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We remember Feb. 14, 2008
Boehner: Budget cuts are likely
Gayle Dubowski
By ANDREW TAYLOR and JULIE PACE
Catalina Garcia
Julianna Gehant
Ryanne Mace
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday it’s unlikely the Republican-controlled House and Democraticled Senate will prevent a wave of automatic spending cuts from beginning to strike the economy in two weeks. Yet he sounded hopeful about avoiding a partial shutdown of the government when a temporary spending bill expires next month. Cloistered in his Capitol office overlooking the National Mall, Boehner said in an interview with The Associated Press that he was skeptical of many of President Barack Obama’s plans, laid out the night before in the annual State of the Union address. Boehner voiced doubts about Obama’s proposal for taxpayerfunded help for pre-school education for all 4-year-olds, and would not commit to passing a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants, although doing so would be “somewhat helpful” to John members of his Boehner party as they seek Speaker of to regain support the House among Hispanics. “There’s no magic potion that’s going to solve our party’s woes with Hispanics,” he said. Boehner also refused to swing behind any of Obama’s gun-control proposals and said he opposed the president’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour. The Ohio Republican said he gets along well with Obama but admits their relationship hasn’t generated much in the way of results, pointing to two failed rounds of budget talks in 2011 and at the end of last year. Boehner is frustrated that spending cuts Obama signaled he would agree to in 2011 have been taken off the table since the election. “It hasn’t been real productive the last two years, and frankly every time I’ve gotten into one of these high-profile negotiations, it’s my rear end that got burnt,” Boehner said. “It’s just probably not the best way for our government to operate.” Obama stumped Wednesday in support of his minimum-wage plan, his calls for a manufacturing revival and his other State of the Union proposals in a trip to Asheville, N.C., where he said: “If you work full time, you shouldn’t be in poverty.” He takes his case to Georgia today and his hometown of Chicago on Friday, all part of his effort to build popular support for an agenda facing stiff resistance back in Washington. The immediate agenda, though, is dominated by $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts – called a sequester in Washington-speak – set to slam the Pentagon and domestic programs over the coming seven months. Boehner said he has no plans to resurrect legislation passed by Republicans last year to block this year’s sequester.
Life paths changed
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Joe Dubowski poses with a picture of his daughter, Gayle, on Wednesday in Carol Stream. Dubowski, who lost his daughter five years ago in the Northern Illinois University shooting at Cole Hall, has since obtained his master’s degree from NIU in applied family and child studies and has written the book, “Cartwheels in the Rain: Finding Faith in the Wake of the Unthinkable.” He is in the early stages of a second book.
Families, students reflect on years since NIU shooting By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com
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very time he started to fall asleep and heard the house creak, Eric Mace thought it was his daughter, Ryanne, coming back to their Carpentersville home from a date. It was always followed by the heartbreaking realization that it
couldn’t be her. “We had to get out of the house,” Mace said. “That was where Ryanne had grown up for a large portion of her life.” Life had led Ryanne to be among the approximately 120 students in an oceanography class the afternoon of Feb. 14, 2008, in a lecture hall in Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University
in DeKalb. Shortly after 3 p.m., numerous lives were changed by the person who emerged from a door near the classroom’s stage. That’s where former NIU student Steven Kazmierczak entered the room and opened fire. His act left five people – Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia,
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Scholarship winners carry legacy of fallen Huskies the kind that comes in the aftermath of a gunman opening fire in a campus building and killing five DeKALB – Jacqueline Do stared students. at doors for the longest time. But as the weeks passed She could only wonder if ran- from that tragic Feb. 14, 2008, dom violence would walk through Do stopped staring at doors and the doors of her lecture halls dur- started opening them for a brighting her freshman year at Northern er future. Illinois University in 2008. She expected stress and changes during See SCHOLARSHIPS, page A6 her first year of college, but not
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8 TODAY’S TALKER
Opinion divided on child Oscar nod BY CHRISTY LEMIRE The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” star Quvenzhane Wallis is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years. She was only 5 years old when she auditioned and 6 when she played the part of Hushpuppy, a little girl of fierce strength and resourcefulness living with her daddy in a squalid slab of Louisiana swampland known as The Bathtub. She was just a regular kid from nearby Houma, La. – she’d never even acted before, and actually pretended to be a year older than she was to be considered. Now, at only 9, Quvenzhane is the youngest best actress nominee at the Academy Awards. Altogether, “Beasts” has four nominations at the Feb. 24 ceremony, including best picture. While her presence is undeniable, Quvenzhane’s nomination raises the question: How young is too young to compete for an Oscar, the film industry’s highest honor, which has eluded performers with decades more experience and acclaim? Is a child really capable of acting, with craft, or do these performances reflect uncanny instinct? Director Benh Zeitlin doesn’t think 9 is too young for such an honor. Zeitlin, who is up for a best-director Oscar himself with just his first feature, praised Quvenzhane for the incredible sense of self she displayed from the beginning. But he also recalled one day when she seemed to be struggling on set, and he took her aside to ask what was wrong. “ ‘I know. I can’t snap it today. Normally I can snap it,’ ” he remembered her saying. “The fact that she had an internal sense of when she’s in character,
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Quvenzhane Wallis is seen backstage with her award for best young actress for “Beasts of the Southern Wild” at the 18th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 10 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. when she’s getting the emotions right and feeling it, is really special even in experienced actors, but especially someone of her age to have that sort of self-awareness.” Justin Henry, who remains the youngest Oscar nominee in any category for 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer,” said that in some ways it’s a purer form of acting at this age. Henry was just 6 years old and had never acted when a casting director came to his Rye, N.Y., school looking for someone to play Billy, the little boy at the center of Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep’s custody battle. He was 7 when he shot the film and 8 when he was nomi-
nated for best supporting actor; he lost to 78-year-old Melvyn Douglas for “Being There.” (Tatum O’Neal is still the youngest Oscar winner in any category; she was 10 when she earned the supportingactress Oscar for 1973’s “Paper Moon.”) A voting Academy member, Henry said he thought it was “awesome” to see Quvenzhane get nominated for the acclaimed Fox Searchlight indie drama, which he called the best movie of the year. Now 41 with a 7-year-old daughter of his own, he looks back at his own nomination and acknowledges: “I didn’t even know what it meant. ... I just remember being nervous as hell about having to give a speech in front of 3,000 people.” “That’s the great thing about acting: In some ways, it’s a child’s game,” said Henry, who went on to play Molly Ringwald’s wisecracking younger brother in the John Hughes classic “Sixteen Candles” and now specializes in web video distribution. “You’re just pretending, so sometimes it’s easy when you’re a kid. You just kind of follow your instincts.” Tracy Tofte, who was only 11 when she was chosen to play daughter Heather Owens on the 1980s sitcom “Mr. Belvedere,” agreed that she didn’t understand the enormity of what she was doing. She’d started acting at 9 under the stage name Tracy Wells and booked 17 national commercials in her first year, including a Pepsi ad in which she danced with Michael Jackson. “From the adults around me, I took off their energy that it was a big deal,” Tofte, now a 41-year-old real estate agent in Santa Clarita, Calif., said of being cast in the series. “As an adult, I look back and I totally get it but as a kid, no. You’re just, ‘Wow, my mom and dad are happy and my agent’s happy and this’ll be fun.’ ”
LBJ, Lady Bird’s love letters released By MICHAEL GRACZYK
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8DID YOU WIN?
The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas – Days after the congressional aide met the University of Texas history and journalism graduate in Austin, he boldly proposed marriage. Claudia Alta Taylor, the 21-year-old rancher’s daughter known to her friends as “Bird,” was intrigued but thought Lyndon Johnson’s proposal was much too impulsive. Her clearly smitten suitor, however, was persistent. “It is an important decision,” he wrote to her in one of the nearly 90 love letters the pair exchanged during their 10-week courtship in 1934. “It isn’t being made in one night ... but your lack of decision hasn’t tempered either my affection, devotion or ability to know what I want.” She replied that his proposal and repeated insistence “sort of put me on the spot, didn’t it, dear? All I can say, in absolutely honesty, is – I love you, I don’t know how everlastingly I love you – so I can’t answer you yet.” The correspondence between the 26-year-old future president and the woman the world would come to know as Lady Bird are available for public review for the first time starting today – Valentine’s Day – at the LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas at Austin. A few of the letters were previously released but not the entire collection, which also will be posted online. “We’ve had several requests from researchers to release these,” Claudia Anderson, the library’s supervisory archivist, said Wednesday. “It just seemed like a good time to do it.” Unlike brief and instantaneous Twitter or Facebook posts or cryptic phone texts, the letters – most multiple pages – reflect a time when the handwritten note was the chief form of communication. “Dearly Beloved,” Taylor begins one, before reconsidering her salutation. “This sounds like a sermon – it isn’t.” He signs them, “Lyndon,” or “Lyndon Baines.” She signs, “Bird.” One closes, “Do you still love me? Devot-
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Archivist Claudia Anderson handles some of the love letters exchanged between Lyndon Johnson, then a 26-year-old congressional aide, and Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor, then 21, Wednesday at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library at the University of Texas in Austin. Their correspondence will be on display starting today. edly, Bird.” Her stationery carries that name, given to her by a caretaker nurse who described her as “pretty as a lady bird.” Her handwriting is very neat in thin black script. His, also in script with thick dark black ink, is on letterhead from Washington’s Dodge Hotel, where he lived while working as an aide to U.S. Rep. Richard Kleberg of Texas. Other letters are on Kleberg’s office stationery, sent simply to “Miss Bird Taylor, Karnack, Texas,” where her home didn’t have a telephone. The envelope carries 6 cents postage, but some he sent by air mail or special delivery. The letters aren’t dated, but merely provide a day of the week. Fortunately for archivists, Taylor saved the envelopes – Johnson didn’t – as well as the letters, allowing researchers to assemble what they believe is a chronological order. In one letter, Taylor defends her indecision on marriage, saying “everybody is so constantly urging” her to wait, that two months isn’t long enough to know
him. “My head aches,” she writes. Anderson said Johnson is “certainly romantic in these letters in that he is wooing her, he’s trying to impress her and he makes various arguments why they should get married.” “I would not really call these letters sentimental. He wants a commitment from her. ... His letters express that,” Anderson said. “They are fascinating.” She said the letters reflect characteristics that would come to be synonymous with the couple: “His impatience, his passion for helping people; her interest in conservation and nature.” He talks about getting jobs for people, his own job in Washington and complains how she doesn’t write every day. Hers progress from, “I’m not so sure about this,” to “I adore you.” Ten weeks after they met, Johnson showed up in November 1934 at Lady Bird’s widowed father’s home in Karnack in northeast Texas, to press for an answer. Even as they made the 350mile drive to San Antonio, she wasn’t sure she would “commit matrimony,” as Mrs. Johnson described it later.
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8BRIEF Pittsburgh pastor wants social-media fast for Lent PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh pastor is all a Twitter with a new idea for a Lenten fast: No social media. KDKA-TV reported the Rev. William Curtis has asked members of his church to give up social media sites like Facebook and Twitter for Lent, which began Wednesday and runs through Easter. Curtis said he’s not even asking his members for a full 40day fast, just three or four days. The pastor doesn’t want to police his congregation’s compliance, but confesses he might have a peek on the Internet now and then to see how many of his members are trying to cut back on social media.
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DeKalb library campaign gets name Board needs $15.5M by June By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The DeKalb library’s expansion campaign now has a name: “From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired.” And now that they’ve met with state officials, library board President Clark Neher confirmed that the library needs to have $15.5 million in the bank by June so they can take advantage of an $8.5 million Illinois Public Library Construction Grant it was offered in December. “We have a huge amount of work ahead of us,” Neher said. Library officials and city leaders have been working for months to expand the 19,000-square-foot building at 309 Oak St. The $24 million construction project would add 47,000 square feet to the library. On Wednesday, the board met with their expansion partners – Rudy Espiritu, the assistant city manager; architects from Nagle Hartray, the Chicago firm designing the library expansion; and artists from MorningStar Media Group, a multimedia production firm based in Sycamore. The group watched videos made by MorningStar Media to advertise the library’s spatial needs. One video showed a family struggling to access the library with their wheelchair-bound daughter. “Those types of stories lay the cornerstones of our campaign, and that is the need,” said Ryan Weckerly, MorningStar Media’s president and CEO. “Why do we need this.” Weckerly also presented to the board a beta version of the expansion’s fundraising website MorningStar Media has built. Don McKay of Nagle Hartray presented the officials with different animated slides of the expansion’s lobby. McKay pointed out several times how spacious the new lobby would be. One of the slides McKay presented will become a watercolor rendition that will be used to show people how the expansion will fit alongside the existing structure and for fundraising purposes, he said. The library has asked the DeKalb City Council whether it would consider borrowing $7.5 million for the project. If it borrows, the library will pay back the bonds by adding 8 cents per $100 of assessed value to residents’ property tax bills for 20 years. Officials have equated this increase to an additional $40 a year on someone who owns a home with an assessed value of $150,000. Aside from the bond sale, library leaders also want to use $1 million in library reserves, raise $6 million from private donors and use $1 million in tax increment financing funds. The library building is in a TIF district.
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Local Christians observe Ash Wednesday By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – For the next 40 days, Kassandra Salgado won’t be eating pancakes for breakfast. Salgado, a parishioner at the Newman Catholic Student Center and a sophomore at Northern Illinois University, plans to give up pancakes and pray the rosary every day in observance of Lent, a Christian time of remembrance and penance. Lent began Wednesday with Ash Wednesday. “It’s important because it’s the start of the Lenten season, which is when we get to grow in our faith,” Salgado said. Christians throughout the world received ashes on their foreheads Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Many local churches offered multiple masses and services throughout the day. “The ashes are a traditional sign of penitence,” said the Rev. Matthew McMorrow, director and parochial administrator of the Newman Catholic Student Center, 512 Normal Road on the NIU campus. McMorrow said Lent is the time for Christians to recognize their sins and prepare for the joy of Easter by working to be better and holier. “If you do something every day that’s going to make you better, you’ll be more ready for Easter than you were before we started Lent,” McMorrow said. Most Christians observe the 40 days of Lent by giving up something they see that distracts them from God. Others prefer to do something extra to bring them closer to God. Some do both. The Rev. Jon Hutchison, senior pastor at First United
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The Rev. Amy Fallon, of Grace Place Campus Ministry, places her hand on the head of Northern Illinois University senior Jeanette Fernandez after spreading ash on her forehead on Ash Wednesday.
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Amy Fallon spreads ash on the forehead of NIU student Brian Carrabotta on Ash Wednesday at the corner of Normal Road and Lucinda Avenue in DeKalb. Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb, said Ash Wednesday is a time for Christians to strengthen themselves and their faith. “It’s a reminder that we are mortal beings and we all
started out the same,” he said. “We also are reminded of the Gospel news, which is that there is salvation through Jesus Christ.” While most churches held Ash Wednesday services, the
Rev. Stacy Walker-Frontjes of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Rd. in DeKalb, observed the day in a less traditional way. For the third consecutive year, St. Paul’s offered “Ashes on the Go,” an imposition of ashes for those passing by the church and campus ministry locations. More than 100 people came by their Grace Place Campus Ministry location at 401 Normal Road, DeKalb, WalkerFrontjes said. The program became an opportunity to educate others about the church.
“We feel like it’s worth doing because I see it as an extension of our hospitality and an evangelism effort in the world,” Walker-Frontjes said. The day also brought great conversations about the church, which she said is always open to anyone. “By offering this in the public square, we are reminding them that everyone is God’s beloved child,” she said. Walker-Frontjes hopes her efforts to get out in the community on Ash Wednesday encourages people to seek the church. “The church does care about them whether or not they’re in the church,” she said. “I hope that people will be encouraged to keep a holy Lent and continue to pray and be closer to God.”
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Union wants violent cons to stay put By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – The union representing Illinois prison workers is denouncing what it says is a return of “circuit riders” – hardcore, sometimes brutal inmates shipped from prison to prison to keep them out of trouble – after prisoners suspected in an attack last week were transferred to less-secure lockups, The Associated Press has learned. In a letter Wednesday to Department of Corrections Director S.A. “Tony” Godinez, a regional director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees demanded an end to transfers until Godinez negotiates safety concerns with
the union. The AP obtained a copy of the letter which traces several violent incidents to the closure of the Tamms highsecurity prison that housed violent troublemakers and gang leaders, and what the union claims are “deplorable, crowded conditions” in the prisons. A Godinez spokeswoman said recent inmate transfers are temporary and routine during internal investigations into trouble inside prison walls. After one incident last week, AFSCME regional director Eddie Caumiant said as many as 15 inmates implicated in an attack on two Menard maximum-security prison officers and a chaplain
were moved to “lower-rated facilities” accompanied by no information on the risks they pose to receiving institutions and their employees. “Despite assurances to the contrary from the state during the litigation around the Tamms closure, it appears you are returning to the risky, discarded practice of treating the most dangerous offenders in the system as ‘circuit riders’ ... ,” Caumiant wrote. “As you know, this practice proved so ineffective and unsafe that the state built a dedicated facility for these offenders rather than continue it.” It’s especially dangerous, Caumiant said, when the prisons are overcrowded and have too few employees
guarding them. Illinois’ adult correctional facilities have more than 49,000 inmates in space designed for 33,000. Corrections spokeswoman Stacey Solano said some Menard inmates were transferred, but to secure segregation units in other facilities, not to general population wards. “It is typical when multiple offenders are involved in an incident to separate them while the department conducts its investigation ... ,” Solano said. “Segregation units at all facilities are governed by the same department rules. The department only moves inmates into facilities or units where appropriate security can be maintained.”
Prior to the 1998 opening of Tamms to house “the worst of the worst” – violent offenders or gang leaders exiled in nearly around-the-clock isolation to sever communication lines and reduce other troubles – the separation occurred through “Temporary Disciplinary Detention.” Past DOC officials say participants earned the moniker “circuit riders” because they didn’t stay in one penitentiary for more than a month. AFSCME lost a lawsuit last year against Gov. Pat Quinn to halt Tamms’ closure. Quinn said the state couldn’t afford the expensive prison in a budget crisis and human rights advocates protested the treatment of inmates there.
8LOCAL BRIEFS Sycamore police seek victims of package theft SYCAMORE – In light of a recent theft case, Sycamore police are asking residents to call them if they did not receive a package they expected in December and January. Henry Mallin, 21, of Sycamore, was charged with three counts of theft Jan. 28 for allegedly stealing packages from the front steps of homes in the Heron Creek subdivision, Sycamore police said in a news release.
Born: Dec. 3, 1952, in Oak Lawn, Ill. Died: Feb. 11, 2013, in Sycamore, Ill. SYCAMORE – Edwin R. Burgess III, 60, of Sycamore, Ill., died suddenly Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at his home. Born Dec. 3, 1952, in Oak Lawn, the son of Edwin R. and Fern Burgess Jr., he married Dayle Bakes on Sept. 11, 1982. Edwin was a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology. He worked as a regional technology specialist for Sandvik Coromant for 10 years. His sense of humor and wonderful personality will always be remembered. Golfing, woodworking and ability to make beautiful jewelry were some of his incredible talents. He is survived by his wife, Dayle; one son, Edwin R. Burgess IV (fiance, Brandie Lindo); one daughter, Rebecca (Justin) Haag; mother, Fern Burgess; and three sisters, Susan (Rick) Lambert, Carol (Rudy) Villareal and Ellen (Glen) Gozdel. He was preceded in death by his father. The visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore, with a memorial service beginning at 7 p.m. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made for Edwin R. Burgess III, in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178. For information or to sign the online guest book, visit www. ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/dailychronicle.
DeKalb city Zack T. Harvard, 25, of the 800 block of Charles Street in DeKalb, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 12, with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Montreace Martin, 24, transient, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 12, with theft.
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He was charged with four more counts of theft Monday for allegedly stealing packages from two other subdivisions, police said. He also was charged with a count of possession of stolen property, police said. Sycamore police have not identified the owners of other items they believe are related to package thefts, according to the news release. Those who might be affected should call Sycamore police at
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ation, and prioritizing personal life and outside interests, according to a news release. The workshop will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Event to focus on mental balance for caregivers DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University Counseling Association will host a self care workshop Friday morning for nurses, counselors, educators and similar professionals. Facilitated by Lynn Lidbury, a licensed clinical professional counselor, the workshop will discuss ways to set proper boundaries with work, relax-
DeKalb. Co. Sheriff offers student scholarship DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott will award a $500 scholarship to a permanent DeKalb County resident through the
Illinois Sheriff’s Association. Scholarships must be used at Illinois institutions of higher learning, and the winner must be enrolled full time during the 2013-2014 school year, excluding the summer session. Students must complete the application and essay questions and return them to the sheriff’s office, 150 N. Main St., Sycamore, but March 15. For information, call the sheriff’s office at 815-895-7260.
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Carol came from a hard-working farm family, so soon after graduation, she moved to the “big city,” Hampshire, and began her working career as an office manager in a local lumber company. She soon met and fell in love with a young plumber, Eugene, whom she married June 14, 1952. They eventually relocated to Elgin where they lived the remainder of their lives. Carol and Gene enjoyed a lifelong relationship raising seven children, loving and enjoying their grandchildren. Carol loved fishing and spending annual family vacations up at the lake. She worked a variety of jobs, including as a bus driver and valet parking attendant at the Grand Victoria Casino, volunteering generously, and offering sage advice whenever it was needed. Carol was a talented poet, musician, teacher, homemaker, mother and grandmother – she loved life and was always willing to help out anyone in need. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 272 Division St., Elgin. Burial will be private at St. Charles Borromeo Church Cemetery, Hampshire. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wait Ross Allanson Funeral & Cremation Services Chapel, 51 Center St., Elgin. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to the family. For information, call 847-7422100 or to leave condolences, memories and cherished stories, visit www.LairdFamilyFuneralServices.com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/dailychronicle.
ALETTA M. COFFMAN CAROL JEAN (BORCHERS) CHAMBERLAIN
Born: March 19, 1910, in Viola Township, Ill. Died: Feb. 11, 2013, in Rochelle, Ill.
Born: Aug. 24, 1932, in Aurora, Ill. Died: Feb. 10, 2013, in Elgin, Ill.
ROCHELLE – Aletta M. Coffman, 102, passed away Feb. 11, 2013, at Rochelle Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Born March 19, 1910, on a farm in Viola Township near Compton, daughter of Charles (Carl) and Emma (Ehlbeck) Eich, Aletta was united in marriage to Raymond LeRoy Coffman of Chana on Dec. 6, 1933, at St. John’s Lutheran parsonage in Ashton; he preceded her in death Dec. 2, 1981. She and her husband farmed many years in the Ashton and Flagg Center area and she was employed at Rochelle Roses until her retirement. They retired from farming and moved to Rochelle in 1974. She was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church: Immanuel – Compton; St. John’s – Ashton; and Faith – Rochelle. She joined Faith Lutheran Church in 1972 and was a member of Faith Lutheran Church Women.
ELGIN – Carol Jean (Borchers) Chamberlain, 80, passed away Feb. 10, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Ill. Carol was preceded in death by her loving husband, Eugene; parents, Glenn and Mildred Borchers; and brother, Jerry. Carol will always be held in the grateful, loving memories of her children, Patricia (Robert), Timothy, Douglas (Donna), Kathleen (Darren), Colleen, James and Sean (Lisa); and grandchildren, Nicole, Tanya and Giselle Bruskewitz, Jeffrey Chamberlain, Kathryn and Ryan Chamberlain, Cory and Paige Butler, Courtney Vondran, Sabrina Chamberlain, Isabel, Helen and Dominic Chamberlain. Carol was born Aug. 24, 1932, in Aurora. She graduated from Hinckley High School with top honors.
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She enjoyed visiting her family. She was very active in her church, especially the sewing group and enjoyed her morning coffee group. She is survived by three sons, James (Phyllis) Coffman of Stillman Valley, Wayne (Nancy) Coffman of DeKalb and Donald (Patricia) Coffman of Rockford; two daughters, Marilyn (George) Primrose and Linda (Robert) Daub, both of Rochelle; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She also is survived by two sisters, Gertrude Patterson of Elgin and Evelyn Albrecht of Ashton. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Harold, Raymond, Willis, Ernest and LeRoy Eich; and three sisters, Ella (Dan) Degner, Louise (Fred) Rush and twin Leona (Clarence) Pumfrey. The visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Coulon-Lyons Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, 704 N. Sixth St., Rochelle; 815-562-6872. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Faith Lutheran Church, 14206 Flagg Road, Rochelle, with visitation from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be at Trinity Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church. Online condolences can be made at www.Coulon-LyonsFamilyFH. com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/dailychronicle.
house a home and raised a family while Ansley worked for Standard Oil Co. as an agent delivering oil to local communities. In 1943, Ansley enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country in the South West Pacific during World War II as a junior officer in charge of decoding messages. At 2 a.m., Ansley was given a decoded message to file away, but upon closer inspection realized that not only did it contain the coordinates of two kamikaze submarines, but they also were only 75 miles away and heading straight toward them. Instead of filing it as he was ordered, he woke up the admiral who immediately sent planes to seek and destroy, which they did, saving hundreds of lives directly because of Ansley’s foresight and courage. Upon his return to civilian life, Ansley began working for BurgessNorton in Geneva. He retired 32 years later in 1983. After his retirement, he pursued his love of golf by working at Hughes Creek as a ranger starter and up until age 95, he enjoyed working with Meals on Wheels for the Salvation Army after Catherine’s passing in 2002. Ansley and his family were faithful members of Grace Lutheran Church in Lily Lake for many years. Ansley loved spending as much time on the links as possible, many times in the company of his grandchildren trying to pass on ‘the fever.” He began as a caddie when he was 10 years old, carrying the clubs for members of the St. Charles Country Club. He even went so far as to shorten clubs just for his grandchildren, but to his chagrin, nobody ever took up his favorite pastime. Ansley also loved to fish and make memories with every cast trying to land the big one on any lake or river he could find, especially those in Minnesota. One pastime that did catch on was baking different cookies, especially “joe froggies,” a chewy cookie that were “great keepers” made with rum and molasses. His garden was a kingdom, stretching 70 feet wide and 80 feet long, which may not sound big until you had to weed it. The harvest of strawberries, horseradish, asparagus, raspberries and many more, were enjoyed by family and friends year round. When it came to sports, he loved all of them, especially the Chicago White Sox, Blackhawks and the Bears. His greatest love was his family,
ANSLEY W. HATCH Born: May 9, 1915, in Morrison, Ill. Died: Feb. 7, 2013, in Maple Park, Ill. MAPLE PARK – Ansley W. Hatch, 97, of Maple Park, Ill., passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at his home surrounded by the love and prayers of his family. He was born May 9, 1915, the son of H. Wallace and Hazel A. (Quackenbush) Hatch on the family farm near Morrison. When Ansley was only a month old, the family moved several places to find their roots and finally found a home in the communities of St. Charles, where Ansley attended and graduated from St. Charles High School with the Class of 1933. From 1933 to 1937, Ansley attended North Central College. After graduation, Ansley worked locally for a time at various jobs. Ansley was united in marriage to Catherine Modine on April 8, 1939. They began their new life together in Hampshire. Catherine made their
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especially his grandchildren and all the activities that filled up the calendar and that was on top of his involvement in the church and their field trips to the city. He leaves three children – Sheila C. (Woody) Lange and their children: Warren, Travis and Autumn of Maple Park – Steven (Loretta) Hatch and their children: Ryan, Larissa and Melanie of Maple Park – and Pierre Hatch and his children: Natalie and Carmella of Maple Park; one sister, Ruth Gaston of Leaf River; two brothers, Gordon Hatch of Oregon, Ill., and Bruce (Vernelle) Hatch of Lake Crystal, Minn.; several nieces and nephews; and a countryside of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Catherine; two brothers, Jack and Warner Hatch; and one son, Warren M. Hatch. The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn. There also will be a visitation from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Grace Lutheran Church, Lily Lake. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ernst Rex, pastor of the church, officiating with interment in Lily Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Ansley’s name to benefit his favorite charities. Checks may be made to the “Ansley Hatch Memorial” and mailed to P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL, 60119. Tributes also may be forwarded to the same address or at www. ConleyCare.com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/dailychronicle.
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Sheriff: Cabin not purposely burned in firefight By GREG RISLING and TAMI ABDOLLAH The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – There was no question. The man standing before Rick Heltebrake on a rural mountain road was Christopher Dorner. Clad in camouflage from head to toe and wearing a bulletproof vest packed with ammunition, the most wanted man in America was just a few feet away, having emerged from a grove of trees holding a large, assault-style rifle. As teams of officers who had sought the fugitive ex-Los Angeles police officer for a week were closing in, Dorner pointed the gun at Heltebrake and ordered him to get out of his truck. “I don’t want to hurt you. Start walking and take your dog,” Heltebrake recalled
Dorner saying during the carjacking Tuesday. The man, who wasn’t lugging any gear, got into the truck and drove away. Heltebrake, with his 3-year-old Dalmatian Suni in tow, called police when he heard a volley of gunfire erupt soon after, and then hid behind a tree. A short time later, police caught up with the man they believe was Dorner, surrounding a cabin where he’d taken refuge after crashing Heltebrake’s truck in the San Bernardino Mountains 80 miles east of Los Angeles. A gunfight ensued in which one sheriff’s deputy was killed and another wounded. After the firefight ended, a SWAT team using an armored vehicle broke out the cabin’s windows and began knocking down walls. A fire broke out and lat-
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Members of the news media are shown outside a home (at left) in Big Bear, Calif., where two women were taken hostage by fugitive Christopher Dorner. er charred remains believed to be Dorner’s were found. San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said
Sheila Simon will not run again for lieutenant governor By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon made it clear Wednesday that her political future won’t include re-election next year, but she was more mysterious about what office she might seek instead, playing up her legal and fiscal background. The potential nod at Illinois’ attorney general, comptroller or treasurer comes as the 2014 governor’s race is heating up and some of those officeholders are mulling a challenge against Gov. Pat Quinn. Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Wednesday she still hasn’t decided. Simon, 51, declined to give details about her political future during a three-minute news conference, instead touting her law-related background and accomplishments:
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On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon announced she would not seek re-election in 2014. The Carbondale Democrat was first elected to the office in 2010. She is a former law school professor. Pro bono lawyer, prosecutor and fiscally-prudent lieutenant governor among them. The Carbondale Democrat said she’d make an announcement in the coming months and was keeping her options open.
“I have always been an advocate for Illinois,” she said. “I anticipate that I will be in public service running for office.” Political experts said the move points toward a possible run for attorney general, comptroller or treasurer, all of which are seen as stepping stones to higher office in Illinois. But Simon’s choice of which office to run for would depend on how the gubernatorial race shapes up. “The fulcrum is Lisa Madigan,” said longtime political strategist Don Rose. “It all depends on her.” Challenging Madigan would be unwise, he said. Madigan is a popular three-term Democrat who’s been in the national spotlight for advocacy on fair housing and the banking industry. Also, her father, House Speaker Michael Madigan, is head of the state’s Democratic Party.
Wednesday the fire was not set on purpose. “We did not intentionally burn down that cabin to get
Mr. Dorner out,” he said. His deputies lobbed pyrotechnic tear gas into the cabin, and it erupted in flames, he said. McMahon did not say directly that the tear gas started the blaze, and the cause of the fire was under investigation. The sheriff said authorities have not positively identified the remains. However, all evidence points to it being Dorner, he said, and the manhunt is considered over. A wallet and personal items, including a California driver’s license with the name Christopher Dorner were found in the cabin debris, an official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because of the ongoing probe. The tourist community of Big Bear Lake that was the focus of the intensive manhunt
was returning to normalcy Wednesday and residents were sharing stories of the past weeks’ events. None was more dramatic than Heltebrake’s. He said he wasn’t panicked in his meeting with Dorner because he didn’t feel the fugitive wanted to hurt him. “He wasn’t wild-eyed, just almost professional,” he said. “He was on a mission.” “It was clear I wasn’t part of his agenda and there were other people down the road that were part of his agenda,” he said. Dorner, 33, had said in a rant that authorities believe he posted on Facebook last week that he expected to die, with the police chasing him, as he embarked on a campaign of revenge against the Los Angeles Police Department for firing him.
8NATION BRIEFS Do tax increases kill jobs? Minn. to find out MINNEAPOLIS – For generations, Minnesotans lived out the progressive argument that high taxes and high services were what gave the state its fabled quality of life. But the patience of business owners is being tried more than ever, as Dayton and the Democrats who now control the Capitol mull a menu of tax increases that would primarily hit company ledgers – just as most states are going the opposite way. Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed tax changes he said would make the system fairer and also bring in $2 billion in new revenue. Much of the gain would come from a state sales tax on “business-to-business” purchases like legal, accounting, banking and printing costs. Few states tax such services. He would also boost Minnesota’s personal income
tax rates from eighth to fourth highest in the nation.
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WASHINGTON – They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops that launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone. Now their battlefield contributions may be recognized. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Wednesday that for the first time the Pentagon is creating a medal that can be awarded to troops who have a direct impact on combat operations, but do it from afar. The new blue, red and white-ribboned Distinguished Warfare Medal will be awarded to individuals for “extraordinary achievement” related
HIALEAH, Fla. – Businessman Fabian Zakharov is tapping into a niche market in Miami. In more than a year since the store opened, Zakharov said he has sold parts for hundreds of Ladas and some Moskvich cars, the two Soviet-era vehicles that are mainstays on Cuban roads. Despite the U.S. trade embargo that has been in place against the communist island since the early 1960s, what Zakharov and his customers are doing is legal and aboveboard. He is not exporting to Cuba; he is selling to customers in the U.S. like any other business. Those customers can send or take products to Cuba, subject to certain limits.
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Echoes of horrific day still sound Today is a day I hate to remember but can never forget. I don’t think I’m alone. Do I really need to put in the details of what happened Feb. 14, 2008? The who, what, where, when and why? As a journalist, my answer is yes. My profession assumes readers do not know the details. My job is to provide them. As someone who lived in the DeKalb area for five years and experienced firsthand that horrific day, my answer is no. Who doesn’t know those details? Who hasn’t, every year on this day, thought of those five lives cut short when a gunman walked into Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire? Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter. I never met them, but can spell their names from memory. Five people forever missed by those lucky enough to know them, those who can now only cherish their memory. I won’t pretend what I feel is anything close to the emotions that must grip their loved ones not just today, on
VIEWS Kate Schott this sad anniversary, but every day. But I have mourned their loss. I have thought of them every time there has been a mass shooting since then – and there have been more than 15. Somewhere, in a place probably a little like DeKalb, a new set of family and friends are joining an ever-expanding group of people thrust into an unimaginable despair no one would wish on their most hated enemy. The sadness is followed by guilt that I remember them because of the way they died instead of the way they lived. And because it has likely been awhile since I have thought of them at all. And the guilt is followed by anger that five years later, these tragedies continue and, as was the case in DeKalb, there is never truly an answer about why it happened. Despite passionate rhetoric from lawmakers, I have no hope this country will see
real reform when it comes to limiting the availability of firearms and increasing access to mental health care. There’s another loss I struggle with. It’s difficult to define, yet it’s an almost palpable feeling that haunts me. It’s losing the notion that a tragedy of this magnitude couldn’t happen where I lived, a diminished faith in others, or maybe the shattering of any lingering illusions that life doesn’t unfold in a Mayberry-like town – or that such a setting is even possible to attain. Time has softened the emotions of five years ago, if not the crystal-clear memories. From the second of sheer panic I felt when the newsroom confirmed there was a shooter on campus, to the adrenaline rush and professional focus that propelled me through 72 hours of little sleep and nonstop reporting, to the realization that – in watching the community’s compassionate reaction – I lived in a pretty special place. All have faded from my everyday thoughts. And that makes me feel unworthy because there was once a
time I thought I’d never not remember Catalina, Daniel, Gayle, Julianna and Ryanne every day. A co-worker who was also at the Daily Chronicle five years ago said this was the first year she could look at today on the calendar and think first of Valentine’s Day, and then the anniversary of the shooting. I’m not there yet. Maybe that’s something to strive for. Like all such anniversaries – days no one really wants to remember but demand to be commemorated – the jarring reality and horror of that day has diminished. That is what must happen if wounds are to heal and we are to move forward. But the scars that remain – even if they are invisible – ensure we never forget.
• Kate Schott was an editor with the Daily Chronicle from 2007-2012. She is now the managing editor for projects/investigative reporting for Shaw Suburban Media, which owns the Daily Chronicle. She can be reached at kschott@shawmedia.com or at 815-526-4457.
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Northern Illinois University President John Peters shakes hands with Forward, Together Forward Scholarship recipient Deidre Cwian on Feb. 14, 2010.
Scholarship is a reminder that life is short, says one recipient • SCHOLARSHIPS Continued from page A1 Her fear transformed to determination, hope and a stronger bond with her fellow Huskies. By the time the anniversary of the shooting approached, Do was named as one of the first five students to receive the Forward, Together Forward Scholarship. The award was established in 2009 and is given annually to five NIU students who display strong character, compassion, ambition and community service. They are given in honor of Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter, the five students killed in the shooting in NIU’s Cole Hall. The honor drove Do to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor – a dream she is now only steps away from achieving as a medical student at the University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. “I can never forget what happened that day,” the 23-year-old DeKalb native said. “This scholarship is a reminder life is short, and you have to go out and work to be where you want to be and not waste a chance at living your dream.” She isn’t the only one doing that. Several of the other 25 people who have received the scholarship shared what receiving the honor has meant to them.
On the Web We spoke with Northern Illinois University Forward, Together Forward scholarship winners Brittany Sheldon (above), Caitlin Cavannaugh and Deidre Cwian to talk about how the scholarship has affected their lives. Watch the video at DailyChronicle.com/video.
How to donate Donations are accepted through the NIU Foundation. Gifts can be accepted online at www.niufoundation.org/ give, by phone at 1-877-GIV2-NIU (1-877-448-2648) or by payroll deduction for NIU employees. and advisory boards. After meeting the families of the victims when he won the scholarship in 2012, Cho said he became more motivated than ever to encourage others to get involved with the university. “I believe winning the scholarship is not a one-time honor, so I still keep in contact with the families,” Cho said. “Sometimes, it gets hard to keep up with everything, but knowing I have this honor and responsibility motivates me.”
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Parents Eric and Mary Kay Mace pose with their daughter, Ryanne Mace, at Ryanne’s high school graduation June 2, 2006.
Moving on different experience for all involved you wish you could be there to comfort those other families,” Parmenter said.
• REFLECTION Continued from page A1 Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter – dead and 21 others injured. He then took his own life. Today marks five years since that day. And at 3 p.m., as it has done for the past four years, the university community will honor those killed by laying memorial wreaths at the Forward, Together Forward Memorial Garden located next to Cole Hall. Remembering his daughter is a daily occurrence for Eric Mace. His family’s move a few years ago from Carpentersville to the quiet Lake Petersburg neighborhood – where they are the youngest people on the block – provided an escape from some of those memories. It also relieved him of something else: He had been bothered by children in his old neighborhood who would play outside by screaming as loud as they could, describing it as irritating before he lost his daughter and maddening afterward. “I went out there and screamed back at them,” he said. “If they are not hurt, they should stop screaming like that. ...You’re making everybody think you’re hurt and you’re not, stop it. Kids are going to be kids – but I needed to be not in that situation. It got to be too much for me.”
UNEXPECTED PATHS The shooting sent numerous people down unexpected new paths. Joe Dubowski, who lost his daughter, Gayle, decided to pursue a master’s degree at NIU in applied family and child studies. Gayle’s death was one of
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In the five years since the shooting in Cole Hall that killed his daughter, Gayle, Joe Dubowski has earned his master’s degree at Northern Illinois University and written the book, “Cartwheels in the Rain: Finding Faith in the Wake of the Unthinkable.” several factors that led him to pursue what he has described as a long-standing interest in psychology and helping people. He graduated in May 2012 and is training to be a counselor. “I don’t know if I would have a career as a therapist if I didn’t go through what I went through, in losing Gayle,” Dubowski said. “I had to learn to acknowledge my feelings a lot more. Rather than try to suppress pain in my life, I had to acknowledge it. I became more self-aware and more sensitive to the feelings and motivations of people around me.” He became a writer, publishing “Cartwheels in the Rain” in 2011. The book details his struggles and eventual acceptance of his daughter’s death. His next book will probably focus on his volunteer work. And Sam Brunell believes the shooting put her on the path she was meant to travel. She was in the Cole Hall classroom where the shooting took place, but she was not injured. But it changed her views
on life. She switched her career focus from journalism to public administration, and she now works at NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies. “You might as well live life to the fullest and if for some reason something happens to you, you’re remembered in a good way,” Brunell said. “I did a whole career change, and I don’t regret that at all.” Others affected by that day, including Harold Ng and Gary Parmenter, have reached out after other mass shootings to those now in the same devastating situation. Ng was wounded when shotgun pellets grazed the back of his head during the shooting, and Parmenter lost his son, Daniel. Ng said it’s heartbreaking to hear about new tragedies, and he has reached out via email to those affected. “I want to be there for individuals who have been through something as traumatic as that,” Ng said. “You just feel so sorry for all of those families that don’t know the impact of how grief is going to change them, and
Moving on has been a different experience for everyone involved. After his son died, Parmenter found a support group. He has become an active member of The Compassionate Friends – an organization that helps parents who have lost children regardless of age or cause – and has learned that every parent has some sort of ritual to commemorate their child’s death. He suggests doing “something special on the anniversary of your child to remember them.” Those affected by the shooting have lasting anxiety. Brunell has a hard time sitting still in large, crowded rooms, and things such as fireworks or a vehicle backfiring can trigger memories of the shooting. After the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting in July, Brunell swore off movie theaters. Movie theaters make Ng nervous, too. And it took months before he was finally able to handle the violent content in video games and movies. “It took time,” said Ng, now a park greeter at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. “It took me a good six months to get comfortable watching even the news.” Mace finds it tragic that his daughter was studying to become the type of person who could have helped Kazmierczak. “Her death, to me, leaves a void of society that she would have filled,” Mace said. “If he got the right kind of help at the right time, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
Deidre Cwian remembers the panic she felt Feb. 14, 2008, while she prayed for her brother’s safety. Cwian was a high school senior in St. Charles, but her brother was an NIU student. After letting his family know he was OK after the shooting, he quickly became part of the healing and support process that drew her to NIU, Cwian said. Now 23 and a graduate student in NIU’s physical therapy program, Cwian said the family spirit that developed on campus in 2008 is still embraced by the students who did not experience the tragedy firsthand. Cwian helped pass that spirit down to other students through her work with the NIU Equestrian Team and Lambda Sigma honor society. Those efforts, coupled with her optimistic personality, led NIU officials to grant her one of the coveted scholarships. “It definitely inspired me to live up to what the scholarship means,” Cwian said. “Every day I try to support other members of the NIU community. I live each day to its fullest and just try to be an example of optimism, love and compassion.”
2012 Daihee Cho came to the United States from Seoul, South Korea, in late 2007, determined to follow in the footsteps of his parents and graduate from NIU. Unfortunately, one of his first experiences with NIU was watching the news coverage of the shooting just months after settling in Illinois. But he never wavered in his desire to become a Huskie. Now a senior studying accounting, Cho is one of the most visible Huskies on campus. He is involved in organizations such as the residence hall association, student life, honors student association and numerous committees
Coming from an unemployed, single-parent household can make college hard to afford, which is why Caitlin Cavannaugh was thrilled to be one of this year’s scholarship recipients. But the $4,000 that comes with the scholarship is not worth as much as the meaning it carries, she said. The 21-year-old junior from Willow Springs didn’t have a personal connection to the 2008 shooting, but it didn’t take long for her to see the effect it had on the university. Cavannaugh said NIU was initially not a top choice, but the campus atmosphere won her over. “I didn’t realize the impact it had until I came here. That one event changed the whole university,” she said. “But I feel at home here. That’s just the family feeling you get from going here.” Cavannaugh, who is studying acting, said she plans to honor the victims’ families, whom she met for the first time a couple of weeks ago. She said she is developing a show with a series of poems, one of which is inspired by Forward, Together Forward.
THE FUTURE The endowment for the university’s top scholarship is as strong as ever with $681,493 on hand, according to NIU officials. An additional $82,751 was provided in expendable gifts, and all of that money has gone toward the awarded scholarships to continue building up the endowment. A total of 1,781 donors have supported the scholarship since its inception five years ago. NIU spokesman Paul Palian said the university plans to annually award five scholarships in perpetuity. “The title of the scholarship says it all. Our best and brightest students apply for this,” Palian said. “It is a way to honor the spirit of those five cherished Huskies we lost five years ago.”
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Daily Chronicle • www.daily-chronicle.com • Page A7 • Thursday, February 14, 2013 *
8OUR VIEW
8SKETCH VIEW
D-428’s actions speak volumes
8VIEWS
Pat Quinn: Illinois’ do-nothing governor By SCOTT REEDER SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes it seems Gov. Pat Quinn vacillates more than a pendulum on a grandfather clock. He’ll call for reform legislation, get it and then do nothing. Is he the Duke of Dawdle? The Prince of Procrastination? The Lord of Lollygag? It sure seems like it. For instance, he’s done nothing to enforce a law that passed in 2012 allowing the governor to use his rulemaking power to require retired judges, as well as state and university retirees, to pay something toward their health insurance. Right now a judge with only four years on the bench, or a state or university worker with 20 years of service doesn’t have to pony up a dime for their insurance premiums. That’s right – nothing. It’s a good deal for them, but it’s a lousy arrangement for taxpayers. Quinn could have used his power as governor to reshape retiree health insurance contributions on his own. Instead he made it part of the 2012 collective bargaining discussions with American
Federation of State County and Municipal Employees. That move made absolutely no sense. At that point, the negotiations with AFSCME had dragged on for months. Why throw another issue in hopper to be negotiated? Also, by making retiree health insurance part of negotiations, the union could delay its implementation through prolonging discussions. For each day retiree health insurance reform is delayed, the state needlessly spends another $1.2 million. Quinn and the union went to the bargaining table in January 2012 and the “negotiations” have been going on since then. Most governors would have declared an impasse long ago and walked away from the bargaining table. Quinn has done nothing for 13 months. And what did he get for his trouble? The union is now preparing to strike. And by allowing retiree health insurance reforms to be tied up in union negotiations, Quinn has cost Illinois taxpayers almost $500 million. Yes, you read that right. That’s half a bil-
lion dollars – money the state doesn’t have to spare. State government is $9 billion behind in paying its bills, the pension systems are underfunded to the tune of almost $100 billion and Illinois has the worst credit rating of any state in the nation. The state is spending faster than it’s taking in tax revenue. Two years ago, a desperate Legislature jacked up every working Illinoisan’s income taxes by 67 percent. Candidate Quinn had pledged not to sign a measure that would raise taxes that much. But the newly elected governor changed his mind, lobbied for it and signed it into law. The Duke of Dawdle struck again. The state is taking in more money per capita than at any time in its 195-year history. And yet we are spiraling toward bankruptcy. At a time resolute leadership is required, Illinois has Pat Quinn.
• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and the journalist in residence at the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at: sreeder@illinoispolicy.org.
8VIEWS
The Obama administration’s electric-car mistake By CHARLES LANE The Washington Post The Obama administration’s electriccar fantasy finally may have died on the road between Newark, Del., and Milford, Conn. The New York Times’ John M. Broder reported Friday that the Tesla Model S electric car he was test-driving repeatedly ran out of juice, partly because cold weather reduces the battery’s range by about 10 percent. Broder’s trip turned into a nightmare, including a stretch with the conked-out car riding the back of a flatbed truck. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk fired back Monday, tweeting that Broder’s report is a “fake” and that “vehicle logs” show he “didn’t actually charge to max and took a long detour.” The Times is standing by its story. My take is that even if Musk is 100 percent right and Broder is 100 percent wrong – which I doubt – Musk loses. Who wants a $101,000 car that might die just because you feel like taking “a long detour”? President Obama repeatedly declared that, with enough federal aid, we can put a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. His administration has invested about $5 billion in grants, guaranteed loans – including $465 million for Tesla – and tax incentives to buyers. Yet Americans bought just 71,000 plugin hybrids or all-electric vehicles in the past two years, according to GreenCarReports.com. That’s about a third as many as the Energy Department forecast in a
2011 report that attempted to explain why Obama’s goal was not preposterous. Federal billions cannot overcome the fact that electric vehicles and plugin electric hybrids meet few, if any, of real consumers’ needs. Compared with gas-powered cars, they deliver inferior performance at much higher cost. As an American Physical Society symposium on battery research concluded in June: “Despite their many potential advantages, all-electric vehicles will not replace the standard American family car in the foreseeable future.” If you don’t believe the scientists, listen to Takeshi Uchiyamada, the “father” of the Toyota Prius: “Because of its shortcomings – driving range, cost and recharging time – the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars.” Nor do electric cars promise much in the way of greenhouse-gas reduction, as long as they rely on a power grid that is still mostly fired by fossil fuels. As for Vice President Joe Biden’s 2009 forecast of “billions and billions and billions of dollars in good, new jobs,” the electric car factory at which he made that statement sits idle. Ditto the taxpayerbacked Michigan factory of battery maker LG Chem. Two Energy Department-funded lithium-ion battery makers have gone bankrupt. There’s simply no denying that the administration’s electric-vehicle project was a mistake. But it’s worth asking precisely what kind of mistake (beyond eminently foreseeable and terribly expensive). As Bruce Springsteen once sang: “Is a dream a lie if it
don’t come true, or is it something worse?” I accept the president’s good intentions. He didn’t set out to rip off the public. Nor was the electric-car dream a Democratsonly delusion. Several Republican pols shared it, too. Rather, the debacle is a case study in unchecked righteousness. The administration assumed the worthiness and urgency of its goals. Americans should want electric cars, and therefore they would, apparently. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, he of the Nobel Prize in physics, epitomized the regnant blend of sanctimony and technocratic hubris. He once told journalist Michael Grunwald that photosynthesis is “too damn inefficient,” and that DOE might help correct that particular error of evolution. The department has recently backed away from the million-car target, in favor of reducing battery costs to $300 per kilowatt hour by 2015 (from $650 today). Even this seems dubious, given the APS symposium’s view that “only incremental improvements can be expected” in lithiumion batteries. Chu is on his way out but still dreaming. “For the engineers in the room or those who follow this, you might be saying to yourself, ‘What are they smoking?’ “ he remarked at the Washington Auto Show. “We’re not smoking anything. They are ambitious goals but they are achievable goals.” I might add that Chu does not own a car.
• Charles Lane is a member of The Washington Post’s editorial board.
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There has been almost no public comment from officials or school board members in District 428 about the racial bullying incident on a district bus in January. What they have said with their discipline speaks volumes, however. The hope is that they will also take steps to ensure that the circumstances that allowed this to happen are not repeated in the future. In January, a DeKalb High School student was attacked by a teammate with a belt and taunted with racial slurs while riding on a bus returning from a wrestling meet. In response to the incident, the school board expelled a student and suspended others. The teacher who was on the bus, Lance Gackowski, was relieved of his duties as a wrestling and tennis coach, although he remains a teacher in the district. No school board members have publicly retreated from their action. Given what transpired, it’s not surprising. An inclusive and harmonious community can have no tolerance for bullying and racism. The facts presented to board members led them to their decision; part of what school board members are elected to do is make these kind of decisions behind closed doors and not talk about them afterward for the sake of all involved. School board President Tom Matya has said the district is reviewing policies for coaches and students, and hopefully the district will consider a mandate on a supervisor-to-student ratio for activities, as students and parents have said that Gackowski was in charge of monitoring about 50 students at the time the incident occurred. That’s an insufficient ratio of students to teachers. It creates an ideal environment for all manner of misbehavior. Those who have spoken in support of Gackowski are right – it’s not fair to expect one teacher to be aware of everything that’s happening on a bus full of students. But no matter what the supporters of the coach say, unless they investigated the matter themselves, they probably are not privy to all the facts, as we are not. The only people who know precisely what happened are likely the students who were immediately involved or watching from close by. These types of stories can be difficult to report because it is standard practice for school officials and board members not to discuss issues involving student discipline or employees, a practice that is entirely proper. When the public takes issue with a school board decision surrounding such matters, they are under no such restrictions. Their tendency is to talk about the matter in a way that places the person for whom they are advocating in the most favorable light. In this case, those calling for coach Gackowski to be reinstated said that there was no way he could have had any idea what was going on, and that the incident was a “joke that went too far.” Without knowing what specifics were presented to school board members before they made their decisions, it is clear that they found the behavior involved was no joke. We agree. Gackowski has coached in the district for 25 years and appears well-liked by students and athletes past and present. Even the person who was the victim in this scenario signed a petition asking for his reinstatement. If there is a way he can coach again in the future, it would make many people happy. However, without knowing all the facts of what happened, we must defer to the school board.
8 ANOTHER VIEW
Lost jobs not returning The Associated Press recently moved a provocative series about the changing landscape for jobs in the United States. It made a good case that middleclass jobs eliminated by technology and the recession aren’t coming back. This is not the first time such dire warnings were heard. Imagine the fuss in the horse carriage industry 100 years ago as it tried to compete with the fledgling automobile. More recently, the typewriter vanished after being conquered by the personal computer. Generally, a disruptive improvement such as the automobile winds up creating more jobs than it eliminates. Historically, such changes have been good for the economy. However, the AP report indicates that this time may be different – because the rapid improvement in computer software that allows machines to do more jobs with greater accuracy. Another difference is that a lot of the jobs being eliminated, such as an accountant or office manager, involve a college degree. So far, the recent improvements in technology are eliminating more jobs than they are creating. The statistics bear out this argument. The United States lost 7.5 million jobs in the recession that started in late 2007. So far, only 3.5 million jobs have been created, but few of them in the so-called “midskill, mid-pay” category. Most new jobs are in lowerpaying, lower-skill categories. The AP report is informative because it addresses a subject that politicians were unwilling to in last year’s elections. It’s easy to say that all the jobs are going to China, but a more accurate answer is that some of them are not going anywhere. They’re just disappearing. • The Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth
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7-DAY FORECAST
A cold front will gradually slide through by the late afternoon, bringing a chance of light rain and snow today. Colder air will work in by the evening hours, bringing a period of light snow with less than an inch of accumulation. Much colder and drier air will move in from Canada Friday and Saturday with highs in the lower 20s. The next storm system will pass to our south Monday.
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Sports
The Bulls lost, 71-69, Wednesday to the Boston Celtics in Boston. PAGE B2
SECTION B Thursday, February 14, 2013 Daily Chronicle
Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com
8MORNING KICKOFF
IHSA CLASS 3A BURLINGTON CENTRAL GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL
Knights’ final shot falls short AP photo
Rogge to meet with wrestling leader LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Facing a wave of criticism from around the world, IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling’s governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the Olympics. The IOC executive board dropped wrestling from the program of the 2020 Games on Tuesday, a decision which brought a sharp backlash from wrestling organizations and national Olympic bodies around the world – including the United States, Russia and Iran. The move must still be ratified by the full International Olympic Committee in September, giving wrestling time to try to overturn a decision against a sport which dates back to the ancient Olympics and has been featured since the inaugural modern games in 1896. Rogge said Wednesday he has been contacted by Raphael Martinetti, the Swiss president of international wrestling federation FILA, and was encouraged by the sport’s resolve to make changes and fight for its place. “We agreed we would meet at the first opportunity to have discussions,” Rogge said at a news conference at the close of a two-day board meeting. “I should say FILA reacted well to this disheartening news for them.” –Wire report
By ROSS JACOBSON rjacobson@shawmedia.com BURLINGTON – With the game in the balance, Kaneland had the shot it wanted. Just eight minutes earlier with Kaneland trailing Plano by 15 points entering the fourth quarter, it seemed improbable the Knights would even be in that position, having a final possession with a chance to advance to the regional finals. After a furious fourthquarter rallythat saw the Knights climb within one, Kaneland called timeout
with 1.5 seconds left. Caroline Heimerdinger inbounded the ball from underneath Plano’s basket and found Allyson O’Herron, who had cut to the right wing and set up just behind the 3-point arc. O’Herron, Kaneland’s leading scorer, had made six 3-pointers in Tuesday’s win over Sandwich. But her final 3-point attempt Wednesday fell short, hitting off the front of the rim, and Plano held on for a 52-51 victory over Kaneland in the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional semifinals. Plano advances to the
More online For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps. regional final and will face Burlington Central, which defeated Hampshire in the night’s first semifinal. “We had two options: an inside look and an outside look and [O’Herron] was our outside look,” Colombe said. “They packed it in and we
got a shot and that’s all you can ask for.” The Knights (16-11) fell behind early as Plano took advantage of Kaneland 2-3 zone, hitting five 3-pointers in the first quarter to take a 22-6 lead. The Plano lead grew to as many as 20 in the second quarter as the Reapers led, 30-14, at halftime. “We started out slow, they hit some shots,” Colombe said. “That’s probably the best 3-point shooting I’ve seen them shoot.” Kaneland’s offense began to find a rhythm in the second half and it started on the
defensive end. The Knights were forced to switch out of their zone and into a manto-man defense, managing to force 11 turnovers in the second half. Trailing by 15 entering the fourth quarter, Kaneland scored six consecutive points in transition. Brooke Harner hit a driving layup for two and then Heimerdinger converted back-to-back layups to bring the Knights within nine, the first time Kaneland had been within single digits since late in the first quarter.
See REGIONAL, page B3
BALL STATE 56, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 52
SCORING PROBLEMS
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8WHAT TO WATCH Men’s college basketball Northwestern at Ohio State, 6 p.m., BTN No. 13 Buckeyes will try for a 32nd consectutive home victory and avoid their first three-game skid in almost four years against the Wildcats in tonight’s Big Ten Matchup. Men’s college basketball Wisconsin at Minnesota, 6 p.m., ESPN LSU at South Carolina, 6 p.m., ESPN2 St. John's at Louisville, 8 p.m., ESPN UCLA at California, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Gonzaga at Saint Mary's (Cal), 10 p.m., ESPN2 Pro basketball Miami at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m., TNT L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m., TNT Women’s college basketball Ohio State at Nebraska, 8 p.m., BTN Iowa St. at Oklahoma, 7 p.m., FSN Golf European PGA Tour, Africa Open, first round, at East London, South Africa (same-day tape), 8 a.m., TGC LPGA, Women’s Australian Open, first round, at Yarralumla, Australia (same-day tape), 11:30 a.m., TGC PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, first round, at Pacific Palisades, Calif., 2 p.m., TGC
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Northern Illinois’ Darrell Bowie (10) is fouled by Ball State’s Chase Brogna (14) in the first half of their game Wednesday in DeKalb. Ball State defeated NIU, 56-52.
Huskies’ offense struggles in loss By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery reacts to a play during the second half.
DeKALB – Scoring has been hard to come by for Northern Illinois all season. In Wednesday night’s 56-52 loss against Ball State, the Huskies had to fight for points all game, and were forced to do it without much contribution from sophomore wing Abdel Nader, who had just five points. The Huskies had a chance to tie the game with six seconds left, but Aksel Bolin’s three-pointer rimmed out, ending any hope NIU (5-18, 3-8 Mid-American Conference) had. Nader went just 1 of 13 from the field, although his one field goal was a big one, a three-pointer with 26 seconds left. Ball State (10-13, 4-7 MAC) coach Billy Taylor thought forward Chris Bond did a good job against Nader, and wanted his defense to make it tough on Nader and make him play in a crowd.
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“Nader’s a terrific player. We have a lot of respect for him,” Taylor said. “He’s one of the toughest covers that we have in our league.” Bolin, NIU’s second-leading scorer coming into the contest, had just three points. NIU coach Mark Montgomery said Nader just never found a rhythm offensively and got impatient at times. He also gave credit to Ball State’s defense, which played good help-side defense and clogged the lane.
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Firing on all cylinders Sycamore wrestlers enter state with momentum By JAMES NOKES sports@daily-chronicle.com SYCAMORE – Kyle Akins has one gear. The Sycamore junior makes his third consecutive appearance at the Class 2A state meet, which starts today at Assembly Hall in Champaign with his nonstop wrestling style. He won by either a major decision or a technical fall on the way to the Rochelle Sec-
tional. Akins and teammates Austin Culton – the defending 152-pound state champion – and Jake Davis enter the state meet on a high note. Because he’s so active on the mat, Akins offers opponents an intense physical and mental test. Akins has finished third and fourth in his first two seasons and has the potential to take the next step up on the medal stand because of his participation at
off-season tournaments and tireless approach in the mat room according to Sycamore coach Alex Nelson. Montini senior, Tommy Pawelski (38-6), a Stanford recruit and 2012 Class 2A 106pound state champion, is the No. 1 seed in the top half of the 113-pound bracket. Akins Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com (36-1) is No. 2 in the lower Sycamore’s Kyle Akins (bottom) competes against Belvidere North’s half.
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Ricardo Roman on Saturday during their 113-pound finals match at the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional. Akins won by technical fall.
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8UPCOMING PREPS SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Thursday, February 14 Wrestling State Finals Girls Basketball H-BR at Oglesby Sectional semifinal at Illinois Valley Community College, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY Boys Basketball Kaneland at Morris, 7 p.m. Hiawatha at Serena, 6:45 p.m. H-BR at Paw Paw, 7 p.m. Rochelle at Sycamore, 7 p.m. Rockford Christian at G-K, 7 p.m. Yorkville at DeKalb, 7 p.m. Newark at Indian Creek, 6:45 p.m. Girls Gymnastics State Finals Wrestling State Finals
SATURDAY Boys Basketball Kaneland at Dixon, 6 p.m. DeKalb at Streator, 6 p.m. Boys Swimming DeKalb co-op at St. Charles East Sectional Girls Gymnastics State Finals Wrestling State Finals
8SPORTS SHORTS NFL ready to get Super Bowl played at MetLife The NFL says it’s ready for next year’s title game at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Feb. 2, no matter the weather. Even if it means moving the game from its traditional Sunday spot. Concerns about contingencies arose recently for two reasons: Next year’s Super Bowl will be outdoors at a cold-weather site for the first time and the Northeast is still recovering from a monster snowstorm that hit last weekend; the lights went out in the Louisiana Superdome during the Feb. 3 game, causing a 34minute delay and some anxiety about whether it would resume. Several published reports said the NFL has discussed changing the day of the game if weather complications arise. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy wouldn’t offer specifics, but said Wednesday the league will make whatever changes are necessary.
Man convicted of killing Eddy Curry’s ex, daughter CHICAGO – A jury has convicted a Chicago attorney of murdering former NBA center Eddy Curry’s ex-girlfriend and infant daughter four years ago. Fredrick Goings showed no reaction when the jury’s guilty verdict was read Tuesday in the January 2009 shooting deaths of 24-year-old Nova Henry and her and Curry’s 10-month-old daughter, Ava. –Wire reports
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DeKalb boys win second straight By DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com DeKalb won its second consecutive road game Tuesday with a 69-63 win over LaSallePeru in overtime. Andre Harris scored a teamhigh 22 points as DeKalb beat LaSalle-Peru, 69-63, in overtime on the road. Jake Smith had 16 points while Jake Carpenter had 13 and Rudy Lopez chipped in 12. The Barbs (6-20) defeated Kaneland last Friday. Cogs edged by R-B: GenoaKingston couldn’t close out Richmond-Burton in a 62-61 loss to the Rockets. Adam Price led the Cogs with 18 points. Tommy Lucca had 15 while Mason Lucca and Sal Lopez each chipped in 10. “We had four guys score in double figures, you’d think that would be enough to win,” G-K coach Corey Jenkins said. “We did not finish, we had an opportunity to seal the deal late in the game and didn’t get it done.” The Cogs are 13-10, including 5-5 in the Big Northern Conference East.
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Celtics hold on to beat Bulls By JIMMY GOLEN
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The Associated Press BOSTON – Kevin Garnett scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and added 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics overcame poor shooting to beat the Bulls 71-69 Wednesday night. Paul Pierce went only 2 for 12 from the floor but he hit a 3-pointer that bounced around the rim to give Boston a fivepoint lead with 3 minutes to play. The Celtics shot just 36.8 percent but still had the advantage over the Bulls, who made just 36.5 percent of their shots. Joakim Noah had 10 points and 16 rebounds, and Carlos Boozer had 11 and 11 for the Bulls. Reserve Marco Belinelli added 12 points in under 20 minutes for the Bulls. Garnett made a turnaround bank shot to give Boston a 6762 lead, then he went to the floor for a steal as both teams got sloppy. Three misses later, Luol Deng scored from the lane with 49 seconds left then the Bulls forced a five-second call on Boston’s attempt to inbound from a timeout. Belinelli came off a screen for a layup that made it a onepoint game, and the Bulls’ defense almost forced a shot clock violation but Brandon Bass dished to Garnett in the
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Bulls center Joakim Noah (left) and Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce grapple for control of the ball during the second quarter Wednesday in Boston. final seconds and he quickly put up a jumper that made it 69-66. Boozer tipped in Nate Robinson’s missed 3-pointer, then Pierce hit a pair of free throws to again make it a three-point game.
Robinson went to the foul line with 6.2 seconds to play, making the first and missing the second. Belinelli got the rebound and put up a 3-point attempt that was blocked by Jason Terry. Taj Gibson grabbed it and fired up another 3 that
fell short as the buzzer sounded. The teams now break for All-Star weekend then the Celtics begin a five-game road trip and do not return to TD Garden until March 1. The Bulls resume their season Tuesday night at New Orleans. The Celtics opened a 20-9 lead in the first quarter but gave up 10 of the first 13 points in the second to cut a nine-point lead to a basket. The Bulls went ahead midway through the second and had a 36-35 lead at the half. Boston scored just eight points in the third quarter while hitting 4 of 21 shots, staying close because the Bulls had only six baskets and 13 points in the period. That gave the Bulls a 49-43 lead after three. After Noah’s tip-in put the Bulls up 54-47, Boston responded with 12 straight points while holding the Bulls scoreless from 10:35 left to play until Jimmy Butler converted a three-point play with 4:50 to get the Bulls back within 59-57.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 32 21 .604 Bulls 30 22 .577 Milwaukee 26 25 .510 Detroit 21 33 .389 Cleveland 16 37 .302 Atlantic Division W L Pct New York 32 18 .640 Brooklyn 31 22 .585 Boston 28 24 .538 Philadelphia 22 29 .431 Toronto 21 32 .396 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 35 14 .714 Atlanta 29 22 .569 Washington 15 36 .294 Orlando 15 37 .288 Charlotte 12 40 .231
GB — 1½ 5 11½ 16 GB — 2½ 5 10½ 12½ GB — 7 21 21½ 24½
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 42 12 .778 Memphis 33 18 .647 Houston 29 25 .537 Dallas 23 29 .442 New Orleans 19 34 .358 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 39 13 .750 Denver 33 21 .611 Utah 30 24 .556 Portland 25 28 .472 Minnesota 19 31 .380 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 37 17 .685 Golden State 30 22 .577 L.A. Lakers 25 28 .472 Sacramento 19 35 .352 Phoenix 17 36 .321
GB — 7½ 13 18 22½ GB — 7 10 14½ 19 GB — 6 11½ 18 19½
Tuesday's Games Toronto 109, Denver 108 Miami 117, Portland 104 Memphis 108, Sacramento 101 Utah 109, Oklahoma City 94 Houston 116, Golden State 107 L.A. Lakers 91, Phoenix 85 Wednesday's Games San Antonio 96, Cleveland 95 Indiana 101, Charlotte 77 Atlanta 108, Orlando 76 Boston 71, Bulls 69 Toronto 92, New York 88 Brooklyn 119, Denver 108 Detroit 96, Washington 85 Utah 97, Minnesota 93 New Orleans 99, Portland 63 Milwaukee 94, Philadelphia 92 Dallas 123, Sacramento 100 Houston at L.A. Clippers (n) Today’s Games Miami at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
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SOX INSIDER Meghan Montemurro GLENDALE, Ariz. – In his first season as manager, Robin Ventura led the White Sox to the brink of the playoffs with 85 wins, only to fall short during the final week of the season. It makes sense the Sox would be interested in keeping Ventura beyond his current three-year contract, which ends after the 2014 season. It’s odd that he didn’t jump at the chance when general manager Rick Hahn broached the idea during the offseason. Hahn offered, Ventura declined. “He’s been around long enough to realize that all of us in these positions have a certain shelf life, and he just wants to make sure that when the time comes to sign the extension that he’s confident he’s the right guy at that time,” general manager Rick Hahn said. “It’s really just a testament to him, how special he is in terms of his approach to this position and his focus on the job at hand.” Ventura’s unwillingness to commit beyond 2014 suggests he doesn’t want to stay with the Sox. But as Ventura explains it, there’s no rush to lock into more years when there’s still two full seasons to go. While the extension offer was “flattering and nice,” Ventura wants the Sox to believe he’s still the right guy for 2015 and beyond. Part of Ventura’s reasoning for holding off on any contract extension is his desire to be assured down the line that his coaches will also be taken care of.
Ventura’s hesitance makes sense, though it raises questions if he’s only a placeholder for the Sox – a way to eradicate the tumultuous Ozzie Guillen era and bring positive vibes back to the organization. He was an unconventional choice when the Sox hired him in that Ventura had no managerial experience at any level. Ventura even acknowledged some reservations before accepting the job and Wednesday, he avoided being labeled a “lifer.” With Ventura clearly uncertain what his managerial future holds after next year, it’s best that both sides hold off on contract talks. “It wasn’t anything that was a big deal, so I’m not holding out for anything or disappointed in not wanting to stay here,” Ventura said. “I think at the end of that, that’s when you talk about it.” It’s refreshing that unlike his predecessor Ventura isn’t worried about his next paycheck or financial security. That, Hahn said, makes him “the exception and not the rule in this game.” “My hope is that Robin’s here for a long, long time,” Hahn said. “You can’t obviously foresee the future, but I suspect when the time comes that there is a new manager it’s that Robin decided personally he’s not wanting to continue or he’s not the right guy or the best guy to lead the White Sox at that time. My hope is that’s far into the future.”
• Meghan Montemurro covers the White Sox and Cubs for Shaw Media. Write to her at mmontemurro@shawmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter: @M_ Montemurro.
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White Sox manager Robin Ventura slaps hands with fans as he is introduced during the team’s winter fan convention Jan. 25 in Chicago. Ventura said Wednesday he told the Sox he didn’t want a contract extension beyond the end of his current deal in 2014.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 13 10 0 3 23 Detroit 13 7 4 2 16 Nashville 13 6 3 4 16 St. Louis 13 7 5 1 15 Columbus 13 4 7 2 10 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Vancouver 12 8 2 2 18 Edmonton 13 5 5 3 13 Minnesota 13 6 6 1 13 Calgary 10 3 4 3 9 Colorado 11 4 6 1 9 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 12 9 2 1 19 San Jose 13 7 3 3 17 Dallas 13 7 5 1 15 Phoenix 13 6 5 2 14 Los Angeles 11 4 5 2 10
GF 44 36 25 43 30
GA 28 36 26 43 41
GF 35 29 27 26 23
GA 25 34 32 35 29
GF 42 36 30 35 26
GA 33 29 29 35 32
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 13 8 2 3 19 35 28 Pittsburgh 14 9 5 0 18 45 34 N.Y. Rangers 12 7 5 0 14 33 30 Philadelphia 14 6 7 1 13 34 40 N.Y. Islanders 12 4 7 1 9 36 43 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 11 8 1 2 18 32 25 Ottawa 14 7 5 2 16 35 27 Toronto 13 8 5 0 16 39 33 Montreal 12 7 4 1 15 35 33 Buffalo 14 5 8 1 11 39 48 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 12 7 4 1 15 38 36 Tampa Bay 12 6 5 1 13 46 36 Winnipeg 12 5 6 1 11 32 40 Florida 12 4 6 2 10 30 46 Washington 13 4 8 1 9 36 46 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss. Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
Northern Illinois’ Darrell Bowie (left) tries to drive past Ball State defender Matt Kamieniecki (2) in the second half of their game Wednesday in DeKalb. Ball State defeated NIU, 56-52.
Christian scores season high • HUSKIES Continued from page B1 “In a game like this, you’re best players have to perform well,” NIU coach Mark Montgomery said. “It’s no surprise that Abdel Nader probably had his worst game and Aksel Bolin didn’t have a great game either. Those are our two biggest [offensive threats]. We just came up short.” One bright spot for the Huskies was junior guard Antone Christian, who finished with 14 points, a season-high. His previous best was an 11point effort at Seattle on Dec. 19. Christian shot 5 of 12 from the field and was 4-for-9 from three-point range. “I just credit my teammates,” Christian said. “Whenever I got my spot they found me, and I was able to knock it down. The good thing about this team is it could be anybody’s night.” NIU’s defense certainly did its job, especially in the second half when the Huskies held the Cardinals to 6 of 23 shooting. Ball State was just 1 of 12 from three-point range after halftime, and 4 of 22 for
“In a game like this, you’re best players have to perform well. “It’s no surprise that Abdel Nader probably had his worst game and Aksel Bolin didn’t have a great game either.” Mark Montgomery NIU basketball coach
the game. However, Ball State was able to knock down 15 of 19 second-half free throws, while the Huskies went 6 of 12 from the line in the second half. “Credit Ball State, they made those free throws in the second half,” Montgomery said. “It’s hard to stomach as a coach when you hold a team to 26 percent [shooting], and they shoot eight percent behind the arc (after halftime) and you don’t come away with the win.” NIU’s next game is Saturday at Western Michigan. The Broncos beat the Huskies, 7134, on Jan. 19.
Tuesday's Games N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3, SO Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO Anaheim 3, Blackhawks 2, SO Carolina 4, New Jersey 2 Ottawa 2, Buffalo 0 Washington 6, Florida 5, OT Philadelphia 3, Winnipeg 2 Nashville 1, San Jose 0, OT Dallas 4, Edmonton 1 Vancouver 2, Minnesota 1 Wednesday's Games Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 2 St. Louis 4, Detroit 3, OT Dallas at Calgary (n) Today’s Games N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Toronto at Carolina, 6 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Phoenix at Nashville, 8 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Friday's Games Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 8 p.m. Dallas at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
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8GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS 1A OGLESBY SECTIONAL FINAL WHO Hinckley-Big Rock (18-12) vs. Annawan (27-2) GAME TIME 7:30 p.m. today LOCATION Illinois Valley Community College. 815 N Orlando Smith St., Oglesby HOW THEY GOT HERE Hinckley-Big Rock defeated Paw Paw, 45-18, in the Hinckley-Big Rock Regional semifinals, edged Indian Creek in a 4645 overtime regional final victory and beat Putnam County, 42-30, in the sectional semifinals. Annawan cruised past Oneida ROWVA, 67-20, in the Annawan Regional semifinals, beat Kewanee Wethersfield, 75-59, in the regional final and toppled state-ranked Newark, 46-21, in the sectional semifinals. SCOUTING THE BRAVETTES In the past two seasons, Annawan has lost to a Class 1A opponent just once – a 56-53 defeat against LeRoy in last season’s Illinois Wesleyan Super-Sectional. This year, the Bravettes only losses have come against Champaign St. Thomas More, the top-ranked team in Class 2A, 62-58 in overtime, and Class 3A Rochester, 53-52. Annawan averages 60 points a game and gives up just 35, and the Bravettes force 28 turnovers a contest. The secondranked team in Class 1A in the most recent poll, Annawan starts four juniors and a freshman. Center Celina VanHyfte, an all-state selection last season, averages a team-high 23 points for the Bravettes. Junior forward Megan Foes averages 12 points per contest. Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
East Moline’s Tanner Schuldt (left) competes against Sycamore’s Austin Culton on Saturday during their 152-pound finals match at the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional. Culton won with an 11-6 decision.
NIU recruit Culton yet to be taken down • STATE PREVIEW Continued from page B1 “Kyle is just relentless,” Nelson said. “He just doesn’t stop. He’s on a nonstop attack that gives opponents no room for rest. He’s always going from one turn to the next. He’s fundamental in all positions and is always looking to score. He pushes guys so far mentally that they either break or he catches them.” All year no opponent has managed to catch Culton (40-0). The Northern Illinois recruit has yet to be taken down. He has a stout defense that thwarts opponents’ attacks. Last year’s state-title run has Culton’s confidence at an all-time high. “Austin has a chip on his shoulder from that run,” Nelson said. “He believes he’s the best out there. When you believe in yourself you can get out of tough situations. He knows he can score and takes good, smart shots.” With the agility of a lightweight wrestler, Davis (34-1) has become an explosive force at 195 pounds. He’s the No. 1 seed and has the explosiveness and power to end a match from any position. “Jake has wrestled well on all areas of the mat,” Nelson said. “At state he knows everyone he faces will be good from all positions and every point down there is so important. Jake has that. He’s gotten so much better on his feet this year and is still very tough on top and can get away when on bottom.”
KEYS TO VICTORY After Monday’s 42-30 win over Putnam County, a team which came into the Oglesby Sectional with just four losses, Royals coach Greg Burks praised his team’s group effort, and said it was possibly their best defensive performance of the season. Tonight’s game at Illinois Valley Community College will be H-BR’s toughest test of the season, and the Royals will need to be flawless to pull off the upset. H-BR point guard Jacqueline Madden did a good job taking care of the ball Monday, something the Royals will need once again tonight. Senior forward Abbie Tosch had a gamehigh 19 points in the semifinal victory, and she’ll be faced with handling VanHyfte down in the post. Annawan was the team which knocked the Royals out of last year’s postseason, defeating H-BR, 53-32, in the Varna Midland Sectional semifinals. VanHyfte had 21 points and six rebounds in that contest. – Steve Nitz snitz@shawmedia.com
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Sycamore’s Jake Davis (left) competes against Illinois Valley Central’s Jordan Ladd. Davis won by fall. Kaneland had two Rochelle Sectional champions, Dan Goress (38-3), the No. 3 seed at 145 pounds, and Zach Theis (32-6), the No. 4 seed at 285. Esai Ponce (33-5) is in the bottom half of the 132-pound bracket.
CLASS 3A Doug Johnson has talked about winning a state title since he walked into DeKalb as a freshman. His last shot begins today at the Class 3A state meet in Champaign. Johnson (39-1) is
the No. 2 seed in the lower half of an absolutely loaded 132pound bracket. Oak Park sophomore Larry Early (40-0) is the No. 1 seed in the top of the bracket. Johnson is with Marmion senior George Fisher (43-4), the No. 3 seed in the lower half of the bracket but the top ranked 132-pounder on Illinoismatmen.com. Fisher, a Michigan recruit, won a state tile as a sophomore at 119 pounds and was runner up last year at 126 pounds. It’s a challenging road to a
state title, but DeKalb coach Mike Pater said Johnson has the intangibles. “It takes something special to get to that state finals match,” said Pater who is looking to coach in his first state finals match. “You’ve got to have an intrinsic motivation. A willingness to believe there’s no way you’re going to lose. You’ve got to use positive self talk when faced with a tough situation. Doug has that he believes he can win every match.”
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Colombe thinks seniors have set the bar for future players • REGIONAL Continued from page B1 “Once it started rolling we got in such a great rhythm and it made us all want to work even harder,” Kaneland senior forward Ashley Prost said.
“That was just great.” A layup by Prost with just less than two minutes to go put Kaneland within one. They forced another Plano turnover and had two different possessions to take the lead, but couldn’t convert one final time.
8BIG TEN BRIEF Big Ten discusses beefing Teams from FCS, formally known as I-AA, have become up football schedules The Big Ten is considering cutting back on the cupcakes. Conference officials are discussing no longer scheduling games against Football Championship Subdivision opponents. “We’ve made an agreement that our future games will all be Division I schools,” Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said on WIBA, a radio station in Madison, Wis. “It will not be FCS schools.”
common nonconference opponents for FBS teams because they will accept a relatively big payday without asking for a game on their campus. Generally, they provide little more than a tuneup for the teams from college football’s highest level – with some notable exceptions such as Appalachian State winning at Michigan in 2007. Most of those matchups, though, don’t do much to gener-
Prost led the Knights with 22 points while Heimerdinger had eight off the bench and Emma Bradford chipped in seven. Four of Kaneland’s five starters were seniors, most of whom had been playing with
each other since grade school. “Six kids who play with heart, they’re leaders,” Colombe said of his senior class. “I think they’ve set the bar for the kids behind them. Down the road their impact will be felt.”
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ANOTHER CHAPTER The latest Bruce Willis ‘Die Hard’ movie simply won’t By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic
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t’s supposed to be a parody of itself, right? That’s the only way to explain the ridiculously over-the-top, repetitively numbing fifth film in the “Die Hard” franchise, the clunkily titled “A Good Day to Die Hard.” John McClane used to be a cowboy. Now, he’s a cartoon character – specifically, Wile E. Coyote, given how many times he should be seriously injured and/or killed in this movie. He’s shot at, involved in several serious car accidents, crashes through glass windows and ceilings and plummets through floor after floor of high-rise scaffolding. The most he suffers is a scratch here and there, and then he’s ready to pop back up again with a bemused twinkle in his eye and a wry quip. Part of the charm of this character, which
was crucial in defining Bruce Willis’ career, “Max Payne”) mistakes shaky-cam and dizwas the regular-guy, Reagan-era resourceful- zying zooms for artistic finesse in his action ness he represented; now, he’s weirdly super- sequences. This is a film that has not one but human. But as charismatic as Willis ordinarily two scenes in which helicopters just sit there, is in the role, even he hovering in the sky, firing can’t fool us into thinking high-powered ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ countless he’s actually enjoying rounds into buildings. himself this time. EssenBut the most obnoxious H tially, this is an opportuelement of all in Skip Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, nity for Willis to show off Woods and Jason Keller’s Sebastian Koch, Yuliya Snigir how great he still looks script may be the hastily Rating: R for violence and language in a tight T-shirt at age wedged-in father-son Running time: 1 hour, 37 minutes 57; even the obligatory feel-goodery that occurs “yippee-ki-yay” line feels in the midst of all this phoned in. madness. You see, Willis’ “A Good Day to Die Hard” is pointless unstoppable New York cop has traveled to and joyless, a barrage of noise and chaos, Moscow to track down his bitter, estranged an onslaught of destruction without the son, Jack (Jai Courtney), whom he believes slightest mention of consequence. Dozens to be in some sort of criminal trouble. It turns of people should be dead from one lengthy out Jack is actually a spy working undercover car chase alone; “Die Hard” keeps on driving. to protect a government whistleblower Director John Moore (“Behind Enemy Lines.” named Komarov (Sebastian Koch), and dad
has arrived just in time to ruin his mission. So now the two McClanes must team up to keep Komarov from being kidnapped by generically menacing Russian bad guys; Komarov’s heavily lipsticked daughter, Irina (Yuliya Snigir), is also involved somehow, with wavering alliances. They all want Komarov to lead them to a hidden file – it sounds so Cold War, it may as well have been microfilm – but of course the file is the MacGuffin. It probably isn’t even really a file. McClane picks up whatever weapon is nearby and solves every problem that comes their way but he also finds time to nag his son for calling him “John” instead of “dad.” Whether this is intended as comic relief in the heat of the moment or genuine sentiment, it clangs and feels too cute. McClane also repeatedly laments “I’m on vacation!” just as things are about to get hairy. We’d all be better off if Willis took a vacation from this character for good.
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things to do this weekend has kids’ activities as well.
Vroom, vroom NASCAR returns to action this weekend with the Sprint Unlimited taking place Saturday at Daytona. The race is at 7:10 p.m. on Fox.
At the movies
Game on
There are several big movies opening this weekend: “A Good Day to Die Hard,” an R action movie in the “Die Hard” franchise, again starring Bruce Willis; “Beautiful Creatures,” a PG-13 fantasy film being called the new “Twilight”; and “Escape from Planet Earth,” an animated PG film.
There are other sports in action this weekend as well: The NBA and NHL have games all weekend, and there are international soccer games as well. ple are encouraged to spend 15 minutes watching birds and then report the types and numbers online at www.birdsource. org/gbbc. This is good opportunity for parents to get their children interested in nature, and parents will enjoy the experience, too. The website above has more information on what to do, and it
Nature watch The annual Great Backyard Bird Count runs from Friday through Monday. Peo-
STAGE STAGE NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s “Hamlet Redux”: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 through Feb. 17, 2 p.m. Feb. 16 and 17, Stevens Building Corner Theatre, NIU, DeKalb. Tickets: $6; available one hour before performance. 815-753-1600. www.niu.edu/ theatre. Sycamore High School’s “The Babbling Brooks”: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 to 16, Sycamore High School Auditorium, Spartan Trail. Tickets: $6 at the box office in the high school lobby from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 and 12. Indian Valley Theatre’s “Postmortem” dinner theater: 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and 23, 1 p.m. Feb. 24., Fox Valley Older Adults Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Tickets: $26, includes meal catered by Alessandria’s of Sandwich. Reservations must be received by Feb. 15. Cash bar. www.indianvalleytheatre.com or 630-631-2323. The Spensers: Theatre of Illlusion: 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25; $20, seniors 65 and older; $15, students. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org. CCT’s “Honk”: 7 p.m. March 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2 p.m. March 10 and 17, O’Connell Theatre, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. Tickets: $12, adults; $6, children. www.cctonstage.com. Stage Coach Players’ “Jesus Christ Superstar”: 7:30 p.m. March 14 to 16 and March 21 to 23, 2 p.m. March 17 and 24, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers. com. Beth Fowler Dance Company’s “A Storybook Ballet”: 7 p.m. March 15 and 16; 2 p.m. March 16 and 17, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $15 to $25 in February; $17 to $27 after March 1. Group discount for nonprofits
available. Tickets available at www.egyptiantheatre.org, 815-758-1225 or at the door one hour before each performance. Stage Coach Players’ “The Robin Hood Capers”: 7:30 p.m. May 2 to 4 and May 9 to 11, 2 p.m. May 12, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www. stagecoachers.com. Stage Coach Players’ “Shrek The Musical”: 7:30 p.m. June 13 to 15, 2 p.m. June 15 and 16, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers. com. Stage Coach Players’ “Red Herring”: 7:30 p.m. July 11 to 13 and July 18 to 20, 2 p.m. July 21, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers. com. Stage Coach Players’ “Company”: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 to 10 and Aug. 15 to 17, 2 p.m. Aug. 11 and 18, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www. stagecoachers.com. Stage Coach Players’ “The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 to 14 and Sept. 19 to 21, 2 p.m. Sept. 22, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www. stagecoachers.com. Stage Coach Players’ “Rope”: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 to 12 and Oct. 17 to 19, 2 p.m. Oct. 20, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers. com. Stage Coach Players’ “Annie”: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 to 9 and Nov. 14 to 16, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 and 17, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers. com.
REGIONAL PR Productions’ “Romantic Fools”: 8 p.m. Feb. 14, 15, 16, River’s Edge Theatre, 217 S. Bridge St., Yorkville. A comedic vaudeville revue of 12 twocharacter sketches examining love, lust, dating and romance. Tickets: $15. Dinner and show
Love still in the air Valentine’s Day celebrations are likely to spill into the weekend this year, so plan your romantic dinner or movie night now – before it’s too late.
tickets also available (but not required) for $45; dinner served beforehand at Cobblestone Bistro. www.riversedgetheatre. com. ART ART Kishwaukee College Faculty Art Show: Through Feb. 21, Kishwaukee College Art Gallery, 21193 Malta Road, Malta. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday. Free. Closing reception: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19. 815-825-2086, ext. 5610. “Vice + Virtue,” exhibition at NIU Art Museum: Through Feb. 23 in all four galleries of the NIU Art Museum. Public reception: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Jan. 24. Exploring the dynamics of the “deadly sins” and “heavenly virtues” with juxtaposed interpretations from a vast array of visual artists. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Recommended for mature audiences only. www.niu.edu/ artmuseum. “Rarely Seen Southeast Asia: Art, Artifact, Ephemera”: Through May 15, Northern Illinois University Anthropology Museum, Fay-Cooper Cole Hall, DeKalb. An exhibit of more than 150 rarely shown art pieces and artifacts from Southeast Asia. Information: 815-753-2520 or 815-753-1771. February Photo Show at DAWC: 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays in February, DeKalb Area Women’s Center Galleries, 1021 State St., DeKalb. Photographs by Tim O’Shaughnessy featured. Free and open to the public. Oil pastel paintings by Eileen Bosic: Through Feb. 3, The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 815-758-0313 or dan@ dekalbgallery.com.
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“Play: Stories, Mementos and Fun”: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore. Exhibition explores leisure moments and how we remember them through stories, objects and experiences. Admission: $5 a person, free for members and children younger than 14. www.sycamorehistory. org. 815-895-5762 History/memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays or by appointment, Nehring Gallery, 111 S. Second St., Suite 204, DeKalb. Free. www.dekalbalumni.org, 815-757-5959, 815-757-0462 or 815-758-3635. COMEDY COMEDY Lewis Black - The Rant is Due: 8 p.m. March 2, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. For mature audiences. Tickets: $39.75 to $49.75. www. egyptiantheatre.org or 815-7581225.
REGIONAL Zanies Comedy Night Club – St. Charles: Various dates at Pheasant Run Resort, 4050 E. Main St. Visit www.stcharles.zanies.com for acts, prices and showtimes. 630-584-6342. EVENTS EVENTS Top 10 Film Series: Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Schedule: 7. “Lawrence of Arabia,” 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19; 6. “Gone with the Wind,” 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26; 5. “Singin’ in the Rain,” 6:30 p.m. March 5; 4. “Raging Bull,” 6:30 p.m. March 19; 3. “Casablanca,” 6:30 p.m. March 26; 2. “The Godfather,” 6:30 p.m. April 2; 1. “Citizen Kane,” 6:30 p.m. April 9. Tickets: $7, adults; $5, students and seniors. No cost for Feb. 12 show. Purchase advance tickets at www. egyptiantheatre.org.
Swing Dancing in DeKalb: 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 19, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. No partner needed; casual dress, leather-soled shoes recommended. $5 admission includes lesson. Food and beer/wine available for purchase. See www.BarbCitySwing.com for coming dates and look for the group on Facebook. ALPHA: Friends of Antiquity Lecture Series: 7:30 p.m., Jack Arends Visual Arts Building, Room 102, NIU, DeKalb. Free and open to the public. Series schedule: • March 7: “Tradition Transformed in Late Antiquity: The Shift From the Late Roman to a Byzantine Aesthetic,” Christina Nielsen, assistant curator for Late Antique, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Art Institute of Chicago • April 18: “To Whom Do Antiquities Belong? The Legal and Illegal Trafficking of Antique Art Objects,” Professor Ralph Burin, Department of Art History, Harper College, Palatine MUSIC MUSIC Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14, NIU Convocation Center, DeKalb. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $27 and $51.75 at Convo Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, Livenation.com or at 800-745-3000. Gaelic Storm: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 to $37. www.egyptiantheatre.org or 815-758-1225. Frontier Ruckus: 9 p.m. Feb. 22, Otto’s Niteclub & Underground, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. $10. 21 and older show. www. ottosdekalb.com. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University Music Building, DeKalb. High School junior Kelly Talim, the winner of the Arthur D. Montzka Young Artists Concerto Competition, will perform with the orchestra as a guest soloist on violin. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, students and seniors; $5 children younger than 12. 815-756-3728 or www. kishorchestra.org Transformation Through Rhythm: 7 p.m. Feb. 27, DeKalb High School Auditorium, 501 W. Dresser Road. Benefit concert features percussion ensembles from DeKalb School District and Northern Illinois University. Free; donations accepted. Proceeds benefit hospice groups. KSO Goes to the Movies!: 7:30 p.m. March 8, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Music Building, NIU, DeKalb. Benefit concert for Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Tickets: $15, available at the door or in advance at Sycamore Antiques, Kar Free Flowers, Hillside Restaurant and LePrint Express. Patsy Cline and Buddy Holly Tribute: 8 p.m. March 9, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25; $20, seniors 65 and older; $15, students. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.
org. Switchback: 8 p.m. March 17, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25; $20, seniors 65 and older; $15, students. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse. org. Doug Church: 8 p.m. April 6, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. 815786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org. Bob & the Beachcombers: 8 p.m. April 20, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25; $20, seniors 65 and older; $15, students. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org. The Diamonds: 8 p.m. May 11, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25; $20, seniors 65 and older; $15, students. ONGOING ONGOING Art Attack – School of Art in Sycamore: 215 W. Elm St. Classes for children and adults. www.sycamoreartattack.org or 815-899-9440. Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts: NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Classes in music, art and theater for children and adults. www.csa.niu.edu or 815753-1450. Bread & Roses women’s choral group rehearsals: 5:45 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. www. breadandroseschorus.org. Indian Valley Community Band: 6 to 7:20 p.m. Mondays, Sandwich Middle School Band Room. Area musicians who enjoy playing for pleasure are invited; there are no auditions. Open Mic: 8 p.m. Mondays, sign-in at 7:30 p.m., The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Bands and singers perform for 12 minutes. 815-787-9547. Kishwaukee Barbershop Harmony Singers rehearsals: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Open to men of all ages. 815-895-5955 or 815899-8383. DeKalb Festival Chorus rehearsals: 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Mondays, NIU Music Building. New singers invited. Call 630-453-8006 for an interview with conductor Jen Whiting. www.dekalbfestivalchorus.org. Greater Kishwaukee Area Concert Band Ninth Season rehearsals: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, band room at Door 16 of Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb. Allvolunteer band for anyone age 18 or older who has played a wind or percussion instrument in the past. No auditions needed. 815-899-4867 or 815-825-2350. Thursday Blues Nights: 8 p.m. first Thursday each month at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. “The Way” acoustic coffee house: 6 to 8:30 p.m. first Saturday each month, DeKalb Christian Church, 1107 S. First St. 815-758-1833 or tomndcc@ aol.com.
Review: ‘Beautiful Creatures’ concocts familiar teen angst By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic The genders have been reversed but the supernatural, star-crossed teen angst remains firmly intact in “Beautiful Creatures,” which clearly aims to pick up where the “Twilight” franchise left off. Writer-director Richard LaGravenese’s film, based on the first novel in the young adult series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, oozes Southern Gothic eccentricity and some amusing if inconsistent touches of camp. (A droll, drawling Jeremy Irons sitting at the piano playing Chopin? Margo Martindale in a feathery hairclip, carrying a live peacock? Yes and yes, please.) But a strong cast of likable and, yes, beautiful actors can only do so much with the formula in which they’re forced to work. And, like the “Twilight” movies, the special effects are all-too often distractingly cheesy. The setup breathes some new life into such familiar material, though, as co-stars Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert feel like actual awkward teens enjoying the fraught thrills of first love rather than slick, ironic kids who are too cool. Their
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This film image, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, shows Alden Ehrenreich (left) and Alice Englert in a scene from “Beautiful Creatures.” first meeting, on a two-lane road during a downpour, has all the trappings of a romance novel but it’s also an early indication of the lively chemistry they share. Once the plot machinations start grinding in the second half, though, “Beautiful Creatures” as a whole grinds to a halt. Spells and scenerychewing can be a hoot; watching
other people sitting around scouring ancient tomes for clues, not so much. Ehrenreich’s character, 17-yearold Ethan Wate, grew up in the suffocating small town of Gatlin, S.C., and is dying to get out. He rebels against the local conservatism by reading all the banned books he can get his hands on, from “Slaughter-
house Five” to “Tropic of Cancer,” and as he enters his junior year in high school, all he can think about is how far away he can go to college. But the arrival of the mysterious and equally restless Lena Duchannes (Englert) makes Gatlin suddenly tolerable. She’s come to live with her uncle, Macon Ravenwood (Irons), a descendant of the town’s founders and an alleged Satanist who never leaves the moss-covered and heavily gated Ravenwood Manor. The popular, Bible-thumping socialites instantly hate her so naturally, Ethan is intrigued – and the fact that Lena introduces him to Bukoswki only makes her more exciting. It turns out that Lena is – duh, duh-duh-duh! – a witch, or rather a “caster,” as her kind are called in the vernacular. And at a ritual on her 16th birthday, she’ll find out whether she’s destined for goodness or evil. Her attempts at functioning as a normal girlfriend until then, full of stolen kisses and Friday night movie dates, bring a sweetness and relatability to these wild proceedings. Eventually, though – as in the “Twilight” movies – “Beautiful Creatures” introduces more and more supporting characters to add
to the denseness of the complicated, overly explained mythology. Emma Thompson feels a bit too shrill in not one but two menacing roles, Viola Davis exists solely to provide exposition along with her usual grace, and a radiant Emmy Rossum vamps it up with reckless abandon as Lena’s sexy cousin, who has long since gone to the dark side. Ehrenreich, who made such an impression a few years back in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Tetro,” has a goofy charm about him that makes him attractive but also seemingly accessible; when I first saw him, I thought he had a young Leonardo DiCaprio thing going, but as he gets older he seems to have acquired an impishness in his eyes and smile that are reminiscent of a young Jack Nicholson. And Englert, the daughter of acclaimed director Jane Campion, has a natural beauty and directness about her that are appealing. She doesn’t sparkle in the sun – instead, she shines from the inside. And she will again someday with better material. “Beautiful Creatures,” a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG-13 for violence, scary images and some sexual material. Running time: 123 minutes. Two stars out of four.
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Hospices benefit from healing beats concert DeKalb County Hospice and DeKalb High School will hold the second annual benefit concert, Transformation Through Rhythm, at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in the DeKalb High School auditorium. The concert will include the DeKalb High School Percussion Ensemble, Northern Illinois University World Music ensembles and Harambee African Percussion Ensemble. DeKalb County Hospice hopes to raise awareness of both the local and global need for music therapy, bringing diverse groups of people
from the community together through music, while giving young adults an opportunity to be of service by sharing their talents. Admission to the concert is free and donations are appreciated. Proceeds from this special performance will help support DeKalb County Hospice’s music therapy program, which is largely funded through donations and grants, and will help support a therapeutic drumming program at KnysnaSedgefield Hospice in Knysna, South Africa. Knysna-Sedgefield Hospice’s
Transformation Through Rhythm is a program for children ages 13 to 17 whose parents were in hospice care; many of these children are now orphans from AIDS. Therapeutic drumming circles help these kids deal with their losses and the harshness around them, as many live in extremely impoverished conditions. In March 2012, the first Transformation Through Rhythm concert was well attended and raised $2,200, which was split between the hospices. Ann Werhane, whose husband has Alzheimer’s disease, attended
the concert that night and called DeKalb County Hospice the next morning to say she was most impacted by a PowerPoint slide from the South African hospice showing the “Care for the Caregiver” drumming group. “I’ve been part of traditional support groups before, but I just know this would offer me something completely unique, and would be so helpful,” she said in a news release. As a result of this call, DeKalb County Hospice borrowed drums and offered an eight-week “care for
the caregiver” therapeutic drumming group called Healing Beats. Research is burgeoning on the positive effects of group drumming, and AARP reports drumming circles are among the country’s fastestgrowing holistic or wellness health trends. Organizers hope to raise enough funds for the purchase of drums and percussion equipment to enable DeKalb County Hospice to offer ongoing drum circles for family and professional caregivers, and to give children and adult bereavement groups opportunities to use drums.
Make a ‘mystery date’ with IVT Indian Valley Theatre’s latest production, “Postmortem,” is a fun, witty and suspenseful mystery. The story revolves around the famous actor William Gillette, best known in the 1920s for his theatrical portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. Gillette has invited the current cast of his latest Broadway revival of Sherlock Holmes to his castle for the weekend, including longtime company members, the troupe’s ingénues, Gillette’s Aunt Lilly and a surprise guest, who has planned a séance for entertainment. It soon becomes apparent someone is trying to murder Gillette and he deduces that it must be one of his guests. Performances for “Postmortem” will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and 23 and at 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Fox Valley Older Adults Center in Sandwich. Tickets cost $26 and include a meal catered by Alessandria’s of Sandwich. A cash bar will be available. Ticket reservations must be received by Friday; visit www.indianvalleytheatre.com or call the producer, Christine Roe, at 630-631-2323.
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Beth Fowler School of Dance will present an original production, “A Storybook Ballet,” March 15 through 17.
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Indian Valley Theatre’s dinner theater production of “Postmortem” will be performed Feb. 22 through 24. The cast includes (back row, from left) Matt Frantzen, Tom Merkel, Chuck Gebbia, (front row) Deb Merkel, Gina Palmer, Michele Wade and Kristy Lehner. Ticket reservations must be received by Friday; visit www. indianvalleytheatre.com.
CCT show a family affair The CCT production of Honk! proves that while birds of a feather may flock together, they are not always kind to one another. The show, a musical-comedy retelling of the Hans Christian Anderson tale of the Ugly Duckling, traces one bird’s path from odd duck to awesome swan. The production is CCT’s spring Family Show, an event that draws a cast that spans generations – from grade-schoolers to retirees. “The family show is always one of the highlights of the year because it is a full-scale Broadway-style show with all the trimmings, that brings together a tremendous range of actors. It’s fun to watch the old pros work with the kids and bring them along,” said George Shippits, who is
producing the show and playing the part of a hungry cat who takes an interest in the duckling ... as lunch. For a show that features a cast of varying experience, “Honk!” is filled with a wide variety of music – from ballads to jazz to ragtime and vaudeville numbers. “It’s a challenging show, but that’s part of the fun of it,” said Shippits. “It’s always amazing to see how well the kids, even the little ones, respond when you challenge them a little.” The show will run March 8 through 10 and March 15 through 17 at the O’Connell Theater on the campus of Northern Illinois University. Tickets are available online at www.CCTonstate.com or at the door. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $6 for children.
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Frogletts from CCT’s production of “Honk!” prepare for their big number, “Warts and All.” Pictured (clockwise from top) are Jennifer Busby, Penelope Giese, Cheyane Judd and Kendel Graham.
8BRIEFS KSO to present benefit concert March 8 Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will present a gala benefit concert, “KSO Goes to the Movies!,” at 7:30 p.m. March 8 in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building at Northern Illinois University. The family concert will feature music from movie favorites such as “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” “Lord of the Rings,” “Apollo 13,” “Les Misérables,” “Pink Panther,” “West Side Story,” “Batman,” “Spiderman” and more. Audience members will receive the “red carpet treatment” complete with “paparazzi,” prizes, movie clips, a silent auction and raffle. Tickets cost $15 per person (no discounts) and will be available at the door prior to the concert and also will be sold in advance of the concert date at these local businesses: Sycamore Antiques, Kar Free Flowers, Hillside Restaurant and LePrint Express. A limited number of tickets are available. Sponsorship packages for businesses and individuals are available. Concert proceeds will benefit Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, a 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information, visit www.kishorchestra.org or contact Amanda Nelson, KSO general manager, at contact@ kishorchestra.org or call 815756-3728.
NIU Annuitants plan trip to Ford museum Reservations are being accepted for the Northern Illinois University Annuitants Association trip to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., on April 30. The Gerald R. Ford Museum galleries feature hands-on, interactive, video and holographic displays that make visitors “participants” in history. The exhibits enable visitors to travel by video with President Ford and Secretary Kissinger to various hot spots around the globe; take a holographic tour of the Ford White House; and experience a day in the Oval Office through a sound and light show. A Watergate gallery includes a six-minute, multi-screen history beginning with the June 1972 break-in – plus the actual burglary tools on display. An interactive Cabinet Room allows visitors to take part in presidential decision-making. Cost is $137 per person and includes round-trip deluxe motor coach from DeKalb, admis-
sion to the museum, box lunch, all taxes and gratuities. The bus will leave at 7:07 a.m. and return around 8 p.m. Deadline for payment is Feb. 22 or until space is gone. For reservations or information, call Carder Travel Ltd. at 815-756-1547.
To participate in the judging process, send an application inquiry to greenlens2013@gmail. com. Judges will be selected by March 15. For more information, call Melissa Burlingame at 815-7535987.
The Beth Fowler Dance Company of Genoa and St Charles will present a new original dance production, “A Storybook Ballet,” March 15 through 17 at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. As the curtain opens, young Marie is getting ready for bed. As she falls asleep, four fairies fly into the room and spin her bed. She falls into a magical dream where the storybook grows to 10 feet high. Snow White and her friends step out of the book, and the bedroom is transformed into the forest where Snow White meets the Seven Dwarfs and is frightened by the Jealous Queen before being saved by her Prince. Delighted by the happy ending, Marie turns the page and is greeted by The Little Mermaid and her sisters. Marie’s bedroom turns into an undersea scene, where The Little Mermaid is saved by her Prince from the Sea Witch’s evil spell. Marie turns pages twice more to bring out the characters of Disney’s “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast” to tell their stories. Auditions were held to determine principal roles. Performing as Marie is Mary Rose Fair of Sycamore. Rachael Kollins of Hampshire performs as Snow White and Miranda Cordes of DeKalb as the Jealous Queen. Haley Young of Genoa is The Little Mermaid. The Sea Witch is Hannah Smith of Sycamore and the Prince is
Ben Rabe of Genoa. Leo Ayala of Elgin will play Aladdin, Brooke Fowler of Kingston will play Jasmine and Jenna Soldati of Geneva is the Genie. Performing in “Beauty and the Beast” are Rachel Olsen of Genoa as Belle, Larry Pool of Rockford as The Beast, Zach Bohn of Sycamore as Gaston, Brandon Fowler of Kingston as the Prince and Kelly Bolander as Mrs. Potts. Dance company soloists are Alicia Aldaz of St. Charles, Cara Birschbach of Geneva, Keeley Sawyer of Hampshire and Cassie Steffey of Geneva. Familiar Disney songs will delight audiences of all ages. Choreographers are Beth Fowler, Miranda Cordes, Hannah Smith and Samantha Gaul. The elaborate scenery sets are being created and built by Sahin Sahinoglu of Northern Illinois University. Madlyn Steffey and her committee are creating the costumes. Children and adult ticket prices for regular and premium seating (first five rows) range from $15 to $25 until Feb. 28. Starting March 1, ticket prices will be $17 to $27. Discounts are available for nonprofit groups of 15 or more. Tickets are reserved seating and are available online at www.egyptiantheatre.org or 815-758-1225 or at the door one hour before each performance.
NIU’s Green Lens Film Festival seeks judges The third annual Northern Illinois University Green Lens Film Festival has announced a call for judges. Applications will be accepted through March 11. The festival, which runs April 20 through 25, is intended to encourage community interest and involvement in environmental sustainable living. Professional and student filmmakers have been invited to submit films that address environmental issues. The films will not exceed 30 minutes in length. The Green Lens planning committee will screen films as they are submitted, and the official judging process will begin the first week of April. There will be no more than 12 films per category. The categories are Narrative Short, Documentary Short and Student Films.
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Grandma pays good money to stop smoking
Dear Abby: It bothers me greatly to know that so many children continue to start smoking at an early age. My husband and I did that, and now we’re paying an awful price. We have had emphysema for years. Four of our children also took up the habit. I finally started paying them to quit ($100 every two weeks they didn’t smoke – up to five payments). I decided to head off the temptation our grandchildren would face. We told them if they didn’t start smoking by the age of 18, we’d pay them $2,000. So far, seven of the 10 have collected a nice check on their 18th birthday, and we expect the remaining three to collect in turn. They have grown up understanding that cigarettes are “gross” and, if they start smoking, it will
DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips cost them a lot of money! Abby, you’re the best way to spread ideas. I hope you will think it worthwhile to pass this one along. – Do As I Say, Gainesville, Fla. Dear Do As I Say: I’m passing it along, but frankly, I’m not crazy about bribery. One would think that, having witnessed firsthand the serious health issues you and your husband are experiencing, your grandchildren would have understood what awaited them if they took up the habit. The tobacco industry has done a huge disservice to young people by marketing their products to them – and
not just in the form of cigarettes, but also with flavored chewing tobacco, which is equally addictive. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, nearly 90 percent of smokers start by age 18. In 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys E. Kessler of Washington, D.C., ruled the major cigarette manufacturers were guilty of fraud and racketeeringunderthefederalRICOAct. (When the tobacco companies appealed, the Supreme Court rejected it without comment.) She wrote that for more than 50 years the tobacco industry “lied, misrepresented and deceived the American public, including smokers and the young people they avidly sought as ‘replacement smokers,’ about the devastating effects of smoking.... “They suppressed re-
search, they destroyed documents, they manipulated the use of nicotine so as to increase and perpetuate addiction, they distorted the truth ... so as to discourage smokers from quitting.” It is extremely important that young people be educated about – and prevented from – using tobacco. Smokers who start as teenagers increase their chances of becoming addicted. Think about it: reduced lung function, early heart disease, cancer, asthma, disfigurement. Yes – it could happen to YOU. Dear Abby: I have a wonderful husband and adorable grandchildren, but I have developed deep feelings for a man I met at the gym where I go with a friend. I find myself thinking of this man during the day and
night. I don’t want to have an affair nor do I want him to know what I feel. When the thoughts of him come, they overwhelm me so I try to pray. I have no plans to cheat on my husband. What else can I do? – Confidential in Greenville, N.C. Dear Confidential: Because you have a wonderful husband and a life you do not want to be disrupted, I recommend that when you finish exercising at the gym you take a COLD shower. And if that doesn’t work, go to an all-female gym.
Happy Valentine’s Day To My Readers: Thanks to you, writing this column is a love-in every day of the year.
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Eat a healthy lunch to avoid an energy dive
Dear Dr. K: Can you give me some tips for eating a healthy but satisfying lunch? Dear Reader: Yes, I can, but first let me observe that many of my patients seem to think that what doctors recommend as a “healthy” diet is just today’s latest fad. They think the advice could change next year. That’s wrong. The advice I’ll give you is based on 50 years of studies involving millions of people whose diets and health have been studied for decades. In other words, it has a strong scientific basis. At least as important, you can follow the advice and have delicious meals – healthy food can taste really good!
ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff Back to your question. Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but don’t give your lunch short shrift. Eating lunch helps maintain your blood sugar level so your energy won’t take a midday dive. A healthy lunch will also help you concentrate and function better in the afternoon, and it will help you avoid hunger that can lead to overeating at dinner. Do you tend to forget about lunch until you’re starving,
and then reach for the nearest bagel or burger? If so, you know the importance of planning ahead. When possible, bring your lunch from home. If you’ll be eating in a restaurant or cafeteria, make healthy selections. A healthy, balanced lunch should include three food groups: lean protein, whole-grain carbohydrates, and fruits and vegetables. Roughlyhalfofyourplate should be vegetables or fruit. One-quarter should be lean protein. That can include fish, chicken, turkey, tofu or low-fat cottage cheese. And one-quarter of your plate should be whole grains; for example, one slice of whole-
grain bread, or a half cup of brown rice, whole-wheat pasta or quinoa. I’ve put a number of specific lunch ideas on my website. Frozen microwavable entrees tend to be a popular lunch choice. Look for those with no more than 350 calories, 4 grams or less of saturated fat, 15 grams or more of protein, and 600 milligrams or less of sodium per serving. Supplement the entree with a handful of baby carrots or fresh fruit to make it more filling and nutritionally complete. If you tend to grab food on the fly – perhaps eating a croissant on the way to a meeting – mentally account
for those calories. Say to yourself, “This is part of lunch.” Then fill in with an apple and a carton of nonfat plain yogurt as soon as you get the chance. Or consider alternatives to croissants that also taste delicious, but that deliver healthier calories. For example, I snack most afternoons on a small bag of mixed nuts. Nuts are full of “good” fats, whereas croissants are full of “bad” fats. Finally, use your lunchtime as an opportunity to get away from your desk. Eat a quick, healthy meal, and then go for a brisk walk.
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It appears that you are a very blessed couple Dr. Wallace: My boyfriend and I have been dating for four months. He is a terrific person – intelligent, ambitious, responsible, hardworking, family-oriented and very loving and caring. He is everything I ever wanted and needed in a partner. I’ve been in several unhappy relationships, but this guy is the first one that has treated me with decency and respect. Both he and I feel like we were meant for each other. Even though we are just 18 and still in school (we graduate in June), we know that we want to get married someday. We care for and love each other very deeply. Our backgrounds are
’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace similar and this enables us to communicate very well. His family adores me, and my family loves him. I don’t have a problem. I’m writing to you because I respect your opinion, and I’d like to know what you think about our relationship. – Nameless, Birmingham, Ala. Nameless: It appears that you and your boyfriend will be spending many happy years together. You are, indeed, a blessed couple, and I wish you both the very best!
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TODAY – It looks like a greater amount of travel is probable for you in the year ahead, though it might not be to faraway places. Regardless of the distance, your trips will provide you with a wealth of memories. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You always require a degree of independence and freedom in life, so don’t hem yourself in with a tight itinerary. Leave plenty of room for impromptu developments. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – There is a good possibility that you will collect payment on an old loan that you had completely written off. If this should occur, be appreciative without overdoing it. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Challenging conditions are more likely to stimulate your positive qualities than negative ones. Success makes you feel like a winner. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – A friend for whom you did a favor will find an opportunity to repay you. Your pal will step to the plate without being asked. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – It’s to your benefit to study the successful procedures of an associate. You’re likely to discover some new tactics that you could put to good use. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Resistance you are facing on a major project can be alleviated if you just make a few tweaks. Once these are implemented, you can go forward with alacrity and aplomb. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Be sure that what you do at work also produces benefits for your co-workers. They, in turn, will be more responsive to your needs and requests. Remember, one hand washes the other. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Work on an endeavor that can either be updated or transformed into something far more useful. The rewards for doing so will be larger than you think. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – What cannot be accomplished on your own can be achieved through a strong team effort. The secret is picking the right helpers who’ll stay with the project until the end. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – In order to feel gratified, you need to get involved in something that you can see through to its completion. Only then will you feel like you’re putting your time to good use. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Participating in some kind of activity that is unrelated to your workaday world could do wonders to refurbish your outlook on life. Find something different to do that you’ll enjoy. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t be afraid to spend a little of your funds in hopes of future gain, because in order to make more of anything, including money, it is necessary to prime the pump.
Dr. Wallace: I am in the ninth grade, and I love being in high school. You said that students who sit in the front of the class usually get better grades than those who sit in the back of the class. When my mother read this, she spoke with my counselor and requested that I be seated in the first row of each class. So I was assigned a front row seat in all six of my classes. I don’t really want to be seated in the front row, but if it helps my grades, it will be worth it, and besides, I can hear better up front. Now here is my question: Can you tell me the theory behind the “front row students get better grades” idea? Is it just
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because they can’t goof off up front? – Nameless, Denver, Colo. Nameless: Studies have indeed found that students who sit in the front row generally do tend to get better grades. Both Ball State University and the Secondary School Administrators’ Association have conducted surveys on this matter and have arrived at this conclusion. When seating is unassigned, students who sit in the front row by choice are obviously those who are the most eager to connect with the teacher, participate in class, do their homework and learn. They are in the teacher’s spotlight and that’s where they want to be.
When seating is assigned, those students in the first row also wind up in the teacher’s spotlight, whether they want to be there or not. Therefore, even if they aren’t necessarily inclined to pay attention, with the teacher looking directly at them, they pretty much have no choice. And they certainly can’t goof off. Some teachers who are aware of the advantages of being in the front row rotate students so that everyone will have the opportunity to sit up front at least part of the time. Consider yourself fortunate.
•EmailDr.RobertWallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.
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BRIDGE Phillip Alder
Your partner will love careful play Julia Child said, “I think careful cooking is love, don’t you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who’s close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.” Your bridge partner will be very happy if you play bridge carefully, whether or not on Valentine’s Day. In this deal, how should South play in four spades after West leads the heart king? In Standard American, the auction is straightforward. If you use two-over-one gameforce, North would rebid three spades, and South, with a minimum opening, would sign off in game. Declarer has four potential losers: one diamond and three clubs. He has only nine top tricks: six spades, one heart and two diamonds. South can hope that East has the club ace, or try to establish dummy’s diamond suit. But the actual layout is the one that South should fear. If he takes the first trick, draws trumps and plays on diamonds, East will win a trick and can shift to the club queen. Then, as long as neither defender tries to cash a heart trick, declarer will lose one diamond and three clubs. What is the secret? South must keep East off the lead. And the way to do that is not to win the first trick; let West take it. Suppose he continues with another heart. Declarer wins with dummy’s ace and discards a diamond from his hand. Then he plays a trump to his ace before attacking diamonds. South takes dummy’s two winners, ruffs a diamond high, and (when they split 3-2) draws trumps ending on the board. Finally, declarer cashes dummy’s remaining two diamonds, throwing club losers from his hand. In this way, South collects an overtrick, not an undertrick.
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KITCHEN SET - High top kitchen set includes 4 chairs (chair need recover) $300 obo. 605-659-5878
Lawn Tools – Post Hole Digger – Steel Rake – Edger – Transfer Shovel – New $75 815-991-5149
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WOOD BAR CLAMPS Old carpenters wood bar clamps. Approx 4 to 5' long, notched wood beams, cast iron stops – 5 pcs. $25 each. 815-991-5149
ANTELOPE HEAD - MOUNTED Excellent condition. $185. 847-515-8012 Huntley area
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CAR KIT MODELS - 1/24-1/25 scale plastic car kits. Complete and unbuilt. $5 ea. 630-229-9323 Plano
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COINS: Several Indian head pennies from 1880-1909 (approx 700); Cents- 1829 bust, 1834, 1914D, 1920D wheat; 1946 double die; 1872 ½ cent; 2 cent pcs. 1865 & 1869; buffalo nickel 1918S; Flying Eagle cents; dimes bust 1829-1834; 1921 & 21D mercury dimes; Several silver dollars inc. 1878CC, 1883CC, 1890CC & 1907S and more. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Frederic Remington sculpture (Norther); Fireplace mantle; Franklin Mint (NIB) Marilyn Monroe dolls (porcelain-some vinyl); MM life size poster, pictures & memorabilia; Marilyn Barbies & outfits (new); china cabinets & buffets; lt. wood round table; D.R table/chairs; (3) Wildlife prints; few fishing lures; fly fishing reel; and more. HOUSEHOLD: Frosted glass top DR table w/built in leaves; Modern buffet (birch); Full size maple bdrm set w/ cod & dresser w/mirror; Sony flat screen tv; love seat sleeper sofa; desk; lamps; coffee & end tables; hutches; recliner; card table & chairs; Magic Chef microwave; sofa; Zenith tv; Bissel & Electrolux vacuums; linens; misc. glassware; 2-drawer file cabinet; misc. kitchen items; Johnson Bros. dishes (Gretchen); small chest freezer; dorm size fridge; (2) triple dressers (1) w/mirror; (2) side tables; queen size head/foot boards frame; Kenmore washer; GE gas dryer-no heat but tumbles; music CD’s & racks; Ent. tower; misc. chairs and much more. YARD & TOOL: White LT542G 7 spd. Riding mower; Yard Man 21” self propelled 6.5hp mower; Delta 10” table saw; (2) Craftsman tool chest (smaller); misc. tools; Wrought iron patio set, lawn chairs & pant stands; 2 wheel cart; yard ornaments-some cement; step ladder; Ames planter wagon (yard size); Lg. bird house on pole; lawn spreader; metal flower boxes; portable bar; shutters; Misc. fishing gear; port. ¾ hp air compressor (Ingersolran); 2 wheel dolly; convt. 2/4 wheel dolly and much more. VEHICLE: 1999 Dodge Stratus w/ approx. 70,000 miles. To be sold at 11:00 Sharp!!
AIR CONDITIONER - Kenmore Room Air Conditioner. Model 78122. With manual. Excellent clean cond. $75. 630-229-9323. Plano
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THESE 2 BUILDINGS WERE IN THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE DEKALB CLINIC, THE MAIN CLINIC LOCATED AT 217 FRANKLIN ST IS ZONED CENTRAL; BUSINESS DISTRICT AND HAS 36,150 SQ.FT. THE BUILDING HAS A BASEMENT AND FULLY FUNCTIONING UTILITY’S WITH CITY WATER, SEWER AND 3PH ELECTRIC. THE BUILDING IS FULLY COMPLIANT FOR THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY’S ACT AND HAS 3 PARKING LOTS. THE SOUTH LOT HOLDS 32 CARS AND MEASURES 66X156. THE NORTH LOT HOLDS 27 CARS AND IS 66X165. THE EAST LOT HOLDS 20 CARS. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. CALL AUCTIONEERS FOR A DETAILED SHOWING AND INSPECTION OF THIS 36,000SQ.FT FACILITY. THE EAST CLINIC BUILDING IS LOCATED AT 302 GROVE ST. AND IS 14,285 SQ.FT. WITH A PARTIAL UNFINISHED BASEMENT. THE ROOF IS IN NEED OF SOME REPAIR AS SOME LEAKING IS OCCURRING. THE BUILDING IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE THE MOVE OUT THIS BUILDING HAS A LARGE 80+ CAR PARKING LOT. THE BUILDING IS ALSO IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH FULL CITY WATER, SEWER AND 3PH ELECTRIC. CALL AUCTIONEERS FOR A DETAILED SHOWING AND INSPECTION OF THE BUILDING. DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES OF THIS SIZE AND WITH PARKING LOTS DON’T COME ALONG VERY OFTEN. NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE! TALK TO YOUR LENDER TODAY, COME WITH A VISION TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A PROPERTY LIKE THIS AND BID YOUR PRICE AT AUCTION! TERMS FOR AUCTION: $10,000.00 DOWN ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE ON APRIL 15TH 2013. A 10% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL BID TO DETERMINE THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE. AUCTIONEERS WILL GLADLY COOPERATE WITH OTHER REAL ESTATE OFFICES OR BROKERS IF YOU REGISTER ANY BIDDER BEFORE THE AUCTION OR ON AUCTION DAY. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS-IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING, APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. SELLERS WILL PAY FOR DEED PREPARATION AND TITLE COMMITMENT FOR SELLERS. TAXES ARE TO BE PRO-RATED TO CLOSING DATE. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AUCTION DAY TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER.
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THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS KNOWN AS THE DEKALB CLINIC AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE OFFERED FOR AUCTION ON SITE LOCATED AT 217 FRANKLIN STREET AND 302 GROVE STREET, DEKALB, ILLINOIS. WATCH FOR ALMBURG AUCTION SIGNS.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23D JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.JOEL K. FABER, et al Defendant 10 CH 573 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2011, the Sheriff of DeKalb County will at 1:00 PM on March 14, 2013, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 125 S
y ELM ST, Waterman, IL 60556 Property Index No. 14-16-434002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $119,523.56. 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 on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each
WANTED CONSIGNMENTS FOR 29TH ANNUAL
LELA D LIO S CLUB FARM MACHINERY AUCTION
TRUCKS, CARS, LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT, TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS FARM ITEMS www.lela dlio sclub.com
SATURDAY MARCH 16th, 2013 9:00 AM Co sig me ts ow bei g accepted for listi g a d advertisi g by calli g o e of the committee members listed below. Items must be listed by February 22 d, to be properly advertised. Further items will be welcome for co sig me t u til 5:00 p.m. Thursday before sale. Accepti g co sig me ts Saturday, March 9th - Thursday, March 14th. No co sig me t deliveries accepted after March 14th. All items must be saleable. 1 Piece or a Full Li e - Multi-State Buyers & Advertisi g Do ated items will also be Welcome a d Appreciated * NO FURNITURE OR APPLIANCES * RACK ITEMS MUST BE FARM RELATED ITEMS ONLY!! * LAWN & GARDEN ITEMS MUST RUN NEW * NO PICKUP BED LINERS OR FIBERGLASS TOPPERS!! FOR * NO UNSEALED LIQUIDS!! 2013 SALE COMMITTEE AUCTION RATE PER CONSIGNER Rick Hecathor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-405-9248 All i dividual items (except rack items) $24 Nate Gudmu so . . . . . . . . . . . 815-970-0001 or less will be a do atio to the Lio s Club. Ra dy Joh so . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-830-0820 $25 - $100 - 20% Bre t Da e berg . . . . . . . . . . 815-228-0917 $101 to $500 - 15% Mark Newsom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-792-8701 $501 to $2000 - 10% Jim Elliott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-343-2527 $2001 a d over 6% Eric Da ielso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-621-9765 or maximum $400 per item Dua e Rickert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-495-9248 No Sales: 2% Mi $20, Max. $100 per item Matt Blocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630-417-2745 $35 surcharge per rack Ro Joh so . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-228-2198 $15.00 PER TIRE Drop-Off Fee Email co sig me ts to rjbj58@kwisp.com (Duals Excluded) Titled Vehicles – Commissio or Buy Back – Mi . $100
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Fax co sig me ts to (815) 498-2570 Co sig me ts Listed By February 22 d. Will Appear o Sale Bill.
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WINTER DISCOVERY AUCTION Antiques, Firearms, Coins, Jewelry, Toys, Native American Indian Artifacts and Decor, and More. General Antiques - 2 Restored Barber Chairs-Emil J Paidar & Theo Koch, Cast Iron Barber Pole, 19th Century Wood Barber Chair(needs TLC), 2 Barber Chairs Partially Restored, 14¡É Leinenkugel's Beer Double Bubble Light Up Clock, Leinenkugel's Beer Door Push Sign, Budweiser Neon Sign, Miller Neon Sign, and other Beer Advertising, National Candy Store Register, Large Collection of Planter Peanut Store Counter Jars, Antique Time Clock from the Nabisco Factory-Marseilles IL, Large Beautiful Stained Glass Window, Oak Baptismal, 100's of Lesney and Hot Wheels Redline Cars & Trucks, Lionel Train Set, Buddy L Hydraulic Dump Truck, Tin Toys, Friction Cars, Early 1960¡Çs Barbies some in Original Boxes, 1960's-1970's Baseball Cards, 1948 Cubs Scorecard & Yearbook, 1933 & 1934 Sandwich Fair Premium Books, Rock Creek Plano IL Milk Bottle, Millington IL Pinup Advertising, and other Sandwich/Somonauk IL Advertising, Jos Frey High Grade Whiskey Jug, RARE 1899 Merry Christmas Aurora IL Miniature Whiskey Jug, Salt Glazed 2 Gallon Beehive Jug with Advertising Peter Van Schaack & Sons, Several Crock Chicken Feeders, and other Crocks, 1900 Velocipede Trophy, Peltier Comic Marbles, 100's of other Marbles, Antique Stacking Lawyers Bookcase, Electric Guitar, Gibson Guitar signed by the Allman Brothers Band, Rare Vintage Noble Tube Amplifier, Ottawa Il Rathskeller 1/2 pt Whiskey Bottle, Civil War Era Scroll Flask and other 19th century Bottles, Unusual Mason & Fruit Jars, Coca Cola Thermometer, Dazey Butter Churn, Vintage Bookends by Bradley & Hubbard and others, 1917 Village of Maywood Horse Vehicle License, Straight Razors & Honing Stone, Henry Boker Buffalo Meat/Hide Scale, Cast Iron & Porcelain Show Shine Stands, Antique Computing Grocery Scale, Tobacco Cutter, Ball Standard Seth Thomas Wall Clock, Ornate Kitchen Clocks, Mission Oak Clock, Pancake Flour Box from Geneva IL, Batavia Diary Set of Baby Bottles in Original Box, Vintage LaSalle Count Wall Map, 1951 Ottawa Car Dealer Calendar & Map, Hummels, Waterford Glass, EAPG, Depression Glass, Stock Yard Items, Large Amount of Vintage Holiday Décor, Papier Mache Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns, Witches, Cats, Santas, & Easter, 1940's WW2 Ottawa Newspapers with War Headlines, LaSalle County Soldiers Roster & Plat Book, Lee County IL War History 1917-1919, 1820's Preacher Journals, Early 19th century Cooks, Art Deco Slip Shade Sconces, 1893 Chicago World's Fair Photo Book, Buckeye Tractor Seat, Tractor Manuals & Catalogs, Royal Daulton Mugs, Stereoscope & Stereoviews, Bullet Pencils, Fountain Pens, Black Americana, WW1 Machine Gun Unit Photo, US Postage Machine, Old Yellow Stop Sign, Indian Tip Tray, Abraham Lincoln CDV photo circa 1862, D.F. Berry Indian Photographs, Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons, and more. Firearms, Hunting, & Knives - John Hobbs signed .350 Cal Muzzle Loader Long Rifle with a Beautiful Tiger Maple Stock a wonderful old Piece! Remington UMC Model 12A .22 Rifle w/MAM sight, Remington Model 742 .30-06 Springfield Semi Auto Rifle w/Weaver Scope 99+%, Marlin Model 336 . 30-30 Win. Lever Action Rifle, Remington Model 550-I Tube Fed .22 Rifle, Winchester Model 95 30-30 Win. Lever Action Rifle w/Marbles Sight, Henry .22 Long Rifle Lever Action Model H001, Stevens Model 15A .22, Stevens Model 59A .410 Tube Fed Rifle, Mossberg Model 395T 12GA Bolt Action Magazine Fed, Squires Bingham Model 20 .22 Cal Semi Auto w/scope, Springfield Model 67F by Savage Arms 12 GA, Ithaca Model 37 20 GA Deer Slayer Pump Shotgun, Sharps Double Barrel 12 GA Shotgun, Stevens Model 940A 20 GA Shotgun, Stevens Model 107B 12 GA Shotgun, Marlin Mfg Glenfield Model 60 .22 Cal Long Rifle, and others HANDGUNS-.44 Cal Army Black Powder Pistol(Repro), .31 Cal Black Powder (Repro), High Standard Sport King .22 Cal, Ruger New Model Single Six .22 Cal Pistol, AMT Lightning .22 Long Rifle Hand Gun, Walther PK380 Semi Auto .38 Cal Like New, Model Automatic Pistol Protector, 2 early Revolvers, Many Gun Cases, KNIVES-Many Pocket Knives including-Case, Cattaragus, Camillus, Hammer Brand, Schrade, Browning, Buck, and others, Texaco Franklin Mint Knife, Set of Presidential Knives in Case, Many Fixed Blade Knives including Ka-Bar Fighting Knife, Ka-Bar USN MK2 Military Knife in Sheath, USN Pal RH35, Several Military Bayonets, AG Russell, Smith & Wesson, Buck, Helle Trofe, Western Bowie Knife, Soligen Germany Bowie Knife, and More, Early PS Olt Bakelite Duck/Crow/Animal Calls, Jewelry & Pocket Watches - Large Amount of Costume Jewelry 100's of Pieces, Whiting DavisSnake Coil Bracelets, Mesh Bib, Coin Purse, Enameled Flowers, Rhinestone Jewelry, Aurora Borealis Sets, Sterling & Gold Jewelry, 14K Gold Ring with Diamonds, 14K Watch, 10K Gold Masonic Ring, Many 10K &14K Gold Rings, Large amount of Turquoise Jewelry, Sterling Silver & Bear Claw Necklace, Bollos, Bracelets, Belt Buckles, MOP, Cuff Links, Coral Earrings & Necklace, 14K Gold & Diamond Stick Pin, Pocket Watches-Illinois 21 Jewel RR Grade, Hampden 21 Jewel RR Grade, Elgin in Original Box, Waltham, Landis, & Rockford. Native American Artifacts & Décor - Large Amount of Arrowheads from Illionis, Ohio, & Texas all from local Estates. Mounted Boards of Arrowheads/Relics from Yorkville IL area, Starved Rock Chert, Woodland Pottery Shards, Grooved Axe, Texas area Corner Tang Knife, Many Arrowheads sold by the Group, Unifaced Paleo Blades, Drills, Hand Axes, Scrapers, Knives, Pestle, Undrilled Anchor Pendant, Unique Discodial-Like Artifact attr. to Fort Ancient, Plummet, Gorget, and more. Porcupine Quill & Birch Bark Lidded Box, Many Pine Needle Baskets, Baskets, Many Pottery Vases & Bowls Old and New, Lucy Lewis Acoma Pot, LT Yepa Jemez Bowl, Northwest Territories Bowl, Santa Clara Bowl, Maricopa Bowl, D.F. Berry Indian Cabinet Card Photograph, D.F. Berry Sioux Indian Burial Photograph, Many Reservation Bought Items, Skookum Doll, Plains Indians Childs Purse, Wood Carved Indian Portrait, Sterling Silver Indian Motif Souvenir Spoons, Indian Portrait Vase, Sante Fe Indian Poster, Moccasins, Many Beaded Items , Clubs, Turtle Shell & Coyote Leg Rattler, Indian Blanket, Pennants, and much more. Coins - Large amount of Silver Bullion, 100+ 1oz Rounds, 150+ Silver American Eagles & Canadian Grizzley Bear 1 oz Rds., 3-10oz Bars, 1992 Australian Kookaburra 10oz Round, 250+ Morgan & Peace Dollars, 300+ Silver Half Dollars-Walking Liberty, Franklin, Kennedy, 400+ Silver Quarters, 1,400+ Silver Dimes-Mercury & Roosevelt, 1878CC Morgan Dollar BU, Several DMPL Morgan Dollars, Graded Morgans, Set of BU Ben Franklin Half Dollars, BU Franklin & Kennedy Rolls, Barber Half Dollars, Commemorative Half Dollars-Bay Bridge, California Jubilee, US Grant, Oregon Trail and others, 1929 Series $10 1st National Bank of Ottawa Note, 1985 $250 Peso World Cup 1/4oz Gold Coin, 1865 10 Francs Gold Coin, 1/10oz US American Eagle Gold, 150+ US Mint & Proof Sets 1956-2000, Over 100 quality lots of Coins and Bullion. ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE
Sellers: Grace McGill Yorkville IL, Estate of Nick Mangiaracina Ottawa IL, Living Estate of Jim Hiatt Villa Park and others Terms: Cash, Check, and Credit Cards (add 3%). No out of State or Out of Area Checks over $300 unless known by Auction Company. 10% Buyers Premium. $20 Gun Transfer Fee-Must have Valid Illinois FOID Card to Handle and or Purchase any Firearms Lunch Provided by Grumpees Weenie Wagon Can't Make it to the auction Visit www.BullockAuctioneers.com for Online Bidding
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Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com $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. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale 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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. , 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 3722020. Please refer to file number 10-2222-15376. I508941
CORTLAND, Spacious 2 BR, W/D hookups, $750 or $775 w/garage. Plus utilities and security. No pets. Call Sue: 815-762-0781
DeKalb/South Side 3BR, 1BA Enclosed patio, fenced yard. 1.5 car garage, full basement. No pets/smoking. 815-758-2365
Cortland: 3BR Townhouse D/W, A/C, W/D, 2 car gar. $1050. Cat allowed, add'l fee. Townsend Management 815-787-7368
JOHNSBURG HOUSE FOR RENT 3 bedroom 2 bath Ranch 1 car garage. Johnsburg area. $900 per month. 815-385-0767
Sycamore E. State St. DeKalb: Available Now! Studio $485, 2BR $640.
Hillcrest Place Apts.
220 E Hillcrest 815-758-0600 hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com
DeKalb - Large Quiet 2BR
Newly remodeled, near NIU. Parking/heat/water incl, W/D, C/A. 815-238-0118
DEKALB 1BR & 2BR
Available now, variety of locations. Appliances, clean and quiet. 815-758-6580 DeKalb 3BR Upper. 1BA. 730 Grove. Walk in pantry. Nice yard. Great location. $625/mo+utils & sec dep. Mark 815-739-3740 DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location! No pets/smoking. Agent Owned. 815-758-6712
AVAILABLE NOW! Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-245-6098 ~ 815-923-2521
Sycamore Quiet 1 Bedroom
CLEAN! $550/mo, stove, refrig, water. No pets, no smoking. 815-895-4756 or 815-562-3459
Sycamore Quiet Area on 4 Acres Newly Renovated 2BR. $675/mo, pay elec only, W/D, no pets/smkg. 815-501-1378 Sycamore Spacious 407 W. State St., 2 Br. downtown. Very secure bldg. w/prkng. Some utilities, W/D & Sec. system incl. 815-761-3961
Sycamore Upstairs 2BR, 1BA 2900 DeKalb Ave. Laundry, non-smoking, all utilities except electrical, $675. 815-758-2911 Sycamore, Large Townhome 3BR, 2.5BA. Garage, All Appls Incl. Townsend Management 815-787-7368
815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439
Sycamore: 2BR Apts & Duplex Animals Allowed. Townsend Management 815-787-7368
(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 14, 21 & 28, 2013.)
DeKalb. 1BR + Office/BR, LR, DR, eat in kitchen, appls, C/A, hrdwd flrs, built-in bookshelves, 1 car gar, W/D, bsmnt, patio. NO PETS. $750/mo+utils. 331-575-2822
Sycamore: Clean 2BR,1BA, full size washer/dryer, dishwasher, garbage disposal, next to park and school. $695/mo. You pay utilities. No dogs. 815-970-4640 Eric
DeKalb. Prime Rt 38 Location! 3 bay bldg w/office. $262,500. Adolph Miller RE. 815-756-7845
DeKalb. 3BR 1BA. Clean. Freshly painted. $850/mo+sec dep & utils. 630-248-1939 Geneva Upstairs 1BR Country Apt. ¼ mile from town, available now. $599/mo + security deposit. 630-232-6429
Sycamore: very nice roomy 2BR, all appl. incl. W/D, 1 car gar., C/A, close to town, $750/mo. +sec. 815-814-4177
DeKalb Quiet Studio,1 & 2BR Lease, deposit, ref. No pets.
Kingston. 2BR, 1BA. Appls & garbage removal incl. $600/mo +sec dep. No pets. 815-975-4601 PLANO - FOR RENT ONE PERSON HOME, LOCATED IN COUNTRY OUTSIDE OF PLANO. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT MARK AT 630-892-7093
PLANO SMALL 2BR Newly remodeled, 1.5 car garage. $800/mo + $800 sec dep + utilities. 630-546-2150 SYCAMORE -4 bdrm ranch for rent. $1100- 2 car garage. Call 815-895-2013 Sycamore- 2 BD, 1 ½ BA House Full basement, Lg corner lot, North Maple St. Avail Mar 1st. $950 month 815-751-8330 Sycamore. 3BR, 2.5BA, 2200 sq ft, 4 season room, 2.5 car garage. Near Syc Golf Course. No smoking. 815-970-0110
(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 14, 21 & 28, 2013.) Call us to help you find “lease” space for your business! Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845 Sycamore Near courthouse. Furnished, attractive, large office space. Great for professionals. $575/mo incl utilities, shared kitchenette & reception area. 815-739-6186 Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl. J&A RE 815-970-0679
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Genoa~Country View Apts.
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Now leasing 1 & 2 Bedroom All remodeled, new appl, carpet. Large Apts, Country Lifestyle. 815-784-4606 ~ 815-758-6580 KINGSTON - 3 BR / 2 BA, 2000+ sq. ft. Stove, frig, dishwsr, wash/dry hook-ups. First & Sec. $850 per month. Utilities not included. Av. Mar. 1. 815-784-2371
ROCHELLE 1 BEDROOM
Available now. Remodeled, clean and quiet, $425/mo. 815-758-6580 ~ 815-901-3346
Rochelle ~ Spacious 2BR TH New carpet, fresh paint, W/D hook-up. $595/mo,1 year lease. 815-751-4440
BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS
CORTLAND- 2 Bed / 2 Bath Condominium for rent. $900/month plus utilities. For information contact Donna 708-277-3417.
DeKalb Golf Course Community 3BR TH, 2.5BA, gar, front porch. All appliances, very nice, no pets. $1050/mo. 815-761-8639 www.dekalb-rental.com
SYCAMORE - 3 bed, 1.5 BA, garage, lg. deck, w/d, recent upgrades! $950 n/s, 815-739-0652 rentinsycamore@gmail
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For qualified applicants
(815) 758-2960 DeKalb ~ The Knolls Sub.
3 bedroom,1.5 bath, C/A, D/W. Garage, bsmt, $1025/mo + sec. Available March. 815-751-3806
Shabbona 2 Bedroom Duplex
Dekalb/South 3BR, 1.5BA
Cortland Estates
2 bath, full basement, 1 car gar. No pets/smoking. $825/mo + sec. Avail early March. 815-766-0762
Avail starting Feb. Lease, refs req. No pets. $900/mo + utils. More info & appt call. 815-751-2546
Stone Prairie
$99 1st Month's Rent
2BR, 2BA APT.
Clean & Quiet. Basement, laundry. 1 car garage, no pets. $550/mo + security deposit. 847-809-6828
3 BR Apartments Dishwasher On-Site Laundry Facility Playground Washer & Dryer Connection Sparkling Pool 230 McMillan Court Cortland, IL 60112
815-758-2910 income restriction apply
Rochelle Large 2 Bedroom
Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center. Cat friendly. Private fishing. $760/mo.
Sycamore ~ Electric Park
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DEKALB - 2 Bedroom 1 Bath, All Appliances, A/C, Garage, Lawn Care and Snow Removal Included. No Smoking, No Pets. $900. 815-758-0591
815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600 Sycamore - Larger Upper 2BR 2 bath, W/D. Next to Park. No pets. $900/mo incl util + 1 st last & sec. 815-895-8526
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF DEKALB COUNT, ILLINOIS BRIAN E. TUCKER and BRIANA K. TUCKER, Plaintiffs, and ALEXANDER B. DAVIS, A Minor, and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Defendants.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23D JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.JOEL K. FABER, et al Defendant 10 CH 573 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2011, the Sheriff of DeKalb County will at 1:00 PM on March 14, 2013, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THAT PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY THAT IS 32 FEET, MORE OR LESS, WEST FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 3 IN CONGDON'S ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF WATERMAN; THENCE SOUTH IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY, 40 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 14 IN THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF WATERMAN, 132 FEET; THENCE NORTH 40 FEET PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF THE HIGHWAY; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 14 AFORESAID TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 125 S ELM ST, Waterman, IL 60556 Property Index No. 14-16-434002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $119,523.56. 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 on residential real estate 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"
IN THE MATTER for the adoption of Alexander Brian Davis, a male child, TO: All Whom It May Concern. Take notice that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Illinois for the adoption of a male child named Alexander Brian Davis. Now therefore, unless you, All Whom It May Concern, file your Answer to the Petition in the action, or otherwise file your Appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of DeKalb County, in the City of Sycamore, Illinois, on or before 12th day of March 2013, a default
day may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. Dated: January 22, 2013 /s/ Maureen A. Josh Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County Sycamore, Illinois Attorney Registration No. 00331007 KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK, & LEWIS, LLC 2045 Aberdeen Court, Suite A, Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: 815-748-0380; Fax: 815-748-4030 jbuck@kleinstoddard.com dg 20130114 (Published in the Daily Chronicle February 7, 14 & 21, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL P. MUCAHY Deceased Case No. 13 P 6 INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 1. Notice is given of the death of Michael P. Mulcahy who died on October 17, 2012 a resident of Genoa, Illinois. 2. The Representative for the estate and his/her address is: Michael M. Mulcahy, 117 Liverpool Dr., Poplar Grove, IL 61065. 3. The attorney for the estate and his/her address is: Blake K. Cosentino, 213 S. Second St., DeKalb, IL 60115. 4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 1, 2013. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. 5. On January 16, 2013, an Order Admitting the Will to Probate and/or Appointing the Representative (strike as applicable) was entered. 6. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will as provided under section 621 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 6-21). 7. Within 6 months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to
y pe contest the validity of the Will as provided under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 8-1). 8. The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 28-4).
pe less an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 28-4).
(Published in the Daily Chronicle, January 31, February 7 & 14, 2013.)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL A. CAMPBELL Deceased Case No. 13 P 7 SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 1. Notice is given of the death of Samuel A. Campbell who died on November 25, 2012 a resident of DeKalb, Illinois. 2. The Representative for the estate and his/her address is: Michelle L. Meadow, 1221 Pleasant St, DeKalb, IL 60115. 3. The attorney for the estate and his/her address is: Blake K. Cosentino, 213 S. Second St., DeKalb, IL 60115. 4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 1, 2013. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. 5. On January 16, 2013, an Order Admitting the Will to Probate and/or Appointing the Representative (strike as applicable) was entered. 6. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will as provided under section 621 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 6-21). 7. Within 6 months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the Will as provided under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 8-1). 8. The estate will be administered without Court supervision un-
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condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale 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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. , 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 3722020. Please refer to file number 10-2222-15376. I508941
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3BR, appls, finished bsmnt, garage. Water incl. $975/mo. 815-953-7646
DeKalb ~ 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Recently updated, appl, W/D 1 car garage, no pets. $900/mo, utilities not included. 630-470-2623
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(Published in the Daily Chronicle, January 31, February 7 & 14, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: EYTHAN PAUL OLSON FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on March 20, 2013, at 9:00 A.M., at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Amanda Olson will file his/her petition requesting that his/her child's name be changed from EYTHAN PAUL OLSON to EYTHAN PAUL FRUIT pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire. Amanda Olson 380 E. Lafayette St. Somonauk, IL 60552 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, January 31, February 7 & 14, 2013.)
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