The Rock River Times. Feb. 28, 2018

Feb. 28, 2018.

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Board members seek answers over severance packages

Republican and Democratic county board members on Monday called for answers over a separation agreement between the county and a former administrator.

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City

Recall ordinance heads to full council

The awaited recall ordinance that would be in place if Rockford returns to home rule took another step forward in the city council on Monday, as the March 20 vote looms.

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Crime & Courts

Agencies take aim at gun crimes, domestic violence

The police chief and state’s attorney say Rockford is changing and will no longer tolerate violent crime, as local agenices team up to tackle a plague on the community.

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County

News

Board members seek answers over county severance packages

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By Shane Nicholson Managing Editor

R O C K F OR D — R e p u b l i c a n a n d Democratic county board members on Monday called for answers over a separation agreement between the county and a former administrator, following a pair of reports last week by The Rock River Times.

The bi-partisan group says they are “calling for more transparency in the hiring and firing of county employees,” after documents uncovered by The Times laid out the arrangement with Amanda Hamaker, a former official in chairman Frank Haney’s office. Further investigating has unearthed questions about other settlements reached by the county during Haney’s first term. “(The Hamaker) example, and a few others that we are looking into, has us concerned over the transparency of these types of complicated agreements,” said Burt Gerl, D-15, in a statement. “We think the county board should be involved and given more detail when a situation like this arises.”

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The group is looking into whether the nearly $30,000 agreement reached with Hamaker was structured to avoid reporting practices seen under similar deals. Officials across multiple county departments indicated to The Times that they had not been made aware of the details of the “separation” agreement until reports surfaced in the paper last week.

“As county board members, we have an absolute obligation to look into the circumstances surrounding large payout to any employee,” said Eli Nicolosi, R-8.

“The administration has cited ‘legal’ issues and human resource issues, but the fact is that the county board should authorize any settlement this large.”

Republican Keith McDonald questioned why these deals are being put together in this first place, saying, “it appears that these things rarely if ever happen in the private sector unless there (are) some extenuating circumstances. I think the county board deserves to be in the loop on these types of situations.”

And Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Hoffman said any possibility of workplace harassment claims being tied to the Hamaker deal or any other settlements should have ensured such packages were brought before the board for discussion.

Reached Tuesday, Hoffman said a quote attributed to him in the joint statement was not his exact words, but that the message was in line with his thoughts on the state of the county government.

Officials said Hoffman had been instrumental in the development of new protocols for dealing with harassment within the ranks of the county in early 2017, before the national push as part of the #MeToo movement.

Hamaker’s deal is just one that was highlighted as a concern by county officials following The Times’ initial report

last week. In the wake of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the paper earlier in the month, some officials were provided with a copy of Hamaker’s deal.

But the FOIA turned up a final copy of the agreement with material changes throughout, leaving some officials to question why they had been provided with a draft of the arrangement that was not the final package.

Board members were mixed in response to whether they knew about the details of the Hamaker deal prior to its sanctioning.

Two board members said they could recall discussion about the package but were unsure whether the conversations happened during a regular board meeting or closed session.

Haney told The Times on Tuesday that he was looking forward to discussions with county board members and other officials to find answers about the Hamaker deal and others now being questioned.

“We have always been able to re-focus on moving forward and continuing a policy conversation in a fact-based, respectful manner,” the chairman said. “I remain deeply committed to communicating clearly and appropriately with our board and community. Many board members have acknowledged great progress in this area during the past year. This trend will continue.”

Multiple sources told The Times last week that various county departments are now looking into similarly structured and worded agreements for other former employees. Officials said that at least two agreements had similarly been sanctioned without board oversight.

Haney in a statement to media outlets Monday said that all the agreements had been implemented in-line with county regulations and practices. R.

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Arts & Entertainment

Coronado’s risky venture pays off

By Chris Wachowiak

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Contributor

hat was up is down, what was left is right—and what you typically look and accept as “that’s its intended use” might have a flipside opportunity.

So often I’ve heard of some of the greatest success stories about people that created a success by seeing a unique opportunity where others often took for granted as it only has one purpose or use.

There are two words that can uncover a new opportunity: “Why not?”

The spark of this story comes from the Ryley Walker concert I saw this past weekend at the Coronado Theater. I was inspired and reminded of making something cool happen from a place of what appeared, to me, wanting to do cool things. The philosophy was similar to mine at the end of Kryptonite: instead of waiting for someone else to put on the things I want to see, I’ll just do it.

Let’s look at the concept first as the person making that call to put on an unusual style of show, and while it does align with what the core business is, it does it in a very unusual way. The Walker show was an onstage experience for both the artist and the concert-goers. A smaller number of patrons at the Coronado that night were positioned on the same space as the band, providing a totally unique perspective of the show.

Typically when running a business you need to identify what you do well, how you do it, and what makes it work economically and then figure out how you can create buy-in (literally) from a community. The risk versus the reward or, as I love to say, “Is the juice worth the squeeze?”

Now that a concept has been presented to put on some smaller scale shows, but to do them in their standard production fashion it would become extremely expensive to produce even the least expensive entertainment in the traditional way. How do you create an opportunity to put on a smaller show that is cool and do it in a way that does not risk breaking your bank?

The theater started looking at different areas of their venues differently, and started asking some of my favorite questions related to discovering opportunities, “What if, and why not?” I don’t know who created this concept originally, nor do I think it is nearly as important as the one required to pull the trigger and say, “Let’s try to make this work, and let’s do it.”

They took an area typically used by the artist and flipped the problem into the

Guests to the Coronado last week were treated to a new, on-stage concert series. Photo, Chris Wachowiak opportunity. The problem for the house was if they do it the normal way was too expensive, but the house itself is the greatest asset to offer as well.

So they put together a series concept and then put one foot down by booking a concept artist with a strong local connection with solid credentials to add legitimacy to the vibe and experience. They also had their follow up show secured and ready to promote at this show if people felt this connection to their concept.

Now, the perspective of a customer (this customer): I did not buy my tickets until the day of the event instead of advance because I was curious of the process they were using and the hype around it. Plus, I have a fear of commitment because this show, until I saw it, was important to me—but not enough to fork over my money when I was unsure if I could commit the energy and time to just break away from my everyday life (and yes, this is a real barrier to events in this market).

So I talked a good buddy into joining me, who is also not easily impressed by events or concerts because he, like me, until this moment have never really listened to Ryley Walker. I did not buy my ticket for the band as much as I did wanting to have this experience of seeing the band from sitting on the stage perspective looking out into the empty house behind them.

I also had an unusual sense of arrival for this show compared to any other I have been to there. When I went to park in the garage directly across the street, I was surprised to find that I was one of just eight cars in the garage, which made me believe that this show was going to be a bust at first. Then I walked to the box office to buy my pair of tickets with no

one but a small group of friends there and no one else around.

Once I bought my tickets, we proceeded around the corner where typically “backstage” artist access is only permitted, went through a security check in a short hallway with no indication that when I walked into the backstage door, I would see a completely packed stage of eager audience guests anxiously awaiting this unique performance. The vibe, the setting and the room were set for an extremely simple, raw unique listening room.

For a first stab at something outside their normal scope of performances it was very well thought out and executed.

Once the show began and the music began to play through the night my “live music/venue owner mind” kicked in and one made me reflect of some of my favorite concerts that I had attempted and treasured. I had multiple people come up to me and tell me that they had not seen something this cool since the Colin Hay performance at the Nordlof Center I put on.

But the best part for me was I just got to enjoy this show and not run around fixing those little hiccups that occur, like audience members more concerned with talking over the band and reminding them their conversations can happen outside, which is often part of such an experience.

Promoters offered shirts printed for this show, and even though the quality of the shirts was nothing special they did partner up with one of my favorite artists, Joe Tallman, to create a limited run of merchandise (Tallman also designed and printed the Coronado’s Wilco poster in 2017).

The theater did a lot of right things.

They partnered with genuine passionate mavens in our market like Daniel McMahon, Don Miller and more to help produce this authentic experience in a real genuine way. The sound was spot on, the acoustics were dialed into perfection, the room was lit to carry the vibe, and the crowd was excited to experience something different than the everyday ordinary show known in our market.

The take away I am most impressed with is this: even if you do not “know the entertainment,” as in what they do or sing or sound like, or you may not have ever heard of them, trust in this series of shows that it will offer new experiences to hear songs from artist souls strummed to your ears, to resonate in your bones as you tap your toes, shake your head in a strum to the harmonic connection and make you feel at one with something greater than your normal everyday routine or expectations.

Do yourself a favor if you can, and this is what I will also try myself, and attend their next show in this series on March 23. Go in with no expectations placed on the artist or the experience outside of looking to connect with the energy found inside that room, and be ready to participate in the moment as it happens.

From the perspective of the person putting on the show, to the person attending the show, success is found when we bring a community together for a single focused agenda to just enjoy with as many like-minded people as possible and we can drown out the everyday routines for a short while and participate in the extraordinary. The people at the Coronado have achieved that with this new, risky venture. R. Find Chris on Twitter: @Chris2nite.

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City

Recall ordinance heads to full council

By Jim Hagerty Contributor

CITY HALL — The awaited recall ordinance that would be in place if Rockford returns to home rule has taken another step forward.

Previously left out of earlier votes by aldermen, the measure was approved at the committee level Monday, sending it front of the full city council next week. If it’s green-lighted, it would allow voters to recall aldermen if they abuse home rule, namely by not following its self-limiting ordinances, and vote the mayor out for any reason.

Under the ordinance, a petition containing signatures of 10 percent of voters in

his or her ward, but not less than 1,000 names, would be required for the recall of an alderman.

Unlike aldermen, who would only be subject to recall for violating self-imposed ordinances, there would be no specific reason needed to recall a mayor. All that would be needed to begin proceedings is a petition signed by at least 3,500 registered voters.

The ordinance also states that neither an alderman or a mayor can be recalled during their first or last six months of their current term. Subsequent recalls would be possible though. However, for petitions filed within the same term would require signatures of 20 percent of electors.

Recall petitions would be filed in the city clerk’s office.

The recall ordinance is one of a string of binding local laws the council has approved should Rockford voters reinstate home rule March 20. They include automatic layovers, tax caps, public notices and public hearings.

Elected officials say they’ve agreed to put them in place to quell some of the concern that home rule gives them license to enact draconian tax and fee increases without voter approval, which is the crux of the argument by those against the authority.

Any increase under home rule, however, would require a supermajority vote on city council. A public notice and an automatic layover of 15 days prior to adopting an

ordinance that creates a new sales tax or increases existing sales taxes not authorized under the municipal code for non-home rule units would also be mandatory.

To address the public’s concern that home rule allows for unlimited debt, an ordinance would prohibit leaders from exceeding the debt limitation equal to 20 percent less of what is allowed for non-home rule authorities.

The ordinances would take effect only if Rockford returns to home rule the day after the primary election. If that happens, Rockford would be the most-regulated home-rule municipality in the state. R.

Paid on-street parking in discussion for downtown

By Jim Hagerty Contributor

CITY HALL — The City of Rockford Finance and Personnel Committee on Monday proposed a way to charge for on-street parking downtown using a smartphone app to help close a more than $10 million budget deficit.

Officials say the app system would allow drivers to pay for parking using their phones. It would alert them when their paid time is reached. Right now, motorists must move their cars every hour or two to avoid being ticketed. Drivers using the app could pay for extended time instead of finding a new space.

The change won’t be immediate, howev-

er. Rockford leaders have mulled bringing back paid on-street parking for years. The measure has always fizzled as aldermen feared meters would deter visitors from coming downtown. With the city now on the rise, monthly permit holders who’ve been parking downtown for years are shouldering most of the capital and operational burdens. And because Rockford is depending heavily on tourism to rebuild Rockford’s core, officials say it is vital that downtown be accommodating for visitors.

“Parking is often times their first impression of downtown,” Finance Director Carrie Eklund said. “And to make sure that’s a positive first impression, we can do that if we have some additional

revenue in that fund for some of the capital and operational costs.”

The system could be a hard sell to aldermen though. While the committee voted to send the measure to the full city council, some say paid parking is all about timing.

“I realize it’s a sore subject,” Third Ward Alderman Chad Tuneberg said. “Downtown is going in the right direction. But I feel that at (this) time, it’s not at a point we are able to charge for on-street parking.”

Tuneberg added that he is willing to partake in further talks but would proceed with caution. A host of downtown businesses are in the Third Ward and they’ll be the fore of the discussion.

“I am in support of small business (and)

Schools

RPS official weighs in on pension proposal

By Chase Cavanaugh WNIJ News

Gov. Bruce Rauner wants public school districts to begin “cost sharing” their employees’ state pensions over the next few years. Districts would be responsible for 25 percent of their pension cost during the first year, then an additional 25 percent each of the following three years. He said this overhaul is a fiscal necessity.

Rauner said he would give schools and local governments new “tools” to offset these costs, such as boosting education funding, granting greater control over merging and dissolving local government districts, and more flexibility in contract-

ing and bidding for services.

Reactions have been mixed from both school and local government officials. Dr. Ehren Jarrett, Superintendent of Rockford Public Schools, says the pension proposal needs to be taken in the context of overall school funding.

“We live in a state that varies from 42 percent funding adequacy all the way to well over 200 percent funding adequacy,” he said. “In Rockford, Illinois, we earn about 64 percent funding adequacy.”

In August, Rauner approved an “ev idence-based” school-funding formula, which was designed to even out these levels of funding. Jarrett says the

pension cost-sharing could hinder this.

“That will ultimately redirect the new dollars that are being used to redistribute and better balance that funding picture,” he said. “That weakens that overall objective.”

This, Jarrett says, could be offset by extra state money. He also says it isn’t prudent to add costs when all of this year’s money still hasn’t come in.

“So we’re building policy for ’19 without knowing what the impact of the $350 million without the cost shift is for ’18.”

The Rockford School District budgeted about $7.8 million dollars on staff retirement benefits last year, out of about $344 million in budgetary expenses.

I would have to reiterate that,” he said. “I appreciate the app-based system we are looking at and I appreciate the parking issues. It is something that needs to be tackled. At the same time, there are plenty of places to park downtown that either don’t have restrictions or for a small amount of money someone could park longer than that two-hour time frame. I know from being in other cities that in many downtowns, if you can find a place to park within two or three blocks, that is considered ‘hero parking.’ I look forward to conversations going forth.”

Alderman John Beck is also in favor of advancing the issue but reiterated that nothing concrete has been placed on the table.

“Moving forward on this is just to let staff investigate it to see how it would work, what it would cost and bring back any recommendations for approval by city council,” Beck said.

Rockford saw a slight increase in revenue from parking in 2013 when it installed hourly meters in four downtown parking decks. Meters on the BMO Harris Bank Center concourse, Pioneer Deck, West State and Wyman deck and the one at West State and South Main sold $12,000 in hourly parking passes in their first month, double the previous monthly average.

Since then, repairs have forced temporary closures while talks of building a new downtown structure have stalled because of budget constraints. Weekends remain the busiest for the structures.

The city, through ABM Parking Services, charges $60 for a monthly parking pass.

Government employees are charged $54.

ABM manages the city’s estimated 8,000 municipal parking spaces. Rockford’s annual fee to ABM for doing so is about $900,000. R.

Feb. 28, 2018. The Rock River Times.

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Crime & Courts

Agencies take aim at gun crimes, domestic violence

By Jim Hagerty Contributor

ROCKFORD — Rockford is changing and will no longer tolerate violent crime.

That’s the hard-lined message local law enforcement officials are sending as Rockford is Illinois’ most dangerous city. And Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea and Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato are not mincing those words. If you commit a violent crime in Rockford, expect to be punished.

“If you are a person who has a gun or has a thought of taking up a gun against the citizens of this community to cause harm and potentially death to anyone, these crimes will be investigated, they will be prosecuted,” Bruscato said last week as he announced 16 counts of murder against a Chicago man in recent fatal Rockford shooting.

“I am asking now that the citizens recognize that this community will not tolerate the ongoing violence and the ongoing excessive use of guns.”

O’Shea, whose department dealt with four homicides in three days last week, said more crimes are being solved, which means his officers, through partnerships with other agencies, is ridding the city of violent offenders. Police are arresting more people for violent offenses, something he credits to a willingness by citizens to come forward with information about crimes that would otherwise go unsolved, or in some cases, even unreported.

“A lot of that comes from community involvement, engagement and people stepping up,” O’Shea said. “I implore community members to continue doing so, to reach out to their friends and family and keep giving us information.”

Getting to where O’Shea and Bruscato say the city needs to be so its residents feel safe is a slow-moving process.

Violent crime saw a 5-percent decrease in 2017, but Rockford still carries a violent stigma. There are 166 violent crimes per 10,000 people in the Forest City, which presents a more than a sizable problem for area law enforcement, not just the nearly 300 officers who work under O’Shea. That is why he says he’s making strong allies.

“We have all the justice departments working together toward a safer Rockford,” the chief said. “We have a long way to go, but we will keep charging and prosecuting as many people as we can. I applaud

everyone’s hard work.”

Bruscato said significant progress has been made in recent months in terms of criminal indictments. They indicate change is happening. But a direct attack on the root causes of the crime epidemic must be properly launched. And although there are many factors behind certain offenses, Bruscato said one seems to have a particularly pernicious influence.

“Most recently, our concerns have turned to the domestic violence arena,” he said.

“And verses some of the other cases that we charge that might be gang-related or drug-related, that is an area where we need to make more progress.”

Bruscato now has another partner with city government to face Rockford’s domestic violence problem head-on.

The Office of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Prevention is the outcropping of a study that showed that 5,240 reported incidents of domestic violence were filed in 2016 and nearly 5,000 a year earlier. There were 2,826 orders of protection filed in Winnebago County in 2016 and almost that many in 2017. But that’s not all. Domestic violence accounts for 25 percent of Rockford’s violent crime.

Such is the case of 22-year-old Danielle Son and 25-year-old Sergio Quiroz. They were found dead last Thursday in what is believed to be a domestic violence-related double homicide.

Son’s husband, 26-year-old Hand Son, had recently been charged with domestic violence. Investigators believe he kidnapped his wife and Quiroz and killed them sometime between Feb. 19 and Feb. 22. Hand Son died Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police chase on Rockford’s southwest side. Danielle Son filed for divorce on Feb. 16 and was romantically involved with Quiroz.

The deaths follow a haunting Illinois trend. In fiscal year 2015, 16 of 102 counties experienced a domestic violence-related killing. Four occurred in Winnebago County.

“Domestic violence affects every part of our community– our homes, places of business, schools, neighborhoods and it drives our violent crime rate,” Office Director Jennifer Cacciapaglia said. “This office recognizes the need to shift our response from a solely law-enforcement and court perspective to a collaborative community effort.”

“We have all the justice departments working together toward a safer Rockford. We have a long way to go, but we will keep charging and prosecuting as many people as we can. I applaud everyone’s hard work.”

–Chief Dan O’Shea

Cacciapaglia said her office is joining with critical stakeholders and community members to take a holistic response to provide effective survivor support and swift offender accountability.

Rockford is also the second-worst city in Illinois for sex trafficking. Illinois is No. 8 in the country. In 2016, there were 498 reported runaways in Rockford.

O’Shea added that until the holistic approach really takes hold, it is the job of the police to be as responsive as possible to keep the city safe. He knows law enforcement can’t prevent every crime. But elements of what programs like Cacciapaglia’s and community

engagement efforts bring to enforcement are behind-the-scenes and have long-term benefits. One of the keys the chief added, is to prevent youth from falling into a life of crime.

According to the city’s study, boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own their own partners and children as adults. Children who grow up witnessing gun crimes are also likely to commit similar offenses as adults, other studies have shown.

“We are working on the back end with community engagement, trying to bring up the next generation,” O’Shea said. “That’s the future. That’s the next generation of Rockford and what we gear a lot of efforts toward. That’s going to change the future– how we raise these kids and relationships we have with them now when they’re young. That is going to make Rockford better and a safer place.”

Bruscato added, “The Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Rockford Police Department and the rest of the fine law-enforcement agencies in our community are continuing to work hard to solve these crimes. And we are looking to make changes that will have a similarly significant impact.” R.

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State

House panel OKs Medicaid plan

By Sarah Zimmerman Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois hospitals would get $360 million more in federal Medicaid funding, but two facilities serving impoverished communities would close, under a plan a House committee approved Tuesday.

The Appropriations-Human Services Committee voted 14-0 on a revised, $3.5 billion program to fund hospitals statewide.

Lawmakers and the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, which represents over 200 hospitals in the state, have been working for months to update the program in compliance with federal requirements that more Medicaid clients be covered by cost-cutting managed-care systems.

Some hospitals have complained that privately run managed-care programs often deny or delay claims, which hurts cash flow. That prompted Rep. Greg

Harris, a Chicago Democrat and committee chairman, to insert a provision to monitor managed-care operations and track denial claims.

The plan goes to the House floor where Harris said there could be a vote Wednesday.

A Senate committee discussed the matter late Wednesday and sponsoring Sen. Heather Steans, a Democrat from Chicago, says action in her chamber could quickly follow.

Still, no one has come up with a solution for sparing two hospitals from closure under the current plan. They are among 22 so-called safety net hospitals that serve impoverished communities and rely heavily on Medicaid.

To draw down Medicaid dollars from Washington, every Illinois hospital pays an assessment to the state. The federal government matches it, the state keeps a share for other costs, and the rest is

distributed to hospitals.

Harris said the modernized formula will rely on more recent patient data and make some of the payments dependent on reimbursements from the managed care system.

Anne Igoe, vice president of hospitals and health systems for SEIU Healthcare, a union that represents hospital workers, said the legislation “isn’t perfect” but is better than past versions.

“It gives additional funding to our safety nets across the state and ensures that the large systems aren’t getting money that should go to safety nets,” Igoe said.

That’s of little comfort to Roseland Community Hospital and South Shore Hospital, both located in low-income neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side.

Because Medicaid doesn’t cover the full cost of treatment, other hospitals can make up the difference with private-pay patients.

But Medicaid-reliant Roseland and South Shore say they fall further behind with the new formula, and closure would be a severe economic blow for their communities.

South Shore has said it needs $3 million more to stay open. Roseland needs to make up $6.6 million in cuts.

Harris said a possible solution is the Hospital Mutual Assistance Program, a private, voluntary program in which wealthier hospitals donate needed funds to facilities in need.

Roseland CEO Tim Egan plans to discuss options with Harris and Senate sponsor Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat. Egan is also exploring changes to Roseland’s services that would qualify it for special grants from the assessment program.

“A hospital needs to be invested in, not divested from,” said Egan.

Nation

Hicks declines answers in Russia probe

By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview Tuesday with the House intelligence committee.

The panel is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and any contacts between Trump’s campaign and Russia. As one of Trump’s closest aides, Hicks is a key eyewitness to his actions over the past several years. She was his spokeswoman during the 2016 presidential campaign and is now White House

communications director.

As the interview went into the afternoon, several members of the committee said during breaks that Hicks was declining to answer any questions from her time in the White House. Others who have worked in the White House, including former strategist Steve Bannon, have also declined to talk about that time in interviews with the committee.

“There are some questions that she’s not going to answer,” said Republican Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah.

Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois, another member of the panel, said Hicks and her lawyer were “following the orders of the White House not to answer certain questions.”

Another person familiar with Hicks’ testimony said her lawyer is responding to questions about that time period by saying the White House has advised her not to answer and by saying she will take some questions “under advisement.” The person declined to be identified because the committee meetings are behind closed doors.

At the beginning of the day, Hicks was also declining to answer questions about the transition period between the election and the inauguration. But as the interview came close to its eighth hour, a Republican lawmaker said that Hicks had started to answer some questions from that time.

Feb. 28, 2018. The Rock River Times.

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State Bicentennial

Keeley Gold Cure for alcoholism was a boon for the business and Dwight

By Myke Feinman The Paper (Dwight)

The Keeley Cure initially had gold in it, but the real gold was in the number of satisfied alcohol or other drug-addicted customers who were cured and the social support system from the community of Dwight, the small town at the junction of Route 47 and I-55.

Lynn Neville brought the history of the Keeley Institute to life for those attending a recent meeting of Dwight Historical Society at the Prairie Creek Public Library in Dwight.

The location was appropriate because the building itself is the former clubhouse utilized by patients at the Keeley Institute, located adjacent to the Country Mansion restaurant, also a former Keeley building.

Dr. Leslie E. Keeley, the son of a country doctor, was born in 1832 in New York. He headed West as a young man, graduating from Rush Presbyterian Medical College in Chicago. In 1864, he enlisted and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. “As an assistant field surgeon, he knew opiates were used as anesthesia, as well as alcohol, and the opiates, alcohol and tobacco were also often used in excess by the soldiers ... and they became addicted,” Neville said.

Keeley’s theory was that drunkenness is a disease.

“Keeley suspected that the alcohol, opiates and tobacco contained ‘toxic germs’ that — taken in large and repeated quantities — poisoned the brain, altered the cells and resulted in a disease,” Neville said.

Keeley came to Dwight in 1866, working as a traveling doctor on a 400-mile circuit.

While doing his house-call medical duties, he also worked on a cure for drunkenness. Major Curtis Judd, a prominent businessman in Dwight, became Dr. Keeley’s brother-in-law in 1888, and was a major financial backer for Keeley.

Keeley and Judd were two of the institute’s founding members. The third founding member was an Irish chemist, John Oughton, who joined Keeley in search of a cure.

“In 1879, after years of research and experiments and with Oughton’s help, Keeley was able to proclaim, ‘Drunkenness is a disease … and I can cure it,’” Neville said.

He created the Double Chloride of Gold Cure For Addictions. The cure was also sold through mail order. It was, however, never patented because then the formula would have to be disclosed.

From 1888 to 1895, the mail-order cure cost $5 for tobacco (about $140 in today’s

The Buildings of the Keeley Institute are, in some cases, still around in Dwight. For example, the clubhouse is now the Prairie Creek Public Library and the lodge is now the Country Mansion restaurant. Photo provided dollars), $9 for alcohol ($250 today) and $10 for opium ($280 today).

From 1879 to 1890, more than 10,000 had taken the Keeley cure.

“As the Dwight Institute location started to be overwhelmed with patients, Keeley, with a vision of serving the world, decided in 1890 to 1891 to begin to open franchises.

Between 1891 and 1965, the Keeley Institute had more than 126 Keeley franchises in operation.”

With the prosperous enterprise, “Keeley had visions of bringing thousands more people to Dwight for the Keeley Cure, but the Dwight infrastructure was lacking with no electricity, poor roads, poor sidewalks, and the need for water and sewer line improvements,” Neville said.

Because Dwight officials knew other cities were courting Keeley to relocate his headquarters, talks were conducted in 1891 between Dwight officials and the Keeley Co. to work together to improve the village and keep the Keeley Institute in Dwight.

Among the improvements was the construction of the Chicago and Alton Railroad depot (now the home of the Dwight Historical Society).

At the peak of the Keeley years, 17 trains per day were stopping in Dwight, serving 700 new patients arriving each week. New arrivals were greeted by townspeople and

staff at the train stop.

“Keeley patients were free to shop and walk the streets of Dwight, returning to the Institute for the lectures and counseling sessions, meals and for the gold cure injections and tonics,” Neville said.

Townspeople knew the rules: no gambling, no driving cars, no fraternizing between male and female patients and absolutely no sodas or alcohol.

“Tavern owners would watch out for Keeley patients and report a patient who tried to buy alcohol.”

By the 1890s, the Keeley was reporting that at least 300,000 people had been treated.

But along with success came copycats.

Because there is nothing proprietary about the cure and it wasn’t patented, by 1900 there were 800 other “gold cures.” The number of Keeley franchises dropped to 70.

In 1900, Keeley changed the formula to eliminate the gold in the cure. He died that same year at age 68. Major Judd retired and John Oughton lived in the Manse (now the Country Mansion) and by 1916 was the sole owner of the business.

Oughton’s oldest son, Dr. James H. Oughton Sr., was the medical director at the Keeley.

But with prohibition around the corner, business continued to slow.

In 1892, the annual gross revenue for the Keeley was $727,000 in 1892 dollars.

By 1920, after Prohibition went into effect, revenue fell to $75,000.

Dr. James Oughton was named president of the Keeley in 1925 after the death of his father, and the formula was changed again, with the term used as “tonic medicines.”

Prohibition was repealed in 1933, and the income spiked to more than $180,000 with 900 treated that year.

Throughout the history of the institute (which closed in 1966) the cure included many of the same supports, such as mutual sharing of difficulties, Alcoholics Anonymous roundups, church attendance, vitamin therapy, and nutritiousness and exercise.

“The Keeley Institute was good to and for Dwight,” Neville said, “and Dwight was good to the Keeley.”

Myke Feinman is the managing editor of The Paper in Dwight. He can be reached at 815-584-1901.

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RRI talks with NIGHT Paranormal

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IGHT Paranormal is a team of Paranormal Investigators and Spirit Mediums located here in Rockford who believe in the continuation of the Spiritual being after the Physical being has passed on.

This week, Rockford Rocked Interviews catches up with NIGHT Paranormal’s Correnna Nelson and Randal Buck to learn more about the spirit world, and more importantly to hear some good ghost stories.

RRI: Good morning guys. I understand that you have been quite busy lately with your Paranormal investigative group NIGHT Paranormal lately. Tell us what the “NIGHT” in NIGHT Paranormal stands for.

NP: “NIGHT” is our business acronym that means “Northern Illinois Ghost Hunting for Transcendence.” We not only seek out paranormal occurrences and the spirits associated with them, such as ghosthunting, but we also try to understand why spirits remain ‘stuck’ here and do our best to help them transcend to their eternal paradise.

RRI: Very cool. How did you first get interested or discover that you had a knack for this kind of thing?

Correnna: We both have had a variety of paranormal experiences throughout our lives, and have always been intrigued by the idea of actually communicating with those who have passed on, yet still remain. We have always believed that this kind of communication IS possible.

Roughly 5-6 years ago, we decided to find out how. We began participating in more and more paranormal tours and paranormal investigations, and eventually the idea of starting our own investigation team was born which finally came to fruition in April 2017. Our goal is not only to investigate and communicate but, more importantly, to help unsettled spirits find peace.

RRI: What are some of the key signs of Paranormal Activity?

NP: Well, The definition of paranormal paraphrased means events or occurrences beyond understanding. For example, disembodied voices or hearing voices when no one else is present; areas or pockets of supercooled air; smells or sensations without an immediate source; feeling like you’re being watched; hair

on your arms or the back of your neck standing on end; TVs changing channels by themselves; lights flickering or turning off and on; banging or knocking; footsteps; scratching sounds on walls; doors opening and closing; and sometimes pets acting as if they are focused on something that isn’t there, or rather, something we cannot see.

RRI: What was the first encounter with the paranormal or ghosts that you can recall?

Correnna: I used to babysit two young girls, sometimes overnight. I would hear them up in the middle of the night, laughing and playing. When I confronted them, they said that they were playing with “the lady.” There were only three of us in the house — myself and the two girls. After this happened several more times, I finally crept upstairs to see who “the lady” was. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw her, a full-bodied apparition in Victorian Era attire. I stood there in disbelief, not knowing what to do or say, and I felt like my heart was going to pound right out of my chest. She looked right at me, as if she wanted to say something to me or tell me something important. And then, she was gone.

Randal: When I was a kid, our elderly neighbors passed away within a few months of each other. First, she passed, then shortly after, he followed. They were

very kind to my brothers, sisters and I, and always encouraged us to come over at sunset during the summer months to watch their Tulips close, or as they put it, “go to sleep” for the night. The house remained empty for as long as I can remember, the curtains hung closed throughout. I would still occasionally go over at sunset and watch the Tulips, but one time I couldn’t help but feel as though someone was watching me. I got goosebumps all over and the hair on my arms stood straight up. My eyes were lifted to the window above the flower bed, the curtains now open, and I could see our elderly neighbors looking at me from inside the house! I could tell they were smiling at me, and I nearly fell over as I started racing home to tell my mother. She just laughed and said my imagination was getting the best of me, but I know what I felt and what I saw.

RRI: Okay, Correnna. I have had some creepy, eerie experiences before in my day involving moments where I thought to myself, I may not be alone. How do you know when a Ghost is present?

Correnna: It all depends. Ghosts or spirits can appear in many ways: partial apparitions, full-bodied apparitions, orbs, light bursts of cool/cold air, shadows in our peripheral, or even a ‘thought out of nowhere.’ Randal once had a spirit communicate the name of the ghost I

was interacting with, and Randal was in a different room! Ghosts need energy to make their presence known, and they can get that energy from a variety of sources, from battery operated devices to our own bodies. You might feel one of your hands grow instantly cold, as if someone or something unseen is holding it, or you may smell cigar or cigarette smoke in various places throughout the premises without anyone lighting up! Spirits have made their presence known by knocking on walls/doors, and they have even moved or hidden personal things, such as car keys, eyeliner, hair brushes, etc.

In one of our cases, the spirit repeatedly changed the channel on the television to “Ghost Adventures” for months. Either it was trying to make itself known, or it really liked that show!

RRI: Where can we find out more about “Night Paranormal”?

NP: We have a very active social media footprint which is growing every day.

We encourage everyone to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check out our website for featured products, guest blogs, paranormal society directories, and more. Also, NEW for 2018, we will be doing Live Paranormal Investigations on Perscope; you can watch those at periscope.tv/NIGHT_ Paranorml. R.

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hen NBC began airing promos for its new series, Good Girls, I started counting down the days to its premiere. Okay, maybe not literally counting the days, but the cast alone was enough to draw my attention, and the premise sounded fun. I hope you caught the series premiere on Feb. 26. If not, you might want to check it out.

Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Mae Whitman (Parenthood) and the one-name wonder Retta (Parks and Recreation) star as Beth, Annie, and Ruby, a trio of typically law-abiding women facing difficult issues—financial, legal, and medical—who turn to drastic measures to not just try to improve their lives, but to help their families. Along the way they discover how to assert their strength. No spoilers in saying they attempt to do all that by robbing a grocery store, since that’s a catalyst for the entire show.

The show is a drama with plenty of seriously funny moments.

If you’re like me, you equate Retta with comedy—be it stand-up comedy or playing a deadpan character like Parks and Recreation’s Donna. Naturally, her Ruby has some funny moments in Good Girls, but her dramatic scenes are the real standouts—often because they’re so subtle and natural, like her reaction when a doctor reaches out to touch her hand. She even brings a ton of subtext to making lasagna.

On the other hand, Hendricks and Whitman are probably best known for their dramatic work, but they both have comedies on their resumes. Notably Arrested Development for Whitman and Another Period for Hendricks. Here they play sisters. Fairly unlikely sisters, but they sell it. Like Retta, they nail some poignant and funny—and occasionally poignantly funny—scenes.

In the first few episodes, one problem leads to another—each one bringing with it another ethical or moral challenge.

Some issues are solved creatively (like creating a mutually assured destruction

scenario to stave off one threat), others aren’t so easy.

I’m not sure how long the initial conceit can last, but the deeper Beth, Annie, and Ruby get drawn into the criminal underworld (thanks in part to Graceland’s Manny Montana as a forward-thinking career criminal), the harder it will be for them the escape. That leaves me picturing a Breaking Bad-like devolution for these women if the series goes more than a couple of seasons, and I don’t think I want to see them go all dark and Heisenberg, like former good guy Walter White. His life in crime began when he thought he was dying. They have futures to consider.

Despite my far-flung future fears for the characters, Good Girls is still a fun show about women trying to take back control of their own lives. Definitely worth giving it a chance. R. Programming note: Good Girls airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on NBC.

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

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

Bruce L. Warden - For listening & dining every Friday and Saturday 5-9 p.m. at Hoffman House, 7550 E. State St. Rockford Christian Fellowship - RCF performs locally, is not affiliated with any church, but rehearses Tuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at First Covenant Church, 316 Wood Road. The band welcomes additional participants (high school age through retired). See our website for more info www.rcfband.com. Contact Director, Brian Waterson, 815/797-2320, rcfband@gmail.com Friday Trinadora Duo Musical Potpourri - 6-9 p.m. at Cucina Di Rosa, 1620 N. Bell School Rd. Free.

Saturday ​Trinadora Duo Musical Potpourri - 5-7:30 p.m. at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. Free.

March 2-4 & 9-11 Disney’s The Little Mermaid - Performed by The Studio Rockford. Performances will be held at Rockford University’s Maddox Theatre, 5050 E. State St. Adults: $12 in advance, $14 at the door; Children (12-under): $10 in advance, $12 at the door; Seniors (55+): $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Showtimes: Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 & 6 p.m., Sundays at 1 p.m. Tickets available at tickets.thestudiorockford.com.

Saturday, March 17 Prime Time Live Band - Performing at Big Al’s Bar at Giovanni’s, 610 N. Bell School Road. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 24 Prime Time Live Band - Performing as part of MeltFest at Prairie St. Brewhouse, 200 Prairie

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Saturday, March 31 Prime Time Live Band - Performing at Louie’s Tap House, 5689 Elevator Rd., in Roscoe. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Community Thursday Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering victims of filicide - At the NW corner of College and Bushnell in Beloit, WI at 7 p.m. The Disability Day of Mourning occurs annually and is a time to honor the victims of filicide (the murder of a person with a disability by their caregiver). People with disabilities are twice as likely as non-disabled people to be victims of violent crime. On March 1st, join the Beloit Cross-Disability Coalition in remembering people with disabilities who lost their lives at the hands of family members or caregivers. We will remember those we have lost and remind the world that their lives had value.

The vigil will take place in the Poetry Garden at Beloit College (northwest corner of College and Bushnell, Beloit, WI), with refreshments and discussion to occur afterwards in Pearsons Hall.

Sunday Byron Forest Preserve Winter Lecture – Stephen T. Mather: Saving America’s Scenic Wonders - The Byron Forest Preserve District’s 2018 Winter Lecture Series will continue starting at 2 pm at the Jarrett Prairie Center, 7993 N River Rd., in Byron. The lecture is free and no advance registration is required.

Call 815 234-8535 extension 200 for more details.

Chicago actor R. J. Lindsey will portray Stephen T. Mather, founding director of the National Park Service and tell his dramatic story of saving the parks. During Mather’s tenure, the national park system nearly doubled in size and more Americans visited them than ever before. This entertaining program will feature stunning photographs of our park lands and the wildlife that have been saved over the past 100+ years.

Citizens for Valeri DeCastris Fundraiser - 1-3:30 p.m. at Lucerne’s Fondue & Spirits, 845 N. Church St. Tickets are $20. Food and beverages provided along with great music by the Beat Merchants.

For more information call 630-417-0042 or email CitizensForValeriDeCastris@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook at CitizensForValeriDeCastris

Thursday, March 8 Nik’s Barrel Spirits Tasting - 6-8 p.m. at Valli Produce, 5880 E. State St. Join us for an evening of Barrel Spirits Tasting fun at Valli Produce on State Street. Taste rare bourbons, fine wines, and craft beers. Appetizers, door prizes, 10% discount on select bottles, and an auction. Purchase tickets for a chance to buy a 23 year old bottle of Pappy Van Winkle’s bourbon. Proceeds benefit Nik’s Wish, The Nikolas Ritschel Foundation [501(c) (3) charity], creating moments of joy for young adults fighting cancer. Cost is $20/ticket (must be 21+), available for purchase at Valli Produce.

Saturday, March 17 Shamrock Beer Run 5k - 2-4 p.m. at Rockford Speedway, 9572 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park. Join us for beer, running, beer, walking, beer, stumbling, beer & partying at Rockford Speedway! We’re highlighting 5 local breweries: Granite City, Pigminds, Generations, Lena, Prairie Street. At the start of the race, runners will fuel up with 3 ounces of beer, refuel at five different brewery pit stops along the way, and finish with a final lap on the racetrack. At the finish line, all 5 breweries will be set up, so turn in your race bib for a 16 oz pint of beer. Stick around until 3:00 pm to enjoy music, activities and more beer. For your convenience, beer tickets can be purchased during registration, before the race, and during the Post Race Party. Some proceeds from this event go to Nik’s Wish, The Nikolas Ritschel Foundation [501(c)(3) charity], creating moments of joy for young adults fighting cancer.

What a wonderful opportunity to support a great cause while enjoying beer, photos, and fun. Cost: $30 5k Run; $25 Designated Driver (no beer); $10 Spectator. Register Online at: www. nikolasritschelfoundation.org/2018/02/03/ shamrock-beer-run-march-17-2018-2-4-pm/ Thursday, March 22 Sinnissippi Audubon Society Annual Dinner - We will welcome Mary Hennen, Director - Chicago Peregrine Program, Bird Division, The Field Museum as our guest speaker for our annual dinner. “Once on the Endangered Species List and extirpated in Illinois from 1951 until 1986, the Peregrine Falcon population is now past historic levels. Mary’s presentation will take us through the recovery of the Peregrines in Illinois.

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Saturday, March 24 Brave Beauties - Students in Medicine for the ARTS invites you to the 5th annual Brave Beauties, a free event supporting breast cancer survivors and fighters. Bring a guest and join us for a day of massages, crafts, makeovers, and food. 1-4 p.m. at 1601 Parkview Ave. RSVP by emailing BraveBeautiesinRockford@gmail.com.

Sunday, April 1 Freedom Church Community Easter Celebration Fun begins at 11:15 a.m. at University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1601 Parkview. Children’s activities for all ages: Easter eggs, cotton candy, the chance to meet their favorite Disney and Marvel characters, a balloon art show, the Easter Bunny and more. Also a special message from Pastor Herbert L. Johnson, Jr. Saturday, April 7 High School Pharmacy Camp - The UIC College of Pharmacy Rockford is hosting a High School Pharmacy Camp from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107. The application deadline is March 1, 2018. Please go to go.uic.edu/hspc to register. For more information please contact Ken Smith at 815-395-5736, or smithke@uic.edu. The cost is $10.00 to attend.

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THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:

The Rock River Times. Feb. 28, 2018.

Death Notices Lawrence Schatteman Jr. 80 Rockford 2/19/2018 Maria Pratt 88 Roscoe 2/19/2018 Linda Gregory 64 Rockford 2/19/2018 Gladys Sanders 66 Machesney Park

SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN

Your Health

Horoscope Week of February 25

White House pressed to expand mental health treatment

2/19/2018 Marion Johnson 65 Rockford 2/19/2018 John Messner 88 South Beloit 2/19/2018 Teresa Regan 58 Rockford 2/19/2018 Rosemae Swanson 93 Rockford 2/19/2018 Lucia Villaneuva 61 Rockford 2/19/2018 Catherine Ksiazek 97 South Beloit 2/20/2018 Richard Petersen 82 Loves Park 2/20/2018 Robert Williams 88 Rockford 2/20/2018 Francis Moon 66 Rockford 2/20/2018 Marlene Walton 86 Loves Park 2/20/2018 Lambert Verstynen 71 Rockford 2/20/2018 James Ditsworth 78 Rockford 2/20/2018 Darwin Peterson 60 Rockford 2/20/2018 Pamela Fuhrer 64 Rockford 2/20/2018 Sharon Spitzer 74 Rockford 2/21/2018 Kurt Johnson 79 Rockford 2/21/2018 Janet Curtis 78 Rockford 2/21/2018 Gary Long 71 Rockford 2/21/2018 Ethel Strasser 97 South Beloit 2/21/2018 Roger Farrar 53 Rockford 2/22/2018 Doris Baker 88 Rockford 2/22/2018 James Benjamin 83 Rockford 2/22/2018 Jaydon Mullins 22 Rockford 2/22/2018 Robert Redmon 85 Rockford 2/22/2018 Dennis Salsbury 68 Rockford 2/22/2018 Julie Leindecker 54 Rockford 2/22/2018 Keith Cell 59 Rockford 2/22/2018 Roger Wheaton 79 Rockford 2/23/2018 Walter Wyzujak 67 Rockford 2/23/2018 Larry Huetsch 70 Rockford 2/23/2018 Nancy Johnson 62 Roscoe 2/23/2018 Lee Fermoyle 74 Rockford 2/23/2018 Larry Chandler 69 Caledonia 2/23/2018 Michael Radean 67 Rockford 2/23/2018 Julian L. Young Jr. 23 Rockford 2/23/2018 Deryl Krause 67 Rockford 2/23/2018 Robert Weers 76 Rockford 2/24/2018 Lillie Carpenter 84 Rockford 2/24/2018 Arlene Wietzke 84 Rockford 2/24/2018 Alan Krahenbuhl 89 Rockford 2/24/2018 Raymond Shekoski 90 Rockford 2/24/2018 Paul Carter 66 Rockford 2/25/2018 Vernon Wilt 88 Rockford 2/25/2018 Irma Niemann 97 Rockford 2/25/2018 Daniel Nimtz 66 Durand 2/25/2018 Alice Demarb 85 Rockford 2/25/2018 Jean Ungar 77 Rockford 2/25/2018 Holly Baker 72 Rockford 2/25/2018 Gloria Bolinger 81 Rockford 2/26/2018 Gary Austin 58 Rockford 2/26/2018 Virginia Teslo 95 Rockford 2/26/2018 Death notices are provided by the Winnebago County Coroner’s office.

to March 3, 2018 ARIES

You’ll have a ton of fun outing ideas for your social group. You’ll be proud of what you’ll accomplish. Take the time to focus on developing one of your creative skills.

TAURUS

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Amid the outcry over the Florida school shootings, the Trump administration says it is “actively exploring” ways to help states expand inpatient mental health treatment using Medicaid funds.

President Donald Trump again brought up the issue of mental hospitals in a meeting with governors this week, invoking a time when states maintained facilities for mentally ill and developmentally disabled people.

“In the old days, you would put him into a mental institution,” Trump said, apparently referring to alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz, whose troubling behavior prompted people close to him to plead for help from authorities, without success. “We have nothing between a prison and leaving him at his house, which we can’t do anymore.”

Organizations representing state officials and people with mental illness say no one wants to go back to warehousing patients.

But they also say that federal action is needed to reverse a decades-old law known as the “IMD exclusion,” which bars Medicaid from paying for treatment in mental health facilities with more than 16 beds. IMD stands for “institution for mental diseases.”

Last year, the Trump administration opened the way for states to seek waivers from the policy in cases involving treatment for substance abuse. A spokesman said states are pressing the administration for similar waivers for mental health care, and officials are looking for ways to address those requests.

“We’ve continued to receive ... proposals and strong interest from states to allow similar demonstrations for individuals with serious mental illness,” Johnathan Monroe, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a statement. “We are actively exploring how best to provide states with new opportunities to improve their mental health delivery systems.”

Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Vermont have waiver requests pending.

There’s no telling if a more robust mental health care system would have saved the 17 lives lost in Parkland, Florida, as well as other victims of mass shootings that have become tragically commonplace. Democrats say it’s no substitute for stronger gun control laws.

But state officials would welcome a change to Medicaid’s exclusionary rule, said Matt Salo, head of the nonpartisan National Association of Medicaid Directors, which supports full repeal of the policy and, short of that, expanded waivers.

“There is a need for a spectrum of services for people suffering from mental illness and substance abuse,” Salo said. “That spectrum should include everything from community-based resources as well as more

structured institutional care.”

Medicaid’s restrictive policy is likely to come under scrutiny in the Senate, where the Finance Committee is planning action on the opioid epidemic.

“Finding ways for states to maximize mental health treatment through all health care avenues, including Medicaid, continues to be a topic of bipartisan discussions,” Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Tuesday in a statement. The panel oversees Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicaid is the federal-state health program for low-income people, a major source of coverage for mental health treatment. Experts say the program’s longstanding restriction on inpatient treatment is at odds with changes in federal law over the last 20 years to create parity between coverage for mental and physical diseases.

The government’s top mental health official said the president is acknowledging that more needs to be done to make Americans safe in their communities.

“The IMD exclusion makes it very difficult for people with serious mental illness to get a bed when they need that care, and the 24-7 safety, security and treatment that an inpatient facility provides,” said Elinore McCance-Katz, assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for Mental Health and Substance Use. “That contributes to jails and prisons becoming de facto mental institutions in this country.”

McCance-Katz also said expansion of community-based and outpatient treatment is needed.

Last year a government advisory panel recommended repealing Medicaid’s IMD exclusion, and the idea has bipartisan support in Congress. But the cost of full repeal has been estimated at $40 billion to $60 billion over 10 years, daunting for lawmakers. State waivers may provide a more manageable path.

Advocates question the cost estimates, saying that savings from keeping mentally ill people out of jail should be factored in as well.

Whether mental illness contributes to violence is a debate rife with misconceptions.

On the whole, medical experts say people with mental illness are no more likely to be violent than others.

But McCance-Katz and others say research shows that untreated serious mental illness is a risk factor for violent behavior. Treatment effectively reduces risks, said McCance-Katz.

Advocates are making the same point.

“There is no argument that stepping forward and addressing the IMD exclusion would have a huge benefit to mental health systems in states across the country,” said John Snook, executive director of the Treatment Advocacy Center, a nonprofit trying to broaden access to mental health treatment.

Chance will put inspiring people on your path this week, and your social life will benefit greatly. A happy event could prompt you to put your house on the market.

GEMINI

There’s a fine line between harmony and discord, which is why it’s so important to treat your partner with empathy and affection. Good communication will make things better.

CANCER

You’ll be surrounded by a lot of action. If you’re an explorer at heart, you’ll start planning the trip of a lifetime. Travelling alone is a rewarding experience.

LEO

Your unbridled imagination will allow you to create an unexpected masterpiece. You’ll take on healthier habits to ensure you meet your goals.

Go with the flow and everything will be fine.

VIRGO

You’re in dire need of a bit of rest.

Prolonged insomnia will finally take its toll on your health. You may spend a few days at home to recharge your batteries, and you just might experience a stroke of genius while you’re there.

LIBRA

Maintaining an active social life will benefit your career in more ways than one. You may meet someone new at the gym this week.

SCORPIO

A few of your friends may surprise you by inviting you on a beach vacation. If you accept, it’ll be an amazing time.

Your optimism will be contagious.

SAGITTARIUS

You may spontaneously decide to go back to school to improve your career options. You’re on the right track, but you’ll need to work hard to reach your goals.

CAPRICORN

You’ll finally secure the financing you need to carry out a project that’s important to you. Now is the right time to consolidate your debts.

AQUARIUS

You’ll feel a lot better after cleaning your house from top to bottom. You’ll need to make some things clear with your partner before an unpleasant situation escalates beyond your control.

PISCES

Before presenting your work to anyone, you’ll need to make quite a few changes. You’ll succeed in reaching a deal with an important client. You’ll be tempted to renew your wardrobe.

Feb. 28, 2018. The Rock River Times.

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Government Notices

Public Notices

n n n INVITATION TO BID GATEWAY LANDSCAPING BID NO.: 218-PW-014 Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Thursday, March 22, 2018 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.

Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 11:00AM, at City Yards Administration Building, 523 S. Central Ave., Rockford, IL 61104. All interested bidders must attend this meeting. Any vendors attempting to submit a bid who do not appear on the pre-bid meeting sign-in sheet 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 https://rockfordil. gov/city-departments/finance/ central-services/purchasing 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.

8639R TRRT 2/28 n n n REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL POLICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION STUDY RFP NO.: 218-PD-013 Requests for information will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday March 21, 2018, 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 information received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

Proposal forms may be obtained at the office of the Central Services Manager, at City Hall, or at https://rockfordil.gov/city-departments/finance/central-services/ purchasing.

Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked with the name of the RFP, and the RFP number.

Each vendor 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 proposal 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.

8640R TRRT 2/28

n n n NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 6146 , 7511 Vandiver Rd, Cherry Valley IL 61112 (815-332-4400) to satisfy a lien on March 8th 2018 at approx.

10:00 AM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #L7, Alejandro Arellano.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 6150 , 4548 American Rd, Rockford IL 61109 (815-874-2141) to satisfy a lien on March 8th 2018 at approx. 11:00 AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #4218, Lisa M. Badaluco; Cube #5927, Steven E. Menor; Cube #702, Lonnie J. Thomas; Cube #4260, Denzell Cavitt; Cube #1159, Tacara Macklin; Cube #4244, Jennifer A. Stevens; Cube #5506, Scott James.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 6153 , 4548 American Rd, Rockford IL 61109 (815-874-2141) to satisfy a lien on March 8th 2018 at approx. 11:00 AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #S68, Anita R. White; NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 6152 , 3015 N. Main St., Rockford IL 61103 (815-282-4500) to satisfy a lien on March 8th 2018 at approx. 11:30 AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #A160, Jennifer A. London; Cube #A16, Terrence Harris; Cube #A40, Elizabeth Hotlen; Cube #B49, Jeff Rosin; Cube #A91, Jason Barnett; Cube #A75, Ericka D. Bates; Cube #B311, Richard Hammond; Cube #B282, Shanequa S. Coleman; Cube #B133, Cynthia A. Woodard.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 6151, 6210 Forest Hills Road, Rockford IL 61111 (815-877-3146) to satisfy a lien on March 8th 2018 at approx.

12:00 PM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #404A, Julie Kromray; Cube #132, LaToya Clemons.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 6148, 4300 Interstate Blvd., Loves Park IL 61111 (815-885-2100) to satisfy a lien on March 8th 2018 at approx.

12:30 PM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #78, Samantha Kerr; Cube #297, Chelsea Gilliam; Cube #333, Max Walters; Cube #21, Max Walters.

8615R TRRT 2/28 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Residential roofing & siding sub contractor also doing

property preservation business in said County and State under the name of J. Knight Restoration at the following post office addresses: 1714 Jennie Drive, Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joshua Wayne Carlson-Beilfuss SIGNED: Joshua Wayne Carlson-Beilfuss 2/16/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8621R TRRT 3/7 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 Graphic Design business in said County and State under the name of Graphic

By Design at the following post office addresses: 7042 Golden Eagle Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jason M. Mallo SIGNED: Jason M. Mallo 2/14/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8622R TRRT 3/7 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 an automotive repair business in said County and State under the name of Vettore’s Auto Care Center at the following post office addresses: 8333 N. 2nd St., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Michael S. Vettore; MSV Automotive, Inc. SIGNED: Michael S. Vettore 2/6/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Chester R. Chostner, Jr, Notary Public My Commission Expires 11/17/19 8623R TRRT 3/7 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a landscape and yard maintenance business in said County and State under the name of Three Cedars Landscaping at the following post office addresses: 3945 Toulon Dr., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Valerie Medrano; Rogaciano Medrano; Michael Medrano SIGNED: Valerie Medrano 2/3/18 SIGNED: Rogaciano Medrano 2/3/18 SIGNED: Michael Medrano 2/3/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of February, A.D. 2018.

Jennifer K. Arndt, Notary Public My Commission Expires 06/15/21 8624R TRRT 3/7 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 Flower Studio business in said County and State under the name of Vase of Dulcet at the fol-

lowing post office addresses: 3416 Louise St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Carol Nabors SIGNED: Carol Nabors 2/20/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8627R TRRT 3/7 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Lawn Mowing and Property Maintenance business in said County and State under the name of Carter Lawn and Property Maintenance at the following post office addresses: 722 Meadow Crest Drive, Rockton, IL 61072; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Philip Carter SIGNED: Philip Carter 2/13/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8603R TRRT 2/28 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 of commercial, office and residential - Janitorial business in said County and State under the name of S & J’s Cleaning Solutions at the following post office addresses: 3111 Arcadia Terrace, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Samantha K. Williams SIGNED: Samantha K. Williams 2/7/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8598R TRRT 2/28 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 Regal Nails, Salon & Spa at the following post office addresses: 4781 E. Rockton Rd., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Tammy Ha Diep SIGNED: Tammy Ha Diep 2/8/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8599R TRRT 2/28 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 Shipping Business, shipping of furniture for clients business in said County and State under the name of MB Shipping at the following post office addresses: 2211 S. 5th St., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Levi E. McLain, 815-298-2980 SIGNED: Levi E. McLain 2/8/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day

of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8600R TRRT 2/28 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES D. HOLSINGER, Deceased.

No. 2018-P-31 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of CHARLES D. HOLSINGER. Letters of Office were issued on January 31, 2018 to JANET LYNN FRIESEN and ROBYN ARLENE EKSTRAND, who are the legal representatives of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is Charles D. Schlueter, 4023 Charles Street, Rockford, IL 61108.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 20, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

DATED: February 12, 2018 /s/ Charles D. Schlueter Charles D. Schlueter Charles D. Schlueter - #3124447 Attorney for Estate 4023 Charles Street Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 229-5333 8601R TRRT 2/28 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: BRUNO J. MAGGIO, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2018 P 24 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of BRUNO J. MAGGIO. Letters of Office were issued on February 7, 2018 to MICHELLE M. MAGGIO nka MICHELLE M. EDMONDS & MEGAN A. MAGGIO nka MEGAN A. GILL who are the legal representatives of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 23, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

DATED: 2/13/18 MICHELLE M. MAGGIO nka MICHELLE M. EDMONDS & MEGAN A. MAGGIO nka

MEGAN A. GILL, CO-EXECUTORS Name: ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 8602R TRRT 2/28 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO JAMIE L. CAINAN, Plaintiff, vs.

BRADFORD L. SIVERLY, Defendant.

Case No.: 17 D 798 NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YOU, BRADFORD SIVERLY, Defendant in the above-entitled action, that a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage has been commenced in the circuit court of Winnebago County by the Plaintiff therein, against you, praying for a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage and other relief; that proper procedures according to law have been taken and said suit is still pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, BRADFORD SIVERLY, file your answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois held in the courthouse in the City of Rockford, County of Winnebago, State of Illinois, on or before the 16th day of April, 2018, default may be entered against you after that date and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.

Prepared by: /s/ Rose A. Willette Rose A. Willette, #6208094 Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. 303 N. Main St. #600 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 965-2902 8648R TRRT 3/14 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF ROCKFORD, a municipal corporation Plaintiff, vs.

JIMMY L. RICHARDSON, NATALIE M. NITTI-RICHARDSON, BMO FINANCIAL CORPORATION as successor in interest to AMCORE BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants.

Case No. 2018-CH-29 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Non-Record Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure action was filed on January 12, 2018 and is now pending.

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

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

3. The name of the titleholder of record is Jimmy Richardson & Natalie Nitti-Richardson 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Part of the East 132 feet of Lots 13 & 14 as designated upon the Plat of Hutchins Subdivision of Lot 16 of B.F. Bank’s Subdivision of part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 21, and part of the East Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of

Section 28, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which first named subdivision is recorded in Book 11 of Plats on page 44 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, described as follows, to wit: Beginning on the East line of said lot 13 at a point 58.41 feet North of the Southeast corner of Lot 13; thence south 89 degrees, 24 feet, and 24 inches West a distance of 132 feet; thence North 00 degrees, 05 feet, 17 inches East a distance of 58.48 feet; thence North 89 degrees, 26 feet, 16 inches East to the East line of said Lot 14; thence South along the East lines of said Lots 14 and 13 a distance of 58.41 feet to the point of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.P.I.N. No. 11-21-372-022 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 422 S. Day Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102 6. An identification of the Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Names of Property Owner: Jimmy Richardson & Natalie Nitti-Richardson b. Name of Mortgagee: City of Rockford c. Date of Mortgage: June 13, 2003 d. Date of Recording: June 27, 2003 e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: 0358433 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, in the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL within 30 days of the date of February 21, 2018, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure.

Circuit Clerk Matthew D. Flores Assistant City Attorney City of Rockford Department of Law 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (779) 348-7154 8629R TRRT 3/7 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 leadership training and development company business in said County and State under the name of LIA Leadership In Action at the following post office addresses: 7982 Ili Kai Court, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Karen A. Gregory SIGNED: Karen A. Gregory 2/16/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8620R TRRT 3/7 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:

MARION DALE KENNEDY, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2018 P 77 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of MARION DALE KENNEDY. Letters of Office were issued on February 14, 2018 to MELINDA KENNEDY, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 2, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

DATED: 2/20/18 MELINDA KENNEDY, ADMINISTRATOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 8628R TRRT 3/7 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 Intended to conduct video games for children & teens business in said County and State under the name of 815 Gamers at the following post office addresses: 1115 Scottswood Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marcie Holliman SIGNED: Marcie Holliman 2/26/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8649R TRRT 3/14 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 Transportation business in said County and State under the name of Towers Transport Co. at the following post office addresses: 3917 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: Juan A. Torres, Jr. SIGNED: Juan A. Torres, Jr. 2/7/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8597R TRRT 2/28

February 28, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs.

JACK D. TROTTER, AKA JACK DAREN TROTTER; DENISE TROTTER Defendants, 17 CH 402 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 22, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Fifteen (15) as designated upon the Plat of River Grove Subdivision Plat No. 1, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 35 of Plats on Page 119 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 16-19-227-001.

Commonly known as 6032 LOCKWOOD DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109.

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

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

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

17-013702 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3076564 P8583R TRRT 2/28 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANTHONY F. PIGOTT, et al Defendant 17 CH 00235 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 13, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT TWELVE (12) IN BLOCK TWENTY-FOUR (24) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE RE-PLAT OF ROLLING GREEN, A RESIDENTIAL PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH RE-PLAT IS RE-

CORDED IN BOOK 18 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3238 CAROLINA AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-31-257026 (175A587).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02878.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02878 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 00235 TJSC#: 38-1130 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.

I3076710 P8584R TRRT 2/28 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PRAIRIE COMMUNITY BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

AMCORE INVESTMENT GROUP NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKFORD ILLINOIS, TRUST NO. 04-15144, DENNIS L. LEAHY AND UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendant(s).

CASE NO. 2017 CH 493 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuant of the Decree entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on the 8th day of November, 2017, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will on March 15, 2018 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described lands and premises situated in Winnebago County, Illinois in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions as set forth herein: The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: James E. Stevens BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 A. The common address of said property is: 28 acres on South Bend and Belt Line Roads, Rockford, IL 61109 legally described as: PARCEL I: All that part of the West Half (1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 23, Township 43 North, Range 1 East, in New Milford Township, Winnebago County, Illinois, lying South of the center of the Kishwaukee River and East of the land owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

PARCEL II: Also, all that part of the West Half (1/2) of the East Half (1/2) of Section 26, Township 43 North, Range 1 East, in New Milford Township, County of Winnebago and State of Illinois lying North of a line running parallel with and 262 feet distant Southerly from the North line of the South Half (1/2) of said Section 26 and East of the land now owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM the premises contained in Deed recorded April 7, 1949 in Book 653 on Page 621 and described as follows: All that part of the West Half (1/2) of the East (1/2) of Section 26, Township 43 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, Winnebago County, Illinois, lying North on a line parallel to and 262 feet Southerly from the North line of the South Half (1/2) of Section 26, East of the Easterly boundary line of said grantor’s right of way, which boundary line

is parallel to and 50 feet Easterly, measured at right angles, from the center line of the main track to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, and South of the most Southerly limit of the land condemned for Federal Aid Road No. 179 and described in that certain Final Order and Decree in Condemnation entered December 18, 1942 by the Circuit Court of said Winnebago County in that certain cause filed in said court entitled “Department of Public Works and Building of the State of Illinois for and in behalf of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff, vs. Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway, an Illinois Corporation, et al., defendants.” ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM the premises contained in Deed recorded January 9, 1964 in Book 1431 on Page 72 bounded and described as follows: Part of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 26, in Township 43 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the North line of said Quarter (1/4) Section, 112.0 feet East of the Northwest corner of said Quarter (1/4) Section, said point of beginning being on the Easterly line of the 40 foot strip conveyed by Central Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company by Warranty Deed dated January 11, 1905 and recorded in Book 187 of Deeds on Page 208 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence North 89 degrees 37’ 58” East, along the North line of said Quarter (1/4) Section, 750.0 feet; thence South 0 degrees 22’ 02” East, at right angles from the previous course, 465.32 feet to the Northerly line of South Bend Road, as now laid out and used; thence South 69 degrees 54’ 00” West, along the Northerly line of said South Bend Road, 218.19 feet; thence Southwesterly, along a circular curve to the left having a radius of 334.57 feet and whose center lies to the Southeast, to a point (the chord across the last described circular curve course bears South 30 degrees 28’ 58” West 424.95 feet), the last described circular curve course also being along the Westerly line of Tract 13 of a certain order entered by Circuit Court December 8, 1942 in Cause No. 50099; thence South 7 degrees 37’ 26” East along the Westerly line of said Tract 13, a distance of 306.42 feet; thence Southwesterly, along the Westerly line of said Tract 13 and along a circular curve to the right having a radius of 132.5 feet and whose center lies to the West, to a point (the chord across the last described circular curve course bears South 14 degrees 33’ 55” West 105.66 feet); thence South 28 degrees 04’ 00” West, along the Westerly line of said Tract 13, a distance of 15.0 feet; thence North 49 degrees 58’ 55” West, along the Northerly line of said Tract 13, a distance of 440.48 feet to the Easterly line of said 40 foot strip conveyed by Central Illinois

and Wisconsin Railroad to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company as aforesaid; THEREFROM that portion of the premises taken, used and dedicated for public roadway, all situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

PERMANENT INDEX NOS.: 15-26-201-002 and 15-23-452-001 B. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: vacant land The terms of the sale are: to the highest and best bidder with cash or certified check in full at time of sale. Provided, however, Prairie Community Bank, has the right to submit a credit bid against the amount of its judgment. Property is conveyed in “AS IS” condition.

Sale subject to Court approval; buyer will be entitled to possession of property 30 days after confirmation of sale by Court.

Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes or special taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, but have not yet become due and payable, and special assessment, if any, and easements and restrictions of record. The subject property is offered for sale without any presentation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Any personal property that may be located at/in the property is not included in this sale.

Upon the sale being made and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a Receipt of Sale will be issued and/ or a certificate of sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon Court confirmation of said sale.

The property will not be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $490,527.90. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file to verify this information. /s/ Gary Caruana Sheriff of Winnebago County BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP BY: JAMES E. STEVENS (3128256) 6833 STALTER DRIVE ROCKFORD, IL 61108 815-962-6611 jstevens@bslbv.com 8585R TRRT 2/28 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Lawn and Property Maintenance business in said County and State under the name of KX Lawn and Property Maintenance at the following post office addresses: 1650 Valencia Dr., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Kevin Kalstrom SIGNED: Kevin Kalstrom 2/6/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Jessica Rae Anderson, Notary Public My Commission Expires 8-22-20 8592R TRRT 2/28 n n n NOTICE BY PUBLICATION BREO PIERCE and LAURA PIERCE, Petitioners, vs.

CHASE NATHAN HUBBARD, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, a Duly Licensed Child Welfare Agency, Respondents.

CASE NO: 18 AD 30 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that on the 2nd

day of February, 2018, a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, and that on the first floor of the Winnebago County Juvenile Justice Center, on the 15th day of March, 2018, at the hour of 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition for Adoption.

Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the Petition may be taken for confessed as against you and an Order, Judgment or Decree entered.

Dated at Rockford, Illinois this 8th day of February, 2018.

Thomas Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court ERIN L. NASH #6304953 Nash Law Office, P.C. 4615 East State Street, Suite 201 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 397-7500 8586R TRRT 2/28 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: HEIDI DENAE KUHLS Current Name Case Number 18 MR 208 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Heidi DeNae Kuhls to the new name of: Heidi DeNae Kuhls-Freese.

The court date will be held: on April 4, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, in Courtroom # 412. /s/ By: Heidi DeNae Kuhls Heidi DeNae Kuhls Current Name 8587R TRRT 2/28 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 ALEXA PAISLEY VASSALLO Minor’s Current Name LAUREN NICOLE FLORZAK Name of Parent/Guardian filing on behalf of the Minor Case No. 18 MR 93 NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Notice is here given, that on March 28, 2018, at 10:00 A.M., in Room 412, I will present a Petition requesting that the Court change his/her present name of Alexa Paisley Vassallo, a minor, to the name of Alexa Paisley Florzak.

The hearing will take place at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St. in Rockford, Illinois.

Alexa Paisley Vassallo, a minor, by, /s/ Lauren Florzak Date: 1/29/18 8588R TRRT 2/28 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: DOROTHY ROBINSON, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2017-P-463 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of DOROTHY ROBINSON. Letters of Office were issued on October 20, 2017, to TANYA R. BATES, Administrator, 2203 Sherman Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101, who is the legal representative of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is Peter A. Savitski, 838 North Main Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 15, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing

or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 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, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

DATED: February 7, 2018 TANYA R. BATES Administrator Attorney Peter A. Savitski ARDC No.: 2463741 838 North Main Street Rockford, Illinois 61103 (815) 963-0370 pas-law@sbcglobal.net 8589R TRRT 2/28 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 Tree Care Service business in said County and State under the name of Rudy G Tree Service at the following post office addresses: 715 Morgan St., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rudi D. Garza, 832-519-7203 SIGNED: Rudi D. Garza 2/12/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 12th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8591R TRRT 2/28 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 public utilized entity business in said County and State under the name of Natasha Yvette Belcher at the following post office addresses: 4725 Wolverton Lane, Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ski Rashi El-Bey SIGNED: Ski Rashi El-Bey 2/12/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 12th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8593R TRRT 2/28 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 an Automotive Repair business in said County and State under the name of Automotive Body Solutions at the following post office addresses: 3330 Forest View Rd., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Nicholas Liston, 815-670-8953 SIGNED: Nicholas Liston 2/12/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 12th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8594R TRRT 2/28 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the un-

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dersigned intend to conduct and transact a Handyman/Remodeling business in said County and State under the name of All Property Services at the following post office addresses: 2205 S. Perryville Rd., #190, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cyle E. Baturin SIGNED: Cyle E. Baturin 2/6/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8595R TRRT 2/28 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a online retail clothing line business in said County and State under the name of Wild Thoughts Clothing Co. at the following post office addresses: 1930 N. Alpine Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Shatonna R. Johnson; Mark A. Alexander SIGNED: Shatonna R. Johnson 2/7/18 SIGNED: Mark A. Alexander 2/7/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8596R TRRT 2/28 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS (ADDITION OF NAME) STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss.

Certificate No. 033586 On the 31st day of March, A.D. 2017, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for: Leo Solutions at the following address(es): 5631 Elaine Dr., Rockford, IL 61108.

On the 26th day of February, A.D. 2018, the following person or persons were added to said organization and now have a financial interest in the business carried on under such assumed name: Leonardo Agriel Russo.

SIGNED: Leonardo Agriel Russo 2/26/18 STATE OF ILLINOIS, County of Winnebago ss.

The above being duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says that the foregoing is a true and correct supplementary report of the person or persons who have been added to the above-named firm together with their post-office addresses.

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me, this 26th day of February A.D. 2018.

Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 8654R TRRT 2/28

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The Rock River Times. February 28, 2018

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.EVELYN BALLARD, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000784 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 2, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR (174) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF SCARSDALE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 29, T 44 N, R 2 E, OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 18 OF PLATS ON PAGES 26 AND 27 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1113 LEXINGTON WAY, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-29-376015 (173C269).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-13992.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-13992 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000784 TJSC#: 38-1663 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.

I3078726 P8630R TRRT 3/14 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.VICKIANN KALNINS, et al Defendant 2017 -CH- 0000733 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 2, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT TWENTY-FIVE (25) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MEADOWS OF SPRINGBROOK NO. 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 35 OF PLATS ON PAGE 292 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OFWINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7422 CURRYTAIL CLOSE, ROCKFORD, IL 61114 Property Index No. 12-11-127004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-14327.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION. One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-14327 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000733 TJSC#: 38-1676 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.

I3078598 P8631R TRRT 3/14 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

RICHARD D. FRANCIS AKA RICK D. FRANCIS; BARBARA J. PENTICOFF AKA BARBARA J. FRANCIS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

KEYSTONE MARKETING, LTD FKA MUTUAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; CHRISTINA F. VARGAS AKA CHRISTINA F. BERGESON JOSE LUIS VARGAS-GONZALEZ; Defendants, 17 CH 274 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, April 5, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Six (6) as designated upon the Plat of Bacevich and Buksaitis Subdivision, the plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 13 of Plats on page 21 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois..

P.I.N. 11-27-330-014.

Commonly known as 724 Linden Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102.

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

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

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

17-006625 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077995 P8632R TRRT 3/14 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

MICHAEL L. ERICKSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 215 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, April 5, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 43 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF NORTH SHORE ESTATES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND A REPLAT OF LOT 7, RIVER POINT, PLAT NO. 1, THE PLAT OF WHICH FIRST IS NAMED SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK

40 OF PLATS ON PAGE 184B IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 136 NORTHWAY PARK ROAD, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115.

P.I.N. 07-25-252-017.

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

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

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

16-17185 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077996 P8633R TRRT 3/14 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

SILVIA M. PIKE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; STATE OF ILLINOIS-ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; Defendants, 17 CH 491 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, April 5, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: THE SOUTH FIFTEEN (15.0) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT EIGHTEEN (18) AND THE NORTH THIRTY (30.0) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT SEVENTEEN (17) IN BLOCK FIVE (5) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CHAS. H. KNAPP`S SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29 IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE LINE BETWEEN SAID LOTS SEVENTEEN (17) & EIGHTEEN (18); SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 528 Washington Street, Rockford, IL 61104.

P.I.N. 11-25-276-008.

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

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

For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates, P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307.

(248) 853-4400 ext 1200. 107295 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077987 P8634R TRRT 3/14 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. Plaintiff, -v.ALAN C. FAGERSTROM A/K/A ALAN C. FAGERSOTROM, et al Defendant 12CH 01951 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 23, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT THIRTY-EIGHT (38) IN BLOCK TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO 2 OF RIVER CREST SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 27 OF PLATS ON PAGE 208 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 11908 WAIDI DRIVE, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-07429-030.

The real estate is improved with a red brick one story single family home with a two car attached 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 251789.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 251789 Case Number: 12 CH 01951 TJSC#: 38-1556 I3078175 P8635R TRRT 3/14 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: RALPH L. KRIST, Deceased.

2018 P 43 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of RALPH KRIST. Letters of Office were issued on February 14, 2018 to DEBORAH B. KRIST, who is the legal representative of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is Danielle Burza-Smith, Crosby Law Firm, P.C., 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Claims agaist the estate may be filed on or before August 28, 2018 that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 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/ Danielle Burza-Smith Danielle Burza-Smith Attorney for Administrator Crosby Law Firm, P.C. Danielle Burza-Smith 475 Executive Parkway Rockford, Illinois 61107 815/397-2006 815/394-1955 Fax 8641R TRRT 3/14 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Krystyna Stephen Pysmenna Current Name Case Number 2018 MR 261 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Krystyna Stephen Pysmenna to the new name of: Christina Annette Ruud.

The court date will be held: on April 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 401 West State Street, Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, 61101, in Courtroom # 412. /s/ By: Krystyna Stephen Pysmenna Krystyna Stephen Pysmenna Current Name 8642R TRRT 3/14 n n n Family Manufactured Home Communities, L.L.C. 1418 Sandy Hollow Road Rockford, IL 61109 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 9th, 2018 at 10.00 A.M. an auction will be held at Family Manufactured Home Communities L.L.C. 1418 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford, IL 61109 to sell the following article to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois against such article for labor, services, skill or material expended upon a storage furnished for such article at the request of fallowing designated persons, unless such article is redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. For further information regarding this matter, please call Suren Soneji at (630)624-4624.

Names of the persons: Edwards, Mark; Clarke, Jason Description of article: 1968 Cambridge Serial # 601820 Amount of lien: $1103.00 8644R TRRT 3/7 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 credit repair service business in said County and State under the name of New Nations Financial Solutions at the following post office addresses: 1827 Eastmoreland Ave., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Anissa Y. Christopher SIGNED: Anissa Y. Christopher 2/16/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8619R TRRT 3/7

February 28, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY L. PATTON A/K/A JEFF L. PATTON, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000597 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 9, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE WESTERLY THIRTY-THREE AND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSANDTHS (33.335) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT ELEVEN (11) IN BLOCK THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CURTIS SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT; EXCEPTING THE NORTH FOUR (4) FEET IN WIDTH THEREOF. ALSO THE EASTERLY SIXTEEN AND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSANDS (16.665) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT ELEVEN (11) AND THE WESTERLY SIXTEEN AND SIXTY-SEVEN HUNDREDTHS (16.67) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT TEN (10) IN BLOCK THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CURTIS SUBDIVISION; BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THE EASTERLY AND WESTERLY LINES OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE LINE DIVIDING SAID LOTS; EXCEPTING THE NORTHERLY FOUR (4) FEET THEREOF; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 610 15TH AVE., ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-35-128023 (215B014A).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale

is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-10484.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-10484 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000597 TJSC#: 38-29 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.

I3076413 P8636R TRRT 3/14 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A., CAL RICHERT A/K/A CAL W. RICHERT, THERESA RICHERT A/K/A THERESA C. RICHERT Defendant 14 CH 1081 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 12, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 13, 2018, at the NLT

TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT TEN (10) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE REPLAT OF ROLLING GREEN, A RESIDENTIAL PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH REPLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 18 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3439 BROADWAY, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-31226-010.

The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, one unit home, two car a detached 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 250864.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 250864 Case Number: 14 CH 1081 TJSC#: 38-547 I3075630 P8637R TRRT 3/14 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.DAVID T. CLOUSER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000693 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 13, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF LOT FIFTEEN (15) IN BLOCK THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF S.M. CHURCH’S FOURTH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS ON PAGE 37 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT FIFTEEN (15); THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT FIFTEEN (15) TO A POINT 56 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER AT SAID LOT FIFTEEN (15); THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT FIFTEEN (15) TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT FIFTEEN (15); THENCE SOUTH, ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1507 GREEN STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61102 Property Index No. 11-22302-018.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-11959.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-11959 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000693 TJSC#: 37-11092 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.

I3075745 P8638R TRRT 3/14 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, PLAINTIFF, VS. LINDA L. CLARK, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OR LEGATEES OF STEVEN C. CLARK, DECEASED, CLAIMANTS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF STEVEN C. CLARK, UNKNOWN OTHERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS and UNKNOWN TENANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2016 CH 1000 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure heretofore entered by

the said Court on the 20th day of December, 2017 in the above-entitled cause, GARY CARAUNA, Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois will on the 22nd day of March, 2018 at the hour of 11:00 A.M., at the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center, 650 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61102 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash and all singular, the following described premises and real estate in said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment to-wit: The East Half (1/2) of Lot Fourteen (14) as designated upon the Plat of Brown’s Park View Farms, Being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 6, 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 112 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 922 E. Riverside Blvd. Loves Park, Illinois 61111.

Property Code: 150D 598 P.I.N. Number: 12-06-401-030 The property is commonly known as 922 E. Riverside Blvd.

Loves Park, Illinois 61111 and is improved with a residential property.

Judgment was taken in the amount of $93,577.53 on behalf of Northwest Bank of Rockford.

Property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes and is offered for sale without any representations 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

Sale terms are cash or certified funds 25% at time of sale and the balance, including the judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, provided that in no event shall the fee exceed $300 is due within 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.

Upon payment in full on the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a certificate of sale which will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

For information, contact Timothy F. Horning attorney for Plaintiff, 3400 N. Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103. Pursuant to Section 15-1507 (c)(7) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, no information other than the information contained in this Notice will be provided.

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. Attorney Timothy F. Horning Meyer and Horning P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 3400 N. Rockton Avenue

Rockford, IL 61103 815/636-9300 8643R TRRT 3/14 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 JOHN J. MITCHELL, Deceased.

Case No. 2018-P-70 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of John J. Mitchell of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on February 8, 2018, to Rev. Msgr.

Arquimedes Vallejo of Aurora, IL, whose attorney is Timothy J. Leake, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 28, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

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

Rev. Msgr. Arquimedes Vallejo, Independent Executor of the Estate of John J. Mitchell, Deceased By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP By: /s/ Timothy J. Leake Timothy J. Leake, his attorney PREPARED BY: HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP TIMOTHY J. LEAKE, ARDC #6277868 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, Illinois 61105 Email: tleake@hinshawlaw.com 815-490-4939 Attorneys for Estate 8645R TRRT 3/14 n n n PUBLIC NOTICE Adopt an Assumed Corporate Name Public Notice is hereby given that on February 1, 2018 an application was filed in the office of the Secretary of State, concerning the business known as JESUS GONZALEZ INC. in the State of ILLINOIS. Date Incorporated or Date Authorized to Transact Business in Illinois (if a foreign corporation): JANUARY 15, 2016.

Corporation intends to adopt and to use the assumed corporate name of: MANNY AUTO REPAIR SERVICES. The right to use the assumed corporate name shall be effective from the date this application is filed by the Secretary of State until JANUARY 1, 2020, the first day of the corporation’s anniversary month in the next year evenly divisible by five. The undersigned corporation has caused this statement to be signed by a duly authorized office who affirms, under penalties of perjury, that the facts stated herein are true and correct.

Dated: JANUARY 20, 2018 Exact name of the Corporation: JESUS GONZALEZ INC /s/ Jesus Gonzalez JESUS GONZALEZ - PRESIDENT 8646R TRRT 3/14 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS,

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COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a mobile D.J. and social club business in said County and State under the name of Underground Productions Mobile D.J. and Social Club 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: Trista D. Williams, 779-210-9330 SIGNED: Trista D. Williams 2/26/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8650R TRRT 3/14 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 Studio K at the following post office addresses: 1393 S. Alpine Rd., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Kayla Syracuse SIGNED: Kayla Syracuse 2/22/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8651R TRRT 3/14 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Property Management business in said County and State under the name of Altamore Properties & Storage at the following post office addresses: 6790 Thomas Parkway, Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Linda A. Altamore SIGNED: Linda A. Altamore 2/22/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8652R TRRT 3/14 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS CANCELLATION OF BUSINESS STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss.

Certificate No. 031398 On the 4th day of June, A.D. 2014, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for: LaLoggia Salon at the following address(es): 1393 S. Alpine Rd., Rockford, Illinois 61108.

On the 22nd day of February, A.D. 2018, the following person or persons ceased doing business under the above assumed name and have no further connection with or financial interest in the business carried on under such assumed name: Kayla Syracuse SIGNED: Kayla Syracuse 2/22/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me, this 22nd day of February A.D. 2018.

Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 8653R TRRT 2/28

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The Rock River Times. February 28, 2018

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.JESSE W NORWOOD Defendant 2017CH 000620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 15, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 16, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FORTY-THREE (43) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF FOREST RIDGE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 36 OF PLATS ON PAGE 191A IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5350 MILEHIGH DRIVE, LOVES PARK, IL 61111 Property Index No. 08-28178-028.

The real estate is improved with a tan brick, one story single family home with an attached two 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 261923.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261923 Case Number: 2017 CH 000620 TJSC#: 38-1381 I3077565 P8604R TRRT 3/7 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS MEMBERS ALLIANCE CREDIT UNION; Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW KINCAIDE AKA MATTHEW J. KINCAIDE; SAMANTHA COOPER AKA SAMANTHA D. COOPER; TENANTS AND PARTIES IN POSSESSION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 872 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 29, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOTS TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE (259) AND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY (260) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF FACTORY ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS ON PAGE 9 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2829 Cannon Street, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 15-01-178-019 & 1501-178-020.

The mortgaged real estate is: 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 Ms. Elisa J. Whitman at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Reilly Law Offices, 6801 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, Illinois 61114. (815) 316-8540.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077221 P8605R TRRT 3/7 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD F. WARNER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000852 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 19, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS TOWIT: THE SOUTHERLY SIXTY-SIX (66) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOTS TWELVE (12) AND THIRTEEN (13) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF WOODRUFF’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH AND SIXTY-SIX (66) FEET NORTHERLY FROM THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOTS. Commonly known as 1027 8TH ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-26432-016.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORT-

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15060.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-15060 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000852 TJSC#: 38-1332 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.

I3077456 P8606R TRRT 3/7 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.VERA BOCHERT, et al Defendant 17 CH 207 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 21, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK ONE (1) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF HALSTED PARK SECOND SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION ELEVEN IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 14 OF PLATS, PAGE 179 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1405 DEBORAH AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-11203-011.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to

The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 261111.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261111 Case Number: 17 CH 207 TJSC#: 38-1248 I3077039 P8607R TRRT 3/7 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.CHUREIA INGRAM, et al Defendant 15 CH 01093 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial

Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 5, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE (555) AND THE NORTH ONE-HALF (1/2) OF LOT FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX (556) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE REPLAT OF PART OF WASHINGTON PARK SUBDIVISION, THE PLAT OF WHICH REPLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 13 OF PLATS ON PAGE 32 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 714 TRENTON AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61102 Property Index No. 11-20456-043.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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 14-15-19165.

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. 14-15-19165 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 01093 TJSC#: 37-10443 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.

I3076795 P8608R TRRT 3/7 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.BILL CHANEY, et al Defendant 17 CH 0000490 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 5, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK ONE (1) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF SOUTH HIGHLAND SUBDIVISION BEING A PART OF THE NORTH HALF (1/2)OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 126 S. CHICAGO AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-25-204009 (205A206).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed

to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-01587.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-01587 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000490 TJSC#: 38-93 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.

I3076797 P8609R TRRT 3/7

February 28, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.DOROTHY REDDIC, et al Defendant 16 CH 00902 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 4, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 6, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK SEVEN (7) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF E.H. POTTER’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF DEED ON PAGE 458 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1335 4TH AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-25-153008 (205B718).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will

receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14114.

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. 14-16-14114 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00902 TJSC#: 38-430 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.

I3076412 P8610R TRRT 3/7 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, v.

GIDGET M. ROSS, individually and as ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EARL R. RICHARDS, III, and as mother and next friend to Samuel A. Richards and Ally M. Richards, both minors and heirs of Earl R. Richards, III, Zachary Richards, Earl R. Richards, IV, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EARL R. RICHARDS, III, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2018 CH 96 PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE To: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EARL R. RICHARDS, III, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Heirs of Earl R. Richards, III, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for foreclosure of a mortgage and other relief on the following described property in which you have or claim an interest: Lot Eighty-six (86) as designated upon Plat No. 2 of Dixon’s and Nieman’s

Westvale, being a Subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 34, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 38 of Plats on Page 46A in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. commonly known as: 1629 Highridge Road, Rockford, IL 61108 P.I.N.: 12-34-201-016 Title Holder of Record: THE ESTATE OF EARL R. RICHARDS, III, deceased Identification of Mortgage: Payment and Release of Mortgage from Earl R. Richards III, unmarried man to Alpine Bank & Trust Co. dated October 16, 2015 and recorded October 23, 2015 as Document No. 20151033108 to secure $153,250.00.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said defendants, “Unknown Heirs of Earl R. Richards, III”, “Unknown Owners” and “Non-Record Claimants” file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before MARCH 23, 2018, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Dated: February 14, 2018 WILLIAMSMcCARTHYLLP /s/ Thomas P. Sandquist Thomas P. Sandquist Its Attorneys Prepared By: Thomas P. Sandquist #06198232 WILLIAMSMcCARTHYLLP 120 West State Street P.O. Box 219 Rockford, Illinois 61105 (815) 987-8900 tsandquist@wilmac.com 8616R TRRT 3/7 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: RAE ANN JONES, Deceased.

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CASE NO. 2018 P 63 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of RAE ANN JONES on December 21, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on February 2, 2018 to DAWN M. DUTENHAFER who is the legal representatives of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO, 535 Loves Park Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 23, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

DATED: 2/14/18 DAWN M. DUTENHAFER, EXECUTOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 8617R TRRT 3/7 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 an agency as a licensed insurance producer, collecting fees business in said County and State under the name of Freevipquote Insurance Agency at the following post office addresses: 2750 Ware Rd., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Oscar G. Castillo SIGNED: Oscar G. Castillo 2/27/18

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8655R TRRT 3/14 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 skin care business in said County and State under the name of Simply Skin by Amy Beth at the following post office addresses: 428 N. Cottage St., Rockton, IL 61072; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Amy Stien SIGNED: Amy Stien 2/27/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8656R TRRT 3/14 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Entertainment Promotions Company business in said County and State under the name of All Star Entertainment at the following post office addresses: 149 Winona Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: John Gunn; Treighton M. Cheney; Matthew S. Cloyd SIGNED: John Gunn 2/20/18 SIGNED: Treighton M. Cheney 2/20/18 SIGNED: Matthew S. Cloyd 2/20/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of February, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8657R TRRT 3/14 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST

COMPANY, as Successor, in interest to ALPINE BANK OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, vs.

ELIZABETH ANN METZLER, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2018 CH 111 PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE To: UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for foreclosure of a mortgage and other relief on the following described property in which you have or claim an interest: Part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 13, Township 45 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the point of intersection of a line 646 feet North of and parallel with the South line of said section, with a line 515 West of and parallel with the West line of Park Street as designated upon the Plat of Latham, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 86 of Deeds on page 133 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence South, 89 degrees, 58 minutes, 05 seconds West, parallel with the South line of said Section, 359.32 feet to the center line of the River Road running Northeasterly and Southwesterly through said Quarter (1/4) section; thence North, 19 degrees, 28 minutes, 25 seconds, East, along the center line of said road, 132.55 feet to the Southwesterly corner of premises conveyed by Paul D. Fridly and wife to Sven A. Carlson and wife by

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Warranty Deed dated June 22, 1950 and recorded in Book 707 of Recorder’s Records, page 490 in said Recorder’s Office; thence South, 89 degrees, 25 minutes, 37 seconds East along the South line of said premises so conveyed to said Carlson, 314.86 feet; thence South 0 degrees, 08 minutes, 01 seconds East, parallel with the West line of said Park Street, 121.62 feet to the place of beginning, situated in Winnebago County, State of Illinois. commonly known as: 7635 Old River Road, Rockford, IL 61103 P.I.N. Number: 07-13-452-001 Title Holder of Record: ELIZABETH ANN METZLER Identification of Mortgage: Payment and Release of Mortgage from Elizabeth Ann Metzler, unmarried individual, to Alpine Bank of Illinois dated January 31, 2007 and recorded February 5, 2007 as Document No. 0706818 to secure $108,000.00.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said defendants, “Unknown Owners” and “Non-Record Claimants” file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before APRIL 9, 2018, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Dated: February 27, 2018 WILLIAMSMcCARTHYLLP /s/ Thomas P. Sandquist Thomas P. Sandquist Its Attorneys Prepared By: Thomas P. Sandquist #06198232 WILLIAMSMcCARTHYLLP 120 West State Street P.O. Box 219 Rockford, Illinois 61105 (815) 987-8900 tsandquist@wilmac.com 8658R TRRT 3/14

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The Rock River Times. February 28, 2018

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- ANTHONY F. PIGOTT, et al Defendant 17 CH 00235 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 13, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3238 CAROLINA AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-31-257-026 (175A587).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02878.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02878 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 00235 TJSC#: 38-1130 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.

I3076710 P8584R TRRT 2/28 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.- DOROTHY REDDIC, et al Defendant 16 CH 00902 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 4, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 6, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1335 4TH AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-25-153-008 (205B718).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14114.

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. 14-16-14114 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00902 TJSC#: 38-430 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.

I3076412 P8610R TRRT 3/7 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A., CAL RICHERT A/K/A CAL W. RICHERT, THERESA RICHERT A/K/A THERESA C. RICHERT Defendant 14 CH 1081 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 12, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 13, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3439 BROADWAY, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-31-226-010.

The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, one unit home, two car a detached 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 250864.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 250864 Case Number: 14 CH 1081 TJSC#: 38-547 I3075630 P8637R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.- DAVID T. CLOUSER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000693 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 13, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1507 GREEN STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61102 Property Index No. 11-22-302-018.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-11959.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-11959 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000693 TJSC#: 37-11092 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.

I3075745 P8638R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NORTHWEST BANK

RockRiverTimes.com.

OF ROCKFORD, PLAINTIFF, VS. LINDA L. CLARK, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OR LEGATEES OF STEVEN C. CLARK, DECEASED, CLAIMANTS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF STEVEN C. CLARK, UNKNOWN OTHERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS and UNKNOWN TENANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2016 CH 1000 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure heretofore entered by the said Court on the 20th day of December, 2017 in the above-entitled cause, GARY CARAUNA, Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois will on the 22nd day of March, 2018 at the hour of 11:00 A.M., at the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center, 650 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61102 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash and all singular, the following described premises and real estate in said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment to-wit: Commonly known as: 922 E. Riverside Blvd. Loves Park, Illinois 61111.

Property Code: 150D 598 P.I.N. Number: 12-06-401-030 The property is commonly known as 922 E. Riverside Blvd. Loves Park, Illinois 61111 and is improved with a residential property.

Judgment was taken in the amount of $93,577.53 on behalf of Northwest Bank of Rockford. Property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes and is offered for sale without any representations 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

Sale terms are cash or certified funds 25% at time of sale and the balance, including the judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, provided that in no event shall the fee exceed $300 is due within 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.

Upon payment in full on the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a certificate of sale which will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

For information, contact Timothy F. Horning attorney for Plaintiff, 3400 N. Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103. Pursuant to Section 15-1507 (c)(7) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, no information other than the information contained in this Notice will be provided.

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. Attorney Timothy F. Horning Meyer and Horning P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 3400 N. Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL 61103 815/636-9300 8643R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. SILVIA M. PIKE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; STATE OF ILLINOIS-ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; Defendants, 17 CH 491 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, April 5, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 528 Washington Street, Rockford, IL 61104.

P.I.N. 11-25-276-008.

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

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

For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates, P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307.

(248) 853-4400 ext 1200. 107295 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077987 P8634R TRRT 3/14

February 28, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.- JESSE W NORWOOD Defendant 2017CH 000620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 15, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 16, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5350 MILEHIGH DRIVE, LOVES PARK, IL 61111 Property Index No. 08-28-178-028.

The real estate is improved with a tan brick, one story single family home with an attached two 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 261923.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261923 Case Number: 2017 CH 000620 TJSC#: 38-1381 I3077565 P8604R TRRT 3/7 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS MEMBERS ALLIANCE CREDIT UNION; Plaintiff, vs. MATTHEW KINCAIDE AKA MATTHEW J. KINCAIDE; SAMANTHA COOPER AKA SAMANTHA D. COOPER; TENANTS AND PARTIES IN POSSESSION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 872 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 29, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 2829 Cannon Street, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 15-01-178-019 & 15-01-178-020.

The mortgaged real estate is: 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 Ms. Elisa J. Whitman at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Reilly Law Offices, 6801 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, Illinois 61114.

(815) 316-8540.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077221 P8605R TRRT 3/7 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.- RICHARD F. WARNER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000852 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 19, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1027 8TH ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-26-432-016.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15060.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-15060 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000852 TJSC#: 38-1332 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.

I3077456 P8606R TRRT 3/7 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.- VERA BOCHERT, et al Defendant 17 CH 207 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 21, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1405 DEBORAH AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-11-203-011.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 261111.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261111 Case Number: 17 CH 207 TJSC#: 38-1248 I3077039 P8607R TRRT 3/7 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- CHUREIA INGRAM, et al Defendant 15 CH 01093 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 5, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 714 TRENTON AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61102 Property Index No. 11-20-456-043.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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 14-15-19165.

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. 14-15-19165 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 01093 TJSC#: 37-10443 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.

I3076795 P8608R TRRT 3/7 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.- BILL CHANEY, et al

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Defendant 17 CH 0000490 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 5, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 126 S. CHICAGO AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-25-204-009 (205A206).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-01587.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-01587 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000490 TJSC#: 38-93 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.

I3076797 P8609R TRRT 3/7 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. JACK D. TROTTER, AKA JACK DAREN TROTTER; DENISE TROTTER Defendants, 17 CH 402 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 22, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-19-227-001.

Commonly known as 6032 LOCKWOOD DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109.

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

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

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

(614) 220-5611. 17-013702 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3076564 P8583R TRRT 2/28

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n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.- EVELYN BALLARD, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000784 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 2, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1113 LEXINGTON WAY, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-29-376-015 (173C269).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-13992.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-13992 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000784 TJSC#: 38-1663 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.

I3078726 P8630R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.- VICKIANN KALNINS, et al Defendant 2017 -CH- 0000733 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 2, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7422 CURRYTAIL CLOSE, ROCKFORD, IL 61114 Property Index No. 12-11-127-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-14327.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION. One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-14327 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000733 TJSC#: 38-1676 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.

I3078598 P8631R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. RICHARD D. FRANCIS AKA RICK D. FRANCIS; BARBARA J. PENTICOFF AKA BARBARA J. FRANCIS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; KEYSTONE MARKETING, LTD FKA MUTUAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; CHRISTINA F. VARGAS AKA CHRISTINA F. BERGESON JOSE LUIS VARGAS-GONZALEZ; Defendants, 17 CH 274 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, April 5, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-27-330-014.

Commonly known as 724 Linden Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102.

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

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

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

(614) 220-5611. 17-006625 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077995 P8632R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL L. ERICKSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 215 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, April 5, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 136 NORTHWAY PARK ROAD, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115.

P.I.N. 07-25-252-017.

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

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

For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 16-17185 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077996 P8633R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. Plaintiff,

-v.- ALAN C. FAGERSTROM A/K/A ALAN C. FAGERSOTROM, et al Defendant 12CH 01951 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on March 23, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11908 WAIDI DRIVE, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-07-429-030.

The real estate is improved with a red brick one story single family home with a two car attached 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 251789.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 251789 Case Number: 12 CH 01951 TJSC#: 38-1556 I3078175 P8635R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.- JEFFREY L. PATTON A/K/A JEFF L. PATTON, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000597 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 9, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 610 15TH AVE., ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-35-128-023 (215B014A).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-10484.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-10484 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000597 TJSC#: 38-29 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.

I3076413 P8636R TRRT 3/14 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PRAIRIE COMMUNITY BANK, Plaintiff, vs. AMCORE INVESTMENT GROUP NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKFORD ILLINOIS, TRUST NO. 04-15144, DENNIS L. LEAHY AND UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendant(s). CASE NO. 2017 CH 493 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuant of the Decree entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on the 8th day of November, 2017, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will on March 15, 2018 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described lands and premises situated in Winnebago County, Illinois in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions as set forth herein: The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: James E. Stevens BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 A. The common address of said property is: 28 acres on South Bend and Belt Line Roads, Rockford, IL 61109 PERMANENT INDEX NOS.: 15-26-201-002 and 15-23-452-001 B. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: vacant land The terms of the sale are: to the highest and best bidder with cash or certified check in full at time of sale. Provided, however, Prairie Community Bank, has the right to submit a credit bid against the amount of its judgment. Property is conveyed in “AS IS” condition.

Sale subject to Court approval; buyer will be entitled to possession of property 30 days after confirmation of sale by Court.

Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes or special taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, but have not yet become due and payable, and special assessment, if any, and easements and restrictions of record. The subject property is offered for sale without any presentation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Any personal property that may be located at/ in the property is not included in this sale.

Upon the sale being made and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a Receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a certificate of sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon Court confirmation of said sale.

The property will not be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $490,527.90. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file to verify this information. /s/ Gary Caruana Sheriff of Winnebago County BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP BY: JAMES E. STEVENS (3128256) 6833 STALTER DRIVE ROCKFORD, IL 61108 815-962-6611 jstevens@bslbv.com 8585R TRRT 2/28

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ILESTONE’s mission is to help each Individual reach their fullest potential and live as full a life as possible. Our Interdisciplinary team includes both physical and occupational therapists and a PT/OT program is designed for each Individual to meet their needs.

Many times rehabilitation therapy is needed after an extended hospital stay, and can keep a person ambulatory. Chris’ family gained first hand knowledge about the difference a strong PT/OT department can make after she returned to MILESTONE after an extended hospital stay.

Before she had to go to the hospital Chris was able to walk, but after a month of being mostly bedridden she returned to Milestone non-ambulatory. With guidance, work, time and care from the PT/OT team, she was able to regain the ability to walk with the same level of assistance as before she entered the hospital. Jill Morgan, MILESTONE’s PT/OT coordinator, says, keeping our individuals ambulatory and mobile for as long as possible is entirely essential to their overall health. Weight bearing stimulates bone strength, range of motion exercises, active or passive promotes circulation, stimulates the bowels and keeps their joints fluid and the 1 on 1 attention gives them comfort and stability.

Without PT and OT our individuals health would deteriorate at a more rapid rate, according to Morgan, who adds, osteoporosis, constipation and contracture of muscles and fusion of bones would occur more rapidly and more quickly interfere with our ability to care for them. Their quality of life would seriously decline.

Providing and supporting what limited mobility many of our individuals have is truly as vital and valuable as any treatment or medication. But in order to do this equipment is needed, everything from walkers, to air pressure and orthotic splints, custom molded shoes, versiform cushions and walking belts. There is currently a need for standers, along with gravity, the standers help stimulate bone growth and helps maintain bone strength. The straightening and stretching of the leg mucsles and tendons also help an Individual maintain lower extremity mobility allowing for better personal care and aiding in the potential for ambulation. The change in perspective (going from sitting to standing) stimulates brain activity, and visual motor and proprioceptual skills.

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THERE IS A NEED FOR NEW PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT

ILESTONE’s mission is to help each Individual reach their fullest potential and live as full a life as possible. Our Interdisciplinary team includes both physical and occupational therapists and a PT/OT program is designed for each Individual to meet their needs.

Many times rehabilitation therapy is needed after an extended hospital stay, and can keep a person ambulatory. Chris’ family gained first hand knowledge about the difference a strong PT/OT department can make after she returned to MILESTONE after an extended hospital stay.

Before she had to go to the hospital Chris was able to walk, but after a month of being mostly bedridden she returned to Milestone non-ambulatory. With guidance, work, time and care from the PT/OT team, she was able to regain the ability to walk with the same level of assistance as before she entered the hospital. Jill Morgan, MILESTONE’s PT/OT coordinator, says, keeping our individuals ambulatory and mobile for as long as possible is entirely essential to their overall health. Weight bearing stimulates bone strength, range of motion exercises, active or passive promotes circulation, stimulates the bowels and keeps their joints fluid and the 1 on 1 attention gives them comfort and stability.

Without PT and OT our individuals health would deteriorate at a more rapid rate, according to Morgan, who adds, osteoporosis, constipation and contracture of muscles and fusion of bones would occur more rapidly and more quickly interfere with our ability to care for them. Their quality of life would seriously decline.

Providing and supporting what limited mobility many of our individuals have is truly as vital and valuable as any treatment or medication. But in order to do this equipment is needed, everything from walkers, to air pressure and orthotic splints, custom molded shoes, versiform cushions and walking belts. There is currently a need for standers, along with gravity, the standers help stimulate bone growth and helps maintain bone strength. The straightening and stretching of the leg mucsles and tendons also help an Individual maintain lower extremity mobility allowing for better personal care and aiding in the potential for ambulation. The change in perspective (going from sitting to standing) stimulates brain activity, and visual motor and proprioceptual skills.

Our current standers are over 20 years old and we need additional ones. Please call the Resource Development Department at (815) 639-2965 if you would like information about making a donation for this program.

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Mr. Green Car

More reasons autonomous autos are on the way

By Allen Penticoff

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Columnist

ontinuing my rant from my previous column on bad driving habits. We left off with ten.

11. Driving in the blind spot.

This is one of Mrs. Green Car’s major driving peeves. There is a substantial blind spot in the right-rear side of her Chevy Volt (and most other vehicles too).

Other drivers get into this spot and stay there. She has no idea they are there unless she has seen them move up into it.

This same thing can happen on the left side as well. There is not a good reason to stay in someone’s blind spot – so drop on back or pull ahead a bit to where you can be seen. Any time you are not visible to another driver there is an increased risk of an accident. Some newer cars have blind-spot detectors. Most do not.

12. Driving too fast. I am not talking about a little over the speed limit. I’m talking about 10 – 20 mph over the speed limit. The speed in and of itself is not necessarily dangerous – say on a wideopen highway. But when you are moving that much faster than everyone else – you appear out of nowhere suddenly.

Like with the blind spot problem, if you are not visible to other drivers, they may move into your space and you will not have sufficient time to do anything about it. Fast drivers tend to tailgate more and to weave between lanes. All very bad habits. Even only 10 mph over the speed limit yields little time savings over a short trip.

13. I can’t drive the speed limit. I am not saying that I want to drive fast, or slow. What I am saying is that I would like to drive at the speed limit – but often I’m prevented from doing so. With so much traffic nowadays, it won’t be long before you come upon someone driving much slower. Then you have to speed up to go around them. Likewise, I’ve often been in traffic where to drive the speed limit is much slower than the traffic flow.

To be safe and not have tailgaters, I must driver faster than I care to. I’d rather not get a violation trying to make other people who are in a needless rush happy.

14. Almost stopping to make a turn.

There are times when you must, but there are a lot of times that drivers could just as easily keep on rolling into a parking lot or onto another street. This leaves others to have to stop and be exposed to a rear end

collision. It also forces them to slow down or stop and accelerate again – being wasteful of fuel.

15. Stopping in a business driveway entrance. Too often drivers will pull in a business driveway off the street and stop. Dead. While looking for whatever is their next move. This is not the place to do your thinking. Clear the drive quickly and don’t force others to have to stop on a busy thoroughfare, risking accidents and causing traffic to back up.

16. La-de-da driving. This ties into 14 and 15 – slow pokes who drive without much thought. My impression is that they are oblivious to the rest of the world and act as though they are the only person on the road today. Nope.

You’re not the only one needing to get somewhere today. Move along please.

La-de-da driving is hazardous in what

it does to folks with a short fuse who do reckless things to get around/avoid them.

It endangers us all.

17. Driving with wipers on while it is not raining. Yeah, this is not a real hazard. But like the other La-de-da drivers you have to wonder just how much thought they are putting into driving.

18. Wasteful driving. I usually look far ahead and see what I need to do. Is the light red, or a stop sign coming up? I lift my foot off the pedal and slow so that minimal braking is needed. In our Volt (and other electric cars) you can come to a stop without touching the brake pedal if you time it just right. Sometimes the light will change just as you get there.

But all the time I am passed on four-lane roads by people who come flying by only to mash on their brakes at the same stop light I am coasting too. Often, they come

up fast behind me, accelerate and pass – then brake hard. Can’t they see they are going to need to stop too?

Well, I’ve run out of space and points to whine any further. Autonomous vehicles will mostly be electric. They will not have bad habits. They may occasionally do something they shouldn’t or can’t figure out. But I think overall it will be a good thing and despite some reluctance to let go of the wheel, we will soon find that we won’t understand what the reluctance was all about. Much like most of the social and technical progress that humans have experienced. It will be a whole new world. Few of us would give up our cars for horse and buggy. Soon the same will be said of autonomous vehicles.

Drive yourself? Why would you want to do that? R.

Growing blueberries

By Grant McCarty Contributor

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 pruning that other brambles need. 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.

Blueberry plants need a pH between 4.8 to 5.2. Commonly, the soils that we have are between 6-7, if not higher. A blueberry plant growing in this high of a soil pH will not be able to get the nutrients that it needs to yield well for you. If you want to grow blueberry plants but your soil is not acidic, you’ve got a couple options. For

small plantings, you might add sphagnum peat moss or elemental sulfur. Both of these will need to be applied a year prior to planting as it takes time for the pH to be altered. It is not advised to plant your blueberry plants and then lower the pH. If you cannot alter your soil pH, you might consider a raised bed. A raised bed allows you to have better control of your soil and can add purchased acidic soil.

Some varieties of blueberries will do well in a container.

There are three types of blueberry plants which include lowbush, highbush, and rabbiteye. The lowbush is one that is native to the 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, Nelson, Jellybean among others.

In the first two years of planting blueberries, you want to remove the flowers as these first years should be spent allowing for the blueberry plant to grow, develop, and not concentrate on yields. Once you’ve planted your blueberry plants, plant them at the same depth and spread the roots out slight. Blueberry plants benefit greatly with mulch. This mulch can be in place for years helping with water infiltration and weed control.

Adding to the mulch each year can also benefit your plantings. R. Grant McCarty is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension. His tips and tricks for local eating and your at-home garden appear every week in The Rock River Times.

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Energy & Environment

Crossword

Renewable upgrades

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl Contributors

After 14 years of service, Illinois’ first wind farm is being dismantled and replaced by fewer but larger wind turbines expected to deliver more electricity to the grid. We are likely to see more older wind farms replaced as the industry continues to improve by making the technology more efficient and less costly.

New wind farms are also on their way with the state’s goal of adding 1,300 MW of wind capacity resulting in well over 5000 MW of wind power.

New solar installations are coming as well with numerous proposals for them all across the state since funding is in place to assist their implementation.

They will be widespread both in urban and rural settings.

So far three firms have inquired about the availability of our farm for a solar project but subsequent discussions indicated the property was not high priority. Some of our ground is low and would be costlier to develop. In one case the parcel was too small for what the firm was interested in. A third concern was that an adjacent landowner was unwilling to have a connecting power line traverse his land.

What all the inquiries had in common was the promise of a long-term contract. In one case, it was a 35 year agreement. Others involved a 20 year contract and the potential of another 20 year contract resulting in a 40 year commitment.

What is inherent in these long term contracts is the potential to upgrade the installations as less costly and more efficient technologies enter the marketplace. While panels are warrantied for 25-30 years they too are likely to be replaced before their useful life is over.

A few years ago we replaced one

kilowatt of solar panels that were only 8 percent efficient with newer panels that were roughly double that efficiency. As the old panels were still performing well a young man was eager to use them on his property.

We have a couple of panels made in 1993 that are not producing as many watts as they did when they were new, but still produce enough to be useful.

Given the ongoing research and development in the solar industry, we can expect continued improvements in solar panels and the other components of solar systems to warrant replacing existing solar systems with new and improved models.

In an article in Industry Perspective, Yuri Horwitz laid out the case why solar energy will dominate our energy system. The majority of the public now accepts that climate change is real and comes from burning fossil fuels. The majority also favors solar energy and increasing its use in society. Major firms are embracing the solar revolution and committing to its use in their operations.

Ongoing research and development in solar energy and battery storage continues to lower their economic costs.

The efficiency of solar panels could double within the next 5 to 10 years dramatically improving the energy returned on the energy invested in producing them.

The use of renewable energy sources offers the promise of helping to reduce the potential of climate change.

However, they alone will not arrest environmental deterioration. The global economy must be redesigned to consume fewer resources and produce less waste.

Visit illinoisrenew.org. R.

Crossword & Sudoku

This week’s solutions, from Page 17.

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57. Lush 58. Top seeds in each NCAA basketball region 59. Type of molding 60. Advancing action 61. Caffeine tree 62. “Happily ____ after” 63. Multiple choice challenge 64. Recipe amt.

66. _ _ _ _ Bucket Challenge

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MLB

Lester marked for Opening Day slot

By Mark Gonzales Tribune News Service

MESA, Ariz. — Left-hander Jon Lester will make his seventh Opening-Day start March 29 when the Cubs begin their 2018 season against the Marlins in Miami.

M anager Joe M addon made t he announcement Tuesday before Lester’s spring-training debut against the crosstown-rival White Sox. “I wanted him to know how impressed I’ve been with him already this camp, beyond what he’s done in the past,” Maddon said. “There’s this organic change in him right now that I’m loving. He’s feeling this leadership thing, but he’s not forcing it whatsoever. I really appreciate that. For me, leadership is kind of taken — not given to you. You have to grow into this spot, and people start to follow you.

“When you get elected to something, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a leader.

It just means you’ve been elected. People that want to follow, normally it occurs organically. And you have this thing about you that people find interesting and they want to follow it and be part of that and listen to what you say.”

Maddon withheld naming the rest of the rotation until pitching coach Jim Hickey informed the other starters. Maddon did acknowledge the sculpting of the rotation was based on the Cubs’ schedule in the first month.

Lester also is lined up to pitch the Cubs’ home opener April 9 against the Pirates.

That would give Lester the distinction of becoming the fourth pitcher in Cubs history to start the team’s season opener and home opener. Grover Cleveland (1920, 1922), Rick Sutcliffe (1986, 1988) and Jon Lieber (2000) were the others.

And the rotation is lined up so that three right-handed starters — Yu Darvish, Kyle Hendricks and Tyler Chatwood — will

face the Brewers and their predominantly right-handed-hitting lineup in a fourgame series April 5-8 at Miller Park.

Lester, 34, made four Opening-Day starts with the Red Sox and pitched season openers for the Cubs in 2015 and 2017, joining Hippo Vaughn (1915, 1917, 1919) and Paul Minner (1952, 1954) as the third left-hander in franchise history to make more than one

opening-day start. Lester went 13-8 with a 4.33 ERA in 32 starts last season.

“A lot of the veterans are gone, and he’s out there,” said Maddon, referring to the likes of free agents Jake Arrieta and John Lackey. “He’s been around a lot of good folks in his time. I don’t think he walked into camp thinking I’m going necessarily do this. It’s just occurring.”

NFL

High School

Bears hire Childress, finalize Nagy’s staff

Good show for schools at state chess championships

LAKE FOREST — The Chicago Bears hired former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress as an offensive consultant and finalized new coach Matt Nagy’s staff.

Childress coached the Vikings from 2006-10 and worked alongside Nagy as a member of Andy Reid’s staff in Kansas City from 2013-17. Childress announced his retirement after the season. But the lure of working with Nagy apparently was strong.

The Bears said Tuesday that Dave Ragone will return as quarterbacks coach, Charles London will coach running backs and Mike Furrey will coach receivers. The defensive staff returns intact, with Bill Shuey joining

as a quality control coach.

The Bears also hired Jason Loscalzo as strength and conditioning coach and Andre Tucker as a trainer.

Chicago announced last month that Vic Fangio would return for a fourth season as defensive coordinator. The Bears also hired former Oregon coach Mark Helfrich as offensive coordinator, Chris Tabor as special teams coach, Harry Hiestand as offensive line coach and Kevin Gilbride as tight ends coach.

Chicago fired former coach John Fox after going 5-11 and finishing last in the NFC North for the fourth straight year.

–Associated Press

ROCKFORD — For the first time in the history of Rockford chess, three Rockford high schools, Auburn, Guilford and Jefferson, qualified for the Illinois High School Association Chess Champion held in Peoria, Feb. 9-10.

Competitors played four games Friday and three Saturday. Auburn sophomore Vincent Do won all seven of his games and returned to Rockford the 2018 IHSA Chess Champion.

Also exemplifying excellent leadership were Guilford freshman Jeremiah Davis and Jefferson senior Daniel Ojeda. Both Davis and Ojeda won five games, dropped one, and drew one. Jeremiah finished 13th and Daniel placed 15th out of about 120 of the best players on the best high school

chess teams in the state.

Auburn teammates were Vincent Do, Sengdao Inthavong, Sreyansh Mamidi, Charles Kang, Richard Yang and Owen Conner.

Guilford teammates were Jeremiah Davis, Mario Mirchevski, Celestino Dominguez, Joaquin Santillan, Mallory Vicente, Jocelyn Nunez-Monreal, Jonah Wolfe and Abib Aseini.

Jefferson teammates were Daniel Ojeda, Michael Hernandez, Gabriel Trejo, Kyle Reed, Austin Olejniczak, Isaiah Sample, Sebastian Casas, and Maria Galindo.

The Auburn Knights are coached by Joe Guth, the Guilford Vikings by Erik Czerwin, and the Jefferson J-Hawks by Roland Brown. R.

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