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Aldermen approve downtown development deals

By Jim Hagerty Reporter

ROCKFORD – City of Rockford aldermen, on Monday, gave Urban Equity Properties the green light on to start three major projects on the west side of downtown.

And leaders say they aren’t just any developments. They are coming with 87 residential units–market-rate apartments vital to the sustainability of the city’s core.

“It’s terribly exciting,” Mayor Tom McNamara said. “I’ve been meeting with potential investors in the city of Rockford, and that’s the No. 1 thing they are commenting on–the number of units coming online.”

Even more important than the growing downtown housing market is the occupancy rate. It’s more than 90 percent. That means a prediction that a new building at the site of the former Hanley Furniture building, The Residences at Talcott, and CA Flats will soon be leased to capacity would be an accurate one.

The four-story building at the Hanley site will boast 33 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments and a rooftop deck, as well as restaurant and retail on the ground floor. The $5.5 million project will break ground next year.

Urban Equity Properties was poised to redevelop the building last year when a fire shuttered the project. Citing safety concerns during the Fourth of July weekend, city officials decided to quickly demolish what was left and passed the cost of more than $600,000 on to the developer. There’s still a more than $540,000 balance that will be paid from the tax increment the building is expected to generate. “(The repayment plan) allows us to recoup costs that the city outlaid to demolish the building,” McNamara added. “And again, it’s new construction on the west side, which is really exciting.”

The Residences at Talcott, at 321 W. State St., will feature 42 apartments and 13,000 square feet of commercial space spread throughout 13 floors. There will be a tenant lounge, game room, deck and fitness center.

A bridge will adjoin the West State Street parking deck.

UEP President Justin Fern bought the Talcott Building in 2015 from Dave Casazza, who owned it for 30 years. When Fern took over, he was putting the finishing touches on a string of other projects, namely on 300 and 400 block of East State Street’s north side, an area that houses Wired Cafe,

Woodfire Brick Oven Pizza and the law offices at 416 E. State. UEP also owns the Chase Building on the 400 block’s south side. Its property on First Street and the 500 block of East State are also part of the footprint. Except for Chase and 416 E. State, each is a mixed-use building–commercial on the ground floor with residential upstairs.

The smallest of the projects is the three-story CA Flats at 327 W. Jefferson St. It will boast a dozen residential lofts on the corner of W. Jefferson and Church streets. There will be underground parking, a rooftop deck and ground-floor retail.

Fern said construction on the Talcott Building will be begin this month. Work on CA Lofts will commence this fall.

The total cost of the development package is approximately $27.8 million. The capital stack includes a $20 investment from UEP and about $7.8 in TIF funds. The CA Flats and Hanley projects are pay-asyou-go TIF agreements, while Talcott includes a $743,000 advance payable to UEP in three installments. The agreement requires the advance to be repaid by the increment. Urban Equity is liable for any TIF shortfalls. R.

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Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners

By Don Babwin Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Several rural Illinois counties have taken a stand for gun rights by co-opting a word that conservatives associate with a liberal policy to skirt the law: sanctuary.

At least five counties recently passed resolutions declaring themselves sanctuary counties for gun owners — a reference to so-called sanctuary cities such as Chicago that don’t cooperate with aspects of federal immigration enforcement.

The resolutions are meant to put the Democratic-controlled Legislature on notice that if it passes a host of gun bills, including new age restrictions for certain weapons, a bump stock ban and size limit for gun magazines, the counties might bar their employees from enforcing the new laws.

“It’s a buzzword, a word that really gets attention. With all these sanctuary cities, we just decided to turn it around to protect our Second Amendment rights,” said David Campbell, vice chairman of the Effingham County Board. He said at least 20 Illinois counties and local officials in Oregon and Washington have asked for copies of Effingham County’s resolution.

County officials fear their state legislators won’t be able to stop the passage of the gun restrictions because they are outnumbered by lawmakers from in and around Chicago, where the vast majority of the more than 650 homicides last year involved guns.

Co-opting the sanctuary title is also a way of drawing attention to the rural-urban political divide that was so stark in the last general election, when “downstate” areas of Illinois backed Donald Trump, who remains popular with those voters, while the Chicago backed Hillary Clinton, who grew up in the suburbs.

“We’re just stealing the language that sanctuary cities use,” explained the Effingham County’s top prosecutor, Bryan Kibler, who came up with the idea.

Not lost on them is that lawmakers from Chicago were instrumental in turning Illinois into what they derisively call a “sanctuary state” by passing recent legislation that prohibits local law enforcement from arresting or detaining people based solely on their immigration status.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed it into law.

“They are trying to make a point that they really resent how the city of Chicago treats the rest of the state and how they’re

treated as gun owners,” said Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association.

The resolutions are largely symbolic — a way for communities where guns are cherished and where hunting is a way of life to make the point that they view most restrictions on guns to be unconstitutional.

“We wanted to ... get across that our Second Amendment rights are slowly being stripped away,” Kibler said.

Dave Workman, of the Bellevue, Wash.based Second Amendment Foundation, sees something more.

“It’s like a warning shot across somebody’s bow,” said Workman, who knows

of one other place, Oregon’s Deschutes County, that is looking at doing something similar to the Illinois counties. “If you’ve got four or five counties telling Chicago something, that’s significant.”

Such talk worries Kathleen Willis, a Democratic state representative from suburban Chicago who sponsored some of the gun legislation.

“I don’t think you can say, ‘I don’t agree with the law so I won’t enforce it,’” she said. “I think it sends the wrong message.”

Kibler, though, said he thinks the resolutions send the same message that cities like Chicago send by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. He

said he won’t speculate about how he’d deal with new gun restrictions that haven’t been signed into law, but that legislators need to understand, “If you pass it we might not pay attention to it.”

Kibler pointed out that prosecutors already have a lot of discretion and cited an example in which he gave a gun owner a break. He dismissed charges against a man after police found a gun in the car he’d driven from Mississippi, where it is legal to carry guns openly, to Illinois, where it’s not.

“The guy had no (criminal) history and he had it on the side of the front seat of his car in a sack, so I dismissed it,” he said.

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City settles lawsuit filed by man injured in police scuffle

By Jim Hagerty Reporter

ROCKFORD – The City of Rockford, on Monday, agreed to spend $110,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed he was beaten up by three police officers.

Attorneys for Torrey T. Turner, of Rockford, filed the complaint in 2016 in U.S. District Court against the City of Rockford, Rockford Officer Jonathan Hedges, Rockford Police Investigator Brian Strawser and Jason Parada, then an officer with the Rockford Park District.

The suit claimed the defendants used excessive force when they arrested Turner during a domestic violence incident.

According to the complaint, Turner suffered facial fractures that required reconstructive surgical repair with plates and screws.

Turner’s injuries stemmed from an incident that occurred Oct. 10, 2015, at his home in the 1400 block of Green Street.

That’s where Turner had an altercation with his wife after he says he learned she was having an affair with his friend.

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officers, Turner fled the scene and met Hedges, who cornered him with his squad car. Turner claimed he had has hands up when Hedges kneed him in the back and knocked him to the ground.

A scuffle ensued, during which Hedges claimed Turner was throwing punches and elbowed him in the chest.

Turner denies throwing any punches and claimed once Hedges had him on the ground, all three officers began hitting him. Turner said Hedges struck him with a solid object.

Turner pleaded guilt y and was sentenced to 180 in jail for domestic battery. He was also charged with two counts aggravated battery of a police officer, and three counts of resisting arrest. Two of the resisting charges and those for aggravated battery of a police officer were later dismissed.

Within a week of the scuffle with Turner, Hedges was found sleeping at the wheel of his truck parked outside a residence at which he was staying while he was going through a divorce. A bottle of vodka was found inside the vehicle and

his off-duty .40 caliber Glock 27 was found in the driveway.

Hedges was charged with DUI and illegal transport of liquor. Both charges were dismissed. However, he was fired from the Rockford Police Department in March 2016, after an internal investigation. He was also under investigation for misconduct for using his personal phone to take graphic crime-scene photos.

Hedges eventually reached an agreement that reduced his termination to a six-month suspension and allowed him to return to duty.

The Turner suit was the second complaint that named Hedges as defendant. In 2012, he was accused of being negligent when he crashed into a car and injured two people while running a red light without his emergency lights or sirens on.

Hedges received medal of valor for assisting other officers in an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead in the 1800 block of 16th Avenue on March 15, 2015. He was hired by the Cherry Valley Police Department in 2016. R.

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Laureates, past and present, of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois gather on the stage of the Coronado Performing Arts Center in Rockford for the annual convocation Saturday night.

Photo, Guy Stephens/WNIJ News

Illinois Lincoln Academy event has a decidely ‘Rockford’ flavor

By Guy Stephens

By Guy Stephens

ROCKFORD – Many of Rockford’s movers and shakers crowded into the Coronado Performing Arts Center to see eight Illinoisans – including two from the Forest City – receive the state’s top honor, the Order of Lincoln. Mayor Tom McNamara was among those who said it was a big deal.

“To think that the finest folks in Illinois are going to be recognized right here in Rockford is really special,” he said.

“To add icing to that cake, we have two Rockfordians that are also going to be honored, and so, it’s really exciting.”

Some out-of-town guests also were in attendance, including former laureate Ryne Sandberg, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton and (judging by the number of people who wanted to take her picture) the audience’s biggest celebrity, Loyola’s Sister Jean.

After settling into their seats to the sounds of the former movie palace’s Grande Barton Organ, the audience was called to order by retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling. Then came a procession of Lincoln Academy Laureates and officials onto the stage, accompanied by the Rockford Symphony Orchestra playing a brand new piece, “Shall Long Endure,” composed for the occasion by musical director Steven

Larsen.

Following the invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem, Lincoln Academy Chancellor Stephanie Pace Marshall welcomed the crowd and set the stage for the ceremony.

“Each has been recognized before and many, many times,” she said, “but this honor is different. It’s different because receiving the Order of Lincoln – our state’s highest honor – carries the name and enduring legacy of our greatest president.”

The RSO and choir performed “Illinois” the official state song. Then it was down to business. Each new laureate was introduced and decorated by Academy President and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner before giving a short speech.

Rockford native Emily Bear began by acknowledging her age – the musical prodigy is the youngest laureate in the Academy’s 54-year history – then gave a rejoinder courtesy of (who else?) Lincoln.

“Being held to the standard of Lincoln is about as hard as it gets for a 16-year-old,” she said, “but I can definitely connect with this quote by Mr. Lincoln: ‘It is not the years in your life that count; it is the life in your years.’”

Bear spoke of the universal nature of music and how its possibilities had shaped her career and the lives of others.

She and the other honorees spoke not so much of their accomplishments but of the others in their lives – family, friends and teachers – whom they said really were responsible for their presence on the stage. And, like Bear, they each cited Lincoln’s actions, words and character as inspiration.

The other honorees were: Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Dick Butkus, YouTube founder Steven Shih Chen, scholar, author and educator The Rev. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., Ariel Investments President and After School Matters Chair Mellody Hobson, National agribusiness leader Edward L. McMillan, world-renowned diabetes authority Dr. Louis Philipson, Bergstrom Inc. Chairman and Rockford native David Rydell.

It became clear as the night proceeded that all shared another trait – a willingness to use their talents and good fortune to give back to others. Gov. Rauner, reflecting on his fourth convocation, noted that willingness and called the laureates “the best of the best.”

“Being up on the platform with these ladies and gentlemen, you feel very, very humble, I’ll say that. Very humble,” he said.

“Tonight is very personal to me. Every one of our honorees has had a major impact on me or my family.”

After his words, the RSO, choir and

audience joined in a rendition of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and Chancellor Marshall reminded everyone of the importance of what they had witnessed.

“We need these stories,” she said, “and those of our former laureates, to show us what we look like when we put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and ‘us’ before ‘them,’ and when we embrace the unfinished work of our time, and literally call our ‘better angels’ to walk beside us.”

With that, the Convocation was ended, but the night wasn’t over.

A patriotic concert followed in honor of the late Thomas Johnson, another Rockford native and former chancellor of the Academy. It started with familiar pieces

by Morton Gould, John Williams and John Philip Sousa. The finale was the world premiere of a piece by – and featuring – new laureate Emily Bear, called “And Forever Free,” thus ending the Lincoln Academy of Illinois event as it began and often was during the evening, with a uniquely “Rockford” flavor.

The Lincoln Academy was established in 1964 to identify and honor exceptional Illinoisans whose contributions have brought honor to the state and have advanced the betterment of humanity.

Laureates receive the Order of Lincoln at a convocation ceremony held each spring.

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State Bicentennial

Reagan’s Illinois: A place of honor, integrity, kindness that inspired a president

By Jim Dunn

Of Sauk Valley Media

On Feb. 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan was riding high as he celebrated his 73rd birthday in Dixon, Illinois, the county seat of Lee County and the town where he lived as a youth for a dozen years starting in 1920.

More than half a century earlier, Reagan had ventured forth from his hometown to earn a bachelor’s degree at Eureka College, class of 1932 – not an easy feat during the Great Depression.

Then he became a radio sports announcer in Iowa, an actor in about 50 Hollywood movies, president of the Screen Actors Guild, a television personality, and spokesman for General Electric.

Turning to politics in the 1960s, he served as governor of California for two terms and, on his third try, was elected 40th president of the United States.

His hometown birthday bash in 1984 found Reagan – tall, handsome and known for his sense of humor – in good spirits as he addressed a crowd that packed Dixon High School’s Lancaster Gymnasium.

His speech came after he and his wife, Nancy, rode in a parade and lunched at his boyhood home, which local residents had rushed to renovate in time for the big day.

“Birthdays are special moments, and you’ve given me one today,” Reagan said.

“But I must tell you, even though this is the 34th anniversary of my 39th birthday (the crowd laughs), those numbers don’t faze me at all. I believe Moses was 80 when God first commissioned him for public service.”

After more audience chuckles, Reagan continued: “And I also remember something that Thomas Jefferson once said. He said, ‘We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.’

And ever since he told me that – (laughter) – I’ve stopped worrying. There are those who say I’ve stopped working.”

(More laughter) Reagan, known as The Great Communicator for his TV addresses to the nation from the Oval Office, could afford to poke fun at himself.

He was feeling healthy and fit, nearly three years after being shot by John Hinckley in March 1981, barely two months after his inauguration.

The economy was growing again after a tough 1982 recession.

And his re-election chances looked good. Reagan, a Republican, would go on to receive 59 percent of the vote that fall and carry 49 states in a defeat of Democratic nominee Walter Mondale.

The former vice president had served

In this official White House photo, President Ronald Reagan is shown reading the Dixon Evening Telegraph’s Feb. 28, 1981, edition in the Oval Office. under the man Reagan more narrowly defeated in 1980, President Jimmy Carter.

It was quite an accomplishment for the only president born in Illinois.

The son of Jack and Nelle Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on Feb. 6, 1911, in a second-floor Main Street apartment in the Whiteside County village of Tampico.

A conservative icon to many, a proponent of leaner government and a stronger national defense, Reagan served from 1981 to 1989 amid trying times.

Among them: Reagan’s firing in 1981 of 11,000 striking air traffic controllers; the 1983 explosion at a U.S. barracks in Beirut that killed 241 Marines and sailors; the 1986 space shuttle Columbia disaster; and the Iran-Contra scandal where arms were traded for hostages.

But in Reagan’s Illinois, folks remember the positives: a new spirit of optimism; economic expansion; the invasion of Grenada to oust leftist revolutionaries; and nuclear arms reduction treaties with the Soviet Union.

At the Ronald Reagan Birthplace, Tampico residents still serve cake every year on Reagan’s birthday. A few years ago, they erected a statue of Reagan as a boy playing on a cannon in the town park.

In Dixon, they’re fixing up Reagan’s boyhood home again. Numerous rehab

projects were undertaken in 2017 to repair deteriorated parts of the house, built in 1891.

Down the street in a restored three-story brick school building, the Northwest Territory Historic Center preserves Reagan’s grade-school classroom and has a display of his movie posters.

Two statues commemorate Reagan: one portrays him wearing a suit outside the boyhood home, and the other, in the city’s downtown riverfront park, shows him, clad in riding clothes, astride a stallion – just as he appeared in a local parade in 1950.

An effort to erect a statue of young Reagan as a lifeguard at Dixon’s Lowell Park has yet to bear fruit. Over seven summers, he rescued 77 struggling swimmers from the Rock River.

Reagan’s tough stance against communism is recalled in Dixon’s downtown, where a replica of the Berlin Wall stands. Less than a year after he left office, the Cold War-era wall fell.

Reagan’s name would be preserved on everything from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, to an airport, government buildings and roads, to Dixon’s own Reagan Middle School.

His post-presidency, which included publishing his memoir, “An American

Life,” in 1990 and dedicating his presidential library in Simi Valley, California, in 1991, was dominated by his bout with Alzheimer’s disease. He bore the illness for nearly 10 years until his death in California on June 5, 2004. He was 93.

All that still lay ahead as Reagan stood at the Dixon High School podium on Feb. 6, 1984, and thanked “everyone who made this terrific day possible.”

The president praised the spirit of small-town America that had the nation “back on her feet and moving forward with confidence.”

And he said: “So, you see, the reason I came home today was not to celebrate my birthday, but to celebrate Dixon and America. Honor, integrity and kindness do exist all across our land.”

Honor, integrity and kindness are qualities that inspired a president. He learned to appreciate them in small-town Illinois – Reagan’s Illinois.

Jim Dunn can be reached at jdunn@saukvalley.com.

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Voices from the Grave

The mysterious death of Henry J. Lacks

By Kathi Kresol Contributor

There are many mysteries contained in the following story. For instance, it is not known how long the body had been lying there before someone saw it on June 22, 1944. People would later state that they had noticed the man stretched out on North Alpine Road as early as 7 a.m. But no one reported it to police until 11:45 when Ed Belin finally called the body in. The others would claim they thought the man was drunk and sleeping it off beside the road.

Police did not even know if Ed was the only one to touch the body after it was dumped. The coroner said that the condition of the body indicated that it had been moved at least once several hours after death. The man’s body was lying face down in a ditch on the west side of Alpine road. It was obvious to the first responders that the man was deceased. He had a large hole in the side of his head and his clothes were soaked in blood. His pockets had been turned out as if someone had gone through them looking for something. When they turned the man over, they discovered an exit wound.

Though there was no wallet, the authorities did find a engraved pen and pencil set with the name Henry J. Lacks etched on the front. They were grateful for a place to start their investigation. It wasn’t long before they found a car registered to Henry J. Lacks on Crosby Street just a couple of blocks down from his parent’s house.

They also found Henry’s wife, Agnes.

Agnes was known to police because she had been married to Deputy Sheriff Sam Rotello before he was killed while on duty in 1936. Agnes and Henry had been married since May 1939. She had no idea how Henry had ended up dead in a ditch. Agnes told them that Henry always wore a diamond and sapphire ring. It was missing though his watch was still on him. Agnes stated that Henry had feared for his life since early June, though she could offer no reason for this.

As their investigation continued the mysteries about Henry deepened. Henry’s main job appeared to be as an insurance salesman, a job he worked for over 25 years.

He also worked at a war plant or at least he had until June 7 when he failed to show up for work. He never even returned to collect his paycheck. Henry also worked at the Nylint Tool Company and was an accomplished pianist.

The police initially arrested Henry’s wife, though it was mentioned that this was possibly done as a way to convince Agnes to talk. It was obvious something had spooked Henry and they thought that maybe Agnes knew what it was.

Agnes was reluctant to share their personal matters with the police. The couple had a rather unorthodox marriage.

Henry spent most nights at his parent’s house on Crosby Street. Agnes went out with other couples to parties. That’s where she had been the night Henry was killed.

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Henry told her he had appointments and wouldn’t be home until late. Agnes assumed he was dining out with an insurance client.

Agnes had Henry drop her off at a friend’s house where she stayed for a party.

After the party, friends took her out for coffee and she accepted a ride home from a woman that shared the couple’s apartment at around 4 a.m. When they arrived at home, she saw a man who she assumed was her husband walk across the porch and enter a car that resembled Henry’s. The man drove away and that was the last time she ever saw her husband.

Police didn’t think the man that Agnes saw was Henry. They knew his car was parked on Crosby Street before 4 a.m. The coroner put his death before that time as well.

The police leaned on Agnes hard, giving her two polygraph tests. They thought she knew more than she was telling them. Agnes finally revealed that when she went into the apartment on the morning that Henry died, the place had been ransacked. Obviously, someone was looking for something. But she knew they didn’t find it. Henry kept all of their important papers and jewelry in his safe deposit box at the bank.

As police worked the case they developed several theories about Henry’s death.

The first angle they developed focused on Henry’s home country. Henry had been born in Germany in 1900 and moved to the United States in 1910. According to his co-workers, Henry really admired Hitler and his regime. This was a dangerous time to be spouting that philosophy. In fact, one of the men that Henry met on the last day of his life was actually an undercover F.B.I. agent. It seems the government wanted to know just how much Henry admired Hitler.

Police wondered if Henry’s willingness to spread his ideas about Hitler drew the wrong attention.

The other theory that the police worked dealt with the gambling that was prevalent

in Rockford during this time. Different gangs were running card games and even horse betting. The police knew that Henry spent a lot of time in the night clubs. They questioned co-workers, the few friends that Henry had, and even family members about Henry’s gambling. They checked into his accounts, and using the tip from Agnes, they searched his safe deposit box.

Authorities were surprised to learn that Henry didn’t gamble at all. In fact, it was Agnes that spent time at the poker tables.

She lost big and Henry scrambled to cover what she owed. But Henry had finally had enough. According to his family, Henry went to the gambling dens and threatened the owners that unless they stopped taking money from his wife, he would tell everything he knew to the police. But Henry left no evidence of what he might have known.

He had cleaned out the safe deposit box and his bank account. If he had any hard evidence to share with the police, it was never found.

Henry J. Lack’s murder was never solved. His family buried him in St. Mary’s Cemetery and by August 1944, Agnes left Rockford. Stories put her in California but researched has failed to find her there.

The local newspapers compared Henry’s murder to the 1937 unsolved murder of bookie operator, Charles Kolb and ran articles on the anniversary until 1959 when those too stopped.

Gambling in Rockford was curbed because of Henry’s death, at least for a while. Slot machines were confiscated and poker games were stopped or at least better hidden. But the investigators never found the solution they searched for and the mystery of who killed Henry J. Lacks was never solved.

Kathi Kresol is a local historian, author and speaker. She has shared her love of Rockford’s history for years and considers it an honor to research the stories of those who once called Rockford home. Please visit Kathi’s website at www.hauntedrockford.com for more of her stories and events. R.

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Local hip-hop artist jumps back into the mix

By Todd Houston Contributor

“Mic Check” aka King Sneakers. It doesn’t get more hip-hop than that.

Influences range from Parliament, The Ramones, Michael Jackson and Bob Marley. His voice? Reminiscent of the days when individuality was a must and style-jacking a crime. Yes, Michael “Mic Check” (born Michael Cornelius Campbell) has a style all his own. Once you’ve heard that energetic, nasally flow, you’re not soon to forget it. Born and raised in Rockford, “Mic Check” found hip-hop during the crack-ravaged 80s, where he had a front row seat for the damage being spilled upon his neighborhood by the relentless drug trade. It was in that same environment of trap houses and crime that “Mic Check” and his childhood friend Dana Coppafeel first learned how to rhyme, write and throw down clever beats. Looking for more, “Mic Check” began making music full-time during the fertile years of the late 90s, a time when the underground was still a place where experimentation thrived, but also a place where only the dedicated and talented could make a record.

Today Michael Cornelius Campbell continues to record and perform as a solo artist as well as the occasional collaboration with top regional talent. We caught up with him just after his latest album release party last week for a quick chat.

Rockford Rocked Interview: Tell us about where you grew up in Rockford and when you first recall hearing hip-hop music.

Mic Check: I grew up in Fairgrounds projects here in Rockford. When I was six my mom and dad moved to the east side on the corner of 10th Ave. and Kishwaukee St. It was at that time I met my best friend/my day one, Dana Reeder.

As far as music, the first time I remember hearing hip hop was on a Saturday morning. Dana came over and we was playing Nintendo and we hear my brothers spinning records. They were

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listening to KRS One. That day we both knew that’s what we wanted to do.

RRI: What was it about the music that drew you in?

MC: The beats and the way the words were its own beat and told a story. Also how the beats and the words became one together.

RRI: How many kids in the neighborhood your age were interested in doing the same thing?

MC: Everyone I hung with started getting into it. It was infectious but at first it was just me and my friend Dana.

RRI: Obviously you were serious about it and were willing to put in the time.

(Thoughts?)

MC: In my teenage years I kind of lost my way with the hip hop then homie Dana moved to Milwaukee and I got in with a bad crowd but around the time I

turned 18 he came back down. He was getting into the hip hop scene up there and it began to be both our dreams. He got me out of a bad situation and I moved up there for two years and got back in to the music.

RRI: What sort of equipment were you using when you first started out?

MC: When I officially started rapping I was with a group of friends call D.O.M. (Derelix of Madness) and really all we had was a little drum machine called a Boss - DR5.

RRI: Do you do a lot of home recording with Pro-Tools type programs?

MC: At one time I did when I was with my group Splitendz. That crew won the four RAMIs but on their RAMI website it only shows us winning three but I got the four to prove it! (laughs) But anyways, now I record in Madison and Milwaukee

with an indie label called Unifi Records.

RRI: What’s your take on the whole Gangsta rap movement of the early 90s when you had folks like Schoolly D, Ice-T, and N.W.A coming up?

MC: I was a big fan of all of those and Mobb Deep. The fact that I spent my teen years doing a lot of what they were talking about in their songs, I could relate to what they were saying.

RRI: Tell us more about the RAMI awards here in Rockford. Were you involved this year?

MC: No I wasn’t in it this year. I took a seven-year hiatus but I hope to be in it to win it next year!

RRI: You also mention bands like The Chili Peppers and Faith No More as being influences. Are there any hip-hop or rock artist that stand out for you these days?

MC: On the hip-hop side I really like Childish Gambino, J.I.D., G Eazy, The Cool Kids and Pac Div is really all I listen to.

On the rock side not so much industry, but locally I really like On My Six. RRI: Is it difficult finding local clubs or venues around the Rockford area for hip-hop artists such as yourself to perform at?

MC: Yes. No bars wants to book hip-hop acts, they’re confused and worried that they might get out of hand.

The Mandalay Lounge has been real good to me and a lot of other local hip-hop artists.

RRI: If someone asked you to say something kind about Rockford, what would it be?

MC: I love my city and I love the direction that it is going in lately. There is a lot of talent in this city including art, indie film and music. It’s amazing to me no one has tapped into it yet.

RRI: Where can we go to hear more music from Michael “Mic Check” Cornelius Campbell?

MC: I have my music on Spotify as Michael Mic Check and all streaming services like iTunes, Amazon, anything you can think of I got my music on it! R. Photo By Dana Coppafeel

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RACVB VIEW

Tour de Roo 1 year anniversary

BY ELIZABETH MILLER ROCKFORD AREA CVB

It’s been one year since the RACVB team took our love for Beefaroo and created the Tour de Roo! That’s right. We mapped out all of the Beefaroo locations in the Rockford region and planned to visit all of them in one day. It’s crazy, I know...but we did it!

In honor of its one-year anniversary, I’m going to give you the lowdown on what visiting all 7 Beefaroo locations in one day is like. (Spoiler alert: it’s epic.)

We start the day in Roscoe at...Beefaroo of course. The folks up there are chipper and friendly, and lucky for those of us who might take a little longer to be bright and cheery in the morning, Beefaroo has co�ee on the menu. Your Beefaroo breakfast will consist of piping hot co�ee and a delicious parfait, complete with mixed berries to stir in. Beefaroo opens at 9 a.m., so no need to wake up at the crack of dawn, but you definitely want to get there soon after it opens so you have enough time to hit all the Beefaroo locations in one day.

The next stop is the Beefaroo in Machesney Park. You could opt to have second breakfast, or you could do like we did and just go straight for snacks and order shakes and their famous cheddar fries. You

know when you’re a kid and you eat pizza or ice cream for breakfast and think it’s the greatest thing ever? This is the joy you feel when you have cheddar fries at 10 a.m.

Our next stop is at the Beefaroo on N. 2nd St. in Loves Park. At this point after the shakes and fries, we were dragging a little. That’s nothing a fresh salad can’t fix! Beefaroo’s Summer Berry Salad is the perfect lunch (or pre-lunch in our case) staple. The fresh fruit and raspberry vinaigrette make the salad feel light, yet still satisfying. All of the salads at Beefaroo are great, but this one is definitely my favorite.

Stop #4 means lunch time at Beefaroo on Auburn St. in Rockford! By now it’s about noon, so the lunch rush is in full force.

Never fear about ordering, though, because everything on the Beefaroo menu is delicious! I like to peruse the menu, but I know that I’m usually going to go with my typical order - the Avocado Turkey Jack Sandwich.

Between the fresh avocado and the mound of delicious turkey, you can never go wrong with this order. On our Tour de Roo day one year ago, the whole RACVB team met up at this Beefaroo location to celebrate Tour de Roo and eat lunch together! (And now you’re more than halfway through the tour...only three locations to go!)

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By the time you hit the 6th stop, you’ll probably get a few recommendations on what to order. It’s fun to ask the workers or other customers what they usually order and then try that! That is how we ordered a pork tenderloin sandwich at this next stop on Lexus Dr. The pork is overflowing on the bun, but the crispy sandwich is so delicious, it’s easy to gobble it all up!

And now when you visit the Beefaroo on S. Alpine Rd., you have reached your last stop on the Tour de Roo! To celebrate our day of nothing but Beefaroo, we ordered a classic burger, onion rings and a shake at this last location. Was I very full at the end of the day? Yes. Was it worth it? Very yes.

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Energy & Environment

Buying and Planting Vegetable Transplants

By Grant McCarty Contributor

Vegetable transplants are your best option for planting into the garden when we enter May. This is true for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, melons, and others. Beans, corn, okra, and pumpkins would still be fine for starting indoors for a couple weeks but smaller seeds tend to take too long now. I have seen a wide selection of transplants at home and garden centers the last couple of weeks. When you look for transplants, you will find heirloom/ open pollinated varieties, hybrids, and organics. If the plant is labeled as organic, this means the seed was collected from a certified organic farm.

If it is listed as hybrid, it may have some disease resistance. The label will usually list how many days to maturity or how long until you can harvest. Some labels will show photos of what the vegetable looks like. For containers, look to those varieties that state patio.

Be mindful of what plants you are selecting. If the transplant has already produced flowers, you want to avoid planting it. A transplant already in the flowering stages can get confused when it is planted in your garden. Avoid heavily discounted/”rough looking”

transplants. While they might be a good deal, you may find that they do not perform well for you.

Now you need to get your soil ready.

Add some compost to the bed and rake in. This will help to “wake up” the microorganisms. You will also need a fertilizer. Usually a fertilizer will state in cups or tablespoons how much to apply over a set area or per plant. Your fertilizer may be slow release, or it could be one you apply every week. Add the fertilizer before you place your plants.

Space your plants according to their needs. Too close will mean plants compete. Too far away may mean that weeds feel in the gap. The labeling on transplants should list the spacing, but you may find you need to do your own research.

Remove the entire transplant from it’s container, ensuring you have as much roots and growing media as possible. Plant at the same depth as the transplant, bring the soil up around the plant, and water the plant. Check on the transplant the next couple of days. R. Grant McCarty is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension. His tips and tricks for local eating and your at-home garden appear every week in The Rock River Times.

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Learning about solar electric systems

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl Contributors

Last week, IREA offered another PV (solar electric) workshop at the IREA headquarters, which is also our home.

Dave Merrill, an experienced PV installer who has completed roughly 500 systems primarily in Illinois, taught the class.

Bob Vogl opened the session with a brief description of the three environmental projects we have concentrated on since we retired from teaching at Northern Illinois University. They include the Rock River Trail Initiative and its annual tree planting project, the Ogle County Prairie Preservation Society’s Sand Ridge Prairie restoration project and the Illinois Renewable Energy Association and its educational efforts.

The IREA is planning three events this year, its annual energy fair on August 11 at the Byron Forest Preserve, a June 23 meeting at the Unitarian Church in Rockford and one at Sauk Valley College on October 18. The June and October events are in response to the new incentives for renewable energy installations under the recently enacted Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act and will focus on encouraging people to install solar on their own homes.

The first half of the class featured a power point presentation by Merrill which included an opportunity for participants to have their multiple questions answered. A few questions focused on the technologies involved in solar systems such as the solar panels and inverters which convert DC to AC power.

The starting point for planning a solar electric system is to have a site survey performed to assure the site is suitable.

The best solar resource is available from the south from 9 to 3 avoiding any shading effects which can block the sun. Given the relatively low price of solar panels some installations utilize sunlight from the east or west.

Another basic consideration is the amount of energy being used by the

owners of the site where the installation is being considered. By installing more efficient appliances and practices within a home a smaller solar system can be installed.

The majority of solar panels are currently manufactured in China with only a few firms manufacturing them in the United States. There are over 20 major brands and Merrill, as do many installers, uses panels that have been certified as Tier 1.

A second major component of a solar system is an inverter that converts the DC power produced by the solar panels into AC power to match the power qualities of the electricity provided by the electric grid. Inverters come with 10 to 15 year warranties so they might have need replacement before the solar panels.

Roughly 90 percent of all solar systems are grid connected with the grid accepting excess power produced by the solar panels and providing electricity when the panels are not producing power.

The fact that most solar systems are grid connected means that two agreements have to be secured from the utility operating the grid. In this area they include an interconnection agreement and a net metering agreement from the utility before it can be connected to the grid.

Up to 60 percent or more of the costs of a solar system can be covered by various incentives available for those eligible.

They include both federal tax credits and state incentives.

After the basic considerations were addressed along with answering the questions of the participants, the remainder of the workshop was devoted to assembling a one kilowatt system with participants actively involved in assembling it and plugging it into the household current to send power to the home.

The conclusion of he workshop involved disassembling the system and packing it away. R.

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Mr. Green Car

Will Everyone Fly?

By Allen Penticoff

working on delivering “cargo” to homes via the UAV drone. Enter Workhorse Group.

Workhorse developed a UAV rural package delivery system that is integrated into the top of delivery trucks. This system was successfully tested by United Parcel Service in 2017.

Workhorse however had a light bulb go off. With not much stretch in what they are already working on, they could develop a human carrying UAV (it is no longer a UAV with a human aboard). With that, they have started designing and building a vehicle they call the SureFly. The SureFly is a hybrid. I’ll quote here directly from the March 2018 issue of Sport Aviation, “The SureFly vehicle has four arms extending above its lightweight carbon fiber cabin with two motors driving counter-rotating propellers at the end of each arm. The arms fold down for storage, making the vehicle small enough to fit in a garage. A 200-hp gasoline engine drives two 100-kW generators (using about 150 kW of power for normal operation) producing power for the eight independent electric motors, each driving a single carbon fiber propeller. The vehicle has a projected useful load of 400 pounds. An empty weight of

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So called “drones,” that are actually unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), are becoming very popular with hobbyists, professional photographers, realtors, farmers, police and the military to name a few.

For a few hundred dollars and controlled by a smartphone, one can now send aloft a personal helicopter to take photos and video from a bird’s eye point of view. While range is theoretically limited by keeping them in sight of the operator (to be legal) they don’t necessarily need to be. Onboard computers can navigate to anywhere and return to the starting point as long as the batteries last.

These inexpensive machines have not done the helicopter industry any favors.

It has raised privacy concerns. They have become a hazard to air traffic. There are rules for them, particularly if used commercially, but most folks don’t register them or even need to. Unfortunately, common sense does not come in the box.

As these drones have become more capable. Enterprises such as Amazon and Domino’s Pizza have publicly said they are

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So we may soon be seeing tiny personal drones flitting through our skies. Some may be operating autonomously (pure computer guidance). In theory, such a machine has fewer issues to deal with than a road going autonomous vehicle. No pedestrians or bicycles to be concerned with. No traffic lights or stop signs. All one would need do to is avoid tall obstructions and not run into other air traffic. In fact, I would have more confidence in an autonomous light helicopter than one piloted by someone operating randomly with no training or skills. The world of ultra-light flying suffered much at its founding from folks buying these small airplanes and thinking they needed no piloting skills.

They were not snowmobiles and jet-skis, they were still aircraft and subject to the whims of nature and the physics of flight.

Many people died as a result.

It could revolutionize how we get about in a new Jetson-like world. Or it could turn into a major annoyance with a sky full of buzzing bee-like vehicles. It is a ways out now, but time and technology seem to move ever faster – so I think we’ll be seeing these on the market within the next ten years. At first these machines will be toys of the well off, then becoming quite commonplace. I will go out on a limb and predict that they certainly won’t be “green” and will do little to alleviate our energy consumption habits. I suppose a pure electric model, with batteries charged by wind, hydro or solar systems may be considered green – but until then… R.

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When I read this, my immediate concern was, “What if there is an electrical problem, a motor fails?” Well, they have this covered too. There is a ballistic parachute system that can be activated to parachute the entire machine gently (more or less) to the ground. These systems have been successfully deployed in some light aircraft. So that is covered. The parachute would not cover every situation, just as a regular helicopter also has areas of operation that it cannot safely land from an engine failure either.

SureFly is expected to sell for $200,000.

That is a very inexpensive for a new helicopter (the 2016 list price of a similar-sized Robinson R22 was $288,000). Since the SureFly and similar passenger carrying machines would be using drone technology - it will free the pilot of learning the skills needed to fly an airplane or helicopter.

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Ongoing Open Stage at Mandalay Lounge - Monday-Sunday beginning at 5 p.m. 200 North Church Street.

DJ/Karaoke - Mortimer’s Roadhouse, 105 W. Grove in Poplar Grove. 815-765-0082. DJ/Karaoke w/ RPM every Friday, DJ/Karaoke w/ DJ Double D every Saturday Mary’s Place - 602 N. Madison St. marysplacebar. com. Open Stage, Tues. & Thurs. 9:30 p.m.-close; Karaoke, Wed. 9:30 p.m.-close.

Bruce L. Warden - For listening & dining every Friday and Saturday 5-9 p.m. at Hoffman House, 7550 E. State St. Rockford Christian Fellowship - RCF performs locally and rehearses Tuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at First Covenant Church, 316 Wood Road. The band welcomes additional participants (high school age through retired). See our website for more info rcfband.com. Contact Director, Brian Waterson, 815/797-2320, rcfband@gmail.com Ongoing Charlotte’s Web Memorabilia Art Sale - May 14-May 27. JustGoods fair trade market, 201 Seventh Street, hosts a special showing of artwork, posters, flyers and promotional material created over the 45 year span of the music establishment known as Charlotte’s Web. Once housed on First Avenue in a former church building, the “Web” was a focal point for music and culture during the late 70s into the 90s. Art Sale in the JustGoods Fair Trade Store Gallery, 201 Seventh Street, Rockford. Any proceeds from the Art Sale will benefit Rockford Urban Ministries, an outreach of 25 area congregations working in the city. Original artwork, posters, flyers, publicity photos of the musicians, t-shirts and even the doors which once grace the upstairs listening room are on display, and most are for sale. The Charlotte’s Web retrospective is open during JustGoods store hours: Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm, or by private appointment by calling 815-964-7111.

Friday The Chocolate Soldier - Rockford Operetta Party presents “The Chocolate Soldier” by Oscar Straus. 7:30 p.m. at 406 N. Main Street. Admission is $10 per person. Handicap accessible. No advance tickets required. www.rockfordoperettaparty.synthasite.com/ Bluegrass Reunion Band - Performing at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. 5-7:30 p.m. Free admission Saturday Sing it Forward - Rockford’s select chamber chorus, Camerata Emanon Singers, will “Sing it Forward” in a sparkling evening of choral music and celebration at 7:30 P.M. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4848 Turner Street, in Rockford. This special concert commemorates Camerata Emanon’s 19th year of sharing a wealth of choral works with the Rockford area. The singers and their director, Tim Anderson, are pleased to present “Sing it Forward” as a free audience-appreciation event featuring a short performance of favorite compositions followed by a festive reception. Come and bring your friends to join in this special celebration! Free-will offering only.

For more information, visit camerataemanon. com or Facebook.com/camerataemanonsingers.

Trinadora - Performing at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. 5-7:30 p.m. Free admission

Monday, May 14 Music on Main: My Favorite Strings - 5:30 p.m. at Emerson House, 420 N. Main St. David Nelson, classical guitar, will be joined by his student Paul Davis, a Senior Division winner of MPAC’s 2018 Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition, on “Cavitina” by S. Myers. MPAC’s Music on Main salon series celebrates regionally acclaimed classical musicians. Set in the intimate parlor of the historic Emerson House, this performance offers a true chamber music experience. Tickets: $15/adult, $6/student.

Saturday, May 19 Disney in Concert-Around the World - Rockford Symphony Orchestra will perform the magical “Disney in Concert-Around the World” live with original classics from the animated movies we all love and remember. Music themes with movie scenes from The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Aladdin, Mulan, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Lion King will delight the entire family at 7:30pm at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. Pre-concert (6:30-7:30 p.m.) entertainment will feature the characters “Belle” and the “Snow Sisters” from Once Upon A Dream Performances as well as community partner, Rockford Rhythm Drumline.

Tickets are $25-$65 for adults, student tickets are $9 for age 25 and under and are available by calling 815-965-0049. For more information and to purchase adult tickets go to www.rockfordsymphony.com.

Music of William C. Wright: Solo and Piano and Vocal Works 1847-1893 - Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center, 406 N. Main St., is collaborating with Laurent House, at 6 p.m. to present this unique event! Join us at MPAC to hear Oak Park, IL-based musicologist David Patterson shed light on the music that surrounded Frank Lloyd Wright in his early years with his lecture entitled “The Music of William C. Wright.” Samples of Wright’s music will also be played. William Wright, father of the famous architect, was a musician and composer.

Ultimately, William Wright’s impact on his son was formidable, and today we recognize music as one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most important influences. After the 45-minute lecture, guests will be shuttled to the Laurent House to enjoy appetizers and cocktails on the grounds followed by a guided tour of the house. Price includes lecture, shuttle, and appetizers. A cash bar will be on the premises. The caterer for the evening will be GreenFire Restaurant. Guests will be shuttled back to MPAC at about 9 p.m. Tickets: $75, available through Laurent House’s website, laurenthouse.com/special-events.

Sunday, May 20 Rockford Jazz Showcase - 3 p.m. at Mendelssohn Hall, 406 N. Main St. MPAC presents a celebration of Jazz that brings together a diverse group of regional musicians representing a range of Jazz styles in an exciting collaborative event!

Featuring: Harlan Jefferson, The Groove Hotel, Jodi Beach, and Screw City Swingers. Tickets: $30/adult, $6/student.

Community

Saturday 12th Pearl & Diamond High Tea - Celebration of the relationships between mother & daughter,

sister & sister, and friend & friend. 11:30 a.m. at Giovanni’s Restaurant, 510 N. Bell School Rd. Hosted by comedian Deon Freeman, High Tea Speaker Andrea Cossey, and music by DJ Rated AG. The 2018 Mother of the Year Finalists are Jazz Keyes and Takeisha Lambert; 2018 Daughter of the Year Finalists are Hanadie and Nina Kelly.

Tickets are 1 for $40, $2 for 75, $30 for children under the age of 10. No tickets will be available at the door. For more information about the Mother/ Daughter High Tea tickets contact: Jeanine Hayes - 815-980-5644 or Brenda Washington - 815-394-9808.

Rockford Symphony Orchestra Instrument Drive - The Rockford Symphony Orchestra will be hosting an instrument drive for kids in RPS 205 on from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at Kresge Hall in the Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St. The drive was developed to assist children in our community who have an interest in playing but do not have access to an instrument. RPS 205 and RSO are looking for string, brass, woodwind, and percussion Instruments in good playable condition for classroom use. Instruments that need repairs or are unplayable will be accepted to be used as art projects, decor, etc (with donor’s permission). Instruments that are not urgently needed by the Rockford Public Schools will be donated to surrounding schools. Instrument donations may be tax deductible. Donors are advised to consult with their tax professional.

Friday, May 18 There’s No Place Like Home CASA Golf Invitational & Dinner Auction - Be a part of the newest fundraiser for CASA! Join us at Forest Hills Country Club to play golf then stay to enjoy an evening full of fun with dinner and a live auction! Don’t golf? Come for dinner! Help support the children in our area receive the specialized attention from their CASA volunteer! Tickets and more information available by calling 815-319-6880 or visit winnebagocountycasa.org. Registration and lunch begins at noon with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cocktail hour and Silent Auction viewing begins at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30.

Tickets are $150 for golf and dinner, $100 for golf only, and $75 for dinner only. All proceeds will be used to recruit and train additional volunteers to work with children in foster care.

Saturday, May 19 Grandmaster Simul Chess Exhibition - Chess at the Church and Rock River Chess brings you another opportunity to play a Simultaneous Exhibition with former US Champion Grandmaster Yury Shulman.Takes place in the cafeteria of Jefferson High School, 4145 Samuelson Rd. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $12 at the door to play, limited to first 50 to arrive.

Drumstrong - FUN-draiser to beat cancer. A local Drumstrong event will take place on from 1-4 p.m. (registration opens at 12:30 pm) at Just Goods Fair Trade Marketplace, 201 7th St. Three hours of drumming. (No experience required.) $2 Pre-registration = a gift and a guaranteed seat! $6 Registration at the door = You’re in, but seats are limited. Come and drum, donate, and encourage others to do the same.

For more information contact: Rhythmvoice2bu@ gmail.com or go to rhythmvoice.net/event Wednesday, May 23 Values & Vision: A Vision Board Workshop - Clarify and create the vision that will get you to your best

life in this workshop. Grab a hold of your dreams and put a plan in place to make it a reality. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Mary’s Market, 4431 E. State St. Wednesday, May 30 Garden Bros Circus - Takes place at the BMO Harris Bank Center. Breathtaking special effects, concert style lighting and 3 rings bursting with excitement, laughter and memories that families will cherish. We have brought the very best performers from 18 countries making up a cast of over 60 performers. Shows at 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. First one hundred adult tickets sold online are only $12.50 at www.GardenBrosCircus.com.

Friday, June 1 Children’s Safe Harbor 3rd Annual Benefit Kids At Heart - Event takes place at Giovanni’s Restaurant and Convention Center, 610 N. Bell School Rd. 5:30-6:30 p.m. cocktail hour, 6:30-7:30 dinner/ program. Children’s Safe Harbor is hosting our 3rd Annual Benefit Kids At Heart to help support safe child exchange and supervised visitation services. Children’s Safe Harbor provides services to families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and stalking free of charge. We are asking that the community come together an be a kid for a night to support kids. All children deserve the opportunity to be a child and that is what our agency hopes to provide. We will have dinner, drinks, DJ, dancing, silent auction, live painting, a photo booth and more. Tickets are $75 per person or $700 for a table of 10. For ticket information call (815) 316-7772.

Friday, June 8-Saturday, June 9 Holy Family Rummage Sale - Huge rummage sale in the Holy Family Gym, 4401 Highcrest Rd. Proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which serves the poor of our community. Free admission. Sale hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Donations of merchandise to be sold may be dropped off on Wednesday June 6, noon till 6:00 p.m.; or on Thursday June 7, 9 a.m. -6 p.m. at the school gym.

Saturday, June 9 Takem Home Fundraiser - 12-6 p.m. at Neighbor’s Bar & Grill, 7745 Forest Hills Rd. $10 lunch, drawings, raffles, silent auction. Proceeds benefit Kibble Korner Pet Food Pantry and Care for Pets 501c organizations. Pet food and cat litter donations welcome. For donations & information call 815-601-2742.

Wednesday, June 20 Free Garden Walk - The Council of Rockford Gardeners is hosting its annual “Free Garden Walk” to be held from 12-8 p.m., rain or shine.

Each year we showcase 6-8 local gardens for a Free Garden Walk open to the Rockford area communities. Visit some of the most beautiful area gardens. An inspiring self-guided tour featuring great gardening ideas, annuals/ perennial plants, sun/shade plants, water features, garden art, statuary, etc. Just under a 800 garden enthusiasts attended the event last year. Come be a part of our Rockford gardening story. Maps will be available at http://www. councilofrockfordgardeners. org/ after the first of June. Also, maps will be available at most area garden centers.

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May 9 - 15

Annual Plant Sale

BirdFest 2018

WHEN Friday, May 11 (5 - 8 p.m.) Saturday, May 12 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

WHERE Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden The Spring Plant Sale includes hundreds of native plants from local yards. Afterward, you’re welcome to stroll the beautiful Klehm grounds to see what’s blooming. There is free admission on Saturday, and if you provide 10 plants for the sale, you can receive free admission to Preview Night on Friday.

WHEN Saturday, May 12 (8 a.m. - 4 p.m.) Sunday, May 13 (8 a.m. - 3 p.m.)

WHERE Colored Sands Forest Preserve Birdfest 2018 will have live bird banding, nature hikes, kids’ activities, presentations from Illinois Young Birders, a food tent, gift shop, silent auction and more! Learn about wild migrating birds, bird research, conservation biology, and see how birds are collected on short nature walks. All proceeds go to supporting research activities and educational outreach.

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North End City Market WHEN Saturday, May 12 (9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

WHERE Intersection of North Main and Auburn Streets The North End City Market is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Main and Auburn streets on Saturday mornings May 12 - October 27. The market is full of fresh, local products and food and is a nice place for the community to gather to shop, eat and socialize.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella WHEN Tuesday, May 15 (7:30 p.m.)

WHERE Coronado Performing Arts Center This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love - the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more - plus some surprising new twists!

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Death Notices Phyllis Patterson 60 Rockford 4/30/2018 Diane Johnson 74 Rockford 4/30/2018 Lawrence Jacobs 50 Rockford 4/30/2018 Bobbie Norris 46 Rockford 4/30/2018 Willie Stjunious 71 Rockford 4/30/2018 Roberta Holloway 81 Rockford 4/30/2018 Clara Bradley 91 Rockford 4/30/2018 Alexander Jascemskas 94 Rock ford 4/30/2018 Thomas Shama 80 Rockford 4/30/2018 Mary Keating 81 Rockford 5/1/2018 Pamela Borgwardt 67 Rockford 5/1/2018 Joanne Johnson 83 Rockford 5/1/2018 Inez Chandler 99 Rockford 5/1/2018 Rodney Reinhold 58 Rockford 5/1/2018 Barbara Kinney Winnebago 92 5/1/2018 Darlene Horn 84 Rockford 5/1/2018 James Bailey 85 Rockford 5/1/2018 Richard Stebbins 50 Pecatonica 5/1/2018 Nicholas Bach 63 Rockford 5/1/2018 Raul Rivera 89 Rockford 5/2/2018 Margaret Page 62 Rockford 5/2/2018 Linda Gillespie 59 Rockford 5/2/2018 Carolee Blair 79 Rockford 5/2/2018 Jan Boogaard 88 Durand 5/2/2018 James Roberts 55 Rockford 5/2/2018 Ruth Anderson 84 Rockford 5/2/2018 Shirley Keith 94 Rockford 5/2/2018 Lawrence Rush 49 Rockford 5/2/2018 Roberta High 98 Rockford 5/2/2018 Christopher Harris 61 Rockford 5/2/2018 Carol Gibbons 85 Rockford 5/2/2018 Tommie Reed 77 Rockford 5/3/2018 Karen Coppoletti 73 Rockford 5/3/2018 Anna Janik 97 South Beloit 5/3/2018 Kathleen Cieslak 65 Rockford 5/3/2018 Patricia Brackett 81 Rockford 5/4/2018 Antonio Fierro 57 Rockford 5/4/2018 Hilario Mendoza 84 Rockford 5/4/2018 Sammie Stroud 67 Rockford 5/4/2018 Arlene Primeaux 85 South Beloit 5/4/2018 Raymond Hodges 98 Rockford 5/4/2018 Steven Hyde 55 Rockford 5/4/2018 Mark Johnson 75 Rockford 5/4/2018 Bridgett Purifoy 56 Rockford 5/5/2018 Evelyn Linden 94 Rockton 5/5/2018 Harold Collins 78 Loves Park 5/5/2018 Billy Meier 72 Rockford 5/5/2018 Eunice Hunt 91 Rockford 5/5/2018 Shannon Jones 43 Rockford 5/5/2018 Shirley Meyer 83 Rockford 5/5/2018 Donald Skadow 83 Rockford 5/5/2018 Ruth Jones 80 Rockford 5/5/2018 Isaac Flowers 60 Rockford 5/5/2018 Bradley Carlson 56 Rockford 5/5/2018 Walter Campbell 80 Rockford 5/5/2018 Joann Freese 82 Rockford 5/5/2018 Anna Lake 98 Rockford 5/5/2018 Roy Thompson 73 Machesney Park 5/6/2018 Evelyn Green 52 Rockford 5/6/2018 Viola Whitney-Grenon 96 Rockford 5/6/2018 Nancy Eberley 71 Rockford 5/6/2018 Joseph Kerwin 64 Rockford 5/6/2018 Gregory Baldwin 47 Loves Park 5/6/2018 Sharlene Holesinger 79 Cherry Valley 5/6/2018 William Stupfell 61 Rockford 5/7/2018

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

AQUARIUS, PISCES AND ARIES

Clothing Drive

Week of April 29 to May 5, 2018

Saturday, May 12 9:00 am - 12:00 noon To be Reused or Recycled • Reduces 85% of unwanted clothing from going to landfills!

Locations: Blain’s Farm and Fleet 7300 East Riverside Blvd.

Loves Park 61111 Blain’s Farm and Fleet 4725 W. State Street Rockford 61102 KNIB Roscoe Recycle Center 13125 North 2nd Street Roscoe 61073 KNIB Recycle Center 4665 Hydraulic Road Rockford 61109 For more information, or to volunteer, go to www.knib.org

ARIES

There’s a good chance that you’ll need to re-evaluate your circle of friends this week. Lucky for you, some of them will finally manage to give back what they owe you before you cut them out of your life.

TAURUS

You’ll need to figure out a mistake that will have occurred on one of your bills. You may spend a good chunk of the week trying to get your money back, but in the end, justice will be served.

GEMINI

You’ll either find the right treatment for your health problems, or a new diet will yield surprisingly fast results. In any case, you’re on the right track to enjoying a better quality of life.

CANCER

Your popularity will skyrocket this week, much to your astonishment.

If you’re single, you’ll be equally surprised to realize just how many suitors are vying for your attention.

LEO

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TAURUS, GEMINI AND CANCER

Horoscope Week of May 6 to 12, 2018 ARIES

Your imagination will know no bounds this week. You might even start working on a masterpiece that’ll bring you big rewards upon completion. Don’t neglect your friends, though. Why not plan a gettogether for the weekend?

TAURUS

You’ll be put in charge of an event that’s expected to draw a sizeable crowd. This will help you discover a new side of yourself in addition to doing wonders for overcoming your timid nature.

GEMINI

You’ll be given new, stimulating responsibilities at work, and this will benefit you greatly come annual review time. A pay raise is in your not-so-distant future!

CANCER

You’ll get the opportunity to take a trip or go on a pilgrimage of some sort, and this will help you expand both your personal and professional horizons.

LEO

Family will be your main focus all week. Your loved ones will be particularly demanding. The idea of moving to a new town might cross your mind.

This week’s air will be filled with tension, and you’ll find yourself in a situation that will prompt you to make great changes. You may even decide to take a trip around the world on a whim.

VIRGO

VIRGO

LIBRA

LIBRA

Your commute will prove particularly complicated this week, and won’t always be at orcommunication call 815-637-1343 its clearest. Your no-nonsense attitude will leave a profound impression on your loved ones.

Money is often the root of trouble.

Don’t be afraid to grab the bull by the horns and firmly negotiate with all parties involved in order to solve your financial conundrum.

SCORPIO

Delays and missed deadlines will plague your workweek, and you’ll find yourself wondering where to start. You need to slow down. Try to channel your energy in more productive ways, and you’ll be back on track in no time.

SAGITTARIUS

You’ll likely be called upon as a replacement following the abrupt departure of a co-worker, causing you undue stress. Luckily your efforts will pay off down the line.

CAPRICORN Stewart K. Boeselager, Public speaking has never been

of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. your forte, but this week you can He was born June 20, 1958, in Appleton, Wis., the son ofexpect David applause. and You have every Jeannette (Thurow) Boeselager. He graduated from Rockford East right Highto School theaccomplishbe proudand of your University of Illinois and spent most of his career as a chemical engineer.

Stewart was a ment; don’t let your detractors’ negativity kind, intelligent, gentle man with a deep passion for music, books, and rain art.on Heyour wasparade. a friend to everyone he met and loved to talk about all kinds of subjects. A self-taught and AQUARIUS very talented guitarist and bassist, he was an avid performer and supporter of live music.

Balancing work and home life is no Above all, Stewart will be remembered as a loving son, brother, uncle, andYou’ll friend. easy task. have to use your imagination this week to get everySurvived by his parents, David and Jeannette; brother, thing done on the professional front Tim (Kim) Boeselager; sister, Amy (Noel) Nickel; and nephews, Brock and without disappointing your family.

Bryce Boeselager and Jackson, Hayden, and Brady Nickel.

PISCES

A celebration of Stewart’s life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018, If the opportunity for a spontaneous at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 1860 S Mulford Rd., Rockford, 61108,itself this week, don’t tripILpresents Rev. Jane Eesley officiating, preceded by a visitation from 11:00pass a.m.it to 1:00 p.m. up. Distancing yourself from your regular will clear your mind In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Friends of Rockford PubliclifeLibrary. and help you make that difficult Share online condolences at www.fitzgeraldfh.com. decision you’ve been avoiding.

You’ll need to face an extremely difficult decision this week. Take as much time as you need to think about it before you make the final call. Otherwise, you’ll just end up changing your mind again and again.

You’ve got lots of work to do. You’ll be discreetly asked to contribute to a special project that may have a sizeable financial payoff. You may decide to start your own business.

SCORPIO

You just might experience love at first sight with someone who’ll turn out to be your soulmate. A single glance is all it’ll take for both of you to realize that you’re made for each other.

SAGITTARIUS

If you’re going to be moving in the next couple of weeks, you have a lot of shopping to do. Time to get started! Be careful with your words.

Now more than ever, you need to think before you speak.

CAPRICORN

Someone will tell you a secret that will leave you with a lot of questions. You really need to clean up your circle of friends, especially when it comes to those with outstanding debts. Don’t let your generosity be taken advantage of.

AQUARIUS

Getting that promotion at work would solve most of your financial troubles. Sometimes all it takes is a knock on your manager’s door. You’ll finally start to envision your future in a positive light.

PISCES

You’re all out of energy, and you really need to get some rest. You’ll have a eureka moment that will open your mind to a new form of spiritual awareness — and maybe even a whole new lifestyle.

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Government Notices n n n LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BID CHERRY VALLEY TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT invites bids for furnishing and placing surface mix on various roads throughout the Township as they become ready for overlay in 2018.

The unit price will be per ton and is based on 6000 ton. The unit price is to include cleaning, patching, butt joints, and priming. The prime used is to be SS1H or approved equal. All bidders shall include in their bid proposals a copy of the Illinois Department of Transportation pre-qualification form. Bids not having this attached shall not be considered. This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”).

The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed as approved by the Cherry Valley Township Board.

Send bids to: Cherry Valley Township, Attn: Township Clerk, 4875 Blackhawk Rd., Rockford, IL 61109, on or before May 25, 2018, 10:00 AM. The Highway Commissioner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to waive any technicalities or to accept any item or any proposal.

Dated this May 1, 2018.

Kenneth Mattson Highway Commissioner, Cherry Valley Township, Winnebago County 8913R TRRT 5/9

Public Notices n n n NOTICE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/10-1-5 and 5/10-1-6, the Civil Service Commission of the City of Loves Park, Illinois, proposes to amend its Rules and Regulations. The proposed amendment will add a new Section 5.1(f) to the Commission’s Rules and Regulations to allow the Police Department to solicit applications for lateral appointment to the position of Police Officer. The Commission will conduct a hearing and consider final adoption of the amendment at its meeting on June 11, 2018. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 100 Heart Boulevard, Loves Park, IL 61111. At that time, any interested person may attend the hearing and be heard. Copies of the proposed amendment may be viewed at City Hall or obtained from Roberta L. Holzwarth, Attorney to the Commission, 800 N. Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

Dated: May 9, 2018 Roberta L. Holzwarth, Esq. 800 North Church Street Rockford, IL 61103 815-962-7071 8929R TRRT 5/9 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 Roofing business in said County and State under the name of DRC Reliable Roofing &

Remodeling at the following post office addresses: 5710 Covey Ridge Trl., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Deidra Tillman SIGNED: Deidra Tillman 4/18/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8894R TRRT 5/9 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 hair company business in said County and State under the name of Tamed Beautee at the following post office addresses: 4551 Governors Drive, Apt. #5, Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Zena Day SIGNED: Zena Day 4/18/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8893R TRRT 5/9 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 Jacquelyn’s Colchas and Accessories business in said County and State under the name of Jacquelyn’s Colchas & Accessories at the following post office addresses: 915 S. Alpine Rd., Ste. 104, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Sandra Gaytan SIGNED: Sandra Gaytan 3/23/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Carmin W. Choppie, Notary Public My Commission Expires 11/17/2018 8897R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MANAR KANDIL, Petitioner, and KAREEM ELELAIMY, Respondent.

NO. 2018-D-273 NOTICE THE REQUISITE Affidavit for Publication having been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU, KAREEM ELELAIMY, Respondent in the above-entitled action, that a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County by the Petitioner; that proper procedures according to law have been taken and said suit is still pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, KAREEM ELELAIMY, file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, held in the Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 28th day of May, 2018, default judgment may be entered against you after that date and a Decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.

THOMAS A. KLEIN

Clerk of the Circuit Court /s/ Thomas A. Klein James T. Zuba (ARDC #6193442) ZUBA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioner 6067 Strathmoor Drive Rockford, Illinois 61107 Phone: (815) 397-7000 E-mail: jtzjd@zubalawfirm.com 8899R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF: BRIAN HUNTER SCOTT, a male child.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY CASE NO. 2018 AD 90 NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of a child named BRIAN HUNTER SCOTT; NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 25th day of May, 2018, a default may be entered against you at any time following that day, and a judgment order entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DATED: April 30, 2018 THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Clerk Attorney Laura M. Hunt One Court Place, Suite 102 Rockford, Illinois 61101 815.505.8571 8914R TRRT 5/16 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 Photography business in said County and State under the name of Forest City Photographs at the following post office addresses: 651 Amphitheater Dr., Apt. 10, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joel Didier; Nicole Didier SIGNED: Joel Didier 4/30/18 SIGNED: Nicole Didier 4/30/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8917R TRRT 5/16 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 Retail store business in said County and State under the name of KIKIFERS Obsidian at the following post office addresses: 1921 W. Riverside Blvd., #104, Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Henry McDavid; Keishonda Williamson SIGNED: Henry McDavid 4/30/18 SIGNED: Keishonda Williamson 4/30/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th

day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8918R TRRT 5/16 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 Artist Studio and Gallery business in said County and State under the name of RokStone Studio and Gallery at the following post office addresses: 110 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: David Wilkinson SIGNED: David Wilkinson 4/26/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8919R TRRT 5/16 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 Cleaning business in said County and State under the name of R.W. Cleaning at the following post office addresses: 3420 Harrison Ave., #5, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Renika Wilson SIGNED: Renika Wilson 4/5/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 5th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8920R TRRT 5/16 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 mobile notary and document preparation company business in said County and State under the name of Luxe Legal at the following post office addresses: 2205 S. Perryville Road, #524, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cherish Marie Coates SIGNED: Cherish Marie Coates 4/27/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8921R TRRT 5/16 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 Restaurant Sale, export import broker business in said County and State under the name of ITIMEX at the following post office addresses: 1139 N. Church St., 2nd floor, Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Moustapha Diop SIGNED: Moustapha Diop 4/27/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8922R TRRT 5/16

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 business to train for trauma informed care in organizations and schools business in said County and State under the name of National Organization for Treating Trauma at the following post office addresses: 1231 Parkwood Ave., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Brock Morlan SIGNED: Brock Morlan 4/27/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8923R TRRT 5/16 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 personal business making personalized home goods business in said County and State under the name of Heather’s Creative Touch at the following post office addresses: 5251 Silver Dawn Lane, Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Heather Ryan SIGNED: Heather Ryan 5/1/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8924R TRRT 5/16 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 online retail store business in said County and State under the name of Jada’s Boutique at the following post office addresses: 2118 Kilburn Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Danielle Horton SIGNED: Danielle Horton 5/1/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 8925R TRRT 5/16 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

JONES APARTMENT LIVING TRUST NUMBER 6618; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 468 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, June 7, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder

for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: HESS + HOPKINS LEATHER COS SUB PT NE 1/4 SEC 22-44-1 INC PT BLKS 8 + 9 HORSMAN + BLAISDELLS ADD S 37 FT LOT 17 + N 20 FT LOT 018.

Commonly known as 417-419 UNDERWOOD STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61101.

P.I.N. 11-22-203-012.

The mortgaged real estate is: vacant lot.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Matthew D. Flores at Plaintiff’s Attorney, City of Rockford Department of Law, 425 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. (779) 348-7395.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 8896R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: JARED D. VOORHEES, Plaintiff, V. STACEY VOORHEES, Defendant.

Case No. 15 D 571 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Defendant STACEY VOORHEES that Plaintiff JARED D. VOORHEES has caused to be filed a PETITION 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 June 11, 2018, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Jared D. Voorhees, Plaintiff 8942R TRRT 5/23 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2018 TX 37 FILED May 1, 2018 Melba Payne, 719 Davis St., Rockford, IL 61107 Associated Bank, NA, 612 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61103 City of Rockford, 425 E. State Street, Rockford, IL 61104 Occupants, 719 Davis St., Unit 1, Rockford, IL 61107 Occupants, 719 Davis St., Unit 2, Rockford, IL 61107 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold: October 26, 2015 Certificate No. 201401202 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 719 Davis St., Rockford, IL Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Eleven (11) in Block Two (2) as designated upon

RockRiverTimes.com.

the Plat of Johnson and Wanstrom’s Addition to the City of East Rockford, the Plat of which Addition is recorded in Book 3 of Plats on page 11 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago; and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-24-155-008 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 26, 2018.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 26, 2018.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on December 21, 2018 at 9:30, a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 26, 2018, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

ULTRA MARES LLC, Purchaser By: /s/ G. Michael Scheurich G. Michael Scheurich, Its Attorney 8944R TRRT 5/23 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2018 TX 36 FILED May 1, 2018 Equity Trust Company, Custodian, FBO 102775IRA, 8 Miller Court #100, Dekalb, IL 60115 City of Rockford, 425 E. State Street, Rockford, IL 61104 Occupants, 1438 8th Ave., Rockford, IL 61104 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 26, 2015 Certificate No. 201401279 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 1438 8th Avenue, Rockford, IL Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Sixteen (16) in Block Five (5) as designated upon the Plat of Woodruff’s Second Addition to the City of Rockford, which Plat is recorded in Book 58 of Deeds (Plats) on page 212 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois;

situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-25-302-019 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 26, 2018.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 26, 2018.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on December 21, 2018 at 9:30, a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 26, 2018, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

ULTRA MARES LLC, Purchaser By: /s/ G. Michael Scheurich G. Michael Scheurich, Its Attorney 8945R TRRT 5/23 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 Hair Salon business in said County and State under the name of The W-Hair-House at the following post office addresses: 1000 9th St., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Danielle N. Curtis; Tietha Bates SIGNED: Danielle N. Curtis 5/7/18 SIGNED: Tietha Bates 5/7/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8943R TRRT 5/23 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 Consulting & Ministry business in said County and State under the name of Wounds Unlimited at the following post office addresses: 3767 Foxborough Ln., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Felix Chinatu Okoroti SIGNED: Felix Chinatu Okoroti 5/8/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 8946R TRRT 5/23

May 9, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CO-TRUSTEE FOR GOVERNMENT LOAN SECURITIZATION TRUST 2011-FV1 Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICK H. GOURLEY; CHERYL L. GOURLEY; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK Defendants, 17 ch 928 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, May 31, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot 24 in Block 7 as designated upon the Plat of Kinsey’s Little Farms, a Subdivision of part of the west half (1/2) of the Southwest quarter (1/4) Section 1, and of part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) Section 2, all in Township 43 North, Range 1 East of the third Principal Meridian, the plat of which subdivision is recorded in Book 13 of Plats on Page 46 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 15-01-353-001.

Commonly known as 3202 10TH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61109.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. 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.

17-041514 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3084491 P8870R TRRT 5/9 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL D. CASSEM, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000901 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 23, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen

Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE (129) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF JOHN FRIDH AND SONS ALPINE MEADOW SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 27 OF PLATS ON PAGE 88 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1836 APPLE TREE LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32253-001.

The real estate is improved with a single family 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-04761.

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. 14-17-04761 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000901 TJSC#: 38-3330 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.

I3084987 P8871R TRRT 5/9 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

BERNICE JOHNSON-LILLY; DAVID LILLY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BERNICE JOHNSON-LILLY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DAVID LILLY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 760 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, May 31, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT NINETY-SIX (96) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF WESTMORELAND THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27 IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 11-19-251-009.

Commonly known as 120 LaClede Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W17-0866 I3084478 P8872R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Nicole F. Plazbert Current Name Case Number: 18 MR 396 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name

from: Nicole F. Plazbert to the new name of: Janean Plazbert.

The court date will be held: on May 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101 in Courtroom #412. /s/ Nicole F. Plazbert Nicole F. Plazbert 8875R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Marayna Tyle Alejandre Current Name Case Number: 18 MR 579 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Marayna Tyle Alejandre to the new name of: Matthew M. Riley Alejandre.

The court date will be held: on June 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101 in Courtroom #426. /s/ Marayna Alejandre Marayna Alejandre 8878R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF Jayden Hansel-Terry Minor’s Current Name Jalisa Terry Name of Parent/Guardian filing on behalf of the Minor Case No. 18 MR 582 NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Notice is hereby given, that on June 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 426, I will present a Petition requesting that the Court change his/her present name of Jayden Hansel-Terry, a minor, to the name of Jayden Terry. The hearing will take place at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St. in Rockford, Illinois.

Jayden Terry, a minor, by, /s/ Jalisa Terry Date: 4/20/18 8879R TRRT 5/9 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK, Plaintiff, v.

SOUTHSY VONGPHAKDY; MICHAEL VONGPHAKDY; TIMBERLYNE HOLLOW MASTER HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No.: 2018 CH-249 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain

mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN (167) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE FINAL PLAT OF TIMBERLYNE HOLLOW PHASE 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 15, PART OF THE EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 15 AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 10, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 47 OF PLATS ON PAGE 46 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 6493 Sunny Meadow Drive Machesney Park, IL 61115 P.I.N.: 08-15-251-021 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 25th day of May, 2018, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Yashekia T. Simpkins (ARDC #6307014) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 Phone: 815-490-4900 Fax: 815-490-4901 ysimpkins@hinshawlaw.com 8883R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of LAWRENCE B. BURTON, Deceased CASE No. 2018-P-210 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONWILL AND CLAIMS NOTICE is given of the death of LAWRENCE B. BURTON. Letters of Office were issued on April 19, 2018 to, Dustin J. Burton, 2822 Sandy Hollow Road Unit #6, Rockford, Illinois who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Attorney Charles T. Sewell LLC, 215 South State Street, Belvidere, Illinois 61008.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 25, 2018, 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 Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 404 Elm Street, Suite 104 Rockford, Illinois

61101 or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

8884R TRRT 5/9 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 photography business in said County and State under the name of Crimson Raven Photography at the following post office addresses: 6842 Prairie Flower, Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Amy Hauri SIGNED: Amy Hauri 4/24/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8895R TRRT 5/9 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 window cleaning & pressure washing business in said County and State under the name of DoT Window Cleaning at the following post office addresses: 3775 Modesto Dr., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Manuel Guzman SIGNED: Manuel Guzman 4/24/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8898R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PUBLICATION ADOPTION NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: LEONARD D. SMALLWOOD and ERICA A. SMALLWOOD, Petitioners, To Adopt, A CHILD TO BE BORN And Concerning CHEYENNE DELANEY; CODY H. CRANE; and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Respondents.

2018 AD 34 TO: ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TAKE NOTICE that on February 20, 2018, a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court ofWinnebago County, Rockford, Illinois, for the adoption of the person to be born; NOW THEREFORE unless you, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, file your answer to the Petition in said suit, or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the said Circuit court of Winnebago County, in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 25th day of May, 2018, a default may be entered against you at any time following that day, and a judgment order entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Date: April 23, 2018, Rockford, Illinois Attorney Sasha S. Jonic 4615 E. State Street, Suite 101 Rockford, IL 61108 815.226.3461 8886R TRRT 5/9 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 Beauty Salon business in said County and State under the name of LaRose Allure at the following post office addresses: 1951 W. Riverside Blvd., Apt. 102, Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Kirrice Williams SIGNED: Kirrice Williams 4/23/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 23rd day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8887R TRRT 5/9 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 E-commerce, Wholesale, Distribution and Promotional Services business in said County and State under the name of J.D.J.J. Company at the following post office addresses: 1906 Bruner St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jeff Aldridge SIGNED: Jeff Aldridge 4/23/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 23rd day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8888R TRRT 5/9 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 Retail Clothing Boutique business in said County and State under the name of So Jazzy Boutique at the following post office addresses: 11731 Balsa Ln., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cristina S. Williams SIGNED: Cristina S. Williams 4/20/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8889R TRRT 5/9 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 sole proprietorship for hair extensions business in said County and State under the name of Chic Tresses at the following post office addresses: 4021 Mila Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Christina Graham SIGNED: Christina Graham 4/20/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8890R TRRT 5/9 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 Sports Events Management business in said County and State under the name of 643 Sports Promotions at the following post office addresses: 11395 Edgemere Terrace, Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of

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all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Chad Naber SIGNED: Chad Naber 4/20/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8891R TRRT 5/9 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 Landscaping business in said County and State under the name of Lucio’s Lawn and Mowing at the following post office addresses: 2516 Ashland Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Juan Lopez SIGNED: Juan Lopez 4/17/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of April, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8892R TRRT 5/9 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Terra Nicole Weis Current Name Case Number: 18 MR 613 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Terra Nicole Weis to the new name of: Kristoff Nicols furgiuele-Weis.

The court date will be held: on July 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101 in Courtroom #426. /s/ Terra Nicole Weis Terra Nicole Weis 8941R TRRT 5/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of RICHARD ALLEN HARTZOG, Deceased.

CASE No. 2018-P-157 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONWILL AND CLAIMS NOTICE is given of the death of RICHARD ALLEN HARTZOG. Letters of Office were issued on March 27, 2018 to, Jeffrey L. Hartzog, 1071 Red Bud Circle, Rockledge, Florida who is the legal representative of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is Attorney Charles T. Sewell LLC, 215 South State Street, Belvidere, Illinois 61008.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 25, 2018, 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 Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 404 Elm Street, Suite 104, Rockford, lllinois 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

ANNIE L. HOWARD; THE CLEARING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANNIE L. HOWARD, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 598 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, June 14, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT FIFTY-EIGHT (58) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 3 OF THE CLEARING SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 43 OF PLATS ON PAGE 176 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 12-03-477-002.

Commonly known as 6811 Cummins Drive, Rockford, IL 61114.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

(312) 360-9455. WA17-0348 I3086034 P8926R TRRT 5/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BANK OF LAKE MILLS, a Wisconsin Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

KONG FENG NI, RONG CHEN, CITY OF ROCKFORD, ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT, ALL NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, and UNKNOWN OWNERS Defendants.

CASE NO. 2018 CH 276 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE (FOR PUBLICATION) Ch. 735, Illinois Compiled Statutes Secs. 5/2-206, 5/2-413, 5/15-1502, 5/15-1503 The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to all Unknown Owners and all Non-Record Claimants, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure was filed on April 27, 2018, and is now pending.

1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the case number are identified above.

2. The court in which said action was brought is identified above.

3. The names of the titleholders of record are: Kong Feng Ni and Rong Chen 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Part of Lots Six (6) and Seven (7) in Block Sixteen (16) as designated upon the Map of that part of the Town (now City) of Rockford, on the East side of Rock River, which Map is recorded in Book D of Deeds on Page 340 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning on the Southerly line of said Lot Six (6) at a point Sixty-Six (66) feet and Five (5) inches East of the Southwest corner thereof; thence Northerly, parallel with the Westerly lines of said Lots Six (6) and Seven (7), eighty-four (84) feet; thence Easterly, parallel with the Southerly line of said Lot Six (6), twenty-two (22) feet and one and two-thirds (1-2/3) inches; thence Southerly, parallel with the westerly lines of said lots seven (7) and six (6), eighty-four (84) feet to the southerly line of said lot six (6); thence westerly along said last mentioned line, twenty-two (22) feet and one and two third (1-2/3) inches to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Property Code: 11-23-382-019 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 308-310 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104 6. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a) Date of mortgage: August 31, 2010 b) Names of mortgagor: Kong Feng Ni c) Name of mortgagee: Bank of Lake Mills d) Date and place of recording: September 2, 2010 Winnebago County Recorder’s Office Rockford, Illinois e) Identification of recording: Document No. 20101032336 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, all Non-Record Claimants, and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Verified Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, held in the Winnebago County Courthouse, in the City of Rockford, 400 West State Street, on or before the 11th day of June, 2018, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Verified Complaint for Foreclosure.

Dated this 2nd day of May, 2018.

BANK OF LAKE MILLS, a Wisconsin Banking Corporation, Plaintiff OLIVER CLOSE, LLC BY: /s/ Karl F. Winkler Karl F. Winkler PREPARED BY: Karl F. Winkler, Esq., ARDC 3042499 OLIVER CLOSE LLC 124 North Water Street, Suite 300 Rockford, IL 61107 815.963.0009 815.963.0339 fax kwinkler@oliverclose.com 8927R TRRT 5/23

n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS LEANDRO ESCAMILLA and SYLVIA ESCAMILLA, Plaintiffs, vs.

PAUL JOHNS, Defendant.

Case No: 2009 L 467 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION YOU, PAUL JOHNS, ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition to Revive a Judgment in the above case has been filed with the Circuit Court in Winnebago County, Illinois.

UNLESS YOU FILE YOUR ANSWER or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the clerk of this court at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, on or before June 28, 2018, THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION TO REVIVE A JUDGMENT MAY BE GRANTED. Dated: May 1, 2018.

LEANDRO ESCAMILLA AND SYLVIA ESCAMILLA, Plaintiffs OLIVER CLOSE, LLC By: /s/ Ann T. Dempsey Ann T. Dempsey Ann T. Dempsey # 6208364 OLIVER CLOSE, LLC 124 North Water Street, Suite 300 Post Office Box 4749 Rockford, IL 61110-4749 Telephone: (815) 963-0009 Email Address: adempsey@ oliverclose.com 8928R TRRT 5/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of: JULIE H. PAVLIK, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2018 P 159 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of Julie H. Pavlik. Letters of Office were issued on April 18, 2018 to Sandra Walk who is the Executor of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Timothy F. Horning, 3400 North Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 30, 2018 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, or with the estate legal representatives, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office – Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representatives and to their attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated: May 3, 2018 Sandra Walk Executor of the Estate of Julie H. Pavlik, Deceased Timothy F. Horning (#973) MEYER & HORNING, P.C. 3400 North Rockton Ave. Rockford, IL 61103 (815) 636-9300 8930R TRRT 5/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: ROBERT E. BARKER,

Deceased.

18 P 149 CLAIM NOTICE AND NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES Notice is given of the death of ROBERT E. BARKER. An order was entered on April 28, 2014, admitting the will of ROBERT E. BARKER to probate, and letters of office were issued on April 2, 2018, to Cynthia Hyland, P.O. Box 15356, Loves Park, IL, 61132, who is the independent executor of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is the Law Office of Timothy A. Miller, 515 North Court Street, Suite 105, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 9, 2018, 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 Court House, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

In addition, heirs and legatees of ROBERT E. BARKER whose names and/or post office addresses may not have been stated in the Petition for Probate of Will and For Letters Testamentary have certain rights, the following is a statement of those rights: NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES WILL ADMITTED Within forty-two (42) days after the effective date of the original order of admission of the will to probate, any heir or legatee 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 6-21 of the Probate Act (Ch. 755, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Sec. 5/6-21 ).

You also have the right under Section 81 of the Probate Act (Ch. 755, Illinois Compiled States, Sec. 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within six (6) months after admission of the will to probate.

RIGHTS OF INTERESTED PERSON DURING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION; FORM OF PETITION TO TERMINATE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION An order granting independent administration of decedent’s estate has been entered. This means that the executor or administrator will not have to obtain court orders or file estate papers in court during probate. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless an interested person asks the court to become involved.

Under Section 284 of the Probate Act (Ch. 755, Illinois Compiled States, Sec. 5/28-4), any interested person may terminate independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk of the court. However, if there is a will which directs independent administration, independent administration will be terminated only if the court finds there is good cause to require supervised administration; and if the petitioner is a creditor or nonresiduary legatee, independent administration will be terminated only if the court finds that termination is necessary to protect the petitioner’s interest.

Cynthia Hyland

Independent Executor Dated: May 2, 2018 Timothy A. Miller, ARDC #06198854 LAW OFFICE OF TIMOTHY A. MILLER P.C. 515 North Court Street uite 105 Rockford, IL 61103 Tel: (815) 600-8798 8931R TRRT 5/23 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Plaintiff, -v.DAVID JOHN SOMMERFIELD, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000793 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 19, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 7, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (104) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO.3 OF SHAW FARM, BEING A RE- SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 63-69 AND 78-84 OF PLAT NO. 2 OF SHAW FARM, IN SECTION 16, T.44 N., R.2 E. OF THE 3RD P.M., THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 36 OF PLATS ON PAGE 90 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5562 LAMBETH LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-16203-003.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15014.

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. 14-17-15014 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000793 TJSC#: 38-3817 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.

I3086602 P8939R TRRT 5/23 n n n ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS. In the matter of the Petition for Adoption of ADRIAN VELAZCO and DAMIAN VELAZCO, 2018-AD-84 To Unknown Biological Father and All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of two minor children named ADRIAN VELAZCO and DAMIAN VELAZCO. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Room 108 in the City of Rockford, Illinois on or before the 11th day of June, 2018, a default may be entered against you any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dated: April 26, 2018 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court Attorney M. Allyson Misevich 4001 N. Perryville Road, Ste. D-201 Loves Park, IL 61111 815-397-0300 815-397-0600 misevichlaw@aol.com 8936R TRRT 5/23 n n n ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS. In the matter of the Petition for

Adoption of HAYDEN JACKSON LEWAN, 2018-AD-83 To Unknown Biological Father and All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of a minor child named HAYDEN JACKSON LEWAN. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Room 108 in the City of Rockford, Illinois on or before the 11th day of June, 2018, a default may be entered against you any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dated: April 26, 2018 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court Attorney M. Allyson Misevich 4001 N. Perryville Road, Ste. D-201 Loves Park, IL 61111 815-397-0300 815-397-0600 misevichlaw@aol.com 8937R TRRT 5/23 n n n ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS. In the matter of the Petition for Adoption of ARIEL SHIBA and CLARA SHIBA, 2018-AD-56 To Unknown Biological Father and All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of two minor children named ARIEL SHIBA and CLARA SHIBA. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Room 108 in the City of Rockford, Illinois on or before the 11th day of June, 2018, a default may be entered against you any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dated: April 26, 2018 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court Attorney M. Allyson Misevich 4001 N. Perryville Road, Ste. D-201 Loves Park, IL 61111 815-397-0300 815-397-0600 misevichlaw@aol.com 8938R TRRT 5/23 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 General Building Contractor business in said County and State under the name of Woodfield Homes at the following post office addresses: 2831 Ware Rd., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jeffrey Leeson SIGNED: Jeffrey Leeson 5/2/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 8932R TRRT 5/23 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 Epoxy Flooring business in said County and State under the name of Epoxy Pros at the following post office addresses: 5063 Granite St., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Branden Adamson SIGNED: Branden Adamson 5/2/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 8933R TRRT 5/23 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 Iggy Landscaping business in said County and State under the name of Iggy Landscaping at the following post office addresses: 319 Cole Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ignacio Nieto SIGNED: Ignacio Nieto 5/2/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 8934R TRRT 5/23 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 Auto and Truck Glass Replacement Company business in said County and State under the name of Loves Park Auto and Truck Glass at the following post office addresses: 6200 Material Ave., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Leonard Bernstein SIGNED: Leonard Bernstein 5/2/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of May, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 8935R TRRT 5/23 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 Lawn Care business in said County and State under the name of Sal Services Lawncare at the following post office addresses: 607 N. Rockford Ave., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Obdulio Cruz SIGNED: Obdulio Cruz 5/4/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of May, A.D. 2018.

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.MANUEL ZUNIGA, et al Defendant 16 CH 554 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 1, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 34 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF LOG CABIN ARBOR BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST-ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 19 OF PLATS ON PAGE 16 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPT THAT PART DEEDED TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD IN DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 IN MICROFILM NUMBER 7118-0037; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Commonly known as 4403 NEWBURG, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32226-001.

The real estate is improved with a single family 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 FORE-

CLOSURE 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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 258533.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 258533 Case Number: 16 CH 554 TJSC#: 38-3467 I3085550 P8900R TRRT 5/16 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

ESTEBAN MORGA; TAMMY MORGA; Defendants, 15 ch 171 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, June 7, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, 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 Eleven (111) as designated upon the plat of Welty Sisters Valley Park Subdivision in part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 30, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the plat of which subdivision is recorded in Book 20 of Plat on Page 51 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; Situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 12-30-252-005.

Commonly known as 3106 Harney Court, Rockford, IL 61108.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. 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.

16-020801 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3085382 P8901R TRRT 5/16 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

BRITTANY S. FORMAN; MICHAEL B. RENELLO; LVNV LLC, AS ASSIGNEE OF FFPM CARMEL HOLDINGS I LLC; ROGERS ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A ROGERS HOLLANDS JEWELERS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BRITTANY S. FORMAN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL B. RENELLO, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 711 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, June 7, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT SEVENTEEN (17) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 3 OF RIDGE-HAVEN, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTH HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 26 OF PLATS ON PAGE 158 IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 12-32-305-014.

Commonly known as 3704 Oklahoma Drive, Rockford, IL 61108.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

(312) 360-9455. WA17-0420 I3085374 P8902R TRRT 5/16 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS STATE BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

ELEANOR COCKRELL; HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, if any; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendant.

No. 2018 CH 263 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS

HEREIN GIVEN YOU, ELEANOR COCKRELL; HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, if any; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD LIEN, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that an action is now pending in this Court as shown above, wherein the Plaintiff seeks to foreclose a mortgage made to STATE BANK, with respect to the following described real estate: PARTS OF LOTS ONE (1) AND TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONER’S PARTITION, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, MAY 1913, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1), 42.7 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT ONE (1); THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINES OF SAID LOTS ONE (1) AND TWO (2), 43 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE LINE DIVIDING SAID LOTS ONE (1) AND TWO (2), 100 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINES OF SAID LOTS TWO (2) AND ONE (1), 43 FEET; THENCE NORTH 100 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PROPERTY INDEX NUMBER: 11-14-326-005 Commonly known as: 2006 Auburn Street, Rockford, IL 61103 NOW, THEREFORE, you are further notified to file your appearance in the Office of the Clerk of the Court above stated on or before June 1, 2018, and if you fail to do so or do not otherwise make your appearance on or before said date, this cause may be heard and judgment entered as prayed for in said complaint without further notice.

FRANKS, GERKIN & McKENNA, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiffs 19333 E. Grant Hwy. PO Box 5 Marengo, IL 60152 (815) 923-2107 pleadings@fgmlaw.com 8905R TRRT 5/16 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Stillman BancCorp, N.A., Plaintiff, –vs– Todd J. Fendler; Rock River Water Reclamation District, QBE Holdings, Inc.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–07 NOTICE OF COURT SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the court in the above entitled cause, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Stillman BancCorp., N.A., Mr. Tom R. Hughes, 101 East Main Street, P.O. Box 150; telephone 815-645-2023.

(B) The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 6090 Strathmoor Dr. - Unit #3, Rockford, Illinois 61107

(C) The legal description of the real estate is: Unit No. 3 in Mulford Moraine Office Condominium as delineated on a survey of the following described real estate: Lots Twelve (12) and Thirteen (13) as designated upon the Plat of Mulford Village Office Park Subdivision in part of the West Half (1/2) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 22, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 36 of Plats on page 122 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, which survey is attached as Exhibit C to the Declaration of Condominium recorded on Microfilm 8101-0825 as document no. 1539114 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

(D) A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Commercial Real Estate.

(E) The real estate may be inspected prior to sale at the following times: Not available.

(F) The time and place of the sale are: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, 650 W. State St., Rockford, IL. (G) The terms of the sale are: open, verbal bidding to the highest and best bidder for cash or cashier’s check. In the event Plaintiff is the successful bidder at sale, the Sheriff will accept Plaintiff’s receipt for its distributive share of the sale proceeds in lieu of cash. The sale is subject to court approval. The buyer may not be entitled to possession until 30 days after the court has confirmed the sale. THE PROPERTY IS SOLD “AS IS”WITH NO WARRANTIES. 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).

(H) Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, but have not yet become due and payable, and special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

Stillman BancCorp, N.A., Plaintiff BY: HAMPILOS & ASSOCIATES, LTD. By /s/ George P. Hampilos One of Plaintiff’s attorneys HAMPILOS & ASSOCIATES, LTD. George P. Hampilos – ARDC #6210622 Attorneys for Plaintiff 308 West State Street, Suite 210 Rockford, IL 61101 Telephone: 815-962-0044 Fax: 815-962-6250 ** george@hampiloslaw.com 8906R TRRT 5/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Cecelia Grace Schmitt Current Name Case Number: 18 MR 595 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Cecelia Grace Schmitt to the new name of: Cecilia Grace

Schmitt.

The court date will be held: on June 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101 in Courtroom #426. /s/ Cecelia Schmitt Cecelia Schmitt 8907R TRRT 5/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: OTIS LEE BOX, Deceased.

NO. 18-P-169 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN you, AMY BOX, MARGO BOX, LEE OTIS BOX JR., CLEOTIS BOX, and UNKNOWN HEIRS, that the Will of OTIS LEE BOX, Deceased, has been admitted to Probate by an Order of this Court dated April 2, 2018. You are named as an heir or legatee of the decedent.

Within 42 days after the effective date of the Order of admission, any heir or legatee 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 6-21 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/6-21) You also have the right under Section 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 six months after admission of the Will to Probate.

DATED: April 27, 2018 THOMAS A. KLEIN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS DENNIS L. LEAHY Attorney for the Estate One Court Place #203 Rockford IL 61101 Telephone: 815 964-9600 Fax: 815 964-9620 Email: attyleahy@yahoo.com 8908R TRRT 5/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: OTIS LEE BOX Deceased.

NO. 18-P-169 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of: OTIS LEE BOX. Letters of Office – Decedent’s Estate were issued on April 2, 2018 to: DONALD D. BOX, 3294 Altamont Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, Legal Representative/Executor of the Estate. The Attorney for the Estate is: DENNIS L. LEAHY, One Court Place #203, Rockford, IL 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 2, 2018, 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, 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 Probate Clerk’s office of the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. 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 Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate’s legal representative or to the attorney for the estate within ten (10) days after being filed.

DATED: April 27, 2018 ESTATE OF OTIS LEE BOX, deceased

BY: DONALD D. BOX, Executor DENNIS L. LEAHY Attorney for the Estate One Court Place #203 Rockford IL 61101 Telephone: 815-964-9600 Fax: 815-964-9620 Email: attyleahy@yahoo.com 8915R TRRT 5/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: FIRDAVS JABBOROV, Petitioner, vs.

RUTUNDA FIGUEROA, Respondent.

Case No. 2018 D 236 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE is hereby given to the Defendant, RUTUNDA FIGUEROA, pursuant to order of the court dated April 24, 2018. That the Plaintiff, FIRDAVS JABBOROV, has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE in the above-captioned cause of action in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois. In the event Rutunda Figueroa shall fail to file a response to the Petition in the above action or otherwise file an appearance therein in said Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, 400 West State Street, Room 107, in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 1st day of June, 2018, a default may be entered in accordance with the relief requested in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. The attorney of record for the Plaintiff is Robert E. Canfield, 1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 704, Rockford, IL 61108.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2018 Thomas A. Klein, Clerk of Court Robert E. Canfield (ARDC # 3122943) 1111 S. Alpine Road Suite 704 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 968-7200 service.canfieldlawoffice@ gmail.com 8909R TRRT 5/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO In the Matter of the Estate of: JOHN T. WINTER, Deceased.

Case No.: 2018-P-178 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of John T. Winter, who died on March 5, 2018. Letters of Office were issued on April 4, 2018, to Mary L. Winter, 413 Woodrow Ave., Winnebago, IL 61088, and is the legal representative of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is Franklin J. Eubank, Jr., 126 N. Church Street, Rockford, IL 61101-1002.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 11, 2018, 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 claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, 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: April 25, 2018 BY: /s/ Mary L. Winter Mary L. Winter, Estate representative Franklin J. Eubank, Jr. (#6208840) Attorney at Law 126 N. Church Street Rockford, IL 61101-1002 Phone: (815) 961-9668 Facsimile: (815) 965-9451 E-mail: attorneyeubank@ ameritech.net Attorney for estate representative 8910R TRRT 5/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Rosa M. Perez Current Name Case Number: 18 MR 597 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Rosa Maria Perez to the new name of: Rosa Maria Norman.

The court date will be held: on June 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101 in Courtroom #412. /s/ Rosa M. Perez Rosa M. Perez 8911R TRRT 5/16 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HELEN KAY ANDERSON, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2018 P 201 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of HELEN KAY ANDERSON on March 19, 2018. Letters of Office were issued on April 19, 2018 to MARY A. WOODRUFF who is the legal representatives of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 9, 2018, 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 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 Office-Probate 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: 4/30/18 MARY A. WOODRUFF, EXECUTOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 8912R TRRT 5/16

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n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.- MANUEL ZUNIGA, et al Defendant 16 CH 554 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 1, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4403 NEWBURG, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32-226-001.

The real estate is improved with a single family 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 258533.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 258533 Case Number: 16 CH 554 TJSC#: 38-3467 I3085550 P8900R TRRT 5/16 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. ESTEBAN MORGA; TAMMY MORGA; Defendants, 15 ch 171 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, June 7, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, 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. 12-30-252-005.

Commonly known as 3106 Harney Court, Rockford, IL 61108.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. 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. 16-020801 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3085382 P8901R TRRT 5/16 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. BRITTANY S. FORMAN; MICHAEL B. RENELLO; LVNV LLC, AS ASSIGNEE OF FFPM CARMEL HOLDINGS I LLC; ROGERS ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A ROGERS HOLLANDS JEWELERS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BRITTANY S. FORMAN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL B. RENELLO, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 711 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, June 7, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, 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. 12-32-305-014.

Commonly known as 3704 Oklahoma Drive, Rockford, IL 61108.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

(312) 360-9455. WA17-0420 I3085374 P8902R TRRT 5/16 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS-IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO – STILLMAN BANCCORP, N.A. vs. TODD J. FENDLER; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; QBE HOLDINGS, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS, and

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS - Case No. 17-CH-07 NOTICE OF COURT SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered by the court in the above entitled cause the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Stillman BancCorp., N.A., Mr. Tom R. Hughes, 101 East Main Street, P.O. Box 150; telephone 815-645-2023.

(B) The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 6090 Strathmoor Dr. – Unit # 3, Rockford, IL 61107 (C) A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Commercial Real Estate.

(D) The real estate may be inspected prior to sale at the following times: Not available.

(E) The time and place of the sale are: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, 650 W. State St., Rockford, IL. (F) The terms of the sale are: open, verbal bidding to the highest and best bidder for cash or cashier’s check. In the event Plaintiff is the successful bidder at sale, the Sheriff will accept Plaintiff’s receipt for its distributive share of the sale proceeds in lieu of cash. The sale is subject to court approval. The buyer may not be entitled to possession until 30 days after the court has confirmed the sale. THE PROPERTY IS SOLD “AS IS” WITH NO WARRANTIES. 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).

(G) Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, but have not yet become due and payable, and special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

By: GEORGE P. HAMPILOS, Attorneys for Plaintiff HAMPILOS & ASSOCIATES, LTD., #6210622 308 West State Street, Suite 210, Rockford, Illinois 61101 815-962-0044.

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May 9, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CO-TRUSTEE FOR GOVERNMENT LOAN SECURITIZATION TRUST 2011-FV1 Plaintiff, vs. PATRICK H. GOURLEY; CHERYL L. GOURLEY; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK Defendants, 17 ch 928 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, May 31, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, 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. 15-01-353-001.

Commonly known as 3202 10TH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61109.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. 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. 17-041514 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3084491 P8870R TRRT 5/9 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. BERNICE JOHNSON-LILLY; DAVID LILLY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BERNICE JOHNSON-LILLY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DAVID LILLY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 760 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, May 31, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, 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. 11-19-251-009.

Commonly known as 120 LaClede Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

(312) 360-9455. W17-0866 I3084478 P8872R TRRT 5/9 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.- MICHAEL D. CASSEM, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000901 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 23, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1836 APPLE TREE LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32-253-001.

The real estate is improved with a single family 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-04761.

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. 14-17-04761 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000901 TJSC#: 38-3330 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.

I3084987 P8871R TRRT 5/9 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. JONES APARTMENT LIVING

TRUST NUMBER 6618; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 468 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, June 7, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 417-419 UNDERWOOD STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61101.

P.I.N. 11-22-203-012.

The mortgaged real estate is: vacant lot.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Matthew D. Flores at Plaintiff’s Attorney, City of Rockford Department of Law, 425 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. (779) 348-7395.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 8896R TRRT 5/9 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. ANNIE L. HOWARD; THE CLEARING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANNIE L. HOWARD, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 598 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, June 14, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, 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. 12-03-477-002.

Commonly known as 6811 Cummins Drive, Rockford, IL 61114.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

(312) 360-9455. WA17-0348 I3086034 P8926R TRRT 5/23 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Plaintiff, -v.- DAVID JOHN SOMMERFIELD, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000793 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 19, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 7, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5562 LAMBETH LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-16-203-003.

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

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party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15014.

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. 14-17-15014 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000793 TJSC#: 38-3817 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.

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Cubs stop 5-game slide with 14-2 win over Marlins

By John Jackson AP Sports Writer

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs broke out of their offensive slump in a big way.

Two powerful swings by Ian Happ played a key role.

Happ homered from both sides of the plate, and Chicago stopped a five-game slide by routing the Miami Marlins 14-2 on Monday night.

The Cubs collected 15 hits after scoring three or fewer runs in 10 of the previous 11 games. Kris Bryant and Javier Baez also connected, and Happ finished with five RBIs. “It was nice to see Happy get going again,” manager Joe Maddon said. “KB had a nice day (and) Javy continues to drive in runs.”

Kyle Hendricks (3-2) also provided a lift by pitching eight innings of two-run ball. The Cubs dropped their previous two on game-ending hits in St. Louis, taxing their bullpen.

The only downer for Chicago was an early exit for Baez, who departed in the sixth with right groin tightness. Maddon said Baez was lifted because of the lopsided score and he doesn’t believe the injury is a concern.

Miami starter Jarlin Garcia (1-1), who entered with a major league-best 1.09 ERA, was rocked for seven runs and six hits in four innings. The 25-year-old left-hander allowed just two earned runs in 23 innings in his previous four starts.

“I had issues leaving the ball up in the zone when I wanted to go inside,” Garcia said. “I left it up, and not only up, I left it in the middle of the plate.”

Before Monday, the Cubs’ last 13 homers had been solo drives. Bryant stopped that streak with a two-run shot in the first.

Baez then made it 5-0 with a three-run drive to center in the third — one pitch after losing his balance on a hard swing and miss.

Happ added a two-run shot in the fourth.

Batting from the left side in the seventh, he belted a three-run drive to left against Tyler Cloyd.

Bryant finished with three hits and scored three times, and Addison Russell

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had two hits and two RBIs. “I think sometimes you just have those nights,” Happ said. “No BP today.

Everybody got their work done in the cage and just went and played. That’s how we grew up playing. It’s pretty natural.”

Cameron Maybin had two hits and drove in a run for Miami, which had won six of eight.

SWITCH HOMERING Happ was delighted to homer from both sides of the plate for the first time in the majors, but quickly got a reality check from hitting coach Chili Davis.

“Chili actually told me he did it 12 times in his career,” Happ said. “This was my first time, so I have a little bit of a ways to go.”

ROSTER MOVES The Cubs placed struggling right-hander Yu Darvish on the 10-day disabled list with the flu. The 31-year-old Darvish is 0-3 with a 6.00 ERA in his first season with Chicago after finalizing a $126 million, six-year contract in February.

“He’s fine; he’s just ill,” Maddon said.

Darvish was scheduled to start Tuesday night against Miami, but the Cubs provided no word on a replacement.

“We’re still working on how we’re gonna do that,” Maddon said. “It could be somewhat of a bullpen day.”

The Cubs also recalled right-hander Cory Mazzoni from Triple-A Iowa and optioned reliever Luke Farrell to their top farm club. Mazzoni worked the ninth against the Marlins.

The DL stint for Darvish was made retroactive to Friday. The team said it will announce a corresponding move on Tuesday.

TRAINER’S ROOM Marlins: RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (forearm strain) threw 30 pitches in two innings in extended spring training.

UP NEXT Miami RHP Jose Urena (0-5, 4.28 ERA) pitches the second game of the series Tuesday night. Urena was the Marlins’ opening-day starter against the Cubs in Miami on March 29, allowing five runs in four innings.

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Lacking an edge: Bears’ pass rush a potential Achilles heel

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor

If you unfurled the list of everything right the Bears have done this off-season, a file cabinet could be filled. From setting the tone with an energetic coach in Matt Nagy, establishing a support system of weapons like Trey Burton for Mitchell Trubisky, to likely drafting three immediate impact and long term starters like Anthony Miller in the 2018 NFL Draft: it’s been a season of aggressive milestones.

But for everywhere the Bears have improved, there’s something missing. For every mark they’ve added to their ledger to put themselves in a place where they can compete, they’ve left a glaring hole on their roster, that is surely not easily ignored. Minicamp starts this weekend and the gap has never been larger for the Bears.

As the offense has been propped up out of necessity, the Bears’ defense - and in particular the pass rush - has been neglected on a wholesale level with no surefire answers. When that pass rush is the driving force behind the defense’s success and is the platform to take the steps towards becoming a winning unit, that’s a root problem.

In the eight combined free agencies and drafts Bears general manager Ryan Pace has had the pleasure of manning, he’s acquired exactly four “major” edge pass rushers (apologies to the merely capable Sam Acho). Not the investment you’re seeking in making sure one of the most crucial field-tilting positions is taken care of.

The first is Pernell McPhee, the big ticket free agent of the 2015 free agent class for Chicago. Dominant when healthy, McPhee was anything but for the last 2.5 years of his Bears’ career.

McPhee had just 14 sacks in three seasons and started only 17 games. Even in the games he did play in, he was hardly often effective enough to help disrupt an offense consistently. Most of the time McPhee did contribute a sack or tackle for loss, it was an inherently hollow box score number that didn’t reflect an overall listless performance lacking energy due to his injuries.

After McPhee is where this gets dicey, as the other three pass rushers have each been signed of late, and are actually on the Bears’ roster expected to contribute.

There’s Leonard Floyd, a 2016 first round pick who has missed 10 games in two seasons. Floyd feels like a good bet to finally bank on his immense talent in 2018, but is projection for elite terror of offensive

Leonard Floyd, Photo credit ChicagoBears.com tackles at this stage. He’s an incredible athlete that defensive coordinator Vic Fangio likes to use as his Swiss Army Knife.

Ask Floyd to cover a running back or tight end, he’s able. Ask him to rush off the edge, he’s set to burst off the line. Ask him to be the only edge rusher to count on, well, that’s a pressure-based situation from the start.

It’s asking for trouble to put the onus on a player like Floyd still coming into his own.

2018 sixth round pick Kylie Fitts is an intriguing thought experiment. As once rising talent at Utah who then summarily had most of the second half of his career wiped away due to complications from a foot injury, Fitts might have most of his talent waiting to be unleashed. He’s is a talented “Fitt” in the Bears’ defense, albeit at a lesser level than Floyd. The major question with him is whether he’s past any of those medical red flags. There’s a reason he fell so far in the draft.

And finally, reclamation project Aaron Lynch, which isn’t a totally fair descriptor considering Lynch’s own health issues in the last two years. This is a player who was once more than a solid pass rusher in Fangio’s 49ers defense, stacking double digit sacks in 2014 and 2015 combined.

But subsequent problems with consistency

developed, along with lost favor from San Francisco coaches. It’s been a long time since Lynch was that young terror.

To recap, that’s a first round pick in Floyd that hasn’t had his big season yet, more of

veteran depth than answer in Acho, and two guys with injury and consistency issues in Fitts and Lynch. What an excitingly shaky position group.

Mold this pass rush group together and you have a disconcerting potential Achilles heel of the Bears’ defense. For everywhere Chicago has it together on defense like the interior defensive line with Akiem Hicks and Eddie Goldman, the edge rush situation looms. For each Kyle Fuller or Eddie Jackson interception in the secondary, the edge rushers remain a question until proven otherwise.

Yes, the Bears were seventh in the NFL in sacks in 2017 with 42, but that means their pass rush is fine instead of pronounced.

This is a pass rush that disappeared against the good offensive attacks and which didn’t generate pressure: a far more valuable indicator of defensive success. Get the quarterback to the ground by any means necessary. Blame that on injury and a lack of overall depth and talent on the edge.

If the Bears plan on outscoring everybody with a record-setting attack led by a second-year quarterback in Trubisky, that’s a solid, if not optimistic thought process. It’s also naive wishful thinking to think their offense could be that special from the start. Chicago is going to have to stop teams on occasion, and they’ve been left without a chip, or edge to do so.

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IceHogs control Moose, return home perfect in postseason

Collin Delia, Photo credit Greg Hamil

By Jim Hagerty Reporter

ROCKFORD – Although they still have a long way to go before they’re crowned Calder Cup champions, the Rockford IceHogs return to BMO Harris Bank Center action tonight with a 2-0 series lead against the Manitoba Moose and a five-game unbeaten streak in the playoffs.

The trip back to Rockford comes after the IceHogs controlled the Moose on their home ice with a 4-2-win Friday and a commanding 4-1 tilt Saturday in the best-of-seven Central Division Finals.

The Moose struck first in Game 2 when Brendan Lemieux redirected a Nic Petan shot at 16:03 of the opening period. Rockford’s Tyler Sikura knotted the score just before the end of the frame and Chris DiDomenico buried the game-winner four minutes into the second.

Eleven minutes later, Carl Dahlstrom let a one-timer go that went top-shelf from the point to add to the Rockford lead. It was the defenseman’s first of the postseason and he’s now tied for third in team scoring with five points.

“They had a really good push against us, especially in the beginning,” coach Jeremy Colliton said. “We weathered the storm and got a big goal at the end of the period, which was probably a bit of a blow to them. Then we just got better as the game went on.”

The teams played scoreless hockey and traded penalties in the final frame, but Andreas Martinsen’s empty-net strike sealed the IceHogs victory and the 2-0 series bulge.

Collin Delia was in the Rockford goal Saturday and stopped 33 shots to remain unbeaten in the club’s quest for the league title. He leads all AHL netminders in the playoffs with a 1.52 GAA and ranks second with a save percentage

of .949, a mark that came by way of a journey started in Indianapolis. From there, he landed in Rockford, then back in Indianapolis, then back in Rockford before his March 29 NHL debut with the Blackhawks.

Although it was far from easy, Delia developed a rhythm he says has come with an even-keel poise needed in high-level situations that typically only get more stressful as the playoffs continue.

“The adversity helped define that rhythm,” he said. “It’s something that you gradually achieve throughout the year–you build and build and build. I don’t think I had that presence at the beginning of the year. It’s something that has come with having the experience of a full season in Indy, being here and being in Chicago.”

And while Rockford somewhat backed into playoffs, the Central Division was largely up for grabs as the final stretch of

the regular season approached. Manitoba relinquished its wide first-place margin, to Chicago. But Grand Rapids, Milwaukee, Iowa and Rockford also knocked on the door. The Wild and Admirals failed to capitalize, and Rockford grabbed the No. 4 seed, a placing that means nothing to Colliton.

“We have great belief in this group,” he said. “Even at the beginning of the year, we felt we had a good team, great players.

It was just a matter of learning how to win and learning how to win when you’re not at your best. I think we’ve done that.

So, as we put a good run together in the second half, no one in the room is surprised that we’re still around making some noise here. We’ve expected to be doing what we’re doing.”

Tonight’s opening faceoff is at 7 p.m.

Game 4 is Friday, May 11, in Rockford.

If necessary, Game 5 will at the BMO Saturday at 6 p.m. Games 6 and 7 would be in Winnipeg. R.