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Grammy Award winner Mavis Staples to perform Feb. 3 at Egyptian Theatre

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DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will welcome singer Mavis Staples to the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in partnership with Northern Illinois University.

Staples is a Blues and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, a National Arts Award Lifetime Achievement recipient and a Kennedy Center honoree. She sang at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, in the White House during the Obama administration, and marched with Martin Luther King Jr.

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She has collaborated with such artists as Prince, Bob Dylan, Arcade Fire and Hozier and performed at music festivals including Newport Folk, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo.

Staples also performed on live TV with The Band at its “The Last Waltz” concert, on “Jimmy Fallon,” “Stephen Colbert,” “Ellen,” “Austin City Limits,” “Jools Holland” and the Grammy Awards.

The concert at the Egyptian will begin with the NIU Black Choir and NIU Concert Choir as they join together for the first time.

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“The Egyptian Theatre is thrilled to have the support of NIU in bringing Mavis Staples to DeKalb and providing this incredible opportunity for the students,” Alex Nerad, Egyptian Theatre executive director, said in a news release.

Tickets cost $45 and can be purchased at the Egyptian Theatre box office from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, online at egyptiantheatre.org or by calling the box office at 815-758-1225.

The Egyptian Theatre is located at 135 N. Second St. For information, visit egyptiantheatre.org.

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Jackson Heilemeier, 16, of Sandwich practices a song during rehearsal Jan. 26 for Children’s Community Theatre South’s production of the Disney Broadway musical, “Newsies.” The show opens Feb. 10.

See story, page 6.

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Legendary singer Mavis Staples will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. The Northern Illinois University Black Choir and NIU Concert Choir will join together to open the show.

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The DeKalb Park District will host its annual Polarpalooza Winter Festival

are invited to the free family-friendly event.

Polarpalooza returns Feb. 4 to Hopkins Park

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DeKALB – The DeKalb Park District will host its annual Polarpalooza Winter Festival Feb. 4, and all are invited to the free family-friendly event.

Polarpalooza will run from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 4, at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, according to a news release.

Admission is free.

Outdoor activities include ice skating, hayrides, bubble mania, a snowman scavenger hunt and a snowman head-building contest.

Festival attendees can enjoy free hot chocolate and s’mores while warming up next to a community fire. Sweet Butts Cotton Candy will share

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DeKalb church to host hymn sing Feb. 8

DeKALB – Glad Tidings Church, 2325

N. First St., DeKalb, will host a hymn sing

free bags of spun sugar treats. Free Spirit Siberian Rescue will hold sled dog demonstrations and a dog meetand-greet with their rescued pups.

There also will be an open skate at the ice rink, hockey stick broomball in the parking lot and equipment demonstrations from Northern Illinois University Outdoor Adventures. The Park District will have a small variety of ice skate sizes available to rent for free. Attendees can bring their own skates.

Winter-themed crafts and activities, toss games with Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association and a book walk with Basics DeKalb County will be held inside the Hopkins Community Center.

For information, visit dekalbparkdistrict.com or call 815-758-6663.

at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 815-758-4919.

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‘NEWSIES’ TO TAKE THE STAGE

CCT South musical runs Feb. 10-12 at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

SOMONAUK – Children’s Community Theatre South is putting 26 area children on the Egyptian Theatre stage this month in its production of the Disney Broadway musical, “Newsies.”

The show features Jackson Heilemeier, 16, as Jack Kelly – the leader of the newsies that strike against the kingpins of New York City’s turn-ofthe-20th-century newspaper industry – and Cadee Goldstein, 18, as Crutchie – a friend of Kelly’s who personifies the plight of laborers in an era before workplace safety standards.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. There also will be matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, and Sunday, Feb. 12.

Heilemeier, a Sandwich High School student, said his character,

Jack Kelly, has been enjoyable to play, although it’s required him to put in a bit of work.

“It’s been really fun, it’s been kind of a challenge for me but I think I’m doing pretty good,” Heilemeier said.

For Heilemeier, this production marks his fourth with the CCT South production troupe. The show’s director, Sue Graham, said its his sixth show under her guidance.

Goldstein, also a Sandwich High School student and veteran member of the group, said she was the reason Graham picked the musical for production.

“I’ve been doing theater since I was 13 here, and I actually was the one who tried to campaign for this show because it’s my favorite musical,” Goldstein said.

Graham said Goldstein’s campaign worked.

“She reminded me constantly that this was her favorite show and it’d be a

great show, and she talked about how like the cast was right for the kids who come out here,” Graham said. “And how we haven’t done a Disney show in a while, and she knows I tend to not like princess stories and so she pointed out this is Disney but not princesses.”

Once Graham acquiesced, Goldstein was presented with an opportunity to try out for a character she described as her “dream role.”

“I’ve just always loved the character [Crutchie],” Goldstein said. “When I first saw ‘Newsies,’ I thought that he was such a sweet character and it was like, a good role but not like the lead. I love it so much.”

Brendan Massey, 15, and his sister, Kiersten Massey, 10, will be playing siblings on stage when they dawn the roles of Davey and Les.

Brendan Massey’s character, Davey, is new to fending for himself and his younger sister on the streets of New York City when he runs into Jack Kelly,

who helps them become newspaper sellers just as the group takes up a strike.

“I like the role of Davey, he’s basically Jack’s like go-to man,” Brendan Massey said. “I [Davey] come up with most of the ideas and stuff.”

Kiersten Massey said she’s “really excited,” for her role in the show. At one point her character gives Jack Kelly attitude, trying to show support for her character’s brother, something she agreed was fun after rehearsing the scene.

Hailey Barngrover, 16, said she’d been performing with the group since she was around 10, though she took a year off to focus on school and other priorities.

“But I came back this year and I’m really glad I did,” Barngrove said.

Even as a seasoned veteran on stage, Barngrove said she still gets nervous before performances.

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Child actors gather around during a Jan. 26 rehearsal for the Children’s Community Theatre South’s production of the Disney Broadway musical, “Newsies.”

City pushes for another shot at commuter train to Chicago

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – A commuter rail stop could make it more convenient for commuters traveling from DeKalb to get to Chicago.

A comprehensive public transportation study approved at a recent City Council meeting will examine if it’s feasible to establish the service in DeKalb and DeKalb County.

It will allow the city to take a close look at potential ridership needs, current transportation options, environmental impact and how much it would take to bring a commuter rail service to DeKalb.

“There’s real opportunity right now with a lot of the federal money that’s going to be available as part of the infrastructure act that’s going to get passed onto Illinois,” Mayor Cohen Barnes said. “It’s going to be all about roads, bridges, rail. It’s the perfect opportunity. The dollars are going to be out there.”

City Manager Bill Nicklas said that for a long time, the city hasn’t had the opportunity to explore the idea of bringing a commuter rail service to town.

“Until only recently, we’ve always

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Master Naturalists volunteer training to be held this spring

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SYCAMORE – The University of Illinois Extensions Boone and DeKalb County Master Naturalists are accepting applications for spring volunteer training.

The training will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays, March 20 through May 22, at the Russell Woods Forest Preserve Natural Resource Education Center, 11750 IL Route 72, Genoa, and

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“If you’re not nervous you’re not doing something right,” Barngrove said. “I’m definitely nervous but it’s more anticipation nerves instead of like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s going to fall apart,’ it’s not going to fall apart. It’s going really well and I’m really excited for it.” Goldstein, Caddee, the Massey siblings and Barngrove, along with 21 other northern Illinois youth rehearsed in a second floor room of Somonauk Baptist Church on Jan. 26,

at the Boone County Conservation District, 603 N. Appleton Road, Belvidere, according to a news release.

The training includes 32 hours of classroom instruction and eight hours of field work introducing basic principles of the natural world and practical techniques for teaching and managing natural areas. The training also will cover environmental topics and issues including ecology, botany, soil health, archaeology, urban environments,

a space Graham said the church has set aside for the group.

“Somonauk Baptist Church was fantastic in giving me a room to do it in,” Graham said. “I mean it’s just amazing that we have this space that we can rehearse in.”

The support from the church has allowed Graham to grow an idea she had four years ago while considering the opportunities afforded to kids living in different areas of DeKalb County – particularly the far southern areas from where she hails.

“I drove my daughter to DeKalb to do shows for years – she’s 19 now and

birds, fish, reptiles, mammals and more. There also will be two Saturday morning field outings.

The Master Naturalist volunteers help provide science-based educational outreach and assist local partners such as nature preserves or wildlife rehabilitation facilities. Volunteers can work to complete 60 hours of service over two years with local partner organizations after completing training. Educational and outreach opportunities

aged out of our program – but I realized that not everyone’s parents can do that,” Graham said. “My daughter was an only child so it made it easier to do that kind of thing than what a lot of kids experience. And so I wanted to make sure the kids of this part of the county had as many opportunities.”

The CCT cast includes Jackson Heilemeier as Jack Kelly, Isaac Ortega as Joseph Pulitzer, Daniel Maller as Mr. Wiesel, Hailey Barngrover as Katherine, Kat Bowman as Medda Larkin and Payton Penman as Theodore Roosevelt.

Evan Terry, Gio and Natasha Bian-

include speaking to youth groups, coordinating invasive species removals, or monitoring wildlife species.

Applications are due Wednesday, March 1. The program fee is $250 to cover training, materials and field trips.

Acceptance into the program requires a background check and an informal interview.

For information, email cahandel@ illinois.edu or hodg@illinois.edu, or call 815-758-8194 or 815-544-3710.

chi, Elijah Botts, Charlotte Wheatley, Brendan and Kiersten Massey, Matthew Brockway, Deacon Haggard, Hannah Barngrover, Cadee Goldstein, Paige Penman, Grace Anderson, Payton DeWitt, Sophia Bode, Isabella Vancil, Brynn Butler, Ezra Ortega, Griffin O’Neil and Camilla Urbanski round out the cast.

Tickets for the show cost $15 for adults and $6 for ages 12 and younger. To buy tickets, visit egyptiantheatre. org or call the Egyptian Theatre box office at 815-758-1225.

For more information about CCT, visit cctonstage.com.

LOOKING BACK

1923 – 100 YEARS AGO

Women of Oklahoma have formed their own secret body with hoods and masks and oaths to uphold the law and clean up vice and lawlessness. They call it the Cu Clux Clan.

Tomorrow will be ground hog day and many people will keep a vigilant watch on the creature to see whether he shows his head or remains under cover. If a shadow is seen there will be six weeks more of cold weather, but on the other hand if no shadow is perceived then warmer weather will be forthcoming in the near future. Heretofore the fire boys were the only ones to note the actions of the animal, but in some unconceivable manner the pet made his escape.

Painters are now at work in the interior of the new Broughton building and will, according to reports on the amount of work completed so far, be finished the latter part of this week or the first of next. The building will be occupied by a Belvidere merchant, who will conduct a dry goods store and use the entire building.

Miss Mary Boynton and Miss Frances Faissler are home from school to spend a few days with their parents in Sycamore.

Sheriff E. E. Crawford at Sycamore called the DeKalb police headquarters this morning informing the chief of police that a Ford had been stolen at Kingston last night. The county official gave the police here a description of the stolen property and an effort will be made through the various mediums available of recovering the property.

Today being the last day of the month, the William Dee building at Third and Lincoln Highway has been vacated by the two tenants, Miller’s Music House and the offices of Dr. C. L. Cheney. Miller’s Music House has moved into the Schreck building on North Third Street and will have things arranged within a day or two. Dr. Cheney has moved his offices to the building at Fifth and Lincoln Highway and hopes to get settled within a short time. Rumors are to the effect that the Aurora firm is not coming to DeKalb, but such could not be confirmed today.

From now on the restaurant part of the Ward Hotel will be in operation and under the management of James Hayes of DeKalb. The DeKalb man took over the

place and after considerable remodeling and painting opened up for business this morning.

1948 – 75 YEARS AGO

While attempting to thaw some water pipes in the office of the Thompson Coal Company office on South Second Street about 8:30 o’clock this morning, a blaze was started between some partitions, necessitating a call for the fire department. The danger was quickly ended and little or no damage was caused. In fact the blaze was so minor that the frozen water pipes still were not thawed out.

A carload of gleaming yellow corn represents the goal which DeKalb County has set for relief of hungry people in Europe. The carload of corn, selected because corn is the county’s most prolific and famous product, is the county’s contribution to the Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train which has been sponsored by numerous church organizations as a means of getting food to hungry people without red tape.

It is understood that “Luke” McLagan dissolved his business before it was actually started. Several technical problems arose to make it impossible for a business of this type in Sycamore to flourish. Luke said that he has several offers under consideration. Lots of luck Luke in whatever you decide.

DeKalb community residents are being asked to give more consideration to the housing problem in an effort to

find living quarters for a crew of workers coming to DeKalb to install new high lines for the Central Illinois Light Company. There are six families here at the present time, and two more families expecting to arrive here within the next few days. The workers know that the situation is desperate, but they are willing to accept anything with a roof, and which can be heated, in order that they may have their families with them.

At the Belvidere Mission Covenant Church, Evangelist A. R. Bray’s sermon on “Fire on the Earth,” was altogether too realistic. As it was about to get under way it was discovered that the church building was filled with smoke and early arriving worshipers put in a strenuous time removing furnishings and other articles of value. The evangelist came into the church auditorium with a small fire extinguisher instead of the Bible he usually carries. Investigation revealed that the blaze was confined to the stoker motor but the smoke was so bad that the service had to be moved to the Y.M.C.A. The damage was quickly repaired and the services at the church have been resumed.

1973 – 50 YEARS AGO

Between 40-50 persons walked off their jobs this morning at the DeKalbOgle Telephone Company, Third and Locust Street, claiming they wanted final settlement of their labor contract, which was negotiated in June 1972. Employees picketing around the building carried signs stating “On Strike.” Other persons called the action a wildcat stride or general walkout.

Thanks to the generosity of the Genoa residents, who have previously been listed in the paper, Genoa’s Foster Child Fund has gone over the top. A total of $231.10 has been collected and $192 was the amount necessary to support Joe for one year. The extra money will be used for a birthday and Christmas gift, plus a head start of next year.

Between 50-75 persons have contacted DeKalb police regarding tickets they purchased for the Vienna Choir Boys concerts here Saturday and Monday. The two concerts were canceled when the local promoter, Rob Campbell, 40, Sycamore, could not be located to pay the group when it arrived here. Police are searching for Campbell and have charged him with theft. They said this morning they have several leads as to his whereabouts and are checking them by telephone.

1998 – 25 YEARS AGO

More than 30 percent of DeKalb County children are at risk. These toddlers have a chance of catching a severe case of whooping cough, measles or hepatitis. And they also risk getting polio or mumps. The reason is very simple, parents across the county are not following federal immunization guidelines. The Healthy People 2000 National Health Objective calls for 90 percent of all children to receive a basic immunization series before they are 2 years old.

Edith (Warren) Willey, DeKalb, will celebrate her 80th birthday with a private gathering Monday Feb. 2, 1998. Willey has been a farmer’s wife and a homemaker for almost 60 years. She and her husband have two children: Marianna Seipts, and Gerald (Linda) Willey.

Rantoul, IL (AP) – Dog-gone those police. These intruders had the run of a local pharmacy until the police put an end to their freedom. Police were investigating a possible break-in at Revco Drug Store early Thursday morning after a witness reported movement in the store. That movement turned out to be a pair of chocolate-colored Labrador retrievers. According to the police report, employees had forgotten to lock the store when they went home. The stray dogs stepped onto the automatic door mats, which opened the doors for them, and trotted inside.

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Photo provided by DeKalb County History Center Brownie Troop 177 from Glidden School and leader Mrs. Raithel on May 12, 1964, are seen at a Court of Awards and a special tea for their mothers at St. Peter’s.

County organizations, nonprofits can apply for Community Needs grants

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SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Community Foundation is accepting applications for its spring 2023 Community Needs Grants, Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grants and YEP Grants.

The grant applications are available to nonprofit and public sector organizations, according to a news release.

To learn more or apply, visit dekalbccf.org/grant-programs.

Grant applications available for 2023 include:

• The Community Needs Grants help support the charitable needs and efforts of local nonprofit and public sector organizations. Funding for the grant program is made possible

through donations to Community Impact Funds. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 1.

• The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grants support music education for nonprofit and public sector organizations throughout DeKalb County and the greater Chicago area. Funding for the grant program is made possible through the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 1.

• The YEP Grants help support programs and projects that affect youth in DeKalb County. Funding for the grant program is made possible through the DeKalb County Youth Grantmakers Fund. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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

Photo provided by DeKalb County Community Foundation Barb City Manor Retirement Home used a 2022 Community Needs Grant to help replace an elevator system.

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Stuffed animal sleepover set for Feb. 3 at the DeKalb Library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a stuffed animal sleepover event Friday, Feb. 3. The event is intended for children. The stuffed animals will be photographed during the night so children can see what shenanigans they were up to. Participants will receive a package of photos when picking up their stuffed ani-

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been discouraged even trying to investigate this,” Nicklas said. “Because a quick consultation with our state and federal political partners has usually resulted in discouraging commentary that, ‘Well, there really isn’t enough money anywhere in your area or even at our levels to help you, and our commitment is to major metropolitan centers and so forth.’ But it has been happening.”

A new commuter connection, if added, will bring rail service from DeKalb to the Elburn Metra station.

The project would be conducted in phases, with participation from local and regional public officials.

Nicklas lauded Northern Illinois University for its efforts to collaborate and partner on this matter, saying the commuter rail service would greatly benefit the university much like the city of DeKalb.

“The word is out: We’re not only becoming an interest for worldwide private corporations,” Nicklas said. “NIU is at a point where we are with their own star shining in many areas but in particular in research and related fields a place where businesses would want to come. But fundamentally … maybe our biggest asset are the students and staff and faculty who commute daily to the city of DeKalb to either study or work at NIU. That creates a critical mass.”

Northern Illinois University is the only state university community in Illinois that does not have a commuter rail stop.

Barnes said something has to give.

“We need to bring equity to NIU since they’re the only one without it,” Barnes said. “I think that’s an absolute necessity going forward.”

Nicklas said he doesn’t want the city to keep missing out on funding opportunities at the federal level.

“A lot of that is still available,” Nicklas said. “We continue to see on a monthly basis calls for proposals. They generally have to be – if they’re not shovel-ready – they at least have to be thought through. There has to be community engagement and commu-

mals. Pickup begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. Orange juice will be being served from 10 to 11 a.m. Patrons are encouraged not to register stuffed animals their children need to sleep with.

Because of limited space, registration is required to participate. To register, visit the Youth Services Desk.

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nity involvement and community commitment. And we don’t have that.”

How can the city work toward getting its share of federal funds?

Nicklas said the city has learned it needs to have a comprehensive public transportation study performed.

A $98,379 contract was awarded at a recent City Council meeting to the Chicago-based firm, Sam Schwartz Consulting LLC, for consulting services to help make it possible.

“This is exciting, I think, even just to be at this point and to have interest from two people who did respond to our [request for proposal],” Nicklas said. “We actually had about a dozen people – individuals, some of them were principles and consulting firms, some of them were public officials, appointed officials – who were just interested in what are you doing out there.”

As part of a way of gauging the public’s interest in a commuter rail service, the city recently announced that it is increasing the frequency of bus trips to the Elburn Metra station during regular service runs Monday through Friday.

The morning trips will increase from two to five trips, and the evening trips will increase from one to three trips, according to a news release. On Saturday and Sunday, however, the regular service run will not change but the times may have been adjusted, according to the news release.

Barnes said he believes bringing a commuter rail service to DeKalb would make for a win-win all around for the community.

“I think there’s going to be a lot of students and professors that would love to be able to take advantage of commuter rail just to be able to engage with the university,” Barnes said. “All of us residents just to be able to hop on the train and get all the way downtown Chicago, I think, would be a wonderful opportunity for not only entertainment purposes but then also people that might end up working in the [city] to be able commute back and forth from via the commuter rail.”

The consulting firm anticipates there will be a 90-day to 120-day review process after which results would be presented to the City Council, officials said.

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Valentines for Seniors card drive accepting donations through Feb. 7

Those looking for way to spread the love this Valentine’s Day to an area older adult are invited to take part in two legislators’ Valentines for Seniors Card Drive through Feb. 7.

State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, and state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, will hold their third Valentines for Seniors Card Drive.

Community members, churches, schools, businesses and other organizations are invited to create Valentine’s Day cards to help lift the spirits of long-term care facility residents.

Participants can drop off or mail the cards to their respective legislative offices in Rockford, Sycamore or Hampshire. After the cards are collected, they will be delivered to residents of various long-term care facilities in communities across the region.

Participants can mail their cards or drop them off at Syverson’s office, 200 S. Wyman St., Suite 302, Rockford; Keicher’s office, 158 W. State St., Suite C, Sycamore; or Syverson and Keicher’s joint office, 115 W. Oak Knoll Drive, IL Route 72, Hampshire.

For information, call 815-987-7555 or 815748-3494.

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An Evening of Prayer, Meditation and Music.

An Evening of Prayer, Meditation and Music.

An Evening of Prayer, Meditation Music.

Friday, February 3, 2023, 7:00 P.M.

Friday, October 7th, 2022, 7:00 P.M.

Friday, October 7th, 2022, 7:00 P.M.

Friday, October 7th, 2022,

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb

Streamed via Zoom/YouTube [see church website for links]

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb

S St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb

Office: (815) 756-4888 Email: parishoffice@stpaulsdekalb.org

Office: (815) 756-4888 Email: parishoffice@stpaulsdekalb.org

Office: (815) 756-4888 Email: parishoffice@stpaulsdekalb.org

Website: www.stpaulsdekalb.org

Website: www.stpaulsdekalb.org

The Reverend Barbara A. T. Wilson, Rector

The Reverend Barbara A. T. Wilson, Rector

Mark Busch file photo – mbusch@shawmedia.com

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, and state Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, are again collecing cards for their Valentines for Seniors drive. The cards will be delivered to local seniors living in residential care facilities.

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Pipestone Veterinary Services donates check to DeKalb Education Foundation

SYCAMORE – Pipestone Veterinary Services, 2435 Bethany Road, Sycamore, recently donated a $400 check to the DeKalb Education Foundation.

The money was donated Sunday, Jan. 15, according to a news release

The donation will help fund the DeKalb Education Foundation’s upcoming spring grants.

Pipestone Veterinary Services offers products and services designed to help animal caregivers advance animal care.

The DeKalb Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support for public education through solicitation and distribution of tax-deductible contributions for DeKalb Community School District students. For information, visit pipevet.com.

Northern Rehab offers pelvic floor health series in Genoa

GENOA – Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists will host the second presentation, “Prostate Health and Surgeries: How Physical Therapy Can Help,” in its three-part Pelvic Floor Health series on Feb. 7.

The presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Northern Rehab Genoa, 540 E. Main St., Genoa, according to a news release. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged.

Physical therapist Liza Piper will discuss men’s health, physical therapy interventions for patients with prostate dysfunction and post-surgeries, and treatable prostate issues from pain to incontinence.

For information, visit northernrehabpt.com/events, email deb@northernrehabpt.com, or call 815-784-6417.

Flipbook workshop planned Feb. 4 at DeKalb library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a Valentine’s Day flipbook workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, in the library’s 309 Creative Room.

The workshop is open to people of all ages.

Participants will learn about the basics of classic hand-drawn frame-byframe animation before creating their own Valentine’s Day flipbook. Attendees can bring in a heart that they want to animate for the flipbook. The flipbook and drawing utensils will be provided by the library.

Due to limited space, the program is first come, first served.

For information, email techdesk@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2851.

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Pipestone Veterinary Services employee Cassie Felix (left) recently donated a $400 check to Cindy Lofthouse of the DeKalb Education Foundation.

Liza Piper

DCCG lists February Grow Mobile food pantry dates

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DeKALB – The DeKalb County Community Gardens released a list of February locations for Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who visit, no requirements necessary.

DCCG is working to ensure the well-being of residents, staff and volunteers. It asks that people practice good hand hygiene and stay

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Kirkus Scholarship available for Indian Creek students

SYCAMORE – Applications for scholarships through the Bernice Kirkus Scholarship Foundation are available. The scholarships will be available for the 2023-2024 academic year, according to a news release.

The scholarships are available for Indian Creek High School graduates who are accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled full-time in a duly accredited fouryear college or university and majoring in

home if sick.

To receive Grow Mobile alerts, text FreeGroceries to 844-727-2012.

Grow Mobile dates in February:

• 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at University Village Apartments, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Hinckley Area Food Pantry, 182 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hinckley

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Malta Historical Society, 127 N.

an undergraduate degree in education. Application forms are available through the Indian Creek High School guidance counselors department. All completed application materials and supporting documents must be mailed or dropped off no later than Saturday, April 1, to Old National Bank, 230 W. State St., Sycamore.

For information, visit the Indian Creek High School guidance counselors department or write to the Bernice Kirkus Scholarship Foundation, c/o Old National Bank.

Third St., Malta

• 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 9, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Cortland Lions Club Shelter, 70 S. Llanos St., Cortland

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Family Service Agency, 1325 Sycamore Road, DeKalb

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Malta Township Public Library, 203 Adams St., Malta

Genoa library to host program on Phyllis Diller Feb. 8

GENOA – The Genoa Public Library will host a program about America’s first female stand-up comic, Phyllis Diller.

The library, 240 W. Main St., will hold the program at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the library’s Event Room, according to a news release.

Admission to the program is free.

Patrons can watch first-person interpreter and costumed historian Ellie Carlson bring Phyllis Diller to life. Carlson

• 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Kingston Friendship Center, 120 Main St., Kingston

• 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at University Village Apartments, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 23, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 340 W. Arnold Road, Sandwich

also will give participants a glimpse of Diller backstage while simultaneously delighting them with her onstage antics.

Diller helped pave the way for female comedians including Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Roseanne Barr, Paula Poundstone, Tig Notaro and more. She also performed non-stop as a stand-up comedian, actress, voice-over actress, talk show guest and game show panelist from 1955 until 2002.

For information, call 815-784-2627. –ShawLocalNewsNetwork

Family heirlooms subject of next lecture in Ellwood House series

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DeKALB – February’s lecture series at the Ellwood House Museum in DeKalb will feature a presentation on family heirlooms.

“Listen to Your Heirlooms: Your Family’s Treasured Objects Have More to Say Than Meets the Eye” is the title of the next Brown Bag and Local Lore program hosted by the Ellwood House Museum.

The program will begin at noon Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Ellwood House Museum Visitor’s Center, 420 Linden Place, DeKalb, according to a news release.

The presentation will feature appraiser and antiques researcher Carolyn Law, who will discuss strategies for investigating, recording and preserving the meaning of family heirlooms using 21st century resources. She also will introduce some basic

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Open game time offered Feb. 4 at DeKalb library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., host an open game time event from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room.

The game time is open to people of all ages.

Patrons can play various card games,

principles and techniques of material culture research in the context of family heirlooms. Attendees are encouraged to bring an heirloom for discussion.

Law is the owner of Carolyn Law Antiques LLC in Sycamore. She also is a certified personal property appraiser and antiques researcher specializing in decorative arts and sterling silver.

The “Listen to Your Heirlooms” presentation is part of Brown Bag Lunch/Local Lore, a free lecture series offered in collaboration by the Ellwood House Museum and DeKalb County History Center.

To register, visit ellwoodhouse.org/ lectures and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore is funded in part by the Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture Fund.

For information, call 815-756-4609 or email king@ellwoodhouse.org.

board games, and chess at the library with their friends and other attendees. Participants are encouraged to bring a game to play during the event. The games and chess sets will be provided by the library. No registration is required to attend.

For information, email irise@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2150.

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Photo provided by the Ellwood House Museum Carolyn Law, owner of Carolyn Law Antiques LLC in Sycamore, is a certified personal property appraiser and antiques researcher specializing in decorative arts and sterling silver. She will give a lecture at the Ellwood House Museum on Feb. 2.

Kish College Black History Month events begin Feb. 1

MALTA – Kishwaukee College will host several events to celebrate Black History Month throughout February.

The events will begin Wednesday, Feb. 1, either online or at Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta, according to a news release.

Admission to the events is free and open to the public.

The Black History Month events are based on programs and themes developed by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. The theme for this year’s Black History Month celebrations is black resistance.

Kishwaukee College’s Black History Month events include:

• Black Jeopardy Game, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the Student Lounge

• Brown Bag Series: Origins of Resistance, 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in room C1121 or via Zoom

• Brown Bag Series: Religion and Resistance, 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in room C1121 or via Zoom

• Brown Bag Series: The Black Arts Movement, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in room C1121 or via Zoom

• Paint and Create, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in room C1133

• Brown Bag Series: Contemporary Resistance-Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in room C1121 or via Zoom

• Black Card Revoked Game, noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in room C1131

• Black History Month is observed annually to recognize and honor the accomplishments that Black people have made in the U.S. and across the world.

For information, visit kish.edu/diversity.

NIU exhibit runs through Feb. 17

DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University Art Museum will host a public reception for its art exhibit, “A Show of Hands: Recent Work by Ben Stone.”

The reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the NIU Art Museum, according to a news release.

“A Show of Hands: Recent Work by Ben Stone” features the recent work of NIU School of Art and Design sculptor and coordinator of 2D and 3D foundations Ben Stone.

The artwork in the exhibit includes low relief hand variations of past and current nail salon signage, pictogram signage of hands being washed, as well as an homage to Stone’s hometown of Chicago. The exhibit is being showcased in the North Gallery of the NIU Art Museum.

The artwork reflects several concur-

rent themes through its iconography and aesthetics from the late 1970s and early 1980s. One of the themes includes the good and bad times Stone experienced during his adolescence while discovering his personal identity.

The exhibit runs through Friday, Feb. 17.

For information, visit go.niu.edu/artmuseumevents.

Free tax assistance begins Feb. 4 at DeKalb Library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide assistance program from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 4 through April 15.

The tax assistance program is intended for people with low to moderate incomes.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program volunteers will provide patrons with free tax assistance. Attendees must bring a photo ID, all necessary tax documents, and their return forms from the previous year. No appointments will be held Saturday, April 1.

Registration is required to receive an appointment. To register, call 815-9919418.

For information, email reference@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2150.

Photo provided by Northern Illinois University

The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s exhibit, “A Show of Hands: Recent Work by Ben Stone,” runs through Feb. 17.

Data offers insight into code of conduct rollout in schools

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – The impact of having a new code of conduct in place for the start of the 2022-23 school year may have prompted students in DeKalb schools to see fewer out-of-school suspensions but more in-school suspensions, data shows.

The school board at a recent meeting took a close look at data to help gauge the district’s progress related to student discipline.

In comparing the months of August through the first week of December for the 2018-19 and 2021-22 school years, data shows that DeKalb schools likely have made some gains this school year by reducing out-of-school suspensions. The 2020 calendar year was largely remote because of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kyle Gerdes, DeKalb School District 428’s director of student services, pointed to what he called the administration’s collaboration and training as keys to the changes in suspension numbers for the district. He said it’s important to district leaders that students remain in school.

At DeKalb High School and the two middle schools, there is Crows Landing, which is the staffed in-school sus-

pension room that students can access.

At the district’s elementary schools, however there is no in-school suspension location.

“It’s not set up in the same way,” Gerdes said. “They get creative when they have to. Sometimes that looks like maybe the administrator’s office

or another area of the school where a student can be supervised but also not sent home and excluded in that way.”

Across the district in the 2018-19 school year, there were 183 out-ofschool suspensions cited, data obtained by the Daily Chronicle shows. The following full school year

– which ended remotely as the pandemic hit in March 2020 – the district logged 173 suspensions out of school.

In the 2022-23 school year, there were 123 out-of-school suspensions cited.

That same data, however, indicates that in-school suspensions have increased in the time that out-ofschool suspensions have decreased.

In the 2018-19 school year, there were 152 students in full day in-school suspensions. The following full school year, this figure amounted to 123, data shows.

In the 2022-23 school year so far, there have been 233 students in full day in-school suspensions.

During a recent school board discussion, board member Jeromy Olson questioned the assessment that the district’s schools are faring better with student discipline in reviewing the data.

“To me, I could easily say well looking at this data, all you did was shift your out-of-schools to in-schools,” Olson said. “Now, you have kids that probably should be out of school that are in school and going back to the classroom and being disruptive just 10 minutes after they were kicked out of

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Students head to class at Tyler Elementary School in August 2022. The impact of having a new code of conduct in place for the start of the 2022-23 school year may have prompted students in DeKalb schools to see fewer out-of-school suspensions but more in-school suspensions, data shows.

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the classroom. … This data doesn’t necessarily support that our new code of conduct has improved anything from my perspective. The only way I would know that is if total incidents were down or suspensions in total were down, but I don’t see either one of those things.”

Gerdes replied, saying Olson didn’t make what he called a fair assessment. Gerdes said the district’s new code of conduct was developed between 2021 and 2022, and is in its first year of implementation.

“Preliminary data that was presented in December was intended to provide an initial look at how the use of exclusionary discipline during the current year compared to previous school years at a time when the district did not have its current Code of Conduct,” Gerdes said. “One of the goals is to reduce the use of exclusionary discipline for all students and ensure equitable practices when assigning disciplinary consequences. We’re encouraged by early indicators that we are seeing a reduction in the use of out-of-school suspensions and look forward to continuing to assess and share more specific data that will guide and inform our efforts.”

The district’s updated code of conduct

The 21-page-document highlights the responsibilities, practices and expectations of students, parents, teachers and school administrators.

The student code of conduct also addresses the behavioral and social-emotional supports, behavioral interventions and disciplinary components. The document provides a matrix outlining different types of behaviors and varying levels of consequences.

Students’ behavior can be monitored anywhere on or within sight of school grounds, off school grounds at district-sponsored events, traveling to or from school or events, and anywhere where someone conduct might interfere with school environment and operations, according to the code.

During an in-school suspension, a student is removed from the classroom but can complete coursework under supervision and can receive special education when applicable, documents show.

Out-of-school suspension means excluding students from the school

Kyle Gerdes

for one to 10 days. That determination is made on a case-by-case basis.

According to the code, all students have the right to “access appropriate supports and services to succeed in school, including when experiencing behavioral incidents in the classroom or school environment or when being the target of peer misconduct,” the document states.

Students also have the right to “due process related to exclusionary discipline” which refers to out-ofschool suspension, the code reads. The document states that students also have the responsibility to “contribute to a safe learning environment by managing their own behavior and reporting harmful or dangerous situations to an adult.”

By comparison, the code shows teachers and staff have the responsibility to “intervene promptly when inappropriate behavior occurs” which the code lists as “re-teaching behavioral expectations,” and following specialized district individualized education plans.

Teachers must also follow district procedures for student removals from the learning environment, the code states.

Administrators are responsible for monitoring district behavior data and addressing disparities, supporting staff in implementing behavior interventions, and following procedures for student removals, including notifying a parent or guardian if their child is suspended out of school.

The district employs what they call “multi-tiered systems of support” for its discipline protocols, which include problem-solving in a holistic way, according to the code. That can include addressing behavioral and social or emotional needs to ensure each student has full access to their education.

The district also has adopted the use of restorative practices in schools, meaning educators and parents work together to provide a child with solutions to issues that don’t include prioritizing a “punitive mindset” the code states.

Restorative practices aren’t a replacement for consequences or to remove accountability, according to the code.

Consequences range in five levels, from a teacher intervention, a day of in-school suspension, up to three days of in-school suspension, between one to three days of out-ofschool suspension, and an extended out-of-school suspension of four or more days.

Consequences are also handed down for possession of explosives or weapons, bullying, academic dishonesty, and alcohol, drugs or tobacco use among others.

Demographic breakdown

Between August through the first week of December for the current school year compared to 2018-19 and 2021-2022, data shows a reduction in the number of Black or African Americans suspended.

The data subgroup shows suspensions for that demographic remain higher than other subgroups, however. District administration said that reduction remains a goal.

“We do see that trend heading in the right direction at least early on,” Gerdes said. “That [reduction] trend could also be seen in most of our other subgroups but particularly most illustrated here would be our white subgroup.”

In the 2018-19 school year, there were 12 suspensions of American Indian or Alaskan Native students, zero for Asian students, 157 for Black or African American students, 15 for multi-racial students and 110 for white students, data shows. In the 2021-2022 school year, there were 14 suspensions of American Indian or Alaskan Native students, zero for Asian students, 159 for Black or African American students, 15 for multi-racial students and 48 for white students.

In the 2022-23 school year so far, three American Indian or Alaskan Native students have been suspended, two Asian students, 129 Black or African American students, 10 multi-racial students and 29 white students suspended.

Gerdes acknowledged that the district will need to take a deeper dive into this data in the future.

In a report to the administration, he said that if school officials intend to draw any definitive conclusions, it is important to pull from a larger sample.

“We are a district that is in the highest 20% of districts in the state of Illinois when it comes to exclusionary discipline,” Gerdes said. “That’s not a new designation for us. We get the opportunity to kind of formalize a plan and it’s something we’ve been working on for a number of years, including the implementation of our code of conduct. [We get to] highlight on restorative practices being something that’s used at the administrative level but even on down to all staff.”

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KSO accepting applications for music scholarship

DeKALB – The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra is accepting applications for its annual KSO High School Senior Music Scholarship.

The deadline for students to submit an application for the scholarship is Friday, March 24, according to a news release.

The $500 scholarship will be awarded to one or more high school student musicians who live in DeKalb County, have played in an instrumental music ensemble in high school, and will be members of an instrumental music ensemble in college in the fall.

The scholarship recipients will be announced during their respective high school music awards nights and at the KSO Spring Concert on Saturday, May 6. Applicants must write an essay along with filling out the application. Students should be prepared to list their music and non-music activities and arrange for two letters of recommendation.

Application forms and details are available at high school guidance counselors’ offices and online at kishorchestra.org/scholarship-information.

For information, email musicoutreach@kishorchestra.org.

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OBITUARIES

HYE KYONG MALLOY

Born: January 10, 1952 in Seoul, South Korea

Died: January 20, 2023 in Dekalb Illinois

On Friday January 20, 2023, Hye Malloy, a beloved wife and mother passed away. She was Seventy one. She has lived in Dekalb since 1988. Hye was a wonderful mother, faithful friend, and loving wife. She worked as a childcare provider and foster mother for many years. She loved to go fishing, travel, road trips, and cooking for friends and family. She was known for her egg rolls. She will truly be missed

She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Alfred Malloy Sr. Her children Rose, Alfred Jr, and Alexander. Her granchildren, Jermaine, Jasmine, Jordon, Spencer, Isaiah, Wilhelmina and Lillian Malloy. Her great grandchildren Emilio and Jaiden Malloy.

We will have a memorial service on Sunday, February 5th at 12pm at the Northern Illinois Korean Church, located 2400 N Annie Glidden Road, Dekalb IL 60115. Donations and flowers can be sent to the Northern Illinois Korean Church.

“One of the goals is to reduce the use of exclusionary discipline for all students and ensure equitable practices when assigning disciplinary consequences. ”

DeKalb School District 428’s director of student services

Are backyard chickens the solution for shellshocked egg shoppers?

By RICK WEST rwest@dailyherald.com

Some suburban shoppers shellshocked by the soaring price of eggs are scrambling for ways to save money, leaving them to ponder a variation of the age-old question: Which to buy first, the chicken or the egg?

The worst avian flu outbreak in U.S. history – 60 million chickens have been killed so far – and inflation have more than doubled the price of eggs in 2022. That kind of markup might make the idea of fresh eggs from backyard chickens very appetizing.

But some suburban chicken owners say would-be farmers shouldn’t count their savings before they’ve hatched.

“If someone wants to get chickens just to save money on eggs now, I don’t know if that’s necessarily the smartest move,” backyard chicken farmer Rachel Johannsen said.

Johannsen and her family moved to unincorporated Dundee Township in Kane County in fall 2020, knowing they wanted to do some backyard farming. By the next spring, they had half a dozen day-old chicks. Their flock is now up to 14.

“They call it chicken math,” she said. “Once you start, it can get pretty addicting, and you’ll have more than you planned before you know it.”

Johannsen said that chicks are cheap, but everything else it takes to get started – including the coop, a fence for the run and feeding and watering supplies – set them back about $3,000. A backyard farmer just starting out probably could do it for about $1,000.

“We see this as a really long-term thing, so we had somebody build us a really good coop,” she said. “We decided it was better to spend more on quality upfront to make it last.”

Johannsen said her costs of feed, bedding and winter supplies are about $700 per year. With the number of chickens she has now, all of which are egg-laying age, the cost to produce their eggs will be about $2.40 a dozen. That doesn’t factor in their initial investment.

“In the long run, it will get more

cost-effective and be more financially smart for us,” she said.

Andy Atwell and his wife, Alix, have had chickens in their backyard in the Barrington area since 2017. He agrees cost savings shouldn’t be a motivating factor for would-be backyard farmers.

“For us, it’s not a break even. It costs more to have chickens than to buy eggs,” he said. “From the standpoint of a backyard farmer, it’s a hobby. It’s not saving anything, certainly not at the scale we’re doing.”

But as long as saving money isn’t the only motivation, Johannsen and Atwell say having backyard chickens is definitely worth it.

“First off, it’s just nice to have fresh eggs,” Atwell said. “We have two teenagers. So we go through quite a lot of eggs.”

He also said chickens are fun to have around.

“My wife really enjoys it. She finds it therapeutic, and they’re quite friendly,” he said. “When we can let them free range, it’s fun to see them cruise through the yard. They’re just goofy.”

Atwell said they have 11 hens and two roosters. They lose three or four a year to coyotes or hawks.

“That was part of the learning process,” he said. “You get connected to it as a pet, and then a coyote runs off with it in its mouth.”

Johannsen said her chickens help her organic garden, providing compost and pest control.

And her two young kids love to watch them. The chickens provide both entertainment and learning opportunities.

“It’s great for them to interact with them, and then you can teach them about where food comes from,” Johannsen said.

But the biggest benefit is on the

Andy Atwell Barrington area resident

plate, she said.

“The eggs we get from these backyard chickens are far superior to probably any grocery store chicken eggs,” she said. “You can definitely taste the difference. So yeah, they might be more expensive per dozen. But at the same time, they’re far better quality than a grocery store egg.”

Atwell said chickens are pretty hardy and easy to take care of, even in the winter.

“As long as their water doesn’t freeze and they have high-energy food, they’ll keep themselves warm,” he said. “They’re not afraid of much, and nothing seems to faze them. They’re like little dinosaurs.”

Johannsen said they used to name their chickens. But that pretty much stopped after losing one to a coyote. She said people get attached to them and they become like pets, but better.

“These pets give us eggs.”

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Rachel Johannsen of Dundee Township and her family have been raising chickens in their backyard for almost two years. While the price of eggs is soaring, she said the cost of building a coop and a run, plus monthly expenses such as feed, means it will take years to recoup costs.

“For us, it’s not a break even. It costs more to have chickens than to buy eggs. From the standpoint of a backyard farmer, it’s a hobby. It’s not saving anything, certainly not at the scale we’re doing.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTYSYCAMORE, ILLINOIS

U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs Marcus Edwards; Illinois Housing Development Authority; State of Illinois; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

DEFENDANTS No 2022FC000121

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:

Marcus Edwards

Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 210 E South Malta Road Malta, IL 60150 and which said Mortgage was made by: Marcus Edwards the Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Key Mortgage Services, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No 2020014114; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street Sycamore IL 60178 on or before March 3, 2023, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No 14-22-09234

NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector I3212477

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against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 210 E South Malta Road Malta, IL 60150 and which said Mortgage was made by: Marcus Edwards the Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Key Mortgage Services, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No 2020014114; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE,

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street Sycamore IL 60178 on or before March 3, 2023, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300

DuPage # 15170

Winnebago # 531

Our File No 14-22-09234

NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector I3212477

(Published in The MidWeek, Febr uary 1, 8, 15, 2023)

WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES,

P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300

DuPage # 15170

Winnebago # 531

Our File No 14-22-09234

NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector I3212477

(Published in The MidWeek, Febr uary 1, 8, 15, 2023)

PUBLIC NOT ICE

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice KM Storage located at 706 West Railroad Street (RT 72) Kingston IL 60145 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in the following units in default for non payment of rent The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storageauctions com beginning on February 2, 2023 at 9:30 am. Unless stated otherwise the description of the storage unit contents are household goods and furnishings

Charles Tamms 647 Sunrise Elmhurst IL Storage Unit 106 Sean Rowley 10273 Base Line Rd Kingston IL 60145. Storage Unit 50

All property is being stored at the above self storage facility This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

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goods and furnishings

Charles Tamms 647 Sunrise Elmhurst IL Storage Unit 106

Sean Rowley 10273 Base Line Rd Kingston IL 60145. Storage Unit 50

All property is being stored at the above self storage facility This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

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IN AND FOR DEKALB COUNTY SHOULD VOTERS REQUIRE SPECIAL ACCOMODATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEKALB COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 815.895.7147 TO REGISTER TO BE A DISABLED VOTER AND/OR RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS AT EACH POLLING LOCATION.

/s/ TASHA SIMS DEKALB COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER

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