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Farmer Mike Schweitzer changes the nozzles on the sprayer tractor Friday in one of his fields on his farm in Malta. Schweitzer knows farming well. He grew up working on a mid-sized family farm. He farmed through the severe drought of 2012 and has grown accustomed to the perils of making a living off of the land. See story, page 6.

Photo by Mark Busch – mbusch@shawmedia.com

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DeKalb’s newest alderman talks crime, development, potholes

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – John Walker sat under Lyndon Gay’s watchful eye and skillful clippers in Roc’s Barber Shop on East Hillcrest Drive. Walker said a month into his first elected role representing DeKalb’s 7th Ward that he wakes up the mornings of DeKalb City Council meetings as excited as a kid on a basketball game day.

Walker, a UPS driver and former DeKalb Citizens Police Review Board member, topped Thomas Boken to replace longtime alderman Tony Faivre, who decided not to seek reelection in the April 4 election.

Walker was sworn in at a City Council meeting last month. He also formed a youth development foundation called the Youth Pride Foundation, with a mission to mentor area youth athletes.

Between meetings with Northern Illinois University leadership and city of DeKalb staff, Walker sat down with the Daily Chronicle at the local barbershop to reflect on how his experience as an alderman is going.

“I would say it’s going about everything I expected – just getting to meet with people, talk with people,” Walker said. “To finally be an alderman and have people call me ‘Alderman Walker’ has a little bit of a ring to it, but I enjoy serving the people.”

Now that Walker has a city email address in place, he said he’s had residents reaching out to him with questions, comments and concerns.

Walker said he’s not surprised by how active and engaged residents appear to be.

“They’re telling me basically what they need and what they want, and [want to] see if I can deliver,” he said.

Walker said residents of the city’s 7th

Ward appear to be most concerned with roadway infrastructure and car breakins.

“They have a big issue with potholes in the roads, so I address those through the township and the city,” Walker said. “We had a few break-ins in cars. They reached out to me. I have a good relationship with the DeKalb police, and they definitely stepped up to the plate and helped me out with that. They know I’m working hard for them. I’m here for them. That’s what they elected me to do.”

Walker is joining Bertrand Simpson, Karega Harris and Monica O’Leary as the only Black alderpersons to sit on the City Council in DeKalb’s history.

Walker said he believes racial problems

do exist in town and are not exclusive to DeKalb. He said he views those issues as a moral issue facing the world.

“DeKalb is like a microcosm of the world basically is how I look at it,” Walker said. “I experience race issues all through[out] my life. [There’s] no difference here in DeKalb. Unfortunately, it just is what it is. ... The kind of Black man I am is I treat everybody with respect. I treat you how you treat me.”

Walker said he sometimes receives racial criticism, which he said he thinks is unfair.

“I get it from both sides now from people who know me,” Walker said. “They see a

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Newly elected DeKalb 7th Ward Alderman John Walker gets a hair cut from Lyndon Gay on June 1 and talks about his first month as an alderman at Roc’s Barber Shop in DeKalb.

DCCF creates Cortland library fund

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SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Community Foundation announced the creation of the Cortland Community Library Endowment Fund.

The fund will annually support the needs of the Cortland Community Library, according to a news release.

The library opened at its original location in 1984. It moved into Cortland Town Hall for eight years and then relocated to its current location in 1993.

The fund was created by Barbara Coward in honor of her cousins, Wayne and William McWhinney. The McWhinneys were Korean War veterans, according to the news release.

William became a Chicago police

officer and a Cook County Sheriff’s deputy after the war. Wayne worked as a Chicago public school teacher for five years before moving to Florida.

After the McWhinneys died, Coward inherited a monetary gift, which was used to create the fund.

Coward began volunteering for the library in 1984. She became the library’s director and sole employee in 1996. She retired in June 2020.

To donate to any fund at the DeKalb County Community Foundation, visit dekalbccf.org/donate or send via mail to the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore.

For information, call 815-748-5383 or email dan@dekalbccf.org.

Photos provided by the DeKalb County Community Foundation The DeKalb County Community Foundation announced the creation of the Cortland Community Library Endowment Fund.

Preschool story time at the Cortland Community Library.

United Way gives out $160,000 on day of caring

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Kishwaukee United Way kicked off its annual day of caring June 15 by giving $160,000 to 17 agencies that provide services to those in need throughout DeKalb County.

Cami Loving, community engagement director for the Voluntary Action Center, said the $25,000 given to the action center will shore up an unexpected budget shortfall. The center coordinates Meals on Wheels programs in DeKalb, Bureau, La Salle, Kendall and Putnam counties, and provides rides for individuals for who may be disabled or elderly throughout DeKalb County

“A funding source didn’t come through one time and we’re using things like the Give DeKalb County and donations like this to offset that loss, so we’re able to continue to provide cold sack lunches or cold sack meals to our Meals on Wheels clients.”

Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) also received $25,000, tying with the Voluntary Action Center for the most money received from the Kishwaukee United Way. Other organizations that recieved money included Hope Haven at $15,000, Safe Passage at $15,000, Children’s Learning Center at

$10,000 and Barb Food Mart at $10,000, all based in DeKalb.

The local United Way’s mission is to provided a better quality of life to the communities it serves through collaboration, resource mobilization and volunteer work. Considering their goal, the Kishwaukee United Way Board of Directors divided the money they approved to give to 17 partner agencies into three impact areas: health, education and income. The board decided to give $70,500 to health focused agencies,

$61,000 to financial stability agencies and $28,500 to education oriented agencies.

Executive Director and President of Kishwaukee United Way Michele Vaughn said United Way raised the $160,000 through workplace campaigns, micro grants and donations from individuals.

One of those funding options was front and center Thursday morning.

ComcastNBC gave Kishwaukee United Way $10,000 to go toward teach-

ing digital literacy.

“As we all know, broadband access and learning is so critical in today’s world. People can really only apply for jobs if they go online. They can get education online, they can work online. There’s so many things to be done, and what this grant will help do is bridge that digital divide,” said Joan Sage, government and community affairs manager for ComcastNBC in DeKalb County.

For Vaughn, the Day of Caring event – which also sees volunteers from the 17 partner agencies go to a handful of locations to do volunteer work after being presented with the funding from United Way – was extra special because it was her first.

“I’m excited to be a part of the DeKalb community, I moved here with intentionality to serve. So I consider myself a servant leader, and I’m very glad to be a part of Kishwaukee United Way,” Vaughn said.

Although Vaughn started her job at the beginning of the year, she said she understands Kishwaukee United Way needs its “partners to help mobilize this community.”

“One organization can’t do it. So we need a community to come together and move people forward and upward, so this is very important,” Vaughn said.

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Angel Hannah, community outreach director for Kishwaukee United Way, takes a selfie with everyone who turned up for the Kishwaukee United Way annual Day of Caring event June 15.

Former Burger King site may become car dealership

Majeski

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

SYCAMORE – The former home of a Burger King and cash loan store in Sycamore could become a used car dealership.

On June 12, the Sycamore Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend Sycamore City Council approve a request by Greg Majeski to rezone the property at 1710 DeKalb Ave. to allow for the dealership dubbed Majeski Motors. Majeski bought the property in 2022, according to city documents. The council vote is expected at a later date.

Majeski, who owns used car dealerships in Sterling, Dixon and Rochelle, said his properties generally are among the top 100 car dealers in Illinois by sale volume. The Sycamore dealership – which would be a onestory building with a 2½ car garage in the back for detailing work – will look identical to the Sterling and Rochelle

locations, Majeski said.

“The property will be spotless. I know you guys aren’t from Sterling but everything I have is spotless – the cars will be nice, the grass will be mowed.”

Merla Hammack, a Sycamore resident who said she lives within 250 feet of property Majeski hopes to convert into a car dealership, told Sycamore commissioners during the meeting that she’s concerned about a used car dealership moving near her home.

Hammack said she and her neighbors reached out to individuals who live near his other properties in Rochelle and Dixon to find out what they think of his business.

“And all we got was absolutely –and I’d like to look at him when I say this – wonderful reports that you are an excellent neighbor,” Hammack said to Majeski. “And some of them even bought cars from you.”

Hammack said, however, she still was concerned about the potential for light and sound pollution caused by the dealership.

Sycamore Community Development Director John Sauter said the city is in the process of reviewing the

plans for the dealership, but emphasized the city has regulations in place for such projects.

“One thing that we’re very con -

scious of is light spill over into neighboring properties. It’s not a perfect science. We’ve had other buildings constructed, they put the parking lot lighting in and there has been some spillover, and we work with them to correct that,” Sauter said. “So it’s not going to be a NASA center, but at the same time, they’re required to have lighting, parking lot lighting. And if there is an issue with it spilling over into neighboring properties, we’ll certainly work with them.”

Sauter also said the lights have to face property, meaning the lights will be directed away from the Hammack’s home. If light spills over, Sauter said shields can be used to direct the light away from other residences.

Majeski said he isn’t sure what the hours of operation will be, but expects them to mimic his other dealerships which open at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on weekdays, 6 p.m. on Fridays and 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

Commissioner Dave Finney thanked Majeski for bringing his business to Sycamore.

“I’m sure you’ll be a good addition to our city,” commission Chairman Bill Davey said in agreement.

Motors, with locations in Rochelle, Sterling and Dixon, wants to open in Sycamore

Camden Lazenby file photo – clazenby@shawmedia.com

Greg Majeski talks to members of the Sycamore Planning and Zoning Commission on June 12 about his request to rezone a property along DeKalb Avenue to allow him to operate a used-car dealership without needing a special permit from the city.

Crop yield crucible nears

Area farmers says ‘extremely dry’ weather trends could make or break this year’s crop

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

MALTA – Entering summer as drought spreads, farmers in DeKalb County are nearing the turning point of their growing season – when weather is the only thing left to determine if crop yields will be bountiful.

“There’s not a lot we can do at this point for this given crop because we’ve put all the inputs into it so far, and so we’re pretty much set for what we can do,” Mike Schweitzer, a Malta based farmer, said. “There’s not a whole lot we can do to mitigate any risks at this point other than wait for rain, since we don’t have any irrigation.”

Schweitzer, 40, knows farming well.

He grew up working on a mid-sized family farm with his dad and now his sons – Eli Schweitzer, 12, and Warren Scheitzer, 14 – help him tend to the same fields. He farmed through the severe drought of 2012 and has grown accustomed to the perils of making a living off of the land.

Greg Millburg, 59, of Sycamore, the DeKalb County Farm Bureau manager for the past 17 years, said he doesn’t think a dry spring means that this year’s crop yield will be a bust yet for area farmers. He said if the weather trends continue, however, production and farmer income could suffer.

“I’d say there’s some concern or worry that we just need to get some precipitation,” Millburg said.

This year, the Schweitzer family planted a few fields of corn and soybeans in the middle of April. Schweitzer said this is earlier than normal – to hedge the risk of crops failing.

Rain prevented the family from planting more during the final weeks of April, setting them back a few weeks from where they’d like to be. Since the beginning of May, however, when it dried up enough for the family to make progress planting other fields, the weather has become notably arid.

“It’s been extremely dry compared to normal,” Schweitzer said. “I think the biggest difference is the lack of a widespread rain event. Whereas we’ve picked up some stray showers here and there on certain fields, there hasn’t

really been a system that has given us uniform rain coverage.”

Those dry conditions created challenges for emerging of the crops, Schweitzer said. The Schweitzers are exercising weed control until the crops are tall enough to canopy. To help the crops grow nutrients, such as nitrogen, are being applied to the soil. The family can’t control the weather, however.

“It’s something that you adapt to over time, knowing that the biggest factor that controls how much you yield and what your income potential is is the weather, which you don’t control. So it can be scary at times,” Schweitzer said.

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Farmer Mike Schweitzer and his son Eli, 12, change the sprayer nozzles Friday on a tractor in one of his fields on his farm in Malta.

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

Dimensions Dance Academy offering lessons June 24

DeKALB – The Dimensions Dance Academy will host a Big Band Dance Night class for adults in DeKalb.

The Big Band Dance Night will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. June 24 at the Dimensions Dance Academy, 134 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, according to a news release.

The dance night is $35 per duo.

The dance night lessons are being taught by Dimensions dance instructor Becca Steger. Steger will teach attendees single swing time and foxtrot dancing in the Dimensions ballroom.

Dimensions Dance Academy will partner with The Grove-Modern American Tavern to offer a 10% discount to Big Band Dance Night participants.

For information or to buy tickets, visit dimensionsdanceacademy.com.

DeKalb County Master Gardeners

annual Garden Walk set for July 15

DeKALB – The DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host their 15th annual Garden Walk touring private home gardens.

The garden walk will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 15 in DeKalb, Sycamore and Kirkland, according to a news release.

The walk features self-guided tours of gardens. The garden owners and Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Participants can visit the gardens in any order at their own pace. The Master Gardeners will also offer gently used garden accessories for a free-will donation. Attendees are encouraged not to bring pets.

Wristbands are required to attend. The wristbands cost $10. Children 13 and younger can attend for free. The wristbands are available through Wednesday, July 7. To purchase wristbands, visit go. illinois.edu/2023GardenWalk, DeKalb County University of Illinois Extension office, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore; Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St., Sycamore; Garden Market, 2270 Oakland Drive, Sycamore; or Glidden Florist, 917 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

Early accommodation requests to participate in the event are encouraged. To make a request, call 815-758-8194. For information, call 815-758-8194.

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If crops fail, Federal Crop Insurance – funded through Congress every five years through what is commonly called the Farm Bill – is the main stop-gap to prevent farmers from going out of business, Schweitzer said.

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 – the farm bill – will expire at the end of the federal 2023 fiscal year. In response, the DeKalb County Farm Bureau plans to co-sponsor meetings to get input on the new bill officials are expected to discuss in the the fall legislative session, Millburg said.

Schweitzer said the money collected

through crop insurance typically only covers the costs of production, and sometimes not all of those expenses, meaning the family is still losing money when crop insurance is collected.

That’s only ever happened once to the lifelong farmer – 2012, as a result of a severe drought.

Still, the growing season for Schweitzer is not a wash yet.

“I wouldn’t be doing this job if I weren’t inherently optimistic, but hopefully we get a turn around here and start getting some precipitation. And then I think the outlook would be pretty decent,” Scheitzer said. “I think we’ve probably already taken a little bit out of the top end of this crop through with the weather conditions.”

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Farmer Mike Schweitzer checks the corn Friday in one of his fields on his farm in Malta.

LOOKING BACK

1923 – 100 YEARS AGO

Due to the fact that as yet no lights have been installed at the community pool in DeKalb, it will be closed every evening at eight-thirty. At this hour it is still light enough for swimmers to get about while at a later hour than this the pool must be closed. The swimming pool is the most popular place in this county, or, for that matter, for several counties around. Swimmers may be seen in the water from morning until night.

With ideal weather, a splendid comedy picture, Harold Lloyd in “Safety Last,” and every preliminary detail having been given the proper attention, the DeKalb Theatre opened under the most favorable circumstances last evening.

Several graduates of Normal, who are teaching now in schools of DeKalb or in city schools in other towns, state it is their intention to attend summer school at Madison, Wis. As it is necessary to spend a few weeks at summer school each year, many believe it would be a good plan to go to Wisconsin University for the six weeks course. Those who intend to go will leave in a week for the Beaver state capital and take up the summer school work. It is also known that a few will attend Chicago and Northwestern Universities during the vacation period.

After being in the jewelry business for nearly 40 years, Mrs. J. H. Langlois will sell out her store, commonly known as Holmquist’s Jewelry Shop and retire from the business.

A.L. Robertson, with the Sturievant Publishing Company of Boston, Mass., an ex-service man stopped off in DeKalb today on his bicycle trip from Boston to Chicago. Mr. Robertson made a wager with a friend in Boston that he could ride to the Windy City on a wheel which wager was promptly accepted. So far he had been to Chicago and won the bet and is now on his way to Denver, Colo. He has traveled 1329 miles on an average of 75 miles per day and has also gained a pound a day since his start. He has been gone from the east just 13 days and states he likes the outdoors so well now that he may not resume his office position when he returns.

Announcement is made today that the DeKalb Piano Company, one of the most progressive of such concerns in the city of

DeKalb, will take possession of the old cereal factory on the Sycamore road, within the very near future. The factory, after being remodeled and repaired to the necessary extent, will be ready for the action department from the wing of the main building at the factory in DeKalb.

1948 – 75 YEARS AGO

This morning the DeKalb police received a report that eighteen young trees, recently planted in front of the Newquist Foundry on Locust Street, had been destroyed over the weekend period. The young trees had all been broken according to the report made this morning by Harvey Newquist. The incident is being investigated and every effort will be made to locate the responsible parties. The breaking off the young trees follows closely a number of reports received concerning damage cause in cemeteries in this area by vandals.

The summer season officially started in DeKalb Sunday when the big cannery of the California Packing Corporation started operations with a test run. Peas harvested on the Bullis farm comprised the first day’s run which was small and designed to test equipment. The length of the pea pack is uncertain. Cal-Pak officials are not allowed to say anything for publication, but from previous experience it is thought that it will last from three weeks to a month.

Many major improvements have been accomplished in the past few weeks at the DeKalb County Tuberculosis Sanitarium on Sycamore Road. The exterior of the main structure at the health center has been given a new coating of asbestos shingles to replace the old stucco.

DeKalb firemen had something out of the ordinary recently when a call came in that railroad ties, still in a car, were burning. Water was necessary in putting out the blaze. Damage was confined to the cars loaded with ties.

Overcast skies threatened to wash out the twin bill baseball game last night out at Prather Field. After the preliminary contest between Tommy’s Sport Shop and the Seventh Ward of Aurora which had been halted by inconsiderate interruptions several times, the clouds opened up in the first inning of the nightcap and forced the game to be called off. Despite conditions, a handful of hardy spectators weathered the rain and remained to see if the players and umpires were of equal durability, but the contestants and the arbiters were of the unanimous opinion that it would be impossible without rowboats.

1973 – 50 YEARS AGO

Coming to the county which has more Harvestores than any other county in the nation, officials of A. O. Smith Corporation announced today that they will construct a 330,000 square foot factory in DeKalb to manufacture Harvestore systems.

Over 1,200 youths, representing 11 of the world’s finest drum and bugle corps, will converge on DeKalb June 30 to compete in the Drum Corps International “Western Preview.”

DeKalb Mayor Carroll Van Patter has written a letter opposing a permit to establish the Kishwaukee Community Health Service Center Hospital on grounds the facility would have “disastrous” effects

on area health care facilities.

The DeKalb Board of Education approved Robert Brayfield as principal at DeKalb High School in one of many personnel actions at yesterday’s five hour session. Brayfield, former assistant principal at the high school, replaces George Walters, who now assumes a teaching position at the high school.

You can share your summer with a child from Chicago’s inner city through the Friendly Town program which is seeking 20 host families from the DeKalb area. Through the program, children from the Gads Hill Center in Chicago, a Spanish-American community, spend one or two weeks with a host family in DeKalb. It is felt by the program’s sponsor that children living in slums need to be exposed to person with different economic standards in order to feel dissatisfaction with their own living conditions and thereby break the poverty cycle.

1998 - 25 YEARS AGO

The balance between preserving prime agricultural land and paving over it for new developments will be the subject of a new preservation policy before the DeKalb City Council Monday night. Land annexation, the process in which the city expands by claiming territory, usually for development, has become an increasingly controversial matter at the city council level over the last year.

After 11 years of owning what some have called DeKalb’s best restaurant, Mike Muzzarelli has sold the Crystal Pistol so he can spend more time with his one-year-old daughter and the Sycamore restaurant he named after her, Sophie’s Bar & Grill. Muzzarelli took over the former Fargo Restaurant in Sycamore last January. He soon discovered it wasn’t easy running both the Pistol and Sophie’s and still find time to spend with his family.

With the arrival of a site of the World Wide Web, the City of Sycamore has finally entered the Computer Age. Phil Paulson, webmaster for Sycamore-IL.com said the site has become a home away from the hometown for several displaced Sycamore residents wanting to keep up with the community from their home PC’s. With news on local businesses, community events and government, there’s more than enough information for even the most experienced web surfer.

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Photo provided by DeKalb County History Center

The DeKalb Post Office looking southwest at Forth and Grove Streets in DeKalb is is seen in February 1969.

Sycamore Chamber welcomes Momentum with ribbon-cutting

The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed the Momentum organization to its membership. Chamber staff, board members and community

Momentum joining the Chamber with a ribbon-cutting May 23, according to a news release. Momentum, 920 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore, provides children and adults with resources and services to maximize their independence. For information, visit momentum4all.org.

J t UNE 21 JUNE 9 A M - 2 P M

for all DeKalb County Educators and School District staff

* Fatty's Pub & Grille * Mary Kay * Empower Wellness * Pizza Villa * Blumen Gardens * The Happy Hen House * Waterman Winery & Vineyards * Sycamore Family Sports Center

* S.O.A.S. * Shaw Media * Midwest Sports Plex * Leigh-Leigh Kossman * Treasure Bread * Willrett Flower Company * Chrystal Clinic * Hy-Vee * Banner Up Signs * Dairy Joy

Breakfast Mingle

Food trucks

Little O's, Tinez Tacos, Sweet Butts Cotton Candy

Vendendors ors

DeKalb County Farm Bureau * Sycamore Integrated Health * Epilepsy Advocacy Network * DeKalb County Regional Office of Education * DeKalb County Health

Department * Centennial Counseling Center

* CASA DeKalb County * RAMP * 4-C *

Cookies in Crime * Sycamore Therapeutic Massage * Mary Kay * Empower Wellness * Chrystal Clinic * Lutheran Church Charities * TAILS Humane Society * DeKalb County

Convention and Visitors Bureau * Northern Illinois University College of Education * Brightpoint * Kishwaukee College

Barb City Bagels, Lincoln Inn, Jewel, Angie's Sugar Buzz Bakery

Photo provided by the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce

members celebrated

light-skinned man, Italian wife, lightskinned kids, whatever the case may be. I’m proud of myself because I’ve done well in life. I’ve got good cars, got good houses, have properties. People see me as, ‘You’re not Black enough.’ So, I get pushback from a certain group of people. But on the other side, people think that it’s because I’m doing that [well,] that I can’t take care of my community. ... My whole life I’ve always given back to the ‘hood. I’m always going to give back to where I came from.”

Maurice McDavid, a DeKalb resident and Citizens Police Review Board member, said Walker is deserving of the opportunity to serve as alderman. He said he’s known Walker for almost 10 years.

“John brought a lot of good things to the police review board, for sure,” McDavid said. “He tried to always maintain balance. I think he was always very self-aware with regards to any biases he was bringing to the conversation. I think we need that type of level-headedness in government from the local level all the way up. So, I think that’s really exciting. I think it is also an exciting moment where we have a Black male who is sitting on City Council and hoping to be a part of making some important decisions that affect our community.”

Some hot topics facing the City Council include the parental fine ordinance and development of the Annie Glidden North neighborhood.

Walker wanted to set the record straight about why he initially voted in opposition to the parental fine ordinance. He was one of three vocal critics who decided to vote in opposition to the city’s proposed plan aimed at addressing youth disorderly conduct demonstrated over this past month. Walker said he was able to get the clarity he needed on this matter.

“Some people started comparing stabbings and shootings to the ordinance and that didn’t make sense to me,” Walker said. “When it comes to stabbings and shootings, that’s something that you don’t need an ordinance for. You go straight to jail, I would think. I just wanted more clarity on what [residents] were thinking, on what they were saying because I wanted the DeKalb people to understand what the ordinance for and what actual going to jail should be about.”

According to city documents, fighting in May at DeKalb High School carried into the Annie Glidden North neighborhood and yards of homes on Russell Road before circulating around Kimberly, West Hillcrest and Pappas drives and North Annie Glidden Road. The crowd of more than 50 grew concentrated in the 700 block of North Annie Glidden, city staff wrote. Another

fight incident was reported at the DeKalb Park District’s Haish Gym, 303 S. Ninth St.

The youth unrest came only days after the brutal killing of DeKalb High School freshman Gracie Sasso-Cleveland, 15, found dead by police in a dumpster May 7, and one day before a fatal shooting May 11 of 2022 DHS graduate Marlon King Jr., 19.

Timothy M. Doll, 29, a registered sex offender of the 500 block of College Avenue in DeKalb, faces first-degree murder charges in Sasso-Cleveland’s May 4 death. Jayden C. Hernandez, 19, of the 500 block of Russell Road and Carreon S. Scott, 20, of the 800 block of West Taylor Street in DeKalb both face first-degree murder charges in King’s death.

A more recent fight reported at Hopkins Pool in DeKalb May 31 led DeKalb police to arrest one adult and two minors for misconduct. Willie Montgomery, 41, of DeKalb is charged with misdemeanor obstructing justice according to DeKalb Police Department records. The two juveniles, one male and one female, were both charged with disorderly conduct, DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd said. The fight also prompted the DeKalb Park District to amend its rules for pool entry.

Walker said he plans to support the parental fine ordinance which went in front of the City Council for a final vote Monday.

“If there’s anything to support and help out the police department, I’m all for it as a parent before a City Council person, for sure,” Walker said.

Another hot topic headed to the City Council for review in the coming weeks is the development of the long-vacant, city-owned lots at the intersection of Blackhawk Road and Hillcrest Drive, which form an L shape.

The city received two proposals to develop the site, one from NIU to build a Greek Life Center, and another from DeKalb County Community Gardens to construct the Community Health Education and Food Center.

Walker said he has garnered some sense of how he’ll vote when it comes to the development of the Annie Glidden North neighborhood, but he’s awaiting more details as there still are some moving parts to account for.

“I’m 100% right now for NIU being on the corner for the L,” he said. “They’re still going back and forth. We’ll see how that goes. … I’m definitely there supporting [DeKalb County Community Gardens] in some capacity, but having a mega center like they want, I just don’t know.”

Walker said he is interested in seeing collaboration between DCCG and NIU in whatever happens with the development of the lot.

One such thing, Walker said, he’s learning about his new role as alderman is how much he’s enjoying it.

“It’s everything and more, and I want more,” he said. “I’m excited. I can tell you that.”

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Medicare workshop taking place June 24 at the DeKalb library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a workshop on Medicare insurance options.

The library, 309 Oak St., DeKalb, will hold the workshop at 11 a.m. June 24 in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room, according to a news release.

The workshop is free and intended for adults and seniors.

Patrons can learn about current Medicare insurance options. Licensed sales representative Carol Cherry will discuss Medicare insurance options, how to make the right choice, how to find the right plan and Medicare’s different parts. No registration is required to attend. For information, email samanthah@dkpl. org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.

Arthritis prevention workshop set for June 27 at the DeKalb library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a workshop on how to prevent arthritis.

The library, 309 Oak St., DeKalb, will hold the workshop at 1 p.m. June 27 in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room, according to a news release.

The workshop is free and intended for adults.

Participants can learn about chronic joint inflammation causes, how to prevent it and proper body treatment. The workshop will be led by Zac Sheedy, M.D., of Sycamore Integrated Health. No registration is required to attend.

For information, email chelsear@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1700.

DeKalb police association’s annual golf outing set for July 8

DeKALB – The DeKalb Police Benevolent and Protective Association will host its 22nd annual charity golf outing to raise money for charity.

The outing will be held at 1 p.m. July 8 at the River Heights Gold Course, 1020 Sharon Drive, DeKalb, according to a news release. Admission to the outing is open to the public.

Participants can play scramble format golf in teams of four. The outing also includes a riding cart, lunch and a 50/50 raffle drawing. Dinner will be served after the outing.

The outing costs $70 per player. Registration is required to attend. The registration deadline is June 27. To register, email allison.remnes@cityofdekalb.com or

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The association is accepting sponsorships. The sponsorships range from $50 to $1,000. Raffle prize donations also will be accepted.

For information, call 815-748-8439 or email chad.mcnett@cityofdekalb.com.

IVT sets auditions for upcoming melodramas

SANDWICH – The Indian Valley Theatre announced it will host auditions for its upcoming melodrama performances at the Sandwich Fair.

The auditions will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 25 and from 3 to 6 p.m. June 26 in the community room at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich, according to a news release.

Admission to the auditions is open to people ages 15 and older.

The melodramas are written and directed by theater members Jacob Roller and K. Matthew Carr. The auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Attendees are encouraged to inform the directors of rehearsal conflicts. No experience is required to audition.

The Indian Valley Theatre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the appreciation and development of the performing arts in

the Fox Valley area.

For information, visit indianvalleytheatre. com or send a message on the IVT Facebook page.

Kishwaukee College hosting early childhood education series June 28

MALTA – Kishwaukee College will host a hybrid “Lost Opportunities: When Teaching Interferes with Learning” discussion as part of the Cultivating Leaders in Early Childhood Education series.

The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 28 online or at Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta, according to a news release.

Admission to the event is free.

The discussion will be led by educator Debra Lawrence. Lawrence is the developer of the podcast “Porch Chat.” She also serves as president of the International Play Association U.S.A. Division. Registration is encouraged to attend. To register, visit kish.edu/ecespeakers.

The Cultivating Leaders in ECE series focuses on current early childhood education and care topics.

For information, visit kish.edu/ecespeakers or kish.edu/ece.

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Turning Back Time Car Show returns to downtown Sycamore July 30

SYCAMORE – The Turning Back Time Car Club will host its 23rd annual Fizz Ehrler Turning Back Time Car Show to benefit local nonprofits and scholarships. The car show will be held July 30 in downtown Sycamore, according to a news release.

The car show features vehicles including street rods, street machines, muscle cars, race cars, custom trucks, antiques, and classics. Food will be provided by local restaurants.

The car club donated $12,000 from last year’s car show to over a dozen community organizations. The organizations included the Kishwaukee YMCA, Transvac, Sycamore Food Pantry, Tails, Sycamore Park District, Elder Care Services, and Safe Passage. Madeline DeVito, the car show’s president, will also award four scholarships during

Sycamore High School’s Senior Award Night.

For information, visit turningbacktimecarshow.org or Facebook.com/TurningBackTimeShow.

Waterman church hosting ice cream social June 29

WATERMAN – Waterman United Methodist Church will host an ice cream social for residents.

The church will hold the social from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 29 at the Waterman Lions Park, 435 S. Birch St., Waterman, according to a news release. Admission to the social is free and open to the public.

Ice cream is being served. Wagon rides are being provided by the Nielsen Family. The social will also feature the Vaughn Faye Farms-Petting Zoo.

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Joel Bernbuam (left) and Dan Bernbuam (right) view a vehicle on display in the 22nd annual Turning Back Time Car Show. The event returned to downtown Sycamore July 31, 2022.

Three D-428 educators jump from teacher to school psychologist

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Viviana Castillo longs to pursue a career that more closely aligns with the bachelor’s degree in psychology she received a couple of years ago from Northern Illinois University.

The Cortland Elementary School teacher said she doesn’t think her dream would’ve been made possible in the absence of some logistical help.

“I had my license where I can only teach for five years and then after that, I have to get my master’s to either continue teaching or find another direction,” Castillo said. “I was already looking into other directions because I always knew school psychology was what I wanted to do. This offer couldn’t have come at a better time for me.”

Preparing Educators as School Psychologists in Northern Illinois, a new program headed up by Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, wants to make a dent in the youth mental health crisis.

The project enlists working educators into a three-year program in which they will pay no tuition or fees in lieu of studying to become a licensed school psychologist.

The university in March received a $5.1 million federal grant to help fund and make this new program possible, which Christine Malecki, the director of NIU’s psychology program, said is exciting.

“NIU, in so many different ways, engages with, serves and collaborates with the broader community surrounding NIU,” Malecki said. “This grant really explicitly does that by helping to meet the needs of our local and regional school districts.”

Kyle Gerdes, DeKalb School District 428’s director of student services, said this new program is a huge deal.

“The shortage is not just in DeKalb but everywhere, especially in the northern Illinois region,” Gerdes said. “It is so big that to have a university be willing to think really innovatively to come up with a way for current educators to go to

school while still working and become school psychologists. As far as I know, I don’t think there’s anything like this happening across the country. It’s really cool that NIU is being a trendsetter and that we get to be a part of it.”

Educators from DeKalb School District 428, Belvidere School District 100, Harlem School District 122 and the Northwest Special Education Cooperative, which covers 11 rural school districts in Carroll, Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties, are among those eligible to participate in the program, which has a June 19 start date.

The program’s goal is to aid 24 prospective school psychologists that would fill what, Malecki said, is a growing need throughout both northern Illinois and across the state. Malecki said a number of districts throughout the state have had vacant positions for school psychologists and no luck filling them, some for a several consecutive years.

“In this case, we’re taking teachers or other educators within those districts

that might have thought about going back to school to become a school psychologist but really would not be able to do that given the requirements of most traditional school psychology programs. A lot of times classes are during the day. Even if you could do a program where

all the programs would be in the evening or online, when it comes that, there’s practicum requirements,” Malecki said.

Some of the perks of the program, Malecki said, is it allows participants to take part in practicum and the internship component all while maintaining their teaching job.

“They will be out of their classroom, out of their traditional positions doing that practicum one day for the entire second year,” Malecki said. “The grant is providing money for that, subs to replace them while they’re doing that. Similarly, for the final year, together with the grant and the district’s they will be getting their educator salary during that internship year. Because even if they could take classes at night, most people would not be able to give up their full-time salary to do a full-year school psychology internship. That really reduced a barrier for individuals.”

It’s a barrier Castillo said she’s felt herself, as she wanted to pursue a masters degree and become a school psychologist before landing a spot in this new program.

“I was already putting so much into teaching program, and I was already

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Rebekah Moore (left), a teacher at Huntley Middle School, talks May 22 at the school in DeKalb, with fellow participants in the Northern Illinois University psychologist program Adrien Fell, from the Early Learning Development Center, and Cortland Elementary School teacher Viviana Castillo (right) about how the program will help them attain their career goals.

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getting discouraged because it was so much money,” Castillo said. “It was something that I wasn’t really sure I wanted to do. So, I was already thinking of just going into something completely different just to make the money that I needed to make. If this wasn’t offered, I would still would have to find my way to be a school psychologist, but with my own money, with my own time. That would be very difficult for me just because I’ve been through so much school already and so much financially.”

Castillo – along with Early Learning Development Center teacher Adrien Fell and Huntley Middle School teacher Rebekah Moore – are all DeKalb School District 428 teachers named as participants in the first Preparing Educators as School Psychologists in Northern Illinois project cohort.

Fell said she knows firsthand that some of the students she works with need more support than what she can give them as a teacher.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 10-year look at high school student mental health data showed student experience with violence, mental health and suicidal thoughts, and behaviors worsened significantly from 2011 to 2021.

“Personally, right now in my class-

room, I have multiple children who’ve lost parents over the last few years,” Fell said. “You know, they’re 4-yearolds. They need support. They need that one-on-one time that it’s hard to do right now with that many. They have seen a lot. Or I was saying even [COVID-19.] These 3-year-olds … they’ve never been out of their houses. So, this is their first time coming to school and their first time seeing what it’s like even out of their houses. They do need a lot of support.”

Fell said that seeing how great the need for school psychologists is isn’t a deterrence for her.

Fell said she believes that becoming a school psychologist will allow her to have the type of impact on little ones she hopes to evoke on a greater scale.

“We had a school psychologist that was with us at our building part time for a few years, and then we lost our school psych this year,” Fell said. “There’s a great need for one for the little ones, too. I have an older daughter in high school that has gone through a lot of mental health stuff over the last few years. I also see the need there, too, community-wise, not just the littles. Even the families that are supporting these youngest learners, too, I think they all just need support, just ideas and ways to help themselves.”

Moore said the timing seemed right for her to consider making the leap from teaching to school psychology. She said she had been exploring her options for a

Masters degree program with an internship program, when she ultimately settled on Preparing Educators as School Psychologists in Northern Illinois project because it provided the best value and was most feasible in her view.

“With the internship, I knew I was looking into possibly counseling as well as school psychology, but I knew I would have to take a full year off in order to do the internship,” Moore said. “And then, after that what do I do the next year? At least I’ll be within the district. I’ll still be able to do the internship … I’ll still be able to work and still work with my same populations.”

Moore said the location of this new program was another huge selling point for her.

“I did like the fact that we’re NIUbased,” Moore said. “Sometimes when you’re going through a Masters or a second-degree program, for those grad programs you’re all over the place. You [might be] in Naperville. You might be

in Vernon Hills. You might be at NIU in DeKalb. So, I like the fact that it’s stationed in one location, that I can work with the same group of people, also working with other teachers that are currently doing what you’re doing. Especially having two other people in my district, it’s helpful.”

Malecki likened the new program as a way to begin fostering a teacher-toschool psychologist pipeline.

“It creates individuals already committed to those district and in most in cases live in those school districts,” Malecki said. “They’re really invested community members and want to stay and continue to serve the students in that district. So, when they’re done, they will be able to move right into that new role.”

It remains, however, unclear how the program may be funded going forward.

Gerdes said he remains optimistic that theprogram will not make for a oneoff for NIU and participating districts.

“My hope moving forward is that this program is really successful not just for our district but for the other partnering districts and that those who have the ability to allocate funds to programs like this will consider reinvesting in it,” Gerdes said. “Maybe there’s another grant or another program that a year or two from now or three years from now that is expanding upon what is currently happening with the roughly $5 million grant that’s been awarded now.”

The shortage is not just in DeKalb but everywhere, especially in the northern Illinois region.”

Kyle Gerdes, DeKalb School District 428’s director of student services

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DeKalb church hosting hymn sing June 21

DeKALB – Glad Tidings Church, 2325 N. First St., DeKalb, will host a hymn sing at 1:30 p.m. June 21, according to a news release.

The hymn sing is free and open to the public.

For information, call 815-758-4919.

Waterman churches Bible school begins June 27

WATERMAN – The Waterman United Methodist and Presbyterian churches will host a Vacation Bible School for children.

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Susan J. Vaughn, 76, of Creston, passed away June 10, 2023 in her home. We are heartbroken to lose someone so special. She was born June 18, 1946, in Elmhurst, the daughter of Frank and Arlene (Diedrich) Nessel. Susan worked for Newman Catholic Student Center as their business manager for 21 years from 1988-2009.

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The churches, Cedar and Garfield St., Waterman, will hold the school from 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 27 through June 29, according to a news release.

The school is free and intended for children ages four through fifth grade. Attendees can participate in lessons, games, crafts and songs. Registration is required to attend. Families that register by June 20 will receive a music CD. To register, email WatermanVBS@gmail. com or visit the churches before the school session.

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MICHAEL WILLIAM BRANN

Born: July 1, 1960 in Chicago, IL

Died: May 25, 2023 in Genoa, IL

Mike was born in Chicago and grew up in the Elk Grove Village/Hoffman Estates area. Mike is survived by his wife Cathy F (nee) Zachwieja Brann and daughter Jeanette, his sister Catherine L Brann-McCoy. Mike was employed at Panduit Corporation in Dekalb and Smoking Grill & Pizzeria in Genoa. A Celebration of Life Gathering for Michael will be held on Sunday, June 25th from 12:30 to 5:00 at the Smoking Grill and Pizzeria 528 E Main Street Genoa IL 60135. In lieu of flowers, you may make a donation in Mike Brann’s name to: Tails Humane Society in DeKalb IL. At info@tailshumanesociety.org

faith was strong and so we know she is now at peace and safely home with Jesus. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Pastor Robert L. Vaughn; her parents Frank Valentine Nessel and Arlene Nessel Meltz; and her brother Frank William Nessel. Survivors include her daughters Kathryn Vaughn, Suellen (Jimbo Halliday) Vrastiak, Carol (Eric) Drake, and Dawn Thorn; her son Kenneth Vaughn; her grandchildren Amber, William, Mars Byrd, Samuel (Kate), John Smith, Hannah (James Bouril) Drake, Zackery (Kenya) Poe, James (Brianna) Poe, Heather (Andrew Burrus) Farish; and nine great-grandchildren; and her sister June Cribaro.

Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2023, at Malta Methodist Church, 201 E. Sprague St, Malta IL 60150, with the Rev. Jeremiah Thompson officiating. Burial of cremated remains will follow at 2:00 PM in Malta Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Susan J. Vaughn Memorial Fund, addressed to the Vaughn Family in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, IL 60115.

Sycamore musicians awarded scholarships

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DeKALB – The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra has announced that Emily Bychowski, Emma Fredericks, and Luke Templin are the recipients of the High School Senior Musician Scholarship.

The recipients were recognized during the Sycamore High School Senior Scholarship Awards May 25, according to a news release.

The scholarship allows students to perform music while in college. The recipients are high school students who lived in DeKalb County, played in a high school instrumental music ensemble, and will be college instrumental music ensemble members.

Bychowski participated in the Sycamore High School orchestra, jazz strings and pit orchestra. She was part of the Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts Sinfonia and the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Bychowski is studying music education at Northern Illi-

Fredericks was a Sycamore High School chamber orchestra, symphonic band and marching band member. She also participated in the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts Sinfonia. Fredericks plans on majoring in forensic chemistry and minoring in music at Michigan Technological University.

Templin was part of the Sycamore High School quartet, quintet, marching band, jazz band, pep band, chamber choir, jazz strings and pit orchestra. He is a member of the Eggleson’s Choir Ensemble, Madrigals, Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts Sinfonia and the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Templin will major in flight and aviation management and minor in music at Indiana State University.

For information, visit kishorchestra.org or email musicoutreach@ kishorchestra.org.

Photo provided by the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra treasurer David Sinason (left) is seen with scholarship winners (from left), Emily Bychowski, Luke Templin and Emma Fredericks.

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Sycamore observes Flag Day, honors local veterans

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

SYCAMORE – Facing Sycamore Grove, where 62 trees have been planted in the name of Sycamore veterans, dozens of veterans and local officials gathered June 14 to observe Flag Day – what they said is an often overlooked celebration.

“That’s why it’s so wonderful to live in Sycamore,” said DeKalb County Board member and veteran Laurie Emmer. “They are so veteran friendly.”

Emmer – a U.S. Army veteran who spent most of her time in service as a medic for the 102nd Airborne Division –was among dozens of DeKalb County veterans in attendance for the 11 a.m. Flag Day Celebration outside Sycamore Middle School.

On June 14, 1777, the First Continental Congress adopted a resolution that formally established the design of the U.S. flag – 13 stripes alternating between red and white, and 13 white stars in a blue field. On Sept. 11, 1777, a flag of that design was first carried into battle in the Battle of the Brandywine against the British near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

Flag Day gained traction as a day of

national observation in the second half of the 19th century, but it wasn’t formally established until it was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on Aug. 3, 1949.

“We represent everybody and we defend everybody,” Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Major Gerald Paulsen said. “Those of us who took that oath and raised our right hand took that oath to uphold and defend the constitution of the United

States and to protect our great country. That means everything to me, and I’m sure those of us who have served.”

The planted trees are dedicated to veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers who became prisoners of war or went missing in action and the tomb of the unknown soldier, as well as 54 other trees dedicated to specific Sycamore and DeKalb County-based veterans.

“This event honoring our heroes, who these trees are dedicated for, is just truly ... it’s just solemn, it’s awe-inspiring,” Emmer said.

A color guard from Boy Scout Troop 40 out of Sycamore presented the American flag during the ceremony. Scout Master Ed Hollendoner said respecting the flag, learning flag etiquette and serving the community are some big tenets for Scouts.

“So to be out here on Flag Day, honoring veterans, getting the Scouts out to see how many community veterans we have was important to us,” Hollendoner said. “Just to touch base with our community and really give them a sense of why we do things we do when we talk about flag etiquette, and when we talk about honoring those who have served.”

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Scout Master of Troop 40, Ed Hollendoner, and Scouts Will Moore, Caden Mabel and Nolan Cox stand next to retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel on June 14 during the 2023 Flag Day Celebration in Sycamore.

DeKalb Music Boosters awarded $425 from DeKalb Drama and Arts Club

The DeKalb Music Boosters received a $425 donation from the DeKalb Drama and Arts Club on May 18, according to a news release. The donation will go toward supporting music teachers and scholarships. The check was given to DeKalb Music Boosters president Tamara Farrell, treasurer Julie Jesmer and direcrtor of DeKalb School District 428 Orchestra Program Sheila Felder. The donation was presented by DeKalb Drama and Arts Club president Pat Faivre and treasurer Lynn Neeley. Pictured (from left) are Neeley, Faivre, Farrell, Jesmer and Felder. The DeKalb Music Boosters support elementary, middle and high school music programs in DeKalb School District 428. The DeKalb Drama and Arts Club is a charitable organization and part of the DeKalb Women’s Club that donates to the community’s youth. For information, visit dekalbmusicboosters.com.

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Pick up day, Friday June 23rd 3:00 pm unt il 6:00 pm or Sa turday June 24th from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm Pick up will be lo cated @ 11245 Fox River Drive, Newark, IL 60541. For your convenience We ask buyers who are PICKING UP to use our SIGNUP SHEET, which is found by goi

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION

Saturday, July 22nd 2023

Directions: I-39 at St ewar d, go West thro ugh town to St eward Rd then South approximatel y 3 mi les to German road, th en East 1/4 mile arou nd the curve to th e prop erty Or from Rt 30 go No rt h on Germa n Rd ap prox 3 miles.

Auctione er s Note: Pers ona l property will begin at 10AM, with the Real Estate being offered at 11:00 AM - This auction features a large farmh ouse wi th attached ga ra ge situ ated on 1.5 acres. At the same time, we will be co nducti ng a perso nal pr operty auct ion feat uring clean hou sehold items & furn it ure, as well as an tiq ues, coll ecti bles, toys, vehi cl es and mo wer. There wi ll be something for everyon e, so plan to spend the day with us! There will be lunch ons ite and a comf ort stati on.

Real Esta te: (To be offere d at 11:00 am) This 1.5 acre rura l prop erty features a large, appr ox. 2100 +/sq ft ., 2 story farm house with at tached 32x24 garage an d full basement Property al so has a 24x10 chicken / hog shed, and a 10x12 garden shed, both with concrete floors The home features 4 bedrooms, 1-1/2 Bath s, eat in kitchen, formal dini ng room, fami ly room , and fully enclosed front po rch / entry ro om Private well and sept ic Al l ap pliances are incl uded with the home Ther e are several mature trees on the prop erty and the lot is located on a qu iet sealed road with vast count ry views. Steward Elemen tary an d Rochelle Hi gh Scho ols. Fo r viewing, or more in forma ti on , contact th e Auctioneers, Josh Hickey or John Bearrows 815-739-1030 or 815-73 9- 9150

Real Estate Te rms: $5,00 0 down the day of the au ct ion with the bala nce du e at closing on or before Sept ember 8th 2023. Prop erty is being offered in AS -IS condi ti on with no con tin gencies, and wi th no warra nties expressed or implied. Al l anno un cements made day of aucti on take precedence over all printed materi al

Person al Prop er ty: Full list to foll ow in futu re p apers, or visit www.bearro ws.com

Donna L. Challand Trust and Others - Owners

Attorney for the seller: Paul C hadwick - Fearer, Nye & Ch adwick - Rochel le IL Bearrows Re al Estate & Auct ion Co. 361 W IL Rt 38, Rochelle IL 61068 815-562-5113

Au ctioneers: John Bearrows & Josh Hickey

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

OF JAMES M. GLASS; SCOTT BECKER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FO R JAMES M. GLASS, DECEASED; JAMES ALLEN GLASS A/K/A JAMES GLASS; WILL IAM GLASS; DAVID ANDREW GLASS; JEAN ANN GLASS-LAPORTE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT NO. 2022FC000037

PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF JAMES M. GLASS; WILLIAM GLASS; and UN KNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit:

THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THE FORE GOING IN STRUMENT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 10 IN THOMPSON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DEKALB ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S O FFICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ON APRI L 19, 1897 IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 8, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS RESTRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS OF RECORD, IF ANY.

COMMON ADDRESS:

725 S. 4th Street, Dekalb IL 60115

P.I.N.: 08-22-479-028 and which said mortgage was signed by JAMES M. GLASS (DECEASED), Mortgagor to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC., as Mort ga gee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb Co unty as Document No 2006012209; and for such ot her relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT NO. 2022FC000037 PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF JAMES M. GLASS; WILLIAM GLASS; and UN KNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THE FORE GOING IN STRUMENT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 10 IN THOMPSON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DEKALB ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S O FFICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ON APRI L 19, 1897 IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS, PAGE 8, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS OF RECORD, IF ANY.

COMMON ADDRESS: 725 S. 4th Street, Dekalb, IL 60115 P.I.N.: 08-22-479-028 and which said mortgage was signed by JAMES M. GLASS (DECEASED), Mortgagor to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC., as Mort ga gee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb Co unty as Document No 2006012209; and for such ot her relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in DeKalb County at 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before July 7, 2023, default may be entered agai nst you at any time afte r that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint

E-Filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions

To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-fili ng visi t http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/ faq/gethelp.asp or talk with your local circuit clerk's offic e. Johnson,

8, SITUATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS OF RECORD, IF ANY.

COMMON ADDRESS: 725 S. 4th Street, Dekalb, IL 60115

P.I.N.: 08-22-479-028 and which said mortgage was signed by JAMES M. GLASS (DECEASED), Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC. as Mort ga gee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb Co unty as Document No 2006012209; and for such ot her relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in DeKalb County at 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before July 7, 2023 default may be entered agai nst you at any time afte r that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint

E-Filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions

To e-file you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-fili ng, visi t http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/ faq/gethelp.asp or talk with your local circuit clerk's offic e. Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 3650 Chicago, Illinois 60602

Email: ilpleadings@ johnsonblumberg.com Ph 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711

JB&A # IL 22 9294

I3221852

(Published in The MidWeek June 7, 14 21, 2023)

State St., Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before July 7, 2023, default may be entered agai nst you at any time afte r that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint

E-Filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions To e-file you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-fili ng, visi t http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/ faq/gethelp.asp or talk with your local circuit clerk's offic e.

Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC

30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 3650 Chicago, Illinois 60602

Email: ilpleadings@ johnsonblumberg.com Ph 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 22 9294 I3221852

(Published in The MidWeek, June 7, 14, 21, 2023)