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WEEK IN REVIEW DeKalb to see 3.5% rate rise on water bills Residents to see increase beginning sometime in July

to the second-round vote.

According to city documents, the increase will result in an average monthly cost of $39.67 per 6,000 gallons of water. According to DeKalb city code, annual water rate

By KELSEY RETTKE adjustments are subject to increases dependkrettke@shawmedia.com ing on the most recent Consumer Price DeKALB – Set to begin on July’s billing Index. That’s the measure of the average cycle, DeKalb residents will soon see a 3.5% price of goods and services over time, or the rate increase to their water bills following a measure of inflation. In an interview after the meeting, McAdams said that while he DeKalb City Council vote April 25.

Ward 5 Alderman Scott McAdams was guessed his vote would stand on its own, he the lone no vote in a 6-1 vote that passed wanted it to be reflective of feedback he’s during the regular council meeting. Seventh heard from residents.

“I wasn’t able to rouse up enough support Ward Alderman Tony Faivre was absent. No discussion was held by elected officials prior on the board, but I wanted to speak for all the

consumers who are feeling the pinch of inflation,” McAdams said. “I’ve heard from a lot of people in the community who are struggling with inflation. [...] Sometimes it’s OK to vote no even when you’re not going to win because you’re standing up for a principle.”

Earlier this month, the city council was presented with three options for potential rate increases based on inflation costs, city documents show. If the city of DeKalb went with the proposed CPI adjustment, it would have resulted in a 7.1% increase to monthly bills, about $2.72 per month.

Instead, the city approved an increase of 3.5%, half of the current CPI at an average monthly cost increase of $1.34.

Housing Authority begins executive director search

By SHANE TAYLOR

staylor@shawmedia.com DeKALB – After its executive director announced her resignation last month, the DeKalb County Housing Authority has begun its selection process for her successor.

The authority’s Board of Commissioners met during a special meeting April 26 to begin the selection process, according to county housing authority documents.

Executive Director Michelle Perkins announced her resignation March 1, which will be effective May 27, according to documents obtained by the Daily Chronicle through the Freedom of Information Act. According to a job description posted on the government’s website, the full-time executive director posting lists an annual salary between $95,000 and $140,000. The application seeks those with at least five years of leadership experience, including work in public housing, a bachelor’s degree and a driver’s license. The position also

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offers health insurance, a retirement plan, vehicle allowance, 12 paid federal holidays, sick leave and paid time off.

According to the job posting, the executive director would oversee the housing authority’s $9 million budget and staff of 24.

A new director was not selected during the April 26 meeting, officials said. However, the board determined a process to use for selecting Perkins’ successor and held a closed portion of the meeting to begin reviewing applications.

Vivian Bright, operations director for the Housing Authority, said 35 resumes were received for the executive director search. The applicants will be reviewed by the board of commissioners.

In her March 1 letter to Jerry Wahlstrom, chair of the housing authority’s board, Perkins, who’s been with the department for 15 years, according to records, announced her resignation.

“During these last few years, I have experienced many personal life changes that have significantly impacted my life,”

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Perkins said in the letter. “These changes have brought me to a place where I feel it is time to make additional life changes and, as such, have decided to resign.”

Perkins called her work, including the past decade as executive director, a “second calling,” and said she’s proud of her efforts alongside clients and staff. She will stay on until May 27.

In a March document providing notice to the Housing Authority board of Perkins’ forthcoming departure, housing authority staff listed what they called Perkins’ “outstanding leadership” at the department.

During Perkins’ time as director, the housing authority purchased Briarwood Apartment complex in DeKalb and received the Illinois Association of Housing Authorities Operational Excellence Award in 2021.

The Housing Authority of DeKalb County has existed since 1946 and is an autonomous government entity that provides resources and funnels federal financial aid for residents, including families and veterans, in need of housing assistance.

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ON THE COVER Northern Illinois University graduate student Melanie Regan (right) and fourth-grader Ethan Sharif plant a seedling in Genoa Elementary School’s garden on Earth Day, April 22. Genoa Elementary and NIU partnered to teach fourth- and fifth-grade students about nutrition, cooking, botany and gardening.

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Stagecoach to take on ‘Four Old Broads’ Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – When former burlesque queen, Beatrice Shelton, attempts to get her friends to join her on a vacation cruise, she runs into problems – starting with the new nurse at Magnolia Place Assisted Living.

That’s where Stage Coach Players’ production of “Four Old Broads” begins.

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ON THE RECORD ... with Linc Smelser Who would you like to see go on the record? Let us know at readit@midweeknews.com DeKALB – Linc Smelser describes classical music as “timeless works of art to be enjoyed by everybody,” and compares it to the famous artistic works of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci.

Smelser is the conductor and music director of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

The KSO is will conclude its 45th season by presenting a concert titled, “Happy 45th Anniversary, KSO,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Northern Illinois University Music Building in DeKalb.

All seats are general admission, with no reserved seating. It is recommended to arrive early. Individual ticket prices are $18 for adults, $15 for ages 62 and older and $7 for students and children. Visit kishorchestra.org/ticket-info for information about buying tickets online.

The KSO encourages everyone to continue wearing a mask and to practice physical distancing between individuals and family groups at the concert.

To learn more about the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, visit

posted on the KSO website and Facebook page. To donate to KSO for Give DeKalb County on May 5, visit givedekalbcounty.org.

Smelser spoke to MidWeek reporter Katrina Milton about the orchestra and its 45th anniversary concert.

Milton: What is the KSO? And how did it start?

Smelser: At the very beginning,

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Smelser is the conductor and music director of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

The KSO is will conclude its 45th season by presenting a concert titled, “Happy 45th Anniversary, KSO” on Saturday, May 7. kishorchestra.org or facebook.com/ kishorchestra or call 815-756-3728.

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there were a handful of amateur musicians who got together in a church basement. The orchestra started getting bigger and bigger.

It’s a community orchestra, so the heart and soul of a group like this is that it’s made up of amateur musicians in the community. We play mostly classical music, and some lighter classical music, which is called pops music. Examples of pops music are movie music scores and what you hear on TV or commercials. We perform seven concerts every year: two pops concerts, including a holiday pops concert and a spring pops concert; three classical concerts in fall, winter and late spring; a Halloween concert and a children’s concert at the Egyptian

Theatre during the day, with the children bussed in for a field trip.

Milton: Are there any original members of the orchestra still performing?

Smelser: The last charter member

retired last year, and she’s my mother-in-law, Marilyn Montzka. She performed with the orchestra for 43 seasons.

Milton: Why does the orchestra perform classical music?

Smelser: It’s keeping art alive

that’s been around for hundreds of years. Classical music is part of our culture. In this day and age, unfortunately there isn’t enough attention paid to that side of our past. It is definitely a connection to our past.

And musically, everything we have now is from classical, including jazz and rock ‘n’ roll. Composers like Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms are like the famous painters Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. Their work is so extraordinary. There’s been millions of composers through the last hundreds of years, but we play the extraordinary composers

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Milton: What do you think is special about classical music?

Smelser: It has so much more depth

and sophistication to it. A lot of the great composers are considered progressives, they don’t just perform in just one style their entire lives. They evolved in their own careers. If you take the works of Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, from the beginning to the end of their careers, the transformation is staggering. They paved the road for change and everything that is yet to come. If you take The Beatles, what they sounded like at the beginning and at the end, you can also see how they evolved and influenced so many artists that came after them.

They were so innovative, and there’s a special quality and uniqueness to what they were able to produce as

Milton: Who is the audience for classical music?

Smelser: Our audience, it can be difficult to pinpoint who our audience is and who we’re playing for: seasoned musicians, people who grew up playing classical music and instruments, or people who are not musicians or play instruments at all. Classical music may not be for everyone, just like jazz isn’t for everybody. However, orchestras are trying to reach out to everyone in the audience by offering a wider mix of options, including pops music or music from John Williams and “Star Wars.”

Milton: Have you also performed with the KSO? Smelser: I played for 15 years as a

cellist and have been conducting for 20 years, so I’ve been involved with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra for 35 years total. As a cellist, I have also played with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago

Symphony Orchestra. Being a musician and a conductor, are two different perspectives. As a conductor, you have the pleasure and the pressure of choosing the music that will reach a broad audience.

Milton: Is classical music gaining in popularity?

Smelser: There is a huge amount of

young musicians becoming educated in classical music. There are classical music programs all over the country and all over the world. More and more, as a performer, I’m seeing younger and younger people in the audience. It’s keeping our past and culture alive with something that is rather spectacular. People of all ages can sit back, listen and really enjoy what they’re hearing and get something out of it. Classical music is not just for older people, by any means.

Milton: Tell me about the musicians of KSO. Smelser: Our core group is about 55 to 60 musicians, and we’re an interesting mix of people. We have a lot of community amateurs, people who

studied and played their instruments when they were kids. We have some professional musicians, people who went to school for music and that’s their day job. We also have local music teachers and high school students. NIU performance and music education majors receive a stipend for them to play with us, so they can earn a little bit of money while playing in our orchestra. It’s a little taste of freelancing. Non-music majors at NIU can perform in the orchestra as a class, the Campus String Orchestra class, and get college credit for it. We’re always looking for new musicians.

We’re open to any string players. We have a more limited number of seats for winds and brass sections.

Milton: What sets a community orchestra like KSO apart?

Smelser: Community orchestras are volunteer mostly, so you know everyone is there because they want to be.

It’s not a job like a professional orchestra with tenure and contracts.

It’s a different dynamic. People are there because they want to be, rather than they have to be.

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because there’s something special about them. Both the music and the artwork are timeless works of art to be enjoyed by everybody.

composers. Great musicians, great artists, great authors, are the ones that stand out because they’re very unique and special. They are timeless.

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A GARDEN OF KNOWLEDGE

NIU partners with Genoa Elementary School for educational program

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

GENOA – Gabriel Kleba had never planted anything before, but that didn’t stop him from rolling up his sleeves and getting his shoes muddy as he learned how to garden.

Kleba, a fifth grade student at Genoa Elementary School, was one of about 225 students who participated in a collaboratory program between the school and Northern Illinois University.

In the program, taught by NIU nutrition professor Henna Muzaffar, nine Genoa Elementary School classes, four fourth grades and five fifth grades, learned about nutrition, cooking, botany and gardening.

Muzaffar, the project manager and developer, is an assistant professor in the School of Health Studies at NIU. She had three graduate assistants from the School of Health Studies’ nutrition, dietetics and wellness department: Ashley Werner, Melanie Regan and Ashley Valinskas.

From September through December, Muzaffar and the graduate assistants taught the students about nutrition through cooking activities and following healthy recipes.

“They learned that different food comes from different parts of the plant,” Muzaffar said. “For seeds, they ate trail mix. For roots, they had a beet salad. For leaves, they had a salad with dressing. For fruit, they made fruit pizzas.”

From January through April, the students were taught about the different parts of plants, how to garden and how to grow your own food. In small cups in their classrooms, students grew seven different plants from seeds: basil, tomato, pea, spinach, asparagus, cabbage and sweet peppers.

“The second half of the year, the students learned how to plant seeds and start a garden indoors,” Muzaffar said. “Once the temperature warmed up, they were able to plant what they grew outside.”

On Earth Day, April 22, the students’ seedlings were planted in a garden at the school. In addition to learning how to plant, the students were taught about companion planting: which fruits and vegetables can be planted next to each other and which plants need to be more spaced apart.

Photos by Katrina J.E. Milton – kmilton@shawmedia.com

Northern Illinois University nutrition professor Henna Muzaffar (left) and fifth grader Hayden McHugh plant asparagus in Genoa Elementary School’s garden on Earth Day, which was April 22. Genoa Elementary and NIU partnered to teach fourth- and fifth-grade students about nutrition, cooking, botany and gardening. BELOW: The students planted seedlings they had grown in cups indoors in the school’s garden.

Principal John Francis described the classes as “a fun way to get kids interested in science.”

“It’s a way for the students to see a project completed, from beginning to end,” Francis said. “It’s also an opportunity to foster a connection with the university.”

Fifth grade teacher Kaki Johnson said the program taught her students about healthier eating habits and how to grow your own produce.

“We would take a ruler out and see how much the plants would grow,” Johnson said. “From Friday afternoon to Monday morning, the plants really took off. It was great to see them get so excited and interested in something.”

Fifth grade student Hayden McHugh was taught how to plant asparagus in the school’s garden.

“Our whole class grew our plants, and I liked seeing the plants grow,” McHugh said. “I think that gardening is fun.”

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Voluntary Action Center’s annual Meals for Mom fundraiser will feature several raffles with prizes that include a gift package from Becky Beck’s Jewelers and a Mother’s Day themed basket, compliments of Ellen Rogers and Kate Madeley.

VAC to host drive-thru Meals for Mom event Shaw Local News Network SYCAMORE – Voluntary Action Center’s annual Meals for Mom fundraiser will be a drive-thru event this year.

The event benefits VAC’s Meals on Wheels service and will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Voluntary Action Center, 1606 Bethany Road, Sycamore.

The menu includes baked chicken, roasted potatoes, baked beans, roll and butter provided by Tom and Jerry’s and Catering by Diann, and a dessert cookie from Cookies in Crime of DeKalb.

Participants will be entered in a

drawing for a jewelry package from Becky Beck’s Jewelry Store and a Mother’s Day themed basket. Participants also can purchase tickets for 50/50 and flower raffles.

Meal tickets cost $25 each or four for $75. Flower raffle tickets cost $5 each or five for $20 and can be purchased in advance, or at the drivethru. Tickets for the 50/50 raffle cost $10 each or three for $20.

Flower raffle winners will be announced after the event, and baskets can be picked up Monday, May 9, at VAC offices.

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SYCAMORE – Sycamore High School’s annual plant sale is underway.

Annuals, perennials, vegetables, geraniums and herbs are available for purchase. The sale is open to the public.

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KVAL artists to share works with ‘Regional USA’ theme Shaw Local News Network Some people may remember the old car commercial and jingle “See the USA in your Chevrolet.” Those who attend the meeting of the Kishwaukee Valley Art League on May 5 will not need a Chevrolet to see the country.

KVAL artists will show the works they created at this meeting in response to the “Create With KVAL” challenge of “Regional USA.” Artists were asked to choose any region of the country (Midwest, Northeast, Southwest, etc.) and create a piece of artwork that represents that region. They will present their works at 7 p.m. May 5 at Gallery On State, 322 W. State St. in Sycamore.

“I think it will be fun and interesting to see what our very talented artists create based on America’s various regions,” program director Deborah Rossiter said in a news release.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting.

donations as a major form of revenue to keep our philanthropy programs functioning, our fine art gallery open and the Northern Illinois Art Show going,” KVAL President Alec Rossiter said in the release. “I hope that all of the art lovers in DeKalb County will generously donate to our organization through the Give DeKalb County fundraiser this year.”

KVAL is finalizing plans for the 51st Northern Illinois Art Show to be held June 4 and 5 on the courthouse lawn in downtown Sycamore. This year’s show will include almost 60 artists, several of whom will be new to the show this year. This show is KVAL’s biggest annual event and brings many visitors to downtown Sycamore.

KVAL is committed to proPhoto provided by Rich Born moting local artists and dedicated to the development of This photo by Rich Born, titled “A Good Shepherd,” is part of the Create With KVAL challenge of “Regional USA.” upcoming artists in the KishA beginning watercolor be at Gallery On State. The The art league once again waukee Valley area. Hy-Vee class will take place from 9 to cost for each class is $50. Appli- will participate in the Give and Waste Management are 11 a.m. May 21 and an interme- cations and additional infor- DeKalb County fundraising patron members of the organization. Visit www.kval-nfp.org diate class will be from 6 to 8:30 mation can be picked up at event May 5. p.m. May 25. Both classes will Gallery On State.

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April 30 NIU Banda Concert, 7 p.m.

May 1 Electronic Computer Music Concert, TBA May 1 NIU Philharmonic Orchestra “Tribute to Jan Bach”, 7 p.m.

May 5 NIU Brass Chamber Music, 8 p.m.

May 8 Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Campus Strings, 7:30 p.m.

May 15 Kishwaukee Concert Band, 3 p.m.

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Peter Stavrakas, who some time ago founded the Athens grocery in the east end of the city, is this week branching out and will establish a second store at Fifth and Lincoln Highway. Mr. Stavrakas states he is planning on the installation of a cash and carry store, wherein the customer will wait on himself, pay the cashier and be on his way. The grocery man claims that if the venture proves a success, and he can see no reason why it should not, he will be able to sell groceries at an unheard of figure in this city.

Through the arrangement of the latest timecard on the North Western, the Spring Valley leaves here five minutes later each morning at 8:55. Reaching Sycamore, the train waits until nearly nine o’clock, making connections with the train that takes care of the Cortland traffic.

After being covered for several days with boards, the sidewalk in front of the DeKalb Trust and Savings bank and the Star theater is receiving repairs at the hands of a contractor. The broken glass has been removed from the front of both places, and a good substantial walk will be laid there at once.

Claus Collin was busy putting in the cement driveway for the new Shepard and Allen garage and filling station on the east end of DeKalb. The drive will allow the cars to drive in from either direction, secure gas and oil and be on the way again with little trouble. The fellows in charge of the place also hope to have a complete garage and accessories for sale as well.

Students at Northern Illinois University will conduct an anti-war march into DeKalb and will hold a moratorium on classes at the university. The march is being held on the second anniversary of the killings at Kent State University and the subsequent death of 15 people in demonstrations at Jackson State and Augusta, Georgia.

Photo courtesy of DeKalb County History Center Archives

This photo looks northwest from 920 N. Seventh St. to Hillcrest Avenue in DeKalb in February 1966.

for long at a time. He has visited every watchman on duty and impressed them with the importance of their work and hopes that the citizens of DeKalb who make a practice of hanging around these places will put a stop to the habit.

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Hopkins Park is going to have its face lifted. And the work is going to start soon. In fact, contracts already have been let for the job of grading and landscaping the area along Sycamore Road in front of the swimming pool as well as for a lot of other “preliminary work” in both Hopkins Park and Annie’s Woods.

Workmen are busy installing a new front in Baldy Snyder’s Smoke Shop.

Large glass panes are to be included and it will then be much easier to keep the windows clean. Snyder is planning on one or two other repairs about the place before he gets ready for the opening of the summer season.

Veterans of World War II who are drawing compensations for the amputation of or loss of use of one or both legs at or above the ankle are entitled to an automobile or farm tractor or other conveyance at a cost not to exceed $1,600.

Service Officer Otto Babcock of the Illinois Veterans Commission warns “amputee” veterans that the law authorizing purchase of these vehicles expires June 30.

Believing that a shanty loafer was responsible for his narrow escape from an accident at Sixth Street recently, a DeKalb motorist made a complaint to Howard Bratton of the North Western.

Bratton states he has appealed to the crossing watchmen not to allow loafers to interfere with their work in protecting the public from accidents, but his appeals do not seem to be kept in mind

Basketball fans will have the opportunity of seeing Olson’s Redheads, a famed girls basketball team, in action against a group of all stars of the Hinckley-Waterman community. The game will be played at the Hinckley High School gymnasium. A large block of tickets has been saved for sale at the door and several hundred can be accommodated at the last minute.

Wendell Chestnut of Maple Park High School ranked in the upper 35% of those taking a special test given to 2,064 Illinois high school students.

Sometime during the night, the Ranch House, located at the southwest corner of North Second and Locust streets, was entered and money and cigars were stolen. Discovery that the eating place had been entered was made shortly before 6 o’clock this morning, and the burglary was reported to the police at that time.

Entrance to the building was gained by prying open one of the windows and the burglar or burglars left through the rear door. Money was taken from the till and some cigars were taken.

At the annual meeting of the First Baptist Church, a large crowd attended.

A pot-luck supper opened the meeting in the Fireside Room, where members and guests rejoiced over the start of a new era in the history of the church and the symbolic “Burning of the Mortgage” took place.

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The third annual DeKalb Walk for Development will be at the Northern Illinois field house. Both NIU students and area young people will gather to begin the 30-mile hike to raise money for domestic and foreign self-help programs.

In connection with Shabbona’s Centennial celebration and an upcoming event, a live steer will be on display in

Depending on action by the DeKalb City Council, the DeKalb County Housing Authority may finally have found a site where it will be permitted to construct low-income housing. At the DeKalb Planning Commission, it was unanimously recommended that the council approve the rezoning of a 40-acre site for the 36 duplex units at 14th and Lewis streets.

1997 – 25 YEARS AGO

The single largest source of merit-based scholarships to Northern Illinois University is the school’s Alumni Association and the pot for those scholarship funds just got a little bigger. NIU officials and Alumni Association members announced a financial partnership that was made between the association and First USA Bank based in Delaware.

According to the terms of the agreement, First USA will pay the association $1.3 million for the right to offer a “competitive rate” credit card to alumni.

The Marlyn Majorettes and the Marlyn Majors Drum Corps will celebrate Loyalty Day in the Batavia VFW Parade.

The rejection of a recommendation to train Sycamore Fire Department emergency medical technicians (EMTs) as paramedics has some city council members questioning what is more important to the community, citizen safety or saving money.

After nearly a year of planning and programming, the city of DeKalb has cautiously joined the growing number of municipalities to have a presence on the internet. The city’s website, www.ci. dekalb.il.us, offers information on the city, police and fire departments and the administration.

– Compiled by Sue Breese

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Discussion to preview ‘Arts in Action’ exhibit Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – “ Arts in Action” is a project developed to explore Black and Latino history in DeKalb County through historical research and a collaboration with contemporary artists.

Nine visual artists and five poets were selected for the initial project.

While an online exhibit was launched in March 2021, an in-person exhibit is scheduled for May 21 to July 2. Get a behind-the-scenes perspective of this project during the Brown Bag/Local Lore program Thursday, May 5.

As art offers a means to express complex themes, personal histories and emotional experiences, the artists provided a way to begin these difficult conversations. During the program, Michelle Donahoe, executive director at the DeKalb County History Center, and Brian Reis, executive director at the Ellwood House, will discuss how the two institutions developed the project “Arts in Action” to convey history meaningfully, support artists and invite analytical discussion. They will explore how the project got started, the in-person exhibit and future plans.

The grand opening of the in-person “Arts in Action” exhibit will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Ellwood House Museum.

“We are very excited to invite everyone to this in-person display,” Donahoe said in a news release. “The online version was powerful, but it is a very different experience to see the artwork in a gallery along with the panels showing some different perspectives about our local history.”

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Enjoy a behind-the-scenes perspective of the upcoming exhibit “Arts in Action” during the May 5 Brown Bag/Local Lore program at the Ellwood House Museum. continue conversations initiated during the summer of 2020 and contribute to community healing,” Reis said in the release.

The May 5 Brown Bag Lunch/ Local Lore program will be a hybrid talk hosted at the Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place. To register, visit dekalbcountyhistory.org and scroll down to “Upcoming Events” and then register for the in-person or online option. The program is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 815-8955762 or email info@dekalbcountyhistory.org.

The lecture series is sponsored by the Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture fund.

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Shaw Local News Network The following is a calendar list of the May locations for the DeKalb County Community Gardens’ Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who come, no requirements necessary.

All food packages are pre-packed and will be distributed drive-thru style. DCCG is working to ensure the well-being of residents, staff and volunteers, and asks that you practice food/hand hygiene and stay home if you are sick.

To receive Grow Mobile alerts, text @a34cg4 to 81010.

Grow Mobile dates in May:

• 4 to 6 p.m. May 3 at the Clinton Township Community Building, 160 W. Lincoln Highway in Waterman • 3 to 5 p.m. May 5 at University Village Apartments community center, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb • 3 to 5 p.m. May 10 at the Cortland

Lions Club Shelter, 70 S. Llanos St. in Cortland • 3:30 to 5 p.m. May 10 at Family Service Agency, 1325 Sycamore Road in DeKalb • 11 a.m. to noon May 12 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb • 3 to 5 p.m. May 17 at University Village Apartments community center, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb • 3:30 to 5 p.m. May 19 at Malta Township Public Library, 203 Adams St. in Malta • 8 to 9:30 a.m. May 21 at Kingston Friendship Center, 120 Main St. in Kingston • 4 to 6 p.m. May 24 at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 340 W. Arnold Road in Sandwich • 11 a.m. to noon May 26 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb To access the Grow Mobile’s online calendar, visit dekalbgardens.org/ food-needs.

Northern Rehab hosts drive for area food pantries Shaw Local News Network Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists will host a food drive May 2 to 16 to collect nonperishable food items to benefit food pantries that serve the DeKalb, Sycamore, Genoa and Rochelle communities.

Donations will support Barb Food Mart, Spartan Food Pantry, Genoa Area Food Hub and Rochelle Christian Food Pantry.

Nonperishable items needed include canned meat (chicken, tuna),

pasta, dry goods, canned foods (soups, sauces, fruits or vegetables), rice, beans, applesauce, paper goods, personal care items, cleaning products, or any nonperishable items that have a longer shelf life.

Items may be dropped off at any of the four Northern Rehab locations: 3266 Sycamore Road or 232 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, 540 E. Main St. in Genoa, or 1211 Currency Court in Rochelle.

For information, visit northernrehabpt.com or call 815-756-8524.

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Egyptian Theatre to host showing of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will host a showing of “How To Train Your Dragon” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in honor of Nurses Appreciation Week. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

All health care workers and first responders who attend the showing

will be admitted free of charge to thank them for their hard work and sacrifice.

All other attendees are encouraged to make a donation to the theater at the door.

The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb, is owned and operated by Preservation of Egyptian Theatre Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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$1 BILLION LOCAL INVESTMENT Meta, Facebook’s parent company, expands DeKalb Data Center

By KELSEY RETTKE

krettke@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Facebook’s parent company, Meta, announced April 27 it will expand its DeKalb Data Center on the city’s south side by three buildings, bringing with it a community investment that now totals more than $1 billion.

Meta officials and city leaders scheduled a news conference at the facility in the 1500 block of Gurler Road, which has been under construction since June 2020. Once work is completed, expected in 2023, the nearly 2.4 million-square-foot facility will represent an investment with 200 operational jobs, officials said. Construction is expected to employ more than 1,200 workers over the length of the build.

Stefan Kasan, infrastructure construction manager and site lead at Meta, has been in DeKalb overseeing the project since its announcement in June 2020.

“When we announced we were building in DeKalb, we talked about the reason we chose the area – good

access to renewable energy and infrastructure, a strong pool of talent for construction and operation and, most importantly, an incredible set of community partners,” Kasan said.

Those partners lined the room at Meta’s construction site. Included were local and state elected officials, education and county-wide government leaders and business representatives.

In the data center’s first two years of construction, crews have moved 1.4 million tons of dirt, poured 10,500 cubic yards of concrete and erected 7,500 tons of steel, Kasan said.

Meta’s making moves in DeKalb

DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes spoke about the impact of Meta’s construction and long-term growth in DeKalb and said it shows other developers that DeKalb is an enticing place to put down roots. Chicago-based Mortensen construction is taking lead on the build, which also includes about 1,200 workers, including DeKalb-based Curran Contracting Co. Inc.

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ABOVE: The entrance to one of the buildings that will house the administrative offices and staff meeting spaces in between larger buildings expected to hold massive football-field sized computer servers at the Meta DeKalb Data Center are seen April 27.

BELOW: Matt Sexton, community development manager at Meta, gives a tour of one of the buildings under construction April 27 at the Meta DeKalb Data Center.

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In what company officials said was an effort to lower Meta’s carbon footprint during construction of the data center, Meta also announced a partnership with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and fourth-generation Midwest family-owned concrete company Ozinga.

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“This is a global-scale production, but it’s all those subcontractors of the contractors,” Barnes said. “The ripples of economic impact of this particular project itself go way down to a lot of businesses in our community, all the supporting construction, the restaurants that have done catering out here, you name it.”

As part of its plan to spread its impact beyond the data center – purported to connect millions of users around the globe to Meta’s portfolio of social media and digital platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and the virtual reality platform Oculus – Meta officials also announced several community initiatives Wednesday.

The company’s application window for schools and nonprofits in the area to receive financial support is now open through Meta’s Community Action Grants program, which launches in the fall. The grants are available to schools and registered 501(c)(3)s in the area. For information on the grant program, visit datacenters.fb.com/grants/.

Meta also awarded a $50,000 grant to DeKalb School District 428 for the district’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs for elementary and secondary students this year.

DeKalb Superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez applauded the grant and its benefits for DeKalb students.

“The grant will bring fidelity and enhancements to existing projects and services that we have in place to foster future-ready students for a global society,” Garcia-Sanchez said. “Our students and staff are excited about our partnerships as is evidenced by the waiting list for our summer program revolving totally around STEM in partnership with NIU.” Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman heralded what many community leaders spoke about Wednesday: That since the world’s largest social network company arrived in DeKalb almost two years ago, its company leaders have fostered local relationships in an effort to collaborate with existing agencies in the area. She said NIU has had conversations to collaborate for its forthcoming Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability, announced in 2018.

“Meta has taken the time to understand DeKalb County’s proud agricultural history and how it forms the foundation for innovation that will guide the region to a sustainable and prosperous future,” Freeman said.

DAWC opens ‘Chris Perkovich: The First 70 Years’

BRIEFS IVVC names outstanding spring students

Indian Valley Vocational Center recently named its outstanding spring students.

The recognition program spotlights one student from 15 programs selected by the program instructors. Criteria includes attendance, enthusiasm, initiative, outstanding professional work and demonstrated work ethic.

Each IVVC program will select a different student three times during the year.

The outstanding spring students are Jacob Anderson, Earlville High School and Jake Taylor, Indian Creek High School, automotive technology; Molly Feitlich, Indian Creek, emergency medical services; Andrew Sailsbury, Leland High School, fire science; Taylor Rhodes, Newark High School, welding and fabrication; Barbara Gallardo, Plano High School, certified nursing assistant; Alayna Kurtz, Sandwich High School, teaching methods; Hannah Fish, Sandwich, computer programming and gaming technologies; Kalyn Fischer, Sandwich, graphic design; Saray Lopez, Sandwich, health occupations; Lilly Heiman, Sandwich, culinary arts; Zach Gonzalez, Sandwich, computer technology; Brianna Gibson, Somonauk High School, auto body repair; Andrew Wernsman, Somonauk, construction trades; Isaiah Rodriguez, Yorkville High School, law enforcement; Bri Kuczkowski, Yorkville, sports medicine.

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Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – The solo retrospective art show “Chris Perkovich: The First 70 Years” opened May 2 at the DeKalb Area Women’s Center.

A public reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at DAWC, 1021 State St. in DeKalb.

The show celebrates the first 70 years of Perkovich’s life by showing artwork from every decade. The art show will be a visual documentation of her journey to DeKalb before and after 1970 to work on a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Northern Illinois University.

The exhibit is an opportunity to view many of her paintings, drawings and soft sculpture on loan from private collections. The show also will include photographs of collaborative artwork done with local children and adults as well as murals and recently completed “Paint-A-Plug” hydrants.

Perkovich is an NIU School of Art and Department of Education alum, retired DeKalb District 428 teacher and current art teacher for Creston Elementary.

The exhibit will be open for viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, May 6 to 27.

For information, call 815-758-1351 or email mathroxx4u@yahoo.com.

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DeKalb Area Women’s Center will host an exhibit of Chris Perkovich’s work in May. This piece is titled “Going to DeKalb,” charcoal on paper, 1970.

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Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – DeKalb Township recently awarded two police agencies with $25,000 distributed throughout several programs, including for a police dog at the DeKalb Police Department.

According to a news release, the township awarded $15,000 to the DeKalb Police Department to purchase and train a new K-9 police dog and $5,000 to the department to help reinstitute the DeKalb Police Bicycle Program. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was awarded $5,000 to fund its Community and School-Based Crime Solving Program in DeKalb.

The township board of trustees approved the allocation for what the township said was “public safety programs to benefit DeKalb Township residents,” the release states.

Before the trustee vote, presentations were made by both the DeKalb County Crime Stoppers and members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

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BOTTOM: DeKalb Township awarded the DeKalb Police Department with $20,000 in total for a police dog and to help revamp the department’s police bicycle program.

Pictured (from left) are Dale Thurman, DeKalb Township Trustee; DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd; and Mary Hess, DeKalb Township supervisor.

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Dream grows into reality for Sycamore couple with The Greenhouse

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

SYCAMORE – When Kailey Rorer started designing the interior of her new business, she wanted the space to look comfortable and inviting.

“I wanted a space that you could walk into and your shoulders relax,” she said. “I wanted the style to be something you’d want in your own home.”

Rorer and her husband, Troy Rorer, own The Greenhouse, 265 W. Peace Road, Suite 108, in Sycamore. The plant shop opened for business April 23. The store’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sundays.

In the past, the building was used as a cleaners and a gym. The Rorers spent the past few months renovating the shop’s interior themselves. Kailey painted all of the shop’s murals.

“I think that the murals really showcase the space,” Troy said. “It’s a space you can come into and relax, with tall ceilings and greenery all around. I don’t think there’s really anything else like it in the area.”

In addition to selling houseplants and pots, The Greenhouse will sell giftable items, including candles and jewelry. And plants abound, of course.

trees, hoyas, pothos, snake plants, hanging plants, floor plants, tabletop plants. Big and tiny, we have every type of variety, no matter what size you’re looking for.”

Kailey said the plants are hassle-free and manageable for any level of plant parent, as long as they receive sunlight and weekly watering. Each plant comes with a sticker that says how much water or sunlight it might need.

“All of the plants are pretty easy to keep alive, even for notorious plant killers,” she said. “Everything we have here you can easily take it home and grow on your own. I always recommend ‘Water Wednesday,’ watering once a week and checking on plants as needed throughout the week.”

The Greenhouse also can be used as an event space for showers, cocktail Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com parties and as a photo shoot location for photographers. Kailey described Kailey Rorer, owner of The Greenhouse in Sycamore, gets some help from her son T.J., 4, certain locations in the shop, such as spraying the plants April 19 at the store. the coach and wicker egg chair, as The space is outfitted with dozens of the front door hung a full wall of prop- “Instagrammable spots.”

In the future, workshops on a varivarieties of house plants, from succu- agations: Plant cuttings waiting to ety of topics, such as making floral boulents and cacti competing for sunlight grow and be repotted. in the shop’s floor-to-ceiling front win“I’ve always loved gifting plants quets and candles, will be held at The dows to vining plants hanging from because you give someone you love Greenhouse.

Kailey said starting a plant shop was rods above tables adorned with leafy, something that will grow,” Kailey said. potted plants and trees. On April 23, a “We’re proud of the variety of plants her husband Troy’s idea. grand opening welcomed new custom- we’re able to provide. We have differers into the cozy space. To the left of ent types of cactus, houseplants, fig See THE GREENHOUSE, page 17

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“I have a big passion for space and Troy has a big passion for plants, so this shop was a vision for the both of us,” Kailey said. “I’m a mural artist, and Troy has always loved plants.”

Troy said a contributing factor was the pandemic and being stuck at home. His full-time job is in medical sales.

“During the pandemic is when we decided we wanted to open our own business,” Troy said. “At one point and time, I had more than 150 plants growing at home. Opening a plant store is something I’ve always wanted to do.”

The couple’s three children, 8-yearold Ava, 6-year-old Gracie and 4-yearold T.J., have been involved with the store’s renovation. Kailey jokes her daughters are her public relations team.

“They’ve been telling everyone about the shop and are very excited about it,” Kailey said. “Opening the store has been our dream. I think that it will have a very positive impact on our kids because they’ve been watching the process since the beginning. I think it shows them that you can achieve anything. I hope it will inspire them so that they can go after their own dream themselves.”

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ADOPTION NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DEKALB In The Circuit Court of DeKalb County.

In the Matter of the Petition for the Adoption of Wyatt A. Roberson, a minor male child.

Adoption No. 2021-AD-18 To Stephanie Bernet and Whom it may concern.

Take notice that a petition was filed in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Illinois, for the adoption of a minor child named, Wyatt A. Roberson. Now, therefore, unless you Stephanie Bernet, and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, in the City of Sycamore, Illinois, on or before the 1st day of June 2022, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dated: April 12, 2022 Lori Grubbs, Clerk.

Attorney William L. Hotopp 222 E. Church Street Sandwich, Illinois 60548 815-786-7770 (Published in The Midweek April 20, 27, May 4, 2022) 1975381

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF9 Master Participation Trust PLAINTIFF Vs. Terry G. Nielsen; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2021CH000053 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 01/13/2022, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on June 9, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 PM at Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 'R' AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF THE 'RISSMAN FARM', RECORDED IN BOOK 'D' OF PLATS AT PAGE 103 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE NORTHERLY,

public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 'R' AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF THE 'RISSMAN FARM', RECORDED IN BOOK 'D' OF PLATS AT PAGE 103 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 'R', 38.83 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE NO. 30; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE, 300.00 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHERLY, PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 'R', 600.00 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 415.00 FEET TO A LINE WHICH IS 115.0 FEET WESTERLY OF AND PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST LINE OF LOT 'R' (SAID PARALLEL LINE BEING ALSO THE EAST LINE OF LANDS DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT NO. 99010942 AND DOCUMENT NO. 99010946); THENCE SOUTHERLY, PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST LINE OF LOT 'R', 219.45 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A TRACT CONVEYED TO THOMAS AND STACI SEIERSTAD BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 94003514; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SEIERSTAD TRACT, 115.0 FEET TO SAID WEST LINE OF LOT 'R'; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF LOT 'R', 417.63 FEET TO SAID SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 'R'; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, 300.02 FEET TO A LINE DRAWN SOUTHERLY FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING WHICH IS PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST LINE OF LOT 'R', THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, 37.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING IN SQUAW GROVE TOWNSHIP, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 15-16-151-002 15-16-151-027 15-16-151-019 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 14093 US Highway 30 Hinckley, IL 60520 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 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, 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.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than 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, 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.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORT(HOMEOWNER), GAGOR 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: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-2102184.

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DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Alexis Arneson Fredericks; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Christopher C. Fredericks; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Christopher C. Fredericks (deceased) DEFENDANTS 2022FC000021 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Christopher C. Fredericks Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 150 N Brown St Genoa, IL 60135 and which said Mortgage was made by: Christopher C. Fredericks the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for First Centennial Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No. 2021004211 re-recorded as 2021005325; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before June 3, 2022, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-22-00601 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Alexis Arneson Fredericks; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Christopher C. Fredericks; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Christopher C. Fredericks (deceased) DEFENDANTS 2022FC000021 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

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described real estate: PIN 15-16-151-002 15-16-151-027 15-16-151-019 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 14093 US Highway 30 Hinckley, IL 60520 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising Property Municipality Relief in this newspaper is subject to theFund, Fair Housing which is calculated at Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any the rate of $1 for each preference, limitation or discrimination $1,000 based or fraction thereof of on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial paid by the the amount status or national origin, or an intention, to purchaserof discrimination." not to exceed make any such preference, limitation Familial status includes children$300, under in the certified age of 18funds, livingis due pregnant within twenty-four (24) with parents or legal custodians, women and hours.

The property is people securing custody of children under 18.subject This newspaper to general realestate estate will not knowingly accept anysubject advertising for real which is in violation of the law.

Our special readers assessments, are hereby taxes, informed that all dwellings advertised in thistaxes newspaper or special levied are available on an equal opportunity againstbasis. said real estate and To complain of discrimination call HUD 1-800-669-9777 is offered for sale without Hearing impaired numberany is 1-800-927-9275 representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" The sale is further PUBLIC NOTICE condition. subject to confirmation by IN THE CIRCUIT COURT the court.

FOR THE 23RD If the property is a condoJUDICIAL CIRCUIT minium and the foreclosure DEKALB COUNTY takes place after 1/1/2007, SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS purchasers other than the U.S. Bank Trust National mortgagees will be required Association, not in its to pay any assessment and individual capacity, but legal fees due under The solely as Trustee of LSF9 Condominium Property Act, Master Participation Trust 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and PLAINTIFF (g)(4).

Vs. If the property is located Terry G. Nielsen; et. al. in a common interest DEFENDANTS community, purchasers other 2021CH000053 than mortgagees will be NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S required to pay any SALE OF REAL ESTATE assessment and legal fees PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY due under the Condominium GIVEN that pursuant to a Property Act, 765 ILCS Judgment of Foreclosure and 605/18.5(g-1).

Sale entered in the above If the sale is set aside for cause on 01/13/2022, the any reason, the Purchaser at Sheriff of DeKalb County, the sale shall be entitled only Illinois will on June 9, 2022 to a return of the deposit at the hour of 1:00 PM at paid. The Purchaser shall Public Safety Building, 150 have no further recourse North Main Sycamore, IL against the Mortgagor, 60178, or in a place other- the Mortgagee or the wise designated at the time Mortgagee's attorney. of sale, County of DeKalb Upon payment in full and State of Illinois, sell at of the amount bid, the public auction to the highest purchaser shall receive a bidder for cash, as set Certificate of Sale, which will forth below, the following entitle the purchaser to a described real estate: Deed to the real estate after PIN 15-16-151-002 Confirmation of the sale. The 15-16-151-027 successful purchaser has the 15-16-151-019 sole responsibility/expense of Improved with evicting any tenants or other Single Family Home individuals presently in COMMONLY KNOWN AS: possession of the subject 14093 US Highway 30 premises.

Hinckley, IL 60520 The property will NOT Sale terms: 10% down of be open for inspection the highest bid by certified and Plaintiff makes no reprefunds at the close of the auc- sentation as to the condition tion; The balance, including of the property. Prospective the Judicial sale fee bidders are admonished to for Abandoned Residential check the Court file to verify Property Municipality Relief all information.

Fund, which is calculated at IF YOU ARE THE MORTthe rate of $1 for each GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), $1,000 or fraction thereof of YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO the amount paid by the REMAIN IN POSSESSION purchaser not to exceed FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY $300, in certified funds, is OF AN ORDER OF POSSESdue within twenty-four (24) SION, IN ACCORDANCE hours. The subject property is WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) subject to general real estate OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE taxes, special assessments, FORECLOSURE LAW. or special taxes levied For information: Examine against said real estate and the court file or contact is offered for sale without Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & any representation as to Associates, P.C., 15W030 quality or quantity of title North Frontage Road, Suite and without recourse to 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, Plaintiff and in "AS IS" (630) 794-9876. Please condition. The sale is further refer to file number 14-21subject to confirmation by 02184. the court.

I3192879 If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure (Published in The takes place after 1/1/2007, MidWeek, April 27, 2022 purchasers other than the May 4, 11, 2022) mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and

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