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20130809 Week of August 4 to 13, 2013

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Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Genoa resident Bob Probst (left) watches as his wife Bevia Probst, a breast cancer survivor, is hugged by Eddie McDonald, a firefighter from Orange Beach, Ala., during the Pink Heals Tour outside Pete's Castle in Genoa, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. The Pink Heals Tour has traveled the country to raise cancer awareness and to honor and support those who have fought and are battling all types of cancer.
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Genoa resident Bob Probst (left) watches as his wife Bevia Probst, a breast cancer survivor, is hugged by Eddie McDonald, a firefighter from Orange Beach, Ala., during the Pink Heals Tour outside Pete's Castle in Genoa, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. The Pink Heals Tour has traveled the country to raise cancer awareness and to honor and support those who have fought and are battling all types of cancer.

  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Wahbeh Taweel speaks to members of the Islamic Society of Northern Illinois University during Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan inside the Duke Ellingtion Ballroom on the campus of NIU in DeKalb, Ill., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Members of the Islamic Society of Northern Illinois University observe Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan at the Duke Ellington Ballroom on the campus of NIU in DeKalb, Ill., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> A boy participates in the observance of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan with members of the Islamic Society of Northern Illinois University inside the Duke Ellingtion Ballroom on the campus of NIU in DeKalb, Ill., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Della Harrod, 9, of Hinckley, hugs her boer goat, Fudge, in his pen at the 4-H Fair in Sandwich on Saturday, August 3, 2013. Fudge won a blue ribbon and a plaque.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Mark Hopkins, 10, of Lindenwood, washes down his hereford steer, Herf, after showing him at the 4-H Fair in Sandwich on Saturday, August 3, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Brandon Morris, 24, and Garrett Morris, 21, from the Los Angeles area make a pit stop in DeKalb on Saturday, August 3, 2013. The Morris brothers are biking from Oregon to New York in efforts to raise funds for a San Luis Obispo non-profit called Project Hope and Fairness. Project Hope and Fairness is focused on ending the injustices of the cocoa trade by empowering cocoa farmers in Africa and shortening the distance between those who eat chocolate and those who grow the beans.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Betsy Koehnke, 17, of Clare, rides her horse, Lady, through the barrel race during the 4-H Fair in Sandwich on Saturday, August 3, 2013. Koehnke and Lady got a time of 21.85 seconds.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Brandon Morris, 24, and Garrett Morris, 21, from the Los Angeles area make a pit stop in DeKalb on Saturday, August 3, 2013. The Morris brothers are biking from Oregon to New York in efforts to raise funds for a San Luis Obispo non-profit called Project Hope and Fairness. Project Hope and Fairness is focused on ending the injustices of the cocoa trade by empowering cocoa farmers in Africa and shortening the distance between those who eat chocolate and those who grow the beans. Here, they show one of the chocolate bars to Lisa Royer, Diane Finn and Kelly Thompson, who greeted the men on their entrance to DeKalb.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> A corner lot sits vacant between two houses in the Riverbend subdivision in Genoa. Of the three subdivisions in the city, the Riverbend has the most vacant lots. Total, Genoa has about 300 vacant lots.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> A sidewalk ends before the unruly grass and weeds of several vacant lots, nestled between two homes, begins in the Riverbend subdivision in Genoa. Of the three subdivisions in the city, the Riverbend has the most vacant lots. Total, Genoa has about 300 vacant lots.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Defensive tackle Ken Bishop participates in a drill during the first practice of the season at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Defensive line coach Brett Diersen instructs his players during a drill at the first practice of the season at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Offensive lineman Ryan Brown stretches during the start of the first practice of the season at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Quarterback Jordan Lynch warms up with his teammates during the start of the first practice of the season at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.
  • Erik Anderson - For the Daily Chronicle <br /> DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy Grant Erickson holds a pistol with blanks as his partner, Triton, a German Shepherd clamps onto his arm during a demonstration of the K-9 unit at the National Night Out held at the Target parking lot in DeKalb on Tuesday, August 6, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Running back Keith Harris Jr. carries the football during a drill at the first practice of the season at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Genoa resident Bob Probst (left) watches as his wife Bevia Probst, a breast cancer survivor, is hugged by Eddie McDonald, a firefighter from Orange Beach, Ala., during the Pink Heals Tour outside Pete's Castle in Genoa, Ill., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. The Pink Heals Tour has traveled the country to raise cancer awareness and to honor and support those who have fought and are battling all types of cancer.
  • Erik Anderson - For the Daily Chronicle <br /> Target volunteer Mikie Lozano (left) hands a snow cone to Wes Young, 4, during the National Night Out held at the Target parking lot in DeKalb on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. The event promoted self-defense through demonstration of events including a police K-9 dog.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Marla Shega is seen surrounded by bottles of wine with her illustration on the bottles at Prairie State Winery in Genoa, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Steve Silverstein, a driver for DeCab Taxi Service based in DeKalb, takes a call while waiting for a client on the 600 block of Oak Street in DeKalb, Ill., Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.
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