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Subminimum Wage

Pritzker order aims to end subminimum wage for disabled people By Peter Hancock

Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday that would prevent companies contracting with the state from paying disabled workers at less than the minimum wage. Pritzker took the action in what he said was a broader effort to try to push federal lawmakers to change the law that allows companies to pay disabled people less than the minimum wage. “Today, I’m very proud to sign an executive order that will ban state agencies from entering contracts with vendors who pay workers with disabilities a subminimum wage,” Pritzker said at a news conference in Chicago. “With this change, every contract the state of Illinois enters from now on will ensure that people with disabilities receive a wage that affirms the value of their work.” Pritzker said the order requires state agencies currently contracting with vendors that pay a subminimum wage to renegotiate those contracts. Barry Taylor, vice president of civil rights at the disability advocacy group Equip for Equality, said there would be about 35 contracts renegotiated due to the order. “To be clear, this wage increase will not cost any employee their job,” Pritzker said. “As we move forward, the state will work with its vendors to ensure that they have the tools they need to continue providing people with disabilities an opportunity to engage in meaningful work with standard pay.” Specifically, the order applies to the

State Use Program, which “encourages all agencies to purchase products and services produced and provided by people with disabilities,” according to the governor’s office. The State Use Committee, a preexisting unit in state law, will review contract amendments “to ensure they are fair and reasonable and are not substantially more than a competitively solicited price,” according to the order. The order would only apply to companies contracting with the state. Provisions in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act section 14(C) allow employers to obtain a certificate to hire disabled individuals at less than minimum wage. Private companies in Illinois will be able to continue to take part in that federal program despite the executive order. Karen Tamley, president and CEO of the disability advocacy group Access Living, said the federal 14(C) program “allows disabled workers to be paid pennies on the dollar for work that’s often performed in segregated or sheltered settings.” “And if we can all imagine the sting of taking home just a few dollars for two weeks work, that’s the reality for many in our community,” she said. Taylor said the federal law dates back to the New Deal era, when it was passed in 1938 in an effort to provide a temporary launching point for disabled workers, before allowing them to “move into competitive and integrated employment.” But, “that promise didn’t happen, unfortunately,” he said at the news conference, “And so people have been stuck in these

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jobs, in these places, obviously for 80 years now.” “What they’re doing is technically legal, but we believe its bad public policy,” he added. “And we think the governor’s step today gets the ball moving to eliminate this public policy, and hopefully change the law.” Taylor said advocates are now calling on the General Assembly “to take the next step, and eliminate the use of subminimum wage for people with disabilities in all jobs.” In 2019, state Rep. Theresa Mah, a Chicago Democrat, sponsored a measure that would have called on the state’s Department of Human Services to develop and implement a five-year plan to phase out subminimum wage procedures at 14(C)-licensed sheltered workshops. It also would have frozen new 14(C) certificates. It would have allocated 1 percent of the DHS Division of Developmental Disabilities budget – or $17 million – to assist with the phase out, increasing by another percent each of the next three years. At the time, advocates said a review of state records showed some certificate holders have paid wages far lower than $1 hourly. They estimated there were more than 100 facilities in the state with 14(C) licenses as of July 2018, and they employed more than 10,000 disabled individuals. The bill had 31 co-sponsors in the state House, but it ultimately failed to move after being sent to subcommittee early in the 2019 session. “I’m thrilled to see the governor take this important step,” Mah said in a news release. “I’ve been working on the effort to abolish the subminimum wage for a number of years now, and I look forward to continuing the work with the governor and advocates so that subminimum wage is no longer permissible anywhere in the state.” Pritzker said about 80 percent of contractors already pay disabled workers the minimum wage, and he agreed that state or federal action is needed to phase out subminimum wage. Illinois’ U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has been an outspoken advocate for ending the 14(c) exemption, he said. Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government and distributed to more than 400 newspapers statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

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California Oil Spill

Records show slow response to report of California oil spill By Brian Melley, Matthew Brown and Stefanie Dazio Associated Press

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard received the first report of a possible oil spill off the Southern California coast more than 12 hours before a company reported the major leak in its pipeline and a cleanup effort was launched, records show. Oil spill reports reviewed Monday by The Associated Press raise questions about the Coast Guard’s response to one of the state’s largest recent oil spills as well as how quickly Amplify Energy, the company operating three offshore platforms and the pipeline, recognized it had a problem and notified authorities. Two early calls about the spill came into the National Response Center, which is staffed by the Coast Guard and notifies other agencies of disasters for quick response. The first was from an anchored ship that noticed a sheen on the water and the second, six hours later, from a federal agency that said a possible oil slick was spotted on satellite imagery, according to reports by the California Office of Emergency Services. The spill sent up to 126,000 gallons (572,807 liters) of heavy crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach and it then washed onto miles of beaches and a protected marshland. The beaches could remain closed for weeks or longer, a major hit to the local economy. Coastal fisheries in the area are closed to commercial and recreational fishing. Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in Orange County, directing state agencies “to undertake immediate and aggressive action to clean up and mitigate the effects” of the spill. Experts say it’s too early to determine the full impact on the environment but that so far the number of animals found harmed is minimal. Investigators are looking into whether a ship’s anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor, Coast Guard officials said Monday. Amplify Energy CEO Martyn Willsher said company divers were inspecting the area of the suspected leak reported Saturday, and he expected that by Tuesday there would be a clearer picture of what caused the damage. Willsher said an anchor from a cargo ship striking the pipeline is “one of the distinct possibilities” behind the leak. Cargo ships entering the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach routinely pass

through the area. Backlogs have plagued the ports in recent months and several dozen or more of the giant vessels have regularly been anchored as they wait to enter the ports and unload. “We’re looking into if it could have been an anchor from a ship, but that’s in the assessment phase right now,” Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jeannie Shaye said. Shaye said the Coast Guard was not notified of the disaster until Saturday morning, though records show its hazardous spill response hotline received the first report of a possible oil slick Friday evening. A foreign ship anchored off the coast witnessed an “unknown sheen in the water near their vessel” at 6:13 p.m. and the report was called into the response center just after 8:22 p.m., according to the state report. Lonnie Harrison Jr., vice president of Colonial Compliance Systems Inc., which works with foreign ships in U.S. waters to report spills, said one its clients reported the sighting. Harrison, a retired Coast Guard captain, said the ship was not involved in the spill and was later given clearance over the weekend to enter the port to refuel after determining it wasn’t contaminated by the slick. About six hours after the first report was received, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that satellite imagery spotted a possible oil slick more than 3 miles (5 kilometers) long. The report by the National Response Center said the image of a “possible oil anomaly” was probably associated with the first report. “Although there were numerous vessels within immediate proximity to the anomaly, none were clearly associated with the anomaly,” the report said. “These factors prevented the possible identification of a point source. Still, the NRC report allows for high confidence that this was oil.” The company that operates the pipeline first reported the spill to the Coast Guard’s response center at 8:55 a.m. Saturday. However, the report said the incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. Federal and state authorities require rapid reporting of a spill. Failure to do so led to criminal prosecutions against Plains All American Pipeline, which caused a coastal spill near Santa Barbara in 2015, and Southern California Gas Co. for a massive well blowout later that year. A 2016 spill response plan for the Amplify platforms submitted to federal regulators called for immediate notification of federal officials when more than one barrel of oil

is released into the water. Releases greater than five barrels — or that threaten state waters or the shoreline — require immediate notification of the state fire marshal and California wildlife officials. The pipeline was supposed to be monitored under an automated leak detection system that would report problems to a control room staffed around the clock on the oil platform known as Elly. The system was designed to trigger an alarm whenever a change in the flow of oil is detected. But how fast it can pick up on those changes was expected to vary according to the size of the leak. For a large leak — 10% or more of the amount of oil flowing through the pipeline — the detection time was estimated at 5 minutes. Smaller leaks were expected to take up to 50 minutes to detect, according to the response plan. The spill plan warned that a break in the pipeline could cause “substantial harm to the environment” and that in a worst-case scenario 3,111 barrels (131,000 gallons) of oil could be released from the pipeline. Willsher said required agencies were notified “instantly” when the company recognized the leak was from its pipe. Records show the spill was not reported by Amplify Energy, but by Witt O’Brien’s, a crisis and emergency management firm listed on the spill response plan as the point of contact to notify the NRC. The report said the leaking pipe had been shut off but containment was not confirmed. The cause of the rupture was

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unknown. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said he has investigators looking into whether he can bring state charges for the spill even though the leak occurred in waters overseen by the U.S. government. Other potential criminal investigations were being pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Coast Guard and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, officials said. Safety advocates have pushed for years for federal rules that would strengthen oil spill detection requirements and force companies to install valves that can automatically shut down the flow of crude in case of a leak. The oil and pipeline industries have resisted such requirements because of the high cost. “If the operator had more valves installed on this line, they’d have a much better chance at having the point of failure isolated by now,” said Bill Caram with the Pipeline Safety Trust, an organization based in Bellingham, Washington. The pipeline was built using a process known as electric resistance weld, according to a regulatory filing from the company. That welding process has been linked to past oil pipeline failures because corrosion can occur along seams, according to government safety advisories and Caram. Annual reports filed with federal regulators in 2019 and 2020 showed inspections for the inside and outside of the pipe revealed nothing requiring repairs.

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Biden eager to get out of DC, push benefits of spending plan By Jonathan Lemire Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is shifting strategy to sell his ambitious social spending plans by traveling outside Washington and courting moderate Democrats who are key to hopes for any deal. With his agenda in jeopardy on Capitol Hill, Biden on Tuesday will visit the Michigan district of a moderate Democratic lawmaker who has urged him to promote his proposals more aggressively to the public. Back in Washington, negotiations continue on a pair of bills to boost spending on safety net, health and environmental programs and infrastructure projects. While there is cautious optimism about recent progress, no deal had been struck to bridge stark divides between moderates and progressives in the Democratic Party on the size and scope of the package. In recent weeks, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi worked unsuccessfully to secure passage of the bills, Biden stayed in Washington to cajole lawmakers and work phones. Now, he’s trying to put the public focus on popular components of the bills rather than the inside-the-Beltway debate over their price tag. T he president w i l l appea r w it h Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin when he visits a union training center in Howell, Michigan, a reflection of the importance of securing moderates’ votes. Next to Biden, the Democrats with the most on the line over the shape and success of his spending plans are House members from swing districts whose reelections are essential if his party is to retain control of Congress. As he looks for a negotiating breakthrough, Biden was holding a virtual meeting with House moderates Tuesday before leaving Washington. He held a similar session the previous day with a dozen progressives. Democratic legislators have warned that Biden’s bold ideas are getting lost in the party’s infighting and procedural skirmishes over the legislation. “We must communicate to the country the transformative nature of the initiatives in the legislation,” Pelosi said in a letter to lawmakers ahead of Biden’s trip. During remarks on the floor of the Senate Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck

Schumer said Democrats made progress in their late night talks Monday with White House officials, and he vowed to press ahead as they rush toward their end-ofweek goal for drafting a final package. “It’s a rare opportunity to do something big for the American people,” he said. The visit to Slotkin’s district, narrowly carried by Republican Donald Trump in 2020, is part of the sales effort. Slotkin supports a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill that has passed the Senate but prefers passing it in the House before negotiating the broader $3.5 trillion package of social programs. She has indicated that she may vote to approve the broader bill sooner if it is fiscally responsible and can make a difference for families, her aides said, but she is not a guaranteed yes — which she planned to tell Biden on Tuesday. “To be honest, it was hard for me to understand why leadership decided in the first place to tie the two bills together,” Slotkin recently told The Detroit News. “That’s not how we normally operate. It’s not my preference.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that after Biden spent considerable time in recent days deep in the messy negotiations over the bills, “now it’s also important to remind people, as the sausage-making has been kind of the dominant storyline for the last few weeks, what this is all about. Why he’s fighting so hard for it.” Biden last week postponed a trip to Chicago, where he had planned to promote coronavirus vaccine mandates and work in a pitch for his agenda, in order to stay in Washington and lobby lawmakers. He’s rescheduled that trip for Thursday, and more travel is expected in coming days. The uptick in travel is meant to build public support for a wide range of initiatives packaged under the imprecise slogan of “Build Back Better.” A series of crises, from Afghanistan to COVID-19, along with the convoluted legislative process have hampered the White House’s ability to promote the massive package or even say definitively what will be in the final version. Polling suggests that elements in the bill such as expanded child care opportunities and infrastructure projects are popular with large parts of the public. But even some of the White House’s closest allies

have worried that the West Wing has not done enough to sell it. Biden, aides said, has been eager to shift the conversation away from the price tag to the benefits of the legislation. In Michigan, he planned to extol its benefits for the middle class and union workers. Washington was gripped with the drama last week as lawmakers grappled with the massive Democrats-only social spending bill that has been linked with the infrastructure bill. Progressives have balked at paring down the size of $3.5 trillion social package and have refused to vote for the infrastructure bill if the other bill shrinks. Moderate Democrats, meanwhile, are pushing for the bipartisan infrastructure bill to get a House vote first and some are wary about the size of the far larger social spending bill. That leaves Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress at a crossroads, trying to move past the tangle of legislating and remind voters what they are trying to accomplish. With considerable attention focused on winning over two key Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, rankand-file lawmakers could benefit from the high-profile backup that comes from Biden making the case for his vision to the public. House members are fanning out to their home districts this week as public views of Biden’s agenda are being shaped. Senators remain in Washington but are working on another tangle, the legislation needed to raise the nation’s debt limit by midmonth to avert a devastating credit default. Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and White House officials huddled late Monday in a room off the Senate floor to discuss the next steps for passing Biden’s agenda. Those behind-the-scenes talks are intense as Biden lowers the size and scope of the $3.5 trillion social spending package to win over Manchin, Sinema and a small band of conservative Democrats in the House without alienating progressives, who are fighting to keep their priorities in the bill. Paid for with tax hikes on corporations and the wealthy, those earning beyond $400,000 a year, or $450,000 for couples, Biden contends the price tag is actually “zero.”

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COVID

Vaccines are here. School’s open. Some parents still agonize By Tali Arbel

Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Eight days into the school year, all five of Amber Cessac’s daughters, ages 4 to 10, had tested positive for COVID-19. Having them all sick at once and worrying about long-term repercussions as other parents at their school, and even her own mother, downplayed the virus, “broke something inside of me,” Cessac said. “The anxiety and the stress has sort of been bottled up,” she said. “It just felt so, I don’t know, defeating and made me feel so helpless.” Like parents everywhere, Cessac has been dealing with pandemic stress for over 18 months now. There’s the exhaustion of worrying about the disease itself— made worse by the spread of the more infectious delta variant, particularly among people who refuse vaccinations, which has caused a big increase in infections in children. Online school disrupted kids’ educations and parents’ work. Then the return of in-person school this year brought rising exposures and community tension as parents fought over proper protocols. The politicization of masks, vaccines and shutdowns have worn many parents out. Deciding what’s OK for children to do and what isn’t can feel fraught. “Parents are exhausted on a level we’ve not seen before,” said Amanda Zelechoski, a Valparaiso University psychology professor who founded the website and nonprofit Pandemic Parenting. “We have been in survival mode for a year and a half now and it is relentless.” Schools are, for many, a constant worry. There’s evidence that masks in schools help reduce virus spread, and a majority of Americans support requiring masks for students and teachers. But that breaks down sharply along partisan lines. Some Republican governors have tried to ban mask mandates. District policies on masks, testing and quarantines vary widely. Soon after schools reopened in August, the rate of coronavirus infections forced dozens of districts to back off in-person learning. The charter school Cessac’s four older daughters go to in the Austin, Texas, suburbs doesn’t require masks. Her children, who are too young to be vaccinated, told her they were among only a handful of kids in their classes to wear masks. But she’s sent them back to school as they recovered. “It’s not any better anywhere else,” she said. “All the moms, we feel stuck in this

situation. There’s nothing we can do.” More than 5.5 million children in the U.S. have tested positive for COVID-19, with 20% of all child cases coming since this school year began, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Kids are at lower risk of severe illness or death, but at least 498 have died. Vaccines have been available for children as young as 12 since May, but vaccination rates lag behind adults. Federal data show about half of 16- and 17-year-olds are vaccinated, while 43% of 12- to 15-yearolds are; two-thirds of U.S. adults are vaccinated. And while a vaccine for younger children is expected before the end of the year, they remain more vulnerable. Many parents felt lost on how to best protect them. “You still had parents struggling with decisions, and what is safe for my family, and feeling left behind or invisible because other segments of society were able to move on,” Zelechoski said. Over a million students left U.S. public schools in the 2020 school year, which was marked by widespread remote classes. It’s not yet clear what’s happened this academic year, but fights over mask mandates have led some parents to alternatives. Sheila Cocchi, a single mom still dealing with health problems after suffering COVID-19 in February, is paying a teacher to give her 10- and 14-year-olds classes at home for 10 hours a week along with an online program. She also works from home in Fernandina Beach, Florida, just north of Jacksonville. “Last year, it was like OK, the whole world’s gone crazy and we’re all having to adjust to this. Now it’s a different kind of stress,” she said. “We’re trying to get this under control as a nation, or at least as a state, and there’s so many people who are not participating in that. I would like for my children to be in school as much as anyone.” Other parents say they know being back at school is what’s best for their kids, and they just hope it’s OK. In Fort Worth, Texas, Heather Buen, who works for a local utility and is a Democratic politics organizer, keeps at her kids to wear masks and wash their hands, even when other children or even teachers don’t. “It’s a lot of effort to maintain that,” she said. She thinks seeing their dad, an electrician, get COVID-19 helped scare them into sticking to preventive measures. The five children in school have not gotten sick, and Buen said she feels reassured because it seems more students and

staff are wearing masks now than at the beginning of the school year. Still, parents from three districts, including hers, have sued, saying schools are violating students’ constitutional rights because there’s no mask mandate. The lawsuits, school board meeting fights, dissension between family members and friends is also a source of stress. “The bashing on both sides, that’s been the hardest thing,” said Sarah Brazwell, who has a 3-year-old in day care and a 9-year-old in elementary school. She’s not ready to get vaccinated and wearing masks in her Florida Panhandle town is “a little pointless,” she said, because so few people do. Child care — finding it, paying for it, worrying about the spread of sicknesses from it — has been a huge stress during the pandemic. Labor is in short supply and it can be difficult to find a spot. Infections and exposures, and even minor colds at day cares can mean children get sent home for days or weeks, forcing parents to scramble repeatedly for child care. Deanna Manbeck, board president of her child’s small, non-profit day care in Wilmington, Delaware, carries the weight of responsibility to the roughly 20 families there. Masks are required for teachers but not vaccines out of fear staff will quit. “How could I tell parents that we can no longer care for their children and they have to find a new center over an optional mandate? As a mom, I want all teachers to be vaccinated — but we’re not in the position to mandate them,” she said.

Jeff Sheldon and his wife began interviewing nannies for their two sons, a 3-year-old and a baby, after day care closures and routine childhood illnesses kept their children home for weeks at a time this summer. He and his wife took sick days and worked from home. Their mothers also helped. “We can’t keep living with the uncertainty of class closing at a moment’s notice,” he said of the day care in Lincoln, Nebraska, noting that his older son has thrived there. While Sheldon was more able than his wife, who works for the public school system, to work from home, the pandemic has underscored the burden for women in particular balancing child care and work, and millions of women have left the work force. Taking a leave was a brief consideration for Dr. Ankita Modi, a pediatrician in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was upset the thought even crossed her mind, she said, but she was that desperate. In her school district, masks are optional, there’s no remote school option and she says the contact tracing is ineffective. Local health officials agreed and threatened legal action against the district before agreeing on new procedures at the end of September. Her youngest child, 11, isn’t old enough to be vaccinated; the other two are. “It feels like you’re knowingly putting them at a real concrete risk every day,” she said. “That, as a parent, is really unnerving. I don’t think anybody has slept well since school has started.”

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TUBE TALK

The Problem with Jon Stewart BY PAULA HENDRICKSON CONTRIBUTOR

Make no mistake. When Jon Stewart left The Daily Show, he made sure it was in good hands with current host Trevor Noah. More than six years later, Stewart is back on TV in his new AppleTV+ series, The Problem with Jon Stewart. If you’re expecting more of the same – whacky correspondents ﬁling stories on a fake news show – you might be disappointed in Stewart’s new series. If you tuned into The Daily Show for Stewart’s no-holds-barred takes on important subjects, you will probably appreciate the new show. If you prefer the impassioned Stewart who spoke before Congress about the need to provide continued support to 9-11 ﬁrst responders, you’ll likely love this show.

Instead of being a comedy show about the news, The Problem with Jon Stewart is more like an uncensored newsmagazine that tackles one big issue each week. There’s a documentary type feel, with some segments profiling real people who’ve been a�ected by that week’s issue, but there’s humor too – especially in interstitial spots where commercials would have been had this aired on basic cable like The Daily Show. The first episode explores the harmful e�ects of toxic burn pits – fueled (literally and figuratively) by the U.S. military – on military personnel and veterans. In this episode, Stewart manages to convey the absurdity of the military’s history of dumping all manner of items from ordinary refuse and sewage to chemicals and medical waste into giant pits,

igniting it all with jet fuel, then allowing military personnel to live, sleep, and work adjacent to long-burning ﬁres with toxic plumes that look eerily like the one we saw during this summer’s ChemTool ﬁre in Rockton. But The Problem with Jon Stewart goes deeper. It discusses the di�culty veterans have had in getting the Veteran’s Administration to acknowledge and provide care for the chronic health issues and deadly diseases they’ve developed from to exposure to those fumes. Stewart even looks for answers in a one-on-one interview with the US Secretary of Veterans A�airs. It’s clear that Stewart and his team do a lot of research. Like the kind of research an over-ca�einated straight A student might

do for a really important college paper. (For a moment there, I started imagining what one of Stewart’s actual term papers would have been like. Lots of facts and research with amusing segues between sections?) In his years on The Daily Show, Stewart proved he’s a masterful interviewer – better than many actual journalists are – who does his homework. The Problem with Jon Stewart allows him more time to really get into the weeds on issues that a lot of viewers might never have thought about before. The Daily Show positioned Stewart as a comedian pretending to be a journalist. On The Problem with Jon Stewart, he’s more like a journalist who looks for any tiny scrap of humor in some absurdly disturbing situations.

HEAD OF THE ROCK REGATTA

YMCA Rowing Crew hosts regatta FROM MICHELLE POLIVKA YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY

ROCKFORD – The YMCA Rowing Crew will once again host the Head of the Rock Regatta. The race has been cancelled the past three years due to ﬂooding and COVID19. The YMCA Rowing Crew is excited for the return of the event, which had been an annual event since 1985. What started as a match between the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern University, has turned into one of the Midwest’s premier rowing events. The race begins at Martin Park and

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Discovery Center celebrates 40 years From Ann Marie Walker Discovery Center Museum

ROCKFORD – Fall 2021 marks the 40 years that Discovery Center Museum has been instrumental in helping children discover the joy of learning. To commemorate this milestone, Discovery Center is celebrating with multiple special events, membership giveaways, and social media posts featuring photos and testimonials from members and guests over the years. Forty years ago, Discovery Center Museum was brought to life by an energetic group from the Junior League of Rockford and the Rockford Area Arts Council who believed children in Rockford deserved a place that would ignite their curiosity about science through hands-on interactive exhibits. These trailblazers didn’t know all the science behind play and brain development, but they knew that children learned best through hands-on interactions and they wanted to find ways to complement what was being taught in the classroom, with a particular focus on science. At the time, children’s museums and science centers only existed in major cities. This group of innovators was looking to meld the two into a children’s science museum right in the heart of Rockford. In its first year of operation, Discovery Center had 20 exhibits, all built by local residents in their garages and basements! The museum was housed downtown in the old post office building where the Rockford Park District offices are now located. After several years of growing attendance, they knew they needed a bigger, permanent home. Partnering with the Rockford Park District, they moved into their current location in 1991 - a former Sears building owned by the Rockford Park District. Since 1991, Discovery Center expanded several times adding new exhibit space, new classrooms and a traveling exhibit hall. In the four decades that followed its opening, Discovery Center has served more than 4.5 million people onsite. That number grows to almost 6 million if combined with children and families served through its outreach programs. In addition to the now 300 permanent exhibits, Discovery Center offers home school classes, preschool classes and playgroups, scout workshops and teacher workshops. Its educators travel throughout the region bringing science outreach programs to schools, libraries, daycares, festivals, and block parties. Discovery Center operates afterschool programs in the Rockford Public Schools, and has local, state and national partnerships. Discovery Center has played a significant role in the Rockford Region – as an educational resource, economic development tool, and source of community pride. To celebrate the 40th anniversary, Discovery Center is hosting special events,

membership contests and a social media campaign spanning 40 days. Below are the special events:

Saturday, October 2

Members’ Only Event 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE to Members Help celebrate Discovery Center’s 40th anniversary! Make a splash in the new Tot Spot Water Play table, sign a giant cupcake, and enjoy a special science demonstration. Register online at https://bit.ly/ DCMemberEvent or call 815-963-6769.

Saturday, October 9

Bubble Festival 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. Admission: $3 Public; $2 for Members and children ages 1 and younger Museum admission extra: $10 Public; Free for Members and children ages 1 and younger. Visit our website to make reservations: discoverycentermuseum.org/all-events/ event/3269-bubble-festival Bubble-celebrity Ben Jimenez combines art, science and a touch of magic in his live performances. Enjoy Ben’s 30-minute show and afterward pop outside to the Bubble-Palooza Playground (weather permitting) to devise your own brilliant bubbly tricks as you test your soapy skills with bubble art, math, and science activities for the whole family! Shows at 9:00 and 11:00 am are geared toward preschoolers, while the afternoon shows incorporate more science into the content. Sponsored by Viking Chemical Company.

Saturday, October 16

Fast or Slow…Chemistry Makes it Go! From oodles of fizz and columns of foam to explosions, join us for some crazy chemistry demonstrations to celebrate National Chemistry Week and give you a “feel” for chemical changes. Included with Discovery Center admission: $10 Public; Free to Members and all children ages 1 and younger. Adv ance reser v at ions required: discoverycentermuseum.org/all-events/ event/3270-fast-or-slow-chemistrymakes-it-go

Saturday, October 23

Be My Neighbor Day Open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Special activities 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; masks required for museum AND outdoor activities. Free museum and event admission with a suggested donation of cereal or other boxed breakfast foods. Register in advance on our website for Meet and Greet and museum at discoverycentermuseum.org/all-events/ event/3272-be-my-neighbor-day

It’s Discovery Center’s 40th anniversary, and we’ve invited some special friends to help us celebrate with a fun filled FREE grr-ific event for kids and families! Two of our favorite PBS KIDS friends - Daniel Tiger and Katerina Kittycat – are coming to Discovery Center. Get your picture taken by a trolley with Daniel and Katerina. Friends from the Rockford Police and Fire Departments will also join us. See inside a real fire truck and police car and learn about the great things firefighters and police officers do to be “helpers” in our community. We’ll be collecting boxed breakfast foods to give to our neighbors at the Rock River Food Pantry. Please arrive during your reservation window. This event and museum are FREE, but reservations are required. We can’t wait to see you! Register for an arrival time on Discovery Center’s website. Arrival times are: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm. This event is supported by PNC Grow Up Great and WTTW.

Friday, October 29

Spooky Science 9:30 a.m.-noon; 1-4 p.m.; 6-9 p.m. Come in costume for this not-so-scary day of Halloween high-jinks at Discovery Center! Launch monsters through the air, concoct gooey glowing slime, create creepy crafts and engage in astonishing science activities that look like mystifying magic! It will be skele-tons of fun! Sponsored by Nicor, Viking Chemical Company, Midland Wealth Management and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Included with museum admission: $10 Public; Free to Members and all children ages 1 and younger. Adv ance reser v at ions required: discoverycentermuseum.org/all-events/ event/3273-spooky-science

Sunday, November 7

Smashing Pumpkins Museum sessions: 9:30 a.m.–noon and 1-4 p.m. Outdoor activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your jack-o-lantern for smashing good time at Discovery Center. Explore ways to crack, smash or pitch your pumpkin using Newton’s Laws of Motion and simple machines. Used jack-o-lanterns will become parking lot projectiles! When the launching ends, pumpkin pieces will be collected and fed to local livestock. For extra fun, build your own tiny catapult, concoct fall crafts and create a pumpkin pegboard. Everybody wins as we celebrate the harvest with a smashing good time! Dress for the weather since we’ll be outside. Sponsored by Northwest Bank, Nicor and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Included with museum admission: $10 Public; Free to Members and all children ages 1 and younger.

Adv ance reser v at ions required: discoverycentermuseum.org/all-events/ event/3276-smashing-pumpkins All guests ages 2 and older are required to wear masks over their mouth and nose while in the museum regardless of vaccination status for the health and safety of the unvaccinated children in the museum.

ABOUT DISCOVERY CENTER MUSEUM

Discovery Center Museum is a children’s science museum providing math, science and art experiences for all ages with over 250 hand-on exhibits, planetarium, special area for children ages 6 and younger, and an outdoor science park. Discovery Center Museum is the nation’s 5th Best Museum for Families according to USA TODAY/10Best.com, and one of 12 museums included in Forbes.com’s article, The 12 Best Children’s Museums in the U.S. In 2020 Discovery Center earned Trip Advisor’s Travelers Choice distinction. The Museum is located inside Riverfront Museum Park, 711 North Main Street, Rockford, Ill. General admission to the Museum is: $10 adults, $10 children (ages 2 to 17); free to Museum members and children age 1 and younger. Museum hours are Wednesday -Sunday 9:30 am – Noon and 1-4:00 pm. For additional information, call (815) 963-6769 or log onto our website at www.discoverycentermuseum.org.

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6 Ways to Experience the Fall Colors from the Water, No Matter Your Skill Level Rockford Area CVB

Just because the summer is over doesn’t mean paddling has to be! In fact, the fall might just be the most beautiful time to kayak. There is nothing like sitting in your kayak and looking up to find yourself surrounded by one of nature’s most beautiful gifts: the orange, yellow, and red of fall leaves. Whether you’re looking for a new way to appreciate the autumn colors or just looking for a new adventure, Rocktown Adventures offers a variety of options to head out this fall, regardless of skill level!

If You’ve Never Paddled Before:

Rent a Kayak on Pierce Lake at Rock Cut State Park If you’ve never paddled before, renting a kayak at Rock Cut State Park is a great place to start. Pierce Lake is the perfect size: at 162 acres, there’s plenty of room for you to explore while not feeling too far from the shore. Surrounded by trees and wildlife, you will have a beautiful view for your first paddle. To rent a kayak, visit the Outdoor Store at the Rocktown Adventures at Rock Cut Concessions. The friendly and knowledgeable staff at Rock Cut will help you get settled into your kayak, give you a quick lesson, and help you launch. When you’re finished, pop into the Lone Rock Café for lunch! We recommend the cheeseburger. Yum.

For Beginners:

Rock River Fur Trader’s Run—October 16th Did you know that the Rock River used to be used as a commerce highway by fur traders? Rocktown Adventures’ Fur Traders Paddle takes you along that historic path. Paddlers meet at the Rockton Boat Ramp behind Hononegah High School and are shuttled to Downtown Beloit, where the adventure begins! While not for first-time

Kayak paddle group (provided by Rocktown Adventures) paddlers, this is a great one for beginners! It is professionally-guided, about 7 miles total, and takes about two and a half hours. The cost is $50 and includes your kayak, personal floatation device (PFD), guide, and shuttle.

For Intermediate-Level Paddlers:

Turtle Creek Paddle Trip—October 9th Experience the rich wildlife and historic landmarks located throughout this paddle trip on Turtle Creek! In addition to the fall foliage, paddlers will encounter the historic Tiffany Bridge: a beautiful hand-built, five-arch railroad bridge. Turtle Creek is a tributary of the Rock River, so at times the waterways are narrow and fast-moving which make it unsuitable for first-time paddlers. The cost is $50 and includes your kayak, personal floatation device (PFD), guide, and shuttle.

Sugar River Paddle Trip—October 10th Perfect for viewing the fall leaves, the Sugar River flows through the rural countryside of wooded banks and secluded backwater areas. This paddle starts at the Sugar River Forest Preserve and ends at the Two Rivers Forest Preserve. There is some deadfall to navigate with this paddle, so some boat control skills are required. If you’re unsure of your skill level, feel free to call Rocktown Adventures. The friendly staff is happy to help find the perfect experience for you! The cost is $50 and includes your kayak, personal floatation device (PFD), guide, and shuttle. Take your fall activities up a notch and experience the season from a new perspective with Rocktown Adventures’ kayak trips and rentals. Visit Rocktown

Adventures in Downtown Rockford at 313 N. Madison Street, Rockford, IL 61107 or Rocktown Adventures at Rock Cut at 7223 West Lane Road, Loves Park, IL 61111. Events are subject to change, and reservations are required. A note on health and safety: The health and safety of customers and staff is Rocktown’s first priority. Kayaks are cleaned and disinfected after every use and as many shuttles as necessary are used to maintain social distancing on trips. Personal Flotation Devices are absolutely required for all participants and staff. Thank you for respecting these guidelines put in place to protect all customers and staff. To learn more about these locations and events, visit gorockford.com.

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Fall on the Farm 2021

2021 Head of the Rock Regatta

WHEN Saturday, October 9 - Friday, October 15 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

WHEN Saturday, October 9 (10 a.m. 4 p.m.)

WHEN Sunday, October 10 (8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

WHERE Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Rockford

WHERE Lockwood Park, Rockford

WHERE Along the Rock River from Martin Park to the YMCA Log Lodge

Every Saturday in October, visitors can hand-pick pumpkins, visit the petting zoo, ride a pony or take a horseback trail ride, paint a pumpkin, enjoy games, a corn maze, concessions and many other activities. The events have paid activities as well as free activities. Admission to enter the park is free.

This decades-old race draws more than 2,000 rowers from across the country and more than 5,000 spectators to the banks of the Rock River. The Head of the Rock Regatta is a rowing race of 5,000 meters (3.2 miles) on the Rock River, beginning at Martin Park and finishing at the YMCA.

Autumn at the Arboretum is back for another year as a week-long free community event! Admission will be free for all visitors and highlights of the week include our popular straw bale maze, fall-themed displays, a self-guided smartphone Fall Color Tour and Klehm scavanger hunt, and more.

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Starting a backyard orchard BY GRANT MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR

Fall is a very good time to start making decisions on growing fruit trees in the backyard. Because many apples and pears are harvested during this time, you have the ability to taste di�erent varieties to determine which ones you may want to grow. Due to the current weather, it’s recommend to plant your orchard in the spring. You’ll also ﬁnd additional varieties than what you might ﬁnd now. Apples and pears grow well in Northern Illinois while peaches, plums, and tart cherries depend on the season. When growing these fruit trees, you will need

or beneﬁt with more than one variety for cross-pollination depending on the type of fruit tree. This means that if you only had space for four trees you would want to ensure that it was not merely ‘Honeycrisp’ but a mixture of di�erent varieties blooming at the same time. Our cold winters impact the buds of peaches, plums, and tart cherries. These buds can become damaged/destroyed when temperatures dip below -8F for consistent days which can lead to no yields that summer. You should not expect fruit from this group every year. Pears and apples would be able to survive this cold period but are more susceptible to

late spring frosts. Our weather is the main reason that we do not recommend sweet cherry trees as not only do their buds need to survive the winter but you also need more than one variety. Peach and tart cherry trees will produce fruit even if you only have one of these trees in your backyard. After you have decided on variety, you need to think about the actual height of your tree. Dwarf, semi-dwarf, and standard are the main types of fruit trees available. A dwarf tree will reach 8-10 feet followed by semi-dwarf with 10-15 feet, and ﬁnally a standard with 18-25 feet in height. If you are unsure of

if you have enough space for many fruit trees, a good rule of thumb is that you should space a fruit tree based on it’s height. If it will reached 10-15 ft, space all the trees 10-15ft apart. Much of the height is due to a rootstock. A rootstock has a di�erent genetic material below ground than what’s above ground. The rootstock allows for the tree to reach a certain height, be resistant to diseases, and able to withstand our cold winters in Northern Illinois. Next week I’ll discuss more about getting the backyard orchard set up.. Grant is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension.

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Illinois accelerates energy transition BY DRS. ROBERT & SONIA VOGL

ILLINOIS RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTORS

Illinois is the first Midwestern state committed to a net-zero carbon emissions goal. It was a suspense filled three year struggle to pass even though the general assembly and the governor were members of the same party; it passed with bipartisan majorities. Supporters focused on the need for rapid growth of renewable energy and decarbonization of electricity production. David Roberts of Vox magazine wrote one of the best summaries of the 900 page legislation to date. This article presents excerpts of what he chose to highlight. Illinois currently gets about 40% of its energy from nuclear power and around 9% from renewable energy sources. Although we were influential in shaping the call for a 25% renewable energy standard by 2025 years ago, the state never approached that goal since appropriate funding levels failed to materialize. The new standard aims for 40% by 2030 and 50% by 2040. Nuclear power remains funded at about

$700 million for the next five years. The two Byron plants are permitted to operate until 2044 and 2046, but it remains unclear if they will. The plants could help provide a smooth transition to renewables while providing some needed for backup power to fill the intermittent supply from renewable energy. As long time advocates of residential, commercial and government installations, we are pleased to see such renewables will receive about $580 million per year. Over $300 million collected before this new legislation was passed will also be available for projects. The Illinois Solar for All program will support rooftop solar installations for low income renters, home owners, “public buildings and nonprofits serving environmental justice interests.” Many of the early solar installations had primarily benefitted those who could a�ord the additional costs as state support was limited. The drop in the cost of solar energy in recent years along with additional state funding will spread the benefits of solar energy to lower income groups.

Starting in 2025 periodic reports will be required of state agencies on the progress toward renewable goals. Such reports could indicate the extent that goals, including their economic impacts, are being reached. To help meet the goal of a million electric vehicles by 2030 rebates of $4,000 per vehicle will be available. If federal incentives are passed the subsidy would increase substantially. Utilities will be required to submit plans regarding how they will stimulate EV adoptions. IEPA funds will rebate 80% of the costs of EV infrastructure installations with 45% of the funds targeted for “low income and marginalized communities.” Some people will prefer having charging stations at their homes but facilities serving the public are essential. All approved utility-scale renewable energy projects must honor labor agreements and all non-residential projects will pay prevailing wages. All projects have to report on diversity hiring and recruiting qualiﬁed candidates and apprentices. Thirteen hubs will be created to provide

workforce development programs for “low-income and underserved populations.” Funds will be provided to assist in the transition of areas dependent on fossil fuels. Beyond the subsidies for electric vehicles is the growing potential to increase electric vehicle manufacturing in Illinois. Rivian in Normal is manufacturing electric pickup trucks while Lion is planning to build medium and large scale trucks in Joliet. State support for electric vehicle manufacturing at the Belvidere plant is under discussion. An e�ort is being made to secure battery manufacturing as well. Proposals supporting the electric vehicle industry are expected to be voted on during the next legislative session beginning October 19. The legislation meets many of the expectations of supporters such as the increased utilization of renewable energy, reducing the state’s carbon footprint and providing cleaner air. As a renewable advocate active in passing the legislation commented, we can expect bumps in the road as the program is implemented.

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Government Notices n n n LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Education, School District No. 205, Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, will receive on or before 2:00 PM (CST), Tuesday, October 26, 2021 sealed submittals for RFP No. 22-17 Asbestos Consulting & Design Services, terms to be in accordance with specifications which may be reviewed at the Board of Education Office, 501 Seventh St., 6th floor conference room, Rockford, Illinois. All names of offerors submitting will be publicly read at that time and place. All offers submitted shall be valid for a period of at least sixty (60) days from the date of set for receipt of offers. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers. Package request forms are available on the District’s website, rps205.com. Vendors registered with Bonfire can download packages at no cost from their web-site – https://rps205. bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities Dated this 5th day of October 2021, Board of Education in and for the School District of Rockford, Illinois. Dane Youngblood Director of Purchasing 21650R TRRT 10/6 n n n LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Education, School District No. 205, Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, will receive on or before 2:00 PM (CDST), Tuesday, October 26, 2021 sealed submittals for IFB No. 22-14 Demolition of Stiles and Page Park Schools, terms to be in accordance with specifications which may be reviewed at the Board of Education Office, 501 Seventh St., 6th floor conference room, Rockford, Illinois. All names of offerors submitting will be publicly read at that time and place. All offers submitted shall be valid for a period of at least sixty (60) days from the date of set for receipt of offers. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers. Package request forms are available on the District’s website, rps205.com. Vendors registered with Bonfire can download packages at no cost from their web-site – https://rps205. bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities Dated this 6th day of October 2021, Board of Education in and for the School District of Rockford, Illinois. Dane Youngblood Director of Purchasing 21651R TRRT 10/6 n n n LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Rockford Park District intends to contract for the following items and services; specifications are on file with Demandstar.com. To establish unit prices for construction materials, repairs, and/or service to be provided on an “as needed” miscellaneous or emergency basis for Rockford Park District facilities, parks and recreation paths. Bids will be opened online via Zoom. Link to the Zoom opening is provided on the cover page of the bid document. The Rockford Park District reserves the unrestricted right to reject any or all bids received, to waive or not to waive any informality, or to accept the bid considered to be in the best interest of the Park District. Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the IL Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

Bid No. 21-2268 Unit Bid Time and Material for Construction, Repair & Services Pre-Bid Conference: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Bid Opening: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 BY: Jack Armstrong, Secretary 21652R TRRT 10/6

Public Notices n n n SEIZING AGENCY CASE NO. 19-600179 NOTICE OF PENDING FORFEITURE TO: Joseph M. Parnello 1052 Ingram Road Rockford, IL 61108 hereby known as claimant. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS ARE NOW PENDING AGAINST THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY: Description (including VIN, serial or model no.): $685.00 Value: $685.00 Reason(s): (2) If money, things of value, books, records, or research products and materials including formulas, microfilm, tapes or data were seized, that the items seized were used or intended to be used to violate the Cannabis Control Act or the Controlled Substances Act. (3) If anything of value was seized, that the items seized were furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for cannabis or a controlled substance in violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Controlled Substances Act, or a proceed traceable to such an exchange in violation of either of these acts. (4) If money, negotiable instruments, or securities were seized, that the things were used, or intended to be used to commit or in any manner facilitate a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act or any violation of the Controlled Substances Act. This property was seized by law enforcement authorities on 01/08/2019, at the location of 1052 Ingram Road, Winnebago County, IL. This property has been determined to be subject to forfeiture under the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act for one or more of the reasons set forth in the attached document. SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL RIGHTS If you have an ownership in any item listed above, any interest you may have may be forfeited unless you file a verified claim for the return of the property with the Drug Asset Forfeiture Unit of the Winnebago County State’s Attorney whose address is 400 West State Street, Suite 804 Rockford, IL 61101, setting forth your interest in the property and the reasons why your interest is not subject to forfeiture. You have forty-five days from receipt of this notice to file the verified claim with the State’s Attorney. If you fail to file the claim within 45 days of receipt of this notice, any interest you may have in the property will be forfeited to the State of Illinois; SIGNED: Lafakeria Vaughn LAFAKERIA VAUGHN CHIEF of the CIVIL BUREAU, On behalf of, J. HANLEY STATE’S ATTORNEY DATED: September 9, 2021 21605R TRRT 10/6 n n n SEIZING AGENCY CASE NO. 20-015989 NOTICE OF PENDING FORFEITURE TO: Nicole Smith 628 Sawyer Ave. Rockford, IL 61109 and Brandon Johnson 628 Sawyer Ave. Rockford, IL 61109 hereby known as claimants. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS ARE NOW PENDING AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

PROPERTY: Description (including VIN, serial or model no.): 2008 Dodge Magnum Vin# 2D4FV47T18H177573 Value: $3500.00 Reason(s): (1) If a conveyance, including a motor vehicle, aircraft, or vessel was seized, that the conveyance was used or intended for use, to transport or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of cannabis or controlled substances which have been produced, manufactured, delivered, or possessed in felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act or any violation of the Controlled Substances Act. (5) If a substance containing cannabis or a controlled substance was seized, that the substance was produced, manufactured, delivered, distributed, dispensed, or possessed in violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Controlled Substances Act. This property was seized by law enforcement authorities on 05/21/2021, at the location of 3741 Thyme Dr., Winnebago County, IL. This property has been determined to be subject to forfeiture under the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act for one or more of the reasons set forth in the attached document. SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL RIGHTS If you have an ownership in any item listed above, any interest you may have may be forfeited unless you file a verified claim for the return of the property with the Drug Asset Forfeiture Unit of the Winnebago County State’s Attorney whose address is 400 West State Street, Suite 804 Rockford, IL 61101, setting forth your interest in the property and the reasons why your interest is not subject to forfeiture. You have forty-five days from receipt of this notice to file the verified claim with the State’s Attorney. If you fail to file the claim within 45 days of receipt of this notice, any interest you may have in the property will be forfeited to the State of Illinois; SIGNED: Lafakeria Vaughn LAFAKERIA VAUGHN CHIEF of the CIVIL BUREAU, On behalf of, J. HANLEY STATE’S ATTORNEY DATED: September 9, 2021 21606R TRRT 10/6 n n n SEIZING AGENCY CASE NO. 21-012838 NOTICE OF PENDING FORFEITURE TO: Melvin Ford 1622 E. State St. Rockford, IL 61103 hereby known as claimant. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS ARE NOW PENDING AGAINST THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY: Description (including VIN, serial or model no.): 2018 Kia Optima Vin#5XXGT4L11JG223357 Value: $20,100.00 Reason(s): (1) If a conveyance, including a motor vehicle, aircraft, or vessel was seized, that the conveyance was used or intended for use, to transport or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of cannabis or controlled substances which have been produced, manufactured, delivered, or possessed in felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act or any violation of the Controlled Substances Act. (6) If any raw materials, products, or any equipment were seized, that the items seized were produced, delivered, or possessed in connection with any substance containing cannabis in violation of the Cannabis Control Act. (7) If any raw materials, products or any equipment were seized that the things seized were used or

intended for use in manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, administrating or possessing a controlled substance in violation with the Controlled Substances Act. This property was seized by law enforcement authorities on 06/23/21, at the location of 1200 Broadway, Winnebago County, IL. This property has been determined to be subject to forfeiture under the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act for one or more of the reasons set forth in the attached document. SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL RIGHTS If you have an ownership in any item listed above, any interest you may have may be forfeited unless you file a verified claim for the return of the property with the Drug Asset Forfeiture Unit of the Winnebago County State’s Attorney whose address is 400 West State Street, Suite 804 Rockford, IL 61101, setting forth your interest in the property and the reasons why your interest is not subject to forfeiture. You have forty-five days from receipt of this notice to file the verified claim with the State’s Attorney. If you fail to file the claim within 45 days of receipt of this notice, any interest you may have in the property will be forfeited to the State of Illinois; SIGNED: Lafakeria Vaughn LAFAKERIA VAUGHN CHIEF of the CIVIL BUREAU, On behalf of, J. HANLEY STATE’S ATTORNEY DATED: September 30, 2021 21665R TRRT 10/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: STEVEN CARL BONFIGLIO Current Name Case Number 21-MR-761 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Steven Carl Bonfiglio to the new name of: Cheryl Stephanie Bonfiglio. The court date will be held: on November 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # 412. /s/ Steven Carl Bonfiglio Current Name 21625R TRRT 10/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: PROBATE DIVISION ROY E. SPURLING, Decedent. No. 2021 P 442 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ROY E. SPURLING. Letters of Office were issued on September 9, 2021, to MATTHEW G. VANFLEET of 723 Kelsey Road, Beloit, WI 53511, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Jeffrey E. Hardyman of HOWARD, HARDYMAN & DIVERDE, LLP, 124 N. Water Street, Suite 100, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Any claims against the Estate may be filed on or before March 22, 2022, 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 must be filed with the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the

Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101 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 or her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. DATED: September 22, 2021 MATTHEW G. VANFLEET, Independent Executor Prepared by: Jeffrey E. Hardyman ARDC# 6201356 HOWARD, HARDYMAN & DIVERDE, LLP 124 N. Water Street, Suite 100 Rockford, Illinois 61107 (815) 964-8888 jhardyman@howardhardyman. com Attorneys for the Estate of ROY E. SPURLING, Deceased 21607R TRRT 10/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: TAYIJANA AIJAH GONZALEZ Current Name Case Number 21-MR-616 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Tayijana Aijah Gonzalez to the new name of: Tayijana Shapelle Rogers. The court date will be held: on October 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., at 420 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # 426. /s/ Tayijana Gonzalez Current Name 21608R TRRT 10/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ADAM J. CARLON, Deceased. CASE NO. 2021 P 452 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ADAM J. CARLON. Letters of Office were issued on September 16, 2021 to SEAN R. CARLON, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 29, 2022, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office- Probate Div., must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. DATED: 9/20/21 SEAN R. CARLON, ADMINISTRATOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 21609R TRRT 10/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:

GREGORY E. COX, Deceased. CASE NO. 2021 P 447 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of GREGORY E. COX. Letters of Office were issued on September 14, 2021 to PAUL E. COX, JR., who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 29, 2022, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s OfficeProbate Div., must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. DATED: 9/20/21 PAUL E. COX, JR., ADMINISTRATOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 21610R TRRT 10/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: SHAUNTAY LASHAWN GILLESPIE, Petitioner, vs. MICHAEL LAWRANCE GILLESPIE JR., Respondent. Case No. 21-D-493 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Michael Lawrance Gillespie Jr. that Petitioner Shauntay Lashawn Gillespie has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before October 25, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Shauntay Lashawn Gillespie, Petitioner 21611R TRRT 10/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO, ILLINOIS In the Matter of the Estate of William N. Harris, Decedent. Case No.: 2021-P-0000384 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of William N. Harris. Letters of office were issued on September 2, 2021 to Michael Harris who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Attorney Raymond J. Melton, SmithAmundsen LLC, 308 W. State Street, Suite 320, Rockford, IL 61101. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 22, 2022, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate

Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101 or with the estate’s legal representative or both. A copy of any claim filed with the circuit clerk’s office, probate division, must be mailed or delivered to the legal representative and the attorney for the estate within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: 9/17/21 /s/ Michael Harris Executor Raymond J. Melton 06270265 SmithAmundsen LLC 308 W. State Street, Suite 320 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 904-8808 (815) 904-8809 Fax rmelton@salawus.com 21612R TRRT 10/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a clothing/lingerie/ swimsuit line business in said County and State under the name of Arrogance at the following post office addresses: 3310 Summerdale Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Mark Cooper SIGNED: Mark Cooper 9/14/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21613R TRRT 10/6 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 life-size songbird carvings for sale at art & craft shows business in said County and State under the name of Nick’s Birds at the following post office addresses: 233 Calvin Park Blvd. N, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Nicholas G. Scheuer SIGNED: Nicholas G. Scheuer 9/14/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21614R TRRT 10/6 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 community ambassadors business in said County and State under the name of The Power of Hope at the following post office addresses: 2920 Garfield Dr., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Demario J. Cole; Larry R. Wesley SIGNED: Demario J. Cole 9/15/21 SIGNED: Larry R. Wesley 9/15/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 21615R TRRT 10/6 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 private contracting for remodelers, renovations, additions business in said County and State under the name of Lenz Contracting at the following post office addresses: 807 Darwin Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Zane Lenz SIGNED: Zane Lenz 9/13/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21616R TRRT 10/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ELISEO GUTIERREZ, Petitioner, vs. SONIA LYKE GUTIERREZ, Respondent. Case No. 2020-D-242 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent SONIA LYKE GUTIERREZ, that Petitioner, ELISEO GUTIERREZ, has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise file your Appearance in this case in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, on or before November 1, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ ELISEO GUTIERREZ, Petitioner 21631R TRRT 10/13 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a landscaping and snow removal business in said County and State under the name of Earth Care Tree Service, Landscaping and Snow Removal at the following post office addresses: 1443 W. Jefferson St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rodney Smith SIGNED: Rodney Smith 9/20/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21617R TRRT 10/6 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 lot business in said County and State under the name of Redline Autos at the following post office addresses: 1620 Broadway, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Luis M. Tafolla Almanza SIGNED: Luis M. Tafolla Almanza 9/16/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21618R TRRT 10/6

October 6, 2021 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS NEWREZ, LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, vs. ELIZABETH J. INSKEEP; HIGH POINT VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ, INC., CWHEQ INC.; CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2005-A; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON GENERALLY, AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 32 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, November 4, 2021 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: ALL THAT CONDOMINIUM IN CITY OF ROCKFORD, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS UNIT 37 IN HIGH POINT VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE PLAT NO 2 OF HIGH POINT VILLAGE BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 8 TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH RANGE 2 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 36 OF PLATS ON PAGE 154, RECORDED 01/05/1980 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY STATE OF ILLINOIS. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM DAVID E. KOTT, SINGLE AS SET FORTH IN DOC# 0394740 DATED 09/26/2003 AND RECORDED 10/07/2003, WINNEBAGO COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 12-08-203-037. Commonly known as 4681 High Point Drive a/k/a 4681 High Point Drive, Apartment 37, Rockford, IL 61114. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SMS000144-20FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

intercountyjudicialsales.com I3176994 P21622R TRRT 10/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-FF10; Plaintiff, vs. GREGORY DIECK AKA GREGORY PAUL DIECK; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 69 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, November 4, 2021 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) IN BLOCK NINETEEN (19) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF FRED L. BURR`S GUILFORD HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 19 OF PLATS ON PAGE 7 IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS SAID LOT WAS LAID OUT ON SAID PLAT PRIOR TO A VACATION THEREOF BY PLAT OF VACATION OF PART OF FRED L. BURR`S GUILFORD HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 21 OF PLATS ON PAGE 85 IN SAID RECORDER`S OFFICE, SITUATED IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 12-18-384-001. Commonly known as 1315 James Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107. 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. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SPS000927-21FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3176995 P21623R TRRT 10/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.JAMES R HALE et al Defendant 21 CH 0000087 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in

the above cause on September 10, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on November 12, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK TWENTY-FIVE (25) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF BUDLONG’S SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 2 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT ONE (1); THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1), 55 FEET; THENCE WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1) TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1); THENCE SOUTH ON SAID WEST LINE, 55 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT ONE (1); THENCE EAST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1) TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1605 10TH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-36105-008 The real estate is improved with a gray vinyl siding, single family residence with a detached three car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assess-

ments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 2106987IL_649864 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Case Number: 21 CH 0000087 TJSC#: 41-1528 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 21 CH 0000087 I3177196 P21624R TRRT 10/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS GERMAN-AMERICAN STATE BANK, Plaintiff, vs. CARL RAY MYERS, deceased, PATTY JO HAMMONS, MARLA M. PETIT, PATTY BEAMON, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CARL RAY MYERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. NO. 21-CH-47 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of the decree entered in this Court in the above-entitled cause on the 28th day of May, 2021, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other deputy as may be sitting in his stead, shall sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises described in said decree, or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said decree, upon the following terms and conditions: A. The name, address and telephone of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Jeffrey Sterling, Ger-

man-American State Bank, P.O. Box 244, Winnebago, IL 61088, (815) 335-1900 B. The common address of said property is: 451 W. 7th Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063 C. The legal description of the property is: Lots Eleven (11) and Twelve (12) in Block Three (3), as designated upon the Plat of Perley & St. John’s Addition to the Town of Pecatonica, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 35 of Deeds on page 1, in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the Township of Pecatonica, County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Single family residence. E. The time and place of sale are: November 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Public Safety Building, 650 W. State Street, Rockford, IL 61102. F. The terms of the sale are: 100% cash or certified funds at time of sale. Plaintiff assumes no responsibility for title expenses or closing costs. G. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, and subject to special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record. H. If the sale is set aside for any purpose, the purchaser at the time of sale shall be entitled only to a return on the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee or the mortgagee’s attorney. Dated at Freeport, Illinois, this 21st day of September, 2021. Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois 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 COLLECTOR. 21632R TRRT 10/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS In the Matter of THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT D. BREWER, Decedent. 2021 P 461 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ROBERT D. BREWER. Letters of Office were issued on September 21, 2021, to EVELYN S. LEWIS of 2090 Shady Lane Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39204, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Derek B.N. Seyller of HOWARD, HARDYMAN & DIVERDE, LLP, 124 N. Water Street, Suite 100, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Any claims against the Estate may be filed on or before March 29, 2022, 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 must be filed with the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101 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 or her attorney within ten

(10) days after it has been filed. DATED: September 29, 2021 EVELYN S. LEWIS, Independent Administrator Derek B.N. Seyller ARDC# 6334524 HOWARD, HARDYMAN & DIVERDE, LLP 124 N. Water Street, Suite 100 Rockford, Illinois 61107 (815) 964-8888 dseyller@howardhardyman.com Attorneys for the Estate of ROBERT D. BREWER, Deceased 21649R TRRT 10/13 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 healthy smoothie/ energy drink shop business in said County and State under the name of Reel Nutrition at the following post office addresses: 109 N. Showplace Dr., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jeremy Adams; Angela Adams SIGNED: Jeremy Adams 9/21/21 SIGNED: Angela Adams 9/21/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21636R TRRT 10/13 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 nail salon business in said County and State under the name of Manivong at the following post office addresses: 421 Hosmer St., #4, Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Anthony McIntyre SIGNED: Anthony McIntyre 9/21/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of September, A.D. 2021. Jessica M. Cardenas, Notary Public My Commission Expires 3-9-2022 21637R TRRT 10/13 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 accounting services business in said County and State under the name of MAG and Associates at the following post office addresses: 6555 Laurel Cherry Dr., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marshalee Gordon SIGNED: Marshalee Gordon 9/13/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21638R TRRT 10/13 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a auto sales business in said County and State under the name of Quality Automotive Sales LLC at the following post office addresses: 1517 11th St., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Victor

Rodriguez SIGNED: Victor Rodriguez 9/15/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of September, A.D. 2021. Jessica M. Cardenas, Notary Public My Commission Expires 3-9-2022 21639R TRRT 10/13 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 digital marketing advertising and services business in said County and State under the name of Whitmore Media at the following post office addresses: 5111 Arlington St., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ashley Kundert SIGNED: Ashley Kundert 9/22/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21640R TRRT 10/13 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 marketing consultation business in said County and State under the name of Velocity Creative Concepts at the following post office addresses: 118 St. Louis Ave., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: William Edmundson; Roxie Spate SIGNED: William Edmundson 9/22/21 SIGNED: Roxie Spate 9/22/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 21641R TRRT 10/13 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 property management services business in said County and State under the name of Property Management Services at the following post office addresses: 11728 Ventura Blvd., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Gerald R. Sowers SIGNED: Gerald R. Sowers 9/23/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 23rd day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21642R TRRT 10/13 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a auto parts sales business in said County and State under the name of Tri Source at the following post office addresses: 623 Castle Wynd Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Michael Fenton SIGNED: Michael Fenton 9/21/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st

day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21643R TRRT 10/13 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a cleaning service; haul out appliances & unwanted garbage as well business in said County and State under the name of Cleaning by K at the following post office addresses: 1527 West St., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Kristen Davidson SIGNED: Kristen Davidson 9/23/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 23rd day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21644R TRRT 10/13 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 cleaning business in said County and State under the name of Simply Sylvia’s Cleaning at the following post office addresses: 1176 Trowbridge Lane, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Sylvia McIntosh SIGNED: Sylvia McIntosh 9/27/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21645R TRRT 10/13 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 mainly coffee; iced, hot drinks also chili or soups business in said County and State under the name of Coffee On Da Go at the following post office addresses: 940 N. Winnebago St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Clementhis M. Lambert SIGNED: Clementhis M. Lambert 9/27/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 21646R TRRT 10/13 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 snack & drink vending business in said County and State under the name of Mukisa Vending at the following post office addresses: 2402 Skokie Dr., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Claude Baker Jr. SIGNED: Claude Baker Jr. 9/24/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21647R TRRT 10/13

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Roy B. Purifoy, DECEASED. 21 P 398 Notice is given of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Lateshia Burrell, 1431 Red Oak Lane, Rockford, Illinois 61107, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Leynee C. Flores, Golan Christie Taglia, LLP, 70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois 60602 Notice to Heirs and Legatees Notice is given to Unknown Heirs, in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose names or addresses were not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the court on September 15, 2021, admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 5/6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/6-21). You also have the right under section 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch 755, par. 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5-28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before March 22, 2022, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of the claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/ service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp. Leynee C. Flores Golan Christie Taglia, LLP (6317672) 70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312)263-2300 I3176915 P21598R TRRT 10/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Joseph Lobes, DECEASED. 21 P 415 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Richard Lobes, 39 Pembrooke Road, Montgomery, Illinois, 60538,

as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is Terrence E. Davey, Malman Law, 205 West Randolph Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, Illinois, 60606. Notice is given to David Lobes of the Decedent whose name or address was not stated in the petition for independent administration that an order was entered on September 13, 2021, granting independent administration of the estate. This means that the administrator will not have to obtain court orders of filed estate papers in court during probate. The estate will be administered without court supervision unless interested persons ask the court to become involved. Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before March 22, 2022, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/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. Terrence E. Davey Malman Law 205 West Randolph Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312)629-0099 I3176514 P21599R TRRT 10/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee for Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust PLAINTIFF Vs. Jessie Allen; Linda Mays; United States of America Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Mary E. Mays; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Mary E. Mays (deceased) DEFENDANTS No. 2021-CH-0000127 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Linda Mays Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Mary E. Mays Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 314 Underwood Street Rockford, IL 61101 and which said Mortgage was made by: Mary E. Mays the Mortgagor(s), to GSF Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 0704975; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS

YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before October 22, 2021, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-20-06220 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. I3176804 P21600R TRRT 10/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Estate of Donna J. Karlen, Plaintiff, vs. Jacob A. Deen, Tamara L. Deen, Four Rivers Sanitation Authority f/k/a Rock River Water Reclamation District, and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 2021 CH 157 Subject to Mediation NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Non-Record Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure action was filed on September 16, 2021, 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 titleholder of record is Tamara L. Deen. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lot Fourteen (14) as designated upon the Plat of Prairiedale Subdivision of part of Lot 16 of B.A. Knight’s Subdivision of the Cutler Farm, being part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 4, Township 43 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 35 of Plats on Page 17 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. P.I.N.: 15-04-426-006 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 1013 Iroquois Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61102. 6. An identification of the Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of Mortgagor: Jacob A. Deen and Tamara L. Deen b. Name of Mortgagee: Donna J. Karlen c. Date of Mortgage: November 25, 2014 d. Date of Recording: December 2, 2014 e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: 20141037976. NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of

the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, in the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL on or before October 22, 2021, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure. Circuit Clerk Kim M. Casey ARDC #6181726 HolmstromKennedyPC 800 North Church Street Rockford, IL 61103 (815) 962-7071 kcasey@hkrockford.com I3176811 P21602R TRRT 10/6 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 braids business in said County and State under the name of Tasha’s African Braids at the following post office addresses: 3424 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: Nathacha Kahe SIGNED: Nathacha Kahe 8/23/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 23rd day of August, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 21621R TRRT 10/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRIAN D. HAMILTON, Deceased CASE NO. 2021 P 368 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of BRIAN D. HAMILTON, who died on July 6, 2021. Letters of Office Appointing Executor of the Estate were issued on August 4, 2021 to Terri Hamilton, 2005 Brownfield Road, Rockford, IL 61108. The attorney for the Estate is Darron M. Burke of Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, LLP, 6833 Stalter Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61108. Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before April 1, 2022, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Estate Executor, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the Estate Executor and to the Estate’s attorneys within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: September 21, 2021 /s/ Terri Hamilton, Executor Darron M. Burke - #6302978 BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 962-6611 dburke@bslbv.com 21626R TRRT 10/13 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: THOMAS L. BURTON Deceased. NO. 2021 P 445 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION WILLS AND CLAIMS NOTICE is given of the death of THOMAS L. BURTON. Letters of Office were issued on September 5, 2021 to Michelle Lyn Guss and Tara Lyn Burton, 3741 Freeport Rd. Rockton, IL 61072, who are the legal representatives of the estate. The attorney for the estate is DeRango and Cain, LLC., 120 W. State St. Suite 303, Rockford, lllinois 61101. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 29, 2022, 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 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite dated 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, Illinois 61101, or with the legal estate 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 with ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: September 22, 2021 Michelle Lyn Guss and Tara Lyn Burton, Independent Co-Executors By: /s/ James Hursh JAMES HURSH, Attorney for the Estate DeRango and Cain, LLC Attorney James Hursh, #6230997 120 West State St. Suite 303 Rockford, Illinois 61101 815/962-5490 jhursh@derangocain.com 21629R TRRT 10/13 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: DALLAS E. UTECH, Deceased. Case No. 2021-P-421 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of Dallas E. Utech. Letters of Office were issued on August 27, 2021 to Malissa A. Martin, N1087 Cobblestone Road, Walworth, WI, 53184, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Debra A. Delia, Oliver Close, LLC, 124 N. Water Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 4749, Rockford, IL 61110-4749. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 29, 2022, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk--Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated: September 23, 2021 Malissa A. Martin Independent Executor Debra A. Delia, ARDC #6195886 OLIVER CLOSE, LLC 124 N. Water Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 4749 Rockford, IL 61110-4749 Telephone: 815-963-0009 Telefax: 815-963-0339 21633R TRRT 10/13 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: CYRENE NATHAIR KREY, Petitioner. Case No: 2021 MR 776 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS given that a Petition for Name Change was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, on September 24, 2021 to change the name of CYRENE NATHAIR KREY to CYRENE NATHAIR HARDING. Dated: 9/24/21 CYRENE NATHAIR KREY, Petitioner by and through her attorney, ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 21634R TRRT 10/13 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 LORRAINE J. WHITE, Deceased. CASE NO. 2021 P 449 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Lorraine J. White of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on September 21, 2021, to Richard E. White, Jr., who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is G. Michael Scheurich. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 30, 2022, 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: September 27, 2021. 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 21635R TRRT 10/13 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: GREGORY A. SCHENK, Petitioner, vs. CASSANDRA E. SCHENK, Respondent. Case No. 21-D-508 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

to Respondent Cassandra E. Schenk that Petitioner Gregory A. Schenk has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before November 1, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Gregory A. Schenk, Petitioner 21627R TRRT 10/13 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: SOFIA HERNANDEZ JARAMILLO, Petitioner, vs. ISRAEL GERARDO MOJICA ABUNDEZ, Respondent. Case No. 21-D-547 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Israel Gerardo Mojica Abundez that Petitioner Sofia Hernandez Jaramillo has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before November 1, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Sofia Hernandez Jaramillo, Petitioner 21628R TRRT 10/13 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 EDWARD NICKOLUS MARX, Deceased, CASE NO. 2021 P 417 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of EDWARD NICKOLUS MARX, who died on July 20, 2021. Letters of Office were issued on September 21, 2021 to Randy Marx, Rockford, Illinois, as the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is CHESTER R. CHOSTNER, JR., One Court Place, Ste. 202, Rockford, IL 61101 or P.O. Box 404, Rockford, IL 61105. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before April 6, 2022, that date being at least six (6) months from the first date of publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois or with the Estate legal representative or both. Copies of claims filed with the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. DATED: September 27, 2021 THOMAS A. KLEIN Clerk of the Circuit Court BY: Deputy Clerk CHESTER R. CHOSTNER, JR., P.C. (#0438855) Attorney for Randy Marx, Legal Representative of the Estate One Court Place, Ste. 202 Rockford, Illinois 61101 815-962-7500

815-962-0815 (facsimile) bchostner@attorneychostner.com Service of Pleadings: pleadings@attorneychostner.com 21653R TRRT 10/20 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 gutter cleaning business in said County and State under the name of Ty’s Gutters Cleaning Service at the following post office addresses: 2725 Prial Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Timothy D. Dowthard SIGNED: Timothy D. Dowthard 9/2/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21619R TRRT 10/6 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 catering service business in said County and State under the name of Wilson’s Catering at the following post office addresses: 2006 Van Wie Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Zachary A. Wilson; Cheryl L. Wilson SIGNED: Zachary A. Wilson 9/17/21 SIGNED: Cheryl L. Wilson 9/17/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21620R TRRT 10/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: RUBY GRIFFIN, Petitioner, vs. DENZEL GRIFFIN, Respondent. Case No. 21-D-601 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Denzel Griffin that Petitioner Ruby Griffin has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before November 8, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Ruby Griffin, Petitioner 21654R TRRT 10/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: LUKE ROBERT NUNEZ Current Name Case Number 21-MR-607 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Luke Robert Nunez to the new name of: Luke Robert Kobernat. The court date will be held: on November 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # 426. /s/ Luke Robert Nunez Current Name 21655R TRRT 10/20

October 6, 2021 The Rock River Times. n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: LAWRENCE ARLEN ALBERT Current Name Case Number 21-MR-768 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Lawrence Arlen Albert to the new name of: Lawrence Arlen Woolfolk. The court date will be held: on December 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # 412. /s/ Lawrence Albert Current Name 21656R TRRT 10/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: MARIE ANGELICA NINER, Petitioner, vs. ALEX DEONTE HANSON, Respondent. Case No. 21-D-477 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Alex Deonte Hanson that Petitioner Marie Angelica

Niner has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before November 8, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Marie Angelica Niner, Petitioner 21657R TRRT 10/20 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a entertainment, hosting, DJing, event planning, promotion business in said County and State under the name of keepithott ent at the following post office addresses: 2331 Colorado Ave., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Nicholas Jernigan SIGNED: Nicholas Jernigan 9/29/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21660R TRRT 10/20

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS NEWREZ, LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, vs. ELIZABETH J. INSKEEP; HIGH POINT VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ, INC., CWHEQ INC.; CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2005-A; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON GENERALLY, AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 32 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, November 4, 2021 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. 12-08-203-037. Commonly known as 4681 High Point Drive a/k/a 4681 High Point Drive, Apartment 37, Rockford, IL 61114. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SMS000144-20FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3176994 P21622R TRRT 10/13 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-FF10; Plaintiff, vs. GREGORY DIECK AKA GREGORY PAUL DIECK; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 69 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty

n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a auto repair business in said County and State under the name of Antonio’s Auto Servis Repair at the following post office addresses: 2103 Harrison Ave., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Francisco Alfaro SIGNED: Francisco Alfaro 9/28/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21658R TRRT 10/20 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a roofing, siding and fascia business in said County and State under the name of Angie’s Roofing at the following post office addresses: 1604 25th St., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting

such business are as follows: Angeles M. Saucedo Hernandez SIGNED: Angeles M. Saucedo Hernandez 9/26/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21659R TRRT 10/20 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 natural hair braider business in said County and State under the name of T Styless at the following post office addresses: 1124 Lincoln Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Terre’al Shaniyan Glass SIGNED: Terre’al Shaniyan Glass 9/30/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 21661R TRRT 10/20 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, November 4, 2021 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. 12-18-384-001. Commonly known as 1315 James Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107. 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. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SPS000927-21FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3176995 P21623R TRRT 10/13 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.- JAMES R HALE et al Defendant 21 CH 0000087 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 10, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on November 12, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1605 10TH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-36-105-008 The real estate is improved with a gray vinyl siding, single family residence with a detached three car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a barber shop business in said County and State under the name of High Ballers Cut at the following post office addresses: 2616 Broadway, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Francisco Betancourt SIGNED: Francisco Betancourt 9/24/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of September, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 21662R TRRT 10/20 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a clothing retail, hair, eyelash extentions, beauty, etc. business in said County and State under the name of Pure 815 at the following post office addresses: 6510 1st St., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Courtney Lewis; Demarcus Lewis SIGNED: Courtney Lewis 10/4/21 SIGNED: Demarcus Lewis 10/4/21

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of October, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21663R TRRT 10/20 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 children’s retail online toy and clothing shop business in said County and State under the name of Ruffled Rose Handmade at the following post office addresses: 11095 Sprague Rd., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lisa Chamberlain SIGNED: Lisa Chamberlain 10/4/21 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of October, A.D. 2021. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 21664R TRRT 10/20 n n n ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 21-06987IL_649864 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Case Number: 21 CH 0000087 TJSC#: 41-1528 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

SS. In the matter of the Petition for Adoption of GAGE LOWERY, a male child, 2021-AD-151. To All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of a minor child named GAGE LOWERY. NOW THEREFORE, unless all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Room 108 in the City of Rockford, Illinois on or before the 20th day of October, 2021, a default may be entered against you any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. Dated: October 5, 2021 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court ZIMMERMAN & WALSH, LLP Attorney Erin E. Walsh, #6279993 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Phone: 815-399-1400 Fax: 815-399-9440 eew@zimwalsh.com 21666R TRRT 10/20 n n n ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

Case # 21 CH 0000087 I3177196

17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS. In the matter of the Petition for Adoption of DYLAN LOWERY, a male child, 2021-AD-152. To All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of a minor child named DYLAN LOWERY. NOW THEREFORE, unless all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Room 108 in the City of Rockford, Illinois on or before the 20th day of October, 2021, a default may be entered against you any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. Dated: October 5, 2021 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court ZIMMERMAN & WALSH, LLP Attorney Erin E. Walsh, #6279993 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Phone: 815-399-1400 Fax: 815-399-9440 eew@zimwalsh.com 21667R TRRT 10/20

P21624R TRRT 10/13 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS GERMAN-AMERICAN STATE BANK, Plaintiff, vs. CARL RAY MYERS, deceased, PATTY JO HAMMONS, MARLA M. PETIT, PATTY BEAMON, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CARL RAY MYERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. NO. 21-CH-47 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of the decree entered in this Court in the above-entitled cause on the 28th day of May, 2021, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other deputy as may be sitting in his stead, shall sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises described in said decree, or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said decree, upon the following terms and conditions: A. The name, address and telephone of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Jeffrey Sterling, German-American State Bank, P.O. Box 244, Winnebago, IL 61088, (815) 335-1900 B. The common address of said property is: 451 W. 7th Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063 D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Single family residence. E. The time and place of sale are: November 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Public Safety Building, 650 W. State Street, Rockford, IL 61102. F. The terms of the sale are: 100% cash or certified funds at time of sale. Plaintiff assumes no responsibility for title expenses or closing costs. G. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, and subject to special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record. H. If the sale is set aside for any purpose, the purchaser at the time of sale shall be entitled only to a return on the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee or the mortgagee’s attorney. Dated at Freeport, Illinois, this 21st day of September, 2021. Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois 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 COLLECTOR. 21632R TRRT 10/13

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Death Notices Fredrick Bresette 81 Loves Park 9/27/2021 Roger Ginn 78 Rockford 9/27/2021 Keith Schaedel 62 Durand 9/27/2021 Michael Sowl 36 Rockford 9/27/2021 Matthew Wissmach 31 Winnebago 9/27/2021 Billy Chears 72 Rockford 9/27/2021 Alita Ortel 81 Rockford 9/27/2021 Robert Anderson 52 Rockford 9/27/2021 Jennie Milroy 86 Rockford 9/28/2021 Edward Cecil 63 Rockford 9/28/2021 Charles Doyle 85 Rockford 9/28/2021 Robert Thomas 61 Rockford 9/28/2021 Bonnie Gordon 75 Rockford 9/28/2021 Brian Bruno 51 Rockford 9/28/2021 Shirley Hammer 79 Rockford 9/28/2021 Linda Fulmer 84 Loves Park 9/29/2021 Donna Teubert 68 South Beloit 9/29/2021 Joanne Carlson 85 Rockford 9/29/2021 Winona Gordon 45 Rockford 9/29/2021 John Case 85 Rockford 9/29/2021 Theodore Withers 69 Rockford 9/29/2021 Patrick Schultz 80 Rockford 9/29/2021 Donna Apgar 65 Rockford 9/29/2021 Joyce Fowler 74 Rockford 9/29/2021 Rita Westbylarson 60 Rockford 9/29/2021 Mar y Secoy 100 Machesney Park 9/29/2021 Jeremy Arthurs 43 Rockford 9/29/2021 Andrea Lego 68 Rockford 9/29/2021 Sarah Belew 80 South Beloit 9/30/2021 John Mayfield 73 Rockford 9/30/2021 Kenneth Clankie 61 Rockford 9/30/2021 Carlos Valencia 34 Rockford 9/30/2021 James Hinkle 92 Loves Park 9/30/2021 Margie Petrie 82 Machesney Park 9/30/2021 James Smith 87 Rockford 9/30/2021 Burl Hanserd 65 Rockford 9/30/2021 Ralph Haynes 78 Rockford 10/1/2021 Liddie Watkins 81 Rockford 10/1/2021 Billy Peppers 78 Rockford 10/1/2021 Julie Murphy 63 Rockford 10/1/2021 Harlan Cork 76 Rockford 10/1/2021 Gregory Carpenter 66 Rockford 10/1/2021 Damara Mitchell 47 Rockford 10/1/2021 Virginia Ostrander 71 Machesney Park 10/2/2021 Eileen Delaney 99 South Beloit 10/2/2021 Laurence Fitzpatrick 90 Caledonia 10/2/2021 Thomas Sturgeon 86 Machesney Park 10/2/2021 Todd Powelson 67 Rockford 10/2/2021 Jesus Rodriguez 47 Rockford 10/2/2021 Steven Stanley 61 Cherry Valley 10/2/2021 Sandra Johns 77 Rockford 10/2/2021 Jose Jesus Nava Banuelos 4 months Rockford 10/2/2021 Kenley Muller 97 South Beloit 10/2/2021 John Earlywine 72 Rockford 10/2/2021 Alvin White 89 Rockford 10/2/2021 Dixie Meneely 67 Rockford 10/2/2021 Mary Cramlett 85 Rockford 10/3/2021 Lenore Brown 60 Rockford 10/3/2021 Cynthia Strang 68 Rockford 10/3/2021 Edward Powelson 56 Rockford 10/3/2021 Jeremy Lancaste 46 Rockford 10/3/2021 Breann Kirk 27 Rockton 10/3/2021 Kerry Dioneda 60 Rockford 10/3/2021 Richard Loftis 90 Rockford 10/3/2021 Arley Hendrickson 88 Rockford 10/4/2021 Laurie Clark 60 Rockford 10/4/2021

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Crossword

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:

Theme: Hockey

SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN Horoscope

ARIES

At work, you’ll gather your colleagues or clients together for the exciting occasion of signing a large contract or ending a con flict. When it comes to matters of the heart, you’ll receive a sign of commitment. If you’re single, you’ll be coveted.

TAURUS

Your work or health will be front of mind. In either case, you’ll resolve the issue and take big strides to improve your circum stances going forward. In your love life, an important conversation will help you get your emotions in order.

GEMINI

You owe it to yourself to invest in some self-care. You’ll be applauded for one rea son or another and put on a pedestal. You’ll have a lot to be proud of. As for matters of the heart, you need to be more consistent about turning passion into affection.

CANCER

Happiness is within you. When you find it, the joy will radiate from your heart through out your home, to family and other loved ones. It’s sure to spread. Every day has its share of happy moments.

LEO

You’ll have a lot of running around to do, both for work and your personal life. You’ll have your concerns about social contact, but basic hygiene measures will help. In your love life, the words you use will be a reflection of your emotions.

VIRGO

You’ll double down on your efforts at work, which will allow you to generate some extra income. Your zeal will lead to a promotion from your boss. Additionally, remember to be generous in your love life and you’ll receive the same in return.

LIBRA

There’s a lot happening around you. Not only will you find yourself with a massive workload, but many activities will be added to your social calendar at the last minute. You’ll find the right balance between lei sure time and your responsibilities.

SCORPIO Across 1. Instagram handle, e.g. 6. Faux one 9. Floor cleaner or haircut, pl. 13. No such thing as a free one? 14. Middle-ear th dweller 15. Like Halloween night 16. Binary digits code 17. Biathlon glider 18. Take without asking 19. *Hockey’s ____ Cup 21. *Start of play 23. End of White House URL 24. 1,000 grams 25. Spot for a massage 28. Chemistry Nobelist Otto ____ 30. *The oldest U.S.based team in NHL 35. Bar bills 37. Denials 39. Thin Mints group, e.g. 40. Just one of British Isles 41. Low landform 43. Not in favor of

44. Slap landing 46. Dutch cheese 47. Property right 48. Kismet-related 50. “All for one, one for all” sword 52. Shed tears 53. Old in Scottish 55. Time period 57. *Sandler as hockey player 61. *”The Great One” 65. Radio show host: “Hello, you’re ____” 66. Sea in Spain 68. Witchy woman 69. Pore in a leaf 70. * 198 0 O ly mpic “Miracle” winner 71. Ringworm 72. Gardner’s gear 73. Dashboard acronym 74. Same as sakis Down 1. “Sad to say ...” 2. A deadly sin 3. Ancient Peruvian 4. Breezing through 5. Civil War battle

6. Nosegay 7. Biblical boat 8. “The Terminator” genre 9. Dole out 10. Black and white treat 11. “La Vie en rose” singer 12. Ego’s domain 15. Bodyguard, e.g. 20. *14-year NHL player, coached Whalers to playoffs, Jack ____ 22. Priest’s vestment 24. Worked the dough 25. *Hockey club 26. Ottoman title 27. More competent 29. *Great Gordie 31. Europe/Asia mountain divide 32. Not Doric nor Corinthian 33. Post-it user 34. Like a sea urchin 36. Give an impression 38. *____ shot 42. Arabian

chieftain 45. “Hats off,” in New Zealand (2 words) 49. Mixed breed puppy 51. Builds 54. Madagascar primate 56. Skylit lobbies 57. “Gee!” 58. Keen on 59. Cambodia’s neighbor 60. Marcel Marceau, e.g. 61. 1/1000 of #24 Across 62. Fall asleep, with ‘out’ 63. Bet ween femur and tibia 64. Confirmations 67. Nile viper

This week, the atmosphere will be rather ambiguous. You might try to paddle against the current, but it’s best to just let it guide you to safety. Stress will force you to listen carefully to what your body tells you.

SAGITTARIUS

You could make a few new friends online or expand your network of contacts. It won’t always be easy to balance your work and family life with such a busy schedule. What you need is to better manage your time.

CAPRICORN

You’ll struggle to finish an overwhelming amount of work in multiple areas of your life. You’ll manage to complete everything on time though. A bit of fun will put a smile on your face; treat yourself to a comedy show or something similar.

AQUARIUS

You’ll organize a lovely getaway at the last minute. You’ll be in the mood for a learning experience, which will inspire you to pursue a new and exciting career. You’ll explore new horizons as you break out of your routine.

PISCES

Your soul is full of passion and dreams, and your ideas are beyond words. To make your desires a reality, you’ll need to be deter mined and bold. Don’t try to please every one, but rather build your world as you envision it.

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Crossword & Sudoku Across 1. Stick around 5. That girl 8. Final 12. Confederate 13. King Kong, e.g. 14. Yodeling sound 15. Howl 16. ____ service 17. Track competition 18. Notable period 20. Chances 21. Mexican sauce 24. Baseball’s Swoboda 26. Deadlock 27. Small piece 30. Also 33. Lyric poem 34. The ones there 35. Admit for a visit 36. Part of mph 37. Devoured 38. Elongated fish 39. Swiss peak 40. Avoid 42. Elated 45. Baseball-card deal 48. Dilly 49. Tin ____ 50. Royal garment 54. ____ tradition 55. Cup part 56. Soft light 57. Choicest 58. Sneaky 59. “Jagged ____”

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