The Rock River Times – June 3, 2020

June 3, 2020.

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Hundreds of demonstrators protest peacefully outside the Illinois Statehouse on Monday to speak out against violence by law enforcement against African Americans.

(Credit: Peter Hancock of Capitol News Illinois)

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Local Protests

Rockford protests mostly peaceful

By Jim Hagerty Reporter

ROCKFORD - Peaceful, yet boisterous protests became destructive Saturday as more than a thousand demonstrators converged on Rockford Police District 1 headquarters.

The events began just before 4 p.m., at Haskell Park, where a crowd of a few dozen quickly became several hundred within the hour. Some held signs honoring George Floyd that bore phrases like “I can’t breathe” and “Say his name,” while the Black Lives Matter slogan was even better represented.

Several speakers addressed the crowd, some tearfully, touching on institutional racism and recent officer-involved deaths of black men and women including Breonna Taylor, of Louisville, and Floyd, who died after white ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes May 25. Chauvin has since been charged with murder.

The protest continued peacefully as the racially diverse crowd marched to City Hall then back across the river to the Winnebago County Justice Center. But tensions rose the closer the crowd came to deputies and the squad cars parked near the front doors.

Profanities grew louder, and the police line widened, pushing demonstrators farther from the complex.

They eventually moved west, reaching District 1 at the corner West State and Avon streets amid increasingly spirited chants of “No justice, no peace,” and “Hands up, don’t shoot.”

A lot of the original Haskell Park marchers had dispersed before the procession reached District 1. Those who remained were met with what appeared to be a different group of protesters who destroyed signs and chucked rocks, wood and water

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bottles, breaking three large windows. A squad car window was also smashed.

And while the situation remained volatile, not every protester was there to break things. Several people from the Haskell Park gathering attempted to deescalate the situation as debris pelted the building, SWAT arrived, and officers in tactical gear began to emerge, ready to take people into custody.

“This isn’t what we came here for,” one man said. “Don’t give them a reason.”

It didn’t matter. Emotions were high.

Property was damaged.

Over a loud speaker, just after 10 p.m., officers threatened to jail anyone who didn’t disperse. Some heeded the warning while about 200 decided to stay. At around 11 o’clock, police hit them with tear gas.

The scene dissipated after that.

The destruction continued though.

Looters stormed their way into Soto’s Jewelry, 3504 E. State St., and made off with several items. At least one store in an Auburn Street strip mall was hit while North Towne Mall storefront windows were broken. Nearly 20 businesses reported damage. More than a dozen people have been arrested.

Mayor Tom McNamara, echoing leaders across the nation, praised the local spirit of unity and the peaceful gathering at Haskell Park. He also said the tense climate over the past week cuts deeper than what happened to George Floyd at the hands of reckless, and potentially racist, cops.

“This was not about one individual,” McNamara said. “It was about too many years of systemic injustice that plagues our institutions and our country and is embedded in the fabric of our society. It was about years of people not having their voices truly heard. As much I cannot condone rioting or looting, that is a only symptom. We are

from a potential catastrophe

going to repeat this cycle if we don’t address the reason for this anger. Although there are better ways to express frustration, we need to understand we have to be better at listening. That starts with me. I am not one to say that I understand what it is like to be a black man in our society. But my heart hurts for the mother of a black son who doesn’t know if he will make it home from school. Or the husband of a black woman who doesn’t know if she is going to come home from work. Or the sister who has to wonder if it is safe for her brother to go out for a jog in his own neighborhood--all for doing nothing more than just living in their God-given skin. This is not something I ever have to worry about. I understand that I have the privilege of not having to worry about things like that because of the color of my skin. It is not a privilege that I earned.

And I understand that it is not a privilege that everyone in my community shares.”

A second rally, one to protest alleged brutality among officers in the Rockford Police Department, took place Tuesday night. McNamara said before press time that he and Police Chief Dan O’Shea wished to meet with organizers before the event.

Rockford Youth Activism, the group that planned both events, released a statement on its Facebook page, saying although violence is not its goal, it wants its voice heard.

“We believe that there is a need for disruption of the normal state of things if social change is to occur in this city and across the country,” the group said. “We aren’t going to parade and go home. City officials and community leaders should recognize that as Martin Luther King said, ‘A riot is the language of the unheard.’”

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Clean Hands, Open Doors Pledge Rockford Area CVB

Embracing the importance of a shared commitment to public health and desiring to see the local economy re-open in a safe, responsible and sustainable way, today a coalition of 16 civic organizations and government entities invited local businesses and organizations to voluntarily commit to seven standards intended to reduce disease transmission and help build consumer confidence as the economy re-opens.

According to SMARInsights, 85 percent of consumers say that knowing the cleaning and sanitizing protocols for a city and its establishments would make them more comfortable.

“Our region’s businesses and organizations are taking careful public health measures to protect their customers and employees. Their commitment to follow the guidelines of the US Centers for Disease Control and other health officials will help slow the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the health and safety of our residents and visitors,” said Anne Weerda, executive director of Burpee Museum of Natural History and co-chair of the Rockford Region Rebounding Tourism & Hospitality Working Group, which is spearheading the effort.

By taking the pledge, entities will gain access to a toolkit of graphics for display, suggestions on how they can share their commitment with customers and will be listed on RockfordCleanHands.com.

“I appreciate the work being done by our Tourism & Hospitality Working Group as we get ready to reopen parts of our economy,” said Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara.

“Taking this pledge tells our residents and visitors that we’re focused on their health and we’ll be ready for them to return to the things they enjoy doing.”

The committee’s work is focused on supporting all components of the industry.

“Here in the Rockford Region, we’re all in this together. Working together, we can keep our residents and visitors healthy

by taking the Clean Hands, Open Doors Pledge. Taking the pledge and sharing that commitment in their marketing will indicate to residents and visitors that a company or organization is committed to opening and operating in a safe, responsible and sustainable way,” said John Groh, president and CEO of the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and working group co-chair.

The committee wants to share best practices. “Rebounding with structures and resources for businesses will help our region work together with common goals and strategies. This is critical for the safety of our community during this transition time,” said Weerda.

The website – RockfordCleanHands.com – is where entities can pledge principles of best practices in facing the reopening during the pandemic, as well as keeping the region healthy in the future. Customized URLs for Belvidere and Freeport are also available, e.g. FreeportCleanHands.com.

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Businesses and organizations in cities and towns outside of Rockford can download their own version of the pledge – “Belvidere Clean Hands, Open Doors”, or “Loves Park Clean Hands, Open Doors” and so on.

The Clean Hands, Open Doors pledge was developed by the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau in collaboration with the Rockford Region Rebounding Tourism & Hospitality Working Group, but it’s not just for businesses that serve visitors, said Groh. “We invite all local businesses and organizations to take and display this pledge. Our objective is to keep all of us – residents and visitors – healthy and safe.”

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US cities erupt in more violence as Trump decries `lowlifes’

By Zeke Miller and Matt Sedensky Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned up the pressure on governors to quell the violence set off by the death of George Floyd, demanding New York call up the National Guard to stop the “lowlifes and losers.”

As cities around the U.S. witnessed a seventh straight night of both peaceful demonstrations and bursts of theft, vandalism and attacks on police, the president amplified his hard-line calls of a day earlier, in which he threatened to send in the military to restore order if governors didn’t do it.

“NYC, CALL UP THE NATIONAL GUARD,” he tweeted. “The lowlifes and losers are ripping you apart. Act fast! Don’t make the same horrible and deadly mistake you made with the Nursing Homes!!!”

In New York on Monday night, people smashed shop windows near Rockefeller Center and breached the doors of Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street despite the first curfew in the city in decades. Police said nearly 700 people were arrested and several officers injured in the overnight violence.

New York and other cities braced for more trouble after nightfall Tuesday, with Mayor Bill de Blasio extending an 8 p.m. curfew all week.

“We’re going to have a tough few days,” he warned, but added: “We’re going to beat it back.” He said he would do that with the help of community leaders, urging them to step forward: “Create peace. ... Stand up.”

More than 20,000 National Guard members have been called up in 29 states to deal with the violence. New York is not among them. De Blasio has said he does not want the Guard, and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he will not send it into the city against the mayor’s wishes.

During the violence that gripped communities from coast to coast again on Monday night, police officers were shot, run over and showered with rocks and bottles.

In Atlanta, police fired tear gas at demonstrators. In Nashville, more than 60 National Guard members put down their riot shields at the request of peaceful protesters. And at a demonstration in Buffalo, New York, an SUV plowed into a group of officers, injuring three.

An officer was shot and gravely wounded as police tried to disperse a crowd outside a Las Vegas hotel and casino. Four officers were shot in St. Louis; they were expected to recover.

“We have been sitting on a powder keg for some time and it has burst,” Philadelphia

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.

In Philadelphia, where hundreds of protesters spilled onto a highway in the heart of the city, Mayor Jim Kenney described a chaotic night in which one person was killed attempting to use explosives to open an ATM, a gun shop owner fatally shot a would-be thief, and a 19-year-old died of injuries during looting.

About a dozen other deaths have been reported around the country over the past week.

Some protesters framed the burgeoning movement as a necessity after a string of killings by police.

“I fear for my safety every time I get in the car to go for a drive. I fear of getting pulled over. I fear for all 10 of my brothers’ and sisters’ lives, for my parents’ lives!”

19-year-old Amari Burroughs of Parkland, Florida, said Tuesday as she prepared for another protest. “My goal is to use my voice and my leadership to make this world safer so that one day I can bring children here and won’t have to fear for their safety.”

Outside the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul, where a youth protest was held Tuesday, 18-year-old Joseph Tawah agreed.

“It’s really hard not to feel afraid,” he said.

More than 5,600 people nationwide have been arrested over the past week for such offenses as stealing, blocking highways and breaking curfew, according to a count

by The Associated Press.

In Richmond, Virginia, several hundred people gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday, shouting down Mayor Levar Stoney, who apologized for police lobbing tear gas at peaceful demonstrators.

“Where were you last night when we were being tear-gassed?” a woman yelled.

“Where were you? Where were you?

Where were you?” the crowd chanted.

Meanwhile, Democratic governors and mayors rejected Trump’s threat to send in the military, questioning whether the federal government has such authority and warning that such a step would be incendiary.

De Blasio said military troops would create “a dangerous scenario,” while Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock likewise warned such a move would just lead to more violence and destruction.

“Denver is not Little Rock in 1957, and Donald Trump is not President Eisenhower.

This is a time for healing, for bringing people together, and the best way to protect civil rights is to move away from escalating violence,” they said in a statement, referring to Eisenhower’s use of troops to enforce school desegregation in the South.

Even some in the president’s own party rebuffed the idea, including Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who said his state has what it needs.

“The military is here to protect and defend this country. We don’t have that need here in this state,” he said.

A senior White House official said Tuesday that despite Trump’s threats, the goal was to pressure governors to deploy more National Guard members. The president is not rushing to use the Insurrection Act to send in the military, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The unrest in Minneapolis, meanwhile, appeared to stabilize on the same day Floyd’s brother made an impassioned plea for peace at the spot where a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, put his knee on the handcuffed black man’s neck for several minutes, even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.

Chauvin has been charged with murder.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Tuesday that prosecutors were working as fast as they can to determine if the three other officers at the scene should be charged too. All four have been fired.

Floyd’s family was expected to join a march in Houston on Tuesday.

The state of Minnesota opened an investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department has a pattern of discrimination against minorities.

Cities struggled to keep police in line and avoid instances of excessive force.

The police chief in Louisville, Kentucky, was fired after a restaurant owner was killed by police and National Guard members enforcing a curfew. In Richmond, the police chief said officers who used tear gas on a group of peaceful protesters would be disciplined. In Atlanta, six officers were charged Tuesday after a video showed authorities dragging two young people from a car during protests.

Sending the military into the states would mark a stunning federal intervention rarely seen in modern American history. It drew comparisons to 1968, when Richard Nixon ran as the law-and-order candidate in the aftermath of riots following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Federal law allows presidents to dispatch the military into states to suppress an insurrection or if a state is defying federal law, legal experts said. But some state officials asserted that the president does not have a unilateral right to send in troops against the will of local governments.

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Stock Market

Stocks extend gains on Wall Street to a 3rd straight day

By Alex Veiga

Associated Press

U.S. stock indexes are moving broadly higher in afternoon trading Tuesday, following broad gains in global markets as investors hope that the gradual lifting of coronavirus lockdown mandates will put economies ravaged by the outbreak on the path to recovery.

The S&P 500 was up 0.3%. Industrial, technology, financial and other stocks that would stand to benefit the most from a growing economy moved higher. Energy companies also rose as the price of crude oil headed higher. Communication services stocks and household goods makers lagged.

Bond yields were mostly higher, another sign of ebbing pessimism among investors.

The modest gains have the S&P 500 on track for a three-day winning streak, extending the benchmark index’s remarkable two-month rally off a steep skid in February and March as broad swaths of the U.S. economy ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.

So far, Wall Street’s momentum has not been derailed by the wave of daily unrest across the U.S. that began last week in Minneapolis as a protest over police brutality. Cities across the country have been rocked by violence and destruction for seven days in a row, spurring threats from the White House to send troops in to put down the unrest.

“The market action seems to have a lot more to do with people’s confidence

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about the economic reopening,” said Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. “It’s happening irrespective to what we’re seeing socially across the country right now.”

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 112 points, or 0.5%, to 25,590. The Nasdaq composite, which is heavily weighted with technology companies, was flat after having been down 0.8% in the early going.

Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index was up 0.9%.

NASA astronauts launched into space by SpaceX on Saturday rang the opening bell from the International Space Station early Tuesday to kick off trading on the Nasdaq.

Stocks have now recouped most of their losses after the initial economic fallout from the coronavirus knocked the market into a breathtaking 34% skid in February and March. The S&P 500 is now down just under 10% from its all-time high in February.

Investors are hoping that the worst of the recession has already passed, or will soon, as governments around the country and around the world slowly lift restrictions meant to corral the outbreak.

In Europe, France’s CAC 40 jumped 2% Tuesday as the country opened restaurants, cafes, parks and beaches and launched a contract tracing app to help keep tabs on new contagions. Germany’s DAX, which had been closed Monday, caught up with

previous global markets’ gains and surged 3.7%. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.9%.

Markets in Asia closed broadly higher.

While more countries and sectors are reopening, economic activity is expected to remain subdued as social distancing rules complicate plans to get back to business. Meanwhile, investors continue to keep an eye out for any signs that the reopening of the economy is leading to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. Tokyo had 34 new confirmed cases Tuesday. The daily numbers had dropped below 20 recently.

Even so, Wall Street is betting that the U.S. government and others will not move to close the economy again even if there is a pickup in new cases.

“There’s just a lack of appetite for a potential re-shutdown in the event that the virus accelerates from here,” Hainlin said.

Bond yields were mostly higher. The

yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 0.68% from 0.66% late Monday.

Oil prices rose. Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery was up 3.8% to $36.78 a barrel. Brent crude oil for August delivery rose 3.3% to $39.58 a barrel.

End of trade update: Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street for the third day in a row, continuing a stretch of gains for the market. Major indexes wavered through the morning then turned solidly higher late in the day. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. The gains came despite spreading unrest in the U.S. as investors hope that the gradual lifting of lockdown provisions will help economies recover from the damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Energy stocks far outpaced the rest of the market as the price of crude oil rose again. Bond yields rose, another sign that pessimism is ebbing.

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Buried Treasure

By Paula Hendrickson Contributor

Hard to believe it was over a decade ago when Don Wildman hosted History’s series, Cities of the Underworld. More times than I care to admit, mini-marathons of those international subterranean explorations kept me from completing any weekend chores that kept me from the TV for more than a few minutes at a time.

Wildman – who replaced Cities of the Underworld’s original host Eric Gellar midway through that show’s first season – has stayed busy since the series ended in 2009, hosting Mysteries at the Museum, Off

Limits, Beyond the Unknown and countless other programs. His latest gig – as host of Travel Channel’s new series, Buried Worlds with Don Wildman – once again takes him below the surface as he explores some of the scariest mysteries across the world.

Many of the featured mysteries stem from folklore that was based on age-old supernatural or paranormal claims, making the show a good tie-in with Travel Channel’s current slate of paranormal programming. The biggest difference being that Wildman is not a paranormal investigator. Think of him more like a hybrid of an archeologist and historian who travels

the world to explore the myths, legends, and history behind curious claims.

Why do stories about vampires continue to terrorize people in Bulgaria and Hungary? Did Nazi’s really employ supernatural relics and other occult objects in their efforts toward world domination?

Tune in and find out.

In addition to locations in Europe, Wildman will crisscross the globe, stopping in Haiti, Peru – and even a couple places in the United States – during the next eight weeks. There are seven one-hour episodes and a two-hour season finale, with each episode focusing on a single

topic, including voodoo, vampires, witches, cults, supernatural relics, and even the lost colony of Roanoke.

Wildman’s television series always offer surprising facts and insights into historic or legendary tales. I fully expect Buried Worlds will be equal parts entertaining and informative. And now that the coronavirus is limiting our abilities to travel, this globe-trotting series might be just the adventure we need.

Programming Note:

Buried Worlds with Don Wildman premieres Monday, June 8 at 8 p.m. CT on Travel Channel

Mr. Green Car

Lack of greenness in lithium-ion batteries Pt. 2

By Allen Penticoff Columnist

In my column of May 13, I told of the problems related to the sourcing of the mineral lithium that is found in the lithium-ion batteries that are powering our autos and many more products. Author Nigel Calder had a revealing report in Professional Boatbuilder Magazine and I will be continuing this week with the other problems associated with this battery technology.

Our batteries are of three varieties at this time. Lithium nickel manganese cobalt (NMC), lithium nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP). The first two are the most common and use the somewhat rare element cobalt as the cathode in the batteries. Often the amount of cobalt used in NMC batteries is equal to the amount of lithium. LFP batteries do not use cobalt, but are much heavier and with lower power density than the others – thus being less appealing to automakers.

Calder reveals that most of the world’s Cobalt is in the African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

While cobalt is mined elsewhere – Russia, Cuba, Australia and Canada – they only amount to 13 percent of the supply. The problem lies in the DRC being an unstable country with several armed rebel organizations vying for control of the country’s power and resources.

With this sort of instability, it makes conditions ripe for exploitation of workers. One company, Glencore/Katanga Mining is the single largest cobalt miner in the DRC. They have undergone numerous regulatory, corruption and fraud investigations. In 2018 it was discovered that some of the cobalt they had mined was contaminated with uranium. This

cobalt is being stored pending decontamination. Glencore is well known for being lax in following worker safety required elsewhere in the mining industry.

If that is not bad enough, there are many “artisanal” mines in the DRC. These are small independently owned mines that provide about 25 percent of the DRC’s cobalt exports. These small mines lack all regulatory health and safety measures, pay slave-like wages and employ child laborers. “Atrocious conditions,” is how these small mines are described in a 2016 Amnesty International report. The lithium-ion battery industry says they are distancing themselves from these miners – however there is little evidence that much has changed.

Because of these problems, the battery industry has been spending freely on a search for a battery chemistry that does not require, or at least minimizes the need for cobalt. Even as the amount of cobalt is reduced in these batteries – increased demand for the batteries does little to solve the mining problems.

Lack of recycling is the third leg of lack of greenness in lithium-ion batteries.

Whereas your standard automotive lead-acid 12-volt battery is quite recyclable, the lead is worth recovery and is cost effective against the mining and processing of new lead. Lithium-ion batteries are only worth the cobalt they contain and require very large amounts of energy to extract it. The lithium oxide is not cost effective to recover, as are the other minerals in them. According to the Electric Power Research Institute, “The process is economic when a ton of batteries contains up to 600 pounds of recoverable cobalt that’s worth $40 a pound. The instant you take cobalt out of the equation, the process becomes

hopelessly uneconomic.” What is left after the cobalt is removed is considered hazardous waste, with only a liability and negative economic value.

Furthermore, Calder points out that if the cobalt is contaminated with a tiny amount of iron (10 microns) during the process of recycling, it becomes useless in a battery. And the lithium-ion batteries that look like ordinary car batteries have made their way into the lead-acid recycling stream – where they explode violently in the recovery furnaces. These explosions have shut down recycling centers and pose obvious hazards to recycling workers.

In 2017 the World Economic Forum founded the Global Battery Alliance to form public/private partnerships to

address the above problems and explore more sustainable battery technology, resource acquisition and production.

However while on paper it all sounds good – we are waiting to see any improved outcomes from this alliance.

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PROTESTS

More than 1,000 gather for peaceful protest at Illinois Statehouse Black Lives Matter activists denounce law enforcement violence against African Americans

BY PETER HANCOCK

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS PHANCOCK@CAPITOLNEWSILLINOIS.COM

SPRINGFIELD — A peaceful protest organized largely by teenagers drew several hundred people to the Illinois Statehouse on Monday to demonstrate against the recent death of George Floyd in Minnesota and countless other African Americans who have died at the hands of law enforcement throughout the U.S. in recent years.

Monday’s protest came the day after an estimated 3,000 vehicles took part in a parade through the state capital’s downtown area while more violent protests gripped Chicago and other major cities throughout the U.S. P r ote st s we r e a l s o r e p or te d i n Champaign, Aurora and Rock ford, according to the Illinois State Police.

Floyd died Monday, May 25, after a white Minneapolis Police o�cer pinned him to the ground and held his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes while three other o�cers took no action to stop it. All four of the o�cers have since been fired and the o�cer who knelt on his neck was charged with third-degree murder.

Floyd reportedly was suspected of trying to spend a fake $20 bill.

“They just take it like another black man killed by the police. We don’t take it like that,” Nykeyla Henderson, 17, one of the organizers of the protest, said during an interview.

With chants of “black lives matter,” “I can’t breathe,” and “hands up, don’t shoot,” the throng marched from the Statehouse toward the city’s downtown area until they were blocked by barricades to prevent them from getting near the city’s municipal building. From there, they turned south, marching just past the Abraham Lincoln home and then back to the Capitol.

Several people who attended the demonstration talked about what went through their minds when they first saw the images of Floyd’s death, as well as their own experiences with law enforcement.

Henderson said she had personally had several negative encounters with Springfield police over the years.

“I’ve seen them manhandle my dad,” she said. “I’ve seen my dad get arrested, I’ve seen my mom get arrested before right in front of me. I’ve seen my dad being snatched out of my hands by the police before. I’ve seen them constantly come by my house. … I’ve had problems with the police before. I was standing on

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the side of the road talking to my mama one day and they stopped me.”

“George Floyd’s death, it brought anger to me and it brought anger to the two other people that helped me organize this,” said Ariona Fairlee, 15, one of the organizers.

“And you can’t just sit around anymore.

Like, we’re young but the young is what needs to change things because nobody else is going to do it.”

“Horrified but not surprised,” said Maya Harris, of Springfield. “Personally, in my opinion, I always feel uneasy around the police. I always have that sense of fear, that sense of guilt, that sense of uncertainty.

And that just goes with growing up black in America, and growing up black period, anywhere. You have that sense of uncertainty with the law. You don’t know if you feel protected or not.”

The demonstrations Sunday night and Monday afternoon in Springfield were largely peaceful, although some buildings in the downtown area had been marred by gra�ti, including a local performing arts center where someone had spray-painted the words “stop killing us” on an exterior wall.

Still, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that he had issued disaster proclamations for Sangamon County and eight other counties in the state at the request of local authorities so that Illinois State Police could be deployed to aid local law

enforcement in maintaining control.

ISP Director Brendan Kelly said in a separate news conference that 300 troopers from various divisions had been temporarily reassigned to assist in patrol operations as needed through regional support centers in northern, central and southern Illinois.

Kelly said that there have been reports of looting, criminal damage to property, arson and other crimes in various cities throughout the state.

“This is not just a Chicago-focused concern by any stretch of the imagination,” he said. “We’ve had requests for assistance from every part of the state.”

Meanwhile, Henderson said she hopes the demonstrations in Springfield remain peaceful, although she said she understands the anger that has led to more violent actions elsewhere.

“I applaud everyone who’s doing it for the right reason,” she said. “If you’re doing it for the right reason, I applaud you. But we’re going to keep this peaceful until something is done against us. If nothing is done against us, we’re going to keep it peaceful.”

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Managing wildlife in the garden, Pt. 2

BY GRANT MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR

As I introduced last week, wildlife management in the garden can be hard to do with exclusion, repellents, trapping, and other methods as possible recommendations. At the same time, there is a lot of anecdotal evidence out there when it comes to what may or may not work well in your garden area. In addition, every backyard is slightly di�erent and an action that may work for you may not work for your neighbors. You may also find that a recommendation for a fence for one mammal will not address the other

mammals you deal with.

Deer tend to do significant damage on some vegetables. Their favorites are beans, beets, cabbage, peas, spinach, sweet corn, and sweet potatoes. Deer may also target hostas and tulips first in your growing season so looking towards those may tell you if you will have a deer problem. A fence will be your best strategy in managing deer from your garden with a 7-8’ tall fence with some sort of visibility that the deer can see to keep them out. An electric fence is usually not recommended. Repellents have been used but these may not be listed for use in a vegetable garden.

Raccoons tend to do significant damage on sweet corn, strawberry, peas, potatoes, melons, and lawn grubs. Repellents and scare tactics do not tend to work too well.

The most e�ective strategy for raccoons is exclusion. A fence in place before planting of 5-10 inches that is electric may work well An additional strategy for raccoons can be ensuring you are storing any food and water bowls for pets at the end of the day.

You might also consider planting taller corn with ears higher up on the plants such as ‘Silver Queen’ and ‘Kandy Korn’.

Rabbits will do most of their damage on many di�erent vegetables although they

usually ignore corn, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and potatoes. If your growing area is near any tall grass, try to remove it as this can be where their populations increase.

Fencing is a good strategy for rabbits where a low fence of 2’ chicken wire with 1” or smaller mesh tight should be used. You may also consider burying this 3-6” deep. Scare tactics may work sometimes.

Next week, I’ll finish our series on some remaining mammals.

Grant McCarty is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension. His tips and tricks for local eating and your at-home garden appear in TRRT.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Reforms involve long-term commitments

BY DRS. ROBERT & SONIA VOGL CONTRIBUTORS

Around 1965 the Chicago Tribune had a magazine inclusion calling attention to pollution problems in Lake Michigan.

It caught our attention and at an annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC, met with Dr. Stanley Cain who was the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior.

We approached him with the idea of developing a program to stimulate student and public interest in water quality problems in the Great Lakes; he encouraged us to pursue the idea.

The following spring we met with Gunnar Peterson, Director of Open Lands, who agreed to host an informational meeting with his organization in Chicago in which we broached the idea with their members. He later employed Lee Botts to head the e�ort in Chicago identified as the Lake Michigan Federation.

When we started work on our doctorates at the University of Michigan, Stanley Cain had returned to teach there and encouraged us to continue our interest. With the creation of the federal Sea Grant program we were hired to submit articles to a university newsletter addressing environmental conditions in the Great Lakes and research e�orts at the University. Sonia’s dissertation Involved designing a curriculum focused on water quality which included students studying local water resources and drawing analogies and contrasts with water quality problems in the Great Lakes.

Today substantial interest and research

is directed at solving water quality and related problems in the Great Lakes.

Howard Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center focused on environmental problems in the Great Lakes in a recent internet presentation. One problem is the Army Corp of Engineers’ projection that high water levels are once again occurring in the Great Lakes and when powerful winds drive water into the shorelines, they are eroded and inland areas are flooded.

If toxic waste sites are impacted by the water, the toxins can be released to the lake waters forcing the closure of drinking water intakes serving cities. Beyond the damage from widespread flooding, shorelines can be eroded particularly in areas along the sandy coastline of western Michigan.

During heavy rains runo� from the land can lead to algal blooms in the lake which can render water unfit to drink and possibly lead to fish kills.

A current concern is the potential of a major oil spill from the deteriorating line 5 pipeline owned by Enbridge. The firm moves huge amounts of oil and natural gas through the Midwest. In July 2010 Enbridge’s line 6 released a substantial amount of bitumen oil from Canada into Tallmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River for 17 hours before the firm recognized the break.

The firm was fined and required to meet enhanced safety measures including increased inspections, control room improvements, better employing training

and improved coordination with emergency responders. The firm was also required to provide additional inspection and spill prevention measures for its line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.

The Line was built in 1953 and carries natural gas liquids between Superior, Wisconsin, and Sarnia, Ontario.

Environmental concern over the pipeline is the potential for a break which would inflict environmental damage on both Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and could prove di�cult and costly to manage. A University of Michigan study reveals that if the pipeline burst up to 700 miles of the shoreline along the lakes will be adversely impacted.

While environmental groups have sought to close down the pipeline and

reroute it, Enbridge has proposed building a tunnel to encase the pipeline to seal in any oil spill. The situation remains unresolved.

Many of our environmental problems have been with us for years, as illustrated by concerns over protecting water quality in the Great Lakes. However the Trump administration has been aggressively eliminating federal policies which protect environmental quality. It is estimated they have already eliminated 100 federal regulations aimed at limiting environmental damages throughout the nation.

Environmental advocates and their organizations are turning increasingly to the courts to protect environmental standards which is a costly endeavor so the organizations have increased their fund raising e�orts.

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June 3, 2020 The Rock River Times.

Government Notices n n n Committee Report Passed: May 18, 2020 ORDINANCE NO. 2020-130-O WHEREAS, The City of Rockford is the owner of and possessed of the real estate hereinafter particularly described; and WHEREAS, the said real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate or required for the use of, nor profitable to, the City of Rockford; and WHEREAS, retention of the property is not for the best interest of said City of Rockford.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, THAT: Section 1: The City Council offer for sale of vacant City owned property at of 1811 Crosby Street at a minimum bid of $1,000 which includes advertising and with preference to the adjacent property owners. The city reserves the right to reject all bids.

The subject property is legally described as follows: Part of Lots Thirty (30) and Thirty-one (31) in Block Twenty-five (25) as designated upon the Plat of Randolph-Revell Land Association’s Highland Sub-Div. of a part of the East Half of Sec. 25 Twp. 44 N., Range 1 E. of the 3rd P.M., the Plat of which is recorded in Book 4 of Plats, page 7 in the Recorder’s Office, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the North line of said Lot Thirty-one (31), one hundred five (105) feet East of the Northwest corner of said lot; thence South, parallel with the West lines of said Lots Thirty-one (31) and Thirty (30) to the South line of said Lot Thirty (30); thence East on said South line, forty-five (45) feet more or less to the Southeast corner of said Lot Thirty (30); thence North on the East lines of said Lots Thirty (30) and Thirty-one (31) to the Northeast corner of said Lot Thirty-one (31); thence West on the North line of said Lot Thirty-one (31) to the place of beginning; situated in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Section 2: The Notice of said sale and the fact that said City of Rockford will receive bids for

the purchase of said real estate shall be advertised in the Rock River Times, a weekly newspaper published in said City of Rockford, for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than thirty (30) days before the day provided in said Notice for the opening bids for the real estate.

Section 3: The said Notice shall set forth the fact that said bids will be received until 11:00 A.M., local Rockford time on July 6, 2020, at the office of the City of Rockford Purchasing Manager and shall be accompanied by a bank cashier’s or certified check payable to the City of Rockford for at least ten (10) percent of the amount of the bid, the balance to be paid in cash by the successful bidder within not more than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the City Council’s acceptance of his bid. The City of Rockford reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Section 4: The provisions and sections of this Ordinance shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity of any portion of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of the remainder.

Section 5: All orders, resolutions, or ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict exists and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval, and publication, as required by law.

Section 6: A full, true, and complete copy of this Ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after passage in pamphlet form by and under authority of the Corporate Authorities.

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Public Notices 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 DOUGLAS NEAL COHEN, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2020 P 152 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Douglas Neal Cohen of Freeport, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on April 28, 2020, to Jeffry Cohen, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is G. Michael Scheurich, Guyer & Enichen, P.C., 2601 Reid Farm Road, Rockford, IL 61114.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 23, 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 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975, 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, Room 425, 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 the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: May 15, 2020.

G. MICHAEL SCHEURICH, Attorney G. MICHAEL SCHEURICH (#2479869) Guyer & Enichen, P.C. Attorneys for the Estate 2601 Reid Farm Road, Suite B Rockford, Illinois 61114 (815) 636-9600 11551R TRRT 6/3 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 GARY M. SQUIER Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-166 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Gary M. Squier. Letters of Office were issued on May 11, 2020, to Susanne Elizabeth Squier, who is the Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorneys for the Estate are Michael Jon Shalbrack, HoImstromKennedyPC, 800 North Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before November 20, 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 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate 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: May 15, 2020 Susanne Elizabeth Squier, Independent Executor of the Estate of Gary M. Squier, Deceased HoImstromKennedyPC, By: /s/ Michael Jon Shalbrack Michael Jon Shalbrack, one of its attorneys Attorney Michael Jon Shalbrack - ARDC #6188198 HoImstromKennedyPC Attorney for the Estate 800 N. Church Street Rockford, IL 61103 mshalbrack@hkrockford.com 11552R TRRT 6/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ILLINOIS BANK & TRUST, as assignee of Rockford Bank and Trust Company, Plaintiff, vs.

LASK ROOFING & SIDING, INC., CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, LORA J. MATTHEWS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2020 CH 217 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure action was filed on May 15, 2020, and is now pending.

1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above.

2. The Court in which this action was brought is identified above.

3. The name of the title holder of record is: Lask Roofing & Siding, Inc. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOTS ONE (1), TWO (2), THREE (3) AND FOUR (4) IN BLOCK SEVEN (7)

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AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF GORDON’S SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 7 OF PLATS ON PAGE 13 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN: 12-30-355-019 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 1101 22nd Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108 6. An identification of the Mortgages sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Mortgage-1: A. Name of Mortgagor: Lask Roofing & Siding, Inc. B. Name of Mortgagee: Rockford Bank and Trust Company (now assigned to Illinois Bank & Trust) C. Date of Mortgage: April 29, 2015 D. Date of Recording: April 30, 2015 E. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois F. Recorded Document Identification Number: Document No. 20151012683 Mortgage-2: A. Name of Mortgagor: Lask Roofing & Siding, Inc. B. Name of Mortgagee: Rockford Bank and Trust Company (now assigned to Illinois Bank & Trust) C. Date of Mortgage: April 29, 2015 D. Date of Recording: April 30, 2015 E. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois F. Recorded Document Identification Number: Document No. 20151012682 Mortgage-3: A. Name of Mortgagor: Lask Roofing & Siding, Inc. B. Name of Mortgagee: Rockford Bank and Trust Company (now assigned to Illinois Bank & Trust) C. Date of Mortgage: February 1, 2016 D. Date of Recording: February 4, 2016 E. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois F. Recorded Document Identification Number: Document No. 20161003122

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the offices of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, on or before June 26, 2020 (which is the 30th day after the first publication of this notice), default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

RENO & ZAHM LLP BY: /s/ Michael G. Schultz Michael G. Schultz, Attorney for Illinois Bank & Trust, as assignee of Rockford Bank and Trust Company, Plaintiff RENO & ZAHM LLP Jamie S. Cassel (#06200979) Michael G. Schultz (#06297569) 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 987-4050 jsc@renozahm.com mgs@renozahm.com 11565R TRRT 6/10 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 Truck business in said County and State under the name of Wammy’s Kitchen at the following post office addresses: 2408 Shelley Dr., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Sandra Pearson SIGNED: Sandra Pearson 6/1/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of June, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 11582R TRRT 6/17 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 Painting business in said County and State under the name of Flyhigh Customs at the following post office addresses: 809 Miriam Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as

follows: Michael Hardaway SIGNED: Michael Hardaway 6/1/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of June, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 11583R TRRT 6/17 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 business in said County and State under the name of Abigails Delight at the following post office addresses: 1038 Tulip Lane, Apt. 8, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Gail Joann Richardson SIGNED: Gail Joann Richardson 6/2/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of June, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 11584R TRRT 6/17 n n n Rockford Storage / 815 Storage 1034 Short Elm Street Rockford, IL 61102 815-786-7243 Notice of Sale or Disposition of Property Notice is hereby given that Rockford Storage / 815 Storage located at 1034 Short Elm Street, Rockford, IL 61102 intends to auction the items in the storage units listed below for the reason of nonpayment. The sale will be held at 1034 Short Elm Street on 06/20/2020 at 4pm CST Certain terms and conditions shall apply. See Property Manager for details. Masks must be worn.

Description of property for each unit is Household Items.

C058 - Anthonette E BUTLER; B075 - Latasha Singleton; Bad Debt1 - DENISE PITTMAN; Bad Debt2 - DENISE PITTMAN; Bad Debt3 - DENISE PITTMAN; B103 - COLLEEN GIFFORD; B061 - BRENDA ARNOLD; B042 - Brenda Dukes; B123 - Deonika Vaughn; B044 - Monique Wilson; A029 - Antowan Lambert; B089 - Pamela Lotti; B030 - Carla Marzette; C140 - DENSION MOSELEY; C087 - Willie Sanders; C122 - Kayla/Jeffery Boyd; C123 - Kayla/Jeffery Boyd;

C096 - Edmundson Devenish; B069 - Laquetta Heard; C144 - Jazmine Bradford; C077 - Shawn Jackson; B013 - April Daniels; C132 - Latoya Moore; C083 - Laquaila Knight; B097 - Lavonne Almaza; B100 - Lavonne Almaza; A048 - Jerrita Jerrett; C159 - June Vaughan Young; B050 - Laetia and Marcus Hayes; C081 - Mark McClain.

11578R TRRT 6/10 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 PAMELA ANN LARSON, Deceased PROBATE NO. 2020-P-000124 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of PAMELA ANN LARSON, of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on May 19, 2020 to DANIEL ERWIN, Executor, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Attorney CHERYL RUSSELL-SMITH, 519 So. Main Street, Belvidere, IL 61008.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Clerk, Probate Division, at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the legal representative, or both on or before December 3, 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 under 755 ILCS 6/18-3, whichever date is later.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is denied. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the attorney for the estate within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

DANIEL ERWIN, Executor Cheryl Russell-Smith Attorney for Estate 519 S. Main Street Belvidere, Illinois 61008 (815) 544-0911 Printed in the Rock River Times 06/05 /2020; 06/12/2020 06/19/2020.

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

TONY D. ROBERTSON; MONTRICE ROBERTSON; CRAIG DEGUTIS; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; STATE OF ILLINOIS; WINNEBAGO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; KHURRAM KHAN; JUVERIA KHAN; CITY OF ROCKFORD; Defendants, 19 CH 404 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 25, 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 (1) AND THE NORTH FIFTEEN (15) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT TWO (2) IN BLOCK ONE (1) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF TAYLOR’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT TWO (2); SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 11-14-306-027.

Commonly known as 1120 RIDGE AVE., 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 Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 19-02961 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150730 P11544R TRRT 6/3 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 Residential Real Estate Rental business in said County and State under the name of Adams Properties at the following post office addresses: P.O. Box 2107, Loves Park, IL 61130; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Laura S. Miller; Steven M. Miller SIGNED: Laura S. Miller 4/16/20 SIGNED: Steven M. Miller 4/16/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of April, A.D. 2020.

Jennifer K. Arndt, Notary Public My Commission Expires 6/15/21 11554R TRRT 6/3 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 SHIRLEY E. JOHNSON Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-169 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the deathof Shirley E. Johnson. Letters of Office were issued on May 14, 2020, to Pamela Ashley Squier, who is the Independent Administration of the Estate. The attorneys for the Estate are Michael Jon Shalbrack, HoImstromKennedyPC, 800 North Church Street, Rockford.

Illinois 61103.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before November 20, 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 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate 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: May 15,2020 Pamela Ashley Squier, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Shirley E. Johnson, Deceased HoImstromKennedyPC, By: /s/ Michael Jon Shalbrack Michael Jon Shalbrack, one of its attorneys Attorney Michael Jon Shalbrack - ARDC #6188198 HoImstromKennedyPC Attorney for the Estate 800 N. Church Street Rockford, IL 61103 mshalbrack@hkrockford.com 11553R TRRT 6/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

JARRICK FRANCK AKA JARRICK M. FRANCK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 687 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 25, 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: A PA RT O F T H E SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER (1/4) SECTION, 1696.70 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 28; THENCE WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER (1/4) SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 388.00 FEET: THENCE

SOUTH, PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER (1/4) SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 563.58 FEET; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER (1/4) SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 388.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH, PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER (1/4) SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 563.58 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL THAT PART DEDICATED TO THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO, AND THE PUBLIC, FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 1297727 ON MICROFILM NO. 7226-0088; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 16-28300-002.

Commonly known as 5221 Rotary Road, Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016.

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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F19100155 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150731 P11543R TRRT 6/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Mobile Phlebotomy business in said County and State under the name of Daywalkers Phlebotomy Services at the following post office addresses: 1429 North Ave., Apt. 1N, Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Afftan Flannigan SIGNED: Afftan Flannigan 4/21/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of May, A.D. 2020.

Allison Sowell, Notary Public My Commission Expires 12/29/22 11555R TRRT 6/3 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 Car Wash business in said County and State under the name of Mirror Affect at the following post office addresses: 811 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: Tyress Cunningham SIGNED: Tyress Cunningham 5/8/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of May, A.D. 2020.

Vanessa Salazar, Notary Public My Commission Expires 6/13/23 11557R TRRT 6/3

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 media, photography and video business in said County and State under the name of Media

By Chel at the following post office addresses: 975 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: Jeffrey Sturtevant SIGNED: Jeffrey Sturtevant 5/7/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of May, A.D. 2020.

Jodi Holcomb, Notary Public My Commission Expires 3/6/23 11558R TRRT 6/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS LOANCARE, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

JESUS M. ROMAN AKA JESUS ROMAN AKA JESUS MARIO ROMAN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 707 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, July 2, 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 104 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO 3 OF MULFORD CREST SUBDIVISION BEING A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 4 TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 36 OF PLATS ON PAGE 124 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY ILLINOIS SITUATED IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 12-04-402-001.

Commonly known as 3896 Applewood Lane, Rockford, Illinois 61114.

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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F19080157 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150927 P11561R TRRT 6/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Probate Division ESTATE OF JEAN L. FEDIE, Deceased.

Case No. 20-P-157 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JEAN L. FEDIE, of Rockford, Illinois, on March 15, 2020. Letters of Office were issued on May 5, 2020, to JULIANNA M. LIEB, 2901 Glenwood Avenue, Rockford, IL, 61101, who is the Executor of the estate. The attorney for the estate is D. KEVIN SOMMER, Sommer Law Office, One Court Place, Suite 300, Rockford, IL 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed within 6 months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within 6 months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within 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, 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 St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate’s legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate’s legal representative and to her attorney within ten 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 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.

Dated: 05/19/2020 Julianna M. Lieb, Executor of the Estate Attorney for Executor: D. Kevin Sommer, Esq. Sommer Law Office One Court Place, Suite 300 Rockford, IL 61101 815.965.4412 11566R TRRT 6/10 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 J. MCCORKLE, Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-161 Date Will Filed: 5/6/20 Will Number: 2020-W-258 CLAIMS NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of WILLIAM J. MCCORKLE. Letters of Office were issued on May 11, 2020, to MELINDA K. MCCORKLE, whose address is 21040 South Ron Lee Drive, Shorewood, Illinois 60404, as Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney of record for the estate is Anthony R. Phelps of Reno & Zahm LLP, 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims may be filed on or before November 27, 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 any known creditor required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/18-3), whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated shall be barred.

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

Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorney for the Estate within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

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

Dated this 22nd day of May, 2020 RENO & ZAHM LLP BY: /s/ Anthony R. Phelps Anthony R. Phelps, Attorney for Melinda K. McCorkle, Independent Executor of the Estate of William J. McCorkle RENO & ZAHM, LLP Anthony R. Phelps (#06297415) 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 Phone: (815) 987-4050 Fax: (815) 987-4092 arp@renozahm.com 11567R TRRT 6/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: WARNELL TAYLOR Current Name Case Number 20-MR-407 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Warnell Taylor to the new name of: Warnell Pierson.

The court date will be held: on July 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #412. /s/ Warnell Taylor Warnell Taylor Current Name 11568R TRRT 6/10 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 for profit - Doing Business As - Sole Proprietor business in said County and State under the name of Christian Coffee Chat at the following post office addresses: 7195 Meadow Trace, Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Charyl Frye SIGNED: Charyl Frye 5/18/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of May, A.D. 2020.

Carolina Reyna, Notary Public My Commission Expires 10/5/20 11569R TRRT 6/10 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 Extension Retail business in said County and State under the name of Ebony Extensions at the following post office addresses: 3519 Fremont St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ebony Perry SIGNED: Ebony Perry 5/6/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of May, A.D. 2020.

Shalonda T. Johnson, Notary Public My Commission Expires 10/10/23 11556R TRRT 6/3 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 manicurist and pedicurist nail technician business in said County and State under the name of Mona Lisa’s Luxury Nails at the following post office addresses: 3311 Gilbert Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Carlisa Holman SIGNED: Carlisa Holman 5/5/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 5th day of May, A.D. 2020.

Notary Public My Commission Expires 5/23/23 11559R TRRT 6/3 n n n FILED May 18, 2020 TAX DEED NO. 2020TX98 lnnisfree Properties, Inc. 1525 Kilburn Ave. Rockford, IL 61101 OCCUPANTS 412 Salem St. Rockford, IL 61103 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold: October 30, 2017 Certificate No. 201600580 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 412 Salem St., Rockford, IL Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Part of Lot Nineteen (19) in Block One (1) as designated upon Plat of Subdivision of Block Three (3) in Coleman and Garrison’s Addition and the West Half (1/2) of Block Two (2) and South part of Block Three (3) in Clark’s Addition to the City of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded September 16, 1984 in Deed Book 86 on page 183, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Northwesterly corner of said Lot Nineteen (19); thence Easterly along the Northerly line of said Lot Nineteen (19), 50 Feet; thence Southerly parallel with the Westerly line of said Lot Nineteen (19), to the Southerly line of said Lot Nineteen 19; thence Westerly on the Southerly line of said Lot Nineteen (19), 50 Feet to the Southwesterly corner of said Lot Nineteen (19); thence Northerly to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-14-455-038 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 30, 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 October 30, 2020.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 20, 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 October 30, 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.

INFINITY ASSETS, LLC, Purchaser By: /s/ James A. Rodriguez James A. Rodriguez, Its Attorney 11571R TRRT 6/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Home Inspection business in said County and State under the name of Covering Your Assets Inspections at the following post office addresses: 4220 Pepper Drive, Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Todd M. Wooldridge SIGNED: Todd M. Wooldridge 5/18/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of May, A.D. 2020.

April L. Perea, Notary Public My Commission Expires 10/6/21 11579R TRRT 6/17 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 Ice Cream Shop business in said County and State under the name of Kimberly’s Homemade Ice Cream and More at the following post office addresses: 528 7th St., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rosa Sanchez SIGNED: Rosa Sanchez 6/1/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of June, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 11580R TRRT 6/17 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 women and teen girls apparel and accessories business in said County and State under the name of Jac’que Boutique at the following post office addresses: 1027 Arthur Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marqueta Dorsey SIGNED: Marqueta Dorsey 6/1/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of June, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Maria Pinedo, Deputy Clerk 11581R TRRT 6/17

June 3, 2020 The Rock River Times. n n n PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2020-TX-0000099, Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP. To: Dennis L. Prosise; Sheila S. Prosise; Occupants of; Rock River Water Reclamation District; Illinois Department of Revenue; Attorney General; Winnebago County Clerk; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN having or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate: PARCEL 1: Lot 8 in Block 14 as designated upon the Plat of Ridgewood Subdivision, being a subdivision of a part of the East Half of the East Half of Section 19, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the 3rd P.M., the plat of which subdivision is recorded in the Recorder’s Office in Book 16 of Plats, page 1, situated in Winnebago County, Illinois.

PARCEL 2: Lots 9 and 10 in Block 14 as designated upon the Plat of Ridgewood Subdivision, being a subdivision of a part of the East Half of the East Half of Section 19, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the 3rd P.M., the plat of which subdivision is recorded in the Recorder’s Office in Book 16 of Plats, page 1, situated in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Permanent Index No. 11-19277-019 On May 20, 2020, Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed.

The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201600803 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Winnebago County Treasurer on October 30, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 30, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Winnebago County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom

426. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition.

Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP, Petitioner Stuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553 Attorney for Petitioner 1 W. Laurel Street Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274 (618)357-5315 11573R TRRT 6/17 n n n PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2020-TX-0000100, Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP. To: Antwann Griffin; Occupants of; American General Finance, Inc., n/k/a OneMain Financial of IL, Inc., CT Corporation System; Strategic Realty Fund LLC, CT Corporation System; Illinois Department of Revenue; Attorney General; Winnebago County Trustee; Winnebago County Clerk; and all other persons/ entities UNKNOWN having or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate: The Southerly 82 feet in width of Lots 8 and 9 in Block 8 as designated upon the Plat of Subdivision of Blocks 7 and 8 of S.M. Church’s Addition to the City of Rockford, Illinois, the Plat of which subdivision is recorded in Book 86 of Deeds on page 240 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, the Northerly line of said premises being parallel with the South lines of said lots, situated in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Permanent Index No. 11-22331-005 On May 20, 2020, Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed.

The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201601048 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Winnebago County Treasurer on October 30, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 30, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS LOANCARE, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. JESUS M. ROMAN AKA JESUS ROMAN AKA JESUS MARIO ROMAN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 707 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, July 2, 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. 12-04-402-001.

Commonly known as 3896 Applewood Lane, Rockford, Illinois 61114.

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

Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Winnebago County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 426. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition.

Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP, Petitioner Stuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553 Attorney for Petitioner 1 W. Laurel Street Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274 (618)357-5315 11574R TRRT 6/17 n n n PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2020-TX-0000101, Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP. To: Roberto Castaneda; Occupants of; TCF National Bank; Rock River Water Reclamation District; The City of Rockford Legal Dept; Winnebago County Trustee; Winnebago County Clerk; and all other persons/ entities UNKNOWN having or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate: Lot 187 as designated upon the Plat of Montague Heights, being a resubdivision of part of St. Angen and Capriolo’s Second Subdivision lying in the South Half of the Northeasterly Quarter of Section 28, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which resubdivision is recorded in Book 20 of Plats on page 128 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, situated in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Permanent Index No. 11-28251-042 On May 20, 2020, Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed.

The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201601368 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Winnebago County Treasurer on October 30, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 30, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of

said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Winnebago County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 426. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition.

Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP, Petitioner Stuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553 Attorney for Petitioner 1 W. Laurel Street Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274 (618)357-5315 11575R TRRT 6/17 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 DEE ANN C. SCHULER, f/k/a Dee Ann C. Templin, Deceased.

Case No.: 20 P 180 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of DEE ANN C. SCHULER f/k/a Dee Ann C. Templin, Letters of Office were issued on May 26, 2020, to MICHAEL GARRETT WEST, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is David L. Davitt, 4023 Charles Street, Rockford, IL 61108.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before December 6, 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, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

NOTICE TO HEIRS Notice is given to Kevin F. Templin (or any other unknown heirs of Dee Ann C. Schuler, f/k/a Dee Ann C. Templin), who are heirs or legatees, in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose name or address is not stated in the petition to admit the

inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F19080157 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150927 P11561R TRRT 6/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

TONY D. ROBERTSON; MONTRICE ROBERTSON; CRAIG DEGUTIS; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; STATE OF ILLINOIS; WINNEBAGO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; KHURRAM KHAN; JUVERIA KHAN; CITY OF ROCKFORD; Defendants, 19 CH 404 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 25, 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:

will to probate, that an order was entered by the court on May 26, 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 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/6-21).

You also have the right under section 8-1 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

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, or talk with your local circuit clerk’s office.

MICHAEL GARRETT WEST Independent Administrator By: David L. Davitt, His Attorney 4023 Charles St. Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 229-5333 11576R TRRT 6/17 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNION SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

MARQUEZ PROPERTIES, INC., MIQUEL A. MARQUEZ, JESSICA L. MARQUEZ, ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NO. 20-CH-222 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Notice is given to Defendants, MARQUEZ PROPERTIES, INC., MIQUEL A. MARQUEZ, JESSICA L. MARQUEZ, ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS of the following described real estate: TRACT I: The West Thirty feet (30) in width of Lot Nine (9) in Block Eight (8) as designated upon the Plat of Subdivision of Block Four (4) and

Eight (8) in Spafford’s Addition to Rockford, the East line of said premises being parallel with the West line of said Lot, ALSO The easterly Two (2) feet in width of Lot Ten (10) in Block Seven (7) as designated upon the Plat of Crosby’s Addition to the City of Rockford, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 42 of Plats on page 111 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

TRACT II: Lot One Hundred Eighty-two (182) as designated upon the Plat of Scarda Subdivision of part of the South Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 22 of Plats on page 32 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

TRACT III: Lot Three (3) and Four (4) as designated upon the Plat of Sauber Gardens Addition, being a Subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Addition is recorded in Book 14 of Plats on page 245 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

TRACT IV: The East Thirty (30) feet of Lot Twenty-three (23) and the West Thirty-one (31) feet of Lot Twenty-two (22) in Block Two (2) as designated upon the Plat of Rockton Avenue Second Addition, being a Subdivision in the North Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Addition is recorded in Book 3 of Plats on page 61 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, the East and West lines of said tract being parallel with the line dividing said Lots; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

The undersigned certifies that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure action was filed on May 21, 2020, and is now pending.

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

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

3. The name of the title holder

P.I.N. 11-14-306-027.

Commonly known as 1120 RIDGE AVE., 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 Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 19-02961 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150730 P11544R TRRT 6/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. JARRICK FRANCK AKA JARRICK M. FRANCK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 687 NOTICE OF SALE

of record is MARQUEZ PROPERTIES, INC. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: TRACT I: The West Thirty feet (30) in width of Lot Nine (9) in Block Eight (8) as designated upon the Plat of Subdivision of Block Four (4) and Eight (8) in Spafford’s Addition to Rockford, the East line of said premises being parallel with the West line of said Lot, ALSO The easterly Two (2) feet in width of Lot Ten (10) in Block Seven (7) as designated upon the Plat of Crosby’s Addition to the City of Rockford, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 42 of Plats on page 111 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

TRACT II: Lot One Hundred Eighty-two (182) as designated upon the Plat of Scarda Subdivision of part of the South Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 22 of Plats on page 32 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

TRACT III: Lot Three (3) and Four (4) as designated upon the Plat of Sauber Gardens Addition, being a Subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Addition is recorded in Book 14 of Plats on page 245 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

TRACT IV: The East Thirty (30) feet of Lot Twenty-three (23) and the West Thirty-one (31) feet of Lot Twenty-two (22) in Block Two (2) as designated upon the Plat of Rockton Avenue Second Addition, being a Subdivision in the North Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Addition is recorded in Book 3 of Plats on page 61 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, the East and West lines of said tract being parallel with the line dividing said Lots; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

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scription of the location of real estate is as follows: 1434 Benton Street, Rockford, Illinois 1503 Overdene Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 223 Carney Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 2316 Jonathan Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 6. A. Name of Mortgagor: MARQUEZ PROPERTIES, INC. B. Name of Mortgagee: UNION SAVINGS BANK C. Date of Mortgage: October 17, 2014 and September 7, 2017 D. Date of Recording: October 29, 2014 and September 13, 2017 E. County where Recorded: Winnebago F. Recording Document Identification: #2014101034102 and 20171028055 UNLESS you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the Circuit Clerk of this County on or before July 2, 2020, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. This Notice prepared by: STEPHEN S. SCHMELZLE Attorney for Plaintiff 208 W. Stephenson Street, Suite 201 Freeport, IL 61032 (815) 235-1188 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTION (15 USC 1692A) 11572R TRRT 6/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Retail business in said County and State under the name of Rooted at the following post office addresses: 1416 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: Elizabeth Schaer SIGNED: Elizabeth Schaer 5/4/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of May, A.D. 2020.

Deborah A. Bergeson, Notary Public My Commission Expires 5/22/23 11560R TRRT 6/3

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 25, 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. 16-28-300-002.

Commonly known as 5221 Rotary Road, Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016.

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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F19100155 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150731 P11543R TRRT 6/3

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The Rock River Times. June 3, 2020

Death Notices Dawna Hillary 57 Rockford 5/26/2020 Sandra Williams 78 Rockford 5/26/2020 Thomas Nichols 88 Rockford 5/26/2020 Bill Bailey 82 Rockford 5/26/2020 Fay Appelhans 88 Rockford 5/26/2020 Harold Preston 64 Rockford 5/26/2020 James Overley 82 Rockford 5/26/2020 Mark Berland 67 Rockford 5/26/2020 Agila Nomani 83 Rockford 5/26/2020 Daniel Truckenbrod 79 Rockford 5/26/2020 Nell Pody 80 Rockford 5/26/2020 James Willfong 89 Rockford 5/26/2020 Benjamin Bliss 78 Cherry Valley 5/26/2020 Millicent Christopher 54 Rockton 5/26/2020 Johnnie Miles 77 Winnebago 5/26/2020 Leone Johnson 92 Cherry Valley 5/27/2020 Dean Bradford 54 Rockford 5/27/2020 Joseph Kubilus 66 Rockford 5/27/2020 Charles Griffis 79 Rockford 5/27/2020 Mary Jo Welch 87 Rockford 5/27/2020 Michael Hazelo 60 Rockford 5/27/2020 Norma Kitchen 91 South Beloit 5/27/2020 Shirley Patch 91 Rockford 5/27/2020 Judith Lindquist 81 Rockford 5/27/2020 Jane Anderson 80 Rockford 5/27/2020 Donald Griffis 59 Rockford 5/28/2020 Elizabeth Ferguson 78 Rockford 5/28/2020 Thomas Moody 83 Rockford 5/28/2020 Neil Inness 89 Rockford 5/28/2020 Marlene Hult 88 Rockford 5/28/2020 Jeffery Davin 55 Rockford 5/28/2020 Alan Beilke 71 Rockford 5/28/2020 Dixie Gayton 78 Loves Park 5/28/2020 Amy Schutt 52 Rockford 5/28/2020 Teresa Campa 70 Rockford 5/28/2020 Paul Leaf 91 Rockford 5/28/2020 Shirley Schulz 91 Rockford 5/28/2020 Ginny Lasley 48 Rockford 5/28/2020 Queen Clark 87 Rockford 5/28/2020 Elmorine Parham 89 Rockford 5/28/2020 Roger Rudolph 86 Rockford 5/28/2020 Winona Colletti 94 Rockford 5/28/2020 Joella McWilliams 62 Roscoe 5/29/2020 Margaret Bell 92 Rockford 5/29/2020 John Koenig 55 South Beloit 5/29/2020 Jesse Allen 73 Rockford 5/29/2020 Ralph Tallacksen 87 Rockford 5/29/2020 Lois Willimas 87 Rockford 5/29/2020 John Campbell 92 Rockford 5/29/2020 Jean Haselhorst 101 Loves Park 5/29/2020 Robbie Green 33 Rockford 5/29/2020 Kenneth Rogers 69 Rockford 5/29/2020 Peggy Pogue 91 Rockford 5/29/2020 Jennifer Neal 37 Rockford 5/30/2020 Everlena McDaniels 89 Rockford 5/30/2020 Anna Stevens 73 Rockford 5/30/2020 Charlie Reamer 84 Rockford 5/30/2020 Nancy Eytalis 68 Rockford 5/30/2020 Robert Denny 75 Rockford 5/30/2020 Catherine Schlottman 68 Rockford 5/31/2020 Gregory Foltz 66 Machesney Park 5/31/2020 Hurbert Johnson 103 Rockford 5/31/2020 Susan Gilbert 65 Loves Park 5/31/2020 Marilyn Buske 83 Machesney Park 5/31/2020

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

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THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: SAGITTARIUS, CAPRICORN AND AQUARIUS

Theme: Outdoor Fun

Horoscope

ARIES Your emotions will run high this week. A move or change in em­ ployment will allow you to re­ alize a long­standing dream.

TAURUS Your love life will occupy your thoughts. Certain pursuits will be scary and may symbolize a commitment you’re not ready for. Some reflection is needed.

GEMINI New eating habits will work out well for you. You’ll take the first steps toward starting a business from home, but it’ll take some time to become profitable.

CANCER Self­esteem is an important part of well­being. You’ll become aware of your value and your loved ones will show more ap­ preciation for you.

LEO All of your attention will be on your family this week. If you have a big move coming up, you’ll realize time is running out and your stress level will rise.

VIRGO You won’t keep your opinions to yourself. If there’s something on your mind, talk to someone about it so they can guide you toward a solution.

LIBRA You’ll find a solution to your financial or emotional concerns thanks to sudden inspiration or a dream. The right choice will be clear and things will fall into place.

Across 1. Sacred song 6. Chowed down 9. Acoustic repetition 13. Capital of Vietnam 14. 4 qts.

15. Teamsters’ group 16. Affair, in Paris 17. Bit of binary code 18. Part of TNT 19. *Sleeping under the stars 21. *Hor ticulturist’s hangout 23. Articulate 24. Combustible pile 25. Joe Louis move 28. Epiphany guests 30. Forgo 35. WWII side 37. *Bonfire fodder 39. Royal topper 40. Tiny river 41. Pond buildup 43. Miners’ passage 44. Best not mentioned 46. *What seekers do 47. Fairytale beginning 4 8. Same as “slow

down” 50. Upper hand 52. Toni Morrison’s “____ Baby” 53. Threads 55. Pie ____ ____ mode 57. *a.k.a. shuttlecock 60. *Flying saucer 6 4 . 2 halve s o f a diameter 65. Pilot’s deadline 67. *Fire starter 68. Triangular road sign 69. ____ Luis Obispo 70. “Die Lorelei” poet 71. Other than what is 72. One laid 73. Poker stakes Down 1. First-rate, slangily 2. Ditto 3. Soon, to a bard 4. They are usually drunken 5. Biblical prophetess 6. Full of excitement 7. *Sun kiss 8. Funereal lament

9. “National Velvet” author ____ Bagnold 10. Give a ticket 11. Sound warning 12. Lennon’s wife 15. State of agitation 20. African antelope 22. “Who _ _ _ we kidding?”

24. a.k.a toes 25. *Banned lawn darts 26. Type of rotation 27. “The Hobbit” hobbit 29. *Played with a driver 31. Bye in Palermo 32. Lacked, for short 33. The oldest Goldberg sibling 34. *Skier’s turf 36. Snail-like 38. *Volleyball turf 42. Painter Degas 45. Beat the Joneses 49. Interes ting person, acronym 51. Eli Manning’s first name 54. Ganders’

companions 56. *Famous ski town 5 7. G e t- o u t- o f-ja i l money 58. ____ of March 59. Make someone angry 6 0 . J a c k L o n d o n’s “White ____” 61. *Fisherman’s supply 62. Marine eagle 63. Augments 64. Pastrami partner 66. *”You’re it!” game

SCORPIO Standing still isn’t a solution. It’s time to take action and make things better. You’ll success­ fully put aside your fears and worries so you can move in the right direction.

SAGITTARIUS You’ll uncover a new talent that allows you to demonstrate your creativity. You’ll volunteer for a cause that’s close to your heart.

CAPRICORN It may be time to clean up your social circle. As the saying goes, when you lend money to a friend, you lose the money and the friend. Use this proverb to keep your friendships intact.

AQUARIUS You’ll be given new and chal­ lenging responsibilities at work and in your personal life. If you’re looking for a job, you’ll find a position with excellent working conditions and great potential.

PISCES Vacation plans will take shape for the summer. Don’t disre­ gard the value of preparation, even if a deadline is looming.

Any opportunity to learn will be extremely beneficial.

June 3, 2020 The Rock River Times.

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33. Plant fluid 34. “Saturday Night ____” 35. Punish 37. Conception 38. Certain poems 39. Tie 40. Brutal 44. Take the gold medal 45. Arkin or Alda 46. Jot down 49. Nibble 52. Sample 53. Sidewalk border 54. ____ Galahad 55. Regard 56. Historical times 57. Stallone, to friends

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Rockford Region, Tourism Partners Prepare for Clean and Safe Community Reopening assembling an expanded outdoor patio this week to prep for service, which will feature onsite breakfast, lunch or dinner outside, as well as its curbside or delivery services for those on the go.

Rockford Area CVB

While it’s been several weeks since we began working remotely in light of COVID19, there are many signs of a responsible return to business and work in our community that we’re excited about—most notably, we’re being brought slowly back together during phase three of the State’s five-part reopening plan entitled Restore Illinois.

Phase three permits gatherings of 10 or fewer people and allows for restaurants (outdoor dining), outdoor recreation centers, youth day camps, manufacturing facilities, offices, retail outlets, barbershops and salons, fitness centers, and youth sports practices to reopen to the public with capacity limits and additional precautions, including face coverings, enhanced cleanliness practices and social distancing.

As things continue to trend toward our new normal, we’re here to help return to our favorite places and spaces in a clean, safe and timely manner. On that note, please join us in taking a pledge of responsibility together.

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Right now, only 38 percent of Americans feel comfortable dining out or shopping.

85 percent of consumers say that knowing the cleaning and sanitizing protocols for a city and its establishments would make them more comfortable. To drive consumer confidence and improve public health, we all need to work together and pledge to uphold public safety and health standards. Learn more about our region’s Clean Hands, Open Doors Pledge and how you can be a part.

Embracing the importance of a shared commitment to public health and desiring to see the local economy reopen in a safe, responsible and sustainable way is key to

Sites/Attractions Updates

Money raised for the Our Journey Micro-Grant Program the comeback of our local economy. On May 28th the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau alongside 15 organizations announced the Clean Hands Open Doors Pledge. The Clean Hands Open Doors Pledge is a voluntary commitment to seven standards entities can make, intended to reduce disease transmission and help build consumer confidence as the economy reopens. By taking the pledge, entities will gain access to a toolkit of graphics for display, suggestions on how they can share their commitment with customers and will be listed on RockfordCleanHands.com.

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Guest panelists will include: • Dr. Sandra Martell, public health administrator, Winnebago County Health Department • Andra Taylor, CEO, TaylorMade Global • Anne Weerda, executive director, Burpee Museum of Natural History, co-chair of the City of Rockford’s Tourism & Hospitality Recovery Task Force

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Rockford-Themed Masks Raise Money for Local Arts

In partnership with Rockford Art Deli’s Here For Good campaign, the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and Rockford Area Arts Council are partnering to sell Rockford-themed face masks and Our Journey Begins at Home t-shirts online now. To date, the partnership has sold more than 800 masks and 15 t-shirts that have combined to raise $4,165 that will seed the Our Journey Micro-Grant Program, which will benefit local artists and arts organizations to drive excellent project work in Winnebago County.

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Food/Beverage Updates

Rockford Outdoor Dining Reopens: The responsible reopening of outdoor dining is set to return this Friday, May 29, throughout the region! RBI Bar and Restaurant is a local favorite spot that is

Walk the Gardens This Weekend: Anderson Japanese Gardens and Fresco at the Garden reopened on Friday, May 29, under significantly reduced capacities and strict social distancing protocol.

Pre-purchased time admissions will be required to enter the Gardens. And while you visit, be sure to grab some food and refreshments via Fresco’s outdoor dining space or order carryout to take with you.

Retail Updates

Shop Safely In Person or Online: Although it is opening a bit later than usual, the Edgebrook Farmers Market has returned! Head to the shops at Edgebrook every Wednesday starting in June for your produce, floral, and delicious baked goods needs! In line with other area farmers markets, changes are being implemented for the health and safety of all shoppers and vendors.

Hotels Updates

Hotels Open, Ready for Summer Debut: Rockford area hotels are essential and remain ready to accommodate guests.

In case you missed it, Embassy Suites by Hilton Rockford Riverfront is another step closer to opening in July as it installed its exterior signage this week! The latest performance metrics show the Rockford hotel market continues to trend ahead of state and national averages.

For more information and updates for Rockford region tourism/hospitality during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit gorockford.com/ resourcecenter.

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