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Illinois State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel visited Romeoville HS on Mon. April 27 to present a proclamation recognizing the Romeoville HS United State Marine Corps Junior ROTC being named a Navy Honor School for the second year in row. Cadet Captain Ashley Damian formally accepted the honor on behalf of all the cadets.

rock run crossings reimagined to rockrun collection

Cullinan Properties is excited to announce the reimagining of Rock Run Crossings to RockRun Collection. Effective today, this change reflects the evolution of the superregional project under construction at the gateway to Chicagoland.

RockRun Collection will be a highly curated experience where life and living meet. A super-regional destination that will connect the community in a sophisticated fusion of lifestyle and power center retail, restaurants, entertainment, healthcare, services and unique amenities while offering superior multifamily living. From local to national tenants, affordable to chic retail, fast-casual to upscale restaurants, state-of-the-art entertainment and more, it will all meld together into the perfect combination of a vibrant live | shop | dine atmo-

sphere.

“As construction continues at the site, our feeling was that the development had evolved and needed to reflect more of the synergy we are cultivating with the possible tenant mix,” said Matthew Beverly, CEO of Cullinan Properties. “We also wanted to continue to focus on the aspect of providing an environment where visitors and local residents can come and spend a day or the weekend. Being close with the Joliet community and creating a place they are proud of is important and why we strive to collaborate with local municipalities,” added Beverly.

“This site remains at the top of the list for so many retailers, restaurants and entertainment users. Reimagining the branding of the site will help move the development forward in a fresh and new way,” Ann Smith, Se-

nior Vice President of Leasing and Marketing stated.

Along with a name change, the rebranding efforts include a new logo, leasing collateral, website, and development visuals.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON ILLINOIS

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. Martha L. Parkin, AKA Martha Parkin, AKA Martha Lee Parkin; Discover Bank; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Westlake Townhome Owners Association Defendants.

Case No. 2022FC000785

223 Millcreek Lane, Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Judge Bryan S. Chapman

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 6, 2023, James Mendrick will on June 1, 2023, at the hour of 10:00AM at the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 223 Millcreek Lane, Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Parcel Number(s): 02-23-102-031

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 22-031669.

Jenna M. Rogers MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC

Attorneys for Plaintiff

One East Wacker, Suite 1250

Chicago, IL 60601

Telephone: 312-651-6700

Fax: 614-220-5613

Atty. No.: 271625

Email: StateEFiling@manleydeas.com

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Published 4/26/23, 5/3/23, 5/10/23

Niles gets ethics ruling

On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Araceli De La Cruz provided declaratory judgment that the April 2021 resident-initiated referendum attempting to change the Village of Niles Board of Ethics from a government-appointed body to a voter-elected body was unconstitutional and against Illinois state law. As a result, the Village of Niles Ethics Board members will not be elected by the public, the recent consolidated election results for these positions will not be released by the Cook County Clerk, and the Village of Niles Board of Ethics members will continue to be appointed by the Village Board of Trustees.

“It is good for the Niles community that we finally have a definitive answer to this matter. It has been a long and trying road for all involved, from the candidates who worked diligently to declare

and run their candidacy, to the Village staff who have tirelessly worked to keep moving forward in the face of conflicting directives and laws,” said Mayor George D. Alpogianis. “We appreciate the important work of the independent, upstanding residents who serve on the Board of Ethics.”

The April 2021 referendum appeared on the ballot following previous litigation that focused on procedures for placing referenda on a ballot, but not the constitutionality of the referendum itself. This new April 2023 ruling came after a resident filed a lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of the referendum.

Mayor Alpogianis and the Board of Trustees anticipate making annual appointments to the Board of Ethics and other standing committees at the May 23, 2023 Village Board Meeting.

Southern Illinois judge blocks assault weapons ban

A federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines until a lawsuit challenging the law is resolved.

Judge Stephen P. McGlynn, of the Southern District of Illinois, said the law known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, or PICA, is likely to be found unconstitutional when the case goes to trial and the plaintiffs in the consolidated cases will suffer harms without a preliminary injunction to block its enforcement.

In a 29-page opinion, McGlynn acknowledged that the law was passed in the wake of a mass shooting at an

Independence Day parade in Highland Park last year. But he said the “senseless crimes of a relative few” cannot be used to justify abridging the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.

Citing a U.S. Supreme Court case that was decided less than two weeks before the Highland Park shooting, New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, he said the Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.

“More specifically, can PICA be harmonized with the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and with Bruen?” McGlynn asked rhetorically in the opinion.

“That is the issue before this Court. The simple answer at this stage in the proceedings is ‘likely no.’”

McGlynn’s decision came less than a week after another federal judge, Lindsay Jenkins, of the Northern District of Illinois, reached an opposite conclusion and denied a motion to halt enforcement of the law. Plaintiffs in that case have indicated they intend to appeal to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The law prohibits the manufacture, sale, and possession of more than 190 different types of firearms as well as many types of grips, stocks and attachments. It also bans largecapacity magazines like the ones used by the accused Highland Park shooter that enabled him to fire off more than 70 shots in just a few minutes.

Based on other recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, McGlynn said the

state needed to show that the items being banned are not in “common use” and that they are the types of firearms that have been regulated historically.

The state argued that the law is consistent with historical tradition because neither assault weapons nor large-capacity magazines were in common use when the Second and 14th Amendments were ratified. But McGlynn said that argument was “bordering on the frivolous” because the Supreme Court has said the Second Amendment extends even to firearms that did not exist when the Constitution was drafted.

He also noted that Friday’s ruling was not a final resolution of the case, but he said the state has other means available to address the issue of gun

violence.

“There is a wide array of civil and criminal laws that permit the commitment and prosecution of those who use or may use firearms to commit crimes,” he wrote. “Law enforcement and prosecutors should take their obligations to enforce these laws seriously. Families and the public at large should report concerning behavior. Judges should exercise their prudent judgment in committing individuals that pose a threat to the public and imposing sentences that punish, not just lightly inconvenience, those guilty of firearm-related crimes.”

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, whose office defended the statute, did not immediately comment on the decision.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON ILLINOIS

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Plaintiff,

vs.

KNapp

Martha L. Parkin, AKA Martha Parkin, AKA

Martha Lee Parkin; Discover Bank; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Westlake Townhome Owners Association

Defendants.

Case No. 2022FC000785

223 Millcreek Lane, Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Judge Bryan S. Chapman

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 6, 2023, James Mendrick will on June 1, 2023, at the hour of 10:00AM at the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

The Southwesterly 20.44 feet of the Northeasterly 94.91 feet, as measured along the Southeasterly line of Lot 9 in Westlake Townhouses-Lakeshore Unit No. 2, being a resubdivision of part of Lot 4 of Lakeshore Recreation Park in the Northeast Quarter of Section 22 and the Northwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 40 North, Range 10, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat of said resubdivision recorded November 27, 1970 as Document R70-43383, in DuPage County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 223 Millcreek Lane, Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Parcel Number(s): 02-23-102-031

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 22-031669.

Jenna M. Rogers

MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC

Attorneys for Plaintiff

One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601

Telephone: 312-651-6700

Fax: 614-220-5613

Atty. No.: 271625

Email: StateEFiling@manleydeas.com

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Published 4/26/23, 5/3/23, 5/10/23

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Raymond W. “Ray’ Knapp, age 83, a resident of Plainfield, IL since 1978, formerly of Forest Park, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL. He was born on September 6, 1939, in Chicago, IL.

Beloved husband of 36 years to the late Rita Marie Knapp (nee McNamara), whom he married March 25, 1975 and who preceded him in death on April 19, 2011, loving father of the late Victor (Sonia) Kelly of Plainfield, IL, Joseph (Kathleen) Discianno of Morris, IL and Christine (Andrew) Gatt of St. Joseph, MI, adored grandfather of Anne (Gavin) McCrindle and Kathryn (Mark) Houlihan; Kariann Fenoglio, Willie Ray and Jolene Huff; Genevieve, Sebastian and Theodora Gatt, cherished great-grandfather of Peyton and Travis Houlihan; Aila and Calleigh McCrindle, devoted son of the late John and Mary (nee Bohm) Knapp, dear brother of Kenneth (the late Marie) Knapp, the late Donald (the late Katherine) Knapp and the late Marion (James) Venetucci, brother-in-law of the late Regina (the late George) Coburn, fond uncle, great-uncle and friend of many. Ray will be missed by Major, his canine best friend.

Ray grew up on Chicago’s West Side and married and started his family in Forest Park. During his youth, Ray enjoyed spending time on his family’s farms in Wisconsin. Ray moved to Plainfield in 1978 and was employed for 42 years with Electro-Motive Division / GM in LaGrange, IL.

Ray enjoyed many years with his family and friends at his summer lake home on Lake Camelot in Rome, WI and, especially, spending time with his grandchildren. He will be remembered as a “2nd dad” by many of his children’s friends and was known as “Grandpa Ray” to many.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023, 4:00-8:00 PM at Overman-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 15219 S. Route 59, Plainfield.

A celebration of Ray’s life will be held on Friday, May 5, 10:00 AM in the funeral home.

Interment: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Ray’s memory may be made to: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), PO Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929, (800) 6280028, https://www.aspca.org/ways-to-give/mail-check If mailing a check, please print and fill out a PDF form to mail in with your donation.

For information, please call (815) 436-9221 or visit www.overman-jones.com

Jennifer Grace “Jenny” Batiller, age 50, a resident of Plainfield, IL since 2003, formerly of Berwyn, IL, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL after a lengthy illness. She was born June 30, 1972, in Chicago, IL.

Beloved daughter of Josephine Batiller (nee Sabio) and the late Jose M. Batiller Jr., loving sister of Joseph (Marializa) Batiller of Plainfield, adored aunt of Jasmine, Joseph Jr., and Maya Batiller, dear niece, cousin, and friend of many.

Jenny grew up in Berwyn, IL and was a 1990 graduate of Morton East High School in Cicero, IL. She received an associate’s degree in Childcare from National Louis University in Evanston, IL. Jenny was a member of St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Plainfield

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023, 3:00-8:00 PM at Overman-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services 15219 S. Joliet Rd. Plainfield, IL, 60544.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 6, 10:00 AM at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield, IL 60544.

Entombment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jennifer’s memory may be made to: American Diabetes Association

P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023, 1-800-DIABETES, (800-342-2383), https://diabetes.org/ways-to-give/by-mail

For information, please call (815) 436-9221 or visit www.overman-jones.com