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20130830 Week of August 25 to 31, 2013

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Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Owls hung on the ceiling for decoration during a Harry Potter party at the DeKalb Library on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. The party was to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Harry Potter books.
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Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com
Owls hung on the ceiling for decoration during a Harry Potter party at the DeKalb Library on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. The party was to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Harry Potter books.

  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Tween Coordinator Darcy Tatlock and Circulation Clerk Brandy Pfeifer ask trivia questions to the different Hogwarts houses during a Harry Potter party at the DeKalb Library on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. The party was to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Harry Potter books.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Anthony Zukauski (top) and Kristie Porretta of Windy City Amusements assemble the Zipper ride in the Ellwood Parking Lot in DeKalb on Wednesday morning ahead of this weekend's Corn Fest. Zukauski has assembled and operated the ride for 12 years.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Andy Raih of the City of DeKalb posts a special event no parking sign on the 100 block of East Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. A section of Lincoln Highway will be closed beginning Thursday at 3 p.m.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> The DeKalb Sparkles go through cheers during a cheer practice at DeKalb High School on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. The Sparkles is an inclusive team bringing special needs students together with their cheerleading peers. The school partners with a nonprofit group called Sparkle Effect that supports these kinds of teams across the country.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Owls hung on the ceiling for decoration during a Harry Potter party at the DeKalb Library on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. The party was to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Harry Potter books.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> A crowd cheers when the word, "DeKalb" appears in lights at a relighting ceremony to officially light the restored marquee of the former DeKalb Theatre, which now houses the Debutantes School of Cosmotology and Nail Technology, on Thursday, August 29, 2013. The theatre opened in March 1949, but the marquee has been dark since 1991 as several other businesses have operated there. DeKalb restored the marquee using TIF funds and Debutantes has promised to pay the operating costs.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Darek Wieglos finishes up installing a Northern Illinois University football window graphic on a window located at Armor Computer Shop on East Lincoln Highway in DeKalb on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The graphics were installed on eight buildings throughout downtown DeKalb.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Sales clerk Patty Kirk removes a receipt from the cash register printer after a purchase at Moxie in downtown DeKalb on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Vincent Tripoli, 5, uses a smart board to describe the weather during his kindergarten class at Southeast Elementary School in Sycamore on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> After making a purchase at Moxie in DeKalb, Chrissy Large (left), of DeKalb, is handed her receipt by manager Courtney Wilson on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Ben Doty organizes his classroom after the summer break at Sycamore High School on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Doty is a former student of SHS and now works alongside his former English instructor Rich Majerus (not pictured).
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Ben Doty (left), former Sycamore High School student and now English teacher, works alongside his former instructor Rich Majerus at SHS. Doty graduated from SHS in 2001 and is beginning his fifth year as an English teacher. Majerus has been teaching at the school for 18 years.<br /> <br /> Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013<br /> Sycamore, Ill.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Adult Protection Service Case Worker Tom Scott teaches Tai Chi to a group of seniors at the DeKalb Senior Center on Friday, August 23, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Adult Protection Service Case Worker Tom Scott teaches Tai Chi to a group of seniors at the DeKalb Senior Center on Friday, August 23, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Tom Sanders moves the ball during soccer practice at Hinckley-Big Rock on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Eric Phillips makes a pass during practice in Hinckley on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Ben Doty (right), former Sycamore High School student and now English teacher, works alongside his former instructor Rich Majerus at SHS. Doty graduated from SHS in 2001 and is beginning his fifth year as an English teacher. Majerus has been teaching at the school for 18 years.<br /> <br /> Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013<br /> Sycamore, Ill.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Hinckley-Big Rock soccer coach Paul Taeuber talks to his player between drills during practice in Hinckley on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Jack Bullard participates in a drill during soccer practice at Hinckley-Big Rock on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Adam Joyner (left) defends against teammate Tom Sanders during a drill at soccer practice in Hinckley on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013.
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