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Early voting begins Monday By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – DeKalb County will open three more voting locations Monday for the start of early voting. Polls will be open at the Sandwich Fire Department at 310 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich, Kirkland Village Hall at 511 W. Main St. in Kirkland, and the Blackhawk Annex of the Holmes Student Center on the Northern Illinois University campus at

the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road in DeKalb. The DeKalb County Legislative Center at 200 N. Main St. in Sycamore also will continue to be available to voters as well. DeKalb County Clerk John Acardo said he expects many of the county’s residents to take advantage of the early voting process, especially now that they don’t need a reason to request an absentee ballot as they did

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before 2011. “I think early voting is becoming more and more popular because of the convenience factor,” he said. Since pre-election day voting began Feb. 28, 325 people have voted in person or by mail, Acardo said. Although he always hopes all the county’s 57,000 registered voters cast their ballots, he expects only 20 to 21 percent of them actually will in the April 9 election. The ballot is comprised en-

tirely of local races including library board, school board, mayoral and aldermanic seats. “I always say these are the most important elections in my opinion,” Acardo said. Although these local elections, which include more than 430 candidates countywide, aren’t as glamourous as the national elections, they play a major role in the communities. “These elected representatives have a significant im-

pact on our every day lives,” he said. For residents who haven’t registered to vote, Acardo said there is still time. Voters can register with valid photo identification at the Legislative Center in Sycamore and the NIU campus locations during a grace period that lasts until noon April 6, but they must cast their ballot at the time of registration.

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Where to vote: • DeKalb County Legislative Center, 200 N. Main St. in Sycamore • Blackhawk Annex of Holmes Student Center, NIU campus in DeKalb • Sandwich Fire Department, 310 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich • Kirkland Village Hall, 511 W. Main St. in Kirkland What to bring: Valid government-issued photo identification On the Web: For information on local candidates, see the Daily Chronicle’s Election Central website online at Elections. Daily-Chronicle.com.

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By JULIE PACE The Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan – President Barack Obama warned Friday that an “enclave for extremism” could fill a leadership void in wartorn Syria, a chilling scenario for an already tumultuous region, especially for Jordan, Syria’s neighbor and a nation at the crossroads of the struggle for stability in the Middle East. In a significant step toward easing regional tensions, Obama also brokered a phone call between leaders from Israel and Turkey that resulted in an extraordinary apology from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound Turkish flotilla. The call marked a diplomatic victory for the president and a crucial realignment in the region, given Israel’s and Turkey’s shared interests, in particular the fear that Syria’s civil war could spill over their respective borders. Obama said he remains confident that embattled Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s government will ultimately collapse. But he warned that when that happens, Syria would not be “put back together perfectly,” and he said he fears the nation could become a hotbed for extremists. “I am very concerned about Syria becoming an enclave for extremism, because extremists thrive in chaos,” Obama said during a joint news conference with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. “They thrive in failed states, they thrive in power vacuums.”

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Sgt. Mark Tehan (second from right) addresses fellow police officers during a roll-call meeting on Wednesday at the DeKalb Police Department in DeKalb.

DeKalb department’s calls increase; staffing still at 2007 levels By JEFF ENGELHARDT

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President Barack Obama (left) and Jordan’s King Abdullah II shake hands after their joint news conference Friday at the King’s Palace in Amman, Jordan.

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DeKALB – The city of DeKalb has 1.3 police officers for every 1,000 people, a ratio lower than all other state university cities in Illinois. But DeKalb police Chief Gene Lowery’s concern does not start until the phone rings. Although the population held steady, calls for service increased from 38,803 in 2011 to 40,908 in 2012. Looking at the number of calls per officer, DeKalb’s was double that of Urbana-Champaign’s, the state’s largest university town. Lowery said the 647 calls per officer last year showed the department needs more officers if it hopes to become a proactive force rather than a reactive one.

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“I have never been part of a department where they do more with less. I don’t know how they do it,” Lowery said of his officers. “The big dilemma is that you are so buried in responding to calls for service that all you do is react. You never get ahead of the game, ahead of the cycle of crime.” To combat the problem, Lowery said he planned to ask the DeKalb City Council

for more officers this coming fiscal year, though he did not want to say how many he would request until he makes his formal presentation to aldermen. The department has 61 officers including Lowery, and is authorized for 63 this year. Lowery said the problem is two of the officers on staff still are training and the two open positions could take a year to fill because of the police academy and training process. With DeKalb’s force operating at 2007 strength levels, Lowery said he is in the process of reorganizing the department to place greater emphasis on patrol units using a “cops on dots” philosophy – targeting high-crime areas and attempting to maximize untapped resources.

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8 DAILY PLANNER Saturday Community Bingo: Today at Prairie Crossing Supportive Living Community, 407 W. Comanche St., Shabbona. Free to play. Prizes will be given. Call Julie at 815-8248480. Weight Watchers: 7:15 a.m. weigh in, 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. meetings Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb. Overeaters Anonymous Walkand-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at The Federated Church, 612 W. State St. in Sycamore. www.oa.org; Contact: Marilyn at 815-751-4822. NICE Food and Clothing Center: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, by appointment other days, at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. This nondenominational food pantry serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County. 815-824-2228. It Is What It Is AA(C): 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. North Central Illinois Wild Rose Chapter of Women on Wheels: 9 a.m. at Elburn Town and Country Library, with breakfast at Papa G’s restaurant in Elburn. All women motorcycle riders are welcome. www.nciwildroses.com; Gigi Beaird at gbeaird@niu.edu or 815-7661206. As Bill Sees It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Learning to Live Al-Anon group: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Newman Catholic Center annex, Normal Road in DeKalb; llc904@hotmail. com. Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb; www.rragsna. org; 815-964-5959. Knights’ Saturday Burgers and More: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club: 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public. Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. The public is invited for lunch. Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St.; www.genoavetshome. us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@ yahoo.com or 815-751-1509. Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Sunday 24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204, 111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free admission and open to all. www. dekalbalumni.org. Society for Creative Anachronism armored fighting practice: 4:30 p.m. behind Stevenson North at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. For Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors. Visit www.carraigban.org/ or call 815739-5788 or 815-986-5403. Bread & Roses women’s chorus practice: 5:45 to 8 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. For information, call Patty Rieman at 815-758-4897 or visit www. breadandroseschorus.org. Steps And Traditions AA(C): 6 p.m. at Masonic Hall, Route 23, Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. No Longer Hopeless AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Monday Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. at Senior Services Center, 330 Grove St. in DeKalb; 815-758-4718. Free blood pressure clinic: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. www.kishhospital.org/programs; 815-748-8962.

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ed library that will be more than a warehouse for books and computer terminals. With 46,000 square feet of new space added to the building, the library will have space for meetings, public art displays, book clubs, poetry readings, and more. “It will be the cultural center of the community,” Neher said. Or at least, it will be if everything comes together in the coming days the way Neher and supporters of the library’s expansion hope it will. Library officials are scrambling scrape together $11.5 million by June so they can use an $8.5 million construction grant from the Illinois State Library. Their new plan, announced Thursday, will be $4 million cheaper. They’ve also made changes in response to public criticism of their plan to raise $6 million in private donations in three years. Where the money comes from now: • State grant: $8.5 million • City of DeKalb bonds: $6.5 million • Tax increment financing proceeds: $2 million • Private fundraising: $2 million • Library reserves: $1 million The cost to you, if you own and live in a DeKalb home with an assessed value of $200,000: About $48 a year on your property tax bill. That, library supporters say, is a small price to pay for having more public space in town and a library building that is accessible and useful to all. I met with Neher, Library Director Dee Coover, and IT Coordinator Patrick Smith on Friday. We talked about criticisms that have been leveled of the library expansion plan, and the changes they’ve made in response. Library officials have tried to be responsive to public opinion. There were concerns – including from me – that their plan to raise $6 million in donations over three years was too ambitious. The fear was that if they failed, taxpayers would be left to pay off whatever remainder they couldn’t raise. In response, library officials now plan to raise only $2 million. They’re going to drop the $4 million in renovations to the old library building from the overall project cost. Already, they say they have promises of $650,000. In order to make their deadline, they plan to borrow $2 million from three local banks and repay the loans over three years with donations. “Now we have essentially a $2 million private philanthropy [target], and that’s going to be very easy,” Neher said. What about the request for $2 million in TIF funds? Is that a money grab by the library? Isn’t that money supposed to be used to promote business growth (like maybe an Olive

Eric Olson Garden)? Coover said about 1,000 people visit the library daily, and about a third of those visit downtown DeKalb as part of that trip. Library consultants predict the expansion will increase library use by 25 percent, Coover said. “One-third of those people will also be going downtown, shopping, buying lunch,” she said. There’s also been the criticism that this should be put to a referendum. But Coover pointed out that the library board only received confirmation that they would receive the $8.5 million state grant Dec. 20, leaving little time to plan any kind of informational campaign. And the deadline to have the funds is June. “We thought a referendum was not doable in that short period of time,” Coover said. What’s more, the law doesn’t require them to have a referendum. DeKalb is a home-rule community and can borrow the funds without asking voters’ permission. Library officials have put together materials in anticipation of the public fundraising campaign, which will have the slogan “From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired.” Provided the City Council signs off on the revamped funding plan for the $20 million library expansion, the campaign will kick off Tuesday. You can learn more about it online at www.DKPL.org. Anyone who’s visited the library can see that there’s not enough space. The videos they’ve created try to drive that point home and include testimonials from patrons such as Lynne Thomas, who explains how library patrons who use wheelchairs or walkers do not have the same level of access to the public space as the able-bodied. The library has landmark status and as such is exempt from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act. If the council gives the go-ahead Monday, fundraising begins Tuesday and the expansion could be finished four years from now, Coover said. “The entire community uses the library, from the university president to people getting their GED to families experiencing reading,” Coover said. “One of the joys of working at the DeKalb Public Library is seeing the total diversity of this community.” Library supporters are asking for no small amount of money. But the state grant also makes it possible for them to build an addition befitting the structure that Jacob Haish made possible in 1930.

It feels like it’s time to do this. ••• School nerves: As the father of two girls just beginning their education, I am a bit nervous these days. Like most parents, I want the opportunities for my children to be better than what I had. But these are difficult times for public schools. They’re being put in a tougher and tougher position each year by Illinois Democrats, who control every apparatus of lawmaking in Springfield and have used that power to do next to nothing while our state’s finances deteriorated to worst-in-the-nation status. The result? The state is expected to cut education funding for a third consecutive year. Last school year, the state paid 95 percent of the $6,119-per-student aid it was supposed to provide. This school year, it is providing 89 percent. For next school year, Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget calls for the state to pay 80 percent of the $6,119-per-pupil it is supposed to provide to public school districts around the state. Now we’re feeling the consequences of their negligence. Genoa-Kingston School District 424 board members decided Tuesday that they would lay off 14 teachers, cut freshman sports and eliminate dozens of other jobs. District 424 is not the only one making cuts. This might be the year we feel the full extent of Springfield’s failure. Like other supporters of public education, I am nervous. But perhaps this is what it will take to make people realize the extent of the problem. ••• So vote: Conveniently, it is time for us to elect people to represent us on local school boards. They are volunteering to serve without pay for four years. We will count on them to make tough choices about our tax dollars and our communities’ children. Who are they? One place you can find out is on our Election Central website, elections.Daily-Chronicle.com, where you can read candidate bios and responses to questions about your local schools. In Genoa-Kingston District 424, five candidates are seeking four seats. They are: Kerri Sosnowski, Dale Pelley, Kristin Brynteson, Heather Edwards and Taunya Fischer. All five have taken the time to respond to our questions. In DeKalb District 428, all five candidates for three seats graciously have answered our questions. The candidates are: Vickie Hernan-Faivre, Marilyn Parker, Victoria Newport, George Mitchell and Mary Hess. Please take the time to get to know your local candidates, and remember to vote on or before April 9.

• Eric Olson is the editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815756-4841, ext. 2257, or email eolson@ shawmedia.com.

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Miniature horse aids Alaska boy with special needs By DAN JOLING The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A young miniature horse in sneakers is helping a 4-year-old special needs child at an Anchorage public elementary school. Zoe, a black mare, is a service animal for preschooler Zaiden Beattie at Russian Jack Elementary School. It’s the only service horse in an Alaska school – and after multiple online searches, the only service horse Principal Elizabeth Hornbuckle could find at any school in the nation. Zaiden is one of 300 children in the U.S. diagnosed with ataxia-telangiectasia, a genetic disorder that progressively robs children of their ability to coordinate movement such as walking. Zaiden’s mother, Lesley Zacharias, a professional horse trainer, is teaching Zoe to help Zaiden walk steadily until the disease inevitably shackles him to

a wheelchair. “He moves around a lot better and has more energy if he’s got a hand on someone, either holding someone’s hand or a hand on something,” Zacharias said. “My personal goal is first grade with a pony instead of a walker.” The head of the 10-month-old horse only rises to an adult’s waist and is almost irresistible to touch, though training protocols call for her to be petted on the neck, not the face, and only when given permission. Zoe is calm but playful, eager to play or work, and lets her owners know it by nuzzling their hands. The sturdy, 150-pound animal began making appearances in Zaiden’s preschool classroom in January. Early training began with socialization – exposure to crowds and loud noises such as the school’s fire alarm. Now she’s learning tasks. “She’s providing balance and mo-

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Zaiden Beattie, 4, pets his miniature service horse, Zoe, in his class at Russian Jack Elementary School on Wednesday in Anchorage, Alaska. bility, and she’s learning how to pick things up and eventually hand things to him,” Zacharias said. Zacharias describes Zaiden’s balance as “good to wobbly.” “He trips a fair amount. He falls down a fair amount,” she said. “Some

days, by the time he gets off the school bus, his legs look like they’re going to give out.” Most people with the disease are in a wheelchair by the age of 16. A-T also causes immune system problems and a high rate of cancer, and patients generally die in their 20s, according to the National Cancer Institute. “It’s progressive. Fatal. Basically he’s going to lose his brain cells in his cerebellum, so he’ll just continually lose motor-skill ability,” Zacharias said. “But intellectually, he’s going to be there the whole time.” U.S. Department of Justice regulations that took effect in March 2011 recognized miniature horses as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Zacharias became determined to find one to extend her son’s mobility. Her partner, Joel Beattie, was skeptical, she said, but one by one, obstacles fell.

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School honors grandparents Shabbona elementary students perform for relatives

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By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com SHABBONA – Jim and Mary Kidd look forward to traveling from Big Rock to Shabbona every year at this time. They visit Shabbona Elementary School every Grandparents’ Day to see their grandchildren, Brooke and Jeffrey Probst, showcase their school and perform in the annual music program. This year, Jeffrey shared with his first-grade class a paper he wrote about activities he liked to do with his grandparents. He wrote that he liked to swim with them and spend time with his grandfather, Jim. “He just loves to hang out with his grandpa,” Mary Kidd said. “He loves his grandpa very much.” More than 350 grandparents filed into the Shabbona Elementary School gym Friday morning to watch their grandchildren perform musical numbers such as “Hot Cross Buns” and “Skip to My Lou” in their honor. “Some of them have been coming for years to support the kids and the community,” said Shabbona Elementary School principal David Mantzke. Music teacher Sue Jacobson led the annual music program, in which each class from kindergarten to fifth grade performed musical numbers for the grandparents. “We’re just really happy with how well attended this is,” Jacobson said. “That’s what makes the kids so excited.” Richard Bend, whose grandson Logan Bend is a fourth-grader and one of three siblings at Shabbona Elementary, said he’s been to about 30

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Molly Snoke (left) and her granddaughter Olivia Mendiola, 9, look over books at a book fair as Stan Snoke looks on during Grandparents Day on Friday at Shabbona Elementary School.

More online For video coverage of grandparents day visit daily-chronicle.com to 40 grandparents days over the years, visiting with several of his 30 grandchildren and learning about their classes individually. Bend said spending quality time with each of his grandchildren during the event was all about time management. “[I spend] a half-hour here and a half-hour there,” he said. Jean Slater can relate. Slater traveled from Sugar Grove to spend the morning with the youngest of her 11 grandchildren, Shabbona second-grader Amelia McClane. She said being able to devote her time to just one grandchild was special. “There was a time I had to share my time,” she said.

(From left to right) Anthony Bruner, Cooper Larson, Drew Phipps and Evie Witte of Joann Pardridge’s (not pictured) fifth-grade class perform a play for guests to Friday morning’s Grandparents Day. Mantzke said the purpose of the day and the musical program is to thank those who influence the students so much. “It’s just to give back to the grandparents and friends and family,” he said. Mary Kidd said she and her husband, in turn, would like to give back to the students at the school by fostering those with-

out grandparents on this day. “I can’t imagine not having someone,” she said. Kidd said she hopes to get other foster grandparents involved with this initiative because it would benefit both the students and adults. “I think it would be a great opportunity for other people in the community,” she said.

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DeKALB – Residents will soon be paying more for some park district services, while park officials are setting aside money for an anticipated $5 million loan to renovate Hopkins Pool. For months, DeKalb park commissioners discussed renovating Hopkins Pool. The plans have not been finalized, but the park district is planning to borrow $5 million for the project and repay it using existing revenue sources. As outlined in the fiscal 2014 budget the park commissioners approved Thursday, the district is allocating $390,000 for next year’s loan payment. Executive Director Cindy Capek said PHN Architects, the firm hired to design the new pool, presented some modifications to the board Thursday night. “We changed some things, like the entrance of the main pool, broadening the base of deeper surface water,” Capek said. “Nothing major, just tweaking the schematic plans.” Beginning in the fall, fees for indoor soccer teams and people who want to rent the field house will rise. Soccer teams, which used to pay $300, will pay $350 a team, while field house rentals will cost $140 an hour, up from $125 an hour. Fitness passholders already saw their annual pass increase from $5 to $20. The

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pass allows a year of free access to Haish Gym Fitness Center, open gym and the indoor walk program at the Sports and Recreation Center. Fees at the park district’s open gym also were increased as well. Capek said no one spoke at Thursday’s budget hearing, and there were no public comments received by phone or email. Thursday’s meeting also featured updates on the park district’s ability to acquire Kiwanis Park from DeKalb School District 428. Park district leaders pursued the purchase after public outcry caused the school district to abandon plans last year to transfer it to ShoDeen Construction as part of a larger land swap deal. Capek said they will have more information in April about the cost to purchase the park. “It’s premature to state the amount because we haven’t signed any contract yet,” Capek said. “We don’t see [the cost] to be an issue. ... It will be a good thing for the community.” Next month, park commissioners also will hear a solid plan for restoring the Nature Trail, which saw ComEd clear-cutting the trees along it last year. Capek said the plan will focus on what will be planted there, and not the cost. “We’re looking at quantities of material right now,” Capek said. “We don’t have dollar amounts related to it yet.”

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Comedy fundraiser helps D-428 By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com DeKALB – For one night only, school finances are a laughing matter. The DeKalb Education Foundation will host its annual Comedy Night on April 5 when Chicago-based improv group ComedySportz comes to the Egyptian Theatre. The fundraiser brought in more than $20,000 last year for the organization dedicated to enhancing classroom experiences for students in DeKalb School District 428. Nancy Schelkopf, DeKalb Education Foundation board member, said the event is the foundation’s largest fundraiser and would continue to grow

in importance as more teachers turn to the organization for grants as state funding and property tax revenue continue to decline. “We see our role growing,” she said. “Teachers turn to DEF time and time again to meet their needs.” Founded in 1987 by local community members, the foundation provides grants, scholarships and other resources to District 428. The group recently provided technology upgrades at Clinton Rosette Middle School, new books for libraries at Huntley Middle School and Lincoln Elementary, and math activities for the Family Resource Center at Jefferson Elementary.

The foundation awards roughly $12,000 through three grant periods each year. Lindsey Engelsman, foundation board member, said she hopes to sell at least 350 tickets for the event, which will feature ComedySportz for the second time in three years. Engelsman said the group was a hit during the 2011 Comedy Night. ComedySportz features two teams of comedians who compete for the audience’s applause through short scenes, games and phrases based on ideas the audience suggests. “We discovered them first a few years ago and everyone loved them,” Engelsman said. “They interact so well with the crowd.”

If you go What: DeKalb Education Foundation’s annual Comedy Night When: Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. April 5. Where: Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb Cost: Tickets cost $25 and can be bought online at egyptiantheatre.org, at the Egyptian Theatre box office, from any DEF board member or at the door the night of the performance. Fatty’s Pub & Grille will provide a cash bar throughout the evening.

Illinois legislators face tough votes after break By REGINA GARCIA–CAN The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers left Springfield on Friday for a two-week vacation before a final two-month push at resolving the state’s pressing problems, including the nation’s worst pension crisis. After three months of debate, lawmakers finally showed some progress on tackling state employee pensions, but they have yet to move far a proposal allowing gay marriage, a federal judge’s order to permit conceal carry of weapons and an oil-drilling practice that could create thousands of jobs. Also looming: Yet another push for an expansion of casinos and the need to approve a spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn laid out what he called “the most difficult budget Illinois has ever faced.” Legislators will intensify efforts to address all of those issues in the eight weeks before their May 31 adjournment. But a possible fix for the state’s $100 billion pension systems deficit will remain center stage. Some lawmakers believe they’ve at least gained momentum with their votes on pension reform this week. “I don’t feel like the break will hurt us,” said Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Northbrook, chairwoman of the House Person-

nel and Pensions Committee. “We’ve really done the heavy lifting right now.” Here’s where some significant legislative measures stand:

PENSIONS Discussions on the state’s pension mess have dragged for more than a year, but lawmakers’ faces showed signs of relief Thursday when the House approved a measure aimed at reducing and delaying cost-ofliving increases in state employees’ retirement pay. The measure is by no means the comprehensive reform needed to fix the pension problem. But lawmakers could still call the approval victory because the pared-down measure – estimated to save the state $19 billion – had been one of the most contentious points of debate. The driving forces behind the proposal – Nekritz and Sen. Daniel Biss, D-Evanston – shared a big hug after the breakthrough. But they conceded the measures’ fate in the Senate is uncertain. On Wednesday, the Senate rejected a more comprehensive reform package sponsored by Biss. It included the COLA cuts and two other stripped-down measures that have passed the House.

sex couples to marry received the Senate’s approval on Valentine’s Day. Only one Republican voted in favor of it. Now House members are sending mixed signals about it. The most powerful man in the General Assembly, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, last week said the measure is 12 votes short of approval. But one of the bill’s top sponsors, Democratic Rep. Greg Harris, said it’s closer than that. In the past, Harris and other supporters have said they would not call the proposal for a vote until they are certain they have the 60 votes needed to pass it.

and regulate the practice of high-volume oil and gas drilling, known as “fracking,” has been negotiated by lawmakers, representatives from the oil and gas industry, environmentalists, agriculture industry officials and Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Experts have said the bill has the strictest regulations in the nation. Lawmakers have touted it as a jobs and revenue generator. The measure is stalled in a House committee while industry and unions work out differences over hiring requirements. Supporters say they are confident it has the backing to move forward.

CASINOS An Illinois Senate committee approved a measure calling for five new casinos and thousands of slots at racetracks and Chicago’s airports. Quinn has vetoed two similar proposals, but the new measure would allocate the gambling expansion’s profits to education, an idea Quinn has suggested he could support. Legislative supporters say that adding the casinos could create thousands of jobs. But Quinn has vetoed their past attempts on ethical premises, and he says he is still studying the most recent one.

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GUNS In December, a federal court struck down Illinois’ concealed weapons ban – the last in the nation – and gave lawmakers until June 8 to adopt a law allowing concealed carry. To find a solution, the House began holding weekly floor sessions last month, allowing lawmakers to propose gun measures. So far, lawmakers have considered more than 15 proposals, both for and against gun restrictions, but they are nowhere close to sending a bill to the Senate. Quinn wants Lisa Madigan to appeal the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court. She has said she will wait to see what lawmakers decide.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Crime Stoppers seek details on camp thefts KINGSTON – Crime Stoppers is seeking information about a string of thefts over the past month at Camp Shangri-La north of Kingston. Barbeque grills, trolling motors and fishing equipment among other items, were reported stolen, according to a news release. Those with information about the crime can call Crime Stoppers

at 815-895-3272 or email crimestoppers@dekalbcounty. org. Tipsters can remain anonymous and could earn up to $1,000.

Sycamore Easter egg hunt set for March 30 SYCAMORE The Sycamore Police F.O.P. Lodge No. 133 and local merchants will host an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. March 30.

The hunt will be at Sycamore Park off Airport Road south of State Street. It will feature prizes for three age levels of children ages 10 and younger, according to a news release. In the case of bad weather, listen to WLBK-AM 1360 for any changes.

DeKalb candidates night Wednesday at Oak Crest DeKALB – Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center

residents and staff will host a candidates night at 7 p.m. Wednesday. DeKalb’s mayoral and city clerk candidates have been invited to answer questions that residents and guests may have, a news release states. The event will be in the Little Theater at the retirement center, 2944 Greenwood Acres Drive, DeKalb. – Daily Chronicle

8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: 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 Shalonda G. Williams, 21, of the 1100 block of West Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, was arrested Thursday, March 21, on an original warrant for possession

of a controlled substance. DeJan Gligorevic, 19, of the 5500 block of Danburry Drive in Rockford, was charged Friday, March 22, with consumption of alcohol by a minor. Samuel Gomez-Gonzales, 19, of the 2900 block of 16th Street in Rockford, was charged Friday, March 22, with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Alex Gutierrez-Renteria, 18, of the 2600 block of Beaumont Place in Rockford, was charged

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8OBITUARIES DAVID BLITZBLAU Died: March 18, 2013, in Raleigh N.C. David Blitzblau, 60, of Raleigh, N.C., and formerly of DeKalb, passed away March 18, 2013, at his home. The cause of his death was complications due to cancer. Other information is pending at this time. Visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

PHYLLIS A. COWING Born: Sept. 3, 1946, in Melrose Park, Ill. Died: March 21, 2013, in Libertyville, Ill. SYCAMORE – Phyllis A. Cowing, 66, of Sycamore, Ill., died Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She was born Sept. 3, 1946, in Melrose Park, the daughter of Charles E. and Antoinette (DiMilio) Rich. Phyllis was an accounts receivable clerk for Dominicks Grocery Store for 25 years and later worked for Advantage Sales for 12 years. Survivors include her son, Robert Cowing of Sycamore; mother, Antoinette Rich of Round Lake; two brothers, Charles Rich of Maple Park and William (Marlene) Rich of Elk Grove Village; and her dog, Dakota. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 25, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 244 Waterman St., Sycamore, with the Rev. Paul Lipinski celebrating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Sycamore. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore, with a scripture service being recited at 4:30 p.m. For information or to sign the online guest book, visit www. ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

RITA E. GANNON Born: April 3, 1932, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: March 21, 2013, in Elgin, Ill. ELGIN – Rita E. Gannon, 80, of Elgin, Ill., passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Elgin. She was born April 3, 1932, in DeKalb, the daughter of Leonard and Vivian (Shipp) Switzer. Rita was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, Elgin, and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Rita was an educator for School District U-46 for more than 35 years and touched the lives of many small children, starting at Lincoln Elementary then going to Garfield and finishing at Hillcrest before retiring. She is survived by her sisters, Doris Kemnitz and Carol Switzer; stepchildren, Gary (Mary) Gannon, Mary Sue (George) Zenger, Jeffery (Catherine) Gannon and Nancy (Monte) Mecklenburg; and many nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter Gannon in 2012; and a brother, Allen. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 25, at Epworth United Methodist Church, 37W041 Highland Ave.,

Elgin. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, DeKalb. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Laird Funeral Home, Elgin, and from 9:15 a.m. Monday until the time of services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society or Epworth United Methodist Church. For information, call 847-7418800 or visit www.LairdFamilyFuneralServices.com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

JUNE GRACE HINKSTON Born: June 20, 1929, in Shabbona, Ill. Died: March 20, 2013, in Winfield, Ill. SHABBONA – June Grace Hinkston, 83, life-long resident of Shabbona, Ill., died at 8:30 a.m. March 20, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. Born June 20, 1929, in Shabbona, the daughter of John and Mildred (Wingert) Letheby, June graduated from Shabbona High School in 1947 and went on to attend Rockford Business College. June worked for the Shabbona Community School District for more than 30 years. After her retirement, she enjoyed volunteering her time at the local Historical Museum. June is survived by her three children, Linda (Roger) Evans of San Diego, Calif., David (Debra) Hinkston of DeKalb and Gerry (Debbie) Hinkston of Shabbona; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Ann (Robert) Taylor of Sycamore; and brother, John (Sun Hi) Letheby of Dundee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil; and two brothers, Kenneth Letheby and Fred Letheby. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Shabbona United Church of Christ with Pastor James Allen officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the services. A memorial fund has been established for the United Church of Christ in Shabbona. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

KATHERINE I. (BUFFINGTON) NEHRING Died: March 22, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. Katherine Irene (Buffington) Nehring, 93, of DeKalb, Ill., died Friday, March 22, 2013, at home. Arrangements are pending at Anderson Funeral Home Ltd., in DeKalb. For information, visit www.AndersonFuneralHomeLtd. com or call 815-756-1022. Visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

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Cuts force FAA to close 149 air traffic towers By JASON KEYSER The Associated Press CHICAGO – Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration released a final list Friday of 149 air traffic control towers that it will close at small airports around the country starting early next month. The closures will not force the shutdown of any of those airports, but pilots will be left to coordinate takeoffs and landings among themselves over a shared radio frequency with no help from ground controllers. All pilots are trained to fly using those procedures. The plan has raised concerns since a preliminary list of facilities was released a month ago. Those worries include the impact on safety and the potential financial effect on communities that rely on airports to help attract businesses and tourists.

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“We will work with the airports and the operators to ensure the procedures are in place to maintain the high level of safety at non-towered airports,” FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a statement. The FAA is being forced to trim $637 million for the rest of the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. The agency said it had no choice but to subject most of its 47,000 employees, including tower controllers, to periodic furloughs and to close air traffic facilities at small airports with lighter traffic. The changes are part of the across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestra-

tion, which went into effect March 1. The airports targeted for tower shutdowns have fewer than 150,000 total flight operations a year. Of those, fewer than 10,000 are commercial flights by passenger airlines. Airport directors, pilots and others in the aviation sector have argued that stripping away an extra layer of safety during the most critical stages of flight will elevate risks and at the very least slow years of progress that made the U.S. aviation network the safest in the world. Airlines have yet to say whether they will continue offering service to airports that

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An American Eagle flight waits for release from the air traffic control tower March 9, 2010, at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. lose tower staff. The 149 air traffic facilities slated to begin closing on April 7 are all staffed by contract employees who are not FAA staffers. There were 65 other facilities staffed by FAA employees on the preliminary list of towers that could be closed. A final decision on

their closure will require further review, the FAA said. The agency is also still considering eliminating overnight shifts at 72 air traffic facilities, including some at major airports like Chicago’s Midway International and General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. There was no

Would-be bomber Parents, union to fight apologizes in letter Chicago school closings By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO – A young Lebanese immigrant awaiting sentencing for placing a backpack he thought held a bomb near Chicago’s Wrigley Field wrote a letter to the judge saying he drank “all day, every day” for months before the would-be attack. In a seven page letter to U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman, Sami Samir Hassoun apologizes and insists he has worked hard at becoming a better person, including by taking yoga instruction in jail. The letter was included in a defense filing this week. Hassoun, in custody since his 2010 arrest, is scheduled to be sentenced April 5. Prosecutors want a 30year prison sentence for the 25-year-old, who pleaded guilty to weapons charges last year. The defense filing argues Hassoun deserves no more than 20 years, in part because they contend he was egged on by an FBI informant to concoct the bombing scheme. In his plea agreement, Hassoun admitted he dropped what he believed was a bomb into a trash bin on a crowded street by the Chicago Cubs’ stadium in 2010. The fake device was given to him by undercover FBI agents who had been tipped off by the informant.

In the letter – dated Oct. 12, 2012, but released publicly this week – Hassoun tells Gettleman, “I am so ashamed of my actions and of this horrific crime that I’ve committed.” He describes feeling despondent and confused with his new life as a bakery worker, frustrated by broken dreams of becoming rich after he and his parents moved to the U.S. from Lebanon in 2008. “By two to three months before my crime, I was drinking all day, every day,” he wrote. “I would open a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black in the morning and finish it by evening, while also drinking vodka and beer.” Hassoun said he has confronted his self-destructiveness, has taken anger-management courses and is working toward a degree through a University of Ohio program designed for inmates. Hassoun, who was born in Beruit, blamed what he described as longstanding emotional issues, in part, on trauma that lingered with him since childhood living in Ivory Coast when civil strife broke out in that African nation. “I witnessed all these horrific and barbaric scenes and images from the balcony of our apartment,” he wrote. “I lived in constant fear, hearing rumors that they were invading homes, and raping women and kids.”

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By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press CHICAGO – Chicago Public Schools officials ended months of speculation when they released the list of 54 schools the city plans to close, but the pushback against Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his schools chief is likely just starting to ramp up. As word of the schools on the long-awaited closings list trickled out Thursday, parents, teachers and community members – some furious, some in tears – vowed to fight the closings. One group took a bus of people to protest in front of the homes of school board members, and some parents spoke of a lawsuit. The Chicago Teachers Union already had scheduled a mass protest march through downtown for next week. “We are the City of Big

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Shoulders and so we intend to put up a fight,” union President Karen Lewis said. “We don’t know if we can win, but if you don’t fight, you will never win at all.” Emanuel and schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett say the closures are necessary because too many Chicago Public School buildings are underutilized, with 403,000 students in a system that has seats for more than 500,000. But opponents say the closures will further erode troubled neighborhoods and endanger students who may have to cross gang bound-

aries to attend school. The schools slated for closure are all elementary schools and are overwhelmingly black and in low-income neighborhoods. About 30,000 students will be affected by the plan, with about half that number moving into new schools. CPS officials say money being spent to keep underused schools open could be better used to educate students elsewhere as the district deals with a $1 billion budget deficit. Chicago officials have moved to close schools in the past, but never anywhere near the number designated at one time by the Emanuel administration. Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration spread school closings over a number of years. CPS, the nation’s third-largest school district, now has 681 schools.

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By ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats neared approval of their first budget proposal in four years Friday, calling for almost $1 billion in tax increases over the coming decade while sheltering safety net programs targeted by House Republicans. The Democrats also would reverse automatic spending cuts that are beginning to strike both the Pentagon and domestic programs. The nonbinding but politically symbolic measure caters to party stalwarts on the liberal edge of the spectrum just as the House GOP measure is crafted to appeal to more recent tea party arrivals. Approval of the Senate version was expected to come long after dark – after dozens of votes on amendments, many of which were offered in hopes of inflicting political damage on Democratic senators up for re-election in GOP-leaning states like Alaska and Louisiana. About $1 trillion in new revenue would flow to the government over the coming decade – on top of more than $600 billion in taxes on upper-income earners approved in January – and would be coupled with a net $875 billion

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Republicans countered with a move by Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., putting Democrats on record in opposition to balancing the budget by the end of the decade. It failed on a near party-line vote. Additional votes Friday could feature forays into off-topic subjects like super-sized soft drinks, domestic drone strikes, handguns and abortion – in addition to the more traditional subjects of taxes, spending and debt. It all concerned a largely symbolic measure known as a budget resolution, not binding legislation that could be sent to the president to become law.

QUANTICO, Va. – A Marine who worked at a rigorous school that tests Marines who want to become officers fatally shot two of his colleagues before killing himself in a barracks dorm room. The three Marines – two men and a woman – were part of the staff at the officer candidates school on the sprawling Marine Corps Base Quantico in northern Virginia. Their relationship and whether they knew one another was not clear, though military officials described the shootings as “isolated.” They did not release a motive or the identities of those slain. Around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities found one Marine dead in the Taylor Hall barracks, base commander Col. David W. Maxwell said. A second victim and the gunman were also located in Taylor Hall, a red brick building that can house about 110 Marines. Only Marines who work at the school live in Taylor Hall. The candidates for officer live elsewhere on the base. It wasn’t immediately clear how much time passed between the killings or how far apart the bodies were.

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Obama appeal to Israeli public means risk By JOSEF FEDERMAN The Associated Press JERUSALEM – In a landmark speech to young Israelis this week, the visiting U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an unorthodox appeal couched behind warm words of affinity for their country: Urge your leaders to change their ways and take bold new steps to reach peace with the Palestinians. The message, potentially risking the ire of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marked a gamble by the U.S. leader as he searches for ways to restart longstalled Mideast peace efforts. With no breakthroughs coming out of the visit on the Palestinian front, Obama must now hope that the power of the presidency, combined with the goodwill he accumulated during the 48-hour visit, can persuade a still-skeptical

Israeli leadership to abandon some deeply entrenched views and get negotiations moving again. After a first term plagued by repeated run-ins with Netanyahu and perceptions among Israelis that he was cool to their cause and perhaps even hostile to their Barack Obama p r i m e m i n ister, Obama certainly succeeded in his goal of resetting the relationship. He was treated like a rock star in meetings with Israeli leaders and everyday people, and his every moment was followed by a fawning Israeli media. “Israel is in Love,” Yediot Ahronot, Israel’s largest daily, wrote in a headline Friday. Obama and Netanyahu,

who have appeared uncomfortable together in the past, smiled, joked and exchanged pleasant small talk throughout the visit, with much of the conversation caught on live microphones permitted to join them. Netanyahu seemed almost giddy at times. But hidden behind the public displays of affection, Obama delivered a powerful message. In the keynote address to Israeli young adults, he implored the gathering to press their leaders to take risks for peace. He also had some tough words for his audience, criticizing Israeli settlements as “counterproductive” and speaking movingly of Palestinians suffering under Israeli military occupation. “Let me say this as a politician. I can promise you this. Political leaders will never take risks if the people do not push them to take some

risks,” he said. “Ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things.” While addressed at the Israeli public, the nationally broadcast speech was also aimed at Netanyahu. On the most public of stages, Obama embraced the key argument of Israel’s left wing: that the status quo, in which Israel controls millions of disenfranchised Palestinians, is unsustainable and that making concessions for peace is good not only for the Palestinians, but vitally needed for Israel itself to be able to survive. Obama’s speech, even the lines most critical of Israel, was repeatedly interrupted by applause from the preselected audience largely comprised of university students. Perhaps the loudest ovation came when he called for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

8BRIEFS Air France: Man found in cockpit not an employee A 61-year-old French man was arrested at Philadelphia International Airport and charged with impersonating a pilot after airline officials found him in the cockpit of a plane scheduled for takeoff, police said Friday. The crew of a U.S. Airways flight bound for West Palm Beach, Fla., found Philippe Jernnard of La Rochelle, France, in the jump seat behind the pilot Wednesday evening, removing him after he was unable to produce valid credentials and became argumentative, police said. Jernnard, who was a ticketed passenger, was wearing a white shirt with an Air France logo and had a black jacket with epaulets on the shoulders, police said. Officer Christine

O’Brien said police found him in possession of a counterfeit Air France crew member ID card.

In lavish reception, Putin greets China president MOSCOW – China’s new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pointed attempt to counter U.S. influence in Asia. Xi Jinping, who became president just last week, urged Russia to improve its foreign policy coordination to protect the two neighbors’ joint security interests – comments that appeared to seek Russia’s backing for his eagerness to reduce U.S. influence and challenge Japan over a set of disputed islands. – Wire reports

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Cyprus businesses left high and dry By ELENA BECATOROS The Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus – At Jenny Dobreva’s a convenience store, a customer comes up to get a lighter. She apologetically turns him away. It’s not because he doesn’t have enough money – it’s because she doesn’t have enough change. Such scenes are happening everywhere in Cyprus, one of the many everyday problems that are having a crippling effect on the economy as a bailout crisis keeps banks closed for more than a week. While ATMs still function and people can get cash, they run out frequently. More and more stores no longer accept credit and debit card payments. Businesses have found themselves unable to pay suppliers or their employees – and few people want to shop in a crisis like this. The mounting problems are

slowly stifling this country of just more than 800,000 people. The banks have been shuttered since last weekend as frantic politicians try to avert a run on savings while they come up with a better plan to stave off bankruptcy than the one imposed by international creditors: seizing part of bank deposits. The idea that suddenly the state could dip into people’s accounts and just take their money sparked outrage and fear. Not a single lawmaker voted in favor of the bill when it was brought to parliament. Limiting access to funds as an alternative was essential to prevent mass withdrawals that would trigger a brutal banking collapse. But it’s all left businesses across the country in the lurch. Everyone from shops and restaurants to taxi drivers normally get bags of coins each

morning when they deposit their previous day’s takings. But these days that’s impossible. Then there is merchandise stock to be paid for, orders to be filled, wages to be settled, fuel tanks to be filled – all commonplace transactions that are now blocked. “When the banks are closed, it’s like we are the living dead,” said florist Stelios Stylianou, tidying a colorful window display of large flowering plants in the usually bustling old town. “We can’t make any withdrawals, we can’t make deposits, pay our suppliers. ... They have to open because it’s causing a huge problem.” But the earliest that will happen is Tuesday. As ATMs quickly run out, frustrated customers try machine after machine in a desperate search for cash. On Thursday night, the country’s troubled second largest lender,

Cyprus Popular Bank, or Laiki, imposed a 260 euro daily withdrawal limit, down from about 700 euros, after depositors swarmed its ATMs when it became clear the bank would be restructured, and rumors swirled it might even shut down completely. Merchants have also started turning away credit cards. By Friday morning, some retail stores and coffee shops had handwritten notes taped up by the till: “Cash only please!” Complaints that gas stations were insisting on cash only transactions prompted Gas Stations Association head Stefanos Stefanou to issue a statement saying there was no fuel shortage, and that 260 of the country’s 280 gas stations were accepting credit cards. But not everyone has a credit or debit card. In a country where the little bank book is still widely used to withdraw

or deposit money, especially by the older generation, some have been left without any access to their accounts. “I don’t use a card, so I can’t get any money,” said Panagiota Sakka, surveying the shelves of bottles in the wine shop where she has worked for decades. She hasn’t been spending on anything other than food. Even those who do use plastic are being frugal. Uncertain about when they’ll be able to withdraw cash again – or even whether their bank will still be around next week – few people are buying anything more than bare essentials. “The ATMs are putting out money, but who’s going to spend it?” said Totis Pelecanos, whose shoe shop in the center of the old town usually does a brisk trade, especially during the midday lunch hour. These days, customers don’t even bother going in to browse.

8NATIONAL BRIEF Colo. Gov. a friend of paroled inmate’s dad DECATUR, Texas – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said he’s a close friend of the father of the paroled prisoner who may be linked to the killing of the head of the state prisons. The Denver Post reported Friday that Hickenlooper said he and attorney Jack Ebel, father of Evan Spencer Ebel, worked for the same oil company when Hickenlooper was a geologist. Evan Ebel was fatally shot by deputies in Texas on Thursday. Colorado authorities are investigating whether he was involved in the death of Tom Clements, director of the state Department of Corrections. – Wire report

Lowery to put ‘cops on dots’ philosophy to use Obama marks his first • POLICE visit to an Arab nation since protests began Continued from page A1

Programs such as the soonto-launch iWatch and online crime-report filing system for residents could give officers more time to spend on police work and less focused on administrative tasks, Lowery said. He also said partnerships with the Northern Illinois University Police Department will be crucial moving forward. “I think we’re closer together than we were before, but we still have a ways to go,” he said of the relationship with NIU. “The more we work together, the more effective we will be in all aspects of this.” The partnership and alternative resource concepts already have been used in some smaller police departments in DeKalb County. Ty Lynch, police chief of the Genoa Police Department, said his department relies on the assistance of eight parttime officers to supplement the six full-time officers. He said the department became more reliant on that method after the expiration of a federal grant that allowed the city to pay more officers. But as Genoa’s population climbs to more than 5,100, Lynch said there would likely be a need for more people in uniform. “A lot of nights we try to have a part-time officer overlapping and working from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. or starting at

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Officer Reda Reese (left) listens as Sgt. Mark Tehan addresses fellow police officers during a roll-call meeting Wednesday at the DeKalb Police Department in DeKalb.

Voice your opinion Does your community need more police officers on the street? Vote online at daily-chronicle.com 6,” Lynch said. “But I definitely believe in the next five years we’ll need to add an officer or two.” In Kirkland, a village of 1,750 people, police Chief Stan Smith said teaming with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and state police is vital. Although Kirkland’s three officers can handle most calls, it is almost impossible

to maintain 24-hour operations. Any crime requiring an investigation takes at least a third of the department’s manpower. In those situations, outside help is crucial, Smith said. “It would be nice to have somebody just working investigations, but obviously for a small town that’s very difficult,” Smith said. “I would say [the staffing] is reasonable here.” One of the best situations is in Sycamore, where police Chief Don Thomas said there is about one officer for every 850 people and that is just

counting those on patrol duty. He said the 17 patrol officers, four sergeants and five investigators are able to handle the demand of the city’s roughly 18,000 residents – about 19,000 calls for service per year. Thomas said when he looks to his neighbors in DeKalb, Lowery’s wish for more officers is more than reasonable. “They certainly have a higher volume of calls and the severity of those calls is different from Sycamore,” Thomas said. “It appears to me the chief of police’s request is completely justified.”

Acardo: Voting locations will remain open Friday • EARLY VOTING Continued from page A1 To register, voters need to present two forms of identification, one of which must

include their current address. By state law, all registered voters must present valid government-issued photo identification to vote during this traditional early voting period. Although the county offices

are closed Friday, Acardo said the voting locations will remain open. The traditional period of early voting will end at noon April 6 at all locations except the DeKalb County Legislative

Center in Sycamore, which will remain open until 4 p.m. April 8. For information about voting locations, dates and deadlines, and to see a sample ballot, visit www.votedekalb. com.

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HOLY THURSDAY Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 28

GOOD FRIDAY and Veneration of the Cross March 29

SATURDAY NIGHT EASTER VIGIL March 30

EASTER SUNDAY March 31

(Bi-Lingual) 7:30pm

(Bi-Lingual) 12:30pm

(Bi-Lingual) 7:30pm

(English) 8:00am & 9:30am

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(English) 7:30pm (Spanish) 10:30pm

(English) 8am, 9:30am, 11am (Vietnamese) 1:30pm (Spanish) 4:00pm

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 320 S. Depot,Somonauk, IL 60552

7:00pm Mass and Eucharistic Adoration until 10:00pm

1:00pm

7:00pm Mass

8:00am & 10:30am

CHRIST THE TEACHER 512 Normal Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115

8:00pm

12:05pm

8:00pm

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ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE 340 W. Arnold Rd., Sandwich, IL 60548

7:00pm

12:00 Noon (Spanish) 3:00pm (Engish)

8:00pm

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ST. PATRICK 244 Kelley Dr., Rochelle, IL 61068

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ST. MARY 7:30pm 123 S. County Line Rd.,Maple Park, IL 60151

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ST. CHARLES BORROMEO 7:00pm 297 E. Jefferson Ave., Hampshire, IL 60140

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ST. JAMES 221 W. Kirke Gate, Lee, IL 60530

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ST. MARY 7:30pm 244 Waterman St., Sycamore, IL 60178

12:00 Noon 3:00pm Stations of the Cross

7:30pm

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ST. GALL 7:00pm 12 W. Shannon St., Elburn, IL 60119

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SS PETER & PAUL 7:00pm 5N939 Meredith Rd.Virgil, IL 60151

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ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA 340 S. Stott St., Genoa, IL 60135

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More than 70,000 people have been killed during the two-year conflict in Syria, making it by far the deadliest of the Arab Spring uprisings that have roiled the region since 2011. Longtime autocrats in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya have been ousted, ushering in new governments that are sometimes at odds with the Obama administration and its Mideast allies. Obama’s 24-hour stop in Jordan marked his first visit to an Arab nation since the 2011 Mideast protests began. Jordan’s monarchy has clung to power in part by enacting political reforms, including parliamentary elections and significant revisions to the country’s 60-year-old constitution. Still, tensions continue to simmer, with the restive population questioning the speed and seriousness of the changes. Protecting Abdullah is paramount to U.S. interests. The 51-year-old king is perhaps Obama’s strongest Arab ally and a key player in efforts to jumpstart peace talks between Palestinians and Israel. Jordan has a

peace treaty with Israel, and that agreement has become even more significant given the rise of Islamist leaders in Egypt, which was the first Arab country to ink a treaty with the Jewish state, in the 1970s. Egypt’s new leaders have so far pledged to uphold the treaty, though there are strong concerns in Israel and the U.S. about whether that will hold. By virtue of geography, Jordan’s future is particularly vulnerable to the turmoil in the Middle East. It shares borders with Iraq, Israel and the West Bank, in addition to Syria. More than 460,000 Syrians have flowed across the Jordanian border seeking refuge since the civil war began, seeking an escape from the violence. The flood of refugees has overwhelmed the country of 6 million people, straining Jordan’s resources, including health care and education, and pushing the budget deficit to a record high $3 billion last year. Abdullah also fears the half-million refugees could create a regional base for extremists and terrorists, saying recently that such elements were already “establishing firm footholds in some areas.”

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Easter Sunday March 31st Celebrate Easter with Mayﬁeld Congrega�onal Church A historic church with a message of welcome and grace for the 21st century

Easter Worship March 31, 10 a.m. 28405 Church Road, Sycamore Google map at www.mayﬁeldchurchucc.org

Come celebrate Easter with us at Bethel Assembly of God! Two Easter morning services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Children’s Church & a Nursery both services.

Easter Breakfast at 9:30

Palm Sunday March 24 10 AM Worship Service Maundy Thursday March 28 7 PM Communion with Choir Cantata Easter Sunday March 31 10 AM Easter Resurrection Worship

First Congregational United Church of Christ 615 North First Street, DeKalb Easter Service at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome. www.uccdekalb.com

131 W. Elm St, Sycamore 815-895-4740 www.bethelofsycamore.org You’re invited!

First Lutheran Church First Lutheran (a congregation of the ELCA) (acongregation congregationof ofthe theELCA) ELCA) (a Church

324North North Third Third Street, Street, DeKalb DeKalb 324 815-758-0643 815-758-0643 815-758-0643

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Maundy Thursday Thursday Maundy Good Friday Friday Good Saturday Easter Easter VigilVigil Allservices services - 7:00 All 7:00PM PM

Church and Student Center 511 Russell Rd., DeKalb • 756-6669 www.godwithusilc.org Holy Week Schedule Sunday, March 24 ..... 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM ....Palm Sunday Services Thursday, March 28 ... 7:00 PM ............................Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion Friday, March 29 ........ 1:00 and 7:00 PM.............Good Friday Services Sunday, March 31 ...... 7:00 AM ............................Easter Sonrise Service 8:15 - 10:15 AM................Easter Breakfast Children’s Activity 10:30 a.m .........................Easter Festival Service

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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH ~ LCMS Holy Week Services Palm Sunday - March 24 at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday - March 28 at 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Tenebrae - March 29 at 7:00 p.m. Saturday Easter Vigil - March 30at 5:30 p.m. Resurrection Sunday - March 31 6:00 & 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Easter Sunday Breakfast served from 7 to 10 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Sycamore Easter Activities … Cross Walk Friday, March 29, 11:30am

FBC Good Friday Service March 29, 7:00pm here at FBC. Join with

begins here at FBC and winds its way back in time for the Community Good Friday Service (noon).

the FBC family to worship, pray and remember the sacriﬁce Jesus made to forgive our sins.

Community Good Friday Service March 29, noon here at FBC, join with other area believers. Special speaker is Pastor Martin Jones from the E-Free Church in DeKalb.

Easter Sunday March 31, Sunday AM All Sunday School and shepherding groups meet at regular times. Baby and toddler nurseries available.

9:00 Traditional Service 10:30 Contemporary Service Sunday PM — service and all activities are canceled.

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Westminster Presbyterian Church All are welcome! 830 N. Annie Glidden Rd - DeKalb 815-756-2905 Maundy Thursday, March 28, 7 pm Communion Worship Service Good Friday, March 29, 7 pm Chancel Choir Performance of Requiem by John Rutter Guest musicians from DeKalb Festival Chorus and Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra Soprano Soloist: Grace Shanks

Easter Sunrise Service, 7:30 am with Easter Breakfast at 8:30 am Easter Worship Service, 10 am with Brass and Hand bells

Salem Lutheran Holy Week Services Palm Sunday Weekend Saturday, March 23 - 5:00 Sunday, March 24 - 8:00 & 10:30

Maundy Thursday March 28 - 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday March 29 - 7:00 p.m.

Easter Vigil March 30 - 5:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday March 31 - 8:00/10:30 Easter Breakfast - 9:00-10:00 All are Welcome. Salem is a congregation of the ELCA located at 1145 DeKalb Avenue, Sycamore, IL 815-895-9171

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Evangelical Lutheran Church Of St. John, (Missouri Synod) Holy Worship Schedule Maundy Thursday with Holy Communion March 28th at Noon and 7:00 pm Good Friday, March 29th at 7:00 pm Easter Vigil Saturday, March 30th at 6 pm

Easter Sunday, March 31st 6 am Sunrise Service with Holy Communion 8 am Easter Service with Holy Communion 10:30 am Easter Service with Holy Communion Easter Breakfast 7:00 am -10:00 am Serving: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Links, Biscuits and Gravy, Fruit Cups, Toast, Coffee Cake, Orange Juice, Milk and Coffee

26555 Brickville Road (Brickville And Motel Roads), Sycamore Phone: 815-895-4477 For Further Information

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8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR All things are not equal

Editor’s note

To the Editor: Most of life is generally unequal! That may be politically incorrect to say, even if it’s largely true. I was born into poverty, got my high school education, went to work at Woolworth’s right away for a low salary, became a manager after four years, worked very long hours, and learned to work hard and smart. At age 29, with all borrowed money, I purchased my first Ben Franklin store, on a shoestring. I almost went broke, but struggled with extraordinary effort. I had to make the most of what I had and soon learned by biggest lesson: Well over half of my business came from less than 10 percent of my items. I always stayed wellstocked on them. Customers could depend on us. Business was good despite Walmart wiping out all the other variety stores in the entire area. Eventually though, we converted to the Dollar Store business when my main supplier of goods finally succumbed to Walmart. I realized what was true about the best merchandise was also true about the best workers. The best workers produced the most business, and so were given longer hours than the rest. When some work harder they will earn more. Those who really want to succeed will succeed. That is what has made America great! One thing that is equal for all is

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seven years. City Barbs demonstrates a Letters pertaining to the April 9 comfort level with technology that To the Editor: election must be received by 9 a.m. the city clerk’s office has never My name is Lynn Fazekas, and April 5. seen, as well as a commitment to I’m running a write-in campaign for bringing you information about the Office of DeKalb City Clerk. local government you won’t find There is no doubt that I am well anywhere else. No one shares this our right to vote. Everyone’s vote qualified for the spot. My 35track record. counts the same, but that’s being year work and volunteer history I envision bringing in talented abused today. Increasingly the includes clerical and secretarial interns to help lead the office into entitlement folks are amassing experience along with a strong the 21st century, and I want to sufficient votes to wrongly take customer service component – the fruits of others’ labor by the show you as never before how just as any candidate should have. democratic process. This corruptour city tax money is being spent However, I also stand out from ing of democracy is shameful. – even if I have to start another the others in significant ways. Socialists don’t seem to unindependent website to do it. Bid One difference is extensive manderstand that there is a reason awards, vendor contracts and a agement experience. I’ve been a why some people have more and program manager, case manager searchable check register top this some less. True, there are valid and office manager. Management to-do list. exceptions, and for those justifiAs some of you already know, an skills, of course, are important ably unable to keep up, a safety accident nearly prevented me from when it comes to evaluating pronet is needed, and no one should cesses and making improvements, running this year (which is how I begrudge that, but today’s safety and the next clerk will find them ended up a write-in candidate). net has become way too big. Rest assured that my recovery to be especially critical since work Bottom line: When and beremains steady and I will have hours will be limited to 10-12 per cause of the abusive rhetoric, plenty of energy to implement week. the punitive taxation and scorn, these plans to make your city Additionally, I approach the being directed toward the most office not just as a potential clerk, clerk’s office better. productive among us, by too many but also as a customer who has Please help me turn plans into mean-spirited, guilt-ridden liberals, not always been pleased with reality. along with their many compliant I would be grateful for your results. I’ve talked to others who minions, the most productive feel the same way, and have con- write-in vote for DeKalb City Clerk workers just might quit their extra cluded that “business as usual” is during the early voting period or at efforts, then we will all achieve not an option. If I’m elected clerk your polling place April 9. genuine equality, equal and deFor more information, visit Facethere will be changes, beginning served poverty. I hope that never with an explicit mission to improve book.com/fazekasforclerk and the happens, but it could if we finally Daily Chronicle’s Election Central. customer services. kill the golden goose. The third difference is the Lynn Fazekas local issues website, City Barbs, DeKalb Gerard McLain which I’ve run as a volunteer for 815-756-3617 Sycamore

The taxers never seem to learn their lesson So my vacation plans to Cyprus have been canceled. Something about the government there seizing everybody’s wallet because the country is bankrupt. Another nanny state bites the dust. When will they ever learn? Never. Here in the good old USA, there are 76 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus – folks such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, New York Rep. Charles Rangel, California Rep. Maxine Waters and Florida Rep. Alan Grayson. Sanders is the only honest one in the bunch. He comes right out and admits he’s a socialist. He’ll take all your stuff while telling you tales of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys. The CPC recently released their budget vision. They want a 49 percent income tax rate for the nation’s highest earners – half of the take. They also want to eliminate most deductions for the rich, and when they die, the progressives want 65 percent of what they leave to their families. Sound reasonable? Sure, if you’re Joseph Stalin. Of course, the CPC wants to couple their onerous taxation with even more spending. To them, Barack Obama is Jack Benny.

VIEWS Bill O’Reilly Look him up. Yep, despite the nearly $17 trillion debt, the progressives want an additional $2.5 trillion for “job creation.” That means giving tax money to folks they like. It doesn’t matter what kind of jobs are created. If you have anything to do with fighting global warming, the progressives want to send you a check. The CPC also wants an additional $2.2 trillion to spend on science and technology, the environment, income security (that’s direct welfare payments), and of course that time-tested money pit, “education.” I love the education deal. The USA now spends more money per student than any nation on Earth – but it’s not enough. It will never be enough. Kids can’t learn without more money. Don’t you know that? Flashback: Eighth grade, 1963. St. Brigid’s School, Westbury, N.Y. One nun against 60 working-class kids. Every kid could read, write, do fractions and diagram a sentence. Everybody knew what Congress was and

how Kennedy beat Nixon. Nobody had any money. Sister Martin worked for free. I ate tuna sandwiches and apples. So did everybody else. Somehow the nuns educated even the dimmest kids. And I can attest to that, as I was beyond dim. But back to the CPC. They do want to cut one bit of federal spending: Defense. They want to go back to the 2006 spending levels. Never mind that ardent Democrat and former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that would put the nation in peril. The CPC doesn’t care. To them, members of the military are imperialists. The truth is that the CPC doesn’t like America. Capitalism is bad. Share the land. Take from the rich. Power to the people. Abbie Hoffman would have loved these folks. But they are entrenched on Capitol Hill. Voters put them there. That’s democracy for you. Pinheads can achieve power. And the rest of us suffer.

• Veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama.”

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Thumbs up: To Northern Illinois University head football coach Rod Carey’s new addition to the NIU football team schedule: The Huskie Bowl. Carey, who took over for Dave Doeren as head coach before the Huskies played in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, wants to add a little more fun and competition to the end of spring practice season with the new game. Two coaches will draft teams, the offensive and defensive coordinators will work with both sides, Carey will watch. Although much of the country is enthralled by March Madness, it’s not too soon to start thinking about football in Huskie Country, and anything that adds some excitement to the spring practice routine is welcome. Thumbs down: To Senate majority leader Harry Reid’s decision to drop an assault weapons ban from a gun-control measure being introduced in the Senate. Reid, a Nevada Democrat, decided to drop the ban on assault weapons because he thought it would jeopardize the chances of passing any gun control legislation. To some that’s pragmatic, but after all the talk about gun control, our representatives should at least have an up-or-down vote on an assault weapons ban and be accountable to voters afterward. Too often, elected officials take the easy way out on controversial issues, rather than take a stand and risk alienating constituents. But if we’re going to have a serious debate on how guns should be regulated in America, we should not deal in half-measures. Thumbs up: To the NIU Board of Trustees for promoting Bill Nicklas to vice president for public safety and community relations. Nicklas has served the university in multiple roles since joining the team in October 2011, most recently as acting director of public safety. He was city manager of DeKalb from 1992 to 1997 and held the same position in Sycamore from 1998 to 2011. In his new role, Nicklas will continue to oversee the public safety department and use his municipal experience to work with leaders in DeKalb and Sycamore to strengthen relationships. Nicklas is well respected by leaders across DeKalb County, and is uniquely qualified to build stronger ties between the university and its neighbors. Thumbs up: To the DeKalb Public Library for a dose of realism. Library officials announced this week they are dropping $4 million in planned renovations to the existing library from the cost of their expansion plan, making the new cost for the project $20 million. The restrictions attached to an $8.5 million state grant the library plans to use for the project prevented officials from changing the expansion plan itself, but officials decided that planned renovations to the existing building could be put off. The library still needs to raise $2 million in donations, but that goal is much more realistic than the $6 million in the original plan. Thumbs up: To four local volunteers who were recently honored with awards from the Kishwaukee United Way. Volunteer Rodney McQueen and Nicole Safford of Opportunity House received the Spirit of Caring Award, which recognizes human-service agency staff members and community volunteers for their dedication and service. The 3M corporation and and Kishwaukee College’s Kate Noreiko were honored with the Leo Olson Award, which was established in 1989 to honor board member Leo Olson for his commitment to United Way and his spirit of volunteerism. Congratulations to these four honorable community members.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

Giving S. Korea nukes not a proper response It’s little wonder that South Koreans are thinking about ways to defend themselves, given North Korea’s bizarre and dangerous behavior. The North has recently launched a long-range rocket and conducted its third nuclear test. It has also unleashed a barrage of apocalyptic threats, including potentially launching “pre-emptive nuclear strikes” on Seoul and the United States and declaring the 1953 Korean War armistice nullified. In response, some influential South Koreans have urged the South develop its own nuclear arsenal, and recent polls show two-thirds of the population concurs. In recent years, the international community has demonstrated rare unity in imposing sanctions on Iran and North Korea to curb their nuclear ambitions. South Korea would do better spending the billions of dollars that nuclear weapons would cost on conventional capabilities that would actually enhance its security. The U.S. recently bolstered the deployment of ballistic missile defense warships in waters off the Korean Peninsula and Friday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the Pentagon is enhancing America’s ability to defend itself from a North Korean nuclear missile attack by deploying up to 14 additional groundbased interceptors on the West Coast. Many experts say that the North’s new leader, Kim Jong-un, is looking to enhance his political position, not start a war. But there is a huge and growing risk of miscalculation. There is also every reason to believe that adding the threat of nuclear weapons from the South would inflame the situation, not calm it. The New York Times

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WEATHER

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7-DAY FORECAST

The weekend will start out fairly nice as high pressure hangs on for one more day. A few clouds will roll in by the afternoon along with increasing northeast winds. Some snow showers are likely after midnight. Periods of snow will fall on Sunday with 1-3 inches possible. Northeast winds will gust up to 35 mph. It will remain cold and windy with lurries through Tuesday.

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Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 2.13” Normal month to date ....................... 1.54” Year to date ............................................ 7.25” Normal year to date ............................ 4.56”

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Dixon 38/27

What is the cause of the four seasons?

Joliet 40/26

La Salle 42/26

Evanston 39/30 Chicago 39/29

Aurora 39/27

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Waukegan 36/26

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Streator 42/26

A: The tilt of the Earth’s axis and the Earth’s movement around the sun.

Sunrise today ................................ 6:53 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 7:10 p.m. Moonrise today ........................... 3:36 p.m. Moonset today ............................. 4:33 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 6:51 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 7:12 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow .................. 4:39 p.m. Moonset tomorrow .................... 5:04 a.m.

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Sports

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SECTION B * Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

BASEBALL: KENT STATE 3, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2

Ruckman strikes out 10 in MAC opener AP photo

Streak now 25, as Heat rally past Detroit MIAMI – Another game, another double-digit rally for the Miami Heat. And most importantly, another win. LeBron James scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade added 19 and the Heat extended their winning streak to 25 games by pulling away in the second half and beating the Detroit Pistons, 103-89, on Friday night. Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers scored 11 apiece for Miami, which shook off yet another slow start to move within eight of tying the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the longest winning streak in NBA history. The Heat also won at home for the 16th straight time. James added eight rebounds and eight assists for Miami, whose magic number for clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is three. Greg Monroe finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds for Detroit, which dropped its 10th straight game. Jose Calderon had 18 points and seven assists, most of that coming in the first half for the Pistons, who also got 18 points and eight rebounds from Kyle Singler. The Heat dug their way out of a 17-point hole – and a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter alone – to win in Boston on Monday, and a 27-point, third-quarter deficit to prevail in Cleveland on Wednesday. No real dramatics were needed this time: Detroit led by 11 in the second quarter, but the second half was pretty much all Miami. The Heat outscored Detroit 52-35 after halftime. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing. This time of year, it’s going to be a dangerous team,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “It’s going to be a team absolutely urgent, desperate for a playoff position or a team with nothing to lose, no pressure. Either way, you have to impose your will.” That did not happen, at least not in the early going. For the fifth time in the past six games, the Heat trailed after the first quarter. Detroit made 12 of its first 18 shots – 67 percent – and took a 28-20 lead fueled by an 8-0 run late in the opening period. – Wire report

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro basketball Indiana at Bulls, 6 p.m., WGN The Bulls will try to end a two-game losing streak when they play host to the Pacers, who won their last meeting, 97-92, on March 3 in Indianapolis.

• The rest of the weekend TV sports schedule on Page B2.

8KEEP UP ONLINE Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Want the latest from the area’s prep sports scene? Follow our coverage on Facebook by searching for DC Preps or on Twitter at twitter.com/dc_preps. Follow our NIU athletics coverage on Facebook by searching for Huskie Wire or on Twitter at twitter.com/HuskieWire.

NIU’s home debut moved to UIC By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com CHICAGO – Freshman starting pitcher Jordan Ruckman and his 13 rookie teammates on the Northern Illinois team have known nothing but life on the road in college baseball. The Huskies played in Texas, Nevada, Minnesota, Ken-

tucky and Tennessee throughout the nonconference portion of the season. By comparison, traveling to the University of Illinois-Chicago for Friday’s Mid-American Conference opener – a 3-2 loss to Kent State – wasn’t so bad, even if the game was supposed to be at home. “Our guys have been used to being on the road,” coach Ed Mathey said with a smile. “Our young kids, as many as we have, they don’t know any better, they don’t know what a home game is yet, so they may

Kinzie Field not been deemed unplayable because of recent inclement weather. More online “This was the best I’ve felt all season pitching-wise, hitFor all your NIU sports coverage – ting my spots and getting my including stories, features, scores, off-speed pitches over,” Ruckphotos, videos, blogs and more – man said. “As the game went log on to HuskieWire.com. on, I felt like I kept getting stronger.” After Ruckman allowed one as well keep having them on run in the first, the Flashes the road.” Ruckman struck out 10 scored on an error in the secbatters and only allowed one ond inning to take the lead for earned run in 7⅓ innings in good. The Huskies (4-15, 0-1 MAC) a game that would have been his home debut had Ralph Mc- managed only four hits on the

evening, with three coming from junior Jeff Zimmerman. Alex Klonowski scored on a passed ball in the second after reaching base on an error, and Zimmerman drove in Jamison Wells in the eighth after the senior was hit by a pitch. But after Kent State (7-11, 1-0 MAC) added to its lead in the eighth, the Huskies never could equal the Golden Flashes, who lost only a few key players from a team that played in the College World Series last year.

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BEARS

DEKALB BOYS TENNIS

Williams moves in to replace Urlacher By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@shawmedia.com

3-2 at state and made it to the second day of the tournament to earn a top-32 finish. The strong-swinging Kulma is looking to close out his high school career with an even better ending, looking to finish in the top 16 in the state. “I still got enough time to go further with what I’ve accomplished. I’m just going to work hard this season,” Kulma said. “It feels great to be a three-time state qualifier, three-time sectional champ and conference champ, so it would be great to accomplish it again for a fourth time.”

At some point, the Bears will honor Brian Urlacher as one of the team’s all-time greats. But the process of replacing him at middle linebacker has begun. The Bears agreed to a oneyear contract with veteran D.J. Williams on Friday. Williams, 30, D.J. Williams was released by Denver on March 11 after spending nine years with the Broncos. Terms of the deal were not announced. The Bears offered Urlacher a one-year, $2 million contract this week, which the 13-year-veteran referred to as an ultimatum. According to the Chicago Tribune, Williams has a base salary of $900,000 but could earn up to $1.76 million with incentives. Williams was scheduled to make $6 million if he returned to the Broncos. “We see a player that has very good athletic upside who can contribute immediately at ‘Mike’ (middle) linebacker,” Bears general manager Phil Emery said in a statement issued Friday by the Bears. “He is also a versatile player who has played both outside linebacker positions, giving us flexibility in the draft.” Williams missed nine games last season. He was suspended six games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy and another three games after being arrested for a second time for driving under the influence.

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DeKalb senior Nick Sablich participates in the tennis team’s first outdoor practice Thursday at DeKalb High School. Sablich will team with fellow senior Chuck White on the Barbs’ No. 1 doubles team.

Swinging for the conference crown With 10 seniors, Barbs taking aim at NI Big 12 championship By BRANDON LaCHANCE

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sports@daily-chronicle.com DeKALB – The DeKalb boys tennis team is looking to finish atop the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference with its experience and talent in the form of 10 seniors and hoping to take advantage of opponent’s roster short-comings. “I’m looking for a very strong year,” said first-year coach Michael O’Neill, who was an assistant coach last season. “We have a lot of seniors returning, a lot of strong players, and I’m looking for an overall No. 1 finish in the conference. We finished third or fourth last year and some of the other schools have

For all your prep sports coverage – stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to Daily-Chronicle.com/dcpreps. graduated some of their best players. We have a lot of returning players who have worked hard over the summer and the winter.” One of O’Neill’s senior leaders is Matt Kulma, who qualified for the state meet for a third consecutive year as a junior last season. Kulma went

NCAA TOURNAMENT: ILLINOIS 57, COLORADO 49

Illini squeek out win with late 3s By JIM VERTUNO

Tourney scoreboard EAST REGIONAL Temple 76, N.C. State 72 Indiana 83, James Madison 62 Miami 78, Pacific 49 Illinois 57, Colorado 49 WEST REGIONAL Ohio State 95, Iona 70 Notre Dame vs. Iowa State (n) Mississippi 57, Wisconsin 46 La Salle 63, Kansas State 61 SOUTH REGIONAL Fla. Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68 San Diego State vs. Oklahoma (n) North Carolina 78, Villanova 71 Kansas vs. Western Kentucky (n) Florida 79, Northwestern State 47 UCLA vs. Minnesota (n) MIDWEST REGIONAL Duke 73, Albany (N.Y.) 61 Creighton 67, Cincinnati 63

The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas – Illinois has been doing it the hard way all season. Why change just because it’s the NCAA tournament? After letting a big first-half lead slip away Friday, senior guards Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson bailed out the Illini with consecutive 3-pointers with 6 minutes to play and No. 7 seed Illinois pulled out a tough 57-49 win over No. 10 Colorado in the second round of East Regional. “It’s March Madness,” Paul said. “That stuff happens all the time.” Madness indeed. How else to explain how a team that gave up a 16-point halftime lead, allowed an opponent to go on a 21-0 run and shot only 13 percent in the second half still would win by almost double-digits?

“It was a strange game,” firstyear Illinois coach John Groce said. “This team has been a fun team to coach, an interesting team.” Groce didn’t see anything quite like that last year when he was leading No. 13 seed Ohio to the round of 16. This time, his team survived its first game despite making three field goals in the second half. It just so happened that two of those would prove to be the baskets that would win the game. “We’ve played in so many games where we had to come back,” Richardson said. “We’re mature players. We’ve been through up and downs throughout our careers.” Paul and Richardson are seniors who missed the tournament last AP photo season and teamed up on the two biggest possessions of the game for Illinois guard Brandon Paul shoots over Colorado’s Spencer Dinwiddie (left) during the first half of a secthe Illini against Colorado.

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ond-round game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Friday in Austin, Texas. The Illini won, 57-49.

SPORTS

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8UPCOMING PREPS SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball St. Edward at Hinckley-Big Rock, 10 a.m., noon Girls Soccer Freeport at DeKalb, 11:30 a.m. Girls Badminton DeKalb at Glenbard East Ram Invite, 9 a.m.

MONDAY Baseball Sycamore at Batavia, noon, 2 p.m. Girls Soccer Indian Creek at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

TUESDAY Softball DeKalb at Streator, 4:30 p.m. Sycamore at Sterling, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Sycamore at Sterling, 6 p.m. Boys Track Genoa-Kingston at Oregon, 4:15 p.m. Girls Badminton Oswego East at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS MLB sues Fla. clinic over banned player drugs MIAMI – Major League Baseball on Friday sued a now-shuttered South Florida clinic and its operators, accusing them of scheming to provide banned performance-enhancing drugs to players in violation of their contracts. The lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court seeks unspecified damages from Coral Gables anti-aging clinic Biogenesis of America and its operator, Anthony Bosch. Several other Bosch associates are named in the lawsuit. A phone message left for a Bosch representative wasn’t immediately returned, and associates previously have said Bosch is out of the country. MLB contends the clinic’s operators solicited players to use banned substances knowing that would violate their contracts, specifically the drug prevention and treatment program that became effective in 2003. That program, part of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement with players, includes a list of banned substances, lays out penalties for violations and imposes testing requirements. Because of the alleged conspiracy, the lawsuit contends MLB has suffered “costs of investigation, loss of goodwill, loss of revenue and profits and injury to its reputation, image, strategic advantage and fan relationships,” attorneys Allen Weitzman and Matthew Menchel wrote in the complaint.

Ravens to open on road because of O’s conflict Consider this a rare example of the NFL not getting its way. Instead of celebrating their Super Bowl title with a game at their home stadium, the Baltimore Ravens will start the 2013 regular season on the road, because Major League Baseball and the Baltimore Orioles wouldn’t budge. The NFL likes to have its reigning champion open a season at home and wanted to have the Ravens play in Baltimore at night on Thursday, Sept. 5. But with the Orioles already set to host the White Sox next door at 7:05 p.m. on that date, and the leagues and teams unable to reach a compromise, the NFL announced Friday the Ravens will have to play somewhere else.

Former Knicks guard Ray Williams dies at 58 NEW YORK – Ray Williams, the former New York Knicks guard who averaged 15.5 points and 5.8 assists in 10 seasons in the NBA, died Friday. He was 58. The Knicks confirmed the former guard’s death, but didn’t provide a cause. Coach Mike Woodson said he spoke to Williams’ wife and brother to offer his condolences. Born in Mount Vernon on Oct. 14, 1954, Williams was drafted 10th overall by the Knicks in 1977. – Wire reports

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Barney homers in Cubs’ win Villanueva has his best outing of the spring By JONATHAN DALTON The Associated Press PHOENIX – All in all, it was a really nice day for Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva. Just don’t ask him about that one walk on his line. Villanueva threw six scoreless innings in the Cubs’ 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. “I had that one walk and I’m furious about it,” he said. “ I h a t e g i ving up those free runners. I don’t know what the percentage is but Next they almost alvs. L.A. Angels, ways score. It sounds weird 3:05 p.m. today, but I’d almost WGN, AM-720 rather give up a home run than a walk because if they’re going to score, at least they’re going to earn it.” No one scored against Villanueva, who allowed five singles and struck out four in his best outing of the spring. The right-hander, who signed a $10 million, two-year contract with the Cubs in the offseason, had allowed eight runs and 15 hits in 11⅔ innings across his four previous starts. Villanueva, who was 13-11 in two seasons as a part-time starter in Toronto, is slated for the last spot in what he believes is a vastly improved rotation

EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct x-Indiana 43 26 .623 Bulls 36 31 .537 Milwaukee 34 34 .500 Detroit 23 47 .329 Cleveland 22 47 .319 Atlantic Division W L Pct x-New York 41 26 .612 x-Brooklyn 40 28 .588 Boston 36 32 .529 Philadelphia 26 42 .382 Toronto 26 43 .377 Southeast Division W L Pct y-Miami 54 14 .794 Atlanta 38 31 .551 Washington 24 43 .358 Orlando 18 52 .257 Charlotte 16 52 .235

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct x-San Antonio 53 16 .768 Memphis 46 22 .676 Houston 38 31 .551 Dallas 33 36 .478 New Orleans 24 46 .343 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Oklahoma City 51 19 .729 x-Denver 48 22 .686 Utah 34 35 .493 Portland 33 36 .478 Minnesota 23 43 .348 Pacific Division W L Pct x-L.A. Clippers 47 22 .681 Golden State 39 31 .557 L.A. Lakers 36 33 .522 Sacramento 25 44 .362 Phoenix 23 46 .333 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division AP photo

Darwin Barney (left) celebrates his two run home run with Cubs teammate Luis Valbuena in the ninth inning of the Cubs’ 4-1 victory against the Brewers on Friday in Phoenix. for the Cubs. “I think it’s a good mix of veteran guys who have been around a couple teams now so we know how it is,” Villanueva said. “We may not have all the aces but we have a rotation that will keep us around games. Hopefully, one of us turns into that other ace or couple aces that we need.” Villanueva also helped the Cubs score their only run against Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo in the fifth. Luis Valbuena moved to second on Villanueva’s sacrifice and scored when Donnie Murphy failed to make a sliding, backhand catch of a high pop fly to shallow left

field for an error. Gallardo yielded the unearned run and four hits in 5⅓ innings. He has one spring outing left before taking the mound for his fourth straight Opening Day start. “They stay the same,” Gallardo said. “It’s Opening Day. We’re all excited and ready to get started. Fans are excited and there’s that extra adrenaline that first game. Just got to find a way to stay relaxed and pitch like it’s any other game.” Khris Davis connected in the seventh for his sixth home run for Milwaukee, but Darwin Barney and Dioner Navarro hit

consecutive homers with two out in the ninth inning for the Cubs. Barney belted a two-run shot before Navarro connected against Michael Olmsted to give the Cubs a 4-1 lead. Notes: David DeJesus and Starlin Castro each had two hits for the Cubs. ... The Cubs sent 11 players to minor league camp: pitchers Drew Carpenter, Jaye Chapman, Casey Coleman, Jensen Lewis, Blake Parker and Chris Rusin, infielders Edwin Maysonet and Brad Nelson, and outfielders Brian Bogusevic, Johermyn Chavez and Darnell McDonald.

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Friday’s Results New York 99, Toronto 94 Indiana 102, Milwaukee 78 Oklahoma City 97, Orlando 89 Portland 104, Atlanta 93 Miami 103, Detroit 89 Houston 116, Cleveland 78 New Orleans 90, Memphis 83 Dallas 104, Boston 94 San Antonio 104, Utah 97 (OT) Minnesota at Phoenix (n) Washington at L.A. Lakers (n) Today’s Games Indiana at Bulls, 7 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m. Boston at Memphis, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Denver, 8 p.m. Washington at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Bulls at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 2 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 6 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Thursday’s Results Portland 99, Bulls 89 Denver 101, Philadelphia 100 Sacramento 101, Minnesota 98

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He led the Broncos in tackles in five of his nine seasons in Denver, where he played both inside and outside linebacker. He made 816 tackles and registered 20.5 sacks. He had a career-high 141 tackles in 2007. Williams is a former firstround draft pick in 2004 out of Miami. He is the latest freeagent signing by the Bears, who have signed left tackle Jermon Bushrod, tight ends Martellus Bennett and Steve Maneri along with defensive end Turk McBride in the past 11 days. “Chi-Town here I come!,” he tweeted along with including a photo Friday. “I had a great time in Denver these past 9 years i thank #broncocountry for all.”

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Continued from page B1 “It was kind of what we expected coming in against Kent State,” Mathey said. “It was a cold day and it’s MAC baseball. It was a good game, and it was a game that we had a chance today.” Mathey didn’t sound frustrated with his young team after the game. But he knows his veterans need to take their games to another level if the young Huskies are going to succeed this season. “It’s not the young kids I’m worried about,” Mathey said. “The veterans have to step up and be who they are. We’re happy with the progress of our young guys. They’re going to make some mistakes, we kind of anticipated that, but the older guys need to do a better job and step up to shepherd them through.”

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Former Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams (55) celebrates after sacking former Bears QB Caleb Hanie on Dec. 11, 2011, in Denver.

8WEEKEND TV SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY’S SCHEDULE Pro baseball Preseason, Cubs vs. L.A. Angels, 3 p.m., WGN Preseason, White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers, 9 p.m., CSN Men’s basketball NIT, second round, Stanford at Alabama, 11 a.m., ESPN NCAA, third round, VCU vs. Michigan, 11:15 a.m., CBS NCAA, third round, Memphis vs. Michigan St., 1:30 p.m., CBS NCAA, third round, Colorado St. vs. Louisville, 4:15 p.m., CBS NCAA, third round, Harvard vs. Arizona, 5:10 p.m., TNT NCAA, third round, Oregon vs. Saint Louis, 6:10 p.m., TBS NCAA, third round, Butler vs. Marquette, 6:30 p.m., CBS NCAA, third round, Wichita St. vs. Gonzaga, 7:40 p.m., TNT NCAA, third round, California vs. Syracuse, 8:40 p.m., TBS Golf PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, third round, 11:30 a.m., TGC; 1:30 p.m., NBC Champions Tour, Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, second round, 4 p.m., TGC LPGA, Kia Classic, third round, 6 p.m., TGC Auto racing IRL, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg pole qualifying, 1:30 p.m., NBCSN NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Royal Purple 300, 4 p.m., ESPN

Women’s basketball NCAA, first round, Vanderbilt vs. Saint Joesph’s; Oklahoma vs. Central Michigan; Maryland vs. Quinnipiac; Syracuse vs. Creighton, 10 a.m., ESPN2 NCAA, first round, Connectict vs. Idaho; Michigan St. vs. Marist; UCLA vs. Stetson; Tennessee vs. Oral Roberts, 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 NCAA, first round, Texas A&M vs. Wichita St.; South Carolina vs. South Dakota St.; Iowa St. vs. Gonzaga; California vs. Fresno St., 3 p.m., ESPN2 NCAA, first round, Georgia vs. Montana; Texas Tech vs. South Florida; Colorado vs. Kansas; Nebraska vs. Chattanooga, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 Soccer MLS, Columbus at DC United, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN MLS, Chivas USA at Fire, 4 p.m., WPWR-50 College wrestling NCAA Division I Championships, finals, 10 a.m., ESPNU NCAA Division I Championships, finals, 7 p.m., ESPN College baseball Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU College softball Texas A&M at Tennessee, 5:30 p.m., ESPNU Women’s gymnastics Big Ten championships, Session 1, noon, BTN

Big Ten championships, Session 1, 5 p.m., BTN Men’s lacrosse Colgate vs. Navy, 1 p.m., ESPNU Virginia vs. Johns Hopkins, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU Men’s hockey Hockey East tournament, championship, Boston U. or Boston College vs. Providence or Massachuesetts-Lowell, 6 p.m., NBCSN SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Pro basketball Bulls at Minnesota, 6 p.m., WGN Baseball Preseason, Cubs vs. Cleveland, 3 p.m., MLB Preseason, Kansas City at White Sox, 3 p.m., CSN Men’s basketball NIT, second round, St. John’s vs. Virginia, 10 a.m., ESPN NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 11 a.m., CBS NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 1:30 p.m., CBS NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 4 p.m., CBS NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 5 p.m., TNT NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 6 p.m., TBS NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 6:30 p.m., TRUTV NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 7:30 p.m., TNT NCAA, third round, teams TBA, 8:30 p.m., TBS

Auto racing Formula One, Malaysia Grand Prix, 2:30 a.m., NBCSN IRL, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, 11 a.m., NBCSN NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Auto Club 400, 1:30 p.m., FOX Golf PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, final round, 11:30 p.m., TGC; 1:30 p.m., NBC Champions Tour, Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, final round, 4 p.m., TGC LPGA, Kia Classic, final round, 6 p.m., TGC Pro hockey Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Women’s basketball NCAA, first round, Kentucky vs. Navy; Duke vs. Hampton; Purdue vs. Liberty; Delaware vs. West Virginia, 11 a.m., ESPN2 NCAA, first round, Oklahoma St. vs. DePaul; Dayton vs. St. John’s; Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee; North Carolina vs. Albany (N.Y.), 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 NCAA, first round, Notre Dame vs. UT-Martin; Florida St. vs. Princeton; Penn St. vs. Cal Poly; Stanford vs. Tulsa, 4 p.m., ESPN2 NCAA, first round, Baylor vs. Prairie View; Michigan vs. Villanova; LSU vs. Green Bay; Miami vs. Iowa, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 College softball Auburn at Alabama, 2 p.m., ESPNU

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Blackhawks 30 24 3 3 51 102 66 St. Louis 29 16 11 2 34 87 83 Detroit 30 14 11 5 33 80 79 Columbus 31 13 12 6 32 73 80 Nashville 31 12 13 6 30 75 84 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 29 17 10 2 36 77 71 Vancouver 30 15 9 6 36 83 83 Edmonton 29 11 11 7 29 72 85 Calgary 29 11 14 4 26 82 101 Colorado 29 11 14 4 26 75 92 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 29 22 3 4 48 99 71 Los Angeles 30 17 11 2 36 88 75 San Jose 29 13 10 6 32 71 77 Dallas 30 14 13 3 31 78 88 Phoenix 31 13 14 4 30 80 87

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 32 24 8 0 48 114 83 New Jersey 31 14 11 6 34 78 85 N.Y. Rangers 30 15 13 2 32 71 73 N.Y. Islanders 31 13 15 3 29 90 105 Philadelphia 30 13 16 1 27 81 92 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 30 20 5 5 45 97 75 Boston 29 20 6 3 43 84 61 Ottawa 31 16 9 6 38 78 67 Toronto 31 16 12 3 35 94 90 Buffalo 31 12 15 4 28 84 99 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Winnipeg 32 16 14 2 34 81 96 Carolina 30 15 13 2 32 85 86 Washington 31 14 16 1 29 89 88 Tampa Bay 30 13 16 1 27 98 90 Florida 31 9 16 6 24 77 111 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss. Friday’s Results Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Columbus 5, Calgary 1 Washington 6, Winnipeg 1 Detroit at Anaheim (n) Today’s Games Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 1 p.m. San Jose at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 7 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Sunday’s Games Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 7 p.m. Detroit at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

MLB SPRING TRAINING Friday’s Results Cubs 4, Milwaukee 1 White Sox vs. Oakland (n) Detroit 4, Washington 3 Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay (ss) 4 N.Y. Yankees 9, Minnesota 7 Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay (ss) 3 Toronto 1, Boston 0 Houston 3, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 6 Colorado (ss) 14, Texas 9 Cincinnati 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Kansas City 13, L.A. Angels 9 San Francisco 11, Colorado (ss) 6 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 2 Arizona vs. Cleveland (n) Seattle vs. San Diego (n) Today’s Games L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Cubs, 3:05 p.m. White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers, 9:05 p.m. Houston vs. Atlanta (ss), 12:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Miami, 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit, 12:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay, 12:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, 12:05 p.m. Atlanta (ss) vs. Toronto, 12:05 p.m. Washington vs. N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Boston, 12:35 p.m. Arizona vs. Kansas City, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels (ss), 3:05 p.m. Texas vs. Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m. Oakland vs. San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Seattle, 3:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Colorado, 9:10 p.m.

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New NI Big 12 format could strain Kaneland Kaneland principal Chip Hickman isn’t a fan of the two, five-team divisions format the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference is moving toward, but he understands there was no perfect solution to be had. For a conference with relatively far-flung geography and a wide gulf in athletic performance – most notably in football – finding an arrangement that satisfies each of the current members, let alone entices potential replacements for departing Dixon and Streator, is quite an undertaking. The conference announced this week that starting with the 201415 school year, Kaneland, Morris, DeKalb, Sycamore and Yorkville will be the only five teams in the NI Big 12’s East Division, with Rochelle shifting to the West Division to help compensate for the departures of Dixon and Streator. The NI Big 12 is continuing its search for prospective

new members, but that’s proven to be a slow, difficult process. In the meantime, by each side losing a divisional opponent, scheduling adjustments will need to be made. Hickman expects that to be especially difficult in football. The Knights’ powerhouse football program already has trouble finding two nonconference opponents that want to play, and locating a third that makes sense is a daunting prospect. Adding an additional intraconference crossover game would have made matters easier on the Knights. The conference currently has five conference games, two crossovers and two nonconference games for football. “It was a challenge for Kaneland under this model but I respect the decision that was made of the conference and I think we all have to be aware of all the pressures that other schools, other administrators

VIEWS Jay Schwab and other head coaches are under to schedule wins, so for a smaller school to be mandated to have crossovers against larger, successful opponents like Kaneland, it does not make the conference appealing for expansion,” Hickman said. Kaneland’s two football nonconference foes for the coming fall – Brooks and Immaculate Conception – are not contracted to play the Knights beyond this season. That means Kaneland will need to scramble to find three football nonconference games for the following year, and Hickman joked – or was he joking? – that “We’ll be driving to Ohio” in the future. Hickman said few programs want

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Florida Gulf Coast stuns Georgetown thumb that had him grimacing before his clinching free throws, and Temple broke with its one-and-done NCAA tournament trend. The ninth-seeded Owls (249) opened a 17-point lead before Wyatt – the Atlantic 10’s player of the year and top scorer – hurt his left thumb and left the game briefly, returning with black tape on the nonshooting hand. Miami 78, Pacific 49: At Austin, Texas, Durand Scott had 21 points and Miami had a triumphant return to the NCAA tournament.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA – Sherwood Brown scored 24 points and Bernard Thompson had 23 to lead Florida Gulf Coast to an incredible NCAA tournament debut, a 78-68 win over second-seeded Georgetown. The Eagles, in their second season of being eligible for Division I postseason, became only the seventh No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2. FGCU (25-10) will play the winner of the game between seventh-seeded San Diego State and No. 10 Oklahoma in the third round Sunday. A night after America’s oldest university, Harvard, pulled off a major upset over fourth-seeded New Mexico, one of its youngest – FGCU’s first student was admitted in 1997 – got one that was even bigger. The Eagles took control with a 21-2 run that gave them a 52-33 lead with 12:28 to play, though the Hoyas used a furious rally to get within 72-68 with 52 seconds left. It was another disappointing NCAA exit for the Hoyas (25-7), who have lost to a double-digit seed in their past four appearances. Markel Starks had 23 points for the Hoyas.

North Carolina 78, Villanova 71: At Kansas City, Mo., P.J. Hairston scored 23 points, James Michael McAdoo added 17 and North Carolina unleashed a flurry of 3-pointers to subdue gritty Villanova. The never-say-die Wildcats (20-14) erased a 20-point deficit that North Carolina built in the first half and then nearly climbed out of a nine-point hole in the final minutes after the Tar Heels hit three consecutive 3s and once again appeared to take control.

Florida 79, Northwestern St. 47: At Austin, Texas, Erik

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Florida Gulf Coast’s Brett Comer celebrates after scoring in the first half of a second-round game against Georgetown on Friday in Philadelphia.

MIDWEST REGIONAL Duke 73, Albany 61: At Phila-

delphia, Seth Curry scored 26 points, Mason Plumlee had 23 and second-seeded Duke beat Albany. The Blue Devils (28-5) will Murphy had 18 points to lead meet seventh-seeded Creighfour Florida players in dou- ton in the third round Sunday. Creighton 67, Cincinnati 63: ble figures, and the Gators shut down the NCAA’s high- At Philadelphia, Doug McDermott had 27 points and 11 est-scoring team. No. 3 seed Florida turned rebounds, and Gregory Echthis one into a rout with a 19-1 enique scored 13 points to help run in the second half and held Creighton hold on. the 14th-seeded Demons (23-9) to their fewest points this sea- WEST REGIONAL Mississippi 57, Wisconsin son – 34 below their average. 46: At Kansas City, Mo., Marshall Henderson shook out of EAST REGIONAL Indiana 83, James Madison a shooting slump and scored 62: At Dayton, Ohio, fresh- 17 points in the second half, man Yogi Ferrell scored 14 giving the Rebels their first points in the first six minutes NCAA tournament win since as top-seeded Indiana slam 2002. La Salle 63, Kansas St. 61: dunked its way past James At Kansas City, Mo., Jerrell Madison. Not taking any chances Wright made three foul shots with a No. 16 seed, the Hoo- in the final 30 seconds, and No. siers (28-6) started fast and 13 seed La Salle advanced after built a 33-point lead in the sec- blowing an 18-point halftime ond half over the Dukes (21-15) lead to beat fourth-seeded Kanand opened the tourney with sas State. Ohio St. 95, Iona 70: At Daya statement they intend to be ton, Ohio, Sam Thompson had around for a while. Temple 76, N.C. State 72: At career highs with 20 points Dayton, Ohio, Khalif Wyatt and 10 rebounds, part of a domscored 31 points, finishing inating performance by Ohio the game with an injured left State’s front line against Iona.

to risk a likely loss in scheduling Kaneland. “The consequences [of the new structure] are Kaneland will have difficulty in finding three nonconference opponents,” Hickman said. “I don’t think we’re alone with that. I think Morris is going to have a challenge, as well.” Aside from the NI Big 12’s current membership challenges, Hickman has broader misgivings about the state of high school athletics in Illinois. Hickman, who worked at Batavia before becoming principal at Kaneland, cited longtime former Batavia football coach Mike Gaspari – who struggled in his early years before turning the Bulldogs into a powerhouse – as an example. “If Mike Gaspari started his career in today’s environment, he would have been done after Year 5,” Hickman said. “We don’t have the patience

to allow high schools to build a culture and sustain the ups and downs. It’s like a college environment.” Those pressures have contributed to an unstable environment for high school conferences in Illinois that extends well beyond the NI Big 12. Schools around here have been on the frontlines, with Kaneland, Batavia and Geneva switching conferences three years ago, only to see their new conferences already facing membership changes. “The entire landscape of athletic conferences in northern Illinois is under reconstruction,” Hickman said. “It’s [volatile] every year and it’s unfortunate because it’s so consuming for administrators and it detracts from the mission, but it’s part of our business now.”

• Jay Schwab is a Shaw Media sports editor. He can be reached at 630845-5382 or jschwab@shawmedia.com.

Kulma is Barbs’ No. 1 singles player • BARBS Continued from page B1 Kulma will lead the Barbs as the No. 1 singles player. The No. 2 position will be filled by senior Philip Henrikson, a top-four player in the conference last season. Seniors Chuck White and Nick Sablich are O’Neill’s No. 1 doubles team. Last season,

Sablich played No. 1 doubles with now-graduated Eric Changnon while White was a member of the No. 3 doubles team. Nick Seidal will be a member of the No. 2 doubles team, but O’Neill doesn’t know who his partner will be because the cold weather has restricted the Barbs from practicing outside. Ben Hart is a possibility in con-

ference matches, although, he will be the No. 3 singles player in nonconference matchups. The anchors of the No. 3 team have not been named. The Barbs have canceled two matches against IMSA and Belvidere North because of the weather and are scheduled to start the season Wednesday against Rockford Christian.

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND At UD Arena inDayton, Ohio Tuesday N.C. A&T 73, Liberty 72 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 67, Middle Tennessee 54 Wednesday James Madison 68, LIU Brooklyn 55 La Salle 80, Boise State 71

EAST REGIONAL SECOND ROUND Thursday At Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Butler 68, Bucknell 56 Marquette 59, Davidson 58 At HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. California 64, UNLV 61 Syracuse 81, Montana 34 Friday At UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio Temple 76, N.C. State 72 Indiana 83, James Madison 62 At The Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas Miami 78, Pacific 49 Illinois 57, Colorado 49 THIRD ROUND Today At Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Marquette (24-8) vs. Butler (27-8), TBA At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. Syracuse (27-9) vs. California (21-11), 30 minutes following Sunday, March 24 At UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio Indiana (28-6) vs. Temple (24-9) At The Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas Miami (28-6) vs. Illinois (23-12) REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Thursday At The Verizon Center in Washington Indiana-Temple winner vs. Syracuse-California winner Miami-Illinois winner vs. Marquette-Butler winner REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, March 30 Semifinal winners

SOUTH REGIONAL SECOND ROUND Thursday At The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. Michigan 71, South Dakota State 56 VCU 88, Akron 42 Friday At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Florida Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68 San Diego State vs. Oklahoma (n) At The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. North Carolina 78, Villanova 71 Kansas vs. Western Kentucky (n) At The Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas

Florida 79, Northwestern State 47 UCLA vs. Minnesota (n) THIRD ROUND Today At The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. Michigan (27-7) vs. VCU (27-8), 11:15 a.m. Sunday At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Florida Gulf Coast (25-10) vs. San Diego State-Oklahoma winner At The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas-Western Kentucky winner vs. North Carolina (25-10) At The Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas Florida (27-7) vs. UCLA-Minnesota winner REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Friday At Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas Kansas-Western Kentucky-North Carolina winner vs. Michigan-VCU winner Florida Gulf Coast-San Diego State-Oklahoma winner vs. Florida-UCLA-Minnesota winner REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, March 31 Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONAL SECOND ROUND Thursday At Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Louisville 79, N.C. A&T 48 Colorado State 84, Missouri 72 At The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. Michigan State 65, Valparaiso 54 Memphis 54, Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 52 At HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Saint Louis 64, New Mexico State 44 Oregon 68, Oklahoma State 55 Friday At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Duke 73, Albany (N.Y.) 61 Creighton 67, Cincinnati 63 THIRD ROUND Today At Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Louisville (30-5) vs. Colorado State (26-8), 4:15 p.m. At The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. Michigan State (26-8) vs. Memphis (31-4), 30 minutes following At HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Saint Louis (28-6) vs. Oregon (27-8), 6:10 p.m. Sunday At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Duke (28-5) vs. Creighton (28-7) REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Friday At Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Louisville-Colorado State winner vs. Saint Louis-Oregon winner

Duke-Creighton winner vs. Michigan State-Memphis winner REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, March 31 Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL SECOND ROUND Thursday At EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City Wichita State 73, Pittsburgh 55 Gonzaga 64, Southern 58 Arizona 81, Belmont 64 Harvard 68, New Mexico 62 Friday At UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio Ohio State 95, Iona 70 Notre Dame vs. Iowa State (n) At The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Mississippi 57, Wisconsin 46 La Salle 63, Kansas State 61 THIRD ROUND Today At EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City Harvard (20-9) vs. Arizona (26-7), 5:10 p.m. Gonzaga (32-2) vs. Wichita State (27-8), 30 minutes following Sunday At UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio Ohio State (27-7) vs. Notre Dame-Iowa State winner At The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. La Salle (23-9) vs. Mississippi (27-8) REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Thursday At The Staples Center in Los Angeles Gonzaga-Wichita State winner vs. La Salle-Mississippi winner Harvard-Arizona winner vs. Ohio State-Notre Dame-Iowa State winner REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, March 30 Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR At The Georgia Dome Atlanta NATIONAL SEMIFINALS Saturday, April 6 Midwest champion vs. West champion, 5 or 7:30 p.m. South champion vs. East champion, 5 or 7:30 p.m. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Monday, April 8 Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

Paul, shooting 3 of 12, leads Illini with 17 • ILLINI Continued from page B1 Colorado had fought back from a 37-21 halftime deficit to take a 44-39 lead late in the second. Richardson pushed the Illini back in front with a long 3-pointer from the right wing, then made a steal and fed the ball to Paul, who swished another to make it 48-44. Paul stretched the lead from the free-throw line to put the game away in the final minute. Paul finished with 17 points despite shooting just 3 of 12 while guarded most of the game by Pac-12 defensive player of the year Andre Roberson. “We’re a team that never gives up. D.J. was in my ear, just telling me to make plays,” Paul said. The Illini came into the game confident the rigors of the Big Ten had prepared them for anything in the NCAA tournament and used their defensive muscle to build the big early lead. Tracy Abrams

ended a 21-5 run over the final 10 minutes of the half with a 3-pointer – Illinois’ sixth of the first half – with 3 seconds left. Everything flipped in the second. Colorado regrouped behind Roberson and the hot shooting of Askia Booker, who made three 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the second half. Paul picked up two quick fouls early in half and went to the bench. His absence over the next three minutes seemed to unsettle the Illini as Colorado kept chipping away at the lead. Even when Paul returned, he missed his first two shots. Colorado made the hard work pay off when Josh Scott layup’s gave the Buffaloes the lead, and baskets by Xavier Johnson and Roberson pushed it to 44-39. Illinois finally broke its scoring drought on a basket by Abrams with 8:30 left in the half. “We all made great plays on that run,” Booker said. “We were getting stop after stop and we were pushing it down

their throat.” And then ... “They hit two big 3s,” Booker said, “and that changed momentum.” Again. Paul’s 3-pointer was one of the few times he was able to break free of Roberson. Back in the lead, the Illini seemed to regain their collective composure. “A lot of teams would crack,” Groce said. “We had to find a way to grind, figure it out.” Colorado was playing in consecutive NCAA tournaments for the first time in 50 years only to make a quick exit. Booker scored 14 points and Roberson had nine points and eight rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie, the Buffaloes’ leading scorer this season, finished with six points on 1 of 8 shooting. “Our defense was good enough in the second half, our heart was good enough,” Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. “We’re disappointed being one-and-done.”

Back by Popular Demand! Want to train for a 5K run but not sure how to begin? Join Northern Illinois Trail Runners Organization in a 9-week training program. The Walk to Run 101 program will start on Monday, April 22, 2013 and will end with the NITRO Trailblazer 5K run on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Sycamore Speedway. Registration for this event is $35 (includes race day t-shirt)

For more information and to register, visit www.nitroruns.org/running-101 Want to Know More? Attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00pm. You don’t want to miss this event! We’ll discuss the program in detail and have local experts presenting on proper foot care/shoes, running attire, and injury prevention. Meeting will be held at the Kish Hospital Roberts Conference Center, One Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb.

Questions? Contact Carrie Naber at w2r@nitroruns.org

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This publicity photo, provided by Textile Platypus, shows Canadian textile artist Cristina Larsen’s winsome stuffed felted bunnies and chicks in a rainbow of hues. She uses merino wool to make all the felt, dyes the colors and stitches every toy by hand. While Larsen calls them “toys,” they’d be equally at home as artsy Easter décor (www.etsy.com/shop/textileplatypus).

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A modern approach to spring holiday décor By KIM COOK The Associated Press

uzzy chicks and cute bunnies are part of the pastel pantheon of Easter décor, and their charm helps define the look of the season. But for those who prefer celebrating with a modern aesthetic, there are many attractive décor options that are a tad less cute and a tad more contemporary. Some reference Easter’s traditional color palette in new ways, while others put a modern twist on the holiday’s iconic elements. Pottery Barn has realistic speckled and robin’s eggs that would make pretty filler for tabletop bowls and vases. There are luster-finished glass eggs here, too, in soft yellow, pink and blue that would look smart on a gray or navy tablecloth or sleek lacquered console. Mercury-glass pillar candle holders are rendered in an interesting new shimmery pale blue. And there’s an elegant silver-plated cake server embossed with a rabbit motif. (www. potterybarn.com ) Albany, Ore.-based designers Jason and Cara Hibbs hand-draw, then screen-print rabbit images on organic flour sack cotton tea towels. The charming result would make a great hostess gift. (www.etsy.com/shop/ ohlittlerabbit ) Canadian textile artist Cristina Larsen crafts winsome stuffed felted bunnies and chicks in a rainbow of hues that have a terrific design-y vibe. “I use merino wool to make all my felt. I dye the colors and stitch every toy by hand,” she says. While Larsen calls them “toys,” they’d be equally at home as artsy Easter décor. (www. etsy.com/shop/textileplatypus ) The key to a modern Easter look is simple, according to Kevin Sharkey,

executive creative director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia: “It’s about a controlled color palette.” Easter candies can be used to create a graphic tablescape. Fill plain glass cylinders or apothecary jars with single or multi-colored jellybeans for a colorblock effect. Consider adding a pillar candle, or place a smaller plant or vase inside a bigger container and fill the spaces in between with confections. “Buy a bunch of the same style chocolate rabbit in different sizes and arrange them going down the center of the table like a runner,” Sharkey suggests. Or fill a low tray with colorful Peeps, another classic Easter treat that happens to be one of Sharkey’s favorites. Last year, he says, Stewart’s daughter, Alexis, gave him “a gift box full of every color Peep they make. I brought it into the office and everyone was taking pictures of it because it was so cool to look at.” There are some other clever decorating ideas on Stewart’s website for those with a slightly crafty hand, like studding wreaths and Styrofoam balls with dozens of pussy willow catkins. Use eggs in interesting ways. You’ll find instructions at MarthaStewart. com on how to make decorative eggs and wreaths that have a tailored look, using muted paint and trims. Metallic paint and glitter-coated eggs amp up the wow factor. There are tips too on using eggshells and egg cups as vases for diminutive bouquets of lily of the valley or pansies. At Allyou.com, find instructions on turning eggshells into tiny votive holders, nestled in silver egg cups – an elegant Easter dinner idea. A range of fresh spring hues and clean, simple style elements will take your Easter décor from sweet to sublime.

This publicity photo, provided by Pottery Barn, shows Blue Mercury glass that brings in one of the iconic pastel hues of the Easter season in a fresh new way (www.potterybarn.com). This publicity photo, provided by Pottery Barn, shows glitter covered eggs that bring some sophisticated glamour to the Easter table (www. potterybarn. com). AP photos

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FAMILY TIME | Some must-haves for your spring flings

Tip of the week Spring provides the perfect opportunity to host a party and show off all of the hard work you’ve put into your lawn and garden. Before your first guest arrives, make sure you have made all the preparations for your blooms to blossom, your garden to grow and your outdoor space to be pest free. Keep in mind these housekeeping tips for spring entertaining: • Create a beautiful floral centerpiece of freshly picked flowers from

your landscape. Include a range of colors, textures and smells. A landscape maintenance plan that provides flowering plants with a proper blend of nutrients will ward off destructive pests and guarantee a centerpiece guests will enjoy. In fact, one of the best defenses from pests is a strong, actively growing and well-maintained plant. • Protect your showcase garden. Given last year’s record-breaking heat, and the corresponding uptick in insect activity, your garden may be faced with another pest-invasion this season. Protect your growing garden from feeding and foraging pests. • Remove unsightly weeds. Warmer weather also will undoubtedly introduce the presence of ugly growth on decks and walkways, and in landscapes. A specialized herbicide is just the solution to eliminate troublesome moss and other weeds – letting your home’s exterior shine when it matters most.

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• Prevent pesky party-crashers. To prevent pest infestations while guests enjoy themselves, apply insect bait around the perimeter of planting beds and entertainment areas. The bait serves as a protective barrier, so insects don’t come inside those areas to cause mischief. Foraging insects take the granules back to their nests and share – eliminating colonies at their source. • Green-up landscapes. Take your pale green or yellowing plants – a common symptom of iron deficiency – from plain to vibrant with a mineral supplement. • Leave a lasting impression. Impress and indulge guests by incorporating garden-fresh ingredients (herbs, veggies and fruits) in your meal. You can even take it a step further by creating gift basket party favors stocked full of your own home-grown goodies – an idea that is sure to keep guests coming back. – Brandpoint

To the Editor: The Malta Lions Club would like to give a special thank you to all the businesses that donated to our annual Pankcake Breakfast! Resource Bank, Subway of Malta, Karshone’s Hometown Cafe, Jonamac Orchard, Hickey’s Corner Store of Malta, Lincoln Inn Restaurant, Malta Mustang Bar & Grill, Schnucks Supermarket, Whitman’s Catering, Steak ‘n Shake, HyVee, Junction Eating Place, Walmart of DeKalb and Rochelle and Headon’s. We appreciate your generosity in helping make this event a great success, which will benefit the Malta Lions Club Scholarship Fund for a DeKalb High School student. Malta Lions Club Donna Gommel of Malta will celebrate her 80th birthday on April 2. She and husband Bob have been married and farmed together for 58 years in the Malta area. Donna was a registered nurse at the DeKalb Public Hospital and in Junction City, Kansas, before starting a family. She also worked as a teller for several years at Resource Bank in Malta. The couple has two sons, Dave (Jeanette) and Mark (Laurie), both of Malta, and a daughter, Sharon (Jon) Popp of Gilbert, Iowa. The couple also has six grandchildren. The family would like to honor Donna with a card shower. Cards can be sent to her at 405 S. Second St., Malta, IL 60150.

“Oz the Great and Powerful” Rated: PG Length: 130 minutes Synopsis: This is a prequel to the “Oz” story we all know and love. It tells of how a carnival magician (James Franco) becomes the Wizard of Oz. Violence/scary rating: 2.5 Sexual-content rating: 2 Profanity rating: 2 Drugs/alcohol rating: 1.5 Family Time rating: 2.5. If your kids have watched and enjoyed “The Wizard of Oz,” they’ll love this one, too. (Ratings are judged on a five-point scale, with 5 being “bad for kids” and 1 being “fine for kids.”)

Book report “A Quest of Heroes (Book 1 in the Sorcerer’s Ring),” by Morgan Rice Ages: Young adult Pages: 346 Synopsis: “A Quest of Heroes” re-

volves around the epic coming-of-age story of one special boy, a 14-year-old from a small village on the outskirts of the Kingdom of the Ring. The youngest of four, the least favorite of his father, hated by his brothers, Thorgrin senses he is different from the others. He dreams of becoming a great warrior, of joining the King’s men and protecting the Ring from the hordes of creatures on the other side of the Canyon. When he comes of age and is forbidden by his father to try out for the King’s Legion, he refuses to take no for an answer: he journeys out on his own, determined to force his way into King’s Court and be taken seriously. – Morgan Rice

Did you know? According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, small water frogs are connected to a salmonella outbreak in 2008-2011.

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8PRAIRIE FLOWERS Thanks for donating to Pancake Breakfast

80th birthday

Family Movie Night

Babies Gone Wild a success To the Editor: Oaken Acres Wildlife Center held its first, annual fundraiser, Babies Gone Wild, on March 2, and we have many people to thank for the success of the evening. We had the gracious support of many donors who donated items for our live and silent auctions including: Dick Braun, Pizza Villa, Susan Cudden, Blackhawk Moving and Storage, Walsh and Associates, and many others. Our evening was made enjoyable with food from Taxco Restaurant and the specialized catering that Jesus Romero was happy to provide. We had the generous support of Fox River Co. baskets to make our auction items look their best. Toni Moon, Fran Osenberg, Mike Drake, Mark Haller-Wade, Anne Spencer and TechPro of St. Charles all played a role in making the night go by without a hitch. While I can say the fundraising event was a success, the true benefit to the evening was

assembling a group of people who understand and agree with the driving belief of the organization: every life matters. The work of wildlife rehabilitation is not easy; it is difficult, messy, expensive, labor intensive and time consuming. It is also important, fulfilling, inspiring and I am thankful it happens in our community by the generosity of donors and volunteers. Thanks to all who helped Babies Gone Wild, the wild babies that soon will be filling our George Balster Wildlife Care Center thank you as well. Lisa Gurman Oaken Acres board member Chairwoman of Babies Gone Wild

Thanks for helping Note to Remember To the Editor: The fifth annual Sycamore Music Boosters’ “A Note to Remember” event held Feb. 9 at Blumen Gardens was a tremendous success! It is with deep gratitude that we thank our sponsors and donors that helped support our mission: Enriching the quality of music education, performance and awareness in the Sycamore schools and community. Our appreciation is extended to the following sponsors that helped make this event so successful: National Bank & Trust Co., Taxco Restaurant, Ideal Industries, Austin’s Violin Shop, Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, Prairie View Animal Hospital, The Suter Co., American Midwest Bank, Illinois Community Credit Union, Hy-Vee, Law Office of Richard L. Turner, Sycamore Fraternal Order of the Police, and Dr. Todd Curtis, Orthodontist. Our gratitude is expressed to the following businesses and community members for their contributions: Blumen Gardens, Wendy Tritt of Trittenhaus Design, Shaw Media – Daily Chronicle and The MidWeek, Starbucks Coffee of

DeKalb, Jesus Romero of Taxco Restaurant, Gia DaVini of Chocolate Shivers, Victoria Shipman of Essentials by House of Interiors, Le Print Express, Audrey Stevens of Sycamore Super Dollar Store, Carla Phillips, Rachel Vidales, Kathy Brancato, Julie Brazeau, Sycamore Education Foundation, Lion’s Club Community Bulletin Board, all of our outstanding performers, and our wonderful Music Boosters families and friends. Thank you to the following businesses and families for their donations: 3M, Austin’s Violin Shop, Bob Abel, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cabana Charley’s, Caribou Coffee, Cathy Pivonka, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Wolves, Chipotle of DeKalb, The Confectionary, Cottone family, Country Inn & Suites, Culver’s of Sycamore, Curves, Dairy Queen, Drayton Eggleson, Egg Haven, Eggsclusive Café, Franklin’s Frame Shop, Garth Anderson, Grant family, Hillside Restaurant, Johnny’s Charhouse, Jovanovich family, Kane County Cougars, Ken and Amy Tonaki, Kish Cottage, Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Scott and Kristine Mertens, Larry and Laura Alferink, Lou Malnati’s, Morreale family, Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Parkway Restaurant, Party Zone, PJ’s Courthouse Tavern, Potbelly, Prairie View Animal Hospital/Diemer family, Ralph’s Carwash, Rosita’s, Shedd Aquarium, Southern Signature Studio, Sport’s Clips, Stomp Shoe Store, Sweet Earth, Sycamore Park District, Target, Twisted Taste and Walmart. Please accept our apologies if we mistakenly omitted someone. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone that assisted in making this “Note to Remember” event a huge success! Ken Olson Sycamore Music Booster president Lori Grant A Note to Remember chairwoman

8BRIEFS Girl Scout recipe contest features cookies

95th birthday Berdena Sorensen will celebrate her 95th birthday on March 29. Cards can be sent to Berdena Sorensen, 109 E. Oak Knoll Drive, Hinckley, IL 60520. She is married to Roy Sorensen, and has two children, Terry (Sherry) Sorenson of Big Rock and Lavon (Alan) Nehring of Sycamore; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

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8NEW ARRIVAL Fruit Jacob Fruit and Meaghan Burke of DeKalb announce the birth of a son, Zane Nickolas Fruit, born March 9, 2013, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, DeKalb. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and was welcomed by Shaene Cullin Burke. Grandparents are John Burke, Inta Burke, Donna Iesmiester, Gerald Fruit and Chris Fruit. Great-grandparents are Cathleen Burke, Manley Olsen and Mary Olsen.

Girl Scout Cookies are tasty right out of the box, but also work well as ingredients in many recipes. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is hosting a contest on Pinterest, collecting recipes featuring Girl Scout Cookies as ingredients. To enter, follow GSNI on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/GSNorthernIL. Create a board called “The Great Girl Scout Cookie Challenge,” and pin photos of food made using Girl Scout Cookies. Make sure recipes are included in the pin comments or linked to the pin in some way, and include #GSNICookieChallenge in the post. The grand prize is a baking basket valued at $100. Each recipe counts as one entry into the contest. To be selected as a winner, participant Pinterest profiles must be connected to Facebook for notification purposes. Entries will be accepted through March 31. The winner will be chosen on April 1. For more information, contact Marissa Garza at mgarza@ girlscoutsni.org.

DAWC hosts tea Sunday at Sycamore Depot DAWC Hosts Tea Program at Sycamore Depot on Sunday Educational? Entertaining? Enlightening? Intriguing? Yes, to all of the above. It’s the the DeKalb Area Women’s Center’s annual Herstorical Tea Program on Sunday.

This year’s program will use the theme chosen by Northern Illinois University’s Women’s Studies Program – the 50th Anniversary of The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. The public event will feature many local women’s voices – readings, recollections, reactions, music along with cookies, and hot tea at the new home of the DeKalb County Community Foundation, the recently renovated Sycamore Depot at 475 DeKalb Ave. There may even be a little shopping available. The program and accompanying Women’s History Month displays furnished by the DAWC will be from 3 to 5 p.m. The DAWC will be raising the value of coins embossed with women’s images on them just for the afternoon, so admission will be one Lincoln paper bill or one Susan B. Anthony silver coin or one Sacagawea golden dollar. For more information, call 815758-1351 or email dawc@niu.edu.

Spring gardening series starts with spruce The spring series of University of Illinois Extension’s Four Seasons Gardening program, which focuses on environmental stewardship and backyard food production, gets under way in April. The first session of the series, Spruce Problems (Pest and Cultural Issues), is offered twice – at 1 p.m. April 9 and again at 6:30 p.m. April 11. Both sessions will be presented

by teleconference at the DeKalb County Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. Spruce generally are native to cooler regions and are adapted to cold conditions. They prefer fullsun locations with acidic and welldrained soils. When exposed to unfavorable cultural or environmental conditions, spruce can become stressed and more susceptible to diseases and pests. This program will cover all the cultural, disease, insect and spider mite problems that have been diagnosed at the University of Illinois Plant Clinic. Other topics in the spring series include Pollinators and Insecticides on April 23 and 25, All About Tomatoes: Strategies for Controlling Common Pests and Disorders on May 7 and 9, and Don’t Doubt the Drought on May 21 and 23. Cost per session is $5, or attend the entire four-part spring series for $16. Advance registration is needed. Call 815-758-8194 or email bmacarus@illinois.edu for more details. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, call 815-758-8194.

Maple Park receives park equipment A little over a month ago, Captain Nick Louis of the Airline Pilot’s Historical Society walked into the village office in Maple Park and said he would like to donate a park. Although skeptical at first, the staff put Louis in touch with Village

President Kathy Curtis. After meeting with Curtis, the board of the Airline Pilot’s Historical Society met and voted to donate park equipment to the Village of Maple Park. McAdams Park, on the Civic Center property, will get a facelift this spring. “This was a welcome surprise,” Curtis said in a news release. “With limited funding available for park equipment, this is a project that would not have been possible without the generosity of the Airline Pilot’s Historical Society.” In October 2005, APHS contributed park equipment to Fox Chase Park in St. Charles.

Tickets on sale for Bunco for Breast Cancer The sixth annual Bunco for Breast Cancer ladies night out will be held April 13 at the Oak Club in Genoa. An evening of fun, food and prizes is planned by the Genoa Community Women’s Club. Cocktail hour (cash bar) will begin at 6 p.m. with bunco starting promptly at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold only in advance and are available in Genoa at Specialty Gifts, 133 W. Main St. The $30 ticket includes a light supper, bunco and prizes. Only 148 spots are available. There will be 19 raffle baskets available. Some of the items include Sox tickets, dinners, massages, wine, overnight stay at a hotel and Chicago Bears memorabilia.

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Is acidity and balance the latest trend in wine? Trends come and go in the wine industry. Just like the latest designer fad in fashion or development in pop music, winemakers can get caught up in a wave of similarity when crafting their final product. Maybe it’s the lure to follow the crowd making wines that critics will reward 90-plus points. Or simply the weather from a particular vintage narrowed their creative avenues. Whatever the case, there’s a refreshing term winemakers from around the world are using with increased frequency: acidity.

Winemaker spotlight Over-manipulation of oak had its stay. Then there was the over-extracted, dense, deep purple fruit bombs. This isn’t a critique of either style. As a lover of fine wine, I enjoy the wide variety of styles available as I peruse the racks at my local store. But, if trends move cycli-

UNCORKED James Nokes cally, the opposite end of the spectrum from both aforementioned styles seems to be en vogue. Nearly every winemaker interview I’ve done in the past six months has the mention of acidity and balance playing a role in the wine they’ve crafted. “The U.S. consumer wants fruit forward wines,” said Tuck Beckstoffer, whose 2009 Melee a Grenache blend still stands as the finest interpretation of the varietal I’ve opened this year. “Somewhere though, it became the “supersize me” attitude. I think we are starting to see winemakers back off from that though. I was always taught to find balance in everything.” Even the cult Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons, which can command triple digit

prices and gained a following for muscular wines loaded with huge flavors, might dial down its profile in search of balance. Yao Family Wines’ president and director of winemaking managed to do so with the 2009 Yao Ming Napa Valley Cab. “The No. 1 premise was to find balance,” Tom Hinde said. “Not to push for extract. We framed the tannins using oak and acidity. There’s four components that should all work together. I like when things work together in harmony.” It seems like consumers and winemakers also like when there’s balance in their wine. Or it’s just the latest trend.

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Ladies Night Out donates to Cancer Center

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Ladies Night Out, an annual event that takes place on the first Thursday in June in downtown Sycamore, presented by D&D Jewelers, Sycamore, donated a portion of its proceeds to KishHealth Foundation for The Cancer Center at Kish Hospital. The $7,700 donation was presented on Nov. 3 by board members for the event. Pictured (from left) are Dana King, event specialist for KishHealth Marketing & Public Relations, Florence Mathison, Don Sukach, Dawn Sukach, Wendy West-Krauch, Deb Bemis, executive director of KishHealth Oncology Services, and Chris Sarver, development coordinator for KishHealth Foundation. Not pictured are Jill Tritt and Rita Mitchell.

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• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for the Daily Chronicle. He’s been tasting, touring and collecting in the wine world for several years. Contact him at news@daily-chronicle.com.

HCE members go to state event Nancy Heisner, Mary Lu Strack, Carol Keneway and Pat Sloan, local members of the Illinois Association of Home and Community Education, recently attended the group’s annual Spring Conference in Effingham. The theme of the event was “The Many Hats of IAHCE.” Workshop topics included technology, quilting, candy-making, use of pork, debunking diet myths, monarch butterflies, joint replacement and flour varieties for baking. Sessions with tips for fulfilling their duties were provided for local officers and project chairs. The four attendees joined with 369 other women representing more than 8,500 members throughout Illinois who have contributed volunteer hours with a total value of more than $12.5 million. A statewide project has been knitting caps for children with cancer and providing “little dresses for Africa.” DeKalb County has

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Local author Melanie Jane Nicolas visited the Sugar Grove Library on March 16 to give a presentation and sign her new book, “Raising Wealthy Kids.” Nicolas is the founder of Kids Wealth International Club and the Association of Proud Parents Educating About Riches. She works with parents to help children ensure a healthier financial future. Pictured (from left) are Merrill Poloian, library assistant director, Nicolas and Gayle Deja-Schultz, candidate for Sugar Grove trustee.

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Local members of the Illinois Association of Home and Community Education recently attended the group’s annual Spring Conference in Effingham. Pictured (from left) are Mary Lu Strack, Nancy Heisner, Carol Keneway and Pat Sloan. contributed 115 caps and 21 dresses. The women were entertained by an Elvis Presley impersonator at the closing banquet of the three-day event. DeKalb County has 109

local members in eight units across the county. Anyone wishing to join this dedicated and fun group of volunteers can call Pat Sloan at 815-758-8313 or the University of Illinois Extension office at 815-758-8194.

These Divas Will Dish…and Cook!

Divas Dish for Glidden Homestead Saturday, April 20, 5:30-8:00 pm NIU’s Barsema Alumni & Visitors’ Center The 5th annual fund-raising and taste-testing event to beneﬁt the J.F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center, featuring tried and true family recipes!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Lindsey Engelsman and Sarah Glidden DeMink are just 2 of the “celebrity” chefs returning for the 2013 event.

Celebrity Chefs (so far): Megan Acardo, Ann Allen, Debbie Armstrong & Stacie Haugk, Linda Anderson, Louise Beukelman, Cadette Girl Scout Troop 543, Fran Clucas & Mary Lou Erickson, Sarah Glidden DeMink, Lindsey Engelsman, Gwen Fox, Katherine Gannon, Jennifer Groce, Marge Hash, Svetlana Henrikson, Jayne Higgins, Susan Johnson, Lynne Morel, Fran Osenberg, Dale Osterle, Amy Polzin, Mary Pritchard, Becky Sisler & Jane Aegorreta, Natalia Vinokur, Tracie Wells, Marcia Wilson.

2 for $50 or $30 each; Cash bar Tickets available at the Daily Chronicle, Castle Bank locations, Dolce Vita; and from Divas chefs & Glidden Board members.

For tickets, call (815) 756-7904 or email info@gliddenhomestead.org

The event also includes a Silent Auction, Rafﬂe, Bake Sale, Cookbook CD, Glidden Gift Shop and lots of fun! The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center is an important historic DeKalb gem, featuring the house and barn where Glidden invented “The Winner” barbed wire in 1874.

Thank You Sponsors: Uncle Joe’s Club: DeKalb Daily Chronicle, NIU Barsema Alumni & Visitors Center Winner’s Circle: H&R Block Premium Services Superior Club: Castle Bank, Premier Meals Barbed Wire Club: American Midwest Bank, Illini Security, Brad Manning Ford

More sponsors being added daily.

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8ASTROGRAPH By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – If you don’t get upset about not being in the spotlight all the time, you’re likely to find yourself involved in something that’ll be extremely beneficial. Keep in mind the advantages of serving in the rear ranks. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – It could pay to take a spontaneous break, especially if there is nothing to prevent you from doing so. Chances are, you’ve already done more than your share at work. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – This could be a perfect day to work on all those projects that need some finishing touches. You could be unusually good at closing deals. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Your imaginative and creative instincts are likely to be more pronounced than ever. Take advantage of this and finish all the projects you’ve left dangling. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – There are times when it may be necessary for you to be frugal and there are times when it’s OK to splurge. You should be able to combine the two extremes without abusing either. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – It might be wise to step in and take control of a matter that, in your opinion, hasn’t been handled too wisely. Others will most likely thank you for the intrusion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – It won’t take some kind of obvious action to make your presence felt. Function from behind the scenes, where you’re capable of being an effective force. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Social involvements won’t be a frivolous waste of your time. On the contrary, you might be able to do yourself the most good at a friendly gathering rather than a business meeting. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Good tactics and great style could be more significant than usual. The nature of your accomplishment will not be as meaningful as how you go about it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Much can be accomplished, provided you honestly believe in the positive ideas that you espouse. If you don’t, others will easily perceive your doubts. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You should be able to derive some material benefits from other than your usual sources. It behooves you to begin looking for opportunities in fresh fields. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – To advance a personal ambition, it might be necessary for you to make some compromises when dealing with others. Be pliable for best results. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You’re likely to have a slight edge in any competitive situations, mostly because you’ll be far more imaginative than your adversaries.

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Minister’s daughter cloistered with boyfriend Dear Abby: My 25-year-old son, “Mark,” lives at home, has a full-time job and dates a girl, “Julia,” who is a minister’s daughter. He keeps bringing her to our home on occasions when she’s “sick” or needs to catch an early flight and he needs to drive her to the airport. They are seeing only each other. Julia is in pre-med and Mark thinks she’s wonderful and smart. Abby, when she’s here, she holes up in his room and never comes out. She’s as quiet as a mouse. I am boisterous, and I get the feeling I turn her off. The last time she stayed over was before an out-ofstate interview Mark was driving her to. Abby, she never even said hello or goodbye. He made her breakfast in bed, and they sat there laughing and eating with the door shut. When she visits she stays down in our den and ignores the rest of us the entire time, as does Mark. After the holidays, she left without wishing us “Happy Holidays” or even giving us a card. I had a present for her, but didn’t give it to her because I decided I wouldn’t go out of my way for a person who ignores me. I want my son to move

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips out. I do not want this girl sleeping over or staying under my roof anymore. I don’t like her. What should I do? My mother says I should put my foot down and send my grown son out the door. She says I need to grow a spine, but I’m afraid! – Mama in Ohio Dear Mama: You are dealing with two separate issues. Your son is seriously involved with a girl who either never learned basic good manners or who may be pathologically shy. You and your husband should talk privately with Mark and find out exactly what her problem is. You also need to establish some ground rules for when she visits, so you don’t feel shut out under your own roof. Adult “children” live with their parents for various reasons. Some can’t afford to live independently; others are trying to save money to buy a home of their own. I don’t know Mark’s reason and neither will you if you don’t address this with him. Your mother may be right. It may be time for him to

move. But what concerns me about what has been going on is the lack of communication and a certain lack of respect. And nothing will change unless you and your husband insist upon it. Dear Abby: This year my school started an international program, so we have students from around the world who attend school with us. I’d like to learn about their countries and invite them to the youth group I attend, but I’m nervous about talking to them and don’t think I could work up the nerve. I’m also worried about what they will think of me. What should I say and do? – Apprehensive in Indiana Dear Apprehensive: Please don’t be afraid to reach out. Put yourself in those students’ shoes. If you were in a strange school in a foreign country, wouldn’t you be glad if someone approached you and introduced himself or herself and invited you to an activity, or to their home for dinner? All you need to do is smile and say, “Hi, I’m – .” If you do, you could start a lifelong friendship and expand your horizons further than you could ever dream. Dear Abby: Is it acceptable for one adult to correct another’s English unless asked

to do so? My sister does it frequently, and I want to know if it’s rude so I don’t make the same blunder. – Grammatically Yours in New Orleans Dear Grammatically Yours: It isn’t rude if it is done tactfully, in private and in the spirit of being helpful. If it’s done as a form of one-upmanship, it is obnoxious. Dear Abby: My best friend of more than 12 years – the pastor of a large church – was sent to prison several months ago for soliciting sex with two minor children. While I despise what he did, I have enough intimate knowledge to know this was a one-time thing. He’s a sex addict and, while this does not forgive the act, it was just an escalation of his addiction. I have decided to forgive him and be supportive. I send him a small amount of money each week and provide emotional support. My problem is, I knew about his addiction for 11 of the 12 years we have known each other. I feel I could have prevented all this from happening if I had told others, intervened and helped him get treatment. How do I apologize to all of those who loved and supported him, not knowing he wasn’t celibate? –

The Guilty Enabler Dear Enabler: Excuse me? “Just” an escalation of the man’s sex addiction? The man’s lack of character is appalling. That you would turn a blind eye to what he was doing indicates that you have issues of your own that need resolving. Forget about apologizing. You can’t make this better. What’s done is done. Dear Abby: I’m an almost 18-year-old girl. I hoped that by now I would be over my fear of the dark, but I’m not. I can’t sleep without the TV, go outside after dark or walk through my house at night without being terrified. I always feel as if there is “something” there, no matter how many times I shine a light to check. I’m pretty sure this is irrational, but I don’t know what to do. – ScaredyCat in Florida Dear Scaredy-Cat: When someone has an irrational fear, the thing to do is to consult a licensed psychotherapist and discuss it. There are counselors who specialize in phobias, and your physician may be able to refer you to one. • Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Post-traumatic stress disorder after a single event Dear Dr. K: A few months ago I was in a serious car accident. Since then I’ve been incredibly jumpy and have trouble sleeping. My wife thinks I may have PTSD. Could she be right? Dear Reader: Post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD – is a condition in which distressing symptoms occur after a major trauma. PTSD is often discussed in the context of troops who have served in war zones, but you don’t have to see battle to get PTSD. For example, one of my patients with PTSD, like you, was in a terrible auto accident as a young man. The accident, which broke many bones and caused him to be hospitalized for many weeks, occurred at a particular intersection not far from his home – a drunk

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff driver ran a red light. For years afterward, every time he came near the intersection, his heart raced, he broke out in a sweat and he felt like he was going to die. Finally, he stopped driving anywhere near that intersection. But he still had bad dreams. Fortunately, with treatment his PTSD became much less of a problem. About 10 years ago, though, just after he retired, the bad dreams came back. His explanation: “When I no longer had to worry about work, I was free to worry about other things.” An ag-

gressive schedule of church work, book clubs and travel helped beat back the PTSD. A single crisis (such as a serious car accident) or a series of events – as long as they are severe enough – can cause PTSD. You could also have PTSD following: • airplane accidents; • physical assaults, robberies or kidnappings; • fires; • heart attacks and other major physical illnesses; • natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. It’s normal to experience fear, shock, helplessness, stress and extreme sadness soon after a traumatic event. But if you’re still experiencing these reactions more than one month after the event,

that might indicate a problem. I’ve put a brief questionnaire on my website, AskDoctorK.com. Your responses to these questions might help you determine if you’re suffering from PTSD. When diagnosing PTSD, doctors often look for three things: • Hyperarousal. This is an ongoing state of tension that resembles a “fight or flight” response to danger. You may experience insomnia, angry outbursts, an exaggerated startle response and hypervigilance. Headaches, trembling, diarrhea and fatigue are common. • Avoidance. You may feel detached or numb. You may be unable to talk about the traumatic event or revisit the place where it occurred.

PTSD patients also often withdraw from people and social events, particularly those even remotely associated with the trauma. • Re-experiencing. This is the worst symptom. You may have unwelcome and disruptive thoughts about the event that interfere with normal concentration and function. Recurrent nightmares are also quite typical. In extreme cases, you may mentally relive the traumatic experience. Talk to your doctor. Whether or not you have PTSD, you clearly need support to recover from your experience. If it is PTSD, psychological support, drug therapy or a combination should help.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Search for (2 wds.) 7 Rudimentary 12 Language quirk 17 Coffee holders 21 Flowery 22 Buggy drivers 23 Medieval tale 24 Organic compound 25 Acid in milk 26 Plant growth medium 28 AL’s Larry — 29 Give — — chance 30 Places 32 Wharf denizens 33 Hit in baseball 35 Blow the whistle 37 Delhi attire 38 Swamps 39 Blaze a trail 40 Unscripted (2 wds.) 42 Estuary 43 — mater 44 Locket 45 Astrologer’s scales 47 High spirits 48 Cliff feature 49 Encyclopedia bk. 52 — kwon do 53 Weeds 54 Increases sharply 55 Dressmaker’s cut 59 Scarab, to Pharaoh 61 Sandy expanse 62 Baylor’s town 63 Pat’s cohost 64 Jazz instruments 65 Toga party site 66 Lo-cal 67 Wild feline 68 Gulp down 69 Happy 70 Whinny 72 The “f” in f-stop 73 Boathouse gear 74 Count calories 75 Contract provisos 76 Distance measure 77 911 responder

80 Really stupid 82 For a song 83 Prepare the laundry 84 “Typee” sequel 85 Does the trick 87 Legal document 88 Quark’s home 89 Jung contemporary 90 Survive, just (2 wds.) 91 Whodunit must 92 Made out 94 Where “The Blue Danube” waltz was composed 95 Graph lines 96 Leaked 97 Kind of radio 98 Wk. day 99 Six-pointers 100 — -ski wear 101 Lowers the beams 102 Clumsy 104 Muscle builder 107 Prefix for “dynamic” 108 Pal 109 Khartoum’s land 113 Small plates 114 Toxic wastes, briefly 115 Vacation trips 117 Theater box 118 New Orleans campus 119 Vaccines 120 Well-read 122 Kitty’s plaint 123 Sale words (hyph.) 124 Buying time 127 Urbana 11 129 Mathematician — Descartes 130 Tie a turkey 131 Prop up 132 Lamas’ melodies 133 Tense 134 Patronage 135 About half of us 136 Put the — on

DOWN 1 Nabokov novel 2 Spouted rhetoric 3 Carrying a beeper (2 wds.) 4 “Krazy —” 5 Mo. bill 6 Cowboy — Bill 7 Oktoberfest region 8 Ms. Earhart 9 Colts’ fathers 10 Doctrines 11 T’ai — ch’uan 12 Large lizard 13 Workout target 14 Cow-headed goddess 15 Baseball’s Mel — 16 Conventions 17 Saudi city

18 Closed 19 Wine glass 20 More cunning 27 Sweet liqueur 31 Spy novelist Le — 34 Caught the bus 36 Diamond — 38 Nylons shade 39 Peter, in Panama 41 Chomps down 43 He played Obi-Wan 44 Nobel Prize category 46 Right off the — 47 Bearded animal 48 Reluctant, plus 49 Explorer — da Gama 50 Plains tribe 51 Enjoy to the max 53 Aim toward

54 Drinks heartily 55 Rum-soaked cake 56 Stormy 57 Literary miscellany 58 Took a break 60 Shank’s mare 61 Holy terror 63 Sotto — 65 Beat a retreat 66 Hobble 67 Flash of lightning 69 Cotton seeders 70 Shortfall 71 Epoch 72 Unyielding 74 Actress Tyne — 75 I thought — never leave! 76 Frame of mind 78 Pile

79 Ice-cream treats 81 Robin beaks 82 Yields territory 83 Quell 84 Iron source 85 Turkish honorific 86 Miff 87 Doughnut order 88 Yips 89 Informers 91 Mr. Karloff 92 Livestock shows 93 Weapon supplies 94 Solemn promise 96 Light musical 98 New Zealander 100 — — foot pole 101 Preclude 102 Hard feelings 103 “Westworld” name

104 Stopped momentarily 105 Judge’s decision 106 Dramatist Sean — 107 On the other side 108 Spring back 110 Pianist Fats — 111 Deal makers 112 Recently purchased 113 Fixed gaze 114 Soft drink brand 115 Kind of balloon 116 Pilot’s control 119 Gloating 120 Cornell or Pound 121 Pre-college 125 Sooner than 126 Apple rival 128 Research site

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DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL Positions available within 25 mile radius of Genoa. Must have reliable transportation to travel to any of our 16 homes. Weekend shift required. Part time and Full time available. 3rd shift and Weekend bonus opportunities. GED or H.S. diploma required. Contact Avancer 815-784-5146 press 1, fax resume to: 815-784-2594 or apply at: 350 Sycamore Rd, Genoa. EOE

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Education Campus Child Care Center

Associate Director

Northern Illinois University Campus Child Care seeks to employ an Associate Director to help manage the center's day-to-day operations. The center enrolls children ages 3 months - 8 years. The program is NAEYC accredited and 4-star rated through the state of IL. The Associate Director will be responsible for the direct supervision of staff along with the hiring, scheduling, and training of student workers. This person will also assist the director in managing all regulatory agencies reported to by the center. The position requires a bachelor's degree in child development, early childhood education, or a related field with a minimum of 18 credit hours in course work directly related to young children (birth to six years). Minimum of at least three years of successful teaching and/or administrative experience in a child care center. The applicant must meet administrative requirements set by DCFS licensing regulations. Demonstrate leadership ability, problem solving skills, ethical decision-making and sound judgment to assist staff and families. Ability to work cooperatively with staff, parents, and children from a variety of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ability to work varying hours. This is a 12 month, fulltime position with a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Send letter of application, resume, the names of 3 current professional references, and college transcripts to: Randi Napientek, Asst. Director, Student Academic Success, DeKalb, IL 60115 by April 15, 2013. AA/EEO Institution. Pre-employment criminal background investigation required.

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES

ACADEMIC ADVISOR Full-time, twelve-month renewable, supportive professional staff (SPS) position to provide orientation and academic advising to all majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Salary $40,000. Responsibilities: Duties include academic advising as it relates to scheduling, degree requirements, course overloads, course and university withdrawals, academic probation, dismissal, retention, and reinstatement. Qualifications (only applicants who meet minimum qualification requirements will be considered): Required: Master's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences field Preferred: Teaching and advising experience at the undergraduate level Deadline: Review of complete applications received will begin on April 17, 2013 and continue until position is filled. Send letter of interest, resume, and two letters of reference electronically to advisorsearch@niu.edu. Please direct questions to Steve Estes at sestes@niu.edu. AA/EEO. Pre-employment criminal background investigation required.

PLASTICS SETUP Custom Injection molder seeking experienced candidate for setup & troubleshooting on 2nd shift.

MAINTENANCE Tool & Die / Custom injection molder has an opportunity for a maintenance position. Position involves troubleshooting, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, building maintenance, new equipment installation, robotics, preventative maintenance, CNC equipment. Apply in person or send resume with salary requirements to: Armin Industries 1500 N. LaFox St. South Elgin, IL 60177 Fax: 847-742-0253 patti_hill@armin-ind.com eoe Drug screen required Research Monsanto Waterman Research 8350 Minnegan Rd, Waterman, IL (near DeKalb) Temporary employees for late Spring & Summer field work. Multiple positions are available in Corn Research including pollination and data collection. No experience necessary, training provided. Working some weekends & overtime may be required. Pay is competitive. Apply in person at address above M-F 8-4:30. EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V

Apartment Complex, Full time + benefits, Experience preferred.

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CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center has part & full time positions available for CNA's on the night shift.

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Golden Retriever Puppies AKC, 8wks, 1st shot and wormed, all health checks. $800. 847-683-7102

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Males, 1 year old. Food and cage, accessories - all must go! 815-517-0160

1990 & Newer

1302 Fox Glen Dr. Sat, March 23rd 9am - 5pm Woodworking Tools, Over 400 items, New and like new. Delta table saw, Planer, Jointer & Band saw. Hardwoods, 135 Bridge City Tools, Clamps, Dust Collection, Incra, Freud Bosch Porter Cable, Router Tables, Drafting Table and Instruments and lots more. Credit cards and cash accepted. Rain or Snow.

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WATCH - Stainless Steel Citizen Eco-Drive Watch with Small Imperfection on the Crystal. Includes extra link and pins. Asking $25 obo. Call/Text 815-252-6514

Stamps Collections 815-758-4004

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

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DEKALB ~ 3BR, 2BA With new floors, garage. Near school and Rt 23. Pets OK. No smkng, $900/mo. 630-450-5372

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University Village Apts. 722 N. Annie Glidden Rd. 815-758-7859 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 April 1. 815-787-3519 or 815-739-1711 GENOA -1 BR. IN TOWN References required. No pets. $415/mo. 815-784-2232

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Cortland Estates

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HINCKLEY 2BR, 1.5BA

Stove, fridge, D/W, W/D hook-up. NO PETS, $755/mo + sec. Water sewer, garb incl. 815-739-1250 Kirkland. 2BR upper, no pets or smoking $550/mo.+dep. & util. 815-761-5574 or 815-522-6163 Leave message.

ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOM

Available now. Remodeled, clean and quiet, $425 & $550. 815-758-6580 ~ 815-901-3346

Rochelle 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath A MUST SEE! 700 Sq. Ft. Eat in kitchen incl deck. $450/mo + utilities. Bill @ 815-501-0913

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Rochelle ~ Spacious 2BR TH New carpet, fresh paint, W/D hook-up. $595/mo,1 year lease. 815-751-4440

$99 1st Month's Rent 3 BR Apartments Dishwasher On-Site Laundry Facility Playground Washer & Dryer Connection Sparkling Pool 230 McMillan Court Cortland, IL 60112

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Oustanding Ranch Home with 3/5 Bedrooms, 3 Full Bathrooms. A HALF ACRE LOT one owner home – over sized garage. SOOO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. CALL NEDRA ERICSON, REALTOR

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2 bedroom in quiet building. W/D, parking, $725/mo. 815-895-5047

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Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb Studio SPECIALS Starting at $395 ONE MONTH FREE WITH AD Recently updated! Affordable heat. Walk to shops! (815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net

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DEKALB 2 BR. Quiet. 311 N. 2nd. Near NIU. No dogs. $675/mo+1st, last, sec. Refs req. 815-751-2546 dwelldekalb.com DeKalb 2 Levels of 5 Level Home 1BR + office, fireplace, garage prkg, new kitchen! Walk-out patio on Kish, huge backyard with garden. $975/mo, ALL utilities, cable+wifi incl. Dogs OK, available now. 773-203-7928 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

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Loveseats (2) Olive Green

68” long/38” wide exc condition, will separate, $359/obo. 847-895-6427

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Wood and glass, 80”Tx28”Wx131/2”D, 4 glass shelves. Dark cherry wood, $250/obo. 815-895-6427

Cocker Spaniels. AKC. Tails docked. Shots & dewormed. 1 black male, 2 parti colored females. Call Cathy @ 815-712-3451. midaywincavaliers.com

2nd Shift hours 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM, Mon - Fri 3rd Shift hours, 11 PM - 7:30 AM, Sun - Thurs

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TV - 21" Magnavox with remote. $15 One owner, good working condition. Call 815-757-7867

Horses Wanted: Will provide home for unwanted/unused horses & ponies 815-757-3715

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PROM DRESS - Lilac Purple Prom Dress with a Sweetheart Neckline and Beautiful Beading on Top with a Full Tiered Skirt, Size 8. Only worn once and has been stored in a bag. Asking $50. Willing to send pictures to anyone interested. Call/Text 815-252-6514

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RECORDS – Box of 30 60's Rock/Pop Elvis, Beatles, etc. $25. Good cond. Mike 847-695-9561

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MINIATURE BASEBALL BATS 16 bats - $50 for all. 847-515-8012 Huntley area

King Trombone in good condition, comes with case. Asking $50 obo. Call/Text 815-252-6514

Maintenance Mechanic I Full time must have a valid driver's license; be able to lift 40-50 lbs., HS diploma/GED, ability to work as team player. Duties would include performing preventive maintenance painting & general upkeep on various buildings plumbing & small electrical repairs facilitate work orders snow removal cleaning and assigned projects On-call night and weekend work rotation required. Experience is preferred. Submit resume & 3 professional references by 4:30 pm on April 5, 2013 to: HACD 310 N. 6th Street, DeKalb, IL 60115. Applications available upon request

LPN & CNA only needed for home care in Elburn. Excellent working conditions. 630-365-1163.

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Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center. Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

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$650 1BDR + Study/BDR A/C, Garage, W/D, Hwd Floors. No Pets. 324 W. Roosevelt/DeKalb 331-575-2822 DeKalb 1BR plus loft. All appls, incl W/D. Quiet neighborhood. Pets ok. No smoking. $875/mo+utils. 847-638-9312

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 Sycamore. Large 2BR. Garage, Private Patio, new carpet, laundry. Clean & quiet. No pets. $750/mo. J&A RE. 815-970-0679

DEKALB 3/4 bedroom 2 bath 2 car garage fenced yard quiet cul-de-sac great location many upgrades no pets/smoking. 630-918-9450

DEKALB 3BR, 1.5BA W/D, C/A, $1000/mo + security. Pets OK, available June 1st. 630-309-7602

Sycamore: Very nice, roomy 2BR all appl incl W/D, 1 car gar, C/A. Close to town. $725/mo+sec. No pets. Avail now. 815-814-4177

DEKALB 3BR, FR, DR, DEN

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of DeKalb County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the DeKalb County Courthouse, at 133 West State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the estate legal representative, or both on or before September 6, 2013, which date is not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, that date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of any 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. Dated: March 6, 2013 FRANKS, GERKIN & McKENNA, P.C. Attorney for Estate 19333 E. Grant Hwy., P.O. Box 5 Marengo, Illinois 60152 (815) 923-2107 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 9, 16 & 23, 2013.)

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DE KALB PROBATE DIVISION

DeKalb Small 2BR, Quiet Area W/D hook-up, no smoking, pets negotiable. $760/mo + security. 815-901-7037

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DeKalb Golf Course Community 3BR TH, 2.5BA, gar, front porch. All appliances, very nice, no pets. $1250/mo. 815-761-8639 www.dekalb-rental.com DEKALB Townhome - Wineberry Sub., near elem. sch., 2BR, 1.5BA, 2CAR, W/D, BSMT, pay own utilities, Sec 8 welcome. $1050/mo plus dep. 630-596-7707 DeKalb Upper 2BR, 1.5BA $600 Lower 2BR, 1BA $650. W/D. No pets/smoking. Available now. 815-501-1378

1.5BA. Stove, fridge, D/W, C/A. Large garage. 815-758-0079

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. Available now. $1350/mo. (815)762-0617 aazad2005@gmail.com

Sycamore: Nice Townhome N. Grove Crossing - Plank Rd. 2BR, loft, 2.5BA, A/C, full bsmt, 2 car, W/D, $1300. 630-416-0076

SYCAMORE 5BR 2BA house on 2 acres,1.5 car gar. Brand new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring 1,400 a month plus dep or 1,700 a month w/ 28x48 shop. Call Matt Hoffman of Hoffman Realty 815-501-3351 mhoffmanrealty@yahoo.com

The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes. 2 & 3 Bedrooms. Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

Student or employed male. $350 incl utilities, need ref. 815-758-7994

815-757-1907 CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX

Sycamore Near courthouse. Furnished, attractive, large office space. Great for professionals. $575/mo incl utilities, shared kitchenette & reception area. 815-739-6186

Bsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage. No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439 DEKALB - Large 4 BR, 3BA 2 Story Duplex, Full basement, W/D, 2.5 Car Gar, 803 S. 2nd St. Call Pittsley Realty 815-756-7768 Dekalb: Knolls, 1200 sq ft ranch, 3BR, 2BA, all appl., C/A, bsmnt, lndry hookup, 2 car attch. gar No pets/ smoke $1000/mo. 815-464-8646 Sycamore – 2 Bed, Full Bsmnt, C/A, appliances & W/D. $845 / mo. + sec. No pets. No smoking. 815-895-6747 or 815-739-8291

GENEVA, ELGIN, OFFICE / WAREHOUSE, 1500 sf. 10x12 overhead door. For sale/lease, $1200/mo. Dearborn, 630-894-1277 ext 11

Sycamore/Electric Park 2BR All appliances, W/D, C/A, partial fin basement, $750/mo + utilities. No pets/smkg. 815-751-5448

Estate of Leonard L. Pourchot, Deceased By: /s/ Regan G. Pourchot Law Office of John R. Corneille, LLC 151 W. Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115 815-787-3519 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 23, 30 & April 6, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE REGULAR AFTON TOWNSHIP MEETING Notice is hereby given to the legal voters, residents of the Township of Afton in the County of DeKalb and the State of Illinois, that the Regular Township Meeting set for the second Tuesday of said Township will change to the third Tuesday and take place on April 16, 2013 at the hour of 7:30 p.m. following the Annual Township Meeting at the Elva Town Hall for the transaction of the monthly business of the said township; This change is because of the election and town hall is unavailable. Dated of Approval: March 12, 2013 Randall J. Bourdages, Afton Township Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 23, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE March 21, 2013

IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JUDITH M. NELSON, Deceased.

ATHLETIC RUNNING TRACK IMPROVEMENT BIDS

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Notice is given in the death of Judith M. Nelson, of Kirkland, Illinois on September 15, 2012. Letters of Office were issued on February 6, 2013 to Roy Nelson, as Ex-

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Notice is given of the death of Leonard L. Pourchot, of Lincoln, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on the 20th day of March, 2013, to Regan G. Pourchot, Executor/Independent Representative, 4646 N. County Road X, Mosinee, Wisconsin 54455. 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.

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B. Project Identification: 2013 Athletic Running Track Improvements. 1. Project Location: a. 1401 Flagg Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068 C. Owner: Rochelle Township High School District 212, 1401 Flagg Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068. 1. Owner's Representative: Richard J. Craven, 815-562-4161 D. Architect: GreenAssociates, Inc. 111 Deerlake Road, Suite 135, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. 1. Architects Representative: Gerald L. Guy, PE, 847-3170852, jguy@greenassociates.com 2. Architects Project Number: 0713-201317 E. Project Description: Project consists of minor structural mat repairs prior to new structural spray coating and track stripping for competitive high school and college events.

1.6 TIME OF COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES A. Successful bidder shall begin the Work on receipt of the Notice to Proceed and shall complete the Work within the Contract Time. Work is subject to liquidated damages. 1.7 BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS A. Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades and be able to obtain insurance and bonds required for the Work. A Performance Bond, separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance in a form acceptable to Owner will be required of the successful Bidder. 1.8 NOTIFICATION A. This Advertisement for Bids document is issued by GreenAssociates, Inc.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Greenwood Cemetery, Somonauk Rd and Lane Rd, Hinckley, IL 60520, will be taking bids for mowing and trimming around markers and trees, as well as both sides of the Lane going in and out of the cemetery. Job includes pick up any limbs or trash and emptying all trash barrels; empty all trash barrels by water pump, empty on the west side of shed in the hole for trash.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON REZONING HINCKLEY VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION HINCKLEY, ILLINOIS

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

Any questions call Jerry Bahl 815-600-4825 Mail bids to Greenwood Cemetery, P.O. Box 1235, Hinckley, IL 60520 Need bids in by March 31, 2013 Work will begin prior to Mother's Day

Tom Huddleston, President Board of Education, District 212 Rochelle Township High School (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 23, 2013.) Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

PUBLIC NOTICE

On April 8th, 2013, at 7:00 P.M., a public hearing will be held by the Plan Commission of the Village of Hinckley in the Hinckley Village Hall, 720 East James Street, Hinckley, Illinois, for the purpose of considering and hearing testimony as to rezoning property located at 15303 US Hwy 30. It is proposed that the property located at 15303 US Hwy 30 PIN Number 1515326004 be rezoned to B-3 Business District. The Petitioner and property owner is James Crest III. All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard. By order of the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Hinckley, DeKalb County, Illinois.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 23, 2013 & the MidWeek, March 27, 2013.)

___SIGNATURE ON FILE__ RITA BARNETT, VILLAGE CLERK

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(Published in the Daily Chronicle March 23, 2013.)

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Updated kitchen, W/D hook-up. Basement, garage, no pets/smoke. $895. 815-762-4730

DeKalb - 2BR 2BA Townhomes W/D, Central A/C, Dishwasher AVAIL. NOW $800/mo Call Pittsley Realty 815-756-7768

y proj as described in this Document. Submit bids according to the Instructions to Bidders. 1. Regulatory Requirements: (105 ILCS 230/) School Construction Law shall govern submittal, opening, and award of bids.

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The Rochelle Township High School Board of Education is accepting bids for: 1.1 PROJECT INFORMATION A. Notice to Bidders: Qualified bidders may submit bids for project

F. Construction Contract: Bids will be received for the following Work: 1. Single Prime Contract (all trades). a. Contract 1A: Synthetic Track Resurfacing: Benyon Sports Surfaces b. Contract 1B: Synthetic Track Resurfacing: Conica Sports Surfaces c. Contract 1C: Synthetic Track Resurfacing: Fisher Tracks d. Contract 1D: Synthetic Track Resurfacing: Goddard Coatings e. Contract 1E: Synthetic Track Resurfacing: Renner Sports Surfaces

Public Notice is hereby given that on March 7, 2013 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as LIGHT OF DAY PHOTOGRAPHY located at 117 Park Ave, DeKalb, IL 60115. Dated March 7, 2013 /s/ John Acardo DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 9, 16 & 23, 2013.)

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1.2 BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING A. Owner will receive sealed lump sum bids until the bid time and date at the location given below. Owner will consider bids prepared in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders issued by Owner, and delivered as follows: 1. Bid Date: 10 April 2013. 2. Bid Time: 10:00 a.m., local time. 3. Location: Rochelle Township High School, Office of the Superintendent, 1401 Flagg Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068.

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B. Bids will be thereafter publicly opened and read aloud.

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1.3 BID SECURITY A. Bid security shall be submitted with each bid in the amount of ten (10) percent of the bid amount. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after opening of bids. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities.

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1.4 PREBID MEETING A. Prebid Meeting: A Prebid meeting for all bidders will be held at Rochelle Township High School, Office of the Superintendent on 27 March, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., local time. Prospective prime bidders are requested to attend. Failure may result in rejection of the bid. 1. Bidders' Questions: Architect will provide responses to bidders' questions via Addenda for questions received up to five (5) business days prior to Bid Opening.

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1.5 DOCUMENTS A. Online Procurement and Contracting Documents: Obtain access after 21 March 2012, by visiting the Architects website, www.greenassociates.com and registering. Online access will be provided to all registered bidders and suppliers. B. Viewing Procurement and Contracting Documents: Examine after 21 March 2012, at the locations below: 1. Offices of the Owner and the Architect. 2. McGraw-Hill Construction/ DODGE, www.construction.com. 3. Reed Construction Data, www.reedconstructiondata.com. 4. Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association, 1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 202, Rockford, Illinois 61108. 5. Illinois Valley Contractors Association, 1120 First Street, La Salle, Illinois 61301. 6. Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties, 233 North Springfield Avenue, Joliet, Illinois 60435.

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1032 S. 7th St. DeKalb Southmoor Estates, Ofﬁce Staff, 815-756-1299

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814 S Eleventh St. DeKalb 3 2 $105,000 Castle View Real Estate, Karyn Dulin, 815-751-8272

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140 Greenwood Acres Dr DeKalb 3 2 $189,000 Century 21 Elsner Realty, Sue Elsner, 815-756-1691

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100 Kyle Lane Kirkland 3 2 $220,000 Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell, Peggy Ramirez, 619-770-7371

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4921 S Richard Rd. Rochelle 5 4.5 $359,000 Castle View Real Estate, Arch Richoz, Mng.Broker 815-751-7780

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Waterbury West Lane Sycamore Starting at $135,000 Directions to Somerset Farm: Rt. 23 to Bethany E to Somerset Lane S Century 21 Elsner Realty, Linda Tillis, 815-751-3159

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Reston Ponds Sycamore 3-4 2-3 Starting $219,950 Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell, Keith & Jean Brunett, 630-209-6357

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