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DeKALB – Although over-all student enrollment atNorthern Illinois Universitythis fall is down by 731 stu-dents, the university has in-creased its number of fresh-men and graduate students.

According to universityofficials, there are 21,138 stu-dents enrolled for the 2013 fallsemester.

The enrollment representsa 10-day count for the periodthat ended Monday and is a3.3 percent decrease in enroll-ment from last fall’s enroll-ment of 21,869.

It was the fourth consec-

utive year of overall enroll-

ment decline for NIU, which

had 24,424 students enrolled

in 2009.

NIU officials attributed the

overall decrease to a declining

number of high school gradu-

ates in the state, a 1.7 percent

decline in new transfer stu-

dents and a large graduating

class for the 2013 spring se-mester, when about 3,400 stu-dents graduated.

Paul Palian, NIU directorof media and public relations,said many other factors con-tributed to the overall declinethis year, including greatercompetition from for-profitcolleges and out-of-state insti-tutions.

NIU wants to continueto attract students who arestrong academically but alsomake sure resources are inplace for students to succeed,said Eric Weldy, NIU vicepresident for student affairsand enrollment management.

One common problem with

student retention is college af-

fordability, he said. Many of

the students who are of age to

enter college today would be

the first in their family to at-

tend college and may not have

the financial means to enroll,

he said

Senior student Marquita

Chatman said she wasn’t sur-

prised by the student enroll-

ment dipping this year. Stu-

dents have a hard time paying

for school and some receive

no help from parents, she

said. Despite how expensive

NIU is, she still finds it a good

university to attend.

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Nursing student Michael Awopileda studies Wednesday outsideFounders Memorial Library on the Northern Illinois University campusin DeKalb.See NIU, page A4

By JULIE PACEand NANCY BENACThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON – TheWhite House tried Wednesdayto pin the success or failureof a diplomatic option to se-cure Syria’s chemical weap-ons on Russia rather than theUnited States as Secretary ofState John Kerry headed forGeneva to work on a Russianproposal for international in-spectors to seize and destroythe deadly stockpile.

On a different diplomaticfront aimed at taking controlof the stockpile away fromthe Assad government, thefive permanent members ofthe U.N. Security Council metWednesday to consider goalsfor a new resolution requir-ing Syria’s chemical weaponsto be dismantled. Whethera U.N. resolution should bemilitarily enforceable was al-ready emerging as a point ofcontention.

Russian President Vladi-mir Putin, in an opinion piecefor The New York Times,called for caution in deal-ing with Syria, saying thata potential strike by the U.S.would create more victimsand could spread the conflictbeyond Syria as well as “un-leash a new wave of terror-ism.”

Rebels who had hoped U.S.-led strikes against the Syriangovernment would aid theireffort expressed disappoint-ment, if not condemnationof the U.S., over President

See RUSSIA, page A4

Russianprestigeon linein Syria

Curtis Clegg – [email protected]

Firefighters from Sycamore and Cortland and police officers from Sycamore bow their heads during a brief 9/11 prayer ceremonyWednesday at Johnson’s Junction nearthe Sycamore Fire Department in Sycamore.

BEARINGWITNESS Local firefightersremember Sept. 11

By CHRIS [email protected]

DeKALB – Jeff McMasterwanted to make an impressionon DeKalb’s youngest firefightersWednesday.

DeKalb’s assistant fire chief se-lected a moving documentary, as-sembled a detailed, numbers-filledPowerPoint presentation and

spoke passionately to a couple doz-en firefighters, civic leaders andresidents gathered in the base-ment classroom of Fire Station 1.

Late in the presentation, Mc-Master broke his cadence andcalled out to a firefighter seated inthe second row to emphasize whyhe is so passionate about taking aneducational approach to a solemnanniversary.

“Adam, what grade were you in12 years ago?” he said.

The firefighter, Adam Miller,replied he was in fifth grade.

As a new generation of fire-fighters replaces those who worethe uniform on that tragic day, themore experienced first respond-ers have shouldered the task of

See 9/11, page A4

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8DAILY PLANNER

Today

Safe Passage DomesticViolence support group: 815-756-5228; www.safepassagedv.org.Weekly Ladies’ Brunch: 8 a.m.

at Fox Valley Community Center,1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich.Cost is $4 for food, conversationand bottomless cups of coffee ortea.Back To Basics AA(C): 9:30 a.m.

at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E.Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990;www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Feed My Sheep Food Pantry: 10

a.m. to noon at Bethlehem Luther-an Church, 1915 N. First St., DeKalb.All are welcome.Malta HEA: Afternoon unit of the

Homemakers Education Associa-tion. For meeting time and location,call Carolyn at 815-825-2174.Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 4:30

to 5:30 p.m. weigh-in and 5:30 to6:30 p.m. meeting, Sycamore Unit-ed Methodist Church, 160 JohnsonAve. Call Lydia Johnson, chapterleader, 815-895-4618.Kishwaukee Symphony Orches-

tra Board of Directors: 4:45 p.m.at The National Bank & Trust Co.,155 N. Third St., DeKalb. ContactAmanda Lake at 815-756-3728 [email protected] Closet: 5 to 7 p.m. at

300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. Clothesand shoes for men, women andchildren. 815-758-1388.Franks Evening HEA: Part of the

Homemakers Education Associa-tion. For meeting time and location,call JoAnn at 815-786-8786.ESL and GED Classes: 6 to 8 p.m.

at Esperanza en Unidad (Hope inUnity), 2225 Gateway Drive, SuiteA. To register and for information,call George Gutierrez at 815-970-3265.Keep It Simple AA(C): 6 p.m.

at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E.Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990;www.dekalbalanoclub.com.One Day Café AA(C): 6 p.m.

at Waterman United MethodistChurch, 210 W. Garfield St. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. weigh-

in, 6:30 p.m. meeting WeightWatchers Store, 2583 SycamoreRoad (near Aldi), DeKalb.Homework Help Nights: 6:30 to

8 p.m. at Neighbors’ House, Fifthand Pine streets, DeKalb. Free helpfor DeKalb fourth- to [email protected] or 815-787-0600.Nite Owls HEA: This evening

unit is part of the HomemakersEducation Association. For meetingtime and location, call Sharon at815-758-6712.American Legion Post 99: 7

to 9 p.m. at Sycamore VeteransMemorial Home, 121 S. CaliforniaSt. SycamoreAmericanLegion.org.Bayard Brown American Legion

Post 337: 7 p.m. at Genoa VeteransHome, 311 S. Washington St.DeKalb County Amateur Radio

Emergency Service: 7 p.m. on146.73 megahertz. For information,call Bill Itter (N9EWA) at 815-895-2020.Grieving Parent Support Group:

7 p.m. at Great Lakes LeadershipCenter, 526 N. Main St., Elburn. CallConley Outreach at 630-365-2880for directions and monthly topics.Kish Bike and Rec Club: 7 p.m.

in lower level conference roomat Kishwaukee Hospital. Discussupcoming fall and winter bikingand recreational/fitness activities(hiking, skiing and more). 815-758-3742.Sandwich Steppers AA(C): 7

p.m. at Fox Valley Community Cen-ter, 1406 Suydam Road. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Free Fit Club: 7:30 to 9 p.m. at

Sycamore Community Center, 138Fair St., Sycamore. For information,call 815-901-4474 or 815-566-3580.A Friend Of Bill’s AA(C): 8 p.m.

at Trinity Lutheran Church, 33930N. State St., Genoa. 800-452-7990;www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at

Federated Church, 612 W. State St.,Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Closed Discussion AA: 8 p.m.

at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E.Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990;www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Friday

Sexaholics Anonymous-DeKalb:6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Fridays at ChristCommunity Church, 1600 E. LincolnHighway, DeKalb. This 12-steprecovery program is for Internetaddiction. Contact: 815-508-0280.SA.org.Weight Watchers: 8:30 a.m.

weigh-in, 9 a.m. meeting WeightWatchers Store, 2583 SycamoreRoad (near Aldi), DeKalb.

Is there an ape for that? Study says orangutans plan trips

8 TODAY’S TALKER

The ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK – Life in lower Man-hattan resembled any ordinary dayWednesday as workers rushed to theirjobs in the muggy heat, but time stoodstill at the World Trade Center sitewhile families wept for loved ones whoperished in the terror attacks 12 yearsago.

For the families, the memories ofthat day are still vivid, the pain stillacute. Some who read the names of abeloved big brother or a cherisheddaughter could hardly speak throughtheir tears.

“Has it really been 12 years? Or 12days? Sometimes it feels the same,”said Michael Fox, speaking aloud to hisbrother, Jeffrey, who perished in thesouth tower. “Sometimes I reach for thephone so I can call you, and we can talkabout our kids like we used to do everyday.”

On the memorial plaza overlookingtwo reflecting pools in the imprint ofthe twin towers, relatives recited thenames of the nearly 3,000 people who

died when hijacked jets crashed intothe towers, the Pentagon and in a fieldnear Shanksville, Pa. They also recog-nized the victims of the 1993 trade cen-ter bombing.

Bells tolled to mark the planes hit-ting the towers and the moments whenthe skyscrapers fell.

In Washington, President BarackObama, first lady Michelle Obama,Vice President Joe Biden and wife JillBiden walked out to the White House’sSouth Lawn for a moment of silence at8:46 a.m. – the time the first plane struckthe south tower in New York. Anotherjetliner struck the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.

“Our hearts still ache for the futuressnatched away, the lives that mighthave been,” Obama said.

A moment of silence also was held atthe U.S. Capitol.

In New York, loved ones milledaround the memorial site, making rub-bings of names, putting flowers by thenames of victims and weeping, arm-in-arm. Former Gov. George Pataki, NewJersey Gov. Chris Christie and otherswere in attendance. As with last year,

no politicians spoke. Mayor MichaelBloomberg watched the ceremony forhis final time in office.

Carol Eckna recalled the contagiouslaugh of her son, Paul Robert Eckna,who was killed in the north tower.

“Just yesterday, you were 28,” shesaid. “Today, you are 40. You are forev-er young. Dad and I are proud to be yourparents.”

The anniversary arrived amidchanges at the Flight 93 National Memo-rial in Shanksville, where constructionstarted Tuesday on a new visitor center.On Wednesday, the families of the pas-sengers and crew aboard United Flight93 recalled their loved ones as heroesfor their unselfish and quick actions.The plane was hijacked with the likelygoal of crashing it into the White Houseor Capitol, but passengers tried to over-whelm the attackers and the planecrashed into the field. All aboard died.

“In a period of 22 minutes, our lovedones made history,” said Gordon Felt,president of the Families of Flight 93,whose brother, Edward, was a passen-ger.

Nation pays tribute to 9/11 victims

AP photo

FDNY Firefighter Mike Bellantoni of New York prepares a memento Wednesday at the Firefighter’s Memorial adjacent to the World TradeCenter before the start of the official ceremonies at the 9/11 Memorial nearby.

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Yesterday’s most-commented stories:

1. Scant success so far for Obama’s Syria sales pitch2. Heat means short days at D-428 elementary schools3. Syria accepts weapons plan, strike momentum eases

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1. DeKalb teen charged in incident at high school2.Who wins in battle of club vs. school sports?3. Police release details on murder-suicide in DeKalb

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WASHINGTON – It’s the ape equiv-alent of Google Maps and Facebook.The night before a big trip, Arno theorangutan plots his journey and letsothers know where he is going with along, whooping call.

What he and his orangutan bud-dies do in the forests of Sumatra tellsscientists that advance trip planningand social networking aren’t just hu-man traits,

A new study of 15 wild male orang-utans finds that they routinely plotout their next day treks and sharetheir plans in long calls, so femalescan come by or track them, and com-petitive males can steer clear.

The researchers closely followedthe males as they traveled on 320 daysduring the 1990s. The results werepublished Wednesday in the journalPLoS One.

Typically, an orangutan wouldturn and face in the direction of his

route and let out a whoop, sometimesfor as long as four minutes. Then he’dgo to sleep and 12 hours later set onthe heralded path, said study authorCarel van Schaik, director of the An-thropological Institute at the Univer-sity of Zurich.

“This guy basically thinks ahead,”van Schaik said. “They’re continu-ously updating their Google Maps soto speak. Based on that, they’re plan-ning what to do next.”

The apes didn’t just call once, but

they keep at it, calling more than 1,100times over the 320 days.

“This shows they are very muchlike us in this respect,” van Schaiksaid. “Our earliest hominid ancestormust have done the same thing.”

Scientists had seen such planningin zoos and controlled experiments,but this study provides solid evidenceof travel planning in the wild, saidFrans de Waal of Atlanta’s EmoryUniversity, who was not part of thestudy.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS

Police: Malta woman getsDUI after calling policeSYCAMORE – A 24-year-old Malta wom-

an called police from the side of the roadto tell them she had been drinking anddriving Tuesday, authori-ties said.Sarah J. Walsh, of the

300 block of S. Malta Road,called DeKalb County sher-iff’s police about 8:15 p.m.Tuesday, according to anews release. She said shehad been drinking alcoholand wanted to speak to a deputy for help,the release stated. She had pulled her ve-hicle to the side of Schafer Road south of

Rich Road, a couple of miles north of Malta.Walsh was charged with two counts of

driving under the influence after policeconducted roadside sobriety testing withher, the release states. A judge releasedher on her own recognizance, and Walsh isdue in court Oct. 15.

– Jillian Duchnowski

Wine on the Terrace fundraisersupports Ellwood HouseThe annual Wine on the Terrace benefit

for the nonprofit Ellwood House Associa-tion will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.Inboden’s, a local specialty food market

and wine merchant, is partnering withEllwood House for the event.

Visitors may enjoy a selection of winesas they listen to music performed by CraigMathey. Guests may take a self-guidedtour through the first floor of the mansionand enjoy dessert and coffee. A silent auc-tion is planned throughout the evening.Tickets are $50 a person and may be

purchased at Inboden’s, the EllwoodHouse Visitor Center or online at www.ellwoodhouse.org/donatepurchase. Only200 tickets will be sold. Checks may bemade payable to Ellwood House Associa-tion and mailed to Ellwood House Muse-um, 509 N. First St., DeKalb, IL 60115.For information, call the Ellwood House

Museum office at 815-756-4609.– Daily Chronicle

Sarah J.Walsh

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Garbage cart distributionunderway in DeKalbDeKALB – Waste Manage-

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DeKalb residents this week.

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8LOCAL BRIEF

By CHRIS [email protected]

HINCKLEY – The owner ofa trucking company recent-ly listed as owing the secondmost unpaid tolls and fines inIllinois says he’s working topay the tolls but disputes theassociated fines.

Steve’s Underdog Truck-ing, a Hinckley-based compa-ny that hauls sand, gravel andmulch, is in court with the

Illinois Tollway over $192,742that the agency claims it isowed in unpaid tolls and fines.Now the company’s president,Steven Navalany says theagency’s claims could put itout of business.

“I have only been runningbetween one and four trucksduring the time I have alleged-ly become a top tollway viola-tor,” Navalany said in a letterto the Daily Chronicle. “In mymind that is impossible.”

Multiple calls to the IllinoisTollway were not returned.

In August, Illinois Tollwayleaders released a “wall ofshame” list of the state’s top157 commercial tollway of-fenders, who the tollway saysowe a combined $3.7 millionin unpaid tolls and fines.

Four DeKalb County com-panies made the list. Amongthem, only Steve’s UnderdogTrucking is still in business,but it ranked second in the

state, according to the agency.The tollway’s court case

against the trucking companyopened in January in DuPageCounty. The case has beencontinued each of its pastthree status dates and is nextdue in court Thursday.

Lynn Navalany, the moth-er of Steven Navalany andan employee of the company,says the company uses I-Passtransponders in its trucks,but that it can’t be sure how

the tolls went unpaid. Shesaid the company would behappy to pay just the tolls.

“I went to court and spokewith the lawyer there and shesaid, ‘Call me, we can workit out,’ and I’ve called andcalled,” Lynn Navalany said.“We’re trying to get it tak-en care of. We’ll pay the tollpart.”

According to the IllinoisTollway’s website, unpaidtolls can mean up to $70 in

fines if left unpaid, but finesand fees can be assessed for avariety of other reasons, fromincorrect I-Pass mounting toI-Pass suspension.

Steve’s Underdog Truck-ing has been in business since2009.

“I want to stay in busi-ness, but these allegations arethreatening to shut me down,”Steven Navalany wrote “Ihope that with this unfortu-nate publicity I did not seek,may come a resolution that al-lows me to pay my fair shareof tolls and stay in business.”

Hinckley trucking company disputes tollway finesWilling to pay unpaid tolls but fines threaten to shut down business

Rita Larson (ABOVE) with the DeKalb

police records department serves food to

customers Wednesday at Feed’em Soup

Community Project in DeKalb. The non-

profit serves a dinner every Wednesday

that’s open to the community.

Josh Boldt (RIGHT) with the DeKalb Police

Department writes down customer Phyillis

Cain’s order. Although the meal is free,

donations are welcomed. Proceeds benefit

the nonprofit’s food pantry, clothing closet

and children’s program.

Photos by Monica [email protected]

Charity begins at the dinner table

By CARLA K. JOHNSONThe Associated Press

CHICAGO – With less thanthree weeks left until a keylaunch date for the nation’shealth care law, Illinois res-idents planning to shop forhealth insurance on a newonline marketplace still don’tknow which companies willoffer plans or what the policieswill cost.

The uncertainty is vexingbusiness owners, the self-em-ployed and others who want tocreate their budgets for 2014.Heightened speculation andpolitical spin also are in theair as other states release theirrates, with Republicans stress-ing increases compared tosome current rates and Demo-crats crowing about subsidiesmany consumers will get.

Illinois residents likelywon’t know more about pol-icies and pricing until theWeb-based marketplace opensOct. 1, according to federal offi-cials who addressed a group ofhealth professionals and otherstakeholders this week.

More than a dozen otherstates have released their pric-es, but Illinois officials arewaiting for final word fromthe federal government. Wash-ington is controlling most ofthe important aspects of thestate’s marketplace because Il-linois didn’t move fast enoughto set up its own exchange.

Under President BarackObama’s health law, almost allAmericans will be required tohave health insurance in 2014

or face fines, and insurers willbe prohibited from turningaway people because of poorhealth. The marketplaces area key part of the law.

The coverage offered onthe marketplaces, which aresupposed to be one-stop sitesfor easy comparison shoppingand enrollment, will start Jan.1. About 700,000 Illinois resi-dents will be eligible for aid inpaying for health insurance.Another 600,000 residents willbe eligible for Medicaid, thestate-federal health programfor the poor.

Small business owners andindividuals are frustrated withthe lack of disclosure, said Il-linois insurance brokers whospoke to The Associated Press.Chicago insurance broker SeanWhaley said his self-employedclients are frustrated.

“The whole thing is ridicu-lous,” Whaley said. “They’retrying to plan their financesand nothing’s set in stone atall.”

Small business ownerswant to provide detailed priceinformation to employees infederally required notifica-tions about the marketplace,Pekin insurance broker Wil-liam Shock said. Those noticeswill spur employees to raisequestions the employers can’tanswer without enough infor-mation, he said.

“We can’t tell what the plansare going to look like and wedon’t know what they’re goingto cost,” Shock said. “Most em-ployers like to be pretty deci-sive and pretty direct.”

State consumers towait for insurancemarketplace rates

Junior transfer student Is-rael Belmonte said studentsmay not continue their edu-cation because they simplydon’t like the university orare more interested in work-ing. This year is Belmonte’sfirst at NIU; he says so far,he likes it.

“All my teachers havebeen great,” he said.

NIU has seen a steadydecline in state funding forthe past decade, Palian said.Along with many other pub-lic universities, NIU hasneeded to increase tuitionrates, which it did by 2 per-cent this year. Barring feesand room and board charges,an in-state undergraduatestudent taking 15 credit

hours in the fall and springwill pay about $9,071 annu-ally.

“When you rely less andless on state support, youhave to make up on moneyto deliver the education,” Pa-lian said.

Weldy said NIU is look-ing for other ways to drawfunding without needingto increase tuition, such asseeking donations and alum-ni support. The universitywill need to reassess whereit is at with the Vision 2020goals and develop its enroll-ment management strategy,

he said.“I’m still at the point of

assessing where we are,”Weldy said. “I think Vision2020 was a great start withus. But with new leadership,it’s time to reassess wherewe are and where we wouldlike to go.”

The university saw 2,679new freshmen enrolled thisyear, which is up slightlyfrom 2012’s freshman classof 2,664. There are 5,020graduate students, up from4,984 last year, and 304 lawstudents, down from 333 lastyear. NIU enrolled 1,881 newtransfer students this semes-ter, down from 1,913 newtransfer students enrolledlast year.

A total of 15,814 under-graduates are enrolled thisyear, down from 16,552 lastyear.

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teaching the younger fire-f ighters how that daychanged the way they work– and why remembering is soimportant.

“We’ve always done alittle memorial ceremonyaround the flagpole up-stairs,” Fire Chief Eric Hickssaid. “But we thought withthe new personnel ... it’s goodfor these guys to hear someof that and see some of that.”

During his presentation,McMaster detailed the scaleof the attacks’ impact on firstresponders. Not only were343 firefighters and 23 policeofficers killed in the NewYork attacks, but more than1,000 first responders havedied since then from issuesassociated with their servicethat day, he said. The attackshave altered training and

procedures, as well as thefunding for first respondersnationally, he said.

“We don’t want the ac-tions of the first responders,the civilians and militarypersonnel to fade away,” Mc-Master told the room.

Sycamore Fire Depart-ment leaders hosted a cer-emony Wednesday acrossfrom their main fire station.In front of a flag that flew athalf-staff, first responders,leaders and civilians listenedto prayers, had a moment ofsilence and heard a poem inremembrance of those whodied as read by Fire Chief Pe-ter Polarek.

“I think that things likethis help to focus attentionon a tragedy that occurred inour country,” Polarek said.“Hopefully, folks won’t for-get, and we’re going to do ourbest to try and keep it out infront as long as we can.”

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ck is one of the few DeKalbfirefighters still with the de-partment who made the tripto New York City in the wakeof the attacks to assist withfuneral services.

He remembered a poi-gnant moment from his tripto Ground Zero when a policeofficer pulled Zareck and oth-er firefighters to the sceneof six officers who had beenfound in the rubble. Zareckand the others, who were intheir dress uniforms, wereasked to serve as an honorguard for the dead officers.

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“We always need to re-member what truly that daywas about,” Zareck said.“Yes there was a terroristevent, but the good that cameout of it: the heroic acts ofFDNY and NYPD and allthose others that risked ev-erything they had to try andrescue people.”

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Action on military intervention resolution on hold

Events help draw attention to tragedy

NIU has seen steady decline in state funding

Barack Obama’s decision topursue diplomacy in the wakeof a chemical weapons attackin the Damascus suburbs lastmonth that the U.S. says killedmore than 1,400 people.

“We’re on our own,” Mo-hammad Joud, an oppositionfighter in the war-shatterednorthern city of Aleppo, saidvia Skype. “I always knewthat, but thanks to Obama’sshameful conduct, others are

waking up to this reality aswell.”

With the American pub-lic focus on diplomacy rath-er than military might, VicePresident Joe Biden and se-nior White House officialssummoned House Democratsand Republicans for classifiedbriefings.

White House spokesmanJay Carney declined to put adeadline on diplomatic effortsto resolve the standoff but saidthat bringing Syria’s chemicalweapons stockpile under in-ternational control “obviously

will take some time.”“Russia is now putting its

prestige on the line,” he said.Asked whether U.S. prestigealso was on the line, Carneysaid: “The United States leadsin these situations. And it’snot always popular and it’s notalways comfortable.”

On Capitol Hill, action onany resolution authorizingU.S. military intervention inSyria was on hold, even analternative that would havereflected Russia’s diplomaticoffer. Senators instead debatedan energy bill.

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SHERYL L. (HASKELL)ECKERMANBorn:May 3, 1954, in Geneva, Ill.Died: Sept. 10, 2013, in Genoa, Ill.

GENOA – Sheryl L. (Haskell)Eckerman, 59, of Genoa, Ill., diedTuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at herhome.Born May 3, 1954, in Geneva, the

daughter of James F. and Betty L.(Williams) Haskell, Sheryl attendedSt. Peter’s Church and Geneva HighSchool. She worked as a bank tellerfor many years.She is survived by her son, Jacob

Gideon (Jacy) Eckerman; twogranddaughters; two brothers,James D. (Colette) Haskell andJames R. (Karen) Haskell; and onesister, Judy L. Pitts.She was preceded in death by

her parents.Her services will be private.Memorials can be made for her

son, Jacob, in care of Slater-ButalaFuneral Home, 132 W. Main St.,Genoa, IL 60135.To sign the online guest book

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ANDRE GOMEZBorn: June 20, 1982, in Chicago, Ill.Died: Sept. 7, 2013

DeKALB – An-dre Gomez, 31,of DeKalb, Ill.,passed awaysuddenly Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.He was born June 20, 1982, in

Chicago, to Judith Trifone andFranklin Gomez.Andre grew up in DeKalb and

graduated from DeKalb HighSchool in 2000, after which heserved in U.S. Marine Corps from2000 to 2004, when he washonorably discharged at the rankof sergeant.After leaving the military, Andre

received a bachelor’s degreein management from NorthernIllinois University.For the past nine years, Andre

was employed by Panduit Corp. asboth a security officer and mostrecently a logistics materialsanalyst.Andre enjoyed spending time

with his “brothers” on weekends,playing video games, watchingmovies, going out and just havinga good time laughing and crackingjokes. During his free time, Andreenjoyed exercising and stayingin shape, whether it was workingout at the gym, running or playinga sport. He was always motivatedto be in the healthiest conditionpossible. He loved to play softballduring the summer and fall sea-sons, whether it was with a localleague or his traveling team.Andre will always be remem-

bered as a loving, loyal, funnyand charismatic person and willbe missed dearly by family andfriends.He is survived by his mother,

Judith; father, Franklin; uncles,Daniel Trifone, Jose Gomez andFrederick Gomez; aunt, YolandaGavino; sisters, Theresa Gomez

and Kimberly Trifone; nephew,

Daniel Trifone; “brothers,” Ryan

(Kristina) Charnstrom, Joe Kwiatt,

Cedric (Kate) Little, Chris Mwinzi,

Masai Mwinzi and Zack Williams;

and goddaughter, Mikali Little.

The funeral services will be at 11

a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Ronan-

Moore-Finch Funeral Home, 310

Oak St., DeKalb, IL 60115. The

visitation will be from 10 a.m.

Friday until the service.

Cremation will take place after

services.

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ROGER H. KALLALBorn: Feb. 2, 1936, in DeKalb, Ill.

Died: Sept. 9, 2013

CLARENDON

HILLS – Roger H.

Kallal, DDS, 77, of

Clarendon Hills, Ill.,

died Sept. 9, 2013.

He was the

beloved son of

the late Cyril Victor Kallal and

Evelyn Hiland Kallal; loving father

of Roger (Shelley) Kallal, Patricia

(David) Parsons and Michael

Kallal; cherished grandfather of

Kaitlin and Kendra Kallal and David,

Preston and John Parsons; dear

brother of Marcia (Ken) Lorenz and

the late Sue (Charlie) Maki; fond

former brother-in-law of Herman

and Shirley Weinberger; and uncle

of Cheryl (Robert) Nelson, Laura

Jozef, Amanda Lund, Ken Lorenz

and Kevin Lorenz.

Dr. Kallal was a diplomat of

the American Board of Oral and

Maxillofacial Surgery, and in 1961

he completed his DDS at North-

western University Dental School

and his surgical residency at

Northwestern University and Cook

County Hospital in Chicago. Dr.

Kallal held staff appointments at

Northwestern Memorial Hospital,

Adventist Hinsdale and LaGrange

Memorial Hospitals. Dr. Kallal was

dedicated to his profession and

took a great deal of pride in his

contributions to the advancement

of oral and maxillofacial surgery

through his role as an educator of

beginning orthodontists and oral

surgeons. He published numerous

professional articles on the diag-

nosis and treatment of dentofacial

deformities, as well as giving

professional lectures in Brazil,

Europe and Asia. Dr. Kallal was an

avid golfer and member at Olympia

Fields Country Club and Secession

Golf Club. He cherished traveling

and playing with friends at golf

courses around the world.

The visitation will be from 3 to 9

p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Adolf Fu-

neral Home & Cremation Services

Ltd., 7000 S. Madison St., Willow-

brook. Family and friends will meet

for Dr. Kallal’s funeral service at

10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at

First United Methodist Church, 321

Oak St., DeKalb. Interment will be

in Fairview Park Cemetery, DeKalb.

For information, call 630-325-

2300 or visit www.adolfservices.

com.

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By DAVID [email protected]

The Rockford Tea Partyfounder is running in theMarch GOP primary againstR e p . A d a m K i n z i n g e r ,R-Channahon, who has beenin Congress since 2011.

David Hale, 50, saidKinzinger’s position on Syr-ia prompted him to enter therace. He announced his can-didacy this week.

Over the past week,Kinzinger – whose districtincludes Genoa, DeKalband the western portion ofDeKalb County – has madenational TV appearancesbacking President BarackObama’s call for military ac-

tion in Syria.Kinzinger, a 34-year-old

Air Force veteran, said hehas offered to help Obamamake the case, but Hale saidKinzinger’s position doesn’treflect the majority of hisconstituents’ opinion.

“When a majority of thepeople in the 16th Districtcall our representative andsay no to something as se-rious as this ill-conceived

Syrian war, then it is time tostep back and reanalyze theiroriginal assumptions aboutmy opponent,” Hale said in anews release.

Hale, a U.S. Army veteran,said he supported PresidentGeorge W. Bush’s decision togo into Iraq in 2003, but thathappened after months of di-plomacy reached an interna-tional consensus.

“And even after all that, itwas proven to be bad choice,”he said in the release. “Howcan we make a well-reasoneddecision on a Syrian war,after a mere few weeks andrationally expect the desiredoutcome?”

Kinzinger’s spokesman,Zach Hunter, declined to

comment. Kinzinger won aRepublican primary againstDon Manzullo in 2012 and hasabout $500,000 in campaignfunds.

Hale has eight years ofexperience as an emergen-cy room nurse and is now anurse informatist, a job thatintegrates nursing with man-agement of information andcommunication technolo-gies.

He founded the Rock-ford Tea Party in 2009 andhelped organize the petitiondrive for the WinnebagoCounty Board to pass a con-cealed-carry ordinance, col-lecting 11,000 signatures. Theboard ultimately rejected theordinance.

Rep. AdamKinzinger,R-Channahon, willface David Halein the March GOPprimary.

Primary challenge forKinzingerGOP congressman to face Tea Party candidate in March

The DeKalb City Council should not abandon aproposal to address truant students.

Tweak it, change it, rearrange it, but don’t drop it. IfIllinois School Report Card data is any guide, truancyis an issue in the city, and school and city officialsshould work more closely to combat it.

For the 2011-12 school year, the most recent yearfor which data is available, the chronic truancy ratefor DeKalb High School was 12.2 percent of the 1,788students enrolled.

Chronic truants are defined as students with nineor more unexcused absencesin the past 180 school days.At DeKalb High, there weremore than 200 such students,according to the data.

By comparison, the rateat Sycamore High School in2012 was 3.3 percent, accord-ing to report card data.

At an August meeting,the DeKalb City Councilconsidered a proposal thatwould address the problem. The proposal includedfines of $25 for first-time offenders, $100 for secondoffenses and $500 for each subsequent offense. Parentscould also be fined $100 for the first offense, $250 for thesecond and $500 for the third offense.

It laid out procedures where DeKalb police coulddetain students they suspected of skipping school andcall District 428 or other schools to check their enroll-ment status.

The plan was derided by residents, many of themparents who home-school their children. They wereconcerned their children would be targeted by policeas suspected truants.

It was also said that the county’s Regional Office ofEducation already has truancy officers, so the city’sinvolvement was unnecessary.

None of those complaints should be taken as a rea-son to scuttle the proposal, which addresses a problemthat police school resource officers and District 428officials have been concerned about for years.

The proposal might not be perfect. For one, statelaw provides for fines of up to $100, not $500, for tru-ancy violators. For another, there should be an effortmade to address residents’ concerns, either throughbetter communication or changes to the ordinance.

In reality, the proposed DeKalb ordinance probablydoesn’t make it more likely that a home-schooled childwould be detained – which is different from being ar-rested – because they are suspected of skipping school.

For one, DeKalb police do not patrol the streetslooking for truants, Police Chief Eugene Lowery said.When police do encounter truant students, it’s usuallybecause the children are involved in other incidentsthat require a police response, be it suspicious activityor a crime.

For another, police already have the power understate law to detain a student suspected of truancy. Thepoint of the city ordinance was that it built in coopera-tion with District 428 officials.

As to the county’s truancy officers, the programis funded by a state grant and has seen a 25 percentfunding decline since 2010, Regional Superintendentof Schools Amanda Christensen said. There are fourpart-time truancy caseworkers who serve the coun-ty’s 17,000 students, and most of their work is done inschools and through in-home visits. Truancy officersare unlikely to encounter students on the street, andcan use any help they can get in assisting at-risk youthunderstand the importance of attending school.

“We should be building a network of support withwhatever network or organization is willing to workwith us,” Christensen said.

Ordinances similar to the one proposed in DeKalbexist in many communities around Illinois, and theydo not appear to have led to the systematic harassmentof home-schoolers.

When students skip school, they are more likelyto get into all sorts of trouble – or be victims of crimethemselves.

If allowing DeKalb police to become more active inkeeping students in school can help reduce truancyand accompanying crime, it is worth the effort.

DeKalb can’t giveup on truancy law

For the record

The DeKalb City Council

should not abandon a

proposal to address truant

students.

Tweak it, change it, re-

arrange it, but don’t drop it.

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Is the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes a

public health problem or a way for smokers to get

their nicotine in a safer form? Right now, e-cigarettes

appear to be both.

If flavorings, advertising and easy access result in

lots of students committing to a lifetime of addiction

to nicotine products – and the CDC’s latest results

suggest that might be happening – e-cigarettes could

serve as a dangerous gateway drug. The Food and

Drug Administration has the power to demand infor-

mation from companies on e-cigarettes’ ingredients,

regulate their contents and control their sale, and it

has expressed interest in doing all that. But the agen-

cy has taken its time. It should get going.

Yet public health advocates also should appreciate

the other side of e-cigarettes – their potential value

to those already struggling with addiction. We would

be the last ones to hope that any tobacco product suc-

ceeds. Nicotine addiction is not to be wished on any-

one. But if the FDA can get more addicted smokers

onto e-cigarettes without encouraging children and

teen-agers to take up smoking, it would do some good.The Washington Post

By SCOTT REEDERIllinois Policy Institute

SPRINGFIELD – Some politicians makebetter pot-stirrers than problem solvers.

For most of Pat Quinn’s political career,he has played the role of rabble-rouser. Hewas the consummate outsider taking on thepolitical establishment.

In the 1980s, he successfully led thecharge to reduce the size of the Illinois Gen-eral Assembly.

In protest of a 1978 legislative pay raise,Quinn, whose birthday shares a date withthe Boston Tea Party, inspired 40,000 Illi-noisans to mail tea bags to then-Gov. JamesR. Thompson.

Now, Quinn, who decades ago foundedthe Citizen’s Utility Board in response to aperceived coziness between corporate pub-lic utilities and government, has become achampion of corporate welfare himself.

Sears, the Chicago Mercantile Exchangeand many other politically connected cor-porations have been the beneficiaries of thegovernor’s largess with our tax dollars.

For most of his career the governor hasburnished the image of himself as a populistjousting with the political establishment.

Today, Quinn is the political estab-

lishment. Rather than railing against thepowers that be, Quinn is defending thestatus quo. The flip-flopping examples arenumerous.

In the 1990s, Quinn pushed for a constitu-tional amendment to create term limits forlegislators. But the Illinois Supreme Courtthrew out the proposal before it could go tothe voters. Just this past week, however, hecame out against a new plan to create termlimits for state lawmakers. This time theplan is being pushed by GOP gubernatorialhopeful Bruce Rauner.

His handling of the question shows howthe role of political insider fits Quinn aboutas well as a cheap suit. Look no further thanhis utter impotence in pushing for pensionreform. The best we have gotten from theQuinn administration are plans to kick thestate’s $100 billion pension crisis furtherdown the road.

And even those lackluster proposalshave gone nowhere. That’s hardly a recordto build a re-election campaign on.

To be fair, Quinn’s case is hardly unique.I’ve seen it countless times in my 25

years covering politics – where outsidersbecome insiders and would-be reformersbecome defenders of the status quo.

That said, Rauner’s push comes at an

awkward time for Quinn.By the time Quinn finishes this term,

he’ll have served six years as governor –and he is running for another four-yearterm.

That makes it difficult for him to supporta constitutional amendment that would lim-it lawmakers to serving fewer years than heis seeking as governor.

Rauner’s full proposal also would makeit harder to override a governor’s veto bychanging the majority of votes needed fromthree-fifths to two-thirds. And he wants tolimit legislators to eight years in office, cutthe size of the Senate from 59 members to 41and expand the House from 118 to 123.

Quinn spokesman Dave Blanchette saidthe governor opposes the measure becausehe doesn’t believe the House should beexpanded by five seats.

It would seem a small point to opposeterm limits on, especially since Quinn wasonce the cause’s most vocal supporter.

But then again, he’s an insider now.And that says it all.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse re-porter and the journalist in residence at theIllinois Policy Institute. He can be reachedat [email protected].

Stop Obama’s war against school choiceOne of President Barack Obama’s con-

ceits is that he is a pragmatist who seekspolicies that work rather than pursuinga partisan agenda. On school choice, hedoesn’t live up to the advertisement. Hisadministration has been relentless in itsideological hostility to the idea, and seizedon every possible pretext to express thathostility.

The White House considers any gov-ernment funding for private or parochialeducation, even indirect funding, to be abetrayal of the public schools. The D.C.Opportunity Scholarship Program – whichprovides federally funded vouchers for poorkids in Washington to attend private schools– seems to have had some positive results,including higher high-school graduationrates for participants. Yet the Obama admin-istration has repeatedly tried to end fundingfor it. This position was terribly misguided,but it was at least open and transparent.Twice this year, the White House has goneafter local school-choice programs – whichinvolve no federal funding – in a more un-derhanded way.

In April, the Justice Department an-nounced that private schools that partic-ipate in a choice program in Milwaukeewill be subject to new regulations underthe Americans with Disabilities Act. Theywill be treated as though they were gov-ernment contractors. Never mind that theschools have contracts with parents, notwith the government that aids the parents.Never mind, either, that in the program’s22 years of operation no complaint aboutthe treatment of a disabled student has everbeen filed. A five-year study of the programfound that being disabled had no bearingon a student’s likelihood of getting into aparticipating school.

The decision will nonetheless raise costs

for the private schools. It also will makethem think twice about participating, bothbecause they want to avoid those costs andbecause they don’t want to compromisetheir independence.

The administration’s latest strike againstschool choice is a lawsuit against a programin Louisiana, created by Republican Gov.Bobby Jindal. The Justice Department isusing a 1975 desegregation order to arguethat Louisiana should get approval from afederal court before giving scholarships tostudents in some school districts. Other-wise, the department claims, the scholar-ships could make Louisiana schools lessracially integrated.

The program is open to poor familieswith kids in public schools that have gottena C, D or F from the state government. InLouisiana, most of those families are black,not members of the White Citizens’ Council.The Jindal administration says 90 percent ofthe recipients are black. The state’s depart-ment of education reports that so far thesestudents are doing better on math and litera-cy tests than they were in public schools.

The Justice Department cites two publicschools to illustrate its concerns. Five whitestudents used scholarships to leave one,“reinforcing the racial identity of the schoolas a black school.” In another, the exit ofsix black students made a “white school”whiter.

This is racial bean-counting at its worst.Jason Bedrick, who studies education policyat the libertarian Cato Institute, calculatesthe first school went from 29.6 percent to

28.9 percent white. The second went from30.1 percent to 29.2 percent black. These aretrivial changes.

The Justice Department also is measur-ing school segregation in a perverse way.It treats a school as integrated when itmatches the racial composition of the schooldistrict. Yet the districts are themselvessegregated – and tying school attendanceto residency makes that segregation worse.Neighborhoods with good public schoolshave higher property values, which makesit harder for poor black families to moveinto them. Americans who have enoughmoney exercise school choice when theybuy their homes.

Greg Forster, a researcher who favorsschool choice, addresses the measurementproblem by comparing schools’ racialmakeup to that of their metropolitan areas.He points out that seven studies have foundthat school choice promotes racial integra-tion – measured correctly – while one foundit has no impact. No study has found that itpromotes segregation.

Forster also found that of the 12 beststudies on school choice and educationaloutcomes, 11 found positive effects and onefound no effect. The racial integration ofschools, while a good thing, is not as import-ant as getting students to learn more. A poli-cy that showed educational promise but alsohad the side effect of decreasing integrationwould be worth pursuing.

If the Obama administration isn’t willingto embrace school choice itself, it should atleast quit trying to squash it in the statesand cities that are.

• Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg Viewcolumnist, a visiting fellow at the AmericanEnterprise Institute and a senior editor atNational Review.

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Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

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Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow lurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Temperature

Precipitation

8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

0-50 Good, 51-100Moderate,

101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 Unhealthy

201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301-500 Hazardous

The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the

greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5

Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.

7 a.m. Flood 24-hrLocation yest. stage chg

Kishwaukee

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

83/51

77/55

79/56

79/50

82/52

84/5384/56 84/51

80/48

81/52

78/5278/52

80/48

79/50

75/45

75/51

77/46 76/47

A cold front will arrive during the

afternoon hours on the dry side, but will

usher in the coolest airmass since May.

Winds will shift out of the northeast and

could gust up to 25 mph. Friday will

be a cool one with temperatures in the

mid-60s. A slight warm up on Saturday,

with our next front arriving Sunday with

showers and possibly thunderstorms.

Forecasts and graphics, exceptWFLD forecasts, provided by

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Today Tomorrow

Atlanta 89 70 pc 87 62 t

Atlantic City 84 68 t 75 56 pc

Baltimore 91 66 t 77 54 pc

Boston 88 66 t 73 55 c

Bufalo 75 52 t 58 45 c

Charleston, SC 89 71 pc 91 65 t

Charlotte 89 66 pc 86 57 pc

Chicago 78 53 pc 66 47 pc

Today Tomorrow

Cincinnati 85 56 t 69 47 s

Dallas 97 75 s 96 74 s

Denver 65 54 r 66 53 t

Houston 95 72 t 95 73 pc

Indianapolis 84 55 s 70 47 s

Kansas City 85 57 pc 78 56 pc

Las Vegas 91 74 pc 95 77 s

Los Angeles 82 64 pc 86 66 s

Today Tomorrow

Louisville 88 61 pc 75 51 s

Miami 87 77 t 89 78 pc

Minneapolis 73 49 s 70 55 s

New Orleans 91 73 s 91 75 s

NewYork City 89 67 t 76 54 pc

Philadelphia 89 66 t 76 54 pc

Seattle 88 61 s 84 59 s

Wash., DC 91 66 t 76 53 pc

TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAYTOMORROW TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Mostly sunny

and a little

warmer

Mostly sunny

and comfortable

Mostly cloudy

with showers &

t-storms

Mostly sunny,

cooler & less

humid

Mostly sunny

and cool

Mostly sunny

and pleasant

Partly sunny

with isolated

t-storms

52

78

53

70

58

71

52

70

45

63

56

73

55

75

E/SE 5-10 mph NE 5-15 mphS/SW 5-10 mphN 10-15 mph N/NE 5-15 mph E/SE 5-15 mph SW 10-15 mph

High ............................................................. 81°

Low .............................................................. 74°

Normal high ............................................. 77°

Normal low ............................................... 55°

Record high .............................. 92° in 2005

Record low ................................ 39° in 1967

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.01”

Month to date ....................................... 0.04”

Normal month to date ....................... 1.18”

Year to date ......................................... 27.72”

Normal year to date ......................... 27.18”

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Sunrise today ................................ 6:32 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 7:10 p.m.

Moonrise today ........................... 2:05 p.m.

Moonset today .......................... 11:57 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 6:33 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 7:08 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow .................. 3:00 p.m.

Moonset tomorrow ........................... none

First Full Last New

Oct 4Sep 26Sep 19Sep 12

On Sept. 12, 1988, the remains

of Hurricane Florence spawned a

small tornado that skipped through

downtown Indianapolis, Ind. There were

no fatalities and only scattered damage.

Today Tomorrow

Aurora 80 48 pc 68 42 s

Belleville 88 56 pc 77 48 s

Beloit 78 46 pc 67 40 s

Belvidere 78 49 pc 67 41 s

Champaign 85 52 s 70 44 s

Elgin 79 48 pc 66 45 s

Joliet 79 50 pc 67 43 pc

Kankakee 82 52 s 69 44 s

Mendota 80 50 s 68 44 s

Michigan City 76 53 pc 64 45 pc

Moline 83 52 s 71 46 s

Morris 81 50 pc 69 44 s

Naperville 79 50 pc 67 46 pc

Ottawa 81 51 s 69 45 s

Princeton 82 51 s 69 44 s

Quincy 87 57 pc 73 47 s

Racine 74 52 pc 63 48 pc

Rochelle 78 47 pc 66 39 s

Rockford 79 50 pc 69 41 s

Springield 85 56 pc 72 46 s

Sterling 82 49 s 69 42 s

Wheaton 79 51 pc 67 45 pc

Waukegan 75 51 c 62 44 pc

Woodstock 76 47 pc 64 38 s

Yorkville 80 48 pc 68 43 s

Belvidere 0.98 9.0 -0.02

Perryville 5.34 12.0 -0.02

DeKalb 2.42 10.0 -0.05

Main ofender ................................................... N.A.

80/53

78/53

POLLEN INDEX

Source: National Allergy Bureau

SunnyJacob, Davenport Elementary School

Mail your weather drawings to: Geoff Wells, 1586 Barber Greene Road, DeKalb, IL 60115

By ANTHONY [email protected]

DeKALB – For three years, North-ern Illinois volleyball player JustineSchepler didn’t stick out.

Through her junior year, the formerSycamore standout didn’t wear theopposite shirt of her teammates thatthe libero dons. Instead, as a defensivespecialist, she played one of the mostunnoticeable positions to outsideobservers.

In a way, that progression out ofthe limelight was a perfect fit for thehard-working senior, who took over the

libero duties this season.“She’s a Schepler, so any Schepler

works really hard, and they’re humbleand all they do is they bring their lunchpail and they work hard, whether it’sthe parents or [former NIU tight end]Jason or her,” coach Ray Gooden said.“She’s continued to just understand thegame more, and not just get wrapped

up in just the skill, and that’s her big-gest strength right now.”

Now, she’s ready to take theall-important libero spot, and being theleader of the Huskies’ defense has beenan adjustment. Her new role meansshe’s the go-to player defensively, posi-tioning herself to defend the opposingteam’s most dangerous player insteadof deferring to a teammate.

“Especially being a libero, you wantto take almost every ball,” she said.“That’s a change, because most times,I’m a DS and I want the libero to takethe ball so I’m trying to help her out.Now, it’s me that’s got to step up and

take that ball. That’s a big differencebut I actually like it. I played libero be-fore, so it’s not like I’ve never played it,but at the college level it’s just so muchfaster, so I think that’s the biggestchange.”

When she chose to attend NIU afteroriginally committing to play for JamesMadison University, she knew the roadto this spot would be a long one withMaddie Hughes already in place. Whilethe path she chose hasn’t been filledwith accolades, it may have made Sche-pler into the player she is today.

SportsSports editor Ross Jacobson • [email protected]

Keep up with Bears coverage

including columns by Hub

Arkush and J.C. Talon, plus NFL

power rankings. PAGES B4-5

SECTION BThursday, September 12, 2013

Daily Chronicle

8MORNING KICKOFF

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8WHAT TO WATCH

Bowman, Blackhawksagree to extensionCHICAGO – General

manager Stan Bowman andthe Stanley Cup championBlackhawks have agreed to atwo-year contract extensionthrough the 2017-18 season.The deal was announced

Wednesday.

With stars Jonathan Toewsand Patrick Kane leadingthe way, the 40-year-oldBowman has overseen twochampionship runs since he

replaced Dale Tallon as gen-eral manager in July 2009.They won it all in 2010,

ending a 49-year drought,but had to overhaul theirsupporting cast because ofsalary cap restraints. Back-to-back first-round playoffexits followed, but the Black-hawks had a record start lastseason and beat Boston inthe Stanley Cup finals.That made Bowman the

first general manager to winmultiple championships since

the NHL instituted a salarycap in 2005. He is enteringhis 13th season with theBlackhawks.

–Wire report

Pro footballN.Y. Jets at New England,7 p.m., NFLNTom Brady

leads the Patri-

ots into action

against the Jets

in a matchup

of teams that

won in Week 1 on

last-second field goals.

Also on TV...

College football

TCU at Texas Tech,

6:30 p.m., ESPN

Tulane at Louisiana Tech,

6:30 p.m., FS1

Golf

LPGA, The Evian Champion-

ship, first round, at Evian-les-

Bains, France, 6:30 a.m., TGC

European PGA Tour, KLM

Open, first round, at Zand-

voort, Netherlands (same-

day tape), 11:30 a.m., TGC

PGA Tour, BMW Champi-

onship, first round, at Lake

Forest, 2 p.m., TGC

Web.com Tour, Nation-

wide Children’s Hospital

Championship, first round, at

Columbus, Ohio (same-day

tape), 5:30 p.m., TGC

Pro baseball

Regional coverage, Boston

at Tampa Bay or N.Y. Yan-

kees at Baltimore, 6 p.m.,

MLB

Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.,

WGN

Cleveland atWhite Sox,

7 p.m., CSN

Sailing

America’s Cup, Races

7 and 8, at San Francisco,

2:30 p.m., NBCSN

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NORTHERN ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

Time to shine

Monica Maschak – [email protected]

Justine Schepler bumps a kill Saturday in the fourth set of a match against the University of Southern California at the Convocation Center. The Huskies lost, winning only 1 of 4 sets.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

Hard-working Schepler takes over libero duties for NIU

Stress relieverBy STEVE NITZ

[email protected]

DeKALB – Cameron Stingi-

ly was nervous.

Northern Illinois’ 30-27 win

at Iowa was the junior tail-

back’s first start of his career,

and really the first time he had

taken the field on offense since

his senior year at Romeoville

High School in 2009.

His long road to earning

the Huskies’ starting job came

after suffering a torn Achilles

tendon his freshman year, as

well as a position switch.

“The first play I think I was

shaky. I hadn’t played in foot-

ball – offense or defense, since

high school, something like

that,” he said. “First play I was

just nervous going out there.

Once I realized they were just

like me, all that went away.”

Three years ago, Stingily,

then a linebacker, saw the

field as a true freshman. He

played in five games on spe-

cial teams before tearing his

Achilles. Still not recovered

from the injury in 2011, Stingi-

ly took a redshirt year.

Then, before spring prac-

tice in 2012, the coaching staff

wanted Stingily to move to

running back, a position he

played in high school in addi-

tion to linebacker.

He was finally getting ac-

customed to NIU’s defense,

but was forced to start all over.

“I was actually mad at first.

As soon as I started getting

the defense, they asked me to

move. I thought I wasn’t going

to play again. I thought that

was like my ticket to never play

again,” Stingily said. “It ended

up working out. Then once I

started learning, seeing prog-

ress happen, my film getting

better, I was like I can probably

do something with it.”Monica Maschak – [email protected]

Running back Cameron Stingily catches and runs the ball Aug. 9 during apractice at Huskie Stadium.

See SCHEPLER, page B2

See STINGILY, page B2

HuskieWire vidcast

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3-point stance vidcast

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Junior Stingily gets rid of nerves in first start

Bears’ Gould: Straight shooter, long-distance kickerLAKE FOREST – Robbie Gould

entered the Bears’ locker room afterpractice Wednesday, made a quickstop at his No. 9 stall and took aim at ahallway that is off-limits to reporters.

Hey, Robbie, my main man, Mr.Good As Gould. Let’s chat.

“Not now,” Gould said with-out breaking his stride. “Thanks,though.”

No, Robbie. Thank you.Because it’s fun to write about

incredibly long field goals, and youkicked one.

Gould made history Sunday whenhe lined up for a 58-yard field goalattempt just before halftime againstthe Cincinnati Bengals. Patrick Man-nelly snapped the ball, Adam Podleshcaught the snap and pointed the pig-skin into the turf, and Gould swung

his right leg and let it rip.History.Gould’s kick, which marked the

longest of his career and the longestin the history of Soldier Field, clearedthe crossbar with plenty of room tospare. It could have been good from,gosh, I don’t know.

“It looked to me like about 65, ifI had to guess,” Bears special-teamscoach Joe DeCamillis said.

Good guess.Those of us who struggle to kick

our tires were amazed. Here wasGould, a nine-year veteran coming

off calf surgery, doing something noBears player had done in the 93-yearhistory of the franchise.

Yet Gould’s teammates were notnearly as surprised.

“He’s got – I don’t want to jinx him– X number in a row from 50-plusyards,” Mannelly said. “I think it’sjust having the opportunity to kickit.”

Let’s delve deeper into Mannelly’smath.

In this case, X equals 11. And 11consecutive field goals from 50-plusyards equals a share of the NFL’s all-time record, tying fellow kickers BlairWalsh (2012 to current) of the Minne-sota Vikings and Tony Zendejas (1988to ’93) of the – throwback alert – Hous-ton Oilers and Los Angeles Rams.

Before every game, DeCamillis and

other Bears coaches discuss that day’sweather elements and roughly how farthey would be comfortable attempt-ing a field goal. DeCamillis bases hiscomfort level on two categories, onefor a “reasonable make-it” and one for“a desperation-type situation.”

Which category described Gould’s58-yard attempt?

“It felt reasonable,” DeCamillissaid. “Because I saw him hit it in thepregame and because he told us thathe could.”

Well, sure, but what if he werelying?

I mean, I could tell you alot of things. I could tell you I speakLatin while juggling tennis balls.I could tell you I always work out

TomMusick

BEARS INSIDER

See BEARS, page B4

SPORTS Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.comPage B2 • Thursday, September 12, 2013 *

“Justine, I just feel hasdone a perfect progressioninto becoming that libero,”Sarah Angelos said. “Sincewe were freshmen, she got

some playing time then, andin the last couple of years inthe way that we needed her,maybe playing middle backor right back, now she’s leftback in the libero spot. She’sstepped up so much in termsof her confidence and leader-ship ability. I know I look to

Justine to be a leader on thecourt.”

Schepler agrees withGooden that the work ethicneeded to succeed at her newposition is simply in herblood.

“I would say we’re no-torious for working hard,”

Schepler said. “I’m sure he’stalking about my brother andmyself. We really like to prideourselves on working hard.Even if we’re not having agood day, I like to say I wentto practice and tried my best,so I think that’s pretty coolthat he said that.”

• SCHEPLERContinued from page B1

Work ethic needed to succeed is in Schepler’s blood

Monica Maschak – [email protected]

Justine Schepler keeps the ball alive in a rally Saturday in the second set of a match against the University of Southern California at the Convoca-tion Center. The Huskies lost, winning only 1 of 4 sets.

Last season, Stingily re-

ceived just one carry, rushing

for five yards against Mas-

sachusetts. Now, he’s sitting

atop the Huskies’ depth chart

with last year’s starter, se-

nior Akeem Daniels, still re-

covering from offseason foot

surgery.

In the spring, there were

times Stingily would be gassed

after a couple of plays. Over

the summer, he cut out the

greasy food and and dropped

20 pounds. Now, he comes in

between 230 and 235 pounds

and has no problem staying in

for an entire series.

When Kelton Copeland,

NIU’s first-year running backs

coach, first saw Stingily work

out in spring practice, he saw

a player who had trouble with

basic agility drills. That isn’t

the case anymore.

Copeland describes Stingi-

ly’s play from spring practice

to now as night and day, and

Stingily’s added reps have

helped.

“I remember more than

once, he actually fell over

the bags [during the agility

drills]. I was like, ‘This is my

introduction to Division I foot-

ball,’ ” Copeland said. “I was

like, ‘This isn’t very good.’ Heworked with it. He worked at itand worked at it.”

Copeland said Stingily is aguy who can do a number ofthings – something the coach-ing staff asks of every tailback.

When Daniels comes back,NIU head coach Rod Careydidn’t rule out having bothhim and Stingily on the field at

the same time.Stingily, who ran 12 times

for 47 yards against theHawkeyes, was at his best inthe second half against a tireddefense.

“He was running over someguys at Iowa,” Carey said. “I’lltell you what, I don’t know ifour defense likes tackling hima lot either in fall camp, so

that’s 235 to 240 pounds of manrunning downhill at you.”

Stingily’s road to Iowa was along and winding one. To him,in the end, the injury that causedhim to miss more than a seasonended up being a positive.

“It worked out. I got myfifth year,” he said. “I get tocome back next year. I wouldhave been done this year.”

• STINGILYContinued from page B1

Stingily goes from one carry last season to top of depth chart


Northern Illinois running back Cameron Stingily carries the ball while running a drill Aug. 10 during practiceat Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

IDAHO VANDALS (0-2)

Last game: Lost at Wyoming,42-10, on Sept. 7Last meeting with Northern

Illinois: Idaho 34, Northern Illinois31 on Sept. 26, 2009Key players: QB Chad Chalich,

RB James Baker, WR Dezmon Epps,

LB Marc Millan, S Bradley Njoku, DEMaxx FordeObservations: The Vandals’ de-

fense has struggled mightily, givingup more than 40 points a game andnearly 600 yards of total offensea contest. Idaho has allowed anaverage of 224.5 yards rushing and353 passing yards. Vandals QB Chad

Chalich has been efficient, complet-ing 69.5 percent of his passes for412 yards with a touchdown and nointerceptions over two games.Rod Carey’s take: “They’re kind

of a pro, multiple set [offense], butkind of incorporate some spreadin there, too. Defensively, they gobetween an even front and an odd

front with coverages that match onthe back end. They kind of dial updifferent things for what they wantto try to stop.”Key stat: Opponents have only

punted eight times against the Van-dals through their first two games.

– Steve Nitz, [email protected]

NIU guard charged withpossession of marijuanaNorthern Illinois sophomore

guard Daveon Balls was chargedwith unlawful possession ofmarijuana Friday.Balls averaged 3.3 points, 2

rebounds and 1.8 assists agame his freshman season.An NIU spokesperson said the

coaching staff will handle thematter internally.

Police clear Suh for pelletgun confrontationBIRMINGHAM, Mich. – Police

in an affluent Detroit suburbhave cleared Lions defensivetackle Ndamukong Suh ofany charges for waving apellet gun in front of a cablecompany worker attemptingrepairs to a line on the player’sproperty.Birmingham police say the

cable worker thought the gunlooked like an assault rifle andfeared for his safety. They saySuh told them he feared for hisfamily and said he’d be evenmore aggressive protectingthem than he is on the footballfield.Police say the confrontation

happened Aug. 16. Police saySuh didn’t point the weaponat the Comcast employee butwaived it around.Suh said Wednesday he’s

appealing the NFL’s $100,000fine for his illegal hit Sunday onMinnesota Vikings’ center JohnSullivan.

LB Bradham no longerfacing marijuana chargeBUFFALO, N.Y. – A judge has

dropped a marijuana posses-sion charge against BuffaloBills linebacker Nigel Bradhamprovided he stays out of troublefor six months.Bradham was given an

appearance ticket for unlawfulpossession last month in theBuffalo suburb of Tonawandaafter he was stopped early ona Saturday morning and anofficer smelled marijuana.Police say Bradham turned

over a baggy containing a smallamount of the drug. There wasno indication he had been usingit while driving.A town judge adjourned the

charges Wednesday nightduring a brief hearing in trafficcourt. Bradham did not speakto reporters on his way out.Bradham also was cited for

having the windows of his2008 Range Rover tinted toodark. That charge was thrownout.

– Staff, wire reports

8PREP SCHEDULE

8SPORTS SHORTS

TODAY

Boys SoccerDundee-Crown at Sycamore,

4:30 p.m.Kaneland at IMSA, 4:45 p.m.

VolleyballDeKalb at Geneva, 5:30 p.m.North Boone at Genoa-Kingston,

6 p.m.Indian Creek at Somonauk,

6:30 p.m.Earlville-Leland at Hinckley-Big

Rock, 7 p.m.Boys Golf

Morris at DeKalb, 4 p.m.Sterling at Kaneland, 4 p.m.St. Edward at Indian Creek, 4 p.m.Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Sandwich at

Indian Oaks 4 p.m.Girls Golf

Indian Creek at St. Edward, 4 p.m.Yorkville at Genoa-Kingston,

4:15 p.m.Girls Tennis

Sycamore at Kaneland, 4 p.m.Yorkville at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

FootballDeKalb vs. Sycamore at Northern

Illinois University, 7:30 p.m.Kaneland at Sterling, 7:30 p.m.Richmond-Burton at Genoa-Kings-

ton, 7 p.m.Christian Liberty Academy at

Hiawatha, 7 p.m.Boys Golf

Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Kaneland atIndian Oaks, 4 p.m.

MLB

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 84 62 .575 —

Cleveland 77 68 .531 6

Kansas City 77 69 .527 6½

Minnesota 63 80 .441 19

White Sox 58 87 .400 25½

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 88 58 .603 —

Tampa Bay 78 65 .545 8½

New York 78 68 .534 10

Baltimore 77 68 .531 10½

Toronto 67 78 .462 20½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Oakland 83 61 .576 —

Texas 81 64 .559 2½

Los Angeles 69 76 .476 14½

Seattle 65 80 .448 18½

Houston 49 96 .338 34½

Wednesday’s GamesDetroit 1,White Sox 0Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2Pittsburgh 7, Texas 5N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 4L.A. Angels 5, Toronto 4Boston at Tampa Bay (n)Oakland at Minnesota (n)Houston at Seattle (n)

Today’s GamesCleveland (Kluber 8-5) at White Sox

(Joh.Danks 4-12), 7:10 p.m.Oakland (Griffin 13-9) at Minnesota

(Diamond 5-10), 12:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Huff 2-1) at Baltimore

(W.Chen 7-7), 6:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Richards 6-6) at Toronto

(Happ 4-5), 6:07 p.m.Boston (Peavy 11-5) at Tampa Bay

(Hellickson 11-8), 6:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 84 60 .583 —

Pittsburgh 84 61 .579 ½

Cincinnati 83 64 .565 2½

Milwaukee 62 81 .434 21½

Cubs 62 83 .428 22½

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 87 58 .600 —

Washington 76 69 .524 11

Philadelphia 67 78 .462 20

New York 64 80 .444 22½

Miami 54 90 .375 32½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 85 59 .590 —

Arizona 72 72 .500 13

San Diego 66 78 .458 19

Colorado 67 80 .456 19½

San Francisco 66 80 .452 20

Wednesday’s GamesCincinnati 6, Cubs 0Pittsburgh 7, Texas 5San Francisco 4, Colorado 3Philadelphia 4, San Diego 2Miami 5, Atlanta 2Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 0Milwaukee at St. Louis (n)Arizona at L.A. Dodgers (n)

Today’s GamesCubs (Rusin 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Locke

9-5), 6:05 p.m.Atlanta (F.Garcia 0-1) at Miami (Eoval-

di 3-6), 11:40 a.m.Washington (Roark 5-0) at N.Y. Mets

(Harang 0-0), 12:10 p.m.San Diego (T.Ross 3-7) at Philadelphia

(Halladay 3-4), 6:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Thornburg 1-1) at St. Louis

(J.Kelly 8-3), 7:15 p.m.San Francisco (M.Cain 8-9) at L.A.

Dodgers (Greinke 14-3), 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL CONFERENCENorth

W L T Pct PF PADetroit 1 0 0 1.000 34 24Bears 1 0 0 1.000 24 21Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 28 34Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 24 34

EastW L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 36 31Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 33 27Washington 0 1 0 .000 27 33N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 31 36

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 23 17Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 17 18Carolina 0 1 0 .000 7 12Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 17 23

WestW L T Pct PF PA

St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 27 24San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 34 28Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 12 7Arizona 0 1 0 .000 24 27

AMERICAN CONFERENCENorth

W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 0 1 0 .000 21 24Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 9 16Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 27 49Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 23

EastW L T Pct PF PA

New England 1 0 0 1.000 23 21Miami 1 0 0 1.000 23 10N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 18 17Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 21 23

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 21 17Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 16 9Houston 1 0 0 1.000 31 28Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 2 28

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 28 2Denver 1 0 0 1.000 49 27San Diego 0 1 0 .000 28 31Oakland 0 1 0 .000 17 21

Today’s GameN.Y. Jets at New England, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesMinnesota at Bears, noonDallas at Kansas City, noonTennessee at Houston, noonWashington at Green Bay, noonSt. Louis at Atlanta, noonSan Diego at Philadelphia, noonMiami at Indianapolis, noonCleveland at Baltimore, noonCarolina at Buffalo, noonDetroit at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.Jacksonville at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.Denver at N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m.San Francisco at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s GamePittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:40 p.m.

Thursday’s ResultDenver 49, Baltimore 27

Sunday’s ResultsBears 24, Cincinnati 21New Orleans 23, Atlanta 17New England 23, Buffalo 21Tennessee 16, Pittsburgh 9N.Y. Jets 18, Tampa Bay 17Kansas City 28, Jacksonville 2Seattle 12, Carolina 7Miami 23, Cleveland 10Detroit 34, Minnesota 24Indianapolis 21, Oakland 17San Francisco 34, Green Bay 28St. Louis 27, Arizona 24Dallas 36, N.Y. Giants 31

Monday’s ResultsPhiladelphia 33, Washington 27Houston 31, San Diego 28

NFL

Samardzija gives up 2 homers in lossThe ASSOCIATED PRESS

CINCINNATI – Jeff Samardzija hasnever pitched this much in his life. Itmight be catching up to him.

The Cincinnati Reds pegged the Chi-cago Cubs’ right-hander for eight hits, in-cluding two 400-foot home runs, and sixruns in 52/3 innings en route to a 6-0 win inthe finale of a three-game series Wednes-day.

Devin Mesoraco hit his first home runin more than a month and Jack Hannah-an added his first career pinch-hit homeras Cincinnati avoided a sweep by the last-place Cubs.

Samardzija, who became a full-timestarter last season, already had set ca-reer highs in starts and innings enteringhis 30th start Wednesday. Manager Dale

Sveum thinks the workload might becatching up to him more than just phys-ically.

“He probably won’t admit it, but I thinkit’s probably a combination of that andhe’s mentally worn out, too,” Sveum said.

He was right about Samardzija deny-ing it.

“I feel good,” said the pitcher, whothrew 114 pitches Wednesday in 84-degreeheat and has 1942/3 innings under his belt.“I don’t think that has anything to do withit right now.”

Samardzija (8-12) finished with threewalks, five strikeouts and a wild pitch.

“I had good stuff out there,” he said.“They just made me work. I threw a lotof pitches in the first few innings. I wasgetting ahead in the count, but they werefouling a lot of balls off. I felt good.

CubsstarterJeff Sa-mardzijathrowsagainsttheCincinnatiReds inthe firstinningWednes-day inCincin-nati.

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REDS 6, CUBS 0

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Thequestions started a long timeago, and then resurfacedwhen the Chicago Black-hawks arrived at Notre Dameon Wednesday for the start oftraining camp.

Everyone wants to knowif the Hawks can become thefirst team to win consecutiveStanley Cups since Detroitin 1997 and 1998. While thoserepeat questions are certainto come up again, JonathanToews and company are fo-cused on the process thatleads to championship-levelteams.

“Once we start buildingourselves up as a team theway we did last year and pre-paring ourselves for the play-offs, we want to put ourselvescome playoff time to be thatteam that can compete for itagain,” the captain said. “But

we know with what happenedlast year, there’s a lot of pres-sure. There’s a lot of thingsthat play into that. That’s ourgoal for now.”

The Hawks start workingtoward that goal when theyhold their first practice todayat the alma mater of generalmanager Stan Bowman. Itshould be a much different at-mosphere than the last timethey returned after a title.

The Hawks beat Philadel-phia in six games to win theStanley Cup in 2010, endinga 49-year drought. What fol-lowed with an offseason sal-ary-cap purge that cost theteam several key players,including goalie Antti Niemiand defenseman Dustin By-fuglien.

The Hawks lost in the firstround of the playoffs in eachof the next two seasons, andthen beat Boston in six gamesto win it all in June. For thistitle defense, the team that

hits the ice for the first prac-tice for the upcoming seasonwill look a lot like the one thatdefeated the Bruins.

“It’s a much different situa-tion,” coach Joel Quennevillesaid. “We felt last time we losthalf our team, the guys losttheir buddies and we weren’tquite familiar with the teamwe had when we began thatseason.”

Bryan Bickell, who hadnine goals and eight assistsin the playoffs, re-signed withthe Hawks during free agen-cy. Same for forward MichalHandzus and Michal Rozsival.Goaltender Corey Crawford,defenseman Niklas Hjalmars-son, Quenneville and Bow-man each received a contractextension.

While the returning castis very similar to last year’ssquad, team president JohnMcDonough said he wantsthe players to forget about lastseason.

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Despite a one-goal deficit athalftime, Hinckley-Big Rockboys soccer rallied for a 4-2 vic-tory over Little Ten Conferencerival Indian Creek.

Eric Phillips scored the ty-ing goal midway through thesecond half and then assistedon the winning goal, which wasscored by Bailey McQueen justfour minutes later. Connor Nel-son scored in the first half forH-BR while Jacob Morsch add-ed a goal with three minutes re-maining in the game to securethe win.

Jason Bohannon was in netfor the Royals (7-2-1, 1-1 LTC).

Indian Creek’s two goalsin the first half were scoredby Kevin Drendel and TrevorGuerra. Guerra also assisted onDrendel’s opening goal.

“I was happy with how weplayed in the first half. Weplayed with a lot of energy,” In-

dian Creek coach Eric Schrad-er said. “Our defense ... ran outof gas in the second half. Wehad a couple injuries because ofsome rough play and when youonly have 16 guys able to play itmakes it pretty tough to over-come those types of things.”

Indian Creek is 1-6, includ-ing 0-2 in conference.

GIRLS SWIMMINGCo-opsweepshomemeet:The

DeKalb-Sycamore co-op sweptall 11 events for the secondmeet in a row, claiming a 122-48win over St. Francis at home.

Sophomores Kylie Olson(200-yard freestyle, 100 breast-stroke), Alexa Miller (200 in-dividual medley, 100 free) andJensen Keck (50 free, 100 butter-fly) each won two events. Bai-ley Flemming took first in the500 free and Emily Cook wonthe 100 backstroke.

“[The sweep] summarizesthe momentum that we had for

the night,” co-op coach LeahEames said. “It was our meetthe whole way. There were acouple close races, but the girlswere wanting to go out with aclean sweep.”

The co-op took first in allthree relays as well. Cook,Flemming, Kate Barresi andKayleigh Kozlowski combinedto win the 200 medley relaywhile Olson, Miller, Keck andFlemming teamed to win boththe 200 free and 400 free relays.

“Overall, a really solid per-formance,” Eames said. “It ‘salways a lot of fun to have homemeets and have the crowd be-hind you.”

BOYS GOLFKaneland edges Wheaton

Academy: Kaneland defeatedWheaton Academy, 154-156, ina dual match at Pheasant Run.Matt Yonkovich took medal-ist honors with a 1-over-par 36while Stephen Cannell shot 38and Brody Kuhar shot 39.


CANTON, Ohio – MarvinHarrison and Tony Dungy,two key ingredients for the2006 NFL champion India-napolis Colts, are among 16first-year-eligible modern eracandidates for the Pro FootballHall of Fame Class.

Tampa Bay linebacker Der-rick Brooks, who also playedunder Dungy, is a candidate,too. So are former Raiderspunter Ray Guy and formerFalcons and Eagles defensiveend Claude Humphrey as se-nior nominees.

Harrison spent 13 seasonswith the Colts, making 1,102receptions for 14,580 yards and128 touchdowns. An eight-time

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Brooks won the 2002 NFLtitle with Buccaneers and wasa Pro Bowler in 11 of his 14 sea-sons.

The election will take placeFeb. 1, the night before the Su-per Bowl. Between four andseven new members will be se-lected to the Hall of Fame andwill be enshrined next August.

A nominated player or coachmust been out of the game forfive consecutive seasons beforehe can be considered for thehall. A contributor may still be

active in his pro football career.The 2014 list has 89 players,

16 coaches and 21 contributors,including former NFL Commis-sioner Paul Tagliabue and long-time team owners Bud AdamsJr., Jack Kent Cooke, EdwardDeBartolo Jr., Jerry Jones, Rob-ert Kraft, and Art Modell.

Other players who are first-time candidates for inductionare quarterback Trent Green,running backs Shaun Alexan-der and Warrick Dunn, offen-sive linemen Willie Andersonand Walter Jones, linebackersTedy Bruschi, Willie McGinestand Zach Thomas, defensivebacks Rodney Harrison, SamMadison and Patrick Surtain,and coaches Jon Gruden andMike Holmgren.

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Most top RBs disappointfantasy owners inWeek 1

In my preseason column,you were warned about con-ventional wisdom in fantasyfootball. I suggested that sinceevery fantasy football “expert”was imploring you to takerunning backs early and often,you might want to consider analternate strategy.

Some of you took issuewith the opinion. In fact, onereader called the logic “deeplyflawed.”

It is way too early to say, “Itold you so” … but I’m sayingit anyway. The events of thefirst week are making me looklike a genius, and since thathappens so rarely, I will baskin the glow … at least untilthis weekend delivers a realitypunch.

But back to conventionalwisdom: If you followed theadvice of ESPN.com expertChris Harris, who said on theWaddle & Silvy radio showthat you should take “five orsix” running backs in the first10 rounds … well, your seasonis probably already over andyou might want to focus onyour golf game.

Let’s review Harris’ top 10overall players, all of whomare running backs:

• Adrian Petersen: 93 yardsrushing, two rushing touch-downs and one receiving. Thiswas a great day, and, in mydefense, I did state that A.P.was worthy of the top pick. Itshould be noted that he gainedjust 15 yards on his final 17carries.

• Arian Foster: 18 carries for57 yards.

• Marshawn Lynch: 43yards rushing.

• Ray Rice: 36 yards rush-ing, one TD.

• Doug Martin: 65 yards on24 carries, one TD.

• Jamaal Charles: 77 yards,one TD.

• LeSean McCoy: 184 yardsand a TD. He had a big day, asdid the Eagles, although theirlast points came on the firstdrive of the second half.

• C.J. Spiller: 41 yards rush-ing.

• Trent Richardson: 47yards rushing.

• Alfred Morris: 45 yards,one TD (makes sense he’d beslotted one spot below the guywith 47 yards).

Only one of the 10 ran formore than 100 yards, and fivewere held to under 50 yards!If you passed on receiverslike Demaryius Thomas, A.J.Green or Larry Fitzgerald – orquarterbacks like Peyton Man-ning, Aaron Rodgers or DrewBrees – you are probably kick-ing yourself about now.

Come to think of it, maybethe premise of hoarding run-ners – in a game that growsincreasingly more reliant onthe pass – wasn’t all that wiseto begin with.

Although it is a rarityamong fantasy writers, thiscolumnist believes in account-ability. Before we move on to

Week 2, let’s grade out weekone.

J.C. said: Indy would roll itup on a weak Raider defense.

Result:Andrew Luck had anice day, as did Reggie Wayne.Colts offense started hot, butcooled off. Vick Ballard gettingthe majority of touches was asurprise.

GRADE: BJ.C. said: The 49ers would

be a tough matchup for GreenBay. Play Aaron Rodgers, buttake a hard look at all otherPackers.

Result:Rodgers threw for333 yards and 3 touchdowns.Eddie Lacy managed only 41yards rushing, but he did scorea touchdown. Jordy Nelsonand Randall Cobb had verynice games. It’s possible thatthe 49ers defense is overrated,or maybe Rodgers is just thatgood. He certainly carriesmore fantasy value than sev-eral running backs most likelytaken before him in your draft.

GRADE: D+J.C. said:Alex Smith might

be a better play than CamNewton.

Result:Newton had 11points. Smith had 16.

GRADE: AOn to Week 2 …

MATCHUPS TO EXPLOITMinnesota at Chicago, noon

SundayThe Bears offense started

slowly against the Bengals,but picked up steam as thegame progressed. The Vikingsdefense gave up 469 yardsversus the Lions. The Bearsmight not be able to matchDetroit’s offensive weapons,but they should have successon Sunday. Matt Forte andBrandon Marshall are obviousplays, and Martellus Bennetthas a chance to be a top-fivetight end this week. The Bearsdefense is another obviousplay; if the Vikes fall behind,Christian Ponder is probablygood for a couple of turnovers,at least. If you need a spotstarter this week, consider JayCutler and Alshon Jeffery.

St. Louis at Atlanta, noonSunday

If Arizona can rack up 390yards of offense on the Rams,it would seem likely that theFalcons – still sore from atough loss in New Orleans –will enjoy offensive success.Julio Jones is an obvious startand Matt Ryan is a top-fiveQB this week. Look for StevenJackson to bounce backagainst his old team.

Detroit at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

SundayCarson Palmer and Mat-

thew Stafford are solid startsin a game that should feature alot of points and little defense.Reggie Bush appears to be amust start every week, as areCalvin Johnson and LarryFitzgerald. Rashard Menden-hall might be worth a start ifyou are thin at running back.Sleeper prospects include An-dre Brown and Nate Burleson.

MATCHUPS TO AVOIDSan Francisco at Seattle, 7:30

p.m. SundayAs crazy as this might

sound, you might want to con-sider backup options for ColinKaepernick this week. The49ers struggled mightily inSeattle last season. Kaepernickfinished with 244 yards pass-ing, one touchdown pass andone interception. In two gamesagainst the Seahawks lastyear, the 49ers managed a com-bined 26 points. The Seahawkdefense may actually be betterthan it was a year ago. Alsoconsider other options forFrank Gore. It would be hardto sit Vernon Davis or AnquanBoldin, but expect drop-offs,especially from Boldin.

Miami at Indianapolis, noonSunday

The Colts second-half falloffagainst the Raiders is concern-ing. This is a mediocre match-up for Luck, so consider otheroptions. You probably have tostart Reggie Wayne, but out-side of Luck and Wayne, steerclear of Indy until we figureout whether Colts offensive co-ordinator Pep Hamilton is thereal deal. Only Brian Hartlinedid much for Miami in weekone, and there just don’t seemto be many options when theDolphins have the ball.

Carolina at Buffalo, noonSunday

Other than Cam Newton,there are no rock-solid playsin this game. You didn’t draftC.J. Spiller in the first roundto sit him, so here’s hopingthat week one was an anom-aly. The fact that Spiller wasout-pointed by teammate FredJackson does not bode well,however. Buffalo managedjust 286 yards of offense intheir first game, and Carolinagenerated just 243 againstSeattle. The Panthers shouldfare better this week, but goodluck figuring out a safe playbesides Newton. Top candi-dates are DeAngelo Williams,Steve Smith and Greg Olsen,but none of the three are no-brainers.

DeCamillis trusts Gould

AP photo

Chris Conte and Major Wright during the second half Sunday at Soldier Field.

make. That’s important

were to miss a long-

would give the opponent

the thing I’m most

him, is he really

football,” DeCamillis said.

those guys that’s a soc-

doesn’t. He gets it.”

is getting a chance to

Robbie has worked

here is his strength,

and every year he has gotten better and

better and stronger and stronger,” Man-

nelly said. “He could have kicked that

earlier in his career. I don’t know why

he never really got an opportunity to do

it before.

“But when he lined up for it, I had a

good feeling he was going to make it.”

• Northwest Herald sports columnistTom Musick can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @tcmu-sick.

ondary issues

ere this team scaresth Chris Conte and Ma-

better than average againstyear in Bourbonnaisdisplay some of Jennings’

football.these two ever donetheir depth in Cover 2,

man-to-man with slotbacks or even tight

done anything to earncoverage?

things Marc Trestman wasabout and critical of in

he first said: “We’ve gotexplosive plays, 130 yards of

three plays. We knowbetter job there.”

the Bears were in Coverplays, the A.J. Green

Trestman confirmedjust a glance at thewas Wright’s mistake.

hard to find a play on thegame in which eitherwas strong in coverage.

two of them, andsecondary, the blame cannot

be completely laid at their feet. Anothermajor concern of Trestman’s about hisdefense against the Bengals was: “Whenyou go to single coverage, you’ve got to beable to get their (quarterback) with fouror five, we didn’t do that and it made itmore difficult. Any time you go to man,those things are going to happen. And wehad to go to man sometimes. You can’tcover without a rush, and we didn’t rushthe way we’re capable of.”

Clearly, the coach is absolutely right,and I’m sure that issue will lead to its owncolumn if it’s not corrected against theVikings.

But the whole idea of “coverage” asTrestman refers to it, be it Cover 1, Cover2 or Cover 3, is, in all cases, you’re usingthe safeties to help in pass coverage toeliminate big plays and allow the cornerssome comfort when they do try and makeplays on the ball.

It’s early and the Bears’ next two op-ponents, Minnesota and Pittsburgh, don’tfeature game-breaking receivers. But ifthe Bears and Wright and Conte don’t usethis time to fix their big-play problems,the defense could end up with problemsMel Tucker has no answer for. Conte andWright have to get better in coverage.

• Hub Arkush covers the Bears forShaw Media and HubArkush.com. Writeto him at [email protected].

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worth worrying about

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Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris ran for 45 yards anda touchdown Monday against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Genoa-Kingston coach Keith Foster couldsee it during Olivia Cotton’s freshman year.

Cotton was on the varsity as a freshman,but didn’t act like one. Foster said she led byexample and then, as a sophomore, startedto be more vocal. The older players, to theircredit, followed the underclassman.

“Olivia Cotton is just one of the strongestleaders I’ve ever seen,” Foster said. “They re-spect it. It’s unbelievable to watch as a coach.”

Foster says that leadership has continuedto grow as Cotton has become an upperclass-man.

“We have leaders that really get us outof [a funk] and it doesn’t really last verylong,” Foster said. “At this point it’s not bitus. We’re starting stronger, we’re finishingstronger.”

Hiawatha still learning: Hiawatha is stillsorting things out early in the season as ayoung team has been taking its lumps in thefirst few weeks of the season.

Hiawatha first-year coach Rick Koselkethinks it comes down to self-confidence.

“They’ve got the talent, they’ve got torealize it and believe in themselves,” Koselke

said. “We started out fine [Monday] and thenwe just sort of deflated.”

Koselke did note that Monday’s loss to

Christian Life was the first time this seasonthe Hawks have recorded more kills thanhitting errors.

It was tough for anyone tofigure out what was going on inthe Northern Illinois Big 12 Eastlast season.

Sycamore and Yorkville tiedfor the conference title at 8-2, butneither of them won a regionalchampinoship. Sycamore raninto Kaneland, a team that wasonly 5-5 in conference, in theregional final and the Knightsswept the Spartans in twogames. Yorkville was ousted inthe regional quarterfinals aftermoving up to Class 4A.

DeKalb, perhaps the mosttalented team last season, posteda 29-9 regular season record,but was only 6-4 in conferenceplay. When the postseason rolled

around, the Barbs won a region-al championship in Class 4A andbarely lost to Rockford Boylan intwo tough games in the sectionalsemifinals.

At one point or another in2012 everything was flip-floppedand we can likely expect similarresults this season.

Sycamore and Yorkvillewill have to rebuild after losingstrong senior classes, includingthe conference co-MVPsin Sycamore’s Ratasha Garbes

and Yorkville’s Rebecca Nau-man.

DeKalb brings back a strongcore of players from last seasonand will be more familiar in itssecond season with coach BenFisher. Meanwhile Kanelandhas to learn under new coachKerri McCastland.

Conference play starts onMonday with DeKalb and Kane-land and continues with anotherstrong matchup between Syca-more and DeKalb on Tuesday.

Who comes out on top at theend of the season is anyone’sguess. The only almost-certaintyis there will be plenty of twists,turns and entertainment alongthe way.

• Ross Jacobson is the

sports editor of the DailyChronicle. He can be reachedvia email at [email protected].

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VIEWS

Cotton, seniors leading G-K

Crazy NI Big 12 play about to start

MADISON LORD

DeKalb, sr.Lord recorded 60 assists and seven aces over four

matches at the Geneva Invite last weekend. The

Barbs went 2-2 to finish third.

SPOTLIGHT ON

Insider

WHAT TO WATCHSycamore at DeKalb,

6 p.m., TuesdayThe two rivals split their

two-game series last year

and will face off for the first

time in 2013 on Tuesday.

Genoa-Kingston at Burlington Central,6 p.m., Tuesday

A huge match for G-K

in its bid to prove it can

contend in the Big North-ern East Conference.

POWER RANKINGS

1. DeKalb (4-2) – Barbs took third at Geneva

Invite.

2. Genoa-Kingston (3-0, 1-0 Big Northern

Conference East) –Won first conference match

in two games against Harvard.

3. Kaneland (4-5) –Most recent loss came on

road to LaSalle-Peru.

4. Sycamore (3-4) – Split four matches at West

Aurora tournament last weekend.

5. Hinckley-Big Rock (5-4-1) – Royals have

stumbled of late after a strong start.

6. Indian Creek (0-1) – Timberwolves fell in

opener to Plano.

7. Hiawatha (0-5) – Hawks still searching for

first win.

The

A closer look at the

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By DOUG FERGUSONThe Associated Press

LAKE FOREST – Tiger Woods and Chi-

cago used to be a great recipe for winning,

or at least coming close.

He won two PGA Championships at

Medinah. He won the Western Open three

times and the BMW Championship twice,

all at Cog Hill in Lemont. Woods has fin-

ished out of the top 20 only one time in 15

tournaments in the Chicago area, including

the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields.

But he has played in the Chicago area

just twice since his last win (by eight shots)

in 2009, and neither time was particularly

memorable – a tie for 15th in 2010 that kept

him from qualifying for the Tour Champi-

onship for the first time in his career, and

an 0-3-1 record at Medinah last year in the

Ryder Cup.

His next shot is at Conway Farms, a

course Woods had never seen until the pro-

am Wednesday at the BMW Championship.

“I normally don’t work this hard in a

pro-am, but I had to do a little bit of work be-

cause I wasn’t out here yesterday,” Woods

said.

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in America. At a time when 70 players are

trying to qualify for the 30-man field at the

Tour Championship, some introductions

are in order.

Luke Donald is a member and knows the

course better than anyone else in the field.

Zach Johnson is among the few who played

Conway Farms when it hosted the NCAA

Championship in 1997. Steve Stricker drove

down from Wisconsin on Sunday to see the

course for the first time. A Western Golf As-

sociation official said about half the field

was practicing Monday, a large number

compared with other events, especially this

late in the season.

As for Woods?

He sent out his caddie, Joe LaCava, to

scout the course ahead of him.

“It helps that Joey has been out here a

couple days getting the lines, and we were

discussing a lot of it today,” Woods said.

Woods said it was different from Cog Hill

and Medinah but a “nice track.” He mostly

remembered how confined the layout is on

the front nine, restricting gallery movement

on a couple of holes. And the closing stretch

of holes – a reachable par 4 with water down

the entire left side, a strong par 4 at No. 16,

a downhill par 3 framed by mounds, and a

par 5 closing hole at 570 yards with water in

front of the green.

Adding a wrinkle to a new course is that

blistering hot conditions earlier in the week

were supposed to yield to cooler tempera-

tures – the low 50s in the morning – the rest

of the week and a wind out of a different

direction.

“That’s where I have to rely on Joey a lit-

tle bit, and we were discussing the weather

forecast and how it’s going to change a little

bit, and discussing the different lines and

different options,” Woods said. “As I said,

we did a little bit of work today, more so

than we normally do.”

Woods has won five times this year,

bringing his PGA Tour career total to 79 as

he closes in on Sam Snead’s record of 82.

Woods doesn’t stray much from his sched-

ule, and because he wins so often, he tends

to win at the same courses. The last time he

won on a golf course he had never played

was at The Grove outside London for the

2006 American Express Championship.

The BMW Championship is the third

FedEx Cup playoff event, and the hardest

to get some separation. The field has been

reduced to 70 players, so for the first time

during golf’s version of the postseason,

there is no cut.

The goal is to get into the top 30 for the

FedEx Cup finale at the Tour Champion-

ship, where everyone will have a shot at the

$10 million prize, and they are guaranteed a

spot in at least three of the major champion-

ships next year.

Better yet is getting into the top five in

the FedEx Cup standings – those players

only have to win at East Lake to capture the

FedEx Cup.

Henrik Stenson, coming off a win at the

Deutsche Bank Championship, is No. 1 by

a small margin. Masters champion Adam

Scott is right behind. The onus is on Rory

McIlroy, who is No. 41 and figures a sev-

enth-place finish is needed to get into the

Tour Championship, a consolation prize for

a season gone wrong.

PGA TOUR: BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

Woods has fond memories of tournaments in area

8SPORTS BRIEF

Park looks tomake historyat Evian ChampionshipEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – In-

bee Park wants to achieve two

things at the Evian Champion-ship – defend her title and make

history.The South Korean is looking

to become the first professional

golfer to win four majors in a

year, something not even Ar-nold Palmer, Annika Sorenstam

or Jack Nicklaus could manage.

“Four out of five majors is

an amazing thing to achieve,”

Park said on Wednesday, a day

before the event. “When I go

outside the house and go any-where in Korea, a lot of people

come up to me. It’s like I’m a

celebrity.”

After winning the U.S. Wom-en’s Open in June for her third

consecutive major of 2013, her

bid for a fourth straight ended

at the British Open in August,

when she was out of touch and

four-putted for double bogey on

the first hole of the final round.

But she is still the overwhelm-ing favorite at Evian.

“I’m sure the experience I hadat the British Open will help me

through this week. This is going

to be a much better week,” she

said. “I feel like pressure is my

friend now. I’m trying to learn

from everything.”

She has six tournament wins

this year and dominant leads inthe U.S. LPGA Tour money list

and player of the year races.

Park’s form is even more

remarkable because heading

into last year’s Evian Masters –

as it was formerly known before

becoming a major – she had

not won a tournament since the

U.S. Open in 2008.

“I really thought I wasn’t going

to be able to win again,” she said.

“Sometimes I just wanted to give

up and do something that doesn’t

giveme asmuch stress.”

Since the modern version

of the Grand Slam began in

1960, Park is the only player to

win the first three majors of a

season. The only other pro to dothat was Babe Zaharias in 1950,

when the U.S. LPGA Tour had

only three majors.

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MLB remembers Sept. 11with tributes on the field

By STEPHEN HAWKINSThe Associated Press

Texas Rangers third base

coach Gary Pettis still has

vivid memories of that day 12

years ago, when two hijacked

jets were flown into the World

Trade Center towers.

Back then, Pettis was a

coach for the White Sox, who

had arrived in town only a few

hours earlier for a scheduled

game that night against the

New York Yankees.

“You could smell the

smoke. It wasn’t a good feel-

ing that day,” Pettis said

Wednesday before a home

game against the Pittsburgh

Pirates. “It’s so sad that so

many people lost their lives,

and it’s ruined other peoples’

lives. ... It’s like it was a mov-

ie, it’s like that wasn’t some-

thing that actually happened.

I still can’t believe it.”

What he does believe is the

importance for Major League

Baseball – and all Americans

– to take a moment to remem-

ber Sept. 11.

Players, coaches and um-

pires wore American flag

patches embroidered on the

side of their caps in commem-

oration of the tragedy. Spe-

cial lineup cards were used,

and patriotic on-field tributes

were planned for the day’s 15

games, involving all 30 teams.

Flags were at half-staff, and

there were moments of silence

across baseball.

There were impromptu re-

membrances, too.

In New York, art students

made a chalk drawing in blue

and orange on the sidewalk

outside Citi Field, showing

the Twin Towers, the Mets

logo and the words “Never

Forget.”

New York Mets manager

Terry Collins wore an NYPD

hat and his players wore caps

representing other first re-

sponders during batting prac-

tice before hosting Washing-

ton.

“You’ll always remember

how you felt on 9/11,” Collins

said.

With so many tributes

planned at the stadium, a

memo was written on a board

in the Nationals’ clubhouse –

“Note: Everyone on the field

@ 6:55.”

Both dugouts were filled

with applauding players,

managers and coaches as

members of rescue and secu-

rity organizations marched

onto the field. The Mets and

Nationals then lined up along

the baselines for a moment of

silence and the national an-

them.

At Rangers Ballpark in

Texas, the 531st U.S. Air Force

Quintet performed the nation-

al anthem instrumentally.

The honorary first pitch was

thrown out by former prison-

er of war Jessica Lynch, who

was 19 when she was captured

along with five other soldiers

after the U.S. Army’s 507th

Maintenance Company took

a wrong turn and came under

attack in Iraq in 2003. She was

held for nine days before be-

ing rescued.

The Cleveland Police De-

partment presented the colors

at Progressive Field before

the national anthem at the

Indians’ game against Kansas

City.

Cleveland’s Jason Giambi

was with Oakland when the

Athletics were in the 2001

playoffs against the Yankees.

He recalled the atmosphere at

Yankee Stadium being “unbe-

lievable,” even more electric

than usual for the postseason.

“It will always be a time

I’ll remember, going out there

playing against the Yankees

during that time,” Giambi

said. “It kind of healed the

nation, especially the city of

New York, which was hit so

hard. There they were, the

Yankees playing in the play-

offs, going all the way to the

World Series.”

Giambi signed with the

Yankees after that, and spent

seven seasons in New York.

“Playing there all those

years, the kids, the firefight-

ers, the people who lost their

lives saving the other lives,

I’ll always remember that,

very much so,” Giambi said.

At Cincinnati’s Great

American Ball Park, where

the Reds hosted the Chicago

Cubs, a steel beam from the

World Trade Center was on

display courtesy of the Cincin-

nati Fire Museum.

Before San Francisco host-

ed Colorado at AT&T Park,

first pitches were thrown out

by two San Francisco firefight-

ers who went to New York in

the days after Sept. 11 to pro-

vide help and support. Dean

Crispen, captain of Station 28,

and Derek O’Leary, driver of

rescue squad one from Station

1, flew on the first commercial

flight allowed to land in New

York.

Pettis and the White Sox

had arrived in New York 12

years ago about 2 a.m., and

he was awakened by a phone

call from a friend checking to

make sure he was OK.

“I said, ‘Yeah, I’m OK, I’m

asleep.’ He said, “you don’t

know, do you?” Pettis re-

called. “I turn on the TV and I

see that the building – smoke’s

coming out of the building –

and they said there had been a

plane crash.”

Like so many others, Pettis

thought maybe it was just a

tragic accident before the sec-

ond plane hit the other tower.

T h e W h i t e S o x w e r e

staying in a hotel at Grand

Central Station, a little more

than three miles from the

World Trade Center site.

Pettis and the rest of the staff

worked to locate everybody

with the team, and to get

out of the building, with con-

cerns about more potential

attacks.

AP photo

The United States and Texas flags wave in the breeze at half staff, in honor of the 12th anniversary of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, Wednesday during the first inning of a game betwen the Pittsburgh Pirates and TexasRangers in Arlington, Texas.

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Daily Chronicle

A slew of new movies ready to hit theatersBy JAKE COYLE

The Associated Press

Tom Hanks didn’t know where thecameras were.

“Captain Phillips,” a based-on-a-true-story tale about a cargoship taken by Somali pirates,was Hanks’ first time workingwith Paul Greengrass, the “Unit-ed 93” and “Bourne Identity”

director known for his visceral, documen-tary-like filmmaking. Hanks, who playsthe titular captain in a performance sureto be hailed as one of his best, had beenwarned by Matt Damon about the chaosof Greengrass’s unblocked, naturalisticapproach.

But Hanks, after one particularlychaotic take, asked his director: “Are yougoing to get that little session over by themaps?”

“They’d say: ‘No, we got that,’” recallsa still perplexed Hanks. “When? When didyou get that?”

“Captain Phillips” (out Oct. 11) is onlyone way moviegoers this fall will be fully,often staggeringly immersed in worlds asvaried as slavery-era Louisiana (“12 Yearsa Slave”), 1970s Massachusetts conmen(“American Hustle”) and outer space,among the detritus of a space station tornapart by a storm of debris (“Gravity”).

The movies, perhaps more than anyother art form, have the ability to trans-port – a capacity to carry away – that’s onfull display this fall.

“We shot this in the real world: thereal engine rooms, the real decks,” saysHanks. “They’ll say: How did you makethat movie where that ship was out in themiddle of the ocean? Well, we got on a shipand we went out to the middle of the oceanand we shot it there. Extraordinary howthat happens.”

Soon, the fall movie season willunofficially commence, the superheroes(mostly) falling from theaters like autumnleaves. After a summer of blockbustergluttony, Hollywood will, as if penancefor its binging, trot out its more seriousand ambitious fare. George Clooney – thisfall directing (“The Monuments Men”),producing (“August: Osage County”) andacting (“Gravity”) – will put down stakes.

There’s some hope that after a knock-about summer heavy with city-destroyingtumult and some spectacular flops, that adegree of levity will return to the multi-plexes. (That is, until the ever-expandingOscar horse race commences in earnest.)

Last fall, after all, showed that good,adult-oriented movies could still drawcrowds. A varied best-picture field, from“Lincoln” to “Life of Pi,” made more than$2 billion at the box office worldwide evenbefore the Academy Awards.

This autumn promises no less a mix ofboth aspirational filmmaking and main-stream attractions. As if her fans needednotice, Jennifer Lawrence will return notjust with “Silver Linings Playbook” direc-tor David O. Russell in “American Hustle,”but also as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hun-ger Games: Catching Fire” (Nov. 22).

A quite different fervor will greetWill Ferrell’s “Anchorman: The LegendContinues” (Dec. 20), the long-in-comingsequel. There will be other sequels, too,including Chris Hemsworth in “Thor: theDark World” (Nov. 8) and Peter Jackson’shigh-frame rate “The Hobbit: The Desola-tion of Smaug” (Dec. 13). As the CIA ana-lyst of the best-selling Tom Clancy books,Chris Pine will try to jumpstart a newfranchise in “Jack Ryan” (Dec. 25).

But other types of powerhouses willcompete with action spectacle. John Wells’adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “August: Osage County,”features an ensemble cast topped by thetantalizing duo of Meryl Streep and JuliaRoberts as mother and daughter.

“As a moviegoer, I would much preferthat films were spread more evenly overthe year,” Wells says. “But realistically,we’ve now programmed everyone to ex-pect this when these kind of films are go-ing to be there. Not unlike a certain fruitor vegetable that’s in season at certaintimes of the year, you kind of anticipate itand look forward to it.”

It’s picking time.

TRUE TALESFor “12 Years a Slave” (Oct. 18), director

Steve McQueen drew from Solomon North-up’s 1853 autobiography about his horrify-ing odyssey as a free black man with a fam-ily in upstate New York kidnapped and soldinto slavery in 1841. With undiminisheddignity, Chiwetel Ejiofor (“Dirty PrettyThings,” ‘’Kinky Boots”) plays Northup ashe’s led from plantation to plantation.

McQueen tells the story straightfor-wardly, often in long takes, submergingthe audience in the world of slavery. Ejio-for says McQueen aimed to tell Northop’sstory literally, without embellishment. “Indoing that, it creates its own intensity,”says the actor.

“I remember having conversationsabout if one can capture – even for a mo-ment for an audience – what any of thesethings might have felt like, might havetasted like, might have really been like,then I think it’s a really powerful piece offilmmaking,” says Ejiofor.

Even for a season known for presti-gious biopics, there’s a plethora of filmsbased on true stories: Nicole Kidmanplays Grace Kelly (“Grace of Monaco,”Nov. 27); Benedict Cumberbatch playsWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (“The

Fifth Estate,” Oct. 18); Idris Elba playsNelson Mandela (“Mandela: Long Walk toFreedom,” Nov. 29); and Matthew McCo-naughey plays an industrious HIV-infect-ed man (“Dallas Buyers Club,” Nov. 1).

There’s also Hanks as Walt Disney(“Saving Mr. Banks,” Dec. 20); NaomiWatts as Princess Diana (“Diana,” Nov.1); Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens(“The Invisible Woman,” Dec. 25); DanielRadcliffe as Allen Ginsburg (“Kill YourDarlings,” Oct. 18); Hemsworth as Formu-la One driver James Hunt (Ron Howard’s“Rush,” Sept. 27); and Channing Tatum asOlympic wrestling champ Mark Schultz(Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher,” Dec. 20).

CINEMA STARSLike McQueen, Alfonso Cuaron (“Chil-

dren of Men,” ‘’Y Tu Mama Tambien”) isknown for his predilection for uninter-rupted takes. He opens “Gravity” (Oct. 4)with an unbroken 17-minute shot, the kindthat bravura craftsmanship cinephileswill drool over.

In the film, Sandra Bullock and Cloo-ney play astronauts tethered togetherafter they’re left stranded in space. Thefilm is, in part, a chamber piece betweentwo characters, floating in the black abyss.It’s also a playground for Cuaron and hiscinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki toexperiment with 3-D effects and zero-grav-ity camera movement that isn’t beholdento up or down.

To keep the audience adrift in space,Cuaron resisted cutting.

“It’s the idea of trying to create a momentof truthfulness in which the camera happensto be there just to witness, and respectingthat moment in real time,” says Cuaron. “Inthis film, we felt it was going to bring theadded value of the immersive element.”

Many other top-flight filmmakers willbe showing their craftsmanship this fall,including Martin Scorsese, who’ll releasehis “The Wolf of Wall Street” (Nov. 15), astory of the decadence of modern financestarring Leonardo DiCaprio that shouldrival that of the actor’s last film, “TheGreat Gatsby.”

The Coen brothers have “Inside LlewynDavis,” (Dec. 20), a film about a folk musi-cian struggling in early 1960s GreenwichVillage. Ridley Scott will release “TheCounselor” (Oct. 25), a dark Mexicanborder thriller from a script by CormacMcCarthy. “Nebraska” (Nov. 22) is Alexan-der Payne’s return to his native Midwest,a black-and-white father-son road trip.Spike Lee has his remake of Chan-wookPark’s “Oldboy” (Nov. 27).

More fanciful will be Ben Stiller’s “TheSecret Life of Walter Mitty” (Dec. 25), anadaption of James Thurber’s short story;and Spike Jonze’s “Her” (Dec. 18), a futur-istic romance starring Joaquin Phoenix.

FAMILY FISSURESTo create a realistic impression of the

Westons, the Oklahoma family of “August:Osage County,” Wells congregated his cast– picked to feel like a family – at an oldOsage County home.

“The cast lived in a complex of smalltown homes together throughout theshoot,” says Wells, the producer of “ER”and “Shameless,” making his second fea-ture film following 2010’s “The CompanyMen.” ‘’It was a ways from town and fromhome. People didn’t return to the trailersoften. We were just in the house, living asa family and rehearsing.”

The cast even started adopting similarphysical gestures and facial expressions tomatch their fictional parents, Wells says.Streep’s three daughters (Roberts, JulietteLewis and Julianne Nicholson) aped hermannerisms to lend a familial truthful-ness.

Other tales of family, albeit of very dif-ferent sorts, this fall include “Prisoners”(Sept. 20) a thriller in which Hugh Jack-man and Terrence Howard play fatherswhose daughters go missing. In “Out ofthe Furnace,” Christian Bale and CaseyAffleck star as brothers separated whenone is lured into a gang while in prison.In Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” (Dec. 25),Kate Winslet plays a mother who, withher 13-year-old son, encounter an escapedconvict.

AWARDS ATTENTIONMany of these films will naturally enter

the awards circuit and the months-longhandicapping leading up to the Oscars.It was only months ago that Russell wentthrough that gauntlet with “Silver LiningsPlaybook,” which received eight AcademyAwards nominations, winning one forLawrence.

An instinctive filmmaker (“There’s animmediacy when it comes from the gut,”he says), Russell escaped the frenzy byjumping – quicker than he ever had be-tween films – into “American Hustle” (Dec.25). The film, which stars Bale, Lawrence,Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams, is a styl-ish story about the FBI Abscam operationand a cast of corrupt characters operatingin the ‘70s recession-era Northeast.

“It’s about the world of these peoplewho are jaw-dropping to me,” says Russell.“You look at them, and you’re like: Ohmy God. Who are these people? . They’remessed up and human, but they’re fight-ing to survive.”

Russell can again expect the prestigeof a release in the heart of awards season.But the aura of the season, he says, ulti-mately means little.

“The film has to prove itself,” says Rus-sell. “Let the proof be in the pudding.”

fall filmPREVIEW

A&EFeatures editor Inger Koch • [email protected]

STAGE

Stage Coach Players’ “The Lion

in Winter”: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12to 14 and Sept. 19 to 21, 2 p.m.Sept. 22, Stage Coach Theatre,126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

“Little Mermaid Jr.,” CCT’s

Penguin Project: 7 p.m. Sept.26, 27 and 28, 2 p.m. Sept.29, Sycamore High SchoolAuditorium, 555 Spartan Trail,Sycamore. Tickets: $5 to $10.www.cctonstage.com.

Stage Coach Players’ “Rope”:

7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 to 12 and Oct. 17to 19, 2 p.m. Oct. 20, Stage CoachTheatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb.www.stagecoachers.com.

PR Productions’ “A Day in the

Life of Murder”: 7 p.m. Oct. 11and 12, Fox Valley CommunityCenter, 1406 Suydam Road,Sandwich. Tickets: $25, includesbuffet dinner. Cash bar avail-able. Reserve tickets by Oct.6 at www.wewantpr.com or888-395-0797.

Indian Valley Theatre’s “Arsenic

and Old Lace”: 7 p.m. Oct. 18and 19, 2 p.m. Oct. 20, SandwichOpera House, 140 E. Railroad St.,Sandwich. Tickets: $12 at www.indianvalleytheatre.com or at thebox office one hour before eachperformance.

Stage Coach Players’ “Annie”:

7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 to 9 and Nov.14 to 16, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 and 17,Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. FifthSt., DeKalb. www.stagecoach-ers.com.

Stage Coach Players’ “A Christ-

mas Carol”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 to14, 2 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15, StageCoach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St.,DeKalb. www.stagecoachers.com.

ART

“mesh” by AnaKris exhibit:

Through Sept. 25, KishwaukeeCollege Art Gallery, locatedoff the Main Atrium – enterthrough Doors 12 or 58. Gal-lery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Monday, Tuesday and Friday,10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdayand Thursday. Free; open tothe public. Closing reception: 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24. 815-825-2086, ext. 5610.

“On Watching and Being Seen”:

Through Oct. 19, NIU ArtMuseum, Altgeld Hall, DeKalb.Public reception: 4:30 to 6 p.m.Sept. 12. Special viewing: Noon

to 4 p.m. Sept. 15. Exhibitionfeatures 28 artists exploring theroles of voyeur and exhibitionist.Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Friday, noon to4 p.m. Saturday. www.niu.edu/artmuseum.

“Strange Menageries and a Mé-

lange” exhibition: Through Oct.4, The Art Box, 308 E. LincolnHighway, DeKalb. Colored pencildrawings by Joan E. Robertson.Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Monday through Saturday.Contact: 815-758-0313 or [email protected].

“Play: Stories, Mementos and

Fun”: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays, SycamoreHistory Museum, 1730 N. MainSt., Sycamore. Exhibition ex-plores leisure moments and howwe remember them throughstories, objects and experiences.Admission: $5 a person, free formembers and children youngerthan 14. www.sycamorehistory.org. 815-895-5762

DeKalb Area Agricultural Heri-

tage Association Exhibit Gal-

lery: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdaysand Sundays, Labor Day throughMemorial Day, or by appoint-ment, Nehring Gallery, 111 S.Second St., Suite 204, DeKalb.Free. [email protected]. 815-756-8737.

COMEDY

PR Productions’ Improv Comedy

Night: 8 and 10 p.m. Sept. 14,Jimmy Sam’s Pizza, 1 S. MainSt., Sandwich. Tickets: $10 inadvance; $12 at the door. www.wewantpr.com.

REGIONAL

Zanies Comedy Night Club – St.

Charles: Various dates at Pheas-ant Run Resort, 4050 E. Main St.Visit www.stcharles.zanies.comfor acts, prices and showtimes.630-584-6342.

EVENTS

Egyptian Theatre Fall Film Series:

Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. SecondSt., DeKalb. Tickets: $7; $5seniors and students. 815-758-1225. www.egyptiantheatre.org.• “Dr. Strangelove”: 7 p.m. Sept. 17

• “2001: A Space Odyssey”: 7

p.m. Sept. 24• “The Shining”: 7 p.m. Oct. 1

Christianity and Art lecture:

6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17, JenkinsAuditorium, Kishwaukee Col-lege, 21193 Malta Road, Malta.Professor Dimitri Liakos willspeak on “The Birth of Christian-ity, Christian Art, Spirituality andthe Amazing Rise of Monasti-cism, Monasteries and TheirSuperb Art Treasures.” Free.Open to the public.

Burning Cicada Arts and Music

Picnic Festival: Noon to 6 p.m.Sept. 21, MacQueen Forest Pre-serve Lodge, 3640 Scout Road,Kirkland. Bring a lunch, a chairand water. www.burningcicada.com/festival.

“Rocky Horror Picture Show”: 8p.m. Oct. 4 and Nov. 15, EgyptianTheatre, 135 N. Second St.,DeKalb. Doors open at 7 p.m.;seating begins at 7:40 p.m. Tick-ets: $10. 815-758-1225. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

ALPHA: Friends of Antiquity

Lecture Series: 7:30 p.m., JackArends Visual Arts Building,Room 102, NIU, DeKalb. Free.815-787-6478. Schedule:• Sept. 12: “The Byzantine ArtTreasures of Orthodox Mon-asteries from Mount Sinai toMeteora to the Holy MountAthos and Beyond.”• Sept. 19: “George Pullman, theMan and the Town: An Experi-ment in Utopian Capitalism”• Oct. 3: “Early ChristianChurches in Rome”• Oct. 17: “Decorative Standard-ization, Social Status and UrbanTenancy in the Apartments ofRoman Ostia”• Nov. 7: “Fires of Etruria: Bronz-es of the Ancient Etruscans”• Nov. 14: “Mary, The HumanMother of God: Her Presence, Roleand Significance in the OrthodoxChurch and in Byzantine Art”• March 6: “The Long Lost Tombof King Herod the Great atHerodium”• April 3: “When the GreeksRuled: Egypt After Alexander theGreat”

Wine on the Terrace: 4 to 7 p.m.Sept. 14, Ellwood House, 509 N.First St., DeKalb. Inboden’s andEllwood House partner on eventto benefit Ellwood House Asso-ciation. Tickets: $50; purchasein advance at Inboden’s MeatMarket, the Ellwood HouseVisitor Center or online at www.ellwoodhouse.org/donatepur-chase. 815-756-4609.

Swing Dancing in DeKalb: 7 to 11p.m. Sept. 17, The House Cafe,263 E. Lincoln Highway. No

partner needed; casual dress,leather-soled shoes recom-mended. $5 admission includeslesson. Food and beer/wineavailable for purchase. www.BarbCitySwing.com.

“A Place at the Table” film

screening: 7 p.m. Sept. 19,Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. SecondSt., DeKalb. The film, a 2012Sundance Film Festival nominee,focuses on the problem ofhunger in the U.S. Free. Feed’emSoup, 122 S. First St., will hostopen house after the film.

NIU Art Museum film series:

Running in conjunction with mu-seum’s exhibition “On Watchingand Being Seen.” www.niu.edu/artmuseum• “Rear Window”: 7 p.m. Sept.23, Egyptian Theatre, 135 N.Second St., DeKalb. Tickets: $7,adults; $5, students, seniors andmembers of the art museum.• “Marwencol”: 7 p.m. Sept. 26,Montgomery Auditorium, NIUcampus• “Catfish”: 7 p.m. Oct. 10, Mont-gomery Auditorium, NIU campus

Amenti Haunted House: 7 p.m.Oct. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31and Nov. 1 and 2, Egyptian The-atre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb.$13. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

MUSIC

A Journey to Center of the Uni-

verse: 7 p.m. Sept. 13, The HouseCafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway,DeKalb. Regional musicians toperform: Machine Gun Moses,The Electric Habit, Isle of Vinyl,Treeculture and Roger Smit.www.thehousecafe.net.

Second annual World Music

Celebration: 7 p.m. Sept. 14,The House Cafe, 263 E. LincolnHighway, DeKalb. Fundraisingconcert to aid African musiceducation. Tickets: $7 at thedoor; $4 for students. www.thehousecafe.net.

White Mystery: 7 p.m. Sept. 21,The House Cafe, 263 E. LincolnHighway, DeKalb. Doors openat 6 p.m. Cover charge: $6. Alsoperforming: The Phantom Scars,The Stockyards, Jack Torrance,and The Smoking Revolvers.www.thehousecafe.net.

Casey Crescenzo of The Dear

Hunter solo show: 7 p.m. Sept.15, The House Cafe, 263 E. LincolnHighway, DeKalb. Doors openat 6 p.m. Tickets: $12. All-agesshow. www.thehousecafe.net.

Avalon String Quartet: 8 p.m.

Sept. 17, Boutell Memorial Con-cert Hall, NIU Music Building,550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. www.niu.edu/music.

Afro-Cuban Folkloric Ensemble:

6 p.m. Sept. 19, Boutell MemorialConcert Hall, NIU Music Building,550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. www.niu.edu/music.

JD Wilkes and The Dirt Daubers

featuring Jadam James and

The Multi Felons: 9 p.m. Sept.19, Otto’s Nightclub, 118 E.Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Doorsopen at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 atwww.ottosdekalb.com.

Yo La Tengo: 9 p.m. Sept. 20,Otto’s Nightclub, 118 E. LincolnHighway, DeKalb. Doors openat 8 p.m. Tickets: $20 at www.ottosdekalb.com.

NIU Philharmonic: 8 p.m. Sept.25, Boutell Memorial ConcertHall, NIU Music Building, 550Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. www.niu.edu/music.

E’Nuff Z’Nuff and Creedence

Again: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27,Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. SecondSt., DeKalb. Benefit for EgyptianTheatre hosted by MancowMuller. Cost: $20 to $40. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

Alaska String Band: 8 p.m. Sept.28, Sandwich Opera House, 140E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tick-ets: $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.

Rick Springfield Live in Concert:

7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, Egyptian The-atre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb.Tickets: $49.50 to $74.50. www.egyptiantheatre.org.

Kishwaukee Symphony Orches-

tra’s Fall Concert: The ChamberEffect: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, BoutellMemorial Concert Hall, NIUMusic Building, 550 LucindaAve., DeKalb. Tickets: $15, adults;$10, seniors and students; $5children younger than 12. www.kishorchestra.org.

Ronnie Rice from New Colony

Six: 8 p.m. Oct. 12, SandwichOpera House, 140 E. RailroadSt., Sandwich. Tickets: $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichop-erahouse.org.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles:

7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, NIU Convoca-tion Center, DeKalb. Tickets:$35 to $55. Purchase tickets atthe Convo Center box office, allTicketmaster Outlets, Ticket-master.com, or by phone at800-745-3000. www.raintrib-ute.com

Sheryl Crow and Gary Allan, Free

and Easy tour: 7:30 p.m. Oct.26, NIU Convocation Center,1525 W. Lincoln Highway,DeKalb. Doors open at 6:30p.m. Maggie Rose will openthe show. Ticket: $35 to $55;purchase at the ConvocationCenter box office, Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

June’s Got the Cash: 8 p.m. Oct.26, Sandwich Opera House, 140E. Railroad St., Sandwich. Tick-ets: $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.


tra’s Halloween Concert: 5:30and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30, BoutellMemorial Concert Hall, NIU MusicBuilding, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb.Free. www.kishorchestra.org.

Metales M5: 8 p.m. Nov. 9,Sandwich Opera House, 140 E.Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets:$15 to 25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.

Ashley Lewis and Legacy Christ-

mas Show: 8 p.m. Nov. 30,Sandwich Opera House, 140 E.Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets:$15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.


tra’s Holiday Pops Concert: 7p.m. Dec. 13, Boutell Memorial

Concert Hall, NIU Music Building,550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tick-ets: $15, adults; $10, seniors andstudents; $5 children youngerthan 12. www.kishorchestra.org.

That’s Amore: The Dean Martin

Story: 8 p.m. Jan. 11, SandwichOpera House, 140 E. Railroad St.,Sandwich. Tickets: $15 to $25.815-786-2555. www.sand-wichoperahouse.org.

Creole Stomp: 8 p.m. Jan. 25,Sandwich Opera House, 140 E.Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets:$15 to $25. 815-786-2555. www.sandwichoperahouse.org.

Kishwaukee Symphony Or-

chestra’s ADM Young Artists

Concerto Competition Winner

Concert: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22,Boutell Memorial ConcertHall, NIU Music Building, 550Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets:$15, adults; $10, seniors and stu-dents; $5 children younger than12. www.kishorchestra.org.

William Yang: 7 p.m. March 8,Sandwich Opera House, 140 E.Railroad St., Sandwich. Tickets:$15 to $25. 815-786-2555.www.sandwichoperahouse.org.


tra’s Spring Concert: Shosta-

kovich and Steel: 7:30 p.m.May 3, Boutell Memorial ConcertHall, NIU Music Building, 550Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Tickets:$15, adults; $10, seniors and stu-dents; $5 children younger than12. www.kishorchestra.org.

ONGOING

Art Attack – School of Art inSycamore: 215 W. Elm St.Classes for children and adults.www.sycamoreartattack.org or815-899-9440.

Northern Illinois University Com-munity School of the Arts: NIUMusic Building, 400 LucindaAve., DeKalb. Classes in music,art and theater for children andadults. www.csa.niu.edu or 815-753-1450.

Bread & Roses women’s choralgroup rehearsals: 5:45 to 8p.m. Sundays, Westminster Pres-byterian Church, Annie GliddenRoad, DeKalb. www.breadandro-seschorus.org.

Indian Valley Community Band: 6to 7:20 p.m. Mondays, SandwichMiddle School Band Room. Areamusicians who enjoy playing forpleasure are invited; there are noauditions.

Open Mic: 8 p.m. Mondays, sign-inat 7:30 p.m., The House Cafe,263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.Bands and singers perform for12 minutes. 815-787-9547.

DeKalb Festival Chorus rehears-als: 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Mondaysduring the school year, NIUMusic Building. www.dekal-bfestivalchorus.org. Contactconductor Seth Houston [email protected] or 303-815-0648.

Kishwaukee BarbershopHarmony Singers rehearsals:7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, FirstCongregational Church, 615 N.First St., DeKalb. Open to men ofall ages. 815-895-5955 or 815-899-8383.

Prairie Echoes Chorus rehearsal:7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, St.Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900Normal Road, DeKalb. Singing,food, friendship and fun.

Thursday Blues Nights: 8 p.m.first Thursday each month atThe House Cafe, 263 E. LincolnHighway, DeKalb.

“The Way” acoustic coffeehouse: 6 to 8:30 p.m. firstSaturday each month, DeKalbChristian Church, 1107 S. FirstSt. 815-758-1833 or [email protected].

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Dahl Day

Friday is Roald DahlDay, a celebration ofthe author’s bookson his birthday. Manylibraries are holdingspecial Dahl events,or go to the officialwebsite of the day – www.roalddahlday.info – for other activities and tips onholding your own Dahl Day party.

At the movies

The big movies opening in theaters thisweek are “Insidious: Chapter 2,” a PG-13

horror-thriller from James Wan; and “The

Family,” an R crime comedy starring

Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Mmm ... chocolate

Friday is International ChocolateDay. Chocolate seems to have a lotof holidays – there are at least five ofthem before the year ends – but that’sno reason not to celebrate it again! Goto your favorite bakery or sweets storeand pick up some delicious chocolate,or make something chocolatey athome. Better yet, have a chocolate-sampling party, where people bring

unique chocolates to share.

Fright night

This Friday is another Friday the 13th(cue spooky music). You can celebratethe day by holding a scary movie night,reading a scary tale around a fire orwhatever you can think of.

Game on

Last but not least, football is back ina big way, and a full slate of games –college and pro – is scheduled for thisweekend. Check your team’s website forgame times. And don’t forget that base-ball and soccer are still in action as well.

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World Music celebratedSaturday at The House

A World Music Celebration and fun-draising concert to aid African musiceducation is planned at The HouseCafe in DeKalb. The event will includean eclectic mix of music ranging fromAfrican, Hawaiian, Chinese, Chicagourban, experimental and internationalinfluences.The coordinator of the event,

Mathew Tembo, recently graduatedwith a master’s degree in music fromNorthern Illinois University. He isoriginally from Zambia. Tembo hopesto raise funds to return to Africa toaid the music education programsat an elementary school in Ethiopiaand a high school in Zambia where herecently taught.Tembo is recognized as one of the best

reggae musicians in Zambia; however, heis choosing to focus more on traditionalmusic and hopes to share his knowledge

with students from his homeland.The second annual World Music Cel-

ebration, which takes place at 7 p.m.Saturday, will include music providedby eight bands including MathewTembo performing with the OccidentalBrothers Dance Band International fromChicago. Additional acts include NIU’sown guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque,the NIU Chinese Ensemble as well as arevolutionary hip-hop artist promotingempowerment through the arts.The House Cafe is located at 263 E.

Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Tickets cost$7 at the door and $4 for students orthose who wish to purchase them on-line before the event at www.brown-papertickets.com/event/459753.

Art and music festivalplanned at preserve

On Sept. 21, the public is invited tothe fourth annual Burning Cicada Artsand Music Picnic Festival in MacQueen

Forest Preserve in Kirkland.A variety of musicians and artists will

share their talent and passion. Expecta day of performance, exhibits andpositive peaceful memories.The festival will be held from noon to

6 p.m. at the MacQueen Forest PreserveLodge, 3640 Scout Road. The shelteris enclosed and heated. Spectators areinvited to bring a lunch and a chair, butno alcohol or outside firewood is per-mitted. Also, remember to bring water.For more information, visit www.burn-

ingcicada.com/festival or www.face-book.com/events/229378537212568/.

IVT to stage ‘Arsenicand Old Lace’

”Arsenic and Old Lace” is one of the

American theater’s funniest comediesbased on the award-winning FrankCapra movie starring Cary Grant.Indian Valley Theatre will take on theproduction in October.

The play centers around drama criticMortimer Brewster. He is engaged tothe lovely Elaine Harper ... but will she fitin with his “unusual” family? Abby and

Martha Brewster are known throughoutBrooklyn for their many acts of kindnessand charity. But Mortimer has justlearned that his charming spinster auntshave taken to relieving the lonelinessof old men by inviting them in for a niceglass of homemade elderberry winelaced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just

a pinch” of cyanide. What else can go

wrong? Their brother believes that he’s

Teddy Roosevelt!“Arsenic and Old Lace” will be

directed by Kathie Hart of Somonaukand produced by Matt Johnson ofNewark. The cast features MicheleWade of Sandwich as Abby Brewster,Linda Johnson of Somonauk as MarthaBrewster, Ahren Lehner of Sandwichas Mortimer Brewster, Matt Johnsonof Newark as Jonathon Brewster, Greg

Peterson of Earlville as the Rev. Dr.Harper, Kristen Lehner of Sandwichas Elaine Harper, Jim Stott of Yorkvilleas Dr. Einstein, Gina Palmer of Planoas Officer O’Hara, Andrea McNeal ofSandwich as Lt. Rooney, Mark Wade ofAurora as Officer Brophy, Rich Bryan ofSandwich as Mr. Gibs, Aaron Moormanas Teddy Brewster and Thomas Merkelof Sandwich as Mr. Witherspoon.Performances will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 18

and 19 and 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Sand-wich Opera House. Tickets cost $12 andare available online at www.indianval-leytheatre.com or at the box office onehour before each performance.Indian Valley Theatre is a nonprofit

organization dedicated to the appreci-ation and development of the perform-ing arts in the Fox Valley area. Formore information, visit www.indianval-leytheatre.com, visit their facebookpage or send an email to [email protected].

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KC Art Gallery hosts ‘mesh’The Kishwaukee College Art Gallery

is hosting an exhibition titled “mesh”by AnaKris through Sept. 25.

AnaKris holds a Bachelor of FineArts in Sculpture from Missouri StateUniversity and a Master of Fine Arts insculpture from Northern Illinois Uni-versity. Her works have been exhibitedin galleries and shows across Illinoisand Missouri.

The Kishwaukee College show is aunified installation of artwork rath-er than an exhibition of individualworks. Most of the works are createdusing industrial mesh and wire.

“Woven aluminum mesh is mymedium of choice,” AnaKris said ina news release. “The nature of thismaterial within a windowpane behavesas an illusion to opacity, allowingour minds to focus beyond it, to whatwe wish to see. We hide our burdensbeneath a façade in order to fool theworld, and ourselves, from accept-

ing the truth. Through the use of thefigure, I explore the terrains of whatis hidden beneath these conjuredfaçades. Neither fully temporal norfully ethereal, my works imply a stateof being. I am taking reference from thedisquieting in order to articulate ourvulnerabilities.”

A closing reception for the show willbe held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24.

Kishwaukee College Art Galleryhours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday,Tuesday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

The Art Gallery has relocated tonew space on campus and is located offthe Main Atrium at the college. Visi-tors should enter through Doors 12 or58. The Kishwaukee College Art Gal-lery is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Ste-ven Hoover, KC Art Gallery director,at 815-825-2086, ext. 5610, or at [email protected].

Stage Coach opens‘Lion inWinter’

Stage Coach Players willpresent “The Lion in Winter,” adark comedy by James Goldman,depicting the personal and polit-ical conflicts of the royal familyof King Henry II of England.

This 1966 play by James Gold-man opens today at Stage CoachTheater and runs weekendsthrough Sept. 22.

Set during a not-so-festiveChristmas in 1183 at Henry’scastle, the play opens with thearrival of Eleanor of Aquitaine,Henry’s wife and the queen,whom he has imprisoned for thepast decade for treason.

What ensues is a story ofgamesmanship between Henry,Eleanor, their three survivingsons, Richard, Geoffrey andJohn, their guest, King PhilipII of France, and Philip’s half-sis-ter, Alais, who is Henry’s mis-tress and betrothed to Richard.

The main event is the no-holds-barred battle of witsbetween Henry (Norm Read) andEleanor (Amanda-Claire Lowe).They are at odds over which oftheir three sons will succeed

Henry when he dies, but beneaththe verbal jousting is an undyinglove of the game, and, very possi-bly, each other.

The three sons could scarce-ly be more different. Eleanor’sfavorite, Richard, (Scott Mon-tavon), is unstoppably ambi-tious. Henry’s choice, for somereason, is the feckless 16-year-oldJohn (Dalton Bates). Left out ofthe power equation and bitterlydetermined is Geoffrey (JeffreySvendsen), an utterly ruthlessopportunist.

But then, ruthless prettymuch describes every character,including Alais (Anya Helm) andher brother, Philip (Jacob Aust).All are quite practiced in thedeadly dance of maneuver, plotand counter-plot.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m.today, Friday and Saturday andSept. 19, 20 and 21 and 2 p.m.Sept. 22 at the theater located at126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb.

Tickets cost $12 and can bepurchased online at www.stage-coachers.com or by calling thebox office at 815-758-1940.

NIU theater lists season scheduleA midwinter night’s dream, a

Steve Martin adaptation of a classic

farce, and a tender coming-of-age sto-

ry are on the schedule of the Northern

Illinois University School of Theatre

and Dance’s 2013-14 Mainstage Series

season.

Due to renovation of the school’s

home base, the Stevens Building

and its three theaters, all Mainstage

shows for the next two years will be

performed at Huntley Middle School,

1515 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb.

The Mainstage Series begins

with “The Emigrants” on Sept. 26.

A remount of the Organic Theatre

Company’s Chicago production, the

play will be performed by profession-

al company members Josh Anderson

and Joel Huff. “The Emigrants”

explores themes of individual power

and freedom from the perspective of

characters who have fled an unnamed

European country in search of both.

“Almost, Maine” opens Oct. 17.

Written by Tony Award-nominated

actor John Cariani as audition pieces

for himself, “Almost, Maine” is 11

linked vignettes about romantic

love in all its pathos, broken hearts,

romance and hope.

“The Underpants” begins the spring

semester on Jan. 30. Steve Martin’s

play is an adaptation of the Carl Stern-

heim farce, “Die Hose,” written in

1910. Louise Maske accidentally drops

her ill-fitting drawers in the middle

of the town square during a parade to

honor the king. “The Underpants” is a

cheeky satire and social commentary

about scandal and celebrity.

“Woyzeck,” by George Buchner,

was based on a real person, Johann

Christian Woyzeck, a poor German

wigmaker/hairdresser and ex-soldier

who was made headlines in 1824 by

killing his female companion in a jeal-

ous rage. The play opens Feb. 20.

“Look Homeward, Angel” opens on

March 27. An adaptation of Thom-

as Wolfe’s semi-autobiographical

novel, “Look Homeward, Angel” is

an authentic American classic, and a

powerful yet tender play about com-

ing of age.

On Nov. 21, dancers will perform

various styles of dance, to include

the ballet “Les Sylphides” and two

modern compositions, in “The Fall

Dance Concert.” “The Spring Dance

Concert,” opening April 24, will fea-

ture many facets of dance expression,

including modern, ballet, experimen-

tal and jazz.

The school’s Studio Series shows

will be performed in the Holmes

Student Center Diversions Lounge,

at the center of the NIU campus. The

Studio Series will present “Lysistra-

ta,” by Aristophanes, “Storytellers

Theatre and Freshman Showcase,”

“Intimate Apparel” by Lynn Nottage,

“Wintertime,” by Charles Mee, and

“Loves Labors Lost,” one of William

Shakespeare’s early comedies.

All shows are at 7:30 p.m. on

weekdays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.

on Sundays. Subscription packages

and additional performance details

are available at 815-753-1600 and www.

niu.edu/theatre.

Improvnight inSandwich

PR Productions will presentits popular Improv ComedyNight at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sat-urday at Jimmy Sam’s Pizza, 1S. Main St. in Sandwich.

Tickets cost $10 in advanceand $12 at the door. Advancedtickets can be purchased atwww.wewantpr.com.

The Improv Comedy Nightheld a very successful runof nearly a year in Yorkvillebefore moving to Sandwich.The production featureslocal actors and actressesin a completely improvisedsetting. Suggestions are takenfrom the audience to create a90-minute production.

Unlike other improvshows, PR Productions per-forms the entire show withouta script, without any formalstructure, and without anyidea of what the audience maysuggest. There is even impro-vised music.

The group has a repertoireof more than 60 differentimprov games, some of whichwere made popular on the thetelevision show “Whose Lineis it Anyway?”

“With the return of the fa-mous TV show to the airwaves,we realized that people love tosee improv,” Danielle Pagoria,Improv Team leader, said ina news release. “This style ofcomedy lets you unwind, for-get about the day and laugh atus as we turn your suggestionsinto full-blown scenes.”

For more informationon PR Productions’ ImprovComedy Night, or to purchaseadvanced tickets, visit www.wewantpr.com.

Provided photo

Henry II, played by Norm Read, proposes to his mistress Alais, played by AnyaHelm, in a scene from Stage Coach Players’ production of “The Lion in Win-ter,” which opens today.

Provided photo

The Kishwaukee College Art Gallery ishosting an exhibition titled “mesh” byAnaKris through Sept. 25. Pictured is oneher works, “Your Mined,” created withaluminum mesh, wire thread and paint.

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Dr. Wallace: I’m a 14-year-old girl. For the past severalmonths, my parents and Ihave been having a disagree-ment about allowing me tohave two piercings in thecartilage of my right ear.Basically, I’m a good kid. I’min honors classes and on thehonor roll.

My parents object becausethey say it will make me looktrashy. When I was 11, myparents finally allowed meto pierce my ear lobes afterI had begged for years. Onemonth after my 13th birth-day, I was allowed to have asingle stud in the cartilageof my left ear. I have notreceived even one negative

comment about any of myearrings.

In 2013, it is not unusualfor girls to have multiplepiercings. Earrings are re-movable and can be removedwhenever I choose. I knowthat the decision ultimatelylies with my parents until Iturn 18, but these are my ears,not my parents’ ears. I amaware of the health risks con-cerning piercing, but I havenever had any infections frompiercing or wearing earrings.

Your opinion, please. – Name-less, Kansas City, Mo.

Nameless: Please don’tthink that I take the side ofparents in all parent-teen dis-agreements, because I don’t.All I can do is give my honestopinion, but when disagree-ments are the issue, someoneis going to be unhappy withmy comments. I’m awarethat multiple-ear (and otherbody-part) piercings are invogue for young women. I’mnot against them. In fact,I think they look good ifthey’re not overdone.

I think your parents havebeen fair by allowing bothlobes to be pierced and apiercing in the cartilage in

your left ear. It appears thatevery year or two you wantyour ear piercings to in-crease. Sorry, I have to agreewith your parents. Threepiercings are enough.

Who knows, but when youturn 18, multi-earrings couldbe out of fashion, and you’llbe happy that you didn’thave additional piercings.But once you are 18 andpiercings are your passion –the ears belong to you.

Dr. Wallace: I am preparingmy resume for potential em-ployers. I will graduate froma university in February,the end of the first semester.I’ve been told by my schoolcounselor not to include my

Social Security number onthe resume, but my fiance,who is in charge of hiringfor an insurance company,is encouraging me to includeit. His company demands toknow it because many ap-plicants looking for jobs areillegal immigrants who don’thave Social Security cardsso they give phony numbers.Do you have any thoughts onthis? – Emily, Bloomington,Ind.

Emily: Because of the prob-lem of identity theft, I wouldnot include a Social Securitynumber on a resume.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallaceat [email protected].

Family’s feuding complicates funeral plans

Intensive diet, exercise standard for diabetics

Use thebidding toaid the play

H.E. Martz said, “He whobuilds a better mousetrapthese days runs into materialshortages, patent-infringe-ment suits, work stoppages,collusive bidding, discountdiscrimination – and taxes.”

At the bridge table, whenyour contract appears hope-less, be a man, not a mouse,and see if you can trap anopponent into helping you.South blazes into six heartsdespite West’s one-spadeovercall. West leads the spadeking. After winning withhis ace, how should declarercontinue?

After North made alimit raise, South bid whathe hoped he could make.(Yes, a tournament playerwould have treated North’sthree hearts as pre-emptive;he would have cue-bid twospades to show heart supportand at least game-invitationalvalues.)

At first glance, South hastwo unavoidable spade losers.He also has only 11 top tricks:one spade, six hearts, onediamond and three clubs. Yes,the bidding tells declarer thatEast started with a singletonspade, but how does that help?

Declarer cashes his dia-mond ace and heart queen.When the trumps are 2-1,South plays a trump to thedummy, ruffs the last dia-mond, unblocks his two clubhonors, returns to dummywith a trump, and discards aspade on the club queen. Thencomes the taxing play: Declar-er leads dummy’s last club,and when East follows suit,South does not ruff; instead,he discards another spade.

East is trapped. He hasonly diamonds left, and onthis trick, declarer sluffs hislast spade and ruffs on theboard.

When you turn 18, your ears belong to you

Dear Abby: I have foursiblings. We get along fine aslong as we’re apart.

During Mom’s and Dad’sfunerals, I was dismayed atthe degree of tension andbickering among us. I am nowdealing with an incurable ill-ness that will shorten my lifeconsiderably. I have no desireto put my husband through afuneral hosting a family whonever liked him. I prefer to becremated, and a handwrittenletter be sent to each of mysiblings after the fact.

Is this selfish? I don’t wantpeople saying things theydon’t sincerely mean. I didn’thave a happy childhood, and

my siblings contributed to

that. My letter will not be

accusatory, nor will it rake

up long-ago hurts. I just

want them to know that my

husband has carried outmy wishes and they shouldnot blame him for doing so.Any thoughts? – Keeping ItSimple

Dear Keeping It Simple: I don’tthink your wishes are selfish.You’re entitled to exit thestage of life in the manneryou choose. Because youprefer to bid your siblingsgoodbye in handwritten let-ters, go ahead and do it.

If I have any advice tooffer it is that your husbandshould continue to maintaina healthy distance from yoursiblings after your death. Youcan’t prevent them from hav-

ing whatever reaction theychoose, considering the levelof dysfunction in your family.It’s not unusual for survivorsto react with anger after adeath, and your husbandshould not take it personallyif they do.

Dear Abby: My daughterrents a second-floor apart-ment with her two little girls.The tenant on the first flooris on oxygen and smokescigarettes. I am concernedabout the risk of an explosionthat could injure my familyupstairs.

My daughter would like

to move, but her lease won’t

be up until January. What

should we do? I don’t believe

she can afford a lawyer unless

legal aid is available to her.

I find the situation scary. –

Worried in Ohio

Dear Worried: I find it scary,too. Has your daughter dis-cussed this with the managerof the building? If she hasn’t,she should, and the conversa-tion should be documented.An explosion could harmmore neighbors than just herand her children. The smokeris a danger to everyone.

If the manager can’tcompel the smoker to stop,then your daughter shouldmove because, in a sense, thetenant downstairs is a tickingtime bomb, and her children’ssafety is paramount.

Dear Abby: My aunt “Sta-cey” has what they callsalt-and-pepper-colored hair.We have suggested manytimes that she dye it, but shedoesn’t want to have to keepup with it. Recently, someoneasked her 14-year-old daugh-

ter if that was her grand-mother!

Aunt Stacey will be com-ing for a visit soon and wewant to surprise her witha hair dye. How should wego about it? – Kristy in NewJersey

Dear Kristy: Don’t do it, orthe people who get surprisedcould be you and whoeverelse has concocted this hair-brained scheme. Not allwomen want to color theirhair. Some would prefer toavoid the expense, and othersbecome allergic to the hairdye. My advice is to appreci-ate your aunt for the personshe is and forget about tryingto change her image.

• Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dear Dr. K: I just heard on

the radio that some study says

that intensive diet and exercise

don’t decrease heart disease

risk in diabetics. Is this true?

If so, I’ve made a lot of hard

changes in my life for nothing.

Dear Reader: I assume

you’re referring to results

from the recently publicized

Look AHEAD (Action for

Health in Diabetes) trial. The

results of this study were

reported in June of this year.

Several of my patients have

already asked me about it,and what I’ve told them is:Take these results with sev-eral grains of salt.

Here’s what we know:Type 2 diabetes increasesthe risk of stroke and heart

disease, and stroke and heart

disease are the leading causes

of death and disability among

people with diabetes.

We also have strong evi-

dence from many studies that

people who achieve a healthy

weight and exercise regularly

have a lower risk of stroke

and heart disease. So you’d

think that overweight people

with Type 2 diabetes also

would benefit from a program

of intensive diet and exercise.

The Look AHEAD trial

explored how changes in diet

and exercise affected heart

disease risk in this popula-

tion. The results weren’t what

most people – myself included

– expected.

The study was a large, ran-

domized trial – the strongest

type of study. Researchers

recruited more than 5,000

overweight men and women

with Type 2 diabetes. Half

were assigned at random to

lose weight and maintain

their weight loss through in-

tensive diet and exercise. The

other group – called a “con-

trol group” – met three times

a year for group counseling

sessions to discuss lifestyle

changes to control diabetes.

After almost 10 years, the

rates of heart attacks, strokes

and heart-related deaths were

essentially the same in both

groups. For many of us, that

result was a real downer.

That is, until you read the

study in detail.

For example, the people in

the intensive-change group lost

only slightly more weight than

the control group: 4 percent

versus 2.5 percent. So though

the research team called it

“intensive diet and exercise,”

it did not do a lot to achieve the

goal of weight loss.

A second important differ-

ence between the intensive-

change group and the control

group is that the latter group

was taking more heart-

healthy medicines. So any

real benefits from the slightly

better weight loss in the

intensive-change group might

have been canceled out by

this difference in medicines.

Lifestyle changes did have

some health benefits in this

study. People in the intensive-

change group improved their

blood sugar with fewer drugs,

and they lowered their risk

for other diabetes complica-

tions such as chronic kidney

disease and vision problems.

Some patients with Type

2 diabetes who achieve a

healthy weight and exercise

regularly can control their

blood sugar without needing

medicines any longer.

So I’ve told my patients

that I don’t think this study

means that any of us should

stop seeking a healthy weight

and exercising regularly!

• Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to read more.

PhillipAlder

BRIDGE

JeannePhillips

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RobertWallace

’TWEEN12 & 20

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PUBLIC AUCTIONOF LAKE FRONT PROPERTY

1108 HOLIDAY DRIVE, SOMONAUK, IL 60552Take County Line Road entrance by the campground and

follow Holiday Drive to the home and sale site

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2013Starting at 9:00 am Lunch Available Comfort Stations

STARTING AT 11:30 AM Real Estate Being Offered at Auction is a Residential Lot improvedwith a well maintained two bedroom split level ranch style home with many features and amenities toonumerous to list. A MUST SEE FOR YOURSELF KIND OF PROPERTY.This home features cathedral ceilings, two family rooms, two fireplaces, one on each level, raisedhearth, skylights with shades and expansive windows providing plenty of light and a spectacularview. Access from main level onto deck the width of the home, overlooking the lake. The lower levelhas walk out to the patio area with access to stairs to the lake and existing boat deck. Other featuresinclude bathrooms on each level, a hot tub room, large pantry closet for storage and a laundry/sewingroom. The 2 car detached garage also includes a heated shop area with overhead access door, Otheramenities include tasteful and mature landscaping, an alarm system, and yard shed. The applianceswill stay and include the side by side refrigerator, gas stove, dishwasher and laundry machines. Thehome has central air and a natural gas forced air furnace. This description does not do the prop-erty justice! The home has terrific potential and now is your chance to own property on the lake!TERMS: $10,000.00 down day of sale with balance at closing on or before November 22, 2013.Possession will be given upon closing. The closing shall be in the usual manner. Title commitmentand agreement to purchase contract will be available for inspection prior to sale. Prospective buyersshould have any necessary financing arranged prior to sale day. NO CURRENT HOME SALE CON-TINGENCIES. The property will be sold in “as is” condition without warranties expressed or implied.Sellers reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Announcements made day of sale shallsupersede advertising. A survey will be provided to the successful bidder. THE SALE SHALL BESUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: The Rules & Regulations and By-laws of the Lake Holiday Prop-erty Owners Associations aka (LHPOA). Both documents can be viewed and found on line at www.lakeholiday.us, or by contacting the office of (LHPOA) at 1-815-498-2216. The successful bidder willhave to be APPROVED by the (LHPOA). INSPECTION OF THE HOME BY APPOINTMENT ONLY BYCONTACTING THE AUCTIONEERS HEREIN LISTED

BETTY & THE LATE BEN SPISAK, OWNERSALAN MARSH ATTORNEY FOR THE SELLER - 815 434-2000 - OTTAWA-EARLVILLE

AUCTIONEERS:Chris Wegener - Sandwich, IL - 815-451-2820 (IL Lic. #440.000267)Joe Wegener - Rochelle, IL - 815-766-0756 (IL Lic. #440.000375)

CLERK: D. Gudmunson CASHIERS: Coultripswww.go2wegenerauctions.com

FARMLAND, HOUSE & BUILDINGSAND GRAVEL QUARRY AUCTION

Wednesday, September 25th, 20ÿ3 at ÿ0:30 A.MSale to be held at: Mills & Petrie Memorial Library & Gymnasium

704 First Street in Ashton, IL 6ÿ006

OPEN TENANCY FOR 20ÿ4 CROPYEAR

485 Acres MOLin Sections 23 & 24 of Ashton Twp in Lee County, IL

Selling as 6 individual parcels - Survey Available Auction Day

PARCEL ÿ: ÿÿÿ Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types ÿ25A, ÿ02A& 440A

PARCEL 2: ÿ29 Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types 440B, ÿ25A, ÿ02A

PARCEL 3: House & Buildings 4 Acres MOL

PARCEL 4: ÿ20 Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types 440B, ÿ25A, ÿ06B

PARCEL 5: 95 Acres MOL; Prominent Soil Types 440B, ÿ02A& ÿ06B

PARCEL 6: Quarry & Buildings on 25 Acres MOL

Tax I.D #’s 03-04-23-200-002, 03-04-23-200-004, 03-04-23-400-002, 03-04-24-ÿ00-00ÿ,

03-04-24-300-00ÿ, 03-04-23-400-00ÿ Total Tax $ ÿ5,302.64

FSA Information: 450 Total Tillable Acres ; ÿÿ9.4 PI

For complete listing of sale bill, maps, soil maps, photos, tax info,

terms & conditions, etc. go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com

For Information Contact: Owner, D & E Farms, LLC. John Duggan, Attorney

Lenny Bryson –Auctioneer Duggan Law Office

900 South Division Ave ÿ8ÿ Lincolnway

Polo, IL 6ÿ064 North Aurora, IL 60542

Ph) 8ÿ5-946-4ÿ20 Ph) 630-264-7893

DeKalb

Saturday & Sunday8am – 4pm

1501 Lewis St.Lamps, Paintings, Shelving,Sets of Dishes, Cookware,Small Appliances, Tables,Picture Frames, Baskets,

Knives, Music CDs, Bicycles,Rototiller and More.

ALGONQUIN

SOMETHING SPECIALESTATE SALE

10003 Zimmer Dr

Fri-Sat Sept 13-14 9-4

See Details atwww.somethingspecial

estatesales.com

BAKERLooking for exp yet trainable Baker.Must have exp. in a yeast raised,laminated environment. This is a

hands on position. We are anon-smoking company.

Inexperienced need not apply.Send resume and salary or

pay requirements to:bakery102-employment@

yahoo.com

PARAKEET - LOSTLost Parakeet in North Grove

Crossings area in Sycamore byPlank Road. Responds to Vinnyor Vincent. Yellow with some

green. Reward.Has medical issues & needs tocome home. 815-991-5878

ANTIQUE FURNITUREAntique dresser with large roundmirror, upright chest and double-size headboard and foot board forbed. Make an offer! Can be soldtogether or separately. Sycamore.815-991-5878.

DEKALB

FRI & SATSEPT 13 & 148AM - 4PM

Bridges of RivermistAccessible off of

North First St at Rich Rd,Bethany Rd or

Covered Bridge Ln.

Antiques, Baby Items, Books,Children's Clothing,

Computer Desk, Craft Items,Dining Set, Dishes,

File Cabinet, Furniture,Glassware, Housewares,Indoor & Outdoor Items,Jewelry, Kitchen Items,

Men & Women's Clothing,Women's shoes, sizes 7-7.5Teachers Items, Tools, Toys& Much, Much More!

DeKalb

1106 S. 5thFriday & Saturday

8:00 - 5:00

Tools &Die-maker Tools

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFOREINVESTING ANY MONEY

Contact theBetter Business Bureauwww.chicago.bbb.org

- or -Federal Trade Commission

www.ftc.gov

SYCAMORESEMI ANNUAL

LONGABERGER SALE

1029 Janet St.

Friday & Saturday 9/13 & 9/148 am - 2 pm

Baskets in the Garage InventoryReduction Sale

Multiple contributors. RetiredLongaberger and Scentsy

Products. Antique granite ware,sewing machine and child's

chalk board. Stamping suppliesand household items.

Large globe.

GENEVAGreat Coy-Krupp Sale!

406 S 4th St

Sat 9/14 10-5 #s 9:30Sun 9/15 11-3

Dozens & dozens of paintings,dozens of tables full of glass,

pottery, crystal, Rookwood, VanBriggle, Steuben, Lalique,Ivories, Jugtown, Norweta,

Webb, Silver, Stickley table &chrs, Fortuny chrs, this house is

beyond packed! Go towww.coykrupp.com for photos!

QUALITY ENGINEER /TECHNICIAN

A leading manufacturer of auto-motive parts, located in centralIllinois, has opening(s) for Qual-ity Engineer and/or Technician.Responsibilities will include cus-tomer contact, product develop-ment evaluation, capabilitystudies, S.P.C. analysis, reviewof quality trends, and implemen-tation of programs to eliminatedefects.

Technician applicants shouldhave several years of qualitycontrol experience. Engineershould have several years as aquality engineer. CMM/G.D.&T.experience and TS16949 aplus. College level work is desir-able. A new engineering or in-dustrial tech graduate will beconsidered.

We offer a competitive salaryand benefit program.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Send resume andsalary expectations to:[email protected]

Medical AppliancesEverest EJ Jennings Traveler

Wheelchair – Sunrise Adj. Walker –Carex Adj. Shower/Bath Seat –Guardian Toilet $350 for all731-431-0766 evenings

Sycamore1119 Susan St

Windfield Meadows Subdivision(off Peace & Freed Rds)

Thursday 11am - 4pmFriday noon – 5pm

Saturday 8am – 4pm

Large 3-Family SaleBoys clothes-infant-5/6, nice ladiessuits, dresses, clothes; Men's Big &Tall, seasonal décor, linens, 2computers, electronics, books &magazines, toys, housewares.

Beautiful-High Quality -Solid OakShaker Style Four Post, King Sizebed frame w/head & foot boards$250 Call or text 815-501-3771

TV 32” InsigniaOlder works perfect, 20”

TV/VCR Toshiba, older, 20”TV/VCR Memorex $40/ea.

Hampshire, IL. 847-830-9725

Back To Life MachineGreat for a bad back, like new!$200/obo 815-909-8905

GUITAR ~ YAMAHA6 string, accoustic, excellent

condition! $300/obo815-909-8905

GENOA

12829 WILLIAMS CIROff Baseline Rd.

Thurs. 4-7PM, Fri. 8-5 PM,Sat. 8-2PM

Sold the lake house have two ofeverything!

Come find your bargains.

MCHENRY

1901 Redwood Lane

Huge Sale! Fri. and Sat.Sept. 13 & 14 9 am - 4 pm

Lawn equipment, furniture,collectible dolls, scrapbooking

items, household goods,toys and games, and much,

much more

Advertise here for asuccessful garage sale!Call 815-455-4800

First StreetOpen Air MarketAntique ~ Vintage

Waresin a QuaintRural Setting

Sept 12th, 4-7pSept 13 & 14, 9-5p

25151 N. First St.(South of Rt 64)Sycamore, IL.

A-1 MATTRESS SETS. NEW INPLASTIC. Twin $99, Full $129,

Queen $159, King $259 w/warr.Can deliver. 815-703-3688

WANTED!I Buy

OldEnvelopes

Stamps

Collections

815-758-4004

BOWFLEX Motivator 2Excellent Condition - $100.

815-739-3030

COUCH – Tan & Rust Colored,7' Long, both ends recline!

Very Good Condition. No Holes orStains $100. 815-739-3030

ENTIRE LIVING ROOM - ModernLook Black Couch & Loveseat, Cof-fee Table ,2 End Table & 2 LargeLamps. 4' x 4', Picture goes with.All items in very good condition$300 for all. 815-739-3030

YARD CART – Rubbermaid42” x 30”, Attaches to tractor.Great for yard work. Will never

rust - $35. 815-739-3030

Aquatrend by CulliganAttaches to 5 gal. Bottle, supplies

hot & cold water, ExcellentCondition $50. 815-739-3030

WAGON – Kids Step 2Great Condition - $20

815-739-3030

Bowflex Selectech 552 DumbellsRapidly switch weights 5lbs-5.25lbs, 2.5lbs increments to

25lbs, NIB $349 815-895-4040

Fisher price picnic table exc. cond.$40 815-895-4040

BAR CLAMPS - Old Carpenters BarClamps, Notched Wood Beam, Cast

Iron Stops, Approx 4'-5' long,$25 each, moving, Sycamore

815-762-0382

DESK – 52” x 24” Steel Desk w/small left side return, Includes:

chair & lamp. Great shape, $95.Sycamore. 815 762-0382

5 wood step ladders, Type lll,200 lb rating, good condition,

4 to 6', $15 each815-762-0382

Hand Tools – Craftsman,New, 50% Off or more,

Includes: Wrenches, screwdrivers,sockets, Moving, Sycamore$75. For all, will separate

815-762-0382

DeKalb

HUGE SALE1620 Schifly Lane

Saturday, 8 - 4Antiques, collectibles, primitives,lots of old cameras, Jim Beam bot-tles, old tools, old bottles, records,candlewick, glassware, salt & pep-per shakers, furniture, vintagekitchenware, figurines, linens, dolls,knick-knacks, and much misc.

Radio Flyer Red Scoot About RideOn Kids Toddler Bike w/Bell & SeatThat Adjusts As Child Grows BestFor 1-2 Year Old, $18, DeKalb.

815-739-1953.

Blender: Oster, White, 10 SpeedLike New. $18. Sycamore.

815-895-5373.

BOWLS - New Set Of 3 - AppleDesign Ceramic Bowls, 1-Large,1-Medium, 1-Small & CeramicApple Design Matching Pitcher,

$20, Sycamore. 815-895-5373

Heavy Duty New BackpacksAssorted Designs - Lifetime

Warranty - $15 - Sycamore.815-895-5373

NFL New Black & White ReebokFGT Cleats w/Anti-Friction Lining,

Size 10.5, $25. Sycamore.815-895-5373.

Potty Chair - Blue & White, LikeNew, Made By Summer. $15.Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

SLED - Little Tikes Baby InfantChild Red Sled W/Back Support &Carrying /Pulling Rope, Like New,$20, DeKalb. 815-739-1953

Child Vanity & Pink Chair - LittleTikes Vanity Has White Lift Up Lidw/ “Mirror" Underneath That Child

Can See Themselves In & Compart-ments Of Different Sizes For Storage.Can Be Used As A Desk Also. $22,

Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

DRILL - Makita Drill w/Battery,Charger & Case, $25, Sycamore,

815-895-5373

Fisher Price Toddler/Child MusicalLaugh & Learn Smart Bounce &Spin Pony Ride On. Yellow/Tan

Horse On Green Platform. Like New$20. Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Radio Flyer Inchworm BouncingCaterpillar Ride On, Has Red Hat

& Red Seat & Green Body OnFour Wheels, $15, Sycamore.

815-895-5373.

ST CHARLESAMAZING GENTLY

USED ITEMS!!109 S. 6th Street

Friday, Sept 13: 12 to 5pm andSaturday Sept 14: 10am to 3pm

Girls clothing -- toddler to size 8.Womens designer clothing andaccessories. Bikes, double/triplestroller, toys, books, householditems. Great stuff looking for a

new home!

Exercise BikeReclines, good condition, $75.

815-498-3867

TABLE SAWCraftsman, 10” with extended

table, like new! $100815-498-3867

OTR DriversHome every weekend.

Excellent pay.Call Lisa:

630-365-9990

Research

Monsanto WatermanResearch located at

8350 Minnegan Rd.,Waterman, IL (near DeKalb)

Monsanto Waterman Researchis seeking temporary employeesfor field and/or lab work. 40hours per week is desired butnot required; flexible hours areavailable. Ability to work in ateam environment is essential.Training will be provided, noexperience necessary.

Pay is competitive.Apply in person at addressabove M-F 8-4:30. EOE/AA

Employer M/F/D/V

Farm OperationsMonsanto WatermanResearch located at

8350 Minnegan Rd.,Waterman, IL. (near Dekalb)

Is seeking a Farm Operations em-ployee who is well qualified in thesafe operation, maintenance ofagricultural equipment and knowl-edgeable in row crop agriculture.Applicants must possess or haveability to attain Pesticide App Li-cense & DOT License. Must be atleast 21 and pass pre-employmentdrug test.

Full job description and apply inperson at above address

M-F 8-4:30.EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V

DEKALB

RIVERMIST GARAGE SALE114 Quinlan Ave

SATURDAY, 9/14

Mens size XXL, Womans size 1X,6' dog kennel, small appliances,misc kitchen, xmas, furniture,garden pots, light fixtures, homedecorations.

DeKalb

959 Willow CircleThu & Fri, 8:30 - 4:00

Sat, 8:00 - 12:00

Home Decor, Quality Jr.Clothing, HomecomingDresses, Xmas Tree, Manynice misc. items you won'twant to miss.

DVD CABINET – Solid Oak DVDCabinet – 24”w x 36”h x 6”d. Ex-cellent Condition. 4 shelves, can fitover a few hundred DVDs. $75.847-659-1852

SWIVEL ROCKERS (2) – MatchingPatterned fabric. Excellent Condi-

tion. $150 for the pair. Sold as set.847-659-1852

Cleaning

COMMERCIAL CLEANING*Sycamore*

P/T Mornings & EvesMust pass bkrnd check.

Apply online @www.petersoncleaning.com

Solid Oak Entertainment Center3 piece with lighted shelves,like new, holds 40 inch TV.

$250 (orig. $1500)Must sell. (815) 758-7317

Cub Cadet lawn tractor, ModelAGS2360, 38” cut, 12.5 hp Kohlerengine, wheel weights. 242.5 hrs.

$400. 815-762-2385

Kingston

Thurs, Fri & Sat.8am - ?

9362 Eric Circle

Patio Set, Dishes, Pictures,Books, and MISC.

NEWSPAPERDELIVERY

CONTRACTORSWANTED

All AreasEarly morning Monday

through Saturday.1 year contract.

Call 815-756-4841 x2468,or toll-free 877-688-4841

Cherry Dresser - Excellent QualityExcellent Condition - $200 OBO

Call 815-895-4071 Evenings

CAT – LOSTSouth De Kalb County Area

I'm lost, have you seen me? Iwas near Howison, McGirr andPerry, but could be anywhere.Large neutered male, mostly

white with brown patches on hisback, and brown on top of faceand back of head, and a darker

fluffy tail, and was wearing ared collar. If you see me,please call my people at

815-501-9724. $500 FORSAFE RETURN! Thank you.

CAT ~ 2 yr old Male Neutered.Very sweet. FREE to good home.

815-931-8911

DekalbThurs 9/12 & Fri 9/13

8am-6pmSat 9/14 8am-1pm

349 Heatherfield Ln.1st Street & Dresser WestHeatherfield Subdivision

Watch for Signs

Small furniture, Phaltzgraffdishes, new Christmas, col-

lectibles, household, &much miscellaneous.

DISABLED COUPLESEEKS CAREGIVERS

DEKALB, IL – Need to be available1st shifts (8am-4pm) & 2nd shift(4pm-12:30am), depending onday. Must be flexible with sched-ule. Must be 18 or older, valid DL,own trans & ph #. $11.65/hr, 20-50 hrs every 2 weeks. Must lift.

Call 815-756-4439

DEKALB

17 Jennifer Lane

Garage Sale -Years of accumulation!

Friday, 8:00am - 3:00pm andSaturday, 8:00am - 1:00pm

P/T COOKApply at http://www.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF GENOA, ILLINOISNOTICE TO BIDDERS

1. TIME AND PLACE OF OPENINGBIDS

Sealed proposals for the 2013Street Program South Emmett StreetImprovements for the City ofGenoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, willbe received by the City Council, Cityof Genoa, at the City Hall until10:00 A.M., local time, September24, 2013, and at that time publiclyopened and read.

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORKThe proposed improvement con-

sists of the reconstruction of ap-proximately 0.18 miles of roadwayon South Emmett Street betweenhill Street and Jackson Street. Workincludes 2616 SY of Asphalt Sur-face Removal, 1050 CY of EarthExcavation, 1250 Tons of Aggre-gate Base Course, 655 Tons of HotMix Asphalt and other miscella-neous storm sewer and work items.

3. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERSAll pertinent documents may be

examined at the office of the CityClerk, City of Genoa, 333 First St.,Genoa, Illinois or at the office ofScheflow Engineers, A ProfessionalCorporation, 1814 GrandstandPlace, Elgin, Illinois 60123.

Copies of Specifications, Propos-al, Contract Documents and Plansmay be obtained from the Engi-neer, Scheflow Engineers, A Profes-sional Corporation, 1814 Grand-stand Place, Elgin, Illinois 60123,upon receipt of $30.00, non?re-fundable. Plus $10.00 for mailingif requested.

4. WAGE RATESThe minimum wage rates to be

paid for laborers and mechanicsengaged in the project shall be asdetermined by the Secretary of La-bor.

5. SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICYEach bidder shall adopt a written

sexual harassment policy pursuantto ILCS 5/2-105 (1992).

6. BID SECURITYAll proposals must be accompa-

nied by a certified check, a bankcashier's check or a bank draftpayable to the City Treasurer, Cityof Genoa, for $5,000.00 as pro-vided for in the Instructions to Bid-ders.

7. REJECTION OF BIDSThe City Council reserves the right

to reject any or all proposals and towaive technicalities.

Published upon order of the CityClerk of the City of Genoa, Illinois.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle,September 12, 2013.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE HAMILTON SUPERIORCOURT ROOM NO. 1

CAUSE NO.29D01- 1308-AD-1004

STATE OF INDIANASS:COUNTY OF HAMILTON

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTIONOF INFANT MALE STEFANAC

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

The unnamed putative father ofthe child born to Ashley Stefanacon August 26, 2013, or the personwho claims to be the father of thechild born to Ashley Stefanac on

eyAugust 26, 2013, is notified that apetition for adoption of the childwas filed in the office of the Clerk ofthe Hamilton Superior Court, RoomNo. 1, One Hamilton CountySquare, Noblesville, Indiana.

If the unnamed putative fatherseeks to contest the adoption of thechild, the unnamed putative fathermust file a motion to contest theadoption in accordance with IC 31-19-10-1 in the above named courtwithin thirty (30) days after thedate of service of this notice. Thisnotice may be served by publica-tion.

If the unnamed putative fatherdoes not file a motion to contest theadoption within thirty (30) days af-ter service of this notice, the abovenamed court shall hear and deter-mine the petition for adoption. Theunnamed putative father's consentis irrevocably implied and the un-named putative father loses theright to contest the adoption or thevalidity of the unnamed putative fa-ther's implied consent to the adop-tion. The unnamed putative fatherloses the right to establish paternityof the child under IC 31-14.

Nothing Ashley Stefanac or any-one else says to the unnamed puta-tive father of the child relieves theunnamed putative father of his obli-gations under this notice.

Under Indiana law, a putative fa-ther is a person who is named asor claims that he may be the fatherof a child born out of wedlock butwho has not yet been legallyproven to be the child's father.This notice complies with IndianaCode 31-19-4-4, but does not ex-haustively set forth the unnamedputative father's legal obligationsunder the Indiana adoptionstatutes. A person being servedwith this notice should consult theIndiana statutes.

/s/ Peggy BeaverCLERK,

HAMILTON SUPERIOR COURTROOM NO. 1

Steven M. KirshKIRSH & KIRSH, P.C.2930 East 96th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46240(317) 575-5555Attorney No. 5223-49Attorney for Petitioners

(Published in the Daily Chronicle,September 12, 19 & 26, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE TWENTY-THIRDJUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFMARILYN J. LARSON,

DECEASED.

CASE NO. 13 P 106CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death ofMarilyn J. Larson of DeKalb Coun-ty, Illinois. Letters of Office as Ex-ecutor were issued to Robert D. Lar-son, Gary D. Larson and Mary JoLarson on August 21, 2013,whose attorneys are KLEIN, STOD-DARD, BUCK & LEWIS, LLC, Attor-neys at Law, 2045 Aberdeen Court,Sycamore, IL 60178.

Claims against the estate may befiled in the Office of the Clerk of theCircuit Court at the DeKalb CountyCourthouse, 133 West State Street,Sycamore, IL 60178, or with therepresentative, or both, within sixmonths from the date of issuance ofLetters of Office and any claim notfiled within that period is barred.Copies of a claim filed with theClerk must be mailed or deliveredto the representative and to the at-torney within ten days after it hasbeen filed.

DATED: August 28, 2013

/S/ Maureen JoshCIRCUIT CLERK OF DEKALB

COUNTY, SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS

Jeffrey L. LewisAttorney for the Estate ofMarilyn J. LarsonKLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK &LEWIS, LLC2045 Aberdeen Court, Suite ASycamore, IL 60178(815) 748-0380

(Published in the Daily Chronicle,August 29, September 5 & 12,2013.)

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DeKalb (3) BR's Avail, Near NIU$400/ea/mo + 1st/last/sec + util.

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