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Enrollment at NIU dips again By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Although overall student enrollment at Northern Illinois University this fall is down by 731 students, the university has increased its number of freshmen and graduate students. According to university officials, there are 21,138 students enrolled for the 2013 fall semester. The enrollment represents a 10-day count for the period that ended Monday and is a 3.3 percent decrease in enrollment from last fall’s enrollment of 21,869.

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It was the fourth consecutive year of overall enrollment decline for NIU, which had 24,424 students enrolled in 2009. NIU officials attributed the overall decrease to a declining number of high school graduates in the state, a 1.7 percent decline in new transfer students and a large graduating

class for the 2013 spring semester, when about 3,400 students graduated. Paul Palian, NIU director of media and public relations, said many other factors contributed to the overall decline this year, including greater competition from for-profit colleges and out-of-state institutions. NIU wants to continue to attract students who are strong academically but also make sure resources are in place for students to succeed, said Eric Weldy, NIU vice president for student affairs and enrollment management. One common problem with

student retention is college affordability, he said. Many of the students who are of age to enter college today would be the first in their family to attend college and may not have the financial means to enroll, he said Senior student Marquita Chatman said she wasn’t surprised by the student enrollment dipping this year. Students have a hard time paying for school and some receive no help from parents, she said. Despite how expensive NIU is, she still finds it a good university to attend.

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Nursing student Michael Awopileda studies Wednesday outside Founders Memorial Library on the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb.

Russian prestige on line in Syria

Local firefighters remember Sept. 11

By JULIE PACE and NANCY BENAC The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The White House tried Wednesday to pin the success or failure of a diplomatic option to secure Syria’s chemical weapons on Russia rather than the United States as Secretary of State John Kerry headed for Geneva to work on a Russian proposal for international inspectors to seize and destroy the deadly stockpile. On a different diplomatic front aimed at taking control of the stockpile away from the Assad government, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council met Wednesday to consider goals for a new resolution requiring Syria’s chemical weapons to be dismantled. Whether a U.N. resolution should be militarily enforceable was already emerging as a point of contention. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an opinion piece for The New York Times, called for caution in dealing with Syria, saying that a potential strike by the U.S. would create more victims and could spread the conflict beyond Syria as well as “unleash a new wave of terrorism.” Rebels who had hoped U.S.led strikes against the Syrian government would aid their effort expressed disappointment, if not condemnation of the U.S., over President

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Firefighters from Sycamore and Cortland and police officers from Sycamore bow their heads during a brief 9/11 prayer ceremony Wednesday at Johnson’s Junction near the Sycamore Fire Department in Sycamore. By CHRIS BURROWS cburrows@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Jeff McMaster wanted to make an impression on DeKalb’s youngest firefighters Wednesday. DeKalb’s assistant fire chief selected a moving documentary, assembled a detailed, numbers-filled PowerPoint presentation and

spoke passionately to a couple dozen firefighters, civic leaders and residents gathered in the basement classroom of Fire Station 1. Late in the presentation, McMaster broke his cadence and called out to a firefighter seated in the second row to emphasize why he is so passionate about taking an educational approach to a solemn anniversary.

“Adam, what grade were you in 12 years ago?” he said. The firefighter, Adam Miller, replied he was in fifth grade. As a new generation of firefighters replaces those who wore the uniform on that tragic day, the more experienced first responders have shouldered the task of

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. Weekly Ladies’ Brunch: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Cost is $4 for food, conversation and bottomless cups of coffee or tea. Back To Basics AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Feed My Sheep Food Pantry: 10 a.m. to noon at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St., DeKalb. All are welcome. Malta HEA: Afternoon unit of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call Carolyn at 815-825-2174. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. weigh-in and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. meeting, Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. Call Lydia Johnson, chapter leader, 815-895-4618. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors: 4:45 p.m. at The National Bank & Trust Co., 155 N. Third St., DeKalb. Contact Amanda Lake at 815-756-3728 or ksomgr@kishorchestra.org. Open Closet: 5 to 7 p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. Clothes and shoes for men, women and children. 815-758-1388. Franks Evening HEA: Part of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call JoAnn at 815-786-8786. ESL and GED Classes: 6 to 8 p.m. at Esperanza en Unidad (Hope in Unity), 2225 Gateway Drive, Suite A. To register and for information, call George Gutierrez at 815-9703265. Keep It Simple AA(C): 6 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. One Day Café AA(C): 6 p.m. at Waterman United Methodist Church, 210 W. Garfield St. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. weighin, 6:30 p.m. meeting Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb. Homework Help Nights: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Neighbors’ House, Fifth and Pine streets, DeKalb. Free help for DeKalb fourth- to 12th-graders. neighborshouse@tbc.net or 815787-0600. Nite Owls HEA: This evening unit is part of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting time and location, call Sharon at 815-758-6712. American Legion Post 99: 7 to 9 p.m. at Sycamore Veterans Memorial Home, 121 S. California St. SycamoreAmericanLegion.org. Bayard Brown American Legion Post 337: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. DeKalb County Amateur Radio Emergency Service: 7 p.m. on 146.73 megahertz. For information, call Bill Itter (N9EWA) at 815-8952020. Grieving Parent Support Group: 7 p.m. at Great Lakes Leadership Center, 526 N. Main St., Elburn. Call Conley Outreach at 630-365-2880 for directions and monthly topics. Kish Bike and Rec Club: 7 p.m. in lower level conference room at Kishwaukee Hospital. Discuss upcoming fall and winter biking and recreational/fitness activities (hiking, skiing and more). 815-7583742. Sandwich Steppers AA(C): 7 p.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Free Fit Club: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Sycamore Community Center, 138 Fair St., Sycamore. For information, call 815-901-4474 or 815-5663580. A Friend Of Bill’s AA(C): 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 33930 N. State St., Genoa. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Closed Discussion AA: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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FDNY Firefighter Mike Bellantoni of New York prepares a memento Wednesday at the Firefighter’s Memorial adjacent to the World Trade Center before the start of the official ceremonies at the 9/11 Memorial nearby.

Nation pays tribute to 9/11 victims The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day Wednesday as workers rushed to their jobs in the muggy heat, but time stood still at the World Trade Center site while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago. For the families, the memories of that day are still vivid, the pain still acute. Some who read the names of a beloved big brother or a cherished daughter could hardly speak through their tears. “Has it really been 12 years? Or 12 days? Sometimes it feels the same,” said Michael Fox, speaking aloud to his brother, Jeffrey, who perished in the south tower. “Sometimes I reach for the phone so I can call you, and we can talk about our kids like we used to do every day.” On the memorial plaza overlooking two reflecting pools in the imprint of the twin towers, relatives recited the names of the nearly 3,000 people who

died when hijacked jets crashed into the towers, the Pentagon and in a field near Shanksville, Pa. They also recognized the victims of the 1993 trade center bombing. Bells tolled to mark the planes hitting the towers and the moments when the skyscrapers fell. In Washington, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden walked out to the White House’s South Lawn for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. – the time the first plane struck the south tower in New York. Another jetliner struck the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. “Our hearts still ache for the futures snatched away, the lives that might have been,” Obama said. A moment of silence also was held at the U.S. Capitol. In New York, loved ones milled around the memorial site, making rubbings of names, putting flowers by the names of victims and weeping, arm-inarm. Former Gov. George Pataki, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and others were in attendance. As with last year,

no politicians spoke. Mayor Michael Bloomberg watched the ceremony for his final time in office. Carol Eckna recalled the contagious laugh of her son, Paul Robert Eckna, who was killed in the north tower. “Just yesterday, you were 28,” she said. “Today, you are 40. You are forever young. Dad and I are proud to be your parents.” The anniversary arrived amid changes at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, where construction started Tuesday on a new visitor center. On Wednesday, the families of the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93 recalled their loved ones as heroes for their unselfish and quick actions. The plane was hijacked with the likely goal of crashing it into the White House or Capitol, but passengers tried to overwhelm the attackers and the plane crashed into the field. All aboard died. “In a period of 22 minutes, our loved ones made history,” said Gordon Felt, president of the Families of Flight 93, whose brother, Edward, was a passenger.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Police: Malta woman gets DUI after calling police SYCAMORE – A 24-year-old Malta woman called police from the side of the road to tell them she had been drinking and driving Tuesday, authorities said. Sarah J. Walsh, of the 300 block of S. Malta Road, called DeKalb County sheriff’s police about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Sarah J. news release. She said she Walsh had been drinking alcohol and wanted to speak to a deputy for help, the release stated. She had pulled her vehicle to the side of Schafer Road south of

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Rich Road, a couple of miles north of Malta. Walsh was charged with two counts of driving under the influence after police conducted roadside sobriety testing with her, the release states. A judge released her on her own recognizance, and Walsh is due in court Oct. 15.

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Wine on the Terrace fundraiser supports Ellwood House The annual Wine on the Terrace benefit for the nonprofit Ellwood House Association will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Inboden’s, a local specialty food market and wine merchant, is partnering with Ellwood House for the event.

Visitors may enjoy a selection of wines as they listen to music performed by Craig Mathey. Guests may take a self-guided tour through the first floor of the mansion and enjoy dessert and coffee. A silent auction is planned throughout the evening. Tickets are $50 a person and may be purchased at Inboden’s, the Ellwood House Visitor Center or online at www. ellwoodhouse.org/donatepurchase. Only 200 tickets will be sold. Checks may be made payable to Ellwood House Association and mailed to Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St., DeKalb, IL 60115. For information, call the Ellwood House Museum office at 815-756-4609.

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Is there an ape for that? Study says orangutans plan trips

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WASHINGTON – It’s the ape equivalent of Google Maps and Facebook. The night before a big trip, Arno the orangutan plots his journey and lets others know where he is going with a long, whooping call. What he and his orangutan buddies do in the forests of Sumatra tells scientists that advance trip planning and social networking aren’t just human traits,

A new study of 15 wild male orangutans finds that they routinely plot out their next day treks and share their plans in long calls, so females can come by or track them, and competitive males can steer clear. The researchers closely followed the males as they traveled on 320 days during the 1990s. The results were published Wednesday in the journal PLoS One. Typically, an orangutan would turn and face in the direction of his

route and let out a whoop, sometimes for as long as four minutes. Then he’d go to sleep and 12 hours later set on the heralded path, said study author Carel van Schaik, director of the Anthropological Institute at the University of Zurich. “This guy basically thinks ahead,” van Schaik said. “They’re continuously updating their Google Maps so to speak. Based on that, they’re planning what to do next.” The apes didn’t just call once, but

they keep at it, calling more than 1,100 times over the 320 days. “This shows they are very much like us in this respect,” van Schaik said. “Our earliest hominid ancestor must have done the same thing.” Scientists had seen such planning in zoos and controlled experiments, but this study provides solid evidence of travel planning in the wild, said Frans de Waal of Atlanta’s Emory University, who was not part of the study.

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Hinckley trucking company disputes tollway fines Willing to pay unpaid tolls but fines threaten to shut down business By CHRIS BURROWS cburrows@shawmedia.com HINCKLEY – The owner of a trucking company recently listed as owing the second most unpaid tolls and fines in Illinois says he’s working to pay the tolls but disputes the associated fines. Steve’s Underdog Trucking, a Hinckley-based company that hauls sand, gravel and mulch, is in court with the

Illinois Tollway over $192,742 that the agency claims it is owed in unpaid tolls and fines. Now the company’s president, Steven Navalany says the agency’s claims could put it out of business. “I have only been running between one and four trucks during the time I have allegedly become a top tollway violator,” Navalany said in a letter to the Daily Chronicle. “In my mind that is impossible.”

Multiple calls to the Illinois Tollway were not returned. In August, Illinois Tollway leaders released a “wall of shame” list of the state’s top 157 commercial tollway offenders, who the tollway says owe a combined $3.7 million in unpaid tolls and fines. Four DeKalb County companies made the list. Among them, only Steve’s Underdog Trucking is still in business, but it ranked second in the

state, according to the agency. The tollway’s court case against the trucking company opened in January in DuPage County. The case has been continued each of its past three status dates and is next due in court Thursday. Lynn Navalany, the mother of Steven Navalany and an employee of the company, says the company uses I-Pass transponders in its trucks, but that it can’t be sure how

the tolls went unpaid. She said the company would be happy to pay just the tolls. “I went to court and spoke with the lawyer there and she said, ‘Call me, we can work it out,’ and I’ve called and called,” Lynn Navalany said. “We’re trying to get it taken care of. We’ll pay the toll part.” According to the Illinois Tollway’s website, unpaid tolls can mean up to $70 in

State consumers to wait for insurance marketplace rates

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By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – With less than three weeks left until a key launch date for the nation’s health care law, Illinois residents planning to shop for health insurance on a new online marketplace still don’t know which companies will offer plans or what the policies will cost. The uncertainty is vexing business owners, the self-employed and others who want to create their budgets for 2014. Heightened speculation and political spin also are in the air as other states release their rates, with Republicans stressing increases compared to some current rates and Democrats crowing about subsidies many consumers will get. Illinois residents likely won’t know more about policies and pricing until the Web-based marketplace opens Oct. 1, according to federal officials who addressed a group of health professionals and other stakeholders this week. More than a dozen other states have released their prices, but Illinois officials are waiting for final word from the federal government. Washington is controlling most of the important aspects of the state’s marketplace because Illinois didn’t move fast enough to set up its own exchange. Under President Barack Obama’s health law, almost all Americans will be required to have health insurance in 2014

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Rita Larson (ABOVE) with the DeKalb police records department serves food to customers Wednesday at Feed’em Soup Community Project in DeKalb. The nonprofit serves a dinner every Wednesday that’s open to the community. Josh Boldt (RIGHT) with the DeKalb Police Department writes down customer Phyillis Cain’s order. Although the meal is free, donations are welcomed. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit’s food pantry, clothing closet and children’s program.

8LOCAL BRIEF Garbage cart distribution underway in DeKalb DeKALB – Waste Management began the two-week process of distributing free garbage and recycling cans to DeKalb residents this week. The company is providing each home with a wheeled can with a lid for garbage and a similar one for recycling, according to a news release. Residents need not separate recycling materials, but garbage should not be put in the recycling can. Waste Management will own the new trash bins and be responsible for their maintenance, the release states. If one is damaged, residents should call Waste Management at 800-796-9696 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Residents who are renting cans will no longer be charged fees once the program begins and can keep their garbage can. Residents who use the recycling bins are asked to start using the new green recycling cans. Waste Management will pick up unwanted recycling bins the week of Sept. 30. Residents should write “please take” on the unwanted bin, and it will be taken on the regular garbage day. For more information, call Waste Management at 800796-9696 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

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or face fines, and insurers will be prohibited from turning away people because of poor health. The marketplaces are a key part of the law. The coverage offered on the marketplaces, which are supposed to be one-stop sites for easy comparison shopping and enrollment, will start Jan. 1. About 700,000 Illinois residents will be eligible for aid in paying for health insurance. Another 600,000 residents will be eligible for Medicaid, the state-federal health program for the poor. Small business owners and individuals are frustrated with the lack of disclosure, said Illinois insurance brokers who spoke to The Associated Press. Chicago insurance broker Sean Whaley said his self-employed clients are frustrated. “The whole thing is ridiculous,” Whaley said. “They’re trying to plan their finances and nothing’s set in stone at all.” Small business owners want to provide detailed price information to employees in federally required notifications about the marketplace, Pekin insurance broker William Shock said. Those notices will spur employees to raise questions the employers can’t answer without enough information, he said. “We can’t tell what the plans are going to look like and we don’t know what they’re going to cost,” Shock said. “Most employers like to be pretty decisive and pretty direct.”

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8OBITUARIES SHERYL L. (HASKELL) ECKERMAN Born: May 3, 1954, in Geneva, Ill. Died: Sept. 10, 2013, in Genoa, Ill. GENOA – Sheryl L. (Haskell) Eckerman, 59, of Genoa, Ill., died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at her home. Born May 3, 1954, in Geneva, the daughter of James F. and Betty L. (Williams) Haskell, Sheryl attended St. Peter’s Church and Geneva High School. She worked as a bank teller for many years. She is survived by her son, Jacob Gideon (Jacy) Eckerman; two granddaughters; two brothers, James D. (Colette) Haskell and James R. (Karen) Haskell; and one sister, Judy L. Pitts. She was preceded in death by her parents. Her services will be private. Memorials can be made for her son, Jacob, in care of Slater-Butala Funeral Home, 132 W. Main St., Genoa, IL 60135. To sign the online guest book or for information, visit www. ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-784-5191. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

ANDRE GOMEZ Born: June 20, 1982, in Chicago, Ill. Died: Sept. 7, 2013 DeKALB – Andre Gomez, 31, of DeKalb, Ill., passed away suddenly Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. He was born June 20, 1982, in Chicago, to Judith Trifone and Franklin Gomez. Andre grew up in DeKalb and graduated from DeKalb High School in 2000, after which he served in U.S. Marine Corps from 2000 to 2004, when he was honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant. After leaving the military, Andre received a bachelor’s degree in management from Northern Illinois University. For the past nine years, Andre was employed by Panduit Corp. as both a security officer and most recently a logistics materials analyst. Andre enjoyed spending time with his “brothers” on weekends, playing video games, watching movies, going out and just having a good time laughing and cracking jokes. During his free time, Andre enjoyed exercising and staying in shape, whether it was working out at the gym, running or playing a sport. He was always motivated to be in the healthiest condition possible. He loved to play softball during the summer and fall seasons, whether it was with a local league or his traveling team. Andre will always be remembered as a loving, loyal, funny and charismatic person and will be missed dearly by family and friends. He is survived by his mother, Judith; father, Franklin; uncles, Daniel Trifone, Jose Gomez and Frederick Gomez; aunt, Yolanda Gavino; sisters, Theresa Gomez

and Kimberly Trifone; nephew, Daniel Trifone; “brothers,” Ryan (Kristina) Charnstrom, Joe Kwiatt, Cedric (Kate) Little, Chris Mwinzi, Masai Mwinzi and Zack Williams; and goddaughter, Mikali Little. The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at RonanMoore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St., DeKalb, IL 60115. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the service. Cremation will take place after services. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

ROGER H. KALLAL Born: Feb. 2, 1936, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: Sept. 9, 2013 CLARENDON HILLS – Roger H. Kallal, DDS, 77, of Clarendon Hills, Ill., died Sept. 9, 2013. He was the beloved son of the late Cyril Victor Kallal and Evelyn Hiland Kallal; loving father of Roger (Shelley) Kallal, Patricia (David) Parsons and Michael Kallal; cherished grandfather of Kaitlin and Kendra Kallal and David, Preston and John Parsons; dear brother of Marcia (Ken) Lorenz and the late Sue (Charlie) Maki; fond former brother-in-law of Herman and Shirley Weinberger; and uncle of Cheryl (Robert) Nelson, Laura Jozef, Amanda Lund, Ken Lorenz and Kevin Lorenz. Dr. Kallal was a diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and in 1961 he completed his DDS at Northwestern University Dental School and his surgical residency at Northwestern University and Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Kallal held staff appointments at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Adventist Hinsdale and LaGrange Memorial Hospitals. Dr. Kallal was dedicated to his profession and took a great deal of pride in his contributions to the advancement of oral and maxillofacial surgery through his role as an educator of beginning orthodontists and oral surgeons. He published numerous professional articles on the diagnosis and treatment of dentofacial deformities, as well as giving professional lectures in Brazil, Europe and Asia. Dr. Kallal was an avid golfer and member at Olympia Fields Country Club and Secession Golf Club. He cherished traveling and playing with friends at golf courses around the world. The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Adolf Funeral Home & Cremation Services Ltd., 7000 S. Madison St., Willowbrook. Family and friends will meet for Dr. Kallal’s funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb. Interment will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, DeKalb. For information, call 630-3252300 or visit www.adolfservices. com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

Primary challenge for Kinzinger GOP congressman to face Tea Party candidate in March By DAVID GIULIANI news@daily-chronicle.com The Rockford Tea Party founder is running in the March GOP primary against Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, who has been in Congress since 2011. David Hale, 50, said Kinzinger’s position on Syria prompted him to enter the race. He announced his candidacy this week. Over the past week, Kinzinger – whose district includes Genoa, DeKalb and the western portion of DeKalb County – has made national TV appearances backing President Barack Obama’s call for military ac-

Continued from page A1 Barack Obama’s decision to pursue diplomacy in the wake of a chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs last month that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people. “We’re on our own,” Mohammad Joud, an opposition fighter in the war-shattered northern city of Aleppo, said via Skype. “I always knew that, but thanks to Obama’s shameful conduct, others are

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waking up to this reality as well.” With the American public focus on diplomacy rather than military might, Vice President Joe Biden and senior White House officials summoned House Democrats and Republicans for classified briefings. White House spokesman Jay Carney declined to put a deadline on diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff but said that bringing Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile under international control “obviously

• 9/11 Continued from page A1 teaching the younger firefighters how that day changed the way they work – and why remembering is so important. “We’ve always done a little memorial ceremony around the flagpole upstairs,” Fire Chief Eric Hicks said. “But we thought with the new personnel ... it’s good for these guys to hear some of that and see some of that.” During his presentation, McMaster detailed the scale of the attacks’ impact on first responders. Not only were 343 firefighters and 23 police officers killed in the New York attacks, but more than 1,000 first responders have died since then from issues associated with their service that day, he said. The attacks have altered training and

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procedures, as well as the funding for first responders nationally, he said. “We don’t want the actions of the first responders, the civilians and military personnel to fade away,” McMaster told the room. Sycamore Fire Department leaders hosted a ceremony Wednesday across from their main fire station. In front of a flag that flew at half-staff, first responders, leaders and civilians listened to prayers, had a moment of silence and heard a poem in remembrance of those who died as read by Fire Chief Peter Polarek. “I think that things like this help to focus attention on a tragedy that occurred in our country,” Polarek said. “Hopefully, folks won’t forget, and we’re going to do our best to try and keep it out in front as long as we can.” Battalion Chief Jim Zare-

ck is one of the few DeKalb firefighters still with the department who made the trip to New York City in the wake of the attacks to assist with funeral services. He remembered a poignant moment from his trip to Ground Zero when a police officer pulled Zareck and other firefighters to the scene of six officers who had been found in the rubble. Zareck and the others, who were in their dress uniforms, were asked to serve as an honor guard for the dead officers. Zareck says it was a humbling, emotional experience. “We always need to remember what truly that day was about,” Zareck said. “Yes there was a terrorist event, but the good that came out of it: the heroic acts of FDNY and NYPD and all those others that risked everything they had to try and rescue people.”

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Continued from page A1 Junior transfer student Israel Belmonte said students may not continue their education because they simply don’t like the university or are more interested in working. This year is Belmonte’s first at NIU; he says so far, he likes it. “All my teachers have been great,” he said. NIU has seen a steady decline in state funding for the past decade, Palian said. Along with many other public universities, NIU has needed to increase tuition rates, which it did by 2 percent this year. Barring fees and room and board charges, an in-state undergraduate student taking 15 credit

will take some time.” “Russia is now putting its prestige on the line,” he said. Asked whether U.S. prestige also was on the line, Carney said: “The United States leads in these situations. And it’s not always popular and it’s not always comfortable.” On Capitol Hill, action on any resolution authorizing U.S. military intervention in Syria was on hold, even an alternative that would have reflected Russia’s diplomatic offer. Senators instead debated an energy bill.

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he said. “I’m still at the point of assessing where we are,” Weldy said. “I think Vision 2020 was a great start with us. But with new leadership, it’s time to reassess where we are and where we would like to go.” The university saw 2,679 new freshmen enrolled this year, which is up slightly from 2012’s freshman class of 2,664. There are 5,020 graduate students, up from 4,984 last year, and 304 law students, down from 333 last year. NIU enrolled 1,881 new transfer students this semester, down from 1,913 new transfer students enrolled last year. A total of 15,814 undergraduates are enrolled this year, down from 16,552 last year.

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Syrian war, then it is time to step back and reanalyze their original assumptions about my opponent,” Hale said in a news release. Hale, a U.S. Army veteran, said he supported President George W. Bush’s decision to go into Iraq in 2003, but that happened after months of diplomacy reached an international consensus. “And even after all that, it was proven to be bad choice,” he said in the release. “How can we make a well-reasoned decision on a Syrian war, after a mere few weeks and rationally expect the desired outcome?” Kinzinger’s spokesman, Zach Hunter, declined to

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Gov. Quinn: From outsider to insider By SCOTT REEDER Illinois Policy Institute SPRINGFIELD – Some politicians make better pot-stirrers than problem solvers. For most of Pat Quinn’s political career, he has played the role of rabble-rouser. He was the consummate outsider taking on the political establishment. In the 1980s, he successfully led the charge to reduce the size of the Illinois General Assembly. In protest of a 1978 legislative pay raise, Quinn, whose birthday shares a date with the Boston Tea Party, inspired 40,000 Illinoisans to mail tea bags to then-Gov. James R. Thompson. Now, Quinn, who decades ago founded the Citizen’s Utility Board in response to a perceived coziness between corporate public utilities and government, has become a champion of corporate welfare himself. Sears, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and many other politically connected corporations have been the beneficiaries of the governor’s largess with our tax dollars. For most of his career the governor has burnished the image of himself as a populist jousting with the political establishment. Today, Quinn is the political estab-

lishment. Rather than railing against the powers that be, Quinn is defending the status quo. The flip-flopping examples are numerous. In the 1990s, Quinn pushed for a constitutional amendment to create term limits for legislators. But the Illinois Supreme Court threw out the proposal before it could go to the voters. Just this past week, however, he came out against a new plan to create term limits for state lawmakers. This time the plan is being pushed by GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner. His handling of the question shows how the role of political insider fits Quinn about as well as a cheap suit. Look no further than his utter impotence in pushing for pension reform. The best we have gotten from the Quinn administration are plans to kick the state’s $100 billion pension crisis further down the road. And even those lackluster proposals have gone nowhere. That’s hardly a record to build a re-election campaign on. To be fair, Quinn’s case is hardly unique. I’ve seen it countless times in my 25 years covering politics – where outsiders become insiders and would-be reformers become defenders of the status quo. That said, Rauner’s push comes at an

awkward time for Quinn. By the time Quinn finishes this term, he’ll have served six years as governor – and he is running for another four-year term. That makes it difficult for him to support a constitutional amendment that would limit lawmakers to serving fewer years than he is seeking as governor. Rauner’s full proposal also would make it harder to override a governor’s veto by changing the majority of votes needed from three-fifths to two-thirds. And he wants to limit legislators to eight years in office, cut the size of the Senate from 59 members to 41 and expand the House from 118 to 123. Quinn spokesman Dave Blanchette said the governor opposes the measure because he doesn’t believe the House should be expanded by five seats. It would seem a small point to oppose term limits on, especially since Quinn was once the cause’s most vocal supporter. But then again, he’s an insider now. And that says it all.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and the journalist in residence at the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at sreeder@illinoispolicy.org.

Stop Obama’s war against school choice One of President Barack Obama’s conceits is that he is a pragmatist who seeks policies that work rather than pursuing a partisan agenda. On school choice, he doesn’t live up to the advertisement. His administration has been relentless in its ideological hostility to the idea, and seized on every possible pretext to express that hostility. The White House considers any government funding for private or parochial education, even indirect funding, to be a betrayal of the public schools. The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program – which provides federally funded vouchers for poor kids in Washington to attend private schools – seems to have had some positive results, including higher high-school graduation rates for participants. Yet the Obama administration has repeatedly tried to end funding for it. This position was terribly misguided, but it was at least open and transparent. Twice this year, the White House has gone after local school-choice programs – which involve no federal funding – in a more underhanded way. In April, the Justice Department announced that private schools that participate in a choice program in Milwaukee will be subject to new regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. They will be treated as though they were government contractors. Never mind that the schools have contracts with parents, not with the government that aids the parents. Never mind, either, that in the program’s 22 years of operation no complaint about the treatment of a disabled student has ever been filed. A five-year study of the program found that being disabled had no bearing on a student’s likelihood of getting into a participating school. The decision will nonetheless raise costs

VIEWS Ramesh Ponnuru for the private schools. It also will make them think twice about participating, both because they want to avoid those costs and because they don’t want to compromise their independence. The administration’s latest strike against school choice is a lawsuit against a program in Louisiana, created by Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal. The Justice Department is using a 1975 desegregation order to argue that Louisiana should get approval from a federal court before giving scholarships to students in some school districts. Otherwise, the department claims, the scholarships could make Louisiana schools less racially integrated. The program is open to poor families with kids in public schools that have gotten a C, D or F from the state government. In Louisiana, most of those families are black, not members of the White Citizens’ Council. The Jindal administration says 90 percent of the recipients are black. The state’s department of education reports that so far these students are doing better on math and literacy tests than they were in public schools. The Justice Department cites two public schools to illustrate its concerns. Five white students used scholarships to leave one, “reinforcing the racial identity of the school as a black school.” In another, the exit of six black students made a “white school” whiter. This is racial bean-counting at its worst. Jason Bedrick, who studies education policy at the libertarian Cato Institute, calculates the first school went from 29.6 percent to

28.9 percent white. The second went from 30.1 percent to 29.2 percent black. These are trivial changes. The Justice Department also is measuring school segregation in a perverse way. It treats a school as integrated when it matches the racial composition of the school district. Yet the districts are themselves segregated – and tying school attendance to residency makes that segregation worse. Neighborhoods with good public schools have higher property values, which makes it harder for poor black families to move into them. Americans who have enough money exercise school choice when they buy their homes. Greg Forster, a researcher who favors school choice, addresses the measurement problem by comparing schools’ racial makeup to that of their metropolitan areas. He points out that seven studies have found that school choice promotes racial integration – measured correctly – while one found it has no impact. No study has found that it promotes segregation. Forster also found that of the 12 best studies on school choice and educational outcomes, 11 found positive effects and one found no effect. The racial integration of schools, while a good thing, is not as important as getting students to learn more. A policy that showed educational promise but also had the side effect of decreasing integration would be worth pursuing. If the Obama administration isn’t willing to embrace school choice itself, it should at least quit trying to squash it in the states and cities that are.

• Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg View columnist, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior editor at National Review.

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The DeKalb City Council should not abandon a proposal to address truant students. Tweak it, change it, rearrange it, but don’t drop it. If Illinois School Report Card data is any guide, truancy is an issue in the city, and school and city officials should work more closely to combat it. For the 2011-12 school year, the most recent year for which data is available, the chronic truancy rate for DeKalb High School was 12.2 percent of the 1,788 students enrolled. Chronic truants are defined as students with nine or more unexcused absences in the past 180 school days. For the record At DeKalb High, there were more than 200 such students, The DeKalb City Council according to the data. should not abandon a By comparison, the rate proposal to address truant at Sycamore High School in 2012 was 3.3 percent, accord- students. Tweak it, change it, reing to report card data. arrange it, but don’t drop it. At an August meeting, the DeKalb City Council considered a proposal that would address the problem. The proposal included fines of $25 for first-time offenders, $100 for second offenses and $500 for each subsequent offense. Parents could also be fined $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second and $500 for the third offense. It laid out procedures where DeKalb police could detain students they suspected of skipping school and call District 428 or other schools to check their enrollment status. The plan was derided by residents, many of them parents who home-school their children. They were concerned their children would be targeted by police as suspected truants. It was also said that the county’s Regional Office of Education already has truancy officers, so the city’s involvement was unnecessary. None of those complaints should be taken as a reason to scuttle the proposal, which addresses a problem that police school resource officers and District 428 officials have been concerned about for years. The proposal might not be perfect. For one, state law provides for fines of up to $100, not $500, for truancy violators. For another, there should be an effort made to address residents’ concerns, either through better communication or changes to the ordinance. In reality, the proposed DeKalb ordinance probably doesn’t make it more likely that a home-schooled child would be detained – which is different from being arrested – because they are suspected of skipping school. For one, DeKalb police do not patrol the streets looking for truants, Police Chief Eugene Lowery said. When police do encounter truant students, it’s usually because the children are involved in other incidents that require a police response, be it suspicious activity or a crime. For another, police already have the power under state law to detain a student suspected of truancy. The point of the city ordinance was that it built in cooperation with District 428 officials. As to the county’s truancy officers, the program is funded by a state grant and has seen a 25 percent funding decline since 2010, Regional Superintendent of Schools Amanda Christensen said. There are four part-time truancy caseworkers who serve the county’s 17,000 students, and most of their work is done in schools and through in-home visits. Truancy officers are unlikely to encounter students on the street, and can use any help they can get in assisting at-risk youth understand the importance of attending school. “We should be building a network of support with whatever network or organization is willing to work with us,” Christensen said. Ordinances similar to the one proposed in DeKalb exist in many communities around Illinois, and they do not appear to have led to the systematic harassment of home-schoolers. When students skip school, they are more likely to get into all sorts of trouble – or be victims of crime themselves. If allowing DeKalb police to become more active in keeping students in school can help reduce truancy and accompanying crime, it is worth the effort.

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Peril, opportunity in e-cigarettes Is the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes a public health problem or a way for smokers to get their nicotine in a safer form? Right now, e-cigarettes appear to be both. If flavorings, advertising and easy access result in lots of students committing to a lifetime of addiction to nicotine products – and the CDC’s latest results suggest that might be happening – e-cigarettes could serve as a dangerous gateway drug. The Food and Drug Administration has the power to demand information from companies on e-cigarettes’ ingredients, regulate their contents and control their sale, and it has expressed interest in doing all that. But the agency has taken its time. It should get going. Yet public health advocates also should appreciate the other side of e-cigarettes – their potential value to those already struggling with addiction. We would be the last ones to hope that any tobacco product succeeds. Nicotine addiction is not to be wished on anyone. But if the FDA can get more addicted smokers onto e-cigarettes without encouraging children and teen-agers to take up smoking, it would do some good. The Washington Post

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7-DAY FORECAST

A cold front will arrive during the afternoon hours on the dry side, but will usher in the coolest airmass since May. Winds will shift out of the northeast and could gust up to 25 mph. Friday will be a cool one with temperatures in the mid-60s. A slight warm up on Saturday, with our next front arriving Sunday with showers and possibly thunderstorms.

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Mostly sunny and cool

Mostly sunny and a little warmer

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Winds: N 10-15 mph

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Winds: E/SE 5-10 mph

Winds: S/SW 5-10 mph

Winds: NE 5-15 mph

Winds: E/SE 5-15 mph

Winds: SW 10-15 mph

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Sunrise today ................................ 6:32 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 7:10 p.m. Moonrise today ........................... 2:05 p.m. Moonset today .......................... 11:57 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 6:33 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 7:08 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow .................. 3:00 p.m. Moonset tomorrow ........................... none

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Dixon 80/48

Joliet 79/50

La Salle 81/52 Streator 83/51

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Arlington Heights 78/52

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SECTION B Thursday, September 12, 2013 Daily Chronicle

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8MORNING KICKOFF

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

Stress reliever Junior Stingily gets rid of nerves in first start By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

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Bowman, Blackhawks agree to extension CHICAGO – General manager Stan Bowman and the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. The deal was announced Wednesday. With stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane leading the way, the 40-year-old Bowman has overseen two championship runs since he replaced Dale Tallon as general manager in July 2009. They won it all in 2010, ending a 49-year drought, but had to overhaul their supporting cast because of salary cap restraints. Backto-back first-round playoff exits followed, but the Blackhawks had a record start last season and beat Boston in the Stanley Cup finals. That made Bowman the first general manager to win multiple championships since the NHL instituted a salary cap in 2005. He is entering his 13th season with the Blackhawks. – Wire report

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Running back Cameron Stingily catches and runs the ball Aug. 9 during a practice at Huskie Stadium.

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DeKALB – Cameron StingiTo watch this week’s edition of the ly was nervous. Northern Illinois’ 30-27 win HuskieWire vidcast, your weekly look at Iowa was the junior tail- at NIU football – log on to HuskieWback’s first start of his career, ire.com. and really the first time he had taken the field on offense since just nervous going out there. his senior year at Romeoville Once I realized they were just High School in 2009. like me, all that went away.” His long road to earning Three years ago, Stingily, the Huskies’ starting job came after suffering a torn Achilles then a linebacker, saw the tendon his freshman year, as field as a true freshman. He played in five games on spewell as a position switch. “The first play I think I was cial teams before tearing his shaky. I hadn’t played in foot- Achilles. Still not recovered ball – offense or defense, since from the injury in 2011, Stingihigh school, something like ly took a redshirt year. Then, before spring practhat,” he said. “First play I was

tice in 2012, the coaching staff wanted Stingily to move to running back, a position he played in high school in addition to linebacker. He was finally getting accustomed to NIU’s defense, but was forced to start all over. “I was actually mad at first. As soon as I started getting the defense, they asked me to move. I thought I wasn’t going to play again. I thought that was like my ticket to never play again,” Stingily said. “It ended up working out. Then once I started learning, seeing progress happen, my film getting better, I was like I can probably do something with it.”

See STINGILY, page B2

NORTHERN ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

Time to shine

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro football N.Y. Jets at New England, 7 p.m., NFLN Tom Brady leads the Patriots into action against the Jets in a matchup of teams that won in Week 1 on last-second field goals.

Also on TV... College football TCU at Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m., ESPN Tulane at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m., FS1 Golf LPGA, The Evian Championship, first round, at Evian-lesBains, France, 6:30 a.m., TGC European PGA Tour, KLM Open, first round, at Zandvoort, Netherlands (sameday tape), 11:30 a.m., TGC PGA Tour, BMW Championship, first round, at Lake Forest, 2 p.m., TGC Web.com Tour, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, first round, at Columbus, Ohio (same-day tape), 5:30 p.m., TGC Pro baseball Regional coverage, Boston at Tampa Bay or N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6 p.m., MLB Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m., WGN Cleveland at White Sox, 7 p.m., CSN Sailing America’s Cup, Races 7 and 8, at San Francisco, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN

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

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Justine Schepler bumps a kill Saturday in the fourth set of a match against the University of Southern California at the Convocation Center. The Huskies lost, winning only 1 of 4 sets.

Hard-working Schepler takes over libero duties for NIU By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com DeKALB – For three years, Northern Illinois volleyball player Justine Schepler didn’t stick out. Through her junior year, the former Sycamore standout didn’t wear the opposite shirt of her teammates that the libero dons. Instead, as a defensive specialist, she played one of the most unnoticeable positions to outside observers. In a way, that progression out of the limelight was a perfect fit for the hard-working senior, who took over the

3-point stance vidcast Daily Chronicle sports editor Ross Jacobson and sports writer Steve Nitz discuss the area prep football scene at daily-chronicle.com. libero duties this season. “She’s a Schepler, so any Schepler works really hard, and they’re humble and all they do is they bring their lunch pail and they work hard, whether it’s the parents or [former NIU tight end] Jason or her,” coach Ray Gooden said. “She’s continued to just understand the game more, and not just get wrapped

up in just the skill, and that’s her biggest strength right now.” Now, she’s ready to take the all-important libero spot, and being the leader of the Huskies’ defense has been an adjustment. Her new role means she’s the go-to player defensively, positioning herself to defend the opposing team’s most dangerous player instead of deferring to a teammate. “Especially being a libero, you want to take almost every ball,” she said. “That’s a change, because most times, I’m a DS and I want the libero to take the ball so I’m trying to help her out. Now, it’s me that’s got to step up and

take that ball. That’s a big difference but I actually like it. I played libero before, so it’s not like I’ve never played it, but at the college level it’s just so much faster, so I think that’s the biggest change.” When she chose to attend NIU after originally committing to play for James Madison University, she knew the road to this spot would be a long one with Maddie Hughes already in place. While the path she chose hasn’t been filled with accolades, it may have made Schepler into the player she is today.

See SCHEPLER, page B2

Bears’ Gould: Straight shooter, long-distance kicker LAKE FOREST – Robbie Gould entered the Bears’ locker room after practice Wednesday, made a quick stop at his No. 9 stall and took aim at a hallway that is off-limits to reporters. Hey, Robbie, my main man, Mr. Good As Gould. Let’s chat. “Not now,” Gould said without breaking his stride. “Thanks, though.” No, Robbie. Thank you. Because it’s fun to write about incredibly long field goals, and you kicked one. Gould made history Sunday when he lined up for a 58-yard field goal attempt just before halftime against the Cincinnati Bengals. Patrick Mannelly snapped the ball, Adam Podlesh caught the snap and pointed the pigskin into the turf, and Gould swung

BEARS INSIDER Tom Musick his right leg and let it rip. History. Gould’s kick, which marked the longest of his career and the longest in the history of Soldier Field, cleared the crossbar with plenty of room to spare. It could have been good from, gosh, I don’t know. “It looked to me like about 65, if I had to guess,” Bears special-teams coach Joe DeCamillis said. Good guess. Those of us who struggle to kick our tires were amazed. Here was Gould, a nine-year veteran coming

off calf surgery, doing something no Bears player had done in the 93-year history of the franchise. Yet Gould’s teammates were not nearly as surprised. “He’s got – I don’t want to jinx him – X number in a row from 50-plus yards,” Mannelly said. “I think it’s just having the opportunity to kick it.” Let’s delve deeper into Mannelly’s math. In this case, X equals 11. And 11 consecutive field goals from 50-plus yards equals a share of the NFL’s alltime record, tying fellow kickers Blair Walsh (2012 to current) of the Minnesota Vikings and Tony Zendejas (1988 to ’93) of the – throwback alert – Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Rams. Before every game, DeCamillis and

other Bears coaches discuss that day’s weather elements and roughly how far they would be comfortable attempting a field goal. DeCamillis bases his comfort level on two categories, one for a “reasonable make-it” and one for “a desperation-type situation.” Which category described Gould’s 58-yard attempt? “It felt reasonable,” DeCamillis said. “Because I saw him hit it in the pregame and because he told us that he could.” Well, sure, but what if he were lying? I mean, I could tell you a lot of things. I could tell you I speak Latin while juggling tennis balls. I could tell you I always work out

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SPORTS

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Soccer Dundee-Crown at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m. Kaneland at IMSA, 4:45 p.m. Volleyball DeKalb at Geneva, 5:30 p.m. North Boone at Genoa-Kingston, 6 p.m. Indian Creek at Somonauk, 6:30 p.m. Earlville-Leland at Hinckley-Big Rock, 7 p.m. Boys Golf Morris at DeKalb, 4 p.m. Sterling at Kaneland, 4 p.m. St. Edward at Indian Creek, 4 p.m. Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Sandwich at Indian Oaks 4 p.m. Girls Golf Indian Creek at St. Edward, 4 p.m. Yorkville at Genoa-Kingston, 4:15 p.m. Girls Tennis Sycamore at Kaneland, 4 p.m. Yorkville at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

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Samardzija gives up 2 homers in loss The ASSOCIATED PRESS CINCINNATI – Jeff Samardzija has never pitched this much in his life. It might be catching up to him. The Cincinnati Reds pegged the Chicago Cubs’ right-hander for eight hits, including two 400-foot home runs, and six runs in 52/3 innings en route to a 6-0 win in the finale of a three-game series Wednesday. Devin Mesoraco hit his first home run in more than a month and Jack Hannahan added his first career pinch-hit homer as Cincinnati avoided a sweep by the lastplace Cubs. Samardzija, who became a full-time starter last season, already had set career highs in starts and innings entering his 30th start Wednesday. Manager Dale

Sveum thinks the workload might be catching up to him more than just physically. “He probably won’t admit it, but I think it’s probably a combination of that and he’s mentally worn out, too,” Sveum said. He was right about Samardzija denying it. “I feel good,” said the pitcher, who threw 114 pitches Wednesday in 84-degree heat and has 1942/3 innings under his belt. “I don’t think that has anything to do with it right now.” Samardzija (8-12) finished with three walks, five strikeouts and a wild pitch. “I had good stuff out there,” he said. “They just made me work. I threw a lot of pitches in the first few innings. I was getting ahead in the count, but they were fouling a lot of balls off. I felt good.

Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning Wednesday in Cincinnati. AP photo

FRIDAY Football DeKalb vs. Sycamore at Northern Illinois University, 7:30 p.m. Kaneland at Sterling, 7:30 p.m. Richmond-Burton at Genoa-Kingston, 7 p.m. Christian Liberty Academy at Hiawatha, 7 p.m. Boys Golf Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Kaneland at Indian Oaks, 4 p.m.

Northern Illinois sophomore guard Daveon Balls was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana Friday. Balls averaged 3.3 points, 2 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game his freshman season. An NIU spokesperson said the coaching staff will handle the matter internally.

Police clear Suh for pellet gun confrontation

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A judge has dropped a marijuana possession charge against Buffalo Bills linebacker Nigel Bradham provided he stays out of trouble for six months. Bradham was given an appearance ticket for unlawful possession last month in the Buffalo suburb of Tonawanda after he was stopped early on a Saturday morning and an officer smelled marijuana. Police say Bradham turned over a baggy containing a small amount of the drug. There was no indication he had been using it while driving. A town judge adjourned the charges Wednesday night during a brief hearing in traffic court. Bradham did not speak to reporters on his way out. Bradham also was cited for having the windows of his 2008 Range Rover tinted too dark. That charge was thrown out. – Staff, wire reports

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Wednesday’s Games Detroit 1, White Sox 0 Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2 Pittsburgh 7, Texas 5 N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 4 L.A. Angels 5, Toronto 4 Boston at Tampa Bay (n) Oakland at Minnesota (n) Houston at Seattle (n) Today’s Games Cleveland (Kluber 8-5) at White Sox (Joh.Danks 4-12), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Griffin 13-9) at Minnesota (Diamond 5-10), 12:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Huff 2-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 7-7), 6:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 6-6) at Toronto (Happ 4-5), 6:07 p.m. Boston (Peavy 11-5) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 11-8), 6:10 p.m.

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NIU guard charged with possession of marijuana

LB Bradham no longer facing marijuana charge

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

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BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – Police in an affluent Detroit suburb have cleared Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh of any charges for waving a pellet gun in front of a cable company worker attempting repairs to a line on the player’s property. Birmingham police say the cable worker thought the gun looked like an assault rifle and feared for his safety. They say Suh told them he feared for his family and said he’d be even more aggressive protecting them than he is on the football field. Police say the confrontation happened Aug. 16. Police say Suh didn’t point the weapon at the Comcast employee but waived it around. Suh said Wednesday he’s appealing the NFL’s $100,000 fine for his illegal hit Sunday on Minnesota Vikings’ center John Sullivan.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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Justine Schepler keeps the ball alive in a rally Saturday in the second set of a match against the University of Southern California at the Convocation Center. The Huskies lost, winning only 1 of 4 sets.

Work ethic needed to succeed is in Schepler’s blood • SCHEPLER Continued from page B1 “Justine, I just feel has done a perfect progression into becoming that libero,” Sarah Angelos said. “Since we were freshmen, she got

some playing time then, and in the last couple of years in the way that we needed her, maybe playing middle back or right back, now she’s left back in the libero spot. She’s stepped up so much in terms of her confidence and leadership ability. I know I look to

Justine to be a leader on the court.” Schepler agrees with Gooden that the work ethic needed to succeed at her new position is simply in her blood. “I would say we’re notorious for working hard,”

Schepler said. “I’m sure he’s talking about my brother and myself. We really like to pride ourselves on working hard. Even if we’re not having a good day, I like to say I went to practice and tried my best, so I think that’s pretty cool that he said that.”

Stingily goes from one carry last season to top of depth chart • STINGILY Continued from page B1 Last season, Stingily received just one carry, rushing for five yards against Massachusetts. Now, he’s sitting atop the Huskies’ depth chart with last year’s starter, senior Akeem Daniels, still recovering from offseason foot surgery. In the spring, there were times Stingily would be gassed after a couple of plays. Over the summer, he cut out the greasy food and and dropped 20 pounds. Now, he comes in between 230 and 235 pounds and has no problem staying in for an entire series. When Kelton Copeland, NIU’s first-year running backs coach, first saw Stingily work out in spring practice, he saw a player who had trouble with basic agility drills. That isn’t the case anymore. Copeland describes Stingily’s play from spring practice to now as night and day, and Stingily’s added reps have helped. “I remember more than once, he actually fell over the bags [during the agility drills]. I was like, ‘This is my introduction to Division I football,’ ” Copeland said. “I was

IDAHO VANDALS (0-2) Last game: Lost at Wyoming, 42-10, on Sept. 7 Last meeting with Northern Illinois: Idaho 34, Northern Illinois 31 on Sept. 26, 2009 Key players: QB Chad Chalich, RB James Baker, WR Dezmon Epps,

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Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 6, Cubs 0 Pittsburgh 7, Texas 5 San Francisco 4, Colorado 3 Philadelphia 4, San Diego 2 Miami 5, Atlanta 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Milwaukee at St. Louis (n) Arizona at L.A. Dodgers (n) Today’s Games Cubs (Rusin 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Locke 9-5), 6:05 p.m. Atlanta (F.Garcia 0-1) at Miami (Eovaldi 3-6), 11:40 a.m. Washington (Roark 5-0) at N.Y. Mets (Harang 0-0), 12:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 3-7) at Philadelphia (Halladay 3-4), 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Thornburg 1-1) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 8-3), 7:15 p.m. San Francisco (M.Cain 8-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 14-3), 9:10 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland New England Miami N.Y. Jets Buffalo Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville Kansas City Denver San Diego Oakland

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Northern Illinois running back Cameron Stingily carries the ball while running a drill Aug. 10 during practice at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. like, ‘This isn’t very good.’ He worked with it. He worked at it and worked at it.” Copeland said Stingily is a guy who can do a number of things – something the coaching staff asks of every tailback. When Daniels comes back, NIU head coach Rod Carey didn’t rule out having both him and Stingily on the field at

the same time. Stingily, who ran 12 times for 47 yards against the Hawkeyes, was at his best in the second half against a tired defense. “He was running over some guys at Iowa,” Carey said. “I’ll tell you what, I don’t know if our defense likes tackling him a lot either in fall camp, so

that’s 235 to 240 pounds of man running downhill at you.” Stingily’s road to Iowa was a long and winding one. To him, in the end, the injury that caused him to miss more than a season ended up being a positive. “It worked out. I got my fifth year,” he said. “I get to come back next year. I would have been done this year.”

LB Marc Millan, S Bradley Njoku, DE Maxx Forde Observations: The Vandals’ defense has struggled mightily, giving up more than 40 points a game and nearly 600 yards of total offense a contest. Idaho has allowed an average of 224.5 yards rushing and 353 passing yards. Vandals QB Chad

Chalich has been efficient, completing 69.5 percent of his passes for 412 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions over two games. Rod Carey’s take: “They’re kind of a pro, multiple set [offense], but kind of incorporate some spread in there, too. Defensively, they go between an even front and an odd

front with coverages that match on the back end. They kind of dial up different things for what they want to try to stop.” Key stat: Opponents have only punted eight times against the Vandals through their first two games.

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Today’s Game N.Y. Jets at New England, 7:25 p.m. Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Bears, noon Dallas at Kansas City, noon Tennessee at Houston, noon Washington at Green Bay, noon St. Louis at Atlanta, noon San Diego at Philadelphia, noon Miami at Indianapolis, noon Cleveland at Baltimore, noon Carolina at Buffalo, noon Detroit at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Oakland, 3:25 p.m. Denver at N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:40 p.m. Thursday’s Result Denver 49, Baltimore 27 Sunday’s Results Bears 24, Cincinnati 21 New Orleans 23, Atlanta 17 New England 23, Buffalo 21 Tennessee 16, Pittsburgh 9 N.Y. Jets 18, Tampa Bay 17 Kansas City 28, Jacksonville 2 Seattle 12, Carolina 7 Miami 23, Cleveland 10 Detroit 34, Minnesota 24 Indianapolis 21, Oakland 17 San Francisco 34, Green Bay 28 St. Louis 27, Arizona 24 Dallas 36, N.Y. Giants 31 Monday’s Results Philadelphia 33, Washington 27 Houston 31, San Diego 28

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PREP ROUNDUP

BLACKHAWKS

Hinckley-Big Rock boys soccer rallies for victory

Blackhawks eager to get started

DAILY CHRONICLE Despite a one-goal deficit at halftime, Hinckley-Big Rock boys soccer rallied for a 4-2 victory over Little Ten Conference rival Indian Creek. Eric Phillips scored the tying goal midway through the second half and then assisted on the winning goal, which was scored by Bailey McQueen just four minutes later. Connor Nelson scored in the first half for H-BR while Jacob Morsch added a goal with three minutes remaining in the game to secure the win. Jason Bohannon was in net for the Royals (7-2-1, 1-1 LTC). Indian Creek’s two goals in the first half were scored by Kevin Drendel and Trevor Guerra. Guerra also assisted on Drendel’s opening goal. “I was happy with how we played in the first half. We played with a lot of energy,” In-

dian Creek coach Eric Schrader said. “Our defense ... ran out of gas in the second half. We had a couple injuries because of some rough play and when you only have 16 guys able to play it makes it pretty tough to overcome those types of things.” Indian Creek is 1-6, including 0-2 in conference.

GIRLS SWIMMING Co-op sweeps home meet: The DeKalb-Sycamore co-op swept all 11 events for the second meet in a row, claiming a 122-48 win over St. Francis at home. Sophomores Kylie Olson (200-yard freestyle, 100 breaststroke), Alexa Miller (200 individual medley, 100 free) and Jensen Keck (50 free, 100 butterfly) each won two events. Bailey Flemming took first in the 500 free and Emily Cook won the 100 backstroke. “[The sweep] summarizes the momentum that we had for

the night,” co-op coach Leah Eames said. “It was our meet the whole way. There were a couple close races, but the girls were wanting to go out with a clean sweep.” The co-op took first in all three relays as well. Cook, Flemming, Kate Barresi and Kayleigh Kozlowski combined to win the 200 medley relay while Olson, Miller, Keck and Flemming teamed to win both the 200 free and 400 free relays. “Overall, a really solid performance,” Eames said. “It ‘s always a lot of fun to have home meets and have the crowd behind you.”

BOYS GOLF Kaneland edges Wheaton Academy: Kaneland defeated Wheaton Academy, 154-156, in a dual match at Pheasant Run. Matt Yonkovich took medalist honors with a 1-over-par 36 while Stephen Cannell shot 38 and Brody Kuhar shot 39.

By TOM COYNE The Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The questions started a long time ago, and then resurfaced when the Chicago Blackhawks arrived at Notre Dame on Wednesday for the start of training camp. Everyone wants to know if the Hawks can become the first team to win consecutive Stanley Cups since Detroit in 1997 and 1998. While those repeat questions are certain to come up again, Jonathan Toews and company are focused on the process that leads to championship-level teams. “Once we start building ourselves up as a team the way we did last year and preparing ourselves for the playoffs, we want to put ourselves come playoff time to be that team that can compete for it again,” the captain said. “But

we know with what happened last year, there’s a lot of pressure. There’s a lot of things that play into that. That’s our goal for now.” The Hawks start working toward that goal when they hold their first practice today at the alma mater of general manager Stan Bowman. It should be a much different atmosphere than the last time they returned after a title. The Hawks beat Philadelphia in six games to win the Stanley Cup in 2010, ending a 49-year drought. What followed with an offseason salary-cap purge that cost the team several key players, including goalie Antti Niemi and defenseman Dustin Byfuglien. The Hawks lost in the first round of the playoffs in each of the next two seasons, and then beat Boston in six games to win it all in June. For this title defense, the team that

hits the ice for the first practice for the upcoming season will look a lot like the one that defeated the Bruins. “It’s a much different situation,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “We felt last time we lost half our team, the guys lost their buddies and we weren’t quite familiar with the team we had when we began that season.” Bryan Bickell, who had nine goals and eight assists in the playoffs, re-signed with the Hawks during free agency. Same for forward Michal Handzus and Michal Rozsival. Goaltender Corey Crawford, defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, Quenneville and Bowman each received a contract extension. While the returning cast is very similar to last year’s squad, team president John McDonough said he wants the players to forget about last season.

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Harrison, Dungy new HOF candidates The ASSOCIATED PRESS CANTON, Ohio – Marvin Harrison and Tony Dungy, two key ingredients for the 2006 NFL champion Indianapolis Colts, are among 16 first-year-eligible modern era candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class. Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks, who also played under Dungy, is a candidate, too. So are former Raiders punter Ray Guy and former Falcons and Eagles defensive end Claude Humphrey as senior nominees. Harrison spent 13 seasons with the Colts, making 1,102 receptions for 14,580 yards and 128 touchdowns. An eight-time

Pro Bowl receiver, Harrison had four consecutive seasons with at least 100 catches. He teamed with Peyton Manning for nearly all of those catches and retired second in career receptions to Jerry Rice. Brooks won the 2002 NFL title with Buccaneers and was a Pro Bowler in 11 of his 14 seasons. The election will take place Feb. 1, the night before the Super Bowl. Between four and seven new members will be selected to the Hall of Fame and will be enshrined next August. A nominated player or coach must been out of the game for five consecutive seasons before he can be considered for the hall. A contributor may still be

active in his pro football career. The 2014 list has 89 players, 16 coaches and 21 contributors, including former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and longtime team owners Bud Adams Jr., Jack Kent Cooke, Edward DeBartolo Jr., Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Art Modell. Other players who are firsttime candidates for induction are quarterback Trent Green, running backs Shaun Alexander and Warrick Dunn, offensive linemen Willie Anderson and Walter Jones, linebackers Tedy Bruschi, Willie McGinest and Zach Thomas, defensive backs Rodney Harrison, Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain, and coaches Jon Gruden and Mike Holmgren.

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ere this team scares th Chris Conte and Matter than average against year in Bourbonnais display some of Jennings’ football. these two ever done their depth in Cover 2, man-to-man with slot backs or even tight done anything to earn coverage? ings Marc Trestman was about and critical of in he first said: “We’ve got osive plays, 130 yards of three plays. We know better job there.” the Bears were in Cover plays, the A.J. Green Trestman confirmed just a glance at the was Wright’s mistake. hard to find a play on the game in which either was strong in coverage. two of them, and dary, the blame cannot

be completely laid at their feet. Another major concern of Trestman’s about his defense against the Bengals was: “When you go to single coverage, you’ve got to be able to get their (quarterback) with four or five, we didn’t do that and it made it more difficult. Any time you go to man, those things are going to happen. And we had to go to man sometimes. You can’t cover without a rush, and we didn’t rush the way we’re capable of.” Clearly, the coach is absolutely right, and I’m sure that issue will lead to its own column if it’s not corrected against the Vikings. But the whole idea of “coverage” as Trestman refers to it, be it Cover 1, Cover 2 or Cover 3, is, in all cases, you’re using the safeties to help in pass coverage to eliminate big plays and allow the corners some comfort when they do try and make plays on the ball. It’s early and the Bears’ next two opponents, Minnesota and Pittsburgh, don’t feature game-breaking receivers. But if the Bears and Wright and Conte don’t use this time to fix their big-play problems, the defense could end up with problems Mel Tucker has no answer for. Conte and Wright have to get better in coverage. • Hub Arkush covers the Bears for

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and every year he has gotten better and better and stronger and stronger,” Mannelly said. “He could have kicked that earlier in his career. I don’t know why he never really got an opportunity to do it before. “But when he lined up for it, I had a good feeling he was going to make it.” • Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@ shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

In my preseason column, you were warned about conventional wisdom in fantasy football. I suggested that since every fantasy football “expert” was imploring you to take running backs early and often, you might want to consider an alternate strategy. Some of you took issue with the opinion. In fact, one reader called the logic “deeply flawed.” It is way too early to say, “I told you so” … but I’m saying it anyway. The events of the first week are making me look like a genius, and since that happens so rarely, I will bask in the glow … at least until this weekend delivers a reality punch. But back to conventional wisdom: If you followed the advice of ESPN.com expert Chris Harris, who said on the Waddle & Silvy radio show that you should take “five or six” running backs in the first 10 rounds … well, your season is probably already over and you might want to focus on your golf game. Let’s review Harris’ top 10 overall players, all of whom are running backs: • Adrian Petersen: 93 yards rushing, two rushing touchdowns and one receiving. This was a great day, and, in my defense, I did state that A.P. was worthy of the top pick. It should be noted that he gained just 15 yards on his final 17 carries. • Arian Foster: 18 carries for 57 yards. • Marshawn Lynch: 43 yards rushing. • Ray Rice: 36 yards rushing, one TD. • Doug Martin: 65 yards on 24 carries, one TD. • Jamaal Charles: 77 yards, one TD. • LeSean McCoy: 184 yards and a TD. He had a big day, as did the Eagles, although their last points came on the first drive of the second half. • C.J. Spiller: 41 yards rushing. • Trent Richardson: 47 yards rushing. • Alfred Morris: 45 yards, one TD (makes sense he’d be slotted one spot below the guy with 47 yards). Only one of the 10 ran for more than 100 yards, and five were held to under 50 yards! If you passed on receivers like Demaryius Thomas, A.J. Green or Larry Fitzgerald – or quarterbacks like Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees – you are probably kicking yourself about now. Come to think of it, maybe the premise of hoarding runners – in a game that grows increasingly more reliant on the pass – wasn’t all that wise to begin with. Although it is a rarity among fantasy writers, this columnist believes in accountability. Before we move on to

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Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris ran for 45 yards and a touchdown Monday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Week 2, let’s grade out week one. J.C. said: Indy would roll it up on a weak Raider defense. Result: Andrew Luck had a nice day, as did Reggie Wayne. Colts offense started hot, but cooled off. Vick Ballard getting the majority of touches was a surprise.

GRADE: B J.C. said: The 49ers would be a tough matchup for Green Bay. Play Aaron Rodgers, but take a hard look at all other Packers. Result: Rodgers threw for 333 yards and 3 touchdowns. Eddie Lacy managed only 41 yards rushing, but he did score a touchdown. Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb had very nice games. It’s possible that the 49ers defense is overrated, or maybe Rodgers is just that good. He certainly carries more fantasy value than several running backs most likely taken before him in your draft.

GRADE: D+ J.C. said: Alex Smith might be a better play than Cam Newton. Result: Newton had 11 points. Smith had 16.

GRADE: A On to Week 2 …

MATCHUPS TO EXPLOIT Minnesota at Chicago, noon Sunday The Bears offense started slowly against the Bengals, but picked up steam as the game progressed. The Vikings defense gave up 469 yards versus the Lions. The Bears might not be able to match Detroit’s offensive weapons, but they should have success on Sunday. Matt Forte and Brandon Marshall are obvious plays, and Martellus Bennett has a chance to be a top-five tight end this week. The Bears defense is another obvious play; if the Vikes fall behind, Christian Ponder is probably good for a couple of turnovers, at least. If you need a spot starter this week, consider Jay Cutler and Alshon Jeffery.

St. Louis at Atlanta, noon Sunday If Arizona can rack up 390 yards of offense on the Rams, it would seem likely that the Falcons – still sore from a tough loss in New Orleans – will enjoy offensive success. Julio Jones is an obvious start and Matt Ryan is a top-five QB this week. Look for Steven Jackson to bounce back against his old team.

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MATCHUPS TO AVOID San Francisco at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. Sunday As crazy as this might sound, you might want to consider backup options for Colin Kaepernick this week. The 49ers struggled mightily in Seattle last season. Kaepernick finished with 244 yards passing, one touchdown pass and one interception. In two games against the Seahawks last year, the 49ers managed a combined 26 points. The Seahawk defense may actually be better than it was a year ago. Also consider other options for Frank Gore. It would be hard to sit Vernon Davis or Anquan Boldin, but expect drop-offs, especially from Boldin.

Miami at Indianapolis, noon Sunday The Colts second-half falloff against the Raiders is concerning. This is a mediocre matchup for Luck, so consider other options. You probably have to start Reggie Wayne, but outside of Luck and Wayne, steer clear of Indy until we figure out whether Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton is the real deal. Only Brian Hartline did much for Miami in week one, and there just don’t seem to be many options when the Dolphins have the ball.

Carolina at Buffalo, noon Sunday Other than Cam Newton, there are no rock-solid plays in this game. You didn’t draft C.J. Spiller in the first round to sit him, so here’s hoping that week one was an anomaly. The fact that Spiller was out-pointed by teammate Fred Jackson does not bode well, however. Buffalo managed just 286 yards of offense in their first game, and Carolina generated just 243 against Seattle. The Panthers should fare better this week, but good luck figuring out a safe play besides Newton. Top candidates are DeAngelo Williams, Steve Smith and Greg Olsen, but none of the three are nobrainers.

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Cotton, seniors leading G-K By ROSS JACOBSON rjacobson@shawmedia.com

SPOTLIGHT ON MADISON LORD DeKalb, sr. Lord recorded 60 assists and seven aces over four matches at the Geneva Invite last weekend. The Barbs went 2-2 to finish third.

WHAT TO WATCH Sycamore at DeKalb, 6 p.m., Tuesday The two rivals split their two-game series last year and will face off for the first time in 2013 on Tuesday. Genoa-Kingston at Burlington Central, 6 p.m., Tuesday A huge match for G-K in its bid to prove it can contend in the Big Northern East Conference.

Genoa-Kingston coach Keith Foster could see it during Olivia Cotton’s freshman year. Cotton was on the varsity as a freshman, but didn’t act like one. Foster said she led by example and then, as a sophomore, started to be more vocal. The older players, to their credit, followed the underclassman. “Olivia Cotton is just one of the strongest leaders I’ve ever seen,” Foster said. “They respect it. It’s unbelievable to watch as a coach.” Foster says that leadership has continued to grow as Cotton has become an upperclassman. “We have leaders that really get us out of [a funk] and it doesn’t really last very long,” Foster said. “At this point it’s not bit us. We’re starting stronger, we’re finishing stronger.” Hiawatha still learning: Hiawatha is still sorting things out early in the season as a young team has been taking its lumps in the first few weeks of the season. Hiawatha first-year coach Rick Koselke thinks it comes down to self-confidence. “They’ve got the talent, they’ve got to realize it and believe in themselves,” Koselke

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DeKalb coach Ben Fisher motions to Morgan Newport on Sept. 3 during the first game against Harvest Christian Academy in DeKalb. said. “We started out fine [Monday] and then we just sort of deflated.” Koselke did note that Monday’s loss to

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1. DeKalb (4-2) – Barbs took third at Geneva Invite. 2. Genoa-Kingston (3-0, 1-0 Big Northern Conference East) – Won first conference match in two games against Harvard. 3. Kaneland (4-5) – Most recent loss came on road to LaSalle-Peru. 4. Sycamore (3-4) – Split four matches at West Aurora tournament last weekend. 5. Hinckley-Big Rock (5-4-1) – Royals have stumbled of late after a strong start. 6. Indian Creek (0-1) – Timberwolves fell in opener to Plano. 7. Hiawatha (0-5) – Hawks still searching for first win.

It was tough for anyone to figure out what was going on in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East last season. Sycamore and Yorkville tied for the conference title at 8-2, but neither of them won a regional champinoship. Sycamore ran into Kaneland, a team that was only 5-5 in conference, in the regional final and the Knights swept the Spartans in two games. Yorkville was ousted in the regional quarterfinals after moving up to Class 4A. DeKalb, perhaps the most talented team last season, posted a 29-9 regular season record, but was only 6-4 in conference play. When the postseason rolled

VIEWS Ross Jacobson around, the Barbs won a regional championship in Class 4A and barely lost to Rockford Boylan in two tough games in the sectional semifinals. At one point or another in 2012 everything was flip-flopped and we can likely expect similar results this season. Sycamore and Yorkville will have to rebuild after losing strong senior classes, including the conference co-MVPs in Sycamore’s Ratasha Garbes

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and Yorkville’s Rebecca Nauman. DeKalb brings back a strong core of players from last season and will be more familiar in its second season with coach Ben Fisher. Meanwhile Kaneland has to learn under new coach Kerri McCastland. Conference play starts on Monday with DeKalb and Kaneland and continues with another strong matchup between Sycamore and DeKalb on Tuesday. Who comes out on top at the end of the season is anyone’s guess. The only almost-certainty is there will be plenty of twists, turns and entertainment along the way.

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Tiger seeks Chicago magic Woods has fond memories of tournaments in area By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press LAKE FOREST – Tiger Woods and Chicago used to be a great recipe for winning, or at least coming close. He won two PGA Championships at Medinah. He won the Western Open three times and the BMW Championship twice, all at Cog Hill in Lemont. Woods has finished out of the top 20 only one time in 15 tournaments in the Chicago area, including the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields. But he has played in the Chicago area just twice since his last win (by eight shots) in 2009, and neither time was particularly memorable – a tie for 15th in 2010 that kept him from qualifying for the Tour Championship for the first time in his career, and an 0-3-1 record at Medinah last year in the Ryder Cup. His next shot is at Conway Farms, a course Woods had never seen until the proam Wednesday at the BMW Championship. “I normally don’t work this hard in a pro-am, but I had to do a little bit of work because I wasn’t out here yesterday,” Woods said. Conway Farms, a Tom Fazio design, becomes the third course in as many years to host the second-oldest golf tournament in America. At a time when 70 players are trying to qualify for the 30-man field at the Tour Championship, some introductions are in order. Luke Donald is a member and knows the

course better than anyone else in the field. Zach Johnson is among the few who played Conway Farms when it hosted the NCAA Championship in 1997. Steve Stricker drove down from Wisconsin on Sunday to see the course for the first time. A Western Golf Association official said about half the field was practicing Monday, a large number compared with other events, especially this late in the season. As for Woods? He sent out his caddie, Joe LaCava, to scout the course ahead of him. “It helps that Joey has been out here a couple days getting the lines, and we were discussing a lot of it today,” Woods said. Woods said it was different from Cog Hill and Medinah but a “nice track.” He mostly remembered how confined the layout is on the front nine, restricting gallery movement on a couple of holes. And the closing stretch of holes – a reachable par 4 with water down the entire left side, a strong par 4 at No. 16, a downhill par 3 framed by mounds, and a par 5 closing hole at 570 yards with water in front of the green. Adding a wrinkle to a new course is that blistering hot conditions earlier in the week were supposed to yield to cooler temperatures – the low 50s in the morning – the rest of the week and a wind out of a different direction. “That’s where I have to rely on Joey a little bit, and we were discussing the weather forecast and how it’s going to change a little bit, and discussing the different lines and

different options,” Woods said. “As I said, we did a little bit of work today, more so than we normally do.” Woods has won five times this year, bringing his PGA Tour career total to 79 as he closes in on Sam Snead’s record of 82. Woods doesn’t stray much from his schedule, and because he wins so often, he tends to win at the same courses. The last time he won on a golf course he had never played was at The Grove outside London for the 2006 American Express Championship. The BMW Championship is the third FedEx Cup playoff event, and the hardest to get some separation. The field has been reduced to 70 players, so for the first time during golf’s version of the postseason, there is no cut. The goal is to get into the top 30 for the FedEx Cup finale at the Tour Championship, where everyone will have a shot at the $10 million prize, and they are guaranteed a spot in at least three of the major championships next year. Better yet is getting into the top five in the FedEx Cup standings – those players only have to win at East Lake to capture the FedEx Cup. Henrik Stenson, coming off a win at the Deutsche Bank Championship, is No. 1 by a small margin. Masters champion Adam Scott is right behind. The onus is on Rory McIlroy, who is No. 41 and figures a seventh-place finish is needed to get into the Tour Championship, a consolation prize for a season gone wrong.

8SPORTS BRIEF Park looks to make history at Evian Championship EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Inbee Park wants to achieve two things at the Evian Championship – defend her title and make history. The South Korean is looking to become the first professional golfer to win four majors in a year, something not even Arnold Palmer, Annika Sorenstam or Jack Nicklaus could manage. “Four out of five majors is an amazing thing to achieve,” Park said on Wednesday, a day before the event. “When I go outside the house and go anywhere in Korea, a lot of people come up to me. It’s like I’m a celebrity.”

After winning the U.S. Women’s Open in June for her third consecutive major of 2013, her bid for a fourth straight ended at the British Open in August, when she was out of touch and four-putted for double bogey on the first hole of the final round. But she is still the overwhelming favorite at Evian. “I’m sure the experience I had at the British Open will help me through this week. This is going to be a much better week,” she said. “I feel like pressure is my friend now. I’m trying to learn from everything.” She has six tournament wins this year and dominant leads in the U.S. LPGA Tour money list and player of the year races.

Park’s form is even more remarkable because heading into last year’s Evian Masters – as it was formerly known before becoming a major – she had not won a tournament since the U.S. Open in 2008. “I really thought I wasn’t going to be able to win again,” she said. “Sometimes I just wanted to give up and do something that doesn’t give me as much stress.” Since the modern version of the Grand Slam began in 1960, Park is the only player to win the first three majors of a season. The only other pro to do that was Babe Zaharias in 1950, when the U.S. LPGA Tour had only three majors. – Wire report

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MLB remembers Sept. 11 with tributes on the field By STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press Texas Rangers third base coach Gary Pettis still has vivid memories of that day 12 years ago, when two hijacked jets were flown into the World Trade Center towers. Back then, Pettis was a coach for the White Sox, who had arrived in town only a few hours earlier for a scheduled game that night against the New York Yankees. “You could smell the smoke. It wasn’t a good feeling that day,” Pettis said Wednesday before a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It’s so sad that so many people lost their lives, and it’s ruined other peoples’ lives. ... It’s like it was a movie, it’s like that wasn’t something that actually happened. I still can’t believe it.” What he does believe is the importance for Major League Baseball – and all Americans – to take a moment to remember Sept. 11. Players, coaches and umpires wore American flag patches embroidered on the side of their caps in commemoration of the tragedy. Special lineup cards were used, and patriotic on-field tributes were planned for the day’s 15 games, involving all 30 teams. Flags were at half-staff, and there were moments of silence across baseball. There were impromptu remembrances, too. In New York, art students made a chalk drawing in blue and orange on the sidewalk outside Citi Field, showing the Twin Towers, the Mets logo and the words “Never Forget.” New York Mets manager Terry Collins wore an NYPD hat and his players wore caps representing other first responders during batting practice before hosting Washing-

ton. “You’ll always remember how you felt on 9/11,” Collins said. With so many tributes planned at the stadium, a memo was written on a board in the Nationals’ clubhouse – “Note: Everyone on the field @ 6:55.” Both dugouts were filled with applauding players, managers and coaches as members of rescue and security organizations marched onto the field. The Mets and Nationals then lined up along the baselines for a moment of silence and the national anthem. At Rangers Ballpark in Texas, the 531st U.S. Air Force Quintet performed the national anthem instrumentally. The honorary first pitch was thrown out by former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch, who was 19 when she was captured along with five other soldiers after the U.S. Army’s 507th Maintenance Company took a wrong turn and came under attack in Iraq in 2003. She was held for nine days before being rescued. The Cleveland Police Department presented the colors at Progressive Field before the national anthem at the Indians’ game against Kansas City. Cleveland’s Jason Giambi was with Oakland when the Athletics were in the 2001 playoffs against the Yankees. He recalled the atmosphere at Yankee Stadium being “unbelievable,” even more electric than usual for the postseason. “It will always be a time I’ll remember, going out there playing against the Yankees during that time,” Giambi said. “It kind of healed the nation, especially the city of New York, which was hit so hard. There they were, the Yankees playing in the playoffs, going all the way to the

World Series.” Giambi signed with the Yankees after that, and spent seven seasons in New York. “Playing there all those years, the kids, the firefighters, the people who lost their lives saving the other lives, I’ll always remember that, very much so,” Giambi said. At Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, where the Reds hosted the Chicago Cubs, a steel beam from the World Trade Center was on display courtesy of the Cincinnati Fire Museum. Before San Francisco hosted Colorado at AT&T Park, first pitches were thrown out AP photo by two San Francisco firefighters who went to New York in The United States and Texas flags wave in the breeze at half staff, in honor of the 12th anniversary of the Sept. the days after Sept. 11 to pro- 11 terrorist attacks, Wednesday during the first inning of a game betwen the Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas vide help and support. Dean Rangers in Arlington, Texas. Crispen, captain of Station 28, and Derek O’Leary, driver of rescue squad one from Station 1, flew on the first commercial #$ flight allowed to land in New York. Saturday, September 14 Pettis and the White Sox had arrived in New York 12 Fun starts at 4pm years ago about 2 a.m., and he was awakened by a phone Fireworks at 7:45pm call from a friend checking to Sycamore Park Sports Complex make sure he was OK. 435 South Airport Road “I said, ‘Yeah, I’m OK, I’m asleep.’ He said, “you don’t know, do you?” Pettis recalled. “I turn on the TV and I see that the building – smoke’s coming out of the building – and they said there had been a plane crash.” Like so many others, Pettis thought maybe it was just a tragic accident before the second plane hit the other tower. The White Sox were staying in a hotel at Grand Central Station, a little more than three miles from the World Trade Center site. Pettis and the rest of the staff worked to locate everybody with the team, and to get �� Sole Sponsor, Sycamore Park District’s out of the building, with con�� cerns about more potential 815-895-3202 attacks.

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fall film PREVIEW A slew of new movies ready to hit theaters

By JAKE COYLE The Associated Press

om Hanks didn’t know where the cameras were. “Captain Phillips,” a basedon-a-true-story tale about a cargo ship taken by Somali pirates, was Hanks’ first time working with Paul Greengrass, the “United 93” and “Bourne Identity” director known for his visceral, documentary-like filmmaking. Hanks, who plays the titular captain in a performance sure to be hailed as one of his best, had been warned by Matt Damon about the chaos of Greengrass’s unblocked, naturalistic approach. But Hanks, after one particularly chaotic take, asked his director: “Are you going to get that little session over by the maps?” “They’d say: ‘No, we got that,’” recalls a still perplexed Hanks. “When? When did you get that?” “Captain Phillips” (out Oct. 11) is only one way moviegoers this fall will be fully, often staggeringly immersed in worlds as varied as slavery-era Louisiana (“12 Years a Slave”), 1970s Massachusetts conmen (“American Hustle”) and outer space, among the detritus of a space station torn apart by a storm of debris (“Gravity”). The movies, perhaps more than any other art form, have the ability to transport – a capacity to carry away – that’s on full display this fall. “We shot this in the real world: the real engine rooms, the real decks,” says Hanks. “They’ll say: How did you make that movie where that ship was out in the middle of the ocean? Well, we got on a ship and we went out to the middle of the ocean and we shot it there. Extraordinary how that happens.” Soon, the fall movie season will unofficially commence, the superheroes (mostly) falling from theaters like autumn leaves. After a summer of blockbuster gluttony, Hollywood will, as if penance for its binging, trot out its more serious and ambitious fare. George Clooney – this fall directing (“The Monuments Men”), producing (“August: Osage County”) and acting (“Gravity”) – will put down stakes. There’s some hope that after a knockabout summer heavy with city-destroying tumult and some spectacular flops, that a degree of levity will return to the multiplexes. (That is, until the ever-expanding Oscar horse race commences in earnest.) Last fall, after all, showed that good, adult-oriented movies could still draw crowds. A varied best-picture field, from “Lincoln” to “Life of Pi,” made more than $2 billion at the box office worldwide even before the Academy Awards.

This autumn promises no less a mix of both aspirational filmmaking and mainstream attractions. As if her fans needed notice, Jennifer Lawrence will return not just with “Silver Linings Playbook” director David O. Russell in “American Hustle,” but also as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (Nov. 22). A quite different fervor will greet Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” (Dec. 20), the long-in-coming sequel. There will be other sequels, too, including Chris Hemsworth in “Thor: the Dark World” (Nov. 8) and Peter Jackson’s high-frame rate “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (Dec. 13). As the CIA analyst of the best-selling Tom Clancy books, Chris Pine will try to jumpstart a new franchise in “Jack Ryan” (Dec. 25). But other types of powerhouses will compete with action spectacle. John Wells’ adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prizewinning play, “August: Osage County,” features an ensemble cast topped by the tantalizing duo of Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts as mother and daughter. “As a moviegoer, I would much prefer that films were spread more evenly over the year,” Wells says. “But realistically, we’ve now programmed everyone to expect this when these kind of films are going to be there. Not unlike a certain fruit or vegetable that’s in season at certain times of the year, you kind of anticipate it and look forward to it.” It’s picking time.

TRUE TALES For “12 Years a Slave” (Oct. 18), director Steve McQueen drew from Solomon Northup’s 1853 autobiography about his horrifying odyssey as a free black man with a family in upstate New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. With undiminished dignity, Chiwetel Ejiofor (“Dirty Pretty Things,” ‘’Kinky Boots”) plays Northup as he’s led from plantation to plantation. McQueen tells the story straightforwardly, often in long takes, submerging the audience in the world of slavery. Ejiofor says McQueen aimed to tell Northop’s story literally, without embellishment. “In doing that, it creates its own intensity,” says the actor. “I remember having conversations about if one can capture – even for a moment for an audience – what any of these things might have felt like, might have tasted like, might have really been like, then I think it’s a really powerful piece of filmmaking,” says Ejiofor. Even for a season known for prestigious biopics, there’s a plethora of films based on true stories: Nicole Kidman plays Grace Kelly (“Grace of Monaco,” Nov. 27); Benedict Cumberbatch plays WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (“The

Fifth Estate,” Oct. 18); Idris Elba plays Nelson Mandela (“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” Nov. 29); and Matthew McConaughey plays an industrious HIV-infected man (“Dallas Buyers Club,” Nov. 1). There’s also Hanks as Walt Disney (“Saving Mr. Banks,” Dec. 20); Naomi Watts as Princess Diana (“Diana,” Nov. 1); Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens (“The Invisible Woman,” Dec. 25); Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsburg (“Kill Your Darlings,” Oct. 18); Hemsworth as Formula One driver James Hunt (Ron Howard’s “Rush,” Sept. 27); and Channing Tatum as Olympic wrestling champ Mark Schultz (Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher,” Dec. 20).

CINEMA STARS Like McQueen, Alfonso Cuaron (“Children of Men,” ‘’Y Tu Mama Tambien”) is known for his predilection for uninterrupted takes. He opens “Gravity” (Oct. 4) with an unbroken 17-minute shot, the kind that bravura craftsmanship cinephiles will drool over. In the film, Sandra Bullock and Clooney play astronauts tethered together after they’re left stranded in space. The film is, in part, a chamber piece between two characters, floating in the black abyss. It’s also a playground for Cuaron and his cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to experiment with 3-D effects and zero-gravity camera movement that isn’t beholden to up or down. To keep the audience adrift in space, Cuaron resisted cutting. “It’s the idea of trying to create a moment of truthfulness in which the camera happens to be there just to witness, and respecting that moment in real time,” says Cuaron. “In this film, we felt it was going to bring the added value of the immersive element.” Many other top-flight filmmakers will be showing their craftsmanship this fall, including Martin Scorsese, who’ll release his “The Wolf of Wall Street” (Nov. 15), a story of the decadence of modern finance starring Leonardo DiCaprio that should rival that of the actor’s last film, “The Great Gatsby.” The Coen brothers have “Inside Llewyn Davis,” (Dec. 20), a film about a folk musician struggling in early 1960s Greenwich Village. Ridley Scott will release “The Counselor” (Oct. 25), a dark Mexican border thriller from a script by Cormac McCarthy. “Nebraska” (Nov. 22) is Alexander Payne’s return to his native Midwest, a black-and-white father-son road trip. Spike Lee has his remake of Chan-wook Park’s “Oldboy” (Nov. 27). More fanciful will be Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (Dec. 25), an adaption of James Thurber’s short story; and Spike Jonze’s “Her” (Dec. 18), a futuristic romance starring Joaquin Phoenix.

FAMILY FISSURES To create a realistic impression of the Westons, the Oklahoma family of “August: Osage County,” Wells congregated his cast – picked to feel like a family – at an old Osage County home. “The cast lived in a complex of small town homes together throughout the shoot,” says Wells, the producer of “ER” and “Shameless,” making his second feature film following 2010’s “The Company Men.” ‘’It was a ways from town and from home. People didn’t return to the trailers often. We were just in the house, living as a family and rehearsing.” The cast even started adopting similar physical gestures and facial expressions to match their fictional parents, Wells says. Streep’s three daughters (Roberts, Juliette Lewis and Julianne Nicholson) aped her mannerisms to lend a familial truthfulness. Other tales of family, albeit of very different sorts, this fall include “Prisoners” (Sept. 20) a thriller in which Hugh Jackman and Terrence Howard play fathers whose daughters go missing. In “Out of the Furnace,” Christian Bale and Casey Affleck star as brothers separated when one is lured into a gang while in prison. In Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” (Dec. 25), Kate Winslet plays a mother who, with her 13-year-old son, encounter an escaped convict.

AWARDS ATTENTION Many of these films will naturally enter the awards circuit and the months-long handicapping leading up to the Oscars. It was only months ago that Russell went through that gauntlet with “Silver Linings Playbook,” which received eight Academy Awards nominations, winning one for Lawrence. An instinctive filmmaker (“There’s an immediacy when it comes from the gut,” he says), Russell escaped the frenzy by jumping – quicker than he ever had between films – into “American Hustle” (Dec. 25). The film, which stars Bale, Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams, is a stylish story about the FBI Abscam operation and a cast of corrupt characters operating in the ‘70s recession-era Northeast. “It’s about the world of these people who are jaw-dropping to me,” says Russell. “You look at them, and you’re like: Oh my God. Who are these people? . They’re messed up and human, but they’re fighting to survive.” Russell can again expect the prestige of a release in the heart of awards season. But the aura of the season, he says, ultimately means little. “The film has to prove itself,” says Russell. “Let the proof be in the pudding.”

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At the movies The big movies opening in theaters this week are “Insidious: Chapter 2,” a PG-13 horror-thriller from James Wan; and “The Family,” an R crime comedy starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer.

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Friday is Roald Dahl Day, a celebration of the author’s books on his birthday. Many libraries are holding special Dahl events, or go to the official website of the day – www.roalddahlday. info – for other activities and tips on holding your own Dahl Day party.

Friday is International Chocolate Day. Chocolate seems to have a lot of holidays – there are at least five of them before the year ends – but that’s no reason not to celebrate it again! Go to your favorite bakery or sweets store and pick up some delicious chocolate, or make something chocolatey at home. Better yet, have a chocolatesampling party, where people bring

STAGE STAGE Stage Coach Players’ “The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 to 14 and Sept. 19 to 21, 2 p.m. Sept. 22, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www. stagecoachers.com. “Little Mermaid Jr.,” CCT’s Penguin Project: 7 p.m. Sept. 26, 27 and 28, 2 p.m. Sept. 29, Sycamore High School Auditorium, 555 Spartan Trail, Sycamore. Tickets: $5 to $10. www.cctonstage.com. Stage Coach Players’ “Rope”: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 to 12 and Oct. 17 to 19, 2 p.m. Oct. 20, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com. PR Productions’ “A Day in the Life of Murder”: 7 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12, Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Tickets: $25, includes buffet dinner. Cash bar available. Reserve tickets by Oct. 6 at www.wewantpr.com or 888-395-0797. Indian Valley Theatre’s “Arsenic and Old Lace”: 7 p.m. Oct. 18 and 19, 2 p.m. Oct. 20, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $12 at www. indianvalleytheatre.com or at the box office one hour before each performance. Stage Coach Players’ “Annie”: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 to 9 and Nov. 14 to 16, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 and 17, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com. Stage Coach Players’ “A Christmas Carol”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 to 14, 2 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15, Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com. ART ART “mesh” by AnaKris exhibit: Through Sept. 25, Kishwaukee College Art Gallery, located off the Main Atrium – enter through Doors 12 or 58. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Free; open to the public. Closing reception: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24. 815-8252086, ext. 5610. “On Watching and Being Seen”: Through Oct. 19, NIU Art Museum, Altgeld Hall, DeKalb. Public reception: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 12. Special viewing: Noon

to 4 p.m. Sept. 15. Exhibition features 28 artists exploring the roles of voyeur and exhibitionist. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. www.niu.edu/ artmuseum. “Strange Menageries and a Mélange” exhibition: Through Oct. 4, The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Colored pencil drawings by Joan E. Robertson. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Contact: 815-758-0313 or dan@ dekalbgallery.com. “Play: Stories, Mementos and Fun”: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore. Exhibition explores leisure moments and how we remember them through stories, objects and experiences. Admission: $5 a person, free for members and children younger than 14. www.sycamorehistory. org. 815-895-5762 DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association Exhibit Gallery: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, Labor Day through Memorial Day, or by appointment, Nehring Gallery, 111 S. Second St., Suite 204, DeKalb. Free. www.daaha.inc@gmail. com. 815-756-8737. COMEDY COMEDY PR Productions’ Improv Comedy Night: 8 and 10 p.m. Sept. 14, Jimmy Sam’s Pizza, 1 S. Main St., Sandwich. Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 at the door. www. wewantpr.com.

REGIONAL Zanies Comedy Night Club – St. Charles: Various dates at Pheasant Run Resort, 4050 E. Main St. Visit www.stcharles.zanies.com for acts, prices and showtimes. 630-584-6342. EVENTS EVENTS Egyptian Theatre Fall Film Series: Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $7; $5 seniors and students. 815-7581225. www.egyptiantheatre.org. • “Dr. Strangelove”: 7 p.m. Sept. 17 • “2001: A Space Odyssey”: 7 p.m. Sept. 24 • “The Shining”: 7 p.m. Oct. 1 Christianity and Art lecture:

Fright night This Friday is another Friday the 13th (cue spooky music). You can celebrate the day by holding a scary movie night, reading a scary tale around a fire or whatever you can think of.

Game on Last but not least, football is back in a big way, and a full slate of games – college and pro – is scheduled for this weekend. Check your team’s website for game times. And don’t forget that baseball and soccer are still in action as well.

6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17, Jenkins Auditorium, Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta. Professor Dimitri Liakos will speak on “The Birth of Christianity, Christian Art, Spirituality and the Amazing Rise of Monasticism, Monasteries and Their Superb Art Treasures.” Free. Open to the public. Burning Cicada Arts and Music Picnic Festival: Noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 21, MacQueen Forest Preserve Lodge, 3640 Scout Road, Kirkland. Bring a lunch, a chair and water. www.burningcicada. com/festival. “Rocky Horror Picture Show”: 8 p.m. Oct. 4 and Nov. 15, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Doors open at 7 p.m.; seating begins at 7:40 p.m. Tickets: $10. 815-758-1225. www. egyptiantheatre.org. ALPHA: Friends of Antiquity Lecture Series: 7:30 p.m., Jack Arends Visual Arts Building, Room 102, NIU, DeKalb. Free. 815-787-6478. Schedule: • Sept. 12: “The Byzantine Art Treasures of Orthodox Monasteries from Mount Sinai to Meteora to the Holy Mount Athos and Beyond.” • Sept. 19: “George Pullman, the Man and the Town: An Experiment in Utopian Capitalism” • Oct. 3: “Early Christian Churches in Rome” • Oct. 17: “Decorative Standardization, Social Status and Urban Tenancy in the Apartments of Roman Ostia” • Nov. 7: “Fires of Etruria: Bronzes of the Ancient Etruscans” • Nov. 14: “Mary, The Human Mother of God: Her Presence, Role and Significance in the Orthodox Church and in Byzantine Art” • March 6: “The Long Lost Tomb of King Herod the Great at Herodium” • April 3: “When the Greeks Ruled: Egypt After Alexander the Great” Wine on the Terrace: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 14, Ellwood House, 509 N. First St., DeKalb. Inboden’s and Ellwood House partner on event to benefit Ellwood House Association. Tickets: $50; purchase in advance at Inboden’s Meat Market, the Ellwood House Visitor Center or online at www. ellwoodhouse.org/donatepurchase. 815-756-4609. Swing Dancing in DeKalb: 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 17, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. No

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partner needed; casual dress, leather-soled shoes recommended. $5 admission includes lesson. Food and beer/wine available for purchase. www. BarbCitySwing.com. “A Place at the Table” film screening: 7 p.m. Sept. 19, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. The film, a 2012 Sundance Film Festival nominee, focuses on the problem of hunger in the U.S. Free. Feed’em Soup, 122 S. First St., will host open house after the film. NIU Art Museum film series: Running in conjunction with museum’s exhibition “On Watching and Being Seen.” www.niu.edu/ artmuseum • “Rear Window”: 7 p.m. Sept. 23, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $7, adults; $5, students, seniors and members of the art museum. • “Marwencol”: 7 p.m. Sept. 26, Montgomery Auditorium, NIU campus • “Catfish”: 7 p.m. Oct. 10, Montgomery Auditorium, NIU campus Amenti Haunted House: 7 p.m. Oct. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31 and Nov. 1 and 2, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. $13. www.egyptiantheatre.org. MUSIC MUSIC A Journey to Center of the Universe: 7 p.m. Sept. 13, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Regional musicians to perform: Machine Gun Moses, The Electric Habit, Isle of Vinyl, Treeculture and Roger Smit. www.thehousecafe.net. Second annual World Music Celebration: 7 p.m. Sept. 14, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Fundraising concert to aid African music education. Tickets: $7 at the door; $4 for students. www. thehousecafe.net. White Mystery: 7 p.m. Sept. 21, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doors open at 6 p.m. Cover charge: $6. Also performing: The Phantom Scars, The Stockyards, Jack Torrance, and The Smoking Revolvers. www.thehousecafe.net. Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter solo show: 7 p.m. Sept. 15, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $12. All-ages show. www.thehousecafe.net. Avalon String Quartet: 8 p.m.

Sept. 17, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. www. niu.edu/music. Afro-Cuban Folkloric Ensemble: 6 p.m. Sept. 19, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. www. niu.edu/music. JD Wilkes and The Dirt Daubers featuring Jadam James and The Multi Felons: 9 p.m. Sept. 19, Otto’s Nightclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 at www.ottosdekalb.com. Yo La Tengo: 9 p.m. Sept. 20, Otto’s Nightclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20 at www. ottosdekalb.com. NIU Philharmonic: 8 p.m. Sept. 25, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. www.niu. edu/music. E’Nuff Z’Nuff and Creedence Again: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Benefit for Egyptian Theatre hosted by Mancow Muller. Cost: $20 to $40. www. egyptiantheatre.org. Alaska String Band: 8 p.m. Sept. 28, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org. Rick Springfield Live in Concert: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $49.50 to $74.50. www. egyptiantheatre.org. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Fall Concert: The Chamber Effect: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors and students; $5 children younger than 12. www. kishorchestra.org. Ronnie Rice from New Colony Six: 8 p.m. Oct. 12, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25. 815786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org. Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, NIU Convocation Center, DeKalb. Tickets: $35 to $55. Purchase tickets at the Convo Center box office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 800-745-3000. www.raintribute.com Sheryl Crow and Gary Allan, Free and Easy tour: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Maggie Rose will open the show. Ticket: $35 to $55; purchase at the Convocation Center box office, Ticketmaster. com or 800-745-3000. June’s Got the Cash: 8 p.m. Oct. 26, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $25. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Halloween Concert: 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Free. www.kishorchestra.org. Metales M5: 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to 25. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org. Ashley Lewis and Legacy Christmas Show: 8 p.m. Nov. 30, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops Concert: 7 p.m. Dec. 13, Boutell Memorial

Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors and students; $5 children younger than 12. www.kishorchestra.org. That’s Amore: The Dean Martin Story: 8 p.m. Jan. 11, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org. Creole Stomp: 8 p.m. Jan. 25, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www. sandwichoperahouse.org. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s ADM Young Artists Concerto Competition Winner Concert: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors and students; $5 children younger than 12. www.kishorchestra.org. William Yang: 7 p.m. March 8, Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Spring Concert: Shostakovich and Steel: 7:30 p.m. May 3, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors and students; $5 children younger than 12. www.kishorchestra.org. ONGOING ONGOING Art Attack – School of Art in Sycamore: 215 W. Elm St. Classes for children and adults. www.sycamoreartattack.org or 815-899-9440. Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts: NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Classes in music, art and theater for children and adults. www.csa.niu.edu or 815753-1450. Bread & Roses women’s choral group rehearsals: 5:45 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. www.breadandroseschorus.org. Indian Valley Community Band: 6 to 7:20 p.m. Mondays, Sandwich Middle School Band Room. Area musicians who enjoy playing for pleasure are invited; there are no auditions. Open Mic: 8 p.m. Mondays, sign-in at 7:30 p.m., The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Bands and singers perform for 12 minutes. 815-787-9547. DeKalb Festival Chorus rehearsals: 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Mondays during the school year, NIU Music Building. www.dekalbfestivalchorus.org. Contact conductor Seth Houston at seth@sethhouston.com or 303815-0648. Kishwaukee Barbershop Harmony Singers rehearsals: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Open to men of all ages. 815-895-5955 or 815899-8383. Prairie Echoes Chorus rehearsal: 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb. Singing, food, friendship and fun. Thursday Blues Nights: 8 p.m. first Thursday each month at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. “The Way” acoustic coffee house: 6 to 8:30 p.m. first Saturday each month, DeKalb Christian Church, 1107 S. First St. 815-758-1833 or tomndcc@ aol.com.

8BRIEFS World Music celebrated Saturday at The House A World Music Celebration and fundraising concert to aid African music education is planned at The House Cafe in DeKalb. The event will include an eclectic mix of music ranging from African, Hawaiian, Chinese, Chicago urban, experimental and international influences. The coordinator of the event, Mathew Tembo, recently graduated with a master’s degree in music from Northern Illinois University. He is originally from Zambia. Tembo hopes to raise funds to return to Africa to aid the music education programs at an elementary school in Ethiopia and a high school in Zambia where he recently taught. Tembo is recognized as one of the best reggae musicians in Zambia; however, he is choosing to focus more on traditional music and hopes to share his knowledge

with students from his homeland. The second annual World Music Celebration, which takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday, will include music provided by eight bands including Mathew Tembo performing with the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International from Chicago. Additional acts include NIU’s own guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, the NIU Chinese Ensemble as well as a revolutionary hip-hop artist promoting empowerment through the arts. The House Cafe is located at 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Tickets cost $7 at the door and $4 for students or those who wish to purchase them online before the event at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/459753.

Art and music festival planned at preserve On Sept. 21, the public is invited to the fourth annual Burning Cicada Arts and Music Picnic Festival in MacQueen

Forest Preserve in Kirkland. A variety of musicians and artists will share their talent and passion. Expect a day of performance, exhibits and positive peaceful memories. The festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at the MacQueen Forest Preserve Lodge, 3640 Scout Road. The shelter is enclosed and heated. Spectators are invited to bring a lunch and a chair, but no alcohol or outside firewood is permitted. Also, remember to bring water. For more information, visit www.burningcicada.com/festival or www.facebook.com/events/229378537212568/.

IVT to stage ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ ”Arsenic and Old Lace” is one of the American theater’s funniest comedies based on the award-winning Frank Capra movie starring Cary Grant. Indian Valley Theatre will take on the production in October.

The play centers around drama critic Mortimer Brewster. He is engaged to the lovely Elaine Harper ... but will she fit in with his “unusual” family? Abby and Martha Brewster are known throughout Brooklyn for their many acts of kindness and charity. But Mortimer has just learned that his charming spinster aunts have taken to relieving the loneliness of old men by inviting them in for a nice glass of homemade elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide. What else can go wrong? Their brother believes that he’s Teddy Roosevelt! “Arsenic and Old Lace” will be directed by Kathie Hart of Somonauk and produced by Matt Johnson of Newark. The cast features Michele Wade of Sandwich as Abby Brewster, Linda Johnson of Somonauk as Martha Brewster, Ahren Lehner of Sandwich as Mortimer Brewster, Matt Johnson of Newark as Jonathon Brewster, Greg

Peterson of Earlville as the Rev. Dr. Harper, Kristen Lehner of Sandwich as Elaine Harper, Jim Stott of Yorkville as Dr. Einstein, Gina Palmer of Plano as Officer O’Hara, Andrea McNeal of Sandwich as Lt. Rooney, Mark Wade of Aurora as Officer Brophy, Rich Bryan of Sandwich as Mr. Gibs, Aaron Moorman as Teddy Brewster and Thomas Merkel of Sandwich as Mr. Witherspoon. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 and 19 and 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Sandwich Opera House. Tickets cost $12 and are available online at www.indianvalleytheatre.com or at the box office one hour before each performance. Indian Valley Theatre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the appreciation and development of the performing arts in the Fox Valley area. For more information, visit www.indianvalleytheatre.com, visit their facebook page or send an email to indianvalleytheatre@gmail.com.

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KC Art Gallery hosts ‘mesh’ The Kishwaukee College Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition titled “mesh” by AnaKris through Sept. 25. AnaKris holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Missouri State University and a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from Northern Illinois University. Her works have been exhibited in galleries and shows across Illinois and Missouri. The Kishwaukee College show is a unified installation of artwork rather than an exhibition of individual works. Most of the works are created using industrial mesh and wire. “Woven aluminum mesh is my medium of choice,” AnaKris said in a news release. “The nature of this material within a windowpane behaves as an illusion to opacity, allowing our minds to focus beyond it, to what we wish to see. We hide our burdens beneath a façade in order to fool the world, and ourselves, from accept-

ing the truth. Through the use of the figure, I explore the terrains of what is hidden beneath these conjured façades. Neither fully temporal nor fully ethereal, my works imply a state of being. I am taking reference from the disquieting in order to articulate our vulnerabilities.” A closing reception for the show will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24. Kishwaukee College Art Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. The Art Gallery has relocated to new space on campus and is located off the Main Atrium at the college. Visitors should enter through Doors 12 or 58. The Kishwaukee College Art Gallery is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Steven Hoover, KC Art Gallery director, at 815-825-2086, ext. 5610, or at steven. hoover@kishwaukeecollege.edu.

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Henry II, played by Norm Read, proposes to his mistress Alais, played by Anya Helm, in a scene from Stage Coach Players’ production of “The Lion in Winter,” which opens today. Provided photo

The Kishwaukee College Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition titled “mesh” by AnaKris through Sept. 25. Pictured is one her works, “Your Mined,” created with aluminum mesh, wire thread and paint.

NIU theater lists season schedule A midwinter night’s dream, a Steve Martin adaptation of a classic farce, and a tender coming-of-age story are on the schedule of the Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance’s 2013-14 Mainstage Series season. Due to renovation of the school’s home base, the Stevens Building and its three theaters, all Mainstage shows for the next two years will be performed at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb. The Mainstage Series begins with “The Emigrants” on Sept. 26. A remount of the Organic Theatre Company’s Chicago production, the play will be performed by professional company members Josh Anderson and Joel Huff. “The Emigrants” explores themes of individual power and freedom from the perspective of characters who have fled an unnamed European country in search of both. “Almost, Maine” opens Oct. 17. Written by Tony Award-nominated actor John Cariani as audition pieces

Improv night in Sandwich PR Productions will present its popular Improv Comedy Night at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday at Jimmy Sam’s Pizza, 1 S. Main St. in Sandwich. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Advanced tickets can be purchased at www.wewantpr.com. The Improv Comedy Night held a very successful run of nearly a year in Yorkville before moving to Sandwich. The production features local actors and actresses in a completely improvised setting. Suggestions are taken from the audience to create a 90-minute production. Unlike other improv shows, PR Productions performs the entire show without a script, without any formal structure, and without any idea of what the audience may suggest. There is even improvised music. The group has a repertoire of more than 60 different improv games, some of which were made popular on the the television show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” “With the return of the famous TV show to the airwaves, we realized that people love to see improv,” Danielle Pagoria, Improv Team leader, said in a news release. “This style of comedy lets you unwind, forget about the day and laugh at us as we turn your suggestions into full-blown scenes.” For more information on PR Productions’ Improv Comedy Night, or to purchase advanced tickets, visit www. wewantpr.com.

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for himself, “Almost, Maine” is 11 linked vignettes about romantic love in all its pathos, broken hearts, romance and hope. “The Underpants” begins the spring semester on Jan. 30. Steve Martin’s play is an adaptation of the Carl Sternheim farce, “Die Hose,” written in 1910. Louise Maske accidentally drops her ill-fitting drawers in the middle of the town square during a parade to honor the king. “The Underpants” is a cheeky satire and social commentary about scandal and celebrity. “Woyzeck,” by George Buchner, was based on a real person, Johann Christian Woyzeck, a poor German wigmaker/hairdresser and ex-soldier who was made headlines in 1824 by killing his female companion in a jealous rage. The play opens Feb. 20. “Look Homeward, Angel” opens on March 27. An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe’s semi-autobiographical novel, “Look Homeward, Angel” is an authentic American classic, and a powerful yet tender play about com-

ing of age. On Nov. 21, dancers will perform various styles of dance, to include the ballet “Les Sylphides” and two modern compositions, in “The Fall Dance Concert.” “The Spring Dance Concert,” opening April 24, will feature many facets of dance expression, including modern, ballet, experimental and jazz. The school’s Studio Series shows will be performed in the Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, at the center of the NIU campus. The Studio Series will present “Lysistrata,” by Aristophanes, “Storytellers Theatre and Freshman Showcase,” “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn Nottage, “Wintertime,” by Charles Mee, and “Loves Labors Lost,” one of William Shakespeare’s early comedies. All shows are at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Subscription packages and additional performance details are available at 815-753-1600 and www. niu.edu/theatre.

Stage Coach opens ‘Lion in Winter’ Stage Coach Players will present “The Lion in Winter,” a dark comedy by James Goldman, depicting the personal and political conflicts of the royal family of King Henry II of England. This 1966 play by James Goldman opens today at Stage Coach Theater and runs weekends through Sept. 22. Set during a not-so-festive Christmas in 1183 at Henry’s castle, the play opens with the arrival of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry’s wife and the queen, whom he has imprisoned for the past decade for treason. What ensues is a story of gamesmanship between Henry, Eleanor, their three surviving sons, Richard, Geoffrey and John, their guest, King Philip II of France, and Philip’s half-sister, Alais, who is Henry’s mistress and betrothed to Richard. The main event is the noholds-barred battle of wits between Henry (Norm Read) and Eleanor (Amanda-Claire Lowe). They are at odds over which of their three sons will succeed

Henry when he dies, but beneath the verbal jousting is an undying love of the game, and, very possibly, each other. The three sons could scarcely be more different. Eleanor’s favorite, Richard, (Scott Montavon), is unstoppably ambitious. Henry’s choice, for some reason, is the feckless 16-year-old John (Dalton Bates). Left out of the power equation and bitterly determined is Geoffrey (Jeffrey Svendsen), an utterly ruthless opportunist. But then, ruthless pretty much describes every character, including Alais (Anya Helm) and her brother, Philip (Jacob Aust). All are quite practiced in the deadly dance of maneuver, plot and counter-plot. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday and Sept. 19, 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at the theater located at 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb. Tickets cost $12 and can be purchased online at www.stagecoachers.com or by calling the box office at 815-758-1940.

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Family’s feuding complicates funeral plans Dear Abby: I have four siblings. We get along fine as long as we’re apart. During Mom’s and Dad’s funerals, I was dismayed at the degree of tension and bickering among us. I am now dealing with an incurable illness that will shorten my life considerably. I have no desire to put my husband through a funeral hosting a family who never liked him. I prefer to be cremated, and a handwritten letter be sent to each of my siblings after the fact. Is this selfish? I don’t want people saying things they don’t sincerely mean. I didn’t have a happy childhood, and my siblings contributed to that. My letter will not be accusatory, nor will it rake up long-ago hurts. I just want them to know that my

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips husband has carried out my wishes and they should not blame him for doing so. Any thoughts? – Keeping It Simple Dear Keeping It Simple: I don’t think your wishes are selfish. You’re entitled to exit the stage of life in the manner you choose. Because you prefer to bid your siblings goodbye in handwritten letters, go ahead and do it. If I have any advice to offer it is that your husband should continue to maintain a healthy distance from your siblings after your death. You can’t prevent them from hav-

ing whatever reaction they choose, considering the level of dysfunction in your family. It’s not unusual for survivors to react with anger after a death, and your husband should not take it personally if they do. Dear Abby: My daughter rents a second-floor apartment with her two little girls. The tenant on the first floor is on oxygen and smokes cigarettes. I am concerned about the risk of an explosion that could injure my family upstairs. My daughter would like to move, but her lease won’t be up until January. What should we do? I don’t believe she can afford a lawyer unless legal aid is available to her. I find the situation scary. – Worried in Ohio

Dear Worried: I find it scary, too. Has your daughter discussed this with the manager of the building? If she hasn’t, she should, and the conversation should be documented. An explosion could harm more neighbors than just her and her children. The smoker is a danger to everyone. If the manager can’t compel the smoker to stop, then your daughter should move because, in a sense, the tenant downstairs is a ticking time bomb, and her children’s safety is paramount. Dear Abby: My aunt “Stacey” has what they call salt-and-pepper-colored hair. We have suggested many times that she dye it, but she doesn’t want to have to keep up with it. Recently, someone asked her 14-year-old daugh-

ter if that was her grandmother! Aunt Stacey will be coming for a visit soon and we want to surprise her with a hair dye. How should we go about it? – Kristy in New Jersey Dear Kristy: Don’t do it, or the people who get surprised could be you and whoever else has concocted this hairbrained scheme. Not all women want to color their hair. Some would prefer to avoid the expense, and others become allergic to the hair dye. My advice is to appreciate your aunt for the person she is and forget about trying to change her image.

• Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Intensive diet, exercise standard for diabetics Dear Dr. K: I just heard on the radio that some study says that intensive diet and exercise don’t decrease heart disease risk in diabetics. Is this true? If so, I’ve made a lot of hard changes in my life for nothing. Dear Reader: I assume you’re referring to results from the recently publicized Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial. The results of this study were reported in June of this year. Several of my patients have already asked me about it, and what I’ve told them is: Take these results with several grains of salt. Here’s what we know: Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of stroke and heart disease, and stroke and heart

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff disease are the leading causes of death and disability among people with diabetes. We also have strong evidence from many studies that people who achieve a healthy weight and exercise regularly have a lower risk of stroke and heart disease. So you’d think that overweight people with Type 2 diabetes also would benefit from a program of intensive diet and exercise. The Look AHEAD trial explored how changes in diet and exercise affected heart disease risk in this popula-

tion. The results weren’t what most people – myself included – expected. The study was a large, randomized trial – the strongest type of study. Researchers recruited more than 5,000 overweight men and women with Type 2 diabetes. Half were assigned at random to lose weight and maintain their weight loss through intensive diet and exercise. The other group – called a “control group” – met three times a year for group counseling sessions to discuss lifestyle changes to control diabetes. After almost 10 years, the rates of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths were essentially the same in both groups. For many of us, that

result was a real downer. That is, until you read the study in detail. For example, the people in the intensive-change group lost only slightly more weight than the control group: 4 percent versus 2.5 percent. So though the research team called it “intensive diet and exercise,” it did not do a lot to achieve the goal of weight loss. A second important difference between the intensivechange group and the control group is that the latter group was taking more hearthealthy medicines. So any real benefits from the slightly better weight loss in the intensive-change group might have been canceled out by this difference in medicines.

Lifestyle changes did have some health benefits in this study. People in the intensivechange group improved their blood sugar with fewer drugs, and they lowered their risk for other diabetes complications such as chronic kidney disease and vision problems. Some patients with Type 2 diabetes who achieve a healthy weight and exercise regularly can control their blood sugar without needing medicines any longer. So I’ve told my patients that I don’t think this study means that any of us should stop seeking a healthy weight and exercising regularly!

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

When you turn 18, your ears belong to you Dr. Wallace: I’m a 14-yearold girl. For the past several months, my parents and I have been having a disagreement about allowing me to have two piercings in the cartilage of my right ear. Basically, I’m a good kid. I’m in honors classes and on the honor roll. My parents object because they say it will make me look trashy. When I was 11, my parents finally allowed me to pierce my ear lobes after I had begged for years. One month after my 13th birthday, I was allowed to have a single stud in the cartilage of my left ear. I have not received even one negative

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace comment about any of my earrings. In 2013, it is not unusual for girls to have multiple piercings. Earrings are removable and can be removed whenever I choose. I know that the decision ultimately lies with my parents until I turn 18, but these are my ears, not my parents’ ears. I am aware of the health risks concerning piercing, but I have never had any infections from piercing or wearing earrings.

8ASTROGRAPH By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – In the year ahead, keep your eye on what’s important and don’t deviate from your goals to please others. Believe in what you have to offer and present yourself with precision and passion. Give your imagination free rein. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Learn from past experience when dealing with personal matters. Communicate openly and honestly and you will avoid a situation that has the potential to be taxing. Make positive changes at home. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Interesting changes to relationships with colleagues, friends and loved ones will develop. Someone is likely to withhold information pertinent to a decision you must make. Ask direct questions before you proceed. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Spend time with someone you love and share your plans for the future. Make a promise and ask for one in return. Much can be accomplished if you go through the proper channels. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Induce changes at home that will alter the way things are done, allowing you to save more, spend less and use your space efficiently. Your innovative lifestyle will inspire others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Someone will unexpectedly make changes behind your back. Don’t let curiosity ruin a surprise. Adapt to shifting conditions and plan a little something of your own. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Question what someone is offering you before you agree to their terms. You will need to make adjustments if you decide to get involved. You will have great insight and plenty to contribute. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Use your imagination and you will come up with profitable ways to employ your skills. Don’t let someone’s lack of vision stop you from following the path that interests you. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Get involved in activities that challenge you physically and take on an emotional situation that entices you. Information that will help you make the right decision can be found through unusual channels. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Don’t let jealousy or uncertainty cause you to show vulnerability. If you maintain a playful attitude and show what you have to offer, you will attract positive attention. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Speak up, but listen to alternatives as well. Share your emotions and adapt to the needs of people you want to work or spend time with. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Travel to places that inspire you, whether they’re nearby or far away. Find out what you need to achieve your dreams, and approach people who can help you do so. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You’ll face opposition from friends or family. Step outside your immediate viewpoint and you will find acceptable solutions. Nurture important relationships above all.

Your opinion, please. – Nameless, Kansas City, Mo. Nameless: Please don’t think that I take the side of parents in all parent-teen disagreements, because I don’t. All I can do is give my honest opinion, but when disagreements are the issue, someone is going to be unhappy with my comments. I’m aware that multiple-ear (and other body-part) piercings are in vogue for young women. I’m not against them. In fact, I think they look good if they’re not overdone. I think your parents have been fair by allowing both lobes to be pierced and a piercing in the cartilage in

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your left ear. It appears that every year or two you want your ear piercings to increase. Sorry, I have to agree with your parents. Three piercings are enough. Who knows, but when you turn 18, multi-earrings could be out of fashion, and you’ll be happy that you didn’t have additional piercings. But once you are 18 and piercings are your passion – the ears belong to you. Dr. Wallace: I am preparing my resume for potential employers. I will graduate from a university in February, the end of the first semester. I’ve been told by my school counselor not to include my

Social Security number on the resume, but my fiance, who is in charge of hiring for an insurance company, is encouraging me to include it. His company demands to know it because many applicants looking for jobs are illegal immigrants who don’t have Social Security cards so they give phony numbers. Do you have any thoughts on this? – Emily, Bloomington, Ind. Emily: Because of the problem of identity theft, I would not include a Social Security number on a resume.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.

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BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Use the bidding to aid the play H.E. Martz said, “He who builds a better mousetrap these days runs into material shortages, patent-infringement suits, work stoppages, collusive bidding, discount discrimination – and taxes.” At the bridge table, when your contract appears hopeless, be a man, not a mouse, and see if you can trap an opponent into helping you. South blazes into six hearts despite West’s one-spade overcall. West leads the spade king. After winning with his ace, how should declarer continue? After North made a limit raise, South bid what he hoped he could make. (Yes, a tournament player would have treated North’s three hearts as pre-emptive; he would have cue-bid two spades to show heart support and at least game-invitational values.) At first glance, South has two unavoidable spade losers. He also has only 11 top tricks: one spade, six hearts, one diamond and three clubs. Yes, the bidding tells declarer that East started with a singleton spade, but how does that help? Declarer cashes his diamond ace and heart queen. When the trumps are 2-1, South plays a trump to the dummy, ruffs the last diamond, unblocks his two club honors, returns to dummy with a trump, and discards a spade on the club queen. Then comes the taxing play: Declarer leads dummy’s last club, and when East follows suit, South does not ruff; instead, he discards another spade. East is trapped. He has only diamonds left, and on this trick, declarer sluffs his last spade and ruffs on the board.

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Sycamore 1119 Susan St Thursday 11am - 4pm Friday noon – 5pm Saturday 8am – 4pm

Large 3-Family Sale

Boys clothes-infant-5/6, nice ladies suits, dresses, clothes; Men's Big & Tall, seasonal décor, linens, 2 computers, electronics, books & magazines, toys, housewares.

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6 string, accoustic, excellent condition! $300/obo 815-909-8905

CAT ~ 2 yr old Male Neutered. Very sweet. FREE to good home. 815-931-8911

SLED - Little Tikes Baby Infant Child Red Sled W/Back Support & Carrying /Pulling Rope, Like New, $20, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

Child Vanity & Pink Chair - Little Tikes Vanity Has White Lift Up Lid w/ “Mirror" Underneath That Child Can See Themselves In & Compartments Of Different Sizes For Storage. Can Be Used As A Desk Also. $22, Sycamore. 815-895-5373. DRILL - Makita Drill w/Battery, Charger & Case, $25, Sycamore, 815-895-5373 Fisher price picnic table exc. cond. $40 815-895-4040 Fisher Price Toddler/Child Musical Laugh & Learn Smart Bounce & Spin Pony Ride On. Yellow/Tan Horse On Green Platform. Like New $20. Sycamore. 815-895-5373. Radio Flyer Inchworm Bouncing Caterpillar Ride On, Has Red Hat & Red Seat & Green Body On Four Wheels, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

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PUBLIC AUCTION OF LAKE FRONT PROPERTY 1108 HOLIDAY DRIVE, SOMONAUK, IL 60552 Take County Line Road entrance by the campground and follow Holiday Drive to the home and sale site

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Wednesday, September 25th, 20 3 at 0:30 A.M Sale to be held at: Mills & Petrie Memorial Library & Gymnasium 704 First Street in Ashton, IL 6 006 OPEN TENANCY FOR 20 4 CROP YEAR 485 Acres MOL in Sections 23 & 24 of Ashton Twp in Lee County, IL Selling as 6 individual parcels - Survey Available Auction Day PARCEL : Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types 25A, 02A & 440A PARCEL 2: 29 Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types 440B, 25A, 02A PARCEL 3: House & Buildings 4 Acres MOL PARCEL 4: 20 Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types 440B, 25A, 06B PARCEL 5: 95 Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types 440B, 02A & 06B PARCEL 6: Quarry & Buildings on 25 Acres MOL Tax I.D #’s 03-04-23-200-002, 03-04-23-200-004, 03-04-23-400-002, 03-04-24- 00-00 , 03-04-24-300-00 , 03-04-23-400-00 Total Tax $ 5,302.64 9.4 PI

For complete listing of sale bill, maps, soil maps, photos, tax info, terms & conditions, etc. go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com Owner, D & E Farms, LLC.

Advertise here for a successful garage sale! Call 815-455-4800

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FARMLAND, HOUSE & BUILDINGS AND GRAVEL QUARRY AUCTION

For Information Contact: Lenny Bryson – Auctioneer 900 South Division Ave Polo, IL 6 064 Ph) 8 5-946-4 20

Multiple contributors. Retired Longaberger and Scentsy Products. Antique granite ware, sewing machine and child's chalk board. Stamping supplies and household items. Large globe.

Huge Sale! Fri. and Sat. Sept. 13 & 14 9 am - 4 pm

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FSA Information: 450 Total Tillable Acres ;

Baskets in the Garage Inventory Reduction Sale

MCHENRY

Windfield Meadows Subdivision (off Peace & Freed Rds)

Great Coy-Krupp Sale! 406 S 4th St Sat 9/14 10-5 #s 9:30 Sun 9/15 11-3

12829 WILLIAMS CIR

Kingston

FRI & SAT SEPT 13 & 14 8AM - 4PM

Friday & Saturday 9/13 & 9/14 8 am - 2 pm

Small furniture, Phaltzgraff dishes, new Christmas, collectibles, household, & much miscellaneous.

959 Willow Circle

PARAKEET - LOST DISABLED COUPLE SEEKS CAREGIVERS

Garage Sale Years of accumulation!

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1029 Janet St.

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John Duggan, Attorney Duggan Law Ofﬁce 8 Lincolnway North Aurora, IL 60542 Ph) 630-264-7893

STARTING AT 11:30 AM Real Estate Being Offered at Auction is a Residential Lot improved with a well maintained two bedroom split level ranch style home with many features and amenities too numerous to list. A MUST SEE FOR YOURSELF KIND OF PROPERTY. This home features cathedral ceilings, two family rooms, two fireplaces, one on each level, raised hearth, skylights with shades and expansive windows providing plenty of light and a spectacular view. Access from main level onto deck the width of the home, overlooking the lake. The lower level has walk out to the patio area with access to stairs to the lake and existing boat deck. Other features include bathrooms on each level, a hot tub room, large pantry closet for storage and a laundry/sewing room. The 2 car detached garage also includes a heated shop area with overhead access door, Other amenities include tasteful and mature landscaping, an alarm system, and yard shed. The appliances will stay and include the side by side refrigerator, gas stove, dishwasher and laundry machines. The home has central air and a natural gas forced air furnace. This description does not do the property justice! The home has terrific potential and now is your chance to own property on the lake! TERMS: $10,000.00 down day of sale with balance at closing on or before November 22, 2013. Possession will be given upon closing. The 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 CURRENT HOME SALE CONTINGENCIES. The property will be sold in “as is” condition without warranties expressed or implied. Sellers reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Announcements made day of sale shall supersede advertising. A survey will be provided to the successful bidder. THE SALE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: The Rules & Regulations and By-laws of the Lake Holiday Property Owners Associations aka (LHPOA). Both documents can be viewed and found on line at www. lakeholiday.us, or by contacting the office of (LHPOA) at 1-815-498-2216. The successful bidder will have to be APPROVED by the (LHPOA). INSPECTION OF THE HOME BY APPOINTMENT ONLY BY CONTACTING THE AUCTIONEERS HEREIN LISTED

BETTY & THE LATE BEN SPISAK, OWNERS ALAN MARSH ATTORNEY FOR THE SELLER - 815 434-2000 - OTTAWA-EARLVILLE

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

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MALTA 2 BEDROOM WD, large kitchen, 2 car garage. No pets/smoking, $700/mo + sec. Utilities not incl. 815-751-7415

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Updated, washer/dryer, large yard, garage. $760/mo + security. 630-479-4577

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SYCAMORE CLEAN 2BR,1BA W/D, D/W, next to park & schools. $725/mo, you pay utilities. NO DOGS. 815-970-4640 SYCAMORE LOWER LARGE 1BR With office, 1 bath, clean & quiet. Off-St parking, no dogs, $625/mo + utilities. 815-793-2664

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Sycamore Upper 2BR ~ Newly Remodeled, A/C, gas heat. W/D on site. No pets. Off St parking. $725/mo + sec. 815-895-9280

SYCAMORE ~ 2BR DUPLEX Lower Unit, 1 bath, off St. parking. Walk to downtown, no pets/smkg. $725/mo incl util. 815-757-2340 Sycamore. 1BR Upper. Off street parking. No pets or smoking. $700/mo. Incl all utils. 815-761-0744

Exc cond/location. Garage, yard. C/A, W/D, no smkg, $775/mo + 1st, last sec, ref. 815-761-7118 DeKalb, 2 Br, 1.5 Ba, Gar., C/A, Bsmt. With W/D hookup, Close to park & schools, Lve. msg. $825/m 1st/last & sec.815-758-8564

Cortland 3 Bedroom 2 full bath, appl, full bsmt, fenced back yard, 2 car gar, $1200/mo. Available 10/15. 815-761-6663 DEKALB - 2BR 1BA, Appliances, A/C Garage, Lawn Care - Snow Removal Included, No Smoking, No Pets, $850. 815-758-0591

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Available Sept 1st. Quiet, residential area, walk to downtown. Appl incl. 815-758-6580 DEKALB 3-4 Bedroom Ranch Style, basement, garage, all appliances, NO Smoking, No Pets, $1200. 815-758-0591 DeKalb 3BR, 2BA, AC, 2-car gar., stove, fridge, D/W, W/D hookup, big yard, lots of storage, Lincoln school, no smoking/pets, 1st/last + sec. $1,000 +util. 815-758-1843

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3BR, NEW 1.5 baths, kit, furnace, hrdwd flrs, garage 24x32, no pets/ smoke, $1225. 815-762-4730 Sycamore. 3BR, 1BA. Off street parking. All appls, W/D. No pets or smoking. $1100/mo. 815-761-0744 Daily Chronicle Classified It works.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle September 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 2013)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN J. LARSON, DECEASED.

NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of Marilyn J. Larson of DeKalb County, Illinois. Letters of Office as Executor were issued to Robert D. Larson, Gary D. Larson and Mary Jo Larson on August 21, 2013, whose attorneys are KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK & LEWIS, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 2045 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, IL 60178. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the representative, or both, within six months from the date of issuance of Letters of Office and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed. DATED: August 28, 2013 /S/ Maureen Josh CIRCUIT CLERK OF DEKALB COUNTY, SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Jeffrey L. Lewis Attorney for the Estate of Marilyn J. Larson KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK LEWIS, LLC 2045 Aberdeen Court, Suite A Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 748-0380

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CITY OF GENOA, ILLINOIS NOTICE TO BIDDERS 1. TIME AND PLACE OF OPENING BIDS Sealed proposals for the 2013 Street Program South Emmett Street Improvements for the City of Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, will be received by the City Council, City of Genoa, at the City Hall until 10:00 A.M., local time, September 24, 2013, and at that time publicly opened and read. 2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The proposed improvement consists of the reconstruction of approximately 0.18 miles of roadway on South Emmett Street between hill Street and Jackson Street. Work includes 2616 SY of Asphalt Surface Removal, 1050 CY of Earth Excavation, 1250 Tons of Aggregate Base Course, 655 Tons of Hot Mix Asphalt and other miscellaneous storm sewer and work items. 3. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS All pertinent documents may be examined at the office of the City Clerk, City of Genoa, 333 First St., Genoa, Illinois or at the office of Scheflow Engineers, A Professional Corporation, 1814 Grandstand Place, Elgin, Illinois 60123.

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Copies of Specifications, Proposal, Contract Documents and Plans may be obtained from the Engineer, Scheflow Engineers, A Professional Corporation, 1814 Grandstand Place, Elgin, Illinois 60123, upon receipt of $30.00, non?refundable. Plus $10.00 for mailing if requested. 4. WAGE RATES The minimum wage rates to be paid for laborers and mechanics engaged in the project shall be as determined by the Secretary of Labor. 5. SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY Each bidder shall adopt a written sexual harassment policy pursuant to ILCS 5/2-105 (1992). 6. BID SECURITY All proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, a bank cashier's check or a bank draft payable to the City Treasurer, City of Genoa, for $5,000.00 as provided for in the Instructions to Bidders. 7. REJECTION OF BIDS The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technicalities.

ey August 26, 2013, is notified that a petition for adoption of the child was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Hamilton Superior Court, Room No. 1, One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, Indiana. If the unnamed putative father seeks to contest the adoption of the child, the unnamed putative father must file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 3119-10-1 in the above named court within thirty (30) days after the date of service of this notice. This notice may be served by publication. If the unnamed putative father does not file a motion to contest the adoption within thirty (30) days after service of this notice, the above named court shall hear and determine the petition for adoption. The unnamed putative father's consent is irrevocably implied and the unnamed putative father loses the right to contest the adoption or the validity of the unnamed putative father's implied consent to the adoption. The unnamed putative father loses the right to establish paternity of the child under IC 31-14. Nothing Ashley Stefanac or anyone else says to the unnamed putative father of the child relieves the unnamed putative father of his obligations under this notice. Under Indiana law, a putative father is a person who is named as or claims that he may be the father of a child born out of wedlock but who has not yet been legally proven to be the child's father. This notice complies with Indiana Code 31-19-4-4, but does not exhaustively set forth the unnamed putative father's legal obligations under the Indiana adoption statutes. A person being served with this notice should consult the Indiana statutes. /s/ Peggy Beaver CLERK, HAMILTON SUPERIOR COURT ROOM NO. 1 Steven M. Kirsh KIRSH & KIRSH, P.C. 2930 East 96th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 (317) 575-5555 Attorney No. 5223-49 Attorney for Petitioners (Published in the Daily Chronicle, September 12, 19 & 26, 2013.)

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ALAN’S PAINTING Interior / Exterior Painting Wallpaper Hanging / Stripping And Other Home Repairs

30 Years’ Experience

Mike

(815) 784-3730

Description:_________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Asking Price (required):________________________________ Best Time To Call:____________________________________ Phone:_____________________________________________

K&J

NAME:_____________________________________________

DECKS UNLIMITED

ADDRESS:__________________________________________

Over 1,000 Built 28 Years Experience ✦ Custom Decks, Porches, Front Porches, Pergolas ✦ Wheelchair Ramps ✦ Swimming Pools ✦ Power Washing & Staining ✦ Stairs/Teardowns

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DAYTIME PHONE:____________________________________

“Let Me Deck You” Michael

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