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WEEK IN REVIEW Sycamore OKs study of second TIF district

By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Another tax increment finance district could be coming to Sycamore, as the City Council gave its go-ahead to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed TIF on the north side of town.

The Sycamore City Council voted, 6-0, during the July 6 meeting to approve hiring St. Louis-based PGAV Planners – the same contractor that the Sycamore city officials used when the first TIF district was created in 2000 – for $29,000 to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed TIF district. Second Ward Alderman Chuck Stowe and Fourth Ward Alderwoman Virginia Sherrod were absent from the meeting.

If the contractor recommends creating the proposed TIF district and the city creates it, it would be the second of its kind to exist in Sycamore, Acting City Manager Maggie Peck said. The proposal comes after city officials approved to close the first TIF district on Dec. 31, 2021, instead of

the originally slated date of Dec. 31, 2024.

Peck said members of affected taxing bodies previously expressed support in moving forward with the feasibility study.

She said representatives from the contractor commended the city for its appropriate use of TIF districts.

According to Sycamore city documents, the proposed area for the TIF district – which city officials are calling the Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 – includes properties along portions of North Cross Street, Lucas Street to North Avenue and one block over Main to Page Street.

The study would include a redevelopment area map, estimated redevelopment project costs, a general land use plan, existing conditions map, a parcel key map with information on property owners in the proposed zone, and a report with trends for equalized assessed values, which are the property tax metrics used in TIF districts to create revenue.

Peck said there was no specific catalyst

that prompted the possible creation of the new TIF district in the city. She said it’s something city officials have been looking into for a while as residential development growth continued on the city’s north side and those residents have expressed support in the proposal.

According to the Illinois TIF Act, municipalities and taxing bodies can create a TIF district over a specified geographic area. At the time the TIF is created, the value of property in the area is established as the “base” amount, and taxes paid on that amount continue to go to taxing bodies as normal.

Over time, as development occurs and property values rise, the city collects the property tax revenue created from new development and increased property values, which must then be invested back into the area for redevelopment. The money can go toward fixing blighted areas and paying for infrastructure, the costs of jobs related to the TIF district, surveys, environmental reviews needed for development and more.

Area resident among first to win vaccine lottery

By KELSEY RETTKE

krettke@shawmedia.com SPRINGFIELD – A DeKalb County resident is among the first four in Illinois to win money through the Illinois Lottery’s “All In for the Win” COVID-19 vaccine lottery.

According to a news release from Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on July 8, a DeKalb County resident won a $150,000 scholarship, along with winners in Suburban Cook County and Chicago.

The scholarships will go to a resident aged 12 to 17 through the Bright Start

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The winner of the first $1 million lottery cash prize is from Chicago.

“Getting vaccinated is your shot to save lives and win big,” said Pritzker in a statement. “Especially with more dangerous variants spreading, getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself from COVID-19. I’m excited we’re able to offer enticing prizes to reward residents for getting the shot.”

The vaccine lottery was announced by Pritzker’s office as a way to encourage Illinoisans who haven’t already to receive

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the COVID-19 vaccine.

“With 10 million additional reasons to get a COVID-19 vaccine, we hope to increase the number of Illinoisans who make the importance choice to secure the best protection against COVID-19 by getting vaccinated,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike in a statement. “We are seeing an increase in the test positivity rate in Illinois. With the more contagious Delta variant circulating, we need more people to be fully vaccinated to better control this pandemic.”

The Illinois Department of Public Health will notify winners by phone or email.

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ON THE COVER Jack Brennan of Kirkland, 8, plays with a rabbit after a children’s yoga session taught

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The Crosswinds Flute Choir will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in DeKalb.

Crosswinds Flute Choir to perform July 16 THE MIDWEEK Most people have never heard of a flute choir. Just as a vocal choir is a blending of voices and a brass choir uses various types of brass instruments, a flute choir is a group of flutists performing together.

The unusual and unique aspect of a flute choir, which sets it apart from a flute section in a band or orchestra is that it uses a variety of sizes of flutes, some of which you have never seen, working together.

DeKalb’s Crosswinds Flute Choir will perform a free concert at 7 p.m.

Friday, July 16, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St. in DeKalb.

The public is invited. The group will also play at 6:30 p.m. July 21 for the Music at the Mansion series.

The standard concert flute and piccolo, which everyone has heard, are mainstays of the band and orchestra.

But having only these two instruments would limit the range of sound. Crosswinds Flute Choir also uses alto flute,

bass flute and the very low contrabass flute. These flutes sound lower and are also bigger than concert flutes. They are seldom used in other groups and are mostly unknown.

Cherie Sanderson, a member of Crosswinds from the beginning, will play alto flute. Marissa Murphy plays bass flute. Teresa Muir of Geneva is joining the group for the first time on contrabass flute.

The Crosswinds Flute Choir is made up of friends, flute students and former flute students of Lynn Hansen, founder and director of the group. Members range from high school and college students to adults. The group has been together about five years.

Selections will include “Ring of Flutes,” Mozart’s “The Abduction of the Seraglio,” “The Comedians Gallup,” “The Pink Panther“ and more. If the weather cooperates, the concert on July 16 will be held outdoors in the tent behind the church, so bring a lawn chair or blanket. In case of rain, heat or wind, the concert will be inside the church.

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ON THE RECORD ... with Madeline DeVito Who would you like to see go on the record? Let us know at readit@midweeknews.com SYCAMORE – Although Madeline DeVito is only 25 years old, she knows that her love of cars is life-long.

As a young girl, she remembers attending the Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show with her father. This year, she is the director of the show and the club’s president.

The 21st annual car show will be held from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 25, in downtown Sycamore. The event will feature more than 1,000 cars and motorcycles.

When not helping organize the car show, DeVito is a fifth-grade teacher at North Grove Elementary School in Sycamore. She graduated from Sycamore High School in 2013 and she graduated summa cum laude from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 2017.

DeVito spoke to MidWeek reporter Katrina Milton about her leadership position and the upcoming car show.

winning car wins a big trophy. Also, although cars are the main attraction, we also have vendors, food and a ceremony with the national anthem, a plane fly-over and a performance by Beth Fowler School of Dance.

we close Route 64 through Sycamore for the day. All of downtown and the side streets are filled with classic cars.

Milton: Tell me about the Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show.

DeVito: We are the second largest annual event that Sycamore holds next to Pumpkin Fest. There will be more than 1,000 cars and motorcycles, and

Milton: What sets this car show apart from others?

DeVito: We’re not a judged show, we’re a participant-judged show. We have a kids’ choice award, which allows kids to get to judge cars, and the

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Milton: Is the event free?

DeVito: The event is free to attend as a spectator and is open to the public.

To participate and show your car, it is $10 online or $15 at the gate. The money we raise with the event is used to give back and donate to different local organizations, including cancer research and scholarships. Our biggest loss from last year is not only not being able to hold the event, but not being able to give money to places we typically donate to. A cruise drivethru was held last year, and we accepted donations for Safe Passage.

However, a drive-thru event wasn’t nearly as much fun. The fun part is having everyone downtown and see it come to life. We’re expecting our biggest show yet this year.

Milton: What do you do as your role of event director?

DeVito: I’m the point person for everything. I work very closely with

the police department, fire department and city staff to make sure we have permitting and all of our ducks in a row to have the event. I also run all of our club’s meetings. We meet once a month year-round and then weekly in July before the show date. I’m the person called when people have questions.

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of calls asking if the event is still happening.

Yes, it’s happening this year, and we’re all really looking forward to the event.

Milton: Why are you involved with the show?

DeVito: I grew up going to the show. I was born and raised in Sycamore. I went with my dad to the show as a little kid. He was friends with Fizz Ehrler, the namesake of the show. 2015 was the first year I was on the board. I helped out wherever was needed, including being club secretary, until more recently. Cars have just always been a passion of mine. I’m a Jeep girl.

I have a Jeep, my dad had a jeep, my husband, who was my high school sweetheart, also loves classic cars. At first, it was tagging along with my family to car shows, now I love going and getting involved myself.

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Milton: Is it rare to see women involved in car shows?

DeVito: There have been a couple of other women involved in the club: one was a treasurer and there were a couple of women in the past involved because their husbands were in it. I’d love to see more women get involved.

This year, the Midwest Women Riders are handling the motorcycle show portion. They’re an all-female motorcycle group. Love to see more young people in general, especially young women, get involved.

Milton: Do you have to know about cars to attend the event?

DeVito: You don’t have to know about cars or have to know how to fix a car. There’s always something to do at the event, something to see and learn. There’s something there for everybody. You see things you’d never see just driving down the street.

There was a Jeepster one year that looked like two front ends smushed together in one car. You get to see blasts from the past, so many unique pieces of history in one place at one time. The nostalgia and atmosphere of

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Milton: How has the event grown through the years?

DeVito: Chuck Criswell created the show in honor of Fizz Ehrler, and Chuck has since passed away. I think he’d be really proud with how much the show has grown in the past 21 years. The first show, there were only 300 cars and a few hundred spectators.

Now we have more than 1,000 cars and thousands of spectators. Just recently, before the end of the school year, my students were writing about their favorite memories. One student said that his favorite family tradition is attending the big car show downtown.

I think I surprised him when I told him I’m involved with helping run that event. But having kids get excited, attending the event with their family, is what it’s all about. I love seeing car owners interact with kids, telling stories and history about their cars and sharing their passion with others.

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HAPPY BODY, HEALTHY MIND

Bunnies add fun, playful energy to yoga classes for children

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

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IRKLAND – Children at Franklin Township Park stretched, breathed, wiggled their noses and hopped like bunnies on July 5 while rabbits – the inspiration for their exercise – sat nearby.

The youngsters, ages 5 through 8, participated in a yoga class taught by Kara Schabacker. After the class, they spent time with rabbits from Clucking Clarks humane farm in Kirkland.

Schabacker spent the last decade in Chicago, and when she moved back to Kirkland, she realized that something was missing: yoga.

This summer, she is hosting classes for all ages, but making sure to specifically offer classes for children to introduce them to yoga.

“It’s a totally new program, and I don’t think yoga has ever been taught in Kirkland before,” she said. “For children, I teach them mindfulness, meditation, breathing exercises, yoga poses, songs and games. For adults, I offer a basics class that’s a great introduction to yoga.”

On Mondays through Aug. 23, she will host Happy Body, Healthy Mind yoga classes in Franklin Township Park on Third Street in Kirkland.

Classes meet at the covered stage and then set up for class in an open spot in the park or inside a shelter.

Participants should bring a yoga mat or towel, clothes that are weather-appropriate and comfortable, as well as water and snacks if needed. Parents and guardians are asked to stay nearby in case their child has special needs that require more individual attention than she can provide during a group class.

Classes will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for ages 5 to 8, 5 to 6 p.m. for ages 9 to 12 and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for teenagers and adults. Cost is $15 per child per class or $10 if bringing more than one. Payment can be made in cash, via PayPal at kara.schabacker@ gmail.com or Venmo at Kara-D-Schabacker.

Schabacker says yoga is for everybody.

“Yoga helps with whole-body wellness, including strength, flexibility, balance and mental benefits, such as helping with stress and anxiety,” she said. “Yoga gives you the how-to tools for mental, physical, emotional

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Children participate in a yoga class Monday, July 5 taught by Kara Schabacker in Kirkland. Fox Harrington, 5, of Kirkland poses during the yoga class. Jasmine Gary, 8, of Belvidere plays with a rabbit after the children’s yoga session.

wellness.”

The class on July 5 featured rabbits, but Schabacker plans to bring different animals in the future, including chickens or goats.

“The animals make the session more playful and fun, and everyone can learn something from them,” Schabacker said. “Animals can read body language and react to your emotions.”

Kaitlin Harrington of Kirkland brought her 5-year-old son Fox to the

class for exercise and socialization.

“He tried yoga for the first time when we were in Florida on vacation, and he loved it,” she said. “I think yoga is great for self-care. Learning it as a child can help them relax, stay calm and present and to be comfortable with themselves.”

Miki Hewitt of Hampshire’s 5-yearold son Maverick also attended the class.

“Yoga helps you relax and stretches your whole body,” Hewitt

said. “It’s a good form of physical activity. It’s something anyone can do on their own. Adding animals in is optional, but it can make yoga a lot of fun.”

Sandra Clark of Clucking Clarks humane farm in Kirkland said that practicing yoga with animals “allows energies to sync up.”

“When you’re around animals, you have to calm your energy and remain calm,” Clark said. “It’s a way to bond with animals, relax and have fun.”

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School may be out, but learning certainly is not.

Children have the opportunity to stay on track and make progress with their speech and language skills during the summer months at Northern Illinois University.

NIU’s Speech-Language Pathology program is excited to offer On Track, a speech and language summer camp for children ages 3 to 8. The four-week camp is supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist and conducted by a team of graduate students enrolled in the NIU Speech-Language Pathology program.

This is a great program for children to maintain and improve on existing skills during the summer when they might not usually receive therapy.

And for children who receive services privately, this is also a wonderful program to increase the frequency of therapy for potentially quicker gains.

Each week, the sessions incorporate a theme to target various skills like building vocabulary, grammatical concepts and phonological processes.

In addition, each session provides campers with both group and individual activities.

And while children learn, NIU Speech-Language Pathology students learn as well. This camp provides graduate students firsthand experience coordinating group speech therapy, and they learn how to manage a child’s

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It’s a win-win.

NIU graduate students find success in coordinating, planning and executing a fun and beneficial camp experience. Campers find success in their speech and language skills and success in peer interaction.

All sessions are held at NIU’s stateof-the-art Speech-Language Hearing Clinic, located at 3100 Sycamore Road in DeKalb. COVID-19 precautions (masks, physical distancing, hand washing) will be strictly enforced in accordance with CDC and NIU guidelines.

The camp runs through July 30.

Children ages 3 to 5 meet Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and children ages 6 to 8 meet Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Learn more about On Track and NIU’s other summer camp offerings at www.niu.edu/summercamps/index. shtml.

• Emily Palmer is a clinical assistant professor of Speech-Language Pathology at NIU’s School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders.

The DeKalb Area Writers Group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in the Bilder Room of the DeKalb Public Library.

Meetings are free and open to the public, but notification of attendance is appreciated.

The DeKalb Area Writers’ Group is a dedicated community of authors who have decided to take their passion for writing seriously in pursuit of completion, submission, and/or publication. All genres, styles, and levels of experience are invited to join.

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Array of events planned for Veterans Weekend

The 14th annual Veterans Weekend, to be held July 30-31 and Aug. 1, will honor veterans, senior citizens, first responders and healthcare workers.

Activities will include a living history military encampment at the Genoa Veterans Home, a meet-and-greet event with food and live music, a veterans and community breakfast at Hy-Vee, a motorcycle/motorcade parade of vehicles, a Veterans Awareness Fair with food and live music, a POW/MIA Remembrance Table Ceremony, and more.

For more information, contact Frank Beierlotzer at ffb66@juno.com or 815758-5788. For visitors from out of town, there is a special hotel rate available.

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Music at the Mansion features jukebox classics THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – The third concert in the Music at the Mansion summer series will feature The Elderly Brothers. It will take place Wednesday, July 14.

The show will begin at 7 p.m. on the lawn of the Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place in DeKalb.

The Elderly Brothers is a fun-time band that entertains with a song list that everybody knows and can sing along with. Its members have played in various bands for nearly 40 years. The band has performed at a variety of venues and events in the northern Illinois area including Whiskey Acres, Faranada’s and Kishwaukee Fest. Members include Ron Lofton on guitar and ukulele, Jason Shreeram on bass guitar, Chris Cochran on guitar and harmonica and Oz Amaro on drums.

The opening act for the evening will be The Apollo Strings Quartet, a youth ensemble based out of Sugar Grove. The ensemble includes family members Caleb Hwang on cello, a senior at Kaneland High School and former member of the Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra, Aeryn Hwang on violin, a sophomore at Kaneland High, and Vienna Hwang on viola, an eighth-grader at Kaneland Middle School. The fourth member of the group is Emma Fredericks on violin, a junior at Sycamore High School and current member of both the Sinfonia and Suzuki programs at Northern Illinois University. The group will perform at 6:30 p.m.

There also will be a mini classic car show featuring some ’50s and ’60s car show winners.

Refreshments will be available for purchase. Fatty’s Pub and Grille in DeKalb will offer a selection of

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Music at the Mansion concerts are free and family-friendly. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. Parking is available at the Ellwood House Museum, as well as the Clinton Rosette Middle School and First Congregational

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9 preserved will begin as a result of last night’s city council meeting. The open land, technically not a park but used as such by Little League ball players, is located between Taylor and Garden Street and west of Tenth.

George Gurler recently had returned to him a watch which he lost 39 years ago in the Daniel Lattin slough, five miles south of town. Mr. Gurler was hunting with J. S. Cusson in the slough when he noticed the loss of his watch, chain and fob. They systematically hunted the ground again and again and after spending a half day in search of the watch, they gave it up as lost. The slough was drained and this year planted with corn.

Percy Lattin, who was plowing corn, noticed one of the plows was clogged. In cleaning it he found a watch and chain, which he knew belonged to Mr. Gurler, having heard him speak of it. The case of the watch was in very good condition, but from its long burial, the works were rusted badly.

Hosea W. Willard, one of the few pioneers of Sycamore, will celebrate his 95th birthday on July 17. Mr. Willard has lived continuously in Sycamore for 78 years, and has been active in the work of contracting and building many of the homes there. His health has been excellent and he still enjoys reading and calls from his many friends, and will doubtless round out the century in splendid mental and physical condition.

There was no preaching services at the Advent church in Cortland on Sunday as Reverend G. T. Plummer was called elsewhere.

Streetlights now burn all night on our main street and in the Cortland town hall.

Although his car was overturned and caught fire, Mr. Willrett of Malta and party escaped serious injury when the car was crowded into the ditch by a Buick last evening near Waterman. Mr. Wilrett and friends were driving into Waterman in his Essex car at 9:00 o’clock last night, when a Buick five-passenger car passed him. The Buick cut in front of Mr. Willrett’s car, catching his front fender and wheel, turning the car over. The auto caught fire but this trouble was quickly settled with the aid of a small fire extinguisher in the car. The fenders were bent and the paint somewhat damaged.

DeKalb County Telephone Company’s filing with the Illinois State Public Utilities commission for permission to discontinue the exchange at Esmond was

Official investigators said today a sudden loss of cabin pressure through a leaky seal killed the three Soyuz 11 cosmonauts only 30 minutes away from touching down on earth after nearly 24 days in space. The key finding of the report, made public 12 days after the June 30 deaths, was that the cosmonauts were victims of a defect in their ship and had not succumbed to the physical punishment of their record 23-day flight.

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Early photo of a steam engine at the Henrietta train depot on the Chicago North Western near Kingston. Learn more about the town of Henrietta by visiting the DeKalb County History Center exhibition “Places and Spaces.” Photo courtesy DeKalb County History Center Archives.

contested by patrons at a hearing before the commission in Chicago.

1946 – 75 YEARS AGO

A dog locked in the Foster gasoline station at Ninth and Lincoln Highway by mistake when the station was closed last night, accomplished considerable damage before the station was opened this morning. The dog, which evidently wandered into the station without being observed and had gone to sleep, was locked in. During the night, the dog had apparently made frantic efforts to get out and in doing so had really caused a mess. Knocking jars of oil to the floor, the oil was scattered all over the place and the oily feet of the dog had littered the walls and windows as it jumped about trying to gain freedom.

One of the busiest days in some time was had yesterday by the DeKalb city ambulance with seven calls being answered during the day.

New potatoes from the gardens of Clare are of fine quality. Corn has been plowed, generally for the last time and the moving of hay into the barns or bailing in the field is being completed.

Bus service between DeKalb and Sycamore was started this morning with a number of residents of both communities taking advantage of the new service.

Although this was the first day for the

bus service, good loads were noted throughout the morning. The first run to Sycamore is at 5:55 in the morning with the last being at 10:45 in the evening.

The first bus in the morning leaves Sycamore at 6:15 o’clock and the last one in the evening leaves at 11:15 o’clock.

Seaman Harold G. Cadie of Cortland, who is serving in the Navy, is enjoying a furlough at the home of his parents in Cortland at the present time. He enlisted on April 25 and is now enjoying a few days off duty after completing his boot training at Great Lakes.

Trying to find a cool spot is the popular pastime of nearly all of the residents of this county as the heat wave continues. Over the weekend period, all were finding it most difficult to sleep and many were noted trying to sleep in their yards but mosquitoes were too thick to make this comfortable. Hopkins Park was a very popular spot yesterday with hundreds taking their dinners and going to the park to eat and also to use the facilities of the swimming pool. It was even too hot to enjoy driving through the daytime and last evening it was enjoyable while riding but the heat seemed worse when stopped.

1971 – 50 YEARS AGO

A concentrated effort to find a new site for construction of low-income housing so a neighborhood park can be

On July 1, Mrs. Marie Angel, who has been post mistress at the Esmond post office since 1940, held an open house to commemorate the postal department becoming an independent organization.

The first Esmond post office was located one mile south of town, then known as Deerfield, Ill., later moving to its present site.

1996 – 25 YEARS AGO

Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced today that they have agreed on a swift divorce, after 3 years of separation and public sniping and a decade or more of misery.

The fourth annual DeKalb Airshow, “A Festival of Wings,” is poised to step into the national spotlight. In addition to the thousands that are expected to attend the annual two-day event this weekend, millions will have the opportunity to see one of the highlights of this year’s air show. A Hollywood production crew will be on location filming two of the show’s premiere performers, three-time National Championship Pilot Gene Soucy and wing-walker Teresa Stokes, for an upcoming Discovery Channel special.

A historic style streetlight brightened downtown DeKalb last night. Four of the lights are being given a trial run in the 100 block of East Lincoln Highway. If the lights prove feasible and acceptable to the community, the city plans to install them through downtown to the east lagoon of Northern Illinois University’s campus, where such lights already exist.

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‘Faces of Belonging’ collaborative art project celebrates diversity and community in DeKalb

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DeKALB – A new collaborative art project that promotes belonging amongst individuals who live, work and study in DeKalb has been described as “a moving experience.”

In addition to being mentally and emotionally moving, “Faces of Belonging” is physically moving, with photographs of 12 community members displayed on DeKalb public transit buses.

The project’s website describes “Faces of Belonging” as a way to honor “the faces and voices of community members who work to create a sense of belonging … whether that is through social justice work, promoting equity, mentoring or ensuring the safety of our community, each of these individuals make DeKalb a more welcoming place to be.”

Jessica Labatte, assistant professor of art and head of Photography at Northern Illinois University, said that creating a project around the idea of “belonging” came last fall after a community conversation with john powell (who prefers his name uncapitalized), an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, structural racism, housing, poverty and democracy.

“After the event, we realized the importance of building a sense of community, belonging and inclusivity in the community,” Labatte said. “We wanted to create a public art project, something collaborative that showcased community members.”

The project was funded through a Healing Illinois Grant from the State of Illinois’ Department of Human Services and the DeKalb County Community Foundation, in partnership with the City of DeKalb, Northern Illinois University, Family Service Agency, Ellwood House Museum and the DeKalb County History Center.

Fifteen community members were photographed for the project, and their portrait photographs appear on 13 buses. The project’s photographers were senior NIU undergraduate student Jacob Rivera and NIU graduate student Amy Fleming. The subjects chose the location of their photographs and their outfits.

“By allowing them to choose the location and what they were wearing, we wanted to make them feel empowered, strong and bold, for them to feel at home,” Labatte said. “I believe photographs assert the existence of something and tie it back to reality. The

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“Faces of DeKalb” is a collaborative art project that promotes belonging in individuals who live, work and study in DeKalb. Portrait photographs were taken of 15 people, including Ahyen, pictured, are displayed on DeKalb buses. project was able to celebrate the diverse population in the community.”

Marcus Cox, transit manager for the City of DeKalb, said the project was installed on city buses March 31 and will be on display until September or October.

“The project is on display on buses, visible to everyone in the community,” Cox said. “It’s a reminder of the importance of unity, and how we can all be supporting and embracing a sense of belonging.”

Dwijen “DJ” Bhatt, owner of Gurukrupa Indian Grocery & Copy Service in DeKalb, posed for portrait photos with his wife Mona, 9-year-old daughter Abha and 4-year-old son Varad.

“It’s amazing that we could be photographed all as a family,” Bhatt said.

“As a family, we help and support each other. Being a part of the DeKalb community feels like a family. Everyone treats each other like family. I love being here, I love being part of the DeKalb community.”

DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd, who began his new role in DeKalb last month, was another member of the community photographed for the project.

“It was an honor to be chosen to appear in the project,” Byrd said. “It’s an opportunity to introduce myself to the community, to show diversity and be a representative for others.”

Photographer Amy Fleming said she believes the project brings the City of DeKalb and NIU closer together.

“I’m a strong believer that photography can convey a very important message, and that message with our project is that everyone belongs in our

community,” she said. “The photos are raw and real, they’re not actors or models. They’re genuine. The photos and the project represents different types of people, a diverse group of people in DeKalb.”

Photographer Jacob Rivera believes the message behind the project is that “there is always a place to belong.”

“You’re not alone,” Rivera said.

“There’s always a place to fit in and belong, and that place is DeKalb.”

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THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Two Northern Illinois University physics professors will discuss the physics of the summer Olympics at a fun online STEM Café on Wednesday, July 14.

The online STEM Café begins at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Registration and more information is available at go.niu.edu/Olympics.

“There’s a huge amount of interesting physics and science that will take place during the summer Olympics,” Associate Professor Jahred Adelman said in a news release. “It can all be understood without using any complicated mathematics, and in most cases, without any math at all.”

According to Adelman, the basic concepts of Newton’s Laws, conservation of energy and conservation of momentum can explain what happens when a diver jumps off the platform, when a gymnast pushes off the vault or when a soccer player kicks the ball.

“Thinking about sports from the perspective of a physicist can lead to surprising insights,” he said in the release.

Adelman, a particle physicist whose research focuses on the Higgs boson and particle accelerator technologies, will be joined by fellow particle physi-

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Northern Illinois University Associate Professor Jahred Adelman (left) and Professor Mike Eads will discuss the physics of the summer Olympics at an online STEM Café on July 14. cist Professor Mike Eads. While both professors focus much of their research on understanding matter and energy at the tiniest, subatomic level, Adelman said particle physics nonetheless has a foundation in older descriptions of the mechanics of larger objects.

Adelman and Eads share a love of

sport, and they relish the chance to apply knowledge of physics to the sports we all love.

“Thankfully, being good at a sport is not a requirement for understanding it!” Adelman said in the release.

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. They are supported by Bayer Fund and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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

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T.J. Maxx looking to move across the street

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kfinlon@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The T.J. Maxx store in DeKalb is looking to make some moves across the street from its current Oakland Place Shopping Center location.

According to a social media post from the city of DeKalb, the store will relocate to a new 27,000-squarefoot space off of Sycamore Road near Aldi, which made a similar move across the street from its previous location, which now houses Harbor Freight Tools, and opened its current location in July 2019.

“This is right next to Aldi to the north,” Scott Zak, management analyst for the city of DeKalb, said July 8 in an email. “So that was the former J.C. Penney space.”

Petitioners affiliated with the store also expressed the desire for a wall sign twice the frontage of the storefront instead of the allowable 1 1/2 times the frontage.

The city received a petition from the owners of the Northland Plaza Shopping Center along Sycamore Road to amend the wall sign regulations for the building at the rear of the property.

According to the June 23 rezoning petition submitted to the city, the setback from building frontage to the right of way of Sycamore Road is 630 feet. The petitioner wrote that the proposed sign will be uniform with others in the area to which the store is looking to move.

“A larger sign will give T.J. Maxx better visibility,” the petitioner wrote. “The building facade/parapet wall is very large in area, and our new proposed

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The former museum closed its doors permanently in February 2020, after a decision made by the museum’s board of directors. A former board member said at the time the closure was “a long time coming,” citing multiple factors that led to the board decision.

The museum’s location, 425 State St. in downtown Sycamore, formerly a Universalist Church built in 1875 and a community center, is owned by the Sycamore Park District.

According to the listing, posted July 7 on the park district website, the 20,076-square-foot, two-floor building with a nearly finished basement is being sold for $80,000.

The building is zoned for commercial use in Sycamore’s downtown strip.

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The Sycamore Park District is using the commercial real estate services of Adam Katz.

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Wednesday, July 21, at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. in Sycamore.

The event is part of the monthly SUMC Wednesday Drive-Thru Dinner community outreach program.

The meal provided by Country Store & Catering includes a pork chop, country baked beans, steakhouse potato salad, applesauce and a roll.

On meal pick-up night, use the church’s south parking lot entrance and follow the signs to drive around the back of the church.

Tickets cost $12 and must be purchased in advance no later than Friday, July 16. For tickets, call the church office at 815-895-9113.

Sycamore United Methodist Women is an organization that develops and supports fellowship, spiritual growth and opportunities for all women of the church. There are several UMC Circle groups and all women are invited to attend; meeting dates, locations and times can be found on the church website. Funds raised with this drive-thru dinner event will help support missions of the SUMC church. To learn more, visit www.sycamoreumc.org or follow SUMC on Facebook.

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Resource Bank names 11 scholarship winners SHAW MEDIA DeKALB – Now in its 20th year, the Resource Bank N.A. Centennial Service Award is a scholarship presented by Resource Bank to area high school graduates who demonstrate a commitment to their communities through participation in volunteer and civic activities during high school.

Resource Bank has awarded each of these recipients $1,000 toward their continued education. The 11 students, chosen from more than 60 applicants, awarded this year are: Owen Simmons, Genoa-Kingston High School, served on the United Way Youth Board, helping purchase school supplies in the fall and delivering them to schools, purchasing and distributing Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas gifts for families in need. He participated in local, regional and national mission and service work with his youth group.

Over the years, Simmons was a participant with Youth Engaged in Philanthropy, Opportunity House, Feed My Starving Children, and he was a student ambassador and peer mentor at GKHS. Sofia Lenkaitis, R o c h e l l e Township High School, served as Interact Club treasurer, raising $5,000 to provide desks for students in India and volunteering for various activities. She volunteered her time at the Rochelle Park District Ball Handling Clinic as a coach, helping with skills and drill sessions. She was a RYBA assistant coach, RTHS Spanish tutor, and a Lincoln Elementary teacher helper. Lenkaitis volunteered at a handicap access house remodel by building ramps for various parts of the house.

Erin Templin, Sycamore High School, volunteered with Meals on Wheels, delivering hot and cold meals to senior citizens and community members in need. She was a Sycamore Music Program volunteer, where she volunteered at Summer Music Camp, Midnight Madness, and A Note to Remember. Templin volunteered with the Salvation Army food pantry and participated in YEP, Goodfellows, Feed My Starving Children, and at Oak Crest DeKalb Area

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The recipients of the Resource Bank 2021 Centennial Service Award.

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Jessica Dumoulin, Hampshire High School, has participated in the Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive for the past seven years, helping fundraise for the organization. She is a religious education teacher, preparing and teaching lessons and activities for students and their families. Dumoulin volunteered with the set-up and tear-down of Coon Creek Country Days for the past six years. She has also volunteered her time at Hampshire High School’s basketball camp, helping girls in grades 4-8 with warmups, stretching and ball handling.

Zach Wilkinson, Sycamore High School, served with LIFE Missions, helping children with terminal illnesses, serving those who live in extreme poverty, and rebuilding and painting houses after Hurricane Harvey. For six years, he has participated in an annual church clean up and has vol-

unteered with Feed My Starving Children. He also delivered Thanksgiving meals with Meals on Wheels to individuals in need for the past 10 years.

Emma Winters, Sycamore High School, organized and led the painting of the fence that surrounds the entirety of the Old North Grove School.

During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Winters organized a nursing home card brigade where she and 10 others sent cards to elderly community members who were isolated at a local nursing home. She volunteered at a Sycamore High School volleyball kids camp and served on two mission trips where she volunteered her time painting houses, providing emotional support to children, installing new light fixtures and new flooring at homes affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Noah Badal, Hinckley-Big Rock High School, participated

in Urban Youth Ministries, helping to plan and run activities at a week-long day camp.

He served as an usher and parking lot attendant at Village Bible Church, and while on Student Council, helped organize a community fun fair for children in Hinckley and surrounding communities. He also served as an assistant coach for an 8th grade boys basketball team. Badal was a member of National Honor Society and FFA, helping organize food drives and blood drives for both organizations.

Lydia Oker, Rosary High School, participated in the Congregate Lunch Program serviced through the Voluntary Action Center, and delivered with Meals on Wheels.

She was active with Interact Club, working with Northern Illinois Food Bank, making care packages for soldiers, writing cards to individuals at nursing homes, and assisting in the Fox River clean-up, and

was a student ambassador for her high school. With 4-H Federation, Oker participated in packing more than 100 sack lunches for the Hesed House and assisted with bingo at a local nursing home.

Hannah Dzielawa, Kaneland High School, participated in Hope Buddy Break for six years, where she provided care and entertainment for four hours at a time for a special needs child or their sibling. She provided childcare for her church for the past five years and assisted with vacation Bible school, leading a group of 10-15 students in various lessons and activities for a week-long camp. She also volunteered at Tails Humane Society as a cat and dog socializer.

Nathan Scherer, Marquette Academy High School, obtained his Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts by installing a new park sign and pavilion restoration at DePaul Park in Plano. Through scouting, he assisted the American Legion in serving Veterans Day dinners, planting flags for Memorial Day, and parking cars during the Northern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days.

Scherer served as an altar server at services and assisting with annual church fair stand at the Sandwich Fair.

While volunteering at Equine Dreams, he bailed hay, cleaned grooming kits and horse gear, and helped with side walking during a lesson.

Rebecca Wright, St. Edward Central Catholic High School, made and donated 525 medical masks during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. She served as Hydration Specialist for her high school football team over the course of three years and assisted in the Special Olympics, organizing participants for various events, providing emotional support, and assisting the visually impaired in running their races. She volunteered at the St. Charles Borromeo School and helped with the Pass It On thrift store, unpacking and organizing donation items during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Barb Food Mart to move to Chesebro building DeKALB – The DeKalb School District’s food pantry is moving from Huntley Middle School to the former Chesebro Elementary School building at the end of the month.

Beginning Thursday, July 29, Barb Food Mart’s new home will be Chesebro, 900 E. Garden St. in DeKalb, a building that has been vacant for a decade and is undergoing renovations to become a therapeutic day facility for DeKalb students.

Barb Food Mart will continue to be open every week on Thursdays between 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The pantry’s final food distribution day at Huntley will be July 14. The pantry will be closed July 22.

Barb Food Mart has served families with children in DeKalb schools since 2013. Those using the pantry must register every year, either online at www.barbfoodmart.com or by contacting the office of the school attended by a child.

In response to the pandemic, in March 2020, the pantry was converted to a drivethrough curbside pickup operation. During this time, the number of people who visited

the pantry doubled to as many as 160 families each week, according to a news release.

At Chesebro, food will continue to be distributed outdoors with curbside pickup for those who drive up to the front door at the Garden Street entrance. Walk-up pickup will be available for those who park in the parking lot accessed off Taylor Street and walk to the entrance. Wagons will be available to help people carry food boxes to cars.

Beginning on July 28, donations of food and personal care items may be dropped off at Chesebro using the Garden Street entrance. Donation times are 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Wednesdays and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays.

Beginning July 26, mail monetary donations to Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden St., DeKalb, IL 60115. Do not mail or drop off donations at Huntley at this time.

The pantry’s move from Huntley Middle School to Chesebro Elementary School is part of a district space reallocation plan.

More information about Barb Food Mart and the move is available at www.barbfoodmart.com. Send questions to barbfoodmart@d428.org.

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2 youth attend Walcamp with Ridulph scholarship

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON

Ten-year-old Jaxon Elliot of Sycamore (center) is one of two recipients of a scholarship-funded week of summer camp at Walcamp in Kingston, courtesy of the Maria Ridulph Memorial Fund.

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KINGSTON – Two children are able to attend summer camp at Walcamp Outdoor Ministries and Retreat Center in Kingston thanks to receiving a scholarship from the Maria Ridulph Memorial Fund.

This year, Jaxon Elliot and Elyce Smith, both of Sycamore, are the scholarship recipients. Elliot attended camp in late June and Smith will attend camp at the end of the month.

Elliot said attending Walcamp was his first time at a summer camp.

“I learned archery and went swimming,” he said June 30. “It’s very fun. There’s lots of fun activities. I just want to say thanks because I’m having the best time of my life.”

Maria Ridulph was a 7-year-old girl from Sycamore who was kidnapped Dec. 3, 1957. Her remains were found in the spring of 1958 in a wooded area near Galena. Her siblings, the Rev. Charles Ridulph and Patricia Quinn, established the Maria Ridulph Memorial Fund in 2015 to give children in the community opportunities they may not have otherwise.

The charitable endowment fund was created using proceeds from the book “Footsteps in the Snow” by Charles Lachman, the two-hour Lifetime movie that was created based off of the book and two company Raymond James.

Each year, two or three children are given a scholbooks that Charles Ridulph wrote: “The Impact” and “Overcoming the Darkness.” The charitable endow- arship to attend Walcamp’s summer camp in Kingsment fund is managed by the investment banking ton through the charitable endowment fund.

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“The maps are an interesting way to approach local history. They are more than a reference when planning to travel, they capture a specific moment in time and are even pieces of art,” Michelle Donahoe, history center executive director, said in a news release. “We also included some fun activities for our younger visitors, both on-site and a list of activities to do at home.”

The maps start in the 1840s and go up through 1969.

They feature geographical information, roads, railroads, homes and landmarks within DeKalb County, but there are also maps of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and as far away as China. There are also several maps of places that are no longer towns along with maps of places that appear to exist but were not developed.

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Ellwood Explorers hosts ‘Birds of a Feather’ THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Youth programs return to the Ellwood House Museum in 2021 with “Ellwood Explorers: Picnics in the Park.”

Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a picnic lunch, and some friends to enjoy a weekend morning at Ellwood Park. Each event will have a historical or site-based theme, with activities scattered around the museum grounds.

July’s program, “Birds of a Feather,” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25. Children will learn about the feathered friends they’re likely to encounter at Ellwood Park, go on a guided bird watching tour, and complete a craft to take home.

Guests are encouraged to bring binoculars, though some will be available on-site.

Entirely outdoors, each Ellwood Explorers event is planned with social distancing in mind, and all activities can be completed solo or in small groups.

Crafts and activities are geared toward elementary-aged children. Registration is required. For more information and to see the full Ellwood Explorers schedule, visit ellwoodhouse.org/youthprograms or call 815-756-4609.

Ellwood Explorers is supported by the Cy Miller Foundation. The Ellwood House Museum is located at 420 Linden Place in DeKalb.

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The Ellwood Explorer program for July, “Birds of a Feather,” will be held Sunday, July 25.

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NIU Annuitants and their friends will enjoy a guided tour of Lancaster, a guided tour of Philadelphia and a visit to the charming Kitchen Kettle Village. They also will visit the Cyclorama at Gettysburg National Park and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. They will see “Queen Esther” at the Sight & Sound Theater and experience the Amish Experience and Jacob’s Choice.

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Building Leaders Advocating for Change receives grant THE MIDWEEK Building Leaders Advocating for Change (B.L.A.C. Inc.) recently was awarded a $6,800 grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation to help provide mental health, leadership development and community service resources for youth in DeKalb and the surrounding areas.

B.L.A.C. Inc. is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk youth in the area. Its work is to help young people become advocates while overcoming adversity in an ever-changing world. From tutoring to TEENTALKS, this organization’s initiatives reflect a commitment to caring, encouraging and equipping youth with much-needed resources.

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‘Building a community around coffee’ OpenDoor Coffee opens drive-thru location in Genoa

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

GENOA – OpenDoor Coffee in Genoa has opened its doors on its first brick-and-mortar location.

OpenDoor Coffee, 502 W. Main St. in Genoa, is now open for drive-thru orders from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. The drive-thru becomes a walk-up on Saturdays and is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The hours will be updated and expanded soon.

Owners Stephanie and Nick Bradac had the idea for OpenDoor Coffee in 2018.

“Our heart has always been to create a gathering space in the community,” Stephanie Bradac said.

“We thought about it, we prayed about it, we asked the Lord, and we decided to go the mobile route,” Nick Bradac said.

In March 2018, the married couple found a vegetable truck from a farmer in Woodstock and gutted it to become a mobile coffee truck. They started its engine on June 10, 2019.

In February 2020, the Bradacs bought what would be the brick-andmortar site of their planned coffee shop, 502 W. Main St. in Genoa. They operated the coffee truck in 2020 at events and festivals, including the DeKalb farmer’s market, while the building underwent renovations.

The couple plans to open the interior of the coffee shop this fall or winter and add an outside patio. By 2022, they plan to build an addition to the front room with a fireplace.

Although neither Stephanie nor Nick originally are from Genoa – Stephanie is from Seattle, Washington, and Nick is from the Chicago area – the two fell in love with the city. They live in Genoa with their four sons, ages 9, 7, 5 and 3.

“Genoa has its own charm; it’s very authentic,” Nick Bradac said. “And as much as we love this town, the people are what make it unique, what make it special.”

“We realized there was no family-friendly meeting place in town, and we wanted people to gather in Genoa and to highlight what an amazing place it is,” Stephanie Bradac said.

“Yes, we serve amazing coffee, but what’s important is making people feel like they matter. We say, ‘We like coffee, but we love people.’ People are the priority for us.”

“It’s all about making a connection with people,” Nick Bradac said. “We don’t have a callbox, we have a window. On Saturdays, we have a walk-up

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Stephanie and Nick Bradac are the owners of OpenDoor Coffee. The business has opened its first physical location, a drive-thru located at 502 W. Main St. in Genoa. OpenDoor Coffee started as a mobile coffee truck in 2019.

OpenDoor Coffee has a drive-thru at 502 W. Main St. in Genoa. window where people can stroll up, order and chat.”

Although the couple tout the community-mindedness of their business, customers say they keep coming back for the coffee. The drink menu includes specialty espresso drinks, cold brew-based drinks, flavored iced teas and lemonades and Italian sodas.

OpenDoor Coffee also sells baked goods daily and sells breakfast burritos from Rivers Mexican Cantina on Saturdays.

The business is soon expected to add a full brunch menu with graband-go salads, smoothies and refresh-

ers. Once the interior is open, OpenDoor Coffee will expand to become a café with sandwiches and soups.

Jen Miller of Sycamore has followed OpenDoor Coffee since the beginning. In the past, she has often traveled to the coffee truck’s mobile locations. She now visits the drivethru every day in the summer. She orders a caramel cold brew that has been nicknamed “The Jen.” “The coffee is the best cold brew I’ve ever had,” Miller said. “But what makes me keep coming back are the owners and their story. To see their journey through the years has been really inspiring. They’re building a community around coffee. I can’t wait to hang out inside the coffee shop with others.”

Mason Morton of Genoa also is a repeat customer and has visited the coffee shop at least three times.

“What I like about their coffee is that it’s very natural and not artificial tasting at all,” Morton said. “The coffee is probably the freshest I’ve ever had. I love it, and I’ll definitely keep coming back.”

Stephanie Bradac said that having customers return – and having them return with family and friends, transforming the coffee shop into a community meeting and gathering space – is

the business’ goal.

That goal is also included in the business’ name, which comes from Bible verse Matthew 7:7-8: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”

“We want everyone to feel welcome, to feel like the door is open to them,” Stephanie Bradac said. “You need to find that treasure, your goal and continue to follow your dreams.”

The couple also has advice for other dreamers.

“Start small and grow slow,” Nick Bradac said. “You can shoot for the moon, just make sure you take the time to build the right rocket ship. We want to be an encouragement and a challenge to other small businesses to do what they do as well as they can.”

“Dreamers are our kind of people,” Stephanie Bradac said. “Dream big, go for it. If you’re passionate about it, just keep moving. Help create a community where people build each other up, be the positive encouragement, the light for others.”

For information about OpenDoor Coffee, visit the business’ Facebook page.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS In Re the Petition of: JOSEPH A. CLUCAS and JENNIFER HAWKINS, Petitioners, To Adopt: NOVA ANN CLUCAS THOMAS, a Minor Child.

CASE NO.: 2021-AD-08 ADOPTION NOTICE In the Matter of the Petition for Adoption of Nova Ann Clucas Thomas, a female child, Adoption No.: 2021-AD-08.

TO: Unknown Fathers, Whom It May Concern TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Illinois, for the adoption of a child named Nova Ann Clucas Thomas.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, All Whom It May Concern and Unknown Fathers, file your Answers to the Petition in said suit or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of DeKalb County, 133 West State Street, Room 202, in the City of Sycamore, Illinois, on or before the 13th day of August, 2021, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DATED at Sycamore, Illinois, this day 22nd of June, 2021 @ 9:39 AM Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court Jill K. Konen ARDC #6277808 Attorney at Law 313 E. State Street Sycamore IL, 60178 815/991-2039 Attorney Email: jill@jillkonenlaw.com (Published in The Midweek, June 30, July 7, 14, 2021) 1896915

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FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME, I INVITE YOU TO WALK THROUGH THESE HOMES! Visit www.KellyMillerTeam.com. Go to My Listings and click on Virtual Tours!

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• 5 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms • Artist’s Oasis MUST SEE! • 2nd residence-Airbnb or rental?

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• ATTENTION INVESTORS! • Income Producing Property!

• 2-3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms

• 1 car attached garage • Lease through JUNE 2024!

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