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NIU shooting article found in Conn. New York Times clip, weapons cache discovered in Newtown gunman’s home By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com
and DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com DeKALB – A 2008 news article about the Northern Illinois University shootings were among the hundreds of items authorities removed from Adam Lanza’s home after he killed 27 people. Authorities also found books on
autism, a vast array of weaponry and images of what appear to be a dead person covered with plastic and blood. Authorities released search warrant documents Thursday about their investigation of Lanza, who shot 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and his mother before taking his own life Dec. 14.
The documents provide the most insight to date into the world of the 20-year-old gunman, a recluse who played violent video games in a house packed with weaponry that was all too real. Adam Lanza The weapons used in the shooting had all apparently been purchased by
Lanza’s mother, Nancy, with whom he lived, said prosecutor Stephen J. Sedensky III, in a statement accompanying the warrants. She was found dead in her bed; Adam Lanza had shot her the morning of the massacre on Dec. 14. Authorities also found a gun safe in his bedroom and a holiday card from Nancy Lanza containing a check made out to her son for the purchase of yet another firearm.
If it’s possible to determine a motive for the massacre, there may be clues in Adam Lanza’s journals, which state police seized from the house and turned over to the FBI for analysis. But authorities say that so far no conclusions have been reached. Sedensky estimated that the investigation will be finished this summer.
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See GUNMAN, page A6
Incumbent challenged in Sandwich mayoral race Thomas faces off against former police chief Olson By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
Five sets of twins who attend kindergarten at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School sit for a yearbook photo Wednesday taken by Lori Eberly (left) in Hinckley.
Hinckley-Big Rock kindergarten classes experience five sets of twins By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com
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INCKLEY – When Susan Clark explained the concept of twins to her kindergarten class, every student with a brother or sister thought they had a twin. Almost all of those students were right. There are five sets of twins in the kindergarten classes of Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, and Clark teaches most of them. Although many of the twins – all fraternal – were split between teachers, Clark has at
least one in each pair and the only set that stayed in the same classroom. Clark, who has taught kindergarten for nine years at Hinckley-Big Rock, said she has never experienced a classroom like the one she teaches now. “With us [teachers] I think there are days we have to remind ourselves they are twins because each one is their own person and has their own learning style and personality,” Clark said. “It’s been a real fun year, and I hate to see it wrap up.”
See TWINS, page A6
SANDWICH – Tom Thomas has been mayor of Sandwich for the past 24 years. Rick Olson hopes to end his tenure as the two go head to head in the Sandwich mayoral race. Both candidates agree there is room for improvement in the city, but they differ in what areas need the most work. Thomas said he feels the economy is a top priority for Sandwich because Tom Thomas the city, state and country still are trying to bounce back from the recession. “I think we’re in very difficult times in Sandwich,” he said. “I’ve always Rick Olson been known as a mayor with a tight budget.” Olson, who moved to Sandwich in 1994 and served as the Sandwich police chief for 16 years, said budgeting is an important aspect of city government, which is why he would make sure to monitor the city’s finances closely. He said Sandwich residents always want to know how their tax dollars are spent, and he would work to make sure the city got the best bang for its buck.
See MAYORAL RACE, page A4
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Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
Twins Elisabeth (left) and Makena Snelling, 6, raise their hands during a presentation Wednesday on maple syrup at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School in Hinckley. The Snelling sisters are one of five sets of twins that attend kindergarten at the school.
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