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In Brief

Avoiding Chicago’s holiday traffic jams

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Heading through Chicago this holiday weekend? We feel for you. But give thanks: Google has figured out the best times to pass through the Windy City over Thanksgiving weekend. Analyzing last year’s traffic produces some likely results: rush hour in Chicago is always a nightmare, but it’s a particularly vicious hellscape during the holidays. Being willing (and able) to drive in the early morning hours will help anyone traversing the nation’s thirdlargest city. The best time to get through the city on the way out the door is Wednesday at 3 a.m. (Which you’ve already missed out on if you’re reading this in print.) If you can’t make that jaunt in the earlymorning hours on the day before, Google’s analysis says to plan to hit Chicago around 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. The best times for your return trip follow the same logic: you’re best off at 4 a.m. on Friday morning to get back through town, or wait until 6 a.m. Sunday. The worst times come as no shock: 4 p.m. on Wednesday will leave you searching in vain to find a traffic report that gives you any semblance of hope. And, similarly, you’re going to want to avoid the Saturday afternoon rush on the way back home. Find out more at googletrends.github.io/ mappingthanksgiving.

New Mississippi River bridge opened

Illinois and Iowa officials are celebrating the opening of a new Mississippi River bridge from Savanna to Sabula, Iowa. The $80 million span opened to traffic Friday evening. It provides river passage for U.S. 52 and Illinois 64. Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn says the modern span provides greater safety and better recreational and economic opportunities. It stretches 2,400 feet from the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife & Fish Refuge in Iowa to the bluffs of the Mississippi Palisades State Park in Illinois. The previous span opened in 1932 as a private toll bridge. It’s just 20 feet wide with no shoulders. Large vehicles often overlapped the center line and there was no sideroad room for bicycles or disabled vehicles. It will be dismantled and removed next spring.

Editor’s note

Welcome to our annual Stroll on State issue, featuring loads of info to help you and your family get out and enjoy the 5th annual downtown showcase. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we had to move up our production schedule a day. This week’s edition was completed on Monday night instead of our usual Tuesday deadline for news coverage. Some sections were trimmed from the paper as a result, including the sports section. So if something major happened in town Tuesday and you don’t see it in here, we’re sorry. But you can always find the latest news and information at our website, RockRiverTimes.com. If you’re a visitor to Rockford for the holiday, welcome. If you’re one of our regular readers and neighbors in the community, we hope you have a great holiday. R.

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Crime & Courts

Inmate tablets arrive at county jail By Jim Hagerty Contributor

JUSTICE CENTER — Despite questions whether providing electronic entertainment to jail inmates deters from the purpose of incarceration, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department is guaranteed almost $1 million per year in revenue from its new inmate tablet program. Those funds will come from the county’s share of what inmates pay for phone calls made on Android tablets. “[Inmates] pay 27.5 cents per minute for phone calls that comes out of money they have on their books or a friend or relative puts into their accounts,” Jail Superintendent Bob Redmond said. Per a contract with Global Tel Link (GTL), the county keeps 23 cents per call. That’s about $870,000. There is also an annual signing bonus of $34,000. All revenue will go to the county’s general fund. The agreement is for one year with four years renewable after that. There’s another economic upside. There is no burden to taxpayers, a welcomed factor for a cash-strapped county with an $8 million deficit. “It costs us nothing,” Redmond said. “We didn’t have to subscribe to a cable company, get high-speed internet or anything like that. This is all internal with the company.” Redmond said tablets will reduce fights, many of which are sparked by arguments over phone time, and streamline the information process for the inmates. With tablets, inmates are no longer forced to use the small bank of desktop computers to access the law library. There’s now a mobile app for that. There are religious materials, parenting and job classes and GED study materials, which Redmond said will improve that that process for the 50 or so inmates enrolled in that program. Tablets have physical cameras, but they’re disabled. External speakers do not function either. One pair of earbuds is provided. Additional ones can be purchased through commissary. In addition to phone capabilities, the tablets are equipped with a messaging feature. It’s not email, though. The devices are not connected to the internet. That means there’s also no Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat. Messages are sent texting app that is set up on the outside through GTL. A message of up to 2,000 characters is $.25 to send. But, unlike standard texts, they aren’t received instantly. Messages are screened by jail officials, a process that takes up to two hours. “But, they’ll cut down on the mail that comes in and out of here,” Redmond said. Each tablet corresponds to a jail identification number. That means each inmate is responsible for his or her device. If one turns up missing or intentionally damaged,

An inmate at the Winnebago County Jail works on one of the new tablets introduced to the facility last week. Jail Superintendent Bob Redmond says the tablets will help reduce fights in the facility. Photo, Jim Hagerty the inmate will lose tablet privileges, charged $199 and prosecuted. “The report will go straight to the state’s attorney’s office,” Correction Lt. Dave Huff said. “The inmates will also be transferred to another housing unit where tablets are not allowed.” Privileges can also be forfeited for other behavioral infractions, that did not occur

during the first week of the program, Huff said. Tablets are not provided to those being processed after arrest or lodged in the mental health and behavioral units. The tablets arrived just behind dozens of sheriff’s department layoffs. And now because there are only about 40 officers left to man the jail, there’s a lot of inmate

lockdown time—four hours a day for each pod. Redmond said having tablets during solitary confinement will ease some of the frustration for those in lockup and jailers. “Inmates are normally allowed out in the general housing units from 8 a.m. to 10:30 at night,” he said. “Because of the shortage of officers, they have a lot of downtime in their cells. At least this will occupy their time.” Tablets are available to inmates from 8 a.m. to midnight. They’re charged and stored in mobile charging ports. The devices are not replacing any of the jail’s 100 phones. Other ways to keep inmates occupied, like playing cards, are also still available. Unlike traditional games, those pre-loaded tablets like solitaire, pinball and basketball shootout, unlike spades or poker are not scored, something Redmond said will also reduce the tension among inmates. “Fights do happen over card games,” he said. “On the tablets, the competition is removed.” Meanwhile, Securus Technologies, a company which also submitted a bid for the tablets, has filed a lawsuit against GTL and county. The company claims the bidding process was unfair—that GTL was awarded the contract by way of a “backdoor deal.” Securus is also asking the court to void the contract because GTL failed to disclose that it had been named in a racketeering lawsuit in Mississippi. The case is scheduled for court at 9 a.m. Jan. 10 in front of Judge Eugene Doherty. R.

Bruscato to seek vacant judgeship By Jim Hagerty Contributor

ROCKFORD — Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato on Monday said that he will the seek the position of 17th Judicial Circuit Court judge in the Nov. 2018 election. If he is elected, Bruscato would replace the retiring Judge Rosemary Collins. Bruscato has been state’s attorney since 2008 when he succeeded Phil Nicolosi, who lost to Chuck Prorock in the primary. Bruscato defeated Prorock with 52 percent of the vote and was reelected in 2012 and 2016 when he announced that he would not seek another term. Bruscato, 55, said he contemplated several career options, including a possible run for Illinois attorney general and U.S. Congress. “I was humbled that people who were willing to talk to me about those opportunities,” Bruscato said at a press

conference Monday at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 364 headquarters in Rockford. He wasn’t ready to decide right away, however. There were life changes to consider and which move would best serve him professionally and personally. After several conversations with his wife, friends and advisers, the Democrat said he decided that a judgeship was the best fit. “I decided that I could best continue to serve our community by making myself available for election,” the 1980 Boylan graduate said. “As of today, I am a candidate.” After graduating from Marquette University College of Law, he served as assistant district attorney in Brown County, Wisconsin from 1987 to 1988, and assistant city attorney in Green Bay for a year after that. He returned to Rockford and became assistant attorney general in the Rockford Regional Office of the Attorney General

from 1989 to 1994, serving as director for two years. Bruscato was in private practice from 1994 to 2000 and spent eight years in the City of Rockford legal department before becoming Winnebago County state’s attorney. The 17th Judicial Circuit Court serves Boone and Winnebago counties. Judges serve six-year terms. Collins became the circuit’s first female judge in 1989. “Judge Collins has championed the rights of women and of children,” Bruscato said, referring to work she has done as a domestic violence advocate. “She has worked hard and tirelessly to see that the abuses that have gone on with regards to women and children are corrected. I have appreciated and enjoyed the opportunity to work with her. I’ve worked with her to ensure that the office of the state’s attorney is responsive to the needs of women and children.” Collins, 63, is retiring next December. R.

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SPRINGFIELD — Four in five Illinois quarries that backfill with concrete and other demolition waste show higher-than-acceptable levels of toxins, according to state sampling results obtained by The Associated Press. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency testing last spring produced levels exceeding allowable limits of arsenic, lead, mercury, atrazine and other heavy metals and pesticides as well as volatile organic compounds that can cause health hazards, according to violation notices disclosed to the AP under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Among 92 quarries and other excavation sites licensed to take what state law calls “clean construction and demolition debris,” or CCDD, the agency notified 74 of violations. Quarry owners and industry representatives complain that IEPA conducted a basic test, which revealed naturally occurring metals such as aluminum and manganese. IEPA counters the levels found exceeded what’s allowed by law. Environmentalists are seizing on the results, seeking to require groundwater monitoring around the sites, which are “reclaimed” by depositing demolition debris such as concrete, brick, asphalt and uncontaminated soil. Rock quarries often sit directly atop groundwater supplies. Advocates for tougher standards point out that toxic material that goes in will likely have direct contact with an aquifer. “It confirms my worst fears,” said Rep. Margo McDermed, from limestone-rich Will County, home to a dozen CCDD sites. The Republican’s monitoring-well legislation stalled last spring. “The protocols that were created to monitor the so-called clean construction debris in the quarries were completely inadequate,” McDermed said. “We never felt they were su�cient to protect people and their drinking water, and unfortunately, we were correct.” Regulators are meeting with representatives of each of the impacted sites, IEPA spokeswoman Kim Biggs said. What happens, she said, “will vary site by site,”

but could include more sampling, confirmation testing or soil removal. Critics say the industry is self-regulated, with debris haulers and quarry owners deciding whether waste to be dumped is contaminated. Trade representatives counter licensed professionals test soil on the demolition site for contaminants, taking into consideration the land-use history. Then the load is inspected visually and with a chemical odor-detecting wand at the dump site. Suspicious loads may be rejected. The idea behind the CCDDs is to divert “clean” debris from sanitary landfills — premium, more-costly space because of tougher environmental standards designed to discourage toxins from migrating to groundwater. Dumping the same load at a landfill costs at least five times more, not counting increased trucking expenses because there are far fewer landfills, said Dan Eichholz, executive director of the industry group, the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers. Prompted by discussion of McDermed’s legislation, IEPA sampled deposits from the 92 sites in April and May, testing them for 190 heavy metals, pesticides, volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds. Samples most often showed levels exceeding what’s allowable for aluminum, iron, selenium, chromium, and manganese. Excessive levels of arsenic were found in six cases and mercury in three. In a handful of cases, one or more of seven semi-volatile organic compounds was too high, all but one a known or suspected carcinogen. Eichholz maintains that Illinois has the nation’s most stringent regulations for dumping demolition debris. He said that without follow-up testing to assess how likely a chemical is to seep through the soil to groundwater, the tests revealed only traces of naturally occurring metals. “What they found were materials similar to what you would expect to find if you tested clean soil from back yards all around Illinois,” he said. “More important is what they did not find. They did not find constituents in concentrations that pose a risk to human health or the environment.” Aluminum, chromium and iron registered as too high in the sample taken at Chicago Street CCDD in Will County, about

45 miles southwest of Chicago. The spent quarry now recycles concrete and asphalt for re-use in addition to backfilling with clean debris. Manager Bud Boyer said he noted during a meeting last week with IEPA regulators that follow-up toxin assessments were not done. He said they agreed when he suggested thorough testing of samples from his site would show there’s no threat. In at least one case, existing requirements already proved cost-prohibitive. Aluminum, chromium, iron and selenium were excessive in samples taken from Buckhart Sand and Gravel in Mechanicsburg, 17 miles east of Springfield. Co-owner Barney Flatt said the site hasn’t taken any backfill for about two years because haulers found the testing too expensive. “It’s not worth it at all,” Flatt said. “All we do now is take concrete and crush it for recycling.”

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LEGAL CORNER

Changes coming in family law BY GEORGE P. HAMPILOS, ESQ. & THOMAS C. LAYE, ESQ.

ver the past few years, there have been significant changes in the area of Family Law. The changes keep coming, with the Illinois General Assembly recently passing Public Act 100-0520. The Act does a number of things. Namely, it changes the way duration of maintenance is calculated and it streamlines the process of changing one’s name. The current model on how duration of maintenance is calculated assigns a fractional number to multiply the number of years a couple has been married. The fractional number increases every five years the couple is married. Currently, if a couple is married for 9 years and 364 days, the length of the marriage would be multiplied by 0.4. If the couple is married for 10 years, the multiplier is 0.6. As you can see, this outcome leads to a big disparity based on a marriage lasting one day longer. The new law corrects the issue and takes a more granular approach. Under Public Act 100-0520, the increase in multiplier will occur after every year once the five year anniversary is reached. If the marriage does not make it to the fifth year, the old model is used. The other change made by this Public Act is that judgments of divorce are required to contain provisions authorizing a person to resume using their maiden, or former name, at any time they choose to do so, unless the individual requests otherwise. Previously, only upon request by a wife whose marriage is dissolved would the court enter an order allowing the restoration of a former name. The change simply takes the burden away from the individual to request a name change, if they wish to have one. The law becomes e�ective June 1, 2018.

Discharging income taxes in bankruptcy

Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy provisions allow the discharge of income taxes under certain conditions.

Generally, however, non-income taxes, such as employer withholding taxes (940 and 941 taxes) are not dischargeable. The bankruptcy code prohibits the discharge of income taxes based on tax returns due within three years of the bankruptcy filing. See 11 U.S.C. §523 (a)(1) (A); 507 (a)(8). Furthermore, any income tax that becomes assessed, and therefore due, within 240 days of the bankruptcy filing is likewise non-dischargeable. The assessment date is a tricky proposition. This is an internal date created by the taxing body. It is when the taxing body “assesses” the tax liability upon the taxpayer. This date is not the same date as the deadline for the tax return or the actual filing of the tax return. For example, if the subject tax return was filed on April 15 of any given year, the Internal Revenue Service may not assess the liability until sometime thereafter. Unfortunately, this date is not readily available and apparent from any tax bills or documentation, and the debtor and their attorney must undertake steps to determine the actual date of assessment so that the 240 day rule does not get miscalculated. Moreover, 11 U.S.C. §523 (a)(1)(C) denies discharges to taxpayers who “fraudulently” file tax returns. Therefore, any taxpayer who files a bogus tax return which is subsequently challenged may not avail themselves to the bankruptcy discharge. Likewise, a fraudulent filer who amends their return after the fact to cover their tracks or attempt to undo the fraudulent return is also denied a discharge. Simply stated, one cannot reverse their fraud by amending their return. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of In re Birkenstock, 87 F.3d 947 (7th Cir. 1996) has given some safe harbor to those who erroneously file tax returns without purposely attempting to defraud the tax agency. Based upon that court decision, a taxpayer is denied a discharge of their income tax if: (1) they had a duty to file a return, and (2) they intentionally provided false information. This amounts

to a “willfulness” requirement on the part of the debtor-taxpayer. Accordingly, a taxpayer who innocently or negligently provides the IRS incorrect tax information may still avail themselves to the discharge available through a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 ﬁling.

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As the season turns to winter, accumulating snowfall is not too far in our future. As you begin to prepare by buying necessary shovels, salt, or snow blower, you may want to keep in mind what you can do to minimize your risk of a lawsuit. The Illinois Snow and Ice Removal Act (745 ILCS 75/0.01) provides that in Illinois it is undesirable for any person to be found liable for damages due to snow or ice removal e�orts from sidewalks, except for acts which amount to clear wrongdoing. “Clear wronging” is deﬁned in the Act as acts that amount to willful or wanton misconduct. The immunity provided for in the Illinois Snow and Ice Removal Act only applies to owners and others residing in residential units. The Act was passed during the 1979-1980 term and remains good law today. The purpose of the law was to encourage homeowners, or residential property owners, to clear walking paths after a snowstorm without fear of liability. In December of 2016, the Illinois Supreme Court heard the case of MurphyHylton v. Lieberman Mgmt. Servs., 72 N.E.3d 323 (2016). Murphy-Hylton involved a resident of a condominium complex and the owner of the condominium complex. The resident had slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk. The sidewalk became icy due to the complex owner having snow removed and piled in a manner that when the snow melted, the water ran onto the sidewalks and re-froze. The court held that the immunity from the Snow and Ice Removal Act did not apply in this case because the resident slipped and fell due to the lack of drainage for the melting snow. The owner of the condominium complex had not made reasonable main-

tenance e�orts to eliminate the danger of the melting and re-freezing snow. What we can learn from this case is that when we are piling snow, make sure to pay attention to how the water may drain when the snow is melting and to make sure to salt if runo� cannot be avoided. This story is meant as a general legal advice column. For speciﬁc advice for your problem, contact a reputable lawyer. Hampilos and Associates have more than 25 years of legal experience in Northern Illinois. Contact them at 815-962-0044.

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What’s Local

SupplyCore plays local role in urban renewal By Jim Hagerty Contributor

DOWNTOWN — As someone who grew up in Rockford and watched his parents build an international company that began in a one-room office, SupplyCore CEO Peter Provenzano has cherished a sense of community over the last 30 years. “It was important for me to not only to be raised by my family, but by the community,” Provenzano said. “It’s what shaped me as a kid. I grew up here and am very grateful to still have our headquarters here. Hopefully, we’ve been a good neighbor for the last 30 years and hopefully we’ll be a good neighbor for the next 30.” SupplyCore began in 1987 on Rock Street, in the old Barber Colman complex, where it operated for 15 years. There were about dozen employees back then. In the last two decades, SupplyCore has grown into a local workforce of more than 130 in two downtown locations. The company was awarded its first major Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract as a maintenance repair and operations (MRO) vendor in 1998 for the north-central U.S. Prime Vendor for the North Central U.S., including Illinois. Eight contracts followed. The company now has 13 facilities in the U.S., Japan and South Korea. They work with more than 6,500 suppliers that support 82 countries. “Over the years, we’ve played a significant impact on federal acquisition policy.” Provenzano said. “So, it’s a chance to reflect on our body of work.” On a day-to-day basis, SupplyCore policies have touched not only the federal government, but small businesses in markets across the country, mostly by way of supply chain efficiency. “As an integrator that’s able to manage large, supply chain programs for our government and others,” Provenzano said, “we make financial and information flow more efficient which ultimately saves taxpayer dollars by lowering acquisition

SupplyCore’s headquarters is at 303 N. Main Street in Downtown. The defense contractor marked its 30th anniversary last week. Photo, Carly Rice costs of the products we are supplying, and lowering costs to procure—the operating expenses associated with storing and coordinating those items and moving things from Point A to Point B more quickly.” In terms of urban renewal, something Rockford has lacked since SupplyCore

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started when it quickly losing its standing as one of the country’s main manufacturing hubs, it’s not without hurdles—high ones. Inside of a decade, major industry had left the city, and a mere shell of what Rockford used to be was left. It’s what was placed in the hands of those who remained, SupplyCore and a host of community partners. It’s taken time and some doing, but initiatives like the Rock River Development Partnership, which spawned Rockford City Market, are what Provenzano says have directly helped Rockford rebuild starting with the downtown core. “We’ve been able to put some of our capital to work on those other projects,” the CEO said. “You can take our integration work and apply it to human capital supply chains and social services in the community.” SupplyCore also sponsors a host of local and national charities. Company associates at all levels donate their time and financial resources to the Vet’s Roll program, Rockford MELD and Veterans Drop-In Center, to name a few. “The employees select charities each

“I grew up here and am very grateful to still have our headquarters here. Hopefully, we’ve been a good neighbor for the last 30 years and hopefully we’ll be a good neighbor for the next 30.”

year to give to,” Provenzano said. “And that has enabled me to do some of those things personally as well.” Through Joseph James Partners, Su p pl y C or e’s d e ve l o p m e nt w i n g, Provenzano has spearheaded a host of ongoing downtown development projects, such as the Millennium Center, the upcoming Trekk Design building at Mulberry and North Main streets, and a number of redeveloped retail and restaurant spaces. SupplyCore’s headquarters is at 303 N. Main Street, across from the Coronado Performing Arts Center. R.

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News isn’t something we only do on Wednesdays. If you follow us online, you already know that’s true. Every day, there are loads of stories at RockRiverTimes.com that never see the pages of our weekly print edition. Local news, statehouse coverage, national headlines—dozens throughout the week. In January, we set out to bring you more local news coverage both in print and to our website. So far in 2017, we have produced more than double the number of local stories than all of 2016. From a new administration, to the Hanley fire, to the city, county and state budget battles and more. That’s news we do 7-days-a-week, not just in the pages of the newspaper you’re reading right now. As we push on toward 2018, we hope to bring you even further coverage of the news and events that shape the Stateline area. But this week, we wanted to be sure to give thanks to all our supporters who make what we do possible. Our publication may be free for you to pick up, but it takes plenty of time and resources to put together. To our advertisers, we could not do this without you. Thank you for being backers of The Rock River Times. The hundreds of stories we bring to the Rockford community and surrounding areas every month would not be possible without you. To our readers, thank you for welcoming us into your homes. We care greatly about helping you stay informed on the state of your community, because we live here too. And for those who have thought about advertising or supporting us, we hope you see our continued efforts as critical to Rockford and its neighbors. And we hope you will reach out to us and help support local independent news.

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State

Illinois stays in much-criticized voter database for now By Sophia Tareen Associated Press

CHICAGO — Illinois election officials voted Monday to remain in a much-criticized multistate voter registration database, but opponents who raised questions about inaccuracies and security vowed to take the fight to the state Legislature. For weeks, advocates and top Illinois Democrats — including both U.S. senators — have urged election officials to withdraw from the Kansas-run Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. The goal of the voluntary program is to clean voter rolls by making sure a voter isn’t registered in more than one place. Advocates say the information isn’t accurate enough to make that call and there are security issues. They also question links to conservative Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who runs the program and is

a chairman of President Donald Trump’s election fraud commission. “I think we should get out of this thing,” said State Board of Elections member William McGuffage, who echoed advocates’ concerns. However, the board voted 4-4 to withdraw. Five votes were needed for the motion to pass. Among the concerns were that data passwords were emailed and that Kobach is too partisan. Trump’s commission is asking states for voter information while it investigates the president’s unsubstantiated claims that millions of people voted illegally in 2016. Some states have refused to participate. Crosscheck began in 2005, before Kobach took office, as a way for Kansas and neighboring states to share information. More than two dozen states participate now,

though a handful have left. Idaho election officials are also currently considering whether to remain in it. Illinois joined in 2010 and began submitting information the following year. The system relies largely on names and birthdates, which security experts say isn’t enough to verify identities. The program looks for duplicates, though it’s up to individual states to then decide what to do with whatever information is found. In Illinois, it takes years to verify whether a person should be removed from voter rolls. In 2014, a county in Idaho acknowledged that it wrongly purged voters over Crosscheck information. Kansas election officials said Monday they’re working on new security guidelines with participating states. They argue it’s a free service that offers hard-to-compile information and states are briefed on

potential data problems. “We are evaluating the entire security apparatus,” said Bryan Caskey, director of elections for Kansas. Steve Held, a member of Indivisible Chicago, which wants to leave Crosscheck, said he’s skeptical of security evaluations and is already working with legislators to find a way for Illinois to exit. Illinois election officials acknowledge the data isn’t perfect, but said flawed information is better than none. The state participates in another similar database, the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, which also relies on partial Social Security numbers. But that system costs money to join, fewer states participate and there isn’t much overlap. For example, some of Illinois’ neighboring states are enrolled in Crosscheck but not ERIC.

Firm gets new $12M Medicaid deal after losing $12M deal Since Rauner took office, McKinsey has been awarded more than $70 million in contracts from the state. Prior to 2015, the firm was last awarded a $1,232,121.55 contract in 2005. By Shane Nicholson Managing Editor

SPRINGFIELD — As part of an overhaul of Illinois’ Medicaid system, a consulting firm linked to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has received a $12.8 million contract without undergoing a competitive bidding process. McKinsey and Company, which has two Chicago offices, was a beneficiary of the deal announced by the Rauner administration. The six-year, $5.26 billion per annum Medicaid package is split across seven providers and will offer five coverage options to residents in the state’s 102 counties. But the influence of McKinsey in negotiations has come under question. Prior to the awarding of the contract, state Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, had sought more oversight for the General Assembly in awarding the contract, the largest vendor contract awarded in the history of Illinois. “Since I introduced legislation to require more transparency and oversight into the largest procurement in Illinois history, I have known there would be problems,” Harris told Champaign’s WCIA. That measure passed the Democratic-led assembly but was vetoed by Rauner last month, who said it would “needlessly cost

taxpayers millions of dollars.” The more than $12 million handed to the firm tied to Rauner’s administration has raised eyebrows. Leslie Munger, one of Rauner’s deputy governors who previously served as comptroller under the first-term Republican before losing the office in last November’s election, was a former recruitment chief at McKinsey, from 1978-82, according to the governor’s office. Munger’s appointment following her loss to Democrat Susana Mendoza in the comptroller’s race came under scrutiny earlier this year. Rauner announced that she would be paid $135,000 per year, the same as when she was appointed comptroller following Judy Bar Topinka’s death in Dec. 2014. However, Munger has been paid $169,003.29 according to state documents. In March, as the state’s two-year budget impasse was ongoing, Mendoza suspended $27 million in payments that were part of a $250 million computer modernization plan launched by Rauner. Among the $21.6 million promised to outside consultants in that move was a $12 million sum for McKinsey. Since Rauner took office, McKinsey has been awarded more than $70 million in contracts from the state. Prior to 2015,

the firm was last awarded a $1,232,121.55 contract in 2005 according to state records. Following the award of the Medicaid contract this week, Mendoza called into question the machinations behind the $5.26 billion deal. “We are beginning to see the consequences of (Gov. Rauner) going outside the scrutiny of the state’s standard procurement process to award the biggest-ever contract in state history,” she said on Twitter. Me nd oz a c h a mpione d a bu dg e t transparency act that took a bi-partisan override of the governor’s veto to pass in Springfield. The bill requires state agencies to update the comptroller on a regular basis throughout the year on debts and contracts. Previously, agencies had to provide only an annual report to the Assembly. Rauner and Mendoza have sparred repeatedly since the Democrat unseated Munger. Earlier this year, the state’s Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT), which Rauner created in 2015, had its expenses called into question by the comptroller and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. After Munger’s loss in the Nov. 2016 election, she moved more than $70 million from the state’s general fund into administration-controlled agencies that largely benefitted DoIT. But Mendoza held up payments for the DoIT’s secretary to multiple professional organizations, saying, “This type of waste of tax dollars is why I will always demand accountability and transparency from every state agency.” McKinsey

had more than $38 million earmarked for its services as part of Rauner’s tech-overhaul. Felicia Norwood, who Rauner appointed to head the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) in 2015, defended the actions of the administration in the Medicaid deal. “In retaining (McKinsey) to achieve this goal, HFS has followed state procurement code,” she said in a statement. “By helping to ensure that the Department is in compliance with the law, this contract is intended to ultimately prevent costly future litigation.” HFS further said that according to the federal consent decree regarding the Medicaid contract, bidding is exempt from a competitive process. WCIA reports that associates close to the Rauner administration say McKinsey has been involved with discussions of the Medicaid contract from the beginning. Work McKinsey had previously done for the state, including the suspended computer modernization program, was not disclosed during the bidding process. “Now we’re seeing disclosure of contracts we didn’t know about. I wonder who was involved in designing the criteria and deciding the selection and exclusion of winners and losers,” Harris told WCIA’s Mark Maxwell last week. “I think we have an interest in knowing these things.” The governor’s office Friday said it would offer comment on this story via email. No email had been received as of press time, Monday evening. R.

November 22, 2017 The Rock River Times.

Charles Manson

The death of America’s 1960s bogeyman comment was later used as the epigraph for The Manson File, a collection of Manson-related writings first published by Amok Press in 1988. The prediction was fully realized in 1997 with the inclusion of Manson in James Parks’ collection, Cultural Icons. Here, nestling between Lata Mangeshkar, Mao Tse Tung and Robert Mapplethorpe, Manson was identified as an “American Murderer” who “channeled his peculiar cocktail of black magic, drugs, sex and rock n roll into homicidal mania”. It is this “peculiar cocktail” that underpins Manson’s symbolic status. What gives his crimes – and his name – a notoriety in excess of that held by the likes of the Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo and the unknown “Zodiac Killer”, who terrorized Northern California in 1968 and 1969, is that they simultaneously interact with a matrix of other powerful symbols that carry a greater cultural resonance than the breaking of a law, however severe.

Hollywood meets the crazies

By James Riley

The Conversation

o, Charles Manson has died, aged 83, of “natural causes”. The con-man, musician and erstwhile cult leader, who came to embody mainstream American fears of the 1960s counterculture “gone wrong”, had an easier death at Kern County hospital in California than any of the seven people whose murders he orchestrated in August 1969. Manson has been largely out of the public view since his conviction for the Tate-LaBianca killings in January 1971 alongside several members of his “family” – but there has been little diminution of his grisly fame. Earlier this year it was announced that Quentin Tarantino is making a film about the Manson murders. Big names such as Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt are among those said to be lining up for parts. There remains something strange about the attention that Manson generated in life and now in death. It’s a level of interest which far exceeds matters of public record. As such, it’s difficult to know what to say by way of response to the news of his passing – or even what to say for the purposes of a tentative obituary. Difficult, because it’s hard to know precisely who (or what) the name Charles

Manson is being used to describe. Manson, born Charles Milles Maddox in 1934, spent most of his life behind bars. Before convening the cult-like group “The Family” in 1967, he had convictions for car theft and robbery. But it was towards the end of 1969 that he really came to public attention. He was arrested and put on trial for his role as the mastermind of a total of nine murders, including those of the actress Sharon Tate and four friends, and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca over the course of the weekend of August 8-9 1969. In March 1971 he was given the death penalty which was later commuted to commuted to life imprisonment. According to testimony at his trial and that of his followers, Manson was not actually directly responsible for wielding a murder weapon at either of the two crime scenes (although there’s plenty to suggest he was involved in other murders at around the same time). But the court found he had masterminded and ordered the Tate-LaBianca killings, made all the more horrific by the fact that actress Tate had been pregnant at the time of her murder.

Different kind of celebrity

Whether you like it or not, from his conviction to his death, Manson was a

celebrity. He became a celebrity when he made the cover of Life magazine in December 1969 and Rolling Stone in June 1970 – and subsequent novels, films, recordings, interviews, t-shirts and comic books have sought alternately to shore up this status and to demythologize it. This Manson culture industry (which shows no signs of slowing down) has kept his name in public circulation for nearly half a century. It’s this material which invariably forms the basis of the analysis whenever Manson’s life and “career” is considered. What becomes visible is something of a schizoid split in which the name Charles Manson gains two points of reference. There’s “Charles Manson” which effectively describes the life of Charles Milles Maddox, criminal – and then there’s “Charles Manson”, the potent symbol of evil, the name which in the words of one of his recent biographers has become a “metaphor for unspeakable horror”. An early example of the latter came from the writer Wayne McGuire in 1970. Writing in his column for Fusion magazine, “An Aquarian Journal”, he speculated that at “some point in the future”, Manson would “metamorphose into a major American folk hero”. The

Tate’s murder brought into collision two heavily mediated zones: Hollywood and the counterculture. Manson’s interest in The Beatles and use of their song title “Helter Skelter” as a blood-drenched slogan further intensified this disturbing elision of murder and popular culture. As with The Rolling Stones’ concert at the Altamont Speedway in December 1969 – at which a member of the audience was murdered by a Hells Angel – the Manson murders, once filtered through media sensitive to their range of connections, become emblems for the “end” or even “death” of the 1960s. Whether viewed as catalyst or symptom, they are events that stand in for explanations of economic shift, geopolitical crisis and social inequality which describe the decade’s apparent decline into death, violence and what Hunter S. Thompson called “bad craziness”. If anything it was the Tate-LaBianca murders that carry the metaphorical currency, while the name “Manson” now probably signifies something else. It’s a name to conjure with. “Manson” brings to mind the shadow-side of the 1960s: the incipient violence that lay beneath the counterculture’s day-glo optimism and the lost potential of a decade’s calls for peace and pacifism. When viewed from the vantage point of seeing the long, strange and violent life laid out, it refers also to someone who understood and was able to exploit the potency of the popular culture around him. There’s very little to celebrate here, but maybe there’s something to learn about what it means to be a celebrity.

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November 22, 2017 The Rock River Times.

Carratt’s new introspective record By Todd Houston

Contributor

his week, our Rockford Rocked Interview series catches up with guitarist Jim Carratt, who just finished his latest album. RRI: Good morning, Jim. You just finished up an album called the James Carratt Project Volume I. I must say, this album sounds amazing and maybe even more amazing is how you coordinated 47 musicians—most of them local—to play on it! That is just insane! JC: (Laughs) Yeah, it was one of the most difficult tasks I’ve ever taken on, Todd. Coordinating over 47 musicians and getting them to record was crazy! Working with their schedules. Some of them working nights, some working days and some with availability only on the weekends. At the end of the day, when all is said and done, only the musicians listed here would make the record: Christi Letsinger, Dwayne Meyer, Chuck Ward, “Cowboy” Eddie Long , Ed Ribeiro, Leanne Leonard, Clinton Joe Huebbe, Jimmy Carratt III, Todd Anderson, Mike “Muddy” Ceretto, Stephen Fierz, Jimmy Roeling, Jim Davis, Thor Davis, Brad Shear, Kathy Palazzolo, Kelly Kristine, Jeff Rath, Bill Flory, Mike Johnston, Bill Brewster, Jamie Campbell, John Guler, Dan Janssen, Oz Amaro, Thomas Turnure, Jeff Mitchell, Chris Puckett, Paul Bronson, Tom Buchko, Zach Johnsy Johns, John Ciulla, Brian Williams, Rick Aronica, Jim Crouch, Bobby Rygh, Lyndsay Thompson, Gary Underhill, Johnny Frye, Michael Hysmith, Woody Elliot, Kenneth W King, Dan Tritten, R Mason Carratt, Joel Brockwell and Ben Hales. RRI: Impressive list! How did you get interested in playing and writing music in the first place? Take us back in time a bit. JC: Well, I have been playing the guitar since I was about six or seven. I started taking lessons at this little guitar shop called Peg Nelsons in Beloit, Wis. I still remember the teacher’s name, Sandy, but I cannot remember her last name. Every year I would be entered into those guitar contests and I always seemed to do very well. However, after about three or four years the music that was being taught was something I was not in to. I wanted

“I wrote everything on this record. It is filled with my pain and happiness. ... All my emotion is wrapped up in these recordings.”

to start playing something current, something new and I ended up putting the guitar down for about eight years. I ended up getting a call from a friend of mine while I was in high school, Ryan Hayes, who was forming a band in 10th grade with a couple of different people we knew. Pat Dean-Adamany was on drums and at this time the bass player was still in the works. I was terrible. I was so out of practice after so many years of leaving the guitar in the corner it was embarrassing! I could no longer site read and I could barely pick out the chords. Yet that moment was when I realized I really wanted to play again. The guys ended up letting me go for another player but it was the spark that got me fired up enough to prove myself as a player. That band went through some changes and eventually, one of my good friends and guitar inspirations would join the band, Jeff D. Mitchell. This was the very

beginning of a popular Beloit area band called Nemesis. I met my wife in college and that was when I wrote my very first song. It was so basic. No bridge, no breaks, and the chords simply repeated themselves over and over and over again. I recorded it on a TASCAM four-track recorder in my college apartment. I wish I had the recordin, but it has long since disappeared. I would still consider it a good song. The song was filled with emotion: brand new love and falling in love all wrapped up in one track. RRI: The quality of the songs on the album are top notch. Were all of the songs featured on this release written by yourself or did you have some help in that area as well? JC: I wrote everything on this record. It is filled with my pain and happiness. (pauses) I had an affair three years ago with a woman who was working on her 13th affair. It was the dumbest thing I

ever did. I stripped my wife of everything she had. Stripping her of her marriage, her self-confidence, her dignity, her ability to trust and love someone and the love of her life. Yet, through it all, she has stayed with me. All my emotion is wrapped up in these recordings. Falling in love with her, falling out of love and finally after the curtain falls and I realized everything I ever thought was true was a complete lie, the agony of feeling completely alone. So many emotions, you know? The song “Whiskey Jar” is the pinnacle of my agony and the emotion in that track overflows with the pain I was going through. I thought at the time that song was written, I would end up alone—a sad, lonely man with only his music. This record is definitely a tough one for my wife to listen to. She relives the nightmare of losing everything she held sacred. Listening to a song that she knows was written about someone else and yet, we are still together, fixing what went wrong. Fixing ourselves and telling the story for the public to get a small glimpse into our lives and the healing process. RRI: Tell us why you decided to release the album on vinyl. JC: As a kid, growing up in the ‘80s vinyl is all we knew. Sure, there was the cassette and the 8-track, but vinyl always had that allure. There is just something sexy about vinyl. In addition, there is nothing like holding a record in your hand and feeling the grooves of the music. Listening to that white noise and looking at the artwork. CD’s and MP3’s seem to degrade and take away from the “experience”. Yet, despite always wanting to go to vinyl, I knew I would not be able to accomplish this alone. Here I was a lone

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songwriter, with mediocre vocals at best. How would I attract the best in our area to get on an album with a guy they barely knew and songs that even they were not sure would be any good? I thought about this for a while. Vinyl was the answer. Vinyl was my gift back to the musicians and the musical community that have supported them for all these years. Vinyl was my gift for all these people taking time from their families, their bands, their livelihoods to tell my story. My next solution: test everything. Send everything through the testing process and allow nothing on the record that could not score. I not only wanted to tell my story, but I wanted the musicians to be proud. I wanted them to know that the songs they were on were deemed radio quality and critically acclaimed. At the end of the day, we tested everything over and over and over again. Sometimes we would test a song even after one instrument was added. RRI: A lot of the musicians that played on the album are seasoned rock’n’rollers from the area. Having said that, how di�cult was it for them to “get their country on,” so to speak? Was there any trouble capturing the “twang” aspect of the songs? JC: I don’t think capturing “twang” was what I looked for. There were times when the musicians simply could not

capture the sound I was looking for, or the sound I or the critics deemed acceptable. Another tough call was taking a track and scrubbing a couple musicians in lieu of seasoned session players from Nashville. Yet, this is what makes this project so special. How many musicians can say they are on an album or track with a Grammy-nominated musician. Not very many can say that. For example; Ben Hales, who played the drum track on “Jackson Street Pub”. He is smiling ear-to-ear. Not only a vinyl record, not only getting airplay, but playing on the same track as the guy who did all of Kenny Chesney’s steel guitar work on Kenny’s last record and also playing on the same track as Craig Morgan’s lead guitar player. It’s a pretty amazing feeling to give another musician that gift. Getting back to the sound though. I pretty much asked that musicians come in and provide their own interpretation of the material. They knew the chord structure and had the basic acoustic track provided, yet it was up to them to provide the missing pieces. I found that I would use guitar amp models and split the signal to ensure I had the sound I needed. This allowed me to control the tone of the guitar later on. If I was not happy with the guitar player’s amp I could use scrap the mic’d amp and use an amp that I thought ﬁt the song better.

Through this process, I found myself continually gravitating back to a Fender 57’ Deluxe and/or the Fender Junior. Later, Rockford native Dan Jansenn was asked to (play) on the record and he really wanted to use his own amp. Here I am thinking, “Great, another guitar player who thinks his tone is amazing” I hesitated and said, ﬁne, thinking to myself that I would deﬁnitely be splitting this guy’s signal to edit later on. What does he show up with? A Fender Deluxe!!! I was blown away. Another amazing example was when a young guitarist, Thor Davis, one of the guys at Paradise Guitars and former guitar player of The Cinamucks and Audio Abduction came over to record. Thor said, “I kept to the chord structure, but re-wrote the basic ri� of the song”. It was, again, amazing to me. Finally my son, Jimmy Carratt put the signature sound to “Whiskey Jar.” We have tried again and again to play this song live and it just does not hold up without his performance. He is only 20-years-old and I could not be more proud of his performance on this record. RRI: What’s your personal favorite track on the album? JC: Personally, “Jackson Street Pub” is my favorite. My eyes will well up with tears listening. It takes me back to when my wife and I were dating and falling

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in love. It’s a song that is nostalgic and as reflect on my biggest mistake in life I long for those days again. It truly is my escape. RRI: Are there any plans for a Volume II? JC: We had about five songs that tested extremely well that did not make volume one. In addition, still another 10 are almost finished but need some polishing. I continue to write and more are being added every month. Musicians are now coming out of every burrow asking to be part of the next record. However, the testing process and criteria for landing a spot on the next record just got tougher. Everyone expects and wants a followup, and the songs HAVE to be as good if not better. We expect to start pre-orders by the end of next year for Volume II at jamescarrattproject.com. RRI: Where can we pick up a copy? JC: The record is o�ered on all digital distribution sites, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Napster and etc. To purchase the CD or vinyl go to the website or the following retailers: Paradise Guitar, Beloit; Tin Dog Records, Beloit; The Tavern, Beloit (CD Only); Voigt Music Center, Janesville; Toad Hall Records, Rockford; and Culture Shock, Rockford. And more are being added every month as the demand continues to grow! R.

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Oak Ridge Boys’ 2017 Christmas Celebration Tour WHEN Friday, November 24 (7 p.m.) WHERE Coronado Performing Arts Center The almost two-hour extravaganza will feature a mixture of traditional and contemporary songs - religious, romantic, and fun holiday tunes - as well as some of the Grammy Award-winning quartet’s classic country-pop hits like Elvira, Bobbie Sue, and Thank God For Kids.

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WHEN Saturday, November 25 (2 p.m. & 7 p.m.) & Sunday, November 26 (2 p.m.)

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Stroll on State, presented by Illinois Bank & Trust, returns for a 5th year on Saturday, November 25. The free community event, which is always held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, attracted more than 75,000 spectators last year who enjoyed visits with Santa, watching the Fire & Ice displays, and seeing the annual tree lighting.

Celebrate the holidays at Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens! Come see the sparkling holiday lights and beautiful floral displays inside the warm tropical conservatory. Outdoor grounds are also decorated for the season. Also enjoy holiday music performances in the conservatory lobby on December 16, 17 and 23 by a variety of local artists.

WHERE Rockford University, Maddox Theatre

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Prepare to be whisked away again to the magical moments of Clara with her beloved Nutcracker, dolls that come to life and the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. You won’t want to miss the beautiful choreography created by Monica Isla from Milwaukee Ballet.

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Stroll on State helpful hints It’s that Merry & Bright time of year once again where the Rockford community gets ready for another festive and fun Stroll on State, presented by Illinois Bank & Trust! The event takes place on November 25 (always the Saturday after Thanksgiving) and this year there are expanded hours from 2-9 p.m.! There’s so much to see and do the night of so here are some helpful hints that you can use to create many happy memories with family and friends. 1. Parade Through Downtown This year’s parade is super-sized! Stroll on State’s Holiday Parade sponsored by The Power Connection - IBEW 364 & NECA, will step o� at 3 p.m. and stroll from the Rockford Public Library on Wyman Street south to State Street and then east across the State Street bridge and ending at N. 3rd Street. Featuring festive ﬂoats, high school bands and a few extra surprises, the parade is a new highlight of the event. In addition, our partners at WREX Channel 13 will broadcast the parade live from start to ﬁnish. 2. Indulge in Tasty Treats and Drinks As the event grows, so do the great food and drink vendor o�erings throughout the festival grounds. Stop by Frosty’s Bites & Brews Market sponsored by Mercyhealth to sample a wide variety of o�erings from local food trucks and restaurants. Frosty’s markets are located at the Rockford City Market Pavilion and the parking lot at the corner of N. Main and Mulberry Streets. 3. No Cash? No Problem! Illinois Bank & Trust is providing

ATMs at several locations on the Stroll on State grounds for your convenience. You can ﬁnd the ATMs between Wyman and Main Streets, at the City Market Pavilion, near the Hot Chocolate Express, at the corner of E. State and 1st Streets, and near the Kringle Cafe located at State and 3rd Streets. 4. Stop by to See Santa There’s not only one, but TWO SantaLands produced by City First Church! One location is west of the river inside Stewart Square and the other is outdoors on the east side of the river by Millennium Fountain. No need to worry, Santa will work his Christmas magic and be at both locations, so be sure to get those Christmas lists ready. 5. Bring the Littlest Family Members Stroll on State is perfect for the whole family, even the little ones! There are a couple indoor locations on site for nursing mothers and diaper changing stations. 6. Ride a Shuttle Bus If you don’t want to worry about parking downtown the night of Stroll on State, there are three shuttle buses you can take! Pick up a shuttle bus at the YMCA downtown (200 Y. Blvd.), Heartland Community Church (1280 S. Alpine Rd.) or Illinois Bank & Trust (4048 E. State St.). Park at any one of these locations and a bus will bring you directly to the Stroll grounds! 7. Enjoy More Live Entertainment There are three music stages throughout the grounds this year! The Merry

& Bright Stage sponsored by SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health, as well as the Silver Bell Stage and the Jingle Bell Stage, both sponsored by the Northwestern Illinois Building Trades Unions. In addition, selections from the “Nutcracker Suite” will be performed by Steps to Grace Dance Academy at Veterans Memorial Hall. The Nordlof Center will also have entertainment including “James and the Giant Peach” presented by The Studio, an adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” by Gigi’s Playhouse, and a “ChristmasKwanzaa Celebration” by Rockford Readers Theater. 8. Gather for the Tree Lighting Ceremony This is the moment when the community gathers together to o�cially kick o� the holiday season with Rockford’s o�cial tree lighting ceremony beginning at 6 p.m.! The tree is located at the corner of State & Wyman Streets. Sponsored by SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health!

channels and pass the word to your friends and fans! Follow the Go Rockford channels on Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter all night long to get an inside view of the event. There you have it folks, a few of our team’s insider tips to help make the most of your night at Stroll on State. For additional details be sure to visit strollonstate.com! Happy Holidays!

9. Witness Awe-Inspiring Fireworks The Sky Lights Fireworks Show sponsored by Gallagher Williams-Manny Insurance Group immediately follows the Tree Lighting Ceremony. Arrive early to claim your viewing spot! 10. Get Social With Us Wondering how to share your favorite snaps, tweets and posts with the rest of the world? Simple. Use #strollonstate on your social media

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CULTURE

How advertising shaped Thanksgiving BY SAMANTHA N. N. CROSS

THE COVERSATION

have always been intrigued by Thanksgiving – the traditions, the meal, the idea of a holiday that is simply about being thankful. For my family, Thanksgiving is all about the food. Some foods, like turkey and mashed potatoes, may be familiar. But there are a few twists. Since I grew up in the Caribbean, I’m allowed a Caribbean dish or two. The reliability of the menu – with a little ﬂexibility sprinkled in – seems to unite us as a family while acknowledging our di�erent cultural backgrounds. Chances are you and your family have similar traditions. Filipino-American families might include pancit. RussianAmerican families might serve a side dish of borscht. That’s what makes Thanksgiving unique. It’s a holiday embraced by people regardless of their religion or ethnicity. Yet despite this adaptability, there’s a core part of the meal that almost everyone embraces. How did this come to be?

Although few appreciate it, advertisers have shaped the meal as much as family tradition.

A uniquely broad appeal

When Sarah Josepha Hale, the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, ﬁrst advocated for Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1846, she argued that it would unify the country. In our research, my colleagues and I have been able to show that Hale’s vision for the holiday has been largely fulﬁlled: Inclusivity of people and traditions has been Thanksgiving’s hallmark quality. A reason for its broad appeal is that it lacks any association with an institutionalized religion. As one interviewee told us, “There is no other purpose than to sit down with your family and be thankful.” And after interviewing a range of people – from those born in the U.S. to immigrants from countries like South Africa, Australia and China – it became obvious that the principles and rituals they embraced during the holiday were universal no matter the culture:

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family, food and gratitude. But as a relatively new holiday – one not tied to a religious or patriotic tradition – a shared understanding of the celebration and the meal is crucial to ensure its longterm survival. While there might be subtle variations, the Thanksgiving meal is the lodestone of the holiday, the magnet that brings people together. Today, familiar items constitute the meal: turkey, cranberry sauce, stu�ing, gravy, alcohol, salad, apple pie and pumpkin pie. Many of our interviewees tended to serve some version of this list. But why these items and not others? What makes turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie so special? My colleagues and I studied 99 years of Thanksgiving ads in Good Housekeeping magazine to ﬁnd out.

Marketing a ritual

Starting with Thanksgiving’s early champion, Sarah Josepha Hale, the history of Thanksgiving is rooted in marketing. Marketers not only helped create many of the rituals and cultural myths associated with the Thanksgiving meal, but they also legitimized and maintained them. Initially, the Thanksgiving turkey competed with other meats, like duck, chicken and goose, for centerpiece at the Thanksgiving table. But by the 1920s, turkey had become the only meat advertised. Early ads would focus on how to prepare and present the perfect bird, promoting branded tools like roasters, ranges, pop-up thermometers and oven-cooking bags. Iconic Swift’s Premium turkey ads focused on the sacredness of the meal by featuring families at prayer, giving thanks before the meal begins. The importance of the turkey to the Thanksgiving celebration dominates, helping to perpetuate the Thanksgiving turkey tradition. Meanwhile, early ads for the Eatmor Cranberry Company positioned their whole cranberries as a perfect complement to any and all Thanksgiving meat dishes. This brand dominated until the 1930s when another brand, Ocean Spray, entered with its canned gelatin cranberry sauce. Ads for both brands implied that cranberry sauce has been around since the ﬁrst Thanksgiving dinner, which was highly unlikely. However, the brand positioning war successfully promoted cranberry sauce as the natural condiment for the Thanksgiving turkey. Ocean Spray would triumph and, to this day, promotes whole cranberries and canned gelatin. Considered by many to be the quintessential Thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin pie also wasn’t present at the ﬁrst Thanksgiving meal. (The Pilgrims lacked

A Swift’s Premium Turkey ad from 1964. Wishbook

the butter, wheat ﬂour and sugar to make the pastry.) Nonetheless, beginning as early as 1925, a range of brands – for example, Borden’s, Snowdrift, Mrs. Smith’s and Libby’s – have competed ﬁercely to connect pumpkin pie to the season, the holiday and the meal. It’s a rivalry that continues to this day.

The role of the consumer

Not every product category or brand succeeded in becoming a core part of the Thanksgiving meal. A Welch’s ad from the 1960s implies that the ﬁrst Thanksgiving meal included juice made from grapes. In 1928, Diamond marketed their walnuts as an accessory to dress up Thanksgiving dishes. Despite vociferous ad campaigns, few associate Welch’s grape juice or Diamond walnuts with Thanksgiving today. But those early 20th-century ads for turkey clearly resonated: Today, nearly 88 percent of U.S. households have turkey on Thanksgiving, and approximately 20 percent of the turkeys consumed in any given year are consumed at Thanksgiving. This is a testament to the enduring inﬂuence of marketing on the holiday. For brands like Butterball (formerly Swift’s Premium), Thanksgiving is big business. Whether you’re a turkey fan or not, prefer apple pie to pumpkin pie, enjoy canned gelatin over whole cranberry sauce, by celebrating Thanksgiving, you play a role as well. Marketers may have shaped many of the rituals of the holiday. But all Americans – from all backgrounds – certainly do their part to maintain them. After all, brands need customers to survive.

The Rock River Times. November 22, 2017

Health and the holidays

Feeling guilty about drinking? the world’s finest champagnes: Dom Pérignon. According to a later legend, when he sampled his first batch in 1715, Pérignon cried out to his fellow monks: “Brothers, come quickly. I am drinking stars!” Monks and priests also found new uses for the grape. The Jesuits are credited with improving the process for making grappa in Italy and pisco in South America, both of which are grape brandies.

Beer in the cloister

“The monks repast.” Walter Dendy Sadler, public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Just ask the saints. By Michael Foley The Conversation

Each year the holidays bring with them an increase in both the consumption of alcohol and concern about drinking’s harmful effects. Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinful to drink and make merry, moderately and responsibly, during a holy season or at any other time? As a historical theologian, I researched the role that pious Christians played in developing and producing alcohol. What I discovered was an astonishing history.

Religious orders and wine-making

Wine was invented 6,000 years before the birth of Christ, but it was monks who largely preserved viniculture in Europe. Religious orders such as the Benedictines and Jesuits became expert winemakers. They stopped only because their lands

were confiscated in the 18th and 19th centuries by anti-Catholic governments such as the French Revolution’s Constituent Assembly and Germany’s Second Reich. In order to celebrate the Eucharist, which requires the use of bread and wine, Catholic missionaries brought their knowledge of vine-growing with them to the New World. Wine grapes were first introduced to Alta California in 1779 by Saint Junipero Serra and his Franciscan brethren, laying the foundation for the California wine industry. A similar pattern emerged in Argentina, Chile and Australia. Godly men not only preserved and promulgated oenology, or the study of wines; they also advanced it. One of the pioneers in the “méthode champenoise,” or the “traditional method” of making sparkling wine, was a Benedictine monk whose name now adorns one of

And although beer may have been invented by the ancient Babylonians, it was perfected by the medieval monasteries that gave us brewing as we know it today. The oldest drawings of a modern brewery are from the Monastery of Saint Gall in Switzerland. The plans, which date back to A.D. 820, show three breweries – one for guests of the monastery, one for pilgrims and the poor, and one for the monks themselves. One saint, Arnold of Soissons, who lived in the 11th century, has even been credited with inventing the filtration process. To this day and despite the proliferation of many outstanding microbreweries, the world’s finest beer is arguably still made within the cloister – specifically, within the cloister of a Trappist monastery.

Liquors and liqueurs

Equally impressive is the religious contribution to distilled spirits. Whiskey was invented by medieval Irish monks, who probably shared their knowledge with the Scots during their missions. Chartreuse is widely considered the world’s best liqueur because of its extraordinary spectrum of distinct flavors and even medicinal benefits. Perfected by the Carthusian order almost 300 years ago, the recipe is known by only two monks at a time. The herbal liqueur Bénédictine D.O.M. is reputed to have been invented in 1510 by an Italian Benedictine named Dom Bernardo Vincelli to fortify and restore weary monks. And the cherry brandy known as Maraska liqueur was invented by Dominican apothecaries in the early 16th century. Nor was ingenuity in alcohol a male-only domain. Carmelite sisters once produced an extract called

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“Carmelite water” that was used as a herbal tonic. The nuns no longer make this elixir, but another concoction of the convent survived and went on to become one of Mexico’s most popular holiday liqueurs – Rompope. Made from vanilla, milk and eggs, Rompope was invented by Clarist nuns from the Spanish colonial city of Puebla, located southeast of Mexico City. According to one account, the nuns used egg whites to give the sacred art in their chapel a protective coating. Not wishing the leftover yolks to go to waste, they developed the recipe for this festive refreshment.

Health and community

So why such an impressive record of alcoholic creativity among the religious? I believe there are two underlying reasons. First, the conditions were right for it. Monastic communities and similar religious orders possessed all of the qualities necessary for producing fine alcoholic beverages. They had vast tracts of land for planting grapes or barley, a long institutional memory through which special knowledge could be handed down and perfected, a facility for teamwork and a commitment to excellence in even the smallest of chores as a means of glorifying God. Second, it is easy to forget in our current age that for much of human history, alcohol was instrumental in promoting health. Water sources often carried dangerous pathogens, and so small amounts of alcohol would be mixed with water to kill the germs therein. Roman soldiers, for example, were given a daily allowance of wine, not in order to get drunk but to purify whatever water they found on campaign. And two bishops, Saint Arnulf of Metz and Saint Arnold of Soissons, are credited with saving hundreds from a plague because they admonished their flock to drink beer instead of water. Whiskey, herbal liqueurs and even bitters were likewise invented for medicinal reasons. And if beer can save souls from pestilence, no wonder the Church has a special blessing for it that begins: “O Lord, bless this creature beer, which by Your kindness and power has been produced from kernels of grain, and may it be a health-giving drink for mankind.”

November 22, 2017 The Rock River Times.

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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. 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. Coronado Performing Arts Center – 314 N. Main St. 815-968-5222 or coronadopac.org. Ingrid Dohm Studio Gallery – 839 N. Perryville Road. Appointments/Info: 815-519-6492. Gallery C – 900 Jackson St., Suite 113, Dubuque, Iowa. The Gallery At JustGoods – 201 Seventh St. Info: 815-965-8903. Horseflower’s Creative Hotspot - 1404 N. Main St. 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 Guild - Meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday every month at Womanspace of Rockford, 3333 Maria Linden Dr. The Rockford Art Guild (RAG) is a supportive and encouraging group of people who have a strong passion for the arts. Each member has opportunities to improve, explore, and challenge themselves in ways they would not find elsewhere. Guild members work together to increase the appreciation of art in the Rockford area. The Public is invited. For more information visit www.RockfordArtGuild. 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. Starlight Theatre - Performances throughout the year at Rock Valley College, 3301 N. Mulford Rd. For more information call 815-921-2160 or visit rvcstarlight.com 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 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 (usual) Suspects - Nordlof Center Studio Theatre, 18 N. Main St. For more information call 815-5138685 or visit usualsuspectspresents.com Without Shoes Modern Dance Company – Maddox Theatre, Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. Womanspace – 3333 Maria Linden Drive. Info: 815-877-0118. Woodstock Opera House – 121 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Info: 815-338-5300. Woodstock Weavers Guild – Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson, Woodstock. Info: 815-399-1630. Wright Museum of Art – Beloit College, 700 College St., Beloit, Wis. Free. Info: 608-363-2095. Ongoing The Lion in Winter - The Lion in Winter will be performed November 30-December 10 in the Cheek Theatre in the Clark Arts Center at Rockford University. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30, Fridays at 7:30, Saturdays at 4 and 7:30, and Sundays at 2:00. Thursday tickets are $19. All other performances are $30, $28 for seniors, and $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at www.artistsensemble.org or by calling 815-394-5004.

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. Rockford Christian Fellowship - RCF performs locally, is not affiliated with any church, but rehearses Tuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at First Covenant Church, 316 Wood Road. The band welcomes additional participants (high school age through retired). See our website for more info www.rcfband.org. Contact Director, Brian Waterson, 815/797-2320, rcfband@gmail.com Friday Mike Williamson Trio - Performing 5:30-8 p.m. at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. Free admission. Saturday Larry Higgs - Performing 5:30-8 p.m. at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. Free admission. Saturday, November 25 & Sunday, November 26 George Frederic Handel’s Messiah - Rockford Choral Union in its 72nd year is presenting its 190th and 191st performances of George Frederic Handel’s Messiah at Trinity Lutheran Church, 200 N. First St. The performances feature four

internationally known soloists, more than 120 singers representing 55 area churches, and a full Baroque chamber orchestra with pipe organ and harpsichord. Admission is free, but a voluntary offering will be taken at intermission between the two hour long sections to help defray the costs of presenting the Messiah. Free parking is available around the church area. Sunday, December 3 Christmas Concert and Dessert Buffet - 2-5 p.m. at Klehm Arboretum, 2715 S. Main St. Kick off your holidays with the joyful sounds of the season and enjoy a delectable assortment of holiday sweets, treats, and beverages. What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon in December! Musical guests: Rockford Flute Club; Betsy Baker’s Bluesy Sounds of Christmas; Emerald Wind Harp Ensemble; and River City Sound Chorus. Admission: $25/person, $20 for students, seniors and members. Kids 5 and under are free. This event is a fundraiser for Klehm Arboretum, a not for profit, educational and recreational resource for the Northern Illinois community. Sunday Night Dance Party w/ DJ - 7-10 p.m. at the VFW @ Alpine & Windsor Rd. $7 admission. Trina-Diamond’s Acoustic Holidays - Featuring Trinadora, Denny Diamond and Spenser Svehla. 3-5 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 920 3rd Ave. Doors open at 2 p.m. Free admission, donations appreciated.

Community

Friday Black Light Friday - 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Discovery Center, 711 N. Main St. Find out what puts the “glow” in neon colors and wow your senses with the fabulous fluorescence. Gain an understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum and experiment with light and color. Make an image using fiber optics, light up some LEDs, and make colors change using light! Included with Discovery Center admission. Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific and HMC Products. Saturday Small Business Saturday Holiday Shop Hop - Visit each of seven businesses, have your card stamped, and enter to win merchandise or a gift card valued at $50 from each of the seven shops. Seven prizes awarded in total. Pick up your punch card at the first business you visit and drop it off at the last. Shoppers must visit all seven businesses to be eligible. Refreshments and discounts will be offered as well at each business. The seven shops include: Urban Farmgirl, 2202 Rural St.; Trove, 2410 Jackson St.; DiTullio’s, Poska, & She-She 2207-2213 E. State St.; Possessions & The Cottage @ Highcrest Center, 1642 N. Alpine Rd. Small Science Saturday - 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Discovery Center, 711 N. Main St. Small is mighty on the nano-scale. Explore the huge impact this teeny tiny science already has on your life. Make a splash with gravity-defying feats, bend metal like magic, witness amazing demonstrations, combine carbons, and more! Included with Discovery Center admission. Sponsored by Sjostrom & Sons, Inc. and HMC Products.

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Friday, December 1 SecondFirst Church Cookie Walk & Lunch - Christmas Cookie Walk & Lunch at SecondFirst Church, 318 N. Church St., to benefit our church local missions. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Featuring elegant cookies, frozen casseroles, world famous homemade peanut brittle, and a delicious lunch. Eat in or carry out. Music provided by the Church Street String Band. You won’t want to miss this festive event. Mark your calendars. Come early for best selection. For questions, contact Debbie - 815-963-8431 or Mary - 815-877-8113, or visit our website, www.secondfirst.org. Use lower Church Street entrance near Park Ave. Lots of free parking. Friday, December 1-Saturday, December 2 Rockford Community Nativity Display and Concert - 5-9 p.m. Friday; 3-9 p.m. Saturday. Event is at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 324 University Drive. The Community will enjoy a beautiful display of at least 500 Nativity scenes, decorated Christmas trees, live vignettes about the coming and birth of Christ, a story teller, children picture scavenger hunt and musical performances by 17 different local choral and instrumental groups. For a complete current concert schedule, please visit rockfordnativity.org. Saturday, December 2 Deck The Halls Christmas Bazaar - At A Ministry of Restoration, 3015 S. 4th St. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cash and carry goods for sale, crafts, knitted hats & scarves, Christmas ornaments, and much, much more for sale. Also buy a handbag to help a child. Christmas Bake Sale - St. Helen’s Philoptochos of Sts. Constantine and Helen’s Greek Orthodox Church, annual Christmas Bake Sale, One day only. Luncheon and Bazaar - takes place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 108 N. Fifth Street. Greek luncheon of pastichio (Greek lasagna), Greek salad, dessert and coffee for $10. Served 11: a.m.-2 p.m. Several varieties of bakery items including cookies & spinach and cheese pie appetizers. Call 815-282-9593 to pre-order homemade spinach and cheese pie appetizers and pans of pastichio. Bazaar includes gift basket raffles, homemade crafts, jewelry, and many other gifts. Proceeds benefit Cornucopia, Food Pantry, Empty Stocking, Remedies, Rockford Rescue Mission, Children’s Cancer Fund, Alzheimer’s Association, and American Heart Association. Free admission. Gingerbread Lane Cookie Walk/Craft Show - Prince of Peace Church, 2336 Freeport Road in Rockton. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. One day only. Cookies at $5/pound. A variety of offerings by area crafters, including a return appearance of “Basket Case”. Proceeds support numerous area charities. Sunday, December 3 Mother-Daughter Tea - Come enjoy tea, sandwiches and sweets. Special appearances from your favorite princesses. 1-3 p.m. at Harlem Community Center, 900 Roosevelt Rd., Machesney Park. $10 Adults/$5 Children (3yrs & older). Tickets or paid reservation are required. Call HCC at 815-633-5817 for more information

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: The Rock River Times. November 22, 2017 VIRGO, LIBRA AND SCORPIO

Death Notices Christine Schmitendor f 34 Rockford 11/13/2017 John Parrovechio 87 Rockford 11/13/2017 Harriet Julin 98 Rockford 11/13/2017 Virginia Watson 88 Rockford 11/13/2017 Bonnie Davis 71 Rockford 11/13/2017 David Ross 80 Rockford 11/13/2017 Daniel Sterkeson 38 Rockford 11/13/2017 Dorothy Hinde 87 Rockford 11/13/2017 Bill Riggle 63 Machesney Park 11/14/2017 Jacqueline Roy 82 Rockford 11/14/2017 Marian Domanski 86 Rockford 11/14/2017 Sonya Haws 48 Rockford 11/14/2017 Joseph Ainley 65 Rockford 11/14/2017 Wilma Cicollelo 85 Rockford 11/14/2017 John Sawicki 64 Rockford 11/15/2017 John Mixon 76 Machesney Park 11/15/2017 Jane Navickis 88 Rockford 11/15/2017 Mohammad Ali 59 Rockford 11/15/2017 Woodrow Gray 93 Rockford 11/15/2017 William Barnes 76 Rockford 11/15/2017 Constance Gustafson 77 Rockford 11/15/2017 Irene Hammond 78 Rockford 11/15/2017 Darlene Baggett 67 Rockford 11/15/2017 Kay Dobson 80 Rockford 11/15/2017 Jeanne Ellison 87 Rockford 11/16/2017 Ellen Parlapiano 64 Rockford 11/16/2017 Jennifer Herrmann 33 Rockford 11/16/2017 Helen Fritz 91 Rockford 11/16/2017 Donald Peterson 84 Rockford 11/16/2017 Katherine Nelson 93 Rockford 11/16/2017 Ardell Krebsbach 88 Rockford 11/16/2017 Robert Fernbaugh 87 Rockford 11/16/2017 Robert Weller Jr. 85 Rockford 11/16/2017 Lottie Clayborn 97 Rockford 11/17/2017 Vincent Cropp 92 Rockford 11/17/2017 George Malone 60 Rockford 11/17/2017 Lillian Parker 95 Rockford 11/17/2017 Esther McMaster 69 Rockford 11/17/2017 Anne Pickett 67 Rockford 11/17/2017 Glenn Inwood 65 Rockford 11/17/2017 Helen Tucker 88 Rockford 11/17/2017 Debra Stone 58 Roscoe 11/17/2017 Michael Holliman 41 Rockford 11/17/2017 Thomas Gabel 62 Rockford 11/18/2017 Richard Allen 61 Rockford 11/18/2017 David Spencer 65 Rockford 11/18/2017 Stephene Brannon 29 Rockford 11/18/2017 Gene Ruber 82 Rockford 11/18/2017 Marni Telander 91 Rockford 11/19/2017 Hugo Peterson 92 Rockford 11/19/2017 John Johanson 88 Rockford 11/19/2017 Ralph Quanstrom 97 Rockford 11/19/2017 Jerold Norris 79 Machesney Park 11/19/2017 Maria Cadengo 90 Rockford 11/19/2017 Karen Nelson 70 Rockford 11/19/2017 Steven Knutson 61 Rockford 11/19/2017 Death notices are provided by the Winnebago County Coroner’s office.

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:

Your Health Week of November 5 to 11, 2017

SAGITTARIUS, CAPRICORN AND AQUARIUS

Week of November 12 to 18, 2017

Help obese kids avoid weight stigma, doctors advise ARIES

Christmas is fast approaching! As the proactive type, you’ll get a head start on shopping for the holidays and making arrangements for the upcoming festivities.

TAURUS

ARIES

You might have trouble controlling your emotions, but this could awaken the artist in you. You’ll be exceptionally detail oriented this week.

TAURUS

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We know that making Prepare for the spotlight because “Parents need toyou’ll think before change is tough, and CANCER patients will likely wincarefully some sort of popularity conversations about weight,” have trouble initiallyYou’ll meeting some seats of athaving enjoy front-row all contest. People will flock toPuhl your side kinds of events, it’s up to added. you attentively to what you “As muchand aslisten possible, parents their goals, but we can learn frombutthese to take initiative andDr. make sure to say. should focus theirhave comments on health challenges and go from there,” said plansof arethe in order. and health behaviors, identifying ways Stephen Pont, lead author statement LEO that they and their children can practice and founding chair of the AAP Section on You’ll have lots of running around LEO healthier behaviorstotogether as a family.” Obesity Executive Committee. do, either for work or to seek Expect a confusing start to the week. For the study of how weight treated “Also, we know that with special care for aisloved one. Be You’ll children need two cups of coffee to in kids’ movies, researchers 31 obesity are more likelybrave to suffer fromoflow prepared for aanalyzed heated argument the first couple days. Severe with2006 a colleague. procrastination and constant films released from to 2010. Every self-esteem, depression, and anxiety so daydreaming won’t help your we want to be extra mindful to focus oncase.film showed obesity-promoting behaviors, like characters withVIRGO unhealthy foods, huge positive reinforcement and not negative VIRGO Money generally isn’t a worry in your portions, sugary beverages and lots of reinforcement when encouraging behavior Your coworkers and friends will most life. You’ll be able to secure certain time. change,” Pont, of Dell Medical School the ofscreen likely leave you inatcharge orfuture guarantees and start planstigmatized University of Texas at Austin, by email. ganizingsaid upcoming events, evenMost of the movies ning analso exciting new project for weight, with verbal though you would prefer to stay yourinsults retirementabout days. body Keeping children from feeling stigmaout of thetospotlight. It’s time to size, find for example. tized may also mean talking them about LIBRA your innerand confidence! These scenes may be hard to avoid, what they see in the movies on teleYour children will be exceptionally but parents can use them as teachable vision, a separate study in the same issue LIBRA rowdy this week, but that won’t moments, said senior study Dr. or of Pediatrics suggests.You’ll Thebeauthors of the overwhelmed with worry stop you from author spoiling them Perrin, whoshowering did the study at You the study analyzed kids’ movies and found if the company you that work for Eliana anthem with love. could University of North most of the movies stigmatized nounces plans weight. to restructure. Thankalso Carolina benefit from aat pay Chapel raise at work! you’ll succeed in climbingHill the and is now director of the Center Obesity is the mostfully, common chronic SCORPIO corporate ladder. Research at Duke health problem among U.S. children, for Childhood Obesity You’ll North want to Carolina. stop and reflect bedoctors note in the policy statement. One University in Durham, SCORPIO fore taking action. If you’re trying When parents do watch with kids, they in three kids between the ages of 2 and 19 A trip is on the horizon! You might to find your way in the professional might say something like, “We allfeel laughed are overweight or obese. suddenly feel inspired to pursue a world, you’ll soon inspired to made fun of,career. but I was Stigma and discrimination add totake when new, excitingcan career that’ll you so-and-so was pursue a fulfilling their health problems andyour harm their beyond country’s borders.thinking it really wasn’t funny for her, was SAGITTARIUS it?” Perrin suggested. quality of life, making them feel isolated, SAGITTARIUS It’s important to relax and recharge “In our family, I’d like us to be friends embarrassed and sad. Excess weight alone will fly high, leaving with you people and kind afterto experiencing deal of people noa great matter can be a predictor forEmotions victimization and feeling overwhelmed. Consider your stress. Take advantage of soothing what their size,” Perrin “Children bullying. financing options before commitactivitiesadded. to benefit from a full rePhysicians must take leada new rolehouse. in with obesity are smart, ting toabuying covery. fun, athletic and hard-working.” educating children and families about how CAPRICORN CAPRICORN to help children achieve a healthy weight You’ll soon be in a position to expand Beforestigmatized making your final without making kids feel fordecision, your network of contacts. You’ll get takeinthethe timestatement. to consider all of the their size, doctors argue to know some interesting people information provided, even if you’re Kids who feel stigmatized often are and make valuable new friends, under pressure to respond. Think victims of teasing, bullying and harassdespite meeting them in a profesabout each option carefully before ment in school. Manyrevealing children who see sional setting. your choice. doctors about their weight report being No surveys. AQUARIUS bullied in the past year,AQUARIUS and it’s not uncomNo pop ups. You can expect to live abroad for You’ll have your work cut out for mon for kids to report this going on for some time. At work, you’ll be introyou this week. A minor cold will No paywall. more than five years. duced to people from different parts slow you down. Make sure to get “While there has enough been sleep substantial of the world. These new connecand prioritize your attention to medical treatment and interwill prove extremely profitable. health! Justtions news. vention for obesity in youth, the social and PISCES PISCESweight – like emotional impact of body If your significant other has a difPrepareget to neglected,” be the centre of attenstigma and bullying – often ferent cultural background than your tion. What’s more, you’ll succeed said Rebecca Puhl, a fellow at the Obesity own, certain compromises will need in using humour to ease some of Society and deputy director of the Rudd to be made. Shared responsibilities the tension floating in the air. Keep Center for Food Policyyour andears Obesity at the around the home, for example, might peeled because someUniversity of Connecticut in Hartford. be a good start. one might reveal a well-kept secret.

By Lisa Rapaport

RockRiverTimes.com.

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: PISCES, ARIES AND TAURUS

Horoscope Week of November 19 to 25, 2017 ARIES

You’ll be in charge of organizing a high-profile event. You’ll succeed in finding a healthy balance between work and pleasure, and you’ll inspire many people at work to do the same.

TAURUS

You’ll take off on a last-minute vacation, even if you weren’t planning to travel in the near future. Try to stay focused on acquiring new skills while abroad.

GEMINI

Your emotions will take over this week. You’ll be faced with a situation that will force you out of your comfort zone. Let yourself go with the flow and enjoy your natural surroundings.

CANCER

You’re not always patient with your significant other. It might be wise to shake up your routine and experience new adventures together.

LEO

You’ll be the first person to act in an emergency situation. Keep up the good instincts because they’ll benefit your career.

VIRGO

There might be points of tension in your relationship, but you and your significant other will find a way to move past them. Mutual respect is something you both value.

LIBRA

You’ll need to display a lot of patience when dealing with a particular family member. With Christmas right around the corner, you’ll turn your attention to getting your house holiday-ready.

SCORPIO

Expect a mix of business and pleasure on your next road trip. You’ll finally succeed in ending an ongoing argument by speaking up.

SAGITTARIUS

If you’re stuck in a precarious financial situation, you’ll have to work hard to find an appropriate solution. You’ll certainly be outspoken in the process!

CAPRICORN

You might feel particularly sentimental in the coming days. You’ll start several projects without necessarily having the intention to finish any of them. You’ll also suggest numerous activities to your friends.

AQUARIUS

Stress will weigh heavy on your shoulders this week. Make sure to get enough rest, and think about making positive changes to your current lifestyle.

PISCES

Your social life will flourish all week. Even when you would rather stay home and relax, someone will manage to get you out of the house.

November 22, 2017 The Rock River Times.

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Government Notices n n n LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Rockford Park District intends to contract for the following items and services; specifications are on file with Demandstar.com or Jacki Minnihan, Purchasing Dept., Rockford Park District, 401 South Main St, Rockford, IL 61101, Phone: (815) 969-4094. The Rockford Park District invites qualified firms to bid on all labor and equipment necessary to remove ash trees from four Rockford Park District golf courses: Elliot Golf Course, Ingersoll Golf Courses, Sandy Hollow Golf Course, and Aldeen Golf Club. The work includes tree removal, and clean up. Bids will be opened at the Rockford Park District, Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 South Main St, Rockford, IL 61101 (Purchasing Dept (815) 969-4062). The Rockford Park District reserves the unrestricted right to reject any or all bids received, to waive or not to waive any informality, or to accept the bid considered to be in the best interest of the Park District. The removal of trees that are diseased or irreparably damaged trees or trees that constitutes a hazard and does not fall under the purview of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. Bid No. 17-2186 – 2018 Golf Course Ash Tree Removals Pre-Bid Conference: Thursday, November 30, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101 Bid Opening: Thursday, December 7, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., Webbs Norman Center Board Room, 401 S. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101 BY: Julianne C. Elliott, Secretary 8297R TRRT 11/22

Public Notices n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a furniture store business in said County and State under the name of Jams Restored Furniture at the following post office addresses: 2215 Harrison Ave., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Michael Hendryx; Jennifer Hendryx SIGNED: Michael Hendryx 11/14/17 SIGNED: Jennifer Hendryx 11/14/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8291R TRRT 11/29 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL PETWAY, et al Defendant 15CH 00846 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 20, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 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 SEVENTY-FOUR (74) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 1 OF HARRISON PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF FRACTIONAL SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 41 OF PLATS ON PAGE 47B IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2914 STOWMARKET AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL61109 Property Index No. 16-04-252022 (256A374). 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 14-15-03052. 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. 14-15-03052 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00846 TJSC#: 37-8942 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. I3065799 P8235R TRRT 11/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION A/K/A PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE MICHAEL W. JOHNSON TRUST U/T/A DATED THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000, et al Defendant 15CH 00490 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 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: LOT EIGHTY-FOUR (84) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MAPLEWOOD SOUTH BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF PLATS ON PAGE 92 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1935 BERGER PLACE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-33276-022. 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 14-15-07484. 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. 14-15-07484 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00490 TJSC#: 37-8623 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. I3066621 P8237R TRRT 11/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.GERALD EVANS A/K/A GERALD EVANS JR., et al Defendant 16 CH 00901 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 19, 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 120 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NUMBER

4 OF ANDREW’S RIVER RIDGE BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTIONS 19 AND 30, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 26 OF PLATS ON PAGE 62 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9515 GARY DRIVE, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-19-379018 (127C038). 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale

room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14334. 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. 14-16-14334 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00901 TJSC#: 37-8628 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. I3066630 P8238R TRRT 11/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. JOHN HOLLAR; MELISSA HOLLAR; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; SPRING LAKE ESTATES HOMES ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE CAMPBELL TRUST NO. 95, DATED OCTOBER 21, 1997; Defendants, 17 CH 287 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Three Hundred Thirty (330) as Designated Upon plat Number 12 of Spring Lake Estates, being a Subdivision of part of The Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 9, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the plat of which is recorded in Book 36 of Plats on Page 197 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois. Commonly known as 3203 Youngfield Drive, Rockford, IL 61114. P.I.N. 12-09-229-018. 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. 17-009441 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3066711 P8240R TRRT 11/22 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 Real Estate business Buying, Selling and having Rental Property business in said County and State under the name of CJTLA Investments at the following post office addresses: 4614 Raven St., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Calvin L. Malone SIGNED: Calvin L. Malone 11/6/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8261R TRRT 11/22 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 fitness & wellness business in said County and State under the name of Illinois Golf Performance & Fitness at the following post office addresses: 2902 McFarland Rd., suite 200, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Kim Alexander SIGNED: Kim Alexander 11/14/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8290R TRRT 11/29 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. LAVERNE LUND; LOUIS C. LUND; COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 653 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: I J SHELDONS SUBD PT SW 1/4 SEC 15-44-1 LOT 002. Commonly known as 1226 Blaisdell Street, Rockford, IL 61101. P.I.N. 11-15-380-023. The mortgaged real estate is vacant land. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court

file to verify all information. For information call Ms. Lafakeria S. Vaughn at Plaintiff’s Attorney, City of Rockford Department of Law, 425 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. (779) 348-7154. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3066712 P8241R TRRT 11/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: MARCEL AUREL IANCU Case No: 2017-MR-0001084 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: MARCEL AUREL IANCU to the new name of: AUREL MARCEL IANCU. The court date will be held: on 1/10/18 at 10:00 a.m. at 400 West State Street, Rockford, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # 412. /s/ Marcel Aurel Iancu Marcel Aurel Iancu Current Name 8301R TRRT 12/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Lawn Care business in said County and State under the name of Precision Lawn Maintenance at the following post office addresses: 1707 25th St., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Calogero V. Seminerio SIGNED: Calogero V. Seminerio 11/15/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8310R TRRT 12/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Construction & Landscaping business in said County and State under the name of Clear-Cut Construction & Landscaping at the following post office addresses: 1925 Ridge Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Brian L. Erdman SIGNED: Brian L. Erdman 11/15/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Luanne Kaspar, DEPUTY 8311R TRRT 12/6

November 22, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LANDRA TURNER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000679 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 21, 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 (1) EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 100 FEET, IN BLOCK TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF WOODRUFF’S SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, BEING A PART OF THE WEST PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) AND THE SOUTH PART OF THE WEST PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 25, IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 58 OF DEEDS (PLATS) ON PAGE 212 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 609 10TH ST, ROCKFORD, IL61104 Property Index No. 11-25155-022. 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 14-14-19222. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-19222 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000679 TJSC#: 37-10411 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. I3068391 P8293R TRRT 12/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5 Plaintiff, -v.JOANN DONAT, et al Defendant 2017CH 0000560 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 20, 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 (1) IN BLOCK TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MARTIN’S SUBDIVISION OF LOG CABIN PARK, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 16 OF PLATS ON PAGE 45 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS SAID LOT WAS LAID OUT ON SAID PLAT PRIOR TO ITS VACATION BY THE PLAT RECORDED IN SAID RECORDER’S OFFICE IN BOOK 21 OF PLATS ON PAGE 97; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE PREMISES CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED FROM SVEN F. LILJENSTAM AND

ELISE C. LILJENSTAM TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS RECORDED APRIL 17, 1968 ON MICROFILM NO. 3808-0760 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1184875; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4015 16TH AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32-131009 (176B222). 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 14-17-09784. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527

(630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-09784 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH0000560 TJSC#: 37-10363 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. I3068343 P8294R TRRT 12/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Plaintiff, -v.TRUDY KHAN, et al Defendant 17 CH 0000292 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 21, 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 (1) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CHRISTOPHER HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, IN PART OF THE W 1/2 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 3, T. 44 N., R. 1 E. OF THE 3RD P.M., THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 26 OF PLATS ON PAGE 65 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE WESTERLY 5 FEET OF LOT 1 AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CHRISTOPHER HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY 1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE 3RD P.M., THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED ON BOOK 26 OF PLATS ON PAGE 86 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3975 OWEN CENTER ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Property Index No. 11-03-301001 (183C001). 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02779. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02779 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000292 TJSC#: 37-10404 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. I3068390 P8295R TRRT 12/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF,

VS. LAMATA D MITCHELL; KANHAI K FARRAKHAN A/K/A KINHAI K FARRAKHAN, A/K/A THE KINHAI K FARRAKHAN; LEXINGTON FARMS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2017 CH 362 7118 ROBINSWOOD STREET ROCKFORD, IL 61114 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, Lamata D Mitchell Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Kanhai K Farrakhan a/k/a Kinhai K Farrakhan, a/k/a The Kinhai K Farrakhan defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT FORTY-EIGHT (48) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE REPLAT OF PART OF PLAT NO. 4 OF LEXINGTON FARMS, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 48 AND 49 OF PLAT NO. 4 OF THE LEXINGTON FARMS, BEING PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 43 OF PLATS ON PAGE 39 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 7118 Robinswood Street Rockford, IL 61114 and which said Mortgage was made by, Lamata D Mitchell Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for 1st Step Mortgage Group, INC., an Illinois Corporation Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 200900960021; and for other relief. UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Thomas A. Klein 400 W State Street Number 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before December 22, 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 262127-110002 I3068351 P8296R TRRT 12/6 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: CLARA GENEVIEVE BROKER, Deceased. Case No. 2017 P 453 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death

of CLARA GENEVIEVE BROKER. Letters of Office were issued on November 3, 2017, to KATHLEEN A. WADE, 5027 Bent Tree Court, Rockford, IL 61114, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Paul S. Godlewski, One Court Place, Suite 103, Rockford, IL 61101. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 23, 2018, that date being at least six [6] months from the date of first publication, or within three [3] months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above, shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk – Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL, 61101 or with the estate, legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office – Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. Dated: November 22, 2017 KATHLEEN A. WADE Independent Executor 8298R TRRT 12/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 205, WINNEBAGO – BOONE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS Plaintiff, v. AMPELIA BAUTISTA; GREGORIO CASTREJON; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as nominee for 1st Step Mortgage Group, Inc., and UNKNOWN OWNERS Defendants. Case No. 2017 ED 13 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS, 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 condemnation of a certain portion of the property described as follows, to-wit: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 26, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point 8 chains and 32 links West of the Southeast corner of said Quarter (1/4) Section and 3 chains and 73 1/2 links North of the South line of said Quarter (1/4) Section, being the Southeast corner of land heretofore conveyed to J. Danielson; thence West on the South line of said Danielson’s land 1 chain and 75 links, more or less, to the East line of South Third Street as now opened and extended; thence South along the East line of said street 1 chain; thence East 1 chain and 75 links, more or less, to a point 8 chains and 32 links West of the East line of said Quarter (1/4) Section; thence North 1 chain to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Common Address: 720 South Third Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104

PROPERTY CODE: 11-26180-004 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 or otherwise make your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, thirty (30) days from the date of November 22, 2017, a trial may be held and judgment entered against you for the relief asked for in the Complaint. Dated: November 17, 2017 BOARD OF EDUCATION, ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 205, WINNEBAGO – BOONE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS By: HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP Yashekia T. Simpkins One of Its Attorneys 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 8299R TRRT 12/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT J. JOHNSON, Deceased. CASE NO. 2017 P 476 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ROBERT J. JOHNSON on September 12, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on November 13, 2017 to MELISSA M. HAMLIN nka MELISSA M. HANDT 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 May 24, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Div., must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. DATED: 11/17/17 MELISSA M. HAMLIN nka MELISSA M. HANDT, EXECUTOR ANTHONY A. SAVAIANO #87 Attorney for Estate 535 Loves Park Drive Loves Park, IL 61111 815/654-3060 8300R TRRT 12/6

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n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF ROCKFORD, a municipal corporation Plaintiff, vs. CINDY POON, NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 17 CH 470 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Non-Record Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause that the above-entitled Demolition Lien Foreclosure action was filed on June 2, 2017 and is now pending. 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above. 2. The Court in which this action was brought is identified above. 3. The name of the titleholder of record is Cindy Poon 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: WESLEYAN SEMINARY ASSN ADD WLY 35.07 FT LOT 2 + ELY 14.93 FT LOT 003 BLOCK 003 situated in Winnebago County, Illinois P.I.N. No. 11-21-281-004 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 1914 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 6. An identification of the Lien sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of Property Owners: Cindy Poon b. Name of Lien Holder: City of Rockford c. Date of Lien: January 14, 2016 d. Date of Recording: November 22, 2016 e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: 20161036056 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, in the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL on or before the 1st day of January, 2018 default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure. Circuit Clerk Matthew D. Flores – ARDC #6323902 City of Rockford Department of Law 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (779) 348-7395 8251R TRRT 11/22 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 DEBORAH R. WRIGHT, Deceased. CASE NO. 2017 P 471 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of DEBORAH R. WRIGHT. Letters of Office were issued on October 25, 2017, to GARY R. WRIGHT, JR., 5302 Pierce Lake Drive, Caledonia, IL 61011, who is the Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is MICHAEL J.

SCHAPPERT, HolmstromKennedyPC, 800 North Church Street, P.O. Box 589, Rockford, Illinois 61105-0589. Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before May 8, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk - Probate Division, at 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Estate legal representative and to his attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: November 1, 2017. GARY R. WRIGHT, JR., Independent Executor of the Estate of DEBORAH R. WRIGHT, Deceased HolmstromKennedyPC His Attorneys By: /s/ Michael J. Schappert MICHAEL J. SCHAPPERT Attorney Michael J. Schappert HolmstromKennedyPC – ARDC #3128183 Attorney for Independent Executor 800 N. Church Street P.O. Box 589 Rockford, IL 61105-0589 (815) 962-7071 mjs@hkrockford.com Attorney Shawn Kasserman Tomasik Kotin Kasserman 161 North Clark Street Suite 3050 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 605-8800 shawn@tkklaw.com 8252R TRRT 11/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BRYCE AVERY, Plaintiff, v. DAVID L. WESCOTT and UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, Defendants. CASE NO: 2017 LM 1778 NOTICE OF SUIT FOR RESCISSION OF CONTRACT FOR CONVEYANCE OF LAND The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, DAVID L. WESCOTT, as title holder of record, and UNKNOWN OWNERS, 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 forfeiture of a certain installment contract concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot Nine (9) in Block Four (4) as designated upon the Original Plat of Seward, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 86 of Deeds on page 257 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois. Also, part of Lot Eight (8) in Block Four (4) as designated upon said Plat, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Lot Eight (8); thence South along the East line of said Lot Eight (8), Eighteen (18) feet; thence West, parallel with the North line of said Lot Eight (8), One Hundred (100) feet; thence North, parallel with the West line of said Lot Eight (8), Eighteen

(18) feet to the North line of said Lot Eight (8); thence East along the North line of said Lot Eight (8), One Hundred (100) feet to the place of beginning. commonly known as 3092 South Pecatonica Road, Seward, Illinois; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. The contract sought to be foreclosed is identified as follows: Agreement for Deed dated December 14, 2015 between Bryce Avery and David L. Wescott. in the amount of $30,000.00; NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the 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 27th day of December, 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 G. Michael Scheurich #2479869 scheurich@guyerlaw.com GUYER & ENICHEN, P.C. 2601 Reid Farm Rd., Suite B Rockford, IL 61114 (815) 636-9600 8253R TRRT 11/22 n n n 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 OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above-entitled cause, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder. A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Yashekia T. Simpkins, HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101, Tel. (815) 490-4942. B. The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 2415 Wisconsin Road, Rockford, Illinois 61108. C. The legal description of the real estate is: 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. D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Single-family home with 3 bedrooms, 1½ bathrooms and approximately 1,485 square feet. E. The time and place of sale will be November 30, 2017, at 11:00 A.M., Winnebago County Justice Center, Lobby, 650 West State Street, Rockford, County of Winnebago, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: Ten Percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance is due within 24 hours of sale. The property offered for sale is subject to all real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality of the title and without recourse to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office and in “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. G. Title will be conveyed subject to the following liens and interests: all general real estate taxes, special assessments, if any, easements and restrictions of record, and the interests, if any, of any tenant in possession. H. The property will not be available for inspection. I. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of subject premises. J. 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). BLACKHAWK BANK, Plaintiff By: HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP By: Yashekia T. Simpkins One of Its Attorneys 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 8254R TRRT 11/22 n n n NOTICE BY PUBLICATION CHAD BEASLEY and CASSANDRA BEASLEY, Petitioners, vs. KORISMA DAVIS, 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 208 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that on the 1st day of November, 2017, a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, and that on the second floor of the Winnebago County Juvenile Justice Center, on the 6th day of December, 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 2nd day of November, 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 8255R TRRT 11/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SELDEN J. SWARTWOUT, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2016-P-483 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of SELDEN J. SWARTWOUT. Letters of Office were issued on November 18, 2016, to KEVIN JAMES SWARTWOUT, 106 Prospect Avenue, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 53916, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Peter A. Savitski, 838 North Main Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 8, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed. Dated: November 1, 2017 KEVIN JAMES SWARTWOUT Executor Attorney Peter A. Savitski ARDC No.: 2463741 838 North Main Street Rockford, Illinois 61103 (815) 963-0370 pas-law@sbcglobal.net 8258R TRRT 11/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SABRE INVESTMENTS LLC, Plaintiff, v. ALEX RIVERA, Defendant. CASE NO: 2017 LM 1802 NOTICE OF SUIT FOR RESCISSION OF CONTRACT FOR CONVEYANCE OF LAND The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, ALEX RIVERA, as title holder of record, 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, praying for the forfeiture of a certain installment contract concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK TWENTY-FOUR (24) A DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT 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, THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. commonly known as 2101 Latham Street, Rockford, Illinois; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. The contract sought to be

foreclosed is identified as follows: Five Year Balloon Contract for Quit Claim Deed dated May 6, 2013 between Sabre Investments LLC and Alex C. Rivera in the amount of $38,500.00; NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, file your answer to the Complaint in the 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 27th day of December, 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 G. Michael Scheurich #2479869 scheurich@guyerlaw.com GUYER & ENICHEN, P.C. 2601 Reid Farm Rd., Suite B Rockford, IL 61114 (815) 636-9600 8260R TRRT 11/22 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 Groundskeeper/Handyman business in said County and State under the name of GroundkeepingPlus at the following post office addresses: 911 4th Ave., Apt. 2, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Riccardo Williams SIGNED: Riccardo Williams 11/6/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8262R TRRT 11/22 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 construction and remodeling business in said County and State under the name of M.L. Construction and Remodeling at the following post office addresses: 811 Barnum Rd., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Miriam G. Venegas SIGNED: Miriam G. Venegas 10/16/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of October, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8263R TRRT 11/22 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 real estate investment business in said County and State under the name of Lit Investments at the following post office addresses: 6911 Spring Brook Rd., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true

Petitioner, and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting vs. such business are as follows: JONATHAN LAWRENCE TULLY, Shawn Koukos; Parth Patel Respondent. SIGNED: Shawn Koukos 11/1/17 Case No. 17 D 777 SIGNED: Parth Patel 11/1/17 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of November, A.D. 2017. to Respondent JONATHAN LAWMargie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK RENCE TULLY that Petitioner SAAngela Reina, DEPUTY 8265R TRRT 11/22 MANTHA LEE TULLY has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOn n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE LUTION OF MARRIAGE and other OF INTENTION relief in the above-captioned cause STATE OF ILLINOIS, of action. You are further notified COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO that if you fail to file an answer or This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and otherwise appear on or before transact a Threading business in December 11, 2017, a judgment said County and State under the by default may be entered against name of Threading Expert at the you at any time thereafter for the following post office addresses: relief requested in the petition. 3818 W. Riverside Blvd., Suite 115, /s/ Samantha Lee Tully, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true Petitioner and real full names of all persons 8259R TRRT 11/22 owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: n n n Parimal Patel STATE OF ILLINOIS SIGNED: Parimal Patel 11/2/17 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Subscribed and sworn (or 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO of November, A.D. 2017. IN CHANCERY Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: 8266R TRRT 11/22 TONYA VASILEV, n n n Petitioner, ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE And OF INTENTION NIKOLAI VASILEV, STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Respondent. This is to certify that the unCase No. 17 D 615 dersigned intend to conduct and NOTICE BY PUBLICATION transact a resell/retail business in NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN said County and State under the name of Heathers Menagerie at the to Respondent NIKOLAI VASILEV following post office addresses: that Petitioner TONYA VASILEV 1643 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104-501, has caused to be filed a PETIRockford, IL 61107; that the true TION FOR DISSOLUTION OF and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting MARRIAGE and other relief in the such business are as follows: above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you Heather Wright SIGNED: Heather Wright 11/7/17 fail to file an answer or otherwise Subscribed and sworn (or appear on or before December 11, affirmed to) before me, this 7th day 2017, a judgment by default may of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8267R TRRT 11/22 in the petition. n n n /s/ Tonya Vasilev, ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE Petitioner OF INTENTION 8249R TRRT 11/22 STATE OF ILLINOIS, n n n COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE undersigned intend to conduct OF INTENTION and transact a cosmetic compaSTATE OF ILLINOIS, ny business in said County and COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO State under the name of Cherelle This is to certify that the unSaecher Int. at the following post office addresses: 1214 Benton St., dersigned intend to conduct and Rockford, IL 61107; that the true transact an online business in said and real full names of all persons County and State under the name owning, conducting or transacting of Rustic Guru at the following post such business are as follows: office addresses: 5471 Rickswood Mercedes Peyton SIGNED: Mercedes Peyton Ln., Unit R, Rockford, IL 61107; 11/3/17 that the true and real full names Subscribed and sworn (or of all persons owning, conducting affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day or transacting such business are of November, A.D. 2017. as follows: Esbeidy Rosario Torres Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Martinez Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8264R TRRT 11/22 SIGNED: Esbeidy Rosario Torres Martinez 11/16/17 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS Subscribed and sworn (or IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE affirmed to) before me, this 16th 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT day of November, A.D. 2017. COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK IN CHANCERY Angela Reina, DEPUTY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: 8308R TRRT 12/6 SAMANTHA LEE TULLY, n n n NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: that on December 22, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. a sale will be held at Hack’s Auction Center, 417 Main Street, Pecatonica, Illinois, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the State of Illinois against such articles for labor, services, skill or material expended upon and/or storage furnished for such articles at the request of the following designated persons, unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. Name of Person Description of Articles Amount of Lien Bowe Stevens 20’ Sea Ray Boat, $1,999.99 Hull Number 190CC3031 Bowe Stevens EZ Loader Boat Trailer #83723 $1,999.99 Law Offices of Janet D. Fuenty Janet D. Fuenty Attorney 8302R TRRT 11/22

November 22, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY M. CARLSON, et al Defendant 17CH 0000426 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 28, 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-TWO (92) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF CRYSTAL HILLS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 44 OF PLATS ON PAGE 181B IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 720 MERRION ROAD, ROSCOE, IL 61073 Property Index No. 08-06251-005. 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 14-17-06213. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-06213 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000426 TJSC#: 37-7825 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. I3065459 P8268R TRRT 11/29 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA FIRST STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF TRUST NUMBER 79-1055; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA FIRST STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; JAMES C. GRIDLEY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 294 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: THE NORTH HALF (1/2) OF LOT TEN (10) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE COUNTY CLERK’S PLAT OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION FIFTEEN (15), TOWNSHIP FORTY-FOUR (44) NORTH, RANGE ONE (1), EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 8 OF PLATS ON PAGE 18 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1128 Blaisdell Street, Rockford, IL 61101. P.I.N. 11-15-380-029. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a vacant land. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Ms. Lafakeria S. Vaughn at Plaintiff’s Attorney, City of Rockford Department of Law, 425 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. (779) 348-7154. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3067662 P8269R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, PLAINTIFF, WADE TALLMADGE, UNKNOWN OTHERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS and UNKNOWN TENANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2015 CH 602 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure heretofore entered by the said Court on the 5th day of May, 2017 in the above-entitled cause, GARY CARAUNA, Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois will on the 21st day of December, 2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M., at the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center, 650 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61102 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash and all singular, the following described premises and real estate in said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment to-wit: The West Half (1/2) of Lot Six (6) in Block Thirteen (13) as designated upon the Plat of North Park East Fourth Subdivision, being a Subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 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; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Commonly known as: 1010 Drexel Blvd. Machesney Park, Illinois 61115 P.I.N Number: 08-31-402-011 Property Code: 139d 114 The property is commonly known as 101 Drexel Blvd. Machesney Park, Illinois 61115 and is improved with a residential property. Judgment was taken in the amount of $69,462.90 on behalf of Northwest Bank of Rockford. Property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes and is offered for sale without any representations as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. Sale terms are cash or certified funds 25% at time of sale and the balance, including the judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund,

which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, provided that in no event shall the fee exceed $300 is due within 24 hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. Upon payment in full on the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a certificate of sale which will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Respective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information, contact Timothy F. Horning attorney for Plaintiff, 3400 N. Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103. Pursuant to Section 15-1507 (c)(7) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, no information other than the information contained in this Notice will be provided. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Attorney Timothy F. Horning Meyer and Horning P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 3400 N. Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL 61103 815/636-9300 8274R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Brent Timothy Wentland Case Number 17 MR 1078 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Brent Timothy Wentland to the new name of: Brent Timothy Barlow. The court date will be held: on January 4, 2018 at 10:-00 a.m. at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL in Courtroom # 426. /s/ Brent Wentland Brent Timothy Wentland 8275R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BECKY MEYERS-FOSTER, Deceased CASE NO. 2017 P 408 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of BECKY MEYERS-FOSTER, who died on July 16, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on September 15, 2017 to Eric Foster, 2230 Benderwirt Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Douglas R. Henry, of Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, LLP, 6833 Stalter Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61108. Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before May 15, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the Estate

may be filed in the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the Estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the Estate legal representative and to her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated: November 15, 2017 /s/Eric Foster, Administrator DOUGLAS R. HENRY #6229426 BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP 6833 Stalter Drive P.O. Box 17109 Rockford, IL 61110-7109 (815) 962-6611 dhenry@bslbv.com 8276R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT E. DOHERTY, SR., Deceased. Case No. 2017 P 307 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ROBERT E. DOHERTY, SR. Letters of Office were issued on July 18, 2017,to Robert E. Doherty II of 3404 Harney Court, Rockford, IL 61108, as Independent Executor for the Estate. The attorney of record for the Estate is Robert E. Canfield, 1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 704, Rockford, IL 61108. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under paragraph 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. Claims may be filed on or before May 15, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of notice to any known creditor required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975 as amended (755 ILCS 5/18-3), whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the Executor, or both. Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Executor and to its attorney within ten days after it has been filed. Dated: November 7, 2017 Robert E. Doherty II Executor Robert E. Canfield (3122943) 1111 South Alpine Road Suite 704 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 968-7200 8277R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: MAI X. VANG, Plaintiff, vs. KOUA VUE, Defendant. Case No. 2017 D 863 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, KOUA VUE, 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, by the said Plaintiff against you, and for

other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court as provided by law; and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, KOUA VUE, file your answer to the Petition for Dissolution in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before the 2nd day of January, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a decree of foreclosure entered in accordance with the prayers of said Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. Dated this 15th day of November, 2017. THOMAS A. KLEIN Clerk of the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit Winnebago County, Illinois PREPARED BY: Charles D. Schlueter #3124447 Schlueter Ecklund & Davitt 4023 Charles Street Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 229-5333 8278R TRRT 11/29 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: MILDRED P. CARLSON, Deceased. CASE NO. 17 P 456 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of MILDRED P. CARLSON on November 14, 2010. Letters of Office were issued on October 20, 2017 to Roger A. Carlson, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is BRIAN K. LARKIN, ONE COURT PLACE, SUITE 301, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61101. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 15, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or Delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 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 attorney within ten days after it has been filed. DATED: November 9, 2017 /s/ Roger A. Carlson ROGER A. CARLSON Brian K. Larkin One Court Place, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-4601 Brian@blarkinlaw.com 8279R TRRT 11/29 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a life coaching and community development business in said County and State under the name of Conscious Coaching at the following post office addresses: 5847 Flossmoor Ct., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Antonio Turner SIGNED: Antonio Turner 11/3/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of November, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8280R TRRT 11/29 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 Selling Kois business in said County and State under the name of Rockford Kois at the following post office addresses: 6067 Lockwood Dr., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marjorie Johnson SIGNED: Marjorie Johnson 11/7/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8281R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF ROCKFORD, a municipal corporation Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY ECHOLS, DIONNE EDGERTON, ONEMAIN FINANCIAL OF INDIANA, INC. f/k/a AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE, INC. ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants. Case No. 2017-CH-857 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Non-Record Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause that the above-entitled Demolition Lien Foreclosure action was filed on November 17, 2017 and is now pending. 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above. 2. The Court in which this action was brought is identified above. 3. The name of the titleholders of record are Chevette Birgans 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: DAYS SECOND SUBD 9-17 EXC N 75 FT THE E 42 LOT 002 situated in Winnebago County, Illinois P.I.N. No. 11-21-139-011 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 2621 W. State Street, Rockford Illinois 6. An identification of the Lien sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of Property Owners: Jeffrey Echols and Dionne Edgerton b. Name of Lien Holder: City of Rockford c. Date of Lien: August 15, 2017 d. Date of Recording: November 7, 2017 e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: 20171035976 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, in the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL on or before the 10th day of January, 2018 default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may

be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure. Circuit Clerk Matthew D. Flores – ARDC #6323902 City of Rockford Department of Law 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (779) 348-7395 8303R TRRT 12/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a creating custom carpentry and novelties business in said County and State under the name of Tootsie at the following post office addresses: 5344 Coopers Hawk Circle, Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Krista Cortinez; James Cortinez SIGNED: Krista Cortinez 11/17/17 SIGNED: James Cortinez 11/17/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Luanne Kaspar, DEPUTY 8304R TRRT 12/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Holistic Counseling and Wellness business in said County and State under the name of Partners for Inner Healing at the following post office addresses: 4873 Manhattan Drive, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Roseanne Oppman; Rhonda Torossian SIGNED: Roseanne Oppman 11/17/17 SIGNED: Rhonda Torossian 11/17/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8305R TRRT 12/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Holistic Health Coach & Digestive Wellness business in said County and State under the name of Pure Simply Self at the following post office addresses: 4873 Manhattan Dr., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Rhonda Torossian SIGNED: Rhonda Torossian 11/17/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8306R TRRT 12/6

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n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Selling Cars business in said County and State under the name of Dukes Auto at the following post office addresses: 3442 Latham St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Melvin Davis SIGNED: Melvin Davis 11/6/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8282R TRRT 11/29 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 Automotive Repair business in said County and State under the name of Schinderling Motorsports at the following post office addresses: 714 Greenlee Ct., Winnebago, IL 61088; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Richard M. Schinderling; Ashley L. Schinderling SIGNED: Richard M. Schinderling 11/7/17 SIGNED: Ashley L. Schinderling 11/7/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of November, A.D. 2017. Kaleb Gottfred, Notary Public My Commission Expires 03/29/2021 8283R TRRT 11/29 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 Apparel Company business in said County and State under the name of FYO Apparel at the following post office addresses: 202 W. State St., #202, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Francisco Fabre, Adam Budron SIGNED: Francisco Fabre 11/9/17 SIGNED: Adam Budron 11/9/17

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 9th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8284R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: RACHEL ANN BRUTON, Plaintiff, and STEVEN DALE INDELWOOD, Defendant. Case No. 17 D 814 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Defendant STEVEN DALE INDELWOOD that Plaintiff RACHEL ANN BRUTON 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 December 18, 2017, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Rachel Ann Bruton, Plaintiff 8285R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS SS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SAM FRANK LATORRE, deceased 2017P479 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of Sam Frank LaTorre. Letters of Office were issued on October 27, 2017 to Lawrence LaTorre, 10311 Cotton Grass Ct, Roscoe, Illinois 61073. The administrator for the estate is Lawrence LaTorre, 10311 Cotton Grass Ct, Roscoe, Illinois 61073. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May, 9, 2018, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.- JEFFREY M. CARLSON, et al Defendant 17CH 0000426 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 28, 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 720 MERRION ROAD, ROSCOE, IL 61073 Property Index No. 08-06-251-005. 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.

be filed in the Probate Clerk’s office of the Winnebago County Courthouse 400 W. State St., Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerks Office-Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the estate’s legal representative within ten (10) days after being filed. Dated November 3, 2017 Lawrence LaTorre, Administrator of the estate of Sam Frank LaTorre Prepared by Lawrence LaTorre 10311 Cotton Grass Ct. Roscoe, Il 61073 Rock River Times November 9, 15, 22, 2017 8250R TRRT 11/22 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. MELISSA A. BYARS; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MELISSA A. BYARS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 382 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 195 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO 6 OF MULFORD HILLS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN. THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 39 OF PLATS ON PAGE 61A AS DOCUMENT NO 1940349 IN THE RECORDERS OF-

FICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY ILLINOIS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 08-34-381-025. Commonly known as 4554 Galleon Drive, Loves Park, IL 61111. 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. W17-0224 I3066698 P8236R TRRT 11/22 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of: JOAN ANN SCHMIDT, Deceased. CASE NO. 2017 P 461 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of Joan Ann Schmidt. Letters of Office were issued on November 3, 2017 to Amy Szymanski who is the Executor of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Timothy F. Horning, 3400 North Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 30, 2018 that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk – Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representatives, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office – Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-06213. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,

to the estate legal representatives and to their attorney within ten days after it has been filed. Dated: November 13, 2017 Amy Szymanski Executor of the Estate of Joan Ann Schmidt, Deceased Timothy F. Horning (#973) MEYER & HORNING, P.C. 3400 North Rockton Ave. Rockford, IL 61103 (815) 636-9300 8288R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF ROCKFORD, a municipal corporation Plaintiff, vs. GETHSEMANE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants. Case No. 2017-CH-829 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Non-Record Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause that the above-entitled Lien Foreclosure action was filed on November 9, 2017 and is now pending. 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above. 2. The Court in which this action was brought is identified above. 3. The name of the titleholders of record are Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: WESLEYAN SEMINARY ASSN ADD EXC S/12 W6FT ALL LOT 004 BLOCK 004 situated in Winnebago County, Illinois P.I.N. No. 11-21-280-003 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 2022 W STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 6. An identification of the Lien sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of Property Owners: Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church b. Name of Lien Holder: City of Rockford c. Date of Lien: August 4, 2014; June 21, 2013; November 4, 2008; August 16, 2001; August 3, 2001;

March 26, 2001; October 20, 1995; April 12, 1991. d. Date of Recording: December 26, 2014; January 2, 2014; January 28, 2009; September 25, 2001; September 6, 2001; May 7, 2001; December 20, 1995; June 3, 1991; e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: 20141041135, 20141000075, 200900904026, 0159378, 0155134, 0124399, 9553547, 1927712. NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, in the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL on or before the 20th day of January, 2018 default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure. Circuit Clerk Matthew D. Flores – ARDC #6323902 City of Rockford Department of Law 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (779) 348-7395 8292R TRRT 11/29 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO CITY OF ROCKFORD, a municipal corporation Plaintiff, vs. TYRONE MILLS SR., UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants. Case No. 2017-CH-834 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Non-Record Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause that the above-entitled Lien Foreclosure action was filed on November 9, 2017 and is now pending. 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above.

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-06213 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000426 TJSC#: 37-7825 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. I3065459 P8268R TRRT 11/29 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA FIRST STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF TRUST NUMBER 79-1055; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA FIRST STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; JAMES C. GRIDLEY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD

2. The Court in which this action was brought is identified above. 3. The name of the titleholder of record is Tyrone Mills, Sr. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: CO CLKS PLT OF PF SW1/4 SEC 15-44-1 W75.52FT LT 53 SEC: 15 TWP: 044 RANGE: 001 ACRES: 0.14 situated in Winnebago County, Illinois P.I.N. No. 11-15-379-010 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: VL 1 East of 1306 Fairview Ave, Rockford 6. An identification of the Lien sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of Property Owners: Tyrone Mills, Sr. b. Name of Lien Holder: City of Rockford c. Date of Lien: June 17, 2015 and August 3, 2015 d. Date of Recording: August 25, 2015 and October 26, 2015 e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: 20151026690 and 20151033755 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, in the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL on or before the 20th day of January, 2018 default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure. Circuit Clerk Matthew D. Flores – ARDC #6323902 City of Rockford Department of Law 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 (779) 348-7395 8289R TRRT 11/29 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 furniture store business

in said County and State under the name of Jams Restored Furniture at the following post office addresses: 2215 Harrison Ave., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Michael Hendryx; Jennifer Hendryx SIGNED: Michael Hendryx 11/14/17 SIGNED: Jennifer Hendryx 11/14/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8291R TRRT 11/29 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 Sole Proprietorship Resale and Service business in said County and State under the name of Nokabe Services at the following post office addresses: 833 Ridgewood Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Sean Rodgers SIGNED: Sean Rodgers 11/17/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Pamela Johnson, DEPUTY 8307R TRRT 12/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Window Cleaning Service business in said County and State under the name of 3 G’s Professional Service at the following post office addresses: 3006 Sunnyside Drive, Apt. 2, Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Matthew T. Gaston, 815-323-9496 SIGNED: Matthew T. Gaston 11/16/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of November, A.D. 2017. Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8309R TRRT 12/6

CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 294 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1128 Blaisdell Street, Rockford, IL 61101. P.I.N. 11-15-380-029. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a vacant land. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Ms. Lafakeria S. Vaughn at Plaintiff’s Attorney, City of Rockford Department of Law, 425 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. (779) 348-7154. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3067662 P8269R TRRT 11/29

November 22, 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.- LANDRA TURNER, et al Defendant 2017-CH-0000679 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 21, 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 609 10TH ST, ROCKFORD, IL61104 Property Index No. 11-25-155-022. 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 14-14-19222. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-19222 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000679 TJSC#: 37-10411

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. I3068391 P8293R TRRT 12/6 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5 Plaintiff, -v.- JOANN DONAT, et al Defendant 2017CH 0000560 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 20, 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 4015 16TH AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-32-131-009 (176B222). 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 14-17-09784. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-09784 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2017 -CH- 0000560 TJSC#: 37-10363 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. I3068343 P8294R TRRT 12/6 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Plaintiff, -v.- TRUDY KHAN, et al Defendant 17 CH 0000292 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 21, 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 3975 OWEN CENTER ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Property Index No. 11-03-301-001 (183C001). 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY

OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02779. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02779 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000292 TJSC#: 37-10404 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. I3068390 P8295R TRRT 12/6 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. LAVERNE LUND; LOUIS C. LUND; COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 653 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1226 Blaisdell Street, Rockford, IL 61101. P.I.N. 11-15-380-023. The mortgaged real estate is vacant land. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Ms. Lafakeria S. Vaughn at Plaintiff’s Attorney, City of Rockford Department of Law, 425 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. (779) 348-7154. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3066712 P8241R TRRT 11/22

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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.- MICHAEL PETWAY, et al Defendant 15CH 00846 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 20, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 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 2914 STOWMARKET AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL61109 Property Index No. 16-04-252-022 (256A374). 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 14-15-03052. 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. 14-15-03052 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00846 TJSC#: 37-8942 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. I3065799 P8235R TRRT 11/22 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.- GERALD EVANS A/K/A GERALD EVANS JR., et al Defendant 16 CH 00901 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 19, 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 9515 GARY DRIVE, MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-19-379-018 (127C038). 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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14334. 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. 14-16-14334 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00901 TJSC#: 37-8628 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. I3066630 P8238R TRRT 11/22 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. MELISSA A. BYARS; ROCK RIVER WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MELISSA A. BYARS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 382 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 08-34-381-025. Commonly known as 4554 Galleon Drive, Loves Park, IL 61111. 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. W17-0224 I3066698 P8236R TRRT 11/22 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION A/K/A PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES Plaintiff, -v.- UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE MICHAEL W. JOHNSON TRUST U/T/A DATED THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000, et al Defendant 15CH 00490 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on December 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 1935 BERGER PLACE, ROCKFORD, IL 61108 Property Index No. 12-33-276-022. 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 14-15-07484. 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. 14-15-07484 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00490 TJSC#: 37-8623 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. I3066621 P8237R TRRT 11/22 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in Winnebago County Case No. 2017 CH 128, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder. 1. The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 2415 Wisconsin Road, Rockford, Illinois 61108. 2. The time and place of sale will be November 30, 2017, at 11:00 A.M., Winnebago County Justice Center, Lobby, 650 West State Street, Rockford, County of Winnebago, Illinois, conducted by the Winnebago County Sheriff. 3. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Single-family home with 3 bedrooms, 1½ bathrooms and approximately 1,485 square feet. 4. The terms of the sale are: Ten Percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance is due within 24 hours of sale. The property offered for sale is subject to all real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality of the title and without recourse to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office and in “As Is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. 5. Title will be conveyed subject to the following liens and interests: all general real estate taxes, special assessments, if any, easements and restrictions of record, and the interests, if any, of any tenant in possession. 6. The property will not be available for inspection. 7. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. 8. 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). 9. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Yashekia T. Simpkins, HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101, Tel (815) 490-4942. 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. 8254R TRRT 11/22 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. JOHN HOLLAR; MELISSA HOLLAR; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; SPRING LAKE ESTATES HOMES ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE CAMPBELL TRUST NO. 95, DATED OCTOBER 21, 1997; Defendants, 17 CH 287 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, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 3203 Youngfield Drive, Rockford, IL 61114. P.I.N. 12-09-229-018. 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. 17-009441 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3066711 P8240R TRRT 11/22 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, PLAINTIFF, WADE TALLMADGE, UNKNOWN OTHERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS and UNKNOWN TENANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2015 CH 602 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure heretofore entered by the said Court on the 5th day of May, 2017 in the above-entitled cause, GARY CARAUNA, Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois will on the 21st day of December, 2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M., at the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center, 650 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61102 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash and all singular, the following described premises and real estate in said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment to-wit: Commonly known as: 1010 Drexel Blvd. Machesney Park, Illinois 61115 P.I.N Number: 08-31-402-011 Property Code: 139d 114 The property is commonly known as 101 Drexel Blvd. Machesney Park, Illinois 61115 and is improved with a residential property. Judgment was taken in the amount of $69,462.90 on behalf of Northwest Bank of Rockford. Property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes and is offered for sale without any representations as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. Sale terms are cash or certified funds 25% at time of sale and the balance, including the judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, provided that in no event shall the fee exceed $300 is due within 24 hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. Upon payment in full on the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a certificate of sale which will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Respective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information, contact Timothy F. Horning attorney for Plaintiff, 3400 N. Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103. Pursuant to Section 15-1507 (c)(7) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, no information other than the information contained in this Notice will be provided. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Attorney Timothy F. Horning Meyer and Horning P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 3400 N. Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL 61103 815/636-9300 8274R TRRT 11/29

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Biofuels: hero or villain? By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl Contributors

Since the beginning of the clean energy movement, biofuels have been considered a major component of the transition from a fossil fuel economy to a clean energy future. However, new information may cast doubt on its optimistic role. Research by University of Wisconsin scientists reveals that preparations for producing biofuels release large amounts of carbon to the atmosphere. Clearing new farmland by turning wetlands and forests, both of which store large amounts of carbon, into cropland to grow corn, soy, and wheat to produce biofuels boosts carbon emissions. With these emissions, over 50-years will be required for the biofuels to effectively reduce carbon emissions as they were designed to do. Seth Spawn, lead author of the study, showed “far-reaching impacts on the climate through its effects on the land and the carbon it stores.” The study was presented at a conference of the National Wildlife Federation, which “opposes biofuels mandates in their present form.” Elected officials from Iowa and other crop-producing states want levels of biofuels to be maintained or raised, setting off debates between them and officials from oil-producing states such as Texas, who want tighter limits on biofuels rules. Proponents of using biofuels in place of fossil fuels argue that biofuels contribute “net zero” carbon to the atmosphere, using the carbon that it releases when being burned for re-growth, while in a short time, fossil fuels release vast amounts of carbon that have been stored underground for millions of years. “Net zero” claims that the amount of carbon released by a plant is the same as the amount used by the plant, resulting in neither gains nor losses, which appears to be a fact. However, carbon from (fossil) fuel used

in growing those plants is ignored in the equation. Advocates also promote using locally grown biofuels, which enhance the local economy and reduce the need for transporting fuels long distances. Opponents, in addition to promoting fossil fuels, may object to using edible (but not sustainable) products such as corn for fuel rather than food. While plants used for biofuels may be labeled carbon neutral, they do release carbon, thus not diminishing the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. While the most commonly known biofuel is ethanol, which is blended with gasoline for internal combustion engines, biofuels can consist of sugar cane, wood products, and oils in addition to the commonly known starch from corn and soybeans. Wood, burned in its natural state for heat, is also a biofuel. Some are working on biomass products that are sustainable and not edible. Steve John of the Agricultural Watershed Institute conducts research and educational programs on practices and policies that improve water quality, maintain or restore ecosystem health, and conserve land and water resources in agricultural watersheds. One of their projects is raising perennial biomass crops such as non-edible grasses for fuel. Since the debate seems to focus primarily on fuels for internal combustion engines, the most sensible alternative may be electric vehicles. The Chevy Bolt illustrates the tremendous progress being made with electric cars. It has a range of 238-miles and a price of $30,000 after the $7,500 Federal tax credit available for electric vehicles. The number of charging stations is increasing, including one at the Harvard State Bank in Oregon. The debate will likely continue. Visit illinoisrenew.org. R.

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8. ____ center for help 9. Home of Blue Devils 10. Ali K hamenei’s domain 11. CISC alternative 12. Genuflecting joint 15. Serious quarrel 2 0 . Tan g e r in e grapefruit hybrid, pl. 22. Ballerina’s do 24. Non-living 25. No such thing as a free one 26. Egg cell 27. ____ Cottontail 29. Picture on a coat? 31. Not this 32. Actor Hill 33. Weasel’s aquatic cousin 34. A watched pot never does this 36. Hurry up! 38. Row of vagrants 42. With a jagged margin 45. Follows aim and shoot 49. ____ Diego 51. They’re usually

golden or amber 54. Question in dispute 56. White heron 57. Caribbean color 58. Like a short reply 5 9. B u r k i n a F a s o neighbor 60. Big-ticket ____ 61. Duff in Springfield, e.g. 62. Flu symptom 63. Kate Winslet in “Titanic” 64. Beginning of a thousand mile journey 67. “This land is your land...”

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Building up a farmers market BY GRANT MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR

Last week, I began a series on setting up farmers markets. Once you have determined the need, one of the key decisions you need to make is forming a committee. Strong and robust farmers markets have committees to guide the market as it develops and throughout its duration. These committees can include team members such as farmers, businesses, city o�cials, nonproﬁts, downtown development groups, and others. Try to balance out this group as too much of one can sometimes push the farmers market in a direction you may have not envisioned. The purpose of this initial group can be in guiding the setup of the markets and general logistics. Overtime, the committee can o�er valuable feedback in the direction the market can go. Your committee can help give your farmers market a mission statement. Within this mission statement, you might state that your farmers market “provides local food entrepreneurs opportunities to grow their businesses” or “provide the community with locally grown and raised food”. By having a mission statement early on, this will lead to a more successful farmers market since you have a mission to lead you forward on. It can also help guide you when it comes to changes that

happen in years to come. Logos can sell your farmers market story. A logo can identify your farmers markets from others in the area and provide community members with a greater idea of the story you are wanting to sell them. This logo might incorporate area landmarks, produce, meat, and other items. The logo could be something that you revisit in a couple years once your market has gotten o� the ground. One ﬁnal piece in the beginning stages of the farmers market you are planning is to go ahead and identify who you hope your customer is going to be. This should be narrow. The customer you envision coming to the farmers market may be a “stay at home parent with young children who is looking for local and sustainable produce”. This customer could also be “young professionals who value local food”. In both of those examples, you already see that having a customer in mind will guide your decision in the hours, day of the week, and physical location of the farmers market you set up. Next week, I’ll continue the farmers market overview. R. Grant McCarty is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension. His tips and tricks for local eating and your at-home garden appear every week in The Rock River Times.

PPSOC donates holiday tree: On a misty morning that gave no hint of the holidays to come, under the direction of Bob Vogl, Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County (PPSOC) director, staff of the Oregon Park District cut the courthouse tree selected by Debbie Dixson a couple of weeks before. The Courthouse tree will be on display beginning with the Candlelight Walk on Thanksgiving weekend. Enjoy its beauty, then drive to Sand Ridge to select your family’s perfect tree. PPSOC is still accepting donations for stewardship work at Sand Ridge. Every $1 donated will be matched by $3 from the funding organization. Do your part to help preserve this gem of Northern Illinois. Email sonia. vogl@gmail.com or phone 815-973-4624 with your pledge. PPSOC is a 501c(3) organization. Photo provided

Soybean exports impact on 2017-18 pricing BY THIS NAME

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URBANA — United States soybean exports will play a signiﬁcant role in determining soybean prices this marketing year. According to University of Illinois agricultural economist Todd Hubbs, the recent level of soybean exports from the United States trails last year’s pace. “The prospect of ending stocks for soybeans, once again diminishing throughout the marketing year, hinges on increased soybean exports,” Hubbs says. “The development of a lowered endingstock scenario during 2017-18 may require a shortfall in South American production or U.S. exports capturing a greater market share of the world soybean trade.” The current projection for U.S. soybean exports during the 2017-18 marketing year is 2,250 million bushels. This forecast is 76 million bushels larger than last marketing year’s total exports. “Although we’re only 12 weeks into the marketing year, exploring the current pace of exports is of value because soybean exports from the U.S. typically slow as the South American soybean crop enters the world market during spring,” Hubbs says. Census Bureau export estimates are only available for September, coming in at 170.5 million bushels, up 32 million bushels over the previous period last marketing year. Census Bureau exports exceeded weekly export inspections by 9 million bushels over the same time. “Soybean exports through Nov. 16 equaled 713 million bushels if the margin at the end of September stayed consistent,” Hubbs says. Soybean export inspections currently trail last year’s pace by approximately 12 percent. “At this point in the marketing year, export inspections need to average 37.7 million bushels per week to meet the USDA projection. As of Nov. 9, 573 million bushels of soybean had been sold for export but not shipped. The current unshipped export sales trail the 716 million bushels sold at the same time last year. The pace and sales of soybeans currently lag last year’s pace. A brief look at the supply and demand situation can provide clarity on the prospects of meeting or exceeding the USDA projection,” Hubbs says. U.S. soybean production is currently projected at 4,425 million bushels for the 2017 crop. This production level is 129 million bushels larger than the 2016 crop and is set to push ending stocks for the current marketing year above 400 million bushels despite the current export projection level. South American production is forecast to be 4.8 percent lower than 2016-17 production levels. This lower projection is despite a 3 percent increase in projected harvested

acres in the region, mainly driven by an increased prospective planting of soybean acreage in Brazil. The lower production levels occur due to a lower projected yield in the region. Brazil’s soybean yield in 2016-17 came in at a record 50.1 bushels per acre, up from the drought-induced 43.1 bushels per acre yield in 2015-16. Current yield projections for Brazil in the 2017 crop sit at 45.9 bushels per acre. “Although it appears reasonable to assume Brazil will not reach its record yield level again in 2017, the increased production level in the U.S. and expanded acreage in South America provide the prospect of plentiful supplies over the next year,” Hubbs says. According to Hubbs, export demand over the last decade has been driven by the dramatic expansion of soybean imports from China. Currently, USDA projections for Chinese soybean imports for 2017-18 are 3,564 million bushels. The current level is a 3.7 percent increase from last year’s Chinese soybean import estimate. By using data from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the U.S. share of Chinese soybean imports since the 2010-2011 marketing year averaged approximately 38 percent of total Chinese imports. “If we assume this market share for the 2017-18 marketing year, total U.S. exports to China would equal 1,343 million bushels, a mere 11.5 million bushels greater than the 1,331 million bushels exported to China in the 2016-17 marketing year,” Hubbs says. “If China expands imports to 3,764 million bushels as some reports have indicated, a similar calculation of U.S. share comes to 1,385 million bushels. Current projections for other major importers (the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and Southeast Asia) are expected to increase 52 million bushels to 1,112 million bushels for the 2017-18 marketing year. “The prospect of meeting the current U.S. soybean export forecast may rely on acquiring a larger market share of the world’s soybean import expansion when considering the prospects for crops in South America,” Hubbs says. Hubbs adds that U.S. soybean exports need to continue to build on the strength seen in the 2016-17 marketing year. “The ability to exceed the current USDA export projections in 2017-18 is a possibility, but it is heavily dependent on South American production and the continued growth in demand from importers. If major importer demand grows at the projected rate, the soybean export and ending-stock projections outlined in the November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report supply and demand ﬁgures appear to be reasonable approximations for the 2017-18 marketing year.”

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