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DeKalb panel reviews proposal for 38-acre solar farm

PureSky Energy hopes to build on city’s northwest side

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – A Colorado-based energy company recently sought to make its case for gaining clearance from a DeKalb panel to install a 5-megawatt solar farm on 38 acres at the southwest corner of Illinois Route 38 and John Huber Parkway near the city’s northwest side.

Michael Larkin, development manager for PureSky Energy, approached members of the DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission March 18, requesting a review of the company’s concept plan.

“Our company, we develop, own and operate,” Larkin said. “We take pride in being a longterm asset to the community. We don’t have a develop-and-flip model.”

PureSky Energy is considering converting what is now recognized as an open field and is designated for agriculture use into a 5-megawatt solar farm west of Northern Illinois University.

It is all part of a larger company plan to have the city give consideration to annexation and rezoning approval of development plan requests at a later date. No vote was taken.

Chairman Max Maxwell asked how many residences the solar farm would be capable of serving.

Larkin said anywhere between 4,000 and 5,000 residences could benefit from the company’s project, if brought online.

PureSky Energy has been in the business of installing solar farms since 2018, with some of its latest projects starting construction in late summer in McHenry and

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McClean counties.

Maxwell questioned how long it may take to decommission a solar farm once it’s been installed should city leaders find that opposition to the proposal were to grow.

The petitioner’s proposal comes with a decommission plan included, city documents show.

Larkin said the process of decommissioning the solar farm would only take a couple of weeks should it ever need to be taken down.

“It’s a pretty low impact development,” Larkin said. “Once it’s decommissioned and ripped out of the ground, I mean the soil should be fertile and have laid fallow there for what 20 to 40 years, whatever the operation is. So it can easily go back into farmland if that is the intention.”

Typically, the operating life of a PureSky Energy solar farm ranges between 20 and 40 years, project leaders said.

The city is not the only agency to have

reviewed the petitioner’s plan. So too has the DeKalb County Highway Department, which is calling for the right-of-way at the northeast and southeast corners of the site be reserved for the future extension of John Huber Parkway south of Route 38.

City Planner Dan Olson said city staff wanted to provide the petitioner with an opportunity to get some feedback on whether to approach the City Council or the County Board about the request.

“I think the county is pushing particular projects that are contiguous to the city to come to the city, and I know all the counties in Illinois have standard setbacks throughout the whole state for those,” Olson said. “You probably can’t make it more strict.”

Under best-case scenario, Larkin said PureSky Energy would look to obtain a building permit by spring 2025 and anticipate the solar farm’s development to be completed by fall 2025.

WHERE IT’S AT

Heritage Woods of DeKalb resident Phyllis Fawcett alks to her son, Steve Haight of Genoa, during her surprise 100th birthday party March 21 at Heritage Woods.

See story, page 6.

Photo by Mark Busch

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Megann Horstead Members of the DeKalb Planning & Zoning Commission sit in on the March 18 meeting of the DeKalb Planning & Zoning Commission.

Kishwaukee Valley Art League events set for April

SYCAMORE – The Kishwaukee Valley Art League will host several programs and events in April at Gallery on State, 322 W. State St.

The league will honor four high school students as emerging artists at its “Art of Giving” meeting at 7 p.m. April 4.

The honorees include Natalia Serpico and Lane Schumacher of DeKalb High School and Kelli Petit and Janis Schnurr-Trebe of Sycamore High School. The students will give a short presentation and show their artwork and creative process. The students were nominated by their teachers.

KVAL will participate in the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce’s “Taste of Spring” event from 4 to 8 p.m. April 10. Attendees can visit Sycamore businesses to sample wine and receive a lanyard. The league will serve wine and display spring art at Gallery on State.

New art by KVAL members is being rotated on April 15. The artwork includes paintings, fused glass, ceramic, mixed media, wood working, scanography and photography. The art pieces will be available to buy.

ter, visit kval-nfp.org or Gallery on State.

The featured artist at Gallery on State for April is Douglass Klumpp. His work will be on display in the gallery’s east window and adjoining wall. SHAW

KVAL member Pam Bradford will teach a pyrography class from 10 a.m. to noon April 20 at Gallery on State. Attendees can learn how to handle a wood burning tool and what surface types can be burned. The class costs $40. Materials will be provided. Registration is required to attend. To regis-

Booked and Blessed... or BUST!

by Alexander Perez

Directed by Frankie DiCiaccio

Black Box Theatre

April 5-7, 11-13

KVAL is participating in the eighth annual Give DeKalb County May 2. The league will raise funds to support schools and charities, bring artists for art demonstrations and provide the gallery operational support.

March 27 NIU Composers’ Concert, 7 p.m.

March 28 Brass Faculty Recital, 8 p.m.

March 29 Composition Club Concert, 8 p.m.

March 30 Chamber Music Competition, 1 p.m.

April 5 NIU International Guitar SeriesBokyung Byun, 5 p.m.

April 5 Opera Theatre - Die Fledermaus, 7 p.m.

April 7 Opera Theatre - Die Fledermaus, 3 p.m.

April 8 World Music - “Traveler”, 7 p.m.

April 9 Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, 7 p.m.

April 10 Music of East Asia, 7 p.m.

April 11 Thai Music Ensemble, 7 p.m.

April 12 World Music Fusion, 7 p.m.

The league’s 53rd annual Northern Illinois Art Show is set for June 1 and 2 on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State St., Sycamore.

NIU Art Museum

Making Our History Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies

March 26 - May 11

Altgeld Hall - First Floor

NIU School of Art and Design

Blick Art Materials Ars Nova Exhibition

April 1 - 18

Jack Olson Gallery

Jack Arends Hall

Photo provided by the Kishwaukee Valley Art League

Wood burning art piece by artist Pam Bradford (left) and “Computational Chemistry” mixed media art piece created by artist Douglass Klumpp are pictured.

Avalon String Quartet

‘Making Our History’ art exhibit continues through April 4 at NIU

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DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University Art Museum will host a public opening reception for the “Making Our History – Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies” traveling exhibit.

The reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 4 at the NIU Art Museum.

The reception features an informal gallery talk by the projects coordinators, Graham A. Peck, Wepner distinguished professor of Lincoln studies, and Brytton Bjorngaard, University of Illinois Springfield associate professor of graphic design.

“Making Our History – Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies” features prints, paintings, sculptures, virtual reality, photography and conceptual and video artwork by 20 artists. The artwork showcases Abraham Lincoln’s many sides to inform his perception. The exhibit also includes essays to contextu-

alize the artwork and video interviews that offer insight into the artist’s practice, research and project.

The artists include Jordan Fein, Alexander Martin, Mark Nelson, Julie Cowan, Billie Theirde, Judith Joseph, Keenan Dailey, Lori Fuller, Nathan Peck, Lindsay Johnson, William Blake, Judith Meyer, Danny Houk, Corey Smith, David Hinds, Kelly Kristin Jones, Krista Shelton, Don Pollack, Larsen Husby and Mathew Wilson and Adam Brooks of Industry of the Ordinary.

The “Lincoln Highway: The Main Street Across America” exhibit will also be on display in the museum’s Hall Case Gallery. The exhibit features the Lincoln Highway’s creation history, how it shaped cross-country travel, and the Lincoln Highway’s DeKalb County roots.

The exhibition suite will run through May 11.

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

Meet ex-White Sox manager at Kirkland Historical Society

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KIRKLAND – The Kirkland Historical Society will host a program in April for community members to meet former local baseball player and ex-White Sox manager Gene Lamont.

The free event will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in the gym of Hiawatha High School, 410 First St., Kirkland.

Gene Lamont

Lamont, 77, will discuss his Cub Scouts at Kirkland park diamond and major league baseball career. He was a 12-letter varsity

athlete at Hiawatha High School. Lamont was drafted as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1965 and played five MLB seasons. He was inducted into the Illinois High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2010, according to a news release.

He was a coach for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.

Lamont managed the White Sox from 1992 to 1995 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1997 to 2000. He was named American League Manager of the Year in 1993, when his White Sox, led by MVP Frank Thomas, went 94-68 and won the AL West.

Lamont also worked as the Kansas City Royals general manager’s special assistant from 2018 to 2022.

DCCG awarded state funds to aid area food insecurity

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SYCAMORE – A DeKalb County nonprofit that grows and delivers thousands of pounds of food to area residents each year recently was awarded state funding as part of an effort by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to address food insecurity.

DeKalb County Community Gardens is one of 15 locally produced food providers in Illinois that received a portion of a $28.8 million grant package through the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Human Services, according to a news release from Pritzker’s office.

Twenty grants were awarded in total.

“Food access is fundamental to healthy and prosperous communities,” Pritzker said in the release. “Thanks to the cooperation and support of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Illinois Eats Program is dispersing nearly $29 million in grant funding to 15 food organizations serving families across our state. Illinois Eats is lifting up both ends of Illinois’ food supply chain, from our farmers to our most food-insecure residents.”

The funding will provide locally sourced food to vulnerable communities for free. It was procured through two cooperative agreements with the USDA, according to the release.

Illinois organizations with partnerships with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Human Services were eligible for the award. Those state agencies partnered with the University of Illinois Extension to examine the needs of

July 27, 2022, during their stop at Walnut Grove Vocational

different localities while also identifying challenges to reducing hunger in those areas.

“The main gap identified was formal distribution sites with the capacity to aggregate, package, store, process and transport food products to disinvested communities,” officials from the governor’s office wrote. “In response, grant dollars are being issued to

lead agencies to serve as community partners, bridging the gap between farmers and those in need.”

The food banks, nonprofits and farming collectives that received the grant funding will provide food to under-served communities after buying food at fair market value from historically socially disadvantaged growers and producers, according to the release.

Mark Busch file photo

DeKalb County Community Gardens Sustainable Food Safari Camp participants go on a scavenger hunt for vegetables and insects

Farm in Kirkland.

A CLOSER LOOK Government in action

Illinois Supreme Court holds oral arguments on NIU

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Some Sycamore High School students weren’t in class Thursday morning, instead they were busy hearing oral arguments in front of the Illinois Supreme Court on Northern Illinois University’s campus.

The Illinois Supreme Court heard two cases – People v. Flournoy and Andrew W. Levenfeld & Assoc. v. O’Brien – in front of an audience of hundreds, including high school and undergraduate law school students, inside the NIU Holmes Student Center, 340 Carroll Ave. in DeKalb, on Thursday.

One of those students was Nate Miller, a Sycamore High School senior. He and a couple dozen other students involved with the school’s Youth in Government Club received permission to skip class to see the Supreme Court in action.

“We just had our yearly gathering in Springfield a couple of weeks ago and we heard about this coming to DeKalb. So we thought it’d be important to kind of see the judicial side, because normally we’re working with the legislative side, so we thought it’d be really cool to see the judicial side of our government,” Miller, 17, said.

John Lupton, the executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission, said the “Ride the Circuit” event calls back to a bygone era, when the Illinois Supreme Court would sometimes travel to hear cases.

“The Supreme Court likes to take the show on the road. It’s a program called Riding the Circuit, and it basically harkens back to the old days when the Illinois Supreme Court actually used to hear trial level cases, so they would go out into the counties to hear cases,” Lupton said. “Obviously we no longer hear trial level cases, but we decided to take the show on the road and hear oral arguments in two cases in venues other than Springfield.”

The Ride the Circuit event began in 2014 and was held annually until the COVID-19 pandemic put the court’s public outreach program on hold. Lupton said the event started back up again in 2023 at Chicago State University.

Lupton said the event’s attendance record is about 600, but he thinks there’s a chance a new record was set at NIU on Thursday.

“We’re expecting about 700 people to

campus

The Supreme Court likes to take the show on the road. It’s a program called Riding the Circuit, and it basically harkens back to the old days when the Illinois Supreme Court actually used to hear trial level cases, so they would go out into the counties to hear cases. Obviously we no longer hear trial level cases, but we decided to take the show on the road and hear oral arguments in two cases in venues other than Springfield.”

watch oral arguments for a Supreme court, which is really cool,” Lupton said.

“I think if we have more than 600, I think we’re going to break a record for attendance and that’s a credit to NIU and their staff and the outreach that they’ve done to the local colleges, local high schools and their own community.”

Kristin Miller, one of the Youth in Government club advisers from Sycamore High School, called the day a

“once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for students.

“[It’s] something that’s never happened in our community, and so we’re happy to bring the kids out today to witness history in DeKalb County,” Kristin Miller said.

Kristin Miller chaperoned students from four grade levels, who she said are all particularly interested in learning about government and law.

Nate Miller, one of the students Kristin Miller supervised, echoed her sentiments while waiting to be let into the event.

“I think it’s super cool because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, obviously, the Illinois Supreme Court almost never leaves Springfield and comes to a place like NIU,” Miller said. “So I think it’s a super interesting experience and one that a lot of people won’t get.”

Camden Lazenby

Hundreds attended oral arguments of two legal cases in front of the Illinois Supreme Court in a rare hearing at Northern Illinois University.

John Lupton, executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

Safe Passage Sexual Assault Awareness events begin April 2

DeKALB – Safe Passage will host a series of events in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout April.

A Take Back the Night event and protest march will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. April 2 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb.

Admission to the event is free.

The event will feature a march and vigil. The vigil includes a survivor speak out in honor of people affected by sexual violence.

Safe Passage will partner with Northern Illinois University’s prevention education and outreach department to hold a Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20 at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. The fee is $25 per person the day of the event; $20 per team member; $15 per student; and $10 per students team member.

Safe Passage is DeKalb County’s only domestic violence and sexual assault crisis center, providing a wide range of services, including shelter, counseling

and advocacy, to survivors and their loved ones.

For information, visit safepassagedv. org/events.

Jubilee Artisan accepting Barb City Collection submissions

DeKALB – Jubilee Artisan has partnered with the J. F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center to accept artwork submissions for its Barb City Collection, a limited-edition juried art exhibit that will celebrate the barbed wire patent’s 150th anniversary.

The exhibit will feature 15 art pieces that incorporate an 18-inch antique barbed wire section. The exhibit will allow artists to reimagine the barbed wire’s historical significance.

The Barb City Collection will accept pieces created in any medium, such as metalwork, sculpture and photography, according to a news release. Artists can also make the artwork available only for sale or display.

Artists are invited to submit their exhibit proposals through May 15. The jury notification is set for June 1. Artwork must be completed by Sept. 15.

Submissions must include a $20 non-refundable fee, a description of the

artist’s vision, and three previous work examples. The fees will be donated to the J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center. Email submissions to christy@jubileeartisans.com.

The exhibit will be held Sept. 28-29.

DeKalb Township to host Senior Car Clinic April 19 in Malta

DeKALB – DeKalb Township will parter with Kishwaukee College and DeKalb County TRIAD to host a Senior Car Clinic. The clinic will be held April 19 at Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta.

The clinic is free and intended for seniors ages 60 and older.

Kish College automotive technology students will perform fluid top-offs and 25-point inspections. Attendees can ask Illinois Tollway customer service representatives questions about toll payment and I-PASS and learn about I-PASS Assist. Participants will be provided donuts, coffee and goodie bags.

DeKalb County TRIAD serves DeKalb County senior citizens by providing inclusive and empowering programs to improve senior citizens crime prevention, safety, and quality of life.

Due to limited appointments, reservations are required. To schedule an appointment, call 815-758-8282.

Sycamore church to perform

‘Come Walk with Me’ April 6-7

SYCAMORE – The Sycamore United Methodist Church Music Ministries will hold two performances of “Come Walk with Me: Through the Passion and Resurrection of Christ.”

The free performances will begin at 5 p.m. April 6 and 7 at the church, 160 Johnson Ave.

“Come Walk with Me: Through the Passion and Resurrection of Christ,” led by church music director Peter Hansen, tells the story of the last days of Jesus’s life and ministry. The 30-member chancel choir, church organist Craig Fritz, and choir solos will be featured.

Guest musicians include keyboardist Nick Hansen; English hornist and oboist Dave Lehman; hammer dulcimerist David Balika; penny whistler and flutist Lynn Hansen; and banjoist, guitarist and mandolinist Wes Carr. The performances will be narrated by Paul Gallighan.

For information, visit sycamoreumc.org or call 815-895-9113.

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DCCG lists April Grow

Mobile food pantry dates

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

The DCCG is working to ensure the well-being of residents, staff and volunteers. Organizers ask that people practice good hand hygiene and stay home if they are ill.

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

Grow Mobile dates in April:

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 2 at the Malta Historical Society, 127 N. Third St.

• 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. April 2 at Hinckley First United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St.

LOCAL NEWS BRIEF

Kishwaukee Hospital to hold health care presentation April 5

DeKALB – Northwestern Medicine

Kishwaukee Hospital will hold a “Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare” presentation on April 5.

The free program will run from 10 to 11 a.m. in the hospital’s lower-level conference room CC, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb.

The presentation will include a panel discussion on home health care, senior living options, hospice and pallative care and advanced care planning. The panel features community health care partners. Refreshments will be served. A resource exhibition will be held after the presentation.

Registration is required; call 779-2004350.

DeKalb County treasurer announces paperless tax billing

DeKALB – DeKalb County treasurer Becky Springer announced that paperless billing will be available for DeKalb County taxpayers beginning with the 2023 Real Estate Tax Bill.

Paperless billing allows property owners to receive electronic tax bills. Taxpayers can sign up for text notifications and emails when the bill becomes available and approaches due dates. The

• 3 to 5 p.m. April 4 at University Village Apartments, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 12:30 to 2 p.m. April 9 at Family Service Agency, 1325 Sycamore Road, DeKalb

• 3 to 5 p.m. April 9 at the Cortland Lions Club Shelter, 70 S. Llanos St.

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

• 3 to 5 p.m. April 16 at University Village Apartments, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 18 at the Malta Historical Society, 127 N. Third St.

• 4 to 6 p.m. April 23 at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 340 W. Arnold Road, Sandwich

• 11 a.m. to noon April 25 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb SHAW

account also allows full-time access to duplicate tax bills and billing and payment information.

Instructions will provided at dekalbcounty.org/treasurer under the “FAQ” tab.

Registration for paperless billing is available. To register or log in, visit dekalbcounty.org/treasurer/register.

For information, email treasurer@ dekalbcounty.org or call 815-895-7112.

Sycamore library group to hold used book sale April 5 and 6

SYCAMORE – The Friends of the Sycamore Library will hold a used book sale to help improve the library’s community services, facilities and resources.

The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 5 and 6 at the Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.

Sale items will include gently used history, romance and history books; cookbooks; and DVDs, audiobooks and CDs. Prices range from 25 cents to $3.

The Friends of the Sycamore Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the library in various ways.

For information, email friendsofthesycamorelibrary@gmail.com.

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LOOKING BACK

1924 – 100 YEARS AGO

Boys will be boys, to be true, but the paper boys of this city are used to at this time of the year in treading across lawns of the city, because Mr. and Mrs. Property Owner are going to get up in arms about the matter. Some of the boys ride bicycles and have been taking a short cut practice, which does much to spoil the appearance across corners to save time. In many places it is necessary to seed the ground each year on account of this habit of the boys. As complaints have started to come in, the newsboys of the city should take notice now, and possibly avert trouble with the property owner.

Men employed by the Standard Oil Company have been busy today working about the station at First and Lincoln Highway, giving the building attention with the paint brushes. The free air station located on First Street, has also been repaired during the last few weeks, and today the post was treated to a fresh coat of paint. The lawns about the station as well as the shrubbery will be next to be fixed up by the oil company men and this spot will again be one of the prettiest in the business section, along the Lincoln Highway.

Today has been a typical spring day with the exception of possibly a sharp wind that has been blowing most of the time. Old Sol came out bright and early this morning and many people were of a far more cheerful attitude today than they have been in for many days.

Report is heard today of an auto accident last night at Evans Avenue and Lincoln Highway, when the DeKalb Wagon Company truck with trailer, was struck by a machine coming off Evans Avenue. The driver of the other machine apparently did not see the trailer attached to the Wagon company truck and crashed broadsides between the two machines. Two wheels were broken, but neither of the drivers was injured, and the trouble was soon adjusted satisfactorily to all parties concerned.

Workmen started the task today of tearing down the old building at Fourth street and Lincoln Highway formerly occupied by the New DeKalb restaurant. The restaurant was closed several days ago by creditors. The property on which this building stands has been sold to the Independent Oil company, and today

marks the first steps toward the construction of modern oil station there.

1949– 75 YEARS AGO

DeKalb Jaycees, started on their community and individual betterment program last night with the record-breaking charter membership of 170. This is the largest initial charter organization ever formed in Illinois.

Police Chief George Meier of Sycamore has issued his last warning to the young men or boys who are damaging property around St. Albans with rifles and air guns. Hereafter, when the chief picks up any of the youths with an offending gun in his hands, that’s the last time that lad will ever see his gun. The chief says that he will confiscate and ultimately destroy the weapons. City ordinances provide that no firearms may be discharged within the city limits, but the boys have been breaking windows with considerable abandon lately, Chief Meier said, using small caliber rifles and air rifles. Most of the boys are well known to the chief.

Stockholders of the Virgil State Bank have unanimously approved a plan which will thwart busy bank robbers who have held up the place four times, three of them since last fall. The bank will close its doors and go out of business.

A parking meter head, which was found by a motorist in a ditch alongside the road near Leland, has been turned over

location the “wrong place” for the bureau offices and drop-in facility. He clearly favors moving the entire operations to the former fire station on Fourth Street.

The final steps in the process toward receiving full accreditation is being taken by Kishwaukee College this week as President Dr. W. Lamar Fly and Business Director Dr. Norman Jenkins go before the North Central Association of Accreditation for Colleges and Secondary Schools. Accreditation for Kishwaukee will mean that students there will have no problem transferring credits to any senior institute in the United States.

to the DeKalb police department. The motorist, who found the meter head, which had been broken open, left it with the police here believing that it might have been stolen from this city. Investigation disclosed that while it is a Miller meter, the company that provided the meters here, it is not of the same model used here or at Sycamore. It is one of the latest models and showing but little wear. The meter has been broken open and the money removed from the coin container.

Mrs. William Lockett of Newark, N.J., the former Carol Upstone of Fairdale is visiting her parents, the Floyd Upstones, now living in Rockford.

Last evening 35 Legionnaires had their blood typed, the group being the first activity in the formation of a DeKalb Walking Blood Bank. A few weeks ago, a committee was formed to set up the blood bank and within a short time it is hoped that hundreds of persons will have their blood typed in this city. It is only a blood bank in the sense that the whereabouts of available and adequate donors of the proper type will be known.

1974 – 50 YEARS AGO

DeKalb’s leap-frogging youth drop-in center may soon be headed for a new, and possibly permanent home. The drop-in center and its parent agency, the city Youth Services Bureau, are now in McAuley Hall on Fisk Avenue. Mayor Carroll Van Patter has called that

Southgate development may become DeKalb’s newest addition Monday night. The diverse development includes the 55-acre Southgate Mall shopping center, single and multiple family housing, an ice arena, tennis courts and other businesses. The estimated cost of the development is between $15-$20 million.

1999 – 25 YEARS AGO

House Speaker Dennis Hastert misses being able to spend time around young people now that his new post keeps him away from home a lot more. So, Friday, the former high school government teacher and coach connected with local students via the Internet. Kids from the Illinois Republican’s own alma mater, Oswego High School, even came back from their just-started spring break for the chance to have a live online chat with such a powerful alumnus.

Howdy Doody, the freckle-faced puppet that entertained millions of American children in the 1950s, is in the middle of a custody battle. A Detroit Museum and the family of a Connecticut puppeteer who used to pull the marionette’s strings are in a legal tug-of-war for the original redheaded doll in cowboy boots. Howdy is sitting in a safe deposit box in Connecticut while the case plays out in federal court in Hartford.

The Shabbona Lake Sportsman’s Club is at it again. Last weekend several projects were under way to improve the habitat of the lake. The first project involved clearing log jams from Indian Creek which flows into Shabbona Lake. The next project involved adding brush piles to the lake. The club places new brush piles in the lake annually.

– Compiled by Sue

Breese

Photo provided by DeKalb County History Center

This photo looks west at the corner of State and California streets at the Frank Langlois home, 404 W. State St. in Sycamore, circa 1945. A gasoline station opened at the site in 1959.

Clerk: DeKalb County voter turnout low for primary election

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – With more than 300 election judges spread out across 69 precincts, DeKalb County was ready for a busy primary election, but DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder Tasha Sims said it was a slow election day.

About 2 p.m., Sims said there was no way voter turnout for the primary election March 19 would eclipse the voter turnout rate in 2020, the last time a primary was held for a general election.

“I would love to see similar to the last, the 2020 [primary election] we had about 25% [voter turnout rate]. We’re not going to get there, I know that. At this rate, my goal is, I’m hoping to get at least over 10%,” Sims said. “I think the DeKalb numbers, you know throughout the day, will kind of increase. There’s been more activity over there, obviously, so hopefully that’ll start bringing our numbers up a bit, but overall our turnout is going to be fairly low.”

As of March 19, DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office had

received 1,392 completed mail-in ballots, out of 2,148 sent out to permanent vote-by-mail voters.

Sims said 1,380 were submitted during the early voting period.

Those two subsets of voters were expected to be the first votes tallied online, when the polls closed at 7 p.m., Tasha said.

Depending on where they live, DeKalb County voters helped decide the results of six different contested primary races for state and federal offices in the March 19 primary election, including one of the most contested races in the state.

That race, featuring Democratic and Republican primary ballots that will dictate who voters will choose between for the Illinois House 76th District in the Nov. 5 general election, could be decided by DeKalb voters.

Democrats Cohen Barnes, Amy “Murri” Briel and Carolyn “Morris” Zasada were all vying to replace state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, who

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Joe Shippy of DeKalb votes in the primary election March 19 at the polling place at Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb.

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decided he would not seek reelection in the 76th District in 2024. Republicans Liz Bishop and Crystal Loughran ran for the Republican Party nomination for the Illinois House of Representatives seat.

As of 2 p.m., 125 voters had filled out a primary ballot at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. One of the election judges working that polling place was Eleanor Grada Romero, a DeKalb High School senior.

“I just don’t see why you wouldn’t [be an election judge], Grada Romero, 17, said. “I feel like it’s a cool way to know about, I guess just how the election works, and what goes behind it. And, honestly, you do get paid, so I just don’t see a con. I tried to get a bunch of my friends to do it.”

Any high school junior or senior, with a 3.0 GPA and permission from their guardians and school, can be employed as an election judge in DeKalb County, Sims said.

“We actually try to recruit high school students as much as we can, we always tell them that it looks good on your job applications or college resume,” Sims said. “We like to try to get the younger people involved.”

Michael Brown, also an election judge at the Westminster Presbyterian

Church polling place, said he’s been doing the job since 2021 because he wanted to learn how the process worked.

“It was ignorant to me until I got involved,” said Brown, who thinks the general public is unaware of how much physical paper work is still required on election day. “We’ve got this checkmark, and this checkmark, but you know we have to cross check ... we work very hard to do that, make sure our counts are right.”

After undergoing training, election judges make $200 for their day manning a polling place. In 2023, the DeKalb County Board voted to raise that pay rate from up to $150, after Illinois raised the total amount it would reimburse counties for paying election judges.

Months before the 2022 June Primary Election in Illinois, DeKalb County still needed more than 100 people to work the polls, but since the pay increase the DeKalb County Clerk and

We actually try to recruit high school students as much as we can, we always tell them that it looks good on your job applications or college resume. We like to try to get the younger people involved.”

Tasha Sims, DeKalb County clerk and recorder

Recorder has not had to hustle to get enough election judges before election day.

Sims said DeKalb County had 331 election judges on hand for the primary election – she hopes to have more than 400 for the Nov. 5 General Election – partly because she was expecting a busier than usual voter turnout March 19.

“In a primary you only have to have three judges per precinct, but some of them we were able to increase the amount of judges just because going into this election,” Sims said. “I mean, in the early parts of it I really thought we were going to have a decent turnout, and we were going to have a good amount of people. So I was very happy to know that we had so many judges that were able to work, but it’s kind of slowed down as the day’s gone on.”

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Eleanor Grada Romero, an election judge and senior at DeKalb High School, checks in a voter March 19 in the polling place at Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb.

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

Landscape waste collection to begin April 1 in DeKalb

DeKALB – Lakeshore Recycling Systems will resume its regularly scheduled seasonal landscape waste collection pickup days starting April 1.

Residential guidelines include:

Waste must be placed in approved biodegradable landscape waste bags or open garbage cans no larger than 32 gallons.

No plastic bags or boxes.

Brush must be bundled with baler’s twine or string, weigh no more than 50 pounds and be 4 feet long.

Lakeshore Recycling Systems also will offer yard waste carts for an additional monthly fee. To request a cart, call 815-770-7550.

For information, call 815-748-2040.

Tie-dye handkerchiefs workshop set for March 29 in DeKalb

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will hold a workshop for patrons to create tie-dyed handkerchiefs.

The workshop will be held at 3 p.m. March 29 in the library’s 309 Creative room, 309 Oak St.

The workshop is free and intended for adults, teens and tweens.

Tie-dye materials and cotton handkerchiefs will be provided. Because of limited space, the workshop is firstcome, first-served.

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

DeKalb library to host collectible books program March 30

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a program for patrons to learn about the collectible books, manuscripts and comics market.

The program will be held at 2 p.m. March 30 in the library’s lower-level Yusunas Meeting Room, 309 Oak St. The program is free and intended for adults. Attendees can learn about the best ways to store and handle paper and printed materials. Participants also will learn about the characteristics that drive their value.

The program will be led by Carolyn Law, a certified personal property appraiser and antiques researcher. She also owns Carolyn Law Antiques LLC in Sycamore.

No registration is required to attend. For information, email chelsear@dkpl. org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1700.

KSO Instrument Donation Project established

DeKALB – The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra has created the KSO Instrument Donation Project to provide musical instruments to students who are financially unable to rent or buy an instrument.

KSO will collect and donate instruments to the music departments of DeKalb County schools.

Orchestra and band instruments of any kind can be donated. Organs and pianos will not be accepted. Monetary donations for repairs are allowed. The instruments will be inspected, cleaned and repaired.

Donations can be dropped off at the following events:

KID Project Drive-Thru Community Drop-Off Day: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6 at Ellwood House, 420 Linden Place, DeKalb

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Spring Concert: A Taste of Italy: 7:30 p.m. May 4 at the NIU Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb

The KID Project is supported by the 100+ Women Who Care in DeKalb/ Sycamore Greatest Impact Award and a Rockford Area Arts Council grant.

For information, visit kishorchestra. org/kid-project or email musicoutreach@kishorchestra.org.

Band Together for Opportunity House scheduled April 5

SYCAMORE – Opportunity House will host its annual Band Together event in April to support its recreation and Special Olympics programs.

The event will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. April 5 at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322 Waterman St., Sycamore.

Live music will be provided by Back Country Roads. The event will feature line dancing, a cash bar, a photo booth and auctions. A barbecue dinner will be provided by Catering by Diann.

Tickets cost $35. To buy tickets, visit ohinc.org or Opportunity House, 357 N. California St., Sycamore.

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Heritage Woods of DeKalb throws surprise party for resident’s 100th birthday

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Age is nothing but a number to Phyllis Fawcett.

The DeKalb resident said she may have turned 100, but she lives like she’s young at heart.

“It’s impossible to think I’m that old because the last few years have gone so fast,” Fawcett said. “You don’t even think about it.”

Fawcett was among the many residents at Heritage Woods of DeKalb on Thursday as she celebrated her 100th birthday. It was made extra special because the festivities were a complete surprise.

Decked out in a sparkly tiara and a sash emblazoned with the words “100 & Fabulous,” Fawcett thanked those in attendance. Table decorations declared “Straight outta 1924.”

Fawcett said she liked how every-

one went the distance to throw her a surprise party.

Dean Wickstrom, resident services coordinator at Heritage Woods, said he thinks Fawcett enjoyed the event.

“I think that she was very shocked, obviously surprised, but our community did a really good job at making sure that she did not find out,” Wickstrom said. “I reiterated that to the residents because I was told by family if she found out, [Fawcett] would not come. So she was as surprised as could be. I think she was happy. She looked happy.”

Wickstrom said staff at Heritage Woods of DeKalb had been planning to have a party to celebrate Fawcett’s birthday for about three weeks.

“It was definitely a big process leading up to today,” Wickstrom said.

Wickstrom said that working with Fawcett is always a pleasure.

It’s impossible to think I’m that old because the last few years have gone so fast. You don’t even think about it.”

Phyllis Fawcett

“Phyllis is so sweet,” Wickstrom said. “She’s always smiling and happy to see us workers. It almost feels like having a grandparent. I don’t. I lost mine. She’s just got that nurturing smile about her. She’s so welcoming to everybody.”

Wickstrom said Fawcett doesn’t seem like she’s 100.

“She’s very mobile, very alert, very with it,” he said. “If I were just to guess, I would guess she’s 75 if I

didn’t know her.”

Wickstrom said one thing that keeps Fawcett young at heart is her love for literature.

“I know she’s a big reader,” he said. “I would honestly probably say reading. She just keeps her mind sharp. She loves to read.”

Before she retired, Fawcett said she worked for many years as a nurse.

“I loved it,” Fawcett said of her career. “You love it when you’re helping people.”

During her surprise birthday party, Fawcett was joined by her son, Steve Haight, and her daughter-inlaw, Mary Hoerchler.

Fawcett credited her ability to live her best life to having good genes. In her family, Fawcett said she had three women – her mom, aunt and grandmother – who all lived to be 95 years or older.

Mark Busch

Heritage Woods of DeKalb resident Phyllis Fawcett is greeted by friends during her surprise 100th birthday party March 21 at Heritage Woods.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DEKALB COUNT YSYCAMORE, IL LINOIS Freedom Mort gage Corporation

PLAINTIFF Vs Ti mothy Overton; et al DEFENDANTS

No. 2022FC000013

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 01/11/2024, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on April 25, 2024 at the hour of 1:00 PM at Publ ic Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

PIN 09-20-354-002

Improved with Single Fami ly Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 111 N Aspen Drive Cortland, IL 60112

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bi d by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxe s, special assessments, or special taxes levi ed against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure take s place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4)

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mort gagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation.

and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure take s place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4)

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mort gagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney

Upon payment in full of the amount bi d, the purchaser shal l receive a Certif icate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other indivi duals presently in possession of the subject premises

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDAN CE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates P.C. 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-22-00155.

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IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDAN CE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-22-00155.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNT YSYCAMORE, IL LINOIS Freedom Mort gage

Corporation PLAINTIFF

Vs Ti mothy Overton; et al DEFENDANTS

No 2022FC000013

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 01/11/2024, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on April 25, 2024 at the hour of 1:00 PM at Publ ic Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE COMMONLY KNOWN AS: ILLINOIS TO WIT: LOT 21 IN WOODLAND

ACRES SUBDIVISION, A

SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI PAL

MERIDIAN ACCORD ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF

of Foreclosure and

entered in the above

on 01/11/2024, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on April 25, 2024 at the hour of 1:00 PM at Publ ic Safety Building, 150 North Main Sycamore, IL 60178, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash as set forth below, the following described real estate:

THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE COMMONLY KNOWN

AS: ILLINOIS TO WIT: LOT 21 IN WOODLAND ACRES SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI PAL MERIDIAN ACCORD ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "R"OF PLATS, PAGE 83 ON APRIL 14 1978, AS DOCUMENT NO. 411028, SITUATED IN CORTLAND, ILLINOIS, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS, RESERVATIONS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AGREEMENTS OF RE CORD, IF ANY.

PIN 09-20-354-002 Improved with Single Fami ly Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 111 N Aspen Drive Cortland, IL 60112

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bi d by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300 in certified funds is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxe s, special assessments, or special taxes levi ed against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure take s place after 1/1/2007 purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4)

Fund,

is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxe s, special assessments, or special taxes levi ed against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure take s place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4)

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mort gagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney

Upon payment in full of the amount bi d, the purchaser shal l receive a Certif icate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other indivi duals presently in possession of the subject premises

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDAN CE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

Certif icate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other indivi duals presently in possession of the subject premises

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDAN CE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-22-00155. I3239662

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Upon payment in full of the amount bi d, the purchaser shal l receive a Certif icate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed

SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS, RESERVATIONS,

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mort gagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney

Upon payment in full of the amount bi d, the purchaser shal l receive a Certif icate of Sale, which will

purchaser to a

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-22-00155.

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