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Shayna Smith of Safe Passage talks with Shamyra William at RAMP’s resource fair Wednesday, July 26, at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb.

See story, page 6.

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D-428 board president McDavid resigns

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – DeKalb School District 428 Board President Samantha McDavid has resigned to pursue a new professional opportunity.

McDavid has served on the school board since 2019 and won reelection in 2023. Her departure became effective July 26. Board Vice President Deyci Ramirez plans to assume the position of board president in McDavid’s absence.

McDavid said her new job is at the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education.

“Deciding to resign is bittersweet for me because I love the work that I’ve been doing on the board and the service to my community, but I have been offered a professional opportunity that potentially conflicts with my role on the school board,” McDavid said. “I want to pursue this professional opportunity at the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education, and I’m very excited for that, but it is again bittersweet because it does require that I am not serving on the board in the capacity that I was.”

McDavid was reelected in April for a second term and shortly thereafter

tabbed for the leadership position of board president. She said there are many things she will miss about her time spent on the school board.

“We have really created a collaborative spirit on the board, so within the board, but also within the district,” McDavid said. “I will miss working with [superintendent] Dr. [Minerva] Garcia-Sanchez, my fellow board members to make decisions that are impactful to our students. I will miss just in general a sense of belonging to something bigger than I am, being a part of something that is serving my community. I’ll find other

ways to do that, but being on the board really fulfills that in a lot of ways for me.”

McDavid said she believes her time on the school board has proven to be invaluable in helping her land an opportunity at the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education.

“I’ve learned so much in just over the last four years that I’ve been on the board,” she said. “I think I’ve grown immensely as a leader, a collaborator, a caring community member understanding the concerns and the needs of the families and students has really been impactful to me. I think I’ll carry that with me, for sure. That will definitely be an asset in whatever role I’m in but especially in a role at the Regional Office of Education.”

Garcia-Sanchez said McDavid will be greatly missed.

“As a parent with three children who attend schools within the district and as an advocate for early childhood education in her professional role, President McDavid brought valuable insight and perspective to her duties on the board,” Garcia-Sanchez said in a news release. “Her efforts helped foster an environment that promotes academic excellence, inclusivity, and growth for all our students.”

Genoa Veterans Home annual Veterans Weekend begins Aug. 4

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GENOA – The Genoa Veterans Home will host its 16th annual Veterans Weekend in Genoa and DeKalb.

The three-day event will take place Aug. 4-6, according to a news release.

The weekend will begin with a meetand-greet from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at the DeKalb AMVETS, 421 E. Oak St., DeKalb. The band Beau will perform and food will be available from the Dirty Bird food truck.

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On Saturday, Aug. 5, the senior veterans motorcycle parade will begin at 9 a.m. at Barbed Wire Harley-Davidson, 969 N. Peace Road, DeKalb.

A living history military encampment will be held in the yard of the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St., Saturday and an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. Burgers and pork chops will be served from noon to 2 p.m. and a Veterans Awareness Fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will be served

from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Music will be performed by Polly Says from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and the Couch Coins from 7 to 10 p.m. The Wild Fries Food Truck will provide food.

On Sunday, the American Legion Auxiliary will serve a biscuit and gravy breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. The Sportsmans Show will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Couch Coins will perform from 5 to 8 p.m.

For information, call 815-757-2230 or 815-784-5967.

WHERE IT’S AT

Megann Horstead file photo – mhorstead@shawmedia.com Board President Samantha McDavid speaks at an April 18 meeting of the DeKalb School District 428 board.

Marker artist to show work at KVAL meeting

SYCAMORE – The Kishwaukee Valley Art League will host several events and workshops in August at the Gallery on State, 322 W. State St., Sycamore.

KVAL will host a general meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at Gallery on State, according to a news release. The meeting includes a marker illustration and drawing demonstration by artist Andy Hongisto.

A KVAL board meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1. The board will discuss upcoming events and filling empty board positions. The meeting is open to KVAL members only.

The Second Saturday Art Workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 12. The workshop will feature artist Rick Borrett. The workshop is free.

Andy Hongisto

KVAL will participate in Ribs, Rhythm and Blues Fest from 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 26 in downtown Sycamore. The event features regional rib vendors, craft beer and live music.

This month’s gallery features watercolor artist Tamara Shriver. Her work also will be in the gallery’s front window. For information, visit kval-nfp.org.

Image provided by Kishwaukee Valley Art League

Marker illustration created by artist Andy Hongisto. He will give a demonstration at 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at Gallery on State in Sycamore.

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DeKalb poised to build 4th fire station on southwest side

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – DeKalb Fire Chief Mike Thomas recently said that building a fourth fire station could help first responders shorten 911 call times on the city’s southwest side to 4 minutes, a gold standard for the department.

DeKalb city leaders are looking to improve the fire department’s response to calls for service coming from the city’s southwest side by building a fourth fire station on South Malta Road.

No vote was taken by the DeKalb City Council on Monday, July 24, although further discussion and action on a potential fourth fire station is expected when a fiscal 2024 budget is presented in August. The discussion was part of the city’s five-year plan for the fire department.

City Manager Bill Nicklas said the need for a fourth station is evident.

“A lot of our calls are going there and an increasing number are going in the southwest side not only to serve residents in that area,” Nicklas said. “There’s some commercial businesses, of course. But also the blossoming, burgeoning I guess you would say industrial investment on the southwest side of the community. … In looking at the 4-minute response coverage, we are

deficient dramatically on the southwest side more than any other quadrant in the city.”

Thomas said a crew from fire station No. 3 at 950 W. Dresser Road can get to the southwest quadrant of the city in about 6½ minutes, station No. 2 in 7 minutes and station No. 1 in 8½ minutes.

The city’s fire department generally

recognizes 4 minutes as the gold standard for response time as recognized by both the National Fire Protection Agency and Insurance Service Office, according to city documents.

Fifth Ward Alderman Scott McAdams said he would like to see that quality care by first responders is extended across the rest of the city to all.

“I would think it wouldn’t matter

where you live,” McAdams said. “You should be able to call and immediately get to the hospital.”

Mayor Cohen Barnes questioned what happens if there are dual calls for service incurring at the same time.

Thomas replied, saying it’s a “whole domino effect” at that point.

The DeKalb Fire Department operates three stations across the city. Fire Station No. 1 at 700 Pine St., built in 1972, serves the central downtown and northeast side of DeKalb, according to the city. Fire Station No. 2 at 1154 S. Seventh St. was built in 1957 and serves the south side of the city. Fire Station No. 3, built in 1994 at 950 W. Dresser Road, serves the city’s northwest and west sides.

When a call goes out, one station’s crew might respond to a call while another station’s crew may be called in to provide mutual aid at that same geographical area in the original crew’s absence.

If a fourth fire station were built and more firefighters/paramedics were hired, more staff would mean 911 calls could be responded to more quickly and not take away first responder staff from other surrounding fire stations, city staff have argued.

In 2022, the fire department had

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Mark Busch file photo – mbusch@shawmedia.com

Travis Karr, firefighter/paramedic with the DeKalb Fire Department, gets one of the trucks ready to put back in the bay on May 21, 2021, at Fire Station No. 3 in DeKalb.

‘We all want the same level playing field’

DeKalb nonprofit RAMP celebrates 33rd anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – It’s been 33 years since the federal government passed the Americans with Disabilities Act – legislation meant to empower, advocate for and make a more accessible and inclusive life for people with disabilities.

To mark the occasion, a nonprofit organization that helps individuals with disabilities live full lives held an event at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb recently in celebration of the legislation’s anniversary and the agency’s own advocacy work.

A nonresidential independent living organization that serves Boone, DeKalb, Stephenson and Winnebago counties in Illinois – known as RAMP – invited more than a dozen area organizations that work with and help disabled individuals to attend last week’s celebration of the ADA.

Jessica Wexell, the DeKalb and Boone counties RAMP manager, said it was the first time RAMP has held an event commemorating the anniversary of the federal legislation that has transformed the rights of disabled Americans.

“The signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act has increased accessibility to public spaces, transportation and employment,” Wexell said. “It also promotes social inclusion, raising awareness about the rights and needs of people with disabilities.

“Tonight is just to celebrate how far the disability community has come, but yet, how far we still have to go to make our community fully accessible,” she said.

The ADA celebration began with a resource fair in the lobby of the Egyptian Theatre. A variety of organizations hosted information tables during the fair – including the Voluntary Action Center, Northern Illinois University graduate students studying speech pathology, Kishwaukee United Way and others – making it a convenient place to learn what local resources are available for people with disabilities.

Shayna Smith, with Safe Passage, said the RAMP event, and others like it, are important for bringing awareness

to disability rights.

“I think having a lot of local organizations come out and show support in solidarity – it not only expresses support for the ADA but I think if we have enough people we could maybe even show support for people with disabilities in future legislation, since it’s very much lacking,” Smith said.

The second part of the event featured a screening of “Crip Camp,” a documentary that chronicles the civil rights struggle for disability rights through the lens of a groundbreaking summer camp designed for disabled children.

The film, executive produced by former President Barrack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, has a 100% rating on Rottentomatoes.com.

Before the documentary began, J.J.

Wett, who recently was elected secretary of RAMP’s Board of Directors, spoke to those who attended the event. Wett, 38, of DeKalb, was 5 when the Americans with Disabilities Act passed. The act of Congress changed the way he

was educated, and afforded him opportunities that American society had previously failed to provide. For Wett, last week’s event was about educating the public, and acknowledging the forefathers of a civil rights movement he is now a part of.

These days, Wett is an integral part of RAMP but 20 years ago he was just discovering the resources the organization could offer.

“RAMP and I go way back, all the way to 2002. So I was a senior in high school, looking to transition to college life at NIU. And so there was a hiccup with caregiving – the state of Illinois paying for caregiving – and because I require 24/7 care giving, I needed help.

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Camden Lazenby – clazenby@shawmedia.com

J.J. Wett, helped by his personal assistant Gabby Cigletcki, moves through the lobby of the Egyptian Theatre on Wednesday, July 26.

Tonight is just to celebrate how far the disability community has come, but yet, how far we still have to go to make our community fully accessible.”

Jessica Wexell, the DeKalb and

Boone

Counties RAMP manager

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

Pfenninger to sing Aug. 8 with DeKalb Municipal Band

DeKALB – Vocalist David Pfenninger will perform with the DeKalb Municipal Band at its “All That Jazz” concert. The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 in the Dee Palmer Bandshell at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb.

Pfenninger will sing “Feeling Good,” “Orange Colored Sky,” and “Anthem” from “Chess.” Other music on the program will include “Glenn Miller in Concert,” “Salute to American Jazz” and “South Rampart Street Parade.”

Pfenninger graduated with a music education degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s in music education from VanderCook College of Music. He performs in stage, concert and cabaret shows in the Chicago area.

Pfenninger is the choral director at Gregory Middle School in Naperville and leads the school’s treble honors choir, pop and jazz ensemble, men’s ensemble, three curricular choirs and directs the school musical’s music. He also is the baritone and bass section leader of Northern Illinois University’s Cor Cantiamo choral ensemble.

Kishwaukee United Way to host sponsorship luncheon Sept. 12

DeKALB – Kishwaukee United Way will host a sponsorship empowerment luncheon to start its 2023-24 workplace campaign.

The luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at Lincoln Inn at Faranda’s, 302 S. Grove St., DeKalb, according to a news release.

The luncheon is open to the public and will include a mystery raffle, a lunch buffet and speakers.

The event also will select honorees and highlight local initiatives. Because of limited seating, reservations are required to attend. Tickets cost $55.

Kishwaukee United Way is accepting sponsors, vendors and donations for a silent auction mystery gift basket. Ad sponsors for the event’s booklet also are being accepted. The booklet ads cost is $75 for a quarter page, $125 for a half page and $250 for a full page.

To sponsor the event, email info@ kishwaukeeunitedway.com or visit kishwaukeeunitedway.com.

For information or to RSVP, visit kishwaukeeunitedway.com or call 779-255-1267.

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So I contacted RAMP and they had an advocate,” Wett said.

He went on to graduate from NIU, later obtained a master’s degree, and now works as a therapist and counseling adviser for foster children.

Wett said he often hears talk about

equality but he prefers to concentrate on equity – which means giving more resources to those who need it.

“We all want the same level playing field, and equality only gives on certain services, whereas equity gives services to get us at the same playing field for everyone,” Wett said. “I think going forward that is going to be a big focus for all disability advocate groups.”

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Jessica Wexell, RAMP manager for DeKalb and Boone counties, listens Wednesday, July 26, to Autumn Gabriel , RAMP Project Search coordinator, during the a celebration at the Egyptian Theatre of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

LOCAL NEWS BRIEF

DeKalb Chamber seeking Athena Award nominations

DeKALB – The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 34th annual DeKalb Athena and Women of Accomplishment Awards.

The awards will be presented Oct. 19 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb, according to a news release.

The Athena Award recognizes an individual for being a role model, encouraging women to reach their potential, community service and professional and business accomplishments. The nominee must live or work in DeKalb and be active in their careers.

The Woman of Accomplishment Award recognizes individuals who meet Athena criteria but are retired or no longer

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2,744, or 37%, overlapping calls for service noted in its annual report. The NFPA recommends staffing and/or facility changes when dual calls for service occur, according to city documents.

The city owns a 1-acre property at the north end of the Schnucks subdivision and several lots west of the intersection with Annie Glidden Road and is eyeing the site for the construction of a fourth fire station, according to city documents.

Nicklas said the preliminary cost to finance a new fire station is a little more than $4 million.

The city intends to pay for the facility’s construction using a general obligation bond, officials said. In addition, the staffing and pension costs would be covered by the General Fund and the

working in DeKalb County. The nomination deadline is Aug. 18. To submit a nomination, visit dekalb.org/athena-award.

The Athena Award is a national program. Award finalist nominations and support letters are sent to Illinois chambers of commerce with Athena programs to select the recipient.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce provides businesses in the greater DeKalb region with resources, avenues for businesses to connect with each other and the community and advocates for business needs.

For information, visit dekalb.org, call 815-756-6306 or email virginia.filicetti@ dekalb.org.

Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Fund.

The city’s five-year fire department plan would help guide plans to improve response times for residents who live in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th wards, according to the proposal

The city is anticipating that a fourth fire station would be move-in ready by January 2025, according to city documents.

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Cindy Green-Deutsch (left) leans on her friend Meropi Matarangas as she realizes that she is the 2022 recipient of the Athena Award Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, during the Athena and Women of Accomplishment Award reception at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

I would think it wouldn’t matter where you live. You should be able to call and immediately get to the hospital.”

Scott McAdams, Fifth

Ward alderman

LOOKING BACK

1923 – 100 YEARS AGO

Friends of Henry W. Prentice, former city attorney of DeKalb, are glad to greet him once more, after his enforced stay in the Glidden hospital for several days, which also included an operation. Mr. Prentice does not yet possess the usual gait when walking about town, but says he will soon get back to the old pep.

Power, generated at the state teachers college power house, was expected to be turned on today after a shutdown of a week and four days due to the fact that the college coal bins have been empty. The power at the institution was discontinued one week ago last Saturday.

Balanced against a record made last year at this time when the DeKalb Ice Company Inc., shipped out an average of four carloads of ice a week to nearby towns is the report that this year, the company sends out at an average of one carload a week. Last year ice companies in nearby cities and as far west as Clinton, Iowa, were unable to make ice because of the coal shortage, while this year all of the companies are able to manufacture ice.

Road Patrolman Arthur Self has been busy for several days removing the ties imbedded in the gravel on East Lincoln Highway, east of the Spring Valley tracks, formerly the property of the Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb electric line. The line has been bought and sold on paper several times since Israel Joseph, junk dealer of Aurora, made the purchase at a receiver’s sale. Junking process was begun some time ago and about four miles of rails and trolley have been removed.

Several yards of the new concrete hard road have been laid in the Elmwood cemetery and the big cement mixer is now headed toward Elmwood Street. This street will be paved down to DeKalb Avenue on the north end and through the cemetery on the south end, while it will be joined by Charles Street on the east and west as far as Somonauk Street. The road before was about 12 feet wide, while the new one is said to be much wider so that two vehicles may pass without trouble.

Over 150 big threshers were manufactured during the spring and summer months by the Illinois Thresher people in

Sycamore. The machines were all sent to the northwest where they found a ready sale in the big wheat and grain fields of Canada and the Dakotas.

1948 – 75 YEARS AGO

V. Leppanen, Locust Street, DeKalb, became a citizen of the United States today in simple ceremonies held by Judge Harry W. McEwen in Circuit Court, Sycamore. Leppanen, a native of Kankaanpas, Finland, said that he was 59 year old and had been a resident of the United States since 1908. He operates a shoe repair shop on North Fourth Street.

A sleeping truck driver was surprised at 4 o’clock Sunday morning when he awoke to discover the vehicle had moved and had struck a water hydrant. Mr. Palmer of Springville, IA, driver of the semi-truck owned by Hawkeye Motor Express Inc., had parked at the Parkside station for a snooze. While sleeping the brakes released on the vehicle and it crossed to the north side of the highway crashing into a hydrant. It broke sufficiently to cause a gusher of water to spray into the air.

The intersection in Sycamore of South Main and Elm streets has been renamed due to the frequent auto accidents by one citizen. He calls it “Crash and Collide.” Either motorists are negligent, at this corner or else visibility is poor.

If a person hears some banging going on at the southwest corner of South Maple and West State streets in Sycamore, don’t be alarmed. The owner of the red popcorn stand opened up for business the other afternoon and discovered that the temperature was 112 degrees. If it gets much hotter the corn will probably pop by itself.

Members of Co. A., 129th Infantry in World War I, a DeKalb outfit, will hold a reunion Sunday in Annie’s Woods. The old soldiers will be around the park all day Sunday. Company A served overseas with the 33rd Division in 1918 and fought in several engagements during the last few months of the conflict.

1973 – 50 YEARS AGO

While the Rochelle plant of Swift and Company is closing its beef operation

Monday because of lack of beef cattle, employees at the Erickson Packing Company in Lee or the Kirkland Meats Inc., can’t work fast enough. Yesterday a Rochelle plant spokesman announced plans to close the beef operation until the cattle supply improves. About 170 employees at the 800-man Rochelle Swift plant will be affected by the closings. The Rochelle Swift plant will maintain its pork operation.

The County Highway Committee yesterday recommended that an airport feasibility study be prepared to help the County Board decide what to do about DeKalb Municipal Airport. The airport lies in the path of a proposed county access road designed to alleviate traffic in DeKalb and Sycamore which planners believe would be worsened upon completion of the East-West Tollway.

With the blessing of most of DeKalb’s tavern owners, the police chief and the city attorney, the City Council’s Legislative Committee voted Tuesday night to recommend lowering the age of all liquor sales from 21 to 19 in DeKalb.

Members of the Kishwaukee Country Club swim team are engaged in a swim marathon to raise money for muscular dystrophy research. The marathon started Monday noon and will continue until Thursday noon. The youths are staying in a trailer by the country club pool.

1998 – 25 YEARS AGO

New Director Alexander Todd is enthusiastic about the future of Sycamore’s Public Library. In a nearly new facility, library staff are implementing a series of improvements designed to take advantage of additional space and modernization of the municipal building. Completed in 1996, a major addition expanded the original 1905 Carnegie library to include an elevator, expanded children’s library, a community meeting room and opportunities for technological improvements.

For a goldfish, a flush down the toilet can be a ticket to a new life. If it can survive a trip through a 3-inch pipe and into the city’s sanitary sewers, the sewage treatment plant awaits. A waste water lagoon might not seem like a nice place to live, but for a goldfish, it’s not that bad.

– Compiled by Sue Breese

Photo provided by DeKalb County History Center DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank at the corner of Lincoln Highway and Fourth Street in DeKalb, circa 1930.

DeKalb SRO named Law Officer of the Year

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – The DeKalb Police Department is celebrating one of its own after police officer Allison Remnes was named Law Officer of the Year by the veteran organization Forty and Eight.

Remnes is expected to be honored with an award during the 40&8 Illinois State Convention in Bloomington in August.

“It’s a really big honor,” Remnes said. “It feels good to know that what I did this year was seen by somebody. I also think it’s important that a school resource officer won, not necessarily me but any SRO. In general, winning that award, I think, is awesome because I think it shines a light on a side of policing that people don’t really see a whole lot of. We’re not the ones out running around town all day long doing the cool stuff that you see on TV. They don’t think about us when they’re thinking about who the police are.”

Remnes has worked for the DeKalb Police Department the past 10 years and is now serving as a school resource officer for elementary school buildings in DeKalb School District 428 schools.

DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd

heaped praise on Remnes for her work with students and families.

“Officer Allison Remnes represents the elite of our caring law enforcement officers,” Byrd said in a news release. “Not just doing their job but giving back to families and DeKalb citizens is a special credo of all our officers.”

Dr. Jay R. Ebbesen Is Retiring

Six days a week, for 42 years, I went into the office because I wanted to. I loved my “job”. I loved being a part of your lives.

THANK YOU to this community for the decades of loyalty and trust, for allowing me to care for your eyes, and for sharing stories with me about your family, your joys, and your hardships. I looked forward to seeing each one of you. In addition, I was blessed with helpful and caring staff that kept me going throughout the years.

One year ago, I had a health scare which required our full attention. It became clear that an early retirement was best for my family and me. As we come up for air, we are now healthy and doing well, enjoying our kids and their spouses, and 7 grandchildren.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It has been a great run, and I shall miss you all. See you around town!

Jay R. Ebbesen, O.D.

Remnes said she had long wanted to become an SRO after joining the DeKalb Police Department.

“I worked the road for six years,” Remnes said.

As an SRO, Remnes said, there are some parts of policing she cannot help but miss.

“I miss the camaraderie of hanging out with the entire police department and seeing everybody who’s on the different shifts,” she said. “When you’re on the SRO unit, there’s five of us, and we just only see each other.

“But with that being said, our SRO unit is a very tight-knit team. We call each other family. We have an SRO Thanksgiving. We get together even when we’re not working. I miss the camaraderie on patrol, but I do still get that in the SRO unit.”

Remnes said she is glad she took the

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Megann Horstead file photo – mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKalb Police officer Allison Remnes (left) and Trey Lawrence play with some toys Oct. 20, 2022, in Remnes’ office at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School in DeKalb.

It’s a really big honor. It feels good to know that what I did this year was seen by somebody.

I also think it’s important that a school resource officer won, not necessarily me but any SRO.”

Allison Remnes, DeKalb Police officer

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

Estate planning workshop set for Aug. 3 at DeKalb Library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host an estate planning or downsizing solutions workshop at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 in the lower-level Yusunas Meeting Room.

Patrons can learn about the pros and cons of private sale, charitable donation and consignment.

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

No registration is required to attend. The library is located at 309 Oak St. For information, email samanthah@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.

Kishwaukee United Way school supply drive begins Aug. 11

DeKALB – Area residents looking to help provide school supplies to DeKalb students in need are invited to contribute to a Stuff the Bus drive that kicks off Aug. 11.

Kishwaukee United Way will partner with Transdev to host a Stuff the Bus drive to collect school supplies for the 2023-24 school year.

The drive will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 12 and noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 in the Walmart parking lot, 2300 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, according to a news release. Participants can drop off school supplies for the upcoming school year. The donations will be given to DeKalb residents.

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path she did to become an SRO.

She said she studied and earned degrees in criminal justice and elementary education.

“The elementary SRO job is the perfect combination of those two things,” Remnes said. “My grandfather was a police officer, and my mom was a teacher. So I guess I had trouble deciding between the two. Then, I ultimately decided on becoming a police officer but sort of always had it in my mind that I wanted to become an SRO. Then, when they created the elementary SRO spot, that was the perfect timing for me in my career. … I’ve been at it ever since.”

Remnes said the key to connecting with the youth as an SRO is easy to pinpoint.

“I think just listening and showing them that you care about them,” she said. “I tell them that I care about them,

Donations also will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kishwaukee United Way, 2201 N. First St., DeKalb.

For information, call 779-255-1267 or email info@kishwaukeeunitedway.com.

DeKalb Township offering computers to low-income residents

DeKALB – The DeKalb Township will partner with PCs for People to give low-income residents internet service and computer access.

The program is open to residents enrolled in General Assistance, Medicaid, TANF, SNAP or WIC, according to a news release.

Social Security Disability, Veterans Pension Benefit Program, Supplemental Social Security Income, and Federal Public Housing Assistance recipients also are eligible. Residents with a household income below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines can apply.

Desktop computer packages with Windows 10 cost $10. Computer packages are available at DeKalb Township. PCs for People will provide pick-up instructions.

Because of limited supplies, residents can check their eligibility. Registration is also encouraged. To register, visit pcsrefurbished.com/event/registration.

PCs for People is a nonprofit organization that provides low-cost, rebuilt laptops and computers to low-income residents.

For information, call 708-843-8450. – Shaw Local News Network

but then I try to do all these extra things to show them that I care about them. For me, it’s made a difference so far.”

Remnes added that she considers herself a good listener and is always willing to consider new ideas, tips and suggestions that can be applied on the job.

“Part of it is also just listening to staff members in the buildings that I am in and trying to figure out what it is that they need or what they think would help and then trying to implement them based on what building I’m talking about,” Remnes said. “Like at [Gwendolyn] Brooks [Elementary School], one of the big things that I did new this past year was I had a free general store where the kids can come in and get snacks.

“That really increases the traffic in and out of my office and helps me become more familiar with all of the kids and have a better relationship with them so that they feel like they can talk to me.”

We are offering “Countering The Mass Shooter Threat” classes which are designed for every House of Worship, School, Business and Family. Please contact us for further information and/or scheduling dates. These classes can be taught at any location. Please call or e-mail for further information.

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DeKalb chalk art event to raise money

for Barb Food Mart

DeKALB – Barb Food Mart will host “Art for the Mart, a Colorful Fundraiser for BFM” to support the food pantry. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 5 at Palmer Court in downtown DeKalb.

Participants can draw chalk art on sidewalk squares. Guest artists also will create chalk art.

Food will be available for purchase from Sweet Butts Cotton Candy and Big D’s Hot Dogs. Chalk will be provided. Attendees can buy a 3-by-3-foot square for $15 or a family four-square for $45. To buy a square, visit secure.givelively.org/ event/barb-food-mart-nfp/art-for-themart.

Barb Food Mart is a food pantry that serves DeKalb School District 428 families.

– Shaw Local News Network

DeKalb County

4-H Blue Ribbon Auction

Support local youth by bidding on their animals. Buyers can support 4-H youth and their involvement in animal agriculture.

2022 GRAND CHAMPIONS

Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023

1 p.m. Sandwich Fairgrounds

DeKalb County 4-H Fair Schedule

4-H Foundation Silent Auction Bid on Silent Auction items throughout the fair to support the 4-H program!

For more information contact the DeKalb County 4-H office, 815-758-8194.

Exhibitor - Brian Roach Malta Mustangs Buyer Almburg Auctioneering Andrew Almburg pictured

Exhibitor - Charlise O’Donnell Hinckley Harvestors Buyer O’Donnell Excavating & Trucking Kolt & Holden O’Donnell pictured

Exhibitor - Taylor Rhoads Genoa Prairie Gems Buyer Jim Stoddard Jim Stoddard pictured

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DeKalb library to host Safe Passage presentations

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a series of Safe Passage presentations on sexual assault and domestic violence prevention topics. The presentations will be held at noon Aug. 4 and 11 in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room, 309 Oak St., according to a news release.

The programs are free and intended for preteens, teens and adults.

Different age groups will receive separate presentations per topic. The topics include “Consent and Body Safety” and “Grooming 101.” No registration is required.

For information, email hayleyd@dkpl. org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1211.

Grief support group to meet Aug. 8 and 22 at DeKalb library

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host two grief support meetings for those experiencing loss and grief.

The meetings will run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 8 and 22 in the library’s lower-level Bilder Family Meeting Room, 309 Oak St., according to a news release.

The meetings are free and intended for adults.

Participants can join others experiencing loss and grief to receive support in a confidential and safe setting. Attendees can share grief experiences, learn about grief, and receive grieving process insight from peers and the group facilitator.

The group will be facilitated by a ProMedica Hospice bereavement coordinator. No registration is required. The support group doesn’t replace other mental health services. If you need individual counseling or other mental health services, call 815-3973691 or 211. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate attention for a non-life-threatening mental health need, call 988. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.

For information, email samanthah@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.

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Highway

registration

rummage sales, bake sales, car washes, garage sales or business sales. Participants must provide their own yard and garage sale signage. Two price levels are available.

Participants who pay $10 will receive a listing with mapping. Those who pay $15 will receive an official yard sale sign and a listing with mapping. Sign-up forms are available. To register, visit illinoislincolnhighwayassociation.org.

The $10 patrons can submit the sign-up form and a check or money order via mail to the H.I. Lincoln Store and Lincoln Highway Interpretive Center, 136 N. Elm St., Franklin Grove. The registration deadline is Aug. 5. Registration for $15 participants is available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays or noon to 4 p.m. Sundays at the H.I. Lincoln Store and Lincoln Highway Interpretive Center. Registration is due Aug. 6. For information, email illinoislincolnhighwayassoc@gmail.com or call or text 815-751-2887.

Sandwich Opera House to hold auditions for ‘Wizard of Oz’ SANDWICH – The Sandwich Opera House will host open auditions in August for its upcoming performances of “The Wizard of Oz” in November.

The auditions are scheduled from 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 27 and 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 28, at the opera house, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich, according to a news release.

The auditions are for ages 7 and older.

The show features 13 major speaking roles and several chorus roles. Auditions will consist of a cold reading from the script. Participants also must sing a song, preferably from the show. Support staff and crew volunteers also are being sought.

“The Wizard of Oz” will be directed by Jaye Morrison and Shelia Thompson, with musical direction by Nika Morton. Rehearsals begin Sept. 17 and are planned for Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

accepting

for yard sale event

DeKALB – The Lincoln Highway Association’s annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way is accepting entries for its annual yard sale, set to return in August.

The event will be held Aug. 10-12. Residents can host yard sales, church

Performances of “The Wizard of Oz” will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. Nov. 12.

“The Wizard of Oz” is a benefit production to support the Gil Morrison Scholarship. To donate, visit gofundme. com/f/xhhm3-gil-morrison-memorial-scholarship.

For information, email jaye_morrison@yahoo.com.

– Shaw Local News Network

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DeKalb’s Camp Power balances fun, games, learning for University Village youth

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – It’s not all fun and games at one local summer camp for youth in DeKalb.

At Camp Power, a program spearheaded by the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, kids are empowered to grow their abilities.

With almost a decade of camp programming under their belts, staff say the 10-week community summer program continues to encourage area youth in DeKalb’s University Village to have fun, work hard and keep learning.

“We’re trying to give them opportunities that they wouldn’t normally have,” Kishwaukee Family YMCA CEO Brian Bickner said. “We’re looking at trying to get some positive impacts out of that area. We want to build some positive relationships between them and the police department. We want to make sure that they’ve got some STEM programming, education and literacy during the summer. Kids during the summer they definitely have a summer learning loss, so we definitely want to give these kids an opportunity to continue learning and hopefully not fall behind.”

Some of the interactive activities offered at Camp Power include field trips, football, sack races and STEM programming.

Each day, participants in the summer program can expect to eat lunch on site, which Bickner said is vital for growing young children.

“We want to make sure they get nutritious lunches during the summer,” Bickner said. “Lot of times, these kids are getting lunches at school, but

they don’t have them during the summer. So, we want to make sure they’re getting a nutritious lunch during the summer.”

Camp Power first got its start in 2014. The summer program has evolved a little bit since then, Bickner said. The free summer camp is available to residents of DeKalb’s University Village. Other DeKalb-area partners also provide features for camp-goers, Bickner said: Northern Illinois Food Bank provides

Photos by Mark Busch – mbusch@shawmedia.com

A dance party breaks out Tuesday, July 18, during a break at Camp Power at Welsh Park in DeKalb. Camp Power, which is run by Kishwaukee Family YMCA, is a summer program for youth at University Village that provides positive activities for kids.

Kids play football Tuesday, July 18, during Camp Power.

See CAMP POWER, page 17

Electric paratransit vehicles coming via IDOT grant

Federal funding will prompt IDOT to equip DeKalb with 2 electric paratransit buses

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Two new electric paratransit vehicles are coming to DeKalb, after the city was awarded a portion of a $24.9 million Illinois Department of Transportation grant.

It is all part of an initiative aimed at expanding and improving services, providing additional transportation options, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing quality of life throughout the state, according to a news release.

The city’s award is about $200,000, split between two grants made possible by the Federal Transportation Administration for new battery-electric paratransit vehicles and replacements.

DeKalb Transit Manager Mike Neuenkirchen said that getting additional vehicles would be helpful.

“Overall, over the last few years it’s been very difficult to order transit vehicles,” Neuenkirchen said. “If you look at the general auto market the way it’s been the last two years, there were some major challenges with getting vehicles produced for a number of reasons. Lack of microchips was a huge part of it, but just plants were not having enough workers to manufacture vehicles and all that. A lot of those supply chain issues that were being dealt with are beginning to ease, and it’s allowing us to start [orders for] specialty vehicles, get them produced again. So, that’s good.”

It remains unclear when the city will receive the two paratransit vehicles.

“It’s one of those things that IDOT is handling the ordering,” Neuenkirchen said. “There is a lead time. I’m not expecting to see those vehicles become available for probably at minimally 18 to 24 months time frame. It could be faster, but I mean you got to order them, and they got to be built and delivered, and that kind of thing. That takes time.”

Neuenkirchen said the city has a goal to convert its transit fleet to more clean energy vehicles. He said he would like the city to ease into considering electric or hybrid-electric powered transit vehicles.

The city’s transit buses are owned by bus operator Transdev, which has a contract with the city and with Northern Illinois University’s Huskie bus line.

“One of the big challenges … right now Transdev actually owns the fleet,” he said. “That is, all the large fixed-route buses that are driven around are owned by Transdev. So, the city doesn’t actually own any of those vehicles. That’s a very uncommon scenario. Typically, the unit of government owns it and if they hire a contractor to operate the vehicles, then they provide those vehicles to the contractor and do an operating lease with those. One of the things we’re trying to do is acquire that fleet, so we actually can have a fleet to begin with. But then our strategy as we look at grant procurements long term is to really look at purchasing again electric, hybrid-electric.”

Neuenkirchen gave kudos to IDOT for taking the lead on the initiative.

“IDOT felt that this type of project would be more likely to be funded through a federal award if there was multiple agencies that were going in together and that’s ultimately why it was awarded,” he said. “It was great to be part of that.”

In a statement, Gov. JB Pritzker praised the initiative and what it aims to achieve.

“Here in Illinois, we are taking bold action to reach our ambitious clean energy goals and tackle the climate crisis head on, from passing landmark climate legislation and strengthening our electric vehicle ecosystem to expanding workforce development opportunities and investing in historically underserved communities,” Pritzker said in a news release. “This $24.9 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration advances that critical work, all while making sure Illinoisans up and down the state have access to the clean transit services they

• CAMP POWER

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food, the DeKalb Police Department gets officers involved as mentors, Northern Illinois University’s School of Health Studies offers literacy clinics. Area municipal groups also provide support, including the city of DeKalb, DeKalb Township and the DeKalb Park District, which lets campers reserve Welsh Park.

“It was in response to pressing issues facing children and their families in the neighborhood that was significantly impacted by poverty and the lack of opportunity, public safety concerns and quality of life issues,” Bickner said. “It’s a free camp. It’s a collaborative with a bunch of programs that we do.”

This year’s summer program got underway at the end of May with a kickoff party, followed by daily programming which began June 12.

Camp Power Director Alvato Cartman Jr. said the summer program’s staff is very intentional in everything they do about empowering the youth who live in University Village.

“We’ve had them for a little over a month,” Cartman said. “I would say I’ve seen growth and maturity definitely with how our babies govern their

emotions. We come to camp and you know, we’re human. So, something may bother us. We may be frustrated. But how they regulate their emotions and still interact with their peers and staff. I’ve definitely seen growth because that’s something we try to build relationships and make sure everyone feels comfortable here.”

The program usually draws in about 60 kids on a daily basis, which Cartman said makes for a lot of fun and a great experience.

“I’ve got a great team,” Cartman said. “We haven’t had any issues with our campers or anything like that. We’ve built very good relationships. Everybody has had a very good time. So, I would say it’s a success.”

Bickner said he already considers this year’s summer program a success.

“We’re really happy with the way it’s going,” Bickner said. “We’ve got the rest of the summer to go, but so far, it’s been a great camp. I think that the kids are having a great time and learning a lot. That’s the goal that we’ve got. We want them to have activities to do in the summer, keep them active. If they’re not there, they’re at best they’re probably sitting back in the room doing something on a screen time. I’d rather get them out socializing, being active and being out with other kids.”

Mark Busch – mbusch@shawmedia.com

Trey Urwiler, a camp counselor at Camp Power, encourages a participant in the sack race Tuesday, July 18, at Welsh Park in DeKalb. Camp Power, which is run by the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, is a summer program for youth at University Village that provides positive activities.

need and deserve.”

A lot of those supply chain issues that were being dealt with are beginning to ease, and it’s allowing us to start [orders for] specialty vehicles, get them produced again. So, that’s good.”

Mike Neuenkirchen, DeKalb transit manager

Birth to Five Illinois to host early childhood literacy town hall Aug. 8

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Birth to Five Illinois, a local council part of a statewide regional infrastructure for early childhood education and care, is preparing to host a town hall in DeKalb.

The town hall, which will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. in DeKalb, is meant to help with identifying service needs for early childhood education and care in DeKalb County.

The event will provide a chance for people to learn more about the results of Birth to Five Illinois’ early childhood regional needs assessment for DeKalb County, hear from providers and families, and take part in a Q&A session, organizers said.

Gretchen Sprinkle, family and community engagement specialist for Birth to Five Illinois – Region 16, said she’s found that DeKalb County is affected by the child care crisis, but it’s no different than anywhere else in the nation.

“DeKalb County is feeling the child care crisis like every other part of the state and the nation,” Sprinkle said. “We do not have enough space to serve our young children here to allow parents and caregivers to go work if they choose that. We don’t have enough qualified staff to make more spots available.”

Sprinkle said there are many benefits to having a Birth to Five Illinois council operating locally.

“The benefit of Birth to Five Illinois is that we have infrastructure and staff to spend time to collect community voice so it can be heard in unison at the state level by state decision-makers,”

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YEP committee accepting membership applications

SYCAMORE – Youth Engaged in Philanthropy is accepting membership applications for its 15th year.

DeKalb County is feeling the child care crisis like every other part of the state and the nation.”

Gretchen Sprinkle, family and community engagement specialist for Birth to Five Illinois – Region 16

Sprinkle said. “These are big problems that parents, caregivers and early childhood educators know very well. So they also know what the best solutions will be.

“Having Birth to Five Illinois be able to take the time to coherently and cohesively collect that and amplify that is really beneficial because it sends a clear message of what people in our community need.”

Birth to Five Illinois was born in 2022 out of a larger nonprofit called the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies to create access to more local community-level councils and information promoting equitable access for parents, families and caregivers.

One thing that Sprinkle said sets apart DeKalb County and its local Birth to Five Illinois council from other regions is its partnership with the DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children.

“DeKalb County is very lucky in the fact that DCCYC was already beginning a lot of the work that Birth to Five Illinois is now doing prior to our inception as a department,” Sprinkle said. “Most

places in the state did not have that. DCCYC has a broader vision and mission for early learning. Birth to Five worked in partnership with them to dig down deeper in the arena of early childhood education and care specifically.

“We’re able to provide more resources in the way of finances and staff time to support the mission of DCCYC. So we have a [memorandum of understanding] with them, and we have from the start. We’re very grateful for the foundation they laid for this work.”

Sprinkle said Birth to Five Illinois is excited for more intentional collaboration with community partners such as DCCYC.

“More intentional collaboration could help draw down state and federal funding to this area,” she said. “We may be able to improve problems with access to early childhood services when we work together. By laying out the needs and the strengths that we already have as a community, we can be very targeted in how we use our resources.”

Sprinkle acknowledged that some collaboration has already been going on in the community, but she said Birth to Five Illinois is hoping to bring new energy to the conversation around early childhood education and care.

“DCCYC was already in existence when Birth to Five began as a department, and they started a lot of those conversations,” she said. “Birth to Five Illinois has the added benefit of being able to just dedicate more direct time.

“We’re really hoping after this town hall it reenergizes some older conversations, and we start connecting the agencies and the people that can make changes.”

Indian Valley Theatre auditions for ‘The Tin Woman’ set for Aug. 5 and 6

Shaw Local News Network

SANDWICH – The Indian Valley Theatre will host auditions for its upcoming performances of “The Tin Woman.”

Auditions will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 5 and 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 in the community room of the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St., Sandwich, according to a news release.

Those auditioning should be age 18 and older.

“The Tin Woman,” written by Sean Grennan, tells the story of Joy, who begins a downward spiral after a heart transplant. Meanwhile, Hank and Alice mourn the loss of their son Jack, whose heart was given to Joy. She is urged by a friend to track down Jack’s family for closure.

The IVT production will be directed by Jen Ketchum.

Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Attendees are encouraged to inform the director of

rehearsal conflicts. Ketchum will cast two men and three women. No experience is required.

Performances of “The Tin Woman are scheduled at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21, and 2 p.m. Oct. 22.

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

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

YEP’s goal is to improve the quality of life for local youth. The committee analyzes grant applications, conducts site visits, and evaluates the potential impact on DeKalb County youth. YEP also offers volunteer events, monthly meetings and learning experiences to enhance analytical and social skills.

The committee awarded $14,725 in grants to 13 organizations for youth-serving projects and programs last year.

Applications are open to students who attend all high schools in DeKalb County. Applications are due Sept. 1. To submit an application, visit dekalbccf.org/yep.

YEP is a youth-led high school committee of the DeKalb County Community Foundation that provides opportunities for youth across the county to develop leadership skills, learn about philanthropy and engage in their communities through grant-making and volunteering. For information, call 815-748-5383 or email noah@dekalbccf.org.

State Sen. Chesney to host office hours Aug. 9 in Genoa

GENOA – State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, will host traveling office hours to provide 45th District constituents services. Office representatives will visit Genoa from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 9 at Genoa City Hall, 333 E. First St., according to a news release. The office hours are intended for 45th District residents.

Constituents can receive services for state agency issues. Residents will be assisted by Chesney’s staff.

Services include:

• Firearms identification and concealed carry delays or issues

• The Office of Aging, Attorney General’s office, Department of Human Services and state police issues

• Transferring out-of-state professional licenses

• Secretary of State motor vehicle issues

• Veterans’ issues

• State board of education or board of higher education issues

For information, call 815-232-0771 or email kscace@sgop.ilga.gov.

– Shaw Local News Network

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St arti ng @ 10:00 am

Comfort station, Lunch available, Attendance permitting an d if necessary two auction rings will run si multaneously, bring a frie nd, rain or shine, th is is a partial listing only, expect to fin d surprises! Will update Au ctionZip as we fin d other items

MUSCLE CARS, TRUCK, & TRAILER SELLING @ 12:30!

2006 Ford F250 FX 4, diesel V8 po wer stroke engi ne, pick -up, crew cab, 98,660 mi les, XLT package, with cust om Leer top, 1970 Dodge Cornet RT, 440 4 ba rrel engine al l origi nal 59,646 mile s, runs great little rust if any, 1970 Dodge Monaco 2 d oor hardtop recently rebuilt 383 4 ba rrel l ittle rust if any, 1967 Olds Cutlass Supreme convertible wi th 330 V8 4 barrel engine all orig inal AS IS, 196 7 Olds Cutlass Supreme coup wi th rebuilt 40 0 V8 4 barrel engi ne, AS IS, (both cars rollin g chassis al l interior an d trim disassemble) 1999 T- M, 7000 lbs., flatbed 24' x 8' trailer, tandem ax le, steel bed, wood sides, tool bo x, TRACTORS & TOOLS DIRT BIKES, LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT, SHOP TOOLS, 1946 Case VA C narrow front gas trac tor older restora tion AS IS, with extra rear fenders, case plow, Case 2 bottom plow on steel wheels, 19 40's Jo hn Deere H, disassemble, (2) Yamaha YZ 250 motor cross dirt bi kes one needs assembly, Honda CRF 230F dirt bi ke, John Deere 214 ga rden tractor 48” de ck with blade, rear mount rototiller & snow blower, Toro Pro- Line walk behi nd 44” weed whi pper, Craftsman 24” 2 st age snow bl ower like new, S tihl FS 46 gas weed eater, Wheel ba rrels, Pro Tig 205 Tig welder on cart, Hobart ha ndl er 210 MV P wire welder bot h li ke new, Ingersoll Rand upright 60-gal air compressor, Sandbl aster Cabinet, Tecumseh 10 hp generator, Homelit e LR 4300 generator, shop press, work bench wit h Wilton Vice , Craftsman 10” ta ble saw, Husqvarna 450 Rancher chain saw with 16” & 21” ba rs, Chain saw sharpener, OUTDOOR SPORTING, TOYS, NEON & METAL SIGNS, BEER & AG

(2) KAYAK S Necky Manitou & Wilderness, (2) Alu. Grumman canoes, roof ra cks for ha uling Ka yaks & canoes, Weber gas bottle grille, E-Z up canopy, camping related items, several bag chairs, fishing rod & reels, (2) cornhole bag games, Lg collection of ligh ted, neon & metal be er signs, sev. Beer trays, Ag related metal signs inc's a 2-sided Pioneer sign & others, fram ed Dekalb seed sack & others, 12-gal Red Wing crock, lg collection of farm toys, tractors & implem ents all makes & models, different scale models, APPLIANCES, HOUSEHOLD & HOME FURNISHINGS, POOL TABLE ESTATE OF BRIAN LAMBERT, MARY LAMBERT OWNER

AUCTIONEERS: Chris Wegener 815-451-2820 Sa ndwi ch IL., Brian DeBolt 630-878-1262 Plan o IL For photos & more de tails Go2weg enerauctions.com

All Make Will Pick-U

Publis her's in this newspape Act which ma preference, li on race, colo stat us or na make any su Familial stat with parents people securi will not know which is in informed that are available To complain Hearing

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DeKalb

921 E. Garden St

Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8a-5p. Lots of various crafts, sewing, household items.

De Kalb –Multi. Family Garage Sales 10179 Rich Road

August 3, 4, & 5 8a-4p

Furniture, Small F reezer, an d baby clothes

Something for Everyone! Too much to list!

Rochelle

10135 E. Hickory Ridge Dr.

August 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 9a-5p

Huge Estate / Moving Sale, Furniture, Tools, Collectibles, Too Much to List.

MOTORCYCLES WANTED

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY, FOR THE TW ENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.SEAN GILMAN, TANYA GILMAN, NEUCORT LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

Defendant 2022 FC 000116

NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE

PUBLIC NO TICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 25 2023, the Sheriff of DeKalb County will at 1:00 PM on August 24 2023, at the DeKalb County Co urthouse, at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 103 E MEADOW DR, CORTLAND, IL 60112

Property Index No 09-20-254-013

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $128,008.37.

All Makes, Cash Paid, Reasonable. Will Pick-Up. 630- 660-0571

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bi d by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied 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.

605/18.5(g-1).

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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810, CHICAGO, IL, 60601, (561) 241-6901 Please refer to file number 22-080662.

E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM

Case # 2022 FC 000116 I3225483

Published in The MidWeek, July 26, 2023

August 2, 9, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTYSYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

PLAINTIFF

Vs Shane W. Armes; et al DEFENDANT S No. 2023FC000007

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NO TICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 04/13/2023 the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on September 14, 2023 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 04-18-204-005

Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 585 Eychaner Road Esmond, IL 60129

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 14-23-00444.

I3225900

Published in The MidWeek, August 2, 9, 16, 2023

NEUCORT LAKES

UNIT ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH

HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE TOWN OF CORTLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 2002, IN PLAT CABINET NO. 9, AT SLIDE NO. 45-D, AS DO CUMENT NO. 2002026830, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 103 E MEADOW DR, CORTLAND, IL 60112

Property Index No 09-20-254-013

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $128,008.37.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bi d by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied 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. Upon payment in full of the amount bi d, the purchaser wi ll receive a Certif icate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale

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

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

PLAINTIFF

Vs Shane W. Armes; et al

DEFENDANT S No 2023FC000007

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NO TICE IS HEREBY

(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

Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housin g Act which makes it il legal to advertise "any preference, li mitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handic ap, familial stat us or nati onal origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination."

Familial stat us includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18 This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violat io n of the law. Ou r readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis

To complain of discrimination call HUD 1- 800-669-9777

Hearing impaired number is 1-800-927-9275

Upon payment in full of the amount bi d, the purchaser wi ll receive a Certif icate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the cond it ion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4) If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common inte rest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON

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 Ac t, 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

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY, FOR THE TW ENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.SEAN GILMAN, TANYA GILMAN, NEUCORT LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

Defendant 2022 FC 000116

NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE

PUBLIC NO TICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 25, 2023, the Sheriff of DeKalb County will at 1:00 PM on August 24, 2023, at the DeKalb County Co urthouse, at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, front door entrance, Sycamore, IL, 60178, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash as set forth below, the following described real estate:

LOT 20 IN NEUCORT LAKES UNIT ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE TOWN OF CORTLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 17,

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the cond it ion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4) If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common inte rest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC, 205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810, CHICAGO, IL, 60601, (561) 241-6901 Please refer to file number 22-080662. E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM

Case # 2022 FC 000116

I3225483

Published in The MidWeek, July 26, 2023

August 2, 9, 2023

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 04/13/2023, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illinois will on September 14, 2023 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 LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DEKALB STATE OF ILLI NOIS, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 12 AND THE WEST 20 FEET OF LOT 11, IN BLOCK 2 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF ESMOND, (EXCEPT THEREFROM A STRIP OF LAND 33 FEET WIDE OFF THE NORTH END OF SAID LOT 12 AND OFF THE NORTH END OF THE WEST 20 FEET OF SAID LOT 11) ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 16TH 1887 IN PLAT BOOK "B", PAGE 82 IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PIN 04-18-204-005

Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 585 Eychaner Road Esmond, IL 60129

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 Ac t, 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

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 14-23-00444.

I3225900

Published in The MidWeek, August 2, 9, 16, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given by the Governi ng Board of the Kishwaukee Education Consortium, a Joint Agreement regional vocation education delivery system, in the County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, that a tentat ive budget for the Consortium for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Consortium office at 21255 Malta Rd, Malta, Illinois, within the boundaries of this Joint Agreement, from and af ter 8:00 a.m. CDT August 1, 2023

Notice is further hereby given that a public hearin g on said budget will be held September 20, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. in the DeKalb County Regi on al Superintendents office.

Dated this 25th day of July, 2023

Tom Crouch

Executive Director Kishwaukee Education Consortium

(Published in the MidWeek Aug. 2, 2023) 2096790