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WEEK IN REVIEW NIU police chief Tom Phillips to retire THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – After seven years on the job, Northern Illinois University’s Chief of Police Tom Phillips announced plans to retire in mid-April, and the department will appoint Deputy Chief Darren Mitchell to the role of acting police chief.

According to an announcement from NIU, Mitchell is a 21-year veteran of the NIU police force.

Phillips arrived at NIU in September 2013 with more than 25 years of policing experience, including 17 years at the University of Illinois-Chicago, a year at the University of Chicago and eight years in the military police.

In the announcement, NIU credits Phillips’ experience and leadership in enhancing the department’s professionalism and expertise, including working with his leadership team to completely

overhaul department policies; introducing new technologies, including computers in squad cars and bodycams for officers; overhauling the campus alert system; and working to enhance the skills of his officers by getting members of his team certified as trainers.

“I have always believed that better-quality police officers do a better job of serving their community, so I placed a premium upon professional development for the entire department,” Phillips said in a statement. “It has proven to be a great investment because as a result I believe we have an outstanding group of men and women on the force, and it has been my privilege to lead them.”

NIU also heralded Phillips’s efforts to partner with the community, including starting a citizens police academy.

The department also recently initiated a Citizens Advisory Group. Comprised of

students, faculty and staff, the group will engage in conversation with police with the goal of improving safety and policing on campus.

Incoming Acting Chief Mitchell has been a fixture on the NIU campus since arriving 33 years ago as a freshman studying political science, a degree he completed in 1994. That same year, he joined the CHANCE Program as an assistant director. He went on to earn a master’s degree in Adult Continuing Education in 1998, according to NIU. He changed career paths in January of 2000, joining the NIU Police as a patrol officer. He soon rose to the rank of patrol sergeant and was put in charge of a new community policing model that established Community Safety Centers within each of the residence halls. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2005 and deputy chief in 2011.

Sycamore: 2022 fiscal budget is balanced

By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the next city of Sycamore fiscal budget is balanced, city officials reported last week.

Acting City Manager Maggie Peck said the budget also does not include any revenue changes that would mean increased taxes for residents. She said the city’s total revenues are projected to be at about $18 million and expenditures also being at about $18 million.

“Making for a balanced budget,” Peck said.

Peck said property tax revenues stayed

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static during fiscal year 2021, though some revenue sources such as sales tax, and hotel and motel tax funds took a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she said the city also has reserves in its general fund, due to sales and use tax being a more volatile revenue source for city finances.

“We’re working within our means,” Peck said.

Peck said the city strived to meet its four financial tenants in creating the FY22 budget. Along with the city working within its means, she said those tenants also include investing in infrastructure, meeting obligations and reducing general operating debt.

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Peck pointed to how the city abated most of its debt back in December, following the city approving a tax levy that could mean a 56-cent property tax reduction in the city portion of the bill for the average homeowner in Sycamore. She also said the proposed water and sewer funds for the city’s fiscal 2022 budget are balanced and include capital improvements that have been discussed for the past few years, including the near completion of the city’s wastewater treatment project.

Peck said the CARES Act funding the city received also helped the city’s financial prognosis going into its next fiscal year.

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ON THE COVER Lucas Bachert poses with a cement Easter egg hidden during the Sycamore Park District’s Eggs-traordinary Scavenger Hunt last year. This year, the egg hunt will be Saturday, April 3, and Sunday, April 4.

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Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Northern Illinois University history professor Sean Farrell and his former doctoral student Mathieu Billings, now a faculty associate in history and political science at the University of Indianapolis, published their book “The Irish in Illinois.”

The book, which was published March 4, can be purchased online on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and SIU Press.

American history is not Farrell’s usual subject. He teaches world history and upper division classes in modern British and Irish history at NIU. By doing research for the book, Farrell learned that Irish immigrants “played a central role in Illinois’ history,” even though Ireland is smaller than the state of Wisconsin.

Farrell spoke to MidWeek reporter Katrina Milton about the book and the Irish emigration to Illinois.

on Irish workers, particularly canal workers in the early 19th century. An editor contacted him about writing a book, and then I came on board. I became enamored of the topic. It has an immense amount of Illinois history and American history.

Milton: Is Irish history something you know a lot about?

Farrell: I knew more about modern

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Milton: Is your heritage Irish? spoke to me. It was interesting. I’ve Farrell: On my father’s side, my fam- loved the subject ever since.

ily is descended from Ireland. I didn’t grow up in a home that celebrated that heritage. I was never really surrounded by shamrocks, a love of Ireland or Irish identity. When I was in college,

Milton: How did the book writing process begin?

Farrell: The book began as [Mathieu

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Irish history, particularly religion and violence in the 19th century, in what is now northern Ireland. This book on the Irish in Illinois is a continuation of longtime interest in Ireland. The American part was new for me.

Milton: What did you like about researching for the book?

Farrell: I know more about Irish

history than Irish-American history, so working on the book was an exciting and creative journey for me.

It was also a way to tell stories about people you might not know are part

of Illinois’ history. Nine of Illinois’ governors and seven of Chicago’s mayors were from Ireland or were Irish-American.

Milton: What is something you learned while doing research?

Farrell: Most people associate

immigration with the Irish famine in the middle of the 20th century and the rise to the political machine in Chicago. But there were earlier Irish immigrants in Illinois that served in the French and British armies and in the American Revolutionary War. There’s a larger trajectory of the Irish experience in Illinois, including mass Irish Catholic immigration to Chicago and Irish Protestants from Kentucky and Tennessee.

Milton: What are some of the stories told in the book?

Farrell: The book tells stories about

people you might not know of who are part of Illinois’ history. One story is about Jennie Hodgers, who emigrated to Belvidere. During the American Civil War, she took on the identity of Albert Cashier. She enlisted in the

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Continued from page 4 95th Illinois Infantry Regiment and served under Gen. Ulysses Grant.

After the war, she continued living as a man, working, voting and collecting a soldier’s pension. Her transgender identity was only revealed after an automobile accident in 1911. The book is full of these types of stories, as well as the stories of the Madigans, Daleys and labor activists like Mother Jones.

Milton: Who is the book’s audience?

Farrell: The book is explicitly written for a popular and broad audience.

It’s for those interested in Illinois history and the Irish experience.

It’s not written necessarily for an academic audience, and it’s written in a narrative form. Most of my career I’ve written for an academic audience, so it’s interesting to write a book for anyone interested in Ireland and immigration to Illinois. There’s a

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Milton: Why is learning about Irish emigration important?

Farrell: There was an emigration

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There were immigrants from every country that made our country what it is today. I think the book stresses the importance of immigration and puts it into perspective, especially during the current political climate as well.

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Park districts offer unique Easter egg hunts during pandemic

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

Community members young and old can celebrate Easter in a socially distanced way with unique egg scavenger hunts offered by local park districts.

The DeKalb Park District Easter egg scavenger hunt will feature painted wooden eggs located in a different park each week through April 4. After registering for the event on the park district’s website, clues about which park the eggs are hidden are released each week. The eggs will be in each park one week before being moved to another.

Participants who find the eggs, take a selfie with them and either post the photo on social media or email gbruggeman@dekalbparkdistrict.com have a chance to win prizes. Those who find all of the eggs will be entered into a weekly drawing for a $25 gift card for the DeKalb Park District. The photos must be posted or emailed the week they are taken.

Greg Bruggeman, superintendent of recreation and facilities at the DeKalb Park District, said the egg hunt “is a fun event for everybody during the pandemic.”

“It’s a free event for everyone to participate in,” he said. “It’s a way families can go outdoors and have a good time. The park district’s goal is to offer fun, family-friendly events for the community, all ages and all income brackets. The egg hunt gets kids off of the couch and out of their house. Families can spend time together, not on their screens, making memories.”

The DeKalb Park District also is offering a Bunny Basket program.

The Easter Bunny will deliver baskets to children at their homes on Friday, April 2, or Saturday, April 3. The fee is $20 per basket, and the Easter Bunny will stop by between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the day selected. The program is for DeKalb residents only and masks are required when interacting with the Easter Bunny.

The Sycamore Park District will host its second annual Eggs-traordinary Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, April 3, and Sunday, April 4.

Two brightly painted concrete eggs will be hidden in each of Sycamore’s neighborhood parks. The parks will be open sunrise to sunset, and scaven-

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The DeKalb Park District’s Easter egg scavenger hunt features painted wooden eggs (above and below) located in a different park each week through April 4.

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Joe Donahoe poses with a cement Easter egg hidden during the Sycamore Park District’s Eggs-traordinary Scavenger Hunt last year. This year, the egg hunt will take place April 3-4. ger hunters are asked to maintain social distancing and to enjoy the eggs from a distance and not touch them.

The concrete eggs, which are 12 to 14 inches tall and weigh 15 to 20 pounds, were fabricated by Doty & Sons Concrete Products Inc., and painted by park district employees and their families.

Participants can send photos of their families with the eggs to info@ sycamoreparkdistrict.com, and the park district will share the photos on social media.

“People can walk to their closest local park in their neighborhood,” said Theresa Tevsh, superintendent of recreation services. “They can be out in nature in our parks and make a day of it together with their families.”

The Sycamore Park District also will host two other Easter events this year: a tween flashlight egg hunt and a dog park egg hunt.

The tween flashlight egg hunt will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 1, at the community center, 480 S. Airport Road in Sycamore. The event is for ages 11 to 14.

The cost is $15 for residents and $20 for nonresidents. Tweens can bring their flashlight to search for eggs, candy and prizes. Inside the community center, there will be a live DJ, games and activities. The Caddyshack Snack Bar will be open with snack items available for purchase. Register

by March 25 online or in person at the community center.

The dog park egg hunt for mem-

bers only will take place at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 3, at the Brian Bemis Family Dog Park outside the community center. Dogs must be leashed during the event and have a current dog park membership tag on their collar. Dogs will be able to search for eggs filled with dog treats and special surprises. Their owners can win prizes and take photos of their pets with the Easter Bunny.

By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Sycamore mayoral candidate Adam Benn, who announced in December he was removing himself from the race, said he’ll accept the position if he wins, even though he isn’t campaigning.

Benn, 40, of Sycamore announced on social media a few months ago that he would no longer be campaigning for the mayoral race as part of the April 6 consolidated election. But then people started to approach him about the decision, he said.

“People were like, ‘I’d really wish you’d run,’” Benn said.

Benn said he struggled with the decision of whether to remain on the ballot, despite the fact he hasn’t campaigned in months. He said city officials also asked whether he’d remove himself from the ballot.

“I don’t think it’s fair for me to get out there and actively campaign at this time,” Benn said. “But … I’m still here, and if I do win, I’ll gladly accept.”

Benn’s name will remain on the ballot since his election candidacy was already certified by the time he made his announcement. He remains running against Third Ward Alder-

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Benn, one of the owners of Sycamore-based business Accurate Towing & Recovery, said he initially decided to stop campaigning because “birds started chirping” about whether he could hold elected office within the city and run his towing business as usual. He said he had heard a rumor about an internal policy within the city’s police department which says those who have contracts with the city (like his town business) aren’t eligible to hold elected office.

However, Benn said, neither he nor

his lawyer could find any ordinance or law, though the initial rumors were enough to deter him from continuing to campaign and fear for his livelihood.

“It kind of put me in a panic mode,” Benn said.

Sycamore Police Chief Jim Winters said the police department cannot prohibit anyone from running for mayor or any other elected office for which they may qualify. He said the department would not prohibit a mayoral candidate who has a towing business from continuing to operate their business if elected.

“However, the city does have a towing policy which prohibits the city from giving city business to a towing company owned or operated by someone who is an elected or appointed official of the city,” Winters said.

Winters said that part of the policy reads as follows: “Tow Companies shall not be owned or operated by any person who serves as an elected or appointed official or employee of the City of Sycamore, and shall not employ any elected or appointed official or employee of the City of Sycamore within any part of their towing operation.”

Winters said the city understands the prohibition might impact the business of a company receiving city business.

“But we have this policy in order to avoid any hint of impropriety with the city’s use of a towing business by the police department,” Winters said.

Benn said over the past few months, more and more people told him they wanted him to continue his campaign, despite any policies regarding his tow business.

Benn said he has had many discussions with his business partner about how those types of issues would be addressed, should the need to do so arise.

He added it also would speak volumes if he ended up winning the election anyway.

“And I would do the best job that I could,” Benn said.

Regardless of who wins, Benn said, he believes the city ‘really needs to meaningfully address’ the water issues raised by residents complaining of foul-smelling and poor quality water – even if it means dipping into budget reserves temporarily or taking out more bonds. With the class-action lawsuit now thrown into the mix, he said, the city could end up losing more money in a lawsuit and still have water issues.

“What do they gain here by ignoring the issue? Nothing,” Benn said. “It’s going to take somebody that’s got the guts to come out and say, ‘Hey, let’s fix it.’ ”

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DeKalb-opoly, a board game released earlier this year by Late for the Sky Production Co., features DeKalb festivals, landmarks and businesses. Games cost $19.98 each and can be purchased exclusively at the DeKalb Walmart store.

DeKalb-opoly game features local festivals, landmarks, businesses

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Instead of buying Boardwalk or Park Place, players of the new board game DeKalb-opoly can purchase DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport and Downtown DeKalb.

The board game, released earlier this year, is sold exclusively at Walmart. Games cost $19.98 each. If the store is sold out of the games, people can call Late for the Sky at 800-422-3434 to request more of the games.

Instead of railroads, players can collect Lincoln Highway, First Street, Peace Road and Fourth Street.

Other properties on the board game include: Corn Fest, Barb City Bagels, The Junction Eating Place, Hopkins Park and DeKalb High School, Glidden Homestead and the Ellwood House Museum.

The games are made in Cincinnati by Late for the Sky Production Co., which started in 1985 by making licensed, collegiate board games with a property trading theme. The company has no affiliation with Hasbro, the makers of Monopoly, and does not use

any of its protected trademarks.

In a news release, Bill Schulte, one of the owners of Late for the Sky, said the games are made after the company does research to “make a very localized game about a specific area.”

“We try to make the content as authentic as possible,” he said in the release. “So, we are reaching as many people as we can. We launch the sales exclusively at the local Walmart store in DeKalb. Naturally, Walmart likes to connect to their local customers, and everyone appreciates the fact that the games are made in the USA. Several other Illinois cities are on the drawing board for development and manufacturing.”

Michael Schulte, the game company’s marketing manager, said the reviews on the DeKalb game have been very positive.

“We have been making games for major cities like New York, Chicago and Houston for close to two decades,” he said. “We’ve found there’s just as much interest in smaller towns for their own games. People are proud of where they’re from. If they’re going to play the game, why not a game that features their own town?”

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In the last six weeks the furniture firm of Wirtz & Wirtz has made several trips within a radius of 40 miles from DeKalb, and some of these have been to Rockford residents. Rockford is known the country over as the furniture city.

Today the truck went to Belvidere with a big load. The DeKalb firm is a constant advertiser, believes in using printer’s ink generously, and by advertising judiciously has been able to get a strong hold in territory that otherwise might be controlled by others.

Evidently overloaded, or else in bad condition, a carload of coal in an eastbound train today was rocking rather dangerously and at almost regular intervals a large piece of fuel would roll off onto the right of way. As the train passed Fourth Street, several big chunks dropped to the sidewalk and it was necessary for pedestrians to walk around the scattered coal in order to get across.

In looking down the track it could be seen that the coal had been dropping off all along the line and the load will be many pounds short when it arrives at its destination.

Fred McLean and Wes Osgood have purchased the popcorn and peanut machine formerly operated by Christ Manos, and today are installing it at the Fourth street corner on the Lincoln Highway. Wes Osgood is a busy man cleaning up the machine, and getting it ready for operation as soon as the weather permits. Mr. Osgood, who will have charge of the business, states he will take no chances with gasoline and connection with the gas mains is being made today.

F.E. Wirtz, driving the store truck, had an accident Saturday afternoon that came near proving serious. Mr. Wirtz attempted to make the turn into the alley at the City Hall and misjudged the distance crashing into the iron railing protecting the basement entrance at the rear of the bank. The railing was broken off, a couple of large pieces of the coping

dents and charged them with criminal trespass to state-owned property as protestors refused to leave the Montgomery Arboretum. Approximately 75 students opposed the destruction of the natural woods as the construction site of the university’s new psychology-math building.

Approximately 40 IBM electric typewriters were stolen from DeKalb Senior High School late Sunday or early Monday. According to George Carson, assistant principal at the school, “the typewriters will cost $14,800 to replace.”

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were hurled into the stairway and one wheel of the tuck was over the edge when the car came to a stop.

Although E. S. Rauworth of the Apollo Piano company states he is not giving pianos away, he is allowing certain clubs in the city the use of an instrument. He has sent one or two pianos to clubs in the city with the understanding they are to have the use of the instrument indefinitely.

1946 – 75 YEARS AGO The Sarah Pierce Wild memorial organ has been removed from the Sycamore Community Center. The organ, which was presented to what was then the Universalist Church, was installed 40 years ago as a gift of Mrs. Arthur D. Gates, Mrs. Elizabeth Crum and Daniel P. Wild in memory of their mother. Mrs. Gates agreed to the removal of the instrument Wednesday when it was learned that long disuse, and misuse by youngsters had ruined it beyond anything but expensive repair.

Chief of Police B. F. Peck stated emphatically this morning that owners of dogs would have to keep their pets in their own yards or face arrest. Owners may also find themselves liable for damages caused by the dogs. Although complaints concerning dogs have been coming in for the past few weeks with regularity, the past few days has found the police department deluged with complaints.

When the Burlington Zephyr, north bound, and a truck carrying ear corn and driven by Paul Lehman of McGirr, tangled at the west crossing in Waterman, everybody was unhappy. Mr. Lehman, bruised, shaken and jolted was taken to the Glidden Memorial hospital, unhappy because of his hurts, the complete wreckage of his truck, and a loss of corn scattered far and wide along the railroad right of way. The Burlington was unhappy because one of its crack trains was put out of commission and a capacity crowd of fare-paying passengers had to be transferred or taken back to Chicago.

Mrs. Arthur Woods has resigned her position as third and fourth grade teacher at the Rollo school. She ended her work last Friday after serving faithfully for many years on the school staff.

Fifteen months ago a law was passed providing a small pension for un-remarried widows of veterans of the First World War. Payment can be made where the widow’s annual income is less than $1,000 during the calendar year or $2,500 if there are dependent children.

1971 – 50 YEARS AGO Except for the sound of crashing underbrush, rumbling bulldozers and dump trucks carting away logs and limbs everything was peaceful this morning in the dying Montgomery Arboretum.

Northern Illinois University Security Police arrested approximately 12 stu-

Unwilling to let insufficient funds stand in their way, students enrolled in art photography courses recently held a sale of their work to raise funds to carpet the darkrooms. Located in NIU’s new Art Building, the darkrooms were not fully equipped and lack of carpeting caused an acoustic problem.

When members of the Student Forum at Jefferson School noted that the school flag was tattered, they decided that the students should buy a new one. The Forum representatives decided to solicit from student donations not to exceed a nickel. Their collection efforts fell $3 short of the amount needed, so the third graders raised the difference with a successful school bake sale.

1996 – 25 YEARS AGO Goodbye No. 2 pencil, hello mouse, the SAT is going high-tech. This spring, about 1,500 seventh-graders are trying out a computerized version of the college admissions test that is administered to 1.8 million high school students each year.

It is now official, the Sycamore Park District will take over the city’s operation of the community center downtown. Both the city and the park district have passed the intergovernmental agreement, authorizing the reins to be handed over.

In a mock robbery at Sandwich State Bank, an armed gunman headed toward the tellers’ cages to get money. The mock robbery took place March 12, in cooperation with the bank, the Sandwich Police Department and the Illinois State Police.

– Compiled by Sue Breese

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1921 – 100 YEARS AGO According to all reports, the excavation work at the new city hospital is about done and the contractors are now getting ready to put in the foundation. John Anderson, the drainage man, completed his work there several days ago and the progress of the building is now up to the contractors.

Spring Gardening Workshop returns in Sandwich THE MIDWEEK The Sandwich Park District invites those interested in gardening or those who just want to “think spring” to the 13th annual spring gardening workshop on Saturday, April 10, at the David A. Francis Community Center, 1001 N. Latham St. This year’s program will run differently than past workshops because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to maintain social distancing in the conference room, attendance will be limited to the first 25 people who pre-register by phone. No unregistered walk-ins will be allowed to enter. Masks will be required of all attendees.

Those who prefer to participate remotely, can use Zoom video conferencing on their home computer. The park district will send participants an email shortly before April 10 with a link to access the workshop and instructions. Park District staff can answer questions about the process when you call to register.

This year’s program offers three speakers and begins at 8:30 a.m. with “Trees: Our Planet’s Best Hope,” by Josh Tuftee, a Sandwich resident and

and maintenance of your trees over the long term.

The second speaker will be Richard Hentschel, a horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension in Kane, Kendall and DuPage counties. His presentation will be “Growing and Pruning Grapes and Brambles at Home.” Proper pruning is the most important task in producing successful crops of blackberries, raspberries or grapes and Hentschel will discuss the best methods.

Nancy Christian, who owns and manages Redbud Creek Farm Garden Center with her husband Larry, will be the final speaker of the day. She will share some of the flowers they will be recommending to their customers this year. Redbud Creek Farm is located five miles south of Sandwich and will open for business on April 1.

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Health care workers from around the globe responded during the pandemic, taking on critical roles on the front line fight against COVID-19.

I am proud to say that Northern Illinois University students and faculty from the College of Health and Human Sciences are doing the same, filling great needs in the communities where they learn, live and work.

School of Nursing students and faculty administered COVID-19 vaccinations to community members at DeKalb County Health Department clinics (held at the NIU Convocation Center) and Kane County Health Department clinics (held at the Kane County Fairgrounds and other locations).

If you received a COVID-19 vaccination, it could be you were helped by a Huskie.

School of Health Studies faculty and students who are majoring in public health joined the efforts by volunteering at COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Also, members of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences stepped up to volunteer at vaccination clinics. That might have been a Huskie volunteer who greeted you at check-in, took your temperature, or monitored you after the vaccination.

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Keeping our community safe is a priority to meet the college’s goals for education, health and human services, and community engagement.

Preparing leaders to enhance the life of individuals, families and communities is at the heart of what we do.

I am grateful for the contributions of our students and faculty during these unprecedented times, and we will continue to be purposeful in supporting the health and well-being of fellow Huskies and community members.

• Beverly Henry is the interim dean of NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences. The college includes programs in five schools: Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Studies, Interdisciplinary Health Professions and Nursing, as well as Military Science, Ph.D. in Health Sciences and Gerontology. Visit CHHS to learn more.

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DeKalb residents must submit their requests with Lakeshore to schedule a pickup. They can submit a request online at https://www.lrsrecycles.com/household-hazardous-waste/ or call 815-7707550.

A collection time and date will be scheduled within 48 hours of the initial request, except for weekends and holidays. Instructions on packaging and material placement will be provided during the initial request.

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Egyptian Theatre to show ‘Gone with the Wind’ DeKALB – A screening for the classic film “Gone with the Wind” is scheduled for 2 p.m. April 11 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in downtown DeKalb.

Joe Flynn, associate director for academic affairs at the Center for Black Studies at Northern Illinois University, is named as the pre-movie guest speaker for the screening of the movie on 35 mm film, according to a news release.

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Space is limited.

Tickets are on sale now at www. egyptiantheatre.org or at the box office by calling 815-758-1225.

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DeKALB – In addition to classes being held five days a week in-person, DeKalb High School students will also have two end-of-the-year celebrations to attend: prom and graduation.

During the DeKalb School District Board of Education meeting on March 16, it was announced that the district will offer five-day-a-week in-person instruction. All grade levels will have the option for full-week in-person learning beginning March 30. About 35% of students have chosen to continue remote learning.

The decision comes after the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education issued new guidance for in-person school March 9. One of the biggest changes is that ISBE now defines social distancing as “3 to 6 feet for students and fully vaccinated staff.” Unvaccinated staff should maintain 6 feet of social distance as much as possible.

DHS Principal James Horne said that following the new guidelines, both graduation and prom are planned to be held in-person this year. High school graduation will be held Saturday, May 29, and the date of prom will be set after completion of an interest survey.

“We received the message loud and clear last year that there was some angst caused [because] we continued to change the dates [of graduation], and we were doing it just to be responsive to the times,” Horne said. “Times have changed, and we are able to guarantee the date of May 29 for our families.”

Horne said the goal is “to have as normal of a graduation ceremony as possible,” while taking considerations for social distancing and capacity limitations.

Horne explained the options that have been in discussion, including: inside the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, outside at Huskie Stadium or outside at the high school’s football field.

“The worst case scenario … if

things go as badly as the spring of 2020, we will do the drive-thru graduation we did last year,” Horne said.

“We are committed to doing one of those options on May 29, prioritizing NIU so that our seniors get as close to a normal graduation as possible. It is our tradition to hold [graduation] at NIU.” Horne also said the new guidelines have changed discussion from holding prom virtually to in-person.

“We are restrained by the number of people we are able to have, and we are planning to hold prom indoors because of variables with the weather,” he said. “We are prioritizing our seniors … because they did not have a prom at the end of the year last year, and this is their last chance to have a prom.”

An interest survey will be sent out to select the day of prom and indoor activities. “[Prom] is going to look very different,” Horne said. “Typically we have about 700 students that attend prom,

there’s a big meal and a dance floor.

We do have to ensure social distancing.

Meals will most likely not be a part of it, but there will be an activity to get our students out, to get them to celebrate, to have an opportunity to dress up and to have that last experience as seniors.”

The initial plan for prom is to have it take place at DHS in the field house, gym and cafeteria.

Interim Superintendent Griff Powell said the school is not looking into holding prom at NIU. Board Member Valerie Pena-Hernandez asked whether seniors will be allowed to bring dates to prom.

“It depends on how many seniors we have interested,” Horne said. “If it’s 100% of our seniors and we’re at capacity, we are going to have to make that hard determination. I understand that many of our seniors are dating juniors or even sophomores, but we do have to prioritize our seniors. Now if we only have 20% of our seniors, we have a little more flexibility.”

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Artists were selected from a national call for entry and invited to participate because of their interest in presenting work that attempts to examine how the arts contribute to well-being through visual harmony, balance, color, humor, being in the moment and process.

A full calendar of events including a series of public virtual programs may be found by visiting http:// go.niu.edu/wellbeingevents.

Featuring artists include Jan Bolander, Cynthia A. Boudreau, Zachary Cahill, Donna Castellanos, Whit Forrester, Jeanne Garrett, Maria Gedroc, Jessica Gondek, Andrew Ellis Johnson, Judith Joseph, Savannah Jubic, Cleo Krueger, Dean Krueger, Lim Sieu Lian (SLim),

Christina Loraine, Julie A. Mars, Benjamin Merritt, Taweesak Molsawat, Alfred Stark, Linda Stein, Veronica Storc, Rhonda Wheatley and unidentified.

Also on view is “Well Enough, Considering…” Artists take a mid-pandemic look at COVID-19.

Programming and gallery hours are subject to changes, additions or cancelations during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery. Anyone feeling sick or unwell should postpone their visit for another time. Face masks are required whenever inside campus buildings; gallery capacity is currently limited to six people per gallery; timed entry can be scheduled online at niu.edu/artmuseum. Physical distancing is encouraged.

The NIU Art Museum is located on the first floor, west end of Altgeld Hall, at the corner of College Avenue and Castle Drive in DeKalb.

Parking is available in the visitor pay lot at 200 Carroll Ave. Limited metered and accessible parking spaces are available in front of Lowden Hall with accessible aisles and route to Altgeld. Campus parking is free on weekends and after 5 p.m. weeknights.

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Program to highlight role of local volunteers April is National Volunteer Month, and to highlight the important role of volunteers, the DeKalb County History Center and Ellwood House Museum will present “Part of the Story: Spotlight on Volunteers” during the upcoming Brown Bag/Local Lore program on April 1.

Their discussion will explore the variety of projects that reflect the essential role of volunteers.

The presentation will include a conversation about how volunteers help these organizations and other history groups throughout the county to meet their mission. It is not a talk about volunteer opportunities, but a showcase of the important work that volunteers accomplish.

“Volunteers are a vital part of our work.

Even during COVID, volunteers have adapted to helping with off-site projects such as transcribing records written in cursive, to reviewing census records, and even helping us create and edit videos,” Michelle Donahoe, executive director of the DeKalb County History Center, said in a news release.

Audrey King, curator of education and interpretation at Ellwood House Museum agreed.

chair of the North Central District with the Illinois Physical Therapy Association working to strengthen and advance the ethical and profesKristin Christian sional practice of physical therapy in Illinois. She also serves as a Nominating Committee member and is an IPTA 70th Anniversary Committee member.

Two additional Northern Rehab physical therapists, Brandon Clement and Janet Truckenbrod Sarver, have been elected as IPTA Assembly Delegates for the North Central District.

Christian treats patients at Northern Northern Rehab’s Christian elected Rehab’s DeKalb Lincoln Highway clinic. to APTA House of Delegates For more information, call Northern Kristin Christian, physical therapist at Rehab at 815-756-2369 or visit www.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Special- northernrehapt.com. ists, has been elected to serve a two-year term on the American Physical Therapy DeKalb seeks community Association House of Delegates as North input on grant funds Central District Chair.

DeKALB – A 30-day public comment The House of Delegates is a policymak- period about the use of Community ing body that meets annually, making Development Block Grant Program funds decisions on issues for the profession of in DeKalb is underway. physical therapy.

The federally funded program is intendChristian also has been elected as vice ed to increase affordable housing, along

“Our organizations are here to serve our communities, and having an active volunteer base that represents different interests, abilities and personal histories really helps us build connections,” King said in the release.

This will be a virtual program through Zoom at noon Thursday, April 1. To register, visit the DeKalb County History Center’s website at https://www.dekalbcountyhistory.org and click on the link at the bottom of the page. This program also will be recorded and available to view afterwards on the history center’s website.

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the city to submit a consolidated plan every five years, plus an annual action plan each year describing community needs, resources, priorities and proposed activities to be undertaken under CDBG. The city will receive $420,572 in CDBG funds for April 1 through March 31, 2022, according to a news release.

The draft plan is available online at www.cityofdekalb.com. A print copy can be viewed at DeKalb City Hall, 164 E. Lincoln Highway, or at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Residents also are invited to attend and provide input on the plan at a public hearing scheduled during the 6 p.m. April 12 City Council meeting in the Ysunas Room of the DeKalb Public Library.

For more information, contact Community Services Coordinator Joanne Rouse at 815- 748-2366 or Joanne.Rouse@ cityofdekalb.com.

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St. John’s sets Holy Week services SYCAMORE – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John invites the community to its Holy Week and Easter services.

On Palm Sunday, a divine service will be held at 9 a.m. March 28.

During Holy Week, a 20-minute prayer service will be held at noon Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 29-31.

Maundy Thursday services will be at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. April 1 and the Good Friday service will be at 7 p.m. April 2.

There will be an Easter Vigil at sundown (7:23 p.m.) on Saturday, April 3. On Easter, April 4, services will be at 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.

COVID-19 precautions will be in place.

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Kish offering tuition-free high school equivalency classes The adult education program at Kishwaukee College is offering tuition-free High School Equivalency classes this spring.

Registration for these classes is required.

Those interested can register at the college or Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb. Learners should schedule at least three hours for registration, orientation and placement testing. Child care will not be provided at registration locations. Classes begin at the end of March.

High School Equivalency classes prepare students to take the GED. Subject areas covered in these classes include reading, writing, social studies, science, math and the U.S. Constitution. The classes are eight weeks long and are offered twice a semester. Classes can be taken at the college or Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb.

Registration dates at Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta are: • Tuesday, March 23, at 1 p.m. or 5 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 24, at 5 p.m.

• Thursday, March 25, at 9 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Registration dates at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, are: • Tuesday, March 23, at 9 a.m.

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5 candidates vying for 3 seats on District 428 board

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Candidates running for DeKalb District 428 school board spoke on taxes, the incoming superintendent and diversity during a virtual forum Thursday hosted by New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

The five candidates running for three four-year term seats on the board are Anthony Martin, Ariel Owens, Deyci M. Ramirez, Jose B. Jaques, and Amanda C. Harness. Board members Jeff Hallgren, Victoria Newport and Valerie Pena-Hernandez are not running for reelection.

The candidates each introduced themselves and took turns answering questions and from comments posed by community members during the Facebook Livestream. The forum was moderated by Dan Kenney, who taught in the district for 15 years.

Harness has lived in DeKalb since 1999 and has children in the school district since 2004. She is the director of sales for a scientific distribution company and has worked in corporate for 22 years holding different roles.

Jaques is a 30-year resident of DeKalb and attended Northern Illinois University. He served as an officer

with the DeKalb Police Department for 22 years, as a school resource officer for the DeKalb School District for 12 years, served with the Illinois National Guard for 33 years and is a Kishwaukee Education Consortium criminal justice teacher.

Ramirez grew up on the south side of Chicago and has lived in DeKalb since 2002. She works at NIU, where she is a professor in the University Studies department and is a counselor for CHANCE, an alternative admissions program for new freshmen.

Owens is the assistant director for women and gender programs at NIU’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. She also teaches at the university.

“I’ve had really positive educational experiences, and I feel like it’s my duty to ensure that the children of D428 have those same positive experiences,” Owens said.

Martin described himself as an educator, an activist and an artist. He moved to DeKalb in 2004 to attend NIU. He teaches in Freeport in an alternative to expulsion school.

When asked what the district’s greatest strength is, Martin answered diversity of the city and student population. Owens said the community and how it cares about the children.

Ramirez answered its partnership with NIU, Harness said the teachers.

Jaques said, “Its desire for greatness from the students, the staff, the teachers, the community, all of them together see the opportunities and they strive for them.”

When asked what issue they would like the opportunity to vote on if they were on the school board, the candidates each had different answers.

Owens mentioned strategic planning, Martin said tax increment finance funds, Jaques said tax inflow of money, Ramirez stressed that equality is not the same as equity and Harness said that she would accept the position “with a clean slate and an open mind,” and not focus on any one topic in particular.

Some topics all the candidates agreed upon, including visiting schools periodically, understanding and investigating underlying reasons why several African American teachers recently left the district, voting yes to approve the recent staffing request worth over $960,000 for the 2021-2022 school year, and supporting and listening to incoming superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez.

The candidates also disagreed upon multiple issues.

A controversial topic was whether police and student resource officers (SROs) should be allowed in the schools. Jaques is a former SRO for the district.

“The school to prison pipeline is absolutely real, and I believe I said before that I sit here with four other people that see the importance of data in driving our decisions, which is why I believe SROs should not exist in schools,” Martin said. “I believe what it ends up doing is turning minor infractions and turning them into criminal matters.”

Ramirez said that “the majority of the students in the Black and brown communities’ … first time they have an experience with the police is in our school systems.”

“Policing our children is never OK,” she said. “And when our children who are most effected by that policing tend to be our Black and brown students, that is a problem, again, of equity.”

When the candidates were asked if they would vote to raise taxes, Harness was the only candidate who said no.

“Fiscal responsibility is one of the main jobs we have as board members,” Jaques said. “And my goal is to reduce [the taxation] burden on every member of the communities that are served by this school district.”

THE MIDWEEK The DeKalb County History Center recently was recognized by the Illinois Association of Museums for how it adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The museum received an Award of Excellence for “COVID Response.” The association was impressed with the museum’s brackets game where people voted on their favorite object in DeKalb County history, as well as its “History: Out & About” social media campaign.

The History Center planned to launch the exhibit, “History of DeKalb County in 100 Objects,” in April 2020. Because of the pandemic, the center switched to promoting the exhibit concept on social media. On April 13, a brackets game was launched. Every day for 16 days, people used Facebook and Instagram to vote between two objects.

The campaign drew a huge response with more than 1,000 votes cast. Some of the most popular objects were from the smaller communities in the county with Dairy Joy in Hinckley beating the internationally known DeKalb Ag logo to “win” the contest.

As it became clear that the exhibit would not open at the end of the summer, the History Center found another way to share in-

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formation through “History: Out & About” posts. From June 1 through Oct. 1 (one week per township) at least four posts were made about interesting historical places and stories from around the county. The core of the information shared were the objects connected to the exhibit, along with other facts about DeKalb County communities. On Fridays, there was a link to the website that included a list of all the posts from the week along with a map laying out a tour.

Looking to the future, the center is partnering with the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau and DeKalb County Community Foundation in the creation of a driving app that will be launched in late spring to highlight many of the historical sites throughout the county.

BRIEFS League hosts informal talks with candidates DeKALB – The League of Women Voters of DeKalb County invites voters in DeKalb Wards 2 and 4 and Sycamore Ward 2 to a Tea and Talk informal conversation with the candidates via Zoom. These are the only contested city council races in DeKalb and Sycamore.

The Tea and Talk on Friday, March 26, will feature DeKalb Ward 2 candidates J. J. Wett and Barb Larson, and Ward 2 candidates Greg Perkins and Matt Keys.

The event will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Ward 2 candidate Wes Hoadley did not reply to requests to participate.

The Tea and Talk on Friday, April 2, will feature Sycamore Ward 2 candidates Pete Paulsen and Mike Rodriguez. It will be held from 4 to 5 p.m.

Check the league’s Facebook page for details as the dates approach. The events will be on Zoom and livestreamed on the league’s Facebook page.

Questions can be submitted in advance to lwvdkc.il@gmail.com

or during the event via the livestream comment section.

DeKalb County TRIAD collects seeds for homebound seniors DeKALB – DeKalb city officials are urging residents to donate their extra seeds to seniors as spring draws near.

According to a news release from the city, DeKalb County TRIAD is collecting flower seeds to brighten the days of homebound seniors. People can drop off packages of flower seeds in the bucket in the lobby of City Hall, 164 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.

The group will create “Grow Your Own” flower kits with the collected seeds for delivery to Meals on Wheels recipients to celebrate May Day. The City of DeKalb and DeKalb Police Department are partners in TRIAD. The organization is made up of law enforcement, community organizations and individuals who work together to improve the quality of life for older adults in DeKalb County.

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DeKalb candidates talk issues of the day

By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Use of tax increment financing, addressing fiscal hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic development within the City of DeKalb were among the topics of discussion raised during the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce’s contested city race candidate virtual forum on March 16.

Candidates for the contested Ward 2 Alderman, Ward 4 Alderman and mayoral races answered submitted questions about issues of the day during the forum, which was hosted by the chamber and sponsored by WDKB 94.9 FM, WLBK 98.9 FM and the Daily Chronicle.

Ward 2 Alderman

Barb Larson, who was one of the first candidates to file for the office in December, said her three main areas of focus as alderwoman, should she be elected, include fiscal responsibility and economic growth.

She said addressing those issues can help open doors for new programs and more services the city can provide for its citizens.

“Because we can’t just depend on overtaxing our taxpayers now,” Larson said. “We have to come up with other ways [to generate] tax revenue.”

Larson said the city also needs to better look at and address social equity and inclusion.

“It’s not just for people who look like me,” Larson said. “ ... It’s for every citizen of DeKalb, no matter what their ethnic background, their social background – doesn’t matter. Everybody, we’re all DeKalb.”

JJ Wett, clinical director at the DeKalb County Youth Services Bureau, also said he would focus on social equity within the city if he were elected. He said he also would look to expand the city’s infrastructure and repair the city’s roads.

Most importantly, Wett said, he would focus on doing everything he could do to help the city’s businesses and residents rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This pandemic has hurt everyone, top to bottom,” Wett said. “It’s hurt businesses that are large, small and everything in between.”

Retired DeKalb Deputy Police Chief Wes Hoadley said he agreed with the main points made by the other two candidates, including the need to improve infrastructure and especially addressing economic hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’ve got a lot of friends that own a lot of businesses here in town,” Hoadley said. “That was one of the things they told me when I was running as a candidate for Ward 2.”

But not just one city official can have all of the answers to address those concerns, Hoadley said.

“We’ve got to work together as a community,” he said. “Everybody’s got to jump in and do this.”

Ward 4 Alderman

When asked what improvements are needed in downtown DeKalb to make it a better place for businesses to succeed, students to visit and families to enjoy, Fourth Ward Alderman Greg Perkins pointed to the downtown projects that have already happened with tax increment financing dollars. He particularly cited the three projects headed by John and Foti Pappas and the city moving its city hall to downtown.

“They are going to bring a lot of bodies downtown,” Perkins said. “Those bodies are going to create a lot of traffic. I think it’s going to create some

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DeKalb mayoral and aldermanic candidates took part in a forum on March 16. Pictured (top row, from left) are mayoral candidates Cohen Barnes and Carolyn Morris; (bottom row, from left) Ward 4 candidates Greg Perkins and Matthew Keys, and Ward 2 candidates Barb Larson, J.J. Wett and Wesley Hoadley. demand for the downtown businesses.”

Perkins said he knows there has been a lot of debate about use of TIF dollars, especially the Pappas projects.

“But I think those are some of the big things that are really cool,” Perkins said. “You know, I think you can create some things that you’ve seen more so in Geneva and some of the other areas, but the development’s a big deal.”

Matt Keys, who is running against incumbent Perkins, said he agrees TIF funds can benefit the community if used correctly. He also said he had wanted to limit traffic going downtown a little bit by going to three lanes instead of the current four.

“Fortunately, that’s something that I was pleasantly surprised to hear was going to happen,” Keys said.

Keys also underscored the importance of helping downtown businesses that have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think that we definitely need to be able to throw some money at COVID recovery, if we can find it anywhere,” Keys said.

Perkins said the city has been pretty supportive of local businesses affected by the pandemic, citing the city reducing hospitality taxes and pushing back liquor license fee deadlines for restaurants and bars.

Keys is hoping the economic development on the city’s south side, including Facebook and Ferrara Candy Co. coming to town, will help the city bounce back better than some other struggling communities.

Mayor

Local business owner Cohen Barnes said he also has heard a lot of residents wanting to see more funding for infrastructure programs in the city. He said he also would want to see the city’s fire and police departments getting much-needed additional revenue, since they have been seeing less funding in the last few years.

“And the way I look at it, raising taxes is not a solution to support any program or any service in the community that we want to add on,” Barnes said. “What we need to do is bring on new revenue streams and those new revenue streams.”

First Ward Alderwoman Carolyn Morris has cited several times throughout her mayoral campaign that the achievement gap starts at 3 years old. She said she is a proponent for the state-funded Preschool for All program and has an interest in getting more quality early education into the city.

“We have two Preschool for All ... education centers in DeKalb currently – I’d like to see more of those,” Morris said. “I’d like to see more after-school programs. I think our children need something to do when their parents can’t drive them there.”

Morris said she also would like to see financial support for public safety programs within the city ramped up.

“So the kind of thing that I’m talking about is seeing more community involvement through the police department,” Morris said.

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Cortland, Illinois 60112 NICOLE R. NORKAITIS; ROLANDO CRUZ; NEUCORT NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; SECRETARY PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN Judgment of Foreclosure and OWNERS AND NON- Sale entered in the above cause on January 14, RECORD CLAIMANTS, 2021, I, Sheriff of DeKalb DEFENDANTS County, Illinois, will on April 2020CH000060 22, 2021 at the hour of Judge Thomas L. Doherty 1:00 PM at the DeKalb Address: County Public Safety 70 East Meadow Drive Building, 150 N. Main Cortland, Illinois 60112 Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE or in a place otherwise OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY designated at the time of GIVEN that pursuant to a sale, County of DeKalb, State Judgment of Foreclosure and of Illinois, sell at public Sale entered in the above auction to the highest bidder cause on January 14, for cash, as set forth below, 2021, I, Sheriff of DeKalb the following described real County, Illinois, will on April estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 22, 2021 at the hour of 70 East Meadow Drive, 1:00 PM at the DeKalb Cortland, Illinois 60112 County Public Safety P.I.N.: 09-20-253-004 Building, 150 N. Main The real estate is Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise improved with a single designated at the time of family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT sale, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, sell at public WAS: $148,816.18 Sale terms: 25% down auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, by certified funds; the the following described real balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) estate: hours. The subject property is COMMON ADDRESS: subject to real estate taxes, 70 East Meadow Drive, special assessments or Cortland, Illinois 60112 special taxes levied against P.I.N.: 09-20-253-004 The real estate is said real estate and is offered improved with a single for sale without any representation as to quality family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT or quantity of title and

RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 2020CH000060 Judge Thomas L. Doherty Address: 70 East Meadow Drive Cortland, Illinois 60112 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 14, 2021, I, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois, will on April 22, 2021 at the hour of 1:00 PM at the DeKalb Public Safety County Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 70 East Meadow Drive, Cortland, Illinois 60112 P.I.N.: 09-20-253-004 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $148,816.18 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710.

Please refer to file number IL 20 8028.

Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, &

as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710.

Please refer to file number IL 20 8028.

Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Email: ilpleadings@ johnsonblumberg.com Ph. 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 20 8028 I3163487 (Published in The MidWeek, March 10, 17, 24, 2021) You Want It? We've Got It! Classified has GREAT VARIETY! 815-632-2554

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, PLAINTIFF vs.

NICOLE R. NORKAITIS; ROLANDO CRUZ; NEUCORT HOMEOWNERS LAKES ASSOCIATION; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 2020CH000060 Judge Thomas L. Doherty Address: 70 East Meadow Drive Cortland, Illinois 60112 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 14, 2021, I, Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois, will on April 22, 2021 at the hour of 1:00 PM at the DeKalb Public Safety County Building, 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 9 IN NEUCORT LAKES UNIT ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE TOWN OF CORTLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 2002, IN PLAT CABINET NO. 9, AT SLIDE NO. 45-D AS DOCUMENT NO. 2002026830, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 70 East Meadow Drive, Cortland, Illinois 60112 P.I.N.: 09-20-253-004 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $148,816.18 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders

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5/15-1512, the amounts of St., Chicago, IL 60606, tele312-541-9710. any surplus bid will be held phone by the sheriff until a party Please refer to file number IL obtains a Court Order for its 20 8028.

Sheriff of distribution, or for 60 days DeKalb County, Illinois following the date of the entry of the order confirming Johnson, Blumberg, & sale, at which time, in the Associates, LLC absence of an order directing 230 W. Monroe Street, payment of the surplus, Suite 1125 it may be automatically Chicago, Illinois 60606 forfeited to the State without Email: ilpleadings@ johnsonblumberg.com further notice.

If this property is a condo- Ph. 312-541-9710 / minium unit, the purchaser Fax 312-541-9711 of the unit at the foreclosure JB&A # IL 20 8028 sale, other than a mortgagee I3163487 shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required (Published in The

by The Condominium Prop- MidWeek, March 10, 17, erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) 24, 2021) (1) and (g)(4).

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OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE Waterman Location: FORECLOSURE LAW. Heather Schultz: Units 10 For information: Examine and 11 the court file or contact Peggy Bryant: Unit 22 Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Guadalupe Martinez: Unit 50 Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe (Published in The Midweek St., Chicago, IL 60606, tele- on March 24, 31, 2021) phone 312-541-9710. 1866240 Please refer to file number IL DON'T NEED IT? 20 8028.

SELL IT FAST! Sheriff of MidWeek Classified DeKalb County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Call 815-632-2554 Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 PUBLIC NOTICE Email: ilpleadings@ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL johnsonblumberg.com CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY- SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Ph. 312-541-9710 / MARION R. THOMPSON, as Executor of THE ESTATE OF ELLEN S. PARHAM, PLAINTIFF vs. ERIN THORNBURG, as Fax 312-541-9711 Administrator of THE ESTATE OF KELLY THORNBURG, JB&A # IL 20 8028 CORDELIA PARHAM, and UNKNOWN OWNERS, I3163487 DEFENDANTS. 2018 CH 000010 (Published in The NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MidWeek, March 10, 17, GIVEN that pursuant to an PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY 24, 2021) Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered in the Amended above cause on January 15, 2021, the Sheriff of DeKalbCounty, Illinois will on April 22, 2021 at the hour of 1:00 PM at Public Safety Building, 150North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, Countyof DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forthbelow, the following described real estate: PIN: 08-14-401-006 Improved with Single Family Home Commonly known as: 809 Lawnwood Ave DeKalb, IL 60115 Legally described as: Lot 25 in Woodlawn Acres, a subdivision of a part of the Southeast¼ of Section 14, Township 40 North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according tothe plat thereof recorded June 28, 1948, as Document number 213915, in Plat Book “G”, page140, DeKalb county, Illinois.

Sale Terms: 10% down by the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property MunicipalityRelief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of theamount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four(24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, orspecial taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as toquality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale isfurther subject to confirmation by the court.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor,the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee?s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale,which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. Thesuccessful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or otherindividuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as tothe condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file toverify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Cronauer Law, LLP, 1101 DeKalb Ave., Suite #2, Sycamore, IL 60178, (815)895-8585.

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the following described real estate: LOT 9 IN NEUCORT LAKES UNIT ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE TOWN OF CORTLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 2002, IN PLAT CABINET NO. 9, AT SLIDE NO. 45-D AS DOCUMENT NO. 2002026830, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 70 East Meadow Drive, Cortland, Illinois 60112 P.I.N.: 09-20-253-004 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $148,816.18 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710.

Please refer to file number IL 20 8028.

Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Email: ilpleadings@ johnsonblumberg.com Ph. 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 20 8028 I3163487

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