUFF Place Car No. Name Town Points 1.

73j Linda Sparks Belvidere 37 2.

55r Rebecca Stubitsch Virgil 24 3.

10 Mickee Runge Lake Zurich 22 4.

42 Amy Memoli Carol Stream 19 5.

34c Starr Roach Genoa 18 Place Car No. 1.

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COMPACT Name Town Points Scott Vetter Union 34 Tony Doherty Aurora 24 Johnny Lovett DeKalb 18 Mike Cunz Cortland 15 Eddie Brown Sandwich 10 Lloyd Kozak Huntley 10

FULL SIZE DEMO 36x Ed Hendrickson Ingleside 66x Jerry Decker Palatine 68x RJ Hendrickson Wauconda 03x

COMPACT DEMO Dale Markham Maple Park

4 3 3 3

SATURDAY’S RACE RESULTS Race Fast Time

SUPER LATE MODELS Car No. Name 15 Jay Brendle

Trophy Dash 01 Heat 1 03 Heat 2 13 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Race Heat 1 1st 2nd 3rd Race Heat 1 Heat 2 1st 2nd

13 15 133 02 01 11 03 26 14 23x

Greg Cantrell Dan White Jeff Kerley Feature Jeff Kerley Jay Brendle Johnny Heath Jim Klingel Greg Cantrell Roger Markham Dan White Silvestre Garcia Victor Benedetto Danny Deutsch

POWDER PUFF Car No. Name 7x Caitlyn Maloney Feature 73j Linda Sparks 10 Mickee Runge 7x Caitlyn Maloney COMPACT Car No. Name 56c Scott Vetter 02 Jake Klingel Feature 02 Jake Klingel 56c Scott Vetter

Town Kirkland DeKalb Villa Park Elgin Elgin Kirkland Kingston Aurora DeKalb Virgil Villa Park Sycamore Marengo Marseilles Town Lake Zurich Belvidere Lake Zurich Lake Zurich Town Union Batavia Batavia Union

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LATE MODELS Name Jordan Jackowiak Danny Markham John Dietrich Jordan Jackowiak Feature 10 Jordan Jackowiak 00 Danny Markham 02 Matt McCain 59 Joe Sadoski 54 Cory McKay 38 Greg Hancock 50d John Dietrich 83 Michael Karels 37 DJ Sparks 55 Frank Stubitsch

Lake Zurich

Race Car No. Fast Time 10 Trophy Dash 00 Heat 1 50d Heat 2 10

Town DeKalb Marengo Carol Stream DeKalb

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

DeKalb Marengo Aurora Marengo St. Charles Gilberts Carol Stream Pingree Grove Belvidere Virgil

Race Heat 1 1st 2nd 3rd

SPECTATOR Car No. Name 29 Michael Brancecum Feature 29 Michael Brancecum 33 Jeremy Colley 57 Joe Hernandez

Fast time M27 Heat 1 M27 Heat 2 54 1st 2nd 3rd

M27 15b 54

4-BAR Mike Provenzano Mike Provenzano Lil John Provenzano Feature Mike Provenzano Jay Brendle Lil John Provenzano

Town St. Charles St. Charles Aurora St. Charles

Streator Kirkland Streator

GB — ½ 3 5 5½ GB — 3½ 4 7½ 13 GB — 4 5½ 7 11

Tuesday’s Results San Francisco at White Sox (n) Seattle 6, San Diego 1 Washington 6, Houston 5 L.A. Angels 9, Cleveland 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 1 Kansas City 11, Detroit 4 Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 5 Boston 2, Minnesota 1 Texas at Oakland (n) Today’s Games San Francisco (Hudson 7-2) at White Sox (Sale 5-1), 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 3-6) at Detroit (Smyly 3-5), 12:08 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 2-4), 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 6-5) at Boston (Lackey 8-4), 12:35 p.m.

Texas (Tepesch 2-2) at Oakland (Gray 6-3), 2:35 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 3-4) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-4), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 7-6) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-5), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 10-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Whitley 2-0), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-2) at San Diego (Cashner 2-6), 9:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games White Sox at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 11:05 a.m.

Kansas City at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 5:40 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Monday’s Results Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3 Kansas City 11, Detroit 8 Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4 Boston 1, Minnesota 0 Texas 14, Oakland 8 Seattle 5, San Diego 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 42 29 .592 St. Louis 38 32 .543 Pittsburgh 34 35 .493 Cincinnati 33 35 .485 Cubs 29 40 .420 East Division W L Pct Washington 36 33 .522 Atlanta 36 34 .514 Miami 36 34 .514 Philadelphia 31 38 .449 New York 31 39 .443 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 43 27 .614 Los Angeles 38 34 .528 Colorado 34 36 .486 Arizona 30 43 .411 San Diego 29 42 .408

GB — 3½ 7 7½ 12 GB — ½ ½ 5 5½ GB — 6 9 14½ 14½

Tuesday’s Results Miami 6, Cubs 5 San Francisco at White Sox (n) Seattle 6, San Diego 1 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2 Washington 6, Houston 5 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (n) N.Y. Mets at St. Louis (n) Milwaukee at Arizona (n) Colorado at L.A. Dodgers (n) Today’s Games Cubs (Arrieta 2-1) at Miami (Eovaldi 4-2), 11:40 a.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 7-2) at White Sox (Sale 5-1), 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 2-5) at Atlanta (Harang 5-5), 11:10 a.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 6-5) at St. Louis (Lynn 7-4), 12:45 p.m.

Cincinnati (Simon 9-3) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 4-5), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 3-4) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-4), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 4-4) at Arizona (Miley 3-6), 8:40 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-2), 9:10 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-2) at San Diego (Cashner 2-6), 9:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 5:40 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Monday’s Results Cubs 5, Miami 4, 13 inn.

Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 1, 13 inn.

St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Milwaukee 9, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 1 Seattle 5, San Diego 1

Strasburg mourns death of idol Gwynn WASHINGTON (AP) – When Tony Gwynn died, baseball lost a star.

Stephen Strasburg lost a former coach – and a man he calls “part of my family.”

The Nationals ace said Gwynn was “like a god to me growing up” in San Diego. Strasburg went on to pitch for San Diego State, where Gwynn coached from 2007 to ’09. Strasburg always made a point of going to see Gwynn when he got back to San Diego in the offseason.

WORLD CUP GROUP G Germany United States Ghana Portugal

W L T GF GA 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4

Monday At Salvador, Brazil Germany 4, Portugal 0 At Natal, Brazil United States 2, Ghana 1m.

Saturday At Fortaleza, Brazil Germany vs. Ghana, 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 22 At Manaus, Brazil Portugal vs. United States, 5 p.m.

Thursday, June 26 At Recife, Brazil Germany vs. United States, 11 a.m.

At Brasilia, Brazil Portugal vs. Ghana, 11 a.m.

Pts 3 3 0 0

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McMahon opens up about battle with dementia

By ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Jim McMahon would leave home and forget how to get back.

Sometimes, he would stay in his room and lie on his back in the dark because the pain in his head was so excruciating. At his darkest moments a few years ago, when it was just about too much to handle, the former Bears quarterback thought about killing himself.

“I am glad I don’t have any weapons in my house or else I am pretty sure I wouldn’t be here,” McMahon said. “It got to be that bad.”

McMahon opened up about his struggles with early onset dementia and depression in a gathering with a small group of reporters Tuesday, issues he believes were brought on by the beating he absorbed playing football. He is scheduled to be honored today in Chicago by the Sports Legacy Institute, a Boston University-based group that has been studying the effects of brain trauma in athletes and others.

While his suicidal thoughts are a thing of the past thanks to treatment that drains spinal

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Laurie Navon, girlfriend of former NFL football quarterback Jim McMahon, speaks during a news conference Tuesday in Chicago. McMahon spoke of his ongoing battle with dementia that he believes is related to his years of hits he took while playing in the league. fluid from his brain, the fight with dementia continues. The “punky QB” who once helped the Bears shuffle their way to a championship is also digging in for another battle, one that could have major consequences for the NFL. McMahon is one of several players identified by name in a federal lawsuit filed in California last month accusing

teams of illegally dispensing powerful narcotics and other drugs to keep players on the field without regard for their long-term health.

He also is part of a class-action lawsuit in which the NFL agreed to a $765 million settlement without acknowledging it hid the risks of concussions from former players. A federal judge has yet to approve the

settlement, expressing concern the amount is too small.

While McMahon wouldn’t discuss the most recent suit, he did talk about the troubles he has faced in recent years, issues he believes took root when he was getting battered on the field.

McMahon said he had three to five diagnosed concussions and who knows how many more that went undiagnosed.

That’s in addition injuries to the kidney, broken ribs, an addiction to painkillers and a broken neck that he said team doctors and trainers never told him about.

He found out about five years ago, when he went for X-rays and an MRI. Doctors told him he had broken his neck at some point, and McMahon believes it happened with the Minnesota Vikings during the 1993 season, when he got sandwiched by two Giants defenders in a playoff game at New York.

Nearly broken in two, McMahon couldn’t move his legs at first. He eventually headed to the sideline after about 10 minutes. He didn’t stay there long.

He said he went back in –

“like an idiot” – and a defender trying to block a pass grazed his head. McMahon’s legs went numb again and he left the game.

McMahon said the doctor asked him afterward how he felt but did not examine him.

He said there’s “no doubt about it,” the team knew his neck was broken. A message was left Tuesday seeking comment from the Vikings.

The dementia diagnosis came five years ago, after McMahon was having trouble remembering the most basic stuff. He would meet someone and forget their name. For that matter, he had trouble remembering the names of people he knew for years.

That wasn’t all.

He’d go out and forget the way home, so he would call his girlfriend Laurie Navon and tell her: “I don’t know where I’m at. I don’t know how I got on this road. I told her, ‘Aliens abducted me and put me over here.’”

Navon mentioned the mood swings, seeing a man who was “mad at himself, mad at the world.”

He was suffering, with excruciating pain in his head. It

Healthy Cutler could lead to great offense

BEARS NOTES

QB cut could come soon

• ARKUSH Continued from page B1 With Cutler as the primary signal-caller, the Bears averaged 26.8 points, which would have ranked them eighth.

Marc Trestman expects Cutler to take another step forward.

“Jay is incredibly smart footballwise,” Trestman said. “His ability to draw from all the different experiences he’s had both in the physical aspects of running these plays and then the mental aspects of having to read them out and find the right guy goes into his growth in the second year, plus he’s working with the same people, which is a big advantage.”

Another question to be answered is whether or not Cutler is correct when he says “talentwise, it’s hard to top our offensive line.”

Actually, only Matt Slauson graded out extremely well individually over the course of the 2013 season.

The sum of Slauson, Jermon Bushrod, Roberto Garza, Kyle Long, Jordan Mills and Eben Britton was far more impressive than any of their individual performances.

And the fact they play Britton so much as a sixth offensive linemen and usually block four with six and five with seven or even eight now is on tape over the course of an entire season

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The Bears’ Chris Williams during OTA practice at the Walter Payton Center on June 11 in Lake Forest.

Small but swift Williams hopes game can finally stick

By NATE ATKINS

Chris Williams’ CFL stats

natkins@chicagofootball.com LAKE FOREST – From the moment the final throw of team practice left Jimmy Clausen’s grip, Chris Williams didn’t seem to have a chance.

The ball was headed too far to the left too quickly for anyone to grab. Some players were already turning to leave.

Then came a tiny blur of blue and orange. The 5-foot-8, 175-pound Williams emerged from a hiding place in the middle of the field to grab the ball with inches to spare before he tumbled and tumbled on the turf.

“Jimmy threw a good ball,” Williams said afterward. “I just came over there and got it.”

It’s a single play at the end of a minicamp practice, but for Williams, fighting for his first full-year roster spot in the NFL, these moments are crucial. In fact, he’d like to make it a metaphor for everything he’s trying to accomplish right now. He’s trying to become more than a blur. In the process, he’s hoping to splash onto the NFL scene, grabbing onto a dream that is currently at the edge of his grip.

Williams came to the Bears in December. In March, when the Bears let star punt returner Devin Hester walk in free agency, the reasoning behind Marc Trestman picking up a former fellow Canadian Football League star seeemed to become more clear. Williams set the Canadian Football League record for return touchdowns in his last season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2012, which earned him

Year 2011 2012 Total

RECEIVING Rec Yards 70 1,064 83 1,298 153 2,362

Avg 15.2 15.6 15.3

TD 6 11 17

Year 2011 2012 Total

RUSHING Att Yards 6 43 5 10 11 53

Avg 7.2 2.0 4.8

TD 0 0 0

Year 2011 2012 Total

KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD 12 252 21.0 1 0 0 0 0 12 252 21.0 1

Year 2011 2012 Total

PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg 12 81 6.8 78 1,117 14.3 90 1,198 13.3

TD 0 5 5

CAREER HISTORY Miami Dolphins (2009)* Cleveland Browns (2009)* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2010-12) New Orleans Saints (2013)* Bears (2013-present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

a spot on the Saints. He’s a small player who has made it with his feet ever since he clocked a 4.34 in the 40-yard dash before the 2009 NFL Draft.

But at Monday’s minicamp, Williams wasn’t the first or the second guy in line to return punts for the Bears.

He was third, behind Miche-

al Spurlock and Armanti Edwards, who ran with their own footballs during the special teams sequence while the punts kept hitting the roof in the Walter Payton Center.

“We’re much looking forward to the preseason and getting some live reps and getting some opportunities to showcase what I can do,” Williams said.

In his words, that’s explode and make plays and “anything they need.” Despite his strong 40-time, Williams went undrafted because of knocks on his size. His entire life, he’s had to go to a field to dispel the assumptions people make about him off it.

Right now, he’s hoping to just get the chance. The Bears will have minicamp the next two days, which Trestman said is the ideal time for Bears brass to determine which players will get to join the team for training camp at the end of July in Bourbannais.

If Williams can stick around that long and into the season, it will be the first time in his short career. The 26year old has joined the rosters of the Dolphins, Browns and Saints, only to receive temporary practice-squad work.

If Williams sticks around, he plans to show the Bears that the small frame can sometimes be a strength – not only as a punt returner hiding behind bigger blockers but as a wide receiver disappearing from coverages and finding small holes. To make that happen, he knows he’ll have to make more plays like the one he had Monday when Clausen’s ball was too far away for Williams to catch up to, and he did anyway.

and it will be interesting to see how opponents react.

There also, of course, are the issues of health and depth. Every Bears starter on offense except Cutler started 16 games last year and that is extremely unusual at best. Will they be that lucky this year, and have they improved the depth at running back, tight end and receiver enough if they’re not?

The pieces for this offense to be great definitely are here, but Cutler will have to be both healthier and better.

Will he be?

“Looking back at my younger days in Denver and even when I first got here, you do some things that are foolish and you regret, and I think anyone does that,” Cutler said. “Me and Kristin [Cavallari] getting married, having kids, being involved with Phil Emery and Trest and just kind of the way everyone operates kind of forces you to grow up. If you don’t want to grow up, you’re probably not going to last. They’re going to find somebody else. I think we’ve done an excellent job of bringing in the guys that are good people and are very good football players.”

If he’s right, this offense just might be great.

• Chicago Football editor Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@chicagofootball.com or on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

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LAKE FOREST – Marc Trestman isn’t sure he’s ever brought five quarterbacks to training camp in his coaching career, which shines the spotlight in the next 48 hours on Jordan Palmer, Jimmy Clausen, Jerrod Johnson and David Fales.

“These next two days are certainly critical, we’ve got to continue to analyze the situation. It would be hard to, we need legs at camp, but we’ll see,” Trestman said Tuesday following the first day of the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp. He said a roster decision, though, could take place at any time before training camp.

“I think we’ve got five viable guys. You take Jay out of it and we’ve got four guys that are really competing hard and all have the requisite skill set to play in the National Football League, we’ve just got to continue to watch it and see how it unfolds,” he said.

Palmer’s injured pec kept him out of some OTA team work last week, and he seemed to still be somewhat limited Tuesday. Trestman said Palmer “appears to be in a pretty good place. We’ll see where he is tomorrow.”

That has helped open the door for Clausen.

“Jimmy Clausen has come in and absorbed a lot of the offense in a short period of time.

I wouldn’t say that he has it mastered by any means at this point. He has a long way to go in that fashion,” said offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer.

“For him, it’s basically taking a lot of our plays and learning Spanish because it’s a new terminology to run plays that he knows from different teams. As he continues to translate what our words mean by pictures, and then putting them together, the quicker he’ll learn.”

Passes defended: A few defensive backs made some nice plays on the ball during Tuesday’s session. Kyle Fuller broke up a sideline pass intended for Alshon Jeffery, rookie safety Marcus Trice had one of the better plays of the day on a ball thrown to tight end Zach Miller and Kelvin Hayden broke up a pass while covering Martellus Bennett. Linebacker Jon Bostic also got his hands on a pass from Jordan Palmer over the seam and Ryan Mundy dropped a would-be interception.

O-line rotations: With Jordan Mills and Matt Slauson out, and Kyle Long not playing in team drills, we saw Brian de la Puente, James Brown and Taylor Boggs work at the guard positions with the first-team offense, as Eben Britton played right tackle.

was so bad he would hole up in the dark in his room for weeks, only leaving if he had an appearance to make.

“I can see how some of these guys have ended their lives, because of the pain,” McMahon said.

Lately, he’s been getting relief from two doctors in New York. Through a machine they invented, they’re able to relieve the pain in his head through a nonsurgical procedure that realigns his neck every few months.

Spinal fluid cooling in the brain brought on by a rotation in his vertebrae was causing the headaches. By realigning the neck, the fluid drains. In turn, the pain goes away for a few months, along with the short-term memory loss and moodiness.

The dementia, however, is an ongoing fight, one of several for a former quarterback going nose to nose with the league.

“The NFL continues to make billions and billions of dollars every year,” McMahon said. “And some of these guys are homeless. They don’t know who they are, and they were the ones who built this brand to where it’s at.”

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U.S. MEN’S SOCCER

U.S. turns attention to game vs. Portugal

By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press SAO PAULO – After arriving back at their rooms at 4:45 a.m., victorious American players skipped breakfast Tuesday, slept late, went for medical tests and turned their attention to Portugal.

The U.S. opened the World Cup with a thrilling 2-1 win over nemesis Ghana on John Brooks’ 86th-minute goal. But Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Matt Besler and Alejandro Bedoya all got hurt to various degrees.

Altidore, taken off on a stretcher after straining his left hamstring, appears unlikely to play against the Portuguese this weekend.

“We’ve got to see how he now reacts the next couple days,” U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. “We’re full of hope that he comes back still in this tournament.”

Players hope to become the first American team to win consecutive World Cup games since a 2-0 start at the very first tournament in 1930.

The U.S won its World Cup opener for only the third time in 10 tries, coming after a 3-0 victory over Belgium in 1930 and a 3-2 win against Portugal in 2002.

The Americans advanced to the semifinals in 1930 and the quarterfinals in 2002.

“Woke up today, this morning, and you look at your Instagram and Twitter and you see the videos that people posted,” Bedoya said of fans back home celebrating Brooks’ goal. “It’s really cool, and I’m sure everybody feeds off this energy.”

The match drew 11.09 million viewers on ESPN, a record for men’s soccer on the network.

And after decades when U.S. soccer fans felt outnum-

bered – even at home games – players took notice of the raucous red, white and blue-clad crowd at Arena das Dunas in Natal.

“It was an incredible feeling, the support we had from the fans in the stadium along with the fans in every part of the country. We felt that,” said midfielder Graham Zusi, whose corner kick was headed in by Brooks. “It just makes me want more of it.”

But before the next game, the U.S. needs to heal a little.

Captain Clint Dempsey, who set the tone when he scored 30 seconds in, had his nose broken by a shin to the face from defender John Boye when they battled for a header.

Klinsmann expects him to play Sunday in the Amazon rain forest capital of Manaus.

“I don’t know how much a mask can protect him,” Klinsmann said. “It was tricky

during the game. He barely could breathe. He struggled with that. But once it’s broken, it’s broken. It will take time to heal completely.”

Dempsey will be paired up front either with Aron Johannsson, who was ineffective as Altidore’s replacement, or Chris Wondolowski.

Midfielder Michael Bradley also had a quiet game.

Klinsmann said, “I know that Michael can step it up again.”

Besler, like Altidore, went for an MRI. The defender felt soreness in his right leg late in the first half and was replaced by Brooks for the start of the second.

“Matt is no problem. All fine for the next game,” Klinsmann said.

Bedoya was hobbling before Zusi replaced him in the AP photo 77th minute. He said he had a hip pointer, the reoccurrence U.S. players warm up during Tuesday’s training session in Sao Paulo. of an old injury, then also The United States will play against Portugal on Sunday in Group G of cramped up in his hamstring. the World Cup.

WORLD CUP ROUNDUP

Brazil, Belgium tough day; Russia-Korea draw

By JOHN LEICESTER The Associated Press

AP photo

The San Antonio Spurs lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy after Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in San Antonio.

The Spurs won the game, 104-87.

SPURS

RIO DE JANEIRO – The headline from the World Cup, Day 6: Big favorite Brazil is vulnerable.

Those who thought the World Cup host or world champion Spain – thumped 5-1 last week by the Netherlands – would walk away with this should think again.

Proving the old adage that there are no easy games in football’s showcase, Brazil failed to beat Mexico for the first time at the World Cup, held Tuesday to a 0-0 draw in their second game in Group A. Belgium – a long-shot pick for the title – also struggled to break down Algeria, but got help off its bench to win 2-1 in Belo Horizonte.

In steamy Cuiaba, an evenly matched and entertaining

back-and-forth contest ended Russia 1, South Korea 1. Substitutes scored all but one of the five goals on Tuesday, proving the importance of having a Plan B. All 32 teams have now played at least once. The Netherlands and Germany, which scored four Monday against Portugal, are the standouts so far.

With Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant in the crowd of 60,342, Tuesday’s big surprise was Brazil’s failure to find the net in the northeastern city of Fortaleza.

With Neymar rampant through the middle, Marcelo ever-willing to go forward and Oscar supplying passes and inventiveness, Brazil should be able to score almost at will.

Time and again, Brazil’s yellow shirts swarmed over Mexico’s penalty box.

But shots and passes went

awry, Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made outstanding saves and Brazil is clearly missing a top-notch center-forward.

Other attackers – Thomas Mueller for Germany, the Netherlands’ duo of Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben, France’s Karim Benzema – all bought their scoring boots to Brazil, finding the net at least twice. Neymar also got two for Brazil in its opening 3-1 defeat of Croatia. But his teammate Fred is yet to get off the mark.

If goal scorers struggled Tuesday, it was also because goalkeepers had a good day.

Before Tuesday, the first 14 matches saw an average of more than 3 goals a game – bettering the rate of all World Cups since Brazil’s first victory in 1958.

But that dipped to 2.9 goals a game after Tuesday’s three matches.

Who’s back for Spurs?

Players wonder as well

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO – Manu Ginobili had a simple message for his teammates during an emotional team meeting Tuesday.

Let’s do this again.

With six potential free agents headed by Tim Duncan, the message was made clear -the Spurs would like everyone back for a run at a sixth NBA championship.

“I’m pretty sure most of the team is going to come back,” Ginobili said.

San Antonio met as a group for the first time since beating Miami 104-87 on Sunday night to close out the NBA Finals in five games. Coach Gregg Popovich used the meeting to take one last playful dig at his players.

“He did show us a couple of clips that we sucked at [in Game 5],” guard Patty Mills said, laughing.

All the same, free agency that begins July 1 could alter close-knit roster.

“Manu spoke to us,” Spurs guard Danny Green said. “He had some good things to say.

We had a great season. He was really emotional, he’s proud of us. In a short amount of words, [he said] ‘Obviously I had fun, I don’t know if you guys did, but I had a good time. You guys want to do it

again?’ Try to put a little bug in their ears. Hopefully, they come back.”

Duncan has a player option, but his teammates expect him back and the 38-year-old forward did not give any indications otherwise throughout another resurgent season.

“It will come to an end, but I don’t think next year,” guard Tony Parker said of the team’s run under the Big Three. “I think everybody’s going to come back.”

Parker has nonguaranteed contract, but San Antonio is highly unlikely to release its All-Star point guard.

The future for Mills, Boris Diaw, Matt Bonner and Aron Baynes is less certain. Mills, Diaw and Bonner are unrestricted free agents.

“I haven’t sat down with R.C. [Buford, Spurs general manager] and talked about what we want to do, but one would think it’s logical to not make major changes with the group,” Popovich said.

“Usually we don’t make major changes anyway, so, I wouldn’t anticipate any.”

The Spurs made minor changes following their previous title in 2007.

Those under contract include Ginobili, Green, Tiago Splitter, Marco Belinelli and finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who turns 23 on June 29.

Diaw and Mills both said

they have not had a chance to think about the future other than eagerly awaiting their first victory parade, which takes place Wednesday night.

“I had a great time. It’s a great situation,” Diaw said.

Mills is expected to receive the most attention after going 5 for 8 on 3-pointers while scoring 17 points in 18 minutes Sunday. The 5-foot-11 guard also pestered Miami’s Dwyane Wade defensively, especially in the series-clinching victory.

Another pressing matter for the Spurs is whether to play for their respective national teams this summer.

Mills and Baynes have committed to play for Australia, but Ginobili is still undecided about rejoining his Argentine teammates.

“No, but I know it’s something I’m going to have to do soon,” Ginobili said. “I want to be respectful of the coach.

The practices start in a little more than a month, so I want him to know exactly what he’s going to have so I’m actually in a sort of feel uneasy because I usually don’t do this.

I usually say it in March, but this year I wasn’t ready. It’s a little harder every year now to decide because a lot of things go on and family matters and physically, too, but I’ll try to make a decision by the end of the week.”

Brown contemplating enrolling early at Illinois • BROWN Continued from page B4 As for what his plans are next year, that’s still up in the air. He’s contemplating the idea of graduating early after the fall semester – all he would have to do is take a couple of extra classes.

If he were to enroll at Illinois early – which Brown said

will be a very tough decision, it will allow Brown to attend spring practice and get a leg up on the rest of the Illini freshmen. “[The Illini coaches] were saying I might be able to come in and play a little bit if I work hard enough,” Brown said. “So I might graduate early and enroll. Just show what I can do.”

At the very least, DeKalb fans will be able to watch

Brown compete on the football field for what should be a talented Barbs team in 2014.

“Individually, I basically just want to lead my team. I’m all for them and they’re all for me,” he said. “This is our last year together and it’s crazy how fast it came. My senior class, they’ve been doing very well their whole four years.

I think this is the year we do something big.”

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Features editor Inger Koch • ikoch@shawmedia.com

Can to save strawberry jam for later

By CATHY BARROW The Washington Post How is it that the first fruit of summer turns out to be the star of one of the more difficult jams to make? Doesn’t seem fair. Even experienced home food preservers will admit to wrestling with strawberry jam.

It’s that tricky.

Yet all those gorgeous strawberries are calling out to eager preservers who struggle and then hold a grudge. I’m redeeming canning’s reputation with a recipe that puts strawberry jam making in its place. Reliable, consistent and downright delicious, this recipe takes about two hours over two days, uses common kitchen equipment and results in a reasonable number of ruby-red jars of superb jam.

Strawberries grown locally are plump and juicy and irresistible. They have not been refrigerated in the deep cold of a long-haul truck. Seek out ripe, locally grown, recently harvested, flavorful berries.

One-quarter of them should be slightly under-ripe.

It’s a great time for pickyour-own farms, roadside stands and farmers markets, where the air will be full of that sweet berry smell. Open a jar of this jam in gray, bleak February, and it will transport you.

Just Right Strawberry Preserves 3 1/2 to 4 half-pint jars

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Last

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Strawberry season doesn’t last long in Illinois, so stop by a farmers market or u-pick farm for a couple of bushels to serve up in our three-course meal Shrimp With Strawberry Cocktail Sauce

Strawberry-Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin

Strawberry Pistachio Torte

Recipes, page C2

3 pounds (about 2 quarts) strawberries, hulled 3 cups granulated sugar Juice of 1 lemon 1 Granny Smith apple 1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter (optional) Combine the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a large mixing bowl; use a potato masher or broad, nonflexible spoon to mash the fruit into the sugar just enough so that some larger pieces of berry remain.

Use the large-holed side of a box grater to grate the (unpeeled) apple directly into the bowl, turning it once the core is exposed. Stir to incorporate thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.

Pour the mixture into a colander set over a heavy-bottomed 5-quart preserving pan or pot. Stir, encouraging the collected syrup to fall into the pan or pot. Remove the colander, seating it inside the bowl to capture any remaining syrup; add that to the pan or pot as needed. Leave the solids in the colander while you cook the syrup.

Clip the candy thermometer onto the preserving pan or pot; cook over high heat to bring the syrup to 220 degrees F., the soft-ball stage in candymaking. The syrup will foam and rise up, so stir it from time to time.

Add the berry mixture to the syrup, stirring as the preserves return to a rolling boil. The preserves will foam and rise up as the water boils away and the set is achieved. Once the foam is nearly gone, the jam will be done.

Turn off the heat and test the set.

Once the set has been achieved, add the butter, if desired. Stir well and thoroughly without scraping the sides or bottom of the pan or pot until the last bits of foam have disappeared.

Ladle the preserves into the sanitized jars, leaving 1/2 inch of head space. Run a chopstick or flat plastic knife along the inside of the jars to dislodge any air bubbles. Clean the rim of each jar, place the warmed lids and finger tighten the rings.

Process in the boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and use a jar lifter to transfer the jars to a clean, folded dish towel to cool for several hours.

Label and date the sealed jars.

Store in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year. Refrigerate after opening.

Nutrition per tablespoon (based on 4 half-pint jars): 45 calories, 0 g protein, 11 g carbohydrates, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 11 g sugar.

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Shrimp With Strawberry Cocktail Sauce AP photo

Shrimp cocktail suited for a summer picnic looked to what was seasonal and decided to try a strawberry-based cocktail sauce.

Most of us know the secret It ended up being a perfect to amazing homemade cocktail pairing. sauce – spike some ketchup Like the tomatoes in with horseradish, lemon juice ketchup, strawberries offer a and Worcestershire sauce and balance of sweet and acidic. you’re good to go.

Boost the flavor with garlic, But for summer, we wanted ginger and a jalapeño and you to update this classic compan- have a whole lot of deliciousion to chilled shrimp. So we ness.

By ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press

Shrimp With Strawberry Cocktail Sauce Start to finish: 30 minutes, plus cooling Servings: 6 1 quart strawberries, hulled and halved 2 cloves garlic, minced 1-inch chunk fresh ginger, thinly sliced

1/2 to 1 jalapeño pepper, halved (remove seeds, if desired) 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon sugar 1 pound cooked shrimp, shells removed, chilled In a medium saucepan over

medium-high heat, combine the strawberries, garlic, ginger, jalapeño (more or less, depending on your heat tolerance), salt, pepper, vinegar, lemon juice and sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for 20 minutes.

Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until well chilled.

When the cocktail sauce is chilled,

divide it between individual serving bowls or glasses and accompany with shrimp.

Nutrition information per serving: 120 calories; 15 calories from fat (13 percent of total calories); 1.5 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 115 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 16 g protein; 270 mg sodium.

Triple glaze turns tenderloin into fruity, flavorful entrée

By J.M. HIRSCH The Associated Press When you discover foods that have a natural affinity for one another, it’s easy to find numerous excuses to enjoy them together.

One of my favorites is strawberries and balsamic vinegar. Both sport assertively sweet, nicely acidic flavors that not only work well together, but also pair up wonderfully with so many other foods. Often, I’ll keep it simple and make a vinaigrette – 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons strawberry jam, pinch each of salt and pepper, sometimes some minced garlic. Dump it over a salad and top with almonds.

Or if I’m feeling lazy, I’ll just make a salad and slice strawberries into it, then squirt the whole thing with balsamic glaze. Intense, but delicious. If I’m in the mood for something sweet, I’ll use that same combination – fresh strawberries and balsamic glaze – over vanilla ice cream.

With grilling season well underway, I decided to come up with a way to put these ingredients to work with something meaty. The result was a fantastic grilled pork tenderloin that is slathered with a strawberry-balsamic glaze. For optimal flavor, the pork gets hit with the strawberry-balsamic blend three times – as a marinade, as a glaze during grilling, and again as a sauce when served.

You’re going to want something starchy to help balance the flavor – and mop up some of that sauce. Consider microwaving some new potatoes until nearly, but not quite cooked. Gently crush them so they are partly flattened, but not falling apart. Drizzle them with oil, then season them with salt, pepper and garlic

Strawberry Pistachio Torte AP photo

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powder, then finish them on the grill.

rounds in the non-reactive bowl with the sauce, turning to coat evenly. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Strawberry-Balsamic After the pork has marinated for Glazed Pork Tenderloin 20 minutes, heat a grill to mediumhigh.

Start to finish: 40 minutes Place the saucepan of strawberryServings: 6 balsamic sauce over medium-low heat on the stovetop. Bring to a 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled simmer and cook, stirring fre2 tablespoons olive oil quently, for 8 to 10 minutes, or 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar until thickened. Cover the pan and 2 tablespoons honey remove from the heat.

3 cloves garlic When the pork has finished 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt marinating, use an oil-soaked paper 1/4 teaspoon ground black peptowel held with tongs to oil the grill per grates.

2 pounds pork tenderloins Place the pork rounds on the grill.

Baste the pork with the sauce set In a blender, combine the strawaside in the small bowl. Grill for 3 berries, oil, vinegar, honey, garlic, salt and pepper. Puree until smooth. to 4 minutes, then flip the rounds, baste again and cook for another 3 Pour about a third of the mixture into a small saucepan and set aside. to 4 minutes.

Divide the pork between 6 serving Pour another third of the mixture plates, then spoon a bit of the siminto a large non-reactive (glass mered sauce over them. or stainless steel) bowl. Pour the remaining sauce into a small bowl.

Nutrition information per serving: Slice the pork tenderloins into 240 calories; 70 calories from fat 1/2-inch rounds. A few at a time, place the rounds between sheets of (29 percent of total calories); 8 g plastic wrap, then use a meat mal- fat (1.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 100 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbolet or rolling pin to carefully pound the rounds to an even thickness of hydrate; 1 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 32 g about 1/4 inch. Place the pounded protein; 240 mg sodium.

Pistachios add crunch, strawberries add sweetness when combining for easy torte

By ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press The sweet, slightly acidic flavor of fresh strawberries begs for a rich, crunchy accompaniment.

And for that, we turned to pistachios.

We start by finely chopping the nuts and mixing them into the dense batter of this rich cake. You’ll find the taste and texture similar to pound cake, but – thanks to the pistachios – with deeper flavor.

The batter also comes together faster and more easily than a traditional pound cake.

We top the finished cake with both strawberry jam and fresh strawberries.

For an extra nutty finish, we also sprinkle additional pistachios over the top, then tie everything together with honey-spiked Greek yogurt for spooning onto individual slices of the torte.

It’s the perfect way to appreciate freshly picked strawberries.

Strawberry Pistachio Torte Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours (20 minutes active) Servings: 12 For the cake: 1/2 cup shelled pistachios, plus extra to garnish 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Zest of 1 lemon 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 6 egg yolks 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled For the topping: 1/2 cup strawberry jam 1 quart strawberries, hulled 6 ounces plain Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray, then line the bottom with kitchen parchment.

In a food processor, pulse together the pistachios, 1/4 cup sugar, the flour, salt, lemon zest and baking powder until the pista-

chios are finely chopped.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and remaining 1 cup of sugar until light and fluffy.

Gently stir in the melted butter, then the flour-nut mixture. Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Allow to cool in the pan.

Once the cake is cool, remove it from the pan. To do this, place a large, overturned serving platter on top of the pan. Invert the cake, then peel off the parchment.

Spread the strawberry jam over the top of the cake, then arrange the strawberries, cut sides down, over the top of the torte. Sprinkle extra pistachios over the top.

In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, honey and vanilla. Serve alongside the cake.

Nutrition information per serving: 350 calories; 180 calories from fat (51 percent of total calories); 20 g fat (11 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 145 mg cholesterol; 40 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 25 g sugar; 5 g protein; 115 mg sodium.

LEARNING

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com DeKalb High School students recently helped beautify downtown DeKalb by planting two areas in the city. Pictured (from left) in the front row are Alexis Hammond and Samantha Parker. In the back row are Catherine Luna, River Rich, Gennelle Romero and Sarah Peterson.

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Students, Master Gardeners enhance downtown DeKalb DeKalb County Master Gardeners and some DeKalb High School students recently put their green thumbs to work to beautify downtown DeKalb.

The Master Gardeners have cooperated with the DeKalb Public Works Department for more than a dozen years on plantings in the city.

This year, the gardeners gathered hundreds of annuals and planted 50 containers in record time. City workers will maintain the planters throughout the growing season.

“The Master Gardeners were proud to be involved in the planter project again this year,” extension program coordinator Michelle Petra-

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gallo said in a news release. “It is a wonderful collaborative effort that greatly enhances the downtown.”

Meanwhile, agriculture and horticulture instructor Sarah Peterson’s students planted two areas including the flagpole at city hall and an area at Van Buer Plaza. This is the first year the students have participated. Peterson said the students grew the plants from seeds and plugs and designed the areas they planted. She said it’s a great experience for the youth.

“It’s good for them to have something in the community they can take ownership of. It gets them a little more invested about making the city a nicer place,” Peterson said

in the release.

The students, some of them FFA members, grew hundreds of plants as a fundraiser and to plant in the downtown area. Peterson said the students raised more than $2,000 over a two-day period during the plant sale.

“It’s great to make the city beautiful for other people to enjoy,” student Samantha Parker said in the release.

Assistant Public Works Director Mark Espy said he is thankful for everyone’s combined efforts including the public works employees.

“It really helps build strong community pride,” Espy said in the release.

8BRIEFS Student wins statewide scholarship contest The Community Bankers Association of Illinois Foundation for Community Banking has selected its 2014 Annual Scholarship Program winners.

American Midwest Bank in Sycamore announced that Erik Gommel has been named the overall winner for the state of Illinois; the bank sponsored Gommel for the contest. He has been awarded $1,000 per year for up to four years to be used for higher education beginning next fall. DeKalb High School has been awarded $500 in recognition of Gommel’s award-winning essay.

Now in its 28th year, the scholarship program offers $23,000 to 26 high school seniors via an essay-writing contest; $500 is also awarded to the first-place winner’s high school. This year, 80 CBAI member banks representing 188 students statewide, participated in the contest.

of Sycamore placed fourth in Level 1 and won a prize of $100.

Marmion Academy, a Catholic-Benedictine college preparatory high school for young men, is located in Aurora.

Local students graduate from Rosary High School

Rosary High School held its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2014 on May 20 at St. John Neumann Church in St. Charles.

Local graduates include Sarah Bruckner and Reannon Overbey of DeKalb; Samantha Phelps and Monica Powers of Leland; Elizabeth Nasharr and Emily Powell of Sandwich; Jessica Suchaczewski of Somonauk; and Abigail Michel of Sycamore.

Ten members of the Class of 2014 were named Catherine of Siena Scholars, Rosary’s highest academic award, including Emily Powell of Sandwich. Catherine of Siena scholars must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0 and Brown earns scholarships a minimum of 15 honors courses, a strong attendance record, and Daniel Brown of Big Rock has a strong service record, among been awarded football and other requirements. honors scholarships from Dordt Rosary High School is a CathCollege as an incoming freshman. olic, college-preparatory high Dordt College is a small college school for young women located of about 1,400 students in Sioux at 901 N. Edgelawn Drive in Center, Iowa.

Aurora, and sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield.

Student appointed to Whitewater board

NIU prof honored at UIC

Jacob Delaney of DeKalb is helping to govern about 12,000 students who attend the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Delaney, a junior finance major, was appointed to the 2014-2015 Whitewater Student Government Executive Board as the senate speaker.

“WSG positions foster skills in problem solving, critical thinking and civic engagement,” adviser Jan Bilgen said in a news release.

WSG assesses and serves the needs of UW-Whitewater students by providing an open forum atmosphere as well as being a bridge between students and campus administration.

Paul M. Wright, the Lane/Zimmerman Endowed Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education at Northern Illinois University, has been named recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences.

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Kishwaukee College inducted 13 second-year nursing students into the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society on May 16.

KC Nursing holds Honor Society induction The Kishwaukee College Nursing Program held an induction ceremony for the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society on May 16 on campus. Thirteen second-year nursing students were inducted as new members of ADN. ADN is the official honor society of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. To be eligible for admission to ADN, nursing students must maintain a minimum 87 percent average in all nursing courses and complete a leadership project.

The induction ceremony at Kishwaukee College included opening remarks

by Pat Mitchell, nursing faculty. Representing the new inductees was student speaker and ADN President Melissa Turner. Guest speaker for the ceremony was Bette Chilton, dean of Health and Education and director of nursing at Kishwaukee College.

The inductees chose to receive their ADN pins from each other to signify their interconnectedness as they complete their educational journey as nursing students. Pat Mitchell also presented each student with honor cords which they wore to signify their ADN membership during commencement ceremonies

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“Let’s say you’re in a place you go to all the time, such as a coffee shop. You can make an adjustment and then it will geotag your location, so the next time you walk in, it will remember your settings,” said Laurel Christensen, the company’s chief audiology officer.

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Family caregivers kit should be in every home Dear Abby: Helping a parent or other adult relative handle their finances and health care can be a challenging gift to give. You want to honor their wishes and respect their boundaries, while at the same time acting in their best interest. But it can be hard to know where to begin and whom to trust, and you always wonder if you’re forgetting something.

To help your readers carry out this important role, the Federal Citizen Information Center created the free Family Caregivers Kit. It features publications from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that explain how to manage a loved one’s money and protect seniors from scams. And it also contains publications from the FDA’s

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Office of Women’s Health to keep track of medications and learn to use them safely. The kit is full of practical tips that give caregivers the confidence they need to manage a loved one’s affairs.

Abby, thanks for sharing the free Family Caregivers Kit. From one daughter to another, you know how important it is to stand up and support family members through life’s challenges. – Sarah Crane, Acting Director, Federal Citizen Information Center Dear Ms. Crane: Thank you for offering this important

information to my readers. It is important because accepting this kind of responsibility should not be done without fully understanding what it will entail. The publications you sent to me – and will send to my readers – provide an illuminating overview of the responsibilities involved.

Readers, this year’s packet is not to be missed, particularly if you have aging relatives or a friend who may need you to handle his/her affairs, even for a short period of time.

These booklets are offered free of charge and include the “Managing Someone Else’s Money” series of publications, which cover Power of Attorney and Managing Trusts, Property and Benefits. They are written in plain English and are in an easy-to-

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Also included is a pamphlet on using medications wisely. Did you know that 125,000 people die each year because they didn’t take their medication as directed – and many more get sick because they didn’t properly follow the directions on the label?

(I didn’t.) Another pamphlet shares information on recognizing and avoiding health scams, so you and your loved ones can watch out for miracle devices and cures that really ARE too good to be true.

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Brain scans unnecessary for typical migraine Dear Dr. K: I regularly get terrible migraine headaches.

My doctor has prescribed medication, but I still think I should have a brain scan to make sure there’s nothing more serious going on.

Dear Reader: Severe headaches cause both misery and fear. Obviously, the fear is that something serious, like a brain tumor, may be causing the headache.

Still, the pain of even a severe headache rarely comes from something catastrophic like a tumor. I spoke to my colleague Dr. Egilius Spierings, a neurologist at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, about migraines and brain scans.

He said that fear of a sinister, unidentified cause often

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff drives people to get brain scans. According to a report published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, about one in 10 people who seek care for severe headaches end up having a brain scan. The great majority of the scans find nothing wrong.

Brain scans themselves are not risk-free. Repeated computed tomography (CT) scans, for example, expose you to radiation that can raise the risk of cancer down the road. Scans can also lead to more scanning if the test turns up something strange

– even though many of these findings do not turn out to be dangerous. Only a very small percentage of brain scans reveal something abnormal.

And most of these “abnormalities” just look a little odd – they won’t affect your health.

You and your doctor should focus on finding an effective treatment for your migraine headaches. If he or she has not already prescribed them, ask your doctor about triptans. These drugs can stop a migraine within two hours if you take the drug when the headache is still mild. If your migraine doesn’t stop within two hours, your doctor should direct you to take more medication. Also ask your doctor about other medications

that can help prevent future migraine attacks.

So when might a brain scan be in order? Red flags that should cause you to talk to your doctor include: • Not having had headaches before. Migraine headaches often begin early in life. They can be really severe, sending a person to bed. But if today’s headache is just like, and just as bad, as your typical migraines, it is very unlikely to be due to something else. Be concerned if you’re over age 50 and start having headaches for the first time.

• Headaches that worsen over a few weeks. Migraine attacks typically end completely in hours or days.

Be concerned if you have a

headache that is with you all the time, day after day.

• A headache that comes on in seconds. A brain hemorrhage – a potentially very serious cause of headache – typically begins like a bolt out of the blue. Five minutes ago you were perfectly fine, and now you’re in agonizing pain.

• Headache associated with fever.

• Headache associated with weakness of a part of the body, new difficulty with balance or feeling confused.

Most headaches, even really bad ones, won’t benefit from a scan. But watch for the danger signs I’ve mentioned; they could require a scan.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

That’s a lot of money simply going up in smoke Dr. Wallace: My mom and my dad and my grandmother, who lives with us, are all addicted to tobacco. One good thing is that they respect my request and they don’t smoke in our house. But once in a while, my grandmother will open the window and blow the smoke outside. All three say they wish they had never started, but they still puff away.

I’ve begged them to stop smoking, and they all said that they want to stop smoking, and they have tried, but trying isn’t good enough.

I’m afraid if I don’t con-

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vince them to stop smoking forever, that I could lose one of them, or even all of them, just when I would need them the most. They each smoke at least a pack of cigarettes daily.

I do love them very much and I want them to live for many more years. Any tips that you can provide that will encourage my family to be smoke-free will be appreciated. – Nameless, Batavia,

8ASTROGRAPH

By Eugenia Last Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – You are so sensitive to the needs of others that you could get into financial trouble if you are too giving. Lots of changes are present, so make sure you have the funds on hand to follow your dreams. Invest in you, not someone else.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Don’t become lazy in your work habits. Your peers depend on you to do your best. There are skilled people willing to jump in and take your place. Protect your reputation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You should concentrate on romantic and sentimental issues. It’s likely someone you love feels the same way, so make plans to do something special.

Self-improvement projects will pay off.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Consider remodeling or redesigning your home. Check out real estate in your region to get a host of good ideas that will help improve your domestic scene.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Don’t make any spur-of-themoment decisions. Question the motives of someone who is trying to talk you into a controversial or unproven investment.

Protect your assets.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Let everyone know about your innovative ideas. Applying your creative talents to your work will help you outmaneuver any competition you encounter. Put your best foot forward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Invest in you. Don’t hesitate to seize an opportunity. Get the ball rolling and turn your dreams into reality. It’s up to you to make things happen.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Don’t wait until it’s too late.

If something isn’t going your way, deal with it head-on. You’ll feel much better once you know you have nothing to worry about.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Listen to the voice of experience. Your friends and relatives want to help. They have faith in your talents and will do the best they can on your behalf.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You will gain a lot of meaningful insight and information if you listen to an older or more experienced friend or relative. Free your head of distractions and offer your undivided attention.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You may feel let down if someone decides to do things without you. Let him or her have some space, and look for an activity you can pursue on your own.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – A little exploring could lead you to discover what is going on behind the scenes. Someone will try to withhold vital information regarding a decision you need to make.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Don’t let restlessness lead to trouble. A good cure for boredom is doing yard work or home repairs. You can avoid complaints if you take care of responsibilities without being asked.

by showing mom, dad and grandmother this column. It should impress them all that you care, and that you love and need them very much.

Next, contact your local American Lung Association and American Cancer Society (check the phone book for addresses and phone numbers) for free booklets on the health hazards of smoking and how to quit this highly addictive and expensive habit. Share the booklets with your family. Twice a week, select an appropriate pamphlet and spend half an

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hour or so with them reading and discussing the material, especially when tips for quitting are the topic.

As you’ve probably discovered, pleading, begging and nagging a smoker to quit just doesn’t work. It takes a smoker’s total commitment to overcome nicotine – but it can be done! After a few of these family “quit-smoking” sessions, hopefully your mom, dad and grandmother will do a lot of serious thinking about giving up tobacco.

According to the Canadian Lung Association, over 77 percent of all smokers wish they didn’t have the smoking

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

habit. The growing ranks of ex-smokers come from this huge majority, and it’s encouraging that your family members are among them.

Oh, yes, I forgot to put the stop-smoking challenge into dollars and cents. Since the cost of cigarettes keeps increasing due to the added state and city taxes, even smoking one pack a day really puts a dent in a wallet or a purse. And with three smokers in the house, that’s a lot of money going up in smoke!

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

8CROSSWORD

Think about all of the choices Robert Fritz, who developed Structural Dynamics, said, “If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.”

I have mentioned before that it pays to pause and consider your options, not just play on autopilot. This deal is another good example. South is in four spades. How should the defense proceed after West leads the heart ace?

When you have 5-4-2-2 distribution and the right count for one no-trump, open in your five-card suit when it is a major. If the five-card suit is a minor, open one no-trump with strong doubletons or when your rebid might be uncomfortable if you start with one of your long suit. Here, if North opens one diamond and South responds one heart, North has an easy one-spade rebid. So North should open one diamond.

After South actually bid one spade, North had just enough to raise to four spades.

But if North had settled for three spades, South would probably have raised to game, although he might have rebid three no-trump, the game contract that is unbeatable.

After taking the first trick, West will continue with the heart king. But what does he do next?

There are two answers to that question: Cash the club ace to save the overtrick or take two club tricks! It all depends upon East. He should realize that his side needs two heart and two club winners.

So it must be right to ruff his partner’s heart king and shift to a club. As you can see, this is the only way to defeat the contract.

COMICS

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Pickles

Brian Crane Pearls Before Swine

For Better or For Worse

Non Sequitur

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Stephan Pastis

Lynn Johnston Crankshaft

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

Beetle Bailey

Mort Walker Blondie

Dean Young & Denis LeBrun

Frank & Ernest

Bob Thaves Dilbert

Scott Adams

Monty

Jim Meddick Zits Hi and Lois

Rose is Rose

Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis

Soup to Nutz

The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Scott Hilburn

Stone Soup

Grizzwells

Brianand & Greg Jim Borgman JerryWalker Scott

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Peirce

Jan Eliot

Bill Schorr

LEARNING

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8DEAN’S LIST Following is a list of local college students who were named to the Dean’s List this spring.

Beloit College

Calob Pluhm of Sycamore Blair Wright of Sandwich

Lewis University Craig Billington of Kingston Jeff Flanigan of Sycamore Rachael Holan of Maple Park Stephen Ryan of Hinckley

Seth Sanderson of Malta

Blackburn College Abigail Turney of Sandwich

Mercy College of Health Sciences

Bob Jones University Daniel Hoffman of Sycamore

Samantha Johnson of Waterman

Bradley University Rachel A. Huerta of Kingston

Michigan Technological University

Carthage College Grace Heal of Sycamore Sara Wuchte of DeKalb

Lee Theobald of Kingston

Monmouth College

Chadron State College

Erica J. Anderson of Genoa Katelyn E. Bolander of Sycamore Emily V. Darling of Kirkland Samantha L. Kimmey of Sandwich Karrah L. Kuykendall of Sandwich David E. Ruud of Sycamore Max A. Seisser of Genoa William J. Terrill of Sandwich Rachel J. Whitlock of Sandwich

Garrett Gilkey of Sandwich

Columbia College Melissa M. Buchanan of Genoa

Creighton University Mark Pfotenhauer of DeKalb Kelly Sullivan of DeKalb

Culver-Stockton College Brock Kartheiser of Somonauk

East Tennessee State University

Northeastern University

Jessica J. Schafer of DeKalb

Madison Rogers of Sycamore Arianna Vassallo of Sycamore

Hope College

Parkland College

Christin Bothe of DeKalb Kelsey Graham of Sycamore

Tyler J. Olson of DeKalb

Illinois College

Southeast Missouri State University

Jacob Dander of Genoa Rebecca Weil of Kingston

Sarah Gibble of Sycamore

St. Olaf College

Illinois State University Quinn Anderson of Genoa Nina Bucaro of Sycamore Shaun Chapman of DeKalb Cassandra Cronin of Big Rock Stephanie Eidler of Sandwich Jessica Kendall of Sycamore Marissa Maeder of Malta Lexie Millburg of Sycamore Kendall Phillips of Big Rock Karissa Pitstick of Maple Park Victoria Porten of Sycamore Zackary Price of DeKalb Anthony Thompson of Sandwich

Illinois Wesleyan University Brigid Crawford of Sycamore Lauren McAnally of Sandwich

Elizabeth Crittenden of DeKalb Elizabeth Fairfield of DeKalb

Truman State University Marissa Butler of DeKalb Casey Jepsen of Sycamore

University of Dayton Karen Lehan of DeKalb Mitchell Loehmann of Big Rock Courtney Patrick of DeKalb

University of Dubuque Jacob Alstadt of Somonauk Kelli Gerace of DeKalb University of Evansville Victoria Huber of Somonauk Alyssa Thorp of Somonauk

University of Nebraska-

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 • Page C7

Lincoln Devin Moulton of Sycamore

University of WisconsinMadison Kate Binder of Sycamore Keely Hoeve of DeKalb Erin McGaughey of DeKalb Nicholas Sablich of DeKalb

University of WisconsinStevens Point Kiah A. Fischer of Sycamore

Upper Iowa University Leslie Seldal of DeKalb

Provided photo

ABOVE: Three Robert D. Stearnes Memorial Scholarships were awarded on Senior Awards Night at DeKalb High School. Pictured (from left) are Zachary Waller, Kiley McKee, Bennetta Stearnes and Micah Fagerstrom. BELOW: The Project Breakthrough Scholarship was awarded to Maggie Rapp (center) at DeKalb High School’s Senior Awards Night. She is pictured with Bennetta Stearnes (left) and Robin Stearnes.

Western Illinois University Emily A. Banigan of Hinckley James F. Capek of Kingston Ashley M. Covington of Kingston Carole L. Fleetwood of Malta Brianna L. Hooker of Sycamore Alexis B. Kathalynas of Genoa Hannah R. Knox of Sycamore Amanda J. Panozzo of Sycamore Angela C. Parillo of Sycamore Elizabeth A. Peregrine of DeKalb Mason I. Rueger of DeKalb Ariel K. Smith of DeKalb Tamara L. Wessels of Waterman Jessica A. Wilson of Sycamore

Stearnes Foundation awards four scholarships at DHS

Wheaton College Christopher Barwegen of DeKalb Karin DeHaven of Sycamore Rachel Jobe of DeKalb Jacob Kvasnicka of DeKalb Anna Leston of DeKalb Mark Persson of Sycamore Laura Smith of Sandwich

The Robert D. Stearnes Memorial Foundation awarded three $1,000 scholarships and one $500 scholarship to outstanding collegebound students at DeKalb High School’s Senior Honors Night on May 21.

This year’s recipients of the Stearnes Memorial Scholarships were Kiley McKee, Michael Fagerstrom and Zachary Waller. The Project Breakthrough Scholarship for $500 was awarded to Maggie Rapp.

The Robert D. Stearnes Memorial Scholarships have been given each year beginning in 2000 in memory of Bobby D. Stearnes, a 1986 graduate of DeKalb High School who died in 1998 of a sudden asthma attack at the age of 30.

William Woods University Ashley D. Black of Cortland

Students receiving these awards must meet the criteria of leadership, scholarship, citizenship and sportsmanship, which are qualities exemplified by Bobby Stearnes throughout his life.

The Project Breakthrough Scholarship is awarded to a student who has demonstrated participation in and commitment to the goal of Project Breakthrough, which is to help create and maintain a welcoming learning environment for all students.

The Robert D. Stearnes Memorial Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that was founded to continue the legacy left by Bobby of giving and making a positive difference in the lives of others.

© 2014 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 30, No. 27

To find the question, cross out the words that ... start with the letter i The Constitution of the United States has a Bill of Rightss that lists the rights all Americans enjoy. at gives them the right to enjoy nature, Kid Scoop believes in a Bill of Rights for children that d fun summer vacation. spend time outdoors and have a fit and

Give yourself a star each time you complete one of the 10 outdoor activities listed here. Give yourself a cool reward for completing them all.

How many fish?

Visit a local lake, river, stream or a nearby ocean.

Observe the wildlife around you and list them in your notebook with notes on where, when and what was happening.

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Swimming is great exercise and will improve muscle strength and flexibility. Your local pool will provide lessons throughout the summer months. If you can’t swim, sign up now. If you can swim, enjoy some time at a pool.

Camping out takes organization. If you are going to a campground, you probably need to book your space. Make a list of the things you’ll need to take. If you can’t go away, camp in your backyard. Take time to look at the stars. Can you spot the North Star and the Big Dipper?

Sit quietly on the banks of a river, lake or stream.

You may not catch a fish but what do you see?

Are there tadpoles or frogs, water striders, dragonflies?

Playing on a team is a good way to make new friends and get some exercise. If there are no organized sports in your area, make your own team and create a game of Frisbee or catch.

Make a map of a local trail or bike path. As you follow the trail, mark points of interest along the trail. The next time you take that hike, see what’s changed at your points of interest.

rhyme with sips are the name of an insect

Clip the coupons below and put them in a hat. Without looking, pull one coupon from the hat and read it to your friend. Can they perform that activity? If so, they get 1 point. If not, YOU have to do it to earn a point.

(For even more fun, gather more friends and form two teams.)

contain the letter m Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions.

SWIMMING NATURE FISHING GAME FIELD CAMP PARK BIKE BIRDS TRAIL STAR POOL HIKE PAST NOTEBOOK

Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

S F P V W G L O L G T T B A A N C F N K S T A M R Y A I A O A R E R T K M E T O P A G K B M P L U B F I S H I N G D R E J L U W R B V H E T K Q S B D L O O P O H I K E S K P L Z N Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Nature Journal Find a local park with playground equipment.

Take a picnic and enjoy the sunshine.

Pick one feature of your outdoor summer and draw a picture showing the event. Mail it to a friend.

Be a nature detective. Look at a field guide or go online to identify birds, wild flowers, insects and trees. List them in your notebook.

Draw the other half of this butterfly.

Collect articles from the newspaper about local parks and recreation areas in your area. List any special events and plan your summer vacation to include those activities.

Scavenger Hunt Look through the newspaper to find: A picture of someone playing a sport A place to exercise A local park A fun place for the whole family to visit together Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

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You are out playing with your friends one summer morning when you find a very old map on the ground. Where does it lead?

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Standards Link: Physical Education: Understand the health benefits of physical exercise.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 “Run, Ire, Run!” Photo by: S. Ewing

Upload your photos on My Photos – DeKalb County’s community photo post!

Photos on My Photos are eligible to appear in print in Daily Chronicle Classified.

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Property Manager

CONSTRUCTION CARPENTERS NEEDED! CCA Midwest, Inc. the largest Carpenter Contractor located in the Chicagoland area is presently seeking experienced residential Carpenter candidates for steady work in and around the towns of Joliet, Shorewood, Plainfield, Naperville, Aurora and Oswego.

Pay is determined by skill, ability and prior experience. We pay the highest in our market and we are the only residential carpenter contractor that provides FREE healthcare for the Employee, Employee + Spouse and Employee + Child (ren). An affordable premium contribution is required for complete family coverage. In addition we offer dental, vision and participation in the 401K Plan.

If interested in steady residential carpentry work and for immediate consideration and job assignment call 815-544-1699 and asked to be placed on the hiring list or email resume to: Humanresources@rdthiel.com You will get a return call from our field operations.

DRIVER/TRADESMAN CLASS "A" CDL DRIVER-WORK WITH A CREW-HEAVY MACHINERY MOVING 630-879-6500

The Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb (HACD) is looking for a Full-Time Property Manager (PM) who is motivated and a self-starter with the ability to supervise, delegate and organize.

HACD is strongly value-driven and customer service focused and the PM must represent HACD in accordance to our values of Respect, Integrity, Professionalism, and Communication.

The Property Manager is responsible for all day-to-day operations, including lease enforcement, budgeting, purchasing, maintenance planning, inspections, tenant relations, and managing on property staff. The right candidate must have at least two years experience managing 130 apartments or more with a working knowledge of HUD policies. Must possess the ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of personnel and the general public; ability to diffuse escalating situations while maintaining a calm composure, possess strong working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook, and the ability to lead through motivation, teamwork, and initiative.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and offer a comprehensive benefit package.

Criminal background check and drug screening will be performed.

Salary based on qualifications and experience.

Submit your resume with three professional references and salary history to: Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb Attn: HR 310 N 6th St. DeKalb, IL 60115 Applications will be accepted until the right candidate is located.

CDL DRIVERS Full Benefits. Apply at: 5960 S. Woodlawn Rd, Creston

GRAIN OPERATIONS MANAGER needed for Conserv FS in Dekalb County. Maintain grain quality & facility, load/unload trucks, supervise personnel, & manage safety standards. Required: H.S. Diploma, 5 yrs grain facility exp., willing to work extended hours & weekends, ability to weld & climb/work 150 ft above ground.

To apply, send resume to: jmickey@conservfs.com

HVAC TECHNICIANS

DEL WEBB ESTATE SALE See Pix & Details at www.somethingspecial estatesales.com

WOODSTOCK

Fri & Sat June 20 & 21 10AM – 3PM 1223 Blakely Ave Spotless home with vintage treasure! Fiesta Ware, Linens, Funny bar items, Glass & Porcelain, Furniture, Seasonal, Lawn & Garden, much more. See details:recollectionsltd.com

Dekalb 121 Kishwaukee Lane

Thursday & Friday June 19 & 20 8am – 4pm

DeKalb 411 Heatherfield Lane Saturday, June 21 8:00am – 2pm

Washer/dryer. AC units, furniture, tools, home décor, clothing-women & juniors, and much more...

Cleaning

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

*DeKalb* P/T Early Mornings/Eves Must pass background check & drug test

Apply online @ www.petersoncleaning.com

COOK - PT

Lunches, Nights and Weekends.

Please Call: 815-761-0744

JANITORIAL & PALLET SORTERS

For high fuctioning woman ain Sycamore area. Call Diana 630-542-2656

Personal Assistant Wanted

DEKALB Big Multi-Family Sale THURS, FRI & SAT 8AM-3PM

441 Lucerne Kids & Baby Items, Clothes, Household, Refrigerator, Toys, Games, Stamping & Scrapbooking Supplies, Jewelry, Vintage & MORE

June19, 20, 21 Thursday, Friday Saturday 8:00-4:00 Maps at

1635 Moluf Street

DEKALB Fri & Sat, 9AM-5PM 249 Rolfe Rd CAT – LOST South DeKalb County. Large neutered male, mostly white with big brown patches and brown Maine Coon tail. May still have red collar. If seen, please call at 815-501-9724. Reward for safe return. We miss him.

Have you seen or know what happened to him?

Windsor Chairs, Ralph Lauren King Bed Frame / Bedroom Set, Ceiling Fan, Women's Fashions, Longaberger Baskets, Garden & Kitchen Misc., Dept. 56, Dorm Refrigerator, Microwave, Guitar.

DEKALB

JOB FAIR Thursday, June 19th 10am-4pm

DEKALB

MANUFACTURING-All shifts Andrews Staffing

United Pentecostal Church 1120 South 7th St, Dekalb, IL

DEKALB

All NIU Sports... All The Time

JOBS ANNOUNCEMENTS STUFF VEHICLES REAL ESTATE SERVICES Daily Chronicle Classified and online at: www.Daily-Chronicle.com

June 19, 20, 21 Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9am -4pm

506 N. 5th Street Fisk & 5th

Can't attend? Apply online at: www.andrews-staffing.com or raeanns@andrews-staffing.com

www.HuskieWire.com

Everything priced to go!

Furniture, everything for the house, lawn lower, acetylene torch, 10-foot flat bottom boat, tool box for truck

THURS & FRI JUNE 19 & 20 8:30AM - 4PM SAT, JUNE 21 8:30AM - 1PM

SOUTHMOOR ESTATES Off Taylor & S. Seventh Sts. Luggage, Exercise Bikes, Mickey Mouse Watches, Coca Cola Memorabilia, Diecast Cars, Antique Butter Churn & Small Crocks, Old Lighters, Krystonia Figurine, 50's & 60's Jewelry, Keurig Coffee Maker, Noritake China, Video Camera, Desk, 3-Panel Screen, Wood Filing Cabinet, Gas Grill, Lawn Furniture, Tools, Men's 28” Mountain Bike, Woodworking Supplies, Clothes

& MUCH MORE! DEKALB-HUGE SALE Fri & Sat 8 A.M. – 5 P.M. Golf View Estates

Bethany Road & Greenwood Acres Dr. Across from Oak Crest Sign

GROCERY BARGAINS Shampoo, toothpaste/brushes, mouthwash, deodorant, soaps, paper plates, plastic wrap/bags, batteries, paint brushes, sunglasses, tools, clothing, toys, comics, housewares, chairs, tables, collectibles, antiques & lots more.

FOX RIVER GROVE

SAT, JUNE 21, 9-3 SUN, JUNE 22, 10-2 2901 GREENWOOD ACRES DR. Sterling silver, China cabinet, Dining room table & chairs, Round oak table, Art, Books, Pump organs, Lamps, Desk, China, Marble top table, Bench, Copper boilers, Insulator collection, Rope bed, Pedal car, 4 poster bed, Dolls, Glassware, Dressers, Sofas, Chairs, Tools, and much more!

Pictures on EstateSales.net.

Conducted by Triple S. Numbers 1/2 hour before start.

630-707-7189.

WE'VE GOT IT! Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527 www.Daily-Chronicle.com

June 21, Saturday 8am - 4pm 54 Houses Participating !

Pick up maps at library or BP

HINCKLEY Four Family Garage Friday-Saturday June 20-21 8:00am-5:00pm

151 Park Court

SYCAMORE 12TH ANNUAL LONGABERGER SALE Friday & Saturday June 20 & 21 8 am to 2 pm.

1029 Janet St. Baskets in the garage inventory reduction sale.

Multiple contributors. Retired Longaberger, Scentsy & ThirtyOne products. Also household items. Upright freezer, scissor jack, vise, saw horses, lawn chairs.

SYCAMORE

THURS, FRI, SAT JUNE 19, 20, 21 8AM - 4PM 1431 & 1512 OAKLAND DR. Foy Add (N of Sycamore)

Antiques, Collectibles, Ice Box, Pie Cabinet, G. E. Washer, Hexagon 27 Gallon Fish Tank With Stand, Household Items

& MUCH MISC!

WEST DUNDEE

furn, martial arts equipt, clothes, kitchen, & more

K OF C RUMMAGE SALE St. Catherine's School Gym

GENEVA

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Call 815-455-4800

Wanted: Good, used Teen Bibles & large print Adult Bibles. FREE. Call 815-793-4517

COOKTOP/ELECTRIC

FRI & SAT JUNE 20 & 21 7:30 AM – 2:00PM 1251 HERRINGTON RD. Household items,small appliances, frames, pictures, wing chairs, end tables, jewelry, lots of miscellaneous items.

GENOA AMAZING GARAGE SALE! Thursday-Saturday!

416 Preserve Dr, Genoa in Riverbend Subdivision.

8:30AM-4PM 6/19-6/20.

8AM-noon 6/21.

TONS of baby and child toys, shoes, baby girl clothes size newborn-6X, men's, women's, teens clothing. All name brand!

Home decor items, furniture, TV's, and SO much more!

Don't miss the best garage sale in town!

GENOA MOVING/MULTI-FAMILY SALE THURS & FRI, 6/19 & 20, 8-5 SAT, 6/21, 8-11:30 11301 JAMES CT. (Behind Oak Creek Golf Course) Lots of indoor & outdoor furniture & decorations, Antique library table, Large stone crocks, Longaberger baskets, Filing cabinet, Sewing machine, Freezers, Homecoming dresses, Clothes & lots more!

Framed Art - Autographed Cartoon Cell - Hanna/Barbera - Characters On Parade" Documented, Mint Condition $400 - Moving Sycamore 815-762-0382 MILK CRATES Old Wood Milk Crates - Assorted Dairies & Dates, Good Condition, 4 left, $25 each, Sycamore.

815-762-0382

Fairview & S. 1st.

Furniture, dishes, clothes queen mattress set & more

CRIB SET - "Winnie The Pooh" Includes comforter, sheets, crib skirt, bumpers, wall clips, night light & 15 ft. of wall paper border. $45.

815-895-4659 Nancy

Men's Huffy 26”hybrid style bicycle w/ comfortable upright riding position. Everything works!

Rarely ridden. Great Bike!

Will deliver to Sycamore/Dekalb for $35, or you pick up in South Dekalb for $30.

Call 815 517-1129.

GENOA

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

Thursday and Friday June 19th and 20th 8am-4pm 402 Birch Ave.

Interior Wood Door - 36", golden solid oak, six panel style, right side hinges, Includes frame & privacy lock set installed Excellent Condition $75/OBO Sycamore. 815-762-0382

You Want It? We've Got It! Classified has GREAT VARIETY!

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Off Cherry Tree Ln. Tools, Plus Size Clothing, Home Decor, Shoes, Patio Set, Generator, Furniture,

Send your Classified Advertising 24/7 to: Email: classified@shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898 or online at: www.daily-chronicle.com

HEAD/FOOT BOARD

Queen size with 2 wooden slabs and metal braces and boxspring, $125/all, you PU. 815-901-5503 Lv Msg

Roku Box for netflix streaming on TV, like new $40 815-909-8905

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1979 Lincoln Mark V

Cartier Centenial, immaculate! $8,800 815-508-2916

2006 HONDA CR-V LIKE NEW! 90K $13,000 with only 90K miles!

Dark Blue, AWD, Sunroof, 6 CD Changer. 815-899-3731

NICE FURNITURE Solid wood jewelry armoire - $45; Queen headboard w/ frame - $50; Glider chair - $45. Call after 5pm 815-901-7232.

Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

OAK END TABLES (3)

All have storage, good condition! $60/all. Women's oak dressers, full size with mirror, excellent condition, $225.

Loveseat/Couch with built-in recliners, $75. 815-761-7271

Handicap Ramp Van 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan 156k mi. $11,900.

Leave msg. 815-756-2564

TV Stand w/ Storage

Excellent Condition - $40.

815-758-1436 afternoon

Kitchen Aid Food Processor, Model # KFP600AC, Cream Color, Like New Condition, Heavy Duty, Includes All Accessories, Excellent Product, $135. 815-762-0382 Sycamore Plastic Drum - White, 55 gal.

Great For Rain Barrel Project Sycamore. $25 OBO - Moving.

815-762-0382 Plastic Drum - White, 55 gallon Great For Rain Barrel Project Sycamore. $25 OBO - Moving.

815-762-0382 SHELVING UNITS 10 Metal Shelving Units & Tool Stands - Light To Medium Duty, most on casters - Assorted Sizes Moving $10-$40 Each. Sycamore.

815-762-0382 WORK GLOVES - 120 pair, New, White, Adult Size, Washable, $40 for all, Moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

Ladies Watch Rings (6) New, Colored Glass Insert, Silver Tone Case, Make Great Gifts! $7.50 each OBO. 815-762-0382 Ladies Watch Rings (6) New, Colored Glass Insert, Silver Tone Case, Make Great Gifts! $7.50 each OBO. Moving, 815-762-0382

LAWN TOOL CADDY plastic, on casters, holds 20+ tools, great shape, 40"x 40"x 20" $25/OBO, Sycamore 815-762-0382 LAWN TOOL CADDY – plastic, on casters, holds 20+ tools, great shape, 40"x 40"x 20" $25/OBO, Moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

CABLE WIRE - 1000' Reel RG - 6 New, $25, Sycamore 815-895-5373 SHELVING UNITS 10 Metal Shelving Units & Tool Stands - Light To Medium Duty, most on casters - Assorted Sizes Moving $10-$40 Each. Sycamore.

815-762-0382 STEP LADDERS - 4 wood step ladders, Type lll, 200lb. rating, very good condition, 4' to 6' high, $15 each, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382 STEP LADDERS - 5 wood step ladders, Type lll, 200 lb rating, very good condition, 4' to 6' high, $15 each, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

LEE, IL West Kirk Gate

A-1 AUTO

Canvas, 9 x 10' Never used - $25.

815-784-2857

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

815-575-5153

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

SHOES - Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes, Boy's Men's Size 6, $5. 815-739-1953 SIGNS - Metal Beer Signs. $20 each. Huntley area.

847-515-8012 SNEAKERS Sneaux Black Boy's Men's Size 7 Everyday Shoes, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

Cat Tree Good condition, $20.

815-784-2857

MALTESE ~ FEMALE 5 months old, very friendly, shots up to date, good with kids, $550.

708-953-4468

HOT TUB Free, you haul. Motherboard needs repair, otherwise like new. 815824-2577

WADERS & BOOTS Never worn, Orvis waders size extra large & Orvis boots size 11. $90.

Best time to call is PM: 815-8992145

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A., f/k/a MIDWEST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

HICKEY HOLDINGS II, LLC; KEVIN C. HICKEY, as personal guarantor; PROPERTY OWNER¡ÇS ASSOCIATION, if any; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants No. 12 CH 274 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment for Foreclosure herein entered, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Sycamore, Illinois, or his deputy, will on Thursday the 24th day of July, 2014 at the hour of 1:00 p.m., DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N Main Street, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, property commonly known as: 10228 Miller Road, Waterman, Illinois 60556.

This property is residential property. Terms of Sale: This property will not be open for inspection.

This real estate is being sold in an "As Is Condition" for cash and the successful bidder is required to deposit 10% of the bid amount at the time of the sale with the DeKalb County Sheriff and the balance to be paid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale.

ROGER SCOTT Sheriff of DeKalb County

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

FRANKS, GERKIN & McKENNA, P.C., P.O. Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152, 815-923-2107

815-814-1964

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 18, 25 & July 2, 2014.)

or

815-814-1224

WE PAY THE BEST! For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans with or without titles.

630-817-3577 or 219-697-3833

GUARD RAIL Salvaged, 25' panels and 12'-6” panels, limited time. Call if interested. 815-895-5855

Spacious 6BR, 2.5BA, 2584 sq ft.

Detached 3 car gar, lease or cash.

Call for details. 877-553-5348

PUBLIC NOTICE

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Full Propane Tank $30 630-365-5888

DeKalb. REDUCED! Nice, Clean 2BR Ranch. Only $69,900!

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845 HURRY!

1960 Corvette - Dream Car, Red, White Coves w/Red interior, 283 Engine w/3 spd. Auto trans., Never out in bad Chicago weather, $45,000. 815-459-7744

!! !! !!! !! !!

Gazebo

DEKALB June 19, 20, 21 Thurs, Fri, Sat. 8am – 4pm 2072 Creek Court

DESK - 52" x 24" Steel Desk , Lt beige color, wood grain top w/ small left side return, Includes: chair & lamp. Great shape, $95 Sycamore. 815-762-0382

Whirlpool Gold, 5 burners. $400. 815-761-7271

BAR CLAMPS - Old Carpenters Bar Clamps, Notched Wood Beam, Cast Iron Stops, Approx 4'-5' long, $25 each, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382 Framed Art - Autographed Cartoon Cell - Hanna/Barbera - Characters On Parade" Documented, Mint Condition $400 - Moving Sycamore 815-762-0382

SLIDE - Little Tikes Large Slide With Option To Hook Hose To That Has A Sprinkler & Water Goes Down Slide, Teal Green Slide With Purple Steps, In Nice Shape, $50, DeKalb.

815-739-1953

DESK - 52" x 24" Steel Desk , Lt beige color, wood grain top w/ small left side return, Includes: chair & lamp. Great shape, Excellent crafting center $95. Sycamore 815-762-0382

Clothes, books, toys, knick knacks, much misc.

845 W Main St

TOOL SALE 9608 W. Witchie Dr Friday 6/20 9am to 4pm Saturday 6/21 9am to 5:30pm Tools, Houseware and exercise equipment

COUCH

8.5'L, brown leaf pattern, $75.

2 Easy Chairs, beautiful floral design, $40/ea.

Iron Day Bed with trundle, white, $50. 815-824-2577

Dresser, 72”L 29”H 19”D, 9 drawers, sycamore, make an offer, must haul 815-217-2292

June 19 & 20 - 9a-5p; June 21 - 9a-noon

IN RANDALL SQUARE

Huge Moving Sale Fri/Sat 9AM-3PM 119 E Alden Place Furniture, Longaberger, Books, Tools, Grill, Appliances & MORE

Injection Mold Operator $18/hr + Electro-Mechanical Tech $16/hr+ CNC/ Laser Operator $13.50/hr+ General Laborer $14/hr+ Mig Welders $15/hr+

Friday, 9 – 3 Saturday, 9 – 1

HINCKLEY City Wide Garage Sales & Scholarship Fund

You won't want to miss this one!

DEKALB DEVONAIRE FARMS 14+ HOMES

Furniture, electronics, tools, grill, washer/ dryer, mowers, refrigerator, swing set, scooters, bikes, strollers, toys, baby items, clothing, and Much More !

DEKALB AREA PT & FT positions, M-F, all shifts, including weekends, $8.60/hr. Duties include sorting & transporting pallets, driving tuggers & fork trucks.

Background check, drug test & physical required. For more info call 800-543-8034, ext 411.

Leave your name & number or apply at: www.dsicorporation.com

LARGE GARAGE SALE

DEKALB

TREE SERVICE HELP Experienced needed.

Must have valid drivers license.

Call: 815-748-9883

Heating & A/C company in Sycamore is looking for experienced (5 years +) HVAC Install Technician & HVAC Service Technicians to join our company in a full time position. We offer: Sign on Bonus, Company Van, Holiday Pay and Vacation Pay. Commission based sales program. Salary is based on experience. Please email your resume & salary requirements to: HVACserviceposition@ yahoo.com

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR The Genoa Park District is hiring for the position of Maintenance Supervisor. Person must be proficient in all mechanical skills including: carpentry, electrical, plumbing, landscaping, HVAC, engine repair, and other skills deemed as necessary.

Please Mail Resume's to: Genoa Park District 400 E. Second St Genoa, IL 60135 Attn: Paul Bafia Or you can also email: pbafia@genoaparks.com Please no walk in's.

FRI-SAT JUNE 20 & 21 9AM-4PM 12690 CRESTVIEW

Blueprints, comparator, mic.

Full benefits, OT. Fax resumes 815-455-1901 or email: info@gandm.com

TRUCK DRIVER CLASS A CDL For Gravel and Asphalt.

Call: 815-286-7710

DeKalb

1420 N. 14th St.

Many Antiques-furniture, toys, 2 cradles, doll buggies, vintage Fisher Price play sets, old doll house & furniture, Brentwood youth chair, old wicker couch & side table, church pew, art books, DVDs & much more!

QA Inspector

Drivers Davidson Farms is looking for

HUNTLEY

Boat – 14' Aluminum w/ Oars, Good Condition $95/OBO. 815-784-6475

Fishing Trolling Motor

Minkota, 30# thrust, $80. New, never used. 847-683-2889

OUTBOARD MOTOR Johnson 4HP with cart, great shape, $275. 847-683-2889

Very Nice Fishing Boat 847-683-3546

2005 H. D. FATBOY 4K miles, new, barely rode. $10,700 815-498-9835 Having a Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Event Coming Up? Share It With Everyone by Placing a HAPPY AD!

Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

PUBLIC NOTICE "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W13-3154 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff, VS. James Sipp; Amber Sipp; HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. f/k/a Household Bank; Defendants.

13 CH 429 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Roger Scott, Sheriff of DeKalb, Illinois, will on July 10, 2014, at the hour of 01:00 PM at DeKalb County Sheriff`s Office, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 , sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: C/K/A: 205 North Shabbona Road, Shabbona, IL 60550 PIN: 13-15-176-014 The person to contact regarding

CLASSIFIED

Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com pe gar ng information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W133154. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours.

The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W13-3154 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I611018

GENOA LARGE 1 BEDROOM

Appl, W/D, garbage, off St parking.

No pets. $570/mo + security dep.

815-761-1975

GENOA LARGE 2 BEDROOM A/C, W/D hook-up, no pets.

Available July 1st, $700/mo.

847-683-3442

Kingston Efficiency Unit Appl, $330/mo+sec, 1 yr lease.

No pets/smkg. 815-975-4601 Malta Quiet, Upper 2 Bedroom

Country Setting, Near Kish College and NIU, 2BR, 1.5BA, DR, den.

Bsmt, new hrdwd flrs, 2+car gar.

No smkrs, $1200. 815-762-4730

Dekalb - 622 Fisk Ave, Avail after Aug 1st- $1,200 per mo + gas & elec 2-3-Bed/1Bath-Jacuzzi tub; Living, Dinning, Rec, & Office. Laundry, Storage Area, Central-Air, 1 Car Garage, on St. ParkCall: 608.658.3858

Appl, a/c, laundry, water/garbage included + extra storage.

815-751-0480

DeKalb 2 Bedroom, Stove, Refrig W/D, large storage shed, yard with shade trees, no pets/smokers. $895.

815-762-4730

MALTA, 1 BR, Upper $575/mo. + Electric.

Call: 815-762-0678

DeKalb 400 River Rd. 3BR,1BA

ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM Remodeled, clean and quiet.

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

4 season room, frplc, hrdwd flrs.

Appl, W/D, bsmt, 1 car, $975/mo + utilities + $1000 sec, avail 7/1.

No pets/smoking. 815-748-4485 KINGSTON HUGE 5 BEDROOM FARM HOUSE Available 8/1. All appliances, 2 car garage, $1350.00 + utilities. No smoking, no pets First & Security 815-751-4730

Kirkland 2 bedroom, 1 bath

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

full basement w/ washer/dryer, nice yard, near park/school/church no pets $625/mo.815-762-6205

Sycamore - 420 Charles

3 bedroom, 2 bath, $1150/mo.

Hardwood flrs, newer HI-efficiency furnace/AC, nice yard, deck.

Garage, stainless appl, pets ?

Available Now. 815-739-3740

Sycamore-Townhouse for sale.

Location, Location, Location. Walk historic Somonauk Street to downtown Sycamore. Approx 1900sq ft, 2 BR, 3 ½BA, includes Loft, finished bsmt/3rdBR plus 2 car gar.

1135 Arbor Ln. Call 815-8958361 9am – 7pm for appointment with owner. $159,900

3 BED, 2 BATH – 1232 sq ft Southmoor Estates, DeKalb

By Owner, See It Before List It Call & Show 815-899-6706 Complete Premium Renovation facebook.com/1024Pembrooke

SYCAMORE 3 BR / 2.5 BA July 1st.

Fence, basement, fireplace, pets ok, 2 car garage. $1700/mo 630-841-6868

SHABBONA REMODELED APT! Very large 2 bedroom, W/D hook-up, $635/mo+sec, no dogs.

847-738-2334

MOBILE HOME Countryside Estates, Sandwich 14 x 64' on lot 65 x 110' 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, new appliances and upgrades, garage, warranted home roof, beautiful wood panel interior, bright and spacious rooms, owner selling $25,000 815-498-2067

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

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

Laing Mgmt.

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600

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

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 Kirkland – 414 W. Main St. (72) Approx 3000sf. parking lot, lease/option to buy. Five Star Realty 847-658-6556 ask for Marty

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

J&A RE 815-970-0679

James Sipp; Amber Sipp; HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. f/k/a Household Bank; Defendants.

13 CH 429 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Roger Scott, Sheriff of DeKalb, Illinois, will on July 10, 2014, at the hour of 01:00 PM at DeKalb County Sheriff`s Office, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 , sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 1 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTH 70 FEET OF SAID LOTS 1 AND 2) IN OLESON`S ADDITION TO SHABBONA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 67, ON OCTOBER 2, 1905, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 205 North Shabbona Road, Shabbona, IL 60550 PIN: 13-15-176-014 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W133154. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours.

The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W13-3154 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I611018 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

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Sycamore – 1 BR, 1 Flr, kit. appliances, Bsmt storage, quiet neighborhood, off-street parking, $875.

Util. inc. 1st+last. 815-761-4364

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS

SYCAMORE CLEAN 2BR,1BA

W/D, D/W, next to park & schools. $720/mo, you pay utilities.

NO DOGS. 815-970-4640

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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

Affordable heat.

Walk to shops!

(815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover

FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A., f/k/a MIDWEST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

HICKEY HOLDINGS II, LLC; KEVIN C. HICKEY, as personal guarantor; PROPERTY OWNER¡ÇS ASSOCIATION, if any; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants

Sycamore E. State St. AVAILABLE NOW! DeKalb 1BR $550, 2BR $650

Hillcrest Place Apts.

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS Starting @ $599, 2 Bedroom $683, 3 Bedroom Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-245-6098 ~ 815-923-2521 Sycamore – upper 1 bedroom, off street parking, laundry on site, storage available, no pets, $650/+ 630-365-5944 – 630-373-4096

Sycamore Upper 2BR Duplex

1.5BA, W/D in common area.

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

Sycamore ~ Great 2 Bedroom Bright & Sunny! On-site laundry.

Off St. parking. No pets/smoking.

815-501-1872

University Village Apts.

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

DEKALB ~ 1 BEDROOM Available July/Aug. Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com

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

815-758-6580 DEKALB 1 BEDROOM With study, stove, refrig, C/A. Garage, available August.

815-758-0079 DeKalb – 1 BR + Study. Refrig + Stove furnished. Water/Garbage included. Lease. No pets/smoking. $550 plus util. 815-758-2632.

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

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2, 3BR

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

DeKalb Spacious Lower 2BR Laundry, lrg yard, storage, garage avail. $750/mo. utilities not incl Avail 8-1 815-751-2937 DeKalb – Very clean and recently remodeled 1 BR upper apt. Nice downtown location w/ lots of parking. $540/mo. + electric. No pets.

1St/last+sec. dep. req. Water & Trash included. 815-739-5393

Dekalb ~ Clean, Quiet 1BR

2nd flr on So 1st St. Heat and water incl. No pets/smoking. Lease/Sec. $535/mo. 815-761-4598

DEKALB, NEAR NIU Studio $450 including heat.

1 bedroom, $530, cat allowed.

Call 815-501-9985 8am-8pm DEKALB: Recently Remodeled, 2BR Apts.-$750/m. Incl. heat, water, garb. & cable. W/D on premises. Nice Neighborhood.

Avail. July 1st. 815-756-1424

GENOA 1 & 2 BEDROOM 1 bath, remodeled, appl. Counrty setting, close to downtown Genoa.

815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346 Get Bears news on Twitter by following @bears_insider

PUBLIC NOTICE

DeKalb - Beautiful, clean 3 BR Townhome, 2.5 BA end unit. Large kit. w/ walk-in pantry & laundry, dining area, huge living room, family room/office and attached 2car gar. Close to Brooks Elementary, DHS, NIU, and Kish Hosp.

Easy access to the tollway and shopping. Tenant pays all utilities.

No smoking/ pets. Lawn care and snow removal provided. Available August. $1350 / mo. + deposit.

815-757-5707 DeKalb – 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, in Golf Course Community $1100/mo. 815-761-8639 www.dekalb-rental.com

DEKALB NEWER TOWNHOME FOR RENT- 3 BR 2 1/2 Baths 2 Car Gar. New appliances W/D Vaulted Ceilings Basement Storage $1,200.00 month. 630-217-7061

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets. a 815-758-0123

The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes.

2 & 3 Bedrooms.

Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

Starting at $645

815-757-1907 Cortland – 2 BR Duplex CA, 2 ½ car garage.

No pets. $800/mo Call 815-895-2626 Hinckley ~ 3 Bedroom

1.5 bath, W/D hook-up, gar, fridge stove, D/W, C/A, no pets/smkg. $935/mo + sec. 815-739-1250

No. 12 CH 274 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of a judgment heretofore entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Roger Scott, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on Thursday the 24th day of July, 2014, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash and all singular, the following described premises and real estate in said judgment mentioned, situated in the County and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment to wit: That part of Government Lots 1 and 2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2, Township 38 North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Northwest 1/4; thence Westerly along the North line of said Northwest 1/4, 1130.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing Westerly along said North line, 660.00 feet; thence Southerly at right angle to said North line 660 feet; thence Easterly at right angle to the last described course, 660.00 feet; thence Northerly at right angle to the last described course, 660.00 feet to the point of beginning, all in Clinton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois.

PIN: 14-02-100-003 Together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging. This property is commonly known as 10228 Miller Road, Waterman, Illinois 60556, DeKalb County, Illinois and is residential property.

Terms of Sale: This property will not be open for inspection. This real estate is being sold in an "As Is Condition" for cash and the successful bidder is required to deposit 10% of the bid amount at the time of the sale with the DeKalb County Sheriff and the balance to be paid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale.

FRANKS, GERKIN & McKENNA, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 19333 E. Grant Highway Marengo, Illinois 60152 (815) 923-2107 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 18, 25 & July 2, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Shabbona 2 Bedroom Appliances, W/D, A/C, nice yard.

No pets, garage, $685/mo + dep.

815-508-1636 Sycamore-2 story, 3 BR, 1.5 BA Freshly painted/new carpet, 1 car garage, 1st/sec dep + all utilities. $950/mo No pets/smoking 815-739-6174

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"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W13-3154 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff, VS.

U.S. Bank National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Ryan Wilkerson: Crystal Wilkerson; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Tammy G. Wilkerson; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Tammy G. Wilkerson (deceased) Defendants.

Case No. 14 CH 00053 Notice to Heirs and Legatees.

Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent, Tammy G. Wilkerson, that on May 29, 2014, an order was entered by the Court, naming Richard W. Kuhn, 552 S. Washington Street, Suite 100, Naperville, Illinois 60540, Tel. No. (630) 420-8228, as the Special Representative of the above named decedent under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party). The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 409 S. 10th Street, DeKalb, IL 60115.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 • Page C9

day judgm cordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Dated: June 6, 2014 /s/ Maureen A. Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court Prepared by: JEFFREY L. LEWIS #06275559 Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC 2045 Aberdeen Court Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 748-0380 mailto:jlewis@kleinstoddard.com

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PREPARED BY: Russell E. Burns 1500 E. Lincoln Highway Suite 1-B DeKalb, IL 60115 (815)754-5410

yea nding April 30, 2015 is available for inspection at the law offices of BROWN LAW GROUP, LLC at 301 East Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday until July 11, 2014.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle June 18, 25 & July 2, 2014.)

/s/ Gerald Bemis Secretary, DeKalb Community Fire Protection District

PUBLIC NOTICE

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 4, 11, 18, 2014.)

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

SECTION 000201 BID NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR DEKALB PUBLIC LIBRARY

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

The following bid notice was published on June 13, 2014 by DeKalb Public Library.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS J. DULIN DECEASED. NO: 14 P 57 CLAIM NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION NOTICE is given of the death of Dennis J. Dulin of Spring Hill, Florida. Letters of office were issued on May 28, 2014, to Karyn Dulin of 1625 Mayflower Drive, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115, Kathleen Kuschman of 1508 John Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178, and Colleen Schloemann of 2001 West Herrin Street, Herrin, Illinois, 62948, Independent Administrators, whose attorney is Russell E. Burns, 1500 E. Lincoln Highway, Suite 1-B, DeKalb, Illinois 60115.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice 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.

The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4). /s/ Maureen Josh (Clerk of the Circuit Court)

Trade Bid Packages bid at this time are as follows; #1 Concrete #2 Precast Architectural Panels #3 Structural Steel #4 Earthwork #5 Site Utilities #6 Asphalt Paving The DeKalb Public Library is providing an opportunity for qualified contractors to bid the construction of a new 52,000 sq. ft. DeKalb Public Library Addition and 16,000 sq. ft. Renovation with associated site work. Prospective and potential bidders must have previous work experience and projects of similar size and meet the criteria established by the DeKalb Public Library. Sealed bids are due on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Public Library, 308 Oak Street, DeKalb, Illinois 60115.

Public bid opening immediately following bid submission. Bid documents can be obtained by contacting Lance Tritsch or Dominick Lo Verde with Pepper Construction Company, 411 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, Illinois at 847-3812760.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TENTATIVE APPROPRIATION AND BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR DEKALB COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tentative Appropriation and Budget Ordinance of the DEKALB COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT for the fiscal year ending

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: MICHAEL ALEXANDER NICHOLS FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on July 16, 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, Michael Alexander Nichols will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from MICHAEL ALEXANDER NICHOLS to ZOEY MICHELLE REED 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.

Michael Alexander Nichols 1169 Golf Court DeKalb, IL 60115 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 4, 11 & 18, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE All temporary records for students that graduated or left Hiawatha School District before June 2008 will be destroyed after September 1, 2013. All special education records for students that graduated from or left Hiawatha School District before June 2007 will be destroyed after September 1, 2013. Former students may request their records in writing. Submit a letter to: Hiawatha School District, Attn: Records, P.O. Box 428, Kirkland, IL 60146. Records can then be picked up at the school during regular business hours.

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on June 6, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as D & J DENT REMOVAL located at 100 E. Oak Knoll Dr., Hinckley, IL 60520.

Dated June 6, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 11, 18 & 25, 2014.)

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CASE NO. 14 CH 140 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, UNKNOWN OWNERS & NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Twenty Third Judicial Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage(s) recorded against the premises as follows to wit: LOTS 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 7 IN THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF SHABBONA ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 19, 1873 IN BOOK "A" OF PLATS PAGE 69 SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

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PIN: 13-15-252-008 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 304 W. NAVAHO STREET, SHABBONA, IL 60550 and which said Mortgage was executed by PETER H. BAKKEN, DENISE A. BAKKEN and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009006004.

That summons was duly issued out of the said Twenty Third Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

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