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DeKALB – The DeKalb schoolboard is beginning to consider howto spend its $21 million construc-tion grant. On Tuesday, the boardheard a presentation that would use$11.4 million of the grant on variousschool buildings in DeKalb SchoolDistrict 428. The board will heara similar presentation on the dis-trict’s technological capabilities inthe future.
Board President Tom Matya
summed up the policy question thatwill face the school board this year.
“Ultimately, the board will haveto weigh how much grant money tokeep aside … and how much we canput into upgrades in buildings, up-grades in technology,” he said.
Matya said he wanted to hold ajoint meeting with the board and itsfinancial and facilities committee,a group of school officials, teachersand community leaders that hasbeen devising ways to save money.
Matya expressed a desire tomove slowly with this process,
saying that more public meetingswould be needed before the boardtakes action on spending the grant.
The presentation was led by Ker-ry Mellott, a former Fermilab engi-neer who sits on the committee. Heidentified Tyler Elementary Schoolas needing the most work. Parts ofTyler do not have any doors at all.
“When we got to Tyler, wow – wereally need to do some work there,we thought,” he said.
Mellott said the $11.4 millionwould provide a good start to im-proving building parity.
“While we come with a dollaramount on the next slide … we trulyneed to spend more to bring equi-ty and parity across the district,”he said. He noted that the districthad planned to pass another refer-endum that would give it another$100 million to improve buildings,but the recession put a stop to that.
Another potential monkeywrench in any district spendingplan is the Illinois General Assem-bly. The district is already antici-pating receiving less money in stateaid for the upcoming school year.
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MOORE, Okla. – Helmeted rescueworkers raced Tuesday to completethe search for survivors and the deadin the Oklahoma City suburb where amammoth tornado destroyed count-less homes, cleared lots down to barered earth and claimed 24 lives, includ-ing those of nine children.
Scientists concluded the stormwas a rare and extraordinarily pow-erful type of twister known as an EF5,ranking it at the top of the scale usedto measure tornado strength. Thosetwisters are capable of lifting rein-forced buildings off the ground, hurl-ing cars like missiles and strippingtrees completely free of bark.
Residents of Moore began return-ing to their homes a day after the tor-nado smashed some neighborhoodsinto jagged wood scraps and gnarledpieces of metal. In place of their hous-es, many families found only emptylots.
After nearly 24 hours of searching,the fire chief said he was confidentthere were no more bodies or survi-vors in the rubble.
“I’m 98 percent sure we’re good,”Gary Bird said at a news conferencewith the governor, who had just com-pleted an aerial tour of the disasterzone.
Authorities were so focused on thesearch effort that they had yet to es-tablish the full scope of damage alongthe storm’s long, ruinous path.
They did not know how manyhomes were gone or how many fam-ilies had been displaced. Emergencycrews had trouble navigating devas-tated neighborhoods because therewere no street signs left. Some rescu-ers used smartphones or GPS devicesto guide them through areas with norecognizable landmarks.
The death toll was revised down-ward from 51 after the state medicalexaminer said some victims mayhave been counted twice in the confu-sion. More than 200 people were treat-ed at area hospitals.
By Tuesday afternoon, every dam-aged home had been searched at leastonce, Bird said. The fire chief washopeful searching could be complet-ed before nightfall, but the work wasbeing hampered by rain. Crews alsocontinued a brick-by-brick search ofthe rubble of a school that was blownapart with many children inside.
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Barb Pondelick of Sycamore plants zucchini Tuesday in a field at her parents’ farm in Maple Park. Produce from the family-owned Theis Farm II is sold at farmersmarkets in Aurora, Genoa, DeKalb and Sycamore.
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Barb Pondelick has no problem stayingbusy during the summer.
While running her family’s store at TheisFarm II, 6N953 County Line Road in MaplePark, she sneaks into the fields in betweencustomers to get planting done for the upcom-ing farmers markets.
The list of items Theis Farm offers contin-ues to grow this time of year as she preparesto sell her harvest in Aurora, Genoa, DeKalband Sycamore throughout the summer.
“It’s just a lot of behind-the-scenes prepa-ration that people don’t necessarily thinkabout,” she said.
Pondelick is among several local farmers,businesses and community members whowill set up shop at DeKalb County’s farmersmarkets in the coming weeks. The three areafarmers markets will host about 75 vendorscombined this season.
Farmers markets have gained popularityover the years as many people are becomingmore conscious of where their food comesfrom and just how healthy it is.
“The pendulum is kind of swinging backin favor of farm stands,” Pondelick said. “It isnice to see we are starting to be appreciatedmore.”
Lindsey Engelsman, who coordinatesDeKalb’s annual market through Re:NewDeKalb, said she also has noticed a trend ofmore people shopping through local farmers.With every national food recall, Engelsmansaid, people are becoming more aware of whatthey are consuming.
“Knowing what field that melon came outof and who picked it ... there’s a little bit morepeace of mind when you’re going to purchasethose vegetables,” she said.
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WASHINGTON – Summoned byRepublicans, a key figure in the In-ternal Revenue Service’s targeting ofconservative groups plans to invokeher constitutional right against self-in-crimination and decline to testify at acongressional hearing today.
Lois Lerner heads the IRS divisionthat singled out conservative groups foradditional scrutiny when they appliedfor tax-exempt status during the 2010and 2012 election campaigns. She wassubpoenaed to testify today before theHouse oversight committee.
But in a letter to committee leaders,Lerner’s lawyer said she would refuseto testify because of a criminal investi-gation by the Justice Department.
Among the harsher Republicancomments after the IRS targeting wasrevealed last week, House SpeakerJohn Boehner said he wanted to know,“Who’s going to jail over this scandal?”Lerner’s Washington lawyer, WilliamW. Taylor III, said Tuesday that his cli-ent “has not committed any crime ormade any misrepresentation, but underthe circumstances she has no choice butto take this course.”
Ali Ahmad, a spokesman for Over-sight committee Chairman Darrell Issa,R-Calif., said the subpoena stands, rais-ing the possibility of a public spectaclein which Lerner would decline to an-swer question after question.
News of her plans came on the sameday the agency’s former commission-er said he first learned in the springof 2012 – in the heat of the presidential
campaign – that agents had improp-erly targeted political groups that ve-hemently opposed President BarackObama’s policies.
But former Commissioner DouglasShulman said he didn’t tell higher upsin the Treasury Department and hedidn’t tell members of Congress.
And he wouldn’t apologize for it.“I had a partial set of facts, and I
knew that the inspector general was go-ing to be looking into it, and I knew thatit was being stopped,” Shulman told theSenate Finance Committee in his firstpublic comments on the matter. “Sit-ting there then and sitting here today,
I think I made the right decision, whichis to let the inspector general get to thebottom of it, chase down all the factsand then make his findings public.”
Lerner has emerged as a centralfigure in the controversy because shelearned in June 2011 that IRS agentswere singling out groups with “Tea Par-ty” or “Patriots” in their applicationsfor further scrutiny, according to a re-port by the agency’s inspector general.She ordered the initial tea party criteriato be scrapped, but it later evolved toinclude groups that promoted the Con-stitution and the Bill of Rights, the re-port said.
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Tea party supporters gather for a rally Tuesday outside the IRS headquarters inWashingtonto protest extra scrutiny of their organizations.
8DAILY PLANNER
Today
Business Networking Inter-national: 8 a.m. at 920 W. PrairieDrive, No. M, Sycamore.Home-schoolers activities:
8:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Sycamore.Hands-on classes and field trips.Contact Lisa at 815-748-0896 [email protected] Blood Pressure Clinic: 9
to 11 a.m. at Valley West Com-munity Hospital, 11 E. PleasantAve., Sandwich. No appointmentnecessary. 815-786-3962 or www.valleywest.org.WWII Combat Flyers break-
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a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club,312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Blessing Well food and
clothing pantry: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.at First Church of the Nazarene,1051 S. Fourth St., DeKalb. Meatand food offered, with clothingavailable in sizes for infants (dia-pers, too) up to 3X adults. www.dekalbnaz.com. 815-758-1588.New Beginnings AA(C): 10 a.m.
at 120 Main St., Kingston. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Kishwaukee Kiwanis: 11:45
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amore: Noon to 1 p.m. at LincolnInn, DeKalb. Guests are welcome.Call John Hughes at 815-991-5387.Sycamore Rotary Club: Noon at
Mitchel Lounge, 355 W. State St.24 Hour A Day Brown Bag
AA(C): 12:05 p.m. at NewmanCenter, 512 Normal Road, DeKalb.800-452-7990; www.dekalbala-noclub.com.Kishwaukee Valley Heritage
Museum: 1 to 5 p.m. at 622 ParkAve., Genoa. Call 815-784-5559 forappointments other days.Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4
p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204,111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free.Open to all. www.dekalbalumni.org.Consumer Advocacy Council
of DeKalb County: 3:45 p.m. atReality House, 631 S. First St.,DeKalb. All consumers of mentalhealth services and the publicwelcome at CACDC meetings.Weight Watchers: 5 p.m.
weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting atWeight Watchers Store, 2583 Syc-amore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb.Safe Passage Domestic Vio-
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at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E.Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990;www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Chess Game Play: 6 to 8 p.m.
at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E.State St., Sycamore. Free. All agesand skill levels welcome. [email protected] or visit www.DeKalbChess.com.Northern Illinois Reiki Share:
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AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at North AvenueBaptist Church, 301 North Ave.,Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Cortland Lions Club: 7 p.m. at
Lions Shelter House at CortlandCommunity Park. 815-756-4000.Narcotics Anonymous: 7 to 8
p.m. at United Church of Christ,615 N. First St., DeKalb. 815-964-5959. www.rragsna.org.Sycamore Lions Club: 7 p.m.
at MVP’s Regale Center, 124 1/2S. California St., Sycamore. Forservice-minded men and women.www.sycamorelions.org; contactJerome Perez at [email protected] or 815-501-0101.Bingo Night: 7:15 p.m. at
Sycamore Veterans Home, 121 S.California St. 815-895-2679.Greater Kishwaukee Band
rehearsals: 7:30 to 9 p.m. atHuntley Middle School, South Sev-enth and Taylor streets in DeKalb.No auditions necessary; the bandis open to wind or percussioninstrumentalists age 18 and older.815-899-4867 or 815-825-2350.Celebration Chorale practices:
8 p.m. Wednesdays at First UnitedMethodist Church, 321 Oak St.,DeKalb. Singers are invited. Forinformation, call Sally at 815-739-6087.Hopefuls AA(C): 8 p.m. at
DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E.Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990;www.dekalbalanoclub.com.
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Meeting local luminary Annie Glidden
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I think I would have liked AnnieGlidden if she were alive today. I hopeshe would have liked me.
I learned a bit more about her thisweekend touring the Joseph F. GliddenHomestead & Historical Center, whichis tucked between Burger King andCopy Services on Lincoln Highway onDeKalb’s west side. The brick house,built in 1861, originally was a farm-house outside of town, but the towneventually engulfed it.
The homestead is worth a quicktour if you haven’t visit-ed before. Annie’s photohangs on a wall in an up-per room, next to one ofher sister, Cora. Cora, inmy humble opinion, wasthe prettier sister, but asI read over Annie’s biog-raphy posted in a roomfocusing on the Gliddenwomen, I began to suspect Annie wasthe more interesting sister.
Annie’s uncle was Joe Glidden,inventor of the barbed wire we hear somuch about here in DeKalb. Her fatherdied in 1876, when she was 10 or 11,but Uncle Joe paid for her and her four
siblings to go to college, so she went toIllinois State Normal School in Bloom-ington and Cornell University in Itha-ca, N.Y., according to the homesteadwebsite, www.gliddenhomestead.org.
Annie wanted to help the newlyformed library buy better books in1898, and her solution was way morefun than a bake sale: She started theLibrary Whist Club. Its membersplayed cards Monday afternoons andused the membership dues to buygood books for the library. The groupstill meets and provides books for thelibrary, and new members must beinvited to join.
She raised Cora’s son after Coradied in 1903, was the hostess of theGlidden House Hotel from 1895 to1906 and bought a home with farm-land from her brother, John, in 1910,according to the homestead website.She won a state award for the cornyields there, and also grew asparagus,
corn, alfalfa and raspberries. The roadin front of that house still bears hername.
I’d be extremely flattered if anyoneever summed up my life the way thehomestead’s website sums up Annie’s.
“Her friends remembered heryears of service to the community asthe keynote of her life,” the websitestates. “She was devoted to family andfriends, and showed them many kind-nesses. She was a nonconformist witha fierce determination to complete anytask once started.”
If you’d like to learn more about theGliddens, the homestead is open to thepublic Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,and from noon to 4 p.m. on the secondand fourth Sundays of the month fromJune to October. Admission is $4; chil-dren ages 14 and younger get in freewith their family.
There’s also a plethora of informa-tion online at www.gliddenhomestead.org.
• Jillian Duchnowski is the DailyChronicle’s news editor. Reach her at815-756-4841, ext. 2221, or email [email protected].
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• A story that appeared on thefront page of Tuesday’s DailyChronicle regarding the pendingretirement of Northern Illinois Uni-versity’s Eddie Williams containedincorrect information. Williams,executive vice president for financeand facilities and chief of opera-tions, plans to retire May 31, 2013.Also in the story, NIU spokesmanPaul Palian said Williams had adept-ly handled the budget over the pastdecade. The Daily Chronicle regretsthe errors.It also should be clarified that
although Williams was namedalong with former NIU police ChiefDonald Grady in an FBI searchwarrant served March 6 on the NIUpolice department, Williams has notbeen identified as a target of theinvestigation.
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FBI: 5 men named as Benghazisuspects, but no arrests yetWASHINGTON – The U.S. has identified
five men who might be responsible forthe attack on the diplomatic missionin Benghazi, Libya, last year, and hasenough evidence to justify seizing themby military force as suspected terrorists,officials say.But there isn’t enough proof to try them
in a U.S. civilian court as the Obamaadministration prefers.The men remain at large while the FBI
gathers evidence. But the investigationhas been slowed by the reduced U.S.intelligence presence in the regionsince the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks, and bythe limited ability to assist by Libya’spost-revolutionary law enforcement andintelligence agencies, which are stillin their infancy since the overthrow ofdictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
Senate committee approvesimmigration reform billWASHINGTON – Far-reaching legisla-
tion that grants a chance at citizenshipto millions of immigrants living illegallyin the United States cleared the SenateJudiciary Committee on a solid biparti-san vote Tuesday night after supporterssomberly sidestepped a controversy overthe rights of gay spouses.The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an
epic showdown on the Senate floor onlegislation that is one of President BarackObama’s top domestic priorities.The action sparked rejoicing from
immigration activists who crowded intoa Senate committee room to witness theproceedings.“Yes, we can! Si, se puede!” they
shouted, reprising the campaign cry fromObama’s first run for the White House in2008.
Apple’s chief Tim Cook facesSenate questions on taxesWASHINGTON – The Senate dragged
Apple Inc., the world’s most valuablecompany, into the debate over the U.S. taxcode Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook overallegations that its Irish subsidiaries helpthe company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.Cook said the subsidiaries have nothing to
do with reducing its U.S. taxes, a messagehe struggled to convey to the Senate Per-manent Subcommittee on Investigations.The subcommittee released a report
Monday that held up Apple as an exampleof the legal tax avoidance made possibleby the U.S. tax code. It estimates thatApple avoided at least $3.5 billion in U.S.federal taxes in 2011 and $9 billion in 2012by using its tax strategy, and described acomplex setup involving Irish subsidiariesas being a key element of this strategy.
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By DANA [email protected]
DeKALB – The past three
years of high school have
been a time of growth for
Amanda Ericson – and her
hair.
Ericson, a Sycamore High
School senior, had a little
more than 8 inches of her
trademark long, curly hair
lopped off Tuesday afternoon
so she could donate it to Pan-
tene Beautiful Lengths, a
partnership organization
between hair care manufac-
turer Pantene and the Amer-
ican Cancer Society.
“I’ve always had long
hair, and I always wanted
to cut it short,” Ericson, 18,
said. “This was convenient
– I wanted to cut it anyway,
so I might as well give it to
someone else.”
Ericson said she chose
the Beautiful Lengths pro-
gram because it provides
wigs through American Can-
cer Society wig banks at no
charge to patients. She didn’t
like that some wig charities,
such as the more well-known
Locks of Love, price wigs on
a sliding scale depending on
the recipient’s ability to pay.
She also thinks Beautiful
Lengths receives fewer do-
nations than Locks of Love
because it serves adults,
while Locks of Love focuses
on children.
Great Clips stylist Martha
Villavicencio, who cut Eric-
son’s hair, said the DeKalb
salon sees at least two hair
donors a week. Ericson was
the second hair donor to
have her hair cut there Tues-
day.
Ericson’s mother, Lau-
ra, seemed surprised when
Villavicencio cut Amanda’s
hair only to her shoulders.
“That’s 8 inches?” she
asked. “She still has long
hair.”
Nonetheless, the cut is
likely the shortest Aman-
da’s hair has ever been, her
mother said. Laura Ericson
said her daughter began
planning about three years
ago to celebrate the end of
high school by donating her
hair. Amanda Ericson said
she looks forward to debut-
ing her new look at gradua-
tion Sunday.
As she looked in the mir-
ror at the finished cut, Er-
icson said it looked the way
she thought it would, but she
still looked a little stunned.
“It feels different,” she
said. “But someone needs it
more than I do. And my hair
grows really fast.”
How to donate
It takes eight to 15 donated ponytails to make one wig. To donate,
hair must be at least 8 inches long, cannot be dyed, bleached or chemi-cally treated, and cannot be more than 5 percent gray.
For details on how to donate hair to the Beautiful Lengths program,
visit www.pantene.com and click on the Beautiful Lengths tab along
the top of the page.
Monica Maschak – [email protected]
Hairstylist Martha Villavicencio cuts more than eight inches ofAmanda Ericson’s hair Tuesday at Great Clips in DeKalb.
Sycamore student donateshair to cancer organization
Burglary call shuts downTyler Elementary SchoolDeKALB – Tyler Elementary
School was placed on lock-down Tuesday as DeKalb police
responded to a burglary call in
the area that required officersto draw their weapons.
DeKalb Sgt. Mark Tehan said
police were responding to a
burglary call in the 300 block of
West Alden Place. Tehan said
the suspect was thought to be
in the house. The suspected
burglar turned out to be the
homeowner’s stepson, Tehan
said. No charges were filed.
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By DAVID [email protected]
and STEPHEN Di [email protected]
The Illinois Virtual Char-ter School at Fox River Val-ley will be delayed for a yearif Gov. Pat Quinn signs intolaw a moratorium on charterschools like it.
On Tuesday, the IllinoisSenate passed House Bill 494,which would put a moratori-um on the creation of new vir-tual charter schools until April1. The Illinois State CharterSchool Commission also wouldbe required to produce a reporton the viability of online char-ter schools in the state.
The Illinois Virtual Char-ter School at Fox River Valleyis currently before the statecommission, after 18 schooldistricts – including in DeKalband Sycamore – rejected itsproposals.
The school was proposed bythe nonprofit Virtual Learn-ing Solutions. Local districts’funds – estimated at up to $8,000a student – would be siphonedoff for each pupil who leaves abrick-and-mortar building toattend the virtual school.
Matt Vanover, a spokes-man for the Illinois StateBoard of Education, said thismoratorium would not affectalready established virtualcharter schools.
“It would basically be forcharter schools that have notbeen established going for-ward,” Vanover said. He not-ed that the ISBE and the statecharter school commission
are separate agencies.If Quinn signs the bill into
law, it is unclear whetherI l l inois Vir -tual CharterSchool’s appealsprocess beforethe state com-mission wouldbe affected. Thelanguage of H.B.494 refers toonly the establishment of vir-tual charter schools.
The state commission hasestablished individual appealhearings for all 18 school dis-tricts. The hearings are June19, 20, 24 and 26. The districtsalso will have time beforehandto respond to Virtual Learn-ing’s formal appeal.
“The commission listenedto the public comment at ourmeeting and adopted a planthat treats all parties fairlyand individually,” said GregRichmond, the chair of theIllinois State Charter SchoolCommission.
DeKalb School District 428
Superintendent Jim Briscoeand Sycamore School District427 Superintendent KathyCountryman have found thevirtual school proposal pro-cess arduous.
“While we’re not againstvirtual learning at all, the pro-cess has been cumbersome,”Countryman said. “It has tak-en a lot of time and resourcesto move this process along.”
Briscoe said he felt the pro-cess has been weighed in favorof the virtual charter school.DeKalb officials have com-plained about how IVCS issuedgeneric 1,100-page responses tothe school districts’ questions.
The Illinois Senate passedH.B. 494 with a 46-7 vote,while the House passed thesame bill with an 80-36 votein April. DeKalb County’s lo-cal lawmakers – Reps. RobertPritchard, R-Hinckley, andTom Demmer, R-Dixon, andSens. Dave Syverson, R-Rock-ford, and Tim Bivins, R-Dixon– all voted in favor of the mor-atorium.
What’s next
Timeline and procedures for multidistrict appeal by Illinois Virtual
Charter School at Fox River Valley to the Illinois State Charter School
Commission. Below are some key upcoming dates in the appeal by Virtual
Learning Solution’s appeal regarding starting a virtual charter school in 18
regional school districts.
n June 11: Illinois State Charter School Commission meetsn June 12-14, 17: State commission conducts private interviews with
the applicant and school districts
n June 19, 20, 24, 26: Public hearings held at yet to be determinedlocationsn July 16: Commission decision on appeal expected
Source: Illinois State Charter School Commission
8LOCAL BRIEF
Moratorium bill in Springfieldcould halt local virtual school
Jim Briscoe
DeKalb’s market will ac-cept debit, credit and IllinoisLink cards for the first timethis year. The new paymentprogram will give more com-munity members healthyfood options, Engelsman said.
Carol Wright, a WildtreeHerbs distributor from theWaukegan area, is a strongadvocate for healthier eating,which is why she is excitedto sell the business’s grape-seed oil at her first Sycamorefarmers market this year.
Wright said the oil isher top seller because it isa healthy alternative to usewhen cooking. Local shop-pers will be able to find some-thing good for their diet nomatter what they choose ather stand, she said.
“Part of our goal truly isto let people know there arehealthy and easy and eco-nomical ways to cook,” shesaid.
One of the many reasonsGene Bradford has been sell-
ing produce at his stand at622 Park Ave. in Genoa fornine years is because he en-joys offering great food at agreat value.
Bradford opens his Genoastand daily during the sum-mer, selling corn and otherproduce from Yaeger’s FarmMarket in DeKalb. He alsoworks in a stand at GenoaMain Street’s monthly open-air market, which begins thisweekend.
“I don’t have a lot of sparetime,” he said. “But I thriveon the capabilities of beingable to be a good salesmanand provide the public withhigh-quality items at a fairprice.”
Lauren Diehl – director ofDiscover Sycamore, whichhosts the city’s weekly farm-ers market – said the marketsbenefit vendors, customersand the communities hostingthem.
“It gets people shoppinglocal and supporting localfarms,” she said. “Our com-munity is built upon farmers,so it’s important to supportwhat we’re built upon.”
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SYCAMORE – Nancy June Little,74, of Lakeside, Ariz., died Thursday,May 16, 2013, at home. Survivingare her husband; four sons; eightgrandchildren; seven great-grand-children; and two sisters, JoAnneBierman of Sun City, Ariz., and Patsy(Dale) Remala of Sycamore, Ill. Amemorial service has taken place.Visit www.legacy.com/dai-
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JOHN W. OVITZ JR.Born: 1914, in Sycamore, Ill.Died: April 2, 2013, in Rockford, Ill.
SYCAMORE – Dr.John W. Ovitz Jr.,who was in hishundredth year anda lifelong residentof Sycamore, Ill.,died Tuesdayevening, April2, 2013, at OSFSaint AnthonyMedical Center in Rockford.“Dr. John,” as many knew him,
was born in 1914 in Sycamore toDr. John W. Ovitz Sr. and UraniaBryan Rogers Ovitz. He graduat-ed from Sycamore High School,attended Dartmouth College andearned his medical degree from theNorthwestern University Schoolof Medicine in 1940. In 1941, hevolunteered in the U.S. Army Med-ical Corps, where he served withthe 38th Artillery Division in thePhilippines during World War II.After the war, Dr. John returned
to Sycamore, where he started hismedical practice at the Elm StreetClinic in 1946 with his father.He was an active medical staff
member of the Sycamore Hospitaland continued to practice medicine
until he chose to retire in 1999 atage 85. His professional associa-tions were many and among themwere the DeKalb County MedicalSociety and the Illinois State Medi-cal Society, as well as the AmericanAcademy of Family Practice.He served in numerous civic or-
ganizations including the SycamoreChamber of Commerce and the Syc-amore Community School Districtand spent 60 years as a member ofthe Sycamore Rotary Club. Dr. Johnwas one of the founding membersof the Family Service Agency.In 1941, he married Virginia Noyes.
They had three children, Carol OvitzHancock, Jean Ovitz Schick and JackW. Ovitz. Virginia died in 1954. In1957, Dr. John married Jane Downsand they had two children, RobertW. Ovitz and Anne Ovitz Ayres.Dr. John is survived by his be-
loved wife of 56 years, Jane DownsOvitz; 12 grandchildren; and ninegreat-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his
parents; sister, Jane Ovitz Olson;and first wife, Virginia Noyes Ovitz.A memorial service will be at
4 p.m. Friday, May 24, at theFederated Church, 612 W. StateSt., Sycamore, with Pastor DennisJohnson and the Rev. David Hedgesco-officiating. A reception will beheld after the service.Memorials can be made to the
local museums, DeKalb CountyCommunity Foundation or theJoiner Room/Sycamore Library.Arrangements by Olson Funeral
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MELVIN W. SHAW
Melvin W. Shaw, 87, of Centralia,Mo., passed away Monday, May20, 2013, at his home.Funeral services will be at 8 p.m.
Friday, May 24, at Oliver FuneralHome in Centralia, Mo. Visitationwill be from 6 p.m. Friday untilservice time at the funeral home.Condolences can be made to the
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8OBITUARIES
For good. For ever.
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By FELIX [email protected]
SYCAMORE – The 24-year-old Sycamore man accused ofstabbing another man after apolitical argument over Face-book plans to seek treatmentafter a judge lowered his bondTuesday.
Judge Robbin Stuckertagreed to reduce RobertA . C h u r c h ’ s$50,000 bondto $25,000 un-der the condi-tion he wouldseek treatmentat the Rose-crance, a sub-stance abusea n d m e n t a lhealth treatment facilitybased in Rockford. Churchwould need to post $2,500.
His attorney, Clay Camp-bell, said Church may havehealth issues and needs treat-ment. Campbell did not elab-orate on the potential issues.
Stuckert said Church muststay at the DeKalb CountyJail until an opening for himis confirmed at the treatmentfacility, and once released, heis not to use any alcohol ordrugs. Campbell said Churchplans to go there Tuesday.
Church also agreed to wearan electronic monitoringbracelet should he post bond,Campbell said.
Church was charged withtwo counts of aggravated bat-tery. Police said a 21-year-oldSycamore man sent him aFacebook message early May5 indicating he wanted to beatup Church. Church sent himhis address, police said.
After he arrived at Church’shouse, the two men fought.Church used a knife to slicethe man’s hand and then stabhim in the chest, puncturinghis lung, police said. A friendtook the younger man to Kish-waukee Community Hospital.
Church’s next court ap-pearance will be June 6.
Robert A.
Church
Manaccusedof stabbing toseek treatment
8POLICE REPORTS
Note to readers: Information inPolice Reports is obtained fromthe DeKalb County Sheriff’s Of-fice and city police departments.Individuals listed who have beencharged with a crime have notbeen proven guilty in court.
DeKalb cityNickolas C. Hunley, 23, of the
800 block of Greenbrier Road,DeKalb, was charged Tuesday,May 21, with domestic batteryand criminal trespass to land.Marissa Cathina, 25, of the
800 block of West Hillcrest
Drive, DeKalb, was chargedTuesday, May 21, with domesticbattery and resisting a peaceofficer.Prince A. Montgomery, 29,
of the 1400 block of NorthWinslowe Drive, Palatine, wascharged Monday, May 20, withunlawful possession of marijua-na and unlawful possession ofmarijuana with intent to deliver.Nickolas C. Hunley, 23, of the
400 block of 52nd Avenue,Bellwood, was charged Monday,May 20, with battery and crimi-nal damage to property.
By FELIX [email protected]
SYCAMORE – A judge de-clined to reduce bond Tues-day for a former NorthernIllinois University studentawaiting a second trial forallegedly shooting anotherstudent in the leg in Febru-ary 2010.
DeKalb County Presid-ing Judge Robbin Stuckertdenied 25-year-old ZacharyIsaacman’s request to low-er his bond from $500,000 to$12,000. The change wouldhave required Isaacman topost only $1,200 to be releasedwhile the case is pending. In-stead, he would have to post$50,000 to be released.
Isaacman was convicted
of aggravated battery witha firearm and aggravatedunlawful use of a weaponin December 2010 and sen-tenced to 10years in pris-on in May 2011for allegedlyshooting BrianMulder in theleg in an alter-cation outsideS t e v e n s o nN o r t h r e s i -dence hall.
Appellate justices over-turned Isaacman’s convic-tion this spring after de-termining his attorney’sineffectiveness preventedhim from receiving a fairtrial. The three-judge panelon Illinois Second District
Appellate Court criticizeddefense attorney John PaulCarroll for ignoring Isaac-man’s requests to interviewwitnesses and not discuss-ing the facts of the case withIsaacman or his mother, ac-cording to the appellate deci-sion.
At Tuesday’s hearing,Stuckert said none of thecircumstances of Isaacman’scase had changed except hisconviction being overturned.
In court, Isaacman saidhe planned to live with hismother in Grayslake, work atClassic Pools, and have oneof his friends or family mem-bers drive him to scheduledcourt appearances while hiscase was pending.
Assistant Public Defender
Robert Carlson said Isaac-man was considered a min-imum security risk whilehe was serving his sentenceat the Illinois Departmentof Corrections. He also saidIsaacman had no prior con-victions and was not a flightrisk.
“He is not a danger to thecommunity,” Carlson said.
P r o s e c u t o r s a r g u e dagainst the bond reduc-tion because of the pendingcharges.
If convicted of aggravatedbattery with a firearm, themore serious charge he fac-es, he would be sentenced tobetween six and 30 years inprison.
Isaacman is next sched-uled to be in court May 30.
Zachary
Isaacman
Judge: No bond reduction in shootingIn jail, Isaacman awaiting 2nd trial in NIU campus incident in 2010
By REGINA GARCIA CANOThe Associated Press
S P R I N G F I E L D – Agroundbreaking deal to reg-ulate high-volume oil and gasdrilling in Illinois cleared atop House committee Tues-day, setting up a floor voteon a measure that supporterssay would bring tens of thou-sands of jobs to strugglingareas in the southern part ofthe state.
The House ExecutiveCommittee unanimouslyvoted to send the full Housea legislative proposal meantto regulate hydraulic fractur-ing, or “fracking.” A vote isexpected this week, althoughit’s not yet clear when theSenate would take it up.
Proponents have said thebill, negotiated with the helpof industry and environmen-tal groups, would establishthe nation’s strictest frackingregulations. Critics fear that
the regulations still won’tprevent water pollution andfavor a fracking moratorium.
Rep. John Bradley, theMarion Democrat who spon-sored the bill, labeled theagreement among stake-holders as historic beforethe committee approved themeasure 11-0. He said its safe-ty and environmental protec-tions are unprecedented.
“I live in southern Illinois.I drink the water in southernIllinois. My children drinkthe water in southern Illi-nois. My neighbors drink thewater in southern Illinois,”Bradley told committee mem-bers. “Our first and foremost... effort, intent in everythingwe did and every negotiationwe had, was first and fore-most that we are going toprotect the groundwater insouthern Illinois.”
Fracking uses high-pres-sure mixtures of water, sandor gravel and chemicals to
crack rock formations deepunderground and release oiland natural gas.
Should the House endorsethe bill, it will then move tothe Senate for consideration,where it is expected to pass.The Senate unanimously ap-proved a lax version of a reg-ulatory bill last year, but itwas never received a Housevote.
Gov. Pat Quinn, who hassupported Bradley’s measurethroughout the negotiationprocess and directed agencyheads to cooperate, urgedlawmakers to “swiftly” ap-prove the bill. He said it hasthe potential to “unlock”thousands of jobs.
Supporters of the proposalhave estimated that energycompanies fracturing theNew Albany Shale in south-ern Illinois could employ upto 40,000 people.
Energy companies, whichalready have leased hun-
dreds of thousands of acresin southern Illinois, havebeen waiting for regulatorycertainty before starting todrill. But there also is noth-ing on the books in Illinois tostop them. Bills to establish atwo-year moratorium on thepractice have languished inHouse and Senate commit-tees.
Among the bill’s require-ments is that companies dis-close fracking chemicals andtest water before and afterdrilling. It also holds them li-able for contamination.
But critics say there is noscientific proof the practicecan be done safely. They sayit could cause air and waterpollution and deplete waterresources.
“It’s a model for anti-sci-entific decision making,”said Sandra Steingraber, anIllinois native and founder ofNew Yorkers Against Frack-ing.
Illinois House panel OKs fracking regulations
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Barb Pondelick of Sycamore puts a tomato plant into the soil at her
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By STEPHANIE [email protected]
SYCAMORE – Sycamorerestaurants can now servealcohol an hour earlier Sun-days.
The Sycamore City Coun-cil unanimously approved anordinance this week amend-ing the city’s liquor code toallow restaurants to serve al-coholic beginning at 10 a.m.
on Sundays. The original codestated liquor could not be soldin restaurants before 11 a.m.
The city currently allowsother license holders andbusinesses, including pack-age stores and golf courses, tosell liquor at 10 a.m.
“Really this could beviewed as a way to tidy upthe hours for the rest of thelicense holders,” Sycamoremayor Ken Mundy said.
The request was made bythe city’s liquor commission-er, at the suggestion of a Syca-more restaurant. Mundy saidthe idea behind the requestwas to give the restaurantpermission to serve alcohol-ic beverages during Sundaybrunch.
Third Ward AldermanGreg Taylor had some reser-vations about approving theordinance because he didn’t
want restaurants to feel pres-sured to open earlier. He saidsome businesses felt com-pelled to open at 10 a.m. whenthe previous code gave theman extra hour to sell alcohol.
“I have a little concernabout how far can it possiblygo,” he said. “But I feel adultshave a right to make theirown decisions … so I can re-spect what they’re trying toaccomplish.”
Sycamore OKs earlier restaurant liquor sales
At great political peril, George Ryan didthe right thing.
Not to canonize the man. After all, thethen-governor of Illinois was later impris-oned on corruption charges.
But that doesn’t change the fact that,in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had beenexonerated and freed from death row in theprevious 23 years, Ryan committed an act ofprofound moral courage, imposing a mor-atorium on capital punishment. In 2003, inthe waning days of his term, he one-uppedhimself, commuting every death sentencein his state.
Recalling what Gov. George Ryan oncedid provides interesting context as Florid-ians and death penalty opponents aroundthe country wait to see what Gov. Rick Scottwill do.
Florida’s chief executive has on his deskawaiting his signature – or, dare we hope,his veto – a piece of legislation called theTimely Justice Act, passed by his statelegislature in the apparent belief Florida isnot killing people fast enough.
There are 404 people awaiting executionin Florida. We learn from a report by mycolleague, Mary Ellen Klas, that 155 of themhave been there longer than 20 years, and 10have been there longer than 35 years. Theaverage wait: 13 years.
The act would require the governorto sign a death warrant within 30 daysafter a review by the state Supreme Court.Execution would have to take place within180 days. Additionally, the bill bars attor-
neys from using certain defense strategies.Granted, it also contains provisions favor-able to inmates, including one penalizinglawyers who provide ineffective counsel,but that fig leaf does not mitigate the dangerof a bill that, in effect, creates a fast track tothe death chamber.
This measure, I feel constrained to pointout, is brought to you by the same legisla-tive body that brought you the ill-conceivedStand Your Ground law that has lately ledpeople to call Florida the “gunshine state.”This latest sop to frontier justice is neces-sary, we’re told, because as an editorial byScripps Treasure Coast Newspapers puts it,delayed executions are “an affront to justice– especially for victims’ families.”
Beg pardon – and I know this will becontroversial – but I’m tired of hearingwhat we owe victims’ families. I speak fromno deficit of compassion for them. I am,for goodness sake, a member of a victim’sfamily, albeit his extended family. R.I.P.,Ted McCoy, my brother-in-law, who wasmurdered 20 years ago in Los Angeles.
That said, there’s something ... uncom-fortably barbarous in this idea that we as asociety owe those families blood as recom-pense for the pain they have endured.
More to the point, there’s this: Since
the death penalty was reinstated in themid-’70s, Florida has executed 75 people.But it has exonerated 24, many of whomspent more than a decade on death row.According to the Death Penalty InformationCenter, Florida has the highest error rate inthe country.
So how can a state that gets it wrong atleast one time in every four want to speedup the process? Does no one care about theincreased likelihood of executing someonewho committed no crime?
We are always called upon to be so-licitous of the pain suffered by victims’families. Where is our solicitude forinnocent people, wrong place, wrong time,people – usually indigent people of color –who are rushed, perjured, bumbled, erredand “oopsed” onto death row? Why doestheir pain affect us less? Why are they lessdeserving of our compassion? Are they notvictims, too?
To his lasting credit, Illinois’ former gov-ernor came to recognize capital punishmentas the moral sinkhole it is. It is probably toomuch to hope Florida’s governor will do thesame. But at a minimum he must veto thismistake in waiting. The bill his legislaturehas sent him imposes something that mayindeed be timely.
But it sure as hell is not justice.
• Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The
Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla.,33132. Readers may contact him via email [email protected].
The criminal justice system should have done abetter job protecting the public from Benjamin Black.
According to police reports, Black, 28, of Syca-more caused a chain-reaction accident on Route 64 inKane County on Feb. 27. The crash killed 11-year-oldMatthew Ranken of Sycamore and seriously injuredTeale Noble, an 18-year-old Sycamore woman who waspregnant.
Black’s SUV rear-ended the car the two were ridingin on a night when police noted the road was coveredin spots with blowing and drifting snow.
Black walked away from the destruction with cita-tions for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accidentand driving without insurance. The Kane CountyState’s Attorney’s Office says a urine sample Blackprovided that night later tested positive for heroin. Butit wasn’t until months later, on May 7, that Black wascharged with aggravated driving under the influenceof a controlled substance. In the intervening 76 days,Black continued using drugs and was accused of anoth-er crime, court records show.
On March 20, Black was charged with felony theft inDeKalb County for allegedly stealing more than $4,000of coiled copper and brassfrom American Cold-HeadedProducts in Cortland fromMarch 11-19. The owner ofthe business installed a se-curity camera after noticingmaterial going missing, andpolice say the video footageled them to Black.
On March 25, DeKalbCounty Presiding JudgeRobbin Stuckert allowedBlack to be released on $1,000 bail and to be placed ona home-monitoring device. Court records show that aweek later, on April 2, Black violated the terms of thehome monitoring program. He was found unconsciousinside a friend’s car outside a Walgreens in Villa Park,where Black was waiting while the friend went tobuy hypodermic needles. The woman told police shethought Black had injected himself with heroin.
Black told police he had drunk codeine cough syrupand taken a painkiller; he later tested positive for opi-ates, records show.
Police and prosecutors sought to remove Black fromthe home monitoring program, but Stuckert orderedApril 11 that Black remain in the program and undergodrug and alcohol treatment and submit to drug tests.
That lasted until May 6, when the DUI charges werefiled in the February crash.
We question why Black – who records show hasfaced previous charges for drug possession and drivingunder the influence of drugs in DuPage County – re-peatedly received the benefit of the doubt.
After police said he caused an accident that killedone of the community’s children, he returned to thecommunity with no charges filed for almost twomonths. After being charged with stealing from a localbusiness, he was released on home monitoring. Afterbeing found passed out in a car somewhere he wasnot supposed to be and testing positive for opiates, heagain was freed.
Kane County authorities blame the delay in gettingresults from the Illinois State Police crime lab for thedelay in DUI charges. It is well-known the DeKalbCounty Jail is overcrowded and the county spendsmoney to have inmates held elsewhere.
But excuses are cold comfort for people who policesay have been robbed of a child or of property by Black,or been seriously hurt because of him.
Black’s continued run-ins with the law should havebeen enough to suggest to authorities he was poten-tially dangerous to himself and to others, and drug useseemed to be the underlying issue.
On June 26, a Kane County judge will hear Black’srequest for a reduction in his $250,000 bond for theaggravated DUI charge, possibly to not require postingany money at all.
It is time that Black stop receiving the benefit of thedoubt. The request should not be granted.
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The shadowy world of cybercrime was exposed inthe recent federal indictment of eight men accused ofmanipulating computer networks and ATMs to steal$45 million over seven months. The heist combinedsophisticated hacking with street-level hustle. In NewYork City alone, thieves struck 2,904 cash machinesover 10 hours on a single day in February.
For all the wonders of the digital revolution, thereis a turbulent and largely hidden underside of theftand disruption that grows by the day; the losses areoften not counted in stacks of $20 bills but rather inmillions of dollars of intellectual property stolen orcompromised.
Computer networks are vital to American capital-ism and society but remain surprisingly vulnerableto hijack and hijinks. To protect what we hold dear –from mobile apps to mutual funds – it is vital that theUnited States erect better defenses.
Congress stalled in the last session over legislationthat would improve cooperation between the privatesector, which controls most of the networks, and thegovernment, which could help defend those networks.The need for legislation is more urgent than ever.
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By SCOTT REEDER
Shortly before World War II, NormanRockwell painted an image depicting aworkingman standing to speak at a gov-ernment meeting. Surrounded by men insuits, he stood there in a flannel shirt anda laborer’s jacket with an agenda stuck init’s pocket.
The message was clear. We are a nationwhere the freedom to petition one’s govern-ment isn’t limited to a privileged class.
Not so much in Springfield. Springfieldinsiders eat ordinary folks for lunch.
I’ve seen it time and time again whilecovering the General Assembly: An ordi-nary person comes to Springfield to speakand gets brushed aside.
The message is pretty clear: If you wantto be heard in this town, hire a lobbyist.
It’s not that way everywhere.Back when I covered the Nevada Legis-
lature in 1999, it wasn’t uncommon to see aBoy Scout working on his citizenship meritbadge come and speak to a legislative com-mittee about an issue important to him.Ordinary folks just wanting to be heardcould just show up and speak.
More importantly, legislators listened.Sure, the Nevada Statehouse has plenty
of lobbyists trolling the hallways, too. Butit was never to the exclusion of the generalpublic.
Like Springfield, the Nevada capital,Carson City, is quite a ways from the state’spopulation center. So a facility was set upin Las Vegas that enabled ordinary peopleto drop by and testify before a committeethrough video conferencing.
In this age of Skype and other video com-munications it would be easy for Illinois toaccommodate this type of testimony.
But it hasn’t happened.Why? Because the powers that be don’t
care what you think.Even when ordinary people make trips
to Springfield, they often find themselvesbrushed aside or patronized. For example,state Rep. Charles Meier, R-Okawville,was angered Friday when a group ofsmall-business people weren’t allowed totestify before the House Small BusinessEmpowerment & Workforce DevelopmentCommittee.
“This is the first time the committee metthis year and we had about 18 small busi-ness people from across the state wantingto talk about a variety of issues and thechairman tells them he doesn’t have time tohear their testimony,” Meier said. “He al-lowed six to talk for about 30 seconds each.That’s just not right.”
Are things hectic during the final weeksof session? Yep. Are freshman lawmakers,such as Meier, idealistic? Yep.
So what?
Honest, hardworking business ownerswanted to appear before a committee andshare their concerns, and they were insteadtold to stay quiet.
“We had an hour or an hour and a halfto debate whether eating lion meat shouldbe legal but we don’t have time to hearwhat these small business people have tosay?” Meier said.
But what about the big union rallies atthe Capitol? Are they an example of “ordi-nary people” being heard?
Well, occasionally, groups such as theIllinois Education Association or the Ser-vice Employees International Union willhave “lobby days” where thousands of theirmembers are brought to Springfield.
Union leaders use these events to bolstertheir support within the union. The folksbeing lobbied are the union membersthemselves.
The real lobbying of lawmakers is doneby the lobbyists on the unions’ payrollswho dole out campaign cash and workbehind the scenes.
It’s just another way Springfield insid-ers keep the voice of ordinary people frombeing heard.
• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse re-porter and the journalist in residence at theIllinois Policy Institute. He can be reachedat [email protected].
In Florida, bill offers inmates timely injustice
8 ANOTHER VIEW
8SKETCH VIEW 8OUR VIEW
Opinions Daily Chronicle • www.daily-chronicle.com • Page A5 •Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ATM caper more than heist
LeonardPitts
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8VIEWS
At state Capitol, the common man is silenced
For the record
It is time that defendant
Benjamin Black, a repeat
offender, stop receiving the
court’s benefit of the doubt.
His request for reduced
bond should be denied.
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Spartans struggleto drive in runnersin semifinal loss
By STEVE [email protected]
SYCAMORE – The way Sycamore
softball coach Jill Carpenter puts it,
when a team gets out of a jam, there
can be a big uplift in their dugout.
On the other side of the diamond,
it’s a big deflation.
This statement perfectly charac-
terizes the third inning in the Spar-
tans’ 11-1, six-inning regional loss to
Burlington Central on Tuesday. The
Rockets (27-3) advance to the Class
3A Sycamore Regional final and will
face the winner of this afternoon’s
game between second-seeded Maren-
go and third-seeded Genoa-Kingston.
Sycamore (14-19) loaded the bas-es with nobody out in the top of thethird, but couldn’t bring home a run.In the bottom of the inning, Burling-ton Central opened the floodgateswith seven runs – including threehomers.
It was a huge momentum swingin the contest.
“I believe in my girls. I believe inevery one of these girls every bit,”said Spartans leadoff hitter JordynShultz, who was stranded on thirdbase when Sycamore had the poten-tial for a big inning. “I was expect-ing something to happen.”
Sycamore stranded nine run-ners, a day after Carpenter said theSpartans left 13 on base in a region-al quarterfinal win over Hampshireon Monday. Carpenter said hittingwith runners in scoring position hasbeen one of the team’s weaknessesall season.
“That’s really the only thing wetalked about (after the game). It’sbeen our Achilles’ heel all year,”Carpenter said. “We hit about .300with nobody on base, and we hitabout .230 with runners in scoringposition.”
SportsSports editor Ross Jacobson • [email protected]
Blackhawks need help
from their power play
unit, writes columnist
Tom Musick. PAGE B2
SECTION BWednesday, May 22, 2013
Daily Chronicle
8MORNING KICKOFF
8KEEP UP ONLINE
8WHAT TO WATCH
Garcia, Woods take theirshots at each otherVIRGINIA WATER, England
– Tiger Woods and SergioGarcia don’t like each other,and they’re making no effortto disguise their feelings.The verbal feuding began
May 11 during the third roundof The Players Championship.It resumed this week on bothsides of the Atlantic when
Woods offered a one-word an-swer on whether he thoughtabout contacting Garcia toput the matter to rest.“No,” he replied with a tight
smile.
Garcia fired back at a spon-sor function outside London.“He called me a whiner.
That’s probably right,” he toldreporters. “It’s also probablythe first thing he’s told youguys that’s true in 15 years.I know what he is like. You
guys are finding out.”Garcia tried to tone down
the barbs Tuesday at theBMW Championship whenasked about the spat.“I can’t like everybody and
there’s people that you con-nect with and there’s peoplethat you don’t,” Garcia said atWentworth. “He doesn’t needme in his life, I don’t need himin mine and let’s move on andkeep doing what we’re doing.There’s never really been a trueconnection I would have with
maybe Luke (Donald) or AdamScott or some of the otherguys that I get along with well.“I think we should kind of
move on and forget – well, itwill be difficult to forget – butkind of move on about whathappened.”
Disputes among golfers arenothing new, though it’s rarefor two high-profile players togo at each other through themedia.
The animosity between themgoes as far back as 2000,when Garcia beat Woods inthe Monday night exhibition“Battle at Bighorn” and cele-brated as if he had won some-thing much more important.
– Wire report
NBA playoffsIndiana at Miami, Game 1,7:30 p.m., TNTIt’s a rematch of last year’s
EasternConfer-ence
finals, which LeBron Jamesand the Heat won in sixgames.
Also on TV...Pro baseball
Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets orL.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee,12:10 p.m., MLBCubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.,
WGN
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore,6:05 p.m., ESPNBoston atWhite Sox,
7:10 p.m., CSNNHL playoffs
Pittsburgh at Ottawa,Game 4, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN
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CLASS 3A SYCAMORE REGIONAL
Too many missed chancesScoreboard
Monday’s quarterfinal(4) Sycamore ................................................. 9(5) Hampshire................................................ 8
Tuesday’s semifinal(1) Burlington Central .................................. 11(4) Sycamore .................................... 1 (6 inn.)
Today’s semifinal(2) Marengo vs. (3) Genoa-Kingston,
4:30 p.m.Saturday’s championship
(1) Burlington Central vs. Marengo/Genoa-Kingston winner, 11 a.m.
• Winner advances to theRochelle Sectional
CLASS 1A RIVER RIDGE SECTIONAL
Uncharted waters
Monica Maschak – [email protected]
Hiawatha batter Will Corn connects on a pitch from a Hinckley-Big Rock pitcher during the Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional championshipgame Saturday at Kenny Field in Hinckley. Hiawatha won, 6-5, setting up today’s River Ridge Sectional semifinal against Aquin.
Sectional schedule
Today’s semifinalsAquin vs. Hiawatha, 4 p.m.
River Ridge vs. Eastland, 6:45 p.m.Saturday’s championship
Semifinal winners, 11 a.m.
• Winner advances to theBenedictine Super-Sectional
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Hiawatha making 1st appearance in sectional playBy JAMES NOKES
Mike Mercado trembled
with nervousness in the
batter’s box.
The Hiawatha junior had
faced Hinckley-Big Rock
with the bases loaded earli-
er this season and wanted a
shot at redemption.
It came with a three-RBI
double that squirted past
a diving right fielder and
brought the Hawks their
first regional title with a
6-5 win against the Royals
on Saturday in the Class 1A
Hinckley-Big Rock Region-
al.
“The feeling when the
ball got down was unreal,”
Mercado said. “I was in the
same situation the last time
we played H-BR. Will Corn
was intentionally walked
and I came up. I grounded
out to the pitcher in that at-
bat and didn’t want that to
happen again. I was still the
most nervous I’d ever been
in my whole life. It wasn’t
the best hit I ever had, but it
was easily the most import-
ant.”
As coach Sean Donnel-
ly addressed the Hiawatha
baseball team at the Hawks’
spring sports banquet Tues-
day, he handed out the usu-
al awards. But, for the first
time in school history, the
Hawks (11-8-2) advanced to
sectionals and a final sum-
mation of the season couldn’t
be made.
The Hawks play at 4 p.m.
today in a Class 1A River
Ridge Sectional semifinal
against Aquin.
“We are in uncharted
waters,” Donnelly said. “I
hope we are still excited. The
mood needs to stay light in
the dugout. That’s when we
are best – playing loose and
free.”
See HAWKS BASEBALL, page B3
SOFTBALL: CLASS 1ADAKOTA SECTIONAL
Core ofseniorsleadingHawks
By STEVE [email protected]
KIRKLAND – Hiawathasenior Dani Clark was on theHawks’ girls basketball teamthat won a regional title in 2012.
Saturday, Clark enjoyed asimilar experience, when Hi-awatha’s softball team defeat-ed Alden-Hebron, 3-2, in nineinnings to claim the program’sfirst regional title since 2008.
“It was awesome,” Clarksaid. “I remember winning it inbasketball, it was just the same.It was an awesome feeling.”
Fellow senior Ashley Tam-raz also was on the team thatwon the girls basketball pro-gram’s first regional champion-ship. In the nine-inning victoryover Alden-Hebron, it was Tam-raz who scored the winning run.
“There was a lot more peopleat the [basketball regional final].Softball’s my favorite sport, so itwas much more exciting,” shesaid. “I touched home plate toend the game and it was cool,everyone was jumping all over.”
This afternoon, the Hawkscontinue their postseason questin the Class 1A Dakota Section-al, where they’ll take on Oran-geville at 4:30 p.m. in a semifi-nal. Stepping into the circle forHiawatha will be senior AbbyTurner, whose sister, Amanda,was a pitcher for the 2008 team.
For Abby Turner, winningthe regional was a special ex-perience.
“It’s like a dream come true,I guess, because I watched mysister do it, and she pitched too,just like I did,” she said. “Shewas on the phone at the end ofthe game and she started cry-ing, and I cried because I wishshe could have been there.”
One key to the Hawks’success this season has beenClark’s transition to leadoffhitter. Clark struggled thefirst few games of the yearbatting fourth, but Hiawathacoach David Tamraz decidedto put Clark in the leadoff spot,where she’s thrived.
“I’m fast. I like to get on andget around,” Clark said. “I’mjust more confident there.”
Sectional scoreboard
Today’s semifinalsHiawata vs. Orangeville, 4:30 p.m.Milledgeville vs. Amboy, 7 p.m.Saturday’s championshipSemifinal winners, 11 a.m.
• Winner advances to theNIU Super-Sectional
See HAWKS SOFTBALL, page B3
Monica Maschak – [email protected]
Jasmyne Taylor rounds second base during Tues-day’s Class 3A Sycamore Regional semifinal againstBurlington Central in Sycamore. The Spartans lost,11-1, in six innings. See SPARTANS, page B4
CHICAGO – Everythingstarted so well.
Blackhawks fans filled theUnited Center before the seriesopener against the Detroit RedWings and were going wild(fun wild, not Minnesota Wild).Jim Cornelison’s singing of thenational anthem was as loud asI could remember. The Hawks’power play required less than10 minutes to produce a goal.
What happened?
For starters, the Hawks’power play experienced anoutage.
I’m not going to sit hereand pretend to be hockey guruBarry Melrose – I don’t haveenough hair, nor do I haveenough suits – but I think Igrasp one of the sport’s con-cepts pretty well.
To win hockey games, youmust score more goals thanthe other team. And if you’renot scoring any goals on thepower play, you’re probablynot scoring more goals thanthe other team.
The Hawks find themselvesin a 2-1 series deficit againstthe Red Wings largely becausethey have scored zero goals onthe power play and two goalstotal in the past two games.That’s not exactly a feel-goodstatistic heading into Game 4on Thursday at Detroit’s JoeLouis Arena, but time remainsfor the Hawks to patch up their
problems and revive theirdormant scoring attack.
As it stands, the Hawks are1 for 9 against the Wings onthe power play and a paltry 3for 22 on the man advantagein the postseason. The onlyremaining team with a worseplayoff power play is the NewYork Rangers, who are tryinglike crazy not to be eliminatedby the Boston Bruins.
It’s hard to imagine a teamas talented as the Hawks strug-gling so much with an extraskater.
“I don’t think anybody’spanicking,” said Hawksforward Marian Hossa, whosemeasured breaths suggested hewas telling the truth. “We’refacing an extremely good team.They’re playing their besthockey of the season, I believe.But we’ve still got lots of confi-
dence in our team and we feelconfident going into Game 4. …
“But we need to get ourpower play going. We need abig goal from the power play.”
At this point, any pow-er-play goal by the Hawkswould qualify as a “big goal.”
When it comes to his lineup,Hawks coach Joel Quennevillehas loaded his top power-playunit with the best of the best.No wealth distribution here.Everyone involved is a hockey1 percenter.
Jonathan Toews serves asthe primary anchor and net-front presence. He is joinedon the wings by fellow starsHossa and Patrick Kane. Atthe point are Duncan Keithand Patrick Sharp, both ofwhom have the ability to blastshots through traffic for goalsor friendly rebounds.
At least, that’s the theory,unless something goes awry.
So what’s wrong, and howto fix it?
“Our power play, it startswith faceoffs,” Quennevillesaid.
With that said, I went backand re-watched the Hawks’ 3-1loss in Game 3.
As the Hawks lined up fortheir first power-play attemptin a scoreless game in the firstperiod, Toews lost the draw toPavel Datsyuk, and the Wingscleared the puck down theice. That burned off about 20seconds, which is 16.7 percentof the duration of the manadvantage.
Datsyuk won another drawagainst second-line centerDave Bolland during the samepower play, and the Wingscleared the puck once againto burn more time off of theclock. Tick, tick, tick.
Where does all of the timego? Well, in hockey, it goesdown the ice.
Now, the Hawks mustprevent their record-settingseason from going down thedrain.
“We’d like to get some morechances, more shots on net,create some more,” Sharp said.“But I’ve got faith – not only inour whole group – but the guyswho are on the power play thatwe’ll find a way to get it done.”
• Shaw Media sportscolumnist Tom Musickcan be reached [email protected] on Twitter @tcmusick.
SPORTS Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.comPage B2 • Wednesday, May 22, 2013
8UPCOMING PREPSSPORTS SCHEDULE
8SPORTS SHORTS
Barbs’ White-Seldal,Kulma learn state foesDeKalb senior Matt Kulma
will face Althoff Catholic juniorJoey Bartholemew on Thursdayat Rolling Meadows in the firstround of the IHSA boys tennisstate tournament.DeKalb’s doubles team of
seniors Charles White and NickSeldal will play Lincoln-WayEast’s Ty Scaletta and RohanPiska in the first round of thedoubles tournament at Conant.
NIU C Ruzich the MACWest Player of the WeekNorthern Illinois catcher Nate
Ruzich on Tuesday was namedMid-American Conference WestDivision Player of the Week.Ruzich went 5 for 12 with
four RBIs and three walks lastweek, which included a MACWest-clinching win over BallState on Saturday. The Hus-kies, the third seed in the MACtournament, open tourney playagainst No. 6 Bowling Green at11:30 a.m. today.
Sycamore M.S. rugbyteam clinches top seedThe Sycamore Middle School
rugby team defeated a combi-nation team of Wapiti Youth andthe Elgin River Rats, 60-5, onSaturday. The win secured aNo. 1 seed for the playoffs.Sycamore is awaiting its
opponent for championship day,which is June 2 at the ChicagoBlaze pitch in LeMont. A four-team tournament will determinethis year’s Illinois Youth RugbyMiddle School state champion.“We started this team in 2011
with a solid group of sixth-grad-ers,” Sycamore coach Tom Petitsaid. “We have added someplayers, but the core group arenow eighth-graders, and I thinkthis is their year.”
Clippers won’t offer DelNegro new deal as coachLOS ANGELES – Vinny Del
Negro is out as coach of the LosAngeles Clippers after a seasonin which the team won its firstdivision title but lost in the firstround of the playoffs.The team said Tuesday he
won’t be offered a contractwhen his current one expires atthe end of June. He is only thesecond coach to leave the teamwith a winning record, followingLarry Brown in 1993.
Jordan: Bobcats changingname to HornetsCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Michael
Jordan wants to “bring the buzzback” to Charlotte.The Bobcats owner said at a
news conference Tuesday eve-ning he’s changing his team’sname to the Charlotte Hornetsbeginning in 2014-15.
– From staff, wire reports
TODAY
BaseballHiawatha vs. Freeport Aquin in
Class 1A Hanover Sectional semifi-nal, 4 p.m.Sycamore vs. Rochelle in Class 3A
Rochelle Regional semifinal,4:30 p.m.
SoftballDeKalb vs. Jacobs in Class 4A
Jacobs Regional semifinal, 4:30 p.m.Marengo vs. Genoa-Kingston in
Class 3A Sycamore Regional semifi-nal, 4:30 p.m.Hiawatha in Class 1A Dakota
Sectional semifinal, 4:30 p.m.Soccer
Sycamore vs. Freeport in Class 2AFreeport Sectional semifinal, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
BaseballKaneland vs. Sandwich in Class 3A
Kaneland Regional semifinal, 4 p.m.DeKalb vs. Dundee-Crown in
Class 4A DeKalb Regional semifinal,4 p.m.
FRIDAY
SoccerSycamore-Freeport winner vs.
Prairie Ridge-Rosary in Class 2AFreeport Sectional final, 6 p.m.
Boys TrackState meet in Charleston
NBA
NHL
MLB
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-7)
Saturday
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 (OT), Kingslead series 2-1
Sunday
Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1 (2OT), Pen-guins lead series 2-1
Monday
Detroit 3, Blackhawks 1, Detroitleads series 2-1
Tuesday
Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, Bruins leadseries 3-0Los Angeles at San Jose (n)
Today
Pittsburgh at Ottawa. 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Blackhawks at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Friday
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Detroit at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.
x-N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday
x-Pittsburgh at Ottawa, TBD
x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD
Monday
x-Blackhawks at Detroit, TBD
x-Boston at N.Y. Rangers, TBD
Tuesday
x-Ottawa at Pittsburgh, TBD
x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD
Wednesday, May 29
x-Detroit at Blackhawks, TBD
x-N.Y. Rangers at Boston, TBD
CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-7)
Sunday
San Antonio 105, Memphis 83, Spurslead series 1-0
Tuesday
Memphis at San Antonio (n)
Today
Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Sunday
Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Monday
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Tuesday
Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29
x-Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 30
Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 31
x-San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 1
x-Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 2
x-Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Monday, June 3
x-Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
x – if necessary
AMERICAN LEAGUECentral Division
W L Pct GBCleveland 26 18 .591 —
Detroit 24 19 .558 1½
Kansas City 20 21 .488 4½
White Sox 21 23 .477 5
Minnesota 18 23 .439 6½
East DivisionW L Pct GB
New York 28 17 .622 —
Boston 27 19 .587 1½
Baltimore 24 21 .533 4
Tampa Bay 24 21 .533 4
Toronto 18 27 .400 10
West DivisionW L Pct GB
Texas 29 16 .644 —
Oakland 24 22 .522 5½
Seattle 20 25 .444 9
Los Angeles 17 27 .386 11½
Houston 13 32 .289 16
Tuesday’s GamesWhite Sox 3, Boston 1Detroit 5, Cleveland 1
Baltimore 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 (10 inn.)
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3
Minnesota at Atlanta (n)
Oakland at Texas (n)
Kansas City at Houston (n)
Seattle at L.A. Angels (n)
Today’s GamesBoston (Buchholz 6-0) at White Sox
(Sale 5-2), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Worley 1-4) at Atlanta
(Maholm 5-4), 11:10 a.m.
Oakland (Parker 2-5) at Texas (Wolf
0-0), 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 2-2) at Toronto
(Buehrle 1-3), 3:37 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 4-4) at Cleveland
(U.Jimenez 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 6-2) at Balti-more (Hammel 5-2), 6:05 p.m.
Seattle (Maurer 2-5) at L.A. Angels
(C.Wilson 3-3), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Shields 2-4) at Houston
(Lyles 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Thursday’s GamesBaltimore at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.
Cleveland at Boston, 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUECentral Division
W L Pct GBSt. Louis 28 16 .636 —
Cincinnati 28 18 .609 1
Pittsburgh 27 18 .600 1½
Cubs 18 26 .409 10
Milwaukee 17 26 .395 10½
East DivisionW L Pct GB
Atlanta 26 18 .591 —
Washington 23 22 .511 3½
Philadelphia 22 24 .478 5
New York 17 26 .395 8½
Miami 13 33 .283 14
West DivisionW L Pct GB
Arizona 26 19 .578 —
San Francisco 25 20 .556 1
Colorado 24 21 .533 2
San Diego 21 23 .477 4½
Los Angeles 18 25 .419 7
Tuesday’s ResultsPittsburgh 5, Cubs 4Cincinnati 4, N.Y. Mets 0
Philadelphia 7, Miami 3
Minnesota at Atlanta (n)
L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee (n)
Arizona at Colorado (n)
St. Louis at San Diego (n)
Washington at San Francisco (n)
Today’s GamesCubs (Samardzija 2-5) at Pittsburgh
(Liriano 2-0), 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Worley 1-4) at Atlanta
(Maholm 5-4), 11:10 a.m.
Cincinnati (Latos 4-0) at N.Y. Mets
(Harvey 5-0), 12:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-2) at Milwaukee
(W.Peralta 3-4), 12:10 p.m.
Arizona (Cahill 3-4) at Colorado (J.De
La Rosa 5-3), 2:10 p.m.
Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-2) at San
Francisco (Bumgarner 4-2), 2:45 p.m.
Philadelphia (Lee 4-2) at Miami
(Slowey 1-4), 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Lyons 0-0) at San Diego
(B.Smith 0-0), 9:10 p.m.
Thursday’s GamesCubs at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.
TomMusick
VIEWS
BLACKHAWKS NOTES
Hawks happy with Sharp on top lineBy TOM MUSICK
CHICAGO – A simple switchby the Blackhawks that sentPatrick Sharp to the top lineand Brandon Saad to the sec-ond line has earned at least onevocal supporter.
Cue Marian Hossa, who en-joyed playing alongside Sharpand Jonathan Toews.
“I thought we created some-thing there,” Hossa said Tues-day at the United Center, wherethe Hawks returned to startpreparing for Game 4 of theirWestern Conference semifinalseries Thursday in Detroit.“Sharpie’s one of the top scor-ers in the league. [We] try to gethim the puck. Find each other.
Keep it simple: Shoot it and goto the net. Having him there,little things changed.
“And having ‘Saader’ on theother line, something changed,too.”
Saad joined second-lineteammates Dave Bolland andPatrick Kane after the switch.However, it’s uncertain wheth-er the change will remain in ef-fect for the start of Game 4.
“We’ll see,” Hawks coachJoel Quenneville said. “We’lllook at our lines as we go alonghere, whether we fluctuate ingames or going into games.Loosen things up, maybe.”
No one seems to be uptightregardless of how the linesshake out.
“That’s up to Joel,” said
Sharp, who leads the Hawkswith 10 points in the playoffs.“He’s got a good feel for the team,especially the forwards, mixingand matching. I’ll play whereever he puts me, and I trust heknows the right combinations.”
Another take: Hawks defen-seman Michal Rozsival offereda veteran perspective on whatthe Red Wings are doing so wellto limit scoring opportunitiesby the Hawks.
Although the Hawks tallied40 shots in Game 3, many camefrom long range.
“It seems like they are play-ing well in front of the net,”Rozsival said. “They’re boxingout our forwards. They [force]a lot of shots from the outside.
“They’re blocking shots in
front of the net. … They aredoing a good job and they aregetting the bounces right now.That’s something I can see abig difference in their game.”
Not good enough: The Hawkswon 29 faceoffs while losing37 in Game 3, which markedthe third consecutive game inwhich they lost the faceoff bat-tle against the Wings.
Quenneville said his team’swingers and defensemen need-ed to do more to come up withloose pucks off faceoffs insteadof relying on centers to do all ofthe work.
“It’s definitely a factor,”Quenneville said. “We’ve got toget better in that area. That’sdefinitely an area that is a pointof emphasis going forward.”
POINTS STANDINGS
Super Late ModelsCar No. Name Town Pts.
1. 28 Charlie Olson Kingston 462. 20jr Reno Markham Kirkland 44T-3. 13 Jeff Kerley Elgin 37T-3. 15 Jay Brendle Kirkland 37T-5. 12 Jeff LeSage Burlington 31T-5. 44 Chris Thielsen Elgin 317. 23 Brian Albus Big Rock 298. 25 Pete Hatch Maple Park 259. 47 Jason Kruse LITH 1910. Matt Fabrizius DeKalb 16
Late ModelsCar No. Name Town Pts.
T-1. 70 DJ Markham Marengo 44T-1. 20 Tim Ludke St. Charles 443. 38 Greg Hancock Gilberts 394. O2 Matt McCain Aurora 33T-5. 54 Cory McKay St. Charles 24T-5. 46 Rick Walters Elgin 247. 10 Jordan Jackowiak DeKalb 228. 71 Austin Runge Lake Zurich 219. 2 Chad Puffer Sycamore 1810. 44 Kathleen O’Shields St. Charles 17
SpectatorCar No. Name Town Pts.
1. 74x Chris Ricker Kingston 6
2. 56c Scott Vetter Union 3
3. 66xx Megan Decker Palatine 2
Powder PuffCar No. Name Town Pts.
T-1. 29 Cortney Brancecum St. Charles 4
T-1. 92J Mallory Jackson St. Charles 4
CompactCar No. Name Town Pts.
2. 17x Tim Runge Lake Zurich 4
3. 33 Justin Colley Aurora 2
RACE RESULTS
SUPER LATE MODELSRace Car No. Name TownFast Time 615 Matt Fabrizius Maple Park
Trophy DashHeat 1 12 Jeff LeSage Burlington
Heat 2 13 Jeff Kerley Elgin
Heat 3 20JR Reno Markham Kirkland
Semi Feat 25 Pete Hatch Maple Park
Feature1st 28 Charlie Olson Kingston
2nd 15 Jay Brendle Kingston
3rd 20JR Reno Markham Kirkland
4th 47 Jason Kruse LITH
5th 44 Chris Thielsen Elgin
6th 12 Jeff LeSage Burlington
7th 25 Pete Hatch Maple Park
8th 23 Brian Albus Big Rock
9th 615 Matt Fabrizius Maple Park
10th 13 Jeff Kerley Elgin
LATE MODELSRace Car No. Name TownFast Time 20 Tim Ludke St. Charles
Trophy DashHeat 1 71 Austin Runge Lake Zurich
Heat 2 O2 Matt McCain Aurora
Feature1st 20 Tim Ludke St. Charles
2nd 38 Greg Hancock Gilberts
3rd 54 Cory McKay St. Charles
4th 44 Kathleen O’Shields St. Charles
5th 10 Jordan Jackowiak DeKalb
6th O2 Matt McCain Aurora
7th 5 Erich Kuntsman Genoa
8th 70 DJ Markham Marengo
9th 84 Rich Heilbrun Malta
10th 46 Rick Walters Elgin
IRS MIDGETSRace Car No. Name TownHeat 1 4 Brad Greeenup Plainfield
Heat 2 5 Shaun Murphey Joliet
Feature1st 52 Mike Gas
2nd 4 Brad Greeenup Plainfield
3rd 21 Kurt Mayhew
4th 83 Patrick Bruns
5th 77 Lamont Critchett
6th 6 Eddie Saver
7th 2 Tom Schnabel
8th 7 Mike Anderson
9th 0 Doug Oreske
10th 53 Aaron Schuck
MODIFIELD COMPACTSRace Car No. NameHeat 1 25 Kyle Kita
Feature 11st 0 Rick Zifko
2nd 25 Kyle Kita
3rd 0B Tony Schnupp
UMP LATE MODELSRace Car No. Name TownFast Time 1 Randy Manos Cherry Valley
Trophy DashHeat 1 4 TJ Markham Sycamore
Feature1st 1 Randy Manos Cherry Valley
2nd 4 TJ Markham Sycamore
4th 18 Scott Langer Woodstock
5th 3 Dale Markham Maple Park
7th 51 Mitch Hendry Maple Park
8th 72 Herb Moag Oswego
SYCAMORE SPEEDWAY
White Sox top Red SoxPIRATES 5, CUBS 4
Garza solid in return to hill
Help needed from power playGAME 4: BLACKHAWKS AT RED WINGS, 7 P.M. THURSDAY, NBCSN, AM-720
AP photo
Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall (left) tries to slow Blackhawksright wing Marian Hossa on Monday during the first period of a WesternConference semifinal game in Detroit.
AP photo
White Sox center fielder Alejandro De Azamakes a leaping catch on a ball hit by RedSox batter Jacoby Ellsbury during the firstinning Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.The White Sox won, 3-1, but the gameended too late for a story to be includedin this edition. Log on to Daily-Chronicle.com for the story.
By CHRIS ADAMSKIThe Associated Press
PITTSBURGH – TravisSnider hit a pinch-hit grandslam during a five-run sixth,and the Pittsburgh Piratesspoiled a strong return tothe mound for Matt Garzawith a 5-4 win over the Cubson Tuesday night.
Garza allowed one hitover five shutout innings inhis first outing in 10 months,but the Pirates pounced onthe Cubs’ bullpen that is10th in the NL in ERA bysending 11 men to the platein the sixth.
Snider’s first career homerun with the bases loadedwas the first Pirates pinch-hit grand slam in five years.
Garza had been sidelinedsince July 21 because of a
stress reaction in his rightelbow and, later, a strainedupper back.
Wandy Rodriguez (5-2)allowed three runs on sixhits over six innings for thePirates, who have won nineof 11.
The Cubs scored once inthe ninth, but Anthony Riz-zo struck out swinging withtwo on to end the game andearn Jason Grilli his ma-jors-leading 18th save.
Darwin Barney went 4for 4 for the Cubs, who havelost three of four.
The lone inning in whichRodriguez allowed a runnerpast first base was the sec-ond, when Darwin Barneyhad an RBI single and Garzahit a two-run double.
Cubs pitchers have 13RBIs in May – the most forthe franchise in any monthsince September 1971 .They also have a majorleague-leading six doubles.
But after that, Rodriguezretired 13 of the final 15 hefaced. Justin Wilson workedaround two hits in the sev-enth and Mark Melanconpitched a scoreless eighth.
Barney tripled with oneout in the ninth, and StarlinCastro followed a Julio Bor-bon walk with an RBI single.But Rizzo fell to 0 for 5 withhis second strikeout of thegame to end it.
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By KEVIN [email protected]
AURORA – Left fielder Lexi
Roach tagged up too soon from
third base in the bottom of
the first inning. Right-hander
Ellissa Eckert uncorked an
illegal pitch in the top of the
second.
What amounted to adver-
sity for the Kaneland soft-
ball team transpired early in
Tuesday’s Class 3A Rosary
Regional semifinal. By the
time Sandwich could even
think about capitalizing, the
Knights already had moved
past their problems, zooming
to a 10-0 victory in five in-
nings.
“We just wanted to come
out strong and win this game
like we can. We wanted to playlike we can, make outs like wecan, hit like we can,” secondbaseman Allie Miller said.“Everything like we knew wecould do.”
Kaneland (23-3) advancesto Saturday’s regional final
against the winner of today’s
semifinal between Rosary
and Plano, where the Knights
once again could perform a
feat already in their arsenal.
Kaneland swept Rosary by
a combined score of 26-9 in a
doubleheader Saturday and
already beat Plano this sea-
son.
“We have five more games
until state, and I definitely
think that we can get there
with our confidence and in-
tensity level,” Knights catcher
Paige Kuefler said.
Eckert – one of six seniors
and 14 upperclassmen on the
team – allowed only two Indi-
ans to reach base. Trailing, 6-0,
in the third, Sandwich (5-22)
used a Jilana Cech walk and
Tori Thompson infield single
to mount its lone threat with
two outs.
A groundout to shortstop
Allyson O’Herron ended any
further drama, as Eckert re-
tired 15 of the 17 batters she
faced, including six via strike-
out.
“She did really well today
hitting her spots,” Kuefler
said. “Hitting her spots is a re-
ally big thing for her.”
S a n d w i c h s o p h o m o r e
righty Shannen Sutherland
wasn’t as effective, allowing 13
hits with zero strikeouts.
Although Roach and O’Her-
ron coaxed consecutive bas-
es-loaded walks to cap a three-
run fifth that triggered the run
rule, Kaneland did much of its
damage by being aggressive
early in counts.
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Just thinking out loud (and inprint):
Thought No. 1:Anybody sur-prised at the joint announcementfrom Northern Illinois Universitypresident John Peters and presi-dent-designate Doug Baker that thenational search for a permanentassociate vice president and direc-tor of athletics moved into warp-speed mode? To a point, I was.
Upon Jeff Compher’s depar-ture for East Carolina in Apriland with Christian Spears beingnamed acting AD, the administra-tive transition had been initiated.I figured the new AD eventually-would be in place sometime in theupcoming fall semester. Septem-ber? October? Now the late Augusttimetable seems pretty ambitious.What changed in Altgeld Hall?
It might tell us something aboutBaker’s priorities with intercolle-giate athletics. Every time a uni-versity changes chief executives,you wonder where sports ranks onthe priority list. With a high-pro-file football program that generat-ed an estimated $80 million-plusin media exposure – accordingto NIU spokesman Brad Hoey –in December, there’s a loomingurgency to maintain and buildon that momentum. I also wouldbelieve there’s an administrativeurgency to repair the underper-forming basketball programs andaddress some other departmentalexternal issues. Stay tuned.
Thought No. 2: Gannett NewsService (and USA Today) sportscolumnist Mike Lopresti wrotehis retirement column last weekand talked about all the changesin the NCAA since 1970. A BallState grad, Lopresti began hisstellar sportswriting career at theRichmond, Ind., Paladium-Itemand always had an appreciation,maybe even a soft spot, for theMid-American Conference.
In his final column, Loprestirecalled things many of us mighthave forgotten. For example, heobserved that the complete fieldof the NCAA Division I men’s bas-ketball tournament encompassed
only 25 schools in 1970 (the mainreason the 21-4 Huskies didn’tland an NCAA bid in 1971-72), thenational TV contract for the entiretourney went for $500,000, and theFinal Four was played at the Uni-versity of Maryland’s Cole FieldHouse (capacity 14,500). Comparethat with the mega-everything oftoday.
(As an aside, and a commentaryon the inept offensive capabilitiesin contemporary college men’shoops, Lopresti also noted that thatthe Artis Gilmore-led Jacksonvillequintet reached its first – andonly – NCAA title game in 1970 byscoring 109 points against West-ern Kentucky, 104 against Iowa,and 106 against Kentucky in theMideast Regional, plus 91 againstSt. Bonaventure in the NCAA semi-finals before losing to UCLA, 80-69.)
How times have changed.Thought No. 3: Which leads us
to NCAA football “future shock”(to borrow from best-selling au-thor Alvin Toffler). What’s next?
Maryland and Rutgers in atwo-division, 14-institution BigTen Conference. League-swap-ping left and right (18 footballprograms switching conferenceaffiliation in 2013). The FBSmembership swelling to 125schools this fall. A four-team BowlChampionship Series playoff in2014. Discussion of student-athletestipends beyond scholarships. Lo-cally, BCS-buster NIU in the 2013Orange Bowl, the Huskies hostinggames at Soldier Field and Massa-chusetts joining the MAC. That’sjust off the top of my balding head.
What will the NCAA footballlandscape resemble and wheredo the Huskies fit in 2023 (or twoADs from now)?
When college administratorssaw the proposed new BCS playoffTV revenue – a reported $500million to $600 million in 2014 –
everyone wanted to position theirprograms for a bigger piece of thepie. And I do mean everyone.
Thought No. 4: Consider the sub-tle 2013 Big Ten gridiron chang-es. Nine league games instead ofeight mean fewer nonconferenceopportunties for the MAC. Nowyou hear about Big Ten adminis-trators not scheduling “cupcakes”or Football Championship Subdi-vision programs and negotiatingfuture, major-event intersectionalgames in venues such as YankeeStadium in New York or CowboysStadium in Arlington, Texas.
No offense, but your averageMAC program won’t be a drawingcard in either New York or Dallas.
Thought No. 5: Ever since theformation of the College FootballAssociation in the 1980s, I’ve won-dered if and when the major-ma-jor football programs ever woulddo more than consider secedingfrom the NCAA and to createtheir own super-elite league andcut out the pesky mid-majors.
Although the CFA was mostlyabout TV revenue and anti-trustlitigation, where would, say,Oklahoma (which sued the NCAAfor that aforementioned TV money,won and opened the door for evenNIU to appear on SportsVision andother cable outlets) – compete inmen’s or women’s basketball or inOlympic sports without the NCAA?
With the BCS playoff a realityin 2014, when do the ACC, BigTen, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC finallyformalize the big move to such anelite division within the NCAA(and pay student-athletes)? You’retalking about more than half of thecurrent 125 FBS programs. Wherewould that leave the “Group ofFive” (Big East, Conference USA,MAC, Mountain West and SunBelt), particularly, revenue-wise?
Thought No. 6: With schoolssuch as Appalachian State, Char-lotte, Florida Atlantic, FloridaInternational and Georgia Stateall ascending into the FBS ranks,there are more mid-major mouthsto feed than ever. James Madisonand Liberty also reportedly are
considering a move up.“The million-dollar question
is to try and guess and anticipatewhat the future is,” FCS-levelNorthern Iowa AD Troy Dan-nen told the Terre Haute, Ind.,Tribune-Star recently. “Over thelast five years, people have beenbailing [out of] FCS football as fastas they can get into a bowl divi-sion (FBS). They’re not doing it forfinancial reasons. That’s a misno-mer. You’re going to make moremoney, you’re going to spendmore money. But I think they’redoing it because of an insecurityof where FCS football is headed.”
According to the Tribune-Starand the Bloomington Daily Panta-graph, both Illinois State and In-diana State were contacted by theSun Belt Conference about footballmembership this spring. Maybethere was a reason for Illinois Stateto fund a $25 million renovation ofHancock Stadium. And, for now,maybe both ISUs don’t mind com-peting in the FCS Missouri ValleyFootball League. The future?
Most everybody in the countrysaw NIU finish 12-2 and reach theOrange Bowl. Could AppalachianState, et al., duplicate such a BCSrun? All this positioning in astalled economy with factors suchas budgets, Title IX compliance, 22additional football scholarships,expanded athletics facilities andadditional coaching/support staffall in the mix. Contemplation forinstitutions of higher learning,indeed. Time is of the essence.
Thought No. 7: It’s not 1970 anymore when there were only 11bowl games (compared to 35 lastseason). Think strategic. “FutureShock” squared. Where will NIUfootball be in 2023? No wonderJohn Peters and Doug Baker expe-dited the NIU AD search. Can yousay all-time critical Huskie hire?
• Mike Korcek is a former NIU
sports information director. Hishistorical perspective on NIUathletics appears periodically inthe Daily Chronicle. Write to himat [email protected].
AD search considers football changes
By STEVE [email protected]
DeKALB – It’s all hands on deck for theNorthern Illinois pitching staff this week.
The Huskies (22-32, 16-11 Mid-AmericanConference) begin MAC tournament play asthe third seed, taking on No. 6 Bowling Greenat 11:30 a.m. today. NIU, which won its firstMAC West title over the weekend, possiblycould play six games in four days, with a po-tential championship game at noon Saturday.
That means the Huskies’ pitching depth cer-tainly could be tested.
“We’ve got a lot of different guys we can goto,” NIU coach Ed Mathey said. “I think it’s just
identifying what our situation isat the time and then also identify-ing what the strengths are in thematchups with who we’re play-ing, and we’ll know more aboutthat as the tournament unfolds.”
Junior Eli Anderson has beenNIU’s workhorse all season. Heleads the MAC in innings pitched(107⅓) and is second in ERA(2.01), and Mathey has countedon Alex Klonowski (4.97 ERA)and Jordan Ruckman (4.57) toanchor his weekend rotation.
Other players Mathey saidcould start include Bobby Kuntzendorf (fivestarts), Zach Badgley (three starts) and JustinRuckman (one start).
Anderson started off the conference seasonthrowing on Saturdays, and part of the reasonhe took over as the Huskies’ Friday starter atthe beginning of the month was so he’d have anextra day of rest before the tournament.
He’s done a good job going deep into gamesand saving the bullpen, as he’s thrown six com-plete games, and is prepared to bounce back fora possible championship game on short rest.
“I feel the coaches are pretty good, and thetraining staff’s pretty good at getting us ready,”Anderson said. “We talked about a lot of stuff likethe ice bath, and maybe bumping up the runninga bit and getting my arm ready for Saturday.”
Mathey said Anderson is one who can han-dle pitching on only two days’ rest.
“We feel that of all the pitchers on our staff,he’s been the guy who’s been able to bounceback and do his side work after starts a littlequicker than everybody else, a little bit moreefficiently,” Mathey said.
NIU has had trouble scoring this season,ranking eighth in the MAC in runs scored, butpitching has been at the top. NIU also rankssecond in the league in fielding percentage(.966). Freshman shortstop and former DeKalbstandout Brian Sisler credits the pitchers forthe team’s strong defense.
“We know they’re going to throw strikesand pound the zone,” Sisler said. “It keeps youalive on defense.”
MAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
NIU leansheavily onpitching
MACtourney
No. 3 NIU vs.No. 6 BowlingGreen, 11:30a.m. today
MikeKorcek
VIEWS
SOFTBALL: CLASS 3A ROSARY REGIONAL
Kaneland zooms past SandwichScoreboard
Monday’s quarterfinal
(4) Sandwich ...................................27(5) IMSA..............................................5
Tuesday’s semifinal
(1) Kaneland ..................................... 10(4) Sandwich .......................0 (5 inn.)
Today’s semifinal
(2) Rosary vs. (3) Plano, 4:30 p.m.Saturday’s championship
(1) Kaneland vs. Rosary-Planowinner, 11 a.m.
It still is not decided if No. 1
pitcher Tyler Burger or Mercado
will get the start against the Bull-
dogs (17-2), who were the top seed
in the Dakota Regional. Like Hi-
awatha, success is a recent phe-
nomenon to the Aquin program.
The Bulldogs posted their first
winning season three years ago
and have been on an upward tra-
jectory ever since. The learning
curve it takes to be a successful
program year after year is a feat
with which Donnelly is familiar.
“It sounds silly,” Donnelly said,
“but we needed to learn how to
win. How to deal with the success
and higher expectations that came
with it.”
Tight play caught up to the
Hawks for three innings against
H-BR in the regional title game.
The Hawks were down 4-0. Don-
nelly noticed Hiawatha wasn’t
enjoying the game. The gravity
of the moment had worn them
down.
“We really came out flat,”
Donnelly said. “We took the
game too serious. The moment
was too big for us because we
were pressing. Once we loosened
up, it carried into our at-bats and
we were able to string together
hits.”
The late season run to a region-
al title came after the Hawks were
disappointed with four consec-
utive losses – two to H-BR – that
knocked them out of the Little
Ten Conference title race. The
experience only strengthened the
Hawks’ resolve to advance in the
postseason.
“The losses actually helped,”
Mercado said. “We wanted to get
back those two losses we had to
H-BR. We had a lot of confidence
going into that regional title game.
We showed even if we are down,
we can keep our heads up and
come back.”
David Tamraz said Clark’saverage is around .450. He saidthat when Clark was hittingcleanup behind Ashley Tam-raz, good pitchers knew not togive her anything to hit.
Now, at the top of the order,Clark sees better pitches and ismore calm in the batter’s box.
“When she started (hittingleadoff), I think she was morerelaxed,” Tamraz said. “Shehad base hits. She feels morecomfortable.”
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Clark at herbest leading off
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Burlington Central openedthe scoring with a run in thefirst, and also got one run eachin the fourth, fifth and sixth in-nings against Spartans pitcherTaylor Zak, who was startingin place of Abby Foulk, theteam’s usual starter. Foulk was
injured in Monday’s victory.
Carpenter let Foulk take
the field at second base for
one pitch in the sixth, before
she left the field with a stand-
ing ovation. Foulk will play at
Waubonsee Community Col-
lege next season, and Carpen-
ter didn’t want to risk long-
term injury.
Foulk is one of three se-
niors on the Spartans, along
with Brit Huber and Becca
Schroeder. All three hit above
.300 this season, and were
sophomore starters on the
Spartans’ team that made a
super-sectional two years ago.
“Those three have been a
huge part of our program,”
Carpenter said. “A lot of wins
with those three.”
• SPARTANSContinued from page B1
Foulk receives ovation in last prep game
Monica Maschak – [email protected]
Jordyn Shultz swings at the ball during a Class 3A Sycamore Regional semifinal game against BurlingtonCentral on Tuesday. The Spartans lost, 11-1, in six innings.
Cleveland Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery againBy BRIAN MAHONEYThe Associated Press
NEW YORK – Nick Gilbert and theCleveland Cavaliers have beaten theNBA lottery odds again.
The Cavaliers won the lottery forthe second time in three years Tues-day, giving them the No. 1 pick forthe June 27 draft.
Gilbert, owner Dan Gilbert’s bow-
tie-wearing son, was on stage for an-other victory. After he won it in 2011,the Cavs used the pick to take even-tual Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving.
The Orlando Magic fell back onespot to No. 2, while the WashingtonWizards vaulted from the No. 8 spotto third.
Ten years after winning the lot-tery that landed them LeBron James,the Cavaliers picked up another
opportunity to help speed up the re-building process since his departureto Miami in 2010.
The potential No. 1 pick this year,Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel, isno James. But he could be a nice addi-tion for the Cavs once he’s recoveredfrom a torn ACL – if they keep thepick. They also have Nos. 19, 31 and33 for new coach Mike Brown, whothey rehired after firing Byron Scott
after a 24-58 season.“We were hoping regardless of
what pick we got that this would beour last lottery,” Dan Gilbert said.“We thought originally after every-thing had to be reset that it wouldbe a three-year process. You neverknow. It could be four. We thoughtthree years, but having No. 1 and 19,we’ve got a pretty good chance of thisbeing the last one for a while.”
Dan Gilbert and the rest of the Cavsentourage – all wearing wine-coloredbowties as well – celebrated theirlatest victory, which came with 15.6percent odds after they finished withthe NBA’s third-worst record at 24-58.
“For everyone in Cleveland whohas supported us through these threeyears, I think this is for them,” DanGilbert said. “Is that right, Nick?”
“It feels good,” Nick said.
NFL MEETINGS
50th Super Bowl goes to S.F.By BARRY WILNERThe Associated Press
BOSTON – The NFL willcelebrate its 50th Super Bowlin northern California, whereits newest, most high-tech ven-ue is being built.
That makes South Florida,in the midst of a spat over ex-pensive stadium renovations,a loser for the 2016 game.
And Miami took a dou-ble defeat when Houston wasawarded the 2017 champion-ship game.
In two separate votes, NFLowners Tuesday went withboth the San Francisco BayArea and Houston on the firstballot at their spring meetings.The 49ers’ new home is set toopen next year in Santa Clara,and will host the first SuperBowl in the area since 1985.
Houston staged the 2004Super Bowl. Miami has host-ed 10 of them – including theJets upset of the Colts in 1969–and is tied with New Orleansfor the most. But South Flori-da got rejected twice after theFlorida Legislature did notsupport financing to renovateSun Life Stadium.
“We are so excited to beable to be able to put on the‘Golden Super Bowl’ in theGolden State,” 49ers CEO JedYork said.
They will stage it in whatis being promoted as the mosttechnologically advanced sta-dium in the world, and earnedthat right on a day when theNFL made a $400 million deal
with Microsoft to upgrade thefan viewing experience. Levi’sStadium figures to be the firstcashless, ticketless venue inNFL championship history,with Wi-Fi capability for 75,000people.
“After losing a Super Bowl(to Baltimore last February), itfeels really good to win a Super
Bowl,” Yorkcracked.
H o u s t o nh o s t e d o n c ebefore, in 2004,and is callingthe 51st SuperBowl an inter-national expe-
rience that will include fansfrom Mexico.
“I think a lot of them justfelt like, hey, it’s Houston’stime,” Texans owner RobertMcNair said of his colleagues.“They knew we could do a goodjob. From 2004 to ‘17, that’s 13years. So I agree, I think it’sHouston’s time.”
The only previous SuperBowl played in northern Cal-ifornia was at Stanford Stadi-um in 1985.
When NFL CommissionerRoger Goodell announced the2016 decision, members of theSan Francisco bid committeelet out a roar of approval, thentoasted each other with cham-pagne.
Asked what he believedswayed the owners to vote forSan Francisco, York added:“It’s the will power of an entirearea that gave an overwhelm-ing push for us.”
It was the first time in adecade that a Super Bowl wasawarded on the first ballot.
“The Bay Area has beenwaiting for a [title] game since1985. We have a stadium now... we are just thrilled andcouldn’t be happier aboutthis,” said Daniel Lurie, a lead-er of the San Francisco bid.
“We are going to get to high-light the best the Bay Area hasto offer.”
That includes donating 25percent of the proceeds fromthe game to fight poverty inthe San Francisco Bay Area,York said.
The Dolphins were deniedpublic money for a stadiumupgrade in South Florida fol-lowing widespread complaintsabout the public investmentsunk into the Marlins’ newbaseball home.
Multibillionaire Dolphinsowner Stephen Ross contends$350 million in stadium im-provements are badly needed,but he doesn’t want to pay forthem by himself. Nor does hewant a scaled-down renova-tion of the 26-year-old facility.
“I suspect there’s a cou-ple of state reps down in Mi-ami-Dade County where I livewho are going to look at thisand realize this was a hugemistake,” South Florida bidcommittee chairman RodneyBarreto said. “We had the bet-ter bid. I could just look at thebody language from the NFLstaff. It’s a shame. We may notsee another Super Bowl for an-other 10 years.”
Jed York
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By MICHELE KAYALThe Associated Press
Not so long ago, there was a certain image associated with beingvegetarian. It usually involved Birkenstocks, lentil loaf and anagenda.
There still are plenty of all three in the meatless movement, but agrowing number of Americans are finding they can have cauliflow-er and kale at the center of the platewithout a side of ideology.
That’s because at the same timepeople are eating less meat, vegeta-bles have gained respect as worthyingredients in their own right,not just as the garnish for a steak.There even are celebrity vegetables(ramps and Brussels sprouts, any-one?). And perhaps most telling,the word “vegetarian” has movedfrom the center of cookbook coversto the margins, if it’s seen at all.
“I’ve always struggled with the‘vegetarian’ label,” said DeborahMadison, whose cookbook “Veg-etable Literacy” is the most recentin her 30-year career of writing about vegetables. “When I beganwriting, it was so much about a lifestyle. You were or you weren’tand people didn’t cross that line.”
Today that line is fluid. Movements such as “Meatless Mondays,”as well as concerns about food quality and a tighter economy,have more Americans treating meat as the side dish. And it showsin how we shop. The number of farmers markets has more thandoubled during the past 10 years, and meat consumption is down 12percent since 2007.
New cookbooks illustratethe fresh, mainstream lookof vegetarian cooking
veggiesEat your Ratatouille Tian
Start to finish: 2 hours 45 minutes(20 minutes active)
Servings: 6
1 1/3 pounds small eggplantsFine sea salt3 teaspoons herbes de Provence (or a mixof dried thyme, rosemary, basil and/ororegano), divided
1 1/3 pounds medium zucchini1 3/4 pounds plum tomatoesOlive oil2 small yellow onions, thinly sliced8 fresh sage leaves, minced2 garlic cloves, minced
An hour before you plan to cook, cut theeggplants crosswise into rounds about 1/8inch thick. Set the rounds in a colander, thensprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt. Toss to coat,then let rest in the sink for 1 hour to allow someof the moisture to be drawn out of the slices.With kitchen or paper towels, pat the
eggplant slices dry. Set the slices in a bowland sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the herbes deProvence.Cut the zucchini and tomatoes crosswise into
1?8-inch rounds. Place in 2 bowls and sprinkleeach with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon ofthe herbes de Provence.Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Use the
olive oil to lightly coat an 8-by-10-inch glass orceramic baking dish. Scatter the sliced onionsevenly over the bottom. Sprinkle with 1/4teaspoon salt and a touch of olive oil.Arrange a row of overlapping tomato slices
along one side of the dish. Pack them in tightlyso that they are almost upright. Sprinkle witha little sage and garlic. Follow with a row ofoverlapping eggplant slices alongside it, thena row of zucchini slices, sprinkling each with alittle sage and garlic as you go. Repeat the pat-tern until you’ve filled the dish and used up allthe vegetables, packing the rows of vegetablestogether very tightly. If you have vegetablesremaining at the end, slip them among theirpeers to flesh out rows that seem to need it.Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, cover
loosely with foil, and bake for 30 minutes.Increase the heat to 425 degrees F. and
bake for another 30 minutes. Remove the foiland continue baking until the vegetables aretender and the tips of the slices are appealinglybrowned, about another 30 minutes. Serve hot,at room temperature, or chilled.
Nutrition information per serving: 120 calo-ries; 45 calories from fat (38 percent of totalcalories); 5 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats);0 mg cholesterol; 17 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber;9 g sugar; 4 g protein; 660 mg sodium.
AP photo
Ratatouille Tian
See VEGGIES, page C2
Photo provided
Asparagus, agrill, a matchfor spring
By JIM SHAHINThe Washington Post
My asparagus convales-
cence – from a childhood
spent eating the mushy,
canned stuff – began late in
my adolescence, when my
mother boiled fresh spears,
then napped them with home-
made hollandaise.
The healing was not com-
plete until years later, when
I tasted grilled asparagus.
Charred, tender yet crisp,
it captured a flavor that,
if I were in charge of the
vegetable’s PR, I might call
Springtime’s Essence. Its
delicacy was deepened by a
turn over the fire, giving its
natural winsomeness a kind
of side-dish gravitas.
To my mind, everything
about spring is epitomized by
asparagus. As is frequently
the case with converts, I have
become a bit militant on the
subject. To me, if you don’t
care for grilled asparagus,
then you don’t like grilling
and you don’t like asparagus.
The two were made for
each other. Boiling, steam-
ing, roasting – none of those
methods complement the
vegetable’s flavor like a wood
or charcoal flame. This is the
time of year when asparagus
is at its best, and there is no
better way of cooking it than
putting the green spears on
the grill and charring them.
It’s a taste of spring that fore-
shadows summer.
One question that attends
the grilling of asparagus is
the same one that bedevils
other forms of asparagus
cooking: Thick or thin, which
is better?
I once read a skinny stalk
packed more asparagus
punch than a fat one, with a
texture that is generally less
woody. So I selected only the
most anorexic spears I could
find.
In due time, consuming
the baseball-bat-size things
served at steak restaurants
upended my skinny-aspara-
gus fetish. If those could be
as good as they were (and
usually they weren’t even
grilled), maybe everything I
thought I knew was wrong.
And maybe it is. But I now
just choose whatever looks
good.
That said, slender stalks
can burn easily, turning what
you hoped would be a nicely
charred vegetable into an
asparagus crisp. Fat shoots
tend to require so much time
on the grill to reach tender-
ness that their outsides can
turn soft. Medium-size aspar-
agus, I’ve found, takes well
to charring while remaining
crisp and tender.
Start the grill
It doesn’t get much
more springlike than a
grill, a bunch of aspara-
gus and a light lemony
dressing. And this dress-
ing is lemony: Add more
olive oil if you wish to
tone down the tartness.
BlisteredAsparagus
4 appetizer orside-dish servings
1 pound asparagus, woodyends trimmed
2 tablespoons fresh lemonjuice
1/2 teaspoon kosher orcoarse sea salt
2 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, or more asneeded
Freshly ground black pepper
Prepare the grill for directheat. If using a gas grill,preheat to medium-high (450degrees). If using a charcoalgrill, light the charcoal orwood briquettes; when thebriquettes are ready, distrib-ute them evenly under thecooking area. For a medium-hot fire, you should be able tohold your hand about 6 inchesabove the coals for 4 or 5seconds. Have ready a spraywater bottle for taming anyflames. Lightly coat a largevegetable grill basket or fine-mesh grill screen with oil.Spread the asparagus in the
basket or on the screen andgrill, uncovered, for about 5minutes or until charred on allsides yet still firm. Transferto a platter. (At this point, theasparagus can be coveredwith plastic wrap and kept atroom temperature for severalhours.)Combine the lemon juice
and salt in a small bowl.Gradually whisk in the 2 1/2tablespoons of oil to form anemulsified dressing. Taste,and add more olive oil ifdesired.When ready to serve, drizzle
half of the dressing over theasparagus. Season with thepepper to taste. Toss to coat;serve at room temperature.
Nutrition per serving: 60calories, 3 g protein, 5 gcarbohydrates, 5 g fat, 1 gsaturated fat, 0 mg cholester-ol, 120 mg sodium, 2 g dietaryfiber, 2 g sugar.
See ASPARAGUS, page C2
Acharcoal fire and woodchips combine to give
this elegant soup a smoky
twist. For a classic spring-
time meal, enjoy it as an ap-
petizer to a dinner of grilled
salmon. Or serve it as anentree with crusty bread, a
nice salad and a glass or two
of white wine.
Smoked Asparagus Soup
Makes about 12 cups(8 to 12 servings)
3 pounds fresh asparagus, pref-erably of medium thickness,rinsed
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) un-salted butter
1 cup chopped shallots1 cup chopped leeks, whitesonly, well rinsed
1 tablespoon minced garlic1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground whitepepper
8 cups homemade or no-salt-added chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream (seeheadnote)
1/4 cup shaved or finely gratedParmigiano-Reggiano, forgarnish
Prepare the grill for direct and
indirect heat. If using a gas grill,
preheat to medium-high (450
degrees). If using a charcoal
grill, light the charcoal or woodbriquettes; when the briquettesare ready, distribute them on one
side of the cooking area. For amedium-hot fire, you should beable to hold your hand about 6inches above the coals for 4 or 5seconds. Have ready a spray wa-ter bottle for taming any flames.Lightly coat a large vegetablegrilling basket or fine-mesh grillscreen with oil.Drain the applewood chips and
keep them near the grill.Trim any woody asparagus ends.
Spread the asparagus in the grill-ing basket or on the grill screen;place on the grate directly overthe heat and grill until the aspara-gus is charred on all sides yet stillfirm, about 5 minutes, using tongsto turn the spears as needed.Move the asparagus to the
indirect-heat side of the grill.Scatter the drained wood chipsonto the coals. Close the grill lid.Smoke until the asparagus turnsjust barely soft, about 5 minutes.Transfer the asparagus to a cut-
ting board. When it’s cool enoughto handle, cut the spears into1/2-inch pieces, reserving the tipsseparately.Melt the butter in a large pot
over medium-high heat. Oncethe butter starts to foam, addthe shallots and leeks, stirring tocoat. Cook for about 3 minutes,until tender, then add the garlicand cook until fragrant, about 1minute. Add the asparagus pieces(not the tips), salt, white pepperand the broth; cook for 10 to 15minutes, stirring occasionally, un-til the asparagus is quite tender.Remove from the heat.
Working in batches, transfer themixture to a food processor andpuree until smooth.If serving right away, return the
pureed soup to the pot. Stir in thecream and cook over medium-lowheat until warmed through.Divide among individual bowls.
Garnish with some of the as-paragus tips and the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
Nutrition per serving (basedon 12): 120 calories, 5 g protein,8 g carbohydrates, 9 g fat, 5 gsaturated fat, 40 mg cholesterol,190 mg sodium, 3 g dietary fiber,2 g sugar.
••••••
Risotto comes in manyforms, but few capture
the spirit of spring like thisasparagus version, infusedwith the bright taste of lemonjuxtaposed with the beguilingflavor of charcoal grilling.
Charred AsparagusRisotto
4 servings
1 1/2 pounds peeled andtrimmed asparagus, preferablyof medium thickness
Water6 cups homemade or no-salt-added chicken broth, warmed
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons vegetable oil1/2 cup minced sweet onion2 cups arborio rice1 cup dry white wine1 tablespoon grated lemon zest(from 1 large lemon)
1/2 cup shaved or gratedParmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Sea salt or kosher saltFreshly ground black pepper
Prepare the grill for direct heat.If using a gas grill, preheat tomedium-high (450 degrees). Ifusing a charcoal grill, light thecharcoal or wood briquettes; whenthe briquettes are ready, distributethem evenly over the cooking area.For a medium-hot fire, you shouldbe able to hold your hand about6 inches above the coals for 4 or5 seconds. Have ready a spraywater bottle for taming any flames.Lightly coat a large vegetable grill-ing basket or fine-mesh grill screenwith oil.Spread 1 pound of the asparagus
in the grilling basket or on thescreen; place on the grate directlyover the heat and grill until the as-paragus is charred on all sides yetstill firm, about 5 minutes, usingtongs to turn the spears as needed.Transfer to a cutting board.When the spears are cool
enough to handle, cut them into1-inch pieces, reserving the tipsseparately.Grill the remaining 1/2 pound of
asparagus (in the vegetable bas-ket) until soft, for 8 to 10 minutes.Transfer to a cutting board.When cool enough to handle, cut
the entire spears crosswise into1-inch pieces, transferring them toa blender or mini-food processor asyou work. Add just enough water(about 2 tablespoons); puree forabout 30 seconds until smooth.Transfer to a small bowl.Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter
and all of the oil in a medium potover medium heat. Once the butterhas melted, add the onion and stirto coat; cook until translucent,about 4 minutes, then add the riceand stir to coat. Cook for about4 minutes until lightly toasted,stirring occasionally. Add the wineand cook until evaporated, about 2minutes, stirring as needed.Stir in the asparagus puree and
the lemon zest, then immedi-ately ladle a half-cup of the warmbroth into the pot. Cook, stirringconstantly, until the broth is fullyabsorbed before adding the nexthalf cup. You might not need toadd all the broth; the rice mixtureshould be creamy, with tendergrains.Add the cheese, the remaining 2
tablespoons of butter and the re-maining asparagus pieces, stirringuntil well incorporated. Seasonwith salt and pepper to taste.Divide among individual plates or
wide, shallow bowls. Garnish eachportion with a few of the reservedtips. Serve right away.
Nutrition per serving: 640 calo-ries, 18 g protein, 83 g carbohy-drates, 22 g fat, 9 g saturated fat,70 mg cholesterol, 510 mg sodium,5 g dietary fiber, 5 g sugar.
Shifting attitudes regardingwhat and how we eat also comeinto play. Americans today eatmore casually than previousgenerations. The idea of a “cen-ter of the plate” – a large pieceof meat surrounded by a starchand a vegetable – has loosened.Many Americans happilygraze on Mediterranean tapas,indulge in sushi or slurp Asiansoups such as Vietnamese pho,where meat is an afterthought.
As our concept of whatconstitutes a meal has widened,so has the range of vegetarianoptions. During the ’70s and ’80s,lentil loaf was a very real andterrifying thing. Meanwhile, ina search to replace the “miss-ing” meat, many chefs loadedup on cheese, eggs and cream,trying to fill diners up and provevegetarian food could be satisfy-ing. And brown rice and otherbland ingredients made eating
healthy seem like punishment.“I was going for bulk, for
comfort food,” said MollieKatzen, whose 1977 “Moose-wood Cookbook” made her apioneer in the movement. “NowI wouldn’t serve one heavyclunker in the center of theplate. My cooking is far moremodular – a little bit of wholegrains, some legumes. I like tocall it ‘the peace sign plate.’ ”
If chefs have changed, sohave their audiences. The culi-nary revolution of the 1980s in-troduced Americans to a greaterrange of flavors and to the ideaof fresh produce artfully de-ployed. A greater awareness ofinternational cuisines also hasopened doors to a new kind ofvegetable-oriented cooking.
“We’ve brought so manycultural influences into the con-versation,” said Diane Morgan,author most recently of “Roots,”which celebrates turnips, sun-chokes and other undergroundvegetables. “The granola-erapeople weren’t making risotto.
They were turning spaghettiand meatballs into somethingelse – the meatballs had brownrice, but they weren’t sophisti-cated. Now the volume of ethniccookbooks coming into theconversation changes that.”
And many of these ethniccookbooks are vegetable-cen-tered. “The Duke’s Table” offersa comprehensive collection ofItalian vegetarian recipes firstpublished in the 1930s. “TheGlorious Vegetables of Italy,”also offering vegetarian Italianrecipes, is due out this summer.“The French Market Cookbook”seizes on the idea that whileclassic, Escoffier-style cookingis meat-oriented, the poorerfood of the French countrysideis vegetable-focused. Seizing ondishes such as these, which aredesigned to be eaten withoutmeat,said author ClotildeDusoulier, makes the wholecategory more appealing.
And a growing number of“celebrity” vegetables havereplaced the tired portobello
mushroom that began standingin for burgers on restaurantmenus in the 1980s. Once revileditems such as Brussels sprouts– which Katzen said “werealmost a punch line” – are beingroasted, grilled and julienned.Kale salad is on trendy menusacross the country, and kalechips – which Katzen said shemade in the ’90s to great guffaws– are on grocery store shelves.Ramps, in season right now,are yet another hip, cool plantto munch. Cauliflower may benext.
“Cauliflower is the newkale,” said Katzen, noting theprevalence of roasted cauliflow-er “steaks” in magazines and onrestaurant menus. “I’m seeingcauliflower everywhere.”
But perhaps the biggestchange is eating vegetables nolonger is about avoiding meat.While early chefs tried to re-configure vegetables and grainsto resemble meat in taste andtexture as closely as possible, to-day’s vegetable cooking focuses
on the best qualities of the pro-duce. And yes, sometimes meatis even involved. This vegetable-forward approach can be seenon cookbook covers, where theword “vegetarian” has eitherdisappeared or been minimized.
“Vegetables Please” by Caro-lyn Humphries bills itself as“The more vegetables, less meatcookbook.” “Eat Your Vegeta-bles” by Arthur Potts Dawsonextolls the virtues of chilledpea soup, but also offers recipessuch as lamb tagine with sugarsnap peas. Morgan’s “Roots”mixes purely vegetarian recipessuch as raw beet salad with beef-wrapped burdock root.
“It’s safe to come out nowand say ‘Here’s a bunch ofvegetarian food,’ ” said Kat-zen, author of the forthcoming“The Heart of the Plate.” “It’s amainstream choice. I can confi-dently put it right at the top ofmy cover and people won’t runaway from it. They won’t think‘It’s a handbook for a club Ididn’t join.’ ”
• VEGGIESContinued from page C1
Photos provided
Rise in ethnic cooking makes vegetarian options more accessible
A bigger factor than size isfreshness. If the asparagus athand is limp or its spear endsflake easily or any part of thestalk is wrinkled, I changedinner plans and choose adifferent vegetable.
Depending on my mood,I might get out the vegetablepeeler. Peeling the stalkreveals a pretty, pale greenthat can seem almost trans-lucent. I cannot vouch for asignificant difference in taste(although I do think the fla-vor becomes less “field” andmore “stream,” if that makessense). But sometimes I justprefer that clean, strippedlook.
The versatility of aspara-gus is yet another of its manyvirtues. I will never forgetan asparagus risotto thatmy wife and I enjoyed innorthern Italy, at once rich,light and bursting with theflavor of springtime. Grillingthe asparagus enhanced myattempt to replicate the dishat home.
I go back and forth aboutcooking asparagus in a grillbasket. Generally, I don’t,because I feel that grillingdirectly on the grate givesthe stalks a uniform char.But sometimes I do, perhapsbecause I may be in a pinchfor dinner and I don’t wantto risk any casualties (spearsfalling into the fire).
I also love an asparagussoup as a starter to a mealthat moves on to other spring-
time glories, such as lamb. Inaddition to grilling the stalks,I briefly smoke them to lendthe soup a beguiling flavor
note that adds complexityto the sprightly springtimetaste.
But I most enjoy grilled
asparagus, I think, with asimple drizzle of good extra-virgin olive oil, a squeeze oflemon and a grind of black
pepper. The problem is, I willthen eat one stalk after theother, like potato chips. If I’mnot careful, there won’t be
any left for dinner.I suppose, though, that my
obsession can be seen as aform of recovery.
• ASPARAGUSContinued from page C1
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Washington Post photo
Blistered Asparagus
Freshness more important than size of selection
CharredAsparagus
Risotto
FOOD Daily Chronicle / daily-chronicle.comPage C2 •Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Dr. Wallace: Matt and I havebeen friends for over fouryears. We both graduated lastJune and a day after gradua-tion, he joined the Navy andwas sent to boot camp in SanDiego, Calif. Before he left hecalled and asked if I wouldwrite to him if he sent mehis military address. I saidthat I would. He wrote, andI answered every one of hisletters faithfully. At first, hewas telling me all about hisnew experiences concerningmilitary life. Then his lettersstarted to be a bit romantic.It was like I was his steadygirlfriend, even though Iwasn’t. But all this got mereally excited because I have
always had a crush on Mattever since I first laid eyeson him. He even signed hisname, “Love, Matt” on hislast several letters.
About a week ago hesurprised me by calling andtelling me that he was cominghome for a short leave andthat we would be going out.This really made me feel goodbecause we had never goneout on a date. When Mattarrived home on Tuesday hecalled and we went out for “pie
and coffee” in the afternoon. Iwas home by 5 p.m. Our entireconversation was about hislife in the Navy. He didn’tmention one word about beingglad to see me or a word aboutromance. When he took mehome after our “date,” he saidhe would call me.
Well, I waited and waited,but no phone call untilMonday afternoon. He saidthat his parents were drivinghim to the airport and thathe would write to me justas soon as he got back to hisSan Diego base. I know that Ihave no reason to be de-pressed and upset, but that’sexactly the way I feel. I thinkall he wanted was a pen pal
and to be able to say, “I gotmail” when mail was passedout to the sailors.
I know he will startwriting to me again. Whatshould I do? My sister thinksI should write, “Return toSender” on the envelopeand send them back to himunopened. This will send amessage that I’m not satis-fied with about an hour ofhis time and one cup of coffeewith pie. My mother thinksI should continue writingto him because she thinkshe is “such a cute and politeboy.” What is your opinion? –Nameless, Baltimore, Md.
Nameless: Continue writingto Matt. You might not be his
“girlfriend” at this time, butI’m sure you still considerhim to be a friend. Matt doescare for you and considers youa special friend. Keep yourletters full of local happeningsand forget about romanceeven if his letters again startto get “romantic.” He will bein Baltimore on leave againin the future. The time spentwith him at that time willdetermine if you two willhave a romantic future or justremain good friends.
• Email Dr. Robert Wal-lace at [email protected]. He will answer as manyletters as possible in thiscolumn.
Gender reassignment involves a lot more
Painkillers for headaches can make it worse
Opener likesresponder’smajor
Richard Gough was bornin Sweden, raised in SouthAfrica, played soccer in Scot-land and now resides in SanDiego. He said, “There are alot of things to weigh up whena soccer transfer happens, andmoney is a big factor.”
There are a lot of thingsto weigh up when a bridgetransfer bid happens, too, andfit for partner’s major is a bigfactor.
We are looking at re-sponder’s transfers into themajor suits when opener hasa balanced hand. Almost all ofthe time, the opener completesthe transfer, even with a lowdoubleton. But when he hasfour-card support, a maxi-mum and a doubleton, he mayjump in responder’s major – asuperaccept.
The South hand in today’sdiagram is textbook. AfterNorth responds two hearts,showing five-plus spades,South rebids three spades. (Hemust not jump to four spades,since responder might haveno points at all.) This per-suades North to take the pushinto four spades (althoughpassing is conceivable.)
After West leads the heartace, how should the playproceed?
First, East should drop hisqueen under partner’s ace,showing the queen and jack.Probably West will continuewith a low heart, and Eastwill shift to a diamond, butdeclarer wins with his ace,draws trumps, and plays onclubs. He will discard twodiamonds from the board onhis long clubs and lose onlytwo hearts and one club.
Note that if South rebidsonly two spades, North willpass, his hand not beingstrong enough to invite gamewith a two-no-trump rebid.
Continue writing to your sailor as a friend
Dear Abby: My husband andI recently learned that oursister-in-law’s adult son froma prior marriage, “Charlie,”is now “Claire.” My husbandand I have three sons, ages 2to 10 years.
This sister-in-law ex-pressed concern that our10-year-old would rememberCharlie and say something in-appropriate. She’s demandingthat we lie to him and tell himClaire is another daughter wehave never met.
My husband and I do notlie to our children. We feel itis best to explain to all threeof our sons that Charlie hasdecided to make a lifestylechange and let them ask ques-tions if they choose. What isyour opinion? – Truth-Telling
Parents
Dear Parents: I don’t believein lying to children either,but before you tell yoursons that Charlie decided tomake a “lifestyle change,”I urge you to do some re-search about gender identity.It is not as simple on anylevel as changing an aspectof one’s lifestyle. It is aboutwho Claire truly feels she isinside.
If your oldest boy remem-bers Charlie, he should knowthat some people feel from anearly age that they were born
into the wrong body – thewrong gender. Fortunately,there is help for it in the formof medication and surgery.He should be told that theproblem has been solved andCharlie is now Claire. Whenthe younger children areolder, they can be told thesame thing in an age-appro-priate manner if the subjectcomes up.
Dear Abby: My children’sfather died of cancer about ayear ago. As a result, they re-ceive Social Security benefitsas his surviving dependents.He had no life insurance, sothis is all they have.
The problem is nearlyeveryone who finds out theyreceive this money becomesangry and jealous. Abby,
these benefits came fromhis earnings and are meantto assist me in supportingthe children he is no longerhere to help with. We try notto mention the money, butsometimes it comes up inconversation.
How can people be jealousabout money received fromsuch a tragedy? Would theyreally want to lose a fam-ily member in exchange forcash? Please ask people to bemore considerate in a situa-tion where a child has paida far greater price than anycheck in the mail could cover.– Surviving Mom in Illinois
Dear Mom: I’m sorry foryour loss. People, particularlyin a difficult economy, canbecome jealous if they think
someone is getting “some-thing for nothing.” (Anddepending upon how dysfunc-tional a family is, they mightindeed be willing to “lose” afamily member in exchangefor cash.)
I’m passing your senti-ments along, but my adviceto you is to stop discussingfinances unless there is a spe-cific reason why the personyou’re talking to must havethat information.
• Dear Abby is writtenby Abigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Dear Dr. K: I’ve had aheadache every day for sixmonths, despite taking pain-killers every day. What couldbe causing the headaches?And what can I do to stopthem?
Dear Reader: At the riskof sounding like I’m fear-mongering, I’m concernedabout your symptoms. That’sbecause most people whosuffer from frequent head-aches don’t have them everyday. If your headaches haveliterally been with you “everyday for six months,” and thisis something new for you,consult your doctor. Whileyour headaches still could beone of the two most commoncauses of headaches – mi-graine headaches or tensionheadaches – they also couldpoint to something moreserious.
If you are over 50 and hadnot been bothered by regularheadaches earlier in life,I’d advise you even morestrongly to talk to your doc-tor. Chronic headaches thatdevelop for the first time afterage 50 are more likely to besomething serious.
Unfortunately, manypeople are regularly botheredby headaches. For some,that’s been true since theywere young adults, or evenchildren. We have talked inother columns about mi-graine headaches and tensionheadaches, but I want tofocus here on something else:headache from medication
overuse.Taking lots of painkillers
– the very things you’re tak-ing every day to tame yourheadaches – could be mak-ing your headaches worse.Caffeine-containing drugsare most often to blame.(I’ve put a table listing thecaffeine content of some com-mon headache drugs on mywebsite.)
Caffeine helps painkill-ers work more quickly andefficiently. But over time,caffeine builds up in yourbody, causing blood vessels tonarrow. This makes you feelbetter – temporarily – be-cause widened blood vesselscontribute to headache pain.But when the caffeine wearsoff, your blood vessels expandand your headache returns.
Regular use of painkillerslikely also interferes with
your body’s natural painkill-ing system. Because painkill-ers mask symptoms, what-ever is causing the pain mayworsen. As the pain becomesmore intense, painkillers areless able to control it.
If there’s a chance you’reoverusing headache medica-tions, the first step is to stoptaking the drugs. Going “coldturkey” works best, but youcan gradually wean yourselfoff the painkillers by cuttingback a little each day.
If you’re not overusingpainkillers, try a headache-prevention regimen. Startwith simple pain relieftreatments such as applyinga heating pad daily to yourneck and shoulders. Considerphysical therapy, includingsuch techniques as massage,ultrasound or gentle stretch-ing to relieve muscle tight-
ness that may contribute toyour headaches.
Talk to your doctor aboutpreventive medications, suchas a muscle relaxant. An-other effective strategy is tocombine a tricyclic drug witha beta blocker. Beta block-ers decrease the intensity ofheadaches, while tricyclicsreduce their frequency.
If your headaches beginto recur, you’ll need medica-tions to treat them. But don’tuse them unless your head-ache becomes severe. Other-wise, you risk developing – orlapsing back to – medicationoveruse.
• Dr. Komaroff is a physi-cian and professor at HarvardMedical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to sendquestions and get additionalinformation.
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ADVICE & PUZZLES Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • Page C3Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com
By BERNICE BEDE OSOLNewspaper Enterprise Association
TODAY – Several secret ambitions you’ve been nurturing looklike they could come to pass in the year ahead. Be preparedfor things to happen suddenly and simultaneously.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – The sting can be taken out dis-tasteful tasks if you use a little ingenuity. Your labor-savingdevices might surprise even you.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Be an attentive listener whenfriends gather to exchange the latest news. A chance re-mark could provide some information that will be of specialsignificance.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – There’s a strong chance that anunexpected disruption in your everyday routine could occur.Fortunately, it will of the welcome variety and will brightenyour day considerably.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Your imagination can beone of your greatest assets when you utilize it in a con-structive manner. Once you visualize positive results, they’llbegin to happen.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You are presently in anextremely hopeful cycle, where your expectations havesolid chances of being realized. Think and act like you are awinner, because you are.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Conditions that influenceyour status, reputation and finances are all trending in yourfavor. Strike while the iron is hot.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Unless you’re able to dosomething out of the ordinary, you’re likely to be extremelyrestless. Channel your energies into creative outlets, andlife will be exciting.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) – If you use your head and playyour cards carefully, you could be extremely successful inyour commercial dealings. Formulate your strategy and luckwill be on your side.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – A number of unusual gains arepossible through partnerships with friends. You might wantto form several alliances, each for a different purpose.
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Pickles Brian Crane Pearls Before Swine Stephan Pastis
For Better or For Worse Lynn Johnston Crankshaft Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes
Non Sequitur Wiley The Duplex Glenn McCoy
Beetle Bailey Mort Walker Blondie Dean Young & Denis LeBrun
Frank & Ernest Bob Thaves Dilbert Scott Adams
Monty Jim Meddick Hi and Lois Brian & Greg Walker
Rose is Rose Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis Jimmy Johnson
Soup to Nutz Rick Stromoski Big Nate Lincoln Pierce
Stone Soup Jan Eliot
Grizzwells Bill Schorr
The Family Circus Bill Keane The Argyle Sweater Scott Hilburn
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Catch that flea!A flea is ticklingthe giraffe. Followthe flea’s path.
Cut out sixnumbers fromthe newspaper.Arrange theminto different“greater than”and “less than”sentences.
Standards Link:Math:Number Sense; compareand order whole numbersusing the symbols for lessthan and greater than (<,>).
Don’t challenge a giraffeto see who can stick outtheir tongue the farthest!Color the spaces that have2 dots red to find out howmany inches a giraffe canstick out its tongue.
If you could ask a giraffe any questions you wanted, what would you ask?
That little bird is called an oxpecker and it is agood friend to a giraffe. We don’t have armsand hands to flick away pesky ticks, fleasand flies. Oxpeckers pick them off of us.They eat the little pests and also helpkeep us clean.
Giraffes are the tallest landanimals. Find the missingnumber to find out how tall agiraffe grows.
Male giraffes can grow to be _____meters tall. That is the size of 3-4 grownmen standing on each other’s shoulders!
Female giraffes can grow to be _____meters tall.
Baby giraffes are about 2 meters tallwhen they are born. That is more than 6feet tall! If one meter equals about 3feet, approximately how many feet tallare adult giraffes?
Add the numbers to findout!
Do you know how manybones are in your neck?Subtract these numbersfor the answer.
A long, deep sleep isvery dangerous forgiraffes. We might notsense when a predatorcomes near.
During the day, we dozeon and off for a fewminutes at a time.Quietly and gently werelax our necks and letour heads hangdownward.
At night, we lie down.But even then, we onlytake cat naps. We wakeup every few minutesand look around.
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Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have different structures that serve different functions in survival; living things depend on one another in an ecosystem.
Standards Link: Algebra: Solve problems involvingnumeric equations; express simple unit conversions.
Standards Link: Number Sense:Solve problems using addition andsubtraction.
Standards Link: Life Science: Animalshave different structures that servedifferent functions in survival.
Join us on a trip to Africa to interview a giraffe!
ANSWER:Male=18ft.Female=15ft.
© 2013 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 29, No. 23The patterns on a giraffe’s body are not just for looks. Theycamouflage us. We can blend in with the shadows andshafts of light that filter around trees and bushes.
Color all of the giraffes you see in the grove of trees.
Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have different structures that serve different functions in survival.
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stories and activities.
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identicalwords. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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1. Write a short subject-verb sentence.Example:Maria laughed.
2. Look through the newspaper for words toadd to the sentence.
Example: The talented Maria caught aflying baseball and laughed aloud.
Standards Link: Sentence Structure; students construct simplesentences; use correct word order in written sentences.
Sentence Stre-e-e-etchers
Five pieces of information
below are true and one is false.
Can you figure out which it is?
1. The tongue of a
giraffe is a
bluish-purple and is
strong enough to
grasp the foliage
from the thorny
acacia tree. They can
also use their tongue
to clean their nose.
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subspecies of giraffe
each with different
pattern markings
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3. Giraffe’s will rub
their necks together
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4.All giraffes have
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5.A giraffe can close
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Numbers1,2,4,5,6areTRUE.Number3isfalse.Amalegiraffeusesitneckincombat.A“necking”duelcanlastmorethanhalfandhouranditisusedtoestablishdominance.
Long Neck NewsPretend you woke up one morningwith the neck of a giraffe. Write anews story about being the firstperson with such a neck.
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Judy Culver, presidentof the Alpha Sigma Chapter,said that many sixth-graderssubmitted works, and thechapter’s Women in the Artscommittee selected the bestpieces to be displayed at theconvention.
“These poems and storiesare wonderful, and I amreally excited and proud forthese students,” Culver saidin a news release. “Goodwriting should always beencouraged, and I’m gladthat DKG has provided theopportunity for the studentsand their writings to berecognized.”
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Immaculate 4,280 sq ftOffice / Warehouse.
Air conditioned office area and bathroomsGreat location near airport & tollway in DeKalb.
815-754-5831
DeKalb
Friday & Saturday8am – 4pm
205 Concord Dr.
Infant & Toddler Clothing, Toys,Household Goods & More!
DEKALB MULTI-FAMILY SALE!Thurs-Sat May 23-25 from 8-3.
217 Joanne Ln. Baby/Kids,Antiques, Household, Electronics
DEKALB, 111 MATTEK AVESaturday, 5/25, 8-4Sunday, 5/26, 8-12
Glider chair, poker table, 4 clubchairs, golf cart, toys includinglegos, a Playstation 2, DS's &
matchbox cars, household items,boys clothing & much more.
GENOA GARAGE SALE402 Birch Ave
8 to 4May 23 and May 24
Hot Tub Patio FurniturePlus Size Clothing
Seasonal Items, Throw PillowsGenerator, TV
Genoa
Thurs & Fri, 8am-4pmSat, 8am-2pm
247 Reid Rd.Household Goods, Beautiful
Wood Bunk Bed Set w/mattress,TVs, Microwaves, Couch,
Chairs, Electronics, Movies,Clothing and LOTS MORE.
SPRING GROVEHUGE GARAGE SALE
10310 Fox Bluff LaneWhatever you're looking for,
you will find it here!
Thursday, Friday, SaturdayMay 23 - 25
8:00 - 4:00 P.M.
SYCAMORE - HERON CREEK233 Alden Drive
Friday 5/24 and Saturday 5/25from 9-4p
Tons of DVD's and CDs, SonyTV, desktop computer, analog todigital turntable, Mens, Womensand kids clothes, books, games
and more.
SYCAMORE1504 E. Stonehenge
Fri-Sat. 8-4
Oak dining set, power wheels,furniture, toy, clothes, porta crib,
much more!
SYCAMOREThur-Fri May 23-24 8am-4pm
2243 Celerity Drivein NorthGrove Crossings
2 kid Bike Trailer, tricycle, playkitchen, Minnkota trolling motor,household items, clothes, items
in great/exc cond.Can accept cred/deb cards for
items over $20.
SYCAMOREWILLOW NOOKS
INDOORVINTAGE SALE
SAT, May 18, 8-2
16038 Quigley Rd.Off of Airport Rd.
TONS OF VINTAGE ITEMS!
Mens Boys Sneaux Black SneakersEveryday Shoes, $5, DeKalb.815-739-1953
Reconditioned & GuaranteedAppliances: Washers, dryers,
stoves, refrigerators, & dishwashers.Assured Appliance 847-293-0047
ANTIQUE OLD FARMERSHAND PUMP
$145. 847-515-8012
BARN WOOD WHEELBARROW$75. 847-515-8012
Milk Crates - Old WoodMisc Dairies, good condition, only5 left, $25/ea. 815-991-5149
SLED - Little Tikes Baby Infant ChildRed Sled With Back Support andCarrying/Pulling Rope, Like New,$20. 815-739-1953, DeKalb.
STROLLER - Big Bird Baby ChildStroller With Adjustable Canopy SunShade With Seat Belt & UnderneathStorage, Fully Collapsible, $25,815-739-1953, DeKalb.
STROLLER - Graco Duo Glider Dou-ble Baby Child Stroller CompleteWith Adjustable Canopy SunShades, Trays, Foot Rests & SeatBelts, Large Underneath StorageArea, Neutral Colors Navy Blue WithHints of Yellow & White, Fully Col-lapsible, Like New, $100.
815-739-1953, DeKalb
Boys Child 2 Wheel 12.5" WheelSize Huffy Bike, Mostly Red & Blue,$15, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.
FILING CABINETS – (3). 2 fivedrawer and 1 four drawer. $40each. Call 815-739-6708 after 6p
Precious Moments Dated 1987Club Figurine, "Love Is The Best GiftOf All", Great Condition, No box,$8, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953.
Precious Moments Wedding Fig-urine "The Lord Bless & Keep You"E-3114. Great Condition, No Box,$8, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.
PRINTER - Canon IP 1800 SeriesBlack Printer With Working Ink Car-tridges Installed, $25, Sycamore
815-895-5373
MEAT GRINDEREastern Outdoors – hand crank,4 in. plate. Good condition.Leave message 815-757-2870
BED - Double size bed, complete.$50. 815-756-4072
China Cabinet – Maple – GlassDoors – Extra Storage Shelves OnBottom – Good Condition $75815-899-5346 before 9 pm
Dinette SetBEAUTIFUL DINETTE SET
Heavy glass and metal table withfour very comfortable upholsteredchairs with metal legs. Table top is48 inches in diameter. Chairs comewith extra set of fabric covers forseats. Very little wear. Informal, ca-sual and colorful design is perfectfor the kitchen, breakfast nook orcovered patio. $300.
815-517-0830 after 4 pm.
Dresser w/mirror – beautiful - $100China Cabinet Solid Oak $100Cash 815-757-5442 evenings
Kitchen set: 42” round maplekitchen table 4padded seat chairs
w/2 extension leaves $75815-522-6607
OFFICE DESK CHAIRon Wheels With Arm Rests,
Dark Green & Grey In Color, $15,DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953
Twin Bed w/Mahogany finish andThomasville Caned headboard andbrand new mattress set. $325 obo.
630-232-1982
WOOD STAND (Not Particle Board)With One Shelf Across Top And OneAcross Bottom, great for any room,$12, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953.
BASKET - 2-Tiered Standing Rectan-gular Standing Basket With MetalDecoration, $12, Sycamore.
815-895-5373
BOWLS - New Set Of 3 Apple De-sign Ceramic Bowls (1-large, 1-medium, 1-small) & Ceramic AppleDesign Pitcher, $20, Sycamore,815-895-5373.
FONDUE SET - 8 Piece Fondue Set,$6, Sycamore, 815-895-5373
FONDUE SET - Chocolate 12 PieceSmall Fondue Set, $5, Sycamore,815-895-5373.
FONDUE SET - New Chocolate andCheese Fondue Set In Box, $15,Sycamore, 815-895-5373.
SMOOTHIE MAKER - New ElectricSmoothie Maker With DispenserNew In Box, $15, Sycamore.
815-895-5373
1991 Simplicity 17 HP Lawn Trac-tor. 48" deck, 42" snow blower, allwell maintained, clean and me-chanically sound. New battery,points and plugs in 2012. Asking$1700. Call 815-901-2639.
Bench Grinder – ½ H.P.$10 obo 815-895-4154
Conduit Bender 1/2", $20.Sycamore, 815-895-5373.
DRILL - Milwaukee 4' RightAngle Drill, $190. Sycamore.
815-895-5373
DRILL/FLASHLIGHT - Craftsman14.4 Volt Cordless Drill/FlashlightCombo with Case. Asking $20 obo.Call/Text 815-252-6514
Step Ladder – 6ft Warner FiberGlass Type A1- 300lb Duty –Certified – Non Conductive –Exc. Cond. $65 Sycamore.
815-991-5149
TABLE SAW - 10" Craftsman HeavyDuty Table Saw On Wheels & LargeDeck, $195. Sycamore.
815-895-5373
WET DRY VAC - 16 Gallon Crafts-man Wet Dry Vac With Attachments,$45. Sycamore, 815-895-5373.
WIRE RACK - Ideal 25 Spool HeavyDuty Wire Rack $160. Sycamore,815-895-5373
Scooter – Amigo – Red – Used -Needs New Seat - $50obo815-508-2739 9am-5pm
Artist Drafting/Design Table, 42/31”drafting design table, good shape,great for student or young artist,
w/light and extras $100obo815-751-6373 leave message
BAG - New Fiskars Blue Canvas Zip-pered Bag With Handle And InsideCompartments For Individual Stor-age, Great For Crafting, Scrapbook-ing Or Other, $15, Sycamore.
815-895-5373
Creative Memories Professional Or-ganization Kit & Display, New,Black Canvas Case With Plastic In-sert Dividers, Great For Scrapbook-ing, Business Or Everyday Organiz-ing $15, Sycamore 815-895-5373
FABRIC CART - Large Orange HeavyDuty Fabric Cart On Wheels WithLong Pull Handle, Great For Trans-porting Items, Laundry Or Storage,New, $15, Sycamore.
815-895-5373
HELMET - Child Bike Helmet WithBlue Strap, White In Color and HasA Picture Of A Kangaroo On Front &Says Kangaroo, $5, DeKalb.
815-739-1953
Norwood Floor Loom – Solid Cher-ry Wood – Weaving Width 40” - 4Harness – 6 Treadle – Comes w/2Extra Reeds $550 815-901-1329
Picnic Style Wooden Basket (New)With Handle & Pie-Cake Wood TrayInsert, $15, Sycamore.
815-895-5373
POOL TABLE9x5 Maple 6 -pocket,
gold cloth “useable”, flat & level.Good condition.Leave message
815-757-2870
Revlon Perfect Reflections Ultrasetter(New) With Stand Up Design WithBuilt In Makeup Mirror & Clip Stor-age, Includes 20 Rollers With 2Minute Heat Up In 3 Sizes & 3 Tex-tures, Small Flocked-3/4", MediumRibbed 1" and Super Jumbo MetalRollers 2", $20, Sycamore
815-895-5373
Trampoline – Jump King14 fott round. Good conditon.Leave message 815-757-2870
WORK GLOVES – 360 pr., New,White, Adult Size, Washable,$125.00 for all, will seperate.
Sycamore. 815-991-5149
Full Starter Kit Drumsetincludes: 5 drums & 2 cymbals
$275.00 oboFor details call or text
402-305-8488
AC - 240 Volt A C In Wall, $140.Sycamore, 815-895-5373
Xmas Village Houses – 35-40Lenox – Also Misc. Accessories$375 For All 815-994-1869
Boys Mens Adidas Cleats Shoes Size6, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.
Boys Mens Adidas Cleats Shoes Size7, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.
Boys Mens Adidas Everyday ShoesSize 7.5, $5, DeKalb.
815-739-1953
Boys Mens Diadora Cleats Shoes,$5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.
Boys Nike Cleats Shoes Size 5.5,$5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.
GOLF CLUBS & BAGYouth age 8-12, like new. $40.
815-786-8127
Shoes – Nike - New JordanHuarache Style – Men's Size 10 ½
Paid $100 Asking $45815-786-8127
CAR - Little Tikes Child Cozy CoupeRide On Car, Red & Yellow, $20.815-739-1953, DeKalb.
Fisher Price Ocean WondersKick & Crawl Gym For Ages
Birth On Up, New, $15.815-895-5373. Sycamore.
WANTED: RIDING MOWER ingd condition,reasonable price.630-897-4383, 815-751-1906.
2000 Dodge IntrepidSilver, good condition. $2,300.
Call 630-400-9003
2001 MERCURY SABLE LSPremium. 120K miles. Beige color.Good maintenance. $3700 OBO.
Call 630-387-9549
2001 Saturn L 200144k mi. Tan, good condition,$1700. 815-498-3306 or
815-343-3793
2007 NISSAN SENTRA$9500. 815-757-0336
2008 MitsubishiOutlander SUV6 cylinder, 4WD, silver
with black cloth interior.CD changer, remote
keyless entry, fog lightsand third row seating,
48,000 miles.Excellent Condition!
$14,500Call Dan 847-812-4016
A-1 AUTO
Will BUYUR
USEDCAR, TRUCK, SUV,
MOST CASHWILL BEAT ANYQUOTE GIVEN!!$400 - $2000
“don't wait....call 2day”!!
* 815-575-5153 *
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I BUYCARS,
TRUCKS,VANS &SUVs
1990 & Newer
Will beat anyone'sprice by
$300.
Will pay extra forHonda, Toyota & Nissan
815-814-1964or
815-814-1224
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
We Pay The Best!For Junk Cars, Trucks and VansNo Title, No Problem. Same Day
Pick-Up. 630-817-3577
Aluminum V Haul1986 9.9 Johnson, boat motor &
trailer, very good condition$1500 815-751-3064
DeKalb – Nice 3BR, 1.5BA Ranch!Tilton Park. Only $99,500.
Adolph Miller RE. 815-756-7845
PUBLIC NOTICE
"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE"W12-5166
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT,CHANCERY DIVISION
The Bank of New York Mellon FKAThe Bank of New York as Trusteefor the Certificateholders of theCWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certifi-cates, Series 2005-3;Plaintiff,VS.Jean-Paul Brown; Devonaire FarmsCommunity Association;Defendants.
12 CH 600NOTICE OF JUDICIALSALE OF REAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
pursuant to a judgment heretoforeentered by the said court occurredin the above entitled cause, SheriffRoger Scott, Sheriff of DeKalb, Illi-nois, will on June 13, 2013, at thehour of 01:00 PM at DeKalbCounty Sheriff`s Office, 150 NorthMain Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 ,sell at public auction to the highestbidder for cash, all and singular,the following described real estatein the said judgment mentioned,situated in the County of DeKalb,State of Illinois, or so much thereofas shall be sufficient to satisfy suchjudgment to wit:
C/K/A:319 Cloverleaf CourtDekalb, IL 60115PIN: 08-21-302-018The person to contact regarding
information regarding this propertyis: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki LawGroup, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Anyquestions regarding this saleshould refer to file number W12-5166. The terms of the sale areCash. 10% at time of sale, withthe balance due within 24 hours.The property is improved by: SFH.The Property is not open for inspec-tion prior to sale.
The real estate, together with allbuildings and improvements there-on, and tenements, hereditamentand appurtenances thereunto be-longing shall be sold under suchterms.Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310)The Wirbicki Law Group LLCAttorney for Plaintiff33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140Chicago, IL 60603Phone: 312-360-9455Fax: [email protected](Published in the Daily Chronicle,May 8, 15, 22, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORTHE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUITDEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE NATIONAL BANK & TRUSTCOMPANY OF SYCAMOREPlaintiff,vs.RICHARD NG, UNKNOWN OWN-ERS AND NON-RECORDCLAIMANTS, Defendants.
12 CH 608NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giventhat pursuant to a Judgment forForeclosure entered by the Court inthe above entitled cause the proper-ty hereinafter described or so muchthereof as shall be sufficient to sat-isfy said judgment, shall be sold tothe highest bidder.
The name, address and tele-phone number of the person tocontact for information regardingthe real estate is:Jeffrey L. LewisKlein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178(815) 748-0380
The common address and othercommon description, if any of thereal estate is:
210 N. 6TH STREETDEKALB, IL 60115The legal description of the real
estate:PARCEL 1:LOT 7 IN BLOCK 38 IN THE ORIGI-NAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OFDEKALB, ACCORDING TO THEPLAT THEREOF RECORDED INBOOK “A” OF PLATS, PAGE 8 1/4,ON DECEMBER 19, 1853 INDEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.PARCEL 2:PARCELS “B” AND “C” OF THEPLAT OF WEST SUBDIVISION OFAMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE COM-PANY, ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK “D”OF PLATS, PAGE 54 ON JUNE 13,1913, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLI-NOIS.PARCEL 3:THAT PART OF THE PUBLIC ALLEYRUNNING IN GENERALLYNORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY DI-RECTION IN BLOCK 38 IN THEORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OFDEKALB, LYING SOUTHERLY OFTHE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT 3THEREOF EXTENDED EASTERLY TOTHE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID AL-LEY, ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A"OF PLATS, PAGE 8 1/4, ON DE-CEMBER 19, 1853, IN DEKALBCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PIN: 08-23-185-005D. A description of the improve-
ments on the real estate: Commer-cial real estate.
The time and place of the sale is:June 13, 2013 at 1:00 pm.DeKalb County Sheriff's Office150 North Main StreetSycamore, IL 60178
The terms of the sale are: Thesale shall be by public auction. Thesale shall be by open verbal bid.The sale shall be conducted by theSheriff of DeKalb County. The saleshall be cash. The sale shall be “asis” condition without any represen-
any prtation or warranty as to the condi-tion of the property. The sale is fur-ther subject to confirmation by thecourt.
G. Title will be conveyed withoutany representation as to quality orquantity of title and without re-course to Plaintiff subject to all gen-eral real estate taxes which are alien upon the real estate, in addi-tion to those which have not yet be-come due and payable, and spe-cial assessments and special taxes,if any, and easements, covenants,conditions, zoning laws anddrainage ditches, feeders, lateralsand restrictions of record.
Upon payment in full of theamount bid, the Purchaser shall re-ceive a certificate of sale which willentitle Purchaser to a deed to thereal estate subject to court confir-mation of the sale.
The property will NOT be openfor inspection.
THE NATIONAL BANK &TRUST COMPANY OF SYCAMORE
BY: /s/ Jeffrey L. LewisOne of its Attorneys
Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178815-748-0380
(Published in the Daily ChronicleMay 15, 22, 29, 2013)
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORTHE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUITDEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE NATIONAL BANK & TRUSTCOMPANY OF SYCAMOREPlaintiff,vs.DR. RICHARD H. NG, UNKNOWNOWNERS AND NON-RECORDCLAIMANTS, Defendants.
CASE NO. 12 CH 609NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giventhat pursuant to a Judgment forForeclosure entered by the Court inthe above entitled cause the proper-ty hereinafter described or so muchthereof as shall be sufficient to sat-isfy said judgment, shall be sold tothe highest bidder.
The name, address and tele-phone number of the person tocontact for information regardingthe real estate is:Jeffrey L. LewisKlein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178(815) 748-0380
The common address and othercommon description, if any of thereal estate is:
1015 HILLCREST DRIVE,DEKALB, IL 60115The legal description of the real
estate:PARCEL 1:PART OF LOT 73 IN TWELFTH AD-DITION TO ROLLING MEADOWSSUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OFPART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 40NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED IN BOOK "R" OFPLATS, PAGE 9 ON APRIL 14,1976 AS DOCUMENT NO.392887, IN DEKALB COUNTY,ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS: COMMENCING AT THENORTHWEST CORNER OF SAIDLOT 703; THENCE EASTERLYALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAIDLOT 703, A DISTANCE OF 191.90FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING; THENCE SOUTHERLY PAR-ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OFSAID LOT 703, A DISTANCE OF220.61 FEET TO THE NORTH LINEOF HILLCREST DRIVE, SAIDNORTH LINE BEING ON A CURVETHE RADIUS OF WHICH IS1017.69 FEET; THENCE EASTER-LY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OFHILLCREST DRIVE ON A CURVETO THE LEFT, A DISTANCE OF223.82 FEET (THE CHORD DIS-TANCE OF THE LAST DESCRIBEDCOURSE BEING 223.37 FEET), TOA POINT OF REVERSE CURVA-TURE; THENCE CONTINUINGEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHLINE OF HILLCREST DRIVE ALONGA CURVE TO THE RIGHT THE RA-DIUS OF WHICH IS 635.0 FEETFOR A DISTANCE OF 2.86 FEET(THE CHORD DISTANCE OF THELAST DESCRIBED COURSE BEING2.86 FEET); THENCE NORTHERLYPARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINEOF SAID LOT 703, A DISTANCE OF167.12 FEET TO THE NORTH LINEOF SAID LOT 703; THENCE WEST-ERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OFLOT 703, A DISTANCE OF 219.8FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING.PARCEL 2:PART OF LOT 703 IN TWELFTHADDITION TO ROLLING MEADOWSSUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OFPART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 40NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED IN BOOK "R" OFPLATS, PAGE 9 ON APRIL 14,1976 AS DOCUMENT NO.392887, IN DEKALB COUNTY,ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS: BEGINNING AT THENORTHWEST CORNER OF SAIDLOT 703; THENCE EASTERLYALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAIDLOT 703, A DISTANCE OF 191.90FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY PAR-ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OFSAID LOT 703, A DISTANCE OF220.61 FEET TO THE NORTH LINEOF HILLCREST DRIVE; SAIDNORTH LINE BEING A CURVE THERADIUS OF WHICH IS 1017.69FEET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONGTHE NORTH LINE OF HILLCRESTDRIVE ON A CURVE TO THERIGHT, A DISTANCE OF 129.62FEET (THE CHORD DISTANCE OFTHE LAST DESCRIBED COURSEBEING 129.53 FEET), TO THEPOINT OF TANGENCY OF SAIDCURVE; THENCE CONTINUING
WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHLINE OF HILLCREST DRIVE, A DIS-TANCE OF 62.63 TO THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 703;THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THEWEST LINE OF SAID LOT 703 ADISTANCE OF 228.85 FEET TOTHE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PIN: 08-15-151-012D. A description of the improve-
ments on the real estate: Commer-cial real estate.
The time and place of the sale is:June 13, 2013 at 1:00 pm.
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office150 North Main StreetSycamore, IL 60178The terms of the sale are: The
sale shall be by public auction. Thesale shall be by open verbal bid.The sale shall be conducted by theSheriff of DeKalb County. The saleshall be cash. The sale shall be “asis” condition without any represen-tation or warranty as to the condi-tion of the property. The sale is fur-ther subject to confirmation by thecourt.
G. Title will be conveyed withoutany representation as to quality orquantity of title and without re-course to Plaintiff subject to all gen-eral real estate taxes which are alien upon the real estate, in addi-tion to those which have not yet be-come due and payable, and spe-cial assessments and special taxes,if any, and easements, covenants,conditions, zoning laws anddrainage ditches, feeders, lateralsand restrictions of record.
Upon payment in full of theamount bid, the Purchaser shall re-ceive a certificate of sale which willentitle Purchaser to a deed to thereal estate subject to court confir-mation of the sale.
The property will NOT be openfor inspection.
THE NATIONAL BANK & TRUSTCOMPANY OF SYCAMORE
BY: /s/ Jeffrey L. LewisOne of its Attorneys
Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178815-748-0380
(Published in the Daily ChronicleMay 15, 22, 29, 2013)
Little Rock, Farm for Sale ByOwner, 62 Acres, 56 acres tillable.Near Granart & Chicago Ave. LittleRock, Kenall Co. No structures.
Call Paul: 630-715-9282 orNick: 941-730-8660
REDUCED
2 Apts. and Antique Storewith inventory, Genoa, IL
$115,000847-836-1164
Have 2 Buyers for 80 acres. PreferAfton/Pierce Townships. Adolph
Miller RE. 815-756-7845
DEKALB 1 BEDROOMAvailable Immediatley! Close
to NIU, Free heat & water, quietlifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.
815-756-9554www.glencoproperties.com
BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY!Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb
1 BR & 2BRStarting at $530Recently updated!Affordable heat.Walk to shops!
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Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover
Chamberlain Park Apts201-205 W. 2nd St.,
Genoa, Il 60135815-899-9450
We have Apts available &are accepting applications
* Low Security Deposit
* Close to schools & stores
* Washer/Dryer on site
* 24 hr maint emerg #'s
* Property pays water,trash & sewer
Managed by P.P.M. L.L.C of IL.“This institution is an Equal
Opportuntiy Providerand Employer”
DeKalb Quiet Lifestyle1BR, $540, 2BR $700Spacious 1BR, $665
Hillcrest Place Apts.220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600
hillcrestplaceaptsdekalb.com
DEKALB - 1 BR Apt upstairs in quiteneighborhood near downtown.$475 + security. Lease. Available6/1. Call 815-751-3431.
DeKalb - 1144 S 5th St. Private1BR, 1BA House. Pets OK. A/C,W/D. $550/mo. 1st + deposit.Avail 6/1. 847-845-4021
DEKALB - 2 BR, 1BA.$675+utilities. 734 N 10th.
No pets / smoking. Agent owned815-766-2027
DeKalb - Large Quiet 2BRNewly remodeled, near NIU.
Parking/heat/water incl, W/D, C/A.815-238-0118
DeKalb 2 BedroomWith D/W and microwave, heat in-
cluded. 815-748-4085
DeKalb Exc for Grad Students2BR, parking, $700 incl heat.
815-895-5047
DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2 & 3BRLease, deposit, ref, no pets.
815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439
DeKalb Studio & 1 BedroomAvailable June 1st or sooner.
Clean, quiet residential building.$425-$550/mo. 815-758-6580
DEKALB ~ 1 BEDROOM APTQuiet building across from park.
Laundry facilities on site, $545.00+ electric. 815-970-5262
DeKalb. Lrg 3BR, private bsmnt,entrance, & parking, avail NOW
$810 ref 815-758-1112
DeKalb: quiet 2BR, 1BA, neardowntown, prkng, lndry, NO
pets/smoking, agent owned,815-756-2359 or 815-758-6712
Dekalb: Spacious 2-bdrm W/D A/Cdishwasher basement storage,
garage $900 + utilitiesCall Greg 815-751-0894
HINCKLEY 2BR, 1.5BAStove, fridge, D/W, W/D hook-up.NO PETS. $755/mo + sec. Watersewer, garb incl. 815-739-1250
KIRKLAND UPPER 2 BEDROOMNo pets/smoking. $550/mo + dep
and utilities. 815-761-5574Or 779-774-3042 ~ Lv Message
MALTA ~ 2 BEDROOMQuiet Area, $600/mo incl heat,
water & garbage. 815-762-0678Call Between 3pm - 8pm
Malta: 2BR, 2BA, 2 car gar., largeeat in kitch, W/D, no pets, $600/month+sec. dep. utils. NOT incl.,815-751-7415 Call Evenings
ROCHELLE 1 & 2 BEDROOMAvailable now. Remodeled, clean
and quiet, $425 - $550/mo.815-758-6580 ~ 815-901-3346
Rochelle 1 Bedroom, 1 BathA MUST SEE! 700 Sq. Ft.
Eat in kitchen incl deck. $450/mo+ utilities. Bill @ 815-501-0913
ROCHELLE UPPER 2BR DUPLEXClean and quiet. Basement,
laundry, 1 car garage, no pets.$550/mo + sec. 847-809-6828
Shabbona ~ Spacious 2BRNewly remodeld, W/D hook-up.
No smoking/dog. $625/mo + sec.847-738-2334
Somonauk Downstairs Lrg 2BRGarage, heat, water, electric furn.
$1000/mo + $1000 security.No pets/smoking. 618-925-6481
Stone Prairie2BR, 2BA APT.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORTHE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUITDEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE NATIONAL BANK & TRUSTCOMPANY OF SYCAMOREPlaintiff,vs.RICHARD NG, UNKNOWN OWN-ERS AND NON-RECORDCLAIMANTS, Defendants.
12 CH 608NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giventhat pursuant to a Judgment forForeclosure entered by the Court inthe above entitled cause the proper-ty hereinafter described or so muchthereof as shall be sufficient to sat-isfy said judgment, shall be sold tothe highest bidder.
The name, address and tele-phone number of the person tocontact for information regardingthe real estate is:Jeffrey L. LewisKlein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178(815) 748-0380
The common address and othercommon description, if any of thereal estate is:
210 N. 6TH STREETDEKALB, IL 60115The legal description of the real
estate:PARCEL 1:LOT 7 IN BLOCK 38 IN THE ORIGI-NAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OFDEKALB, ACCORDING TO THEPLAT THEREOF RECORDED INBOOK “A” OF PLATS, PAGE 8 1/4,ON DECEMBER 19, 1853 INDEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.PARCEL 2:PARCELS “B” AND “C” OF THEPLAT OF WEST SUBDIVISION OFAMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE COM-PANY, ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK “D”OF PLATS, PAGE 54 ON JUNE 13,1913, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLI-NOIS.PARCEL 3:THAT PART OF THE PUBLIC ALLEYRUNNING IN GENERALLYNORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY DI-RECTION IN BLOCK 38 IN THEORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OFDEKALB, LYING SOUTHERLY OFTHE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT 3THEREOF EXTENDED EASTERLY TOTHE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID AL-LEY, ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK "A"OF PLATS, PAGE 8 1/4, ON DE-CEMBER 19, 1853, IN DEKALBCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PIN: 08-23-185-005D. A description of the improve-
ments on the real estate: Commer-cial real estate.
The time and place of the sale is:June 13, 2013 at 1:00 pm.DeKalb County Sheriff's Office150 North Main StreetSycamore, IL 60178
The terms of the sale are: Thesale shall be by public auction. Thesale shall be by open verbal bid.The sale shall be conducted by theSheriff of DeKalb County. The saleshall be cash. The sale shall be “asis” condition without any represen-tation or warranty as to the condi-tion of the property. The sale is fur-ther subject to confirmation by thecourt.
G. Title will be conveyed withoutany representation as to quality orquantity of title and without re-course to Plaintiff subject to all gen-eral real estate taxes which are alien upon the real estate, in addi-tion to those which have not yet be-come due and payable, and spe-cial assessments and special taxes,if any, and easements, covenants,conditions, zoning laws anddrainage ditches, feeders, lateralsand restrictions of record.
Upon payment in full of theamount bid, the Purchaser shall re-ceive a certificate of sale which willentitle Purchaser to a deed to thereal estate subject to court confir-mation of the sale.
The property will NOT be openfor inspection.
THE NATIONAL BANK &TRUST COMPANY OF SYCAMORE
BY: /s/ Jeffrey L. LewisOne of its Attorneys
Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178815-748-0380
(Published in the Daily ChronicleMay 15, 22, 29, 2013)
PUBLIC NOTICE
"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE"W12-5166
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT,CHANCERY DIVISION
The Bank of New York Mellon FKAThe Bank of New York as Trusteefor the Certificateholders of theCWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certifi-cates, Series 2005-3;Plaintiff,VS.Jean-Paul Brown; Devonaire FarmsCommunity Association;Defendants.
12 CH 600NOTICE OF JUDICIALSALE OF REAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
pursuant to a judgment heretoforeentered by the said court occurredin the above entitled cause, SheriffRoger Scott, Sheriff of DeKalb, Illi-nois, will on June 13, 2013, at thehour of 01:00 PM at DeKalbCounty Sheriff`s Office, 150 NorthMain Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 ,sell at public auction to the highestbidder for cash, all and singular,the following described real estatein the said judgment mentioned,situated in the County of DeKalb,State of Illinois, or so much thereofas shall be sufficient to satisfy suchjudgment to wit:
LOT 149 IN DEVONAIRE FARMSSUBDIVISION UNIT 1, BEING ASUBDIVISION OF PART OF THEWEST 1/2 OF SECTION 21, TOWN-SHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4 EASTOF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDI-AN, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
C/K/A:319 Cloverleaf CourtDekalb, IL 60115PIN: 08-21-302-018The person to contact regarding
information regarding this propertyis: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki LawGroup, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Anyquestions regarding this saleshould refer to file number W12-5166. The terms of the sale areCash. 10% at time of sale, withthe balance due within 24 hours.The property is improved by: SFH.The Property is not open for inspec-tion prior to sale.
The real estate, together with allbuildings and improvements there-on, and tenements, hereditamentand appurtenances thereunto be-longing shall be sold under suchterms.Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310)The Wirbicki Law Group LLCAttorney for Plaintiff33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140Chicago, IL 60603Phone: 312-360-9455Fax: [email protected](Published in the Daily Chronicle,May 8, 15, 22, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORTHE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUITDEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE NATIONAL BANK & TRUSTCOMPANY OF SYCAMOREPlaintiff,vs.DR. RICHARD H. NG, UNKNOWNOWNERS AND NON-RECORDCLAIMANTS, Defendants.
CASE NO. 12 CH 609NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giventhat pursuant to a Judgment forForeclosure entered by the Court inthe above entitled cause the proper-ty hereinafter described or so muchthereof as shall be sufficient to sat-isfy said judgment, shall be sold tothe highest bidder.
The name, address and tele-phone number of the person tocontact for information regardingthe real estate is:Jeffrey L. LewisKlein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178(815) 748-0380
The common address and othercommon description, if any of thereal estate is:
1015 HILLCREST DRIVE,DEKALB, IL 60115The legal description of the real
estate:PARCEL 1:PART OF LOT 73 IN TWELFTH AD-DITION TO ROLLING MEADOWSSUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OFPART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 40NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED IN BOOK "R" OFPLATS, PAGE 9 ON APRIL 14,1976 AS DOCUMENT NO.392887, IN DEKALB COUNTY,ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS: COMMENCING AT THENORTHWEST CORNER OF SAIDLOT 703; THENCE EASTERLYALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAIDLOT 703, A DISTANCE OF 191.90FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING; THENCE SOUTHERLY PAR-ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OFSAID LOT 703, A DISTANCE OF220.61 FEET TO THE NORTH LINEOF HILLCREST DRIVE, SAIDNORTH LINE BEING ON A CURVETHE RADIUS OF WHICH IS1017.69 FEET; THENCE EASTER-LY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OFHILLCREST DRIVE ON A CURVETO THE LEFT, A DISTANCE OF223.82 FEET (THE CHORD DIS-TANCE OF THE LAST DESCRIBEDCOURSE BEING 223.37 FEET), TOA POINT OF REVERSE CURVA-TURE; THENCE CONTINUINGEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHLINE OF HILLCREST DRIVE ALONGA CURVE TO THE RIGHT THE RA-DIUS OF WHICH IS 635.0 FEETFOR A DISTANCE OF 2.86 FEET(THE CHORD DISTANCE OF THELAST DESCRIBED COURSE BEING2.86 FEET); THENCE NORTHERLYPARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINEOF SAID LOT 703, A DISTANCE OF167.12 FEET TO THE NORTH LINEOF SAID LOT 703; THENCE WEST-ERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OFLOT 703, A DISTANCE OF 219.8FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING.PARCEL 2:PART OF LOT 703 IN TWELFTHADDITION TO ROLLING MEADOWSSUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OFPART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 40NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED IN BOOK "R" OFPLATS, PAGE 9 ON APRIL 14,1976 AS DOCUMENT NO.392887, IN DEKALB COUNTY,ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS: BEGINNING AT THENORTHWEST CORNER OF SAIDLOT 703; THENCE EASTERLYALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID
LOT 703, A DISTANCE OF 191.90FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY PAR-ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OFSAID LOT 703, A DISTANCE OF220.61 FEET TO THE NORTH LINEOF HILLCREST DRIVE; SAIDNORTH LINE BEING A CURVE THERADIUS OF WHICH IS 1017.69FEET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONGTHE NORTH LINE OF HILLCRESTDRIVE ON A CURVE TO THERIGHT, A DISTANCE OF 129.62FEET (THE CHORD DISTANCE OFTHE LAST DESCRIBED COURSEBEING 129.53 FEET), TO THEPOINT OF TANGENCY OF SAIDCURVE; THENCE CONTINUINGWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHLINE OF HILLCREST DRIVE, A DIS-TANCE OF 62.63 TO THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 703;THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THEWEST LINE OF SAID LOT 703 ADISTANCE OF 228.85 FEET TOTHE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PIN: 08-15-151-012D. A description of the improve-
ments on the real estate: Commer-cial real estate.
The time and place of the sale is:June 13, 2013 at 1:00 pm.
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office150 North Main StreetSycamore, IL 60178The terms of the sale are: The
sale shall be by public auction. Thesale shall be by open verbal bid.The sale shall be conducted by theSheriff of DeKalb County. The saleshall be cash. The sale shall be “asis” condition without any represen-tation or warranty as to the condi-tion of the property. The sale is fur-ther subject to confirmation by thecourt.
G. Title will be conveyed withoutany representation as to quality orquantity of title and without re-course to Plaintiff subject to all gen-eral real estate taxes which are alien upon the real estate, in addi-tion to those which have not yet be-come due and payable, and spe-cial assessments and special taxes,if any, and easements, covenants,conditions, zoning laws anddrainage ditches, feeders, lateralsand restrictions of record.
Upon payment in full of theamount bid, the Purchaser shall re-ceive a certificate of sale which willentitle Purchaser to a deed to thereal estate subject to court confir-mation of the sale.
The property will NOT be openfor inspection.
THE NATIONAL BANK & TRUSTCOMPANY OF SYCAMORE
BY: /s/ Jeffrey L. LewisOne of its Attorneys
Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC2045 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, IL 60178815-748-0380
(Published in the Daily ChronicleMay 15, 22, 29, 2013)
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE TWENTY-THIRDJUDICIAL CIRCUIT
DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOISNORELI HERNANDEZPlaintiff/Petitionervs.HENRY PARRADefendant/Respondent
Case No. 13 D 127The requisite affidavit(s) having
been duly filed herein, NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFEN-DANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLEDACTION, that said action has beencommenced in said Court by theplaintiff(s), naming you as defen-dant(s) therein and praying
A. Judgment of Dissolution ofMarriage in accordance with thestatute.
B. The Plaintiff be awarded thetemporary and permanent solecare, custody, and control of theminor child.
C. Plaintiff be assigned her non-marital property.
D. Defendant be forever barredfrom seeking maintenance from thePlaintiff.
E. The Defendant be ordered topay child support, provide medicalinsurance, and contribute towardsthe uncovered medical expenses,educational expenses and extracur-ricular expenses of the parties' mi-nor child.
D. That Defendant be ordered tocontribute to all marital debts andobligations of the parties.
E. The Plaintiff be awarded suchfurther relief as this Honorable Courtdeems equitable and just.
and for other relief; that sum-mons has been issued out of thisCourt against you as provided bylaw, and, that this action is stillpending and undetermined in saidCourt.
NOW, THEREFORE, unlessyou file your answer or otherwisemake your appearance in said ac-tion in this Court, by filing the samein the office of the Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court on or before June 6,2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULTMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU.
IN TESTIMONY, I have hereun-to set my hand and affixed the Sealof said Court on May 10, 2013.
/s/ Maureen A. JoshClerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL)MARISSA R. HANSONAttorney for PlaintiffAtty Registration No.: 6299962431 Williamsburg AvenueGeneva, IL 60134(630) 844-8781
(Published in the Daily Chronicle,May 15, 22, 29, 2013)
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF ILLINOISIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
THE TWENTY-THIRDJUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COUNTY OF DEKALB
ESTATE OF BARBARA P.JOHNSON-WINT, DECEASED.
Case No. 13 P 68CLAIM NOTICE
Notice is given of the death ofBARBARA P. JOHNSON-WINT, of125 W. Carol Avenue, Cortland,Illinois 60112. Letters of Officewere issued on the 9th day of May,2013, to David H. Johnson-Wint,125 W. Carol Avenue, Cortland,Illinois 60112 whose attorneys areThe Foster & Buick Law Group,LLC, 2040 Aberdeen Court,Sycamore, Illinois 60178.
Claims against the estate may befiled in the office of the Clerk of theCourt at the DeKalb County CourtHouse, 133 West State Street,Sycamore, Illinois, 60178, or withthe representative, or both, no laterthan 4:30 p.m. on or before the16th day of November, 2013, andany claim not filed within that peri-od is barred. Copies of a claimfiled with the Clerk must be mailedor delivered to the representativeand to the attorney within 10 daysafter it has been filed.
DAVID H. JOHNSON-WINTAdministrator
By: /s/ Jill M. TrittOne of his Attorneys
The Foster & Buick Law Group, LLC2040 Aberdeen CourtSycamore, Illinois 60178Phone: (815) 758-6616
(Published in the Daily ChronicleMay 15, 22, 29, 2013)
PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE13 TX 19
TO: UNKNOWN ASSIGNS OR SUC-CESSORS OF MBC XIV LLC; MBCXIV LLC; RBC REAL ESTATE FI-NANCE INC.; ROYAL BANK OFCANADA; PROSPERITY BANK; BMOHARRIS BANK NA; ANTHONY MON-TALBANO; SUSAN MONTALBANO;CHESTNUT GROVE HOMEOWNER'SASSOCIATION; PNC BANK NA;DEKALB PAVING INC.; LYON FI-NANCIAL SERVICES INC.; DEKALBCOUNTY CLERK AND UNKNOWNOWNERS OR PARTIES INTEREST-ED. A Petition for Tax Deed as CaseNo. 13-TX-19 has been filed in theCircuit Court of DEKALB County,Illinois, on premises described be-low. On 10/09/2013 at 9:00 AM,the Petitioner will make an applica-tion to such Court in DEKALBCounty, Illinois, for an order on thepetition that a Tax Deed be issued ifreal estate is not redeemed fromsale. The real estate is described byCertificate No.(s) 2009-00599;2009-00604; 2009-00611;2009-00615; 2009-00619;2009-00624; 2009-00628;2009-00636; 2009-00639;2009-00644; 2009-00652;2009-00666; 2009-00672;2009-00675; 2009-00682, andby Property Index No.(s) 09-33-176-001; 09-33-176-006; 09-33-177-003; 09-33-177-007;09-33-177-011; 09-33-177-016; 09-33-177-020; 09-33-178-008; 09-33-178-011; 09-33-178-016; 09-33-179-004;09-33-179-018; 09-33-180-007; 09-33-180-010; 09-33-181-007 of DEKALB County, Illi-nois was sold on 10/25/2010 forgeneral taxes for the year 2009and described as:
09-33-176-001; 09-33-176-006; 09-33-177-003; 09-33-177-007; 09-33-177-011; 09-33-177-016; 09-33-177-020;09-33-178-008; 09-33-178-011; 09-33-178-016; 09-33-179-004; 09-33-179-018; 09-33-180-007; 09-33-180-010;09-33-181-007The period of redemption will expireon 10/04/2013.
John A. Vassen #6189245Attorney for Petitioner1801 North Belt WestBelleville, IL 62226(618) 277-8700
(Published in the Daily ChronicleMay 15, 22, 29, 2013)
PUBLIC NOTICE
ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE
Public Notice is hereby giventhat on May 13, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the Office of the CountyClerk of DeKalb County, Illinois,setting forth the names and post of-fice addresses of all of the personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known as MOM'SSWEET HOME DESSERTS, 1237OMEGA CIRCLE DRIVE, DEKALB,IL 60115.
Dated May 13, 2013
/s/ John AcardoDeKalb County Clerk & Recorder
(Published in the Daily ChronicleMay 15, 22, 29, 2013)
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