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and DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Commercial real estate agent Ralph Crafton figures the former Al’s Furniture shop would make a great attorney’s office or retail store – something that doesn’t require a lot of parking. The 2,400-square-foot space at 255 E. Lincoln Highway has been vacant for almost a year and a half, Crafton said. A bridal shop had considered leasing the space, which is next to
the Golden Thai Jasmine restaurant, but the deal fell through. “It’s pretty much a vanilla shell,” Crafton said. “It’s just a clear space. It’s ready for someone to do a build out, put partitions in it.” By real estate broker Mike Carpenter’s estimation, the space is one of 20 available in downtown DeKalb, including second-floor office spaces. Although city officials and Re:New DeKalb leaders are updating the downtown development plan, some local real estate brokers say there is little city officials can do to fill those spaces quicker.
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“It’s not DeKalb as a whole that’s really suffering. Central business districts have, as a whole, high vacancy rates,” said Carpenter, of RVG Commercial. “We’ve moved away from central business centers from grocery anchors and retail centers. ... It’s tough to get good anchors in
the central business district.” Carpenter said businesses that work well in downtown DeKalb are variations of the ones that are already there – professional service businesses, boutique retail stores, ethnic restaurants and nightlife venues. “That seems to be working pretty well,” Carpenter said. “But we have vacancies on Route 23. The economy is still soft. It’s tougher for smaller businesses to make ends meet.” He encouraged city leaders to find economic incentives, besides the existing tax increment financing district, to bring businesses downtown
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without relying on state support. “The bottom line is, you have to have jobs,” Carpenter said. “You need businesses that can make a profit. If they can employ people downtown, that will give people a reason to go downtown. You create traffic in the downtown area, people will spend money.” Paul Miller, owner of Adolph Miller Real Estate, figures small-business owners and would-be entrepreneurs need better access to loans that would support ventures downtown.
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Global warming goes to extremes Studies show less snow, more blizzards By SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press
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Victor Obijuru (front row from left), Brenda Lara and Lee Vaughn calculate interest on a problem given to them by instructor Julie Axelsen (back) during a GED class focused on math Monday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb. By JEFF ENGELHARDT
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jengelhardt@shawmedia.com MALTA – At 50 years old, Paula Goral is only one test away from realizing her dream of obtaining a General Educational Development certificate. But that dream could hit a setback if Goral does not pass the math component of the GED program by the end of this year. The GED will get a makeover in 2014, and students partially through the program will have to start from the beginning in the new format if they fail to finish the five required tests. For students such as Goral, starting over would mean higher costs, as the price for testing will increase from $50 to $120 plus a $10 charge to
For information on GED testing and classes, visit kishwaukeecollege.edu/adult_ education or call 815-825-2086, ext. 3180. receive the certificate. It would also mean a new curriculum to fall in line with Common Core standards being implemented at high schools and testing performed exclusively through computers – an uncomfortable change for Goral. “There is some anxiety for the older generation when it comes to taking tests on a computer,” she said. “I’m not very good with them.”
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WASHINGTON – With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit. Then when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow in some places earlier this month, some of the same people again blamed global warming. How can that be? It’s been a joke among skeptics, pointing to what seems to be a brazen contradiction. But the answer lies in atmospheric physics. A warmer atmosphere can hold, and dump, more moisture, snow experts say. And two soon-to-be-published studies demonstrate how there can be more giant blizzards, yet less snow overall each year. Projections show that’s likely to continue with man-made global warming. Consider: • The United States has been walloped by twice as many of the most extreme snowstorms in the past 50 years than in the previous 60 years, according to an upcoming study on extreme weather by leading federal and university climate scientists. This also fits with a dramatic upward trend in extreme winter precipitation – both rain and snow – in the Northeastern U.S. charted by the National Climatic Data Center.
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8 DAILY PLANNER Today Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group for Caregivers: 1 p.m. at DeKalb Adult Day Center, 126 S. Fourth St. Contact: Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Rockford, 815-484-1300. Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group; 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. Clinton HEA: Evening unit of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call Pam at 815-264-3521. Hinckley Big Book Study AA(C): 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St., 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Sycamore Kiwanis: 6 p.m. at Mitchel Lounge, 355 W. State St.; 815899-8740 or visit sycamorekiwanis. org. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 to 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting at CrossWind Community Church in Genoa. 815-784-3612. Better Off Sober AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Free Fit Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at International Montessory Academy, 1815 Mediterranean Drive, Sycamore. Featuring rotating cardio or yoga programs from various Beachbody workouts like P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, Body Gospel, Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, Rev Abs and many others. Call 815-901-4474 or 815-566-3580 for more information. Homework Help Nights: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Neighbors’ House, Fifth and Pine streets, DeKalb. Free help for DeKalb fourth- to 12th-graders; neighborshouse@tbc.net or 815-787-0600. Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday Night Fellowship Group(C): 7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary, 244 Waterman St. in Sycamore. 815-739-1950. Bingo: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St. Must be 18 or older to play. www.genoavetshome.us; contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815-751-1509. Good Vibes Al-Anon group: 7 to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheel chair accessible entrance is on N. Third St. Parking available in lot located on northwest corner of Third and Pine streets. Contact Mary Ann at 815895-8119. Sexaholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb (behind church in brick building). 815-5080280. Prairie Echoes women’s chorus: 7:15 to 10 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road in DeKalb. 877-300-SING (7464); cathyinelburn@yahoo.com. www. PrairieEchoes.com. American Legion Post 654 of Waterman/Shabbona/Lee: 7:30 p.m. at Clinton Community Center, 160 W. Lincoln Highway in Waterman. Contact: Loren Monsess at 815-2643366. Daily Reflections AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. 33930 N. State Road, Genoa, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m. at 1201 Twombly Road in DeKalb; www. rragsna.org; 815-964-5959. Program of Recovery AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Wednesday Business Networking International: 8 a.m. at 920 W. Prairie Dr., #M, Sycamore (Ecosteam). Home-schoolers activities: 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Sycamore. All ages are welcome to participate in hands-on classes and field trips. Contact: Lisa at 815-748-0896 or gakers@tbc.net. Free Blood Pressure Clinic: 9 to 11 a.m. at Valley West Community Hospital, 11 E. Pleasant Ave., Sandwich. No appointment necessary. 815-786-3962 or www. valleywest.org. Men and Caregivers Networking Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital Cancer Center. This free group is open to those with cancer for discussion. No registration is required. For more information, call 815-748-2958 or visit www. kishhospital.org/programs Fresh Beginnings AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Blessing Well food and clothing pantry: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene, 1051 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb. Meat and food offered, with clothing available in sizes for infants (diapers, too) up to 3X adults. Spanish interpreter also is available. www. dekalbnaz.com. 815-758-1588. Donations of nonperishable foods and clothing can be left at any time on the front porch.
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The ASSOCIATED PRESS HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready. The former country star apparently took her own life Sunday at her home in Heber Springs, Ark. Authorities say McCready died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot to the head and an autopsy is planned. She was 37, and left behind two young sons. McCready had attempted suicide at least three times since 2005, as she struggled to cope with a series of tumultuous public events that marked much of her adult life. Speaking to The Associated Press in 2010, McCready smiled wryly while talking about the string of issues she’d dealt with over the past half-decade. “It is a giant whirlwind of chaos all the time,” she said of her life. “I call my life a beautiful mess and organized chaos. It’s just always been like that. My entire life things have been attracted to me and vice versa that turn into chaotic nightmares, or I create the chaos myself. I think that’s really the life of a celebrity, of a big, huge, giant personality.” This time it seems the whirlwind overwhelmed McCready. Her death comes a month after that of David Wilson, her longtime boyfriend and the father of her youngest son. He is believed to have shot himself on the same porch of the home they shared in Heber Springs, a small vacation community about 65 miles north of Little Rock. His death also was investigated as a suicide. It was the most difficult moment in a life full of them. McCready issued a statement last month lamenting his death. And she called him her soul mate and a caregiver to her sons in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show. “I just keep telling myself that the more suffering that I go through, the greater character I’ll have,” she said, according to a transcript of the interview. Melinda Gayle McCready arrived in Nashville in 1994, still in her teens with tapes of her karaoke vocals and earned a recording contract with BNA Records. She had a few memorable moments professionally, scoring her first No. 1 hit almost immediately. “Guys Do It All the Time,” a selfassured dig at male chauvinism, endeared her to female fans in 1996. She also scored a hit with “Ten Thousand Angels,” and her album of that title sold 2 million copies. Like so many times before, McCready showed a little toughness in the midst of a personal storm, again endearing herself to her fans. But as usual, the brave face for the camera hid a much more complicated internal struggle that surfaced publicly time and again over the past 10 years.
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Country music artist Mindy McCready performs at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn. McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday. She was 37. This time, along with her remembrances of finding Wilson as he lay dying, she also answered questions about whether they’d argued earlier that evening about an affair and if she’d shot him. “Oh, my God,” the “Today” transcript reads. “No. Oh, my God. No. He was my life. We were each other’s life.” It’s unclear what circumstances led to McCready taking her own life, but it appears she was struggling again with twin issues that have persisted for years: substance abuse and the custody of her children. She checked into court-ordered rehab and gave her children up to foster care earlier this month after her father asked a judge to intervene, saying she’d stopped taking care of herself and her sons, and that she was abusing alcohol and prescription drugs. It’s unclear why McCready was out of rehab. Billy McKnight, McCready’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her oldest son, said the children remain in foster care. Arkansas Department of Human Services spokeswoman Amy Webb could not confirm their whereabouts, citing agency rules. McCready’s relationship with McKnight was one of the more difficult periods of her life. McKnight was arrested in 2005 on charges of attempted murder after authorities say he beat and choked
her. And the two continued to struggle over their son with McKnight recently filing for custody in light of McCready’s latest sting in rehab. McCready made headlines in April 2008 when she claimed a longtime relationship with baseball great Roger Clemens. Published reports at the time said she met the pitcher at a Florida karaoke bar when she was 15 and he was 28 and married. Clemens has denied the relationship. On Monday, Clemens handed a written statement to reporters at the Houston Astros spring training facility in Kissimmee, Fla., where he is serving as a special instructor for the team. “Yes, that is sad news. I had heard over time that she was trying to get peace and direction in her life. The few times that I had met her and her manager/agent they were extremely nice.” McCready also was engaged to actor Dean Cain in 1997, but their relationship fell apart as well. Her troubles weren’t just romantic. Over time she was arrested for fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs, probation violation, misdemeanor assault of her mother Gayle Inge and other problems. In 2010, after a stint on Dr. Drew Pinsky’s “Celebrity Rehab 3” where she was treated for “love addiction,” she told The Associated Press she may have finally found love and the strength to
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NIU professor’s Tanzania trip brings help to village By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Kurt Thurmaier’s trip to Tanzania this year is going to be a little more special than previous ones. The Northern Illinois University professor has frequently visited the village of Nyegina, Tanzania, which is in the northern part of the country near Lake Victoria. Thurmaier said his efforts to enhance a school in the village began when he and his wife visited Tanzania for their 25th wedding anniversary. “We came away exhausted, but really challenged to help,” said Thurmaier, who cofounded the Tanzanian Devel-
opment Support organization in 2008 with his wife, Jeanine. Thurmaier said he is looking forward to going back this year for his 30th anniversary. Thurmaier is looking for volunteers for this year’s trip, which will leave the U.S. on July 4 and return July 20. The deadline to register is March 15. The village and its schools have sparse amenities, Thurmaier said. The girls’ dormitory that Thurmaier and his cadre of students and volunteers built were the first buildings in the village to feature showers and toilets. “We stood side-by-side to pass bricks and concrete to build the floor of the dormi-
Volunteering in Tanzania The deadline for community members to sign up for the Tanzania trip is March 15. The trip is from July 4 to July 20. It costs $1,500, which includes the safari trip, meals and in-country transportation. Airfare costs are extra. For more information on this trip, go to Tanzania Development Support’s website at tdsnfp.org in the travel programs section. Questions can also be directed to Brandi Smith at bsmith@tdsnfp.org or Kurt Thurmaier at kthur@tdsnfp.org. tory,” Thurmaier said. The dormitory, Thurmaier said, was built in “one of the poorest districts in one of the poorest countries in the world.” It opened in spring 2012, which allowed the school to have an advanced high school, in addition to a regular high school. The two types of high schools are features
of the British school system, Thurmaier said. “I bring NIU students to this place so they can understand that they may live in one of the wealthiest countries, but there are others who need help,” Thurmaier said. When he arrives with his group in July, he hopes to use the $60,000 he has raised to lay
the foundation for a library that will serve both the primary and secondary schools in the village. Volunteers also will take an overnight safari in Serengeti National Park during the Great Wildebeest Migration, in which hundreds of thousands of animals migrate from the area to the Kenyan border. The trip costs $1,500, which includes the safari trip, meals, lodging and incountry transportation. Thurmaier added that every person is given a fundraising challenge of $1,000. That money pays for the library, not their trip. One fundraiser they are
working on will involve American students carrying buckets of water, in addition to going to class. Thurmaier said Tanzanian students carry the buckets for their village. “It’s to get a sense of what kids [in Tanzania] have to do besides go to school,” Thurmaier said. Students at NIU can choose to go to Tanzania either through the TDS volunteer program or through the university. Thurmaier said NIU students who want credit need to take the trip through the university. Course work will have to be completed as well. The university trip lasts from June 27 to July 27 and costs $3,495.
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Sycamore water fee increase discussed By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Sycamore residents could see a small increase in their water and sewer bill this year. Water and Sewer Fund discussions continued Monday as the Sycamore City Council explored ways to eliminate the nearly $273,000 Water Fund deficit and $179,000 Sewer Fund deficit for fiscal 2014. Sycamore City Manager Brian Gregory said the water system’s radium removal costs over the past seven or eight years are the main causes of the deficit. Since 2007, equipment and operating costs for radium removal have totaled nearly $3.5 million. Gregory recommended an adjustment in user fees and meter maintenance fees beginning May 1. The meter maintenance fee increase would reflect the actual costs per meter amortized over a 10-year period for commercial meters and a 15-year period for residen-
tial meters. This adjustment would reduce the deficit by about $50,000. However, the council still would need to make adjustments elsewhere. Gregory presented multiple options including a one-time rate increase across all tiers, as well as a tier reduction plan. Ultimately, he recommended the council implement a plan somewhere between both options. Gregory said the tier leveling option would begin a gradual decrease in the increment between tiers without reducing the number of tiers. “Over time, we’re gradually tightening those tiers,” he said. “It’s softened over five years, which makes it a little easier to plan for.” The annual increase over five years would begin at 1.5 percent for tier one and 6 percent for tier seven. Most of the council agreed the tier leveling option was the best route for the city and its users, especially the commercial users. “We’ve got to look out for
our industries,” said Alderwoman Janice Tripp of the 4th Ward. “They create jobs.” Residents also may see an increase in sewer user fees next fiscal year. Gregory said there is a substantial debt service the city will retire over the next few years. He proposed a one-time 3 percent increase to users, reflecting an additional $1.54 to the average user’s bi-monthly bill, upon which the council agreed. Altogether, Gregory said the average user will pay an extra $1.84 a month, or $3.68 a bi-monthly billing period, for water, sewer and meter maintenance fees. Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy said the increase in fees will help the city financially in the long run. “Our fee structure and cost of that to the user would be favorably impacted by our stronger position financially,” he said. Mundy encouraged the council to continue to look at the tiers, rates and overall structure of the funds on a yearly basis.
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Teens charged in January car theft By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Three local teenagers have been charged in connection with a string of motor vehicle burglaries and an auto theft in January. Amber N. Morgan, 17, of Sycamore, Janathan J. Turner, 18, of DeKalb and Ashley L. Wendling, 19, of DeKalb were all charged with possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle – a Class 2 felony typically punishable by up to 7 years in prison. Sycamore police detective Sgt. Rod Swartzendruber said the three teenagers are believed to have burglarized multiple vehicles on the 400 block of Edward Street in Sycamore on the night of Jan. 5 and early morning Jan. 6. Swartzendruber said small items, a GPS system and keys to a 2003 Subaru were stolen during the spree. The teens then allegedly stole the Subaru the next night. Swartzendruber said the vehicle was found undamaged Jan. 10. DeKalb police notified Sycamore police that Turner and Wendling could be suspects, as they were being held in DeKalb County Jail for a motor vehicle theft that occurred in DeKalb. After interviews with the suspects, warrants were issued for their arrest Feb. 11, Swartzendruber said. All three remain in custody. Morgan is being held on $10,000 bond while Turner and Wendling are being held on $15,000 bond.
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8POLICE REPORTS Editor’s note: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.
DeKalb city Abraham A. Perea, 20, of the 800 block of North 14th Street in DeKalb, was arrested Sunday, Feb. 17, on a failure-to-appear warrant for battery. Justin A. Vandermeer, 18, of the
1600 block of Eagle Ridge Drive in Antioch, was arrested Sunday, Feb. 17, on a warrant for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Jodeci S. Cooper, 20, of the 1400 block of Elmwood Avenue in DeKalb, was arrested Monday, Feb. 18, on a warrant for possession of marijuana and charged with obstructing identification.
Sycamore Daniel W. Howler, 23, of the 900 block of Kelly Lane in Sycamore, was charged Monday, Feb. 11, with criminal damage to property.
8OBITUARIES EMILY S. BECHERER Born: June 28, 1924, in Sugar Grove, Ill. Died: Feb. 13, 2013, in Florence, Ky. FLORENCE, Ky. – Emily Sophie Becherer, 88, died Feb. 13, 2013, at her residence in Florence, Ky. She was born June 28, 1924, in Sugar Grove, to Phillip and Emily (Duy) Miller. The family moved in 1930 to Hinckley, where Emily graduated in 1942 from Hinckley High School. Emily married Lawrence Becherer on May 1, 1943, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hinckley. She worked at General Electric for 34 years. She worked as a buyer/purchasing agent for General Electric, working in DeKalb from 1954 to 1982, and in Holland, Mich., from 1982 to 1988, retiring in 1988. She remained in Holland, Mich., until 1996, when she returned to Illinois to live in Cortland. In 2007, she moved to Florence to be with her daughter. Survivors include her daughter, Marlene Becherer of Florence; and son, Richard Becherer of Elburn. Emily was the grandmother of Laura Halder, Angela Hansa, Phillip Becherer, Angel Wilder, Thomas
Colyer and Julie Chieco. She was the great-grandmother of 12. Emily was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Becherer; and brother, Adolph Miller. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road, DeKalb. Burial will follow in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Montgomery. The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Anderson Funeral Home, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Hebron Lutheran Church, 3140 Limaburg Road, Hebron, KY 41048; or to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road, DeKalb, IL 60115. For information, visit www. AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/dailychronicle.
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Peterson lawyers go to court The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Drew Peterson’s wisecracking, limelighthogging, sunglasses-wearing lawyers faced the media horde every day of the former suburban Chicago police officer’s 2012 trial – one that ended with a murder conviction and a falling out among the erstwhile colleagues. But the lawyerly war of words in public between lead trial counsel Joel Brodsky and former partner-turnednemesis Steve Greenberg that began within hours of the trial’s end will come to a head today at a hearing where the defense will argue Peterson deserves a new trial because Brodsky did a shoddy job. It’s just the latest of many peculiar chapters in the saga of the former Bolingbrook police sergeant, who gained notoriety after his much younger fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, vanished in 2007. There was speculation Peterson sought to parlay his law enforcement expertise to get away with murder. If Will County Judge Edward Burmila rejects the motion for a retrial, he has said he will proceed quickly to sentencing. Peterson, 59, faces a maximum 60-year prison term for murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, who was found dead in her bathtub with a gash on her head. Disagreements among legal teams during trials aren’t uncommon, but those spats spilling into public are, said Gal Pissetzky, a Chicago-area defense attorney who isn’t
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Joel Brodsky (left) and Steven Greenberg, attorneys for former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, confer outside the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, during the jury deliberations in Sept. during Peterson’s murder trial. The open lawyerly warfare between Brodsky, the lead counsel and co-counsel Greenberg, who also played a central role in the high-profile case, comes to a head today at a hearing where a judge will decide if Peterson should get a new trial on grounds that the lead trial attorney allegedly did a shoddy job. connected to the Peterson case. “A new team of lawyers might accuse an old team of lawyers of making mistakes at the trial – but lawyers on the same trial team blaming each other? I’ve never heard of anything like this,” he said. The feud escalated earlier this month when Brodsky filed a defamation lawsuit against Greenberg. The suit claims Greenberg became “irrationally fixated and obsessed with destroying
Brodsky” and held Brodsky up to “great public scorn, hatred, contempt (and) ridicule.” In an open letter to Brodsky in September, Greenberg accused him of “single-handedly” losing the trial, adding he “wafted the greatest case by ignorance, obduracy and ineptitude.” The current acrimony stands in contrast to the start of the trial, when the defense team was a united front. Several times, they joked that Stacy Peterson – whose body has
not been found – could show up any day to take the stand. If Brodsky ends up taking the stand at today’s hearing, he may face aggressive crossexamination by Greenberg and his other erstwhile colleagues. There’s even an outside chance Peterson himself could be asked testify. Among the accusations against Brodsky, one is that he was so bent on self-publicity that he pressed Peterson to go a pretrial media blitz that ended up damaging the former officer’s cause.
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news release. Through March 1, teams of lawyers will compete to earn points by collecting both food and money. Both can be dropped off at the DeKalb County Circuit Clerk’s Office, 133 W. State St., Sycamore; at The Foster & Buick Law Group, 2040 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore; and at the Turner Law Offices, 107 W. Exchange St., Sycamore. Money also may be donated online at www. crowdrise.com/DeKalbCountyBarAssociation-Law/fundraiser.
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DeKALB – DeKalb mayoral candidate John Rey invites residents to discuss local issues and questions at informal gatherings at local restaurants. Each gathering will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Rey will be at Junction Eating Place, 816 W. Lincoln Highway, today; at Flippin’ Eggs, 831 S. Fourth St., Thursday; at Lincoln Inn, 240 E. Lincoln Highway, on Feb. 26; at
DeKalb County attorneys holding food drive SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Bar Association is collecting food and money for the Northern Illinois Food Bank as part of the Lawyers Feeding Illinois program. The statewide task force challenges attorneys to collect donations for eight regional food banks, according to a
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WWII veteran to be honored at French consulate The ASSOCIATED PRESS SCHAUMBURG – A suburban Chicago World War II veteran who fought for the U.S. the Battle of the Bulge and on D-Day will become a knight of the French Legion of Honor later this month for his contribution to the liberation of France. Jim Butz will receive the honor, which is considered France’s highest distinction,
March 1 at the French consulate in Chicago, the Daily Herald reported. The Schaumburg resident will be honored for his role liberating France from Germany in 1944 and 1945. The award cannot be given posthumously. U.S. veterans who fought in one of four French campaigns in World War II can receive the honor, which is be stowed annually to only 100
people. “I have just had a marvelous life,” he said. “God has been so good to me. When I finish my life, I can’t complain.” Butz has had leukemia for the past nine years and is battling macular degeneration. Butz enlisted in the Army in 1943 and in January 1944 he was deployed to Europe. He earned two Bronze Stars during the war.
“I grew up in a hurry in the Army,” he said. “I felt so proud. There was such a patriotic spirit.” Butz described the long, difficult Battle of the Bulge as, “the worst battle, the worst time of my life.” He said his children and several friends will be there at the official ceremony. “It’s a very great honor to have a foreign country do this,” he said.
ANNE M. ELLIOTT Anne M. Elliott, 58, of Washington, D.C., and formerly of DeKalb, Ill., died Feb. 18, 2013, at her residence in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St., DeKalb, IL 60115. For information, call 815-758-3841. Visit www.legacy.com/dailychronicle.
Chicago woman accused of biting off boyfriend’s tongue The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Prosecutors in northern Illinois say a domestic quarrel ended with a woman biting off a large portion of her boyfriend’s tongue.
Elaine Cook of Skokie is charged with aggravated domestic battery. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that she was ordered held Sunday in lieu of $100,000 bail. Authorities say she and
her boyfriend got into a fight after a night out. According to prosecutors, the 51-yearold woman asked her boyfriend to leave her apartment and bit off part of his tongue after he kissed her.
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The papal’s influence How many votes is a photo op with the pope worth? By FRANCES D’EMILIO The Associated Press ROME – How much weight does an endorsement from a lame-duck pope carry in the upcoming election? No, not that election – the one to pick the next leader of the Catholic church. Another key ballot is looming even closer, when Italians go to the polls this Sunday to choose a new premier. And with Italy in a solemn mood over the historic resignation of Benedict XVI, the “moral vision” of incumbent Mario Monti may get a boost to the detriment of the flamboyant, scandal-plagued Silvio Berlusconi. Even though a large majority of Italian Catholics don’t regularly attend Sunday Mass, the Vatican traditionally wields influence on politics in Italy, a country where Christian Democrats held sway for decades. Just about anything the pope does or says is big news. And Pope Benedict XVI has made no secret of his preference for Monti, a practicing Catholic, whom he greeted warmly Saturday in one of his last private audiences with an Italian political leader. On the other hand, the Vatican has expressed its horror over the string of sex and corruption scandals swirling around the billionaire media mogul Berlusconi. And with the dignity of the papal transition very much on Italian minds, Benedict’s clear pref-
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Pope Benedict XVI meets with Italian Premier Mario Monti on Saturday during a private audience at the Vatican. The Vatican traditionally wields influence on Italy’s politics and the visit during the electoral campaign raised questions on how much political weight an endorsement from a lame-duck pope might carry in the upcoming Italian general elections where Monti is running for premier. erence for Monti could be a factor in making voters think twice about backing a figure who has become synonymous with an amoral, me-first way of life. Experts do warn: Don’t expect the papal factor to sway the election. But it’s clear that the candidates may be adjusting their rhetoric to the spirit of the times. Frontrunner Pier Luigi Bersani, who as a veteran of Italy’s left espouses a more secular kind of ethical vision, hammered away at the issue of “morality” at a campaign rally Sunday in the critical re-
gion of Lombardy. While he comes from a different political tradition from the centerright Monti, the two share an emphasis on economic reform that could very well make them a good match in a future coalition government. Italian law bans publication of opinion polls in the last two weeks before elections, so it’s hard to tell if the sudden focus on religious affairs has caused undecided Catholics to shift toward Monti, the only practicing Catholic among the main candidates. But a photo op with the pope is Italian candidate heav-
en, and Monti, because he is premier, got the providential tete-a-tete with Benedict as part of the pontiff’s farewells. That Benedict carved out time in the waning days of his papacy to chat privately with Monti reflected both the importance accorded to the relationship between Italy and the Holy See, as well as the Vatican’s own preference for Monti. On Saturday evening, as cameras clicked and rolled, the outgoing pope and caretaker premier grasped hands and smiled warmly at each other in the ornate Apostolic Palace.
By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press NEW YORK – With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a closer look as options for their boys. They range from Biblebased programs run by conservative religious organizations to coed, inclusive groups, including one founded on the basis of pagan beliefs. None of the groups has the size or iconic status of the BSA, though some have been around for many decades. Leaders of several of the groups, in public statements and interviews with The Associated Press, made clear they are following the Boy Scouts’ predicament with interest and pondering possible ramifications for their
own prospects – though not seeking to profit from “someone else’s misfortune,” as one leader said. The BSA, founded in 1910 and now serving about 2.66 million boys, is deliberating a possible shift in its longstanding policy of excluding gays as youth members or adult leaders. In May, the BSA’s 1,400-member National Council is expected to consider a proposal to ease the ban by allowing sponsors of local Scout units to decide for themselves whether to admit gays. Gay-rights groups say the plan is inadequate, and that no units should be allowed to discriminate, while some conservative religious leaders and advocacy groups want the ban to stay in place nationwide. As a result, there has been consternation on both the left and right of the Scouting community, and warnings of possible defections depending on what decision is made in May.
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dthomas@shawmedia.com GENOA – For years, Rick Mamoser made his own wine at home. But he never thought he would do so for a living. “We asked if we wanted to keep doing this through retirement, making this commute,” Mamoser said of the hour-plus commute to the high school he taught at. “We decided for a change in our lifestyle, opening our small business ... we thought we’d give it a shot.” His efforts at Prairie State Winery, 217 W. Main St., Genoa, have led him to being named the 2013 Winemaker of the Year from the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association. Mamoser said he won the same award two years ago. Mamoser’s passion for wine lies in dry reds. “The biggest reason is that dry reds get the most attention,” he said. “It’s what people usually think of – Bordeaux and burgun-
Prairie State Winery Address: 217 W. Main St., Genoa; Tasting Room located at 322 W. State St., Sycamore Phone: 815-784-4540 Website: www.prairiestatewinery.com dies. Dry reds are the classic thought-of wine.” With brands such as Kishwaukee Blue and Cabernet Franc, Prairie State Winery sells a variety of white, red, blush and fruit wines. Mamoser said he wants to appeal to every customer who walks through the door. “I like to think I have a wine for every palate,” Mamoser said. “If someone comes in who has a very sophisticated wine palate, I like to think I have a nice dry red or dry white for them. But if someone comes in and doesn’t know anything about wine, I like to think I have a wine for very new palates.”
Every bottle of wine Mamoser sells is made on-site in the winery’s production facility. Mamoser estimates that he makes 12,000 gallons of wine a year, which translates to 54,000 bottles. The grapes Mamoser uses are French hybrids which can adapt to the region’s cold winters. He added that when people think of American wine, the Midwest is becoming a part of that conversation. “Minds are changing,” Mamoser said. “People aren’t thinking about United States wine in terms of West Coast and East Coast ... the Midwest is, other areas around the country are showing the kinds of quality wine they produce.” Mamoser’s background as a high school science teacher with a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University has helped his wine. Modern winemaking has become a formula, he said, which includes focusing on the acidity and pH levels of grapes and the sugar content of the wine.
8BRIEFS Haircuts at Hair Cuttery help Feed’em Soup Stylists at Hair Cuttery at DeKalb Market Square, 2350 Sycamore Road, Suite H in DeKalb, will donate their services at a Cut-a-Thon for Feed’em Soup from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Customers will pay $10 for a haircut, and all proceeds will benefit Feed’em Soup. There also will be a bake sale of items donated by Polka Dot Bakery and raffles for baskets of hair care products. Hair Cuttery will match the funds raised at the event, up to $500. Feed’em Soup offers a hot, homemade meal to the community every Wednesday night. Diners can pay what they can or eat for free if they can’t pay. The organization also operates a clothing closet, food pantry and children’s program. “Feed’em Soup is important to all of us here at Hair Cuttery,” salon leader Robin Rodriguez said in a news release. “We are thrilled that we can support this project, which provides meals for people right here in our community.”
TBC Net joins IT advisory council Cohen Barnes, president and CEO of TBC Net in DeKalb, was named to Axcient’s Partner Advisory Council in January. Axcient, a data backup and business continuity solution company, created the advisory council to gain direct feedback from IT companies on product improvement and enhancements and to be the voice of the client. Members of the Axcient Partner Advisory Council meet quarterly; two semiannual face-to-face meetings at Axcient’s corporate headquarters in California and two conference calls. “It’s a great opportunity to be a part of these discussions and have input on where the company is going. It strengthens our relationship with Axcient, and therefore strengthens our relationship with our clients,” Barnes said in a news release. TBC Net is a full-service IT company focusing on small to medium organizations.
Studio One staff hit Fashion Week Staff from Studio One Salon & Day Spa in DeKalb traveled this month to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York for the fourth time. Jane Levinsky, Melissa Lovell, Theresa Wicks and Ariana Lodico created styles for designer Venexiana Kati Stern as members of the Philip Pelusi Tela Beauty Organics Design Team. “Tela recognizes our contribution and commitment, and Studio One is honored to
be a part of it,” Studio One owner Levinsky said in a news release. The Venexiana runway show at Fashion Week featured 76 couture evening gowns, from floor-length velvets and satins in deep teal and plum to cocktail dresses in metallic tulle and gold-scalloped gowns with lace underlay. Jeffrey Reitz and the team from Tela Beauty Organics worked backstage to create couture hair to complement the gowns. The look was “part coif, part pompadour,” drawing 19th century inspiration. “This is runway hair; it’s not ready-to-wear hair,” Philip Pelusi said in the release. “This is so sophisticated. We love the challenge each season. This is so beautiful.”
Embrey attends trade show Michael Embrey of DeKalbbased FunME Events Entertainment and Excursions attended the five-day American Bus Association tourism conference in Charlotte, N.C. Founded in 1926, the American Bus Association is the trade organization of the intercity/interstate bus industry. Its members operate charter, tour, regular route, airport express, special operations and contract services. Another 2,800 members are travel and tourism organizations and suppliers of bus products and services who
work in partnership with the North American motorcoach industry. Embrey has been a member of ABA for the past 12 years and serves on the group’s Educational Committee. Before this appointment, he served on the North America’s Top 100 Events committee. This group selects the Top 100 events in North America from more than 400 entries. FunME Events Entertainment and Excursions is the only certified group tour company in the northern Illinois region. FunME Events will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2014.
Sycamore insurance agent receives award Sycamore State Farm Insurance agent Jeff Keicher has once again been named both a Bronze Tablet Award Agent and Legion of Honor Award Agent. Bronze Tablet recognizes agents who align their agencies with the long-term profitable growth of all State Farm product lines. Legion of Honor Agents are actively engaged in front-line underwriting, helping clients with loss mitigation, reinspections and licensed team development. Keicher operates the State Farm office at 315 W. Elm St. in Sycamore. For more information, visit www.jeffkeicher.com or call 815-895-5178.
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Industry, educators invited to address jobs and training Industrial companies employ more than 10,000 DeKalb County residents. The manufacturing sector is the largest source of jobs that pay above average wages in the county. Innovation and advanced technology have made U.S. manufacturers the most productive in world. Increased shipping and overseas labor costs are making domestic manufacturing more competitive and production is increasing. More than a dozen industrial firms have relocated to or expanded in DeKalb County over the past three years. Industrial development is surging in nearby Ogle County as well. At the same time, skilled employees are approaching retirement. This means that students and workers with appropriate skills and training are in demand. To boost prosperity and expand the tax base, the DeKalb County Economic Development Corp.’s Industrial Growth Initiative is targeting the attraction and expansion of industry. A critical element of this endeavor is to distinguish our market by demonstrating that we are producing qualified workers to fulfill the needs of current and new industries. To accelerate this opportunity, DCEDC, Kishwaukee College and the Greater Rochelle Economic Development Corp. are cosponsoring
DCEDC VIEW Paul Borek the Industrial Workforce Development for Today and Tomorrow summit meeting. This luncheon workshop will be held from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. March 12 at the Kishwaukee College Conference Center in Malta. The summit is designed to build relationships with industry and education, and to assist in the development of curriculum and training programs. Industrial owners, CEOs, general managers and human resource managers are invited to attend along with business managers or production supervisors. Administrators, counselors and teachers from DeKalb and Ogle counties are participating along with leaders and educators from Kishwaukee College, Waubonsee Community College and Northern Illinois University. KC President Tom Choice will keynote the event by extending the college’s commitment to collaborate with business in preparing students for careers in industry and encouraging businesses to communicate their needs to educators. Small group discussions will be convened to provide business representatives the
opportunity to define current and future workforce needs and the challenges experienced in filling those needs. Businesses and educators will explore the creation of career development activities such as work study programs, internships and apprenticeships. Participants plan to identify how to facilitate increased hiring from local high schools and colleges. “This summit provides the best chance I can remember for our educators and our business community to collaborate in making our young people as capable as we can make them as they show up for work at our plants,” said Dave Juday, chairman of Ideal Industries. “But it will only work if we have representation of both communities – listening, sharing and seeking solutions that serve us and our larger community. “This dialogue can produce significant results for our communities if we are enthusiastic participants and maintain the dialog into the future,” Juday said. To register for the Industrial Workforce Development for Today and Tomorrow business/education summit, email Karen Hoyle at hoyle@ dcedc.org or call DCEDC at 815-895-2711.
• Paul Borek is executive director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Corp.
DIANA KING Family Service Agency My name is Diana King and I am the Director of Senior Services for Family Service Agency. As director I oversee the daily operations of 5 Senior Activity Centers as well as the Peer Companion\ Phone Buddy program and the Intergenerational Programs. Prior to working in the nonprofit field I worked in banking in the MIS department at a call center. Knowing that my passion was working with people I returned to school and obtained my Degree in Human Services. I have worked for various non-profits throughout DeKalb and have found each of them extremely rewarding. I grew-up in Bartlett and graduated from Elgin High School. Knowing that I did not want my children to attend a large school district and wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of living in the suburbs, we moved to DeKalb County. That was over 22 years ago and I have never looked back. I have two grown children, Eric and Breanna, and a grandson, Colin. I also have a two year old Chihuahua, who has a major attitude. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I also like to read and have read the entire series of Stephanie Plum novels! I like to go for long walks, work in my flower garden and thoroughly enjoy bargain hunting. Additionally I enjoy volunteering and giving back to the community. I am currently co-chair for the Community Service Committee for the Kishwaukee Kiwanis. I belong to the DeKalb Chapter of Illinois Imagines where our goal is prevent sexual assault and abuse against people with disabilities, as well as to advocate for services. I also belong to Senior Service Providers and volunteer regularly to serve at community dinner.
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Chicago hit with little snowfall so far this year • GLOBAL WARMING Continued from page A1
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A vacant store at 237 E. Lincoln Highway reflects in downtown DeKalb on Monday.
Downtown storefronts more affordable • APPEAL Continued from page A1 Downtown storefronts tend to be more affordable than spaces near Northern Illinois University or in Sycamore, so an economic upturn likely would help those who would be interested in downtown DeKalb. Landlords are motivated to fill the empty spaces, Miller said. “Landlords would rather have something than nothing,” said Miller, who took over the business after his father died. “I know that’s how my dad was. Nothing doesn’t pay the bills.” Crafton, though, encouraged more downtown parking, perhaps through a small parking garage, and more apartments to push people into the
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A vacant storefront at 255 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. area. “A lot of it comes down to parking and population,” Crafton said. “If we get more people living downtown that would feed off these stores, that would be a good thing.” Meanwhile, DeKalb lead-
ers continually work to fill spaces downtown and around the city. The city has strong relationships with the small business development centers at Kishwaukee College, Waubonsee Community College and Elgin Community Col-
Almost 200 in Kish GED program • GED Continued from page A1 Goral is one of 192 students in Kishwaukee College’s adult education program who are in the testing phase of the GED program. Another 180 students are in classes to prepare for tests this year, said Tricia Wagner, director of the adult education program. Wagner said her top priority is to help as many students who have started testing to finish this year, but there also is an eye on the future. She said there are workshops scheduled for staff to update them on the new curriculum, which will feature four tests instead of five. Replacing the reading and writing tests in 2014 will be a new exam titled reasoning through language arts. Wagner said the new curriculum would be more about critical thinking and analytical writing rather than memorization and opinion writing. Writing also will be implemented in all the subjects tested. “It is a necessary change,” Wagner said. “High schools are making higher standards part of their process with the Common Core standards coming, so it’s important adult education changes with it and the GED [certificate] remains an equivalent to a diploma.” Although the changes are positive, Wagner said accessibility is a concern, not only because of the increased testing fees but the bump in retake costs. The new fee of $30 a test, for a $120 total, would be applied to any exam students must retake if they fail the first time. Currently students only pay $5 to retake tests and can test up to three times a year. Wagner said there have been discussions on how to financially assist students and she expects the state to offer some supplement, but is unsure of what it would entail. “Realistically, it’s very likely our students will need
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Victor Obijuru makes a calculation during a GED class focused on math Monday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb. more assistance than they have needed in the past,” Wagner said. “We just don’t know what that is going to look like yet.” Victor Obijuru, a 41-yearold GED student originally from Nigeria, said it would be frustrating to start over after more than a year of working through all but one test. He said not knowing how the tests would be on a computer and what the new courses would entail also made him uncomfortable. “I’ve come to do what I was supposed to do a long time ago,” said Obijuru, who is hoping to attend Kishwaukee College. “I would not want to start fresh.” Julie Axelsen, a GED instructor for seven years, said
students such as Obijuru are her sole focus before turning her attention to learning a new curriculum. She said students who have invested six months or more in the GED program would be devastated if they failed to finish this year and might not have the motivation to try again. “My only goal right now is this class,” Axelsen said. “The good thing is there is still a lot of time to finish this year.” Wagner encouraged those interested in pursuing a GED certificate to take advantage of the college’s free GED preparation classes and consider testing this year. Students generally take between three to six months to complete the required tests.
lege, said Roger Hopkins, the city’s economic development consultant. “If somebody wants to start-up a business or expand their business, we can have those small business development centers work with them,” Hopkins said. However, some of the empty storefronts downtown have unique challenges. For example, the former Frontier Communications location at 225 E. Locust St. is old enough that it likely would need extensive renovation. At 14,000 square feet, it’s a lot of space for one merchant to handle, Hopkins said. “Those are just a matter of finding a merchant who is interested in them,” Hopkins said. “We had a couple of prospects in those businesses who were interested, but it didn’t pan out.”
• The Global Snow Lab at Rutgers University says that spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere has shrunk on average by 1 million square miles in the past 45 years. • An upcoming study in the Journal of Climate says computer models predict annual global snowfall to shrink by more than a foot in the next 50 years. The study’s author said most people live in parts of the United States that are likely to see annual snowfall drop between 30 and 70 percent by the end of the century. “Shorter snow season, less snow overall, but the occasional knockout punch,” Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer said. “That’s the new world we live in.” Ten climate scientists say the idea of less snow and more blizzards makes sense: A warmer world is likely to decrease the overall amount of snow falling each year and shrink snow season. But when it is cold enough for a snowstorm to hit, the slightly warmer air is often carrying more moisture, producing potentially historic blizzards. “Strong snowstorms thrive on the ragged edge of temperature – warm enough for the air to hold lots of moisture, meaning lots of precipitation, but just cold enough for it to fall as snow,” said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center. “Increasingly, it seems that we’re on that ragged edge.” Just look at the past few years in the Northeast. Or take Chicago, which until late January had 335 days without more than an inch of snow. Both have been hit with
historic storms in recent years. Scientists won’t blame a specific event or even a specific seasonal change on global warming without doing intricate and time-consuming studies. And they say they are just now getting a better picture of the complex intersection of man-made climate change and extreme snowfall. But when Serreze, Oppenheimer and others look at the last few years of less snow overall, punctuated by big storms, they say this is what they are expecting in the future. “It fits the pattern that we expect to unfold,” Oppenheimer said. The world is warming so precipitation that would normally fall as snow in the future will likely fall as rain once it gets above the freezing point, said Princeton researcher Sarah Kapnick. Her study used new computer models to simulate the climate in 60 to 100 years as carbon dioxide levels soar. She found large reductions in snowfall throughout much of the world, especially parts of Canada and the Andes Mountains. In the United States, her models predict about a 50 percent or more drop in annual snowfall amounts along a giant swath of the nation from Maine to Texas and the Pacific Northwest and California’s Sierra Nevada. This is especially important out West where large snowcaps are natural reservoirs for a region’s water supply, Kapnick said. And already in the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest and in much of California, the amount of snow still around April 1 has been declining so that it’s down about 20 percent compared to 80 years ago, said Philip Mote, who heads a climate change institute at Oregon State University.
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Garfield best president we barely had
8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Protect rights of the unborn To the Editor: In 1963, Planned Parenthood declared, “An abortion kills the life of the baby after it has begun.” They held this position before they started profiting from abortions. Their position has since changed. We hear from those who support abortion that it is about the “right to choose.” Even with the advances of science and medical technology over the last 20 years, some people still subscribe to the idea that an unborn baby is not a human life worth protecting. Science has proven many things in this regard, including the fact that a baby in the womb can feel pain. These facts cannot be ignored. In a good society, no one’s rights should ever be more important than the rights of someone who cannot defend their own life. While the society we live in surely has some accomplishments to be proud of, this could never be considered a good society as long we allow babies to be killed in the name of protecting a “right.” Those who support abortion will demand “stay out of my body” and “the choice is mine,” all the while ignoring the fact that the true choice was made before the pregnancy began. Self-discipline and personal responsibility really do matter. Those who are pro-life are committed to advancing the rights of those who cannot defend themselves. Justice is due to those who have been killed but should have had the right to live their entire lives.
I do not judge anyone. Judgment is left to God alone. Pro-choice Christians may consider this: Jesus was conceived, and Mary carried him in her womb. He was just as human in his mother’s womb as any unborn baby today is human in their mother’s womb. It would have been a horrible thing for someone to take the unborn Christ’s life in the same way it is horrible to take an unborn child’s life today. Why is this “right to choose” so much more important than doing the right thing and opposing this evil? The tide is turning against abortion. The time has come for those who have been silent to speak out against this atrocity and stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
lation is made up of more than 50 percent low-income families. I am not a big fan of the ISAT test, but it is what it is. West is one of only 105 schools in the state to receive this award in 2012 and the only school in DeKalb County. It is one of only 15 schools in the county this year to make adequate yearly progress at all. That is a testament to the students, parents, and staff, both current and past. There were 409 Spotlight Schools in 2008, 425 in 2009, 300 in 2010, and 167 in 2011. West probably will not make AYP next year, nor will anyone else: The state has decided to raise the bar to a level that no school can achieve. That way, they will not have to bother handing out any awards. Everyone at West School, and in Sycamore, should be proud of this achievement.
RiverMist.” The real howler that came along after that, however, was The Enclave At Reston Ponds. Since I lived near there at the time, I looked and looked and could find neither an enclave nor a pond in the big cornfield where it was built. Still in a watery mood, though, I wandered over to the lake country in Cortland looking for Neucort Lakes. I found a rather smallish pond and decided that must qualify as a lake in Cortland. This all may sound quite silly but, having toured The Knolls once or twice and finding nary a knoll, I guess I’m ready to believe anything, even that there might be a merry oak in Merry Oaks. My point of course is that these names are just a bit kitschy and not at all as wonderful as I’m Simon Seibert sure the developers thought they DeKalb were. I have, however, saved the best Congrats to Sycamore’s for last. Edward Johnson Irongate? Really? You’re not West Elementary Sycamore kidding us? You’re actually going To the Editor: to name a place where people Had the students and staff Better name needed will live Irongate? Is it going to at West Elementary School in have an iron gate? Will people Sycamore garnered some sort of for subdivision be locked in there? Might this athletic award; perhaps it would To the Editor: actually be a ploy to sneak a new have made the front page of the What’s in a name? Chronicle instead of page 4. I have to confess I was a bit cha- state prison into the DeKalb area? Please, people, let’s rethink Or maybe if Castle Bank spongrined the first time I read about this. While DeKalb may at one sored some sort of ISAT Challenge The Bridges of River Mist some time have been known as Buena we would get one of those green years ago. My first thought was signs on Fair Street like the ones that it was an article about some Vista, at least there were some over by the high school. ghastly romance novel penned by beautiful views. Even the good In case you missed it, West was a local writer. Finding out that it folks in Sycamore eventually recently recognized by the Illinois was a new housing development decided it didn’t make sense to State Board of Education with the tempered my chagrin somewhat, call their little town Orange. Spotlight Award, which is given although I did wonder if someone to schools who made adequate could actually say with a straight G. K. Wuori yearly progress and whose popu- face, “I live in the Bridges of DeKalb
For Dems to win House, Obama must rise in polls Barack Obama has said that he wants to help Democrats win back a majority in the House of Representatives. He says he looks forward to Nancy Pelosi being speaker again. If he does work hard to elect House Democrats, it will be a change from 2010 and 2012, when he didn’t do much at all for them. But let’s say he does. What are the chances of success? Certainly not zero. Democrats need to gain 17 seats to win a House majority of 218. That’s fewer than the number of seats that changed party in 2006, 2008 and 2010. And let’s not regard as etched in stone the Six Year Rule, which says that the president’s party always loses lots of seats in the sixth year of his presidency. That didn’t happen in 1996, when Bill Clinton’s Democrats actually picked up five seats. And in Ronald Reagan’s sixth year in 1986, Democrats gained only five seats. Which is to say, the Six Year Rule was inoperative in two of the three eight-year presidencies in the past 40 years. Polling shows that voters have much more negative feelings toward congressional Republicans than congressional Democrats.
VIEWS Michael Barone Post-election polls have shown Democrats ahead of Republicans on the generic ballot: Which party’s candidate for the House would you vote for? All but one of those polls was conducted by Scott Rasmussen, most of whose polls before the 2012 election showed the parties about even in the generic ballot. Rasmussen’s most recent survey shows the gap closing, but that’s just one poll and could be statistical noise. So there’s a case to be made that the Democrats can win back the majority. But there’s also a case to be made that they can’t, or at least that it will be very hard. The crux of that case is that the playing field favors the Republicans. Only 16 of the 234 House Republicans represent districts carried by Barack Obama. That’s because by the latest count I’ve seen (we’re still waiting on a definitive tabu-
lation of the presidential vote by congressional districts), Mitt Romney carried 228 congressional districts and Obama carried only 207. Democrats attribute that to partisan Republican redistricting plans. That’s a partial, but only a partial, explanation. What hurts the Democrats in any districting plan is the fact that the Obama Democratic constituency is geographically clustered. Blacks, Hispanics and gentry liberals tend to live in densely populated urban areas that are hugely Democratic. Obama’s job approval is a little over 50 percent now. But this could rise, depending on events. That would improve Democrats’ chances for a House majority. But it could also fall or hover about where it is. In which case House Democrats’ road to a majority is uphill.
• Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.
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Most of our presidents languish in a cloud of national historical vagueness, especially those who held the office in its first century. For one thing, there were so many of them, which is what happens when republics don’t grant power for more than four years at a time. And, except for Abraham Lincoln, so few of them make really good movie material. Lincoln, of course, is in theaters everywhere in this 150th anniversary year of Emancipation, but the decades that came after that glorious episode in our history don’t seem to offer much hope for an honest sequel or another admirable president to portray. There is one, though, who’s worth a thought. There is a memorial to him at the foot of Capitol Hill – an elaborate thing that has one large standing statue of the president and three smaller ones representing earlier stages of his eventful life. He was James Garfield, who may have been the best president we never had, or hardly had. Garfield was fatally wounded only months into his presidency by a deranged office seeker with a handgun, and the memorials to him – statuary, parks, streets, schools in Washington D.C. and elsewhere – reflect not just the nation’s grief over his martyrdom, but also a genuine admiration felt across a great part of the country and especially among its most downtrodden. Garfield was a poor boy (last of the log cabin presidents) who lost his father early, worked his way through school, and went on to become a professor, Civil War general, businessman and congressman. He was chosen for the 1880 Republican presidential nomination even though he didn’t seek it and tried to dissuade the delegates at the deadlocked convention from stampeding to him. (Talk about a story line that would test the credulity of modern American audiences.) And he took office reluctantly, sensing that he would never see his Ohio farm again. Garfield was an upright man but human, and he made mistakes and enemies here and there. But he was a forceful and widely respected advocate for what he believed in, inspired trust among many and felt strongly on the great issue of his day – the future of newly emancipated Americans. He was also a powerful orator, and in his inaugural address he delivered an impassioned defense of civil rights, the likes of which was not to be made by another American president for nearly a century. “The elevation of the negro race from slavery to the full rights of citizenship is the most important political change we have known since the adoption of the Constitution of 1787,” he said. “No thoughtful man can fail to appreciate its beneficent effect upon our institutions and people. “It has freed us from the perpetual danger of war and dissolution. It has added immensely to the moral and industrial forces of our people. It has liberated the master as well as the slave from a relation which wronged and enfeebled both. It has surrendered to their own guardianship the manhood of more than 5 million people, and has opened to each one of them a career of freedom and usefulness. “It has given new inspiration to the power of selfhelp in both races by making labor more honorable to the one and more necessary to the other. The influence of this force will grow greater and bear richer fruit with the coming years.” There was more along those lines, and it bears reading. Moreover, Garfield appointed four black men, among them Frederick Douglass, to posts in his administration. We are left to wonder today what a president of conviction and conscience such as Garfield might have done to rouse the country and lead it against the vicious new institutions of repression and virtual re-enslavement that were taking hold in the American South, with the silent acquiescence of the North. We will never know, of course, what the limits of his leadership might have been, but it would seem, from the grief at his passing and the memorials that remain, that he was a president who left more of a mark on the people’s consciousness in a few months than some others have in four years and more. The Washington Post
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An undated Mathew Brady photo of James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States. On July 2, 1881, Garfield was shot by a mentally disturbed applicant for a diplomatic post, Charles J. Guiteau, while entering a railroad station in Washington. He died Sept. 19, 1881.
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Get ready for a big change in temperatures on Tuesday. Strong northwest winds will drive temperatures down into the 20s, with wind chills in the single digits. A few lurries are possible at times. Wednesday will have a cold start, with temperatures in the single digits and winds chills below zero. Snow and some freezing rain is likely Thursday with 2-4 inches possible.
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No. 25 Notre Dame rallied to defeat No. 20 Pittsburgh, 51-42, Monday night in Pittsburgh. PAGE B2
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Soriano looking forward, focused on winning MESA, Ariz. – When he took over as Cubs manager last season, Dale Sveum knew the public’s perception – and one shared by many in baseball – of Alfonso Soriano wasn’t good. In fact, it was awful. He’s overpaid. He’s selfish. He’s unmotivated. He’s a defensive nightmare. Sveum heard it all, but refused to listen. He wanted to see for himself, and wound up stunned that Soriano turned out to be dependable and driven – a model player and team leader. “I’d seen him on the other side of the fence. I was completely blown away by the kind of person he is and the work ethic he puts in,” Sveum said Monday after the Cubs worked out under another chamber-ofcommerce day of sunshine at Fitch Park, their spring training complex. “I rank him as one of the top five people I’ve ever been around in the game.” Take that, all you Cubs fans who have booed Soriano, cursed him and wished he had never stepped inside Wrigley Field’s ivy-covered walls. While the beloved Cubbies slogged through a deplorable 101-loss season in 2012, failing to show much, if any, progress under a revamped front office led by president Theo Epstein, Soriano soared. The 36-year-old batted .262 with 32 homers and a career-high 108 RBIs. But beyond his offensive production, Soriano made significant improvements on defense, a turnaround he credits to hours working with Cubs coach Dave McKay, perhaps the first big league instructor to refine Soriano’s skillset. – Wire report
8WHAT TO WATCH Vancouver at Blackhawks, 7 p.m., CSN The Hawks look to match the NHL record for consecutive games without a regulation loss to start a season tonight against the Canucks. Also on tv ... Men’s college basketball Indiana at Michigan St., 6 p.m., ESPN Florida St. at NC State, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Florida at Missouri, 8 p.m., ESPN Men’s professional hockey San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m., NBCSN Auto racing NASCAR, Whelen Modified Series, at Daytona Beach, Fla., 6 p.m., SPEED NASCAR, K&N Pro Series, at Daytona Beach, Fla., 7:30 p.m., SPEED Soccer UEFA Champions League, Malaga at Porto, 1:30 p.m., FSN UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich at Arsenal (same-day tape), 7 p.m., FSN
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By JAMES NOKES sports@daily-chronicle.com yle Akins noticed the mat room work his teammates put in at the University of Illinois. It helped push the Sycamore junior to a Class 2A 113-pound title and teammates Austin Culton and Jake Davis to respective second- and third-place finishes. But it also let Akins know the Spartans who weren’t in the individual state tournament are hungry for their moment. At the Class 2A Rochelle Dual Team Sectional tonight at 6 p.m. against Northern Illinois Big 12 East foe Yorkville, the Spartans get a chance to make a fourth consecutive appearance at team state. “All the energy that I saw everyone have this weekend was unbelievable,” Akins said. “After state everyone was excited and congratulated me. They all worked hard this weekend. They saw the success at the individual tournament and want the same thing for team duals.”
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Ramirez prepares for changing strategies GLENDALE, Ariz. – White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez’s offensive numbers have steadily declined since 2010, and the 31-year-old understands that using the entire field when hitting might help bump his average and onbase percentage. “My game is not going to change,” Ramirez said through a team translator. “But I’m aware I need to hit the ball the other way a little more and try to do that. “The way I prepare, every year you learn something different. The way I prepare for pitchers and use strike zone discipline, [and] a little more patience at the plate, that’s some things I’ll continue to get better at.” Ramirez said he doesn’t have any lingering wrist
SOX INSIDER Meghan Montemurro pain after a collision with center fielder Alejandro De Aza on July 27 at Texas. He admitted the inflammation in his wrist caused it to hurt the rest of the season. “I feel very good,” Ramirez said. “What happened last year, I learned from it. It’s more of an experience for me and I feel very good and I don’t think it’s going to happen again.”
Bullpen construction: Manager Robin Ventura’s bullpen is almost set, returning nearly intact. Ventura praised righthander Brian Omogrosso,
particularly for the versatility he provides. Omogrosso, 28, made his first big league appearance last season and ultimately pitched in 17 games with a 2.57 ERA out of the bullpen. “Omo showed that he can come up and pitch and be very effective,” Ventura said. “Again, it’s comfortable for me if he happens to end up in Triple-A or wherever he ends up. You realize you have a guy you can call on and fits a certain role and can come up and compete.”
Danks shaves head for cause: For the past four years, pitcher John Danks, whos cousin Cooper had cancer, has had his head shaved at the beginning of spring training.
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TAKE 2 Ross Jacobson and Steve Nitz face off
H-BR area’s best bet to make a deep run Daily Chronicle sports editor Ross Jacobson and sports reporter Steve Nitz spend their days covering the area’s sports scene. Occasionally, they give their viewpoints on those local sports. In this installment of their Take 2 column, they discuss Class 1A and 2A boys basketball regional play.
Jacobson: Steve, all of our girls basketball teams have been eliminated from the playoffs, but the boys get their turn starting this week with regional play in Class 1A and 2A. I’ll briefly recap the most recent developments for our local teams. Hinckley-Big Rock just lost its first game of 2013, DeKalb has won three of its last four games on the road, and the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference East title is still up for grabs going into the final week. I think I know the answer to this question already, but I’ll ask it anyway. What is the one area team you think is most likely to make a deep run in the postseason? Nitz: That’s a pretty easy answer for me – H-BR. They’ve been the area’s best team all season. Should H-BR get past Mooseheart in the Westminster Christian Regional final, I think the Royals have a great shot of playing in the super-sectional at the Northern Illinois Convocation Center. But getting past the Ramblers won’t be easy, although you were there when H-BR got a 58-51 come-frombehind victory over Mooseheart on Dec. 5. Ross, how big of a run can the Royals make? Jacobson: I agree with you on H-BR. The Royals have been the most consistent team in the area all year and were ranked in the top 10 of the AP Class 1A poll for most of the year. With the way this team plays offensively,
sharing the ball and getting steady contributions from up and down the roster, along with a renewed emphasis on the defensive end, I think it’s likely H-BR could go to state. If you remember back in November, we put H-BR on the cover of our basketball preview section and asked that very question: Can the Royals get to state? The seniors on this team led H-BR to a third-place finish in soccer and I think they could make another trip downstate in basketball. But outside of the Royals who is your next best bet to get out of the regional round? Nitz: I’m going to go with one of the area’s other Class 1A schools – Indian Creek. The Timberwolves are seeded third out in Erie (it’s unfortunate Indian Creek has to make an hour and 15 minute trip for a regional, but that’s what the IHSA chose with the switch to four classes), but Indian Creek should get past LaMoille in the quarterfinals. I think the Timberwolves’ semifinal matchup against the hosts is certainly winnable, as is a possible championship matchup against Little Ten foe Paw Paw. The Bulldogs got a close, 51-47 win over Indian Creek on Feb. 8. Do you agree with me on Indian Creek or do you see one of the area’s other teams making a strong run? Jacobson: Indian Creek is certainly a possibility to win a regional title, but my eyes turn to Class 3A with Sycamore. They’re the No. 2 seed in the Burlington Central Regional and face Rochelle in the semifinals. To me, that regional is wide open. Hampshire is the No. 1 seed, but any of the five teams, including Genoa-Kingston, in the regional have the potential to advance to the second week.
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8UPCOMING PREPS SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Basketball G-K at Harvard, 7 p.m. Polo vs. Hiawatha at Polo Regional quarterfinals, 6 p.m. Indian Creek vs. LaMoille at Erie Regional quarterfinals, 6 p.m.
8SPORTS SHORTS NIU’s Carey hires CB coach, completes staff Northern Illinois football coach Rod Carey completed his coaching staff Monday, hiring Kelvin Sigler as cornerbacks coach. Sigler spent the 2012 season as a defensive analyst for Alabama, which won its third national title in four years. He takes over for Richard McNutt, who joined Dave Doeren at N.C. State after the Orange Bowl. Sigler was a defensive back at Alabama from 1995-98. Prior to joining the Crimson Tide, Sigler spent four seasons as head coach at Blount High School in Mobile, Ala., where he went 2718, making the playoffs each year. “In coming here and meeting the coaches, and sitting down and talking to coach Carey one on one, I could tell that the coaches have a passion for what they’re doing and that there is a family atmosphere surrounding the football program that my family and I can be a part of,” Sigler said in a news release. “NIU is coming off a great season with the Orange Bowl and their second MAC Championship so this is a great chance to be a part of something special. I’m excited to have a chance to continue that success.”
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Notre Dame rallies past Pitt By CHRIS ADAMSKI The Associated Press PITTSBURGH – Jerian Grant and Jack Cooley scored 13 points each and No. 25 Notre Dame overcome a horrendous shooting start and beat No. 20 Pittsburgh 51-42 on Monday night. The Irish missed 18 of their first 19 shots and trailed 19-3 as late as 13:54 into the game. However, they rallied to take the lead in the second half and won going away. Eric Atkins added 10 points and seven assists for Notre Dame (21-6, 9-5 Big East), which has won five in a row over Pittsburgh (20-7, 8-6) and snapped a tie with the Panthers for fourth place in the conference. The top four teams get a double-bye in next month’s league tournament. Tray Woodall had 11 points to lead the Panthers, who lost for the second time in three days since winning seven of eight. The Irish missed their first 12 shots and did not have a field goal until 9:14 had elapsed in the game and they were trailing 11-1. The drought continued for another 4 minutes until a technical foul called on Irish coach Mike Brey swung the momentum – in a big way. After Woodall made the resultant free throws to give the
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Notre Dame’s Jack Cooley is pressured by Pittsburgh’s Steven Adams (left) and Talib Zanna in the first half Monday in Pittsburgh. Panthers a 19-3 lead, Notre Dame closed out the first half on a 16-3 run. The spurt began with Pat Connaughton’s 3-pointer from the left corner with 6:06 left in the first half. Thirty-five seconds later on the Irish’s next possession, Connaughton hit another 3, drawing a timeout from Pitt coach Jamie Dixon and an enthusiastic fist pump from Brey as he sprinted onto
the court. Notre Dame appeared to feed off that, making five of its final eight shots of the first half. Panthers forward Lamar Patterson – the team’s scoring leader during Big East play – had the first basket after halftime, his only points of the game. Steven Adams’ layup followed to give Pitt a 26-19 lead.
Christian academy to host annual basketball tourney Cornerstone Christian Academy is hosting its Annual “Nothing But Net” 3-on-3 basketball tournament open to all community teams on Saturday, March 23, starting at 9 a.m. The tournament will be held at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Sycamore. The competition will be separated into the following divisions: Boys 12-13, Boys 14-18, Men 19+ and Girls 12-18. There will also be three-point and free-throw shooting contests. The top two teams in each division will be awarded medals and prizes. Teams can register at www. cornerstonechristianacademy. com until March 19. Early registration by March 8 is $40 per team. After March 8, the cost to register will be $50. For more information on the event, game rules and registration, contact Julianna Ladas at 815-895-8522. All proceeds benefit Cornerstone Christian Academy Sports Boosters.
Local athletes participate in All-American Bowl DeKalb’s Eric Nelson, Leif Williams and Cooper Williams all participated in the fourth annual Offense-Defense Youth AllAmerican Bowl held in Houston over the holidays. The players were picked from a group of athletes across the country and played against other athletes in their age group in a series of all-star games at Reliant Stadium, the home of the Houston Texans. Nelson, 12, is a quarterback for Clinton Rosette Middle School, Cooper Williams, 12, is a lineman and linebacker for Clinton Rosette and Leif Williams is a lineman and linebacker for DeKalb’s freshman and sophomore teams. – Staff reports
But Brey called another timeout – and it again led to a momentum shift. The Irish scored 12 of the next 14 points to take their first lead since 1-0. Grant’s 3-pointer bounced on the rim twice and in to give Notre Dame a 29-28 lead, and the Irish went up by three when Cooley tipped in a rebound of a miss by Grant less than a minute later. Baskets by Cameron Wright and James Robinson gave Pitt a 32-31 lead with 12 minutes remaining. Robinson missed a 3 nearly a minute later, and Atkins’ layup on the ensuing possession put Notre back ahead – and started a 12-2 run that put the Irish ahead 43-34 with 4:48 to go – and they never trailed again. Notre Dame shot 60.7 percent (17 for 28) after missing 18 of its first 19 shots and limited Pitt to 30-percent shooting (9 for 30) over the final 27 minutes of the game. The Irish improved to 4-1 against ranked teams. With a game-high nine rebounds, Cooley narrowly missed out on his seventh straight double-double. He had three of Notre Dame’s 13 offensive rebounds, and the Irish held a 40-25 advantage on the boards overall. Pitt was without freshman forward Durand Johnson, who had a stomach virus.
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 36 14 .720 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 — 7½ 21½ 22 25
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 42 12 .778 Memphis 33 18 .647 Houston 29 26 .527 Dallas 23 29 .442 New Orleans 19 34 .358 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 39 14 .736 Denver 33 21 .611 Utah 30 24 .556 Portland 25 28 .472 Minnesota 19 31 .380 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 39 17 .696 Golden State 30 22 .577 L.A. Lakers 25 29 .463 Sacramento 19 35 .352 Phoenix 17 36 .321
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Today’s Games Bulls at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Boston at Denver, 8 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Memphis at Toronto, 6 p.m. New York at Indiana, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Orlando at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s Results West 143, East 138 Monday’s Results No games scheduled
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Indian Creek regional quarterfinal postponed Indian Creek’s regional quarterfinal game against LaMoille in Erie was postponed because of a power outage in Erie on Monday night. The Timberwolves led LaMoille, 21-7, at the start of the second quarter when the power outage began. Lighting came back but officials chose to resume the game today at 6 p.m. Indian Creek is the No. 3 seed in the Class 1A Erie Regional.
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No. 1 Indiana in showdown at No. 4 Michigan State By LARRY LAGE The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. – Tom Izzo put it best. “It doesn’t get any better or bigger than this,” the Michigan State coach said.– Izzo’s fourth-ranked Spartans will host the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers – led by his former assistant and good friend, Tom Crean. Tonight’s game marks the first time two topfive teams have met at the Breslin Center. It’s the third matchup of top-four teams in college basketball this season, and the second for Indiana, which beat then topranked Michigan. It’s just the fourth with a pair of Big Ten teams since 1997, according to STATS LLC. First place in the Big Ten – and perhaps top seeding in next month’s NCAA tournament – will be at stake with four games remaining in the regular season after this matchup. And to add to the hype, former Michigan State great Magic Johnson is scheduled to work the game as an ESPN analyst. “What I’m going to preach to my guys is, these are opportunities that 99 percent of America never get to be a part of,” Izzo said. While Izzo is embracing the significance of the showdown, Crean insisted he won’t even mention what is on the line when he talks to his players. “It’s another very big game and right now at Indiana, and I’m sure it’s this way at Michigan State, every game is a big game,” Crean said. “Not just because it’s a great league, but because of where you sit in the league and where you sit nationally. “Our guys have played in quite a few of these types of games and we’ve been in some tough environments. There’s no question that the environments will be incredibly exciting.” Crean would know, because he was on Izzo’s bench in East Lansing from the 199596 season – Izzo’s first as a head coach – through 1998-99, when the Spartans went to their first of three straight Final Fours. Izzo said coaching against his former colleague is a little like Crean’s brothersin-law – John and Jim Harbaugh – competing on opposite sidelines earlier this month in the Super Bowl. “I don’t like doing it,” Izzo said. “They didn’t like doing it. But I thought John Harbaugh had a great line, ‘The only thing that could be worse than this is if one of us didn’t make it.’” The Hoosiers were expected to be great – ranked No. 1 in the preseason – and they
have been with center Cody Zeller, guard Victor Oladipo and forward Christian Watford leading the way. They’ve won three straight since losing by two points at Illinois and eight of their last nine games, including a closely contested victory over Michigan State last month. “Indiana is playing at a level like no other,” Izzo said. “They’ve sustained it the whole year, which, to me, is one of the most impressive things you can do.” The Spartans, without All-America forward Draymond Green, were expected to be in somewhat of a rebuilding mode. Ranked No. 14 in the preseason, they got their first quality victory by beating Kansas and have steadily climbed in the poll by winning five straight and 11 of their last 12 games thanks to a balanced offense and stifling defense. “Their team is good, and they’ve been good for a long time,” Crean said. “To look at what they’re doing now and say, ‘Wow, they’re doing such a good job,’ would discredit what they did in November, December and January.” On Jan. 27 at Assembly Hall, Oladipo had 21 points, seven rebounds, six steals and three blocks to help the Hoosiers hold off Michigan State in a 75-70 win. Crean said he expects Oladipo to play today, three days after he limped off the court with a sprained left ankle in the first half of a win against Purdue and sat out the second half. Michigan State freshman guard Gary Harris, an Indiana native, said the Spartans will try to stop Oladipo from doing what he does best. “He guards on the defensive end and gets them going offensively in transition,” Harris said. “We just have to be smart, especially on the offensive end because he plays the passing lanes.” The Spartans don’t anticipate Travis Trice playing for the first time since he suffered a head injury last month, taking away a backup point guard who played a career-high 30 minutes and matched a career high with five assists when Keith Appling was limited by fouls at Indiana. That will make it even more important for Appling to stay on the floor. Like Izzo, the junior point guard isn’t hiding how fired up he is about the game. “That’s why we came here, to compete for Big Ten championships and potential No. 1 seeds in the tournament,” he said. “I definitely embrace it and I think that’s one of the things that will help us play harder.”
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Roger Clemens said little publicly in the immediate aftermath of the Hall of Fame vote. Over a month later, he’s willing to share his thoughts – but the 354-game winner is not about to start a lobbying campaign. “I’m not going to lose any sleep over it,” Clemens said. “If those guys feel I deserve to be there, then I deserve to be there. If they feel I don’t, then that’s OK too.” Clemens was at spring training Monday as a special instructor for the Houston Astros, and he spoke for a bit with the team’s pitchers about his Roger mental approach to the Clemens game. Later, he watched some of the Astros throw live batting practice. The 50-year-old Clemens seemed relaxed after a turbulent year. Clemens was acquitted in 2012 on charges he obstructed and lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs to extend his career. Last month, Clemens fell short of the necessary votes to make the Hall of Fame. Superlative stats weren’t enough to offset suspicions of PED use. “I’ve had a great time when I’ve gone to Cooperstown,” Clemens said. “I know a lot of people that work over there, too. If you’re around my groups of people, and the same thing when I go to the cities I’ve played in, the people have been nothing but great down on the streets to me.” When Clemens met with reporters Monday, he began by handing out a written statement about the death of country star Mindy McCready, who made headlines in April 2008 when she claimed a longtime relationship with Clemens. Published reports at the time said she met the pitcher at a Florida karaoke bar when she was 15 and he was 28 and married. Clemens has denied the relationship. Authorities said McCready died Sunday at her home in Heber Springs, Ark., of an apparent suicide. “Yes, that is sad news,” Clemens’ statement said. “I had heard over time that she was trying to get peace and direction in her life. The few times that I had met her and her manager/agent they were extremely nice.” The Astros are moving to the American League this year after losing 213 games in two seasons. Clemens said if he were a player, he’d be excited because of all the job openings available on the roster. He met with pitchers for about a halfhour before Monday’s workout. “I tried to fire them up and tell them that we’re not just a newcomer to the league,” Clemens said. “Hopefully we got the attention of a few of them.” New manager Bo Porter was happy to have Clemens around.
Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 15 12 0 3 27 Nashville 16 7 4 5 19 St. Louis 15 9 5 1 19 Detroit 15 7 6 2 16 Columbus 15 4 9 2 10 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Vancouver 14 8 3 3 19 Minnesota 15 7 6 2 16 Edmonton 14 6 5 3 15 Calgary 13 5 5 3 13 Colorado 14 6 7 1 13 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 14 11 2 1 23 Dallas 16 8 7 1 17 San Jose 14 7 4 3 17 Phoenix 15 7 6 2 16 Los Angeles 13 5 6 2 12
GF GA 51 31 35 35 52 48 40 44 34 48 GF GA 41 33 33 38 35 38 39 47 37 43 GF GA 50 37 41 43 37 33 40 41 30 36
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 16 9 3 4 22 42 38 Pittsburgh 16 11 5 0 22 52 38 N.Y. Rangers 14 8 5 1 17 38 35 Philadelphia 17 7 9 1 15 45 49 N.Y. Islanders 15 6 8 1 13 45 54 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 15 10 4 1 21 43 34 Boston 13 9 2 2 20 37 31 Toronto 16 10 6 0 20 46 36 Ottawa 16 8 6 2 18 37 31 Buffalo 16 6 9 1 13 46 54 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 14 8 5 1 17 41 40 Tampa Bay 14 7 6 1 15 55 45 Florida 15 4 7 4 12 35 56 Washington 15 5 9 1 11 41 51 Winnipeg 14 5 8 1 11 35 46 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss. Today’s Games Vancouver at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Wednesday's Games Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m. Sunday’s Results St. Louis 4, Vancouver 3, SO Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 3 Blackhawks 3, Los Angeles 2 Boston 3, Winnipeg 2 Calgary 4, Dallas 3 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, Washington 1 Monday’s Results Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1, SO Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Islanders 0 Colorado 6, Nashville 5 Montreal 3, Carolina 0 Toronto 3, Florida 0 Calgary at Phoenix (n) Columbus at Anaheim (n)
MEN’S BASKETBALL USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with irst-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, points based on 25 points for a irst-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Indiana (19) 23-3 757 2 2. Miami (7) 21-3 728 4 3. Gonzaga (3) 25-2 710 3 4. Florida (2) 21-3 685 6 5. Michigan State 22-4 658 8 6. Duke 22-3 594 1 7. Michigan 22-4 561 5 8. Syracuse 21-4 541 7 9. Kansas 21-4 518 13 10. Louisville 21-5 511 12 11. Georgetown 19-4 457 15 12. Arizona 21-4 415 9 13. Kansas State 20-5 365 11 14. Oklahoma State 19-5 351 16 15. Butler 21-5 321 10 16. New Mexico 22-4 299 18 17. Wisconsin 18-8 258 19 18. Ohio State 18-7 239 14 19. Memphis 22-3 191 25 20. Marquette 18-6 190 20 21. Colorado State 21-4 182 24 22. Pittsburgh 20-6 161 17 23. Oregon 21-5 92 — 24. VCU 21-5 91 — 25. Notre Dame 20-6 50 21 Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 23, Akron 19, Saint Mary’s 19, Cincinnati 16, Creighton 16, Middle Tennessee 15, Louisiana Tech 12, Illinois 9, Minnesota 7, San Diego State 3, UCLA 3, Wichita State 3, Missouri 2, Oklahoma 2, Kentucky 1.
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do for our sport. Congratulations to her. Proud to be on there with her.” The rest of the field will be set in duel qualifying races Thursday. However the lineup unfolds, all drivers — including boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — will line up behind Patrick’s No. 10 Chevrolet SS.
Danica Patrick wins pole for NASCAR’s Daytona 500 AP Sports Writer MARK LONG
“I was brought up to be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl,” she said. “That was instilled in me from very young, from the beginning. Then I feel like thriving in those moments, where the pressure’s on, has also been a help for me. I also feel like I’ve been lucky in my career to be with good teams and have good people around me. I don’t think any of it would have been possible without that. “For those reasons, I’ve been lucky enough to make history, be the first woman to do many things. I really just hope that I don’t stop doing that. We have a lot more history to make. We are excited to do it.” Even before her fast lap, Patrick had been the talk of Speedweeks. Not only did she open up about her budding romance with Stenhouse — Patrick officially filed to end her sevenyear marriage to 47-year-old Paul Hospenthal in January — but she was considered the front-runner for the pole after leading practice sessions Saturday. Now, she will garner even more hype. “That’s a huge accomplishment,” team owner and fellow driver Tony Stewart said. “It’s not like it’s been 15 or 20 years she’s been trying to do this. It’s her second trip to Daytona here in a Cup car. She’s made history in the sport. That’s stuff that we’re proud of being a part of with her. It’s something she should have a huge amount of pride in. “It’s never been done. There’s only one person that can be the first to do anything. Doesn’t matter how many do it after you do, accomplish that same goal. The first one that does always has that little bit more significance to it because you were the first.”
Danica Patrick climbs out of her car after her qualifying run for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Patrick won the pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
The result surely felt good for Patrick, especially considering the former IndyCar driver has mostly struggled in three NASCAR seasons. Her best finish in 10 Cup races is 17th, and she has one top-five in 58 starts in the second-tier Nationwide Series. She raced part-time in 2010 and 2011 while still driving a full IndyCar slate. She switched solely to stock cars last season and finished 10th in the Nationwide standings.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Danica Patrick is at her best in the spotlight.
She made the jump to Sprint Cup this season and will battle Stenhouse for Rookie of the Year honors.
Good thing, too, because she’s going to be there all week. Patrick won the Daytona 500 pole Sunday, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any race in NASCAR’s premier circuit. It’s by far the biggest achievement of her stock-car career. She’s braced for the attention that will follow. “I think when pressure’s on and when the spotlight’s on, I feel like it ultimately ends up becoming some of my better moments and my better races and better results,” Patrick said.“I just understand that if you put the hard work in before you go out there that you can have a little peace and a little peace of mind knowing that you’ve done everything you can and just let it happen.”
Starting out front in an unpredictable, 500-mile race doesn’t guarantee any sort of result, but securing the pole will put her in the limelight for at least the rest of the week. “I don’t think about Danica as a female race-car driver,” defending Cup champion Brad Keselowski said. “I think of her as a rookie and someone that hasn’t won races or proved that she is competitive.” Patrick won the pole at Daytona for last year’s Nationwide race. But this is considerably different, significantly bigger.
Patrick, who taped interviews Sunday with CNN, ESPN and Good Morning America, was the first woman to lead laps in the Indianapolis 500. She finished third in 2009, the highest finish in that illustrious race for a woman. And she became the only woman to win an IndyCar race when she did it in Japan in 2008.
The previous highest female qualifier in a Cup race was Janet Guthrie. She started ninth at Bristol and Talladega in 1977.
Her latest stamp in the history books came with a lap at 196.434 mph around Daytona International Speedway. Patrick went out eighth in the qualifying session, then had to wait about two hours as 37 fellow drivers tried to take her spot.
“It’s obviously a history-making event that will last a long, long time,” Guthrie said, praising Patrick’s feat. “It’s a different era, of course. Different times. I can’t imagine what I would do with a spotter or somebody telling me how to drive. It’s rather a different sport now. Back then, there was a much greater difference from the front of the field to the back.”
Only four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon even came close to knocking her off the pole. Gordon was the only other driver who topped 196 mph in qualifying. He locked up the other guaranteed spot in next week’s season-opening Daytona 500. “It’s great to be a part of history with Danica being on the pole,” said Gordon, who joked that at least he was the fastest guy. “I think we all know how popular she is, what this will
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OSCAR PISTORIUS GIRLFRIEND SHOOTING
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By GERALD IMRAY and JON GAMBRELL The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – The family of Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend wants answers, her mother told a Johannesburg newspaper, as South Africans braced to hear why prosecutors believe a national hero murdered the model who was shot multiple times. June Steenkamp, Reeva Steenkamp’s mother, told The Times in a front page interview published Monday: “Why? Why my little girl? Why did this happen? Why did he do this?” “Just like that she is gone,” the newspaper quoted her as saying in what it described as an emotional telephone interview. “In the blink of an eye and a single breath, the most beautiful person who ever lived is no longer here.” Pistorius, who remains in custody in a red-brick, one-story police station in Pretoria, is set to return to court today for the start of his bail hearing. It will be the first opportunity for the prosecution to describe evidence police gathered against the 26year-old douOscar ble-amputee Pistorius runner and the reasons why he was charged with murder. Prosecutors allege the killing was premeditated. Pistorius’ family denies he committed murder though they have not addressed whether he shot her. When word first emerged about the killing there was speculation in the local media that Steenkamp had been mistaken for an intruder in Pistorius’ home. Police have said that was not something they were considering. In an email to The Associated Press on Monday, Pistorius’ longtime track coach – who was yet to comment – said he believes the killing was an accident. “I pray that we can all, in time, come through this challenging situation following the accident and I am looking forward to the day I can get my boy back on the track,” Ampie Louw wrote in his statement. “I am still in shock following the heart-breaking events that occurred last week and my thoughts and prayers are with both of the families involved.” Pistorius’ top sponsor, Nike, said in a brief statement to the AP on Monday that it “has no plans for Oscar Pistorius in upcoming campaigns.” They declined to give any further information. WhilePistoriusgoestocourt, Steenkamp’s funeral willalsobe held today in her hometown of Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s southern coast, her family said.
By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press
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In this undated handout publicity photo supplied by Stimulii taken on the island of Jamaica, Reeva Steenkamp poses on set during the shooting of the reality show Tropika Island of Treasure which premiered on state television Saturday. South Africa’s national broadcaster says it will screen the show featuring the dead model girlfriend of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius, two days after she was shot and killed at Pistorius’ home. It is to be a private ceremony at a local crematorium, closed to the public and media. “We’re just taking things one day at a time,” Reeva Steenkamp’s brother Adam Steenkamp said outside the family home. “But at the moment it’s family coming together and the one person who would be the strongest, who held us all together, is unfortunately not here anymore – and that’s my sister.” A 29-year-old blonde model, law graduate and reality TV contestant, Reeva Steenkamp died last week of multiple gunshot wounds inside Pistorius’ upscale house in a gated community in the eastern suburbs of the capital, Pretoria. Police said they arrived in the predawn hours of Thursday – Valentine’s Day – to find paramedics trying to revive Steenkamp and said that she had been shot four times. A 9 mm pistol was recovered from the scene. Pistorius was arrested and charged with murder the same day. Prosecutors said in Pistorius’ first court appearance Friday that they would pursue a more serious premeditated murder charge against the Olympian and world’s most high-profile disabled athlete. In a statement initially given only to the AP and two South African reporters over the weekend, Arnold Pistorius, Oscar’s uncle, said the prosecution’s own case would show there was no murder. “We have no doubt there is no substance to the allegation,” he said, “and that the state’s own case, including its own forensic evidence, strongly refutes any possibility of a premeditated murder or indeed any murder at all.” The bail hearing, scheduled for today and Wednesday, will be the first time both the prosecutors and defense will show their hands about the evidence
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Kenny Oldwage, lawyer for Oscar Pistorius, foreground, and Carl Pistorius, brother of Oscar Pistorius arrive at the Brooklyn police station Sunday in Pretoria, South Africa. Oscar Pistorius faces a bail hearing today and Wednesday, in which prosecutors will have to offer a great explanation about why they’ve charged the Olympian with murder over the Valentine’s Day shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. involved in the killing, said Stephen Tuson, an adjunct law professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. “There will kind of be a little trial within a trial,” Tuson said of the start of a court case that will likely grip South Africa and much of the world – possibly for years. Due to the gravity of the charges, Pistorius’ defense lawyers will present their case first, trying to argue that their client is not a danger to the public and won’t try to flee to avoid trial, Tuson said. They’ll also have to show that he won’t try to intimidate witnesses, nor pose a risk of sparking public unrest, the professor said. The defense does have the opportunity to put Pistorius – who broke down and wept in his first appearance in court – on the stand to offer testimony on his own behalf. That likely won’t happen, as prosecutors would then be allowed to ask him potentially incriminating questions, Tuson said. Typically, defense lawyers read a prepared statement in
court instead. From there, prosecutors will offer their own version of events, likely bolstered by testimony from the lead investigator in the killing, Tuson said. Pistorius has been in custody in Brooklyn police station in Pretoria since Friday. His agent told the AP that there is no way to predict if he will ever run track again. “For me it’s too early to comment,” Peet Van Zyl said. “I think it’s still a huge shock and tragedy that took the world by surprise so I can’t comment on that one (Pistorius’ future career) or give any timeline to that at this point in time.” Coach Louw, who is significant for convincing Pistorius to take up track a decade ago and starting him on his journey to worldwide fame, said he had been around Pistorius and Steenkamp, and she often accompanied the athlete to training. “I found her to be delightful, very friendly ... and I found the two of them to be very happy in each other’s company,” Louw said.
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Goress shows improvement while wrestling assistant By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedialcom CHAMPAIGN – Kaneland senior 145-pounder Dan Goress tangled with Knights assistant Jeremy Kenny in the mat room throughout the season. A former Kaneland state qualifier at 171 pounds, Kenny challenged Goress in the early going before Goress routinely got the better of their encounters en route to the 2A crown. “At the beginning of the season, I couldn’t deal with it. It was very overwhelming for me, but toward the end of the year, I think it was the opposite for him,” Goress said. “I don’t think he could handle it anymore physically. ... We couldn’t do anything else, because I was beating him.” Kenny, in his sixth season at his alma mater, grinned and agreed. “I had the weight advantage on him significantly at the beginning of the year. I wanted to frustrate him. I know the kid.
I’ve been working with him for four years and trying to figure out the best way to coach him,” Kenny said. “This year, I wrestled him. I didn’t try to overwhelm him and stuff, I just wrestled him. “Every single day we worked on stuff, he started listening nonstop, picked up on stuff. We kind of butted heads sometimes. I yelled at him sometimes. He yelled at me sometimes. And what he said is absolutely true. I could beat him at the beginning of the year. This week, up to this tournament, I couldn’t beat him anymore. I knew he was ready to go.” Move it: Northside coaches approached Kaneland coach Monty Jahns and Kenny moments after Knights senior 285pounder Zach Theis notched a fall against the Mustangs’ Ben Mauk-O’Connor in the fifthplace bout. Their message to Jahns and Kenny: they had told MaukO’Connor to beware of the very move with which Theis won the match, his cradle.
“I didn’t do it as much this year as last year, but just if it’s there, I’m going to go for it, because it’s a good and solid move and I can lock it up, usually,” Theis said. Theis cited his “long arms and good grip” as keys to the cradle. He’ll be able to use just one of those attributes as an offensive lineman bound for the Carroll University (Wis.) football program. One champ to another: Sycamore junior Kyle Akins, the 2A champ at 113, greeted Goress at nearly every turn over the weekend. Before they shared a spot atop the 2A awards stand, the Northern Illinois Big 12 East counterparts swapped a few conversations. “I’ve been talking to Dan my whole time down here, you know,” Akins said. “We’ve just been congratulating each other after each round, encouraging each other. I don’t know. We’re just kind of buddies, you know.”
Jerry Buss built a glittering life at the intersection of sports and Hollywood. After growing up in poverty in Wyoming, he earned success in academia, aerospace and real estate before discovering his favorite vocation when he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. While Buss wrote the checks and fostered partnerships with two generations of basketball greats, the Lakers won 10 NBA titles and became a glamorous global brand. With a scientist’s analytical skills, a playboy’s flair, a businessman’s money-making savvy and a die-hard hoops fan’s heart, Buss fashioned the Lakers into a remarkable sports entity. They became a nightly happening, often defined by just one word coined by Buss: Showtime. “His impact is felt worldwide,” said Kobe Bryant, who has spent nearly half his life working for Buss. Buss, who shepherded his NBA team from the Showtime dynasty of the 1980s to the current Bryant era while becoming one of the most important and successful owners in pro sports, died Monday. He was 80. “Think about the impact that he’s had on the game and the decisions he’s made, and the brand of basketball he brought here with Showtime and the impact that had on the sport as a whole,” Bryant said a few days ago. “Those vibrations were felt to a kid all the way in Italy who was 6 years old, before basketball was even global.” Under Buss’ leadership, the star-studded, trophy-win-
ning Lakers became Southern California’s most beloved sports franchise and a signature cultural representation of Los Angeles. Buss acquired, nurtured and befriended a staggering array of talented players and basketball minds during his Hall of Fame tenure, from Magic Johnson, Kareem AbdulJabbar and James Worthy to Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard. Few owners in sports history can approach Buss’ accomplishments with the Lakers, who made the NBA Finals 16 times during his nearly 34 years in charge, winning 10 titles between 1980 and 2010. Whatever the Lakers did under Buss’ watch, they did it big – with marquee players, eyepopping style and a relentless pursuit of success with little regard to its financial cost. “His incredible commitment and desire to build a championship-caliber team that could sustain success over a long period of time has been unmatched,” said Jerry West, Buss’ longtime general manager and now a consultant with the Golden State Warriors. “With all of his achievements, Jerry was without a doubt one of the most humble men I’ve ever been around. His vision was second to none; he wanted an NBA franchise brand that represented the very best and went to every extreme to accomplish his goals.” Buss died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said Bob Steiner, his assistant and longtime friend. Buss had been hospitalized for most of the past 18 months while undergoing cancer treatment, but the cause of death was kidney failure, Steiner said.
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Los Angeles Lakers coach Paul Westhead (left) shakes hands with Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss in April, 1980 in Los Angeles. Buss, the Lakers’ playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships, has died. He was 80. Bob Steiner, an assistant to Buss, confirmed Monday that Buss had died in Los Angeles. Further details were not available.
Spartans ‘keep eyes on the team prize’ • WRESTLING PREVIEW Continued from page B1 Notorious for manipulating weight classes and playing savvy strategic weight-class switches, the Foxes – just like Sycamore – have three state qualifiers on their roster. “It’s a toss-up dual,” Sycamore coach Alex Nelson said. “I know we aren’t satisfied with only winning the regional title. A dual with Yorkville is always good and we’ve underwent the process for a few years now of staying motivated throughout individual state and keeping our eyes on the team prize, too.” Sycamore won the
first meeting between the two teams, but Yorkville edged the Spartans on criteria at the NI Big 12 Conference meet. Last season, the Foxes knocked off the Spartans, 36-29, in the quarterfinal matchup at team state. Yorkville would finish second to eventual state champion Montini. The Broncos are also back in sectionals again and in pursuit of their sixth consecutive team duals state title. But first, it’s a rematch between Sycamore and Yorkville that will break plenty of ties. “It’s going to be a competitive dual,” Nelson said. “What’s tough is
“It’s a toss-up dual,” Sycamore coach Alex Nelson said. “I know we aren’t satisied with only winning the regional title.” Alex Nelson Sycamore wrestling coach so many matches can go either way. It’s the third time we’ll face each other and guys should know each other’s style. That can make a match closer or make it more lopsided. There are a handful of 1-1 matches that will be untied at sectionals.”
Danks helps raise awareness cancer charity • SOX INSIDER Continued from page B1 It’s all for a good cause, though. Every year, one of Danks’ teammates does the shaving, to help raise awareness for St. Baldrick’s, a childhood cancer charity which helps
fund research. Fellow starting pitcher Chris Sale was the designated barber this year. “It’s such a great cause for anybody going through a time like that,” Sale said. “Just to put a smile on their face or bring light to their day
anyway you can. It’s always awesome.”
• Meghan Montemurro covers the Cubs and White Sox for Shaw Media. Write to her at mmontemurro@ shawmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @InsideTheCubs and @Sox_Insider.
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Son should take his belongings with him Dear Abby: While I always enjoy your column, I thought your advice to “Wants My Space” (Dec. 14), whose son “Dustin” moved away five years ago and expects her to keep his room as he left it, was off the mark. I would have told Dustin what I have told both of my daughters several times: It is not “your” room; I merely let you use it. Not only is “Wants” not obligated to use her home as a storage facility, she’s doing her son a disservice by doing it under these circumstances. At 24, he needs to learn that if he wants a service, it’s his obligation to procure it. There are plenty of businesses that can fulfill his needs at a reasonable price. – Matt in Providence Forge, Va. Dear Matt: For the most
DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips part, readers agreed with you, and they offered their own “take” on how to accomplish the removal of the young man’s belongings: Dear Abby: An acquaintance of mine had a similar problem with his son. The son expected his dad to provide storage space at no charge for an indefinite length of time. My friend told his son: “No way! You get it out of here within six months, or I’ll sell it and keep the money for storage fees.” He didn’t think his father would actually do it. Well, he was wrong. And now the
younger siblings don’t even think of leaving any of their stuff at the father’s house. – Shirley in Chula Vista, Calif. Dear Abby: My parents, while not upset with still having their four adult children’s belongings in their home, solved their dilemma in a unique way. One Christmas we all gathered at their house and were delighted to find heaps of presents under the tree. Concerned that our folks had way overspent, imagine our surprise when we unwrapped the packages and found all of our own belongings! It was an inventive and effective way to clear out the attic and basement. We still talk about it to this day – a warm Christmas memory. – Katie in Newark, Del. Dear Abby: “Wants” is blessed
that Dustin voiced his desire for his mom to keep his stuff. My mother continued asking me if I wanted my stuff for years. I said no, until one day, yes, I did. My parents are no longer alive, and I treasure the little stuffed dog that was my very first Christmas present. I’d advise “Wants” to return some of the items to her son from time to time in the form of gifts. To him, they are treasures, and they can be returned in a way that won’t make him feel betrayed. – Irene in Owosso, Mich. Dear Abby: Dustin should either pay rent to his mother or move his stuff out. If he doesn’t, he has abandoned it and she can dispose of it as she sees fit, since it’s her house to do with as she pleases. In all fairness, a deadline is reason-
able, but it’s been five YEARS – why give him six more months? Enough mollycoddling. – Enough Is Enough Dear Abby: Dustin may be lucky his mom wants his stuff out. My mom insisted on keeping my room exactly as I had left it as a shrine. I was glad not to have to move all my coin, toy and stamp collections and the other things from my first 18 years. However, subsequently Mom allowed a young male relative to use my room, and he lost, stole or destroyed all of my memories. I was and am still sad, but I never told my mom ’cause “that’s life.” – Charlie in Florida
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Long-term side effects of Pradaxa unknown Dear Dr. K: My wife has atrial fibrillation. Her medication was recently changed from warfarin to Pradaxa. Her doctor says the new medicine does not require regular INR tests and is just as effective. Is that so? Dear Reader: Yes, it is. Before I explain why, let me provide some background. In people with atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) lose that strong beating action that keeps the blood moving efficiently. As a result, blood tends to pool in the atria. When it does, clots are more likely to form. If a blood clot gets pumped out of the heart and lodges in a blood vessel in the brain, it can cause a stroke. Clots that
ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff get stuck elsewhere can also cause serious problems. Anticoagulant drugs like warfarin (Coumadin) and dabigatran (Pradaxa) reduce the tendency for blood to clot. Warfarin is an important anticoagulant medicine, but the dosing is tricky. If the dose is too low, clots form. If it’s too high, bleeding problems may result. The international normalized ratio (INR) is a blood test. Anyone on warfarin must have regular INR tests to ensure their dose is correct. To make matters worse, the body can change over
time in how it reacts to the warfarin. One month the dose is having just the right effects, but the next month the dose is either not strong enough or is too strong. Because of this variability, warfarin is the drug most responsible for causing emergency hospitalizations from drug side effects in people over age 65. Pradaxa appears to be just as effective as warfarin at preventing blood clots. It is probably more effective at preventing strokes, and probably causes fewer cases of bleeding in the brain (a side effect of any anticoagulant). What’s more, its effect on the blood is more predictable than warfarin’s. As a result, regular INR tests
aren’t necessary. That’s a big advantage. There are, however, two risks to Pradaxa. First, the drug has a short half-life: It is largely out of your system in less than 24 hours. If you miss a dose, you have an increased risk of developing a blood clot compared to if you missed a dose of warfarin. So it’s really important to remember to take the pill every day. The second risk is that treatments to rapidly reverse the effects of Pradaxa are unproven. It’s easy to reverse the effects of warfarin. Why would you want to rapidly reverse the effects of either drug? If you were injured and started bleeding profusely, for example, you’d want to quickly, if temporarily, re-
verse the anti-clotting effects of the drug. Another issue with Pradaxa is expense: It costs a lot more than warfarin. And because it’s new, we don’t have good information on any possible long-term side effects. Anticoagulant drugs that don’t require regular blood tests are quite attractive. Not surprisingly, there are several in the pipeline. Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) is approved in the United States to prevent blood clots in the legs, and in people having certain types of surgery of the legs. It has not yet been approved for atrial fibrillation.
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Teachers sometimes need a friendly reminder Dr. Wallace: I’m in the 9th grade and my sister is in the 12th grade. She is a brilliant student and has already accepted a scholarship at Stanford University. My parents are very proud of her. My problem is that while I’m intelligent, I am not in the same elite category as my sister. She has always gotten all A’s, and this has always made me feel like a dunce. My sister is a wonderful friend, but being compared with her is like having a curse to me. It makes me feel inferior. What can I do to have teachers accept me for who I am and not compare me to my sister?
’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace – Stephanie, San Francisco, Calif. Stephanie: Most teachers realize that each child is unique and should never be compared with a sibling. This is taught in beginning education classes in college. When a teacher forgets this and compares you with your sister, you can courteously remind the teacher not to do so. You are an excellent student in your own right,
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TODAY – A situation that is very important to you and your dependents could take a substantial turn for the better in the year ahead. Old obstacles that have been standing in your way will dissipate as if they had never been. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – The secret to your success will be to treat life as a game, even those aspects of it that have been tough or boring. It’s OK to have some fun while you’re playing to win. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – When looking for the bluebird of happiness, you shouldn’t go searching outside your immediate surroundings. Staying within your domain is important, both for yourself and your circle of intimates. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You rarely have a difficult time knowing what to say to friends. Even though you’re likely to be surrounded by a larger crowd today, you’ll still find a way to charm everybody. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Conditions in general are usually favorable for you, and today will be no exception. The only difference is that most groups you encounter will have something to do with making money. How nice! GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Your natural ability to spread some sunshine and lift the thoughts of others will contribute greatly to your popularity. You’ll find that some people need a smile more than others. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Lucky you, because an effective ally who does nice things without drawing attention to it will single you out for special attention. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You could be quite fortunate, not necessarily in the usual material ways, but in something that won’t rust and can’t be stolen. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – As long as you don’t establish too many objectives or excessively focus on one thing, you should be able to concentrate on a meaningful project. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Provided you have the will to win and never underestimate the opposition, you shouldn’t have any trouble bettering yourself and ousting all competitors. Keep plugging away. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – A number of unanticipated changes could occur in an area of importance. Be flexible, keep an eye on the competition and remember to roll with the punches. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Your quick wit and delightful charm are two of your best assets. Mutual benefits are likely from situations in which you can deal with others on a one-onone basis. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – The extra funds you’ll need in order to do something special will manifest as soon as the assets you’ve been putting away begin to appreciate.
and I’m sure your parents are very proud of your accomplishments. Consider yourself fortunate you don’t have the same problem that plagues Lori. Her letter follows yours below: Dr. Wallace: I was looking forward to my first year of high school, but my brother’s reputation at school has caused me a lot of grief. Let me be totally honest. My brother, who is in his second year, is a total goof-off. He never does homework, gets C’s, D’s and F’s on his report card and has been suspended twice so far this year, once for fighting and once for talking back to a teacher. He had
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the same disruptive behavior last year. My parents keep telling him they’re going to put him in a military boarding school, and I really wish they would just do it! All my teachers know my brother is a troublemaker, and they remind me of it. I even had a teacher tell me that “rudeness must run in your family” just because I was doodling, and she thought I was not listening to her. Every teacher I have has asked me if Erik was my brother. A few teachers now realize that I’m a pretty good kid, but the others know me only as “Erik’s younger sister.”
I really think that I should be judged solely on how I behave, not how my older brother behaves. I know you can’t solve this problem, but if you do print my letter, it will help me immensely. My teachers will be able to read how I feel. In fact, one of my teachers occasionally uses your column for class discussion. – Linda, Philadelphia, Pa. Linda: It’s my pleasure to print your letter. Teachers are human, and sometimes they need a reminder to correct a fault!
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From where is the sixth winner? Author Isaac Asimov said, “If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.” Whenever you are on defense and the dummy has come down, ask yourself from where you might get the winners that you need to defeat the contract. In this deal, East-West need six tricks to beat two spades. When West leads the heart king and East signals enthusiastically with the 10, West can see five winners: one spade, three hearts and one club. But from where is the sixth winner coming? South’s two-spade overcall was part of the Cappelletti convention, showing spades and either minor. West should realize that it is unlikely his side will get two diamond tricks. South must have something for his vulnerable overcall. And if that is the case, West probably needs to take two trump tricks, which will be possible if East began with exactly four hearts. (East won’t have five, because he would have transferred out of one no-trump.) After the king and queen of hearts, West can play a heart to East’s ace. Then leading the last heart promotes a second trump trick for West. (If South ruffs low, West overruffs; if South ruffs high, West discards.) But will East know to play the last heart? Probably not; he is highly likely to shift to a diamond. To save East from himself, West should cash the diamond ace before playing the third heart. This ace denies the king; with the ace and king of diamonds, West would cash the king first, not the ace.
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NIGHT STAND – Flowered Frosted Mirrored Glass Night Stand. Single drawer & 2 front doors. 27 1/2” h x 22” w x 16” d. $145. 847-515-8012 Huntley area
Precious Moments Dated 1987 Club Figurine, "Love Is The Best Gift Of All", Great Condition, No box, $8, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953. Precious Moments Wedding Figurine "The Lord Bless & Keep You" E-3114. Great Condition, No Box, $8, DeKalb. 815-739-1953. DRIVERS
Class A CDL Drivers Wanted Local and Regional work to make multi stop deliveries. Min 1 yr exp, good MVR. Great Pay, Paid Weekly.
Please Call 630-962-9089
SALES ASSOCIATE
Social Services
SUPPORTED LIVING ADVISOR Supported living advisor for womens recovery home. Oversee and assist residents with daily activities. Overnight stay required. Room and Board plus stipend. GED or High school diploma required or higher degree plus two year continuous sobriety. EOE. Send resume to: Dept. A, Ben Gordon Center, 12 Health Services Drive DeKalb, IL 60115
RENTAL AGENT for Value Plus Auto Rental in Sycamore. Front desk duties include answering phone calls & questions & assisting customers. Light bookkeeping. Also car washing & detailing. Apply within with resume: 1582 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore.
KITCHEN SET - High top kitchen set includes 4 chairs (chair need recover) $300 obo. 605-659-5878 OFFICE DESK CHAIR on Wheels With Arm Rests, Dark Green & Grey In Color, $15, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953 Wood Stand (Not Particle Board) With One Shelf Across Top And One Across Bottom,Great For Any Room, $12, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953.
Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White. Great condition. $325. 630-973-3528
Antique Gas Pump. Tokheim Model 300. Red & White, Texaco Decals & globe. Fully restored. SHARP. $1400. 815-761-5489
Beanie Baby Collection
41 Regulars, 32 Teanies, 4 Boxed commemoratives, Big Red (Bulls) Princess Diana boxed, all original tags in excellent condition! Starting at $80.00. 815-786-3283 309-238-4265 Sandwich area Milk Crates – 7- Old Wood – Misc. Dairies – $25. each Military Gas Cans – 2-Old Metal $25 each 815-991-5149 LOOKING FOR A JOB? Find the job you want at:
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I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer
JEWELRY BOX - Great For an anytime gift! Hanging Jewelry Box With Door To Display Photos In, Espresso Finish, New, $20. 815-895-5373. Sycamore.
Will beat anyone's price by $300.
MIRROR - Jewel Case Lighted 3Drawer Mirror With 1X and 5X Magnification Mirror, New, $15. Great for an anytime gift! 815-895-5373. Sycamore
Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan
815-814-1964 or
Lawn Tools – Post Hole Digger – Steel Rake – Edger – Transfer Shovel – New $75 815-991-5149 Table Saw – Sears – Deluxe Electronic – Model 113.226830 $225. 815-899-2145 8am -5pm 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
Bar with 2 black leather covered swivel stools cherry wood color, 4 years old paid $1500 asking $350. 773-457-0909 Dekalb CAR KIT MODELS - 1/24-1/25 scale plastic car kits. Complete and unbuilt. $5 ea. 630-229-9323 Plano
China - Service for 24
DEER ANTLER RACK – 10 POINT $75. 847-515-8012 Huntley area
Prom Dress – One of a Kind Strapless – full skirt – white w/blank trim – red satin partial skirt overlay size 8 – Picture Available $100 obo 815-899-2357
$$ WANTED $$
(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 19, 26, March 5 & 12, 2013.)
!!!!!!!!!!! Cardioglide Exercise Machine (new $150) Asking $50 815-756-4010
7 piece setting, Crest Wood Bridal Rose Pattern incl platters, serving pieces, etc. Approx 150 pieces. $150 815-786-3283 309-238-4265 Sandwich area
PROM DRESS - Lilac, Size 8. Beading on top with a full skirt. Paid $400, asking $75 or best offer. Willing to send pictures to anyone interested. Call/Text 815-252-6514
NO TITLE...... NO PROBLEM 815-575-5153
Stereo – Sony - Radio /CD & Tape Player $30 815-756-4010
CLERICAL - PART TIME B95 Radio is looking for an experienced part-time clerical person for data entry, billing and reception. Mail resume to Tana Knetsch, 2201 North First Street, DeKalb, IL 60115 or email tana@b95fm.com. For more info go to www.b95fm.com. WDKB is an equal opportunity employer.
2002 PT Cruiser - 107k miles excellent condition, good work car, $5000 OBO 815-793-2995
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee $8300. 847-479-0016
Retail Now accepting applications for full & part time Sales Associate at: BATTERIES PLUS 1565 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore
SIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 30, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 1:00 PM on March 26, 2013, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W State front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1504 EAST STONEHENGE DRIVE, Sycamore, IL 60178 Property Index No. 08-01-257-015. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $104,771.16. Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, 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: BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP, 9191 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410, (219) 769-1313 FAX #: 219-769-6806. Please refer to file number 14374.7699. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP 9191 BROADWAY Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 769-1313 Attorney File No. 14374.7699 Case Number: 3 : 12 CV 50014 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I510591
KEGERATOR, older model, multiple keg taps, 2 air tanks, empty keg included $250. 773-457-0909 Dekalb Neon OPEN sign. Good condition. Blue & Red. $80. 815-762-3219 PARTY SUPPLIES - Huge Lot, Car, Speed Racer incl Invites, Thank yous, Decorations, Party Favors, Confetti, Gift Bags, Tablecloths, Birthday Ribbon + a whole Lot More $20, DeKalb. 815-739-1953. Stove To Go, Prepare Meals On The Road, 12V Convenience for The Road, Max Burton By Athena, New, $18. 815-895-5373. Sycamore.
815-814-1224 !!!!!!!!!!!
A-1 AUTO
Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,
MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000
Cars, Trucks & Vans $225 Cash. Free Towing. 815-739-9221
1988 Polaris Indy Snowmobile $500 obo 708-651-4132
AIR CONDITIONER - Kenmore Room Air Conditioner. Model 78122. With manual. Excellent clean cond. $75. 630-229-9323 Plano
Paying Top Dollars For Your Manufactured Home Call Immediately 847-321-1674
AIR CONDITIONER - Kenmore Room Air Conditioner. Model 78122. With manual. Excellent clean cond. $75. 630-229-9323. Plano
DeKalb. Custom Ranch “was“ $250K Now $169,900!!! Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845
Thomas & Friends Shining Time Station Knapford Station, Wellsworth Station & Turntable & Shed Plastic Connect A Sets, RARE & Long Retired, $45, DeKalb. 815-739-1953
PUBLIC NOTICE
Join the Auto Meter Products Team.
ASSEMBLY The ideal candidate will have good communication skills and be able to work independently in fast-paced environment. Must be able to follow computer prompts, use small hand tools and lift up to 50 lbs.
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1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Available
SYCAMORE - 3 bed, 1.5 BA, garage, lg. deck, w/d, recent upgrades! $950 n/s, 815-739-0652 rentinsycamore@gmail
W/D hookup Central Air Carport On-site laundry Some pets OK
The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes.
For qualified applicants
2 & 3 Bedrooms. Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?
(815) 758-2960
Starting at $645
815-757-1907
Cortland Estates
2 bath, full basement, 1 car gar. No pets/smoking. $825/mo + sec. Avail early March. 815-766-0762
$99 1st Month's Rent
Stone Prairie
3 BR Apartments Dishwasher On-Site Laundry Facility Playground Washer & Dryer Connection Sparkling Pool 230 McMillan Court Cortland, IL 60112
Shabbona 2 Bedroom Duplex
2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center. Cat friendly. Private fishing. $760/mo.
Laing Mgmt. 815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600
815-758-2910 income restriction apply
CORTLAND, Spacious 2 BR, W/D hookups, $750 or $775 w/garage. Plus utilities and security. No pets. Call Sue: 815-762-0781 Cortland: 3BR Townhouse D/W, A/C, W/D, 2 car gar. $1050. Cat allowed, add'l fee. Townsend Management 815-787-7368
Rochelle Large 2 Bedroom Clean & Quiet. Basement, laundry. 1 car garage, no pets. $550/mo + security deposit. 847-809-6828
Sycamore ~ Electric Park
3BR, appls, finished bsmnt, garage. Water incl. $975/mo. 815-953-7646
Sycamore - Larger Upper 2BR
Recently updated, appl, W/D 1 car garage, no pets. $900/mo, utilities not included. 630-470-2623
2 bath, W/D. Next to Park. No pets. $900/mo incl util + 1 st last & sec. 815-895-8526
DeKalb ~ 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath
DeKalb/South Side 3BR, 1BA Enclosed patio, fenced yard. 1.5 car garage, full basement. No pets/smoking. 815-758-2365 DeKalb: 4BR, 2.5 BA basement. Close to NIU. Avail. Feb. $1350/mo. (815)762-0617 aazad2005@gmail.com
DeKalb: Available Now!
JOHNSBURG HOUSE FOR RENT 3 bedroom 2 bath Ranch 1 car garage. Johnsburg area. $900 per month. 815-385-0767
SYCAMORE 3BR, 1BA
Newly remodeled, no smoking. $1000/mo + security. 630-377-0242
Spacious Studio for $485
Oak Street Apts.
20 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 2BR 2nd Floor of House Laundry hook-up, storage. Off-St prkg, pets OK. $700+util, 1 st & sec. AVAIL NOW! 630-878-4192 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
Lease, deposit, ref. No pets. 815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439
Dekalb ~ Clean, Quiet 1BR
Sycamore E. State St. 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
Call us to help you find “lease” space for your business! Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845
Sycamore Quiet Area on 4 Acres Newly Renovated 2BR. $675/mo, pay elec only, W/D, no pets/smkg. 815-501-1378
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
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
2nd flr on So 1st St. Heat and water incl. No pets/smoking. Lease/Sec. $535/mo. 815-761-4598
Sycamore: 2BR Apts & Duplex Animals Allowed. Townsend Management 815-787-7368
DeKalb: STUDIO- Quiet, roomy, ideal for grad. student; $450/mo., includes basic cable, water, garbage; 151 W. Lincoln Hwy., Sec. Dep. No pets or smoking. Avail March 1, or sooner. 815-787-3519 or 815-739-1711
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
Geneva Upstairs 1BR Country Apt. ¼ mile from town, available now. $599/mo + security deposit. 630-232-6429
Sycamore. 3BR, 2.5BA, 2200 sq ft, 4 season room, 2.5 car garage. Near Syc Golf Course. No smoking. 815-970-0110
Sycamore: Very nice, roomy 2BR all appl incl W/D, 1 car gar, C/A. Close to town. $750/mo+sec. No pets. Avail 3/10. 815-814-4177
Sycamore. Prime. Brick. Very light. Newer. Handicap accessible. Kitchenette. Great storage. $750+utils. 815-895-2488.
DeKalb Approx 800 sq. ft. dowtown DeKalb on Lincoln Hwy. Lve. msg. 630-202-8836
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-NLC1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NLC1 Plaintiff, -v.DENNIS M. HADLEY, et al Defendant 3 : 12 CV 50014 JUDGE FREDERICK J. KAPALA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS
Now leasing 1 & 2 Bedroom All remodeled, new appl, carpet. Large Apts, Country Lifestyle. 815-784-4606 ~ 815-758-6580
HINCKLEY 2BR, 1.5BA
Stove, fridge, D/W, W/D hook-up. NO PETS, $755/mo + sec. Water sewer, garb incl. 815-739-1250
DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Available Immediatley! Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts. 815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb! Studios, 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $395 Recently updated! Affordable heat. Walk to shops! (815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover
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
CORTLAND- 2 Bed / 2 Bath Condominium for rent. $900/month plus utilities. For information contact Donna 708-277-3417. DEKALB 2.5BR, 2.5BA Townhome 2 car garage. Avail Apr 1. $1100/mo. 630-776-7234
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
DEKALB
LOOKING FOR A PRIME DOWNTOWN SYCAMORE BUSINESS BUILDING?
Apply in person 8:00am - 3:00pm only at:
Pre-Employment Drug Screening
Dekalb/South 3BR, 1.5BA Avail starting Feb. Lease, refs req. No pets. $900/mo + utils. More info & appt call. 815-751-2546
DEKALB - 2 Bedroom 1 Bath, All Appliances, A/C, Garage, Lawn Care and Snow Removal Included. No Smoking, No Pets. $900. 815-758-0591
Full time positions Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm. We offer a full benefit package.
111 Somonauk St Sycamore, IL 60178 Fax: 815-895-3859
3 bedroom,1.5 bath, C/A, D/W. Garage, bsmt, $1025/mo + sec. Available March. 815-751-3806
SYCAMORE - Large 1 Bedroom + Off/Nursery in Historic area of Syc. New Kitchen and Hardwood floors thru-out No Pets 2 units available $785 & $850 per month inc. Heat, H20 & Gar. Ph 815-739-6061
The ideal candidate must be proficient in metrology equipment including calibers and micrometers with the ability to read and understand engineering drawings and tolerances. Good communication, problem solving and team work skills required.
Auto Meter Products, Inc
DeKalb ~ The Knolls Sub.
Genoa~Country View Apts.
Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Gym For Ages Birth On Up, New, $15. 815-895-5373. Sycamore.
We are the industry leader in automotive performance instrumentation and test equipment. Positions available for experienced candidates:
BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS
DeKalb Quiet Studio,1 & 2BR Beautiful New and Pre-Owned Homes Available. Starting at $1000. 2 or 3 Bedrooms Immediate Occupancy Edgebrook Community 1801 DeKalb Ave Sycamore, Il 815-895-9144
MAPLE PARK Town Home Modern 2/3BR, 2.5BA Stove, Refrigerator, Microwave, D/W, W/D, 2 car Garage. $1150/mo+sec. 815-252-3481
2 State St. Entrances, 2 Bathrooms, Parital Kitchen, Updated Mechanicals, Over 2000 sq. ft. CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR
815-739-9997
Immaculate 4,280 sq ft Office / Warehouse. Air conditioned office area and bathrooms Great location near airport & tollway in DeKalb.
815-754-5831
PUBLIC NOTICE "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W12-2871 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY - SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff, VS. Christopher D. Cope; Liese L. Cope; Country View Homeowners` Association, Inc.; Centrue Bank F/K/A Unionbank; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Christopher D. Cope, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Liese L. Cope, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendants. 13 CH 26 Judge Thomas Doherty NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: Christopher D. Cope, Liese L. Cope, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Christopher D. Cope, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Liese L. Cope, Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; that Plaintiff has commenced this case in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County against you and other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage lien recorded against the premises described as follows: PARCEL 1: LOT 23 IN COUNTRY VIEW TOWNHOMES P.U.D. BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 34, 35, 36 AND 37 OF FIRST ADDITION TO
COUNTRYSIDE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION AND LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 OF LILLIAN LANE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ON APRIL 22, 1998 IN PLAT BOOK "Z", PAGE 326, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 98006403, IN THE CITY OF SANDWICH, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CONTAINED IN DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 98006403. C/K/A: 1113 Lillian Lane, Sandwich, IL 60548 PIN: 19-25-253-048 said Mortgage was given by Christopher D. Cope and Liese L. Cope, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as a Nominee for Old Second National Bank, Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009000848. UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otherwise file your answer in this case in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County, 133 W. State Street, Courtroom TBA, DeKalb County Courthouse, Sycamore IL 60178 on or before March 21, 2013, A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W12-2871 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I510170 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS LESA EAMES; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR NEW MILLENNIUM MORTGAGE CORP; NEUCORT LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 34 202 EAST CLOVER AVENUE CORTLAND, IL 60112 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, LESA EAMES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 123 IN NEUCORT LAKES UNIT THREE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 6, 2004 IN PLAT CABINET NO. 9, AT SLIDE NO. 92-D AS DOCUMENT NO. 2004002345, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 202 EAST CLOVER AVENUE, CORTLAND, IL 60112 and which said Mortgage was made by, LESA EAMES; Mortgagor (s), to M.E.R.S., INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NEW MILLENNIUM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DEKALB County, Illinois, as Document No. 2004023598; and for other relief. UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Maureen A. Josh DeKalb Cnty Circuit Clerk 133 W. State Street Sycamore, Illinois 60178 on or before March 21, 2013 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 Email: pleadings@atty-pierce.com PA 1225789 I509636 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CITIZENS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, v. EDWARD R. CURRAN, PAULINE CURRAN, E.C. PAGE'S BAR & GRILL, INC., PUB 34, INC., LUCKY PLUMBING, INC., WW HOME EXPERTS, INC., GUARDIAN FIRE ADJUSTERS, INC., UNKNOWN TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. No. 13 CH 55 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) for publication having been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE-ENTITLED ACTION, that said suit has been commenced in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of DeKalb County, by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the
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Page B8• Tuesday, February 19, 2013 pray g foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: THAT PART OF BLOCK 1 OF LUKIN'S ADDITION TO SANDWICH, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED BY COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1, 73.85 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, 20.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY 230.14 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1, SAID POINT LYING 96.00 FEET WESTERLY OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 51.37 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 139 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 54 SECONDS (MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE) FROM LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 22.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 139 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 54 SECONDS (MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE) FROM LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 119.48 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 169 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 42 SECONDS (MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE) FROM LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 45.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 133 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 32 SECONDS (MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE) FROM LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 38,00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 176 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 21 SECONDS (MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE) FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 41.44 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, (EXCEPT THAT PORTION THEREOF DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1, SAID POINT BEING 67.85 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE EASTERLY ON SAID SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 1, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 86 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 20.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 53 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 20.04 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WESTERLY ON A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF SOUTH 84 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 36.09 FEET TO A POINT LYING 10.02 FEET NORTHERLY OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF SOUTH 0 DEGREES 00 MINUTES AND 00 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.02 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING), IN THE CITY OF SANDWICH, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC OVER THAT PART KNOWN AS OLD ROUTE 34. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 717 E. Church Street, Sandwich, Illinois 60548 PIN NO: 19-36-131-004 And which said Mortgages were made by Edward R. Curran and Pauline Curran, Mortgagors, to Citizens First National Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois as document number: 2008005178
Defendants. Case No. 13 CH 72 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE (FOR PUBLICATION) NOTICE is given to Unknown Owners and Non-record Claimants, of the following-described real estate, that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure action has been commenced and is now pending, and the day on or after which a default may be entered against said Defendants is March 21, 2013. 1. The title of the court, the title of the case, the name of the first named plaintiff and the first named defendant, and the number of the case are identified above. 2. The name of the title holder of record is: Robert Anthony Series, LLC 3. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Parcel I: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 2 IN "MEADOWLANDS", A SUBDIVISION OF SECTIONS 13 AND 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "D" OF PLATS, PAGE 36 ON JUNE 15, 1909 AS DOCUMENT NO. 44190, IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Common Address 1331 and 1333 14TH Street, DeKalb, IL 60115 Permanent Index Number 06-33-157-005 Parcel II: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 2 IN "MEADOWLANDS", A SUBDIVISION OF SECTIONS 13 AND 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "D" OF PLATS, PAGE 36 ON JUNE 15, 1909 AS DOCUMENT NO.44190, IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Common Address 1335 14TH Street, DeKalb, IL 60115 Permanent Index Number 08-14-429-023 Parcel III: THE WEST 50 FEET OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 13 IN W.L. ELLWOOD'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "B" OF PLATS, PAGE 114, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Common Address 1220 Pleasant Street, DeKalb, IL 60115 Permanent Index Number 08-23-276-010 4. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of mortgagee: First Choice Bank b. Name of Lien: Mortgage c. Date of mortgage: March 25, 2009 d. Name of mortgagor: Robert Anthony Series, LLC e. Date and place of recording: April 1, 2009, DeKalb County Recorder's Office f. Identification of recording: Document No. 2009004726 Clerk of the Circuit Court, DeKalb County, IL /s/ Maureen A. Josh
NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said defendant(s), file your answer to the Complaint in this case or otherwise file your Appearance in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, 33 West State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, on or before March 29, 2013, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.
Thomas P. Scherschel SmithAmundsen, LLC 3815 E. Main Street, Suite A-1 St. Charles, IL 60174 630-587-7910 fax 630-5877960 tscherschel@salawus.com ARDC No. 6184669
And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.
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YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORECLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COMMENCES TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court on January 31, 2013. /s/ Maureen A. Josh Maureen A. Josh, Clerk of the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit Court DeKalb County O'Brien Law Offices, P.C. Michael A. O'Brien/6216625 Leslie G. Bleifuss/6224495 124A South County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187 Ph: 630-871-9400 Fax: 630-871-9435 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 5, 12 & 19, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23rd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS INLAND BANK & TRUST CO., f/k/a FIRST CHOICE BANK, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT ANTHONY SERIES, LLC; JOSHUA W. BLANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,
(Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23rd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS INLAND BANK & TRUST CO., f/k/a FIRST CHOICE BANK, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT ANTHONY SERIES, LLC; JOSHUA W. BLANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 13 CH 74 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE (FOR PUBLICATION) NOTICE is given to Unknown Owners and Non-record Claimants, of the following-described real estate, that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure action has been commenced and is now pending, and the day on or after which a default may be entered against said Defendants is March 21, 2013. 1. The title of the court, the title of the case, the name of the first named plaintiff and the first named defendant, and the number of the case are identified above. 2. The name of the title holder of record is: Robert Anthony Series, LLC 3. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOT 1 IN SCHONBACK'S SUBDIVISION, A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF WARBER'S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 33, TOWN-
SHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 26, 2005 IN PLAT CABINET 9, AT SLIDE 160-C, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2005016925, IN THE CITY OF SYCAMORE, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Common Address: 202 Sabin Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178 Permanent Index Number: 06-33-157-005 4. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of mortgagee: First Choice Bank b. Name of Lien: Mortgage c. Date of mortgage: March 25, 2009 d. Name of mortgagor: Robert Anthony Series, LLC e. Date and place of recording: April 1, 2009, DeKalb County Recorder's Office f. Identification of recording: Document No. 2009004728 Clerk of the Circuit Court, DeKalb County, IL /s/ Maureen A. Josh Thomas P. Scherschel SmithAmundsen, LLC 3815 E. Main Street, Suite A-1 St. Charles, IL 60174 630-587-7910 fax 630-587-7960 tscherschel@salawus.com ARDC No. 6184669 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DE KALB
COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-NLC1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NLC1 Plaintiff, -v.DENNIS M. HADLEY, et al Defendant 3 : 12 CV 50014 JUDGE FREDERICK J. KAPALA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 30, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 1:00 PM on March 26, 2013, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W State front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT 6-B OF STONEHENGE OF SYCAMORE CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON THE SURVEY OF PART OF LOT 1 OF STONEHENGE SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ''PARCEL'') WHICH SURVEY IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK ''Q'', PAGE 33 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF DEKALB COUNTY ILLINOIS, AND REFERRED TO AS EXHIBIT A ON THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM MADE BY NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF SYCAMORE, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JULY 26, 1971 KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 1367, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCUMENT NO. 376517, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME; TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN SAID PARCEL (EXCEPTING FROM SAID PARCEL ALL THE PROPERTY AND SPACE COMPRISING ALL THE UNITS THEREOF AS DEFINED AND SET FORTH IN SAID DECLARATION AND SURVEY). Commonly known as 1504 EAST STONEHENGE DRIVE, Sycamore, IL 60178 Property Index No. 08-01-257-015. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $104,771.16. Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, 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: BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP, 9191 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410, (219) 769-1313 FAX #: 219-769-6806. Please refer to file number 14374.7699. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP 9191 BROADWAY Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 769-1313 Attorney File No. 14374.7699 Case Number: 3 : 12 CV 50014 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I510591
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Notice is given of the death of DALE E. GROMETER, of Waterman, Illinois. Letters of Administration were issued on the 30th day of January, 2013, to Denise R. McWilliams, P.O. Box 600, Hinckley, Illinois 60520, whose attorneys are The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC, 2040 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, Illinois 60178. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Court House, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, or with the representative, or both, no later than 4:30 p.m. on or before the 6th day of August, 2013, and 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. Denise R. McWilliams, Administrator By: /s/ Jill M. Tritt One of her Attorneys The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC 2040 Aberdeen Court Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: (815) 758-6616
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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DE KALB PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF Kathleen D. Anderson, Deceased NO. 13 P 20 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Kathleen D. Anderson, of DeKalb, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on the 13th day of February, 2013, to Jeffrey A. Pearson, Executor/Independent Representative, 503 Oak Ave, Aurora, Illinois 60506. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Court House, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178, or with the Representative, or both, no later than six (6) months from the date of first publication of this Notice and 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. Estate of Kathleen D. Anderson, Deceased By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Pearson Law Office of John R. Corneille, LLC 151 W. Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115 815-787-3519 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)
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