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Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is sworn in as Senate president Sunday at the Capitol in Springfield. Harmon was elected with a 37-12 vote by the Senate after gaining his party’s nomination over Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood. Harmon succeeds John Cullerton, who resigned from the Senate on Sunday.

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Illinois Senate

Don Harmon, Oak Park Democrat, named Illinois Senate president

By Jerry Nowicki and Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com

SPRINGFIELD – Senator Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was elected as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations.

The race had been weeks in the making, and by the time the closed-door negotiations began Sunday shortly after 11 a.m., the field of candidates was down to two – Harmon, who has served in the chamber since 2003, and Sen. Kimberly Lightford, a Maywood Democrat and the majority leader, who has served in the Senate since 1998.

The negotiations took place in the Senate president’s office, which was then occupied

by John Cullerton, who relinquished the gavel Sunday prior to the vote on Harmon.

The doors to that office were locked to the public and media.

Harmon succeeds Cullerton, a Chicago Democrat who surprised his colleagues in November by announcing his plans to step down. He resigned his Senate seat shortly after Harmon was sworn in.

Harmon reportedly held a 22-17 lead after the first blind ballot, with two senators calling in their votes via phone.

Midway through the second round of negotiations, Sen. Emil Jones III, a Chicago Democrat whose father was the previous Senate president before Cullerton, spoke briefly with reporters about the intensity of the negotiations.

“I don’t want to say hard feelings, but strong emotions,” he said of tension among Democrats. “The stakes are high, so emotions are running.”

The race appeared to divide the Senate Black Caucus. Jones, who is AfricanAmerican, said he backed Harmon in the race. But Lightford, also an AfricanAmerican, was vying to become the first

woman elected Senate president.

“I did vote for him (Harmon) on the first round,” Jones said. “Going back and forth, sitting down with both candidates, I had to make a decision for my district. I want to best represent my district and I picked which person I want to help me represent my district.”

Democrats emerged from their closeddoor caucus shortly before 5 p.m. with a deal that Lightford would concede the race and support Harmon, but that she would also stay on as majority leader.

After the caucus meeting, the full Senate convened for the formal vote.

“Don and I have neighboring districts, and we have since 2002,” Lightford said in a speech nominating Harmon. “So we’ve been neighbors in the western suburbs and on the west side of Chicago. We’ve been neighbors in our district offices, Senate offices, we’ve been neighbors here on the Senate floor. I can’t think of anyone else who would do a wonderful job of leading our caucus, and I look forward to working with him in unity.”

The vote went 37-12 in Harmon’s favor.

Two of the Senate’s 40 Democrats were absent from the chamber and Cullerton abstained. Harmon and Minority Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, voted for each other as Republicans ceremoniously nominated Brady for the post.

In a two-minute media availability after the vote, Harmon said he expects unity from Democrats after the long race between he and Lightford.

“You know, we’re Democrats, we fight with each other, but we always seem to come together and rally around the important issues for working families of Illinois,” he said. “I have no doubt that there will be work involved, but we will be able to do that successfully and move forward as a very united caucus.”

Harmon, 53, was born and raised in Oak Park. During the 2019 session, he was the principal sponsor in the Senate of the proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the state’s income tax system, which will appear on the November general election ballot.

Earlier, he pushed for legislation to require gun dealers to be licensed by the state and to expand early childhood education programs. He has also been an advocate for voting rights and clean energy initiatives.

“A staunch advocate for working families, Don was instrumental in shepherding the most sweeping and consequential legislative agenda through the state Senate this past year,” Gov. JB Pritzker, who presided over the floor vote, said in a statement following Harmon’s election.

Harmon takes over leadership of the Senate at a time when some Democratic lawmakers are being targeted by a sprawling federal investigation. Former Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago, was forced to step down last year after federal authorities executed a search warrant on his Statehouse office.

In addition, Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, was indicted last year on federal charges alleging that he was on a ghost payroll of a Chicago labor union, being paid while doing little or no work. He continues to hold office and has said he intends to serve when lawmakers convene the 2020 session later this month.

Harmon acknowledged the ethical cloud hanging over the General Assembly. In his first speech after being sworn in, he quoted the late President John F Kennedy, saying: “No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.”

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Feds to let states tap opioid funds for meth, cocaine surge

BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) – Alarmed by a deadly new twist in the nation’s drug addiction crisis, the government will allow states to use federal money earmarked for the opioid epidemic to help growing numbers of people struggling with meth and cocaine.

The little-noticed change is buried in a massive spending bill passed by Congress late last year. Pressed by constituents and state o�cials, lawmakers of both parties and the Trump administration agreed to broaden the scope of a $1.5 billion grant program previously restricted to the opioid crisis. Starting this year states can also use those federal dollars to counter addiction to “stimulants,” a term the government uses for methamphetamine and cocaine.

“Meth and cocaine are making a comeback and they are more potent than they were during the last wave,” said Mark Stringer, director of Missouri’s Department of Mental Health. He oversees the state’s e�orts to prevent addiction, get drug-dependent people into treatment, and support them in recovery. “Where meth is much more prevalent than opioids, this will be a game-changer.”

About 68,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2018, with opioids involved in about two-thirds of the cases.

Opioids are a drug class that includes fentanyl, heroin, certain prescription painkillers, and various chemical combinations concocted for street sales. But the national numbers also hide dramatic di�erences in the deadliest drugs across the land.

In most states west of the Mississippi meth is the biggest killer, according to government data for 2017. Meanwhile, the highly lethal opioid fentanyl maintains its grip on the East and Midwest. Cocaine ranks third overall nationally in drug-involved deaths.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., whose state has been hard-hit by the opioid epidemic, said she was hearing from all quarters last year that the drug-addiction scourge is gradually changing.

“They were seeing much more impact from meth and from cocaine, substances they couldn’t address because of specific language in the law,” said Shaheen, referring to previous restrictions in the federal grant program aimed at opioids.

As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which writes spending bills, Shaheen said she worked with Republican and Democratic leaders to add “stimulants” – not only opioids – to the language of the 2020 spending bill.

White House drug czar James W. Carroll

said the Trump administration was also hearing calls for more flexibility from state o�cials, and supported the change.

“I know the term ‘opioid crisis’ is used a lot, and it’s not my preferred way of describing what we’re up against,” said Carroll. “I say what we really have is an addiction crisis.”

Other senators pushing to broaden the grant program included Republicans Rob Portman of Ohio and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, also a member of the Appropriations Committee. Their states have been ravaged by opioids.

Federal lawmakers don’t want to be caught flat-footed if another drug crisis breaks out in an election year. The nation has been starting to see progress on opioids, with deaths declining slightly.

Last week the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to federal agencies requesting detailed information on evolving patterns of cocaine and meth use.

“We are concerned that while the nation, rightly so, is devoting so much of its attention and resources to the opioid epidemic, another epidemic – this one involving cocaine and methamphetamine – is on the rise,” wrote committee leaders Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J. and ranking Republican Greg Walden of Oregon.

Meth, which was once cooked in makeshift labs in the U.S., is now produced by Mexican cartels and smuggled across the border. The price of the drug has dropped even as its purity has risen.

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vation of the coca plant has become more widespread in Colombia. Cocaine can also be laced with fentanyl, contributing to overdose deaths. As with meth, government data show the price of cocaine has dropped while its purity has risen.

Treating people addicted to meth or cocaine is di�erent from treating opioid dependence. There are FDA-approved medications for opioid addiction, but not for cocaine and meth.

Instead, treatment relies on counseling and support to try to help people overcome their drug habit. It’s a labor-intensive e�ort that carries a significant risk of failure.

Access to more federal dollars will help pay for treatment, particularly in states that have held out on accepting Medicaid expansion under the A�ordable Care Act. Expanded Medicaid for low-income adults is a mainstay of treatment in states that embraced it.

States “are going to go ahead and apply for these grants, knowing they’ll have the flexibility to treat whatever the addiction is for people walking into their clinics,” said Reyna Taylor of the advocacy group National Council for Behavioral Health.

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is preparing to notify states of the newly available grant flexibility.

Ultimately, state o�cials want Congress to consider folding the opioid money into a larger block grant program administered by the same agency, creating a big pool of federal money to treat addiction, with fewer restrictions on its use.

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Impeachment

McConnell backs off, abruptly eases impeachment trial limits

By David Crary Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly backed offsome of his proposed rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, easing plans for a tight two-day schedule and agreeing that House evidence will be included. He acted after protests from senators, including fellow Republicans.

The trial quickly burst into a partisan fight at the Capitol as the president’s lawyers opened arguments in support of McConnell’s plan. Democrats objected loudly to his initial rules, and some Republicans then made their concerns known in private at a GOP lunch.

Without comment, the Republican leader submitted an amended proposal after meeting behind closed doors with his senators as the trial opened. The handwritten changes would add an extra day for each side’s opening arguments and stipulate that evidence from the Democratic House’s impeachment hearings be included in the record.

There is still deep disagreement about calling additional witnesses.

“It’s time to start with this trial,” said White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the president’s lead lawyer in brief remarks as the proceedings opened in public.

Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled open the session, senators having taken an oath last week to do “impartial justice” as jurors. House prosecutors were on one side, Trump’s team on the other, in the well of the Senate, as senators sat silent at their desks, no cellphones or other electronics allowed.

Senators were stunned by McConnell’s shift, which came during the private lunch and briefly delayed the start of the historic session.

A spokeswoman for Republican Sen. Susan Collins said that she and others had raised concerns. The Maine senator sees the changes as significant improvements, said spokeswoman Annie Clark.

Collins, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio and a substantial number of other Republicans from across the party’s ideological spectrum wanted to make the changes, according to two people familiar with the matter but unauthorized to discuss it in public. Some argued that the two-day limitation would have helped Democrats cast Republicans as squeezing testimony through in the dead of night.

The turnaround was a swift lesson as White House’s wishes run into the reality of the Senate. The White House wanted a

session crammed into a shorter period to both expedite the trial and shift more of the proceedings into late night, according to a person familiar with the matter but unauthorized to discuss it in public.

“READ THE TRANSCRIPTS!” the president tweeted from overseas miles away, as he returned to his hotel at a global leaders conference in Davos, Switzerland.

That’s the transcript of his phone call in which he asked new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for “a favor.” A whistleblower’s complaint led the House to impeach Trump on a charge of abuse of power for pushing Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden as the White House was withholding military aid from the U.S. ally at war with bordering Russia. The Democrats cite that transcript as solid evidence against Trump, though he repeatedly describes it as “perfect.”

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York was to offer the first amendment to the rules – a proposal to issue a subpoena to the White House for “all documents, communications and other records” relating to the Ukraine matter.

It seeks records about Trump’s orders to hold off military aid to Ukraine, along with White House communications about any investigations it wanted about the Bidens.

In a vote later Tuesday, it was likely to be rejected by Republicans.

Democrats had warned that the rules package from Trump’s ally, the Senate GOP leader, could force midnight sessions that would keep most Americans in the dark and create a sham proceeding.

“This is not a process for a fair trial, this is the process for a rigged trial” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Ca., the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee leading the prosecution, told reporters. He called it a “cover-up.”

Schiff opened his arguments before the Senate playing a video of Trump calling for more witnesses to testify. Schiff noted the sudden change in proposed rules, made moments before he rose to address the chamber.

“The facts will come out in the end,” Schiff told the senators. “ The question is, will it come out in time?”

McConnell said, “The president’s lawyers will finally receive a level playing field,” contrasting it with the House impeachment inquiry.

The rare impeachment trial, unfolding in an election year, is testing whether Trump’s actions toward Ukraine warrant removal at the same time that voters are forming their own verdict on his White House.

Four senators who are presidential candidates are off the campaign trail, seated as jurors.

“My focus is going to be on impeachment,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, told reporters. He said his supporters would keep working “to defeat the most dangerous president in American history.”

The Democrats say the prospect of middle-of-the-night proceedings, without allowing new witnesses or even the voluminous House records into the trial, would leave the public without crucial information about Trump’s political pressure campaign on Ukraine and the White House’s obstruction of the House impeachment probe.

Trump’s legal team doesn’t dispute Trump’s actions – that he called the Ukraine president and asked for a “favor” during a July 25 phone call. In fact, the lawyers included the rough transcript of Trump’s conversation as part of its 110-page trial brief submitted ahead of the proceedings.

Instead the lawyers for the president, led Cipollone and a TV-famous legal team including Alan Dershowitz, say the two charges against the president don’t amount to impeachable offenses and Trump committed no crime.

Legal scholars have long insisted the framers of the Constitution provided impeachment as a remedy for “other high crimes and misdemeanors,” a particularly broad definition that doesn’t mean simply specific criminal acts.

Democrats in prosecuting the case against the president point in particular to a General Accountability Office report that found the White House violated federal law by stalling money to Ukraine that had been

approved by Congress.

House Democrats, responding Tuesday to arguments by Trump’s legal team, said the president’s legal filing confirmed that “his misconduct is indefensible.”

They wrote, “President Trump’s lengthy brief to the Senate is heavy on rhetoric and procedural grievances, but entirely lacks a legitimate defense of his misconduct.” The president would “rather discuss anything other than what he actually did,” the Democrats wrote.

Roberts administered the oath to one remaining senator, James Inhofe, who was attending a family medical issue in Oklahoma last week when the other senators vowed the oath and signed the oath book.

Also Tuesday, the House Democratic managers overseeing the impeachment case asked Cipollone, the president’s lead lawyer at the trial, to disclose any “first-hand knowledge” he has of the charges against Trump. They said evidence gathered so far indicates that Cipollone is a “material witness” to the allegations at hand.

House Democrats impeached the Republican president last month on two charges: abuse of power by withholding U.S. military aid to Ukraine as he pressed the country to investigate Biden, and obstruction of Congress by refusing to cooperate with their investigation.

No president has ever been removed from office by the Senate. With its 53-47 Republican majority, the Senate is not expected to mount the two-thirds voted needed for conviction. Even if it did, the White House team argues it would be an “’unconstitutional conviction’’ because the articles of impeachment were too broad.

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Crime

The Veronica Blumhorst Case, Part 14: The ‘disappeared’ Editor’s note: The following is the 14th installment in a series about the disappearance of 21-year-old Veronica Blumhorst, who vanished Sept. 20, 1990, after finishing her shift at a Mendota, Illinois, grocery store. Her car was found in her garage less than a mile away and it is believed she had only $10 on her when she vanished.

By Jim Hagerty Reporter

MENDOTA, Ill. - Maura Murray, Connie Converse, Jimmy Hoffa and Veronica Blumhorst.

With the except of Hoffa, whose story is virtually made for the screen, Converse, Murray and Veronica Blumhorst remain on a list of people who seemingly vanished into thin air. But, have they?

Revisiting the circumstance of Hoffa’s disappearance does shed light on what happened to the others, namely Veronica, who, by definition, is still a missing person. “The Irishman” put Hoffa back into limelight for another re-telling of the widely accepted premise that the union boss was killed by the mafia.

Although there’s little doubt the mob was responsible and that Robert De Niro was entertaining as Frank Sheeran in the Netflix hit, whether Sheeran killed Hoffa is hotly contested. The point is, Hoffa didn’t just vanish but rather disposed of by someone who knew how to make someone seemingly do so.

Converse’s disappearance comes with a degree of lore but in the end it’s clear what likely happened to her. An introverted songwriter, folk artist and managing editor of a prominent academic journal, Converse was emotionally burnt out when she left Michigan to start a new life.

While some believe the 49-year-old may have been abducted on that trip, others say well-documented alcohol abuse and severe depression probably drover her to suicide. As in the case of Jimmy Hoffa, Occam’s razor is a good place to start.

Murray hasn’t turned up in many years either. It is believed she left voluntarily Feb. 9, 2004, the day she she walked away from her car after it crashed into a snowbank in near Haverhill, New Hampshire. According to witnesses, the driver, believed to be Murray, refused help from motorists after the accident and claimed she was waiting for Triple-A. When authorities arrived at the scene, Murray was gone. During the investigation, certain oddities began to emerge, things she did before her car was found.

That morning, the nursing student emailed her professors and work supervisor that there had been a death in her family and she’s be gone for a week. Police later learned there was no death. Court

records show she had been arrested three months prior for using a stolen credit card at several restaurants. A judge later dismissed the charges after a period of good behavior.

Murray’s story got even more complicated when police found alcohol containers in her car and that she may have been intoxicated two days earlier when she drove her father’s vehicle into a guard rail and tore up the front end to the tune of $10,000. Then there’s the theory that her boyfriend, who reportedly had a history of sexual assault against women, killed her and dumped her body somewhere in Maine. Seems likely, right? Not exactly.

Murray was also seeing another man, a track coach se would meet at a remote cabin near Haverhill. It is believed she was headed there when she crashed.

Since Murray hasn’t been seen in 16 years, perhaps only one person knows the details of her whereabouts. What is known is that the relationships with her boyfriend and the coach have been verified, suggesting that both are persons of interest and that Murray just didn’t dematerialize for no reason.

Those close to the Veronica Blumhorst case don’t believe she simply vanished either even though there’s been no sign of her in more than 29 years--not one single shred of evidence that suggests she’s still alive. There’s no proof that she’s dead either, which continues to lend to the theory that her boyfriend, a 22-year-old computer tech who suffered from a nagging brain injury, masterfully made her disappear without a trace, then kept the crime to himself while raising a family in another town.

Of course, because Netflix has has shown us all what sociopaths truly look like, it’s easy assume Veronica was dating a man capable of killing without compunction. Possible? Sure. Probable?

Not very, especially since recent details have raised new issues with Veronica’s personal life.

Several independent sources have reported that Veronica had been seeing a married man around the time she disappeared. It is also been suggested that she attempted to end that relationship to be with her boyfriend. After all, they’d been talking marriage. And the other relationship was not only just physical, it was flat-out wrong. The other man belonged to another, a woman some say Veronica also knew. The scenario still puts the boyfriend in the hot seat. He may have found out about the other guy did what he reportedly told police he may have done: “lost his mind” and killed

Veronica. There’s just one problem with that. It doesn’t really track with other aspects of the investigation.

According the the police report, Veronica’s boyfriend, who suffered from memory loss, told police he may have hurt her because he thought she was pregnant. However, it was not suspected by anyone in Veronica’s family that she was with child. According to her sister was menstruating heavily around the time she went missing missing, adding to the discomfort of current bout of mononucleosis. This casts serious doubt on the pregnancy theory but still begs the question why her boyfriend, with whom she planned to marry, would kill her because of a baby even there was one.

Then there’s the reportedly lost evidence.

Early in the investigation, the Mendota Police collected some of Veronica’s personal items, a toothbrush, hairbrush and bedding from her room. Each was a potential source of DNA and other possible clues. And because Veronica and her boyfriend were sexually active and, according to Todd Blumhorst, had been together in his sister’s room, her boyfriend’s DNA may have been on the bedding. The discovery would not have necessarily indicated homicide but it could have placed him at a potential crime scene even though he had been there previously. Because the brushes and bedding are reportedly nowhere to be found, it’s hard to determine if they

are pieces of the investigative puzzle.

The Rock River Times is currently awaiting documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act that indicate whether a toothbrush, hairbrush and bedding from the Blumhorst home were sent to the Illinois State Police Crime Lab in 1990.

It also remains unclear why the Blumhorst garage and Veronica’s car were not immediately processed for evidence.

The car had been reportedly driven in the rain and was covered in dust when it was fingerprinted almost two weeks after Veronica went missing. Nothing conclusive was found.

A c c or d i ng to Blu m hor st f a m i ly spokesman Doug Truckenbrod, what is conclusive is that the person who made Veronica vanish went about it meticulously, knowing she would likely never be found. The plan took some doing.

“I find it difficult to believe that a 22-year-old kid could not carry out the perfect crime where someone just disappears without a trace of evidence or a body to be found,” Truckenbrod said.

“It’s a made-for-TV crime story. The only problem is, it’s reality.”

Maura Murray, Connie Converse and Jimmy Hoffa didn’t “disappear.” Neither did Veronica Blumhorst.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Veronica Blumhorst i s u r ge d to cont ac t t he Mendot a Police Department at 815-539-9331 and mendotapd@mendotapolice.com.

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BLACKHAWK STATUE

The Eternal Indian restored prisoner and shown large cities on the east coast in an e�ort to demonstrate the superiority of American force and to deter further belligerence against the US. This tour also had the e�ect of generating much admiration and sympathy for Indians like Black Hawk in the cities that the Indians visited. Ultimately, Black Hawk became an admired symbol of resistance, particularly among Native Americans.

Although the Black Hawk War is a rather obscure part of history, it demonstrated to the US Government the need for organized, mounted troops to fight against mounted, hostile Indians. A number of soldiers with political ambitions fought in the war, including seven future US Senators, four future Illinois Governors, and future governors of Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Both Je�erson Davis and Abraham Lincoln also fought in the war.

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Keokuk told the Indian agent Forsyth that he and his tribe would not return to Saukenuk.

Black Hawk and his followers returned to Saukenuk in Spring 1830. They were joined by Kickapoo Indians. This group was known as the “British Band” because of their use of the Union Jack to defy US sovereignty over the land. They were also trying to gain the support of the British at Fort Malden. Ultimately, Black Hawk and his British Band were unable to hold Saukenuk, and were driven away.

Hostilities continued to intensify until 1832, when a full-blown Indian war broke out at the Battle of Stillman’s Run, in which 40 Indian warriors led by Black Hawk (now in his 60s), killed twelve Illinois militiamen and su�ered only three casualties. Several other battles and massacres ensued before the war became federalized, intensified, and finally came to an end after the battle of Bad Axe in Wisconsin.

Black Hawk and others were taken

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For over 100 years, The Eternal Indian has looked out from a blu� overlooking the Rock River near Oregon, Illinois.

Often called the Black Hawk Statue, it’s a familiar landmark along Illinois 2 and the centerpiece of Lowden State Park.

The 48-foot statue stands 125 feet above the river and is the second largest monolithic concrete statue in the world, behind Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.

Age has taken a toll, and the statue badly needed renovation. Of late, the statue has been obscured by protective wrapping and sca�olding. A seven-year on-again-o�-again struggle to raise the needed funds and repair the statute has finally come to an end.

The process finally began in earnest in 2019: First, SGH Engineering did a study of the needed repairs and designed the restoration. This past July, Quality Restorations of Chicago was able to begin Phase 2, the actual construction work. Damaged concrete, particularly in the folding arms area of the statue, was removed and shotcrete was sprayed into the form of the statue. Ultimately the surface was hand finished and completed in December. The wrapping and sca�olding have been removed and all that remains is some finishing work on the plaza.

State funds, in the form of grant secured

by Rep. Tom Demmer, (R) Dixon, provided 49 percent of the funding for the rehabilitation, and the remaining 51 percent was raised from private donations. The project was headed up by the Illinois Conservation Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, along with considerable support in the Oregon local community.

Sculptor Lorado Taft began the statue in 1909, and it was finally completed and dedicated in 1911. Like the recent renovation, funding for the original statue was also a problem. At the time, Illinois Governor Frank Lowden provided the remaining funds to complete the statue.

The site of the statue was the home of the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony, a very influential art enclave started by the statue’s sculptor, Lorado Taft, in 1898. The colony was a summer retreat of many Chicago artists associated with the Art Institute of Chicago or the University of Chicago art department. Artists came to escape from the heat of the city. The colony remained active until the death of its last member in 1942. The colony complex, which at one time became part of Lowden State Park, was deeded to Northern Illinois University in 1951. The colony complex is now known as the NIU Lorado Taft Field Campus. Three of the original art colony buildings remain and have been

modernized. Other buildings have been added as well.

The Eternal Indian is meant to represent the unconquerable spirit of the Native Americans of our area. Although the statue is not a likeness of Black Hawk, it was inspired by the biography of the Sauk leader.

While the Black Hawk name is ubiquitous in the Rock River Valley and beyond, many are not familiar with the story.

To facilitate the westward expansion of the United States, the federal government attempted to purchase Native American lands. One such purchase was in 1804, when the Northwest Territory Governor, William Henry Harrison (who later became President for one month in 1841), purchased Sauk and Meskwaki lands for about $2,000 worth of merchandise and annual in-kind payments of $1,000. This token payment was for all of the land between the Mississippi and Illinois River westward to the Fox River and northward to the Wisconsin River.

The Native leaders who signed the treaty were not authorized by their tribes to make the sale. Native Leaders were often not able to read the treaties that they signed, and later claimed to be misinformed about the amount of land that was ceded. Nevertheless, the treaty allowed the Native Americans to use the lands until they were actually sold to settlers by the federal government.

The Sauk Village of Saukenuk was where the City of Rock Island is today.

This was the birthplace and home of Black Hawk. In 1829, to facilitate European settlement, the Sauk were ordered to vacate Saukenuk and other lands east of the Mississippi.

The Sauk people were divided about whether to resist the forced move, as was called for in the disputed 1804 treaty.

Most moved westward, led by Keokuk, a skilled orator, who often spoke on behalf of the Sauk chiefs when dealing with the Americans. About one-sixth of the tribe, or about 800 people, decided to remain and resist the American settlement. These were led by Black Hawk. Although neither Keokuk or Black Hawk were chiefs, they both fought against the United States in the War of 1812.

Black Hawk had actually signed a treaty in May 1816, a�rming the 1804 treaty.

Black Hawk claimed that “whites were in the habit of saying one thing to the Indians and putting another thing down on paper.” Black Hawk was determined to hold onto Saukenuk. When the Sauk returned to the village after their winter hunt in 1829, they found white squatters who expected that the federal government would sell the land to them. There were months of clashes until the Sauk left in September 1829 for their winter hunt.

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The Rock River Times. January 22, 2020

tube talk

New shows

By Paula Hendrickson Contributor

I wanted to write in detail about CBS All Access’ much-hyped new series, Star Trek: Picard this week, but was unable to watch a review screener because my registration with CBS’s press website wasn’t working.

I’ve contacted the support team there to see if they can magically get it working again, or if I need to re-register. Re-registering is a major pain in the posterior – for freelancers anyway – but if that’s what I have to do, I’ll do it.

That said, the vast majority of Star Trek fans I know are excited for the new series, led by Patrick Stewart as Star Trek: The Next Generation’s iconic Jean-Luc

Picard, who many fans consider their favorite Star Fleet captain – even over Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner).

A few serious fans I know are cautiously optimistic about the new show, hoping it will meet their exacting standards and not somehow disgrace the franchise.

To me, that seems like a lot of pressure to put on a TV show – especially considering the ups and downs the overall franchise has had, in terms of quality, throughout its 50-plus years. (Just do a quick internet search about “odd versus even Star Trek movies” if you want to tumble down an interstellar rabbit hole.) With that many films, series, and episodes of course there’s going to be a clunker or two. The question

is where Star Trek: Picard will ultimately fall on that quality spectrum. It might take more than one or two episodes to be sure.

I doubt the 79-year old Stewart would be willing to revive such a beloved character if the scripts weren’t intriguing enough to convince him to commit to another series.

While the first season of Picard will be less than half as long as an average season of Star Trek: TNG, when you’re leading a series, that’s a big time commitment, even for an actor half Stewart’s age.

After seeing trailers for Star Trek: Picard – in which Picard has grown grumpy and disillusioned in his retirement, and include glimpses of Picard’s former “Number One” Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and counselor

Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Star Trek: Voyager’s Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), and an imaginary Data (Brent Spiner), it’s hard not to want to follow Picard on his new journey.

Plus, Picard calls his dog Number One. Riker might not like that, but I sure do.

Whatever your opinions of the Star Trek universe, if you already subscribe to CBS All Access, you might as well give it a try.

And if you have friends who love Star Trek but don’t get the streaming service, why not invite them over?

Star Trek: Picard premieres Thursday, January 23 on the CBS All Access streaming service.

Rockford Rocked

Catching up with local blues guitar enthusiast, Greg Stahl

By Todd Houston Contributor

MetalgOD Stahl (real name Greg Stahl) is what I would call a blues guitar nut. Or maybe just a nut? At any rate in the last 4 to 5 years Greg has taken upon himself to post hundreds of guitar oriented informational videos on both YouTube and Facebook. These videos are usually of Greg dissecting the guitar’s tone starting with the pickups and moving on to amplifier sounds and different wood tones. The man has thousands of followers and some people have even been known to send him gear to review. Not bad for a guy who decided to pick up the guitar again after a 20-year hiatus. Today we catch up with Greg and pick his brain about tone, mojo, trends and the staying power of blues guitar.

Todd Houston: Hey Greg, how are you this morning Sir? Greg Stahl: I am some kind of wonderful.

Every morning is so beautiful in its own unique way. I’m so excited to wake up every day to see what’s next.

TH: First off, tell us what inspired you to pick up the six-string ax again after so many years?

GS: I raised three baby girls as my own while their biological mother (a family member) could not raise them. When their biological mother was able to try to take custody, the girls (8-years, 11-years and

14-years old at the time) went to live with her. I grabbed a guitar and held on tight to try to forget the void that I was left with.

TH: Would you say that the guitar or any instrument for that matter can be somewhat therapeutic?

GS: All art is absolutely therapeutic in an extremely undeniable way. What a beautiful blessing art is. Art, in my case, the guitar, is such a powerful medicine. I used it as a healthy replacement for the vices that I tried to dull pain with in my youth. A sober choice that doesn’t affect blood sugar. All part of aging and growing I suppose.

TH: Lets talk about why you started the Stahl’s Blues YouTube channel and why?

GS: I started the Stahl’s Blues channel on YouTube to showcase my photography and document my learning journey with my Stratocaster guitar. I’m combining my nature photos with the clean Strat tones that conjure up in my mind the types of nature imagery seen in my photos. This is so everyone can see what I picture in my mind when I hear clean Stratocaster TH: What is it about the Fender Stratocaster that drew you to it in the first place?

GS: It sounds the clearest to me. It’s natural, glassy, sparkling, woodsy and deep. It’s like a waterfall.

TH: What guitarists or music in general

do you listen to at home? In other words, what’s on your playlist?

GS: I love so many artists but only like 5% of their work. I love little bits of each artist’s library. For example, I love Hendrix, but only certain songs. Very few songs by my favorite artists are wonderful to me, but the ones that are leave me mesmerized.

Some of my favorites are Jack White, David Gilmour, Beck (not Jeff, just Beck), Tesla and Sabbath.

TH: In your opinion are performers in 2020 such as Post Malone, Roddy Ricch and Billie Eilish here to stay or is it just another passing trend that we are seeing? More importantly do you foresee a resurrection in guitar orientated music?

GS: I see it all as a trend that is here to stay for those that emotionally bonded with it. I not only foresee a resurrection in guitar but I think it’s already here in certain circles.

TH: Do you ever fancy the idea of performing live in public?

GS: I would play in a jam or two. I have actually. It is horrible for my blood pressure.

I played at Kryptonite for the blues jam once in 2014 and I’m surprised I survived. Wow that was intense!

TH: You proclaim quite frequently on social media that you are in fact Jimi Hendrix reincarnated. Are you serious about this claim? And if you are, do you take any medications that we should be

aware of?

GS: I truly am Jimi in the same sense that we all are. His music is inside of all of us and therefore he lives on inside of us all.

We are all Jimi reincarnated. Stratocaster tones and fishing are my medication. As a child, growing up beside creeks and rivers left beautiful imagery in my mind. When I first heard Strat tones and some Hendrix songs that are soft and clear, I immediately pictured all of the creek and river fantasies that I built in my imagination to escape reality as a small boy.

TH: What is your ultimate goal with your music and videos?

GS: To leave behind a record of my fondest experiences and learning experiences after I’m gone. Maybe someone else will love it too.

TH: Favorite food?

GS: Lobster TH: Favorite place to go fishing?

GS: Anywhere on the Mississippi.

TH: If you had to pick one. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) or David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)?

GS: Absolutely David. Only because his bends and tone melt me.

TH: Whats next for MetalgOD Stahl?

GS: Marriage and babies. To me, babies are the ultimate gift.

January 22, 2020 The Rock River Times.

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World Economic Forum

Trump in Davos: Talking up economy, brushing off impeachment

By Darlene Superville Associated Press

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – President Donald Trump looked past the impeachment drama unfolding in Washington on Tuesday, turning his speech at an economic forum in the Swiss Alps into an unabashed sales pitch for the “blue-collar boom” in the U.S. economy that he says took place on his watch.

Trump kept his focus on the economy in his address, never mentioning impeachment during half an hour on stage at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

But then later in the day, it came: “READ THE TRANSCRIPTS!” Trump tweeted on the way back to his hotel in response to the impeachment trial getting under way in the U.S. Senate.

Trump’s two-day stay in Davos is a test of his ability to balance anger over being impeached with a desire to project leadership on the world stage. He reminded the audience of business and government leaders that when he spoke here in 2018, “I told you that we had launched the great American comeback.”

“Today I’m proud to declare the United States is in the midst of an economic boom, the likes of which the world has never seen before,” the president said.

In fact, Trump’s depictions of the U.S. economy as in the greatest shape ever overstate progress during his tenure.

The economy grew 2.9% in 2018 – the same pace it reached in 2015 under Barack Obama – and hasn’t hit historically high growth rates.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Trump’s “sotto voce message to the American voter was: ‘Look, they’re arguing in Washington about me, but I’m here talking up your jobs.’”

Trump’s upbeat characterization of the U.S. state of play represented a marked shift in tone from the early days of his administration, when he sketched a vision of “American carnage” and promised to end it with a nationalist “America First” approach to governing.

American economist Kenneth Rogoff took issue with Trump’s comments, although he said some of the president’s claims about the strength of the U.S. economy are true. But Rogoff noted that the economy wasn’t doing badly when Trump took office. “It’s been a good 10 years and his three years probably better than expected,” Rogoff said, adding that he thought Trump was careful to keep any comments about climate change to a minimum to avoid getting booed.

Climate issues are a main theme at the forum and the phrase “Act on Climate” was written in the snow at the Davos landing zone where Trump’s helicopter set down.

His lone reference to climate issues in the speech came when he announced the U.S. would join a World Economic Forum initiative to plant 1 trillion trees worldwide.

Afterward, in an apparent reference to those who warn about climate change, Trump said the world must “reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse.”

In fact, Earth just finished its hottest decade on record with the five last years as the five hottest years on record, according to U.S. and other science agencies. Scientists repeatedly point to more extreme weather as a problem worsened by human-caused climate change. There have been 44 weather and climate disasters in the United States that caused at least $1 billion in damage since 2017, killing 3,569 people, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement under which nearly 200 nations set goals to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gasses that lead to climate change. Trump has called the Paris accord an unfair economic burden to the U.S. economy.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has been criticized by Trump, said world and business leaders aren’t taking the threat of global warming seriously.

“Planting trees is good of course but it’s nowhere near enough,” Thunberg said.

Despite the impeachment drama playing out at home, Trump appeared in good spirits throughout the day, joking with the new president of the European Commission about her reputation as a “tough negotiator” and describing his “great relationship with the leader of Pakistan.”

But he didn’t pass up opportunities to comment on his impeachment when questioned by reporters.

“Disgraceful,” he said. “A hoax,” he complained.

At a dinner with a few dozen international business executives, Trump fingered a colorful soccer ball given to him by Gianni Infantino, leader of the international soccer federation, and invited the executives to go around the table one by one and introduce themselves. Before the CEO of Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis sat back down after introducing himself, Trump joked: “Keep those prices down please.”

Trump has promised to lower the cost of prescription drugs for U.S. consumers.

His speech to the forum seemed aimed

not just at his audience in the hall but toward the millions of Americans who will decide in November whether he deserves a second term.

“America is thriving. America is flourishing and yes, America is winning again like never before,” Trump said, referencing a newly signed trade deal with China and a pending U.S. trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that he has portrayed as a windfall for farmers. He spoke of record low unemployment, stock market gains and millions removed from the welfare rolls.

Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz criticized Trump for failing to address the climate emergency beyond a commitment that the U.S. will join the trees initiative.

“He managed to say absolutely zero on climate change,” Stiglitz said. “Meanwhile we’re going to roast.”

Trump’s appearance at the forum ends Wednesday when he travels back to a Washington that’s consumed by the impeachment trial.

The Democratic-controlled House impeached the Republican president last month for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after it was revealed that he had pressed Ukraine’s president to announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat and a Trump political

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Voices From the Grave

Loss of Lillie Kathi Kresol Contributor

Grief affects all of us differently. It can rob some of us of the very spark to live while others use it to propel themselves to reach out and comfort others. Some, like the family in this story turn it into a family commitment.

Lillian Olson Anderson was born in Rockford and seemed to live a charmed life. Her father, Nels, had come from Sweden and settled in the New Milford area to begin his life as a farmer. But fate intervened when another Swedish immigrant known as Ugarf invited Nels into the funeral home business.

Nels expanded the business to form the Rockford Furniture and Undertaking Company on Seventh Street in 1888. It was the beginning of five generations (so far) of his family serving the Rockford Community.

The Olson family grew to include seven successful children. One daughter, Lillian, or Lillie as her family called her, was born in 1890. She would later be described as a beautiful, intelligent girl with brown hair and big blue eyes. Lillie was also described as being a favorite among her friends known for a kind heart and a positive attitude. Lillie, along

with her parents and siblings, felt it was their duty to help those less fortunate than themselves. She even volunteered to help care for those who became ill with the Spanish Influenza during 1918.

No one was surprised when the delightful young woman married the successful Bert Anderson in 1918. The couple rented an apartment on Charles Street. Bert sold suits to business men and Lillie continued her work in the community. The future looked very bright for the hard working couple. But that all would change in December of 1921.

No one was sure what happened but they soon noticed that Lillie’s whole personality changed. She became easily frightened and confused. Lillie would wander the streets for hours before finally making her way back to the apartment on Charles Street. By the end of the year, she had suffered what was then called a nervous breakdown. She would cry uncontrollably and suffered from horrible dizzy spells. Her family was devastated but as was their custom, they rallied behind the young woman. They took turns caring for her and hired women to sit with her when they could not be there.

But, unfortunately, Lillie used her

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charm and her intelligence to sway those women to allow her to step outside unaccompanied for “just a breath of fresh air”. She would use these unattended moments to steal away from the house on Charles Street and would be gone for hours. The family would search for her for hours at a time. Many times, the family found her sitting on the bank by the river watching it flow past.

Neighbors and friends knew of Lillie’s condition and would call if they spotted her and her older brother Fred would race to the location to bring her back to the house. The family’s fears grew as the winter months turned to spring and Lillie’s wanderings increased.

Fred had followed his father into the funeral business in 1910. He went a step further when he decided to serve as the Winnebago County Coroner from 19201928, one of the most turbulent times in Rockford due to gang activity during Prohibition. Fred had gained a reputation for really caring for the dead and reaching out to the families.

On April 14, Lillie’s mother, Selma called the house and suggested that she and Lillie take a walk in the spring air.

Lillie was excited and told the young woman sitting with her that day that she wanted to meet her mother and not to worry if they returned later than her husband. “Just remind Bert that I have that errand we discussed.” Lillie stated as she grabbed her coat and rushed out the door.

The girl thought all was well until Selma Olson showed up at the door a few minutes later asking for her daughter.

Mrs. Olson alerted the family and they spread to look for her. Friends joined the search and then others showed up at the door. Strangers, friends and former clients came to help. They spread throughout Rockford first and then outward to the county. Eventually the search would spread nation-wide because two of the Olson girls had moved to California when they married. There was hope that Lillie might go to visit them.

Nels and Selma were devastated by their daughter’s disappearance. Fred and his siblings followed every reported sighting. Henry Baldwin was the Winnebago County Sheriff at the time.

He suggested the family contact a local psychic in the DeKalb area that had assisted in other missing person cases.

The family sent a representative for a meeting with the woman. She told them she could see brown hair floating in the water. The search was expanded down the Rock River south to Grand Detour.

One week after Lilli’s disappearance her mother entered her daughter’s bedroom and noticed the girl’s Bible on the stand next to the bed. Hoping to find some words of comfort, Selma opened

the book. There on the inside cover Lillie had written a line from John 14: “I go to prepare a place for you” and addressed it “Father and Mother”. Selma stated later that she knew that she would never see her daughter again.

On May 4, 1922, a local farmer, John Moore, was approaching his field west of Roscoe by a big bend in the river. He saw something swirling in the water about 20 feet from the shore. He said it took him a few minutes to realize that it was a body floating there. He and another man brought the body to the shore.

One doesn’t even want to imagine what it must have been like for Fred Olson as he and the sheriff made their way to Rockton. Unfortunately, they had made similar trips in the weeks prior to this sighting. Previously it always had been someone else’s sister that was pulled from the water.

But not this particular time. Fred recognized his sister’s clothing right away. He also identified the wedding band that she still wore. The initials carved on the inside of the gold band confirmed that this time they had found Lillie.

Fred C. Olson handled death on a daily basis for years by this point. He had comforted many family members through their loss of loved ones. This time it was his grief that overwhelmed him and he sank to his knees. The men who had accompanied Fred to that field stepped forward to do for Fred what he had done for countless others. They brought Lillie’s body home for him. They also stayed by his side as he told his distraught parents the news that would break their hearts.

Lillie’s body was badly decomposed and the medical examiner declared that he believed that the young woman died the day she went missing. Later her pocket book was found on a bridge that crossed the river. Lillie’s doctor testified that she had likely suffered a dizzy spell as she attempted to cross the bridge. Her death was ruled an accident.

The family gathered together to say goodbye to the beautiful young woman.

She was laid to rest at Scandinavian Cemetery.

The Olson family continues their legacy of serving the Rockford community even today. They have helped many families through the grief process in their five generations of service. Perhaps it brings comfort to the families they serve to know that the Olson family has known the heartbreak of burying family members taken much too soon.

Kathi Kresol has been researching the history of this area for over a decade. She shares the stories she discovers in her articles for the Rock River Times, in her books, and during the events she hosts. Read more of Kathi’s stories on hauntedrockford.com.

January 22, 2020 The Rock River Times.

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RACVB View

Inspiring People in the Rockford Region: Brent Murray

By Taylor Daniels Rockford Area CVB

WHO: Brent Murray, owner of Dairyhaus AGE: 39 INSTAGRAM: @dairyhaussocial

Q: Tell us about your background story and your success.

A: I grew up working in my family’s homemade ice cream business early in high school. My mom Annie, my sister Kelly, and I loved working as a family while making and scooping ice cream. I graduated high school and got an English degree from NIU, while exploring a career in retail in my 20’s. In 2008, I came back to Rockton and absolutely loved being back in the community. I relished the ice cream making process and the purity of serving something I made directly to our customers. My mom and I worked sideby-side for a few years as I learned how she ran the business, and as time went on I used what I learned in retail to tweak things here and there. A big turning point in the business was when I decided to move into wholesale with Woodman’s and some other grocery stores. I recall some of our first deliveries when Jason, the frozen foods manager, paged “Dairyhaus ice cream has arrived, pick it up in the ice cream section” and I couldn’t even stock the shelf, rather I was just handing the product right to people waiting with their cart. Since then, wholesaling at Woodman’s Rockford and Beloit, Sugar Britches in Rockton, Main Street Meats in Roscoe, and Van Laar’s in Edgebrook has become a significant part of our business.

Q: What’s the biggest factor that has helped you be successful?

A: I think two phrases have stuck with me and guided me over the years. The first is “smiles, not frowns.” I can look at that phrase and it helps me guide business

decisions. Does a particular choice I make put a smile on my customer’s/employee’s/ community’s face, or does it cause a frown?

Sometimes it means the decision isn’t the right one financially, like giving away a free cone because one ended up on the sidewalk, but it’s the right decision because it puts a smile on that customer’s face. “There is no not,” is my other mantra that comes out when times are tough. When I’m at the end of a 16 hour shift and I just don’t want to make another bucket of Salty Caramel Cashew, “there is no not” making it. It’s the phrase that has helped me push through boundaries personally and professionally and kept me on my grind.

Q: What are your success habits?

A: I think my biggest success habit is embracing change. To the chagrin of my wife Meredith and my staff, I love change.

I love change just for the sake of change.

That doesn’t mean that I’m going to change our recipe for vanilla (which has been around 36 years), but I am certainly going to experiment with it to make sure it’s the best it can be. I like to question why things are a particular way and if I can make it better, I’m going to do so.

Q: What was the hardest decision you ever had to make?

A: I’m in the middle of it right now!

The Dairyhaus has a problem that most businesses dream about: we can’t keep up with demand. Whether it’s within our shop or at retail with our wholesale clients, we can’t keep up. Our shop is so tiny and due to the process, we can only make so much ice cream each day. That leaves me saying “no” to a lot of opportunities and sometimes disappointing (a frown) our customers or wholesale clients. For the last couple years, we’ve been planning an expansion, but it’s so scary! I want to ensure that any growth is done correctly, with reverence to

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Brent & Meredith Murray outside Dairyhaus the business’s past, and no change to how our product is made. It is a big leap and the choices weigh on me daily.

Q: What aspect of Rockford helped you to succeed?

A: The community! Oh my. Not only has the community been fantastic supporters of the Dairyhaus, but some of our biggest successes are due to teaming up with another local business that makes something amazingly unique that we simply must turn it into an ice cream. Our first foray into teaming up with another business was our Main Street Maple Bacon ice cream, made with the tastiest bacon you’ll ever fry from Main Street Meats in Roscoe. By teaming up with a local business and utilizing their ingredient, we create something special that can only be had in the Stateline. All of our coffee ice creams are made with Rockford Roasting Company

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Coffee. We make Sugar Britches Butter Brickle with their out-of-this-world toffee.

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Q: What is your favorite thing about Rockford?

A: The food! Meredith and I love grabbing a meal at Shogun, Greenfire, Octane, Social, Sam’s Pizza (yes, Rockford is a style of pizza), as well as a bunch of other places.

Q: What is the best advice you can give?

A: Cut everyone, including yourself, some slack. We’re all trying our best, and if we’re not, there’s probably a good reason for it.

Support each other with smiles, not frowns.

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The Rock River Times. January 22, 2020

Clean Energy Jobs Act

Coalition renews Clean Energy Jobs Act push But capacity market reforms could prove tough sell

By Jerry Nowicki

Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com

SPRINGFIELD – With federal regulatory changes looming and legislators one week away from a return to the Capitol, some clean energy advocates are looking to jumpstart a stalled proposal to bring major reforms to the state’s energy landscape.

Members of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, including the legislative sponsors of the Clean Energy Jobs Act, or CEJA, spoke Tuesday at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. They said the issue is urgent because of the ongoing effects of climate change and a recent ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. “The Clean Energy Jobs Act will make the state a national leader in securing clean, affordable energy for all consumers in the state,” said state Sen. Cristina Castro, CEJA’s Senate sponsor. “Climate change is an emergency we can’t ignore, and the Trump administration is doing everything it can to bail out fossil fuel power plants and force Illinois to take a giant step backwards from achieving 100 percent renewable energy.”

Illinois is part of the federally-regulated PJM grid, which purchases capacity from electricity generators on behalf of all or portions of 13 states and Washington D.C. at an auction every year.

Capacity procurement is not the purchase of actual energy, but the guarantee that the generator will be able to supply a certain amount of energy at any time – especially

during the grid’s highest usage times – over a specified period of time. Customers pay for these capacity costs through the supply charge on their electric bills.

On Dec. 19, FERC voted 2-1 to change the PJM rules regarding the minimum offer price a generator can bid, noting in a news release the action was taken to “address the impact of state subsidies on the wholesale capacity market.”

In a news release, FERC said it levels the playing field for all energy generators, but advocates claim it will “force Illinois consumers to pay extra for electricity generated by coal and other dirty sources of power that aren’t needed to serve local demand.”

The Clean Energy Jobs Coalition also said the ruling “directly undermines” Illinois’ 2016 passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act, which created renewable energy credits and zero emissions credits for wind, solar and nuclear power generators.

The 126-page ruling gave PJM 90 days to comply and to set its next capacity auction date, but it also gives states the opportunity to remove themselves from the PJM capacity auctions and choose their own ways to procure energy capacity.

CEJA would make those changes by putting capacity procurement authority in the hands of the state-run Illinois Power Agency. The bill also includes a “consumer protection adjustment,” which would lock in a 5 percent reduction on northern Illinois electric bills for the next five years, said Dave Kolata, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board.

“The FERC ruling was structured specifically to penalize states such as Illinois that have made cost-saving investments

in energy efficiency and renewable sources of power,” Kolata said. “… CUB supports CEJA because it’s the only energy bill in Springfield that offers a blueprint for protecting our pocketbooks while helping Illinois achieve 100 percent clean energy to protect our planet.”

Kolata noted Tuesday the next capacity auction is likely to take place by December, so he said it’s imperative to pass CEJA by the end of this legislative session which will run from January through May. While the advocates quoted a Grid Strategies report which said the FERC ruling could mean an increase of up to $864 million annually for northern Illinois ratepayers – or about $70 annually per ratepayer – an independent market monitor of PJM said that report drew “broad and incorrect conclusions” from data provided by the monitor.

Another group of green energy advocates is the Path to 100 Coalition which is backing another measure aimed at driving the state toward 100 percent renewable energy without major immediate changes to capacity markets.

In a statement, Path to 100 spokesman Peter Gray cautioned against a “rush to enact” capacity market changes.

“While FERC’s order may have an impact on renewable energy and for consumers, we need to make sure that Illinois’ doesn’t rush to enact policies that could make the situation worse,” he said.

“In the coming months, FERC will vote to reconsider or clarify parts of its order and then PJM will respond to the order. At that time, the state can begin the process of carefully considering proposals that would fundamentally reshape Illinois’ energy

market. Any proposals for Illinois must include a plan to maximize capacity from all of Illinois’ diverse renewable energy sources and provide financeable solutions for a deregulated market,” Gray added.

The Path to 100 Act would increase state investment in renewables by raising the cap on the amount utilities can increase rates to pay for renewable energy. Per the legislation, that cap would go up to about 4 percent from 2 percent. They warn of a “funding cliff” in 2021 if the changes are not made.

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce has opposed fast action on capacity market reforms as well and is an opponent of CEJA. “We should not risk electric reliability and unnecessarily increase costs on Illinois consumers before this process plays out and we fully understand the impact on electricity prices and the competitive market,” Chamber President Todd Maisch said in a statement.

Another major hurdle facing the legislation is the fact that capacity market reforms would benefit nuclear generator Exelon, whose subsidiary ComEd has been the subject of FBI raids and an ongoing investigation.

Members of the coalition said Tuesday, however, the company was “not anywhere on our radar screen” in negotiations.

Aside from the capacity market changes, CEJA would also provide financial and other assistance to environmental justice communities as well as communities and workers impacted by coal plant retirements; develop transportation electrification to “give Illinoisans access to cleaner and more affordable forms of transportation;” and expand energy efficiency programs.

Energy & Environment

Fossil fuels continue to challenge renewables

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl Contributors

As indicated in earlier articles, energy efficiency and solar and wind energy are now price competitive with fossil fuels for the generation of electricity in many markets. Within the United States coal based electrical generation continues to lose market share to energy efficiency and renewable energy. According to The Rocky Mountain Institute even new natural gas powered plants will lose out to renewable energy sources and will become stranded assets that are too expensive to operate years before they arrive at the end of their useful life.

Fracking for natural gas and oil has resulted in billions of dollars of debts for the industry. It is likely to need another form of subsidy to continue to exist. Beyond failing economics is the growing recognition that

fracking for natural gas and burning it as a fuel adds climate changing gases to the atmosphere.

One way to help improve the economics using of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gases is to set a higher minimum price for electricity contracted for the capacity market.

Sudden unexpected increases in electrical demand could result in supply shortages and dramatic price increases. The capacity market is set up to ensure that an appropriate amount of electrical power is available in reserve for the next three years to meet unexpected demand increases and ensure the demand for electricity can be met at all times.

Meeting a sudden spike can be met in two ways: by keeping an additional electrical supply available when it is needed or by having a sufficient number of customers willing to cut back on their demand to

supply the additional electricity that is needed.

Firms winning the contracts to provide the additional electricity are paid for being ready to meet a sudden peak in demand.

The contracts are awarded on a competitive basis over three years. A new federal rule will raise the minimum price accepted in the capacity auction creating a new opportunity for coal and natural gas power plants to win capacity contracts.

Raising the minimum price for the electricity will favor the higher priced coal and natural gas sources over those of renewables and nuclear power.

If Illinois passes legislation that removes itself from the regional capacity market known as MISO it can meet its needs for capacity supplies from its own investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and nuclear power. If Illinois fails to

pass state legislation known as the Clean Energy Jobs Act before the new federal law is enacted in May of this year, Illinois electrical consumers will be required to pay an additional $864 million per year for unneeded electricity.

With a higher minimum bid price many of Illinois incentivized solar, wind and nuclear facilities would not be able to secure capacity contracts in effect forcing Illinoisans to pay for electricity they do not need.

Several organizations have expressed their support for the Clean Energy Jobs Act including the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, the National Renewable Defense Council and the Citizens Utility Board. Visit the website of the Citizens Utility Board website for additional information including a format to express your support of the bill to state officials.

January 22, 2020 The Rock River Times.

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MR. GREEN CAR

Energy Perils - Part 6: Our Energy Future

BY ALLEN PENTICOFF COLUMNIST

Before I get into the next energy related column, I’ll make a quick review of the previous five columns.

In my studies and observations I can say for certain that there is no such thing as a “free lunch.” Every form of energy has a downside. Wind and solar power are clean but intermittent. Anything that burns pollutes the air and releases planet warming gases. Growing bio-fuels takes away crop production for food. Building hydroelectric dams is expensive, releases much carbon dioxide in the construction phase (but you get a lot of clean energy in return for a very long time), ruins the land behind them, destroys natural pathways of aquatic life and failures have killed thousands. Hydro also su�ers from lack of suitable siting – it already exists in the places it is practical to locate, so additional sites can’t be easily created where the power is needed.

For a century now the world has become more and more reliant on “rock oil” ancient deposits of liquid hydrocarbons from decomposed plant and animal matter millions of years old for our energy needs.

We’ve burned it and put it into Earth’s paper-thin atmosphere - altering the very climate. Its acquisition has caused global conflict and many have died trying to get or defend access to it. Oil wealth has corrupted our government and made self-governance a joke. Yet our addiction to profligate consumption of oil causes us to look away from all the evils that come with it. We use it as though there are no repercussions and that the supply of it is unlimited and

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I will repeat that I believe our future needs to rely entirely on electricity for our energy needs - to transport us, to warm us, and to illuminate our lives. By going “all-electric” we can divest ourselves of the troubles in the Middle East. Indeed, global terrorism would vanish without oil-backed funding. We can end the corrosive e�ects of oil money in government and we can clear the air so that future generations can have a habitable planet.

I and many other forward thinkers believe this change over to a clean, all-electric, future can only be brought about by our use of atomic energy on a massive scale.

Atomic energy has long been known to be capable of producing abundant clean energy - but a strong public sentiment against it developed in the 1970s and continues to influence energy decisions made today. My readings on the “anti-nuclear movement” show that most who protest atomic energy also lump it together with nuclear weapons.

This is apples and oranges. Nobody wants to see another nuclear explosion take place - anywhere, but at the same time, we need atomic energy to transition to a truly clean lifestyle that would cause little sacrifice on the part of the world’s population.

Yet ironically, the major environmental groups, whose roots are in the anti-nuclear movement, are steadfast against atomic energy. This ideology is at cross-purposes to the urgent need for carbon-free power to mitigate climate change.

Among the many public figures who advocate for an atomic energy future are: James Lovelock - the originator of the Gaia hypothesis that the Earth is one giant living organism; Patrick Moore, an early member of Greenpeace (a past president of Greenpeace Canada and presently an outspoken global warming critic) has gone from “nuclear is evil” to insisting that we need atomic energy for a clean healthy planet; Billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, has realized the necessity of an atomic-powered future and has been actively involved in getting new technologies developed that would enable this on a worldwide scale. There are many more individuals and organizations that are onboard with this notion and you can read the list at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Pro-nuclear_movement Obviously there are concerns about atomic energy, and they are significant. But I will get into those concerns and what is happening to modernize and make atomic energy more practical and safe in the next series of columns - there is simply too much to say in so small a space. So stayed tuned for more about Our Energy Future.

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The Rock River Times. January 22, 2020

A&E Happenings Music & Arts

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

Mary’s Place - 602 N. Madison St. 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. Ongoing Bold Abstrations - Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) new art exhibition, Bold Abstractions: Paintings from the Thoma Collection, will be on display at RAM, located inside the Riverfront Museum Park at 711 North Main Street through January 26, 2020, with free daily admission provided by support from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. This major exhibition explores new forms of abstract painting from the 1960s, following the heyday of Abstract Expressionism. Highlighting colorbased, geometric, and perceptual experiments, this selection of works from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation Collection includes an international group of 33 artists associated with some of the key painting movements of the mid-20th century: Color Field, Post-Painterly Abstraction, Hard-Edge, and Op Art. This exhibition is organized by Carrie Johnson.

Saturday, January 25 Wintersong - Rockford’s Camerata Emanon Singers, led by Tim Anderson, presents “Wintersong,” a musical celebration of all that is winter, featuring “A Winter Day” by Canadian composer Sara Quartel. Works by Rutter, Hindemith, Thompson, and Worthington set the mood, while a flurry of popular favorites including “Let it Snow,” and “Sleigh Ride” takes the edge off the chill.

Begins at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, 4848 Turner St. Tickets: $10, cash or check only at the door. For more information visit CamerataEmanon.com.

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

Friday, February 7 Sonic Disruptions: Buisch and Hogin - Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens new art exhibition Sonic Disruptions: Buisch and Hogin with a free public

opening from 7-8:30 p.m. at RAM, located inside the Riverfront Museum Park building at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois. The exhibition remains on view through May 25. Sonic Disruptions features Derrick Buisch and Laurie Hogin who use color, imagery, narrative and symbols to stimulate our senses and challenge our perceptions. Buisch is an art professor at the University of Wisconsin while Hogin is Associate Director and Director of Graduate Studies at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and both are represented in the Rockford Art Museum Permanent Collection. Also featured in this 15-week major exhibition is a custom-designed playlist and reading list of the artists’ favorite music and books, and related educational programming.

Dan Maguire - From 7-9 p.m. Dan Maguire will be live at Rockford Listening Room, 201 7th Street.

Accompanied by John Kielty on harmonica and vocals, and Lucy Brearley on backing vocals, this is a night of music not to miss. Dan’s warm, jazzy rock and roll will put you in the mood to sway along, or kick back, put your feet up and tap your fingers. This is a free show at Rockford Listening Room, “ an intimate venue that seats approximately 55 people. With a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, audiences feel as much a part of the performances as the musicians do.

Concerts feel more like a private performance at someone’s home.” For more information visit rockfordlisteningroom.com/ Friday, February 14 Trinadora & Christine Swanberg - Performing Love poems and poetry for Valentines Day at Rockford Listening Room, 201 7th St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., performance from 7-9 p.m. Free admission, listeners encouraged to make donations to go to the musicians. Light refreshments are typically available. For more information call 815-621-9417.

Community

Saturday, January 25 Rockford Artisan Market - 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St. $7 at the door, admission benefits RAM exhibitions and education programs. Event features more than two dozen artists and artisans with their assemblage art, block printing, ceramics, illustrations, jewelry and accessories, photography, paintings, and

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Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Meet & Greet - Creating connections for local female veterans. Female veterans are invited to connect with local groups that can help with VA veteran’s benefits, qualifications and its processes; health education; mental health; counseling; community services; housing and job opportunities. 1-5 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 N. Main St. Thursday, January 30 Open Land Birding Field Trips - Audubon members and other interested persons will travel local country roads in search of open land bird species from the north that frequent this area during the winter. Meet or carpool from the Harbor-Freight east parking lot in Freeport at 9 a.m. Confirm your attendance by calling Mary at 815-938-3204.

Tuesday, February 4 Audubon Program Features Arctic Refuge Northwest Illinois Audubon Society’s monthly meeting features the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place where birds start their journeys to all 50 states and six continents. This Refuge, one of the last ecosystems on earth unaltered by human development, serves as a vital habitat for birds, caribou and polar bear. Today’s threats to the Refuge are greater than ever from oil exploration and leasing. The presenter, Lois Norrgard, a National Field Organizer for Alaska Wilderness League, implements grassroots outreach activities for the League, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and Tongass National Forest. She will discuss the history and the ongoing battle to protect this national treasure. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at St. John United Church of Christ, 1010 Park Blvd. in Freeport. The public is welcome. For more information, visit the Northwest Illinois Audubon Society website at nwilaudubon.org or contact Teresa at 815-238-3963.

Thursday, February 6 Wander at the Wetland - The public is invited to help NLI kick off the 20th Anniversary celebration of Nygren Wetland Preserve, 3190 W. Rockton Rd., in Rockton, by attending Wander at the Wetland: Full Moon Snowshoe & Hike. Come anytime between 4:30-8 p.m. NLI will hold this FREE outdoor winter event for all ages with or without snow.

Experience the winter landscape of the prairie

and wetland when you take a hike, snowshoe or ski the trail lit by hundreds of luminaries. You can head out on the trail on your own or follow a tour guide who will tell you about Natural Land Institute and Nygren Wetland. Places to warm up include the winter themed greenhouse with hot cocoa and snacks and two bonfires. Snowshoes will be available to rent for a $10 donation to NLI and are sponsored by Rocktown Adventures.

You may also bring your own snowshoes or skis.

Please register for this free event by Wed., Feb. 5 online at: https://www.naturalland.org/event/ wander-at-the-wetland-full-moon-snowshoehike-2/?instance_id=2659 or call 815-964-6666 for more information and to register.

Saturday, February 8 Galentine’s Day - Join us for the second annual Galentine’s Day Party. Grab your best girlfriends and join us for a fun night of wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, raffles and great music all while supporting the Nikolas Ritschel Foundation. Get your tickets in advance. Ticket price will increase at the door. This is a 21 and over event.Proceeds benefit the Nikolas Ritschel Foundation helping young adults battling cancer. Tickets available online, 97ZOK Studio during office hours and at 510 Threads Fashion Boutque-downtown Rockford. Event takes place from 6-10 pm at Prairie Street Brewing Company, 200 Prairie St. Saturday, February 15 Book signing at Barnes & Nobles - Six-time Award Winning Children’s Book Author, Sheri Poe-Pape, will be at Barnes and Noble at Cherryvale Mall for a book signing from 1-3 p.m. Event will include an author reading, sales and book signing. For boys and girls ages 3-8.

Saturday, February 22 NW Illinois Epilepsy Support Meeting - The Barbara Olson Center of Hope (3206 N. Central Ave.) will host a meeting of the NW Illinois Epilepsy Support organization at 11 a.m. Topics to discuss at the open meeting include Primary Health Care, Memory and Thinking, Employment Transportation and more. To schedule a free Needs Assessment, or for questions, contact the Center of Hope at 815-964-9275.

Sweethearts on Parade

American Cat Fanciers Association and

Rock Valley Cat Club

Championship and Household Cat Show

February 1-2, 2020 from 9 AM to 4 PM

Forest Hills Lodge at Rockford Speedway 1601 West Lane Road (Route 173), Loves Park, IL

Adults/Child 13 up: $5.00; Child 6-12: $4.00; Children under 5: free

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January 22, 2020 The Rock River Times.

January 22 - 28

Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition

A Special Acoustic Performance with John Waite

WHEN Wednesday, January 22 - Saturday, January 25 (viewing hours sunrise until 10:30 p.m.)

WHEN Thursday, January 23 (7:30 - 9 p.m.)

WHERE Sinnissippi Park

WHERE Nordlof Center

Teams from around the state will compete in Rockford for the right to represent Illinois in the 2020 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition, and high school teams compete in the high school division.

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THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN

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TAURUS You’ll be congratulated for one reason or another. Some people may even start to idolize you. At times, you’ll have cause to feel very proud of yourself.

GEMINI You’ll decide to throw a lastminute party for your friends.

You’ll surpass even your own expectations, but be sure not to go over budget, because you haven’t quite paid off the holiday bills yet.

CANCER You’ll have many stories to tell this week, whether they’re about your recent vacation or family history. At work, you may finalize an important agreement.

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ARIES In order to make your dream vacation possible, you need to be determined and organized.

A few changes will be necessary in order to achieve your goals and live according to your principles.

TAURUS You’ll be preoccupied by a difficult situation, but it’s important to put your priorities first.

A flash of inspiration will allow you to create a masterpiece.

GEMINI At times you go with the flow and at others, you’re uncompromising. Even if people don’t always know what to expect from you, they know they can trust you.

CANCER A clean up at home or at work allows you to see things in a different light. Get some rest to avoid getting sick.

LEO You’ll act heroically and be a great help to someone in distress. They’ll be forever grateful to you, even if all you did was lend an ear.

VIRGO You’ll attract attention by taking action. People will notice you for one reason or another. You’ll feel creative this week, or at least appreciate an artform.

VIRGO You’ll spend lots of time at home; more than one of your children will need your attention. One way or another, you’ll look after a family member.

LIBRA If you haven’t found your ideal career path yet, you may have a flash of inspiration that puts you on the right track. Someone close to you will need you this week.

LIBRA You’ll witness a strange situation. Talk to those closest to you, they may be able to demystify things for you.

A friend will confide in you.

SCORPIO The holidays are finally over, and life is getting back to normal. You’ll succeed in both having an active social life and in making time for yourself, much to your great delight.

SCORPIO You’ll feel the need to redecorate or at least move the furniture around. If you’re feeling confined at home, you may start to think about buying a house and moving.

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You’ll also use them at home, where you’ll be in charge of a big cleaning project that involves the whole family.

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AQUARIUS Without a doubt, the most important thing in life is your health.

Your doctor will finally pinpoint what’s troubling you and start you on a treatment plan that will have you back on your feet in no time.

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Government Notices n n n LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Education, School District No. 205, Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, will receive on or before 2:00 PM (CST), Thursday, February 13, 2020 sealed submittals for IFB No. 20-17 Waste Disposal & Recycling Services, terms to be in accordance with specifications which may be reviewed at the Board of Education Office, 501 Seventh St., 6th floor conference room, Rockford, Illinois. All names of offerors submitting will be publicly read at that time and place. All offers submitted shall be valid for a period of at least sixty (60) days from the date of set for receipt of offers. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers. Package request forms are available on the District’s website, rps205.com. Vendors registered with DemandStar.com can download packages at no cost from their web-site – www.Demandstar.com.

Dated this 22nd day of January 2020, Board of Education in and for the School District of Rockford, Illinois.

Dane Youngblood Director of Purchasing 11206R TRRT 1/22 n n n LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Education, School District No. 205, Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, will receive on or before 2:00 PM (CST), Tuesday, February 18, 2020 sealed submittals for IFB No. 20-18 E-Rate 2020 Infrastructure, terms to be in accordance with specifications which may be reviewed at the Board of Education Office, 501 Seventh St., 6th floor conference room, Rockford, Illinois. All names of offerors submitting will be publicly read at that time and place. All offers submitted shall be valid for a period of at least sixty (60) days from the date of set for receipt of offers. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers. Package request forms are available on the District’s website, rps205.com. Vendors registered with DemandStar.com can download packages at no cost from their web-site – www.

Demandstar.com.

Dated this 22nd day of January 2020, Board of Education in and for the School District of Rockford, Illinois.

Dane Youngblood Director of Purchasing 11208R TRRT 1/22 n n n LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Rockford Park District intends to contract for the following items and services; specifications are on file with Demandstar.com and Vendorregistry.com.

The Rockford Park District invites qualified contractors to complete the Alpine Pool Mechanical Improvements project.

This project includes electrical and mechanical work, removal and replacement of the filter, chemical controller, flow meters, and feed pumps. The contractor is to be a pre-qualified pool contractor with the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Bids will be opened at the Rockford Park District, Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 South Main St, Rockford, IL 61101 (Purchasing Dept (815) 969-4062).

The Rockford Park District reserves the unrestricted right to reject any or all bids received, to waive or not to waive any informality, or to accept the bid considered to be in the best interest of the Park District.

Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with

the requirements of the IL Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

Bid No. 20-2240 Alpine Pool Mechanical Improvements Pre-Bid Conference: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Rockford Park District, Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101 Bid Opening: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Rockford Park District, Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101 BY:Julianne C. Elliott, Secretary 11207R TRRT 1/22 n n n INVITATION TO BID TRAFFIC SIGNS & POSTS AND FINISHED SIGNS BID NO.: 120-PW-007 Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on February 05, 2020 at the office of the Central Services Manager, City Hall Building, 425 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. At that time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids will be accepted until the specified opening time and date. Any bidder attempting to deliver after the opening time and date will be refused.

Bid documents may be obtained via email request to: larry. graham@rockfordil.gov, https:// rockfordil.gov/city-departments/ finance/central-services/purchasing/open-bidsrfps/ Or at the office of the Central Services Manager (City Hall, 425 East State Street, Rockford, IL, 61104). Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked with the name of the bid, and the bid number.

Each bidder shall submit with his bid the information specified in the bid documents for compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois on Fair Employment Practices and with the City of Rockford’s Ordinance on Equal Employment and Business Opportunity. Any bid which fails to include the compliance items properly completed will not be read and will not be considered. All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

The City of Rockford reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive technicalities.

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Public Notices n n n TAX DEED NO: 2019-TX-263 FILED: 12/26/2019 Brandon Murray, 1307 15th Avenue, Apt. 2, Rockford, IL 61104 Rock River Water Reclamation District, % Donald Massier President, 3501 Kishwaukee Street, Rockford, IL 61126 City of Rockford, % Thomas McNamara Mayor, 425 E. State Street, Rockford, IL 61104 Associated Bank, NA, % Philip Flynn President, 433 Main Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 Unknown owners, occupants, and interest holders TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 30, 2017 Certificate No. 201601006 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2016 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 225 N. Hinkley, Rockford, Illinois Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-22-129-012 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 April 30, 2020.

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 April 30, 2020.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois on May 22, 2020.

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 April 30, 2020 by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk: ADDRESS: Winnebago County Clerk’s Office, 404 Elm Street, Room 101, Rockford, IL 61101 TELEPHONE:815-319-4253 Zurmavar, LLC XV, Petitioner By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek Purchaser Dated 12/31/2019 11150R TRRT 1/22 n n n TAX DEED NO: 2019-TX-262 FILED: 12/26/2019 William J. Holder, 1167 E. Border Road, Bisbee, AZ 85603 Linda L. Holder, 1167 E. Border Road, Bisbee, AZ 85603 US Mortgage Resolution, LLC, % Illinois Corporation Service C, 801 Adlai Stevenson Drive, Springfield, IL 62703 Rockford Housing Authority, % Laura Snyder, CEO, 223 S. Winnebago Street, Rockford, IL 61102 Unknown owners, occupants, and interest holders TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 30, 2017 Certificate No. 201601003 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2016 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 1222 School Street, Rockford, Illinois Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-22-127-004 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 April 30, 2020.

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 April 30, 2020.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois on May 22, 2020.

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 April 30, 2020 by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk: ADDRESS: Winnebago County Clerk’s Office, 404 Elm Street, Room 101, Rockford, IL 61101 TELEPHONE:815-319-4253 Zurmavar, LLC XV, Petitioner By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek Purchaser Dated 12/31/2019 11151R TRRT 1/22 n n n TAX DEED NO: 2019-TX-264 FILED: 12/26/2019 Justin Dean Butler,

1346 Milan Chauncey Road, Chauncey, GA 31011 Rock River Water Reclamation District, % Donald Massier President, 3501 Kishwaukee Street, Rockford, IL 61126 City of Rockford, % Thomas McNamara Mayor, 425 E. State Street, Rockford, IL 61104 Unknown owners, occupants, and interest holders TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 30, 2017 Certificate No. 201601006 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2016 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 331 N. Hinkley, Rockford, Illinois Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-22-129-001 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 April 30, 2020.

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 April 30, 2020.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois on May 22, 2020.

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 April 30, 2020 by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk: ADDRESS: Winnebago County Clerk’s Office, 404 Elm Street, Room 101, Rockford, IL 61101 TELEPHONE:815-319-4253 Zurmavar, LLC XV, Petitioner By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek Purchaser Dated 12/31/2019 11152R TRRT 1/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO THE ESTATE OF: SARAH OUTLOW, Deceased CASE NO.: 2019-P-545 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of Sarah Outlow. Letters of Office were issued on December 4, 2019 to DeAngelis Davis, 1907 Hulin Street, Rockford, Illinois 61102 and Frank Outlow, 819 Clover Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61102, who are the Co-Executors of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is Sharon R. Rudy, 405 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 8, 2020, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later.

Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

A copy of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Division, must be mailed or deliv-

ered to the legal representative and the attorney for the estate within ten days after it has been filed.

DATED: 1/2/20 DeAngelis Davis and Frank Outlow, Co-Executors /s/ Sharon R. Rudy By: Attorney Sharon R. Rudy, P.C., #6183356 405 W. State Street Rockford, IL 61101 (815)962-1910 service@sharonrudylaw.com 11153R TRRT 1/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ROSALIA CEJA, Petitioner, v.

OSCAR CEJA LOPEZ, Respondent.

Case No.: 2019 D 599 NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YOU, OSCAR CEJA LOPEZ, Respondent in the above-entitled action, that Petitioner, ROSALIA CEJA, has commenced a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you, praying for a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage and other relief.

Proper procedures according to law have been taken and said suit is still pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, OSCAR CEJA LOPEZ, file your Response to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage 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, County of Winnebago, State of Illinois, on or before February 10, 2020, default may be entered against you after that date and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.

11154R TRRT 1/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: SAVANAH LEEANN CRABTREE, Petitioner, vs.

BRANDON LEE PHILBEE, Respondent.

Case No. 19-D-202 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Brandon Lee Philbee that Petitioner Savanah Leeann Crabtree 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 February 18, 2020, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Savanah Leeann Crabtree, Petitioner 11190R TRRT 1/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of JOAN E. OLSON-GREENBERG, Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-02 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JOAN E. OLSON-GREENBERG of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on January 6, 2020, to LYNN J. DELACEY of Rockford, Illinois, whose attorney is MATTHEW M. HEVRIN, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate

may be filed on or before July 15, 2020, 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court at the Winnebago County Courthouse, Probate Division, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representatives, or both.

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

LYNN J. DELACEY, Independent Executor of the Estate of JOAN E. OLSON-GREENBERG, Deceased By: HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP By: /s/ Matthew M. Hevrin PREPARED BY: HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP MATTHEW M. HEVRIN, ARDC #6256083 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, Illinois 61105 815-490-4900 Attorneys for Estate 11186R TRRT 1/29 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 selling crafts business in said County and State under the name of 815 Custom Crafts at the following post office addresses: 2007 18th Ave., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Billy Lee Mayfield SIGNED: Billy Lee Mayfield 1/8/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11193R TRRT 1/29 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 Godinez Roofing at the following post office addresses: 3023 Ruth St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Elvin Godinez SIGNED: Elvin Godinez 1/9/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 9th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11195R TRRT 1/29 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 handyman and carpentry services business in said County and State under the name of ACHS (Adkerson Carpentry and Handyman Services) at the following post office addresses: 407 Vincent Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ryann Michael Adkerson SIGNED: Ryann Michael Adkerson 1/9/20

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 9th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11196R TRRT 1/29 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 selling purses, t-shirts, wallets, backpacks, belts and sunglasses business in said County and State under the name of Yeaah at the following post office addresses: 1911 Shelley Dr., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Vickie R. Chandler SIGNED: Vickie R. Chandler 1/10/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 10th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11197R TRRT 1/29 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 entertainment business in said County and State under the name of Nat One Gaming at the following post office addresses: 2535 Halsted Rd., #3, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Sarah Smith SIGNED: Sarah Smith 1/13/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11198R TRRT 1/29 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 Food Service, Culinary Training & Outreach business in said County and State under the name of M.U.D.D. Brother at the following post office addresses: 5125 Norwich Dr., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Johnathan S. Moore, Sr; Debretta Moore SIGNED: Johnathan S. Moore, Sr. 1/10/20 SIGNED: Debretta Moore 1/10/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 10th day of January, A.D. 2020.

NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires July 31, 2023 11201R TRRT 1/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHESTER J. FEDOR, Deceased CASE NO. 2019 P 544 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ADMISSION OF WILL, AND CLAIMS NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of CHESTER J. FEDOR, who died on November 5, 2019. Letters of Office were issued on January 6, 2020 to Steve A. Fedor, 2250 Lancaster, Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016, as Independent Executor whose attorney is J. Thomas Witek, Witek Law Offices, 7210 E. State St., Suite 102, Rockford, IL 61108.

Notice to Heirs and Legatees:

Notice is given to Unknown Heirs, who are heirs or legatees in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose names or addresses are not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the court on January 6, 2020, admitting the will to probate.

Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 5/6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par 5/6-21).

You also have the right under section 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

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

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

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before July 15, 2020, 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 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 her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: January 15, 2020 /s/ Steve A. Fedor, Independent Executor J. Thomas Witek - #6230539 Witek Law Offices 7210 E. State #102 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 962-9288 witek888@witeklaw.com 11202R TRRT 1/29 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 Concrete Cutting business in said County and State under the name of Clean Cuts at the following post office addresses: 3111 Arcadia Terrace, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Samantha K. Williams SIGNED: Samantha K. Williams 1/14/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11200R TRRT 1/29

January 22, 2020 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. JANELLE HAGAMAN; MARK HAGAMAN; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MELINDA HAGAMAN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; TIM MILLER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, MELINDA HAGAMAN, DEFENDANTS. 2019-CH-0000372 2707 BURRMONT ROAD ROCKFORD, IL 61107 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Melinda Hagaman, If Any defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: PART OF BLOCK NINETEEN (19) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF FRED L. BURR’S GUILFORD HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 19 OF PLATS ON PAGE 7 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK DISTANT 186.46 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK WHICH POINT IS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT SEVEN (7) IN SAID BLOCK PRIOR TO THE VACATION OF PART OF SAID BLOCK

BY THE PLAT OF VACATION OF PART OF FRED L. BURR’S GUILFORD HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 21 OF PLATS ON PAGE 85 IN SAID RECORDER’S OFFICE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT SEVEN (7) A DISTANCE OF 133.69 FEET TO A POINT 5.00 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT SEVEN (7); THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT SEVEN (7), A DISTANCE OF 64.00 FEET TO A POINT 14.00 FEET EAST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT SEVEN (7), THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 133.69 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK NINETEEN (19); THENCE WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK NINETEEN (19), A DISTANCE OF 64.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 2707 Burrmont Road Rockford, IL 61107 and which said Mortgage was made by, Melinda Hagaman Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Midwest Community Bank Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as

Document No. 20181007430; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case, on or before February 7, 2020, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider.

If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit www. illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp. asp, or talk to your local circuit clerk’s office.

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 270255-194071 I3141866 P11144R TRRT 1/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DANA COBURN et al Defendant 2019-CH-0000540 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 31, 2020, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST FORTY (40) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT FIFTEEN (15) AND THE WEST TEN (10) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT SIXTEEN (16) IN BLOCK THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MANUFACTURER’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 11 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, LLINOIS; THE EAST AND WEST LINE OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE LINE DIVIDING SAID LOT; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1732 13TH AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-25381-013 The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be

paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-08316 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2019-CH0000540 TJSC#: 39-8230 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.

I3141490 P11145R TRRT 1/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A., Plaintiff(s),

vs.

JULIE A. WELLS, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARGARET E. WELLS PURDY, ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A., ABSOLUTE RESOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ROBERT D. WELLS, JR., LOGAN PURDY, HEATHER MARJERUS, JAMES WELLS, SHERRY ZACK AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

19 CH 603 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARGARET E. WELLS PURDY, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN TENANTS and UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for foreclosure of a certain Real Estate Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 145 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE MISTY MEADOWS SECOND ADDITION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, NOW CITY OF SOUTH BELOIT, RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN BOOK, 41 OF PLATS, PAGE 98B AS DOCUMENT #9858996, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Tax Number: 04-07-476-018 a/k/a 007D545 commonly known as 14706 HUNTERS WAY SOUTH BELOIT IL 61080; and which said Real Estate Mortgage was made by JULIE A. WELLS AND MARGARET E. WELLS PURDY, and recorded in the Office of the Winnebago County Recorder as Document Number 0428061; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said named Defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located at 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61101, on or before February 7, 2020, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Attorney No. 3635 LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Ira T. Nevel Timothy R. Yueill Greg Elsnic Aaron Nevel Joseph Baldwin Danielle Alvarez 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com KP # 19-04524 I3141299 P11146R TRRT 1/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. PLAINTIFF

Vs. Suzanne Macintyre; United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Pauline R. Ison; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Pauline R. Ison (deceased); State of Illinois; Shawn Vardi; Jessica Roggow; Tom Chaput DEFENDANTS 2019-CH-0000525 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Pauline R. Ison That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 365 Patti Ln Machesney Park, IL 61115 and which said Mortgage was made by: Pauline R. Ison the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 20161004297; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before February 7, 2020, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-19-07493 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I3141114 P11147R TRRT 1/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Marian Campoli, DECEASED. 19 P 536 Notice is given of the death of the above named decedent.

Letters of office were issued to Dennis Campoli, 6036 Auburn Road, Rockford, Illinois 61101, as Independent Executor whose attorney is John N Bielski II, Bielski Law Office, Ltd., 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2300, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Notice to Heirs and Legatees Notice is given to Patricia D’ Giovanni in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose name or address is not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the court on December 16, 2019 admitting the will to probate.

Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition

with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 5/6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/6-21).

You also have the right under section 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch 755, par.

5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

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

Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before July 8, 2020, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of the claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

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

John N Bielski II Bielski Law Office, Ltd., (48028) 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 583-9430 I3140943 P11148R TRRT 1/22 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 & Sales, Resale business in said County and State under the name of Unlimitnaire at the following post office addresses: 1416 S. Central Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cora B. Burks SIGNED: Cora B. Burks 1/3/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11165R TRRT 1/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO In the Matter of the Estate of PAUL C. CARLSSON, Deceased.

Case No. 2019-P-571 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of PAUL C. CARLSSON. Letters of Office were issued on December 23, 2019 to Anna Renfro of Loves Park, Illinois, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Wesley E. Lindberg, 2902 McFarland Rd., Suite 400, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 8, 2020, 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 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 days after it has been filed.

Dated: January 8, 2020. /S/ Anna Renfro, Executor Wesley E. Lindberg, #01664867 Attorney for Petitioner RENO & ZAHM LLP 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 987-4050 11149R TRRT 1/22 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 lash extention & body spa, including facials, body waxing, makeup, hair business in said County and State under the name of Lady Lair at the following post office addresses: 129 S. Phelps Ave., Suite 201, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Talisa S. Dixon SIGNED: Talisa S. Dixon 1/3/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Ashley Try, DEPUTY 11158R TRRT 1/22 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 vintage jewelry and home decor business in said County and State under the name of Rebloom Vintage at the following post office addresses: 226 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Brittaney Ross SIGNED: Brittaney Ross 12/31/19 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 31st day of December, A.D. 2019.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 11156R TRRT 1/22 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 lash extensions, facial skin care & treatments, body waxing & makeup business in said County and State under the name of Lashes Company at the following post office addresses: 1028 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Griselda Rosales SIGNED: Griselda Rosales 1/2/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11157R TRRT 1/22 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 & Sales, Resale business in said County

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and State under the name of C.B. Fashions at the following post office addresses: 1416 S. Central Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cora B. Burks SIGNED: Cora B. Burks 1/3/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11166R TRRT 1/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: CARL H. SCHROEDER, DECEASED. Case No. 2019 P 553 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of CARL H. SCHROEDER. Letters of Office were issued on December 23, 2019 to Cody Cramer, Executor, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is BRIAN K. LARKIN, ONE COURT PLACE, SUITE 301, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 8, 2020, 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 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the 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.

DATED: December 23, 2019 /s/ Cody Cramer CODY CRAMER Brian K. Larkin Attorney at Law One Court Place, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-4601 Brian@blarkinlaw.com 11121R TRRT 1/22 n n n CLAIM NOTICE In the Matter of the Estate of Albert G. Stadler, deceased.

Notice is given of the death of ALBERT G. STADLER, who died on October 25, 2019. The Legal Representative by Small Estate Affidavit is Margaret S. Jagielski, 9059 N. Crestview Road, Stillman Valley, IL 61084. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 8, 2020, that date being six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months of the mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing is required by section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Legal Representative. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s office, Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the Estate Legal Representative within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated January 2, 2020 /s/ Margaret S. Jagielski, Legal Representative 11170R TRRT 1/22

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The Rock River Times. January 22, 2020

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

CYNTHIA SUTHERIN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR RANDY GARETSON AKA RANDY E. GARETSON; CHRISTINA GARETSON; BRIAN GARETSON; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RANDY GARETSON AKA RANDY E. GARETSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 232 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, February 20, 2020 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Five (5) in Block Six (6) as designated upon the Plat of Harlem Park Subdivision of a part of the North Half (1/2) of Section 13, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 4 of Plats on page 6 in the Recorder`s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 11-13-127-017.

Commonly known as 2124 MELROSE ST., ROCKFORD, IL 61103.

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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580.

18-12089 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3142218 P11175R TRRT 1/29 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.JASON R. COMER et al Defendant 2019-CH-0000391 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 14, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 18, 2020, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder,

as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT TWENTY-THREE (23) AND THE WEST 2 FEET OF LOT TWENTY-FOUR (24) 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. Commonly known as 3713 OKLAHOMA DR, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32306-003 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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale

room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-06012 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2019-CH0000391 TJSC#: 39-7467 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.

I3142501 P11176R TRRT 1/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: ELLYN KAE POWELSON Current Name Case Number 20-MR-17 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Ellyn Kae Powelson to the new name of: Ellyn Kae Ahmer.

The court date will be held: on March 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #412. /s/ Ellyn K. Powelson Ellyn K. Powelson Current Name 11189R TRRT 1/29 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 copywriting and technical writing business in said County and State under the name of The Write Stop at the following post office addresses: 226 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Brittaney Ross SIGNED: Brittaney Ross 12/31/19 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 31st day of December, A.D. 2019.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 11155R TRRT 1/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: ALEX CHARLES BARAJAS Current Name Case Number 19-MR-1284 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Alex Charles Barajas to the new name of: Alex Felix Napier.

The court date will be held: on February 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #426.

/s/ Alex Barajas Alex Barajas Current Name 11188R TRRT 1/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: HOLLY NOEL RHODES Current Name Case Number 20-MR-6 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Holly Noel Rhodes to the new name of: Holly Noel Anderson.

The court date will be held: on March 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #412. /s/ Holly Rhodes Holly Rhodes Current Name 11191R TRRT 1/29 n n n LEGAL NOTICE Judy C Uhl, address unknown, formerly of Fremont, IN, you are hereby notified that you have been sued by John W Uhl for Dissolution of Marriage in the Allen Superior Court, County of Allen, State of Indiana, Cause #02D08-1910DN-001228. You are ordered to appear January 17, 2020 at 10:00 at Allen County Superior Courthouse (Room 208), 715 S Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.

11161R TRRT 1/22 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2020 TX 1 FILED January 15, 2020 Latreece Nealon 1714 N. Rockton Ave. Rockford, IL 61103 Occupants 1714 N. Rockton Ave. Rockford, IL 61103 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 30, 2017 Certificate No. 201600630 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2016 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 1714 North Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot One (1) in Block One (1) as designated upon the Plat of Glenny and Upson’s Subdivision, being a Subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 15, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 3 of Plats on page 33, in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-15-276-059 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 July 1, 2020.

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 July 1, 2020 This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on July 24, 2020 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 July 1, 2020, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

INVESTMENTS GROUP OF ROCKFORD, Purchaser By: /s/ G. Michael Scheurich G. Michael Scheurich, Its Attorney 11228R TRRT 2/5 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2020 TX 2 FILED January 15, 2020 Duane Smith 2419 Sauber Ave. Rockford, IL 61103 Wintrust Bank, a division of Barrington Bank and Trust Co., N.A. 9700 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. 300 Rosemont, IL 60018 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 30, 2017 Certificate No. 201600459 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2016 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 XXXX Sauber Avenue, Rockford, IL Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Block Three (3) as designated upon the Plat of Fritz Carlson’s Sunset View Development, being a Subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 20 of Plats on page 73, in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-11-301-013 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 July 1, 2020.

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 July 1, 2020 This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on July 24, 2020 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 July 1, 2020, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

INVESTMENTS GROUP OF ROCKFORD, Purchaser By: /s/ G. Michael Scheurich G. Michael Scheurich, Its Attorney 11216R TRRT 2/5 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2020 TX 3 FILED January 15, 2020 Pacifica Loan Pool One LP 1785 Hancock St. #100 San Diego, CA 92110 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 30, 2017 Certificate No. 201600368 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2016 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 1111 Halsted Road, Rockford, IL Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Three (3) in Block One (1) as designated upon the Plat of North Towne Heights Addition, being a Subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 2, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 19 of Plats on page 10, in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

ALSO the South Onehalf (1/2) of the vacated alley adjacent to Lot Three (3) as described in instrument recorded July 22, 1976 as Microfilm No. 7618-0123 and Document No. 1396973; EXCEPTING THEREFROM the East 20 feet, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-02-483-007 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 July 1, 2020.

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 July 1, 2020.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on July 24, 2020 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 July 1, 2020, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

INVESTMENTS GROUP OF ROCKFORD, Purchaser By: /s/ G. Michael Scheurich G. Michael Scheurich, Its Attorney 11229R TRRT 2/5 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 Blown Away Hair Salon at the following post office addresses: 1623 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Alexandra Isom SIGNED: Alexandra Isom 1/15/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11219R TRRT 2/5 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 Marco Landscape Services at the following post office addresses: 5307 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marco Antonio Sanchez SIGNED: Marco Antonio Sanchez 1/15/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11220R TRRT 2/5 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 Remodeling and home repair business in said County and State under the name of Quality Remodeling and Home Repair at the following post office addresses: 2333 8th St., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Christopher Artz SIGNED: Christopher Artz 1/3/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11221R TRRT 2/5 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 Insurance inspections for independent agents - Both residential and commercial business in said County and State under the name of J M Reports at the following post office addresses: 14735 Joseph Parkway, South Beloit, IL 61080; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jeffrey MacDonald SIGNED: Jeffrey MacDonald 1/16/20

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 11222R TRRT 2/5 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 Event design studio & social cafe bookings for decorations & events business in said County and State under the name of Janene’s at the following post office addresses: 607 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Janene Stephenson SIGNED: Janene Stephenson 1/17/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 11223R TRRT 2/5 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 Reiki, Astrology and Dream Synergy Consultation and Teaching business in said County and State under the name of TwinStars Synergy at the following post office addresses: 908 Lundvall Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ramona C. Wojtysiak SIGNED: Ramona C. Wojtysiak 1/21/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11224R TRRT 2/5 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 Event designer planning business in said County and State under the name of Rosy’s Event Decor at the following post office addresses: 1416 Banks St., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rosa Flores SIGNED: Rosa Flores 1/15/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 11217R TRRT 2/5 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 Repair & Replace Concrete business in said County and State under the name of Roger Millsap Repair & Replace Concrete Service at the following post office addresses: 8026 Amber Drive, Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Roger Millsap SIGNED: Roger Millsap 1/15/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11218R TRRT 2/5

January 22, 2020 The Rock River Times. n n n in the premises legally described IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE on Exhibit B. 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Exhibit A: LAND: A part WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS of Lot 9 as designated IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE upon the Plat of Wal-Mart OF: Subdivision No. 4, being a DONALD R. HUTCHISON, Re-Plat of Lot 4 of Wal-Mart Deceased.

Subdivision No. 2, being a CASE NO. 2019 P 575 subdivision of the SouthCLAIM NOTICE west Quarter of Section NOTICE is given of the death 23 and of the Northwest of DONALD R. HUTCHISON. Quarter of Section 26, Letters of Office were issued on Township 44 North, Range December 31, 2019 to BENNY 2 East of the Third Principal R. HUTCHISON, who is the legal Meridian, the Plat of said representative of the estate. The Subdivision is recorded in attorney for the estate is ANTHONY Book 47 of Plats on Page 25 A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., as Document No. 0565366 Loves Park, IL 61111. in the Recorder’s Office of Claims against the estate may Winnebago County, State be filed on or before July 15, 2020, of Illinois, described as that date being at least six (6) follows: months from the date of first pubBeginning at a 3/4” lication or within three (3) months iron pin with cap at the from the date of mailing or delivery northeast corner of said Lot of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or 9; thence South 5 degrees delivery is required by Section 18-3 21 minutes 30 seccmds of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as East, 21.24 feet (Bearings amended, whichever date is later. and grid distances are Any claim not filed by the requisite referenced to the Illinois date stated above shall be barred.

State Plane Coordinate Claims against the estate may System West Zone Datum be filed in the office of the Winnebaof, 1983 (2011 Adjustment)) go County Circuit Clerk-Probate on the east line of said Lot 9; Div. at the Winnebago County thence South 79 degrees 11 Courthouse, 400 W. State St., minutes 25 seconds West, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the 34.57 feet; thence North estate legal representative, or both.

69 degrees 24 minutes 12 Copies of claims filed with the seconds West, 13.06 feet; Circuit Clerk’s Office­Probate Div., thence South 52 degrees 07 must be mailed or delivered to the minutes 42 seconds West, estate legal representative and to 11.63 feet; thence North his/her attorney within ten (10) days 87 degrees 52 minutes 18 after it has been filed. seconds West, 11.63 feet: DATED: 1/6/2020 thence North 67 degrees 52 BENNY R. HUTCHISON, minutes 18 seconds West, ADMINISTRATOR 20.35 feet; thence North ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 84 degrees 20 minutes 26 Attorney for Estate seconds West, 15.88 feet; 535 Loves Park Drive thence South 79 degrees 11 Loves Park, IL 61111 minutes 26 seconds West, 815/654-3060 185.48 feet; thence South 11160R TRRT 1/22 72 degrees 18 minutes 45 n n n seconds West, 11.73 feet, STATE OF ILLINOIS to the northwest line of IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF said Lot 9; thence North 50 THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT degrees 57 minutes 34 secCOUNTY OF WINNEBAGO onds East, 6.09 feet on the COUNTY northwest line of said Lot 9; THE DEPARTMENT OF thence North 79 degrees 11 TRANSPORTATION, OF THE minutes 41 seconds East, STATE OF ILLINOIS, FOR AND 293.49 feet on the north line ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE of said Lot 9, to the Point OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, of Beginning, containing Plaintiff, 0.043 acre (1,877 sq. ft.), V. more or less.

U.S. BANK, National Association The said Real Estate beas Trustee, successor in interest ing also shown by the plats to Bank of America National hereto attached and made Association as successor by a part hereof. merger to LaSalle Bank National This description affects Association for the Registered Tax Parcel No. 12-23Holders of Citigroup Commercial 351-006.

Mortgage Trust 2006-C4, Exhibit B: EASEMENT: A Commercial Mortgage part of Lot 9 as designated Pass-­Through Certificates upon the Plat of Wal-Mart Series 2006-C4, and Subdivision No. 4, being a UNKNOWN OWNERS AND Re-Plat of Lot 4 of Wal-Mart NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Subdivision No. 2, being a Defendants. subdivision of the SouthCASE NO: 2019 ED 10 west Quarter of Section Parcel 2041706 23 and of the Northwest NOTICE Quarter of Section 26, The requisite Affidavit having Township 44 North, Range been duly filed in my office, NO2 East of the Third Principal TICE is hereby given you, aboveMeridian, the Plat of said named Defendants, UNKNOWN Subdivision is recorded in OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNBook 47 of Plats on Page 25 ERS and NONRECORD CLAIMas Document No. 0565366 ANTS, Defendants in the above in the Recorder’s Office of entitled suit, that the said suit has Winnebago County, State· been commenced in the Circuit of Illinois, described as Court of Winnebago County, by follows: the said Plaintiff against you and Commencing at a 3/4” other Defendants, for entry of an iron pin-with cap at the Order granting the Department northeast corner of said Lot possession of the interest in prop9; thence South 5 degrees erty described on the attached 21 minutes 30 seconds Exhibit A; and for other relief; that east, 21.24 feet (Bearings summons was duly issued out and grid distances are of the said Court against you as referenced to the Illinois provided by law, and that the said State Plane Coordinate suit is now pending.

System West Zone Datum The land and interests sought of 1983 (2011 Adjustment)) to be obtained are identified as on the east line of said Lot follows: 9, to the Point of Beginning.

Fee simple title to the premises From the Point of Belegally described on Exhibit A, and ginning thence South 5 three year construction easement degrees 21 minutes 30

seconds East, 23.83 feet on the east line of said Lot 9; thence South 79 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds West, 24.37 feet; thence North 42 degrees 48 minutes 53 seconds West, 18.87 feet; thence South 86 degrees 01 minute 59 seconds West, 25.18 feet; thence North 81 degrees 00 minutes 39 seconds West, 53.14 feet; thence South 79 degrees 34 minutes 21 seconds West, 150.00 feet; thence South 76 degrees 23 minutes 35 seconds West, 30.74 feet; thence South 52 degrees 12 minutes 27 seconds West, 76.04 feet, to the west line of said Lot 9; thence North 0 degrees 53 minutes 11 seconds West, 6.77 feet on the west line of said Lot 9, to a 3/4” Iron pin; thence North 50 degrees 57 minutes 34 seconds East. 70.48 feet on the northwest line of said Lot 9; thence North 72 degrees 18 minutes 45 seconds East, 11.73 feet; thence North 79 degrees 11 minutes 26 seconds East, 185.48 feet; thence South 84 degrees 20 minutes 26 seconds East, 15.88 feet: thence South 67 degrees 52 minutes 18 seconds East, 20.35 feet; thence South 87 degrees 52 minutes 18 seconds East, 11.63 feet; thence North 52 degrees 07 minutes 42 seconds East, 11.63 feet; thence South 69 degrees 24 minutes 12 seconds East, 13.06 feet; thence North 79 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds East, 34.57 feet, to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.069 acre (3,020 sq. ft.), more or less.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the 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 10th day of February, 2020, 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 G. Michael Scheurich #2479869 scheurich@guyerlaw.com GUYER & ENICHEN, P.C. 2601 Reid Farm Rd., Suite B Rockford, IL 61114 815/636-9600 11172R TRRT 1/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, v.

U.S. BANK, National Association as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association for the Registered Holders of Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-­Through Certificates Series 2006-C4, and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO: 2019 ED 9 Parcel 2041719 NOTICE The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, above-

named Defendants, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS 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, for entry of an Order granting the Department possession of the interest in property described on the attached Exhibit A; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

The land and interests sought to be obtained are identified as follows: Fee simple title to the premises legally described on Exhibit A, and three year construction easement in the premises legally described on Exhibit B. Exhibit A: LAND: A part of Lot 8 as designated upon the Plat of Wal-Mart Subdivision No. 4, being a Re-Plat of Lot 4 of Plat No. 2 of Walmart Subdivision, being a subdivision of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23 and of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of said Subdivision is recorded In Book 4 7 of Plats on Page 25 as Document No. 0565366 In the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, State of Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at a 3/4” Iron pin with cap at the northwest corner of said Lot 8; thence North 79 degrees 11 minutes 41 seconds East, 95.17 feet (Bearings and grid distances are referenced to the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System West Zone Datum of 1983 (2011 Adjustment)) on the north line of said Lot 8; thence South 73 degrees 21 minutes 01 second West, 44.84 feet; thence South 61 degrees 13 minutes 08 seconds West, 19.53 feet; thence South 88 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds West, 7.73 feet; thence South 31 degrees 15 minutes 27 seconds West, 15.83 feet; thence South 79 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds West, 15.76 feet. to the west line of said Lot 8; thence North 5 degrees 21 minutes 30 seconds West, 21.24 feet on the west line of said Lot 8, to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.018 acre (793 sq. ft.), more or less.

The said Real Estate being also shown by the plat hereto attached and made a part hereof.

This description affects Tax Parcel No. 12-23351-007.

Exhibit B: EASEMENT: A part of Lot 8 as designated upon the Plat of Wal-Mart Subdivision No. 4, being a Re-Plat of Lot 4 of Wal-Mart Subdivision No. 2, being a subdivision of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23 and of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of said Subdivision is recorded in Book 47 of Plats on Page 25 as Document No. 0565366 In the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, State of Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at a 3/4” iron pin with cap at the northwest corner of said Lot 8; thence South 5 degrees 21 minutes 30 seconds

East, 21.24 feet (Bearings and grid distances are referenced to the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System West Zone Datum of 1983 (2011 Adjustment)) on the west line of said Lot 8, to the Point of Beginning.

From the Point of Beginning thence North 79 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds East, 15.76 feet; thence North 31 degrees 15 minutes 27 seconds East, 15.83 feet; thence North 88 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds East, 7.73 feet; thence North 61 degrees 13 minutes 08 seconds East, 19.53 feet; thence North 73 degrees 21 minutes 01 second East, 44.84 feet, to the north line of said Lot 8; thence North 79 degrees 11 minutes 41 seconds East, 677.66 feet on the north llne of said Lot 8; thence South 53 degrees 07 minutes 12 seconds East, 43.12 feet on the northeast line of said Lot 8; thence South 0 degrees 22 minutes 33 seconds East, 2.97 feet on the east line of said Lot 8; thence South 79 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds West, 14.97 feet; thence North 10 degrees 48 minutes 35 seconds West, 13.00 feet; thence North 84 degrees 06 minutes 45 seconds West, 31.32 feet; thence South 79 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds West, 210.00 feet; thence North 87 degrees 40 minutes 32 seconds West, 30.81 feet; thence South 79 degrees 19 minutes 25 seconds West, 430.00 feet; thence South 66 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds West, 66.71 feet; thence South 4 degrees 49 minutes 58 seconds West, 25.96 feet; thence South 79 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds West, 18.63 feet, to the west line of said Lot 8; thence North 5 degrees 21 minutes 30 seconds West, 23.83 feet on the west line of said Lot 8, to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.157 acre (6,843 sq. ft.), more or less.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the 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 10th day of February, 2020, 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 G. Michael Scheurich #2479869 scheurich@guyerlaw.com GUYER & ENICHEN, P.C. 2601 Reid Farm Rd., Suite B Rockford, IL 61114 815/636-9600 11173R TRRT 1/22 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 Resale, E-Commerce & Sales business in said County and State under the name of Illuminating R Faith at the following post office addresses: 3334 Bavarian Lane, Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Betty M. Hodges SIGNED: Betty M. Hodges 1/3/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd

day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11164R TRRT 1/22 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 Carpentry work and Remodeling, Contraction business in said County and State under the name of Eriuga Contraction at the following post office addresses: 528 Furman St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Wladimiro Aguirre SIGNED: Wladimiro Aguirre 1/3/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11163R TRRT 1/22 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 Services business in said County and State under the name of Angels On Demand at the following post office addresses: 2003 Paradise Blvd., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Stephany Rinaldi SIGNED: Stephany Rinaldi 1/7/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Ashley Try, DEPUTY 11174R TRRT 1/22 n n n Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am: kaltved, joshua aaron© in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: KALTVED, JOSHUA AARON©, corp.sole Dba.: JOSHUA AARON KALTVED©, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly sworn, hereby affirms to declare my intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as an: shabtau moorish american moslem national , but not a citizen of the United States.

I declare permanent, and inalienable, allegiance to the Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados / United States Republic, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Barbary Treaties, International Law, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and all Natural laws governing moors and hereby Declare and Proclaim my nationality as an: shabtau moorish american moslem national. I am: kaltved, joshua aaron©, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “bey, joshua aaron©”. Notice of Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: KALTVED, JOSHUA AARON©, corp.sole Dba.: JOSHUA AARON KALTVED©, to the depositor: bey, joshua aaron©, nom deguerre: kaltved, joshua aaron©. All property , of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: bey, joshua aaron©, nom deguerre: kaltved, joshua aaron©, as a spe-

cial deposit order in lawful money.

This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : COSMOLOGY OF JOSHUA BEY TRUST, a private foreign islamism ecclesiastical trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank , nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

All Rights Reserved.

11137R TRRT 1/22 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 Fence & Deck construction business in said County and State under the name of Stateline Fence & Deck at the following post office addresses: 4232 Buggywhip Lane, Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Alec Lutes SIGNED: Alec Lutes 1/8/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11194R TRRT 1/29 n n n Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am: sheridan, tristan michael© in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: SHERIDAN, TRISTAN MICHAEL©, corp.sole Dba.: TRISTAN MICHAEL SHERIDAN©, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly sworn, hereby affirms to declare my intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as an: shabtau moorish american moslem national , but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and inalienable, allegiance to the Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados / United States Republic, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Barbary Treaties, International Law, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and all Natural laws governing moors and hereby Declare and Proclaim my nationality as an: shabtau moorish american moslem national. Any and all facts contained in this publication, are fully applicable to any and all private tribal issue offspring of: sheridan, tristan michael©, & my wives, Nunc pro tunc, not limited to but including : 1. sheridan, aaliyah marie©, the beneficiary and heir of: SHERIDAN, AALIYAH MARIE©, corp sole, Dba: AALIYAH MARIE SHERIDAN©. I am: sheridan, tristan michael© from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “sheridan-bey, tristan michael©”. Notice of Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: SHERIDAN, TRISTAN MICHAEL©, corp.sole Dba.: TRISTAN MICHAEL SHERIDAN©, & Re: SHERIDAN, AALIYAH MARIE©, corp sole, Dba: AALIYAH MARIE SHERIDAN©, etc., to the depositor, and or in the capacity as Guardian/Chairman of the Board of Trustees: sheridan-bey, tristan michael©, nom deguerre: sheridan, tristan michael©. All property , of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: sheridan-bey,

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tristan michael©, nom deguerre: sheridan, tristan michael©, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : TRISTAN MICHAEL BEY TRUST, a private foreign islamism ecclesiastical trust. SHERIDAN, AALIYAH MARIE©, corp sole, Dba: AALIYAH MARIE SHERIDAN© is hereby conveyed to AALIYAH MARIE BEY TRUST when the beneficiary reaches the age of majority. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank , nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor.

This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

All Rights Reserved.

11138R TRRT 1/22 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 cut flower sales business in said County and State under the name of Green House at the following post office addresses: 8288 Elevator Rd., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Steven Loewecke SIGNED: Steven Loewecke 1/8/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Kayla Hilliard, DEPUTY 11192R TRRT 1/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL R. JOHNSON, Deceased CASE NO. 2019-P-590 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of MICHAEL R. JOHNSON, Letters of Office were issued on January 3, 2020 to DEBORAH MACCONNELL, 508 Dante Street, Venice, Florida, 34285, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Douglas R. Henry, of Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, LLP, 6833 Stalter Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before July 15, 2020, 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 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 her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: January 7, 2020 /s/ DEBORAH MACCONNELL, Administrator DOUGLAS R. HENRY (6229426) Barrick Switzer Long Balsley & Van Evera, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, IL 61108 815-962-6611 dhenry@bslbv.com 11184R TRRT 1/29

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The Rock River Times. January 22, 2020

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

LOVELLE STEPHENS; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 91 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, February 27, 2020 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT ONE HUNDRED TWO (102) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 3 OF KENSINGTON, BEING PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 43 OF PLATS ON PAGE 105 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 04-20-103-009.

Commonly known as 13322 Stamford Lane, Rockton, IL 61072.

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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W17-1420 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3142849 P11203R TRRT 2/5 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 Landscape business in said County and State under the name of Ideal Property Solutions at the following post office addresses: 914 24th St., Apt. 1 W, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows:

Danut Hotea SIGNED: Danut Hotea 1/21/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of January, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 11226R TRRT 2/5 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

SHARON MITCHELL; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DISCOVER BANK; UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS; Defendants, 19 CH 324 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, February 27, 2020 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Sixteen (16) as designated upon the plat of Alpine Highlands being a Subdivision of part of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section 32, Township 45 North, Range 2 East of the 3rd P.M., the Plat of which is recorded in Book 32 of Plats of Page 229 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, situated in County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 08-32-130-018.

Commonly known as 7705 Mesa Street, Loves Park, IL 61111.

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.

19-018468 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3142851 P11204R TRRT 2/5 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: ERIC MICHAEL GIGER

Current Name Case Number 19-MR-1133 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Eric Michael Giger to the new name of: Michael Earl Giger.

The court date will be held: on March 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #426. /s/ Eric Michael Giger Current Name 11209R TRRT 2/5 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A., PLAINTIFF, VS. JEAN E BERANEK, AS FIRST SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE MARIAN H. CRAWFORD TRUST AGREEMENT NO. 2004; GERALD K. ZIMMERMANN, AS SECOND SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE MARIAN H CRAWFORD TRUST AGREEMENT NO. 2004; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE MARIAN H CRAWFORD TRUST AGREEMENT NO. 2004; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2019-CH-0000703 605 WOODRIDGE DRIVE ROCKFORD, IL 61108 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Unknown Beneficiaries of the Marian H Crawford Trust Agreement No. 2004 defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT THIRTEEN (13) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 1 OF EDGEWOOD VIEW SUBDIVISION, OF A PART OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 28, T. 44 N., R. 2 E. OF THE 3RD P.M., THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 31 OF PLATS ON PAGE 39 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 605 Woodridge Drive Rockford, IL 61108 and which said Mortgage was made by, Marian Crawford Mortgagor(s), to First Federal Savings Bank Lacrosse- Madison Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 0289715; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case, on or before February 21, 2020, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you

must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider.

If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit www. illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp. asp, or talk to your local circuit clerk’s office.

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 271638-204986 I3142952 P11205R TRRT 2/5 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM WARD RADER, Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-04 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of WILLIAM WARD RADER of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on January 15, 2020, to SUSAN R. COX of Louisville, Kentucky, whose attorney is MARCIA L. MUELLER, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 22, 2020, 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court at the Winnebago County Courthouse, Probate Division, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representatives, or both.

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

SUSAN R. COX, Independent Executor of the Estate of WILLIAM WARD RADER, Deceased By: HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP By:/s/ Marcia L. Mueller, Attorney PREPARED BY: HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP MARCIA L. MUELLER, ARDC #3122098 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 mmueller@hinshawlaw.com 815-490-4900 Attorneys for Estate 11211R TRRT 2/5 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN CHANCERY THERESA A. ADAMS, as Trustee of the MARVIN H. ADAMS and THERESA A. ADAMS LIVING TRUST dated July 16, 1993 and THERESA A. ADAMS, individually, Plaintiff, vs.

ENRIQUE JAIME; TRUSTEE OF THE MARVIN H. ADAMS AND THERESA A. ADAMS LIVING TRUST DATED JULY 16, 1993, as record owner; TOWN & COUNTRY LANDSCAPE SUPPLY CO.; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MARENGO; CASTLE BANK, N.A.; CRYSTAL JAIME-VALTIERREZ; JORGE VALTIERREZ; and, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO 2019 CH 302 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on October 3, 2019, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions set forth herein: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Jody L. Booher BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 B. The common address of said property is: 14852 Hauley Road, Durand, Illinois 61024 C. The legal description of the property is: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 17” WEST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 1,149.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 14’50” WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 80.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00’17” EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 14’50” WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 85.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00

DEGREES 00’17” WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 14’ 50” WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 457.57 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00’17” WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 350.00 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 91 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 14’50” WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 91 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION 2,008.76 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 02’04” EAST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 1,499.22 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 14’ 50” EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION, 2,630.56 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Two residences and a horse boarding facility with indoor and outdoor riding arenas with additional acreage – total acreage of about 85 acres.

E. The time and place of the sale are: February 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, 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 the property is a condo-

minium 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 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, UNLESS THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY FOUND TO BE ABANDONED. Dated at Rockford, Illinois, this 16th day of January, 2020.

GARY CARUANA SHERIFF OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY PREPARED BY: Jody L. Booher BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 jbooher@bslbv.com 11212R TRRT 2/5 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: HONGKHAM SISAVATH Current Name Case Number 20-MR-43 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Hongkham Sisavath to the new name of: Moi Huang Sisavath.

The court date will be held: on March 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #412. /s/ Hongkham Sisavath Current Name 11213R TRRT 2/5 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of Sylvia A. Goff.

Deceased.

Case No.: 2013 P 505 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Sylvia A. Goff. Letters of Office were issued on November 26.

2013 to William M. Goff. who is the Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Michael Jon Shalbrack.

HolmstromKennedyPC. 800 North Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before July 22, 2020, 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

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Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Estate legal representative. or both. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www. illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp. asp or talk with vour local circuit clerk’s office.

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 attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: January 20, 2020.

William M. Goft, Independent Executor of the Estate of Sylvia A. Goff. Deceased.

By: HolmstromKennedy PC By: /s/ Michael Jon Shalbrack Michael Jon Shalbrack, One of its attorneys Attorney Michael Jon Shalbrack - ARDC #: 6188198 Attorney for the Estate HolmstromKennedyPC 800 North Church Street Rockford, IL 61103 Telephone: 815-962-7071 11214R TRRT 2/5 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JOYCE L. FEHLER, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2019 P 548 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of JOYCE L. FEHLER. Letters of Office were issued on January 8, 2020 to MELANIE S. KERR-DALEN & TIM A. FEHLER who are 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 July 22, 2020, 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 Office­Probate Div., must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

DATED: 1/13/2020 MELANIE S. KERR-DALEN & TIM A. FEHLER, CO-EXECUTORS Name: ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 11199R TRRT 1/29

January 22, 2020 The Rock River Times. n n n Maggio’s Truck Center 4752 Baxter Road Rockford, IL 61109 800-435-0784 NOTICE OF MECHANIC’S LIEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on March 3, 2020, a sale will be held at Maggio’s Truck Center to sell the following vehicles to enforce a Mechanic’s Lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 45/1 et seq. and 90/1 et seq. against such vehicles for labor, services, skill or material expended upon and storage furnished for such vehicles; unless such vehicles are claimed and all charges paid

prior to close of business February 21, 2020.

Vehicle 1: Abdeikadar Belarbi and Cherifa Belarbi, owners.

Community Trust Bank, lienholder.

2017 Dodge 3C63RRGL6HG627582. $10,725 due on 02/21/20.

Vehicle 2: Auto Transport of Kentucky, owner.

2018 Kaufman Trailer 5VGFW5038JL007330. $10,725 due on 02/21/20.

11215R TRRT 2/5 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.- DANA COBURN et al Defendant 2019-CH-0000540 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 31, 2020, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1732 13TH AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-25-381-013 The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-08316 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2019-CH-0000540 TJSC#: 39-8230 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.

I3141490 P11145R TRRT 1/22 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. CYNTHIA SUTHERIN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR RANDY GARETSON AKA RANDY E. GA-

(CANCELLATION OF BUSINESS) STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss.

Certificate No. 034922 On the 28th day of October, A.D. 2019, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for: Happyface Wellness Club at the following address(es): 3917 Morsay Dr., Rockford, IL 61107.

On the 15th day of January, A.D. 2020, the following person or persons ceased doing business under the above assumed name and have no further connection

with or financial interest in the business carried on under such assumed name: Gloria P. Leon SIGNED: Gloria P. Leon 1/15/2020 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me, this 15th day of January A.D. 2020.

Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 11225R TRRT 1/22 n n n NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart to satisfy a lien on FEBRUARY 6TH, 2020 at www.storagetreasures.com.

RETSON; CHRISTINA GARETSON; BRIAN GARETSON; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RANDY GARETSON AKA RANDY E. GARETSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 232 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, February 20, 2020 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-13-127-017.

Commonly known as 2124 MELROSE ST., ROCKFORD, IL 61103.

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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 18-12089 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3142218 P11175R TRRT 1/29 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.- JASON R. COMER et al Defendant 2019-CH-0000391 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 14, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 18, 2020, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3713 OKLAHOMA DR, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32-306-003 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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

Online Bids END Approx.

11:00AM at CubeSmart #6146, 7511 Vandiver Road, Cherry Valley, Illinois 61112 (815) 277-4051: CUBE H18, DAWN M ANDERSON; CUBE I4, NOAH REES; CUBE K1, SARA CARMACK; CUBE L25, ERYNN BAUER. Online Bids END Approx.

11:30AM at CubeSmart #6150, 4548 American Road, Rockford, Illinois 61109 (815) 277-4049: CUBE 714, BRANDON J JOHNSON; CUBE 805, DANIEL RODRIGUEZ; CUBE 1166, PASSION BRITTON;

CUBE 1244, CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ; CUBE 1407, SHANIKA CROSS; CUBE 2808, MAXINE KENNEBREW; CUBE 5722, ADAM SUMMERS; CUBE 6623, MELODY HARRIS. Online Bids END Approx.

11:30AM at CubeSmart #6153, 4560 Stenstrom Road, Rockford, Illinois 61109 (815) 277-4049: CUBE S16, ONYEKA GULLEY; CUBE S38, KIMBERLY R ALBRIGHT; CUBE S63, PHALLON NGUYEN; CUBE S87, TINA LAW; CUBE S144, JEROME EGILSKE. Online Bids END Approx.

same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-06012 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2019-CH-0000391 TJSC#: 39-7467 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.

I3142501 P11176R TRRT 1/29 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. LOVELLE STEPHENS; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 91 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, February 27, 2020 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 04-20-103-009.

Commonly known as 13322 Stamford Lane, Rockton, IL 61072.

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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W17-1420 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3142849 P11203R TRRT 2/5 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. SHARON MITCHELL; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DISCOVER BANK; UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS; Defendants, 19 CH 324 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, February 27, 2020 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 08-32-130-018.

Commonly known as 7705 Mesa Street, Loves Park, IL 61111.

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

12:00PM at CubeSmart #6152, 3015 North Main Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103 (815) 2774054: CUBE A143, TERESA TOLSON; CUBE A146, LATOYA NOLEN; CUBE B1, MONA VOSS; CUBE B114, TRINICA FORMER; CUBE B126, AMY MURASKI; CUBE B161, KEVIN L BAILEY-MURRAY; CUBE B207, TANEEKA WALKER; CUBE B255, CHARLOTTE CLEVELAND; CUBE E1, KENNETH T TALLEY; CUBE E11, ROCIO MORENO. Online Bids END Approx.

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12:30PM at CubeSmart #6151, 6210 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park, Illinois 61111 (815) 2774052: CUBE 132, RACHAEL A GUESS; CUBE 206, TAMI WOOLDRIDGE; CUBE 214, NEAIRA AUSLER; CUBE 462, SHERRI GARZA. Online Bids END Approx.

1:00PM at Cubesmart #6148, 4300 Interstate Boulevard, Loves Park, Illinois 61111 (815) 2774053: CUBE 28, BRIAN BATES; CUBE 11, THEODORE YOUNG; CUBE 183, PAUL KARTES; CUBE 189, PAUL KARTES. 11210R TRRT 1/29

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. 19-018468 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3142851 P11204R TRRT 2/5 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN CHANCERY THERESA A. ADAMS, as Trustee of the MARVIN H. ADAMS and THERESA A. ADAMS LIVING TRUST dated July 16, 1993 and THERESA A. ADAMS, individually, Plaintiff, vs. ENRIQUE JAIME; TRUSTEE OF THE MARVIN H. ADAMS AND THERESA A. ADAMS LIVING TRUST DATED JULY 16, 1993, as record owner; TOWN & COUNTRY LANDSCAPE SUPPLY CO.; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MARENGO; CASTLE BANK, N.A.; CRYSTAL JAIME-VALTIERREZ; JORGE VALTIERREZ; and, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. CASE NO 2019 CH 302 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on October 3, 2019, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions set forth herein: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Jody L. Booher BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 B. The common address of said property is: 14852 Hauley Road, Durand, Illinois 61024 D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Two residences and a horse boarding facility with indoor and outdoor riding arenas with additional acreage – total acreage of about 85 acres.

E. The time and place of the sale are: February 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, 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 the 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 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, UNLESS THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY FOUND TO BE ABANDONED. Dated at Rockford, Illinois, this 16th day of January, 2020.

GARY CARUANA SHERIFF OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY PREPARED BY: Jody L. Booher BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 jbooher@bslbv.com 11212R TRRT 2/5

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ROCKFORD - The Rockford IceHogs are still holding strong in the AHL Central Division after ending last week with a win on the road and loss at the BMO Harris Bank Center.

In a Martin Luther King Day matinee Monday, Rockford outshot the Bellville Senators Senators 11-3 in the opening frame but couldn’t solve netminder Filip Gustavsson. Then, on a power play 3:36 into the second period, Josh Norris redirected a slap-pass on the back door to beat Kevin Lankinen and break the scoreless tie.

Rockford remained within one goal until early in the final twenty when Alex Formenton and Joseph LaBate tallied just under three minutes apart to make it 3-0 in favor of the visiting team.

Lankinen stopped 26 of 29 Senators tries in the losing effort while Gustavsson turned away each of the 23 shots sent his way to earn the shutout win.

Tyler Sikura was a -1 in Monday’s loss which is just the third time in his last 19 games that Sikura has failed to register an even-or-better plus/minus rating...His +7 rating on the season leads the IceHogs roster.

In Sunday’s action at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Collin Delia made 34 saves and Gabriel Gagne notched a goal and an assist in his IceHogs debut as Rockford shut out the Chicago Wolves 2-0.

With the IceHogs up 2-0 midway through the third, the Wolves broke in on a 2-on-1 rush. Delia slid from his left to his right to deny the back-door bid and maintain the Hogs’ two-goal lead. Delia kicked away all 34 Chicago shots on the day to earn the second shutout of his AHL career.

Rockford opened scoring just 29 seconds into the second period when Gagne shot a puck from the top of the right circle that bounced off a Wolves defender and landed in the crease. Tyler Sikura then dove to swat the bouncing rubber into the open cage.

The IceHogs then doubled their lead in the final minute of the middle frame when Gagne tallied with just eight seconds remaning. Dylan Sikura entered the zone on the left side and dropped a pass for Gagne, who slapped home his first goal in his first game of the season and gave

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Delia shut the door the rest of the way to secure the victory for the IceHogs, who won two of three games on this road trip.

Week 16 Notes The IceHogs have only managed to score three goals in a game twice in the last 14 contests. The club holds a record of 16-1-0-1 record when scoring more than two goals this year and are 4-19-1-0 when tallying two or fewer goals. Dating to last season, the Hogs have won 46 of 52 games when scoring more than two goals (46-3-1-2).

Brandon Hagel was recalled by the Chicago Blackhawks after Monday’s contest and will be the 120th Rockford IceHogs alum to reach/return to the National Hockey League after suiting up for the club’s American Hockey League affiliate if he dresses during his recall. He’s the 10th player this season to earn a promotion and will be the 89th to go between the IceHogs and Blackhawks if he sees NHL action. He led the IceHogs with 13 goals at the time of his recall.

Gabriel Gagne was signed to a PTO by Rockford on Saturday and tallied a goal and an assist and was named the game’s second star in his IceHogs debut on Sunday in the team’s victory over the Chicago Wolves.

He became the 38th player with Rockford to have suited up for an AHL game this season, and that is tied for the fourth-most among teams in the AHL behind Belleville (41), Toronto (42) and Wilkes/Barre (39).

Dylan and Tyler Sikura each found the scoresheet on Sunday with Dylan assisting on Gabriel Gagne’s goal and Tyler netting the game-winning goal.

Chad Krys netted his first professional goal when he scored the equalizer late in the third period of Wednesday’s shootout win against the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Kevin Lankinen was presented with the Role Model of the Year Award at the annual Finnish Sports Gala last week in Helsinki, Finland. Lankinen, who helped lead Finland to a Gold Medal at the 2019 IIHF World Championship this summer, was selected as a finalist for his efforts to promote youth literacy in Finland while raising money so that underprivileged children can learn to play sports.

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football

The same, tired lessons of January

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor

To most, January is a fresh start. It’s a conscious acknowledgement of all the rights, wrongs, and missteps of the last 12 months. A representation of where one’s life stands, and what must be, or could be, done to improve standing. Resolutions are made as fast and as eagerly as they are broken in half. A sizable swath of the population is encased in ice, deep in the throes of winter, not quite knowing when they will be thawed and safe again.

January is a tacit admission of a coming long-term journey. It’s the very first fork in the road. Baby steps to be mapped out and walked through on a gradual basis, on patient terms.

The NFL runs on a quite different path in direct juxtaposition to human existence.

Whereas one person works on a rounding path that’s supposed to reset itself with a clean slate when Auld Lang Syne begins to blare through airhorns, anyone involved with the NFL is working specifically for January’s meaning. The first month of the year to pro football also happens to be the most eventful, the most important, the most visible. Thanks to the postseason and tensions abound, January is the crown jewel of a decadent league feeding into itself. A preeminent example of the peaks and valleys football at its highest level is capable of providing to a viewing audience on a silver platter. It’s mythologized and lionized in records with solid grounds. As much of looking forward to the cold, silent landscape of winter as any rational soul can fathom.

If any of the 20 teams that don’t happen to qualify for the playoffs are prudent, they’ll take notes on what happened and how it unfolded over the course of a short five weeks. They’ll be diligent in recognizing patterns, and conscientious of what matters to the success of the latest top-tier ambassadors, in this case, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco (Clara) 49ers.

They’ll take lessons from the coldest month of the calendar, and apply them as active learners.

A year after a premature exit from January, the Bears would be wise to sit down and be wary. The best thing Halas Hall can accomplish in the most important off-season since the last most important off-season, is emulation. Adaptation of the Chiefs and 49ers to take into 2020 should be the primary underlying goal.

Every conversation general manager Ryan Pace has with his subordinates and Matt Nagy from this point forward starts along similar and familiar lines.

“How did they get there?”

“What can we take for our own?”

“Where is our gap, our place to jump in and take advantage?”

An answer to the first question is more

obvious than it should be.

The Chiefs have a place in Super Bowl LIV because they have the latest, greatest, face-of-the-league quarterback in Patrick Mahomes at the helm. They have a coach in Andy Reid. who knows when to step in and when to simply let the magic of Mahomes flow from his bazooka of a right arm. Chicago has been searching for such a quarterback for seven decades. This isn’t news, and remains a prominent source of frustration for over-invested northern Illinoisans. Chances are, that face-of-theleague quarterback isn’t around the corner waiting to be anointed in orange and blue oils. But someone that can even sometimes match this kind of production, talent, and charisma is enough to turn January into February. filed away in every Google Document of every scout in Lake Forest.

San Francisco is built on a different platform; one of grit, physicality, and not only a punch-you-in-the-mouth mentality, but one that necessitates a thorough broken kneecap beating. Local Boy Hero Jimmy Garoppolo had 27 pass attempts, 208 passing yards, and one touchdown in the 49ers’ wins over the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. That figure is a total.

The 49ers have a 64-30 scoring margin this winter. They have not faced a team that forced them to unleash Garoppolo’s smile. A gigantic, unnecessary albatross at quarterback could not stop this roster from steamrolling its way to the swamps of Miami.

Pace, try as he has for five seasons, has largely flailed to no avail in this department. He’s made himself a target of scorn and villainy because of it.

He has not yet constructed such a team that didn’t need its quarterback to be the best player on the field every play and every second of every Sunday. He’s professed that this moment will arrive, but it hasn’t. This is, of course, an easier task to accomplish than finding a generational quarterback.

And the Bears do have some asymmetrical pieces that could match Santa Clara in some distinct areas (their defensive front seven, their secondary, for two). But it still displays the chasm the Bears have to cross without the wind at their back, and how far they have to go before they can knock the crown off Kyle Shanahan’s head, (nepotism and all).

Such a unique stylistic difference between Kansas City and Santa Clara might make it difficult to denote where the Bears should take their next plan of action. The answer, as it always should be, is not black (running the ball to the point of exhaustion) or white (having a quarterback that throws four touchdowns in a quarter like a hobby).

It’s grey, navy grey.

Finding means to possessing the ability to run the ball again and close games down should be a fixture in the Bears’ minds. Ask

Jordan Howard and David Montgomery about this very issue. You might have to consult a milk carton because they’re missing in action. At the same time, sacrificing your team’s dignity and putting your balls in one isolated ball-control court isn’t thoughtful. It’s complacent. It’s a reactive answer to a reactive, ever fluid problem.

The math in this calculus equation isn’t difficult, or discombobulating. The Bears both need a quality rushing attack and a quarterback who doesn’t see any number of phantoms and demons every instance he passes to work in conjunction with one another. They need reflective coaching that understands the strengths of its players, and works to elevate them.

In other words, the lessons to be taken from this January’s Super teams are the same lessons that have eluded the Bears for 35 years running. There’s a solid rationale for why Chicago had no part to play in January’s poignant drama: the Bears have yet to take these lessons and discern rele-

vant meaning from them. If the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results, the Bears have this market pegged. They are as insane as it comes.

2021 will be a monumental year around the world. A new U.S. President might be sworn in, or begin his second term. The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, a landmark tool in space exploration, in the James Webb Space Telescope, will be launched. And millions around the world, as usual, will be pledging to wipe their lives anew for the future.

Depending on what the Bears have learned now from the Chiefs and 49ers, they’d do well to make certain they aren’t following the crowd to be “cool.” They’d make sure their resolutions are waiting until February.

Robert is a writer, editor, and producer. You can follow him on Twitter @RobertZeglinski.

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