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WEEK IN REVIEW County nursing center on the market

By KELSEY RETTKE

krettke@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is officially for sale, and county officials said May 11 the struggling facility is actively being marketed, although the earliest the board could decide on a sale is June 15.

The mood at the DeKalb County Board Committee of the Whole meeting in Sycamore was noticeably different than previous meetings, where board members fielded strong response from employees of the county-owned nursing home amid a debate about the future of the facility. The nursing facility faces millions in debt caused by what officials have said was years of mismanagement, delinquent billing, falling resident numbers and too

heavy a reliance of agency-staffed workers who get paid more than county employees.

On May 11, nursing home administrator Maggie Niemi opened with a word of thanks, marking National Nurses Week and Nursing Home Week by thanking her staff and county officials.

Unlike previous meetings, no other employees or nursing home residents spoke.

Niemi again appealed to the board’s Committee of the Whole to help keep the facility as a not-for-profit, and outlined what she called the center’s strengths and ratings levels.

The facility has been listed for sale and is being actively marketed by nursing home financial consultant Marcus & Millichap, hired by the county in February for $10,000, according to county documents. However, no final decisions on a

sale will be made until at least the June 15 County Board meeting.

For about a year, county officials have fielded near-monthly budget deficits from the facility, which faced a $7.4 million budget hole. According to county documents and testimony, the shortfall is due to issues that include delinquent billing dating back to 2017, dwindling resident numbers and what employees allege was mismanagement of the facility.

For the past 24 years up until Dec. 31, the nursing center was run by St. Louis-based Management Performance Associates, a firm that was under county contract. The firm, responsible for overseeing daily operations and creating the facility’s annual budget for County Board approval, declined to renew its contract in December.

Dist. 427: Growing need for special education

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

SYCAMORE – During an annual review of the Sycamore Community School District 427’s special education program, school officials last week said there’s a growing number of students who require specialized learning.

During the 2021-22 school year, District 427 assisted 562 students with an individualized learning program, which is 15% of the student body, said Lynn Reilley, director of special education for the school district. Reilley presented the Sycamore school board with an annual look at the status of districtwide special education.

Reilley said the special education pro-

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gram in Sycamore schools is specially designed to meet unique needs of each child with a disability at no cost to the parents.

A student qualifies for special education under the federal Disabilities Education Act, which helps those between ages 3 and 22 with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, according to the Act. Niamh Welp, coordinator of the Little Spartans Early Childhood Program, said her program’s goal is to make young students the best learners they can be longterm.

“Our goal is … making that transition [to kindergarten] as easy as possible,” Welp said.

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Little Spartans is a blended learning program with the goal of having 30% education students. Welp said that in recent years the ratio is about 50/50.

During this school year, Little Spartans had 90 students: 52 tuition students and 38 IEP students. Welp said that 90 students have registered for next year and there is a waiting list of 14 students. Little Spartans is looking to hire another teacher.

During the last school board meeting, the Sycamore school board voted to raise the cost of the Little Spartans program by $10 a month.

“We don’t want to turn anyone away, but the cost of everything is going up from rising inflation,” Welp said. “We want to continue to grow and meet that need.”

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ON THE COVER Buddy Price of DeKalb, 6, and Audrey Marsolek of Sycamore, 4, learn how to plant during a free program Thursday, May 12, at Basics DeKalb County’s toddler garden in Welsh Park in DeKalb.

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ON THE RECORD ... with Agnes Ma

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DeKALB – Agnes Ma didn’t always want to be an artist.

During her senior year of her undergraduate studies, while majoring in molecular and cellular biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ma took a few art classes.

She learned more about contemporary art and decided to become an artist herself. She describes her work as combining “traditional craft and modern methods of fabrication to examine the relationship between humans and their surrounding environment.”

Ma is one of nine visual artists and five poets whose work will be on display for the “Arts in Action” exhibit at the Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place in DeKalb. Her abstract sculpture, titled “The Ellfield Addition,” is made from bioplastic and paper.

The opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 21, in the Patience Ellwood Towle Visitor Center. The exhibit will run through July 2.

“Arts in Action” is a project developed by the DeKalb County History Center and Ellwood House Museum to investigate the history of race rela-

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Agnes Ma is one of nine visual artists and five poets whose work will be on display in the “Arts in Action” exhibit at the Ellwood House Museum in DeKalb. The opening reception is May 21. tions in DeKalb County through historical research and a collaboration with contemporary artists. The artists’ work has themes of fear, exclusion, community and hope. Community

members have participated by telling their stories or by assisting with research.

For more information about the “Arts in Action” exhibit, visit www. ellwoodhouse.org/exhibits or www. dchcexhibits.org/arts-in-action.

Ma now lives in Colorado and is an assistant professor and 3-D studios coordinator at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design.

In addition to receiving a bachelor’s degree from U of I, Ma earned a Masters in Fine Art in metalwork, jewelry design and digital fabrication as well as a graduate certificate in museum studies from Northern Illinois University.

Ma was the artist in residence for metalwork and glass at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago in 2015 and 2016, and she also took part in a four-week artist residency at Yellowstone National Park during summer 2018.

Her artwork has exhibited nationally, including at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Her museum and curatorial endeavors have extended as far as Sicily, Italy.

For more information about Agnes Ma and her artwork, visit www. agnesma.com.

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Milton: Have you always been interested in being an artist?

Ma: I have not, actually. I was always interested in crafts, but I never really thought of art as a career path until the end of undergrad. My senior year, I took art classes, and I really enjoyed it. I’m traditionally trained in metalwork, jewelry design and digital fabrication. I dabble in anything from jewelry to large-scale installations. I work in a variety of mediums.

Milton: What do you like best about art?

Ma: I think it allows for a different kind of problem-solving. I didn’t know anything about contemporary or modern art at all. Through studying, I’ve learned that it is a mode of communication that extends how people normally think about things or communicate. You can relay a lot of concepts that are much more layered and are understood in a different way that writing, speaking or verbal language.

Milton: Do you normally use a lot of color?

Ma: I don’t usually use color. I tend to be drawn to monochromatics. I did use color in this display because I

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wanted to create contrast. My work plays on how we as humans interact with the environment. I’ve been using more greens and blues because of that, to represent the earth and the environment.

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Milton: Tell me about your artwork for the “Arts in Action” exhibit.

Ma: It’s a large sculpture made with a 3-D pen and bioplastic. It is a landscape, about 6 inches tall, 6 feet wide and 8 feet long, that discusses the Ellwoods and a racial covenant they signed, stating that anyone who was not white could not build or buy property in that area of DeKalb. It meant that diverse people ended up moving to Sycamore. So this large piece showcases the Ellwood neighborhood, where they lacked diversity, and an area that loosely represents the other areas, which would be Sycamore. I used small folded paper objects that are loosely representative of architecture. I depict grandiose abstract homes of the Ellwood neighborhood, as well as the small homes of Sycamore. It’s a huge difference, yet there’s beauty in all of it. It’s also very abstract.

Milton: Do you have a piece statement?

Ma: Yes. “This is the year 2021. In the summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter riots exploded around the nation during a global pandemic. In 1992, LA rioted over the acquittal of police officers who brutally beat Rodney King. It took until 1954 for the Court to declare that schools could no longer separate blacks and whites in Brown vs. Board of Education. In 1942, Japanese Internment Camps were established as a reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II. And in 1925, the Ellwood family signed a racial cov-

enant to keep the neighborhoods surrounding their property filled with only the ‘pure white race,’ keeping ‘negro, mulatto, Chinese, Japanese, or person of any race, or mixture of races, other than a person of pure white race’ out of the area.

The United States is a country made of immigrants, yet as a nation we never seem able to accept this fact.

The Ellwoods have had a large impact on the development of DeKalb, but we must keep in mind that not all of their efforts were a positive move forward. This piece is an abstraction of the plat of the Ellfield Addition, part of the racial covenant signed by members of the Ellwood family in 1925. One portion signifies the purity desired in the Ellfield Addition, contrasting the other portion that represents the surrounding areas where undesired races settled. This racial covenant is not a proud moment for the city, but it is important to remember past transgressions in order to avoid repeating these wrongdoings.”

Milton: What are you looking forward to about the exhibit?

Ma: What’s interesting is that DeKalb is small, yet it has these really interesting parts of history that have now become inherent to its existence. I used to work and live at the Nehring House, so I had a hand in installing some of the exhibitions. I learned more deeply about the site and about the Ellwoods. The Ellwoods were just players in the big boom of barbed wire. Isaac Ellwood didn’t really invent barbed wire, he bought the patent for it. It’s all a part of the layered history of DeKalb. We often neglected to talk about other topics: social justice, diversity and race. Now, in modern times, it is important to talk about those topics. We can’t change it, but we can bring awareness to it. I think that this exhibit will allow [the Ellwood House] to become more transparent about its existence. I think it’s going to be really interesting.

BRIEFS Genoa VFW plans monthly meeting GENOA – Genoa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8387 will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 19, at the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. The Genoa American Legion Post 337 meeting will follow at 7 p.m.

New officers will be sworn in and will take charge of the meeting.

The Genoa VFW welcomes any honorably discharged veterans who have served in a war zone during any war.

NIU group headed to Branson Reservations are being accepted for the Northern Illinois University Annuitants Association trip to Branson, Missouri, to see six shows.

The trip will take place Oct. 3-7. Deadline for reservations is July 27.

NIU annuitants and their friends will see “All Hands on Deck,” The Haygoods, Branson Landing, Neil Diamond Tribute, visit historic downtown Branson, Presleys’ Country Jubilee, the Doug Gabriel Show and “Jesus” at the Sight & Sound Theatre.

The trip cost is $645 per person/double occupancy and includes transportation from DeKalb, four nights lodging, four breakfasts, four dinners and show admission.

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GROWING YOUNG MINDS Basics DeKalb County toddler gardens offer free programs, education and play

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

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eKALB – Taylor Price of DeKalb and her children, 6-year-old Buddy and 3-yearold Lucian, love spending time together outdoors, which is why they attend programs at Basics DeKalb County’s toddler gardens.

“It’s a way for the boys to socialize and make new friends,” Price said.

“They also learn how to be gentle with plants and to respect nature.”

The first program of the year at DeKalb’s toddler garden was held Thursday, May 12.

Basics DeKalb County, a program of the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education, has three toddler gardens: Welsh Park in DeKalb, Knights Park in Sandwich and Chamberlain Park in Genoa.

Welsh Park, 651 Russell Road in DeKalb, opened in 2020 and offers a program at 10 a.m. every Thursday.

Knights Park, 1001 N. Latham St. in Sandwich, opened in April and offers programs at 10 a.m. the first, second and fourth Fridays of the month and the third Saturday of the month.

Chamberlain Park, 400 E. Second St. in Genoa, will open in June. No programs have been scheduled yet for the third toddler garden.

Each garden has unique features: Genoa’s has a sensory wall, Sandwich has a sensory bed and colorful rocks to dig for, and DeKalb’s has a dirt digging site and sensory and edible gardens. All of the toddler gardens feature a musical component.

The toddler gardens are free and open to the public to visit and play at during park hours.

Coordinator Cary Allen said the toddler gardens are rooted in the five basic ways to educate young children: maximize love, manage stress; talk, sing and point; count, group and compare; explore through movement and play; and read and discuss stories.

“The basics are evidence-based ways, simple things parents and caregivers can do with littles to promote brain growth and school readiness,” Allen said. “The gardens are full of activities and teachable moments.

Our target audience for the gardens’ programs are ages 0 to 5, but everyone is welcome to come.”

There are a variety of programs offered at the toddler gardens.

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ABOVE: Cheryl Larson, a Master Gardener with the University of Illinois Extension teaches 5-year-old Andie Lawson-Flores of DeKalb how to plant a seed during a free program Thursday, May 12, at Basics DeKalb County’s toddler garden in Welsh Park in DeKalb. BELOW: The toddler garden in Welsh Park is one of three in DeKalb County. The other two are located at Knights Park in Sandwich and Chamberlain Park in Genoa.

“The goal is to offer a hands-on experience and teach problem-solving skills,” Allen said. “The topics vary and change. All of the programs are free, with no registration required.”

Cheryl Larson, a Master Gardener with the University of Illinois Extension, led the May 12 program about seeds. The program featured songs,

the reading of two books, the science of how a seed grows into a plant and hands-on seed planting and gardening activities.

“Kids often don’t know where food comes from, so teaching them about seeds and gardening is important,” Larson said. “It teaches them to see the beauty of plants and helps them

connect with nature and the cycle of life. I think it also makes kids highly interested in a new subject. Now they can grow things at home, they will be able to notice seeds and flowers and will be more aware and observant of nature.”

Hayley Flores of DeKalb’s daughter Andie Lawson-Flores, 5, learned how to plant and water daylilies during the program.

“This is our second year attending Basics’ programs, and we really enjoy them,” Flores said. “It gets [the children] exploring, learning and building friendships. I think it’s important to get kids learning as early as possible.

It’s nice that all of the programs are free, open to the community and local.

I’m glad that we have the garden and programs right here in DeKalb.”

“We love the Basics programs and spending time in the toddler garden,” Jenn Marsolek of Sycamore said.

“It’s nice to get outdoors for events.

They’re really fun and educational.

It’s a good way to spend your morning.”

By SHANE TAYLOR staylor@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Early in-person voting begins this week, but DeKalb County residents have a number of options to vote ahead of the June 28 primary election.

According to the DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, in order to vote on a DeKalb County ballot you must be registered to vote with your current DeKalb County residential address.

Those registered also can vote in-person. Those who vote in the Primary election in June must declare a political party.

How to register to vote

Residents can register to vote at the Office of the County Clerk, 110 E. Sycamore St. in Sycamore, select banks, libraries, the Department of Motor Vehicles and most municipal buildings in DeKalb County.

The deadline to register to vote is May 31, although grace period voting will begin June 1 for those wishing to register up to Election Day. Residents must be a U.S. citizen, age 17 years or older on or before the election date and at least 18 during the general election in November. Residents

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Voting booths are seen April 6, 2021, at the polling place inside the Westminster Presbyterian Church on Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. must have a current DeKalb County residential address.

Those who wish to register online can due so with a paperless online voter application process on the state board of elections website, ova.elections.il.gov, which closes at 11:59 p.m.

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Celebration Chorale preparing for cantata Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – The Celebration Chorale members met last week to receive their music for this year’s patriotic cantata, “I Salute You.” Regular rehearsals will begin Wednesday, May 18, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the sanctuary at First United Methodist Church, 317 N. Fourth St. in DeKalb.

Founded in 1994, Celebration Chorale is made up of singers from several area churches and religious backgrounds. The group welcomes all to sing, regardless of affiliation. The Chorale is looking for interested singers

who are high school age or older, with choir singing experience. No auditions are required.

The choir is directed by Christine Monteiro and will be accompanied by organ, piano and members of the Celebration Chorale orchestra.

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DeKalb Mutual Aid schedules spring events Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – DeKalb Mutual Aid Inc. will host two events this spring to help the less fortunate in the community.

A Spring Job Fair is planned from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, in the conference room at the University Village office, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. The event will highlight low-barrier jobs with sustainable wages. Employers include Chipotle, Comfort Inn, Minutemen Staffing, First Student, SureStaff, Integrity Trade Services, Securitas and TransDev Huskie Line. Attendees must wear masks during the event. For more information, call 815-217-8235.

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Mail-in donations are also accepted. To have your donations picked up, call 815-217-1645.

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Finalists named for Genoa Days’ King and Queen contest kmilton@shawmedia.com GENOA – Genoa has new royalty for the 61st anniversary of the Genoa Days’ King and Queen Scholarship Contest.

The first queen competition was held during Genoa’s 125th anniversary celebration in June 1961. For the past two years, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scholarship contests were held privately and not open to the public, although they were livestreamed via Facebook Live.

During announcements at Genoa-Kingston High School on May 11, representatives of the Genoa Days King and Queen Scholarship Contest committee named the 10 2022 finalists.

This year’s king candidates are Chase Engel, Colin Nesler, Josh Oates, Michael Sauber and Ben Younker.

This year’s queen candidates are Mackenzie Engel, Sydney Krueger, Logan Neblock, Stephanie Sus and Natalie Wells.

“The Genoa Chamber and member businesses recognize the importance of education as well as the increasing costs that come with it,” Genoa Chamber Executive Director Krissy Johnson said. “The King and Queen Scholarship Contest is an opportunity to acknowledge our community youth and pro-

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On May 11, the 10 finalists were announced in the 61st anniversary of the Genoa Days’ King and Queen Scholarship Contest. Pictured (from left) in the front row are Stephanie Sus, Logan Neblock, Mackenzie Engel, Sydney Krueger and Natalie Wells. In the back row are Ben Younker, Michael Sauber, Colin Nesler and Josh Oates. Chase Engel is not pictured. vide them with financial assistance to reach their future goals.”

The scholarship is open to all high school seniors who are residents of Genoa or Kingston and attending Genoa-Kingston High School, home school or parochial school, who would otherwise fall in the school district’s boundaries.

The king and queen will each receive

a $1,000 cash scholarship and finalists will each receive a $100 cash scholarship. The scholarships are to be used for continuing education.

Johnson said the Genoa Days’ King and Queen Scholarship Contest is not based on academics or GPA. “In this scholarship competition we really recognize the importance of community service,” Johnson said.

“The scholarship committee judges the applications blindly, using a rubric, and then the top five boys and the top five girls are selected to be a part of the scholarship competition.”

This year’s judges include Genoa Police Chief Robert Smith, former queen Hannah Hill, Josh Kubiak of Edward Jones Investments, Tricia Herrera of Ralfie’s BBQ, Nancy Peña of American Family Insurance Manny Peña Agency, Mark Carlson of State Farm Insurance, Jamie Sibigatroth of Heartland Bank and Chad Poegel of Crown Exteriors.

The final private judging will take place on June 8, the first evening of Genoa Days, from 6 to 7:45 p.m., at Heartland Bank. Judging will be completed at 8 p.m. on the main stage in downtown Genoa.

Scores will be determined by adding the finalists’ application score, private interview score and public interview score.

The 2022 Genoa Day’s king and queen will be crowned to reign over Genoa Days for the rest of the week.

Members of the court will ride on a float in the Genoa Days parade June 11.

For information about Genoa Days festivities, email the Genoa-Kingston Fire Department at dnorris@ genoa-kingstonfpd.org.

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By Clark, while attending services at the Christian Science church last night, had the misfortune to have someone steal his Ford coupe, and at noon today no trace of the machine has been found. Mr. Clark parked his machine in front of the building at 7:30 and an hour later informed the police department that it was gone.

The night officers scoured the city until two o’clock this morning with the belief that it might have been taken by a gang of joy riders and left abandoned at some desolate point about town. The police department is making an effort to recover the property.

Big inroads on the huge pile of fuel on Oak Street belonging to the Illinois Power company have been made the last week or ten days as the pile directly east of the plant has begun to show signs of depletion. One of the automatic carriers has been on Oak Street for some time and the fuel is loaded into wagons, hauled to the plant and dumped close by for the large conveyor.

The loading machine has been a valuable asset to the company in the handling of its fuel this summer.

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Men with shovels are seen on road grading day, Oct. 26, 1919. The location is unknown.

Work at the new Self Service grocery store to be opened soon by Peter Stavrakas at Fifth and Lincoln Highway seems to be moving along very satisfactory.

The new glass front has been installed and painted, while the decorators gave attention to the interior of the building several days ago. The store owner says he has been unable to determine an opening date as yet on account of some delay in the arrival of his fixtures. He is pressing manufacturers daily in an effort to get the shelving and other necessary equipment here at an early date.

in front of autos. Town board members are asking parents of all bike riding youngsters to make it a personal matter to check the riding habits of their youngsters.

Preliminary work on the installation of a radio station at the fire department headquarters has been about completed and the boys are now looking forward to the arrival of the machine and other equipment which was ordered several days ago. The aerials and antenna have been set up, the big switch installed outside the building, as well as the radio room decorated. With the equipment that is coming for the firemen’s station and the height of the aerials, the boys believe they will be able to get most anything that floats on the ether waves.

Nickel got its name from “kupfernichel,” a German term expressing the disgust of miners who, on searching for copper (kupfer) and finding ore that seemed to contain it, but didn’t, said it was the work of Old Nick.

Later the demon metal came to be known as nickel.

1947 – 75 YEARS AGO

The Marie Louise Olmstead Memorial Museum will be formerly dedicated to the public tomorrow, May 18, by L. B. Olmstead, 90-year-old attorney. Deigned as a permanent memorial to his wife who died October 30, 1916, Olmstead has purchased the second floor of the Somonauk State Bank Building and altered it to hold his great collection of relics. They were formerly housed in an old frame structure at his home in the west end of the village.

Complaints have been received by members of the Malta Board about the carless habits that some of the bicycle riding children of this community have developed. The youngsters are riding their bicycles after dark without any protection in the form of tail lights or reflectors. As if this lack of protection was not serious enough, the riders have taken an attitude that the drivers of cars will avoid striking them and have been careless in riding

The First Baptist church of Somonauk celebrates the 90th anniversary of its founding at special services here tomorrow. The church was organized May 19, 1857, by a small group of people in the settlement and has grown into a flourishing and prosperous unit. This church is among the oldest in DeKalb County.

Chief of Police Horace Fothergil, of Sycamore, has announced that a drive will start for speeders, stop sign violators, and noisy motorcycles. The chief explained that there are too many people abusing the stop signs and that from now on a complete stop will have to be made in Sycamore at all signs that read “Stop.” The shifting of gears into second will not be tolerated and no warnings will be given. Traffic tickets will be given to all violators.

The senior class of Hinckley Community High School has planned an unusual party of next week and one that is strictly for seniors only. The entire class of 22 leaves on Monday morning on a two-day excursion trip on Lake Michigan which will take them to Mackinac Island and return them to Hinckley again Wednesday evening.

1972 – 50 YEARS AGO

George C. Wallace is paralyzed from the waist down as a result of spinal injury from a bullet wound at the hands of a would-be assassin, doctors reported today.

They said he was making a remarkable recovery but that the paralysis could be permanent.

DeKalbAg Research, Inc., of DeKalb, Illinois, one of the nation’s largest poultry breeders, received final USDA approval to manufacture Mareks Vaccine. The granting of license #271 to DeKalb to produce Mareks Vaccine now makes the vaccine available to all poultry producers through DeKalb’s network of distributive hatcheries and district managers.

W. Howard Kauffman of Waterman representing the Illinois Turkey Growers Association was one of 90 representatives from Illinois agricultural commodity organizations participating in the second annual Legislative-Commodity Breakfast. The purpose of the breakfast was to show state officials the diversified and large quantity of Illinois agricultural products.

The name “Nor-Dek” has been selected by the Sons of Norway Lodge 518 for the new organization. The name was chosen at the regular May meeting of the group held recently in Union Hall, DeKalb.

1997 – 25 YEARS AGO

Students at DeKalb High School are finding themselves on the front line in the war on drugs, and, some say, so far the battle does not go well. While some question the prevalence of the problem, the county’s top drug enforcement officer, a recent survey and interviews with students indicate drug use in the high school is all too common.

Tom Rosenow said all he wants is a pond, windmill and a white picket fence. But thanks to county zoning regulations, the local developer could end up in the cattle ranching business to get what he wants. The City of DeKalb’s Plan Commission put a stumbling block in Rosenow’s way last night by unanimously passing a resolution of objection to his county rezoning request that would allow him to construct the pond and windmill on his 35-acre piece of property at the northeast corner of Bethany Road and North First Street.

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Shaw Local News Network SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Community Foundation awarded $156,455 in grants to 22 local nonprofit and public sector organizations this spring to support a variety of programs and projects aimed at serving the needs of the community.

Available in the spring and fall each year, Community Needs Grants are distributed to eligible organizations in DeKalb County. Applications align with five grantmaking interest areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Community Development, Environment & Animal Welfare, and Health & Human Services.

Spring Community Needs Grants recipients include: • 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care – $5,000 to support moving expenses • Barb City Manor Retirement Home – $10,000 to replace an elevator system • Cor Cantiamo – $3,000 to purchase music for public performances • Cortland Community Library – $4,000 to expand book shelving • DeKalb County Community Gardens – $3,000 to purchase farming equipment • DeKalb Fire Department – $5,000 to purchase bags and mounts for fire equipment tools • Faith United Methodist Church – $7,500 to update and expand a playground • Fox Valley Community Services – $7,255 to remodel bathrooms for ADA compliance • Genoa Township Park District – $1,500 to purchase supplies for an aqua fitness class

• Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association – $1,500 to obtain technology for an adult day program • Little Lambs Preschool – $7,500 to update and expand the Genoa Preschool playground • Northern Public Radio – $4,000 to connect with Spanish speaking individuals in the community and create informational opportunities for them • Open Door Rehabilitation Center – $12,000 to purchase a generator • Preservation of Egyptian Theatre – $5,000 to provide monitors for dressing rooms with live feed of stage • RAMP – $2,400 to provide supplies for a peer mentoring program • Sandwich Opera House (ARCH) – $12,500 to repair exterior brick • Sir Donald Foundation – $10,000 to provide supplies to connect individuals to services after incarPhoto provided ceration • Somonauk Public Library District – $2,400 to proA spring 2022 grant check is delivered to Open Door vide early literacy and school readiness workstaRehabilitation Center in Sandwich to support the purchase of tions a generator. Pictured is Open Door Program Coordinator • Waterman Lion’s Club Charities – $8,000 to renoLaurie Wisdom and Community Foundation Board member vate a park shelter Michael Constant.

Community Needs Grants receive funding through Community Impact Funds, Field of Interest • Kirkland Rec League – $14,700 to renovate base- Funds, and Donor Advised Funds. Donations to any ball fields fund at the foundation can be made online at dekalb• Kishwaukee Education Consortium – $25,000 to ccf.org/donate, or by mail to the DeKalb County provide welding equipment for a new educational Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, facility IL 60178.

• Kishwaukee Family YMCA – $5,200 to purchase For questions or more information on grants, portable basketball hoops email grants@dekalbccf.org.

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The Joey Warren Memorial Scholarship was created by the Warren family to honor the life and legacy of their son. Joey Warren graduated from Sycamore High School in 2018. He had an adventurous spirit and loved to live life to its fullest. He enjoyed playing sports, working at Rosati’s, having fun with his dogs Abby and Jack, being with his family and friends, and watching football. Joey was a huge Chicago Bears fan. After graduating high school, Joey attended Northern Illinois University where he was studying to become a psychologist.

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Shaw Local News Network SYCAMORE – Sycamore High School’s music department won third place in the 2022 Illinois High School Association Music Sweepstakes Competition for Class A schools.

Class A programs are the second largest in Illinois.

This year’s rankings are the seventh time that Sycamore High School has placed in the top three since 2009, and it is the fourth consecutive topthree finish.

SHS scored 774 points. Chicago High School for the Arts, at 864 points, won first, and Ottawa Township, at 798 points, won second. Results were finalized April 25.

The points were based on results from student solo and small ensemble performances at the IHSA Solo/ Ensemble Festival in Harvard, as well as band, orchestra and choir performances at the IHSA Organizational Festival in Harvard.

The SHS orchestra program placed first in Class A for its solo and ensemble results. Sycamore’s vocal program

won fifth place, and the band program won eighth place.

The contest marked the first year of a return to mostly in-person competitions and performances. The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the contest to become mostly virtual for the previous two years.

“Our results this year are an absolute tribute to the dedication and excellence of our SHS music students,” Music Department Chairman Scott Mertens said in a news release. “Their motivation and determination are what allowed Sycamore to thrive in this competition, and they should take great pride in their achievement. Their accountability, their attention to detail and their willingness to work together for common goals are all traits that will serve them well.”

Mertens also congratulated the students’ teachers and private instructors, “whose efforts in working with our students was key to their success.”

“Their trophy is an award that our students, school and community can take pride in,” Mertens said in the release.

Sandwich Chapter of Philanthropic Education Organization will sponsor its annual garage sale fundraiser, rain or shine, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20 and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 21 at Meadowlands Farm, 13820 County Line Road in Newark, just south of Route 71.

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Kish College names essay contests winner Shaw Local News Network MALTA – Perla Gonzalez has been selected as Kishwaukee College’s winner of the 2022 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest and Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship.

In the Paul Simon contest, Gonzalez described “How Kishwaukee College Changed My Life,” and in the Gandhi/ King contest, she outlined a plan for a nonviolent response to the problems of hate and discrimination inspired by the lives and writings of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Both essays were forwarded to the Illinois Community College Trustees Association for entry into the annual statewide competition. In addition, Gonzalez received two $500 Kish scholarships and was recognized at the April 12 Board of Trustees meeting.

In her essay on how Kishwaukee College changed her life, Gonzalez discussed the flexibility to attend online or in-person, the tight-knit community and the financial benefits of the college.

“When choosing my college, the biggest stressor was financial issues,” Gonzalez wrote. “Kishwaukee has been an enormous help when it comes to my

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Perla Gonzalez was named the winner of Kishwaukee College’s 2022 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest and Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship. She was recognized at the April meeting of the Kishwaukee College Board of Trustees and is pictured between Laurie Borowicz, president of Kishwaukee College, and Bob Johnson, chair, Kishwaukee College Board of Trustees. financial situation. I have been in the financial office many times to discuss aid options. I am currently a debt-free student, which allows me to focus on my studies.”

Gonzalez, a Kirkland resident and graduate of Hiawatha High School, is pursuing an Associate in Science degree after recently being accepted into Kish’s nursing program. At Kish,

she is a member of the National Society of Leadership & Success, works in the Early Learning Center and was recently elected as an officer for the Student Government Association for the next school year.

For the Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship, Gonzalez advocated for an increase in understanding and diversity in her essay.

“I call to the education system to teach diversity. To teach children and young adults about neighboring countries, religions, races, cultures, sexualities, disabilities, and everything that makes us all unique. To understand, we must learn first and think about all sides of a situation,” she wrote.

Gonzalez said she was excited about the opportunity to outline a plan that addresses ways to combat hate and discrimination.

“Growing up with a diverse background and experiences, I have felt compelled to speak up on diversity and equal rights. This essay gave me the opportunity to address how changes can be made for the better, especially right now in our current climate,” Gonzalez said.

To read both of Gonzalez’s essays in their entirety, visit kish.edu/iccta.

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DCCF funds honor the legacy of ‘Miss Hoffman’ Shaw Local News Network SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Community Foundation has established two new funds to support education in DeKalb County. The funds were made possible from the estate of Sycamore resident Joan L. Hoffman.

The Joan L. Hoffman St. Mary DeKalb Scholarship Fund provides educational support to St. Mary Catholic School in DeKalb to offer student scholarships. The John J. and Katherine M. Hoffman Family St. Mary Sycamore Scholarship Fund honors Joan’s parents and provides educational support to St. Mary Catholic School in Sycamore to offer student scholarships.

Joan Hoffman was born in August 1927 and was a resident of Sycamore for most of her life. She was an active member at the Church of St. Mary Sycamore and attended grade school there. She went on to graduate from Sycamore High School and Western Michigan University.

Miss Hoffman, as she was known to her students, began teaching in 1952 at St. Alphonsus Catholic School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She taught at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Albuquerque, before returning to Sycamore in 1963 to teach at St. Mary Catholic School in DeKalb. Hoffman taught first grade there for 28 years before retiring in 1991.

Even in retirement, she was a reading tutor for students at St. Mary Catholic School in Sycamore.

In April 2014, Hoffman was honored at the Lancer Legacy Ball for her years of faithful dedication to the first grade students of St. Mary’s DeKalb. She was

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Joan Hoffman is pictured in her first-grade classroom at St. Mary Catholic School in DeKalb in 1980. awarded the Saints and Scholars Award.

Beyond the classroom, Hoffman was an avid gardener and an antique furniture finisher. She also enjoyed reading, tent camping across the United States, and spending time with family and friends.

She died in 2020.

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Local dancers headed to summer intensives Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – Three of Dimensions Youth Ballet’s company dancers have been accepted into professional dance intensives for the summer.

Summer intensives typically last four to six weeks and provide an opportunity for young dancers to train with some of the best instructors in the industry, according to a news release.

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People with dementia may become confused and disoriented, and it’s common for them to get lost not far from home. Others may forget a reason for going to a store or may be unable to find their way back to a vehicle. First responders, such as emergency personnel, often step in to provide immediate assistance to someone who is lost or had an accident related to his or her dementia.

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Counselors selected for 4-H Day Camp Shaw Local News Network SYCAMORE – Twenty local teens will serve as camp counselors for the 4-H Day Camp scheduled for June 14-16 at Rock River Christian Camp in Polo.

The camp will provide counselors with an opportunity to make good decisions, learn to be independent, make life-long friendships, and gain new skills. Counselors also will learn to build life skills like employability, responsibility, character, caring and respect.

The 2022 4-H Camp Counselor Team includes Armando Batista of Pecatonica, Carson Conderman of Byron, Grace Costello of Stillman Valley, Allison Duggan of Thomson, Paige Dykstra of Fulto, Katie Eggemeyer of Morrison, Jenna Haas of Stockton, Carissa Hinderman of Warren, Quinn James of Morrison, Ashton Miller of Galena, Lucas Odle of Paw Paw, Maggie Penate of Sycamore, Gracie Prose of Oregon, Sarah and Ellie Rothermel of Durand, Campbell Russo of Rockford, Dawson

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The camp is open to all boys and girls ages 8 to 14 by June 14, 2022. 4-H membership is not required; however, all participants will be expected to comply with the same high behavior standards expected of 4-Hers. Youth need to be interested and excited to have a day of outdoor fun, away from television and technology.

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krettke@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Sarah Gallagher Chami said she was born into a life of public service, so it was a full circle moment to be sworn in among a crowded courtroom as the newest associate judge for the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court.

Gallagher Chami was officially sworn in Feb. 7. However, a formal investiture ceremony took place May 6 among her friends, family and colleagues in courtroom 300 at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. The ceremony was conducted now that COVID-19 guidelines have been lifted.

Her appointment filled the vacancy left by former Associate Judge Joseph Pedersen who was appointed to the circuit court, which serves DeKalb and Kendall counties, in January.

Gallagher Chami gave an emotional speech as she donned the robe of her father, the late Judge T. Jordan Gallagher, who served on the bench from 2008 to 2011 in the then-16th Judicial Circuit Court in DeKalb and Kane counties. A DeKalb native, Jordan Gallagher also was a former DeKalb County State’s Attorney, serving terms from 1976 to 1984, and a recognized name throughout legal circles in northern Illinois. Judge Gallagher died at 63 on June 25, 2011, after a short battle with cancer.

“There can be no doubt in addition to her family and friends, Sarah deeply loves two things – the law and this courthouse,” Circuit Court Judge Marcy Buick said. “She was raised in the law and she was raised in this courthouse. This is a remarkable lineage and a great legacy.”

After being sworn in by Chief Judge Bradley Waller, Gallagher Chami spoke of her time as a child under the eye of a state’s attorney after his wife, her mother Debra Gallagher, died when she was 2. She recalled roaming the rooms of the courthouse under the

tutelage of the law and the “village” her father gathered around the pair.

“It is not lost on me that I have come back to the place where my view of the community and of the justice system began,” Gallagher Chami said. “I saw the good, the bad and the ugly of what the justice system looked like. And I knew that I wanted to be a part of that process. I knew I wanted to serve the people of DeKalb County.”

Buick called Gallagher Chami’s law career extensive. A graduate of DePaul University and the Chicago Kent College of Law, Gallagher Chami worked as a prosecutor in both DeKalb and Cook counties. She worked in civil law for a time in the Sycamore-based office of Turner & Sackett, and then as a partner in Sycamore-based defense attorney law firm Dixon and Gallagher.

“It is no secret to those gathered here today that Sarah is well respected by her peers and within the larger DeKalb County community,” Buick said. “Anyone who has worked with Sarah knows that she is a gifted communicator. She is decisive, she is fair, attributes that are essential for a judge.

She puts people at ease because she is always caring and friendly.”

After her time as an assistant state’s attorney in Cook County more than a decade ago, Gallagher Chami said she and her husband, Elie, moved back to the community so their children could call it home.

To her family outside of the courtroom and those gathered in person, including husband, Elie Chami, son Michael, daughters Norah, Sophia and Elena, she said: “You are the foundation of the person I am today.”

“It has struck me many times in my short three months on the bench that the impact we as judges [have] is immense,” Gallagher Chami said.

“This is a heavy burden placed on our judges, and I am humbly grateful that the circuit judges of the 23rd judicial circuit chose me to continue in those footsteps.”

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Sarah Gallagher Chami is surrounded by her family as she is sworn in May 6 as an associate judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit by Chief Judge Bradley Waller at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.

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DeKalb marks demo of Hillcrest shopping center

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krettke@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb city leaders gathered May 9 to mark what they said is a plan to rehabilitate the north side, including the demolition of Hillcrest shopping center, which began May 10.

Timothy Moore was one of about 10 Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity members to meet in front of the Hunter Hillcrest Shopping Center in DeKalb. The DeKalb City Council held a special meeting to mark the latest step in a monthslong mission to take ownership of the neglected building and redevelop the space.

The building previously was owned

by Evanston-based Hunter Properties.

The property management company was once the city’s largest landlord, and during its ownership of Hunter Hillcrest and others, including Lincoln Tower and Hunter Ridgebrook apartment complexes, had accrued hundreds of unresolved city code violations for unkempt properties and security failures.

Under city ownership since August, the shopping center’s impending demolition could bring new life into the space, those gathered said.

“It’s a big step and a positive change for the safety of the city,” Moore said.

“I drive by the building often, and it’s not a place I wanted to go to. If I did have to stop, I was in and out.”

A year ago, the city announced a settlement had been reached with Hunter Properties in the ongoing legal disputes over the code violations and other legal matters. The city subsequently bought the shopping center from Hunter for $1.18 million in August 2021.

Mayor Cohen Barnes, whose 2021 mayoral campaign included promises to address ongoing issues between Hunter Properties and its tenants, described the demolition as “a monumental day.”

“It’s a concrete example that change is happening in the community and that more change is coming,” Barnes said. “From the economic development of the city with Facebook and Amazon, removing bad landlords and increasing and improving the police department and fire department for improved safety for everyone. The times, they are a-changin’, just like the Bob Dylan song.”

Last month, the DeKalb City Council approved a demolition bid of $237,883 to Rockford-based contractor Northern Illinois Services Co. for the work.

Once the shopping center has been demolished, Barnes said the space will remain grassland until a developer

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DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes, flanked by members of the DeKalb City Council and other city officials, speaks during a special meeting of the council on May 9 in the parking lot of the Hillcrest Shopping Center. The meeting was held to kick off the demolition process of the strip mall on Hillcrest Drive which began May 10. comes along.

“The land is not for sale at this point.

We will be very choosey and selective who we will sell it to,” Barnes said.

“Right now, we’re in the driver’s seat.

We will hold onto the property until the right opportunity comes along.”

All tenants of the mixed-use commercial and residential building in the 1000 block of Hillcrest Drive were relocated, City Manager Bill Nicklas said.

According to city records shared with the Daily Chronicle, nine business owners were aided in their relocation efforts from Hillcrest Shopping Center. That includes America Dream Tax, a beauty salon owned by Paula Espiritu, Northern Fresh Market, ClothingIt2, La Salsa, Red Fish and Chicken, Huskies Tobacco and Rocky’s.

There also were five residents who relocated from the residential units on the upper levels of the building, according to documents.

To help offset relocation costs for both residential and commercial tenants ahead of the demolition, the city of DeKalb also approved last year a plan to reimburse those tenants for the costs, according to city documents.

That includes reimbursement for the first and last months’ rent and a damage deposit at a new rental location, as

well as reimbursement for moving expenses. According to city expenditures through April 26, the city has spent $172,543 in developmental services for reimbursement.

The city also used $1.5 million in federal American Recovery Act funds to aid residents and businesses in relocation efforts.

The site sits near another empty lot owned by the city, the former site of the Campus Cinemas building at 1015 Blackhawk Road, demolished in October 2020.

The Hillcrest Shopping Center and the former movie theater create an L-shape east on Hillcrest Drive and north toward Blackhawk Road, which city staff members said they believe will encourage positive development in the area. The land was also highlighted in the city’s Annie Glidden North Revitalization Task Force, which has since morphed into local group Opportunity DeKalb, as a potential space for future development.

The mixed-use rental retail building at 1011 through 1027 Hillcrest Drive is one of four rental properties owned by Hunter Properties that the landlord must sell as part of the approved settlement agreement between the landlord and the city. Hunter Properties is

required to sell the buildings by April 2023.

Per the settlement agreement with local landlord Hunter Properties the DeKalb City Council approved in April 2021, the buildings that Hunter Properties is required to sell include Hunter Ridgebrook, Hunter Tri-Frat, Lincoln Tower and Hunter Hillcrest.

In December, the DeKalb City Council approved a $1 million incentive for Chicago developer Clear Investment Group LLC to buy more than 400 Hunter Properties rental units in the city, including Lincoln Tower, Hunter Tri-Frat and Hunter Ridgebrook.

Glenn Roby described the Hillcrest shopping center as “a blighted property.” Roby is a board member of Opportunity DeKalb, which is a nonprofit organization seeking the revitalization of the Annie Glidden North neighborhood.

“I’m excited because it’s an opportunity to start anew,” Roby said. “I’m looking forward to seeing change come to that part of town. ... It’s a beautiful part of town because of its potential.

The community needs vibrant properties, and now this property will have the opportunity to bring something potentially great to DeKalb.”

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SHABBONA GARAGE SALES 5/20-21 208 N Illini Street in Shabbona: larger boy sized clothing, games/toys/CDs, kids books, miscellaneous kitchen items, miscellaneous home decor items, purses and suitcases, ottoman and a night stand, vintage doll with cradle and chair, weed wacker and leaf blower, Iphone 6S plus, Kindle Fire Tablet, CRAFTERS: cross stitch and scrapbooking supplies, LOVE TO READ? large assortment of mystery and romance books--FREE!

SUBDIVISION GARAGE SALE Savannah Subdivision Garage Sale Kirk and Butterfield Roads Aurora Friday and Saturday May 20 and 21 8am to 3pm

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Huge Raggedy Ann collection. Vintage IH jackets. Traditional furniture. Lots of cookbooks, Crafts, sewing and office supplies. Vintage Fisher Price toys, games and puzzles. A New Step. Canning jars and tons of kitchen, dishes, gadgets and entertaining supplies. A patio table, chairs and gas grill. Gardening supplies and birdhouses. Golf clubs and cane fishing poles. Ladders, hand and power tools. The list goes on! For a sneak peek, like us on Facebook or follow us at EstateSales.net.

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SECTION 00 11 13 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 1.1 BID INFORMATION A. Sealed Bids will be received by Kishwaukee College, on or before June 2, 2022, at 1:00 PM, prevailing time for the Welding Lab Relocation for Kishwaukee College.

B. Lump sum bid proposals will be received for this project at the scheduled time of receipt of bids and will be publicly opened at that time.

C. Bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cash in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bid bond shall be payable to the Board of Trustees, Kishwaukee College.

D. Bids shall be submitted on or before the specified closing time in an opaque sealed envelope addressed to: Ms. Jill Hansen, Chief Financial Officer, Business Services, Room C2140, Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta, Illinois 60150. Bids will be publicly opened immediately thereafter in Room A1273, Conference Center Dining Room. Attendees should enter through Door #17.

E. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on May 19, 2022, at 1:00 PM in the current Welding Lab, Room B1405, Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta, Illinois 60150, signs will be posted. Representatives from the Owner's and the Architect's office will be present to answer questions regarding bidding procedures and project requirements. While the Pre-Bid Meeting is not mandatory, bidders are strongly encouraged to attend. If unable to attend, a mandatory site visit is required and shall be documented upon signing in with David Dammon, Executive Director of Campus Operations, Room A1317, (815.289.9658).

F. All contractor contact and questions regarding any matter concerning this Invitation to Bid must be submitted in writing to Mr. Nicholas Schoeppner, Demonica Kemper Architects, by May 27, 2022. Submittals of questions may be emailed to nschoeppner@dka-design.com, please put “Kishwaukee College - Welding Lab Relocation” in the subject line. No questions will be addressed after 5:00 PM (CST), on May 27, 2022.

G. Under no circumstances are respondents to contact or discuss this Invitation for Bid, or any of the information contained herein or about this solicitation in general, with any Kishwaukee College trustee, employee, vendor, contractor or subcontractor, other than using the methods outlined in this bid. Respondents are strictly forbidden from visiting the College's locations or approaching any College trustee, employee, vendor, contractor or subcontractor for any information related to this Invitation to Bid without the direct knowledge and authorization in writing in advance from the Executive Director of Campus Operations.

Violation of these provisions may subject the respondent to immediate disqualification.

H. The College reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make the award in the best interest of the College.

Decisions of the College will be final.

I. All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages by all contractors working on public projects. Bidders must comply with the Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor, including Equal Employment Opportunity Laws.

J. Bidding documents are on file and may be obtained upon receipt of a refundable deposit in the amount of $100.00 for one set of bidding documents consisting of two sets of plans and one Project Manual from: BHFX Digital Imaging, 30W250 Butterfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555. Phone: 630-393-0777.

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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 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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Notice of Disposal of Property June 1, 2022 Hinckley Lockbox Storage 800 Lincoln Hwy, IL Lockbox Storage will dispose of personal properties listed below as provided by law.

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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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