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Photos: DeKalb crisis shelter Safe Passage breaks ground on new facility

By Kelsey Rettke
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Officials including (from left) CEO of Ringland-Johnson Construction Brent Johnson, Christine Kaline of Safe Passage Inc., U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, and Rebecca Versluys, executive director of Safe Passage, shovel the first dirt on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, to begin construction of the crisis shelter's new building at 217 S. Franklin St., in DeKalb.

Officials including (from left) CEO of Ringland-Johnson Construction Brent Johnson, Christine Kaline of Safe Passage Inc., U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, and Rebecca Versluys, executive director of Safe Passage, shovel the first dirt on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, to begin construction of the crisis shelter's new building at 217 S. Franklin St., in DeKalb. (Kelsey Rettke)

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Kelsey Rettke

Kelsey Rettke

Kelsey Rettke is the editor of the Daily Chronicle and co-editor of the Kane County Chronicle, part of Shaw Local News Network.