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DeKalb County files lawsuit against nursing home buyers for dropping out of $8.3M sale

By CAMDEN LAZENBY

clazenby@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – DeKalb County has filed a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $8.3 million from the would-be buyers of the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

The county alleges the would-be buyers unlawfully walked away from a contracted sale more than a year into the process.

The lawsuit – filed in DeKalb County court Nov. 9 by the State’s Attorney’s office on behalf of the DeKalb County government – alleges the buyers’ failure to see the sale through has caused “substantial financial losses” to the county, which alleges it was “defrauded and manipulated.”

“The County expended time, money and energy to find a solution that would serve its citizens the best, and was assured that doing so would enable the DCRNC to continue to care for DeKalb County residents for many years into the future,” according to the lawsuit. “Unfortunately, the County’s efforts were frustrated by the Defendants in this action, who misrepresented the entities and parties to the sale and for more than a year caused substantial financial losses on the County’s part.”

According to 23rd Circuit Court documents, the lawsuit was filed by DeKalb County Chief Civil Assistant State’s Attorney David Berault of the DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s office. Chief Judge Bradley Waller is expected to hear arguments in the case at 9 a.m. Feb. 1 at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.

“The nursing home sale has been a very difficult process. We look forward to ensuring that commitments made to our community are honored,” State’s Attorney Rick Amato said Nov. 29.

Berault and County Administrator Brian Gregory did not respond to requests for comment Nov. 29.

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The DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center in DeKalb is seen Oct. 17. DeKalb County filed a lawsuit Nov. 9 seeking to recover more than $8.3 million from the would-be buyers of the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, who the county alleges unlawfully walked away from a contracted sale more than a year into the process.

The lawsuit names the only two companies that bid on the facility – Skokie-based Saba Healthcare and Evanston-based Illuminate HC – and the three limited liability companies that were created for the acquisition as defendants. Individuals Moshe Blonder and Aaron Singer of Saba Healthcare and Avi Zuckerman and Israel Davis of Illuminate HC also are named as defendants in the lawsuit, as well as Landmark Abstract Agency LLC, the buyers’ escrow agent.

Blonder, Singer and Davis did not respond to comment Nov. 28. When reached, Zuckerman declined to comment on the matter without first speaking to his lawyer.

In July 2022, the DeKalb County Board voted to sell the DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center, 2600 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, to Illuminate HC for $8.3 million. At the time, officials said a sale was needed due to the county’s inability to

keep the facility financially viable after years of alleged mismanagement, delinquent billing and falling resident numbers created $7 million worth of county debt.

According to the lawsuit, DeKalb County expended time, money and energy to find a way to stem those losses, and was assured selling the longtime county-owned facility would allow the center to continue to operate. According to the lawsuit, however, DeKalb County alleges the defendants misrepresented the entities and parties of the sale.

“Through collaboration and collusion with various business associates, Defendants secretly included as contracting or controlling parties the very bidders that the County had specifically rejected in the bidding process, defaulted under key deadlines under the contracts, and avoided mandated state approval activities, thus leaving the County to absorb millions of dollars in losses,” according to the lawsuit.

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ON THE COVER Ashley Ann Klockenga sketches iconic DeKalb imagery, such as the Egyptian Theatre, for her collection of DeKalb County community coffee mugs.

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Indian Valley Theatre is set to open its next production, the holiday play “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” on Dec. 8 in Sandwich.

The IVT show will be directed by Kari Frantzen, with Jaden Frantzen as assistant director, and Sharon Pagoria as producer, according to a news release.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” based on the children’s novel by Barbara Robinson, tells the story of Mrs. Bradley as she struggles to put on a church Christmas pageant. She sets up the pageant in spite of possibly casting the Herdman kids. The Herdmans are known as the worst kids in history.

IVT’s adult cast consists of Melinda McGraw, Tim Vogen, Karen Leifheit, Jen Ketchum, Natalie Haick, Brandi Bee, Danyell D’agostino and Pagoria.

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Waterman Boy Scout Troop to host pancake breakfast Dec. 9

WATERMAN – Waterman Boy Scout Troop 39 will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast.

The breakfast will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Indian Creek Middle School, 335 E. Garfield St. in Waterman.

guson, Drew McCaslin, Sophia DiFaggio, Samantha Beverage, Jacob Baumet, Troy Schollmeyer, Allena Budd, Taylor Bee, Chloe Carpenter, Mazey Chapman, Adeline Galles, Sophia Swanson, Ileigh Nickels, Hannah Koesler, Gracie Bee, Finn McCaslin, Eliza DeLoach, Lucy Koesler, Abi Munar, Anya Galles, JJ Plant, Emma Johnson, Luna LaPlume, Cora DeLoach, Logan Frantzen and Keygan Hake.

Alexis Barkman is the choir director, Emily Redmond is stage manager, stagehand is Shawn Adelman, and light design is by Matt Frantzen.

Tickets for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” cost $15. To buy tickets, visit indianvalleytheatre.com.

Performances will begin at 7 p.m.

Dec. 8 and 9 at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich.

There also is a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Dec. 10.

Indian Valley Theatre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the appreciation and development of the performing arts in the Fox Valley area.

For information, email info@indianvalleytheatre.com or visit indianvalleytheatre.com.

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History Center to host Holiday Open House Dec. 9

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County History Center will host a Holiday Open House to thank the community on Dec. 9.

The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at the center, 1730 N. Main St. in Sycamore.

Craft activities, sugar cookie decorating, hot chocolate and cider will be available.

Attendees also can tour the “The History of DeKalb County in 100 Objects” exhibit. Donations will be accepted.

For information, visit dekalbcountyhistory.org or call 815-895-5762.

DIY snow globe workshop set for Dec. 12 in DeKalb

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a DIY workshop for patrons to create their own snow globes.

The free workshop will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 12 in the library’s Nancy D. Castle Collaboration Studio, 309 Oak St It is intended for adults.

Attendees can pick different elements to add to their winter wonderland snow globes. Materials will be provided.

Because of limited materials, the workshop is first-come, first-served.

For information, email graces@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2110.

DeKalb library to host Christmas Carols program Dec. 12

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a Christmas Carols program featuring DeKalb’s St. Mary School choir.

The concert will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 in the library’s main lobby, 309 Oak St. The choir is an extracurricular group made up of students in fourth through eighth grade.

For information, email samanthah@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.

Country music show Toys for Tots fundraiser set for Dec. 10

DeKALB – The community is invited to the 54th annual Country Music Show Toys for Tots Toy Drive hosted by DeKalb resident Gary Mullis.

The event is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Aperion Care, 1212 S. Second St. in DeKalb. Event goers are encouraged to bring new toys.

The concert will feature country, blue grass, gospel and Christmas music.

For more information, call Mullis at 815-762-5589.

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SYCAMORE – The Kishwaukee Valley Art League recently honored young artists from local high schools.

The group presented Art of Giving Student Awards to Sycamore High School students Katelyn Horn and Taylor Wesley and DeKalb High School students Naomy Ortiz and Claire Lancaste at its meeting on Nov. 2.

They students presented examples of their work and explained their technique and vision during the meeting.

Monetary awards were given to the students and their schools.

The art league has several events and workshops planned this month.

The group will participate in the Winter Chocolate Walk event to be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in downtown Sycamore. Attendees can visit downtown Sycamore businesses to shop and sample chocolate treats.

The league will serve hot chocolate and host its annual “Greet The Artists” event at Gallery on State, 322 W. State St. KVAL artists also will demonstrate, show and sell their artwork.

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The Kishwaukee Valley Art League recently presented Art of Giving Student Awards to DeKalb High School students (from left) Claire Lancaste and Naomi Ortiz and Sycamore High School students Taylor Wesley and Katelyn Horn. tions. Four attendees will be picked to win a prize. Entry cards and hot cocoa mugs are available at Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St., Sycamore.

A new “Sticker Class” will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Gallery on State. The class is open to

ages 8 and older. The fee is $10 per person. Supplies will be provided. Registration is required to attend. To register, visit facebook.com/kval.nfp.org or Gallery on State.

The league will continue to host its Holiday Arts and Crafts Market

through December. Shoppers can visit the gallery to view and buy various holiday gift items. The market also features 2D and 3D artwork by KVAL artists.

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HOMETOWN LOVE Local coffee mugs mark year’s end gift-giving tradition by NIU alum

By CAMDEN LAZENBY

clazenby@shawmedia.com Northern Illinois University alumni living as missionaries on First Nation land in central Canada have created, and are selling coffee mugs with hand drawn illustrations depicting DeKalb County cities.

The hometown mugs are the end result of a First Nation tradition of giving village elders gifts at year’s end. In 2017, Ashley Ann Klockenga, a Christian missionary living in Cat Lake First Nation, Ontario, Canada, decided to give coffee mugs with illustrations of their Ojibway-run community to the elders.

“Everybody loved them, even people that didn’t receive them wanted them. It was just totally a gift that I made one time and I never thought that I would ever like start a business around mugs,” said Klockenga, 36.

A few years after those mugs were gifted, she found time to illustrate the symbols of another Canadian community she’d traveled to in anticipation of the birth of her fourth daughter – Cat Lake First Nation does not have a hospital with maternity care within commuting distance.

Klockenga said she created her drawings to work through the anxiety of giving birth. After becoming satisfied with a number of illustrations, she decided to pitch them as a coffee mug design at a local coffee shop.

“We were really nervous about it, but we got 72 of them printed. And I thought, ‘Well, they’re never going to sell.’ Like that’s a lot of mugs. And they put them on the shelves, and within 24 hours they were all gone.

And it kind of started this journey,” Klockenga said. “This last spring I started drawing just pictures of Sycamore, Genoa, DeKalb and put them together progressively.”

Although the coffee mugs are designed in Canada, the business venture has DeKalb County roots.

Klockenga met her husband Matt Klockenga, 35, through a student Christian organization while studying at NIU more than 15 years ago. They settled in DeKalb after getting married.

Six years after the Klockengas moved to Cat Lake First Nation, the northern Illinois cities where they first started their family have continued to influence Ashley Ann Klocken-

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Ashley Ann Klockenga and her husband, Matt Klockenga, are the faces behind the DeKalb County inspired mugs sold at area coffee shops.

ga’s artwork.

“These are really special places to my husband and I. It’s where we met each other. It’s where we started our family, and it’s just, it’s really special to be in these communities now,” said Ashley Ann Klockenga, who has three unique mugs on sale at three different coffee shops in DeKalb County.

A Sycamore mug can be found at

Coroco Coffee in Sycamore, a DeKalb mug at Cast Iron Coffee in DeKalb and a Genoa mug at Open Door Coffee in Genoa. All three cost $23.99.

Ashley Ann Klockenga said she likely wouldn’t have taken her coffee mug venture international without her husband, who studied business while on campus. Matt Klockenga humbly rebuffed his wife’s remarks,

saying she does the heavy lifting.

“My wife does most of the work, on just obviously making the mugs,” Matt Klockenga said. “But it’s been, it was really fun doing it from just our stomping grounds and where we met. To be able to just reflect back on that time and create mugs that celebrate those communities, so yeah, I loved it. It was really cool to see her do her work.”

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Meta takes DeKalb Data Center online

By MEGANN HORSTEAD

mhorstead@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The world got a bit smaller last week when the DeKalb Data Center began serving traffic on the internet for the first time.

Meta’s announcement came as leaders behind the global company sought to tout how its technologies and services make connecting people worldwide possible. Meta, notably founded

by Mark Zuckerberg, is the parent company of social media giants Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, among others in its portfolio.

“This data center is now part of our global infrastructure that brings our technologies and services to life, making it possible to connect billions of people around the world,” said Brad Davis, director of data center community and economic development at Meta. “DeKalb has been an ideal location for Meta. It has excellent infrastructure. It has great access to renewable energy, a strong pool of talent and some incredible community partners.”

Meta originally broke ground on the development of its facility in 2020.

It has since grown to more than 2.3 million square feet across five buildings, with two buildings now serving traffic, project leaders said.

Once completed, it is projected that the DeKalb Data Center will add more than $1 billion in investment to the city.

Upon completion, the data center is expected to employ more than 200 individuals, project leaders said. The cam-

pus employs about 80, Meta staff said.

Gov. JB Pritzker said the state of Illinois has quickly become a “hub of data center expansion” partly because of recent legislative action.

In 2019, state legislation signed by Pritzker offered tax incentives specifically to data centers to put down roots in Illinois. The bill requires companies to submit an annual report to Pritzker and the General Assembly on the tax credit’s outcome and effectiveness, according to Pritzker’s office.

“It isn’t an accident, though, that Meta and many other tech giants are seeing massive potential in our great state for data center growth,” Pritzker said. “Their decision to locate here is a reflection of the hard work that our General Assembly members and our administration have done to position our state to win this business.”

DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes gave thanks to the governor for pushing for the modification to enterprise zone legislation to allow data centers to be part of the incentive package.

“It just shows that vision without execution is hallucination,” Barnes said. “But this community and all of us here that are responsible for it, we executed on it. That vision actually became a reality.”

Meta also announced a new $290,000 funding commitment to Northern Illinois University to support new, yearround initiatives aimed at increasing college and career readiness for DeKalb High School students interested in engineering, robotics and other in-demand fields.

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Christmas Savings Clubs which have been in the course of being completed since the beginning of the year were today paid off by the various banks of the city. Although no figures are announced the First Trust and Savings Bank indicates that the number of members of the Christmas club and the value of checks mailed this morning are far in excess of the clubs paid at this time last year. The DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank sent checks out today for 641 club members with a total value of $34,000 compared to a business of last year which amounted to about 340 savings accounts with a value of $16,000.

The checks mailed by all of the banks this morning nearly swamped the post office which today handled more business than it has been forced to take care of since last Christmas.

hours earlier than its usual noon starting time to take up President Nixon’s nomination of the 60-year-old Michigan lawmaker, made Oct. 12, two days after Spiro T. Agnew resigned and pleaded no contest to a charge of tax evasion.

If the Christmas spirit is measured in unselfish generosity, then Mrs. Ida Montgomery and her mother, Mrs. Leichnitz have a corner on the market.

Every Christmas, these two women spend all their spare time repairing and dressing donated dolls and making other usable items such as crocheted slippers which they send to Bethesda Home, Dixon State Hospital and veteran’s homes.

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Locust Street in DeKalb is pictured looking west toward the intersection of Locust and First streets in 1957.

Considerable comment was heard around the city hall today concerning the appearance of Girard Street, which is but two blocks in length, and the authorities are determined to take some action to “clean up.” Just whether the authorities are determined to clean up the street or those guilty of making that thoroughfare a dumping place for tin cans, rubbish and garbage, is not known. “It is a dirty shame” said one official today, “that the people of Girard Street do not know that the street is for travel and not for garbage, ashes and rubbish. We are going to clean up that street before long and those people who are making a practice of littering the thoroughfare will be made to pay the penalty.”

broken when a tractor had been banged against it. It appeared as though someone had entered the building during the night and had attempted to drive the tractor away by driving it against the door. If this was the case the effort to steal the tractor was not successful although the door is damaged considerably.

There seems to be considerable misunderstanding according to reports from the police station as to what is meant by the chief of police orders that cars must be parked with lights at night when on the highway and on side streets.

The greatest trouble seems to be with those who leave machines parked on the Lincoln Highway in the business section after 11 o’clock at night. It must be remembered that at 11 o’clock each night the ornamental lights on the Lincoln Highway are turned out and few other than corner lamps are allowed to burn the remainder of the night. It is after 11 o’clock that light must be lighted on the machines parked in the business section.

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1948 – 75 YEARS AGO

This morning the Sallee Implement Company at 625 Oak Street reported to the police that a large door had been

Pfc. Robert Wildenradt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wildenradt departed by train Saturday evening from Aurora for Denver, Colo., where he will be stationed at Lowry Field for the next few months. He, along with two other Sycamore boys, Pfc. Merle Swedberg and Pfc. Howard Higgens have been enjoying the past ten days with relatives and friends.

Kane County authorities are looking for a well weighted-down burglar who broke into the Carl Thurow Implement Store at Big Rock sometime during the night Friday and made away with about $50 in coins. The money was in half dollars and quarters and would have made quite a load for any man’s pockets. The burglary was discovered when the place was opened for business on Saturday morning. Entrance to the store was gained by removing a screen and raising the sash. The money was taken from a desk which was jimmied open.

Today is Illinois’ 130th birthday. On Dec. 3, 1818, President Monroe signed a bill making Illinois the 21st state in the

union. The “Sucker State” has come a long way since then. From a string of frontier outposts, the state now has a bustling 9,000,000 population with the second largest city in the nation. There wasn’t quite as much bustle then as there is now. In fact, it took 13 days for the news of President Monroe’s action to reach Kaskaskia, capital of Illinois Territory, on Dec. 16, 1818.

Ideal Industries Inc. of Sycamore, this year is observing Christmas with a paid half holiday for all employees on the afternoon of the day before Christmas.

Ideal customarily provides holiday pay to its employees for holidays observed during the work week so that employees’ income will not be reduced by the holiday. The firm does not work on Saturday, however, and because Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, employees this year did not expect any Christmas pay. Ideal’s management, though, felt some special observance of Christmas was in order.

1973 – 50 YEARS AGO

Twisted steel, more than 60 percent of that erected thus far for the A. O. Smith Harvestore plant just south of East-West Tollway extension, lies crumpled on the ground after high winds ripped through the area Tuesday. No injuries were incurred as the steel workers were on lunch break when the incident occurred.

House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford becomes the 40th vice president of the United States today. The House of Representatives was gathering two

1998 – 25 YEARS AGO

At the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Illinois Art Education Association in Springfield, art educators were honored for their professional achievements in our state. Anna Marie Coveny was nominated and selected to receive the 1998-99 Illinois Museum Art Educator of the Year Award. She was recognized by her colleagues for her vision and leadership in arts advocacy, primarily because of the founding and directing of an art gallery within a nonprofit organization in DeKalb.

Just how many fulltime police officers does a town of 3,950 in DeKalb County really need? Genoa, which currently has eight full-time officers plus a chief of police, seems to have enough to satisfy several city council members, who have twice tabled requests to increase the size of the department. However, there is a plan on the table which would expand the city’s police presence by allowing two more full-time patrolmen.

Employees of Duplex Products Inc. lowered the company’s flag for the last time Friday afternoon in Sycamore. The company, which has been in operation since 1947, closed its doors for good during a brief ceremony at the business.

The DeKalb County Highway Department may demolish its building and construct a new one in its place if the state kicks in a portion of the expected $1.5 million bill. A faulty roof, water damaged walls and a garage area too small for most modern trucks, are just a few of the reasons county officials are considering a new building for the transportation department.

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DeKALB – The J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center recently painted the homestead and installed a Little Free Library.

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Kishwaukee Concert Band to perform Christmas concert Dec. 17 in DeKalb SHAW LOCAL NEWS NETWORK contact@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – The Kishwaukee Concert Band will perform its 22nd annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 17.

Directed by Cory Ellis and Dave Lehman, the concert will begin at 3 p.m. in the Boutell Concert Hall at the Northern Illinois University Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb.

The concert is free and handicapped-accessible. Parking is available in lots 3, 4 and 14.

Highlights of the program include the following.

“A Vaughn Williams Christmas,”

by Douglas E. Wagner, is a medley that combines three carols. Chris M. Bernotas’ “A Hanukkah Festival” is an arrangement that features three Hanukkah songs. “Low, How A Rose Ee’r Blooming” is a brass ensemble arrangement by band member Alex Wilson.

“In The Bleak Midwinter,”

arranged by Robert W. Smith, is a song that goes from a single voice to a climax. James D. Ployhar’s “Adeste Fideles” is a popular hymn. “Old Brenton Carol,” by Gustav Holst, is a melody scored as a serene carol.

J.S. Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” is one of his most recognizable melodies. “March of the Toys/ Toyland,” arranged by Victor Herbert, features some of the best secular music for holiday concerts. Henry Selick’s “Nightmare Before Christmas,” with music and lyrics by Danny Elfman, includes sinister music. Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” was written during a heatwave in July 1946.

The Kishwaukee Concert Band is supported by the DeKalb County Community Foundation and the Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture Fund. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of volunteers older than 18 who have played an instrument in the past.

For information, visit kishconcertband.org or the band’s Facebook page.

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MALTA – Malta United Methodist Church will host its annual cookie walk to support its Capital Improvement Fund.

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krettke@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – The Sycamore community is mourning the loss of one of its own, a sixth grader who died Nov. 29 after a battle with cancer, Sycamore School District 427 officials said.

The school district announced Maggie Green, 11, a sixth grader at Sycamore Middle School, died after she “bravely fought a rare sarcoma for the past year,” according to a social media post published on the district’s Facebook page.

“During Maggie’s journey, it was incredibly heartwarming to witness the outpouring of love and support from the community. It has been incredible to see all of the purple lights throughout Sycamore in Maggie’s honor,” according to the post.

In the weeks leading up to Green’s death, the Sycamore community had shown their love and support in a creative way: Purple lights could be seen around town, adorned outside the city center, Sycamore police and fire departments, area businesses and homes.

Purple was Green’s favorite color, said Steve Wilder, Sycamore District 427 superintendent. The district also encouraged everyone to wear purple Nov. 30 in Maggie’s honor.

“She fought such a courageous battle, it really just was inspiring the way the community rallied around her family,” Wilder said. “To drive around town and really even outside of Sycamore I saw a couple purple lights. You drove around and you saw homes, businesses, all around town [with purple lights]. ...

It’s really sad to hear of her loss.”

Green also went to North Elementary and North Grove Elementary,

according to the district.

Social media tributes began popping up online Nov. 29 as word of Green’s death spread.

Green died Nov. 29, according to her obituary, which remembered the young girl who had “a great attitude and positive outlook on life (as long as it wasn’t before 10 a.m.).”

“As Maggie prepared to enter God’s Kingdom, she was constantly surrounded by abundant love, faith, family, and her precious cat, Belle,” loved ones wrote in Green’s obituary.

Green was a frequent volunteer at Tails Humane Society, according to her obituary, which also remembered her as sassy, with “the kindest heart.” She dreamt of becoming a pediatric oncology nurse because she wanted to provide care and encouragement for other children fighting cancer, according to her obituary.

“While she was a homebody at heart, she also enjoyed spending time with friends and family, going to school, playing softball, traveling with her family, and competing with her dad and sister at Mario-Kart,” according to her obituary. “Her favorite color was purple, and Maggie and her family were deeply moved at the show of support with purple lights displayed by her family, friends, the wonderful community of Sycamore, and many others beyond.”

In a message sent to District 427 families Nov. 27, Wilder said counselors and other support would be available for Sycamore students, staff and anyone else who might need it in the wake of Green’s death.

“Maggie’s fight really inspired not just the students but the staff as well,” Wilder said. “So counselors and social workers will be available.”

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DeKALB – The Golf Fore the Cure committee recently donated $14,000 to support the efforts of the Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Cancer Center Foundation in the fight against cancer.

The check was presented to the foundation Sept. 26, according to a news release.

The funds were raised at the Golf Fore the Cure event held July 20 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club, 603 Preserve Road, Shabbona.

For information, email gftcfundraising@gmail.com.

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