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The Convocation Center is seen Wednesday Aug. 31, at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. See CONVOCATION CENTER, page 5

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“That was one of the things originally that when the facility was built was proba bly one of the best basketball arenas in the Mid-American Conference, as well as the auxiliary gym,” Cheney said. “[It] is a great

For 20 years, NIU’s Convocation Center has welcomed students and athletes in DeKalb

John Cheney, the university’s deputy athletic director for operations, said that coupled with concerts, career fairs, dog shows and IHSA and IESA basketball games and wrestling meets, these events all strive to help foster a sense of commu nity and belonging both on campus and in the local community. The Convocation Center originally opened its doors on NIU’s west campus in 2002. Around that time, the university identified a need for an arena with office and training space for athletics, said Cary Groth, the university’s former athletic director.“Wedidn’t have a large facility on cam pus other than the field house,” Groth said, referencing the Chick Evans Field House at Annie Glidden Road and Lucinda Ave nue. “The field house was built in the ’50s. We always had buckets and garbage cans for leaking roofs. … It was an old facility. There really wasn’t any way you could expand that building, build onto that build ing, because it was built in a way that you couldn’t do that. So we started looking into the feasibility of a new arena.” Groth said project leaders visited are nas around the country for inspiration, including Penn State University and Illi nois State Ultimately,University.university officials took some of the components they liked from other buildings and made it their own. “We had the land. A lot of those places didn’t have land,” Groth said. “But NIU in DeKalb had land to build, so why not use that space without having to get into those extraUniversitycosts?” officials agreed to pay $36 million to construct the arena, primarily using student fees to cover a major portion of the annual bond payment. Cheney said the building is not yet fully paid off. Stu dents pay $8.22 per credit hour in fees that go toward the annual debt payment, Cheney said. “It got pushed out a little bit, but it should be at least 10 years left on bond pay ment,” Cheney said. Groth said seeing the arena become a reality was a dream come true. “I went by it every day,” she said. “When you can see a dream that’s shared by many, not just by athletics, but when you’re part of that planning, down to details, where you’re picking out the furniture, you’re picking out the color of the seats, you’re watching it being built, it’s really reward ing. It was beautiful. It still is. It served a purpose.”Fastforward to 2022, the Convocation Center has prompted the university to see some success in athletics. “We’ve won several conference champi onships here,” Cheney said.

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Cheney credits the arena for elevating the level play he’s seen among the Division I athletic programs.

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The DeKalb Park District will host its 17th annual Kite Fest from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at DeKalb Kiwanis Park, 391 Fairview Drive, DeKalb. Admission and parking at the Kite Fest is free. Parking will be available at Kiwanis Park and the Sports and Recreation Center, 1765 S. Fourth St., DeKalb.Attendees will enjoy Kite Fest traditions such as giant inflatable kites and dancing kites high in the sky, as well as seasonal on site activities. NIU S.T.E.A.M. also will have a paper airplane obstacle course and educational information about the forces of flight. All activities will be held near the Kiwanis Park Shelter.KiteFest attendees can bring their own kite or buy one at the event. Manja string or any other type of glass-covered string is prohibited. Profes sional kite flyers that will be at the festival include Al Sparling, Darryl Waters, Anthony Catalano, Team Sky FX and Team Chicago Kite. Volunteers will be on site to demonstrate safe kite assembly and flying. Volunteer interest forms are available at VendorKing,weatherteer-opportunitiesdekalbparkdistrict.com/volunorcall815-758-6663.Thefestival’spopularCandyDropwillreturn,permitting.FoodvendorswillincludeBigD’s,TheCreamSweetButtsCottonCandyandKonaIce.spacesarestillavailable.Emailctluczek@ dekalbparkdistrict.com or call 815-756-8560, ext. 7263. For information, visit dekalbparkdistrict.com or call 815-758-7756.

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Cheney said the university takes pride in bringing an array of acts to campus.

opportunity for our volleyball team. It’s a smaller gym with 700 people or so when it’s packed, but it’s a great envi ronment for our student-athletes.”

Outside of athletics, some prominent figures known to have traversed the arena over the years are Trevor Noah, John Mayer, Ciara, Brad Paisley, Cedric the Entertainer, Thomas Rhett, Miranda Lambert and Darius Rucker.

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“The student newspaper was positive sometimes and negative other times, but we got a good read on how the stu dents and others were feeling,” Groth said. “We tried to address everything we could at that time.”

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The arena, however, hasn’t always been met with such fanfare.

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Groth acknowledged that with con structing the arena came an opportu nity to serve both sporting and non-sporting events and said she hoped to set the record straight about the building’s purpose at the time when project leaders sought approval.

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Kishwaukee Valley Wonderers and Genoa partner for disc golf course

GENOA – River Run Disc Golf, a new, nine-hole course is ready for action at David Carroll Memorial Citizens Park in Genoa thanks to efforts by the Kish waukee Valley Wonderers and the Genoa Public Works Department. The course is only four weeks old, but a hole-in-one has already been recorded on the second hole. Kevin Schweitzer, who picked up disc golf less than a year ago, was playing the course with his son when he managed the feat. Humbly, he claimed no skill was involved: “It was all luck,” he said.

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Kevin Schweitzer looks to finish out a hole Thursday, Sept. 2, at the new River Run Disc Golf Course in David Carroll Memorial Park in Genoa.

“We want to perfect this first before moving forward again. I’m going to have to pay attention to my other wooded areas for invasive species control this year, and then we can go back and put in some work on another nine somewhere.”

Janice Melton Genoa’s director of public works See DISC GOLF, page 11

“My guys did one heck of a job – guys and gals – removing a lot of the dead fall,” Melton said. “We cut it up, and a lot of it we brought forward so the gen eral public was able to take it away because that is the community’s woods.”

The Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers was created more than eight years ago to promote noncompetitive walking and sports. The organization’s efforts culmi nate each year in Volks Fest, which is a three-day ordeal with events held by the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers and oth ers. The event will run this year from Sept. 9 through 11. On Friday, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce and the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers will present Lucha Libre wrestling from 7 to 10 p.m. The Mexican wrestling group will feature five bouts that are being billed as high-flying, hard-hitting matches. Adult tickets cost $12, tickets for children five through 12-years-old are $8 and entry for kids

On Saturday, the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers host the seventh annual Volksmarch 6K/10K Fun and Fitness Walk. It’s a free event meant to spur the public to come out and enjoy walking paths along the Kishwaukee river and throughout Genoa. The public is encour aged to start the people’s march, which is what volksmarch means in German, between 8 and 11 a.m. on Sept. 10 from David Carroll Memorial Citizens Park. Later in the day is the Biergarten Craft Beer and Wine Festival. Accord ing to genoavolksfest.org, craft beer brewers and wineries from within 60 miles of Genoa will be showcasing their best offerings. General Admission tickets cost $30 and VIP tickets, which grant ticket-holders early access to the festival, are $55. The Lenny’s, a cover band with a repertoire spanning five decades will play in conjunction with the adult beverage event.

“I threw it with my son, and he threw a perfect throw,” Schweitzer said. “And as any father would try to do, try to out do your son, and I threw a terrible throw but it hit a tree, banked off and went into the basket, which was super satisfying.” After the hole-in-one, Schweitzer said he ended up with the worst round he’s ever had at the new course. “But I did get a hole-in-one that day,” said Schweitzer. “And he [Schweitzer’s son] hasn’t gotten one yet. And I never willJaniceagain.”Melton, Genoa’s director of public works, said she was approached by Brian Wallace, vice president of the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers – a fami ly-friendly group that promotes making fitness fun – about the concept of install ing a disc golf course last year. “I’ve never played disc golf myself but I did like the idea of bringing some thing like that to Genoa,” Melton said. “I had no idea it was so popular. But Brian told me, ‘You do it and they will come.’ And they Wallacedid.”said Melton told him last year the Public Works Department agreed to clear out space for the disc golf course because the public works crews had already planned to clean the forest area because it was filled with dead trees. Wallace and the Kishwaukee Val ley Wanderers just needed to find spon sors to pay for the nine baskets. The bas kets are what a disc golfer aims to throw their frisbee into – in as few attempts as possible, throughout the course.

On Sunday, more than 2,000 rubber ducks will compete in the Great Genoa

snowing, public works department came out and removed invasive, dead or dying trees from David Carroll Memo rial Citizens Park. Melton said the department usually does invasive spe cies control in the winter time, which aligned with efforts necessary to clear fairways for the golf course. No large, healthy-appearing trees were chopped for this venture.

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Wallace, however, said the city of Genoa’s Public Works Department is the real reason the course was created.

The amenity made its debut last month and Melton said the course has already received some rave reviews.

“At Volks Fest last year we floated the idea,” Wallace said. “I had nine tak ers from town saying ‘Yes, I want to buy a hole’ and we went out and bought the baskets over the winter.”

(b) The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.

Arguments Against the Proposed Amendment

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this sixth day of September, 2022.

Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

The proposed amendment, which takes effect upon approval by the voters, adds Section 25 to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section will guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate safety conditions, wages, hours, working conditions, and economic welfare. The amendment prohibits the passage of any new law within the State that restricts or prohibits workers from engaging in collective bargaining with their employer over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, like safety protocols or training.

Arguments In Favor of the Proposed Amendment

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This amendment will protect workers' and others' safety. That includes guaranteeing nurses' right to put patient care ahead of profit and making sure construction workers can speak up when there's a safety issue. It will protect workers from being silenced when they call attention to food safety threats, shoddy construction, and other problems that could harm Illinoisans. This amendment protects firefighters and EMTs who put their lives on the line to protect Illinoisans. It means they get the training and safety equipment they need to do their jobs, and can speak out when they see a problem without fear of retaliation. This amendment will help our economy by putting more money in workers' pockets who join together and get raises. That will mean more money going into our communities and small businesses as people join the middle class with good-paying jobs.

FORM OF BALLOT

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ADD SECTION 25 TO ARTICLE I OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION

(b) The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.

EXPLANATION

A fundamental right provided to all citizens under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to free speech and freedom of association. This amendment prohibits any law or ordinance that allows union workers to choose whether they wish to be a member of the union or not. Under the 2018 United States Supreme Court decision Janus v. Illinois AFSCME, non-union government workers cannot be required to pay union dues as a condition of working in the public sector. Approval of this constitutional amendment will deny that protection to private sector workers. The amendment also states that lawmakers could never "interfere with, negate, or diminish" certain rights. These terms are broad and undefined and leave lawmakers without the ability to clarify through legislation. Our Illinois Constitution provides such protection to public employees. The result of that protection has been to squash efforts by state lawmakers and voters to address Illinois' pension fund deficits.

Arguments In Favor of the Proposed Amendment

Arguments Against the Proposed Amendment

A fundamental right provided to all citizens under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to free speech and freedom of association. This amendment prohibits any law or ordinance that allows union workers to choose whether they wish to be a member of the union or not. Under the 2018 United States Supreme Court decision Janus v. Illinois AFSCME, non-union government workers cannot be required to pay union dues as a condition of working in the public sector. Approval of this constitutional amendment will deny that protection to private sector workers. The amendment also states that lawmakers could never "interfere with, negate, or diminish" certain rights. These terms are broad and undefined and leave lawmakers without the ability to clarify through legislation. Our Illinois Constitution provides such protection to public employees. The result of that protection has been to squash efforts by state lawmakers and voters to address Illinois' pension fund deficits.

FORM OF BALLOT

(b) The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.

Arguments In Favor of the Proposed Amendment

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this sixth day of September, 2022. Jesse SecretaryWhiteof State SECTION 25. WORKERS' RIGHTS

YES For the proposed addition of Section 25 to Article I of the Illinois Constitution. NO The link below has information about a proposed constitutional amendment that will be considered at the November 8, 2022 general election. ��在2022�11月8�大选��的��案�关��。

To the Electors of the State of Illinois: The Illinois Constitution establishes a structure of government and laws for the State of Illinois. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may propose changes to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the Legislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Illinois Constitution before they become effective. The purpose of this document is to inform you of proposed changes to the Illinois Constitution and to provide you with a brief explanation and a summary of the arguments in favor of and in opposition to the proposed amendment.

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Poniższy link zawiera informacje na temat proponowanej zmiany konstytucyjnej, która zostanie rozpatrzona w wyborach powszechnych w dniu 8 listopada 2022 r. El siguiente enlace contiene información sobre una propuesta de enmienda constitucional que se considerará en las elecciones generales del 8 de noviembre de 2022. https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/stgovpub.html

This amendment will protect workers’ and others’ safety. That includes guaranteeing nurses’ right to put patient care ahead of profit and making sure construction workers can speak up when there’s a safety issue. It will protect workers from being silenced when they call attention to food safety threats, shoddy construction, and other problems that could harm Illinoisans. This amendment protects firefighters and EMTs who put their lives on the line to protect Illinoisans. It means they get the training and safety equipment they need to do their jobs, and can speak out when they see a problem without fear of retaliation. This amendment will help our economy by putting more mon ey in workers’ pockets who join together and get raises. That will mean more money going into our communities and small businesses as people join the middle class with good-paying jobs.

Arguments Against the Proposed Amendment

The proposed amendment, which takes effect upon approval by the voters, adds Section 25 to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section will guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate safety conditions, wages, hours, working conditions, and economic welfare. The amendment prohibits the passage of any new law within the State that restricts or prohibits workers from engaging in collective bargaining with their employer over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, like safety protocols or training.

ARTICLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS

Jesse SecretaryWhiteof State

FORM OF BALLOT

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Explanation of Amendment

Arguments Against the Proposed Amendment

YES For the proposed addition of Section 25 to Article I of the Illinois Constitution. NO The link below has information about a proposed constitutional amendment that will be considered at the November 8, 2022 general election. ��在2022�11月8�大选��的��案�关��。

SECTION 25. WORKERS’ RIGHTS

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this sixth day of September, 2022.

This amendment will protect workers' and others' safety. That includes guaranteeing nurses' right to put patient care ahead of profit and making sure construction workers can speak up when there's a safety issue. It will protect workers from being silenced when they call attention to food safety threats, shoddy construction, and other problems that could harm Illinoisans. This amendment protects firefighters and EMTs who put their lives on the line to protect Illinoisans. It means they get the training and safety equipment they need to do their jobs, and can speak out when they see a problem without fear of retaliation. This amendment will help our economy by putting more money in workers' pockets who join together and get raises. That will mean more money going into our communities and small businesses as people join the middle class with good-paying jobs.

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Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

FORM OF BALLOT

Jesse SecretaryWhiteof State

The proposed amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution that would guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions, and to promote their economic welfare and safety at work. The new amendment would also prohibit from being passed any new law that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety. At the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

This amendment will protect workers' and others' safety. That includes guaranteeing nurses' right to put patient care ahead of profit and making sure construction workers can speak up when there's a safety issue. It will protect workers from being silenced when they call attention to food safety threats, shoddy construction, and other problems that could harm Illinoisans. This amendment protects firefighters and EMTs who put their lives on the line to protect Illinoisans. It means they get the training and safety equipment they need to do their jobs, and can speak out when they see a problem without fear of retaliation. This amendment will help our economy by putting more money in workers' pockets who join together and get raises. That will mean more money going into our communities and small businesses as people join the middle class with good-paying jobs.

(a) Employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. No law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

A fundamental right provided to all citizens under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to free speech and freedom of association. This amend ment prohibits any law or ordinance that allows union workers to choose whether they wish to be a member of the union or not. Under the 2018 United States Supreme Court decision Janus v. Illinois AFSCME, non-union government workers cannot be required to pay union dues as a condition of working in the public sector. Approval of this constitutional amendment will deny that protection to private sector workers. The amendment also states that lawmakers could never “interfere with, negate, or diminish” certain rights. These terms are broad and undefined and leave lawmakers without the ability to clarify through legislation. Our Illinois Constitution provides such protection to public employees. The result of that protection has been to squash efforts by state lawmakers and voters to address Illinois’ pension fund deficits.

Explanation of Amendment

section will guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate safety conditions conditions, and economic welfare. The amendment prohibits the passage of any new law within the State that restricts or prohibi in collective bargaining with their employer over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, like safety proto

This amendment will protect workers' and others' safety. That includes guaranteeing nurses' right to put patient care ahead of construction workers can speak up when there's a safety issue. It will protect workers from being silenced when they call atten Illinoisans. It means they get the training and safety equipment they need to do their jobs, and can speak out when they see a retaliation. This amendment will help our economy by putting more money in workers' pockets who join together and get raises. T going into our communities and small businesses as people join the middle class with good-paying jobs.

(a) Employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. No law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

Arguments In Favor of the Proposed Amendment

Jesse SecretaryWhiteof State negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

YES For the proposed addition of Section 25 to Article I of the Illinois Constitution. NO The link below has information about a proposed constitutional amendment that will be considered at the November 8, 2022 general election. ��在2022�11月8�大选��的��案�关��。

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negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

Jesse SecretaryWhiteof State https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/stgovpub.html

Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

EXPLANATION

YES For the proposed addition of Section 25 to Article I of the Illinois Constitution. NO The link below has information about a proposed constitutional amendment that will be considered at the November 8, 2022 general election. ��在2022�11月8�大选��的��案�关��。

Explanation of Amendment

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STATE I, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendment, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendment, Arguments in Favor of the Amendment and Arguments Against the Amendment and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as set forth in compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this sixth day of September, 2022.

The link below has information about a proposed constitutional amendment that will be considered at the November 8, 2022 general election.

negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. No law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

Arguments Against the Proposed Amendment

Explanation of Amendment

Arguments In Favor of the Proposed Amendment

Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

FORM OF BALLOT Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

The proposed amendment, which takes effect upon approval by the voters, adds Section 25 to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section will guar antee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate safety conditions, wages, hours, working conditions, and economic welfare. The amendment prohibits the passage of any new law within the State that restricts or prohibits workers from engaging in collective bargaining with their employer over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, like safety protocols or training.

EXPLANATION

A fundamental right provided to all citizens under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to free s This amendment prohibits any law or ordinance that allows union workers to choose whether they wish to be a member of the union United States Supreme Court decision Janus v. Illinois AFSCME, non-union government workers cannot be required to pay union due working in the public sector. Approval of this constitutional amendment will deny that protection to private sector workers. Th lawmakers could never "interfere with, negate, or diminish" certain rights. These terms are broad and undefined and leave lawma clarify through legislation. Our Illinois Constitution provides such protection to public employees. The result of that protect state lawmakers and voters to address Illinois' pension fund deficits.

The proposed amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution that would guarantee right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions, and to promote their econo work. The new amendment would also prohibit from being passed any new law that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the righ and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety. At the gen November 8, 2022, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution. YES For the proposed addition of Section 25 to Article I of the Illinois Constitution. NO election. � � � � � � � 在 2 0 2 2 � 1 1 月 8 � 大选 � � � � � 的 � � � � 案 de 2022.

Arguments In Favor of the Proposed Amendment

A fundamental right provided to all citizens under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to free speech and freedom of association. This amendment prohibits any law or ordinance that allows union workers to choose whether they wish to be a member of the union or not. Under the 2018 United States Supreme Court decision Janus v. Illinois AFSCME, non-union government workers cannot be required to pay union dues as a condition of working in the public sector. Approval of this constitutional amendment will deny that protection to private sector workers. The amendment also states that lawmakers could never "interfere with, negate, or diminish" certain rights. These terms are broad and undefined and leave lawmakers without the ability to clarify through legislation. Our Illinois Constitution provides such protection to public employees. The result of that protection has been to squash efforts by state lawmakers and voters to address Illinois' pension fund deficits.

The proposed amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution that would guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions, and to promote their economic welfare and safety at work. The new amendment would also prohibit from being passed any new law that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety. At the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

STATE I, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendment, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendment, Arguments in Favor of the Amendment and Arguments Against the Amendment and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as set forth in compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

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The proposed amendment, which takes effect upon approval by the voters, adds Section 25 to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section will guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate safety conditions, wages, hours, working conditions, and economic welfare. The amendment prohibits the passage of any new law within the State that restricts or prohibits workers from engaging in collective bargaining with their employer over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, like safety protocols or training.

STATE I, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendment, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendment, Arguments in Favor of the Amendment and Arguments Against the Amendment and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as set forth in compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

EXPLANATION

FORM OF BALLOT

The proposed amendment, which takes effect upon approval by the voters, adds Section 25 to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section will guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate safety conditions, wages, hours, working conditions, and economic welfare. The amendment prohibits the passage of any new law within the State that restricts or prohibits workers from engaging in collective bargaining with their employer over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, like safety protocols or training.

NOYES For the proposed addition of Section 25 to Article I of the Illinois Constitution.

Poniższy link zawiera informacje na temat proponowanej zmiany konstytucyjnej, która zostanie rozpatrzona w wyborach powszechnych w dniu 8 listopada 2022 r. El siguiente enlace contiene información sobre una propuesta de enmienda constitucional que se considerará en las elecciones generales del 8 de noviembre de 2022. https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/stgovpub.html

STATE I, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendment, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendment, Arguments in Favor of the Amendment and Arguments Against the Amendment and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as set forth in compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

Explanation of Amendment

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this sixth day of September, 2022.

A fundamental right provided to all citizens under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to free speech and freedom of association. This amendment prohibits any law or ordinance that allows union workers to choose whether they wish to be a member of the union or not. Under the 2018 United States Supreme Court decision Janus v. Illinois AFSCME, non-union government workers cannot be required to pay union dues as a condition of working in the public sector. Approval of this constitutional amendment will deny that protection to private sector workers. The amendment also states that lawmakers could never "interfere with, negate, or diminish" certain rights. These terms are broad and undefined and leave lawmakers without the ability to clarify through legislation. Our Illinois Constitution provides such protection to public employees. The result of that protection has been to squash efforts by state lawmakers and voters to address Illinois' pension fund deficits.

El siguiente enlace contiene información sobre una propuesta de enmienda constitucional que se considerará en las elecciones generales del 8 de noviembre de 2022.

Explanation of Amendment

(b) The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.

The proposed amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution that would guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions, and to promote their economic welfare and safety at work. The new amendment would also prohibit from being passed any new law that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety. At the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

(b) The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.

Arguments Against the Proposed Amendment

Jesse SecretaryWhiteof State Poniższy link zawiera informacje na temat proponowanej zmiany konstytucyjnej, która zostanie rozpatrzona w wyborach powszechnych w dniu 8 listopada 2022 r.

EXPLANATION

Poniższy link zawiera informacje na temat proponowanej zmiany konstytucyjnej, która zostanie rozpatrzona w wyborach powszechnych w dniu 8 listopada 2022 r.

The proposed amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution that would guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions, and to promote their economic welfare and safety at work. The new amendment would also prohibit from being passed any new law that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety. At the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

El siguiente enlace contiene información sobre una propuesta de enmienda constitucional que se considerará en las elecciones generales del 8 de noviembre de 2022. https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/stgovpub.html

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this sixth day of September, 2022.

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Dan Klefstad, WNIJ’s “Morning Edition” host, will present “Living in the Clinton Rosette Home” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center in DeKalb.

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center is a not-forprofit organization working to pre serve the home and barn while provid ing educational opportunities to the public.For information, call 815-756-7904, visit the J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center Facebook page, or visit gliddenhomestead.org.

State Normal School, now NIU, to DeKalb. He also ran a small private school with his wife, Alpha. Rosette became the editor of the DeKalb County Chronicle, now the Daily Chronicle, with Joseph F. Glidden as publisher. Both Glidden and Rosette ran the newspaper together for years. Rosette assumed ownership of the paper after Glidden’s death in 1906, becoming both editor and publisher.

Photo provided by the Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center

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Two new delivery trucks have been competed this week by the DeKalb Wagon Company, one for Vere Good year and his Sally Ann bread delivery and the other for Corey & Evans. The new job for Corey & Evans is an enclosed truck throughout and will be a decided asset to the firm. The firm has been sending several trucks to Chi cago within the last several weeks, due to rail conditions and the addition of new equipment will allow this work to be done the year around, regardless of the elements.

The staggering figures for necessary street repairs in Sycamore have led the city’s finance committee to recom mend a combination of sales and utility taxes to pay for the upkeep.

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Photo provided by DeKalb County History Center Archives DeKalb Fair Grounds in 1894 before NIU campus was built in that spot.

Sandwich Fair activities are calling many Sycamore people each day to the southern part of the county to take in the various sights. On Monday morning Judge Clinton Irwin of the circuit court called off the session in order that he might attend the fair with a party of friends and also so that some of the rural members of the jury could attend to some pressing farm work. Canning operations in Sycamore homes are being held up due to the fact that grocery store dealers are unable to buy canning jars. This is the first time in many years that jar manufacturers have been unable to supply the demand. In previous years the supply has been too great and the facto ries have been closed down the greater part of the year. Although it is rather late in the season there is much construction work planned for Malta to take place before cold weather sets in. T.S. Kingsted, a Malta contractor, is busy at work on the erection of a new feed elevator for A.T. Peterson while he has also been awarded the contract for the building of the new garage on the old Bartlett property.

The bereaved Israeli Olympic delegation, wearing small black ribbons on the lapels of their blue blazers as a sign of mourning, flew to Tel Aviv today with the bodies of team members killed by Arab terrorists Tuesday.

On Labor Day, the 72nd annual Willret reunion, descen dants of Jacob G. and Joanna Willret, was held at the Hop kins Park Shelter house.

Old, but still in daily use, is the Commercial House, located in Paw Paw. The building is about hundred years old and at one time was a important and popular spot on the Chicago road. The structure, which contains twenty rooms, is now being used as a residence.

Through Gordon W. Wetzel the sales manager of the Holub Industries, Inc., of Sycamore, announcement is made of the development and the preparation to market a new product. The new device is a revolutionary develop ment in screw anchors, and employs special shape engi neering with plastic to provide an anchor that gives far better holding ability that has been possible in the past.

The west side of DeKalb may soon get a much needed grocery store, DeKalb City Planner Russ Farnum said Wednesday. The grocery store is part of a planned devel opment just north of The Jungle Shopping Center on the east side of Annie Glidden Road. It also includes a fast-food restaurant and an apartment complex.

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1947 – 75 YEARS AGO Offices are being juggled in the Court House this week. The Illinois Public Aid Commission started it off by moving from the northwest room on the main floor of the Court House across the street to a privately owned building. Then the supervisor’s committee in charge of the sheriff and buildings told County Superintendent of Highways Fred O. Larson that he could have the choice ground floor offices. Fred lost no time is getting Janitor George Boleen and his crew to start moving his belongings from the third floor where he has had his headquarters for many years. Said it was going to feel pretty good to get to his office without a mountain climbing expedition to reach it.

W.W. Williams, County Superintendent of Highways, in order to help in the flow of the increased traffic being cre ated by the returning of students at the University this week, as well as the scheduled football game this week end, announces that Glidden Road from Crane Drive south to Lincoln Highway will be temporarily striped. The traffic signals at the corner of Lucinda and Glidden will be put into operation as well.

A very slim burglar who crawled through the bars at the rear window of the Martin Food Mart at Somonauk Thursday night got a small reward for his trouble. All the raid netted him was $5 in pennies as the cash in the regis ter had been taken to the Sandwich bank by a clerk when the place Residentsclosed.along Route 30, south of here may have bus communications east and west in the near future. An application has been made to the state commerce com mission for a public hearing on the application of the Exemplar Stages, Inc., to institute a line between Rockford and Aurora. The proposed line would pass through Sugar Grove, Big Rock, Hinckley, Waterman, and Shabbona on Route 30 and through Rochelle, Flagg Center, Kings, Hol comb, and Davis Junction to Rockford.

Sycamore High School’s girls cross country team edged rival Kaneland 28-29 Thursday at Wal-Camp in Genoa.

Complete working plans for the new fraternal home of the Loyal Order of Moose to be erected on Fifth Street have been received from the architects and now are being scanned carefully by the building committee and DeKalb.

1922 – 100 YEARS AGO Dr. D. C. Schreck is enjoying all the pleasures that go with the purchase of a new car, buying a Dodge sedan the first of the week. Although Dr. Schreck has been driving a Ford for some time and his had the best of service with it he felt as though he needed a heavier car.

The Sycamore Planning Commission approved a final plat of land last night for business zoning at the intersec tion of Sycamore and Bethany Roads near the YMCA. The area west of Sycamore Road and north and south of Beth any Road has been divided into lots and are ready for sale. A Chicago land trust company owns the property.

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One of the girl students at the Glidden school was struck by a bicycle ridden by one of the boys there this noon, and although not injured seriously was badly fright ened. It was at first thought she was hurt but later it devel oped that the injuries consisted of scratches. This little mishap, fortunately not of a serious nature, should be a lesson to the boys of the city who are continually riding bicycles on the sidewalks.

For information, email cowzroc@gmail. com or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3350.

Teen book club meeting Sept. 8 at DeKalb Library

SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Park Dis trict will offer preschool classes beginning the week of Monday, Sept. 12, at the Syca more Park District Community Center, 480 Airport Road, Sycamore. Classes will be open for children ages 3 to 6.The 90-minute classes will focus on skills in cognitive ability, sensory, fine motor, imagination, sharing and more. The classes are designed for children to be in a positive, enriching preschool environment where they will share, interact with friends and have fun. Preschoolers also will have the opportunity to visit Club 55 members at the Community Center during the Lunch BuddiesChildrenProgram.must be potty-trained and able to perform bathroom duties by themselves to attend.Toregister, visit the Sycamore Park Dis trict Community Center or sycparks.org. For information, visit sycaparks.org.

The Bible study will watch and study the life of Jesus as told in season one of the miniseries “The Chosen.” A different epi sode from the miniseries will be watched every week. A discussion will follow each episode viewing. For information, call 815-895-2227 or email office@sycamorestpeters.org.

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BRIEFS Bridgerton book club meeting Sept. 7 at DeKalb Library DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a Bridgerton book club meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room of the library. Because the series contains explicit content, the book club is open to adults only.

DeKALB –

The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a teen book club meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in the library’s Teen Room.

DeKalb Library tour scheduled for Sept. 12

The workshop is open to teens ages 12 to 18. Attendees will be able to use acrylic pours to create their own artwork. All paintings will be dried, varnished and hung up in the teen lounge. Registration is not required to attend. Participants can walk in at any time during the workshop.

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a library tour at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, beginning in the library’s Story and Activity Room. The tour is open to people of all ages. A library staff member will guide attendees through the inner workings of the library to learn how the library works and what resources it offers. There also will be a scavenger hunt. No registration is required to attend.

The club will discuss the sixth book in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, “When He Was Wicked.” The books are available in the library one month before every meet ing. Because of limited seating, the book club is first come, first served.

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The workshop is open to people of all ages. Participants will be able to choose from crayons, paint, beans, yarn or maga zines to create whatever art piece they can come up with. Assistance with making an art piece will be available upon request. Because of limited supplies, the workshop is first come, first served. For information, email irise@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2110. Decorate the library workshop offered at the DeKalb Library DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a decorate the library workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in the library’s 309 Creative Room.

The book club is open to teens in sixth through 12th grades.

Teens will be able read a book or graphic novel of their choice, whether they give it a thumbs up or a thumbs down. Par ticipants also will talk about other books they have been reading. The book genre chosen for the meeting is mystery. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Registration is not required to attend.

Sycamore church beginning weekly Bible study Sept. 13 DeKALB – St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 218 Somonauk St., Sycamore, will host a Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Bible study is free and open to the public. The eight-week long study will be held at the church on Tuesdays.

For information, email susang@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3400.

For information, email brittak@dkpl.org or 815-756-9568, ext. 2100.

For information, email susang@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3400. Bilingual art workshop to be held at DeKalb Library Sept. 10 DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a Grandparents’ Day bilingual art workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in the lower-level Yusunas Meeting Room of the library.

Sycamore Park District offering new preschool classes

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By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department on Monday con firmed that a second bat has tested posi tive for rabies, after a person in Syca more was bit by a bat Saturday, Aug. 27. Local health authorities said the bat is receiving a rabies vaccine treatment. Rabies is a virus primarily carried by bats in Illinois and it may affect the cen tral nervous system of humans and other mammals. Local health authori ties said the virus can be fatal without preventative care. Rabies can be contracted in several different ways. People can get the virus after being bitten by an infected animal or contract it when saliva from a rabid animal gets into the eyes, nose, mouth or aDeKalbwound.County health authorities stress that a bat that is active during the day, found on the ground and unable to fly, may be rapid. But people cannot merely look at a bat and tell if it has rabies. The animal does not have to be aggressive or exhibit other symptoms to identify and know whether it has rabies, health authorities said. If someone is bitten or exposed to a bat, health authorities urge them to seek medical attention as the vaccine treat ment series for rabies must begin imme diately.Health authorities stress that special considerations must be taken into account if a bat bite is believed to have bitten a child or a person with disabili ties, or while one is sleeping – as those are situations when one is more vulner able or less likely to feel pain should it occur.Tips on how to prevent the spread of rabies:•Stay up-to-date on pet vaccinations for both indoor and outdoor animals

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• If a bat find its way into your home, try to cover it with a large can or bucket and close the door to the room • Consult with animal control or pub lic health officials before releasing a bat that has found its way indoors • Do not feed, handle, attract, adopt or nurse wild animals with garbage • Seek veterinarian assistance for pets if they are bitten or exposed • Teach children not to handle unfa miliar animals, wild or domestic • Maintain homes and other build ings so bats do not gain entry

• Report all animal bites to DeKalb County Animal Control at 815-748-2427

Duck Race at 1 p.m. from the same loca tion. Those looking to participate in the race can buy a duck though the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, or at Tobinson’s Ace Hardware, Resource Bank, Northern Illinois Rehab, Heart land Bank, and First Midwest Bank. The owner of the winning duck will receiveDuring$500.all of the events this week end, Schweitzer and Wallace said they hope people take advantage of the disc golf course directly adjacent to the fes tivities. Wallace said Saturday’s beer and wine festival presents an opportu nity for people to play disc golf while drinking their beverage of choice. Wallace also hopes to use the fest to garner support and sponsors to help the course continue to grow. To do that, the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers are selling T-shirts and stickers, with all profits going to further development of the newest disc golf course DeKalb County. The T-shirts cost $20 and the stickers are $5. “We hope on the ninth, tenth and eleventh we tell everybody at Volks fest, you know, ‘Hey, put your money in this,’ ” Wallace said. Organizers said they hope to eventu ally develop the 9-hole course into a full 18-holeMeltonexperience.saidshethinks a back nine is definitely a possibility, but she wants to see the first nine holes become impec cable“Wefirst.want to perfect this first before moving forward again. I’m going to have to pay attention to my other wooded areas for invasive species con trol this year, and then we can go back and put in some work on another nine somewhere,” Melton said. “Anything’s possible, it’s just a matter of time, not so much even money, it’s just the time.”Inthe meantime, the course is open for the public to enjoy for free. Both Wallace and Schweitzer agreed that, compared to the price point of reg ular golf, playing for free makes it a lot easier to not be frustrated by a bad throw. While playing a round on Sept. 1 Wallace threw his first birdie on the all par-three course. “It was awesome,” Wallace said, “it shows that I’ve improved, improved drastically. I think the hole-in-one is what’s really impressive.”

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FEMA grant helps fire department get new stretchers

SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Fire Department will replace the stretch ers and loading systems on its four ambulances after it was awarded $235,598 through the Federal Emer gency Management Agency’s Assis tance to Firefighters Grant program. “This is something they have been wanting to get for a very long time,” said Michael Hall, the city manager of the city of Sycamore. The replacement stretchers and the installation of the new stretcher loading system is estimated to cost $247,378 and the grant will cover about 95% of that total. The city is responsible for the remaining $11,779 for the new equipment. Hall said that’s something the city budgeted for when the application for the grant was submitted last year. “We knew how much the estimated cost was going to be for those pow ered stretchers, and we knew what our portion was going to be – 5% of that,” Hall Accordingsaid.to a news release from the Sycamore Fire Department, the department is “extremely excited to receive this grant award which will be a huge help in reducing the risk of per sonnel injury during the movement of patients in and out of the ambulance.” According to the release, the stretchers used are manual, meaning Sycamore fire and rescue personnel have to lift the stretcher and patient into the ambulance by hand. “These will be battery-powered stretchers,” Hall said. “[It’s] so huge because most ambulances have these powered stretchers because it saves on helping and lifting and workers comp and all that.” During fiscal 2021, the Sycamore Fire Department responded to 2,515 requests for emergency medical ser vices and took individuals with an ambulance stretcher to the hospital 1,510“Fortimes.the firefighters, a lot of times it’s very heavy to lift people up,” Hall said. “Getting them in there, manu ally doing it, it’s hard on a person’s back doing that. Having this powered [stretcher] is going to save a lot of that sort of stuff. So for workers’ comp and getting people into the ambulance faster, it’s going to be great for Accordingthem.”to FEMA, the Assis tance to Firefighters Grant program has awarded $95.6 million to 646 departments and agencies in Fiscal 2021. The DeKalb Fire Department also received a grant through the pro gram for $251,008 last year, and the Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection Dis trict was awarded $25,000 in January 2021 through the same federal pro gram.“We are confident that this new initiative of the new powered stretch ers and loading systems will mini mize the risk of injury to our emer gency medical service personnel and to the patient loaded onto the stretcher,” fire officials said in the release.

Shaw Local News Network file photo A Sycamore Fire Department ambulance pulls up to the new entryway to the emergency room at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital on March 28 in DeKalb.

Police: More than 20 wild animals removed from home

Police removed more than 20 live wild animals, including snakes, rac coons and opossums, from a Sandwich home this week as part of an ongoing investigation, an Illinois Department of Conservation Police sergeant said. In addition to the conservation police, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, DeKalb County Animal Control and Sandwich Police took part in exe cuting a search at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at a home in the 1000 block of Spruce Street in Sandwich, IDOC Police Sgt. Phil Wire said. The homeowner has not been charged with criminal wrongdoing. The homeowner declined comment concerning the search when contacted late Tuesday afternoon. Wire said the search was part of an ongoing IDOC Police investigation. Wire said upon entering the resi dence Tuesday morning, officers dis covered caged snakes in the basement and domestic rabbits in the backyard without a water source. He said officers immediately provided the animals water.Officers also removed 11 raccoons, seven opossums, two squirrels, one chipmunk and one skunk from the resi dence alive, Wire said. Three deceased snakes were found in cages, and containers of wildlife parts and deceased animals were removed from refrigerators and freezers at the residence, Wire said. “It comes down to having the experi ence to take care of animals properly,” Wire said. “That includes rehabilitating them and not making them your pets. These animals were in the living room and the hallway near the bedroom, not isolated from human activity.” Wire said his department is review ing the evidence obtained during the search before submitting a report and case findings to DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office. David Petesch – dpetesch@shawmedia.com Illinois Department of Conservation Police, assisted by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, DeKalb County Animal Control and Sandwich Police discovered and removed more than 20 live wild animals Tuesday while executing a search warrant at a home in the 1000 block of Spruce Street in Sandwich.

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The forum will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Bat avia Ave. in downtown Batavia. It also will broadcast live on BATV’s Public Access Channel 17.

Shaw Local News Network DeKALB – NIU’s College of Lib eral Arts and Sciences will welcome presidential historian Douglas Brin kley to the next Rebuilding Democ racy Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Thurs day, Sept. 15, on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is required to attend. The event will feature a discus sion between Brinkley and Dean Robert Brinkmann about the current state of democracy, the history and evolution of the presidency, histori cal rankings of presidents, the presi dency and midterm elections, and the presidential influence on Ameri ca’s standing in the world, with a dis cussion to Brinkleyfollow.iscurrently the Kather ine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Human ities and a professor of history at Rice University, the CNN Presiden tial Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. He is also a member of the Century Association, the Council of Foreign Relations, and the James Madison Council of the Library of BrinkleyCongress.worksin many capaci ties in the world of public history on the boards of museums, colleges, and historical societies. He has written 40 books, received a Grammy Award for Presidential Suite and earned seven honorary doctorates in American Studies.TheRebuilding Democracy Lec ture Series showcases how the lib eral arts and sciences is at the center of a healthy democracy. The series addresses various aspects of building a stronger democracy and bringing together a fractured society. To RSVP, visit outday,ing-Democracy-RSVPniu.edu/RebuildpriortoThursSept.15.Eventlinkswillbesentonedaybeforetheevent.

Glidden Homestead begins docent training Sept. 17 DeKALB – The Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, will host an informational meet ing on becoming a volunteer docent at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Reservations for the meeting are not required, but are accepted. Walk-ins will be welcomed.Themeeting will go over the muse um’s history as well as being a docent. Docents guide homestead visitors through the museum while discussing the history of barbed wire, the Glidden family, and the homestead’s place in local and national history. Materials for the meeting will be provided.

The League of Women Voters chap ters falling within the Illinois Second Judicial District have partnered with the DuPage NAACP to host a hybrid forum Sept. 18 for the judicial candidates run ning for Illinois Supreme Court and Illi nois Appellate Court seats in the Nov. 8 General Election. Both Appellate Court judges and Supreme Court judges are elected to 10-year terms. The Second District Appel late Court convenes in Elgin and hears cases appealed from trial courts in five counties – DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake and McHenry. The Illinois Supreme Court, which is the State’s highest court, con venes in InvitationsSpringfield.tothe forum were extended to Illinois Supreme Court Sec ond District judge candidates Mark Cur ran Jr. and Elizabeth “Liz” Rochford, who advanced from their respective primary races.Invitations were also extended to Illi nois Appellate Court Second District judge candidates Susan Clancy Boles and Chris Kennedy.

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Sleek piece of railroad history arrives at Oregon Depot

Mike Abernethy of St. Charles and Oregon Museum Board Member Roger Cain watch as the Silver View dome car reaches its new home west of the Oregon Depot on Monday, Aug. 22.See SILVER VIEW, page 17

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OREGON – After hopscotching around the Midwest for 20 years and keeping railroad enthusiasts waiting for the past 5 weeks, the vintage Silver View dome rail car now can call Oregon , Illi nois,“It“home.”lookslike it has a home now,” said Mike Abernethy, a St. Charles resident who owns the iconic dome car that once ran with the famed Twin Sister Cities Zephyr. “It’s pretty much a dream come true for me to know now that it has a goodThathome.”home is the Oregon Depot Museum, located on the south edge of Oregon, a town of 3,800 about 40 miles west of DeKalb. The Silver View sped into town Sunday afternoon, Aug. 21, surprising Abernethy and members of Oregon Depot Museum Board who expected its arrival on Aug. 22. Its arrival had been delayed numerous times after the car left its former home in Charles City, Iowa, in late July.

“It’s finally here,” said Roger Cain, Silver View dome car to be restored in two phases

By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawnews.com

The Oregon Depot Museum Board has been restored by local volunteers and houses a museum that reflects the history of train travel to and from the town of 3,800, located 40 miles west of DeKalb. For more information about the Oregon Depot visit oregonil.com/ore gon-depot-museum.

Silver View and its sister car, Silver Vista, both operated as daytime parlor cars with one drawing room. Their domes were configured with the customary 24 seats. The “main floor” of the cars had 26 parlor seats in the tail/observation end.

The Oregon Depot Museum Board was offered a $5,000 matching donation from Medins for costs associated mov ing with the Silver View. The Oregon Depot Board matched his donation with funds given by local donors. Earlier this year, officials from the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe agreed to replace and upgrade the “house” track – the track that once served the freight house – just west of the Oregon Depot for the Silver View to sit on. That track, located north of the active BNSF freight line, will be the Silver View’s new home during its next two restoration phases. Phase 1 of the restoration process will include getting the Silver View back to its original condition, with a few extras. Phase 2 will include getting the Silver View ready for rail travel. Cain said having the car in Oregon should help speed up the restoration process.“Wewill roll out the whole plan on Oct. 8,” Cain said. “We will have focused priorities. Fundraising is going to be critical. The work will be done by trades people.”Forinstance, seats from the car are being reupholstered by an Oregon resi dent.“The whole purpose is to give a per son the experience of what it was like to ride in a dome car on the Zephyr,” Abernethy said noting that the car, once restored, could be a stationary venue for fundraising events. “It can seat 24. I see it as a collaborative effort and it also gets Oregon and the Depot more in the public eye.” Cain said work on the exterior of the Silver View will begin soon. Abernethy is president and tour operator of Zephyr Route, a small pri vately owned business he launched to fund the restoration of the Silver View. His website is www.zephyrroute.com.

The following information was pro vided by the Oregon Depot: Silver View was built by the Budd Co. and delivered to the Burlington North ern-Santa Fe on Nov. 29, 1947. It immedi ately became one of the signature Vista Dome cars for the Burlington’s famed Twin Cities Zephyrs. The Twin Cities Zephyrs operated between Chicago and its names’ sake cities. It was marketed as “where nature smiles for 300 miles.”

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The idea to move the signature Vista Dome of Burlington’s famed Twin Cities Zephyr was spawned when former Ore gon resident Peter Medins, now of Woodstock, met Abernethy on a rail tour run by Abernethy. When they started talking about Abernethy’s ongo ing restoration work on the sleek rail car Medins suggested the move to Ore gon.Medins remembered taking a trip from Oregon to Minneapolis on the Twin Cities Zephyr as a child and sug gested Abernethy move the Silver View closer to St. Charles so restoration work could be monitored and performed more easily.Abernethy has owned the Silver View for 20 years after buying it at an auction from a railway company in New York. He remembered watching the Zephyr – with the Silver View in tow – in the early 1950s when visiting his aunt and uncle near Prairie Du Chien, Wis consin.“When we would go down to visit them, they would say ‘Oh, let’s take Mike over to see the Zephyr.’ And when ever I saw the Silver View on the back end that was a big deal for me,” Aber nethy

Earleen Hinton – ehinton@shawnews.com Mike Abernethy (center) owner of the Silver View rail car, walks with Rob and RG Hough as they wait for railroad workers to move the vintage dome car to its new home west of the Oregon Depot on Monday, Aug. 22.

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SM-CL2013139 smiling broadly as the sleek stain less-steel touring car was backed into its new location west of the Depot by rail road workers. “We’ve been working on this for three years and now here it is.” Cain is one of a handful of Oregon Depot Museum Board members who started working on getting the dome car moved to the Oregon Depot three years ago.“We met with Mike in Sycamore three years ago and started talking about this,” Cain said.

Thesaid.car was housed in Iowa and St. Louis before being stored outside in Charles City, Iowa. He decided to explore moving the car to Oregon after the Silver View was damaged by van dals.“They threw some rocks and broke some of the windows,” he said.

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DeKalb County, joining 18 other Illi nois counties, filed a lawsuit against sev eral big-name pharmacies, including Walmart, CVS and Walgreens, pinning blame on them for the nation’s opioid crisis.The lawsuit, filed Aug. 15, alleges the companies – which also included Mei jer, Albertsons and Kroger – failed to monitor and restrict the sale of opioid medication to its customers, used a “deliberate marketing strategy” to encourage the use of opioids and inten tionally evaded restrictions on the med ications’Walgreenssale. never has manufactured or marketed opioids, nor did it distrib ute them to online pharmacies or “pill mills” that it said fueled the opioid cri sis, a Walgreens’ spokesperson said. “We will continue to defend our selves against the unjustified attacks of plaintiffs’ lawyers on the professional ism of our pharmacists, who are dedi cated health care professionals that live and work in the communities they serve,” the spokesperson said. A spokesperson for Kroger declined to comment as it is a legal matter. Offi cials with CVS, Walmart, Meijer and Albertsons did not return requests for comment Aug. 23. The goal of the lawsuit, which was filed in Cook County, is to recuperate funds the county has spent battling opi oid-related use and abuse, the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release. The suit also will look to provide municipalities and private orga nizations with money needed to con tinue “this war on the opioid epidemic.” “This crisis has and will continue to put financial strains on the services that Will County provides its residents,” Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Laura Byrne said in a prepared state ment. “And it is time to hold these phar maciesByrneresponsible.”saidtheirfailure to act “con tributed to the unprecedented opioid epidemic.”“Thedefendants in this case had an obligation to monitor their own opera tions and to have adequate protocols in place to prevent the oversupply and diversion of opioids, which fueled the black market for these drugs,” Byrne said in the statement.

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“You have a whole system in the medical profession and in the pharma ceutical industry ... that knew better,” he said. “They had all the information ... to be able to forecast the devastating consequences that this was going to have. But there was just way too much money to be made.”

Byrne said the complaint alleges that the chain pharmacies failed to properly train their pharmacists and technicians to “identify suspicious activity, which contributed to the oversupply of drugs that fuels an illegal market.”

By JAMES T. NORMAN, jnorman@shawmedia.com M. BARAN-UNLAND

DeKalb County joins lawsuit against pharmacies for role in opioid epidemic

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DeKalb County continues to deal with overdoses, both fatal and not, on a weekly basis, State’s Attorney Rick Amato“Mostsaid.struggles with opioids, includ ing the deaths, aren’t reported to us for prosecution. They just happen, and unfortunately, there’s nobody to hold accountable,” Amato said.

In addition to McHenry and DeKalb counties, other counties included in the lawsuit are Boone, Bureau, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Henry, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Piatt, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson and Will, filings show.

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“Most struggles with opioids, including the deaths, aren’t reported to us for prosecution. They just happen, and unfortunately, there’s nobody to hold accountable.”

La Salle County State’s Attorney Joe Navarro, who was installed earlier this month as the county’s top prosecutor, said he recently became aware of the lit igation is actively looking into La Salle County joining as a plaintiff. “We should be and will be on board, no question,” Navarro said.

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Laura Fry, the executive director of Live4Lali, holds a drug test kit before a meeting June 27 of the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition in Crystal Lake.

McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally called the opioid epi demic “disastrous” for both the county and the state. He called it a white work ing-class epidemic, which is a demo graphic that makes up most of McHenry County, he said.

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GENOA – Saint Catherine of Genoa Church, 340 S. Stott St., will host a drive-thru taco dinner from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, while supplies last.A free will offering will be accepted.

The dinner will include three authentic Mexican tacos (two pork and one beef), rice, salsa, beans, lime, onion and cilantro.

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The program is open to participants of allStaffages.will lead art projects geared toward elementary-age students. Par ents can enjoy coffee or participate in the arts projects. Registration is required to attend. To register, visit eventbrite. ets-408267899277.com/e/paint-create-tick“PaintandCreate”is the fourth of five monthly programs part of the Ell wood Explorers, the Ellwood House Museum’s free youth educational series. The Ellwood Explorers is supported by the Cy Miller Foundation. For information, visit ellwoodhouse. org/youth-programs.

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DeKALB – DeKalb city leaders recently allocated $1.1 million in state funding to help replace bridges at North First Street and Lucinda Ave nue, with construction slated to begin in spring 2023. To help ensure the safety of pedestri ans and motorists, DeKalb city leaders are setting aside state dollars from the Rebuild Illinois Bond Local Allocation Funds to replace the bridges at North First Street and Lucinda Avenue where each structure crosses the Kishwaukee River.At sa recent meeting, the DeKalb City Council voted, 7-0, to allocate $1,162,516 in state money for the proj ects.“We had an opportunity to get some state support,” City Manager Bill Nick las said. “It’s an expensive proposition to replace a bridge, and we needed that help. We’ve also invested in the design. Bridges don’t seem so, but it is a fairly complicated piece of equipment. It has to be integrated with sidewalk and highway on either side, so it takes a fair amount of engineering. That technical work has also been part of the project.”

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The Lucinda Avenue bridge origi nally was constructed in 1954, and the North First Street bridge was built in 1977. Nicklas said it’s clear that both structures are aging and in need of replacement.“Intheeyes of the state of Illinois and inspectors that inspect bridges every year, they’ve reached that point where both of them are safe, but they are reaching that point where the dete rioration accelerates from this point,” he Bothsaid.

bridges will undergo construc tion as early as April 2023, with detours set up for pedestrians and motorist to follow.The projects are under contract by the city, officials said. City Engineer Zac Gill said the city wanted to get a headstart on the project to reduce any potential supply chain issues with obtaining materials needed for the Nicklasbridges.acknowledged the project may come as a bit of an inconvenience to residents and community members. “People will have plenty of opportu nity to find an alternate route,” he said. “There are detours that are available to us, which helps.” Gill said both bridges are inspected every two years by a structural engi neer enlisted by the city and are up-todate with inspections. The replacement bridges are slated to be completed by the start of the school year in the fall of 2023, officials said.

Sept. 10 SYCAMORE – The Ellwood House Museum and Common Grounds coffee shop will partner to host a “Paint and Create” program from 3 to 5 p.m. Satur day, Sept. 10, at Common Grounds cof fee shop, 2180 Oakland Drive, Sycamore.

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• Kathy Gosnell Seiler, a 1967 gradu ate and former copy editor at the Arling ton Heights Daily Herald and Los Angeles Times.•Marcus Leshock, a 2005 graduate and an anchor at reporter for WGN-TV and radio.•Jeremy Norman, a 2004 graduate and co-founder and director of product devel opment of ValetMag.com.

“It’s whatever the family wants,” Loucks-Kues said. “We kind of encour age them to be sensible and get as much for the amount of money as we’re offer ing, but it’s really up to the family on what they Loucks-Kueschoose.”said the agency has been overwhelmed, in a positive way, by the response to the initiative. She said the program was born out of a need to spend remaining funds from a Commu nity Service Block Grant. “We had some leftover funds that we had to utilize for something in the com munity and we saw a need for school sup plies, clothing and hygiene products within the county,” Loucks-Kues said. “So that’s kind of where we went with it.” To participate in the program, the family also must reside somewhere within DeKalb County and the children of the family must be enrolled in grade school, kindergarten through 12th grade. A household of two needs an annual income at or below $18,310 to be eligible for the program. Households of three need to have an annual income less than $23,030 and households of four need to have an annual income of $27,750 or less to be eligible. If there are five members of the household, the annual income must be at or below $32,470 and a house hold of six cannot make more than $37,190 in a year to be eligible.

“It’s why we all went into this line of work – to see smiles on kids’ and par ents’ faces and know they have one less thing to worry about. It makes the job and the stress worth it for everybody on our team,” said Family Service Agen cy’s Director of Community Program ming and Outreach, Rylie Loucks-Kues. Families participating in the pro gram shop on Amazon and then send Family Service Agency of DeKalb County a wish list. The families are allo cated $40 for a pair of shoes, $40 for a winter coat and $125 for clothing per child, which can include socks, under wear, shirts and pants.

DeKALB – Family Service Agency of DeKalb County is using its Community Action Program to provide free, new clothing to DeKalb County school-age children whose families live at or below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines.

Northern Illinois University’s student newspaper, The Northern Star, will be inducting five of its alumni into the news paper’s Hall of Fame during an awards ban quet later this month.

The 12th Northern Star Alumni Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Banquet also will honor other alumni with awards, and an endowment is being started in another’s honor, according to a news release.

The Northern Star’s crop of 2022 Hall of Fame inductees, which brings the roster to 87 members, includes:

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• Bob Scarpelli, a 1974 graduate and a former chairman and chief creative officer at DDB Worldwide.

The dinner is scheduled for Sept. 16 at NIU’s Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, with a 1970s-era reunion the following day.

Tim Tilton, a 1995 graduate, will be receiving the newspaper’s Making A+Dif ference Award. Marissa (McArthur) LeMaster, Class of 2011, and Derek Noel, Class of 2016, will be presented Rising Star Awards, according to the release.

By CAMDEN LAZENBY clazenby@shawmedia.com

Former editor-in-chief Kelly Bauer, a 2015 graduate who is the breaking news editor at Block Club Chicago, will be the keynote speaker.

Also, the Star 1970s-era reunion com mittee is establishing the Phil Kadner/ Northern Star Endowment for Student Journalists. Kadner, Class of 1974, is a retired columnist for the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He was the 2013 Illinois Journalist of the year.

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“I came to the point, I’m 70 years old, I need to retire, have younger people take over and do the same good job and maybe better.”

Shaw Local News Network file photo New ownership is expected to take over Ellwood Steak & Fish House at 2219 Sycamore Road in DeKalb next month.

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“They’re good people coming in and much younger than I am,” he said. Hristakos said he thinks the new owners will have what it takes to do about as good of work as he has done. “I’m sure they’re going to do better, too, because they have more energy than I do,” he said. Hristakos said he plans to relax and enjoy life upon entering retirement.

“They’re not going to change any thing about it,” Hristakos said. “It’s going to stay exactly the same.” Hristakos said it’s important to him that he leaves the restaurant in good hands upon entering retirement. He said he believes he’s found the right owners to make that possible.

DeKALB – The owner of Ellwood Steak & Fish House in DeKalb is look ing to bid farewell to patrons next month, when the new ownership is expected to take over the restaurant. Owner Bill Hristakos said it’s time for him to retire after having worked 46 years in the restaurant industry. “I came to the point, I’m 70 years old, I need to retire, have younger people take over and do the same good job and maybe better,” Hristakos said. The new ownership, 4 Guys Kitchen LLC, is expected to begin taking over the restaurant’s operations on Sept. 7. The restaurant is located at 2219 Syca more Road. At its recent meeting, the DeKalb City Council issued a conditional restaurant/bar liquor license to the soon-to-be new owners of the establish ment that hinged on them applying for and obtaining a state liquor license. Ellwood Steak & Fish House has been part of the DeKalb community for seven years. Hristakos said the restau rant takes pride in its signature menu offerings as they help separate the establish from similar businesses. “We serve quality steaks,” he said. “They’re aged about 35 days. We sell fresh fish every day. We have fresh fish coming Tuesdays and Thursdays. So, never frozen and always fresh.”

By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com

Hristakos also touted the customer service that is provided by staff at Ell wood Steak & Fish House for providing a good experience for patrons.

Bill Hristakos Ellwood Steak & Fish House owner

Hristakos said he doesn’t anticipate the new ownership making changes to the restaurant and how it’s run.

Ellwood Steak & Fish House owner bidding farewell

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Most of those who overdosed on opi oids dating back to 1999 involved medi cation prescribed by doctors, accord ing to the lawsuit. Also, according to the lawsuit, many would seek illicit drugs after their prescription ran out.

In McHenry County, more than 300 people have died in cases related to opioids since 2016, Kenneally said, cit ing numbers from the McHenry County Coroner’s Office. That number has fluc tuated in that time, but declined from a peak of 78 deaths in 2017, Kenneally said. In 2021, that number was at 42. Nationwide, overdose deaths involv ing opioids have slowed their rate of increase, but still went up to almost 81,000 in 2021, up from 70,000 in 2020, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths from opioids have increased despite prescription rates for them being almost cut in half from 2012 to 2020, CDC data shows. Combatting opioid addiction needs to go beyond litigation, Amato said. “The problem has gotten much big ger than just initial prescriptions and has led to dependency and death,” he said. “That’s why litigation like this and educating our public on the dan gers of addiction as well as death and dangers of opioids needs to be done, so we can stop the problem.”

The lawsuit follows one filed in 2017 over the alleged deceptive marketing of opioid prescription drugs. That law suit, which was settled earlier this year, awarded McHenry County more than $3 million. DeKalb County was awarded $1.1 million.

“This case arises from the worst man-made epidemic in modern medi cal history,” according to the lawsuit. “An epidemic of addiction, overdose and death caused by [the companies’] flooding the United States ... with pre scription opioids.”

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“The defendants in this case had an obligation to monitor their own opera tions and to have adequate protocols in place to prevent the oversupply and diversion of opioids, which fueled the black market for these drugs,” Byrne said in the statement.

Born: January 15, 1935 Died: August 29, 2022 OBITUARIES

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The money was part of a global $26 billion settlement that included some of the largest pharmaceutical companies, including opioid manufac turer Janssen Pharmaceutical, McKes son Corp., AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health. The case involved more than 4,000 lawsuits from state and local Moneygovernments.fromthe2017 lawsuit will go toward battling opioid addiction in communities by creating programs, along with promoting services and education.Statewide, Illinois will receive $760 million over the next 18 years from the settlement. from page 18 “The problem has gotten much bigger than just initial prescriptions and has led to dependency and death. That’s why litigation like this and educating our public on the dangers of addiction as well as death and dangers of opioids needs to be done, so we can stop the problem.”

The lawsuit details various policies and practices, such as “red flags,” meant to limit the amount of drugs given out and details how each of the companies came up short in those pro tocols. It also includes polling data from pharmacists, which the lawsuit uses to show the companies prioritized profits over people. Describing the companies as the “gatekeeper” between the drugs and the public, the complaint argues they failed in that role.

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Rick Amato DeKalb County State’s Attorney

3pm Janice F. Larson, 87, of DeKalb, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022, at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center. She was born January 15, 1935 in DeKalb, Illinois, the daughter of Wallace and Ethel (Rich)SheHuntley.issurvived by her daughters, Lisa Gannon and Lynn (Jeff) Seager; grandchil dren, Brandon (Sharon) Bergemann, Brittney (Mitch) Amdahl, Renee (Matt) deLaBruere, Lindsey (Johnny) Bray, Eden, Austin (Saman tha) and Quinn Gannon; great-grandchildren, Ryder, Gavin, and Brooklyn Bergemann, Ar cher and Taj Amdahl, and Jocelyn and Everett deLaBruere.Shewas preceded in death by her hus band, Roger Larson, parents, in-laws, brother andThesister-in-law.Gravesideservice will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Fair view Park Cemetery, 1600 South 1st Street, DeKalb.Forinformation, visit www.AndersonFuner alHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022.

Lawrence (Larry) W. Dunseth III was born on February 17th, 1956, in Dixon, IL Died August 28th, 2022, at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure.

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Larry worked for many years in the concrete construction industry. He would often drive by a house or business in the Dekalb & Ogle County areas pointing out to his kids and grandkids which houses he worked on with much pride. Larry and Erma moved from Genoa where he grew up and they met after many years to Davis Junction in 2004. Point ing out to her that he helped pour the floors in the Fire Station there “back when he was a younger man” of course he added. He retired from Structural Dynamics in Sycamore after finally accepting that his body could no longer work in the industry that he loved so much. He was an organ and tissue donor. Those beautiful blue eyes will give someone the Gift of Sight someday. His family is comforted in knowing that.

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Born: August 29, 1938 in Chicago, Ill. Died: August 27, 2022 in DeKalb, Ill.

Ronald Salemi, 83, of DeKalb, Ill., passed away Aug. 27, 2022, at DeKalb County Rehab Center.BornAug. 29, 1938, in Chicago, the son of Samuel R. and Ange lina (Rubino) Salemi, Ron married Angeline Fontana on April 4, 1964, at St. Vincent Ferrar Church in River Forest.Aveteran of the Army Reserves, where he was a staff ser geant, Ron was a 1956 graduate of Sycamore High School and was a member of The Church of St. Mary in Sycamore. He worked in sales for Sears from 1970 until his retirement in 1992. He worked at the family restaurant, Oaks Drive-In, in DeKalb, and was the owner of the Coffee Mug in Sycamore. Ron is survived by his wife, Angeline; children, Renee (Ron) Payton of Genoa, Andrew of Sycamore and Sandra of New Bury Park, Calif.; grandchildren, Ronald (Megan) Payton III, Luke Muraca, and Lilia Hyman; great-grandson, Niko Payton; brothers, Louis Salemi and Samuel Salemi, Jr.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; and brother, George Salemi. Services will be private for family. Interment will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Syca more.Arrangements by Olson’s Quiram Sycamore Chapel, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore, IL 60178; 815-895-6589. Visit www.olsonfh. com to share a memory or leave a condo lence.

DARLENE PLUMLEY

Predeceased by his parents LWD Jr. (Sam) and Betty Dunseth, brothers Mike and Gerry Dunseth.Larryis survived by the love of his life of 34 years, Erma Young, Davis Junction, children Stephanie (Allen) Matlock, Cortland, IL, Jaime (Jerry) Lawton, Fairdale, IL, Tony (Holly) Young, Dixon, IL, and Kevin Young, Genoa, IL. Grandchildren, Alexis Sribniak, Washington, Justin, Amber, and Taylor Young, Jasmine Hernandez, and Octavio Matute, as well as three great-granddaughters and a great-grandson on the way, all of IL. Sisters Linda Dunseth, TN and Judy (Dave) Sinderman, Sterling, IL. An Extended family of in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, and his loyal and much-loved companion – his dog Sam. He leaves us with a legacy of hard work, and pride in the accomplishments of his family. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.Cremains will be interred at the Genoa Cemetery at a later date. February 17, 1956 in Dixon, IL Died: August 28, 2022 in

LAWRENCE (LARRY) W. DUNSETH III Born:

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In Order to Se tt le the Estate of Martin Eck, the Following shop items and tools Will Be so ld at no reserve to the hi ghest bi dder at Auc ti on Loca ted at 3N44 5 Freeland Road, Maple Park, Illinois. Direct ions: just 1 mile west of Elburn, Il lin ois on Rt . 38 to Freeland Road, then north 1 mile to auctio n. Wa tch for Almburg Au ct ion Signs Saturday , September 10 starting at 10 am * S hop Tools * Hardware Items * * Farm and Garden * Troy-Bil t Super Bronco Ri di ng lawn tractor w/ 52” mower deck. Tracto r is like new only 11.0 Ho urs use!!, mower deck however is maki ng a noise and will have to be looked at Troy-Bilt 2454 Ridi ng lawn tracto r w/ onl y 332 ho urs use. Runs and operates great; Yardma n DLX22h.p lawn tractor w/ 46” mo wer deck tractor needs drive belt but runs an d mows; Swisher Fl at fi nish 60 pu ll behind mower w/ 14.5 h.p. electric st art mower, very lit tl e use runs like new! Like bran d New, Generac GP15000E gas generator, electric start on ly 11.4 hours of use!!; New, Century 80GL home weld er 110volt ; New, Mi ll er MaxSta r 210 Stick welder; Lincol n WE LDNPOW ER porta bl e weld er on cart; Port abl e gas engine air compressor; CH electric ai r co mp resso r; CH ta ble top ai r compressor; Viper Eart hqu ake walk behind stri ng trimmer; several push mo wers; 16-24- 32ft extensio n ladders all fib erglass; 3-6- 8- 12ft. Fi berg lass step ladd ers; 14 smal l parts carts; roll ing tool boxes; lo ts of long hand le yard an d garde n t ool s; Power t ool s, Mi ter Saws; Tabl e Saws; Grinders; Chop Saws; Dril ls; Gri nders; Galv ani zed livestock water tanks; Brand New never use Portable Corral, 8- 11ft. secti ons and 1- 6ft. Ent rance ga te Stack of new lumber mostly 2x4's some 2x6's and 1x6' s; lots of older odd lumber; bu lk lots of rand om hard ware items, lo ts of door hardware. Shop Tool s, Parts and Hardware items We wi ll have several

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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 03/28/2019, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illi nois will on October 13, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 PM at Public Safety Build ing, 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 19-36-109-008

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corp oration Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Seri es 2006-NC1 RiVsPLAINTIFFchardL.

Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 123 E. College Street Sandwich, IL 60548 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 Resident ial 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 pur chaser 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 theIfcourt.theproperty 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)Ifthe property is located in a common interest community purchasers other than mortgagees will be re quired to pay any assess ment and legal fees due un der the Condominium Prop erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).Ifthe 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 Mort gagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the pur chaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will enti tle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate afte r Confir mation of the sale The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other indivi duals presently in posing, 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 19-36-109-008 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 123 E. College Street Sandwich, IL 60548 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 Resident ial 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 pur chaser 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 theIfcourt.theproperty 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)Ifthe property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be re quired to pay any assess ment and legal fees due un der the Condominium Prop erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).Ifthe 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 Mort gagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the pur chaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale which will enti tle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate afte r Confir mation 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 premisesTheproperty will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no represen tation as to the cond it ion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation. IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (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 informati on: 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 14-1811500. I3201866Published in The MidWeek, Aug. 31, Sep. 7, 14, 2022

and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by theIfcourt.theproperty 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)Ifthe property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be re quired to pay any assess ment and legal fees due un der the Condominium Prop erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).Ifthe 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 Mort gagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the pur chaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will enti tle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate afte r Confir mation 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 premisesTheproperty will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no represen tation as to the cond it ion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation. IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (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 informati on: 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 14-1811500. I3201866Published in The MidWeek, Aug. 31, Sep. 7, 14, 2022 cate of Sale, which will enti tle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate afte r Confir mation 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 premisesTheproperty will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no represen tation as to the cond it ion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation. IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (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 informati on: 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 14-1811500. I3201866Published in The MidWeek, Aug. 31, Sep. 7, 14, 2022 WE'VE GOT IT! MidWeek Classified www833-584-NEWS.MidWeekNews.com

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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 03/28/2019, the Sheriff of DeKalb County, Illi nois will on October 13, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 PM at Public Safety Build ing, 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: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 7 IN GAGE'S ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OF SANDW ICH, AC CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A" OF PLATS, PAGE 25 ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1856, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ththSalILLINOIS.PIN19-36-109-008ImprovedwithResidentialCOMMONLYKNOWNAS:123E.CollegeStreetSandwich,IL60548eterms:10%downofehighestbidbycertifiedfundsatthecloseoftheauc-tion;Thebalance,includingeJudicialsalefeeforAbandonedResidentialPropertyMunicipalityReliefFund,whichiscalculatedattherateof$1foreach$1,000orfractionthereofoftheamountpaidbythepurchasernottoexceed$300,incertifiedfunds,isduewithintwenty-four(24)hours.Thesubjectpropertyissubjecttogeneralrealestatetaxes,specialassessments,orspecialtaxesleviedagainstsaidrealestateandisofferedforsalewithoutanyrepresentationastoqualityorquantityoftitleandwithoutrecoursetoPlaintiffandin"ASIS"con-dition.Thesaleisfurthersubjecttoconfirmationbythecourt.Ifthepropertyisacondo-miniumandtheforeclosuretakesplaceafter1/1/2007,purchasersotherthanthemortgageeswillberequiredtopayanyassessmentandlegalfeesdueunderTheCondominiumPropertyAct,765ILCS605/9(g)(1)and(g)(4)Ifthepropertyislocatedinacommoninterestcom-munity,purchasersotherthanmortgageeswillberequiredtopayanyassessmentandlegalfeesdueundertheCondominiumPropertyAct,765ILCS605/18.5(g-1).Ifthesaleissetasideforanyreason,thePurchaseratthesaleshallbeentitledonlytoareturnofthedepositpaid.ThePurchasershallhavenofurtherrecourseagainsttheMortgagor,theMortgageeortheMortgagee'sattorney.Uponpaymentinfullof

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corp oration Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Seri es 2006-NC1 RiVsPLAINTIFFchardL.

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Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice KM Storage located at 706 West Railroad Street (RT 72) Kingston IL 60145 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in the following parking space/units in de fault for non payment of rent The sale wi ll occur as an online auction via www.stor ageauctions.com beginning on September 18,2022 at 9:30 am Unless stated otherwise the description of the unit contents are household goods and furnishings Amber Vicari Unit 35 Genoa IL David Busby Unit 36 Hampshire. IL All property is being stored at the above self storage facility This sale maybe withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply (Published in The Midweek September 7 & 14, 2022) 2014040

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before, September 30, 2022, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANYTIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID SOCOMPLAINT.TTILE&BARILE, LLC 1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor Oak Brook, IL 60523 (312) 883-2810 Pleadings E-mail Address: illinois@sotti leandbarile.com NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector (PI3201663ublished in The MidWeek, Aug. 31, 2022 Sep. 7, 14, 2022)

Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice KM Storage located at 706 West Railroad Street (RT 72) Kingston IL 60145 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in the following parking space/units in de fault for non payment of rent The sale wi ll occur as an online auction via www.stor ageauctions.com beginning on September 18,2022 at 9:30 am Unless stated otherwise the description of the unit contents are household goods and furnishings Amber Vicari Unit 35 Genoa IL David Busby Unit 36 Hampshire. IL All property is being stored at the above self storage facility This sale maybe withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply (Published in The Midweek September 7 & 14, 2022) 2014040

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NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs of Douglas R. Canova Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the fore cl osure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises de scribed as follows, to-wit: THE EAST 3.96 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH LINE THEREOF, OF THE NORTH 178.2 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST LINE THEREOF, OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4, THE EAST 18.46 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH LI NE THEREOF, OF THE SOUTH 751.8 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST SIDE THEREOF, OF THE NORTH 930.0 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST LINE THEREOF, OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4, ALL IN THE SECTION 22,. TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH RANGE 3, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDI AN AND THE WEST 358.57 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE WEST LINE THEREOF, MEASURED ALONG THE EAST SIDE THEREOF, OF THE NORTH 930.0 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST LINE THEREOF, OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4, ALL IN THE SECTION 22,. TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 3, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDI AN, AND THE WEST 358.57 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE WEST LINE THEREOF, OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 3, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI PLE MERIDIAN DEKALB COUN TY, ILLINOIS, ( EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED AS DOC UMENT NO. 92003063 AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22, THENCE EAST ERLY ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SE C 22, SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING OF SOUTH 89 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST, A DI STANCE OF 358.58 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PREMISES CONVEYED TO THE DEKALB BANK FROM THE DEKALB BANK BY WARRA NTY DEED IN TRUST RECORDED SEPTEMBER 16,1986 AS DOCUMENT NO. 86069244 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, ILLI NOIS; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID PREMISES SO CONVEYED, SAID LINE HAVING A BEAR ING OF SOUTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 53.48 FEET TO A POINT; THEN CE WESTERLY ON A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 89 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 69.30 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WESTERLY ON A LINE HAVING A BEAR ING OF NORTH 89 DE GREES 35 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 298.70 FEET TO A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF THE PREMISES CONVEYED TO NATI ONAL BANK AND TRUST CO MPANY FROM JOHN C. JOHNSEN AND DEBRA JOHNSEN BY DEED IN TRUST RECORDED OCTOBER 19, 1989 AS DOCUMENT NO 89008816 IN SAID RECORDER'S OF FI CE; THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID EAST LINE OF THE PREMISES SO CO NVEYED , SAID LINE HAVING A BEAR ING OF NORTH 0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST, DISTANCE OD 53.35 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PREMISES SO CONVEYED, SAID POINT BEING IN THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 22; THENCE EASTERLY ON SAID NORTH LI NE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 SAID LINE HAVING A BEARING OF SOUTH 89 DE GREES 47 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 9.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.)COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3510 IL Route 38 Malta, IL 60150 and which said Mortgage was made by: Douglas R. Canova and Virginia D. Canova the Mortgagor(s), to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DEKALB County, Illinois, as Document No 2010009298; and for ot her relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

age ginning on September 18,2022 at 9:30 am Unless stated otherwise the description of the unit contents are household goods and furnishings Amber Vicari Unit 35 Genoa IL David Busby Unit 36 Hampshire. IL All property is being stored at the above self storage facility This sale maybe withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply (Published in The Midweek September 7 & 14 2022) 2014040

ment legal fees due un der the Condominium Prop erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).Ifthe 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 Mort gagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the pur chaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will enti tle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate afte r Confir mation 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 premisesTheproperty will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no represen tation as to the cond it ion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all info rmation. IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSES SION, IN ACCORDAN CE WITH SECTION 15- 1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For informati on: 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 14-1811500. I3201866Published in The MidWeek, Aug. 31, Sep. 7, 14, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY U.S. Bank Trust National As sociation as Trustee for Ca bana Seri es V Trust, UnVsPLAINTIFF,known Heirs of Douglas R. Canova; Virginia D. Canova; Towd Point Mort gage Trust 2019- SJI, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee; Scott Becker, as Special Represen tativ e for Douglas R. Cano va; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT (S).

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AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID SOCOMPLAINT.TTILE&BARILE, LLC 1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor Oak Brook, IL 60523 (312) 883-2810 Pleadings E-mail Address: illinois@sotti leandbarile.com NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector (PI3201663ublished in The MidWeek, Aug. 31, 2022 Sep. 7, 14 2022) WE'VE GOT IT! MidWeek Clas sified www833-584-NEWS.MidWeekNews.com

Douglas R. Canova and Virginia D. Canova the Mortgagor(s), to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DEKALB County, Illinois, as Document No 2010009298; and for ot her relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street Sycamore IL 60178 on or before, September 30, 2022, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANYTIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID SOCOMPLAINT.TTILE&BARILE LLC 1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor Oak Brook IL 60523 (312) 883-2810 Pleadings E-mail Address: illinois@sotti leandbarile.com NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector (PI3201663ublished in The MidWeek, Aug. 31, 2022 Sep. 7, 14, 2022)

Over many years of being a part of Resource Bank, I have oftentimes been asked the question, “How do you find such good people to work here?” or “What’s your secret to providing such great service?”

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After some pause, I’ll share our secret; it’s not too complicated, there’s no special test one has to pass, and it’s very inexpensive. We try to find people from our local communities who believe in, and live by, The Golden Rule: It is such a simple set of words; however, in practice, the impact can be powerful. You see, we believe that if we hire the right people and provide each of them an opportunity to share their ideas and knowledge, they, inevitably, will do the right thing for our customers, and each other. We believe that most people simply wish to be treated with kindness, respect, and genuine sincerity. They want to work with people who care. If you value these same things, please stop in to Resource Bank and experience The Golden Rule.

Treat Others As You Wish To Be Treated Diana Shott, President and Chief Executive Officer I experienced this firsthand some years ago. A group of our Classics Club members purchased a tour package for a ten day cruise to Alaska. For many, it was the trip of a lifetime. The tour was organized by a longstanding, highly reputable tour company based in Minneapolis. A few short days before their departure, we learned that the funds paid by our customers to the tour company had been embezzled by an officer of that company. We were devastated to think that our customers had lost their hard-earned money and, as a result, would not be able to enjoy theirThattrip.same day, the decision was made for the bank to pay for our customers to go on the Alaskan trip. I felt so proud to work for Resource Bank that day, and I still feel that way today. Those simple words, The Golden Rule, helped make a difference in our customers’ lives. It was just the right thing to do.

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