The Rock River Times – November 16, 2022

Illinois Democrats maintain control of state government

By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com

SPRINGFIELD – As votes continued to be tallied Wednesday, returns showed Illinois Democrats would hold every statewide elected office and maintain superma jorities in the General Assembly while extending their majority on the Illinois Supreme Court.

After a fiery election night speech in which Gov. JB Pritzker excoriated the Republican Party as “unwilling to expel the extremists in their midst,” he gave an upbeat news conference about his plans for a second term Wednesday at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Chicago that was the site of his election night party the day prior.

“The election yesterday was a chance for Illinoisans to decide who we want to be,” Pritzker said, citing his administration’s acceptance of asylum seekers, support for mental health and substance use treat ment, protection of women’s rights, civil rights and voting rights, and renewable energy policies.

“Well, Illinoisans made their decision – a decision that we should be a beacon of hope and opportunity and caring,” he added.

Pritzker’s second-term task will be made easier by the success of Democrats in the General Assembly.

In the Senate, it appeared Republicans would gain at least two seats, decreasing the Democratic supermajority from 41 members to 38-20, with at least one race too close to call.

Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, celebrated the wins but lamented that they were gained through a “rigged system,” a reference to Democrats’ recent redrawing of district lines to maximize their chances of main taining their majorities.

“Thousands of voters across the state have said ‘enough’ to the Democrats’ call for more power. Thanks to their resiliency, the Illinois Senate will be adding to the strength of the caucus and will continue to serve as strong voices for the people of Illinois, who are dissatisfied with the failed policies that have come out of Springfield and want to see change,” he said.

Republicans had viewed taking the state Supreme Court as their best bet at enacting redistricting reform for future elections, but the two seats that were up for vote Tuesday both went to Democrats.

Judge Elizabeth Rochford defeated former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran in the 2nd District by nearly nine percentage points. Mary Kay O’Brien, in the 3rd District, led by about 8,000 votes over Republican incum bent Michael Burke. Her campaign said on Twitter that Burke had conceded, although

an email to Burke’s campaign to confirm was not returned Wednesday afternoon.

That would put the court majority at 5-2 in favor of Democrats and would create the first majority-woman court, also by 5-2 margins.

As of Wednesday, Democrats appeared poised to extend their supermajority from 73 of the 118 members of the House of Representatives to 77, with a few races too close to call.

The lack of success in that cham ber prompted a Wednesday morning announcement from Rep. Jim Durkin, the Western Springs Republican who has served as House minority leader since 2013, that he would not seek another term leading the House Republicans.

“I am proud of the work the House Republican caucus has accomplished under my tenure, and thank everyone who played a part along the way,” Durkin said in a news release. “I began this journey as a voice of moderation and conclude this journey the same way I started, a voice of moderation.”

Moderation is a trait of the Republican Party which Pritzker, in his election night speech, contended no longer exists.

He took square aim at former President Donald Trump and those who sought and accepted his endorsement. But he didn’t mention his vanquished opponent Darren Baily in his election night address.

“And don’t claim that the Republican Party is being labeled unfairly. Because here we are, two years into cleaning up the wreckage of Donald Trump’s presidency, poised to watch this man announce his return to national politics within days,” Pritzker said of Trump on election night. “You know why? Because GOP politicians, with the exception of only a few souls, are too cowardly, too simpering, to support the best interests of the nation because they’re afraid of being called insulting nicknames by a whiny bully.”

Asked about the speech Wednesday, he again denied any interest in a 2024 pres idential run and said he planned to serve his four-year term as governor.

Aside from the national lens, the speech centered on some of Pritzker’s major first-term accomplishments, like legal izing recreational marijuana, raising the minimum wage, balancing the budget and presiding over six credit upgrades between the three major ratings agencies.

“We’ve got to stop being irresponsible about our fiscal situation in the state –like my predecessor was, and like was proposed by my opponent during this latest campaign – and actually focus on solving the real fiscal challenges of Illinois,” Pritzker said Wednesday. “I know that

sometimes sounds boring to people when you talk about budgets, paying debt. …But I think it’s vitally important that all of us focus on that in both parties.”

Pritzker said many of his first-term accomplishments, including passing a capital infrastructure plan and approving the budget, received bipartisan support after negotiations with Durkin and others. While the relationship was rockier after one year, Pritzker said he was open to working with Republicans in his second term.

Two of Durkin’s top lieutenants – Reps. Dan Brady, of Normal, and Tom Demmer, of Dixon – will also be leaving the General Assembly after unsuccessful bids at state wide office. At least four others from his leadership team had either chosen not to seek another term or lost primary or general elections.

When the governor was asked about Durkin and whether he worried a more conservative replacement would rise in the ranks, he said Durkin was “probably a loss for the Republicans.”

“I’m only concerned if someone takes the job who’s unwilling to sit down and actually talk about, you know, what we might do together?” he said. “If they’re unwilling to talk, if they reject the idea of bipartisanship, that would not be good for the state of Illinois.”

As for other races, the Democrats maintained the offices of comptroller, treasurer, attorney general and secretary of state. Each of the Democrats – incum bents Susana Mendoza, Michael Frerichs and Kwame Raoul and newcomer Alexi Giannoulias – were leading by double digits as of Wednesday.

Union groups were also claiming victory on a constitutional amendment guarantee ing a right to collectively bargain in Illinois. That race was too early to call, however, due to the complex nature of passing an amendment.

It had about 59 percent of the vote with 90 percent of precincts reporting, which is short of the three-fifths needed for passage. But an amendment can also pass if supported by more than half of those voting in the election, so the threshold needed is likely to be lower than 60 percent.

As of Wednesday afternoon, however, it was unclear what the final threshold and vote tallies would be, as the Illinois State Board of Elections is set to certify results on Dec. 5.

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Ukraine

Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’

By Sam Mednick Associated Press

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy triumphantly walked the streets of the newly liber ated city of Kherson on Monday, hailing Russia’s withdrawal as the “beginning of the end of the war,” but also acknowl edging the heavy price Ukrainian troops are paying in their grinding effort to push back the invaders.

The retaking of Kherson was one of Ukraine’s biggest successes in the nearly 9-month-old war, dealing another sting ing blow to the Kremlin. It could serve as a springboard for more advances into occupied territory.

President Joe Biden called it a “signif icant victory” for Ukraine.

“I can do nothing but applaud the courage, determination and capacity of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian military,” he said on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Indonesia. “I mean, they’ve really been amazing. And I think it’s hard to tell at this point exactly what it means. ... But I’ve been very clear that we’re going to continue to provide the capability for the Ukrainian people to defend themselves.”

Large parts of eastern and southern Ukraine are still under Russian control, and the city of Kherson itself remains within reach of Moscow’s shells and missiles. Heeavy fighting continued elsewhere in the country.

In Kherson, Zelenskyy awarded medals to soldiers and posed with them for selfies while striking a defiant note.

“This is the beginning of the end of the war,” he said. “We are step by step coming to all the temporarily occupied territories.”

But he also grimly noted that the fight ing “took the best heroes of our country.”

The end of Russia’s occupation of the city — the only provincial capital its forces have seized since the February invasion — has sparked days of cele bration. But with winter approaching, its residents are without heat, water and electricity, and short on food and medicine. Zelenskyy added that the city is laced with booby traps and mines. And Ukrainian authorities say there are signs of atrocities emerging, just as in other liberated areas.

The Institute for the Study of War said Ukraine has won “an important victory” in recapturing the city and other areas west of the Dnieper River, but the Washington-based think tank noted that “it has by no means liberated the

minimum territory essential to its future security and economic survival.”

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, while visiting The Hague, warned that “we should not make the mistake of underestimating Russia.”

“The Russian armed forces retain significant capability as well as a large number of troops, and Russia has demonstrated their willingness to bear significant losses,” he said.

In Ankara, Turkey, CIA Director Bill Burns met with his Russian intelligence counterpart, Sergei Naryshkin to under score the consequences if Moscow were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, according to a White House National Security Council official.

The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Burns and Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s SVR spy agency, did not discuss settlement of the war. Their meeting was the high est-ranking face-to-face engagement between U.S. and Russian officials since before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion. Ukrainian officials were briefed ahead of Burns’ travel to Turkey, the official said.

While U.S. officials for months have warned of the prospect that Russia could use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine amid battlefield setbacks, Biden administration officials have repeatedly said nothing has changed in U.S. intelli gence assessments to suggest that Putin has imminent plans to deploy nuclear weapons, according to U.S. officials.

Zelenskyy’s trip to Kherson was another is a series of unexpected visits to front-line areas at crucial moments of the war. This one was laden with both symbolism and the common touch — clearly aimed at boosting morale of soldiers and civilians alike.

In video posted by a presidential aide, a visibly moved Zelenskyy stood with his hand on his heart and sang the national anthem as troops saluted and stood at attention and a soldier steadily raised the yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flag.

People with flags draped around their shoulders cheered, cried and shouted in gratitude as Zelenskyy walked by.

“It’s amazing. We’ve been waiting for him for nine months. Thank you,” said resident Danila Yuhrenko.

Serhii Yukhmchuk, 47, said he and his wife spent the occupation mostly at home to avoid interacting with the Russians. They and others silently protested by refusing to use the Russian ruble as

currency in the city, he said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on Zelenskyy’s visit, saying only that “you know that it is the territory of the Russian Federation.” Russia illegally annexed the Kherson region and three other provinces earlier this year.

In his Sunday night address, Zelenskyy said without giving details that “inves tigators have already documented more than 400 Russian war crimes, and the bodies of both civilians and military personnel have been found.”

“In the Kherson region, the Russian army left behind the same atrocities as in other regions of our country,” he said. “We will find and bring to justice every murderer. Without a doubt.”

Residents said Russian troops plundered the city as they departed last week. They also wrecked key infrastructure before retreating across the wide Dnieper River to its east bank.

One Ukrainian official described the situation in Kherson as “a humanitarian catastrophe.”

Reconnecting the electricity supply is the priority, regional Gov. Yaroslav Yanushevych said.

The arrival of winter is making the situation more difficult, with Stoltenberg saying that Putin is aiming “to leave Ukraine cold and dark this winter.”

Biden said he expected things to slow down somewhat militarily “because of the winter months and the inability to move as easily around the country.”

In the past two months, Ukraine’s military claimed to have retaken dozens of towns and villages north of the city of Kherson, which is a key gateway to the Crimean Peninsula to the south — a region illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.

But the grinding war continued — with shelling, civilian casualties and each side reporting gains.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces had completely captured the village of Pavlivka in the eastern Donetsk region.

Multiple Ukrainian officials have reported heavy battles in the area in recent weeks but did not confirm the loss of Pavlivka.

In Luhansk, another eastern region illegally annexed by Moscow, Kyiv’s forces have retaken 12 settlements, said regional Gov. Serhiy Haidai.

Associated Press writers John Leicester in Kyiv, Hanna Arhirova in Odesa, Ukraine, and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed.

Turkey detains Syrian suspect in deadly Istanbul bombing

BY MEHMET GUZEL AND SUZAN FRASER ASSOCIATED PRESS

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police said Monday they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others. Kurdish militants strongly denied any links to the bombing.

Sunday’s explosion hit Istiklal Avenue, a popular thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants that leads to Taksim Square.

“A little while ago, the person who left the bomb was detained by our Istanbul Police Department teams,” Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced early Monday. Police later identifi ed the suspect as Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian citizen.

The Istanbul Police Department said videos from around 1,200 security cameras were reviewed and raids were carried out at 21 locations. At least 46 other people were also detained for questioning.

The suspected allegedly departed the scene in a taxi after leaving TNT-type explosives on the crowded avenue, police said.

Sunday’s explosion was a shocking reminder of the anxiety that gripped Turkey when such attacks were common. The country was hit by a string of deadly bombings between 2015 and 2017, some by the Islamic State group, others by Kurdish militants who seek increased autonomy or independence.

Police said the suspect told them during her interrogation that she had been trained as a “special intelligence o�cer” by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, as well as the Syrian Kurdish group the Democratic Union Party and its armed wing. She entered Turkey illegally through the Syrian border town of Afrin, police said.

The Kurdistan Workers Party denied involvement in a statement, saying it did not target civilians. In Syria, the main Kurdish militia group, People’s Defense Units denied any links to the suspect. The group maintained that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was trying to gather international support for his plans to launch a new incursion into northern Syria ahead of next year’s elections.

Soylu said the suspect would have fled to neighboring Greece if she hadn’t been detained.

Earlier, Soylu said security forces

believe that instructions for the attack came from Kobani, the majority Kurdish city in northern Syria that borders Turkey. He said the attack would be avenged.

“We know what message those who carried out this action want to give us. We got this message,” Soylu said. “Don’t worry, we will pay them back heavily.”

Soylu also blamed the United States, claiming that a condolence message from the White House was akin to “a killer being fi rst to show up at a crime scene.” Turkey has been infuriated by U.S. support for Syrian Kurdish groups.

In its message, the White House said it strongly condemned the “act of violence” in Istanbul, adding: “We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our NATO ally (Turkey) in countering terrorism.”

Turkish television broadcast footage purporting to show the main suspect being detained at a house where she was allegedly hiding. It said police searching the house also seized large amounts of cash, gold and a gun.

The minister told reporters that Kurdish militants had allegedly given orders for the main suspect to be killed to avoid evidence being traced back to them.

Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya said of the 81 people hospitalized in the attack, 57 have been discharged. Six of the wounded were in intensive care and two of them were in life-threatening condition, he said. The six killed in the blast were members of three families and included children ages 9 and 15.

Funerals were held Monday for the six victims, including Adem Topkara and his wife Elif Topkara, who had left their two young children with their aunt and were taking a stroll down Istiklal at the time of the blast.

Istiklal Avenue was reopened to pedestrian tra�c at 6 a.m. Monday after police concluded inspections. People began leaving carnations at the site of the blast, while the street was decorated with hundreds of Turkish flags.

Mecid Bal, a 63-year-old kiosk owner, said his son was caught up in the blast and called him from the scene.

“Dad, there are dead and wounded lying on the ground. I was crushed when I stood up” to run, Bal quoted him as saying.

Restaurant worker Emrah Aydinoglu was talking on the phone when he heard the explosion.

“I looked out of the window and saw people running,” the 22-year-old said. “People were lying on the ground, already visible from the corner of the street (I was

in). They were trying to call (for help), whether it was an ambulance or the police. All of them were shrieking and crying.”

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has fought an armed insurgency in Turkey since 1984. The confl ict has killed tens of thousands of people since then.

Ankara and Washington both consider the PKK a terrorist group, but they diverge on the issue of the Syrian Kurdish groups, which have fought against IS in Syria.

In recent years, Erdogan has led a broad crackdown on the militants as well as on Kurdish lawmakers and activists. Amid skyrocketing inflation and other economic troubles, Erdogan’s anti-terrorism campaign is a key rallying point for him before Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections next year.

Following the attacks between 2015 and 2017 that left more than 500 civilians and security personnel dead, Turkey launched

cross-border military operations into Syria and northern Iraq against Kurdish militants, while also cracking down on Kurdish politicians, journalists and activists at home.

“In nearly six years, we have not experienced a serious terrorist incident like the one we experienced yesterday evening in Istanbul. We are ashamed in front of our nation in this regard,” Soylu said.

Turkey’s media watchdog imposed restrictions on reporting on Sunday’s explosion — a move that bans the use of close-up videos and photos of the blast and its aftermath.

Access to Twitter and other social media sites was also restricted on Sunday.

Suzan Fraser reported from Ankara. Robert Badendieck in Istanbul, Hogir Al Abdo in Raqqa, Syria and Bassem Mroue in Beirut, contributed.

Making Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas a little cozier

By Paula Hendrickson Contributor

You might think you’ve never heard of Hallmark Channel’s annual Countdown to Christmas promotion, but you probably have. At the very least you’re likely aware that the channel airs it’s originally-produced Christmas movies from October into the new year. Love it or hate it, Countdown to Christmas is a longstanding TV tradition.

Like any tradition, it is evolving. Not only has Hallmark’s new leadership begun working to make its offerings more inclusive and appealing to broader audiences, they’ve also launched a new initiative, Stitched With Love, in conjunc tion with Warm Up America. The plan is for knitters and crocheters to make blocks that will be pieced together to make

blankets that will be donated to women’s domestic violence shelters in Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas.

As an avid—okay, obsessive—knitter and crocheter, I’m making several blocks, and thought some other knitters and crocheters might like to participate, too.

There are two patterns for each craft: one is a beginners-level solid color 7-inch by 9-inch block, the other is a colorwork pattern than incorporates the Hallmark heart-and-crown logo. Go to https:// www.hallmarkchannel.com/stitchedwith-love to download the patterns. (The colorwork patterns are available both as written patterns and charts.)

For the Hallmark project, blocks must be made with red, green, pink, or teal worsted-weight acrylic yarn. You can make one or several, then mail them to:

Warm Up America!

Attn: Hallmark Sections 3740 N. Josey Ln., Ste 126 Carrollton, TX 75007

I didn’t see any deadline to complete the squares, but the sooner the better since winter is right around the corner.

The solid squares are a great way for new knitters and crocheters to hone their skills, and they’re small enough that they’re not too overwhelming or time consuming.

Stitched With Love by Hallmark isn’t Warm Up America’s only effort. As a non-profit group, Warm Up America is always in need of volunteer knitters and crocheters to help make blankets for people in need. If you want to donate or get involved, visit their website https:// warmupamerica.org.

A word of caution for those opting to make a colorwork block: Don’t work on it while watching a TV show you’re really focused on. Last night while watching HGTV’s Rehab Addict: Lake House Rescue, I miscounted by one stitch and had to tear out three rows at the top of the Hallmark heart.

The timing of Stitched With Love was perfect. Last weekend a package arrived from one of my cousins. Her mom passed away last month, and instead of donating Aunt Jan’s yarn to Goodwill or Salvation Army, she sent it to me in case I could use it. Included in the box of yarn were nearly full skeins of acrylic red and green worsted-weight yarn.

I might just need to turn on Hallmark channel and watch a Christmas movie or two and knit a few more blocks.

26 Artists reimagine chairs as art in Kortman Gallery holiday group exhibition

From Kortman Gallery

Chairs have been a part of every day life since the dawn of civilization. They have evolved from not only a purely functional piece of furniture, but also a statement of design, social strata, and comfort. For centuries the chair has appeared in works of art from ancient Egyptian scroll paintings to works by classical masters to modern day paintings and sculpture.

Kortman Gallery has invited 26 artists who work in different styles and media to create works of art inspired by the chair. The exhibition titled, “Sit. Chairs as Art” opens Friday, November 18th from 5:30 to 9pm in the downtown Rockford Kortman Gallery.

“All twenty-five of these imaginative, accomplished artists have created works that either visually depict a chair in a painting, ceramics, photography, or sculpture…and some are actually func tional chairs,” said gallery director Doc Slafkosky.

Clay artist Lynn Fischer-Carlson said she welcomes the challenge of creating a piece for a show that has a designated theme.

“It compels you to apply your artistic

skills often in different ways,” says Fischer-Carlson. “You want to participate in the theme without sacrificing your own aesthetic vision or style.”

One of the inspirations for this exhibi tion was to recognize the 20th anniver sary of the creation of “The Big Chair” by Rockford artist, Jim Julin who passed away in 2012.

“Jim created the chair for a Kortman Gallery exhibit in 2002,” said Slafkosky.

“He built the large scale sculpture to honor his Rockford Swedish furniture manufacturing heritage. The Big Chair was placed on the then downtown mall in front of our gallery. It was acquired by Lon and Dick Behr and donated to the Rockford Art Museum’s sculpture garden where it stands tall today on North Main Street.”

Participating artists include Zoa Ace, Stephen Warde Anderson, Lynn FischerCarlson, Molly Carter, Jesus Correa, John Deill, Michelle Dorr, Fatherless, Roni Golan, Laura Gomel, Brian Hierstein, Jane Peterson Hooker, Lisa Jimenez, Carrie Johnson, Jeremy Klonicki, Jenny Mathews, Robin McCauley, Nancie King Mertz, Valerie Olafson, Jacob Polhill,

Jane

gallery is located upstairs at J. R. Kortman Center for Design, 107 North Main Street in Downtown Rockford. The exhibit is free, and open to the public. The exhibi tion will run though January 14th, 2023. For more information call 815-968-0123 or visit www.jrkortman.com.

The Big Chair created by the late Jim Julin, standing in front of the Rockford Art Museum

Kortman Gallery

Weis Proudfoot, Louis Recchia, Joe Tallman, Alison Weust, Brett Whitacre, and Kyle Wolfe.

7th Annual Fall’iday Bazaar returns to Harlem High School

From Stateline Events

Join over 70 crafters and 30 unique vendors for the annual shopping event to kick off the holiday season! Crafters and a few vendors from around the local Rockford Area will exhibiting their finest works, including glass, textiles, clothing, jewelry, metal, ceramics, wood, leather and more! The show will open at 10:00 am and will close at 3:00pm on Sunday, November 20th. Stateline Events (a local owned single mom’s small business) is proud to once again present this esteemed annual show in the Fieldhouse Gym of Harlem High School, 1 Huskie War, in Machesney Park. Going into our 7th year, we have outgrown the commons area and have expanded! This annual event is always looked forward to by many local shoppers who often make a day of holiday excitement as they attend the Fall’iday Bazaar and then sticking around to attend the Light Up the Parks Parade! Support local small businesses this holiday season!

815HORTS + Sundance Short Film Tour Debuts Dec.

10 in Rockford

From Plus Seven Company

Adjacent to the world-renowned Sundance Institute making its Rockford, Ill., screening debut, Plus Seven Company is thrilled to announce 815HORTS, presented by the City of Rockford + Rockford Film Office, as a new film showcase that spotlights the great work of the region’s creative and filmmaking community. The inaugural 815HORTS (pronounced 8-1-5 shorts) is set to begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the Rockford Public Library (RPL) Nordlof Center, where the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour will also be screened at 7 p.m. that evening.

In addition to the 815HORTS + 2022 Sundance Short Film Tour screenings in J.R. Sullivan Theater, the evening’s festivities will include a 5HORT Break in the RPL Nordlof Center lobby, where snacks (from Octane RKFD) and beverages (from District Bar & Grill) will be available for purchase. Music will be provided by DJ Vic Monsta during the event, after which guests are encouraged to head to Octane RKFD (next door to the north) for a 5HORT After-Party.

“The City of Rockford is excited to partner with Plus Seven Company to launch 815HORTS and host a Sundance screening in the community to feature talented, creative artists,” said Tom McNamara, mayor of the City of Rockford.

“This event highlights the burgeoning film industry within the Rockford Region and contributes to the already diverse cultural opportunities available.”

Since last month’s Call for 5HORTS, more than 10 short films have been submitted to 815HORTS for consideration by a three-person jury that features Dena Altamore (founder, SoundLight Entertainment), Don Hatton (co-founder, Dashford Media, and founder, Rockford Film Office) and Josiah Sjöström (founder, City Stage Studios). Submissions are still being accepted through tomorrow, Friday, November 11, while 815HORTS film selections will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

“This event is an excellent opportunity to highlight filmmakers in the Rockford area and further our expanding and impressive arts community,” Hatton said.

General admission tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students with ID (under 17 requires adult supervision, no kids under 6), and may be purchased now at www.815HORTS.com. The box office and lobby doors open at 4 p.m. on event day, though attendees are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time online. A portion of net proceeds will benefit the Rockford Public Library Foundation.

Special thanks to our 815HORTS part ners: presenting sponsor, City of Rockford + Rockford Film Office; supporting sponsor, Ron Clewer; venue partner, Rockford Public Library; and others to be announced.

For program updates, visit www.815HORTS.com and follow @p7com pany / @PlusSevenCompany on social.

Anderson Japanese Gardens Illuminated Wintertime Lights opens Dec. 1

From Anderson Japanese Gardens

Anderson Japanese Gardens

Illuminated, a lighted Garden experience will return to the Gardens for a second year this winter. Illuminated opens December 1 with 22 public dates through December 30, 2022.

Anderson Japanese Gardens winter time lights event, Illuminated, will open December 1, 2022, featuring dramatic up-lighting and thousands of white string lights woven throughout the land scape and canopies of the Gardens. The wintertime lights and breakout features create an immersive experience suited for guests of all ages.

Guests may explore the lighted Garden and enjoy hot chocolate and coffee from Fresco and Rockford Roasting Company,

outdoor firepit areas, and nightly food trucks, including Woodfire Pizza. Choir and band groups from area public and private schools will perform in the Anderson Gardens Guest House Circle every Friday and Saturday night of the event. Guests are also invited dine with a view of the lights from the Fresco dining room after ordering from the onsite food venders. Illuminated and the Fresco dining room are also available for private and corporate events through January 2023.

In its first year, the Anderson Gardens 2021 wintertime event welcomed over 5,000 visitors into the illuminated magic of the gardens. “After the first-year success in 2021, we looked for ways to add to the guest experience in 2022. Adding made-to-order pizzas from Woodfire and the rotating food truck partners this year is a new way for guests and families to make their visit an evening out,” said John Gleason, COO. Gleason continued, “We are pleased to welcome a few new sponsors

this year, including West Waterfall spon sor Woodward, as well as welcome back returning sponsors, including Associated Bank and Greenlee.”

Event Details

Opening Day: December 1, 2022 December 1 – December 14: open Thursday through Sunday December 15 – December 30: open daily 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (last entry 7:45)

Closed December 24 and December 25

Location: 318 Spring Creek Rd., Rockford, IL 61107

Admission: Free for Premium Gardens Members, free for children five and under, $11 for adults, $10 for seniors, $9 for students and military Website: https://andersongardens.org/ illuminated/

See website for a complete schedule of school performances and food truck vendors, as well as weather-related closures.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall sends shockwaves through crypto

By Ken Sweet Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam BankmanFried received numerous plaudits as he rapidly achieved superstar status as the head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX: the savior of crypto, the newest force in Democratic politics and potentially the world’s first trillionaire.

Now the comments about the 30-yearold Bankman-Fried range from bemused to hostile after FTX filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, leaving his investors and customers feeling duped and many others in the crypto world fearing the repercussions. Bankman-Fried himself could face civil or criminal charges.

“I’ve known him for a number of years and what just happened is just shocking,” said Jeremy Allaire, the co-founder and CEO of cryptocurrency company Circle.

Under Bankman-Fried, FTX quickly grew to be the third-largest exchange by volume. The stunning collapse of this nascent empire has sent tsunami-like waves through the cryptocurrency industry, which has seen a fair share of volatility and turmoil this year, including a sharp decline in price for bitcoin and other digital assets. For some, the events are reminiscent of the domino-like failures of Wall Street firms during the 2008 financial crisis, particularly now that supposedly healthy firms like FTX are failing.

One venture capital fund wrote down investments in FTX worth over $200 million. The cryptocurrency lender BlockFi paused client withdrawals Friday

after FTX sought bankruptcy protection. The Singapore-based exchange Crypto. com saw withdrawals increase this weekend for internal reasons but some of the action could be attributed to raw nerves from FTX.

“Sam what have you done?,” tweeted Sean Ryan Evans, host of the crypto currency podcast Bankless, after the bankruptcy filing.

Bankman-Fried and his company are under investigation by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The investigations likely center on the possibility that the firm may have used customers’ deposits to fund bets at Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund, Alameda Research, a violation of U.S. securities law.

“This is the direct result of a rogue actor breaking every single basic rule of fiscal responsibility,” said Patrick Hillman, chief strategy officer at Binance, FTX’s biggest competitor. Early last week Binance appeared ready to step in to bail out FTX, but backed away after a review of FTX’s books.

The ultimate impact of FTX’s bank ruptcy is uncertain, but its failure will likely result in the destruction of billions of dollars of wealth and even more skep ticism for cryptocurrencies at a time when the industry could use a vote of confidence.

“I care because it’s retail investors who suffer the most, and because too many people still wrongly associate bitcoin with the scammy ‘crypto’ space,” said Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan Bitcoin, who

for months raised concerns about FTX’s business model. Klippsten is publicly enthusiastic about bitcoin but has long had deep skepticism about other parts of the crypto universe.

Bankman-Fried founded FTX in 2019, and it grew rapidly — it was recently valued at $32 billion. The son of Stanford University professors, who was known to play the video game “League of Legends” during meetings, Bankman-Fried attracted investments from the highest echelons of Silicon Valley.

Sequoia Capital, which over the decades invested in Apple, Cisco, Google, Airbnb and YouTube, described their meeting with Bankman-Fried as likely “talking to the world’s first trillionaire.” Several of Sequoia’s partners became enthusiastic about Bankman-Fried following a Zoom meeting in 2021. After several more meetings, Sequoia decided to invest in the company.

“I don’t know how I know, I just do. SBF is a winner,” wrote Adam Fisher, a business journalist who wrote a profile of Bankman-Fried for the firm, referring to Bankman-Fried by his popular online moniker. The article, published in late September, was removed from Sequoia’s website.

Sequoia has written down its $213 million in investments to zero. A pension fund in Ontario, Canada wrote down its investment to zero as well.

In a terse statement, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund said, “Naturally, not all of the investments in this early-stage asset class perform to expectations.”

But up until last week, Bankman-Fried was seen as a white knight for the indus try. Whenever the crypto industry had one of its crises, Bankman-Fried was the person likely to fly in with a rescue plan. When online trading platform Robinhood was in financial straits earlier this year — collateral damage from the decline in stock and crypto prices — BankmanFried jumped in to buy a stake in the company as a sign of support.

When Bankman-Fried bought up the assets of bankrupt crypto firm Voyager Digital for $1.4 billion this summer, it brought a sense of relief to Voyager account holders, whose assets has been frozen since its own failure. That rescue is now in question.

FTX’s failure started after the crypto currency news outlet CoinDesk published a story, based on a leaked balance sheet from Alameda Research. The story

found that the relationship between FTX and Alameda Research was deeper and more intertwined than previously known, including that FTX was lending high quantities of its own token FTT to Alameda to help build up cash. It sparked mass withdrawals from FTX, causing the crypto firm to experience a very old financial problem: a bank run.

“FTX created a worthless token out of thin air and used it to make its balance sheet appear more robust than it really was,” Klippsten said.

As king of crypto, Bankman-Fried influence was starting to pour into political and popular culture. FTX bought prominent sports sponsorships with Formula One Racing and bought the naming rights to an arena in Miami, and ran Super Bowl ads featuring “Seinfeld” creator Larry David. He pledged to donate $1 billion toward Democrats this election cycle — his actual donations were in the tens of millions — and prominent politicians like Bill Clinton were invited to speak at FTX conferences. Football star Tom Brady invested in FTX, as did his supermodel soon-to-be-ex-wife Gisele Bündchen.

Bankman-Fried had been the subject of some criticism before FTX collapsed. While he largely operated FTX out of U.S. jurisdiction from his headquarters in The Bahamas, Bankman-Fried was increasingly vocal about the need for more regulation of the cryptocurrency industry. Many supporters of crypto oppose government oversight. Now, FTX’s collapse may have helped make the case for stricter regulation.

One of those critics was Binance found er and CEO Changpeng Zhao. The feud between the two billionaires spilled out onto Twitter, where Zhao and BankmanFried collectively commanded millions of followers. Zhao helped kickstart the withdrawals that doomed FTX when he said Binance would sell its holdings in FTX’s crypto token FTT.

“What a s(asterisk)(asterisk)t show ... and it’s going to be crypto’s fault (instead of one guys’s fault),” Zhao wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

Reporters Michael Balsamo in Washington and Cathy Bussewitz in New York contributed.

Growing fruit trees indoors

BY GRANT MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR

With the holiday shopping season approaching, a great gift that you might consider giving someone is an indoor fruit tree. While we do not recommend indoor apples, tart cherry, or pear, there are some fruit trees that can thrive indoors when given the right amount of space, sunlight, and other growing conditions. They will then be moved outdoors in the summer.

Citrus is the most common indoor fruit trees for us in Northern Illinois. I know many homeowners that will grow these successfully. Varieties include

‘Calamondin’ Orange, ‘Satsuma’ Orange, ‘Ponderosa’ Lemon, ‘Meyer’ Lemon, Ka� r Lime, and Kumquats. What is unique about these varieties is that they are dwarf and self-pollinating in which pollinators are not needed.

Fig trees can be grow indoors too. ‘Chicago Hardy’ and ‘Brown Turkey’ are two varieties you will find. Unlike a dwarf citrus that tends to grow to a height of 3-4’, a fig tree can reach 5-6’ if not taller. I have a 5 year old ‘Chicago Hardy’ in a container that I bring out in the summer and return indoors in the fall. It yields handfuls of figs throughout the summer and fall.

To grow indoor fruit trees, you need to pick the right container. A good container for fruit trees will be bigger than 5 gallons, able to move outdoors in the summer, and provide very good drainage. I have found that a 10 gallon container works well for my fig. Consider your potting mix too. The best one tends to be a citrus/cacti mix that is commonly found in the houseplant section at home and garden centers.

When bringing your fruit tree indoors in the fall, you may need to supplement with artificial lighting. Fig trees can tolerate a sunny window with 4-6 hours of sunlight whereas a citrus tree will

need 10-12 hours and greatly benefit with additional lighting. This lighting can be either fluorescent or LED.

Place your fruit trees in areas that stay relatively warm, above 65 F. This will ensure that they continue to thrive during the fall and winter. Your trees will need to be watered regularly. I find that my fig tree needs to be water 2-3 times a week though your citrus will not need this much. Add some compost every 3 months. You may want to add a low NPK fertilizer depending on how your trees look.

Grant is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Solar greenhouse

BY DRS. ROBERT & SONIA VOGL ILLINOIS RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTORS

After three years of sitting idle, the Oregon, IL, o�-grid solar greenhouse has a new lease on life. Some interesting lessons were learned along the way.

In 2010, the Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA) commissioned a builder to design and build a greenhouse similar to those used in the Chinese Himalayas, earth sheltered on the north side with broad expanses of south facing windows. Since the new greenhouse was standing on level ground with no possibility of being earth sheltered, it was heavily insulated on the north side with a phase change wall to moderate temperatures. Double paned windows for passive solar gain were across much of the south side. Two 50 gallon barrels of water moderated temperature swings. It was primarily o�-grid, with solar electricity powering new LEDs which hung above the plants. It was designed and built to perform during the entire year. Unfortunately, temperature swings caused the glass panes to crack.

We had some success in growing lettuce and some leafy crops but failed to produce fruit or root crops.

The greenhouse was located at our home, the lREA headquarters. The location was temporary, since we planned to eventually stabilize temperatures by connecting it to an earth tube. Since it was only temporary, we were willing to part with it if we found someone to manage it.

In 2016, the Oregon High School agriculture teacher, Josh Nelson, o�ered to move it to the school grounds and implement the concepts, including a hydroponic system and linking it to an earth tube to moderate temperatures. Students would learn how to grow plants and use them in school menus as well as become interested in and learn about the use of renewable energy.

The agriculture teacher retired from teaching and the greenhouse project was abandoned.

Recently, the project was revived with the help of an interested student, Cody Dunbar, his teacher, Chelsea Eden, and the engineer, Victor Zaderej, who designed the building and the LED light-

ing system. Improvements were made in the building itself. It was placed on a basement foundation to use the earth’s temperature to moderate temperatures. A solar powered fan moves air through the building. The old windows were replaced by state of the art German windows with the value of R11 (insulating quality) of a standard house wall to heat the building during sunny winter days; 2 kW of solar panels were used to power the LED grow lights and run the fan.

Funding from the town of Oregon, the Oregon High School, and Happy Leaf LLC made it possible to fully implement the improvements to the building that were envisioned several years earlier. Dave Merrill of Sun Air Systems was also an integral part of making the upgrades to the building possible.

Plants are now grown using hydroponics and LED grow lights. A net pot is fi lled with clay pellets and placed into the top of a wide mouthed one quart canning jar. Seeds are sprinkled sparingly over the pellets. The jar is then fi lled with nutrient rich water (Maxi-Grow: 1 teaspoon per gallon) and covered by a black sock

to prevent algal growth. As the plants grow, water is added to allow the lower roots to drink.

The essential element in the growing process is varicolored grow lights.

Victor Zaderej, developer of the lights, has experimented with various colored lights to determine which – red, blue, green or white – encourage the desired type of growth. Zaderej and his wife, Polly McCann, are the founders of Happy Leaf, the company that manufactures and sells the lights. They have experimented in their home and now produce all of the greens that they can use. In addition to salad vegetables, they have also grown microgreens, tomatoes, root plants and cucumbers. They encourage anyone who is interested to grow vegetables in their own home and enjoy fresh produce during all seasons and weather.

Zaderej clipped a batch of greens to send home with us for that day’s salad. They were tasty and tender – convincing evidence of the joy of growing vegetables anytime, anywhere.

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Veteran’s Memorial Hall (sponsored by Accuride)

Jingle Bell Stage (sponsored by PCI-Pharma Services)

Fire & Ice

Nordlof Center (sponsored by William Charles Construction) (hosted by Rockford Dance Company)

Frosty’s Merry Market - West (food, beverages, shopping) (sponsored by Chicago Blackhawks Foundation & Rockford Ice Hogs Community Foundations)

Model Train Display

Horse & Wagon Rides (sponsored by Amazon)

Indoor Ice Skating (hosted by BMO Center, Rockford Park District)

Snow Much Family Fun (hosted by Rockford Park District & Chicago Blackhawks Foundation)

Lollipop Lane

Hot Chocolate Express (hosted by 815 After Hours Rotary)

Merry & Bright Main Stage (sponsored by Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 23)

Rudolph’s Reindeer Village (sponsored by Mercyhealth)

Indoor MovieLand

Holiday Hot Rods (hosted by Cars and Coffee)

Frosty’s Merry Market - East (food, beverages, shopping)

Outdoor MovieLand (sponsored by Xfinity)

Hot Chocolate Express (hosted by Rockford Marlins Swim Club)

Silver Bell Stage (sponsored by PCI-Pharma Services)

Letters to Santa (sponsored by FurstStaffing)

Elf Village

Fire & Ice

Volunteer Check-In

24 Blitzen’s Ball (sponsored by OSF Healthcare) (hosted by Forest City Fairytale Company & Iconic Energy)

Block 5 Party (sponsored by COUNTRY Financial)

Merry & Bright Tree (sponsored by I Want SMART)

Official City Christmas Tree (tree lighting at 6 PM) (sponsored by Northwestern Illinois Building Trades)

Merry & Bright Tree (sponsored by Great Water 360 Auto Care)

Adult Beverages (sponsored by LaMonica Beverages) (Cups sponsored by Pearson Plumbing) ($)

S’Mores ($)

Fire Pits (sponsored by Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11)

Sky Lights Fireworks Launch (sponsored by Pierce Distribution)

Shuttle Bus Drop-off / Pick-up

run from 1:30 - 9:30 PM to the YMCA, Forst City Church, and Crusader Clinic) (Handicapped Paratransit buses at YMCA) (sponsored by Rockford Mass Transit District)

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BY ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colleen Callahan, Director DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

OFFICE

OF REALTY & CAPITAL PLANNING

DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE SERVICES & CONSULTATION

NOTICE OF SEALED BIDS FOR FARM LEASING

Sealed bids for farm leasing will be accepted by the Depart ment of Natural Resources for one agriculture lease, consisting of approximately 88 acres of agricultural ground. The acreage is located near the Rock Cut State Park in Winnebago County. Bid forms and related information will be discussed at a Non-Man datory Vendor Conference to be conducted by the Department of Natural Resources on December 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. via Webex. Perspective tenants can phone into the non-mandatory conference by calling (415)-655-0002 or (312) 535-8110, meeting number (access code) 2464 449 4180.

Currently, all bidders must reg ister with Bid-Buy to be eligible to enter into a contract with the State. To register, please go to the follow ing link: https://www.bidbuy.illinois. gov/bso/. Prospective bidders will need to download and print the necessary forms from the Bid-Buy Website at www.bidbuy.illinois.gov prior to the vendor conference. Those wanting to attend please plan to arrive early at the Rock Cut State Park 7318 Harlem Rd. Loves Park, Illinois 61111. Please contact Leigh Ann Henline at (217) 5241308 for assistance in registering with Bid-Buy online.

Bids and supporting docu ments are due on December 28, by 2:00 p.m. to: Department of Natural Resources, Attn: Leigh Ann Henline, Fiscal/Procurement, One Natural Resources Way, Spring field IL 62702, or by submitting all required documents in Bid-Buy under bid number B-31440

Bids will be opened on Decem ber 28, at 2:00 p.m. via Webex. The farm lease shall be awarded to the responsive, responsible, qualified bidder with the highest price.

The State of Illinois, Depart ment of Natural Resources, shall not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, sex, national origin, age or handicap in admission to, or treatment or employment in, programs or activities.

The Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. For more information visit https://www2. illinois.gov/dnr/CLM/Documents/ AgLeaseWebsite.pdf

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Board of Education, School District No. 205, Winneba go and Boone Counties, Illinois, will receive on or before 2:00 PM (CST), Thursday, January 12, 2023 sealed submittals for IFB No. 23-16 HVAC

Upgrades at Whitehead, Welsh, Montessori, Brookview, Jefferson, Rolling Green and Summerdale Schools, terms to be in accor dance with specifications which may be reviewed at the Board of Education Office, 501 Seventh St., 6th floor conference room, Rockford, Illinois. All names of offerors submitting will be publicly read at that time and place. All offers submitted shall be valid for a period of at least sixty (60) days from the date of set for receipt of offers. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers. Package request forms are available on the District’s website, rps205.com. Vendors registered with Bonfire can download packages at no cost

from their web-site – https://rps205. bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=ope nOpportunities

Dated this 17th day of November 2022, Board of Education in and for the School District of Rockford, Illinois.

Dane Youngblood Director of Purchasing 23182R TRRT 11/16 n n n

LEGAL NOTICE

The Board of Education, School District No. 205, Winneba go and Boone Counties, Illinois, will receive on or before 2:00 PM (CST), Tuesday, December 13, 2022 sealed submittals for IFB No. 23-36 Security Vestibules at Kennedy, Marshall, Eisenhower and West Schools, terms to be in accordance with specifications which may be reviewed at the Board of Education Office, 501 Seventh St., 6th floor conference room, Rockford, Illinois. All names of offerors submitting will be public ly read at that time and place. All offers submitted shall be valid for a period of at least sixty (60) days from the date of set for receipt of offers. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers. Package request forms are available on the District’s website, rps205.com.

Vendors registered with Bonfire can download packages at no cost from their web-site – https://rps205. bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=ope nOpportunities

Dated this 15th day of November 2022, Board of Education in and for the School District of Rockford, Illinois.

Dane Youngblood Director of Purchasing 23183R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ORDINANCE NO. 2022-02 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF A TAX

CORPORATE PURPOSES, LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND, AND AUDIT FUND OF WEST SUBURBAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2022 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2023

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of West Suburban Fire Protection District in Winnebago County, Illinois, did on the 3rd day of May, 2022, pass a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for said District for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2022, and thereafter caused said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance to be duly published in accordance with the statute in such case made and provided and that said Ordinance is now on file and recorded in the records of said District; and WHEREAS, more than ten (10) days have elapsed since the publication of said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of West Suburban Fire Protection District: Section 1. There is hereby levied on all taxable property within the limits of West Suburban Fire Protection District of Winnebago County, Illinois, as the same is assessed and equalized for state and county purposes, the total sum of $175,400.00 for the purpose of defraying all the necessary expenses and liabilities of said District for firefighting and rescue purposes for the General Corpo rate Fund Levy, Liability Insurance Fund Levy and Audit Fund Levy for said fiscal year and to be known as a tax for general corporate purposes as follows:

General Corporate Fund Levy $132,000.00

Liability Insurance Fund Levy $39,000.00

Audit Fund Levy $4,400.00

TOTAL GENERAL CORPO

RATE LEVY $132,000.00

Section 2. There is hereby levied on all tax property within the limits of West Suburban Fire Protection District of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the necessary expenses for liability insurance for the District Liability Insurance Fund the sum of $39,000.00 set forth as follows:

LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND Liability Insurance $39,000.00

TOTAL FOR LIABILITY INSUR ANCE FUND $39,000.00

Making the amount by taxation and levied on all taxable property in said District for the aforesaid purposes of liability insurance the sum of $39,000.00.

Section 3. There is hereby levied on all tax property within the limits of West Suburban Fire Protection District of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the necessary expenses for auditing for the District Audit Fund the sum of $4,400.00 set forth as follows:

AUDIT FUND

Auditing $4,400.00

TOTAL FOR AUDIT FUND $4,400.00

Making the amount by taxation and levied on all taxable property in said District for the aforesaid purposes of auditing the sum of $4,400.00.

RECAPITULATION

CORPORATE LEVY $132,000.00

LIABILITY INSURANCE LEVY $39,000.00

AUDIT FUND LEVY $4,400.00

TOTAL $175,400.00

Making the aggregate sum of $175,400.00 to be raised by taxation and levied on all taxable property in said District, in order to meet and defray all the necessary expenses and liabilities of the District as required by statute. It is hereby directed that the aforesaid sum be raised by taxation in the manner provided by law.

Section 4. That said tax so levied and assessed, be collected and enforced in the same manner and by the same officers, as the state and county taxes, and be paid over by the same officers so collecting same to the Treasurer of West Suburban Fire Protection District of Winnebago County, Illinois, as provided by law.

Section 5. That the Secretary of said District is hereby directed to forthwith make and file with the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, a certified copy of this Ordinance, and that the rate percent be ascertained and the tax aforesaid extended as provided by law.

Dated this 1st day of November, 2022.

PASSED: November 1, 2022

APPROVED: November 1, 2022

AYES: 2

NAYES: 0

ABSENT: 1

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WEST SUBURBAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, By: /s/ Linda Hayes, President

ATTEST: /s/ Lisa Ditzler, Secretary 23184R TRRT 11/16 n n n

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Rockford Public Library, Winnebago County, 214 North Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

The Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, will receive sealed pro posals for the procurement of E-RATE Category 2 Networking Equipment for the Replacement Main Library Project at 215 North Wyman Street, Rockford. Proposal documents will be available at https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary. org/bids-rfps-and-rfqs/ on Friday, November 18, 2022. All questions must be submitted in writing using the submission form on the

same web page as the proposal documents are found prior to Thursday, December 8, 2022 by 5:00 PM. All questions, answers, and any changes will be made available via addenda files at the aforementioned link. Proposals will be due on or before 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022 and should be delivered in person on December 16th to Rockford Public Library’s Nordlof Center Second Floor Business Manager Office, 118 North Main Street, Rockford. A public opening will take place immediately after 2:00 p.m. on December 16th. 23189R TRRT 11/16

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ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a commercial cleaning service business in said County and State under the name of Sophie’s Cleaners at the following post office addresses: 3205 Cor bridge Lane, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Thomas Okite SIGNED: Thomas Okite 11/4/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of November, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Marisol Jimenez, Deputy Clerk 23176R TRRT 11/23 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT

WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT)

Request of: THERESA ANN WAHL LEGGERO, Current Name Case Number 2022-MR-0000412

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Theresa Ann Wahl Leggero to the new name of: Theresa Ann Wahl.

The court date will be held: on January 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # 426.

/s/ Theresa Ann Wahl Leggero Current Name 23166R TRRT 11/23 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS In the Matter of: LARRY J. BLAIR Decedent. 2022-PR-0000339

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONWILL AND CLAIMS

NOTICE is given of the death of Larry J. Blair on September 16, 2022. Letters of Office were issued on October 20, 2022 to Michelle Meredith, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Attorney Charles G. Popp, P.C., 215 South State Street, Belvidere, Illinois.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 15, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winneba go County Circuit Clerk--Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the

Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Di vision, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed. 23167R TRRT 11/23 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: MICHAEL L. BROWN, JR., Petitioner, vs. KENYATTA F. WILLIAMS, Respondent. Case No. 2022-DN-195

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Kenyatta F. Williams that Petitioner Michael L. Brown, Jr. has caused to be filed a PE TITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before December 12, 2022, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition.

/s/ Michael L. Brown, Jr., Petitioner 23170R TRRT 11/23 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a asset recovery, tax liens, foreclosures business in said County and State under the name of Universal Asset Re covery Solutions at the following post office addresses: 7210 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Simone Squire

SIGNED: Simone Squire 10/24/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of October, A.D. 2022. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Melissa Boes, Deputy Clerk 23173R TRRT 11/23 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a art business, create portraits with flowers & natural items business in said County and State under the name of The Native Flower Girl at the following post office addresses: 1106 We stridge Dr., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lindsey Butz

SIGNED: Lindsey Butz 10/12/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 12th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Marisol Jimenez, Deputy Clerk 23174R TRRT 11/23 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS

In the Matter of: RONALD C. LAWRENCE Decedent. 2022 PR 0000328

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONWILL AND CLAIMS NOTICE is given of the death of Ronald C. Lawrence on April 4, 2022. Letters of Office were issued on October 12, 2022, to Michael A. Lawrence, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Attorney Charles G. Popp, P.C., 215 South State Street, Belvidere, Illinois.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 15, 2023, that date being at least six

(6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winneba go County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Di vision, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed. 23168R TRRT 11/23 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS RANLIFE, INC PLAINTIFF, -vsDOUGLAS HALEY; JANET CZIPO; LISA CZIPO; KAREN CZIPO; KRISTI CZIPO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF ARTHUR CZIPO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS, NO. 22 FC 9 PROPERTY: 5055 HUMMINGBIRD TRAIL, LOVES PARK, IL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to Unknown Heirs and/or legatees of Arthur Czipo and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defen dants in the above-entitled suit, that the Amended Complaint for Fore closure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants, seeking to foreclose on the lands and premises in the Complaint situated in Winnebago County, State of Illinois:

Lot Twenty-eight (28) as designated upon the plat of Northhaven Farms, being a Subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 20, and part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 21, all in Township 45 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 36 of Plats on page 158A in the Recorder’s Of fice of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax ID# 08-21-356-002

Common Address: 5055 Hum mingbird Trail Loves Park, IL 61111 and for such other relief prayed; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, Unknown Heirs and/or legatees of Arthur Czipo and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants file your Appearance and Answer to the Amended Complaint in this case or otherwise file your appearance in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, 400 West State Road, Room 108, Rockford, Illinois, on or before December 16, 2022, a default may be entered against you at any time after that date and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Amended Complaint.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.

gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service pro vider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit www. illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp. asp or talk to your local circuit clerk’s office.

Dated: November 9, 2022 Respectfully Submitted, Jasmin Koleczek Attorney for Plaintiff FIDELITY NATIONAL LAW GROUP

10 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 2750 Chicago, Illinois 60603

T: (312) 223-2346 E-Mail: jasmin.koleczek@fnf.com /Firm I.D. No. 47036 I3207140 P23180R TRRT 11/30 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BYRON BANK Plaintiff, -v.ERICA E. GIANESIN et al Defendant 2022-FC-0000363

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 13, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK TWENTY-TWO (22) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF E.H. MARSH’S PARK VIEW SUB DIVISION OF A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUAR TER (1/4) OF SECTION 14 AND OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SEC TION 11, TOWNSHIP 44

NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 8, IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL LINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 2114 N CHURCH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103

Property Index No. 11-14203-013

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, includ ing the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the resi dential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will

receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Pro spective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORE CLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identi fication issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts fore closure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCI ATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-22-06023 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2022-FC0000363

TJSC#: 42-4133

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022-FC-0000363 I3207198

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ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a cleaning service business in said County and State under the name of J.L. Ser vices at the following post office addresses: 1217 N. Horsman, Apt. 3, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joe Lee

SIGNED: Joe Lee 11/4/22 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of November, A.D. 2022. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Marisol Jimenez, Deputy Clerk 23175R TRRT 11/23

FOR

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.STEVEN S. REPKA, CASSANDRA K. REPKA AKA CASSANDRA REPKA, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT Defendant 22 FC 201

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 16, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Lot Two (2) as des ignated upon the Plat of Slack’s First Re-plat of part of Blocks 60, 61 and 76, Canal Trustee’s Addition to the Town of Winnebago recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago Coun ty, Illinois in Book 37 of Plats on page 56A; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 208 CRANE DRIVE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088

Property Index No. 14-09378-004

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $93,648.81.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, includ ing the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the resi dential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Pro spective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condomini um unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assess ments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay

the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORE CLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identi fication issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts fore closure sales.

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 1647546.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@ hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 1647546 Case Number: 22 FC 201 TJSC#: 42-3018

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 22 FC 201 I3206734

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIZENS BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.JONATHAN RUIZ et al Defendant 2022 FC 0000014

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 7, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 13, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE REPLAT OF PARTS OF BLOCK 1,2,4 AND 5 OF SUNNYSIDE SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SEC TION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME RIDIAN, WHICH REPLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 13 OF PLATS ON PAGE 36 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 2235 19TH AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-36280-009

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, includ ing the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the resi dential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Pro spective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORE CLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identi fication issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts fore closure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCI ATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-21-04583

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Case Number: 2022 FC 0000014

TJSC#: 42-2797

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you

are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2022 FC 0000014 I3206603 P23157R TRRT 11/23 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTYROCKFORD, ILLINOIS TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2015-4, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs. KRISTINA M. NORTHRUP; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 FC 196

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Inter county Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Inter county’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT ONE HUNDRED AND TWO (102) AS DES IGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MONTAGUE HEIGHTS, BEING A RE-SUBDIVISION OF PART OF ST. ANGEL & CAPRIOLO`S SECOND SUBDIVISION LYING IN THE S. 1/2 OF THE N.E. 1/4 OF SEC. 28 T. 44 N., R. 1 E OF THE 3RD P.M., THE PLAT OF WHICH RE-SUB DIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 20 OF PLATS ON PAGE 128 IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL LINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 11-28-278-009.

Commonly known as 1604 Genoa Street, Rockford, IL 61102. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% down by cer tified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Mr. Mat thew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SL SPS001365-22FC1

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3206571 P23158R TRRT 11/23 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTYROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA MR. COOPER; Plaintiff, vs. LISA BARTEN AKA LISA J. BARTEN; Defendants, 22 FC 188

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Inter county Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Inter county’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

Lots 15 and 16 in Block 7 as designated upon the plat of Meadowlea Subdi vision, a resubdivision of Lot 79 and part of Lot 75 as designated upon the plat of Rice and Baker’s Subdivision, being a part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the plat of said Meadowlea Subdivision being recorded in Book 19 of Plats on Page 189 in the Recorder’s Of fice, in Winnebago County, Illinois.

P.I.N. 11-10-354-015 and 1110-354-016.

Commonly known as 3427 Gladstone Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family res idence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by cer tified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 22-009093 ADC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3206570 P23159R TRRT 11/23 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Everette Robert Osgood, DECEASED. 22 PR 323

Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Peggy Osgood, 7130 Forest Glen Drive, Unit A, Rockford, Illinois 61114, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Colleen E. McNulty, Garofalo Law Group, 161 North Clark Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before May 9, 2023, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/ser vice-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.il linoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp.

Colleen E. McNulty Garofalo Law Group (48743) 161 North Clark Street, Suite 1600

Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312)753-6000 I3206604 P23160R TRRT 11/23 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTYROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. William Bacon; Tamara Bacon; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Regal Ridge Homeowners Association; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

DEFENDANTS No. 2022-FC-0000248

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: William Bacon Unknown Owners and Nonre cord Claimants

That this case has been com menced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2940 Carefree Dr Rockford, IL 61114 and which said Mortgage was made by: William Bacon Tamara Bacon the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Midland States Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 20201025166; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before December 9, 2022, A DEFAULT MAY BE EN TERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-22-03778 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. I3206687 P23161R TRRT 11/23 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE L. CHRISTENSEN, Deceased. No. 2022-PR-327

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONWILL AND CLAIMS

NOTICE is given of the death of SUZANNE L. CHRISTENSEN. Letters of Office were issued on October 11, 2022 to Richard L. Christensen, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is David L. Davitt, 6072 Brynwood Dr., Suite 206, Rockford, IL 61114.

NOTICE is given to UNKNOWN HEIRS whose names and address es are not stated in the petition that an order was entered by the Court on October 11, 2022 admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file

a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in Section 5/6-21 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/6-21). You also have the right under Section 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 9, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk--Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of the claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Division, must be mailed or deliv ered to the estate legal represen tative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

DATED: October 27, 2022 David L. Davitt David L. Davitt - #6206402 Attorney for Estate 6072 Brynwood Dr., Suite 206 Rockford, IL 61114 (815) 229-5333 ddavitt@rockriverlaw.com 23147R TRRT 11/16 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ROGER M. ANDERSON, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2022 PR 320

CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of ROGER M. ANDERSON on February 20, 2021. Letters of Office were issued on October 26, 2022 to AMANDA CARLON who is the legal representatives of the estate. The attorney for the estate is AN THONY A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 4, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first pub lication or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winneba go County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s OfficeProbate Div., must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

DATED: 10/31/22

AMANDA CARLON, EXECUTOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #2463105

Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 23148R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a woodworking business,

building and refinishing business in said County and State under the name of Ramirez Refinery at the fol lowing post office addresses: 6266 White Buck Trl., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Carlos Ramirez

SIGNED: Carlos Ramirez 10/28/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Marisol Jimenez, Deputy Clerk 23153R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a snow and ice management business in said County and State under the name of S & S Snow Management at the following post office addresses: 9519 Gary Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Stephanie Page; Shane Page

SIGNED: Stephanie Page 11/7/22

SIGNED: Shane Page 11/7/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of November, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 23178R TRRT 11/23 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION

In the Matter of the Estate of: CHARLES V. LANE, Decedent.

CASE NO. 2022-PR-307 CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of CHARLES V. LANE. Letters of Office were issued on the 25th day of October, 2022 to LINDA D. LANE, 10924 Eagle Run Drive, Parker, Colorado 80138, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is GEORGE P. HAMPILOS, of Hampilos & Associates, Ltd., 308 West State Street, Suite 210, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before May 2, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division, at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, 61101, or with the Estate’s legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Di vision, must be mailed or delivered to the Estate’s legal representative and to their attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated: October 27, 2022

By: /s/George P. Hampilos, Esq. George P. Hampilos, Esq. George P. Hampilos — ARDC #6210622

HAMPILOS & ASSOCIATES, LTD. 308 West State Street, Suite 210 Rockford, Illinois 61101

Telephone: 815-962-0044 Fax: 815-962-6250 georgehamp@aol.com 23146R TRRT 11/16

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC Plaintiff, -v.-

ROLF E. WICKSELL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 2022-FC-0000178

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 1, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE WESTERLY HALF OF LOTS 6, 7 AND 8 IN BLOCK 4 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF WH ITESIDE’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, EXCEPTING THE WESTER LY 8 1/2 FEET IN WIDTH OF SAID TRACT, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 86 OF DEEDS, ON PAGE 137 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 823 BRUCE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103

Property Index No. 11-14352-028

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $39,561.37.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, includ ing the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the resi dential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Pro spective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale

other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORE CLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identi fication issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts fore closure sales.

For information, contact JOHN SON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCI ATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 N. LASALLE STREET, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 22 9311.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 30 N. LASALLE STREET Chicago IL, 60602 312-541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnson blumberg.com Attorney File No. 22 9311 Case Number: 2022-FC0000178

TJSC#: 42-3928

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022-FC-0000178 I3206316 P23132R TRRT 11/16 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTYROCKFORD, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC DBA

SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs. JOHN M. LEE; CYNTHIA A. LEE; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 FC 157

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Inter county Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Inter county’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 100 AS DESIG NATED UPON THE PLAT OF GREENRIDGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION PLAT NO. 4, BEING PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 2, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME RIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF PLATS ON PAGE 246 IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITU ATED IN THE COUNTY OF

WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 16-19152-008.

Commonly known as 3110 Old Chapel Rd, Rockford, IL 61109.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family res idence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by cer tified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Mr. Mat thew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illi nois 60606. (312) 236-0077. ADC SMS000422-22FC1

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3205982 P23133R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a home remodeling, carpentry, floors, painting, etc. business in said County and State under the name of Apollo Restoration at the following post office addresses: 414 May St., Apt. B, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marisius Apollo Foster

SIGNED: Marisius Apollo Foster 11/1/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of November, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 23172R TRRT 11/23 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTYROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

PHH Mortgage Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Patricia J. Wareham; Sarah Wareham; Dylan Wareham; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Damon Wareham; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Damon T. Wareham (deceased) DEFENDANTS 2022-FC-0000286

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Damon Wareham

Unknown Owners and Nonre cord Claimants

That this case has been com menced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2009 S 4th St Rockford, IL 61104 and which said Mortgage was made by:

Damon T. Wareham the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 20101012729; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS

YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before December 2, 2022, A DEFAULT MAY BE EN TERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300

DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-22-04137 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I3205990 P23134R TRRT 11/16 n n n

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FMJM RWL IV TRUST 2017-1 Plaintiff, -v.DIANA J. COLES Defendant 22 FC 243

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 26, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on November 29, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 1 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF SHAN NON ACRES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 36 OF PLATS ON PAGE 99A IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL LINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS Commonly known as 12988 JOHN DR, ROCKTON, IL 61072 Property Index No. 04-19326-001

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $85,486.49.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, includ ing the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the resi dential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Pro spective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORT GAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORE CLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identi fication issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts fore closure sales.

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 1651247.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@ hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 1651247 Case Number: 22 FC 243 TJSC#: 42-3235

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 22 FC 243 I3206308

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GERALD B. LEE, SR., Deceased.

Case No. 2022-PR-0000132 Date Will Filed: April 6, 2022 Will Number 2022-WI-298

NOTICE OF FILING FINAL REPORT

To: Mitchell Will Address Unknown Gerald B. Lee, Jr. Address Unknown

Jaycie Will Address Unknown

Please take notice that on October 24, 2022, a Final Re port (the “Final Report”) in the above-captioned probate estate was filed with the Circuit Clerk of

Winnebago County, Illinois. If no objection to this Final Report is filed within forty-two (42) days after the date that the Final Report was filed, the Indepen dent Executor will be discharged and the Estate closed.

In the absence of fraud, accident or mistake, an Order discharging the Independent Executor and declaring the Estate closed is binding on each person whose receipt or approval was filed with the Final Report and on each person to whom notice thereof was given in compliance with §28-11(e) of the Probate Act of 1975, as amended, except a ward for whom no personal fiduciary is acting. Dated this 24th day of October, 2022.

RAMONA J. SMELTZER, as Independent Executor of the Estate of GERALD B. LEE, SR., deceased

By: /s/ Anthony R. Phelps Anthony R. Phelps, Attorney for Independent Executor RENO & ZAHM LLP

Anthony R. Phelps (#06297415) 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 Phone (815) 987-4050 Fax (815) 987-4092 arp@renozahm.com 23140R TRRT 11/16 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT DAVID RICHARD, Deceased.

Case No. 2022 PR 312 CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of Robert David Richard Letters of Office were issued on September 22, 2022, to Thomas K. Shear, W615 Toepper Drive, Montello, Wisconsin 53949, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Amy L. Silvestri of Silvestri Law Office, 2208 Charles Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 2, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first pub lication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the estate’s legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Di vision, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to her attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated: October 24, 2022 Thomas K. Shear, Administrator Amy L. Silvestri ARDC#06210065 Silvestri Law Office Attorney for the Representative 2208 Charles Street Rockford, Illinois 61104 (815) 227-0700 amy@silvestri-law.com 23141R TRRT 11/16 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT DAVID RICHARD, Deceased.

Case No. 2022 PR 312

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO ALL HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT DAVID RICHARD: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Will of Robert David Rich ard was filed and that said Will was admitted pursuant to an Order of

this Court on September 22, 2022.

Within forty-two (42) days after the date of this notice, you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in 755 ILCS 5/6-21

You also have the right under 755 ILCS 5/8-1 to contest the valid ity of the will by filing a petition with the court within six (6) months after admission of the will to probate.

A copy of the Will may be obtained by contacting Silvestri Law Office.

Dated: October 26, 2022 Thomas K. Shear, Executor Amy L. Silvestri ARDC#06210065

Silvestri Law Office

Attorney for the Representative 2208 Charles Street Rockford, Illinois 61104 (815) 227-0700

amy@silvestri-law.com 23142R TRRT 11/16 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION

In The Matter of the Estate of PETER BRENT CESNA, Deceased. No.: 2022 PR 331

CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of PETER BRENT CESNA, who died on May 4, 2022. Letters of Office were issued on October 18, 2022, to Sheila Ann Rippy, who is the Administrator of the estate, 2111 Sharon Ave., Rockford, IL 61103. The attorney for the estate representative is Attorney Eliza beth Groncki-Boger, 120 W. State St., Ste. 303, Rockford, IL 61101.

Any claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 2, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed on or before that date shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the estate representa tive or the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk - Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Di vision, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

DATED: October 26, 2022 Sheila Ann Rippy, Administrator Elizabeth M. Groncki-BogerARDC# 6283004

DERANGO & CAIN, LLC 120 W. State St., Ste. 303 Rockford, IL 61101 (815)962-5490

Attorney for the Estate of Peter Brent Cesna, Deceased 23143R TRRT 11/16 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION

In the Matter of the Estate of: Robert Eugene Burnette, deceased.

Case No. 2022 PR 319

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONHEIRS AND CLAIMS

Notice is given of the death of Robert Eugene Burnette of Rock ford, Illinois, Letters of Office as Executor were issued on October 12, 2022, to Sara J. Bross of 8528 Bunting Court, Machesney Park, Illinois 61115, whose attorney is Theodore Liebovich of Liebovich & Weber, P.C., 415 South Mulford Road, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

Claims against the Estate

may be filed on or before May 3, 2023, that being the date at least six (6) months from the date of the first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, as amended whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County Courthouse, Probate Division, 400 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101 or with the Estate Legal Representative or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Estate legal representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

SARA J. BROSS, Independent Executor 23144R TRRT 11/16 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION

In the Matter of the Estate of: Ronald Charles Janecek, deceased.

Case No. 2022 PR 0000343

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONHEIRS AND CLAIMS

Notice is given of the death of Ronald Charles Janecek of Rockford, Illinois, Letters of Office as Executor were issued on Oc tober 27, 2022, to Carter Edward Janecek of 3220 Redbud Lane, Springfield, Illinois 62712, whose attorney is Theodore Liebovich, Liebovich & Weber, P.C., 415 South Mulford Road, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before May 10, 2023, that being the date at least six (6) months from the date of the first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, as amended whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County Courthouse, Probate Division, 400 East State Street, Rockford, lliinois 61101 or with the Estate Legal Representative or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Estate legal representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

CARTER

EDWARD JANECEK, Executor 23145R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE

OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a online retail clothing business in said County and State under the name of Angel Bliss at the following post office address es: 1935 Wills Ave., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Alondra Paredes; Fatima Paredes

SIGNED: Alondra Paredes 11/1/22

SIGNED: Fatima Paredes 11/1/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of November, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk

Marisol Jimenez, Deputy Clerk 23171R TRRT 11/23

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ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a grantor retained annuity trust business in said County and State under the name of Black Sage Express TR Enterprise at the following post office addresses: 1643 N. Alpine Rd., Ste. 104, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Black Sage Express TR

SIGNED: Black Sage Express TR 10/14/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Aurelie K. DuBois, Notary Public My Commission Expires 7/28/2025 23149R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a coaching, preparing contracts and other services for families practicing financial litera cy & wealth management business in said County and State under the name of Arthur Scott III at the following post office addresses: 1643 N. Alpine Rd., Ste. 104, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true

and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Black Sage Express TR

SIGNED: Black Sage Express TR 10/14/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Aurelie K. DuBois, Notary Public My Commission Expires 7/28/2025 23150R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a wellness & nutrition business in said County and State under the name of Athletic Spa Nutrition at the following post office addresses: 1643 N. Alpine Rd., Ste. 104, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Black Sage Express TR

SIGNED: Black Sage Express TR 10/14/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Aurelie K. DuBois, Notary Public My Commission Expires 7/28/2025 23151R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS,

COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a health & fitness business in said County and State under the name of Athletic Spa at the following post office addresses: 1643 N. Alpine Rd., Ste. 104, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Black Sage Express TR

SIGNED: Black Sage Express TR 10/14/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Aurelie K. DuBois, Notary Public My Commission Expires 7/28/2025 23152R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a vegan popcorn shop business in said County and State under the name of Pop It Vegan at the following post office address es: 619 David Dr., Winnebago, IL 61088; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Debra K. Marks

SIGNED: Debra K. Marks 10/28/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th

day of October, A.D. 2022. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 23154R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a clothing boutique business in said County and State under the name of Aunt Queen’s Clothing at the following post office addresses: 832 Soper Ave., Rock ford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Debra E. Neal-Macklin

SIGNED: Debra E. Neal-Macklin 10/28/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Melissa Boes, Deputy Clerk 23155R TRRT 11/16 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the un dersigned intend to conduct and transact a nail business in said County and State under the name of Sessions With Nana at the fol lowing post office addresses: 320 N. Alpine Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or

transacting such business are as follows: Nailea Perez

SIGNED: Nailea Perez 10/28/22

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of October, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Marisol Jimenez, Deputy Clerk 23179R TRRT 11/23 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a trucking company business in said County and State under the name of Cochran Logistics at the following post office addresses: 3088 Warwickshire Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Timothy Cochran; Kelly Cochran

SIGNED: Timothy Cochran 11/8/22

SIGNED: Kelly Cochran 11/8/22 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of November, A.D. 2022.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Marisol Jimenez, Deputy Clerk 23188R TRRT 11/30 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

OF FRANZ DUANE HANSON, JR., Deceased. Case No. 2022–PR–0000352 Date Will Filed: No Will CLAIMS NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of FRANZ DUANE HANSON, JR. Letters of Office were issued on No vember 2, 2022, to FRANZ DUANE HANSON, III, whose address is 6448 Palo Verde Drive, Rockford, IL 61114, as Independent Admin istrator of the Estate. The attorney of record for the estate is Anthony R. Phelps of Reno & Zahm LLP, 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims may be filed on or be fore May 16, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of notice to any known creditor required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/18-3), whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winneba go County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, with the Independent Administrator, or both. Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Administrator and to the attorney for the Estate within ten (10) days

after it has been filed. The Estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent admin istration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of the Court.

Dated this 9th day of November, 2022.

RENO & ZAHM LLP

BY: /s/ Anthony R. Phelps Anthony R. Phelps, Attorney for Franz Duane Hanson, III, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Franz Duane Hanson, Jr. RENO & ZAHM, LLP

Anthony R. Phelps (#06297415) 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 Phone (815) 987-4050 Fax (815) 987-4092 arp@renozahm.com 23186R TRRT 11/30 n n n

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO THE ESTATE OF: CHARLOTTE STRALEY Deceased Case No.: 2021-PR-12

CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of Charlotte Straley. Letters of Office were issued on November 2, 2022 to Victoria Pixler of Mar

shall, Wisconsin, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Sharon R. Rudy, 124 N. Water Street, #305, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 24, 2023, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winneba go County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101 or with the estate’s legal representative, or both.

A copy of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Division, must be mailed or deliv ered to the legal representative and the attorney for the estate within ten days after it has been filed.

DATED: 11/8/22

Victoria Pixler, Executor /s/ Sharon R. Rudy

Attorney Sharon R. Rudy, P.C., #6183356

124 N. Water Street, #305 Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 962-1910 service@sharonrudylaw.com 23187R TRRT 11/30

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.- STEVEN S. REPKA, CASSANDRA K. REPKA AKA CASSANDRA REPKA, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT Defendant 22 FC 201 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 16, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 208 CRANE DRIVE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088 Property Index No. 14-09-378-004

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $93,648.81.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 1647546.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 1647546

Case Number: 22 FC 201

TJSC#: 42-3018

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 22 FC 201 I3206734

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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REAL ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIZENS BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.JONATHAN RUIZ et al Defendant 2022 FC 0000014

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 7, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 13, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2235 19TH AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-36-280-009

The real estate is improved with a residence.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-21-04583 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2022 FC 0000014

TJSC#: 42-2797

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022 FC 0000014 I3206603

REAL ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2015-4, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs. KRISTINA M. NORTHRUP; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 FC 196

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-28-278-009.

Commonly known as 1604 Genoa Street, Rockford, IL 61102.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a vacant land. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SL SPS001365-22FC1

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3206571

REAL ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC Plaintiff, -v.- ROLF E. WICKSELL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 2022-FC-0000178

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 1, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 823 BRUCE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14-352-028

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $39,561.37.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 N. LASALLE STREET, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 22 9311.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 30 N. LASALLE STREET Chicago IL, 60602 312-541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 22 9311

Case Number: 2022-FC-0000178

TJSC#: 42-3928

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be

used for that purpose. Case # 2022-FC-0000178 I3206316

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REAL ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WIN NEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FMJM RWL IV TRUST 2017-1 Plaintiff, -v.- DIANA J. COLES Defendant 22 FC 243

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 26, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on November 29, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12988 JOHN DR, ROCKTON, IL 61072 Property Index No. 04-19-326-001

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $85,486.49.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 1651247.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 1651247 Case Number: 22 FC 243 TJSC#: 42-3235

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 22 FC 243 I3206308

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REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs. JOHN M. LEE; CYNTHIA A. LEE; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRE CORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 FC 157 NOTICE OF

SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-19-152-008.

Commonly known as 3110 Old Chapel Rd, Rockford, IL 61109.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family res idence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. ADC SMS000422-22FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3205982

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA MR. COOPER; Plaintiff, vs. LISA BARTEN AKA LISA J. BARTEN; Defendants, 22 FC 188 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-10-354-015 and 11-10-354-016.

Commonly known as 3427 Gladstone Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family res idence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 22-009093 ADC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3206570

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REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BYRON BANK Plaintiff, -v.- ERICA

E. GIANESIN et al Defendant 2022-FC-0000363

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 13, 2022, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2114 N CHURCH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103

Property Index No. 11-14-203-013

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-22-06023

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2022-FC-0000363 TJSC#: 42-4133

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022-FC-0000363 I3207198

CLASSIFIEDS

Attention Homeowners!

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NOTICE OF APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Painters & Allied trades District Council #30 North Central Illinois Finishing Trades Institute will accept applications year round at the District Council Apprenticeship School located at 1905 Sequoia Drive, Aurora, Illinois.

Trades include – Painter Dec orator, Drywall Finisher, Industrial Coatings & Lining Specialist & Glaziers (in certain areas).

All applicants must meet the following qualifications:

1. Age – 17

2. Education – Furnish a High School Diploma, or a copy of GED. This must be provided at the start of classes. (applicants must get Letter of Intent to Hire from employer)

All applicants must be a legal resident.

All applications will be kept on file for a period of 2 years. It is recommended that you keep your records current at the Apprentice ship office.

The number of qualified ap plicants placed in “on the job” training, depends on the demand for labor in the jurisdiction of Painters District Council No. 30.

Applicants should understand that the Painting, Decorating and Drywall Finishing Industry will require, in order to protect your health and safety, regulations that must be followed as determined by each job assignment. May require movement from job site to job site, at times, is a seasonal occupation and have the ability to work heights (ladders & scaffolding).

Classroom instruction will begin at different times during the year. Classes must be attended. Each class is of 8 hours duration, the term of apprenticeship is 3 years.

NCIFTI will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genet ic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years old or older. NCIFTI will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.

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ARIES

You’ll be successful at work. You’ll have an abundance of clients, which will bring in extra income. You’ll deepen your spiritual practice and live your life in line with your beliefs.

TAURUS

You’ll complete all your tasks on time if you pay attention to deadlines. Slow and steady wins the race. You’ll plan a spontaneous trip, which will give you the boost of energy you need.

GEMINI

Even if you’ve already made up your mind, take a few more days before deciding. New information could shed light on the situation.

CANCER

You may need to change your diet and learn to relax to avoid heartburn. Your overall health relies on striking the right balance between good lifestyle habits and a positive mental state.

LEO

Your partner will pay special atten tion to you. You may feel anxious after undergoing some medical tests. It’ll take a little longer than expected to get the results.

VIRGO

This week, you must use your leader ship skills to fill in for your boss while they’re on vacation. You may also have to cover for a colleague due to a health issue.

LIBRA

You’re throwing around the idea of a family vacation. It may take much lon ger than expected to work out spe cific details. You’ll be on the move, which will make you appreciate the comforts of home.

SCORPIO

You’ll get through to many people this week. You’ll be asked to arrange an event that requires your strong com munication, organization and nego tiation skills.

SAGITTARIUS

You’ll put in overtime at work. Fortunately, you’ll be compensated for ad justing your schedule to accommodate the extra hours. You’ll spoil yourself generously as a reward.

CAPRICORN

This week, things will finally start moving. Your relatives and friends will chal lenge you in some way. You’ll get the money you need to create a particular project or enjoy a few luxuries.

AQUARIUS

You’ll feel like you’re treading water. However, without warning, every thing will fall into place very quickly. You’ll take on a new challenge. Keep an eye on your bills so you don’t over spend.

PISCES

Death notices are provided by the Winnebago County Coroner’s office.

ARIES

You may get an unexpected promo tion after a colleague leaves. You’ll take over for your boss when they go on vacation. You may get a pay raise.

TAURUS

Everything is falling into place. At work, you’ll be inspired by leading projects, which will help you work towards achieving your goals.

GEMINI

You must recharge your batteries to improve all areas of your life. Being open spiritually will help you trans form your life and improve your well being.

CANCER

You’ll organize a memorable group activity. The results will only be as good as the effort you put in. You’ll also overcome some of your shy ness by being part of it.

LEO

You’ll have a lot of responsibilities on your plate. Prioritize them ac cording to your abilities. Your loved ones will help you create a plan to be as efficient as possible.

VIRGO

Going back to school isn’t easy. However, it’s a decision that will benefit you and align with your values and life goals. Perseverance is the key to success. Fortunately, you’ll have the support of your loved ones.

LIBRA

You must weigh the pros and cons before making a choice. You’ll join a spiritual movement that will broaden your horizons and help you im prove your quality of life.

SCORPIO

Think things through before deciding, even if you’re being pressured. Your intuition will guide you. If you’re patient, the answers will come to you.

SAGITTARIUS

Take your time when preparing a negotiation. You’ll find a solution to all your financial problems or get the job of your dreams.

CAPRICORN

You must calculate what you can afford before going on a shopping spree at a high end store. You may also want to improve your appear ance to take on more important tasks at work.

AQUARIUS

You’ll enjoy spending time at home. You may also skip working at the of fice to be more efficient. You’ll deep clean your house.

PISCES

You and your team will accomplish a brilliant feat. You’ll also receive an award in front of a crowd. This will boost your self esteem and confidence.

ARIES

You may find it challenging to get in touch with people who don’t call you back right away. However, your phone will start ringing off the hook when they finally contact you.

TAURUS

You’ll suddenly be very popular. You’ll also have a lot to talk about with others. Your social life will be booming, both in person and on social media. Your partner will be generous with you.

GEMINI

You’ll spend part of your week shopping. You’ll be inspired to re decorate your home. For example, you may be inspired to put up your Christmas decorations early.

CANCER

You’ll feel highly imaginative but also a little lazy. You’ll be working on a great masterpiece or contem plating one all week.

LEO

You may not always feel comfortable in a crowd. Fortunately, you’ll come across inspiring people who will give you the motivation you need to take on a new challenge. New friendships are in store.

VIRGO

You’ll procrastinate a lot this week. Fortunately, your loved ones will help you keep your priorities straight while managing to make you laugh.

LIBRA

You’ll spontaneously decide to take a trip. You’ll work with clients from different cultures that will bring you abundance.

SCORPIO

You’ll find yourself having to do everything yourself at work and home. Some people will notice your dedication and ensure you’re re warded for your efforts.

SAGITTARIUS

Change is on the horizon. If you go with the flow, your anxieties will melt away. A sentimental project will come to fruition faster than you thought possible.

CAPRICORN

You’ll have to crunch the numbers during a negotiation to relieve ten sions. You must find balance in all aspects of your life to find peace.

AQUARIUS

Your love life will be full of ro mance. A colleague may make an awkward declaration of love that won’t be reciprocated.

PISCES

You may have a misunderstanding with a family member. Don’t draw out the situation before setting the record straight. You must deter mine who’s making the decisions. Otherwise, the problem will remain unclear.

You must take the time to rest and recover after being sick. You’ll spend a few days at home and bring in some work over the weekend to catch up. The moon will ignite your imagination, inspiration and intuition.

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