Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Ben Rydecki, winner of the 2012 DeKalb County Spelling Bee, practices spelling words read by his mother, Carole, at their Somonauk home on Friday evening.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Carole Rydecki uses a list of words to test her son, Ben Rydecki, at their home in Somonauk on Friday evening.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com (From left to right) Sycamore resident Leslie Jacox and her daughter Brianna, 13, speak with Emily Barrile, a representative of the DeKalb County American Red Cross, during the Care or Be Square Youth & Family Volunteer Fair at the DeKalb County Community Outreach building Thursday evening. Brianna felt the need to get involved with volunteering and decided to attend the fair to get some information on how to help. Thursday, May 24, 2012 DeKalb, Ill.