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By JESSI HAISH jhaish@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Theresa Beck says she doesn’t believe Sycamore needs more parks or amenities than it already has.

“I think there’s plenty of parks,” Beck said while walking around Sycamore Park on Friday. “But then again, my kids are grown. I don’t think we need to spend money on more.”

It’s a question all Sycamore voters likely will consider in November:

Should property owners pay more in taxes so the park district can borrow up to $9 million for projects outlined in the park district’s Vision 2020 plan?

On Tuesday, park commissioners will vote on placing a referendum on the November ballot which, if voters approve it, would allow for a property tax rate increase of 18 cents per $100 of equalized assessed value. The increase would cost the owner of a $154,000 home who claims the homestead exemption about $81 a year in

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additional property tax. Park officials say $154,000 is the average home value in the district.

“We’re hopeful; we tried to listen to the public on what they wanted,” Park Board President Ted Strack said. “Right now the focus is just to

get the word out to as many people as we can, so when they go to the ballot box they are armed with the best information to make a decision.”

The Vision 2020 plan includes creating new amenities, with the largest project being a 22,400-squarefoot community center for Sycamore residents. During a June 24 park board meeting, commissioners approved plans for the general obligation bonds so the park district leaders have the authority to sell the bonds if the referendum passes.

Earlier this year, the park district bought 25 acres across Airport Road from its sports complex where it plans to build several of the new amenities, including the community center. Unlike most of the other park property, it is not in a floodplain and so there are far fewer restrictions on what can be built there.

All of the proposed projects are estimated to cost almost $13 million, and park officials also have been

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Credible details sought in M17 crash

DANGER AT PLANK ROAD AND MOOSE RANGE ROAD

By PETER LEONARD and DMITRY LOVETSKY The Associated Press ROZSYPNE, Ukraine – World leaders demanded Friday that pro-Russia rebels who control the eastern Ukraine crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 give immediate, unfettered access to independent investigators to determine who shot down the plane.

At an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, the U.S. pointed blame at the separatists, saying Washington believes the jetliner carrying 298 people, including 80 children, likely was downed by an SA-11 missile, and “we cannot rule out technical assistance from Russian personnel.”

Both the White House and the Kremlin called for peace talks in the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-speaking separatists who seek closer ties to Moscow. Heavy fighting was reported less than 60 miles from the crash site, with an estimated 20 civilians reported killed.

Emergency workers and local coal miners recovered bodies from grasslands and fields of sunflowers, where the wreckage of the Boeing 777 fell Thursday.

About 30 officials, mostly from the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, arrived at the crash site between the villages of Rozsypne and Hrabove, about 25 miles from the Russian border.

The rebels allowed the team to perform a very partial and superficial inspection. While the delegation was leaving under orders from the armed overseers, two Ukrainian members lingered to look at a fragment of the plane by a roadside, only for a militiaman to fire a warning shot in the air with his Kalashnikov.

The dead passengers were from nearly a dozen nations – including vacationers, students and a group heading to an AIDS conference in Australia – when the plane was shot down Thursday while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Photos by Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Vicki Moore kneels down June 20 next to a cross for her son as cars drive around the sharp turn of Plank Road near Moose Range Road in Sycamore. Jonathan Moore, Vicki’s son, was killed there as a passenger in a drunken driving crash in the early morning of June 21, 2003.

Fatal curve expensive to fix Intersection needs work, but straightening it could cost $6M

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Learning another person had died at the same curve where her son, Jonathan, did 11 years ago stirred anger and disbelief in Vicki Moore.

“It made me sick that no one had ever done anything about that curve,” Vicki Moore said.

Although officials have talked about the hairpin curve at Plank Road and Moose Range Road for more than a decade, the angle of the curve remains unchanged and likely will for many years to come.

DeKalb County officials have decided to take a more dramatic

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approach to fixing the curve than has been discussed in the past.

Although they say straightening more of the road will make it less treacherous, the bigger project will come at a cost.

Officials estimate it will take $6 million to straighten 1.5 miles of Plank east and south of Moose Aric Casey sprays some finishing touches to a cross June 20 he just erected

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for his best friend, Jonathan Moore, around the sharp turn of Plank Road near Moose Range Road in Sycamore.

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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; Contact: Marilyn at 815-751-4822.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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

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

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

Rockford Writers’ Guild: 1 to 3 p.m. at Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, 411 Kent St., Rockford. DeKalb County writers are invited to meet with peers at monthly meetings.

Visit www.rockfordwritersguild. com; click on “Meetings and Events for Writers” for map and schedule.

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 815-739-5788 or 815986-5403 for other information.

Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors and those interested in “stepping into the past” are welcome.

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

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

DeKalb County Illinois NAACP Adult Chapter: 6 to 7 p.m. at New Hope Church at Twombly and Annie Glidden roads in DeKalb. Attendees discuss political, educational, social and economic equality to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Contact: Kevin Chambliss at tiger39217@yahoo.com or 815-5017583.

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

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

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

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Rauner an earnest if not natural pol Bruce Rauner isn’t endowed with the charisma or magnetism of a natural politician, but he came off as an earnest guy in his visit to DeKalb this week.

Rauner, the Republican nominee taking on Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in the November election, is a father of six who says his wife, Diana, is a Democrat. Rauner has a good speaking voice – he says he used to be a radio newsman in college – and despite the fact that he’s Ivy League-educated and has a mind-boggling personal fortune, he’s still able to channel the upper-middle-class suburban kid he was growing up.

I was a suburban kid myself once. So maybe we connect on that level.

Rauner’s even-keeled with an air of certainty of purpose. He’s a businessman whose No. 1 priority is to improve the state’s business climate and bring more jobs and prosperity to the state.

But he’s also a first-time candidate, and although he’s well spoken, sometimes his lack of political polish shows.

He’s a suburban Republican, and the financial issues are in his wheelhouse.

He doesn’t really touch social issues, and even claims he doesn’t have a social agenda. The one reference he made to gun rights during his appearance at Hopkins Park for local Republicans seemed forced and awkward.

So if you’re looking for a culture warrior, Rauner’s not your guy. This is about business.

That’s OK, though. Illinois has a 7.1 percent unemployment rate. We need to encourage job creation, stamp out corruption and set the state’s finances on a path to recovery. These are times that call for government ethics and fiscal conservatism.

Rauner might be the guy who can deliver that. He made more than $50 million in 2012, and estimates his personal fortune at $500 million. Although Democrats are trying to use that against him by parsing his tax returns, Rauner says it’s a strength.

He doesn’t need the job, and says

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson that’s why you ought to give it to him.

“I don’t need money from any special interest groups. I can’t be bought,” Rauner said. “I don’t want or need a political career. I don’t need the job, I’m doing this out of love of the state and to transform the structure.”

He makes a great point. A guy worth $500 million probably isn’t going to be bought, and probably won’t be looking to sell whatever’s not nailed down to benefit his campaign fund or seek graft from companies with state contracts.

This being Illinois, I have to say “probably.”

Four of Illinois’ past eight governors have gone to prison, and investigations are now underway into Quinn’s Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, a program created just before the November 2010 election that accomplished little aside from making millions of taxpayer dollars disappear. A governor who doesn’t feel the need to curry favor with special interest groups would be refreshing.

Rauner says he loves Illinois, and rather than wearing a little American flag or a cross or other symbol on his jacket lapel Wednesday, he had a pin in the shape of the state.

Lots of us love Illinois and want to take pride in it. Many of us do, even though our baseball teams stink, our governors keep going to jail, our state budget is a mess and there are bloody gang wars being fought on the streets of Chicago.

These aren’t simple problems.

Rauner would be learning on the job and might learn that making things happen in Springfield isn’t as simple as we all would like. (And if he somehow helps the Cubs win the World Series, he should run for president.)

But Rauner says he’s willing to “take the arrows,” make decisions on

the tough issues. (Or at least, the tough financial issues.) He’s going to shake things up. He talks about easing the regulatory burden on businesses, and reforming the state’s workman’s comp and tort systems in order to make the state more business-friendly.

“These politicians, they don’t know what they’re dealing with,” Rauner said. “They’ve never met with anybody like me. Springfield has never dealt with anybody like me.

“I do not lose.”

Last I checked, House Speaker Michael Madigan doesn’t lose too often, either.

Rauner says recent polling data shows him with a 12-point lead over Quinn, but double-digit summertime leads are often meaningless – ask Michael Dukakis.

There will be much more money spent and more positions taken in the months ahead. Given Quinn’s troubles, Rauner has an edge.

But he’ll be challenged in the months ahead, too, on his income tax returns, his minimum wage flip-flop, his business dealings. He’ll eventually have to say more about where he stands on social issues, which can’t all be resolved by referendum. He probably won’t be able to campaign on simply not being Quinn until November.

Democrats’ attack narrative seems to be that Rauner’s a rich guy who knows nothing of the troubles of everyday working people, and wants to dismantle the social safety net, stiff public employees and bust their unions so he can lower taxes for all his rich buddies.

Rauner’s own narrative is simple.

“I want to transform government so it’s efficient and effective and run for your benefit,” Rauner said. “That’s what it’s all about for me.”

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‘Funnel of fire’ destroys homes in Washington The ASSOCIATED PRESS PATEROS, Wash. – A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley.

Friday’s dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. Most residents evacuated in advance of the flames, and some returned Friday to see what, if anything, was left of their houses. There were no reports of injuries, officials said.

A wall of fire wiped out a block of homes on Dawson Street. David Brownlee, 75, said he drove away Thursday evening just as the fire reached the front of his home, which erupted like a box of

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Emma Franco views her destroyed mobile home on Friday, after several homes were destroyed in Pateros, Wash., on Thursday evening. matches.

“It was just a funnel of fire,” Brownlee said. “All you could do was watch her go.”

Next door, the Pateros Community Church appeared largely undamaged.

The pavement of U.S. Highway 97 stopped the advance of some of the flames, protecting parts of the town.

Firefighters poured water over the remnants of homes

Friday morning, raising clouds of smoke, steam and dust. Two big water towers perched just above the town were singed black. Ash fell like snowflakes.

The fire consumed utility poles from two major power lines, knocking out power to Pateros as well as the towns of Winthrop and Twisp to the north.

Gov. Jay Inslee said about

50 fires were burning in Washington, which has been wracked by hot, dry weather, and gusting winds and lightning. Some 2,000 firefighters were working in the eastern part of the state, with about a dozen helicopters from the Department of Natural Resources and the National Guard, along with a Washington State Patrol spotter plane.

Karina Shagren, spokeswoman for the state’s Military Department, said 100 National Guard troops were on standby, and up to 1,000 more in Yakima could receive additional fire training. Active duty military could be called in as well, Inslee said.

“This, unfortunately, is not going to be a one-day or one-week event,” he said.

Sections of several highways were closed in the Methow Valley, a popular area for hiking and fishing about 180 miles northeast of Seattle.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS Candy drop set for Sunday in Malta

while Culver’s will give away ice cream. Nestle and Hy-Vee both donated candy, and the Malta MALTA – The inaugural Fire Department will have a fire Amazing Anderson’s Sky High truck and ambulance on hand Candy Drop will feature free for children to explore. There candy and more than 10,000 will be about 40 booths, along prizes for children from 2 to 6 with a diaper derby, potato sack p.m. Sunday. race, and cookie walk.

The event, originally planned Annika Anderson and her for the Anderson family farm on husband, Matt, decided to host Twombley Road in Malta, was moved to Lion’s Park at Monroe the event to give families free activities for children. and Fourth streets in Malta because of the expected crowd. “Summer’s almost over, and there’s nothing fun to around here It will include face-painting, bouncy houses, a dunk tank and that’s free,” Annika Anderson said. “I thought it would be fun to a juggler. do something for everyone.”

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NIU hires director of NIU van collides with semitrailer on Peace Road federal relations

the Advancement of Science and Technology Policy fellow for the U.S. State Department’s DeKALB – Northern Illinois SYCAMORE – No injuries were Office of Science and TechUniversity has created and reported after a semitrailer filled the position of director of nology Cooperation. She also and minivan collided at Peace served as a legislative assistant Road and Route 64 in Sycamore federal relations. in the office of Congressman Anna Quider will report to about 10 a.m. Friday.

Russ Carnahan, working with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Depu- Lesley Rigg, vice president Missouri’s higher education ty Cory Divine said the driver of of research and innovation community. the Northern Illinois University partnerships, according to a NIU’s federal relations were minivan, Laria Neal-Serrano, 19, news release from NIU. Quider will represent the university in moved to the Division of of Rockford, was cited for allegedly not yielding to the semi- policy discussions as part of an Research and Innovation Parteffort to strengthen NIU’s iden- nerships recently to be more trailer. The minivan was going tity across federal organizations engaged with federal legislation east on Route 64 and turned and higher education topics left to go north on Peace Road, and agencies. such as student support issues colliding in the intersection with Quider was most recently an and financial aid.

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DeKALB – After participating in a three-week-long camp at DeKalb High School learning how to speak Mandarin, 8-yearold Megan Medina can now talk with her Chinese friends.

Megan practiced common words and phrases such as “hello” every day with her four stuffed pandas and a doll.

And now she can speak to her friends, too.

“I wanted to talk to them in Chinese,” Megan said. “I can say, ‘I live in America,’ how old I am, hello, numbers and colors.”

Twenty students ranging in age from 7 to 14 years old showed off their Mandarin skills Friday in a ceremony marking the closing of StarTalk Chinese Immersion Summer Language Program at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road.

The ceremony included Chinese songs, dances, language skills, spinning plates and Chinese yo-yos. The camp’s curriculum combines both the Chinese language and culture so that students have a fun time soaking in the information, said Fred Lu, StarTalk program director.

The program began in Naperville but moved to DeKalb

Kaylee Zhou, 10, of DeKalb performs a ribbon dance Friday during the StarTalk Chinese language program performance at DeKalb High School. See more photos at Daily-Chronicle.com.

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last year. A $90,000 federal grant largely funded participation.

StarTalk budgets about $750 per student, but parents only had to pay $60 for their children to be in the classes.

The curriculum impressed Megan’s mother, Candace Medina, a Spanish instructor at Northern Illinois University.

Medina put three of her children in the Chinese program to learn Mandarin, which is one of the most common languages spoken in the world.

“They all come home and speak Chinese,” Medina said.

“Sometimes I think, was that a good idea? I don’t understand them.”

In the three weeks, the students were taught words about family, physical characteristics, colors, fruit and expressions.

Taiwan native Ijen Tsai Krantz

taught one of the two classes.

Her students ranged in age from 7 to 10 years old.

“I’m really lucky,” Krantz said. “They are so focused on learning and really cooperative. They just sit there waiting for me to give them a new language.”

It was Brendan Prosser’s second year in the program.

The 11-year-old Geneva resident has a Taiwanese mother and American father. He speaks to his mom in Mandarin and to his dad in English.

Brendan’s mother, Lifang Tsou, wanted her son to be in the program to learn how to read and write in Mandarin.

Tsou teaches Mandarin at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn. She said there is no Mandarin education program in the DeKalb area.

More people should learn how to speak Mandarin since American corporations are moving to China, Tsou said.

“It opens up a lot of opportunities,” she said. “If they can speak Mandarin, they get the job easily.”

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SYCAMORE – Robert Church faces probation or up to five years in prison after he admitted to stabbing a man in a fight that started with a heated Facebook exchange last year.

Church, 25, of the 1400 block of Larson Street in Sycamore, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated battery, and is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 28.

Authorities said he punctured a man’s lung and left a deep cut on his hand on May 5, 2013, during a fight at Church’s home.

The victim sent Church a

knife in his left hand and, during the struggle, caused a deep cut to the victim’s hand, court records show. Church then swung one knife at the victim’s head, neck and heart, according to court records.

Church asked the victim to leave, and when he refused, Church thrust a small blade into the victim’s chest, which punctured his lung, court records show.

During police interviews, Church admitted to preparing the knives and swinging them at the victim. He told police he wanted to use the knives to maintain superiority in the fight, authorities said.

message on Facebook indicating he wanted to beat him up in a fist fight, so Church gave the victim his address and invited him into his home, court records show.

Church preRobert Church pared a brass knuckle knife and flip blade knife before the victim arrived, even though he didn’t feel his life would be threatened, according to court records.

When the victim got to Church’s house, the two began to wrestle. Church held the brass knuckle knife in his right hand and flip blade

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By EOIN COTTRELL ecottrell@shawmedia.com GENEVA – U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, hosted a veterans forum Friday morning at his Geneva district office to discuss the state of veterans affairs, including health care, mental health and surviving spouse benefits.

Julio A. “Tony” Vela, veterans service center manager at the Chicago Regional Benefit Office, spoke about how his office operates and how it has increased efficiency when it comes to processing claims.

He said the regional office is now 94 percent paperless and that part of making the claims service more efficient was increasing the quality of the training program used with employees. Vela said the average wait time for processing a claim in the Chicago regional office is now 149 days.

The group of veteran service officers, representing each of the 14th Congressional District counties in Illinois, agreed that compensation and pension exams and examiners do not favor veterans, and there is a misunderstanding among such examiners as to the correct standard of proof needed to claim benefits.

Vela pointed out that the

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Gene Klein (right), a Vietnam veteran and Agent Orange survivor, speaks as U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, (left) listens during a forum for veterans and veteran service representatives at Hultgren’s Geneva office Friday morning. regional office often gets the blame, but he said the health care system is where the problem lies.

One process that Hultgren said needs to be streamlined is the communication of available programs and benefits to veterans.

Gene Klein, a Vietnam War veteran, talked about his experience of losing his partner while the VA benefit process dragged on. He said that after speaking to VA representatives he was told the claim no longer existed because the

patient had become deceased.

Vela interrupted Klein and said that he was told the wrong information and that family members can pick up and continue claims in the name of their departed veteran.

“How many vets have died waiting on the process?”

Klein asked. “The system is broken.”

Klein proposed the VA implement automatic approval of claims and appeals after certain time periods to force higher efficiency and ensure

veterans receive the crucial aid they deserve. He said a policy such as that could alleviate the horror stories of veterans waiting three to five years for their appeals to be adjudicated.

After the meeting, Hultgren highlighted several things his office could do to assist veterans in his district and across the nation with federal legislation. He said after the Friday meeting and after visiting the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago that

there were several things that concern him.

The appeals process – guaranteed to veterans, by law, who disagree with the initial claim decision – which can be slow; lack of communication on the exact process and services available; and inconsistent medical examinations are all issues that need to be addressed, Hultgren said.

The congressman said his office could step up with newsletters, emails and public events in the district to educate veterans on how to navigate the VA bureaucracy. He also pointed out how each state has its own VA problems and that blank checks and blanket solutions might not be the most efficient fixes. Hultgren said pilot programs for niche areas that test specific proposals were a good start and could then be expanded and used in larger areas.

And while Hultgren admitted Democrats and Republicans still argue about how to best address problems plaguing the VA, he said, “there is an overarching commitment to get something done.”

The 14th Congressional District includes parts of McHenry, Lake, Will, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties.

Sandwich man accused of having a stolen firearm

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com SANDWICH – Within a few days after a Sandwich man hired a 21-year-old to mow his lawn, two of his guns and a golden ring went missing, court records show.

On July 11, the man con-

fronted Ryan D. Davis, of the 800 block of North Main Street, Sandwich, to ask him about his missing ring, Ryan D. Davis Smith and Wesson revolver and Coast-

to-Coast 12-gauge shotgun.

Davis, who had befriended the man and showered in his home at least three times, apologized and told him he would get everything back to him, according to court records.

That same day, a car pulled into the man’s home with Da-

vis in it. In the open trunk of the car was the shotgun, according to court records.

When the man asked Davis about the other items, he told him he sold the revolver to a “gangbanger” in Aurora and denied stealing the ring, court records show.

The man called Sandwich

police, who arrested Davis on Wednesday. Davis was charged with possession of a stolen firearm, which is typically punishable with probation or between three and seven years in prison.

Davis is expected to ask a judge to reduce his $25,000 bond on Monday.

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

DeKalb city Tonya E. Duff, 27, of the 700 block of South Third Street, DeKalb, was charged Thursday, July 10, with retail theft.

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Shawna L. Rogers, 56, of the 800 block of Lacas Street, DeKalb, was charged Saturday, July 12, with domestic battery.

Katie J. Hintzche, 27, of the 800 block of Ellwood Avenue, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, July 13, with keeping a disorderly house.

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Small S.C. town rallies for fired gay police chief

By JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press LATTA, S.C. – When openly gay police chief Crystal Moore was fired by a mayor who condemned her lifestyle as “questionable,” she feared her two decade career in law enforcement in this town was over.

Then, this conservative, small town rebelled.

The people of Latta, who voted overwhelmingly for a state amendment banning gay marriage eight years ago, turned against the mayor, stripped him of his powers and the town council rehired Moore. They said her dedication to the town mattered more than her sexual orientation.

Residents remembered Moore’s civic spirit from as far back as 1989, when Hurricane Hugo tore through Latta.

She was a high school student working part time as a police dispatcher, and helped cut downed tree limbs to clean

up the debris. This February, when an ice storm crippled the town and left it without power for days, Moore piled her officers in her SUV and checked on as many people as she could.

“That’s Crystal. All she does is help people. I don’t get why he fired her. Maybe it’s the ignorant people who talk the loudest. She was the same great Crystal yesterday as she is today, and she’ll be the same person tomorrow,” said lifelong Latta resident Dottie Walters.

Mayor Earl Bullard vehemently denied that he fired Moore because she was gay.

Instead, he said she was dismissed for “sheer insubordination” during the three months he was her boss.

Moore said she hadn’t received a single reprimand during her career until Bullard presented her with seven the day she was fired in April.

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The Navy has delayed the Saratoga’s final trip to Texas, where it will be dismantled, until the fledglings are ready to leave.

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spread fast in this tobacco hub of about 1,400 people, just off Interstate 95. About two dozen people gathered at her office in support on the day she was let go.

The support for Moore grew when Town Councilman Jarett Taylor started secretly recording his conversations with the mayor, which is legal in South Carolina. Taylor

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Within days of Moore’s termination, the town council passed a vote of confidence in her. They also set up an election that would strip the mayor of his power and give them more authority, including the ability to hire the police chief.

Moore walked up and down the streets for days before the vote, explaining her side of the story and calling for change.

Last month, 69 percent of 475 voters approved of taking the mayor’s power away. Now essentially a figurehead, it’s not clear what he is going to do next. He ran unopposed in 2013 and still has three years left on his term.

When Moore returned to work June 30, people honked their car horns and gave her thumbs up as she drove around in her police SUV, according to TV reports. When an AP reporter rode around with her recently, almost everyone waved as she drove by.

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UConn to pay $1.3M in sex Service after the nest was assault handling lawsuit discovered in the spring. Their STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut will pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by five women who alleged the school did not take seriously their claims of sexual assaults on campus.

The bulk of the settlement, $900,000, will go to Silvana Moccia, a former UConn ice hockey player who alleged she was kicked off the team after reporting she had been raped by a male hockey player in August 2011.

The other four women will receive payments ranging from $25,000 to $125,000.

University officials adamantly denied that they have been indifferent to reports of assaults and did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement.

They said the legal fight would be costly and bad for UConn’s image.

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Latta Police Chief Crystal Moore talks Thursday with friends at a fundraiser for a youth softball team in Latta, S.C. Residents of Latta rallied around Moore after the mayor fired her and mentioned he didn’t like she was gay, even voting to strip the mayor of his power so Moore could get her job back.

said he learned not to trust the mayor because he would tell him something, and later deny he ever said it.

In a conversation released to reporters after Moore was fired, the mayor said: “I’d much rather have somebody who drank and drank too much taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children, because that ain’t the damn way it’s supposed to be.”

Bullard, who has avoided reporters for much of the past three months, told The Associated Press that was him on the tape. He offered no apologies.

“I don’t like the homosexual ways portrayed in front of children,” Bullard told AP by telephone Thursday. “You can’t explain to a 5-year-old why another child has two mommies or two daddies.”

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Rookie officer recalled as an eager learner JERSEY CITY, N.J. – A rookie police officer slain in an ambush over the weekend had dreamed of being a cop as a kid and was an eager learner who had recently gotten a tip from his uncle, a retired officer, and put it into action, the uncle said at his funeral Friday.

“He wanted to follow in the footsteps of his Uncle Frank,” Frank DeFazio said during the services for Jersey City Officer Melvin Santiago at St. Aloysius Catholic Church.

“It was my honor,” he said, addressing the flag-draped casket, “to work alongside you, Officer Santiago.”

Hundreds of mourners filled the church and more than a thousand more uniformed officers lined the surrounding streets as the hearse slowly made its way past.

The 23-year-old Santiago was killed early Sunday in what authorities have described as an ambush by an armed man who grabbed a security guard’s gun at a 24-hour Walgreen’s and then waited for police to arrive before he started shooting.

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By KERRY LESTER The Associated Press CHICAGO – National Republican legislative groups say eliminating Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Democratic supermajority is among the top goals in the 2014 election, and are pledging financial assistance and other help to local party members.

The Republican Legislative Campaign Committee and the Republican State Leadership Committee are holding a conference in Colorado this week, and say they’re planning to highlight what they describe as top Illinois Democrats “dragging down their party” in an effort to erode that party’s control of the state House.

The GOP groups cite unemployment that’s been higher than the national average and billions of dollars in unpaid state bills as evidence of mismanagement by Democratic leadership.

A major reason for the GOP’s push: Getting rid of a supermajority will make it easier for a Republican governor to push his agenda through the Democrat-heavy legislature. Gov. Pat Quinn is facing a difficult re-election battle against Republican businessman Bruce Rauner in a nationally watched race.

“They believe that support in the House is extremely important for a Republican governor,” House GOP leader Jim Durkin told The Associated Press on Friday. “Taking out the speaker’s supermajority is the math that has gone into

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, heads into his office May 30 at the state Capitol in Springfield. National Republican legislative groups say eroding Democratic control in the Illinois House is a top goal this November. that equation.”

RSLC President Matt Walter said during a conference call Thursday afternoon that examples of evidence of withering Democratic support include “abysmal” approval ratings for Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and the political apparatus in the Democratic stronghold of Cook County that he says is “fading in some degree.”

The Illinois Legislature likely won’t come under Republican control in November, particularly after new political boundaries that were drawn by Democrats helped the party win three-fifths supermajorities in both the state House and Senate in 2012. Senate President John Cullerton currently has a comfortable cushion with 40 of the chamber’s 59 members, but Madi-

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Madigan spokesman Steve Brown said Friday that Democrats’ election efforts will vary by district, but largely center around an emphasis on the party’s efforts to protect working families.

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Anybody home? Pacific island of Niue hit by exodus

By NICK PERRY The Associated Press ALOFI, Niue – It was a school once, but there are no children here anymore. The lonely building on this remote Pacific island now contains only a punching bag that someone has strung from the classroom rafters, and a note scrawled on the chalkboard in Niuean: “Keep this place clean,” it said, “so it stays beautiful.”

While much of the world worries about how it will accommodate rapidly growing populations, some islands in the Pacific face the opposite dilemma: how to stop everybody from leaving.

The population decline on Niue, a lush coral atoll about the size of Baltimore, has been steady and relentless. In the 1960s, there were more than 5,000 people living here; today, there are fewer than 1,600. Fifteen times as many Niueans,

some 24,000, now live across the ocean in New Zealand, 1,500 miles away.

The stories, songs and language that developed into the Niuean culture over more than 1,000 years are at risk of vanishing.

Speedo Hetutu, 54, attended the old school in the town of Avatele before it was abandoned and later used for workouts. There used to be six primary schools on the island; now there is only one. Other buildings where people used to work, pray or live now sit empty and in disrepair.

“People wanted to go away to look for a better life,” Hetutu said. “People are still searching.”

Other Pacific islands face similar struggles. The CIA estimates the population of the Cook Islands is declining by 3 percent a year, a rate second only to war-torn Syria.

Tokelau and American Samoa also are losing significant

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Sailboats sit off the coast June 4 near Alofi, Niue. Severe population decline on the tiny Pacific atoll is threatening a culture that dates back more than 1,000 years. numbers of people. Even on archipelagos like Samoa and Tonga where the population is steady, people are abandoning the outer islands and moving to the main towns, where they can find better jobs, education and health care.

The exodus from Niue has

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He delivers a weekly sermon in both Niuean and English which he said gives many expats their only opportunity to listen to their language. He said for the first few years he gave his services only in Niuean, until he realized many people had difficulty understanding him.

The oral traditions that were once strong on the island are in danger of disappearing, he said. He remembers as a young boy going into his grandfather’s bedroom at 5 in the morning, before he went to work, to hear him tell stories about fishing and working in the bush.

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Panel supports early release for 46K drug felons

By ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug crimes may be eligible for early release under a cost-cutting proposal adopted Friday that would dramatically reduce the nation’s prison population over time.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which earlier this year voted to substantially lower recommended sentences for drug-dealing felons, voted unanimously to retroactively apply that change to prisoners now behind bars.

More than 46,000 inmates, including many who have al-

ready served a decade or longer in prison, would be eligible to seek early release under the commission’s decision. A judge would review the case of each prisoner seeking to get out early to decide if the release would jeopardize public safety. The releases would start in November 2015 and be phased in over a period of years.

The commission, an independent panel that sets sentencing policy, estimates sentences would be cut by an average of 25 months.

“The magnitude of the change, both collectively and for individual offenders, is significant,” said commission chairwoman Patti Saris, a fed-

eral judge in Massachusetts.

Advocates of the early-release plan say it would cut prison costs – almost one-half of the federal prison population is locked up for drug crimes – and scale back some of the harsh sentences imposed during the country’s war on drugs. Prisoner advocacy groups immediately trumpeted the change, calling it a matter of fundamental fairness.

“This vote will change the lives of tens of thousands of families whose loved ones were given overly long drug sentences,” Julie Stewart, president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, said in a statement.

By JASON DEAREN ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. – The Obama administration is reopening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil and gas exploration, approving seismic surveys using sonic cannons that can pinpoint energy deposits deep beneath the ocean floor.

Friday’s announcement is the first real step toward what could be a transformation in coastal states, creating thousands of jobs to support a new energy infrastructure. But it dismayed environmentalists and people who owe their livelihoods to fisheries and tourism.

The cannons create noise pollution in waters shared by whales, dolphins and turtles, sending sound waves many times louder than a jet engine reverberating through the deep every ten seconds for weeks at a time. Arguing that endangered species could be harmed was the environmental groups’ best hope for extending a decades-old ban against drilling off the U.S. Atlantic coast.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management acknowledged that thousands of sea creatures will be harmed even as it approved opening the outer continental shelf from Delaware to Florida to exploration.

Energy companies need the data as they prepare to apply for drilling leases in 2018, when current congressional limits expire.

“The bureau’s decision reflects a carefully analyzed and balanced approach that will allow us to increase our understanding of potential offshore resources while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments,” acting BOEM Director Walter Cruickshank said in a statement.

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BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip – Sobbing and shaking, Ismail Abu Musallam leaned against the wall of a hospital Friday, waiting for three of his children to be prepared for burial. They were killed as they slept when an Israeli tank shell hit their home, burying 11-year-old Ahmed, 14-year-old Walaa and 16-year-old Mohammed under debris in their beds.

His personal tragedy is not unique: the U.N. said minors make up one-fifth of the 299 Palestinians killed in 11 days of intense Israeli bombardment of the densely populated Gaza Strip, where half the 1.7 million people are under age 18.

The Israeli military says it’s doing its utmost to spare civilians by urging residents to leave areas that are about to be shelled or bombed as Hamas targets. It accuses the Islamic militants of using civilians as human shields by firing rockets from civilian areas.

But even if urged to evacuate, most Gazans have no safe place to go, rights activists say.

“If you are going to attack civilian structures in densely populated areas, of course you are going to see children killed,” said Bill Van Esveld,

used in the western Gulf of Mexico, off Alaska and in other offshore oil operations around the world. They are towed behind boats, sending down pulses of sound that reverberate beneath the sea floor and rebound to the surface. Hydrophones capture the results, which computers translate into high resolution, three-dimensional images.

“It’s like a sonogram of the Earth,” said Andy Radford, a petroleum engineer at the American Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas trade association in Washington, D.C. “You can’t see the oil and gas, but you can see the structures in the Earth that might hold oil and gas.”

The surveys also can map marine habitats and identify solid undersea flooring for wind energy turbines. But fossil fuel mostly funds this research, and corporations keep the data secret, disclosing it only to the government.

“They paid for it, so I can see why they don’t want to share.

These things are not cheap,” said John Jaeger, a University of Florida geology professor.

Oil lobbyists say drilling for the estimated 4.72 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 37.51 trillion cubic feet of natural gas that lies beneath federal waters from Florida to Maine could generate $195 billion in investment and spending between 2017 and 2035, contributing $23.5 billion per year to the economy.

These estimates describe the total amount of energy “technically recoverable” from the nation’s outer continental shelf, but the Atlantic seabed from New Jersey through New England remains off limits for now. While some states have passed drilling bans, Virginia and the Carolinas asked for the surveys, bureau officials explained Friday.

a researcher for New Yorkbased Human Rights Watch.

Seventy-one of those killed since fighting began on July 8 were under 18, according to an Associated Press count based on information provided by Palestinian health official Ashraf al-Kidra. Forty-eight of the victims were under the age of 13.

Many of the children were killed in their own homes.

Early Friday, a 5-monthold baby boy was hit by

shrapnel from a missile strike near his family compound in the southern town of Rafah. A day earlier, two brothers and a cousin were killed by shrapnel while feeding pigeons on the roof of their home.

One deadly incident drew particular outrage. Four cousins, aged 9 to 11, had been playing on the beach near Gaza City’s harbor on Wednesday when a missile fired from an Israeli gunboat

hit a nearby shack. The boys fled, but were killed in a second missile strike.

The images of small, bloodied bodies lying face down in the sand triggered harsh international criticism, including from U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon who said Israel must “do far more to stop civilian casualties.”

The Israeli military said Hamas operatives were the target, and promised to investigate.

Russian foreign minister dismisses idea Moscow is behind attack • CRASH Continued from page A1 President Barack Obama, disclosing that one American was among those killed, called it “a global tragedy.”

“An Asian airliner was destroyed in European skies filled with citizens from many countries, so there has to be a credible international investigation into what happened,” he said.

In Kiev, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk vented his anger in calling for an international investigation.

All sides in the conflict – the Ukrainian government, the pro-Russia rebels they are fighting and the Russian government that Ukraine accuses of supporting the rebels – denied shooting down the plane.

Moscow also denies backing the rebels.

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“Regarding those claims from Kiev that we allegedly did it ourselves: I have not heard a truthful statement from Kiev for months,” he told the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

At the Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the missile was likely fired from a rebel-held area near the Russian border.

Power said that early Thursday, a journalist saw an SA-11 system – known in Russia as a Buk missile system – in separatist-controlled territory near Snizhne, “and separatists were spotted hours before the incident with an SA-11 [surface-to-air missile] system close to the site where the plane came down.”

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There was no way to independently verify the video.

The entire Security Council called for “a full, thorough and independent international investigation, in accordance with international civil aviation guidelines, and for appropriate accountability.”

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“Because of the technical complexity of the SA-11, it is unlikely that the separatists could effectively operate the system without assistance from knowledgeable personnel. Thus, we cannot rule out technical assistance from Russian personnel in operating the systems,” she said.

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin did not respond to the U.S. allegations.

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry released a video purporting to show a truck carrying

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nections, sports complex improvements and expansions, and replacing the failing golf irrigation – are considered the board’s highest priorities.

Overall, it sounded attractive to Greg Betzel of Sycamore, who was visiting Sycamore Park on Airport Road on Friday.

“The more [amenities], the better,” said Betzel. “It’s important to give kids something more to do.”

Strack said Trailblazers for Sycamore Parks, a group of about 30 residents, has been working to promote the passage of the referendum.

“At the end of the day, it’s up to the community,” Strack said. “If they want [the changes], that’s fantastic. If they don’t, it’s their money, their town. It’s their decision, not ours. The community has to decide if it’s worthwhile for their town.”

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seeking private donations and applying for federal and state grants to fund some of their plans.

Dan Gibble, park district executive director, said they have applied for a $2.5 million grant that would be used to construct the community center. However, they won’t find out if they received it until late fall or early winter.

Gibble said most residents are inquisitive about the cost of the project and when it’s going to begin. Gibble said they have a rough timeline laid out in their plan, but the completion of projects really depends on when and how much funding is received.

Others have been curious about why there is no money in the plan for the Sycamore Pool.

“What our board has decided is there is still some life in our pool,” Gibble said. “This plan takes us through 2020.”

Gibble said the seven projects laid out in Vision 2020 – a community center, sled hill, dog park, splash pad, trail con-

ing on prison sentences. The guidelines recommend sentences that factor in the types and quantities of the drugs.

The commission in April voted to lower recommended sentences across all drug types, meaning, for instance, that a cocaine package of a given size would now be linked to a shorter range of punishment than before.

Congress has until November to voice opposition to the commission’s plan, though advocates consider that unlikely. Courts at that point could begin considering petitions from prisoners seeking to get out of prison. Early releases wouldn’t begin until a year later.

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to impose shorter sentences – for nonviolent drug offenders.

“This is a milestone in the effort to make more efficient use of our law enforcement resources and to ease the burden on our overcrowded prison system,” Holder said in a statement.

The proposal adopted Friday is actually more expansive than one advanced

by Holder last month, which would have applied to roughly 20,000 drug inmates who have limited criminal pasts and who did not use a weapon during their crime.

Though sentencing guidelines are advisory rather than mandatory, judges still rely heavily on them in decid-

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The sentencing change comes amid a broader rethinking of criminal justice policy that the Justice Department, under Attorney General Eric Holder, has embraced.

With an eye toward addressing sentencing disparities rooted in the 1980s-era fight against crack cocaine, and cutting a prison population that’s roughly 32 percent above capacity, the Justice Department has issued new clemency criteria designed to encourage thousands of additional inmates to seek an early release. Last year, Holder directed federal prosecutors to avoid seeking mandatory minimum sentences – which limit the discretion of judges

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Project would cost $6 million for DeKalb County to fix dangerous road • CURVE Continued from page A1 Range, a cost that local authorities say they can’t cover alone.

That means it could be as many as 20 years before the curve is realigned.

“We see the need, so we are working on it,” County Engineer Nathan Schwartz said.

“We will continue until the job is done.”

A DANGEROUS CURVE Jonathan Moore was 20 when his girlfriend, Patricia DeMaio, crashed the Jeep Cherokee they were driving west on Plank Road. The Jeep left the road and rolled before striking a utility pole near the curve at Moose Range Road, killing Moore. DeMaio, who police said was driving drunk, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and was sentenced to six months in DeKalb County jail and 48 months of probation.

“It was a living nightmare for everyone,” Vicki Moore said of the June 21, 2003, crash.

“There’s nothing as unfathomable as losing a son.”

Vicki Moore was instantly reminded of the treacherous curve when 20-year-old Tiffany

Taylor, of DeKalb, died April 12. Police said Tiffany’s brother, Tyrus, crashed there after driving drunk from a party outside Hampshire.

“I got really angry about this pole and this hairpin curve and this pole,” Vicki Moore said. “I just want to avoid anyone feeling any more pain and suffering.”

Alcohol was a factor in both fatalities, but alcohol or drug use was a factor in only 9 percent of the 44 crashes that have happened in the past five years, according to crash reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Driving too fast for conditions was the leading cause of crashes at the curve, being listed as the primary cause for 41 percent, or 18, of the accidents. Weather was the second leading cause, although it was blamed for half as many accidents.

Though officials agree the curve itself can be dangerous, road conditions don’t appear to be the impetus for most accidents. The road condition was listed as dry in 43 percent of the crashes, with ice as a factor in 27 percent, the reports show.

The intersection itself is only identified as related to

a crash in five cases, most of which involved icy conditions.

Regardless of what role the documents show the curve played in accidents, DeKalb County Chief Deputy Gary Dumdie said it shouldn’t diminish the need for change.

Nearly 9,000 vehicles traveled the road daily in 2013, according to data from the DeKalb County Highway Department.

“Plank Road is a very traveled road,” Dumdie said. “It’s a sharp curve. There’s no question about it. If it could be straightened out some, I think it would be beneficial.”

THE PLAN When the DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study group releases its 2040 longrange transportation plan next year, a dramatic realignment for Plank Road will make its first appearance on an official planning document.

A smaller realignment that would just address the curve appears in comprehensive plans at both the county and the city of Sycamore, but it was driven by development in the farm field adjacent to the curve, Schwartz said. The new realignment would stretch for

By the numbers Crashes at Plank Road and Moose Range Road in the past 5 years: PRIMARY CAUSES Driving too fast for conditions: 18, 41 percent Weather: 9, 20 percent Other factors: 9, 20 percent Failure to reduce speed: 4, 9 percent Alcohol or drugs: 4, 9 percent WEATHER Clear: 31, 70 percent

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1.5 miles and address other problems with Plank, such as hills and ditches.

“Safety is what caused the county to review that alignment and move to a more dramatic alignment change,” Schwartz said. “The straighter the road can be, the safer it will be.”

The curve at Moose Range isn’t the only deadly place on that stretch of Plank. Three other people have died in

crashes within 1.5 miles of the curve in the past decade.

The dramatic realignment would cost $6 million, Schwartz said. Although the county has yet to break out exactly where the $6 million would be spent, it will have to go toward land acquisition, engineering and construction.

“We’d love to do it right away,” County Board Chairman Jeff Metzger said. “But there’s only so much money to

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Other projects, such as paving Peace Road and fixing the Keslinger Road bridge, will come first. The county doesn’t have $6 million to devote to one project, and Schwartz applied for a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Improvement Program last year, but the state denied the request.

In its denial, IDOT officials suggested updating chevron signs on the road to warn drivers, which the county did. The state also suggested widening the shoulder of the road or paving it. Schwartz plans to submit an application to the same grant program for the shoulder work next year.

Until the county receives a big grant, Plank Road will have to wait its turn.

“If we had the money set aside for the project and we didn’t have 200 miles of highway to maintain,” Schwartz said, “we could do that road next year.”

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Monument restoration important

8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Randy Hultgren’s record not kind to animals

laws that protect farm animals from spending their entire lives in containers (“cruel cages”) To the Editor: only slightly larger than their If you’re planning to vote for bodies. The cages are so small, Randy Hultgren in November and also care about animals, you these animals are unable to turn around or lie down. It threatened might want to reconsider. protection of puppies and dogs in Many residents in Illinois’ 14th puppy mills. It would upend state Congressional District have no bans forbidding the sale of horses idea that their Congressman is the only elected official in Illinois for slaughter for human consumption. You get the idea. who currently has a zero rating Sadly characteristic for Rep. from The Humane Society on its Hultgren and far too many other scorecard for the 113th Congress, politicians, support for the King for consistently taking anti-animal amendment was a nod to “Big positions.

Ag.” The most offensive of these Wouldn’t it be great if the peopositions is Hultgren’s support for ple we elect to represent us did the notorious King amendment. not compromise our values? For Although ultimately defeated in many of us, those values include Congress by those more compas- protecting animals from cruelty, sionate, Hultgren nevertheless enjoying an environment not convoted twice in support of this taminated with pesticides, and cruel, overreaching amendment. ensuring that farm workers aren’t While painful to describe, voters turned into modern-day slaves. need to understand just how How a person treats animals is a potentially destructive the King window into their true character. amendment is. In one fell swoop Are you really willing to vote for this amendment would eliminate someone who voted for cruel

cages? If Rep. Hultgren turned his back on animals before, would he do it again?

Politicians rarely change their character, and Hultgren’s voting record clearly demonstrates his priorities are with the lobbyists and corporations.

Joni Lindgren Elgin

It’s not pension ‘reform’ To the Editor: Thank you for bringing Daily Chronicle readers up-to-date on the recent retirements from Northern Illinois University with Katie Dahlstrom’s article on July 12 (183 NIU workers leave in spring, page A1).

Northern Illinois University is of great interest to many of us, and many of us are affected by the state of Illinois’ retirement systems.

But, I do wish that the Chronicle and other news media would not refer to the recent changes in the state employees’ pensions as

“pension reform.”

I have consulted 19 English dictionaries and am told by them that “reform” means “improvement” or “change for the better.”

The many news reports are correct in noting that the recent legislative action significantly reduces pension benefits for the large number of people (employees and retirees) in the state pension systems. Therefore, the changes made by the legislature are not pension improvements (thus are not pension reforms).

Opinions may vary on whether the new legislation is wise or unwise, reasonable or unreasonable, moral or immoral, constitutional or unconstitutional, but it is incorrect to call these changes a “reform” (that is, an “improvement”) of state pensions. “Reform” does not simply mean “change”; it means “improvement” or “change for the better” and we should not refer to this legislation a something it is clearly not.

Jerrold Zar DeKalb

Literacy cultivates a curious mind I recently returned home after two weeks of engagements in New Zealand and Australia focusing on empowerment through reading. The Kiwis and Aussies are not very different from Americans, even though they inhabit the opposite side of the globe.

I was struck by the way many people perceived the political atmosphere in the United States. Although the well-educated individuals who have access to all of the American cable channels tend to be well informed on the issues, most people had only heard that America has finally repaired its broken medical system with the advent of Obamacare and now everyone, including the indigent, has excellent health care.

They were under the impression that most Americans are very happy with Obamacare and with their wonderful president, who had ushered in a great new day in America with his brilliance in many areas.

Many people were shocked when I relayed the facts about the deleterious effects of Obamacare on employment, skyrocketing insurance premiums and the displacement of health care providers.

Furthermore, they had little knowledge about Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service scandal, the Veterans Affairs debacle or the depth of our financial woes. In other words, they were just like a multitude of Americans who pay little attention to their news sources and are not curious enough to seek multiple sources and arm themselves with enough historical knowledge to be able to decipher truth from fiction.

Fortunately, I found that most of the people Down Under are not nearly as dogmatic in their beliefs as Americans have become.

Our people on either side of the political spectrum tend to be more closed-minded, partaking only of news sources that align with their ideological beliefs and in many cases engaging in the demonization of other information sources.

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VIEWS Ben S. Carson This, of course, leads to intolerance and ignorance, which are associated with a whole cadre of societal problems. Frequently, that narrow-mindedness is encouraged by hyper-partisan individuals who actually call out news outlets such as the Fox News Channel for ridicule.

Such people might do well to ask themselves what would become of our country if people only heard what the government wanted them to hear. If they could be honest with themselves, I think they would have to admit that they would be uncomfortable in that setting. The mainstream media could provide a great service to the American people, as well as people around the world, by embracing their duty to be objective investigators and reporters of the news. I realize the likelihood of that occurring is small, but hope springs eternal.

Reading was emphasized so strongly among the early settlers of America that anyone who finished the second or third grade was completely literate, as is borne out in the beautiful prose that characterized the writing style and letters of the Western frontiers of America in the early 19th century. Many Southern aristocrats also exhibited impressive writing skills and understanding of the English language.

Interestingly, the same highly educated rulers forbade under enormous penalty the teaching of slaves to read. They fully understood how empowering education and knowledge are. It is likely that Frederick Douglass fled the plantation to escape the wrath of his master, who was displeased that his slave was learning to read. Slaves were supposed to be obedient and grateful

for the magnanimous protection and provisions afforded them by their “wonderful” masters.

Today many people in America slavishly devote themselves to a political party without engaging in critical analysis of whether the philosophies of that party are really in sync with their true values and with the betterment of their position in society. If decades of such devotion leads to more broken families, more out-of-wedlock births, more involvement with the criminal justice system, more poverty and more dependency on government, maybe it is time to ask whether such devotion is warranted.

I was honored to be able to encourage many of the disadvantaged young people of Australia and New Zealand to take control of their own destinies through education and reading. I was thrilled by the trip sponsors’ generous financial contributions to the Carson Scholars Fund, enabling us to reach more American students and emphasize the acquisition of knowledge and the development of humanitarian qualities.

I am convinced that the dream of our Founding Fathers of a free nation filled with knowledgeable and caring people who trust in God and accept personal responsibility is still possible. Each of us has a role to play in the realization of that dream. A big part of that role is self-education. We need to read all kinds of books and articles and experience a variety of electronic media. We should not engage in self-censorship, which creates a proclivity for indoctrination. I am convinced that a well-informed American populace will not be manipulated into relinquishing a beautiful American dream for all.

• 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.”

Thumbs-up: To the effort to restore a prominent local monument. Members of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War are hoping to raise $10,000 to repair the Civil War monument in front of the courthouse in downtown Sycamore. The monument featuring three soldiers is missing a sword and a musket, both of which disappeared years ago. Any money remaining after the repairs will be used to restore Civil War veteran grave markers throughout the county. To help the cause, send a check, payable to the Civil War Monument Restoration Fund, to the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

Thumbs-down: To memorials for cop killers. Some residents of Jersey City, New Jersey, this week created a sidewalk memorial for Lawrence Campbell, a man who ambushed police officer Melvin Santiago, killing the officer. Other police later opened fire and killed Campbell. Friends of Campbell wrote messages including “rest easy” and “thug in peace.” City officials have reacted with anger and disgust to Campbell’s neighborhood memorializing him, and we share their revulsion.

Thumbs-up: To seizing drug dealers’ assets. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has reported a tremendous increase in the funds it has raised from the seizure and sale of assets such as vehicles and cash linked to drug activity. In 2013, the department raised more than $50,000, compared with about $8,300 in 2010. The increase is due in part to a new agreement between the department and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Taking criminals’ property and using it to make police more effective is a positive, and we’re pleased Sheriff Roger Scott’s department is seeing increased revenue from drug-related seizures.

Thumbs-up: To the 4-H members who participated in this week’s General Project Show. About 150 youths ages 7 to 18 participated in the two-day show and had more than 170 different project areas from which to choose, including aerospace, visual arts, woodworking and animal science. The winners will represent DeKalb County in the 4-H portion of the Illinois State Fair, but more importantly, the show provided a chance for children and teens to explore new interests and challenge themselves. Congratulations to all the participants.

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Downed jet in Ukraine indeed a heinous crime In recent days there has been abundant evidence of Russia stepping up supplies of heavy weapons to rebels in eastern Ukraine, including advanced anti-aircraft systems. The Kiev government reported that two of its military aircraft were shot down in the past week, either by separatists, Russian planes or batteries operating from across the border.

On Thursday came a greater tragedy: the destruction of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with 298 people aboard. Ukrainian authorities charged that it had been struck by a missile fired by a Russian-made surface-to-air battery supplied to Moscow’s Ukrainian proxies.

If the reports are confirmed, the Ukrainian separatists and their sponsors in Moscow will be responsible for a heinous crime. The United States and its allies must insist that those responsible be held accountable – including those in the Kremlin.

Predictably, the Ukrainian rebels were doing their best Thursday to cover up what occurred. They denied shooting down the plane, though the wreckage landed in territory they control near the Russian border. Their commander, a Russian citizen and former military officer named Igor Strelkov, claimed in a blog post published Thursday to have shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, then removed the message.

Russia’s state-controlled media joined in the obfuscation, casting blame on Ukrainian military forces and even suggesting the Malaysian plane was hit by a missile aimed at an aircraft carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin. For his part, Mr. Putin disingenuously claimed that Ukraine was at fault because it resumed military operations against the rebels – ignoring Russia’s supply of heavy arms to the insurgents.

The United States and its allies must not allow Russia and its agents to carry out a coverup. Instead they should insist on an international investigation, sponsored by the U.N. Security Council, to determine how the plane was downed and where the weapon used against it originated. The Putin government should be challenged to support such an investigation or be seen by the world to block it.

At the same time, Western governments should stop allowing special interests and their excessive caution to impede robust sanctions against Russia for its behavior in Ukraine.

Even before the tragic loss of the Malaysian plane, it ought to have been clear to the West that Russia’s aggression in Ukraine could not be overlooked or wished away. It is both criminal and intolerable and should be treated accordingly.

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7-DAY FORECAST TODAY

Mostly sunny and nice High pressure along the East Coast will continue to bring more of a southerly wind that will help to bring temperatures well into the 80s. Humidity levels will increase as well. Very warm and humid conditions will remain through the middle of next week with very little chances for rain.

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Temperature High ............................................................. 76° Low .............................................................. 55° Normal high ............................................. 83° Normal low ............................................... 63° Record high .............................. 98° in 2012 Record low ................................ 51° in 1979

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 1.88” Normal month to date ....................... 2.49” Year to date ......................................... 19.24” Normal year to date ......................... 19.76”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:36 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 8:26 p.m.

Moonrise today ......................... 12:15 a.m.

Moonset today ............................ 2:05 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:37 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 8:25 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow ................ 12:51 a.m.

Moonset tomorrow ................... 3:07 p.m.

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Rockford 80/60

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Dixon 80/59

Joliet 80/58

La Salle 79/60 Streator 80/59

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Evanston 78/64 Chicago 81/61

Aurora 80/57

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Bulls introduce forward Nikola Mirotic and forward/center Pau Gasol. PAGE B2

SECTION B Saturday, July 19, 2014 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Eddie Carifio • ecarifio@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

THE 92ND ANNUAL LINCOLN HIGHWAY GOLF TOURNAMENT

Event making its Shabbona debut Indian Oaks staff hoping tourney boosts business

By EDWARD CARIFIO ecarifio@shawmedia.com

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Cutler comfortable in offense, ready for camp CHICAGO – With six days to go before he has to report to Bourbonnais for training camp, Jay Cutler spent his Friday on the beach for a charity volleyball tournament, with proceeds going to the Jay Cutler Foundation.

The Bears quarterback, in his own words, is comfortable, excited and ready to go for camp and the 2014 season.

“I’m ready to go. I’m ready to get started,” he said. “I’ve been talking to the guys the last couple weeks and I think everyone’s itching to get back into it and see what we have.

“There’s a lot of excitement, a lot of buzz, but there’s a lot of work to do. We’re still kind of on our second year with the new staff, so there’s still some kinks we’ve got to figure out.”

At this time last summer, Cutler was entering his first camp with coach Marc Trestman and a new offense, also without a contract. Now he heads into Bourbonnais with his whole offense back and a very handsome longterm deal. Cutler was asked if this is the most comfortable he’s ever felt heading into a training camp.

“For sure, with all the guys around me, with coach Trestman and the rest of the coaches in place from last year, there’s definitely a comfort there, not only me but with the rest of the guys as well.”

Cutler’s foundation raises money to help kids affected

by Type 1 diabetes, and he has appreciated the support from the city of Chicago.

“It’s been great, it’s been humbling to see everyone come out and write checks at a time when the economy’s not exactly great, so it’s hard to get people to write checks,” he said.

“Chicago has great people and they definitely supported us, so I can’t thank them enough.”

– Kevin Fishbain, kfishbain@chicagofootball.com

8WHAT TO WATCH Golf British Open, third round, 6 a.m., ESPN Rory McIlroy will try to protect his four-stroke lead as the tournament heads into the weekend at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.

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

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For the past three years, members of Indian Oaks Country Club in Shabbona competed in the Lincoln Highway Golf Tournament.

It might not seem like a lot for an event that has been played for almost a century, but it was enough to earn them a hosting gig.

The tournament brings its

92nd edition to the southern part of DeKalb County for a two-day, 54-hole event starting today.

Indian Oaks Pro Shop manager Mike Donnelly said new groundskeeper Jason Funderburg has been doing a lot of work to elevate the quality of the nine-hole course, and players taking their practice rounds have noticed.

“Hopefully, this will help bring in some business for us,” Donnelly said. “People are not aware of the club or even the quality of the course itself. Once the tournament is held and people talk about the course, it will pull in some business for us because it’s in

as good condition as it is.”

The tournament traditionally is played between members from about 10 clubs along Lincoln Highway, earning its name. Timber Creek Golf Course in Dixon won the team portion last year, which Kishwaukee won in 2012.

Bob Venier Mitchell Homb from Timber Creek in Dixon was the individual champion. Kishwaukee’s Grant Goltz was runner-up.

This year, Kishwaukee is slated to have six golfers in the tournament – Micah Stod-

dard, Chuck Kaiser, Mike Mesa, Matt Chilton, Mike Brown and Dave Kaus.

A lot of players won’t be back this year, Donnelly said, because many don’t like playing nine-hole courses – although he said about four of the courses in the rotation are nine holes.

“Some guys don’t want to play cause they think it takes too long,” Donnelly said. “But it really doesn’t.”

In addition to a standard format to determine the winner and the team competition, the tournament also features a best-against-bogey format that awards a plus, a zero or a minus depending on the result of

the hole against par. The most pluses wins that category.

“What that does is it keeps the, how do you say it, the lesser players in the game,” said Bob Venier, who said he was the tournament “ambassador,” for lack of a better word, given the event does not have a formal director.

Venier has been playing for 23 years and is in his second in the leadership position. He referred to the tournament as an “annual friendship.”

“You basically see these people once a year over this weekend,” Venier said. “We’re out there to compete against each other, but we always end up having a good time, too.”

SYCAMORE WRESTLING

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Sycamore’s Christopher Malone (front) wrestles Glenbard South’s Darnell Barrett during their 182-pound final match in the Class 2A Sycamore Regional on Feb. 2, 2013, in Sycamore. Malone won with a 6-5 decision. He is the only returning state qualifier back for the Spartans and new head coach Brian Davis.

Davis new head coach Nine-year assistant coach promoted

By EDDIE CARIFIO

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ecarifio@shawmedia.com After nine years as an assistant coach on the Sycamore wrestling team, Brian Davis is getting a promotion.

Davis was named head coach for the program, the school board announced this week.

“It’s nice,” Davis said. “I put my time in. I was OK in the role I was in, just being part of the team. The opportunity came this time around and I felt the time was right. It’s exciting to change roles and move on with the same goals.”

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Davis takes over for Alex Nelson, who coached the program for four years. The Spartans won their first team state trophies in that time, Davis said, taking third place in Class 2A in 2011 and 2013. He said the team also had its first two state champions during Nelson’s tenure.

Last year, the team went 8-13 in duals and missed out on another state berth. It had three individual qualifiers, but only Christopher Malone returns.

“Our numbers were down last year and we had some holes in our lineup,” Davis said. “We’ve got to build the numbers back up and not go into meets with holes in our lineups.”

Davis graduated from Sterling Newman Central Catholic, winning a state title in his senior year and finishing 118-35. He still is the single-season record holder for pins, with 31.

“Brian is a hard worker who will pass that work ethic on to our athletes,” Sycamore athletic director

Chauncey Carrick said in a statement. “He has shown great passion for the community of Sycamore and will strive to keep Sycamore competing at the highest level.”

Davis said he learned a lot about coaching not only from Nelson and Carrick – the head coach before Nelson – but from his time as an assistant at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, under Randy Stewart.

“I had the opportunity to be an assistant under two good high school coaches and one good college coach,” said Davis, who has three master’s degrees. “I’m ready to make the move. I’m confident to make the move. It’s going to be business as usual and we’ll keep producing good student-athletes.”

BRITISH OPEN

McIlroy builds a 4-shot lead

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press HOYLAKE, England – Rory McIlroy only saw birdies at Royal Liverpool, mostly on his scorecard, and even one pheasant that trotted across the eighth green as he was lining up a putt. That was but a minor interruption in his command performance Friday in the British Open.

Once he made a birdie, and then another, nothing could stop McIlroy.

Not another collapse in the second round. Not anyone in the field. And certainly not Tiger Woods.

After a bogey on his opening

Leaderboard After Friday’s second round Rory McIlroy -12 Dustin Johnson -8 Francesco Molinari -6 Ryan Moore -6 Rickie Fowler -6 Sergio Garcia -6 Charl Schwartzel -6 Louis Oosthuizen -6 George Coetzee -5 Jim Furyk -5 Marc Warren -5 hole stirred memories of another “Black Friday,” McIlroy looked more like the Boy Wonder who won two majors in a

runaway. With three birdies in his last four holes, he posted a second straight 6-under-par 66 to build a four-shot lead over Dustin Johnson.

McIlroy spoke of an “inner peace,” and the two secret words that triggered his powerful swing and set up birdie chances on just about every hole.

“People call it the zone, people call it whatever,” he said.

“It’s just a state of mind where you think clearly. Everything seems to be on the right track.

I’ve always said, whenever you AP photo play this well, you always wonder how you’ve played so badly Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland pauses and watches a pheasant

See BRITISH OPEN, page B4

cross the eighth green during the second round of the British Open on Friday at the Royal Liverpool golf club in Hoylake, England.

SPORTS

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8SPORTS BRIEFS HuskieWire wins digital news awards The Daily Chronicle-affiliated HuskieWire.com website won two awards in the Local Media Association’s annual digital media contest, the organization announced Friday.

HuskieWire’s “GameDay Live” page, which combines social media content from Northern Illinois University and Mid-American Conference football fans, along with live game analysis and more, took first place for best use of mobile and tablets, and won a third-place award for best use of social media.

HuskieWire, which covers NIU athletics in every season, competed with entries from sites with less than 100,000 unique visitors each month.

Company-wide, Shaw Media’s online publications won 11 awards. The Local Media Association includes more than 2,200 local media outlets.

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WHITE SOX 3, ASTROS 2

MLB

Sox relievers seal victory over Astros

By PAUL LADEWSKI The Associated Press CHICAGO – Slump-ridden Tyler Flowers drove in the goahead run with a seventh-inning double, and four White Sox pitchers retired the final 22 batters to lift them to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Alejandro De Aza singled off Scott Feldman and stole second before Flowers delivered the game-winning hit. He entered

the game with only 12 hits in his past 116 at-bats, and a .218 batting average overall.

Daniel Webb (5-2) retired the six batters he faced in relief of Jose Quintana to earn the victory. Zach Putnam pitched a scoreless inning for his second save of the season.

After Quintana allowed a pair of unearned runs, he set down the final 10 batters he faced. The left-hander allowed three hits and two walks in five innings.

Feldman (4-7) took a four-hit

shutout into the sixth inning, when Dayan Viciedo hit a tworun homer into the left-center field bleachers to tie it. Just three batters earlier, Feldman was struck on the backside by a smash off the bat of Alexei Ramirez.

In seven innings, Feldman allowed three runs, seven hits and three walks.

Aided by a two-base error, Houston took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. After Jon Singleton’s single eluded Viciedo

in right field, Matt Dominguez scored from first base while Singleton continued to third.

Robbie Grossman followed with an RBI groundout.

Adam Eaton tripled, and Jose Abreu doubled in the first inning, but the Sox failed to take an early lead. Grossman threw out Eaton at the plate on a shallow fly ball to right field, a call upheld by video replay after a Sox challenge.

Note: Newest Bulls members Pau Gasol and Nikola Mirotic threw out first pitches.

Man pleads in slaying of EMU football player ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Eastern Michigan University football player Demarius Reed.

Kristopher Pratt, 21 of Detroit, entered the plea Friday in Washtenaw County Trial Court.

The Ann Arbor News reported the plea deal calls for an 18- to 30-year prison term for Pratt, who agreed to testify against 21-year-old co-defendant Ed Thomas, whose trial begins Monday.

Pratt also had been scheduled for trial Monday.

Pratt told Judge Donald Shelton that he and Thomas followed Reed into an apartment building last fall with the intention of robbing the 20-year-old receiver from Chicago.

A defense lawyer had said there isn’t enough evidence to show Thomas committed the crime.

Pratt told the judge he shot Reed twice in the side.

Astros fail to sign first pick in MLB draft The Houston Astros failed to sign the first pick in this year’s draft, San Diego high school left-hander Brady Aiken, before Friday’s deadline.

The head of the players’ association said the union is working with the pitcher and his advisers to explore “all legal options.”

Aiken originally was offered a deal with a $6.5 million signing bonus by the Astros, a person familiar with the negotiations said this week, speaking on the condition of anonymity because no statements were authorized.

But the club expressed a concern over Aiken’s elbow ligament and lowered the offer, the person said.

The union also is concerned with Houston’s handling of the negotiations with fifth-round pick Jacob Nix. The right-hander from Los Alamitos, California, didn’t sign either.

Vikings suspend special teams coach for 3 games MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings will suspend special teams coordinator Mike Priefer without pay for three games this season and donate $100,000 to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights groups, in response to former punter Chris Kluwe’s allegations of anti-gay remarks made by Priefer.

The Vikings released Friday a summary of the investigation by independent lawyers that was initiated in January, when Kluwe first accused Priefer and other Vikings officials of punishing him for his outspoken support of gay marriage. Kluwe was let go before the 2013 season, which he contended was because of his views.

The Vikings said Priefer’s ban could be reduced to two games at their discretion if he attends individualized sensitivity training.

Kluwe said Friday he still intends to sue the team for discrimination.

– Staff, wire reports

AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 53 39 .576 — Cleveland 48 47 .505 6½ Kansas City 48 47 .505 6½ White Sox 46 51 .474 9½ Minnesota 44 51 .463 10½ East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 52 42 .553 — New York 48 47 .505 4½ Toronto 49 48 .505 4½ Tampa Bay 45 53 .459 9 Boston 44 52 .458 9 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 59 36 .621 — Los Angeles 57 37 .606 1½ Seattle 51 44 .537 8 Houston 40 57 .412 20 Texas 39 57 .406 20½ Friday’s Results White Sox 3, Houston 2 N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 3 Texas 5, Toronto 1 Cleveland 9, Detroit 3 Boston 5, Kansas City 4 Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 2 Baltimore at Oakland (n) Seattle at L.A. Angels (n) Today’s Games Houston (Keuchel 9-5) at White Sox (Noesi 3-7), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Simon 12-3) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 6-6) at Toronto (Stroman 4-2), 12:07 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 9-6) at Detroit (VerHagen 0-0), 12:08 p.m., 1st game Cleveland (McAllister 3-5) at Detroit (Scherzer 11-3), 6:08 p.m., 2nd game Kansas City (Duffy 5-9) at Boston (R.De La Rosa 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Price 9-7) at Minnesota (Correia 5-11), 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 9-3) at Oakland (Hammel 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-2) at L.A. Angels (Richards 11-2), 8:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Texas at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB 54 43 .557 — 53 44 .546 1 51 45 .531 2½ 50 46 .521 3½ 40 54 .426 12½ East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 53 43 .552 — Washington 51 43 .543 1 New York 45 50 .474 7½ Miami 44 51 .463 8½ Philadelphia 42 54 .438 11 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 53 43 .552 — Los Angeles 54 44 .551 — San Diego 41 54 .432 11½ Arizona 40 56 .417 13 Colorado 40 56 .417 13 Friday’s Results Cubs at Arizona (n) N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 2 Milwaukee 4, Washington 2 San Francisco 9, Miami 1 Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 N.Y. Mets at San Diego (n) Today’s Games Cubs (T.Wood 7-8) at Arizona (Miley 5-6), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Simon 12-3) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 11-5) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 1-1), 3:05 p.m.

Colorado (B.Anderson 0-3) at Pittsburgh (Morton 5-9), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 6-6) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-5), 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 3-5) at Atlanta (A.Wood 6-7), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 7-6) at Miami (H.Alvarez 6-4), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-1) at San Diego (T.Ross 7-10), 7:40 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cubs at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 3:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cubs

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The Bulls’ newest acquisitions, forward Nikola Mirotic and free-agent forward/center Pau Gasol, pose with their jerseys at a news conference Friday in Chicago. The Bulls are hoping the new additions will help bolster their offensive attack after they struggled to score at times last year.

Mirotic was acquired June 24, 2011, as part of a draft-night trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves and played last with Spain’s Real Madrid CF. Gasol a 13-year veteran of the NBA, comes to the Bulls after spending the past six-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.

BULLS

Bulls welcome newest pieces Big-game experience Gasol picks Bulls over bodes well for Mirotic more lucrative offers

By SETH GRUEN sgruen@suntimes.com CHICAGO – Urban myth around the Berto Center is that Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau doesn’t like to play rookies.

Maybe it’s more an assumption that seems to jive with his demanding coaching style that requires that rookies catch on quick.

Examine his history, however, and he has shown a willingness to play young players – namely Tony Snell and Omer Asik.

That bodes well for Nikola Mirotic, who will play with the Bulls this season after coming to Chicago from Real Madrid.

The Bulls drafted him in the first round of the 2011 draft and since have allowed him to develop overseas.

Mirotic and Asik share a similar pedigree, having played professionally in big games overseas. Thibodeau admitted that heading into training camp he didn’t anticipate playing Asik as a rookie, but was convinced otherwise.

Thibodeau reserves any judgment on Mirotic until after he sees him in training camp, but did acknowledge his experience is different than other rookies.

“The fact that he has played professionally in a lot of big games, it was one of the things

that I thought really helped Omer make the transition, and I think it will be beneficial to Nikola, as well,” Thibodeau said.

Although the international game differs somewhat from the way it’s played in the NBA, Mirotic brings one ready-made skill to the Bulls: shooting.

Thibodeau said one of the organization’s big initiatives this offseason was to add shooting to the roster. The Bulls did so by drafting Doug McDermott and signing Mirotic.

At 6-foot-10, Mirotic can play the stretch-four position that the Bulls have lacked under Thibodeau and something the coach said most teams around the league have on their roster.

The biggest transition for him could come on defense and guarding that position.

Just a shade heavier than 200 pounds, he will need to bulk up to defend in the post.

That shouldn’t be a problem for a guy Thibodeau said has improved in each of his professional seasons overseas.

“What coach wants, how to use me, I will adapt,” Mirotic said. “I want to do the best of me to help the team and I know that I have a lot of things to improve, especially my physical.

I am young, but I know that I can do it. I just need time to prepare.”

By SETH GRUEN sgruen@suntimes.com CHICAGO – Most NBA players are willing to win at all costs. That is until, ahem Carmelo Anthony, it actually does cost.

Although the Bulls just didn’t have enough in the bank to win out on the Anthony sweepstakes, free-agent forward Pau Gasol was willing to win no matter the price.

In fact, he actually put a price on the chance to win – turning down more lucrative deals to come to Chicago and also leaving longtime friend and teammate Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles for a chance to add to his collection of championship rings.

“Money wasn’t obviously the priority here,” Gasol said at his introductory news conference Friday. “So I turned down bigger offers and I prioritized being a championship-caliber team and being in a position where I can really, hopefully, push that team over the top with my game, as well.”

Turns out Gasol isn’t he only one in the picture who had to give a little.

Taj Gibson, who for the past four seasons gave way to the ego of Carlos Boozer by coming off the bench, was told to prepare to be the starter over the summer.

Now that Gasol signed, Gibson likely will remain the Bulls’ sixth man.

Then there was Derrick Rose, who talked on the phone with Gasol about his health after a second season-ending knee injury and the prospect of the two linking up together in Chicago.

That was quite the switch from the introverted Rose who told Yahoo! Sports some three weeks ago that he wouldn’t be involved in the recruitment of players. Joakim Noah was the most vocal of Bulls players, flying out to Los Angeles to join in the organization’s in-person pitch to Gasol.

“Their humility also, how humble they were and they are, I think that’s really important to not have big egos,” Gasol said. “That makes things a lot easier.

“They’re hungry to win.

That’s something that I wanted to also come into. Be a part of a hungry team, a team that is willing to do whatever it takes.”

Gasol said that he had spoken to Anthony on the phone, as well, in an effort to gauge his decision. Reportedly, Anthony was weighing offers from the Bulls, Knicks and Lakers.

Had Anthony signed with the Lakers, that could have swayed Gasol to stay in Los Angeles.

8WEEKEND TV SPORTSWATCH TODAY’S SCHEDULE Pro baseball Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees or Texas at Toronto, noon, MLB L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 3 p.m., FS1 Houston at White Sox, 6 p.m., CSN Cleveland at Detroit, 6 p.m., FS1 Cubs at Arizona, 7 p.m., WGN Baltimore at Oakland or Seattle at L.A. Angels (games joined in progress), 9 p.m., MLB Auto racing Formula One, Grand Prix of Germany qualifying, 7 a.m., CNBC IndyCar, Indy Toronto pole qualifying, 12:30 p.m., NBCSN (same-day tape) IndyCar, Indy Toronto, Race 1, 2 p.m., NBCSN NASCAR, Nationwide Series, EnjoyIllinois.com 300, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 NHRA, Mile-High Nationals qualify-

ing, 10 p.m., ESPN2 (same-day tape) Motorsports AMA Motocross, 5 p.m., NBCSN (same-day tape) Basketball WNBA All-Star Game, 2 p.m., ESPN Golf LPGA, Marathon Classic, third round, 2 p.m., TGC Web.com Tour, Boise Open, third round, 4 p.m., TGC Cycling Tour de France, Stage 14, Grenoble to Risoul, 6 a.m., NBCSN; 1 p.m., NBC (same-day tape) Soccer MLS/Premier League, exhibition, Tottenham at Seattle, 3 p.m., ESPN2 MLS, Los Angeles at Kansas City, 5 p.m., ESPN2 MLS, Philadelphia at Fire, 7:30 p.m., WPWR-50

Boxing Flyweights, Zou Shiming vs. Luis De La Rose; super middleweights, Gilberto Ramirez vs. Junior Talipeau, 4 p.m., HBO2 SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Golf British Open, final round, 5 a.m., ESPN LGPA, Marathon Classic, final round, 2 p.m., TGC Web.com Tour, Boise Open, final round, 4 p.m., TGC Pro baseball Kansas City at Boston, 12:30 p.m., TBS Houston at White Sox, 1 p.m., CSN Cubs at Arizona, 3 p.m., WGN L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 7 p.m., ESPN

Auto racing Formula One, Grand Prix of Germany, 7 a.m., CNBC Global Rallycross, 1 p.m., NBC NHRA, Mile-High Nationals, 1:30 p.m., ESPN IndyCar, Indy Toronto, Race 2, 2 p.m., NBCSN Indy Lights, 5 p.m., NBCSN (sameday tape) GP2, 6 p.m., NBCSN (same-day tape) Cycling Tour de France, Stage 15, Tallard to Nimes, 7 a.m., NBCSN Soccer National Women’s Soccer League, Boston at Portland, 4 p.m., ESPN2 Horse racing Thoroughbreds, Eddie Read Stakes and Coaching Club American Oaks, 4:30 p.m., FS1

BRITISH OPEN LEADERBOARD Friday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England Purse: $9.24 million Yardage: 7,312; Par: 72 (35-37) Second Round (a-amateur) Rory McIlroy 66-66—132 -12 Dustin Johnson 71-65—136 -8 Francesco Molinari 68-70—138 -6 Ryan Moore 70-68—138 -6 Rickie Fowler 69-69—138 -6 Sergio Garcia 68-70—138 -6 Charl Schwartzel 71-67—138 -6 Louis Oosthuizen 70-68—138 -6 George Coetzee 70-69—139 -5 Jim Furyk 68-71—139 -5 Marc Warren 71-68—139 -5 Robert Karlsson 69-71—140 -4 Jimmy Walker 69-71—140 -4 Victor Dubuisson 74-66—140 -4 Adam Scott 68-73—141 -3 Marc Leishman 69-72—141 -3 Edoardo Molinari 68-73—141 -3 Thomas Bjorn 70-71—141 -3 Bill Haas 70-72—142 -2 Justin Rose 72-70—142 -2 David Howell 72-70—142 -2 Matteo Manassero 67-75—142 -2 Stephen Gallacher 70-72—142 -2 Shane Lowry 68-75—143 -1 Byeong-Hun An 72-71—143 -1 Branden Grace 71-72—143 -1 Hideki Matsuyama 69-74—143 -1 Graeme McDowell 74-69—143 -1 David Hearn 70-73—143 -1 Kristoffer Broberg 70-73—143 -1 D.A. Points 75-69—144 E Gary Woodland 75-69—144 E Thongchai Jaidee 72-72—144 E Phil Mickelson 74-70—144 E Jason Dufner 70-74—144 E Keegan Bradley 73-71—144 E Gregory Bourdy 75-69—144 E Chris Rodgers 73-71—144 E Ben Martin 71-73—144 E Darren Clarke 72-72—144 E Matt Kuchar 73-71—144 E Hunter Mahan 71-73—144 E Kevin Stadler 73-72—145 +1 Chris Kirk 71-74—145 +1 Martin Kaymer 73-72—145 +1 John Senden 71-74—145 +1 Billy Hurley III 73-72—145 +1 Matt Jones 71-74—145 +1 Chris Wood 75-70—145 +1 Brooks Koepka 68-77—145 +1 Paul Casey 74-71—145 +1 Angel Cabrera 76-69—145 +1 Henrik Stenson 72-73—145 +1 Ryan Palmer 74-71—145 +1 Brian Harman 72-73—145 +1 Jamie McLeary 73-73—146 +2 Charley Hoffman 74-72—146 +2 Kevin Streelman 72-74—146 +2 Brendon Todd 73-73—146 +2 Brandt Snedeker 74-72—146 +2 Jason Day 73-73—146 +2 Zach Johnson 71-75—146 +2 Kevin Na 76-70—146 +2 Koumei Oda 69-77—146 +2 Thorbjorn Olesen 75-71—146 +2 Stewart Cink 71-75—146 +2 Tom Watson 73-73—146 +2 Luke Donald 73-73—146 +2 Matt Every 75-71—146 +2 Tiger Woods 69-77—146 +2 Jordan Spieth 71-75—146 +2 Rhein Gibson 72-74—146 +2 All others missed the cut

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BLACKHAWKS FAN CONVENTION

Roster uncertainty lingers over gathering Hawks must trim payroll to get under cap

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com CHICAGO – The speculation over which Blackhawks player (or players) would get traded this summer to get them under the $69 million salary cap reached a fever pitch at the NHL Draft last month. Every time Stan Bowman picked up the phone or stood from his chair on the floor at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,

everyone watching held their breath for just a moment.

Well, get used to that uncertainty. It might last a while.

“We certainly have to be ready to go by October,” Bowman said Friday as the Hawks opened their fan convention at the Hilton. “A lot of things change between now and then.

You have to display some patience.”

The Hawks are either $1.3 million or $2.2 million over the salary cap, depending on if Teuvo Teravainen makes the team out of training camp.

Regardless, they have to move at least one player before the season opens. And although trades always pick up around draft time, Bowman said talks

stir again every September.

“Everyone likes their team right now,” Bowman said. “But once training camp rolls around and you start playing some exhibition games, [sometimes] you realize maybe that the way you drew it up in June and July isn’t playing out the way Patrick Sharp you hoped. I’m not saying we’re waiting until training camp, but that is another time period when things do change more often.”

Patrick Sharp was at the center of much of the trade speculation, particularly around the draft. It got to the point where

BEARS

Will additions solve safety issues?

Countdown to training camp

By KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@chicagofootball.com This is the 10th in a series of Bears position breakdowns by the Chicago Football staff leading up to the start of training camp Friday in Bourbonnais.

For more Bears and NFL coverage, visit ChicagoFootball. com.

Today: Safeties

Overview: No position was criticized more last season – and with good reason – and has more questions heading into training camp than safety, where the Bears could have yet another pair of new starters patrolling the back end.

There are storylines galore to follow at this position, starting with newcomer Ryan Mundy. An in-the-box safety who was rewarded for his first year as a full-time starter with the Giants in 2013 by getting a two-year deal, Mundy spent the entire offseason program as one of the starters.

Mundy’s partner in the starting secondary during OTAs and minicamp was rookie Brock Vereen, whom the Bears traded up for in the fourth round of the draft. An intelligent player with good bloodlines and measurables, Vereen certainly impressed coaches in shorts, but they want to see what he can do in pads at his first NFL training camp.

The biggest spotlight in Bourbonnais might be on Chris Conte, the much-maligned safety coming off a brutal season.The coaching staff has remained confident all offseason that Conte could turn his play around. But he is coming off shoulder surgery and might not be ready until the

6 DAYS After reporting Thursday, the Bears will practice for the first time at 9 a.m. Friday.

More online Visit ChicagoFootball.com for the latest Bears and NFL news. second week of practice. The skill set is there, but can he get his confidence back?

Veteran Adrian Wilson is an intriguing addition. Wilson was a Pro Bowler in Arizona, but is coming off an Achilles injury. MD Jennings, Danny McCray and Craig Steltz are core special-teamers, while undrafted rookie Marcus Trice is a camp body.

Position battles: It would seem that Mundy locked up a starting job, and his contract would dictate that, too, but a healthy Wilson could make the competition interesting.

That’s a big if, however.

The main battle comes at free safety between Vereen and Conte – rookie vs. veteran.

Based on how last year ended, Vereen certainly will be the fan favorite, but the Bears would be in a nice situation if Conte showed up in good shape and improved, giving them three solid options at a position that was flat-out bad last season.

The special teams battle between Jennings, Steltz and McCray to nail down roster spots also will be worth watching. Steltz has been a stalwart

with the Bears since 2008 and played well in his spot start last year. McCray has a good rapport with Joe DeCamillis from his time in Dallas, while Jennings has potential shown in Green Bay. Contract situations: “I’d love to be talking to him about an extension,” general manager Phil Emery said at the combine about Conte, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract. Best-case scenario, Conte turns it around, starts all season and gets a long-term deal – with the Bears or elsewhere.

Worst-case? Well, as a player who doesn’t cost a ton, he could be cut in camp. He still should make the team, but another down season could have him looking for work next offseason on a one-year deal like Major Wright got in Tampa Bay. McCray, Steltz, Jennings and Wilson all are on one-year contracts, looking to lock down a role on this team, thrive and potentially get a two- or threeyear deal next offseason.

Mundy only signed a twoyear contract, so he certainly could have a great 2014 campaign, start all season and force the Bears to get him a new deal.

Keep an eye on: Wilson. A five-time Pro Bowler with 27 career interceptions and 16 forced fumbles in his career did not play last season for New England after a preseason Achilles injury. He turns 35 in October, and having been signed after minicamp, we haven’t gotten a chance to see how Wilson looks. Considering his career accomplishments, the questions at safety and the simple mystique involved, Wilson should get plenty of attention early on in Bourbonnais.

his agent, Rick Curran, went on the record to say that Bowman had assured him that Sharp wasn’t going to be traded, and that Sharp was bothered by the chatter. But Bowman declined to say as much publicly, fueling the rumors even more. Sharp is coming off his best season – 34 goals and 44 assists – but carries a $5.9 million cap hit each of the next three seasons.

Sharp, speaking Friday for the first time since the Hawks cleaned out their lockers, shrugged it all off.

“There’s going to be talk, discussion, rumors,” Sharp said. “It’s part of the business.

But I think what my agent said was pretty self-explanatory.”

Defenseman Johnny Oduya

is another possible trade chip for Bowman. Oduya has one year left on his contract, worth $3.375 million. He’s hoping to stay, as well.

“I wouldn’t say I’m nervous, but you know the reality of the business,” he said. “And I’ve been around it for a couple of these situations. There’s not really much you can do, but realize the situation and prepare for the season the same way.”

Added Bryan Bickell: “There’s a couple adjustments that need to take place to get through this cap thing, but I’m not hearing anything, which is good. Hopefully, it will work out for the best.”

Beyond this summer, the Hawks have to make the com-

Sycamore Tigers win Northern Illinois PONY League Tournament championship

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The Sycamore Tigers defeated the Sycamore Pirates to win the 2014 Northern Illinois PONY League Tournament on Sunday at Prather Park in DeKalb. The Tigers won, 10-0, in a game that started Saturday in Sycamore but was moved because of rain. Pitcher Austin Steele picked up the win for the Tigers, who went 21-1 in the regular season. Tiger team members are: (from left) Ben Keirleber, Tommy Kloosterman, coach Steve Schroeder, Austin Steele, Will Lorenzo, Teagan Cabral, coach Chris Reinink, Justin Pottorff, Sean Peek, Cody Dix, Austin Schroeder, Jeremiah Haynes and Matthew Reinink. The league is composed of 12 teams from DeKalb, Genoa, Kirkland and Sycamore and is for 13 and 14 year olds.

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Kahne, Larson scouting out Joliet from the Cup circuit are on hand, even though the Chase begins at Chicagoland on Sept. 14.

JOLIET – Kasey Kahne “I don’t think it hurts at all and Kyle Larson hope to learn to be here,” Kahne said. “It something about Chicagoland was either do this or go watch Speedway this weekend. a sprint car race in PennsylvaKahne and Larson, regulars nia. You can learn a little bit. in the Sprint Cup series, are You can learn what the track driving in tonight’s Nationwide does at night.”

Series race on the last off weekKahne has finished third end for NASCAR’S top series twice in Sprint Cup races at this season. No other notables Chicagoland, but Larson, 21, is

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bined $21 million cap hit of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane fit under the cap starting in 2015-16. Kane pointed out Wednesday that the Hawks lost nearly half their roster because of cap problems after the 2010 Stanley Cup, yet managed to win another one in 2013.

The belief around the Hawks is that this time around won’t be nearly as painful.

Even if the wait can be.

“We remember what it was like in 2009-10,” Sharp said.

“If you start worrying about it and start paying attention to all the speculation and rumors, you’re going to drive yourself crazy. It’s my job to play hockey, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

new to the big series. His best finish in a pair of Nationwide races here last year was 12th.

“The racing line changes here,” Larson said before practice. “The extra track time should pay off.”

Although both hoped to glean information for September, it might have paid off already. Larson was fifth, Kahne seventh in the afternoon practice session for the Enjoyillinois.com 300.

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TOUR DE FRANCE

In Alps, Nibali dominates

By JAMEY KEATEN The Associated Press CHAMROUSSE, France – If Vincenzo Nibali was looking happier Friday after the Tour de France rode into the Alps, here’s why: His top rival fell out of contention, he gained nearly a minute on his next-biggest challenger and oh, he won Stage 13 to boot.

On a sunbaked and melting Alpine road, the 29-year-old Italian, cemented his control of cycling’s greatest race with a solo-finish victory that was

an afterthought to gaining time on other title contenders.

Team Sky’s Richie Porte, who began the day in second, saw his title hopes all but vanish after he lost about 9 minutes to NiVincenzo Nibali bali on the last climb along the grueling 122-mile trek from Saint-Etienne to Chamrousse ski station.

Ever cautious, calm and understated after his stage win,

Nibali noted that three big Alpine climbs still await today and other punishing ascents are on tap in the Pyrenees next week.

“For the coming days, I only know that I have to remain quiet,” he said.

But in the winner’s circle, where he collected the yellow jersey for the 11th time this year, Nibali perhaps let slip a bit more happy emotion – knowing that a first Tour victory for an Italian since Marco Pantani in 1998 just got a little closer.

Woods just makes the cut with a 77 After Round 2 HOYLAKE, England – A brief look at the second round Friday at the British Open: Leading: Rory McIlroy with a 6-under 66 and was at 12-under-par 132.

Trailing: Dustin Johnson, with a tournament-best 65, was four shots behind.

Still playing: Tiger Woods made his only birdie on the last hole for a 77 to make the cut on the number at 2-over 146.

Going home: Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, Ernie Els and Ian Poulter were among those missing the cut.

Royal Liverpool repeat: McIlroy’s 36-hole score of 132 was the same as Tiger Woods when he won at Royal Liverpool in 2006. Woods had a one-shot lead over Ernie Els in 2006.

McIlroy had a four-shot lead over Dustin Johnson.

Round of the day: Dustin Johnson had seven birdies in his round of 65.

Shot of the day: Sergio Garcia holed out with a 6-iron on the second hole for eagle. Garcia holed out with a 9-iron in the third round at Royal Liverpool in 2006.

• BRITISH OPEN Continued from page B1 before. And whenever you’ve played so badly, you always wonder how you play so well.

I’m happy where my game is at the minute. And, hopefully, I can just keep up the solid play for another couple of days.”

Woods is fortunate to even play for two more days.

He started the second round only three shots behind. He finished it on Tiger Woods the 18th hole, standing over a 6-foot birdie putt just to avoid missing back-to-back cuts for the first time in his career. Woods made the putt for a 77, matching his second-worst round as a pro in the British Open.

Woods hit driver five times – four more than he hit all week when he won at Royal Liverpool in 2006. None found the fairway.

Woods was 14 shots out of the lead and still thought he had a chance, referring to Paul Lawrie making up 10 shots in one round to win at Carnoustie in 1999.

That was against Jean Van de Velde. This is Rory McIlroy,

who has won both his majors by eight shots.

“Two 66s from Rory is a bit special, but he is just that – he is a bit special,” Graeme McDowell said. “So he’s going to be tough to catch this weekend if he keeps that up.”

McIlroy was at 12-under 132 – the same 36-hole score of Woods in 2006.

Dustin Johnson birdied the last two holes for a 65, the low score of the week. That ordinarily would put him in the last group with McIlroy, except they will have company in a historic decision at golf’s oldest championship. Because of a nasty storm approaching England, the Open will go to threesomes teeing off on both sides today.

Francesco Molinari (70) will join them. He was part of a large group at 6-under 138 that included Rickie Fowler (69), Sergio Garcia (70), Charl Schwartzel (67), Louis Oosthuizen (68) and Ryan Moore (68).

Johnson had a chance at the claret jug three years ago until a 2-iron that went out-of-bounds on the 14th hole at Royal St. George’s. He also lost a threeshot lead in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, and missed out on a playoff at Whistling Straits for grounding his club in sand at the 2010 PGA Championship.

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Design Within Reach’s pendant barn lamp Pendants look nice in multiples over a dining table on the porch, Olson Weaver says. With a more unusual design, you’ll want to see them in person to check the dimensions and material quality, she says, but Design Within Reach’s pendant barn lamp would be pretty safe to order on the Web because it’s a pretty basic design – hard to go wrong. ($315, www.dwr.com)

Expert advice on lighting up the night

By LINDSEY M. ROBERTS Special To The Washington Post

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utdoor lighting is often an afterthought in exterior facelifts and landscape designs, something not remembered until the plants are dug, the deck is built and the house is repainted. If you find yourself in this kind of dark spot, don’t despair: We talked to professionals for some simple ideas that will make a big, bright impact.

First, a few basic rules: • Take your home’s architectural style into account. If you have a formal brick Colonial, for example, says David Benton, an architect at Maryland’s Rill Architects, stick with traditional porch pendants and wall sconces. “I think it’s always key to keep things simple,” he says. “They look more elegant that way.” If you have a house that’s a bit more modern, you can play with something contemporary, or even funky or farmhouse style.

• Don’t undersize your lights. Do you have a large front yard? Make sure your light fixtures are large enough that they can be seen from the street.

Benton says he tends to go “just a little bit larger” than he thinks he’ll need to.

• Think about the big picture. Once you’ve got the front lighting set, think about how much total lighting you want to do. “You want to err on the side of subtle,” says Mark Oxley, president of Outdoor Illumination in Bethesda, Maryland. “It’s better to start with less. Then you add to it if you think it’s not enough.”

Here are some suggested lights:

OUTDOOR

LIGHTING can be really functional but also be fun,” Oxley says. “But if you’re doing something fun, you want to be careful because that cute little acorn light can look great one or three times, but if you put 12 of them along a walkway, it can get out of hand.”

Kichler’s copper path lights make for a subtle style statement. ($184)

creating a “party atmosphere” that you can leave up all summer. “These are really fun on a deck, crisscrossed overhead. It’s a nice general light, and they’re festive as well,” he says. ($24.99, www.worldmarket.com)

Lakehouse wall-mount lantern

Pottery Barn’s cafe string lights

Luna Bazaar’s white organza string lights

It’s important to take into account your house’s style, especially when looking for front-entry lighting, says David Benton, an architect at Bethesda’s Rill Architects and the lead architect for the 2014 D.C. Design House’s facade.

For a Colonial, rambler or midcentury modern house, Benton likes the Lakehouse wall-mount lantern in Americana Bronze. “It’s a utilitarian fixture that can go either contemporary or traditional. Perfect for over a garage or mudroom door.” ($390, www.barnlightelectric.com)

String lights make a big impression without a complicated installation.

Pottery Barn’s cafe string lights in bronze or galvanized metal would be a great tool to define a patio or seating area in a larger outdoor space. ($39.50-$89, www.potterybarn.com)

NotNeutral’s Season metal lantern

Terrain’s copper Mansard lantern

“When you bring lighting outside, people are drawn to that,” Olson Weaver says. “It’s an inexpensive way to create another space in your house. You could have no chairs on your terrace, and you could put a little lantern out there, and the whole party will move out there.” She likes NotNeutral’s Season metal lantern (in four colors and three sizes) and says that it would be a good lantern to hang on shepherd’s crooks around the garden or next to a grill. ($54-$162, www.allmodern.com)

Benton, Oxley, and Olson Weaver all love string lights for a festive option that works no matter the season. The star shape of Luna Bazaar’s white organza string lights is a fun twist on the standard string lights.

But make sure to bring them inside after a party; they shouldn’t get wet. ($33.50, www.lunabazaar.com)

Plow & Hearth’s Old Brooke light Karen Olson Weaver, who specializes in exterior and landscape lighting as principal lighting designer of Olson Weaver Lighting in Alexandria, Virginia, uses gas lamps in her projects in older neighborhoods. Plow & Hearth’s Old Brooke light, in three colors and sizes, is inspired by early gaslight design but uses a bulb.

For sizing, Benton says that a good rule of thumb for lights flanking a front door is that they should each be a quarter of the size of the door. If you only have one, it should be a third of the size of the door. ($44.95-$84.95, www. plowhearth.com)

Before ordering a light fixture for the outdoors, make sure that it’s designed to withstand the elements, Olson Weaver says. The Superior Moravian Star hanging light in clear, rippled glass or white glass is rated for a damp location (meaning it can be outdoors but not exposed to water – on a covered patio, for example). “Just one of these fixtures would make any outdoor space heavenly,” Benton adds. ($455, www.shadesoflight.com)

Soji’s hanging solar lantern

Put candles in Terrain’s copper Mansard lantern and you’ll get the comfort of flickering light. If you prefer to avoid the mess of fire and wax, try battery-operated LED candles, Olson Weaver suggests. “At some point, things have to be practical,” she says. ($68-$98, www.shopterrain.com)

Solar-powered fixtures might be best if electricity is a challenge.

Soji’s hanging solar lantern is made of heavy-duty nylon and collects sunlight in the day to create a glow at night. It also comes with LEDs, a battery and a base-unit accessory to convert it into a tabletop lantern. ($19.99, www.allsopgarden.com)

Bocci’s cast-blown glass outdoor pendant

Kichler’s cast-brass deck light

World Market’s Edison-style string lights Benton likes retro-inspired string lights, such as World Market’s Edison-style 10-bulb string lights, for

Superior Moravian Star

Mark Oxley, president of Bethesda outdoor-lighting firm Outdoor Illumination, seconds Olson Weaver’s recommendation to see and touch fixtures in showrooms before ordering. He also recommends buying a brand known for quality and dependability, such as Hadco or Kichler.

Kichler’s cast-brass deck light would add sophisticated safety lighting to stairs and decks. ($76, www.kichlersuperstore.com)

Kichler’s copper path lights Path lights are a pragmatic way to create ambiance outdoors. “There are a lot of different styles that

Like the look of a pendant but don’t have a porch ceiling? Olson Weaver also hangs pendants from archways, pergolas and even trees (for instance when the tree limbs extend over a bench). “From the terrace looking out, it creates a visual focal point,” she says. “It draws the eye out there.” Bocci’s cast-blown glass 14 Series outdoor pendant seems elemental in nature – ideal for creating an idyll in the garden. ($370-$385, www.lumens.com)

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FAMILY TIME | Plan for home improvement success

Tip of the week You’ve probably heard the saying: “Your home is your castle.” But if your current home – or the home you’re thinking of buying – feels more like the servant’s quarters than the royal palace, you may need to plan a renovation. At times like these it’s easy to give in to your excitement and get the project moving forward, but take a moment to plan your overall strategy.

You’ll find that, much like your future castle, your renovation project will benefit from a solid foundation.

You can build your foundation by accomplishing these important tasks.

• Talk to a renovation specialist.

Acquiring a renovation loan allows you to finance your new home mortgage and your renovation plans into a single loan. And an important aspect of the renovation loan to remember is that it’s a product in which the loan is based on the value of the home after it’s been improved. If you are renovating your existing home, you can use the loan to refinance your existing mortgage and make the renovation updates.

• Shop around for the right contractor. If you plan to use a contractor for your project, it’s important to select the right one. But how do you decide on a contractor? Research is important. Many contractors will provide you with a couple of references but this isn’t always a fool-proof solution. These references could be relatives or friends of the contractor.

References can be helpful, but don’t rely on it exclusively. Dig deeper by traveling to the site of the contractor’s current job. Are the clients happy? Has the contractor’s work met expecta-

tions and budget? Has the contractor finished benchmarks on time? These are all important questions to ask. You also can inquire about the contractor’s work on social media and professional referral websites.

• Finalize your vision. Selecting the proper renovation specialist and contractor are key to your project, but both of these professionals will be able to provide you better service if you have a vision for what the project entails. You may not know exactly how much the project will cost, but you should have a budget in mind. If your contractor asks questions about layout or wall preferences, be ready to make the decisions and guide him or her toward your goals. Approaching the project with a plan will eliminate miscommunication and regrets later.

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meet, it’s hate at first sight: His big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her quirky indie shop.

Plus, Joel is hung up on his sexy ex. But amazingly, they fall in love, until they break up about two-thirds of the way through, and Molly starts dating her accountant. But then right at the end … well you’ll just have to see. (Hint: Joel makes a big speech and they get back together.) – Lionsgate Violence/scary rating: 3 Sexual-content rating: 4.5 Profanity rating: 4 Drugs/alcohol rating: 3 Family Time rating: 4. This is definitely an R movie. Proceed with caution.

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

Book report Family movie night “They Came Together” Rated: R Length: 83 minutes Synopsis: When Joel and Molly

“The Boundless,” by Kenneth Oppel Ages: 8 to 12 Pages: 336 Synopsis: The Boundless, the greatest train ever built, is on its maiden

voyage across the country, and firstclass passenger Will Everett is about to embark on the adventure of his life! When Will ends up in possession of the key to a train car containing priceless treasures, he becomes the target of sinister figures from his past.

In order to survive, Will must join a traveling circus, enlisting the aid of Mr. Dorian, the ringmaster and leader of the troupe, and Maren, a girl his age who is an expert escape artist. With villains fast on their heels, can Will and Maren reach Will’s father and save The Boundless before someone winds up dead? – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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For information and applications, visit www.mapleparkfunfest.com or send email to mapleparkfunfest@yahoo.com.

Anniversary celebration cancelled The open house to celebrate Hazel and Wayne Stryker’s 60th wedding anniversary that was scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled due to the passing of Wayne on Monday.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Wayne’s life by joining the family at a visitation from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Anderson Funeral Home in DeKalb or the funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Monday at St. James Church, 221 W. Kirke Gate, Lee.

Seminar to discuss West Nile Virus The summer series of the Four Seasons Gardening program, from University of Illinois Extension, concludes with a session titled “Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus.”

The program is offered at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and again at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Both sessions will be presented via computer at the DeKalb County Extension Office at 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore.

Control northern house mosquito in your neighborhood, and you control West Nile Virus. The annual threat of West Nile Virus builds in early summer and continues into the fall. The number of cases has been higher during the last two summers, with about a dozen human deaths in Illinois each of those years. Phil Nixon, University of Illinois Extension Entomologist, will discuss how to control and cope with northern house mosquitoes, floodwater mosquitoes, and other mosquitoes to protect yourself and your community from bites and disease. The presentation will be presented via the University of Illinois distance learning system and local computer PowerPoint presentations, allowing live discussion between the presenter and gardeners throughout Illinois.

Cost for the session is $5. Advance registration is needed to ensure adequate space and materials. In addition, sessions may be cancelled for insufficient registration and you may be asked to consider an alternate location or date. Contact the local U of I Extension office for more details at 815-7588194 or mpetra@illinois.edu. Or register online at web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo. If you need a reasonable accommodation to

participate in this program, call the DeKalb County Extension office at 815-758-8194.

NIU Annuitants plan trip to Lincoln Park Reservations are being taken for the Northern Illinois University Annuitants Association trip “A Day in Lincoln Park” on Aug. 8.

The trip is open to NIU Annuitants and their friends.

The group will first stop at the Lincoln Park Zoo since it opens at 9 a.m. and savvy Chicagoans will tell you that it’s best to start out early as the zoo crowds grow exponentially in the afternoon. Because the zoo is nestled in the heart of the park, it has an intimate setting that allows a better view and proximity to the animals.

After a busy morning, it’s time to slow down a bit and take a break, and there is nowhere better to do that than the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Located at the north end of the zoo, the Lincoln Park Conservatory was built over the course of five years between 1890 and 1895, and features four serene greenhouses – the Orchid House, the Fernery, the Palm House and the Show House, all displaying fantastic arrays of flora.

Just across the street on the north side of Fullerton Avenue may be another stop on your day trip, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. The nature museum opened in 1999 with a clear mission – to educate the public on the importance of maintaining the quality of nature that surrounds us and steps to take that can help the environment. The “Butterfly Haven,” one of the area’s only year-round butterfly gardens, allows visitors to get up close and personal with up to 75 different butterfly species. Admission is included for the Nature Museum.

The Elks National Memorial is open for visits from noon to 4 p.m.; admission is free.

The memorial was built in 1926 to honor Americans whose profound sacrifices for the nation can never be recognized by mere words. With its massive dome, heroic sculptures and intricately detailed friezes, the memorial is a distinctively American interpretation of classical greatness.

The motorcoach will depart from NIU at 8 a.m. and will leave Lincoln Park at 3:30 p.m. to return to DeKalb. The fee is $62 per person and includes box lunch, admission to the nature museum and round-trip deluxe motorcoach from DeKalb. The deadline for reservations is July 29 or until tickets are gone.

To reserve a spot or for questions, email Steven Johnson at sjohnso11@niu.edu or call Carder Travel Ltd. at 815-756-1547.

Karate championship winners Bernie Ray (right), head Sensei with Midwest Shotokan Karate in Genoa, and Agata Smetaniuk, instructor with MSKA in Prospect Heights, both participated in the AAU National Karate Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over the Fourth of July weekend. Ray took home two silver medals and two fourth-place showings, and Smetaniuk took two gold and one silver. For more information on MSKA karate, call 815-751-5673.

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This February 2014 photo shows a surfing instructor giving lessons to beginners at Playa Guiones in Nosara, Costa Rica. Nosara is a scenic coastal region with a variety of outdoor recreation activities for visitors. Being flexible about itineraries, letting teens help plan outings and including activities that they’ll enjoy can make traveling with teens more fun for everyone.

5 tips for making family trips with teens more fun

By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK – Family travel falls into three distinct phases.

First, there’s the exhausting period of travel with crying babies who need diapers, bottles, strollers, car seats and naps.

Then come the golden years, when kids can handle long rides and long walks, when they actually think scavenger hunts are fun, and when they bask in their family’s love and attention.

But that’s followed by the teenage years, which can be nearly as challenging as the toddler years – because to a teenager, any place a parent wants to go is by definition uncool.

It’s tempting to fantasize about leaving them home (surely they can take care of themselves!), but they might throw wild parties in your absence, so you’ll have to bring them along.

Here are five strategies – crowdsourced and from personal experience – to help you survive. It may not be cool for teenagers to travel with their parents, but you can definitely make it more fun.

Find appealing activities Teenage brains crave danger.

Parental brains crave security.

Fortunately, many activities are both thrilling and basically safe, like zip-lining, whitewater rafting and roller coasters.

Teens also like trying new things. Let them try surfing, stand-up paddleboards or snorkeling. No reason mom and dad can’t sit that stuff out, by the way – the kids will surely learn faster than you, and you wouldn’t want to be humiliated.

If activities involve spending money, discuss limits ahead of time. And if shopping’s on the itinerary, don’t forget thrift shops as fun, bargain alterna-

tives to malls and brand-name stores. Like the song says, “Is that your grandma’s coat?”

Let them explore Let teens explore on their own as much as possible, whether the setting is a theme park, mall, beach, festival or neighborhood. If everyone has cellphones, it’s easy to keep track of their whereabouts, but you also can plan the old-fashioned way: “See you at 4 p.m. at the fountain (or the car or the hotel room).” Casually add that you’re prone to panic and will call the cops, have their names broadcast over public address systems, or write “WHERE ARE YOU?” in shouty-caps on their Facebook pages if they’re late.

Be flexible about itineraries I like museums, gardens and historic sites. My husband likes 6 a.m. sunrise hikes, preferably up steep mountain trails. Guess what? Our kids sometimes rebel and we sometimes compromise.

Being flexible about itineraries and letting kids help plan is critical to family travel happiness.

We’ve let a kid stay at the hotel while we’ve gone hiking.

I’ve done botanical gardens alone while the others went to a zoo. We’ve even skipped alleged must-sees because the kids didn’t want to do them, and really, what’s the point? It’s vacation, not medicine.

There’s also no harm in letting them sleep in or hang out at the pool while you visit an art show or antiques store.

Some families plan trips by letting each person pick one place for the group to visit, alternating adult choices with kid picks, and limiting museums to an hour if kids don’t want to be there. Sure, you want to see the “Mona Lisa” in Paris, but you

needn’t spend all day at the Louvre. Another museum strategy: Let teens sit somewhere playing with their phones while you power walk through a gallery or two.

Here’s the good news: Now that my kids are older – 16 and 21 – they think art is cool.

What’s more awesome than putting a selfie with “The Scream” on Instagram? And even if you can’t get teens psyched about museums, they might love street art. Many cities have neighborhoods where graffiti – illegal or sanctioned – is a tourist attraction, like Wynwood, Miami, or Bushwick, Brooklyn. Look for walking tours; your guide might even be a cool 20-something who’ll impress the heck out of your kids.

Bring a friend Friends can make trips more fun and give parents time to relax while kids hang with their buddies. But consider a trialrun sleepover at home first to get a realistic preview of your prospective guest’s habits. Can you handle overly picky eaters, screen addicts and kids who either won’t go to sleep or won’t wake up?

If you can afford accommodations with a separate room for teens – even if it’s just a pullout sofa in a living room with a TV – that might also make everyone happier.

Inviting another family – parents as well as kids – to vacation with you is another option, depending on budgets and logistics.

Give a teen a job Let them drive on a road trip.

Put them in charge of taking pictures. And with all their digital know-how, let them navigate when you’re lost.

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Winemaker builds white brand in red territory Anthony Yount has always pushed winemaking boundaries.

The winery is his own creative laboratory. Whether it be the usage of cement eggs, terra cotta pots or 500-liter Hungarian Oak barrels for fermentation, Yount has continued to evolve.

With his Kinero Cellars label, Yount’s evolution has continued. He only makes white wines at Kinero, whimsically driven to do so because they didn’t find his father’s favor.

But, just as Yount was able to craft white wines that eventually appealed to his father, so to was he able to build a brand from 150 cases to 650 cases in a neighborhood known for red wine.

Winemaker spotlight The challenge has driven Yount.

Paso Robles, California, has sunny, hot summer days

UNCORKED James Nokes and has gained a reputation for red wines with bold flavors. Yount, whose full-time job since 2009 has been winemaker at Denner Vineyards, wanted the uniqueness of Kinero whites to stand out.

“Selling white wines in Paso Robles is like pushing a square rock up hill,” Yount quipped. “But, it’s been fun. I see more people start buying my wines because they are looking for a quality white.

These are weird wines. Denner whites are very polished in their style. I’m trying to make wines I love and then find a consumer base that appreciates what I’m doing.”

Kinero has three wines, Alice ($22), a Grenache Blanc, Rustler ($30), a Roussanne

winemaker and has explored outside-the-box techniques.

While I didn’t try Rustler, when Yount opened the 4-year-old Hungarian oak barrel in which it was being aged, pineapple and ginger notes instantly escaped.

The wine was skin fermented for a couple days.

Yount said he considers it “the red wine of the Kinero project” and is “weighty, Provided photo savory, textured and would be Anthony Yount is the winemaker great with medium-flavored at Kinero Cellars and Denner Vine- Asian foods.”

Kinero has allowed Yount’s yards. creative genius to shine as from the old vines in the he’s uncovered great vineJames Berry Vineyard in Paso yard sites and farmers and Robles, and a Chardonnay that have helped the project ($35) from Talley Vineyards further evolve. in Arroyo Grande Valley just “It’s a passion project,” north of San Luis Obispo and Yount said. “A lot of experonly eight miles from the imentation started with Pacific Ocean.

Kinero. There are interesting In the six years of Kinecrossovers between whites ro’s exsistance, Yount has and red. I might get great embraced being creative as a results from a barrel on my

program with white wine, see the results so much sooner and introduce it to the Denner label reds.”

What to buy Kinero Cellars, Alice, 2013 ($22): A robust mouth feel, this is a hearty white with lemon, thyme and orange peel flavors. Tropical notes, a stoney minerality and crisp acidity add a stunning freshness to the finish.

Yount aged the Grenache Blanc, Alice, six months in stainless steel and concrete.

“This is a fresh, vibrant wine for a hot summer day,” said Yount about the wine named after his grandmother.

“It’s very mineral driven. It reminds me of Chablis which we drink a lot of.”

Visit www.notplonk.com for purchasing information.

Wine 101 Over the past two years,

Yount has planted 7 1/2 acres in the York Mountain AVA, where he lives. The planting will lead to a new brand, an estate red wine that will come from the planting which is 5 acres of Grenach, 1 acre of Syrah, 1 acre of Mourvèdre and half an acre of Claret, a Rhone Valley white varietal.

“I want both projects to be about 1,000 cases. That would be enough to keep me busy,” said Yount, who used the profits from Kinero to fund his new project. “The intention with the new planting is to make one wine planted to the proportions that will ideally be a composite of a wine.”

• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for the Daily Chronicle. He’s been tasting, touring and collecting in the wine world for several years. Contact him at news@ daily-chronicle.com.

Tricks for spinach in the summer - which is not its season

By LEE REICH The Associated Press Popeye ain’t the only bloke who’s gotta have spinach.

Some gardeners also crave it, freshly picked.

This isn’t spinach season, though. Spinach is sensitive to cycles of night and day, and summer’s short nights induce the plants to send up flower stalks, set seed and then die, instead of growing the succulent, broad leaves they do in spring and fall. Hot weather also plays a role in inducing flower stalks.

Any gardener claiming to be harvesting spinach right now either lives in the tropics, where nights are never less than 12 hours long, or south of the equator. I guess if you lived in more northern climes and really loved spinach, you could cover the plants for a period each evening or morning, giving them more darkness during the two weeks when there are 10 hours or less of it naturally.

Spinach kin Covering plants or moving far south seems to be more

familiar one – perhaps too familiar – is redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus).

You’re probably already growing this “spinach” and yanking it out, for it is a common garden weed. For best eating, harvest the leaves while the plants are still young.

Redroot pigweed is but one of many amaranths; others, such as Jacob’s coat, are grown as ornamentals or for their nutritious seeds. Amaranths’ weedy nature is a plus when you grow them either for food or for ornament; their unique metabolism lets them thrive while most other plants are gasping in summer heat and dryness.

Lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium alba) is another spinach – or weed, depending on your perspective and taste buds.

You should be able to find it in AP photo your garden now. It’s someThis undated photo shows red-rooted pigweed, in New Paltz, New times called goosefoot, for the York. Weeded out of this tomato bed, it can now be eaten as a “sum- leaves’ resemblance to the foot of a goose. mer spinach.”

Another spinach relative common in gardens is Swiss trouble than spinach justifies, all bear well despite the heat chard. Chard is among the few especially when you could just and long days of summer.

Some are actually close “greens” – which include kale, plant a spinach substitute inrelatives of the real thing. A collards and another “spinstead. These ersatz spinaches

Seed-saving workshop set University of Illinois DeKalb County Extension presents a workshop on seed saving and exchange from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Extension office, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore, in the DeKalb County Center for Agriculture.

Seed saving is the practice of saving seeds from vegetables, grain, herbs, and flowers for use from year to year in your garden. This practice has a long history and has recently started to regain popularity among gardeners.

It takes a bit of knowledge and proper planning in order to be successful with seed saving, and now is the perfect time to start saving seeds from your vegetable garden.

Candice Miller, U of I Extension horticulture educator, will talk about the history, methods, and planning techniques for saving seeds from your garden.

ach” soon to be mentioned – that thrives in cool as well as warm weather. Sow chard seeds in early spring and start picking the outer leaves as soon as they are large enough to eat. Young ones keep growing from the center of the plant, which keeps bearing on into fall, often surviving even very cold winters. Winter survival makes for some fresh leaves in spring, but then the plants send up flower stalks induced, in this case, by cold weather rather than short nights.

Not kin, but spinachy Not even distantly related to spinach but with “spinach” in their names are Malabar spinach (Basella rubra) and New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides). Sow Malabar spinach seeds indoors a few weeks before the last spring frost, and New Zealand spinach, which thrives in cool as well as hot weather, outdoors as soon as the soil thaws in spring. Don’t get impatient waiting for New Zealand spinach seeds to germinate, for they are slow and erratic

in doing so.

In its native tropical haunts, Malabar spinach is a perennial vine that clambers up to 30 feet in height; in northern gardens, grow it as an annual reaching 4 to 6 feet.

Giving it a trellis keeps the leaves off the ground and free of dirt, and makes a decorative, edible screen. Especially decorative, with purple stems and dark green leaves, is the variety Rubra.

In contrast to Malabar spinach, New Zealand spinach stays earthbound, sending up just a short upright shoot from whose base sprawls ground-hugging shoots. Unrestrained, a single plant might gobble up a square yard of ground.

Pluck off the fleshy, round, young Malabar spinach leaves or the shoot tips and leaves of New Zealand spinach whenever the urge for spinach strikes you. New Zealand spinach is good raw in salads, as well as cooked.

If only Popeye could stay ashore long enough to plant a garden, he wouldn’t have to settle for that canned spinach.

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Towne-Ekle Engagement

Gardeners are welcomed and encouraged to bring any seeds they may have saved previously to participate in a seed exchange. Bring a packet of seeds and go home with a different packet of seeds to try. Participation is purely voluntary.

Cost is $5 per person. Register by phone at 815-758-8194, or online at web.extension. illinois.edu/bdo.

Vivian Finley Johnsen Birth Announcement

Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Ekle of Hinckley, IL. announce the engagement of their son, Barrett Ekle, to Brandy Towne, daughter of Doug Towne from Earlville, IL. and Glenda Whittaker from Sandwich, IL.

Vivian Finley Johnsen was born May 20, 2014 at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, DeKalb, IL. She weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. Her parents are Jared and Rachel Johnsen, of DeKalb, IL

The future groom works at Pub West as the kitchen manager.

Her grandparents are John and Marty Johnsen of DeKalb, Jan and Nancy Demers of DeKalb, and Tim and Rae Jean Detwiler of Sycamore.

The future bride graduated from Joliet Jr. College with an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science. She is employed as a veterinary technician at Countryside Veterinary Clinic in Yorkville, IL.

Her great-grandparents are Jack and Char Mosher of Washington, IL.

The wedding will be held at the Marvel Davis Farm in Big Rock, IL., September 6, 2014, and the couple will live in Sandwich, IL.

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The Open House to celebrate Hazel and Wayne Stryker’s 60th wedding anniversary has been cancelled due to the passing of Wayne on Monday, July 14, 2014. Please join us in celebrating Wayne’s life by joining us at his visitation Sunday, July 20, 2014 from 1:00 to 5:00 at the Anderson Funeral Home in DeKalb. The funeral will be Monday, July 21, at 10:00, at St. James in Lee, Illinois.

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Eagle Scout project honors WWII veterans Jonathan Snow, a member of Boy Scout Troop 33, chartered at First Lutheran Church in DeKalb, was recently presented the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

Jonathan is the son of Robert and Pamela Snow of DeKalb.

Jonathan joined Cub Scouts in 2002 with Cub Scout Pack 132, where he earned the Arrow of Light Award, the highest honor in the Cub Scout Jonathan Snow program. In 2007, he crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 33.

Illinois. He experienced He attended numerous winter adventure while dog campouts and activities in sledding and ice hiking along every season, highlighted Lake Superior, plus a summer by several summer camps adventure canoeing in the at Camp Lowden in Oregon, Boundary Waters Canoe Area

in Minnesota.

Jonathan served in various leadership positions as a Scout. He earned 28 merit badges. He is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s national honor society.

His Eagle Project involved renovating historic nameplates of World War II veterans who were members of First Lutheran Church. Using these restored nameplates, he supervised a crew of workers creating a large oak plaque for public display to commemorate their service.

Snow is a 2014 graduate of DeKalb High School. He will attend OralRoberts University in Oklahoma in the fall.

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Boy Scout Troop 33 Scout Ryan Kothrade paddles his kayak down the Little Miami River in Ohio with his troop. Adult leader Tom Burke paddles the river behind.

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Valley West Hospital volunteers (from left) Bonnie Thompson, Doris Miller and Karol Grandgeorge received 2,000-hour pins at the Valley West Hospital Auxiliary annual meeting and spring luncheon. They are pictured with Jana Kingston, Volunteer Services coordinator.

Valley West volunteers honored for their service Valley West Hospital volunteers were honored for their service at the annual meeting and spring luncheon on May 14 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk.

Volunteer Services Coordinator Jana Kingston gave out pins for accumulated hours during the past year to volunteers.

Bonnie Thompson, Doris Miller and Karol Grandgeorge received 2,000-hour pins. Betty Warren, Helen Kocek and Karen Oldeen earned 1,000-hour pins. Linda Koch and Carol Smiricky received 500-hour pins for accumulated hours.

Linda Koch, volunteer in the Diabetes Education Clinic, received a 400-hour pin.

Betty Hargraves received a 300-400-hour pin.

Bonnie Thompson, Sue Morgan, Virginia Mikulka, Karol Grandgeorge, Don and Doris Lorenz, and Karen Oldeen earned 200-300hour pins.

This past year, 55 Can Do Attitude cards were given to 28 volunteers and two volunteers tied for receiving the most, Evonne Penn and Bobbie Culhane.

Valley West Hospital volunteers help with fundraisers throughout the year, hospital events, blood drives and immunization clinics, serve at the reception desk, work in the gift shop, sort mail and perform clerical tasks. For more information about the Valley West Hospital Auxiliary, visit www.kishhealth.org.

Scouts’ trip includes kayaking Boy Scout Troop 33 of DeKalb enjoyed a kayak trip to the Little Miami River of southern Ohio.

Forested banks with giant trees provided a green canopy above them as clear waters brought Scouts floating past turtles sunning on logs, birds darting through trees, and even a water snake.

Besides beauty, nature also brought them a generous amount of rain – not once, but

four times. But even a hard downpour wasn’t enough to dampen the Scouts’ spirits.

The boys camped at Caesar Creek State Park and visited the National Museum of the United States Air Force, located in Dayton. At one of the world’s largest aviation museums, Scouts saw historic planes from the early days of aviation to the giant aircraft of recent times.

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By EUGENIA LAST Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – To see matters through, you’ll need to take on only what you know you can handle. If you are rushed or pressured, you will lose focus and fall short of your goals.

Your discipline must be as strong as your desire to reach the top.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Your daily routine will suffer if you are overwhelmed with personal issues.

Clear up any outstanding problems before you jeopardize your position, status or reputation. Put your best foot forward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – An older or younger friend or relative will need help keeping up. Plan outings that make allowances for any weaknesses or disabilities that others have.

Looking out for people will lead to greater popularity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Be very clear about what you can and cannot offer. Protect your peace of mind and back away from a problem that is unfixable. Don’t lend or borrow money or possessions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Reflect on your current relationships. Take some time to reconsider past situations and the uncertainties you are feeling. A change is required if you want to move forward. Equality will be the name of the game.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Socializing with colleagues can be fun, but be careful to avoid gossiping or sharing too much about your personal life. If your comments are repeated, you could be faced with a negative situation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You will offend someone if you are flirtatious or too pushy. Avoid joint ventures that involve money or time. Gauge what you are willing to do before making promises.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t ignore complaints. Do whatever is necessary to please others and satisfy your own needs. A willingness to adopt a give-and-take attitude will lead to a happier relationship.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t be shy when it comes to interacting with new people. Put your best foot forward to attract like-minded folks.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Attend functions that will allow you to network with others in your field.

Comparing notes is a good way to keep on top of current developments.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Arguments are probable if you let your emotions spin out of control. You are likely to mistake someone’s teasing as a personal affront. Stay calm and keep the peace.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Minor ailments can become serious if you don’t take precautions. Don’t let matters slide when it comes to your health.

Set up a regular routine geared toward health, fitness and good nutrition.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Getting involved in interesting community events will allow you to show off your personality and capabilities in a fun setting. Love is in the stars.

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Teen’s homebody parents prefer the quiet life Dear Abby: Neither of my parents do anything for fun.

When Dad comes home from work, he either reads the newspaper or takes a nap. If Mom has free time after finishing the housework or running errands, she watches the news on TV or goes to bed early.

I never thought it was unusual because it has been this way since I was growing up.

But once I was in high school, I started hearing classmates talk about their parents’ friends or hobbies and I realized my parents are different.

They don’t even listen to music or read books.

When I want to go out with friends, my parents act annoyed and wonder why I want to go out instead of staying at home. Are there other people out there like this, or are my folks unusual? – Mystified in Maine Dear Mystified: At the end of a busy day, many people want to simply unwind rather than look for things to do. Reading the newspaper, napping or watching the television news are some of the ways they do that. While your parents may be more introverted than those of your classmates, I don’t think they are particularly unusual.

The question you should ask yourself is, “Is their relationship working for them?”

And if the answer is yes, be glad. What’s natural for some

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips families isn’t for everyone, and neither is their idea of what’s fun.

Dear Abby: I’m a 15-year-old girl and my favorite teacher, “Mr. Brown,” is going to another state with some other teachers to start a new school.

I’ll miss him dearly because he is funny and charismatic.

We have an average student-teacher relationship, but I still would like to stay in contact with him and see how he’s doing. Is there any way I can maintain our relationship and contact him on my own to show that I miss him? – Teen in New Haven Dear Teen: If he hasn’t already left your district, I suppose you could tell him he has been your favorite teacher and ask for his email address.

He may be willing to share it with you, but if he and the other teachers are starting a new school, you can bet they are going to be extremely busy and focused on that – so he may not be able to respond as often as you might wish.

Dear Abby: My husband and I were invited to a friend’s house for dinner. When I asked her if I could bring anything, the hostess handed me a cookbook and said

she had marked two items I should make and bring.

When I looked at them, I was shocked.

She was asking me to bake bread and make a salad. The bread had many ingredients, and I have never made bread from scratch. I don’t even own a stand mixer. The salad recipe was also complicated.

Was I unreasonable to decline the invitation? The ingredients alone were going to cost me at least $30, and the stress was more than I was willing to take on. – Aghast in Arizona Dear Aghast: I think you cut off your nose to spite your face. All you had to do was level with your hostess and tell her you had never baked bread and didn’t have the necessary equipment – and that you were prepared to make her a SIMPLE salad. What was she going to do, disinvite you?

Dear Abby: I am, once again, faced with my annual dilemma. I cannot tolerate heat and humidity. I become short of breath, my heart pounds and I perspire profusely. I recover immediately if I go into an air-conditioned area.

I have discussed this with doctors. They attribute it to my “thermostat” and the fact that I am a very fair-skinned redhead. My mother had the same problem.

Of course, I stay in air-con-

ditioned places. The problem arises when we’re invited to cookouts or to the home of someone whose place isn’t air-conditioned. I don’t know how to explain that I simply cannot come.

I am forever trying to think of excuses to get out of invitations. I feel bad because the problem is mine and I can’t control it. Even people who know about it don’t understand the extent of it. Do you have any thoughts on how to handle this with tact? – Hot And Bothered in New York Dear Hot And Bothered: Yes, I do. Tell these people the truth.

If they’re your friends, they will understand.

Dear Abby: My husband drives the car with his knees while shaving, drinking coffee, brushing his teeth, talking on the cell and using one hand to steer. When I complain, he makes fun of me and says, “Those that can, do.”

I am in the shotgun/passenger seat and would prefer death to being paralyzed in an accident he causes. When I see him with coffee headed to the car, I insist on driving, but sometimes I don’t catch him in time.

We have been married for 30 years, and I know he loves me and isn’t trying to kill me. He reads your column, so maybe you can help me get through to him. – Cringing in

Long Branch, New Jersey Dear Cringing: What your risk-loving husband is doing falls under the category of “distracted driving.” Eating, drinking, grooming and using a handheld cellphone are against the law in some states – including yours – because folks who steer with their knees and use their rearview mirror to shave, practice dental hygiene or apply makeup have been known to cause serious accidents.

Since you haven’t been able to get through to your husband, hang onto the car keys or insist that he finish with his “activities” before starting the ignition. And if he won’t cooperate, for your own safety, get out of the car and arrange for other transportation.

Confidential To ‘Disappointed In Albuquerque’: Do not give up on your dream to be of service to others. It may not have come to fruition yet, but it may happen. There is truth to the wonderful line uttered by Martin Luther King Jr.: “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite HOPE.”

• 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.

Women with osteoporosis can lower fracture risk Dear Dr. K: I’m a 63-year-old woman, and recently I had a screening test for osteoporosis. My “T-score” was minus 2.7. What does this mean?

Dear Reader: In the past, osteoporosis – a thinning of the bones – was frequently diagnosed only after a bone fracture. Today, osteoporosis can be detected earlier with a bone mineral density test.

Several tests can assess bone density. The most common, considered the gold standard for osteoporosis screening, is known as “dual energy X-ray absorptiometry” (DEXA). For this test, a machine sends X-rays through your bones in order to calcu-

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff late bone density.

The DEXA scan gives you a number called a T-score. Your T-score represents how your bone density compares with that of a woman at peak bone density. Doctors use the following guidelines to interpret your results: • If your T-score is minus 1 or greater: Your bone density is considered normal.

• If your T-score is between minus 1 and minus 2.5: You have low bone density, known

as osteopenia, but you don’t have osteoporosis.

• If your T-score is minus 2.5 or less: You have osteoporosis.

In addition to low bone mineral density, the following factors increase your chance of getting a fracture: • Low body mass index (BMI) • Family and/or personal history of fractures • Increasing age • Falls • Rheumatoid arthritis • Certain medications, particularly corticosteroids (such as prednisone), thyroid medicines, warfarin and SSRI antidepressants • Early menopause

Now that you know you have osteoporosis, take steps to lower your fracture risk: • Get enough calcium and vitamin D. Dairy foods, salmon, kale and spinach will help you get the recommended 1,200 milligrams of calcium every day. Add a glass of fortified orange juice or low-fat milk, or take vitamin D supplements to help you reach the 800 to 1,000 international units of vitamin D you also need.

• Do weight-bearing exercises. Climbing stairs, walking around the park, playing tennis or dancing are all weight-bearing exercises that strengthen bones.

• Skip the soda. Some studies suggest colas can contribute to bone loss.

• Don’t smoke. It can lead to bone loss. If you get a fracture, it will take longer to heal.

• Limit alcohol to one drink or less a day. Heavy drinking weakens bones.

Because your T-score indicates that you have osteoporosis, your doctor may also recommend drug therapy to slow bone loss.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.

AskDoctorK.com to send questions and get additional information.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Ottoman VIP 6 Prized instr.

11 Wine label info 15 Entice 20 Kate’s sitcom friend 21 Betel nut source 22 Farewell 24 Like a caterpillar 25 Image, in combos 26 Shy 27 La Scala city 28 Up and about 29 Piece of pasta 31 Nobelist from Egypt 33 Technical word 34 Ditto (2 wds.)

35 Woodpeckers 37 Raised cattle 39 Miners dig it 41 Almost-grads 42 Lax 43 “— be surprised!”

44 Quench 46 California’s — Woods 50 ABA member 51 Whining noise 52 Telegram 53 Pakistan language 57 Mr. Vivaldi 59 Cat’s-paw 60 Hitched, as oxen 61 Drought ender 62 Babylonian goddess of love 63 Type of survivor 64 Fixed a squeak 65 Beatty of films 66 Coach 67 “Nutcracker” wear 68 Upscale cooks 69 Verging on (2 wds.)

72 Early U-235 regulator 73 Container weight 74 Emulates Galen 75 Fat fiddle, briefly

76 Dormant 79 Disguise item 80 Took a break 84 Film composer — Zimmer 85 Nurse’s concern 86 Sleek sled 87 Passing grade 88 Checks for fraud 91 — fatale 92 — au rhum 93 Dough 95 1101, in old Rome 96 Speech problems 97 Grant 98 Temporary wheels 99 Canute’s foe 101 Attics 102 Elmer — of toons 103 “Hello!” (2 wds.)

104 Demolish 105 Makes a choice 106 Be in harmony 107 Huge racket 108 Ex-superpower 109 Cardiff natives 111 “Smallville” girl 112 Bevy of wives 114 Ski lodge instructor 117 Moo goo — pan 118 — colada 119 Castles 124 Crowd 126 Hill’s opposite 128 Minimum 130 Bedouin’s domain 131 Woodwinds 132 Glorify 134 Big-band name 136 Mallet 137 Doctrine 138 Interior design 139 Filmmakers Joel and Ethan 140 Go to the polls 141 Some bouquets 142 Fresh 143 Equivocate 144 Hits the hammock

DOWN 1 Special effort 2 Aluminum company 3 Single-masted boat 4 Harts’ mates 5 Wind god 6 Posed for an artist 7 Cut in thirds 8 Comment 9 Metal eaters 10 1920s art form 11 Sweet potato 12 Polished, as text 13 Felt under par 14 “— Window” 15 Oxford’s river 16 Leisure 17 Hands, slangily 18 Abbot’s underling 19 Novices

23 Adrift 30 Cream puff 32 Juicy steak (hyph.)

36 Green Hornet’s aide 38 Toupee, slangily 40 Wished undone 43 “Holy cow!”

44 Embankments 45 Where to find Port.

46 Fruity cocktail (2 wds.)

47 Invisible, maybe 48 Ulysses’ home 49 Campus mil. gp.

51 Bantu people 52 Eats fast 54 Diatribe 55 Reduced in calories

56 Disentangle 58 “Not a chance!”

59 Lavish affection on 60 Bond return 63 Positive 64 Chicago airport 67 Hebrew T’s 68 — and desist 69 Good-natured 70 Help-wanted abbr.

71 Really big tees 73 Cookie sheets 74 Tillers 75 First-magnitude star 77 T’ai — ch’uan 78 Edge a doily 79 Speed inhibitors 80 Cartoonist — Goldberg 81 Tea biscuits

82 Conger catchers 83 More beloved 85 Nuisances 86 Alan or Cheryl 88 Love, to Claudius 89 NCAA Bruins 90 Cameron — of films 91 20 percent 92 “Adam —” 93 Witticism 94 Waikiki setting 96 Off-balance 97 Fidel’s country 98 Cosmetic buys 100 Less than many 101 Albright or Montez 102 Semester ender 103 Trumpeter Al — 106 Snowy mo.

107 Flitting about 110 Discharges 111 Stay hidden (2 wds.)

112 Emceed 113 Barely adequate 114 Snapshot 115 In judge’s garb 116 Maine campus town 118 Location 119 Danish islands 120 Fossil rock 121 Conserves 122 Build 123 De-ices the roads 125 Moose or elk 127 Used a hatchet 129 Per person 133 Experiment with 135 Vane dir.

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ELECTRIC DRYER Free for hauling. Excellent condition. 815-498-3718 REFRIGERATOR Haier 33 inch tall mini refrigerator & freezer. Stainless steel. $100.

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2 Antique Masonry Clamps Cast iron, approx. 5' Long $90 for pair. 815-895-4770 High Chair – Solid Wood Excellent Contion 75 yrs. old, by Lehman Babyguard w/ Original seat & back fabric cushion - $60 815-762-0919 Oak - secretary- side by side, $1,100, Oak ornate sideboard $975, Oak small sideboard $450 815-871-9500 call after 2pm.

BIKE - Radio Flyer Red Scoot About Ride On Kids Toddler Bike w/Bell & Seat That Adjusts As Child Grows Best for 1-2 Year Old, $18, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Child Disney Princess Tricycle With Storage Area In Back, $25, DeKalb. 815-739-1953 HELMET - Child Bike Helmet w/Blue Strap, White In Color & Has Picture Of Kangaroo On Front & Says Kangaroo, $5, 815-739-1953 DeKalb TRICYCLE - Radio Flyer Child Bike Tricycle. Red & Blue In Color, $22, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

Old and New Doors & Windows, Barn Wood, Construction/Landscape, Tools/Equipment Metals/Mechanical, Furniture, Plants and More!

Display Case – Solid Oak 72”L x 22”W x 40”H w/ glass front & top, Interior light & glass shelves sliding doors on back & lower shelf. $150 each 815-762-0919 8am-6pm

Sofa & Rocker Recliner w/ Nylon Covers, Country Style, Very Good Condition, - $250 for both/OBO. 815-895-9282

Something for everyone.

Items priced to move!

Potty Chair - Blue & White, Like New, Made By Summer, $15.

Sycamore, 815-895-5373

1295 Herrington Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7/18 & 7/19 8-4pm

FOOD PROCESSOR Kitchen Living Master Food Processor. Never used, brand new. $10.

815-508-3553

Round 48” Oak Table w/Leaf 4 side, 2 arm chairs,, matching 2 pc. china hutch w/lights excellent condition $950 815-871-9500 call after 2pm.

SYCAMORE GARAGE SALE SAT, JULY 19, 8-4 SUN, JULY 20, 9-2 617 W. STATE ST.

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Collector's Plates - New Lowell Davis Signed, $15, Sycamore.

815-895-5373.

New Lowell Davis Collector's Plates, $10, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

DEKALB

WINDOW SASH

Anderson Casement Window Sash C4 White – NEW, Smart Sun Low E, fits windows manuf. 19661995, Glass size 19 3/4 w x 43 3/16 h. Qty 2. $150 each.

Call 815-739-8555 after 4pm M-F, anytime Sat/Sun.

Collectible Figures - New Cherished Teddies, $6 815-895-5373 Sycamore.

Collector's Plates - New Gone With The Wind, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

$10,

Rugs, Decorator Area Rugs, 3'x3” and 5'x5” Made in Belguim, Blue/naturals. $30 ea or 2 for $50 815-762-0919 STEP LADDER 10 foot Werner aluminum step ladder. 300 load capacity. Type 1A, extra heavy duty. $100.

815-508-3553 SUITCASE Pull-behind suitcase, 30 inches tall, black, like new. $20.

815-508-3553 Wine Entertainment Set Napa 7-Piece New Hand Painted, Includes 4-12 Oz. Goblets 9" Cheese Dome 2-Piece Set & Decanter, $20, Sycamore 815-895-5373

MOWER Craftsman rear wheel drive mower.

6.5HP Briggs & Stratton, bag, electric start. $200. 815-508-3553 Wheelbarrow $40.00 815-748-7693

CABLE WIRE - 1000' Reel RG - 6 New, $25, Sycamore 815-895-5373 Conduit Bender 1/2", $20, Sycamore, 815-895-5373 DRILL - Milwaukee 4" Right Angle - $190, Sycamore, 815-895-5373 HAMMER DRILL Black & Decker 1/2 hammer drill type 3, 120 V, $50.

815-508-3553 REMINGTON POWER ACTUATED TOOL. Ramset, powder pins, model #476. $25. 815-508-3553

NEON LIGHT Coors Light – Neon beer light. $150. 815-508-3553

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

815-895-5373 DOLL SET NEW American Girl Bitty Baby Doll Set w/ Doll, Book & Star, Includes Deluxe 15 Piece Layette Collection; Dress, Cardigan, Pants, Tights, Shoes. Rattle, Bottle, Bib & Hangers All In a Satin Storage Suitcase.

All new & in original packaging $150 for all, 815-739-1953 Leap Frog Leapster Handheld Learning Game System, Green & Gray In Color With 19 Games, $50, DeKalb.

815-739-1953.

Little Tikes Large Outdoor Square Large Climber Cube w/ Platform & Slide, Primary Colors, Has Slots To Climb On & Areas To Climb Through. There Is Also A Platform For Child To Hide Under Or Climb On To Go Down Slide. Each Square Side, 51" x 48" - $200. DeKalb.

815-739-1953.

Mega Blocks Child Storage Chair With Over 100 Duplos & Mega Blocks That Store Under Seat In Chair, Good for Child Ages 1-3, $15. DeKalb. 815-739-1953 Musical Ride On - New Sesame Street Elmo's World With Steering Wheel For Ages 1-3, $18, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 Teeter Totter - Little Tikes Purple Dinosaur. Can Be Used By 1-3 Kids At One Time. One Child Sits In The Middle And One Can Sit On Each End. Very Cute & Durable! $30, Sycamore. 815-895-5373

BAG - New Fiskars Blue Canvas Zippered Bag w/ Handle & Inside Compartments for Individual Storage. Great For Crafting, Scrapbooking or Other, $15, 815-895-5373 Sycamore.

CHIROPRACTIC EXAM TABLE Thomas brand. Burgundy. Stationary. Very Stable. $250.00 or best offer. Can deliver in Dekalb for an additional fee. 815-315-0025 sellingmybooks2@gmail.com CLEATS SHOES Boys Men's Nike Size 5.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Diodora Cleats Shoes Boy's Men's - Size 8, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 JACKET Car Hartt black winter jacket size 40 tall. Fair condition, $15.

815-508-3553 LEATHER COAT Green Bay Packers green & black leather coat XL, NFL Official License. $100. 815-508-3553 Scaffold- Ladder Krause vario top scaffold/ladder Model #121383 $100 815-748-7693

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1995 Buick LeSabre 51,500 MILES Florida car. $3400 815-739-5300

1996 FORD F-150 XL 6 cylinder, 96K miles, one owner.

Non-smoker, auto, dual gas tanks, set of snow tires and rims also incl.

Interior exc cond, $2,900/obo.

815-786-7245 Call aft 5pm

1969 Mustang Convertible Needs brakes Best “reasonable offer” Phone: (815) 758-3508

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1972 EL CAMINO

Metallic Gold/black Show winner 350 engine. immaculate condition, new brakes, tires ready to cruise $11,500 630-689-8043 Genoa

2004 YAMAHA V-STAR 650 CC, 20,000 MILES GREAT CONDITION, RUNS GREAT. SOME UPGRADES. $3000.00 OBO. CALL FOR DETAILS 815-321-3474

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ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM

Cortland Spacious 2 Bedroom W/D hookup, $750/mo + utilities and security, no pets.

Sue 815-762-0781

Remodeled, clean and quiet.

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

Carlson Apts.

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224

DeKalb 1BR $550

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New kit, hrdwd floors, $700. Upper 1BR, study, off-St parking, $600.

No pets/smokers. 815-762-4730

DEKALB - 3 BR, 1 BA, first floor unit for rent. First & last required upon move in. 630-768-5962

DEKALB : STUDIO- Quiet, roomy, ideal for grad. student; $450/mo., includes basic cable, water, garbage; 151 W. Lincoln Hwy; Sec. Dep. No pets or smoking.

Avail Sept1st.

815-787-3519 or 815-739-1711

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS Starting @ $599, 2 Bedroom $683, 3 Bedroom Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

University Village Apts.

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

DEKALB ~ 1 BEDROOM Available July/Aug. Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com DEKALB 1 BEDROOM With study, stove, refrig, C/A. Garage, available August.

815-758-0079

DEKALB ~ 227 N. 1st

A-1 AUTO 116 Orchard Lane FSBO DeKalb - Completely Remodeled 1500 sq. ft. Ranch on slab, 34 BR, 1 BA, fenced yard, lrg gar., $110,700 815-739-6170 Open House - July 19, 10-2

Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road Becherer Farm, approx 80 acres.

76.6 tillable acres with 2 story farm house and ranch house. $1,599,000. 859-630-5920

WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

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SYCAMORE: NEWER 2BR Upper.

CA. DW. W/D on Site. Off-Street Prkg. No pets/smoking. $695 Incl.

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418 N. First St. 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com

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

Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo.

J&A RE. 815-970-0679

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CORTLAND / DEKALB 3 Beds, 1.5 Baths, 2 car garage $1125/mo. + Deposit.

Available Now. 815-764-9454 Dekalb: 2 BR, 1.5 bath condo, hardwood floors, 2 car garage, appliances stay. No smoking, Move-in ready.

Call 815-899-7551

DEKALB QUIET 2 BEDROOM

1 bath, parking, laundry.

NO pets/smoking, Agent Owned.

815-756-2359 - 815-758-6712

Sycamore LARGE 2BR twnhome W/D, Gar. $950-1200 TOWNSEND MANAGEMENT 815-787-7368

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2, 3BR

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

DEKALB ~ 2 BEDROOM Clean, quiet, 1 bath, appliances included, available now.

815-758-6580

DEKALB ~ 2 BEDROOM in quiet residential neighborhood $800/mo includes heat, water. trash, no pets. 815-758-3154

GENOA 1 & 2 BEDROOM 1 bath, remodeled, appl. Counrty setting, close to downtown Genoa.

815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346

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

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

Laing Mgmt.

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR

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

No pets.

815-758-0123

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600

Kingston Efficiency Unit Appl, $330/mo+sec, 1 year lease.

No pets/smoking. 815-975-4601

Kirkland Small 2 Bedroom

New appliances, carpet, a/c, no pets, $500/mo + sec, avail now.

815-289-9325

Malta Quiet, Upper 2 Bedroom Appl, a/c, laundry, water/garbage included + extra storage.

815-751-0480

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY JULY 21 1 TO 3 PM 14608 S. First St. DeKalb

CORTLAND - HOME FOR RENT $1100/mo, 1st mo & Sec Deposit Required, 3 BR, 2 car garage No Pets/Smoking.

Call 815-756-4023 DEKALB – 3 BR 1 bath, large fenced yard, pets considered. Available Aug 6. $1050. Nice neighborhood. 815-756-1539

DeKalb 3BR, Den, DR, Garage $1025. 4BR, DR, office, sunroom, 2 car, $1195. 3BR, 1.5BA, gar. $1175.

815-762-4730 DEKALB HOUSE FOR RENT 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath w/ Garage available end of August. $900/month.

815-739-2499 Realtor Owned

Genoa 3 + Bedroom Ranch Rustick look, stove, refrig, fireplace. $975 + 1st , last sec. Near GMS 815-762-3240

KINGSTON ~ 2 BEDROOM Appliances, no pets/smoking, $650/mo + security, available 8/1.

815-975-4601 Maple Park 1600 Sq Ft Bi-Level 3-4BR, 1-3/4BA, 2 car heated gar.

Mowing/snow removal incl, no pets/smkg, $1350/mo + 1st, last sec, avail 10/1. 815-988-1457

SYCAMORE – 200 & 600 square feet office space. 1500 square feet of shop space. 815-895-8526

HINCKLEY 2BR, 1.5BA

Stove, fridge, D/W, W/D. NO PETS. $775/mo + sec. Water sewer, garb incl. 815-739-1250

Sycamore - 2BR, 1BA Duplex Full basement, C/A, 1-car garage, appliances + D/W & W/D. No pets/smoking. $855/mo + sec.

815-895-6747

Sycamore ~ Brickville Rd. Quiet upper 2BR 1 bath, W/D, no pets/smoking. $700/mo + 1 st, last security. 815-501-1378

DEKALB 2BR $695 !!!!!!!!!!!

SYCAMORE - Studio apt., Kitchen, Bath, Off Street Parking, Great location, $490 Mo. 815-751-3982

Waterman ~ Newly Renovated SUMMIT ENCLAVE COURTHOME 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath, 2 car garage. All appliances. Pets OK with deposit. $1050/month+utilities. 1 year lease with security deposit. Available 8/1. Contact cambriaunit2@gmail.com SYCAMORE - PRIME LOCATION 1 Bedroom, Full Kitchen Close to everything !

1711 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore $690/mo. 815-501-9748

CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX Bsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage.

No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439 DeKalb - 208 Gurler St. - Newer, 2 lg BR, 1.5BA, appl, C/A, bsmt, W/D, patio, 1-car gar. $900 + util, 1st/last/sec. No pets – 1 year lease 815-758-8335 Syc. Near North School 2 bed, gar, bsmt, A/C, all appl, Very Clean no pets/smkg $800/mo+1st.last, sec. 815-517-1018 leave msg.

FOR SALE – MOVING NOW!

Business Property, 200 Sq Ft. With bath and back room for storage. Agent Owned, call Linda 815-739-9582

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 BID SOLICITATION FROM: 1.01 The Owner (hereinafter referred to as Owner): Town of Cortland 59 South Somonauk Road Cortland, Il 60112 1.02 And the Engineer (hereinafter referred to as Engineer): Fehr Graham 515 Lincoln Highway Rochelle, IL 61068 1.03 TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. Sealed bids for the construction of Elevated Tank Painting At Well No. 2 will be received by the Owner at the address indicated above until 9 a.m. local standard time on the 6th day of August, 2014 for the following project: Elevated Tank Painting At Well No. 2.

B. General Contract bidders are required to prequalify to the requirements described in Document 00200 - Instructions to Bidders.

C. Project Description / Location: Elevated Tank Painting At Well No. 2.

D. Bid documents may be obtained from the Engineer's company website at www.fehr-graham.com. Upon accessing the website, Bidders will see a link titled, "Obtain Bidding Documents". Clicking this link will take Bidders directly to the Quest Network Service, and will display all projects available for bid through Fehr Graham. On this page, project ads will be listed in the left-hand column with project numbers assigned by Quest dis-

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Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com gne by played. Potential Bidder can enter Quest project number the 3444087 in the field provided to view the full ad for the Elevated Tank Painting At Well No. 2, and download a complete set of bidding documents from this page for a non-refundable fee of $25.00.

Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Hard copies of the bid documents may also be obtained and examined from the office of the Engineer at 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068 upon receipt of cash or check in the amount of $50 for one set (non-refundable).

E. Documents may be viewed at the Office of the Engineer at 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068.

F. All bids must be accompanied by a bank check, cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond payable to Owner for 5 percent of the total amount of bid.

AUTHORIZATION By: Russell Stokes Title: Mayor Date: 7/18/2014

y tained from the Engineer's company website at www.fehr-graham.com. Upon accessing the website, Bidders will see a link titled, "Obtain Bidding Documents". Clicking this link will take Bidders directly to the Quest Network Service, and will display all projects available for bid through Fehr Graham. On this page, project ads will be listed in the left-hand column with project numbers assigned by Quest displayed. Potential Bidder can enter the Quest project number 3444099 in the field provided to view the full ad for the Elevated Tank Re-lettering At Well No. 4, and download a complete set of bidding documents from this page for a non-refundable fee of $25.00. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 2331632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Hard copies of the bid documents may also be obtained and examined from the office of the Engineer at 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068 upon receipt of cash or check in the amount of $50 for one set (non-refundable).

E. Documents may be viewed at the Office of the Engineer at 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 19, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 BID SOLICITATION FROM: 1.01 The Owner (hereinafter referred to as Owner): Town of Cortland 59 South Somonauk Road Cortland, Il 60112 1.02 And the Engineer (hereinafter referred to as Engineer): Fehr Graham 515 Lincoln Highway Rochelle, IL 61068 1.03 TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. Sealed bids for the construction of Elevated Tank Re-lettering At Well No. 4 will be received by the Owner at the address indicated above until 9 a.m. local standard time on the 6th day of August, 2014 for the following project: Elevated Tank Re-lettering At Well No. 4.

B. General Contract bidders are required to prequalify to the requirements described in Document 00200 - Instructions to Bidders.

C. Project Description / Location: Elevated Tank Re-lettering At Well No. 4.

D. Bid documents may be ob-

F. All bids must be accompanied by a bank check, cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond payable to Owner for 5 percent of the total amount of bid.

AUTHORIZATION By: Russell Stokes Title: Mayor Date: 7/18/2014

trict No. 427 in the Counties of DeKalb and Kane, State of Illinois, as Administrative District for Northwestern Illinois Association, that a tentative budget for Northwestern Illinois Association for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the Sycamore School District's Administration Building, 245 West Exchange Street, Sycamore, Illinois, beginning on the 18th day of July, 2014. Normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Fridays.

Said tentative budget will also be conveniently available to public inspection at the Sycamore Public Library, State and Main Streets, Sycamore, Illinois.

Notice is further hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 7:00 p.m., on the 26th day of August, 2014, in the Board Room of the Administration Building, 245 W. Exchange Street, Sycamore, Illinois.

Dated this 15th day of July, 2014.

Board of Education of School District No. 427 in the Counties of DeKalb and Kane, State of Illinois.

LOOKING FOR DBE'S! Curran Contracting Company is seeking IDOT approved DBE subcontractors, suppliers, & trucking companies for the 08/01/2014 IDOT letting!

Plans & Specs are available at www.dot.state.il.us or email estimating@ currancontracting.com (815) 455-5100 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 & 30, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School Dis-

Dated this 17th day of June, 2014.

Board of Education of School District No. 427 in the Counties of DeKalb and Kane, State of Illinois.

Authority of the Board of Education By: Diane Tyrrell Secretary (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 19, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on June 30, 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 Estetica Unisex Beauty Salon located at 1015 W. Hillcrest Dr., DeKalb, IL. 60115.

Dated June 30, 2014

Authority of the Board of Education By: Diane Tyrrell Secretary

/s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 19, 2014.)

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 12, 19 & 26, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 19, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Building, 245 W. Exchange Street, Sycamore, Illinois.

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School District No. 427 in the Counties of DeKalb and Kane, State of Illinois, that a tentative budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the Sycamore School District's Administration Building, 245 West Exchange Street, Sycamore, Illinois, beginning on the 18th day of July, 2014. Normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Friday.

Said tentative budget will also be conveniently available to public inspection at the Sycamore Public Library, State and Main Streets, Sycamore, Illinois.

Notice is further hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 7:00 p.m., on the 26th day of August, 2014, in the Board Room of the Administration

Public Notice is hereby given that on July 10, 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 Healing Hands Therapeutic Massage located at 330 S. 2nd St., DeKalb, IL. 60115.

Dated July 10, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, July 12, 19 & 26, 2014.)

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HOT DEALS ON TONS OF PRE-OWNED VEHICLES CARS 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA, 4048C................... $6,9001 2006 CADILLAC DTS, 3654A ..................... $6,9901 2002 AUDI A4 3.0L, 3617C ...................... $6,9901 2009 CHEVY AVEO LT W/2LT, 4088R........ $6,9901 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS, 3774A................ $7,9901 2007 CHEVY IMPALA 3.5L LT, 4247Q ........ $7,9901 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, 4166C ............... $7,9901 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT, 4243Q......... $7,9901 2004 ACURA TL, 4645A............................ $9,9901 2008 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 3638B ................ $9,9901 2009 FORD FOCUS SES, 4337B ................. $9,9901 2005 FORD MUSTANG, 3852Q.................. $9,9901 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, 3974A ..... $9,9901 2007 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4604A................ $9,9901 2005 CHRYSLER 300C, 4649A ................ $11,9901 2008 DODGE AVENGER R/T, 4569Q ....... $11,9901 2013 CHEVY SPARK LT, 4494P................ $12,3901 2006 TOYOTA AVALON, 4036B ............... $12,9901 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, 4642A................. $12,9901 2006 CADILLAC STS, 4070A.................... $13,9901 2011 CHEVY CRUZE LS, 4593A ............... $13,9901 2006 CHRYSLER 300-SERIES C, 4313B .... $14,9901 2013 CHRYSLER 200 TOURING, 4562A ... $15,4901 2012 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4412Q.............. $15,9901 2011 CHEVY MALIBU LT W/2LT, 4276Q .. $15,9901 1993 CHEVY CORVETTE, 3808B .............. $15,9901 2007 PONTIAC G6 GT, 4244Q................. $15,9901 2008 CADILLAC CTS RWD W/1SA, 3074A.....$16,9901 2013 CHEVY CRUZE 1LT, 4410P.............. $16,9901 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LS, 2694P ............. $17,4991 2008 CADILLAC DTS, 4693A ................... $17,9901 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY, 4226A................. $17,9901 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LS, 2692P ............. $17,9901 2013 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4296P.............. $18,3901 2013 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4297P.............. $18,3901

2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER, 4354B .......... $18,9901 2013 CHEVY CRUZE 1LT, 4072A.............. $18,9991 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA S, 4310K............ $19,9901 2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TURBO, 4202B...$19,9901 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE, 4630A .............. $20,9901 2014 FORD FUSION SE, 4423A ............... $21,9901 2010 CHEVY CAMARO 2LT, 4349A.......... $22,9901 2014 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ, 4248P............ $29,9901

2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, 4278A .............. $8,9901 2008 CHEVY HHR PANEL LS, 3506A.......... $9,9901 2003 CHEVY TAHOE LS, 4024C ................. $9,9901 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE, 3264C ......... $9,9901 2008 ACURA MDX 4WD, 4174A ............. $14,9901 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LT W/1LT, 3367A.. $14,9901 2006 CHEVY TAHOE, 4480B.................... $14,9901 2007 GMC ACADIA SLT, 4632A ............... $14,9901 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, 4615A ................................................... $14,9901

TRUCKS

2008 CADILLAC SRX AWD, 4490Q .......... $16,9901 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX LS, 3805B ........... $17,4901

2000 CHEVY C/K 3500, 4529B ................ $7,4901 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500HD, 4263A .....$7,9901 1999 CHEVY C/K 2500 CREW CAB, 4271B....$7,9901 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, 4010Q ..... $8,9901 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD, 3919A... $8,9901 2004 FORD F-150, 3414B ...................... $10,4901 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500, 4181B............. $11,4901 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, 4379B.... $11,9901 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO SS, 4539A........ $19,9901 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE, 3766A ........... $21,9901 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500 WORK TRUCK, 3786A ..$21,9901 2010 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LT, 4634A ... $24,9901 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500HD, 4589A .. $24,9901 2012 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE, 4562K....... $29,9901 2012 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE, 4562K....... $29,9901 2013 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LT, 4338A.. $32,9901 2013 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LT, 4461A ... $32,9901 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LT, 4548A.. $36,9901 2011 GMC SIERRA 3500HD SLT, 3318B... $39,9901 2012 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD LT, 4321A....$40,9901

2013 CHEVY CAPTIVA SPORT FLEET LS, 4712P...$17,9901 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, 4327P....$17,9901 2009 GMC ACADIA SLT-1, 4579A............ $17,9901 2013 KIA SOUL, 4078A .......................... $17,9901 2011 TOYOTA RAV4, 4369A................... $17,9901 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0I PREMIUM, 3025B...$18,9901 2014 CHEVY CAPTIVA LT, 4466P............. $19,9901 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LT W/2LT, 4486A.. $19,9901 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LS, 4675A........... $19,9901 2013 GMC TERRAIN SLE, 4495P ............. $20,9901 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL, 4554A .......... $21,9901 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX LT, 4080A ........... $23,9901 2008 CHEVY SUBURBAN 2500, 4582A ... $23,9901 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON, 4661A.... $23,9901 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX LT, 4274P............ $23,9991 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX, 4556P ............... $24,9901 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX, 4658A ............... $24,9901 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX, 4567P ............... $25,9901 2011 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT, 4361A .............................................................. $25,9901 2014 BUICK ENCORE, 4415P .................. $26,9901

VANS/SUVS/WAGONS

2010 ACURA MDX, 4273A...................... $26,9901

2004 HONDA CR-V 4WD LX AT, 4334A ..... $6,9901 2009 KIA SPORTAGE LX, 4007A................ $7,9901 2005 HONDA CR-V 4WD EX AT SE, 4190A $8,9901

2013 GMC TERRAIN SLT, 3810A.............. $28,9991 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT, 4325P .......... $28,9901 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL-1, 4506A ....... $28,9901

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