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Tornado victim to be laid to rest Fairdale resident to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery By ADAM POULISSE apoulisse@shawmedia.com FAIRDALE – Jackie Klosa, one of two women who died in the tornado that struck Fairdale on April 9, will be laid to rest Aug. 17 next to her husband at Arlington National Cemetery. Klosa’s family secured funeral arrangements to bury her in Arlington next to her husband, Arthur, who was a member of the U.S. Air Force and died in 2004. Her funeral
will include a Methodist ceremony and a graveside service with military honors. “Even with the size of Arlington, they’re in the process of scheduling funeral services,” said Mark Schnorenberg, Klosa’s brother-in-law and the executor of the estate. “I heard they’re scheduling 900 this summer.” Klosa was found in the bathroom of her home after the tornado leveled most of the tiny unincorporated community. She had battled lung
cancer, but was cancer-free when she died, Schnorenberg said. After 12 weeks, Arlington finally scheduled the date of her service for 10 a.m. Aug. 17, which the family had 24 hours to confirm, Schnorenberg said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency may help to defer travel costs, Schnorenberg said. Klosa didn’t have a burial plot reserved in Arlington cemetery at the time of her
death, but Arlington made sure “the arrangements were there when the time comes,” Schnorenberg said. A celebration of Klosa’s life will be held at Kirkland Fire Department on Route 72 closer to the time of her funeral, Schnorenberg said. “I’ve been around disaster, but nothing like this,” he said. “It is completely unbelievable how the community came together. Everyone’s just been incredible and sensitive to the loss we all suffered.”
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Jackie Klosa of Fairdale touches the Northern Illinois Veterans Memorial at the spot where the name of her brother, Arthur Gene Richardson, is engraved, after laying a wreath in honor of Vietnam War veterans during a rededication ceremony in 2008 in Kirkland.
LIGHTS AND SOUND
Lawmakers look to resolve state budget By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press
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The DeKalb Municipal Band accompanies the firework display Saturday at Hopkins Park in DeKalb.
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By KATIE SMITH ksmith@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Deb Shofner might not have directly seen any of the fireworks Saturday launched 300 feet above her seat in the Dee Palmer Band Shell, but sometimes she could catch a glimpse of them on their way down through the reflection in her tuba. This year marked Shofner’s 35th year as a tuba player with the DeKalb Municipal Band, and the group’s annual Fourth of July performance doesn’t feel old yet, she said. “I love being part of it because of the patriotism that is involved with this concert and watching the audience get involved, especially when they do the service medley,” Shofner said. About 8,000 people were expected to attend the DeKalb County and the DeKalb Park District’s Fourth of July celebration Saturday, which included a concert by the DeKalb Municipal Band before and during a 20-minute fireworks display at Hopkins Park, park foreman Josh Clark said.
DeKalb Municipal Band plays “Stars and Stripes Forever” at Hopkins Park before fireworks. To watch a video of the performance, log onto Daily-Chronicle.com.
DeKalb Municipal Band Director and Conductor Kirk Lundbeck leads the band in song. “There’s no room to move around,” Clark said. “It’s full.” The show’s finale featured 455 fireworks set off in succession over two minutes, said Doug Moser, DCV Imports fireworks lead shooter. “At one of our shows, we actually set off a house alarm,” Moser
SPRINGFIELD – What Illinois needs is for one of its political leaders to blink. But as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative Democrats stand eyeball-to-eyeball in negotiations over a new budget, neither is likely to submit, forcing the state to continue stumbling into the fiscal year that began July 1 without broad authority to spend. There are some actions that could end government shutdown fears, even if they don’t settle the issues separating the two sides. Rauner, a conservative businessman, wants to change Illinois’ business Gov. Bruce and political climate to spur Rauner investment and create jobs. Democrats such as House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton want to ensure government continues to provide social services and other key operations for that same population, and are Michael Madigan seeking revenue increases. Here’s a look at the immediate options:
said. It wasn’t enough to tempt Sycamore resident Sue Purdom, who made sure to get a seat close enough to see the band – a tradition she has incorporated into her Fourth of July celebration for the past 17 years, she said. “You can’t beat a live band,” she
said. The 50-member band is comprised of young talent, high school and middle school band instructors, professional musicians and skilled people from the community, said Kirk Lundbeck, director and conductor for the DeKalb Municipal Band. The only band practice is held the night before the Fourth of July performance. Whatever material does not fit into rehearsal is site-read and played for the first time during the concert, first-year member Sue Grant said. “It’s really good experience just reading music on the spot, I think.
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The General Assembly sent Rauner in June a $36 billion budget that had a revenue deficit of as much as $4 billion. But Democrats said they had to do it to protect “vital services.” Rauner won’t talk spending and new revenue with the Democrats until they adopt aspects of his “turnaround agenda” which would freeze property taxes, reform workers’ compensation, and implement term limits for state lawmakers, among other measures. Rauner received the budget in 20 separate pieces of legislation, signing just one to fund public elementary and secondary education and vetoing the rest. Of course, lawmakers get the last word. They have until July 15 to overturn the vetoes, but there has been little talk of override. That likely has a lot to do with the three-fifths majorities necessary – 71 “yes” votes in the House, 36 in the Senate, which are a tall order. The 19 vetoed measures were approved in the House with an average of 65 votes in favor, and 32 votes in the House. Finding six House votes and four senators is a tough task in such tense times.
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In 1991, when newly minted GOP Gov. Jim Edgar came into office facing what was then a mind-boggling $1 billion deficit, Illinois entered the new fiscal year without a spending plan in place. There have been other long, frustrating summers since. But
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