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A more established connection DeKalb police follow iWatch app for tips By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com DeKALB – In the month since iWatch DeKalb went live, the DeKalb police have received at least 15 tips from the public. While none of the tips have led to an arrest, they have allowed officers to establish more contact with the community, said officer Chad McNett, the DeKalb police’s community relations liaison. “We do anticipate making some good cases and arrests based on some of these tips,” McNett said. iWatch DeKalb is a mobile app that allows users to submit anon-
ymous tips to DeKalb police. It is available for free at the App Store for Apple and the Play Store for Google. iWatch DeKalb was developed by iThinQware Inc., an Addison, Texas-based company. The company has developed similar apps for law enforcement agencies in other communities. DeKalb police paid $2,790 in startup costs for the app, and then $95 a month for 36 months, said Deputy Chief Wes Hoadley. Tips can be submitted in three different ways. People can call the tip line, send a text message to the tip line or send a complete tip. The com-
plete tip option has forms people can fill out, such as address and suspect information. People can also select an option that keeps them anonymous. McNett said each tip is identified with a tag number. DeKalb police officers are able to message people back through the app if they need more information, McNett said, but it does not provide the person’s number. DeKalb police follow up on all of the tips they receive, McNett said, adding that he believes many people use the app responsibly.
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Sgt. Tracy Smith of the DeKalb Police DePartment shows a website of iWatch DeKalb. The DeKalb version of the app is available.
JOB PROSPECTS FOR GRADUATES
MAJOR DIFFERENCES
Badgered: Obama acts, but GOP unsatisfied By JULIE PACE The Associated Press
resource management for NIU Career Services. With the exception of certain fields that require special certifications, such as nursing and engineering, employers typically are looking for students with “soft skills,” such as creative or critical thinking, initiative and ability to work with others, he said. Citing a 2012-13 College Employment Research Institute report, Lagana said that of the top 24 majors most requested by employers, “all majors” was No. 1. Accounting, marketing, finance and computer science were next on the list.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service on Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack. The efforts did little to satisfy Republicans, who see the controversies as an opportunity to derail Obama’s second-term agenda. House Speaker John Boehner suggested the White Barack Obama House had violated the public’s trust, and he promised to “stop at nothing” to hold the administration accountable. “Nothing dissolves the bonds between the people and their government like the arrogance of power here in Washington,” Boehner said. “And that’s what the American people are seeing today from the Obama administration – remarkable arrogance.” The targeting of conservative political groups by the IRS and new questions about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year – along with the Justice Department’s seizure of journalists’ phone records – have consumed the White House for nearly a week. Of the three controversies, the president’s advisers see the IRS matter as the most likely to linger. At least three congressional committees are planning investigations into the agency that touches the lives of nearly every American. Obama, who was criticized by both opponents and allies for his measured initial response to the IRS targeting, vowed to ensure the agency acts “scrupulously and without even a hint of bias.” “I think we’re going to be able to fix it,” he declared during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Soon-to-be graduate Tia Williams creates a resume with the assistance of Career Center Coordinator Michelle Allen at the Kishwaukee College Career Center on Thursday. Williams will be graduating Saturday from Kishwaukee College with an asociate of arts degree, and plans to attend Northern Illinois in the fall for corporate communications. The career center will remain open throughout the summer and is available to students, alumni and community members.
What you study in college influences future earnings By FELIX SARVER
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fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKALB – As college students seek jobs after graduation, they find themselves learning the true value of their degrees and their education. Coresair Mack is one such student. Mack, who graduated from Northern Illinois University in December with a degree in psychology, said he sought a job in his field, but hasn’t succeeded because he needs at least a master’s degree. Although he had ambitions to become a cognitive and developmental psychologist, he now hopes to become a school psychologist after doing substitute teaching. Mack said going to college was worth it, but the chances of landing a job after college seem to depend on a student’s major. He said friends who studied business administration, accounting and computers seemed to find jobs easier than people who ma-
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Allen shows Williams how to use the Kish CareerLink, a career exploration program, Thursday at the Kishwaukee College Career Center. jored in fields like the arts. “My other friend got a job working at Google a week after she graduated,” Mack said.
Landing a job after college is about more than picking the right major, said Brandon Lagana, director of marketing and information
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