The Rock River Times | Feb. 3-9, 2016

Rockford, Illinois | February 3-9, 2016 | Vol. 23, No. 16

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE The chairman has pulled his re-election bid off the table, but county board members are lining up an effort to oust Scott Christiansen ahead of a potential federal indictment.

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In Brief Flash index shows slow growth for state

Index News Commentary — 18-19 News — 4-9, 22, 33-36 Obituaries — 18 Sports — 37-40

Classifieds & Legals Classifieds — 30-32 Government Notices — 23

‘Too little, too late’

Public Notices — 23-27

NEWS Page 4

Real Estate Notices — 28-29

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Breaking down the Iowa caucuses NEWS Page 8

Illinois’ economy isn’t getting worse, but it’s barely going. That’s the message from the latest Flash Index from the University of Illinois.

Fred Giertz, professor of economics at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at U of I, says the monthly report for January shows the index decreased slightly.

“It is sort of a situation now where everyone is getting concerned about both the state, U.S and world economy but right now we’re still growing, but growing at a slower rate.”

As to the reason for slow growth, Giertz says the world economy is slowing and there are concerns about uncertainty in the financial markets, but that’s not all.

“It appears that the U.S. economy actually slowed down quite a bit in the last quarter so those things together I think explain the situation in Illinois.”

Giertz says the slight drop in the index is not a horrible sign, but a sign that it’s more of the same.

“It doesn’t mean things are going to get a whole lot worse. It means that there doesn’t seem to be any indication of a more rapid recovery right now. So again it is not a very precise message but I think the message is that where we have been the last month or two is probably where we are going to be a few month into the future.”

Giertz speculates the reason for Illinois’ slowed economy is uncertainty in the financial markets and a slowdown of the global economy in places like China.

Giertz says it’s more difficult to pin the seven-month-old budget impasse to the state’s economy but says the longer it goes the bigger impact it will have.

Ogle County offers Clean-Up Day grants

Poetry Out Loud comes to town ENTERTAINMENT Page 11

On the ice in Nashville SPORTS Page 37

Grants are now being offered to units of government for funding Clean-Up Days throughout the county. Clean-UpDays allow people in the area to dispose of waste such as tires, appliances, and others that may not be picked up by regular collection services. These can be one day events or drop-off points residents can use to drop off items for a period of time. Cleaning up a section of river in Ogle County may also be considered.

Maximum grant amounts are $2,000 and matching funds at a 50/50 ratio must be provided by the city, village or township. The matching funds can be met partially through paid labor by city or township staff, or by volunteer hours.

Funds are limited so those interested are encouraged to apply early.

Arrangements should be made for separation and recycling of materials collected during the event . These materials may include scrap metal, appliances, tires, plastics, paper, aluminum and glass depending on services and outlets for the materials.

Applications will be reviewed by staff before being referred to the Ogle County Solid Waste Committee of the County Board. Grants will be issued on a first-come first-served basis.

For more information or an application visit oglecounty.org or call 815-732-4020.

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‘Too little, too late’

By Shane Nicholson Illustration by Derek Droessler

“There are fundamental changes that need to be made,” said board member John Guevara, R-19.

“We need an independent forensic audit.

We need increased collaboration with the City of Rockford to fight crime. Residents of Winnebago County shouldn’t have to wait for us to move forward. I think the Chairman should step down so the board can get to work reforming Winnebago County.”

Board member Steve Schultz, R-3, agrees but says the problems run much deeper than simply the chairman.

“I think he’s done,” Schultz said Tuesday. “I think he should step down. He’s going to be under tremendous pressure to step down, and that’s necessary as part of a process to rebuild the public trust.

“But these circumstances, they are a foregone conclusion of the system we allow and we tolerate.

I’ve been talking about this particular situation for years, and now people are finally listening.”

Schultz says that special interests continue to dominate the business of the county, and that simply removing one chairman will fall far short of fixing entrenched problems in local government.

“We have systemic corruption. We have systemic influence from special interests that will not end with the current chairman,” he said.

“Scott’s just a cog in that wheel. The people who make the large campaign donations, they’re going to continue to, and they will continue to influence our local politics. It’s too little, too late as that relates to the chairman.”

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canceled re-election bid Widening probe was supposed to stem the The FBI has seized thousands of dollars of tide, but calls for Win- exercise and healthcare equipment housed at nebago County Board the county’s Public Safety Building as part of investigation, including a $4,200 sauna that Chairman Scott Christiansen to step its had previously been installed in Christiansen’s down are getting louder as an FBI probe home which he said was for the treatment of into spending irregularities presses on. health concerns.

Christiansen announced Sunday that he was suspending his campaign as rumors of a forthcoming indictment swirl. Now, Rock Valley College Chairman Frank Haney is left to run unopposed in the March 15 GOP primary.

But multiple county board members told The Times earlier in the weekend that anything short of a resignation would not be enough at this time, and a resolution seeking the chairman’s resignation is expected to hit the floor of the county boardroom for next week’s regular meeting.

Christiansen, chairman since 2004, has rebuked calls for his resignation so far, telling the Rockford Register Star on Monday that he has “done nothing wrong.”

Those assurances are falling on deaf ears, as a group of county board members are working to introduce a motion calling for a forensic audit of last year’s accounts, as well as two other years that are currently the focus of the FBI’s investigation.

Spending with vendors World’s Finest Chocolate – reimbursed by the chairman’s political campaign fund – and Kelley Williamson, as well as invoices from Northern Mechanical, Scandroli Construction and ADV/ANJ Landscaping, have come under the scope of the FBI review.

Former Purchasing Director Sally Claassen was placed on leave in August as a result of the ongoing investigation. She formally resigned her post on Sept. 11.

A review of county finances by Sheriff Gary Caruana’s office unveiled concerns about the administration’s spending. Those documents were turned over to the FBI, whose probe reportedly now extends back to the earliest days of Christiansen’s time as chairman.

Sources close to the investigation indicate that indictments in the case are forthcoming. One source told The Times last month that they expected action before the March primaries.

Such systemic corruption is a concern of many on the county board and attempts to weed out potential illicit practices were the target of a Monday night Operations Committee meeting.

Proposals that would improve operational transparency were the focus, with John Sweeney, R-16, recommending that bids be placed online for review by residents.

Gary Jury, R-7, says that a new subcommittee to review purchasing policies and procedures will have real teeth in the fight to ensure a similar situation doesn’t happen again.

“We looked at the policies, me and (interim Purchasing Director) Roman Gray,” says Jury. “He said, ‘There’s nothing wrong with the policies, they just need to be tweaked.’ But they weren’t following those policies.”

Jury says that measures to introduce more transparency to the county’s operation are being looked at and have been made a top priority by the board.

“We’re going to completely redo that website, so people can see invoices, they can see the receipts.”

He feels that an added measure of public insight will put pressure on government officials to act with the best interests of the public in mind.

“What do you have to hide? I don’t care if you buy

a pen, you put the receipt for the pen on the website.

If it’s transparent – if the system is transparent – people aren’t going to buy stuff they shouldn’t.”

Schultz says these processes are something that have been looked at extensively but that focusing on this particular case could be dangerous if longterm goals for transparency are to be achieved.

“There is legitimacy to the steps they have taken to try to catch inappropriate behavior,” he said.

“However, each one of our elected officials is effectively without accountability on certain issues.”

Staffing concerns The simple matter of how employees are put into various positions is of concern to the board.

Schultz worries that, due to the very nature of the county’s hiring process, avoiding another situation which has seen Claassen made a scapegoat for the FBI probe could be unavoidable.

“From a practical standpoint, there’s no one that is above [the chairman] in the hierarchy, and the fact they make hiring and firing decisions for employees that are there to hold them accountable is a flaw in the system.”

“You had the fox watching the chicken coop,” says Jury. “People need to do their job not being afraid of a reaction from anybody.”

Schultz feels that reforms can’t go deep enough to weed out nepotism and corruption in county government. He warns that looking at only the largest examples could leave the door open for another such scandal to unfold.

“The efforts that have been made so far have been pointed at the most obvious gaping holes in our processes and procedures,” he said.

“Let’s say we get these spending reports that are provided to the public. First, who’s going to understand them? Second, they’re getting whatever someone decided to give them, and that is inadequate to understand what is going on behind the scenes.

“I think we should do as much as we can in bringing transparency from the process, listening to inside and outside auditors, improving our systems. All of those things are wise and prudent and necessary.”

Jury agrees, and feels that the current county board has the proper setup to move forward with key reforms.

“We can have weekly reviews, monthly reviews, on purchasing, on everything. We never had that before.”

He says that steps which took power out of the hands of the chairman and allowing the caucuses to elect leadership positions has been a boon to the overall operations.

“These last two county boards are probably the best two that I’ve served on. It used to be a rubber stamp (from the chairman position); it’s not a rubber stamp now.”

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‘We have systemic corruption. We have systemic influence from special interests that will not end with the current chairman.’

-Steve Schultz, Winnebago County Board, R-3

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Outside influences Outside influences in county government have been a prevalent concern as the FBI’s investigation unfolded. Questions were asked of Christiansen’s campaign committee, Christiansen for Chairman, and its close working quarters within the daily operations of the county.

“We can’t have that sort of stuff going on anymore,” said Jury. “I can run my campaign out of an office outside my work on the board. Everyone should.”

Documents obtained by The Times last October showed that the chairman’s campaign had paid World’s Finest Chocolate nearly $2,400. Sources at the time said that the chairman explained the expense by his campaign committee as his effort to clean up a mess others had left behind.

But Schultz says the system is at least partially to blame for when such machinations are allowed to go on.

“When the people hired to keep these people in check – when the elected official they’re supposed to monitor has veto power over their job – then that’s a broken system,” he said.

“It’s not happening in every department and with every employee, but it happens.

“There’s all kinds of nepotism in the process, and it’s just accepted. It’s just routine.”

One county board member told The Times that they felt Claassen had been a political sacrifice in

an attempt by the chairman to save face as the investigation unfolded.

“I’m not saying what she did was right,” the board member said, “but there’s more to it than just what she did.”

Schultz feels allowing individuals to distract from the overall problem is a dangerous precedent to set at a time when many residents hope to wipe the slate clean and see the county government become a more open body.

“The chairman is connected to special interests that have influenced how he has led,” Schultz added.

“At this stage in the process, people are just jumping on board the bandwagon. Politically he’s in trouble, so it’s the popular thing to do.”

Jury and Guevara both feel that the proposed forensic audit could go a long way to revealing just how those sort of relationships were allowed to permeate the workings of the county government.

“We’ve got to explore it cost-wise,” Jury said about the plans. “But it’s something we’re serious about, something we need to look at doing.”

But Schultz still worries that focusing solely on the failings of one chairman could allow such behavior to easily creep back into the board.

“I find that disingenuous in the larger context of the picture,” he said. “My concern is that the focus is on one individual, when the problem is systemic.

“What we really need is a cultural change, and I don’t see that happening.”

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Shaping the Utility of the Future

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl

President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association

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haping the Utility of the Future was the theme of the fifth annual summit of Renew Wisconsin. The organization’s mission is focused on promoting a transformation to Wisconsin’s renewable energy future.

For the past 100 years, America’s electric utilities operated under state-granted monopolies over the sale of electricity and were regulated by state utility commissions. They invested in generators and delivery systems and gained a return on their investments that were paid by consumers of the electricity.

While some changes have been made such as that which occurred in Illinois opening up the production of electricity to competition while retaining a monopoly over its distribution via the grid, concern is rising that the existing legal, economic and regulatory systems are preventing rapid innovation.

The utility system is dramatically impacted by policy or the rules that govern its performance. With customers having access to new technologies that reduce electrical consumption or produce their own electricity, they are seeking rules that support, not thwart, these options. For utilities such efforts reduce their load, adversely affect their profits and shift

some of the costs of operations to their remaining customers.

The Wisconsin event featured some examples of changes that are occurring which support a transition to a renewable energy future. Mary Powell, CEO of Green Mountain Power of Vermont described how the firm has restructured the utility to become a leader in the renewable energy revolution and supporter of distributed generation. Their transformation was focused on what customers wanted and how the company could accommodate their interests while remaining profitable.

They moved away from the bulk power system and reduced their reliance on power plants that were used only 50 percent of the time. They purchased less electricity from out of state suppliers, focused on upgrading the energy efficiency of homes and encouraged the use of solar energy.

They created a package for homeowners who wanted to become energy independent by going off grid. They have also supported the development of microgrids based on solar systems with battery backup.

The installation of a wind farm has proven cost effective and contributed to allowing them to cut electric bills three times. She feels they can still do better in their efforts to move to cleaner energy sources. They are exploring the potential application of biodigesters to process

food wastes and manure into methane to produce electricity.

The event featured successful efforts among Wisconsin utilities to move toward cleaner energy sources. With no new wind projects in the state, successful efforts were focused on solar projects. Cooperatives and community-based utilities totaled 1,518 kW of installed capacity.

Cooperatives in Eau Claire and Taylor and municipal utilities in Clark, River Falls, New Richmond and WPPI Energy were recognized.

Another 10 solar projects were mentioned providing power to food, farm, manufacturing, transportation and community solar projects. An additional 30 of the largest solar projects and one dairy biogas project were recognized as well.

With 98 percent of Wisconsin’s money spent on energy leaving the state, the desire to move toward a cleaner energy future based on local production remains a strong pressure for change.

When combined with environmental issues, continued cost reductions in renewable energy sources, more efficient appliances and new sources of competition, the pressures for change will continue.

With the substantial investment in the existing utility structure, resistance to an energy revolution remains powerful. The issues require resolution.

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Fallout: Iowa Caucuses

4 key takeaways from Iowa

By Anthony Gaughan

among GOP voters in college towns like Iowa City and Ames. Most important of all, Cruz won Cedar Rapids and ran close behind Marco Rubio in the GOP-leaning suburbs of Des Moines.

If Cruz can continue to build support among young and suburban Republicans, he has a real chance to win the nomination.

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The Iowa caucuses have a long history of upending the conventional wisdom and Monday night was no exception.

The biggest surprises came on the Republican side. The final polls over the weekend predicted victory for Donald Trump and showed Ted Cruz losing support in Iowa.

But that’s not what happened. Cruz won the GOP caucuses with 28 percent of the vote, followed by Trump with 24 percent, Marco Rubio with 23 percent and Ben Carson with 9 percent.

Meanwhile, in the Democratic caucuses, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders finished in what was essentially a tie.

So what does it all mean?

1. Sanders is a serious threat to Clinton

When the night ended, less than one percent of the vote separated Clinton from Sanders. The race was finally called for her at noon on Tuesday, 49.9 to 49.6 percent.

By any measure, the exceedingly close outcome is a big victory for the Vermont senator. Last summer Sanders appeared to have no chance in Iowa. Clinton possessed a huge polling lead, a massive campaign war chest and a monopoly on key endorsements. In contrast, Sanders looked like a fringe candidate.

That is certainly not true today. Sanders has proved to be an exceptionally effective campaigner, particularly with liberal voters. By unapologetically promoting universal healthcare, tax hikes for the wealthy and strict regulation of Wall Street, Sanders is running as the most forthrightly liberal presidential candidate since Walter Mondale in 1984.

The Sanders strategy worked like a charm in Iowa. He tapped into a populist mood that is spreading like wildfire within the Democratic Party.

For example, although Sanders predictably won traditionally liberal college towns across the state, he also ran unexpectedly well among blue collar voters in eastern Iowa and urban voters in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, the state’s two largest metropolitan areas.

If Clinton made one critical mistake in Iowa, it was her ill-conceived decision to leave the state last week to attend a campaign fundraiser in Philadelphia. A prominent financial services firm hosted the event, which only gave more ammunition to Sanders’ accusation

3. Trump underperformed badly

that Clinton is too close to Wall Street.

On the heels of his strong showing in Iowa, Sanders heads to New Hampshire with momentum and a big lead in Granite State polls.

Hillary Clinton has got a real fight on her hands now.

2. Cruz proved he can take a punch

Ted Cruz’s first-place finish in Iowa would be noteworthy under any circumstances, but it’s particularly impressive considering what a tough month he has had.

Not a single Senate colleague endorsed Cruz’s campaign, a fact underscored by former Senator Bob Dole’s declaration that no one liked Cruz. Trump added fuel to the fire when he repeatedly challenged the Canadian-born Cruz’s eligibility to serve as president. Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin piled on by endorsing Trump. Most remarkable of all, the Republican governor of Iowa angrily condemned the Texas senator’s opposition to ethanol subsidies and even called on Iowans to vote for anybody but Cruz.

Not surprisingly, the final Iowa polls showed Cruz trailing Trump by five to seven points. But on caucus night Cruz proved the pollsters wrong.

The key to Cruz’s victory lay in his successful effort to expand his base beyond evangelical Christians. The evangelical vote ended up splitting fairly evenly among Cruz, Trump and Rubio.

Cruz won therefore by running well in unlikely places, such as eastern Iowa, the least conservative part of the state. He also did well

The exact reverse was true of Trump. The caucuses revealed that his campaign had a smaller base than expected.

Trump had all of the momentum going into Monday night. He dominated press coverage in Iowa, he had huge campaign rallies and he surged into the lead in the final polls.

But when the voting began, Trump underperformed badly.

His overall caucus vote of 24 percent was well below his polling average of 29 percent.

In the end, Trump’s organizational weakness sunk his effort to win Iowa. He never built a grassroots organization on the scale of the Cruz and Rubio campaigns and he paid dearly for it on caucus night.

He also made foolishly arrogant mistakes. For example, when he fell to second place in Iowa polls in November, the billionaire asked: “How stupid are the people of Iowa?” Cruz used Trump’s insulting line in a very effective ad that aired throughout Iowa last week.

Although Trump has mastered the art of attracting media attention, he has yet to learn that insulting voters is not a winning campaign strategy.

4. Rubio is on the rise

Although Rubio finished in third place in the GOP race, he has plenty of reason to smile. The polls predicted he would finish with 15 percent of the vote, but instead he captured 23 percent, nearly as much as Trump.

Crucially, Rubio ran extremely well in metropolitan areas and among college-educated voters. He carried Des Moines and Davenport as well as suburban counties and Johnson County, home to the University of Iowa.

That bodes well for Rubio’s chances in New Hampshire, where the state’s Republicans are more urban and far more moderate than Iowa voters.

Keep an eye on Rubio. If he can continue to attract voters away from Trump, the Florida senator will be a force to be reckoned with in the GOP race.

Just what exactly was so surprising about Monday’s results?

By Andrea Gillespie Emory University

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he narrative of surprise dominates the post-Iowa headlines in the U.S. Pundits expressed surprise that Ted Cruz won and Donald Trump lost, that Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are essentially tied, and that Marco Rubio came in third place.

However, only the margins are truly surprising. In many ways, yesterday’s results affirm conventional wisdom.

There is no denying that Donald Trump is a force of nature. He has demonstrated a knack for earning free media and for drawing attention towards him and away from his competitors.

But the lesson of Iowa is that old fashioned field

organization still matters more.

Over the years, Iowans have come to expect presidential candidates – or volunteers representing them – to make personal appeals to voters. Convention holds that the candidates with the best field operations have the greatest likelihood of victory.

Ted Cruz had an organized and publicized field operation in Iowa. That field operation was part of the reason pundits generally thought that Cruz was a contender in Iowa, and it should not have come as a surprise that his ground game helped him win in the end.

Second, we have to come to grips with how we use polls in the U.S. There has been a lot of hand wringing about the accuracy and overuse of polls generally and in this election cycle particularly.

Donald Trump has rationalized every inflammatory statement he has made by pointing to his lead in the polls. The media justifies their wall-towall coverage of Trump based on polling results.

I hope Iowa teaches us how to interpret polls correctly and understand their limitations.

There is a tendency in the media to not consider the full confidence interval when determining whether a race is tied or has a clear leader. Often, those polls had margins of error between 3.5 and 7 points. That means the leading candidate would have to be ahead by a margin of between 7 and 14 percentage points for the race to not be considered statistically tied.

Of the seven most recent Iowa Republican primary polls archived by Real Clear Politics, five

showed Trump’s lead was within the true margin of error. This suggested that Ted Cruz had the potential to win, so why the big surprise?

The same goes for the Democratic caucus results. All but two of those recent polls depicted the gap between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders as being within the margin of error.

News consumers should be more discerning about what polls tell us. Margins of error exist for a reason; we cannot expect to make perfect predictions about final vote tallies, especially with small sample sizes. Above all, we should understand that polls reflect the attitudes of the time in which they were taken.

People can, and often do, change their minds.

There’s nothing surprising about that.

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Rockford Rocked chats with Sean Huguenin

By Todd Houston Exclusive to TRRT

Rockford Rocked Interview: You’re originally from Woonsocket, Rhode Island. How did you find your way to Rockford?

Sean Huguenin: Not sure if I found Rockford or Rockford found me. Before here there was Iowa in which came about as a transfer from Rhode Island in the military. I served 23 years in which I retired March of 2013. My venture to Rockford was in part of a good landing place in which I could travel to Deerfield to attend Seminary for my dual masters, but remain in a cost efficient community and close to my wife Starr’s (whom passed away from Cancer Aug 2015) family. I turned out to be a great landing spot in which I met some phenomenal musicians.

RRI: You recently released the new Huguenin album “Where from here?” The lyrics have a positive feel but it also seems like they have a pondering quality to them. Sort of a questioning vibe if you will. Do you consider Huguenin to be a Christian band?

SH: Well as a Christian myself, I have always wanted to use my gift of music to be an influence, inspiration to the world. I wouldn’t classify myself or believe I would be classified as “Christian” because I don’t speak of Jesus in every song. However, what I do, and always swore to do, is to write about realism and truth and through that give a message of hope and encouragement. I feel I have been blessed in life to have accomplished that in about every song I’ve written.

RRI: I must say the musicianship on this release

is top notch. Local musicians Russ Kutak (bass) and Colin Edmison (drums) were involved but you also had some friends from out east lend a hand with the guitar duties. You obviously didn’t fly these guys to Rockford to lay down tracks. How did you go about the recording process?

SH: I will just start off by saying that I am so honored and grateful for the outstanding musicianship and professionalism that Colin and Russ brought to the table along with my other friends. Today is a different world of recording. Many musicians including myself have some form of recording equipment and software at home which can really help in the mobility of tracking and working with other musicians. Here

in Rockford, I worked with Wolf Home Productions and engineer Larry Williams. I “Dropped boxed” Wav files of all the songs to Jimi Bell (House of Lords & Maxx Explosion) and Gary Schutt (Jeff Scott Soto & Gary Schutt Band). They did the work from their locations and sent me back the files.

RRI: Your voice is amazing! Tell us about some of your musical influences growing up.

SH: Well thank you very much for them kind words. I had many different vocal influences for different reasons some for power, some for delivery, and some for pitch. I can tell you that my main 5 influences though were; Geoff Tate of Queensryche, Michael Sweet of Stryper, Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart, Don Dokken of Dokken and Dennis Deyoung of Styx.

RRI: You have some live shows coming up and are involved in some local benefits. Who are the current members of Huguenin?

SH: Well anyone who saw Huguenin last year will notice that due to other musical obligation with the band, has decided to put together a new line up for 2016. This year Huguenin is honored to hit the stage and tear it up with Steve Strutsman (Drums), original bassist Russ Kutak, Andy Bell (Guitars) and Shawn Williams (Guitars). This lineup is ready to go and will have our first rehearsal this month in preparation of the March 19th Rock for a Cure show in Pekin IL with Lillian Axe and others.

RRI: I’m not taking anything away from pop music or any of that but do you think we will ever

see the era of the “rock star” again?

SH: It is still out there, but unfortunately not in the mainstream eye or attention. There are so many awesome musicians out there. Melodic Rock is not dead, you just need to find where it’s at and support the living crap out of it.

RRI: What’s your favorite song to sing along with at home while cleaning the house?

SH: My favorite is Come Sail Away by Styx. It’s a freakin’ Monsters of Rock concert at Sean’s house when I’m cleaning. (laughs) RRI: The Whiskey a Go Go (Famous club in Hollywood California).

SH: Oh man! What can I not say about that?

Every musician’s dream is to step on that stage and if I never accomplish anything more in my musical life, it will be the achievement of saying I’ve been there, done that and have the shirt and memories forever.

RRI: Song that you wish you had written?

SH: Never Let You Go by Steelheart.

RRI: What’s next for Sean Huguenin?

SH: Well, as for myself, I just started a new career job as a hospital Chaplain for Freeport Memorial Hospital and excited about that new chapter in my life, but that is not meaning that “Huguenin” doesn’t have a future.

2016 will be a venture for sure with lots of promises. I will take my time over this year writing the songs, but I promise everyone that if you thought and love the Where from Here release, you haven’t seen the best of Huguenin yet! Just saying…

RAAC presents Poetry Out Loud regionals

By Anne E. O’Keefe Rockford Area Arts Council

This is the eighth year Rockford Area Arts Council has convened the regional competition for Poetry Out Loud. All high schools, private and public, are invited to participate. The 2016 competition will consist of students from Jefferson and Auburn. A combined 280 studentswill start out between the two schools and will then be pared down for the regional competition at the Jefferson High School Auditorium, 4145 Samuelson Road, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17.

Teachers from Jefferson and Auburn are responsible not only for motivating students to participate but giving their time to coach students looking for additional help preparing.

Douglas McArthur, a teacher at Jefferson, sees the value of this opportunity for students. “Poetry recitation does so much for a student! In addition to gaining a better understanding and appreciation for poetry itself; it builds confidence, improves close-reading skills, expands vocabulary, and teaches public speaking skills. These skills can impact their lives far beyond any simple poetry unit. Every year I watch them begin with fear and trepidation, proceed with growing confidence, and deliver with surprising

results.” Teachers at Auburn lending a hand are Jim Crow, Barb Dowdakin, and Charles Kerr.

RAAC’s Education and Engagement Director, Sharon Nesbit-Davis said, “Students had to choose twopoemsfromhundredsofpossibilities.Theyhadto memorize the poem, explore its meaning and convey thatmeaningthroughtherecitation.Theyhadtostand on stage alone and recite it to an audience of friends, family, strangers, fellow contestants, and the judges.

That takes courage. Self-confidence builds through experiences like this.”

Students are judged on pronunciation, accuracy, dramatic appropriateness, physical presentation, evidence of understanding the poem and difficulty of the poem.

Judges this year come from Rockford Writers Guild, Rockford University and from the community; Richard Vargas, Lori W. Marshall, Carl Lehnen,

George Davis, and Katharine Hopkins. Thanks to other volunteers; Carol Carbone, Claire Rotello and Jefferson High School Thespians.

Two finalists will travel to Springfield on March 11.

Funding is made possible by National Endowment for the Arts, National Poetry Foundation, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency. For more information you can visit poetryoutloud.org.

The Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest was created in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation. The contest was created to increase awareness in the art of performing poetry, with substantial cash prizes being awarded to schools thatparticipatedaswellasrepresentativesfromeachof the 50 states, Washington, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

RAAC continues to make new friends. We are excitedtobekickingoffourfirstRAAC’sThirdThursday atJason’sDelifundraiserwithourcommunitypartner.

Bring your family and friends to Jason’s Deli, 575 S. Perryville Road, for a delicious dinner on Thursday, February 18 from 5-8 p.m., mention that you are supporting the Rockford Area Arts Council and we will earn 15 percent of your order price. We will be participating every third Thursday for the year, thanks to our friends at Jason’s Deli.

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Puppies or kittens on Super Bowl Sunday

By Paula Hendrickson Television Columnist

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veryone who knows me knows I love dogs. Cats are cute and fine – for cat people, anyway – but cats make me sneeze, wheeze, and frankly they always seem about three steps ahead of their humans. But come Sunday, I’d much rather watch Hallmark Channel’s Kitten Bowl III than Super Bowl 50.

Luckily for me, Animal Planet is back this year with Puppy Bowl XII. (My favorite part?

The water bowl cam.)

This year the Puppy Bowl is even closer to my heart, since we have three new puppies in the family. In September, little Stanley (probably a Yellow Lab/Beagle mix) joined my sister’s household. He played so well with my brother and sister-in-law’s giant dog Duke (Redbone Coonhound/Great Pyrenees mix) that when I spotted a litter of Redbone Coonhound mix pups being fostered in Rockford by a volunteer from Homeless Hounds Rescue, my sister-in-law fell in love with the pups. I got to go along to the meet and greet and also when they picked up the then 8-week old puppy Daisy (an adorable Redbone Coonhound/Treeing Walker Coonhound/Husky/Chow mix) to bring her home

called. I was the first applicant she contacted.

Good thing I didn’t wait a day to send my application! It turns out the puppy – who they were calling Sara – garnered more than 60 adoption applications. According to the IAR Facebook page she broke their all-time record of adoption requests for any one pet.

As of January 20, Sara – now called Sadie – is my sweet, goofy, lovable puppy. No one knows what mix she is or exactly how old she is, but with a little detective work we’ll soon narrow it down.

Sadie’s a lucky one. According to her records, she was a stray picked up in southern Illinois on December 21. The county shelter she was brought to (a kill shelter) guessed her to be a 6-9 week old Beagle mix. But when the IAR rescued her from the shelter on January 2, they thought she might be a Burnese Mountain Dog mix on the younger side of that age estimate. (I’m told they assess a puppy’s age by checking their teeth.) Right now, they think she’s about 12 weeks old.

It doesn’t matter to me what mix she is, but I ordered a doggie DNA test because larger dogs can have different nutritional or veterinary requirements. Her results should be ready in a couple of weeks. Feel free to guess along. (One

in early January.

In August my dog, Lily, died at 15 years, eight months, but I didn’t want to rush into adopting another puppy. I’d been checking Petfinder.com and AdoptAPet.com several times a week for months, helping my sister look for the puppy who turned out to be Stanley. But by the time I was seriously looking I wasn’t finding many puppies within 50 miles.

A couple shelters said it was no longer “puppy season” so I might have to wait for spring.

Duke and Stanley both came from WrightWay Rescue in Morton Grove, which has a lot of rescue animals from southern states, so I started thinking I might need to look there.

Then two weeks something strange happened.

I was looking at Petfinder.com and a photo of one puppy practically jumped off the screen at me. “This is my puppy,” I thought.

That hadn’t happened to me with any of the hundreds of puppy pictures I’d seen in recent months.

It was about 1 a.m., but I filled in the online adoption form with Illinois Animal Rescue (IAR) and requested a meet and greet with the puppy at her foster home. I got nervous after a couple days passed, then the foster mom

friend’s mom is from the same part of Illinois where Sadie was found and said there are a lot of hunting dogs around there.)

When watching the Puppy Bowl or the Kitten Bowl, please remember they’re more than an excuse to watch baby animals at play.

The programs provide information about rescue groups, animal shelters, and the great jobs they do. Best of all, both events support the “Adopt Don’t Shop” philosophy. That’s something that can’t be said about the other bowl game being played Sunday.

If you’re thinking of adopting a new pet, remember that adoption fees cover the veterinary care, transportation, feeding, vaccinations and often spay/neuter and microchipping of the animals they rescue. It’s worth it. I got a bonus with Sadie. Her foster family potty trained her!

Programming Notes

Puppy Bowl XII airs Sunday, February 7 at 2 p.m., and repeats throughout the day.

Kitten Bowl III has an earlier start time on the same day: 11 a.m., and also repeats..

To see pictures of Sadie check out Paula Hendrickson on Twitter @P_Hendrickson or Instagram @Paula1Knit2.

Plenty of cheap laughs from Dirty Grandpa

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By Thomas Simpson Contributor

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hen I first saw the trailer for Dirty Grandpa, my heart sank. Robert De Niro is one of the greatest actors to grace the screen yet here he was in a low brow repugnant comedy that wouldn’t look out of place in the bargain bin of your local supermarket. It is important to keep an open mind when viewing a film but the trailer made it difficult to do so and I feared my mind was made up before the opening credits. It couldn’t possibly have been bad as it looked, could it?

The humor is offensive, puerile and… funny.

The shocking gags are designed to do just that with many of De Niro’s lines causing me to laugh first and hate myself for it later. Make no mistake, this isn’t a great script and De Niro delivers the same ridiculous dialogue as lesser talent, he’s just more able to make more of it.

Zac Efron isn’t in the same league as De Niro, yet he has a presence beyond his ludicrous physique and chiseled jaw. Jason Kelly (Efron) represents the safe choices in life, he’s a man afraid to take risks and finds himself submissive to both his fiancée and father. When his grandmother dies, his grandfather Dick (De Niro) asks him to drive him to Boca but the older man isn’t just looking for a ride, he’s looking to open his grandson’s eyes and encourage him to live. The story is full of clichés however it’s an enjoyable enough plot with a sugary predictability.

The film loses steam towards the end as the focus shifts from Dick and Jason to the latter’s relationship with Shadia (Zoey Deutch). She is a link to his past, a time when he had his own dreams and wasn’t merely a yes man. The jokes dry up as we transition into a rom-com which although inevitable, disrupts the tone. The earlier gags may have been vile but they weren’t dull.

There is a rush to tie up some loose ends for the finale which sees us care less about characters we’re supposed to dislike. I found myself rooting for Jason by default at times and found it disappointing that his obedience never appeared to evolve into any satisfactory retribution. Despite the ending being dragged out, the tacked on scene at the end offers an amusing resolution.

The younger man does provide a good straight man to De Niro who carries the film for the most part even if fans of the two time Oscar winner’s classic films may cry to feel he has been reduced to this. There are many cringe worthy moments, especially surrounding Aubrey Plaza’s Lenore and her lust for a pensioner.

Not one for the thin skinned, instead it’s a worthy alternative to the Academy bothering films of the moment.

Thomas Simpson is a writer and filmmaker based in Glasgow, U.K. Find him on Twitter: @Simmy41.

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Vibe Calendar

ARTS & THEATER Ongoing Attractions The ARC - 1222 E. State St., Beadware Mondays 1-4 p.m.; Open Studio Wednesdays & Thursdays 1-4 p.m.

The Art Box – 308 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb.

Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 815-758-0313.

Artists’ Ensemble Theatre – Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. Info: 815394-5004.

ArtSpace West Gallery – 1426 N. Main St. Wed.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. Info: 815-9631894.

Beloit Fine Arts Incubator – 520 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis. Gallery hours: Mon.,10 a.m.-2 p.m. ; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Sat.,10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 608-322-4250.

The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator is seeking entrants for its annual juried photography show. This year’s theme is “Every Picture Tells a Story”. The show will be held during March with an opening reception on March 4. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three photographs. For further information please visit BeloitFineArtsIncubator. com or call the gallery at 608-313-9083.

Beloit College – Logan Museum of Anthropology, Shaw Gallery, 700 College St., Beloit, Wis. Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Info: 608-363-2828.

Belvidere Performing Arts Center – 1500 E. Ave., Belvidere. Tickets available at Tickets.thestudiorockford.com or 815332-2205.

Byron Civic Theatre – 850 N. Colfax, Byron.

Info: 815-312-3000 or bctmagic.com.

Cadillac Palace Theatre – 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. BroadwayInChicago.com.

Coronado Performing Arts Center – 314 N. Main St. 815-968-5222 or coronadopac. org.

DeKalb Area Women’s Center Galleries 1021 State St., DeKalb. Fridays, 7-9 p.m.

Info: 815-758-1351.

Ingrid Dohm Studio Gallery – 839 N. Perryville Road. Appointments/Info: 815-

519-6492.

Freeport Art Museum – 121 N. Harlem Ave., Freeport. Info: 815-235-9755.

Gallery C – 900 Jackson St., Suite 113, Dubuque, Iowa.

The Gallery At JustGoods – 201 Seventh St. Info: 815-965-8903.

Grace Performing Arts Center - Festival 56 productions are performed at this location, 316 South Main Street, Princeton. 815-8795656, ext. 11, festival56.com Charlotte Hackin Art Studio & Gallery – 6278 Brynwood Drive, Rockford. Info: 815639-1318.

Janesville-UW Rock County Theatre – Kirk Denmark Theatre, University of Wisconsin-Rock County, 2909 Kellogg Ave., Janesville, Wis. . Info: 608-758-6565.

Kortman Gallery – 107 N. Main St. Mon.Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 815-968-0123.

Kouture Canvas – 213 N. Third St., Rockford.

Owners provide materials for you to create your own guided painting or DIY type craft.

No two paintings alike. Also, free drinks, age-appropriate. Event dates and times on website at kouturecanvas.com under calendar tab.

Main Street Players of Boone County – Community Building Complex, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com.

Monroe Arts Center – 1315 11th St., Monroe, Wis. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 608-325-5700.

NIU Art Museum – Northern Illinois University, Altgeld, 116, DeKalb.

David C. Olson Photography Studio – 7801 E. State St., inside Clock Tower Resort.

Wildlife and nature imagery. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday.

Free. Info: 815-873-1777.

Pec Playhouse Theatre – 314 Main St., Pecatonica fo: 815-239-1210 or pecplayhouse.org.

Rockford Art Museum - 711 N. Main St..

For more information visit rockfordartmuseum.org.

Rockford Dance Company – Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St. Info: 815815-963-3341 or 815-968-0595.

Main Street Players of Boone County Present

The

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Couple It’s a real Battle of the Sexes!

Female Version

Male Version

February 12 & 20 at 7:00 pm February 13 & 21 at 2:30 pm

February 13 & 19 at 7:00 pm February 14 & 20 at 2:30 pm

$12 Adult | $10 Senior | $5 Student (with ID) Belvidere Community Building Complex 111 West First Street Belvidere, IL 61008

Buy Tickets at the Door or in Advance MainStreetPlayersofBooneCounty.com | 800-741-2963

Rockford University Art Gallery – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. Info: 815226-4105.

Rockford University Performing Arts Department and Maddox & CheekTheatres - 5050 E. State St. For information call 815.226.4100 or visit rockford.edu/ artslectures/performingartsseason.

Scheffler Art & Gallery – Rooney Building, 107 Elm St., Franklin Grove. Hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 815-973-0942.

State of the Art – 218 E. State St. Open Tues.Sat., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment.

“First Friday” events until 8 p.m. Info: 815-979-1944.

317 Studio & Gallery – 317 Market St. Every Friday, see “Artists at Work” from 4-9 p.m.

Timber Lake Playhouse – 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll. Info: 815-244-2035. timberlakeplayhouse.org.

University of Wisconsin-Rock County – Theodore Robinson Gallery, Wells Cultural Center, 2909 Kellogg Ave., Janesville, Wis. Vino van Gogh - Paint drink & be merry at area restaurants. We’ll show you how to create a work of art in just a few hours - we make it easy and fun. New events published monthly and sign up for coupons at VinoGogh.com.

Without Shoes Modern Dance Company – Maddox Theatre, Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. Womanspace – 3333 Maria Linden Drive.

Info: 815-877-0118.

Woodstock Opera House – 121 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Info: 815-338-5300.

Woodstock Weavers Guild – Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson, Woodstock.

Info: 815-399-1630.

Wright Museum of Art – Beloit College, 700 College St., Beloit, Wis. Free. Info: 608-363-2095.

Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra presents 2nd Annual Nie Young Artists Competition - Applications are now being accepted through Feb. 22 for string or piano musicians to compete in the 2nd annual Nie Young Artists Competition.

Scholarships will be awarded in three categories: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced and all awards are to be used for music endeavors. Winners will perform a special concert on Sunday, April 17, 2016, 3 p.m. at Beloit’s First Congregational Church, 801 Bushnell St. In addition, winners will be asked to perform with TCCO during our 2016 season and may be invited to join TCCO for our European tour set for June, 2017.

Applications are available from our website, turtlecreekchamberorchestra.org.

Deadline for Application submission, is February 22, 2016. Application fee: $10. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at United Church, 657 Bluff St., Beloit. Auditions begin at 2 p.m. Performance Concert will be held Sunday, April 17 at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 801 Bushnell St., Beloit, WI. For more information, visit turtlecreekchamberorchestra.org or phone 608-754-8681 for further details.

Youth Theater Project presents Grease Join some of the most talented kids in the Rockford area as they sing and dance their way through all of the songs that we

Have your free listing in the Thursday preceding our Wednesday publication.

Listings can be e-mailed to contact@rockrivertimes.com or called in to 815-964-9767.

love from the 1950s on stage at the J.R. Sullivan Theater, 118 N. Mail St. Performances will be Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. and 7p.m.; and Feb. 21 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $10 in advance at ctpytp.com, and $15 at the door the day of the show

MUSIC Wednesday, February 3 Open mic - Mandalay Lounge, 5 p.m.

Thursday, February 4 Amateur Night - Mandalay Lounge, 5 p.m.

Friday, February 5 Open Mic - Mandalay Lounge, 5 p.m.

Trinadora Duo - Performing Americana Stew from 8 p.m.-midnight at Verdi Club, 782 N. Madison St. The Sensations - Big Al’s Bar, 610 North Bell School Road, 9 p.m. 815-398-6411 No Cover.

Heather Styka - Just Goods Fair Trade Marketplace, 201 7th Street. 7 p.m. Free, good will donations will be accepted.

Saturday, February 6 Open mic - Mandalay Lounge, 5 p.m.

Band of the Royal Marines of Scotland Performance of The Band of the Royal Marines & The Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of the Scots Guards at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35-45 and available at coronadopac.org or by calling 815-968-0595. The performance will include popular classics, Big Band music, contemporary works and entertaining solo features.

Saturday, February 13 Trinadora Duo - Performing Jazz and Blues from 8-10 p.m. at Main Street Bistro, 109 S. Galena Ave., in Freeport.

Sunday, February 14 Dance - VFW, 2018 Windsor Road, Loves Park, across from Sunrise Restaurant. 7 p.m. Admission is $7.

Friday, February 19 The Roy Orbison Circle - By The Trinadora Rocks. 7-10 p.m. at Lyran Hall, 1115 Fourth Ave. For more information contact 815-979-1949 Blowin’ in the Wind; Fifty Years after the Folk Song Revival - The Rock Valley Children’s Choir presents, Blowin’ in the Wind at 7 p.m. at Spring Creek United Church of Christ, 4500 Spring Creek Road. This is the 14th annual “Singers’ Songbook Concert,” a yearly concert in which all RVCC singers learn “at least 25 songs every American should know.” A free will offering will be taken and proceeds will go to the RVCC Scholarship fund. There is a dessert reception for all after the concert. For more information call 815-229-3413 or 630-248-5290 or visit the choir on Facebook or their website RVCCSings.org

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Vibe Calendar Saturday, February 20 Love & Thunder - Casey’s Pub, 7307 N. Alpine Rd., Loves Park. 9 a.m. No cover.

Saturday, February 27 Trinadora Duo - Performing Americana Stew from 7-9 p.m. at Books on First, 202 W. 1st St., in Dixon.

The Sensations - Rascals Bar & Grill, 5223 Torque Road, Loves Park. 9 p.m. 815636-9207. Call to find out cover charge.

Wednesday, March 2 Desolation Row - District Bar & Grill. 205 W. State St., 7pm-12am. 815-977-4524.

Featuring Trapt, Romantic Rebel, and Static Signal. Ages 21+. $15 Tickets

Saturday, March 5 The Sensations - Shooters North, 7742 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park. 9 p.m.

815-654-3900. No Cover

Friday, March 11 The Sensations - Big Al’s Bar, 610 North Bell School Road. 9 p.m. 815-398-6411.

No Cover

Saturday, March 19 Desolation Row - Maggie’s Idle Hour LLC. 115 S. Wesley Ave., Mt Morris, 9pm-1am.

815-734-4110. No cover charge.

Saturday, March 26 Desolation Row - The Cooler. 311 W. 2nd St., Rock Falls, 8:30pm-12:30am. 815632-3010. No cover charge.

COMMUNITY Alcoholics Anonymous – Call for locations/ times: 815-227-4633 or 815-968-0333.

All Species Fishing Club – Hosted by Rock Valley Anglers, rockvalleyanglers.com Angelic Organics Learning Center – 1547 Rockton Road, Caledonia. Various classes & activities throughout the year. 815389-8455.

Apple River Fort State Historic Site – 311 E. Myrtle St., Elizabeth, Ill. Open Wed.Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.

Historic re-enactors portray life during the Black Hawk War. 815-858-2028 or appleriverfort.org.

Atwood Environmental Center – 2685 New Milford School Road, Rockford. Now open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with feeding time for Birds of Prey at 1 p.m..

815-874-7576.

The Bridge Center of Rockford – 4861 American Road. Games & classes for beginners through experts. 815-873-9334.

Burpee Museum of Natural History – 737 N. Main St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Woodward Exhibit Hall, admission 42 members, $4 public plus general Museum admission.

Admission: $ 4-12, free for children younger than 4 and members; additional fee for traveling exhibits. 815-965-3433.

Camp Grant Museum - 1004 Samuelson Road. Open Tues-Fri 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat 7 a.m.–1 p.m. Sun 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Mondays. Military Camp from 1918 to 1948 in Rockford. Group Special hours

available & tour with lecture. Restaurant on premises, make a day of it. Check out website & Facebook Camp Grant Museum. 815-395-0679 City Council Meetings - 1st and 3rd Mondays, Rockford City Hall, 2nd floor, Council Chambers, 425 East State St., Rockford.

Coalition of Latino Leaders – Meets third Monday of each month, noon-1 p.m.

E-mail coalitionoflatinoleaders@gmail. com.

John Deere Historic Site – 8334 S. Clinton St., Grand Detour. See a recreation of the original blacksmith shop and other attractions. 815-652-4551.

Discovery Center Museum – 711 N. Main St. Hours: Sun.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $8 public, free for members. Children 1 and under are also free. 815-963-6769.

Elite Defense Systems Self-Defense Center – 5695 Strathmoor Drive. Daily classes.

New: Krav Maga classes. 815-885-4758.

Ethnic Heritage Museum – 1129 S. Main St. Sun., 2-4 p.m. Admission $5 adults, $3 student, $10 family. 815-962-7402.

Family Counseling Services Veterans’ SelfHelp Group – FCS Agency office, 210 N. Longwood St. 6-7 p.m. every Tuesday.

Self-guided, self-help group. A Licensed Clinical Social worker will be on site and on call at no cost. Free coffee and water available. 815-962-5585.

FitMe Wellness – Next to Hilander, Spring Creek & Mulford roads. 815-904-6000.

Forest City Brewers – Monthly meetings first Wed. of each month, 7 p.m. at Rockford Brewing Co., Rock River & Prairie Street.

“Tasters Guild” meetings at 7 p.m. third Wed. of each month at Der Rathskeller, 1132 Auburn St. Info/membership: forestcitybrewers.org or info@forestcitybrewers.org.

Joseph F. Glidden Homestead – 921 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. Historic farm reconstruction with events. Open Tuesdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Second and Fourth Sundays Noon -4 p.m. Info: 815756-7904 or gliddenhomestead.org.

Get Rid of Unwanted Panic (GROUP) – University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave., Room A126.

Peer support group for any form of anxiety.

Meets the first and third Thursday of each month, 7-8 p.m. 815-395-5655.

Group Hope Depression Bipolar Meetings – Rockford School of Medicine, 1601 Parkview Ave. Every second and fourth Thursday 6:15-7:30 p.m. 815-398-9628.

Having Trouble Hearing on the Phone? – Center for Sight & Hearing, 8038 Macintosh Lane. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Free amplified phone program. Must be Illinois resident and have standard phone service. Application and info: 815-332-6800.

Healing Pathways Cancer Resource Center – 3921 East State St., Rockford. Classes in yoga, strength training, Qigong, and support groups. 815-977-4123 or healingpathwayscrc.org.

Health Classes/Seniors Meetings/Support Groups – OSF Saint Anthony Center for Health. Call for specific meetings/dates/ info: 815-395-4505.

IL-WI Stateline Atheist Society – Humanists, skeptics, agnostics and atheists – activities and meetings for like-minded individuals. statelineatheistsociety.com.

Ingersoll Learning Links – Family golf at Ingersoll Golf Course, 101 Daisyfield Road. Holes ranging from 60-105 yards with open practice times. Call 815-9878834 to confirm hours. Admission fees $1 ages 17 and younger, $3 ages 18 and older ($1 if accompanied by youth ages 17 and younger). Park District golf permit holders play free. Info: 815-968-7529 (You Play) or golfrockford.org.

Junior StreetHogs Arena – Booker Washington Community Center, 524 Kent St. Outreach street hockey program for youth. 815-969-4072.

Ken-Rock Community Center – 3218 11th St. Various activities throughout the year. Variety of free classes for adults and children. 815-398-8864.

Kishwaukee Valley A.B.A.T.E. Meeting – V.F.W., 2018 Windsor Road, Loves Park.

Second Sunday of each month, 2 p.m.

815-544-3088.

Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden – 2715 S. Main St. Tues.-Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $6 adults, $3 seniors & students, children younger than 3 and Klehm members, free.

Donation Day is first Tuesday of each month.

Admission free, donations of any amount welcome. 815-965-8146.

Lewis Lemon Community Center – 1993 Mulberry St. Mon.-Fri., 5:30-11 p.m.

Free. 815-987-8800.

Magic Waters Waterpark – 7820 N. CherryVale Mall Dr., Cherry Valley. 815-9878852. Closed for the season.

Mandalay Lounge - 200 N. Church St. Open mic night Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Amateur night and football on Thursdays and football on Sundays & Mondays.

Memorial Hall – 211 N. Main St. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-Fri., or by appointment. 815969-1999.

Midway Village – 6799 Guilford Road.

Mon.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. 815-397-9112.

Midwest Museum of Natural History – 425 W. State St., Sycamore. Wed., free to the public. Fri., live animal demonstrations at 3 p.m. 815-895-9777.

Narcotics Anonymous – Call for locations/ times: 815-964-5959 or 888-656-7329.

Native American Awareness Committee – Burpee Natural History Museum, 737 N. Main St. 7 p.m. Meets 4th Tues. every month. Looking forward to making new friends and getting new members. Info: Mac “Spotted Horse” at 779-423-1260.

New Beginnings Social Group for Grief & Healing – Christian Life Retirement Center, 2750 N. Mulford Road. For adults of all ages who have participated in grief support groups and feel ready to build a new bridge to their futures. All are welcome. Pre-registration is required.

815-398-0500.

Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens – 1354 N. Second St. Open Tues.-Sat. (closed Mon.): hours vary, check website or call. Admission: $6 resident, $8 non-resident, free for children 4 and younger. Water features, seating areas and sculptures, all in a tropical plant setting. Changing seasonal floral displays, special events, educational programs, workshops, lecture series.

Rentals of meeting/event room available.

Gift shop. Info: rockfordparkdistrict.org or 815-987-8800.

Nickel World - 3321 N. Main St. Family

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amusement center featuring 20+ video games and 60+ redemption games dispensing tickets redeemable for prizes. $2.25 admission, all games either free or 1+ nickels. Room available for rent for parties. Open from 1-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.For information on Nickel World and a list of weekly specials visit nickelworld.com Northern Illinois Hospice & Grief Center – 4215 Newburg Road. Various support groups for children, teens and adults starting in October. Info: 815-398-0500.

Open Doors – Court Street United Methodist Church Chapel, 215 N. Court St. 12:30-1 p.m. Every Wed. Enter north end. Info: 815-962-6061.

Overeaters Anonymous - Every Thursday, 7 p.m. New Attitudes Center, 2233 Charles St. Pine Tree Pistol Club – 5454 11th St. Info about club & classes: 815-874-7399.

Represent.Us Rockford – Meetings at Rockford Public Library Community Room 6685 E. State St. the second Saturday of the month 10 a.m.

Rock River Valley Blood Center – 419 N. Sixth St. Mon.-Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri., 6:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sat., 7-11 a.m.

Belvidere Donor Center – 1740 S. State St. Mon.-Tues., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Second Sat. of each month, 7-11 a.m.

Freeport Donor Center – 461 E. South St. Mon.-Tues., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Second Sat. of each month, 7- 11 a.m. Perryville Donor Center – 3065 N. Perryville Road. Mon.-Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Sat. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: 815-965-8751 or 866889-9037 or www.rrvbc.org.

ROCK Swim and Fitness – 3800 E. State St. Zumba classes, 9 a.m. Tuesdays.

Age 1 and older. $5 drop-in fee for non-members. Info: 815-381-0765.

Rock Valley Ski Association – Thunder Bay Grille, 7652 Potawatomi Trail.

Meets second Tues. of each month.

Info: SkiRockford.org.

Rockford Area H.O.U.S.E. – Home schooling support group open to all families in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. All educational and religious philosophies welcome.

ClassesTuesdays,10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. rockfordareahouse.blogspot.com.

Rockford Park District – Various programs available throughout the year.

Program Guides now available at Customer Service locations. Info: 815987-8800 or rockfordparkdistrict.org.

Rockford Public Library Hours – Main Library, 215 N. Wyman St.: Sunday CLOSED, Mon.-Thurs. 12-8 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; East Branch, 6685 E. State St. (New Hours): Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday CLOSED; Montague Branch, 1238 S. Winnebago St.: Monday CLOSED, Tues.-Thurs. 12-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.‑Sun. CLOSED; Rock River Branch, 3128 11th St.: Monday CLOSED, Tues.-Thurs. 12-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.-Sun. CLOSED; Rockton Centre Branch, 3112 N. Rockton Ave. (New Hours): Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.-Sun. CLOSED; Main Library Used Book Shop, 215 N. Wyman St.: Monday-Thursday 12–6 p.m., Friday 10

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Vibe Calendar a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED; East Branch Used Book Shop, 6685 E. State St.: Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday CLOSED Rockton Township Historical Society Museum – Corner of Blackhawk Boulevard & Green Street, Rockton. Open for tours every Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 815-624-8200 or 815-629-2210.

Savage Ancient Seas - Dinosaurs of the deep. Burpee Museum. 737 N. Main St. Second Congregational/First Presbyterian Church – 318 N. Church St. Sunday worship: 10 a.m. Info: 815-963-8481.

Spectrum of Rockford – Harmony Center for Holistic Psychotherapy, 6625 N. Second St., Loves Park. Various LGBTQA groups. Lesbian & Bisexual Women’s Group meets Tuesdays from 8-9:30 p.m.

Must call to pre-register. Cost: $20 per session. Info: 815-639-0300.

Spiritualist Chapel in the Woods - 8002 Service Rd., Cherry Valley, IL. Sunday Lyceum at 10:00 a.m., Service at 11:00 a.m.

Summerfield Zoo – 3088 Flora Road, Belvidere. Hours: Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children. Info: 815-547-4852. Closed for the season.

Stretch & Belly Dance Combo Beginners’ Class – Club Round, 7120 Windsor Lake Parkway. 7:30-9 p.m. Classes every Mon., Wed. & Fri. Registration/ info: 815-639-0300.

Support Groups/Youth Drop-in Hours – Diversity of Rockford, 117 S. Third St. Free. Weekly. Call for specific meetings/dates/info: 815-964-2639.

Support for Retired Grievers – Zion Lutheran Church, 925 Fifth Ave. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Every other Wed. Call for dates/info: 815-636-4750.

Tango Class – Fridays, October 16 and 30 from 7-8:30 p.m. October 16: Mendelssohn Hall, 406 North Main St. October 30: Emerson House, 420 N. Main St. $15 a class per person or $25 for 2 classes. Make a reservation by emailing jacsaint_cyr@prodigy.net or calling 815-721-0994.

Tinker Swiss Cottage – 411 Kent St. Tours 1 and 3 p.m., Tues.-Sun. 815-964-2424.

Toddler Time – Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 2001 N. Alpine Road. 9:1510:15 a.m. Every Mon. and Tues. Free.

Info: 815-399-3171.

Veterans Drop-In Center – 1539 South 4th Street, Rockford. Offers dinner to veterans Mon.-Fri., provided and served by many local organizations.

Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum – 5151 Orth Road, Poplar Grove. Open Mon.Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 ages 7-17, under 7, free.

Family rate, $12. Info: 815-547-3115.

Volcano Falls Adventure Park – 7602 Rock Valley Parkway. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 3-8 p.m., Fri., 3-9 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., noon-8 p.m. 815-282-2100.

West Rock Wake Park – Levings Lake, 1420 S. Pierpont Ave. Various prices for different riders. Reservations strongly recommended. Open daily 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: 815-596-9025 or westrockwakepark.com.

Wild Wild Westmor Lanes – 2407 N. Central Ave., Rockford. Open bowling

daily, $1 draft beers. 815-963-7210.

Winnebago County Health Department – For flu clinic schedule and prices, go to www.wchd.org or call 815-720-4264.

Womanspace – 3333 Maria Linden Drive.

Yoga every Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m. $40/four classes or $12/class. Basic Hatha Yoga. Other activities throughout the year. Info: 815-877-0118.

Frank Lloyd Wright Museum – Laurent House Foundation announces that the tour season has been extended and will remain open year round. Info: laurenthouse.com.

YMCA of Rock River Valley – I.D. Pennock Branch, 200 Y Blvd., 815-489-1252.

Northeast Branch, 8451 Orth Road, Loves Park. 815-489-3352.

Yoga Classes – Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 920 Third Ave., Rockford.

Mondays, 6-7:15 p.m., six weeks consecutive, $45 or single classes, $10 each. Register/Info: 815-963-4815.

Youth Exploring Aviation (YEA) – Poplar Grove Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum, Restoration Hangar, north side of Poplar Grove Airport just off Orth Road, east of IL Hwy. 76. Boy Scout group meets every Thursday, 6:30-9 p.m.

Computer Tutor – Rockford Public Library, East Branch, Friends Community Meeting Room, 6685 E. State St. 2-2:45 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. Ages 13 and older.

Sign up for one-on-one instruction with one of our instructors. Registration is required. Info: 815-965-7606.

Registration for Awana Children’s Program – Prince of Peace Church, 2336 Freeport Road, Rockton. All children welcome; pre-school thru 6th grade.

Regular program hours: Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. One-time registration fee per year is $25, which includes a lesson book and carrying bag. Sponsors to help with registration costs are welcome. Info: awana.org or 815624-2115.

Registration for Laurent House Tours – Depart by shuttle bus from Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.

Minimum group size is four people.

Admission: $15/person. Best suited for children over age 8. Season has been extended thru the year. Info: laurenthouse.com/visit.

Registration for Balance Classes – OSF Saint Anthony Center for Health, 5510 E. State St. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Registration is required. Call to find out when the next 12-week program begins. Info: 815-395-4591.

Registration for Advanced Balance Classes – OSF Saint Anthony Center for Health, 5510 E. State St. Mondays and Wednesdays. Registration is required.

Call to find out when the next 12-week program begins. Info: 815-395-4591.

Registration for Learn to Skate Classes – Carlson Ice Arena, 4150 N. Perrryville Road. Ages 3-adult. Each lesson includes 30 min. instruction and 15 min. practice time. Fees start at $42 ($47 non-resident). Classes meet once a week for 5 weeks; skates provided. Info: 815-969-4069, (TTY, 888-871-6171) or online at rockfordparkdistrict.org.

Registration for Healthy Heart Screenings – SwedishAmerican Cardiac Rehab, 209 Ninth St., Suite 101, Rockford.

Available the first and third Tuesday of every month. Includes a cholesterol screening; body mass index (BMI); cardiac risk screening; blood pressure; glucose checks. Fee: $25 payable in cash or check at time of appointment.

By appointment at 815-490-5863.

Registration for Online courses from UWRock – Understanding the Cloud, Introduction to Microsoft Access 2013, Write Effective Web Content, Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2014, Happy & Healthy Pregnancy, more. Most run for 6 weeks at a cost of $99. Info: ed2go.com/uwrockce/ or call 608-758-6565, ext. 360.

Registration for Classes at The Arc – The Arc of Winnebago, Boone and Ogle Counties, 1222 E. State St. First Quarter 2015 Program Schedule is out.

Info: 815-965-3455.

Registration for Youth Indoor Volleyball Programs – Indoor Sports Center, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park. Info: 815-987-8800.

Rockford Area Coin Club - Meets on the third Thursday of each month at the North Suburban Women’s Club at 6 p.m. 6320 N. Second St. in Loves Park.

Ostende Dance Club looking for Couples who Love to Dance – Rockford’s oldest ballroom dance club invites couples to join the 2014-15 dance season.

Ostende Dance Club hosts seven ballroom dances from Oct.-May. Yearly fee is $90 per couple. Info: 815-519-3330.

Volunteer Opportunities at Carpenter’s Place – Donation pick-up at Starbucks: Volunteer is responsible for picking up donations of pastries at approx. 8 a.m. every Monday at Starbucks on Bell School Road and Starbucks at Forest Plaza on East State St. Volunteer then delivers the donation to Carpenter’s Place. Volunteers are also responsible for returning the bins to Starbucks for the next donation. Office: Accept and process donations of clothing, household, personal care, and food items on weekdays – mornings and afternoons available. Skills needed: organization, relational skills for donor interaction, willingness to serve. Filing and data entry skills a bonus. Info: 815-964 -4105.

Registration for “Putting Wellness to Work” – University of Illinois Extension, Boone County, 205 Cadillac Court, Unit 3, Belvidere. Date: Your choice. Lessons on practical skills to help workers live healthy lives. Call Judy Hodge, Program Coordinator, at 815-544-3710 or hodg@illinois.edu to schedule lessons.

Volunteers Needed to Deliver Meals – Rock County Council on Aging needs volunteers to assist with delivery of meals in the Janesville area. A few hours per week will provide noon-time meals plus safety checks and social contact for homebound older adults. Deliveries are made around noon, Mon.-Fri. Average volunteer schedule is one day per week for approx. 2 hours. Call Nutrition Program Supervisor at 608-757-5474.

Montessori Students help build school in Kenya – Students at Maria Montessori

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School and Thurgood Marshall School are working with international charity partner Free the Children to build a school in Kenya. So far, they have raised nearly $13,000 to dig a well in South Sudan, plus continued service work. They plan to raise $10,000 to build a girls’ school in Kenya with a fund-raising program, “Brick by Brick.” They’re selling bricks for $20 and hope to sell 500. Checks can be made to Free the Children, with “Brick by Brick” on the memo line. Info: amy.orvis@rps205.com or jonathan.wu@ freethechildren.com.

Apostolic Pentecostals of Rockford, Inc. 840 Mattis Ave., Rockford, announces a new service involving ongoing worship.

Nightly religious assembly with Christian fellowship, chapel, reflection, Bible study, prayer services, scripture reading, and faith-based audio and video presentations. Public is welcome. Rides home may be available upon prior arrangements.

Info: 815-904-0904.

Registration for Birthday Parties at Sapora Playworld – Inside Carlson Ice Arena, Riverside & Perryville. For kids ages 5-12.

Party prices start at $110 for up to eight children, $12 per additional child. For all parties, a $25 deposit is due at time of reservation. Info: www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/playworld or at Customer Service locations. Info: 815-969-4082.

United Way is recruiting Volunteer Readers and Mentors – Sign up for Rock River Valley’s I READ program; help kindergarten students learn to read. Info: 815-986-4806, tonya@unitedwayrrv.org or visit www. wevolunteer.org.

Holy Trinity’s Coat Closet Open Again – Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 217 Hurlbut Ave., Belvidere, collects and distributes coats to anyone in the community who needs them. Every Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 847-544-2635.

Comprehensive Community Solutions Workforce now accepting applications for two programs. Applicants must reside in the City of Rockford be 16-24 years of age.

Additional requirements apply to each program (ask for details). Must provide a valid Illinois I.D., Social Security card and birth certificate and other documentation as required. Info: 815-963-6236, ext. 228 or youthbuildrockford.org.

Salvage Too, Rockford’s ReUse Center Opening Thursdays and Fridays from11 a.m.-5 p.m. Complete sets of windows and many doors. Door and window prices begin at $10. Most casements are $30 & $35. Also, much reclaimed lumber and building materials from deconstruction projects. Info: 815-963-6236.

Comprehensive Community Solutions Workforce Training Programs - Seeking applicants for 2015 cycle. Earn while you learn. Info: 815-963-6236.

Forest Preserves of Winnebago County Will begin taking shelter reservations for use of shelter houses for 2015. Fee to reserve is $50 for small shelter houses, $75 for large ones without electricity, and $85 for large shelter houses with electricity. Non-resident rates are $75, $100 and $115. First-come, first-served basis. Info: www.winnebagoforest.org or 815-877-6100 or e-mail: info@winnebagoforest.org.

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Vibe Calendar Memberships at Nicholas Conservatory – Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, 1354 N. Second St. Members enjoy unlimited general admission visits to the Conservatory during the year, plus member-only events and exhibit premieres, 10% off gift store purchases, complimentary one-time-use guest passes, discounts on special events, annual membership appreciation event, exclusive e-communications and more. Variety of membership levels available: $25-$100; business and nonprofit organization memberships are also available. Info: 815-987-1670 or www. rockfordparkdistrict.org/ncg.

Rock Valley College Pitching Instruction – Fusion Sports Complex, 7135 Clinton Road, Loves Park. By pitching coach Zac Wolf. Info: 815-481-1757 or z.wolf@ rockvalleycollege.edu.

Freeport Downtown Development Foundation - Looking for volunteers who are interested in leading a downtown event this year. Info: fdfoffice@yahoo.com or 815-232-9000.

Recycling - Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful Recycling Centers. 9 a.m.-noon every Saturday. 815-637-1343 First Steps Support Group for the Newly Bereaved - Group on Wednesdays Jan. 13–March 2 and also a group on Thursdays Jan. 7-Feb. 25 at Northern Illinois Hospice, 4215 Newburg Road. Registration required at 815.398.0500 or gnicholl@ niha.org

Wednesday, February 3 Wildlife Wednesday - The monthly program “Wildlife Wednesday,” hosted by The Northwest Illinois Audubon Society, will take place from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Freeport Public Library, 100 E. Douglas St. The program is geared for children two to seven years old. The theme will be bears, and there will be story time followed by an activity. For information, visit nwilaudubon.org.

Thursday, February 4 “Working Weekly – Staying Inspired” – How small quilts helped me find my artistic voice. Lectures by Cheryl Sleboda at 1 & 7 p.m. at Bethesda Covenant Church, 2010 East State St. Find out how working weekly and working small can help you define your artistic vision and make you a better quilter. Enjoy a one hour presentation to see the small quilts with big detail and then view the quilts actual size in a “mini” trunk show. Lectures are free for members ($10 for non-members).

The Winnebago County Association of Legal Administrative Professionals’ monthly dinner meeting - The Winnebago County Association of Legal Administrative Professionals’ monthly dinner meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Capri Restaurant, 313 East State Street. Dinner will be a family style pizza and pasta fest at a cost of $14 per person. Coffee, tea, and soda are included in the cost. Price includes tax and tip. Your check is your reservation confirmation. Reservation deadline is January 28, 2016. Speakers will be Attorney Maryjo Pirages (HolmstromKennedyPC) and Attorney Linda Zuba (Zuba & Associates PC) on “Transform Rockford”.

Hostesses are Lisa Jacobson and Ronelle Johnson. Please send reservations to: Ronelle Johnson c/o U.S. Department of Justice, 327 South Church Street, Suite 3300, Rockford, IL 61101.

Saturday, February 6 Pleats to Meet You Tablerunner - Quilting workshop all day 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Swedish American Hospital, State and Charles Street. Contact Donna at 815-979-3374 for more information and registration.

Workshops are held in a conference room at Swedish American Heart Hospital (Charles Street entrance, follow the signs once you enter the building). Full day workshops are 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at a cost of $35.00 ($45.00 for non-members).

Republican Senate Candidate James Marter Meet & Greet - The public is invited to meet Republican U.S. Senate candidate, James Marter, running in the March 15 primary against Senator Mark Kirk.

To reserve a place at the Meet & Greet for Marter, Saturday, Feb. 6th, 11:30-1 pm, at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St., Rockford, email MeetMarter@gmail.com or call Jane, 815-277-1144. Attendees are invited to order brunch, lunch or dessert.

A $25 donation is suggested.

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Questions: (815) 544-2014 Bingo License B0756 All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Breakfast - The Monroe Township Firefighters’ Association will be holding their all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast at the fire station, 104 West Street, Monroe Center, from 7-11 a.m.

Prices are $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12, children 5 and under eat free.

Ethnic Heritage Museum - The Museum kicks off its New Exhibits, following winter break. 2-4 p.m. The museum is located at 1129 S. Main St. Rockford, IL 61101.

Admission is $3 student, $5 adult and $10 family. Members free.The museum is open every Sun. Preregister for tours other days @ 815 962-7402.

long-range blueprint for improving public education in Illinois. 522 school districts and numerous organizations have pledged support for the Vision. Two cornerstones of Vision 20/20 became law this year. Dr. Oshita will discuss the importance and potential impact of Vision 20/20 and the legislation that has been and will need to be passed to support its goals. Dr. Oshita is the Assistant Superintendent of the Regional Office of Education for Winnebago-Boone County. The meeting is open to LWVGR members, guests, and the public. This program is sponsored by the Education Committee of the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford. 6 p.m. at YMCA, 4990 East State Street. The program is free and open to the public.

Saturday, February 13 Dead Guy Festival - Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 N. Main. Admission is $5 in advance, $10 at the door. This event will feature speakers on ghosts, hauntings, insanity, murder and mayhem. Local historians, Kathi Kresol, Steve Litteral, and head line speaker: Film Maker John Borowski will resent true stories of ghastly crimes and ghostly encounters. John Borwoski is an award winning independent filmmaker; Kathi Kresol is the founder of Haunted Rockford Paranormal Events and author of the book Murder and Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois; and Steve Litteral is Executive Director of Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and a Military Historian.

Sunday, February 14 In My Heart There Rings a Melody - Willow Creek Church of Argyle, 7300 Belvidere Rd., Caledonia. Begins at 3 p.m. Performance will include Tom Andrew on keyboard, vocalists Elizabeth LaGrande O’Leary and John Harden with accompanist Deborah Dunnavan. No admission is charged, but non-perishable food items will be collected at the door. A free will offering will be collected to support the Holistic Health Department’s Music Therapy Program at Swedish American Hospital. Light refreshments will be served.

Saturday, February 20 Rockford Writes: Local Authors including Murder and Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois - 3-4:30 p.m. at Rockford Public

Tuesday, February 9 Illinois Vision 20/20: Fulfilling the Promise of Public Education - Dr. Linda Oshita will speak on Illinois Vision 20/20: Fulfilling the Promise of Public Education. Vision 20/20 represents an effort to bridge the gap between educators and policymakers in Springfield. The purpose is to develop a Have your free listing in the Thursday preceding our Wednesday publication.

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Library Auditorium, 215 N. Wyman Street.

There is no charge for this event. Two new books of local writings including Rockford history are highlighted in this debut event, with several of the authors speaking: Rockford Writes, an anthology edited by Heath D. Alberts; and Murder & Mayhem in Rockford Illinois, by Kathi Kresol, published by The History Press.

Rockford Writes is a collection of fictional and historical short stories, poetry, prose, drawings, and photography by Rockfordians. Editor and author, Heath Alberts and fellow authors, Ernie Fuhr and Jenny Mathews will present. In Murder & Mayhem in Rockford Illinois, local historian Kathi Kresol explores a history of crime and calamity, from tragedies like the courthouse collapsing and a local factory exploding. The afternoon will conclude with sales and signing of the two books.

Registration is not required for this event.

Sunday, March 6 Coin, Watch and Clock show - The Rockford Area Coin Club presents its 119th Semi-Annual Coin, Watch and Clock Show at the Forest Hills Lodge, 1601 West Lane Rd. (Rt. 173) in Loves Park.

The show features 25 coin dealers and hobbyists with 45 display table of U.S. and World coins, currency and other exonumia. This show will also include several displays. of collectable clocks and watches for the first time. The general public is invited to buy, sell, trade and discuss these hobbies with experts from Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana. General admission is free and raffle tickets will be available for coin related prizes. Display tables are available for $55 each. For further information contact Gail Tennant (815) 654-2745 or gwtenn@comcast.net. The Rockford Area Coin Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at the North Suburban Women’s Club at 6 p.m. 6320 N. Second St. in Loves Park.

Saturday, March 12 Arts & Crafts Sale - New Milford United Methodist Church, 7102 Cindy Drive, Rockford. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tables still available for vendors for $10 each, for information or to reserve a table call 815-229-3495.

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Commentary

Why fewer black students are ID’d as gifted

By Jason A. Grissom The Conversation

Nationally, black and Hispanic students are underrepresented in gifted programs, which provide specialized instruction or other services to meet the needs of especially bright or talented students.

Data from the U.S. Department of Education show that black and Hispanic students make up 40 percent of public school students but make up only 26 percent of students enrolled in gifted programs.

So what are the reasons for this underrepresentation?

One possibility is that these disproportionately low rates simply reflect differences in academic achievement across demographic groups. Indeed, a large body of research demonstrates that black and Hispanic students lag behind their white and Asian peers even at kindergarten entry.

However, a recent study I coauthored with Christopher Redding, a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University, shows that differences in achievement are only part of the story.

The black-white gap in gifted identification

We based our research on an analysis of gifted placements in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, which tracked a nationally representative sample of kindergartners throughout elementary school. A nice feature of these data is that they contain standardized achievement measures in math and reading for every student.

When we took student achievement levels into account, we found different patterns for Hispanic and black students.

Essentially all of the gifted assignment gap between Hispanic and white students can be explained by test score differences. In stark contrast, math and reading scores explained only a little of the black-white gap in gifted assignment. In fact, a black student with the same scores as a white student is still only half as likely to be assigned to a gifted program.

In other words, two students – one black and one white – with the same math and reading achievement could have very different likelihoods of being identified as gifted.

This is a startling finding.

And, as additional analysis in our study shows, it cannot be explained by other differences in student background, such as parental education and household income.

Our investigation of school and classroom factors, however, does point toward two contributors to the black-white gap.

The first is that black students are less likely than white students to attend schools that offer gifted programs.

The second is that black students assigned to a white classroom teacher are much less likely to be assigned to gifted programs than those assigned to a black teacher.

The differences are big.

Black students in black teachers’ classrooms have almost the same probability of being assigned to gifted services as otherwise similar white students. However, black students in white teachers’ classrooms are identified for gifted services only about a third as often.

We find no similar evidence that having a same-race teacher matters for the gifted assignment of white, Hispanic or Asian students.

tected by a white teacher.

Research also shows that white teachers tend to express lower expectations for the academic success of black students than do black teachers.

Worth noting is that at last count, 83 percent of the teacher workforce is white.

How should students be screened?

To receive gifted services, students must go through an evaluation to be formally designated as gifted.

School districts’ gifted evaluation processes vary, but most begin with a referral for gifted evaluation from a classroom teacher. Students who are not referred by a teacher are unlikely to be evaluated. Teachers failing to recognize (or expect) giftedness in some students can be an important barrier to equal access.

One solution to the problem is to reduce the role of teacher discretion in gifted identification.

Testing or evaluating all students for giftedness could ensure that high-aptitude students from traditionally disadvantaged groups get access to the services they need.

Indeed, school districts that have implemented so-called “universal screening” policies have seen dramatic increases in the numbers of black, Hispanic and low-income students (another group our analysis shows are underrepresented) identified as gifted.

Studies show that gifted youth benefit from gifted programs on such outcomes as achievement and motivation. And gifted youth from marginalized groups benefit even more than other students.

Gifted black students deserve the same opportunities as gifted white students to reach their academic potential. Whether the strategy is universal screening or better training of teachers to recognize giftedness among all students or another approach, our research suggests that school districts need to get serious about making sure that gifted services are accessible to all students who need them.

Jason A. Grissom is the Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education, Vanderbilt University.

Black teachers vs. white teachers

Why would the teacher’s race matter for whether a black student is identified as gifted?

There are multiple possible explanations.

Perhaps black students respond differently to teachers who look like them in ways that make their giftedness more apparent. Perhaps parents feel more comfortable advocating for their child to be evaluated for giftedness when they share a common background with the child’s teacher.

More likely, however, is that black teachers and white teachers perform differently when it comes to identifying giftedness in black students. What a black teacher more attuned to a black child’s background, culture and language may recognize as evidence of exceptional aptitude or talent may go unde-

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Embrace single-payer: Medicare-For-All

By Nancy Churchill Contributor

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pay a small premium for Medicare each month. Medicare-For-All, as Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders proposes, will replace current insurance premiums with such a premium for everyone, saving Americans millions of dollars.

A revolutionary new documentary called Fix It – Healthcare at the Tipping Point, agrees (fixithealthcare.com).

Consider one highlighted business, MCI: its president estimates that, along with massive paperwork and phone time, from every $1 of health insurance premium paid to MCI’s private insurer, 33¢ is skimmed off the top for administrative expenses (staff to preapprove or deny care, CEO salary, sales and marketing), and for doctors and hospitals to interface with it. Additionally, private insurers pass along another 20 percent to companies like MCI, while physicians each spend around $84,000 annually

interacting with them.

None of which pays for actual care.

Medicare, which spends 3 percent of its total budget on administration, passes nothing along.

Complex billing systems from many different payers dictate that hospital nurses work full-time getting preauthorization from for-profit insurers before patients can even receive care, and, stunningly, insurers can override physician’s decisions to keep patients hospitalized.

That’s not a healthcare system, it’s a massively wasteful profit-delivery system to private industry. It doesn’t have to be, unless we allow it.

The solution — Medicare-ForAll, or Single-Payer (SP) — is a simple, efficient system with no deductibles, no additional out of pocket expenses, and no contentious preapproval for anyone, regardless of their circumstances.

And it’s not a government takeover of healthcare: doctors and

hospitals remain independent.

If you must call that premium a new tax, consider that in exchange, neither you nor your employer will continue paying one dime into private health insurance. Quite a trade, eh?

But don’t Canadians die waiting months for care under SP, you ask? Well, that’s a myth, sort of.

Sara Robinson explains that because “each territory and province administers its own program... you can have waits” in Canada. “As a general rule, the farther north you live, the harder it is to get to care,” she says, “because the doctors and hospitals are concentrated in the south.

But that’s just as true in any rural county in the U.S.” (pnhp.org/ news/2008/february/10_myths_ about_canad.php) Canadians spend half what we do on healthcare — $4,550 per person versus $8,745 — yet they get better outcomes overall, as do most of the industrialized countries of the world.

Currently, the ACA — which

Republicans are trying to repeal as we speak — is attempting to reduce insurance company administrative costs from 30 percent down to 15 percent or 20 percent, versus Medicare’s 3 percent total administrative budget.

Shifting resources from wasteful spending to actual care could save $710 billion annually by eliminating insurance administrative cost and profit, by establishing a standardized fee schedule for hospitals and providers, and by negotiating bulk pricing on medical devices and drugs, as do all other advanced industrialized countries.

Gerald Friedman, Economics Professor, UMass, believes “Upgrading the nation’s Medicare program and expanding it to cover people of all ages would yield more than a half-trillion dollars in efficiency savings in its first year,” with “money left over to help pay down the national debt.” (singlepayeraction.org/2013/08/06/ single-payer-saves-billions) Sounds like a winner.

As for jobs, there’s no doubt insurance industry jobs would be lost (along with million dollar CEO pay!), but an abundance of jobs will be gained by companies like MCI, who could then afford to expand in America, and put more money into circulation by raising wages — supporting expansion for other businesses.

Our current system is unaffordable.

So we have a choice. We can rally to elect SP champions like Bernie Sanders, knowing that even if he wins, unless there’s a heap of progressive Democrats swept into office with him, an obstructionist Congress like we have now can still prevent us from getting it.

Or, we can throw up our hands and say, “What’s the use?” guaranteeing that we’ll be stuck paying into a prohibitively expensive, second-rate profit-delivery system that only covers the very few who can afford it.

Single-Payer (Medicare-ForAll), or status quo. It’s up to us.

Letters to the Editor

Thank you, from Ogle County Solid Waste Management Thank you to all who were involved in this year’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program. Approximately 500 trees (about 12.5 tons) were collected and chipped into mulch and diverted from local landfills.

Since the start of this program in 1999, about 344 tons of trees have been recycled and made into a beneficial material.

Drop off sites were located in seven communities throughout the county. On January 9, high school Future Farmers of America clubs from Byron, Forreston, Oregon and Polo volunteered their time to pick up trees at the curb in nine towns. The students and advisors delivered the trees to sites where they were later chipped into mulch.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department wishes to thank the following groups for their role in collecting and chipping the trees and making this program possible.

Byron Park District, City of Byron, Byron High School FFA, Lichty’s Landscaping Service, Village of Forreston, Forreston High School

FFA, Village of Leaf River, Oregon Park District, Oregon High School FFA, Flagg-Rochelle Park District, City of Rochelle, Polo High School FFA and Morgan’s Tree Service.

Paul Cooney Ogle County Solid Waste Management Dept.

Touring the Iowa caucuses

I grew up in the Quad Cities and enjoy visiting friends and old haunts there. My father Val Eddy performed for years at the beloved Plantation in Moline, the former mansion on 500 acres of Willard (Deere) Velie, founder of Velie Motors. We lived awhile in this first-class Great Gatsby-esque palace. Trish Huett, John Deere’s granddaughter and jazz aficionado frequented it. She’d invite Dad and pianist Homer Carlson to her home to perform for after-hours and Deere corporate parties.

The Plantation is a bank now and I had a standing tour invitation. Looking online for nearby events

this weekend, we learned many U.S. presidential candidates were stumping Davenport, Iowa ahead of caucuses. So, westward we went Friday, touring the Plantation and attending Senator Bernie Sanders’ Friday rally at Danceland Ballroom.

Dr. Cornell West, noted black author/professor, introduced him and his wife. Bernie’s large crowd was youthful, racially diverse and reminiscent of Obama’s early years’ excitement.

Sanders spoke passionately and earnestly. He was the most policy-focused of the five candidates we heard that weekend.

Next, we were off to hear the Clintons at the Col Ballroom. People were delayed in line due to inefficient organization and security detectors and we missed Bill. The crowd was older and quieter with seemingly more black people there.

Saturday, we were denied access to eagle watching on the U.S. Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River. We “only” had drivers licenses and passport copies! Unbelieveable…we’re patriotic U.S. citizens and children of WW II combatants.

Off we went to hear Donald Trump. We were

astonished that the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) was there at taxpayers’ expense.

TSA roughly rifled through our things and we passed through metal detectors. Trump gets TSA but not the former president? The Donald and Jerry Falwell, Jr. sat in chairs, speaking mainly of Trump’s charitable contributions. Adler Auditorium was full but the crowd sedate and Donald short on substance.

Sunday found us in a small hotel meeting room with Carly Fiorina and her husband.

Next was Senator Ted Cruz at a church with a large and enthusiastic crowd. Radio host Glen Beck spoke too long about President Washington and the Revolutionary War and Cruz’s wife spoke briefly. Cruz described his first day on the job as President, invoking religion.

Unfortunately, we had to forgo Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio’s events. A weekend in Iowa was exhilarating but exhausting!

Valeri DeCastris is a Rockford native, environmental scientist and community volunteer.

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Your Horoscope

By Denise Guzzardo Week of Feb. 3-9, 2016

This Week: The new moon in Aquarius arrives on February 8 providing us with time for self reflection. Be mindful of how you communicate with others, emotions will run high during this time frame. Love relationships from the past may resurface as well. Many times this can provide us with the clarity we need to embrace the life we are engaging now. If we learn from our mistakes then they were all worthwhile after all.

Aries (March 21 to April 19) — No matter where you are this week, the universe shines in your favor. A recent turn of events may have left you a little wobbly legged. However; this week you can do no wrong. Your emotional state will begin to stabilize during the month of February.

You find you are at peace with yourself and those around you. Friendly familiar faces surround you at this time, Aries.

Taurus (April 20 to May 20)­— Be gentle and kind with one that is a little bit scatter brained this week. Everyone knows you’re overly tired and spread thin except for this particular individual. I promise you, if you can show some compassion for those less fortunate in mind, body and spirit now, the universe will reward you in the very near future for your good deed doing, Taurus.

Gemini (May 21 to June 20) — It may feel as though another is trying to hold you down no matter what direction you turn early on this week. Close off those emotional connections to an ill willed individual. You cannot fix them no matter how much this may break your heart.

Focus on improving the quality of your own life instead. Finances are fantastic now, take advantage of this high road Gemini, there is more to come.

Cancer (June 21 to July 22) — You have such a gift to tell it like it is and now is your time to shine. There is no question about your integrity and you may have to call someone on the carpet about their ill bred behavior. Once you make a stand, others will applaud your delivery. You’re a strong presence in the hearts and minds of those that love and respect you, Cancer.

Leo (July 23 to Aug. 22) — You may be put to a spiritual test early on this week that could leave you a bit confused at first. When all is said and done you will see how you have been played and why, from there it is nothing short of the wrath of God that will contain you. Expect the universe to lend you a hand in the communications department. Spirit speaks through you this week, Leo. Virgo (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) — This is no time to pick a fight with someone that matters to you the most. Outside influences may be putting pressure on you to fix something you can’t. Be fair to those that are nearest and dearest to you

now. These people are the ones that will be there when the darker hours arrive. The others will be off in left field somewhere waiting to pick your bones when it’s over. In other words, don’t bite the hand that feeds you this week, Virgo.

Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) — You may become very emotional over a family matter or a childhood memory at this time. Search this reaction to the core and see if you can find a resolution to this aspect. You may find during your search that these elements have been affecting you all along. If you can own up to your behavior with others you can fix this internal struggle, Libra.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) — You may feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety early on this week. This will lift shortly if you just put your nose to the grindstone and move through your responsibilities in record time. After that, there is time to spare for some extracurricular activities such as fine food and wine. It’s time to get out and about and enjoy the simple pleasures in life.

You are enlightened enough already.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) — It may feel as though someone close to you is looking too far ahead with scenarios that could have drastic results. This may be frustrating to you, but at the same time it might not hurt to at least listen to what they have to say. Perhaps in the blur of their own fears, some truth may be evident. A loved

one feels left out of your life at this time, find a remedy for this situation, Sag. Capricorn (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) — It may be difficult for you to let your guard down during this lunar cycle, but give it a try anyway. Set your mind to the tasks at hand and disconnect yourself from a hurtful situation. By week’s end, a solution to a long-standing problem will arrive, in the meantime finances and work opportunities are great. Set some cash aside for a rainy day, Capricorn.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) — Forces behind the scenes are working in your favor to make things align in your world. This takes time, energy and patience. You have the ability to fight the dragon that has reared its ugly head around you, but you need to be true to yourself. There is no room for compromise with illegal substances or addictive behavior. You need to call it as you see it but with the strong element of truth, Aquarius.

Pisces (Feb. 19 to March 20) — You need to focus on your physical and emotional wellness during this lunar cycle. Make time for exercise and meditation regardless of how busy your schedule appears to be. Midweek provides you with a fresh perspective regarding romantic connections. Timing is everything, Pisces.

For an extended astrological forecast or psychic consultation, contact Denise at 815-398-3983.

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In the Community

EHM newest exhibit: Mrs Freda Williams and family

From David Ruffin

Ethnic Heritage Museum

Each year for Black History Month, the African American Gallery of the Ethnic Heritage Museum opens a new exhibit spotlighting various aspect of Black History. This year, the African American Gallery will spotlight some of the family members of Mrs. Freda Williams along with some of the family members of Eddie and Sammie Washington.

These two families later became one blended family whose members have made many contributions to improving life in Rockford.

This exhibit will feature the accomplishments of Doris Nolan, Jacqueline Pullins and her sons Eric and Dr. Christopher Pullins, Dr. Charles Washington and son Dr. Charles Washington, Bishop James Washington, Bonnie Jefferson and Anita Williams and her internationally known daughter singer/ actress Michelle Williams, formerly of Destiny’s Child. These history making individuals have devoted their lives to helping others from education to healthcare to music.

Freda Williams, also known as “Mama Freda,” was born Sept. 16, 1920 in Tuscumbia, AL. She and husband Dennis Myles Williams Jr. and son, Dennis Myles Williams III lived in Cleveland, OH until the end of World War II where they relocated to Rockford. Mama Freda was employed by Roper Inc. and Rockford Board of Education as a custodian for many years, before retiring in 1982.

Mama Freda was a charter member of Providence Baptist Church, which was organized in 1947, serving in many capacities. She was a member of the Rockford and Elgin Usher Board Council. She was an honorary member of St. Paul COGIC, which she supported tirelessly. She played an active role in the Rockford community as a volunteer at St. Elizabeth Center, St. Paul Academy, Booker Washington Community Center, and Washington Park Community Center.

Michelle Williams and grandmother Freda Williams.

Eddie and Sammie Washington were married in December 1937 and were the parents of eight children. Eddie was a trained pilot but could not find employment until he moved to Rockford where he worked for Greenlee.

Eddie later decided to further his education and obtained a certificate in blueprinting. He played piano at church and organized the St. Paul Brotherhood of Men, a youth musical group. His wife Sammie was very active in the community also and they both inspired their children to pursue a higher education.

Also featured in the exhibit is Michelle Williams of the band Destiny’s Child which also featured Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. The Mama Freda’s son Dennis married Eddie and

Sammie’s daughter Anita. Michelle Williams started singing as a child in Church and performed gospel music for much of her early life. In 1999, Williams became a backup singer for R&B artist Monica. She then joined Destiny’s Child the following year. With Destiny’s Child, Williams made such hits as Survivor and Bootylicious. The group broke up in 2005, but they have reunited several times since. She performed at the Super Bowl with Destiny’s Child in 2013. Williams has released several solo albums as well, including 2008’s Unexpected.

In 2002, Michelle made her Broadway debut taking over for singer Toni Braxton in the musical Aida. She starred in a national tour of the Broadway hit The Color Purple, based on the book by Alice Walker.

Michelle has earned an array of awards and honors as a solo artist and as member of Destiny’s Child. These include (but not limited to); Grammy Awards, one MOBO Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Billboard ranked Williams as the fifth Top Gospel Artist of 2002. Michelle continued to pursue a range of creative endeavors Others spotlighted; Doris Nolan, Rockford’s second African American teacher and former County Board member. Doris is also one of the founders of the Rockford Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women.

Anita Williams who is a Registered Nurse and worked many years in Dialysis and as a Rockford Clinic nurse.

Jacqueline Washington Pullins and her sons; Eric (musician) and Dr. Christopher Pullins. In 1967, Jacqueline became the first African American graduate of Swedish American Hospital School of Nursing Charles Washington, MD and son Dr. Charles

Washington. Dr. Washington is a renowned physician, counselor, health care industry consultant, author, motivational speaker, pastor and humanitarian. Dr. Washington and son maybe Rockford only father and son doctors.

Bishop James Washington, Pastor of St. Paul Church of God in Christ and the founder of St. Paul COGIC Academy.

Bonnie Jefferson is a visionary as the owner of Bonnie’s Boutique, specializing in selling women’s hats. She is also the sister-in-law of Rockford first African American State Rep. Chuck Jefferson.

To help celebrate the opening of this inspiring exhibit, The African American Gallery will host a special musical tribute on Sunday, February 14 starting at 3 p.m. to entertain you during your visit. Included will be a performance by Denise Williams, granddaughter of Mama Freda/Eddie Washignton and Michelle‘s sister. This special tribute is free to the public but donations will be greatly appreciated.

The Ethnic Heritage Museum located at 1129 South Main Street is unique in its blend of ethnic groups: African American, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, and Hispanic. A visit to each of the six galleries will enlighten visitors to the cultural history and traditions of each of these groups.

The “Freda Williams and Family“ exhibit will be on display until the end of April 2016. The Ethnic Heritage Museum is open every Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and admission is $5 individual or $3 student, $10 family, or free to members.

Special weekly tours may be prearranged by calling the museum at 815-962-7402 or emailing ehm1129@comcast.net. For more information visit our website at ethnicheritagemuseum. org or email us at ehm1129@comcast.net. The museum is handicap accessible.

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

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

Bid No. 2132 – CCTV Salient Digital-Capable DVR System at Carlson Ice Arena Bid Opening: Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., Rockford Park District, 401 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101 BY: Julianne C. Elliott, Secretary 5316R TRRT 2/3 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 or Jacki Minnihan, Purchasing Dept, Rockford Park District, 401 South Main St, Rockford, IL 61101, Phone: (815) 969-4094.

The Rockford Park District invites you to submit a bid for the Labyrinth at West State Street Linear Park. Work includes site excavation and grading, pre-cast concrete paver assembly and installation, electrical service and lighting, water service and plumbing, site furnishing installation, landscape planting installation, and turf restoration.

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

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

Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the IL Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

Bid No. 2126 – West State Street Linear Park Labyrinth Pre-Bid Conference: Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., Rockford Park District, Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101 Bid Opening: Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., Rockford Park District, Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101 BY: Julianne C. Elliott, Secretary 5317R TRRT 2/3 n n n INVITATION TO BID TREE PURCHASE BID NO.: 116-PW-012 Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Monday, February 22, 2016 at the office of the Central Services Manager, City Hall Building, 425 East State Street, 4th floor, Rockford, Illinois 61104.

At that time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

deliver after the opening time and date will be refused.

Bid documents may be obtained at the office of the Central Services Manager, at City Hall, 4th floor, 425 E. State Street, Rockford, IL, 61104, or at http:// www.rockfordil.gov/finance/central-services-division/purchasing. aspx Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked with the name of the bid, and the bid number.

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

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

5318R TRRT 2/3 n n n INVITATION TO BID DEMOLTIONS GROUP 14 – 2016 (404 OLIVE ST., 928 N. COURT ST., 1510 N. HORSMAN ST., 1015 IRVING AVE., 2028 SAUBER AVE., 2012 GLENWOOD AVE. & 1507 OVERDENE AVE.) BID NO.: 216-CD-014 Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the office of the Central Services Manager, City Hall Building, 425 East State Street, 4th floor, Rockford, Illinois 61104. At that time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

Bid documents may be obtained at the office of the Central Services Manager, 4th floor, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL, or at http:// www.rockfordil.gov/finance/central-services-division/purchasing. aspx Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked with the name of the bid, and the bid number.

Each bidder shall submit with his bid the information specified in the bid documents for compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois on Fair Employment Practices and with the City of Rockford’s Ordinance on Equal Employment and Business Opportunity. Any bid which fails to include the compliance items properly completed will not be read and will not be considered.

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

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Public Notices n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN PROBATE Estate of VERA I. LINDQUIST, Deceased No. 2016 P 10 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of VERA I. LINDQUIST on May 16, 2015. Letters of Office were issued on January 11, 2016, to CHERYL A. NORTH of 546 Baintree Rd., Davis, IL 61019 and DEBRA A. RENNE of 8654 Olson Rd., Belvidere, IL 61008, who are the Independent Co-Executors of the estate. The attorney for the estate is

JAY S. TROST, 1 Court Place, Ste 103, Rockford, IL 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 29, 2016, 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 Probate Act of 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representatives and to their attorney within ten (10) days after they have been filed.

DATED: January 20, 2016 CHERL A. NORTH, Independent Co-Executor DEBRA A. RENEE, Independent Co-Executor JAY S. TROST ARDC No. 2858894 Attorney for Estate 1 Court Place, Ste 103 Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-0058 5288R TRRT 2/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNION SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

STANLEY L. SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NO. 16-CH-36 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Notice is given to Defendants, STANLEY L. SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS of the following described real estate: Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Block Four (4) as designated upon the Plat of Smith Jenk’s Addition to the Town of Roscoe the Plat of which is recorded in Book E of Deeds on page 43 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

The undersigned certifies that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure action was filed on January 15, 2016, and is now pending.

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

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

3. The name of the title holder of record is STANLEY L. SMITH. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Block Four (4) as designated upon the Plat of Smith Jenk’s Addition to the Town of Roscoe the Plat of which is recorded in Book E of Deeds on page 43 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

5. Common address or description of the location of real estate is as follows: 1044 Pappy Brown Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073.

6. A. Name of Mortgagor: Stanley L. Smith B. Name of Mortgagee: Union Savings Bank C. Date of Mortgage: July

19, 2010 D. Date of Recording: August 5, 2010 E. County where Recorded: Winnebago F. Recording Document Identification: #20101028484 UNLESS you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the Circuit Clerk of this County on or before February 23, 2016, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. This Notice prepared by: STEPHEN S. SCHMELZLE Attorney for Plaintiff 208 W. Stephenson Street, Suite 201 Freeport, IL 61032 (815)235-1188 5289R TRRT 2/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Cleaning/Restoration business in said County and State under the name of Peak Sudz Cleaning Services at the following post office addresses: 19 Country Club Beach, Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Codie Whitaker SIGNED: Codie Whitaker 1/20/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 5308R TRRT 2/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Retail/Salon business in said County and State under the name of City Girl Lashes at the following post office addresses: 129 Phelps Ave., Suite 407A, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joelle Muller SIGNED: Joelle Muller 1/22/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ava Turner, DEPUTY 5309R TRRT 2/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Plastering, Stucco, EIFS, drywall, light construction business in said County and State under the name of Creative Design Plastering at the following post office addresses: 1277 Roxbury Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: William W. Vance, 815-494-3411 SIGNED: William W. Vance 1/26/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 5310R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY Dorcas H Williams vs.

Charles Andrew Wheaton III Case Number: 2015-OP-0002793 PUBLICATION NOTICE To: Charles Andrew Wheaton III Take notice that a Petition for

Order of Protection was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois.

This matter has been set for hearing on February 19, 2016 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 455 located at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101.

Dated: January 6, 2016 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: T Chaussee - Deputy S5258R TRRT 2/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS US BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE8, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE8 Plaintiff, -v.JEREMY SHELEY, et al Defendant 12 CH 317 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 1, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE (161) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 5 OF THE RESH FARM, PART OF THE EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 40 OF PLATS ON PAGE 187B IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 501 HAWKINS DRIVE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088 Property Index No. 14-16176-009.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 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 Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will

entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1121416. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices. com Attorney File No. PA1121416 Case Number: 12 CH 317 TJSC#: 36-1149 I683394 P5314R TRRT 2/17 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.RICK MORERA, et al Defendants 15 CH 00567 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 8, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT THIRTEEN (13) IN BLOCK THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF NELSON’S ADDITION TO ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORED IN BOOK 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 60 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN TEH COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1317 MAGNOLIA STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-27-480012 (206C227).

The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial

sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-09034. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-09034 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00567 TJSC#: 35-14864 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. I683513 P5315R TRRT 2/17 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 EUGENE ADAMS, Deceased.

NO. 2015 P 474 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of

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EUGENE ADAMS. Letters of Office were issued on September 9, 2015 to Harold Adams, 2751 Lund Ave., Apt. 10, Rockford, IL 61109, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is John M. Nelson, 1318 E. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 8, 2016, 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, 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, IL 61101 or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

EUGENE ADAMS, Executor This document was prepared by: John M. Nelson Attorney for the Estate 1318 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Telephone 815-964-8800 5319R TRRT 2/17 n n n MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI, LLC One East Wacker – Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

ROBERT L. JOGERST; DIANE M. JOGERST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, Case No. 15 CH 1102 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Robert L. Jogerst, Diane M. Jogerst, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 17 Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 11 in Block 2 as designated upon the Plat of Union Park Subdivision, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 10 of Plats on page 14 in the Recorder’s Office, in Winnebago County, Illinois.

2132 10th Street, Rockford, IL 61104 11-36-302-004 Now, therefore, unless you, Robert L. Jogerst, Diane M. Jogerst, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the 17 Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before March 7, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Alan S. Kaufman (6289893) MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613 5320R TRRT 2/17

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n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Painting company business in said County and State under the name of MK Painting at the following post office addresses: 5596 Skywood Terr., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Mike Koukos SIGNED: Mike Koukos 1/13/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 5262R TRRT 2/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a construction business in said County and State under the name of JN Hospitality at the following post office addresses: 409 Superior Ave., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: James Navrotski SIGNED: James Navrotsky 1/15/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ava Turner, DEPUTY 5264R TRRT 2/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a retail & wholesale button/badge business in said County and State under the name of Lamo Buttons at the following post office addresses: 317 Mulberry St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Amy Young SIGNED: Amy Young 1/15/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 5265R TRRT 2/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a dental lab business in said County and State under the name of Two Eagle Dental Lab at the following post office addresses: 2028 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Richard Gallegos SIGNED: Richard Gallegos 1/15/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ava Turner, DEPUTY 5267R TRRT 2/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY In re the Marriage of NANCY L. BORCHARDT Plaintiff, And

CHARLES E. BORCHARDT Defendant.

Case No. 15D1324 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Defendant CHARLES E. BORCHARDT that Plaintiff NANCY L. BORCHARDT has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before February 19, 2016, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition.

Nancy L. Borchardt 310 7th St. Apt 612 Rockford, IL 61104 (815) 289-8837 5256R TRRT 2/3 n n n PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE INTEREST OF: Autumn Burmeister 2013JA000286 A MINOR TO: Larry “Last Name Unknown”, Brandon Bloomquist, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, “ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN” Take notice that on June 17, 2013, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987

by Joseph P. Bruscato, State’s Attorney, by his assistant, Pamela S Wells, in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, State of Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, entitled” “IN THE INTEREST OF: Autumn Burmeister, A MINOR”, and that in Courtroom 2 at the Juvenile Justice Center, on 2/11/2016, at the hour of 03:00 PM., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, and a termination of parental rights hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or motion to terminate parental rights.

Now unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

Please Publish 3 times.

Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: A. Reshel S5257R TRRT 2/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF Lavarne Kayne Triplett Current Name Case No. 16MR31 NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Notice is hereby given, that on March 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in room 426, Lavarne Kayne Triplett, will present a Petition requesting that the Court change his/her present name of Lavarne Kayne Triplett to the name of Lavarne Kayne Iverson. The hearing will take place at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St. in Rockford, Illinois.

Date: 1/12/2016 SIGNED: Lavarne Kayne Triplett 5255R TRRT 2/3

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES N. BODINE; KIMBERLY J. BODINE; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 14 CH 634 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, March 3, 2016 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Sixty-five (65) as designated upon the Plat of Martin Hawkinson Co.’s Addition to Rolling Green being a subdivision of part of the North Half (1/2) of the West Half (1/2) of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 32, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 20 of Plat Records, page 142 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 1524 Sexton Drive, Rockford, IL 61108.

P.I.N. 12-32-104-005.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

14-027104 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 4441122 I682799 P5276R TRRT 2/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES KANE; JULIE BRAINER; CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Defendants, 15 CH 217 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,

March 3, 2016 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Five (5) in Block Twenty (20) as designated upon the plat of Churchill Place, a subdivision of a part of the East Half (1/2) of Section 25, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the plat of which is recorded in Book 5 of Plats on Page 22 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 919 18th Street, Rockford, IL 61104.

P.I.N. 11-25-409-011.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

15-032103 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I682804 P5277R TRRT 2/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

RORI L. REGAN-BUCKNER AND SHAWN A. BUCKNER, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 15 CH 615 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 16, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT FIFTEEN (15) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CROSS VIEW SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 20 OF PLATS ON PAGE 197 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 12-31-427-035.

Commonly known as 2219 Colorado Avenue, Rockford, IL 61108.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 15-01479 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I682806 P5278R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY Lenora Jefferson vs.

Robert Dewayne Box Case Number: 2015-OP-0002806 PUBLICATION NOTICE To: Robert Dewayne Box Take notice that a Petition for Order of Protection was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois.

This matter has been set for hearing on February 19, 2016 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 455 located at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101.

Dated: January 12, 2016 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: T Chaussee - Deputy S5305R TRRT 2/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Nail Salon business in said County and State under the name of Rockford Nails at the following post office addresses: 4338 Sandy Hollow Rd., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Khonsavanh Phommachanh SIGNED: Khonsavanh Phommachanh 1/26/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ava Turner, DEPUTY 5313R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ANDREW P. NANNI, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2016 P 1 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ANDREW P. NANNI. Letters of Office were issued to VIVIAN NANNI, 5622 Castlewood Court, Rockford, IL 61108 who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Patrick M. Moore, 321 West State Street, Suite 700, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 1, 2016, 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, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above shall be barred.

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

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

DATED: February 1, 2016 VIVIAN NANNI, Administrator Attorney Patrick M. Moore 321 West State Street, Suite 700 Rockford, Illinois 61101 (815) 962-5490 5321R TRRT 2/17 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 KELLY JEAN DAVIS, Petitioner Case No. 2016–MR-46 NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Notice is hereby given, that on March 30, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., Kelly Jean Davis, by her attorney Charles G. Popp, P.C., will present a Petition requesting that the Court change her present name of Kelly Jean Davis to the name of Kaelei Jean Hobbs. The hearing will take place at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, in Rockford, IL. Kelly Jean Davis, Petitioner Dated: January 26, 2016.

Charles G. Popp PC #6196513 Attorney at Law 215 South State Street Belvidere, IL 61008 815-544-3130 5322R TRRT 2/17 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY Casimira Mendoza vs.

Samantha J Ortega Case Number: 2015-OP-0002689 PUBLICATION NOTICE To: Samantha J Ortega Take notice that a Petition for Order of Protection was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois.

This matter has been set for hearing on February 22, 2016 at 1:00 PM in Courtroom 451 located at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101.

Dated: January 13, 2016 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: T Chaussee - Deputy S5323R TRRT 2/17 n n n PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE INTEREST OF: AKing Taylor 2015JA000121 MINOR(S) TO: BEN “LAST NAME UNKNOWN”, “GHOST”, AND “PRINCE”, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, “ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN” Take notice that on 31st day of March, 2015, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by Joseph P. Bruscato, State’s Attorney, by his assistant, Stephanie Krause, in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, State of Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, entitled” “IN THE INTEREST OF: AKing Taylor, MINOR(S)”, and that in Courtroom 2 at the Juvenile Justice Center, on Thursday, March 3,2016, at the hour of 09:00 AM., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a termination of parental rights hearing will be

held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or motion to terminate parental rights.

Now unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

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Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: A. Reshel S5324R TRRT 2/17 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIFTH THIRD BANK, AN OHIO BANKING CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.DAVID L. STEINER A/K/A DAVID STEINER, et al Defendant 15 CH 722 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 11, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT D-2 IN BUILDING 3 IN THE TRAILS OF CHERRY VALLEY CONDOMINIUM. TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, BYLAWS AND PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 10, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0508220 AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7573 MAGNOLIA TRAIL, Rockford, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-35-202024-0000.

The real estate is improved with a townhouse.

The judgment amount was $76,611.73.

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 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 mort-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 Please refer to file number 1836-99.

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.

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No. 1836-99 Case Number: 15 CH 722 TJSC#: 35-18067 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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The Rock River Times | February 3-9, 2016 | 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: LELAND DALE OLSON, Deceased.

Case No. 2015 P 642 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of LELAND DALE OLSON of South Beloit, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on January 4, 2016, to VALERIE OLSON, 13368 Springhill Drive, Winnebago, IL 61088-8052, as the Independent Administrator of the Estate of LELAND DALE OLSON. The attorney for the estate is ELIZABETH LEIGH CLARK. of Elizabeth Leigh Clark, P.C., Attorney at Law, P.O. BOX 604, 406 Main Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063-0604.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before JULY 29, 2016, 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 (755 ILCS 5/18-3), whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

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

Dated: January 19, 2016 VALERIE OLSON Independent Administrator Prepared By: ELIZABETH LEIGH CLARK, #6205992 ELIZABETH LEIGH CLARK, P.C. ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 604, 406 Main Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063 Telephone: (815) 262-2280.

Fax: (815) 239-3494 attorneyelclark@frontier.com 5269R TRRT 2/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a auto sales (used) business in said County and State under the name of Andys Auto Sales of Rockford 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: Ricardo J. Chavez SIGNED: Ricardo J. Chavez 1/19/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 19th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 5270R TRRT 2/3 n n n PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE INTEREST OF: Kamarion Nunez 2013JA000296 Lamarcus Williams 2013JA000297 MINOR(S) TO: KARINA PEREZ, FRED WILLIAMS, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, “ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN” Take notice that on 28th day of June, 2013, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987

by Joseph P. Bruscato, State’s

Attorney, by his assistant, , in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, State of Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, entitled” “IN THE INTEREST OF: Kamarion Nunez, Lamarcus Williams MINOR(S)”, and that in Courtroom 2 at the Juvenile Justice Center, on Friday, February 26, 2016, at the hour of 09:00 AM., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a termination of parental rights hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MA Y LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or motion to terminate parental rights.

Now unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

Please Publish 3 times.

Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court BY: A. Reshel S5326R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Hair and beauty products business in said County and State under the name of Its All Hers at the following post office addresses: 5863 Dafred Drive, Unit 1, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Andronicus Hamilton, 779-423-4379 SIGNED: Andronicus Hamilton 1/29/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Idella Blakely, DEPUTY 5328R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Electronics Sales & Repair and Snacks business in said County and State under the name of Platinum Electronics and More at the following post office addresses: 1132 Broadway, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Christiana Xayvandy SIGNED: Christiana Xayvandy 2/1/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of February, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Idella Blakely, DEPUTY 5329R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Cleaning business in said County and State under the

name of The Red Clover Cleaning Company at the following post office addresses: 2915 Grinnell Ct., #6, Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Heather Finney, 574-344-1595 SIGNED: Heather Finney 1/29/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Idella Blakely, DEPUTY 5330R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a retail clothing & accessories business in said County and State under the name of Northology Company at the following post office addresses: 903 Merrill Ave., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cynthia Pope SIGNED: Cynthia Pope 1/27/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 5331R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a law firm business in said County and State under the name of Mateer Goff & Associates at the following post office addresses: 401 W. State St., S-400, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: William M. Goff SIGNED: William M. Goff 1/28/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Babette M. Clayton, Notary Public My Commission Expires: 04/24/18 5332R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Granite and natural stone fabrication and installation business in said County and State under the name of Granite Territory Stone Crafters at the following post office addresses: 3015 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jose L. Galarza Galarza SIGNED: Jose L. Galarza 1/28/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 5333R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Salon business in said County and State under the name of Hair By Nicole at the following post office addresses: 2696 McFarland Road, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Nicole Pearson, 779-771-0267 SIGNED: Nicole Pearson 1/29/16 Subscribed and sworn (or

affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ava Turner, DEPUTY 5334R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Salon business in said County and State under the name of Hair.By.Holly at the following post office addresses: 2696 McFarland Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Holly E. Gessner, 815-299-0582 SIGNED: Holly E. Gessner 1/29/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ava Turner, DEPUTY 5335R TRRT 2/17 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT E. TURNER, et al Defendant 14 CH 00860 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 19, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FIFTY-ONE (51) AND THE NORTH FIVE (5) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT FIFTY TWO (52) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF ROSENQUIST & SCHABACKER’S HUFFMAN VIEW SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 26 OF PLATS ON PAGE 112 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3509 PHEASANT RUN, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-02-378012 (182C151).

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

or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-14399.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@ il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-14399 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00860 TJSC#: 36-516 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. I682310 P5266R TRRT 2/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY In re the Marriage of MAURICE T. BUCHANAN Plaintiff, And PAMELA V. SEITZ Defendant.

Case No. 15D1177 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Defendant PAMELA V. SEITZ that Plaintiff MAURICE T. BUCHANAN has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above captioned cause of action.

You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before February 19, 2016, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition.

Maurice T. Buchanan

3221 Nashold Dr. Rockford, IL 61109 (779) 537-0187 5272R TRRT 2/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of SOPHIE M. DAMEIKA, CASE NO. 2015 P 668 Deceased.

CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of SOPHIE M. DAMEIKA of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on January 11, 2016, to MARY SUE VANDERSTAPPEN, who is the legal representative of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is G. MICHAEL SCHEURICH, 2601 Reid Farm Road, Rockford, IL 61114.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 20, 2016, 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, 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: January 19, 2016.

Mary Sue Vanderstappen, Personal Representative G. MICHAEL SCHEURICH (#2479869) scheurich@guyerlaw.com Guyer & Enichen, P.C. 2601 Reid Farm Road Rockford, Illinois 61114 (815) 636-9600 5274R TRRT 2/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN RE THE ESTATE OF: NATHAN DENTON, JR., Deceased.

2015 P 602 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of NATHAN DENTON, JR. Letters of Office were issued on December 7, 2015, to J. D. Anthony, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Douglas Miller, A Law Office of Crosby & Associates, P.C., 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 27, 2016, 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, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford, 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. /s/ Douglas Miller Douglas Miller Attorney for Petitioner

A Law Office of Crosby & Associates, P.C. Douglas Miller 475 Executive Parkway Rockford, Illinois 61107 815/397-2006 815/394-1955 Fax 5295R TRRT 2/10 n n n NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Personal Property stored by the following individuals from A Place for Space Self Storage L.L.C. P.O. Box 8116 Rockford, IL 61126, a self service storage facility, operated

by A Place for Space Self Storage L.L.C shall be sold at a public auction at the address listed below.

The Auction will be held on or after 02/26/2016 at 9:00 am to enforce the Owner’s lien thereon. If there are no bidders, the property will be otherwise disposed of by owner.

Any vehicles sold will not have a title provided to the buyer.

Units Located at: 1619 N. Meridian Rd., Rockford, IL 61103 9:00 a.m.: Wendy Roberts Unit #M069; William Johnson Unit #M090; Robert Cox Unit #M101; Lonnie Thomas Unit #M108; Kylia Hatsman Unit #M118; Amy Dominque Unit #M128; Units Located at: 1821 Chrysler Dr., Belvidere, IL 61008 11:00 a.m.: Maggie Fullick Unit #C015; Robert & Tina Klinefelter Unit #C056; Robert & Tina Klinefelter Unit #C074; Units Located at: 5315 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford, IL 61109 12 p.m.: Nikolas Cruz Unit #SRV9; Lacey Morgan Unit #S007; Glenn Farris Unit #S065; Carlos Dias Hernandez Unit #S067; Units Located at: 3722 Baxter Rd., Rockford, IL 61109 1:15 p.m.: Nikole Escobedo Unit #B081; Brenda Kirby Unit #RV002; Laurie Thompson Unit #RV024; Units Located at 5112 Linden Rd., Rockford, IL 61109 2:15 p.m.: Sharon Akins Unit #029; Henry Krestchmer Unit #053; Demisha Moore Unit #085; Cynthia Servantez Unit #166; Cynthia Servantez Unit #287; Jennifer Mari Unit #175; Charo Young Unit #248; Dreama Biesczad Unit #326; Wayne Master Unit #361; Tristian Mann Unit #387; Tim Wilson Unit #399; Shannon Davenport Unit #456; Arnulfo Flores III Unit #472; If unit is not paid in full by Friday, February 19th, 2016 your unit will be sold to the highest bidder at public auction on Friday, February 26th, 2016. To register as a buyer please arrive 15 minutes prior to auction with proper identification and payment. You may also register on Thursday, February 25th from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at our office located at 5112 Linden Rd., Rockford, IL 61109. *Next auction to be held April 22nd 2016* A Place for Space Self Storage L.L.C 5296R TRRT 2/3 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 AUDREY DEGENER, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2015 P 533 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of AUDREY DEGENER, who died on September 15, 2014. Letters of Office were issued on October 15, 2015 to MARK DEGENER, of 6868 Crown Ridge Drive, Rockford, IL 61103, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is JOHN

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M. GILBERT, of GILBERT LAW OFFICES 5010 N. 2nd Street, Loves Park, Illinois 61111.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before July 31, 2016, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later.

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

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

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

Dated: January 7, 2016 /s/ John M. Gilbert John M. Gilbert Prepared by: GILBERT LAW OFFICE Attorney John Gilbert ARDC #6226767 5010 N. 2nd Street Loves Park, Illinois 61111 815-877-2500 Phone 815-877-2300 Fax 5297R TRRT 2/10 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 EDWARD G. LANGLEY, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2015 P 71 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of EDWARD G. LANGLEY, who died on September 15, 2014. Letters of Office were issued on March 27, 2015 to DAVID LANGLEY, of Rockford, IL 61101, who is the legal representative of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is JOHN M. GILBERT, of GILBERT LAW OFFICES 5010 N. 2nd Street, Loves Park, Illinois 61111.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before July 31, 2016, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later.

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

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

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

Dated: January 7, 2016 /s/ John M. Gilbert John M. Gilbert Prepared by: GILBERT LAW OFFICE Attorney John Gilbert ARDC #6226767 5010 N. 2nd Street Loves Park, Illinois 61111 815-877-2500 Phone 815-877-2300 Fax 5298R TRRT 2/10

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n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a General Communications Design, Sales, Installation, Service, Cartage and Distribution Services business in said County and State under the name of ElliotGC at the following post office addresses: 7066 Golden Eagle Drive, Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Steven Charles Elliot SIGNED: Steven Charles Elliot 1/20/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Idella Blakely, DEPUTY 5307R TRRT 2/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANTONIO MANDUJANO, et al Defendant 14 CH 00007 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 18, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN (27) IN TOWNSHIP FORTY-FOUR (44) NORTH, RANGE ONE (1) EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING ON THE WEST LINE OF WEST STREET AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT ONE (1) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MULLEN’S SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 14 OF PLATS ON PAGE 20 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE; THENCE WEST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1), ONE HUNDRED FORTY (150) FEET; THENCE NORTH, PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF WEST STREET, FIFTY-FIVE (55) FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LINCOLN AVENUE; THENCE EAST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LINCOLN AVENUE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF WEST STREET THENCE SOUTH ON THE WEST LINE OF WEST STREET, FIFTY-FIVE (55) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1603 WEST STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61102 Property Index No. 11-27-377018 (207C632).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks

will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-21354.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@ il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-21354 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00007 TJSC#: 36-390 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. I682038 P5253R TRRT 2/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY Nicole L Foster vs.

Joseph Michael Goldufsky Case Number: 2015-OP-0002785 PUBLICATION NOTICE To: Joseph Michael Goldufsky Take notice that a Petition for Order of Protection was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois.

This matter has been set for hearing on February 19, 2016 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 455 located at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St., Rockford, IL 61101.

Dated: January 6, 2016 Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: T Chaussee - Deputy S5259R TRRT 2/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a storage units business in said County and State under the name of G & K Enterprises at the following post office addresses: 950 Industrial Ct., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cheryl Strand SIGNED: Cheryl Strand 1/13/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 5260R TRRT 2/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a designing container planters business in said County and State under the name of Diana’s Living Designs at the following post office addresses: 1631 National Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Diana S. Behr SIGNED: Diana S. Behr 1/13/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 5261R TRRT 2/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC1 Plaintiff, -v.SOURIPHANH MALIVARN, et al Defendant 15 CH 00227 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 29, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT NINETY-SEVEN (97) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF LINDEN POINTE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 7 AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 8, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS

RECORDED IN BOOK 43 OF PLATS ON PAGE 122 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4011 LINDEN ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 16-07-279010 (260B297).

The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01821.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@ il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-01821 Attorney ARDC No.

00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00227 TJSC#: 35-17524 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. I681908 P5251R TRRT 2/3 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: ALBERT J. CALTAGERONE, Deceased.

CASE NO. 15-P-617 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ALBERT J. CALTAGERONE. Letters of Office were issued on January 11, 2016 to Paula P. Schmidt, Executor, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is BRIAN K. LARKIN, ONE COURT PLACE, SUITE 301, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 27, 2016, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or Delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

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

DATED January 20, 2016 /s/ Paula P. Schmidt PAULA P. SCHMIDT Brian K. Larkin Attorney at Law One Court Place, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-4601 5290R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JOYCE E. RAIBER, Deceased.

CASE NO. 15 P 623 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of JOYCE E. RAIBER. Letters of Office were issued on December 4, 2015, to RONALD R. RAIBER, c/o 4001 North Perryville Road, Loves Park, IL 61111, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is JEREMY RAMSEY, 4001 North Perryville Road, Loves Park, IL 61111.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 31, 2016, 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 Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Divi-

sion, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

DATED: January 21, 2016 RONALD R. RAIBER Name: JEREMY RAMSEY ARDC Number: #6276765 Attorney for Estate Address: 4001 North Perryville Road Loves Park, IL 61111 Telephone: (815) 988-4364 5291R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DANA K. MCAFEE, Deceased.

CASE NO. 15 P 624 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of DANA K. MCAFEE. Letters of Office were issued on December 3, 2015, to BRUCE C. FIELDS, c/o 4001 North Perryville Road, Loves Park, IL 61111, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is JEREMY RAMSEY, 4001 North Perryville Road, Loves Park, IL 61111.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 31, 2016, 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 Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

DATED: January 21, 2016 BRUCE C. FIELDS Name: JEREMY RAMSEY ARDC Number: #6276765 Attorney for Estate Address: 4001 North Perryville Road Loves Park, IL 61111 Telephone: (815) 988-4364 5292R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF ROCKFORD, Plaintiff, vs.

SANYO 32” TV, et al., Defendant.

Case No. 2015 MR 401 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Notice is hereby giv en you, SANYO 32” TV, Serial #B1270267927905, that the Plaintiff has filed a PETITION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY and that the above entitled suit has been commenced and is now pending against you in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, in the State of Illnois, wherein the Plaintiff seeks an order authorizing the disposition of the property known as SANYO 32” TV, Serial #B1270267927905. These items were seized by the Rockford Police Department from the consensual search and seizure on July 31, 2012. That the summons was duly issued out of said court as provided by the law.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that unless on or before March 9, 2016, you enter your appearance and/or file an answer to the

Plaintiff’s complaint, judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter.

TOM KLEIN Clerk of the Circuit Court 17th Judicial Circuit Winnebago County, Illinois CITY OF ROCKFORD DEPARTMENT OF LAW Lafakeria S. Vaughn, #1111 425 E. State Street Rockford, Illinois 61104 779-348-7154 5293R TRRT 2/10 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST CO., Plaintiff, v.

CHARLES Z. ASHLEY; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2016 CH 39 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot Two (2) as designated upon the Plat of Montague Heights being a Resubdivision of part of St. Angel & Capriolo’s Second Subdivision lying in the South Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 28, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Resubdivision is recorded in Book 20 of Plats at Page 128 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 1224 S. Johnston Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 PROPERTY CODE: 11-28254-006 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 22nd day of February, 2016, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Yashekia T. Simpkins (ARDC #6307014)

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 Phone: 815-490-4900 Fax: 815-490-4901 ysimpkins@hinshawlaw.com 5271R TRRT 2/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Clothing Line Design & Sales business in said County and State under the name of Strictly Monkey at the following post office addresses: 2918 Guilford Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Zachary Peterson SIGNED: Zachary Peterson 1/19/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 19th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 5275R TRRT 2/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MATTER OF: JESSIE MAE SMITH, a/k/a JESSE MAY BOX, a/k/a JESSIE M. SMITH, and a/k/a JESSIE SMITH, Petitioner.

Case No. 2016-MR-35 NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Notice is hereby given you, the public, that on the 23rd day of March, 2016, at 9:00 AM, JESSIE MAE SMITH, a/k/a JESSE MAY BOX, a/k/a JESSIE M. SMITH, and a/k/a JESSIE SMITH, will present a Petition requesting that the Court change her present names of JESSIE MAE SMITH, a/k/a JESSE MAY BOX, a/k/a JESSIE M. SMITH, and a/k/a JESSIE SMITH to the name of JESSIE MAE BOX. The hearing will take place in Courtroom 426 at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, in Rockford, Illinois.

JESSIE MAE SMITH, a/k/a JESSE MAY BOX, a/k/a JESSIE M. SMITH, and a/k/a JESSIE SMITH, Petitioner BY: /s/ Joseph Sparacino One of her attorneys AMERICAN LAW FIRM, P.C. Prepared by: AMERICAN LAW FIRM, P.C. JOSEPH H. SPARACINO 475 Executive Parkway Rockford, Illinois 61107 PHONE: (815) 394-1776 Fax: (815) 394-1955 5294R TRRT 2/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Custom t-shirts, silk screening business in said County and State under the name of J & D Printing Solutions at the following post office addresses: 627 Westport Dr., Rockton, IL 61072; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joshua Grenoble, 815-505-5828; Donald Drummer SIGNED: Joshua Grenoble 2/2/16 SIGNED: Donald Drummer 2/2/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of February, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 5336R TRRT 2/17

The Rock River Times | February 3-9, 2016 | 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: MARSHA K. DUBROCK, Deceased.

CASE NO. 16 P 28 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of MARSHA K. DUBROCK, Letters of Office were issued on January 16, 2016 to Janet M. Edmunds-Dubrock, Executor, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is BRIAN K. LARKIN, ONE COURT PLACE, SUITE 301, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 3, 2016, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or Delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later.

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

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

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

DATED January 25, 2016 /s/ Janet M. Edmunds-Dubrock JANET M. EDMUNDS-DUBROCK Brian K. Larkin Attorney at Law One Court Place, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-4601 Brian@blarkinlaw.com 5299R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CITCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: KIRIATJEARIM VIVAS, PETITIONER, VS. RIGOBERTO RAMIREZ SANDOVAL, RESPONDENT. Case Number: 2015D772 NOTICE OF HEARING FOR VERIFIED PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE Notice is given you, RIGOBERTO RAMIREZ SANDOVAL, as well as the public, that on February 25, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 451 at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL and then and there present: VERIFIED PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE For by Petitioner, KIRIATJEARIM VIVAS, by and through her Attorney, ALICIA OLIVER LEONARD, of Alicia Oliver Leonard at Law, P.C., requesting the Court to grant her Verified Petition for Dissolution against Respondent, RIGOBERTO RAMIREZ SANDOVAL. Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Alicia Oliver Leonard Alicia Oliver Leonard Attorney for Petitioner Prepared by: Alicia Oliver Leonard Alicia Oliver Leonard at Law, P.C. 318 N. 1st Street Rockford, IL 61107

Telephone: 815-315-7873 Fax: 888-388-0163 Email: AliLeonardLaw@gmail.com ARDC # 6290379 5300R TRRT 2/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CITCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ANA L. MARTINEZ, PETITIONER, VS. JUAN MARTIN HERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. Case Number: 2015D884 NOTICE OF HEARING FOR VERIFIED PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE Notice is given you, JUAN MARTIN HERNANDEZ, as well as the public, that on February 25, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 451 at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL and then and there present: VERIFIED PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE For by Petitioner, ANA L. MARTINEZ, by and through her Attorney, ALICIA OLIVER LEONARD, of Alicia Oliver Leonard at Law, P.C., requesting the Court to grant her Verified Petition for Dissolution against Respondent, JUAN MARTIN HERNANDEZ. Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Alicia Oliver Leonard Alicia Oliver Leonard Attorney for Petitioner Prepared by: Alicia Oliver Leonard Alicia Oliver Leonard at Law, P.C. 318 N. 1st Street Rockford, IL 61107 Telephone: 815-315-7873 Fax: 888-388-0163 Email: AliLeonardLaw@gmail.com ARDC # 6290379 5301R TRRT 2/10 n n n PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE INTEREST OF: Brayden Anderson 2013JA000500 A MINOR TO: ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, “ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN” Take notice that on October 25,2013, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987

by Joseph P. Bruscato, State’s Attorney, by his assistant, Pamela S Wells, in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, State of Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, entitled” “IN THE INTEREST OF: Brayden Anderson, A MINOR”, and that in Courtroom 2 at the Juvenile Justice Center, on 2/19/2016, at the hour of 01:30 PM., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, and a termination of parental rights hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or motion to terminate parental rights.

Now unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

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Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: A. Reshel S5302R TRRT 2/10 n n n PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE INTEREST OF: Alexander Hohenstein 2014JA000287 A MINOR. TO: Kyle Martinez ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, “ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN” Take notice that on August 12, 2014, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987

by Joseph P. Bruscato, State’s Attorney, by his assistant, Pamela S Wells, in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, State of Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, entitled” “IN THE INTEREST OF: Alexander Hohenstein, A MINOR”, and that in Courtroom 2 at the Juvenile Justice Center, on 2/19/2016, at the hour of 01:30 PM., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, and a termination of parental rights hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or motion to terminate parental rights.

Now unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

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Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court By: A. Reshel S5303R TRRT 2/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JAVIER FLORES MARAVILLA, et al Defendant 15 CH 00625 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 29, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT TEN (10) IN BLOCK NINE (9) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CENTRAL PARK REALTY COM-

PANY’S SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION LYING IN THE NORTH HALF (1/2) OF SECTION 15 AND IN THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF SECTION 10, BOTH IN 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 22 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3108 PARKSIDE AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Property Index No. 11-15253-004.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation

conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-10604.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@ il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-10604 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00625 TJSC#: 35-14857 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. I681898 P5250R TRRT 2/3 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST CO., Plaintiff, v.

CLAUDIA C. CECIL, as Executor of the Estate of MARLA J. McCANN; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2016 CH 68 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Part of Lot Two (2) as designated upon the Plat of Harlow Manors Subdivision, being the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 28, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 10 of Plats on page 68 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the East line of said Lot, 237 feet North of the Southeast comer of said Lot; thence West Parallel with the South

line of said Lot, 135 feet; thence North parallel with the East line of said Lot, 120 feet; thence East parallel with the South line of said Lot, 135 feet to the East line of said Lot; thence South along the East line of said Lot, 120 feet to the place of beginning, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 1423 Post Drive, Rockford, IL 61108 PROPERTY CODE and P.I.N.: 172D 076 and 12-28-456-007 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 29th day of February, 2016, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Yashekia T. Simpkins (ARDC #6307014) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 Phone: 815-490-4900 Fax: 815-490-4901 ysimpkins@hinshawlaw.com 5311R TRRT 2/10 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BYRON BANK, Plaintiff, v.

STEVEN DALE BRACKEN; MITZI J. CHAPPELL; as Executor of the Estate of BETTY S. BRACKEN; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2016 CH 66 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain

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mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot Forty-eight ( 48) as designated upon the Plat of James Country Homes Sixth Addition, being a Subdivision of part of the Sections 23 and 24, Township 43 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 26 of Plats on Page 110 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 1973 Will James Road, Rockford, IL 61109 PROPERTY CODE and P.I.N.: 240C 212 and 15-23-480-005 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 29th day of February, 2016, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Yashekia T. Simpkins (ARDC #6307014) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 Phone: 815-490-4900 Fax: 815-490-4901 ysimpkins@hinshawlaw.com 5312R TRRT 2/10 n n n Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property Notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 4 of the Self Service Storage facility act, in the state of Illinois. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on February 19th, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. on the premise where said property has been stored and which is located at 3000 Charles Street Rockford Illinois 61108. The personal property described below.

148 – Billy Crawford 213 – Joseph Williamson 223 – Maureen McClean 920 – Darlene Kelly Units are auctioned by lot.

Purchases must be with cash only and be paid for at the time of sale. All goods must be removed within 24 hours of purchase. Sale is subject to adjournment.

5337R TRRT 2/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Counseling business in said County and State under the name of JC Gordon Counseling at the following post office addresses: 6072 Brynwood Drive, Suite 201, Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Julia C. Gordon SIGNED: Julia C. Gordon 1/27/16

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Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 5327R TRRT 2/17 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Siding and remodeling business in said County and State under the name of John Lancaster JL Remodeling at the following post office addresses: 324 Oak Knolls Ave. S., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: John Lancaster, 815985-1224 SIGNED: John Lancaster 2/2/16 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of January, A.D. 2016.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Idella Blakely, DEPUTY 5339R TRRT 2/17 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SYLVIA D. DOBSON Deceased, CASE NO. 16 P 5 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of SYLVIA D. DOBSON. Letters of Office were issued on January 22, 2016, to JAMES FLODIN, c/o 321 W. State St. Ste. 805, Rockford, Illinois 61101, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is JOSEPH PUMILIA of PUMILIA LAW LLC, 321 W. State St. Ste. 805, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 3, 2016, 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 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: February 2, 2016 JAMES FLODIN JOSEPH PUMILIA Attorney for Estate ARDC #: 6309951 Pumilia Law LLC 321 W. State St. Ste. 805 Rockford, Illinois 61101 5340R TRRT 2/17

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REALESTATE n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.- ANTONIO MANDUJANO, et al Defendant 14 CH 00007 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 18, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1603 WEST STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61102 Property Index No. 11-27-377-018 (207C632). The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-21354. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-21354 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00007 TJSC#: 36-390 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. I682038 P5253R TRRT 2/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.- ROBERT E. TURNER, et al Defendant 14 CH 00860 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 19, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3509 PHEASANT RUN, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-02-378-012 (182C151). The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose

rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-14399. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-14399 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00860 TJSC#: 36-516 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. I682310 P5266R TRRT 2/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- JAVIER FLORES MARAVILLA, et al Defendant 15 CH 00625 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 29, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3108 PARKSIDE AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Property Index No. 11-15-253-004. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-10604. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-10604 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00625 TJSC#: 35-14857 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. I681898 P5250R TRRT 2/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC1 Plaintiff, -v.- SOURIPHANH MALIVARN, et al Defendant 15 CH 00227 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on February 29, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4011 LINDEN ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 16-07-279-010 (260B297). The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01821. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-01821 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00227 TJSC#: 35-17524 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. I681908 P5251R TRRT 2/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. JAMES KANE; JULIE BRAINER; CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Defendants, 15 CH 217 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, March 3, 2016 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 919 18th Street, Rockford, IL 61104.

P.I.N. 11-25-409-011.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(614) 220-5611. 15-032103 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I682804 P5277R TRRT 2/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, vs. RORI L. REGAN-BUCKNER AND SHAWN A. BUCKNER, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 15 CH 615 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 16, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-31-427-035.

Commonly known as 2219 Colorado Avenue, Rockford, IL 61108.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 15-01479 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I682806 P5278R TRRT 2/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES N. BODINE; KIMBERLY J. BODINE; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 14 CH 634 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, March 3, 2016 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1524 Sexton Drive, Rockford, IL 61108.

P.I.N. 12-32-104-005.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(614) 220-5611. 14-027104 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I682799 P5276R TRRT 2/10

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The Rock River Times | February 3-9, 2016 | n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.- RICK MORERA, et al Defendants 15 CH 00567 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 8, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1317 MAGNOLIA STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-27-480-012 (206C227). The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-09034. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-09034 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00567 TJSC#: 35-14864 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. I683513 P5315R TRRT 2/17 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIFTH THIRD BANK, AN OHIO BANKING CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.- DAVID L. STEINER A/K/A DAVID STEINER, et al Defendant 15 CH 722 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 11, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7573 MAGNOLIA TRAIL, Rockford, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-35-202-024-0000.

The real estate is improved with a townhouse.

The judgment amount was $76,611.73.

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 Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 Please refer to file number 1836-99.

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.

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No. 1836-99 Case Number: 15 CH 722 TJSC#: 35-18067 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.

S5325R TRRT 2/17 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS US BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE8, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE8 Plaintiff, -v.- JEREMY SHELEY, et al Defendant12 CH 317 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 1, 2016, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 501 HAWKINS DRIVE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088 Property Index No. 14-16176-009. The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 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 Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1121416. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1121416 Case Number: 12 CH 317 TJSC#: 36-1149 I683394 P5314R TRRT 2/17

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Blueberries are one of the major berry plants that many people like and want to grow. Based on their bush characteristics, these plants can do well in our region and do not require the intense maintenance that other berry and bramble plants do. However, the major issue related to growing blueberries is their need for acidic soils. Since most of our soils are not this acidic, it can be the limiting factor in successful plantings.

There are three types of blueberry plants which include lowbush, highbush, and rabbiteye. The lowbush is one that is native to Northern U.S. while high-bush are commercial varieties that are best for Illinois. The rabbiteye type is common in the southern U.S. and is not recommended for our climate. Varieties recommended for our region include ‘Bluejay’, ‘Patriot’, and Nelson among others.

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Farm & Ag

Robust beef expansion expected to slow in 2016

By Debra Levey Larson U of I News Bureau

URBANA – The latest USDA cattle report shows a rapid expansion is underway with cattle and calf numbers up 3 percent and beef cow numbers up 4 percent in the past year. According to Purdue University Extension economist Chris Hurt, record-high cattle prices in the last half of 2014 and first half of 2015 raised excitement among beef cow producers.

“They heard the market’s expansion call,” Hurt said. “During that 12-month period, Nebraska finished steer prices averaged $162 per hundredweight. Since May 2015, cattle prices have fallen sharply and averaged just $126 in the final quarter of 2015.

“Further evidence of the rapid expansion is shown in the 3 percent increase in the number of beef heifers being retained to be added to the cow herd. In addition, the number that is expected to calve in 2016 is up 6 percent,” he said.

Hurt said the beef expansion is widespread across the country as all regions increased their

beef cow numbers. However, leading the expansion have been the Central and Southern Plains states with 60 percent of the nation’s total expansion over the past two years. Drought in those regions through 2013 had been an additional reason for massive reductions of beef cow numbers. “Some of the current expansion in those regions represents restocking as the grass returned.”

The Southern Plains is the nation’s largest beef cow region, expanding by 9 percent over the past two years. Other important beef cow regions and their magnitude of beef cow expansion over the past two years are: the Central Plains up 5 percent; the Western Corn Belt up 5 percent; the Eastern Corn Belt up 5 percent; the Southeast up 1 percent; and the Northern Plains up 1 percent.

According to Hurt, feeder cattle supplies will be rising as well. The number of steers and heifers weighing over 500 pounds that are not being retained for breeding purposes is up 4 percent. This is a sizable increase in the feeder cattle supply that can go into feedlots and therefore add to slaughter supplies in the last half of 2016 and 2017.

With the industry two years into beef cow expansion, the question is, how long will this expansion phase last?”

“Historically, beef cattle expansions lasted five to six years,” Hurt said. “However, history is not likely to be a very good guide on this cycle. The reasons are that the current expansion has already been quick and of large magnitude. The profit outlook for brood cow operations is already providing much less incentive than a year ago. And, with beef production in the rest of the world also expanding, other countries are able to ship increasing supplies of beef to the U.S. and to our foreign buyers. Finally, U.S. pork and poultry supplies are also expanding rapidly providing heightened competition. My best guess is that U.S. cow numbers will continue to rise for only one or two more years, making this a relatively short expansion phase of three or four years,” Hurt said.

Available beef supplies in 2015 were higher than had been anticipated at the start of the year.

USDA inventory data one year ago indicated that the number of cattle available for slaughter would be down about 5 percent.

“In reality, the amount of beef available in the U.S. in 2015 was actually up 1 percent,” Hurt said.

“How did we go from 5 percent lower slaughter numbers to 1 percent more beef? The answer is in higher weights and in higher beef imports. Each added about 3 percentage points and thus the amount of beef available was up 1 percent.

“For 2016, beef production is expected to rise by 4 percent,” Hurt continued. “However, USDA analysts believe that trade, particularly beef imports, will be down this year. That is possible because beef

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prices will be lower and will provide less incentive for large imports. A counter argument is that the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar is currently stronger than for most of 2015. The dollar is particularly strong versus Brazil who is the second largest world beef exporter. These relationships at least suggest some uncertainty for U.S. beef trade in 2016.”

Hurt said the live cattle futures market is not optimistic for finished cattle prices. An estimate of 2016 finished cattle prices derived from current futures suggest yearly averages of around $125. This compares with actual prices of $126 for calendar 2013, $155 in 2014, and $148 in 2015.

The annual 2016 pattern of prices from these estimates for the four quarters of 2016 are $132, $128, $117, and $120 in the final quarter.

“Live cattle futures have had extreme volatility in the past two years, so their accuracy at predicting forward prices should be suspect,” Hurt said.

Steer calves weighing 500 to 550 pounds at Oklahoma City reached record-high prices in May 2015 at $290 per hundredweight. By December, those prices had fallen to $194, a level that provides only modest profits above total costs of production, and therefore small incentives for continued brood cow expansion.

“The current futures market estimate of 2016 finished cattle prices might provide prices for those Oklahoma City calves of $185 to $205,” Hurt said. “This would probably signal small potential profits above all costs. Under this price situation the industry would continue further beef cow expansion plans this year, with the expansion phase more likely to begin leveling off in 2017.”

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Mr. Green Car

Exploring the abilities of the 84 mpg Elio

By Allen Penticoff Contributor

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ith gasoline prices well below two dollars for the foreseeable future, why would anyone invest in a small “car” that gets 84 miles per gallon on the highway without the use of hybrid technology? For one, the Elio three-wheeled car is sleek and cute.

It will definitely save fuel and may be ideal as an urban transport vehicle – although I certainly expect to see them on the highway, just as SmartForTwo two-seat cars travel the fast lane.

Despite low fuel prices, even if the stuff was free, we need to keep the exhaust out of our air and the oil in the ground. Most of this cheap oil is being sold to us by people who don’t particularly like us. So whatever we can do to defund anti-Americanism is a benefit as well. In our transition to a hydrogen and electric powered future, vehicles like the $6,800-$7,600 Elio are encouraging us to go in the right direction.

The Elio is a two-passenger car-like motorcycle brought to life by Paul Elio, founder of Elio Motors headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

While still awaiting funds to go into full-scale production at a former General Motors plant in Shreveport, Louisiana, the Elio may become the U.S. made vehicle with the highest domestic content – with 90 percent U.S. sourcing and manufacturing expected while employing 1,500 workers in Shreveport in the beginning.

There have been many three-wheeled vehicles brought to market over the history of the automobile. The cute little refrigerator-doored Italian Isetta bubble car comes to mind first. And these little commuter cars have been popular in Europe and other places where the cost of fuel

has been expensive. It is a step up from an open motorcycle in that you don’t get wet when it’s raining. Indeed the U.S. government considers three-wheeled vehicles to be motorcycles. This has allowed past makers of these machines to circumvent the normal safety equipment requirements of an automobile. This is where the Elio is very different – it has all the safety and comfort features of a four-wheeled car.

Using a four-cylinder 0.9 liter 55 horsepower front-mounted engine and front-wheel drive to propel this 1,250 pound vehicle, it is anticipated they will get 49 mpg city, where it’s slippery aerodynamics doesn’t help that much and no con-

ventional vehicle gets good mileage while going nowhere at a stoplight. But it is moving along all the side-door crash beams, three air bags, heater, defroster, air conditioner, stereo, seat belts, power windows, stability control, a windshield wiper and a reinforced roll cage – certainly not your average “motorcycle.” Elio Motors is pressing all the states to make an exception to their motorcycle regulations that require the wearing of a helmet and the possession of a motorcycle endorsement on their driver’s license. They have accomplished this in most states already.

The passenger rides behind the driver. A small luggage space behind the passenger will hold a

carry-on sized bag, or with the seat back folded down, a set of golf clubs in a bag. Since the vast majority of our miles driven are alone, it makes perfect sense to have a comfortable minimal vehicle whose simple purpose is to move one person from Point A to Point B. Considering the low expected price point, they will be popular with students and young persons new to the job market due to a minimal outlay in cash and fuel.

They certainly look like they would be fun to drive – Mr. Green Car could see himself owning one as he has long thought designs like this were the logical way to get around. As for performance, the Elio is expected to have acceleration of 0-60 mph in 9.6 seconds – not blazing, but pretty good for its fuel economy. Top speed is 100 mph, so it can certainly handle a 70 mph trip on the interstate. I think I’d want one in a bright orange or yellow – you’ll be a bit hard to see otherwise.

The Elio should be in production already, but there have been snags in the $300+ million in financing needed. But reports are that they are awaiting approval of a $185 million loan from the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles, while the Italian company Comau is helping with refurbishment of the plant equipment and sale. Some crowd funding is hopefully going to enable the factory doors to open this year. I hope they succeed and get this neat little car rolling.

Perhaps one will be at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show – over 49,000 people have reserved a spot to buy one so I expect before long we’ll be seeing these sleek little cars on our roads.

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National Hockey League

Wrap-up: 2016 NHL All-Star Weekend notebook

By Adam Hess Contributor

NASHVILLE – This weekend I was at the NHL All-Star Game, covering the events for SB Nation’s Second City I was able to take USTOMER: R Hockey.

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There were a few key takeaways from the weekend that I felt deserved discussion but didn’t quite warrant full write-ups or I already wrote up for SCH. You can check out those articles I wrote for that site, but here are some other musings from the weekend.

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Saad on the ‘Hawks

Brandon Saad was asked quite a bit about his time with the Blackhawks and how that contributed to his career success. He had high praises for former linemates Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa.

“To be a young guy and be around those type of players that teach you the right habits, and how to conduct yourself on and off the ice, it’s been huge for my career. It’s something I’m still learning, but those are two special guys right there.”

The Blackhawks have clearly missed having Saad on their top line to flank Toews and Hossa. The duo has struggled to generate strong chemistry with another player on their line.

Meanwhile Saad has played well in Columbus.

He leads the Blue Jackets in points with 35 through 50 games this year.

Kane and Scott have a good time together

Patrick Kane and John Scott are known to be good friends. Scott has a reputation as a good locker room guy, and the two became friends when Scott was with the Blackhawks in 2011-12. This weekend, their friendship was on display as they went backand-forth giving each other a hard time.

During Friday’s Media Day, Scott joked that

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Kane should stay away from him because “I don’t like him.” Saturday night at the Skills Competition, Scott laughed in Kane’s face after the Nashville crowd showered him with loud, raucous booing.

In my opinion the best moment of the weekend between the two came in the Western Conference All-Star game, when Scott laid Kane out with a big hit at center ice. Scott then took the puck on a breakaway, only to be stopped. Kane went the other way and scored, and then the two “fought.” It was a fake fight, they just dropped the gloves and wrestled a bit, but it was funny nonetheless.

The two were clearly having a good time this weekend, and it was awesome to watch.

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Players love the 3-on-3

The biggest takeaway from the weekend was how much the players clearly enjoyed the new 3-on-3 tournament format to the All-Star Game. It was evident right away that the players were taking pride in these games. They were playing hard and playing to win.

There were a few key moments of play that stick out in my mind that made it evident the players were enjoying themselves and wanting to win. At one point Ryan O’Reilly of the Buffalo Sabres was forechecking so hard that he chased an opponent behind the net. I watched O’Reilly prepare to lay a big hit on the player before remembering he was in the All-Star Game and holding up.

Another came from Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson. With a minute left in the championship game and the

Atlantic Division down 1-0, the puck was headed toward the blue-line and out of the zone, with no one there to keep it in. Karlsson went into an all-out sprint to beat the puck to the blue line and kept it in to keep play alive. That kind of effort is something we haven’t seen in the All-Star game in years.

Some players even said that they enjoyed the format so much that they’d like to see it applied in some way to Saturday night’s events as well, perhaps in place of some of the Skills Competition events.

The NHL could make the tournament a bit of a twoday deal, so long as it doesn’t get over complicated like the AHL All-Star Game was.

Adam Hess is the creator and editor of Feathers in the Hat (feathersinthehat.com), and a staff writer at SB Nation’s SecondCityHockey.com. Follow him on Twitter: @FeathersInDaHat.

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Tales from the Trough

Rockford extends lead in Midwest Division

By Todd Reicher

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he IceHogs finished the week 2-0-1 and 8-2-1-1 in the month of January to remain in first place in the Central Division.

On Wednesday, January 27 the Charlotte Checkers came to town in a battle for first place in the Central Division.

Vinnie Hinostroza, who has had the hot hand recently for Rockford, put Rockford on the board first, scoring his eighth goal of the season 10:36 into the opening period. Tanner Kero and Bryan Bickell were credited with assists on the marker.

Charlotte tied the game up late in the first period with a nice snipe from Phil Di Giuseppe. The winger picked the top corner, ringing iron before the puck got behind Michael Leighton with 45 seconds left in the period. The power play goal, coming on the Checkers first opportunity of the game, was Charlotte’s only power play marker on seven attempts, as Rockford held the AHL’s second-ranked team to 1-for-7.

Defenseman Cameron Schilling put Rockford ahead with 3:18 left in the second

period. Schilling’s second goal of the season came on a screen from Bickell as the puck eluded Checkers netminder Daniel Altshuller.

Mark McNeill and Hinostroza had the assists for Rockford.

Early in the second period, Rockford extended their lead to 3-1 when P.C. Labrie got one past Altshuller at 2:04 of the period.

Charlotte was unable to solve Leighton a second time and Rockford came away with a 3-1 victory.

Friday was the last game of Rockford’s eight-game homestand as the ‘Hogs hosted the Chicago Wolves on the first of a homeand-home series.

The first period of the game could not have gone any better for Rockford as the ‘Hogs jumped out to a big 4-0 lead after the first 20 minutes. In fact, Hinostroza scored unassisted on Rockford’s first shot of the game after a turnover.

Marko Dano picked up a Labrie rebound for his third of the season 11:45 into the period to give Rockford a 2-0 lead.

Two late goals gave Rockford their highest one-period goal total of the game – Schilling scored his second goal in as many games at

18:01, and then Kiril Gotovets scored with 31 seconds left in the period for Rockford’s fourth goal. The ‘Hogs converted on four of their seven shots, chasing starting goaltender Jordan Binnington from the game.

Replacement Pheonix Copley kept the Wolves in contention by stopping 14 of 16 shots, but it was too little too late.

Hinostroza scored on the power play midway through the second period when Rockford controlled the game. The ‘Hogs held Chicago to only three shots on goal, tying a season high for Rockford in shots allowed in a period, while putting nine on Copley.

Kero scored on another power play with 4:51 left in the game to put the contest well out of reach.

Chicago tried desperately to get on the board, but could not get a puck past Leighton who earned his AHL-record-tying 45th career AHL shutout. Rockford finished 2-for-5 on the power play while holding Chicago to 0-for-9.

The following night Rockford headed to Chicago to play the Wolves in the second game of the home-and-home series.

Saturday’s game with much closer, with the Wolves coming out ahead 3-2 in overtime.

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Chicago got on the board early, 45 seconds into the game, giving the Wolves the early lead.

Neither team scored until 8:38 into the second period when Kero knotted up the contest with his 10th of the season.

Midway through the third period, Ryan Hartman scored a power-play marker to give Rockford their first lead of the game. McNeill was credited with the secondary assist, giving him points in eight straight for Rockford.

The lead would not last as the Wolves scored with 5:28 remaining in the game, tying things back up.

Chicago would earn the second point 1:02 into overtime with a goal from Andre Benoit.

Rockford only plays two games this week – a home-and-home series against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Friday’s game takes place in Rockford at the BMO, then both teams turn around and head to Grand Rapids for the second game of the series.

Rockford took it to the Griffins early in the season, but Rockford caught Grand Rapids in the midst of a big winning streak as Rockford dropped the two most recent contests. Since then, the Griffins have slowed down and have not won a game in their last six contests.

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*Credit approval required. $0 down, 0% APR, 24-month term.

Things we want you to know: Shared Connect Plan and Customer Service Agreement with a 2-yr. initial term (subject to a pro-rated $150 Early Termination Fee for basic phones, modems and hotspot devices and a $350 Early Termination Fee for Smartphones and Tablets) or Retail Installment Contract for installment pricing required. Credit approval also required. Up to $40 Device Activation Fee applies. A Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee (currently $1.82/line/month) applies; this is not a tax or gvmt. required charge. Additional fees (including Device Connection Charges), taxes, terms, conditions and coverage areas apply and may vary by plan, service and phone. Low Monthly Phone Pricing: New Retail Installment Contract on Smartphone required. Monthly pricing varies by device. Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular® receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027. Offers valid at participating locations only and cannot be combined. See store or uscellular.com for details.

Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. ©2016 U.S. Cellular

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SPORTS

Rockford IceHogs rookie forward Vinnie Hinostroza has found his scoring touch recently, racking up 3 goals and 3 assists in three games this week. Todd Reicher