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Postscript. Dr. Michael Werckle

Esteemed doctor remembered By Jim Hagerty Contributor

ROCKFORD — Esteemed physician Dr. Michael Werckle died March 28, shortly after he was honored at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. “My dad was the most caring and compassionate person,” Beth Werckle said, echoing thousands of people who he touched outside of his practice. From opening his home during the holidays to making new friends driving antique cars in parades, her dad truly lived for others. “For as long as I can remember, we have had patients who had no family join us for holiday dinners,” Beth said. “It has always shown me how much my dad loved those he cared for. My dad always said he never worked a day in his life because he loved what he did. It didn’t seem like work.” Werckle was born Aug. 10, 1939, in Peoria and grew up in Rockford, where he aspired to become a doctor at a young age. After graduating from East High School in 1957, he received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago in 1966. An internship and residency at the University of Michigan followed. At the Wayne County General Hospital in Westland, Michigan, Werckle became

director of the outpat ient depar t ment and long-term care facility. As talented and dedicated as he was, Werckle could have taken up roots anywhere, including major cities with greater needs. Instead, he chose to make his way home. But it took a few years. He first made an important stop in Springfield in 1973. In Springfield, Werckle was the associate director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and spent 1976 making sure children were vaccinated during the swine flu outbreak. The instrumental effort all but punched his ticket to a long career in the public sector. Instead, he opted for one at a new medical school in Rockford, the University of Illinois College of Medicine and in 1977 became an assistant clinical professor of medicine, a position he held until he died. He also served as the assistant dean and director of education. Dr. Werckle practiced internal medicine, specializing in geriatrics at the North Alpine Medical Clinic, which he founded and later renamed Rockford Clinic. He retired in 2006. In 2017, he became majority owner and CEO of Hospice Care of America

after serving as medical director for 11 years. Werckle received numerous awards throughout his career, including two Golden Apples, Faculty Distinguished Service Award, and the Arnold Gold Humanism in Medicine Award. He was a president of medical staff at Rockford Memorial Hospital and served as medical director of many organizations, including Rockford Clinic, Fairhaven Christian Home, Willows on Main, Alpine Fireside, and In Home Medical Service. Before he died at his home, Werckle was at UIC Rockford for the formal investitures of Drs. Matthew Matthew and Xue-Jun Li through the establishment of the Michael A. Werckle, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Biomedical Sciences. “We were all with him on this wonderful day when he received this great honor,” son Mike Werckle said. “He gave a speech, came home, sat at the dining room table, put his head down and he was gone.” In addition to his three children, Werckle is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann; two brothers, a sister and three grandchildren. Visitation is from 3 to 6 pm, Friday, April 6, at Olson Funeral Home, 1001 2nd Ave. Rockford. Dr. Werckle’s funeral is at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 7, at UIC College of Medicine, 1601 Parkview Ave. R.

Local

Rockford self-love movement growing By Jim Hagerty Contributor

ROCKFORD — A self-love movement started by a Rockford woman who once weighed more than 500 pounds and was near death is growing. The Rock Your Body Rockford movement was inspired by Tina Jacobs, who just a decade ago tipped the scale at 540 pounds. She struggled to breathe and walk and in 2009 decided to change. Today, Jacobs is inspiring people around the world with the help of eight local women who have gone through similar struggles. “Our objective is to help lift women, men, young girls and boys up to a point where they feel the love and acceptance of others but also to encourage them to keep their self-confidence up in times of hardship,” she said. April 22, the group will host the BareThatBody photo shoot at the downtown YMCA. Participants will be in beachwear, whatever they feel comfortable in.

Jacobs said it is an opportunity for those who may be uncomfortable with their bodies to interact and overcome some of their struggles. “It will be in a group of people of all different sizes and shapes standing with us in a courageous stance against what people think,” she said.”We may not be comfortable, but we will be united. Peace comes from standing together. I think comfortable comes in time.” The movement started getting media attention after one of its founders, 97 ZOK’s Mandy James, went public with her struggle with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a type of anxiety that centers on perceived defects in one’s appearance. James said her public position both inspires others and challenges her to continue her own fight. “It’s all about being vulnerable,” James said. “I think there’s a huge misconception that people in the public eye have it all together; but when you bare your true-inner being and allow people to see that you

have flaws just like they do. it brings about this enormous sense of togetherness. It’s a cliche statement, but when you connect with the women who make up Rock Your Body Rockford, you will finally start to realize that you really aren’t alone. “We want you to try to remember this: We are all the same. Every single one of us wants that same thing and that’s to be loved. With this movement, we want to inspire women to be strong, compassionate, courageous and above all, to feel loved. And I believe we’re off to a very good start.” Rock Your Body Rockford kicked off last fall with a series of Facebook videos by filmmaker Gregory Yokley. Each chronicles an individual story, including some of Jacobs’ journey and that of 9-yearold Malaysia Collins, who was bullied because of her weight. Photos from the event will be shared on the Rock Your Body Rockford Facebook page. R.

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City

Head Start program faces outsourcing By Jim Hagerty Contributor

CITY HALL — Several Rockford Head Start workers were on hand Monday as aldermen voted 8-0 to apply for federal funding to continue the program. But the workers do not support everything the city is proposing for Head Start moving forward. More than 40 workers could be laid off under the new plan. They could be rehired though, although not as employees. Instead, they’d be outsourced to Rockford Public School District 205, the YMCA or other partners in a new collaboration. “What makes our programs special are the people who work with parents and children every single day,” Head Start

teacher Jacalyn Banks said, referring to her coworkers. “It is because of our experience and years we have invested into the city that I would ask you not to outsource us. Please allow us to continue being City of Rockford employees, as we will continue to provide outstanding service for the children and families of Rockford.” Workers fear that outsourcing will come with pay decreases and lost benefits. At the same time, the city aims to increase the number of full-day children and decrease those in the half-day program. The goal is to better allocate the $31 million in funding to accommodate more children from ages 0 to 3. “The vast majority of the children served by Head Start locally live within the

boundaries of the Rockford public school district due to poverty demographics in Winnebago County and Rockford,” City of Rockford Human Services Director George Davis said. Those demographics indicate that the district and other partners would help the city best serve children in the program. The plan calls for 50 additional full-day children and 70 more served by Early Head Start. Part-day preschool would be reduced by 100 children. There are currently 80 Head Start workers employed by the city. That includes bus drivers that will be outsourced next year. Exactly how the new program will work has not been determined. The city must clear hurdles through collective bargain-

ing, which will determine a final number of outsourced workers. Starting pay for the city’s Head Start employees is $19.73 per hour. The city has relied on federal waivers for matching dollars for at least the past five years, something Mayor Tom McNamara said the city could not expect to maintain going forward. Aldermen Frank Beach, Joe Chiarelli, Kevin Frost, Natavius Ervins, Karen Hoffman, Ann Thompson-Kelly, Chad Tuneberg, and Tuffy Quinonez voted yes. Bill Rose and Jonathan Logemann abstained from Monday’s vote because they are RPS 205 teachers. Venita Hervey, Tim Durkee, John Beck and Linda McNeely were absent. R.

Survey seeks sex assault victim feedback to improve services By Jessie Schlacks WNIJ News

ROCKFORD — City leaders unveiled an anonymous survey to get feedback on victims’ experiences with area resources. This comes as Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara declared April “Sexual Assault Awareness Month.” Survey questions include whether doctors or police made the victim feel supported – and ways the process could

have been easier. Jimmie Getter is with Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling (RSAC). She says survivors are often reluctant to talk about their experiences. “When someone discloses to us, being able to support them with all the right words, ‘This is not your fault. I believe you,’ she says. “And I think once you get over that hurdle, then we can have some really deep conversations.”

Getter says collected data will help determine how services -- like counselors, law enforcement, and doctors – can do better to help victims. Maureen Mostacci, with Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling, says she wants to boost awareness on the subject. “We want the community to be educated on sexual violence, because those same people won’t be sitting on juries,” she said. “And if they’re not taken in by the

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Nation

Commitment to King’s work remains By Erin Haines Whack Associated Press

ATLANTA — Tyrone Brooks was 22 years old and 400 miles away on April 4, 1968, seeking clues to an unsolved lynching as old as he was, when he got the news that Martin Luther King Jr. was dead. Stunned, Brooks dropped everything and drove to Memphis, crying all the way. The next day, King’s closest confidant, the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, told Brooks: “Tighten your belts and dry your tears. If you love Martin Luther King as you say you do, help me carry on his work.” The members of King’s tight circle barely paused to grieve. They plunged into carrying out his unfinished work, and turned it into a lifelong vow. Some went into politics. A few continued to serve the organization that King led or started their own. Others returned to the pulpit, preaching a gospel of racial liberation. And the King legacy continues, evident today in a new generation protesting many of the same issues King confronted : inequality, police brutality and poverty. “Legally, segregation was outlawed, but we still face a danger in public space,” said Bree Newsome, who climbed a pole to snatch down the Confederate flag at the South Carolina statehouse in 2015. “In that way, I absolutely feel that what we’re doing is continuing in the legacy of Martin Luther King.” Even so, the problems persist. A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only 1 in 10 African Americans think the United States has achieved all or most of the goals of the civil rights movement. Among whites, only 35 percent believe those goals have been at least mostly achieved. “A lot of people across the country see injustice or inequality as unfortunate, almost like a car accident, instead of unjust and something they have to do something about,” said Rashad Robinson, 39, who uses King’s example as a guide in his work as executive director of the online civil rights group Color of Change. “People talk a lot about empathy, but King was really building power. Power is the ability to change the rules, and Dr. King was all about changing the rules.” Jesse Jackson parlayed his service at King’s side into a blend of grassroots activism and elective politics. Through aggressive voter registration, Jackson assembled a base of support patterned after the “beloved community” King envisioned for America and ran for president twice in the 1980s. His candidacy is widely considered to have laid the foundation for the election of the first black president, Barack Obama, in 2008. “We were determined to keep moving, in his name,” Jackson said.

President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the White House Cabinet Room, March 18, 1966. Photo, Yoichi Okamoto/LBJ Library and Museum After the assassination, Brooks helped lead the Mule Train — a caravan of muledrawn wagons that symbolized poverty — out of the Deep South to Washington for the Poor People’s Campaign, King’s last big protest, in the summer of 1968. He followed up his career in King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference with nearly four decades as a Georgia legislator, pushing legislation that would eventually remove the Confederate symbol from the state flag. Now 72, Brooks does advocacy work around the same 1946 quadruple lynching he was pursuing 50 years ago. No one was ever arrested or charged in the case. “Some of us are so committed to making

sure the dream never dies, we committed to this struggle for life,” Brooks said. Though only 13 when King was killed, the Rev. Al Sharpton was already an SCLC activist. He said his dramatic approach, aimed at seizing media attention and the national spotlight, came from King’s playbook. “King knew how to deal with movement theater and we had to recreate that,” said Sharpton, 63. “When people say, ‘All they want is publicity,’ that’s exactly what we want. That’s what King wanted. Because if you can’t make something a public issue, no one will seek to solve it.” That strategy has largely been the focus of the Rev. William Barber, who began

the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina in 2013 to push back against rollbacks on education, health care and voting. “It’s time to change the moral narrative,” said Barber, 54, who will lead a revival of the Poor People’s Campaign this spring to attract new attention to poverty. Brittany Packnett, 33, who became an activist after Michael Brown was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, said her activism is fueled by King’s willingness to “sacrifice himself for a freedom he may never see.” “If Dr. King hadn’t done this for us, we wouldn’t be here,” Packnett said. “As persistent as injustice is, so will we be.”

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Bank pulls out of medical marijuana SPRINGFIELD — Illinois medical marijuana companies may have to deal in cash because the main bank serving them is withdrawing from the industry. The Bank of Springfield informed cannabis clients last month it would close their accounts May 21, the Chicago Tribune reported . The decision to withdraw is tied to the reversal in January of a policy from President Barack Obama’s administration that discouraged the prosecution of operators under state marijuana laws. “The bank’s stance is that protecting their customers is paramount,” said Andrew Mack, a spokesman for the bank. “The Bank of Springfield will not jeopar-

dize any of their customers by working with businesses that operate in the legal gray zone.” Many banks are hesitant to get involved in the industry because marijuana remains illegal under federal law. With the limited number of banks that serve the industry, many medical marijuana companies now face not having the bank accounts that can be used to pay their employees, vendors and the government. “This is the closest we’ve been to being without banks in Illinois in this industry ... which isn’t good,” said Ross Morreale, co-founder of Ataraxia, which owns a cultivation facility in southern Illinois and co-owns three dispensaries. “It makes

everything more difficult.” A Mount Prospect dispensary, New Age Care, has been operating solely with cash for about two years. The switch has been doable but has led to more security issues and logistical headaches, said David Knapp, its co-founder. “At this point, we’ve got it down to a pretty well-oiled machine,” Knapp said. “But if someone’s used to paying with checks or electronically, they may be in for a little bit of a rude awakening.” The medical marijuana industry in Illinois had $8.5 million in retail sales in February, according to the state Department of Public Health. –Associated Press

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DeKALB — Northern Illinois University bids farewell to its longtime staff meteorologist this week. Gilbert Sebenste has been passionate about the weather for a long time. He says that, when he was four or five years old, he attended a picnic with his parents when the weather started to turn ominous. Gilbert Sebenste reflects on his time as NIU’s staff meteorologist “… then all of the sudden as I am riding a kiddie ride — it was a helicopter ride that went about 20 feet above the ground — and as I am spinning around up there, I look west and I see these angry, boiling clouds,” he recalled. “I am like, ‘Oh, this isn’t good.’” He says he tried to warn his parents, who at first dismissed his fears. Minutes later, everyone was taking shelter, and Sebenste knew he had found his calling. The Calumet City native attended Northern Illinois University and earned a degree in meteorology. He spent some time in front of the camera at WREX in Rockford in the mid 90s before taking a job at NIU as staff meteorologist. He established one of the university’s first websites which featured live radar and forecasts. It stayed a fixture until he hit the off switch last week. Sebenste was notified last year that his job would be eliminated due to cutbacks. Sebenste says he always appreciated how much flexibility the university gave him to do his job. “I’ve tried my doggone best not to abuse it,” Sebenste said. “I want the university and the students to know I put them first. When I was on-duty, and even when I was off-duty, I came in on nights and weekends when stuff was happening. I was on their side and I put their interests as much as I can above a lot of others.” He says he viewed the job as much more than predicting weather patterns. “You can have a forecast for thunderstorms and tornadoes during the afternoon, but if nobody does anything about it or acts on that forecast, then your forecast is worthless,” Sebenste said. “It means nothing, even if you nail the forecast perfectly.” Bill Finucane directed transportation services at NIU for 25 years. “I honestly believe that he lives, sleeps, and eats weather 24/7,” Finucane said. “There’s no doubt in my mind about that.” The two coordinated often. “When there was a bad storm coming or a bad snow, he would let us know so that we could do our pre-planning,

Gilbert Sebenste reflects on his career at Northern Illinois University. Photo, Jenna Dooley/WNIJ whether it was prepping snow plows for grounds or if we were going to encourage a team to leave a couple of hours early to beat the snow,” Finucane said. And that included events hosted on NIU’s home turf. “Whether the size of the audience is three or 30,000, you have to keep them safe,” Sebenste explained. “With the way things are now, and how good forecasts have become, the ‘Act of God’ if you screw up excuse doesn’t fly anymore legally.” He recalls a major flooding event in 2007 around the time new students were moving to campus. “It’s the only time on this campus I ever called 911,” Sebenste explained. “I did that to make sure that I got through to tell them we were under a tornado warning for the next 45 minutes. We evacuated 40,000 people in eight minutes. Because of the pre-planning and because I knew three days in advance that things could potentially be very bad, we were ready.” Sebenste also viewed storm chasing an integral part of his duties. In 2015, Sebenste

followed a tornado in DeKalb County as it got closer to the campus. Luckily, it veered off, but not before it destroyed the small community of Fairdale—claiming two lives. “I was able to get close enough to the storm where I could monitor what the storm was doing and in the case of Fairdale, my goodness, I saw entire houses just spinning around the vortex,” Sebenste said. “It was horrifying to watch. From a personal standpoint, watching that was just heartbreaking because I knew I was watching people die.” As Sebenste looks back at his career at NIU, he says he is proud to have helped the university consistently earn StormReady status and he hopes campus officials stay vigilant in preparing for major weather events. Sebenste has also been instrumental in organizing free weather spotter trainings for members of the public. Sebenste says he doesn’t know his next move yet, but says he’ll remain storm ready and waiting.

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State Bicentennial

Veeck a champion for baseball By Dennis Anderson Peoria Journal Star

Bill Veeck wasn’t your typical baseball team owner. He was listed in the Chicago phonebook. He often walked the Comiskey Park concourse shaking hands as he limped on his wooden leg that he retrofitted with an ashtray. As a young man he planted the ivy on the outfield walls at Wrigley Field. He hired Larry Doby, the first black to play in the American League just months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. And he owned the Cleveland Indians when they last won a World Series in 1948. In later years, he was a regular on Chicago sports TV talk shows offering reasoned arguments on politics and society, and was often seen on WGN broadcasts of Cubs games shirtless with a beer in his hand sitting among the fans in the Wrigley Field bleachers. Bill Veeck was a showman, nonconformist and a champion for the game of baseball and the fan. And he’s an Illinois product. Veeck was born in Hinsdale in 1914. One of his early jobs was working with his father, who ran the Chicago Cubs in the 1920s and 1930s, selling everything from tickets to popcorn. “His father, William Veeck Sr., wrote for the Chicago American under the name Bill Bailey. He was intensely critical of the Cubs. It was unheard of at the time to take a newspaper writer and make him the general manager of the team,” said Paul Dickson, author of “Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick.” “He comes in and (owner William Wrigley Jr.) just loves him. “He went in with the idea that Wrigley wanted to promote the team as an event for the whole family, rather than a game for guys with a cigar in their mouth. He sold it as a summer oasis. They planted trees and the ivy on the outfield wall and redid the bleachers and put in new concession stands with better food. Wrigley was a great advertising man and filled the newspapers with ads, not about how great the team was, but about the experience at Wrigley Field, about how much fun the family was going to have.” The Cubs won two National League pennants under Veeck Sr., who died in 1933 when his son was just 19 and a student at Kenyon College in Ohio. The son left school to return to work for the Cubs, becoming team treasurer. “He wanted to fulfill what his dad was doing,” Dickson said. “Part of that was planting the ivy. He carried out the mission that Wrigley wanted. He kept Wrigley Field a friendly place. Cubs games were a social

Bill Veeck accepts the keys to Comiskey Park in 1976 after purchasing the Chicago White Sox for a second time. Photo, AP place as well as as athletic event. Veeck made sure the hot dogs were hot and the beer was cold.” In 1942, Veeck, along with former Cubs star and manager Charlie Grimm, bought the Triple-A Milwaukee Brewers. Veeck experimented with promotions (including a contest to rename the ladies’ room. The winner was “Hall of Fem.”) and game times, seeking to attract as many fans as possible. He also enlisted in the Marines, serving three years in an artillery unit (the same unit as Peoria native and Chicago Cubs announcer Jack Brickhouse) during World War II. Veeck’s leg was crushed by a recoiling artillery piece and his foot was amputated. He would later have more than 30 surgeries on the leg and lived the rest of his life in constant pain. Veeck sold his interest in the Milwaukee club and in 1946 purchased the Cleveland Indians. With Doby in the Cleveland lineup, Veeck also signed legendary pitcher Satchel Paige of the Negro Leagues, making him the oldest rookie in baseball history. The Indians won the World Series in 1948. A year later, and in need of money to settle a divorce with his first wife, Veeck sold the Indians. In 1951, Veeck bought the lowly St. Louis Browns. According to one tale, when a fan called the Browns’ offices to see what time that day’s game was supposed to start, Veeck responded, “What time can you make it?”

Some of Veeck’s greatest stunts took place in St. Louis. In August 1951, Eddie Gaedel, who stood 3 feet 7 inches and wore number 1/8, suited up for the Browns. The shortest man to ever play in the major leagues walked in his only plate appearance. Veeck also turned game management over to the fans for a game, giving the crowd signs stating “Yes” and “No” when asked if the Browns should bunt, steal a base or play the infield in. The Browns beat Philadelphia 5-3 that day. Money issues often prompted Veeck to sell his teams but rarely was he out of the game for long. After leaving St. Louis, he returned to Chicago, buying the White Sox in 1959. That year, the Sox made the World Series for the first time in 40 years, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Veeck would again sell his team. One of Veeck’s best friends was Abe Saperstein, owner of the Harlem Globetrotters. “They were two of a kind, promoters,” Dickson said. “At one point the two of them talked about buying a circus. It was a Chicago style — brash. If Veeck grew up somewhere else he’d be a different person. He grew up reading the Chicago writers, people from his father’s era, like Ring Lardner. It was a different kind of place than anywhere else.” In 1976, Veeck purchased his last baseball team, the Chicago White Sox again. This was on the eve of player free agency when salaries headed north of $1 million for top

stars. Veeck created a strategy to keep the Sox competitive: rent-a-player, in which he would bring in a player in the last year of his contract with no intention of signing him after the season. “It solidified him as to who he was,” Dickson said of rent-a-player. “He relished this opportunity.” By 1981, Veeck could no longer complete with baseball’s new financial structure and sold the team. He left the game but his legacy continues and can be seen in every major- and minor-league ballpark, from the promotions to the scoreboards. He also had an influence on race and integration of the game. “Veeck opened the park for kids, women and families,” Dickson said. “He knew the game was constantly facing challenges and he knew he had to keep a step ahead. He realized the total package of well-contained insanity. While it didn’t always work, consider Disco Demolition (when the White Sox had to forfeit a game because fans destroyed the field), he had a major impact on the game.” Journal Star Executive Editor Dennis Anderson can be reached at danderson@ pjstar.com or on Twitter at @dennisedit. The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press Association. More than 20 newspapers are creating stories about the state’s history, places and key moments in advance of the Bicentennial on Dec. 3, 2018. Stories published up to this date can be found at 200illinois.com.

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Ogle County’s first solar farm By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl Contributors

The Ogle County Board’s recent approval of a 360 acre solar farm near Forreston marks the beginning of solar penetration into the rural landscape. After 17 years of promoting renewable energy for Illinois, we see that the rate of acceptance of solar installations is about to take off. While some resistance exists, federal and state support, dramatic decreases in the costs of solar systems, income potential for owners and units of government along with the jobs involved dramatically improve their chances for success. A solar installer and board member of IREA reported that last year alone he installed more solar systems than in the previous 17 years in the business. Only a portion of Illinois’ state funds are targeted for utility scale projects. Three other program components will

support smaller scale projects including community solar, residential installations and installations on public buildings. An area of special interest to us is small scale, decentralized installations with battery backup systems which provide energy security and financial benefits to homeowners and commercial operations. While grid connected electrical service is this area has proven very reliable, as the intensity and frequency of storms increases or computer attacks disrupt grid service interest in energy independence is likely to increase. As battery prices continue to fall, energy independence gains economic appeal. By 2020 seven new gigawatts battery factories are expected to be in operation across Europe with another three being considered. Such huge installations similar in size to Musk’s gigawatts factory in Utah are expected

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Yoga in the air at Nspired Yoga By Elizabeth Miller Rockford Area CVB

When you’re a kid, it’s not out of the norm to hang upside down on a jungle gym, or swing from a rope on a playground. It is a bit different when you’re doing these things as an adult...in a yoga class. That’s right, I’m talking about aerial yoga. I’d heard of it, but I had never tried it until last week. My younger sister asked me if I wanted to try it with her, and of course I said yes. It actually snowballed into a whole group of 7 people going! The studio we went to was Nspired Yoga, and once you step foot into the building, you already have a sense of calm. We took off our shoes (you can go barefoot or in socks) and went into the aerial yoga room. There in the room were 11 giant, purple, silk ribbons hanging from the ceiling. Once we all had a designated silk

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and had the height adjusted, the first move was to wrap the silk around your arms and wear it like a backpack. Then we went into a seated position so the silk was the only thing holding us up. Yoga is designed to be relaxing... but I’m not going to lie, I was giggling or outright laughing through a good portion of this class. Especially when one of the moves is to flip on the silk so you’re hanging upside down. Legs (mine especially) are flailing every which way, but somehow you eventually find your balance and get situated. Don’t worry, not all the moves are flipping upside down. It may feel like Cirque Du Soleil at times, but other times you’re in such a comfortable position that you could literally nap all curled up in the silk. I’m not kidding! At one point, we were all in our own little silk cocoons. Even at the end when we’re winding down from class, the last move is to lie down in the silk so it’s like you’re lying in an enclosed,

personal hammock. Despite looking ungraceful and getting a little topsy-turvy from hanging upside down for a while, the class was amazing. Actually, my mom and two sisters and I are taking another class this week! If and when you go take an aerial yoga class for yourself, Nspired Yoga will take good care of you. I can’t say enough good things about the instructor, Nancy. She was very patient with all of us newbies in the class and helped us do each move along the way. She even let us stay after the class to get some photos and perfect our forms in the various yoga positions. Want to try yoga, but aerial yoga not your thing? Rockford is home to a number of incredible yoga studios just like Nspired Yoga and each one offers a variety of classes for different levels. Visit gorockford.com/things-to-do/spas for more information! Nspired Yoga is located at 6451 E. Riverside Blvd., Suite 109.

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Foreigner at 40 By Todd Houston Contributor

Foreigner is no stranger to Rockford, having performed here at least three or four times throughout the last few decades. Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice, Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” and the worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” they continue to rock the charts more than forty years into the game with massive airplay and continued Billboard Top 200 album success. These days, only founding member and guitarist Mick Jones (pictured) remains from the original lineup. But the band still puts on show that will be familiar to classic rock fans here in Rockford. With Foreigner appearing at the Coronado Performing Arts Center this Friday, April 6, we asked some local Foreigner fans to weigh in with their memories and comments below:

Suzanne Twitty Pedone

“Foreigner played Nov. 28, 1981, at the Rockford Metro Center. My brother Brian took me and it was my first concert. It was a very special memory as he died 3 years later. This past year, I was able to see them on my brother’s birthday!”

John Parent

“I saw Foreigner open for Manfred Mann at Harlem High School. It was a great show!”

Jeff Whitford

“The song ‘Double Vision’ was pretty much our theme song in high school. Not sure how it wasn’t chosen as our class song.” (laughs)

Kathy Stevens Etchison

“I was at the November 1981 concert at the Metro Center. It was a fun concert, and we thought it was so cool that they had a gigantic inflatable jukebox which filled up as they played ‘Jukebox Hero.’”

Mitch McGregor

“I saw them in the mid-80s when they came through Rockford. I’ve always thought that Lou Gramm was right up there with the best rock singers of all time. New singer Kelly Hansen is amazing as well.”

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A&E Happenings Music & Arts

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 and 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 rcfband.com. Contact Director, Brian Waterson, 815/797-2320, rcfband@gmail.com Wednesday Trinadora Duo - Original Tunes for BBQs at Famous Dave’s, 3303 N. Perryville Rd. 6-9 p.m. Friday Ron Holm - Ron Holm Solo Originals from 9-11 p.m. at Irish Rose, 519 E. State St. Saturday Land of Lincoln Theatre Organ Society - Jay Warren will play the Grande Barton to accompany a short silence film called “Billy Blazez Esq.”, a mini comedy from 1919. Socials start at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments and the organ concert goes from 10 a.m.-noon. This is a free concert with donations welcome. Trinadora Duo - Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20 Malu-O-Dua - Madison’s Mal-O-Dua bring their eclectic sound to JustGoods. They are touring in support of their recently released CD “ Duo de Chok” on Hot String Swing records. The Listening Room at JustGoods is located at 201 7th St. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Friday, May 11 The Chocolate Soldier - Rockford Operetta Party presents “The Chocolate Soldier” by Oscar Straus. 7:30 p.m. at 406 N. Main Street. Admission is $10 per person. Handicap accessible. No advance tickets required. www.rockfordoperettaparty.synthasite.com/

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Wednesday Blooming Pasque Flower Viewing - The Northwest Illinois Audubon Society will be hosting a trip to the Freeport Prairie Nature Preserve on the city’s south side to admire one of the prairie’s harbingers of spring, the Pasque Flower. Unlike the crocus it resembles, a Pasque Flower, Anemone patens, is a member of the buttercup family. In early spring the plant sends up a flower stalk in advance of leaves so what you see are delicate pale violet blooms nestled in the muted tan tangle of last year’s prairie grasses. Come and see how Pasque Flower blooms actually move to track the sun. The group will meet in

the prairie’s parking lot just off of Walnut Rd. on the south side of Freeport at 3 p.m. Contact Mary at 815-938-3204 or visit nwilaudubon.org for additional details. There is no cost to participate in this fieldtrip and membership is not required. Thursday WCALAP Dinner Meeting - The Winnebago County Association of Legal Administrative Professionals’ 17th Annual Game Night will be held at 6 p.m., at The Hoffman House, 7550 East State Street. Guests may begin arriving at 5:15 p.m. to purchase Raffle and 50/50 tickets. The menu will be Italian Beef Sandwiches with sautéed Onions and Peppers & Giardiniera on an Italian Style Bun with Au Jus; Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with Lettuce & Tomatoes on a Bakery Roll; Fresh Fruit Salad, Pasta Salad, Baked French Fries, Desert and Coffee. $22 per person. There will be a Cash Bar. Your check is your reservation confirmation. Deadline is Thursday March 29, 2018. Please send reservations to: Shawn Artlip c/o Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C., 2215 Perrygreen Way, Rockford, IL 61107. Saturday 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. Free Family Safety Fair - Bryden Motors, 548 Broad St. in Beloit, WI, will be hosting a free Family Safety Fair from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Enjoy family fun while learning life saving tips from various groups, meet law enforcement professionals from the city of Beloit, and connect with local resources from the community. There will also be free facepainting and goodies for the kids. For more information visit KeepingKidsSafeProject.com. Mississippi River Spring Waterfowl Trip - From 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Northwest Illinois Audubon Society will be offering a trip to the Mississippi River to view migrating waterfowl on the Mississippi River south of Savanna. The group can expect to see a wide variety birds. Tundra Swans might also be observed. The group will have lunch in Thomson and travel to Lock and Dam #13 in the afternoon. Carpool from the City of Forreston Municipal lot located on Route 26, at 8 a.m. or meet at Spring Lake just south of Savanna at 9 a.m. The event is free to the public. Contact Anne at 815-938-3263 or Laura at 815-541-8958 to confirm your attendance. Sunday, April 22 Rock for the Center Family Festival - The Barbara Olson Center of Hope brings back the Rock for the Center Family Festival from noon-4 p.m. at the Tebala Event Center, 7910 Newburg Road. This is an ability-friendly event and is wheelchair accessible. The family-friendly event features kid’s games, family activities, face-painting, raffles, prizes, music, and dancing. Kids are invited to come in super-hero costumes! Musical entertainment will be provided by RIDERS Full Throttle, as well as the song-stylings of Ms. Chloe Alexander. Food and drinks are available for purchase. Cost is $5 per person at the door. Children under 13 will receive four game tickets

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Pickup in Rockford (E. State K-Mart) & Freeport (Shopko) Pickup in Belvidere (Walmart 2102 Gateway Center Dr.), Rockford (E. State K-Mart) & Freeport (Walmart 2545 Hwy 26) For reservations & pickup times, call: 1-800-582-5956 ext. 4751 or 4752 with their admission. For information visit the Barbara Olson Center of Hope’s Facebook page, or www.b-olsoncenterofhope.org All proceeds go to support the Center of Hope programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. Sunday, April 29 Medical Cannabis Sign Up Event - Subject for the event will be, “Do I need a doctor to sign up for medical cannabis?” 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Courtyard by Marriott, 7676 E. State St. Wednesday, May 2 Take Charge of Your Diabetes, Live Well, Be Well Workshop - Do you suffer from diabetes or care for someone who does? If so, Join us for a FREE Take Charge of Your Diabetes Workshop. First session starts Wednesday, May 2 at 1 p.m. at Court St. Methodist Church, 215 N. Court St. Receive a FREE book, raffles, healthy snacks

and completion certificate for attending. Open to the public. Call Ashlee Dearman from the Northwestern IL Area Agency on Aging now to secure your spot! 779-221-3722. Saturday, May 12 12th Pearl & Diamond High Tea - Celebration of the relationships between mother & daughter, sister & sister, and friend & friend. 11:30 a.m. at Giovanni’s Restaurant, 510 N. Bell School Rd. Hosted by comedian Deon Freeman, High Tea Speaker Andrea Cossey, and music by DJ Rated AG. Submit nominations for Mother of the Year and Daughter of the Year finalists to moy2018@yahoo.com and doy2018@yahoo. com. Nominations must be submitted by April 7. For more information about the Mother/Daughter High Tea tickets or the Mother/Daughter of the Year contact: Jeanine Hayes - 815-980-5644 or Brenda Washington - 815-394-9808.

FUGITIVES WANTED AS OF

April 2nd, 2018 Warrants must be verified before arrest

WARNING:

Veronica Daniels Aggravated Assault to a Peace Officer City---36 years old

Sean Claeyssen Possession Controlled Substance City----27 years old

Teisha Hamm Domestic Battery City—28 years old

The fugitives in this bulletin may be dangerous. Never confront them. Call Crime Stoppers or your local police.

IMPORTANT: Your call is confidential; we never ask your name, and our phones do not have caller I.D. If your information leads to an arrest or solves a crime, you will be paid up to $1000.00. This bulletin is an official publication compiled by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, Rockford Police Department and Rockford Area Crime Stoppers.

Suzette Vazquez Home Invasion City—31 years old

Steven Alfaro Domestic Battery City—22 years old

Philip Meli Aggravated Battery City---26 years old

Dratwon Eubanks Possession Controlled Substance City----27 years old

Justin Deleon Burglary City---36 years old

Monterrio Coleman Domestic Battery County---37 years old

All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

CRIME DOESN’T PAY – WE DO No Taxpayer money is ever used for a CrimeStoppers reward. CrimeStoppers is 100% funded by donations. You can help by sending a donation to: Rockford Area CrimeStoppers, P.O. Box 4535 Rockford, IL 61110 Bulletins may be downloaded from www.rockfordcrimestoppers.com

April 4, 2018. The Rock River Times.

Local Music

Pressing matters By Audrey Anna Ellison

Guest Contributor

s I walked into Jason Gough’s house, the mastermind behind Rockford Record Company, I was greeted by a wonderful child sporting a Darth Vader shirt. “I’m watching Star Wars!” she said. After she was done enthusiastically showing me her lightsabers I sat down with her dad. Over the course of a half hour we covered many different subjects, including his neon sign art, but the recurring theme, naturally, was vinyl. His latest press is by a band called Whiteshape, and impressively they’ve sold over 100 of them already. Jason says typically a “run” (the number of records pressed at a time) is about 300. This sounds like a lot, but for a man who loves records as much as Jason, 300 is a very tiny amount. Rockford Record Company has done these runs in the short time that they have been up and running for two local bands: High School Pizza (facebook.com/highschoolpizza) and Taboo Blah Blah (facebook.com/ tabooblahblah). After having been in his basement to see his record collection I had to ask just how many he had. “At one time I had about 20,000!” he exclaims as he rises from his chair to finish making dinner. “A lot of them were multi-

ples, I had about 80 of just the Grease soundtrack once.” I would like to say I was surprised but honestly I can’t say that I was. He is a record collector after all, and collect he does. Once he and Lovy (the Darth Vader shirt wearing kiddo) had taken care of covering their enchiladas with cheese, he sat back down. Over the course our talk, Jason kept

mentioning Record Store Day, the annual national celebration of vinyl that began in 2007 in Baltimore. Here in Rockford, Culture Shock, Toad Hall, CD Source and Kate’s Pie Shop are regular participants in the yearly event. “Basically, it’s like a Black Friday but for record geeks,” says Gough. “Bands will release limited records at certain record shops for the day, stuff like that.”

This is clearly a very important day for Jason: not only is he a huge “record geek” but this year’s Record Store Day coincides with the founding of the Rockford Record Company, which is coming up on its one year anniversary. Gough says he has a few special things lined up to mark the occasion. “We’ll have a few boxes of all five limited edition LPs that we’ve pressed for a special price at Culture Shock and Toad Hall. On April 28, Rockford Record Company is also going to be having an anniversary show at District Bar and Grill (205 W. State St.) with a Grateful Dead cover band called Hyryder. Doors open at 8 p.m.” Tickets are on sale now and at the door for $7. Remember to shop and support your local record stores on Record Store Day, April 21, and every day! Also, don’t forget to check out Rockford Record Company at CJ’s Lounge for this week’s First Friday. Check out Rockford Record Company on Facebook, and visit recordstoreday. com for more information on the annual vinyl showcase. For a video of the full interview, visit the Local Bands For Local Fans webpage at facebook.com/localbandsforlocalfans. R.

Tube Talk

The Americans’ final mission By Paula Hendrickson Contributor

The sixth and final season of FX’s critically-acclaimed series, The Americans, returned last week. It’s bittersweet for a lot of fans who are eager to see what’s next, but don’t want the series to end. There’s been a slight time jump since we last saw Soviet sleeper agents Elizabeth and Philip Jennings (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys). Since leaving espionage, Philip appears to be living the American dream by expanding the couple’s travel agency while trying to maintain a semblance of normalcy for their teenage son Henry (Keidrich Sellati), who remains as clueless about his parents’ true identities as is their FBI neighbor and Philip’s best friend Stan

(Noah Emmerich). Along with Philip distancing himself from Elizabeth’s ongoing mission involving an international arms summit, the other big change this season is that their daughter Paige (Holly Taylor), now a college student, is actively training alongside her mother. In the season opener, Paige even hugged Elizabeth’s handler, Claudia (Margo Martindale). The catalyst for the final season comes from Oleg Burov (Costa Ronin), who we initially met when he was a KGB agent stationed in the Washington DC Rezidentura. Oleg returned to Russia a season or two ago, and has since left the KGB back in favor of a low-key life as a bureaucrat with a wife and child. But a former colleague convinces him

that the stakes of the arms summit are dire enough to risk returning to the US, where he has to convince Philip to spy on Elizabeth’s current activities. That means season six promises more than spy versus spy, or nation versus nation. It’s also husband versus wife. Philip “softened” on their mission a long time ago. He likes living in the United States. Elizabeth has remained true to the Motherland. She loves her family, but still puts her mission first— even if it means poisoning herself to prevent being caught. In the season opener, the ever practical, calculating Elizabeth received a crash course in art while posing as a caregiver for a dying artist whose husband is her real mark. Elizabeth seems to see something of

herself—or her deeply buried emotions— in the artists’ work. Hidden, fragile, and alone. Is that foreshadowing a new type of self-awareness for Elizabeth? Or does the fact that Philip has invested so much of himself in the travel agency—an industry viewers know will suffer once the internet comes into its own—symbolize his growing irrelevance or possible downfall? As much as I want to know what happens next, I really want to savor these final few episodes as the end game plays out. R.

Programming note

The Americans airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on FX.

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Helping local veterans learn to combat PTSD By Scott Lewandowski Contributor

Service to our country is one of the noblest and gratifying endeavors a person can do in their lives. Although rewarding in many ways this service sometimes comes with a price. One issue that seems to be more prevalent these days is post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD as it is commonly called. There are over 540,000 U.S. military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Even more alarming, 22 veterans a day commit suicide. Many veterans from past wars have had some sort of PTSD, or as it used to be called, Battle Fatigue or Shell Shock, and they often suffered in silence and treatment was scarce with most vets receiving little or no treatment at all. Some veterans are unwilling to publicly share their struggles with PTSD and many self-medicate to ease their pain. PTSD is real and today treatment is available for those that seek it. A healthy alternative to drugs and alcohol is thru self-expression such as sharing their experiences with other veterans or by creating art. Veterans Memorial Hall will be showcasing veterans’ art of more than 15 local veterans during this year’s spring ArtScene, April 13-14. “The Art of Healing” is a veteran-supported, veteran-centered exhibit of healing art and will feature artists Katie Beck, Lisa Funnell and Nicole Taylor along with several others. Most artists will be on hand during the exhibit to discuss their work. Our auditorium will have information booths for Veterans support organizations including the VetCenter, Drop-in Center, NWVU She-Vets and Rock Valley College’s Veterans Services. Also in our auditorium, we will host presentations from the Harlem Veterans History Project and Art as a Tool in Therapy, presented by VA Peer-to-Peer counselor, Beck. Service dogs help many veterans with PTSD; there are organizations that help to connect veterans and service dogs, with

Circle of Change one such origination. The Circle of Change program seeks to improve the quality of life for veterans diagnosed with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and other psychological trauma. The program provides adjunct therapy through the training and handling of dogs. Sessions are conducted by professional trainers who provide “troubled” dogs that exhibit similar symptoms to the veterans, such as anxiety, fearfulness and isolation. Classes focus on the dogs’ problems, engaging veterans as trainers and teaching them how to take responsibility for a dog’s well-being and behavior. The program is free of charge to all veterans, active Reserve and Guard. Other ways that Veterans deal with the scars of their service is thru helping other veterans, and on April 21 at 11 a.m. we will host an event to introduce the veterans community to a program that does just that. Operation Fallen Flags will be on site to unveil its Veterans Glory Truck. The mission of the Glory Truck is to help heal the wounds of war by replacing U.S. flags at veterans’ homes or businesses. Veterans will come to your location and replace a worn out or missing flag with new one; a certificate will be presented once the flag is replaced. The Glory Truck is the first of its kind in the nation, a completely restored 1989 GMC bucket truck. Glory Truck is operated thru generous support from the community. For more information about Circle of Change contact Executive Director, Steve Haight at 815-262-1491 or by email executivedirector@circle-of-change.org. For more information about or to make a donation to the Glory Truck, contact Nicholas Parnello at 815-968-1040. R. Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum’s mission is to honor the Veterans of Winnebago County. For more information about Veterans Memorial Hall, stop by 211 N. Main St. or visit veteransmemorialhall.com. You can also find us on Facebook: facebook.com/ Veterans-Memorial-Hall-and-Museum.

Horoscope Week of April 1 to 7, 2018 ARIES

If you really want to finance that project, all it’ll take is a trip to the bank to put you at the heart of the action. On the romantic front, expect your relationship to take an affectionate turn.

TAURUS

To surround yourself with harmony, you’ll need to make some compromises. At work, you may be tasked with organizing an event that will bring together a large group of people.

GEMINI

At work, you’ll have a lot of clients to serve, and some will be harder to satisfy than others. Luckily, you have a knack for making miracles in seemingly impossible situations.

CANCER

If you’re single, your popularity is about to skyrocket, and you may even experience love at first sight. Take things slow — you’d be wise to get to know the person thoroughly before making any grand romantic gesture.

LEO

You may finally find a buyer for your house. If you’ve lived there for many years, you may feel overcome by feelings of nostalgia, or even of regret.

VIRGO

You have what it takes to become a public figure. Your voice, your ideas and your opinions have the power to bring together large numbers of people. You’ll be listened to with great interest.

LIBRA

Complicated financial situations don’t exactly go hand in hand with romance. Make affection a priority in your relationship, even if you’re feeling somewhat preoccupied by other matters.

SCORPIO

You’ll start the week off with a desire to conquer the world. Don’t let your detractors make you lose your cool.

SAGITTARIUS

You’ll need to take a step back and re-evaluate your professional life. Your health preoccupations will lead you to a lifestyle that will greatly reduce your stress. You’re on the right track for a new beginning.

CAPRICORN

Your social life will be most active this week. Expect to be constantly surrounded by people as you attend the many events you’re invited to. Have fun, but try not to put too much of a strain on your pocketbook.

AQUARIUS

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PISCES

You might spontaneously pack your bags and set out on a trip with friends. If your travels wind up more complicated than expected, especially when it comes to communicating with your group, don’t sweat it. Let go, and enjoy the ride.

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Government Notices n n n NOTICE OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR ROCKFORD URBAN AND METROPOLITAN AREA Notice is hereby given that the Region 1 Planning Council (R1PC), the federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Rockford Urban and Metropolitan Area, is seeking public comment on the transportation planning process and the development of the following documents. The MPO coordinates publicly funded transportation planning and transportation improvements among the various jurisdictions in Winnebago, Boone and Ogle Counties. All documents are available for viewing electronically at http://www.rmapil.org or at the MPO offices located at 313 N. Main Street, Rockford, Illinois. 1. MPO FY 2019 – FY 2022 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP): The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a federally required and fiscally-constrained document that is used to track all surface transportation projects that use federal transportation funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) and state transportation funds from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the next four fiscal years (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2022). Key elements of the TIP include an itemized account of federal, state and local dollars used towards project development and project phases of all regionally significant highway and transit projects in the Rockford Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The current TIP (FY 2018 –FY 2021) was adopted by the Policy Committee in September 2017 (RMAP Resolution 2017-8). The FY 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program is currently under development and a public comment period will occur when the draft is available. The draft document will be posted to the RMAP website. Future updates to the TIP occur on an annual basis. As an extension to the TIP, the Annual Listing of Federally Obligated Projects is also released. The current listing can be found on the MPO website. 2. Transportation for Tomorrow (2040): A Long Range Transportation Plan for the Rockford Region (LRTP). The Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a federally required document, as designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation Final Rule for Metropolitan Planning (Part 450.324 section b), that guides recommendations for local government entities to manage and support an integrated transportation infrastructure within the context of the MPA. The overall goal of the LRTP is to promote a safe and efficient transportation system for the movement of people and goods in the MPA through a continuing, comprehensive and cooperative (3-C) planning process. The intent is to provide a balanced multi-modal transportation system that minimizes costs and impacts to the tax payer, society and environment. Primary elements of the LRTP pertain to the transportation network of the region which addresses all modes of transportation and stresses the integration and connectivity of these components over the next 20 to 30 years. The current LRTP was adopted by the Policy Committee in July 2015 (RMAP Resolution 2015-8). New regulations for the LRTP including the FAST Act (signed December 4th, 2015) and the Final Rule for Metropolitan Transportation Planning (issued May 27, 2016) will be further incorporated into the LRTP update. Future updates

to the LRTP occur on an update cycle of five years. The next update to the LRTP is scheduled for 2020. The current LRTP can be found on the MPO website. 3. MPO COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT-HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN (HSTP): The Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services and Transportation Plan (HSTP) is a federally required document that is used to identify the current needs of transit-dependent populations including: persons with disabilities, seniors, and individuals with low-income. The HSTP aims to maintain and enhance existing service levels, improve coordination and communication of service delivery, and improve educational outreach of transit providers and services to the community. Key elements of the plan include FTA funding allocation recommendations for the use of Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, and New Freedom eligible projects within the MPA. The current MPO HSTP was adopted by the Policy Committee in July 2017 (RMAP Resolution 2017-6). Future updates to the HSTP occur on an update cycle of five years. The current HSTP can be found on the MPO website. 4. MPO UNIFIED WORK PROGRAM (UWP): The Unified Work Program is a federally required document that tracks federal, state, and local transportation funds the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) receives for transportation planning. The UWP details the work activities that the MPO undertakes during its fiscal year (July 1st 2018 – June 30th 2019). These funds provide financial operational assistance for the MPO work tasks and ensures that the organization leads a cooperative, continuing, and comprehensive approach to the transportation planning process within the MPA. The draft of the FY 2019 UWP is available on the MPO website and the public review and comment period is March 26th, 2018 until April 17th, 2018. The UWP is scheduled to be adopted at the May 3, 2018 MPO Policy Committee meeting. Future updates to the UWP occur on an annual basis. The draft MPO FY 2019 UWP can be found on the MPO website. 5. MPO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN (PPP): The Public Participation Plan (PPP) is a federally required document detailing the policies and procedures to give the public adequate opportunity to participate in and provide feedback on all MPO related transportation plans before their adoption. The purpose of the document is to create a platform for the general public to participate in the transportation planning process and development of MPO transportation planning initiatives. Key elements of the PPP include strategies to engage, inform, promote and improve the public participation process for all who live, work and visit the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The current PPP was adopted by the Policy Committee in July 2008 (RMAP Resolution 2008-10). The update to the PPP is currently under development and a public comment period for the draft was from January 2nd, 2018 through February 16th, 2018. It is anticipated that the PPP update will be adopted by the MPO Policy Committee at their May 3, 2018 meeting. Future updates to the PPP are on an update cycle of five years. The draft update to the PPP can be found on the MPO website. 6. MPO TITLE VI AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: The Title VI & Environmental Justice Plan is a federally required document used to ensure that the transportation planning process is provided in

a nondiscriminatory manner in the Rockford MPA. Title VI is a Federal statute and provides that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. In addition, it ensures that persons with limited English proficiency are provided reasonable access to transportation programs and facilities. Key elements of the Plan include an outline of equitable transportation policies and procedures to accommodate underserved populations. The current plan was adopted by the Policy Committee in September 2015 (RMAP Resolution 201511). Future updates to plan occur on an update cycle every three years. The MPO intends to update this document in FY 2019. The current Plan can be found on the MPO website. 7. MPO BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN PLAN: The Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan focuses on the active transportation network for the Rockford Metropolitan Area. The purpose of the document is to provide a data-driven analysis of safe and efficient transportation methods to serve the unique needs of pedestrians, cyclists and vulnerable populations including children and the elderly. Key elements of the Plan include design standards for pedestrian and bicycle facilities, a summary of the existing pedestrian and bicycle network and recommendations for project and program implementation. The current Plan was adopted by the Policy Committee in September 2017 (RMAP Resolution 2017-9). Future updates to the Plan occur on an update schedule of every five years. The current Plan can be found on the MPO website. 8. MPO BOONE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES GREENWAYS PLAN: The Greenways Plan is a regional effort led by the MPO to create a regional vision for coordinated greenway and trail preservation development. The development of the Plan provides a platform for governmental jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, and residents of Boone and Winnebago Counties to discuss environmental stewardship strategies for natural and cultural resources and develop growth management objectives for the greenways network. The current Plan was adopted by the Policy Committee in July 2015 (RMAP Resolution 2015-8). with an update to the Greenways map on March 24th 2016. Future updates to the plan and associated maps occur every five years. Updates to the Plan will reflect recent changes in the green infrastructure network including trails, shared-use paths, bicycle lanes, sidewalks etc. The current plan can be found on the MPO website. 9. MPO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS PLAN (M&O): The M&O Plan is a federally required document that is used by government jurisdictions and local transportation agencies to ensure that the transportation network can accommodate future growth. Management and operations strategies improve the performance of existing transportation facilities, identify methods to relieve vehicular congestion and maximize the safety and mobility of people and goods. The purpose of the M&O is to evaluate the existing conditions of the transportation system, analyze network operations efficiency, and develop a framework to integrate the congestion management process into the MPA. The current Management and Operations Plan was adopted by the Policy Committee in 2008 (RMAP Resolution 2008-12). Updates to the Manage-

ment and Operations Plan occur on an update cycle of five years. The current plan can be found on the MPO website. 10. MPO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT (STBG) PROGRAM: The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration provide flexible funding for state and local jurisdictions to address transportation needs as apportioned by FAST Act through the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG). The MPO Policy Committee has authority to select projects to utilize these funds. The recent resolution and project selection criteria for the STBG Program was adopted by the Policy Committee in May 2017 (RMAP Resolution 2017-5) and supersedes the previous resolution for the STP-U Program as adopted by the Policy Committee in January 1994 (RATS Resolution 1994-2). Additionally, the MPO receives a STBG set-aside which provides funding for transportation alternatives program (TAP) eligible projects. The current STBG resolution can be found on the MPO website. Public comments are welcomed on all the above MPO planning documents. Comments can also be provided at the MPO Technical and Policy Committee meetings or by contacting the MPO by telephone or email. Public comments regarding MPO planning documents will be accepted at any time. MPO Technical Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Thursday of each month. MPO Policy Committee meetings are scheduled prior to the R1PC Board meetings in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December. A meeting announcement is sent to our mailing distribution list via email with dates, times, and locations a week in advance and the committees meeting calendar is available on the MPO website. The R1PC also provides a monthly newsletter that will provide notice of committee meeting cancellations. Meeting cancellations and changes in date/ time of meetings are also posted to the MPO website. Persons seeking more information on these meetings, planning documents as mentioned above or any other information related to the MPO are encouraged to view the material at http://www.rmapil.org. Michael P. Dunn Executive Director Region 1 Planning Council 313 N Main St, Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 319-4180 Date of notice: March 30th, 2018 8779R TRRT 4/4 n n n ORDINANCE NO. 18-02 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHARGES AND RATES FOR THE USE AND SERVICES OF THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF THE NORTH PARK PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Be It and It Is Hereby Ordained by the Board of Trustees of the North Park Public Water District, Winnebago County, Illinois, as follows: Section 1. That there shall be and there are hereby established charges and rates for the use of and for the service supplied by the waterworks system of the North Park Public Water District, Winnebago County, Illinois, based on the amount of water consumed as shown by water meters as follows: (A) SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL + First 4,000 gallons per two months: Minimum Bill $14.49 which includes $0.29 of principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Next 8,000 gallons per two months: $3.93 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 for

principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Next 10,000 gallons per two months: $2.58 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Over 22,000 gallons per two months: $2.06 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan (B) COMMERCIAL – LIGHT (includes, but not limited to apartment/multiple unit residential, office, non-manufacturing, home business, retail, federal, state, local government, schools, churches and wholesale customers including modular home parks). *+ Base Charge per month: $14.49 which includes $0.29 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan First 20,000 gallons per month: $3.93 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Next 20,000 gallons per month: $2.06 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Over 40,000 gallons per month: $1.56 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan (C) GOVERNMENT / NON-PROFIT (includes, but not limited to federal, state, local government, schools and churches). + Base Charge per month: $7.65 which includes $0.29 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan First 20,000 gallons per month: $3.93 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Next 20,000 gallons per month: $2.06 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 of principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Over 40,000 gallons per month: $1.56 per thousand gallons which $0.05 of principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan (D) COMMERCIAL - HEAVY (any commercial customer with a monthly average consumption of 100,000 gallons or more).*+ Base Charge per month: $14.49 which includes $0.29 for principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan First 20,000 gallons per month: $4.87 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 of principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Next 20,000 gallons per month: $2.58 per thousand gallons which includes $0.05 of principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan Over 40,000 gallons per month: $1.94 per thousand gallons which $0.05 of principal and interest repayment on an Illinois EPA loan * When more than one dwelling unit, distinct premises and/or commercial establishment are served by one water meter, then there shall be an additional service charge of $6.50 per month for each additional dwelling unit, distinct premises and/or commercial hotel/motel/ sleeping room served. + Subject to monthly meter charge. (E) MONTHLY METER REPLACEMENT CHARGES 5/8 inch meter (residential) $2.30 3/4 inch meter (commercial) $2.50 1 inch meter $2.80 1-1/2 inch meter $7.25 2 inch meter $7.30 3 inch meter $35.00 4 inch meter $40.00 6 inch meter $75.00 (F) SPECIAL RATES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS WITH DISABILITIES

1. Senior citizens, sixty-two (62) years of age, showing a certificate of birth or other acceptable verification of age, and a single family residential customer of the District, paying their own water bill, shall be billed at One Dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per month less than the regular minimum rate, plus the consumption charges as stated in this section. This discount shall become effective with the first billing period after determination of eligibility by the District. 2. Customer’s with disabilities who are receiving 100% disability benefits from the Social Security Administration, showing proof of the receipt of such benefits provided by the Social Security Administration, and a single family residential customer of the District, paying their own water bill, shall be billed at One Dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per month less than the regular minimum rate. This discount shall become effective with the first billing period after determination of eligibility by the District. 3. No customer shall qualify for more than one discount per household. Section 2. That there shall be a fee established of $1.90 per month charged on each service/ unit located within the Machesney Park service area to reimburse the District for the cost of the waterworks infrastructure changes and improvements associated with the Machesney Park Road and Storm Sewer Projects completed in the North Park Public Water District, Winnebago County, Illinois. When more than one dwelling unit, distinct premises and/or commercial establishment are served by one water meter, then there shall be an additional $1.90 per month for each additional dwelling unit or distinct premise. Section 3. All ordinances, resolutions or orders, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. Section 4. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provisions shall not affect any of the other provisions of this ordinance. Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect forthwith upon its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 28th day March, 2018. Dale James, Chairman - Board of Trustees North Park Public Water District ATTEST:John Donahue, Secretary Published: March 30, 2018 Effective: May 1, 2018 8780R TRRT 4/4 n n n INVITATION TO BID 2018 RCI DEMOLITION GROUP #1 BID NO.: 318-CD-029 Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, April 18, 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. 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. 8781R TRRT 4/4 n n n NOTICE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that on the 8th day of May, 2018 at the hour of 6:25 p.m., the Board of Trustees for the Village of New Milford, Illinois, shall convene at the Village Hall, 6771 - 11th Street, Rockford, Illinois, to conduct a public hearing on the Appropriation Ordinance for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Said Appropriation Ordinance is available for public inspection at the Village of New Milford Village Hall located at 6771 – 11th Street, Rockford, Illinois. Any interested party may attend said meeting and be heard. 8782R TRRT 4/4 n n n INVITATION TO BID SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM Bid No.: 318-HS-022 City of Rockford Human Services Department, 555 N. Court St., Rockford, IL 61103, 779-3487569 (Christopher Greenwood), sponsors the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and is soliciting bids from food service vendors. SFSP provides meals to children attending summer activity programs in low-income neighborhoods. The program is intended to provide a nutritionally balanced meal to children who may be nutritionally deprived during the summer recess when the free and reduced price lunch programs are not available. All meals served must meet USDA pattern requirements and City of Rockford Human Services Department established menus. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on April 19, 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. Bids are being solicited for service in the Rockford area for approximately 60 AM snacks, 2,245 lunches, 1,635 snacks and 20 suppers will be served daily. New sites To be Determined, with approximately 150 additional lunches, 200 additional snacks and 30 additional suppers. Contact will be Christopher Greenwood for the projected sites and meal counts. The proposed operating days will run from May 29, 2018 until August 17, 2018. A 10% bid bond is required and a 10% performance bond may be requested. All contracts are subject to review by the Illinois State Board of Education. Bid documents may be obtained at the office of the Central Services Manager, at Rockford City Hall, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104. Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked with the name of the bid, and the bid number. Each bidder shall submit with his bid the information specified in the bid documents for compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois on Fair Employment Practices

and with the City of Rockford’s Ordinance on Equal Employment and Business Opportunity. Any bid which fails to include the compliance items properly completed will not be read and will not be considered. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/ complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) Email: program.intake@ usda.gov. The City of Rockford reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive technicalities. 8783R TRRT 4/4

Public Notices 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 Barbershop business in said County and State under the name of Leo’s Loc’s, Styles & Cuts at the following post office addresses: 3217 North Main St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Gregory E. Hanserd SIGNED: Gregory E. Hanserd 3/26/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8766R TRRT 4/11

April 4, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. ANDREA L. LAGRENE AKA ANDREA L. PATRICK; MEMBERALLIANCE CREDIT UNION; Defendants, 16 CH 818 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, May 10, 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 Four (4) as designated upon the Plat of Coventry Hills North, being a Subdivision of part of the East Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 4, Township 43 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 35 of Plats on page 69 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. P.I.N. 16-04-229-009. Commonly known as 5862 Princess 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. 16-027319 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3082189 P8774R TRRT 4/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. LEWIS DAMMANN AKA LEWIS H. DAMMANN; JOYCE DAMMANN AKA JOYCE E. DAMMANN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 736 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, May 10, 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: PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF

SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT TWELVE HUNDRED FIVE AND EIGHT TENTHS (1205.8) FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION AND SIXTEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN AND ONE TENTH (1627.1) FEET EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION, THREE HUNDRED THIRTY (330) FEET; THENCE NORTH, PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (132) FEET; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION, THREE HUNDRED THIRTY (330) FEET; THENCE SOUTH, PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (132) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE EAST THIRTY (30) FEET OF SAID PREMISES FOR ROAD PURPOSES; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3134 VINTON AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61101-2663. P.I.N. 11-10-104-013. 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. 17-09849 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3082201 P8775R TRRT 4/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2003-5 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-5; Plaintiff, vs. AFRIM SEFERI; DISCOVER BANK; CAMPION CORPORATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-NORTHERN; Defendants, 17 CH 717 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, May 10, 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 Thirteen (13) as designated upon the Plat No. 16 of Gregory Heights, part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 36 of Plat on page 38 in the Recorder`s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in Winnebago County in the State of Illinois. Commonly known as 1315 Esmond Drive, Rockford, IL 61108. P.I.N. 12-28-380-007. 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. 108498 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3082202 P8776R TRRT 4/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.GLENN W. YEAGER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000935 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 1, 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 EAST END ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 48 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 206 SOUTH ROCKFORD AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 12-30101-006. 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 14-17-17213. 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. 14-17-17213 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000935 TJSC#: 38-2659 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. I3082752 P8777R TRRT 4/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.2016 CH 738 LUKE DILLAMAN, et al Defendant NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 10, 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 FIFTEEN (15) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF MAGNOLIA HEIGHTS, BEING PART OF THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF PLATS ON PAGE 261 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4427 BOX ELDER LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 16-07152-005. The real estate is improved with a 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 256467. 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. 256467 Case Number: 2016 CH 738 TJSC#: 38-2711 I3082761 P8778R TRRT 4/18 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 HUNTER ANTHONY VASSALLO Minor’s Current Name LAUREN NICOLE FLORZAK Name of Parent/Guardian filing on behalf of the Minor Case No. 18 MR 393 NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Notice is hereby given, that on May 23, 2018, in Room 412 at 10 a.m., I will present a Petition requesting that the Court change his/her present name of Hunter Anthony Vassallo, a minor, to the name of Hunter Anthony Florzak. The hearing will take place at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St. in Rockford, Illinois. Hunter Anthony, a minor, by, Lauren Nicole Florzak Date: 3/28/18 8784R TRRT 4/18 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (MINOR CHILDREN) REQUEST OF: Carla Magdaline Castillo TO CHANGE NAMES OF MINOR CHILDREN Case Number 18 MR 392 There will be a court date on a Request for Name Change (Minor Children) for these children: Maverick Anthony Teunissen, Current Name of Minor Child, to: Maverick Jose Castillo, Proposed New Name of Minor Child. The court date will be held on May 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101 in Courtroom 412. /s/ Carla Castillo Carla Magdaline Castillo 8785R TRRT 4/18 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ESTATE OF BERNADINE M. JAQUET, Deceased No. 2018 P 100 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of BERNADINE M. JAQUET. Letters of office were issued to Thomas Jaquet, as Independent Executor, 3672 Laura Lane, Rockford, Illinois 61114, whose attorney of record is Christopher W. Dodson, 4855 East State Street, Suite 17, Rockford, Illinois 61108. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 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 Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be

filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk--Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representatives, or both. When a claim is filed with the representatives but not with the Court, the representatives may file the claim with the Court but have no duty to do so. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representatives and their attorney within ten (10) days after said claim has been filed. Christopher W. Dodson (815-397-1305) Attorney At Law 4855 East State Street, Suite 17 Rockford, Illinois 61108. 8786R TRRT 4/18 n n n Public Storage 24/7 4850 North Main Street Rockford, IL 61103 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Public Storage 24/7 is announcing that the following unit numbers which the following people occupy are delinquent for rent payments. We will be holding a public auction at 4850 N. Main Street, in Rockford, IL 61103 on Thursday, April 12th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. All contents of the units will be sold to the highest bidder. Unit D38 - Eric Bosko; Unit A21 - Jacob Larsen; Unit D13 - Glen Stanford; Unit B18 - Melvin Sharpe; Unit C8 - Darius Ellis; Unit E8 - Diana Smith; Unit D79 - Jacob Miller; Unit E78 - Mark Jarvis; Unit D35 - Johny Rucker; Unit E27 - Tonay Henderson. After many documented attempts to contact you to collect the delinquent rental charges, we have decided to take legal action. Signed: Public Storage 24/7 Dated: 3/6, 2018 State of Illinois, County of Winnebago By: Sarah Jackson Notary Signature: Joyce Lask 8787R TRRT 4/11 n n n Public Self Storage 3231 N. Main St. Rockford, IL 61103 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Public Self Storage is announcing that the following unit numbers which the following people occupy are delinquent in pay. We will be holding a public auction at 11:00 a.m. on April 12, 2018. All contents of the units will be up for sale to the highest bidder. Unit 106 - Roberta Brady; Unit 27 - Chris Newton; Unit 232 - Kim Pester; Unit 228 - Carolyn Bell Unit 110 - Brian Burkheimer; Unit 6 - Larry Christmas. After many documented attempts to get hold of you to collect the delinquent rent, we decided legal actions. Signed: Public Self Storage Dated: 3/6/2018 State of Illinois, County of Winnebago By: Sarah Jackson Notary Signature: Joyce Lask 8788R TRRT 4/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK f/k/a BLACKHAWK STATE BANK, Plaintiff, vs. DAWN McPHETERS and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 2018 CH 0000214 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION 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-entitled Foreclosure action was filed on March 29, 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 is brought is identified above. 3. The names of the titleholders of record is Dawn McPheters. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lot Thirteen (13) as designated upon Plat No. 3 of Cherry Crest Subdivision of part of the West Half (1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 35, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, Winnebago County, Illinois, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 32 of Plats on page 43 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Permanent Index Number: 12-35-405-004 5. The common address or location of the real estate is: 2112 Wessman Parkway, Cherry Valley, IL 61016. 6. The following information pertains to the mortgage sought to be foreclosed in the above-entitled action: a. Name of mortgagors: Dawn McPheters. b. Name of mortgagee: Blackhawk Bank f/k/a Blackhawk State Bank. c. Date of Mortgage: January 31, 2008. d. Date and place of recording: February 13, 2008 in the Winnebago County Recorder Office, Winnebago County, Illinois. e. Identification of Recording: Document No. 200800806739. 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 for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before May 4, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure. Prepared by: ZIMMERMAN & WALSH, LLP Erin E. Walsh - #6279993 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Ph: (815) 399-1400 Fax: (815) 399-9440 eew@zimwalsh.com 8789R TRRT 4/18 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 Care business in said County and State under the name of Green Earth Lawncare at the following post office addresses: 9692 Bagly Dr., Unit 4, Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Frank Freeman SIGNED: Frank Freeman 4/2/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of April, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8791R TRRT 4/18

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. BRADLEY WENGER; NICOLE WENGER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; JANET K. BALISTRERI Defendants, 17 CH 494 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 26, 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 Two Hundred Seventy-three (273) as designated upon Plat No. 12 of PineCroft, being a Subdivision of part of the North Half (1/2) of Section 19, Township 46 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 40 of Plats on page 78B in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. P.I.N. 04-19-227-013. Commonly known as 84 Bristlewood Court, Rockton, IL 61072. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-019605 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3080589 P8726R TRRT 4/4 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.DONALD HAWKINS, et al Defendant 17CH 501 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 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-FOUR (44) AND THE SOUTH 3.0 FEET OF THE WEST 35.0 FEET OF LOT FORTY-THREE (43) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF LAFAYETTE ADDITION TO SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RE-

CORDED IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS ON PAGE 41 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 712 WHEELER AVENUE, SOUTH BELOIT, IL 61080 Property Index No. PRIOR PIN: 04-05-379-022 CURRENT PIN: 04-05-379-038. The real estate is improved with a gray vinyl siding, one story single family home with a detached 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 262567. 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. 262567

Case Number: 17 CH 501 TJSC#: 38-2255 I3081090 P8727R TRRT 4/4 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND MAHER; NANETTE MAHER Defendants, 17 CH 584 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 26, 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 46 as designated Upon the Plat of Barrington on Weldon, being a Subdivision of Part of the East 1/2 of Section 11 and Part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, all being in Township 26 North, Range 11, East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 38 of Plats on Page 138B in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; Situated in the County of Winnebago and the State of Illinois. P.I.N. 14-11-276-004. Commonly known as 808 CAMPTON DRIVE, 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. 17-024071 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3080597 P8728R TRRT 4/4 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF CARREY J. MILLER, DECEASED. 18P 111 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to DORLINDA MILLER, 1228 SHERMAN AVENUE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61101, as Independent EXECUTOR, whose attorney of record is LYNNE KRALOVEC; KRALOVEC JAMBOIS & SCHWARTZ, 60 WEST RANDOLPH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. Claims against the estate may

be filed in the office of the clerk. Tom Klein 400 West State Street Room 100 Rockford, Illinois 61101-1221 or with the representative, or both, on or before SEPTEMBER 21, 2018, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. LYNNE KRALOVEC KRALOVEC JAMBOIS & SCHWARTZ 60 WEST RANDOLPH STREET, 4TH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601 (312) 782-2525 I3080828 P8729R TRRT 4/4 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOHN BAKUNOWICZ, et al Defendant 16CH 00332 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 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 EIGHTY-SEVEN (87) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 3 OF COLONIAL VILLAGE, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF PLATS ON PAGE 143 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1581 POWDER HORN DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-33127-011. 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 14-16-03655. 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. 14-16-03655 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00332 TJSC#: 38-2224 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. I3080726 P8731R TRRT 4/4 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.RANDY C REYNOLDS, et al Defendant 17 CH 71 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 20, 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 THREE (3) IN BLOCK FIVE (5) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 1 OF LINVIEW SUBDIVISION PART OF THE EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 27 OF PLAT ON PAGE 146 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4921 LINCLIFF DRIVE, Rockford, IL 61109 Property Index No. 16-07-

378-026. The real estate is improved with a single family residence with an 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. 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 260642. 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. 260642 Case Number: 17 CH 71 TJSC#: 38-2201 I3080704 P8732R TRRT 4/4 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 BETTY A. PIERCE-PINK, Deceased.

Case No. 2017 P 459 AND 2017 P 15 CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION – CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of BETTY A. PIERCE-PINK, 111 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101. CRAIG VASSEUR, 522 Sheridan Drive, Loves Park, IL 61111, is the Administrator of the Estate, and his attorney is Arthur R. Swanson, 3600 East State Street, #205, Rockford, IL 61108. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 21st day of September, 2018, or six months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, whichever is later, and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Administrator and to the attorney of record within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. CRAIG VASSEUR, Administrator ARTHUR R. SWANSON, #2783134 Attorney for Petitioner 3600 East State Street, #205 Rockford, IL 61108 Phone: (815) 708-8828 Email: swansonlawoffice@ comcast.net 8736R TRRT 4/4 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a clothing, gift baskets business in said County and State under the name of Fly by V at the following post office addresses: 1209 S. 8th St., Apt. 1, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jovone C. Holland SIGNED: Jovone C. Holland 3/14/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8743R TRRT 4/4 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Home, Residential and Industrial Roofing business in said County and State under the name of A & C Roofing at the following post office addresses: 414 Lexington Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Crystal Tejeda Sanchez; Angel Ortega Morua SIGNED: Crystal Tejeda Sanchez 3/30/18 SIGNED: Angel Ortega Morua 3/30/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8805R TRRT 4/18 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 online business selling vintage decor, household goods and furniture business in said County and State under the name of edgebrookhouse at the following post office addresses: 2309 Edgebrook Dr., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning,

conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Tanya Scott; Kenneth Brickman SIGNED: Tanya Scott 3/30/18 SIGNED: Kenneth Brickman 3/30/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8806R TRRT 4/18 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 restaurant and catering business in said County and State under the name of Chefdaddy’s at the following post office addresses: 1011 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: Anthony Pugh SIGNED: Anthony Pugh 4/3/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of April, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8810R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Business, I’m A Club Promoter, I book Parties and Artist to Perform business in said County and State under the name of Fly boy Empire at the following post office addresses: 2922 White Fox Ct., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Delregan Stevenson SIGNED: Delregan Stevenson 3/7/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8811R TRRT 4/18 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS (ADDITION OF NAME) STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss. Certificate No. 032584 On the 18th day of June, A.D. 2015, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for: Ferrals Family Landscaping at the following address(es): 2127 Oregon Ave., Rockford, IL 61108. On the 3rd day of April, 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: Benjamin Ferral. SIGNED: Benjamin Ferral 4/3/18 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 3rd day of April A.D. 2018. Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 8813R TRRT 4/4

April 4, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.RANDALL C MAGNUSON A/K/A RANDALL MAGNUSON, et al Defendant 17 CH 272 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 May 8, 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-FOUR (24) AND TWENTY-SEVEN (27) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF LARCHMONT SUBDIVISION, A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 18, 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 69 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3402 NORTH VIEW ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-18226-017. The real estate is improved with a brown wood siding, 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 FORE-

CLOSURE 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 262040. 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. 262040 Case Number: 17 CH 272 TJSC#: 38-548 I3082795 P8790R TRRT 4/18 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: NICHOLAS R. SEGALLA, Deceased. No. 2018 P 119 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of NICHOLAS R. SEGALLA. Letters of Office were issued on March 14, 2018, to CAROL A. SEGALLA, 3803 Packard Parkway, Rockford, IL 61101, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ERIN E. WALSH, 1707 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61104. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 4, 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, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office – Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: April 4, 2018. CAROL A. SEGALLA, Independent Administrator Attorney Erin E. Walsh Attorney for Estate 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (815) 399-1400 8808R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a remodeling apartment business in said County and State under the name of J & E Gomez

Remodeling at the following post office addresses: 2104 7th St., Apt. C, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jesus Gomez; Elizabeth R. Gomez SIGNED: Jesus Gomez 4/2/18 SIGNED: Elizabeth R. Gomez 4/2/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of April, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8792R TRRT 4/18 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 Restaurant & Dairy-Ette business in said County and State under the name of Zammuto’s Drive In and Carry Out at the following post office addresses: 725 Kent St., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Zina R. Horton SIGNED: Zina R. Horton 3/30/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8793R TRRT 4/18 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 online T-shirt company (Free Expressions815) business in said County and State under the name of Free Expressions815 at the following post office addresses: 5156 Solitude Dr., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Tiffany Ingram SIGNED: Tiffany Ingram 3/30/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8794R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Landscaping, tree removal and property maintenance business in said County and State under the name of MPM Services at the following post office addresses: 2243 Jonquil Pl., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Hector Martinez SIGNED: Hector Martinez 3/27/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8795R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a clothing brand designing hats and t-shirts, etc. business in said County and State under the name of Black Reign at the following post office addresses: 2403 Custer Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ashley Williams SIGNED: Ashley Williams 1/18/17

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of January, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8796R TRRT 4/18 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 Fireworks Warehouse business in said County and State under the name of Cornellier Fireworks at the following post office addresses: 5510 Manchester Rd., South Beloit, IL 61080; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jerilyn L. Cornellier SIGNED: Jerilyn L. Cornellier 3/28/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8797R TRRT 4/18 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 Freight forwarding business in said County and State under the name of TS Expedited at the following post office addresses: 428 Napoleon St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Steve Cosgrove SIGNED: Steve Cosgrove 3/28/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8798R TRRT 4/18 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 Drag Racing business in said County and State under the name of TDY Motor Sports at the following post office addresses: 7792 La Montee Dr., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Terry L. Young SIGNED: Terry L. Young 3/28/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8799R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Painting business in said County and State under the name of Painting Beauty at the following post office addresses: 5004 Didier Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jaime A. Fregoso SIGNED: Jaime A. Fregoso 3/29/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8800R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the

undersigned intend to conduct and transact a mobile spa service business in said County and State under the name of Serenity Sisters at the following post office addresses: 5535 Peachstone Pl., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Chandra Daehler; Teresa Wright SIGNED: Chandra Daehler 3/28/18 SIGNED: Teresa Wright 3/28/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8801R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Landscaping, Lawn Care business in said County and State under the name of L & Z Landscaping at the following post office addresses: 4329 Majesty Ct., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Luis TaPolla SIGNED: Luis TaPolla 3/29/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8802R TRRT 4/18 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a home made ice cream and desserts business in said County and State under the name of Kimberly’s at the following post office addresses: 728 7th St., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Luis TaPolla SIGNED: Luis TaPolla 3/29/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8803R TRRT 4/18 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 Arts & Crafts business in said County and State under the name of The Read Singer at the following post office addresses: 1643 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104, Box 115, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lindsay Draper SIGNED: Lindsay Draper 3/29/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8804R TRRT 4/18 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 drone photography and services business in said County and State under the name of Street Smart Drone Services at the following post office addresses: 9763 Petunia Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jason Street

SIGNED: Jason Street 4/3/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of April, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8812R TRRT 4/18 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 photography business, Wedding and Portrait Photographer business in said County and State under the name of Luis Hermosillo: Photographer at the following post office addresses: 708 Fairvew Blvd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Luis Hermosillo SIGNED: Luis Hermosillo 3/22/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8771R TRRT 4/11 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 Drywall, finishing, remodeling business in said County and State under the name of S & S Co. at the following post office addresses: 1915 Clifton Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Mirtha E. Salgado SIGNED: Mirtha E. Salgado 3/19/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 19th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8772R TRRT 4/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: KAI MCCOY, Petitioner, V. EDYTA KUBISIEWICZ, Respondent. Case No. 17 D 854 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent EDYTA KUBISIEWICZ that Petitioner KAI MCCOY has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before April 20, 2018, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Kai McCoy, Petitioner 8735R TRRT 4/4 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 business in said County and State under the name of Clear Credit Group at the following post office addresses: 9692 Bagly Dr., Apt. 4, Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Frank Freeman, 773-544-8134 SIGNED: Frank Freeman 3/16/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of March, A.D. 2018.

Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8744R TRRT 4/4 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 Transmission and general mechanic business in said County and State under the name of High Performance Transmissions at the following post office addresses: 10502 Product Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Maria D. Rivas SIGNED: Maria D. Rivas 3/27/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8764R TRRT 4/11 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 Kennels for cats & dogs, Bathing & Grooming facilities business in said County and State under the name of Luv Nr Dogs @ Dorr Road Kennels at the following post office addresses: 13860 Dorr Rd., South Beloit, IL 61080; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Michael Elliott, Jr. SIGNED: Michael Elliott, Jr. 3/26/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Bowman, DEPUTY 8765R TRRT 4/11 n n n Contempo Self Storage of Rockford 2605 Pamela Ave. Rockford, IL 61109 Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property Notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 4 of the Self Service Storage Facility Act, in the state of Illinois, the undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on April 11th at 2:00 pm on the premise where said property has been stored and which is located at 2605 Pamela Av., Rockford Illinois 61109. The personal property described below. #08 – Jessica Stuckey, misc. household items; #36 – Barbara Ceasar, misc. household items. 8807R TRRT 4/11 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a cleaning service business in said County and State under the name of Lil Debbie’s Cleaning Service at the following post office addresses: 925 Garfield Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Debbie Jones SIGNED: Debbie Jones 3/21/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8769R TRRT 4/11 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a landscaping business in said County and State under the

name of De Paz Landscaping at the following post office addresses: 1721 Harrison Ave., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Miguel A. De Paz SIGNED: Miguel A. De Paz 3/22/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8770R TRRT 4/11 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 beauty cosmetics and products business in said County and State under the name of Allures Hair at the following post office addresses: 3407 Thelma St., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Tionna Lambert SIGNED: Tionna Lambert 3/21/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8768R TRRT 4/11 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: PRESLEY D. FARR, Deceased. No. 2016 P 528 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of Presley D. Farr. Letters of Office were issued on November 30, 2016, to BERTHA J. FARR, 3629 Sunnyside Ave., Rockford, IL 61101, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ERIN E. WALSH, 1707 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61104. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 4, 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, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office – Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: April 4, 2018. BERTHA J. FARR, Independent Administrator Attorney Erin E. Walsh Attorney for Estate 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (815) 399-1400 8809R TRRT 4/18

The Rock River Times. April 4, 2018

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 6150 , 4548 American Rd, Rockford IL 61109 (815-874-2141) to satisfy a lien on April 12th 2018 at approx. 11:00 AM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date. Cube #1412, Abrianna Nicole Vyborny; Cube #2619, Omar Cruz; Cube #2801, Eric B. Hughes; Cube #3406, Laurina S. Merrithew; Cube #3420, Carrie Miller; Cube #5506, Scott James; Cube #B33, Patricia M. Sunny. 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 April 12th 2018 at approx. 11:00 AM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date. Cube #S125, Jerry Whitfield. 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 April 12th 2018 at approx. 11:30 AM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date. Cube #A54, Michael P. Rodriguez; Cube #A84, Andrew J. Weber; Cube #B135, Bahiyyih D. Jones; Cube #B139, Nicole F. Plazbert; Cube #B144, Christine M. Jones; Cube #B154B167, Floyd Benson; Cube #B18, Salina Brown; Cube #B189, Jerry Whitfield; Cube #B2, Deserea Durr; Cube #B230, Margie Tennin; Cube #B280, Margie Tennin; Cube #B281, Marjori e Elliott; Cube #B30, Barnabas D. Israel; Cube #B305, Sheryl Talley; Cube #B46, Jeremy Tyus; Cube #B7, Ladynia Shelby; Cube #B87, Doristene Walker-Keys. 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 April 12 th 2018 at approx. 12:00 PM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date. Cube #141, Jerome J. Egilske; Cube #242, David Ancona; Cube #29, Lori Schnorr; Cube #466, Destini Luna; Cube #P14, Jordan York. 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 April 12th 2018 at approx. 12:30 PM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date. Cube #45, Lucas Lane; Cube #9, John Fager. 8754R TRRT 4/4 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 BEULAH M. SLAUGHTER Deceased. NO. 2017 P 501 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Beulah M. Slaughter. Letters of Office were issued on December 12, 2017, to Robert Z. Slaughter,

Evanston, Illinois, who is the Independent Administrator of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Michael Jon Shalbrack, HolmstromKennedyPC, 800 North Church Street, PO Box 589, Rockford, IL 61105-0589. Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before September 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 Winnebago County Circuit Clerk - Probate Division, at 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Estate legal representative and to his attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: March 16, 2018. Robert Z. Slaughter, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Beulah M. Slaughter, Deceased HolmstromKennedyPC, By: /s/ Michael Jon Shalbrack Michael Jon Shalbrack, one of its attorneys Attorney Michael Jon Shalbrack HolmstromKennedyPC – ARDC #6188198 Attorney for Independent Executor 800 N. Church Street PO Box 589 Rockford, IL 61105-0589 (815) 962-7071 mshalbrack@hkrockford.com 8755R TRRT 4/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, Plaintiff, VS. FADI B. HAMED, ZUHRA H. AWADALLAH, PARENT PETROLEUM INC., UNKNOWN OTHERS, NONRECORD CLAIMAINTS and CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS, Defendants. CASE NO. 2017 CH 513 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THE REQUISITE Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to Zuhra H. Awadallah, Defendant in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, against you praying for a foreclosure of a mortgage upon the following property: Lot One Hundred Two (102) as designated upon Plat No. 2 of Penfield Crossing, being a Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 10, Township 43 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 41 of Plats on Page 151B as Document number 9974498 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Commonly known as: 6841 Butterfield Drive Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016. P.I.N Number: 16-10-479-013 Property Code: 262-502 And for other relief, that the action was filed on or about June 23, 2017. That Summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as

provided by law, and that the said suit is still pending. The record titleholder of the real estate is Fadi B. Hamed. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Mortgagor –Fadi B. Hamed Mortgagee – Northwest Bank of Rockford Date of Mortgage- December 6, 2011. Date of Recording – December 15, 2011. County of Recording – Winnebago Recording Document –20111044096. NOW THEREFORE, unless you Zuhra H. Awadallah the said Defendant, file your Answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, 400 W. State Street in the City of Rockford, State of Illinois on or before April 28, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that date and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint. Dated at Rockford, IL on the 21st day of March, 2018. Thomas A. Klein, Clerk of the Circuit Court Winnebago County, Illinois Plaintiff’s Attorney Timothy F. Horning #973 MEYER & HORNING, P.C. 3400 N. Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL 61103 815/636-9300 8756R TRRT 4/11 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. KEVIN ESCHMEYER, ASSOCIATED BANK as Successor in interest to FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK LA CROSSE – MADISON, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. as nominee for PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC., BJORN HULLEBERG II, SUZANNE MICHELLE EVANS, RICHARD WAYNE EVANS, RUSSELL COCKRELL, ROCKFORD DEVELOPMENT LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants. Case No. 2018-CH-201 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 Demolition Lien Foreclosure action was filed on March 23, 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 titleholders of record are Kevin Eschmeyer 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: THE NORTH HALF (1/2) OF LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE MAP OF ROCKFORD WESLEYAN SEMINARY ASSOCIATION’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 42 OF DEEDS ON PAGES 4 AND 5 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. No. 11-21-280-001 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 2026 W. State Street, Rockford, IL 61101 6. An identification of the Lien sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of Property Owners: Kevin Eschmeyer b. Name of Lien Holder: City of Rockford c. Date of Lien: January 11, 2018 d. Date of Recording: March 5, 2018 e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: 20181006147 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, in the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL on or before the 30th day following the first date of this publication on March 28, 2018, default may be entered against 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 – ARDC #6323902 City of Rockford Department of Law 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (779) 348-7395 8757R TRRT 4/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ADOPTION NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF: D.E.G., a female child ADOPTION NO: 2017 AD 215 consolidated with 2018 AD 18 TO: ESMERALDA RUBY GUERRERO, MIGUEL ANGEL PENA and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TAKE NOTICE THAT A PETITION WAS FILED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD NAMED D.E.G. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, ESMERALDA RUBY GUERRERO, MIGUEL ANGEL PENA and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, FILE YOUR ANSWER TO THE PETITION IN SAID SUIT, OR OTHERWISE FILE YOUR APPEARANCE THEREIN, IN THE SAID CIRCUIT COURT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IN THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ON OR BEFORE THE 15TH DAY OF May, 2018, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT ORDER ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID PETITION. Dated: March 20, 2018, at Rockford, Illinois Thomas A. Klein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Circuit Clerk Attorney Peter A. Savitski ARDC No.: 2463741 838 North Main Street Rockford, Illinois 61103 (815) 963-0370 pas-law@sbcglobal.net 8758R TRRT 4/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: BARBARA J. WILLIAMS, Deceased.

No. 2018 P 125 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of BARBARA J. WILLIAMS. Letters of Office were issued on March 14, 2018, to Noel J. Blewett of 605 S. Randall Avenue, Apt 1, Janesville, WI 53545, as Independent Executor for the Estate. The attorney of record for the Estate is Robert E. Canfield, 1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 704, Rockford, IL 61108. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under paragraph 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. Claims may be filed on or before September 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 any known creditor required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975 as amended (755 ILCS 5/18-3), whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the Independent Administrator, or both. Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Executor and to its attorney within ten days after it has been filed. Dated: March 21, 2018 Noel J. Blewett Independent Executor Robert E. Canfield, (3122943) 1111 South Alpine Road Suite 704 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 968-7200 8759R TRRT 4/11 n n n NOTICE OF SALE The personal property stored by the persons listed below, occupants of storage units located at 2437 N. Central Ave., Rockford, Illinois, a self-storage facility operated by AAA WINDSOR STORAGE INC. (“OWNER”), Shall be sold at public auction at 2437 N. Central Ave., Rockford, Illinois on or after 04/05/18 at 10:00 a.m. to enforce the Owner’s lien thereon. If there are no bidders, Owner will otherwise dispose of the property. David Scott, #421; Pasaval Robles, #307. 8760R TRRT 4/4 n n n NOTICE OF SALE The personal property stored by the persons listed below, occupants of storage units located at 1915 WINDSOR RD., LOVES PARK, Illinois, a self-storage facility operated by AAA WINDSOR STORAGE INC. (“OWNER”), Shall be sold at public auction at 1915 WINDSOR RD., LOVES PARK, Illinois on or after 04/05/18 at 10:00 a.m. to enforce the Owner’s lien thereon. If there are no bidders, Owner will otherwise dispose of the property. Annie M. Lundgren, #24; Douglas McCary, #66. 8761R TRRT 4/4 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JOYCE DUNBAR, Deceased. CASE NO. 2018 P 87 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of JOYCE DUNBAR on November 27, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on March 19, 2018 to JEFFREY D. DUNBAR 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 October 6, 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: 3/26/18 JEFFREY D. DUNBAR, EXECUTOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 8762R TRRT 4/11 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Landscaping, Snow Removal, Lawn care business in said County and State under the name of Sammie’s Lawn Care at the following post office addresses: 1712 Genoa St., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Calvin Holliman SIGNED: Calvin Holliman 3/23/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 23rd day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8773R TRRT 4/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK f/k/a BLACKHAWK STATE BANK, Plaintiff, vs. RAUL MARQUEZ and JUANITA R. GALVEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 2017 CH 683 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION 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-entitled Foreclosure action was filed on August 30, 2017 and is now pending. 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above. 2. The Court in which this action is brought is identified above. 3. The names of the titleholders of record are Raul Marquez and Juanita R. Galvez. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lot Sixteen (16) in Block Thirty (30) as designated upon the Plat of Central Park Realty Company’s Subdivision, being a Subdivision lying in the North Half (1/2) of Section 15 and in the South Half (1/2) of Section 10, both in Township 44

North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is Recorded in Book 4 of Plats on page 22 in the Recorder’s Office, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Permanent Index Number: 11-15-133-006 5. The common address or location of the real estate is: 3220 Montrose Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101. 6. The following information pertains to the mortgage sought to be foreclosed in the above-entitled action: a. Name of mortgagors: Raul Marquez and Juanita R. Galvez. b. Name of mortgagee: Blackhawk Bank f/k/a Blackhawk State Bank. c. Date of Mortgage: June 21, 2007. d. Date and place of recording: June 26, 2007 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Winnebago County, Illinois. e. Identification of Recording: Document No. 200700741448. 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 for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before April 20, 2018 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure. Prepared by: ZIMMERMAN & WALSH, LLP Erin E. Walsh - #6279993 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Ph: (815) 399-1400 Fax: (815) 399-9440 eew@zimwalsh.com 8742R TRRT 4/4 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Handyman Services, Repairs on Homes business in said County and State under the name of Handyman Services By Lee at the following post office addresses: 5140 Crofton Dr., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lee Breseman SIGNED: Lee Breseman 3/13/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8745R TRRT 4/4 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 service business in said County and State under the name of Rockford Rides at the following post office addresses: 5936 Covey Ridge Trl., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joshua Beitel SIGNED: Joshua Beitel 3/13/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8746R TRRT 4/4 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 Massage therapy & wellness business in said County and State under the name of Health and Harmony at the following post office addresses: 6080 Elaine Drive, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lynnette Joy Smith SIGNED: Lynnette Joy Smith 3/14/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8747R TRRT 4/4 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Custom Gifts business in said County and State under the name of Honeyboo Gift at the following post office addresses: 3315 Montrose Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: LSeanda Anderson SIGNED: LSeanda Anderson 3/15/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8749R TRRT 4/4 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE: Estate of: JES’ZAVRIAH PARTEE, Minors. JOYCE HARRIS, Petitioner, v. JESSIE PARTEE, Respondent. CASE NO. 2018 P 8 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU, JESSIE PARTEE, father of JES’ZAVRIAH PARTEE, a minor, and all whom it may concern that an Amended Verified Petition for guardianship has been commenced by the Petitioner, JOYCE HARRIS, in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois, praying for Petitioner, JOYCE HARRIS to be appointed as the guardian of the person of the minor child, Jes’Zavriah Partee, that proper procedures according to law have been taken and said suit is still pending. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that a hearing on said petition for guardianship will be held on the 18th day of April, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 317, at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois and unless you appear at that time and place the relief prayed for in said petition will be granted. Thomas Klein, Clerk of the Circuit Court Prepared by: Tamika R. Walker DeRango & Cain, LLC 321 West State Street, Suite 700 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-5490 8752R TRRT 4/4

April 4, 2018 The Rock River Times. 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: Pamela S. Fuhrer, Deceased. Case No. 2018 P 105 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of PAMELA S. FUHRER. Letters of Office were issued on March 5, 2018, to Wanda Alberts, of 2127 Broadmoor Road, Rockton, Illinois, 61072, as Independent Administrator of the Estate, whose attorney is Rolf A. Thienemann, 401 West State Street, Suite 200, Rockford, Illinois 61101. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 21, 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, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the estate’s legal representative, or both. A copy of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the legal representative and the attorney for the estate within ten days after it has been filed. Dated: 3/21/18 WANDA ALBERTS, Independent Administrator By: /s/ Rolf Thienemann Attorney Rolf Thienemann Rolf A. Thienemann Attorney for Independent Administrator 401 W. State Street, Suite 200 Rockford, IL 61101-1240 Email: rolf@rt3.law.com Ph. (815) 880-8666 ARDC No. 6202011 8737R TRRT 4/4 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SHADOE N. AKERS, and MORGAN M. AKERS, Petitioners vs. WESTYN MURPHY PRICE, a minor child, and JACY L. PRICE-HINTHORNE, Respondents. CASE NO: 2018 AD 29 ADOPTION NOTICE County of Winnebago, State of Illinois To: Jacy L. Price-Hinthorne, and all whom it may concern Take notice that a petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of a child named Westyn Murphy Price, and the termination of your parental rights with regard to said child. Now therefore, unless you, JACY L. PRICE-HINTHORNE, and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court of 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, 400 West State Street, Room 104, in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 6th day of April, 2018, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. Dated this 15th day of March, 2018 Thomas A. Klein, Clerk of Court Prepared By: Andrea L. McKenna (ARDC 6309658)

ROBERT E. CANFIELD & ASSOCIATES 1111 S. Alpine Road, Suite 704 Rockford, IL 61104 (815) 968-7200 phone canfieldlawoffice@gmail.com email service.canfieldlawoffice@gmail. com for service of documents only 8738R TRRT 4/4 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: GERALDINE ANNE McCARVILLE, Deceased. No. 18 P 69 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of GERALDINE A. McCARVILLE. Letters of Office were issued to David Mccarville, 7894 Windspoint Rd, Roscoe, IL 61073, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Jeffrey E. Livingston, Bolgrien, Koepke, Kimes & Livingston, LLC, 542 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, WI 53511. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk’s office, Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before the 21st day of September, 2018, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by §18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed. DATED: February 20, 2018 David McCarville, Independent Executor of the Estate of Geraldine Anne McCarville Jeffrey E. Livingston BOLGRIEN, KOEPKE, KIMES & LIVINGSTON, LLC 542 East Grand Avenue Beloit, WI 53511 608-365-7702 8739R TRRT 4/4 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Landscaping business in said County and State under the name of C x G Landscaping at the following post office addresses: 3020 Lawndale Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Laura Castillo-Garcia SIGNED: Laura Castillo-Garcia 3/15/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8748R TRRT 4/4 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: CHARTA M. LOCKWOOD, Deceased. No. 2018 P 99 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of CHARTA M. LOCKWOOD. Letters of Office were issued to Robert D. Lockwood1721 Sun Valley Dr., Beloit, WI 53511, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Jeffrey E. Livingston, Bolgrien, Koepke, Kimes & Livingston, LLC, 542 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, WI 53511. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk’s office,

Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before the 21st day of September, 2018, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by §18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed. DATED: March 16, 2018 Robert D. Lockwood, Independent Administrator of the Estate of CHATA M. LOCKWOOD Jeffrey E. Livingston BOLGRIEN, KOEPKE, KIMES & LIVINGSTON, LLC 542 East Grand Avenue Beloit, WI 53511 608-365-7702 8740R TRRT 4/4 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AHL1 Plaintiff, -v.DANNY BRYANT, et al Defendant 17CH 00216 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 20, 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 TWENTY-THREE (123) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 3 OF SIERRA HEIGHTS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 26 OF PLATS ON PAGE 211 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2813 CASCADE DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 15-13-427003 (229D045). 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 14-17-02206. 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. 14-17-02206 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 00216 TJSC#: 38-2408 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. I3081211 P8741R TRRT 4/4 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 tattoo studio business in said County and State under the name of 2Federal Ink 424 at the following post office addresses: 623 E. Jefferson St., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Everardo Rodriguez SIGNED: Everardo Rodriguez 3/19/18 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 19th day of March, A.D. 2018. Tiana J. McCall, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8767R TRRT 4/11

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The Rock River Times. April 4, 2018

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. ANDREA L. LAGRENE AKA ANDREA L. PATRICK; MEMBERALLIANCE CREDIT UNION; Defendants, 16 CH 818 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, May 10, 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. 16-04-229-009. Commonly known as 5862 Princess 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. 16-027319 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3082189 P8774R TRRT 4/18 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. LEWIS DAMMANN AKA LEWIS H. DAMMANN; JOYCE DAMMANN AKA JOYCE E. DAMMANN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 736 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, May 10, 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 3134 VINTON AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61101-2663. P.I.N. 11-10-104-013. 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. 17-09849 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3082201 P8775R TRRT 4/18 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2003-5 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-5; Plaintiff, vs. AFRIM SEFERI; DISCOVER BANK; CAMPION CORPORATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-NORTHERN; Defendants, 17 CH 717 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, May 10, 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 1315 Esmond Drive, Rockford, IL 61108. P.I.N. 12-28-380-007. 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. 108498 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3082202 P8776R TRRT 4/18 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.- 2016 CH 738 LUKE DILLAMAN, et al Defendant NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 10, 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 4427 BOX ELDER LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 16-07-152-005. The real estate is improved with a 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 256467. 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. 256467 Case Number: 2016 CH 738 TJSC#: 38-2711 I3082761 P8778R TRRT 4/18 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- RANDALL C MAGNUSON A/K/A RANDALL MAGNUSON, et al Defendant 17 CH 272 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 May 8, 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 3402 NORTH VIEW ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-18-226-017. The real estate is improved with a brown wood siding, 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 262040. 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. 262040 Case Number: 17 CH 272 TJSC#: 38-548 I3082795 P8790R TRRT 4/18

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April 4, 2018 The Rock River Times. n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. BRADLEY WENGER; NICOLE WENGER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; JANET K. BALISTRERI Defendants, 17 CH 494 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 26, 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. 04-19-227-013. Commonly known as 84 Bristlewood Court, Rockton, IL 61072. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-019605 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3080589 P8726R TRRT 4/4 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.- DONALD HAWKINS, et al Defendant 17CH 501 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 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 712 WHEELER AVENUE, SOUTH BELOIT, IL 61080 Property Index No. PRIOR PIN: 04-05-379-022 CURRENT PIN: 04-05-379-038. The real estate is improved with a gray vinyl siding, one story single family home with a detached 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 262567. 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. 262567 Case Number: 17 CH 501 TJSC#: 38-2255 I3081090 P8727R TRRT 4/4 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND MAHER; NANETTE MAHER Defendants, 17 CH 584 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 26, 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. 14-11-276-004. Commonly known as 808 CAMPTON DRIVE, 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. 17-024071 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3080597 P8728R TRRT 4/4 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.- JOHN BAKUNOWICZ, et al Defendant 16CH 00332 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 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 1581 POWDER HORN DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-33-127-011. 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 14-16-03655. 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. 14-16-03655 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00332 TJSC#: 38-2224 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. I3080726 P8731R TRRT 4/4 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- RANDY C REYNOLDS, et al Defendant 17 CH 71 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 20, 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 4921 LINCLIFF DRIVE, Rockford, IL 61109 Property Index No. 16-07-378-026. The real estate is improved with a single family residence with an 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. 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 260642. 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. 260642 Case Number: 17 CH 71 TJSC#: 38-2201 I3080704 P8732R TRRT 4/4 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AHL1 Plaintiff, -v.- DANNY BRYANT, et al Defendant 17CH 00216 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on April 20, 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 2813 CASCADE DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 15-13-427-003 (229D045). 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 14-17-02206. 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. 14-17-02206 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 00216 TJSC#: 38-2408 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. I3081211 P8741R TRRT 4/4 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.- GLENN W. YEAGER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000935 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 1, 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 206 SOUTH ROCKFORD AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 12-30-101-006. 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 14-17-17213. 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. 14-17-17213 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000935 TJSC#: 38-2659 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. I3082752 P8777R TRRT 4/18

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Starting Rhubarb in the garden By Grant McCarty Contributor

As we begin to warm up this spring, our area starts to see perennial vegetables thrive. These are plants that once established will come back year-afteryear. Rhubarb is one of these classic spring vegetables. Originally from China and Russia, rhubarb is composed of a large, woody, rhizome with fibrous roots. The edible portions are stalks that grow from the buds which contain both vitamin C and calcium. The stalks are usually tart and combined with other fruits to sweeten. The rhizome is the underground portion of the plant that will expand each season. The leaves are inedible due to oxalic acid. The plant is very cold hardy and the reason it doesn’t perform well in warmer climates in the U.S. is due to the plant needing 500 hours of winter chilling temperatures of 28-49 F to form new leaf buds in the spring. Rhubarb can be planted right now with spacing 3 feet apart. You’ll plant these in the early spring in a row and space rows 4 ft apart. Because it is perennial, you want to place it in your garden in an area that will allow for the rhizome to

spread out. Like most perennial plants, you should not harvest in the first two years as the plant needs to spend those seasons growing the rhizome. In the third year and each year after, 8-10 weeks of harvest can be tolerated but you don’t want to remove more than 2/3 of the existing stalks. Your plant may send up a seed stalk. This usually happens later into the season as production begins to wane. Remove the seed stalk and this will allow for that energy to be sent back to the rhizome to further develop. After 5-8 years of production, you can dig up the plant and divide it up during the dormant period of the season. Both green and red leafstalks are available on the market. Recommended red varieties are Cherry Red, Crimson Red, and Ruby. Victoria is a green variety. Difference among varieties is due to their color and taste. 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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Mr. Green Car

More observations from MGC’s trip to Cuba By Allen Penticoff Columnist

This week’s Cuba report will be on the subject of motorcycles, scooters and bicycles. Like the old American cars that cruise around Cuba – the island is a living motorcycle museum. Everywhere I went I would come across vintage motorcycles – WWII era BMW motorcycles, some with sidecars, vintage European models such as Sachs, Zundapp and Jawa. Of course there are new and vintage Japanese and Chinese made motorcycles too. While certainly something of a rare thing, I did observe a small group of modern Harley’s rumbling through the streets of Havana. Largely though, the Cuban motorcycles tend to be on the small and more efficient side. Since there are apparently no regulations regarding air pollution in Cuba (but a mandatory helmet law), a number of the motorcycles, maybe even a majority, seemed to be newer Japanese made two-cycle motorcycles. This is an engine type that has all but disappeared from American streets. On the streets of Cuba the tinny zing sound of a little two-cylinder two-stroke and its accompanying smoky tail brought back my memories of the 1970s when I began to ride. I have owned several two-srtoke powered motorcycles and still have one (a dirt bike). Many readers may have no idea what a two-stroke engine is. Your gas powered lawn tools, such as chainsaws and weed whackers are two-stroke engines. They require that the oil be pre-mixed with the gas, or oil is pump-injected to be sucked in with the fuel-air mixture. Each time the piston goes down is a power/ exhaust stroke and each time it goes up is an intake/compression stroke. So this results in a great deal of air pollution since there is little time to burn the fuel, with new fuel/air mixing some with exhaust. However, they make for very lightweight, powerful and inexpensive engines. And thus their popularity with the Cubans – they are undoubtedly relatively inexpensive. We had one that went by our Vinales homestay several times an hour well into the evening. Why I don’t know - but he was a noisy devil. Not all the two-wheeled transportation in Cuba was noisy. Bicycles aplenty, most simple one-speed bikes. A good number of mountain bikes, and these were often available to rent in the touristy areas. Although the thought of riding a bicycle along with the crazy traffic was daunting, so we did not do that. A fair number of tourists arrive with their own bicycles to tour the country. It would be a lovely place to tour the back roads by bicycle, and with homestays available nearly

Photo, Allen Penticoff everywhere – you don’t necessarily need to camp, although that option is available too. In addition to the previously mentioned bicycle taxis that are common in Havana (where the streets are more or less level) you sometimes will come across a cargo bicycle. Usually they are a three-wheeled machine. One spotted in Vinales had a steering wheel and motorcycle rear wheels – making for an odd looking contraption, but serving to show Cuban ingenuity. I did not see so many cargo bikes as have seen in Korea where they are quite common. Bicycles of all sorts must be watched for. They are stealthy and will, like always, expect you to get out of the way (I must say I’ve had the same problem in Madison, Wisconsin). There are a fair number of electric scooters bouncing around the streets of Cuba. With gasoline in the $3 per gallon range and their low incomes, an electric scooter makes a lot of sense, as does the small gasoline powered motorcycle or scooter. Rural Vinales seemed to have more electric scooters than did urban Habana. Logically, the folks in Vinales did not have far to go with them. It really did not take long to walk from one end of

Vinales to the other. Most electric scooters have a range of about 50 miles. I did not see any electric assisted bicycles – which would be a perfect match for Cuba. That said, since most folks with electric assisted bicycles never pedal them – why buy the complication of the pedals, gears and chain. Just buy a scooter. Lastly I came upon a “crotch rocket” style motorcycle in several places that intrigued Mr. Green Car – the AVA Puma 1000 Gran Motor. It certainly looked fast. It appeared to have an engine, but there were no cooling fins on the engine and no apparent radiator, intake or exhaust. When I met the owner of one of these Chinese made motorcycles, he informed me that it was a plug-in hybrid motorcycle. It, like our Chevy Volt that can run on a gas engine and on the electric motor mounted in the rear-wheel hub. It has what appears to be a gas tank, and what appears to be an engine. But alas, I think something was lost in translation (he spoke no English, my Spanish is pitiful). I asked to see the owners manual so I could write down the technical specifications, but he could not find it and I have had to depend on an Internet search. My Internet search found precious little info about the Puma 1000. From

what I can tell, it is not a hybrid, for I could find no reference at all to a gas engine. What appears to be the engine is where the six lead acid batteries are mounted. While there is an option for lithium-ion batteries, they seem to offer little extra range, although much longer life – 800 cycles instead of 350. Either way it is 72 volts and a motor of up to 3000 watts. Supposedly there are three throttle speeds, not sure why, for the racy looking Puma 1000 has a top speed of only 37 mph and a range of only 43 miles give or take. That’s a bit disappointing. But I did find that the price seems relatively low, with one offered for sale in Cuba for $1,700. Before I leave the topic of motorcycles. In my online explorations I came across this motorcycle website with five DIESEL motorcycles: gearpatrol.com/2014/08/04/ smoke-and-mirrors-5-best-diesel-motorcycles. One of these IS a diesel/electric hybrid with two-wheel drive. So if you are a “gearhead” like me and must know what is up with these apparently fast and efficient bikes – take a look. In the next Mr. Green Car, I will finally get to the best for last in Cuba – the great classic American cars in abundance there. R.

The Rock River Times. April 4, 2018.

Bears. NFL Offseason

U, X, Y, Z: Alphabetizing Nagy’s offense By Robert Zeglinski

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henever a new head coach comes into the fold for an NFL team, the way Matt buzzwords follow. A coach like Nagy is always sold as an instrument of change and energy. Intangible-wise, that’s what people lean on to understand a fresh leadership face because those personality traits are most easily visible. What isn’t discussed is how a coach fits in schematically. What wrinkles they’re bringing in to showcase. The 39-year-old energy Nagy is more than a ball of energy. He’s one prepared to actually teach the Bears and to clearly define comfortable roles surrounding second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. His “Spread Coast” offense that’s a mix of mentor Andy Reid’s West Coast concepts in line with offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich’s tempo spread, is expected to be something the greater NFL ideally hasn’t seen before. Unlike his predecessors that felt giving the smallest tidbits of information was surrendering a competitive advantage that didn’t exist, Nagy has a different outlook. He wants everyone to understand his offense. He’s more than agreeable with everyone understanding his offense. And, Nagy knows the execution matters more than being wary of opponents that already spend meticulous time preparing for respective games against the Bears. Over some french toast, scrambled eggs, and orange juice, here’s how Nagy defined the specific roles in his Chicago offense at last week’s owner’s meetings in Orlando, Florida. With the multitude of playmakers in Allen Robinson, Trey Burton, and Taylor Gabriel that the Bears added in free agency to a promising core: it’s important to detail what the budding genius meant. There’s power in knowledge but only when you can help others to understand that knowledge. Let’s start with Robinson, who with a $14 million dollar per year salary on his contract, is currently the 10th highest paid receiver in pro football. The big ticket attraction that instills a measure

of fear into a potentially prolific Bears’ offense. That’s an actual accurate measure of his ability too, because Robinson is the quintessential No. 1 target. The type of receiver that an offense can run an entire drive through, or, attack for a needed third down conversion in any situation. In the context of what the 6-foo-3 Robinson means to the Bears’ offense under Nagy, he’s the “X” but can line up all over the formation due to his versatility. He’ll only be an “X” in name, which is normally a team’s No. 1 receiver. “He’s able to, if you have a smaller DB on him, he can beat you up with his size,” said Nagy. “If you have a bigger DB, he can beat you with his route running.” That kind of multi-faceted ability means that while Robinson will most often do most of his damage lined up near the boundary to the right of Chicago’s offensive formation, Nagy is comfortable in lining him up on the other side, out of the slot, and in bunches to create natural leverage openings. A player of Robinson’s stature diversifies an offense the most because he offers so much as an inherent matchup issue.

One of the X-factors in the Bears’ playmaking free agent class is the projection of Burton: the No. 2 tight end to star Zach Ertz with the Eagles the last two seasons. Burton has never caught more than 37 passes or 327 yards in a season (2016), but Nagy is confident that with a higher output he’ll be one of the certified best pass catchers in football. A Swiss Army Knife that can similarly line up everywhere as he did in Philadelphia. The comparison Nagy used for Burton’s role in Chicago shouldn’t be taken lightly, and from an outside perspective, can be rightly seen as dramatic. But the right coach is nothing without confidence in the program. “You play the slot position, you can move around, do different things: it’s what we did with Travis (Kelce),” said Nagy. “It’s an important role, it’s a position that a lot of our offense, it’s easy to create some plays for.” The referenced Kelce there of course being the Chiefs’ star that has been an All-Pro level player the last two years. A tight end that Nagy coached in his time as offensive coordinator in Kansas City and enjoyed deploying in various creative

manners. Realistically, one of the two or three unicorns there is in football because of his athleticism. Long story short: astronomical expectations to set for Burton as the “U” or unicorn tight end with the Bears, which is how Nagy classifies the position. Naming Burton the “U” means he’s the primary receiver in contrast to the in-line “Y” in 2017 second-rounder Adam Shaheen. Burton is going to get the volume in between the 20’s and red zone, while Shaheen is the blocking tool that gets the rebounds with the ball in the air on other opportunities. With this in mind, it makes sense as to why the Bears gave Burton $8 million a year, making him the 6th highest paid tight end in football: they expect to make him a household name. Then there’s the diminutive 5-foot-8 Gabriel: one of the most unique people you’ll ever see playing a dangerous sport such as football. That is, if you’ll be able to see the ball of lightning by the time he takes a short screen pass or deep ball to the house through a cavalcade of defenders. Like the electric Tarik Cohen, Gabriel is a threat to break the game open any play. That makes it unfair for a defense to have to worry about both at the same time now. Gabriel will be Nagy’s “Zebra” or “Z”, it doesn’t matter. Not the same distinction with the same responsibilities. “So the things we do with getting guys the ball quick, RPO stuff, but getting him the ball, you see what he can do with screens, he can catch the ball behind the line of scrimmage and take it for a touchdown really on any given play,” said Nagy of Gabriel. Often noted for being a fiery personality, Gabriel brings a needed dimension to the Bears’ offense. One that Nagy delights in running with his “Zebra” or “Z”, his “U” or “Unicorn”, his X and the entire alphabet that’s available to him. Because for the first time in a long time, the Bears are prepared to have a schematically complex offense that uses every avenue to gain a leg up. In a way that’s concise and understandable: just the way Nagy likes it. R. On Twitter: @RobertZeglinski