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WEEK IN REVIEW DeKalb votes down $1M transit center

By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb aldermen voted down a proposed $1 million agreement with a Canadian-headquartered architecture company for a new transit center, saying they’d like a revised proposal which that would be lower impact to surrounding areas.

According to city documents, the city currently owns 25 transit vehicles and leases another 25 transit vehicles from Transdev Services Inc. City officials wrote the municipality relies on Transdev to lease their own facility because the city does not have a designated transit facility to house its vehicles and equipment, leaving most of the 50 vehicles used for transit services exposed to the elements year-round.

“With little to no weather protection,

the vehicles are more prone to costly maintenance issues that could be minimized if the vehicles were stored in a climate-controlled environment when not in service,” city staff wrote in the agenda.

The DeKalb City Council voted, 1-6, against the agreement with Stantec Architecture Inc. Seventh Ward Alderman Tony Faivre was the lone “yes” vote and all aldermen were present in person for the vote.

Pam Verbic of the 800 block of North 10th Street in DeKalb wrote in a letter to the council she knew city officials were told there was a marsh located on the proposed property but proposed construction would not affect the marsh or bike path.

Verbic wrote she has observed nearby cornfields become saturated enough where it affects crops planting. With school buses and students coming and

going from the DeKalb High School parking lots and traffic coming from a nearby church and DeKalb County government buildings, she wrote all of the traffic feeds onto First Street.

She also expressed air quality concerns due to busses idling and more exhaust coming from passing busses.

DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said during the April 12 City Council meeting he would recommend that City staff talk to Stantec, ask them to create a new proposal and come up with three or four options that might have less environmental impact for residents but are still nearby the Northern Illinois University Holmes Student Center, which is where bus routes begin. He said each option could have general descriptions and listed pros and cons and the council would then narrow it back down to one preferred site from there.

Community leaders express solidarity, call for unity

By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Vernese Edghill-Walden, chief diversity officer for Northern Illinois University, said she doesn’t think incidents like what happened to Daunte Wright or George Floyd are anything new and are just becoming more visible.

“The world has seen that institutional racism exists, that it is not something that people of color made up and that it happens every day,” Edghill-Walden said.

Edghill-Walden was one of the more than a dozen attendees at a news conference called by DeKalb and NIU community leaders on April 13 following the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot and killed by a white

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police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on April 11. The shooting followed a traffic stop involving Wright as a driver and the white veteran officer allegedly mistaking a handgun for a taser, said Minneapolis officials.

Trinity Alexander, chief operations officer for DeKalb-based Sir Donald Foundation, said during the conference at the NIU Center for Black Studies the “large elephant in the room that must be addressed is the unfortunate pattern of deaths, resignations and non-convictions” related to law enforcement.

NIU Deputy Police Chief Darren Mitchell, who is set to become acting police chief for the department in a week, said the university is required to send safety bulletins about gunshots due to the

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Clery Act, a federal law meant to provide transparency around campus crime policy and statistics. He said the city and university works hand in hand to make sure the message is crafted as delicately as possible when it comes to describing the incident.

“In our department, in the NIU police department, we have been talking since Daunte’s killing – and coincidentally, we happened to be going over taser training when this happened,” Mitchell said. “We see this as a learning opportunity because we care about what happens in our community, that our police officers understand the fear ... of these situations and, particularly as an African-American leader for a police department who has two sons, I feel those same fears.”

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ON THE COVER Sycamore High School Agriculture Mechanics teacher Christian Thurwanger (left) helps student Brandon Coon change the oil on a lawn mower. See story, page 6.

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CORRECTION The story about the Trash Squirrels community group that appeared in the Wednesday, April 14, edition of The MidWeek misspelled the name of one of the group’s creators, Julie Jesmer.

The MidWeek regrets the error.

THE MIDWEEK GENOA – A wood relief carving by Joe Dillett will be auctioned off to support DeKalb County Community Gardens’ Genoa Area Community Food Hub. The 23-by-11.5-inch butternut carving depicts the Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum and the adjacent Genoa Water Works Building.

The one-of-a-kind piece is being displayed at two Genoa businesses, First Midwest Bank and Tobinson Ace Hardware, as part of a traveling silent auction benefiting DCCG on Give DeKalb County Day, May 6.

The public can view and place a silent bid on the artwork at Tobinson Ace Hardware, 361 Sycamore Road in Genoa, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. most business days through April 24.

A starting bid of $1,500 has already been received.

The final winning bid of the silent auction will be gifted to DCCG via Give DeKalb County, an annual day of giving for more than 100 local nonprofit organizations.

Dillett, a professional wood carver from Genoa, has been carving since he was a boy. He has been creating detailed architectural carvings of doors, altars and statues for churches for more than 30 years. His carvings are spread across the United States. Locally, Dillett has a carving installed at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau.

“Since my grandparents moved to Genoa from Somonauk, my grandpa has been taking photos and making drawings of historic buildings in town. He even visits the Genoa Library to learn about the his-

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A wood relief carving by Joe Dillett will be auctioned off to support DeKalb County Community Gardens’ Genoa Area Community Food Hub. The carving depicts the Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum and the adjacent Genoa Water Works Building. tory of Genoa,” Dillett’s granddaughter Hannah Davekos said in a news release. “We chose the Kishwaukee Valley Historical Museum because it is one of the most recognizable places in our town.”

To learn more about Joe Dillett and his works,

visit his YouTube Channel The Carving Shop.

For more information about the programs and services of DCCG, visit www.dekalbgardens.org or contact Jackie DiNatale, DCCG communications director, at jdinatale@dekalbgardens.org.

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ON THE RECORD ... with Jennifer Harrison Who would you like to see go on the record? Let us know at readit@midweeknews.com DeKALB – Jennifer Harrison, 45, has been running every day since Dec. 28, 2015. She has run the Chicago Marathon the past four years.

Harrison, a teacher at Huntley Middle School, ran a total of 60 miles from March 5-7 to raise more than $2,000 for Barb Food Mart.

Harrison, a sixth-grade language arts teacher, joined the 4x4x48, a national fundraiser for local nonprofit organizations. Participants seek pledges before running 4 miles every four hours for 48 hours.

To raise even more money, Harrison decided to add an extra mile to each of her 12 runs, so she ran a total of 60 miles.

Harrison raised $2,246 for Barb Food Mart, located at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb.

Barb Food Mart is open for curbside, drive-thru pickup from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Thursdays. More information about registering, online ordering, volunteering and donating can be found online at www.barbfoodmart.com.

Harrison spoke to MidWeek reporter Katrina Milton about the fundraising event.

Milton: Are you from DeKalb?

Harrison: I live in DeKalb, but I’m

person to donate. Soon, more and more people donated. I couldn’t believe it.

Milton: How did you run the 60 miles?

Harrison: I did the first leg at 10 p.m.

Friday, March 5. It was nighttime, so I got on the treadmill at Anytime Fitness. After I ran 4 miles, I realized it wasn’t that bad, so I decided to run one more mile, a total of 5 [miles] every four hours. I ran a total of 60 miles that weekend. I did have breaks and took naps in between. I was definitely physically tired. I had friends and family that supported me. We went out for breakfast. One friend ran with me outside, and people were honking and waving and cheering.

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Huntley Middle School teacher Jennifer Harrison raised more than $2,000 for Barb Food Mart by running 60 miles in one weekend. from Rock Falls. I came here to teach in 1998. I’ve been teaching at Huntley Middle School for 23 years. I’ve been teaching sixth grade language arts for about 15 of those years. … I also coach track at the middle school, and I run distance with my students. I’d never have them do something I couldn’t or wouldn’t do.

Milton: What is 4x4x48?

Harrison: To participate, you run 4 miles every four hours for 48 hours.

You ask people to donate per mile, and then choose a charity of your choice to donate the money to. Right away, I thought of Barb Food Mart. I asked a friend to help me write a post on Facebook, and she said she’d be the first

Milton: Is running 60 miles in one weekend a lot for you?

Harrison: I typically run 56 miles in a week. Running 60 miles in a weekend was a lot, more than I had ever done before. I ran a total of almost 100 miles total that week.

Milton: How much money did you raise?

Harrison: I raised a total of $2,246 for Barb Food Mart. They said that for

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Milton: Why did you choose Barb Food Mart?

Harrison: I have volunteered there in the past, helping stock shelves and handing out food. In the spring of last year, when we were under the stay-athome order, I handed out school lunches to students. I saw just how many students and their families came, how many needed food. For me, choosing Barb Food Mart was a no-brainer.

Milton: What are your goals for the future?

Harrison: I’m still running every day.

In June, I’ll start training for the Chicago Marathon. Hopefully it will be held in person this October. I also want to continue helping Barb Food Mart. You don’t have to run to help out. You can volunteer, you can stock shelves, you can hand out food.

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

SYCAMORE – The Sycamore District 427 school board on April 13 set prom and graduation dates in May for the class of 2021.

In-person prom and graduation was discussed, and a senior awards night will be held virtually.

Prom is scheduled to be held May 15 in the Sycamore High School field house. Instead of dancing and a dinner, the event will feature 25 activities that students can participate in throughout the night. The event will also include a red carpet grand march to allow students to show off their formal wear. The grand march will be televised on Spartan TV so family and friends can watch.

“We are planning a prom, but it will look different because there won’t be dancing,” Principal Tim Carlson said.

During prom, students will spend the evening in groups of six to eight, which will limit mingling and will allow contact tracing if COVID-19 is spread.

Graduation will be held at 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 30, at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center.

After being polled, 77% of students wanted a singular graduation event in-person.

Graduation will be limited to 1,600 guests, or five tickets per family. Additional tickets will be available if there is still capacity. Approximately 350 students are expected to graduate this year.

Students will be able to visit the high school campus for photos before and after graduation.

Carlson said it was important for the graduating students “to have as normal of an experience as they can.”

Return to learn full-time in fall During the Sycamore school board meeting on April 13, Sycamore Superintendent Steve Wilder said the district’s goal is a full, in-person return to learn in the fall.

“Our goal, is whether the guidance changes or not, to make plans for a full return in the fall ... and do our best to plan [for that] this spring,” Wilder said. “So we can communicate ... to our

staff, our students and our families about what next year is going to be and what it’s going to look like before the end of this school year. My goal is to not leave things, to leave as little hanging as possible over the summer so we’re still not working on these plans.”

Wilder said that approximately 20% of students enrolled in the district are still receiving remote instruction: 13% of students in kindergarten through fifth grades, 19% of middle school students and 27% of high school students.

Wilder also mentioned having dedicated remote learning classes and teachers next school year. The Out of School Care (OSCAR) program also is planned to be fully offered in the fall.

After talking to Chauncey Carrick, director of athletics and activities for the district, Wilder said Sycamore is “planning for a traditional schedule for activities next year.”

“We’re playing football right now,” Wilder said. “We’ll have some contact days over the summer, and we’re going to play football right away again in the fall.”

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every $1 donated, they can purchase $8 worth of food from the Northern Illinois Food Bank catalog. With my donation, they said that they could purchase almost $18,000 worth of food.

They told me that my donation helped buy everything on the next truck shipment of food and two weeks worth of milk. Sometimes I spend $150 on groceries for my home, so I really was in awe with how much my donation could help.

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GET YOUR MOWER RUNNING Sycamore ag mechanics students learn life skills at lawn mower clinic fundraiser

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

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YCAMORE – Instead of going to a big chain store to have his lawn mower serviced before grass-cutting season, Cliff McKay of Sycamore stopped by Sycamore High School.

McKay dropped off his lawn mower to be serviced by students in the SHS agriculture mechanics class during their first-ever lawn mower clinic.

For $30, students changed oil, cleaned air filters, checked spark plugs, sharpened blades and handwashed the exterior on the mowers.

Spark plugs and air filters could be replaced for a small extra charge.

“I thought the clinic was a really good idea,” McKay said. “It’s a great way to help students out, and it’s great timing, right before having to go out and cut the grass this spring.”

The 30 students in the two ag mechanics classes spent three days working on 70 lawn mowers. The clinic was held as the classes finished their unit about small engines.

“The unit and the lawn mower clinic teach the students basic maintenance skills, as well as troubleshooting and how to diagnose a problem,” teacher Christian Thurwanger said.

Agriculture Department Chair Kara Poynter said that the lawn mower clinic teaches students “reallife experiences.”

“The students learn a lot in the class, and the clinic provides a hands-on way to use what they learn,” she said. “It’s great that they can learn and practice those skills under a teacher’s guidance, really hone and shape them. When the students graduate, they’ll have skills they can use the rest of their life.”

Austin Gerdes, a junior taking the class, said that working on the lawn mowers was “a fun and cool experience.”

“I’ve never fixed a lawn mower for another person before, and I think it’s taught me a lot of useful skills,” Gerdes said. “Now I’m able to use the knowledge I’ve learned to fix other objects and my own stuff in the future.”

Sophomore Daniel Young described working on the lawn mow-

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Junior Austin Gerdes checks the air filter of a lawn mower during his agriculture mechanics class at Sycamore High School on Wednesday, April 14. The class held a lawn mower clinic as a fundraiser for their school program.

ers as “a puzzle.”

“It’s fun and interactive,” he said.

“I love working on machines. I want to get into a trade after graduation,

and this is a great way to learn the skills I need.”

Darla Kroeger of Sycamore and her son both brought their lawn

mowers to the clinic.

“I think it helps the school and the students out, but it also helps me out, because I needed my lawn mower maintenance,” she said. “It’s great to see the students working together, and they are learning great life skills.

Those skills will help them later in life and are applicable to everyday situations.”

The money raised through the clinic will be used to purchase impact drills, welders and tool carts for the agriculture program.

“Right now, we only have nine tool carts and need 30,” Thurwanger said.

“It means a lot that the community got involved in the clinic to support our program. Honestly, I didn’t know how many people would bring their lawn mowers to us. We’ve had a great turnout this year, and we will do it again next year, the same time of year.”

THE MIDWEEK Northwestern Medicine is joining with the Drug Enforcement Administration to host five collection sites for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24.

National Prescription Take Back Day provides a safe, convenient and responsible way to dispose of unused opioids and other prescription medications, while also educating the general public about the potential for misuse of medications.

Community members can safely dispose of their unused medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at two DeKalb County drive-thru sites: • Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Medical Records Building 2731 Sycamore Road, DeKalb (one driveway south of main hospital) • Northwestern Medicine Valley

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Firefighters donate to memorial clock restoration THE MIDWEEK The DeKalb’s Firefighters Local 1236 recently presented members of the DeKalb Rotary Club with a check for $500 to help restore the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock in DeKalb.

DeKalb Rotary Club, celebrating its centennial year, has selected as its centennial project the restoration of clock to working order, according to a news release. The clock is located in Memorial Park at the corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway.

DeKalb Firefighters Union Local 1236 supports various community groups and organizations throughout the year. The group has awarded scholarships to area students, provided meals to families in need, provided sponsorships for youth athletics programs, and raised funds for various local and national charities.

“DeKalb Firefighters Local 1236 is proud to support the Rotary in the restoration of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock,” Fire Capt. Luke Howieson, vice president of the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois, said in the news release. “To continue to honor the service of those in our community who sacrificed so much for our freedoms including many DeKalb firefight-

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“Miller was a charter member of the DeKalb American Legion and his service to the DeKalb community and our country is something we are proud to honor through the support of this restoration project,” Howieson said in the release.

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9 The German-American Club of DeKalb (DANK) celebrated its fifth anniversary Saturday night with a dinner meeting at the Union Hall in DeKalb.

If the township authorities continue to haul loads of small stone through the downtown street there are likely to be several more windows broken. These small stones are easily flicked by a passing automobile, and the force is great enough to do damage to glass. The window at the First National bank was broken this morning by such a stone, and it resembles more the appearance of a bullet hole through the window.

Evidently it was between 11 o’clock and midnight on Friday night that the select storm was at its height as it was sometime between the two hours mentioned that the big clock at the high school went out of order. The clock was not heard at all Saturday nor Sunday.

Yesterday when the repair work was given attention during the early morning, the first hour to be tolled was 11. The clock was then stopped, according to reports and started again at that hour.

The familiar sound was missed by the people of that section of the city, many of whom rely on it entirely for the regulation of their household duties.

On account of the snow drifts near Belvidere Saturday night, the Spring Valley passenger train was unable to get through to Rollo and so it came Sunday afternoon.

Judge Adam C. Cliffe entered decrees in the Kane County circuit court Saturday, dissolving 147 corporations. These were old corporations, most of which have long since ceased to be in existence, but which require, nevertheless, court action to make their dissolution absolute.

Little Jimmie Walker of Elva was kicked in the head by a horse while playing near the barn Wednesday. He was taken at once to the office of Dr. Anderson where the wound was dressed. The doctor took eight stitches and the little fellow is as comfortable as could be expected. It is hoped no bad results will follow.

DeKalb, as well as the entire region of the Great Lakes, was visited last night and this morning by the worst sleet storm in the history of the weather bureau. All traffic is crippled. All electric service is practically gone, telegraphs and telephones are practically completely ruined and chances are that conditions will not be any better for many hours.

Comparatively few of the more than 1 million needy Americans who now get government food stamps will be affected by the new “work requirement” rule. The rule, formerly proposed by the department late last week in line with a 1970 law, is designed to ban food stamp aid to able-bodied adults who don’t want to work.

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American Wire and Steel building, Fourth and Locust streets, DeKalb, 1940. Photo courtesy Northern Illinois Digital Library.

Charles Noren at the Central Garage has just received several of the late models of the Nash cars in all shapes, sizes and prices. The one car that is attracting considerable attention among the automobile public at this time is the sport model, which is said to be a fine looking motorcar.

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Nineteen boys and five leaders of Scout Troop 28 participated in an overnight camp Thursday night and Friday at Lloyd’s Woods north of Sycamore. Plans for the hike were made and carried out

by Paul Hayes and Bob Burtzos.

Members of the Genoa Fie Department are awaiting the arrival of the new fire truck that has been ordered by the community. Its purchase was made possible through public subscription, $6,000 having been raised, and about $1,000 being needed to purchase extra equipment that will be valuable in fighting blazes. Kingston community has joined with Genoa in the raising of the funds to purchase the truck and will have fire protection from the Genoa department.

A brooder house located on the experimental poultry farm of the DeKalb Agricultural Association on Sycamore Road was completely destroyed by flames last night and the roof of a second brooder house was badly scorched.

Also lost in the blaze were 220 14-dayold chicks. The blaze had such a strong start that there was no chance of saving the brooder house but danger to the other building was soon ended.

The Sycamore Park Board met last evening with no permanent action taken on grandstands, new roads, and other equipment. This was delayed until figures could be received by the war surplus companies. Also discussed was the possibility of James Reed acquiring the south six acres for ball diamonds for the use of the small children’s ball teams this summer.

Construction work is rapidly progressing on the new 80-by-10-foot addition at the General Electric plant in DeKalb. This structure, to be used for loading and unloading equipment, is located on the southeast corner and will be large enough to house three freight cars and strong enough to permit the operation of a 10-ton crane from the roof girders.

Announcement has been made that the Odd Fellows organization of Genoa has purchased the remainder of the building of which they now own and occupy a portion. The lodge hall of the organization is on the second floor. In the recent transaction, the remainder of the building was purchased. It was owned by Ralph Patterson and is now occupied by the post office.

1971 – 50 YEARS AGO

A youth found part of a burglary haul yesterday afternoon in the Kishwaukee River at the First Street Bridge. The youngster spotted a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, a Bandelier and some shells. Police believe the items were part of the Robert Hillstrand house burglary last week.

Fifth-grade students in Yvonne Johnson’s class at West School are among those observing Earth Week this week by helping to keep our environment clean. The class is setting up a display on the Courthouse lawn and will be in charge of cleaning up the West school grounds.

As the new $3 million Visual Arts Building on the campus of Northern Illinois University was dedicated Saturday, guests heard a plea to bring art back to the people and beyond the “5% of the people in the nation today that enjoy serious art.”

1996 – 25 YEARS AGO

A year ago, it was the wails of sirens.

Today, it was the wails of a baby, shrill cries that punctuated 168 seconds of silence. Hundreds of families and survivors faced an empty expanse of grass today where a nine-story building once stood. They paused – remembering in those 168 seconds the 168 people killed when a bomb devastated the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

The sharp, thin saw blade is a blur as it explores its way through the wood, turning this way then that with a sound far more hushed than expected. The faint pencil line disappears, replaced by the clean cut and the fine dusting of sawdust which frees a hint of fresh pine scent long imprisoned in the board.

These are the sights and sounds and smells that Gayle Hughes, Genoa, has come to love. Hughes, who is a customer service representative/loan processor in the DeKalb office of the Farm Credit Services of Northern Illinois, was featured in the Employee Album sections of the most recent issue of the organization’s Country Spirit magazine.

– Compiled by Sue Breese

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Kish Hospital $12M renovation underway

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

DeKALB – Demolition began April 12 on a three-phase, $12 million renovation of the emergency department at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital.

The project will be completed in three phases over 16 months to allow optimal emergency department operations during construction. The hospital’s emergency department entrance and waiting area will be temporarily relocated.

“We will still be taking care of our patients with the same great, high-quality care they’ve always received,” said Kristen Tindall, patient care manager of the emergency department. “We look forward to welcoming patients into our brand new, state-of-the-art emergency department, where we always put patients and their care first.”

Construction is expected to be completed by September 2022.

“The emergency department renovation will update the physical environment to match the high-quality, compassionate care provided by our clinicians and staff,” Jay Anderson, president of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, said in a news release. “We look forward to offering the community greater comfort during what is often a stressful time in a more calming and modern environment.”

Construction and renovation plans Dan Callaghan, project manager of planning and construction for Northwestern Medicine, said renovation of the hospital’s emergency department has been “thought about for years,” with drafting of the conceptual design

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Dan Callaghan, project manager of planning and construction for Northwestern Medicine, talks amid the construction April 13, about the renovation project that is underway in the emergency department at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb. The emergency room is still open at the facility while construction is taking place. beginning two and a half years ago.

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital was built in 2007, and although an addition was built onto the emergency department, no major renovation has taken place since the building was constructed.

“The renovation will feature a whole new layout and floor plan,” Callaghan said. “There will be new flooring, new walls and paint, a new mechanical system and new duct work. Each room will have its own zone control with a thermostat.”

The emergency department’s number of rooms will increase from 23 to 34, including 14 exam rooms, three trauma

rooms, two isolation rooms and three holding bays for patients waiting for results. Five fast-track rooms are designed to quickly treat patients with mild ailments and injuries, such as sore throat, urinary tract infections and sprained ankles.

A behavioral health suite will feature four treatment bays designed to promote safety for patients and staff.

When a bay is being used for a behavioral health patient, an overhead door will be lowered to ensure the patient is protected from any equipment that could be used to cause self-harm.

The emergency department also will have all new carts and stretchers, three

trauma stretchers and new medical equipment. A second pneumatic tube station will be installed to efficiently send specimens to the lab. An overflow area, equipped with medical gas, will accommodate additional patients if needed during a surge event. A dedicated security services office will be embedded within the emergency department.

“This renovation is very important because our emergency department has had some wear and tear over the years,” Tindall said. “The new equipment will increase our efficiency, the flow of our department and reduce wait times. ... We’re really excited for the future, and the renovations will benefit the community, our patients and our staff.”

Dr. Andrew Oleksyn, medical director for the emergency department, has been employed by the hospital for more than 15 years and witnessed the building and opening of the hospital and its emergency room in 2007.

“Through the years, I have seen the community grow, and patient volume has grown exponentially,” he said.

“The new design of the emergency room keeps patients’ safety and hospital efficiency in mind. The new design will allow us to have a versatile environment.”

Oleksyn said he is looking forward to the completion of the renovation project.

“We just ask for patience and understanding during the construction process, because we’re working with limited space during construction,” he said. “Once construction is all said and done, we’re going to have a very upscale, efficient and modern emergency department, and we’re all excited about that.”

Wrennhouse Fund expresses love, provides opportunity THE MIDWEEK A new donor-advised fund has been established through the DeKalb County Community Foundation. The Wrennhouse Fund provides donors Kent and Kris Wrenn a charitable way to express their love for the Sycamore community and the nonprofit organizations that serve it.

Kris and Kent Wrenn were both raised in homes that believe strong communities were created by giving back and helping your neighbors. For them, Sycamore is a city that places a unique focus on family, community and values. It’s a place that gives others the opportunity to flourish.

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where she has spent her career. Kent Wrenn grew up in the village of Winfield. Upon meeting Kris, he realized his future belonged in Sycamore with her so after graduating from the University of Iowa, he moved to Sycamore.

Kent has spent his career in manufacturing as a human resources professional specializing in talent development. Their children, Lucy and Madeline, were both born and raised in Sycamore and are graduates of Syca1972 at the start of third grade when more High School. her family purchased a flower shop, “We made the decision to partner Kar-Fre Flowers (named after her par- with the Community Foundation ents, Karen and Fred Rhynders). After because our values – to enhance the graduating from Sycamore High quality of life and proactively help to School and then Northern Illinois Uni- build a stronger community – align,” versity, Kris joined the family business the Wrenns stated in a news release.

“Regardless of circumstances, we believe all children should have access to opportunities that allow them to take flight and explore their world. By giving back and helping our neighbors, we can contribute to building strong and vibrant communities which help to make this world a better place.”

Donations to any fund at the DeKalb County Community Foundation, including the Wrennhouse Fund, can be made online at dekalbccf.org/ donate, or by mail to the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

For questions or to get started creating your own charitable fund, contact Executive Director Dan Templin at 815748-5383 or dan@dekalbccf.org.

Sycamore 6-year-old’s life celebrated at community party

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

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n March 13, the Sycamore community came together to celebrate Tess Marie Franklin-Nagle’s seventh birthday at South Prairie Elementary School.

The birthday party featured pink sprinkled doughnuts, a toy basket raffle and a gathering of family and friends. In addition to celebrating Tess’ birthday, the event also celebrated her life.

Nagle died Feb. 2 from a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a type of brain tumor found in an area of the brainstem known as the pons. She was only 6 years old.

She was diagnosed with the inoperable tumor on May 16, 2020.

Debbie Carver, outreach coordinator for All in To Win, a pediatric cancer foundation that assists children and their families during life-threatening illnesses, describes DIPG as “the cruelest of cruel, a cancer with no cure and zero survival rate.”

“It was my honor to have met Tess and her family because Tess was one remarkable little girl,” Carver said.

“She had so much wisdom, so much love and spunk and personality. God gave her to this world for a reason.”

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Tess Marie Franklin-Nagle’s seventh birthday was celebrated posthumously on March 13 at South Prairie Elementary School in Sycamore with pink sprinkled doughnuts, a toy basket raffle and a community gathering. Nagle died Feb. 2 of an inoperable brain tumor.

Thanking the community

Honoring Tess

Tess’ mom Marilee Nagle said that having the community celebrate Tess’ seventh birthday “really means the world to me because I want the world to know who she was and what she suffered from.”

“I never want her forgotten,” she said. “I hope and pray that she is here celebrating with us so she can see for herself how many people care about her because her biggest mental struggle was, ‘Why did this happen to me and how did it happen?’”

Nagle describes Tess as “her dream come true” and “a mini me.” Tess loved swimming, singing and dancing.

Some of her favorite things included anything rainbow, sparkly, pink donuts, dresses, high heels, red lipstick and her special “fairy dust.” She dreamed of being a fashion designer and a police officer when she grew up.

To honor Tess, many birthday party celebrants wore brightly colored lipstick.

“She loved and had a sense for style that I’ve never had,” Nagle said. “She could put together an outfit that I would say, ‘That doesn’t match,’ and it would look amazing. She was a total fashionista and had to dress to a ‘T’ no

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Tess Marie Franklin-Nagle matter if we were just going grocery shopping. She had shoes to match every outfit.”

During Tess’ birthday party, 17 baskets full of toys were raffled off, with the proceeds helping the fight against DIPG. Many of the toys were unopened presents Tess received that she didn’t have the opportunity to play with.

The Jannuzio family of Sycamore won a raffle basket during the event.

Dominic Jannuzio was Tess’ classmate and neighbor.

“They played together in the park almost every day after school,” Domi-

Marilee Nagle said that “it’d be impossible to list everyone” in the community who donated and helped since Tess was diagnosed with DIPG. A short list of Nagle’s thank-yous include: Tess’ best friends Daria and Aaliyah; the Halley family, who organized a parade for Tess with the fire and police department, a pink fire truck that played one of Tess’ favorite songs and a helicopter; Foxpointe Behavioral Health staff who started a Katrina J.E. Milton - kmilton@shawmedia.com meal train when Tess was first diagPosters with birthday messages for Tess Ma- nosed and raised money for Christrie Franklin-Nagle were seen at a community mas; Debbie Carver and All in to Win birthday party. foundation; South Prairie Elementary School; other DIPG parents who offered support; and the “cancer nic’s mother, Kerry Jannuzio, said. foundations who just kept granting “They rode bikes together and played wish after wish for Tess to really be hide and seek. We loved Tess very able to enjoy her last nine months much and miss her every day.” here on Earth.”

Everyone at the birthday party “I never would have been able to described Tess’ upbeat, larger-thanlay Tess to rest in such a beautiful way life personality. without the help of the community, “She always loved dressing up, lipstick and JoJo bows,” godmother Alee- and for that I am and will be forever grateful,” she said. sha Nagle said.

Tess’ grandmother, Barb Nagle, Tess’ Sunday school teacher Margit Willis said, “Tess lit up the room wher- said that Tess’ effect can be felt on the entire community. ever she went.”

“It’s amazing that one little 6-year“I remember she always loved makold can bring together so many peoing slime,” she said. “Once, during a ple,” she said. “They care. They genuparents’ night out event with all the inely care, and that means so much. kids playing in the gym, Tess came It’s so heartwarming and it helps with over to me. She said, ‘Let’s watch all the grieving process. … Tess is so these kids together, OK?’ She was so responsible and had such a strong per- missed, but her power to connect othsonality even at such a young age.” ers is still here.”

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The MidWeek receives 12 awards in IPA Contest THE MIDWEEK The MidWeek earned 12 awards in the Illinois Press Association editorial contest for work completed in 2020, including two first-place awards and two category sweeps for reporter and photographer Katrina J.E. Milton.

The full awards lists, along with sweepstakes and general excellence awards, will be announced Friday, May 7, during a virtual convention of the IPA Best of the Press Awards.

Milton received four awards for feature writing and eight for photography.

Her writing awards included a business feature article about Old School Pizza opening in Malta, a feature article about a parade celebrating a DeKalb boy’s successful completion of chemotherapy treatments, a personality profile about a DeKalb author’s book remembering her father’s World War II experiences, and a personality article about a DeKalb veteran using music to help others struggling with PTSD. Milton’s photo of Haley Earle of Leland and Derek Day of Somonauk

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Molly and Josh Holbrook pose for a photo inside Old School Pizza, 507 N. Third St., Unit 2, in Malta. This photo won first place in the Illinois Press Association’s Best of the Press Awards Contest in the portrait/personality category. holding their newborn son born on Leap Day took top honors in the feature photo category, and a photo of Josh and Molly Holbrook, owners of Old School Pizza in Malta, took first in the personality portrait category.

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THE MIDWEEK Celebrating the accomplishments of fellow Huskies is an important part of the Northern Illinois University experience and one of the most visible is the relatively new tradition of lighting the tower on the Holmes Student Center red to acknowledge a special achievement or day.

It’s a stirring symbol that can be seen for miles in every direction, but it also comes with challenges. How best to determine when to light it up, and how to communicate what is being commemorated?

A cross-campus committee with representatives from the student center, student affairs, faculty, student government, athletics, the president’s office, and university communications developed a policy to formalize what types of achievements and days will be celebrated and how to promote it. That proposed policy was reviewed by the policy library committee and approved

by President Lisa Freeman on March 16.

The initiative was given the name Huskie Pride Lights to tie in the lighting of the HSC with the iconic Huskie Pride Sculpture located just across the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons.

“We are excited to launch the Huskie Pride Initiative,” Matt Streb, Freeman’s chief of staff and chair of the committee, said in a news release.

“There are so many great moments and accomplishments happening at NIU and now our community will know when something special happens at NIU because they will see the HSC tower lit red. We believe this will be the start of a wonderful new tradition.”

The tower will be lit red during the following university events:

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Northern Illinois University has launched the Huskie Pride Lights initiative to acknowledge a special achievement or day by lighting the tower of the Holmes Student Center red.

Commencement weekend Homecoming weekend NIU’s Anniversary (July 15) Welcome Days Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day Faculty and staff awareness ceremonies Red and Black event Special events at the Holmes Student Center Additionally, the tower will be lit red in recognition of the following ath-

letic achievements: Mid-American Conference Championships (individual or team) NCAA Tournament wins NCAA Tournament selection (individual or team) Bowl game wins Boneyard (Power Five) wins in all sports Other occasions to light the tower red will come about when the university receives national recognition, or at the president’s or president’s desig-

nee’s discretion.

One important date will not be commemorated with the red lights. On Feb. 14 each year, in memory of the five students who died on that date in 2008, the HSC tower will be dark.

To best relay to the community why the tower is lit on any given day a new Huskie Pride Lights page has been created on the NIU website at niu.edu/ huskie-pride-lights, and there is a special feed on the university events calendar that people can follow.

Community Gardens rolls out Healthy Cents program THE MIDWEEK The Genoa Area Community Food Hub, a program of DeKalb County Community Gardens, is partnering with the University of Illinois Extension to bring the Healthy Cents program to the community throughout 2021.

Healthy Cents is a free program that combines nutrition education and food resource management principles to encourage individuals and families managing with limited resources to make healthy food choices and to foster healthy food shopping and eating habits. The Healthy Cents program sessions are offered online via Zoom to adhere to current COVID-19 guidelines and are free and open to all.

A variety of topics will be shared in Healthy Cents program sessions. Community members are encouraged to participate in both 30-minute “listen & learn” sessions conducted by U of I Extension that comple-

nutrition experts to enhance the “demo & do” sessions. Many of the sessions will include do-it-yourself kits to provide a follow along, hands-on experience.

Some of the topics offered this year through Healthy Cents include what is healthy food and how can you afford it, saving money on food away from home, healthy snacks you can afford, smart shopping, growing your own veggies, and canning and freezing made simple.

The next Healthy Cents session is Easy Container Gardening on April 24. Follow DeKalb County Community Gardens and Genoa Area Community Food Hub on Facebook for details.

For more information about the Healthy Cents Shaw Media file photo “listen & learn” sessions conducted by U of I Extension, contact Tracy Marcus at tmarcus@illinois.edu. ment the following one-hour “demo & do” sessions For more information about the Healthy Cents “demo presented by the food hub. & do” sessions presented by the food hub, contact The food hub is including local chefs and other Haleigh Hunger at hhunger@dekalbgardens.org.

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SUMC to host monthly fundraiser dinners THE MIDWEEK Sycamore United Methodist Church will begin a monthly community outreach called Wednesday Drive-Thru Dinner.

The dinner will be held the third Wednesday of each month and will be hosted by either a SUMC church group or a local nonprofit organization. A variety of local food vendors and restaurants will provide meals that will be a quick, easy curbside pick-up.

The dinners will benefit that month’s group or organization.

“We’re really excited to start a new community outreach reoccurring event, not only to help the Sycamore United Methodist Church committees, but also to support area nonprofit organizations and local caterers who have struggled during the COVID pandemic,” Debbie Elleson, SUMC administrative assistant and Wednesday Drive-Thru Dinner Committee chair, said in a news release. “We’re looking forward to sharing our church grounds with the community, and hoping families, couples and individuals will enjoy

a night off from cooking at home and support our easy drive-thru dinners once a month.”

The first Wednesday Drive-Thru Dinner will be hosted by and benefit the Sycamore Lions Club. A pork chop dinner catered by the Sycamore Country Store & Catering will be offered from 4:30 to 7 p.m. April 21 at SUMC, 160 Johnson Ave. in Sycamore. Each meal will includes a pork chop, country-style baked beans, snickerdoodle salad, and a roll with butter.

Tickets cost $12 and are available to purchase in advance from any Sycamore Lion member or by calling Pete Springmire at 815-761-7553.

Next month’s Wednesday DriveThru Dinner on May 19 will be hosted by the SUMC Men’s group. A barbecue chicken dinner will be provided by Sycamore Country Store & Catering. Tickets cost $12. Information on where to buy tickets will be available soon.

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DeKALB – In advance of the Ellwood mansion’s reopening, the Ellwood House Museum is offering training for new and returning volunteers interested in leading guided tours.

The program, held virtually from 7 to 9 p.m. April 20 will focus on tour content while also sharing background information on the Ellwood family, the story of barbed wire, and new guidelines for COVID-19 safety. After the training, guides will be able to visit the house in-person, in order to practice the tour route and ask additional questions.

Tours of the first floor and basement of the Ellwood mansion are expected to become available to the public in May, with reservations open to households of up to 10 people. Social distancing and masks will be required.

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DCCF fund aims to keep seniors safe and viable THE MIDWEEK SYCAMORE – The Elder Care Services Endowment Fund has been established through the DeKalb County Community Foundation.

The purpose of the fund is to create a mechanism to accept donations for Elder Care Services of DeKalb County and in turn support the agency in its mission of assisting senior citizens and vulnerable adults of DeKalb County. An endowment fund will ensure that the agency will remain a stable resource to the community for many years, according to a news release.

ECS aims to keep seniors and vulnerable adults safe, secure and supported in the community for as long as possible. Services include care management coordination, adult protective services, Medicare and Medicaid assistance, self-neglect services, referral assistance, money management services, Get Me To Monday Emergency Food Pantry Program for Seniors, emergency respite, financial assistance, emergency housing, in-home care, adult day care, automated medicine dispensing, emergency medical alert buttons, benefits

access assistance for state and federal programs, emergency pet assistance/ respite, information resources and more. ECS provides all of this assistance at no cost to its clients.

“Our goal for the future is to be a huge part of seniors lives and to support local residents through the aging process,” Tara Russo, ECS executive director, said in the release. “We want to support and assist, but also provide services to keep seniors safe, secure, and supported in the home and community they love. To celebrate our mission to the community with the purchase of a building and the development of our new Cognitive Support Program, we are partnering with local chambers of commerce in April 2021 to host ribbon-cutting ceremonies.”

Donations to any fund at the Community Foundation, including the Elder Care Services Endowment Fund, can be made online at www.dekalbccf. org/donate, or by mail to the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

For questions or to get started creating your own charitable fund at the Community Foundation, contact Dan Templin at 815-748-5383 or dan@ dekalbccf.org.

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New restaurant Guys’ Place opening in Sycamore

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

SYCAMORE – The newest place to eat in Sycamore is scheduled to open this week.

The Guys’ Place – a full-service restaurant that is an expansion of The Guy The Grape and The Grain subscription meal service – is opening in the former location of Cassie’s Corn Crib Café, 124 S. Maple St. in Sycamore.

The restaurant is owned by Eric “Big E” Keizer, who also is director of operations, and Richard “The Guy” Spizzirri, the head chef. Jeff “JC” Cerza is the director of platforms and social media.

Keizer said the idea for a business started during the pandemic.

“My partner is a classically trained chef, and he was working for food production companies,” Keizer said.

“Then, when COVID hit, a lot of production jobs dried up. He started to make bundt cakes and cheesecake in a jar, but then people started asking him to cook meals. One thing led to another, and we started a meal subscription service.”

The Guy The Grape and The Grain offers Whole 30 and After 30 subscrip-

outgrew that,” Keizer said. “The opportunity came along for us to lease the former Cassie’s Corn Crib Cafe, and once we saw how beautiful it was inside, we knew we had to open it back up as a restaurant.”

The new restaurant will offer takehome and carry-out meals as well as a traditional sit-down restaurant setting.

“Whether you have time to join us for a sit-down, or carry out a meal prepared fresh daily, or even sign up for our weekly meal delivery service, we can fill whatever your hunger is,” a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page states.

Keizer described the restaurant’s menu as “approachable food, not things people have never heard of.”

“We’ll offer breakfast and lunch items, desserts and more,” he said.

“The restaurant will offer local items, including Coroco coffee and root beer from The Forge. We want to be a part of Photo provided the community and help positively The Guys’ Place is scheduled to open this week in the former location of Cassie’s Corn Crib impact the local economy.”

For more information about the The Cafe, 124 S. Maple St. in Sycamore.

Guys’ Place, visit the restaurant’s tion lunch and dinner meals through- tures event catering, delivery services Facebook page. For more information about the meal subscription service, out the Chicago area. Fit St. Charles and private chef services. offers a meal bundle with training. The “As we’ve expanded, we have been visit The Guy The Grape and The Guy The Grape and The Grain also fea- using a commercial kitchen, but we Grain’s website.

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Sandwich mayor supports Fox Valley Community Services THE MIDWEEK Sandwich Mayor Rich Robinson has been seen up in a cherry picker helping seniors of Fox Valley Community Services celebrate the new year, helping FVCS staff move furniture into a new program site, and participating in FVCS fundraisers, such as the annual Draw Down and Granny’s Eatery at the Sandwich Fair.

A longtime supporter of all things community, especially senior causes, Robinson demonstrates what it means to volunteer your services. At this year’s innovative New Year’s event, Robinson assisted in dropping the traditional New Year’s Eve ball, a COVID-19 ball reflecting 2020, onto a parking lot of seniors celebrating from the safety of Photo provided their cars. Activities such as these sup- Mayor Rich Robinson helped the seniors of port hundreds of seniors maintain fun- Fox Valley Community Services in Sandwich filled, vital and independent lives. celebrate the new year by dropping the FVCS serves DeKalb, Kane, Kendall traditional New Year’s Eve ball – a COVID-19 and LaSalle counties in active adult ball reflecting 2020 – from a cherry picker in activities at the senior center. Adult the center’s parking lot.

Day Service and Home Services provide assistance for seniors to avoid For information, call 815-786-9404 or unnecessary or premature nursing visit the Fox Valley Community Center at 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. home placement.

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Kish names winner of Paul Simon essay contest THE MIDWEEK MALTA – Madeline Henson has been selected as Kishwaukee College’s winner of the 2021 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest where she described “How Kishwaukee College Changed My Life.” Henson’s entry was forwarded to the Illinois Community College Trustees Association for entry in the annual statewide competition.

Kishwaukee College – along with community colleges across the country – is celebrating Community College Awareness Month in April. Henson’s essay reaffirms the impact the community college experience can have on an individual and their educational journey. In addition to being entered into the statewide competition, Henson received a $500 Kish scholarship and was recognized at the April 13 Board of Trustees meeting.

In her essay, Henson describes how her Kish experience allowed her to travel internationally while still saving money.

“Kishwaukee College has changed my life for the better, and in quite an unusual way. Kishwaukee has made it possible for me to travel to 13 coun-

Thanks to Kishwaukee College, I was able to take a different route and live out my dream!”

Henson is a graduate of Sycamore High School where she first benefited from Kish’s Dual Credit program. Having already completed online coursework at Arizona State University before attending Kish, Henson expects to graduate from ASU in the fall with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Combining her marketing background with her interest in marine conservation, Henson is in the process of starting a business in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard where she and her business partner will grow oysters.

“Growing up in Illinois, I had barely heard of an oyster, but we essentially grow shellfish that filter pollutants out of the water and then sell them,” HenPhoto provided son said. “Our vision for the future is to Madeline Henson, pictured at Kelingking Beach in Indonesia, is the 2021 winner of Kish’s Paul combine sustainable food production with eco-tourism and invite visitors Simon Student Essay Contest. In her essay, Henson described how her time at Kish allowed out to the farm to enjoy fresh oysters her to travel to 13 different countries while saving money for further education. and learn about the ocean.”

Kish’s flexible course offerings have tries, start my dream business, and going straight from high school into a allowed Henson to pursue her educasave thousands of dollars before the four-year degree program, where we tion while traveling the world. To read age of 22,” Henson wrote in her essay. spend hundreds of thousands of dollars Henson’s essay in its entirety, visit “Our society puts so much pressure on trying to guess at what we want. www.kish.edu/iccta.

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The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce board members, ambassadors and staff, along with community members recently celebrated the new home of Lincoln Inn at Faranda’s. For 42 years, the Lincoln Inn has served great food and dining experiences to the community. Now, The Lincoln Inn at Farandas can meet people’s needs for dining, professional meetings, weddings and other events. The business is located at 320 Grove St. in DeKalb. For information, visit farandas.com or call 815-756-2345.

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Fox Valley Community Services is grateful to Heartland Bank for once again becoming an annual sponsor. Retail manager Ashley Copeland, retail assistant manager Jen Linder and Thea Eliopoulos visited the center recently to celebrate the bank’s sponsorship. Heartland Bank has been a longtime supporter of Fox Valley Community Services and many other charitable organizations. FVCS serves DeKalb, Kane, Kendall and LaSalle counties. For information, call 815-786-9404 or visit the Fox Valley Community Center at 1406 Suydam Road in Sandwich. Pictured (from left) are Cindy Worsley, Linder, Copeland and Eliopoulos.

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Sycamore Middle School has named its Students of the Month for March. The sixth-grade students are Sydney Fabrizius, Sophia Koz, Sofia Talley and Zach Ziegler. The seventh-grade students are Abigail Lisafeld, Justin Wu, Morgan Cook and Clark Jamarolin. The eighth-grade students are Damia Griffin, Landon Taylor, Elizabeth McConkie and Trevor Sibley.

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The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce board members, ambassadors and staff, along with community members recently congratulated DeKalb Mechanical on 30 years of service to the community. DeKalb Mechanical Inc. provides residential and commercial heating and cooling repairs and installations. The business is located at 339 Wurlitzer Drive in DeKalb. Learn more at dekalbmechanical.com or call 815-756-6528.

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CARLS, TRACEY & OTHERS, OWNERS AUCTION BEGINNING: Tuesday APRIL 13, 2021, find this AUCTION, go2wegenerauctions.com, The AUCTION will END on THURSDAY APRIL 29 @ 6pm (soft close), GET SIGNED UP NOW, CHECK US OUT! FEATURING: Commercial Grade golf green roller, Commercial GRADE concession/restaurant cooking equipment, POP MACHINE, Miller Welder / Generator on transport like new, ONE OWNER, 530X JOHN DEERE LAWN TRACTOR 54” deck w Blade, & other related LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT, WAYNE GAS PUMP W SKY CHIEF SIGNAGE, POWER & HAND TOOLS- Collectible items LIKE crocks, MILK CANS, some signs, GO CARTS, FAVORITE Cast Iron Parlor wood burning stove, Outdoor sporting equipment, Many other useful items too numerous to mention.

SEE PHOTOS on Auction Zip or go2wegenerauctions.com

Pick up days Scheduled on Friday April 30, 3pm to 7pm or Saturday May 1 from 9am until 1pm.

Pick up your winnings conveniently located @ 3388 Lee Rd, Lee IL 60530. If you are not able to pick up your items on scheduled day, please make other arrangements with the auctioneers prior to bidding.

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CLASSIFIED

See this auction for the exact terms & condition & rules on shipping, Auction companies can vary.

Notice, The State of Illinois, as of Jan 1 2021, have passed a law that now requires Illinois Auctioneers to charge Sales tax in the county or town where the items originate from. Please feel free to contact us if not able to get signed in on or need other assistance, 10% buyer's premium charge for this convenience.

AUCTIONEERS: Chris Wegener, Sandwich IL 815-451-2810 & Joel Prestegaard, Hinckley IL 815-761-7426 See photos @ go2wegenerauction.com

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Sycamore – Garage Sale

PASTURE & RECREATIONAL LAND AUCTION Wednesday, May 26th, 2021

608 Somonauk St. Friday, April 23rd & Saturday, April 24th 8:30am -2pm Purging years of accumulated stuff!

Household, tools, patio and yard furnishings and more. No junk! No Early birds!

at 11:00 A.M.

Sale to be held via: Tele-Conference Auction Call

(call 815-946-4120 Tuesday, May 25th between 1pm4pm to obtain a bidders number & call in information)

89.927 Acres TWO PARCELS:

Parcel A 59.645 Parcel B 30.282

Sections 25 & 26 of Byron Township in Ogle, IL (located just west of the City of Byron, IL) For complete listing of sale bill, maps, tax info, and terms & conditions, etc. visit:

www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com

For Information Contact: Lenny Bryson - Auctioneer 11749 West Judson Road Polo, IL 61064 Ph) 815-946-4120

Owner, Allen Barry Trust No 1 Tim Barry, Trustee

Attorney, Emily Vivian Ehrmann, Gehlbach Badger & Considine, LLC Ph) 815-288-4949

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15280 IL Rt. 23 (3 miles South of 88) April 23rd & April 24th 10a-4p Hunting gear and items, Mens Clothes size LG., Curt cargo Carrier, Propane Master Built Smoker.

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All participants who attend an estimated 60-90 minute in-home product consultation will receive a $25 gift card. Retail value is $25. Offer sponsored by LeafGuard Holdings Inc. Limit one per household.

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AT YOUR SERVICE

MOTORCYCLES WANTED

Call to Advertise

All Makes, Cash Paid, Reasonable.

Will Pick-Up. 630-660-0571

Turn those unwanted items into cash.

Sell them in the Classifieds!

They may be just the thing someone else is looking for.

SHABBONA – 2BR, incl appls, W/D, garage. Newly remodeled kitchen. A/C. $775/mo+dep. 815-508-1636

Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination."

Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD 1-800-669-9777 Hearing impaired number is 1-800-927-9275

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EARN 25 OFF PER GALLON! ¢

WITH EACH $ 50 PURCHASE FRIDAY - SUNDAY, APRIL 23 - 25, 2021

Minimum $50.00 purchase required. Some exclusions apply. See store for details.

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Offer valid at Sycamore Hy-Vee food store.

April 22-25, 2021. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

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April 22-25, 2021. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

Prices good at Sycamore Hy-Vee Food Store. Limited quantities, while supplies last.