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DeKalb apartments condemned Residents of 47-unit Edgebrook Manor displaced By JESSI HAISH jhaish@shawmedia.com

and KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – As students moved into Northern Illinois University residence halls Friday, senior Jordan Lanum was trying to figure out where he would live after his apartment building was condemned. City officials condemned the 47-unit building at 912 Edgebrook Drive after discovering what they said were dangerous conditions there. Lanum said he spent $1,100 on

a security deposit and the first month’s rent when he moved into apartment 2K about two weeks ago. “I don’t know how a building gets condemned,” Lanum said. “I hope they do something to make sure we are taken care of.” Officials and the owner of the building, Pat Bragg of DeKalb, both said they were not sure how many tenants were displaced as a result of the condemnation. Bragg, who was taken to the hospital not long after meeting inspectors on Friday, said

the apartments in the building were nice and reasonably priced. However, the stairwell of the apartment building on Friday evening was filled with the sounds of chirping smoke detectors and a foul smell. City Engineer John Laskowski said a plumbing inspector and deputy building official with SAFEbuilt, the outside contractor that handles building inspections for the city, along with the DeKalb Fire Department’s fire prevention officer, went to the property at 10 a.m. Friday where

they met Bragg. “... Based on the conversations with fire prevention officer, it wasn’t a good place to be living,” Laskowski said. The visit likely came in response to a complaint from a tenant to the city’s Crime Free Housing Bureau that the toilets in the apartment building did not work. “[Inspectors] found the toilets were backing up over the bowl,” Laskowski said. “They also had a strong belief there was urine in the hallways.”

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Leaning on his car Friday outside 912 Edgebrook Drive, Antowyn “T Clouds” Washington looks at his phone to try to figure out housing after his apartment building was condemned by the city of DeKalb. He had been living there for a year with his girlfriend, and said his front door won’t close correctly and his toilet doesn’t flush.

U.S. open to attacks on ISIS in Syria

Joining the ‘Huskie Family’ Thousands of students arrive on NIU move-in day

By ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press WASHINGTON – A senior White House official raised the possibility Friday of a broader American military campaign that targets an Islamic extremist group’s bases in Syria, saying the U.S would take whatever action is necessary to protect national security. “We’re not going to be restricted by borders,” said Ben Rhodes, President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser. The White House said the president has received no m i l i t a r y o p - Ben Rhodes tions beyond those he autho- Inside rized earlier this month for n Islamic limited airState backers strikes against t h e I s l a m i c under scruState group in tiny in U.S. Iraq and mili- PAGE A9 tary aid to Iraqi and Kurdish forces. Thus far, the United States has avoided military involvement in Syria’s threeyear civil war. But faced with the Islamic State making gains across the region and the beheading of an American journalist, the administration’s resistance may be weakening. Rhodes spoke a day after Obama’s top military adviser warned the extremists cannot be defeated without “addressing” their sanctuary in Syria. Many prominent Republicans and some Democrats have called on Obama to hit back harder at the Islamic State militants. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a prospective 2016 presidential candidate, said in an interview Friday that attacking their supply lines, command and control centers and economic assets inside Syria “is at the crux of the decision” for Obama. The risk of “getting sucked into a new war” is outweighed, he said, by the risk of inaction.

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Junior transfer student Shane Bardell (left center) poses for a picture with friend and roommate Mark Neuzill (right center) taken with the women of the Alpha Phi sorority by Bardell’s mother Kathy Bardell on her cellphone after the young women moved into Gilbert Hall on Friday. Bardell and Neuzill grew up together in Davis, Illinois, and transferred from Highland Community College. Alpha Phi was one of the many Greek organizations that staffed more than 1,300 student volunteers campuswide to help with move-in day. To view more photos, visit Daily-Chronicle.com. By KATIE DAHLSTROM

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kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – If Emily Parczany is going to stay at Northern Illinois University, she’s going to need a few things. Topping the list for the 18-year-old freshman who moved into her new dorm room on Friday: a connection. “I would say I need a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose,” she said while unpacking her belongings in her room at Neptune North with her mom, Rose Parczany. The need to connect with new students in particular also tops the list of NIU’s official priorities. Under President Douglas Baker, the university has put more effort into student retention to curb a decade of enrollment declines. Part of that effort included changing move-in day to Friday and compressing four days of welcome

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Number of students living on campus

4,239 Students who moved in Friday

3,100 Students moving in over the weekend

900 Northern Illinois University freshman Emily Parczany, 18, looks out the window of her new room in Neptune North as mother Rose Parczany helps with her duvet cover Friday. Parczany, a Crystal Lake native, says she plans on going home every other weekend to visit friends at home but having family in nearby Sycamore helps.

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8DAILY PLANNER Today Weight Watchers: 7:15 a.m. weigh-in, 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. meetings Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb. Overeaters Anonymous Walkand-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at the Northern Illinois University Lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Contact: Marilyn at 815-751-4822. NICE Food and Clothing Center: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, by appointment other days, at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. Serves southwest DeKalb County and southeast Lee County. 815-8242228. It Is What It Is AA(C): 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. As Bill Sees It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Learning to Live Al-Anon group: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Newman Catholic Center annex, Normal Road, DeKalb. llc904@hotmail. com. Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. www.rragsna. org; 815-964-5959. Knights’ Saturday Burgers and More: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club, 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public. Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. The public is invited for lunch. Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Club, 311 S. Washington St. www.genoavetshome.us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@ yahoo.com or 815-751-1509. Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Sunday 24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204, 111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free admission and open to all. www. dekalbalumni.org. Society for Creative Anachronism Fighter’s Practice: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Lagoon on the corner of Castle Drive and College Avenue on NIU campus, DeKalb. Visit www.carraigban.org or call 815-739-5788 or 815-986-5403 for information. Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors and those interested in “stepping into the past” are welcome. Steps And Traditions AA(C): 6 p.m. at Masonic Hall, Route 23, Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. No Longer Hopeless AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Monday Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. at Senior Services Center, 330 Grove St., DeKalb. 815-758-4718. Free blood pressure clinic: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb. www. kishhospital.org/programs; 815748-8962. Sycamore Food Pantry: Noon to 4 at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. 815-8959113. Feed My Sheep Food Pantry: 3 to 5 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St., DeKalb. All are welcome. New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 1201 Twombly Road, DeKalb. 815-756-7706. Kiwanis Club of DeKalb: 5:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Elks Lodge, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road. Contact Tarryn Thaden, club president, at tthaden@gmail.com; 815-751-4719; dekalbkiwanis.org.

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After 10 months, records may come DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller tells me he understands Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act. I think he’s mistaken. If Miller really does understand the state’s freedom of information law, he’s not too concerned with following it. Some background: On Oct. 25, 2013, a young woman jumped from the top of a parking garage on the campus at Northern Illinois University to her death. The Daily Chronicle tries to avoid reporting on suicide whenever possible, however, this event occurred on a Friday afternoon in a highly visible area – ignoring it was not an option. It is customary for authorities to identify people who are killed in such incidents after notifying their families. However, in this case, NIU authorities made an agreement not to release the person’s name. The Daily Chronicle is the public’s eyes and ears, and when someone dies in the community, state law says we all have a right to know. If you don’t think that’s a necessary right, consider that without it people could “disappear” and we might never know what became of them. In reporting the story, one of the people News Editor Jillian Duchnowski talked with was Miller, who told her on that Friday evening that he didn’t have the records with him but that we should call on Monday when an autopsy would be performed. No documents: We called Miller that Monday, but he’d decided by then not to identify the victim. So we did what reporters do when government officials refuse to release public information – we filed a freedom of information request, seeking records pertaining to people whose bodies were autopsied on Oct. 28, 2013. We also sought any records pertaining to the person whose body was recovered on the NIU campus on Oct. 25. Miller never released any records. Not to us, and apparently not to

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor’s office, which later reviewed Miller’s response. In his first response to our request, Coroner Miller said only that “a 51-year-old male died of natural causes” and that regarding the other person, “when we receive the final autopsy report” it would become public record. In regard to our second request, Miller said we should talk to the police. The law says a public official must cite an exemption under the law for withholding documents, which Miller did not do. The only scrap of information in Miller’s letter was about a person he didn’t identify. Why didn’t he identify that person, I asked Miller this week. “We just didn’t do it,” Miller said, showing his disregard for the public’s right to know public information. We eventually learned the victim’s name after NIU officials complied with our freedom of information request, and did report it. But Miller’s response was too blatantly wrong to let pass. I appealed to State’s Attorney Richard Schmack’s office, but Schmack said that as state’s attorney, he was Miller’s lawyer, and so couldn’t talk to me about it. Schmack should have advised Miller to release the records we requested. If such advice ever was given, Miller didn’t heed it. On Dec. 5, we received another letter from Miller’s office. It still contained no records, but did identify the person who had jumped off the parking garage, though it misspelled her name. On Dec. 10, the Attorney General’s office sent Miller a letter telling him I had requested an inquiry and asking

him to send copies of all the documents in question, without deleting anything, to their office for review. Months passed. The person working on the case at the public access office went to another job, which probably slowed things down. Then, Attorney General Lisa Madigan visited DeKalb on May 29. Things picked back up. Finally this week, Miller and I received a letter from the Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau stating what I knew months ago: Miller’s response was improper. The documents produced by his office are presumed open to public inspection, but he never provided any or said why he didn’t. “The Coroner’s office also violated FOIA by failing to provide this office with copies of the records in question for our confidential review,” the letter, written by Christopher Boggs of the Attorney General’s office, reads. As I told Boggs, this ceased to be about the news value of the actual records long ago, and more about the coroner’s lack of concern for the public’s right to public information. Openness is critical to good government, whether it’s how public money is spent or how a death is investigated. Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act does not allow officials to pick and choose what information to release to citizens without a legal basis for doing so. If anything comes of this exercise, perhaps it will be that everyday taxpayers who might want to know about their government are not treated with this same disregard. For what it’s worth, Miller and Schmack both said this week that we could have the documents we requested 10 months ago. At least, it would be a start.

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8CORRECTIONS A story about a DeKalb police investigation into drug activity that appeared on page A4 of Friday’s Daily Chronicle requires clarification. Although 15 people were wanted in connection with the drug investigation, not all charges were drug related. Darnell Daniels, 18, of DeKalb, was wanted on a mob action charge, and Roderick Burton, 48, of Chicago, was wanted on an aggravated battery charge. ••• Accuracy is important to the Daily Chronicle, and we want to correct mistakes promptly. Please call errors to our attention by phone, 815-756-4841, ext. 2257; email, news@daily-chronicle.com; or fax, 815-758-5059.

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Third-graders at Southeast Elementary School in Sycamore raised $270 for ALS awareness before participating in the ice bucket challenge on Friday. About 50 people participated, including teachers, and they nominated the rest of the school to do the challenge at a later date.

By JESSI HAISH SYCAMORE – Southeast Elementary third-graders learned the importance of helping others while celebrating the end of the first week of school Friday. About 50 third-grade students raised $270 for the ALS Association, which has been raising funds to help with awareness and research of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through an ice bucket challenge. The challenge, which requires the participants to donate money and then dump a bucket of ice water on their heads, has become a social-media sensation and has raised $53.3 million as of Friday, according to the association’s website, compared with $2.2 million during the same time last year. On Friday, Southeast third-grade students and teachers poured buckets of cold water on their heads in front of the rest of the school before challenging them to do the same at a later date.

“We thought it would be a good way to help others,” said third-grade teacher Kyla Hueber. “I think it was a good way to set the tone for the rest of the year, too, that it’s important to help others.” Tyler Curtis, 8, said the water was freezing but it was fun to do. Ben Lancaster, 8, said it was “awesome” dumping water on his head. Third-grade teacher Lynelle Lynd said it was important to teach her children about awareness of the disease. About 5,600 people in the United States are diagnosed with ALS each year, according to the ALS Association. Progressing muscle weakness and eventual paralysis of the body are some symptoms of the disease, according to the association’s website. Principal Mark Ekstrom participated in the challenge with the third-grade children Friday. “I think any time we have a chance to give back, it’s a good thing,” Ekstrom said. “It was a good way to spend a hot afternoon and I hope someday we’ll find a cure for [ALS.]”

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Judges must: be U.S. citizens; be entitled to vote in the November election; be SYCAMORE – The DeKalb residents of and registered to County Clerk and Recorder’s vote in DeKalb County; be of office is seeking people to serve as election judges for the good repute and character; be able to speak, read and Nov. 4 general election. The base pay for a day of ser- write in English; have skills vice is $90, with an additional in the four fundamental rules of arithmetic; be capable of $40 for those who have been performing the required duties; trained. Training is available on Sept. and complete state-require training. Election judges cannot 29, 30 and Oct. 1. Training is be precinct committeemen or required to receive the extra candidates for any office at the $40.

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Elementary school gets overhaul By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – When principal Andria Mitchell first walked around and felt the doors of newly renovated Tyler Elementary School in DeKalb, she cried. Tyler Elementary’s $3.5 million renovation was the highlight of all construction projects at DeKalb School District 428 this year. The school was built in 1969 with partial walls and no doors. Teachers used filing cabinets and desks to separate classrooms. “My school has doors,” Mitchell said during an open house event Friday open only to parents and students. “It’s beautiful, clean. It’s a fresh start for Tyler. I am fired up.” Tyler’s renovation, along with many other district projects, is now complete for the first day of school Wednesday. Other projects such as replacing the lighting and ceiling at Littlejohn Elementary School and installing a playground for Huntley Middle School’s early childhood and pre-kindergarten center are also complete. The only construction project that has been delayed was replacing a boiler at Tyler Elementary, said District 428 Director of Facility Operations Tammy Carson. Officials purposely chose to delay the boiler installation, which is now slated for completion Oct. 1, so that it wouldn’t interfere with the rest of the renovations at the school, Carson said. Overall, the majority of construction projects were completed on time for the beginning of the school year, Carson said. “Everything went very smoothly this summer,” Carson

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Naiya Mojica, 5, explores her new kindergarten classroom Friday during an open house at the newly-renovated Tyler Elementary School in DeKalb.

List of completed projects n Tyler Elementary School full renovation n Huntley Middle School early childhood and pre-kindergarten renovation and air conditioning n Huntley Middle early childhood and pre-kindergarten playground installation n Littlejohn Elementary School heating, ventilation and air conditioning improvement n Littlejohn Elementary lighting and ceiling replacement n Jefferson Elementary doors and flooring replacement n District asphalt repairs, sealing and concrete work n Huntley Middle School pool tile replacement

Ongoing projects n Tyler Elementary boiler replacement: Scheduled for completion Oct. 1 n Jefferson Elementary roof replacement: Scheduled for completion Monday

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said. “It was right on schedule.” Attendees of the Tyler Elementary open house Friday got their first glimpse of the new version of the school. Both parents and students circled the building and peeked into the new classrooms. “Nothing looks the same,” said fourth-grader Alex Clark of DeKalb. “Everything looks like a high school without the lockers.” Alex Clark’s older brother, fifth-grader Mason Clark, said his favorite room is the gym, which he said looks larger than Tyler’s previous gym. “The whole school is bigger,” Mason said. Students will now be able to better concentrate during school hours because of the enclosed classrooms, which will create a better environment conducive to learning, Mitchell said. “When you’re taking a hard test, you don’t have to listen to kindergartners next door screaming,” said fifth-grader Savanna Molaro. Savanna’s uncle, Tom Gleeson of DeKalb, said he knew someone who was a student when Tyler first opened in the 1960s. The woman told Gleeson about the difficulties of concentrating when she could see what students in other classes

were doing, Gleeson said. “The experiment from the 60s is finally corrected,” he said.

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8OBITUARIES Born: March 23, 1933; in DeKalb, IL Died: Aug. 20, 2014; in Cambridge, WI Sharon Lee Collin, 81, of Cambridge, Wisconsin, formerly of DeKalb, Illinois, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at home. Born March 23, 1933, in DeKalb, the daughter of Harold Olaf “Jolly” and Blanche Mae (Chamberlain) Erickson. Sharon married Robert Harold Collin on November 23, 1952, in DeKalb. A 1951 graduate of DeKalb High School, Sharon was a member of First Lutheran Church, DeKalb, and an avid bowler, and a wonderful grandma and great-grandma. She worked at Jolly’s Toggery, the Charm Shop, Jolly’s Campus Shop, The Bull Pen, University National Bank, 4th Street Motors, and was a rental agent at University Village, all in DeKalb. She is survived by her husband, Robert; children, Debe (Larry) Fullington of Malta, Rob (Jan) Collin of DeKalb and Tami (Kelly Witte) Collin of Cambridge; grandchildren, Michelle (Justin) Talley of Sycamore, and Ryan Collin and Kelley (Brandon) Ulrich, both of DeKalb; great-grandchildren, Sofia and Tyler Talley, and Chloe and Hannah Ulrich; and special cousins, Eric & Dee Paulsen of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents, and mother-in-law, Helene Collin. A Celebration of Life will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, August 25, at Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb, with a reception to follow. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Anderson Funeral Home. Burial of cremated remains will be at a later date at Fairview Park Cemetery, DeKalb. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Sharon L. Collin Memorial Fund, sent in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, IL 60115. For information, visit www. AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022.

HIRLANDE M. ERKER Born: Dec. 30, 1934; in Germany Died: Aug. 20, 2014; in DeKalb, IL Hirlande Marie (Schmitt) Erker, 79, of DeKalb died Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb. She was born December 30, 1934, in Muehlhausen-Rettigheim, Germany to Bernhard and Amalia Schmitt. She attended school in Heidelberg where she became a professional seamstress before she boarded the Queen Elizabeth on Dec 5, 1951, for the United States and lived in Indiana with her aunt and uncle. Here she met and married Horst Fritz Erker on November 8, 1958, and they moved to Illinois and eventually moved and settled in DeKalb in 1967 where she resided as a wife, mother and homemaker until her death. Hirlande was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb, she volunteered and taught sewing at the local 4-H, belonged and was an officer of the local DANK Club, bowled on a women’s league until no longer physically able and enjoyed gardening. Her flowers were admired by many as they passed by their home on Gifford. She enjoyed traveling and made many return visits back to her homeland of Germany with her husband and children over the years.

Lavin, Hazel Flowers-McCabe, Tyler Flowers-McCabe, Melissa (Dan) Pepper and Matthew Flowers. Also surviving are her sister, Katherine Send obituary information Beyer of Mankato, Minnesota; to obits@Daily-Chronicle. sister-in-law, Marilyn Flowers of com or call 815-526-4438. North Carolina; and many nieces Notices are accepted until 3 and nephews and dear friends. p.m. for the next day’s ediHarriet was preceded in death by tion. Obituaries also appear her husband, Floyd, in 2009. online at Daily-Chronicle. A cremation was held and com/obits where you may Harriet’s ashes will be scattered in sign the guest book, send Minnesota by her family. Services flowers or make a memorial will be held at 1 p.m. August 30, at donation. the Oak Crest Retirement Center chapel, 2944 Greenwood Acres Survivors include; husband, Horst Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115. Fritz Erker of DeKalb; two daughIn lieu of flowers, the family asks ters: Ramona (Louis) Triebold of that memorial contributions be Mundelein, IL and Karen Hoffman made to KishHealth System Hosof Pingree Grove, IL; and son: John pice, 2727 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, Erker of DeKalb, IL; grandchildren: IL 60115; or the Floyd Flowers Michael, Justin, Tyler, Ryan, BranFamily Service Endowment Fund, don, Garrett, Brittany, Carly, Colby c/o DeKalb County Community and Taylor; great grandchildren: Foundation, 475 DeKalb Avenue, Corben, Giovanni and Cayden; Sycamore, IL 60178. three brothers: Heinrich, Johann For information, visit www.Anand Paul Schmitt. dersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call Hirlande is preceded in death by Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb, at her parents, and her son, Paul Erker 815-756-1022. and several aunts and uncles. Funeral Mass will be held on KAY BUTTLEMAN Monday, August 25, 2014, at FOREST 10:30am at St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb with Father Kay ButtleBonaventure Okoro officiating. man Forest, 67, Burial will take place immediately of Sycamore, following the Mass at Fairview Illinois, passed Park Cemetery in DeKalb. Visitation away peacefully will be held Sunday, August 24, Tuesday, August 2014, from 4:00pm-6:00pm with a 19, 2014, in wake service at 5:45pm at RonanDeKalb. Moore-Finch Funeral Home. Kay was born in Berkeley, CaliforIn Lieu of flowers memorials nia, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. can be made to the family to be She also spent some years living established at a later date. in Canada and upstate New York. To send an online condolence visit: www.ronanmoorefinch.com. She held a variety of jobs along the Arrangements were entrusted to way, ranging from a fraternity cook Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home to broadcasting on a local radio station. Wherever she lived, learn310 Oak St. DeKalb, IL 60115, 815ing and having new experiences 758-3841. were very important to her. Kay earned a B.A. and a M.F.A. HARRIET E. FLOWERS in visual arts at the University Born: March 9, 1927; in Mankato, of North Texas. She later earned MN M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Died: Aug. 17, 2014; in DeKalb, IL Development and Family Studies from Cornell University. In 1990 Harriet E. Flowers, 87, of DeKalb, Kay came to Northern Illinois UniIllinois, died Sunday, August 17, versity as an assistant professor 2014, at Kishwaukee Hospital, in Sociology and taught courses surrounded by her children. related to families, social change, Born March 9, 1927, in Mankagender, race and ethnicity. She to, Minnesota, the first of two was the director of Graduate Studdaughters of Harry and Ida Cooper, ies in 2000 and served as chair of Harriet graduated from Mankato the Sociology Department in 2002 High School in 1945. until she retired in 2008. After graduation, Harriet was In addition to her teaching accepted to the Cadet Nurse Corps and administrative position, she program. She received her nursing also authored and co-authored a training at St. Mary’s Hospital number of publications for journals in Rochester, Minnesota, part of and professional meetings. Kay the Mayo Clinic Health system, also gave service to the university, and graduated with a Diploma in prior to and after retirement, by Nursing. her involvement with initiatives/ Harriet worked as a family programs such as: Women’s practice nurse in Mankato for five Studies and other academic diveryears prior to her marriage to Floyd sity programs; the Multicultural Flowers on May 17, 1953. After Curriculum Transformation Task her marriage, Harriet remained at Force; search committees; and her home to care for the couple’s three work on special projects with the children. Harriet resumed nursing provost’s office, which focused on when the couple moved to DeKalb faculty leadership and interdisciin 1967. plinary studies. Harriet worked at the former She was dedicated and compasDeKalb County Lung Clinic until her sionate about applying the lessons retirement in 1981. she taught in the classroom to Harriet was a member of the her work with individuals and Westminster Presbyterian Church, families. Her sabbatical in 1999 DeKalb, where she was a member was to study Women in Poverty/ of the Church Women’s Circle. Har- Kensington Welfare Rights Union, riet was also a long-time volunteer Pennsylvania and then co-orgaat the Country Store, a resale store nized a conference locally on social that supports the programs of the and economic justice. Kay also Family Service Agency of DeKalb participated in a number of global County, the organization at which initiatives in China, Sri Lanka, and her late husband, Floyd, served as the Philippines. This interest and executive director for 14 years. passion also resulted in her being Harriet is survived by her instrumental in establishing a local daughter, Nancy Flowers (Terry group, Teach Girls Global, whose McCabe); sons, Bruce (Janet) focus is the education of women Flowers and David (Lynn) Flowers; and girls in developing communigrandchildren, Anne (Charles) ties.

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During her tenure at NIU, Kay was honored by receiving the Student’s Choice Award, from the Student Association; the Recognition of Teaching Excellence, from the Center for Access- Ability for Students; “Most Inspirational Woman,” nominated by the women of El Pueblo Unido; and the Wilma D. Stricklin Award for the Enhancement of the Climate for Women on Campus at NIU. Music was very important throughout her life. She was an accomplished pianist and had a wonderful soprano voice. She shared these talents as a co-founder and past member of the DeKalb’s women’s choir, Bread and Roses, sang and was a board member of the DeKalb Festival Chorus, and served as music director at Mayfield Congregational Church in Sycamore, Illinois for three years. She loved to travel and explore the world around her, whether it was taking a hike, paddling in a kayak, or walking through a museum or crowded street. Kay found such joy in meeting new people along the way and hearing their stories. Kay enjoyed learning different languages throughout her life. She spoke French, Spanish, German, and after retiring learned to speak Italian by attending classes at the university. She then took a trip to Florence, Italy, to sharpen up her grammar skills. Kay was very interested in genealogy. Her research skills helped her to navigate through numerous documents on the Internet and in archives as far away as Salt Lake City. She also traveled to Massachusetts to visit family sites. She was an avid reader, and it was not unusual to witness her reading two or three books at the same time. Knowledge acquired through her readings and life experiences helped guide Kay in her desire to have meaningful conversations, whether it was about world affairs or how to select the best variety of tomatoes for her prized vegetable garden. Kay was an amazing woman with many talents and interests. She lived life to its fullest, always looking forward to the next adventure. Kay made a difference in this world. Part of her legacy is the knowledge, spirit, laughter, dignity, grace, and courage she shared with all who knew her. Kay is survived by her life partner, Mary Haddad; two sisters, Barbara (Dennis) Deatherage and Nancy (Glen) Guilbeau; nephews, Todd (Megan) Deatherage, Jonathan (Erin) Deatherage, Artyom Deatherage and Lukas Guilbeau; great-nephew, Emmet Andrew Deatherage; and great-nieces, Cara Alice Deatherage and Nora Kay Deatherage. Kay was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Keyes Buttleman and Alice (Milligan) Buttleman. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service to celebrate Kay’s life will be announced at a later date. Memorials for Kay can be made to Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial School, 320 South California Street, Sycamore, IL 60178; and the Music Therapy Program of Hospice, Kish Health System Foundation, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115. Many thanks to all the staff at Rush Medical Center, Brain and Lung Oncology; KishHealth System Cancer Center; Oak Crest Health Center, KishHealth System Hospice, and family and friends for their great support and care of Kay. For information, visit www.AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb, at 815-756-1022

Firefighters collect funds for MDA By ANDREA AZZO

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aazzo@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Few people stopped at the intersection of Somonauk and Elm streets in Sycamore on Friday without donating at least some spare change to Sycamore firefighters. The money is benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association through the annual Fill the Boot fundraiser. The Sycamore Fire Department has a partnership with the association because they are members of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents more than 300,000 firefighters who protect 85 percent of the nation’s people, according to a news release. Firefighters raised $1,285 Friday, to add to another $1,000 collected through fundraisers held earlier this month at Hy-Vee and Jewel, said Sycamore firefighter/ paramedic Brian Thompson. Locals still have time to donate: Firefighters will collect donations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Somonauk and Elm streets, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Culver’s in Sycamore. “Unlike other charities, all the money we contribute goes towards research and helping kids. It stays in our area,” Thompson said. “It stays in DeKalb County. If a child is affected by [muscular dystrophy], it helps the child with research and transportation costs.”

n What: Fill the Boot fundraiser n When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today n Where: Somonauk and Elm streets, Sycamore n Why: Proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association

The reception firefighters receive from the general public is the same every year, said firefighter/paramedic Andy Powers, who has volunteered to tote a boot for the fundraiser for the last five years. “A lot of times, people don’t even know what they’re donating for,” Powers said. “They just see firemen. Most people empty their change or give a dollar.” Thompson estimated the firefighters were on track to raise their goal of between $3,000 to $3,700. This year is the first time Culver’s will chip in. In addition to donations, the restaurant known for its “ButterBurgers” will contribute 10 percent of all sales made during lunch and dinner hours Tuesday to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. About 15 of the 26 full-time firefighters at Sycamore Fire Department have volunteered their time to collect donations, Thompson said. Those who donated Friday received a sticker from firefighters. “Drop a dollar, grab your sticker and go on your way,” Powers said.

8STATE BRIEF Unions want expedited ruling in pensions suit

protected retirement benefit for state workers. The groups say the same SPRINGFIELD – A coalition issue is central to their suit of labor unions and state over the pension law, which retirees is asking a judge for increases employee contrian expedited ruling in a case challenging the constitutionali- butions and reduces benefits. They say the law violates ty of Illinois’ pension law. the state constitution, which Attorneys filed the motion in Sangamon Circuit Court on says public employee benefits cannot be “diminished or Thursday. impaired.” They want Judge John Belz The parties will appear in to factor in a Supreme Court court Sept. 4. decision that found health – Wire report insurance premiums were a

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SYCAMORE – Drivers might want to avoid a stretch along Peace Road on Monday as construction crews begin work on a resurfacing project. Peace Road between Pleasant Street and Bethany Road near Sycamore will be under construction for resurfacing and other incidental work, according to a news release. The project is scheduled to be complete by Oct. 17. Drivers are asked to be alert and follow the instructions of flaggers as they drive through the construction area, the news release states. Meanwhile, work to widen Bethany Road from Peace Road to Somonauk Road is on track and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, Sycamore City Manager Brian Gregory said. Workers have installed a new storm sewer and are working on widening the street, Gregory said.

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s top ethics investigator said the Illinois Department of Transportation improperly hired more than 250 employees in the past decade. Executive Inspector General Ricardo Meza’s report said the practice began in 2003 but continued under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. Meza said IDOT circumvented hiring rules meant to ensure people are hired on merit, not on political clout. He says the agency’s practice of hiring “staff assistants” to do jobs that should be protected from political influence denied those job opportunities to countless qualified candidates on the basis of merit. Meza’s report was posted on a state government website Friday. Quinn’s office announced Thursday that IDOT would lay off the 58 current staff assistants and make other reforms.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Elections has certified the Nov. 4 ballot without the inclusion of a question asking voters whether state lawmakers should have term limits. The board met in Chicago and via videoconference in Springfield on Friday. Members also considered challenges to the inclusion of several third-party candidates. They allowed Libertarian Chad Grimm on the ballot but rejected the others, including one from the Green party. Proponents of term limits for Illinois lawmakers have sought a referendum question on the ballot. The campaign has been backed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner. But its inclusion on the ballot would have required the state Supreme Court to take up the issue at the last minute and reverse lower court decisions.

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What happens in Mo. town if charges aren’t filed? The ASSOCIATED PRESS FERGUSON, Mo. – Conditions calmed this week in Ferguson after nights of sometimes violent unrest stemming from the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer. But a delicate and crucial question lingers: What happens if the grand jury now considering the case doesn’t return a charge against the officer? The fear among some local residents and officials trying

8NATION BRIEFS New accommodations on birth control offered WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will offer a new accommodation to religious nonprofits that object to covering birth control for their employees. The measure allows those groups to notify the government, rather than their insurance company, that birth control violates their religious beliefs. The government is also extending an existing accommodation to some for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby that’s currently available only to nonprofits. That accommodation requires groups to sign a form transferring responsibility for paying for birth control to their insurers or third-party administrators. The dual decisions embrace suggestions included in recent Supreme Court rulings. But they’re unlikely to go far enough to satisfy religious groups. That’s because they would still make the groups complicit in a system that provides birth control through their organizations’ health plans.

to maintain peace in Ferguson is that failure to charge the officer could stoke anger among a community profoundly mistrustful of the legal system. Many say they just hope the grand jury’s decision has irrefutable facts to back it up. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill told The Associated Press she’s pushing for federal and local investigations to be completed around the same time so that all evidence in the case can be made public – a step many con-

sider important should prosecutors decide not to charge the officer. Her office said Friday that the Department of Justice hasn’t given a timeline for the federal investigation, which centers on whether a civil rights violation occurred when officer Darren Wilson fatally shot the unarmed Brown on Aug. 9. McCaskill, a former prosecutor in Missouri, said she’s hopeful the physical evidence in the case – including blood

CHILMARK, Mass. – President Barack Obama has spent less time away from the White House than his predecessors. But his two-week break on the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard and hours on the golf course have his detractors teeing up as they highlight the slew of foreign policy crises currently facing the United States. The criticism has the president’s aides confronting a question it faces whenever Obama gets away: Is there ever a good time for the commander in chief to take a few days off? Since becoming president, Obama has taken 20 vacations lasting two to 15 days. As of Friday, he has spent all or part of 138 days on “vacation.”

By the same point in his second term, President George W. Bush spent 381 partial or complete days at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, and another 26 at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, according to CBS News reporter Mark Knoller’s widely respected record-keeping on the presidency. Other recent American leaders also spent more time away. But images of Obama playing leisurely rounds of golf as the U.S. strikes Islamist militants in northern Iraq have been jarring to some, particularly his fiercest national security critics. After delivering an angry statement Wednesday condemning the beheading of American journalist James Foley by the Islamic State group, Obama immediately hit the links.

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she said. Many residents who live in Ferguson, eager to end the disruptions to their lives caused by protests and police presence, say they fear the community’s anger will explode anew if Wilson isn’t charged. “This officer has to be indicted. I’d hate to see what happens if he isn’t. The rioting, the looting, man ...,” said resident Larry Loveless, 29, as he stopped at the memorial for Brown where he was killed.

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lengthier federal process. “What we want to avoid is a decision being made without all the information being available to the public also,” McCaskill said, adding that not being able to do so could “create more stress and certainly much more fear that we would be back to worrying about people being able to protest safely.” “Obviously all of us are concerned not just about that this process be fair, but what does this next six months look like?”

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spatter patterns, clothing and shell casings – will provide “incontrovertible facts” about what happened during the shooting. She said whatever local prosecutors decide, it will be important to explain the decision by providing that physical evidence, and that won’t be possible if the federal investigation is ongoing. McCaskill said she urged Attorney General Eric Holder during a meeting this week to speed up what is typically a

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West condemns Russia over convoy to Ukraine The ASSOCIATED PRESS LUHANSK, Ukraine – Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on Friday as Moscow sent more than 130 trucks rolling across the border in what it said was a mission to deliver humanitarian aid. Ukraine called it a “direct invasion,” and the U.S. and NATO condemned it as well. In another ominous turn in the crisis, NATO said it has mounting evidence that Russian troops are operating inside Ukraine and launching artillery attacks from Ukrainian soil – significantly deeper involvement in the fighting than the West has previously alleged. The trucks, part of a convoy of 260 vehicles, entered Ukraine without government permission after being held up at the border for a week amid fears that the mission was a Kremlin ploy to help

Ukrainian people greet the first truck of a Russian aid convoy as it passes the border post Friday at Izvaryne, eastern Ukraine. AP photo

the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. By late afternoon, trucks had reached the city of Luhansk, whose war-reduced population of a quarter-million people has suffered under intense fighting over the past several weeks between

Ukrainian forces and the separatists. Russia said the whitetarped vehicles were carrying food, water, generators and sleeping bags. Some of the trucks were opened to reporters a few days ago, and at least some of

those items could be seen. But Associated Press journalists following the convoy across rough country roads heard the trucks’ contents rattling and sliding around Friday, suggesting many vehicles were only partially loaded. The arrival of the trucks in-

stantly raised the stakes in the crisis: An attack on the convoy could give Russia a pretext to intervene more deeply in the war. And a pause in the fighting to allow the convoy safe passage could hamper further battlefield advances by Ukrainian forces, which have reported substantial inroads against the rebels over the past week. In sending in the convoy, Russia said it had lost patience with Ukraine’s stalling tactics and claimed that soon “there will no longer be anyone left to help” in Luhansk, where weeks of heavy shelling have cut off power, water and phone service and made food scarce. At the United Nations in New York, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin hotly denied any Russian troops were inside Ukraine. Russia has also steadfastly denied supporting and arming the rebels. Moscow’s decision to move

Deported Mexicans find new life at call centers The ASSOCIATED PRESS TIJUANA, Mexico – Henry Monterroso is a foreigner in his own country. Raised in California from the age of 5, he was deported to Mexico in 2011 and found himself in a land he barely knew. But the 34-year-old Tijuana native feels at home as soon as gets to work at Call Center Services International, where workers are greeted in English. Amid rows of small cubicles, Monterroso supervises five employees who spend eight hours a day dialing numbers across the United States to collect on credit card bills and other debts. He is among thousands of de-

ported Mexicans finding refuge in call centers in Tijuana and other border cities. In perfect English – some hardly speak Spanish – they converse with American consumers who buy gadgets, have questions about warranties or complain about overdue deliveries. At Monterroso’s office in one of Tijuana’s tallest buildings, managers bring meals from Taco Bell in nearby San Diego to reward employees because the fast-food chain has no outlets in Mexico. Workers are off for the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving but labor on Mexican holidays. “The end of your shift comes at 6 and you get hit by reality

out there: You’re not in the U.S.,” Monterroso said. “While you’re here, you still get a sense that you’re back home, which I like very much.” Many workers spent nearly all their lives in the U.S. and still have family there, which is a major selling point for Mexico over English-language industry leaders like India and the Philippines. They can chat comfortably about the U.S. housing market and Super Bowl contenders. They know slang. Still, the sudden change is a shock. Monterroso’s weekly pay of less than $300 is a humbling drop from the $2,400 he made in San Diego real estate at the peak of the U.S. housing

boom in the mid-2000s. And back in Mexico, the deportees are ostracized for off-kilter Spanish or seen as outsiders. “It can’t get any worse for them,” said Jorge Oros, co-founder and chief operating officer of Call Center Services International. “They were deported from a country where they were for so many years and now they’re stuck here in a country where they’ve never been before. When you’re offering them a job and an opportunity, they become the most loyal employees you can have.” By the end of the year, Mexico’s outsourced call centers will have more than 85,000 workstations, which may be staffed

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Sophomore volunteers Nikha Phengsavath and Celine Tran, of the Kappa Phi Lambda sorority, struggle up flights of stairs Friday in Gilbert Hall to deliver a box to a new resident moving in.

Students arriving at NIU had help moving in from 1,300 volunteers • NIU Continued from page A1 events into three. By the time classes begin Monday, 4,200 students will have moved into five dormitories on campus. “That’s where we’re at and that’s when we’re full,” said Dino Martinez, the associate director for student recruitment initiatives and assessment. Based on university statistics, there’s a one-in-three chance Parczany might not finish her degree in graphic design at NIU. University officials found that only 66 percent of students who were freshmen in 2012-13 returned as sophomores last year. Baker has been vocal about the need to connect students with the campus as a means to keep them at the university. University officials want to increase student retention by 5 percent a semester. Keeping students at NIU throughout their college career could start with keeping them there on the weekends. A recent study of students found that of those who go home on the weekends, only 11 percent do so for work. Parczany already has plans to go back to her hometown of Crystal Lake. “I plan on going home every other weekend to keep in touch with my Crystal Lake friends,” she said. But Friday night after mov-

ing in belonged to the university. Part of the university staff’s strategy to give students an immediate sense they had a connection was to change what was previously an academic welcoming into what was dubbed the “Huskie Family Welcome.” Emily and Rose Parczany both planned to attend. “I’m going to stay as long as the weather holds out,” Rose Parczany said. “Then I’ll probably cry the whole way home.” About a quarter of the university’s 16,000 undergraduate students live on campus. Brian Theis, a 22-year-old senior from Palatine, has lived on campus since he transferred from Harper College almost two years ago. The actuarial science major said he always stays on campus on the weekend because that’s where his friends are. “Some of the best moments happen on the weekends,” Theis said. He knows some of the students who shuffled past his room in Gilbert Hall with arms full of clothes and boxes might not want to stay every weekend. But he thinks once they start to hang out with other people on their floor, visit the coffee shop downstairs or get involved in a group on campus, they might decide to skip the trip home. Students coming to campus Friday had help from some 1,300 student volunteers donning red shirts, as well as faculty, staff and community

members such as DeKalb Mayor John Rey and Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy. Second Ward Alderman Bill Finucane drove one of 62 golf carts that zipped around campus Friday. Finucane co-coordinated move-in for more than 20 years before retiring last year. This year was a little calmer than previous years, Finucane said, speculating that overnight rain in Chicago might have staved off a massive wave of student arrivals early Friday morning. This year the university also had smaller fleet of golf carts because Douglas Hall closed before being demolished this fall. Finucane himself moved into Stevenson when he came to NIU, living on campus for three years. “It’s not that weird that Douglas is closed because Lincoln has been closed,” he said. “But if they close Stevenson, that will be weird.” After students settled into their dorms, they prepared for a weekend packed with events. Eric Glasby, a Gilbert Hall community advisor, thinks the events will go a long way toward increasing student retention. He sees himself as a conduit between the students navigating a new university and the opportunities they could seize. “You find your own piece of NIU and you make it home,” Glasby said. “The biggest thing is that they find their niche on campus and call it their own.”

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ist James Foley. The group called Foley’s killing revenge for previous strikes against militants in Iraq. Federal and New York Police Department officials have estimated that at least 100 Americans could be fighting with the Sunni extremists who have seized territory in northern and western Iraq. In April, a Colorado woman and convert to Islam was arrested before she could travel to Syria to marry a fighter she had met online. More recently, a Texas man who was arrested trying to board a flight to Turkey pleaded guilty to terror charges alleging he wanted to join the group. In a Pentagon news conference, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey called the Islamic State an “immediate threat,” in part because of the number of Europeans and other foreigners who have traveled to the region to join the group. “And those folks can go home at some point,” he said. An FBI and Homeland Security Department intelligence bulletin issued Friday said there were no credible or specific threats from the Islamic State against the U.S. homeland. However, it cau-

tioned that “violent extremists who support [the group] have demonstrated the capability to attempt attacks on U.S. targets overseas with little-to-no warning.” NYPD counterterrorism officials, long wary of another al-Qaida strike since the Sept. 11 attacks, have increasingly turned their attention to the Islamic State threat and efforts to recruit supporters through social media. The group used hashtags like #BewareAmerica and #CalamityWillBefallUS to make threats against the United States, NYPD analyst Rebecca Weiner said at a recent briefing for private security officials. “What we’ve seen in these hashtag campaigns is a lot of pictures of U.S. cities, including New York,” she said. Weiner cited the arrest this year of a Frenchman – radicalized after spending a year in Syria – in a fatal shooting of three people at the Brussels Jewish Museum. An AK-47 found in his possession was wrapped in a flag with inscriptions from the Islamic State – giving more cause for concern about “about returning foreign fighters from Iraq and Syria,” she said.

Execution could be turning point in battle against ISIS • ISIS Continued from page A1 To hit back at the group, Obama has stressed military assistance to Iraq and efforts to create a new, inclusive government in Baghdad that can persuade Sunnis to leave the insurgency. He also has sought to frame the Islamic State threat in terms that convince other countries – not just in the Mideast but also in Europe –of the need to create a broad coalition against the extremists. Lukman Faily, the Iraqi ambassador to Washington, said in an interview this week that Baghdad’s new leadership has been told to

expect additional military help once the new government is seated, possibly in early September. But an Iraqi counteroffensive may yield only temporary gains if the Islamic State retreats to areas of Syria beyond the government’s control. “The U.S. can’t defeat the Islamic State terrorist army in Iraq if it does not strike its leadership and core base in Syria simultaneously,” said Oubai Shahbandar, a Washington-based senior strategist for the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition group. “A real strategy requires linkage of the military effort in Iraq with Syria,” he said. Rhodes said the U.S. was

“actively considering what’s going to be necessary to deal with that threat.” Speaking on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard, where Obama is on vacation, Rhodes said: “We’ve shown time and again that if there’s a counterterrorism threat, we’ll take direct action against that threat, if necessary.” The recent execution of journalist James Foley could be seen as a turning point in a long-running battle against the group, whose origins are in an al-Qaida offshoot that U.S. forces faced in Iraq several years ago, he said. Foley’s killing, he added, was “an attack on our country.”

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his front door had come off its bottom hinge and did not close properly, and his toilet did not flush without plunging it. “I didn’t know it was that bad,” Washington said. “My girlfriend said she wasn’t surprised. ... You can’t beat the rent. Cheapest in DeKalb.” Bragg said Townsend Management informed her there would be a meeting with city officials Tuesday, but that they did not have any more information at that time. Bragg, who has owned rental property in the city for decades, said she plans to sell her properties because she’s been unhappy with city officials. She said her apartments are “nice and reasonably priced.” “I’ll be closing,” Bragg said, “selling and getting the [heck] out of Dodge.”

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Many forgetting the meaning of freedom Many people in this country were shocked when the U.S. Navy recently announced the removal of all Bibles from military hotels under their control. This was in response to pressure from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The surprise is not the hypocritical stance of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, but rather the established bulwark of American strength and patriotism caved to a self-serving group of religious fanatics. The previous sentence may seem out of place if you don’t realize that atheism is actually a religion. Like traditional religions, atheism requires strong conviction. In the case of atheists, it’s the belief that there is no God and that all things can be proved by science. It is extremely hypocritical of the foundation to request the removal of Bibles from hotel rooms on the basis of their contention that the presence of Bibles indicates that the government is choosing one religion over another. If they really thought about it, they would realize that removal of religious materials imposes their religion on everyone else. Some atheists argue that there should be a library or cachet of religious material at the check-in desk of a hotel from which any guest could order a Bible, Torah or Koran for their reading pleasure. No

VIEWS Ben S. Carson favoritism would be shown through such a system, and those who reject the idea of God would not have to be offended. This is like saying there shouldn’t be certain brands of bottled water in hotel rooms because there may be guests who prefer a different type of water or are offended by bottled water and think everybody should be drinking tap water. The logical answer to such absurdity would, of course, be that the offended individual could bring his own water or simply ignore the brand of water he does not care for. As a nation, we must avoid the paralysis of hypersensitivity, which prevents us from getting anything done because virtually everything offends someone. We must also go back and read the Constitution, including the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion. It says nothing about freedom from religion, and, if you consider the context and the lives of those involved in the crafting of our founding documents, it is apparent that they believed in allowing their faith to guide their lives. This has nothing to do with imposing

one’s beliefs on someone else. Those of us who do believe in God can hope and pray that at some point secular progressives will come to understand that they must abide by the same rules with which they attempt to control others. There is nothing wrong with the philosophy of “live and let live.” America was designed to be a free country, where people could live as they pleased and pursue their dreams as long as they didn’t infringe upon the rights of others. By continually broadening the scope of an “infringement” on the rights of others, the purveyors of division will succeed in destroying our nation. Liberty and justice for all has worked extremely well for an extended period of time, and there is no reason to upset the equilibrium by endowing the hypersensitive complainers in our society with more power than everyone else. Thankfully, the Navy quickly realized its mistake and restored the Bible to its lodges. Maybe now we can deal with the real issues that threaten our safety.

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Censorship study reveals what Beijing fears By ADAM MINTER Bloomberg News While living for more than a decade in China, and using its thriving social media, no question came to mind quite so often as this one: “Who is the idiot who just censored that online post, and what on Earth was so dangerous about it?” I was hardly alone in my frustration. While online social media has transformed civil society in China, creating an outlet for anyone with a computer to share views on entertainment (the most popular topic), sports and politics, most users have at one time or another come up against the limits of free expression on the mainland. The one impediment to Chinese people connecting as a whole for the first time was, and is, their own government. As a group of Harvard University researchers show in a study published in Friday’s issue of Science, however, responsibility for this state of affairs rests with social-media platforms as much as the Chinese regime. Censorship in China has evolved into a kind of private-public partnership, with the government setting the parameters, and Internet companies free to “innovate” in finding ways to meet them – at their own expense. The system is a perverse form of blackmail: If the companies don’t play ball, they risk attracting users who defy the state’s edicts on information.

The Harvard group used subterfuge to conduct their study, setting up their own Internet bulletin board in China where users could foster and engage in online discussions. The software to run the board didn’t include censoring tools (necessary if you don’t want to be shut down). So the researchers reached out to their Web hosting company and found them “forthcoming when we asked for recommendations as to which technologies were most useful to their other clients in following government information management guidelines.” The researchers found that most Internet companies censor posts by curating sets of sensitive keywords (provided by government agencies, officials and common sense), which are fed into software that matches them to actual usage. Posts which don’t trip the keyword search are approved automatically; those that do are held for review, or simply disappear. Similar filtering can be done by user, or other criteria. Not all of what the study discovered is new. In 2009, guidelines for Internet monitoring and censorship that paralleled much of what’s in the Science paper leaked from Baidu, China’s top search engine. More significant, in 2013, Chinese state media reported about 2 million people were employed in China to monitor social media and report their findings to superiors. Although these “Internet opinion analysts” supposedly weren’t involved in censoring

posts, it’s unlikely that such a large army would be recruited for the purpose of passive observation alone. In the end, what is actually censored? To answer this question the paper’s authors devised a means to view posts before they were eliminated. What they found is surprising: Posts critical of the government were no more likely to be censored than those supportive of it. However, posts that hint at “collective action” – meaning, mass demonstrations, online campaigns and similar group political activity – were 20 percent to 40 percent more likely to be censored than any others. Social media platforms are happy to provide a forum to talk about the government. But they’ll shut you down the moment you try to organize a get-together with any like-minded individuals. And if you don’t like it? Call customer service. The result is a digitally connected China where communications are both hyper-modern and co-opted by the government. For a Communist Party interested primarily in the perpetuation of its own power, the situation is ideal. But it means that Chinese social media is doomed to remain compromised, suspect and, outside of China’s borders, all too irrelevant.

• Adam Minter is an American writer based in Asia, where he covers politics, culture, business and junk.

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Thumbs-up: To community support. Jan Wahlgren’s Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis in May was a “slap in the face to someone who never smoked.” But Wahlgren, co-owner of the Dairy Joy in Hinckley, continues to go to work every day, buoyed in part by the support of her customers and the community. While she was hospitalized in June, she received a letter of support from an 8-year-old customer with lung disease; she now has letters taped to the cooler at work and more than a hundred cards from well-wishers at home. Thumbs-up: To beating Ebola. An American doctor and nurse who contracted the Ebola virus while working to help people in Liberia both were released from Emory Hospital in Atlanta this week. Their blood showed no signs of the virus before their discharge, medical officials said. The two may have been helped by an experimental drug they were given, raising hopes that the virus, which has sickened about 2,500 and killed more than 1,300 people in western Africa, can be stopped. Thumbs-down: To the ongoing drought in California, which has affected almost all of the state. California farmers grow crops that feed people around the country, and the problem has hurt food production and can affect food prices. As the west endures the dry spell, reservoirs and lakes are being drained and the situation is becoming more dire. Thumbs-up: To the return of students to Northern Illinois University. The annual move-in day, shifted from Thursday to Friday with family friendly welcome activities added at the Convocation Center, means the start of another school year. Things are different in DeKalb when the students are away, and their return will bring added energy to the area. Good luck to all this year. Thumbs-up: To an improving employment picture. DeKalb County is making its way back from the Great Recession. Each month of this year, the county has seen year-over-year declines in its unemployment rate. This month, unemployment declined to 6.1 percent, and the labor force increased slightly to 59,915. Our area is outperforming the state as a whole, which had 6.8 percent unemployment and saw 17,000 people leave the labor force in July. Thumbs-up: To sowing a good deed. For the second year, Sycamore farmer Ben Drake has been growing and selling ears of sweet corn and donating all the profits to the Feed’em Soup Community Project. Last year he raised $1,500 for the organization. This year sales have been slower. Help the cause by visiting his farm at 9525 N. Grove Road, Sycamore, and buying a couple dozen ears of fresh corn.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Any bargain with Russia’s Vladimir Putin a bad one Eastern Ukraine remains a violent caldron as Ukrainian soldiers shell pro-Russian separatists in the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. It appears that Ukraine’s forces are making headway, while the separatists seem to have lost ground. There’s a sense that the crisis may be at a turning point. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit Ukraine on Sunday and, on Tuesday, presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine will meet in Minsk, Belarus, to discuss the conflict. With so many civilians caught up in lethal combat, it is tempting to look for a cease-fire or some kind of time out that would lead to a period of diplomatic negotiation. But what would a pause and diplomacy accomplish? Any negotiations that leave this blight festering in Ukraine must be avoided. The only acceptable solution is for Putin’s aggression to be reversed. Aggression is the right word. Although the separatists may not be wearing Russian military insignia, no one should be under any illusions: This was a rebellion with roots in Moscow. Mark Galeotti of New York University wrote recently in Foreign Policy that Putin has demonstrated in Ukraine a method of fighting with his military intelligence service that is “a mix of stealth, deniability, subversion, and surgical violence.” We would add: outrageous lies and propaganda. The answer to these tactics is not to compromise and legitimatize them. Any discussion that leads to a shred of success for Putin’s nonlinear war would encourage the use of such tactics again. Putin must be shown that it does not work and that the West has the fortitude to block his subterfuge. A second reason to push back is to deny Putin the benefits of an unresolved dispute. If Putin can keep the battle for Donetsk simmering, he can keep Ukraine off balance and under his thumb. It would hurt Ukraine’s chances for integration with Europe, which Putin wants to spoil. The Kremlin leader may also be calculating that the United States and its allies will lose interest and leave him free rein. No cease-fire or diplomatic bargaining should be contemplated that would effectively freeze this conflict in place, creating another Abkhazia or Trans-Dniester. If conflict in the east is prolonged, even in a low-key fashion, it could poison Ukraine’s future and once again threaten its fragile stability. That would be a win for Putin and a loss for everyone else.

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WEATHER

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7-DAY FORECAST

A few showers and thunderstorms will cross the area on Saturday as humid air continues to lift into the area from the south. It’ll remain warm and humid with some sunshine Sunday and Monday before more unsettled weather returns by the middle of next week. By later next week, drier and more comfortable air will take hold.

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UV INDEX

Winds: S 6-12 mph

Winds: WSW 6-12 mph

Winds: NW 6-12 mph

Winds: SW 4-8 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

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Temperature High ............................................................. 80° Low .............................................................. 71° Normal high ............................................. 81° Normal low ............................................... 61° Record high .............................. 97° in 2003 Record low ................................ 46° in 1969

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.07” Month to date ....................................... 3.74” Normal month to date ....................... 3.25” Year to date ......................................... 23.05” Normal year to date ......................... 24.89”

Sunrise today ................................ 6:11 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 7:43 p.m. Moonrise today ............................ 4:26 a.m. Moonset today ............................ 6:28 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 6:12 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 7:42 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow ................... 5:23 a.m. Moonset tomorrow ................... 6:59 p.m.

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AIR QUALITY TODAY

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Dixon 86/70

Joliet 84/69

La Salle 87/72 Streator 88/71

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Evanston 81/72 Chicago 84/71

Aurora 85/70

POLLEN INDEX

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

Waukegan 79/67

Arlington Heights 84/71

DeKalb 83/68

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

Hammond 84/70 Gary 83/69 Kankakee 86/69

Peoria 90/74

Pontiac 88/71

Watseka 88/71

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Sports

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SECTION B Saturday, August 23, 2014 Daily Chronicle

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8MORNING KICKOFF

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

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Wiggins an anomaly in Love trade to Cleveland MINNEAPOLIS – The wait is almost over. The blockbuster trade that will send Kevin Love (above) to team up with LeBron James in Cleveland will be completed today, making the Cavaliers an instant favorite in the Eastern Conference and turning Andrew Wiggins into something of an anomaly. When Wiggins is moved from the Cavs to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the deal, he will become just the second No. 1 overall draft pick to be traded without playing a game for the team that drafted him since the ABA and NBA merged in 1976. The only other time it happened was in 1993 when the Orlando Magic traded Chris Webber to the Golden State Warriors for a package headlined by Penny Hardaway. The Cavaliers will also get Anthony Bennett, the 2013 No. 1 pick, from Cleveland and veteran forward Thaddeus Young from Philadelphia in the three-team deal. The Sixers will get Miami’s 2015 firstround pick from the Cavaliers and guard Alexey Shved and forward Luc Mbah a Moute from the Timberwolves in the trade, which cannot be announced until Saturday because of a seldom-used NBA rule that prevents draft picks from being traded until 30 days after they sign their rookie contracts. The Webber-Hardaway trade occurred on draft night, allowing both players and both teams involved to leave the venue that night with a clear picture of their respective futures. Wiggins, on the other hand, has endured a much longer, more awkward process. He suited up for the Cavaliers at the Las Vegas summer league even as the rumors of his trade started to swirl. As the summer dragged on, the 19-year-old Canadian who spent one year at the University of Kansas even wore the Cleveland colors in a rookie photo shoot at the start of August. Through it all, he sidestepped questions about where he was headed and steadfastly maintained the rumors didn’t bother him. – Wire report

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Northern Illinois University’s defensive end Perez Ford runs a drill during practice Aug. 2 at Huskie Stadium.

Rounding into form Carey particularly pleased with interior of defensive line By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey is more comfortable with his defense than he was at the beginning of fall camp. One area he’s been impressed with is the defensive line, an area where NIU lost four starters from last season – George Rainey and Joe Windsor at defensive end and Ken Bishop and Anthony Wells at defensive tackle. Carey specifically mentioned the

liam Lee, as well as junior-college transfer defensive end Ben Compton as players who have stepped during the Huskies’ fall camp, which conMore online cluded Thursday. “Really pleased with those four,” For all your Northern Illinois University Carey said. sports coverage – including stories, Carey expects to have the deep features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and rotation the Huskies are used to more – log on to HuskieWire.com. having, something NIU has taken advantage of the past few years. interior of the line as having a good Defensive coordinator Jay Niecamp. In terms of individuals, he mann wants to avoid blitzing as specifically talked about tackles Ma- much as possible, and that’s an area rio Jones, Corey Thomas and Wil- where NIU’s defensive line play

Little League Baseball

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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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The best NIU foes that have visited Huskie Stadium

8WHAT TO WATCH World Series, International Championship, Seoul vs. Tokyo, at South Williamsport, Pa., 11:30 a.m., ABC World Series, U.S. Championship, Las Vegas vs. Chicago, at South Williamsport, Pa., 2:30 p.m., ABC

comes up big. “It helps because there’s no point in playing somebody if they’re tired,” NIU senior defensive end Jason Meehan said. “If you can’t give it 100 percent, there’s no point in you being out there giving 50 percent when somebody else is fresh, so given that we have a lot of guys with good experience and guys we can trust, we can rotate as many guys as we need to. So it helps us stay fresh and gives a lot of guys experience.”

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Seattle Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch pushes aside Shea McClellin as Lamarr Houston watches Lynch score a touchdown run in the first half Friday.

BEARS PRESEASON

Bears come out flat in Seattle By KEVIN FISHBAIN fishbain@shawmedia.com No safety did anything to “wow” the coaching staff in the first two preseason games, and that had to be music to Chris Conte’s ears, as the maligned safety made his first game appearance Friday night in Seattle. On his first series, Conte came over from his safety spot, lowered his shoulder and leveled a huge hit on tight end Luke Willson, breaking up a would-be touchdown pass. Conte showed off his speed

spots on defense. Willie Young was the other, showing a great burst off the edge on a sack in the first quarter, and he also set the edge on a run stop in More online the red zone in the second, but that’s about it. Keep up with Bears and NFL news The Seahawks scored 31 at ChicagoFootball.com. points in the first half and gained 250 total yards. Russell Wilson completed 13 of 17 the next series, flying over passes for 174 yards, good for from center field to apply an- a passer rating of 147.7, pickother physical tackle on Coo- ing apart the Bears’ defense by per Helfet, stopping him in the moving outside the pocket and open field. finding the open receiver. The problem is that ConSee BEARS, page B2 te was one of the only bright

Fifty memorable years. What Baby Boomer Northern Illinois University football fan – in Yogi Berra parlance – “woulda thunk it.” Next week, NIU begins its 50th football campaign at venerable Huskie Stadium. The Presbyterian season-opener marks the 257th game played on west campus since Northern Illinois “baptized” the facility with a 48-6 triumph over Illinois State during Homecoming Nov. 6, 1965. Go ahead, say it. It’s been a heckuva half century. In the duration, the Cardinal and Black have posted a 157-97-2 record and a .617 winning percentage in the fabled “House That (George) Bork Built” – including a stellar 44-11 mark (.800 pct.) the past decade, not to mention the nation’s longest home stadium victory streak (26 games). (Note to all math majors: Remember, there’s a subtle difference between the 50th year and the 50th or golden anniversary that NIU intercollegiate athletics will celebrate next season.) With future home dates slated with San Diego State, BYU, Utah, and Maryland

KORCEK’S CORNER Mike Korcek on the docket, I started reminiscing. So, for fellow Northern Illinois fans young and old, here’s the unofficial Mike Korcek Ultimate AllTime Huskie Stadium Top 10 Opponents. Enjoy the trip.

Honorable Mention – West Texas State (Nov. 4, 1967): With Duane Thomas (firstround pick of the Dallas Cowboys) and Mercury Morris (Miami Dolphins) in the same backfield, WTSU was no slouch. NIU should’ve won, but threw five picks and lost 17-10.

Honorable Mention – Bowling Green State (Nov. 9, 2002): Perspectives change. BGSU arrived riding the crest of an 8-0 start, wins over Missouri and Kansas, the USA Today No. 16/Associated Press No. 20 ratings, and meteoric coach Urban Meyer. NIU led from start to finish and held the Falcons to 30 points below their high-octane 47.4 points-per-game scoring

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SPORTS

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8SPORTS BRIEFS Sycamore boys golf rolls to victory over Rochelle Sycamore high school won a meet against Rochelle, 166205, on Friday. Martin Hurst carded a 40, Trent Scott shot 41, Nate Gross had a 42 and Keegan Potter added a 43 for the Spartans.

NIU men’s soccer ends exhibitions with win The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team concluded its exhibition schedule with a 4-0 win Friday at DePauw. The Huskies got goals from Dusty Page, Alex Saliba, Andrew Palumbo and Isaac Kannah. “On the whole it was good,” NIU head coach Eric Luzzi said in a news release. “Any time you score four goals, that is always a good thing, and we scored some good goals today, both from set pieces and the run of play, and created some other good chances, so that is all encouraging. “I thought the guys turned around what was not a great first half. I questioned their mental toughness a bit at halftime and I thought they had a good response to that. The second half was a very focused 45 minutes and that was good to see.” NIU will open the regular season Friday as the Huskies will take on Hofstra in the Northwestern Lakeside Classic in Evanston.

NIU women’s soccer drops season opener Northern Illinois women’s soccer lost, 4-1, in its season opener Friday night at Illinois State. The Huskies (0-1) fell behind 4-0 before senior midfielder Ashley Neubeck got the lone Huskie goal in the second half. Freshman goalkeeper Amy Annala made 11 saves for NIU. “I thought Amy was outstanding in her regular season debut,” NIU head coach John Ross said in a news release. “She made some fantastic saves and really kept us in the game in the first half.” NIU will play at Western Illinois on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Macomb.

Inside Huskie Football begins Monday Inside Huskie Football, the weekly radio show featuring NIU head coach Rod Carey and radio play-by-play man Bill Baker, begins Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. and will air every Monday throughout the season. The show will take place at Fatty’s Pub & Grille in DeKalb, and will air on WCPT 82.5 FM in DeKalb and Chicago’s AM 560 The Answer. Monday’s guests include NIU athletic director Sean Frazier and two Huskie players in addition to Carey.

Harvick wins Bristol pole; 5th of this season BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kevin Harvick will start from the pole position tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway. Harvick turned a lap at a track-record 131.362 mph Friday night. He knocked Jeff Gordon from the top spot for his 11th career pole. It is his fifth pole this season, which he attributes to one thing: “faster cars.” “Any time you beat the 24 right now, things are going OK,” Harvick said. Gordon, the points leader, will start outside the front row, with Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch in the second row. Edwards won here in the spring, and Busch has won five times on the 0.533-mile oval. Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson are in the third row, with Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle in the fourth. Biffle is the only one of the top eight qualifiers who has not sealed a spot in the championship. – Staff, wire reports

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CUBS 4, ORIOLES 1

Arrieta tosses gem By MATT CARLSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Jake Arrieta said he enjoyed running into some of his old Orioles teammates before Friday’s game at Wrigley Field. Then he had an even better time on the mound, shutting down Baltimore in his first start against his former club. Arrieta held Baltimore to four hits in seven innings and Javier Baez homered again as the Cubs beat the Orioles, 4-1. “There was a little more to it, being your former team,” Arrieta said. “You know after the first inning, it was just kind of business as usual. “It was nice to face those guys and see a lot of them again. It’s been awhile.” The Orioles traded Arrieta to the Cubs with reliever Pedro Strop in a multiplayer deal during last season. He’s turned into Cubs’ ace this season. “A really well-played game all the way around,” Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. “The stage was actually set by Jake. Jake did a great job; a phenomenal seven in-

• BEARS Continued from page B1

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Cubs starter Jake Arrieta throws against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning Friday at Wrigley Field.

Next vs. Baltimore, 1 p.m. today, CSN, AM-720 nings of work.” Baez hit his sixth homer in his 18th game since getting called up from Triple-A, Luis Valbuena also homered, and Logan Watkins and Arismendy Alcantara each drove in runs with singles as the Cubs snapped AL East leading Baltimore’s four-game

winning streak. Baltimore’s Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 34th homer, a solo shot off Arrieta (7-4) in the seventh. It came on a change-up that Arrieta said “wasn’t too bad of a pitch.” Cruz wasn’t one of Arrieta’s teammates on the Orioles, but he had faced the right-hander before. “I think he looked more mature,” Cruz said. “He has command of all his pitches. He doesn’t make many mistakes.”

YANKEES 4, WHITE SOX 3

Yankees rally to defeat Sox By HOWIE RUMBERG

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Martin Prado hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox on Friday night. Facing a full-count pitch from Daniel Webb (5-4) with the bases loaded, Prado lined a hit up the middle to complete the Yankees’ comeback from three runs for their fourth win in 11 games. Prado hit a two-run homer in the third, and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI double in the fifth off John Danks after the Sox’s Jose Abreu connected for a three-run shot in the first against Shane Greene. Ichiro Suzuki started the ninth with a single and

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advanced on a sacrifice. After Derek Jeter lined out, Webb intentionally walked Ellsbury and walked Mark Teixeira before Prado’s hit touched off a celebration near second base. David Robertson (2-4) struck out two in a perfect ninth. The Sox (59-69) fell a season-high 10 games under .500. After saying Cuban ballplayers admired the Yankees growing up because of their success, Abreu impressed New York with his 33rd homer in the first at-bat

of his career at Yankee Stadium. Two innings later, Danks gave up Prado’s long ball, his AL-leading 24th homer given up. The right-hander allowed three runs, upping his total to a league-high 87, in five-plus innings. Greene recovered nicely after yielding three straight hits to start the game, including Abreu’s homer. He gave up a career-high nine hits in five-plus innings and struck out seven. New York’s Shawn Kelley relieved in the sixth with runners on first and second and none out. He struck out two before Alejandro De Aza singled to left. Brett Gardner made a strong throw to nail Alexei Ramirez at the plate – a call upheld by video review – to keep it 3-all.

That helped the Seahawks convert all seven of the third downs before halftime. It’s been a recurring issue we’ve seen from the Bears’ defense this preseason – defending misdirection plays, like bootlegs, and the Bears face four mobile quarterbacks in their first five regular-season games.

No improvement on special teams: The coverage teams are supposed to be the Bears’ strength on a rebuilt special teams unit, but they gave up a 46-yard kickoff return to Percy Harvin and a 46yard punt return to Earl Thomas. The return game has yielded no answers, and may not until Chris Williams plays – he was a late scratch, and the longest kickoff return in the first half went to undrafted rookie Senorise Perry, who went 27 yards.

Flags keep flying: Marc Trestman has not been happy about the penalties this preseason, and the Bears had three bad ones in the first half from veterans. Lance Briggs’ late hit penalty on Russell Wilson – it would have been a third-and-15, instead, the Seahawks got a first down. On third-and-four, Jeremiah Ratliff jumped offsides, and Brandon Marshall’s offensive pass interference wiped out a Dante Rosario touchdown.

Quick hits: Jared Allen (shoulder bruise), Brian de la Puente (knee), Jordan Mills (foot), Kyle Fuller (ankle), Eben Britton (hamstring) and Isaiah Frey (hamstring) did not play. … Ryan Mundy left the game with a head laceration, his return was initially listed as questionable. Fullback Tony Fiammetta, who played in 20.8 percent of snaps last season, left the game with a hamstring injury and did not return. … Josh Morgan opened as the No. 3 receiver and had two catches for 40 yards in the first half, including a nice back-shoulder catch.

8WEEKEND TV SPORTSWATCH TODAY’S SCHEDULE Major League Baseball White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, noon, WGN Baltimore at Cubs, 1 p.m., CSN Regional coverage, Detroit at Minnesota or Tampa Bay at Toronto, noon, MLB San Francisco at Washington, 3 p.m., FS1 Atlanta at Cincinnati, 6 p.m., FS1 Regional coverage, L.A. Angels at Oakland or Kansas City at Texas (games joined in-progress), 9 p.m., MLB Arena football ArenaBowl XXVII, Arizona at Cleveland, 7 p.m., ESPN Auto racing Formula One, qualifying for Belgian Grand Prix, at Spa (same-day tape), 11:30 a.m., NBCSN GP2, at Spa, Belgium (same-day tape), 2 p.m., NBCSN Global Rally Cross, at Daytona Beach, Fla., 1:30 p.m., NBC NASCAR, Sprint Cup, IRWIN Tools Night Race, at Bristol, Tenn., 6:30 p.m., ABC IndyCar, pole qualifying for Grand Prix of Sonoma, at Sonoma, Calif., 6:30 p.m., NBCSN College football FCS, Sam Houston St. at E. Washington, 2:30 p.m., ESPN Cycling USA Pro Challenge, Stage 6, at Vail, Colo., 2:30 p.m., NBCSN Golf European PGA Tour, Czech Masters, third round, at Prague, 6 a.m., TGC PGA Tour, The Barclays, third round, at Paramus, N.J., noon, TGC PGA Tour, The Barclays, third round, at Paramus, N.J., 2 p.m., CBS Champions Tour, Boeing Classic, second round, at Snoqualmie, Wash., 2 p.m. TGC Web.com Tour, Portland Open, third round, at North Plains, Ore., 5 p.m., TGC

LPGA, Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, third round, at London, Ontario (delayed tape), 12:30 a.m., TGC Gymnastics P&G Championships, women’s, at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., NBC Horse racing Thoroughbreds, Travers Stakes and Ballerina Stakes, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 3:30 p.m., NBC Little League Baseball World Series, International Championship, Seoul vs. Tokyo, at South Williamsport, Pa., 11:30 a.m., ABC World Series, U.S. Championship, Las Vegas vs. Chicago, at South Williamsport, Pa., 2:30 p.m., ABC Motorsports AMA Motocross, Utah National, at Tooele, Utah (same-day tape), 5:30 p.m., NBCSN NFL Preseason, Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m., NFL Preseason, New Orleans at Indianapolis, 7 p.m., CBS Prep football Miami Central (Fla.) at Hoover (Ala.), 11 a.m., ESPN Trinity Christian (Fla.) at Buford (Ga.), 8 p.m., ESPN2 Soccer Premier League, Newcastle at Aston Villa, 6:40 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Leicester at Chelsea, 8:55 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Arsenal at Everton, 11:30 a.m., NBC National Women’s Soccer League, playoffs, semifinal, Portland at FC Kansas City, noon, ESPN2 Swimming Pan Pacific Championships, at Gold Coast, Australia (same-day tape), 2:30 p.m., NBC Tennis ATP World Tour, Winston-Salem Open, championship, at Winston-Salem, N.C., 11:30 a.m., CBS WTA, Connecticut Open, Championship, at New Haven, Conn., 2 p.m., ESPN2

6 p.m., TGC LPGA, Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, final round, at London, Ontario (delayed tape), 12:30 a.m., TGC Gymnastics P&G Championships, men’s, at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m., NBC Horse racing Thoroughbreds, Pacific Classic, at Del Mar, Calif., 7 p.m., NBCSN Little League Baseball World Series, third place, Seoul-Tokyo loser vs. Las Vegas-Chicago SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE loser, at South Williamsport, Pa., Major League Baseball 9 a.m, ESPN White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, noon, World Series, championship, CSN Seoul-Tokyo winner vs. Las Baltimore at Cubs, 1:15 p.m., WGN Vegas-Chicago winner, at South San Francisco at Washington, Williamsport, Pa., 2 p.m., ABC 12:30 p.m., TBS NFL L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7 p.m., Preseason, San Diego at San ESPN Francisco, 3 p.m., FOX Auto racing Preseason, Cincinnati at Arizona, Formula One, Belgian Grand Prix, at 7 p.m., NBC Spa, 6:30 a.m., NBCSN Prep football United SportsCar Championship, Oakland (Tenn.) at Blackman Oak Tree Grand Prix, at Danville, Va., (Tenn.), 11 a.m., ESPN2 3 p.m., FS1 Dwyer (Fla.) at American Heritage IndyCar, Grand Prix of Sonoma, at (Fla.), 2 p.m., ESPN Sonoma, Calif., 3 p.m., NBCSN Soccer Indy Lights, at Sonoma, Calif. Premier League, Manchester Unit(same-day tape), 6 p.m., NBCSN ed at Sunderland, 9:55 a.m., NBCSN Cycling MLS, Seattle at Portland, 4 p.m., USA Pro Challenge, final stage, ESPN2 Boulder, Colo. to Denver, 1 p.m., National Women’s Soccer League, NBCSN playoffs, semifinal, Washington at USA Pro Challenge, final stage, Seattle, 10 p.m., ESPN2 Boulder, Colo. to Denver (same-day Swimming tape), 3 p.m., NBC Pan Pacific Championships, at Gold Golf Coast, Australia (same-day tape), European PGA Tour, Czech Masnoon, NBC ters, final round, at Prague, WNBA 5:30 a.m., TGC Playoffs, conference semifinal, PGA Tour, The Barclays, final Game 2, Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m., round, at Paramus, N.J., 11 a.m., TGC ESPN2 PGA Tour, The Barclays, final Playoffs, conference semifinal, round, at Paramus, N.J., 1 p.m., CBS game 2, Phoenix at Los Angeles, Champions Tour, Boeing Classic, 8 p.m., ESPN2 final round, at Snoqualmie, Wash., Youth Olympics Games 4 p.m., TGC Athletics; gymnastics (apparatus Web.com Tour, Portland Open, finals); men’s diving, at Nanjing, Chifinal round, at North Plains, Ore., na (same-day tape), 8 p.m., NBCSN WNBA Playoffs, conference semifinal, game 2, Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m., ESPN2 Playoffs, conference semifinal, game 2, Minnesota at San Antonio, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Youth Olympics Games Athletics; gymnastics (apparatus finals); women’s diving, at Nanjing, China (same-day tape), 8 p.m., NBCSN

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 71 56 .559 — Detroit 68 58 .540 2½ Cleveland 64 63 .504 7 White Sox 59 69 .461 12½ Minnesota 57 70 .449 14 East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 73 53 .579 — New York 65 61 .516 8 Toronto 65 63 .508 9 Tampa Bay 63 65 .492 11 Boston 56 72 .438 18 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 76 50 .603 — Oakland 74 52 .587 2 Seattle 69 58 .543 7½ Houston 55 74 .426 22½ Texas 49 78 .386 27½ Friday’s Reults Cubs 4, Baltimore 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, White Sox 3 Houston 5, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 0 Seattle 5, Boston 3 Kansas City 6, Texas 3 Minnesota 20, Detroit 6 L.A. Angels at Oakland (n) Today’s Games White Sox (Carroll 5-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 8-8), 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-2) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-8), 12:07 p.m. Detroit (Farmer 0-0) at Minnesota (Pino 1-5), 1:10 p.m., 1st game Seattle (C.Young 12-6) at Boston (Workman 1-7), 12:35 p.m. Baltimore (B.Norris 11-7) at Cubs (Hendricks 5-1), 12:20 p.m. Houston (McHugh 6-9) at Cleveland (Salazar 4-6), 6:05 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 9-10) at Texas (Tepesch 4-7), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 10-11) at Minnesota (May 0-2), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 10-8) at Oakland (Lester 13-8), 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 12:07 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 12:35 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Baltimore at Cubs, 1:20 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 2:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 71 57 .555 St. Louis 69 58 .543 Pittsburgh 66 62 .516 Cincinnati 61 68 .473 Cubs 56 72 .438 East Division W L Pct Washington 73 54 .575 Atlanta 68 61 .527 Miami 63 63 .500 New York 60 68 .469 Philadelphia 57 71 .445 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 72 57 .558 San Francisco 68 59 .535 San Diego 59 68 .465 Arizona 54 75 .419 Colorado 50 76 .397

GB — 1½ 5 10½ 15 GB — 6 9½ 13½ 16½ GB — 3 12 18 20½

Friday’s Results Cubs 4, Baltimore 1 San Francisco 10, Washington 3 Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 4 Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 1, 12 innings Pittsburgh 8, Milwaukee 3 Miami at Colorado, (n) San Diego at Arizona (n) N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers (n) Today’s Games Baltimore (B.Norris 11-7) at Cubs (Hendricks 5-1), 1:20 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 10-8) at Washington (Zimmermann 8-5), 3:05 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 8-9) at Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7), 6:05 p.m. Atlanta (E.Santana 13-6) at Cincinnati (Leake 9-11), 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 10-7) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 15-7), 6:10 p.m. Miami (Koehler 9-9) at Colorado (Lyles 6-1), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 2-6) at Arizona (Nuno 0-3), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 12-8), 8:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m. San Francisco at Washington, 12:35 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m. Baltimore at Cubs, 1:20 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL CONFERENCE Bears Minnesota Detroit Green Bay N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay Arizona Seattle San Francisco St. Louis

North L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 East W L T 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 South W L T 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 West W L T 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 W 2 2 1 1

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .500

PF 54 40 39 37

PA 47 34 39 27

Pct 1.000 1.000 .333 .000

PF 64 47 94 37

PA 55 29 97 64

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .000

PF 57 23 46 24

PA 48 42 36 36

Pct .500 .500 .000 .000

PF 60 57 3 31

PA 30 35 57 47

AMERICAN CONFERENCE North L T Baltimore 0 0 Pittsburgh 2 0 Cincinnati 2 0 Cleveland 2 0 East W L T N.Y. Jets 2 0 0 Miami 1 1 0 New England 1 1 0 Buffalo 1 2 0 South W L T Houston 1 1 0 Jacksonville 1 1 0 Tennessee 1 1 0 Indianapolis 0 2 0 West W L T Denver 2 0 0 Kansas City 1 1 0 Oakland 1 1 0 San Diego 1 1 0 W 2 1 0 0

Pct 1.000 .333 .000 .000

PF 60 56 56 35

PA 33 67 66 37

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .333

PF 38 30 48 49

PA 27 30 58 54

Pct .500 .500 .500 .000

PF 32 35 44 36

PA 39 30 47 40

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .500

PF 55 57 33 41

PA 16 67 36 48

Thursday’s Results Philadelphia 31, Pittsburgh 21 Friday’s Results Bears at Seattle (n) New England 30, Carolina 7 N.Y. Giants 35, N.Y. Jets 24 Detroit 13, Jacksonville 12 Green Bay 31, Oakland 21 Today’s Games Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Washington at Baltimore, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Houston at Denver, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games San Diego at San Francisco, 3 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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Memories abound at home of Huskies • KORCEK Continued from page B1 average in a 26-17 success. BGSU wound up 9-3 with no bowl and only five All-MAC picks. Interesting.

Honorable Mention – Miami, Ohio (Nov. 7, 1998): Despite going 10-1, winning at No. 12 North Carolina, and winding up 30th in the final AP rankings, the Redhawks lost the MAC East Division tie-breaker to Marshall.The result? No MAC title game, no bowl. MU did have tailback Travis Prentice (1,787 rushing yards) and five NFL draftees. Rebuilding NIU fell, 41-10.

No. 10 – Southern Mississippi (Oct. 10, 1992): The post-Brett Fairve Golden Eagles finished 7-4 with heart-breaking setbacks to No. 14 Florida (24-20) and No. 8 Alabama (17-10). NIU junior tailback LeShon Johnson out-sprinted the vaunted USM secondary on a spectacular 85-yard TD run en route to a 188-yard game in a 23-10 triumph.

No. 9 – Kent State (Oct. 28, 1972): Best KSU eleven ever? Consider the 6-5 Golden Flashes won their first (and only) MAC crown and initial bowl bid (Tangerine) under College Football Hall of Fame coach Don James (three-time national coach of the year at Washington). Kent State’s roster featured seven All-MAC players, including NFL All-Pro linebacker Jack Lambert, tight end Gary Pinkel, plus safety Nick Saban. Behind All-Century fullback Mark Kellar, NIU rolled up a then school-record 475 yards on the ground to beat its first MAC grid champion, 28-7.

No. 8 – Southwestern Louisiana (Nov. 4, 1989): Classic matchup of fledging major independents, plus dueling all-purpose QBs in NIU’s Stacey Robinson and USL’s Brian Mitchell (first NCAA player to pass for more than 5,000 career yards and rush for 3,000). Gifted Ragin’ Cajuns boasted Mitchell (Washington Redskins) and five other NFL prospects. USL (7-4) beat Rice, Tulsa, and Southern Mississippi, plus had a near-miss vs. Alabama. Robinson scored the winning TD on a 7-yard sweep with no time left in the 23-20 upset. Scintillating finish.

No. 7 – Marshall (Oct. 6, 2001): The

only Thundering Herd visit during the Bob Pruett era. With a staggering 15 All-MAC performers (nine firstteam), four NFL draftees (led by QB Byron Leftwich), and one All-America type, MU finished 11-3, No. 26 in final AP poll, outscored East Carolina, 6461, in the GMAC Bowl, and proved to be too much for the locals, 37-15.

No. 6 – Fresno State (Oct. 6, 1990): One might be tempted to put the “overrated” tag on the Bulldogs, considering Northern Illinois scored its most points against an AP Top 25 team and produced 806 yards total offense in a 73-18 nuke-out. Rated No. 24 in the AP poll that week, then-unbeaten FSU finished 8-2-1 with seven first-team All-Big West Conference performers and, ultimately, seven NFL draftees (led by third-round pick, running back Aaron Craver). Talent, yes. Discipline, no, vs. NIU’s triple option.

No. 5 – San Diego State (Sept. 12, 1970): From 1965 to 1972, the Aztecs could brag about 42 athletes (four first-rounders) picked in the NFL draft, plus 15 All-America types (nine in D-I). Combine the passing game acumen of College Football Hall of Fame coach Don Coryell and that rich West Coast JC talent. Bingo, an eightyear run with a 74-11-1 record. NIU, which gained University Division status the same year as SDSU in 1969, fell, 35-3.

No. 4 – San Diego State (Oct. 21, 1967): This intersectional College Division showdown was all Aztecs (47-6) despite Chicago Tribune columnist David Condon picking NIU, 16-14. The hosts had no answers for wide receiver Haven Moses (first round by Buffalo Bills), WR Tom Nettles, RB Ted Washington, or defensive end Fred Dryer (College Football Hall of Fame and star of the “Hunter” TV series). Note: The “myth” that ex-TV analyst John Madden worked the Huskie Stadium sidelines that day is untrue. Mr. Wham-Pow-Bam Madden was a SDSU assistant for Coryell from 1964 to ’66.)

No. 3 – Toledo (Nov. 6, 1971): Is there a better MAC squad ever to play in DeKalb? Difficult to go against these Rockets. This was victory No. 32 in

the (then) NCAA’s second longest major-college winning streak (now it ranks fifth all-time). Toledo finished 12-0, No. 14 in the final AP poll, and ruled the Tangerine Bowl. Seven players made at least honorable mention All-America, topped by DE Mel Long (consensus first-teamer) and QB Chuck Ealey, a three-time MAC Player of the Year who finished eighth in the 1971 Heisman voting and, if it wasn’t for a stupid technicality, should be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Toledo prevailed, 23-8.

No. 2 – Maryland (Aug. 28, 2003): Maybe NIU’s greatest Huskie Stadium victory (20-13 in OT)? That’s another column. Most impressive fact about the Terrapins that year – Maryland was the first team in ACC history to win 10 games after losing its first two. Think about it. Ranked No. 15 by AP in August, the Terps rallied back onto the national scene – finishing 10-3 overall and No. 17 in the final AP ratings after beating West Virginia, 41-7, in the Gator Bowl. Maryland led the ACC with 10 all-league performers. Coach Ralph Friedgen’s troops wound up No. 6 in NCAA scoring defense. Pro material? Maryland had five NFL draft selections and seven free agents the next spring.

No. 1 – Kansas State (Sept. 6, 1997): You can call coach Bill Snyder’s tenure at K-State a dynasty. The Wildcats, No. 21 in the AP poll and 47-7 winners on this day, defeated Syracuse and Donovan McNabb, 35-18, in the Fiesta Bowl, and capped an 11-1 year as the nation’s No. 7 team in the final coaches’ poll and No. 8 in the AP. K-State earned 16 spots on the All-Big 12 team and two All-America picks. Twelve 1997 Wildcats eventually were drafted by the NFL. Impressive list, eh? Happy 50th. Tell me what you think.

• Mike Korcek is a 1970 graduate of NIU, and was the school’s head sports information director from 1984-2006. His historical perspective on NIU athletics appears periodically in the Daily Chronicle. Write to him at sports@daily-chronicle.com.

AT THE GAME

More schools are mixing beer, football By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Walk through the tailgate area at a college football stadium, and beer drinking is as common a sight as fans adorned in jerseys of their favorite players. A growing number of schools are bringing the party inside, opening taps in concourses that traditionally have been alcohol-free zones. North Texas, SMU and Troy University will begin beer sales to the general public this season. They’re among 21 on-campus football stadiums where any fan of legal age can grab a brew. That’s more than twice as many as five years ago. Most schools continue to keep alcohol restricted to premium seating areas, if they allow it at all. But offering alcohol is increasingly attractive for some campuses, especially for cashstrapped athletic departments outside the Power 5 conferences. Those schools, especially, are looking for ways to keep fans coming to their stadiums instead of sitting in front of their HD TVs

at home or at sports bars. They’re also encouraged by the schools that were among the first to sell alcohol and didn’t report an increase in bad behavior from students and other fans. “Every institution is looking at how they can increase revenue streams, and alcohol is one of those,” said Jeff Schemmel, president of the consulting firm College Sports Solutions LLC. “Everything is on the table.” There are 11 municipal stadiums where FBS teams are tenants and alcohol is available to the general public. The municipality usually keeps most, if not all, of the alcohol proceeds. The NCAA does not sell alcohol to the general public at its championship events. Schools and conferences are allowed to make their own policies. According to an Associated Press survey of the 21 beer-selling schools that own and operate their stadiums, about half their concessions revenue is derived from alcohol. All but four of those schools are in conferences outside the Power 5 that don’t earn significant TV money.

Big roles expected for duo • HUSKIES Continued from page B1 With just eight starts in total between the returning players on the line, guys such as Meehan and Ford will be counted on heavily and will be expected to play a bigger role. Meehan had 6.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss last season, while Ford had 4.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss. “I think the transition will probably be more playing time, more snaps, stuff like that,” NIU defensive line coach Brett Diers-

en said of the two projected starters at the defensive end spot. “I don’t think the transition’s going to come down to game time. “Now they’ve got to take their game to the next level mentally, I think, is the big thing for those guys.” Meehan was used mostly on first and second down last year and expects to see more time on third down this year. “I led the team in sacks last year and I’m hoping to do that and a lot more this year, especially being able to play more third down,” Meehan said. “I’m really excited to get to test myself.”

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Team USA ‘best thing’ for Rose Scott, Tringale are tied for the lead

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com Last week in Chicago, Derrick Rose was asked if he needed to be in the starting lineup for Team USA. “As long as I can step on the floor, knock this rust off, I’ll be fine,” Rose said. “I don’t mind coming off the bench.” That was tested Friday, as USA Basketball had their last warm-up game for the FIBA World Cup on American soil, and sure enough, Rose was a bench player in the 112-86 win over Puerto Rico. A bench player with an asterisk, however. After missing Wednesday night’s exhibition game with the Dominican Republic because of “fatigue,” as well as sitting out of two practices at the start of the week, the decision was made to start Kyrie Irving for a second-consecutive game. Rose had been the starter on Aug. 16 against Brazil. But Rose wouldn’t have to wait long to see the Madison Square Garden court, taking the floor with 4:29 left in the first quarter, and more importantly, easing some minds with the way he played, not only scoring six points, but looking like the team’s best play-maker in the way he distributed the ball for four assists. As far as the growing concerns that Rose might be better served to walk away from Team USA and focus on the upcoming Bulls season, well, his coach Tom Thibodeau had a very different opinion on that. “I think it’s the best thing for [Rose],” Thibodeau told ESPN. “Obviously, because of the depth of the team he doesn’t have to play a lot, just

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USA Basketball guard Derrick Rose of the Bulls speaks to the media after a team practice Tuesday at the Brooklyn Nets training facility in East Rutherford, N.J. find the rhythm of the game, go out and do your job, and this is a good build-up for him, so it’s all positive.” Thibodeau, who is serving as an assistant coach for Team USA, has been pushing for Rose to participate in the FIBA cup since back in the winter, when Rose was first recovering from season-ending surgery on his meniscus. Considering Rose played in only 10 regular-season games since the 2012 playoffs, Thibodeau was sounding like it was almost a must that Rose stayed the course this offseason, participating in USA Basketball. But when Rose was sidelined after the win in Brazil, the sirens were sounded. “I could’ve played, but there’s no point when you can get a little bit more rest, so that’s all I’m trying to do,”

Rose told reporters Thursday, downplaying the idea that his shaky knees were the reason for the off days. As far as Rose’s status on the roster? It remained a no-brainer he would be on the airplane today, heading overseas for one more exhibition game, and then the start of the tournament. According to USA coach Mike Krzyzewski, the goal was to leave for Spain on Saturday with the 12-player roster finalized, meaning that four cuts would have to be made by then. Rose, Irving and Stephen Curry were all but guaranteed spots at the point guard position, but the big decision was Damian Lillard. With Rose’s health still in question, Team USA may need Lillard as an insurance policy.

USA beats Puerto Rico in hoops exhibition NEW YORK (AP) – Mike Krzyzewski is ready to decide who is going with him to Spain. The U.S. national team coach said the Americans expect to trim their roster to 12 today before leaving for Europe, after team officials had previously said they might carry extra players. Final rosters for the FIBA World Cup of Basketball aren’t due until next Friday, but the Americans won’t need that much time. “We feel that it’s better to go with 12 because that’s really difficult on anybody if they’re not going to be on the team to travel that far,” Krzyzewski said after the U.S. beat Puerto Rico 112-86 on Friday night.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Now that the majors are over, Adam Scott is going after the only big prize left this year – a shot at the $10 million FedEx Cup title. Scott ran off four straight birdies in the middle of his round Friday, and then closed with an approach that settled a foot from the cup for a tap-in birdie and a 6-under 65. That gave him a share of the 36-hole lead with Cameron Tringale at The Barclays. Three dozen players were within five shots of the lead, a group that includes British Open and PGA champion Rory McIlroy. The world’s No. 1 player, going after his fourth straight victory, shook off some rust on the range and was nine shots better than his opening round with a 65. Scott won The Barclays a year ago at Liberty National, and it felt like a bonus in a year in which he won his first major at the Masters. He never had a serious chance at any of the majors this year, and he is looking at the FedEx Cup playoffs differently. “There’s so much to play for, and for me to be satisfied with the year, I need four really great weeks,” Scott said. Scott and Tringale were at 8-under 134. Kevin Chappell (67), Brendon Todd (69) and Jim Furyk (69) were one shot behind. The group two shots back included Henrik Stenson (64), Jason Day (64) and Ernie Els, who shot a 68. Some scorecards needed more than just numbers, starting with Phil Mickelson. Lefty took a bogey on the “five-and-dime” fifth hole,

thusly named because Byron Nelson always used a 5-iron and a wedge. Mickelson, like so many other players, tried to drive the green and took a wild detour. His shot bounced into the grandstand, behind a row of seats on the thin carpet of the hospitality area. Instead of dropping into deep grass, he chose to play it out of the bleachers, right next to a halffilled glass of beer on a table. It went too long, over the green and into a bunker, though it gave the crowd a thrill. “It wasn’t hard to make contact. It was hard to hit it on that skinny little green and get it to stop,” Mickelson said. He compared it with trying to hit a shot off the cart path, except the carpet “doesn’t scrape up your club as much.” Mickelson birdied his last hole for a 72 to make the cut on the number. Seung-yul Noh made a bogey by playing off the wrong green – except it turned into a triple bogey because he didn’t know that he wasn’t allowed to hit off the putting surface from a different hole. His tee shot on No. 11 was so far right that it landed on the third green. Noh took a divot off the green, and a rules official drove up and told him the rule, which comes with a two-shot penalty. McIlroy kept his excitement to birdies. The 25-year-old from Northern Ireland said he took a week away from golf to celebrate his big summer –two majors and his first World Golf Championship – and paid for it with an opening 74. But the range session Thursday afternoon did wonders, and he went from below the cut line to within five shots of the lead.

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FINGERTIPS Flip-side manis, Louboutin red: 5 trends for nails By LEANNE ITALIE The Associated Press

ove over, studded bracelets and chandelier earrings. Right now, it’s all about nails. Rhinestones, 3-D designs, textured topcoats and new offerings from fashion royalty have upped the ante on fingertips, said Kahlana Barfield, beauty director for InStyle magazine. “We’re seeing so many nail artists emerging and nail art salons that are launching,” she said. “They’re showing up across the country. Nails are an accessory now in the same way as jewelry, but a more affordable one.” So what does a decent design in lacquer This product image shows a wedding-themed fin- This product image shows a flip-side fingernail cost? Barfield says $30 to $35 should do it, gernail design, created by Miho “Mei” Kawajiri. design by nail artist Naja Rickette. depending on the bling. Embellishments, treatments and extensions can up the price to $250 or more. and consultant whose clients include Mifabric-inspired finishes for London-based For the DIY-inclined, a simple trip to the randa Lambert, said flip-sides offer a lot of Nails Inc. Her bottles include a cashmere drug store for pins, stickers and rhinestones look and heavy glitter options. freedom for texture. offers more inexpensive options. “Glitters and confetti and all kind of Louboutin’s lacquers are the most expen“People are being super, super creative stuff are happening on the underside. You sive for a major brand. with nail art. ...They’re really having fun,” can wear a plain color then have fun on the “Obviously the Chanels and the Diors Barfield said. “Nails are a talking point.” back,” she said. have been doing nail polish forever, but Five trends for nails: what’s great about Louboutin is there are so STILETTO NAILS many women who love his shoes but might NEW DESIGNERS Extensions, gels or natural – sharpnot be able to afford them. It’s a way of Got a thing for those red-soled Chrisened tips are in. getting a piece of the brand,” Barfield said. tian Louboutins? The shoe designer “Rihanna’s done them. Adele, “The bottle is like a piece of art. He wanted is hoping his fashionista fans will go it to be something that looked beautiful on a Fergie. We’re seeing it more and more. for his first try at beauty – glossy, luxe nail They’re buffed at the tips so that’s how you woman’s vanity and on her fingers.” lacquer that launched this month in his keep from hurting yourself,” Barfield said. FLIP-SIDE MANIS signature hue. “There’s no danger.” Rouge Louboutin, loaded with pigment Ciara, Beyonce and Adele have all The look began popping up on red carpets that goes on easily, is priced at $50 for an blinged out the underside of their about a year ago and is still going strong, eight-inch spiky bottle based on the tallest nails. she said. heel he ever came up with, the Ballerina “It’s kind of like a peekaboo. It’s unexRickette said the stiletto also has morUltima. Thirty more colors are on the way. pected. The long, almond-shaped nails are phed into a coffin. Nails have become a growth market for really big right now, so they allow enough “It’s like a tapered square that actually designers: Phillip Lim and his 3.1 Phillip real estate for you to embellish underneath looks like the shape of a coffin. It’s a really Lim brand have a new collaboration with your nail,” Barfield said. “This is a new beautiful shape. It elongates most people’s Nars. Burberry opened its first beauty twist on nail art, which is such a big trend fingers,” she said. store, including polishes, in London’s right now. You don’t have to get this done. GELS Covent Garden last year. Anna Sui, Michael You can do it yourself at home.” Kors, Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford are all Attach a small jewel or stud with spray Barfield considers gels a great recent entrants. glue, or go for bright colors that complement option for people who don’t want to Prabal Gurung works with Sally Hansen the front side. be in the nail shop once a week, but and Brit “it” girl Alexa Chung came up with Naja Rickette, a Los Angeles nail artist the removal process, which involves soak-

This product image shows a 3-D fingernail design by Miho “Mei” Kawajiri. ing nails in polish remover, can damage nails. Now, nail companies are making gel-effect topcoats and lacquers in a range of prices that offer a week or more of shine without the hassle, Barfield said. No UV light is needed and they come off easily with regular remover. Sally Hansen’s Miracle Gel in Bare Dare and the company’s Miracle Gel Top Coat are available at drug stores for $10 each.

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In June, OPI and Ace Hardware teamed up for an exclusive line of Clark + Kensington interior paint colors inspired by iconic OPI nail shades. Broken into three distinctive color palettes for the artist, the romantic and the wild at heart, the new paint shades include OPI’s whimsical blue, Can’t Find My Czechbook, and Gargantuan Green Grape. More paint colors will be rolled out in 2015. “To get the full the bang out of it will be next year. It takes time,” said Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, co-founder and artistic director for OPI. ——— Follow Leanne Italie on Twitter at http:// twitter.com/litalie

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FAMILY TIME | Laundry tips to make clothes last longer

Tip of the week Taking care of your kids’ clothing can be a nonstop, dirty business. All that running around, sliding into home plate and puddle jumping can wear out more than just your kids’ shirts and pants. It can also leave parents feeling like they’re constantly catching up on laundry and continuously replacing faded, stained or worn-out clothing. Fortunately, a few simple tricks can help make laundry less of a chore, extend the life of children’s clothes and even your budget. Lifestyle expert Liz Mays, who blogs at www.anutinanutshell.com and has partnered with Tide, Gain and Family Dollar, offers these sure-fire laundry tips to help make kids clothes last longer and look their best:

• Always read care labels and follow the specific recommendations. It may seem like common sense, but it’s surprising how many garments get ruined in the laundry because no one reads the care instructions. If your little one finds those labels and tags itchy and asks you to remove them, save the tags and tape them all to a sheet of paper. Note which tags belong to which garments, and then hang the paper in the laundry room for quick reference when it’s time to do the wash. • Pretreat stains as quickly as possible. Fruit juice spills, grass stains, blood from cuts and scrapes are all repeat stain offenders and can be tricky to get out. When used quickly, detergents can be your best defense against those stains becoming permanent. • Safe-guard clothes. Fasten all snaps, zippers and buckles before washing clothes to prevent catching and snagging. Place delicate garments in individual mesh bags before you wash them so they do not get tangled with other clothes. • Less is more when it comes to modern detergents. Too much can make fabrics look dull and feel stiff, itchy and uncomfortable.

• Line dry clothes. If you can’t hang clothes outside on a clothesline, consider drying them inside on a portable rack. Clothes dryers can be hard on fabrics, breaking down the elastic fibers in clothing and contributing to shrinkage and fading. When you must use the dryer, be sure to clean the lint trap after every load - the dryer will operate more efficiently and last longer. Additionally, always use the lowest setting with a cool-down period. High heat is most damaging for clothes. • Separate wardrobes. Separate play clothes from school clothes to ensure that your kids wear their most durable outfits when their play is most active. Before kids wear clothes, consider reinforcing high-stress areas like knees and elbows with patches inside the garment. Sturdier fabrics that won’t stretch over time can be placed on hangers, but knits and T-shirts can be folded and stored in drawers to preserve their shape. • Finally, get kids involved in laundry chores. Even the smallest children can learn to separate whites from colors, and elementary-age children can help fold and put clothes away. Teens can tackle loading and running

washers and dryers so you won’t have to. Helping with laundry not only teaches kids a valuable life skill and responsibility, it may even inspire them to think twice before climbing a tree or embarking on a painting project while wearing their Sunday best. – Brandpoint

Family movie night “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Rated: PG-13 Length: 101 minutes Synopsis: Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil and her cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan. – Paramount Pictures Violence/scary rating: 3.5 Sexual-content rating: 2 Profanity rating: 2 Drugs/alcohol rating: 2 Family Time rating: 3. A good superhero movie for most of the family.

8PRAIRIE FLOWERS Master Gardeners say thanks To the Editor: Despite a very rainy start, U of I Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners had another successful Garden Walk and Plant Sale and Boutique. We would like to give a heartfelt thank-you to all the businesses, clubs and individuals who stepped up to donate plants and time for this major fundraiser. Proceeds from this event help support programming in DeKalb County. We are very appreciative of all the community members who came out to enjoy both the plant sale and our garden walk. Plants were contributed by Blumen Gardens, DeKalb Garden Club, Derby Line, First Congregational Church, Garden Market, Genoa Garden Club, Kishwaukee College Horticulture, Lowes, Pizzo and Associates, Proven Winners, Shady Hill Gardens, Stran’s Landscaping and Garden Center, Sycamore High School and Wiltse’s. We also would like to thank Water Works for their generous donation of water bottles again this year and Sycamore History Museum for allowing us to store plants. Also, we would like to give a big thankyou to the host families for all their hard work and for allowing us to tour their beautiful gardens. Finally, thank you to all the hard-working Master Gardeners who spent hundreds of volunteer hours this year making this event possible. For more information regarding the Master Gardeners and other programs offered by the University of Illinois Extension, contact Michelle Petragallo, Extension program coordinator at 815758-8194 or mpetra@illinois.edu, or visit http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo. U of I Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners

Thanks for supporting Waterman Summerfest To the Editor: A major portion of the success of the Waterman Lions Club’s annual Summerfest is due to sponsors, donors and volunteers. It would not be possible to hold an event of this nature without this support. Our club gives a big thank-you to the businesses and individuals for their contributions to our 14th annual show, held July 19 at Waterman Lions Park: Diamond Sponsor: WSPY FM 107.1; Platinum Sponsors: KishHealth System, Monsanto, Pub West and Honey Hill Orchard; Gold Sponsors: Allen Outboard Marine & Lawn Equipment, Gaston Heating & Air Conditioning, The DeLong Co., Anderson Funeral Home, 1st Farm Credit Services, Casey’s General Stores Inc., Superior Diesel Inc., Holland & Sons Inc; Don & Dave Erickson-Stine Seeds; ASAP Welding, Corner Towing, Boehne Farms, DeKalb-Sycamore Auto, Mike and Tammy Rosenwinkel, NB&T, Unity Hospice of Rochelle, A&P Grain Systems, Linda Swenson Century 21 Elsner Realty, Ken Spears Construction, Thrivent Financial and DeKalb County Clerk Doug Johnson; Silver Sponsors: First State Bank, Overby Trucking, Leland Farmers Co., Hintzsche Fertilizer Inc., DeKalb Implement Co., Larson-Davis Electric, Elburn Co-op, DeKalb County Treasurer Christine Johnson, AHW John Deere, Eric Wackerlin, Crop Production Services Steward, Mullins Grain Co.,

(Ratings are judged on a five-point scale, with 5 being “bad for kids” and 1 being “fine for kids.”)

Book report “You Are (Not) Small,” by Anna Kang (author), Christopher Weyant (illustrator) Ages: 2 to 6 Pages: 32 Synopsis: Two fuzzy creatures can’t agree on who is small and who is big until a couple of surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all! The simple text of Anna Kang and bold illustrations of New Yorker cartoonist Christopher Weyant tell an original and very funny story about size – it all depends on who’s standing next to you. – Two Lions

Did you know? According to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, middleschool girls who are the most physically fit are less likely to develop depression.

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8BRIEFS Bend Insurance and Brian Bemis Automotive Group; Bronze Sponsors: David Turner Electric, Jacobson Funeral Home, Mary Kay Cosmetics Betty Thuestad, Resource Bank, Waterman State Bank, Route 30 Self Storage, Hy-Vee, Waterman Winery & Vineyards Inc. and DeKalb Lawn & Equipment Co.; and donors: Olson & Associates Physical Therapy LLC, Farm & Fleet, Walmart and Target. Volunteers and supporters: Honey Hill Orchard, Gaston Family, Sommerfeld Family, Dave Erickson, Butch Overby, Max Armstrong, Mark Tuttle, Eric Petersen, Suzanne Sedlacek, Russ Smith, Doug Bend, Bob Bettner, John, Jeff and Christopher Simpson, Don Pierce, Laura Tuma, Aubrey, Steve, Shauna and Margie Little, Kevin Murphy, Bob Clark, Boy Scout Troops 139 and 39, Indian Creek Girls Dance Team, Conserv FS, Denny Mitchell, AMK Body Shop, Lion family members, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Auxiliary, AHW John Deere, Indian Creek School District, Northern Illinois Disposal, Somonauk Blue Stockings, Sandwich Early Days Engine Club, Kishwaukee Valley Regulators, Art Benson, Jerry Shaw, Mike Heiderscheidt, Indian Creek FFA, HoKa Turkey Farm, Holland & Sons John Deere, Chief Chuck Breese, Waterman village officials and employees, Waterman Fire Department, Clinton Township Library and all others who helped in various ways. Thank you all! Waterman Lions Club Waterman

Sandwich Chamber Golf Outing thank-you To the Editor: The Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce recently held its annual golf outing at Edgebrook Golf Club. I’m pleased to announce this year’s outing was a great success and we would like to thank all those who participated. This year’s competition was won by the foursome from Bob Wright’s State Farm Insurance. The Chamber would like to thank the following businesses and volunteers that helped make this year’s outing a success: Spotlight Members: Castle Bank and KishHealth System Ace Sponsors: Caywood & Associates, Country Financial – Curtis Burket, Fox Valley Computer Repair, Heartland Bank and Trust Co., Just In Time Heating Air Conditioning Refrigeration Plumbing, NB&T and The Waters Dental Group Beverage Cart Sponsors: Castle Bank, Community Disposal and Village Ace Hardware Eagle Sponsors: Centrue Bank and Derailed Bar Birdie Sponsors: Crum-Halsted Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Earth Mover Credit Union, Just In Time Carpentry & Handyman Services, Legacy Law Firm, Leo’s Awards, Gifts & Engravings, Mike’s Auto Body, Murphy & Associates, Progressive Energy Group, SACC Leads Group II, Sandwich Economic Development Corp., Stephen F. Ver Halen CPA PC, Studio30Six Graphic Design & Marketing, Vintage Blu Portraits and Waubonsee Community College Par Sponsors: Country Financial – Kathy Martin, Lutheran Social Services of Illinios, InTouch Home Care Services, Premier Designs Jewelry and RB & Associates Consulting

Live and Silent Auction Donors: Mary Grumieaux, Mary Kay, Kathy Martin, Country Financial, Stacy Skillin, Mayor Rick Olson, City of Sandwich, Pete Dell, Caywood & Associates, Eric Petre, Castle Bank, Chris Amir, Village Ace Hardware, Just In Time Heating Air Conditioning Refrigeration Plumbing, Jim Teckenbrock, WSPY FM 107.1, RB & Associates Consulting, Fox Valley Family YMCA, Sandwich Opera House, Sandwich Park District, Mike’s Auto Body, NB&T, Spaesthetics, Energetic Health Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine and Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Committee & Volunteers: Chris Amir (committee chairman), Pete Dell, Caywood & Associates, Eric Petre, Castle Bank, Michelle Kolka, Heartland Bank & Trust, Jim Teckenbrock, WSPY FM 107.1, Ashley Crawford, Heartland Bank & Trust, Mary Grumieaux, Mary Kay, Janeen Henrichs, Just In Time Heating Air Conditioning Refrigeration Plumbing, Denise Krafft, Centrue Bank, Kathy Martin, Country Financial, Stacy Skillin, Mike’s Auto Body, Mike Pfeiffer, Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Annette Powell, Kendall Printing, Les Redden, City of Sandwich Alderman, Alyssa Smith, Fox Valley Family YMCA, Craig Johnson, Somonauk Rex Agency, Tom Churchill, Nelson Multimedia, Sandwich Girl Scouts, Terri Alstadt, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, InTouch Home Care Services, Tammy Boyer, The Waters Dental Group, Jenna Christensen, The Waters Dental Group, Jackie Eade, Fox Valley Family YMCA, Marisa Hanson, Earth Mover Credit Union, Jen Johnson, Independence Renewable Energy, Pat Voga and Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce Once again, thank you to all who helped make this year’s golf outing a wonderful success. It’s because of the support from businesses and volunteers like you that keep our chamber and community thriving. If you would like more information about the Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce, call 815-786-9075, visit sandwich-il.org or “like” us on Facebook at facebook.com/sandwichchamber. Alethia Hummel Executive Director Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce

Stars and Stripes For Seniors a success To the Editor: All of us at Home Instead Senior CareDeKalb would like to say a huge thank you to all the kind and generous people who helped make Stars and Stripes For Seniors an even bigger success this year! We were able to assemble 100 Care Baskets which will be distributed to seniors who are lacking basic essentials in their daily lives. Special thanks to B95, WLBK, The MidWeek, Daily Chronicle, Sara Inboden, Walgreens in Sycamore and DeKalb, Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Sweet Earth, Mudslingers, Batteries Plus, Heritage Woods and Lehan Drugs, as well as the many people in our community who donated items and our volunteers who helped assemble the Care Baskets. The world is a much better place because of people like you! Samantha Slagle Home Instead Senior Care-DeKalb

Still room for artists and crafters at Artisan Market Vendor applications are still being accepted for artists and crafters to participate in this year’s Artisan Market at Kishwaukee Hospital from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 17 in the hospital’s Roberts Conference Center. The event features a wide variety of unique handmade items, including baked goods and handcrafted candy, fiber arts, knitted and crocheted items, home décor, art works and more. Proceeds from this event benefit the Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship Fund. For a registration application and general information about the event, email Deb Nier, volunteer services director, at dnier@ kishhealth.org or call 815-7561521, ext. 153373, or visit www. kishhealth.org.

DeKalb Kiwanis expands Corn Fest booth menu DeKalb Kiwanis will debut an expanded menu at its Corn Fest booth this year as well as a Family Day Deal on Friday. Corn Fest opens Friday and runs through Aug. 31 in downtown DeKalb. The new gourmet corn selections include Elote Corn (mayonnaise, Mexican Parmesan Cheese, spices and herbs) and Italian Corn (garlic, Italian Parmesan cheese, parsley and spices) for $3 per ear. Regular buttered corn remains at $2 per ear. On Friday, children eat free with a parent’s corn purchase. The DeKalb Kiwanis Club has participated in Corn Fest since its inception. Proceeds from the event help fund DeKalb School District 428’s Student Leadership clubs: Builder’s Club at Huntley and Clinton Rosette middle schools; DeKalb High School’s Key Club and DHS graduating senior scholarships. Danielle Hill, Bill Scholl and Amy Elliott, members of the Corn Committee, invite adults and youth to help the club in this community fundraising project by volunteering at the booth. Time slots are limited to two hours and include the use of Kiwanis aprons. Volunteer deadline is Monday; send email to danielle. hill83@outlook.com.

Parking, food at senior center during fair week Fox Valley Older Adult Services will once again host Grannie’s Eatery during the Sandwich Fair, offering home-cooked food in a comfortable building out of the heat and chaos of the midway. The eatery is open from breakfast through dinner and late night snacks, plus a children’s menu. The Fox Valley Community Center, just across Suydam Road from the fairgrounds’ green horse barn

gate, also will have a bar open from 4 p.m. until fair closing each day to serve cold adult beverages. The FVOAS craft ladies have been working hard all year, preparing a selection of hand-crafted items that will be for sale adjacent to Grannies Eatery. A limited number of parking spaces will be available at the community center for $6 per day. Fair tickets can be purchased at the center, and the fair can be entered at the gate just across Suydam Road. A limited number of weekly parking passes also are available for $25. Proceeds support programs and activities for seniors in DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, Kane and Bureau counties. Call 815-786-9404 to purchase a parking pass. MasterCard and VISA accepted.

Sandwich Park District schedules trips, events The Sandwich Park District is planning the following trips and events. Donny and Marie: Are you a little bit country or a little bit rock ‘n’ roll? The group will take a trip Thursday to the Paramount Theatre to see this Vegas-style show. Cost is $99 per person, and the trip is from 5:45 to 11 p.m. Book Club: Join a group once a month on Thursday morning to discuss the book of the month. Share ideas, interpretations and stories to relate your experiences with others. The first meeting will be from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 4 at the David A. Francis Center. Cost is $3 for district residents, $5 for nonresidents, each session. Arlington Race Track: Enjoy the best outdoor seating available plus commanding views of the track all under the shelter of a cantilevered roof. Great place to socialize while playing the ponies. Included is a ticket to the Box Seat Bistro for a nice lunch, transportation, admission and gratuities. Join the park district from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 11. Cost is $80. Ho-Chunk Casino: Ho-Chunk Madison features a gaming area filled with 1,100 class II slot machines that range from 1-cent to $5, plus free slot machines to practice on before you play. HoChunk will give all visitors a $15 credit. This trip is from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Cost is $35. Say It With Bling: What better way to journal than with lots of bling? Get the creative juices flowing as you custom decorate your own pen and journal. All supplies are provided. This class will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sept. 13 at the David A. Francis Center. Cost is $18 for district residents, $21 for non-residents. Register for trips and events by phone at 815-786-8044, online at www.sandwichparkdistrict.org or in person.

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Advice on creating a shady garden retreat By BARBARA LINDHOLM

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener DeKalb County August. This can be a period of very warm and uncomfortable days. A shady garden retreat can give you a place to cool off and get away from the heat and humidity. It is definitely more challenging to garden in the shade. If you accept the challenge, you can create a beautiful garden retreat that is attractive all year long. Early on, landscaping was all about gardening in the sun. Shady areas were thought to be of little value as growing plants in these areas was considered to be too difficult. First attempts at growing in shade involved groundcovers planted under trees. This type of planting resulted in a garden design that was all green and somewhat boring. Today, we know that

many annuals, perennials and shrubs will grow in shade and offer the shade gardener a variety of color, texture and seasonal interest. Before we begin planting and designing, let’s take a short course called Shade Gardening 101. It is important to understand that there are different levels of shade and different plants that prefer specific types of shade. These levels include light and filtered shade, part shade, full shade and dense shade. Light and filtered shade has 2 to 4 hours of shade or intermittent shade with the rest of the day in sunlight. This is one of the easier types of shade in which to garden as it offers the biggest selection

With 4 to 5 hours of part shade many plants will be successful. Torenia, browalia, fucshia, lady fern, hosta, thalicrum, azalea, rhododendrun and viburnum prefer this level of shade. Full shade is defined as all day shade with the possibility of some reflected light from adjoining areas. Plants that will tolerate full shade include vinca, Soloman’s seal, crested iris and bergenia. Dense shade means absolutely no sun; and at this level, you will notice that the Provided photo This coleus planter is an example plant world becomes unenthused. of light and filtered shade. In addition to shade levels, of plants. Annuals, perennials some attention needs to be paid to areas that are very dry and shrubs for this level of or very wet. shade include wax, tuberous Hellebores, epimediums and angel wing begonia, New and shade tolerant bulbs are Guinea impatiens, coleus, examples of plants that are heuchera, lady’s mantle, willing to grow in dry shade columbine, bleeding heart, conditions. astilbes and hydrangeas. Wet shade conditions are

preferred by astilbes, ferns and ligularia plants. At planting time, be sure that all the conditions are right before introducing the plants. Shade plants appreciate being planted in 3 to 4 inches of a good quality compost. Space shade plants far enough apart to provide for good air circulation. Containers and hanging baskets are another medium for displaying shade plants. This is a format where annuals can really add beautiful color to shade areas. In addition to flowering plants, don’t overlook the opportunity to incorporate attractive foliage plants. Containers and hanging baskets add vertical and textural interest to the shade garden. A big advantage to these mediums is the ability to easily move baskets and containers to a new location if the original shade level is incorrect.

August can be one of the hottest months of the summer. Picture yourself returning home hot and tired from the day’s activities. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a shade garden and a comfortable bench where you could relax and enjoy the cooler temperatures a shade garden can provide. If you have shady areas in you home landscape, this may be a good time to consider creating a beautiful, tranquil shade garden retreat.

• The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at the University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County office in the Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. Call 815758-8194 or email DeKalb_mg@ extension. uiuc.edu. Walk-ins are welcome.

Stevens named Good Samaritan Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center named Sally Stevens its 2014 Good Samaritan. Since 1977, it has been a tradition for Oak Crest to name a community Good Samaritan. A Good Samaritan is a person who cares for others beyond the normal compassion of most people; a person who actively participates in various community organizations and combines community service with personal caring; and a person who works quietly to better the lives of others. Stevens, who has spent her life serving her community, personifies the Good Samaritan ideal. She has been a member of the board of directors for the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra for more than 35 years, nearly 20

of them as secretary, and has chaired several fundraisers for the orchestra. She has been an active member of the Sycamore Woman’s Club and continues to serve on the club’s board and organize its Memorial Committee programs. She also is a member of the YMCA Board of Directors and has held leadership roles within that organization. Stevens is an active member of the Federated Church in Sycamore, where she has served in a variety of capacities and is now the parish visitor, secretary of the Memorial Committee, and is a liturgist and narrator for special church programs. A lover and supporter of the arts and education, Stevens can be found at most of the community’s sporting, music and theater events.

Many associate her with Northern Illinois University, where she worked for 32 years. She is a member of the University Women’s Club, where she has held a number of offices and chaired many committees. She also has helped to raise funds for local organizations like the Egyptian Theatre and the DeKalb Public Library. Stevens has lived at Oak Crest for more than 22 years, and the Oak Crest community also has benefited from her dedication to service. She has acted as the “face” of Oak Crest in advertisements and testimonials, and volun-

teers to represent Oak Crest at local senior health fairs. Her volunteer roles at the retirement community include planning and presenting patriotic and holiday events, preparing and presenting music and literary programs, driving and accompanying residents to doctor appointments, emceeing the monthly “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” program, and planning and presenting the annual resident memorial program. She edited the Oak Crest paper for more than 13 years, and volunteers in a number of other Oak Crest programs.

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Oak Crest Executive Director Stephen Cichy (from left) is pictured with Good Samaritan recipient Sally Stevens and Oak Crest Board Vice President and Community Relations Committee Chairman Brian Scholle.

Gudmunson-Aska Engagement

Wednesday thru Sunday

September 3-7 SNAPSHOT performs Wednesday at 7:00pm on the Grandstand Stage Daniel and Lisa Gudmunson of Somonauk, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Rose, to Alexander Nathaniel Aska, son of Eugene and Deborah Aska of DeKalb.

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The future bride is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a degree in Psychology. She is employed as a real estate agent with the Gudmunson Group, Coldwell Banker Honig Bell, in Sycamore. She also is co-owner and event coordinator for Smile Awhile Photo Booth.

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The groom to be is a graduate of DeKalb High School, and attended Millikin University. He is employed at Elite Fiber Optics in Oakbrook, as a lineman.

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The couple will be married April 11, 2015, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in DeKalb. A reception will be held at Faranda ‘s in DeKalb.

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Roger and Trudy Cochrane 50th Wedding Anniversary

Truck Pulls Thursday at 6:30pm

Roger and Trudy (Wirth) Cochrane of DeKalb, were married August 22, 1964, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in DeKalb. Their children are, Andrea (Paul) Sebby of Sycamore, Angela (Dick) Collin, Jr. of DeKalb, Julie Cochrane of DeKalb and Michele French (John Anderson) of Creston. Their grandchildren are, Austin Sebby, Olivia Sebby, Hannah Sebby, Ryan Scott, Alex Scott, Audra Scott, Lauren Collin and Chelsea French. They will celebrate at a private gathering with family.

Tractor Pulls Saturday at 12:30pm & 6:30pm

Harness Racing Wed. & Thurs. 11:00am

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Troop 40 receives state award Boy Scout Troop 40, based at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sycamore, received a service award at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield from Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. The award, which reflected the troop’s “dedication and service to the people of Illinois,” was presented Aug. 11. The Scouts were among more than 150 Scouts and parents from DeKalb County troops to travel to Washington, Illinois, last spring for a clean-up effort to help in the town’s recovery from a November 2013 tornado. While the service project was graced by enthusiastic participation from Boy Scout units all over DeKalb County, the Scouts of Troop 40 chose to arrive a day early to extend their service to the people of Washington. This extended “Good Turn” and hard work in the clean-up brought about

Opportunity House receives donation

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Sycamore Boy Scout Troop 40 was recognized with a special honor from Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (center) at the Illinois State Fair. the state recognition. “We accept this award on behalf of all the Scouts of the Kishwaukee District who worked at the cleanup in Washington,” Scoutmaster Jeff Voigt said. “This recogni-

tion reflects well on the selfless character of all the boys involved, and on the Scouting program for helping to instill those values. Troop 40 will participating in a drive-thru pork chop din-

ner fundraiser with Feed‘em Soup from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at 122 S. First St. in DeKalb.

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Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) is a youth-led committee of the DeKalb County Community Foundation. The Meet & Greet marking the beginning of a new YEP season will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Freight Room at the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore. The Meet & Greet is an informational event for high Provided photo school students to learn YEP’s The Youth Engaged in Philanthopy Meet & Greet for the 2014-2015 year purpose and goals in the com- will be held Sept. 7. munity. The YEP Committee is seeking enthusiastic highapplicants, a grant reception Meet & Greet. Contact the school aged youth from all in May, and outreach activities DCCF for more information over DeKalb County who want with other nonprofit organior visit the YEP webpage at to enhance the community. zations throughout the school www.dekalbccf.org/connect/ “We welcome all DeKalb year. YEP is a fun and interacyep/aboutyep.php. Contact County high school students, tive way to make an impact on Becky Zantout, DCCF grants so bring a friend to come and youth issues in DeKalb County. and community initiatives see what YEP is all about,” Students interested in manager, at 815-748-5383 or Moriah Stice, a senior at becoming a part of YEP becky@dekalbccf.org with Sycamore High School and should plan to attend the YEP questions. chairwoman of the 2014-15 WSTOP IN & SEE YEP Committee, said in a Specializing in news release. YEP provides unique leaderOUR GREAT ship opportunities for youth to SELECTION voice opinions and play active and roles among their peers. YEP members participate as a grant making committee and make funding decisions for projects that benefit youth in DeKalb County. The program begins in September and holds monthly Pool & Spa evening meetings from October through May. Other activities Supplies by include site visits to grant

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Girl suspects her grandpa is a dirty old man Dear Abby: I am a 12-yearold girl, and my grandpa is 75. I love him very much, but I have noticed lately that he stares at women’s breasts when they are jogging, and he smiles when a gust of wind blows a girl’s skirt up. This embarrasses me, and I am embarrassed for him. He must have realized it by now. Is my grandpa a creepy, dirty old man? I hope it’s not true. Please answer this in the newspaper because I don’t want my family to see it. – Carrie in Cleveland Dear Carrie: I’m sorry, but the fact that your grandfather would be so unsubtle as to act this way when you’re with him IS creepy, and I’m sure it is embarrassing. Tell your parents about it so your mother or father can tell him to tone down his “enthusiasm.” And if it doesn’t happen, spend less time with Grandpa. Dear Abby: My fiancee, “Caitlyn,” and I are in our 40s and have been living together for a year. My family has invited us to go on a cruise for New Year’s, all expenses paid. Because Caitlyn can’t get time off from her job at the hospital, she doesn’t want me to go, either. Also, in the fall I will be traveling to Europe with my dad to visit relatives. (He’s 80.) These trips don’t happen all

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips the time; it’s an unusual year. Should I refuse the cruise and miss out on being with my extended family to stay home with her while she works? I think Caitlyn’s being selfish to expect me to. We spend all our free time together. We have been to Las Vegas and on a cruise recently. Please advise. – Held Back in Ohio Dear Held Back: You and Caitlyn are adults in your 40s. At that age, Caitlyn should be independent enough to tell you to go and have a good time with your family. And you should be mature enough to discuss this with her without involving me. Dear Abby: My sister loaned me her car when she went out of town so I could drop her at the airport and pick her up. (I don’t have a car of my own, but share one with my husband.) While I was driving her car, one of the tires blew. She says I should pay for the replacement tire because I was driving the car on an errand that was unrelated to picking her up when the tire blew. I disagree. Who is right? – Jennifer in Florida

Dear Jennifer: If the agreement between you and your sister was that her car was to be used only to take her to the airport and pick her up, then you owe her a new tire. However, if her tires were so worn that they could cause an accident, then she should replace her own tire – and the other three as well. Dear Abby: My future sonin-law recently moved in with us for financial reasons. He’s 27 and a nice guy, but he’s a habitual knuckle-cracker. He cracks every finger of each hand twice (back and forth) every half-hour or so. He also cracks his neck and wrists, but less frequently. As an added bonus, my daughter is also beginning to crack HER knuckles now. I am sensitive to noise (loud chewing, gum cracking), but I don’t want to cause him more stress (he’s also a nail-biter), so I keep my mouth shut. It’s driving me crazy! What do you suggest? – Patty in Pennsylvania Dear Patty: Knuckle-cracking, like nail-biting, is a nervous habit that has been known to defuse anxiety. While it may be crazy-making to listen to, unless it’s a symptom of an underlying nervous disorder, the practice is relatively harmless. (In some people, it has caused swelling

of the joints or swelling of the hands, so mention that to your daughter.) Because you are sensitive to noises – which your daughter should already know – talk to her and her fiance and ask that when the impulse strikes, they walk out of earshot. Because they are living under your roof, they should respect your request. Dear Abby: I married my husband more than a year ago, and I want a child more than anything in the world. We have been trying since our wedding, but every month I get depressed when I find out I’m not pregnant. Everyone says I shouldn’t think about it, and I try not to. But I am becoming more and more depressed with each month that passes. Do you have any advice for dealing with these feelings? Or something I can occupy my time with rather than obsessing? (It sure isn’t helping the situation!) – Anxious in Florida Dear Anxious: What everyone is telling you is far less important than what your OB/GYN has to say about your situation. Because you have been married for a year without being able to conceive, both you and your husband should be talking to doctors. You may have a correctable condition that

prevents you from becoming pregnant, or he may have a low sperm count. Distraction isn’t what you need right now; what you need are answers. Dear Abby: I have a small home-based business making baking extracts that I sell at our local farmers’ market. Occasionally, a patron will look over my stock and ask me how I make them. I am unsure how to answer the question in a way that won’t have a negative impact on future sales. Baking extracts are not difficult to make, but the process is time-consuming and the ingredients are expensive. I don’t want to give away the details of my production process, yet I don’t know how to say so without seeming rude. Any ideas? – Perplexed in The East Dear Perplexed: Smile at the questioner and reply, “That would be giving away trade secrets – but I can share one of them: I make them all with love.”

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Choosing the right shoe can relieve bunion pain Dear Dr. K: I have a painful bunion. What is the best way to treat it? Dear Reader: A bunion occurs when two bones in your foot no longer line up properly. Normally, a bone in the foot lines up straight with the first bone in your big toe. With a bunion, the joint where those two bones meet no longer is straight. Instead, there’s knobby bone bulging outward at the base of your big toe. And the big toe itself turns inward, bending toward, or even under, the other toes. As a result, the knobby bone at the base of your big toe points outward. Bunions are a common cause of painful toes. One

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff cause of bunions is thought to be years of wearing shoes that squeeze the toes into pointed or narrow toe boxes, forcing the toes to fold over one another. Since women wear such shoes, and since bunions are more common in women than men, that seems reasonable. On the other hand, plenty of my female patients wear shoes that should torture their toes – but they don’t all get bunions. And some of my male patients have bunions. There’s also pretty good evidence that bunions

run in families. So I doubt we really know all the causes of bunions. Over time, a bunion can become extremely painful. You can relieve the pain by padding the bunion with felt, moleskin or a doughnut-shaped pad. Hot and cold compresses may help. Or try stretching the bunion area of your shoe with a shoe stretcher. Orthotic shoe inserts can redistribute your weight so the bunion doesn’t constantly rub against your shoe. NSAID pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve) can also help relieve pain and inflammation. If these steps don’t work, surgery can restore your toe

to its normal position. The surgery is a safe procedure, but you can’t walk on the foot for several weeks, so your mobility is affected. You need crutches or other devices to walk, and using stairs is tricky. While surgery doesn’t always relieve all the symptoms, patients are generally happy with the result. If you decide to undergo surgery, the specific procedure will depend on the severity of your condition. To treat a mild bunion, for example, the surgeon might shave the enlarged portion of the bone before realigning nearby muscles, tendons and ligaments. To correct severe bunions, the surgeon must cut and

then realign a portion of the displaced bone in the toe. Pins, screws or plates will keep the bone in position. (I’ve put an illustration of the toe before and after this procedure on my website.) To prevent bunions from developing, or to prevent an existing bunion from getting worse, wear shoes with roomy toe boxes. While shoes may not be the sole cause of bunions, they can aggravate the condition. Look for shoes with blunt toes rather than pointed ones. And allow for a quarter-inch to a half-inch of space between your longest toe and the front of the shoe.

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8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Charley horse 6 Juicy pear 10 Musician’s org. 15 Al of “Married With Children” 20 Anouk — of film 21 Use crayons 22 Guy, slangily 23 In the blink of —— 24 Reeked 25 Once in — — moon 26 NASA outfit (hyph.) 27 Propeller type 28 Places to sing and drink (2 wds.) 30 Ecological problem (2 wds.) 32 Desists 33 Hoaxes 35 “En garde” weapon 36 Merriment 39 Dog-scolding word 40 One, for Pierre 41 Next year’s grads 42 Make airtight 46 Snare 47 Heston’s “Ben- —” 48 Grumpy mood 51 Choir voice 53 Philosopher — -tzu 54 Pledge 56 Frankfurt’s river 57 Mine passages 59 Siskel’s old partner 61 Tapered off 62 Stoles and shawls 63 Baby goats 64 Spice trees 65 Red spice 67 Helper 68 Thole filler 69 Pack it in 72 Not decaf. 73 Milk sugar 76 Colonial dance 80 — -relief

81 Movie 82 D.C. gun lobby 83 Bone-dry 85 Opposite of post86 Faints with pleasure 88 Least messy 92 Win at rummy 93 Police sch. 94 Android rival 95 Golden Apple tosser 96 Dogpatch denizen (2 wds.) 99 Nice and warm 102 Sir — Guinness 103 Embankment 104 Hidden drawback 108 Madras money 109 Curly lock 110 Mineral deposits 111 Dependable 112 Is, to Fritz 113 Primitive weapon 115 NFL broadcaster 116 FDR had three 117 Kipling classic 118 Jumble 120 Schubert’s “The — King” (var.) 121 Notch shape 123 Sci. class 124 “Count — —!” 125 Natural eyewash 127 Quick looks 129 Lodge 131 Fairly 135 “A Whiter Shade of Pale” group (2 wds.) 140 View from Giza 141 Opera cheer 142 Concrete reinforcer 143 Dumbfounded 144 Ladies of Paris 145 Solitude enjoyer 146 Cyclotron targets 147 Sired 148 Ms. Witherspoon 149 Related to mom 150 Monsieur’s pate 151 Papas or Dunne

DOWN 1 Keg 2 Hayworth or Rudner 3 China-Russia river 4 Threaten 5 Black tea 6 Cut short 7 Mexican pots 8 Like lime pie 9 Salad green 10 Crochet project 11 Oscar’s street 12 Leagues 13 Et — (and others) 14 Plaid and argyle 15 Moisten with drippings 16 Cousins’ dads 17 Despot who fiddled 18 Does Easter eggs

19 Somber evergreens 21 Gaul invader 29 Asian capital 31 Lhasa — 34 Lean-to 36 Nibble away 37 Emerging magma 38 Poet’s black 41 Hangar occupants 43 Ft. above sea level 44 Bern’s river 45 Zillions 47 — — fit (got mad) 48 Sioux Falls loc. 49 Where Kathmandu is 50 W-2 collectors 51 Ocean’s motions 52 Fixed the linoleum

55 Sobbed 56 Early theologian 57 Japanese pooches 58 Lover of Aeneas 60 Came 62 Little chirper 64 — on strong 66 Prim 67 Farm measure 69 TD passers 70 Motor City org. 71 Equal, in combos 74 Mischief 75 “Lyin’ Eyes” group 77 Mdse. bars 78 Big Band — 79 Koppel of the news 81 Big bills (hyph.) 84 Crawling with 87 Seine tributary

89 Moray pursuer 90 Mars, to Plato 91 Annoying nerd 93 Botanist’s wings 97 Type of mitt 98 Plays a part 99 Lace or ribbons 100 Yorkshire river 101 Two-BR units 102 Russian inland sea 103 — Gatos, Calif. 105 Seize 106 LXVII x VI 107 Choir rendition 109 Just awful 111 Get moldy 114 Sphagnum moss 115 Mouse alert 116 Glare protectors 119 Looks a long time

121 Plush fabric 122 Pooh’s donkey pal 123 Looked good on 124 Skimpy 126 Jagged, as a leaf 127 Preferred strategy (2 wds.) 128 No-fat Jack 129 C3PO or R2D2 130 Abu — 131 Cake decorator 132 About half of us 133 Mound 134 Elvis’ middle name 136 Solar plexus 137 Go postal 138 Hit — (discover) 139 Give out sparingly

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1132 PLEASANT ST. Bedroom sets, living room furniture, curio cabinet, grandfather clock, patio furniture, home decorations

Saturday, Aug 23 8am – 2pm Glasses & dishes, knick knacks, furniture, best sellers, golf stuff, nice clothing – Men's XL, Christmas items

DEKALB HUGE MULTI FAMILY/MOVING SALE

FRI 9-4 SAT 9-2 1508 Crayton Circle W.

DeKalb

624 Haish Blvd. Fri 8/22 & Sat 8/23 8 am to 4 pm Newborns / Babies Toddlers / Up to Sz. 4 Boys & Girls Galore Girls sz 10-14 too

DeKalb

Fri 8/22 & Sat 8/23 8 am to 4 pm Gorgeous Stuff Must Empty Closets Can't Keep - Too Much All Seasons. Fall and Winter Included. Many New / Tagged / Rarely Worn. All sizes. sz. 0 thru XL. Many petite sizes. Juniors, young adult, career clothing, accessories, top brands; LaCoste; B. Republic;Macy's;Ralph Lauren; The Loft; Coldwater Creek; Express; Hollister; Abercrombie; Chicos; Talbots; H&M. Must see. Dishes, kitchenware, grills; Fondue set, Choc. Fountain, New bread Maker, books, home décor, electronics, DVDs, and much, much more! Most Items $1 or less.

DeKalb 8725 Elva Rd Friday & Saturday

9am – 4pm Lots of items including; antique glassware, kitchen items, name brand teen clothing, collectibles, Barbies, bells & poreceline dolls. Also includes; records, toys, booksfor all ages, horse-riding helmet, leather weight-lifting helmet & a Grandmother clock. Plus much more, so come out and find a treasure!

DeKalb Aug 22 & 23 Fri & Saturday 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM 10 & 14 Jennifer Ln Infants, Kids, and Adult items Household and furniture

Hunter ceiling fan in box, entertainment center, hundreds of name brand baby, kids & adult clothing, sz newborn-8, women's sz 2-12, men's Med-XXL, maternity, ladies' size 9 shoes, Little Tykes car, & TONS OF TOYS! Console TV, household items, lots of dishes, glassware & household appliances & MORE!

DEKALB MOVING SALE AUG 22, 23

FRIDAY & SATURDAY 9am – 2pm 1346 Knolls Ave. South furniture, tools, clothes, household items, heater, ladders, books, & More

Saturday, August 23 9 a.m - 3 p.m. 825 Sharon Dr. Sharon Drive & Colby Court Multi-Family One Day Sale! Priced to sell: bikes, games, furniture, baby items, toys, game table, train set, roller blades, skates, more! FOX RIVER GROVE FRG GARAGE SALE 1009 North Rd Fox River Grove, IL Fri-Sun 9-4 Antiques, Art, household and collectibles. GENEVA

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Laptop, Hewlett Packard Pavilion dv6000 Intel Pentium, dual core, windows Vista 15 1/2” screen. $100 815-508-3553.

Laptop, Hewlett Packard

Pavilion dv6000 Intel Pentium, dual core, windows Vista 15 1/2” screen. $100 815-508-3553. X-Box 360's. All 4 have red ring cords & controllers. $100. 815-508-3553. X-Box 360's. All 4 have red ring cords & controllers. $100. 815-508-3553.

69”Wx48”T, excellent condition! $150 815-943-6103 FOR SALE: 1974 JOHN DEERE 2630 TRACTOR WITH 146 LOADER. 4095 HOURS AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. PHONE: 815236-0890.

Concord Grapes With Seeds, Excellent For Wine, Juice & Jelly, $7 for a five gallon bucket, $12 for two five gallon buckets (you supply the buckets). U PICK right off the vine! 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

COMPUTER DESK & PRINTER Very nice wood computer desk, excellent condition - $60; Canon Photo Printer PIXMA ip2600 Series - $30. 815-739-4279

8.5'L, brown leaf pattern, $75. 2 Easy Chairs, beautiful floral design, $40/ea. $50. 815-824-2577

A-1 AUTO

Propane Heater Remington Torpedo, Model #REM35LP, 35,000 BTU w/ Manual, Great shape, $45 - w/o tank, Sycamore, 815-762-0382

2 Large Wet Vacs, Good condition, $8 each; 3 steel farm wells, 30” diameter - $25 each 815-756-2301 CLEATS SHOES Boys Men's Nike Size 5.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Diodora Cleats Shoes Boy's Men's - Size 8, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Euro-Pro Serger Sewing Machine w/accessories. (Never used) $150. 10a.m.-4 p.m. 630-552-7203. SHOES - Adidas Everyday Shoes Boy's Men's Size 7.5, $5. DeKalb, 815-739-1953 SHOES - Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes, Boy's Men's Size 6, $5. 815-739-1953 SNEAKERS Sneaux Black Boy's Men's Size 7 Everyday Shoes, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

Angora female Rabbit for sale $15. Call 815-748-3782

SLIDE - Little Tikes Large Slide With Option To Hook Hose To That Has A Sprinkler & Water Goes Down Slide, Teal Green Slide With Purple Steps, In Nice Shape, $50, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

DOLL SET NEW American Girl Bitty Baby Doll Set w/ Doll, Book & Star, Includes Deluxe 15 Piece Layette Collection; Dress, Cardigan, Pants, Tights, Shoes. Rattle, Bottle, Bib & Hangers All In a Satin Storage Suitcase. All new & in original packaging $150 for all, 815-739-1953 Little Tikes Country Kitchen Child Play Kitchen, Good Size With Extras, $50, DeKalb 815-739-1953 Little Tikes Large Outdoor Square Large Climber Cube w/ Platform & Slide, Primary Colors, Has Slots To Climb On & Areas To Climb Through. There Is Also A Platform For Child To Hide Under Or Climb On To Go Down Slide. Each Square Side, 51" x 48" - $200. DeKalb. 815-739-1953. Mega Blocks Child Storage Chair With Over 100 Duplos & Mega Blocks That Store Under Seat In Chair, Good for Child Ages 1-3, $15. DeKalb. 815-739-1953

FUTON - QUEEN SIZE Like New Queen Size Futon. Cherry Wood Frame. $200. Call 815-568-7452

WANTED!

Lane Cedar Chest Vintage, walnut, w/ drawer, lock w/keys, very clean, $300. 815-895-5441 Little Tykes Twin Race Car Bed Red, Like new - with small shelf & toy box under hood, $100/OBO 815-895-4105 9am-7pm

I Buy

horse drawn wagon – seats along side, steps. Cow pics, cookie jar, cow wrapping papet, saddle bags, horse statues, lots of misc, farm/country items.

SYCAMORE 1847 Kerrybrook Ct. GARAGE SALE! Sat. Only! 7am-4pm Antiques, Furniture, Porcelain Dolls, Doll Houses, Sports Equip., Beanie Baby Collection, Household Misc.

Sycamore 228 Maplewood Dr

877-264-2527

SYCAMORE FRI & SAT AUG 22 & 23 8AM - 4PM 607 Emanuel Ln. Tanzania Development Support Fund Raiser HUGE Selection,

QUALITY ITEMS!! SYCAMORE

WHOLE HOUSE SALE! SAT & SUN, AUG 23 & 24 8AM – 2PM

526 ALDEN DR. House sale including furniture, kitchen goods, linens, tools, outdoor, Christmas gifts / decorations, & more!

Contact Elizabeth at 630-966-4028 to schedule an interview. Applications accepted online at www.the-association.org. Walk-ins welcome.

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

Association for Individual Development

Do you have a News Tip or Story Idea? Call 815-756-4841 Daily Chronicle

309 W. New Indian Trail Court, Aurora, IL 60506

TRICYCLE - Radio Flyer Child Bike Tricycle. Red & Blue In Color, $22, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

Conduit Bender 1/2", $20, Sycamore, 815-895-5373 DRILL - Milwaukee 4" Right Angle - $190, Sycamore, 815-895-5373

August 23, Saturday 9am – 5pm 2339 N. 45th Road

Name brand clothes & shoes

New Development, seeking highly qualified applicants to provide community-based services to individuals with physical, intellectual disabilities and behavioral health issues. Positions available in Aurora, Tri-Cities & Elgin. Direct Service Person (DSP) Aurora, Tri-Cities & Elgin (FT & PT) DSP - House Manager - Aurora & Elgin (FT) Case Manager QIDP - Aurora & Elgin (FT & PT) Case Manager QIDP Lead - Aurora & Elgin (FT) Specialist Staff Training QI - Aurora (FT) Director of Health Services - Aurora (FT) Teacher Assistant - Aurora (FT) School Transition Teacher - Aurora (FT) Substitute Teacher - Aurora - As needed Warehouse Recycling Assistant - Aurora (FT) Peer Support - Aurora (PT) Insulin Nurse - Elgin (PT) DSP - Behavior Support - Aurora (FT) DSP - Rehab Instructor Autism - Aurora (FT) Case Manager QMHP - Aurora (FT)

HELMET - Child Bike Helmet w/Blue Strap, White In Color & Has Picture Of Kangaroo On Front & Says Kangaroo, $5, 815-739-1953 DeKalb

4-Dale Earnhardt luminum Ribelle Wheels DJ708 Black, size 18X19,Pod6\135, offset 20MM, Hub Bor 87.1MM, mounted w/Bridgestone Duller HT tires. P25570R18 3 years old, $70/ea. $240/set. 815-761-7015

DESK - 52" x 24" Steel Desk, 3 Pieces, Lt Beige Color, Wood Grain Top, w/ Small Left Side Return, Includes – Chair, Great Shape, $85. 815-762-0382

Classified has GREAT VARIETY!

Thursday, August 28, 2014 1-4p

BIKE - Radio Flyer Red Scoot About Ride On Kids Toddler Bike w/Bell & Seat That Adjusts As Child Grows Best for 1-2 Year Old, $18, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Child Disney Princess Tricycle With Storage Area In Back, $25, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

CABLE WIRE 1000' Reel RG - 6 New, $25, Sycamore 815-895-5373 Compound Miter Saw Black & Decker Model # 9425 8-1/4", 8 Amp Meter, w/ Manual, Accessories & Extra Blade, Great Shape, $40. Moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

LELAND

Friday & Saturday 8:30 – 5:30

NOW HIRING (Job Fair Event)

Baby Girl Dresses - Beautiful! Never Worn – Made in USA, Sizes 6-12-18 months, $5 each. 815-495-9571

COUCH One Day Yard Sale! Sat 8/23 from 8a-4p. 1047 ST. ANDREWS CIR. Mostly kids games, toys, clothes, sports. Kids desk. Cheap!

Apply at:

2600 North Annie Glidden Rd DeKalb, Illinois 60115

Framed Art - Autographed Cartoon Cell - Hanna/Barbera - Characters On Parade" Documented, Mint Condition $400 - Moving Sycamore 815-762-0382

DRIVE UP TRAILER GATE

You Want It? We've Got It!

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Clothing ~ Women's Tops

Good condition, size 1X & 2X, 50 tops altogether, $2 & $3/each. Hampshire Area. 847-830-9725

Dekalb

DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center

Having a Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Event Coming Up?

in today's Classified

DeKalb Loving Mom/Experienced Certified Teacher has FT/PT openings available, close to NIU. Can provide educational support + transportation. 815-501-4252

2600 North Annie Glidden Rd DeKalb, Illinois 60115

Monsanto Waterman Research is seeking temporary employees for field and/or lab work. 40 hours per week is desired but not required; flexible hours are available. Ability to work in a team environment is essential. Training will be provided, no experience necessary.

624 Haish Blvd.

Apply at:

EOE

At Your Service Directory

Hair Stylist - Hedine Harris has moved to Imagine' Salon. Call for appointment. 3236 sycamore Rd. DeKalb. 815-787-7100

FRI & SAT AUG 22 & 23 8AM - 4PM

& TOO MUCH TO LIST!

Parents / Parents to Be: This is a sale you don't want to miss. Most items $1 or less!

DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center

Monsanto Waterman Research located at 8350 Minnegan Rd., Waterman, IL (near DeKalb)

Dekalb

2555 Greenwood Acres Dr

Beautiful Tagged / New / Excellent Condition clothing and baby items NB thru sz 4. All seasons. Fall and Winter Included. Holiday wear, coats, blankets, receiving blankets, shoes, sleepers, hats, toys. Much, much more. Top brand names: Gymboree, Gap, Carter's, Children's Place, Private Boutiques.

HOUSEKEEPING AIDE has a part time position available in our Housekeeping Department. Experience preferred. Starting wage is $8.25/hr. No phone calls please.

Dekalb - Moving sale on August 2324. Lots of good stuff including furniture, tools, tool chest, snow blower, camping equipment, games, sporting equipment, clothes pictures, puzzles, bike parts and accessories and lots more. Address: 332 Knollwood Drive

EOE

Needed for Rosati's Pizza in Sycamore. Food Service Sanitation license a plus. Please apply in person 630 Plaza Dr. Sycamore

DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center

“ HUGE ”

$1500 Sign-On Bonus! We are looking for dedicated and experienced professionals to assume key full-time positions on our nursing team! If you are committed to team-oriented outcomes and quality care, we offer and excellent starting wage, shift diffs, vacation, holiday, medical, dental vision, and much more. For an immediate and confidential interview, apply in person or call 815-756-5526.

COOKS

Holland is hiring in Rockford!

DEKALB

LOVESEAT Beautiful & Very Unusual Perfect condition - A Show Piece Upholstered Robert Bruce Fabric $300. 815-495-9571 TABLE AND 4 CHAIR SET Versatile table with 4 chairs. Light Wood, with black leather on chair seat and back. $100. Call 815-568-7452

Old Envelopes Stamps Collections

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

815-575-5153 !!!!!!!!!!!

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300. Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !!!!!!!!!!!

WE PAY THE BEST! For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans with or without titles. 630-817-3577 or 219-697-3833

GOLF CARTS For sale. Call for info and pricing. 815-695-1600

1991 HARLEY DAVIDSON XLH1200 SPORTSTER, many performance upgrades, looks & runs great $2900. Greg 815-751-0437

1992 Honda Helix 250cc 14,000 miles, runs great, new tires and recent tune up, garage kept. $1,800 OBO Call 815-739-5918 or 815-758-6825

2006 Honda GL1800 Trike 18K miles, loaded, comes with a new trailer and 2 sets of helmets. $22,000/obo 815-495-9404 Harley Davidson Screaming Eagle Slip On Mufflers - EPA stamped. Off of 2011 Ultra Classic Limited. 15,000 miles on them - excellent condition. $250/OBO. Call 815-895-6096 - leave message

815-758-4004

Complete Full Size Bedding & Accessories – Bright Pink & Orange bedding w/2 matching comforters, pillow shams, drapes & 2 lamp shades. $50 obo 815-370-8759 Invisible Fence-type containment system for 2 dogs – controller, 2 collars, boundary wire, $110. Never used. 815-758-7317 Plastic Drum - White, 55 gallon Great For Rain Barrel Project Sycamore. $20. Moving 815-762-0382 STEP LADDERS - 3 wood step ladders, Type lll, 200lb. rating, very good condition, 4' to 5' high, $15 each, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

Craftsman Post Hole Digger, #83870 & Steel Bow Rake, #83862. Yellow Fiber Handles, Life Time Warranty, Heavy Duty, New - $40 for both, moving Sycamore 815-762-0382 LAWN TOOL CADDY - plastic, on casters, holds 20+ tools, great shape, 40"x 40"x 20" $20.00, Moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382 Patio Chairs – Four, White, Straight Back Chairs - $15 for all. 815-756-2301

Band Saw- Central Machinery 12" Band Saw, Model 1629, 1/2 Hp. Motor, 4-5/8 x 12" Capacity, 62" Blade, w/ manual, accessories & 2 new blades, $150 w/ stand, $100 w/o stand 815-762-0382 Sycamore

Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527 www.Daily-Chronicle.com

1989 Chevy Caprice 8 pass wagon V8-full power, daily driver. $2000 708-606-5910 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA Well maintained, 141k miles. $1900. 758-501-5839 EXCELLENT CONDITION! 2002 Ford Windstar 60115, 53K, (815) 756-6095

2008 Buick Enclave, Like new condition, 66,000miles $18,000 815-751-5414 2008 Cadillac Escalade 53,533 miles, black, leather, AWD, DVD, navigation, tow package, 3rd row, excellent condition, $11,900. bacc@netscape.com

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DeKalb 3 BR, DR, Ofc, gar. $1000, & 3 BR 1.5 BA, new interior, 3 car gar, $1175 no pets/smokers 815-762-4730

GENOA - MOVE-IN READY!

DEKALB 3BR 2.5BA RANCH 225 Windsor Dr. 2400 sf, in-law suite in basement. Beautiful home, available now. 815-758-6580

DEKALB ~ 303 BUSH ST. 3BD, 2BA, vaulted ceilings, finished bsmt, heated & insulated 2 car garage with epoxy floor, private backyard with concrete patio, shed and fountain.

$167,250 Matt Hoffman 815-501-3351 Hoffman Realty www.hoffmanrealty.com

Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road Becherer Farm, approx 80 acres. 76.6 tillable acres with 2 story farm house and ranch house. $1,599,000. 859-630-5920

1 bedroom, $585/mo, tenant pays electric, coin laundry on site, 1st, last $500 sec. 815-970-5262

DeKalb, 1 Family Home 7mi. S. of DeKalb, 3 BR 1 BA, appl, h/w flrs, lawn/snow care, outside storage, Indian Creek School Dist, pets neg. no smkg. 1st. last, sec. + fuel dep. $900/mo. Call 815-758-0140

DeKalb ~ 518 S. Second St. Sweet, Neat, Modern Townhouse Apt in historic dist. On quiet street, near Huntley Park. 2BR, 1.5BA, C/A, W/D, stove, fridge, cable, micro, gar + add'l off St parking, full basement, $850/mo + electric and gas. 815-758-0566 DEKALB, Attractive 1 BR, 1st flr eff. in quiet priv. residence near NIU & Schnucks. All appls. C/A, Sat., HDTV, Wifi, W/D, Screened porch, Gar, No pets/smoke. $900. incl. all utils.! *Ref. & dep. 630-802-7865 Dekalb, Downtown 3rd & Lincoln, 2 bedroom $750/mo. Includes utilities. 2 bedroom with terraza floors, glass block, exposed brick, jacuzzi tub. 1mo/dep required.773-203-7928

Sycamore E. State St. AVAILABLE NOW! Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-236-4051 ~ 815-923-2521

DeKalb-803 S 1st St, 3br, 1.5ba, att Garage, Cent AC, DW, W/D, Fenced yard, $1095/mo,1st+sec, avail 9/1, 847-845-4021

Sycamore Quiet Upper 2BR 1 bath, W/D, no pets/smoking. $675/mo + 1st, last security. 815-501-1378

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM C. GATES, DECEASED.

DeKalb Near NIU 1 Bedroom $400/mo.

Notice is given of the death of WILLIAM C. GATES of Genoa, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on August 13, 2014 to PATRICK GATES and MEGAN GATES, 115 Oak Street, Genoa, IL 60135 whose attorney is Robert C. Becker, Jr., 213 West Main Street, Genoa, Illinois 60135.

Master Bedroom W/bath $500/mo. 1st/last/sec,util. W/D,cable, Internet. 630-926-1174 ~ 630-527-9188

SYCAMORE ~ 2BR DUPLEX Lower Unit, 1 bath, off St. parking. Walk to downtown, no pets/smkg. $725/mo incl util. 815-757-2340

GENOA 1 & 2 BEDROOM 1 bath, remodeled, appl. Countrya setting, close to downtown Genoa. 815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346 BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $530 Recently updated! Affordable heat. Walk to shops! (815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover

Cortland Spacious 2 Bedroom W/D hookup with garage. $775/mo + utilities + sec, no pets. Sue 815-762-0781

Malta Quiet 2 Bedroom Appl furnished, W/D hook-up, water & garbage incl, Xtra storage. Garage, no pets. 815-751-0480 Maple Park, 1 bedroom, water/gas/trash included, $450/mo. 815-761-5944

ROCHELLE 1 BEDROOM

Remodeled, clean and quiet. Available now. 815-758-6580 or 815-739-5806

Starting @ $432, 1BR; $599, 2 BR; $683, 3 BR.

DEKALB ~ 235 N. 1st

Shabbona Quiet 2 Bedroom W/D can be provided, A/C, yard, deck, $650/mo. 847-738-2334

Exc cond/location. Garage, yard. C/A, W/D, no smkg, $785/mo + 1st, last sec, ref. 815-761-7118

Stone Prairie

DeKalb Lower 2 Bedroom

2BR, 2BA APT.

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2, 3BR

Lease, deposit, ref, no pets.

CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX Bsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage. No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439

Close to schools, 2 car garage. Basement, clean, quiet, ready by August 15. 815-758-6580

815-758-7859

DEKALB – Newly remodeled 3BR 2 bath apt with garage, ctrl air, near schools & Rt 23. No dogs or smkg. $900/mo + util. 630-450-5372

Upper efficiency apt - utilities included. $700/month. 815-703-7910

DEKALB 2BR, 1BA RANCH

University Village Apts. 722 N. Annie Glidden Rd.

$695 + dep & lease, avail now. Stove, fridge, heat & water incl. No pets/smoking. 815-298-0423

DEKALB OFFICE FOR RENT Locust St. 380 sq ft. $475 plus utilities. 815-758-2632

Sycamore Quiet 2BR House W/D hook-up, garage, off St. prkg. $695/mo+ dep, ref. NO PETS. 1 YEAR LEASE. 815-793-2664

Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

DeKalb 2BR,1BA Duplex

Sycamore: 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath Apt. First Floor of House, Appliances, Carport, Yard. $1000/Mo. + Utilities. 815-790-3587

SHABBONA - 2 BR / 1Bath, W/D, 1 car garage, $700 per mo. + sec. + util. NO smoking! 1 yr. lease. 630-365-6887 Sugar Grove- 2Bed, 1 ½ Bath, Garage, Central Air, $900 month. No pets. 630-232-7414

DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS

Large 2BR, carport, A/C, laundry. Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo. J&A RE. 815-970-0679

Within walking distance of downtown, parks and schools. 1st/last/sec. 630-854-6161

Large 3Bed 1.5 bath Duplex for Rent in Hinckley. MUST SEE! $1,300/mo plus sec dep. Call Brian 847-772-8831.

DEKALB $975/MO BIG! 3BR + Office + 2 Living Rooms Laundry. Call for details 815-751-2546 DeKalb - 3 BR Apartment & 4 BR Apartment, W/D, Close to School 815-739-9258

Cortland - Industrial Park 2500 Sq Ft of Offices and Warehouse space, close to I-88. 14ft garage door, newly remodeled office, $1100. Call Mark MWG Prop. 815-739-6084

SYCAMORE ~ 2BR, 1BA

DEKALB – 3 BR 1 bath, large fenced yard, pets considered. $950/mo. Nice neighborhood. 815-756-1539

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Sandwich - 3 bedroom home close to town, garage, C/A, no pets/reptiles. Deposit $925 + 1st & Last. $925/mo. 815-695-5267 or 815-375-0559

Sycamore Large Upper 2BR All appliances, W/D, $925/mo + 1st, last sec dep, utilities included. 815-895-8526

PUBLIC NOTICE

DEKALB ~ 1,260 SQ FT With office, has 14'x14' OH door. Parking & St. frontage, $750/mo. 815-756-8936

DeKalb ~ Near Downtown nd

North 2 St, 1200 + Sq Ft. Ideal for office, retail, salon. Call for details, Agent Owned. 815-756-2359 Or 815-758-6712

Case No. 14 P 87 CLAIM NOTICE

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at The DeKalb County Court House, 133 West State St., Sycamore, Illinois 60178, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters 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 10 days after it has been filed. Maureen A. Josh (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in the Daily Chronicle, August 23, 30 & September 6, 2014.)

Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.com g DeKalb County Hearing Officer on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. in the DeKalb County Administration Building, East Conference Room, south entrance, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, 60178. Because this will be the only opportunity for public input on this application, all interested persons are encouraged to attend and be heard. The Special Use Permit petition, VI-14-06, is available for inspection at the DeKalb County Planning Department, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, (815) 895-7188. The subject properties are legally described as follows: That part of the Northeast Fractional Quarter of Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Northeast 1/4; thence Easterly, along the North line therof, 1,546.00 feet for a point of beginning; thence continuing Easterly, along said North line, 339.0 feet; thence Southerly, at right angle to said North line, 656.00 feet; thence Westerly, at right angle to the last described course, 339.0 feet; thence Northerly, at right angle to the last described course, 656.0 feet to the point of beginning, all in Victor Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. P.I.N 17-02-200-004 The application for the Special Use Permit has been filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.02.B of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance in order to approve a service use conducted within and immediately adjacent to an existing agricultural structure on property zoned A-1, Agricultural District. Paul R. Miller DeKalb County Planning Director (Published in the Daily Chronicle, August 23, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl. J&A RE 815-970-0679

Sycamore, Near courthouse, Furnished office spaces, $175/mo. - $550/mo. 815-739-6186

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Jaime "Jim" Mora operates an event venue from the property at 10816 Watson Road in Victor Township. However, the property is zoned A-1, Agricultural District. In order for the business to continue a Special Use Permit must be granted by the DeKalb County Board. Before the DeKalb County Board can grant a Special Use Permit, a public hearing must be held before the DeKalb County Hearing Officer. Jaime "Jim" Mora has requested approval of such a Special Use Permit on the property located at 10816 Watson Road. A public hearing will be held before the

PUBLIC NOTICE Jeff Paulson, on behalf of Alexander Farm Trust, owners of a 162-acre farm located on the north side of Aldrich Road east of Johnson Road in unincorporated Mayfield Township, is planning to build a new grain bin in proximity to two existing bins on the property. However, the new bin would be only 30.9 feet from Aldrich Road, rather than being set back a minimum of 50 feet as required by the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance. In order to locate the bin where proposed, a Variation must be granted from the setback requirement. Before a Vari-

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Alexander Farm Trust has requested such a setback Variation for the property located 7633 Aldrich Road. A public hearing will be held by the DeKalb County Hearing Officer on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at 1:45 p.m. in the DeKalb County Administration Building, Conference Room East, 110 E Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL 60178. All interested persons are encouraged to attend and be heard, as this will be the only opportunity for public input on the application. The Variation application, Petition MY-14-07, is available for inspection at the DeKalb County Planning Department, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, (815) 895-7188. The subject property is zoned A1, Agricultural District, and is legally described as follows: The Northeast 1/4 of Section 8, Township 41 North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois. P.I.N. 05-08-2000-001 & 0508-200-002 The requested Variation is from Section 4.02.E.1 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance in order to allow a structure that is set back 30.9 feet from the right-of-way of a street, in lieu of a minimum of 50 feet as required in the A-1, Agricultural District. Paul R. Miller, AICP DeKalb County Planning Director (Published in the Daily Chronicle, August 23, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Plan Commission of the City of Sycamore will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the Sycamore Center (City Council Chambers), 308 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois to consider amendments to the Sycamore Unified Development Ordinance, adopted May 1, 2005. The purpose of the hearing is to consider proposed amendments to Section 1.3.3 and 5.3.1 regarding the addition of definitions for "Medical Cannabis Cultivation Center" and "Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organization" and modifications to the "Table of Permitted Uses" to accommodate such additions. Information regarding the proposed amendments is available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office,

sp ity 308 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois. John Lewis Chairman, Sycamore Plan Commission (Published in the Daily Chronicle, August 23, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on August 13, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: 3D MECHANICAL & CONSTRUCTION located at 564 S. Peace Rd., Sycamore, IL 60178. Dated August 13, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, August 16, 23 & 30, 2014.)

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