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The long-rumored redevelopment of the Whitman Street/North 2nd Street interchange was finally revealed Tuesday night. It’s a plan 50 years too late to fix the problems the limited-access junction has given to Rockford, but certainly one we are happy to see.

The plan, which would see the elimination of the unsightly ramps and overpasses, as well as see 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 9th streets turned back into two-way traffic, has been kicking around City Hall since a 2012 viability study.

As rumors swirled last summer that Mayor Larry Morrissey would not be seeking a fourth term, the Whitman plan was alleged to be his final legislative push. One source told The Times last summer that, “Even if it’s on his last day, Morrissey will make sure this is out there before he walks out the door.”

And so it is, with the Gorman hotel project finally through the city council, that in his final week in office Morrissey was out Tuesday night to rally the troops one last time. The visuals on display at Prairie Street Brewhouse did the trick for those who came down to see them. Rockford could actually reclaim a massive hunk of greenland, produce space for new development, and reconnect neighborhoods directly adjacent downtown to the city’s center.

Morrissey said Tuesday that he couldn’t leave this for the incoming mayor to sell to the community, but he felt assured that Tom McNamara has the experience in council to see through such a massive overhaul of a cornerstone of the city’s physical infrastructure.

It’s a proposal the Public Works department has slowly built over the last five years. It’s a win for everyone at the table. It’s the kind of big picture project Morrissey said he felt compelled to get off the ground before leaving government.

It’s a good proposal, albeit one still in its infancy. It’s a proposal that will ultimately save the community money while reopening portions of it to the ongoing rejuvenation of downtown. It will allow key greenways to finally connect previously cut off neighborhoods.

It’s overdue, but it’s finally here.

And it’s a project the entire community should be able to get behind.

Read our report on Page 5.

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New aldermen take seats May 1

By Jim Hagerty

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ITY HALL – Four years ago, seven new aldermen were sworn in as Larry Morrissey began his third term as Mayor of Rockford.

Next Monday, six new council members will be take oaths to serve the city along with new Mayor Tom McNamara.

McNamara is not new to council though.

The soon-to-be mayor is the current alderman of the 3rd Ward and, like Morrissey, will hand the baton off to a new leader.

Republican Chad Tuneberg will take McNamara’s seat on the horseshoe next to five newly elected Democrats.

“We all have challenges ahead, but that is the reason we ran – to make Rockford a better place,” Tuneberg, an advocate of non-partisan politics on the local level.

Tuneberg’s campaign was supported by both Republicans and Democrats, and he intends to look beyond those party lines when representing his ward, which includes much of downtown.

“Crime and potholes know no party lines,” he said. “(Non-partisan) elections force voters to look at a candidate’s experience, platform and vision for our community. It is about doing what is best for Rockford, not electing candidates just because their names are next to a ‘D’ or an ‘R.’” The outgoing Morrissey made a plea to move beyond party politics in local races during his final State of the City address.

“The current partisan model seems way out of touch with how we analyze, evaluate and implement ideas at the local level,” he said last month.

Morrissey has also called for at-large seats to be added to the council. Currently, the mayor is the only member of the city government structure subject to a citywide vote. Morrissey says having three at-large seats would provide better representation for Rockford’s citizens.

McNamara has been busy getting to know each new alderman in addition to working with Morrissey to make his transition as seamless as possible.

“I am really excited to work with the new and returning council members,” McNamara said. “I have met with all six new members on a one-on-one basis, and held a new alderman orientation. I can see that all of the new alderman are passionate about serving their community and creating a positive impact on Rockford.”

After May 1, the Rockford City Council will comprise eight Democrats and six Republicans.

Rockford’s new aldermen 2nd Ward

Jonathan Logemann take his seat after defeating Ned Friel and Aaron Tokarz in the Democratic primary in November.

The Auburn High School teacher then defeated Republican incumbent Jamie Getchius. This is his first elected position.

3rd Ward

Tuneberg is a first-term elected official. Like McNamara, he works in the financial services industry as managing director of Tuneberg Asset Management. The Rockford native graduated from Guilford High School and earned degrees from Southern Illinois and Duke universities.

Tuneberg had no opponent in the fall primary. He defeated Democrat Kayellen DiTomassi in the the general election. His wife, Leah Tuneberg, is executive director of the River District Association.

6th Ward

Democrat Natavias Ervins defeated Republican Craig Connell in the 6th Ward. Connell is the husband of current 6th Ward Alderman Pam Connell, who stepped down to run in the Republican primary for mayor, where she was edged by Brian Leggero. Ervins works in commercial construction and is employed by Ringland-Johnson.

8th Ward

Former Winnebago County Board member Karen Hoffman makes a return to elected public service. The Democrat defeated Alderman Jeanne Oddo, one of two independents unseated April 4.

A graduate of Rockford East High School and Rock Valley College, Hoffman is a retired state employee and a member of the Rockford Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.

She’s been active in the Rolling Green Association and Rockford Neighborhood Network Board.

9th Ward

Democrat Bill Rose is a former high school teacher, and currently is the Career and Technical Education Director at East High School. He defeated Democratic challengers David Leonardis and Maria Saavedra in the primary before unseating independent Alderman Teena Newburg.

11th Ward

Rockford businessman Tuffy Quinonez makes his way to City Council after defeating Democrats Lisa Palmeno and two-term Alderman Karen Elyea in the 11th Ward primary.

He was unopposed in the general election.

• Aldermen Ann Tompson-Kelly, D-7; Frank Beach, R-10; John Beck, R-12; and Linda McNeely, R-13, retained their seats in the general election. Tim Durkee, R-1; and Kevin Frost, R-4, were unopposed.

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Rebuilding Rockford

Alternate route City reveals Whitman, North 2nd interchange overhaul plans

By Jim Hagerty

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RAIRIE STREET BREWHOUSE – If you thought it was a going away party for Larry Morrissey you wouldn’t have been remiss.

The casual setting of downtown’s Prairie Street Brewhouse provided the backdrop for the outgoing mayor’s final legislative push Tuesday as dozens of residents gathered to get a look at a host of drawings that could represent how the Whitman Interchange will be overhauled to meet today’s transportation standards.

The plan is to redesign what leaders are calling an outdated network of ramps, roads and bridges that need to better accommodate about 50,000 vehicles a day.

“It was important for us to get this out there,” Morrissey said Tuesday night.

“It’s been a project I shepherded. It’s been controversial. I would not want to put that burden to introduce it on the next mayor.”

That particular burden will escape the incoming Tom McNamara, though with the interchange in his current 3rd Ward it is certainly a project he’s familiar with, and one Morrissey says McNamara has the political chops to see through.

“Until you have to sit in the seat and be the person with all the answers instead of the person with all the questions, it’s difficult,” said Morrissey. “But I think Tom has a lot of good experience to see out this battle.”

As its stands, the structure connects IL-251 to downtown. Built in the 1960s, it encompasses green space that could be better utilized according to modern economic development practices.

“We can recapture 17 acres of developable land that is essentially useless right now, because it’s in the middle of the interchange,” City of Rockford engineer Jeremy Carter said.

More than 100 homes were torn down to build the existing structure. Residential and commercial redevelopment, Carter said, would make better use of downtown and simultaneously improve the driving experiences for motorists on the new structure.

“Currently, if you are in the east side of the river, downtown kind of stops at Jefferson Street, maybe even Market,” Carter said. “On the west side, that’s not necessarily the case. Downtown really connects up to Whitman.”

Morrissey echoed those statements, saying not only was the project design the “fiscally responsible option,” but that the

Residents take a look at drawings of the proposed Whitman Interchange project Tuesday night at the Prairie Street Brewhouse. new plan would overcome what he sees as a negative outcome for the city in the construction of the original interchange.

The mayor added that the neighborhoods currently detached from downtown by the interchange would be inline for a much-needed revival, and that reclaiming the open space of the current layout could increase the city’s tax base.

Tuesday’s public session was the first since 2014 on the project. The city spent nearly $500,000 in 2012 to study what an overhaul of the interchange would entail.

The result was slow moving from there.

Aside from removing one of the unsafe Whitman overpasses, a complete redesign was delayed in light of other downtown projects such as the UW Sports Factory and the Amerock Embassy Suites.

“To understand why this has taken so long, we have to go back to the beginning,

when there was a concept released that as not fully baked,” Carter said. “It was leaked to the public, so a lot of people grabbed a hold of it and spent a lot time addressing it, and whether the public wanted a connection to Rural Street.”

Right now, southbound traffic has no access to Rural, which ends at Longwood Street. There, eastbound cars can go north to Highway 251, or cross Longwood westbound onto the Whitman Street Bridge.

“We took all of that information and pretty much scrapped that initial plan and started from scratch,” Carter said.

“We started putting together what would become what is being presented today.”

The new plan calls for possible connections to Rural Street at Longwood including bike and pedestrian routes.

The next step after the public input stage is for aldermen to build a design into their

capital improvement plan. It would then make its way through the channels of city council. Carter said he would rather see leaders decide on a plan as soon as possible to avoid further delays.

“When aldermen say, ‘Go,’ we don’t want to have a five-year process,” he said. “We want to have plans that are ready.”

And Morrissey says he’s ready to pitch in when needed.

“If it comes down to it, I’ll be down there to fill my allowed three minutes of speaking time at council to make sure the city knows how important this project really is.”

Managing E ditor Shane Nichol son contributed to this report.

To see the city’s complete vision of the Whitman Interchange overhaul, see the story on our website at RockRiverTimes.com.

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The more than 850 school districts in Illinois together shelled out more than $1 billion on administrative costs in fiscal year 2014, one of the highest levels of any state in the union, the Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council reported this month.

The finding suggests to some education reformers that the funds now going to top-heavy school districts would be better directed into the classroom, especially if the administration of the districts could be streamlined through consolidation or reorganization.

Illinois school districts spend on average $518 per student for general administrative purposes, the second highest average in the nation, according to the planning council, an independent, nonpartisan organization.

The figures are based on Census Bureau data.

And more than 200 Illinois districts serve just a single school, the study found, suggesting that the state can reap rewards from merging districts to reduce the administrative girth and perhaps cut pension outlays in the future as a side benefit.

“It seems intuitive that bigger districts would be more e�cient than smaller, able to achieve economies of scale with fewer administrators per student,” Neal McCluskey, the director of the Washington-based Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom, said in an email to Illinois News Network.

The Metropolitan Planning Council research found that by cutting school administrative spending to the national average, $210 per pupil annually, the districts could save $460 million per year.

But McCluskey said such savings projections can be elusive, since larger districts can become more bureaucratic than smaller ones and more distant from local taxpayers.

He pointed to one study done by the

Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan that found the most e�cient school district size would be 2,900 students.

By contrast, the average Illinois school district has below 2,400 students.

“Based on the model developed for this paper, the most cost-e�ective size for school districts in Michigan is roughly 2,900 students,” the Mackinac Center study found. “Both smaller and larger districts are likely to spend more per pupil, other things being equal.”

A report by the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission in February also found fault with the overall school district structure in Illinois.

“The sheer number of school districts in Illinois makes for system ine�ciencies and contributes to the inequity within the state,” the commission said. “Existing consolidation incentives and initiatives have been underfunded and have often focused on rural school districts rather than consolidating dual school districts into single-unit districts.”

Any top-down e�ort to consolidate and streamline school districts, however, would likely face some resistance. The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) favors district reorganization or consolidation e�orts only when they’re intended to improve educational performance, rather than being based only on enrollment numbers or geography.

“Further, the IASB shall oppose any future attempts by the legislature, governor and/or State Board of Education to mandate, by statute or rules and regulations, the reorganization and consolidation of school districts,” an association statement emailed to Illinois News Network said.

“Reorganization and consolidation studies should be initiated by local citizens.”

James Russell, associate executive director of the association, said e�orts to consolidate school districts based solely on a quest for e�ciencies of scale would not make sense. That’s because districts

have di�ering tax bases, demographics, transportation issues and salary schedules.

“It’s complicated, and it should be complicated because it’s a serious and important decision to make,” Russell said.

He also emphasized that the current process of consolidating or reorganizing districts involves a detailed process of building a case for it at the community level.

“We think it’s best that you leave that decision to local school boards and local taxpayers,” Russell said.

The association also opposes the creation of financial incentives for consolidation based only on a desired school district size or “organization pattern.”

Still, according to Illinois State Board of Education statistics, the districts have been plugging away at the consolidation process for decades. In 1983, the state had 1,008 school districts, but through a small but steady number of successful consolidations and reorganizations, that number dropped to 853 by 2016.

And the Board of Education does grant school districts funding to carry out feasibility studies for school district consolidations, Jackie Matthews, a board spokeswoman, told Illinois News Network, but that’s done on a first-come, first-served basis.

Under the current system, consolidation e�orts can be spearheaded by grass-roots citizen e�orts or through the initiatives of school boards. Ultimately, to be successful, consolidations must be approved by a majority of the a�ected voters.

Opponents of past school district consolidation e�orts have argued that funds saved by eliminating top administrator positions through unification e�orts will be o�set by the increased funding needed to equalize teacher salaries and possible expansion of existing administration buildings in resized districts.

But supporters of consolidation point to studies such as one released by University of Chicago and Harvard University researchers in 2008 that found combining school districts can reduce dropout rates, boost student attendance and increase overall student earnings when they reach the workforce.

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Tech chief’s memberships cost $208K No budget, no problem for Rauner’s technology czar

By John O’Connor AP Political Writer

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner’s technology czar has contracted to spend $208,000 in tax dollars for two professional memberships even though the state is without a budget and is billions of dollars in debt, according to documents obtained

by The Associated Press.

Hardik Bhatt, the $145,000-a-year secretary of the Department of Innovation and Technology, has had a $50,000 annual membership in the Chief Information Officer Leadership Council of the Virginiabased executive-assistance organization CEB Inc. since 2015. He’s also approved a $29,000 subscription and annual renewal for his agency, known as DoIT, with CEB’s Risk Leadership Council.

DoIT, an agency created by executive order shortly after Republican Rauner took office in January 2015, is responsible for upgrading Illinois’ digital technology infrastructure, providing statewide computer and telecommunications and oversight, improving cyber security, more precise management of the state’s $1 billion investment portfolio, and making services for taxpayers easier to access.

DoIT spokeswoman Jennifer Schultz said the membership and subscription are “strategic investments” to help the state improve on an “outdated, inefficient” and unsafe system.

“These groups provide guidance and research to states and Fortune 500 companies,” Schultz said in a prepared statement.

“The benefit to Illinois is to learn and implement best practices in organization design, cyber-security, IT governance

Hardik Bhatt, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s technology czar, has contracted to spend $208,000 in tax dollars for two professional memberships while the state has operated with no budget. and other areas to help us avoid making the same mistakes the state has made previously in IT.” But t he ex penditures frustrated Rep. Fred Crespo, chairman of the House Appropriations-General Services Committee, which was scheduled to hear testimony about DoIT’s budget Tuesday.

The Hoffman Estates Democrat blamed it partly on the fact that DoIT was created

by Rauner and is not subject to legislative oversight.

Crespo said he’s troubled that money is spent on these services when the two-year budget stalemate between Rauner and

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Democrats controlling the General Assembly has meant millions of dollars in cuts to human-service providers and higher education.

“We’re trying to connect the dots, figure out how much money is being spent” by DoIT, Crespo said. “These social service providers, universities that are dying, why are spending money on new computers at the expense of all these families, all these students, all people hurting. Tell me how that makes sense?”

A spokeswoman for CEB Inc. did not respond to a request for comment. The contract for the risk leadership council says membership provides “proven best practices, research and insight, peer benchmarks, decision and diagnostic tools, executive networking, advisory support and live and online learning events.”

Although the state had chief information officers prior to DoIT’s birth, there is no evidence of membership or subscription payments to CEB for several years prior to 2015.

Crespo noted that after GOP Comptroller Leslie Munger was defeated in a special election in November, she transferred $71 million from general revenue funds to specially earmarked accounts that in large part benefited DoIT. The membership money is out of one of them, a fund for “data processing and informational services.”

Bhatt’s $50,000 leadership council memberships were paid for 2016 and 2017, as was one year of the risk-group membership. But Munger’s replacement, Democrat Susana Mendoza, who has sparred with Rauner over spending, particularly for DoIT, has not paid one year of each membership, totaling $79,000.

Mendoza has held up payment while seeking answers general questions from DoIT on its initiatives. But the state is ultimately obligated to pay it because Bhatt signed contracts.

“This type of waste of tax dollars is why I will always demand accountability and transparency from every state agency,” Mendoza said in a statement released to the AP Monday. “Right now we could use an extra $200,000 for services for children, seniors and people who need help,” Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights, the Republican spokesman on the House general services appropriations panel, said the CEB benefits sound like they’d be helpful to technology chiefs for Fortune 500 companies or other large corporations but wondered whether there are many public-sector members.

“It’s a significant amount of money and it begs the question, is there a significant amount of benefit?” Harris asked. “Are there benefits being provided that are available in more public forums that don’t cost $50,000?”

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Monmouth receives $20M anonymous gift

An anonymous couple has pledged $20 million to a small liberal arts college in western Illinois.

A Monday statement from Monmouth College says it’s the largest such gift in the school’s 164-year-old history. It’ll boost an endowment now at $100 million and will be used, among other things, to increase scholarships.

Monmouth President Clarence R. Wyatt said the donors are longtime supporters of the college “because they know the difference it makes in young people’s lives.” He said they also understood that a bigger endowment “helps the college to chart its own path with greater confidence and ambition.”

About 1,200 students are enrolled at Monmouth College in the town of Monmouth, about 10 miles west of Galesburg.

Friends, family hired under ex-governor

A new report by a court-appointed watchdog charged with looking into patronage hiring at the Illinois transportation department details how friends and relatives of top Democrats were hired under former Gov. Pat Quinn, even as many had little or no experience.

The findings released Monday are the result of an inquiry that began in 2014 after a federal judge assigned a lawyer to dig into hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The move followed an report earlier that year from then-state Executive Inspector General Ricardo Meza, who found improper hiring began under ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich but accelerated under Quinn.

At issue were hundreds of people hired into “staff assistant” positions after administration officials bypassed strict personnel rules aimed at stopping politics from influencing Illinois hiring.

Court monitor Noelle Brennan said Quinn’s office “played a key role in the staff assistant abuse at IDOT.” Quinn’s former chief of staff, Ryan Croke, said he had to “respectfully disagree” with the report’s conclusions.

State Fair foundation seeks ‘Illinoisan of the Day’ nominees

Officials with the Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation said this week they are seeking nominees for the “Illinoisan of the Day” award.

The nonprofit organization that supports the fair will spotlight ten individuals each day of the fair, which takes place Aug. 10-20.

Nominees have to be at least 25 years old and should be involved in youth programs, service activities, agricultural groups and a dedication to volunteerism and community service.

Winners will be contacted by phone and announced at an annual event for the foundation on July 15.

To nominate someone, visit the foundation’s website at statefairmuseum.org . The deadline to nominate someone is June 24.

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CONTRACT WITH THE COMMUNITY

7. Improve student outcomes.

BY JOHN GUEVARA CONTRIBUTOR

WITH SHANE NICHOLSON MANAGING EDITOR

In February, we introduced our “Contract with the Community,” a 10 item list of simple reforms and ideas intended to bring about a more open, honest and transparent government. Over the coming weeks, we will explore in-depth each of those 10 items. This week, we look at No. 8, “Improve student outcomes.”

It is our hope that at the conclusion of this process, your leaders in local and state government will commit to signing this contract with their constituents and strive to uphold its values.

Below is our complete proposed Contract with the Community, but we would love your input.

Email us at contact@rockrivertimes.com with your ideas for how we can better improve this document and, we hope, better improve our government.

1. Transform government processes. There is too much opportunity for public officials to acquire power and use it to allocate privilege. Transforming the process exposes the back rooms to the light of day. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Open government is the right of the people.

2. Transparent budgeting. Budget processes should be well documented and easily accessible. Budget discussions should be comprehensive. Everything should be published openly, well in advance of any vote, for the public to digest.

3. Reasonable tax burden. Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society. Make sure the burden is not beyond what people can bear.

4. Maximize efficiency. Government should always err on the side of saving tax dollars by improving performance, increasing labor output and automating processes to save labor costs. A better system delivers better service for taxpayers.

5. Grow the local economy. Any initiative to spur economic growth should be well researched, planned, and openly discussed with information readily available to the public throughout the entire process. The public should know of any risks to raise taxes.

6. Safer streets. Understand the needs of the police force and the needs of the community. Tax dollars are not the only answer. Law enforcement must continue to partner with the community (churches, religious institutions, etc; neighborhood associations; community centers; etc.) to identify and mitigate risk factors.

7. End culture of corruption. People trust a government that is open and honest. Pass resolutions opposing nepotism and cronyism. Define positions in local ordinance or state statute and publish the qualifications. Ensure politicians are abiding by all campaign laws and regulations. Publish labor contracts upon approval and make them easily available to the public.

8. Improve student outcomes. Improve graduation rates.

Improve the quality of the graduate. Identify areas where respective public bodies can partner with other public bodies and with the community to improve outcomes.

9. Increase community health. Improved health means better quality lives, with less tax costs and more tax revenues. Identify the areas where the respective public body can partner with other public bodies and with the community to improve outcomes.

10. Adopt best practices when available and blaze new trails where no best practices are found. Sometimes other governments get it right. Mirror what they do well. When there isn’t a model to follow, make your own.

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education.

e hear it every election season: in some way shape or form, candidates talk about

From the infamous Bush-ism, “Is our children learning?” to Obama’s, “Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future,” education remains a staple political issue.

During the 2016 campaign, Robert Pondiscio wrote for U.S. News and World Report about a new public opinion poll that showed “support for reform staples like charter schools, testing and accountability, merit pay for teachers, and tax credits to fund scholarships for low-income children.”

At the local level, two Rockford school district teachers, Bill Rose and Jonathan Loggerman, were elected to the City Council and take their new seats Monday.

If a silver bullet issue exists in politics, it is education.

Improving education increases income by improving workforce skills, and it reduces crime and the rate of teenage pregnancies.

Liberals embracing the position of teachers’ unions clamor for higher pay and big benefits. Some, like former Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for President Hillary Clinton, embrace charter schools.

Scandinavian countries like Finland are touted for their academic rankings over the United States and for paying teachers considerably more. In a 2011 article titled “Why are Finland’s Schools Successful?” Lynell Hancock points out that Finnish teachers have a “Whatever it takes attitude,” and that they are selected from the “top 10 percent” of the nation’s graduates – and are required to earn Master’s degrees in education.

Conservatives call for more local control over wage increases beyond cost of living increases, and benefits packages similar to those available to taxpayers.

Neal Macluskey writes about the Andrew Coulson

documentary School Inc. in and article, “Want Better Education? Try School Inc.” for the Cato Institute. In it, he notes how the documentary uncovers the e�ect of profit motive on educational attainment in countries that also outrank the U.S., like South Korea.

“Freedom, including the ability to make a profit, is crucial to having an education system that works well for children right now, and achieves dynamic, continuous improvement. That is the conclusion Andrew Coulson reached in his studies of education through time and space, and it is what he makes clear in ‘School Inc.’” Further critics has called for a reduction in administrative and bureaucratic costs in school systems. In a report in this week’s edition (Page 6), the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), a Chicago-based non-profit group of business and civic leaders, shows that Illinois spends more than $1 billion on administrative costs across its more than 850 school districts.

The report highlights more than 200 districts in the state serving only a single school. Calls for consolidation in the number of school districts have led to nearly 15 percent decrease in the total across the state since the early 1980s, but some feel that Illinois should push on further in its fight against bureaucratic bloat in education systems.

“The sheer number of school districts in Illinois makes for system ine�ciencies and contributes to the inequity within the state,” the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission wrote in February. “Existing consolidation incentives and initiatives have been underfunded and have often focused on rural school districts rather than consolidating dual school districts into single-unit districts.”

Statewide, education groups are not necessarily hesitant to push for consolidation, but they argue that such maneuvers must be made at the local level and not in the top-down edict from Springfield.

Winnebago County currently supports 14 school district bodies, meaning 14 di�erent administrations to be paid out of taxpayer funds from the various cities and towns.

MPC estimates that statewide, Illinois schools could

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION SPENDING PER PUPIL Source, U.S. Census Bureau

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Challengethe thechess chess grandmaster! save more than $450 million in costs by reaching the national average of administrative spend-per-student of $210.

Without diving too deep into the costs of RPS 205, should the current statewide administrative expense of $518 per student cited by MPC hold up, reaching that national average would mean a further $8.5 million that could be spent in Rockford’s classrooms. And that figure could be on the low side given that the MPC study found districts with a higher percentage of low-income students spent up to $650 on administrative costs for each pupil.

Additionally this week, we have a chance to review a new study by The Hamilton Project, a subgroup of the Brookings Institute, called “Improving Student Outcomes, Restoring America’s Education Potential” and apply the findings to our Contract with the Community.

The study reports that student performance has remained flat since the 1970’s, while expenditures have doubled (in real dollars). We are also spending “$3000 more per student than other developed countries” in the academic rankings.

The study examines long term goals to fundamentally change the structure of public education for the better and simpler short term strategies that can be implemented in the interim.

Contrary to widely held belief, the study contends that more schools are not the answer. There are things that charter schools like the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) and the Harlem Children’s Zone do well that should be expanded, both in other charter schools and throughout the public system.

Success factors for charter schools include changes to the length of the school day, and even the length of the school year. Some are strict about addressing behavioral issues; others include strong emphasis on math and reading development and tailor public schools and other charters to meet local needs.

The Hamilton Project study suggests that the successful charters should be identified and researched in greater depth to isolate and identify the benefits of each success factor.

The greatest fundamental change the study proposes is in the recruitment and retention of effective teachers: “To make sure the most effective teachers are in

the classroom, policymakers could focus on making teacher pay more competitive with pay in other sectors, removing unnecessary barriers to teaching, and aligning compensation practices with the goal of improving student achievement.”

The study argues that college GPA, teacher certification programs, and graduate degrees are poor signals of teacher effectiveness. Furthermore, the study criticizes teacher tenure and pension plans as poor mechanisms for retaining the most effective teachers.

The authors suggest changing the current system to attract effective teachers and to measure that effectiveness.

Effectiveness can be gauged using “tests that measure the skills children should learn – tests that are not easily corrupted when teacher performance pay is based on them,” and through observation studies designed specifically to identify teacher effectiveness.

More immediate short term changes include reducing classroom size; increasing the number of preschools; expanding nutrition options for students; summer school for struggling students; and economic incentives for reading. The last option was deemed more as effective and significantly more affordable than summer school.

A surprisingly ineffective measure was technological innovations beyond Internet and standard computer access.

The study provides a path forward.

We need to emulate successful charter schools and improve upon the successes of the public school system. We need to reform the way we recruit and retain teachers. And we need to act in the short term by adding preschools, exploring incentives, summer schooling, nutrition options, and reduced classroom size.

If education really is the silver bullet, public officials should seriously consider every option available to improve outcomes. This is all hands on deck time.

The needle has scarcely moved in almost half a century and we think that should change.

It is time to put aside partisan blinders, and commit to policies that work. It is time to rise from ideological entrenchments and march hand in hand to pursue a reformation. It is time for Lazarus to come forth. It is time for a permanent revolution. Are you in?

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LOCAL

Sidewalk bikes a clear threat

It’s not just bicyclists treading on walkways; it’s motorized scooters and more causing problems for Rockford’s pedestrians.

BY JIM HAGERTY CONTRIBUTOR

ROCKFORD – Deborah AmbroseMcDonald intended on returning home from her shift at a Beloit restaurant last May. Instead, the 58-year-old took her last breath at a local hospital after being hit by a bicyclist.

The crash happened at around 1 p.m., May 6, 2016, when the 18-year-old rider plowed into her. She died a day later.

The teen was fined $187 for operating a bicycle in a prohibited place. That place

was a sidewalk in front of shops, cafes and on-street parking spaces.

In other words, he was riding in an area reserved for pedestrians, according to city ordinance – and common sense practices we learn as youths: sidewalks are for pedestrians; bicycles share the road with automobiles.

In Rockford, there are similar laws to the Beloit ordinance, and according to one merchant the potential for similar incidents.

Rockford Code of Ordinances Sec. 16-77

prohibits cyclists age 16 and older from riding on sidewalks located within business districts. That includes walkways in front of downtown businesses, an area similar to where Ambrose-McDonald was killed.

“The City Council, Public Works (Department) and the police need to be proactive and change what is a very dangerous situation for pedestrians, restaurateurs and retailers,” said Rockford business owner Jim Phelps.

Phelps and his wife, Janet, own Phoenix Traders at 215 7th St. and said he sees cyclists ignoring the law often. An avid cyclist, Phelps said while he spots violators in all parts of the city. A spate of sidewalk riders can be found along the East State Street corridor near City Hall and the concentration of mixed-use development that lines both sides of the road.

And it’s not just bicycles rolling down Rockford’s sidewalks. Some have taken to riding motorized bikes and scooters on crowded pedestrian walkways.

“It is quite clear that the moment a grandmother comes to see her granddaughter play volleyball at the UW Sports Factory and is run over by a bicycle, motorized bicycle or minibike that are being used illegally in our business districts on sidewalks – it will be the last time a sports team will be coming to our city because we are already well known for being one of the most dangerous cities in the nation,” Phelps said.

He said it isn’t the first time he has voiced his concern. He has addressed the issue twice in front of aldermen, and said individual meetings with city o�cials have still not yielded the results he said he was promised.

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“I was trying to convince the city council that to be successful in creating a café culture downtown, we need to enforce our ordinance,” he said. “To do that, they need to put up the signs the former city attorney promised and to start a public campaign to enforce the law, along with working with media to get the message out.”

A campaign is in the works, Rockford Police Public Information O�cer Kimberly Bruce said. Starting next month, the city will use a series of public service announcements literature about bicycle safety and Rockford’s rules.

At the same time, the city plans to continue expanding its bike-friendly areas as it works to create a path along Spring Creek and open up new riding areas through the Whitman Street interchange corridor.

Currently, those caught operating a bicycle illegally on Rockford business district sidewalk can be fined as much as $500.

According to state law, bicycles are allowed on sidewalks in areas where local ordinances do not prohibit them. A person riding on a sidewalk must yield the right of way to pedestrians and give verbal warning before passing.

In addition, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 5912 into law last year. It grants bicyclists the same rights as drivers of motor vehicles and requires riders to follow the same rules of the road.

To sum, say supporters, you can’t operate a car on the sidewalk, so why would you operate your bicycle on one? Rockford, in its continued attempt to rejuvenate downtown, will force itself to ask that very question.

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Library Redux

A 5-year project to raze, replace

By Jim Hagerty Contributor

DOWNTOWN – Building a new Rockford Public Library downtown will be a five-year project, but worth the wait, officials say.

Lynn Stainbook was living in Green Bay, heading up the Brown County Library in 2011, when ComEd discovered the downtown library was sitting on top of coal tar, residue left by the manufactured gas plant that operated on the site in the 1800s.

When she began her job as CEO of the Rockford Public Library in 2014, remediation plans, as well as those to redevelop the building, were in the works. Last week, both the city the library board gave green lights to an entirely different plan.

Exelon-owned ComEd has agreed to spend $33 million on a multi-dimensional plan to move the operation to a temporary location, razing the 114-year-old library, removing tons of coal tar and building a new, state-of-the-art facility in its place.

Initial plans were to drill into the foundation to clean up the tar underneath the building with hopes of saving the structure.

Those plans were later scrapped because drilling would have resulted in structural problems requiring potential additions and forced staff evacuations.

Nixed also was an attempt for historic status because the library’s original structure had been altered over the years.

“The problem was that the building just doesn’t function as a 21st-century-library,” Stainbrook said. “It functions more as a library of the 1960s. I am anxious for it to start.”

Razing the building will allow direct access to containers containing the coal.

Demolition and remediation of the site is expected to take about two years, Stainbrook said.

Meanwhile, the library will move to 214 N. Church St., the former Montgomery Ward building that most recently was used as the Winnebago County Resource Intervention Center. Before that, it was a satellite jail.

Exelon will pay $33 million to raze and replace the current Rockford Public Library on N. Wyman Street. A temporary Church Street location, left, will house the system’s flagship library while the project is completed. Photos, RPL & File

Renovations are expected to take several months; the building will be named the Hart Interim Library, after Albert E. Hart, who built the location for Montgomery Ward in 1929. It will be put up for sale when the new library opens. That should

be around 2022.

Stainbrook said the facility will offer amenities common to modern libraries like writing rooms, meeting areas, tech-heavy programs and social services.

“We want it to be flexible so we can

change with the needs of the community,” she said.

The facility is expected to span approximately 70,000 square feet.

“It’s great for the community,” ComEd External Affairs Manager George Gaulrapp said. “Seven years was a long time, but (negotiations) were very productive.

Everyone got along well. The library board, the city and the community all reached a common goal, and they get to keep the library downtown. Rockford has a lot of things going for it.”

The Rockford Public Library sits were Rockford Gas Light and Coke made gas from 1857 to 1898. The operation was moved to Avon Street in 1899. The city bought the Wyman Street property in 1902, and the library was built a year later on top of the underground tar containers.

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Commentary

Racking up junk status

By Rich Miller

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ongratulations, everybody!

Illinois now has five public universities with junk bond credit ratings. That has to be some kind of record.

Last week, S&P Global Ratings lowered the credit score of both Southern Illinois University and Western Illinois University into junk bond status. Eastern, Northeastern and Governor’s State were already in junk bond territory and their ratings were lowered even further last week. The University of Illinois, the state’s flagship, was also downgraded to just three notches above junk status and, like all the other universities, put on a “credit watch with negative implications,” meaning it could be downgraded again within the next 90 days.

All of the downgrade reports noted that none of the universities have received any funds since their partial “stopgap” appropriation in June of last year. The reports also seemed to advocate for another stopgap funding bill this fiscal year.

For instance, while noting in the U of I’s report that a stopgap had been passed last year to cover the first six months of

this fiscal year, S&P went on to write: “the state has yet to pass a budget for fiscal 2017 and has not conclusively communicated plans for stop-gap funding to support the state’s public higher education institutions.”

As you may know, Gov. Bruce Rauner and his legislative Republicans are adamantly opposed to another temporary stopgap budget that would use existing special state funds that are currently piling up in bank accounts to help out struggling universities, college students and human service providers and recipients.

Their argument is that distributing the money would take the pressure off everyone to pass a real budget with the governor’s demanded reforms. At the same time, Rauner and GOP legislators want to take state employees out of the “pressure” equation with a continuing appropriation, which means those salaries would essentially be funded throughout eternity. But since the lack of funding for social services and higher education over the past two years hasn’t spurred anyone in Springfield to action, it might be that only an actual government shutdown after state employees can’t come to work will actually move the needle.

“If state operating appropriations are received in fiscal 2017,” S&P declared in its SIU downgrade report, “we will incorporate the impact of those appropriations at that time,” suggesting that some money thrown at the universities via a stopgap plan could forestall another immediate ratings downgrade.

Junk status means many investment institutions, like pension funds, cannot buy those bonds. So, while the state hobbles the universities by refusing to make full appropriations, it’s also undermining their ability to borrow at semi-reasonable rates. Speculators looking for relatively high returns on bonds that have to be repaid will gladly buy those bonds and rake in the dough.

Meanwhile, precious dollars that the universities cannot afford to spend have to be used to make higher interest payments. It’s a horrific fiscal cycle and, in our case, it’s completely man-made.

It could take our universities a decade or more to recover from these body blows. At the very least, we need a stopgap budget now and then a full, “real” budget before the beginning of next fiscal year.

The governor is currently running all over the state proclaiming to anyone who

will listen that a deal is “very close.” He said at an Elk Grove Village event last week that “a big comprehensive package” was being prepared. Democrats say they have no idea what he’s talking about.

Rauner had better be right because, even though the Democratic Party has its own dirty hands here, the governor is the state’s chief executive, so he will wear the jacket for failure. He’s come up with excuse after excuse for more than two years now for why he can’t get a budget passed, or even why he won’t propose his own balanced budget. No more.

And if you dig a little deeper at those S&P reports, you’ll see that the ratings agency had some very specific warnings for state government as well.

Illinois’ credit rating is just barely above junk status. And S&P warned in several of its downgrades that the universities could be in for a “multinotch downgrade” if the state’s rating is lowered. Another downgrade report warned that there was “at least a one-intwo likelihood of a rating change within the next 90 days,” more than implying that action against the state’s credit rating could happen soon.

Read Rich Miller’s daily dispatches from Springfield at capitolfax.com.

Oberweis’ bill imperils public’s right to know

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issemination of information to citizens through publication of public notices protects the public’s right to know.

Through public notices, units of government inform the public about what they are doing or proposing which, in turn, helps the pubic effectively engage in the democratic process. The cost for public notices is minimal to each unit of government, usually less than a tenth of a percent of the budget.

Legislation that took effect 5 years ago goes further. The Illinois Legislature unanimously approved a bill requiring newspapers to post all public notices they print on a public, free-access centralized website at no additional cost to government. That website is PublicNoticeIllinois.com (PNI).

The system works well. Newspapers disseminate public notices and then certify that governments have complied with public notice laws. The public is

served efficiently, in print and online.

However, some people want to change it.

Senate Bill 2032 would allow units of government to bypass publishing notices in local newspapers and, instead, post public notices on their own websites or on a state-run website.

State Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove, introduced the bill in February; a Senate committee is reviewing it.

Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti is a strong supporter; a task force she headed issued a report in December 2015 that favors the concept of “modernizing public notices.”

Frankly, we are appalled by their cavalier attitude toward public notices and government transparency.

As a respected, independent third party, newspapers reliably transmit this information in print and online.

Newspapers for centuries have played a key role in the legal process of public notices by publishing, certifying and

archiving them. It’s a long proven process.

By contrast, government is unreliable.

The Citizens Advocacy Center reviewed Illinois local governments’ track record for posting notices online in three basic areas - public meeting notices, public meeting agendas, and approved minutes from public meetings - as required by law through the Open Meetings Act. Of more than 750 websites surveyed, only 73 percent of governments complied with posting meeting notices, 57 percent complied with posting an agenda, and a mere 48 percent complied with posting approved meeting minutes.

That’s unacceptable.

What can the public expect if local governments bypass newspapers and post public notices online?

The same dismal record of noncompliance and lawbreaking.

That would be a terrible blow to

transparency.

We are unconvinced that public notices, if placed only on government-controlled websites, would have anything close to the same readership they have now.

Senate Bill 2032 is a radical departure from the proven public notice system that all other states use.

Government would inevitably become less transparent, especially for people who aren’t online.

And the public’s right to know, rather than being protected, would be diminished.

Politicians like Oberweis and Sanguinetti ought to know better. They should realize that public notices in Illinois were “modernized” more than 5 years ago through legislation establishing the centralized website, which is PNI. The bill should be defeated.

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100 days of threats

By Jennifer Mercieca The Conversation

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resident Donald Trump threatens people a lot. He menaces, he bullies and then he explains his words away.

As a scholar of American political rhetoric, I have paid close attention to Trump’s use of words. In particular, I’ve focused on something called ad baculum – or threats. Ad baculum is Latin for “appeal to the stick.” Demagogues typically use threats to prevent their opponents from thinking critically. Threats are useful because they are difficult to question or argue against.

As a presidential candidate, Trump frequently used threats in combination with another rhetorical figure of speech – paralipsis. Paralipsis is Greek for “to leave to the side” or, more colloquially, “I’m not saying, I’m just saying.” This combination allowed Trump to threaten and also not threaten at the same time – a threat with a wink that meant that he maybe didn’t mean it and shouldn’t be held accountable.

Candidate Trump was certainly menacing, but it was sometimes difficult to judge whether to take his threats either literally or seriously.

Trump has stopped using the “wink” of paralipsis since he became president.

His threats are now more explicit, but just as hard to interpret.

Candidate Trump, a threat with a wink

For an example of candidate Trump using ad baculum threats with the wink of paralipsis, consider the case of Trump’s comments during a campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky in March 2016. Numerous protesters interrupted Trump. In response, Trump menaced, “Get ‘em out of here.” He then looked on as members of the crowd forcibly removed protesters.

The protesters have filed a legal complaint against Trump alleging they were assaulted as a result of his speech.

They argue, “Each time he said ‘Get them out,’ Trump intended for his supporters to use unwanted, harmful physical force to remove protesters.”

But, did he?

As the crowd began removing the protesters, Trump said: “And don’t hurt ‘em. If I say ‘Go get ‘em,’ I get in trouble with the press, the most dishonest human beings in the world. If I say ‘Don’t hurt

‘em,’ then the press says Trump isn’t as tough as he used to be, can you believe? So, you can’t win with these people.”

Trump’s lawyers attempted to take advantage of the plausible deniability of the paralipsis, arguing that “Mr. Trump explicitly said, ‘Don’t hurt them.’ Thus, even if some causal link could be inferred between Mr. Trump’s call to have the protesters removed and the actions of three people in the crowd, Mr. Trump’s directive not to harm anyone severed the connection.”

That’s the wink that made candidate Trump’s words difficult to judge.

A federal judge has ruled that it was “plausible” that Trump either intended to incite riot or did incite riot at the Louisville rally. The judge’s ruling means that the case can now go to trial. At issue, presumably, will be whether or not the rally crowd should have taken Trump’s threat seriously.

President Trump, just the threats As president, Trump still holds rallies, but he seems to have lost much of the joy that he had as a candidate. His language is less ironic, as befits a president, perhaps, but it is also darker and even more menacing.

One thing that President Trump hasn’t moved away from is his use of ad baculum, or threats, to silence his opposition.

Consider these examples: In January, President-Elect Trump threatened Toyota with higher taxes:

“Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.”

In February, President Trump threatened to withhold federal funds from U.C. Berkeley: “If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?” In March, President Trump threatened the Republican Party Freedom Caucus with a 2018 election fight: “The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!”

And, this month, President Trump threatened North Korea: “North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A.” Now that he has the power to carry out his threats, he uses their coercive power more directly. There’s still some ambiguity about whether he’ll follow through, but the threats themselves are more directly stated.

Understanding Trump’s threats

It’s noteworthy when a political leader uses ad baculum threats because they are themselves a form of violence and anti-democratic.

For example, Adolf Hitler used threats of force strategically to silence opposition. He described his technique in “Mein Kampf”: “It was simply stated that we

were the masters of the meeting, that consequently we had the authority, and that everyone who would dare to make only so much as one interrupting shout, would mercilessly be thrown out by the same door by which he had come in. That further we had to reject all responsibility for [the safety of] such a fellow.”

Trump obviously isn’t Hitler, but threats – whether used by totalitarians or by presidents – are always coercion.

Threats are anti-democratic. As philosopher Hannah Arendt notes, they are force, not persuasion: “to command rather than persuade, were pre-political ways to deal with people.” Arendt wrote that such threats relied upon “uncontested, despotic powers.”

As Trump concludes his first 100 days in office, he struggles with public opinion that sees him as either ineffective or as untrustworthy. A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found that only 41 percent of Americans think that Trump has the right judgment to serve effectively as president. Only 38 percent of Americans think that he has the right personality and temperament, and just 43 percent of Americans think that Trump can be trusted in a crisis.

Not only are Trump’s threats coercive and anti-democratic, but, as it turns out, they aren’t very effective in helping him to get his agenda passed. Perhaps President Trump might find that he can accomplish more in office if he begins to persuade, rather than threaten, his opposition.

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Nation

Lawmakers suggest Flynn broke US law

By Chad Day & Stephen Braun Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, appeared to violate federal law when he failed to seek permission or inform the U.S. government about accepting tens of thousands of dollars from Russian organizations after a trip there in 2015, leaders of a House oversight committee said Tuesday.

The congressmen also raised new questions about fees Flynn received as part of $530,000 in consulting work his company performed for a businessman tied to Turkey’s government.

The bipartisan accusations that Flynn may have broken the law come as his foreign contacts are being examined by other congressional committees as part of investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and potential ties between Trump associates and the Kremlin. Congress returned earlier this week from its spring recess, and Tuesday’s announcements reflected renewed interest on Capitol Hill.

Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said they saw no evidence that Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, properly disclosed foreign payments he received to military officials or on his security clearance paperwork. Flynn, who headed the military’s top intelligence agency, was Trump’s national security adviser until he was fired in February.

Among the payments in question was more than $33,000 that Flynn received in 2015 from the Russia Today television network, which has been described by U.S. intelligence officials as a propaganda front for Russia’s government.

“That money needs to be recovered,” said Chaffetz, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Chaffetz said Flynn was obligated as a retired Army officer to request permission from both the Defense and State departments about prospective foreign government payments before he received them. “There was nothing in the data to show that Gen. Flynn complied with the law,” Chaffetz said.

Cummings said Flynn’s failure to formally report the Russian payments on his security clearance paperwork amounted to concealment of the money, which could be prosecuted as a felony.

Flynn’s attorney, Robert Kelner, said Flynn reported his plans to travel to Russia to his former agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and he briefed officials there after he returned. Kelner declined to answer questions about whether Flynn properly disclosed the payments.

The congressmen spoke after reviewing classified documents regarding Flynn that were provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency. They were also briefed by agency officials. The congressmen declined to describe in detail the materials they reviewed. But Cummings said the documents

were “extremely troubling” and he urged the administration to declassify them.

Chaffetz and Cummings said they planned to write to the comptroller of the Army and the Defense Department’s inspector general for a final determination as to whether Flynn broke the law and whether the government needs to pursue criminal charges and seek to recover the payments Flynn received.

Cummings also criticized the White House for refusing to turn over documents the committee requested about Flynn’s foreign contacts during his three-week stint as national security adviser. In response to a letter to White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, an administration official told the committee that documents relating to those contacts likely contained classified and other sensitive information, weren’t relevant to the committee’s investigation and could not be turned over.

“T hat is si mply unaccept able,” Cummings said.

At the White House, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the committee’s request for Flynn’s security clearance information was referred to the Defense Department, which turned over documents. He said the White House did not release a detailed list of Flynn’s contacts with foreign officials, a request he dismissed as “outlandish.”

Spicer said that the president was confident in his decision to fire Flynn in February on grounds that Flynn had misled the vice president about a conversation he had with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.

during the transition. Spicer declined to say whether the White House believed Flynn had violated the law. He said the conduct occurred before Flynn was appointed national security adviser in January.

Kelner, Flynn’s attorney, said in a statement that Flynn briefed the Defense Intelligence Agency about the 2015 Moscow event organized by the Russia Today news organization. Flynn had led the spy agency until 2014, when he was forced to retire by the Obama administration.

During his briefings, Flynn “answered any questions that were posed by DIA concerning the trip,” Kelner said.

A spokesman for the Defense Intelligence Agency, Jim Kudla, has said Flynn briefed the agency in advance about his trip to Moscow “in accordance with standard security clearance procedures.” A spokesman for Flynn has said that Flynn also disclosed the RT trip when he last came up for a security clearance review in January 2016.

Chaffetz and Cummings said the documents they reviewed showed no evidence Flynn asked permission for the payments or later detailed the amounts he received to military authorities. Chaffetz added that while “it would be a bit strong to say that Flynn flat-out lied,” he should have sought and received permission before accepting any foreign government payments.

Both Cummings and Chaffetz said the committee’s investigation into Flynn’s foreign payments includes examining consulting work he did for a Turkish businessman last year.

Trump to order review of national monuments

By Jill Colvin & Matthew Daly Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Wednesday directing his interior secretary to review the designation of tens of millions of acres of land as “national monuments,” an action that could upend protections put in place in Utah and other states as Trump tries to rack up accomplishments in his first 100 days.

The Antiquities Act of 1906 authorizes the president to declare federal lands as monuments and restrict how the lands can be used.

“The executive order will direct me as the secretary to review prior monument designations and to suggest legislative changes or modifications to the monuments,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told reporters at the White House Tuesday evening.

While Zinke acknowledged criticism

that the act has been over-used by past presidents, he insisted he’d approach the topic with an open mind.

“I’m not going to predispose what the outcome is going to be,” he said.

Former President Barack Obama infuriated Utah Republicans when he created the Bears Ears National Monument in late December on more than 1 million acres of land that’s sacred to Native Americans and home to tens of thousands of archaeological sites, including ancient cliff dwellings.

Republicans in the state said it was an egregious abuse of executive power and have asked Trump to take the unusual step of reversing the designation, arguing it will stymie growth by closing the area to new commercial and energy development. The Antiquities Act does not give the president explicit power to undo a designation and no president has ever taken such a step.

The order is one of a handful the president is set to sign this week as he tries

to rack up accomplishments ahead of his 100th day in office. The president has used executive orders aggressively over the last three months, despite railing against their use by Obama when he was campaigning.

Zinke said the order, which Trump will sign during a visit to his department, will cover several dozen monuments across the country designated since 1996 that total 100,000 acres or more, from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah to the Bears Ears in southeastern Utah.

He’ll provide an interim report in 45 days in which he’ll provide a recommendation on Bears Ears and a final report within 120 days.

Over the last 20 years, Zinke said, tens of millions of acres have been designated as national monuments, limiting their use for farming, timber harvesting, mining and oil and gas exploration, and other commercial uses.

Though “by and large,” Zinke said, he feels the designations have done “a great service to the public,” he said he worries about overuse and overreach.

“I think the concern that I have and the president has is that when you designate a monument, the local community affected should have a voice,” he said.

Some, including Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, have hailed the order as the end of “massive federal land grabs” by presidents dating to Bill Clinton.

But Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said that if Trump truly wants to make America great again, he should use the Antiquities Act to protect and conserve America’s public lands. In New Mexico, Obama’s designation of Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument have preserved important lands while boosting the economy, Heinrich said, a story that has been repeated across the country.

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Voices of the Community

Kiwanis 4th Budding Artists fundraiser The Budding Artists Committee of Kiwanis Club of Rockford will present the Fourth Annual Budding Artists Gala Fundraiser celebrating young artists 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Mauh-Nah-TeeSee Club, 5151 Guilford Road.

During the social hour from 6-7 p.m. guests can mingle, guests can listen to a string trio of young musicians, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and browse the art that will be sold during the live auction. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on fresh and imaginative artwork by the high school art students during the live auction that starts at 7 p.m. Bidding starts at $100 for each piece.

Each participating student artist receives 50 percent of the sale price for his or her art and has the opportunity to apply for a Budding Artists Alpine Bank Higher Education Grant. Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit the participating art students, each participating high school art department and the Kiwanis Club of Rockford, which funds youth activities in the Rockford area.

Tickets are $50 per person and include live musical entertainment, an hors d’oeuvres buffet and the opportunity to bid on 22 pieces of art created by students from the six Rockford Public High Schools (D205), Boylan Catholic and Rockford Lutheran High Schools. Tickets can be purchased online at kiwanisclubofrockford.com or from any club member.

–Kiwanis Club of Rockford

Second Kids At Heart benefit at Giovanni’s, May 12

Children’s Safe Harbor announced the agency’s Second Annual Kids At Heart Benefit, 5:30 p.m. May 12, at Giovanni’s, 610 N. Bell School Road.

Children’s Safe Harbor provides safe child exchange services to families in the state-line area free of charge. Families are ordered to services through the court, by agency referral or at the request of both parents.

Many of the families the agency serves are not only struggling with high-conflict divorce and family cases but also with issues like domestic violence, stalking, child abuse and sexual assault.

Safe exchange services allow for children to continue relationships with both parents in a way that protects them from witnessing or falling victim to continued violence and abuse.

Children’s Safe Harbor recently had to suspend previously offered supervised visitation services due to the expiration of federal grant funding. The agency also faces additional economic hardship as a result of the steady decrease in county funding that is available.

Children’s Safe Harbor would like to

invite the community to its event to help support the agency’s work. For more information on Children’s Safe Harbor services or its benefit, visit childrenssafeharbor.net.

–Children’s Safe Harbor

Just Goods hosts Theatre Series

On the second Monday in May Just Goods Fair Trade Store, 201 7th St., will host A Reader’s Theatre Series which showcases the contributions of African American playwrights. Some of the most talented actors in the area perform monologues and scenes from plays written by well-known and lesser known artists in this American art form. The Series is in its fourth year and is sponsored by Rockford Urban Ministries, Just Goods and supported by the Rockford Area Arts Council.

On Monday, May 15, from 6:30-7:45 p.m., actors will showcase a work by Rockford native, and award-winning playwright, Nathan Davis (son of George and Sharon Davis) from his trilogy The Refuge Plays – Protect the Beautiful Place set in southern Illinois; Lorraine Hansberry – Les Blancs, first major work by a black American playwright to focus on Africa; Langston Hughes – scene from his Gospel plays; Children’s Voices of the Ghetto – The Me Nobody Knows; Lonne Elder III, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, survival and why black men and women “dance the dance they do”.

Each month coordinator/director Dorothy Paige-Turner introduces audiences to a minimum of ten very celebrated playwrights through the talents of Jenniel Wright, David Causey, George Davis, Richard Meeks, Carl Towns, Carla Towns, Coleen Martin Williams, Jackie Tenard, Climmie Durr, and Elbert James. Vocal music connects the monologues and scenes and allows audience members to sing along.

The performances are free. However, donations to the actors are appreciated.

For more information go to Just Goods’ website or contact Dorothy Paige-Turner at 815-877-6582.

–Staff report

Education Tucker’s community legacy

Dr. Connie Tucker’s legacy in the city of Rockford is legendary. She served this community as a teacher at Lincoln Park School, Roosevelt and Wilson Junior High School. In addition, she was a counselor at Wilson Junior High School. After this, she served the following schools as principal: Dennis Early Childhood Center, Lathrop Elementary School and the initial principal of the Gifted Program at Washington Academy.

Upon retirement from Rockford Public

Schools, she expanded her involvement of supervising college student teachers in northern Illinois. Her great dedication to education opportunities for all continued by establishing a trust to endow the Dr. Connie Tucker Scholarship.

The trust committee is proud to announce the first recipient of this scholarship. Miss Sara Lepek, a graduating senior of the Hampshire High School in Gilbert, will receive the very first education major scholarship for the fall of 2017.

The committee is very pleased with the first time responses received from area high school seniors.

This annual scholarship will again accept applications next year from area high school seniors who plan to declare an education major in college in the fall of 2018. Counselors and principals from area high schools will be contacted with the details and application forms at that time.

The public is invited to participate in this endeavor by contributing monetary donations. All efforts are appreciated.

These gifts are tax deductible. Any checks should be made to the Dr. Connie Tucker Scholarship Fund and mailed to the Dr. Connie Tucker Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 223, Rockford, IL 61107.

–Leta Gerber

YMCA hosts annual Healthy Kids Day

The YMCA of Rock River Valley is inviting the community for a event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active at the annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and wellbeing for kids and families.

The Northeast and I.D. Pennock Family YMCA locations will host events on Friday, April 28, and Camp Winnebago YMCA will host a community event on Saturday.

YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, celebrated at over 1,600 Ys across the country by over 1.2 million participants, works to get more kids moving and learning, creating habits that they continue all summer long. When kids are out of school, they can face hurdles that prevent them from reaching their full potential.

Research shows that without access to out-of-school learning activities, kids fall behind academically – this summer learning loss is more pronounced among students from low-income families. Kids also gain weight twice as fast during summer than the school year. As spring turns to summer, Healthy Kids Day is a powerful reminder not to let children idle away their summer days. Instead, the Y wants families to focus on “charging” kids up with enthusiasm for themselves and their potential.

“When a child is healthy, happy motivated, and excited something amazing is inevitably going to result,” says Bif

Buchan, District Executive, YMCA of Rock River Valley. “We believe in the potential of all children, and we strive to help kids find that potential within themselves. A child’s development is never on vacation and Healthy Kids Day is a great opportunity to educate families and motivate kids to stay active in spirit, mind and body throughout the summer.”

For more information about Healthy Kids Day or to register visit rockriverymca.org.

–YMCA of the Rock River Valley

Great Dream Machine sweepstakes returns

The Arc of Winnebago, Boone and Ogle Counties wants to help make your dreams come true. Enter the Great Dream Machine Sweepstakes for your chance to win $10,000 and possibly up to an additional $100,000.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have dreams too. The Arc works with people in your neighborhood to make their dreams a reality. Much like everyone else they want: vacations, a place to call their own, school, and date nights. With your help of a donation to The Arc through the Great Dream Machine, you will help others’ dreams come true and possibly make your dreams a reality!

How do you enter? Visit GreatDreamMachine.com, call 815-9653455, or come visit the office: 1222 East State St. For as little as $10, donors can make a positive impact in their own backyard.

–The Arc

New play at Artists’ Ensemble

Artists’ Ensemble presents the world premiere of Whistling in the Dark, A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, written by Margaret Raether and based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Chicago actor John Adam Keating plays Holmes with Ensemble member, David A. Gingerich, as Doctor Watson. The other 17 characters in the play are played by just three actors: Janelle Good, Erin Philpott, and Dan Klarer. Richard Raether directs.

Whistling in the Dark will be performed May 12-28 in the Cheek Theatre in the Clark Arts Center at Rockford University. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30, Fridays at 8, Saturdays at 4 and 8, and Sundays at 2. Thursday tickets are $19. All other performances are $30, $28 for seniors, and $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at artistsensemble.org or by calling 815-394-5004.

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OUTDOORS

Froggie went a-courtin’

BY DON MILLER

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e all have heard Alfred Tennyson’s quote about spring, have we not? “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”

That sentence is certainly the truth of the matter when it comes to our frog and toad population found in northern Illinois. However, the use of the word “lightly” is an understatement.

While visiting local parks and forest preserve’s during this time of year it is impossible not to hear them calling.

Although you may hear their sounds you may not recognize that what you are listening to are amphibians.

In north-central Illinois, there are only 10 types of frogs and toads compared to the 21 found in the entire state. It is certainly not an overwhelming task to learn their calls. There are many sites on the Internet and apps you can download to find them. I always find it easier to learn calls if I can figure out some human-made sound that mimics the sound the frogs make.

The first of the parade of frog calls starts right after the ice melts o� the ponds. Usually in late February or early March the Wood Frog starts calling, and its sound is much like the muted quack of a duck. Soon after, the Spring Peepers begin their call of “peep, peep.” If there are numerous peepers calling all at once, it sounds like a string of sleigh bells ringing over the wetlands.

The Boreal Chorus Frog then makes its presence known with a sound compared to running a finger over the teeth of a hard-plastic comb.

Photo, Mary Kay Rubey A squeak similar to one created by someone rubbing a wet hand over an inflated balloon is the vocalization of the Northern Leopard Frog. All this is happening between the end of February and the middle of April. This was the first year because of unseasonable weather that I heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers in February. Give that a thought for a minute.

The frogs and toads have lots to yell about. You might first think it is because they just came out hibernation; that would be something to cheer about.

Maybe those web-footed, jumping, wet-skinned animals must worry about sandhill cranes, herons, raccoons, and minks waiting everywhere to eat them, and or possibly they are whooping it up

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because of the chilly weather and cold water.

Nope, it is mating time in the wetlands.

Amphibians are cold-blooded, so their body temperature is five degrees, give or take, from the surrounding temperatures. That translates to a body temperature of 50 degrees at which they are thinking about mating.

If we humans lose six degrees of temperature (dropping down to 92 degrees) I am pretty sure most of us are far from thinking about finding a partner. It’s more like we would be having thoughts that this is our last breath!

Usually in mid-April if your ears are tuned into nature’s rhythms you can hear a faint trill in the air, or an almost deafening trill if you are standing on a bank of a pond. That is the call of the American Toad. It is one of those sounds that I think is often overlooked by the causal nature visitor, passed over as just some nondescript background sound, a bird, electric wires, a distant motor running, and you just go about your business.

Nope! It is this bumpy, warty, no-big-

ger-than-a-fist American Toad “doing what it oughta.” Trying to kiss a toad will not make a princess/prince appear or give you warts, but it will get you close enough to a toad to gaze into its magnificent eyes. Toads have the most beautiful eyes in the world; they are as dark as a moonlit night at midnight with cloudlike flecks of pure gold. If Old Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, would have had toad eyes, there would have been no stopping him!

Five more species kick in as spring progresses into summer: Pickerel Frog, Green Frog, Copes Tree Frog, Common Gray Tree Frog and the Bullfrog. Missing from our location is the Cricket Frog. It has been many years since it has been heard in Winnebago County. If you are out “froggin” and hear something that sounds like marbles clicking together quickly, you may have just found a cricket frog. Keep an ear open!

Although the frogs and toads seem to be most active in the evening, many don’t mind strutting their stu� in broad daylight. There are many organizations that are currently doing frog surveys, among them the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County and the Natural Land Institute. Contact them if you wish to join, or just go to where there are shallow ponds and listen. The early amphibians mate and lay eggs, and the tadpoles develop, hopefully, before the pond dries up. These wetlands are preferred because there are usually no predators in them to eat the eggs or tadpoles.

Many resources will tell you that frogs and toads are important because they play important roles in food webs. They eat insects and are in turn are eaten by a wide variety of other animals, from herons to raccoons to fish, as mentioned earlier. I always have a little trouble with defining a species’ importance. I certainly don’t feel any more important based on what I eat.

One deep look into the eyes of a toad and you will know why they are important.

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The Handmaid’s relevant dystopia

BY PAULA HENDRICKSON

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ull disclosure: I read Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale way before I was old enough to really understand it. But after seeing the first few episodes of Hulu’s new, original, 10-part series based on the book, I want to read it again.

As gorgeous as Hulu’s production is to watch, the subject matter of The Handmaid’s Tale’s dystopian society – starring Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black), Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love), and Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck, The Astronaut Wives Club) – is equally disturbing.

Set in a not-too-distant future, our conventional society has been replaced

by a male-centric totalitarian theocracy centered on a cult-like hierarchy where women are valued by their usefulness to men: Wives, Aunts, Marthas, Handmaids, Econowives, and Unwomen.

In the new world order, males are assigned wives. But because infertility is so prevalent, wealthy barren couples have handmaids (women who successfully bore children before the “revolution”) whose main job is to bear children for the couple.

Not to be trusted, handmaids can only leave their “posts” when accompanied by another handmaid. In O�red’s case, that is Ofglen (Bledel). Conversations are limited to religious tidings and which route they should walk to buy groceries. Suicide seems to be fairly common among handmaids.

Even the wealthiest of wives are subjugated and miserable, yet they

still abide by the society’s complex social code. Compared to these women, Stepford Wives could seem liberated.

They probably comply because they know their status is the highest any woman can achieve, but paranoia permeates this world, so they know the “Eyes” are always watching.

Any hints of resistance can be deadly.

Moss’ performance as the handmaid O�red is the core of the series. We hear O�red’s inner thoughts and see flashbacks of her prior life. We know what she’s lost, and we know why she doesn’t fight her newfound role. It’s not threats of violence or being exiled to The Colonies that makes her tow the line, and it’s not that she accepts the new hierarchy. She harbors the hope that one day she’ll be reunited with her daughter.

While O�red knows her “place,” she still finds ways to resist – symbolized by how

she sets part of a cookie where she knows it will be seen.

The juxtaposition of such a warped and antiquated idea of “family values” set in contemporary times makes The Handmaid’s Tale especially jarring. You find yourself wondering how you would react if your world were upended and you lost your home, family, autonomy, and power.

Perhaps the best thing about this production? Atwood is one of the writers, along with Bruce Miller (Eureka, The 100) and Ilene Chaikin (Empire, The L-Word).

Now that I’ve seen a few episodes, I can’t wait to see the rest, and then re-read Atwood’s novel.

Programming note

The Handmaid’s Tale premieres on Hulu today. If you don’t already have Hulu, you can sign up for a free trial o�er.

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Prince’s 1980s band hits the road for memorial tour

M IN N E A P OLIS — For memb er s of Prince’s 1980s backing band The Revolution, reuniting and hitting the road for a spring U.S. tour is how they are coping with the “Purple Rain” pop superstar’s unexpected death a year ago.

“We’re taking it to the people who are grieving like we are, and letting them have a little bit of relief,” guitarist Wendy Melvoin, sitting on a couch with other members of the band during a break at their Minneapolis rehearsal space, said Wednesday.

When Prince died of an accidental painkiller overdose, members of The Revolution were mourning at a Minneapolis hotel and made an impromptu video, promising to reunite for shows honoring their one-time flamboyant front man. After three sold-out shows at the fabled First Avenue nightclub (the setting of Prince’s hit 1984 movie “Purple Rain”) in September, The Revolution is back, preparing to kick o� a tour Friday at Paisley Park in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen on the anniversary of Prince’s death.

The tour includes stops in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco before ending in Seattle on July 15.

Melvoin is joined by bassist BrownMark, keyboardists Matt Fink and Lisa Coleman, and drummer Bobby Z. The reunited Revolution plans to play Prince’s synthesizer-heavy 1980s music through his lauded 1987 double album “Sign o’ the Times.”

–Wire reports

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In “Parks and Recreation,” which also starred Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari, O�erman portrayed the government-hating character Ron Swanson.

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Film Reviews

Boss Baby lacks laughs for adults, kids alike

By Thomas Simpson

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n an animated landscape dominated

by Pixar and Disney, DreamWorks would like to remind audiences that they’re still here. Their latest offering, The Boss Baby, boasts the voice talents of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Tobey Maguire, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kurdow. It also opened to an impressive weekend at the box office – but it’s a fairly middle of the road comedy that barely scratches the surface of the concept it’s presenting.

Tim Templeton (Maguire) is a young boy with a wild imagination. He’s a happy kid who takes advantage of his only child status by being the focus of his parents’

attention. He’s happy with the status quo so is a little distressed to find that he’ll be having a baby brother.

His sibling arrives in no ordinary fashion as The Boss Baby (Baldwin) shows up at the house in a taxi wearing a business suit. His parents instantly take to him but Tim has his suspicions – which aren’t unfounded as The Boss Baby shows the adult capacity for thinking and scheming.

Baldwin is great in the role, exuding the same swagger that he perfected as Jack Donohue in 30 Rock. His witty put downs aren’t overly malicious with Maguire’s Tim proving to be a good sparring partner for him. Unfortunately he doesn’t have an abundance of jokes to work with; although he produces

some memorable zingers, the majority are mildly amusing at best and end up forgettable.

This is a problem for the script overall.

Tim’s overactive imagination in the animated context allows for some great set pieces that are over the top only for them to cut to a “real life” adult gaze creating a wonderful contrast. The device is used a few times but get less effective as the film progress.

The Boss Baby is a kid’s movie that offers little to older viewers. This may seem a strange criticism for a children’s film, but fans of Pixar and earlier DreamWorks movies will miss the depth of material absent here. There are a few lines that will go over younger audienc-

es’ heads but considering the corporate satire on display there’s little effort to hit a wider demographic.

The pace starts to stumble towards the third act and the predictable ending is dragged out a few minutes too long.

There is an excellent chase scene that highlights the stunning animation on offer as the film showcases its buddy movie qualities.

The Boss Baby will keep families entertained for its runtime but it’s unlikely that either children or adults will have much to ponder come the end credits. A decent movie that pales in comparison to its rivals.

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

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

The Art Box – 308 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: 815-758-0313.

Artists’ Ensemble Theatre – Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. Info: 815-394-5004.

ArtSpace West Gallery – 1426 N. Main St. Wed.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. Info: 815-963-1894.

Beloit Fine Arts Incubator – 520 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis. Gallery hours: Mon.,10 a.m.-2 p.m. ; Tues.Fri., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat.,10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 608-322-4250. For further information please visit BeloitFineArtsIncubator.com or call the gallery at 608-313-9083.

Beloit College – Logan Museum of Anthropology, Shaw Gallery, 700 College St., Beloit, Wis. Tues.Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 608-363-2828.

Belvidere Performing Arts Center – 1500 E. Ave., Belvidere. Tickets available at Tickets.thestudiorockford.com or 815-332-2205.

Byron Civic Theatre – 850 N. Colfax, Byron. Info: 815-312-3000 or bctmagic.com.

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

The Castle - The Castle Performing Arts Center at 501 Prospect St. is Beloit’s newest home for the arts. For information visit thecastlebeloit.com or call 608-346-3114.

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

DeKalb Area Women’s Center Galleries - 1021 State St., DeKalb. Fridays, 7-9 p.m. Info: 815-758-1351.

Ingrid Dohm Studio Gallery – 839 N. Perryville Road.

Appointments/Info: 815-519-6492.

Fireside Dinner Theatre - 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI. (800) 477-9505 Freeport Art Museum – 121 N. Harlem Ave., Freeport.

Info: 815-235-9755.

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

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

Grace Performing Arts Center - Festival 56 productions are performed at this location, 316 South Main Street, Princeton. 815-879-5656, ext. 11, festival56.com Horseflower’s Creative Hotspot - Located in the historic SM & SF building (upstairs) at 1019 3rd Ave. in the heart of Midtown. Creative space featuring a gallery, home to the Kandinsky Creative Group, collaborative space, classes, Creative discussions and so much more. If you are looking unique we are it. We are more than a gallery, we’re an experience! Open Thursday-Saturday 12-6 p.m. or by appointment, second Friday of the month until 8 p.m. More information contact Lenny at (815) 501-2375 or email kandinskys.c.g.2015@ gmail.com.

Charlotte Hackin Art Studio & Gallery – 6278 Brynwood Drive, Rockford. Info: 815-639-1318.

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

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

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

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

David C. Olson Photography Studio – 5643 East State Street. Wildlife and nature imagery. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday. Free. Info: 815-873-1777; www.davidolsonphoto.com.

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

Rockford Art Museum - 711 N. Main St.. For more information visit rockfordartmuseum.org.

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

Rockford University Art Gallery – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. Info: 815-226-4105.

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

Stage Coach Theater - 126 S. 5th St., DeKalb. Tickets and information at stagecoachers.com or 815-758-1940.

State of the Art – 218 E. State St. Open Tues.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment. “First Friday” events until 8 p.m. Info: 815-979-1944.

317 Studio and Gallery- 317 Market St. Stop by for Open Studio Thursday and Friday nights from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday afternoon from 12-5 p.m. Our gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday 12-2 p.m., also open during evening hours, check calendar for times or call. 317studiogallery.com or 815-315-7000 Timber Lake Playhouse – 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll. Info: 815-244-2035. timberlakeplayhouse. org.

Without Shoes Modern Dance Company – Maddox Theatre, Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. Womanspace – 3333 Maria Linden Drive. Info: 815-877-0118.

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

Woodstock Weavers Guild – Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson, Woodstock. Info: 815-399-1630.

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

up to the fl akey detective writers to unravel the puzzle! Tickets Prices are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors; and $5 for students (with ID).

Purchase tickets online or at the door. Website: http://mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspbc.

Performances at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First Street, Belvidere.

Monday, May 15 Reader’s Theatre Series - Just Goods Fair Trade Store, 201 7th St., 6:30-7:45 p.m. Actors will showcase a work by Rockford native, and award-winning playwright, Nathan Davis as part of this series honoring the contributions of African American playwrights.

Music

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. Harlan Jefferson - Big Al’s Bar, 610 N. Bell School Road. 6:30-10 p.m. Free wTuesdays through May 30.

Friday, April 28 Celtic Woman - Grammy nominated, multi-platinum international music sensation, Celtic Woman, is bringing their brand new live show, Voices of Angels, to the Coronado Performing Arts Center on at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $41, $71,

April 21 - May 7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Pec Playhouse Theatre, 314 Main St. Pecatonica. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. $14.

April 21-30 Pastics Age Productions presents She Kills Monsters - Nordlof Center, Black Box Theatre, 118 N. Main St. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m. Sundays 2 p.m. $12.

Friday, May 12-Sunday, May 21 The Butler Did it.... Again - The Main Street Players of Boone County present “The Butler Did it...

Again”. Performances will be Friday, May 12 & 19 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 13 & 20 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, May 14 & 21 at 2 p.m. Publisher and socialite the indomitable Miss Maple rents a plantation house, complete with menacing alligator, to introduce her latest literary discovery. When the bizarre owner of the house of secrets, Jasper Van Dine, is discovered with a scalpel once belonging to Jack the Ripper in his back, everyone wonders - who done it? It’s Have your free listing in the Thursday preceding our Wednesday publication.

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

$101. Group prices (10+) are $37 and $64. Tickets are available to purchase at the BMO Harris Bank Center Office, the Coronado Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 815-968-5222.

Andrew Robinson - Baci’s Kitchen, 2990 N. Perryville Road Ste. 1100. 6-9 p.m.

Taboo Blah Blah / Tentacles Everywhere / Purple Hell - Mary’s Place, 602 N. Madison St. 9:30 p.m.

Mike Williamson Trio - Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. 5:30-8 p.m. Free.

Saturday, April 29 Cole & Company - Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. 5:30-8 p.m. Free.

Trinadora Duo (Ron Holm and Jannie Nelson) - Gene’s Place, 4412 Manchester Drive. 9 p.m.-midnight.

Free admission.

Saturday, May 6 Trinadora’s US Roots - Musical Potpourri by Jannie Nelson and Ron Holm. 7-10 p.m. at Pig Minds Brewing, 4080 Steele Dr., Machesney Park. Free admission.

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

Community

Ongoing Burpee Museum of Natural History – 737 N. Main St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $8 for ages 13 & older, $7 for ages 3-12, free for children younger than 4 and members; additional fee for traveling exhibits. 815-965-3433.

Camp Grant Museum of local military history - 1004 Samuelson Rd. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Saturday to 1 p.m. Closed Monday and Sunday.

Admission is Adult $10, Children 8 up $5, Free for 7 or below. Special hours are available for group, businesses, and family events. Admission is free with a meal at our Command Post Restaurant.

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A&E Happenings Museum - 815-395-0679 or Command Post 815-395-0678 for more information.

Cherry Valley Public Library District - 755 E. State St., Cherry Valley. Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. (Sept.-May) 815-332-5161. Cherryvalleylib. org Discovery Center Museum – 711 N. Main St. Hours: Sun.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $8 public, free for members. Children 1 and under are also free.

815-963-6769.

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

815-962-7402.

OSF Healing Pathways Cancer Resource Center – 5668 E. State St., Suite 2700. Healing Pathways provides programs and services to cancer patients, survivors and family members at no cost. Programs include strength training, nutrition classes, support groups, book club and many others. For more information call 815-977-4123;Fax: 815-977-5513 or visit healingpathwayscrc.org.

Memorial Hall – 211 N. Main St. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-Fri., or by appointment. 815-969-1999.

Midway Village – 6799 Guilford Road. Open TuesdayFriday (May-August) 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Monday.

815-397-9112.

Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens – 1354 N. Second St. Open Tues.-Sat. (closed Mon.): hours vary, check website or call. Admission: $6 resident, $8 non-resident, free for children 4 and younger.

Water features, seating areas and sculptures, all in a tropical plant setting. Changing seasonal floral displays, special events, educational programs, workshops, lecture series. Rentals of meeting/event room available. Gift shop.

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

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Pine Tree Pistol Club – 5454 11th St. Info about club & classes: 815-874-7399.

Rock Hollow Hunt Club - Bingo and pull-tabs the last Tuesday of every month at Rock Hollow Hunt Club, 1931 IL Route 75 East in Freeport. Buy cards beginning at 6 p.m. games start at 6:30 p.m. sharp.

Benefits the US Sportsmen’s Youth Foundation.

Rockford Park District – Various programs available throughout the year. Program Guides now available at Customer Service locations. Info: 815-987-8800 or rockfordparkdistrict.org.

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

Recycling - Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful Recycling Centers. 9 a.m.-noon every Saturday.

815-637-1343 Womanspace – 3333 Maria Linden Drive. Yoga every Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m. $40/four classes or $12/class. Basic Hatha Yoga. Other activities throughout the year. Info: 815-877-0118.

Registration for Classes at The Arc – The Arc of Winnebago, Boone and Ogle Counties, 1222 E. State St. Info: 815-965-3455.

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

Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden – 2715 S. Main St. Tues.-Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $6 adults, $3 seniors & students, children younger than 3 and Klehm members, free. Donation Day is first Tuesday of each month. Admission free, donations of any amount welcome. Call 815-965-8146 or visit klehm.org for more information.

Take Charge of Your Health, Live Well, Be Well Workshop - Do you have to manage a health

DJ AND DANCING!

CHILDRen’s safe harbor second annual benefit Friday May 12th, 2017 Cocktail Hour 5:30PM Dinner 6:30PM

LIVE PAINTING!

Giovanni's 610 N Bell School Rd, Rockford,IL 61107

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condition on a daily basis or care for someone who does? Join us for a FREE Take Charge of Your Health Workshop. First session starts Monday April 3rd at 9:30am at Heartland Community Church, 1280 S. Alpine Rd. Open to the Public. Call Ashlee Dearman Covert from The Northwestern IL Area Agency on Aging for more info: 779-221-3722.

German Dancing Lessons - Hosted by the German Society of Rockford. Dance and also learn about German culture. All ages welcome, always looking for new people. Takes place from 7-8 p.m. on Mondays at Advanced Machine & Engineering Co., 2500 Latham St., on the 2nd floor. Free admission.

Come check us out. For more information call 815-494-9872.

Rockford Crochet Club - New group has formed in Rockford for those who love to crochet or would like to learn. Please find us under “Rockford Crochet Club” on Facebook. Group meets once a week at Meg’s Daily Grind on Alpine/Guilford Road from 10:30 a.m.-noon. This group is an opportunity to connect with others who enjoy crocheting. All crocheters, from beginning to advanced, are welcome. We gather at the large round table in the corner of the coffee shop.

Just bring whatever project you are working on and join in!

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program - Are you 55+ and would you like to volunteer? We have endless opportunities for you to share your experience, talents, and interests to serve our community.

Call RSVP, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, a program of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois at 815-397-7103 or drop in at 1111 S. Alpine Suite 400 in Rockford. YOU can make a difference!

Serving Boone and Winnebago Counties.

Friday, April 28 There’s No Place Like Home - ‘A Night In Oz’, CASA’s 23rd Annual Dinner and Auction. Each year this event is held to raise awareness of children in our County who have suffered appalling physical or emotional abuse by their parents/caregivers and who are in need of a loving and safe home.

Join in for a night to remember, as we celebrate the 30 years CASA has served the children of Winnebago County. Wear your red shoes, and as we continue on our journey, Dorothy said it best, “There’s No Place Like Home”. Our CASA Program continues to advocate for our children to find a safe and permanent home as quickly as possible.

Visit winnebagocountycasa.org/news-events/ theres-no-place-like-home/ for ticket sales.

Prices are $75.00/person. Additional Information available at info@winnebagocountycasa.org or 815-319-6880.

Saturday, April 29 Astronomy Day - Few people may know the stars and planets have their own special day…

Astronomy Day…and Discovery Center Museum is planning to celebrate it from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Visitors will also learn about the upcoming total solar eclipse happening Monday, August 21. This marks the first time in close to 100 years that a total eclipse will be seen by folks right here in the Rockford Region! Astronomy Day is an annual event intended to provide a means of interaction between the general public and various astronomy enthusiasts, groups and professionals. Astronomy Day occurs on a

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

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

Saturday between mid-April and mid-May, and is scheduled to occur at or just before the first quarter Moon. The event is sponsored locally by Astro-Physics, Inc., National Informal Science Education Network and the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Activities are included with museum admission. Special Activities: Make a star map; Investigate telescopes; Take a close-up look at the sun; Create glittery star crafts; and Free planetarium shows. Event takes place at Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St. General admission is $8 adults, $8 children ages 2-17, free to Museum members and children age 1 and younger.

Thursday, May 4 National Day of Prayer - As the 2017 National Day of Prayer on May 4 approaches, thousands of individuals, churches, and communities will be working to rally millions of Christian’s to pray during this critical time in our nation. We would appreciate your willingness to promote this day of prayer for our country and city. First Evangelical Free Church, 2223 North Mulford Rd., will host this year’s event from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. The prayer schedule is as follows: 8 a.m. worship; 9 a.m. & 8 p.m. Praying for the Church; 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Praying for Education; 11 a.m. Praying for Businesses; 12 & 7 p.m. Praying for Government; 1 & 4 p.m. Praying for Family; 2 & 5 p.m. Praying for All Media; 6 p.m. Praying for Israel.

Saturday, May 6-Sunday, May 7 Sinnissippi Quilt Show - The Sinnissippi Quilt Show will be held at Sportscore II, 8800 Riverside Rd. Fabulous quilts,vendors,rafflequilt,celebrationofourNational Parks and Cheap Trick contest. Visit www.sinnissippiquilters.orgfordetailsanddiscountcoupon.9a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Sunday, May 7 Rock For the Center - Barbara Olson Center of Hope hosts its main fundraiser of the year, Rock for the Center Family Festival, noon-6 p.m., at the Tebala Event Center on Newburg Road. This family-friendly event features three bands (Minimal, The Missing Links, and Mr. Big Stuff), a local youth talent show with cash prizes (for children under 18), children’s games, raffles, food and craft vendors. The Center of Hope offers programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. Tom Wartowski, author of You are like an Acorn, will be signing his book, available for a donation to the Center. The Youth Talent Show portion is open to youth ages 6-18 and can compete in one of three age groups for a cash prize, chosen by audience applause. Competition is free to enter, but all acts must register in advance. Registration information is available at www.b-olsoncenterofhope.org or at the Center of Hope, 3206 N. Central Ave. Tickets are $10 per adult, $5 per child 12 & under. Advance purchases (before May 5) earn double the kids’ game tickets).

See website for tickets and information, or call Mary at 815-964-9275, ext. 265.

Friday, May 12 Kids At Heart - Children’s Safe Harbor is hosting our 2nd Annual Benefit Kids At Heart to help support safe child exchange services. Children’s Safe Harbor provides services to families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse

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A&E Happenings and stalking free of charge. We are asking that the community come together an be a kid for a night to support kids. All children deserve the opportunity to be a child and that is what our agency hopes to provide. We will have dinner, drinks, DJ, dancing, silent auction, live painting, a photo booth, games and more. Tickets are $75 per person or $700 for a table of 10. Event begins at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Megan at 815-316-7772 or by email at mbrechon@17thcircuit.illinoiscourts. gov for more information about reservations, sponsorship opportunities or donations.

Wednesday, May 17 Take Charge of Your Health: Live Well, Be Well - Living a healthy life workshop at United Lutheran Church in Rockford. Open to seniors who have to manage a condition on a daily basis or their caregivers. Contact Ashlee Dearman Covert from

The Northwestern IL Area Agency on Aging to register: 779-221-3722.

Wednesday, June 21 Free Garden Walk - The Council of Rockford Gardener’s is hosting it’s annual “Free Garden Walk” 12-8 p.m. rain or shine. Each year we showcase 6-8 local gardens for a Free Garden Walk open to the Rockford area communities.

Visit some of the most beautiful area gardens. An inspiring self-guide tour featuring great gardening ideas, annuals/perennial plants, sun/shade plants, water features, garden art, statuary, etc.

An estimated 1,000 garden enthusiasts attended the event last year. Come be a part of our Rockford gardening story. Maps will be available at http:// www.councilofrockfordgardeners.org/ after the first of June. Also, maps will be available at most area garden centers.

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Inviting Nature Home Lecture The Pollination of Native Plants, Heather Holm,

Author of Pollinators of Native Plants and Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide Thursday, July 13, 7:00p.m. Northern Illinois University, 8500 E. State, Rockford, IL Cost of lecture is $5, free to Wild Ones members. Join that night!

Tour of Natural Yards (rain or shine) Tours free to all!

Saturday, July 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.— Sunday, July 16, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

For more information, visit: www.wildonesrrvc.org

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Death Notices

Your Horoscope

By Denise Guzzardo

Eugene Baldauf 71 Durand 4/17/2017 James Anderson 68 Machesney Park 4/17/2017 Patrick Jones 59 Rockford 4/17/2017 Kiauree Wilson 2 Rockford 4/17/2017 John Doe 4/17/2017 Todd Adams 52 Rockford 4/18/2017 Eugene Wallin 56 Rockford 4/18/2017 Jeffrey Cox 49 Rockford 4/18/2017 Gerald Smith 89 Rockford 4/18/2017 Grace Landry 91 South Beloit 4/18/2017 David Weister 66 Durand 4/18/2017 Marsha Dahlgren 63 Rockford 4/18/2017 Donna Hennings 77 Rockford 4/19/2017 Phyllis Orwig 95 Rockford 4/19/2017 Neva Fibrow 90 Loves Park 4/19/2017 Linda Howard 57 Rockford 4/19/2017 Jay Thompson 75 Durand 4/19/2017 Mandy Johnson 97 Cherry Valley 4/19/2017 Robert Parks 90 Rockford 4/20/2017 Frank Ross 60 Rockford 4/20/2017 Ronald Fuchs 70 Rockford 4/20/2017 Charles Henschel 57 Rockford 4/20/2017 John Lounsbury 80 Roscoe 4/20/2017 William Redmond 72 Rockford 4/20/2017 Egidio Aliprandini 93 Rockford 4/20/2017 Robert Panattoni 53 Pecatonica 4/20/2017 Kurt Lange 71 Durand 4/20/2017 Kay Harris 71 Rockford 4/20/2017 Yvonne Dmochowski 79 Rockford 4/20/2017 Michael Fornal 35 Cherry Valley 4/20/2017 Michael Mosier 63 Rockford 4/21/2017 David Hammonds 48 Rockford 4/21/2017 Sandra Cottrell 76 Rockford 4/21/2017 Diane Wendland 75 Rockford 4/21/2017 Earnest Luster 71 Rockford 4/21/2017 Mary MacDowell 67 Rockford 4/21/2017 Edward Hamilton 48 Rockford 4/21/2017 Barbara French 84 Rockford 4/22/2017 Susan Spoo 66 Rockford 4/22/2017 Carlos Coulter 83 Loves Park 4/22/2017 Earl Richards III 53 Rockford 4/22/2017

This week

The new moon arrives in Taurus on April 26 providing mixed feelings throughout the day. One minute you may feel happy and productive, the next minute lethargic and melancholy. With that in mind choose your words carefully. We don’t want to create conflict with anyone that holds a special place in our hearts during this sensitive planetary climate.

Mercury remains in retrograde until May 3. Be cautious and plan ahead for delays and distractions. Enjoy!

Aries

You have the gift of telling it like it is, and now is your time to shine. There is no question about your integrity and you may have to call someone on the carpet regarding their disruptive behavior. Once you make a stand others will applaud your delivery. You’re a strong presence in the hearts and minds of those that love and respect you, Aries.

Taurus

Romantic aspects take a turn for the better at this time. However, it could be in a way that you least expect. An unconventional individual arrives on the scene to help you see things without the rose-colored glasses you have been wearing lately. You will thank him/her by week’s end, Taurus.

Gemini

The opportunity to travel will be on the forefront during this lunar cycle. Mixing business with pleasure guarantees you exceptional results. Memories from the past come rushing forward at this time, some of them better than others. Stay true to your course now. Blessings will be arriving shortly, Gemini.

Cancer

Don’t involve a child or pet in the mix of an emotional situation. Protect them from this off-course vibration to the best of your ability. Do not underestimate the behavior of another now. Things are not what they seem. Short fuses and irrational actions may escalate into a physical altercation. Keep your cool and avoid aggressive aspects this week, Cancer.

Leo

Opportunities arrive from some far out sources this week. The past is affecting the present in a positive way. Look into expanding your personal achievements.

Those around you are willing to help you obtain your goals. You’re able to take your finances to the next level now. Another is willing to help you look at your long term investments Leo.

Virgo

Once again you are allowing an outside influence to affect your happy home. This is not a good habit to “get into” and it has never worked for you in the past. Put those within your four walls first and foremost on your priority list of kindness and comfort. If not you may find yourself on the outside looking in Virgo.

Libra

The past is definitely getting on your last nerve this week. All of the information you are receiving now is beneficial even though it may feel like a setback.

In order for you to heal those old deep seated wounds you must look at this in its proper perspective. This will move on, stand your ground and set some boundaries. Everyone can benefit from this situation Libra.

Scorpio

Another is willing and able to step up to the plate now physically as well as emotionally. You will not have to look for signals to dissect thoughts and actions.

Everything is perfectly clear. You’re about

to receive positive news with a work aspect as well. All in all this is a monumental week, Scorpio.

Sagittarius

Connections you’re making now will end up benefiting you in the months to come. Synchronicity is working in perfect order for you. Pay close attention to those your drawing into your inner circle. These are positive individuals with the ability to help you grow. Changes in your physical appearance put a spring in your step, Sag.

Capricorn

A love from your past maybe sensing your moving in a new direction. This could invoke some strange behavior out of them in the weeks to come. Remember, those Individuals are in the past for a reason. Make room for new adventures and opportunities arriving in the near future. You won’t be disappointed, Capricorn.

Aquarius

You have opportunities arriving left and right for upgrades within your personal life as well as your professional circle. This could leave your head spinning a bit. Try to remember options are a good thing and you don’t have to make any decisions today. Try not to let your insecurities get in the way of your success, you have a tremendous amount to offer, Aquarius.

Pisces

Time to push forward and defend your position now. This can be done in a simple sweeping blow. You’re getting too caught up in the actions of another, it’s time to take care of yourself. A weekend away “alone” maybe just the trick to create a fresh perspective on your lifestyle. Finances are definitely on the upswing, Pisces.

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

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published in said City of Rockford, for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than thirty (30) days before the n n n REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS day provided in said Notice for the opening bids for the real estate.

REHABILITATION AND Section 3: The said Notice shall ADAPTIVE REUSE OF WALKER set forth the fact that said bids will SCHOOL be received until 11:00 A.M., local RFP NO.: 417-CD-058 Proposals will be received until Rockford time on June 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., local time, on Tuesday, the office of the City of Rockford May 30, 2017 at the office of the Purchasing Manager and shall be Central Services Manager, City Hall accompanied by a bank cashier’s Building, 425 East State Street, 4th or certified check payable to the floor, Rockford, Illinois 61104. At City of Rockford for at least ten (10) that time and place all proposals percent of the amount of the bid, received will be publicly opened the balance to be paid in cash by the successful bidder within not and read aloud.

Proposals will be accepted more than fifteen (15) calendar until the specified opening time days from the date of the City and date. Any bidder attempting Council’s acceptance of his bid. to deliver after the opening time The City of Rockford reserves the right to accept or reject any and date will be refused.

Pre-Submission Meeting: and all bids.

Section 4: The provisions and A pre-submission meeting will be held at Rockford City Hall sections of this Ordinance shall Council Chambers, 425 East State be deemed severable, and the Street, Rockford, Illinois 61114 on invalidity of any portion of this Friday, May 5, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Ordinance shall not affect the Attendance at this meeting is not validity of the remainder.

Section 5: All orders, resorequired of respondents, but is highly recommended, as no addi- lutions, or ordinances in conflict tional amendments to the original herewith are hereby repealed RFP will be issued. All questions insofar as such conflict exists and and answers from this meeting this Ordinance shall take effect will be distributed in written format immediately upon its passage, approval, and publication, as following the meeting.

Proposal forms may be ob- required by law.

Section 6: A full, true, and tained at the office of the Central Services Manager, at City Hall, complete copy of this Ordinance or at http://www.rockfordil.gov/ shall be published within ten (10) finance/central-services-division/ days after passage in pamphlet purchasing.aspx Proposals must form by and under authority of the be enclosed in a sealed envelope Corporate Authorities.

7413R TRRT 5/10 and marked with the name of the n n n RFP, and the RFP number.

Each vendor shall submit with NOTICE OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING for the their proposal the information ROCKFORD URBAN AND specified in the bid documents METROPOLITAN AREA for compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois on Fair Em- PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE ployment Practices and with the RMAP COORDINATED PUBLIC City of Rockford’s Ordinance on TRANSIT HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN Equal Employment and Business DRAFT Opportunity. Any proposal which Notice is hereby given that the fails to include the compliance items properly completed will not Rockford Metropolitan Agency be read and will not be considered. for Planning (RMAP), the fedThe City of Rockford reserves erally-designated Metropolitan the right to accept or reject any Planning Organization for the and all proposals and to waive Rockford Urban and Metropolitan Area, is seeking public comments technicalities.

7412R TRRT 4/26 on its Draft of the Coordinated Public Transit Human Services n n n ORDINANCE NO. 2017-71-O Transportation Plan (Coordinated WHEREAS, The City of Rock- Plan). RMAP coordinates publicly ford is the owner of and possessed funded transportation planning of the real estate hereinafter par- and improvements among the various jurisdictions in its Metropolitan ticularly described; and WHEREAS, the said real estate Planning Area (MPA).

RMAP Coordinated Plan: The is no longer necessary, appropriate or required for the use of, nor prof- RMAP Coordinated Plan is intenditable to, the City of Rockford; and ed to identify needs and gaps in WHEREAS, retention of the public transportation services, property is not for the best interest particularly for seniors, individuals with disabilities, individuals with of said City of Rockford.

THEREFORE, BE IT OR- low incomes, and other transit-deDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL pendent populations in the RMAP OF THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, MPA. The RMAP Coordinated Plan and attachments will be used to ILLINOIS, THAT: Section 1: The City Council guide the expenditure of regionally offer for sale of City owned property allocated Federal Transit Adminiswhich is a vacant lot at 3012 tration (FTA) funds for Job Access Kishwaukee Street, PIN# 15- and Reverse Commute (JARC), 02-402-006 at a minimum bid of New Freedom eligible projects, as $6,908 and includes advertising. well as funds from the Section 5310 The city reserves the right to reject Enhanced Mobility for Seniors all bids. The subject property is and Individuals with Disabilities Program. The Coordinated Plan legally described as follows: contains the following elements: Lots Seven (7) in Block i. An assessment of available Thirty-seven (37) as desservices that identifies current ignated upon the Plat of transportation providers (public, Subdivision of Blocks private, and nonprofit); 37 and 38 of the Plat of ii. An assessment of transporKinsey’s Little Farms, the tation needs for individuals with Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 14 of disabilities and seniors; Plats on Page 170 in the iii. Strategies, activities, and/or Recorder’s Office of Winprojects to address the identified nebago County, Illinois; gaps between current services situated in the County and needs, as well as opportunities of Winnebago and State to achieve efficiencies in service of Illinois. delivery; and, Section 2: The Notice of said iv. Priorities for implementasale and the fact that said City tion based on resources (from of Rockford will receive bids for multiple program sources), time, the purchase of said real estate and feasibility for implementing shall be advertised in the Rock specific strategies and/or activities River Times, a weekly newspaper identified.

Government Notices

The Draft RMAP Coordinated Plan can be viewed at: www.rmapil.org/wp-content/ uploads/hstp_draft_for_public_ comment.pdf or by contacting RMAP staff via the contact information provided below. The objective of this public comment period will be to seek comments on the proposed Coordinated Plan.

Public comment will be afforded for this Coordinated Plan from April 21, 2017 until May 31, 2017.

Comments can be submitted electronically by emailing RMAP staff, by sending written comments to the address provided below or by attending an RMAP public meeting.

The RMAP Technical Committee will be open for public comments regarding the Coordinated Plan at its May 18, 2017 meeting.

RMAP will also be holding several public informational open houses during the public comment period. Details about the timing and location of those public meetings is forthcoming. For more information about RMAP activities, including meetings, visit www. rmapil.org. The RMAP Coordinated Plan is tentatively scheduled for adoption, with the inclusion of comments made during the public comment period, at the June 29, 2017 meeting of the RMAP Policy Committee.

Michael Hren, AICP Metropolitan Planner Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning 313 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL 61101 Michael.Hren@RockfordIL.gov (779) 348-7628 Date of notice: April 21, 2017 7420R TRRT 4/26 n n n REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MRO SUPPLIES (MAINTENANCE REPAIRS & OPERATIONS SUPPLIES) RFP NO.: 417-PW-059 Proposals will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 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 proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

Proposal forms may be obtained at the office of the Central Services Manager, at City Hall, or at http://www.rockfordil.gov/finance/ central-services/purchasing.aspx Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked with the name of the RFP, and the RFP number.

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

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

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Public Notices n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK f/k/a BLACKHAWK STATE BANK, Plaintiff, v.

PATRICK CROMBIE; PATRICIA CROMBIE; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2017 CH 182 NOTICE TO PATRICK CROMBIE FOR PUBLICATION (10895 Chicory Ridge Way, Roscoe, Illinois 61073) The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, PATRICK CROMBIE, Defendant in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you the above-named Defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Legal description of the mortgage real estate and common address: Lot One Hundred Fifty-six (156) as designated upon Plat No. 6 of Chicory Ridge Subdivision, being a Subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 31 and part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 32, all in Township 46 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 41 of Plats on Page 118A in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 10895 Chicory Ridge Way Roscoe, IL 61073 P.I.N. Number: 04-32-303-003 PROPERTY CODE: 032C 456 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendant, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, on or before the 15th day of May, 2017, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Yashekia T. Simpkins (ARDC #6307014) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue/P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 PHONE: 815-490-4900/FAX: 815-490-4901 ysimpkins@hinshawlaw.com 7342R TRRT 4/26 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 in said County and State under the name of Lucky Shot Photography at the following post office addresses: 1304 Widergren Dr., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ryan Fagerstrom SIGNED: Ryan Fagerstrom 3/22/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 12th

day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7395R TRRT 5/3 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK, Plaintiff, v.

ROGER D. ELLISON; TERESA M. ELLISON; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2017 CH 128 NOTICE TO ROGER D. ELLISON FOR PUBLICATION (2415 Wisconsin Road, Rockford, Illinois 61108) The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, ROGER D. ELLISON, Defendant in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you the above-named Defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Legal description of the mortgage real estate and common address: Lot Twenty-three (23) as designated upon the Plat of Colorado Heights Subdivision Plat No. 3, being a Subdivision in the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 31, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 23 of Plats on Page 167 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 2415 Wisconsin Road Rockford, IL 61108 P.I.N. Number: 12-31-452-029 PROPERTY CODE: 175D 367 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendant, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, on or before the 15th day of May, 2017, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Yashekia T. Simpkins (ARDC #6307014) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue/P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 PHONE: 815-490-4900/FAX: 815-490-4901 ysimpkins@hinshawlaw.com 7343R TRRT 4/26 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 Store (groceries) business in said County and State under the name of Guapa’s at the following post office addresses: 1244 Broadway, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Christine Balanquet SIGNED: Christine Balanquet 4/10/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 10th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 7351R TRRT 4/26 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 Store (groceries) business in said County and State under the name of K Top Mini Market at the following post office addresses: 1101 Broadway, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Kleity Balanquet-Puente SIGNED: Kleity Balanquet-Puente 4/10/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 10th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 7352R TRRT 4/26 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Gutter Installation Siding business in said County and State under the name of Ken-2 Gutters at the following post office addresses: 15202 Rockdale Rd., South Beloit, IL 61080; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Elton Spiess SIGNED: Elton Spiess 4/10/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 10th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7353R TRRT 4/26 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 Adding bricks to front of home business in said County and State under the name of Big Brick Masonry of Rockford at the following post office addresses: 1332 S. Central Ave., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rodolfo Herrera-Rodriquez, 843-514-4828 SIGNED: Rodolfo Herrera-Rodriquez 4/6/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 7354R TRRT 4/26 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 Advertising business for trade expos business in said County and State under the name of Illinois Camping, Fishing and Outdoors at the following post office addresses: 6137 Garrett Lane, Apt. 6, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names

of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Michael W. Gerberick SIGNED: Michael W. Gerberick 4/7/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 7355R TRRT 4/26 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a construction business in said County and State under the name of Asset Management Services at the following post office addresses: 12294 County Line Rd., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jessica Harris SIGNED: Jessica Harris 4/7/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 7356R TRRT 4/26 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a food service and catering for events business in said County and State under the name of DP Enterprises at the following post office addresses: 1032 Haskell St., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Chezera Porte SIGNED: Chezera Porte 4/5/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 5th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7357R TRRT 4/26 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 commercial cleaning company business in said County and State under the name of Darby Clean Commercial Cleaning at the following post office addresses: 5417 Bennett St., #13, Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rick Poulisse SIGNED: Rick Poulisse 4/5/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 5th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 7358R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN CHANCERY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: OTILIA BURCIAGA, Petitioner, vs.

ALFONSO J. BURCIAGA, Respondent.

Case No. 17 D 245 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent ALFONSO J. BURCIAGA that Petitioner OTILIA BURCIAGA 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 May 12, 2017, a judgment by default may be entered against you at

any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Otilia Burciaga, Petitioner 7361R TRRT 4/26 n n n CIRCUIT COURT 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY Bounhong Vongsouvanh, Plaintiff vs.

Soyphet Phothisenh, Defendant Case #: 2017 CH 349 Notice of Pendency Party to be Served by Publication: Soyphet Phothisenh You are hereby notified that a Complaint to Quiet Title has been filed against you in the above case.

If you do not file and answer or appearance in the above case

by May 19, 2017, a default may be entered against you.

David L. Davitt 4023 Charles Street Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 229-5333 Attorney for Plaintiff 7394R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Transport business in said County and State under the name of North Love Transport at the following post office addresses: 10180 Harrison Rd., Rockton, IL 61072; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Robert Felse SIGNED: Robert Felse 4/11/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 11th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 7362R TRRT 4/26 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 Company business in said County and State under the name of Contreras Cleaning Company at the following post office addresses: 4330 Chesterfield Ave., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Veronica Herrera and Contreras SIGNED: Veronica Herrera 4/13/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 7421R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Concrete Construction business in said County and State under the name of G.K.C. Concrete Construction at the following post office addresses: 2915 Wesleyan Ave., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Antonio Herrera, 815-519-8775 SIGNED: Antonio Galvan 4/21/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7422R TRRT 5/10

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DAVID R. NETHERY, et al Defendant 16CH 00466 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 24, 2017, 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 105 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF R.D. SCOTT’S FOURTH SUBDIVISION PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, 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 43 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3415 PIONEER DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-19231-014.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-05713.

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. 14-16-05713 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00466 TJSC#: 37-2045 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.

I718179 P7314R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.MARK KRAJEWSKI, et al Defendant 16CH 00718 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 24, 2017, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT NINETY (90) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT NO. 2 OF HAWKS POINTE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 40 OF PLATS ON PAGE 163A IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 928 NIGHT OWL LANE, ROSCOE, IL 61073 Property Index No. 08-06152-013.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the

highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-11445.

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. 14-16-11445 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00718 TJSC#: 37-2047 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.

I718181 P7315R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KEVIN G. CUNIFF, et al Defendant 16CH 00808 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 22, 2017, 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 SEVENTEEN (17) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 1 OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTIONS 25 AND 36 IN TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND PART OF SECTION 31 IN TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 41 OF PLATS ON PAGES 2A, 2B, 3A AND 3B, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 12827 CLEARWATER POINTE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088 Property Index No. 09-25203-017.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a

mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-10944.

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. 14-16-10944 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00808 TJSC#: 37-1679 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.

I718274 P7316R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.TORRANCE NEALON A/K/A TORRENCE NEALON, et al Defendant 13CH 802 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 8, 2017, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST SIXTY (60.0) FEET OF LOT TEN (10) IN BLOCK NINETEEN (19) AS DESIGNATED UPON NORTH PARK EAST FOURTH SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY-ONE (31) TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 18 OF PLATS ON PAGE 48 IN

THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THE WEST LINE OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1103 COLONIAL DR, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-31429-002.

The real estate is improved with a single family, detached 2 car garage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 252687.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 252687 Case Number: 13 CH 802 TJSC#: 37-3038 I719063 P7317R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.JEREMY DASCHER, et al Defendant 16CH 00112 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 29, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 9, 2017, 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. 4 OF OLSON PARK SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF PLATS ON PAGE 174 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9419 LAWSON DRIVE, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-20303-012.

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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-19418.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-19418 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00112 TJSC#: 37-3175 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.

I719108 P7318R TRRT 4/26 n n n B & D Mini Storage 4009 S. 6th St. Rockford, IL 61109 815-977-1006 NOTICE OF SALE 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 29th, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at 4009 S. 6th St., Rockford, Illinois 61109. The personal property described below. #18 – Jordan Miller; # 7 & 42 – Betty Cyprest; #41 – Ray Jackson; #27 – Margaret McDaniel; #71 – Derek Kindell; #73 – Ken Williams; #74 – Rennae Cole; #87 – Cynthia Sholes.

Units are auctioned by lot.

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

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JAMES CRANDELL, et al Defendant 16CH 00905 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 30, 2017, 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 THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF NELSON’S ADDITION TO ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 60 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 111 CATHERINE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-27480-006.

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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14372.

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. 14-16-14372 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00905 TJSC#: 37-963 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.

I716714 P7366R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.AMY MACKEY, et al Defendant 14CH 0000929 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 21, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 2, 2017, 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: PARCEL 1: ALL THAT PART OF LOT 29 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONER’S PARTITION, ROCKFORD, IL., MAY 1913, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH AND 130 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 29 AND LYING SOUTH OF A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH AND 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND: PART OF LOT TWENTY-NINE (29) OF CIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONER’S PARTITION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS,

TO-WIT; BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 29; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 29; SAID LINE BEING A NORTH AND SOUTH LINE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DESCRIPTION, 37.90 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES WEST 49.54 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 29; THENCE SOUTH 48 DEGREES, 50 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 65.64 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: PART OF LOT 31 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONER’S PARTITION, ROCKFORD, IL, MAY 1913, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE, BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 50 FEET; THENCE EAST AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID WEST LINE TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT AND THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1226 GARRISON AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14329-012.

The real estate is improved with a two story single family home; one car attached garage.

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

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8171.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 8171 Case Number: 14 CH 0000929 TJSC#: 37-3186 I719360 P7368R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH P. STIEFF, et al Defendant 15CH 654 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 23, 2017, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Lot Fifty-Four (54) excepting therefrom the East two hundred (200) feet thereof and all of Lot Sixty-Five (65) as designated upon the plat of Harlem School Park, a part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, T. 45 N., R. 2 E. of the 3rd P .M., the plat of which is recorded in Book 13 of Plats on Page 22 ln the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 8115 NORTH 2ND STREET, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-30379-006.

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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 258403.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 258403 Case Number: 15 CH 654 TJSC#: 37-3280 I719447 P7369R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.LEONARD G. ANDERSON A/K/A LEONARD G. ANDERSON III, et al Defendant 15CH 261 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 10, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 2, 2017, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF LOTS THREE (3) AND FOUR (4) IN BLOCK TEN (10) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF NORTH END ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 24 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT THREE (3); THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT THREE (3), TWELVE (12) FEET; THENCE WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT THREE (3), TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT THREE (3); THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINES OF SAID LOTS THREE (3) AND FOUR (4), FORTY (40) FEET; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT FOUR (4) TO THE EAST LINE, OF SAID LOT FOUR (4); THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE, TWENTY-EIGHT (28) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1422 N AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14328-013.

The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, one unit home, one car detached garage.

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

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 253077.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 253077 Case Number: 15 CH 261 TJSC#: 37-3192 I719549 P7370R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A Plaintiff, -v.GLORIA D. MILLER, et al Defendant 16CH 00839 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 31, 2017, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT THIRTEEN (13) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF COUNCIL CREST SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE NORTH HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 27 OF PLATS ON PAGE 161 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1703 COUNCIL CREST DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-18-402033 (162D652).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality

Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-12875.

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. 14-16-12875 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00839 TJSC#: 37-965 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.AMOS FINANCIAL LLC, CARMEN ANGEL Defendant 15CH 375 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 9, 2017, 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 SEVENTY-FOUR (74) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF RIDGE-HAVEN BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 27 OF PLATS ON PAGE 84 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE ON WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3903 SEWARD AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32378-021.

The real estate is improved with a single family home, 1 car attached garage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 253219.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 253219 Case Number: 15 CH 375 TJSC#: 37-3184 I719116 P7319R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005-HE2 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE2; Plaintiff, vs.

KEVIN YORK; DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FRANKLIN CREDIT TRUST SERIES I, THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR FRANKLIN MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2009-A; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 254 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300,Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 530 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE FINAL PLAT NUMBER 14 OF CHICORY RIDGE SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 31,TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 44 OF PLATS ON THE PAGE 104A IN THE RECORDER ‘S OFFICE, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 11270 Jasmine Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073.

P.I.N. 04-31-202-005.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. SPSF.2101 I719230 P7320R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS STONEGATE MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

LINDA S. HALE AKA LINDA SUE HALE AKA LINDA HALE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 243 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300,Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 31 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 6 OF MILL ROAD SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 35 OF PLATS ON PAGE 210 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1081 Aura Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

P.I.N. 12-26-301-004.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 4536960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16020262 I719231 P7321R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.,

SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK; FEDERAL RESOURCE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RELDA E. SHEPHERD, DECEASED; DEBORAH VAN WINKLE; SHERRY ZACK, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF RELDA E. SHEPHERD, DECEASED Defendants, 16 CH 500 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 18, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Three (3) in Block Eight (8) as designated upon the Plat of H. Johnston’s Subdivision of part of the N. 1/2 of Sec. 21, T. 44 N., R. 1 E. of the 3rd P.M., the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 5 of Plats on Page 3 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 320 North Johnston Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101.

P.I.N. 11-21-133-011.

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

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

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

16-012026 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I719232 P7322R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.CRAIG A ROBERTS, et al Defendant 16CH 352 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 15, 2017, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTHERLY FIFTY (50) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT TEN (10) IN BLOCK FIVE (5) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF COLEMAN AND GARRISON’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF

WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 37 OF DEEDS ON PAGE 27 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS; THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT. Commonly known as 1030 NORTH COURT STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14458-001.

The real estate is improved with a multi-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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number 254784.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.

com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 254784 Case Number: 16 CH 352 TJSC#: 37-3202 I719255 P7323R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX20 FILED April 5, 2017 EULOGIO SOSA, 165 East Ave., South Elgin, IL 60177 STATE BANK OF ILLINOIS, 1140 W. Spring St., South Elgin, IL 60177 OCCUPANTS, 207 S. Central Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201301083 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 207 S. Central Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Part of Lots One (1) and Two (2) in Block Twelve (12) as designated upon 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 page 4 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a point in the Westerly line of said Lot Two (2), 48 feet Northerly from the Southwesterly corner of said Lot Two (2); thence Easterly, parallel with the Southerly line of said Lots Two (2) and One (1), to the Easterly line of said Lot One (1); thence Northerly, on said Easterly line, approximately 50 feet, more or less, to the Southeasterly corner of premises conveyed by Frank E. Searles and wife to Grace M. Cronk by Warranty Deed recorded in Book 169 on page 382 in said Recorder’s Office; thence Westerly, on the Southerly line of said premises so conveyed to Grace M. Cronk to the Westerly line of said Lot Two (2); thence Southerly, on said Westerly line, 50.17 feet, more or less, to the place of commencement; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-21-285-017 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title

and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7331R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX21 FILED April 5, 2017 THOMAS H. GOLDEN, 2436 Elm St., Rockford, IL 61102 ARLENE J. GOLDEN, 2436 Elm St., Rockford, IL 61102 OCCUPANTS, 2436 Elm St., Rockford, IL 61102 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201301067 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 2436 Elm St., Rockford, IL 61102 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Part of Lot Eight (8) in Block Eight (8) as designated upon the Plat of Kellogg and Sheldon’s Subdivision of Blocks 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of Rockford Wesleyan Seminary Association’s Addition to the City of Rockford, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 4 of Plats on page 10 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Northeasterly corner of said Lot Eight (8); thence South, along the East line of said Lot Eight (8), 100 feet; thence Westerly, parallel with the Southerly line of said Lot Eight (8), to the Westerly line of said Lot Eight (8); thence Northerly, along said Westerly line, 100 feet to the Northwesterly corner of said Lot Eight (8); thence Easterly, along the Northerly line of said Lot Eight (8) to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-21-256-002 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before

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redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7330R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DAVID L. MARLOW SR., Deceased.

CASE NO. 2017 P 97 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of DAVID L. MARLOW SR. on February 13, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on March 31, 2017 to LISA MOORE fka LISA KOERNER 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 21, 2017, 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: 4/11/17 LISA MOORE fka LISA KOERNER, EXECUTOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 7364R TRRT 4/26 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a roofing business in said County and State under the name of Alcala Roofing Contractor at the following post office addresses: 5011 Linden Rd., Apt. 14316, Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Diana Alcala, 815-914-7495 SIGNED: Diana Alcala 4/5/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 5th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 7359R TRRT 4/26

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Jose A. Montufar; City of Rockford; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Blanca Guevara; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Jose A. Montufar (deceased); Juda Montufar; Joel Montufar; Kayla Montufar DEFENDANTS 16CH 00490 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Jose A. Montufar That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1419 North Avenue Rockford, IL 61103 and which said Mortgage was made by: the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for LoanCity.com, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 3101187; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before May 19, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-07035 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I719585 P7371R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BMO Harris Bank N.A., formerly known as Harris N.A., as the assignee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as the receiver for Amcore Bank N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Mary L. Bailey; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 17CH 00146 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Mary L. Bailey Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3424 Jamestown Drive

Rockford, IL 61109 and which said Mortgage was made by: Mary L. Bailey the Mortgagor(s), to Amcore Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 200900931872; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before May 19, 2017 A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-17-00670 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I719625 P7372R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, vs.

THE ESTATE OF KEN A. NEAL, DECEASED; HEATHER M. NEAL; BRIAN NEAL; JASON NEAL; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF KEN A. NEAL, DECEASED; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; ERIK K. JACOBS, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF KEN A. NEAL, DECEASED Defendants, 14CH 491 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Four (4) as designated upon Plat No. 1 of Thorne Ledge, being a Subdivision of part of the West 3/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22, Township 43 North, Range 2 of the Third Principal Meridian, the plat of which is recorded in Book 35 of Plats on page 277 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 6293 Blackhawk Road, Cherry Valley, IL 61016.

P.I.N. 16-22-126-005.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee

shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

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

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

15-032840 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I719696 P7373R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2005-B TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

YADIRA YANEZ; JORGE A. RAMIREZ AKA JORGE RAMIREZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF YADIRA YANEZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JORGE A. RAMIREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16CH 742 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 245 AS DESIGNATED UPON BLUFFSIDE HEIGHTS PLAT NUMBER 5 BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLUFFSIDE HEIGHTS PLAT NUMBER 4 AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 44 OF PLATS ON PAGE 112A IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4202 Allendale Avenue, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 15-12-255-004.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455.

WA16-0599 I719700 P7374R TRRT 5/3 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, 16CH 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 25, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot 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.

Commonly known as 5862 Princess Drive, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 16-04-229-009.

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 I719703 P7375R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, vs.

GRACE J. JOHNSON; JACK H. JOHNSON Defendants, 16CH 984 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 25, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot One Hundred Thirty-five (135) as designated upon the Plat of Welty’s Second Longview Addition, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 15 of Plats on page 6 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 127 Rob-

ert Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107.

P.I.N. 12-19-359-013.

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

16-029211 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I719704 P7376R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT PLAINTIFF Vs. The Verstynen Family Trust dated April 15, 1999; Unknown Successor Trustee of the Verstynen Family Trust dated April 15, 1999; United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development; County of Winnebago- Highway Department; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 17CH 00249 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: The Verstynen Family Trust dated April 15, 1999 Unknown Successor Trustee of the Verstynen Family Trust dated April 15, 1999 Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 6945 Cindy Drive Rockford, IL 61109 and which said Mortgage was made by: Lambert C. Verstynen executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit Mable E. Verstynen executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Senior Income Reverse Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 9876819; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before May 19, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-17-02718 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I719937 P7377R TRRT 5/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of: FREDERICK D. SCULLEY, Deceased.

Case No. 2017-P-157 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of FREDERICK D. SCULLEY of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on April 14, 2017 to PRISCILLA ANN SCULLEY of Saukville, WI, whose attorney is MARCIA L. MUELLER, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 19th, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representatives and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. /s/ PRISCILLA ANN SCULLEY, Independent Executor of the Estate of FREDERICK D. SCULLEY, Deceased PREPARED BY: MARCIA L. MUELLER, ARDC #3122098 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 815-490-4919 Email: mmueller@hinshawlaw.com 7381R TRRT 5/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of JANE B. ERIKSON, Deceased.

Case No. 2017-P-142 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JANE B. ERIKSON of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on April 4, 2017, to STACY LEE FRY of Rockford, Illinois, whose attorney is Timothy J. Leake, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 19, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

the estate legal representatives, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representatives and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. /s/ Stacy Lee Fry Stacy Lee Fry, Executor for the Estate of Jane B. Erikson, Deceased PREPARED BY: Timothy J. Leake ARDC #6277868 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 815-490-4939 Email: tleake@hinshawlaw.com 7382R TRRT 5/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Amanda Kristina Kaye Booker Current Name Case Number 17 MR 316 There will be a court hearing on my Request to change my name from: Amanda Kristina Kaye Booker to the new name of: Mackenzie Lauren Booker.

The court date will be held: on May 31, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St.. Rockford, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #426. /s/ Amanda Kristina Kaye Booker Amanda Kristina Kaye Booker 7383R TRRT 5/3 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 ALINA JONES, Minor’s Current Name AMELIA CONSTANTIN Name of Parent/Guardian filing on behalf of the Minor Case No. 17 MR 331 NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Notice is hereby given, that on June 14, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., in room # 412, I will present a Petition requesting that the Court change his/her name of Alina R. Jones, a minor, to the name of Alina R. Zitzke. The hearing will take place at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State St. in Rockford, Illinois.

Alina Jones, a minor, by, /s/ Amelia Constantin Date: 4/12/17 7384R TRRT 5/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: KAREN PASSON, Deceased.

No. 2017 P 149 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of KAREN PASSON. Letters of Office were issued to Dawn Passon, 619 Fairview Ave., South Beloit, IL 61080, 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 19th day of October, 2017, 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: April 13, 2017 Dawn Passon, Independent Administrator of the Estate of KAREN PASSON Jeffrey E. Livingston BOLGRIEN, KOEPKE, KIMES & LIVINGSTON, LLC 542 East Grand Avenue Beloit, WI 53511 608-365-7702 7385R TRRT 5/3 n n n MORE AADDITIONAL STORAGE 7327 N. Alpine Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 815-262-8061 AADDITIONAL STORAGE 7319 N. Alpine Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 815-262-8061 NOTICE OF SALE The personal properties stored by: Melissa Elliott (B11), Theresa Webster (B16) and Jerome Pyzynski (B23) located at 7327 N. Alpine Road, Loves Park, Illinois and Lisa Wilson (AS48) located at 7319 N. Alpine Rd., Loves Park, Illinois, both self-storage facilities, shall be sold on or after 4/29/2017, to enforce the owner’s lien thereon.

If not sold, the property will be otherwise disposed of. Property includes household goods and many personal items.

7386R TRRT 4/26 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 consulting and training/education business in said County and State under the name of Diversity To Inclusion at the following post office addresses: 5058 Citadel Ct., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jessica M. Oladapo SIGNED: Jessica M. Oladapo 4/12/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 12th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7396R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Clothing line, Custom apparel, decals for all occasions business in said County and State under the name of Dezmadre Wear at the following post office addresses: 4653 Burley Ave., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Juan A. Salazar; Miriam W. Salazar SIGNED: Juan A. Salazar 4/11/17 SIGNED: Miriam W. Salazar 4/11/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 11th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 7397R TRRT 5/3

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX12 FILED April 5, 2017 LEEANNA MAGIN, 2224 N. Church St., Rockford, IL 61103 CITY OF ROCKFORD, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104 OCCUPANTS, 2224 N. Church St., Rockford, IL 61103 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201300501 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 2224 N. Church Str., Rockford, IL 61103 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot One (1) in Block Seventeen (17) as designated upon the Plat of E.H. Marsh’s Park View Subdivision of a part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 14 and of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 4 of Plats on page 8 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-11-462-009 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7324R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX13 FILED April 5, 2017 KEVIN WIEGERS, 906 Prairie Hill Cl., Winnebago, IL 61088 KIMBERLY WIEGERS, 906 Prairie Hill Cl., Winnebago, IL 61088 CITY OF ROCKFORD, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104

OCCUPANTS, 521 N. Horace Ave., Rockford, IL 61101 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201300797 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 521 N. Horace Ave., Rockford, IL 61103 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot One Hundred Seventeen (117) as designated upon the Plat of School Street Subdivision, being a Subdivision lying in a part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 16, township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 13 of Plats on page 23 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-16-380-001 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7325R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX14 FILED April 5, 2017 SUSAN K. JONES, 614 Newport Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 CITY OF ROCKFORD, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104 OCCUPANTS, 614 Newport Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201300964 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of

(municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 614 Newport Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Two Hundred Forty-One (241) as designated upon the Re-Plat of part of Washington Park Subdivision, the Plat of which Re-Plat is recorded in Book 13 of Plats on page 32 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-20-454-005 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30, a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7326R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX15 FILED April 5, 2017 MARK A. HERNANDEZ, 5146 Browns Mill Rd., Freeport, IL 61032 CITY OF ROCKFORD, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104 ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, c/o Blitt & Gaines, P.C., 661 Glenn Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, c/o Registered Agent: Illinois Corporation Service, 801 Adlai Stevenson Dr., Springfield, IL 62703 OCCUPANTS, 402 Bayliss Ave., Rockford, IL 61101 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201300975 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 402 Bayliss Ave., Rockford, IL 61101

Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Eleven (11) in Block Two (2) as designated upon the Plat of Day’s Subdivision of a part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 21, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 7 of Plats on page 4 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-21-104-012 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7327R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX16 FILED April 5, 2017 SSOR LLC, 129 S. Phelps Ave., #1007, Rockford, IL 61108 OCCUPANTS, 1219 Island Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 CITY OF ROCKFORD, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104 MARIAN C. OTT and GLENN H. OTT, c/o Reno & Zahm LLP, 2902 McFarland Rd., Ste. 400, Rockford, IL 61107 LEROY MOODY, c/o Kim Casey, Holmstrom & Kennedy, 800 N. Church St., P.O. Box 589, Rockford, IL 61105-0589 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201301606 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 1219 Island Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Thirteen (13) in Block Three (3) as designated upon the Plat of Hutchins

Park, being a Subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 27, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 86 of Deeds on page 328 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-27-351-016 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017 This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7335R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX17 FILED April 5, 2017 MONICA RAMIREZ, 821 Kent St., Rockford, IL 61102 IVAN ZAMORA, 821 Kent St., Rockford, IL 61102 OCCUPANTS, 821 Kent St., Rockford, IL 61102 BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, 9600 West Bryn Mawr, 3rd Floor, Rosemont, IL 60018 BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, 4425 Ponce De Leon Blvd., 5th Fl, Coral Gables, FL 33146 CITY OF ROCKFORD WATER DEPARTMENT, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., c/o SILVESTRI LAW OFFICE, 2208 Charles St., Rockford, IL 61104 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., ONE STATE FARM PLAZA, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61710 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201301539 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 821 Kent

St., Rockford, IL 61102 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: The Easterly 50 feet of the Westerly 106 feet of Lots Four (4) and Five (5) in Block Forty-Four (44) as designated upon the Plat of T.D. Robertson’s Addition to the City of Rockford, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 42 of Deeds on page 341 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; the Easterly and Westerly lines of said tract being parallel with the Westerly lines of said two Lots; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-27-136-004 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7334R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX18 FILED April 5, 2017 LINDA R. WILLIAMS, 712 N. Court St., Rockford, IL 61103 OCCUPANTS, 712 N. Court St., Rockford, IL 61103 ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, P.O. Box 14130, Orange, CA 92863-1530 AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, 505 City Park Way West, 5th Floor, Orange, CA 98268 WELLS FARGO BANK NA, 3601 Minnesota Dr., Ste. 200, Bloomington, MN 55435 WINNEBAGO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 555 N. Court St., Ste. 301, Rockford, IL 61103 ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT, 3501 Kishwaukee St., Rockford, IL 61109 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201301265 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A

YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 712 N. Court St., Rockford, IL 61103 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Part of Lot Eleven (11) as designated upon the Assessor’s Plat of Block 71 of George Haskell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Rockford, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 86 of Deeds on page 51 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, bounded as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the Easterly most corner of said Lot 11; thence Westerly, along and upon the Northeasterly line of said Lot, 256 feet, more or less, to a point 70.58 feet Easterly from the Northerly most corner of said Lot 11; thence Southerly, on a line parallel with the Northwesterly line of said Lot 11, 42.61 feet; thence Easterly, on a line parallel with the Northeasterly line of said Lot 11, 256 feet, more or less, to a point on the Southeasterly line of said Lot 11, said point being 42 feet Southerly from the Easterly most corner of said Lot 11; thence Northerly, along the Southeasterly line of said Lot 11, 42 feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-23-107-028 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7333R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX19 FILED April 5, 2017 BRUCE J. PATTON, 708 S. Greenview Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 JOANN M. PATTON, deceased, 708 S. Greenview Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 OCCUPANTS, 708 S. Greenview Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014

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Certificate No. 201301112 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 708 S. Greenview Ave., Rockford, IL 61102 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Six (6) as designated upon the Plat of Orchard Heights, being a Subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 21, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 13 of Plats on page 15 1/2 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-21-355-004 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7332R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN CHANCERY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ROBERT EARL CLEVELAND, JR., Petitioner, vs.

ERICA D. COTTON, Respondent.

Case No. 17 D 183 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent ERICA D. COTTON that Petitioner ROBERT EARL CLEVELAND, JR. 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 May 12, 2017, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Robert Earl Cleveland, Jr., Petitioner 7350R TRRT 4/26

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n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK, Plaintiff, v.

GOKOOL CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation; BRIJESH D. PATEL; HARMIL J. PATEL; NEETABEN V. PATEL; PRAMODKUMAR M. PATEL; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No.: 2017 CH 332 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: TRACT 1: Part of Lots Two Hundred Fifty-two (252), Two Hundred Fifty-three (253) and Two Hundred Fifty-four (254) as designated upon the Plat of Factory Second Addition to the City of Rockford, which Plat is recorded in Book 11 on Page 40 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the East line of Lot Two Hundred Fifty-two (252) which point is 3.0 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Lot Two Hundred Fifty-two (252); thence Southwesterly in a straight line to a point on the West line of Lot Two Hundred Fifty-four (254) which point is 22.0 feet North of the Southwest corner of Lot Two Hundred Fifty-four (254); thence South 22 feet; thence East along the South line of Lot Two Hundred Fifty-four (254}, 127.0 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot Two Hundred Fifty-four (254); thence North along the East lines of Lots Two Hundred Fifty-four (254), Two Hundred Fifty-three (253) and Two Hundred Fifty-two (252) to a point 3.0 feet South of the Northeast corner of Lot Two Hundred Fifty-two (252) which point is the point of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and the State of Illinois.

TRACT II: Lots Two Hundred Fifty-five (255) and Two Hundred Fifty-six (256) as designated upon the Plat of Factory Second Addition to the City of Rockford; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

TRACT III:

Lots Two Hundred Fifty-seven (257), Two Hundred Fifty-eight (258), Two Hundred Fifty-nine (259), Two Hundred Sixty (260) and Two Hundred Sixty-one (261) as designated upon the Plat of Factory Second Addition to the City of Rockford; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 2837 11th Street, Rockford, IL 61109 P.I.N. NUMBER: 15-01-154028 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 22nd day of May, 2017, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Thomas J. Lester (ARDC #6189291) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 Phone: 815-490-4900 Fax: 815-490-4901 tlester@hinshawlaw.com 7387R TRRT 5/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, Plaintiff, VS. ERIC J. JOHNSON, et. al, Defendants.

CASE NO. 2017 CH 318 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THE REQUISITE Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to Unknown others, Nonrecord Claimants and Unknown Tenants, 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: The West One-Half (1/2) of Lot Four (4) and the East One-Half (1/2) of Lot Five (5) in Block Eight (8) as designated upon the Map of the Town of Durand, the Westerly line of said premises being parallel with the Easterly line of said Lot Five (5) and the Easterly line of said Premises being parallel with the Easterly line of said Lot Four (4); situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 212 West North Street Durand, Illinois 61024 Property Code: 334 C 034 P.I.N. Number: 05-10-331-002 And for other relief, that the action was filed on or about April 10, 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 Eric J. Johnson. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Mortgagor –Eric J. Johnson Mortgagee – Northwest Bank of Rockford.

Date of Mortgage – July 15, 2011.

Date of Recording – July 21, 2011.

County of Recording – Winnebago record titleholder of the real estate Recording Document –2011 is Amarsiakhan Darjaakhuu. An 1024878. identification of the mortgage NOW THEREFORE, unless sought to be foreclosed is as you Unknown Others, Nonrecord follows: Claimants and Unknown Tenants, Mortgagor –Amarsiakhan the said Defendant, file your AnDarjaakhuu swer to the Complaint in said suit or Mortgagee – Northwest Bank of otherwise make your appearance Rockford therein in the said Circuit Court of Date of Mortgage – October 29, the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winneba2014. go County, 400 W. State Street in Date of Recording –November the City of Rockford, State of Illinois 3, 2014. on or before May 22, 2017, default County of Recording – Winnebago. may be entered against you at any Recording Document time after that date and a judgment –20141034917 may be entered in accordance NOW THEREFORE, unless with the prayer of the Complaint. you the Unknown Heirs at Law Dated at Rockford, IL on the or Legatees of Amarsiakhan 12th day of April, 2017.

Darjaakhuu, Claimants against Thomas A. Klein, the Estate of Amarsiakhan DarClerk of the Circuit Court jaakhuu, Unknown Others, Non Winnebago County, Illinois Record Claimants and Unknown Plaintiff’s Attorney Tenants, the said Defendants, file Timothy F. Horning #973 your Answer to the Complaint in MEYER & HORNING, P.C. said suit or otherwise make your 3400 N. Rockton Avenue appearance therein in the said Rockford, IL 61103 Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial 815/636-9300 Circuit, Winnebago County, 400 7388R TRRT 5/3 W. State Street Rockford, Illinois n n n 61102 on or before May 22, 2017, STATE OF ILLINOIS which is at least 30 days after the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE date of the first publication of this 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT notice, default may be entered WINNEBAGO COUNTY against you at any time after that NORTHWEST BANK OF date and a judgment may be ROCKFORD, entered in accordance with the Plaintiff, prayer of the Complaint.

VS. Dated at Rockford, IL on the THE UNKNOWN HEIRS 12th day of April, 2017 AT LAW OR LEGATEES OF Thomas Klien AMARSAIKHAN DARJAAKHUU, Clerk of the Circuit Court DECEASED, Winnebago County, Illinois CLAIMANTS AGAINST THE Plaintiff’s Attorney ESTATE OF AMARSAIKHAN Timothy F. Horning DARJAAKHUU, MEYER & HORNING, P.C. PEPPER POINTE WEST 3400 N. Rockton Avenue CONDOMINIUM HOMEOWNERS Rockford, IL 61103 ASSOCIATION, 815/636-9300 NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, 7389R TRRT 5/3 UNKNOWN OTHERS and n n n UNKNOWN TENANTS, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CASE NO. 2017 CH 320 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE WINNEBAGO COUNTY THE REQUISITE Affidavit for NORTHWEST BANK OF Publication having been filed, ROCKFORD, notice is hereby given to The Plaintiff, Unknown Heirs at Law or Legatees VS. of Amarsiakhan Darjaakhuu, deLAURA C. VAUGHAN, et. al, ceased, Claimants against the EsDefendants. tate of Amarsiakhan Darjaakhuu, CASE NO. 2017 CH 319 Pepper Pointe West Condomini- NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE um Homeowners Association, THE REQUISITE Affidavit for Unknown Others, Non record Publication having been filed, Claimants and Unknown Tenants, notice is hereby given to Unknown Defendants in the above-entitled others, Nonrecord Claimants and suit, that the said suit has been Unknown Tenants, Defendant in commenced in the Circuit Court the above-entitled suit, that the of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Win- said suit has been commenced nebago County, Illinois, against in the Circuit Court of the 17th Juyou praying for a foreclosure of dicial Circuit, Winnebago County, a mortgage upon the following Illinois, against you praying for a property: foreclosure of a mortgage upon Building D, Unit 1 of the following property: Pepper Pointe West ConLot Seven (7) in Block dominium as delineated Twenty Eight (28) as deson a survey of certain lots ignated upon the Plat of or parts thereof in Pepper Edward Fitch’s Addition Pointe West Subdivision, to Cherry Valley, the Plat which Survey is attached of which Subdivision is as Exhibit “B” to the Decrecorded in Book U of Plats laration of Condominium on Page 69 in the Recordrecorded in the Office of er’s Office of Winnebago the Recorder of Deeds County, Illinois; situated in of Winnebago County, the County of Winnebago Illinois as Document No. and State of Illinois.

200700754638, as amendCommonly known as: 310 ed from time to time, toE. State Street Cherry Valley, gether with its undivided Illinois 61016 percentage interest in said P.I.N Number: 16-01-133-007 parcel (excepting from said Property Code: 253 B 110 Parcel all the property and And for other relief, that the space comprising all the action was filed on or about April units thereof as defined and 10, 2017. set forth in said Declaration That Summons was duly issued and Survey); situated in the out of said Court against you as County of Winnebago and provided by law, and that the said State of Illinois. suit is still pending. The record Commonly known as: 4341 titleholder of the real estate is Laura Pepper Drive Unit 1 Rockford, C. Vaughan. An identification of the Illinois 61114 mortgage sought to be foreclosed P.I.N. Number: 12-08-182-017 is as follows: And for other relief, that the Mortgagor –Laura C. Vaughan action was filed on or about April Mortgagee – Northwest Bank of 10,2017, that Summons was duly Rockford. issued out of said Court against Date of Mortgage – January 10, you as provided by law, and that 2013. the said suit is still pending. The Date of Recording – January

16, 2013.

County of Recording – Winnebago Recording Document –20131002226 NOW THEREFORE, unless you Unknown Others, Nonrecord Claimants and Unknown Tenants, 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 May 22, 2017, 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 12th day of April, 2017.

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 7390R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of: RONALD L. BERGERON, Deceased.

Case No.: 2017 P 141 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of RONALD L. BERGERON. Letters of Office were issued on April 4, 2017, to DIANE L. VEITCH, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The Attorney for the Estate is William J. Howard, 124 North Water Street, Suite 100, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 19, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

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

DATED: April 12, 2017 Diane L. Veitch, Executor Name: William J. Howard (#1271288) Attorney for the Estate of Ronald L. Bergeron Address: 124 N. Water Street, Suite 100 City: Rockford, IL 61107 Telephone: (815) 964-8888 7391R TRRT 5/3 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SHIRLEY J. PETERSON, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2017 P 137 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of SHIRLEY J. PETERSON on January 7, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on April 4, 2017 to DARWIN PETERSON 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 21, 2017, 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: 4/12/17 DARWIN PETERSON, EXECUTOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 7392R TRRT 5/3 n n n NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 6146, 7511 Vandiver Rd, Cherry Valley IL 61112 (815-332-4400) to satisfy a lien on May 11, 2017 at approx.

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

Cube #I40, Leslie LittleJohn.

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 May 11, 2017 at approx. 11:00 AM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #709, Carissa Lutzow; Cube #1232, Sharon L. Dickens; Cube #1528, Cassandra Sheetz; Cube #801, Brad Love; Cube #4244, Jennifer A. Stevens; Cube #2616, Peggy Martinez; Cube #1412, Abrianna Nicole Vyborny; Cube #5511, Angela M Harne.

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 May 11, 2017 at approx. 11:30 AM at www.storagetreasures.com. All online bids start 14 days prior to the below start date.

Cube #B324, Stephen Watson; Cube #A75, Ericka D. Bates; Cube #A69, Timothy DuBose; Cube #B210, Justin D. Blankenship; Cube #A157, Shameka D. Watson; Cube #B31, Melissa D. Oslund.

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 May 11, 2017 at approx.

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

Cube #310C, Zackary Kendall Kiefer; Cube #341, Stephen M. Moraska; Cube#534, Victor V. Gelafio Cube #304C, Shelly L. Bilodeau; Cube #304I, Allison M. Ranieri.

7415R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Electrical and Remodel business in said County and State under the name of Garcia’s Electric at the following post office addresses: 2602 17th St., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Daniel Garcia SIGNED: Daniel Garcia 4/13/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 7398R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a resale boutique of handcrafted goods business in said County and State under the name of Vibrant Hope Boutique at the following post office addresses: 349 Sheridan Dr., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Taylor Adolphson SIGNED: Taylor Adolphson 4/13/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 13th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 7399R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Paranormal Investigation & Research business in said County and State under the name of Northern Illinois Ghost Hunting Transcendence (N.I.G.H.T.) at the following post office addresses: 1415 Comanche Dr., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Randal Stowell SIGNED: Randal Stowell 4/14/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7400R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a make and design dresses, tutus, and shoes business in said County and State under the name of Nene’s Tutu & Dress Creations at the following post office addresses: 5417 Arnold Ct., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Wilma Johnson SIGNED: Wilma Johnson 4/17/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7401R TRRT 5/3 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: RICHARD S. PARIS, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2017 P 168 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of RICHARD S. PARIS, Letters of Office were issued on April 13, 2017, to CYNTHIA L. LIMBERG

and ANTHONY S. PARIS, who are the legal representatives of the estate. The attorney for the estate is BRIAN K. LARKIN, ONE COURT PLACE, SUITE 301, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 27, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or Delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

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

DATED: April 18, 2017 /s/ Cynthia L. Limberg and Anthony S. Paris CYNTHIA L. LIMBERG and ANTHONY S. PARIS Brian K. Larkin Attorney at Law One Court Place, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-4601 7402R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a General remodeling and construction business in said County and State under the name of AJD General Construction at the following post office addresses: 4222 O Connell St., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rene Garcia Mendez, 815-520-6175 SIGNED: Rene Garcia 4/18/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Juana S. Salazar, Notary Public My Commission Expires November. 9, 2019 7403R TRRT 5/3 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a online sales business in said County and State under the name of Love N Twirlz Boutique at the following post office addresses: 608 Hilton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Stacee Proper SIGNED: Stacee Proper 4/25/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 25th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 7443R TRRT 5/10

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX22 FILED April 5, 2017 LORENZO GARCIA, 1307 Vagabond Lane, Orlando, FL 32839 GUADALUPE MARTINEZ, 1307 Vagabond Lane, Orlando, FL 42839 CITY OF ROCKFORD, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104 OCCUPANTS, 211 Royal Ave., Rockford, IL 61101 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201301050 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 211 Royal Ave., Rockford, IL 61101 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Lot Fourteen (14) in Block Six (6) as designated upon the Plat of Colton’s Subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 21, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 3 of Plats on page 29 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-21-234-007 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7329R TRRT 4/26 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2017TX23 FILED April 5, 2017 ROBERT L. MONTGOMERY, 713 W. 140th, Gardena, CA 90247 ANGELA CHICO, ADDRESS UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, 422 Alliance Ave., Rockford, IL 61101 UNKNOWN OWNERS OR

PARTIES INTERESTED, GENERALLY TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 201301019 Sold of General Taxes of (year) 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (municipality) N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 422 Alliance Ave., Rockford, IL 61101 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: Parts of Lots One (1), Two (2) and Three (3) in Block One (1) as designated upon the Plat of H. Johnston’s Subdivision of part of the North Half (1/2) of Section 21, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 5 of Plats on page 3 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot One (1), thence North, along the East line of said Lot One (1), 45 feet; thence West, parallel with the south lines of said Lots One (1), Two (2) and Three (3), to the West line of said Lot Three (3); thence South, along said West line, 45 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot Three (3); thence East, along the South lines of Lots Three (3), Two (2) and One (1) to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No. 11-21-202-013 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subse­quently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This Notice is also to advise you that a Petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois, on November 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 412.

You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 27, 2017, by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois, at the County Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County 7328R TRRT 4/26 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK, a Wisconsin State Bank, Plaintiff, v.

WILLIAM T. CACCIATORE, SR.; NANCY L. CACCIATORE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; LAKE SUMMERSET ASSOCIATION, INC.; OTTER CREEK LAKE UTILITY DISTRICT; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS,, Defendants.

Case No. 17-CH-306 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION (1928 Baintree Road, Davis, Illinois 61019) The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 1928 in Section 8 of the corrected Final Plat No. 2 of Lake Summerset, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 32 of Plats on pages 262 through 270 inclusive, in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 1928 Baintree Road Davis, Illinois 61019 PROPERTY CODE: 05-06376-010 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 12th day of May, 2017, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Matthew M. Hevrin (ARDC #6256083) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 PHONE: 815-490-4900 FAX: 815-490-4901 mhevrin@hinshawlaw.com 7344R TRRT 4/26 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: GERALD L. HEISLER, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2017 P 117 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of GERALD L. HEISLER. Letters of

Office were issued on March 27, 2017, to Marjorie R. Zimmerman, 408 River Lane, Loves Park, IL 61111, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is KEITH S. MORSE, 321 W. State St., Suite 1204, Rockford, IL 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 12, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk - Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, IL, 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: 4/4/17 Marjorie R. Zimmerman, Executor KEITH S. MORSE - 1970666 Attorney at Law 321 W. State St., Suite 1204 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 967-5000 email: keith@morsefamilylaw.com 7345R TRRT 4/26 n n n NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ANGELA FICK, Petitioner, vs.

HAROLD JAMES VANCE, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, a Duly Licensed Child Welfare Agency, Respondents.

CASE NO: 17 AD 55 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that on the 4th day of April, 2017, a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, and that on the first floor of the Winnebago County Juvenile Justice Center, on the 8th day of May, 2017 at the hour of 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition for Adoption.

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

Dated at Rockford, Illinois this 4th day of April, 2017.

Thomas Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court ERIN L. NASH #6304953 Nash Law Office, P.C. 4615 East State Street, Suite 201 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 397-7500 7346R TRRT 4/26 n n n NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ANGELA FICK, Petitioner, vs.

HUNTER J VANCE, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, a Duly Licensed Child Welfare Agency, Respondents.

CASE NO: 17 AD 54 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that on the 4th day of April, 2017, a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, and that on the first floor of the Winnebago County Juvenile Justice Center, on the 8th

day of May, 2017 at the hour of 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition for Adoption.

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

Dated at Rockford, Illinois this 4th day of April, 2017.

Thomas Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court ERIN L. NASH #6304953 Nash Law Office, P.C. 4615 East State Street, Suite 201 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 397-7500 7347R TRRT 4/26 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

SCOTT M. BLEILE, CITY OF ROCKFORD, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 17 CH 183 PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE To: UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for foreclosure of a mortgage and other relief on the following described property in which you have or claim an interest: Lot Nine (9) in Block Eight (8) as designated upon the Plat of East Hills Subdivision being a Subdivision of a part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) Section 19, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 23 of Plats on page 38 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, EXCEPTING THEREFROM the Easterly 15 feet of Lot Nine (9) conveyed to Donald L. Messinger and Dorothy P. Messinger, husband and wife, by Warranty Deed recorded in Book 951 of Recorder’s Records on page 632 in said Recorder’s Office; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 3604 Cardinal Lane, Rockford, IL 61107 Property Code / PIN: 163D 348 Title Holder of Record: Scott M. Bleile Identification of Mortgage: Mortgage from Scott M. Bleile to Alpine Bank & Trust Co. dated February 15, 2010 and recorded March 2, 2010 in the Winnebago County Recorder’s Office as Document No. 20101007605.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said defendants, “Unknown Owners” and “Non-Record Claimants” file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before May 12, 2017, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Dated: April 5, 2017 WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP /s/ Thomas P. Sandquist

Thomas P. Sandquist Its Attorneys Prepared By: Thomas P. Sandquist WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP 120 West State Street P.O. Box 219 Rockford, Illinois 61105 (815) 987-8900 7348R TRRT 4/26 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO EARL NIELSEN, Plaintiff, vs.

BRIGITTE LINN, Defendant.

Case No. 2017 MR 159 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of the Stable Keeper Lien statute (770 ILCS 40/49) consistent with the above-entitled cause, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described property with the terms and conditions set forth herein: A. The property to be sold and description thereof: A Horse known as “Camanche” or “Comanche”: approximately seven (7) years old, buckskin in color, approximately 14.3 to 15.0 hands tall, and believed to be a Mustang and/or possibly American Quarter Horse cross. The horse has a star. The Horse sells as grade. The horse has an up-to-date Coggins.

The Horse sells “AS IS” with no representation or guarantee as to health, training, or ability.

B. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the property is: Attorney Jody L. Booher BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 C. The sale will be held at: 7786 Perryville Road, Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016.

D. The time and place of the sale are: May 9, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at 7786 Perryville Road, Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016.

E. The terms of the sale are: certified funds to be paid in full at the time of the auction.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Purchase which guarantees ownership of the Horse in and to the purchaser.

Dated at Rockford, Illinois, this 6th day of April, 2017.

GARY CARUANA SHERIFF OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY PREPARED BY: Jody L. Booher (#6292370) BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 jbooher@bslbv.com 7349R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAURA A. EPSTEIN and M.E., a minor, Plaintiffs, v.

BOULDER CREEK GARDENS CONDOMINIUM, BOULDER CREEK DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C., KEYSTONE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.,

ESMERALDA ACOSTA, Special Representative of the Estate of JOHN SLACK, KATHLEEN M. SLACK and THOMAS ETIER, Defendants.

16 L 215 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE To: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of John Slack Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Order of Court dated January 12, 2017, that on January 12, 2017 Esmeralda Acosta was appointed as Special Representative for the deceased party, John Slack, for purposes of defending the action entitled Laura A. Epstein and M.E., a minor v. Boulder Creek Gardens Condominium, Boulder Creek Development, L.L.C., Keystone Insurance agency, Inc., Esmeralda Acosta, Special Representative of the Estate of John Slack, Kathleen M. Slack and Thomas Etier, docketed in the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois as Case No. 16 L 215 (the “Action”).

The Action is brought for loss and damage caused by, inter alia, John Slack.

Claims against the estate must be filed on or before October 12, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication. 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 at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office must be mailed or delivered to the Special Representative within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated: April 11, 2017 /s/ Esmeralda Acosta ESMERALDA ACOSTA, Special Representative of the Estate of JOHN SLACK 7365R TRRT 4/26 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST CO., Plaintiff, v.

THEODORE KRAUSS a/k/a THEODORE S. KRAUSS; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No.: 2017 CH 321 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 307 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO.

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9 OF MULFORD HILLS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 41 OF PLATS ON PAGE 31A IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 6094 Nimtz Road Loves Park, IL 61111 PROPERTY CODE: 142C 407 P.I.N. NUMBER: 08-34-303013 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 15th day of May, 2017, default may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Yashekia T. Simpkins (ARDC #6307014) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 Phone: 815-490-4900 Fax: 815-490-4901 ysimpkins@hinshawlaw.com 7363R TRRT 4/26 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(s) business in said County and State under the name of Property Detailers at the following post office addresses: 1620 Benton St., Apt. 1, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Evelyn J. Hollins, 815-243-9752 SIGNED: Evelyn J. Hollins 4/21/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 7423R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Flooring business in said County and State under the name of Commercial Carpet Co. at the following post office addresses: 815 N. Church St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: William K. Bowman SIGNED: William K. Bowman 4/18/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7424R TRRT 5/10

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The Rock River Times. April 26, 2017

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JANICE J MCDONALD, et al Defendant 16CH 461 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 7, 2017, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT THIRTY-ONE (31) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MIRIAM WETHERELL PARK BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 21 OF PLATS ON PAGE 145 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 823 PETER AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-30405-022.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with detached 2 car garage..

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

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number 255861.

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

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 255861 Case Number: 16 CH 461 TJSC#: 37-3171 I719408 P7404R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust PLAINTIFF Vs. Shashi Brown; Creek Bend East Condominium Association, Inc.; Alpine Bank & Trust Co.; United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 17CH 00158 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Shashi Brown Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7723 Creek Bend Rockford, IL 61114 and which said Mortgage was made by: Shashi Brown the Mortgagor(s), to Washington Mutual Bank, FA, a federal association, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 0367941; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before May 26, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff

15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-17-00390 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I720044 P7405R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Trucking business in said County and State under the name of Carren’s Trucks at the following post office addresses: 5450 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Carren Brown SIGNED: Carren Brown 4/21/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 7427R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT PLAINTIFF Vs. Jean Chanson; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Ruth M. H. Markunas; United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development; Village of Machesney Park; Al Markunas a/k/a Albert Markunas; Joan Hurd; Ruthanne Markunas; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Delette Markunas; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Charles Markunas; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Ruth M. H. Markunas (deceased) DEFENDANTS 17 CH 00259 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Ruth M. H. Markunas Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Delette Markunas Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Charles Markunas Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 9832 Queens Oaks Drive Machesney Park, IL 61115 and which said Mortgage was made by: Ruth M. H. Markunas executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Wells Fargo Bank NA, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 0624977; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108

Rockford, IL 61101 on or before May 26, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-17-02758 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I720045 P7406R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Plaintiff(s), vs.

NANCY LISA JOHNS A/K/A NANCY L. JOHNS, RIVER VALLEY MORTGAGE, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

17CH 199 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: NANCY LISA JOHNS A/K/A NANCY L. JOHNS, RIVER VALLEY MORTGAGE, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN TENANTS and UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for foreclosure of a certain Real Estate Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT (28), TOWNSHIP FORTY-FOUR (44) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) EAST OF THE THIRD (3RD) PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LT 13 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF EDGEWOOD VIEW SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 31 OF PLATS ON PAGE 46 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY ILLINOIS; THENCE NORTH 00° 00’ 00” EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF PREMISES CONVEYED BY THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF ROCKFORD, AS TRUSTEE TO ALLEN S. ROBB AND MARGARET L. ROBB BY WARRANTY DEED DATED MAY 4, 1946 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 524 OF RECORDS ON PAGE 45 IN SAID RECORDER’S OFFICE, 560.06 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL; THENCE SOUTH 83° 23’ 30” WEST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF EAST STATE STREET AS NOW LAID

OUT AND USED, 127.32 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00° 07’ 23 “ WEST, 137.56 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID EAST STATE STREET; THENCE NORTH 83° 23’ 30” EAST, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID EAST STATE STREET, 127.61 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF PREMISES SO CONVEYED BY THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF ROCKFORD AS AFORESAID; THENCE SOUTH 00° 00’ 00” WEST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF PREMISES SO CONVEYED BY THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF ROCKFORD AS AFORESAID, 137.59 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Tax Number: 12-28-151-022 commonly known as 5039 E STATE ST ROCKFORD IL 61108; and which said Real Estate Mortgage was made by NANCY LISA JOHNS A/K/A NANCY L. JOHNS, and recorded in the Office of the Winnebago County Recorder as Document Number 0656780; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said named Defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located at 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61101, on or before the May 26, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Attorney No. 3635 LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Ira T. Nevel Aaron Nevel 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com # 16-00632 I720109 P7407R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-RF1 Plaintiff, vs.

ANNE J. MANNING; HENRY J. CLOSE; MARY R. CLOSE; CAPITAL ONE BANK; IMPERIAL OAKS HOMES ASSOCIATION; JAMES MANNING Defendants, 16 CH 73 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Twenty-Four as designated upon Plat No. 2 of Imperial Oaks, being

a Subdivision of part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, and the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, all in Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 32 of Plats on page 158 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 5141 Crofton Drive, Rockford, IL 611145423.

P.I.N. 12-09--152-018.

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.

16-000168 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I720286 P7408R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs.

TRISHA L. WALSTON AKA TRISHA WALSTON; FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 408 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300,Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT THIRTEEN (13) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT NO. 4 OF MILL ROAD SUBDIVISION, OF PART OF THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 31 OF PLATS ON PAGE 64 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 959 Aura Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

P.I.N. 12-26-151-012.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 4536960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F15080045 I720287 P7409R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6; Plaintiff, vs.

BARRY C. GATES; WENDY C. PLAZA-GATES; Defendants, 16 CH 662 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Three (3) as designated upon Breezy Acres, being a Subdivision of part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 43 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 39 of Plats on page 193A in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 3479 Baxter Road, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 16-31-100-013.

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

16-021911 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I720288 P7410R TRRT 5/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: WILLIAM P. COLLINS, Deceased.

NO. 2017-P-0000079 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of WILLIAM P. COLLINS. Letters

of Office were issued on March 6, 2017, to ANNE KIEFER, 1250 Westmoor Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093, who is the legal executor of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ATTORNEY WILLIAM E. SCHIRGER, - P.O. Box 537 - 419 Main Street, Pecatonica, Illinois 61063.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before November 12, 2017, 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 his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: This 19th day of April, A.D., 2017. /s/ Anne M. Kiefer ANNE KIEFER As Executor of the Estate of WILLIAM P. COLLINS, Deceased NAME: ATTORNEY WILLIAM E. SCHIRGER ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 537 419 Main Street CITY: Pecatonica, Illinois 61063 TELEPHONE: (815) - 239-2403 FAX: (815) - 239-1968 7416R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Cleaning business in said County and State under the name of Rockford Foreclosure Cleanout at the following post office addresses: 2123 Latham St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Gloria Perez, 815-914-4906 SIGNED: Gloria Perez 4/19/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 19th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7425R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Mobile Repair, Diesel Shop, Trucking Company business in said County and State under the name of K and B Mobile Repair at the following post office addresses: 5450 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Keith A. Brown, 815-656-0895 SIGNED: Keith A. Brown 4/21/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 7426R TRRT 5/10

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.SASHA N. FENTON, et al Defendant 15 CH 00741 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 25, 2017, 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 4 IN BLOCK 12 AS DESIGNATED ON THE PLAT OF KINSEY’S LITTLE FARMS, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1 AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 7, 1920 IN PLAT BOOK 13, PAGE 46, AS DOCUMENT NO. 146408.

Commonly known as 3013 10TH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 15-01305-014.

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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-13040.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-13040 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00741 TJSC#: 37-3758 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.

I720308 P7411R TRRT 5/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN CHANCERY FDW, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

MITCHELL C. SIERGIEJ, JR.; KRISTY SIERGIEJ; CITY OF ROCKFORD, a municipal corporation, Acting by and through the Department of Community & Economic Development; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; and, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO. 2016 CH 798 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on the 19th day of April, 2017, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions set forth herein: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Jody L. Booher BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 B. The common address of said property is: 856 Haskell Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

C. The legal description of the property is: LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF HASKELL & KIMBALL’S

ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 14, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 58 OF DEEDS (PLATS) ON PAGE 244 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, approximately 2350 square foot single family home.

E. The time and place of the sale are: June 1, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subjct 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 the 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 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, UNLESS THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY FOUND TO BE ABANDONED. Dated at Rockford, Illinois, this 19th day of April, 2017.

GARY CARUANA SHERIFF OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY PREPARED BY: Jody L. Booher (#6292370) BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 jbooher@bslbv.com 7414R TRRT 5/10 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS (ADDITION OF NAME) STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss.

Certificate No. 033557 On the 27th day of March, A.D. 2017, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for TRINADY SEAFOOD & THINGS at the following address(es): 111 North Alpine Road, Rockford, IL 61107.

On the 17th day of April, A.D. 2017, 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: Robert Cleveland; Patricia Cleveland.

SIGNED: Robert E. Cleveland 4/17/17 SIGNED: Patricia A. Cleveland 4/17/17 STATE OF FLORIDA, County of Duval 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 17th day of April A.D. 2017.

Alys Ortiz, Notary Public Commission # FF 905102 Expires August 15, 2019 7428R TRRT 4/26 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PNC Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Adam Cavitt; TD Bank USA, N.A.; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 16CH 00721 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Adam Cavitt Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 407-409 Day Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 and which said Mortgage was made by: Adam Cavitt the Mortgagor(s), to National City Mortgage Services Co, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 0296482; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before May 26, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-11039 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I720422 P7429R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN CHANCERY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: RIE ROSS, Petitioner, vs.

JOHN HENRY ROSS, Respondent.

Case No. 17 D 295 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent JOHN HENRY ROSS that Petitioner RIE ROSS 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 May 26, 2017, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Rie Ross, Petitioner 7430R TRRT 5/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: CAROLINA TRUJILLO, Plaintiff, vs.

MARCO A. SALGADO SOLANO, Defendant.

Case No. 2017 D 283 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, MARCO A. SALGADO SOLANO, Defendant, that this case has been commenced in this court against you, asking for a dissolution of marriage and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your response or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, on or before May 16, 2017 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. Clerk of Court Prepared by: Susan E. Smith McClellan 6072 Brynwood Drive, Suite 101 Rockford, Illinois 61114 815-229-8900/ 815-229-8921(facsimile) ARDC No. 6216877 7418R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Cleaning business in said County and State under the name of Lili’s Cleaning Services at the following post office addresses: 6538 Auburn St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lilia N. Mandujano SIGNED: Lilia N. Mandujano 4/24/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 7432R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a business building decks & repairs business in said County and State under the name of J & H Decks and Repairs at the following post office addresses: 1915 Hancock St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joseph Jarman, 815-2007427; Heather Jarman SIGNED: Joseph Jarman 4/24/17 SIGNED: Heather Jarman 4/24/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 7433R TRRT 5/10

n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Retail & Resale business in said County and State under the name of Every Little Thing at the following post office addresses: 402 Main Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Robert Squires, Heather Squires SIGNED: Robert Squires 4/24/17 SIGNED: Heather Squires 4/24/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 7435R TRRT 5/10 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS (ADDITION OF NAME) STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss.

Certificate No. 033623 On the 2nd day of April, A.D. 2017, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for Rey’s Tree Service at the following address(es): 1416 Banks St., Rockford, IL 61102.

On the 24th day of April, A.D. 2017, 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: Juan L. Medina, Carlos E. Acevedo.

SIGNED: Juan L. Medina 4/24/17 SIGNED: Carlos E. Acevedo 4/24/17 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 24th day of April A.D. 2017.

Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 7434R TRRT 4/26 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROSS E. GUSTAFSON, Deceased.

Case No. 2017 P 167 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of Ross E. Gustafson. Letters of Office were issued on April 13, 2017 to Drew Gustafson, 908 Prestick Parkway, Rockford, IL 61107, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Ann T. Dempsey, Oliver Close, LLC, 124 N. Water Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 4749, Rockford, IL 61110-4749.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before October 31, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk--Probate Division at the Winnebago County

Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

Dated: April 24, 2017 Drew Gustafson Independent Administrator Ann T. Dempsey, ARDC #6208364 OLIVER CLOSE, LLC 124 N. Water Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 4749 Rockford, IL 61110-4749 Telephone: 815-963-0009 Telefax: 815-963-0339 7436R TRRT 5/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF SOUTH BELOIT, an Illinois municipal corporation, Plaintiff vs.

MARK McKEE; REALTAX DEVELOPERS, LTD.; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants CASE NO. 17-CH-41 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on March 22, 2017, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions as set forth herein: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Douglas R. Henry BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 962-6611 B. The common address of said property is: 711 Salmon Avenue, South Beloit, Illinois.

C. The legal description of the property is: Lot Eighty-seven (87) as designated upon the Plat Home Addition to South Beloit, the Plat of which Addition is recorded in Book 11 of Plats on page 18 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago, State of Illinois.

P.I.N.: 04-05-454-003 D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: none.

E. The time and place of sale is: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. in the lobby of the Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: to the highest and best bidder with cash or certified check in full at time of sale. Property is conveyed in “AS IS” condition. Sale subject to court approval; buyer will be entitled to possession of property 30 days after confirmation of sale by court.

G. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, but have not yet become due and payable, and special assessment, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

Dated at Rockford, Illinois, this 24th day of April, 2017.

GARY CARUANA, SHERIFF OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY PREPARED BY:

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DOUGLAS R. HENRY BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 962-6611 7437R TRRT 5/10 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN CHANCERY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: GINA M. MARSHALL, Petitioner, vs.

MATTHEW A. BLAIR, Respondent.

Case No. 13 D 254 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent MATTHEW A. BLAIR that Petitioner GINA M. MARSHALL 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 May 26, 2017, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Gina M. Marshall, Petitioner 7438R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a housecall pet grooming business in said County and State under the name of Happy Owl Pet Grooming at the following post office addresses: 2816 Rudeen Close, Apt. # 2, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Bonnie Gonzalez, 815-314-4668 SIGNED: Bonnie Gonzalez 4/25/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 25th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Amy Reininger, DEPUTY 7439R TRRT 5/10 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a event coordinating and planning business in said County and State under the name of Smile Events at the following post office addresses: 12140 Palsley Drive, Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Grace Colleen, 815-323-2645 SIGNED: Grace Colleen 4/25/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 25th day of April, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Ashley L. Carter, DEPUTY 7440R TRRT 5/10 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Jessica Dawn Montoya Current Name Case Number 17 MR 338 There will be a court hearing on my Request to change my name from: Jessica Dawn Montoya to the new name of: Jesse Declan Montoya.

The court date will be held: on June 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St.. Rockford, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #412. /s/ Jessica Montoya Jessica Montoya 7417R TRRT 5/10

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN CHANCERY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: LENA VERA, Petitioner, vs.

VICTOR VERA, Respondent.

Case No. 17 D 305 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent VICTOR VERA

n n n that Petitioner LENA VERA has STATE OF ILLINOIS caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MAR- IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT RIAGE and other relief in the COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO above-captioned cause of action.

ALPINE BANK & TRUST You are further notified that if you COMPANY, fail to file an answer or otherwise Plaintiff, appear on or before May 26, vs.

2017, a judgment by default may KIMBERLY JONES a/k/a be entered against you at any time KIMBERLY A. JONES, thereafter for the relief requested in the petition.

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND /s/ Lena Vera, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Petitioner Defendants.

7442R TRRT 5/10 Case No. 17 CH 356

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- DAVID R. NETHERY, et al Defendant 16CH 00466 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 24, 2017, 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 3415 PIONEER DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-19-231-014.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-05713.

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. 14-16-05713 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00466 TJSC#: 37-2045 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.

I718179 P7314R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.- MARK KRAJEWSKI, et al Defendant 16CH 00718 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE To: UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for fore-

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 24, 2017, 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 928 NIGHT OWL LANE, ROSCOE, IL 61073 Property Index No. 08-06-152-013.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-11445.

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. 14-16-11445 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00718 TJSC#: 37-2047 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.

I718181 P7315R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.- AMOS FINANCIAL LLC, CARMEN ANGEL Defendant 15CH 375 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 9, 2017, 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:

closure of a mortgage and other relief on the following described property in which you have or claim an interest: Lot Thirteen (13) in Block Five (5) as designated upon the Plat of North Park Subdivision part of Section 36-45-1 and 31-45-2 recorded in Book 18 of Plats on Page 45 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of

Illinois.

Commonly known as: 211 Superior Avenue, Machesney Park, Illinois 61115 Property Code / PIN: 07-36227-012 Title Holder of Record: KIMBERLY JONES a/k/a KIMBERLY A. JONES Identification of Mortgage: Mortgage from KIMBERLY JONES a/k/a KIMBERLY A. JONES to Alpine Bank & Trust Co. dated November 7, 2012 and recorded November 15, 2012 in the Win-

Commonly known as 3903 SEWARD AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32-378-021.

The real estate is improved with a single family home, 1 car attached garage.

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 253219.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 253219 Case Number: 15 CH 375 TJSC#: 37-3184 I719116 P7319R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005-HE2 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE2; Plaintiff, vs. KEVIN YORK; DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FRANKLIN CREDIT TRUST SERIES I, THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR FRANKLIN MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2009-A; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 254 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300,Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 11270 Jasmine Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073.

P.I.N. 04-31-202-005.

The improvement on the property consists of 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.

nebago County Recorder’s Office as Document No. 20121045840.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said defendants, “Unknown Owners” and “Non-­Record Claimants” file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before May 26, 2017, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Dated: April 25, 2017 WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP /s/ Thomas P. Sandquist Thomas P. Sandquist Its Attorneys Prepared By: Thomas P. Sandquist WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP 120 West State Street P.O. Box 219 Rockford, Illinois 61105 (815) 987-8900 7441R TRRT 5/10

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 236-0077. SPSF.2101 I719230 P7320R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.- SASHA N. FENTON, et al Defendant 15 CH 00741 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 25, 2017, 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 3013 10TH STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 15-01-305-014.

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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-13040.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-13040 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00741 TJSC#: 37-3758 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.

I720308 P7411R TRRT 5/10

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- KEVIN G. CUNIFF, et al Defendant 16CH 00808 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 22, 2017, 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 12827 CLEARWATER POINTE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088 Property Index No. 09-25-203-017.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-10944.

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. 14-16-10944 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00808 TJSC#: 37-1679 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.

I718274 P7316R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.- TORRANCE NEALON A/K/A TORRENCE NEALON, et al Defendant 13CH 802 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 8, 2017, 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 1103 COLONIAL DR, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-31-429-002.

The real estate is improved with a single family, detached 2 car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse

to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 252687.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 252687 Case Number: 13 CH 802 TJSC#: 37-3038 I719063 P7317R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.- JEREMY DASCHER, et al Defendant 16CH 00112 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 29, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 9, 2017, 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 9419 LAWSON DRIVE, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-20-303-012.

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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-19418.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-19418 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00112 TJSC#: 37-3175 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.

I719108 P7318R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS STONEGATE MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. LINDA S. HALE AKA LINDA SUE HALE AKA LINDA HALE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 243 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300,Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1081 Aura Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

P.I.N. 12-26-301-004.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16020262 I719231 P7321R TRRT 4/26 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. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK; FEDERAL RESOURCE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RELDA E. SHEPHERD, DECEASED; DEBORAH VAN WINKLE; SHERRY ZACK, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF RELDA E. SHEPHERD, DECEASED Defendants, 16 CH 500 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 18, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 320 North Johnston Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101.

P.I.N. 11-21-133-011.

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

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

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

(614) 220-5611. 16-012026 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I719232 P7322R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.- CRAIG A ROBERTS, et al Defendant 16CH 352 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 15, 2017, 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 1030 NORTH COURT STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14-458-001.

The real estate is improved with a multi-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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse

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to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 254784.

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

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 254784 Case Number: 16 CH 352 TJSC#: 37-3202 I719255 P7323R TRRT 4/26 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, vs. GRACE J. JOHNSON; JACK H. JOHNSON Defendants, 16CH 984 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 25, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 127 Robert Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107.

P.I.N. 12-19-359-013.

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

(614) 220-5611. 16-029211 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I719704 P7376R TRRT 5/3 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, 16CH 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 25, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5862 Princess Drive, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 16-04-229-009.

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 I719703 P7375R TRRT 5/3

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The Rock River Times. April 26, 2017

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.- JAMES CRANDELL, et al Defendant 16CH 00905 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 30, 2017, 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 111 CATHERINE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61104 Property Index No. 11-27-480-006.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14372.

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. 14-16-14372 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00905 TJSC#: 37-963 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.

I716714 P7366R TRRT 5/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A Plaintiff, -v.- GLORIA D. MILLER, et al Defendant 16CH 00839 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 31, 2017, 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 1703 COUNCIL CREST DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-18-402-033 (162D652).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of

title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-12875.

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. 14-16-12875 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00839 TJSC#: 37-965 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.

I716810 P7367R TRRT 5/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.- AMY MACKEY, et al Defendant 14CH 0000929 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 21, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 2, 2017, 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 1226 GARRISON AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14-329-012.

The real estate is improved with a two story single family home; one car attached garage.

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8171.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 8171 Case Number: 14 CH 0000929 TJSC#: 37-3186 I719360 P7368R TRRT 5/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- JOSEPH P. STIEFF, et al Defendant 15CH 654 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on May 23, 2017, 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 8115 NORTH 2ND STREET, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-30-379-006.

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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 258403.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 258403 Case Number: 15 CH 654 TJSC#: 37-3280 I719447 P7369R TRRT 5/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.LEONARD G. ANDERSON A/K/A LEONARD G. ANDERSON III, et al Defendant 15CH 261 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 10, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 2, 2017, 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 1422 N AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14-328-013.

The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, one unit home, one car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 253077.

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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 253077 Case Number: 15 CH 261 TJSC#: 37-3192 I719549 P7370R TRRT 5/3 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, vs. THE ESTATE OF KEN A. NEAL, DECEASED; HEATHER M. NEAL; BRIAN NEAL; JASON NEAL; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF KEN A. NEAL, DECEASED; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; ERIK K. JACOBS, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF KEN A. NEAL, DECEASED Defendants, 14CH 491 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 6293 Blackhawk Road, Cherry Valley, IL 61016.

P.I.N. 16-22-126-005.

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

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

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

(614) 220-5611. 15-032840 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I719696 P7373R TRRT 5/3

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- JANICE J MCDONALD, et al Defendant 16CH 461 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on June 7, 2017, 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 823 PETER AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-30-405-022.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with detached 2 car garage..

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 255861.

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

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 255861 Case Number: 16 CH 461 TJSC#: 37-3171 I719408 P7404R TRRT 5/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-RF1 Plaintiff, vs.

ANNE J. MANNING; HENRY J. CLOSE; MARY R. CLOSE; CAPITAL ONE BANK; IMPERIAL OAKS HOMES ASSOCIATION; JAMES MANNING Defendants, 16 CH 73 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of

Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5141 Crofton Drive, Rockford, IL 61114-5423.

P.I.N. 12-09--152-018.

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. 16-000168 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I720286 P7408R TRRT 5/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. TRISHA L. WALSTON AKA TRISHA WALSTON; FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 408 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300,Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 959 Aura Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

P.I.N. 12-26-151-012.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F15080045 I720287 P7409R TRRT 5/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6; Plaintiff, vs. BARRY C. GATES; WENDY C. PLAZA-GATES; Defendants, 16 CH 662 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 3479 Baxter Road, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 16-31-100-013.

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

(614) 220-5611. 16-021911 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I720288 P7410R TRRT 5/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN CHANCERY FDW, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MITCHELL C. SIERGIEJ, JR.; KRISTY SIERGIEJ; CITY OF ROCKFORD, a municipal corporation, Acting by and through the Department of Community & Economic Development; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; and, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. CASE NO. 2016 CH 798 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on the 19th day of April, 2017, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions set forth herein: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Jody L. Booher BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 B. The common address of said property is: 856 Haskell Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, approximately 2350 square foot single family home.

E. The time and place of the sale are: June 1, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subjct 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 the 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 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, UNLESS THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY FOUND TO BE ABANDONED. Dated at Rockford, Illinois, this 19th day of April, 2017.

GARY CARUANA SHERIFF OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY PREPARED BY: Jody L. Booher (#6292370) BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, Illinois 61108 (815) 962-6611 jbooher@bslbv.com 7414R TRRT 5/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF SOUTH BELOIT, an Illinois municipal corporation, Plaintiff vs. MARK McKEE; REALTAX DEVELOPERS, LTD.; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD

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CLAIMANTS, Defendants CASE NO. 17-CH-41 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in said Court in the above-entitled cause on March 22, 2017, I, Gary Caruana, Sheriff of Winnebago County, or such other Deputy as may be sitting in my stead, will sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises in said Judgment mentioned or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said Judgment with the terms and conditions as set forth herein: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Douglas R. Henry BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 962-6611 B. The common address of said property is: 711 Salmon Avenue, South Beloit, Illinois.

C. The legal description of the property is: P.I.N.: 04-05-454-003 D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: none.

E. The time and place of sale is: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. in the lobby of the Winnebago County Justice Center, 650 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: to the highest and best bidder with cash or certified check in full at time of sale. Property is conveyed in “AS IS” condition. Sale subject to court approval; buyer will be entitled to possession of property 30 days after confirmation of sale by court.

G. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, but have not yet become due and payable, and special assessment, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

Dated at Rockford, Illinois, this 24th day of April, 2017.

GARY CARUANA, SHERIFF OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY PREPARED BY: DOUGLAS R. HENRY BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 962-6611 7437R TRRT 5/10 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2005-B TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. YADIRA YANEZ; JORGE A. RAMIREZ AKA JORGE RAMIREZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF YADIRA YANEZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JORGE A. RAMIREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16CH 742 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s office, 2990 Perryville Road, Third Floor, Suite 2300, Rockford, Illinois 61107, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 4202 Allendale Avenue, Rockford, IL 61109.

P.I.N. 15-12-255-004.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

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Your Health

Pregnant women need routine blood pressure checks

By Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health

Pregnant women should get their blood pressure checked at each prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication that can damage the kidneys, liver, eyes and brain, new U.S. guidelines say.

While many doctors already monitor blood pressure throughout pregnancy, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its guidelines for the first time since 1996 to stress that screening at every visit can help doctors catch and treat preeclampsia before it escalates from a mild problem to a life-threatening one.

“Preeclampsia is one of the most serious health problems affecting pregnant women,” task force member Dr. Maureen Phipps, a women’s health researcher at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, said by email.

“Because this condition is common and critical, the Task Force offers two separate recommendations to help women lower the risk associated with preeclampsia screening for preeclampsia is recommended for all pregnant women, and women at high risk of developing the condition can take low-dose aspirin to help prevent it,” Phipps added by email.

The screening recommendations, published on Tuesday in JAMA, apply to women without a history of preeclampsia or high blood pressure. Separate guidelines advise low-dose aspirin after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for women with a history of elevated blood pressure. (bit. ly/2oIwP5B) Preeclampsia can progress quickly, and typically develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Blood pressure screening earlier in pregnancy can show normal results for women who go on to develop preeclampsia.

In addition to elevated blood pressure, women with preeclampsia may also have excess amounts of protein in their urine, as well as swelling in the feet, legs and hands.

Women may suffer from stroke, seizures, organ failure and in rare cases, death.

For babies, complications include slower growth inside the uterus, low birth weight and death.

Risks for preeclampsia include a history of obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, as well as a mother or sister who has experienced the condition.

Because the risks of preeclampsia increase with age, women may be able to lower their chances of developing this complication by having babies sooner, said Dr. Dana Gossett, an obstetrics and gynecology researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and co-author of an accompanying editorial in JAMA. “Beyond that, it is also important to ensure that all health problems are well managed prior to pregnancy,” Gossett said by email. “High blood pressure should be under good control, other diseases like kidney disease or lupus should be well controlled, and women should try to be close to their ideal body weight prior to conception.”

Checking blood pressure at every prenatal visit can help prevent complications for mothers and babies alike, said Dr. Martha Gulati, chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix and author of a separate editorial in JAMA Cardiology.

“This is something that should be provided to every woman as part of preventive care,” Gulati said by email. “We will save lives and prevent complications and death in pregnant women with this simple, cost-effective” test that doesn’t take much time.

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6. Short for oftentimes 9. Plague carrier 13. Like a plant in Zone 2 14.

Column’s counterpart 15. Exclude 16. More bitterly cold 17. Computer-generated imagery 18. One of Florida Keys 19. Fahrenheit alternative 21. Nanking cotton 23. Make weblike fabric 24. Giant Himalayan 25. Geological time period 28. Russian parliament 30. Join the military 35. 100-meter ____ 37. One in a million 39. Crude commodity transporter 40. Icelandic epic 41. Rock bottom 43. Aquarium scum 44. Sends 46. Foal’s mother 47. Tear violently 48. A blast from the

North Pole 50. Belgian port, in Dutch 52. Fish eggs 53. T on a test 55. “____ we there yet?”

57. End-of-summer 61. Average weather pattern 65. Theater guide 66. ET’s craft 68. Capital of Ghana 69. Large numbers 70. Have a cold 71. Audition tapes 72. Little piggies?

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FARM & AG

Backyard rhubarb

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 three feet apart. You’ll plant these in the early spring in a row and space rows four feet 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 two-thirds 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. Di�erence among varieties is due to their color and taste.

Starting rhubarb in your backyard this spring will allow you to have one of the earliest spring crops in our region.

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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Rain puts a damper on spring planting Many Illinois farmers are still waiting for dry enough fields to begin planting due to extended rain across the state recently.

Corn and soybean farmer Joe Zumwalt of Warsaw in Western Illinois, who farms in the river bottoms of the Mississippi River, estimated that he has had approximately 4 to 6 inches of rain in the last several weeks.

“The river bottoms are pretty sandy, so we’re able to get in a lot quicker than other places,” Zumwalt said. “The blu� ground has been really wet, and it’s really just been able to get started working in that ground in the last two-three days.”

Zumwalt emphasized that his situation is unusual because most farmers in the state have been delayed.

“It has definitely stalled out planting, not to a point where I’d say it’s late for them yet, but it’s on the doorstep of putting them late,” Zumwalt said.

The Illinois State Water Survey showed that from just April 1 to 12, parts of Illinois received up to 3 inches of rain, with more rain expected in the next several days.

According to Zumwalt, the weather has been slightly unusual because there is normally a break between rains in the spring, but this season it has rained fairly consistently.

He noted that it’s not concerning yet,

but if the rain continues like it did in the northern part of the state this week, farmers could face problems.

“The economy and agriculture is pretty tight right now.” Zumwalt said. “All producers are trying to raise as many bushels as possible right now because our market prices are not attractive [and] are barely breaking even.”

Corn planting season typically starts around April 5 to 10, according to Zumwalt.

He said the optimal window for corn planting starts to close around May 15 to 20.

The weather woes have stacked up against Illinois farmers. A mild winter has led to some additional challenges.

“If you remember back to February how warm we were – trees were starting to bud and fields were starting to turn green back in the end of February, and then we got all the rain to feed it, so the weed issue is going to be a problem,” Zumwalt said.

While the rain has proven challenging this planting season, Zumwalt said an average of 3 to 4 inches of rain a month once planting has taken place is a healthy amount of moisture. Until then, most farmers across Illinois are watching the skies, ready to plant as soon as possible.

–Illinois News Network

Farmers using less land for corn, soybean crops The latest report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows corn growers are using less land to plant their crops this year, but it likely won’t have an impact on corn yields.

In fact, it may give it a boost.

Corn growers will use 11.3 million acres of land this year, which is down 3 percent from 2016, according to the Illinois Prospective Plantings report by the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service.

Rodney Weinzierl, executive director of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, said farmers make decisions like reducing land usage based on pricing, crop rotations and weather predictability. There’s another factor that also impacts the amount of acres farmers use on their land.

“The major reason behind that is the ag economy has been overproducing and prices for both corn and beans and other commodities have been going down,” Weinzierl said.

Soybean growers are expected to use 10.2 million acres of land this year, up 1

percent from last year. Farmers will lose less money this year if they chosse to plant soybeans instead of corn, according to Weinzierl. The use of less land may play a part in boosting yields.

“Reducing corn acres and bringing more alignment with corn acres and bean acres, which means more farmers are moving towards a more of a traditional corn -bean rotation actually should increase the yield of both over time,” Weinzierl said.

If the weather remains stable, the planting area for corn may change on farms this year, Weinzierl said.

“If the weather stays really good for the next two weeks, then it’s possible that we might actually plant more corn than what we were thinking,” Weinzierl said.

Farmers are using less land for crops across the state. The planting area of sorghum is down 17 percent, winter wheat is down 8 percent and oats are down 22 percent, according to the report.

–Illinois News Network

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Mr. Green Car

Acura NSX technically advanced sporty hybrid

By Allen Penticoff Columnist

Calling the 2017 Acura NSX “sporty” is a complete understatement. While there are faster, more expensive cars that could well beat the new NSX on the track, for everyday driving on city streets and highways the NSX is the everyman’s LeMans racer.

Like the original Acura NSX, this car evokes speed and sportiness sitting still.

While the 2017 model is vastly changed in all technical aspects from the first generation NSX, one major thing they have in common is that there is nothing tricky about driving one. You can send your mother to pick up a few groceries with this car and not worry about her needing to know anything different about driving it than her Buick. But this does not make for a mellow vehicle – just predictable.

I saw one of these wonder machines at the Chicago Auto Show in February, and drove a lame video simulator. But the styling says “hot” and the machinery that makes it go is quite interesting.

No lightweight at 3868 pounds, this two-seater has a mid-chassis mounted 3.5 liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engine that generates 500 horsepower and 406 ft. pounds of torque.

To this is added two 36 horsepower electric motors for the front wheels and a 47 horsepower rear motor, for a grand total foot to the floor output of 573 horsepower that will sling you from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds. A quarter mile blurs by in 11.2 seconds @ 126 mph.

That’s right up there with the neck snapping acceleration of the Tesla P85D. Should you find the place to do this, it has a top speed of 191 mph. Do you know how narrow a four-lane highway feels at that speed? Threadlike.

The NSX has four operating modes one can select. The default mode is “Sport” for everyday driving where in typical hybrid style the electric drive gets you going then the engine kicks in to do the real work. Feeling the need to drive on the 1 kwh battery for a short time, one can select the “Quiet” mode, but

being an electric car like the Chevy Volt is not its forte - the electric motors are there for quickness in launching and for torque-vector steering. “Sport-Plus” mode is a change in the shifting of the 9-speed dual dry clutch automatic transmission. Lastly, “Track” mode brings out the real sports car in the NSX. With the first two modes, the suspension is set for softer dampening while the latter modes are much stiffer, sportier and probably would be unpleasant on most streets.

The use of electric motors in conjunction with the multi-speed transmission smooths out the acceleration until it is essentially seamless. Foot to the floor you won’t feel the shift points as the engine

races to its 7500 rpm redline. Generally, you won’t hit redline unless forcing the transmission in manual mode, for the system would normally shift much lower where peak torque lives. But hey, if you want to hear that engine growl through the induction tube right behind your head – I wouldn’t blame you.

Sooner or later you’ll need to mash on the fly-by-wire brakes. If you opt for the $9,900 carbon-ceramic brakes, they will make you hold on tight to the wheel as it decelerates from 70 mph to zero in 142 short fade free feet.

With a base price of $157,800 and a well-equipped price of $203,000 you probably won’t be buying an NSX for its

not so thrifty fuel economy of 21 mpg city / 22 mpg hwy. There are other fast cars that do equally well without the electric drive and the NSX electric range is not enough to make a real difference. As pointed out earlier, the electric motors are about improved handling, not economy. To that end, reports are that the handling of the NSX is quite excellent in all its modes and while pushed to its limits of tire adhesion - which is 1.06 g of road holding grip.

Why report on such a car? Oh – it is what motorhead dreams are made of, and to let you know where automotive technology has gone and that not everyone is lining up to buy an autonomous egg to get about.

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times.

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Energy & Environment

Scientists take their concerns to DC and beyond

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl Contributors

Science is a human undertaking and as such can be used for extremely destructive purposes as was demonstrated by the use of atomic weapons. It can also serve to highlight adverse changes occurring on the planet caused by human actions as exemplified by scientific studies documenting that ever-escalating environmental damage is occurring. The list of destruction continues to expand but so far the information has yet to stimulate sufficient corrective action which would serve the long term interests of a healthy plant and human well being.

The claims of scientists are more highly valued than anecdotal claims as the conclusions reached by them have followed a rigorous process designed to limit human bias through controlled observations and experimentation. A paper trail of information exists that other scientists can study and call out illogical thinking. It is a far cry from merely calling climate change a myth.

While science remains uniquely important to human welfare, those interests that can be harmed if its conclusions are implemented in public policy seldom warmly greet it. Examples that illustrate the point include linking smoking with adverse health impacts on people, which was not well received by tobacco interests

and was vigorously denied as was the effort to limit acid rain.

A more determined effort to limit environmental regulations was achieved when existing water and air pollution standards were not applied to regulate the adverse impacts from fracking for oil and gas. The U.S. government is intensifying the general attack on environmental regulations and the funding of science which forms the basis of such standards.

Recently members of the scientif-

ic community organized a march for science in Washington to demonstrate their concerns over what has been characterized as a “war on science.”

Similar marches were held in communities around the world and subsequent actions are being developed to ensure the continuity of making the case for government support for the science and the protection of scientists who seek to inform the public of the implications of their studies.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science’s website contains the following statement: “Based on the evidence, about 97 percent of climate experts have concluded that human-caused climate change is happening.”

They point out that the conclusion is based on a stream of evidence accumulating over the past two decades of studies by numerous scientists. The average global temperature and sea levels are rising; extreme weather events such as heat waves and heavy precipitation are increasing.

An additional concern cited is the small risk of abrupt, unpredictable, potentially irreversible changes in the earth’s climate system. The site continues to call for making informed choices now to reduce the risks associated with climate change. The Association considers it their responsibility to ensure the people understand that human caused climate change is happening and that taking action now will lower the risks as well as the costs of appropriate action.

Easily implemented appropriate actions include the use of renewable energy along with energy conservation and efficient energy use.

Drs. Robert and Sonia Vogl are the President and Vice President of the Illinois Renewable Energy Association.

Arctic thaw quickening threatens trillion-dollar costs: report

By Alister Doyle Reuters

The Arctic’s quickening thaw is melting the permafrost under buildings and roads from Siberia to Alaska, raising world sea levels and disrupting temperature patterns further south, an international study said on Tuesday.

The frigid region’s shift to warmer and wetter conditions, resulting in melting ice around the region, may cost the world economy trillions of dollars this century, it estimated.

The report by 90 scientists, including United States experts, urged governments with interests in the Arctic to cut greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. President Donald Trump doubts that human activities, led by use of fossil fuels, are the main driver of climate change.

“The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth, and rapidly becoming a warmer, wetter and more variable environment,” according to the study, which updates scientific findings

from 2011.

“Increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the primary underlying cause,” they wrote in the study commissioned by the Arctic Council grouping the United States, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.

Arctic warming could have cumulative net costs from 2010-2100 of between $7 trillion and $90 trillion, it said, with harm exceeding benefits such as easier access for oil and gas exploration and shipping, it said.

The period 2011-2015 was the warmest since records began in 1900. Sea ice on the Arctic Ocean, which shrank to a record low in 2012, could disappear in summers by the 2030s, earlier than many earlier projections, it said.

“The Arctic is continuing to melt, and it’s going faster than expected in 2011,” Lars-Otto Reiersen, head of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) which prepared the report, told Reuters.

Among signs of harm, thawing permafrost has triggered more landslides at Russia’s Bovanenkovo gas field in Siberia.

Rare warmth and spring floods closed the highway to Alaska’s North Slope oilfields for three weeks in 2015.

Further inland in Alaska, though, there have been drier conditions, meaning wildfires were worse there now than at any time in the past 10,000 years, it said.

Rising temperatures are threatening livelihoods of indigenous hunters and thinning sea ice vital to wildlife such as polar bears and seals.

The Arctic is warming fast partly because snow and ice reflect the sun’s faint heat into space. The thaw exposes ever more darker-coloured sea water and ground that absorb more of the sun’s heat, in turn accelerating the melt.

Walt Meier, a NASA scientist who was among the authors, said there was also new evidence since 2011 that the thickest Arctic sea ice, which survives multiple summers, was breaking up.

“Multi-year ice used to be a big consolidated pack. It’s almost like a big thick ice cube versus a bunch of crushed ice. When you warm the water, the crushed ice melts a lot quicker,” he told Reuters.

Among recommendations, the report said Arctic states and those interested in the region “should lead ... global efforts for an early, ambitious and full implementation” of a Paris Agreement in 2015 among almost 200 nations to limit warming.

Reiersen at AMAP said that appeal for action was similar to ones issued in the past

by Arctic governments. The eight Arctic Council nations are due to hold a meeting of foreign ministers in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 11.

But it is unclear if the scientists’ advice will be heeded in the conclusions of the U.S.-led meeting.

Trump threatened in his campaign to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and has sometimes tweeted that global warming is a hoax, preferring to bolster the U.S. fossil fuel industry.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

14 Big Ten players poised to break out

BY ERIC OLSON

being a disruptor in the trenches. He’s the younger brother of ex-Hawkeye and current Minnesota Vikings o�ensive lineman Riley Rei�.

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Minnesota

Indiana

DE Carter Coughlin, sophomore. One of the nation’s top five outside linebacker prospects coming out of high school, Coughlin played a backup role as a freshman. He switched to rush end this spring in what new coach P.J. Fleck said was a move to get the best 11 defenders on the field. Though a bit light for the position at 6-4 and 225 pounds, Coughlin has gotten good reviews for rushing the QB, stopping the run and his pass coverage.

WR Simmie Cobbs, junior: His 2016 season ended the second week when he broke his leg on the first play of scrimmage against Ball State. The year before he led Indiana in all receiving categories and became the sixth Hoosier all-time with a 1,000-yard season. At 6-4 and 220 pounds, he presents matchup problems, and he can play a big role in improving o�ensive numbers that slipped last year.

Maryland

RB Lorenzo Harrison, sophomore: He would have made a run at 1,000 yards as a freshman if he hadn’t missed the last four games because of suspension. He ended up with 633 yards, 57 o� the school freshman record, and averaged 7.2 per carry. He’s shifty and hard to bring down — and ready to become one of the top backs in the Big Ten.

Michigan

LB Mike Wroblewski, senior: Keep an eye on this guy when nominations are taken for feel-good stories of the year. He grew up loving the Wolverines and made the team in 2013 after going through an open tryout. He redshirted, tore an ACL and never saw the field his first three years in the program. He was awarded a scholarship last fall and played in nine games, and now he’s competing for the starting middle linebacker job.

Michigan State

QB Brian Lewerke, sophomore: Mostly a backup to Tyler O’Connor last season, Lewerke started back-to-back losses to Northwestern and Maryland as coach

Nebraska Mark Dantonio tried to spark an o�ense that stalled in a loss to BYU. He appeared in four games before breaking his leg.

Lewerke, rated a four-star prospect coming out of high school in Phoenix in 2015, is the clear-cut starter entering the fall after throwing for 305 yards in the spring game.

Ohio State

WR/H-back Parris Campbell, junior.

The Buckeyes lost their top two receivers from a team whose uneven passing game became the major area of concern.

Campbell likely will slide into the hybrid H-back position vacated by Curtis Samuel. Coach Urban Meyer has raved about Campbell this spring and expects him to help Ohio State re-establish the deep ball as a weapon. The H-back position also opens up opportunities for him to run the ball.

Penn State

DE Shaka Toney, redshirt freshman:

The 6-3 Toney has put on 20-30 pounds since showing up weighing just 195 last fall. Even undersized he was hard to handle rushing o� the edge, and he was co-scout team defensive player of the year. Coach James Franklin gushed this spring over Toney’s athleticism. Look for him to be in the defensive line rotation right away.

Rutgers

QB Giovanni Rescigno, junior: After playing in seven games and starting the last five, Rescigno is the clear-cut starter heading into the fall. Rescigno threw five of the team’s seven interceptions, fumbled twice and took 18 sacks. Coach Chris Ash called Rescigno’s improvement a pleasant surprise this spring, particularly in the areas of ball security and decision-making.

West Division Illinois

QB Chayce Crouch, junior: Crouch showed promise as a backup last season but injured his shoulder in his first start, against Rutgers, and missed the last six games. Crouch throws a nice ball, but he also gives the Illini a running threat they haven’t had from that position since Nathan Scheelhaase in 2013. Crouch will go into the fall as the “undisputed leader” of the Illini, coach Lovie Smith says.

Iowa

DT Brady Rei� , sophomore: With two starting defensive tackles gone from last season, Rei� has had a lot of opportunity to show his stu� this spring. He began his career as an end but moved inside late last season. He’s 260 pounds, and would like to get up to 270-80, but he’s proved adept at shedding blocks and

TE Tyler Hoppes, senior. The 6-4, 245-pounder started his career at Division II Wayne State, switched from defensive end to tight end and played some special teams in 2015. A fourth-stringer last year, he’s poised to become the starter after the Huskers lost three tight ends. He had a strong spring and could benefit from the full installation of Mike Riley’s pro-style o�ense, which emphasizes throws to the tight end.

Northwestern

WR Jalen Brown, senior, graduate transfer from Oregon: The Wildcats have a huge void to fill after losing the Big Ten’s top receiver in Austin Carr. Brown caught 19 balls for 318 yards and three TDs for the Ducks last season and could be Northwestern’s new go-to receiver. He graduated from Oregon in 3 1/2 years and will have two seasons of eligibility.

Purdue

LB T.J. McCollum, graduate transfer from Western Kentucky: The Boilermakers have ample returning experience at linebacker, but the 6-foot-3, 240-pound McCollum can be a di�erence-maker. He followed new coach Je� Brohm and co-defensive coordinator/ linebackers coach Nick Holt from Western Kentucky, so he knows the system. In the last two years he made 191 tackles, 15.5 for losses. McCollum was rehabbing an elbow injury and limited this spring.

Wisconsin

CB Nick Nelson, junior, transfer from Hawaii: Badgers will replace four-year starter Sojourn Shelton with a guy who started two years for the Rainbows.

Nelson’s 15 pass breakups in 2015 ranked second in the Mountain West. He sat out last year as per transfer rules and he added polish to his game on the scout team.

April 26, 2017 The Rock River Times.

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Blackhawks Report

Kitchen’s firing could reopen rifts Stan Bowman had to shakeup something with the Blackhawks, but he may have just created a dividing line between the front office and the coaching bench ahead of a trouble-filled offseason.

By Chris Hine

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eneral manager Stan Bowman promised change after the Predators swept the Blackhawks in the first round of the playoffs.

The first part of that change came Monday, and it cut close to coach Joel Quenneville.

The Hawks fired assistant coach Mike Kitchen, a longtime Quenneville aide, after seven seasons with the team — a move that threatens to reopen old wounds between Quenneville and the front office.

Kitchen joined the Hawks in July 2010 and helped them win the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015. His main responsibilities included organizing the defensemen and penalty kill.

“We believe this decision is best for our organization moving forward,” Bowman said in a statement.

The news release did not include a statement from Quenneville, who has been close with Kitchen since they were teammates

with the Colorado Rockies and New Jersey Devils from 1979 to ’83.

Multiple league sources told the Tribune that the decision to fire Kitchen did not originate with Quenneville and that Quenneville was upset by the move.

Kitchen’s firing is likely to reignite conflict between Quenneville and the front office over coaching and personnel that existed before the 2013 and 2015 championships helped maintain peace in the organization.

Quenneville won a power struggle in 2012 when the front office tried to have director of player evaluation Barry Smith join the coaching staff on the ice during practices. After Quenneville confronted management, Smith’s on-ice role ended.

Bowman denied any rift with Quenneville at the time.

Kitchen has been one of Quenneville’s most trusted assistants going back to their time with the Blues from 1998 to 2003. He succeeded Quenneville as the

Blues head coach in Februrary 2004 and held the job until December 2006, compiling a 38-70-4-19 record over parts of three seasons.

Sources said Bowman likely fired Kitchen to reassert authority over personnel and send everyone, including Quenneville, a message going into next season. Bowman said Saturday that Quenneville, who has a contract through 2019-20, would return as coach.

Bowman’s decision to fire Kitchen was also likely a move in self-preservation to pacify a demand for change coming from the upper reaches of the organization, including President John McDonough.

The Kings, another team with recent championship pedigree, fired GM Dean Lombardi and coach Daryl Sutter this month despite winning two Stanley Cups in the last five seasons. The Kings missed the playoffs the last two seasons while the Hawks exited in the first round, and Bowman called the sweep by the Predators

Continued from Back Cover quality in the box tackling, Adams is the best safety the Bears have never had. The last time Chicago possessed a safety of this caliber was Mike Brown in the early 2000’s. Adams, with his natural projections, would probably transcend as the best Bears safety ever.

The only problem in selecting him is positional value. In the modern era i.e. the last 40 years, only two safeties have gone in the top five – the Chiefs’ Eric Berry and the deceased Sean Taylor. The simple reason is that this isn’t a position of greater impact as say a pass rusher or quarterback. But in the modern NFL, where a safety is often the quarterback of the defense, times might have changed.

Adams who has said he “wants to make history,” could do that in being the highest ever selected safety by the Bears.

Solomon Thomas, Edge, Stanford Thomas is a fascinating case because his body of work largely relies on his senior season at college. Scouts have compared him to the Texans’ All-Pro, J.J. Watt, but he has a lot to improve to reach that level. He’s getting a little bit too much hype in retrospect to other top prospects and current NFL players.

In the case of a fit with Chicago, with proper development, he could be an All-Pro pass rushing force while working

“unacceptable.” The Kitchen firing could have been a pre-emptive move to prevent a similar overhaul.

Asked Saturday if he envisioned changes on his coaching staff, Quenneville replied, “Not right now.”

Sources said one reason for Kitchen’s departure was the penalty kill’s performance the last two seasons. The unit got off to one of the worst starts in league history this season before rebounding to finish 24th at 77.7 percent.

The Hawks finished 22nd last season at 80.3 percent. In their 2014-15 championship season, they were 10th at 83.4 percent.

The defensemen also looked slow and outmatched during the Predators series. The Hawks had no answer for the Predators’ top line of Viktor Arvidsson, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen.

The Hawks are seeking to improve their puck-possession game in the offseason, and Quenneville has often said the offense starts with the defensemen. The Hawks’ young defensemen have been inconsistent the last few years.

No replacement was named for Kitchen, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and who the Bears could on double digit sacks as well as building their entire defensive scheme around for a decade. Plus, Floyd would be an ideal complement to Garrett’s terrorizing force.

No one else in this draft comes even close to Garrett’s talent or ceiling. If the Bears should enjoy the tremendous fortune of him actually slipping to their slot at No. 3, look for a dance party at Halas Hall.

Final pick: Watson

Texas A&M pass rusher Myles Garrett could miraculously fall to the Bears at the No. 3 pick. with Floyd on the defensive front - you just have to take your time with him as he grows into his frame and adds to his technique.

If the Bears wanted to take the risk in Thomas’ selection, it’d be difficult to fault them given his upside.

Myles Garrett, Edge, Texas A&M There’s a faint chance that Garrett falls to Chicago at No. 3 overall, but it

isn’t likely. Recent reports have linked the Browns to North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky and how they’re afraid he might slip out of their hands if they don’t take him at No. 1, so anything is possible.

In Garrett, the Bears would get a generational pass rusher - yes, “generational” is apt to describe him. This is a guy you could play as a 4-3 outside linebacker, or as a defensive end in a 3-4 defense. He’d be the cornerstone for

Unless Garrett miraculously falls, I don’t think the Bears have too much of a query here. They need a quarterback they believe in to develop. It’s the most important position in sports. If they can get whoever under center is right, other questions on the roster are in turn mitigated. That’s how impactful a quarterback can be.

Watson is the best passer in this class and if they’re patient with him, the Bears can turn him into a true superstar quarterback unlike they’ve ever had. I believe Pace is enamored with Watson (as am I) and in this scenario, he pounces on the opportunity to invest in his substantial potential for the future.

Robert Zeglinski is a staff writer for SB Nation and managing editor at No Coast Bias. Follow Robert on Twitter: @RobertZeglinski.

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Clemson QB Deshaun Watson, Standford defensive lineman Solomon Thomas, and LSU safety Jamal Adams are at the top of the Bears’ draft boards.

It’s time for Pace’s magnum opus

By Robert Zeglinski

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Contributor

he Chicago Bears didn’t “strike out” in March’s free agency; they just didn’t overreach on or overpay players they didn’t deem worthy of designating for their core. By doing that, general manager Ryan Pace made a statement about the vision of his team while filling out the roster with veterans.

This regime’s success will hinge on the hit-or-miss nature of the NFL Draft, bar none. It’s the ideal way of constructing your team, through homegrown players that is, and it’s a fashion of setting yourself up for proper long-term success.

In the third edition of the draft that Pace’s brain trust gets a shot at, it’s likely the most crucial.

The Bears organization has seen some bright lights in the last two years in the forms of running back Jordan Howard and Leonard Floyd, for a few examples, but has gone just 9-23 overall. Chicago doesn’t need to jump from a has-been at

third overall to championship contender overnight, but Pace and company also have to have them start showing more positive results.

So in a way, the No. 3 overall pick that the Bears possess in the 2017 NFL Draft, is subjectively one that has the Pace era at a standstill. This is a player that will have to be a tone-setter, a franchise leader, and more. He’ll either make these Bears, or break this regime as a bust, especially given how he develops and his draft positioning.

That sounds like a lot of pressure for Chicago’s front office and well, because it is. There’s so much in play and the Bears really can’t go wrong, at least initially.

Save for maybe Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett – the consensus No. 1 overall pick to the Cleveland Browns – there’s no such thing as a “safe pick” in the lottery of the draft. You can’t project how amateurs will translate their abilities to a game at a dramatically different speed built for full-grown men.

The Bears can only play the cards as

they lie and trust their own due diligence in scouting reports from the Scouting Combine, Pro Days, and hours upon hours of these top prospects on tape.

Luckily enough, the months of pandering, rampant speculation and reports of “Team A wanting to trade down for quarterback B” are over. We’ll finally get answers as to what direction the Bears franchise is heading and which player they’ll pick in belief of him helping spearhead a new path to contention.

That glory starts or becomes the beginning of the end on Thursday.

Let’s take at some of the Bears’ possibilities with their first-round pick and narrow it down.

Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson

Watson is the most realistic possibility for Chicago and certainly seems like the kind of player Pace prefers in a quarterback. From all of the intangibles and leadership, to dynamic playmaking outside of the pocket and with his feet, he fits the bill of a guy that Pace would

be perfectly fine in staking his career on.

A natural-born leader the Bears offense could rally around.

Chicago needs someone to invest the franchise in and develop in the wings while free agent acquisition Mike Glennon holds the reins for now.

Watson’s that guy as he works on fixing his mechanics and refining his talents for the professional level. With time, he might become the answer the Bears have been seeking under center for decades.

Jamal Adams, S, LSU

Outside of Garrett, Adams is considered the second-most ready NFL prospect in this draft class. This is a defensive back who you can likewise plug in and play from the outset and who will become the leader of whichever secondary he plays for.

With impeccable charisma, outstanding range and versatility in coverage, as well as a knack for physicality and Continues on Page 47