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WEEK IN REVIEW County nursing home faces budget challenges By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Budget shortfalls continue to plague the DeKalb County Nursing and Rehab Center, county officials said recently, worsened by what they said was declining resident numbers and cost increases. As a result, the DeKalb County Board recently voted by a 23-0 vote to cover expenses in the event that the nursing home’s expenditures exceed revenues, with the measure also requiring any nursing-home-related purchase of more than $5,000 to have pre-authorization from the county comptroller or administrator. Officials said the measure was needed after noting budget shortfalls in March. As other long-term care facilities in the country are facing similar resident-retention issues, DeKalb County Administrator

Brian Gregory said the average daily census for the DeKalb County Nursing and Rehab Center went from 181 in 2018, to 168 in 2019, to 141 in 2020, to 117 this year. “You can see what’s happening with the census – it continues to slide,” Gregory said during the County Board meeting Oct. 20. County Board member Kiara Jones was absent from the meeting. There was no discussion before or following the vote during the meeting. According to county documents, the nursing home raked in about $2.1 million less than expected in revenue during fiscal year 2019. In August 2020, the county sold $13 million in bonds for the nursing home’s expansion project to be paid from operating revenues over the next three decades. The nursing home’s debt service averages about $661,500 per year, or about $55,000 per month, according to county documents. That totals about $19.8 mil-

lion, documents show. The expansion included additional rooms, an activity center, an upgraded fire alarm system, a nursing call system, a larger chiller and a new boiler system. A 15,400-square-foot transitional care unit added 18 rooms to the 83,000-square-foot facility. The nursing home then collected $2.8 million less than expected in revenues during fiscal year 2020, according to county documents. The county treasurer’s office began to note cash flow issues with the nursing home fund in March 2021, which resulted in the County Board approving a $2 million loan for cash flow purposes. By Sept. 1, the loan proceeds were exhausted, the documents states. Gregory said that’s what led to the County Board approving the measure for the nursing home.

Sycamore officials inch closer on potential TIF 2 By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Sycamore city officials say they are starting to reach out to residents who would be most affected by the city’s proposed plan to create a new tax increment finance, or TIF, district. Sycamore acting City Manager Maggie Peck said during the City Council meeting last week the plan remains for members of the Joint Review Board to discuss the proposal at 3 p.m. Nov. 8. She added the City’s public hearing on the matter still is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 22 within the Sycamore Center on West State Street in the city’s downtown.

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Peck said her office started to reach out to nearby residents in the previous week. She said the office sent more than 450 letters and she started receiving calls – seven so far – on Oct. 25. “So I appreciate residents taking an interest in their community,” Peck said. The update from the Oct. 25 meeting comes after Sycamore City Council voted, 8-0, during the Oct. 4 meeting to present the plan for the proposed district, known as “TIF 2,” in November to the DeKalb County Joint Review Board, before the city holds a public hearing later that month. Peck previously said the proposed TIF 2 district would be located on the north side of town. She has said city officials are

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looking at areas including North Cross Street, Lucas Street to North Avenue, and crossing one block over on Main Street to Page Street. The proposed area would more specifically include the Sycamore industrial park on North Cross Street and areas near Italian Dreams Pizza and Pasta and Mark’s Machine Shop on North Main Street. The boundaries also would extend past Nina’s Taco’s on East Page Street. City officials previously approved to close the first TIF district on Dec. 31, 2021, instead of the originally slated date of Dec. 31, 2024. The City Council gave its go-ahead back in July to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed TIF district.

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ON THE COVER Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association member Jake Francis of Cortland fires his bocce ball toward the target as John Shea Jr., a KSRA board member, looks on Oct. 26 during a match between KSRA members and the KSRA board. See story, page 6. Photo by Mark Busch mbusch@shawmedia.com

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THE MIDWEEK Ever since last spring’s pandemic shutdown, Jui-Ching Wang, professor of world music at Northern Illinois University, looked forward to rescheduling what was going to be a showcase of Southeast Asian performing arts to celebrate NIU’s 125th anniversary year and to mark NIU’s long history with Southeast Asian studies. This free public event is now back on the calendar, set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall on campus. The 125th Anniversary Celebration Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts, directed by Wang, will feature wayang kulit puppetry from Indonesia, Thai music and dance, Javanese gamelan, Vietnamese guitar, and two world premiere contemporary percussion pieces, including one by Cambodian composer Chinary Ung, professor of music at the University of California-San Diego, and the other by NIU School of Music alumnus David Gordon. The Ung piece will be performed on marimba by Gregory Beyer, director of percussion studies at NIU, and the Gordon piece inspired by Javanese gamelan music will be performed by the NIU Percussion

include Vietnamese classical guitarist and NIU guitar instructor An Tran, the NIU Gamelan Ensemble, the Friends of the Gamelan in Chicago, the NIU Thai Music Ensemble, and the Thai Culture and Fine Arts Institute of Chicago. In conjunction with the concert will be an opening reception at 6 p.m. for “Looking at Women in Contemporary Burma,” an exhibit of Burmese contemporary art on display in the adjacent Whitney Gallery through Dec. 10. Community members are also invited to learn more about Goodlander and Ung at two lectures prior to the performance. Goodlander will give a lecture about her study of Balinese puppetry at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Campus Life 100 and via Zoom (register at https://niu-edu.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tZYrcuCupjsjGNAG0sX0DVL3FWT4WwVpz02d). Ung will give a special lecture at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Room 202, Music Photo provided Building. In addition, NIU guitar Jui-Ching Wang is professor of world music at Northern Illinois University. instructor An Tran will give a faculty recital at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in Ensemble, directed by Beyer. writing and research has been devoted the Music Building Recital Hall. The concert leads off with shadow to this art as interpreted in Bali, IndoFor more information on any of puppetry, known as wayang kulit, per- nesia. Goodlander has performed at these events, contact Liz Denius at edeformed by guest artist Jennifer Good- international festivals and around the nius@niu.edu or Jui-Ching Wang at lander of Indiana University, whose United States. Other performers jcwang@niu.edu.

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New Music Festival, 7 p.m. New Music Festival, 7 p.m. Showcase of Southeast Asian Performing Arts, 7 p.m. Liam Teague, Faculty Steelpan Recital, 1 p.m. Concerto Competition Final Round, 5 p.m. NIU Percussion Ensemble, 5 p.m. Symposium Recital Series, 7 p.m. All-University Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Cor Cantiamo, 3 p.m. Banda NIU, 7 p.m. NIU Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m.

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THEATRE Ticket information: niu.edu/theatre Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Oct. 29-31, Nov. 4-6 Black Box Theatre Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov adapted by Alexander Gelman Nov. 5-7, 11-13 Sally Stevens Players Theatre

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ON THE RECORD

... with Tim Suter

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Tim Suter, president of The Suter Company in Sycamore, carries a box of food as he and other volunteers with Make a Difference DKC pack meals in 2018. SYCAMORE – This holiday season, with the help of the community, Tim Suter is hoping to make a difference in the world. Suter is the president of Make a Difference DKC and the president and CEO of The Suter Company in Sycamore. Make a Difference DKC will hold its 12th annual meal packing event Nov. 12-14 at The Suter Company, 1015 Bethany Road in Sycamore. More than 42,000 volunteers have packed over 11 million meals since Make a Difference DKC was started 12 years ago. More than $2.5 million has also been raised. The goal for this year’s three-day packing event is to provide at least 1.7 million meals. Each meal costs only a quarter, so no donation is too small. This year, more than $400,000 will be raised for the event. For more information about Make a Difference DKC, to register to volunteer or to donate, visit www.makeadifferencedkc.org. Suter spoke with MidWeek reporter Katrina Milton about this year’s packing event and how Make a Difference DKC helps alleviate world hunger. Milton: What is Make a Difference DKC? Suter: We exist to support a mobile packing event, which we’ve hosted for 12 years now. Our purpose is to alleviate world hunger. Milton: Was the packing event held last year during the pandemic? Suter: Last year, we had to make some changes because we were not

able to host the event in Sycamore. Instead, we had volunteers go to Feed My Starving Children’s permanent sites in Aurora, Schaumburg and Libertyville. We had about 500 volunteers go there, and we did a fundraising campaign as well. Milton: What is the food that is packed? Suter: Feed My Starving Children uses what they call “manna packs,” a combination of ingredients approved by nutritionists to feed kids that are severely malnourished. The pack includes vegetables and soy for protein, rice and a special vitamin mix. The packs are specifically tailored for those who are near starvation. If they ate what you or I eat, it would make them more ill. The meals are sent to 70 countries all over the world to the most impoverished nations. They are sent to schools, orphanages, hospitals, medical clinics and churches, sometimes in the most dangerous and remote locations you can imagine. These meals help feed the hungry, who otherwise would have nothing to eat. More than 6,200 children die every day from starvation and starvation-related causes. Milton: How does the packing event do more than just provide meals? Suter: The meal packing event brings the community together through volunteering and fundraising. Part of what we’re doing is teaching kids how to serve others and help fill a need. It builds an awareness of what life is like in other countries. It also

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Milton: How is the event connected to Feed My Starving Children? Suter: The event is held to support Feed My Starving Children, which is an exceptional organization. They help us put our resources to very good use. No meal goes to waste with the organization, so what we do is helping a great cause. FMSC’s total impact is much larger than our event. They will provide more than 370 million meals this year. Milton: When are this year’s meal packing events? Suter: The meal packing events are Friday, Nov. 12, Saturday, Nov. 13, and Sunday, Nov. 14. There are a variety of two-hour shifts throughout the day. We will have specific COVID protocols. Anyone with symptoms will be turned away, masks are required, and volunteers must register in groups of eight to 10 people they know

Milton: Is the meal packing event held every year in November? Suter: We hold the meal packing event the same time every year, two weeks before Thanksgiving weekend. It’s become a local tradition now. Milton: What would you say to someone who is interested in volunteering? Suter: I don’t think there’s anything else you can do that by giving two hours of your time, you’re saving a child’s life. The meals are sent to the most impoverished areas of the world you can imagine. I’ve traveled with Feed My Starving Children, and it’s difficult to see their living conditions. The meal packing event itself is very inspiring and uplifting. Our very generous community comes together to help. It’s a great way for kids to learn how to serve, take care of others and make a difference in the world.

NEWS BRIEFS DeKalb Public Library reopens drive-up book drop DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library’s outdoor, drive-up book drop is back. Patrons can now return library materials without leaving their vehicle. The book drop is located in the alley on the east side of the building. Patrons can return any items to this location. The material return slots on the northwest side of the building remain open. Items also can be returned at the interior book drop or the circulation desk in the main lobby. The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., is open seven days a week. Visit www.dkpl.org for information.

Glad Tidings to host hymn sing Glad Tidings Church, 2325 N. First St. in DeKalb, will host a hymn sing at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10. The public is invited. Call the church office at 815-758-4919 for more information.

RSVP now for Veterans Day dinner in Sandwich

The annual Gertrude Rompf Veterans Day Dinner will be Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Fox Valley Older Adults Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Chris Young show canceled Cocktail hour begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at NIU Convocation Center to follow at 6 p.m. DeKALB – The Chris Young show scheduled This dinner is free and open to all Sandwich for Nov. 20 at the Northern Illinois ConvocaVFW and Sandwich American Legion memtion Center has been canceled. bers, Auxiliary members and a guest. This dinThe NIU Convo Center’s website announced ner is open to all U.S. military veterans residthe cancellation of the show, which was part ing in the Sandwich School District voting of the Chris Young and the Famous Friends district and a guest. Tour. Those planning to attend must RSVP no Tickets purchased online will be refunded later than Nov. 3 by calling Sally at 815-786automatically within 30 days. Tickets pur8171 or Ginger at 815-786-8152. Do not call the chased in person at the box office can be VFW. Advance RSVP is required to attend. returned for a refund. – The MidWeek

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and are comfortable with. The groups then travel throughout the event together, socially distanced. Each small group is isolated from other groups, so you pack with people you know, people who are inside your circle of family and friends.

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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

KSRA bocce ball players, board members team up for match By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Kaitlyn Umbach of Sycamore loves bocce ball, and she enjoys playing the sport with her friends. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Umbach and other bocce ball players with the Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association played against the nonprofit organization’s board members while wearing Halloween costumes. “I’ve been playing [bocce ball] for about a year, and I like it,” she said. “I never played it before this program, but it’s a lot of fun.” Umbach recommends bocce ball to everyone. “It’s actually very easy,” she said. “Try it. You’ll have fun and make friends.” Dawn Schaefer, executive director of the KSRA, said the game allowed KSRA bocce ball team members an opportunity for competition. KSRA offers recreational activities and programs for people with disabilities within the community. “This is the first event of its kind,” she said. “Our team hasn’t had much opportunity for competition since Special Olympics events were canceled due to the pandemic.” Schaefer also said the event allowed KSRA members and their families to meet and interact with board members. “Our board members were able to spend time with KSRA members they impact with their position on the board,” she said. “It’s a fun event that teaches the sport of bocce ball, turn-taking, sportsmanship, and how to be a good cheerleader for our teams.” Michelle Francis of Cortland, whose son Jake plays bocce ball with KSRA, said the sport “helps with interaction, team building and motivation.” “He’s made a lot of friends and stays active,” she said. “It’s sometimes difficult to find activities for adults with disabilities. Kids who are aged out of the school system are sometimes an afterthought. But at the KSRA, they all genuinely care. It’s not just a job for them. They always go the extra mile.” Board member John Shea Jr., who also is the executive director of the DeKalb Park District, said the bocce ball game was a way to “interact and get to know KSRA members.” Shea grew up playing bocce ball in his

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Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association member Dorothy Larson (left) of Sycamore, and Bill Novicki, a KSRA board member bowl their bocce balls Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the DeKalb Park District’s Sports and Recreation Center during a match between KSRA members and the KSRA board. grandmother’s backyard. “They have so much talent, and I’m honored to be here today,” he said. “It’s amazing how much they know about the game, and it’s a fun way to see them compete in action.” The next KSRA event will be the Donut Dash 5K Walk/Run/Roll, which begins 9 a.m. Nov. 6 at Hopkins Park in DeKalb. The Donut Dash is a fundraiser for a sensory room that KSRA is hoping to develop in the Sycamore Community Center. Participants of the dash will receive a doughnut from Kuiper’s Family Farm, a medal and a neck gaiter. Registration costs $25 in advance or $30 the day of the race. For more information or to register, visit KSRA’s website. KSRA also will have a holiday house decorating contest, a monthly party for adults with disabilities, cooking classes and a winter break camp for students. For information about the Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association, visit www.kishsra.org.

Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association member Kaitlyn Umbach of Sycamore takes her shot Tuesday, Oct. 26.

Bill Novicki, a Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association board member, bowls a bocce ball Tuesday, Oct. 26.

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Shoe Sensation will open in Northland Plaza at 2516 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, between Ross Dress for Less and Petsmart.

New shoe store coming to Northland Plaza shoes, boots, sandals and accessories from brands like Adidas, Asics, Hey DeKALB – A new shoe store is Dudes, Rocket Dogs and New Balance. Shoe Sensation Inc. is headquarheaded to DeKalb. Shoe Sensation will open this month tered in Jefferson, Indiana. The shoe in Northland Plaza at 2516 Sycamore store has more than 180 locations Road in DeKalb, between Ross Dress across 18 states. Other Illinois stores include Centralia, Danville, Dixon, for Less and Petsmart. According to the City of DeKalb, the Jacksonville, Kewanee, Litchfield, store’s opening is planned for Thurs- Marion and Taylorville. The space in Northland Plaza was day, Nov. 18. The store sells shoes for all ages, once an Atlanta-based furniture chain, including athletic, running, casual Leath Furniture.

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NIU to stage Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Nov. 4-6 THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance will present William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” Nov. 4-6 in the Stevens Building’s Black Box Theatre. Did you ever have the urge to run away to the circus? The upside-down world of Illyria is a little like a circus. Expect mistaken identity, disguised lovers, comic chases and fights. The production is directed by Bethany Mangum-Oles, an actor, director and educator who is a full-time performance area faculty member at NIU.

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Brown bag provides ‘Salute to Veterans’ THE MIDWEEK In honor of Veterans Day, the DeKalb County History Center will share a wide variety of stories from veterans on Nov. 4. Men and women who served the country – ranging from the Civil War to current veterans – will be discussed in the program “Salute to Veterans” during the History Center and Ellwood House Museum’s November Brown Bag/Local Lore program. One of the ways the DeKalb County History Center adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic was to create a Google Classroom that provided names, interviews and primary resources connected to DeKalb County veterans. “Last year, we featured Samuel Crosswell, one of nine Black men from DeKalb County who fought in World War I and was part of the famous Buffalo Soldiers who fought with the French; Kingston’s William Aves, who was killed at Pearl Harbor and was DeKalb County’s first causality in World War II; and DeKalb’s George Boardman, who served in the naval

band under the direction of John Phillips Sousa during World War I, to just name a few fascinating stories,” Michelle Donahoe, History Center executive director, said in a news release. During the Nov. 4 talk, Carol Meeks, History Center board member and retired teacher, will provide more details about veterans featured in a Google Classroom. She also will talk about her work this year to expand the project and share her experience in working with Sycamore High School’s Spartan TV students who have interviewed five veterans this fall. This hybrid presentation begins at noon at the DeKalb County History Center, 1730 N. Main St. in Sycamore. To register, visit dekalbcountyhistory. org and scroll down to “Upcoming programs.” There you will have the option to register in-person or participate via Zoom. The Brown Bag/Local Lore program is sponsored by the Mary E.Stevens Concert & Lecture Fund. Call 815-895-5762 or email info@ dekalbcountyhistory.org with any questions.

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LOOKING BACK

Now that practically all of the leaves have dropped, city workmen are busy cleaning up the streets of the city preparatory to the winter season. Several men are employed by the city in this work and practically all the paved highways of town will be given attention before the men are called to other work. By cleaning the gutters, there is less danger of floods should the weatherman favor us with more rain and also the snows that are almost certain to come later in the season. DeKalb County’s road building equipment – the part that has been received by the county commissioner of highways – is being stored in the livery and hitch barn of Martin Brock for the time being, according to Ralph Ellsworth, who is in charge of the machinery. The custodian states that there are four big army trucks and a new speed wagon, while other machinery is expected in the very near future. This other shipment will include the tractors and the road patrols. Ellsworth has the task of keeping this machinery fit for work, and when the remainder of the county’s purchase arrives, will be kept busy most of the time. There is a possibility that in the near future DeKalb Elks and their ladies may have an opportunity to witness a couple of good wrestling bouts between a couple of experts in the grapple game. Secretary Killian is looking into the matter and hopes to be able to secure a couple of lads, whom he has seen wrestle at Sterling in the recent past. They are experts at the game and put on a clean and wholesome exhibition of wrestling. Being towed by an air service army truck, a large mail plane went through here this afternoon and created much attention on the part of the people. The machine carried an inscription on the side telling the number of miles it had been driven with only three forced landings and other data of a credit to the manufacturer. It is reported the machine was being taken to the Cleveland air plane factory for repairs.

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Mrs. Flora Kell, president of the DeKalb County Council of the American Legion, has announced that the organization is sponsoring its annual campaign to raise funds to carry on community service work and to purchase a polio pack apparatus. This much needed equipment will be available to DeKalb County residents. A magazine sales campaign is to be sponsored by the county group and representatives to conduct the drive will be registered at the sheriff’s office. In previous years, through similar campaigns, the auxiliary placed a fracture bed, inhalator, oxygen tent, wheel chair, and operating light at the disposal of the residents of this county. The Public Health Department of the State of Illinois under the direction of the State Public Health Director Dr. Roland R. Cross is at present conducting a series of studies in the fight against influenza. In attempting to evaluate the worth of the influenza vaccine, several schools and colleges in the various sections of the state have been chosen in conjunction with the studies.

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Lincoln Highway at First Street in DeKalb looking east in 1937.

The University of Illinois, Northwestern University, and the Northern Illinois State Teachers college along with Southern Illinois Normal at Carbondale have been selected. The “shots” were administered to the student body at the college several days ago and the effects and reactions are being closely studied. Effective today, the Genoa Republican has a new partner, Arthur B. Geithman, who has purchased a third interest in the business. In 1904, there existed the Genoa Republican and Genoa Journal when C. D. Schoonmaker purchased both of them and continued publication of one as the Genoa Republican-Journal, later dropping the Journal. Mr. Geithman of Genoa is a graduate of the Genoa high school in 1925 and entered the Republican print shop as an apprentice in 1926. Slowing down to a 15 mile an hour speed, which enabled her to have the car she was driving under complete control, Mrs. Joe L. Johnson of 323 W. Roosevelt Street, DeKalb, proved she was today’s recipient for the courtesy award. The presentation of the $5 was made by Superintendent of School who said, “DeKalb’s playgrounds are sources of danger because there are no fences to prevent the children from running into the street in the excitement of their games. Drivers have to be careful to prevent accidents. Mrs. Johnson proved she was aware of the danger and acted accordingly.”

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A new coffee house, known as “The Upper Room,” will open at 134 E. Lincoln Highway on Friday. It will be availableto high school age youth on Friday evenings and for college age youth on Saturday nights. The Upper Room will be located in the space formerly occupied by the Mel Elliott Music Studio above the Mel Elliott Music Center in downtown DeKalb. Kishwaukee College started a placement service last year, but it placed only two students. That’s because

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1996 – 25 YEARS AGO

The first of four buildings scheduled for demolition in the Short Street neighborhood redevelopment project came down yesterday, about a year and a half after area residents first came to the city for help. The buildings are coming down to reduce the population density in the neighborhood, which was identified through a series of neighborhood meetings with city officials as the root cause of a number of problems in the area. While experts agree the Internet, the world wide network of computer databases, will become an increasing larger factor in elections in the future, the day of the ”cybercandidate” is still out of sight. The Internet has the potential to provide a wealth of information on candidates or issues to the public or the ultimate press release for political candidates. Still, those local candidates experimenting with the new technology are not ready to trade knocking on doors along the campaign trail for tapping computer keys on the information superhighway. – Compiled by Sue Breese

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NIU presents New Music Festival THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University New Music Festival on Nov. 3-4 will feature the music and poetry of Chicago-based composer Regina Harris Baiocchi and offer exciting new music over two nights of concerts in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Poets from around the country and around the world associated with Harris Baiocchi’s Haiku Festival Chicago will be involved. The evening programs begin at 7 p.m. and tickets are available through the School of Music’s online box office. On Wednesday, Nov. 3, the festival kicks off with a program featuring the original music by Baiocchi. Music for percussion ensemble, string ensemble, choir, solo vocalists and instrumentalists, and small jazz groups will all share the stage together to celebrate her talent and skill as a multi-faceted composer. On Thursday, Nov. 4, Baiocchi will offer an 11 a.m. All-School Convocation, in the concert hall. This presentation is open to the public, and will feature segments of music performed the previous evening to provide exam-

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Regina Harris Baiocchi ples of her musical output as she shares stories of her career and artistic journey with the School of Music students and community. That night at 7 p.m., the festival’s second concert will feature performances by members of the Avalon String Quartet and Reggie and Mardra Thomas, as well as new music based

upon original haiku by poets associated with and curated by Baiocchi and her 17th annual Haiku Festival Chicago. Sixteen exciting one-minute musical miniatures have been composed by NIU student and faculty composers. NIU student composers include Kyle Anderson, Kayla Bivin, Emily Brown, Daniel Burke, Ethan Featherly, Ben Heppner, Mikaela Jackson, Elena Stavropoulos and Melissa Wang. NIU faculty composers include David Maki, Brian Penkrot, Yuko Asada, Geof Bradfield, Ben Wahlund and Gregory Beyer. Tickets for each night of the festival cost $5 for adults and $3 for students. NIU students get in free with pre-reserved ticket. For tickets, visit https:// niumusic.universitytickets.com. NIU concert performances are broadcast through the School of Music livestream. Created in 2008 by its director, Gregory Beyer, the Northern Illinois University New Music Ensemble is a performance group dedicated to historically groundbreaking music of the 20th century and the emerging musical voices of the 21st century. For information, contact Beyer at 815-753-7981 or gbeyer@niu.edu.

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GENOA – The Genoa Women’s Club will hold an apple cider doughnut fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 14. Doughnuts, made by Latsis Bakery, will be sold for $12 per dozen. Doughnuts will be available for pickup from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Genoa Township Park District parking lot, 400 E. Second St. Proceeds benefit the GK Scholarship Fund.

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SOMONAUK – The Friends of the Somonauk Library will host a fundraiser book and bake sale. The sale will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 12, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 13 at Somonauk Public Library, 700 E. LaSalle St. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, masks will be required and social distancing observed. Beginning Nov. 22, the library will collect nonperishable boxed and canned goods for food pantries and churches. For information, go to somonauklibrary.org. – The MidWeek

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THE MIDWEEK A local face in the music community has been selected to be a part of the first All-American Band Director’s Band, and will march in the Rose Bowl parade, according to a news release. Michael Embrey, former Northern Illinois University Marching Band director, was selected to join current and former directors from across the country to be part of the All-American Band Director’s Band. The band will make its first appearance on Jan. 1 in the annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Rose Parade. “I am both honored and humbled to be selected to be part of this special organization,” Embrey said in the release. “The Tournament of Roses Parade held in Pasadena, California, is the world’s most-watched parade.” A custom-designed animated float will lead the group of 275 directors. The project is sponsored by the Michael D. Sewell Memorial Foundation, based in Pickerington, Ohio. The foundation was created to recognize and carry on the work of the late Mike Sewell, who dedicated his life to school and community music programs in Pickerington and the Central Ohio area for more than 38 years. The band will perform “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and the original piece “The Gift of Time.” Embrey is a former member of the USAF Band/Drum & Bugle Corps. After his military duty, he played professionally before his role as marching band director at NIU. He continues to work in the music field as an arranger, show designer and producer. His company hosts a variety of student music festivals and competitions in the United States. Embrey also performs at a variety of military events

Sandwich VFW hosts turkey dinner Nov. 6 Sandwich VFW Post 1486 is sponsoring a turkey dinner on Saturday, Nov. 6, beginning at 4:30 p.m. until the dinners are gone. The Sandwich VFW is at 713 S. Main St. Donations for the dinner are $13 for turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, corn, dinner roll and dessert. This dinner is dine in or carry out with funds being raised for local veterans. For information, call the Sandwich VFW at 815-786-1486.

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Michael Embrey was chosen to be part of the first All-American Band Director’s Band in the Rose Bowl parade. including military funerals and civic events. On Nov. 7, he will be part of a special bugle detail playing “Taps” at the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Embrey also performed “Taps” at the American Cemetery in Normandy Beach, France, in 2016. The Rose Parade entry will celebrate the theme, “We teach music. We teach life.” Details on the project are available at http://www.BandDirectorSalute.org.

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Stage Coach collecting food for Thanksgiving dinners THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Stage Coach Players is collecting items for Thanksgiving dinner boxes in conjunction with the DeKalb Salvation Army for the second year. The two organizations are again partnering to collect canned vegetables, boxed stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and gift cards for a turkey (along with other items) to help provide families in the community a Thanksgiving meal. “At this time of year, we are especially thankful for all the community has done for Stage Coach Players over the years,” SCP president Angela Schiola-Niemeyer said in a news release. Collections for the Thanksgiving dinner boxes will be held from 10 a.m.

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financial responsibility for lost and damaged items. Only residents of unincorporated areas of the township are eligible. To register for a card, patrons must visit the library with a photo ID and proof of residency at an unincorporated DeKalb address (lease, utility bill, piece of mail, etc.). A library card is not needed to participate in library events, workshops and classes. Visit dkpl.org to see upcoming programs. – The MidWeek

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THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Glidden Homestead and Historical Center is offering Sunday tours of the National Register of Historic places site where barbed wire was invented. From noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, visitors can tour the home where Joseph Glidden and his family lived when he created his most famous invention and see a working onsite blacksmith shop. Programs at Glidden Homestead are made possible in part by the Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture Fund.

This year’s theme is “A Treasure at 160” since 2021 marks the 160th anniversary of Joseph Glidden’s home. A National Register of Historic Place site, it is the home where Glidden lived when he invented barbed wire. The home was extensively remodeled in 1910 by a prominent architect and continued as a Glidden family residence until it became a museum in 1998. Joseph Glidden developed barbed wire in DeKalb in 1873 and went on to patent numerous other inventions. Barbed wire production continued at the homestead site through the winter of 1873 into the spring of 1874, when the operation moved into town.

Glidden built the Glidden House Hotel in downtown DeKalb that opened in 1877. In June 1879, J.F. Glidden Publishing bought the DeKalb County Chronicle that had been started earlier that year. Glidden was mayor of DeKalb from 1881-1883. A tentative program listing for the 2021 season can be found at www.gliddenhomestead.org/events. html. The Glidden Homestead, located at 921 W. Lincoln Highway, is taking reservations for tours. Admission is $4 per adult and free for children younger than 14. For information, visit www.gliddenhomestead. org, email info@gliddenhomestead.org or call 815756-7904.

DCCG lists November Grow Mobile food pantry dates THE MIDWEEK The following is a list of the November dates and locations for the DeKalb County Community Gardens’ Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who come, no requirements necessary. All food packages are pre-packed and will be distributed drive-thru style. DCCG is working to ensure the well-being of residents, staff and vol-

unteers, and asks that you practice food/hand hygiene and stay home if you are sick. To receive Grow Mobile alerts, text @a34cg4 to 81010. Grow Mobile dates in November: • 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Waterman Lions Park, 271 S. Birch St. in Waterman • 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Malta Township Public Library, 203 Adams St. in Malta • 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 4 at University Vil-

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Protecting the community’s needs Safe Passage looks to expand services amid rise in domestic violence calls in DeKalb County By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

Local police department records show domestic abuse and violence calls are on the rise in DeKalb County, and advocates with Safe Passage, the county’s only domestic violence crisis shelter, say their services are all the more paramount. “There is a deep level of need for what we do in the community,” said Lynnea Erickson Laskowski, Safe Passage’s director of prevention and communication. According to information obtained by Shaw Media through the Freedom of Information Act, the total number of domestic abuse and violence related calls increased in the past year in every area except Sycamore. DeKalb County State’s Attorney Rick Amato said domestic violence is the leading cause of arrest in DeKalb County. Amato said the daily bond call, or list of persons local police have arrested who await bond hearings each morning from the DeKalb County Jail, show the prevalence of domestic violence in the community. “Domestic violence continues to be our No. 1 criminal problem every day in DeKalb County,” Amato said. “I think it tends to be somewhat generally accepted that these cases happen. Day in and day out, if you go through our bond call, it is daily on bond call.” On Oct. 10, out of nine cases on bond call, five were related to domestic violence, Amato said. On Oct. 22, all four cases on bond call were related to domestic violence: three new arrests and one arrest on a warrant for failing to appear for domestic violence charges. “I think that it’s an accurate portrayal of what we deal with every day,” Amato said. “We need to get our heads around the fact that domestic violence should not be accepted. Too often, it just is a byline, and it causes damage and trauma upon a victim and their families. It is everyone’s problem when half our cases or more are domestic violence cases.”

By the numbers

Records show that the DeKalb Police Department saw 2,778 domestic abuse- and violence-related calls from March 2020 through June 2021. From January 2019 to February 2020, there were 1,991 related calls. From those same time frames, Genoa Police Department’s total related calls rose 17 cases, from 87 to 104. Similar calls from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office increased by 52 cases, from 268 to 320. Sycamore Police Department’s cases decreased by 14, from 66 to 52. Amato said he worries about what could happen if domestic violence cases are not caught or reported early. “The violence will escalate and if the lethality continues, it often leads to strangulation,” he said. “If you are seeing any evidence of strangulation, you need to report it. Next time the abuser puts hands on their victim’s neck, it could be the last time. It’s like they’re raising their hands and saying they’re a murderer. That’s the seriousness you need to take with these violent abusers.”

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Lynnea Erickson Laskowski, director of prevention and communication with Safe Passage, and Mary Ellen Schaid, executive director of Safe Passage, talk about the 40th anniversary of Safe Passage and the programs they offer.

Safe Passage marks 40 years of work on domestic violence issues

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness about those problems. October is also the 40th anniversary of Safe Passage, DeKalb County’s only domestic violence and sexual assault crisis center. The nonprofit organization provides a wide range of services to survivors and their loved ones, including shelter, counseling, advocacy and more. All services are free, confidential and available to all, regardless of age, gender or when the abuse occurred. Safe Passage began in 1981 as a grassroots movement with people opening their homes to survivors of domestic violence. “They needed somewhere safe, so the community began taking them into their homes,” said Mary Ellen Schaid, Safe Passage’s executive director. “There was a need, so a shelter was created.” Safe Passage provides: a 24-hour hotline; short and long term transitional housing, including all food and personal items; counseling; children’s therapy for child victims of sexual assault and domestic violence; legal advocacy; 24-hour hospital response; and prevention programs for children and adolescents. Schaid said in the past four decades, the organization has expanded to incorporate preventative and educational programs in schools. “Now we offer counseling, prevention and work in schools,” she said. “We’ve realized that we’re all responsible for stopping domestic violence and sexual assault. We’ve made it our goal to treat, help and

combat domestic violence.” Erickson Laskowski said the nonprofit organization has grown exponentially since its beginning. “We need more space because what we currently have is not sufficient to house, prevent and educate,” she said.

Safe Passage’s new location

Safe Passage is currently located in six buildings – five homes and one apartment building – along South Fourth and South Fifth streets. To better serve the needs of the community, Safe Passage is fundraising to construct a new building, with estimated construction costs of $7.5 million. The building at Safe Passage’s proposed site, the former DeKalb Clinic, was demolished in December 2020. The organization bought the property with the help of an anonymous donor after it was sold to the shelter by Pappas Development back in April 2019 for $155,000. The future building will be about 40,320 square feet and have two stories and a lower level. The new building will contain an emergency shelter, counseling services, administrative offices and an outdoor playground. Schaid said all of the preliminary design and development plans are finished and approved, but that Safe Passage needs to “raise a significant amount of money to get the project started,” including to help furnish and decorate the space. “No matter how big or small, any amount given will really help the community,” she said. “It will allow us to serve more people and have more space to do what we do.” If you are experiencing domestic violence and need someone to call, Safe Passage can be reached 24 hours a day by calling their hotline at 815-756-5228 or texting 815-393-1994.

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Don was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Harvey Jr., Harley, and Delbert (Imas) Mack, and his sisters Marjorie and Donald C. Mack, 93, of rural DeKalb, passed Dorothy Mack. He is survived by one niece, Sandra Mack away peacefully in (Larry) Weber, St. Charles, IL; two great niechis family home on es, Alayson Phelps (Carson Rittel), Portland, October 20, 2021. He was born on May OR, and Amber (David) Holliday, DeKalb, IL; a great-great nephew, Carter Mack Holliday, 30, 1928, the son of and a great-great niece, Lydia Helene Rittel; Harvey and Selma two sisters-in-law, Irmgard Mack, DeKalb, IL, (Kaus) Mack. and Mary Mack, Hinckley, IL. Don served in the Don also had the loyal companionship and U.S. Army from June care of Donna Lupton, Waterman, IL, and 1955 to April 1957, Antonio Guzman, DeKalb, IL. with a rank of Sp3 A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul’s (Specialist 3rd Class) and stationed in Korea. United Church of Christ, 324 W. McKinley He later attended NIU and Rockford Business Ave., Hinckley, on Wednesday, November School. He was a lifelong farmer and master 10, 2021, at 10:00 am with Pastor Charlene Hinckley officiating. Burial of ashes will gardener; his gardens were admired by numerous organizations, community members, follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Hinckley, IL. In following Don’s wishes, those attending family, and friends. the Memorial Service will be required to wear Don was a member of St. Paul’s United a mask. Church of Christ, Hinckley, IL, as well as a The family is arranging for a living tribute member of DeKalb Farm Bureau, Light New to be made in Don’s name at the Morton Candles, National Council of The Garden Arboretum. Any monetary donations will be Clubs of Illinois, Northern Illinois Botanical Society, Chicago Botanical Society, Thornhill made in his honor. For information, visit www.AndersonFunerSociety, Morton Arboretum, and the DeKalb alHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022. Area Garden Club.

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19 practical jokes on people and sometimes scaring them. He really loved cooking and having friends and family over to enjoy it! He was quite the grill master! He is survived by his wife who loved him so dearly, Nicole (Redmon) Moore; his children, Cody Weidner, Arianna Moore, Samantha Moore, Callen Moore and granddaughter, Autumn Weidner. His parents, Lester & Linda Moore; sister, Deanna White; mother-inlaw, Pamela Holdridge; father-in-law, Gary Redmon; sisters-in-law, Danielle Dewey and Casie (Fred) Fraizer; nephews & nieces, Michelle (Chris) Pridie, Jonathan (Samantha) Thompson, Michael Hennessey, Rosaura (Stephen) Taylor, Carlie (Hunter) Brockman, Christian Brockman; great nephew, Dakoda Taylor along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousin and friends that are just like family!

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Claude and Garnet Moore and maternal grandparents, Jesse and Allean Long. His funeral service was on Oct. 11th at the Crossview EFCA Church in DeKalb with military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family to be determined at a later date. Arrangements were completed by the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory of Sycamore, IL. To sign the online guest book or share a special memory, go to www.butalafuneralhomes.com

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Lester and Linda (Long) Moore. He gradDOUGLAS RICHARD MOORE uated from Sycamore High School in 1989 Born: August 19, 1971 in DeKalb, IL and joined the Army where he served during Died: October 5, 2021 in DeKalb, IL Desert Storm in Germany. He returned to Sycamore after his time in the Army. He Douglas Richard worked for Driv-Lok in Sycamore and NIU for Moore, 50, was born 17 years. He met the love of his life and best August 19, 1971 in friend during one of his favorite activiDeKalb, IL. He went ties- dancing in May 1997. They married on home to be with his Lord & Savior on Octo- April 24, 1999 and raised a beautiful family ber 5, 2021 surround- Cody, Arianna, Samantha, Callen and granded by his loving family daughter Autumn. Doug loved to go dancing with his wife, in DeKalb, IL after a collecting: 64th scale toy tractors, riding his long & courageous motorcycle and spending time with his family battle with Glioblastothat loved him so! His smile would light up a ma Brain Cancer. room! He always thought of everyone else Douglas was born and would do special things for them. He to his loving parents had a sense of humor and enjoyed playing

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Hayes’ Body Shop sold as owners retire after 36 years By SHANE TAYLOR

staylor@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – After 36 years in business, Hayes’ Body Shop Inc. has transitioned to Gerber Collision. “The name on the sign may change, but the excellent staff will still be there,” said Christy Hayes, former co-owner and chief financial officer of Hayes’ Body Shop Inc. Hayes and her husband, Randy, former owners of the body shop, founded the business in 1985, and after 36 years, have decided it was time to retire Hayes’ Body Shop Inc. at 2170 Oakland Drive, Sycamore. The shop first started in a garage at their farmhouse in Kirkland, then shifted to a location in downtown DeKalb and has resided in the present facility for two decades across from Hy-Vee since moving there in 2000. The transition from Hayes’ Body Shop to Gerber Collision took place on Oct. 22, according to a Facebook post from the business. Founded in 1937, Gerber Collision provides collision and glass repair services. What started in Chicago as a small trim shop transformed into one of the largest auto collision and glass repair companies in North America. Mark Wheeler, an employee at the repair shop for more than 20 years, will assume the role of general manager, effective immediately. “The entire staff will still be here to continue serving the DeKalb and Sycamore area with your collision repair needs,” Hayes said. “They will be providing the same excellence and quality service through the repair process.”

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Randy and Christy Hayes are pictured outside their body shop in Sycamore. After 36 years, the couple has sold the shop to Gerber Collision. Hayes said the staff at the body shop will continue under new ownership. “Our business would not be what it is without the staff, skilled technicians who worked with us,” Hayes said. “They will continue to be here and serve you

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Happy and Fancy 5 and Under First – Lily Gregory Second – Julia Josh Third – Meadow Taylor 6-7 Years First – Zoe Dobson Second – Finley Saam Third – Lincoln Giuliano 8-9 Years First – Jordyn Ziegler Second – Olivia Crutcher Third – Evelyn Hall 10-11 Years First – Savanna Wood Second – Holly Malmassari Third – Luca Hamingson 12-17 Years First – Lily Baker and Hannah Burgess Second – Dominic Biundo Third – Jenna Bergman and Layla Janisch

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ABOVE: Taylor Wesley’s pumpkin display won the Pick of the Patch award for the Sycamore Lions Club’s 60th annual Decorated Pumpkin Display Contest. BELOW: More than 1,100 pumpkins were entered in this year’s contest.

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Scouts BSA Troop 2810, chartered out of Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore, sent a group of seven youth and two adults to Philmont Scout Ranch near the town of Cimarron, New Mexico, in July. Scout participants were Aidan Kovac, Collin Lexa, Quinn Harrelson, Will Hentschel, Liam Harris, Aiden Saam, Jon Knight and leaders Bill Hentschel and Chris Handel. The group hiked about 60 miles while carrying 50-pound backpacks at elevations ranging from 6,500 feet to more than 11,000 feet. The scouts climbed parts of Black Mountain and Big Red, plus they crossed Tooth Ridge to climb the iconic “Tooth of Time” to watch the sunrise. Their trip included stays at Garcia Cow, Miners Park, and Carson Meadows campsites where the young men saw quite a bit of wildlife – a bear, mule deer and elk. The scouts also participated in black-powder rifle shooting, ropes climbing and conservation projects. New scouts are welcome at Troop 2810 meetings at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Salem Lutheran Church, 1145 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore.

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The Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Matthew Capes of Paddle On! Outfitters Inc. with a ribbon-cutting. The business rents kayaks to people in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Mapes partners with other businesses throughout the year for events. For more information, visit https://paddleonoutfitters.com/.

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NO. 20 CH 000003 purchaser shall receive a 420 GRAF STREET Certificate of Sale, which will SOMONAUK, IL 60552 entitle the purchaser to a JUDGE Deed to the real estate after PRESIDING JUDGE confirmation of the sale. NOTICE OF SALE The property will NOT be open for inspection. PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT Prospective bidders are OF FORECLOSURE admonished to check the UNDER ILLINOIS court file to verify all MORTGAGE information. FORECLOSURE ACT The successful purchaser PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a has the sole responsibility/ Judgment of Foreclosure and expense of evicting any Sale entered by the Court in tenants or other individuals the above entitled cause on presently in possession of the September 2, 2021, Sheriff subject premises. If this property is a condoof DeKalb County will on 12/16/2021, in 150 N. minium unit, the purchaser Main Street, Sycamore, IL of the unit at the foreclosure 60178, at 01:00 PM, sell at sale, other than a mortgagee public auction and sale shall pay the assessments to the highest bidder for and the legal fees required cash, all and singular, the by The Condominium Propfollowing described real erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) estate mentioned in said (1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTJudgment, situated in the (HOMEOWNER), County of DeKalb, State of GAGOR HAVE THE RIGHT TO YOU Illinois, or so much thereof IN POSSESSION REMAIN as shall be sufficient to FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 18-32-405-012 OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE COMMONLY KNOWN AS: WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) 420 Graf Street OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE Somonauk, IL 60552 Description of Improvements: FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our Cream vinyl siding, two story single family home, attached website at http://ilforeclosuresales. two car garage mrpllc.com. The Judgment amount Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. was $260,638.34. Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising only McCalla Raymer Sale Terms: This is an in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any "AS IS" sale for "CASH". Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's preference, limitation or discrimination based The successful bidder must Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial deposit 10% down by Suite 1200, Chicago, IL status or national origin, or an intention, to certified funds; balance, by 60602. Tel. No. (312) make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." certified funds, within 24 346-9088. Please refer to PUBLIC Familial status includes children under the ageNOTICE of 18 living file# 20-03999IL hours. NO REFUNDS. with parents or legal custodians,INpregnant women and THE CIRCUIT COURT PURSUANT TO THE The subject property is people securing custody of childrenFOR under 18.TWENTY-THIRD This newspaper THE subject to general real estate FAIR DEBT COLLECTION will not knowingly accept any advertising forCIRCUIT real estate JUDICIAL ACT, THE taxes, special assessments or PRACTICES which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS special taxes levied against PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE said real estate, water bills, DEEMED TO BE A DEBT are available on an equal opportunity basis. LLCHUD D/B/A MR. COOPER, etc., and is offered for sale COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING To complain of discrimination call 1-800-669-9777 Hearing impaired numberPLAINTIFF, is 1-800-927-9275 without any representation TO COLLECT A DEBT AND VS. as to quality or quantity of ANY INFORMATION WILL BE DIANE M ROGERS A/K/A title and without recourse to USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DIANE M KREINBRINK; plaintiff. The sale is further Plaintiff's attorney is not BRADLEY R ROGERS subject to confirmation by required to provide PUBLIC NOTICE A/K/A BRADLEY ROGERS; the court. additional information other UNKNOWN OWNERS AND IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Upon payment in full than that set forth in this NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, of the bid amount, the notice of sale. FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD DEFENDANTS. JUDICIAL CIRCUIT purchaser shall receive a I3177789 NO. 20 CH 000003 DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Certificate of Sale, which will 420 GRAF STREET NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE entitle the purchaser to a (Published in The SOMONAUK, IL 60552 LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Deed to the real estate after MidWeek, November 3, 10, JUDGE PLAINTIFF, confirmation of the sale. 17, 2021) PRESIDING JUDGE VS. The property will NOT be NOTICE OF SALE DIANE M ROGERS A/K/A open for inspection. MidWeek Classified PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT DIANE M KREINBRINK; Prospective bidders are 815-632-2554 OF FORECLOSURE BRADLEY R ROGERS admonished to check the UNDER ILLINOIS A/K/A BRADLEY ROGERS; court file to verify all MORTGAGE UNKNOWN OWNERS AND information. FORECLOSURE ACT NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, The successful purchaser PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY has the sole responsibility/ DEFENDANTS. GIVEN that pursuant to a expense of evicting any NO. 20 CH 000003 Judgment of Foreclosure and tenants or other individuals 420 GRAF STREET Sale entered by the Court in presently in possession of the SOMONAUK, IL 60552 the above entitled cause on subject premises. JUDGE September 2, 2021, Sheriff PRESIDING JUDGE If this property is a condoof DeKalb County will on minium unit, the purchaser NOTICE OF SALE 12/16/2021, in 150 N. of the unit at the foreclosure PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT Main Street, Sycamore, IL sale, other than a mortgagee OF FORECLOSURE 60178, at 01:00 PM, sell at shall pay the assessments UNDER ILLINOIS public auction and sale and the legal fees required MORTGAGE to the highest bidder for by The Condominium PropFORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY cash, all and singular, the erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) GIVEN that pursuant to a following described real (1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTJudgment of Foreclosure and estate mentioned in said in 10 Tracts or Combinations GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), Sale entered by the Court in Judgment, situated in the Offered the above entitled cause on County of DeKalb, State of YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO thereof 8REMAIN Illinois, or so much Plus IN POSSESSION September• 2, 2021, 51± & Sheriff 43± Acre Tracts Residential Lots • Potential of DeKalb County will on as shall be sufficient to FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY Residential Property w/ORDER Access to Sanitary Sewer OF AN OF POSSES12/16/2021, in 150 Development N. satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 18-32-405-012 SION, IN from ACCORDANCE Main&Street, CitySycamore, WaterIL• 8 Large Residential Lots .79 To 1.21± Acres COMMONLY KNOWN AS: WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) 60178, at 01:00 PM, sell at Impressive Run • Productive 420 Graf StreetSubdivision OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE Tillable Land publicinauction and sale River Somonauk, IL 60552 FORECLOSURE LAW. to the highest bidder for Improvements: CallForor Information: go online forVisit a listour of property locations, auction at The Community BuildingofComplex of cash,Held all and singular, the Description Cream vinyl siding, two story at info booklet, & more! Online bidding available! following described• 111 real brochure, Boone County W 1st St Belvidere, IL 61008 website single family home, attached http://ilforeclosuresales. estate mentioned in said two car garage mrpllc.com. Judgment, situated in Mon, the 11/8 INSPECTION DATES: • 2-4pm & Mon, 11/22 • 2-4pm, Meet Schrader Rep @ Tract 1 at the end of River Run Pkwy The Judgment amount Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. County of DeKalb, State of was $260,638.34. only McCalla Illinois, or so much thereof OWNERS: Hardeman Co. (Tracts 1 & 2) & Verona Properties, LLCRaymer (Tracts 3-10) Terms: This is an Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's as shall be sufficient to Matt Sale AUCTION MANAGERS: • cell:for219.689.4373 & Jason Minnaert • cell: 309.489.6024 #475.182783 "ASWiseman IS" sale "CASH". #475.156271 Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., satisfy said Judgment: Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc. #478.025754 (Auctioneer)Chicago, 950 N Liberty The successful bidder (Sponsor), must #444.000158 Suite 1200, IL Drive Columbia City, IN 46725 TAX NO. 18-32-405-012 deposit 10% down by 60602. Tel. No. (312) COMMONLY KNOWN AS: certified funds; balance, by 346-9088. Please refer to 420 Graf Street certified funds, within 24 file# 20-03999IL Somonauk, IL 60552 PURSUANT TO THE Description of Improvements: hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is FAIR DEBT COLLECTION Cream vinyl siding, two story subject to general real estate PRACTICES ACT, THE single family home, attached taxes, special assessments or PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS two car garage

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, PLAINTIFF, VS. DIANE M ROGERS A/K/A DIANE M KREINBRINK; BRADLEY R ROGERS A/K/A BRADLEY ROGERS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. NO. 20 CH 000003 420 GRAF STREET SOMONAUK, IL 60552 JUDGE PRESIDING JUDGE NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on September 2, 2021, Sheriff of DeKalb County will on 12/16/2021, in 150 N. Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, at 01:00 PM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 34 OF THE ILLOWA FARM SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN THE DEKALB RECORDER'S COUNTY OFFICE ON 23 JUNE, 1997 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 97007210 IN PLAT BOOK "Z", PAGE 253 IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX NO. 18-32-405-012 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 420 Graf Street Somonauk, IL 60552 Description of Improvements: Cream vinyl siding, two story single family home, attached two car garage The Judgment amount was $260,638.34. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be for inspection. open Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales. mrpllc.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 20-03999IL PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. I3177789

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