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County jobless rate holds steady By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – While the unemployment rate for DeKalb County and the city of DeKalb dropped more than 3 percentage points in June when compared to last year, employment experts are anxiously waiting to see what will happen
Rauner under fire over TV ads
through the summer. The county’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent in June, a 3.1 percentage point drop from the same month last year, according to data the Illinois Department of Employment Security issued Thursday. In the same time period, the city of DeKalb’s rate fell from 10 per-
cent in June 2013 to 6.9 percent last month, data shows. The improvement is evidence that employers see a sustained demand for products, said IDES spokesman Greg Rivara. “They add jobs only when they don’t believe their current workforce, with overtime, can meet their customers’ de-
mands,” Rivara said. While Rivara lauded the seeming increase in demand, he cautioned that summer historically has not been a time of economic growth. He said July will tell if a trend in previous years of economically stalled summers is over. “Did we break that cycle of hitting the pause button or
not?” Rivara said. He also said employment experts are anxious about how world events, such as turmoil in Ukraine, will affect consumer confidence. Whatever impact world events have, Rivara said, it will likely hit the U.S. economy before it is felt in Illinois. “If world events inject
enough uncertainty to slow demand, that will slow employers,” Rivara said. Although the numbers show improvement, people ranging from teachers with master’s degrees to industrial workers with years of job experience still visit the
See JOBS, page A9
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Campaign used made-up headlines The ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD – A campaign ad from the Republican candidate for Illinois governor is being called into question for tailoring – and even making up – headlines from news stories to make them appear more negative about his opponent. Businessman Bruce R a u n e r ’ s 30-second commercial called “Headlines,” Bruce Rauner released this week, overlays Republican gubernatorial what appear to be newspaper candidate headlines over black-and-white images of Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and criticizes his record on jobs, an income tax hike, education funding, and a federal probe into a troubled anti-violence program. The commercial then cuts to Rauner, standing in a sunny front yard, promising change in Springfield if elected. But a review of the commercial, as first reported by the Chicago Tribune, finds several cases where the socalled headlines don’t accurately reflect the source cited. Using articles and editorials is a relatively commonplace practice by campaigns, though many ads feature pulled quotes showing where the text appeared in various newspapers and websites – a tactic the Rauner campaign did not use in the “Headlines” spot. Rauner’s campaign defended both the practice and its ad. “The TV ad does not say everything that appears on screen was a headline,” spokesman Mike Schrimpf wrote in an email. “Due to time and space constraints, some of the phrases had to be condensed.” Quinn told reporters Thursday that the ad was an example of “a pattern of dishonesty” his challenger has displayed. The commercial indicates that an April 11 report by The Associated Press on an Illinois Education Association debate between Quinn and
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The Tipple family, of Ottawa, wear glowing glasses as they watch “Planes: Fire and Rescue” from the back of their minivan July 18 at the Route 34 Drive-In in Earlville.
Earlville outdoor theater raising funds to replace projectors By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com
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on Magnoni Jr. doesn’t want to switch the Route 34 Drive-In to digital, but he has to adapt or close the Earlville landmark as movie makers eliminate the use of 35mm film.
“I’ve survived through a lot out here,” said Magnoni, owner of the Route 34 Drive-In. “I won’t let them beat me.” By them, Magnoni means the movie companies that announced last year they were going to stop making the film drive-in movie theaters like his use. This year, those companies have made limited amounts of the films, although Magnoni expects he has a little more than a year before he’s forced to convert. Until the film stops rolling from the moviemakers, Magnoni will keep projecting it at the Route 34
ABOVE: Ron Magnoni Jr., owner of the Route 34 Drive-In in Earlville, looks at the gears in a projector July 18 before the showing of Disney’s “Planes: Fire and Rescue.” The projector, one of two that Magnoni operates, contains parts from the 1940s, ’50s and ’70s.
See DRIVE-IN, page A7
How to help: Donate through www.rt34drivein.com or make
RIGHT: Drive-in speakers sit on the original poles.
a donation before seeing a movie at the drive-in, 4468 E. 12th Road, Earlville.
See RAUNER, page A9
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