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DeKalb County mails out tax bills What does my bill look like?

By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com DeKalb County residents should have received their property tax bills this week.

The DeKalb County Treasurer’s office mailed real estate tax bills to 42,780 county residents May 3 so officials could collect $202,911,050.54.

DeKalb County Treasurer Christine Johnson said all residents should have received their bills at this point.

Here’s some of the things you need to know:

The bill is in a letter-size envelope with “This is Your Tax Bill” printed in a purple box on the front. Although there are two stubs for taxpayers to pay both installments, Johnson said residents will only receive one bill, so it is important not to throw it away after the first installment is paid.

Even if a resident’s bill will be paid by a mortgage company, Johnson said it is still important for them to keep their copy of the bill, as they will need it when they file their income taxes.

gets paid,” she said.

Voice your opinion Did your property tax bill increase this year? Vote online at Daily-Chronicle.com.

“It’s your home; you’ll want to see that bill,” she said. “It’s an important document to have.”

She also recommended residents check with the mortgage company to make sure the company will actually pay the bill.

“Ultimately, it’s the taxpayers responsibility that their bill

When is my bill due?

Because bills are not due on the same date each year, Johnson said residents need to be aware of the dates for this year.

The first installment is due June 3, with the second due Sept. 3.

Johnson recommends paying the bill a few days in advance to make sure it gets to the office in time.

How do I pay?

There are many payment options available to taxpayers.

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Residents can pay their bill in person at most DeKalb County banks during normal business hours.

They can mail a check to DeKalb County Collector,110 E. Sycamore St., Sycamore, IL 60178, with their parcel number on the check. They should include the appropriate payment stub.

Residents also can pay their bills by credit card both online or in person at the Treasurer’s Office, 110 E. Sycamore St., Sycamore. Visa, MasterCard, Discover

Christine Johnson DeKalb County Treasurer

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‘AT ANY PRICE’ OPENS IN DeKALB

On the silver screen

By MEGHAN BARR and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER The Associated Press

Photos by Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Matthew Petersen (center), 15, of DeKalb watches movie previews with his friends Jesse Heinsohn (left), 16, and Ali Morreale, 15, on Friday before the showing of “At Any Price” in DeKalb at the Carmike Market Square 10. In the movie, Petersen played the part of Brett Johnson, who is the brother of Zac Efron’s character’s rival.

Area residents used as extras in flick attend screening

By FELIX SARVER

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fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKalb – When several local extras who appeared in “At Any Price” went to go see the movie for the first time, they had the hardest time focusing on the story itself.

Linda and Kevin Herrmann, who were extras along with their children, saw the movie Friday at the Carmike Market Square 10 on 2160 Sycamore Road; the local screenings will continue this week.

After watching the movie, Kevin Herrmann said he was more focused on noticing all the familiar DeKalb County locations in the background.

“It’s kind of hard to watch it as a normal movie,” Kevin said.

Karyn Petersen, whose son Matthew has a speaking role in the movie, had the same problem. She said she’ll be watching the movie multiple times later to catch all the local restaurants and shops in

To view video from the screening of “At Any Price” at the Carmike Market Square 10 in DeKalb, visit Daily-Chronicle.com.

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CLEVELAND – The mannequin was life-sized, with a moplike wig and creepy, slanted eyes.

Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use it to scare people.

Sometimes he drove around town with it in the back seat of his car.

“He threatened me lots of times with it,” said Castro’s nephew, 26-year-old Angel Caraballo, who was terrified of his uncle as a little boy and unnerved by him as an adult. “He would say: ‘Act up again, you’ll be in that back room with the mannequin.’ ” Castro installed padlocks on every door leading into his dilapidated home on Seymour Avenue. He kept the basement bolted shut, too. When relatives showed up at his front door, he made them wait for half an hour before emerging, and nobody was ever allowed past the living room.

“He had told me to stay in the kitchen,” said Elida Marie Caraballo, Castro’s niece, who was at his house about seven years ago with Castro’s daughter Rosie. “I didn’t know why.”

In the days since Castro’s arrest on charges of keeping three women imprisoned in his home for a decade, relatives and acquaintances have sketched a portrait of him as a man with a twisted sense of humor, a compulsion for secrecy and a towering, terrifying rage that led him to savagely beat, torment and control his common-law wife, Grimilda Figueroa.

Ariel Castro was held on $8 million bail Thursday in Cleveland.

Castro, a former school bus driver, is accused of imprisoning three young women and beating them repeatedly over a decade in his Cleveland home.

See SUSPECT, page A8 Showtimes for “At Any Price” at Carmike Market Square 10 in DeKalb for the coming week: Linda and Kevin Herrmann discuss details of the movie “At Any Price” with their children Keith, 11, Emily, 16, and Brittany, 19, after seeing an afternoon showing Friday at the Carmike Market Square 10. The movie set included the Herrmann family’s house, farm and land. They were also extras. the background.

“To see your community immortalized on film is incredibly special, and not something people can claim everyday,” said Debbie Armstrong, executive director of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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in 2011 in DeKalb County, and features locations from the area including the First Lutheran Church, Sycamore Speedway and the Junction Eating Place. Linda Herrmann said the filmmakers also had used her family’s

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Elida Caraballo (right), with her husband Frank, talks Thursday at their home in Cleveland about the abuse her late sister, Grimilda Figueroa, suffered at the hands of her common law husband, Ariel Castro.

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today Monthly community breakfast: 7 to 11 a.m. at Kingston Friendship Center, 120 S. Main St. Donation is $7 for all-you-can-eat eggs cooked to order, pancakes, waffles, biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash, bacon and sausage, fruit cups, English muffins and drink. Call Kingston Friendship Center at 815-784-3921.

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 Northern Illinois University Lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Call 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. Food pantry serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County.

815-824-2228.

Curves Free Resolution Class: 9 a.m. at 325 E. State St., Sycamore. Arrive 15 minutes before the start of class.

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.

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, DeKalb. llc904@ hotmail.com.

Huge Sale at Kirkland Storage Solutions and U-Haul: 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at 901 W. Main St., (Route 72). 815-522-3164.

Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., 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 Veterans Club, 311 S. Washington St. www.genoavetshome.us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815751-1509.

Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800452-7990; 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. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Sunday Knights’ Sunday breakfast: 8 a.m. to noon at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club, 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public.

24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 2 to 4 p.m. at 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Call 815-784-5559 for appointments other days.

Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204, 111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free.

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, 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. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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Many opportunities to pay it forward I knew we were in for it as soon as I saw the pile of dirt in front of Pay-ItForward House at 719 Somonauk St. in Sycamore.

We were eight do-gooders from the DeKalb Leadership Academy who’d been sent to do some service work that morning. Sure enough, it wasn’t 10 or 15 minutes before my classmates Greg Henning, Liz LeMay, Mark Mattson, Carolyn Leist, Shannon Barnaby, Christina Seversen, Lindsey Engelsman and I were shoveling the dirt into buckets and wheelbarrows.

Some people carefully placed the dirt around the base of flowers and trees with little silver shovels. I’m of the school that if you’re working with dirt, you might as well be flinging it around with abandon.

Pay-It-Forward House is a nonprofit similar to the Ronald McDonald House. It provides affordable accommodations for people whose family members are receiving extended care at nearby Kindred Hospital. The average patient at Kindred stays about three weeks, and the cost to stay in a hotel room for that amount of time can be financially difficult for people.

They typically ask for a $5 to $10 donation per room each night, no matter how many people stay there. Since the house was founded in March 2005, they’ve helped people get almost 12,000 nights of rest, said Executive Director Jea Nae Remala.

At the house, they’re always looking for donations of microwaveable food items, snacks, cans of pop, paper goods such as towels, napkins, plates, and toilet paper, help with lawn care, cleaning, basic home maintenance and more.

“We go through paper towels napkins and Kleenex faster than you would ever know,” Remala said. “…

Soda pop is another thing we just burn through.”

If you want to donate items, you can drop them at the house, which is usually staffed by volunteers from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Also, they always can use people to work 3.5 hour shifts at the house.

There’s more information online at payitforwardhouse.org.

“When you look around it looks like a home,” said Marge Johnson, the volunteer coordinator and garden chairwoman. “But it all came together by people like you doing what you’re doing today.”

It wasn’t long after that we were put to work.

For someone whose work mostly involves sitting behind a keyboard, it

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson was refreshing to be doing some manual labor. It was harder work than I’d expected before I spotted the dirt pile, and I hadn’t dressed for it – but my teammates seemed to find it funny when I cuffed up the bottoms of my dress pants and pulled off my socks and shoes and pushed the wheelbarrow in my bare feet.

The sun was hot. It was dirty, sweaty work. And it felt good.

Helping to make Pay-It-Forward House look better was worth the sweat.

If it makes the place look a little better for people staying in Sycamore under trying circumstances, it was worth it.

There are many opportunities to give of your time to help local organizations that help those in need, even if you’d prefer to do it without a shovel and a wheelbarrow.

You can mentor a child through the Big Brothers-Big Sisters program with the Family Service Agency, realsolutionstoday.org – they always need Big Brothers, the agency’s Executive Director David Miller says.

You could help orphaned animals at TAILS Humane Society, tailshumanesociety.org, help Feed’Em Soup (www.feedemsoup.org) to feed hungry humans, or get involved with the Day of Caring on June 21 through the Kishwaukee United Way, kishwaukeeunitedway.org. The United Way has many other partner organizations you can find through its website as well.

Some of my other Leadership DeKalb classmates also designed some new materials seeking volunteers for the Voluntary Action Center’s Meals on Wheels program. They do a good job making convenient, easy to complete routes you can generally do on your lunch break from work. Learn more at 815-758-5703, or vacdk.com.

Sometimes people say they would like to get involved but don’t know how, which is a shame because there are a lot of organizations that can use the help, as the demand for services only seems to grow with each passing year.

If you have the luxury to give of some of your time, why not give it a shot? It feels good, especially at the finish.

A practical question: How long does a husband give the mother of his children something for Mother’s Day? It’s not that I have a problem buying things for my wife – the wife is the best, seriously, and she deserves more

than I can afford to give her – but you know, we’ve already got an anniversary that I usually can remember pretty quickly (and there’s no “Thanks for Bearing My Kids Day” on the calendar).

Do husbands stop doing Mother’s Day cards and gifts once their kids are old enough to shop on their own? Do you have to wait until they move out of the house, or just until they’re old enough to drive? Or do you just keep getting her things forever?

If you do stop, do you make some kind of announcement in advance, or one year do you just not get her anything and see if you get the cold shoulder?

There should be some kind of man manual to answer questions like these.

If anyone can share some knowledge, help a brother out, would you?

Mom’s Day gifts: So I asked some people through the social media what they’d be getting their mothers this Mother’s Day. A few responses: “As of … Wednesday, I am 13 days overdue with our second child,” Tina Brescia Holtz wrote on Facebook. “I am planning on giving my Mom and [mother-in-law] another grandchild by Sunday! I think they are going to love it!”

I hope everything goes well and that Tina gets something for Mother’s Day, too.

At St. Paul’s in DeKalb, they tweeted at me, “We are baking communion bread with our moms to use on Pentecost Sunday, May 19.”

My mom always loved it when I went to church with her.

“All my mom wants to do is hang out on the deck, so, we are going to make her fav: fish tacos with some yummy grilled vegs, and listen to some Motown!” Carly Marie wrote on Facebook.

It’s the simple pleasures. Let’s hope we get decent weather.

Heidi Pittsley of DeKalb tweeted: “My mom is Sally Pittsley and I plan on getting her just flowers because she is getting rid of a lot of stuff to get ready to have her house sold and move to Arizona.”

That’s too bad, Heidi. Tell her to watch out for scorpions. On the bright side, visiting her in the winter should be nice.

I hope all of you have a great Mother’s Day weekend. If you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some shopping to do.

• Eric Olson is the editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-7564841, ext. 2257, email eolson@shawmedia.com, or follow him on Twitter @ DC_Editor.

8 TODAY’S TALKER Man charged in house fire that killed 4 children downstate

County sheriff’s office if they have information that could help with the investigation.

explosion that killed 14 people last month, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident.

PERCY – Authorities charged a 33-yearThe announcement came the same day old man with the murder of four young siblings, ranging in age from 5 to 12, who Global network of hackers steals federal agents said they found bomb-mak$45M from ATMs in 26 countries ing materials belonging to a paramedic perished in a house fire early Friday in NEW YORK – The sophistication of a who helped evacuate the small southwestern Illinois village of global network of thieves who drained residents the night of the Percy. cash machines around the globe of an explosion. Bryce Reed was Randolph County State’s Attorney Jerastonishing $45 million in mere hours has arrested early Friday on emy Walker announced Friday afternoon a charge of possessing a that Derrick J. Twardoski faces four counts sent ripples through the security world.

Prosecutors in New York said Thursday destructive device, but of first-degree murder. Twardoski was law enforcement officials being held without bond at the Randolph that the money was stolen by criminals Bryce Reed who hacked into a database of prepaid said they had not linked County Jail. His first court appearance Is debit cards – then drained cash machines the charge to the April 17 fire and blast at scheduled for Monday. Prosecutors will West Fertilizer Co. seek a life sentence in prison, according to of their dollars.

Experts warn these types of ATM crimes The Texas Department of Public Safety court documents. are becoming increasingly common and said in a Friday statement that the agency Walker identified the victims as four had instructed the Texas Rangers and the members of the Owen family: 12-year-old their global nature makes them hard to investigate.

McLennan County Sheriff’s Department to Ethan, 9-year-old Kailey and 5-year-old Federal prosecutors say the case conduct a criminal probe. twins Brandon and Landon.

The agencies will join the State Fire A 6-year-old child suffered smoke inhala- involved plundered ATMs in 26 countries, cyber-attacks on two banks in the Middle Marshall’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, tion and was being treated at a hospital.

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which The children’s parents and an 18-year-old East and a New York cell of operatives who withdrew cash from machines. have been leading the investigation. woman also escaped the fire. The blaze, Reed, who was booked into the McLenwhich started around 2 a.m., badly damTexas officials launch criminal nan County Jail at 2:40 a.m., was released aged the two-story home in the village probe into plant explosion before 8 a.m. to agents from the ATF, acabout 60 miles southeast of St. Louis.

WACO, Texas – Texas law enforcement cording to McLennan County Jail booking Authorities didn’t identify the survivors, officials Friday launched a criminal inves- clerk Brandy Gann. hoping to preserve their privacy. They tigation into the massive fertilizer plant – Wire reports asked the public to call the Randolph

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Monument names NIU’s ROTC grads

By ANDREA AZZO news@daily-chronicle.com DeKALB – Lt. Col. Jose Jaques had no words to describe the monument Northern Illinois University dedicated to its ROTC alumni Friday.

The Huskie Alumni Project is a wooden pyramid with each graduate’s name on a colored plate. A clay Huskie sits on the top of the pyramid. It will be coated in bronze and displayed in the Chick Evans Field House, where the ROTC holds its classes.

“I’m in awe of it,” said Jacques, a 1991 ROTC graduate. “I’ve always been proud to be a graduate of NIU, and to be honored like this, it’s incredible.”

The monument was unveiled at the ROTC graduation ceremony Friday. Six cadets graduated from the program to become second lieutenants, the army’s junior commissioned officer rank. The graduating cadets each pulled tape off their plates to reveal their names on the monument.

The monument was financed by 1982 ROTC graduate Thomas Bisping, who donated $13,000 to the ROTC for something that would benefit the NIU community when he died in 2007, said David Dosier, military science depart-

ment chairman.

Renee Bemis sculpted the Huskie statue, while Al Stover served as the carpenter.

Friday graduate 2nd Lt. Konrad Dalecki said it felt special to be a part of the ROTC community. Dalecki will be going to school in Fort Lee, Va., to learn how to be a quartermaster officer.

“A lot of time and effort went into getting to this spot,” Dalecki said. “It feels really good to be done, to start serving the country. It’s special.”

Marcus Gernes drove from Minneapolis to see his nephew Edward Tolle graduate.

Tolle has been interested in the military since he was a child. Gernes bought Tolle a shotgun for his high school graduation so they could go hunting together.

“We’re proud of him,” Gernes said. “It’s a big day.”

It was senior military instructor Tony Knight’s last graduation ceremony. He will be moving to Florida, and Rufus Beamon, who was previously stationed in Fort Lewis, Wash., will be replacing Knight.

Knight said they train the cadets to eventually become army officers.

“It’s a tough challenge and process,” Knight said. “We challenge them mentally and physically.”

Somonauk woman charged in drug-induced homicide

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – A 21-yearold Somonauk woman was charged Friday with drug-induced homicide for allegedly providing the prescription drugs responsible for her friend’s accidental overdose.

Nicole Benson, of the 100 block of East Pine Street, Somonauk, gave her friend Kelsey I. McGuire, 19, of Leland, lethal amounts of hydrocodone a n d X a n a x Nicole on March 10 Benson or March 11, DeKalb County Sheriff Chief Deputy Gary Dumdie said.

Hydrocodone is an opiate painkiller, while Xanax commonly is used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.

Benson told police she had a prescription for the Xanax but not the hydrocodone, so she also was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, Dumdie said. She allegedly had 14.4 grams of hydrocodone.

Benson remained in DeKalb County Jail on Friday evening, unable to post 10 percent of her $850,000 bail. The most serious charge she faces,

drug-induced homicide, typically is punishable with between six and 30 years in prison; probation is not an option.

The two women visited Steak ‘n Shake in DeKalb, as well as a few friends who indicated they were partying after McGuire got off work about 10:30 p.m. March 10, Dumdie said. They slept at Benson’s house, and both woke up about 8 a.m. March 11, Dumdie said. They went back to sleep but Benson was unable to wake McGuire about 10:49 a.m. March 11, Dumdie said.

Shortly after McGuire’s death, Benson moved to Grapevine, Texas, to stay with her boyfriend. On Tuesday, DeKalb County Sheriff’s detectives went there to arrest her on the drug-possession charges. They escorted Benson back to DeKalb County on Thursday.

After reviewing the case with the DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office, Benson was charged with drug-induced homicide.

Her case comes just days after DeKalb police charged a 27-year-old DeKalb man with drug-induced homicide. Christopher T. Davis, formerly of the 800 block of West Hillcrest Drive, allegedly supplied heroin to Melissa Ramon, 33, of DeKalb who overdosed in a coin laundry bathroom March 5 and died three days later.

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Ex-drug users share stories with students

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKalb – Jessica White was 13 when drugs entered her life.

The 26-year-old DeKalb woman said she found herself living an unstable life with her family. Both of her parents were addicted to drugs, and her father eventually committed suicide, she said.

She grew up with drugs and alcohol, and she thought it was normal. She found the lifestyle of the people who did drugs glamorous since they did whatever they wanted.

“I just remember high school, and it being a very hard time for me, and not having any guidance or direction as to where to go,” White said. “And I turned to drugs and alcohol as an outlet.”

That lifestyle almost killed her, she said. She spent more than two years with the DeKalb County Drug Court program to overcome her ad-

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Joshua Walker, an officer for the Choosing Life and Ending Abuse Now Slate Alumni Association, spoke to students Friday at DeKalb High School about his past addiction to drugs and the crimes he committed to feed his addiction. diction. White will graduate in June and resolve her pending criminal court cases. But first she wants to help others as a way of thanking the program for giving her a chance after several relapses.

White and four other members of Choosing Life and Ending Abuse Now Slate Alumni Association

shared their stories with students Friday at DeKalb High School. Drug Court coordinator Marilyn Stromborg was excited to talk to the students at a time when drug busts are happening in DeKalb County, she said.

Joshua Walker, 31, an officer for the alumni association, spoke to the students

about his own life with drugs and crime. He said he came from a fairly decent home but that didn’t prevent his life from taking a downturn.

“So don’t discriminate on anybody out there,” Walker said. “This could happen to anybody out there.”

Walker said drugs and alcohol only affected him when he consumed them. The real problems that led to his addiction were internal. Students in high school face many pressures that could lead to drugs, like the pressure for success or popularity, he said.

After going through the drug court program, Walker achieved sobriety and maintained it for the past two years. This was the longest time he’s been sober since he was 15, he said. A student asked him if he was afraid of relapsing into addiction again.

“It’s a scary thing,” Walker said. “I’m afraid of it, but I have no desire to go back.”

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Senior walking group recruiting members DeKALB – The Buddy Brigade is recruiting new members for its charity walking team and starting training sessions for seniors.

Buddy Brigade is part of Strategies for Optimal Achievement and Regeneration Inc., or SOARS. The nonprofit organization provides activities for disabled and indigent seniors.

Senior walking sessions will start at 7 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. All seniors are welcome to walk along the path for 30 minutes or more, team leader Kaiya Marie said.

The training session are helpful for charity walks in which Buddy Brigade participates, in-

8OBITUARIES JAMES L. ‘JIMMY’ Di NICOLA Born: Nov. 21, 1940, in Chicago, Ill. Died: May 8, 2013, in Sandwich, Ill. DeKALB – James L. “Jimmy” Di Nicola, of DeKalb, Ill., passed away shortly after midnight Wednesday, May 8, 2013, after an extended illness.

Jimmy is survived by two loving daughters, Krysteen Hjulberg from upper Minnesota and Davie Di Nicola from South Elgin, and their mother, Joyce Cass. Jimmy was blessed with two grandchildren, Allison and Andy Hjulberg.

Jimmy is survived by his beloved wife, Sara Tiffin Di Nicola; cousins, Frankie, Cathy Morrone and Camille; and many nieces and nephews.

Jimmy was preceded in death by honorary sister, Genevieve, and his parents.

Jimmy was loved and will be missed by Sara’s grandchildren, Shane, Apple, Jesse, Ivory and Eli; and his honorary niece, Wesley.

Jimmy was a longtime loyal member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Jimmy spent countless hours helping others on their own road to recovery. Jimmy will be missed by hundreds of Friends of Bill W. A private memorial service for Jimmy’s family will be in June in Chicago. A service for Jimmy’s friends in recovery will be announced.

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AGNES OWENS FRAZIER Born: Dec. 23, 1923, in Sterling, Ill. Died: May 10, 2013, in Rock Falls, Ill. STERLING – Agnes Owens Frazier, 89, of Good Neighbor Care, Sterling, Ill., died Friday, May 10, 2013, at CGH Medical Center, Rock Falls.

Agnes was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Sterling, the daughter of Michael and Agnes Rice Owens. She was a graduate of Community Catholic High School in Sterling. Agnes married Elmer J. Frazier on Sept.

7, 1946, in Sterling. Agnes retired from work as an assistant librarian at Sycamore Public Library. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and performed volunteer work for the church.

Surviving are two sons, Michael (Marilyn) Frazier of Sterling and Marc Frazier of Oak Park; three daughters, Mary (Bill) Zimmerman of Cooksville, Wis., Marcia Frazier of Madison, Wis., and Margaret Frazier of Lena; grandchildren, Michael, Marty and Madeline Frazier, and Molly and Ben Zimmerman.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer; parents; sisters, Mary Carpenter and Rita Fisher; and brother, James (Bud) Owens.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 13, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. James R. Keenan, pastor, celebrating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Sterling. There will be no visitation, In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for Malcolm Eaton Enterprises in Freeport.

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Trail, stream cleanup set for Mother’s Day DeKALB – Volunteers are going to gather at 8 a.m. Sunday to clear garbage from the Nature Trail and the nearby stream.

The trail has been exposed to more litter since trees and other foliage were cut from the area last year, organizers said. The litter has gathered in a stream that empties into the Kishwaukee River.

Volunteers should wear boots and gloves; bags will be provided. Volunteers should gather at Castle Bank at Greenwood Acres Drive and Sycamore Road

VIRGINIA GEORGE Born: June 2, 1925, in Paw Paw, Ill. Died: May 9, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. SHABBONA – Virginia George, 87, of Shabbona, Ill., died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center, DeKalb.

Born June 2, 1925, on the family farm in rural Paw Paw, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Firkins) Hawbaker, Virginia married Gilbert C. “Gib” George on Sept. 25, 1943, in Earlville.

Virginia was a farm wife and was often seen working side by side with Gib on the farm. She worked at the ammunition/hemp plant north of Shabbona during World War II, at Goken Automotive in Shabbona and WR Mullins and Co. in Shabbona.

She loved gardening, working in the yard, planting flowers and traveling. Virginia served as a volunteer at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. She was a longtime member of the Shabbona United Church of Christ and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her family.

Survivors include her son, Chuck (Delores) George of Waterman; three daughters, Sharon Johnson of Sycamore, Sandy (Gene) Denton of Rockford and Diana Vandaele (Todd Williams) of Union Grove, Wis.; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on Nov. 26, 1987, three brothers; two sisters; a grandson, Jason Espe; and a son-inlaw, Mike Johnson.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, May 14, at Shabbona United Church of Christ with Pastor James Allen officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Shabbona. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m.

in DeKalb.

Rail crossing closed for repairs starting Monday The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad will close the railroad crossing on Somonauk Road north of Route 34 beginning Monday for crossing repairs.

The crossing is expected to be closed for one week. Any questions can be addressed by the county engineer at 815-7569513.

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ISU names Timothy Flanagan new president NORMAL – Illinois State University has chosen a new president.

The university’s board of trustees voted Friday to hire Timothy

Tuesday until the time of services at the church.

A memorial is being established.

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MICHAEL D. RUSSELL Born: Aug. 22, 1947, in Dyess, Ark. Died: April 23, 2013, in Flora, Ill. FLORA – Michael D. Russell, 65, of Flora, Ill., died at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his home.

Michael was born Aug. 22, 1947, in Dyess, Ark., to the late Harold and Stella May Russell. He graduated high school and joined the U.S. Marine Corps serving from 1967 to 1970, with two tours in Vietnam. On April 29, 1979, he married Sue Dulaney at their home in Flora. Mr. Russell worked as a CSX tracksman and retired in August 2007. Michael was a member of the Flora VFW and the American Legion.

Michael is survived by his wife, Sue of Flora; four children, Shawn (Amy) Russell of Mahomet, Misty (Sam) Garrett of Flora, George Russell of Flora and James Russell (girlfriend Pam Trotter) of Flora; eight grandchildren, Timothy, Promise, Kevin, Bethi, Faith, Jason, Brooke and Brittany; three great-grandchildren, Xavier, Brayden and Aiden; one brother, Ken Russell of Malta; and several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.

Michael was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Roger Russell.

Funeral services were held April 27, at Byrd & Kohn Funeral Home in Flora. Interment was at Macedonia Cemetery in rural Mount Erie, with

Flanagan, who is currently president of Framingham State University in Framingham, Mass.

Flanagan will begin his new job Aug. 15.

He replaces Al Bowman, who announced in December that he would step down after a decade as president and 35 years overall at ISU. Flanagan also is a sociology professor and has a Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University at Albany, which is part of the State University of New York.

His accomplishments include creating new academic programs, securing tens of millions of dollars in capital investment and establishing record-setting levels of fundraising and private support.

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full military honors conducted by the Marine Corps Honor Guard.

Expressions of sympathy should take the form of donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Wounded Warrior Project and can be received by the funeral home.

For information, visit www. byrdandkohnfh.com.

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MARY LUCILLE ‘MARY LU’ WAGLEY Born: Feb. 24, 1922, in Maple Park, Ill. Died: May 8, 2013, in Anamosa, Iowa ANAMOSA, Iowa – Mary Lucille “Mary Lu” Wagley, 91, of Anamosa, Iowa, and formerly of Belvidere, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at her home in Anamosa.

Born Feb. 24, 1922, in Maple

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Jeremy P. Hultquist, 19, of the 600 block of S. 11th Street in St. Charles, was charged Friday, May 10, with underage possession of alcohol.

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Lamont M. Johnson Jr., 21, of the 8000 block of S. Marquette Avenue in Chicago, was charged Thursday, May 9, with trespass to real property.

Shannon T. McCabe, 20, of the 700 block of Regent Drive

James Humes, 55, of Sycamore, was charged Sunday, May 5, with driving under the influence.

Michelle Rae Cadie, 47, of Sycamore, was charged Sunday, May 5, with domestic battery.

Jacob B. Pierce, 26, of Sugar Grove, was arrested Saturday, May 4, on a DeKalb County warrant.

Park, the daughter of Clarence and Sadie (Coddington) Christensen, she married John Elmer Wagley on May 29, 1948, in DeKalb.

Mary Lu was a graduate of the Maple Park High School, Class of 1938. She attended Northern Illinois University where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in library science. Mary Lu worked for the Belvidere School District as a fourth-grade teacher and then for the Marengo School District as their high school librarian, until her retirement in 1984.

Survivors include her daughter, Mary Joan (Victor) Hamre of Anamosa; two grandchildren, Mary Ann Hamre (Dustin Sult) of Hiawatha, Iowa, and John V. Hamre of Fort Collins, Colo.; and two sisters-in-law, June Wagley of Sycamore and Doris Christensen of Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; two brothers, Clarence “Jack” and James Christensen; and brother-inlaw, Dick Wagley.

The visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore. A graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Fairview Park Cemetery in DeKalb.

A celebration of Mary Lu’s 11 years in Anamosa will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Fawn Creek Fairway Condominiums in Anamosa.

Memorials for Mary Lu Wagley can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

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One summer afternoon in 1953, two young girls, ages 14 and 15, stood on a street corner in downtown Rochelle. One of the girls looked across the street and saw this dorky-looking boy that she had never seen before standing on the opposite corner. This girl turned to her friend and said, “I’m going to marry that guy someday.” Thirty-eight months later, her prediction came true. Sandy and I were married for 48 wonderful love-filled years. Sandy raised me and our four children.

No one could ask for a better wife and mother. My dear wife Sandy was such a beautiful and elegant woman.

She gave me so much love and devotion. It’s still hard for me to see what she saw in me. Our Lord took Sandy on May 7, 2004 at 12:30 a.m. to His heavenly home.

I have missed her every day since then. God has truly blessed me with her presence in my life.

I love you, Sandy.

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My wonderful and loving wife, of forty-eight years, Thru the good and bad times, the joy and tears.

You were my shelter and comforter, thru the storms of life, What a blessing God gave me, when He made you my wife.

You were always there when life was hard, and I was afraid, To encourage and tell me, what a wonderful man, God had made.

You always made me feel, that there was nothing I couldn’t do, And gave me the strength, courage and love to follow thru.

What a beautiful woman you were, outside and in, With your sparkling blue eyes, and oh so soft skin.

Remember the night, I told you, that when we were dead and gone, That the love we have for each other, would still carry on.

From your death bed, you spoke in my ear, That I had been a good husband all these years.

I fell on my knees, I cried and grieved, No better compliment, has a men ever received.

The Lord has taken you, to His heavenly home, And I sit here wondering, why I’m left all alone.

I am so sad and lonely, without you by my side, Many times I wish it had been me, that had died.

Heaven is much richer, since you’ve been there, Praise God, for giving us His son, to share.

I look forward to the day, when we shall meet, Behind the pearly gates, and golden streets.

I thank God for all the blessings, He gave me in my life, But the greatest blessing of all, He gave me a good wife.

In loving memory of my wife Sandra June Rajonis Woolbright Written by Carlos Woolbright

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The Associated Press administration’s initial and since-debunked explanations for the attacks.

After an independent Accountability Review Board found systematic failures and leadership and management deficiencies in the State Department, four employees in the Near East Affairs and Diplomatic Security sections resigned or were reassigned.

Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died when insurgents attacked the facility in two night-time assaults several hours apart.

Top administration officials first said the attackers were spontaneous protesters, angry about an anti-Islamic video circulating on the Internet. But they later acknowledged the attackers were wellequipped terrorists acting

By DONNA CASSATA The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he’s determined to answer any questions related to the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, as the House Republican leader pushed for more information from the Obama administration.

One day after a lengthy House hearing on the Sept.

11, 2012, attack, Kerry told reporters as he traveled overseas that anyone culpable of wrongdoing will be dealt with appropriately. But he’s withholding judgment on testimony in Congress suggesting that senior State Department officials were pressured or demoted for objecting to the

under plans.

Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Thursday asked President Barack Obama to direct the State Department to release internal emails, sent the day after the Benghazi assault, that deal with the cause for the attacks.

Boehner told reporters that Republican investigators learned that “a senior State Department official emailed her superiors to relay that she had told the Libyan ambassador the attack was conducted

by Islamic terrorists.” Boehner said the State Department “would not allow our committees to keep copies of this email when it was reviewed.”

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., read from the email during Wednesday’s committee hearing.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House approved legislation Friday aimed at cracking down on violent “flash mob” attacks like those that have occurred on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas.

Lawmakers voted 102-6 in favor of a measure that would allow a judge to impose a tougher punishment on anyone convicted of using social media to plan or incite a mob attack. The bill, which

the Senate approved 52-0 last month, now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn.

The legislation was in direct response to incidents in downtown Chicago and was supported by retailers there, although bill sponsor Rep. Christian Mitchell, D-Chicago, said it would make neighborhoods safer statewide.

Police say groups of young people used Facebook and Twitter, and text messaging, to organize and publicize a mob action along Michigan Avenue in March. In a separate incident, police said a

woman was attacked and her purse stolen after a group used social media to promote a flash mob on a downtown Chicago commuter rail line.

Business owners and lawmakers feared it would deter tourists and other visitors from coming to the area.

“These are new times where people are using electronic mechanisms to communicate to commit crimes in our neighborhoods,” said Rep. Ken Dunkin, D-Chicago. “When criminals change with the times we have to adjust ourselves accordingly.”

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IRS apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ targeting of ‘tea party’ groups

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Rescuers carry survivor Reshma Begum who was pulled Friday from the rubble of a building that collapsed April 24 in Saver, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Rescue workers freed Begum after she was buried for 17 days inside the wreckage of a garment factory building that collapsed, killing more than 1,000 people. Soldiers at the site described her as being in remarkably good shape despite her ordeal.

Woman rescued after 17 days in Bangladesh rubble

By JULHAS ALAM The Associated Press SAVAR, Bangladesh – For 17 days, the seamstress lay trapped in a dark basement pocket beneath thousands of tons of wreckage as temperatures outside climbed into the mid-90s F. She rationed food and water. She banged a pipe to attract attention. She was fast losing hope of ever making it out alive.

In the ruins of the collapsed eight-story garment factory building above her, the frantic rescue operation had long ago ended. It had turned instead into a grim search for the decaying bodies of the more than 1,000 people killed in the world’s worst garment industry disaster.

“No one heard me. It was so bad for me. I never dreamed I’d see the daylight again,” the seamstress, Reshma Begum,

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The miraculous moment came when salvage workers finally heard Begum’s banging. They pulled her to safety.

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“I heard her say, ‘I am alive, please save me.’ I gave her water. She was OK,” said Miraj Hossain, a volunteer who crawled through the debris to help cut Begum free.

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WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.

IRS agents singled out dozens of organizations for reviews because they included the words “tea party” or “patriot” in their exemption applications, said Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees taxexempt groups. In some cases, groups were asked for donor lists, which violates IRS policy in most cases, she said.

The agency – led at the time by a Bush adminis-

tration appointee – blamed low-level employees, saying no high-level officials were aware. But that wasn’t good enough for Republicans in Congress, who are conducting several investigations.

“I call on the White House to conduct a transparent, government-wide review aimed at assuring the American people that these thuggish practices are not underway at the IRS or elsewhere in the administration against anyone, regardless of their political views,” said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said it was inappropriate for the IRS to target tea party groups. But he brushed aside questions about whether the White House itself would investi-

gate.

Instead, Carney said the administration expects a thorough investigation by the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration. That office has been looking into it since last summer. The IRS inspector general also is investigating, with a report expected soon.

Lerner acknowledged it was wrong for the agency to target groups based on political affiliation.

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That’s not how we go about selecting cases for further review,” Lerner said at a conference sponsored by the American Bar Association.

“The IRS would like to apologize for that,” she added.

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‘I was glad to see a lot of local people’ Copy of bill available on county website • FILM Continued from page A1 home in Hinckley for the movie, along with their farming equipment and farm land.

“I don’t think nationally it’s gotten credit it was done in Illinois,” Linda said.

“At Any Price” was shot in Illinois but its story is set in Iowa. The movie involves Henry Whipple, played by Dennis Quaid, and his son Dean, played by Zac Efron.

Henry wants his son to take over the family farming business when he retires, but Dean would rather become a professional race car driver.

Armstrong said she liked the dark and complicated roles Efron and Quaid played.

“I think you see why the two characters had such a complex relationship,” Armstrong said.

Linda Herrmann said she felt Quaid’s performance was a little hammy but she thought he and Efron did a great job overall. She didn’t think it was about farming.

Kevin Herrmann thought the movie was more about family controversies.

The film was directed by Ramin Bahrani, who directed award-winning movies including “Man Push Cart,” “Chop Shop” and “Goodbye

Solo.”

“At Any Price,” is a lot like Bahrani’s previous movies, Armstrong said. His work is introspective, and he seems interested in the dynamic of families and their past histories, she said.

Armstrong said she didn’t really have any expectations before seeing the movie. She knew beforehand the movie’s locations and that it had plot twists. Armstrong said she had to go to a second showing to take it all in once more.

“I was glad to see a lot of local people and seeing their names in the credits,” Armstrong said. “That’s part of the reason I need to see it again.

Castro ‘wanted to know everything his wife did’ • SUSPECT Continued from page A1 He was a “monster,” they said.

The image stands starkly at odds with the picture drawn by some neighbors, fellow musicians and others. They described the former school bus driver as an affable guy who played bass in a merengue band and rode motorcycles around town.

“You can talk to him and you think he’s a nice guy,” said Frank Caraballo, Castro’s brother-in-law. “I think it was a female thing. He was really controlling with females. You know, he didn’t want no one to touch his daughters. He wanted to know everything his wife did.”

Castro, 52, is being held in jail on $8 million bail under a suicide watch, charged with rape and kidnapping. Prosecutors said they plan to bring additional counts, possibly including murder charges punishable by death for allegedly forcing at least one of his pregnant captives to miscarry over and over again by starving her and punching her in the belly.

A DNA test confirmed Friday that he fathered the now 6-year-old girl born to one of the women while in captivity.

Castro was represented in court Thursday by public defender Kathleen Demetz, who said she is acting as Castro’s adviser if needed until he is appointed a full-time attorney.

She said Friday that she can’t speak to his guilt or innocence and that she advised him not to give any news interviews that might jeopardize his case.

Figueroa left Castro years ago and died last year after a long illness. During their early years together, Castro worked in a plastics factory and treated his wife well, relatives said. But after their first child was born, they said, something snapped in him.

He beat Figueroa relentlessly, her relatives said. They said he pushed her down the stairs, fractured her ribs, broke her nose several times, cracked a tooth and dislocated both shoulders. Once, he shoved Figueroa into a cardboard box and closed the flaps over her head, they said.

Figueroa filed domestic-violence complaints accusing Castro of threatening many times to kill her and her

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daughters. She charged that he frequently abducted the children and kept them from her, even though she had full custody, with no visitation rights for Castro.

He kept his wife and children imprisoned, cut off from friends and family, according to relatives. Figueroa couldn’t even unlock her own front door, they said.

“When I go over there to visit her, and I ask her, ‘Nilda, I’m here, open the door,’ she’s like, ‘I can’t. Ariel has the key,’ “ Elida Caraballo recalled.

Castro forbade Figueroa to use the telephone, relatives said. After warning her not to leave, he would test her to see if she obeyed.

“He would go creeping downstairs, not telling her that he’s home, spying on her,” Caraballo said. “See who she’s calling. Next thing you know, he’ll pop upstairs.”

One day, Figueroa was returning home with her arms full of groceries when Castro jumped into the doorway with the mannequin, frightening her so badly that she fell backward and smashed her head on the pavement, Caraballo said.

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A copy of your bill is also available on the DeKalb County website.

Any questions regarding real estate tax bills should be directed to the County Treasurer’s Office by calling 815-895-7112 or visit dekalbcounty.org.

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8OUR VIEW: THUMPS UP/THUMBS DOWN

8SKETCH VIEW

‘Great Gatsby’ film may spur some to read

8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Benghazi-Watergate Connection

The threat anyone ought to see can be understood in this comparison. It is a felony crime to lie to To the Editor: There may well be an important the government, FBI, Congress or fundamental connection between in court while under oath. That is the Democratic Benghazi debacle because these entities represent the people and hold the highest and the Republican Watergate authority, which is for the people’s debacle.

Having lived through both, I un- good when seeking the truth.

We the people are still however derstand how serious that threat collectively the highest authority, is now, as Watergate was then. and elected officials are just interBoth represent the most serious threats a democracy can confront. im proxies for the people. Justice and the good of all the people Both, if coming from the same motive, to gain or retain power by cannot be achieved if self-serving deception, represent impeachable lies replace the truth.

During a presidential election peoffenses. riod, especially during the critical At the end of the Watergate last two months, the power shifts disaster, it was Republican leadership that took the action forcing back directly to the people themselves, because they are in the President Nixon to resign less process of electing proxies for the than halfway through his second exercise of that highest authority term after winning a landslide after the elections are over. re-election. This is the question We the people require the truth that requres an answer: Will the Democratic leadership be equally in order to make right decisions at the polls. Any dishonest effort responsible, if what might well by anyone, and most especially by be coming, requires equally bold those most powerful in governaction?

ment itself, to gain or retain power by deception, would then be a felony crime against the people.

All efforts to cover up wrongdoing would only make matters that much worse. If that’s where we are headed with Benghazi, then Benghazi is Watergate No. 2.

Manipulation of the election process by those in power is a deadly threat to democracy. As such, it cannot be tolerated. We must get to the truth on Benghazi wherever it leads. This is not a partisan issue, it goes much deeper than that.

We are failing in our duty, both to our time and future generations as well, if we ignore this unsolved mystery.

Gerard McLain Sycamore

Raising speed limit could raise fatalities To the Editor: The Illinois Insurance Association, along with our member

companies, strongly opposes legislation in the General Assembly that raises the speed limit on interstate highways from 65 to 70 mph.

While deaths on Illinois roadways have decreased in recent years, statistics show a dramatic rise in fatalities attributable to speeding.

Consider the facts: In 2009, speeding contributed to 325 highway fatalities. That number jumped to 439 in 2011.

The insurance industry provides security to those who incur damage from motor vehicle accidents. We support laws that make Illinois roadways safe for all motorists.

Raising the speed limit seems convenient at first glace, but statistics prove otherwise.

Driving faster puts lives in danger.

Kevin J. Martin Executive Director Illinois Insurance Association Springfield

Fear mania puts our freedom under fire Every time there’s a horrendous story about kidnapping or child molestation, America loses another ounce of freedom.

The Cleveland situation in which three young girls were held in sexual slavery for 10 years is a perfect example of my statement.

Although kidnapping by strangers is rare in the USA, the shocking media accounts of stories like Cleveland make a deep public impression.

According to the FBI, 411 Americans were abducted by strangers in 2012. The primary motive for the abductions was sexual assault, and in the case of missing children, 89 percent of them are murdered by their kidnappers, according to the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.

So the numbers are very small, but the outcomes are very severe.

Twenty years ago in America, children could play unsupervised in most neighborhoods. I grew up on Long Island about 30 miles from New York City and was out of my house more than I was in it. I had a gang of junior hoodlums, and we played sports and games constantly.

My mother and father were actually relieved when I went out to play, knowing that I would be annoying people other than them.

As far as I know, nobody was ever ab-

VIEWS Bill O’Reilly ducted in Levittown back in the 1960s, and it was teeming with kids.

The Lindbergh baby kidnapping in 1932 pierced the national consciousness, but up until about 20 years ago, most suburban and rural streets were considered safe.

Now nobody’s safe, or so it seems.

Parents rarely let children play on their own. Playdates and organized activities rule.

The urchins are deprived of creating their own playtime agendas, problem solving without adult supervision, and thinking up crazy, fun games. Playtime in Levittown usually consisted of dodging, kicking, batting or shooting a ball.

Plus, there were games of running around smashing into each other. That was called ring-a-levio.

It is important for children to feel secure, to grow up safe. So it is not unwise to keep close track of kids these days.

Kidnapping and molestation may be rare, but it happens, and it’s a life-altering experience.

The cliché goes “better to be safe than sorry.” And it’s true.

It is also true that we were a much freer nation back when stories like Cleveland were not driven by the news media 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The evildoers have robbed us of security and have created massive apprehension.

Many schools now have armed guards, cameras are everywhere, and children are suspicious. The predators have forced us to guard the kids.

And so they stay inside far more than I did. They become addicted to machines that provide them with easy stimulation via games in which they never lose or get bruised.

The urchins sit there and stare at a screen full of high-tech opium that quickly overwhelms their senses. Rain or shine, the Internet is always there.

Fear and high-tech mania have changed our country in ways most of us can’t even comprehend. And every time there is a story like Cleveland, our independence takes a hit. We are living in a brave new world, for sure. But I liked it better back when.

• 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 the Great American Novel on the silver screen. With the premiere of the latest Hollywood remake of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” happening nationally this weekend, perhaps watching the film (which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as his love interest, Daisy Buchanan) will spur some to read one of the great works of American fiction of the 20th century.

Thumbs down: To lax safety measures around nuclear warheads. That would seem to be a no-brainer, but the U.S. Air Force had to remove 17 of its launch officers from duty at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota this week because of poor attitudes among the officers. The Associated Press reported this week that one of the commanders at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., complained of “such rot” among the officers that willful violations of safety rules – including a possible compromise of launch codes – were tolerated. Obviously, for the safety of all mankind, such blasé attitudes are not acceptable when it comes to our country’s nuclear arsenal, and we hope that the situation will be dealt with swiftly and permanently.

Thumbs up: For plant sales at local high schools.

At both DeKalb and Sycamore high schools, the horticulture programs pay for next year’s crops by holding a plant sale in the spring. It’s a great model – help sustain a fun and educational program by selling what it produces.

Thumbs up: To Sycamore School District 427 staff who hosted a two-mile solidarity run for the Boston Marathon bombing victims. The run was held Monday near North Elementary School. The event raised $2,840 that will be donated to The One Fund Boston Inc., a fund created to support the families of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. Staff members decided to host a run of their own after reading online about other people organizing races in support of the victims.

Thumbs up: To local foster parents. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services reported nearly 15,000 children in Illinois were placed in foster care, group homes or institutions last year, while about only 1,700 are adopted each year. More than 100 of the children placed in foster care in Illinois live in DeKalb County. That’s a lot of children who need extra love, and we’re glad there are DeKalb County residents with the love to spare.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

N. Korea does itself no favors North Korea’s sentencing of Kenneth Bae to 15 years of hard labor is likely meant to provoke the United States.

China and other international allies interested in regional stability should encourage that isolated regime to release the Lynnwood, Wash., man on humanitarian grounds, as it has done for other Americans trapped in similar circumstances.

North Korea’s Supreme Court sentenced Bae for “hostile acts” against the country, the government-run Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. That’s a less serious charge than the one Bae reportedly faced last weekend – trying to overthrow the government, a crime that could have led to the death penalty.

Bae operates a tour company out of China and has led groups to North Korea before. South Korean humanitarians say before his Nov. 3, 2012, arrest, he may have taken photos while feeding orphans in the border region of Rason.

The European travelers in Bae’s tour were reportedly released.

U.S. officials know this game well. In the past, Americans crossing the border were held until a high-profile visit from the likes of former presidents Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter.

The difference this time is tensions are especially high with North Korea’s young leader, Kim Jong Un, eager to prove himself. In December, the regime launched a long-range rocket. In February, it conducted a third nuclear test.

These actions have brought international condemnation.

The Embassy of Sweden represents U.S. interests in Pyongyang, but U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says China’s longstanding diplomatic relations with North Korea will be instrumental in getting Kim’s rogue government to listen.

After months of relative silence on the circumstances of Bae’s detention, a State Department official this week called accusations against the man “completely unwarranted” and lacking in substance.

North Korea does itself no favors by keeping Kenneth Bae in custody.

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WEATHER

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7-DAY FORECAST TODAY

A quick-moving cold front will arrive late in the morning bringing a quick shower. Winds will gust up to 25 mph out of the north/northwest. High temperatures will run about 10 degrees below normal. Mother’s Day looks great, but temperatures will be running 15 degrees below normal with a nice warm up on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday look great with highs near 80.

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MONDAY

Sunny, breezy & Mostly sunny & cold warmer

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Winds: W 5-10 mph

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DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 50° Low .............................................................. 46° Normal high ............................................. 68° Normal low ............................................... 46° Record high .............................. 88° in 2011 Record low ................................ 25° in 1966

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.29” Month to date ....................................... 0.83” Normal month to date ....................... 1.34” Year to date ......................................... 14.90” Normal year to date ............................ 9.90”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:39 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 8:04 p.m.

Moonrise today ............................ 6:46 a.m.

Moonset today ............................ 9:46 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:38 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 8:05 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow ................... 7:32 a.m.

Moonset tomorrow ................. 10:33 p.m.

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AIR QUALITY TODAY

Lake Geneva 58/33 Rockford 60/33

Main ofender ................................................... N.A.

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

DeKalb 60/35 Dixon 60/34

Joliet 60/36 Streator 62/37

Source: National Allergy Bureau

Evanston 58/38 Chicago 61/38

Aurora 60/35

La Salle 62/38

Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Waukegan 58/34

Arlington Heights 62/37

POLLEN INDEX

Hammond 60/40 Gary 60/35 Kankakee 64/37

Peoria 64/38

Pontiac 64/38

Watseka 64/38

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Patrick Sharp and the Blackhawks look forward to their second-round series against the Red Wings or Raffi Torres and the Sharks. PAGE B2

SECTION B Saturday, May 11, 2013 Daily Chronicle

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MORNING KICKOFF

BASEBALL: YORKVILLE 9, SYCAMORE 1

CLASS 2A BURLINGTON CENTRAL SECTIONAL

Spartans whiff on chance to win title

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MLB suspends, fines umps after 2nd mistake NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth (above) for two games Friday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning.

Culbreth and the rest of his crew â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brian Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nora, Bill Welke and Adrian Johnson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also were fined an undisclosed amount, after MLB admitted its umps goofed for the second straight day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rule covering pitching changes was not applied correctly by the umpiring crew,â&#x20AC;?

MLB said in a statement.

The problem in Houston came a day after Angel Hernandez and his crew in Cleveland failed to reverse a clear-cut home run after looking at a video review. MLB vice president Joe Torre said the umpires made an â&#x20AC;&#x153;improper call.â&#x20AC;?

It recently has been a rough run for umps. Crew chief Tom Hallion was fined this month after getting into a verbal spat with Tampa Bay pitcher David Price.

The latest trouble occurred in the seventh inning at Minute Maid Park. And while baseball does have video replay for some hard-to-tell calls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and has talked for a couple of years about expanding its scope â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there was no mistaking what umpires saw.

With two outs and the Astros ahead 5-3, Houston reliever Wesley Wright came in from the bullpen and threw several warmup pitches from the mound. Porter, a first-year manager, then ran onto the field to stop him and brought in another reliever, Hector Ambriz.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia argued, correctly contending Wright was required to pitch to at least one batter.

But the umpires permitted Ambriz to stay in and Scioscia put the game under protest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it became moot when the Angels rallied to win 6-5.

Scioscia wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprised by MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stern ruling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One thing I have found is that in the course of, especially with Joe Torre and Major League Baseball, that I think there is accountability that is there,â&#x20AC;? he said Friday in Chicago, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that might not always show itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face but I know behind the scenes is there and this is one example.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wire report

WHAT TO WATCH NBA playoffs Oklahoma City at Memphis, 4 p.m., ESPN Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playoff slate starts with Mike Conley and the Grizzlies taking on Kevin Durant and the Thunder. The Knicks and Pacers will play in the nightcap. Both series are tied 1-1.

â&#x20AC;˘ The rest of the weekend TV sports schedule on Page B2.

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Now need help from DeKalb to earn share title

By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com

Goff was joined by juniors Briana Iwans, Hannah Gross and Christina Dailey on the relay. The same foursome took fifth in the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet last week, but cut more than 1.3 seconds off their time in their victory at Burlington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We drilled our handoffs this week.

We knew that we could have a shot,â&#x20AC;? Goff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The handoffs] actually came and worked for us today. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so exciting.â&#x20AC;?

Sycamore sophomore Lilia Edwards re-injured her heel on her first long jump attempt of the day, sending shooting pains through her foot and forcing her to miss the rest of her attempts and scratch out of the 300 hurdles.

SYCAMORE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A few weeks ago, Sycamore baseball coach Jason Cavanaugh predicted there would be a time when his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprisingly effective pitching would go through a tough stretch, and its unexpectedly poor hitting would need to carry the load.

With a chance to clinch the Northern Illinois Big 12 East title, the Spartans needed their hitting to step up, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in a 9-1 loss. Now, DeKalb will have to beat the Foxes on Tuesday to give the Spartans a piece of the conference championship, which they would share with Morris and Yorkville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very disappointing,â&#x20AC;? catcher Nate Haacker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since the beginning of the season, all of us havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been used to hitting like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to hitting. Thank God for our pitching, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve basically been carrying us through the season.â&#x20AC;?

The Spartans (19-8, 10-5 NI Big 12 East) had only two hits in the game, including a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning by Brett Weaver.

The game was long out of reach by then.

Uncharacteristic pitching and defensive errors hurt the Spartans early, when an error and a balk led to two second-inning runs. The Foxes (16-11, 10-4 NI Big 12 East) tacked on runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

While Sycamoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pitching and defense left something to be desired, Cavanaugh blames a prolonged hitting slump on the two conference-season ending losses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this one, we just got beat up. They executed everything great. They probably dumped eight balls into right center field,â&#x20AC;? Cavanaugh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you make a commitment to go to right-center field, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get a lot of breaks, and they certainly did that. â&#x20AC;Ś Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do at all.â&#x20AC;?

The Spartans will work on hitting plenty before the playoffs start Wednesday, but Cavanaugh said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harped on taking a smarter approach at the plate all season. Now, the onus is on his players to change that approach.

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See BASEBALL, page B3

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Sycamoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hannah Gross prepares to land while competing in the long jump in the Class 2A Burlington Central Sectional track and field meet Friday in Burlington.

Spartans in an upset 4x100 relay 1st; Knights win meet

By ROSS JACOBSON rjacobson@shawmedia.com BURLINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In the first running final of the Class 2A Burlington Central Sectional on Friday, Sycamore saw its 3,200-meter relay fall just short of state.

At the finish line, the unofficial time showed the Spartans were a mere 0.7 seconds off of the qualifying standard.

The time still had to be checked, yet coach Joe McCormick said it was the lowest of lows for his team.

But Sycamore soon experienced the

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highest of highs as, just two races later, the Spartansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x100 relay, seeded as the fifth-best team in the sectional, sprung an upset and won the race in 50.87 to claim the Spartansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first state-qualifying spot of the day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I actually didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look at the time,â&#x20AC;? freshman anchor leg Lauren Goff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was just looking straight forward and I was thinking â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;state.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;?

GAME 3: HEAT 104, BULLS 94

Bulls didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learn; Heat lead CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Bulls should have known better.

They should have known that a game they lost by 37 points that included 51 personal fouls, nine technical fouls and two ejections couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be written off as a one-time occurrence.

For all of Tom Thibodeauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assertions that the Heat have the referees in their hip pocket, the Bulls should have known Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at the United Center on Friday night wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be completely different.

Thibodeau warned his team as much. The Heat werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to back off their physical style of play. Chris Andersen, with his sharply spiked hair, tattoo-covered body and Dennis Rodman-inspired tactics, werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to stop pushing

VIEWS Jeff Arnold the Bulls buttons and suddenly want to join hands and sing Kumbaya.

So the message was simple: Keep your cool. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get wrapped up in the wrong stuff,â&#x20AC;? Thibodeau said before Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 104-94 loss that gave the Heat a 2-1 series lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to play. We know what happened in (Game 2) and we have to handle it better.â&#x20AC;?

So much for that.

The first quarter hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even ended when Joakim Noah was given a technical for shoving Andersen to the floor. Nazr Mohammed then gave LeBron

James a warm embrace near midcourt, which led to the NBA MVP giving Mohammed what-for, which earned James a technical foul.

Before James could remove his mouthpiece and fully get his nicely worded complaint out, Mohammed responded with a two-handed shove that sent James to the floor. Mohammed was promptly ejected â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Bulls third dating back to Game 2 when Noah and Taj Gibson were sent out early in Miami and that cost Gibson $25,000.

This being Chicago, fans loved every second of the melee, casting James as the villain and chanting Mohammedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name as if he had just been crowned emperor of the basketball universe.

See ARNOLD, page B2

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Heat center Chris Bosh (left) drives against Bulls center Joakim Noah during the first half of Game 3 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series Friday night at the United Center.

SPORTS

Page B2 • Saturday, May 11, 2013

8UPCOMING PREPS SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Plano, DH Genoa-Kingston at Stillman Valley, 10 a.m., noon Sycamore at Geneseo, 10 a.m., noon DeKalb at Ottawa, 10 a.m.

Kaneland at Streator, 11 a.m.

Softball Kaneland at Sterling, 10 a.m.

Huntley at Sycamore, 10 a.m.

Elgin St. Edward at Indian Creek, 10 a.m., noon Marengo at Sycamore, 2 p.m.

Girls Soccer DeKalb vs. Elgin in Class 3A DeKalb Regional quarterfinal, 11 a.m.

Hinckley-Big Rock vs. ACC in Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional final, noon Boys Track Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock at Sandwich Invite, 9 a.m.

Boys Tennis DeKalb at Conference meet, TBD

8SPORTS SHORTS Cubs RHP Fujikawa off DL, RHP Dolis to Triple A WASHINGTON – Cubs right-handed reliever Kyuji Fujikawa was activated from the 15-day disabled list before Friday night’s game against the Washington Nationals.

Fujikawa was on the DL since April 13 because of a strained right forearm.

He came into Friday’s game in the seventh and threw one scoreless inning, with one hit and one strikeout.

The major league rookie entered Friday 1-0 with two saves and a 12.46 ERA in 4⅓ innings in his first five appearances with the Cubs.

Bulls’ Gibson fined $25K CHICAGO – The NBA fined Bulls forward Taj Gibson $25,000 for an outburst at a referee in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Miami.

The league announced the fine Friday. And Gibson was relieved the punishment wasn’t worse.

“I knew I was going to get hit,” he said. “I was just hoping it wasn’t a suspension, but I deserved [the fine].”

New Rutgers basketball coach doesn’t have degree New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from the firing of previous coach Mike Rice.

Jordan’s biography on the athletic department’s website said he earned a degree in health and physical education in 1977.

But the registrar’s office at the university said the former NBA player and coach never graduated from Rutgers, although he earned 103 credit hours from 1973 to 1985.

The degree discrepancy was first reported Friday by the sports website Deadspin, resulting in an admission of error later in the day.

A statement released by the athletic communications office said: “While Rutgers was in error when it reported that Eddie Jordan had earned a degree from Rutgers University, neither Rutgers nor the NCAA requires a head coach to hold a baccalaureate degree.”

Kurt Busch turns record lap at Darlington ARLINGTON, S.C. – Kurt Busch ended up on top at Darlington Raceway a week after finishing upside-down at Talladega.

Five days ago, Busch went airborne near the end of the Aaron’s 499 and crash landed on Ryan Newman.

On Friday, Busch sped around Darlington with a fast lap of 181.918 mph for his third career pole here. It surpassed the twoyear-old mark of 181.254 mph held by Kasey Kahne.

Defending Southern 500 champion Jimmie Johnson will start alongside Busch, followed

by Busch’s younger brother Kyle, Kahne and Martin Truex Jr. – Wire reports

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BULLS NOTES

NBA

Rose remains hottest topic in series

By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – The daily soap opera that is Derrick Rose’s potential return remains at center stage in the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami.

Rose practiced Friday at the Berto Center and then warmed up alone 30 minutes before the start of Game 3, continuing his recovery from a torn ACL that

has forced him to miss the entire season. Rose has remained noncommittal about whether he could – or would – return against the Heat.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau won’t allow his team to get wrapped up in possible scenarios concerning the potential for a Rose return while trying to handle the Heat with an already depleted lineup.

“The way we approached

it is that the players that are available concentrate on daily improvement and the next opponent and let Derrick handle his rehab and then hopfully, at some point – whether it’s next week, next year – he’ll rejoin us,” Thibodeau said before Friday’s Game 3 at the United Center. “But for the guys who are here, we’ve got to get it done with what we have. And we have more than enough to

win.”

Hinrich not ruled out yet: Guard Kirk Hinrich didn’t play in Game 3 along with Rose and forward Luol Deng. Hinrich is suffering from a bruised calf that has required him to undergo two MRIs and that has left his return to the lineup uncertain.

Thibodeau didn’t rule out the possibility of Hinrich returning for Monday’s Game 4 at the United Center.

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

Bulls Blackhawks say they relying have yet another gear on raw Red Wings or Torres’ Sharks emotion next for Hawks • ARNOLD

Continued from page B1

By JAY COHEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – One bad-angle overtime goal was enough to grab the attention of the Blackhawks. Once that shot went in for Jason Zucker, it was all over for the Minnesota Wild.

The Hawks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2010 with a 5-1 victory over Minnesota in Game 5 on Thursday night. The Hawks got contributions from up and down the roster while overpowering the Wild in the final two nights of the series.

The NHL’s best team during the regular season found another gear after Zucker lifted Minnesota to a 3-2 victory Sunday. The Hawks never trailed again, winning the series 4-1, but coach Joel Quenneville is looking for more.

“I still think we’ve got to be better,” he said. “I’m not doing cartwheels the last two games. I still think there’s another level we’ve got to get to to be more consistent in our game and ratchet it up to playoff pace.”

It’s been the same refrain from the Hawks for months.

They talked about building for the playoffs while they were setting an NHL record by recording at least one point in the first 24 games of the season. It was all about improvement when they went 11-2-2 in their final 15 games to secure the Presidents’ Trophy awarded to the team with the most points.

So while there were plenty of reasons for optimism after the convincing series against the Wild, the Hawks say they can play even better.

“We still feel like we can push the pace a little bit more,” forward Patrick Sharp said. “We’ve got talented players who are going to score goals, but there’s things that we can do that I’m sure Joel will address much better.”

AP photo

Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp (center) celebrates his goal past Wild goalie Josh Harding (left) in the first period of Game 4 of a firstround playoff series Tuesday in St. Paul, Minn. At right is the Wild’s Jared Spurgeon.

It’s going to be hard for Sharp and goalie Corey Crawford to play any better than they did against Minnesota.

Sharp had five goals and an assist, breaking out after he missed much of the season with a shoulder injury. Crawford had his second career playoff shutout in a 3-0 victory in Game 4, and then made 21 stops in the series-clinching win.

The Hawks are a whopping 29-1-3 this year with Sharp in the lineup.

“He’s proven in the past that he can score, and coming off a couple of injuries late in the year, you know, he was fresh and ready to go once we began,” Quenneville said.

But it wasn’t just Sharp on the attack for the Hawks, one of the deepest teams in the NHL. Eight players had at least one goal and 15 recorded at least one point.

“Whether it’s someone who’s in the lineup one night and out the next night, everyone’s gotta step up when they get the chance,” captain Jonathan Toews said. “That’s what it’s going to take to keep

moving forward.”

Next up for the Hawks is a compelling matchup, no matter which team shows up for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

If Detroit gets by Anaheim in the first round, the Red Wings will face the Hawks in the postseason for the first time since 2009. A playoff series between the traditional rivals could deliver quite the boost for the NHL, still trying to rebound from the costly lockout that trimmed this season to 48 games.

If the Red Wings lose to the Ducks, Raffi Torres and San Jose will take on Marian Hossa and the Hawks. Torres was playing for Phoenix when he leveled Hossa in the playoffs a year ago, giving him a season-ending concussion.

Torres was suspended for the ugly hit, but the Hawks surely remember what happened.

“It doesn’t matter who it’s going to be,” Toews said. “It’s going to be a tough opponent.

We can expect that much and prepare ourselves as best we can for whatever might come in the second round.”

As much as they couldn’t afford such a hot-headed move, the Bulls fed off it. Despite Thibodeau’s pleas to pay more attention to the game plan and less to the referees, the Bulls continued to be fueled by the kind of raw emotion that tends to surface during the NHL – or strike that – NBA playoffs.

There was pushing. There was shoving. There were words exchanged.

But maybe at this point, the Bulls don’t have any other option but to rely on hot-blooded heart.

For all the talk of a possible Derrick Rose return and reports that Kirk Hinrich may be well enough to play as early as Monday’s Game 4, the Bulls are woefully short-handed.

Mohammed’s ejection just made that more evident. Despite all of the gaping holes in their lineup, despite the fact that they once again allowed their emotions to get the best of them, the Bulls managed to somehow not allow Game 3 to get out of hand.

They did it with hard-nosed defense. They did it by not backing down.

Carlos Boozer, who had all but disappeared for the series’ first two games, again became a relevant part of the Bulls’ game plan with 21 points. Noah, who said after the Game 2 debacle that the Bulls got punched in the mouth, again help spearhead an emotional performance that kept the towel-waving crowd engaged to the final buzzer.

But if the Bulls are going to keep this series close, which means winning Monday’s Game 4, they have to be smarter. No more retaliation. No more clawing every time the Heat poke their cage. No more excuses.

It was clear they didn’t learn from Game 2. For their sake, they better learn from Game 3.

Jeff Arnold is a sports reporter for Shaw Media. Write to him at jarnold@shawmedia.com and follow him on Twitter @NWH_ JeffArnold.

MLS, Philadelphia at Fire, 12:30 p.m., NBCSN College baseball LSU at Texas A&M, noon, ESPN College softball Southeastern Conference, semifinal, Florida vs. Georgia, 10 a.m., ESPNU Big Ten Conference, semifinal, Michigan vs. Wisconsin, 2 p.m., BTN Big East Conference, championship, Notre Dame vs. Louisville or South Florida, 3 p.m., ESPN2 Big Ten Conference, semifinal, Minnesota vs. Purdue, 4:30 p.m., BTN Atlantic Coast Conference, championship, N.C. State vs. Florida St., 5 p.m., ESPN2 Southeastern Conference, championship, teams TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN Missouri Valley Conference, championship, Northern Iowa vs.

Evansville, 7 p.m., CSN Men’s lacrosse NCAA playoffs, first round, Lehigh at North Carolina, 11 a.m., ESPN2 NCAA playoffs first round, Yale at Penn St., 1:30 p.m., ESPNU NCAA playoffs, first round, Detroit at Notre Dame, 4 p.m., ESPNU NCAA playoffs, first round, Albany

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Tuesday New York 105, Indiana 79, series tied 1-1 Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 93, series tied 1-1 Wednesday Golden State 100, San Antonio 91, series tied 1-1 Today Miami 104, Bulls 94, Miami leads

series 2-1 San Antonio at Golden State (n) Saturday Oklahoma City at Memphis, 4 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Sunday San Antonio at Golden State, 2:30 p.m.

Monday Miami at Bulls, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday New York at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday Bulls at Miami, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday Indiana at New York, 7 p.m. x-San Antonio at Golden State, TBA Friday x-Miami at Bulls, TBA x-Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBA Saturday, May 18 x-New York at Indiana, TBA Sunday, May 19 x-Bulls at Miami, TBA x-Golden State at San Antonio, TBA x-Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA Monday, May 20 x-Indiana at New York, 8 p.m. x – if necessary

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Tuesday San Jose 4, Vancouver 3, Sharks win series 4-0 Wednesday Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 (OT), Kings lead series 3-2 Thursday Blackhawks 5, Minnesota 1, Blackhawks win series 4-1 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 0, Penguins lead series 3-2 Ottawa 6, Montreal 1, Senators win series 4-1 Friday Toronto 2, Boston 1, Boston leads series 3-2 Washington 2, NY Rangers 1, OT, Washington leads series 3-2 Detroit 4, Anaheim 3, OT, series tied 3-3 St. Louis at Los Angeles (n) Saturday Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Sunday x-Detroit at Anaheim, TBA x-Boston at Toronto, TBA x-NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBA Washington at N.Y. Rangers, TBA Monday x-NY Rangers at Washington, TBA x-Toronto at Boston, TBA x-Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA x – if necessary

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Detroit 20 13 .606 Kansas City 18 14 .563 Cleveland 18 15 .545 Minnesota 16 15 .516 White Sox 14 18 .438 East Division W L Pct New York 21 13 .618 Boston 22 14 .611 Baltimore 21 14 .600 Tampa Bay 17 18 .486 Toronto 13 24 .351 West Division W L Pct Texas 22 13 .629 Oakland 18 18 .500 Seattle 16 19 .457 Los Angeles 12 22 .353 Houston 10 26 .278

GB — 1½ 2 3 5½ GB — — ½ 4½ 9½ GB — 4½ 6 9½ 12½

Friday’s Results L.A. Angels at White Sox, (n) Detroit 10, Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 6, San Diego 3 Boston 5, Toronto 0 Texas 4, Houston 2 N.Y. Yankees 11, Kansas City 6 Baltimore at Minnesota, (n) Oakland at Seattle (n) Today’s Games L.A. Angels (Williams 1-1) at White Sox (Quintana 2-0), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games L.A. Angels at White Sox, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

8WEEKEND TV SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY’S SCHEDULE NBA playoffs New York at Indiana, Game 3, 7:15 p.m., ABC NHL playoffs Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, Game 6, NBCSN Golf PGA Tour, The Players Championship, third round, 1 p.m., NBC Pro baseball Cubs at Washington, 3:05 p.m., CSN Atlanta at San Francisco or Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m., MLB L.A. Angels at White Sox, 6:10 p.m., WGN, MLB Auto racing Formula One, Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, 7 a.m., NBCSN NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Southern 500, 5:30 p.m., FOX NHRA, Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals, 7 p.m., ESPN2 (same-day tape) Soccer Premier League, Chelsea at Aston Villa, 6:30 a.m., ESPN2 English Football Association, FA Cup, championship, Manchester City vs. Wigan, 11 a.m., FOX

PLAYOFFS

at Denver, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU CSN Rodeo College softball PBR, Last Cowboy Standing, 3 p.m., Big South Conference, championCBS (previous and same-day tape) ship, 11 a.m., ESPNU Big Ten Conference, championship, SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE teams TBD, noon, BTN NBA playoffs NCAA Selection Show, 9 p.m., San Antonio at Golden State, ESPNU 2:30 p.m., ABC Men’s lacrosse Golf NCAA playoffs, first round, Cornell PGA Tour, The Players Champion- at Maryland, noon, ESPN2 ship, final round, 1 p.m., NBC NCAA playoffs, first round, Towson NHL playoffs at Ohio St., 2 p.m., ESPNU Washington at N.Y. Rangers, NCAA playoffs, first round, Loyola Game 6, time and channel TBA (Md.) at Duke, 4:15 p.m., ESPNU Pro baseball NCAA playoffs, first round, Bryant Cubs at Washington, 12:35 p.m., at Syracuse, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU WGN Soccer Toronto at Boston, 12:35 p.m., TBS Mexican Primera Division, Clausura L.A. Angels at White Sox, 7:05 p.m., playoffs, quarterfinals, second leg, ESPN Cruz Azul at Morelia, 5:55 p.m., NHL playoffs ESPN2 Teams TBD, Game 6 or 7, Cycling 6:30 p.m., NBCSN (if necessary) Tour of California, Stage 1, 4 p.m., Teams TBD, Game 6 or 7, 9 p.m., NBCSN NBCSN (if necessary) Hockey Auto racing IIHF World Championship, Formula One, Spanish Grand Prix, preliminary round, United States vs.

6:30 a.m., NBCSN Germany, 9:30 a.m., NBCSN College baseball Mississippi St. at Mississippi, 1 p.m., (same-day tape)

Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 22 12 .647 — Cincinnati 20 16 .556 3 Pittsburgh 19 16 .543 3½ Milwaukee 15 18 .455 6½ Cubs 13 22 .371 9½ East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 13 .618 — Washington 20 15 .571 1½ Philadelphia 16 20 .444 6 New York 14 18 .438 6 Miami 10 25 .286 11½ West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 20 15 .571 — San Francisco 20 15 .571 — Colorado 19 16 .543 1 San Diego 16 19 .457 4 Los Angeles 13 20 .394 6 Friday’s Results Washington 7, Cubs 3 Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Mets 3 Tampa Bay 6, San Diego 3 St. Louis 3, Colorado 0 Philadelphia at Arizona, (n) Miami at L.A. Dodgers, (n) Atlanta at San Francisco, (n) Today’s Games Cubs (E.Jackson 0-5) at Washington (Strasburg 1-4), 3:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 3:10 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cubs at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

SPORTS

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Saturday, May 11, 2013 • Page B3

BEARS

Long crams during rookie camp Top pick to miss OTAs, minicamps because of school The ASSOCIATED PRESS LAKE FOREST – Bears draft picks have plenty of obstacles to overcome in the next few months while trying to fit onto the roster.

In Kyle Long’s case, there is an extra challenge.

The team’s drafted and undrafted rookies, along with a handful of recently signed free-agent veterans, began the process of fitting in at rookie minicamp Friday. For Long, the three days of practices are the only chance he gets to work out with the Bears until training camp in late July.

Oregon operates on a quarters system and finals conclude June 14, one day after the last day of Bears’ full-squad minicamp. So he will miss all the May and June workouts. An NFL rule allows players to take part in rookie camps but prohibits them from participating in OTAs and minicamps until classes end.

“Obviously, I’m behind the eightball a little bit because I won’t be able to be here with the team,” Long said. “But I have somebody (to work with) in place and I’ll have the installations ahead of time. It’s kind of like if you’re missing a week of school and you’re sick. You want to get the lesson plan from your teacher ahead of time. That’s kind of how I’m treating this.”

Something similar happens to players all over the NFL each year, especially from Pac-12 schools. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck had a similar situation last year.

“Kyle is a very smart guy,” new Bears coach Marc Trestman said.

“We know he’s going to dig in and

AP photo

Bears’ top pick Kyle Long (right) works with Jonathan Bostic during the team’s rookie camp Friday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. do everything he can to get himself ready – not just physically, but mentally – as we get to our veteran minicamp and the training camp. I think it’s a minimal obstacle and nothing we can’t handle.”

The situation with Long is trickier because he lacks extensive major college experience, let alone NFL camp experience. He had only five starts at Oregon after playing junior college ball.

“I mean, we’ve got a lot of different ways of communicating with him,” Trestman said. “There’s webinars out there. We can show tape to him and sit in a meeting with him and watch tape with him right on a computer. We’ve got all the technology to do that. He’s working with an NFL line coach who has been in the league a long time, who is good. And (offensive coordinator/line coach) Aaron (Kromer) and him are specifically working on the key things.”

The Bears line has been a problem for years, with 148 sacks of quarterback Jay Cutler since he arrived as a free agent in 2009. They sought to improve it in free agency by signing former Saints tackle Jermon Bushrod and former Jets guard Matt Slauson in addition to drafting Long, the son of former Raiders defensive lineman Howie Long.

Kyle Long said there will be things he’ll just have to overcome once he gets to training camp in Bourbonnais.

“Just getting the unspoken communication with your teammates, that’s the one thing I’ll be lacking,” he said. “Once I get in here and get reps, it’ll be better.”

Long played left tackle and guard for Oregon last year, but his first exposure to the Bears offense was at right guard.

“My hand’s still on the ground and I’m still supposed to block some-

body, so not really,” Long said. “It’s just a different side.”

Middle linebacker Jon Bostic from Florida was the team’s second-round pick and Rutgers outside linebacker Khaseem Greene the fourth-round pick. Both will have to wait to play or overcome veterans.

Veteran free agent D.J. Williams was signed to replace Brian Urlacher and Bostic will have to contend with him. Greene would have to beat out former Carolina Panther James Anderson on the strong side or eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs on the weak side.

Bostic was just glad to be on a practice field after all the hoopla associated with the NFL draft.

“My main thing is getting my run fits first,” he said. “I want to be able to stop the run. I couldn’t wait to get up here. It’s getting back to football. I was tired of the wine-and-dine stuff. I like more of this part.”

Greene, who said he plans to shed five pounds to get to 240, set an NCAA record with 15 forced fumbles and joins a team among the best in the NFL at causing turnovers. He sees the Bears emphasis much like the one his college team had.

“When you make that second nature to you, it just happens naturally,” he said of forced turnovers. “So I think a lot of the times I just do it without thinking. I see an opportunity and go do it.”

Notes: Only Long remains unsigned among the six Bears draft picks. Bostic signed Thursday. ... A total of 33 players received tryouts, including former UCLA safety Dalton Hilliard, son of former Saints running back Dalton Hilliard. ...

Also in camp on a tryout basis is center James Ferentz, son of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. ... The Bears brought in only one extra quarterback for the camp beyond their own third-stringer, Matt Blanchard. It was St. Xavier’s Jimmy Coy.

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Cubs starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija looks for a ball that was hit by the Nationals’ Danny Espinosa during the second inning Friday night in Washington. Samardzija was charged with an error on the play and Espinosa was safe at first.

NATIONALS 7, CUBS 3

Samardzija takes 5th loss of season

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press WASHINGTON – There would be more problems to come for the Cubs and starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija – more extra-base hits, more runs – and yet manager Dale Sveum chose to focus on what transpired in the second inning.

The Cubs already led by a run Friday night, thanks in part to new leadoff hitter Starlin Castro.

In the second, though, one Washington Nationals batter reached on an infield single. The next got aboard when Samardzija failed in two attempts to start a double play by fielding the ball with his pitching hand. He was charged with an error, then wound up giving up a two-run double to No. 8 hitter Danny Espinosa in what would become the Cubs’ 7-3 loss to Washington.

“That was kind of the big mess,” Sveum said. “We’ve got to field a ground ball back to us. We seem to make a mistake, and we can’t make a pitch after that.”

Next at Washington, 3:05 p.m. today, CSN, AM-720 That’s sort of symbolic of how things are going this season for Samardzija (1-5), who lost his fifth decision in a row. He allowed seven runs – five earned – and eight hits while throwing 73 pitches in his five innings, matching his shortest outing of the season.

O n t h e e r r o r , h e e xplained: “Once I kicked it the first time, it just turned into one of those (where you) keep reaching for it and trying to hurry, and you’ve got to come down and barehand it and throw it to first. That was my bad.”

Samardzija said he was not bothered by a cut on his right index finger from a start April 24.

“Felt good. Felt about as best as I could all year,” the right-hander said. “That’s the frustrating part of it, when you’ve got your pitches and you feel good and you get that outcome.”

noa-Kingston, 1-0, in overtime Friday to win the Class 1A Genoa-Kingston Regional championship match.

Josie Diehl posted the shutout in goal for the Timberwolves.

“We had our chances in regulation time, but just didn’t finish against their keeper, who played a great game,” G-K coach Randy Tate said. “We had at least three opportunities that I thought were going to be goals, but she made great saves to kill the attack.”

G-K finished 8-13 on the season.

Indian Creek advances to play in the Genoa-Kingston Sectional semifinals Wednesday.

long jump and triple jump.

The senior took second in long jump with a mark of 16 feet, 4 inches and was second in the triple jump at 33-7.

Kate Thuestad advanced to state in the shot put with a throw of 33-0. Nicole Goodrich advanced to state with a throw of 102-1 in the discus.

SOFTBALL Spartans fall: Burlington Central defeated Sycamore, 14-3, in five innings.

Knights win: Kaneland defeated Plainfield North, 11-4, in a nonconference matchup. The Knights scored eight times in the final two innings for the win.

Christian Liberty, 5-0, in a nonconference game.

Ashley Tamraz pitched the shutout and recorded 12 strikeouts. Abby Turner was 2 for 4, and Hayley Melendez was 2 for 3 for the Hawks (10-8).

BADMINTON Draper’s run ends: DeKalb junior Tristan Draper lost both of her matches in the state badminton tournament.

She lost a three-set match to Mt. Prospect’s Kiley Walsh in the first round, 21-23, 21-10, 21-7.

Draper continued in the consolation bracket, but lost to Metea Valley’s Michelle Wang, 21-17, 2111.

Knights send 2 relays, 5 athletes to state • BC SECTIONAL Continued from page B1 But Edwards decided to give the triple jump a try and gutted her way to a mark of 35 feet, 6 inches, finishing second behind Kaneland’s Ashley Castellanos.

“I thought I was done for the meet,” Edwards said.

“I’ve already [hit the state qualifying mark] for triple, and I wanted to stick with it and see if I could make it.”

Genoa-Kingston junior Brianna Kramer has been dropping her time in the 300 hurdles over the past two weeks and hoped to get under the state qualifying mark in the sectional.

With cold and windy conditions, Kramer didn’t set a personal best, but took first place with a time of 48.17. Kramer also qualified for state in the 300 hurdles as a freshman, but that was in Class 1A. “I was really wanting to push myself so I could at least qualify,” Kramer

said. “Getting first, that was amazing.”

G-K senior Danielle Neisendorf took second in the high jump with a height of 5-2. She is the first girl in G-K history to qualify for the state meet in all four years. Neisendorf was seventh in the high jump in the Class 2A meet last year.

Sycamore’s 4x400 team of Iwans, Dailey, Stephanie Cole and Goff took third in 4:10.86, missing the qualifying time by .82 seconds.

Iwans was fourth in the 400 at 1:03.03, while Goff finished fifth. Lalowski took third in the 1,600 at 5:26. Dailey finished third in the triple jump behind Castellanos and Edwards.

Kaneland had five individuals and two relays qualify for state and won the meet with 83 points. Sycamore took fifth with 52 points, and G-K finished 11th.

Sophomore Victoria Clinton hadn’t run a track meet in two weeks, missing last Friday’s conference

meet because of a triathlon competition. But the Class 2A cross country champion managed to take second in the 1,600 with a time of 5:20.92. It will be her first time down at state.

“It was hard mentally going from triathlon to track, but you just have to be positive in the race,” Clinton said. “Just trying to get the qualifying time then at state, have fun and do my best.”

Junior Lauren Zick finished second in long jump at 16-6½. The Knights’ 4x800 team of Amanda Lesak, Aislinn Lodwig, Sydney Strang and Jessica Kucera won in 9:51.73. Brianna Bower won the 3,200 title in 11:37, and Abby Dodis took fourth. Kaneland’s Christina Delach was fourth in the pole vault, but qualified for state by clearing 9-9. The Knights’ 4x400 team closed out the meet with a second-place finish, qualifying for state with a time of 4:07.45.

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Angel Reyes, a detective in the DeKalb Police Department, hit a hole-in-one on the 11th hole at River Heights Golf Club on Friday in DeKalb.

Detective shoots a hole-in-one DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com Angel Reyes had come close to a hole-in-one about two years ago on hole No. 11 at River Heights Golf Club in DeKalb.

Reyes, a detective in the DeKalb Police Department, hit a 6-iron and the ball nestled just a couple inches behind the hole and settled.

On Friday at the DeKalb Park District Scholarship golf outing, Reyes took the same club on the 160-yard par-3 and came through this time, draining his tee shot for his first holein-one.

“It bounced and disappeared and we were like, ‘Did that just go in the hole?’ “ Reyes said. “We just jumped in to the carts and went up there just so we could see.”

This was the first time Reyes, 46, had finished 18 holes this season. On Monday, Reyes walked three holes, but didn’t complete the front nine.

After the hole-in-one, Reyes had everyone in his foursome sign the ball and he put it away for safe keeping. Now he hopes he doesn’t have to wait another 46 years for the next one.

“I’d like to have a whole bunch more,” Reyes said. “I just don’t want a whole lot of witnesses because I hear you have to buy a round. I definitely bought a round for my team.”

Sycamore is looking ahead to own regional • BASEBALL Continued from page B1 “We need to drive the ball to the gaps, we need to hit the ball hard on the ground and push the issue,” third baseman Mitchell Jordan said. “We’re just trying to put it together at the right time. We’ve been practicing hard, but nothing’s changed.”

Forgetting about the missed opportunity to clinch a conference championship, Jordan said, will be crucial as they prepare for the Class 3A Sycamore Regional. The Spartans will host either Rochelle or Dixon in a semifinal Wednesday.

“You’ve got to just take your mind off [Friday’s loss],” Jordan said. “We’re looking forward to the postseason. If we can put it all together, we’re a really solid team.”

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THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Garcia goes 1 up on Woods at TPC Sawgrass

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrilla-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years.

Garcia made seven straight putts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; six of them for birdie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on his way to a 7-under-par 65 to match his best score on the TPC Sawgrass.

That gave him a one-shot lead over Woods, who again made short work of the par 5s and posted his second straight 67. Woods broke his own 36-hole

record at Sawgrass by six shots The Players Championship glance and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find much wrong with his game at the moment.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A brief look at the second round of Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to call it a rivalry The Players Championship: because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so one-sided.

Leading: Sergio Garcia had a Open. Woods went on to win the Not only d o e s W o o d s 7-under-par 65, matching his past five times. h a v e a 7 7 - 8 best score at the TPC Sawgrass.

The island: Nine players hit margin in PGA He was at 11-under 133. into the water on the par-3 17th.

Tour victories Trailing: Tiger Woods had a Shot of the day: On the (and 14-0 in the 67 and was one shot behind. second hole where Woods made majors), in the His 134 broke by six shots his eagle, Brandt Snedeker was on Sergio Garcia previous five the downward slope of a mound times they were previous best 36-hole total. in the final group on the weekTale of the tape: Garcia and well right of a slightly elevated end on the PGA Tour, Woods Woods will be in the final group green. With the ball well below has gone on to win all five times. on the weekend for the sixth his feet, he hit a perfect punch Asked about the possibility time, and the first time since into the hill and onto the green of playing with Woods today, Sunday at the 2006 British to 4 feet for birdie.

Garcia said he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it as anything but another round said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know what I want to try other day he can shoot a good of golf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to measure my- to do, and any given day I can round and beat me. Like we alself against anybody,â&#x20AC;? Garcia shoot a round like this and any ways say, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a sprint, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

a marathon. So there are going to be good days and not so good days, so just got to enjoy the good ones as much as possible.â&#x20AC;?

This was a good day.

Garcia ran off five straight birdies, ending the streak with putts from 20 feet and 25 feet, and then he added a 40-foot birdie putt on the par-3 eighth.

Garcia, who won The Players in 2008, was at 11-under 133.

Woods looks like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s having a good time on the course that has vexed him more than any other on the PGA Tour, and he could be the greater threat on the weekend. He now is 8-under on the par 5s this week, including a 20-foot eagle putt on No. 2 that gave him a share of lead.

Woods took the outright lead with a short birdie putt on No. 4 until Garcia blazed by him

with his string of birdies.

Woods was asked if there was any part of his game that made him unhappy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty pleased with where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at right now,â&#x20AC;?

Woods said.

The reporter looked at him, waiting for more. Woods looked back and finally added with a grin, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did I answer that?â&#x20AC;?

Woods and Garcia have played together on big stages â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bethpage Black, Royal Liverpool â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with a big edge for Woods. They first were linked when the Spaniard was 19 and gave Woods all he could handle at Medinah in the 1999 PGA Championship. They were paired in the final round of the 2002 U.S. Open and 2006 British Open, the year Garcia dressed all in yellow.

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Features editor Inger Koch • ikoch@shawmedia.com

BELOW: This 2012 photo, provided by Anne D’Innocenzio, shows her on the right with her sister Donna in the middle and mother Marie on the left in Rudesheim, Germany, on a port call they made while taking a Rhine River cruise together. D’Innocenzio grew up taking family trips with her parents and siblings, and continues to enjoy vacationing with her mother, even though their travel styles sometimes differ and their roles have reversed a bit, with D’Innocenzio doing more of the caretaking for her aging parent.

LEFT: This 1965 photo, provided by Anne D’Innocenzio, shows her in the arms of her father, with her mother, sister and brother on a ship heading home from a family sojourn in Italy.

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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press

hen I was young, I learned a lot about travel from my mother. She taught me how and what to pack. She taught me to keep a travel diary to record my memories. And most importantly, she taught me how to power-sightsee.

“You never know when you’ll be back,” my mother used to say as she and my dad pushed my sister, brother and me to yet another art museum, Gothic church or 18th-century cemetery.

Decades later, my mother and I still travel together, but now that she’s in her mid-80s, our roles have changed. She’s hearing-impaired, and often uses a cane for balance, while I bring a notepad and pen to write down tour highlights for her. I also handle hotel accommodations, hail the cabs and make sure a wheelchair is waiting at the airport to take her to the gate.

Some might think of traveling with an elderly parent as a burden, but my mom is invaluable to me. She’s still vibrant and fiercely holds onto her love of travel. She’s a globe-trotter and a wealth of knowledge – my personal version of a Frommer’s app.

I’m a journalist, perpetually time-strapped as I race to meet the next deadline, so I also depend on her to help me with the research for our trips. She often highlights hot spots weeks in advance.

Back when I was in college, I would have never dreamed my mother would become my travel companion decades later. I might have even shuddered at the possibility. You see, growing up in our family, vacations were rarely about splashing in hotel pools or relaxing on beaches. Vacationing was a form of boot camp. Try touring Washington D.C. in July where scorching temperatures wilt hair bows and drench summer shorts.

Even a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., as a child was not as much fun as one might think. My mother made sure it was squeezed between educational sightseeing trips to Cape Canaveral, home of the Kennedy Space Center, and St. Augustine, where my sister, brother and I learned about 16th century history and explorer Ponce de Leon.

But as the decades have gone by, my mom’s and my life’s circumstances have made the mother-daughter travel combo a natural, practical and enjoyable experience.

To be sure, I have taken plenty of trips with friends to a variety of places – Puerto Rico, Miami’s South Beach, San Francisco.

And over the years, my mom has traveled with her own circle of friends, and most often with my father, crisscrossing the globe to faraway places like Australia and Indonesia. My father was a catalyst for travel – he worked for a major oil conglomerate that took him on overseas assignments.

But mom lost her most dependable travel buddy when my dad died in 2002, and her aging friends are too frail to travel now.

As for me, most of my friends are married and often travel with their families. I don’t particularly like to travel alone, and it’s hard to synchronize my plans with my single friends’ crazy work schedules. Even if my friends were more readily available, I worry that taking trips with them might put stress on our relationships.

What makes this mother-daughter travel team work is that we understand each other. That includes our differences.

Unlike me, my mom is fearless – and has remained that way even into her 80s. Turbulence on planes doesn’t bother her, while I get a pit in my stomach anytime a plane lurches. At 80, she climbed the steep stone steps to the top of Ireland’s Blarney Castle.

I, on the other hand, get nervous when I see spiral staircases. So I stayed at the bottom, and waited for her to come down.

My mother also is more organized than I am. Think of TV’s favorite “Odd Couple” – Felix and Oscar. Weeks in advance of a trip, my mom folds her clothes neatly in her suitcase and wraps her shoes with layers of tissue paper as if she’s wrapping a gift, while I often find myself packing the night before, throwing things in a bag helter-skelter.

And even though I have adopted my mom’s sightseeing approach of trying to cover a lot of ground, we have our own styles. We love to go to art museums, but I like to concentrate on the highlights of the exhibit. Mom studies every single painting for a few minutes before moving on to the

next. So we compromise and meet at the end of the exhibit.

Traveling together we have also discovered similarities. We are both forgetful.

In fact, losing eyeglasses has become our specialty. After touring the massive Romanian parliament in Bucharest built by the country’s late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, my mother realized she had left her eyeglasses inside. The problem: She didn’t remember which of the hundreds of rooms it was in. We did find them eventually with the help of our tour guide, but not without confronting armed guards trying to keep us from retracing our steps.

As I get older, I value more and more how my mother has used travel as a way to connect with our roots. As a family, we have been to Italy several times, where we visited relatives or tried to research our ancestors in small towns like Deliceto in the Southeast corner of Italy. I also have admired the way my mom used travel as a source of comfort. Two years after my brother passed away at age 23, my sister, mother and father went to Europe. My mother was key in the planning.

Friends tell me how lucky I am to have my mom as my travel companion. I do feel lucky, but I’m already starting to feel nostalgic. A few weeks ago after being hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, my mother confided in me that perhaps her traveling days are over.

I refuse to believe it. And so I’m planning our next trip. An Alaskan cruise maybe, or what about a trip to the South of France to visit her friend? If I have my way, the possibilities for more adventures with my mom remain endless.

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FAMILY TIME | Reasons to share smartphone with tots

Tip of the week A lot of things change when you become a parent. The shows you watch, the restaurants you go to and the concept of sleep as you once knew it all evolve when your family structure transforms from a “me” to a “we.” And increasingly, personal gadgets like smartphones are following the same trend.

“One day I looked at my phone and realized I had almost as many apps on it for my daughter as I did for myself,” says Kat Holmes, principal designer for Microsoft’s Windows Phone. “My smartphone had stopped being just mine.” In fact, a recent study conducted by Babycenter.com shows that 75 percent of moms regularly hand over their smartphone to their kids.

We asked Kat for a few tech tips for creating balance as you share your smartphone with your kids.

• Partner with your kids to curate their mobile experience: To make mobile time fun, set aside time with

your kids to choose new mobile content together, including new apps, music and videos. You’ll have peace of mind knowing what your kids are looking at, while giving them a sense that there is a space that’s just for them.

• Smartphones can be a simple way for kids to create and share: Smartphones aren’t just about apps, they’re also a way for kids to capture and share the world from their point of view. “My kids like to make little video messages for me and post them for me to find later,” says Kat. • Technology is more than entertainment, it can be educational: A recent Qualcom survey found that 74 percent of parents have downloaded a mobile app for their kids. While many apps out there are solely for fun and entertainment, there are hundreds of great educational apps that can help kids hone their skills – everything from drawing to spelling to memorizing.

• Turn that fighting into a lesson on sharing: As a mother of two, Kat has learned that sometimes one phone isn’t enough, noting, “With more than one kid in the room, it’s pretty common to have fights over whose turn it is. Try uploading a stopwatch or timer app to your device and encourage your kids to engage in five- to 10-minute increments, and then hand it over to the next in line.”

– Brandpoint

Family movie night Here’s a look at some of the mostanticipated family-friendly (PG-13 and PG) movies of the summer:

8MILESTONES

Star Trek into the Darkness: J.J. Abrams follows up his huge 2009 hit by going where he’s never gone before in taking a franchise that was once on life-support and guiding it into deeper, more exciting frontiers. All the regulars – including Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto – return, along with gorgeous newcomer Alice Eve, as the crew of the Enterprise battle a nutcase bent on inflicting mass destruction upon the universe. May 17.

Epic: DreamWorks presents its annual spring animation release, this one based on a children’s book by William Joyce. In it, an army of bugs battle an evil spider queen. Beyonce and Colin Farrell lend their voices. May 24.

After Earth: “The Pursuit of Happyness” team of Will and Jaden Smith rejoin forces for this futuristic story about a father and son learning to work together after they crash land on Earth 1,000 years after the apocalypse.

M. Night Shyamalan directs. May 31.

Man of Steel: After encountering box-office kryptonite with 2006’s “Superman Returns,” the Man of Steel (Henry Cavill) attempts to bounce back in this adventure from director Zack Snyder, who doesn’t exactly instill confidence, considering the poor reception his rendering of “The Watchmen” received. At least he had the good sense to cast Amy Adams as Lois Lane. June 14.

Monsters University: We saw him in “When Harry Met Sally,” now we get to see how Billy Crystal’s Mike met Sully (voice of John Goodman) in Pixar’s college-set prequel to “Monsters Inc.”

By DEAN FOSDICK

Bruce and MarySue Firchau of Elburn announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren, to Adam Ream, son of Steve and Anita Ream of Hampshire.

The bride-to-be graduated from Kaneland High School in 2005 and later Monmouth College. She is employed at DeKalb High School.

The future groom graduated from Hampshire High School in 2001 and later Judson College. He is employed at Tom’s Farm Market and Greenhouse in Huntley.

The wedding will take place in October at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Hampshire.

8NEW ARRIVAL Dueringer Mallorie Chubb and Justin Dueringer of Rochelle announce the birth of a son, Kaiden Michael Dueringer, born April 25, 2013, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, DeKalb.

He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and was welcomed by Justice Dueringer, 5, and Makayla Dueringer, 4.

Grandparents are Linda and Dave Lutgens of Rochelle, Ken and Patricia Chubb of Gardner, Kan., Susan Dueringer and Jerry DePaulo of Kings and Ross Dueringer of Malta.

Great-grandparents are Katherine Metcalf of Burlington, Iowa, David Chubb of Burlington, Iowa, Mike and Lana Martillara of Ocala, Fla., and Barb Siebens of Malta.

Great-great-grandmother is Ella Johnson of Sycamore.

8IN UNIFORM Hartwig grates from basic training Air Force Airman James E. Hartwig graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare James principles and skills.

Hartwig Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Hartwig is the son of Tim and Jaime Hartwig of DeKalb and a 2010 graduate of DeKalb High School.

talent. Aug. 9.

One Direction: This is Us: If you like One Direction, and every girl under 12 does, then this film is for you, as the lads from England get the Miley, Jonas, Bieber-style docu-concert film treatment. Aug. 30.

– Reviews by Al Alexander

Book report “Thirteen Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher Ages: 12 and older Pages: 336 Synopsis: Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch.

Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker - his classmate and crush - who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are 13 reasons why she decided to end her life.

Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah’s pain, and learns the truth about himself-a truth he never wanted to face. – Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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One is safe to assume their initial acquaintance was less than harmonious - perhaps, even scary. June 21.

The Lone Ranger: Just when you thought Hollywood was through pillaging old TV shows, up pops the “Pirates of the Caribbean” duo of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski to put Ke-mo sah-bee (Armie Hammer) and Tonto (Johnny Depp) back to work. In keeping with the current trend, this is yet another origin story in which Tonto recounts how the crime-fighting duo came to be. July 3.

Despicable Me 2: Gru (voice of Steve Carell), the curmudgeonly father of three adorable little girls, enlists with the Anti-Villain League to help vanquish a super villain. July 3.

Turbo: Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson lend their voices to an animated tale about a snail dreaming of becoming the fastest crustacean on Earth. July 17.

The Smurfs 2: The surprise 2010 hit gets its inevitable sequel. Expect the dudes in blue to amass plenty of green.

July 31.

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters: Logan Lerman, so great in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” steps back into Greek mythology to reprise the role of Percy Jackson, the adventurous son of Poseidon, who travels in hot pursuit of the Golden Fleece. Aug. 7.

Planes: Disney gives aircraft the same treatment that “Cars” gave automobiles. Considering how awful “Cars 2” proved to be, it’s hard to get excited, especially when the talentstarved Dane Cook is leading the voice

Sometimes the best view isn’t what you see through a window but what catches your eye underneath it.

Window boxes deliver color, edibles and fragrance. They’re practical, too, as raised-bed gardens that elevate their contents to within easy reach.

“Window boxes are convenient containers,” said David Trinklein, a horticulturist with University of Missouri Extension. “Plant them with herbs, for example, and you won’t have to go outside to bring in the harvest.”

If you have room for a window box, you have room for a garden. Window boxes are ideal for small, shallow-rooted plants like radishes, lettuce, marigolds, impatiens, pansies, begonias, parsley, basil, sage and thyme.

“Mix and match flowers with vegetables,” said Rhonda

Ferree, an extension educator with the University of Illinois.

“They need the same soil types and have the same water preferences. Plant flowers toward the front for curb appeal; position vegetables toward the back for easier access.”

The location of the window box usually dictates what you can grow, Trinklein said. “Window boxes that get a blistering afternoon sun require one thing.

Window boxes in shade require another.”

Fern Richardson, author of “Small Space Container Gardens” (Timber Press, 2012) describes herself as “a big believer in creative window boxing.”

“There’s nothing stopping window box gardeners from adding garden ornaments to their boxes,” Richardson said. “Small gazing balls tucked between the plants can add a little sparkle to a shady area. Gardeners can even use short shepherd’s hooks to plant a hummingbird feeder

in a window box.”

Window boxes work especially well: • As theme gardens. Find flowers that display your school colors, patriotic mixtures that show the flag or plants that complement the paint on your house.

• At delivering fragrances.

Fill window boxes outside bedrooms with evening primrose, four o’clocks (Mirabilis) and moonflowers for perfume-like scents on still summer nights.

• For four-season gardening.

Grow daffodils, grape hyacinth and tulips in spring; ornamental edibles like peppers, strawberries and chives in summer; flowering kale and pansies for color through fall and winter.

• To showcase houseplants.

Display your favorite potted plants in empty window boxes during the summer growing season. That will free up some shelf space indoors while enhancing things outdoors.

“If there is no room in the budget for a high-style window box, thrifty gardeners can use spray paint and even stencils to upgrade inexpensive plastic window boxes into something that is one-of-a-kind,” Richardson said. “Current fashion trends are always a great place to look for color and pattern inspiration.”

Be careful, though, when watering window-box gardens, Trinklein said.

“Most plants die from overwatering in containers, but window boxes can dry out quickly from exposure to wind and hot weather,” he said. “Add a soilless medium like vermiculite or peat moss to the mix that drains well yet retains moisture and lightens their weight.

“Window boxes will need tending maybe three times a week, but that’s a small price to pay for what they add in the way of attractiveness to the home,” Trinklein said.

8PRAIRIE FLOWERS Thanks for helping tax aide program To the Editor: The DeKalb County AARP Tax Aide Program would like to thank the following donors for their donations this year: The National Bank & Trust Co. and Castle Bank for paper donation; DeKalb Senior Center, DeKalb County Outreach, Resource Bank in Genoa, DeKalb Public Library, Sycamore United Methodist Church, Ideal Industries and Village of Kirkland for location.

We provided free tax preparation to more than 1,000 taxpayers this tax season. Our two dozen volunteers at eight locations donated 28 hours each week from Feb. 1 through April 13 to provide this service to seniors and low-income taxpayers. Without these donations, we would not be able to provide this service.

David Leifheit DeKalb County coordinator

Treasure Sale brought home a feeling of community To the Editor: Thank you to the community and to the Fundraising Committee for the Expansion of the DeKalb Public Library.

This group sponsored a “Treasure Sale” last weekend at the Unitarian Universalist Church.

Donations were solicited to be sold for the purpose of an expansion to the library. The event was very successful thanks to this group of dedicated volunteers composed of Mary Beth Van Buer, chairman, Dorothea Bilder, Donna Brown, Paula Bryner, Abby Chembers, Susan Doubler, Wenke Hanson, Linda Mason, Darla Massier, Nancy Norris, Denise Rode, Sally Stevens and Ruth Anne Tobias.

The Treasure Sale brought home a feeling of community very strongly. How many cities

would bring together their service organizations to support an expansion of the library by donating money and time? Time may be even more valuable than money these days.

In addition to the individuals, thanks are owed to Aldi, Hy-Vee, City of DeKalb, Goodwill, Jim Launer, Lincoln Inn, Michael’s, Sun Flower Catering for their support in organizing the event. A very special thank-you goes to the Unitarian Universalist Church.

Thanks go to the following service groups: Altrusa International, Catholic Daughters of Americas 996, Charles and Gretchen Collectibles, DeKalb Women’s Club, Friends of the DeKalb Public library, Gerrye Carlson, J.G. Glidden Homestead, Barbed Corners Antique Club, Kiwanis Club of DeKalb, Kishwaukee Kiwanis Club, Library Whist Club, Paul and Shirley Nehring, and the Drama Club. All of the groups donated the proceeds for the expansion of the library.

Dee Coover Director, DeKalb Public Library

FVOAS dinner dance a success Fox Valley Older Adult Services would like to thank the many sponsors, volunteers and others who contributed to the success of our 20th annual Dinner Dance & Auction that was held May 4.

Our generous sponsors included our new Platinum Premier annual sponsor, Valley West Community Hospital and our Silver annual sponsor Heartland Bank.

The table sponsors included Friends of Rick Olson, Beverage Family Funeral Home, Castle Bank, NB&T, Elliott Auctions, Maddie’s Place, Metro/ Team Amusements (Shroyer Family), Wildwood L.L.C., Cindy and Chuck Worsley, Betty Erickson, Just In Time Heating & Air Conditioning, RushCopley Medical Center, Mark Weinhold DDS and Waubonsee Community College.

Other sponsors included Art’s Food Market, Linda McVicker, Peg Nickels, Viridian and The Tillers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Taylor Freezers & Equipment Co., Sandwich Veterinary Hospital, Community Disposal, Idle Hour Lanes, AG TECH, C.A.W. Auto Inc., Somonauk Insurance Agency, Tri-County Property Management Inc. and Yingling Salvage.

Sandwich Girl Scout troop 4737 volunteered their time to serve as helpers for the event.

Thank you to Sandy Hix for catering the wonderful meal, to Jim and Craig Elliott for their outstanding auctioneer services and to Bill and Mary Coultrip for serving as auction clerks.

So many people from our Board of Directors and our staff volunteered countless hours planning, organizing, decorating and tending to the myriad of details that go into hosting a successful event.

More than 200 donors generously contributed items for the silent and the live auctions. We are so grateful their generosity.

Last, but certainly not least, we would like to thank the many people who attended the dinner dance and opened their hearts and their wallets to generously donate toward supporting our mission of helping seniors maintain their independence and continuing to live in their own homes. Your support provided almost $24,000 that will all be utilized for services and programs for area seniors.

Call 815-786-9404 or visit www.fvoas.org to learn about our many programs and services for area seniors and for more information on how you can support our vital mission.

Nicki Butterfield President, FVOAS Board of Directors Sue Husar Chairwoman, Dinner Dance Committee

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More than 100 racers packed the field in the fourth annual Race NIjUdicata: 5K Run/Walk and BBQ hosted by the Northern Illinois University College of Law on April 20. Joining the Dean’s Team this year were (from left): NIU Law alumna Claudia Kliment, professor Robert Jones, Dean Jennifer Rosato, NIU Law alumna Katie Haskins-Becker and professor Mark Cordes.

8BRIEFS Annual book sale scheduled The 18th annual Sue Lyon Memorial Used Book Sale is scheduled for May 30 and 31 and June 1 at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore.

Each year, Blackhawk Moving & Storage, 340 South Ave., Sycamore, receives and stores books for the sale. Used books also can be dropped of at the church on May 29.

For more information, call Jim Lyon at 815-895-6735.

Garden seminar on drought impact The spring series of the Four Seasons Gardening program from University of Illinois Extension concludes with a session titled “Don’t Doubt the Drought.” The program will be offered at 1 p.m. May 21 via teleconference at the DeKalb County Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore.

2012 was hot and dry – how

will landscapes respond in the years to come? This program will discuss growth expectations in 2013 on lawns, newly planted trees, shrubs and evergreens. How will the drought impact flowering plants such as perennials, flowering shrubs and ornamental trees?

What should we look for with established trees and what are some of the best management practices for helping landscape plants recover?

Cost for the session is $5. Advance registration is required.

For more information, call 815758-8194, email bmacarus@ illinois.edu or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo. If you have disability needs, please indicate when registering.

pecially for members of the Northern Illinois Travel Society and their guests. The group will enjoy a pre-cruise night in Ft. Lauderdale plus ports-ofcall Grand Cayman; Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya and Half Moon Cay. Also included are a New Year’s Eve party with complimentary champagne toast, Gala black and white ball; International Choir concert starring ship’s cew, and culinary arts center holiday cooking classes.

Space is limited. For information, contact Steven Johnson at 815-756-1547 or travelsociety@hotmail.com.

NIU Law runs annual 5K Northern Illinois University College of Law held its fourth annual Race NIjUdicata: 5K Run/Walk and BBQ on April 20 beginning at Swen Parson Hall in DeKalb.

NIU Law alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the law school packed the field with more than 100 racers who completed the 3.1 mile course through DeKalb and the heart of the NIU campus.

Participants, ranging from ardent runners to health-conscious joggers, walkers and even recreational strollers all joined in.

Leading the charge to the finish line were the overall male and female winners of the race: NIU Law alumnus Eric Leninger (’10) with a time of 18:08 and second-year law student Kate Guensburg with a time of 21:25. The top male and female law students were third-year student Matt Bauer with a time of 20:34 and

Travel group headed to the Caribbean Members of The Northern Illinois Travel Society and their guests are planning a Western Caribbean cruise on Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam from Dec. 27 to Jan. 3.

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Sycamore High School will hold its prom on May 18 at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The prom king and queen will be chosen that night. The 2013 Prom Court is pictured. The boys (from left) are Nick Feuerbach, Ben Niemann, Jack Dargis, Jake Swick, Michael Poorten and Devin Mottet. The girls are Katherine Kohler, Emily Friesen, Alexa Farris, Hanna Gross, Stephanie Cole and Madison Schap.

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Motion for a Speedy Finish once again took the top team honor with members Alex Geocaris (’11), Rob Hanauer (’11), Matthew Jakobsze (’11), Eric Leninger and Omar Salguero (’12) and an average time of 19:06. Although just recovering from a recent ankle injury, Dean Jennifer Rosato contributed greatly to the Dean’s Team’s strong thirdplace finish. Joining Dean Rosato’s team this year were alumnae Katie Haskins-Becker (’11) and Claudia Kliment (’83), along with NIU Law professors Mark Cordes and Robert Jones.

The race, as in years past, comes together with the generous help of volunteers from all around the NIU Law community as well as the contributions of individual, legal firms and corporate sponsors. Thanks go out to the NIU Police Department,

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The Sycamore Women’s Club recently donated the book “Volunteer Vacations” to the Sycamore Public Library in memory of Guyla Winebrener, a Sycamore resident and long-time member of the Sycamore Women’s Club. She enjoyed volunteering and was highly respected throughout her community. Guyla passed away in October 2011. Pictured are Sally Stevens (left), president of the Sycamore Women’s Club, with Katherine Keyes, assistant director of the Sycamore Library.

After a recent Cub Scout Pack 345 meeting in Sandwich, Cubmaster Chad Carlson kept his promise by letting the boys who sold more than $600 in Scout popcorn throw a cream pie in his face. The boys sell popcorn to raise money for their scouting endeavors, such as Summer Day Camp, tree plantings, pinewood derby and their badges and activity pins. Anyone between first and fifth grade interested in joining Cub Scout Pack 345 should contact Chad Carlson at 815-786-3925 or George Leidolf at 815-498-3819. Pack 345 is sponsored by Fox Valley Older Adult Services in Sandwich.

The Fox Valley Older Adult Services craft ladies recently received a donation of yarn from Spinrite Yarns in Canada. The group makes and sells their crafted items all year at Grannie’s Boutique inside the senior center and once a year in their craft booth at the Sandwich Fair.

The group meets from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at Fox Valley Older Adult Services, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. For more information, call 815-786-9404. Pictured (from left) are Beverly Mayer, Peggy Lynn, Billie Hosey, Jane Mosher, Marian Mattson, Maria Schroeder and Helen Hajek.

Venture Crew outing

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Venture Crew 32 had a great team-building experience playing Frisbee golf at Prairie Park in DeKalb on April 28. Only had to recover the disk twice from the water and once from a muddy puddle. Venture Crew 32 is for young adults, ages 14 to 21, who like to have fun and work with each other and in the community. May’s activities include a baseball game and a campout. The crew meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St., DeKalb.

Contact dekalb_venture32@yahoo.com for more information.

Lions International District 1J Governor Leo Snyder and Cabinet Secretary Bonnie Bradbury recently attended a Sycamore Lions meeting to present a Governor’s Appreciation Award to the Sycamore Lioness Club for its 30 years of serving the community, the district and Lions International. The group has been involved with the Lions annual Handicap Fishing Derby, the blind skiing tour Ski For Sight, Meals On Wheels as well as diabetes awareness and scholarships at Sycamore High School. Accepting the award (from left) are Bradbury, incoming President Julie Brannon, Snyder and Lioness Nancy Malmassari.

Lion Jerome Perez, District 1J Southwestern Region Zone Chair and Sycamore Club member, installed two new members at the club’s meeting on April 24. Kerry Scherlock and Chris Dorr, sponsored by Lions Jerry Schultz and Josh Kruis, respectively, joined the club that evening. Pictured (from left) are Club President Lion Barb Schultz, Jerry Schultz, Kerry Sherlock, Josh Kruis and Zone Chair Jerome Perez.

8BRIEFS 4-H Camp slots still available There are a limited number of camper slots still available for 4-H Camp, which is set for June 10 through 14 at Camp Benson in Mount Carroll.

4-H Camp is a five-day, four-night residential camping experience that is conducted cooperatively by University of Illinois Extension staff in Stephenson and Ogle Counties and the professional staff at Camp Benson.

During camp week, youth will engage in a variety of activities designed to challenge, educate and entertain. Two or three free-choice periods will be offered daily and will include options such as: hiking, rifelry, nature study, rock climbing, arts and crafts, archery, kayaking, crate stacking, team building challenges, survival skills, scrapbooking, dance/cheerleading, and GPS scavenger hunts.

Evening activities will be provided by the teen 4-H camp counselors from the co-sponsoring counties and include campfires, a dance and a talent show.

4-H Camp is open to all youth, ages 8 to 14 by June 10, 2013.

4-H membership is not required; however all participants will be expected to comply with the same high behavior standards expected of 4-H’ers.

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Cost for the seminar is $10 for the first person from an organization and $5 for each additional person.

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TODAY – There’s a chance that you’ll become more independent and strong-willed than you’ve ever been before. This new attitude will bring numerous fresh successes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Even you will be surprised by how assertive and confident you are today.

Luckily, you’ll be able to speak your mind without giving offense.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – If you take the time to evaluate your innermost feelings, you should be able to get a new take on some unresolved issues. Self-awareness breeds solutions.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Be optimistic regarding your present endeavors. You’re in a lucky cycle, and you should be able to meet most of your expectations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – When it comes to competitive involvements, the odds tend to favor you.

You’ll have the ability to focus on something that will give you an edge.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – This is a good day to make a presentation to the proper people. What interests you will also intrigue others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – It will be very difficult for your associates to keep anything from you. Your natural detective instincts will be keener than usual.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – This is an exceptionally good day to take care of matters that require cooperation. You’ll have the ability to bring people or things together.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – There is something important that you can do right now to further your ambitions. Chances are it doesn’t require any more study, just more action.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Nice things are being said about you, because a number of colleagues admire your style. Keep up the good work.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You should be especially solicitous toward members of your own family. They’ve done much for you in the past, and it’s time to repay the favor.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Your brain will be on active duty today, and you’ll need it. Focus on thinking your way toward solutions instead of using force.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Conditions that pertain to your material well-being are trending quite favorably. Be alert for opportunities to enhance your material situation.

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Happy tween troubled by feelings of depression Dear Abby: I am a 12-yearold girl who is happy, healthy and doing great in school. But lately I have felt sad, lonely and just plain frustrated. I used to talk to my parents about it, but I don’t feel comfortable doing it anymore, and my friends don’t like listening to me.

I have tried hard to push back these feelings, but it is putting a strain on me. Sometimes I break down crying and can’t stop. Most people think it’s just my age, but it’s not.

It’s more than that. I want to talk to a psychologist, but I’m scared to ask for one. What do you think? – So Mixed Up Dear So Mixed Up: Admitting you need professional help with a problem isn’t something to be scared of. It is a sign of maturity. Your mood swings may be caused by the hormonal changes going on in your body as you are becoming a woman. However, because they are of concern to you, it is important that you let your parents and your pediatrician or a counselor at school know how you are feeling. It’s the surest way to get the reassurance and, if necessary, the counseling you think you need.

Dear Abby: My 6-year-old daughter wants a dog more than anything in the world.

She mentions it at least once a day.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips She’s a great kid, well-behaved and doing well in school, so I hate to disappoint her. But I have absolutely no interest in taking on the added responsibility of a pet like that.

My wife and I work long hours and our home is unoccupied for most of the day. It would have to be adjusted to be pet-friendly. I have nothing against pets, but I could never be considered an animal lover. We currently have two goldfish, but I can see that the time those guys bought me is quickly running out.

I want my daughter to be happy and rewarded for what a great kid she is. I DON’T want a dog. What do I do? – Bad Daddy Out West Dear Daddy: I would have suggested that you consider allowing your daughter to adopt a hamster or guinea pig, but they require a certain amount of care. A child has to be responsible enough to feed, water and clean the cage daily, and at 6, your daughter is not mature enough. Tell her that when she is older you will consider letting her have a pet. Cats require much less care than dogs do. Perhaps a compromise could be worked

out at a later date.

Dear Abby: I am 75, and when I pass on I would like the undertaker to remove my six gold caps from my teeth.

Then my wife can sell them to pay for my funeral. I think this will work out well. What is your take on this? – Ed in Florida Dear Ed: As I started researching “dental gold,” I realized that while there are companies that buy it, the price your wife would get will depend upon the weight of the gold – most of which is 16-karat – and the current market value of the metal.

Because of the nosedive that gold has experienced lately, I’m advising you to start saving up for your funeral NOW and to live long and prosper. My experts have informed me that most funeral homes are unwilling to remove fillings, caps, etc.

Dear Abby: My partner and I have been together 23 years and his parents have embraced me as one of their own. A few years ago, we bought his mother a beautiful diamond cocktail ring for Mother’s Day. She’s now 84, and when she passes on, I’d like that ring back to have it turned into a ring for my partner. It’s a gesture I’m sure would please him, and I hope his mother as well. I believe she’s leaving her jewelry to

her granddaughter, which is fine. But this particular ring will mean so much if I turn it into a ring for her son.

Would it be tacky for me to request this of Mom if I tell her why? I don’t want to offend anyone, and I know the person who inherits her jewelry will probably pawn or sell it anyway. (I’d also like to keep it on the down low so my partner doesn’t find out until the ring is given to him.)

What do you think, Abby? – Phil in Pennsylvania Dear Phil: I think what you have in mind is beautiful, and I can’t imagine why your partner’s mother would object if you raise the subject.

Estate planning is a fact of life. However, if she doesn’t wish to change her will, and you think the granddaughter is likely to pawn the ring anyway, you could offer to buy it from the granddaughter when the time comes.

Dear Abby: I am no advice columnist, but may I offer a few wise words to future brides?

I have been married for 25 years and have never had an argument with my motherin-law. Never! My mother gave me some valuable advice before my wedding that I’d like to pass along. She said, “Always respect the woman who made the man you love.”

I never forgot it, and my MIL has always been welcome

in my home for as long as she wishes. If we had any differences, a respectful dialogue was opened right away – especially if it concerned our kids’ education.

We have enjoyed shopping, eating, cooking, parties, caring for newborns and family moments together for as long as I can remember. Sadly, she is now frail and can no longer travel as much as she once could.

The women who made our husbands deserve all the respect we can offer them because if we are happy as wives, it is thanks to all of them. – Simone in San Francisco Dear Simone: Your mother is an intelligent lady, and so are you for having taken her advice to heart. Because few people are in total agreement about everything, there is much to be learned when adults can air their opinions respectfully. This is true of all human relationships.

Because today is Mother’s Day, I would like to wish a happy Mother’s Day to mothers everywhere, be they birth mothers, adoptive and foster mothers, stepmothers or grandmothers who are raising grandchildren. I applaud you all.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Foods with low glycemic load are healthier for you Dear Dr. K: Can you explain the importance of glycemic load, as opposed to glycemic index, when judging carbohydrates?

Dear Reader: Carbohydrates, along with proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water and oxygen, are nutrients: We need them to live and grow.

But even though we need carbohydrates, there still are carbohydrate-rich foods that are “good carbs” and “bad carbs.”

Carbohydrates are the main nutrient in bread, pasta, cereals, beans, vegetables and dairy foods. All sugars are carbohydrates. When you eat, your body breaks carbohydrates down into sugar molecules. The smallest sugar

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff molecule, glucose, is absorbed from your gut into your blood. It travels through the blood to every cell, providing an important source of energy to each cell.

Some foods are easily and rapidly digested into glucose.

Such foods have a high glycemic index. With other foods, the process of digestion goes slower. These foods have a low glycemic index.

To give a cell energy, glucose has to get from the blood to the inside of the cell. That’s the job of insulin, a hormone

made by the pancreas (a small gland in your abdomen). Insulin also travels in the blood, and when insulin attaches to a cell, it allows glucose to get inside it.

OK, those are the basics.

When you digest carbohydrates, a certain amount of glucose will enter your blood.

How much, and how rapidly, depends on two things: how much carbohydrate there is in the food, and the glycemic index of the food. Together, these two measures determine the glycemic load. If there are a lot of carbs in a food and the glycemic index of that food is high, then there will be a rapid, high spike of sugar in your blood: The glycemic load will be high.

When your blood levels of glucose rise, your pancreas senses this and promptly releases insulin. Foods with a high glycemic load cause your pancreas to suddenly work very hard to make and release insulin. In general, a lower and slower conversion from carbohydrate to blood sugar is better for your health. In other words, foods with a low glycemic load are better.

Here are some examples of foods with different glycemic loads: • Low glycemic load (10 or lower): lentils and beans, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains.

• Medium glycemic load (11 to 19): steel-cut oatmeal, wholewheat pasta, some breads, fruit

juices without extra sugar, brown rice, sweet potatoes.

• High glycemic load (20 or higher): Soda, energy drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages, candy, white rice, French fries and baked potatoes, sugary breakfast cereals.

(I’ve put a table showing the glycemic index and glycemic load values of many commonly eaten foods on my website.

Don’t misunderstand: I’m not saying it’s dangerous to eat foods with a high glycemic load. But your diet, on average, should favor carbohydrate-containing foods that have low glycemic loads.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Flower oil 6 Get word of 10 Comic-strip “Canyon” 15 Mover’s challenge 20 Andes country 21 Gainsay 22 Safe harbor 23 Songwriter’s org.

24 Extinct birds 25 Hitch — — 26 Revival shouts 27 Do Latin homework 28 Like castles 30 Fragrant pod (2 wds.)

32 Unchanging 33 Refine, as metal 35 Domed recess 36 Overrule 39 Dowser’s tool 40 Countdown number 41 Batting stat 42 Back muscles 46 Zoologists’ mouths 47 “The Loco-Motion” girl 48 Swedish import 51 Hard hat’s support (hyph.)

53 Opposite of “paleo” 54 Chirping insect 56 Hand warmer 57 Shipping hazards 59 Habitually 61 Mademoiselle’s school 62 Restrict 63 Weather systems 64 Reading intently 65 Front tooth 67 First-magnitude star 68 Dixie st.

69 Say in fun 72 Sushi fish 73 Easily seen 76 Argentine cowboy 80 1040 agcy.

81 Arm bone

82 Find fault 83 Klutz’s cry (hyph.)

85 Today 86 Bribe, informally 88 Called from the Matterhorn 92 Offer 93 He wrote “Picnic” 94 Wheel part 95 Kangaroo pouches 96 Emerald Isle 99 Treacherous people 102 Take to the cleaners 103 Stave off 104 Very very 108 Muscle spasm 109 Hunts for food 110 Applies gently 111 Spectator 112 Departed quickly 113 Jungle weapon 115 Annapolis sch.

116 Gamble 117 Ms. Lupino 118 Concorde fleet of yore 120 Visa and passport 121 Greet, as a dog 123 Dessert wedge 124 Haughty type 125 Toy on a string 127 Suspicious 129 Kind of party 131 Slapstick props (2 wds.)

135 Add a hat 140 Rock tumbler stone 141 Hint of color 142 Garlic section 143 Dress lengths 144 More uncouth 145 Look forward to 146 Chartered 147 Uses a paper towel 148 Beauty’s companion 149 Trills lightheartedly 150 Angled a nail 151 Dragon puppet

DOWN 1 “Back in Black” group 2 Son of Odin 3 Ocean phenomenon 4 Maria Conchita — 5 Put back to zero 6 Newspaper name 7 Privileged few 8 Nurse’s helper 9 Marsh grasses 10 Like Zen monks 11 Stuffed corn husk 12 Gala 13 —, vidi, vici 14 Keeps in thrall 15 Family men 16 Ms. Sanford of TV 17 Large lot 18 Apollo acronym 19 Forthright

21 Panama port 29 Cocoon dweller 31 Links org.

34 Disorderly crowd 36 Sotto — 37 Clapton or Sevareid 38 Kind of salad 41 Vigoda and Fortas 43 Con 44 High-schooler 45 Nightclub number 47 Blissful spot 48 Heavyweight sport 49 Like a house — 50 Behind, at sea 51 Waterloo resident 52 Dough 55 Touched down 56 Lose 57 Grow plumage

58 Balcony section 60 Herr’s spouse 62 Mortgage, e.g.

64 Joss stick locale 66 Hollywood sightings 67 Perfume bottles 69 Lively dance 70 Say incorrectly 71 NNW opposite 74 Some sweaters (hyph.)

75 Starch sources 77 “AC 360” channel 78 Macho motorcycle 79 Be billed 81 Seizes power 84 To the — (fully) 87 Attention-getter 89 Willow tree 90 Actress Tyne —

91 Sofa 93 Just sitting 97 “Fancy” singer 98 A night in Paris 99 OnetimeTV adjuncts 100 Tax shelters 101 Huff and puff 102 Lingerie buys 103 Circulars 105 Minnesota baseballer 106 Change decor 107 Haik wearer 109 Trophy stand 111 Swerves off course 114 Gyro pocket 115 “Yuck!”

116 Unfair 119 Winter sports

gear 121 Improvise (2 wds.)

122 They may be liquid 123 Annoyed 124 High-pitched 126 More than lethargic 127 Student’s worry 128 Basin occupant 129 Make a basket 130 Dance band 131 Cutting remark 132 Feverish chill 133 Zilch 134 Fruit or bird 136 Muse of history 137 Temple image 138 Hollow pasta 139 To be, to Brutus

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Frank & Ernest

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Social Services

SYCAMORE

COMPTON MULTI FAMILY

SENIOR SERVICE CARE COORDINATOR

CONCRETE WORKER Immediate opening available for experienced concrete worker.

Finishing/Flatwork a plus. position entails foundations to decorative stamping. Wage commiserate with experience. Must hold a valid drivers license.

Email resume to randy@herrmannconcrete.com

BA/BS Social Service related field. IDOA certification preferred.

Assess needs, create care plans, act as client advocate to assist DeKalb County seniors to remain safe & independent in the community. Excellent communication, time management and computer skills required. Auto required for home visits.

Email cover letter & resume: tculotta@ecsdekalb.org

OFFICE CLERICAL Primarily payroll. Must know Word, Excel, Quickbooks.

Send resume to: Bethany Swine Health Services 2435 Bethany Rd. Sycamore, IL 60178

HUGE MULTI FAMILY

DeKalb SAT, MAY 11 8AM - 4PM SUN, MAY 12 11AM - 3PM 415 WEST CHERRY ST. Wide Variety of Quality Clothing Infant - 3X, women's business attire, new home interiors, Coke collection, antiques,

Definitely Worth the Drive!

COMPTON TOWN WIDE

Huge Multi-family Sale

8046 S. Malta Rd

1 mi west of Annie Glidden May 9-11 Th/Fr 8-5 Sa 8-?

Rain or Shine A+E, AERO, A+F, HCO & GAP Boys/Girls infants-Jr's incl. slims & adults, big men's & women's plus sizes, shoes, baby items, books, toys, bikes, swing set, sports memorabilia, wood working, old doors, bird cage, furniture, vacuums, mini fridge, lots of misc. household, water softener, computers, cell phones, Ipod, DS & accessories, leather welding jacket, lawn equipment & riding mower

Dekalb Rain or Shine Moving Sale

Driver A-class CDL

$2,000 Sign-on Bonus OTR/REG.

Receiving Dock 6:30am-11:00am Check in items, store, date, and rotate stock. Must be able to lift 50#'s.

Benefits & Bonuses Call Jaime/Eric 888-616-0368 or 563-579-3421

NIU HSC 815-753-4209

SAT, MAY 11 8AM - 4PM Balloons Mark The Sale!

Bake Sale and Lunch Stand at the Methodist Church

DEKALB

1018 S. 2nd St. Drivers

Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8am – 5pm

LARGE SALE

Clothing of all sizes, furniture, household items, garden tub, golf cart, riding mower, 1988 Bay Liner Boat, 2005 Chrysler 300, Chevy truck topper, Polaris Sled, hunting gear, Johnson Evenrude boat parts, pocket knives, lots of misc.

CLASS A CDL BLACK HORSE CARRIERS has openings in the Batavia area.

Local runs. Home Daily. Driver will handle freight. 4 to 5 day work week. Start times 12am and 12pm. Average $1000 to $1200 per week. These are full time positions come with full Medical Benefits, 401K, paid holidays and paid vacation. We also have part time positions available. If you have 3 yrs.

Exp. and a Class A CDL with a clean MVR. Call 630-879-6410 to schedule an interview or email: tim@blackhorsecarriers.com.

EOE. Drug Testing is a condition of employment

CAT

Went missing May 1st in Devonaire Farm Sub. If found, please call 815-901-1234

DeKalb 140 Augusta (near corner of First and Pine) MEGA SALE FOR MISSIONS – BACK

BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Thurs, Fri, & Sat, May 9-11 9AM – 4PM Name your price on a variety of items including baby, children and adult clothing, toys, cribs, car seats, sofa in good condition, electronics, entertainment center, other furniture and household décor and more!! All the proceeds go to support churches in Eurasia.

Hampshire

We are looking for passionate, caring people to support the needs of those we serve in a group home setting. Direct Support Professionals needed Must have H.S. diploma or GED and no disqualifying criminal convictions. FT and PT positions available in various homes in DeKalb and Ogle Counties. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED WE WILL TRAIN YOU. APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS AT HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 1935 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore May 15th 11a-2p Avancer LLC

Thursday 12-7 Friday, 9-4 Saturday, 9-1

404 Madison St. Furniture, Lane Cedar Chest, 1970s China Cabinet, Kitchen Table & Chairs, Cookware, Hummels, Glassware, Dishes, Cook Books, Linens, Women's Clothing, Holiday Decorations, Vintage Misc, Tools, Lawn Mowers & Yard Ornaments.

Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

SALES ASSOCIATE Full time sales person needed.

Experience preferred. Apply in person at Carpetland USA, 1719 DeKalb Ave in Sycamore.

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OnLine Auctions Everyday Vehicles; Trucks; Trailers; Tractors; Snow Blowers; Golf Carts; ATV's; Motorcycles; Mowers & Landscape Equip.; Tools; Boats; Bikes; Computers; Coins; Guns; Jewelry; Misc

Fri & Sat 5/10 & 5/11 8am-3pm

116 Manor Drive Furniture, household items, tools, & more.

GENOA PLANT SALE WED - SAT 9:30AM - 5:30PM SUN 10:00AM - 2PM

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1602 Clark St Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8 am until?

Kids toys dishes kids and grown up clothes much misc.

DEKALB 519 Knolls St. West Enter on So. Malta Rd. if graduation traffic is heavy

Friday 8-5, Saturday 8-2 Many new items, lots of misc. collector's plates, ladies golf clubs, old jelly cupboard, tall painted cupboard, men's and ladies clothing, books, snowblower, small table & chairs, (Computer hardware & software Sat only-across the street)

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847-489-1820

Public Auction

Youth Service Bureau Fundraiser Bike Auction 330 Grove Street, DeKalb

Saturday, May 18 - 9 am Great bikes available!

NEXT, RoadMaster, Mongoose, Schwinn, many more. Men's, Women's and Children's bicycles available.

Almburg Auctioneering.

All proceeds benefit the youth of DeKalb County.

Terms: Cash, Credit Cards & personal checks with identification. We are not responsible for accidents or items after they are sold. All bicycles and items sold as is.

1346 WINFIELD DR. Baby items, toys, furniture, scentsy, bikes, outdoor canopy antiques, sports memorabilia, clothing & LOTS MORE!!

Sycamore Thurs & Fri 9am-4pm Sat 9am-12noon

669 Emmert Dr Air conditioner 12,000BTU used 1 week, household, patio, camping items, and more!

SYCAMORE WILLOW NOOKS

INDOOR VINTAGE SALE

WIND FIELD MEADOWS

2 FAMILY GARAGE SALE 1341 AXCEL LANE FRI 8-5, SAT 8-12 Boys & Girls clothes Size 4 to Adult Small, Complete Lego Sets, Polly Pockets, XBox Games, Toys, Movies, Sports Gear, Shoes, Cleats, Some Furniture, Spiderman Comic Books

Multi Unit Garage Sale

Fri & Sat May 10th & 11th 10am-3pm

Amana full size electric dryer. 3 or 4 wire connection, lightly used for 6 mos. Great condition. $200.00 Call aftr 3pm or weekends.

815-656-1733

On the corner of Malta & 72

Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White.

Great condition. $299.

630-973-3528

Sycamore Creek Multi-Family Garage Sale

Reconditioned & Guaranteed Appliances: Washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, & dishwashers.

Assured Appliance 847-293-0047

Thurs & Fri, May 9th & 10th 8am–4pm Saturday, May 11th 8am-1pm

!!!!!!

Something for Everyone.

Children's Items, Housewares, Tools, Garden, Furniture

REFRIGERATOR - GE side by side.

Color is off-white. AWESOME condition. $200 obo Call with questions 815-901-8381 or 815-508-2353 Washing machine, Tappen, white, works well, $50 or best offer. 815758-4373

FERN STAND

Follow the signs & Balloons from Plank & Lindgren.

Walnut, very old, very sturdy with ornate carvings, $85.00.

815-756-8182

Sycamore

Misc Dairies, good condition, only 5 left, $25/ea. 815-991-5149

Milk Crates - Old Wood

NORMAN ROCKWELL PRINTS Professionally framed, excellent condition. A dozen available.

Reasonably priced.

847-515-8012

Fri, May 10 8AM - 5PM Sat, May 11 8AM – 2PM

1462 Adrienne Circle

Boys Schwinn Mountain bike 24" $50. 815-786-4861 Sycamore

MULTI FAMILY! Boys clothes 0-4T, toys, Zanzibar bedding set, furniture, paintings, housewares, & MORE!

$600 or best offer.

Contact John 779-777-0252

Dinette Set

36" Front Entry Wooden Door with glass panels and hardware. $30 847-489-0254

HARDWOOD CHEST OF DRAWERS – 3 Large Dovetail Drawers, 40”x18”x32”. Best time to call between 9am-4pm Mon-Fri. $40.

815-758-3122.

washed legs, 44x42 with 12” butterfly leaf, 4 chairs, $75.

815-748-4198

Sofa Couch & Matching Sofa Chair Cream with optional chocolate brown slip cover from BB&B included. All in excellent condition! $350 for the set.

815-788-1180 Twin bed wooden headboard, footboard frame. Looks like white fence.

Can paint any color. Very sturdy. $50 847-489-0254

BLENDER - Newer. $10.

Call 815-758-7498

CANNA BULBS - Bag full of Canna Bulbs. Tropical, tall bulbs that flower all summer with deep red flowers.

Love sun, water & partial shade, 815-883-1728. $5-10 a bag Lawn Mowers (2) Craftsman 6.75HP, 22 in self-propelled, rear bag mower and 4.75HP side dis-charge. Both Very Good Cond.

6.75HP is $125, 4.75HP is $75.

630-552-8829 4pm-9pm MOWER - 22” Yard machine high wheel push mower runs great $85.

Craftsman 32cc 2 cycle gas weed eater $50. Sycamore 815-786-4861

Craftsman 14.4 Volt Cordless Drill/Flashlight Combo, Includes Case. Asking $25 obo. Call/Text 815-252-6514 Step Ladder – 6ft Warner Fiber Glass Type A1- 300lb Duty – Certified – Non Conductive – Exc. Cond. $65 Sycamore.

815-991-5149

DECK STAIN $25 815-479-1000

FIRE HOSE - approx. 20 feet $20.

847-489-0254 LOUNGE CHAIR - ALMOST NEW antigravity lounge chair, blue fabric with padded headrest, adjustable. $45 or best offer.

Call Bill at 815-756-5888

275 PRAIRIE STREET, HINCKLEY, IL 60520 Watch for signs off Rt. 30 in Hinckley

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 STARTING AT 9:00 AM REAL ESTATE AT 10:00 AM

HAYWOOD WAKEFIELD FURNITURE, 3 SHELF BOOKCASE, COFFEE TABLE, 3 DRAWER BUFFET, CHINA HUTCH; FULL SIZE POOL TABLE; 50’S ROCKER; NEWER WHITE SOFA; FOOT STOOL; FLOOR AND TABLE LAMPS; 50” SAMSUNG FLAT SCREEN TV ON STAND MODEL HL-P50815W; SEEING TECHNOLOGIES PRINT ENLARGER W/ TOSHIBA SCREEN MODEL 95C2017; GE 22 CU.FT. REFRIGERATOR W/ BOTTOM FREEZER STAINLESS STEEL FRONT, ONLY 5 YEARS OLD; LIKE NEW MAYTAG CENTENNIAL WASHER; LOTS OF FRAMED WALL ART; KITCHENWARE, HOUSEWARES; COLLECTION OF OLD WOOD WORKING TOOLS; LOTS OF NAILS, SCREWS AND HARDWARE ITEMS; LONG HANDLED TOOLS, GARDEN TOOLS, OLD TINS; GAS GRILL; HAND TOOLS LARGE ASSORTMENT OF POWER TOOLS, DRILLS, SAWS, JIGS, SANDERS; MAKITA MITER SAW LIKE NEW ON STAND; DELTA RADIAL ARM SAW; JOHN DEERE 115 AUTOMATIC RIDING MOWER W/ 42” DECK; FINCO 10 GAL. TRAILER SPRAYER; NEW MEDLINE WHEELED CHAIR; AND OTHER USABLE ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. MR. WEISS WAS A KNOWN CRAFTSMAN AROUND THE GENOA AREA. HE HAS A NICE ASSORTMENT OF GOOD USABLE TOOLS. CHECK OUT THE PICTURES ON OUR WEB SITE. WWW.ALMBURGAUCTIONS.COM TERMS: CASH, CHECK, VISA, MC. ON AUCTION DAY. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR THEFT. ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING , MALTA, IL 815-825-2727 LUNCH AVAILABLE ON SITE.

The Real Estate consists of 100’ x 120’ residential lot improved with a 4 bedroom home. This cedar-sided ranch offers three main floor bedrooms, a big bright kitchen w/breakfast bar, separate dining area and formal living room with brick fireplace. The finished basement doubles the living space with large family room, office, 4th bedroom, full bath, laundry/storage area. Included an oversized two car garage, central air, city services and custom built storage shed. The home was meticulously kept and is in move in condition, close to everything and minutes to I-88 access.

INSPECTION OF THE HOME BY APPOINTMENT CONTACT THE AUCTIONEERS HERE-IN LISTED TERMS: $7,500 down day of sale with balance at closing on or before July 17, 2013. Possession upon closing. Closing shall be in the usual manner. Title commitment and agreement to purchase contract will be available for inspection prior to sale. Prospective buyers should have any necessary financing arranged prior to sale day. NO CONTINGENCIES. The property will be sold in “as is” condi-tion without warranties.

Sellers reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Announcements made day of sale shall supersede advertising.

ESTATE OF HAROLD (SLIP) WEISS

ATTORNEY FOR SELLER: RON KLEIN (815) 748-3080

ppraisals Real Estate Liquidators 8 5-825-2727 Malta, IL

WANTED! I Buy

CAGE/KENNEL - Large dog cage / kennel. 32" high x 28" wide x 42" deep. Black. $15. 847-489-0254

SNOW BLOWER - MTD yardmachine snowblower, 5.5 horsepower, 22" clearance, compact 2 stage. $130. 847-489-0254

Old Envelopes Stamps Collections 815-758-4004

American Power 3/4 horse Jacuzzi pump. used $35 847-489-0254

Bear Compound Bow, everything with it except arrows. $75 or best offer. 815-758-4373 Golf Clubs. Never used. Adams XTD3 Insight 4-9 plus PW & GW, Ping WACK-E Putter, Cleveland XL 270 Laucher Ultralite driver, and top of the line MaxFli Tour Stand Bag. Retail $725, asking $450.

815-751-1429.

2000 Dodge Intrepid

Child Step 2 Up & Down Roller Coaster With Ride On Car "Coaster" & Long Track, Great For Indoors And Out, This One Has Only Been Used Indoors, Great Clean Shape, $45, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Silver, good condition. $2,300.

Call 630-400-9003 2002 Chevy Malibu, 4 dr., 100K mi., P/S, P/B, A/C. $2,500 815-756-1246

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan

Step 2 Child Ride In 2-Seater Wagon With Door That Opens And Latches Shut, $35, DeKalb.

815-739-1953.

SXT,108K miles, good condition, $6000 815-517-1350

Step 2 Child Ride On Van For 2, Car Has Door That Opens, Steerig Wheel, Key That Turns & Clicks, A Trunk That Folds Down & Another Child Can Sit There Or Use As Storage, $35, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

$12,500. 26K original miles, white with lt. tan interior, a/c, power windows, doors, cruise, etc. Call Steve 815-901-2258 for more info. LIKE NEW

2007 HONDA CIVIC LX

SATURDAY MAY 18TH STARTING AT 7:00 A.M. *** ALL SELLS AT ABSOLUTE SALE NO RESERVE!! *** WE WILL HAVE MANY UNITS TO SELL THIS YEAR. COULD BE AS MANY AS 40 UNITS BY SALE TIME. WE WILL START AT DEKALB SELF STORAGE LOCATED AT 214 HARVESTOR DRIVE. SOUTH SIDE OF DEKALB OFF RT. 23. YES, YOU READ IT CORRECTLY, @ 7:00 A.M.!! WHEN FINISHED THERE WE WILL PROCEED TO 202 HARVESTOR DRIVE, THEN AT 11:30 A.M BE AT 190 STEPHANIE DRIVE, CORTLAND, IL AND IF YOU STILL NEED MORE WE WILL TAKE UP THE AUCTION AGAIN MOVING BY 1:30 P.M. TO SELL STORAGE UNITS AT SYCAMORE SELF STORAGE, LOCATED AT 2185 GATEWAY DRIVE, SYCAMORE, IL, JUST OFF SYCAMORE ROAD ACROSS FROM HAUSER-ROSS EYE CLINIC FOLLOWED BY 6 UNITS IN MALTA, IL ON RT. 38, STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. UNITS WILL BE SOLD 2 WAYS: AS A WHOLE AND INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK & RECEIVE UPDATED FINDS OF ITEMS IN STORAGE UNITS BRING YOUR TRUCKS AND TRAILERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. YOU BUY IT, YOU LOAD IT, YOU PAY FOR IT, YOU SAVE!!!! YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THESE UNITS! ITS LIKE A TREASURE HUNT. PAST YEARS FINDS WERE 67 MUSTANG FASTBACK ROLLING CHASSIS, JET SKIS, BIKES, MAC TOOLS, APPLIANCES & ANTIQUES. TERMS FOR AUCTION: 10% BUYERS PREMIUM ADDED TO ALL ITEMS SOLD. CASH, CHECK, MC OR VISA. ALL BIDDERS MUST REGISTER FOR BIDDERS NUMBER. ALL ITEMS PAID FOR EACH LOCATION. YOU KEEP YOUR BIDDER NUMBER ALL DAY. NO ITEM REMOVED UNTIL COMPLETELY SETTLED FOR. A $50.00 REFUNDABLE CASH DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED FROM ANY ONE BUYING A COMPLETE UNIT. THIS WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL TO YOU AFTER YOU COMPLETELY CLEAN OUT THE UNIT. LUNCH AVAILABLE AT ALL LOCATIONS. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR THEFT ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENT OVER ALL PRINTED ADS. STEVE, ANDREW ALMBURG, AUCTIONEER MALTA, IL. LIC. #440.000771, #441.0001160.

DEKALB, CORTLAND, SYCAMORE & MALTA MINI STORAGE All our auctions with pictures are advertised worldwide @ www.almburgauctions.com

ppraisals Real Estate Liquidators

Norwood Floor Loom – Solid Cherry Wood – Weaving Width 40” - 4 Harness – 6 Treadle – Comes w/2 Extra Reeds $550 815-901-1329

REAL ESTATE AND CONTENTS

All our auctions with pictures are advertised worldwide @ www.almburgauctions.com

Full Starter Kit Drumset

includes: 5 drums & 2 cymbals $275.00 obo For details call or text 402-305-8488

STORAGE WARS AUCTION

PERSONAL PROPERTY ESTATE AUCTION

POWER TOOLS * YARD & GARDEN TOOLS * COLLECTIBLES

WORK GLOVES – 360 pr., New, White, Adult Size, Washable, $125.00 for all, will seperate.

Sycamore. 815-991-5149

TRAIN TABLE - Step 2 Child Train Table Railway With Deluxe Canyon Road, Large Rectangular Table With Colorful Built In Multi Level Tracks & Bridges, Deep Tray Great For Storage & Organization, Fits Thomas The Train, Brios, Match Box, Hot Wheel Cars & Others, Put The Cover On & You Can Use It For An Activity Art Table, Great Shape, $50, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

FUTON - Used, in good condition $30. 815-739-6708 after 6pm

IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE ESTATE OF HAROLD (SLIP) WEISS, THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL PROPERTY WILL BE OFFERED AT AUCTION LOCATED AT 121 SOUTH BROWN STREET, GENOA, ILLINOIS.

SUNDAY MAY 19TH

WALL HEATER - Ventless natural gas wall heater. Great for garage.

18,000 BTU. $30. 847-489-0254

BEAUTIFUL DINETTE SET Heavy glass and metal table with four very comfortable upholstered chairs with metal legs. Table top is 48 inches in diameter. Chairs come with extra set of fabric covers for seats. Very little wear. Informal, casual and colorful design is perfect for the kitchen, breakfast nook or covered patio. $300.

815-517-0830 after 4 pm.

Oak Top Table - With white

Off of Airport Rd.

SUITCASE - Black hard case suitcase with locking combination with directions. $10. 847-489-0254

Collezione Europa Armoire

16038 Quigley Rd.

SYCAMORE

Kirkland

BAR STOOLS (3)

Oak and white, 24”, $5/ea.

Plus queen size bed frame, $25.

815-748-4198 BOOKCASE - White solid wood 4 shelf bookcase. Scalloped edge.

23" wide by 37" tall. $30.

847-489-0254

SAT, May 18, 8-2

West of Genoa on Rt.72 Farm across from GK High School Perennials, Annuals, Flats, Baskets and Vegetables.

Fern Bleeding Hearts, Coral Bells, Hibiscus, Clematis, Day Lilies, Ferns, Delphinium and Astilbes.

Verizon HTC Rezound. Works great, excellent condition. $125 Sycamore 815-786-4861

KITCHEN TABLE - Round glass, w/ marble base 4 rattan chairs. Neutral colors. $100. Sycamore.

815-786-4861

TONS OF VINTAGE ITEMS!

STARTING @ 11:30 A.M www.ObenaufAuctions OnLine.com

FRI & SAT MAY 10 & 11 8AM - 2PM

11967 Rt. 72

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The Electa Shrout Trust will be offering both their Real Estate & Personal Property at Public Auction. Sale will be located on site at 135 Sabin Street, Sycamore, IL 60178. Watch for signs off of Route 23 in Sycamore.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2013 REAL ESTATE OFFERED AT 10:00AM AuctionZip.com info and photos Listing #: 1786445 GO2Wegenerauctions.com Located on the East side of Sycamore in a quiet neighborhood that is close to shopping & dining this home features 1.5 stories w/approx. 1000 sq ft of living space. Main level has 2 bedrooms, living/dining, kitchen, & full bath. Upper level is a loft w/2 rooms & a common area & plenty of storage. Full basement is unfinished. 2 Car garage w/screen porch. Mechanics include: updated shingle roof, aluminum siding, vinyl windows, GFA furnace w/central air, 40 gal water heater. Home is on city water & sewer. Great investment or first time home buyer property!

For more information or to schedule a private viewing contact Auctioneer, Joe Wegener at 815-766-0756.

Terms: $3,000.00 down day of sale with balance due on or before July 2nd, 2013 at which time full possession will be given. Seller to provide owners policy of title insurance, and a Deed conveying the Real Estate to the buyer.

Successful bidder is required to sign a Real Estate Contract to Purchase on the day of sale. Property is being sold in “AS-IS CONDITION” with no disclosures, and no contingencies are being offered in relation to sale of another home or financing. Sellers have the right to accept or refuse any and all bids on the day of sale. Any and All announcements made day of sale take precedence over all prior advertising or statements made.

ELECTRA SHROUT TRUST National Bank & Trust, Sycamore, IL, Tom Sullivan, 815-754-7708 Attorney for the Estate, John Corneille , DeKalb, IL 815-787-3519

HARLEY & THE LATE PAULINE KLOTZ AUCTIONEERS: Chris Wegener - Sandwich, IL - 815-451-2820 (IL Lic. #440.000267) Joe Wegener - Rochelle, IL - 815-766-0756 (IL Lic. #440.000375) CLERK: D. Gudmunson CASHIERS: Coultrips www.go2wegenerauctions.com

AUCTIONEERS: Joe Wegener, Auctioneer, Lisc. # 440.000375 Ph: 815-766-0756 Chris Wegener, Auctioneer, Lisc. #440.000267 Ph: 815-451-2820 Email: djwauctions@comcast.net

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Page C8 • Saturday, May 11, 2013 2003 Chevy Tahoe Z71 package Low miles, 1 owner $19,500 815-751-2256

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Dekalb: lrg 5 BR home, 2BA, screened in porch, bsmnt, all appl., Townsend Management 815-787-7368

A-1 AUTO

2008 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV

DeKalb/Summit Enclave 2BR

6 cylinder, 4WD, silver with black cloth interior.

CD changer, remote keyless entry, fog lights and third row seating, 48,000 miles.

Excellent Condition!

Will BUY UR USED

$14,500

DeKalb. 3BR, 2BA, walk in closets, open area dining/kitchen/living rm.

1369 SF. 1 car gar. Southmoore Estates. $58,000. 815-756-3330 Waterman – 3 Bed, 2 Bath 2+ car garage, upgrades, move-in ready.

Asking $135,000 815-264-7927

CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

Call Dan 847-812-4016

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000

1999 S-10 Ex. Cab A/C, cruise, 5-spd., 62k miles. Runs great.

Looks great. $5400 New Tires 815-751-4349 Sycamore, IL

“don't wait.... call 2day”!!

1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

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2 Apts. and Antique Store with inventory, Genoa, IL $115,000 847-836-1164

BOAT TRAILER - Used 1982 EZ LOADER boat trailer fits 17'-18' boat up to 2000 lb. capacity. 13" tires, good working condition, some rust. Trailer is sold with NO TITLE, came from Wisconsin where titles are NOT required. No Warranty. $200. Call Bill at 815-756-5888.

DeKalb - Large Quiet 2BR

2 bath, 2 car garage, appliances, W/D, no pets/smoking. $1100/mo + security. 630-504-8465

Newly remodeled, near NIU. Parking/heat/water incl, W/D, C/A. 815-238-0118

DEKALB 1BR & 2BR

Available now, variety of locations.

Appliances, clean and quiet.

815-758-6580

Shabbona ~ 2BR Duplex

YAMAHA SCOOTER 2008 Like new 49cc Yamaha Zuma scooter, only 120 miles. Owner must sell, excellent condition, helmet included. Call 815-757-3292 days, evenings 815-756-9851 Breaking News available 24/7 at Daily-Chronicle.com

Garage, heat, water, electric furn. $1000/mo + $1000 security.

No pets/smoking. 618-925-6481

Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

DEKALB LARGE 2BR 2 bath, stove, fridge, D/W, W/D hook-up, a/c, security entrance.

Quit building, no dogs.

815-758-0079

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2 & 3BR Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439

DEKALB ~ 1 BEDROOM APT Available Immediatley! Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com

2004 Class A 30' Four Winds RV. Perfect condition, Ford gas engine, 17K miles, 1 slide out, AC, 4 leveling jacks, 5.5 generator sleeps 6, patio awning Queen bed Must sell, asking 38K. 815-382-5521

Somonauk Downstairs Lrg 2BR

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

Utilities separate, W/D in building.

Appliances, A/C, $550/mo.

Linda 815-757-2021

DEKALB 1 BEDROOM

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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!

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Quiet building across from park.

Laundry facilities on site, $545.00 + electric. 815-827-3271

DEKALB ~ SPACIOUS 2BR

Incl W/D, wood floors, balcony.

Off St. parking, no dogs/smoking. $725/mo. 630-665-0382

DEKALB, near NIU - 4 BR 2 BATH W/D APPL Includes parking, water, garbage. $1050+utilities Sec+1st.

815-748-3311 DeKalb. 3BR. New carpet & refinished hardwood floors. New appls.

Near NIU campus. $850/mo+utils.

815-501-5839

Court-Ordered Auct on hursday May 30 10 am (CD )

Sycamore: 1711 DeKalb Ave. Large 1 BR. W/D in apt, D/W, C/A, microwave, stove, frig, disposal, balcony doors, security system. $690/mo. 815-756-2637

SYCAMORE 2BR DUPLEX Updated, washer/dryer, large yard, garage. $760/mo + security.

630-479-4577

Sycamore 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Near downtown/schools, W/D. Full bsmt, garage, no dogs/smkg. $960 + utilities. 630-450-5372

Genoa~Country View Apts.

Now leasing 1 & 2 Bedroom All remodeled, new appl, carpet.

Large Apts, Country Lifestyle.

815-784-4606 ~ 815-758-6580

DEKALB 2+BR, 1.5BA TH Enclave Sub. 2 car attached garage. $975/mo+sec dep.

630-654-9756

KNOLLS SUBDIVISION 2 bath, appliances. W/D, A/C, 2 car garage, $950/mo.

815-758-5588 www.rentdekalb.com

Clean and quiet. Basement, laundry, 1 car garage, no pets. $550/mo + sec. 847-809-6828

Maple Park Nursery 1 N 100 Schrader Rd, Maple Park, IL 15.5 AC • 2 Buildiÿgs • 10,320 TSF • Farmette w/100s of Trees • Poÿd • Gated Eÿtry • Zoÿed F/F-2 • 6 Overhead Doors • Heated/Cooled Oice Space • Buy at Your Price!

Bsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage.

No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439 DeKalb 3BR, 1.5BA, Cul-De-Sac All appliances, new kit, c/a, bsmt.

2 car garage, garbage/water incl. $1200/mo + sec. 815-557-4425 GENOA ~ 2BR, 1.5 car gar, updated appliances, pets? Avail. May 6, strong references, $698/mo+ security deposit 815-985-0225 Genoa: 2BR, 1.5 BA, C/A, all appls, sewer, water incl. 1 car garage. $900/mo+sec. No pets.

Avail now. 815-693-8378 Sycamore: 2BR duplex, stove, refrigerator, W/D hookup, $650/mo.+ 1st, last, security, no pets/smoking 224-239-3244

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NO. 13 P 50 CLAIM NOTICE (INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION) NOTICE is given of the death of Harry L. Bronson, Jr., of Englewood, Florida. Letters of office were issued on the 17th day of April, 2013, to Nila M. Bronson, Independent Executor, of 1655 Manor Road, Englewood, Florida 34223, whose attorney is Russell E. Burns, 1500 E. Lincoln Highway, Suite 1-B, DeKalb, Illinois 60115.

The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4)

DeKalb. Strip center store at 114 E. Hillcrest Dr. 1020 SF. By First First Ave. 1st mo free, to get started. $975/mo. 773-275-7744

/s/ Maureen Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court PREPARED BY: Russell E. Burns 1500 E. Lincoln Highway Suite 1-B DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 754-5410 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 27, 2013; May 4, 11, 2013.)

Beautiful home!

Totally remodeled!

3BD, 1 BA, plus FR, 2 car garage, backs to Hopkins Park. $850/month. Avail June 1.

No smoking. Call 630-675-4485

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing on Road District Budget

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS In the Matter of the Estate of: David B. Satterfield, Jr., Deceased.

Case No. 13 P 64 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation

Notice is given of the death of David B. Satterfield, Jr., who died February 19, 2013, a resident of Gregory, Michigan. Letters of Office were issued on May 8, 2013, to Monica English, 17250 Dutton Road, Gregory, Michigan 48137, whose attorney is Matthew L. Brown, of Brown Law Group, LLC, 301 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, IL 60115.

DEKALB

Immaculate 4,280 sq ft Office / Warehouse.

Air conditioned office area and bathrooms Great location near airport & tollway in DeKalb.

815-754-5831

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARRY L. BRONSON, JR. DECEASED.

GENEVA, ELGIN, OFFICE / WAREHOUSE, 1500 sf.

10x12 overhead door.

For sale/lease, $1200/mo.

Dearborn, 630-894-1277 ext 11

DEKALB ~ TILTON PARK

CALL NEDRA ERICSON NOW!

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Sycamore Near courthouse.

Furnished, attractive, large office space. Great for professionals. $175/mo incl utilities, shared kitchenette & reception area.

815-739-6186 Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl.

J&A RE 815-970-0679

DeKalb Updated 3BR

Dekalb: 3BR, 1BA, full bsmnt, no pets/smoking, $900/mo., 1st, last, & sec. 815-895-8507

PUBLIC NOTICE

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of 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.

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

Hardwood flrs, all appliances, 2 garages, huge yard.

Sells to the H ghest B dder, Regardless of Pr ce!

See Website for Full Terms aÿd Coÿditioÿs Case#: 12-CV-8538 10% Buyer’s Premium

Rochelle/Creston: 5 bdrm, 1.5 bath house in the country, includes 3 storage sheds. 4332 Chamberlain Rd., Rochelle. $750/mo.

First/Last/Security. Martin, Goodrich & Waddell, Inc. 815-756-3606 Ask for Steve

FOR SALE ADORABLE 3 BEDRM HOME

James T. P ke: 441.001952 Mar on J Valle: 471.003267

Inspect on: Tue, May 21, 10 am-12 pm (CDT)

Pets OK, $1275/mo.

Lrg 3BR house, 3 car gar, $1,550.

773-510-3643 ~ 815-509-7975

DeKalb. 5 BR, 2.5BA. 2 car garage. 1 blk from NIU campus. All appls, incl W/D. Available July 1st.

815-623-6015

DEKALB 2BR TH

ROCHELLE UPPER 2BR DUPLEX

Lake Holiday Waterfront 3BR

WATERMAN: 2400sq/ft 4bdr 2.5 BA newer house, 2 car garage, basement, backyrd. Start Jun-Jul $1690 Near DeKalb. 847-338-5588

in town, $685/mo + sec + heat & electric. Avail 6/1 630-816-9352

Only 10 minutes west of DeKalb.

Newer 2BR with C/A, appl, W/D option, deck, basement, large lawn, front door parking, etc. No dogs. Small town living at its best. $700 dep. $700/mo incl water & garbage. References and good credit req. 815-761-9237

Genoa. 3BR, 2BA, brick ranch.

2 car garage. Stove, refrigerator.

1St, last, sec. $1050/mo.

815-784-5989

Starting at $645

Sycamore 3 BR, 1BA

Creston Spacious, Very Nice TH

Genoa- 2 story house washer/dryer/stove/fridge incl.

Avail June 1st. $950/month + deposit 815-784-5108

Sycamore. 4BR, 2BA. Frplc, enclosed porch, and all new appliances. $1350/mo+utils.

Call Barry: 815-757-9040

5 BR, 2 BA House, C/A, bsmt, $1000 + util. 630-768-5962 DeKalb: quiet 2BR, 1BA, near downtown, prkng, lndry, NO pets/smoking, agent owned, 815-756-2359 or 815-758-6712

For Lease - $850/$1000/mo Country Homes near Shabbona / Waterman. Call Einsele Real Estate 815-824-2600 GENOA 2 BR, 2bath home 2car att gar, fin. base., c/a $1050 + util.

No cats, dog considered avail. 6/1 815-762-1961

2 & 3 Bedrooms.

Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?

CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX Sycamore: 1711 DeKalb Ave. Large 2 BR, 1.5BA. W/D in apt, D/W, C/A, microwave, stove, frig, disposal, balcony doors, security system. $790/mo. 815-756-2637

Available now. Remodeled, clean and quiet, $550/mo.

815-758-6580 ~ 815-901-3346

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The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes.

Wineberry - 2BR 2BA Townhome Fnshd Bsmnt, 2Car Gar, W/D. $1,050/mo Avail Now Call Pittsley Realty (815)756-7768

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SYCAMORE LARGE TOWNHOME Must-see 4BR/2BA townhouse. Corner/end unit facing pool & park in Woodgate neighborhood. $1300.

Remodeled interior with a lot of space & garage. 815-761-6535 (Casey).

815-757-1907

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600

Malta: 2BR, 2BA, 2 car gar., large eat in kitch, W/D, no pets, $600/ month+sec. dep. utils. NOT incl., 815-751-7415 Call Evenings

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DeKalb Lower Large 1BR

1997 Hitchhiker fifth-wheel with one slide out, queen bed, and separate shower/toilet. $6000 obo.

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With D/W and microwave, heat included. 815-748-4085

Aluminum V Haul 1986 9.9 Johnson, boat motor & trailer, very good condition $1500 815-751-3064

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Hillcrest Place Apts.

220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600

DeKalb 2 Bedroom

For Junk Cars, Trucks and Vans No Title, No Problem. Same Day Pick-Up. 630-817-3577

815-814-1224

Sycamore 2 Story Condo. 3BR. Bsmnt. 1 car garage. Pool, clubhouse. $975/mo+1St, last, sec.

No pets. No smoking pref.

Call for appt. 815-988-1457

Nice yard. Appls + washer & dryer, a/c, garage. $675/mo+utils & sec.

Avail Mid-June. 815-508-1636

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Little Rock, Farm for Sale By Owner, 62 Acres, 56 acres tillable.

Near Granart & Chicago Ave. Little Rock, Kenall Co. No structures.

Call Paul: 630-715-9282 or Nick: 941-730-8660

Condo Incl all appl, 2 car garage.

No pets/smkg, $925/mo + sec.

Available June 1st. 815-501-1378

dge Appropr Ordinance for the Somonauk Road District, Dekalb County, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2013, and ending March 31, 2014, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at Somonauk Township Building, 2990 Council Road, on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Notice is further given hereby that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 8:00pm, June 11, 2013 at Somonauk Township Building, 2990 Council Road, and that final action on this ordinance will be taken at said hearing.

Dated May 6, 2013.

William Coultrip, Supervisor Christopher Morphey, Clerk (Published in the Daily Chronicle May 11, 2013)

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Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 11, 2013. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the representative or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

The estate will be administered without Court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Pro-

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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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Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com bate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 11, 18, 25, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing on Township Budget Notice is hereby given that Tentative Budget and Ordinance for the Township of Somonauk, in the County of Dekalb, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2013, and ending March 31, 2014, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the Somonauk Township Building, 2990 Council Road, on Saturday, May 11,2013.

Notice is further given hereby that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 8:00pm, June 11, 2013 at Somonauk Township Building, 2990 Council Road, and that final hearing and action on this ordinance will be taken at said hearing.

Dated May 6, 2013.

William Coultrip, Supervisor Christopher Morphey, Clerk (Published in the Daily Chronicle May 11, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular meeting on May 29, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, Illinois, on a proposal by the City of DeKalb for the Downtown DeKalb Revitalization Plan Update.

Copies of the Plan Update are available for review on the Renew DeKalb website (www.renewdekalb.com), at the DeKalb Public Library, and at the DeKalb Municipal Building (City Hall).

All interested persons are encouraged to appear and be heard at the time and place listed above.

Further information is available from the Planning and Economic Development Division, (815) 7482060.

Michael Welsh, Chairman DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission City of DeKalb (Published in the Daily Chronicle May 11, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION 2013-3 WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has enacted "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public works by the State, County, City or any public body or any political subdivision or by any one under contract for public works,'' approved June 26, 1941, as amended, (820 IL Comp. Stat. et seq. as amended): and WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act requires that the Commissioners of the Franklin Township Park District, investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages as defined in said Act for laborers, mechanics and other workers in the locality of said Franklin Township Park District employed in performing construction of public works, for said Park District.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT, FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS: Section 1: To the extent and as required by "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public works by State, County, City

public by e, ounty, ity or any public body or any political subdivision or by any one under contract for public works," approved June 26, 1941, as amended, the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics and other workers engaged in construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the Park District is hereby ascertained to be the same as the prevailing rate of wages for construction work in DeKalb County area as determined by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois as of June of the current year a copy of that determination being attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. As required by said Act, any and all revisions of the prevailing rate of wages by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois shall supersede the Department's June determination and apply to any and all public works construction undertaken by the Park District.

The definition of any terms appearing in this Resolution which are also used in aforesaid Act shall be the same as in said Act. Section 2: Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply said general prevailing rate of wages as herein ascertained to any work or employment except public works construction of the Park District to the extent required by the aforesaid Act. Section 3: The Park District Clerk shall publicly post or keep available for inspection by any interested party in the main office of the Park District this determination or any revisions of such prevailing rate of wage. A copy of this determination or of the current revised determination of prevailing rate of wages then in effect shall be attached to all contract specifications.

Section 4: The Park District Clerk shall mail a copy of this determination to any employer, and to any association of employers and to any person or association of employees who have filed their names and addresses, requesting copies of any determination stating the particular rates and the particular class of workers whose wages will be affected by such rates.

The Park District Section 5: Clerk shall promptly file a certified copy of this Resolution with both the Secretary of State Index Division and the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois.

Section 6: The Park District Clerk shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area a copy of this Resolution, and such publication shall constitute notice that the determination is effective and that this is the determination of this public body.

Passed by the Park District Commissioners of the Franklin Township Park District, Franklin Township, Illinois this 8th day of May, 2013.

Approved: Donna Banton Attest: Bret Collins Ayes: 3 Nays: 0 Date Approved: May 8th, 2013 (Published in the Daily Chronicle May 11, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Sycamore Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. at the Sycamore Center (City Council Chambers), 308 W. State Street, Sycamore, Illinois to consider the request of Shorewood Development Group, the owners of 2492 DeKalb Avenue, for a variance from Article 6.5.2.6, Lot Development Standards, and Article 6.7.3.E, General Off-Street and Loading Standards, of the Sycamore Unified Development Ordinance in order construct a multi-tenant retail/medical office building. The proposed rear yard and parking lot setbacks are less than that specified in the Unified Development Ordinance, therefore a variance is required before the building may be constructed.

The property is legally described

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PlanB&C located at 504 W. 4 St., Sandwich, IL 60548

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LOT 1 IN BLOCK 4 IN GATEWAY CENTRE SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "R" OF PLATS, PAGE 64 ON JULY 5, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NO. 403627, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing or to submit written comments to the City Clerk's office at 308 W. State Street, Sycamore, Illinois.

Patrick Balentyne Chairman, Sycamore Zoning Board of Appeals (Published in the Daily Chronicle May 11, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 25, 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 A + CLEANING SERVICE located at 10513 PERRY RD., DEKAB, IL 60115.

Dated April 25, 2013 /s/ John Acardo DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 27, May 4, 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Dated May 2, 2013

/s/ John J. Acardo DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 11, 18, 25, 2013)

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PUBLIC NOTICE FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 30, 2013 BALANCE ON HAND MAY 1, 2012 $ 2,888.49 RECEIPTS: DeKalb County Real Estate Taxes $ 37,601.05 DeKalb County Interest 2.01 Hiawatha Schools/Mowing Contract 5,500.00 Kirkland Baseball 230.00 Kirkland Lions Club - electric 822.54 Refunds 37.80 Rentals 1,090.00 State of Illinois - tax 1,066.36 Alpine Bank - loan 5,400.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS $ 51,749.76 $ 51,749.76 EXPENDITURES: Area Wide Electrical $ 3,080.57 Berkley Risk Adm Insurance 1,018.00 Bowman Tree Service 700.00 Crum Halsted Insurance 3,415.72 Harrington Env Services LLC 1,185.01 Illinois Assoc of Park Districts 652.98 Menard's - Supplies & Maintenance 2,437.73 Office & Legal Notices 631.24 Payroll - Rick Butz 9,888.00 Payroll - Brian Willit 2,253.00 Payroll Taxes 1,254.16 Refund/Shelter Rental 50.00 Repairs 1,728.76 Supplies & Lawn Mower Fuel 1,790.81 Utilities - ComEd, Village of Kirkland, Big John Portable & Waste Management 4,490.11 W D C Landscaping 954.50 Weaver Accounting 780.00 Alpine Bank - loan 5,400.00 Alpine Bank - interest 50.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES: 41,760.59 $ 41,760.59 BALANCE ON HAND APRIL 30, 2013 $ 12,877.66 The undersigned Treasurer of the Franklin Township Park District hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true statement of the receipts and expenditures of said Park District for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013.

Patrick J. Brennan, Treasurer SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS 8TH DAY OF MAY, 2013.

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