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WEEK IN REVIEW New DeKalb High School principal named

By DAVID PETESCH

dpetesch@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb High School will have a new principal next school year, and a familiar face is expected to step into the role.

Donna Larson, who’s been with the district for a decade and most recently worked as assistant principal at the high school, will take over the role after longtime principal James Horne leaves the district this month. Horne is expected to exit the role by the end of June and take over as principal of Kaneland High School July 1.

A DeKalb District 428 employee for 10 years, Larson started as a special education teacher at Huntley Middle School while earning her master’s degree from Northern Illinois University. In 2016, she earned her

first administrative position as dean of students at DeKalb High School and in 2017 she was named assistant principal.

Larson, who said she’s always wanted to be a high school principal, said she has plans for more family engagement nights, a freshman cookout and additional events to make sure everyone feels welcome.

“We’re really hoping to make the students feel like they’re a part of something again,” said Larson.

During a virtual school board meeting Feb. 4, the Kaneland School Board unanimously voted to approve Horne for the position of Kaneland High School principal. Horne, who’s been with District 428 for eight years including five as DHS principal, said he has enjoyed his time and the challenges in DeKalb, but is excited about the change, and described Kaneland as a home base for him and his family.

Horne and Larson have worked together for six years. Larson served as dean of students while Horne was assistant principal, and he hired her as assistant principal when he became principal.

“I think she will be great,” said Horne.

“Having somebody who knows the students, the community, the staff and the nuances really helps an individual navigate those challenges.”

Horne said many of the challenges educators have been faced with since returning to in-person learning haven’t been academic, but social and emotional challenges and poor attendance and graduation rates.

Larson said her goal as principal is to create more pathways for students to explore life after high school, explore career opportunities while still in high school and graduate.

DeKalb reinstates public transit bus fares

By KELSEY RETTKE

krettke@shawmedia.com DeKALB – After more than two years, residents using public transit buses will have to pay per ride, as fares return to the city’s public transit system following recent action by the DeKalb City Council.

The city imposed a moratorium on bus fare when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in March 2020. While ridership was down as a result of the early 2020 pandemic-era lockdowns and closed businesses, the two years since have seen a return to regular routes. The council briefly considered reinstating fares in July 2021, but decided to continue the moratorium through the end of the fiscal year.

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As a result, city staff recently recommended the City Council consider reinstating bus fares to what they were in 2019. On March 23, the Council agreed to reinstate the fares, effective immediately.

Riders on a fixed route in the city are expected to pay 50 cents for a one-way trip, and no extra money is needed for bus transfers. Riders on a fixed route bus who have disabilities, K-12 students and older adults pay 25 cents a ride. Riders on the city’s paratransit lines must pay $1 per ride. Northern Illinois University students and children younger than 5 ride all fixed bus routes free, although the term can be misleading when it comes to NIU, DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said.

“NIU students don’t quite ride free,”

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said Nicklas, adding that the cost is lumped into a student service fee collected at the beginning of each school year.

“It’s one of those fees buried in that price they pay and has to do with the transit system access. So they don’t have to pay when they get on, but they’re paying in some other fashion.”

In the time since, city staff has been tracking public bus system usage, Nicklas said.

Bus fares pay for less 1% of the cost to operate the bus system through a contract with TransDev. That amounted to about $60,000 in 2019, Nicklas said. The city expects to collect about half that now that fares have been reinstated with six months left in the year.

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The Glidden barn, 921 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, is the location where Glidden’s “The Winner” barbed wire was invented.

Glidden Homestead and Historical Center opens for season June 12 Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center’s Opening Day, to be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, will give visitors their one chance all year to see the inside of the historic barn where “The Winner” barbed wire was invented.

The barn, located at 921 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, between Burger King and Glidden Florist, is perhaps the most historically significant in the country, according to historic preservationist Roger Keys, because it is where Glidden invented and manufactured the first practical barbed wire.

Glidden was granted a patent for “The Winner” on Nov. 24, 1874. It would become the most widely used barbed wire in frontier America.

Opening Day marks the opening of the site for the season. The house was completed around 1861, and the brick barn was built between 1861 and 1871.

Glidden’s first barbed wire manufacturing office was located in the southeast corner of the barn. Keys, who has done much work on the homestead house and barn, will help give tours.

The Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith Shop at the Glidden Homestead also will be open and operating that day.

Volunteer blacksmiths will provide a glimpse into living-history as they give demonstrations of the craft.

At 2 p.m. that day, a historical presentation, “Bertha Glidden Bradt: Socialite and Crusader in DeKalb County,” will be held in the homestead’s Welcome Center. Bradt’s great granddaughter, Cheryl Johnson, will tell stories and memories of the Bradt family with a bit of dramatic flair as she tells, from Bradt’s own notes, “Why Women Should Get Involved in the Community.” Bradt was Annie Glidden’s sister, the wife of Samuel Ellsworth Bradt, and the mother of DeKalb’s late Charles W. Bradt.

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center is a nomprofit organization working to preserve the home and barn, while providing educational opportunities to the public. The house and Welcome Center are open from noon to 4 p.m. each Sunday, June through November, with a special event in December.

Admission is $4 for adults; children younger than 14 and homestead members are admitted free.

For more information, call 815-7567904, visit www.gliddenhomestead.org or visit J.F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center on Facebook.

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DeKalb Municipal Band ready for 168th season Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – The DeKalb Municipal Band will open its 168th concert season on June 14.

Conducted by Kirk Lundbeck, the band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Dee Palmer Band Shell in Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. The concert is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature local soloist Gavin Wilson, who will sing “76 Trombones” from “The Music Man,” “Love & Marriage” and “Music of the Night” from “The Phantom of the Opera.”

Wilson came to DeKalb in 1983 to study music composition at Northern Illinois University. He has directed children’s and adult theater, composed and staged original musicals, staged a 10-year annual variety show to benefit the Egyptian Theatre, performed with Stage Coach Players and co-founded Jazz in Progress. Wilson owns the Hillside Restaurant with his wife Mary and also works as an insurance adviser.

Other songs on Tuesday’s program include “Finale” from New World Symphony, “The Syncopated Clock” and the Sousa march, “Stars and Stripes Forever.”

The Dee Palmer Scholarship also will be presented during the concert.

Mark Busch file photo - mbusch@shawmedia.com For more information, visit www.dekalbThe DeKalb Municipal Band will open its 168th concert season on June 14 at the Dee Palmer Bank Shell in Hopkins Park. municipalband.com.

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dpetesch@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Police Department swore in new leadership this week – and a new furry face Jax, a 4-year-old labradoodle, will be the department’s first comfort animal.

Police Sgts. Rodney Swartzendruber and Jeffrey Wig took the oaths of office for their promotions to deputy chiefs, and officers Ryan Hooper and Daniel Wojcik took oaths for their promotions to sergeants. The promotions were made in anticipation of several retirements expected in the department.

Those promoted were joined by their families and many of their colleagues on the force during a ceremony June 2 at Sycamore City Center.

Sycamore Police Chief Jim Winters congratulated those promoted, and thanked their families and the community for their support.

“I know that you have made a lot of sacrifices and worked hard to get to this position, and you have earned that opportunity,” Winters said.

City Clerk Mary Kalk did the swearings-in.

Swartzendruber and Wig are replacing deputy chiefs Steven Cook and Mike Anderson, who are both retiring

after more than 30 years of service.

City Manager Michael Hall gave the opening remarks.

Hall said it is a great opportunity to have new leadership in the department and that he is proud of the legacy that Anderson and Cook have left for their replacements.

Swartzendruber has been with the department for 29 years. Combined, the promotees have 79 years of experience patrolling the streets of Sycamore.

Jax will serve as an emotional support animal for officers at the police department, where Winters said things are challenging.

“We’re really being challenged in law enforcement right now,” Winters said. “It’s probably one of the most challenging times we’ve ever seen.”

Jax was donated to the Sycamore Police Department by Hall and his wife, Shelly Hall. Jax formerly worked as a comfort dog at a care facility with Shelly Hall before coming to Sycamore, and they wanted him to be able to continue to serve the community.

Winters said Mary Banasiak, records manager with the department, jumped at the chance to be Jax’s handler.

Winters said the department is taking applications and are in the process of hiring two new officers.

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DeKalb, Sycamore farmers markets ready for summer

By DAVID PETESCH

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eKALB – Julie and Martin Claar wandered between booths of fresh produce, each with a small child under one arm while keeping an eye on two boys who were straggling behind, enjoying flavored honey straws from Willow Creek Honey out of Shabbona.

The Claars were among the first patrons at the season-opening DeKalb Farmers Market on June 2.

The market, hosted by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, June through September, in the Frank Van Buer Plaza at the corner of North Second and East Locust streets in downtown DeKalb. There will be more than 30 vendors throughout the summer, with products ranging from produce and plants to knitted crafts and goat milk soaps.

Veteran vendors like Larson’s Country Market and Theis Farm Market are back, and new vendors like Early Bird Farms and Dirty Bird 815’s food truck will debut.

Larson’s and Theis have had booths at the DeKalb Farmers Market since its beginning in 1995. This year, Larson’s has introduced The Candle Farm, a candle company that Brandon Larson said is run out of their house on the farm.

Rob Pomdelick, a fifth-generation farmer has been working the Theis stand since he was 4 years old when his mother was running it. Pomdelick said they did very well at the market last year and he has high hopes for 2022.

Husband and wife duo Joshua and Elena Hunt are “bringing sustainability to the neighborhood” as they debuted their microgreens business, Early Bird Farms, at the DeKalb market.

The couple is expecting their first child this summer, and recently started the growing operation in their home. The Hunts said their microgreens were selling better than expected, and they were enjoying teaching people about the process.

Kathy Best and Didi Dowling, owners of Live Learn & Lead, a vocational farm organization in Hampshire, sold goat milk soap and lotion to fundraise for their programs at the farm. They offer goat yoga classes and programs for children to come to the farm and learn work ethics.

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Matthew Claar (left), 7, of DeKalb and his sister Melody pick out some flavored honey sticks at the Willow Creek Honey booth Thursday, June 2, during the first DeKalb Farmers Market of the season at Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.

At the Crafted Corner, local author and artist Sara McAllister sold copies of her children’s book “The Adventures of Frank E. Furtor” and knitted toy characters from the book.

Three food trucks served hot food at the June 2 market: Dirty Bird 815, Slow Smoke BBQ out of Sycamore, and Tinez Tacos out of Malta.

Local musicians will perform from noon to 1:30 p.m. each week during the live lunch music series put on by the Egyptian Theatre.

The DeKalb Farmers Market accepts cash, credit and debit cards and the Illinois Link card. It also offers a Link match program, doubling the money spent on Link cards up to $25 on fresh produce.

Virgina Filicetti, market and events manager with the DeKalb Chamber of

Commerce, said the market has grown in recent years, and they hope to see that continue this year.

“Since the market is outside, it’s more airy, people feel more comfortable,” said Filicetti.

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After changing locations in recent years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamore Farmers Market will return to downtown for its 17th year.

Shelby Crackel, events and marketing director with the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber is expecting to see more business at the market and all other events in 2022.

This year’s market will run from 3

to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, June through September, on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State St. There will be about 15 vendors each week with pop-up vendors and food trucks throughout the year.

Shady Tree Farm Market and Tin Shed Farm are some of the veteran vendors that will be in attendance.

DJ Chris will be the musical guest for the first Tuesday of the season, with different local artists performing weekly.

There will be farms with fresh fruits, vegetables and plants, a cheese vendor, a mushroom vendor, local honey, handmade soaps and granola.

“It’s really important to buy local and eat fresh,” said Crackel. “It really helps these small business owners a lot.”

By SHANE TAYLOR

Staylor@shawmedia.com GENOA – Genoa city leaders hope to get public support – and funding – to build a 2.8-mile pedestrian walking path from Genoa to neighboring Kingston.

City leaders took to social media recently to encourage residents to support a plan to apply for a grant to conduct one long, pedestrian path between the city of Genoa to the Village of Kingston. The city applied for grants through the Rural Surface Transportation grant program, asking for funds through the federal Infrastructure Bill. Part of that process requires letters of support from residents, business owners, parents, school officials and representatives of local government.

No exact amount has been identified yet for how much construction of a path from Genoa to Kingston would cost, city officials said.

“We’ve just been really keeping an eye on the federal infrastructure bill because there’s been so many grants that have been put out there,” City Administrator Alyssa Seguss said. “This was something we had a project in mind for.”

City officials say they received 119 letters of support from elected officials, residents, school board members and others.

“These letters, they make such a difference, and I’m so thankful that our community stepped up to provide support,” Genoa Mayor Johnathon Brust said.

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projects to improve and expand surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas. Doing so helps improve safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, according to the grant proposal.

The 2.8-mile proposed path would run parallel to the south side of Route 72, cross over the Kishwaukee River and include a walkway below the Canadian National Railroad trestle for safe pedestrian passage, according to the City of Genoa.

“There is almost no room for walking at all,” Brust said. “There is a guard rail and so people actually end up walking beyond the white solid line and are walk-

ing in the street. People are driving at 35 mph. It’s very dangerous.”

Brust said he hopes that because Genoa already collected almost 120 letters, including from state officials, their application will be stronger. All the more reason to connect two communities, Genoa and Kingston, which Brust called “sister communities” together, because they share so much. Genoa-Kingston School District 424 spans both city and village.

Not being directly connected by any road except one by vehicle is one of the big challenges the two communities face.

“We’ve talked about doing a sidewalk to connect the two communities, not only so it is easier to get to but really from a safety prospective so people aren’t walking along an extremely busy state highway,” Brust said.

Seguss said she agrees with the mayor.

“This has always been something that we have wanted to be able to do and with the federal dollars that are available right now, it made it a little bit more feasible,” Seguss said.

City staff are working to draw up preliminary plans with an engineering firm to help map out and identify the estimated costs for grant applications. If approved, the city of Genoa will move forward with formal engineering design plans to build the path.

Brust said they also are actively looking into working hand-in-hand with Canadian National in effort to gain their support. It’s a process, he said.

“Our goal with this is to give an alternate area for people to walk so they don’t even have to come close to the road,” Brust said.

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Federated Church in Sycamore will hold its annual book sale June 16-18.

Federated Church to host annual Book Sale Hard cover books will cost $1 while paperbacks and children’s books will S Y C A M O R E – T h e F e d e r a t e d cost 50 cents. On Saturday, books will Church in Sycamore, 612 W. State St., be sold for $5 per bag.

Proceeds from the sale will be used will host its annual book sale June to fund general church ministries.

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Hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thurs- Parking is available behind the buildday and Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Satur- ing, off of Greeley Street, and the buildday. There will be a $5 early bird admis- ing is handicapped accessible.

For more information, call the sion fee for those who attend the sale between 10 a.m. and noon Thursday. church office at 815-895-2706.

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NIU STEM Café explores inflation causes, mitigation Shaw Local News Network Inflation numbers are well above the Federal Reserve target at the highest rate in 39 years. What caused this inflation and what can consumers and investors do to mitigate its negative effects?

Find out from Northern Illinois University professor of finance Lei Zhou at the next NIU STEM Café at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15, at Fatty’s Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. The event is free and open to the public, with food and drink available for purchase from Fatty’s. Registration is encouraged at go.niu.edu/ stemcafe.

Zhou earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2002. His research focuses on fixed income securities, credit ratings and mutual funds and has been published in premier finance

journals, including Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management and Journal of Corporate Finance.

Zhou also worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an academic visiting scholar from 2017 to 2018.

Zhou will discuss what factors contributed to the recent run-up of inflation, what government policies may help to rein it in, and practical advice on how to live with high inflation.

NIU STEM Cafés are part of NIU STEAM and are designed to increase public awareness of the critical role that STEM fields play in our everyday lives. STEM Cafés are supported by Bayer Fund and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

For more information, visit go.niu. edu/stemcafes or contact Judith Dymond, Ed.D., at 815-753-4751 or jdymond@niu.edu.

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The attention of the young people of DeKalb is invited to the solving of the historical puzzle series, which started Tuesday in The Chronicle. Two of the pictures have been run already and the third will appear, probably tomorrow night. There are 24 of them in all, and the first correct answer will be given a prize of $5.

There is a second prize of $2, and three other prizes of $1 each.

A new business enterprise has taken foot in DeKalb in the form of a tent confectionery store. Marion Whittaker, son of Prof. and Mrs. M. Whittaker, has pitched a tent next to the College Avenue bridge on the south side of the street and is doing a land office business selling ice cream cones and candy to the Teachers’ college students. The little fellow does not carry his stock home at the close of the day’s business but has a berth in the tent where he sleeps every night. With the prevailing hot weather, the ice cream company has been busy delivering ice cream to the young man.

Workmen for George Hallaron are at work putting up a new front for the stores of ”Butch” Wenlund and Tom Granos, the Hollis Flush building. The old front is being removed and a new one will be put up immediately by the men. With a new pavement going in on the main street, there is much other work along the improvement line that is worthy of mention.

With a class of 62 leaving to enter high school in the fall, the work of the eighth grades was finished today in the Sycamore schools. It is expected that the freshman class this fall at the high school will be much larger than that, as many pupils will enter from the community schools. With the closing of school, many of the teachers are planning on going to the different summer schools to take up school work.

Merrill Marshal, living about three miles northeast of Sycamore, had a painful though lucky accident yesterday that will keep him from his work for a few weeks. It seems that Mr. Marshall was blasting stumps and while getting away from the stump to be basted, broke his ankle. The attending surgeon made the injured member as comfortable as possible but it will be some time before Mr. Marshall will again be able to have the use of his foot.

1947 – 75 YEARS AGO

After battling the fire, which developed in the basement at the Koach Food Market, for over two hours, the DeKalb Fire Department brought the blaze under control and checked the fire before it spread to the upper floors. Dense smoke filled the building and rolled from the basement windows and firemen were somewhat hampered in their work by the heavy smoke. Firemen were forced to don masks but the terrific heat kept the firefighters from remaining in the basement for any length of time.

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Arches over Sycamore: State Street looking east toward Somonauk Street on the day of the Soldiers Monument dedication at the DeKalb County Courthouse, June 24, 1897.

DeKalb County. Whatever the reason, DeKalb probably has more “ham” in its four square miles or so of area than any city of comparable size in the nation or even the world. But, DeKalb’s “ham” is not edible in civilized society anyway. DeKalb “hams” are known all over the nation and in large chunks of the outside world too, not for their flavor, but for their call letters for as you’ve probably guessed by now, they are amateur or “ham” radio operators.

Riverside Trail’s plans to construct an ice skating arena and other recreational facilities were delayed by a “new” DeKalb Planning Commission for one week at the commission’s meeting Tuesday night. The commission conducted a public hearing on the petition of the Wisconsin firm to annex property at Annie Glidden Road just south of Lincoln Highway to the city and issue a special use permit for constructing the private recreational facility.

Sycamore Chief of Police Horace Fothergill said today that there are still motorists double parking in the Sycamore business district. According to the parking meter ordinance passed by the city council, this is forbidden and anyone found violating this law will received a ticket and will face a Justice of the Peace.

Chief Fothergill also reminded motorists to park within the lines marked on the streets. Some cars were found to be taking up two parking places and they were immediately given a violation ticket.

NIU Security and Safety Police had a large crowd on hand Friday night for an auction of recovered goods that had not been claimed by owners. Besides about 50 bicycles, there was a television set, tape deck and numerous jewelry items.

Mary Eller, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Eller of Paw Paw and Edward Quinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Quinn of Rollo were united in matrimony on Monday at the St. James church in Lee. Mrs. Bates was at the organ. The bride was given in marriage by her father and was dressed in a floor-length gown of light blue.

1997 – 25 YEARS AGO

Faced with an expanding and changing market, Time Warner Cable is retooling its local operation with new equipment, service plans and rate packages. Under new management since last August, Warner officials say that after months of analysis, they are poised to begin a series of improvements and fact-finding efforts to bring the cable system fully in touch with the community.

Although parts of the plan are driven by company-wide policies, the primary impetus behind the changes has been one force, the subscriber.

1972 – 50 YEARS AGO

The DeKalb City Council and the DeKalb Public Hospital Board will meet tonight in a joint session to discuss closing the DeKalb Public Hospital to acute care patients.

Hopkins Park pool passes are on sale at the DeKalb Park District, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. The park district encourages those interested to purchase early to avoid the rush. Bring in last year’s pass to save $3 per pass.

Following a traffic survey and numerous complaints of speeding along a section of Pleasant Street Road, County Highway Supt. Willard Williams and the County Highway Committee will recommend to the county board the speed limit be lowered from 50 mph to 45 mph. Williams said the existence of 20 driveways along this portion of the road permitted the lowering of the speed limit.

A house for one dollar sounds like a great deal, especially when there are virtually no fees or permits associated with moving the structure through DeKalb County. But DeKalb County residents may want to think twice about buying and relocating a dollar-home if local officials get enough support for new house-moving regulations and fees.

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Fowler dancers to present ‘Grease and More’ Shaw Local News Network For three magical summer days (and nights), “Grease” will once more be the word, as the Beth Fowler Dance Company and Beth Fowler School of Dance present “Grease and More!,” telling the story of teenage transformation and romance in the 1950s at Rydell High.

The family-friendly show promises to leave audiences of all ages smiling, as the dance company closes out its 2021-2022 performing season.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday, June 10; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11; and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12. All performances will be staged at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb.

The show will feature the original soundtrack from the motion picture, featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

“It’s just such an entertaining, fun show,” company dancer Kamryn King said in a news release. “Everyone who comes to that theater is going to leave with a smile on their face.”

King, 18, of St. Charles, will dance the role of Sandy, as one of the headliners of the large cast.

King has danced with the Fowler stu-

The cast will feature many other company dancers in various roles, as well as students from the Beth Fowler School of Dance in children’s roles.

Fowler also will lead an ensemble cast of special guest stars, including boys recruited from local families and schools in DeKalb and Kane counties.

The boys participated in weeks of special training and rehearsals to prepare them to take up the roles of Zuko’s friends and classmates, including the T-Birds and the jocks of Rydell High.

In addition to “Grease,” the Fowler production will also feature an array of other dance numbers in many different styles from all classes at BFSD’s stuPhoto provided by Beth Fowler dios in Genoa and St. Charles and a full The Beth Fowler Dance Company and Beth Fowler School of Dance will present “Grease and complement of award-winning choreMore!” June 10-12, 2022, at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. ography from the the school’s competitive performing dance groups. dio from the age of 5, and has performed as good friends.

Tickets cost $24 for adults and $15 in “Grease” two previous times, in other Both Fowler and King said the danc- for children ages 4-12. Children age 3 roles, as a younger dancer. Her role as ers truly have fun dancing in “Grease,” and younger get in free. All tickets are Sandy marks her first time securing the in large part because it is so different reserved seating. Every child’s ticket lead in a Fowler production. from the more ballet-focused dance includes an invitation to meet Danny King will partner with Ben Fowler, productions the Fowler company tradi- and Sandy onstage after the show, 19, of Kingston, who will dance the role tionally presents. where photos may be taken. of Danny Zuko.

Tickets are available online at www.

“We really get into the acting aspect Fowler and King noted they both of it, bringing our characters to life in BethFowlerDanceCompany.com, by have known each other throughout our own way,” Fowler said in the phone through the Egyptian Theatre their childhood and teen years, and release. “And the audiences really get box office at 815-758-1225 or at the door share tremendous chemistry on stage into it with us. It’s just great.” one hour before performances.

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BRIEFS Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. The dinner is part of the church’s DeKALB – First United Methodist monthly Wednesday drive-thru dinner Church, 317 N. Fourth St. in DeKalb, will community outreach program. Proceeds hold a thrift, treasures and bake sale from the fundraiser will support the misfrom 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 9, sions of SUMC. and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 10.

The dinner will include barbecue Proceeds from the sale will go toward accommodations to continue missions in chicken, steakhouse potato salad, country baked beans, applesauce and a roll. the new church building, according to a Tickets cost $13 and must be purnews release. The sale will wrap up at chased in advance no later than Friday, noon on Saturday, June 11.

June 10. Tickets are available online on Items for sale include books, lamps, vintage treasures, bookcases, Christmas the SUMC Facebook page in the events section, at the church office. decor, toys, linens, fabric, crafting supThe United Methodist Men is an orgaplies, folding chairs, china, tea cart, a nization within the church that supports grandfather clock, and more. There is plenty of parking. spiritual growth and opportunities for all For more information, call the church men of the church. The group meets office at 815-756-6301. twice a month and all men are welcome to attend.

For more information, visit www.sycGlad Tidings sets hymn sing DeKALB – Glad Tidings Church, 2325 amoreumc.org/men or call the church N. First St., will host a hymn sing at 1:30 office at 815-895-9113. p.m. Wednesday, June 8. The event is DeKalb schedules hearing on free and open to the public.

For more information, call the church community development office at 815-758-4919.

DeKALB – The DeKalb City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, June 13, in the Yusunas Room of the DeKalb DeKalb Legion to give away Public Library, 309 Oak St., to receive pubbikes in essay contest DeKALB – The DeKalb American Legion lic input on the Community Development and the DeKalb Fire Department Union will Block Grant Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. give away four new bicycles as prizes in The report will provide information on an essay contest for young people as part the use of funds and accomplishments of the Legion Flag Day program. by the city for CDBG program year 2021 The subject of the essay is “What and the city’s program year 28.

America Means To Me.” An electronic copy of the report is The contest is open to boys and girls available for viewing on the city’s webfrom DeKalb, Malta and Cortland in two age categories: 11 and younger and 12 to site at www.cityofdekalb.com under the Community Development Department/ 17. One boy and one girl from each age Community Services on the CDBG page. category will be chosen to win.

Print copies are available for review in The essay must be handwritten and DeKalb City Hall, 164 E. Lincoln Highway, cannot exceed 100 words. The entries must be signed by a parent or guardian DeKalb, in the main lobby and the Comand include the child’s name, age and munity Development Department, and at parent’s or guardian’s cell phone and the DeKalb Public Library. email address.

All interested parties are encouraged Essays must be received at the to submit their written comments on the DeKalb American Legion Post, 1204 S. report to the City of DeKalb, Community Fourth St. in DeKalb, by June 10.

Development Department to Joanne Winners will be notified by June 12 Rouse, 164 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL and awards will be presented at the 60115 via regular mail; via email to DeKalb Municipal Band Concert on June Joanne.Rouse@cityofdekalb.com, or using 14 in Hopkins Park. the online public comment submission For information, call 815-756-4551. form at www.cityofdekalb.com/FormCenter no later than 5 p.m. Monday, June 13.

Sycamore United Methodist Residents are also invited to appear in person and attend the public hearing.

Men to host chicken dinner For more information, call the ComSYCAMORE – The Sycamore United munity Development Department at 815Methodist Men will host a barbecue chicken drive-thru dinner fundraiser from 748-2366.

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DeKalb community works to beautify the central business district Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – DeKalb High School students, downtown merchants and Master Gardeners recently worked together to help beautify a dozen areas in DeKalb’s central business district.

The projects were completed over two weekends in May, according to a news release. About 30 people representing a dozen downtown businesses and organizations, along with Second Ward Alderwoman Barb Larson, gathered on May 21 in Van Buer Plaza to plant hundreds of colorful annuals in the downtown’s in-ground planters.

Assistant Public Works Director Andy Raih welcomed the extra hands and thanked the group for their work.

Raih said the businesses will be responsible for maintaining the beds and Public Works will water the plants.

The project originated from the Downtown Merchants group and the City’s Citizens’ Community Enhance-

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On May 14, more than a dozen University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners continued a 20-plus year tradition of collaborating with Public Works to plant nearly 50 containers scattered throughout downtown.

The Master Gardeners primarily focus their efforts on education and volunteer their time at nearly a half dozen sites including demonstration gardens and projects involving food donation/community gardens, according to Extension Program Coordinator Connie Handel.

On May 13, Sarah Peterson’s DHS horticulture students also participated in the downtown planting project. The group grows the flowers in their school greenhouse, which they then add to planters near the DeKalb Public Library.

Peterson said she would like the students to think about planting pollinator plants in the containers next year to attract butterflies.

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ABOVE: Thirty people representing a dozen DeKalb businesses and organizations planted the downtown in-ground planters on Saturday, May 21. BELOW: DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes (middle) thanked DeKalb High School horticulture students who participated in the downtown planting on Friday, May 13.

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This March 28, 2022, file photo shows a hallway in the recently completed phase 2 renovation in the Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Emergency Room.

Those planning to visit Northwestern Medicine area hospitals and facilities in northern Illinois are asked to read the health system’s updated visitor policy, which requests mask-wearing, before going.

The health system’s policies were updated May 26 and apply to all in the area except Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton.

Patients and companions are asked to remain masked at all times, including in exam rooms, according to the policy.

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In accordance with state and federal health guidelines for healthcare facilities, eating or drinking is prohibited in exam rooms, as it would require the removal of the mask, policies state.

Those who do not follow the masking policy will be asked to leave.

To allow for physical distancing in waiting rooms, visitors may be asked to wait in a public lobby or in their car until a patient is in an exam room.

Patients age 18 or older are allowed one companion in Northwestern Medicine physician clinics, outpatient departments, diagnostic testing areas and Immediate Care Centers. Patients younger than 18 may have two companions.

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As of May 26, a patient in a private room is allowed two visitors at a time during visiting hours, while a patient in a semi-private room will be allowed one visitor. Visitors must check in at the front desk to be screened and will be given a badge they must wear to show they’re allowed inside the facility.

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BRIEFS The Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities Abuse Awareness Walk will As part of the “Arts in Action” exhibit, be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at Elder Care Services, 1701 E. Lincoln Highway, the DeKalb County History Center and DeKalb. The walk is free and open to the Ellwood House Museum will host “Racpublic. ism in Popular Culture,” a talk given by A short presentation will be given and Joseph Flynn, on June 16. an official walk will begin at the top of In this presentation, Flynn will explore each hour.

Free swag bags and ice cream the history of representations of African will be provided while available. Walkers Americans in popular culture, ranging are welcome to attend the official walk from historic stereotypes and caricaor walk individually at any time between tures, blackface and whiteface, and cur3 and 6 p.m.

The awareness walk will be rent representational issues. Throughout a way to participate in the national conthe interactive presentation, Flynn will versation regarding elder abuse. help the audience explore how popular Elder Care Services is DeKalb County’s culture representations significantly only adult protective services provider. shapes how groups are seen in society For information on Elder Care Services, and the resistance many have had types of abuse and how to report susagainst these images. pected abuse, visit its website at ecs“Racism in Popular Culture” will take dekalb.org or call the office at 815-758place at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at the 6550.

DeKalb County History Center, 1730 N. To register, call 815-758-6550 or Main St. in Sycamore. email team@ecsdekalb.org.

The “Arts in Action” exhibit is on display at the Ellwood House Museum, 420 Opportunity House staffer Linden Place in DeKalb, until July 2. This receives grant from exhibit and Flynn’s program are sponMental Health Board sored by Illinois Humanities.

SYCAMORE – Opportunity House For more information, call 815-895Assistant Finance Director Trisha Dietrich 5762 or email info@dekalbcountyhistory. was recently awarded the Richard J. org.

Schluter Fund for Professional Development in Financial Literacy through the Health screenings DeKalb County Mental Health Board. coming to DeKalb The goal of the fund is to give finanArea residents can learn about their cial assistance to partner agencies’ nonrisk for cardiovascular disease, osteopoprofit staff in increasing their financial litrosis, diabetes and other chronic condieracy. tions with screenings by Life Line ScreenThe grant seeks to honor Richard J. ing.

Schluter, whose work during his career DeKalb Elks Lodge, 209 S. Annie Glid- as both a financial consultant and a CPA den Road in DeKalb, will host a screening impacted many. Even after retirement, on June 14.

Schluter served as a DeKalb County MenThe tests can check the level of tal Health Board member and Finance plaque buildup in the arteries, stroke and Committee chairman. overall vascular health, HDL and LDL choDietrich applied for this award to get lesterol levels, diabetes risk, bone denmore familiar with the accounting side of sity, and kidney and thyroid function.

Opportunity House’s MIP Fund AccountPackages start at $159. ing Software that was recently upgraded.

For information or to schedule an Opportunity House is a nonprofit appointment, call 877-237-1354 or visit organization that helps people with intelwww.lifelinescreening.com. Registration lectual and developmental disabilities is required. lead happy, healthy and productive lives with recreation activities, developmental Elder Care Services to training, sheltered employment, particihost awareness walk pation in Special Olympics, supported DeKALB – Elder Care Services invites community employment, 24-hour resithe community to attend a Disabilities dential care, and supported community Abuse Awareness Walk on June 15 in living.

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A ‘BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL’ PLACE Flower farm blossoms into sisters’ downtown DeKalb floral business

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

DeKALB – For some, growing and arranging flowers can be a fun hobby or pastime. For sisters Kat Willrett, 29, and Mary Grace McCauley, 32, it’s a way of life.

The sisters are co-owners of Willrett Flower Co., 302 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. The business started as a flower farm six years ago, when Willrett started selling flowers she grew at the DeKalb Farmers Market.

Shortly thereafter, McCauley moved to DeKalb County to join her sister in designing floral arrangements and bouquets. The business was based in a studio previously, but the sisters have now opened their first retail storefront.

“A big part of our business is connecting with nature,” Willrett said.

“We sell locally grown flowers that have sustainable practices.”

Willrett grows thousands of tulips at her family’s farm in Malta, as well as other flowers, including zinnias and cosmos.

“We are both from Kansas, and agriculture has always been a huge part of our lives,” McCauley said.

“We focus on locally grown flowers because they’re so much more sustainable and higher quality than flowers that are shipped in. All of our flowers are made to order and totally

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Willrett Flower Co. owners Kat Willrett (left) and her sister Mary Grace McCauley pose with some arrangements they put together at the store at 302 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. unique. We also have a variety of options and prices, from a $1.50 tulip to large wedding packages.”

Willrett Flower Co. will sell floral arrangements and bouquets for all occasions. In the future, the sisters plan to sell candles, gifts and seasonal decor. They also hope to offer interactive classes. On weekends, they will host a stem bar, where customers can choose stemmed flowers to make their own bouquet.

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Willrett said her favorite flower changes on a daily basis. Right now, it’s the tulip.

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McCauley said her favorite flower is the sweet pea.

“I love them because they’re really fragrant,” she said. “You start seeing them early spring, and they make me think of warmer weather and spring arriving. They’re like a dose of sunshine.”

Both sisters said they enjoy working with flowers because of how meaningful they are to people.

“Sending flowers to someone is a chance to share kindness and positivity and a way to let people [know] you care about them,” McCauley said.

“Working with flowers, you get to be a part of so many important events in peoples’ lives,” Willrett said.

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Graduates walk in during the DeKalb High School graduation ceremony at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on May 28.

DeKalb High School Class of 2022 commencement Photos by Mark Black for Shaw Local News Network DeKalb High School Alumni medallions are seen on May 28.

DeKalb High School Class of 2022 graduates and their families celebrated commencement at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center on May 28.

Demittria Halmon receives her diploma during the DeKalb High School graduation ceremony at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on May 28.

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Resource Bank announces position changes in Genoa, DeKalb branches

DeKALB – Resource Bank announced three position changes in its Genoa and Annie Glidden offices. All three individuals are longtime, experienced banking professionals.

Katrina Taylor will be the manager Katrina Taylor of Personal Client Services of the branch at 75 S. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. She has been with Resource Bank for over 18 years, and has served in many Carol Romano roles during that time.

Carol Romano will serve as the manager of Personal Client Services at the Genoa branch, 310 Route 23. She has been with the bank for more than nine years as a teller supervisor and financial services representative.

In addition, Darla Woodson will begin

serving as a client adviser in the Genoa branch. She has been with the bank for more than 23 years as a teller, lead teller, teller supervisor and an Darla Woodson investment services representative.

For more information about Resource Bank, visit ResourceBank.com or call 815756-6321.

Resource Bank hires manager of electronic banking

DeKALB – Carla Weiss is the new manager of electronic banking at the Resource Bank branch in DeKalb.

She has 25 years of banking experience, including working as a treasury service adviser and branch manager Carla Weiss at banks in the Marengo and Woodstock area.

For more information about Resource Bank, call 815-756-6321, or visit ResourceBank.com.

Resource Bank hires mortgage adviser

financial services experience and a DeKALB – Daniell Sanfilippo has joined bachelor of science degree in business Resource Bank as a new mortgage management from adviser at the BethWestern Illinois Uniany Road branch in versity. From servDeKalb. ing customers on The DeKalb Rob Meinert the teller line, to native and Barb credit analysis and commercial lending, alumna joins the Meinert has built trusted relationships, mortgage team with providing proactive business growth years of real estate experience, and is a Daniell Sanfilippo support for his clients. In his new role, he will do the same for a portfolio of licensed real estate commercial clients while adding value agent.

For more information about Resource and efficiency to their business through collaboration with the bank’s cash manBank, call 815-756-6321, or visit agement and fraud protection specialResourceBank.com. ists.

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Trust Co. has named Rob Meinert the Headquartered in Bloomington, Heartnew assistant vice president and comland Bank has offices in central and mercial loan officer serving business customers in Sycamore, Geneva, Bata- northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. The via, St. Charles and the northwest sub- bank offers a complete line of financial services to commercial and retail cusurbs of Chicago. Meinert will work at tomers. the 985 DeKalb Ave. branch in SycaMore information is available on the more.

Meinert has more than 10 years of bank’s website at www.hbtbank.com.

GRACE & ELEGANCE ON PREMIER POND SETTING IN SYCAMORE WELCOME TO A ‘TRUE CUSTOM’ 3,842 SQ. FT. HOME SHOWCASING ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN EVERY ASPECT, WITH STUNNING INTERIOR ELEMENTS.

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Kelly Miller

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CLASSIFIED 833-584-NEWS (6397)

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METAL FABRICATION JOBS Multiple positions including Fitter / Welders, Metal Prep (press brake, saw, shear, etc.) and Equipment Maintenance jobs.

Shaw Local News Network, northern Illinois' top source for local news, is looking for a talented and competitive reporter for the Daily Chronicle in DeKalb.

Harmony Metal Fabrication, Inc.

We want a web-savvy reporter who breaks stories and dreams big about what our newsroom can accomplish.

148 Industrial Dr, Gilberts, IL 60136

Experience required. Excellent pay and benefits.

Apply in person or by email: harmonymetal@foxvalley.net or call 847-426-8900

PROGRAM COORDINATOR University of IL Extension seeks FT Program Coordinator for Genoa office to assist with environmental education, program coordination and volunteer management. $19/hr + benefits. EEO. To apply, call 815-732-2191 by June 13.

As a Daily Chronicle reporter, you will step into the DeKalb city beat, covering the county's largest community. In this beat, you'll cover city government, breaking news, and general assignment reporting, which could mean crime and courts one day, or business the next. We want you to own this beat and make it yours while fostering source relationships and making yourself available to learn and grow in DeKalb. Some days you'll be expected to work evenings, and there is occasional weekend work.

In return for your contributions to our success, Shaw Media offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and 401(k) with company match.

RECEPTIONIST - Full Time

Ours is a company with ambitious goals and an eye to the future. If you'd like to join us, please apply.

Experience with a multi line switchboard and Excel required. Please email resume to: sycamorejob@yahoo.com

Submit a cover letter, along with your resume and 3-5 samples of your best work:

Online: www.shawmedia.com/careers or Mail to: Shaw Media - Human Resources c/o News Reporter DDC P.O. Box 250, Crystal Lake, IL 60039 Shaw Media is an Equal Opportunity and Drug-Free Employer.

Pre-employment background check including motor vehicle record and drug screen required.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - MULTIMEDIA DeKalb

Shaw Media, publisher of the award-winning DeKalb Daily Chronicle, is seeking an energetic full-time sales professional that can prospect, negotiate, and has the ability to open new accounts as well as maintain, grow and serve existing accounts.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines and monthly sales objectives. This person will have experience creating and presenting client proposals as well as experience developing and maintaining client relationships. Our Multimedia Account Executive must have the ability to strategically and creatively think in a fast-paced environment.

If you thrive on change, love a good challenge and have media sales, retail sales or customer service experience bring your passion to Shaw Media and be part of an incredible transformation!

Enjoy the Rewards of Working Among the Best: In return for your contributions to our success, Shaw Media offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off.

Please submit a cover letter along with your resume to: Online: www.shawmedia.com/careers

OPENINGS INCLUDE: Entry Level Packer $14.50-$17.00 per hour.

MH / Tech Trainee 2nd & 3rd shift open $17.00 to $18.00 per hour.

Quality Assurance Inspector 2nd or 3rd shift $17.00 to $18.50 per hour Competitive Pay for other positions depends on experience

Tool Room Technician entry level and/or experienced 1st shift Maintenance Mechanic both entry level & experienced 1st shift Flexible Pouching Packer / Technician 1st shift Shipping / Receiving 1st shift Injection Molding Tech / Assistant Supervisor 3rd shift Full time, Part time, and Seasonal help Shifts: 1st 6:45a-3:15p 2nd 2:45p-11:15p

3rd 10:45p-7:15a

Please print our application from our website Pick up & fill out an application at our facility M-F 7:30a-4:00p Email, mail, or drop off your application or resume to:

or Mail to: Shaw Media - Human Resources, Attn: Account Executive - DeKalb,

HQC Inc. 230 Kendall Point Dr., Oswego, IL 60543

Pre-employment drug screen and background check including motor vehicle record required.

Shaw Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

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STITCHES BY LINDA Montgomery, IL.

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Alterations & Mending; Bridal, Formals & Daily Wear Call 630-896-3292 ask for Linda

Saturday, June 11th 420 US Highway 34, Plano, IL 60545 (Auction in back of building)

9AM Start - Two Auction Rings!

Plumbing Supplies/Pipe/Fittings, Tools & Equipment, 2014 Utility Van, Enclosed Trailer, 2 Post Auto Lift, Pig Roaster, Water Heaters & Furnaces & Much More!

SATURDAY, JUNE 11th, 2022 RUNNING TWO RINGS! 9:00 AM

Lunch by: Relish the Dog

Comfort Station Available

LOCATION: Boone Co. Fairgrounds

8847 Rt. 76, 1 Mi. North of Belvidere Located in the Goat Barn near South End. Plenty of Parking!

COINS, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD, TOOLS & MISC.

Go to deboltauctionservice.com for full listing Owner: Bob Gianfrancisco - Zebra Plumbing Agent of Sale: Peggy Wilson

Brian DeBolt Auction Service, Inc. Since 1987 Brian DeBolt, Plano, IL#440000595, Ph: 630-552-4247 Call me for all your Real Estate & Auction needs!

For more pictures & information visit our website or Facebook www.deboltauctionservice.com

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REAL ESTATE & HOUSEHOLD AUCTION Ogle County, IL 206 S Maple Ave, Byron, IL 61010

Saturday, July 9th, 2022

Household Sale Starts at 10:00 AM Real Estate & 2001 Ford Ranger at 1:00 PM Real Estate Selling in 2 Parcels

Parcel # 1 HOUSE, Parcel # 2 LOT & UTILITY SHED

FURNITURE, TOOLS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, COINS, 2001 FORD RANGER go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com to view FULL SALE BILL, PHOTOs and terms & conditions.

For Information or to view property contact:

Mark Ebert - Auctioneer 815-440-2183 Lenny Bryson - Auctioneer 815-946-4120

Harold M Book Trust, Owner Carol Bellows, Trustee Doug Floski, Attorney

Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferraris, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars

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13311 Baseline Road, Kingston June 9th & 10th 9:005:00, June 11th 9:00-Noon. Desk, Iron Wagon Wheels, Filing Cabinets, Clothes, Seasonal Knick Knacks & More.

First United Methodist Church ■ Excellent quality tillable land, 137 PI ■ Contiguous to residential development ■ Frontage on Illinois Route 38 ■ High percentage of tillable acres ■ Offered in one tract

CLASSICS WANTED

Thursday June 9th 8am-3pm Friday June 10th 8am-6pm Saturday June 11th 8am-6pm Grandfather clock, tea cart, folding chairs, holiday, books, bookcases,craft supplies, toys, lamps, vintage, and more plus a yummy bake sale!

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VERY LARGE PUBLIC AUCTION

John Deere riding mower 120 with double bagger. Like new 21.5 hours. Bought from DeKalb Implement. In Genoa can deliver if necessary $2,900 Call 815-784-6144

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22 MOTORCYCLES WANTED

All Makes, Cash Paid, Reasonable.

Will Pick-Up. 630-660-0571

76 Acres; Located 1/2 mile S of Leland or 20 miles S of DeKalb, IL; AUCTION - June 24 Productive Farmland; The Loranda Group 800-716-8189 or loranda.com

For Sale - 3 bedroom/ 2 Bath Mobile Home in Southmoor Estates- 961 Pembrooke Lane DeKalb New Roof, New Appliances, New Flooring and New carpeting. Updated Bathrooms. Broker Owned, Ira Lauter, Managing Broker, 312-925-0900 Asking $89,900

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

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

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Broker Solutions Inc. dba New American Funding PLAINTIFF Vs. Brenda Binion; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2022FC000006 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 05/19/2022, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on July 7, 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: PIN 08-26-106-013 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 907 S 7th Street Dekalb, IL 60115 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 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

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 MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-2200120.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Broker Solutions Inc. dba New American Funding PLAINTIFF Vs. Brenda Binion; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2022FC000006 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 05/19/2022, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on July 7, 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: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 3 IN MARTIN BROS. AND GALT'S SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF THE RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 49 ON APRIL 8TH, 1903, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-26-106-013 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 907 S 7th Street Dekalb, IL 60115 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

tion; 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 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 MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-2200120.

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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 MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-2200120.

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