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A judge has ordered Dennis Hastert not to have contact with anyone under 18, unless another adult is present who is aware of revelations that the former House speaker abused high school students decades ago.

Those are among new conditions a federal judge approved for 75-year-old during two years of supervision after recently completing his 15-month prison term in a hush-money case that uncovered the abuse allegations.

He left a Minnesota federal prison in July and remained on home confinement until August.

Other conditions include barring Hastert from possessing pornography and from using “any sex-related telephone numbers.”

Hastert also must allow the installation of software that records all his computer activity, including internet history.

The probation office requested the conditions. Explanations about why were in sealed court documents.

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Inmate lockdowns at the county jail have spiked after correctional officer layoffs this year.

The Rockford Register Star reports Winnebago County Jail inmates spent a combined total of nearly 500 hours on lockdown in October, when 10 corrections officers were laid off because of budget cuts. The number of hours surged to almost 2,000 the next month.

During lockdowns, cell doors are kept shut instead of allowing inmates the chance to leave their cells in the mornings.

While lockdowns are mostly for the jail’s disciplinary section, they’ve recently been used for the general population as the jail deals with having fewer correction officers and overtime cutbacks.

Inmates and officers say the long lockdown hours contribute to a dangerous environment, but jail officials say they have no choice with budget constraints.

Suspect in 2016 killing turns himself in

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A man wanted in the 2016 shooting death of a 24-year-old Rockford resident as turned himself in, police reported.

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, Geoffrey Brown, 38, turned himself in at the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center and was booked into jail on multiple counts.

Police say the charges stem from a shooting that occurred May 18, 2016, in the 1000 block of 15th Avenue. That is where, at 2:45 p.m., patrol officers and detectives from the Rockford Police Department responded and located the 24-year-old James Tomlinson, who was suffering from gunshot wounds.

Tomlinson was transported to a local hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.

Detectives from the Rockford Police Department conducted a follow-up investigation into the incident that was later reviewed by the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office. As a result charges were authorized and a warrant for Brown’s arrest was obtained. He has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.

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911 center consolidation awaits approval by city, county

By Jim Hagerty Contributor

CITY HALL — Consolidating the Rockford and Winnebago County 911 centers is about improving response times and overall services fire and police agencies provide to the community.

While the merger of sorts is not expected to result in real cost savings, the current setup of having two dispatch centers is long been deemed obsolete. Inadvertently rerouted calls, thousands of them, continue to cause delays. When a call comes into either center and is incorrectly rerouted to various cell towers, emergency vehicles aren’t dispatched until the logistics are figured out.

“This past year, we had 11,000 of those calls being transferred, hitting off the wrong cell tower,” Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said. “They go to the city when it’s a county issue and vice-versa.”

The two centers receive approximately 350,000 calls a year. More than half of those are for emergencies.

The plan to create a single center was solidified in 2015, after a study that recommended moving county dispatchers to city’s location at the corner of Walnut and First streets. The county’s North Main Street center could still be used a backup.

Another reason for the move is the purchase of new communication equipment to replace the system that’s in place now. And with current problems with having two centers, leaders say there is no reason to mirror those efforts.

“I don’t think (the 911 systems) should have ever been duplicated,” said Winnebago County Board Chairman Frank Haney. “It’s a lot harder to put it back together.”

The purchase of a new system is led by the Winnebago County Emergency Telephone System Board, which comprises of Rockford Fire Department Chief Derek Bergsten, Police Chief Dan O’Shea and various others appointed by Haney.

While additional costs or savings are not expected, officials say staffing is currently the most challenging aspect of a lone dispatch center. A lot of county employees are currently looking elsewhere for employment in wake of massive budget cuts and what have already been significant law enforcement layoffs.

“We’ll need every dispatcher from the county to make the consolidation to work,” Bergsten said. “We need 24 additional dispatchers to get to authorized strength to handle all the calls for Winnebago County.”

Right now, there are 17 employees at

the county 911 center, which currently dispatches for several police agencies in the county, but not for fire departments.

The city is also battling a $10 million spending hole but has not seen any layoffs.

The city and county 911 centers separated in 2006, mostly to satisfy state law regarding backups of emergency systems.

Software and hardware running a single center will include the latest computer-aided dispatch (CAD) software and a phone system that’s coming next year that will have the ability to accept 911 calls via text message. The CAD system is currently out for bid. The board pays for that hardware while participating municipalities will pay for record-management.

Leaders are also ironing out which partnering departments will be charged for services the 911 center will provide. Today, some departments pay for the service and some do not.

“One thing we are working on is

including all of the expense and that everyone is paying their fair share of the employees needed to answer those calls, so the city doesn’t incur and additional expenses,” Bergsten, who chairs the Winnebago County Emergency Telephone System Board, added.

Before the city and the county split, fire departments were being charged for 911 services but not the vast majority of police agencies. With exception of two departments, those who have not been paying have been subsidized by the county.

As a result of the new plan, Bergsten said some agencies have experienced sticker shock at the presentation of the full price.

He added that the prior arrangement was not anything his board had a hand in.

“It was a policy decision on the part of the county,” the chief said. “They’ve been subsidizing every police department other than Loves Park and the Winnebago County Sheriff. So, it’s more on [the county’s] end.

They are going to have to make a policy decision whether they are going to continue subsidizing them and at what rate.”

“I absolutely support the exploration of whether this can happen,” says Haney.

“The status quo has some partners paying and others not. So now that we’ve flushed that out, let’s slow down a little bit, let’s get all our partners together on a level playing field and with the same information.”

The chairman added this is a proposal that has been kicking around the county and its cities for years, and that now is the time to find a solution for the benefit of public safety.

“When 11,000 calls are bouncing off the wrong cell tower, and it’s causing delays in service, that’s concerning to me—not just as chairman but as a taxpayer.”

The consolidation is pending approval by the Rockford City Council and Winnebago County Board. R. Shane Nicholson contributing.

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SPRINGFIELD — A state purchasing regulator whom Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner now claims is heavily influenced

by Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan was recommended for the post by the governor’s office, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press on Friday.

Chief Procurement Officer Ellen Daley, who is at the center of a storm over a canceled $12.5 million Rauner administration contract, responded to the criticism Friday, telling The Associated Press: “I am neither influenced nor biased by politics.”

Rauner said Thursday that Daley is under the “heavy influence” of Madigan, who is Rauner’s political rival, after she nixed the sole-source deal Tuesday, declaring that Medicaid consulting assistance to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services from McKinsey & Co. should have been competitively bid.

But in a March 18, 2015, email, Jason Barclay, then Rauner’s general counsel, recommended Daley for the job. Barclay sent the email to Chad Fornoff, executive director of the independent Executive Ethics Commission.

Daley told the AP in an email last Friday that state law bars her from political activity.

“I neither seek (from) nor owe political favor to Gov. Rauner, Speaker Madigan, or any other politician,” Daley wrote.

The McKinsey contact is part of a $63 billion program to move 800,000 low-income Medicaid clients into managed care health plans, with assigned physicians and a focus on illness prevention. Democrats

have criticized the plan because the Rauner administration did not conduct a strict bidding process.

In a story last month, The Times highlighted the machinations of the deal, which Comptroller Susana Mendoza called, “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.”

Mendoza had previously stopped payments on another $12 million contract to McKinsey in March, part of Rauner’s technology overhaul plan for the state.

A third $12.9 million contract with McKinsey was halted by the comptroller’s office late last week when Mendoza said it was too similar to the contract canceled

by Daley’s office.

In total, McKinsey has been awarded more than $70 million in contracts by the Rauner administration since 2015. Many of those contracts have yet to be paid on, however, as the state continues to claw its way out of a two-year budget impasse that ended last summer.

Daley said last Tuesday that the McKinsey deal should have been offered to the lowest and best bidder, too. She nixed the administration’s claim that it was exempt from bids under an exception for lawsuit-preparation assistance.

Rauner spokeswoman Patty Schuh said that the procurement officer “on several occasions — in writing and verbally — confirmed the contract was exempt from the procurement code. What changed?”

But Rep. Greg Harris, chairman of the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee, pointed out that it was

Rauner’s own demands to the procurement code during budget negotiations that halted the McKinsey Medicaid deal.

“Interestingly, because of the restrictions on procurement, and the fact the chief procurement officer was given additional authority to review contracts, and particularly no-bid contracts, to be sure they weren’t granted without reason, that she found that this contract did not comply,” Harris told the AP last week.

Rauner didn’t offer specifics in claiming that Madigan, who is from Chicago and is chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, “controls a lot of the procurement people through his patronage operation.” Madigan spokesman Steve Brown labeled it “empty talk” and Rep. David McSweeney, a Republican from Barrington Hills, demanded Rauner show proof or apologize.

During a stop Friday in Quincy, Rauner laughed and sidestepped a question about McSweeney, saying, “The legislators who work closely with Madigan need to get on the right program.” He added that his administration’s goal for the Medicaid revamp is “to save taxpayers money and to provide high-quality services, high-quality health care at the most affordable rates possible.”

McSweeney was unmoved. In a statement after seeing the Barclay email, he said, “Gov. Rauner needs to immediately apologize to Ellen Daley, members of the General Assembly and most importantly the people of this state for not telling the truth.”

Additional reporting by Managing Editor Shane Nicholson.

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BELLEVILLE — An Air Force general says he has lost confidence in a commander at Scott Air Force Base and relieved him of his command.

In a news release, Lieutenant General Giovanni Tuck says he relieved Colonel John Howard of command of the 375th Air Mobility Wing on Monday and that Colonel W. Chris Buschur had taken over.

The release does not explain why Tuck had “lost confidence in Howard’s leadership and ability to continue serving in command.”

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Blended state tax rate to be used for 2017

BY COLE LAUTERBACH ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK

Even though Illinois lawmakers passed a tax hike in July that raised the state income tax to just under five percent, that’s not what residents will see charged to them on their tax returns.

Since Illinois lawmakers overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto in July, the tax rate has been 4.95 percent for individuals, trusts and estates and seven percent for corporations. But the six months that Illinoisans worked before the hike should see more of that income go into their pockets.

The Illinois Department of Revenue fixed this by averaging it out.

“The blended rate is based on the number of days under the former rate and the number of days under the new rate,”

spokesman Terry Horstman said.

That means taxpayers are e�ectively paying 4.35 percent of their 2017 income to state co�ers. Horstman says businesses that file using a di�erent fiscal year have to either split the number of days in each tax bracket and pay accordingly or go through the long process of itemizing their income.

Horstman suggests blending.

“It’s the more simple of the two methods and doesn’t require taxpayers to attach any additional schedules to their return,” he said.

Taxpayers are expected to send more than $5 billion in additional money to Springfield in 2017 income due to the tax hikes.

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Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld said he was walking his dogs with his wife on Sunday in the southern Chicago suburb when one dog fell into the partially frozen lake at Izaak Walton Preserve.

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and then created a makeshift rope using his shirt and the couple’s jackets. The man was trying to pull Hofeld out of the water when emergency responders arrived.

Hofeld said the jogger left the scene before anyone could get his name.

“He really saved my life. I don’t know what we would have done had he not shown up,” he said.

Divers rescued Hofeld. O�cials said he had been in the freezing water for about 20 minutes.

Hofeld was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated for hypothermia and minor scrapes and bruises. He was held overnight for observation.

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State. Bicentennial

Border shift kept Rockford, Chicago from becoming southern Wisconsin

By Mick Zawislak The Daily Herald

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ere it not for the action of an enterprising lawyer 200 years ago, the northern portion of Illinois would have the badger as the state animal and Green Bay Packers as the home football team.

Indeed, the shrewd move in 1818 by Nathaniel Pope, the Illinois territory’s delegate in Congress, to relocate the original proposed boundary from the southern tip of Lake Michigan is regarded as a decisive event in Illinois history.

The shift meant Chicago, then an unincorporated backwater, became part of the nascent state with a port on the Great Lakes.

How Illinois’ northern boundary was designated 42 degrees, 30 minutes latitude was a tactical maneuver that effectively set Wisconsin statehood back 30 years.

Pope’s move provided the groundwork for Chicago to become Illinois’ economic juggernaut and turned state politics upside down as the area grew. But it also had the national implication of ensuring Illinois would be a free state at a time of percolating political unrest over slavery.

“This was not a matter of people interested in the Chicago area, it was actually farsighted people who were about to become the leadership in the new state,” said John Reda, associate professor of history at Illinois State University.

At the time, construction of the Erie Canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes had just begun and Chicago was contemplated as one end of a canal providing a path to the Illinois River and on to the Mississippi.

Illinois would be connected to New York and New England via the Great Lakes shipping channels, providing security for the perpetuity of the Union, Pope argued to Congress, and aligning Illinois firmly with the northern states.

Even then, “there was the possibility of a civil war,” said Ken Olson, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, who has written about the Illinois border controversy.

Congress “wanted to have a water route between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River for shipping supplies and soldiers if needed, since the Ohio River route could become contested,” said Olson, co-author of a new book “Managing Mississippi and Ohio River Landscapes” which includes a chapter on the northern

Above: A map showing the original proposed northern Illinois border. The Illinois territory’s delegate in Congress, Nathaniel Pope, successfully lobbied for the border to be pushed 50 miles to the north.

Courtesy, Mic Greenburg Below: Nathaniel Pope. Courtesy, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum border.

Along with giving Illinois access to Lake Michigan, Pope’s border modification raised the population nearly to the 40,000 required for statehood, Olson said in an article he co-authored for the Journal of Earth Science and Engineering.

By the time Illinois territory was considering statehood, only the northern border was in question. Kentucky and Indiana already were established and the Mississippi River formed a natural boundary on the west.

How did the situation come to be? The genesis was in the Northwest Ordinance Act of 1787 approved by Congress that set guidelines for vast tracts ceded to the new government after the Revolutionary War. At first, the original 13 colonies thought they could simply extend their borders to the west, said Gregory M. Gordon, a history professor at the College of Lake County.

“What we call the northern part of Illinois was supposed to go to Connecticut and the southern part of Illinois was supposed to be part of Virginia,” he said.

Instead, the Northwest Ordinance set up the framework allowing three to five areas

to apply for statehood on equal footing with other states.

“It was a pretty radical plan,” Reda said.

Kaskaskia was the capital of the Illinois territory and home to Nathaniel Pope, a Kentucky native who became the first territorial secretary of Illinois and its delegate in Congress. His petition for statehood, presented to Congress in January 1818, was

referred to a committee, with the northern boundary still to be set.

While some communities in the northwest part of the Illinois territory, such as Galena with its lead mining industry were hopping, the northeast landscape was bleak.

Chicago “was a nothing place,” Gordon said. “Southern Illinois was where the action was.”

According to an article in the Illinois Periodicals Online project, the 1787 ordinance intended for the northern borders of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to be aligned touching the southern tip of Lake Michigan.

However, the map used by Congress mistakenly showed the southern shore of Lake Michigan to be about six miles north. And when Indiana became a state, its northern boundary was approved about 10 miles north of the originally intended boundary.

Those precedents helped Illinois, as did a sense of urgency.

When a slave state entered the union, as Mississippi did in late 1817, there was a push by the North to counter with a free state. Some feared Missouri, a slave territory, would seek statehood and the ensuing national crisis could put Illinois’ bid on hold.

Pope took a bold stance. In pushing for a more generous northern boundary, he “got an extra 50 miles,” Reda said.

Illinois became the 21st state on Dec. 3, 1818, including an additional 8,500 square miles comprising what now are the 14 counties north of the original boundary line.

Wisconsin became a territory in 1836 and for several years protested against the northern Illinois boundary, claiming the southern tip of the lake as the true boundary. In 1840, delegates in northern Illinois meeting in Rockford declared the property properly belonged to Wisconsin.

But nothing came of the efforts and the matter ended in 1846, when Wisconsin was admitted as a state with its southern border where it exists today.

When Illinois was admitted, Pope was made U.S. judge of the district, which included the entire state. Pope County on the southern tip of the state is named for him.

Mick Zawislak of the Daily Herald can be reached at mzawislak@dailyherald.com.

The Times and dozens of publications throughout Illinois will print a weekly series of articles featuring key moments, figures, industries and events that help to make Illinois unique as we build up to the state’s bicentennial, Dec. 3, 2018.

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Your Health

Whooping cough cases on the rise in county ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Health Department says a total of 29 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have already been recorded in 2017.

The department says cases have already impacted seven local schools, and Mercyhealth reported Friday seeing a rise in cases despite patients having been immunized.

“Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness which is spread by close contact, especially within the household,” said Dr. David Shoberg, Pediatric Pulmonologist at Mercyhealth, in a statement. “We are seeing a significant uptick in cases in the community and need to be extra diligent with the coming holiday season. We encourage people to contact their health care provider with concerns.”

Whooping cough spreads from person to person by coughing or sneezing or spending a lot of time near one another, says the health department. It affects all age groups, though can be particularly dangerous for infants, pregnant women, and those with

compromised immune systems.

Caregivers, including parents and grandparents, should be vaccinated against, experts say. “Adults and children should stay home when they are sick and practice good respiratory hygiene including covering their cough, disposing of soiled tissues, and washing their hands,” according to the county.

Symptoms include: • Runny nose, low-grade fever; • Fits of many, rapid coughs followed by a high-pitched “whoop” sound; • Throwing up during or after coughing fits; • Coughing may be worse at night, disrupting sleep; • Being very tired after coughing fits; • and Apnea, or a pause in breathing (in babies).

For more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control website, or the Winnebago County Health Department website at wchd.org. R.

Flu season arrives in force in some towns

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Illinois is not escaping the flu outbreak that has swept across parts of the country.

The Illinois Department of Public Health does not track flu cases, just the number of people who are hospitalized.

So it’s up to local public health departments to paint the picture of Illinois’ early flu season, and the picture isn’t pretty.

Litchfield schools, in Montgomery County, canceled classes last week because so many students and teachers were out sick.

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“They had triple digits of kids out sick and being sent home from school,” Satterlee said. “Things were even more difficult because they had staff that was out.”

Hillsboro and a handful of other south-central Illinois schools have also seen high numbers of absences due to the flu.

Satterlee said he’s seen a slight uptick in the number of people looking for flu shots. For some people, it’s a good thing.

They kick-in after two weeks, according to Satterlee, but won’t help you much if you’re sick already.

The CDC last week said that flu season across the country looks to be early and severe.

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Springfield, communications key to home rule Springfield’s failures should be at the heart of the argument to return home rule to Rockford, say supporters.

the Chicago Tribune. Such a fee is possible to collect in a home rule city without a referendum.

Critics of the plan say such steps are just the reason they want Rockford to eschew a return to home rule status, something voters took away from the city in 1983.

But towns in Illinois have implemented measures to allow citizens input on such decisions. Downers Grove passed a law requiring city hall to declare in advance any policies that would not be available in a non-home rule city. A public notice is followed by a comment period before adopting such legislation.

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ROCKFORD — Proponents say they won’t let partisan divides and decades-old talking points define the home rule battle.

Last week, the City Council voted to put the question to the people of Rockford on whether to return home rule status to the state’s third-largest city. Now, Republicans, Democrats and independents will work together to make their case to see the self-governing policy reinstated.

“What happens in one of our municipalities, and certainly in Rockford, a�ects the rest of the county,” says first-term Republican Winnebago County Board Chairman Frank Haney. “It’s reciprocal.”

And first-term Democratic Mayor Tom McNamara says home rule will help the city be a better partner in its work with the county.

“We need to be financially sustainable to be a good partner, to provide the necessary services our residents need, to continue fulfilling our commitments to public safety,” he said in an interview last week.

“We don’t have the tools we need to do the job, and we’ve become over-reliant on people who pay property taxes.”

Critics have hit out at the proposal, set to go to the ballot in March 2018, as a way to raise property taxes without a check on the mayor’s o�ce or the council.

Republican State Sen. Dave Syverson two weeks ago posted to Facebook a chart detailing property tax rises in various Illinois cities.

The chart, “Does Home Rule Really Provide Property Tax Relief?” shows Rockford among eight home rule cities, each that have seen increases in property tax revenues over the last decade. Among them are Peoria, which saw a 50.2-percent increase; and Waukegan’s hike of 105.6 percent.

However, Rockford is unique on the chart as the only city to see a decrease in population over that time, and its average property values are up to 60 percent less than some of the cities Syverson listed.

Ultimately, the chart, say home rule supporters, made a case for trusting city council with the powers home rule would grant. Rockford has seen a 9.2 percent increase in property tax funds collected, indicating a council and mayor’s o�ce which worked against raising property taxes. In its most recent budget, the city proposed a decrease in the property tax levy of $406,512, the fifth consecutive year Rockford has either maintained or

Communications key

This chart, posted on Facebook by State Sen. Dave Syverson, should show that City Hall is capable of handling the responsibilities of home rule, say proponents of the plan.

reduced its amount of funds collected from property taxes.

“This should be celebrated for fiscal responsibility — it should not be used as a talking point opposing home rule,” says McNamara. “The senator shouldn’t be bashing us. He should be asking us, ‘How are you so fiscally responsible so I can bring this to the state?’ because Springfield clearly is not.”

The trouble with Springfield

The state came out of a two-year budget impasse in the summer. As part of the deal, Springfield is now keeping a 2 percent administrative fee on sales tax collected in communities and counties across Illinois. That move, say home rule proponents, is another example of how trusting Springfield to resolve local issues is a failed plan. “(The county) took a $2.3 million hit on our budget once Springfield got their budget together,” said Haney. “From that, $540,000 is going to this administrative fee.

They took 2 percent of our 1 percent (public safety sales tax) in this administrative fee out of our public safety budget at a time we have real public safety issues to solve here.”

The city also anticipates around a $2.4 million hit on its revenues due to the fee collection, including nearly $610,000 on locally imposed sales taxes split between its general fund and the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

“The $300,000 they’re taking from the

CIP, that’s the budget for road work in an entire ward,” McNamara says. “That’s a real loss for our community that we have to assume will continue and we have to find a way to overcome.”

The Illinois Municipal League, an independent lobbying body representing cities and towns across the state, is pushing Springfield to have the administrative fee.

In the meantime, some towns have taken steps to o�set the loss of funds.

Meanwhile, the GOP tax bill moving through Congress is expected to depress home values across Illinois, further limiting how much cities and counties can rely on property taxes to fund services. The plan will eliminate the ability of taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes from their federal tax bill, which analysists will deeply impact Illinois. So far, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has been onside with his party’s e�orts in Washington.

Downstate Danville recently imposed a new user fee on garbage and sewage services, with the funds dedicated to paying escalating pension costs for public safety employees. Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer said the fee was brought in to avoid further raising property taxes and to spread the cost around to organizations and groups which are tax exempt but still rely on public safety systems.

“We created the public safety pension fee so that everyone shares the burden, and also so that people had a better understanding of what it costs,” Eisenhauer told

McNamara says communications will be critical for his o�ce and the city council, not just in returning home rule to Rockford but in implementing changes via the measure should it pass.

“We have to try to do better every day in telling citizens what we’re doing and how this could impact their community,” he said. “We need to hold town halls and answer these questions so that people understand how their government works, and how it’s trying to work.”

The mayor adds he is looking forward to the chance to discuss with the proposal’s critics the role of home rule in overcoming Rockford’s financial challenges.

Haney says it’s important to look at home rule as just one part of the overall mechanism of local government, and one that requires the same accountability from o�cials and voters as any other.

“Home rule is and will always be a tool in the toolbox (for local governments). Could it be misused? I guess it could be. Could it be e�ectively used? There’s plenty of evidence of that from communities, too.”

T he cha i r man pointed out t hat McNamara and Rudy Valdez, a 2017 independent candidate for mayor who sits on the board of a committee supporting a return to home rule, accounted for 84 percent of the vote in last April’s mayoral election. But he says supporters cannot rely on the same kind of backing for home rule without educating voters.

“Part of this next few months is going to be going from making some that is conceptual be a more real, specific, ‘here are some ways it could be used.’”

And he added there’s no intention of bringing home rule to Winnebago County in the future, a move which would require a change in the county’s form of government.

Currently, Cook County is the only county in the state with home rule status.

Home rule returns to the City of Rockford ballot, March 20, 2018. R. Find more from our interviews with Haney and McNamara later this week, on RockRiverTimes.com.

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Kids overcome, protect friends from bullies

By Jim Hagerty Contributor

ROCKFORD — When Devol YokleyGriffin first put on his football uniform for the first time, he hadn’t thought about succeeding on the field.

The 11-year-old had never played the game before 2017, and only joined a local youth program because his father dragged him on out of bed one morning. Before he could wipe the sleep out of his eyes, Devol was staring through a mask and goose-stepping through early morning calisthenics.

Soon, he was doing far more than that.

Devol quickly emerged as a proficient tackler other teams feared. His solid build and eagerness to learn has earned him the distinction as a top player, a title he proudly and confidently accepts. But, there’s a remnant of someone else behind the dauntless eyes and football swagger.

Within the budding ball player is a little boy who learned what racism and bullying are in a way that’s all too common.

“Because of my skin color, some kids called me chocolate chip boy,” Devol said.

There were other names Devol can barely repeat without fighting back tears.

Until he heard them, the word biracial meant nothing. Why his mother doesn’t share his complexion was never a question he thought of asking. There was no need to, certainly not at the ages of 5 and 6. But, jeers and laughter in response to a school-yard comparison to chocolate and human excrement changed all that.

Devol was suddenly inculcated with a side of humanity parents fight so hard to keep their children from.

“I made me sad, because I didn’t know why they didn’t like me,” Devol said.

The slurs directed at Devol eventually stopped. But ones flung at classmates he still hears often. And unlike when he was being teased, his classmates know they have a trusted ally.

“A lot of my bullies have moved away,” he said. “So, I don’t really see them, but when people at my school try to do bad things and bully my friends, I tell them to stop. I tell them that they will get in trouble and

Malaysia Collins. Provided that bullying hurts.”

Part of being a stalwart in his school isn’t about using football stature. Of cours, it does come in handy though, Devol admits.

But it’s not fear he intends to portray.

He’s figured out something about bullies he considers when he steps in to help his friends.

“They are sad, too,” Devol said. “They think [bullying] makes them feel better,

but it really doesn’t.”

Devol’s football success has also connected him with Malaysia Collins, a precocious 9-year-old whose father is one of his coaches. As it turned out, Collins had also been bullied.

“It was happening 24-7,” Malaysia said of the teasing she endured because of her weight. “But now I tell them I don’t care, or I just leave it alone and walk away.”

Like Devol though, Malaysia hasn’t escaped the indelible scars. She has found an escape from the internalizing she was keenly starting to master. Then came a wife of one the youth coaches, Tina Jacobs, who went from 540 pounds to a healthy inspiration for ladies around the world.

As the men took to the field, Jacobs used a nearby track to work with some of the local women she trains.

Before long, a curious Malaysia joined them. Not long after that, she was a permanent part of the group.

Today, Malaysia is excelling in dance and acting and is one of the faces of the #RockYourBodyRockford movement, a collection of stories of women who are overcoming weight and other issues.

“I love it because I get to see Tina all the time,” Malaysia said.

Since meeting Jacobs, Malaysia has auditioned for the Disney Channel and is receiving callbacks. Ironically, talent scouts were drawn to the elementary personality, body type and gap between her front teeth—things for which she was teased.

The teasing hasn’t stopped for Malaysia, but she says she now better equipped to recognize a blatant bully. She says there is still plenty of “rowdy boys” in her school who insist on, well, being boys. They are easy to deal with she said. But when hurtful behavior rears itself, Malaysia is among her classmates who are taking a stand. It’s a process, however. But, like Devol, she has come to know about from where the desire tease others often comes.

“I am learning that it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks about [me] because when bullies get older, they will realize what they did.” R.

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Tax scam

Package would lower top rate for the wealthy

By Stephen Ohlemacher & Marcy Gordon Associated Press

WA SHINGT ON — C ong re ssion a l Republicans on Tuesday rushed toward a deal on a massive tax package that would reduce the top tax rate for wealthy Americans to 37 percent and slash the corporate rate to a level slightly higher than what businesses and conservatives wanted.

In a flurry of last-minute changes that could profoundly affect the pocketbooks of millions of Americans, House and Senate negotiators agreed to expand a deduction for state and local taxes to allow individuals to deduct income taxes as well as property taxes. The deduction is valuable to residents in high-tax states like New York, New Jersey and California.

Negotiators also agreed to set the corporate income tax rate at 21 percent, said two congressional aides who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss private negotiations. Both the House bill and the Senate bill would have lowered the corporate rate from 35 percent to 20 percent.

Business and conservative groups lobbied hard for the 20 percent corporate rate. Negotiators agreed to bump it up to 21 percent to help offset revenue losses from other tax breaks, the aides said.

As the final parameters of the bill took shape, negotiators agreed to cut the top tax rate for individuals from 39.6 percent to 37 percent in a windfall for the richest Americans. The reduction is certain to provide ammunition for Democrats who complain that the tax package is a massive giveaway to corporations and the rich.

Under current law, the top tax rate applies to income above $470,000 for married couples, though lawmakers are completely reworking the tax brackets.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who has previously expressed opposition to reducing the rate for the wealthiest earners, acknowledged Tuesday that the negotiators appear to have agreed on the move. “I don’t think lowering the top rate is a good idea,” Collins said.

She didn’t threaten to vote against the final bill, however, if it included a lower rate, saying “I’m going to wait and look at the entire conference report and see what all the provisions are.”

Among the other tax breaks, negotiators agreed to eliminate the alternative minimum tax for corporations, a big sticking point for the business community, the aides said. They also agreed to let homeowners deduct interest on the first $750,000 of a new mortgage, down from the current limit of $1 million.

The GOP goal is to deliver to President Donald Trump the first major rewrite of the U.S. tax system in more than 30 years,

pushing into every corner of the American economy and society. Lawmakers hope to finalize a bill no later than Friday, vote next week and deliver the package of steep tax cuts for corporations and more modest cuts for families to the president’s desk before Christmas.

Republican lawmakers were optimistic Tuesday that a deal was imminent. The total amount of tax breaks cannot exceed $1.5 trillion over the next decade, under budget rules adopted by both the House and Senate.

Lawmakers and aides were working to blend separate tax bills that were passed by the House and Senate.

The Senate’s No. 2 Republican, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, said an agreement in principle on a final package could come as soon as Tuesday. “I think it could and I hope it is,” he said.

Lawmakers said workers could start seeing changes in the amount of taxes withheld from their paychecks early next year. However, taxpayers won’t file their 2018 tax returns until the following year.

Both the House and Senate bills would scale back the deduction for state and local taxes, limiting it to $10,000 in property taxes. California Republicans have pushed

to amend the bill to enable individuals to deduct state and local income taxes as well as property taxes. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said there is an agreement on how to address the issue, though he wasn’t specific.

“It’s a huge issue in districts and there’s an agreement about how they are going to approach it and I just want to see that issue taken care of,” said Sessions, chairman of the House Rules Committee. “Once again, we’re in negotiation, and sometimes when you negotiate you have to decide what you’re willing to fight for and we need to fight for that.”

The House bill would limit the mortgage interest deduction to the first $500,000 of a new mortgage, while the Senate bill would keep the current limit of $1 million. Two congressional aides said negotiators have agreed to split the difference.

The provision would not affect current mortgages.

The housing industry lobbied hard against changes to the deduction, arguing it would hurt home values.

For corporations, the House-passed bill would eliminate the alternative minimum tax, but the Senate bill would retain it. The tax was meant to ensure that corporations

pay at least some tax.

Republican lawmakers from both the House and Senate said retaining the tax would limit the ability of corporations to take advantage of popular tax credits, including one for research and development.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has come out in favor of repealing the corporate AMT, giving the proposal momentum.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said he talked with GOP leaders about setting the corporate tax rate at 21 percent. Meadows, who chairs the conservative Freedom Caucus, said he prefers a 20 percent corporate rate. When asked whether the higher rate is a deal-breaker, Meadows said it depends on what else is in the bill.

Trump will try on Wednesday to sell the American people on a GOP tax overhaul that is unpopular with many. His pitch: The plan will lift all economic boats, bringing a brighter future for taxpayers and their families, according to spokeswoman Lindsay Walters.

Both the House and Senate bills would cut taxes by about $1.5 trillion over the next decade while adding billions to the deficit.

Drain that swamp

Watchdog to probe EPA chief’s purchase of soundproof booth

By Michael Biesecker Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A government watchdog will examine whether the head of the Environmental Protection Agency misused taxpayer money by purchasing a soundproof booth for making private phone calls from his office.

The EPA’s Office of the Inspector General confirmed the latest investigation Tuesday, following a request by congressional Democrats. It will be at least the third probe launched into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s actions since President Donald Trump appointed him earlier this year.

Pruitt spent nearly $25,000 on the custom-made privacy booth. He told a congressional oversight committee last week the purchase was justified because

he needs a secure phone line to communicate with the White House. None of Pruitt’s predecessors used a similar setup.

Pruitt said the booth serves as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, known as a SCIF, which typically are secure rooms used to house computers and equipment for communicating over classified government networks. Former EPA officials have said that explanation doesn’t make much sense.

There was already a SCIF at EPA headquarters in Washington where officials with the appropriate levels of security clearance can go to access classified information.

Although EPA employees rarely deal with government secrets, the agency does occasionally receive, handle and store classified material because of its

homeland security, emergency response and continuity missions.

“The use of a secure phone line is strongly preferred for Cabinet-level officials, especially when discussing sensitive matters,” EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox said Tuesday. “We do not comment on OIG matters until they are resolved.”

The inspector general is also looking into whether Pruitt has violated federal rules by making frequent trips that include weekend layovers at his home in Oklahoma and by urging members of the National Mining Association to tell Trump to withdraw from the Paris climate deal. Critics said Pruitt’s remarks at the pro-coal group’s April meeting violated anti-lobbying laws covering Cabinet officials.

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Of course no one is in charge

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o single person has been, is now or ever will be in charge of the state of Illinois, and it’s a darn good thing.

Gov. Bruce Rauner stirred up another rhetorical hornet’s nest last week when, in an emotional exchange with reporters, he spoke with frustration about his inability to implement some programs he believes would boost the state’s economy, lower property taxes and create term limits for state legislators.

“Illinois would be on a great future ... if I was in charge. I am not in charge. I’m trying to get to be in charge,” he said.

Then Rauner, as is his custom, identified House Speaker Michael Madigan, who has blocked almost the entire Rauner agenda, as the source of Illinois’ problems.

“We’ve been in a state controlled by one person, one person, for 35 years. And until that changes, we don’t have a good future,” Rauner said of the 75-year-old Chicago Democrat.

Given that Illinois is on the verge of an election year, and Rauner has an opponent in the March primary and a slew of Democrats who’d like to win his job in the November general election, reaction was as swift as it was demeaning.

“If (Rauner) is not in charge, we’d

better find out who is,” said Steve Brown, who answers the questions posed to Madigan.

State Rep. Jeanne Ives, the Republican House member from Wheaton who is challenging the governor in the GOP primary, asserted that if she’s elected governor, she’ll be in charge of the state.

“Rauner says he’s not in charge in Springfield. I am ready to lead the charge in Springfield,” Ives tweeted.

The political folderol generated

by Rauner’s comment is no surprise.

Election rhetoric is aimed at hitting emotional hot spots, and most, if not all, politicians know how to play that game, Rauner included.

It’s one reason why he aims most of his attacks at the deeply unpopular but tremendously powerful Madigan. It’s the same reason that Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner J.B. Pritzer spends a lot of time talking about how much he dislikes Republican President Donald Trump.

The names of both Madigan and Trump touch nerves in the voting population, and Rauner and Pritzker think they can profit politically by making their targets the face of the opposition.

OK, fine. That’s how the game is played.

But that does not have to reflect the

public discussion generated by less partisan commenters.

So let’s be clear about Rauner’s statement that he’s not in charge of Illinois and that Madigan is.

The governor is half right. Rauner is not in charge of the state, but neither is Madigan.

Both certainly would like to be. Under the separation of powers, neither ever will be.

Federal and state government in this country is based on a system of checks and balances designed to protect the people from the abuse of power — executive, legislative and judicial branches who have their own individual duties.

As the state’s chief executive, Rauner is in charge of the executive branch.

As House Speaker, Madigan is one of many legislators who control the House and Senate, although he has acquired, through a variety of astute maneuvers, outsized influence that makes him the go-to guy in the General Assembly.

As for the judiciary, it’s managed by the seven members of the Illinois Supreme Court, and power is devolved from the high court to the appellate and trial courts.

No one is in charge because the Founding Fathers realized that no

single individual — like, say, the king of England — can be trusted to exercise such vast power in a way that does not threaten the liberty of the people.

Perhaps Rauner wasn’t thinking exactly in those terms when he referred to his inability to compel Madigan and the Democratic legislators to do that which they do not wish to do. But his point is no less valid.

Government in Illinois relies on cooperation between the executive and the legislative branches, something that’s been urged on Rauner and Madigan since the voters elected a divided government in November 2014.

The two men obviously could not agree on a state budget, among other things, and a two-year standoff ensued, each betting the other would eventually cave.

Rauner lost that battle when enough legislative Republicans surrendered to Madigan on the budget issue and the speaker was able to override Rauner’s veto of a state income-tax increase and the Democrats’ version of the budget.

That series of events made amply clear how power is apportioned under the democratic process — by design, no one person is in charge, should be in charge or ever could be in charge of Illinois.

–(Champaign) News-Gazette

Sentence first approach undermines justice

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llinois has put a new twist on the Alice-in-Wonderland concept of “sentence first — verdict afterward.” A legal backlog has grown so lengthy that some defendants are getting hearings on their appeals only after they have already completed their sentences.

The backlog has built up in the Office of the State Appellate Defender, which handles appeals for defendants who can’t afford their own appellate lawyers. Over the years, the roughly 175 lawyers in the office have uncovered many egregious examples of innocent people who were wrongfully convicted.

Twenty years ago, the appellate defender’s office ran afoul of a federal court because the backlog of cases had grown to the point that opening briefs weren’t being filed until an average of 18 months after the verdict was rendered at the trial level. The federal court said

such a lengthy delay was “presumptively unconstitutional.” After the federal rebuke, the appellate defender’s office got rid of the backlog.

But now, because vacancies weren’t filled in recent years due to Illinois’ budget constraints, the average delay for the 5,700 cases currently in the office has shot back up to 21 months.

That’s “disheartening,” said MacArthur Justice Center Executive Director Locke Bowman, who led the fight to erase the backlog 20 years ago. “I had hoped that the examination of these issues and the work we did 20 years ago would have been more permanent.”

Because of the delays, innocent people may be sitting in prison unnecessarily.

Other innocent people might have done their time before getting a ruling on their appeals. When you add in the time required for the state’s briefs, reply briefs

and oral arguments, it can take close to three years or more for a ruling from an appellate court if the opening brief isn’t filed for 21 months. Most defendants have finished serving their sentences by then.

Last week, the Injustice Watch website cited two cases in which defendants had completed sentences of seven and 10 years, taking into account day-for-day credit, before the appellate court ruled in their favor.

When there are procedural errors at the trial level, the remedy usually is a new trial. But there is little point in having a new trial when the defendant already has served a sentence. Moreover, the longer it takes to schedule a retrial, the harder it is for both prosecutors and defense lawyers to put on their cases. Witnesses may be hard to find or may have started to forget what happened. Knowing that, appellate judges may be more reluctant to order

new trials.

Long delays give the wheels of justice a flat tire.

After the Legislature finally passed a budget last year, appellate defender vacancies were gradually filled, and money again was made available to hire some outside lawyers to help out. That will keep the backlog from growing, but whittling it down will be an overlong process.

To get caught up more quickly, the Legislature should make additional money available to shorten the backlog, either by hiring extra appellate lawyers or increasing the funding for outside help. When a new director takes over the office next year, trimming the backlog should be a priority.

–Chicago Sun-Times

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A welcome disturbance in the Force

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welcome disturbance in the Force, Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi is, by wide measure, the trippiest, scrappiest and most rule-breaking Star Wars adventure yet.

Not the exercise in nostalgia that was J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens, Johnson’s Episode VIII takes George Lucas’ space opera in new, often thrilling, and sometimes erratic directions while finding the truest expression yet of the saga’s underlying ethos of camaraderie in resistance to oppression. Though there are countless familiar broad strokes — rebel escapes, Jedi soul-searching, daddy issues — The Last Jedi has discovered some new moves yet, in the galaxy far, far away.

As the second installment in this third Star Wars trilogy, The Last Jedi is like the inverted corollary of The Empire Strike Back (long the super fan’s favorite). While it is, like its part-two predecessor, often murky and weird, Johnson’s frequently comic film distinguishes itself by upending the traditional power dynamics of heroes and bit players in the Star Wars galaxy.

Here, the odds-defying daredevil flyboy (Oscar Isaac as Resistance pilot Poe Dameron) is an impetuous chauvinist, at odds with a female commander (a purple-haired Laura Dern). Get your head out of your cockpit, admonishes Leia (the late Carrie Fisher, to whom the film is dedicated). The master-apprentice rela-

tionship — previously Yoda instructing young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on a swampy remote planet — is now tilted more toward Rey, the young Jedi (Daisy Ridley), sent to stir a monkish Skywalker from a windswept, Porg-infested isle.

And instead of a Tauntaun’s guts being spilled, there are even moments of animal rights reflections creeping into the galaxy. About to bite into his rotisserie dinner, Chewbacca, with a sad groan, is struck by pangs of doubt.

Abrams’s finest touch in his zippy and nimble reboot was in his diverse casting — in particular Ridley and John Boyega, as Finn, the Stormtrooper turned good guy. But Johnson, who also wrote the film, has gone further to shake up the familiar roles and rhythms of Star Wars. Scattershot and loose-limbed, The Last Jedi doesn’t worship at its own altar, often undercutting its own grandiosity.

Those breaks of form — formerly mostly reserved for a smirking Harrison Ford — will throw some diehards.

Especially in the surreal isolated scenes of Rey and Luke — where Luke, with a thick gray mane and a hermit’s foul-manner is seen drinking a creature’s breast milk and pole-vaulting from rock to rock — The Last Jedi teeters on the edge of camp.

It’s not surprising that Johnson, the director of the twisty time-traveling noir Looper, has made a movie full of clever inversions. What’s jarring is that he’s made a Star Wars film that tries to not take itself too seriously, while simultane-

ously making it more emotional.

Yet before its considerable payoff, The Last Jedi feels lost and grasping for its purpose. Unlike the earlier films, the less tactile The Last Jedi isn’t much for world building, and its sense of place isn’t as firm. As an intergalactic travelogue, it’s a disappointment.

There are exceptions, though, especially the chambers of the Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis, adding to his gallery of grotesques). Soaked in an otherworldly crimson red, Snoke’s lair looks like something out of Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut.

Johnson also lacks what Lucas and Abrams alike recognized as the franchise’s most potent weapon: Ford. As the prairie boy turned knight, Hamill has never been the saga’s heart-andsoul. While Luke gets his big moment, The Last Jedi doesn’t do him any favors, plopping him on a pitiless jagged rock away from the action and a backstory filled with regret.

As Fisher’s final Star Wars film, it’s a shame she isn’t more front-and-center.

(The next film was to be hers, the way Ford and now Hamill have had theirs.)

But she makes her scenes count.

Though Isaac has been fashioned as the heir-apparent to the bemused Ford, Boyega is the actor I’ve left both episode VII and VIII wanting more of.

The downside in a story that spins its characters around the galaxy is that the new generation of Star Wars protagonists hasn’t had time for the small gestures

that would shape their characters — close-ups that their forerunners were afforded. Even after two films, Rey is more of an unstoppable sprite than a fleshed-out person.

But The Last Jedi, as if with a wind against its back, gathers momentum. By breaking down some of the old mythology, Johnson has staked out new territory.

For the first time in a long time, a Star Wars film feels forward-moving.

Much of that sense of progress comes in the character of Rose Tico (a superlative Kelly Marie Tran), a maintenance worker who’s thrust into a pivotal role in the rebellion. It’s she who voices the film’s abiding message, one that — as the first Star Wars film of the Trump era — has affecting resonance. The Resistance will win, she says, not fighting what we hate but saving what we love.

In a pop culture juggernaut as imposing as Star Wars, these moments carry more meaning than they would elsewhere. After long skating around anything political, The Last Jedi — whether it’s meant to be or not — has the tenor of a rallying cry. Johnson has fully internalized a single line of dialogue from The Return of the Jedi — “You rebel scum,” said with disdain by a Nazi-like lieutenant — and turned it into a badge of pride.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a Walt Disney Co. release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of sci-fi action and violence. Running time: 152 minutes.

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Film

The late Carrie Fisher returns as General Leia Organa in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, in theaters Dec. 15. Photo, LucasFilm

Why does Star Wars sustain?

By Subimal Chatterjee

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The Conversation

n the 40 years since the original Star Wars film premiered, the franchise has been a pop culture powerhouse.

The Last Jedi – the latest edition in the series – looks to continue the trend, with huge box office returns expected.

It also looks poised to join The Force Awakens (93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and Rogue One (85 percent) as Star Wars films that are both commercially and critically successful.

Not all Star Wars films have hit that sweet spot. It’s sometimes easy to forget the prequel trilogy – The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005) – wasn’t met with the same enthusiastic response from critics and fans, and hasn’t been looked upon kindly since.

What made the prequel trilogy such a (relative) dud? Why are the more recent films being so much better received?

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Research I helped conduct on what makes for a good extension (sequel or prequel) may provide some insight.

My colleagues and I tracked audience reactions to sequels and prequels over the course of nearly a hundred franchises, from Psycho to X-Men. Our results show that the successful franchises make smaller, gradual updates – rather than sweeping changes – in each successive film. And it fits well with what we know about audience behavior: They seek a balance between the familiar and the new; while they aren’t looking for a carbon copy of the originals, they’re hoping to relive some of the most vivid, nostalgic moments from the first films.

With these findings in mind, let’s reexamine prequel series of Star Wars.

When The Phantom Menace, the first of the prequels, was released in 1999, it had been 16 years since audiences had seen a new Star Wars film. (The original trilogy had just finished up a successful theatrical re-release.)

But fans hoping to relive the magic of the originals were in for a surprise.

The beloved trio of Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) gave way to new faces: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman. Instead of relying

on real sets, miniatures and models to pull off the breathtaking special effects in the originals, director George Lucas opted mostly for computer-generated and digital effects. There were also changes to the rules of the Star Wars world. The Force was no longer being described as an all-encompassing life force that bound everyone together; it was now being explained as the result of special biological cells called midichlorians. (And I won’t even go into the widely loathed Jar Jar Binks.)

Out with the new, in with the old

In contrast the newest film, The Last Jedi, includes many of the original cast members. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher return to portray Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, respectively. And it features the popular hero’s journey plot device of the original films, in which an ordinary person’s life is unexpectedly upended, and he is thrust into the role of the hero.

We see this phenomenon in other film series and even product lines. Though the lead actor will occasionally change, the James Bond series never strays from

its action-film formula. Apple has a similar approach when releasing new iPhones; before taking the leap to a radically new version, it will release an incremental S version of the previous model as a bridge.

That isn’t to say the new Star Wars films aren’t making any changes: There are more female protagonists, in addition to a host of new characters. But this isn’t exactly shattering fans’ expectations.

Our research also found that the deeper into a franchise you get, the more major changes audiences are willing to accept.

The next Star Wars trilogy will expand the boundaries of the Star Wars world, exploring planets and featuring characters not yet seen on film.

With this move, the studio is willing to bet that audiences are finally ready to accept some major changes in the franchise – something they weren’t quite ready for yet when the prequels were released.

However, in order to ensure the Force remains strong over the franchise’s lifetime, these future films would be wise to continue including at least a handful of nods to the original trilogy.

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It’s a Wonderful Life - A Radio Play WHEN Friday, December 15 (7:30 p.m.); Saturday, December 16 (4 & 7:30 p.m.) & Sunday, December 17 (2 p.m.)

Elf Jr. The Musical

WHEN Saturday, December 16 (7 p.m.)

WHEN Saturday, December 16 (2 - 3:30 p.m. & 7 - 8:30 p.m.)

Join us as Lone Canary returns to the brewery playing all your favorite Christmas tunes. The Lone Canary is a Folk/Americana duo comprised of Rockford, IL musicians Jesse Fox and Heather Camacho. They have an acoustic, rootsy sound echoing the styles of legendary folk artists.

WHERE Rockford University (Clark Arts Center) George Bailey needs a miracle and Clarence needs his wings. A beloved holiday classic performed live by Artists’ Ensemble Theater presented as a 1946 radio broadcast.

GoRockford.com/Events

Christmas with Lone Canary WHERE Pig Minds Brewing Co.

WHERE Nordlof Center (performed by Children’s Youth Theater Project) Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. He is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. Buddy journeys to NYC to find his birth father and his true identity.

Holiday Pops Featuring Five

by Design WHEN Saturday, December 16 (7:30 p.m.) & Sunday, December 17 (3 p.m.)

WHERE Coronado Performing Arts Center The nationally acclaimed vocal group Five by Design joins the Rockford Symphony Orchestra for a unique take on classic holiday favorites and brand new originals.

Featuring songs like Sleigh Ride, Let it Snow, Silent Night and more.

Find out more about these events and more at gorockford.com. To sign up for GoRockford’s What’s Happening weekly eblast, email info@gorockford.com with subject line “What’s Happening.”

SATURDAY DEC 16, 2017

15% OFF

Throughout the Store Exclusive of Coffee, Tea, and Food

11am–6pm at Just Goods

Join us for our Annual Holiday Party

Sunday, December 17 Open 11am–6pm

Food, Giveaways, and Entertainment by Emerald Wind

Saturday, December 24 Open 11am–4:30pm

Santa Will Be Here All Day 201 7th Street

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RACVB VIEW

Brand new Rockford store makes its debut on the Go Rockford website

Rockford Store merchandise inside the Rockford Area CVB office The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (RACVB) recently launched a brand new “Rockford Store” page on the gorockford.com website. In addition to o�ering a variety of products for purchase at the RACVB o�ce (102 N. Main St.), these products are now available through online selling. This recent enhancement to the website is in response to the increased number of requests for Rockford-themed merchandise and gift items.

There are three main categories of items being sold on the site: “Clothing,” “Souvenirs” and “Food & Beverage.”

There is also a “Seasonal” category where items will be o�ered for a limited time only. These products are branded in-house by the RACVB Marketing department with various products established by partnering with local businesses and retailers throughout the Rockford region.

“We have o�ered Rockford-themed items like sock monkeys, postcards, shirts and other gift items for some time now, but recently made the

decision to expand our product assortment, which created a greater need to o�er these products to the public in a more convenient way. We realized this trend when we started posting our products to the Go Rockford Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account pages,” said Andrea Cook, RACVB marketing & communications manager. “Several people responded by asking how they could purchase the items we were sharing. Having an online store creates a convenient shopping experience for our Rockford residents and visitors and, in turn, more exposure for the souvenirs and gifts we have to o�er.”

Consumers can purchase items directly from the website, by phone or by visiting the RACVB. Currently, we are o�ering shipping within the United States only.

Items are available for purchase at the RACVB o�ce Monday through Friday during regular business hours between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

To purchase items online visit www.gorockford.com/store.

Rockford Store items including Rockford t-shirt, Rockford Rising coffee, water bottle and mug

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TUBE TALK

Get your money’s worth

BY PAULA HENDRICKSON

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CONTRIBUTOR

’d estimate that at least half the people I know have an Amazon Prime membership, either because they have a Kindle and love to read, or because they buy enough items on Amazon each year that the $99 annual fee is less than they’d spend on shipping over the course of the year.

Among the many perks that come with an Amazon Prime membership is access to Prime Video. Yes, you can stream tons of movies and exiting TV series for free (or buy or rent newer films for a fee), but one of the best things in Amazon Originals.

From dramas like Man in The High Castle to comedies like Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon originals are premium quality productions. One of Amazon’s newest entries, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel just nabbed two Golden Globe nominations. The series was nominated as best musical/comedy series, and star Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards) was nominated for best actress in a comedy series for her role as Midge Maisel.

Both nominations are well deserved.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel comes from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, better known as the brains behind Gilmore Girls. So you know there’s some fast talking. This time a lot of it happens in the form of stream-of-consciousness stand-up comedy.

When I decided to check the show out I knew it was set in New York in the 1950s and I knew it involved stand-up comedy.

What I wasn’t ready for? Lenny Bruce

(with Recitfy’s Luke Kirby playing the comedy icon, no less), and a Mad Menlike attention to period details. I also wasn’t prepared to stay up half the night watching episode after episode until the wee hours of the morning. Luckily I still have a few left to enjoy.

The sets are amazing but with a cast this good they could have shot the show in a black box theater and it would still be engaging. Tony Shalhoub (Monk) and Marin Hinkle (Speechless, Madam Secretary) play Midge’s parents, Michael Zegen (Rescue Me, Boardwalk Empire) plays her husband Joel, Bailey De Young (from the Palladino’s former series, Bunheads) plays Midge’s best friend, Imogene, and Alex Borstein (MadTV, Family Guy) plays Midge’s would-be manager, Susie.

You’ll see familiar faces in smaller roles as well. As an ensemble, they work very well together.

But Midge is the heart of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Over the course of several episodes, she gradually transforms herself from a perfect 1950s New York housewife and mother into an independent, insightful, sharp-tongued comic who’s challenging the status quo in a male-dominated world. Midge initially hides her new vocation from her friends and family, but flashbacks show that she’s always had a slightly subversive (for the times) streak.

If you’re an Amazon Prime Member, and don’t mind a bit of course language and a tiny bit of nudity (which prove integral to the plot), I highly recommend you give The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel a chance. R.

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Rachel Brosnahan stars in Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Photo, Amazon

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A&E Happenings Arts & Theater

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

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

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

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

Beloit Fine Arts Incubator – 520 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis. Gallery hours: Mon.,10 a.m.-2 p.m. ; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat.,10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 608-322-4250.

For more information visit BeloitFineArtsIncubator. com or call 608-313-9083.

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

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

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

The Castle - The Castle Performing Arts Center at 501 Prospect St. is Beloit’s newest home for the arts.

Visit thecastlebeloit.com or call 608-346-3114.

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

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

Ingrid Dohm Studio Gallery – 839 N. Perryville Road.

Appointments/Info: 815-519-6492.

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

Info: 815-235-9755.

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

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

Horseflower’s Creative Hotspot - 1404 N. Main St. Open Friday and Saturdays. www.horseflowersrockford.com. For more information contact Lenny 815-501-2440 or email kandinskys.c.g.2015@gmail.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rockford Art 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.

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

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 Timber Lake Playhouse – 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll. Info: 815-244-2035. timberlakeplayhouse. org. (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 Express - Based on “The Polar Express,” a children’s Christmas story written by the award-winning author Chris Van Allsburg. The story is narrated on stage and is accompanied by an original music score and dance. We invite your school, class or community group to attend this special holiday event. Performances at Maddox Theater, Rockford University: Wednesday, December 13, 9:30 am and 11:00 am (11:00 in Spanish), Thursday, December 14, 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Cost: $5 per child, adults and chaperones. Evening performance Thursday, December 14 at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 in advance at JustGoods, 201 7th St., $15 at the door.

It’s a Wonderful Life - It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio play, will have just four performances December 15-17 in the Cheek Theatre in the Clark Arts Center at Rockford University. Performances are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 7:30, and Sunday at 2. All adult tickets are $19, Students are $10.

Tickets may be purchased online at 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 Thursday Trinadora’s Holiday Frolic - 7-8:45 p.m. at Katie’s Cup, 502 7th St. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information visit www.trinadora.com. Free admission. Donations appreciated. Delicious food and non-alcoholic beverages available.

Friday Larry Higgs - Performing from 5:30-8 p.m. at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. Free admission.

Saturday Larry Higgs - Performing from 5:30-8 p.m. at Stockholm Inn, 2420 Charles St. Free admission.

Sunday Sunday Night Dance Party W/DJ - Takes place at the VFW @ Alpine & Windsor Rd. 7-10 pm.

Admission is $7.

Friday, December 22 Standout Midwestern Musicians: Mark Dvorak, Lee Murdock, Emily Hurd, & MORE - Listening Room Annual Fundraiser at JustGoods, 201 7th St. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert from 7-9:30 p.m.

Free admission, donations to Rockford Promise encouraged.

Friday, December 29 Benjamin Cartel - Performing at Mary’s Place, 602 N. Madison St., at 9 p.m.

Saturday, January 20 Concerto Competition - Rockford Symphony Orchestra in partnership with Rock Valley College announce registration is open for the annual Concerto Competition for young musicians up to 21 years of age from a 50 mile radius of Rockford. The 2018 Concerto Competition will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Rock Valley College. Applicants must register for the competition by December 20, 2017. Registration is available online at rockfordsymphony.com/ concerto-competition. Cash prizes are awarded for the top three competitors and the first prize winner is offered an opportunity to perform with the Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra at its

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

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

spring performance. Competition Guidelines: Entries will be accepted in: Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion. The competition piece should not exceed 10 minutes and must be appropriate to perform with a youth orchestra, such as a movement from a concerto, or an aria for voice. The competition piece need not be memorized. The applicant is responsible for obtaining their own accompanist. The applicant must bring three copies of their music for the judges. An entry fee of $35 must accompany the application.

Community

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

Camp Grant Museum - 1004 Samuelson Rd. 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tues.-Fri., Sat. to 1 p.m. Closed Mon. & Sun. Adult $10, Children 8 up $5, Free for 7 or below. Special group hours available. Free admission with meal at Command Post Restaurant. Call 815-395-0679 or 815-395-0678 for more information.

Cherry Valley Public Library District - 755 E. State St., Cherry Valley. Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.

(Sept.-May) 815-332-5161. Cherryvalleylib.org Discovery Center Museum – 711 N. Main St. Hours: Sun.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $8 public, free for members. Children 1 and under are also free.

815-963-6769.

Ethnic Heritage Museum - 1129 South Main St. and Graham-Ginestra House, 1115 South Main St. Open Sundays 2-4 p.m. Call 815 962-7402 to schedule other tours. Welcome Center Location: Ethnic Heritage Museum. Admission $8 individual, $5 student, $15 family, members free. Visitors tour both or one ‘Heritage Museum Park’ site for cost of admission.

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

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

815-397-9112.

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

Rentals of meeting/event room available. Gift shop.

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

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

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

Benefits the US Sportsmen’s Youth Foundation.

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

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

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

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

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

Rockford Crochet Club - Group in Rockford for those who love to crochet or would like to learn. Find us under “Rockford Crochet Club” on Facebook.

Group meets once a week at Meg’s Daily Grind on Alpine/Guilford Road from 10:30 a.m.-noon. All crocheters are welcome. We gather at the large round table in the corner of the coffee shop. Bring whatever project you are working on and join in!

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

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

Rockford Friends & Newcomers - Rockford Friends & Newcomers is a social organization that welcomes both long-time residents and newcomers who want to meet other people through social events for couples and singles. Several games and activities available. Mug Morn every first Tuesday of the month at: Mary’s Market, 2636 McFarland Road, from 10-11:30 a.m. For more information e-mail rckfriends@yahoo.com Rock City Unique Steppers - Steppin classes are held on Thursdays at The West-mor Bowling Lanes, 2407 N. Central Ave., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. All

styles of stepping, Chicago, Freestyle , Ballroom and much more. We offer mature and elegant dancing in a friendly and exciting environment.

Our members have a deep appreciation and love for this dance form. Classes are $5 per week, the first week is free. Open dancing 8:30-10 p.m.

Open dancing is FREE of charge. Come on down and get your dance on.

Recover Me support group - Every Saturday 10 a.m. Katie’s Cup Rockford. All about healing and recovery.

Al-Anon - Support group for families and friends of alcoholics. Help-line: (815) 399-0456.

Victorian Holiday Open House - A Victorian Holiday Open House, benefiting Friends of Noah animal rescue, will be held at 103 North Chatham in Janesville from 5-8 p.m. on December 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23. Admission is free with a cash donation.

The home will be filled with 15 Christmas trees, a Christmas village display, doll houses, a North Pole display complete with Santa’s workshop, and many more decorations. Founded in 2010, Friends of Noah is an all-breed animal rescue group. Visit the Friends of Noah-WI website at h ttp://www.friendsofnoah-wi.org for more information.

Saturday Dog Haus Rockford Grand Opening - Dog Haus is celebrating the grand opening of its Rockford location by giving away free Haus Dogs from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. at Dog Haus Biergarten Rockford, 7616 Walton St. Limit 1 per person at the register and only good for dine-in orders. For more information visit rockford.doghaus.com.

Sunday Rockford Reader’s Theatre presents “A Black Nativity” - Excerpts from “A Black Nativity: a Gospel Song/Play” by Langston Hughes will be performed at the Ethnic Heritage Museum, 1129 S. Main St., at 2 p.m. A Kwanzaa Celebrtion will be included in the presentation. The performance is free and appropriate for all ages.

Breakfast with Santa - Thunder Bay Grille, 7652 Potawatomi Trail, will be hosting a breakfast with Santa from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The event will include stories with Santa and traditional breakfast favorites such as: Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Cheddar Casserole, Biscuits and Gravy, Waffles, Salad Bar, Assorted Pastries, Desserts,

plus much more. Prices for Breakfast are: Adults - $13.49; Kids Ages 5-12 Years - $6.99; Kids Ages 3-4 Years - $2.99; Kids 3 Years and Under - FREE. Large parties are welcome. Thunder Bay Grille is taking reservations at 815-397-4800. Thunder Bay Grille is located on East Street, just off the I-90 and Business 20 Junction. For more information visit thunderbaygrille.com/rockford/ Frank Lloyd Wright Lauren House Holiday Tours - The Frank Lloyd Wright Laurent House will be offering holiday tours, the last tours of the season! See the house decorated for Christmas with the Laurent’s personal Christmas decorations along with other mid-century holiday décor. After your tour, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and Swedish Christmas cookies in the carport. Tours are 1 hour and 30 minutes in length and are offered at 1, 2:30, and 4 p.m. Cost is $20 each. The shuttle for each tour will originate at Spring Creek United Church of Christ, 4500 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, 61114 (just down the street from the Laurent House). Reservations are made online at www.laurenthouse.com or by calling our office at 815-877-2952.

Wednesday, Dec. 20-Saturday, Dec. 23 Little Caesars Grand Opening Week - Little Caesars at 3108 N. Rockton Ave. will be celebrating its Grand Opening Week with daily specials.

Wednesday enter for a chance to win free pizza for a year and receive free Little Caesars pizza cutters. Thursday Spin the Wheel for a chance to win Pizza, Crazy Bread, Caesar Doll, Playing Cards, Lanyard, or Sports Bottle. Friday enter for a chance to win free pizza for a year and receive a Little Caesars backpack. Saturday free Crazy Bread with the purchase of an Extramostbestest Pizza. Kids can also come in to receive a coloring sheet to enter for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch. Giveaway items are only available one per person and while supplies last. For more information visit Little Caesars. Open daily at 10:30 a.m. for lunch.

Thursday, January 3 Sinnissippi Quilters Meeting - Bill Kerr, Co-founder of the Modern Quilting Movement, will present two lectures to the Sinnissippi Quilters meeting on in the Bethesda Covenant Church at East State and Washington Street. At 1 p.m. Bill Kerr will talk about the finer points of quilt construction and materials in “Details Matter.” At 7 p.m. he will lecture on the power of color to support your quilt design. The public is invited; the guest fee is $10. Visit www.sinnissippiquilters.org for more details.

FUGITIVE ALERT REWARDS UP TO $1000 ROCKFORD AREA CRIME STOPPERS – 963-7867

TOLL FREE 1-888-769-STOP (7867) IF YOU KNOW THE LOCATION OF A FUGITIVE OR HAVE INFORMATION ON OTHER CRIMES PLEASE CALL FUGITIVES WANTED AS OF

December 11, 2017 Warrants must be verified before arrest

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

Justin Booth Agg Domestic Battery City---35 years old

Dazzimond Jones Agg Battery City----29 years old

Allanah Margosein DUI Drugs City—30 years old

IMPORTANT: Your call is confidential; we never ask your name, and our phones do not have caller I.D. If your information leads to an arrest or solves a crime, you will be paid up to $1000.00.

This bulletin is an official publication compiled by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, Rockford Police Department and Rockford Area Crime Stoppers.

Theodore Whitcomb Home Invasion City—22 years old

Darranton Smith Narcotics Violation City—30 years old

Richard Zavala Harassing Communication City---26 years old

Shane Dunn Burglary City----35 years old

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

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

Desa Floyd Domestic Battery City---45 years old

Danielle McCune Narcotics Violation City---33 years old

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

CRIME DOESN’T PAY – WE DO No Taxpayer money is ever used for a CrimeStoppers reward.

CrimeStoppers is 100% funded by donations.

You can help by sending a donation to: Rockford Area CrimeStoppers, P.O. Box 4535 Rockford, IL 61110 Bulletins may be downloaded from www.rockfordcrimestoppers.com

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Death Notices Kevin Knotts 58 Rockford 12/4/2017 Grace Stupka 80 Rockford 12/4/2017 Timothy Houston 53 Rockford 12/4/2017 Pamela Komarec 57 Roscoe 12/4/2017 Evalyn Morgan 76 Rockford 12/5/2017 Mary Jones 102 Rockford 12/5/2017 Boban Kuljanin 28 Rockford 12/5/2017 Patricia Grant 78 Machesney Park 12/5/2017 Romell Davis 38 Rockford 12/5/2017 Carol Newport 79 Rockford 12/5/2017 Edward Day 90 Rockford 12/5/2017 Delores Emery 80 Rockford 12/5/2017 Ann Osberg 95 Rockford 12/5/2017 Anthony Jamont 86 Rockford 12/5/2017 Kurt Carlson 54 Rockton 12/5/2017 Eddie Byox 84 Rockford 12/5/2017 Dorothy Jenkins 98 South Beloit 12/5/2017 Ann Diverdi 67 Rockford 12/5/2017 Harland Sockness 90 Rockton 12/6/2017 Darris Ivers 89 Rockford 12/6/2017 Dennis Cronin 83 Davis 12/6/2017 Robert Lantz 97 Loves Park 12/6/2017 Charles Zohfeld 65 Rockford 12/6/2017 June Durham 87 Rockford 12/6/2017 Jean Schmidt 86 Rockford 12/6/2017 George Hertzner 79 Rockford 12/6/2017 Vicki Lawrence 56 Rockford 12/6/2017 Richard Miller 74 Roscoe 12/7/2017 Clarence Bushohl 86 Rockford 12/7/2017 Helen Jenkins 52 Rockford 12/7/2017 Wayne Brandsma 66 Rockford 12/7/2017 David Larson 64 Rockford 12/7/2017 Vernie Brown 89 Rockford 12/7/2017 Wiladene Jones 102 Rockford 12/7/2017 Rickie Koval 58 Rockford 12/7/2017 Linda Wold 61 Rockford 12/8/2017 Herold Bomgarden 94 Rockford 12/8/2017 Delores McEntee 92 Rockford 12/8/2017 Mildred Zeller 92 Rockford 12/8/2017 James Bielefeldt 64 Rockford 12/8/2017 Katherine Carter 91 Machesney Park 12/8/2017 Julie Fancsali 76 Rockford 12/8/2017 Erick Simonson 83 Rockford 12/8/2017 Sherie Warden 49 Rockford 12/8/2017 Suzette Symes 95 Rockford 12/8/2017 Robert Nicholas 64 Rockford 12/8/2017 Mary Lou Garrison 77 Rockford 12/9/2017 Karyn Brokhausen 70 Rockford 12/9/2017 Barbara Nelson 88 Rockford 12/9/2017 Barbara Hoffman 83 Rockford 12/9/2017 Yvonne Branom 86 Rockford 12/9/2017 Mary Reh 100 Loves Park 12/9/2017 Bradley Fedie 54 Rockford 12/9/2017 Valorie Bauman 96 Rockford 12/9/2017 Finetta Moore 86 Rockford 12/9/2017 Jeromy Marth 38 Rockford 12/9/2017 Edward Didier 60 Rockford 12/10/2017 Dorothy Hickey 87 Rockford 12/10/2017 Teresa Ulery 64 Machesney Park 12/10/2017 Richard Keller 67 Rockford 12/10/2017 Dorris King 82 Rockford 12/10/2017 Mary Couch 74 Rockford 12/10/2017 Harold Suski 71 Rockford 12/10/2017 Mary Ann Clark 97 Rockford 12/11/2017 Roger Wolf 85 Rockford 12/11/2017 Death notices are provided by the Winnebago County Coroner’s office.

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THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: VIRGO, LIBRA AND SCORPIO

Week of December 3 to 9, 2017

Deaths from blinds show need for cord ban, study says AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO — Children’s injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with cords.

Nearly 17,000 young children were hurt by window blinds between 1990 and 2015, and though most injuries were minor, almost 300 died, the study shows. Most deaths occurred when children became entangled or strangled by the cords.

Injuries continued even after manufacturers adopted voluntary safety standards including warning labels. The industry now has a plan in the works to make cordless blinds the only option at retail stores and online.

The study “should be a huge wake-up call to the public, to the retailers, to the manufacturers and to parents all over the nation to really see how hazardous the cords on the blinds are,” said Linda Kaiser of St Louis. Her 1-year-old daughter died in 2002 from strangulation when she pulled a looped hidden cord from a blind and put it around her neck. Kaiser later formed the advocacy group Parents for Window Blind Safety.

While study’s data analysis doesn’t show an up or down trend in injuries and deaths, the fact that they’re still occurring shows that safety standards have been inade-

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Opioid crisis hits farm communities SCORPIO

A Morning Consult survey shows how hard the opioid epidemic is hitting farm communities across the nation, including those in Illinois.

Seventy-four percent of farmers have been directly affected by opioid abuse, the survey said. Will Rodger, director of policy communications at the American Farm Bureau Federation, which sponsored the survey along with the National Farmers Union, said the epidemic has been hitting farmers close to home.

“By a wide margin, farmers and farm families are seeing abuse either directly within their family or with people they know,” Rodger said.

Rodger said Midwestern states such as Illinois saw numbers similar to other regions throughout the United States.

According to the survey, 1 in 3 rural adults said a great deal of stigma is associated with opioid abuse. With farming communities typically being tight-knit, Rodger said these communities often feel a pressure to conform.

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It’s not always easy to reconcile family and work at this time of year.

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You will be the centre of attention for one reason or another. You may save somebody a lot of pain, even if it’s simply by lending an attentive ear.

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You will spare no expense on gifts and gatherings for your loved ones.

Your generosity will afford you an extraordinary sense of well-being.

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Keeping an active social life organized isn’t easy when work is demanding. You will need to take a step back, so don’t hesitate to accept your friends’ invitations.

VIRGO

A surprise financial windfall may come your way and you’ll spoil yourself.

You will stand out as a result and feel great about yourself.

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You will start planning upcoming events and take the opportunity to gather a few loved ones together.

You will also be inspired to create a personal masterpiece.

SCORPIO

A great artist lies dormant inside you who will awaken in spectacular fashion. You will be recognized for something you did and you will make a fresh start.

SAGITTARIUS

Your social life will be in overdrive.

You will be invited everywhere and you’ll accept with relish, even if at times you’ll feel like you’re burning the candle at both ends.

CAPRICORN

If you decide to celebrate Christmas in a big way this year, you will have lots of planning to do. Time will be a precious commodity, but in the end, success will be yours.

AQUARIUS

You’ll feel compelled to step out of your comfort zone and explore the world. You may decide to spend the holidays abroad, or perhaps you’ll be introduced to a different cultural group’s traditional cuisine.

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You will be deeply touched by the visit of a family member you see very rarely and who means a lot to you. They’ll appreciate the warm welcome you’ll have prepared.

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Government Notices n n n Committee Report Passed: 12/4/2018 ORDINANCE NO. 2017-214-O WHEREAS, The City of Rockford is the owner of and possessed of the real estate hereinafter particularly described; and WHEREAS, the said real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate or required for the use of, nor profitable to, the City of Rockford; and WHEREAS, retention of the property is not for the best interest of said City of Rockford.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, THAT: Section 1: The City Council offer for sale of City owned property which is a vacant lot at 1320 9th Street, PIN # 11-25-360-004, at a minimum bid of $500 with preference to the adjacent property owners. The city reserves the right to reject all bids. The subject property is legally described as follows: WOODRUFFS 2ND ADDN N 22 FT LOT 15 + S 22 FT LOT 016 BLOCK 016 Section 2: The Notice of said sale and the fact that said City of Rockford will receive bids for the purchase of said real estate shall be advertised in the Rock River Times, a weekly newspaper published in said City of Rockford, for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than thirty (30) days before the day provided in said Notice for the opening bids for the real estate.

Section 3: The said Notice shall set forth the fact that said bids will be received until 11:00 A.M., local Rockford time on January 22, 2018 at the office of the City of Rockford Purchasing Manager and shall be accompanied by a bank cashier’s or certified check payable to the City of Rockford for at least ten (10) percent of the amount of the bid, the balance to be paid in cash by the successful bidder within not more than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the City Council’s acceptance of his bid. The City of Rockford reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Section 4: The provisions and sections of this Ordinance shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity of any portion of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of the remainder.

Section 5: All orders, resolutions, or ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict exists and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval, and publication, as required by law.

Section 6: A full, true, and complete copy of this Ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after passage in pamphlet form by and under authority of the Corporate Authorities.

8366R TRRT 12/27 n n n Committee Report Passed: 12/4/2018 ORDINANCE NO. 2017-215-O WHEREAS, The City of Rockford is the owner of and possessed of the real estate hereinafter particularly described; and WHEREAS, the said real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate or required for the use of, nor profitable to, the City of Rockford; and WHEREAS, retention of the property is not for the best interest of said City of Rockford.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, THAT: Section 1: The City Council offer for sale of City owned property which is a vacant lot at 1246 Corbin Street, PIN # 1127-180-010, at a minimum bid

of $500 with preference to the adjacent property owners. The city reserves the right to reject all bids. The subject property is legally described as follows: LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FORTY-EIGHT (48) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF SANF0RD’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 58 OF DEEDS (PLATS) ON PAGE 152 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Section 2: The Notice of said sale and the fact that said City of Rockford will receive bids for the purchase of said real estate shall be advertised in the Rock River Times, a weekly newspaper published in said City of Rockford, for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than thirty (30) days before the day provided in said Notice for the opening bids for the real estate.

Section 3: The said Notice shall set forth the fact that said bids will be received until 11:00 A.M., local Rockford time on January 22, 2018 at the office of the City of Rockford Purchasing Manager and shall be accompanied by a bank cashier’s or certified check payable to the City of Rockford for at least ten (10) percent of the amount of the bid, the balance to be paid in cash by the successful bidder within not more than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the City Council’s acceptance of his bid. The City of Rockford reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Section 4: The provisions and sections of this Ordinance shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity of any portion of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of the remainder.

Section 5: All orders, resolutions, or ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict exists and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval, and publication, as required by law.

Section 6: A full, true, and complete copy of this Ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after passage in pamphlet form by and under authority of the Corporate Authorities.

8365R TRRT 12/27 n n n REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FALSE ALARM RFP RFP NO.: 1217-FIN-157 Proposals will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at the office of the Central Services Manager, City Hall Building, 425 East State Street, 4th floor, Rockford, Illinois 61104. At that time and place, all proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

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

Each vendor shall submit with their proposal the information specified in the bid documents for compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois on Fair Employment Practices and with the City of Rockford’s Ordinance on Equal Employment and Business Opportunity. Any proposal which

fails to include the compliance items properly completed will not be read and will not be considered.

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

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Public Notices n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of LESTER FERNSTAEDT, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2017 P 490 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of LESTER FERNSTAEDT. Letters of Office were issued on November 13, 2017, to CRAIG FERNSTAEDT, 103 Gatlin Court, Warner Robbins, GA 31088, who is the Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is J. JOSEPH MCCOY, HolmstromKennedyPC, 800 North Church Street, P.O. Box 589, Rockford, Illinois 61105-0589.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before May 29, 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 27, 2017.

CRAIG FERNSTAEDT, Independent Executor of the Estate of LESTER FERNSTAEDT, Deceased HolmstromKennedyPC His Attorneys By: /s/ J. Joseph McCoy J. JOSEPH MCCOY Attorney J. Joseph McCoy HolmstromKennedyPC – ARDC #6293332 Attorney for Independent Executor 800 N. Church Street P.O. Box 589 Rockford, IL 61105-0589 (815) 962-7071 jmccoy@hkrockford.com 8322R TRRT 12/13 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

JUAN BAHENA a/k/a JUAN C. BAHENA, MELISSA S. ROMAN a/k/a MELISSA ROMAN a/k/a MELISSA S. BAHENA a/k/a MELISSA BAHENA, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2017 CH 764 PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE To: UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above-entitled

cause, that the above suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for foreclosure of a mortgage and other relief on the following described property in which you have or claim an interest: Lot Nine (9) as designated upon the Plat of Green Estates, being a Subdivision of Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 5, Township 43 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, and a Replat of Lot No. 91 of Plat No. 3 of Meadow Lane, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 32 of Plats on page 156 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, situated in the County of Winnebago and the State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 3109 Rutgers Place, Rockford, IL 61109 Property Code / PIN: 16-05129-014 Title Holder of Record: Juan Bahena and Melissa S. Roman a/k/a Melissa S. Bahena, as joint tenants.

Identification of Mortgage: Mortgage from JUAN BAHENA and MELISSA S. BAHENA to Alpine Bank & Trust Co. dated June 24, 2009 and recorded July 6, 2009 in the Winnebago County Recorder’s Office as Document No. 200900935325.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said defendants, “Unknown Owners” and “Non-Record Claimants” file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before JANUARY 4, 2018, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Dated: November 27, 2017 WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP /s/ Thomas P. Sandquist Thomas P. Sandquist Its Attorneys Prepared By: Thomas P. Sandquist #06198232 WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP 120 West State Street P.O. Box 219 Rockford, Illinois 61105 (815) 987-8900 tsandquist@wilmac.com 8323R TRRT 12/13 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Drywall, Sheetrock, Paint business in said County and State under the name of RGV Drywall at the following post office addresses: 1907 15th Ave., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Ricardo Gonzalez Villa SIGNED: Ricardo Gonzalez Villa 11/27/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 27th day of November, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8324R TRRT 12/13 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 Tire Disposal Service business in said County and State under the name of Green Road Tire Recycling at the following post office addresses: 1207 21st St.,

Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marvin Rodas; David Gonzalez SIGNED: Marvin Rodas 11/28/17 SIGNED: David Gonzalez 11/28/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 28th day of November, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8327R TRRT 12/13 n n n NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE LAW FIRM OF HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BLACKHAWK BANK, Plaintiff, v.

SARAH R. OWENS; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2017 CH 861 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS FOR PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed in my office, NOTICE is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage concerning the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot Twenty-five (25) in Block Fourteen (14) as designated upon the Replat of Rolling Green, a Residential Park, being a Subdivision of a part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 31, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Replat is recorded in Book 18 of Plats on Page 35 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

COMMON ADDRESS: 1704 East Gate Parkway Rockford, IL 61108 PROPERTY CODE: 175A 444 P.I.N. NUMBER: 12-31-231001 And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint of said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Winnebago County Courthouse in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 29th day of 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 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 8319R TRRT 12/13 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ALPINE BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

JULIE TAGUE a/k/a JULIE ANNE TAGUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 2017 CH 761 PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE To: UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners, Unknown Tenants, Unknown Occupants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for foreclosure of a mortgage and other relief on the following described property in which you have or claim an interest: Lot Three (3) in Block Three (3) as designed upon the Plat of River Lane Subdivision of Part of the Southeast (1/4) of Section 6 Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 22 of Plats on page 122 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, situated in the County of Winnebago and the State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 905 Short Street, Loves Park, IL 61111 Property Code / PIN: 12-06452-003 Title Holder of Record: JULIE TAGUE a/k/a JULIE ANNE TAGUE Identification of Mortgage: Mortgage from MATTHEW A. TAGUE and JULIE TAGUE to Alpine Bank & Trust Co. dated March 29, 2010 and recorded April 9, 2010 in the Winnebago County Recorder’s Office as Document No. 20101012904.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said defendants, “Unknown Owners”, “Unknown Tenants”, “Unknown Occupants”, and “Non-Record Claimants” file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before JANUARY 4, 2018, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Dated: November 27, 2017 WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP /s/ Thomas P. Sandquist Thomas P. Sandquist Its Attorneys Prepared By: Thomas P. Sandquist #06198232 WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP 120 West State Street P.O. Box 219 Rockford, Illinois 61105 (815) 987-8900 tsandquist@wilmac.com 8321R TRRT 12/13 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 freelance social media and marketing company business in said County and State under the name of B Co. at the following post office addresses: 1695 Oakpark Dr., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Betsy Lizer SIGNED: Betsy Lizer 11/22/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 22nd day of November, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Luanne Kaspar, DEPUTY 8325R TRRT 12/13 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a consulting company specializing in social media business in said County and State under the name of Caster Media Consulting at the following post office addresses: 12768 Legend Lakes Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Benjamin Tyler Fiege, 608-346-7848 SIGNED: Benjamin Tyler Fiege 12/4/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8352R TRRT 12/20 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 Barber Shop business in said County and State under the name of Diamond Cuttaz Barber Shop at the following post office addresses: 346 College Ave., Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Mario Jones; Kevin C. Jones SIGNED: Mario Jones 12/4/17 SIGNED: Kevin C. Jones 12/4/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8353R TRRT 12/20 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: JAMES WILLIE EVANS, Deceased.

Case No. 2017 P 464 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JAMES WILLIE EVANS of the City of Rockford, County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on October 30, 2017, to LINDA EVANS, of Rockford, Illinois, as Administrator, whose attorney is DANIEL A. LEWANDOWSKI, 1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 205, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at WINNEBAGO COUNTY COURTHOUSE, Probate Division, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, 61101, or with the representative, or both, within six (6) months from the date of the first date of Publication, and any claim not filed within the period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and

to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

LINDA EVANS, Administrator By: /s/ Daniel A. Lewandowski DANIEL A. LEWANDOWSKI Prepared by: DANIEL A. LEWANDOWSKI, Reg. No. 6272609 Attorney for Petitioner 1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 205 Rockford, IL 61108 Office: (815) 399-1703 Fax: (815) 399-2803 E-mail: attorneylewandowski@ gmail.com 8351R TRRT 12/20 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 matchmaking for singles over 40 business in said County and State under the name of Bliss Matchmakers at the following post office addresses: 214 W. Main, Box 87, Rockton, IL 61072; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Carla McKinney SIGNED: Carla McKinney 11/30/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of November, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8355R TRRT 12/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO In the Matter of the Estate of: MALINEE YINDEE, Deceased.

Case No.: 2017-P-443 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of Malinee Yindee, who died on June 9, 2017. Letters of Office were issued on November 8, 2017, to Montira Stivers, 8553 W. Rascher Ave., Unit 1E, Chicago, IL 60656, and is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Franklin J. Eubank, Jr., 126 N. Church Street, Rockford, IL 61101-1002.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 7, 2018, that date being at least six (6) 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, IL 61101 or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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

Dated: 11/19/17 BY: /s/ Montira Stivers Montira Stivers, Estate representative Franklin J. Eubank, Jr. (#6208840) Attorney at Law 126 N. Church Street Rockford, IL 61101-1002 Phone: (815) 961-9668 Facsimile: (815) 965-9451 E-mail: attorneyeubank@ ameritech.net Attorney for estate representative 8317R TRRT 12/13

December 13, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.MICHELLE R. SAVAIANO, et al Defendant 17 CH 0000408 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 January 26, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTH TWENTY (20) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT SEVENTEEN (17) AND THE SOUTH TWENTY (20) FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT EIGHTEEN (18) IN BLOCK THIRTY-FIVE (35) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF HARLEM PARK SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE NORTH HALF (1/2) OF SECTION 13, 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 6 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE LINES BETWEEN SAID LOT 17 AND 18 IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1731 DOUGLAS ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-13-182004 (193A615).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-05668.

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. 14-17-05668 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000408 TJSC#: 37-8944 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.

I3070234 P8360R TRRT 12/27 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-RP1 Plaintiff, -v.CHERYL R. TUNISON, et al Defendant 17 CH 00203 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 11, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF AUBURNDALE, E. H. MARSH’S SUBDIVISION PART OF THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 3 OF PLAT, PAGE 21 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER

OF SAID LOT; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1), ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, FORTY-SIX (46) FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE FORTY-SIX (46) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1722 HUFFMAN BLVD., ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14183-011.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-01929.

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. 14-17-01929 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 00203 TJSC#: 37-10789 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.

I3070267 P8361R TRRT 12/27 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW J. JACKSON; Defendants, 16 CH 976 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, January 18, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: The East Forty (40) feet in Width of Lot Sixteen (16) and the West Five (5) feet in width of Lot Seventeen (17) in Block Six (6) as designated upon the Plat of Manufacturer’s Addition to the City of Rockford, the East and West lines of said premises being parallel with the line between said Lots Sixteen (16) and Seventeen (17); the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 5 of Plats on page 11 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; Situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 11-25-380-019.

Commonly known as 1632 13th Avenue, Rockford, IL 61104.

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

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

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

16-033138 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070149 P8362R TRRT 12/27 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CIT Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Tamera Adams; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Frances R. Adams; United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development; Steven Adams;

Glen Adams; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Timothy A. Miller, as Special Representative for Frances R. Adams (deceased) DEFENDANTS 2017-CH-0000771 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Frances R. Adams Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7622 Delafield Drive Cherry Valley, IL 61016 and which said Mortgage was made by: Frances R. Adams executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 0640896; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before January 12, 2018, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-17-13951 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I3070088 P8363R TRRT 12/27 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

BRADLEY WENGER; NICOLE WENGER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; JANET K. BALISTRERI Defendants, 17 CH 494 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Two Hundred Seventy-three (273) as designated upon Plat No. 12 of PineCroft, being a Subdivision of part of the North Half (1/2) of Section 19, Township 46 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is

recorded in Book 40 of Plats on page 78B in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 04-19-227-013.

Commonly known as 84 Bristlewood Court, Rockton, IL 61072.

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

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

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

17-019605 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070147 P8364R TRRT 12/27 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Erin Marie Devlin Current Name Case Number: 17 MR 1130 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Erin Marie Devlin to the new name of: Erin Marie Gustafson.

The court date will be held: On January 31, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #412. /s/ Erin M. Devlin Erin Marie Devlin Current Name 8368R TRRT 12/27 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: MARIA LYNN REGENTE, Petitioner, V. CELESTINO REGENTE, Respondent.

Case No. 17 D 875 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent CELESTINO REGENTE that Petitioner MARIA LYNN REGENTE 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 January 11, 2018, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Maria L. Regente, Petitioner 8369R TRRT 12/27 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ORLO K. WHITNEY DECEASED. Case No. 2017 P 494 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of ORLO K. WHITNEY, of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on December 4, 2017 to PATRICIA A. MOORE whose attorney is Robert C. Becker, Jr., 213 West Main Street, Genoa, Illinois 60135.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk

of the Court at The Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 8370R TRRT 12/27 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 JUDITH ANN ENGBLOM, Deceased.

No. 2017-P-495 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of JUDITH ANN ENGBLOM. Letters of Office were issued on November 20, 2017 to PHILIP C. ENGBLOM, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is Gary L. Ecklund, 4023 Charles Street, Rockford, IL 61108.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 20, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

Copies of the 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: December 7, 2017 /s/ Gary L. Ecklund Gary L. Ecklund Name: Gary L. Ecklund #0710822 Attorney for Estate Address: 4023 Charles Street City: Rockford, IL 61108 Telephone: 815-229-5333 gary@rockriverlaw.com 8371R TRRT 12/27 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 NANCY FROELICH, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2017-P-514 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of NANCY FROELICH. Letters of Office were issued on November 27, 2017, to GEORGE SLAFKOSKY, 913 North Main Street, Apt. 1508, Rockford, Illinois, 61103, who is the Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is PHILIP R. FRANKFORT, HolmstromKennedyPC, 800 North Church Street, P.O. Box 589, Rockford, Illinois 61105-0589.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before June 13, 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

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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: December 11, 2017 GEORGE SLAFKOSKY, Independent Executor of the Estate of Nancy Froelich, Deceased HolmstromKennedyPC, His Attorneys By: /s/ Philip R. Frankfort PHILIP R. FRANKFORT Attorney Philip R. Frankfort #0863734 HolmstromKennedyPC Attorney for Independent Executor 800 N. Church Street, P.O. Box 589 Rockford, IL 61105-0589 Telephone (815) 962-7071 pfrankfort@hkrockford.com 8372R TRRT 12/27 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 insurance services for individuals and companies business in said County and State under the name of The Redd Insurance Group at the following post office addresses: 834 N. Church St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Maurice Redd SIGNED: Maurice Redd 12/8/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8373R TRRT 12/27 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a property management business in said County and State under the name of Michael’s Properties at the following post office addresses: 3316 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Gregory Steele SIGNED: Gregory Steele 12/8/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8374R TRRT 12/27 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a cleaning services business in said County and State under the name of Les’ Cleaning Services at the following post office addresses: 236 Evelyn Ave., Apt. 2, Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Leslie Reyes SIGNED: Leslie Reyes 12/8/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8375R TRRT 12/27

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n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson on the following described real estate: Lot Thirty-two (32) as designated upon Plat No. 1 of Western Hills, being a Subdivision of part of the West Half (1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 17, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 35 of Plats on Page 6 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 510 Overland Trail Rockford, IL 61101 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018 default may be entered against each of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8343R TRRT 12/20 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson on the following described real estate: Lot Thirty-four (34) as designated upon Plat No. 1 of Western Hills, being a Subdivision of part of the West Half (1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 17, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the

Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 35 of Plats on Page 6 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 518 Overland Trail Rockford, IL 61101 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018, default may be entered against each of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8344R TRRT 12/20 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson on the following described real estate: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 10, in Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the West line of Ellis Heights Second Subdivision, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 18 of Plats on Page 25 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, at a point Thirteen Hundred Twenty-three (1,323) feet South of the North line of said Section; thence South along the West line of said Ellis Heights Second Subdivision, One Hundred Thirty-eight (138) feet to the North line of Rice and Baker’s Subdivision, the Plat of which last mentioned Subdivision is recorded in Book 11 of Plats on page 51 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence West along the North line of said Rice and Baker’s Subdivision One Hundred Sixty-six and Four Tenths (166.4) feet to a point in the center line of Vinton Avenue, as same is laid out and designated upon the Plat of Rice and Baker’s Subdivision; thence North along the center line of said Vinton Avenue, extended North, One Hundred Thirty-eighth (138) feet; thence East,

parallel with the North line of said Section to the place of beginning; EXCEPTING THEREFROM the Westerly Thirty (30) feet and the Northerly Thirty (30) feet of said premises for record purposes; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 3029 Vinton Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018, default may be entered against each of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8345R TRRT 12/20 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson on the following described real estate: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Ten (10), Township Forty-four (44) North, Range One (1) East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, described as follows, to-wit: Beginning on a line Thirteen Hundred Eighty-three and Eight Tenths (1383.8) feet south of the North line of said Section at a point Sixteen Hundred Twenty-seven and One Tenth (1627.1) feet East of the West line of said Section; thence West 188.0 feet parallel with the North line of said Section; thence South 40.0 feet, parallel with the West line of said Section; thence East 188.0 feet, parallel with the North line of said Section; thence North, parallel with the West line of said Section, 40.0 feet to the point of beginning, reserving the East 30 feet in width for road purposes, situated in the Township of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 3030 Vinton Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer

to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018, default may be entered against each of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8346R TRRT 12/20 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson and The County of Winnebago on the following described real estate: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section (10), in Township (44) North, Range (1) East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point Thirteen Hundred Thirty-seven and Eight Tenths (1337.8) feet South of the North line of said Section and Fourteen Hundred Fifty-seven and One Tenth (1457.1) feet East of the West line of said Section; thence West, parallel with the North line of said Section, One Hundred Sixty (160) feet; thence South, parallel with the West line of said Section, Eighty-six (86) feet; thence East, parallel with the North line of said Section, One Hundred Sixty (160) feet; thence North, parallel with the West line of said Section, Eighty-six (86) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois; EXCEPTING THEREFROM the East 18 feet in width thereof.

The South Sixty-six (66) feet of the following described premises, to-wit: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section (10) in Township (44) North, Range (1) East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point One Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-seven and Eight Hundredths (1337.08) feet South of the North line of said Section and Nine Hundred Sixty-seven and Ten Hundredths (967.10) feet East of the West line of said Section; thence East, parallel with the North line of said Section, Three Hundred Thirty (330) feet; thence South, parallel with the West line of said Section, One Hundred Thirty-three and Ten Hundredths (133.10) feet to the North line of

Rice and Baker’s Subdivision, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 11 of Plats on Page 51 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence West along the North line of Rice and Baker’s Subdivision, Three Hundred Thirty (330) feet to a point Nine Hundred Sixty-seven and Then Hundredths (967.10) feet due East of the West line of said Section; thence North, parallel with the West line of said Section, One Hundred Thirty-four and Three Tenths (134.3) feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

ALSO known as part of Lot 57 of County Clerk’s Sub. Northwest 10-44-1.

ALSO known as part of Lot 57 of County Clerk’s Sub. Northwest 10-44-1.

Commonly known as: 3031 Rice Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018, default may be entered against each of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8347R TRRT 12/20 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson on the following described real estate: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of section Ten (10), Township Fourty-four (44) North, Range One (1) East of the 3rd Principal Meridian, described as follows, to-wit: Beginning on a line One Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-seven and Eight Tenths (1337.8) feet South of the North line of said Section at a point One Thousand Sixteen Hundred Twenty-Seven and Onetenth (1627.1) feet East of the West line of said Section, thence West, One hundred Eighty-eight (188) feet, parallel with the North line of said Section; thence South Forty-six (46) feet, parallel with the West line of said section; thence East

One Hundred Eighty-eight (188) feet, parallel with the North line of said section; thence north parallel with the West line of said section, Forty-six (46) feet to the point of beginning, reserving the east Thirty (30) feet in width for road purposes; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Also known as Part of Lot 52 of County Clerk’s Plat of the NW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 44 North, Range 1 East recorded in Book 20 of Plats on page 220 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, Situated in Winnebago County and the State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 3034 Vinton Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018, default may be entered against each of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8348R TRRT 12/20 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson on the following described real estate: Lot Six (6) in Block Two (2) as designated upon Plat No. 1 of Jefferson Heights, being a Subdivision of part of the E. 1/2 section 31, T. 44 N, R 2 E of the 3rd P.M., the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 20 of Plats on page 223 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 2224 Arizona Ave Rockford, IL 61108 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018, default may be entered against each

of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8349R TRRT 12/20 n n n State of Illinois In the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit County of Winnebago Durand State Bank, Plaintiff, –vs– James H. Olson, Nicholas Olson, The County of Winnebago, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Case No. 2017–CH–895 Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above action which has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against you and other defendants requesting a Mortgage Foreclosure made by Durand State Bank, against James H. Olson and Nicholas Olson on the following described real estate: Part of the North Five (5) acres of the South Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section Eighteen (18) in Township Twenty-eight (28) North of Range Eleven (11) East of the Fourth (4th) Principal Meridian, described as: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said tract; thence 160 feet South along the West line of said tract; thence East 350 feet parallel with the North line of said tract; thence North 160 feet to the North line of said tract; thence West 350 feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

The Southerly 18 feet of the Westerly three hundred fifty (350) feet of the South one (1) acre of the North Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section Eighteen (18) in Township Twenty-eight (28) North of Range Eleven (11) East of the Fourth (4th) Principal Meridian; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

EXCEPT the Southerly 18 feet of Part of the North Five (5) acres of the South Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section Eighteen (18) in Township Twenty-eight (28) North of Range Eleven (11) East of the Fourth (4th) Principal Meridian, described as: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said tract; thence 160 feet South along the West line of said tract; thence East 350 feet parallel with the North line of said tract; thence North 160 feet to the North line of said tract; thence West 350 feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 11861 Moate Rd. Durand, IL 61024 Summons was issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and the action is still pending.

Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above case, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, located in Rockford, Illinois on or before January 15, 2018, default may be entered against each of you at any time after that day and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Prepared by: George P. Hampilos – ARDC # 6210622 Hampilos & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for Durand State Bank 308 W. State St. – Suite # 210 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-0044 8350R TRRT 12/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT Winnebago County PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: MINDY MOWDY Current Name Case Number: 17 MR 1053 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Mindy Nicole Mowdy to the new name of: Alexis Rae Carter.

The court date will be held: On January 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #412. /s/ Mindy Mowdy Mindy Mowdy Current Name 8339R TRRT 12/20 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS (ADDITION OF NAME) STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss.

Certificate No. 031283 On the 4th day of April, A.D. 2017, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for: JJ’s General Construction at the following address(es): 820 4th Ave., Rockford, IL 61104.

On the 12th day of December, A.D. 2017, the following person or persons were added to said organization and now have a financial interest in the business carried on under such assumed name: Jose de Jesus Perez Montelongo SIGNED: Jose Perez 12/12/17 STATE OF ILLINOIS, County of Winnebago ss.

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

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me, this 12th day of December A.D. 2017.

Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 8379R TRRT 12/13 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 & Remodeling business in said County and State under the name of Cumbe Construction at the following post office addresses: 2904 Charles St., Apt. 1, Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Marcelo Cumbe SIGNED: Marcelo Cumbe 12/6/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8377R TRRT 12/27

December 13, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL J. BEARD; ANITA J. BEARD; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLES L. FUNK AND HELEN H. FUNK TRUST; Defendants, 17 CH 333 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, January 11, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Two (2) as designated upon Plat No. 1 of Gregory Heights, being a Subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 28, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 26 of Plat on Page 215 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; Situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 12-28-354-036.

Commonly known as 1411 Charlotte Drive, Rockford, IL 61108.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection. 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.

17-013248 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069260 P8328R TRRT 12/20 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs.

RAMON PEREZ OLVERA AKA RAMON PEREZ O; VIRGINIA PEREZ; Defendants, 17 CH 348 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, January 11, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder

for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 15 in Township 44 North of Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Quarter (1/4) Section, thence North, on the East line of said Quarter (1/4) Section, 44 feet, thence West, parallel with the South line of said Quarter (/4) Section, 3 chains, thence South, parallel with the East line of said Quarter (1/4) Section, 44 feet, to the South line of said Section, thence East on the South line of said Section, 3 chains to the place of beginning, in Winnebago County, Illinois, Excepting Therefrom, the premises conveyed by Joseph T. Geraghty and Evelyn P. Geraghty to the City of Rockford by Warranty Deed dated March 22, 1967 and recorded March 28, 1967, in Microfilm No. 6705-0946 as Document No. 1157095 in Winnebago County, Illinois, described as follows: Part of Lot Eighty-two (82) of County Clerk’s Plat of part of the East Half (1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 15 and the East Half (1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 22, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the present Northeast corner of said Lot 82 and running thence South on the East line of said Lot 82, which line is also the existing West line of Rockton Avenue, to the Southeast corner of said Lot 82; thence West on the South line of said Lot 82 to a line through a point on the South line of Lot 7 of Block 80 of Morgan and Horsman’s Second Subdivision Westerly of and 36 feet perpendicularly distant from the survey line for a proposed improvement of public street designated as Rockton Avenue at Station 198+99 more or less and a point Westerly of and 41 feet perpendicularly distant from said survey line for Rockton Avenue at Station 201+41; thence Northerly along said last described line to the North line of said Lot 82; thence East on the North line of said Lot 82 to the point of beginning, in Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 11-15-482-005.

Commonly known as 824 North Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103.

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.

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INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069257 P8329R TRRT 12/20 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST C; Plaintiff, vs.

GREGORY W. JANICKI AKA GREGORY WILLIAM JANICKI AKA GREGORY JANICKI; DONNA JANICKI AKA DONNA MARIE JANICKI AKA DONNA SERINO; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 725 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT FIFTEEN (15) IN BLOCK TWENTY-FOUR (24) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE REPLAT OF ROLLING GREEN, A RESIDENTIAL PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH REPLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 18 OF PLATS ON PAGE 35 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 12-31-257-023.

Commonly known as 3226 Carolina Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

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

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16090038 I3069263 P8330R TRRT 12/20 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PHH Mortgage Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Cheryle R. Machie; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 2017-CH-0000605 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Cheryle R. Machie Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1622 N Church Rockford, IL 61103 and which said Mortgage was made by: Cheryle R. Machie the Mortgagor(s), to Amcore Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 0373629; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before January 5, 2018, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-17-10302 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I3069434 P8331R TRRT 12/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, Plaintiff, VS. DENNIS L. LEAHY, SUSAN B. LEAHY, TRUSTEE OF THE LEAHY TRUST #1, BENEFICIARIES OF THE LEAHY TRUST #1, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA., UNKNOWN OTHERS, NONRECORD CLAIMAINTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO. 2017 CH 876 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THE REQUISITE Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to The Trustee of the Leahy Trust #1, Beneficiaries of the Leahy Trust #1, Unknown Others, Nonrecord Claimants and Unknown Tenants, the Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, against you praying for a foreclosure of a mortgage upon the following property: Tract H as designated upon the Plat of Brookwood Subdivision, a part of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 18, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which os recorded in Book 23 of Plats on page 80 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; Commonly known as: 2208 Benev Lane Rockford, Illinois 61107.

P.I.N. Number: 12-18-154-005 Property Code: 162B 073 And for other relief, that the action was filed on or about November 29, 2017.

That Summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and

that the said suit is still pending.

The record titleholder of the real estate is Susan B. Leahy as to an undivided ½ interest and Leahy Trust #1 as to an undivided ½ interest. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Mortgagor – Dennis L. Leahy and Susan B. Leahy Mortgagee – Northwest Bank of Rockford Date of Mortgage – October 6, 2009.

Date of Recording – October 14,2009.

County of Recording – Winnebago Recording Document – 200900952493.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you the Trustee of the Leahy Trust #1, Beneficiaries of the Leahy Trust #1, Unknown Others, Nonrecord Claimants and Unknown Tenants, the said Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, 400 W. State Street in the City of Rockford, State of Illinois on or before January 31, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that date and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

Dated at Rockford, IL on the 30th day of November, 2017 Thomas A. Klein, Clerk of the Circuit Court Winnebago County, Illinois Plaintiff’s Attorney Timothy F. Horning #973 MEYER & HORNING, P.C. 3400 N. Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL 61103 815/636-9300 8335R TRRT 12/20 n n n NOTICE BY PUBLICATION AMANDA GERDE, Petitioner, vs.

DANIEL ESTEVAN CHAVEZ-GERDE, 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 224 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that on the 29th 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 first floor of the Winnebago County Juvenile Justice Center, on the 5th day of January, 2018 at the hour of 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition for Adoption.

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

Dated at Rockford, Illinois this 1st day of December, 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 8336R TRRT 12/20 n n n ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SS In the matter of the Petition for Adoption of BENTLYE MICHAEL KEITH OLDHAM, a male child 2017 AD 188 To NATHAN BURKS, biological father and All Whom It May

Concern: TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of a minor child named BENTLYE MICHAEL KEITH OLDHAM. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Room 108 in the City of Rockford, Illinois on or before the 30th day of December, 2017 a default may be entered against you any time after that day and a Judgment entered in a accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dated: November 13, 2017.

Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court David H. Carter Attorney at Law 308 West State Street, Suite 215 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 968-8900 8337R TRRT 12/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN RE THE ESTATE OF: ANN CROSS, Deceased.

2017 P 312 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ANN CROSS. Letters of Office were issued on September 8, 2017 to STEVEN CROSS, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Danielle Burza-Smith, Crosby Law Firm, P.C., 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 6, 2018 that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Danielle Burza-Smith Danielle Burza-Smith Attorney for Executor Crosby Law Firm, P.C. Danielle Burza-Smith 475 Executive Parkway Rockford, Illinois 61107 815/397-2006 815/394-1955 Fax 8338R TRRT 12/20 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN RE THE ESTATE OF: ROBIN G. BEADNELL-ANDERSON, Deceased.

2017 P 470 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ROBIN G. BEADNELL-ANDERSON. Letters of Office were issued on October 30, 2017 to DAVID ANDERSON, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Danielle Burza-Smith, Crosby Law Firm, P.C., 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 6, 2018 that

date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Danielle Burza-Smith Danielle Burza-Smith Attorney for Executor Crosby Law Firm, P.C. Danielle Burza-Smith 475 Executive Parkway Rockford, Illinois 61107 815/397-2006 815/394-1955 Fax 8342R TRRT 12/20 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 LANCE L. HAMMOND, deceased No. 17-P-482 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of LANCE L. HAMMOND, of Rockford, Illinois on May 7, 2017.

Letters of office were issued on November 21, 2017, to MARGARET J. HAMMOND, 1182 Tebala Drive, Rockford, IL 61108, as independent executor, whose attorney is TOBIN & RAMON, 530 South State Street; Suite 200, Belvidere, IL 61008-3711.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4), an interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk -- Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, at 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the representative, or both, on or before June 7, 2018, which date is not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

DATED: December 4, 2017.

MARGARET J. HAMMOND Independent Executor Natalie Hyser Barber Tobin & Ramon Attorneys for Petitioner 530 South State Street; Suite 200 Belvidere, IL 61008-3711 (815) 544-0316 natalie@tobinramon.com 8341R TRRT 12/20 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 catering, meal plan and food service business in said County and State under the name of Chef Q’s Kitchen at the following post office addresses: 3391 Prairie View Dr., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all

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persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Quinton Whitley SIGNED: Quinton Whitley 11/30/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 30th day of November, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Luanne Kaspar, DEPUTY 8357R TRRT 12/20 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Graphic Design business in said County and State under the name of Dvine Dzign at the following post office addresses: 3006 Sunnyside Dr., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jose J. Sanchez SIGNED: Jose J. Sanchez 12/4/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Luanne Kaspar, DEPUTY 8359R TRRT 12/20 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 Gutters business in said County and State under the name of Five Brothers Gutters at the following post office addresses: 2808 Carmac Rd., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Agustin F. Manriquez SIGNED: Agustin F. Manriquez 12/1/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8358R TRRT 12/20 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 Small business; Entertainment Company business in said County and State under the name of Policy Inc. at the following post office addresses: 3219 Gilbert Ave., #10, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Domonique Henry SIGNED: Domonique Henry 12/1/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 1st day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8356R TRRT 12/20 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 Die Cast and collectible business in said County and State under the name of High Class Die Cast and Collectibles at the following post office addresses: 10217 Fawn Prairie Dr., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Robert J. Fisher SIGNED: Robert J. Fisher 11/29/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 29th day of November, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Thalia Gallardo, DEPUTY 8354R TRRT 12/20

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The Rock River Times. December 13, 2017

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST HORIZON ALTERNATIVE MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2006- AA8; Plaintiff, vs.

CYNTHIA H. SCHMIDT; GARY B. SCHMIDT AKA GARY SCHMIDT; Defendants, 17 CH 496 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, January 4, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot One Hundred Twenty-six (126) as designated upon the Plat of Welty Sisters Valley Park Subdivision in part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 30, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 20 of Plats on Page 51 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

P.I.N. 12-30-255-007.

Commonly known as 603 27th Street, Rockford, IL 61108.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection. 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.

17-017914 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068712 P8312R TRRT 12/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs.

JACK D. TROTTER, AKA JACK DAREN TROTTER; DENISE TROTTER Defendants, 17 CH 402 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

Lot Fifteen (15) as designated upon the Plat of River Grove Subdivision Plat No. 1, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 35 of Plats on Page 119 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

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

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

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

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

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

17-013702 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068744 P8313R TRRT 12/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs.

LISA BOLTON; NICK LUNA; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; STATE OF ILLINOIS; Defendants, 17 CH 416 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, January 4, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: The East Thirty (30) feet of Lot Six (6) in Block Eleven (11) as designated upon the Map of the Village of Pecatonica, the Map of which is recorded in Book Y of Deeds on Page 495 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois.

P.I.N. 09-29-279-008.

Commonly known as 117 West 4th Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063.

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.

17-017078 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL

SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068711 P8314R TRRT 12/13 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD D. HUFFMAN, et al Defendant 16 CH 00640 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 3, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT EIGHTEEN (18) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF EDGEBROOK EAST SUBDIVISION PLAT NO. 1, A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 17, 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 121 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2322 SPRING BROOK AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-17251-010.

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 14-16-09689.

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. 14-16-09689 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00640 TJSC#: 37-10446 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.

I3068818 P8315R TRRT 12/13 n n n SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS WITHDRAWAL OF NAME(S) STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ss.

Certificate No. 033914 On the 3rd day of November, A.D. 2017, the original certificate of ownership was filed in the office of County Clerk, in the County of Winnebago, Illinois for: Custom Lighting at the following address(es): 4819 White Oak Ave, Rockford, IL 61114.

On the 7th day of December, A.D. 2017, the following person or persons ceased doing business under the above assumed name and have no further connection with or financial interest in the business carried on under such assumed name: Paul Stewart SIGNED: Paul Stewart 12-7-17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me, this 7th day of December A.D. 2017.

Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 8378R TRRT 12/13 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a online retail store to sell pet supplies and apparel business in said County and State under the name of PawFection at the following post office addresses: 929 N. Main St., #211, Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Andrew L. Smith SIGNED: Andrew L. Smith 12/7/17 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of December, A.D. 2017.

Margie M. Mullins, COUNTY CLERK Angela Reina, DEPUTY 8376R TRRT 12/27

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n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. LISA BOLTON; NICK LUNA; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; STATE OF ILLINOIS; Defendants, 17 CH 416 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, January 4, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 09-29-279-008.

Commonly known as 117 West 4th Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063.

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. 17-017078 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068711 P8314R TRRT 12/13 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- RICHARD D. HUFFMAN, et al Defendant 16 CH 00640 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 3, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2322 SPRING BROOK AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-17-251-010.

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 14-16-09689.

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. 14-16-09689 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00640 TJSC#: 37-10446 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.

I3068818 P8315R TRRT 12/13 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs. JACK D. TROTTER, AKA JACK DAREN TROTTER; DENISE TROTTER Defendants, 17 CH 402 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-19-227-001.

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

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

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

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

(614) 220-5611. 17-013702 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068744 P8313R TRRT 12/13

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL J. BEARD; ANITA J. BEARD; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLES L. FUNK AND HELEN H. FUNK TRUST; Defendants, 17 CH 333 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, January 11, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-28-354-036.

Commonly known as 1411 Charlotte Drive, Rockford, IL 61108.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection. 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. 17-013248 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069260 P8328R TRRT 12/20 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. RAMON PEREZ OLVERA AKA RAMON PEREZ O; VIRGINIA PEREZ; Defendants, 17 CH 348 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, January 11, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-15-482-005.

Commonly known as 824 North Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103.

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. 17-014074 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069257 P8329R TRRT 12/20 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WIN-

NEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST C; Plaintiff, vs. GREGORY W. JANICKI AKA GREGORY WILLIAM JANICKI AKA GREGORY JANICKI; DONNA JANICKI AKA DONNA MARIE JANICKI AKA DONNA SERINO; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 725 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the hour of 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-31-257-023.

Commonly known as 3226 Carolina Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61108.

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

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16090038 I3069263 P8330R TRRT 12/20 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST HORIZON ALTERNATIVE MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2006- AA8; Plaintiff, vs. CYNTHIA H. SCHMIDT; GARY B. SCHMIDT AKA GARY SCHMIDT; Defendants, 17 CH 496 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, January 4, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-30-255-007.

Commonly known as 603 27th Street, Rockford, IL 61108.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection. 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. 17-017914 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068712 P8312R TRRT 12/13

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December 13, 2017 The Rock River Times. n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.- MICHELLE R. SAVAIANO, et al Defendant 17 CH 0000408 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 January 26, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1731 DOUGLAS ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-13-182-004 (193A615).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-05668.

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. 14-17-05668 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 0000408 TJSC#: 37-8944 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.

I3070234 P8360R TRRT 12/27 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-RP1 Plaintiff, -v.- CHERYL R. TUNISON, et al Defendant 17 CH 00203 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 11, 2018, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1722 HUFFMAN BLVD., ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-14-183-011.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-01929.

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. 14-17-01929 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 17 CH 00203 TJSC#: 37-10789 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.

I3070267 P8361R TRRT 12/27 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. MATTHEW J. JACKSON; Defendants, 16 CH 976 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, January 18, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following

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described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-25-380-019.

Commonly known as 1632 13th Avenue, Rockford, IL 61104.

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

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

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

(614) 220-5611. 16-033138 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070149 P8362R TRRT 12/27 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. BRADLEY WENGER; NICOLE WENGER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; JANET K. BALISTRERI Defendants, 17 CH 494 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Suite 102, Rockford, Illinois 61108, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 04-19-227-013.

Commonly known as 84 Bristlewood Court, Rockton, IL 61072.

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

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

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

(614) 220-5611. 17-019605 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070147 P8364R TRRT 12/27

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Voices from the Grave

A Christmas tragedy

By Kathi Kresol

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ecember 22, 1905 started out bright and chilly. Mr. Enderle was walking down South Main Street shortly after 6 a.m., when he noticed a man staggering into the Harbough’s Restaurant. Enderle thought he recognized the man so he pushed open the door. He found a man that he considered to be a close friend on the floor covered in blood.

Enderle was shocked by the condition of his friend, Gottlieb Arnold. Gottlieb operated a tavern near the intersection of South Main and Green Streets. When Enderle questioned Gottlieb, he stated, “My God, I have been shot.”

Gottlieb also told Enderle that he was putting money into the cash register when a man stepped from behind the ice chest. The man said, “Hold up your hands,” before he opened fire.

Enderle agreed to go back to the tavern to check on the money. As he pushed open the swinging doors, he found another injured man on the floor. Enderle knew that the authorities had already been called so he locked up the money that still sat on the bar. Later it would be determined that only $30 was taken.

The other injured man was David Fuller, another friend of Gottlieb’s.

Both of the injured men were rushed to Rockford Hospital for treatment. Fuller would live for several months before finally passing away from his wounds.

Gottlieb was taken into surgery but the bullet had ripped through his liver, completely destroying it. There was nothing the doctors could do to save him.

This crime shocked the entire town for many reasons. Gottlieb Arnold was a well-known and respected business owner. He was also known to be a kind, generous man who served his community through the Germania Society and the Bar Tenders Union. Gottlieb was fair to his employees and customers. But he was best known to be a wonderful family man. He had a lovely wife Annie and four children that were under the age of nine.

Another shocking element of this crime was how close it was to Christmas.

Everyone who knew Gottlieb knew that the Christmas season was his favorite time of year. He was especially excited that year because he found the perfect presents for his family. Gottlieb had purchased some beautiful dolls for his girls and rocking horses for the boys.

Gottlieb told everyone who came into the bar about the presents he had purchased. He even kept the presents at the bar just to ensure that the children did not find them. It was these presents that would catapult this story into the headlines of all the local papers.

Authorities were searching the tavern for clues and collecting evidence when they found the stash of presents that Gottlieb had hidden. It was common practice to collect, register and then store all the evidence from a crime scene but this was a special case. The men that were charged with the task decided not to confiscate the toys that they found in the tavern.

Gottlieb’s funeral was hosted on Christmas Eve at the Arnold house on Charles Street. Family and friends escorted Gottlieb’s body to its final resting place at Cedar Bluff Cemetery. When the family returned to the house afterwards, several officers came to pay their respects and to drop off the presents for the family. Later, Gottlieb’s widow would state that the officers’ gesture meant more than they could ever know.

It would be some of those same officers who would attempt to get justice for the murder of Gottlieb. It took over eight months but they finally arrested someone for the crime in August of 1906.

Stone Boyce was a drifter from South Carolina who had been suspected of several crimes. He was arrested when he was identified by one of the witnesses of Gottlieb’s murder as the man he had seen running from the tavern that morning. Unfortunately, there was not enough evidence to prosecute Boyce for the murder of Gottlieb Arnold and he was released.

Some townspeople thought that justice still prevailed a few months later when the word came that Stone Boyce had been killed while attacking a woman back in South Carolina. The woman’s husband heard the screams and grabbed his gun when he ran to rescue her.

Though Gottlieb’s tavern was closed because of his murder, his wife Annie would eventually open a grocery store and bakery on Crosby Street in Rockford.

Annie would live to be 94-years-old and was laid to rest by Gottlieb’s side in Cedar Bluff Cemetery when she died in 1966.

According to her friends and family, Annie never forgot the kindness of the Rockford Police Officers who helped get Gottlieb’s presents to his children. Their selfless act made that dark Christmas of 1905 a little brighter for her family. R. Kathi Kresol is a local author and historian who has researched Rockford’s past for over a decade. She loves to share the interesting stories she discovers through this column and her tours for Haunted Rockford. You can read more articles on Rockford’s history and find out about upcoming events at hauntedrockford.com.

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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Accelerating renewables in Illinois

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hile the Trump administration is moving ahead on plans to increase the production and consumption of fossil fuels and delay the transition to a renewable energy future, some states and cities are making progress on e�orts to transition to a cleaner energy future.

While initially based on environmental concerns, the appeal of energy e�ciency and renewable energy sources has been enhanced by the dramatic cost reductions in energy e�ciency, solar and wind energy.

In a recent interview in Carbon Credits, Amory Lovins indicates that powerful underlying market forces are so great that the impact of Trump’s energy policy is only a short-term consideration. He remains optimistic that renewable installations will continue to accelerate as they are the best buy on the supply side while improving energy e�cient buildings are the least expensive way to cut energy consumption.

He remains excited by the progress made in deploying electric cars since removing up to two-thirds of the weight of cars means that the size of battery

packs can be cut by two-thirds.

The incentives o�ered in the Illinois Clean Power Plan have dramatically increased interest in solar installations in the state. The incentives apply to owners of large and small businesses and individuals interested in residential solar and energy e�ciency. The plan has also stimulated substantial interest in solar farms. Tim Landis, a reporter with The State Journal-Register, will cover a future informational meeting in Pike and Scott counties regarding the potential for solar farms ranging from 50-200 acres. Both counties indicated as many as 30 companies have sent nonbinding solicitation letters to local landowners.

The proposals range in size from 50 -200 acres, with annual payments of $800 per acre for 20 years, far higher than the rent for cropland. Similar payments are being o�ered in Ogle County. While such prices are appealing, the Farm Bureau recommends the services of a lawyer before signing a contract.

In both Boone and DeKalb counties, consideration is being given to the potential of solar farms. In Boone County, the planning sta� has been asked to examine existing county guidelines to determine how they deal with the potential for solar farms. In

DeKalb County, a proposed solar farm ordinance will be soon subject to a public hearing for feedback. About a dozen firms have inquired about installing solar panels or solar farms there.

In DeKalb, Boone, and Ogle Counties proposals regarding the installation of wind farms have met with organized public resistance. Some objections to solar farms have been expressed as well.

Some farm owners in Ogle County have signed initial contracts to accept solar farms on their property but others are apprehensive about signing long-term contracts with firms who will have control over portions of their land.

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PARIS — World leaders, investment funds and energy magnates promised Tuesday to devote new money and technology to slow global warming at a summit in Paris that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will rev up the Paris climate accord that U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected.

Trump wasn’t invited to the event but his name was everywhere.

One by one, top world diplomats, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, business leaders like Michael Bloomberg and even former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that the world will shift to cleaner fuels and reduce emissions regardless of whether the Trump administration pitches in or not.

Central to Tuesday’s summit was countering Trump’s main argument that the 2015 Paris accord on reducing global emissions would hurt U.S. business.

Macron, a 39-year-old former investment banker, argues that the big businesses and successful economies of the future will be making and using renewable energy instead of pumping oil.

“The (Paris) agreement is fragile ... we’re not moving fast enough,” Macron said. “It’s time to act and move faster and win this battle” against climate change.

Macron’s o�ce announced a dozen international projects emerging from the summit that will inject hundreds of millions of dollars in e�orts to curb climate change.

The projects include a program for eight U.S. states to develop electric vehicles, an investment fund for the hurricane-hit Caribbean and money from Bill Gates’ foundation to help farmers adapt to climate change.

“The United States did not drop out of the Paris agreement. Donald Trump got Donald Trump out of the Paris agreement,” Schwarzenegger said.

The projects also aim to speed up the end of the combustion engine to reduce the emissions that contribute to global warming. With that aim, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced that his agency would stop financing oil and gas projects in two years, except in special circumstances for very poor nations.

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FARM & AG

Making the most of your market manager

BY GRANT MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR

One of the last key decisions in starting your farmers market is creating farmers market manager position. Most successful farmers markets have a market manager.

This individual must be someone who has a clearly defined role leading up to the market, during the market season, and between market seasons. This person represents the market you are trying to get o� the ground; and it’s important for this person to understand what their duties are. In some cases, the market manager will make or break your market since it will be his/her role to recruit vendors, work on marketing, be the main voice on a weekly basis during your market, and provide support for keeping the market going.

A market manager can be a paid or volunteer position. As you think about what you want the manager to do, you may find that the tasks are beyond what a volunteer position would be. In fact, you might start with a volunteer position before moving into a paid position.

Depending on how your market is setup, it may be easy to shift from volunteer to paid in years to come. Try to avoid the vendor-market manager position.

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The main tasks a market manager will do for vendors is ensure they are following market guidelines, communicating local and state rules/regulations, providing resources, and addressing problems. The market manager must also be accessible to current/possible vendors, committee members, and general public.

A job description is essential for recruiting a suitable market manager.

Letting these individuals interested in the position know what is required of them can ensure that you are setting your marketing manager up for success.

Duties for the farmers market manager may include promoting the farmers market through social media, attending regional and statewide workshops for farmers market training, manning tables to recruit vendors at area events, working the county health departments on yearly updates, visiting farms to ensure that farmers are growing what they are growing, among many others.

As you can see with these duties, some may be year round. 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.

Corn use for ethanol update

BY DEBRA LEVEY LARSON U OF I NEWS BUREAU

URBANA — The recent strength in ethanol production has led to speculation about changes to USDA’s estimate of corn used for ethanol in the pending World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. According to University of Illinois agricultural economist Todd Hubbs, ethanol production for the week ending Dec.1 set a new ethanol production record with an average of 1.108 million barrels per day, continuing eight consecutive weeks of more than a million barrels a day of production.

“Currently, the WASDE forecast for corn consumption for ethanol production is 5.475 billion bushels, up 36 million bushels from 2016-17 marketing-year estimates,” Hubbs says. “The ability to surpass this projection is possible, but foreign demand for ethanol will be crucial as we move into 2018.”

Domestic ethanol consumption is influenced by domestic gasoline consumption, due to the ethanol blending requirement, and the biofuels volume requirement associated with the Renewable Fuels Standard, Hubbs says. The EPA final rulemaking for the Renewable Fuels Standard for 2018 was released on Nov. 30. The renewable fuels volume requirement is set at 19.29 billion gallons for 2018, up slightly from the 19.28 billion gallons required in 2017.

The conventional ethanol requirement is set at 15 billion gallons for 2018, the same as in 2017 and equal to the statutory requirement level.

“If the gasoline consumption forecast used by the EPA is correct, the E-10 blend wall will be near 14.3 billion gallons in 2018,” Hubbs says. “The EPA believes an ethanol supply of 15 billion gallons is reasonably attainable in 2018 with a total domestic capacity of 16 billion gallons.

Because the ethanol blending requirements did not change, the possibility for greater corn usage in 2018 due to blending is low unless gasoline consumption increases beyond current expectations.”

According to the most recent Energy Information Agency (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. retail gasoline price is projected to average $2.45 per gallon in 2018, an increase of 5 cents from the current expected price in 2017.

Despite the projection of higher gasoline prices, gasoline consumption is forecast at 143.27 billion gallons in 2018. The 2018 gasoline consumption projection is up from the 143.03 billion gallons projected

for consumption in 2017.

“EIA’s forecast of ethanol production is set at 1.04 million barrels per day,” Hubbs says. “If the EIA projection is correct, approximately 15.9 billion gallons of ethanol will be produced in 2018. To exceed the current USDA projections for corn use in ethanol, exports need to repeat the impressive performance of the 2016-17 marketing year.”

Ethanol export numbers are available from U.S. Census trade data for 2017 through October. For the 2017 calendar year, U.S. exports of ethanol are at 1.09 billion gallons, up almost 16.6 percent from the similar period in 2016.

“A note of caution is warranted when considering ethanol exports in the current marketing year,” Hubbs says. “During the first two months of this marketing year, ethanol exports are down 19 percent from previous marketing year levels. The large reduction is due to drastically lower export levels to Brazil and China.”

According to Hubbs, Chinese imports of U.S. ethanol are minimal thus far in the marketing year. Brazilian ethanol imports from the U.S. are down 49 percent from last year for the first two months. During the 2016-17 marketing year, U.S. ethanol exports totaled 1.37 billion gallons, with exports to Brazil comprising 36.5 percent of the total. The imposition of the 20 percent tari� rate quota on Brazilian ethanol imports on Sept. 4 is curtailing Brazilian imports.

“The tari� becomes active at export levels greater than 150 million liters per quarter (39.6 million gallons) and restarted in December,” Hubbs says. “U.S. ethanol exports will require increases in other markets to meet or exceed the export levels attained during the 2016-17 marketing year.”

Corn consumption levels for ethanol production during this marketing year is provided in the USDA Grain Crushing and Co-Product Production report. Grain crushing for fuel alcohol is available through October. For the first two months of the marketing year, 915.6 million bushels of corn have been processed for ethanol.

The grain crush is up 2.8 percent from 201617 marketing year processing numbers over the same period.

“Using EIA weekly ethanol production numbers, November ethanol production averaged over 1 million barrels per day,” Hubbs says. “These production levels place corn use for ethanol production in a range of 555 to 565 million bushels for the month.”

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WISCONSIN

Board member: Publicity over infant hunting embarrassing

BY TODD RICHMOND ASSOCIATED PRESS

M A D I S O N, W i s . — W i s c o n s i n Republicans’ decision to eliminate the state’s minimum hunting age has created an embarrassing perception that infants are roaming the state’s woods with guns and could allow adults to kill more animals using young children’s tags, a state Department of Natural Resources board member said Tuesday.

Board member Frederick Prehn told agency o�cials during a review of the 2017 nine-day gun deer season that he had taken calls about people questioning selling licenses to such young children. He said news of the sales had gone national and generated bad publicity, even though the infants couldn’t have been out hunting themselves.

“It was rather embarrassing,” Prehn said. “Wisconsin now has babies hunting, which clearly isn’t the case.”

Walker signed a Republican-backed bill heading into the nine-day hunting season that eliminated the requirement that a child be at least 10 years old to participate

in a mentored hunt.

The DNR sold 1,814 mentored hunt licenses to children nine years old or younger by the end of the nine days. Most went to nine-year-olds, though 52 went to children age 5 and under, including 10 that went to kids under a year old.

A four-year-old was the youngest licensee to register a kill, though state data doesn’t show who actually killed the deer.

“People call me up and say ‘What are you doing, allowing 1-year-olds to hunt?’”

Prehn told a reporter during a break.

“Clearly a 1-year-old can’t hunt.”

He said eliminating the hunting age allows adults to use small children’s tags to kill more animals for themselves and he believes that’s wrong.

“I question why a parent buys a license for a one-year-old,” he said. “That’s another tag out there.”

He asked DNR Chief Warden Todd Schaller during the season review if mentors can actually shoot a deer for a mentee. Schaller said mentors can’t do that, though Wisconsin’s group hunting

Health groups hope to expand vaccine access MILWAUKEE — The Medical College of Wisconsin wants to expand access to vaccines by having drugstores o�er immunizations.

The college is spending $489,000 on a vaccination project with the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The statewide project is expected to last 2½ years.

“This investment aims to increase the number of vaccines administered to residents of all ages and therefore reducing the prevalence of vaccine preventable diseases in Wisconsin,” said Erica Martin, manager of Practice and Population Health Initiative at the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.

The project will work with community coalitions to determine who may benefit from pharmacies carrying vaccinations, said, George MacKinnon, the college’s dean.

“In certain populations there may be underimmunized people,” he said. “Black

and Hispanic seniors, for example, tend to be less up-to-date on their tetanus and their pneumococcal (vaccines), and adults in all groups (are less up-to-date on) shingles and influenza.”

The project will initially focus on Milwaukee, Green Bay and Wausau before looking at rural areas, MacKinnon said. The project also aims to educate physicians, insurers and the public that pharmacists have the skill set needed to provide immunizations, he said.

The project will begin next month. It’s funded through the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.

Wisconsin doesn’t meet all federal vaccination goals in many age and race demographics, according to the Wisconsin Immunization Registry and America’s Health Rankings. The state also has fallen short for measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations among young children.

–Associated Press

statutes allow someone else in the mentor and mentee’s party to shoot the deer and use the mentee’s tag. He added that four other states — South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Vermont — allow similar group hunting dynamics.

Still, Prehn asked Schaller if the agency should be concerned about people buying tags for one-year-olds.

“The law certainly states they can buy tags,” Schaller said.

Board chairman Terry Hilgenberg noted that any changes to group hunting statutes would require legislative action.

Republican state Rep. Joel Kleefisch, chairmanoftheAssemblyNaturalResources and Sporting Heritage Committee and one of the chief sponsors of the bill eliminating the minimum hunting age, said in a telephone interview that no young children were injured during the nine-day season and he believes Wisconsin’s group hunting statutes work “just fine.”

“Those who want to poach will find a way to poach regardless of the law,” Kleefisch said.

The board also heard presentations from Schaller, Customer Service Bureau Director Kimberly Currie and Wildlife Management Bureau Director Eric Lobner detailing harvest totals and license sales for the nine-day. They said preliminary data shows: • Hunters killed 195,738 deer, down slightly from 197,262 last year.

• The DNR sold 588,807 licenses, including 103,208 sold on the Friday before opening day. That total is down from 2016, when the agency sold 598,807 licenses.

• Wisconsin saw hunters from all 50 states and 164 countries.

• Seven people were injured during the season. None died. Six of the last 10 gun deer seasons have now been free of fatalities.

The board voted unanimously to adopt the DNR’s recommendation to leave the vast majority of the state’s deer management unit boundaries untouched through 2020 and population goals that call for maintaining the herd in 36 counties, increase the herd in 14 counties and decrease the herd in 22 counties.

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NFL

Crossword

Greatest return man ever hangs them up

By Andrew Seligman AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO — Devin Hester, the spectacular speedster who holds the NFL record for kick return touchdowns with 20, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday.

In a post on social media, the 35-yearold Hester said it was time .

“Good news: Commissioner Goodell, you can put the kickoff back at the 30,” Hester wrote. “Bad news: Y’all will have to find a new favorite returner.”

Hester played for Atlanta, Baltimore and Seattle, but his best years were with the Bears from 2006-13. Chicago took him in the second round (57th overall) out of Miami, and at the end of his rookie season, he took the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl 92 yards for a touchdown against Indianapolis, though the Colts won the game.

He is the third-leading punt returner in NFL history and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2014.

But Hester’s impact went beyond the sheer numbers.

Opposing coaches would routinely do all they could to avoid punting or kicking to him, even if that meant the Bears starting at their 40 because the ball landed out of bounds. When Hester was at his best, they considered that a better option than risking a return for a touchdown.

“The kind of production he had was very, very difficult,” Bears coach John Fox said. “He changed games.”

In his retirement note, Hester showed the sort of flair that defined his career.

He mentioned the “confidence and swagger” he developed in college and learning to “act like you’re the best player on the field, then back it up.” He thanked the fans in Chicago as well as former Bears coach Lovie Smith while recalling the ovations he got at Soldier Field. He closed with a reference to the Hall of Fame: “Hopefully next time I see y’all it’ll be in Canton.”

Hester’s spectacular rookie year including running back two kickoffs and three punts for touchdowns. He also returned a missed field goal 108 yards against the New

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York Giants. Hester’s crowning moment came in the Super Bowl in Miami. Hester caught Adam Vinatieri’s kickoff, turned right toward the middle, burst through a wave of defenders and sprinted toward history, becoming only the eighth player to score a touchdown that way in the NFL’s biggest game.

Hester had two more kickoff returns and four more punt returns for TDs in 2007.

The Bears started to use him as a wide receiver that season and gave him a fouryear contract extension in the offseason.

Hester never seemed comfortable with a bigger role on offense, too often lining up at the wrong spot and running the wrong route. His production on special teams slipped, too. Hester went two seasons without returning a punt return for a TD and three seasons without running back a kickoff to the end zone. He had difficulties fielding the ball and at times backtracked on returns. But he did experience a sort of resurgence in his final few seasons with the Bears.

“I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to coach you. @D_Hest23 the best to ever do it! #GOAT #HallofFamer,” tweeted Smith, now the coach at Illinois.

Several former teammates also expressed their support. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt recalled rooting for Miami when he was in high school and meeting Hester in the Atlanta airport.

“When I was in HS, I was a huge Canes fan and I saw Devin Hester in the ATL airport one time,” Watt tweeted. “1st time ever asking someone famous for a photo. He was cool, took the photo and it was awesome. Congrats on a great career @D_Hest23 and thanks for the memories!”

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NFL. Week 15

Trubisky’s career day already winning over Bears

By Robert Zeglinski

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ne of the innate qualities that separates Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky from the pack is that he’s never a prisoner of the moment. Whether it be after disappointing finishes to both the Vikings and Lions earlier this season, or following a virtuoso performance against the Bengals on Sunday, he knows there’s much work to be done before he can be counted on as the face of the franchise.

Before any judgment can be made on his career a mere nine starts in.

It’s clear he’s not going to accept credit for one good game in savoring one victory for too long.

“You put all the hard work in, and it’s good to reap the rewards from putting in a lot of hard work this week. But you’ve got to move on,” said Trubisky.

Performances like Trubisky had against the Bengals, where he had a career-high 112.4 passer rating, accounted for two touchdowns, and completed 78-percent of his passes, are examples of why the Bears invested the future of the organization into the 23-year-old.

They’re why Ryan Pace felt so strongly to trade up for the young quarterback so as to not let him fall through the team’s grasp.

More than anything, they’re an example of a quarterback getting comfortable, trusting his playmakers and himself that he belongs with the big boys.

Sometimes, those on the outside just need a reminder.

For Trubisky himself, he could care less about that assurance. He knows what he’s capable of. He understands where he could ultimately take the Bears franchise.

One dominant performance against the Bengals is but a small sample size of everyone else patting him on the back for something he already understood: validation definitely notwithstanding.

“I don’t know about the validation part, because I feel like that is kind of on the outside (of the building), but I just feel confident I’m getting better each week,” said Trubisky. “And, yes, it’s fun to play, but I get feedback from my teammates.”

That’s a fair point made by Trubisky.

Ultimately, all that matters after his own evaluation is how those closest to him see his progress, meaning his teammates.

How they judge him to be coming along.

Who they know as the guy who has to

succeed if they’re to achieve anything of consequence in the coming years.

Judging by the amount of glowing praise Trubisky’s received of late, like in brutal honesty from right tackle Bobby Massie, his progress is at much more than a snail’s pace. It’s blazing.

“Mitch will tell us, shut the f--- up in the huddle. Mitch has got some balls.

He’s going to be a good quarterback,” said Massie in the post-game, talking about what separates Trubisky.

It’s not often you have offensive linemen respecting a quarterback so early. Just a few weeks ago, guard Josh Sitton had similar comments regarding Chicago’s No. 10.

“Get the f -- back in the huddle, and don’t break it until I break it.’ He kind of cussed at all of us linemen, and I was like, ‘Hell, yeah. I respect the s--- out of that,” said Sitton.

The line is the most tight-knit group of any football team. They don’t take new

members lightly. There’s a measure of credibility you have to gain with many of them, especially in regards to toughness. The quarterback often is seen as the “pretty boy” in retrospect, which is fitting considering Trubisky’s “Pretty Boy Assassin” nickname. So for him to earn the respect of the grinding hogs up front not even double-digit starts into his promising career, speaks volumes of the kind of leader and player he already is.

Say this for any inconsistencies he might endure through the last three games of the 2017 season: the Bears believe in Trubisky. He’s accomplished virtually nothing individually or took them to any promised land, but he’s already won them over in a landslide.

Those out on the outside looking in may expect struggles or a valley of a performance after Trubisky eviscerated the Bengals, but not the Bears. Far from it. They already see greatness. They

already anticipate the very best. They already see the jaw-dropping calm play that leaves a defense like Cincinnati’s helpless and an offense united under the dynamite catalyst a great quarterback becomes. It’s a quiet but calming confidence.

Trubisky can’t disappoint this team, because it’s his, under his command. All that’s left now is to build on his elevation and consistently show the rest of the world what the Bears see every day more than the occasional December start.

Kendall Wright, a six-year NFL veteran, put Chicago’s glimmering hope into the clearest possible perspective after he carved through the Bengals.

“That’s why you trade up and get a quarterback (Trubisky) like that. He played light outs, and he’s really becoming leader and he’s really coming into his own, just being himself.” R. Find Robert on Twitter @RobertZeglinski.

McCarthy: GB’s doctor evaluating tests on Rodgers GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers coach Mike McCarthy was cautious. His players seemed hopeful.

Green Bay might be getting quarterback Aaron Rodgers back soon from a collarbone injury.

But the final decision rests with the team doctor, with the help of other experts, on whether the two-time NFL MVP is healthy enough to return for the Packers’ game this weekend against Carolina.

McCarthy said there was no timeline for when medical staff will decide on potentially clearing Rodgers after the quarterback had tests and scans on his surgically repaired collarbone on Monday.

“It’s in the evaluation process ... I’d like to know as soon as possible,” McCarthy said. “Frankly it’s best for Aaron to know as soon as possible. He’s the one that has to get ready, and obviously in his mind he’s ready to go if you watch him practice and the conversations with him.”

But the franchise quarterback was still waiting for medical clearance.

McCarthy said “this is a medical decision and team doctor (Pat) McKenzie is obviously in touch with a number of different

medical experts and they’re evaluating the information.”

Rodgers could be eligible to be activated for Sunday, which would be eight weeks after going on injured reserve following his injury on Oct. 15 at Minnesota. The two-time NFL MVP returned to practice Dec. 2 on what McCarthy called a “trial return.” Rodgers ran the scout team last week.

“It’s going to be fun having him back,” left tackle David Bakhtiari said after the 27-21 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

The overtime victory kept Green Bay (7-6) in contention for a playoff spot, going 3-4 in games started by backup Brett Hundley.

“My No. 1 thought going into it was keep our hopes alive to make the playoffs and we’re still in it,” Hundley said after beating the Browns. “When my number’s called upon, I’ll be ready.”

It will still be a tough road to return to the postseason with three games left, whether or not Rodgers returns.

Trailing NFC North-leading Minnesota by three games, the Packers are one of four

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teams with at least seven wins chasing Atlanta (8-5) for the final wild-card berth.

But the sight of Rodgers back at practice has boosted spirits. Coaches and teammates have said Rodgers has looked good in practice.

He looked like a nervous and excited assistant coach on the sideline in Cleveland as he consulted with McCarthy and Hundley late in the game. Rodgers has stuck to a normal midweek preparation routine.

“But frankly, he has (spent) an extraordinary amount of time in the rehab part of it,” McCarthy said. “I think that speaks volumes, because it’s really put him in this position of where he’s at. As we all know, his rehab has been exceptional, and he looks great.”

Notes: CB Davon House suffered a significant back injury against the Browns “so he will be challenged to be ready this week,” McCarthy said. The Packers already lost another starter at cornerback, Kevin King, after placing the rookie on IR last week with a shoulder injury.

–Associated Press

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