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Earl Hanssen mows the lawn in front of his home Friday at 203 Saint Andrews Drive in DeKalb. Hanssen and his wife, Lynn Hanssen, built the house a little more than five years ago on about a quarter acre of land in the South Pointe subdivision. The Hanssens’ tax rate is 13.21 percent.

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DeKALB – A Northern Illinois University Convocation Center employee was suspended for seven days after a state investigation revealed he required a subordinate to clean his boss’s home about five times in 2012.

Tom Folowell, the Convocation Center’s former Director of Operations, served the suspension over seven days spread from December to February, according to documents the Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General made public Friday. Folowell required an employee to clean former Convocation Center Director John Gordon’s home during regular work hours, the inspector general’s inves-

tigation found.

University spokesman Paul Palian said Folowell has since retired from NIU. Gordon resigned in July 2012 amid controversy over the employee being assigned to clean his home.

“It was two years ago, and the employees are no longer at the university,” Palian said.

NIU conducted an investigation into the allegations in 2012 after the employee filed a grievance with NIU. The inspector general’s office found NIU’s investigation wasn’t complete, prompting the subsequent investigation and leading to the agency’s recommendation Folowell be disciplined.

See NIU, page A9

Rates vary widely based on services, governments

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Gerald Andresen knew his tax rate was low, but he had no idea he had the lowest in DeKalb County.

He owns one of four parcels taxed at DeKalb County’s lowest tax rate of 7.88 percent.

“We kind of figured we can’t live any place cheaper than we can live here,” said Andresen, 67, who has lived in the house on Anderland Road in rural Malta since 1979.

The tax rates are just one component of determining individual tax bills, but they range broadly in DeKalb County from 13.33 percent to 7.88 percent in 2013. The disparity is largely driven by school districts, which comprise the largest portion of the tax rate, and what other taxing bodies, such as park or sanitary districts, govern the area.

School district tax rates drove Andresen’s brother to build the house where he did in 1971. The tax rate from Indian Creek School District 425 was lower than DeKalb School District 428. That holds true today: For 2013 taxes, which property owners are paying this year, District 425’s tax rate is about 5.47 percent, while District 428’s tax rate is 7.82 percent.

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I think the proof is in the pudding. None of the other school districts with lower rates were in the top 10 percent of school districts in the nation.”

Tracy Williams, District 428 Board president

DeKalb resident Rolf Langehaug, 75, pets his vizsla, Sophie, while sitting at a picnic bench at the dog park Friday in DeKalb’s Katz Park.

DeKalb dog park visitors ready for better amenities

By JESSI HAISH jhaish@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Stop by the DeKalb dog park on a hot day and you may find pooches parked under picnic tables.

Frequent users of the temporary dog park, a softball diamond located in Katz Park off Dresser Road, say the recent hot weather and lack of shade have made conditions uncomfortable.

When Megan Armstrong, 27, of DeKalb, brought her dogs Friday, it was already al-

most 80 degrees by 11 a.m. She said dogs regularly camp out under the picnic tables to take a break and stay cool.

“We need something bigger with trees,” Armstrong said.

“It’s a wide open space and [the dogs] need some shade.”

The dog park was opened in December after dog owners requested an area from the park district. The softball diamond is a temporary location until the park district conducts a one-year review and decides

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8DAILY PLANNER Today Weight Watchers: 7:15 a.m. weigh-in, 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. meetings Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

Hinckley Area Food Pantry: 8 to 9 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 324 W. McKinley Ave. Food distribution is available.

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

NICE Food and Clothing Center: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, by appointment other days, at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. Serves southwest DeKalb County and southeast Lee County. 815-8242228.

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

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

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

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

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

Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. Open to the public.

Geektopia: 1 p.m. in the meeting room at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Discuss dystopian fiction and watch “The Hunger Games” this month. This program is open to ages 10 to adult – youth, teens and families are welcome.

Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Club, 311 S. Washington St. www.genoavetshome.us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@ yahoo.com or 815-751-1509.

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

Third annual Trivia Night at Oak Crest: 7 p.m. at 2944 Greenwood Acres Drive, DeKalb. Teams of six will compete to be named Quiz Champions. Theme this year is “Baby Boomers.” Cost is $10 a person. The fundraiser benefits the Oak Crest Good Samaritan Fund. To register, call 815-756-8461.

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

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

Sunday Monthly Breakfast: 8 to 11 a.m. at the Sycamore Veterans Club, 121 S. California St., Sycamore. Open to the public. $7 for adults and $4 for children younger than age 12.

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

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

Society for Creative Anachronism Fighter’s Practice: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Lagoon located on the corner of Castle Drive and College Avenue on NIU Campus, DeKalb. Visit www. carraigban.org or call 815-7395788 or 815-986-5403 for other information.

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

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

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

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

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

Monday Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

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Advance DeKalb County sharing opinions I’m an opinionated person, and I’ll tell you what I think. You don’t even have to ask me.

A sports car with an automatic transmission is a waste. The 40-cent “coffee with white” from the office vending machine does the job as well as the stuff from Starbucks. The Cubs would be better off if they left Wrigley Field and built a modern baseball stadium where fans could tailgate like civilized people.

See what I mean?

This comes in handy when writing editorials for the Daily Chronicle or penning this weekly screed. It also can cause problems with important people – my wife, mostly – a concept I still forget from time to time.

Sorry, wife.

Sometimes people seek me out asking my opinion on health insurance in America, my air travel experiences, whether they should transfer from their current college to a new one, or why the police are giving them static.

(With that last one, turns out it was with good reason.) I rarely turn them down.

So naturally, I couldn’t resist taking the online Advancing DeKalb County survey, which you can find online at www.advancingdekalbcounty.org.

The survey is a project of the DeKalb County Community Foundation, along with partners including Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies. The idea is to find out what residents in the county consider key issues, then allocate grant money aimed at addressing those issues.

The survey gives a list of important issues and asks people to pick the three most important to them personally. The list includes: transportation, crime/ public safety, prejudice/discrimination, education/youth development, housing, employment, recreation/arts, poverty, health/health care, local economy, environmental sustainability, human services, or whatever you want to write in.

The survey goes on to ask about areas within the category that you consider most important.

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson You can take the survey from now until midnight June 30. (Midnight is part of the day that’s ending, not the one about to begin.)

As the survey says, your responses will be anonymous. Some of mine, however, will be public.

Issue No. 1: Local economy. It’s still all about the economy, stupid. When a community prospers, then enough people are doing well and working and paying taxes that we’ve got the time and the money to address everything else. Remember those days?

Three specific topics of particular concern about the local economy, I went with attracting manufacturing companies, promoting the startup of new ventures, and greater variety of stores/businesses.

Manufacturing jobs are key. Our area has the infrastructure to support more manufacturing, and we’re already set to lose about 100 jobs when General Electric closes its DeKalb plant in 2015.

Promoting the startup ventures is important. Northern Illinois University turns out thousands of educated, motivated people every year. They have ideas and energy, and it would be great to keep more of them here. New companies working in technology and information are key to making more NIU grads into long-term residents.

And we just need more places to shop and eat around here. You can tell by the excitement generated when a new shoe store opens in DeKalb or a brewpub plan surfaces in Sycamore, it’s clear that the people of DeKalb County are eager for more places to eat and shop.

Next most important area: Education/ youth development.

Our job as people is to make sure that every generation is smarter than the one before. So far we’ve succeeded in that, and we’ll continue to,` so long as we make public education accessible

to all.

As someone with three school-age children, strong schools are a big deal.

And as a homeowner, the quality of the local schools is a pocketbook issue, as a house in a town with subpar schools isn’t worth as much.

For my priorities under local education, put me down for after-school activities, quality of public education, and the availability of technology.

If technology isn’t readily accessible to all children, then the playing field isn’t level. They’ve acknowledged that in DeKalb schools, and their one-to-one technology initiative, which is set to expand this year, is a great program.

Third priority: Recreation/Arts and Culture.

I know, I should have gone with something much more serious like poverty, discrimination or crime. To be clear, I’m against all of those.

But the arts are about actually being a person, and recreation is about feeling alive. This area is what makes us a community, what connects us to each other.

Big events, big games, these are things that bring us together, that make it seem like we’re all part of something.

They’re how we stay in shape, how we meet people, how we do the living we want to do.

That’s why I’d love to see facilities such as NIU’s Convocation Center book more acts, or see more efforts to accommodate bicyclists.

We already have some options, and I want more. More recreational opportunities, more arts and cultural exhibits and performances.

Local park districts in DeKalb and Sycamore are working toward expanding what they can offer, and that’s a good thing. We’ve got a great community of artists and athletes and some great facilities.

And I want more.

That, and an indoor ice arena. Then we’d be all set.

• Eric Olson is editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-756-4841 ext. 2257, email eolson@shawmedia.

8TODAY’S TALKER

Long scattered, adoptees search for lost families The ASSOCIATED PRESS McCAYSVILLE, Ga. – They were adopted off-the-books decades ago, scattered by a Georgia doctor who took $100 or $1,000 or something in between to send desperate couples home with new sons and daughters. Now some of the adoptees have turned to fresh DNA testing in hopes of reconnecting with the biological families they never knew, before time runs out.

“This is our shot in the dark, really,” said Melinda Elkins Dawson, one of more than 200 newborns relocated to other states from the clinic in McCaysville in the 1950s and ’60s.

As children, their true ancestry was erased on birth certificates falsely listing adoptive couples as their natural parents. Genetic codes are the only links left.

So Dawson worked with Ohio-based DNA Diagnostics Center to arrange free cheek-swab sampling today at a motel in Ducktown, Tennessee, a few miles from where the clinic was located. The adoptees hope potential relatives from the area come forward to give samples, even if they remain anonymous.

“We’re not trying to make anyone look bad,” she said. “We’re just trying to get some answers. Every adopted child has questions. We deserve some answers.”

The doctor who ran the McCaysville clinic, Thomas Hicks, died in 1972.

There is unsettled debate about whether he sold babies on the black-market, charitably helped those in need while merely recouping his expenses, or perhaps did both.

The adoptees giving new DNA samples don’t care much about his motives.

They’re looking for links that could flesh out family trees, fill in medical histories or salve the burn of simple questions: Where did I come from?

What did my parents look like? Do I have more siblings?

That last one has been on Bill Palmisano’s mind all week, since he met Dawson on Monday. They grew up in different adoptive families in northeast Ohio, but records list their McCaysville

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Diane Conrad (from left), Cyndy Stapleton, Bill Palmisano and Melinda Elkins Dawson talk Monday in North Canton, Ohio. A northern Georgia doctor running off-the-books adoptions in the 1950s and ’60s placed infants with out-of-state parents who paid hundreds of dollars and were listed on records as the children’s real parents. Now some of those adoptees are doing fresh DNA testing in hopes of identifying biological relatives. birth dates a day apart, and they’ve heard from other adoptees that the written dates were sometimes slightly off.

Palmisano didn’t notice much obvious resemblance to Dawson, but his excited blue eyes met hers and sold her on a possibility. Maybe, just maybe, this guy could be her twin brother.

Dawson, who lives outside Canton, Ohio, is among those who have been down this path before, in the late 1990s, when one adoptee’s search for her parents revealed there might be hundreds of “Hicks babies.” Some of them gave DNA samples for testing.

It turned a spotlight on McCaysville, a onetime copper mining town near where Georgia borders Tennessee and North Carolina, and on Hicks, a complicated figure whose background included a drug-selling conviction and an illegal abortion charge. Locals defend-

ed him as a good doctor who cared for mothers who were young, unwed or in complicated situations with nowhere else to turn.

It’s a subject many residents want to leave in the past.

“Everyone accepted that it happened in this town and they just rather it go on,” said Mayor Thomas Seabolt, who doubts many people will come forward today.

The adoptees emphasize they aren’t trying to make waves in McCaysville, a town of roughly 1,000, tucked amid mountains in an area trying to capitalize on tourism and rafting along the Ocoee River. They said they just want information, although the specifics vary from person to person.

Diane Warner of Grand Rapids, Michigan, said two earlier DNA samplings led nowhere for her, so she’d welcome any fresh lead.

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Pine Acres growing handicapped accessible garden

By JESSI HAISH

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jhaish@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Margret O’Bryan doesn’t consider herself a great gardener, but she considers herself her mother’s daughter because of her love of flowers.

“She could stick a matchstick in the ground and make it grow,” O’Bryan, 89, said of her mother. “My mom had a green thumb.”

O’Bryan lives at Pine Acres Rehab & Living Center, 1212 S. Second St., where DeKalb County Community Gardens volunteers recently installed a garden. The community gardens group is a local nonprofit organization that grows produce to donate to local food pantries. The group also works in partnership with retirement homes, schools and more.

Dan Kenney, Community Gardens’ founder, said it’s part of the group’s mission to make gardening and fresh

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Vote online at Daily-Chronicle.com. produce available to everyone. The garden at Pine Acres is handicapped-accessible, as it sits up on legs like a table.

Kenney said a volunteer with the organization designed the table, and they plan to install a similar one at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center, 2944 Greenwood Acres Drive. Kenney said Barb City Manor, 680 Haish Blvd., is interested in installing one next year.

O’Bryan said she’s stuck a shovel in the garden once or twice, but the garden really helps her think of her mother, who would send her to the market to get flowers to plant.

“The garden makes me think of her a lot,” O’Bryan said. “She tried to teach me some tricks, but she realized I

was [little help in the garden.]”

Kay Coover, activity director at Pine Acres, said the garden helps some residents who have dementia because it brings back memories for them.

“It’s a magical gift,” Coover said of the garden. “It gives them something to do, even when their family comes to visit, because it gives them something to talk about.”

She said some residents’ eyes light up when they look at the garden, which can be viewed from the dining room of Pine Acres.

Resident Charles Prather, 74, also thinks of his childhood when he works in the garden.

He said he waters the flowers, tomatoes and watermelon twice a day, right at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. He used to help his mother plant and water a garden at his childhood home in Arkansas.

“I like watching the vegetables grow,” Prather said. “It brings back memories.”

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Velma Estes (left), 86, of DeKalb and Margret O’Bryan, 89, of Lyndon, pull some lettuce from the new wheelchair accessible planter box June 13 at Pine Acres Rehab & Living Center in DeKalb. Estes owned and operated a floral shop for 40 years in Colorado and the activities coordinator said once she got her hands back in the soil she perked up.

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The Roosevelt Group is hosting a breakfast fundraiser Tuesday for the Democratic Governors Association “honoring Pat Quinn,” according to an invitation sent out last week that lists suggested sponsorship levels of between $20,000 and $2,500. The Democratic Governors Association formed a political action committee last fall to support Quinn’s re-election and has contributed $260,000 to it so far this year.

In 2010, the group gave about $1.8 million to Quinn – making it the Chicago Democrat’s second-biggest donor, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Roosevelt Group was co-founded by its two partners, Mike Noonan and Victor Reyes. A third person, Maze Jackson, is a lobbyist for the company. The three own Compass Public Affairs, a political strategy consulting firm that has a $250,000 state subcontract for the “Get Covered Illinois” marketing campaign.

The contract, which paid Compass at a rate of $282 an hour, may be renewed when it ends in August.

Illinois’ “pay to play” law bars contractors from making certain contributions to prevent politicians from steering lucrative government work to businesses that make donations to their campaigns.

Kent Redfield, a campaign finance expert, said the “degrees of separation” between DGA, Quinn’s campaign, Roosevelt and Compass may keep the event from violating the letter of the law. But he said the fundraiser raises ethical issues.

“Clearly you’ve got people who are benefiting from state government contracts trying to facilitate contributions to re-elect the governor,” said Redfield, professor emeritus of political science at University of Illinois at Springfield.

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By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Rebecca Allen had some simple plans Friday morning: try to break a world record and hop in a pool with 143 of her closest friends.

The Sycamore 9-year-old got the chance to do both as part of the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA. More than 40,000 people globally – including 144 kids at the YMCA – attempted to break a Guinness World Record and promote swimming safety as part of the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.

The goal of the lesson is to emphasize the importance of learning how to swim. According to the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson organization, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional, injury-related death among children ages 1 to 14, killing 1,027 kids in 2010.

About 35,000 people participated in the event last year, although the local YMCA swimmers were not among them.

The Y has hosted a swim lesson akin to the World’s Largest, but until this year timing never worked out for the local agency to be part of the worldwide event, said Youth Development Director Lesley Feyerherm.

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Because it was held on Friday this year, YMCA officials incorporated it into their summer camp.

“We like to do different events in camp that allow our campers to see they’re a part of

something bigger,” Feyerherm said.

Children participated in a 30-minute swimming lesson, which goes hand-in-hand with the Kishwaukee YMCA’s priorities, said Aquatics Director Lesley Webster.

“We want to encourage swimming and encourage a life-long love of the water,” Webster said, adding lifeguards at the YMCA have to jump in to rescue someone about once a month.

The YMCA hosts swimming lessons for 15 levels of swimmers depending on their abilities in the water. Some kids arrive terrified of the water

while others, like Allen, enjoy it, but understand there’s some skill involved to staying safe.

“I have more to learn because I don’t swim as well as the other kids,” Allen said. “I like to swim and just float on my back.”

Mario Baxtrom, 8, of DeKalb, said he was one of the kids scared to go into the water until he started taking lessons about a year ago. He had to use floaties and couldn’t swim on his own to the side of the pool.

But on Friday, he showed up sans floaties ready for a dip.

“I was a little scared, but now I feel good,” Baxtrom said.

“I like swimming.”

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She had many talents and finally realized enough time to enjoy them. Chris was an artist, did copper enameling, stained glass, and knitted every day. Chris was a member of the Monroe Center Fire Department for a number of years.

She became an EMT and passed the truck-driving test.

She is survived by husband, Gary; brothers, Greg of Lake Summerset and Barney of Rockford; stepson, Gary “Bud” (Kim) Rippentrop; stepdaughter, Chris VanHorn; grandchildren, Ashley and Megan Rippentrop, Rob, Brad and Brock Bosecker; great-grandson, Reid; motherin-law, Katherine Rippentrop; brother-in-law, Loren (Iren Kleppe) Rippentrop; nephews, Shane Wright and Nick Wright; nieces, Shannon (Bob) Mlnsa, Savana Savage, Kim Plumb, Deb Gaines and Linn Kleppe; and special friend, Selma Savage.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Chad.

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Monday, June 23, at the funeral home.

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varsity eSports program, said Chicago school offers video game scholarships Friday that he expected a CHICAGO – All those hours spent in front of video games, it turns out, could pay off for some college-bound students.

A small private university in Chicago is offering hefty scholarships for players of one game in particular. League of Legends is one of the most popular games for organized team competitions. Robert Morris University Illinois said its program recognizes the growing legitimacy of what are known as eSports.

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“It’s interesting. There’s two sides: There’s the gamers side, who feel like they’ve been vindicated or liberated,” he said.

“Then there’s the hardcore athletes side, who say, ‘What do you mean? That’s not a sport.’ ” The scholarships will cover up to 50 percent of tuition and 50 percent of room and board. That’s worth more than $17,000 a student.

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CHRISTINE ELIZABETH He was a lifelong farmer on his many family farms, doing what RIPPENTROP he loved. In his retirement years, Born: June 6, 1949, in Rockford, he enjoyed working as a crossing Illinois guard in DeKalb and was a forDied: June 19, 2014, in Rockford mer school bus driver.

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Roskam is now the appointed deputy whip.

But Scalise will likely choose someone for that position who supported him.

Roskam tried Rep. Pete – Daily Chronicle to overcome Roskam – Shaw Media the GOP’s Geneva police clerk dies desire for a red-state, southern at her Cortland home U.S. Rep. Roskam could be conservative.

GENEVA – Geneva police reout of House leadership Roskam’s home state is relicords specialist Cathy Baldwin, SPRINGFIELD – Illinois U.S. ably Democratic.

53, died unexRep. Peter Roskam may have The Chicago Sun-Times repectedly at her lost his spot in House leadership ported that Illinois Reps. Rodney Cortland home after an unsuccessful bid to Davis and Randy Hultgren on Friday, city become majority whip. backed Roskam. Rep. Adam officials said.

The Wheaton Republican lost Kinzinger did not indicate how When Baldwin a vote Thursday to become the he voted. did not arrive No. 3 man in the U.S. House. for work Friday The (Arlington Heights) Trump says he’s coming Cathy Baldwin morning and Daily Herald reported Rep. Steve to Chicago to see his sign attempts to contact her by Scalise of Louisiana took the CHICAGO – Donald Trump is telephone were unsuccessful, post with the backing of at least coming to Chicago to see his

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The DeKalb County Coroner’s Office will be conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of death, according to the release.

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The billionaire developer has been in a spat with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over the installation of 20-foot-tall letters that spell T-R-U-M-P on his skyscraper along the Chicago River. Trump told the Chicago Sun-Times that he’s coming to Chicago to see the sign for himself in two weeks.

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Trump said he will fight any effort to remove the sign. He said he received city approval before he put it up.

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VA: 80 percent of senior Defiant IRS chief confronts skeptical GOP interrogators executives got bonuses The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Nearly 80 percent of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and clinics, a top official said Friday.

More than 350 VA executives were paid a total of $2.7 million in bonuses last year, said Gina Farrisee, assistant VA secretary for human resources and administration.

That amount is down from about $3.4 million in bonuses paid in 2012, Farrisee said.

The totals do not include tens of millions of dollars in bonuses awarded to doctors, dentists and other medical providers throughout the VA’s nearly 900 hospitals and clinics.

Workers at the Phoenix VA Health Care System – where officials have confirmed dozens of patients died while awaiting treatment – received about $3.9

million in bonuses last year, newly released records show.

The merit-based bonuses were doled out to about 650 employees, including doctors, nurses, administrators, secretaries and cleaning staff.

Farrisee defended the bonus system, telling the House Veterans Affairs Committee that the VA needs to pay bonuses to keep executives who are paid up to $181,000 a year.

“We are competing in tough labor markets for skilled personnel,” Farrisee said Friday.

“To remain competitive Rep. Jeff Miller in recruiting and retaining the best personnel to serve our veterans, we must rely on tools such as incentives and awards that recognize superior performance.”

Farrisee’s testimony drew sharp rebukes by lawmakers from both parties.

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Later, White House spokesman Josh Earnest was equally dismissive. “I’m not sure that there’s a whole lot more to be discovered here,” Earnest said.

The IRS said it lost Lerner’s emails when her computer crashed in June 2011. At the time, technicians went to extraordinary means to recover them, even sending Lerner’s hard drive to agency’s forensic lab, Koskinen said. But to no avail.

In 2011, the IRS had a policy of backing up emails on computer tapes, but the tapes were recycled every six months, Koskinen said. He said Lerner’s hard drive was recycled and presumably destroyed.

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Instead, Commissioner John Koskinen accused the chairman of a House committee of m i s l e a d i n g John Koskinen the public by making false statements based on incomplete information.

The contentious back-andforth didn’t end there. Later in the hearing, GOP Rep. Paul Ryan, told Koskinen bluntly that “nobody believes you.”

“I have a long career. That’s the first time anybody has said they do not believe me,” said Koskinen, who came out of retirement in December to

take over the IRS. Previously, he served in other positions under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

The hearing showed that emotions are running hotter than ever in the dispute over the IRS and political fundraising.

Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, asked Koskinen to testify a week after the IRS disclosed that it had lost an untold number of emails to and from Lois Lerner. Lerner headed the division that processes applications for tax-exempt status during a time when, the IRS has acknowledged, agents improperly scrutinized applications from tea party and other conservative groups.

Camp was clearly expecting Koskinen to be more contrite.

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8NATION BRIEFS House GOP backs limits on Obama's authority WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly for a $570 billion defense bill that limits President Barack Obama's authority on handling detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The vote was 340-73 Friday for an election-year measure that also would impose new curbs on the National Security Agency's spying.

Overall, the bill would provide the money for military personnel, aircraft, ships and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Pentagon had proposed several cost-saving moves, including base closings and retirement of aircraft. Congress resisted as lawmakers protected favorite programs.

Republicans were angry with Obama's swap of five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo for American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl,

who had been held captive for five years. They backed new restrictions on transferring detainees.

Gov’t moves to ban drones in 401 national parks WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is moving to ban drones from 84 million acres of public lands and waterways.

Officials said it’s because the unmanned aircraft annoy visitors, harass wildlife and threaten safety.

Jonathan Jarvis, the park service director, told The Associated Press he’s directing the superintendents of the 401 national parks to write rules barring the launching, landing or operation of unmanned aircraft.

The Grand Canyon in Arizona and Zion in Utah have already banned drones. The action is separate from the FAA’s ban on commercial drone flights.

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Stock market pushes toward milestones The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – The U.S. stock market is back to setting records.

After treading water for most of March and April, stocks are nudging deeper into record territory and are closing in on milestones with lots of zeros attached to them. The Dow Jones industrial average is within 53 points of 17,000 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 is just shy of 2,000 after rising 6 percent this year.

A harsh winter in the U.S. that hobbled growth made investors cautious. There were also worries about the conflict in Ukraine and slowing growth in China, the world’s second-biggest economy.

But now the economy ap-

pears to be on track again, and investors are rediscovering their appetite for stocks.

In 2014, here are some of the factors driving stocks toward new milestones: THE ECONOMY: Recent good news on manufacturing and hiring has boosted confidence in the economy.

Manufacturing is expanding at a healthy pace, and the service industry continues to grow, according to surveys released by the Institute for Supply Management earlier this month.

U.S. employers added 217,000 jobs to their payrolls in May, the fourth consecutive month of solid job gains. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has also dropped close to the

levels seen before the recession began in December 2007.

More jobs should put more money into consumers’ pockets. That leads to greater demand and greater investment by companies, creating a virtuous circle, said Brad Sorensen, director of market and sector research for Charles Schwab.

MORE MERGERS: The market for mergers and acquisitions is heating up. Although the number of corporate deals is marginally lower than it was at this point last year, the transactions getting done are bigger.

The value of corporate deals has surged 62 percent to $798 billion this year, from $494 billion a year ago, even though the number of acquisi-

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M&A deals lift stock prices because the acquirer typically pays a premium for the company that it’s buying, and if there are multiple bidders, prices are pushed even higher.

The battle for Hillshire Brands, maker of Jimmy Dean sausages, is a good example.

Tyson Foods won a bidding war to buy Hillshire for $8.6 billion Monday. The company ended up paying $63 a share for the food company about two weeks after rival poultry producer Pilgrim’s Pride made an initial bid of $45 a share. Before the bidding had started, Hillshire’s stock was trading at about $37.

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Iraq’s Maliki under pressure Top Shiite cleric calls for inclusive government

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The ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD – The most respected voice for Iraq’s Shiite majority on Friday joined calls for the country’s prime minister to form an inclusive government or step aside, a day after President Barack Obama challenged Nouri al-Maliki to create a leadership representative of all Iraqis.

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s thinly veiled reproach was the most influential to place blame on the Shiite prime minister for the nation’s spiraling crisis.

The focus on the need to replace al-Maliki comes as Iraq faces its worst crisis since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011. Over the past two weeks, Iraq has lost a big chunk of the north to the al-Qaida-inspired Sunni militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whose lightning offensive led to the capture of Mosul, the nation’s second-largest city.

The gravity of the crisis has forced the usually reclusive al-Sistani, who normally stays above the political fray, to wade into politics, and his comments, delivered through

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Iraqi men check in at main army recruiting center Friday to volunteer for military service in Baghdad after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents. The campaign by the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State militants has raised the specter of the sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007, with the popular mobilization to fight the insurgents taking an increasingly sectarian slant, particularly after Iraq’s top Shiite cleric made a call to arms last week. a representative, could ultimately seal al-Maliki’s fate.

Calling for a dialogue between the political coalitions that won seats in the April 30 parliamentary election, al-Sistani said it was imperative that they form “an effective government that enjoys broad national support, avoids past mistakes and opens new horizons toward a better future for all Iraqis.”

Deeply revered by Iraq’s majority Shiites, al-Sistani’s

critical words could force al-Maliki, who emerged from relative obscurity in 2006 to lead the country, to step down.

On Thursday, Obama stopped short of calling for al-Maliki to resign, but his carefully worded comments did all but that. “Only leaders that can govern with an inclusive agenda are going to be able to truly bring the Iraqi people together and help them through this crisis,” Obama declared at the White House.

The Iranian-born al-Sistani, believed to be 86, lives in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad, where he rarely ventures out of his modest house on a narrow alley near the city’s Imam Ali shrine and does not give media interviews. His call to arms last week prompted thousands of Shiites to volunteer to fight against the Sunni militants who now control a large swath of territory astride both sides of the Iraq-Syria border.

Inspector general: NIU investigation incomplete • NIU Continued from page A1 Folowell was placed on unpaid suspension about two years after the incidents took place and two months after the state agency completed its investigation.

According to the inspector general’s report, Folowell admitted he told the employee to go to Gordon’s home on four or five occasions after receiving instructions to do so from Gordon. The employee reported she received $20 tips from Gordon’s wife after cleaning the Gordon home twice while on the clock for NIU. The report also states the employee reported Folowell instructed her to clock out af-

Ukraine orders 1-week cease-fire

ter the second time and NIU records showed four dates in 2011 when she punched out for about 90 minutes after she arrived at work.

“She said she did not tell Mr. Folowell in ‘words’ that she was uncomfortable with the situation, but said that her physical expressions when Mr. Folowell directed her to go to the Gordon home made it clear that she did not want to go there,” the inspector general’s report states.

Folowell told the state investigators he believed the employee “enjoyed” cleaning the Gordon home and “having the extra cash money,” the report states.

The employee said she was “worried she would be fired if she did not clean the Gor-

don home,” according to the inspector general’s investigation.

Folowell told investigators that other NIU employees cleaned the Gordon home, according to the inspector general’s investigation. Folowell said Gordon used many student and temporary workers from the Convocation Center to clean his home and the employees always clocked out during those times, the report states.

According to the report Folowell told Robert Albanese, the associate vice president of the Division of Finance and Facilities about the practice of having employees clean Gordon’s home. Albanese allegedly told Folowell that based on a conversation with NIU’s eth-

ics officer that it was fine as long as the employees weren’t being forced to do so, were clocked out, not paid with NIU funds and did not receive any special benefits.

Former NIU Ethics officer Steven Cunningham denied Albanese ever asked him about NIU employees working in Gordon’s home.

Albenese resigned in July 2012 after being investigated for alleged misconduct.

The university provided Gordon with six months of health insurance and three months’ salary when he resigned, worth about $36,240 total. The university also paid Albanese $45,000 at the time of his resignation, which was based on his annual salary of $198,553.

KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s president ordered his forces to cease fire Friday and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east – the first step in a peace plan he hopes will end the fighting that has killed hundreds.

The Kremlin dismissed the plan, saying it sounded like an ultimatum and lacked any firm offer to open talks with insurgents.

Petro Poroshenko, making his first trip to the east as Ukraine’s president, said that the cease-fire will run until Friday morning and that his troops reserve the right to fire back if separatists attack them or civilians.

“The Ukrainian army is ceasing fire,” he said in a statement. “But this does not mean that we will not resist.

In case of aggression toward our troops, we will do everything to defend the territory of our state.”

Separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have declared independence from his government in Kiev, occupied public buildings and fought with heavy weapons against Ukrainian troops.

Rebel leaders have already dismissed Poroshenko’s plan, and it remains to be seen whether they will comply and how much pressure Russia will put on them to cease fire.

The Kremlin denies supporting the insurrection and has said that Russians fighting in Ukraine are doing so as

private citizens.

Russia said in a statement that an initial analysis of Poroshenko’s plan shows that “it’s not an invitation for peace and talks, but an ultimatum” to insurgents in southeast Ukraine to lay down their weapons. It said the plan “lacks the main element – an offer to start talks.”

The Kremlin said Poroshenko’s government issued the peace plan “deliberately or accidentally” at roughly the same moment that Ukrainian forces fired into Russian territory, wounding a Russian customs officer.

It said the Russian side was waiting for Ukrainian “explanations and excuses” over the attack.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that its forces were trying to flush out insurgents near the border checkpoint, but denied targeting it.

The White House said in a statement that U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed the ceasefire and spoke Friday by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and separately with French President Francois Hollande. All three leaders agreed that if Russia doesn’t take immediate steps to calm tensions in eastern Ukraine the U.S. and Europe will impose new penalties on Russia, the statement said.

Leonid Slutsky, a senior lawmaker in the lower house of Russian parliament, said Russian President Vladimir Putin could be waiting to see concrete action by the Ukrainian forces to stop fighting.

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A child and a dog lie in a car standing in line Friday to cross the border into Russia at the Ukrainian-Russian border checkpoint in Izvaryne, eastern Ukraine. Some Ukrainians are leaving amid fighting in eastern Ukraine. Clashes between government forces and pro-Russia rebels flared ahead of the publication of a presidential peace plan that includes a unilateral cease-fire.

Some argue ‘good lifestyle’ comes at a cost

Users grateful for temporary dog park

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District 428 Board President Tracy Williams said the district’s tax rate is higher than some of its neighbors’ because it offers more academic and extracurricular activities than other area school districts.

“I think the proof is in the pudding,” Williams said. “None of the other school districts with lower rates were in the top 10 percent of school districts in the nation.”

As much as Andresen enjoys paying $2,567 in taxes on his 1.5 acre property, living in the country with a low tax rate does have some drawbacks.

Andresen has to pay for his own garbage service, an $18 a month expense he splits with his neighbor. He also has to get water from a private well and has a septic system that requires occasional cleaning.

What’s more, he isn’t exactly sure what fire department would respond in the case of an emergency.

Whatever costs he incurs that his city counterparts don’t are worth it in Andresen’s eyes.

“If I want to go out and shoot my gun, I can do that,” Andresen said. “If I want to put up a chicken coop, I can do that. It’s a good lifestyle.”

A good lifestyle, some would argue, can be a fortunate side effect of higher tax rates. In communities like Sycamore, Genoa and DeKalb, residents have a park district and a library in return for paying a higher tax rate.

But the benefits of paying

to make alternate decisions.

At a June 12 DeKalb Park District board meeting, dog park users thanked park district leaders for the temporary location and asked that the facility be expanded and improved.

Park Board President Phil Young said the park is still under its one-year review, as the park was created last fall.

After the year passes, the potential for a permanent park will be clearer. Young said the board has been receiving feedback, but there are no plans to improve or change the park because it is temporary. He said the area will return to being a softball diamond.

John Tobias, an avid user of the dog park who runs its Facebook page, said occasionally some dog owners will

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“Swimming is good for older dogs because it helps with arthritis,” Armstrong said. “It’s nice because they get tired and they don’t need to do anything for the rest of the day.”

Armstrong frequents the DeKalb park in the mornings with her dogs, because she works a night shift. She said the park is nice because each time she visits, she sees dogs she hasn’t met.

Kristen Catencamp, 40, of DeKalb, said DeKalb’s park is behind the times, because many other towns have parks with shade, water and grass.

“The majority of us who have dogs come here and enjoy it,” Catencamp said. “But we would like something more.”

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Similarly, Central School District 301 in Burlington has a tax rate of 7.78 percent, compared with Genoa School District 424’s rate of 6.28 percent.

Several years ago, Fidler learned a previous owner had wanted the property to be in the Central School District. Now, he’s paying about $80 an acre for the 108 acre parcel on Base Line Road southeast of Genoa with the rental home. That is much more than the taxes he pays on the farm properties without homes near Esmond: $38.80 an acre for a 67.2-acre parcel and $46.85 an acre for the 40-acre parcel.

The tax rates are becoming a bigger concern as he eyes retirement.

“I really don’t want to sell the farm; I think it’s a great investment for the children,” Fidler said. “But Mother and I, we’ve go to live.”

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more for a school district, a park district or a new library don’t mean much to Earl Hanssen, 54, who lives on Saint Andrews Drive in DeKalb in the taxing district with the second highest rate in the county.

“I don’t usually use those things,” Hanssen said. “I don’t think I personally benefit from it.”

Farmer Ron Fidler, 70, understands how much both tax rates and payments can vary across the county. He and his wife, Deanna, own two parcels along Base Line Road with homes on them and two parcels near Esmond without homes on them.

The Base Line Road parcel with a rental house on it has the distinction of being in the highest property tax rate area in the county, largely because the property falls within the Elgin Community College District. The Elgin Community College rate for 2013 is 2.39 per-

bring kiddie pools, but a rule against clutter means the pool and dog water bowls need to be packed up and gone by the end of the day.

“We are supergrateful for the temporary location, and it has been well received,” Tobias said, adding that the Facebook page has more than 500 likes.

“But dogs need a constant supply of water and Phil Young established grass.”

Rolf Langehaug, 75, of DeKalb, said the area gets crowded in the evening after most people get off from work.

He said the diamond can turn to mud when it rains.

“Nobody wants to walk their dog through mud,” Langehaug said. “We need more grass.”

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Locking them all up is not the answer

By KEN CUCCINELLI and DEBORAH DANIELS The Washington Post When crime rates began rising in the 1960s and too many Americans felt unsafe walking in their neighborhoods, the idea of putting more people in prison – and keeping them there longer – made sense.

For the next three decades, our nation did just that, as public unease propelled lawmakers to promote longer sentences, curbs on parole and other measures.

Now more than 2 million American adults are behind bars and almost one of every 33 is under some form of correctional control. During Ronald Reagan’s presidency, the rate was one in 77.

As conservatives with backgrounds in law enforcement, we embraced the orthodoxy that more incarceration meant less crime, no matter the offense or the danger posed by its perpetrator. But crime rates have been falling since the early 1990s, and a growing body of research combined with the compelling results of reforms prove it is time to adjust our approach.

In short, we must reserve our harshest and most expensive sanction – prison – for violent and career criminals while strengthening cost-effective alternatives for nonviolent offenders. The latter lawbreakers must be held accountable, but

they pose less risk and hold greater potential for redemption.

Let us be clear: Society’s treatment of dangerous, violent felons should remain as punitive as ever. Widespread incarceration has played a role in making our streets safer.

However, when it comes to the public safety benefits of incarceration, at least for some offenders, it is clear that we are well past the point of diminishing returns.

And given that recidivism levels remained disappointingly high as incarceration rates rose, we would be foolish to ignore the need for a course correction.

The Pew Charitable Trusts recently reported that states that have cut their imprisonment rates (coupled with other reforms) have experienced a greater crime drop than those that increased incarceration. Between 2007 and 2012, the 10 states with the largest decreases in imprisonment rates had a 12 percent average reduction in crime, while the 10 states with the largest imprisonment rate increases saw crime fall 10 percent.

Kentucky has shown that states can cut recidivism and costs while protecting public safety by shaving time off an inmate’s prison term but requiring a period of community monitoring upon release.

Offenders completing the state’s new Man-

datory Reentry Supervision program were 30 percent less likely to return to prison for a new crime than inmates released before the program took effect.

Kentucky’s prison growth outpaced nearly all others’ between 1999 and 2009, but it has saved more than $29 million since the program began in 2011.

When you see, as we have, what reduces criminal behavior, it’s easier to accept the notion that for many offenders, prison is not the best answer.

Much of the talk about reforms highlights their fiscal payoff, and we’re all for saving taxpayer dollars. But as conservatives, we also applaud such efforts because they reflect an evidence-driven approach that values results, not imprisonment for imprisonment’s sake.

Let’s resist our old incarceration reflex and support a rational system anchored in the knowledge, experience and values of today. Let’s preserve families, restore victims, help willing offenders turn their lives around and keep the public safe.

• Ken Cuccinelli was attorney general of Virginia from 2010 to this year and is president of the Senate Conservatives Fund. Deborah Daniels was assistant U.S. attorney general for the Office of Justice Programs from 2001 to 2005.

End games, solve immigration problem In 2012, the administration made it clear that certain unaccompanied illegal minors would not be deported if caught.

This helped create an atmosphere conducive to the current rash of illegal crossing of thousands of children from south of the border into the United States. Now we have a humanitarian crisis that appears to have been manufactured for political reasons.

One would not have to be incredibly bright to predict that families in South and Central America would recognize a veiled invitation to get their children into the United States with little chance of deportation. Of course, the media are asking opponents of the administration for solutions to this crisis. Almost anything these opponents suggest will either make them appear cruel and callous, or weak, making them appear to be amnesty supporters. Either way, they will take a political hit.

Meanwhile, the administration can stay above the fray and receive the political benefit of gratitude from many legal and illegal immigrants. It remains to be seen how many people will be hoodwinked.

We all have heard it said many times that America is a land of immigrants, some voluntary and some involuntary. We have plenty of space in our country, but insufficient jobs and insufficient resources to support everyone who wants to come here.

When we see innocent children used as political pawns, it still tugs at our heartstrings, which is the intent. The real question is: What are we going to do about it?

Despite all of its problems, America is still the place of dreams.

Immigrating is relatively easy for those in proximity to the United States – we have porous borders, and it is easy to hide

VIEWS Ben S. Carson and obtain fraudulent identification after they penetrate the border. Although there is some fear of deportation, inconsistent enforcement of immigration laws is the expectation. Further incentives for illegal immigration are easy enrollment in public schools and easy employment for those willing to take jobs others don’t want. These and other inducements produce an osmotic effect that attracts more people to our land.

Any discussion of immigration reform should include bipartisan solutions to these inducements. If these issues are not addressed, solutions will fall short. On the other hand, if all of these issues are addressed firmly and consistently, the osmotic effect will be reversed. Just as people found a way to get here, they would find a way to leave on their own, and others would be less tempted to attempt illegal entry.

Detractors will say that if it were that simple, it already would have been done and we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

What they fail to account for is the fact that the issues have not been addressed.

A national guest-worker program makes sense and seems to work well in Canada.

Noncitizens would have to apply for a guest-worker permit and have a guaranteed job awaiting them. Taxes would be paid at a rate commensurate with other U.S. workers, and special visas would allow for easy entry and egress across borders.

People already here illegally could apply for guest-worker status from outside of the

country, meaning they would have to leave first. They should in no way be rewarded for having broken our laws, but if they are wise, they would arrange with their employer before they leave to immediately offer them a legal job as soon as their application is received. When they return, they still would not be U.S. citizens, but they would be legal, and they would be paying taxes. Only jobs that are vacant as a result of a lack of interest by American citizens should be eligible for the guest-worker program.

It is essential that employers bear some responsibility for making sure that no illegal immigrants are hired. Employers who break the rules should receive swift, severe and consistent punishment that constitutes a real deterrent and not a mere inconvenience. A second infraction should be a criminal offense and treated as such.

All of this is irrelevant unless we have secure borders.

As long as we reward people who break laws, they will continue to break laws.

People who refuse to comply with the rules must forfeit chances of legalization in the future.

The point is this: We must create a system that disincentivizes illegal immigration and upholds the rule of law while providing us with a steady stream of immigrants from other nations who will strengthen our society. Let’s solve the problem and stop playing political football.

• Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and author of the new book “One Nation: What We Can All Do To Save America’s Future.”

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Thumbs-down: To poking bears, in an almost literal way. On Wednesday, the same male bear who was spotted in DeKalb County was surrounded by onlookers on a farm in Mt. Morris in nearby Ogle County this week. Yes, the animal is a source of great curiosity, but he’s also a bear, and it’s not a good idea to surround him and gawk. Officials from the Illinois Department of Human Resources say the bear’s best chance of survival is if people keep their distance and don’t feed him. Hopefully, people will heed their words in the future.

Thumbs-up: To DeKalb Park District board members for giving added scrutiny to ComEd’s plans to trim trees near Hopkins Park. The trees are on the property of the Parkside Drive Apartments, but form a buffer between the park and the apartments. A ComEd representative this week was adamant that no trees would be removed and park-owned trees would not be affected. However, park board members including Keith Nyquist showed this week that they have not forgotten the 2012 clear-cutting along the district-owned Nature Trail, which came with little warning and moved some to tears. In light of that, they’re right to pay close attention to ComEd’s plans, and workers no doubt will take care knowing that the trimming work is being closely watched.

Thumbs-up: To Camp Power at University Village.

Children living in poverty are typically more than financially poor; they also have what experts call a poverty of experiences. This free summer camp will give some children who otherwise would not have had the chance to go to camp an experience like their peers. At the same time, the camp is designed to provide nutrition to children who may be in food-insecure households, provide tutoring to children who are academically behind, and show kids from an area disproportionately affected by crime what kind of opportunities their futures may hold.

Thumbs-up: To lots and lots of swimmers. More than 100 summer campers at Kishwaukee Family YMCA jumped in the pool Friday in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record as part of the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. More than 40,000 people from around the world were expected to participate in the event meant to promote swimming safety.

According to the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson organization, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional, injury-related death among children ages one to 14. It’s a good lesson.

Thumbs-down: To Donald Trump, who has done a spot-on job of embodying things that Midwesterners and Chicagoans don’t like about New Yorkers this week. Trump, who to his credit invested millions on an attractive building on the Chicago River, put his name on the building in huge, radiant letters. The sign has disrupted one of Chicago’s iconic views.

Trump’s response to the criticism has been to personally attack his critics while insisting, in his signature way, that his sign is fantastic and that the locals are lightweights and yokels. And still he keeps talking.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Specifics needed in Rauner’s reform plan Bruce Rauner’s campaign strategy up until this point boils down to “I’m not Pat Quinn. Vote for me.”

It appears to be resonating with many disgruntled voters. A new poll from We Ask America and Reboot Illinois shows Rauner, the Republican challenger with a 10-point lead over the Democratic incumbent.

However, 16 percent of those surveyed said they were undecided.

We doubt most of that 16 percent were impressed with Rauner’s “Bring Back Blueprint” for government reform that his campaign released this month.

Rauner’s 11-page document told us a lot of what he wouldn’t have done as governor and not enough of what he would do. It’s not the budget plan we and other editorial boards have called for.

The plan looks more like an entry into a media association contest, referencing newspaper stories and TV reports about some of Illinois’ problems.

Rauner maintains that his plan would save the state $1 billion, but his math doesn’t add up. For example, he says $500 million could be saved by reforming Central Management Services, but he doesn’t say where the money would come from. He wants to eliminate the state air force, which may be a good thing, but how much would that really save when you consider that mileage reimbursement would have to increase to make up for the loss?

It’s time to show us the money. For instance, how does Rauner plan to cut taxes and still deliver the services that Illinois residents demand? How does he plan to restore trust in government, curtail corruption, improve schools and get the state’s roads in shape?

The lack of specifics has not hurt Rauner yet, but he’s missing a “golden” opportunity as one former governor would put it to truly distinguish himself.

The broad concepts Rauner has outlined look good on paper, but we’d like to see the math that shows how what he believes in will work. And, will it work in Illinois, where he doubtless would have to deal with a Democratic-heavy General Assembly?

Rauner can do better than what he’s released.

We’ll be waiting.

The (Freeport) Journal-Standard

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– U.S. Bill of Rights, First Amendment

WEATHER

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7-DAY FORECAST

A weak ridge of high pressure will build in across the area. This will bring mainly pleasant conditions with only a slight chance of an evening thunderstorm.

Another slow-moving storm system will bring another round of showers and thunderstorms along with a threat of locally heavy rain through Tuesday.

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Winds: WSW 10-20 mph

Winds: W 8-16 mph

Winds: ENE 6-12 mph

Winds: SSE 4-8 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 80° Low .............................................................. 67° Normal high ............................................. 82° Normal low ............................................... 61° Record high .............................. 92° in 2012 Record low ................................ 44° in 1980

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.29” Month to date ....................................... 4.34” Normal month to date ....................... 2.83” Year to date ......................................... 13.28” Normal year to date ......................... 15.96”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:20 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 8:34 p.m.

Moonrise today ............................ 1:37 a.m.

Moonset today ............................ 3:09 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:20 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 8:34 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow ................... 2:12 a.m.

Moonset tomorrow ................... 4:12 p.m.

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8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.

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AIR QUALITY TODAY

Rockford 83/66

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Dixon 85/65

Joliet 85/65

La Salle 86/68 Streator 87/68

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Evanston 77/63 Chicago 83/63

Aurora 83/63

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

Waukegan 76/58

Arlington Heights 81/63

DeKalb 85/62

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Since then, Sault Ste. Marie has not dropped below 32 until late August and September.

Peoria 90/70

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Pontiac 88/68

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Sports

The U.S. men’s soccer team is preparing to slow down Ronaldo when it squares off against Portugal in a Group G match at the World Cup. PAGE B3

SECTION B Saturday, June 21, 2014 Daily Chronicle

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2014 DAILY CHRONICLE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Hinckley-Big Rock’s Jacqueline Madden is the 2014 Daily Chronicle Female Athlete of the Year. Madden, a junior, was a Daily Chronicle First Team all-area selection in basketball.

AN ALL-AROUND CONTRIBUTOR H-BR’s Madden big part of Royals’ volleyball, basketball and soccer programs

By TRAVIS ZUELLIG sports@daily-chronicle.com

H

inckley-Big Rock junior Jacqueline Madden wasn’t just a three-sport athlete – she excelled in volleyball, basketball and soccer.

The junior was a major contributor to each varsity team, and for her efforts has been named the 2014 Daily Chronicle Female Athlete of the Year.

Royals girls basketball coach Greg Burks said the school’s athletic programs cannot exist without players like Madden. H-BR has a total enrollment of 226 students, and three-sport athletes are essential for programs’ success.

“She is the kind of athlete we need at Hinckley-Big Rock,” Burks said. “I put a lot of stock in our kids that play multiple sports and

Past Daily Chronicle Female Athletes of the Year 2013 Kate Thuestad, Indian Creek 2012 Kaitlin Phillips, Hinckley-Big Rock 2011 Kaitlin Phillips, Hinckley-Big Rock 2010 Jenna Thorp, Hinckley-Big Rock 2009 Lindsay Richardson, Indian Creek three-sport athletes. Without those athletes at H-BR and other small schools, you don’t have programs.”

Madden prides herself on her hustle and activity in each sport.

The junior will keep pushing hard, even when the Royals are behind in a game.

More online For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to DailyChronicle.com/dcpreps.

“I try to be aggressive in all of the sports I play, and I always like to be active,” Madden said. “With that attitude and when we are down, I like to keep the momentum up, and that is what I pride myself on.”

That aggressiveness showed throughout this prep season. It was even more evident in basketball, where she finished the season with 4.3 steals a game to go along with

11.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the sectional champion Royals.

Burks said Madden learned these traits as a point guard from the point guards who came before her in the Royals’ program. Madden was a Daily Chronicle First Team selection, and was a big reason why H-BR won the Class 1A Harvest Christian Academy Sectional, and were three points shy from going to state in a 36-33 loss to Eastland in the DeKalb Super-Sectional.

“Those are values that, as a coach, I try to instill,” Burks said.

“Regardless of your talent level and what your team brings to the table, you can be a smart player and try to outwork the other team across from you.”

See MADDEN, page B3

All-Area schedule JUNE 14 Girls Track: Sycamore’s Lilia Edwards MONDAY Boys Track: Sycamore’s Dion Hooker TUESDAY Girls Soccer: DeKalb’s Morgan Beaty WEDNESDAY Male Athlete of the Year: DeKalb’s Dre Brown THURSDAY Baseball: Sycamore’s Nathan Haacker FRIDAY Softball: DeKalb’s Morgan Newport TODAY Female Athlete of the Year: Hinckley-Big Rock’s Jacqueline Madden

BEARS

Mannelly retires after 16 years BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush It occurred to me this morning out of nowhere that I am most definitely the elder statesman of the Bears’ mainstream media. On any given day, a glance around the press room reveals a ton of talent, almost all of it better than me and barely more than half my age, if that.

That epiphany came to me on the occasion of the media conference call with Pat More online Mannelly during which Visit he discussed ChicagoFootball. his decision to com for the latest retire and end Bears and NFL news. a career that made him the longest tenured player in the history of the National Football League’s most storied franchise.

My status in chronicling Man-

AP photo

Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (right) celebrates his goal with Brandon Saad during the third period of an NHL Stadium Series game against Pittsburgh on March 1 at Soldier Field. The Blackhawks won, 5-1.

BLACKHAWKS

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Patrick Mannelly talks to the media during the first round Friday of the Encompass Championship in Glenview. In a news release the Bears announced Friday that Mannelly is retiring after a 16-year-career with the team. nelly’s place in Bears history is relevant only in the context that in the 35 years that I have now logged on the Bears beat, I can’t think of a single player who was better at his job, more accepted or well-liked in the locker room, more professional,

any classier or more appropriate in his dealings with the media and fans or a more pleasant and easy guy to be around and to visit with.

Let’s take care of the stats first.

See ARKUSH, page B4

Blackhawks to visit Washington for 2015 Winter Classic on Jan. 1

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@shawmedia.com The Blackhawks are headed back outside.

The Hawks will visit the Washington Capitals on New Year’s Day to play in the Winter Classic, an NHL source said, confirming an initial report by TSN. It will be the

Hawks’ third outdoor game and their second appearance in the Winter Classic, the NHL’s marquee regular-season event.

It also means the Hawks likely will be part of HBO’s acclaimed ‘‘24/7’’ behind-the-scenes series leading up to the game.

See HAWKS, page B2

SPORTS

Page B2 • Saturday, June 21, 2014

8SPORTS BRIEFS NIU’s women’s tennis coach leaving school Northern Illinois women’s tennis coach Ryun Ferrell is leaving the program to pursue other opportunities, the school announced Thursday.

NIU will start a national search for Ferrell’s successor immediately.

Ferrell was the Huskies’ coach for the past eight seasons. The team went 14-10 in 2013. The win total was NIU’s highest since 2003.

Tiger Woods to return to competition next week Feeling rusty but ready to play again, Tiger Woods said Friday he would return to competition next week at Congressional in the Quicken Loans National.

Woods last played March 9 at Doral, where he dealt with pain in his lower back and closed with a 78 for his highest final-round score on the PGA Tour. He had back surgery March 31, forcing him to miss the Masters for the first time. He also missed the U.S. Open last week at Pinehurst No. 2.

The announcement on his Facebook page delivered a jolt of good news to golf. Woods has been the game’s biggest draw since he turned pro in 1996, and with limited information about his recovery, speculation was starting to build that he might not make it to any majors this year.

Cavaliers reach agreement with Blatt CLEVELAND –The Cavaliers went outside the box, and outside the country to find their new coach.

The club ended a wide-ranging 39-day search on Friday by agreeing on a contract with successful European coach David Blatt, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team is not commenting.

Terms of Blatt’s contract were not immediately known. The Cleveland Plain Dealer was first to report the Cavs coming to terms with Blatt.

American-born and Princeton-educated, Blatt spent the past two decades winning titles in Israel and leading Russia to a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. The 55-year-old recently resigned from Maccabi Tel Aviv, a club he led to the Euroleague championship this season, to pursue his dream of coaching in the NBA.

Wie sets a standard at U.S. Women’s Open PINEHURST, N.C. – Michelle Wie delivered the best comparison of all between the men and women at Pinehurst No. 2.

She was threatening to turn this major into a runaway.

Wie made two big pars and closed with two birdies for a second straight 2-under-par 68, giving her a four-shot lead among those who played early Friday. In the afternoon, even with a brief shower, the field at the U.S. Women’s Open was in full retreat.

Late in the afternoon, Wie was at 4-under 136 and the only player under par.

Lucy Li’s historic week as the youngest qualifier in the Women’s Open didn’t last long.

She opened with a double bogey for the second straight day and wound up with another 78 to finish at 16-over par, well beyond the cut line.

Christmas scores 14 points as Fever beat Sky ROSEMONT – Karima Christmas scored 14 points to lead a balanced Indiana offense as the Fever beat the Chicago Sky, 8375, on Friday night.

Natasha Howard, Erlana Larkins and Shavonte Zellous added 13 points each for the Fever (6-5).

Epiphanny Prince had 18 points and Jessica Breland scored 16 for the Sky (6-6), who have lost five of six.

– Staff, wire reports

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CUBS 6, PIRATES 3

MLB

Cubs not addressing trade talks

By SETH GRUEN sgruen@suntimes.com CHICAGO – The Cubs have resembled a major-league ballclub of late, improving to 11-7 in June after beating the Pirates, 6-3, on Friday at Wrigley Field.

They’ve attributed their success to teamwide confidence, but that will be tested as the Cubs approach trading season, when they figure to flip veterans for up-and-coming prospects.

The club is nine games below .500 and even further from being buyers as trade talks heat up. But a team that is looking to develop its talent can’t expect to maintain its spark by looking to trade its best talent, namely starter Jeff Samardzija.

“Obviously, the last few years it gets everyone down, but you just deal with it, and we all want to keep playing better so it’s harder for them to break everyone up,” Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said.

The Cubs’ philosophy? Don’t talk about it. Don’t address it.

Don’t think about it.

In the minds of players, coaches and management alike, that will at least eliminate the distraction until the

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The Cubs’ Starlin Castro hits a three-run home run off Pittsburgh starting pitcher Charlie Morton during the third inning Friday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won, 6-3. trades actually happen. The reality for a ballclub that seems to be improving is that ignoring the situation won’t deter the inevitable.

Talks with Samardzija about a long-term contract appear to have broken down.

Without a deal, the Cubs have no choice but to trade him.

“He’s probably handling it extremely well, and I say that because I haven’t really had a conversation with him or the club about any of the possibili-

ties, the things we can’t control, and I don’t think that I think about it too much, quite frankly,” manager Rick Renteria said of Samardzija.

But what of the players who will remain? Apparently, there’s nothing to be said as of now.

If the Cubs decide to ship off Samardzija, there’s nothing to suggest more won’t follow – or even precede him. The fact is, the organization likely will listen to any offer that might net

talent for the future.

It’s good business, but it’s still ironic for a group of players so focused on the present.

“If and when moves do come, we address them with the players at the time,” president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. “But there’s no point in preparing players for what might come down the line.

This is part of the game. Players come in, players go out and teams change throughout the course of the season.

“Good teams find a way to play well and not get distracted.”

Notes: If Cubs fans want to see hot-hitting prospect Kris Bryant, they’ll need to take a trip to Des Moines, Iowa, because Theo Epstein doesn’t see a scenario in which Bryant will play for the Cubs this season.

In his debut with Class AAA Iowa on Thursday, Bryant hit a two-run homer in his final atbat. On Friday, he went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts... Epstein said Manny Ramirez, who was signed by the Cubs as a player-coach for Iowa, probably will arrive next week... • Cubs starting pitcher Edwin Jackson was pulled from the win over the Pirates after five innings because of cramps in both calves.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 38 32 .543 — Kansas City 39 34 .534 ½ Cleveland 37 37 .500 3 White Sox 35 39 .473 5 Minnesota 34 38 .472 5 East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 42 33 .560 — New York 39 33 .542 1½ Baltimore 37 35 .514 3½ Boston 34 39 .466 7 Tampa Bay 29 46 .387 13 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 45 28 .616 — Los Angeles 38 33 .535 6 Seattle 38 36 .514 7½ Texas 35 37 .486 9½ Houston 33 42 .440 13 Friday’s Results Minnesota 5, White Sox 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 3 Detroit 6, Cleveland 4 Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Toronto 14, Cincinnati 9 Seattle 7, Kansas City 5 Boston at Oakland (n) Texas at L.A. Angels (n) Today’s Games White Sox (Rienzo 4-4) at Minnesota (Correia 3-8), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (B. Norris 6-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 1-3), 12:05 p.m.

Seattle (C. Young 6-4) at Kansas City (Vargas 7-2), 1:10 p.m.

Boston (R. De La Rosa 2-2) at Oakland (J.Chavez 6-4), 3:05 p.m.

Houston (Peacock 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-7), 3:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 6-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 4-6), 3:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 6-7) at Cleveland (Bauer 2-3), 6:05 p.m.

Texas (N. Martinez 1-4) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-6), 6:15 p.m.

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

Detroit at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

Toronto at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m.

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.

Boston at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.

Thursday’s late White Sox Result Minnesota 4, White Sox 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TWINS 5, WHITE SOX 4

Dozier’s walk-off single in ninth beats Sox

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS – Brian Dozier’s RBI-single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the White Sox on Friday night.

Kurt Suzuki had three hits and an RBI and the Twins picked up closer Glen Perkins (3-0), who gave up two runs in the top of the ninth to blow his third save in 21 chances.

Daniel Webb (4-1) walked Eduardo Escobar and Sam Fuld with one out in the ninth and Escobar beat the throw home with a beautiful slide to win it. The play was confirmed upon review.

Gordon Beckham and Jose Abreu homered for the Sox. Dozier, who is in consid-

eration for the All-Star game thanks to his 15 home runs and stellar defense at second base, was mobbed by his teammates after the big hit and cheered loudly as he exited the field.

The Twins led 4-2 in the ninth, but Paul Konerko delivered a pinch-hit, RBI-single and Adam Eaton tied the game with a double down the left field line to tie it.

The Sox had a golden chance to take the lead in the ninth with the bases loaded and one out, but Dozier and shortstop Danny Santana turned a superb double play off a tough ground ball from Conor Gillaspie to end the inning.

Escobar drove in two runs and Ricky Nolasco gave up two runs and six hits in 51/3 innings to help the Twins to their second straight win after a five-

game losing streak.

Hector Noesi gave up four runs, six hits and struck out four in seven innings for the White Sox, who lost for the sixth time in the last eight games.

The Twins (34-38) have lost at least 90 games in three straight seasons and are on pace to near that dubious number again this season. But an upgraded rotation and some promising performances from veterans like Suzuki, who had a double, two singles and an RBI, and youngsters like Escobar have brought some much-needed optimism to Target Field this season.

Nolasco got off to an inauspicious start when Beckham and Abreu hit 825 feet worth of home runs off him in the first inning for a 2-0 lead. Beck-

ham’s was a screamer into the second deck in left field while Abreu’s landed in the bullpen in left-center for his 21st of the season, drawing boos from an impatient home crowd.

But the offense picked him up. Escobar’s 22nd double of the season scored two in the three-run second inning and Suzuki drove in another to make it 4-2 in the third.

Nolasco settled down after that, not allowing a runner past first base over the next four innings. But the righthander who was brought in to stabilize the top of a lackluster rotation has often run into problems with a big inning later in his starts and manager Ron Gardenhire didn’t take any chances when two hitters reached base with one out in the sixth.

Hawks’ regular-season schedule to be released Sunday • BLACKHAWKS Continued from page B1 The site of the game hasn’t been finalized, but Nationals Park is the most likely setting.

While it might seem unfair that no team west of Chicago or south of Washington has played in a Winter Classic (this will be the seventh), TV ratings obviously are a factor, and few teams bring the kind of built-in audience the Hawks do. A will-

ing-to-travel fan base also will help ensure the game sells out.

This also will be the Capitals’ second appearance in the Winter Classic. The Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers each have played in two, as well. The San Jose Sharks reportedly are going to host an outdoor game at the San Francisco Giants’ stadium or the San Francisco 49ers’ new stadium in 2015, but the Winter Classic remains largely a northern and eastern event.

The Hawks hosted the Red Wings at Wrigley Field in the second Winter Classic in 2009, losing 6-4. They hosted the Penguins on March 1 at snowy Soldier Field of this past season as part of the expanded ‘‘Stadium Series,’’ which is expected to be scaled back next season.

The Hawks’ complete regular-season schedule will be released Sunday.

Notes: The Hawks’ full preseason schedule hasn’t yet been released, but it will fea-

ture a home-and-home series against the Red Wings (Sept. 23 at the United Center, Sept. 25 at Detroit), a game against the Edmonton Oilers on Sept. 28 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and a home game against the Montreal Canadiens. Start times for home games Monday through Saturday will be moved back to 7:30 p.m. next season, but home games Sunday night still will start at 6. Exceptions will be made for nationally televised games.

Game 14, Ole Miss vs. Virginia, at Omaha, Neb., 2 p.m., ESPN2 Game 13, Vanderbilt vs. Texas, at Omaha, Neb., 7 p.m., ESPN Golf European PGA Tour, The Irish Open, third round, at Cork, Ireland, 7:30 a.m., TGC PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, third round, at Cromwell, Conn., noon, TGC PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, third round, at Cromwell, Conn., 2 p.m., CBS USGA, U.S. Women’s Open Championship, third round, at Pinehurst, N.C., 2 p.m., NBC Champions Tour, Encompass Championship, second round, at Glenview, 2 p.m., TGC Pro baseball Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, noon, MLB White Sox at Minnesota, 1 p.m., WGN Boston at Oakland or Toronto at Cincinnati, 3 p.m., MLB Pittsburgh at Cubs, 6:15 p.m., Fox Texas at L.A. Angels, 9 p.m., FS1 World Cup

Group F, Argentina vs. Iran, at Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 10:30 a.m., ESPN Group G, Germany vs. Ghana, at Fortaleza, Brazil, 1:30 p.m., ESPN Group F, Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, at Cuiaba, Brazi, 4:30 p.m., ESPN SUNDAY Auto racing Formula One, Austria Grand Prix, at Spielberg, Austria, 6:30 a.m., NBCSN NHRA, New England Nationals, at Epping, N.H., noon, ESPN Global Rallycross, at Washington, 1 p.m., NBC NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Toyota – Save Mart 350, at Sonoma, Calif., 2 p.m., TNT GP2, race 2, at Spielberg, Austria (same-day tape), 6 p.m., NBCSN College World Series Game 14, Ole Miss vs. Virginia, at Omaha, Neb., 2 p.m. (if necessary), TBA Golf European PGA Tour, The Irish Open, final round, at Cork, Ireland, 7 a.m., TGC PGA Tour, Travelers Champi-

onship, final round, at Cromwell, Conn., 2 p.m., CBS USGA, U.S. Women’s Open Championship, final round, at Pinehurst, N.C., 2 p.m., NBC Champions Tour, Encompass Championship, final round, at Glenview, 2 p.m., TGC PGA of America, Professional National Championship, first round, at Myrtle Beach, S.C., 4 p.m., TGC Pro baseball Atlanta at Washington or Philadelphia at St. Louis (2 p.m.), 12:30 p.m., MLB White Sox at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m., CSN Pittsburgh at Cubs, 1:15 p.m., WGN Texas at L.A. Angels, 7 p.m., ESPN World Cup Group H, Belgium vs. Russia, at Rio de Janeiro, 10:30 a.m., ABC Group H, South Korea vs.

Algeria, at Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1:30 p.m., ABC Group G, United States vs. Portugal, at Manaus, Brazil, 4:30 p.m., ESPN WNBA Tulsa at Sky, noon, ESPN2

8WHAT TO WATCH TODAY Auto racing Formula One, qualifying for Austria Grand Prix, at Spielberg, Austria, 7 a.m., NBCSN NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Gardner Denver 200, at Elkhart Lake, Wis., 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Toyota - Save Mart 350, at Sonoma, Calif., 12:30 p.m., FS1 NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Gardner Denver 200, at Elkhart Lake, Wis., 1:45 p.m., ABC Boxing Lightweights, Karl Dargan (15-0-0) vs. Anthony Flores (11-4-1); heavyweights, Anatoliy Dudchenko (19-2-0) vs. Nadjib Mohammedi (34-3-0), at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 7 p.m., NBCSN Super welterweights, Devon Alexander (25-2-0) vs. Jesus Soto Karass (28-9-3); Gary Russell Jr. (240-0) vs. Vasyl Lomachenko (1-1-0), for vacant WBO featherweight title; welterweights, Robert Guerrero (312-1) vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai (24-1-1), at Carson, Calif., 9 p.m., SHO College World Series

Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 44 30 .595 St. Louis 39 35 .527 Cincinnati 35 37 .486 Pittsburgh 35 38 .479 Cubs 31 40 .437 East Division W L Pct Atlanta 38 35 .521 Washington 37 35 .514 Miami 37 36 .507 Philadelphia 34 38 .472 New York 33 41 .446 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 43 29 .597 Los Angeles 40 34 .541 Colorado 34 38 .472 San Diego 31 42 .425 Arizona 31 45 .408

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Friday’s Results Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 3 Atlanta 6, Washington 4, 13 inn.

Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Toronto 14, Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 1 Milwaukee at Colorado (n) San Francisco at Arizona (n) L.A. Dodgers at San Diego (n) Today’s Games Pittsburgh (Worley 0-0) at Cubs (T. Wood 7-5), 6:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (W. Peralta 7-5) at Colorado (Friedrich 0-0), 3:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 0-4) at Miami (Koehler 5-5), 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 2-3) at St. Louis (Wainwright 9-3), 3:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 6-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 4-6), 3:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 6-4) at Washington (Fister 5-2), 6:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 4-4) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-6), 9:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 4-3) at Arizona (McCarthy 1-9), 9:10 p.m.

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

N.Y. Mets at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Toronto at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 3:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Cuban baseball player defects HAVANA (AP) – Hard-hitting outfielder Yasmani Tomas of Havana’s powerhouse ballclub Industriales has defected, Cuban authorities said Friday.

News of Tomas’ defection came in a single paragraph at the end of an article in Communist Party newspaper Granma, which interviewed national baseball director Higinil Velez Carrion about two games next month against a visiting U.S. collegian team.

“From the same source, Granma learned of the departure from the country, through unscrupulous, illegal human trafficking, of he who was a player for the Industriales team, Yasmani Tomas,” the article read.

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 Natal, Brazil United States 2, Ghana 1 At Salvador, Brazil Germany 4, Portugal 0 Today At Fortaleza, Brazil Germany vs. Ghana, 2 p.m.

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

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

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

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Americans confident they can stop Ronaldo

By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press SAO PAULO – Just after he was cut from the U.S. roster last month, right back Brad Evans posted this snarky tweet: “You got off easy this time @Cristiano.”

The Americans are confident their defensive depth can stop the two-time world player of the year when they play Cristiano Christiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Portugal on Sunday night in a World Cup match in the Amazon rain forest capital of Manaus.

“He’s a complete player,” midfielder Michael Bradley said Friday. “When you look at the game today, there’s such a premium on the physical aspect of the game – speed, strength, endurance – and he is a guy who checks all those boxes. And then when you talk about his technical ability – the way he shoots with his right foot, his left foot, how good in the air he is – he’s

somebody who can make the difference at any moment.”

Coming off a 2-1 opening win over Ghana, the U.S. could possibly clinch advancement with a win and would put itself in excellent position with a tie.

Right back Fabian Johnson, left back DaMarcus Beasley and central defenders Geoff Cameron and Matt Besler figure to fixate on Ronaldo. Bradley, Kyle Beckerman and Jermaine Jones will assist in marking him from the midfield.

The 29-year-old forward with the perpetually gelled hair has topped 50 goals in four straight seasons with Real Madrid. He was voted FIFA player of the year in 2008, then in January ended Lionel Messi’s streak of four consecutive awards.

For six months, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been talking about how his first priority was the U.S. opener against Ghana and his second was to “go to beautiful Manaus and expect Mr. Ronaldo.” Klinsmann, by the way, didn’t even have Ronaldo on his player of the year ballot; he voted Franck Ribery first,

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The United States’ Michael Bradley talks during a news conference Friday before a training session in Sao Paulo. The U.S. will play against Portugal on Sunday in Group G of the World Cup. followed by Gareth Bale and Radamel Falcao.

Ronaldo has been bothered by tendinitis in his left knee for more than two months, and he wore a brace Friday during Portugal’s training session in Campinas.

“At the moment we certainly expect that he is going to play,” Bradley said. “A game

of this magnitude, of this importance for both teams, you’d always expect that the best players are going to find any way to be on the field.”

The U.S. has experience going up against top players, keeping Argentina’s Messi scoreless at the 2007 Copa America and during exhibitions in 2008 and 2011. En-

gland’s Wayne Rooney was held without a goal in the Americans’ 2010 World Cup opener.

“We have a lot of respect for Cristiano. He’s a great player. But I think you have to respect for the whole team of Portugal,” Jones said. “When we stick together like a team and fight like we did against

Ghana, then I think we have chances to win this game.”

Goalkeeper Tim Howard said it has to be a group effort.

“Body language. Communication,” he said, “and just being able to be in the right spots.”

The U.S. said Besler’s sore right hamstring, which forced him from the opener at halftime, is fine and he will be able to play Sunday. He did early work on the field Friday before the others.

Nestor Pitana of Argentina was selected Friday by FIFA as the referee. He worked Russia’s 1-1 tie against South Korea.

Portugal is coming of a 4-0 loss to Germany that cost it three starters: right back Fabio Coentrao and forward Hugo Almeida got hurt, and central defender Pepe was ejected.

“There’s two ways to look at it,” Bradley said. “One is that they lost 4-0, played 60 minutes down a guy, a few injuries. And it would be easy to look and say this is a good time to play them. But the other side says that it is ... in some ways a desperate team that is playing for their lives.”

Madden leads Royals to super-sectional appearance in basketball, regional final in soccer Hinckley-Big Rock’s Jacqueline Madden ignores her defender’s distraction in the third quarter of the Class 1A DeKalb Super-Sectional against Eastland on Feb. 24. The Royals have won eight straight regional titles in basketball.

• MADDEN Continued from page B1 Madden said this past basketball season was one of the best she has ever had.

“The postseason was unreal,” Madden said. “We didn’t think we were going to make it that far but we kept sticking it out. We made it to super-sectionals and probably could have made it to state.”

The soccer team reached the regional final.

Madden finished the soccer campaign with a very respectable 15 goals and seven assists.

In terms of the future, Madden expects to do what she does every season to get ready for the next, which is playing basketball and volleyball over the summer.

One thing Madden was proud of this season was that

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Hinckley-Big Rock midfielder Jacqueline Madden collides with Indian Creek defender Hayley Larson earlier this season at Indian Creek Middle School in Waterman. Madden finished with 15 goals and seven assists. this would be the last season she would play with the Class of 2014. Madden said they

were really close and that she was happy to have success with them.

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Bushrod hopes he’ll benefit from picking Allen’s brain

By ARTHUR ARKUSH aarkush@chicagofootball.com LAKE FOREST – As the highest profile acquisition last offseason on an offensive line that featured four new starters and allowed the fewest sacks by a Bears team since 2008, Jermon Bushrod knows the potential impact of making wholesale changes on a unit badly in need of repair.

Thus, the two-time Pro Bowler, who received more than $18 million guaranteed to stabilize Jay Cutler’s blind side, was understandably excited when asked Thursday, after the Bears wrapped up their three-day minicamp, about where the team is at after general manager Phil Emery’s

thorough defensive revamping this offseason. The NFL’s 30th-ranked unit a season ago could have as many as seven new starters, including a pair of new defensive ends, Lamarr Houston and Jared Allen.

“We lost Julius [Peppers] but we brought in Jared Allen, got Lamarr [Houston] in, Willie Young, a couple of other guys, on the defensive line,” said Bushrod. “I think some of the guys that we’ve brought in, veteranwise, and some of the guys that we were able to sign back, are going to do nothing but help us in the long run.”

It stands to reason that Allen, second among active NFL players in sacks with 128½, in particular could help not only a Bears defense that ranked

dead-last in that department, but also Bushrod. After doing battle with Allen over the past six seasons, Bushrod can now exchange trade tips with his new teammate and future Hall of Famer.

“Instead of me game-planning him, we can help each other and figure out ways we can get better. … He’s helped me out some – we’ve had conversations about the ins and outs of what a defensive lineman is thinking. So I have another good veteran that, I can pick his brain, we can talk things out, and I’m hoping and praying that it makes us better – makes me better individually and makes us better as a team.”

At his introductory news conference last month, Allen

had similar thoughts on competing against Bushrod, who he notched a pair of sacks against in their two meetings a year ago. “I respect the way he works,” Allen said. “… I feel like I’ve already got good practice habits with him.”

The weight room, Bushrod said, is the place where he and Allen have “sparked conversations about techniques,” but he wasn’t about to share the particulars with the media.

Although most of the conversation this offseason regarding Chicago’s ascending offensive line has focused on continuity – the Bears were one of three lines in football to have the same starting combination for all 16 games, and all five linemen return – Bush-

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“That’s just the name of the game,” said Bushrod, who has made every start since Week 11 of the 2009 season. “This is a brutal sport that we play.

You might have all five guys one day, and then the next day someone goes down – like I did last year with a strained calf – and somebody else has to jump in and fulfill that job.”

Bushrod said, “if we can get

lucky enough” to keep all five guys healthy for a second consecutive season, “that would be awesome.” He played on some talented and durable units under offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer in New Orleans, noting the value of gaining that familiarity with teammates in practice every day.

With the cohesion along the offensive line and added competition on the defensive side of the ball, Bushrod believes the sky is the limit for an offense that continues to grow and gain recognition around the league.

More importantly, the unit has gained the trust of quarterback Cutler, a confidence and comfort level that Cutler lacked before Bushrod’s arrival last offseason.

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Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly warms up before a preseason game Aug. 9 against the Denver Broncos at Soldier Field. Mannelly is retiring after a 16-year-career with the team, a span in which he played in a team record 245 games and a total of 2,282 long snap attempts. He helped the Bears set two NFL records: 920 consecutive snaps without a blocked punt and 180 games without a blocked punt.

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Mannelly’s 16 seasons as a Bear, spanning three decades and 245 games played, are both all–time Bears records.

He appeared in all 16 games in 12 of his 16 seasons, played in at least 14 games in all but one season and missed just 11 games over his entire career.

Mannelly attempted 2,282 long snaps without ever missing a punter or holder and also made 81 special teams tackles in coverage.

He has been the best long snapper in the league over at least the past 10 seasons or so.

Asked how he knows it’s time to move on, Mannelly replied, “I said I’d listen to my body. And my body’s tapping me on the back and saying, ‘That’s it, bud. I think you’re done.’ So it’s been an awesome 16 years. And I’m fortunate to be able to walk away. People always say that. But I am. The body is just done.”

When he was asked about some of the most memorable games of his career, Mannelly singled out the 2006 NFC Championship Game win over the Saints and his first game as a Bear, a 24-23 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1998 season opener in which Todd Sauerbrun punted four times and Jeff Jaeger was 3 of 4 on field goal attempts.

I asked him when he realized he might be able to make a career out of long–snapping.

“My junior year,” Mannelly, mentioning two people, said. “Joe DeLamielleure was our O-line coach there [at Duke]. And Bob Trott was the other. DeLamielleure is a Hall of Famer, and Trott has been an NFL assistant for a long time.

“They mentioned to me when scouts would come in looking at the seniors, that hey, you’ve got a skill that could last a long time in the NFL. Make sure you keep working on it. You could possibly get a job with that. And the funny thing is, I was dating my [now] wife at the time.

My senior year comes along.

She wanted to know, ‘What are we going to do?’ I said, ‘Well, I have a chance to be a long snapper in the NFL.’ Her quote was, ‘That’s a job?’ ” When I asked Mannelly about the other Bears who’d made a significant impact on his life, he was quick to focus on one teammate in particular.

“Well, Hub, you know one of them. No. 57, Olin Kreutz.

We came in together. We’ve got a pretty special relationship. He sent me a pretty cool text this morning from Hawaii.”

I’m sure Mannelly was referring to a special friendship more than the times we had laughed about Olin wanting to tear an arm or a leg off me or some other ink-stained wretch.

Mannelly’s retirement is a huge loss to the Bears, all their fans and the media.

But this day comes for every player who’s ever put on a uniform and this young man has earned nothing less than our undying gratitude and respect.

We can worry about the football team later.

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This Feb. 7 photo shows the United States team arrives during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Ralph Lauren’s love for the American flag and American style earned him high honors Tuesday from the Smithsonian Institution, celebrating his five decades in fashion. Lauren designed the uniforms for the US Winter Olympic team.

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By BRETT ZONGKER The Associated Press

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or Ralph Lauren, the American flag is not just a motif. When he uses the flag as inspiration for his designs – including his U.S. Olympic uniforms – he believes in what that represents.

The 74-year-old fashion designer was honored Tuesday by the Smithsonian Institution for his career and to mark the 200th anniversary of the original flag that inspired the writing of the national anthem. Lauren helped fund a major effort to preserve that flag.

Lauren was awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal “for his embodiment of the American experience” and for “supporting artistry, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for more than five decades.”

Lauren, the son of immigrants, was born Ralph Lifshitz and grew up in the Bronx, New York. He’s gone from selling ties from a drawer at the Empire State Building in 1967 to running a corporation with 25,000 employees.

Lauren sat down with The Associated Press to discuss his five decades in fashion.

AP: What drew you into the world of fashion originally?

Lauren: Luck. No, you know I never went to fashion school. I somehow was a young guy, grew up in the Bronx and ... I don’t know how I can put it together, whether it’s movies or it’s being in a world where you can read books and go

to movies and dream.

Also being the youngest child in the family and getting all hand-me-downs and sort of saying, ‘Wait a minute, I want my own clothes.’ So when your parents are not able to afford the kind of clothes as a kid growing up, I had to work myself and earn my way and buy my own things. I just wanted to look like one of the guys and have the girls look at me.

AP: What does this award from the Smithsonian mean to you?

Lauren: It’s probably the greatest honor one could have. The honor is mine to give to them because I’m part of this country.

AP: What makes you passionate about the flag and the conservation of the actual flag that inspired the writing of the national anthem?

Lauren: I grew up inspired by America, inspired by the West, inspired by the Adirondacks, inspired by African-Americans, soldiers – life that I saw – the native Americans. I saw a world that was different, and I was inspired.

AP: What do you consider your career highlights?

Lauren: I started with neckties, which are a very small thing and people aren’t even wearing them today. Neckties helped start my career. When a man wore a tie, it had to make a statement.

I think every time I created a new brand, from men’s to women’s to children to home, they were interesting

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Designer Ralph Lauren received the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal “for his embodiment of the American experience through the medium of fashion, design and philanthropy” during a ceremony Tuesday at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. Lauren was honored his efforts to fund the conservation of the flag that inspired the national anthem. elements. My clothes are not about fashion. They’re about living. They’re about how you live and how you want to live.

And they’re not about in and out fashion that’s trendy or the hot news of the day.

I think most people want stability.

They want to feel that if they go out and buy something, they want good quality, good value for their money. They don’t want to spend it frivolously and find that it’s out of style.

AP: How do you define your philosophy of fashion?

Lauren: I can say that I’m about style,

not fashion. I’m about timeless style, about quality, and that doesn’t mean it has to be boring. That means it’s something that continues on because I don’t throw out my clothes. The suit that I’m wearing is an old suit. I didn’t just make this suit. I like the familiarity in a way because it’s mine. ... People say, ‘I’ve worn your clothes for years and my child loves your clothes, my little girl loves your clothes.’

I’ve been very connected to the people out there that buy my things and who appreciate it. And sometimes they stop and say it, so that’s very nice.

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FAMILY TIME | Ways to kick up World Cup excitement

Tip of the week The world’s largest soccer tournament is now taking place, but you don’t have to be in Brazil to celebrate the soccer craze with your entire family. There are plenty of fun ways to gear up for the festivities at home - and score some fun in the process.

To help kick off summer in entertaining fashion, consider spending quality time together with these family-friendly soccer activities.

• Play a game of “Red light, Green light.” You don’t need teams of 11 players to have fun with a soccer ball.

Consider a game of “Red Light, Green Light,” which can be played with only a handful of people. Line up any number of players, each with a soccer ball, facing one person who serves as a “caller.” The players dribble a soccer ball toward the caller, who starts the action by yelling “green light.” When the caller says red light,” they must immediately freeze, while stopping the ball. If a player moves or allows the ball to roll after “red light” is called, that player must take five steps back.

The first person to cross the finish line gets to call out the commands for the next round.

• Set up an obstacle course. Here’s a challenge: Create an obstacle course for soccer lovers. Gather cones or other objects from around the house to use as obstacles. Line them up and yell

8PRAIRIE FLOWERS Honor Flight a memorable day To the Editor: Dear Fellow Americans: Thank you for the recognition. Thank you!

I recently was a guest on the Honor Flight Chicago with nearly 100 other veterans who served in the World War II conflict. We must always remember the more than 400,000 who made the supreme sacrifice. Several came from our area and were my friends, classmates and kids I grew up with. We shall always be indebted to them. They could not make this trip, where we saw the World War II Memorial and several others.

Along with a most memorable day, the organizers of the trip reminded us that we usually had mail call when possible. In the states it happened several times a week. Overseas was different, depending on your APO number location. If “mom’s” cookies got through, we were elated. They went fast!

There were numerous activities throughout the day. The continuous thank-yous and recognition by the participating organizations, Washington, D.C., visitors, Sen. John McCain, veterans of wars since World War II, and the many students on their class trips, was overwhelming.

The entertainment, which brought back memories of the 1940s including the three gals who dressed and sang like the Andrew Sisters, the Marines and the ceremonial drill team at the World War II Memorial who included me as a participant in presenting the colors, singing the National Anthem and playing the taps, moved many of us to tears.

The receptions at Dulles and at Midway Airport in Chicago will never be forgotten, including the bands, the water cannon salute by the DC and Chicago Fire Departments when our plane landed, the Great Lakes sailors who escorted us past the thousands of people, including some from Sycamore and DeKalb, members of veterans organizations, the President of the Chicago Bears and his wife, many scout troops and members of my wonderful family, including my 6-month-old great-granddaughter.

And finally, thanks to my daughter, Jill Rahn, who served as my guardian and pushed the wheelchair for a very long day.

I remember returning from overseas and arriving in Seattle in 1946 when the small ships with bands and greeters on board – all of us were still pretty young and thankful to see our wonderful country.

We never dreamed this would happen again 68 years later. I hope veterans of all wars will experience a day like I had on June 4.

Thank you to everyone for this lifetime. And again, remember those who made the supreme sacrifice, those who passed on before having the opportunity to experience this. We were all part of the greatest time in the world, who gave their all to win and make our country the best in the world.

Pete Johnson Member U.S. Army 1942-1946

KSO thanks supporters To the Editor: The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra expresses its appreciation to those who helped to support the orchestra during its 37th concert season of 2013-2014.

The KSO is grateful for the grants, sponsorships and private donations it received from the DeKalb County Community Foundation, Prairie View Dental of Sycamore, the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation, the George E. and Betty B. Dutton Foundation, the Mary E. Stevens Concert Trust, the Ideal Industries Foundation with a generous gift from Jean Juday, the Doug and Lynn Roberts Foundation, station sponsorship by WNIU and WNIJ, the Smelser Family, its patrons, and donors to the orchestra’s endowment and general operating funds, the Kishwaukee Symphony Associates, whose membership contributes valuable time and resources to the orchestra, and to the KSO Board of Directors.

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out a combination of moves needed to complete the course, such as dribbling around the obstacles and kicking the ball. Feel free to get creative here and throw in some other tricky moves, like hopping through hula hoops, performing a cartwheel or completing a somersault.

Quiz them with soccer trivia. Entertain soccer fans, while educating them in the process, with a soccer-themed trivia session. Here are some questions to get you started: – The 20 white patches on a soccer ball are in what shape? (Hexagon) – How many black patches are on a typical soccer ball? (12) – How many teams compete in the World Cup? (32) With the world focusing on the sport of soccer this summer, get the whole family involved and excited about the game with these interactive activities.

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being “fine for kids.”)

Family movie night “The Fault in Our Stars” Rated: PG-13 Length: 125 minutes Synopsis: Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel’s other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group. Based on the popular novel of the same name.

Violence/scary rating: 3 Sexual-content rating: 3 Profanity rating: 3 Drugs/alcohol rating: 3 Family Time rating: 3. Definitely a movie for teens. And it will leave you in tears.

(Ratings are judged on a five-point scale, with 5 being “bad for kids” and 1

Book report “Mr. Tiger Goes Wild,” by Peter Brown Ages: 3 to 6 Pages: 48 Synopsis: Are you bored with being so proper? Do you want to have more fun? Mr. Tiger knows exactly how you feel. So he decides to go wild. But does he go too far? From Caldecott Honor artist Peter Brown comes a story that shows there’s a time and place for everything … even going wild. – Little, Brown

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Jones achieves Eagle Scout rank David Jones, a member of Boy Scout Troop 16 chartered by Federated Church in Sycamore, was recently awarded the Eagle Rank, the highest award achievable in Boy Scouts. Jones, a senior at Sycamore High School, is the son of Brian and Brenda Jones.

Jones began his scouting journey in first grade with Cub Scout Pack 118 chartered

by North Elementary School in Sycamore. He earned all five Cub Scout ranks and the Arrow of Light, the highest award given in Cub Scouts.

He continued scouting with Boy Scouts Troop 16, and officially earned the rank of

Eagle in December.

During his trail to Eagle, Jones earned a total of 39 merit badges, with his personal favorite badges being Art, Computers, Photography and Scuba Diving. He also enjoyed high adventure experiences including a Boundary Waters canoe trip and recently canoed with Troop 16 on the Current River in Missouri.

Jones’ Eagle project benefitted the children of Two Rivers Head Start in Sycamore. He collected new backpacks and school supplies over the summer so that each child attending in the fall would receive a “back to school” backpack. He

supplied the center with 120 backpacks filled with school supplies and also donated the unused supplies. The project was special to him because he is former Head Start student and knows the hardships that most families at the center experience. His teacher is still teaching at the center and they were reunited with this project.

Jones’ Eagle Ceremony was held in April at Federated Church. He plans to remain active in scouting with Troop 16 as a leader as time permits.

He graduated from Sycamore High School in May and plans to obtain a degree in graphic design.

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Fair raises $1,200 for Sandwich senior center The fifth annual Hometown Senior Fair was held recently at the Sandwich Fairgrounds. The annual event, held in recognition of National Older Americans Month, has been organized each year by attorney Dawn Weekly of Legacy Law Firm LLC in Sandwich.

This year’s fair was sponsored by NB&T Bank in Sandwich. The event had more than 50 vendors exhibiting products or services of interest to seniors. More than 100 attendees at the fair vied for door prizes including gift baskets, plants, and three $50 Visa gift cards.

A free lunch of hot dogs, chips, a beverage, and ice cream was provided to the first 100 attendees.

The Senior Fair is free to attendees, but vendors pay a fee to have a table. After expenses for the fair are paid, Legacy Law Firm LLC donates the remainder, plus an additional amount, to Fox Valley Older Adult Services. This year, Legacy, a firm focusing on elder law and life care planning, donated $1,200 to FVOAS.

More than 50 providers of goods and services for senior citizens held giveaways and answered questions at a Senior Fair in Sandwich.

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8BRIEFS Marlyn’s Majorettes kick off parade season The Marlyn Majorettes and Majors Color Guard and Drum Corps is looking forward to entertaining spectators in parades and festivals throughout the area.

The corps kicked off its summer performances by taking part in the DeKalb Municipal Band Flag Day celebration at Hopkins Park. They will next appear in the Swedish Days Parade in Geneva on Sunday.

On July 4, the corps will appear in Kirkland’s annual parade at 11 a.m.

The unit will then travel to Mount Morris for the 51st Let Freedom Ring parade at 2 p.m.

The corps members will entertain the people with flashing batons, fire batons, high flying flags and percussion marching movements.

Director Marlyn L. Burkart and assistant director Rob Barrow will accompany the corps at their summer events.

Uniforms and equipment are provided for girls and boys in this notfor-profit youth organization. Call 815-895-4166 for information.

Master Naturalist training begins in August University of Illinois Extension invites adults to join the fall 2014 Illinois Master Naturalist program.

The classes will be held in DeKalb

County on Monday evenings from 5 to 9 p.m., starting Aug. 11 and ending Nov. 3. The training features instructors from local natural resource agencies and organizations as well as state Extension experts.

Master Naturalists learn about ecosystems and interrelationships of plants and animals that make up the natural world. They also learn how to help with land management and to share knowledge with others in your community. The goal is to encourage participants to seek out lifelong learning opportunities to further their development as a naturalist.

Master Naturalist participants agree to serve 60 hours of volunteer service within the first two years of their initial classroom experience. Volunteers can then continue their certification with 30 volunteer hours annually. Volunteer opportunities are extremely flexible and tailored to fit personal interests, abilities, and time constraints.

For more information and apply to become a certified Illinois Master Naturalist, visit http://web. extension.illinois.edu/bdo or call the DeKalb County Extension office at 815-758-8194.

ABATE Meeting scheduled The Open Roads ABATE chapter will hold a breakfast meeting at 10

a.m. June 28 at Star 34 Restaurant, 384 W. Church St. in Sandwich.

Agenda items include summer activities, group rides, legislative updates and bike shows. Anyone is welcome to attend.

After the meeting members and guests will go on a group ride to the “Convergence Run” located between Dixon and Sterling.

For more information, visit the Open Roads ABATE Facebook page.

the evening will be a fun-filled raffle.

Optional events on Saturday include tours of DeKalb High School at 10 a.m. and the Egyptian Theatre at 1 p.m. A special focus of the theater tour will be the two seats donated by the Class of 1969 during the Egyptian’s seating sponsorship campaign.

Contact information for the following classmates is needed: Allen Anderson, Beverly June Anderson Miser, Leslie Bowers, Debbie Bremner Harris, Robert “Bob” Brewer, Bessie DHS Class of ’69 Louise Brock, Robert Cambridge, plans reunion Linda Doty, Diane Ensor Wedig, DeKalb High School’s Class of Larry Foland, Ken Gelli, Susan 1969 will celebrate its 45-year reHanson, Sandy Hayes Bowers, Don union during a weekend of activities Helmerick, Brenda Johnson, Robert Aug. 1 and 2.

Johnson, Paula Karabinus Mickelsen, The weekend kicks off with an Gail Keen, Robert Mason, Margo informal gathering at 6:30 p.m.

Maveus, Lee McCormick, Dave NewAug. 1 at Fatty’s Pub and Grille, man, Steve Petrie, Deborah Pickens, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

Dorothea Prebil, Judy Price, Linda DHS alums from other classes are Price, Sylvie Reding Mills, Robert welcome to attend this “drop-in” Robinson, Stephen C. Robinson, event. Cost is $10 per person and Elizabeth Rogers, Deborah Swanson, includes pre-selected appetizers Terry Treacy, Debra Turner Parks and a cash bar. and Vicki L. Weeks.

The official reunion event takes Any classmate who has not place Aug. 2 at the Clubhouse at received an invitation or who may River Heights Golf Course, 1100 S. have current information for any of Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb, from the classmates above can contact: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Class members Cammy Kensicki Seamans, cseaand their guests will enjoy dinner mans@hotmail.com; Lois Cregier catered by the Hillside Restaurant.

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Transcendence about great wine and causes Joey Gummere manages every detail possible at Transcendence in order to make great wines.

On his fourth design of a winery, Gummere has a cooler to cold-soak grapes and a lab in a primary building that also houses his tasting room on F Street in the Lompoc, California, Wine Ghetto. He has a separate barrel building that stays at a constant 54 degrees.

The result is delicate and elegant wine loaded with flavors that define the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Rita Hills. At Transcendence, a minimum 10 percent of direct sales are donated to nonprofit organizations. Gummere not only makes great wines. He also gives to great causes.

Winemaker spotlight Through Transcendence, Joey and Sara Gummere give back.

“Transcendence started as a 100-percent nonprofit,” Joey Gummere said. “I wanted to make great wines, the best coming out of the area. It takes a lot of discipline and hard work. My wife has lived all over the world and always wanted to run a nonprofit.

Transcendence started to assist her best friend who had a brain tumor. We donated the proceeds from the first vintage to her family. We wanted to take great, fine wine and donate to a great cause.”

As a winemaker in Santa Barbara County for 17 years, Gummere has developed a clear vision of how to craft outstanding wines. There is minimal intervention in all Transcendence wines.

None of the Chardonnay goes through secondary malolactic fermentation. Only neutral oak barrels that are usually 6 years old are used in the barrel room.

While we tasted his outstanding lineup in Lompoc last Saturday, Gummere expressed a passion to make wine in the best environment possible, yet stay hands off when it comes to manipulating the actual wine in the bottle.

“Everything is temperature controlled at the winery,” said Gummere who cold soaks 3,000 pounds of fruit at 38 degrees before fermentation to break down the grape skins

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What I’m really trying to capture in every one of my wines is the expression of the fruit in the vineyards and the vintage. I don’t want to make additions to the wines, they are made out in the vineyard.”

What to buy Transcendence, Zotovich Vineyard Chardonnay, 2012 ($34): There was no secondary malolactic fermentation, but because the wine was aged on its lees for six months there is a full mouthfeel. Pears, pineapple and a crisp acidity combine for this wine that was aged in stainless steel.

The acidity ties everything together nicely.

Gummere used Champaign yeast on his Chardonnays because he said it is “very neutral and keeps the wine as it is.”

Transcendence, Rancho Santa Rosa Chardonnay, 2012 ($34): Just down the road from Zotovich Vineyard, this Chardonnay was fermented in stainless steel, then placed in 6-year-old neutral French oak barrels for 12 months. Still vibrant with a fresh acidity, the pear and pineapple notes are unmistakable. There’s a hint of oak that makes for a beautiful, elegant mouthfeel.

Transcendence, “F Street” Pinot Noir, 2012 ($36): A Pinot Noir blend from Zotovich and La Encantada Vineyards, this wine has an aromatic nose of raspberries, spice and cigar wrapper. It yields to a silky mouthfeel and finishes with a hint of leather. There are bright red fruits of ripe strawberry and raspberry and a long finish.

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Pinot Noir block in the Santa Rita Hills from a one-acre block planted with the Martin Ray clone in 1969 has produced a stunningly complex wine.

“It’s not as flashy as a Dijon clone,” Gummere said.

“But it has great texture.”

The small yields have great concentration and are aged 12 months in neutral oak.

There’s a funky palate of forest floor, mushroom, thyme, sage and bacon fat. Only 45 cases were made.

Transcendence, Vogelzang Vineyard, Happy Canyon, Rosé, 2012 ($19): This is a 100-percent Grenache masterpeice.

Dark pink in color, this wine spent 24 hours on its skins, and is loaded with strawberry and citrus flavors. There are peaches on the nose and a hint of orange peel on the finish.

Seventy-five cases were released two months ago and I bought the last two bottles.

But, visit www.transcendwines.com for a chance to order the next vintage or to make any purchases from the existing portfolio.

A Fundraiser Dinner To Benefit The Children of DeKalb County Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, Northern Illinois University

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Live Entertainment, Raffles & Cash Bar About 50 Men Who Cook 50 Men Who Cook is an annual fundraiser presented

by KishHealth System to benefit the children of DeKalb County. Prominent men from DeKalb County will once again be cooking their favorite dishes for you to enjoy including appetizers, salads, side dishes, entrees and desserts. The evening will include dinner (sampling of all dishes), cash bar, entertainment and a silent auction.

All proceeds from this unique event benefit CASA DeKalb County.

Wine 101 Rosé is perfect for summer.

Low alcohol and crisp acidity make it a friendly pairing with light foods, salads and hot days on the patio. It’s super affordable, too. Yet, it gives Gummere plenty of work to do in the winery.

“Rosé is the most technical, difficult wine to make,” he said. “Everything is critical in timing. It’s unforgiving like a Champagne. It will show any off aroma or texture. You’ve got to nail fermentation and temperature control is important.”

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CASA DeKalb County, Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocate) is a non-profit organization which trains local citizens as volunteer child advocates. These advocates are appointed by the DeKalb County Juvenile Court in cases involving children who have been abused or neglected by their parent or guardian.

The CASA volunteers are responsible for gathering information about a child’s case and advocating in court for the best interests of these children. CASA DeKalb County Inc. currently has 67 advocates who are representing 194 DeKalb County children.

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Biking with Beanzie ride for the novice to the professional Since 1999, about 6,000 bicyclists have traveled the Biking with Beanzie routes at least one, and many have ridden multiple times. The 15th annual recreational ride is scheduled for July 13.

Once again, Biking with Beanzie will partner with Live Healthy DeKalb County to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Local food vendors will sell items during and after the rides, and Kishwaukee Hospital is sponsoring the third annual Community/Family Ride.

Biking with Beanzie begins and ends at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road in DeKalb. Distance options include routes that are about 25, 46, 62, 80 or 101 miles, for cyclists at all skill levels. The routes travel rural roads in DeKalb, Lee and LaSalle counties, and are mostly flat with some rolling terrain for more experienced riders. Routes are on well-paved, lightly traveled and well-marked roads. There are rest and refreshment stops, as well as SAG wagon and motorcycle support. At the end of the ride, riders will find fruit and drinks available and will have access to the high school’s showers.

The Community/ Family Ride also starts at DeKalb High School and has three routes: three, five and eight miles. The three-mile route winds through the grounds of the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center. The five-mile route follows the Kishwaukee Kiwanis Nature Trail through Hopkins Park. The eight-

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This pedestrian-friendly street makeover in Langley, Washington, includes a number of Hellstrip Gardens – flowers, trees and shrubs planted between the sidewalk and street. Frequent watering is often difficult at these curbside plots. Langley gardeners are using slow release water bags at the base of the newly planted trees until their roots can become established.

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By DEAN FOSDICK The Associated Press Making a yard and a community more beautiful begins at the curb. But that narrow space between sidewalk and street – sometimes called a boulevard, median, hellstrip, parkway, verge or tree belt – is a gardening challenge.

For starters, it’s probably owned by the municipality but falls to the homeowner to maintain. So the first step in caring for it is to sort out what local rules allow. “You need to go to the city’s website if there are any questions about who owns what,� said Evelyn Hadden, author of the new book “Hellstrip Gardening� (Timber Press). “The zoning laws should be posted online.� “Some cities have regulations where there can only be lawns there. Some say there can’t be vegetables, but allow some kind of lawn alternative,� she said. “Some communities change their rules when people start growing gardens and the community gets behind them.�

Curb appeal can increase property values for the whole neighborhood, Hadden said. “Curbside gardeners are pretty generous that way. They’re working for the benefit of everybody.�

Even seedy-looking parcels can become natural welcome mats when integrated with front yards. Curbside spaces are often heavily trafficked, however, making them tough to cultivate. The ground is hard-packed, and plants can be crushed underfoot. Rocks might add character to the landscape but will dent car doors if placed too near the curb. Tall, dense foliage can be a traffic hazard, preventing passing motorists from seeing pets and children.

Here are some tips for creating a well-tended “hellstripâ€?: • Talk with neighbors before getting started. “The tension will come when somebody complains,â€? Hadden said. • Be aware of sight lines, especially at intersections.

Drivers may have trouble turning safely if something tall is in the way. • Go with perennials rather than annuals, said Fred Rozumalski, a landscape architect with Barr Engineering Co. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Then the soil is only worked once and it’s more secure,â€? he said. “Dirt won’t run into the street, clogging gutters and storm sewers.â€? • Avoid growing vegetables at roadside sites because of pollution, Rozumalski said. “They collect elevated levels of road salt, lead from gasoline and copper from brake linings. I certainly wouldn’t want to eat any food that came off a boulevard.â€? • Tree planting is the city’s job, he said. “I’ve seen people make bad choices, planting trees like sugar maples that are difficult to maintain and

push up sidewalks. Shrubs should be kept low, no more than 18 inches in height.â€? • Be cautious about displaying yard art, Rozumalski said. “You don’t want to distract drivers. It’s probably better if you put those kinds of things deeper into the yard.â€? • Boulevards typically are too narrow to be turned into full-blown rain gardens, but they’ll be more environmentally friendly if the soil level is kept at least 2 inches below the curb, he said. “Then the water will collect instead of running off.â€?

mile route combines the two shorter routes.

Early registration for the distance ride is $27; after July 1, the fee increases to $35.

Registration for the Community/Family Ride is $10 for riders 14 through adult. Children 13 and younger can ride the Community/Family Ride free, but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Riders paying the day of the event must pay by check or cash; no credit cards will be accepted on-site. Bike shop services also will be available at the registration site.

Distance ride check-in and day-of registration are from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. July 13 at the high school. Riders on the 80 and 101-mile routes should be checked in and on the road by 8 a.m.; other distance riders should plan to be riding their route by 10 a.m.

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Genoa market, scouts team up Genoa’s next Open Air Market on June 28 is dedicated to giving back to the community.

Genoa Main Street Inc. is working with the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois and Cub Scout Pack 117 to bring a Heartland Blood drive to downtown Genoa during the market. The local scouts will have an information and sign-up booth inside the market. Look for the scout flags.

The drive will be held in Heartland’s mobile coach, which will be parked on Main Street in front of the Genoa Public Library and a few strides west of the Open Air Market. All blood donations will be given to Kishwaukee Hospital for local donations. With 25 blood donations or more, the scouts will receive money from

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Heartland Blood Center to support troops activities. A photo ID is required to donate blood.

In addition to the blood drive, Illinois Secretary of State representatives will be at the scout table for people who would like to register as organ donors.

June’s Open Air Market promises to be even busier and more fruitful than May’s market. New and additional vendors will join the market in June and entertainment is planned during a portion of the market. Additional vendor space is still available.

For more information about blood donation eligibility requirements or to schedule an appointment to give, donors can sign up at www. heartlandbc.org.

Rotary drive helps restock food pantries The Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club recently conducted a food drive to benefit DeKalb and Sycamore food pantries.

The following businesses participated as collection sites: American Midwest Bank, Sycamore; Becky Beck’s Jewelry Store, DeKalb; Dr. Dan, DeKalb; Foster & Buick, Sycamore; Lincoln Inn Family Restaurant, DeKalb; Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, DeKalb; State Farm, Scott

Ziemet, DeKalb; and T. Allen and Associates, Sycamore.

Joel Maurer, co-director of the Sycamore Food Pantry at the Sycamore United Methodist Church, thanked club members for their efforts to re-stock the shelves of the local food pantries and said the pantries are always in need of donations.

The Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at the Kishwaukee Hospital Roberts Center.

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Bradford honored by Lions Club The Genoa Lions awarded Lion Gene Bradford their highest award for the service he provides to his club. Past District Governor Paul Lindstrom of Leaf River presented the Melvin Jones Fellow award on May 21.

Bradford joined the Lions in 1982, following in his father’s footsteps. He was elected president for the first time in 1988. He finished an unexpired president’s term in 1993, and was elected presiProvided photo dent again in 2007. In most of Barb Bradford pins a lapel pin on the years he wasn’t president her husband, Genoa Lion Gene he held a director or officer poBradford. sition, and has always chaired

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Bradford’s years as a grocer have made him an expert at getting the Lions the biggest bang for the buck when it comes to dinners; when desserts get too expensive, he asks his wife to whip something up.

Gene and Barb Bradford are the parents of two daughters. Gene Bradford is a Navy veteran and active member of the local VFW. He volunteers with Genoa Main Street, Meals on Wheels, and his church.

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TODAY – You have a busy year ahead, but don’t try to change everything all at once. The variety of projects you want to undertake will overwhelm you if you aren’t careful.

Be selective and choose the options that give you the greatest joy, financial gain and personal satisfaction.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – A misunderstanding will occur if you fail to choose your words carefully. Be mindful of the feelings of others, and treat each situation with common sense and tact.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You will make a favorable impression. Accept invitations that will introduce you to interesting individuals, and you will share information, ideas and plans for the future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Whether you loan or borrow money today, you will come out the loser. Offer suggestions, but don’t pay for someone else’s mistake. Protect your interests and your reputation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t take a passive role in your relationships with others. There is no need to be timid. Stand up for your rights, and don’t be hesitant to air your beliefs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t sell yourself short. Your talents will be wasted if you keep them a secret.

Put your best foot forward, summon your self-confidence and share your ideas.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Your enthusiasm and friendliness will bring joy to those around you.

Getting out and about will allow you to share positive thoughts and join forces with other Good Samaritans.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You will get ahead if you rely on your abilities, knowledge and overall determination. Don’t let anyone slow you down. Be a leader, not a follower.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Step out of your comfort zone and try an unfamiliar activity. Close friends and a sense of adventure will put a smile on your face and brighten your day.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Re-evaluate your financial situation.

Increase your understanding of money matters. Be on the alert for a chance to capitalize on savings, incentives and lower interest rates.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – A negative, defeatist attitude is counterproductive. Believe in your abilities. Keeping a positive outlook will allow you to focus your energy and conquer any competition or challenge you face.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – It’s apparent that information is being withheld. Act quickly, do a little fact-finding and ask pertinent questions, and you will be able to obtain the data you are looking for.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You will meet someone who will make a notable difference in your life. A meaningful issue will send you in a positive new direction.

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Sex not part of man’s hour-long bedtime ritual Dear Abby: “Barney” and I are in our 40s and have been married two years. Barney is a neatnik. His nighttime ritual of cleaning up before bed takes an hour or more.

Before we can be intimate, this ritual must be performed, which rules out anything in the afternoon or that’s spontaneous.

Barney is also a night owl.

Sometimes he goes straight from the shower to the Internet or reading, ignoring sex altogether, even if we planned and talked about it while getting ready to clean up for the night.

I have fallen asleep many nights waiting for him, only to awaken hours later and see he’s still not beside me. When we discuss it later, he says it’s a selfish habit he “got away with” in his last marriage. He enjoys sex but becomes easily distracted.

Should we seek counseling for this or try something else?

Barney displays all the signs of ADD and has since his childhood days. – Frustrated in Clinton, Iowa Dear Frustrated: By all means seek counseling. The ritual you described could be a symptom of a disorder, or your husband may have a very weak sex drive. How-

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips ever, one thing is clear: If Barney isn’t in bed with you, it’s because he’d rather be elsewhere.

For your sake, the sooner you get some straight answers the better you’ll be. His comment about “getting away with it” tells me he knows what he’s doing wasn’t fair to his last wife, and it isn’t fair to you.

Dear Abby: For the last 10 years, my friends and I have gotten together on a fairly regular basis. We always bring potluck to share. While “Marcia” and I were assembling a meal, “Cindy” would contribute a bag of chips. We finally told her we thought the offerings were unequal, so she shaped up.

We recently celebrated my birthday at my house, and Cindy “surprised” me with a beautiful blueberry crumble cake (her specialty). I was delighted and told her I had been craving that particular treat.

As the afternoon wore on, I asked if we should bring out the dessert, but she said

she wanted to “wait a while.”

A half-hour later, she announced she had to leave and wanted to take the cake with her. (We often take leftovers home, but her dessert hadn’t even made it to the table.)

When I said, “But we have no other dessert!” she said she had company coming and needed to take it with her.

Then she put it in the container she had brought it in and left.

Cindy is a close friend, and Marcia and I have put up with some of her quirks. But I’m thinking about confronting her about this latest gaffe because I’m afraid if I don’t, my resentment will continue to build and our friendship will “crumble.” Am I being petty? – Deserted Dessert Lover Dear D.D.L.: Petty? I don’t think so. What she did took the cake – and I’m not talking about pastry.

I don’t know what qualities you look for in a close friend, but Cindy appears to be unusually self-centered.

What she said was not only rude, but showed a distinct lack of empathy for your feelings.

By all means, clear the air, but don’t count on Cindy to change. In fact, don’t count on

her for anything.

Dear Abby: I’m a lifelong New York resident; my husband is not. So when he had an opportunity to move to Houston to be closer to his only brother, he desperately wanted to move.

My children are grown and on their own, so no problem there. Although leaving my career, my mother and my children to move so far away was difficult for me, my husband doesn’t have much of a family, so I knew it was important to him. He never had children, and he wanted to be part of his niece’s and nephew’s lives. So we moved.

Now we’re treated like we don’t exist! We’re not invited to family events, they never visit us and we’re not included during holidays. These are the people who begged us for the last 13 years to move to Texas.

I want to return to New York. He doesn’t want to go.

I’m afraid if I insist, I’ll need to move back alone. Should I risk my marriage over it? – Homesick For New York Dear Homesick: There is a middle ground between moving back to New York and staying in Texas. One of them is making regular trips to visit your mother, children

and friends. Another would be to understand that your husband’s family cannot be your sole source of social activity.

You and your husband should join clubs and volunteer your time to some worthy causes. That’s the way people meet each other. Texans are known for their hospitality – so give them a fair chance.

But only as a last resort should you sacrifice your marriage.

Dear Abby: I became a widower two years ago and only recently started dating. Although I am in my early 70s, I’m in great physical shape and have all my hair. I am also financially well off and I think I’m reasonably good looking. My concern is, how do I avoid becoming a trophy husband? – Potential Prize in Florida Dear Potential Prize: That should be easy. Don’t reveal your financial status and don’t propose.

• Dear Abby is written

by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Jury is still out on the benefit of taking multivitamins Dear Dr. K: I’m a healthy 50-year-old woman. Do I need to take a multivitamin/mineral supplement?

Dear Reader: Following the news on supplements is like watching a pingpong match.

One study finds supplements improve health, then another study questions their benefit.

Back and forth they go.

One recommendation about vitamin supplements is not in dispute: Women of childbearing age should take folic acid supplements. Folic acid (often classified with the B vitamins) reduces the risk of a woman giving birth to a baby with neural tube defects.

The most common of these defects is called spina bifida.

Neural tube defects can cause permanent neurological damage: difficulty swallow-

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff ing, breathing and moving.

IF YOU ARE A WOMAN OF CHILDBEARING AGE WHO WANTS CHILDREN, AND YOU ARE NOT TAKING DAILY FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTS, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR: YOU PROBABLY SHOULD BE. Did I say that loud enough?

Another recommendation that is not in dispute: If you have osteoporosis (thin bones) or osteopenia (borderline thin bones), you should talk to your doctor about taking vitamin D, along with calcium. They protect your bones.

Now we get into the controversy. Last year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of disease prevention experts, reviewed research published over the past decade. The task force concluded there isn’t enough evidence to support use of vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent heart disease, cancer, or deaths from these diseases in healthy adults. So does this close the book on supplements for disease prevention?

My colleague Dr. Howard Sesso, an epidemiologist at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, doesn’t think so. As an example, he points to the Physician’s Health Study. This large, well-designed study found taking a daily multivi-

tamin significantly reduced cancer risk.

Individual vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin D, also warrant further study. A number of observational studies suggest vitamin D may help prevent chronic diseases, besides its beneficial effect on thin bones. Dr. Sesso is working on a large, long-term trial that will study the effects of vitamin D on cancer, heart disease and stroke risks.

While the research continues, ask your doctor for an individualized recommendation. If you have or are at risk for osteoporosis, for example, your doctor will likely recommend calcium and vitamin D. You can also consider a daily multivitamin if your diet is less than perfect. It doesn’t replace a balanced

diet, but it can help fill nutritional gaps. And we don’t know of health risks from taking a multivitamin.

If you choose to take a supplement, stick with the major brands. They are well tested and are more likely to fall in line with recommended doses.

(I’ve put tables listing recommended amounts of vitamins and minerals on my website.)

Avoid specialized multivitamin formulations – for immunity support, heart health, energy, etc. – unless your doctor recommends otherwise. One exception: If you are over age 50, choose a vitamin designed for seniors. It will contain the right vitamin and mineral levels for you.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Trudges 6 Bane of pvts.

10 Sneak in uninvited 15 Shopper’s binge 20 Poisonous shrub 21 Eyewash acid 22 Must (2 wds.)

23 Iota preceder 24 Slug’s trail 25 Jungian term 26 Organic compound 27 Circle sizes 28 Howard Carter found his tomb (var.)

30 Capriciously 32 Tiberius’ council 33 Like chiffon 35 Moose kin 36 Harsh criticism 39 Ms. Thurman 40 Billboards 41 Oliver Stone film 42 Draw on glass 46 “— -la-la!”

47 Actress — Hagen 48 Goatee’s place 51 Aerobic measure 53 Michael Stipe’s gp.

54 Familiar threat (2 wds.)

56 Warty critter 57 Cartoon woodpecker 59 Horned animal 61 VIP transport 62 Lotte of “From Russia With Love” 63 Singer — Adams 64 Does like Krakatoa 65 Conked on the head 67 Bridle part 68 Email provider 69 Othello’s foe 72 Rx givers 73 Lack of experience 76 Kind of cracker 80 Sci-fi “Doctor” 81 Fictional pirate

82 “Verse” lead-in 83 WWW addresses 85 Brown-truck logo 86 Yellowstone sight 88 Thoroughly 92 “— -whiz!”

93 Attorney’s earnings 94 Mohawk-sporting actor (2 wds.)

95 PC screens 96 Fork or spoon 99 Argentine plains 102 Far East cuisine 103 Main force 104 Microwaves 108 Pull — — one 109 Oar pin 110 To be, to Henri 111 Bribe, informally 112 Dernier — 113 Open-air lobbies 115 Kind of job 116 Weed 117 Pith helmet 118 Malt-shop treat 120 Dodge City loc.

121 Spike TV, once 123 Six-shooter 124 Wildebeests 125 Some sibs 127 Verdi numbers 129 Tourist’s tote 131 Narrow squeaks (2 wds.)

135 Grilled a steak 140 Come clean 141 Lets slip 142 Opponent 143 Video-game pioneer 144 NASA rocket stage 145 St. Teresa’s town 146 River past Verona 147 Four-door model 148 — Python 149 Early anatomist 150 Volcano goddess 151 Secret rendezvous

DOWN 1 Furtive sound 2 Corker 3 Skip past 4 Table linen, often 5 Public tiff 6 “Moonlight —” 7 Dirt 8 Kind of capsule 9 Surveys 10 Gnawed 11 Allergic reactions 12 Out of bed 13 Stalk 14 Bloodsucking insect 15 Pancake order 16 Idiom, e.g.

17 Walk unsteadily 18 And others (abbr.)

19 “No sweat!”

21 Outfitter Tommy — 29 Mr. Rockne 31 Varieties 34 Solo of “Star Wars” 36 Ninny 37 Petty or Loughlin 38 “Excuse me!”

41 “Hey —” (Beatles) 43 Vacation jaunt 44 Penny 45 MD employers 47 Glasnost letters 48 Retina cell 49 Franz Joseph — 50 Ms. Lupino 51 Needle end 52 Mistakes 55 Wolf, to Pedro 56 Less relaxed

57 Flour infester 58 “Garfield” pooch 60 Grass-skirt dance 62 Former Italian coins 64 Aerie builders 66 Ushers in 67 Orange peels 69 Labor org.

70 Gleeful shout 71 Elephant party 74 Daddy’s sister 75 Oregon city 77 Tint 78 Goodall subject 79 Future bks.

81 Rock layers 84 Lease 87 Bratty kids 89 Golfer Lorena — 90 Europe-Asia range

91 Nomad dwellings 93 Chimney pipe 97 Fez wearer 98 Regarding (2 wds.)

99 Snow boots 100 Dated hairdo 101 Hotel staffer 102 Add water 103 Nectar gatherer 105 Actress Madeline — 106 Hairy twin 107 Firms up 109 Curbside collectible (2 wds.)

111 Hopeless case 114 Boxing wins 115 Molecular biology topic 116 Meek 119 Not present

121 High-pitched 122 Sentra maker 123 Repair place 124 Spat 126 Deliver a message 127 Be of use 128 Fragment 129 Quibble 130 Cook in embers 131 Silent sort 132 Engineering toy 133 Hot place 134 Thomas — Edison 136 Go underground 137 Knight’s wife 138 Important decades 139 By — of hard work

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Child Development Laboratory Master Teacher FT/12 mo. Starting August, 15, 2014. Responsibilities: Supervise graduate assistant head teachers and civil service staff in a mixed-age classroom of children at the Child Development Lab; co-supervise practicum students assigned to own classroom: help administer operations of the Child Development Lab: teach one lower level child development course per academic year; take lead in assessment of undergraduate students assigned to classroom. Required: Master's degree in child development or related field; at least 2 yrs. teaching exp. with young children (incl. infants and toddlers) and their families in programs using developmentally appropriate practices (DAP); evidence of leadership potential. Preferred: B.S. degree in child development or related field; prior exp. teaching mixedage groupings of infant-toddlers-twos; prior experience supervising undergraduate students in practice or internships; demonstrated commitment to personal and professional growth, including anti-bias and inclusive practices. Send: letter of application, resume, copies of undergraduate & graduate transcripts, and 3 current letters of reference addressing the responsibilities of this position to: Dr. Sherry Fang, Coordinator Family and Child Studies; School of Family, Consumer & Nutrition Sciences; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 601I5; Phone: 815-753-6335 Fax: 815-753-1321; email: ssfang@niu.edu. Preference will be given to complete applications received by 7/11/2014.

However, applications will be accepted until position is filled.

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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

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 LABORERS WANTED Drivers license & transportation a must. Call 815-748-8895

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TREE SERVICE HELP Experienced needed.

Must have valid drivers license.

Call: 815-748-9883

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

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1635 Moluf Street Furniture, electronics, tools, grill, washer/ dryer, mowers, refrigerator, swing set, scooters, bikes, strollers, toys, baby items, clothing, and Much More !

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

ALGONQUIN

DEKALB Fri & Sat, 9AM-5PM 249 Rolfe Rd 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.

Responsible for a variety of functions in production, primarily screen printing. Must have complete knowledge of entire screen printing process start to finish. * 5+ years of experience screen printing apparel Please respond by submitting resume: Brian@wakohwear.com

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Ecological Consultant Personal Assistant Wanted For high fuctioning woman ain Sycamore area. Call Diana 630-542-2656

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FRI, SAT & SUN June 20, 21, 22 10am - 4pm

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1015 Harper Dr.

Saturday, June 21

40 years, furniture, Waterford crystal, yard art, tools, artwork

Kathy's Estate Sales

Huge Moving Sale Fri/Sat 9AM-3PM 119 E Alden Place Furniture, Longaberger, Books, Tools, Grill, Appliances & MORE

8:00am – 2pm

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

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DEKALB

Lots of good art, Sectional sofa, Glass-top dining room table, end tables & sofa tables, Wicker bed frame & dressers, Kitchen set, Iron bed, Lamps, Home décor, and much more!

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

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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

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

HINCKLEY City Wide Garage Sales & Scholarship Fund June 21, Saturday 8am - 4pm 54 Houses Participating !

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DEKALB-HUGE SALE Fri & Sat 8 A.M. – 5 P.M.

Craft Sale featuring jewelry, quilts and hand craft goods.

Very high quality!

Friday and Saturday, 9am-5pm

Golf View Estates

Everything must go. Lots of home goods, Bird houses, bedding (like new), toys, books, DVDs, Women's clothing, dishwasher & stove, boys bikes and more.

DEKALB Big Multi-Family Sale THURS, FRI & SAT

Everything priced to go!

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

8AM-3PM

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

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TOOL SALE 9608 W. Witchie Dr Friday 6/20 9am to 4pm Saturday 6/21 9am to 5:30pm Tools, Houseware and exercise equipment

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FRI & SAT JUNE 20 & 21 7:30 AM – 2:00PM THURS – SAT, JUN 19-21 8:30AM – 4PM

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630 & 638 BRIAR DR Off of Brickville Rd. Table saw, Tables and chairs, Dresser, Pool chemicals, Water skis, Artificial flowers, Kids' toys and much more!

815-899-3130

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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!

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IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM R. OSBORNE, THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY WILL BE OFFERED AT AUCTION LOCATED AT 1223 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, DEKALB, ILLINOIS. (LOCATED NORTH OF RT. 38 ON ANNIE GILIDDEN, TO LOREN, TURN WEST TO UNIVERSITY DRIVE. NORTH SIDE OF NIU CAMPUS.)

THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE WILL BE OFFERED AT AUCTION, HELD ON SITE AT 718 WINDING TRAIL, IN THE RIVER BEND SUBDIVISION, JUST EAST OF G-K HIGH SCHOOL ON RT. 72, GENOA, ILLINOIS.

REAL ESTATE OFFERED AT 6:00 PM. FOLLOWED BY PERSONAL PROPERTY. WEED EATER RIDING LAWN TRACTOR W/ MOWER DECK, 18H.P.; BOLENS 30” CUT SNOWBLOWER; TORO RECYCLER LAWN MOWER, LIKE NEW! YARDMAN 6H.P. 21” CUT MOWER; WEBER GENESIS 5100 GAS GRILL; LUXAIR UPRIGHT 5H.P. AIR COMPRESSOR; SEVERAL LADDERS MISC. HAND TOOLS; FLOOR JACK, JACK STANDS, SHOP VAC; WHEEL BARROW; LOTS OF YARD AND GARDEN TOOLS; SINGER 718-2 COMMERCIAL BLIND STITCH SEWING MACHINE; MAYTAG OVERSIZE WASHER; KENMORE ELECTRIC DRYER; LOTS OF NICE FURNITURE INCLUDING SOFA; OAK END AND COFFEE TABLES; OAK PEDESTAL DINNING TABLE W/ 4 MATCHING OAK CHAIRS; 4 OAK SWIVEL COUNTER CHAIRS; KING -SIZE BED; DOUBLE BED; TWIN BED; GLIDER ROCKER; SEVERAL LAMPS; KENMORE VACUUM W/ POWER HEAD; LOTS OF DISHWARE, KITCHENWARE, GLASSWARE; AND MANY OTHER USEFUL HOUSEHOLD & HOUSEWARES ITEMS TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. TERMS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. CASH, CHECK, CREDIT CARDS, NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR THEFT. ALL ITEMS SETTLED FOR ON SALE DAY. COME OUT AND JOIN US AT THE 1ST EARLY EVENING AUCTION OF THE SUMMER. PATRIOT DOGS LUNCH ON SITE. ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING INC. 815-825-2727, MALTA, IL ANDREW & STEVE

SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE SOLD AT NO RESERVE AT AUCTION. LIKE MAJOR APPLIANCES, GE GAS STOVE; 2 GE REFRIGERATORS/FREEZERS; 3 GE MICROWAVES; 3 MINI FREEZERS OR FRIDGES; MOP BUCKET; UPHOLSTERED ARM CHAIRS ON WHEELS; OCTAGON WOODEN PEDESTAL TABLE; COPY MACHINE; BOOKSHELF’S; GLASS TOP COFFEE TABLES; NICE OFFICE DESKS; 4 LATERAL FILES; 5 BAGS 50# GRASS SEED; WEIGHT MACHINE; 4 ELECTRIC HEATERS; APPLIANCE DOLLY; CHAINS AND BINDERS; AREA RUGS; SHOVELS; 10FT FIBERGLASS STEP LADDER; SENCO AIR NAILERS; MILWAUKEE MITER SAW. AND MANY OTHER ITEMS TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. PERSONAL PROPERTY TERMS: CASH CHECK CREDIT CARD. NOTHING REMOVED UNTIL SETTLED FOR. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR THEFT. 10% BUYERS PREMIUM ON ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY.

REAL ESTATE WILL BE OFFERED AT 10:00 A.M. OFFERING 718 WINDING TRAIL, A “TO BE COMPLETED” DUPLEX HOME IN THE OVER 55 YEAR-OLD SECTION OF THE RIVER BEND SUBDIVISION. THIS IS ½ OF THE DUPLEX THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE OWNER. THE ELECTRIC IS BROUGHT TO THE PANEL, THE PLUMBING HAS BEEN ROUGHED-IN. AND THE INSIDE FRAMING HAS BEEN DONE. THIS UNIT HAS A FULL BASEMENT THAT NEEDS THE FLOOR POURED. ALL WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE DOORS ARE IN. ALL FIXTURES, MECHANICAL, HEATING AND COOLING, CABINETS, FLOORING, CEILING, WALLS AND ELECTRIC NEED TO BE FINISHED. THE LAYOUT IS A 2 BEDROOM, 2 CAR GARAGE WITH FULL BASEMENT.

ALSO OFFERING AT THE SAME LOCATION 4 BUILDABLE LOTS

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Bicycle small size (6 to 8 years old), red, made by Next. Excellent condition. $25. 815-517-7919.

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.

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

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 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

HEAD/FOOT BOARD Queen size with 2 wooden slabs and metal braces and boxspring, $125/all, you PU. 815-901-5503 Lv Msg KITCHEN TABLE SET 4 leaves, expands from 42 in. round to 92 in., includes 6 chairs with padded seats. Need a truck. $100. 224-587-9335

DON'T NEED IT? SELL IT FAST! Daily Chronicle Classified Call 877-264-2527

SUNDAY JUNE 29TH STARTING AT 10:30A.M. *1964 HARLEY DAVIDSON TOPPER SCOOTER! VERY RARE COMPLETELY RESTORED, FIBERGLASS BODY PANELS, 2 STROKE 9HP. SELLS AT NO RESERVE! *1955 HARLEY DAVIDSON HUMMER 125CC MOTORCYCLE COMPLETELY RESTORED! SELLS AT NO RESERVE! *WAYNE “PAPPY” PIERCE SPORTSTER ENDURO MOTORCYCLE THE FAMOUS BIKE THAT WON THE JACK-PINE RACE, TWICE! ALSO WITH PROTOTYPE SIDE CAR! SELLS AT NO RESERVE! **AFTER THE PIERCE BIKES THIS ONE ITEM ONLY WILL BE SOLD AT NO RESERVE FROM THE ESTATE OF LARRY HINTZ: 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON DYNA WIDE GLIDE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, SCREAMING EAGLE MUFFLERS, QUICK DETACH WINDSHIELD, SOFT PACK, BIKE COVER AND ONLY 510 MILES! TOYS SEVERAL ALL NEW IN THE BOX TOYS FROM: HARLEY G.I. JOE’S TO NUMEROUS DIE CAST BIKES, TO HARLEY TRUCKS. WE WILL HAVE MANY TABLES OF THESE TOYS CHECK WEBSITE FOR ALL PICTURES. HARLEY DAVIDSON DECORATIONS, HARLEY DAVIDSON DAYTONA BEER. MEMORABILIA DISPLAY CASES FROM PAPPY’S ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, SHOP TOOLS AND WORK BENCHES FROM OLD SHOP. HARLEY DAVIDSON PRINTS AND COLLECTOR MANUALS, PINS, POSTERS, ADVERTISEMENTS, MANY OF UNIQUE VINTAGE ITEMS THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT ADDITIONS TO YOUR HARLEY COLLECTION! APPAREL & HELMETS BRAND NEW OPEN FACE HELMETS FROM THE LATE 70S. SOME WITH THEIR ORIGINAL BOX! LOTS OF HARLEY JACKETS, AND T-SHIRTS. 100’S AND 100’S OF HARLEY DAVIDSON PROMOTIONAL POSTERS AND MANY MORE ITEMS OF INTEREST. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: THIS WILL BE A ONE OF A KIND ABSOLUTE AUCTION. MANY OF THESE ITEMS WERE FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF “PAPPY” AND “WHIZ” PIERCE. NOW WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BID ON AND OWN ITEMS FROM THE ORIGINAL PIERCE HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOP AND MUSEUM. SOMETHING FOR EVERY TASTE AND WANT. AUCTION WILL BE HELD INSIDE LARGE WAREHOUSE WITH PRE- AUCTION VIEWING ON SATURDAY JUNE 28TH FROM 12 NOON TILL 7:00 P.M. MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO ATTEND. BRING YOUR SIDE CAR, PICK-UP TRUCK AND TRAILERS. TERMS: CASH, CHECK, CREDIT CARDS. 5% BUYERS PREMIUM CHARGED ON ALL ITEMS. NOTHING REMOVED UNTIL SETTLED FOR. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR THEFT. ALL ITEMS REMOVED FORM AUCTION ON SALE DAY UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH AUCTIONEERS. CALL ANDREW ALMBURG WITH AN QUESTIONS AT 815-739-3773. ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING, MALTA, ILLINOIS. LUNCH BY MIDWEST WOMEN RIDERS CLUB.

LIVE TO RIDE...RIDE TO LIVE.. TO THIS PIERCE HARLEY DAVIDSON MEMORABILIA NO RESERVE WWW.ALMBURGAUCTIONS.COM STEVE, ANDREW, ERIC & ADAM ALMBURG.

Appraisals Real Estate Liquidators 815-825-2727 Malta, IL

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815-825-2727 Malta, IL

Appraisals Real Estate Liquidators

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Call 815-455-4800

* HARLEY SCOOTER* HARLEY TOYS* HARLEY MEMORABILIA*

4 LOTS LOCATED ON THE EAST END OF FOREST VIEW DRIVE, JUST WEST OF SYCAMORE STREET, IN GENOA, IL. THESE ARE CONTIGUOUS AND ARE 60’X110’ EACH. ALL LOTS AND DUPLEX WILL BE OFFERED SEPARATELY. PROPERTY CAN BE SHOWN BY CONTACTING AUCTIONEERS AT 815-739-3703.

TERM’S FOR REAL ESTATE AUCTION: $5,000.00 DOWN ON EACH PARCEL ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 28TH 2014. TITLE COMMITMENT IN SELLERS NAME PROVIDED BY SELLERS. A 5% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL BID TO DETERMINE THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER. ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING INC. 815-739-3703.

Appraisals Real Estate Liquidators

845 W Main St June 19 & 20 - 9a-5p; June 21 - 9a-noon

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE USED AND DISPLAYED AT THE PIERCE HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP. MANY ITEMS ARE ONE OF A KIND AND WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION WITH NO RESERVE. COME AND BID TO OWN A PIECE OF PIERCE HARLEY DAVIDSON HISTORY! AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT 220 SOUTH CALIFORNIA STREET, SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS. WATCH FOR VIDEO AND PICTURES ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.ALMBURGAUCTIONS.COM

AUCTION OF BUILDABLE LOTS & TO BE FINISHED TOWN HOME

THIS RANCH HOME IS ON THE NORTH EDGE OF THE NIU CAMPUS, IN A QUITE LITTLE SUBDIVISION OF SIMILAR TYPE HOMES. THE HOME HAS 3 BEDROOMS, CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING, FULL BASEMENT, 2 CAR GARAGE. THE LOT IS 60X120 WITH CITY WATER AND SEWER. TERMS FOR REAL ESTATE AUCTION: $5,000 DOWN ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE JULY 24TH 2014. DEED TRANSFER, TITLE COMMITMENT IN SELLERS NAME PROVIDED BY SELLERS. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER.

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

PIERCE HARLEY DAVIDSON MEMORABILIA AUCTION

REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION

EARLY EVENING AUCTION TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH STARTING AT 6:00 PM.

Sat & Sun Only: 10am – 6pm 8680 Gurler Rd, DEKALB Harley & motorcycle items, furniture, crafts, household, canoe, tools, books, games, TONS of GREAT STUFF Call/ text Susan at 815-739-2937 with questions.

SYCAMORE

Household items,small appliances, frames, pictures, wing chairs, end tables, jewelry, lots of miscellaneous items.

Be sure to include a photo of your pet, home, auto or merchandise.

WEST DUNDEE

Framed Art - Autographed Cartoon Cell - Hanna/Barbera - Characters On Parade" Documented, Mint Condition $400 - Moving Sycamore 815-762-0382

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.

1251 HERRINGTON RD.

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& MUCH MISC!

17015 Harmony Road

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441 Lucerne

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

Questions? Call 815-923-7322

1420 N. 14th St. Friday, 9 – 3 Saturday, 9 – 1

1431 & 1512 OAKLAND DR.

MARENGO

LARGE GARAGE SALE Thursday & Friday 8am - 5pm

THURS, FRI, SAT JUNE 19, 20, 21 8AM - 4PM

CRAFT FAIR

June 19, 20, 21 Thurs, Fri, Sat. 8am – 4pm 2072 Creek Court Fairview & S. 1 .

Furniture, dishes, clothes queen mattress set & more

SYCAMORE

Foy Add (N of Sycamore) Thursday and Friday June 19th and 20th 8am-4pm 402 Birch Ave.

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.

Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527 Daily-Chronicle.com

TUES & WEDS EVENING JUNE 24 & 25, 3-7 PM 1260 BELLEVUE

SOUTHMOOR ESTATES

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

DeKalb

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, Chandler & Price Pilot printing press, and much more!

Pictures on EstateSales.net.

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

630-707-7189.

GENOA

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off South Malta Rd

SAT, JUNE 21, 9-3 SUN, JUNE 22, 10-2 2901 GREENWOOD ACRES DR.

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

GROCERY BARGAINS

847-363-4814 DEKALB

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!

DEKALB

& MUCH MORE!

Plenty of quality hand-crafted items, antiques, and collectibles.

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Applications available www.theblueline.com www.dekalbcountyilsheriff.org or at 150 N. Main St., Sycamore, IL 9am - 5pm, M-F Required High School Graduate Computer skills required Must be minimum of 21 years of age Shift work required Starting salary $20.19/hr Partially paid insurance Written test July 28th Further requirements available with application Applications receipt deadline July 17th DeKalb County Sheriff's Merit Commission

HUGE BARN SALE

5992 S. Mayfield Rd.

COOK - PT

DOG BATHER – PT Busy pet salon seeks Dog Bather.

Permanent PT position. Expereince Preferred.

Call: 815-754-0200 or 815-761-7847

CLARE Saturday (6/21) Sunday (6/22) 9am-4pm.

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Please Call: 815-761-0744

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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?

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

Property Manager 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.

Drivers Davidson Farms is looking for

Ecological Consultant wanted.

Candidate must be well-organized, motivated, and possess strong tech. writing skills. A min. of 1 yr exp. in wetland delineation methodology, wetland hydrology, functional value, and wetland regulations is required. Native landscape design exp. is beneficial. Education req's: B.S. / M.S. environmental science, wetland biology, botany, wildlife studies or related field.

Send resumes to: srowley@encapinc.net

FRI-SAT JUNE 20 & 21 9AM-4PM 12690 CRESTVIEW

DeKalb Manufacturer is looking for a full time production supervisor. Prior supervisory experience, strong communication, leadership, math and computer skills are required. Cable and wire experience a plus.

Send resume to : Human Resources P.O. Box 965 DeKalb, IL 60115

Screen Printer Drivers $1145 Per Week Salary!

DEKALB DEVONAIRE FARMS 14+ HOMES

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

RECLINER Big brown recliner, $30 firm.

224-587-9335

Gun Cabinet Homak Home Security, holds 6 guns, $80. 815-758-6834

I Buy Old Envelopes Stamps Collections 815-758-4004

Kitchen Aid Food Processor, Model # KFP600AC, Cream Color, Like New Condition, Heavy Duty, Includes All Accessories, Excellent Product, $135. 815-762-0382 Sycamore

STEP LADDERS - 4 wood step ladders, Type lll, 200lb. rating, very good condition, 4' to 6' high, $15 each, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

Full Propane Tank $30 630-365-5888

Gazebo

Canvas, 9 x 10' Never used - $25.

815-784-2857

1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !! !! !!! !! !!

WE PAY THE BEST! 1997 Lincoln Mark 1V

LAWN TOOL CADDY – plastic, on casters, holds 20+ tools, great shape, 40"x 40"x 20" $25/OBO, Moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

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

Ladies Watch Rings (6) New, Colored Glass Insert, Silver Tone Case, Make Great Gifts! $7.50 each OBO. Moving, 815-762-0382

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Collector Series, garage kept.

Runs and looks great! $6500.

815-261-3950

2007 VW EOS Hardtop Convertible 44K miles, turbo, loaded, 3 year warranty included, $14,500.

815-970-2653

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

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

For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans with or without titles.

630-817-3577 or 219-697-3833

Very Nice Fishing Boat 847-683-3546

SIGNS - Metal Beer Signs. $20 each. Huntley area.

847-515-8012

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

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

3BD, 2BA, vaulted ceilings, fin bsment, htd & insulated 2 car garage w/epoxy floor, private backyard w/ concrete patio, shed & fountain. $167,250

Matt Hoffman 815-501-3351 Hoffman Realty www.hoffmanrealty.com LEE, IL West Kirk Gate Spacious 6BR, 2.5BA, 2584 sq ft.

Detached 3 car gar, lease or cash.

Call for details. 877-553-5348

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 / 3rd BR plus 2 car gar.

1135 Arbor Ln. Call 815-8958361 9am – 7pm for appointment with owner. $159,900

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

WANTED TO BUY Class A or Class C Motorhome.

Need badly, will accept fixer-upper, will pay cash. 847-704-0181

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

Recent tires, brakes and battery.

22.8 mi, cover, tender 95% orig. $5,500. 815-766-0338 10a-10p

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

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.

DeKalb. REDUCED! Nice, Clean 2BR Ranch. Only $69,900!

Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845 HURRY!

Hot new deluxe townhomes.

MALTA, 1 BR, Upper $575/mo. + Electric.

Call: 815-762-0678

2 & 3 Bedrooms.

Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM Remodeled, clean and quiet.

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

Starting at $645

815-757-1907

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

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com

Sycamore E. State St. AVAILABLE NOW! Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-245-6098 ~ 815-923-2521

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

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

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 2nd flr on So 1st St. Heat and water incl. No pets/smoking. Lease/Sec. $535/mo. 815-761-4598

Bright & Sunny! On-site laundry.

Off St. parking. No pets/smoking.

815-501-1872

SHABBONA REMODELED APT! Very large 2 bedroom, W/D hook-up, $635/mo+sec, no dogs.

847-738-2334

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

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

DEKALB, NEAR NIU

Laing Mgmt.

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600

GENOA LARGE 1 BEDROOM

Appl, W/D, garbage, off St parking.

No pets. $570/mo + security dep.

815-761-1975

Kingston Efficiency Unit

Appl, $330/mo+sec, 1 yr lease.

No pets/smkg. 815-975-4601

PlanitDeKalbCounty.com

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

Sycamore ~ Great 2 Bedroom

Studio $450 including heat.

1 bedroom, $530, cat allowed.

Call 815-501-9985 8am-8pm

1 bath, remodeled, appl. Counrty setting, close to downtown Genoa.

815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346

Cortland – 2 BR Duplex CA, 2 ½ car garage.

No pets. $800/mo Call 815-895-2626

1.5BA, W/D in common area.

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

DEKALB ~ 227 N. 1st

Your online destination for all things DeKalb County

DeKalb - 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, in Golf Course Community $1100/mo. 815-761-8639 www.dekalb-rental.com 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

Sycamore – 1 BR, 1st Flr, kit. appliances, Bsmt storage, quiet neighborhood, off-street parking, $875.

Util. inc. 1st+last. 815-761-4364

RECRUIT LOCAL! Target your recruitment message to DeKalb County or reach our entire area.

For more information, call 877-264-2527 or email: helpwanted@ shawsuburban.com

Sycamore- 2BR, 1BA Duplex Full basement, CA, 1 car garage, appl + DW & W/D. No pets/smoking. $855/mo + sec.

815-895-6747

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

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 & DeKalb – Check out properties at tv-realty.com or call Tom 815-378-7962

DeKalb 2 Bedroom, Stove, Refrig W/D, large storage shed, yard with shade trees, no pets/smokers. $895.

815-762-4730

DeKalb 400 River Rd. 3BR,1BA

SYCAMORE CLEAN 2BR,1BA W/D, D/W, next to park & schools. $720/mo, you pay utilities.

NO DOGS. 815-970-4640

Shabbona 2 Bedroom Appliances, W/D, A/C, nice yard.

No pets, garage, $685/mo + dep.

815-508-1636 Sycamore Near North School 2 bed, gar, bsmt, all appliances no pets/smkg $800/mo+1st.last, sec. 815-517-1018 leave msg.

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

DEKALB SYCAMORE - PRIME LOCATION 2 Bedroom, Full Kitchen Close to everything !

1711 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore $790/mo. 815-501-9748

JUST LISTED FOR SALE

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR

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

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

No pets.

815-758-0123

DeKalb-308 Hickory, 5BR, 2BA, 1.5 garage, avail 7/1, $1095/mo, 1st + sec, 847-845-4021

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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

FOR SALE: BRICK RANCH OPEN HOUSE – TUESDAY 6/24/14 5PM TO 7PM

DeKalb 1BR $550, 2BR $650

Hillcrest Place Apts.

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com DeKalb - 323 S 11th, 3BR, 1BA, wash/dry, AC, $695/mo, 1st + sec, available 7/1. 847-845-4021 DeKalb - Large 2 Bdrm, 2 bath stove, fridge, D/W, W/D, A/C, security entrance, quiet bldg, no dogs 815-758-0079

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The Knolls

Appl, a/c, laundry, water/garbage included + extra storage.

815-751-0480

DEKALB ~ 1 BEDROOM

Genoa - Quiet & Clean,

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

Malta Quiet, Upper 2 Bedroom

815-758-7859

GENOA 1 & 2 BEDROOM

815-575-5153

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University Village Apts.

722 N. Annie Glidden Rd.

2BR, 1BA, C/A, appliances, W/D, 1 car garage, no pets/smoking. $825/mo. 815-784-3411

1971 Orange VW Bug. Needs work but all parts are there. $4000.00 or best offer.

Call 815-953-8734

A-1 AUTO

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.

DEKALB: Recently Remodeled, 2BR Apts.-$750/m. Incl. heat, water, garb. & cable. W/D on premises. Nice Neighborhood.

Avail. July 1st. 815-756-1424

1995 Harley Davidson Softail 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

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Dekalb ~ Clean, Quiet 1BR

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2200 sq. ft. of finished living area 3 bedrm, 2 full bathrm, fireplace, huge kitchen (stainless steel appliances), finished basement plus huge workshop/storage area. fenced yard.

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Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845 Kirkland – 414 W. Main St. (72) Approx 3000sf. parking lot, lease/option to buy. Five Star Realty 847-658-6556 ask for Marty

ub pu to the Unified Development Ordinance of the City of Genoa for the property located at 217-219 West Main Street, Genoa, Illinois.

The property is legally described as follows: The West 1/2 of Lot 8 in Block 2 in Merriman's Addition to the City of Genoa in DeKalb County, Illinois The parcel is located along the north side of West Main Street (Route 72), west of Genoa Street, and east of Emmett.

PPI # 03-19-454-012 All interested persons are invited to attend and to be heard.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Resolution 2014-039, "Ascertaining the Prevailing Wages for Laborers, Workers and Mechanics Employed on Public Works in the City of DeKalb," was passed by the City Council on June 9, 2014, and is available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office, DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 South 4th Street, DeKalb, Illinois.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Genoa Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon after 7:00 p.m. as may be possible, in the Genoa Municipal Center, 333 East First Street, Genoa, Illinois to consider a request

by Cademon Brewing Co., Inc., a corporation doing business as Cademon Brewing, and Richard G. & Maria C. Mamoser, as property owners, for approval of a Special Use Permit for a Brew Pub pursuant

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Jennifer Creadon, Chairman Genoa Plan Commission (Published in the Daily Chronicle, June 21, 2014.)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: DAMIAN MICHAEL ELLIOTT FOR CHANGE OF NAME

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on August 4, 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, Jenna Carlson will file his/her petition requesting that his/her child's name be changed from DAMIAN MICHAEL ELLIOTT to DAMIAN MICHAEL OLSON 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.

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Public Notice is hereby given that on June 5, 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 PRO NAILS located at 1170 DeKalb Ave., Suite 103, Sycamore, IL 60178.

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