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Hispanic community influenced bakery • BAKERY Continued from page A1 Hicks said. Officials such as the State Fire Marshal and an arson dog also helped with the investigation. “That’s probably why it sticks out in my mind,” Hicks said. “We spent so much time on it.” Ortiz, who is originally from Mexico, said he has been at the bakery nearly every day since the fire. Ortiz moved to the United States about 20 years ago and met his wife, Laura Tavera, 18 years ago in DeKalb. The couple has three children, who also have been helping paint and remodel the bakery. Before Ortiz ever opened Monarca Bakery, he opened a gift shop eight years ago called La Moreliana, locat-
ed on the second floor of the building where the bakery sits. Ortiz said the family sold the gift shop six months later to focus on Tavera’s difficult pregnancy with one of their children. In 2013, Ortiz became inspired to open a bakery in DeKalb after hearing from members in the Hispanic community that there was no specialty bakery in the area. Ortiz’s wife and oldest daughter began making cheesecake, cupcakes and cake at home before they opened Monarca Bakery. When they reopen, Monarca Bakery will have six employees and be open around the hours of 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Ortiz said. The bakery is in a building that was built in 1877, said Steve Beckler, who bought the building in 1982. Beckler said they have re-
placed nearly everything in the bakery, including the new walls. They also now have a Knox Box, which allows fire officials to open doors with keys rather than having to break windows. Beckler’s and Ortiz’s insurance companies have covered some costs for repairs. Beckler’s insurance covered about 70 to 80 percent of costs such as new electrical wiring. Ortiz’s insurance has covered new equipment. Still, Beckler estimated he spent between $15,000 to $20,000 of his own money to get the bakery to where it is today. Ortiz said he has probably spent more than that. However, Ortiz is still focused on working one day at a time. He still looks at the picture on his fridge. “Every day, before I take my coffee, I look at it and say, ‘almost,’ ” he said.
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Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana (right) celebrate in Chicago March 18 after winning the Republican gubernatorial primary. Rauner faces incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn in the November election. Over the years Rauner and his wife have given millions of dollars to causes on both ends of the political spectrum. The family foundation he runs with his wife has given $19 million in the past 15 years to groups from the American Red Cross to the abortion-rights courtroom arm of the American Civil Liberties Union. Political giving includes hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrats but millions to Republicans.
A black flag used by the Islamic State group flutters over their combat positions on the front line with Kurdish Peshmerga fighters Saturday at the Mullah Abdullah Bridge, located between Irbil and Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq.
Rauner giving veers left and right The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana, have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect abortion rights and the environment – traditionally seen as liberal causes. Rauner, a wealthy Winnetka businessman, has given similar amounts to groups that advocate the privatization of Social Security and question climate change – traditionally conservative causes that Rauner says he does not support. In his first bid for public office, Rauner and his views are far less known to voters than those of his opponent, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. But the private equity investor has a long scorecard as a philanthropist, activist and political donor that sheds light on his views on particular issues, if not his overall philosophy and what he might do as chief executive. Records examined by The Associated Press found that over the last two decades the Rauner Family Foundation has given more than $19 million to charitable and philanthropic causes, many with political agendas, on both the left and right. The Rauners and a political committee he formed also
toward school reform. But, Schrimpf said, “contributions to these groups does not mean he endorses every one of their policy positions.” Quinn’s campaign and an anti-Rauner political action committee have focused on Rauner’s most conservative gifts, publicizing a list of contributions to not-for-profit groups, think tanks and candidates that they claim show “extreme right-wing” tendencies and, in other cases, an “anti-women” agenda. An “Illinois Freedom” PAC news release highlighted more than $2 million in giving to what it said were tea party groups and organizations affiliated with the right-wing Koch brothers, including $700,000 to Donors Trust. They highlighted $1 million to organizations that oppose gay rights, including $400,000 to the Illinois-based Family Taxpayers Foundation; $10,000 to the Cato Institute, which advocates privatizing Social Security for younger workers; and $50,000 to the Heartland Institute, which rejects the idea that humans are causing climate change. The contributions “speak louder than his rhetoric on the campaign trail,” Illinois Freedom spokesman Neal Waltmire said. “Before he knew voters were watching, the real Rauner ... funneled money to right-wing lobbyists.”
and the other due to return that night. A White House usher expressed concerns about the safety of Malia Obama, who was to arrive within minutes of the reports of the shots, The Post reported. The usher told the staff to keep Sasha Obama and her grandmother, Marian Robinson, inside.
The groom, in a smart light gray suit, sported a simple ring on his left hand. His wife, in a flouncy white short dress with pastel-colored appliques resembling flower blossoms, wore a thin band studded with what appeared to be roundish diamonds. The newlyweds shaded their eyes from the afternoon sunlight with dark glasses. They hopped into a waiting water taxi and, with Clooney putting his arm around her frequently, made their way down the Grand Canal to another waterside hotel where many of their guests were staying. Gondoliers steered out of their way. Tourists and Venetians cheered when Clooney waved and Alamuddin smiled broadly.
NATION BRIEFS Report: Service bungled White House shooting WASHINGTON – A string of security lapses resulted in a fourday delay before the U.S. Secret Service realized that a man had fired a high-powered rifle at the White House in 2011, an incident that could have put President Barack Obama’s daughters at risk, according to a Washington Post investigation. At issue is what the Post calls the Secret Service’s bungled response to the case of Oscar R. Ortega-Hernandez, an Idaho man who was sentenced to 25 years in prison after firing at least seven bullets at the White House on November 11, 2011. The president and Michelle Obama were away, but their daughters were in Washington – one at home
Clooney, wife make Venice newlywed appearance VENICE, Italy – Wedding bands glinted under the Venetian sun on the hands of George Clooney and his new bride, Amal Alamuddin, as the heartthrob actor and the human rights lawyer emerged Sunday from the luxury hotel where they were married a day earlier.
– Wire reports
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possession of drug equipment. Ian M. Fluhler, 20, of Jackson Drive in Elgin, was charged Saturday, Sept. 27, with unlawful consumption of alcohol and driving under the influence. Stanley Ray Brown, 22,of the 900 block of Ridge Drive in DeKalb, was charged Sunday, DeKalb County Sept. 28, with an in-state Pamela L. Castillo, 22, of the warrant. 200 block of north Hickory Corey A. Poe, 22, of the 1300 Street in Cortland, was charged block of West Lincoln HighSaturday, Sept. 27, with speed- way in DeKalb, was charged ing, uninsured vehicle and Sunday, Sept. 28, with unlawful
possession of drug paraphernalia. Brian J. Joanis, 25, of Bridle Creek Drive in St. Charles, was charged Sunday, Sept. 28, with driving under the influence, speeding, improper lane usage and no insurance. Victor M. Diaz-Rodriguez, 54, of the 300 block of north Elm Street in Waterman, was charged Saturday, Sept. 28, with driving under the influence, expired registration and improper lane usage.
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Obama: Military force is necessary in Syria • OBAMA Continued from page A1 Clapper, has acknowledged that the U.S. “underestimated what had been taking place in Syria.” Obama also said it was “absolutely true” that the U.S. overestimated the ability and will of the Iraqi army. The Obama administration has cited its intelligence weaknesses before. At an August news conference, he said “there is no doubt” that the Islamic State group’s advance “has been more rapid than the intelligence estimates” suggested it would be. U.S. intelligence agencies, he said, did not have “a full appreciation of the degree to which the Iraqi security forces, when they’re far away from Baghdad, did not have the incentive or the capacity
to hold ground against an aggressive adversary.” At an intelligence conference this month, National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers expressed regret that his agency had not been “a little stronger” in tracking the Islamic State’s shift “from an insurgency to an organization that was now focused on holding ground, territory, the mechanism of governance.” Obama called Syria ground zero for jihadis around the world, and said military force was necessary to shrink their capacity, cut off financing and eliminate the flow of foreign fighters. He had been less adamant about the threat in the past. In an interview published early this year by The New Yorker, Obama appeared to minimize the Islamic State group militants by comparing it to a junior varsity basketball team. The White House at the time said he was speaking about
a different threat posed by a range of extremists across the world. The White House pushed back against Boehner’s comments on ABC’s “This Week” about the potential need for American ground troops to confront the militants. Asked whether he would recommend sending in Americans if no one else was able to step up, Boehner said, “We have no choice. These are barbarians. They intend to kill us. And if we don’t destroy them first, we’re going to pay the price.” But Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Tony Blinken, said the country would not see a repeat of the Iraq war. “Hundreds of thousands of Americans on the ground in the Middle East getting bogged down, that’s exactly what al-Qaida wants,” Blinken said. “That’s not what we’re going to do.”
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have given more than $15 million to political candidates on both sides, but mostly to local Republicans since Rauner got serious about running for governor last year. The AP looked at Rauner’s major avenues for giving, although perhaps not all, and found a mixed record that might confound attempts by Quinn and his allies to paint Rauner as too conservative for the normally blue state. But some of his individual donations raise questions about his campaign’s attempt to portray him as a moderate. Adam Bonica, a Stanford University political scientist who created a database measuring ideology based on giving, said Rauner’s record appears to coincide with what one might expect from a moderate Republican. “As for whether the charitable giving is an authentic expression of his preferences, your guess is as good as mine,” Bonica said. “All I know is that money talks and it more often than not is an informative signal.” Rauner’s campaign says his giving reflects someone open to new ideas who will work with anyone “willing to fight for lower taxes, better schools, clean government and a booming economy,” spokesman Mike Schrimpf said in an email. In particular, supporters note his extensive giving
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