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Bison, Birds and Prairie Adventures Await at Nachusa Grasslands Fall Festival – Opportunities to explore parts of Nachusa Grasslands that are typically not available to the public — including wagon rides through habitat where more than 100 bison roam — return Saturday, Sept. 19, when The Nature Conservancy hosts its annual Fall Festival. “Few places in Illinois offer the potential to see a free-ranging bison herd of this size while exploring some of the 4,000 acres of restored tallgrass prairie,” said Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands director. “Our Fall Festival gives us the opportunity to invite the community to experience this landscape firsthand, learn from the dedicated stewards who help care for it and see how conservation is bringing native plants and wildlife back to the region.” The festival, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the preserve, which is located three miles northwest of Franklin Grove, at 2075 Lowden Road, just two hours west of Chicago. The day’s activities include wagon rides through the prairie to look for bison, guided exploration hikes at the Visitor Center and 15 steward-guided tours throughout the preserve that feature scenic photo locations, autumn wildflowers, preserve hideaways, native wildlife, sandstone rock formations and more. Additional attractions include a Discovery Tent and the Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education Live Birds of Prey. “September is one of the most beautiful times to visit Nachusa and take in the prairie as it changes with the season, and every tour is different,” Kleiman said. “Whether it’s your first visit or your tenth, from the wildflowers to the bison, there’s always a new discovery waiting out on the grasslands.” This event will be held rain or shine. Admission is free, but parking is $5. Shuttle service also will be available. Headons Fine Meat food truck will be on site with food and beverages for purchase with options for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores. To learn more about the festival, visit: nature.org/events, where you also can link to the most up-to-date event information from Friends of Nachusa Grasslands. To learn more about The Nature Conservancy, visit nature.org/illinois.
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Illinois Capitol renovations ‘a few months behind,’ set to wrap up this winter Architect of the Capitol Andrea Aggertt says the project will be within the $350M budget
SPRINGFIELD — Nearly five years after construction crews started moving dirt on the $350 million renovation of the Illinois State Capitol’s north wing, there are finally glimmers of light at the end of the tunnel. The massive project, which included a rehab of the Illinois Senate chamber, construction of a new underground parking garage and conference room and the creation of a new main entrance with enhanced security features, will wrap up “sometime this winter,” Architect of the Capitol Andrea Aggertt told Capitol News Illinois in an interview this week. “We are slightly behind,” Aggertt said. “As with everything, it’s almost like we’re on an archeological site. You don’t know what you’re going to find until you get into it.” There’s been progress: The Senate returned to its refurbished digs on schedule in January 2025. And the $46 million, 435-space parking garage for legislators and staff opened this spring — more than two years later than anticipated. Under the updated timetable, the entire project will be complete about two years behind schedule. Despite overruns on time, Aggertt said the project, funded by the Rebuild Illinois capital construction program, is “within that budget” and they “don’t anticipate going over that.”
So, they had to pivot, working around those structural components and reallocating floor plans while making sure they would be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. “There have been things that we did not anticipate,” Aggertt said. “We also had staff and members in offices all the way until the time we started construction. So that means our first chance to look behind walls that nobody had seen for 70 years was at that point, and that also led to surprises that we had to overcome, which I’m proud to say that the group that we have working, the general contractors, the subcontractors, all the union tradesmen and women, have done a great job to complete that.” Most of the work inside the north wing is now complete, including the removal of mezzanines added in the 1960s and 1970s that subdivided floors with lofty ceilings. This will result in less office space in the Capitol but restore the building’s original look. Detailing work is done and new carpeting has been installed with furniture to be delivered to the refurbished north wing in the coming months, Aggertt said. A casualty of this restoration? The Capitol office of former President Barack Obama, who served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Aggertt said it would’ve been “impossible” to maintain that one space while gutting everything else around it. “But I can say we’ve saved everything from it down to the carpet and the light fixture,” Aggertt said. “So, if we want to build a replica someday, we documented everything.”
‘Surprises’
What’s left?
By Ben Szalinski
Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com
Labor shortages attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and a scarcity of specific materials necessary to renovate a 150-year-old building contributed to the slowdown, Aggertt said. Not to mention the weather. Multiple heavy rain events this summer set the construction timeline back another several weeks. And then there were several unanticipated “surprises” that Aggertt and her team were confronted with as construction progressed. Among them: The discovery of wrought iron trusses that were apparently hidden behind walls for more than a century. Their presence was not even unearthed during the last major renovation of the north wing in the 1970s. But the trusses, it turns out, play a critical role supporting the Capitol’s mansard roof.
The renovations of the third through sixth floors is complete with construction still wrapping up on the first and second floors along with the new underground conference center and welcome center, Aggertt said. Those passing, driving or walking by will notice that work has finally begun on the removal of the paved north drive. Its tear-up had been pushed to the back of the queue so construction crews could utilize it. The drive once included parking spots for senators and staff and was a popular pick-up and drop-off location, first with horse-drawn carriages and later cars. But in an era of heightened security threats, the drive allowed cars too close to the building and it will thus be replaced with a sidewalk that’ll allow pedestrian
access to the building from Second and Monroe streets. Security enhancements were a key consideration in the details of the renovation. The new north wing entrance, which will serve as the main gateway into the building, will feature an attached welcome center that will allow the Secretary of State’s police to screen visitors before they enter the Capitol itself. There will be two security lines to better accommodate large groups and a dedicated drop-off lane for tour buses on Monroe Street. The new space will include an information desk, a cafe, public restrooms and a room where visitors can start their tour of the building with an informational video. “Our plan is that when groups do come into the Capitol building, there would hopefully be a video or two that they can watch... about this construction, maybe the original construction” and “some of the more notable officials that have served in the Illinois State Capitol building,” Aggert said. “So I think that’s a really cool way to also educate people about the history and something that we’ve never been able to offer before.” Like any building, the Capitol requires regular upkeep and maintenance, Aggertt said. Before this, the Capitol’s west wing underwent a $50 million renovation between 2011 and 2013. Aggertt said there’s no funding allocated yet for future work, but she said the building’s east wing will need a refurbishment like the north wing within the next decade. They’ll soon need to replace the roof of the Capitol dome, which hasn’t had any major work done on it since the 1970s. If there’s anything she wants people to take away from the renovation, Aggertt said it’s the “beauty of the original architecture.” “So, unfortunately, over the last several decades, mezzanines were added,” and “walls were painted white,” Aggertt said. “So we had the cool opportunity to take a deeper look at all those layers of paint and determine what was originally there. So everyone’s going to be able to see that now.” Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
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Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US By Paul Wiseman Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market bounced back in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs, ending a summer of lackluster hiring growth with a bang. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.1%. Hiring far exceeded the 65,000 jobs that forecasters had expected, according to a poll by FactSet. Labor Department revisions also looked good, adding 55,000 to June and July payrolls. Employers created 21,000 jobs in July; the Labor Department had originally reported that they’d cut 23,000. Two months before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump welcomed the strong hiring report Friday. “Great jobs number just announced, breaking all estimates (except mine!) by double and triple - And you haven’t seen anything yet!” Trump wrote in a social media post. But inflation has dominated conversations this year in business and households. Voters are increasingly frustrated by higher costs, particularly fuel prices that have hit record levels since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February. And meager pay raises have made rising prices more painful for many. Average hourly wages rose 3.1% last month from a year earlier, the weakest year-over-year increase since May 2021. Restaurants and bars added 59,000 jobs last month, construction companies 22,000 and manufacturers 16,000. Factory jobs are up by 58,000 since hitting a recent low in December, the Labor Department noted. And the U.S. labor force — the number of people working or looking for work — jumped by 683,000 last month after falling in June and July. Diane Swonk, chief economist at the tax and consulting firm KPMG, called the report “incredible. It’s a summer heatwave.’’ She noted that a broad measure of the unemployment rate – which includes people so discouraged they’ve given up looking for work and those working part time because they can’t find the full-time jobs they want – dropped to 7.7%, the lowest in more than a year. So far this year, employers — companies, government agencies and nonprofits — have added an average of more than 80,000 jobs a month. That is up from a dismal monthly average of 9,700 last year.
But job creation remains well below the 166,000 monthly jobs that were the norm in 2023 and 2024, let alone the 491,000 a month recorded during the 2021-2022 hiring boom that followed pandemic lockdowns. Hiring has bounced around this year. From May through July, employers added a lackluster average of 38,000 jobs a month. Then came the burst of new jobs in August, which left some economists skeptical. “The rebound in hiring this month is encouraging,’’ wrote Thomas Simons, chief U.S. economist at the investment bank Jefferies, “but we suspect that it’s more of a payback from weakness over the prior three months rather than a sign of significant acceleration.’’ Friday’s report may increase the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise its key short-term interest rate when it next meets Sept. 15-16. Solid hiring sends a signal that current borrowing costs aren’t necessarily high enough to restrain the economy and cool inflation. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said last week that inflation, at 3.7% according to the Fed’s preferred measure, remains too far above the central bank’s 2% target and added that without further progress, the Fed would have “work to do.” With hiring seemingly healthy, the Fed’s focus will shift to a critical inflation report due next week. On Thursday, Fed governor Christopher Waller said he is leaning toward keeping the Fed’s rate unchanged, but would support a hike if inflation comes in high. U.S. employers are contending with a shortage of workers — the result of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and the retirement of baby boomers.
Instead of looking to hire from a diminished pool of available workers, “businesses are increasingly focused on boosting efficiency through technology and AI and increasingly seek to do more with their existing workforce,’’ EY-Parthenon economists Gregory Daco and Lydia Boussour wrote in a commentary this week. The information industry, which includes employers in telecommunications and data processing, lost 23,000 jobs last month and is down 97,000 since the start of 2026, a decline that has arrived as artificial intelligence does work that was once handled by people. Trevor Freel, a senior recruiter at the American Medical Association, said that AI appears to be replacing people in customer service and software development. He asked one job candidate in customer service why he was looking for a new job. The answer: “Well, I got replaced by a robot.’’ Karp & Iancu, a fast-growing Milwaukee law firm that specializes in divorce and family law, has added three employees this month. As technology, specifically AI, changes legal work, managing partner David Iancu said that he’s looking for applicants with technical skills, or those who are willing to learn. But that’s not all. “AI is an incredible tool. It’s not much more than that,’’ said Iancu, whose firm has 55 employees, including 30 lawyers. “It does not substitute for good people or human relationships. I don’t know about you, but when I try to call customer service and I have to talk to a robot – I’m not feeling it ... Especially where people are dealing with something that’s difficult like divorce or medical (problems) – they don’t want AI as a substitute ... I have no plans to replace people with AI.’’
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EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands By Matthew Daly Associated Press
WASHINGTON(AP)—TheEnvironmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers. The request, announced Friday, comes nearly a year after the agency proposed a rule defining “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, based on a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that removed federal protections for vast areas. The plea for new information is highly unusual and reflects the complexity of the water rule, a contentious regulation that has been argued in the courts for decades and reached the Supreme Court twice since 2006. The latest proposal is a “supplemental” rule that EPA said will help it and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers evaluate a wider range of options as they work toward a final rule that fully implements the Supreme Court’s decision in a case known as Sackett v. EPA. The 2023 ruling sharply limited the federal government’s authority to police
water pollution in certain wetlands. It boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a ruling in favor of Michael and Chantell Sackett, an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near a lake. The new rule, once made final, will cut “bureaucratic red tape” and protect water quality while “recognizing that states and tribes are best positioned to manage their own water resources,” the EPA said. The rule will provide greater predictability for landowners, farmers, ranchers, energy producers, the technology sector, developers and small businesses, the agency said. The measure will focus on relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water, such as streams, oceans, rivers and lakes, along with wetlands that are directly connected to such bodies of water. “The EPA’s goal is a durable WOTUS definition that follows the law and ends burdensome regulatory uncertainty,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement. The request for additional comment “reflects our continued commitment to
transparency and public input, ensuring we have fully considered a wide range of potential policy options,” he added. “We look forward to public feedback on this supplemental notice, which will help strengthen the real-world expertise behind the final rule.” The November proposal to rewrite the water rule is among dozens of environmental regulations being rolled back by Republican President Donald Trump’s administration as part of what Zeldin calls a concerted effort to accelerate economic prosperity while putting “ a dagger through the heart of climate change religion.” Critics call the planned water rule a giveaway to ranchers and industrial polluters. “The Trump EPA’s shortsighted push to encourage industries to plow over more wetlands and streams will destroy thousands of miles of waterways critical to wildlife across the United States,” J.W. Glass, a policy specialist at the Center for Biological Diversity, said when the plan was announced last year. The proposed rule will most likely “wipe out life-sustaining waterways in every corner of the nation,” Glass said, and
leave vast stretches of wetlands and other low-lying areas vulnerable to increasingly destructive storm surges driven by climate change. The EPA’s proposal “declares open season” on the nation’s waterways, according to Jon Devine, director of freshwater ecosystems at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council. “The proposal would virtually eliminate protection for freshwater wetlands” and especially hurt the western United States, he said. Zeldin disputes that argument, saying the agency’s proposal strikes a needed balance between federal and state authority. Any lands removed from federal jurisdiction will still face regulation from states and tribes, he said. The EPA and Army Corps will accept public comments for 30 days once the supplemental plan is published in the Federal Register, expected in the next week. The agencies have held three public meetings on the proposed rule, which has generated more than 220,000 comments from a wide range of stakeholders.
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Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds By Peter Hancock
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois hospitals stand to lose upwards of $4 billion in revenue over the next several years due to impending changes in Medicaid rules that limit states’ ability to direct higher reimbursement payments to facilities that serve the most vulnerable populations. That’s according to a recent study by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank, as well as estimates by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association. And unless Congress acts to reverse those policies before they take full effect, IHA officials warn, roughly half the hospitals in Illinois could be forced to reduce staff, cut back on services or close altogether. “The governor’s people have consistently said that they don’t have a printing press over in the Capitol, and that they’re not going to be able to fill in this revenue,” David Gross, IHA’s senior vice president for government relations, said in an interview. “So it’s a concern that some of the estimates that have been undertaken in Washington assume that the state’s going to pick up the costs of these cuts.”
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The upcoming change affects a littleknown practice within Medicaid known as “state directed payments,” or SDPs. Those are supplemental reimbursement rates that some hospitals are paid for specific services. Most states today, including Illinois, operate their Medicaid programs under a “managed care” model. That means they pay for-profit health insurance companies a flat per-person fee each month to manage the care of Medicaid
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For several years, according to KFF, federal rules have capped these state directed payments at the average rate paid by commercial insurers for those same services. Commercial rates tend to be about twice the rate paid by Medicare and more than twice the rate paid by Medicaid. But under the budget reconciliation act passed by Congress in 2025 known as H.R. 1, or the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” states like Illinois that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act will see their cap lowered to 100% of the Medicare rate. The handful of states that did not expand their Medicaid programs will be capped at 110% of the Medicare rate. Those new caps will be phased in over a number of years, starting in 2028.
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“This idea that they have in Washington that we should pay at Medicare rates, the problem with that is that Congress continues to cut Medicare, and Medicare only covers about 70% of our hospital costs,” Gross said. That change is one of several in the law that are aimed at slashing nearly $1 trillion out of the Medicaid program over the next 10 years. According to KFF’s analysis, the new caps on state directed payments will account for about $60.1 billion in reduced federal spending on hospital services nationwide, including about $4 billion in Illinois. That represents about 77% of all federal spending on SDPs for hospital services, according to KFF. Illinois and seven other states will account for just over half of the total reduction. KFF acknowledges that number only represents the federal portion of the revenue hospitals receive from SDPs. Total revenue losses could be higher or lower due to other policy changes within the budget law as well as how states and hospitals respond to those changes. IHA, however, estimates the loss to Illinois hospitals will be about $3 billion over five years, starting in 2028 when the new caps start to be phased in.
Other Medicaid cuts
In addition to cutting state directed payments, the budget reconciliation bill also orders reductions in healthcare provider taxes, a major source for financing states’ share of Medicaid costs. Those are taxes levied on hospitals, nursing homes and MCOs. The revenue generated is used to draw down federal Medicaid matching funds. Currently, federal rules cap the amount states can raise from provider taxes at 6% of net patient revenue. But under a provision of the budget law that only applies to states like Illinois that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, that 6% cap will gradually be cut starting in Fiscal Year 2028 until it reaches 3.5% in FY 2032. “Both policy changes really work in tandem,” Winick said. “The hospital provider tax is used primarily to finance the state-directed payments.” According to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, the cuts in provider taxes will have ripple effects throughout the Medicaid program, extending far beyond hospital payments. In a Feb. 6 memo, GOMB Director Alexis Sturm warned the new caps on provider tax revenues will result in a total $4.5
billion reduction in Medicaid funding by fiscal year 2031. That includes $1.7 billion from the reduction in provider taxes and $2.8 billion in federal matching funds. “It should be noted that these amounts show the impact of H.R. 1 only through fiscal year 2031,” Sturm wrote. “The total annual impact to the Medicaid program after full phase-in of the rate caps will be $6.1 billion by fiscal year 2033 — $3.8 billion of which is lost federal support.
Hospitals most at risk
Gross and Winick said all hospitals will feel the effects of the policy changes, but two classes of hospitals in particular — critical access hospitals and safety net facilities — are the most vulnerable. Those are the hospitals that have few other sources of revenue besides Medicaid and Medicare, and they account for about half of all hospitals in Illinois. • Critical access hospitals are generally small facilities located in small towns and rural communities. They are defined in federal regulations as facilities that have fewer than 25 acute-care inpatient beds. They are located more than 35 miles from another hospital, although that requirement can vary depending on the terrain, and they operate 24/7 emergency rooms. • Safety net hospitals are those that serve higher volumes of Medicaid and uninsured patients. Although there is not one standard definition for them, they tend to be located in urban areas and have open-door policies requiring them to treat any patient regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. On a statewide basis, Gross said, Medicare and Medicaid make up 30-40% of all hospital revenue. But for safety-net and critical access hospitals, they make up more than half. In 2025, according to state data, Medicaid covered 3.2 million people in Illinois, or about a fourth of the state’s population. Another 2.4 million were covered by Medicare in 2024, according to KFF. “So if you think about where Medicare patients show up, they show up in these rural hospitals, these critical access hospitals,” Gross said. “And of course the Medicaid patients show up largely in part in our safety net hospitals. So those two groups of hospitals are really going to be challenged.” Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
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It is possible that the court by the persons listed below, oc- ILCS 5/28-4). 49 Wilshire Blvd., Machesney Park, Rockford, IL 61107 Cherry Valley, Illinois, to address 8 OF PLATS, PAGE 33 IN is deemed to be a debt collector will allow you to attend the first cupants of storage units located Dated: August 28, 2026 IL 61115; that the true and real the following request: THE RECORDER’S OFFICE attempting to collect a debt and court date in this case in-person at 1915 Windsor Rd., Loves Park, Nancy Graczyk, full names of all persons owning, 815-987-4050 1. To consider the annexation 27595R TRRT 9/23 OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, any information obtained will be or remotely by video or phone. Illinois, a self-storage facility opIndependent Administrator conducting or transacting such of and annexation agreement for n n n ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE used for that purpose. Contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s erated by AAA WINDSOR STORAGE Debra A. Delia, ARDC #6195886 business are as follows: Jeffrey the property commonly known as STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Case # 2025-FC-0000456 office or visit the Court’s website INC. (“OWNER”), shall be sold at Oliver Close, LLC Stuart Gentry 4093 South Perryville Road, Cherry AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. I3293468 to find out whether this is possible public auction at 1915 Windsor 124 N. Water Street, Suite 300 SIGNED: Jeffrey Stuart Gentry IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Valley, IL 61016 and with PIN 16-10Commonly known as 813 P27576R TRRT 9/16 and, if so, how to do this. Need Rd., Loves Park, Illinois, on or P.O. Box 4749 8/27/26 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 226-015. Filed by OEC5, LLC. n n n help? Call or text Illinois Court Help after 9/16/2026 at 10:00 a.m. to Rockford, IL 61110-4749 Subscribed and sworn (or 2. To consider a map amend- ROSCOE AVENUE, SOUTH BELOIT, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE at 833-411-1121 or go to ilcourthelp. enforce the Owner’s lien thereon. Telephone: 815/963-0009 affirmed to) before me, this 27th In The Matter of the Estate of ment from the Winnebago County IL 61080 Property Index No. 04-08- SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT gov for information about going to If there are no bidders, Owner will Telefax: 815/963-0339 day of August, A.D. 2026. Light Industrial (IL) zoning district JOSEPH W. SALADINO, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS court, including how to fill out and otherwise dispose of the property. ddelia@oliverclose.com Lori Gummow, County Clerk to the Village’s Light Industrial (IL) 102-001 Deceased. The real estate is improved FREEDOM MORTGAGE file documents. You can also get #73 - Marc Jack; 27588R TRRT 9/16 Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk zoning district for the property No.: 2026 PR 213 CORPORATION, free legal information and legal #125 - Tammie Dean. n n n 27592R TRRT 9/16 commonly known as 4093 South with a white vinyl siding, single CLAIM NOTICE PLAINTIFF, referrals at illinoislegalaid.org. 27586R TRRT 9/9 STATE OF ILLINOIS n n n Perryville Road, Cherry Valley, IL family home with a detached two NOTICE is given of the death VS. All documents referred to in this n n n COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF 61016 and with PIN 16-10-226-015. car garage. of JOSEPH W. SALADINO, who died Sale terms: If sold to anyone WESLEY JARRON DUNDAS, II; Notice can be found at ilcourts. ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF SS INTENTION Filed by OEC5, LLC. on July 26, 2026. Letters of Office TRACY LARSEN-DUNDAS info/forms. Other documents may INTENTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, 3. To consider a request for a other than the Plaintiff, 25% down A/K/A TRACY JUNE LARSEN; be available from your local Circuit STATE OF ILLINOIS, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO were issued on August 25, 2026, Special Use Permit issued under of the highest bid by certified funds COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS This is to certify that the un- to Joseph F. Saladino, who is the the Code of Ordinances for the at the close of the sale payable to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND Court Clerk’s office or website. URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ¿Necesita ayuda? Llame o envíe This is to certify that the IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: dersigned intend to conduct and Administrator of the estate, 1303 Village of Cherry Valley, Illinois, The Judicial Sales Corporation. No UNKNOWN OWNERS AND un mensaje de texto a Illinois undersigned intend to conduct THOMAS B. MOORE transact a art/illustrations and Montague St., Rockford, Illinois Section 82-282(d) regarding the third party checks will be accepted. NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Court Help al 833-411- 1121, o and transact a personal shopping Deceased, design business in said County 61102. The attorney for the estate Special Use to allow for Outdoor The balance, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within DEFENDANTS. visite ilcourthelp.gov para obtener services business in said County CASE NO. 2025 PR 235 and State under the name of Air Storage in the Light Industrial (IL) NO. 2026-FC-0000226 información sobre los casos de la and State under the name of CLAIM NOTICE Studio Co at the following post representative is Attorney Elizazoning district for the property twenty-four (24) hours. The subject 12101 VENTURA BOULEVARD corte y cómo completar y presentar Beegoshop at the following post NOTICE is given of the death office addresses: 615 16th Ave., beth Groncki-Boger, 120 W. State commonly known as 4093 South property is subject to general real MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115 formularios. office addresses: 2222 13th Ave., of THOMAS B. MOORE. Letters of Rockford, IL 61104; that the true St., Ste. 303, Rockford, IL 61101. Perryville Road, Cherry Valley, IL estate taxes, special assessments, Any claims against the estate JUDGE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT Rockford, Il 61104; that the true Office were issued on August 22, and real full names of all persons 61016 and with PIN 16-10-226-015. or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for PRESIDING JUDGE COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE and real full names of all persons 2025, to CANDICE K. SHENBERGER, owning, conducting or transacting may be filed on or before March Filed by OEC5, LLC. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED owning, conducting or transacting c/o 7124 Windsor Lake Parkway, such business are as follows: Ana 9, 2027, that date being at least six Members of the public are in- sale without any representation NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT- such business are as follows: Loves Park, IL 61111, who is the legal Ivett Ramirez Castaneda vited to attend this public hearing, as to quality or quantity of title (6) months from the date of first and without recourse to Plaintiff TO YOU, ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY Beatrice Elaine Johnson representative of the estate. The SIGNED: Ana Ivett Ramirez publication, or within three (3) at which time an opportunity will Wesley Jarron Dundas, II INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR SIGNED: Beatrice Elaine Johnson attorney for the estate is JEREMY Castaneda 8/7/26 months from the date of mailing be given to address the mem- and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale Unknown Owners and Non-Re- THAT PURPOSE. 8/24/26 RAMSEY, 7124 Windsor Lake ParkSubscribed and sworn (or or delivery of Notice to creditors, bers of the Planning and Zoning is further subject to confirmation by the court. cord Claimants McCalla Raymer Leibert Subscribed and sworn (or way, Loves Park, IL 61111. affirmed to) before me, this 7th Commission. if mailing or delivery is required by Upon payment in full of the defendants, that this case has Pierce, LLP affirmed to) before me, this 24th Claims against the estate may day of August, A.D. 2026. Dated: August 28, 2026 Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate day of August, A.D. 2026. be filed on or before March 2, Lori Gummow, County Clerk /s/ Aaron Szeto, Village Attorney amount bid, the purchaser will been commenced in this Court Attorney for Plaintiff Act of 1975, as amended, whichever 2027, that date being at least six Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk To be published in the Rock receive a Certificate of Sale that will against you and other defendants, 333 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1820 Lori Gummow, County Clerk Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk (6) months from the date of first 27593R TRRT 9/16 date is later. Any claim not filed on River Times on or about Septem- entitle the purchaser to a deed to asking for the foreclosure of a Chicago, IL 60606-1220 the real estate after confirmation certain Mortgage conveying the Ph. (312) 346-9088 27590R TRRT 9/16 publication or within three (3) n n n or before that date shall be barred. ber 9, 2026. premises described as follows, File No. 26-28138IL-1506297 n n n months from the date of mailing NOTICE OF SALE Claims against the estate may 27594R TRRT 9/9 of the sale. The property will NOT be to wit: I3293235 STATE OF ILLINOIS or delivery of Notice to creditors, The personal property stored be filed with the estate representaopen for inspection and plaintiff LOT NINE (9) IN BLOCK P27577R TRRT 9/16 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE if mailing or delivery is required by by the persons listed below, oc- tive or the Office of the Winnebago makes no representation as to ONE (1) AS DESIGNATED n n n 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate cupants of storage units located County Circuit Clerk - Probate Public Notices the condition of the property. ProUPON THE PLAT OF RIVER IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Act, 1975, as amended, whichever at 1915 Windsor Rd., Loves Park, n n n spective bidders are admonished CREST SUBDIVISION OF PART SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PROBATE DIVISION date is later. Any claim not filed Illinois, a self-storage facility op- Division at the Winnebago County NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE to check the court file to verify all OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ESTATE OF: by the requisite date stated above erated by AAA WINDSOR STORAGE Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, As of 4/17/25, the Illinois State information. 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST 400 WEST STATE STREET, JON H. HANNAHS, shall be barred. INC. (“OWNER”), shall be sold at Rockford, Illinois 61101, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Police, State Line Area Narcotics If this property is a condominiOF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Deceased. Claims against the estate public auction at 1915 Windsor Team, is in custody of a vehicle um unit, the purchaser of the unit MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF ESTATE OF Case No. 2026-MR-210 may be filed in the office of Rd., Loves Park, Illinois, on or Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Diviregistered to Shamyatta Blan: at the foreclosure sale, other than WHICH SUBDIVISION IS Janet Ann Rigoni, NOTICE TO CREDITORS the Winnebago County Circuit after 9/16/2026 at 10:00 a.m. to sion, must be mailed or delivered a Silver Kia Optima bearing IL a mortgagee, shall pay the assessRECORDED IN BOOK 26 DECEASED. Notice is given of the death Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winneba- enforce the Owner’s lien thereon. to the estate legal representative Registration EF50183, VIN#5XX- ments and the legal fees required OF PLATS ON PAGE 189 IN 26 PR 194 of Jon H. Hannahs, who died on go County Courthouse, 400 West If there are no bidders, Owner will and to his attorney within ten (10) GN4A73CG051059. This vehicle is by The Condominium Property Act, THE RECORDER’S OFFICE Notice is given to creditors of May 2, 2026, a resident of Rockton, State Street, Rockford, Illinois otherwise dispose of the property. days after it has been filed. located at the Illinois State Police 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, the death of the above named Winnebago County, Illinois. Letters 61101 or with the estate legal #120 - Alvin; DATED: September 1, 2026 Troop 1 facility located at 16450 this property is a condominium ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE decedent. Letters of office were of Office were issued on August 24, representative, or both. #225 - Phillip Hubbard. West State Road, Pecatonica, IL. unit which is part of a common COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO issued to Julie Ann Neville, 2370 2026, to Nancy Graczyk, 538 Byrnes Copies of claims filed with the 27587R TRRT 9/9 Joseph F. Saladino, Administrator Elizabeth M. Groncki-Boger Failure to retrieve your vehicle interest community, the purchaser AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Cove Road, Navarre, Florida 32566, Dr, Rockton, Illinois 61072, who is Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Divin n n ARDC# 6283004 within the statutory timeframe of the unit at the foreclosure sale Commonly known as: 12101 as Independent Administrator with the Independent Administrator sion, must be mailed or delivered STATE OF ILLINOIS stated in the Law Enforcement other than a mortgagee shall pay Ventura Boulevard Will Annexed, whose attorney of of the Estate. The attorney for the to the estate legal representative IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DERANGO & CAIN, LLC Disposition of Property Act will re- the assessments required by The 120 W. State St., Ste. 303 Machesney Park, IL 61115 record is Terrence E. Davey, Malman estate is Debra A. Delia, Oliver and to his/her attorney within ten 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT sult in disposal of this property by Condominium Property Act, 765 and which said Mortgage was Law, 205 West Randolph Street, Close, LLC, Suite 300, 124 N. Water days after it has been filed. COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Rockford, IL 61101 the Illinois State Police, State Line ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). made by, Suite 1700, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Street, P.O. Box 4749, Rockford, IL DATED: August 27, 2026 In the Matter of: (815)962-5490 Area Narcotics Team. (Your vehicle IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR Wesley Jarron Dundas, II and The estate will be administered 61110-4749. CANDICE K. SHENBERGER MARIO REALI, Attorney for the Estate of Joseph must be retrieved by September 25, (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE Tracy Larsen-Dundas a/k/a Tracy without court supervision, unless Claims against the estate may Name: JEREMY RAMSEY Decedent. W. Saladino, Deceased 2026.) Please contact Inspector RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION June Larsen under section 5/28-4 of the Probate be filed on or before March 2, ARDC Number: # 6276765 2026-PR-192 27596R TRRT 9/23 Johnson with the Illinois State to FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF Mortgagor(s), to Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, 2027, that date being at least six Attorney for Estate CLAIM NOTICE n n n make arrangements for retrieval of AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN Mortgage Electronic Registra- par. 5/28-4) any interested person (6) months from the date of first Address: 7124 Windsor Lake NOTICE is given of the death of your vehicle (815-987-7440--leave ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15- tion Systems, Inc. as nominee for terminates independent adminis- publication, or within three (3) Parkway MARIO REALI. Letters of Office were ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION voicemail, if not available) 1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE Compass Mortgage, Inc. tration at any time by mailing or months from the date of mailing Loves Park, IL 61111 issued on July 30, 2026 to Ann Reali STATE OF ILLINOIS, 27583R TRRT 9/16 FORECLOSURE LAW. Mortgagee, and recorded in the delivering a petition to terminate or delivery of Notice to Creditors, Telephone: (815) 988-4364 of Rockton, Illinois, who is the legal n n n COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO You will need a photo identi- Office of the Recorder of Deeds to the clerk. if mailing or delivery is required by 27589R TRRT 9/16 representative of the estate. The IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE fication issued by a government of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Claims against the estate may Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate n n n attorney for the estate is Robert A. This is to certify that the un17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT agency (driver’s license, passport, Document No. 2024002712; and be filed with the clerk or with the Act, 1974, as amended, whichever ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Fredrickson, 2902 McFarland Rd., dersigned intend to conduct and WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS etc.) in order to gain entry into for other relief. representative, or both, on or is later. Any claim not filed by the INTENTION Suite 400, Rockford, Illinois 61107. transact a electrical contractor SELENE FINANCE, LP our building and the foreclosure UNLESS YOU file your answer or before March 2, 2027, or, if mailing requisite date stated above shall STATE OF ILLINOIS, Claims against the estate may business in said County and State Plaintiff, sale room in Cook County and the otherwise file your appearance in or delivery of a notice from the be barred. COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO be filed on or before March 9, under the name of Oz Electric Com-v.same identification for sales held this case, on or before October 2, representative is required by Claims against the estate This is to certify that the 2027, that date being at least six CARI L FLOWERS, at other county venues where 2026, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, may be filed in the office of the undersigned intend to conduct (6) months from the date of first pany at the following post office CITY OF SOUTH BELOIT The Judicial Sales Corporation DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST the date stated in that notice. Any Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, and transact a service provider publication, or within three (3) addresses: 10398 Dutch Barn St., Defendant conducts foreclosure sales. YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE claim not filed on or before that Probate Division, at the Winnebago business in said County and State months from the date of mailing Huntley, IL; that the true and real 2025-FC-0000456 MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT COMPLAINT. date is barred. Copies of a claim County Courthouse, 400 W. State under the name of Stateline Exte- or delivery of Notice to creditors, full names of all persons owning, NOTICE OF SALE PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, You have been sued. To par- filed with the clerk must be mailed Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with rior Services & Holiday Lighting at if mailing or delivery is required by conducting or transacting such PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, ticipate in the case, you MUST or delivered by the claimant to the estate’s legal representative, or the following post office addresses: Section 18 3 of the Illinois Probate business are as follows: Nicholas GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment Chicago, IL, 60606. Tel No. (312) file an official document with the the representative and to the both. Copies of claims filed with the 2136 12th St., Ste. 14, Rockford, IL Act, 1975 as amended, whichever James Taylor of Foreclosure and Sale entered in 346-9088. court within the time stated on attorney within 10 days after it Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Divi- 61104; that the true and real full date is later. Any claim not filed SIGNED: Nicholas James Taylor the above cause on July 21, 2026, an THE JUDICIAL SALES this Notice called an “Appearance” has been filed. sion, must be mailed or delivered names of all persons owning, by the requisite date stated above 9/4/26 agent for The Judicial Sales Corpo- CORPORATION and a document called an “Answer/ E-filing is now mandatory for to the estate legal representative conducting or transacting such shall be barred. Subscribed and sworn (or ration, will at 12:30 PM on October One South Wacker Drive, Response”. The Answer/Response documents in civil cases with and to his attorney within ten (10) business are as follows: Raymundo Claims against the estate 9, 2026, at the Advocus National 24th Floor, is not required in small claims or limited exemptions. To e-file, you days after it has been filed. E-filing Montes Jr. may be filed in the office of the affirmed to) before me, this 4th Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone Chicago, IL 60606-4650 eviction cases unless ordered by must first create an account with is now mandatory for documents SIGNED: Raymundo Montes Jr. Winnebago County Circuit Clerk day of September, A.D. 2026. Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, (312) 236-SALE the court. If you do not file an an e-filing service provider. Visit in civil cases with limited exemp8/24/26 Probate Division at the Winnebago Lori Gummow, County Clerk sell at public in-person sale to the You can also visit The Judicial Appearance and Answer/Response http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/ser- tions. To e-file, you must first Subscribed and sworn (or County Courthouse, 400 West State Mary McRae, Deputy Clerk highest bidder, as set forth below, Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. on time, the court may decide the vice-providers.htm to learn more create an account with an e-filing affirmed to) before me, this 24th Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the 27605R TRRT 9/23
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n n n n n n other than a mortgagee, shall pay without recourse to plaintiff and LINE OF SPENCER COURT, Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. Helping Hands at the following 8/20/26 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE the assessments and the legal in “AS IS” condition. The sale is PRODUCED SOUTHWESTcom for a 7 day status report of ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF post office addresses: 8672 Burr Subscribed and sworn (or SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT fees required by the Condominium further subject to confirmation by INTENTION ERLY, ACCORDING TO THE pending sales. Oak Rd., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the affirmed to) before me, this 20th WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g) the court. Upon payment in full of STATE OF ILLINOIS, RECORDED PLAT OF GEORGE HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC true and real full names of all Selene Finance, LP COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a the amount bid, the purchaser will J GAYTON’S SUBDIVISION 601 E. William St. persons owning, conducting or day of August, A.D. 2026. Plaintiff, This is to certify that the transacting such business are as Lori Gummow, County Clerk condominium unit which is part of receive a certificate of sale that will OF PARTS OF LOTS 3 AND DECATUR IL, 62523 -v.undersigned intend to conduct follows: Trinity Scholl Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk a common interest community, the entitle the purchaser to a deed to 4A OF A SUBDIVISION OF 217-422-1719 Cynthia L. Krantz and transact a dry-hire bartender purchaser of the unit at the foreclo- the real estate after confirmation of THE GAYTON FARM, BEING Fax #: 217-422-1754 SIGNED: Trinity Scholl 8/19/26 27574R TRRT 9/9 a/k/a Cindy Krantz; business in said County and State sure sale other than a mortgagee the sale. The property will NOT be A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@ Subscribed and sworn (or n n n et. al. under the name of Tipsy Travels at affirmed to) before me, this 19th shall pay the assessments required open for inspection and plaintiff QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION hsbattys.com ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Defendants. the following post office addresses: day of August, A.D. 2026. by the Condominium Property Act, makes no representation as to 7, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, Attorney File No. 269886 INTENTION 2025-FC-0000476 247 Winona Dr., Machesney Park, Lori Gummow, County Clerk 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE the condition of the property, proRANGE 2 EAST OF THE Case Number: 17 CH 535 1332 Post Ave, IL 61115; that the true and real Ariel Rosas, Deputy Clerk STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), spective bidders are admonished THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDITJSC#: 46-1813 Rockford, IL 61103 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN to check the court file to verify all AN, ROCKTON TOWNSHIP, NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt full names of all persons owning, 27570R TRRT 9/9 COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NOTICE OF SALE IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS information. If this property is a WINNEBAGO CO., ILLINOIS. Collection Practices Act, you are conducting or transacting such n n n This is to certify that the PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF condominium unit, the purchaser ALSO A RIGHT OF WAY FOR advised that Plaintiff’s attorney business are as follows: Kassandra ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF undersigned intend to conduct GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH of the unit at the foreclosure sale, INGRESS AND EGRESS, 60 is deemed to be a debt collector Ann Augsburger INTENTION and transact a online education/ of Foreclosure and Sale entered SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS other than a mortgagee, shall pay SIGNED: Kassandra Ann FEET IN EQUAL WIDTH LYattempting to collect a debt and STATE OF ILLINOIS, publication business in said Counin the above cause on 6/25/2026, MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. the assessments and the legal Augsburger 8/18/26 ING SOUTHEASTERLY AND any information obtained will be COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO an agent of Auction.com, LLC will For information, contact Plaintiffs fees required by the Condominium Subscribed and sworn (or ADJACENT TO THE ABOVE used for that purpose. This is to certify that the un- ty and State under the name of conduct the Online Only auction at attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g) affirmed to) before me, this 18th DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND, I3292973 dersigned intend to conduct and Xahldian Academy at the following www.auction.com, with the bidding (630) 794-5300 please refer to file (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a SAID 60 FOOT STRIP BEING P27561R TRRT 9/9 day of August, A.D. 2026. transact a auto repair business post office addresses: 2410 Auburn window opening on 9/28/2026 number 14-25-06650. Auction.com, condominium unit which is part of Lori Gummow, County Clerk THE EXTENSION OF SPENn n n in said County and State under at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, a common interest community, the CER COURT, AFORESAID; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk the name of Alva’s Complete St., Apt. 4, Rockford, IL 61103; that September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 purchaser of the unit at the foreclo27568R TRRT 9/9 SITUATED IN THE COUNTY 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Auto Repair at the following post the true and real full names of all subject to extension, and will sell You can also visit www.auction. sure sale other than a mortgagee n n n OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE WINNEBAGO COUNTY office addresses: 3509 Auburn St., persons owning, conducting or at public sale to the highest bidder, com. Attorney File No. 14-25-06650 shall pay the assessments required ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Rockford, IL 61101; that the true transacting such business are as OF ILLINOIS. PROBATE DIVISION, as set forth below, the following Case Number: 2025-FC-0000476 by the Condominium Property Act, INTENTION Commonly known as 2122 STATE OF ILLINOIS and real full names of all persons follows: Tricia Lynette Ross described real estate. STATE OF ILLINOIS, NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE SPENCER COURT, SOUTH BELOIT, In the Matter of the Estate of owning, conducting or transacting SIGNED: Tricia Lynette Ross PART OF LOT TWO (2) COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), IL 61080 Melissa Jane F. Johnson, such business are as follows: 8/24/26 IN BLOCK TWENTY-EIGHT This is to certify that the Irma Yolanda Alva Barreda; Mario YOU ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN Property Index No. 04-07Deceased. Subscribed and sworn (or (28) AS DESIGNATED UPON undersigned intend to conduct Roberto Alva-Barreda ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS 302-013 Case # 2026-PR-0000198 THE PLAT OF RIVERSIDE and transact a goods and services DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF The real estate is improved with CLAIM NOTICE SIGNED: Irma Yolanda Alva affirmed to) before me, this 24th ADDITION, CITY OF ROCKCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR- POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH a single family residence. NOTICE is given of the death business in said County and State Barreda 8/20/26 day of August, A.D. 2026. FORD, THE PLAT OF WHICH MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS The judgment amount was of Melissa Jane F. Johnson of under the name of Rodeo Baby at SIGNED: Mario Roberto Lori Gummow, County Clerk ADDITION IS RECORDED IN FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. $84,183.72. Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office the following post office addresses: Alva-Barreda 8/20/26 BOOK 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE I3292785 For information, contact Plaintiffs Sale terms: If sold to anyone as Independent Representative 685 Patriots Way, Rockton, IL 61072; Subscribed and sworn (or Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk 27575R TRRT 9/9 5 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE P27559R TRRT 9/9 attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC other than the Plaintiff, 25% down were issued on August 6, 2026, that the true and real full names of affirmed to) before me, this 20th OF WINNEBAGO COUNn n n n n n (630) 794-5300 please refer to file of the highest bid by certified funds to Joshua Salisbury of 8110 River all persons owning, conducting or day of August, A.D. 2026. TY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE number 14-25-00088. Auction.com, at the close of the sale payable to Circle, Atlanta, GA 30350, who is transacting such business are as Lori Gummow, County Clerk STATE OF ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, The Judicial Sales Corporation. No the legal representative of the follows: Megan Nicole Wold Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY SIGNED: Megan Nicole Wold WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 third party checks will be accepted. Estate, whose Attorney is Andrew 27571R TRRT 9/9 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CORNER OF SAID LOT ON 8/18/26 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. You can also visit www.auction. The balance, in certified funds/ J. Mertzenich of the Law Office of n n n COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF Subscribed and sworn (or ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Plaintiff, com. Attorney File No. 14-25-00088 or wire transfer, is due within Andrew J. Mertzenich, a Limited POST AVENUE, FORMERLY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: -v.Case Number: 2025-FC-0000026 twenty-four (24) hours. The subject Liability Company, One Court Place, affirmed to) before me, this 18th INTENTION UNION AVENUE; THENCE day of August, A.D. 2026. Claudise McCune; NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR property is subject to general real Suite 404, Rockford IL 61101. STATE OF ILLINOIS, DULCE DALIA REYES, SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG et. al. DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, estate taxes, special assessments, Claims against the estate may Lori Gummow, County Clerk COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Petitioner, THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE Defendants. YOU ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S or special taxes levied against said be filed on or before February 26, Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk This is to certify that the unvs. OF SAID LOT, 50 FEET TO 27569R TRRT 9/9 dersigned intend to conduct and 2025-FC-0000026 ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A real estate and is offered for sale 2027, that date being at least six LUIS ALBERTO CORDOBA, THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORn n n 9289 OLD TOWNE COURT, DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO without any representation as to (6) months from the date of first transact a thrift store business Respondent. NER OF SAID LOT; THENCE STATE OF ILLINOIS ROSCOE, IL 61073 COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR- quality or quantity of title and publication, or within three (3) in said County and State under NORTHWESTERLY ALONG NOTICE OF SALE MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED without recourse to Plaintiff and months from the date of mailing IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE the name of Hope Is Alive Thrift Case No. 2026-DN-220 THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE 17TH CIRCUIT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY FOR THAT PURPOSE. in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is or delivery of Notice to creditors, Store at the following post office NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF SAID LOT 67.72 FEET TO COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment I3292873 further subject to confirmation by if mailing or delivery is required addresses: 3206 N. Central Ave., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to THE ANGLE OF SAID LINE; In Re: Estate of Ronald G. of Foreclosure and Sale entered P27560R TRRT 9/9 the court. Upon payment in full of by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Rockford, IL 61101; that the true THENCE NORTHEASTERLY IN Hodyniak Jr. in the above cause on 6/18/2026, n n n the amount bid, the purchaser will Probate Act, 1975, as amended, and real full names of all persons Respondent Luis Alberto CordoA DIRECT LINE TO THE ANDeceased. an agent of Auction.com, LLC will IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE receive a Certificate of Sale that will whichever date is later. Any claim owning, conducting or transacting ba that Petitioner Dulce Dalia GLING POINT IN THE NORTHCase No. 2026-PR-206 conduct the Online Only auction at 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT entitle the purchaser to a deed to not filed by the requisite date such business are as follows: Millie Reyes has caused to be filed a EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT; CLAIM NOTICE www.auction.com, with the bidding WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS the real estate after confirmation of stated above shall be barred. Magaret Jackson PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY NOTICE is given of the death of SIGNED: Millie Magaret Jackson MARRIAGE and other relief in the window opening on 9/28/2026 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON the sale. The property will NOT be Claims against the estate may ALONG SAID NORTHEASTat 10:00 AM CDT and closing on FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK open for inspection and plaintiff be filed in the office of the Win- Ronald G. Hodyniak Jr.. Letters of 8/20/26 ERLY LINE 55.8 FEET TO September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE makes no representation as to nebago County Circuit Clerk-Pro- Office were issued on August 10, Subscribed and sworn (or above-captioned cause of action. THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; subject to extension, and will sell TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. the condition of the property. Pro- bate Division at the Winnebago 2026 to Jayda Foster, 508 N. Winston affirmed to) before me, this 20th You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise SITUATED IN THE COUNTY at public sale to the highest bidder, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR spective bidders are admonished County Courthouse, 400 West State Drive, Palatine, Illinois, 60074, who day of August, A.D. 2026. OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE as set forth below, the following CWABS MASTER TRUST, REVOLVING to check the court file to verify all Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the is the legal representative of the Lori Gummow, County Clerk appear on or before October 5, OF ILLINOIS. described real estate. HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET information. If this property is a estate legal representative, or both. estate. The attorney for the estate Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk 2026, a judgment by default may Commonly known as 1332 Post is Mark D. Brynteson, 2969 Rolling LOT 309 AS DESIGNATED BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2004-B condominium unit, the purchaser When a claim is filed with the 27572R TRRT 9/9 be entered against you at any time Ave, Rockford, IL 61103 UPON PLAT NO. 9 SAGEPlaintiff, of the unit at the foreclosure sale, representative but not with the Meadow Court, Belvidere, Illinois n n n Property Index No. 11-14WOOD, BEING A SUBDI-v.other than a mortgagee, shall pay Court, the representative may 61008, Office Phone: 708-667-6868. ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. 431-021 VISION OF PART OF THE DAVID A. SUMMERIL, AS TRUSTEE the assessments and the legal fees file the claim with the Court but Claims against the estate may be INTENTION The real estate is improved NORTH HALF OF SECTION OF THE ROBERT A. SUMMERIL required by The Condominium has no duty to do so. Copies of filed on or before February 26, STATE OF ILLINOIS, /s/ Dulce Dalia Reyes, with a Single Family Residence. The 10, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, FAMILY TRUST NUMBER 1997 Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s 2027, that date being at least six COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Petitioner judgment amount was $82,488.20 RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD DATED AUGUST 27, 1997, (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a Office-Probate Division, must be (6) months from the date of first This is to certify that the 27584R TRRT 9/16 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE DAVID A. SUMMERIL, condominium unit which is part of mailed or delivered to the estate publication, or within three (3) undersigned intend to conduct n n n available on the property page at PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVIJODY K. SUMMERIL a common interest community, the legal representative and their months from the date of mailing and transact a party cart business STATE OF ILLINOIS www.auction.com by entering 1332 SION IS RECORDED IN BOOK AKA JODI K. RICE purchaser of the unit at the foreclo- attorney within ten (10) days after or delivery of Notice to creditors, in said County and State under Post Ave into the search bar. If sold if mailing or delivery is required the name of Mini Panzitas at the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 39 OF PLATS ON PAGE 96B AKA JODI K. MARTIN, sure sale other than a mortgagee said claim has been filed. to anyone other than the Plaintiff, by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois following post office addresses: IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE CITY OF ROCKFORD, shall pay the assessments required Dated: Wednesday, August 19, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT the winning bidder must pay the Probate Act, 1975 as amended, 3230 8th St., Rockford, IL 61109; OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS-DEPARTMENT by The Condominium Property Act, 2026 COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO full bid amount within twenty-four whichever date is later. Any claim that the true and real full names ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE OF REVENUE, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).IF YOU ARE Andrew J. Mertzenich IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: (24) hours of the auction’s end. not filed by the requisite date as of all persons owning, conducting COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO MICHELLE SUMMERIL, THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), (ARDC # 6330124) CHRISTINE M. VASQUEZ, All payments must be certified stated above shall be barred. AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. MARCI COCHRAN, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN Attorney at Law. or transacting such business are Petitioner, funds. No third-party checks will Claims against the estate may as follows: Araceli Santana Commonly known as 9289 OLD JOHN MILES, IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS 27564R TRRT 9/9 be accepted. All bidders will need TOWNE COURT, ROSCOE, IL 61073 be filed in the office of the Win- SIGNED: Araceli Santana 8/14/26 JAMIE MARTIN AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF n n n vs. to register at www.auction.com Property Index No. 08-10Defendant POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF nebago County Circuit Clerk-ProSubscribed and sworn (or LEONEL RODRIGUEZ ALVAREZ, prior to placing a bid. The subject 128-021 bate Division at the Winnebago affirmed to) before me, this 14th 17 CH 535 SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS INTENTION Respondent. property is subject to general real County Courthouse, Rockford, day of August, A.D. 2026. The real estate is improved NOTICE OF SALE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Case No. 2026-DN-227 estate taxes, special assessments, with a Residential Property. The Illinois, or with the estate’s legal Lori Gummow, County Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY You will need a photo identiCOUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NOTICE BY PUBLICATION or special taxes levied against said judgment amount was $120,686.94 GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment fication issued by a government This is to certify that the un- representative, attorney, or both. Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk real estate and is offered for sale Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are of Foreclosure and Sale entered agency (driver’s license, passport, dersigned intend to conduct and Copies of claims filed with the 27573R TRRT 9/9 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to without any representation as to available on the property page in the above cause on April 6, etc.) in order to gain entry into transact a boutique business in Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Divin n n Respondent Leonel Rodriguez quality or quantity of title and at www.auction.com by entering 2018 and amended on August 15, our building and the foreclosure said County and State under the sion must be mailed or delivered ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Alvarez that Petitioner Christine without recourse to plaintiff and 9289 OLD TOWNE COURT into 2022, an agent for The Judicial sale room in Cook County and the name of Kings $ Queens Boutique to the estate’s legal representative INTENTION M. Vasquez has caused to be filed in “AS IS” condition. The sale is the search bar. If sold to anyone Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 same identification for sales held at the following post office ad- and to her attorney within ten days STATE OF ILLINOIS, a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF further subject to confirmation by other than the Plaintiff, the PM on September 28, 2026, at the at other county venues where dresses: 5411 E. State St., Rockford, after it has been filed. COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO the court. Upon payment in full of winning bidder must pay the full Advocus National Title Insurance, The Judicial Sales Corporation IL 61108; that the true and real DATED: August 21, 2026 This is to certify that the MARRIAGE and other relief in the the amount bid, the purchaser will bid amount within twenty-four 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, conducts foreclosure sales. By: /s/ Mark D. Brynteson undersigned intend to conduct above-captioned cause of action. full names of all persons owning, receive a certificate of sale that will (24) hours of the auction’s end. ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public By one of their Attorneys and transact a cottage food You are further notified that if you For information, contact conducting or transacting such entitle the purchaser to a deed to All payments must be certified in-person sale to the highest HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC business are as follows: Wyleia J. 27566R TRRT 9/9 bakery - cakesicles and baked the real estate after confirmation of funds. No third-party checks will bidder, as set forth below, the Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William Freeman; Michael J. Jones n n n goods business in said County and fail to file an answer or otherwise the sale. The property will NOT be be accepted. All bidders will need following described real estate: St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. SIGNED: Wyleia J. Freeman ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF State under the name of Dipped appear on or before October 5, open for inspection and plaintiff to register at www.auction.com INTENTION THE SOUTHWESTERLY Please refer to file number 269886. 8/18/26 By Mariah at the following post 2026, a judgment by default may makes no representation as to prior to placing a bid. The subject STATE OF ILLINOIS, 150 FEET IN EQUAL WIDTH THE JUDICIAL SALES SIGNED: Michael J. Jones 8/18/26 office addresses: 10249 Atwood be entered against you at any time the condition of the property, pro- property is subject to general real COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 175 CORPORATION Subscribed and sworn (or Rd., Roscoe, IL 61073; that the true thereafter for the relief requested spective bidders are admonished estate taxes, special assessments, This is to certify that the un- and real full names of all persons in the petition. FEET IN EQUAL WIDTH OF One South Wacker Drive, affirmed to) before me, this 18th to check the court file to verify all or special taxes levied against said dersigned intend to conduct and owning, conducting or transacting LOT 4B OF A SUBDIVISION 24th Floor, day of August, A.D. 2026. /s/ Christine M. Vasquez, information. If this property is a real estate and is offered for sale transact a task/errand services such business are as follows: OF THE GAYTON FARM Chicago, IL 60606-4650 Lori Gummow, County Clerk Petitioner condominium unit, the purchaser without any representation as to LYING NORTHWESTERLY (312) 236-SALE Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk business in said County and State Mariah Lynn Moriarty of the unit at the foreclosure sale, quality or quantity of title and OF THE NORTHWESTERLY You can also visit The Judicial 27567R TRRT 9/9 under the name of Next Door SIGNED: Mariah Lynn Moriarty 27585R TRRT 9/16
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n n n Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, SIGNED: Charlene Ann Shelton County Courthouse, 400 West State affirmed to) before me, this 1st day Probate Division, 400 West State Mwange; Mulenda Bisoga said County and State under the STATE OF ILLINOIS Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with 8/31/26 Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with of September, A.D. 2026. Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or SIGNED: Numbi Mwange 9/1/26 name of Tacos La Flama at the folIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE the Estate’s legal representative, Subscribed and sworn (or the estate legal representatives, Lori Gummow, County Clerk with the estate legal representa- SIGNED: Mulenda Bisoga 9/1/26 lowing post office addresses: 2023 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT or with both. affirmed to) before me, this 31st or both. Mary McRae, Deputy Clerk tives, or both. Subscribed and sworn (or Nebraska Rd., Rockford, IL 61108; COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO A copy of any claim filed with day of August, A.D. 2026. Copies of claims filed with the 27606R TRRT 9/23 Copies of claims filed with the affirmed to) before me, this 1st day that the true and real full names PROBATE DIVISION the Circuit Clerk’s Office—Probate Lori Gummow, County Clerk Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Divin n n Clerk must be mailed or delivered of September, A.D. 2026. of all persons owning, conducting IN RE THE ESTATE OF: Division must be mailed or deliv- Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk sion, must be mailed or delivered STATE OF ILLINOIS to the estate legal representatives Lori Gummow, County Clerk or transacting such business are as IRENE RUTH HOWE, ered to the Estate’s legal represen27600R TRRT 9/23 to the estate legal representatives IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE and to the attorney within ten (10) Mary McRae, Deputy Clerk Deceased. tative and to the Estate’s attorney n n n and to his attorney within ten days 17TH JUDICIAL COURT days after it has been filed. 27601R TRRT 9/23 follows: Quetali De La Cruz Perez SIGNED: Quetali De La Cruz Perez CASE NO. 2026-PR-183 within ten (10) days after filing. STATE OF ILLINOIS after it has been filed. COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO John Harris, n n n 9/3/26 CLAIM NOTICE /s/ Jacob M. Joseph, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DATED: 7-24, 2026 PROBATE DIVISION Executor for the Estate of ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Subscribed and sworn (or NOTICE is hereby given of Attorney for Executor 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT /s/ Penny Nunez, In the Matter of the Estate of Michael Allen Harris, Deceased INTENTION affirmed to) before me, this 3rd the death of Irene Ruth Howe. A PREPARED BY: COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Executor MICHAEL ALLEN HARRIS, By: ALLEN GALLUZZO HEVRIN STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petition to Admit Last Will and A Law Office of Crosby & day of September, A.D. 2026. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Name: ATTORNEY TRENT M. Deceased. LEAKE, LLC COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Testament and Issue Letters Associates, P.C. LOIS ELLEN ARLENE BRIDGE, FERGUSON Case No.: 2026-PR-214 By: /s/ Kelly E. Hintzsche, This is to certify that the Lori Gummow, County Clerk Testamentary was filed on July 475 Executive Parkway Deceased. Attorney for Estate CLAIM NOTICE One of their Attorneys undersigned intend to conduct Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk 22, 2026, requesting that Letters Rockford, Illinois 61107 Case No. 2026-PR-222 Address: 216 North Court Street Notice is given of the death PREPARED BY: and transact a cosmetology 27603R TRRT 9/23 Testamentary be issued to James Phone: (815) 397-2006 CLAIM NOTICE City: Rockford, IL 61103 of MICHAEL ALLEN HARRIS of ALLEN GALLUZZO HEVRIN and esthetics vocational school n n n Howe, as Executor of the Estate. Fax: (815) 394-1955 NOTICE is given of the death of Telephone: 815-489-9500 Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office LEAKE, LLC business in said County and State ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Letters of Office were issued on Email: Lois Ellen Arlene Bridge. Letters of 27598R TRRT 9/23 were issued on August 28, 2026, Kelly E. Hintzsche, under the name of Avenir Institute INTENTION August 25, 2026, appointing James jjoseph@thecrosbylawfirm.com Office were issued on September n n n to JOHN HARRIS of St. Louis, Mis- ARDC # 6297246 of Cosmetology and Esthetics at STATE OF ILLINOIS, Howe as Executor of the Estate. The // 1, 2026 to Penny Nunez, of 2875 ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF souri, whose attorney is Kelly E. 839 North Perryville Road, the following post office addresses: COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO attorney for the Estate is Jacob banderson@thecrosbylawfirm. English Lane, Rockford IL 61114, who INTENTION Hintzsche, Allen Galluzzo Hevrin Suite 200 7164 Cherryvale Boulevard, Suite This is to certify that the M. Joseph, on behalf of A Law com is the legal representative of the STATE OF ILLINOIS, Leake, LLC, 839 North Perryville Rockford, Illinois 61107 G, Rockford, IL 61112; that the true Office of Crosby & Associates, P.C., 27597R TRRT 9/23 estate. The attorney for the estate COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Road, Suite 200, Rockford, Illi- (815) 414-5560 and real full names of all persons undersigned intend to conduct 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, n n n is Trent M. Ferguson, 216 North This is to certify that the un- nois 61107. Attorneys for the Estate owning, conducting or transacting and transact a food and drinks Illinois 61107. ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Court Street, Rockford, IL 61103. dersigned intend to conduct and Claims against the estate may 27599R TRRT 9/23 such business are as follows: business in said County and State under the name of Last C’All at the All claims against the Estate INTENTION Claims against the estate may transact a landscaping business in be filed on or before March 9, n n n Myrah I Bean must be filed within six (6) months STATE OF ILLINOIS, be filed on or before March 9, 2027 said County and State under the 2027, that date being at least six ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF SIGNED: Myrah I Bean 9/2/26 following post office addresses: from the date of first publication, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO date being at least six (6) months name of A&C Springbrook Land- (6) month from the date of first INTENTION Subscribed and sworn (or 3108 Parkside Ave., Rockford, IL or within three (3) months from the This is to certify that the un- from the date of first publication, scaping Service at the following publication, or within three (3) STATE OF ILLINOIS, affirmed to) before me, this 2nd 61101; that the true and real full date of mailing or delivery of Notice dersigned intend to conduct and or within 3 months from the date post office addresses: 6425 Spring months from the date of mailing COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO day of September, A.D. 2026. names of all persons owning, to Creditors, if mailing or delivery transact a wedding event and party of mailing or delivery of Notice Brook Rd., Rockford, IL 61114; that or delivery of Notice to Creditors, This is to certify that the un- Lori Gummow, County Clerk conducting or transacting such is required pursuant to 755 ILCS rentals business in said County to creditors, if mailing or delivery the true and real full names of all if mailing or delivery is required by dersigned intend to conduct and Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk business are as follows: Sharon 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act and State under the name of is required by Section 18-3 of persons owning, conducting or Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate transact a retail business in said 27602R TRRT 9/23 D. Neal of 1975, as amended, whichever Simple Things Wedding Event and the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as transacting such business are as Act, 1975, as amended, whichever County and State under the name n n n SIGNED: Sharon D. Neal 9/2/26 date is later. Any claim not filed Party Rentals at the following post amended, whichever date is later. follows: Apolinar Agaton Hernan- date is later. Any claim not filed of Nehema Global Market at the ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Subscribed and sworn (or within the applicable time period office addresses: 2095 Williamson Any claim not filed by the requisite dez; Clemente Mujica Ferral by the requisite date stated above following post office addresses: INTENTION affirmed to) before me, this 2nd shall be barred. Parkway, Rockton, IL 61072; that date stated above shall be barred. SIGNED: Apolinar Agaton shall be barred. 4509 Dogwood Circle, Rockford, STATE OF ILLINOIS, day of September, A.D. 2026. Claims against the Estate may the true and real full names of Claims against the estate Hernandez 9/1/26 Claims against the estate IL 61108; that the true and real COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO be filed with the Office of the Win- all persons owning, conducting may be filed in the office of the SIGNED: Clemente Mujica Ferral may be filed in the office of the full names of all persons owning, This is to certify that the Lori Gummow, County Clerk nebago County Circuit Clerk—Pro- or transacting such business are Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-9/1/26 clerk of the Circuit Court at the conducting or transacting such undersigned intend to conduct Ariel Rosas, Deputy Clerk bate Division, Winnebago County as follows: Charlene Ann Shelton Probate Division at the Winnebago Subscribed and sworn (or Winnebago County Courthouse, business are as follows: Numbi and transact a food business in 27604R TRRT 9/23
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n n n 601 E. William St. COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of REAL ESTATE NOTICE DECATUR IL, 62523 OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 21, 2026, an IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO 217-422-1719 I3292785 agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on October COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF Fax #: 217-422-1754 P27559R TRRT 9/9 9, 2026, at the Advocus National Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone Rd, NEW YORK SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com n n n Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public in-person sale to the N.A. AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR CWABS MASTER TRUST, REVOLVING Attorney File No. 269886 REAL ESTATE NOTICE highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2004-B Plaintiff, -v.- Case Number: 17 CH 535 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Commonly known as 813 ROSCOE AVENUE, SOUTH BELOIT, IL 61080 DAVID A. SUMMERIL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE ROBERT A. SUMMERIL FAMILY TJSC#: 46-1813 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.Property Index No. 04-08-102-001 TRUST NUMBER 1997 DATED AUGUST 27, 1997, DAVID A. SUMMERIL, JODY NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are Claudise McCune; et. al. Defendants. 2025-FC-0000026 9289 OLD TOWNE The real estate is improved with a white vinyl siding, single family K. SUMMERIL AKA JODI K. RICE AKA JODI K. MARTIN, CITY OF ROCKFORD, advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector COURT, ROSCOE, IL 61073 home with a detached two car garage. STATE OF ILLINOIS-DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MICHELLE SUMMERIL, attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be NOTICE OF SALE Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down MARCI COCHRAN, JOHN MILES, JAMIE MARTIN Defendant 17 CH 535 used for that purpose. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable NOTICE OF SALE I3292973 Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 6/18/2026, an to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be acPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment P27561R TRRT 9/9 agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at cepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 6, 2018 n n n www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/28/2026 at twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real and amended on August 15, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales REAL ESTATE NOTICE 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on September 28, 2026, at the Advocus IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to National Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Selene Finance, LP Plaintiff, -v.- Cynthia forth below, the following described real estate. quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IL, 61107, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set L. Krantz a/k/a Cindy Krantz; et. al. Defendants. 2025-FC-0000476 1332 Commonly known as 9289 OLD TOWNE COURT, ROSCOE, IL 61073 IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. forth below, the following described real estate: Post Ave, Rockford, IL 61103 Property Index No. 08-10-128-021 Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive Commonly known as 2122 SPENCER COURT, SOUTH BELOIT, IL 61080 NOTICE OF SALE The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the Property Index No. 04-07-302-013 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of judgment amount was $120,686.94 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are real estate after confirmation of the sale. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 6/25/2026, an available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 9289 The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes The judgment amount was $84,183.72. agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at OLD TOWNE COURT into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/28/2026 at the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be ac- to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments cepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within forth below, the following described real estate. will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. The and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real Commonly known as 1332 Post Ave, Rockford, IL 61103 subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assess- 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said Property Index No. 11-14-431-021 ments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in judgment amount was $82,488.20 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 1332 further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will Post Ave into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirma- TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. tion of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. The subject property is prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property same identification for sales held at other county venues where The fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 333 West (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Chicago, IL, 60606. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).IF The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN Chicago, IL 60606-4650 REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC You will need a photo identification issued by a government and the legal fees required by the Condominium property Act, 765 to file number 14-25-00088. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction. 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820 our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the com. Attorney File No. 14-25-00088 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000026 Chicago IL, 60606 same identification for sales held at other county venues where The unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU 312-346-9088 Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION Attorney File No. 25-22973IL_1322832 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000456 Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TJSC#: 46-1702 refer to file number 269886. ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF I3292873 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact P27560R TRRT 9/9 advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer n n n attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be Chicago, IL 60606-4650 to file number 14-25-06650. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite REAL ESTATE NOTICE (312) 236-SALE 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO used for that purpose. Case # 2025-FC-0000456 You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com com. Attorney File No. 14-25-06650 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000476 COUNTY, ILLINOIS SELENE FINANCE, LP Plaintiff, -v.- CARI L FLOWERS, I3293468 for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU CITY OF SOUTH BELOIT Defendant 2025-FC-0000456 HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT NOTICE OF SALE P27576R TRRT 9/16
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THEME: MOVIE QUOTES
Horoscope ARIES
A backlog of tasks at work may create pres sure, but it also brings in some welcome income. You might need to go through your accounts or invoices carefully to avoid any mistakes or oversights.
TAURUS
Friends may suggest a shopping trip or a fun outing, but you could feel more in clined to head off on your own, get some exercise or dive into an exciting personal experience.
GEMINI
Taking a step back will help you ease the pressure and adopt a broader perspective on your aspirations. With this fresh mind set, you’ll find you can redirect your per sonal or professional path toward sincerely inspiring horizons.
CANCER
Your close friends may convince you to go on a relaxing weekend getaway, or your partner could surprise you with a romantic retreat. In any case, the atmosphere will be soothing and deeply revitalizing.
TAURUS
You’ll speak about your feelings with both honesty and tact, gaining confidence as you do. This openness may stir a hint of jeal ousy in others, yet your natural grace draws admiration and admiring glances.
GEMINI
Your creative talent will generate a welcome side income. Finishing a personal artistic project despite a busy schedule will fill you with joy and keep your momentum strong.
CANCER
A demanding phase begins, requiring you to make adjustments to your routines at work and at home. Compromise will be essential to ease tensions and restore a harmonious balance within your family and friend groups.
VIRGO
VIRGO
LIBRA
This month of fresh starts invites you to take stock of your life. Whether you’re at school or in the workforce, take this oppor tunity to realign your habits with your pri orities. Imagine a new, more authentic life path that corresponds with your values.
SCORPIO
Down 1. Vomit 2. The one with pants on fire 3. Volcano in Sicily
Your eye for beauty is becoming more re fined, prompting you to rethink your home's layout or decor. A small, surprising discov ery — perhaps forgotten money tucked away somewhere — brings real joy and in spires your decorating ideas.
LEO
Your employer may offer you a special placement or training program that paves the way to a promising career. Once com pleted, it could lead to a promotion, followed by a celebratory journey and moments of pure joy.
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ARIES
LEO
The emergence of new opportunities will bring significant growth potential. This will likely require you to put in extra hours at work to see your initiatives through and bring them to fruition.
Across 1. Give benediction 6. World’s oldest broadcasting company, acr. 9. Hoodwink 13. H, spelled out 14. Have a cold, e.g. 15. Dogma 16. Raja’s wife 17. Shel Silverstein’s constrictor 18. Extreme, prefix 19. *”____, my dear, I don’t give a damn” 21. *”Why so ____?” 23. “High” beverage 24. Fairytale’s second word 25. “Swan Lake” step, e.g. 28. Potassium hydroxide solution, pl. 30. Nincompoop 35. Month of Purim 37. At any time 39. Coastal town in southern England 40. Flick part 41. 4 x 4 race 43. Like most Brothers Grimm stories 44. “Peer Gynt”
Week of September 6 to 12, 2026
Despite your aversion to large groups, you’ll
4. *”I can smell the ____ Donna or Lou be tasked36. with organizing a major event. This forced outsidedance your comfort zone of a woman... Honey oil, 38.step Techno party will prove42. thatBusybody, venturing beyond your usual lavender, soap” in Yiddish routines often leads to tangible results. 5. Israeli monetary unit 45. *”____ puts Baby in 6. *”Hasta la vista, a corner” SAGITTARIUS ____” fish both at work Your task49. loadToothy will increase, and you’ll be putting out fires 7. Life story, for shortand at home, 51. Alterations specialist on all fronts. Don’t hesitate to ask those 8. Fastener 54. Mention something around you for a hand; they’ll be happy to 9. Hero shop 56. *”There’s no ____ help lighten your load. 10. “Do ____ others...” like home” 11. Paddington Bear’s 57. Contributes CAPRICORN Good friends concernedto about homeland 58. Season be your jollyhealth will motivate you to adopt an active 12. Airport postings, acr. 59. Village People hit rou These will boost 15. Rutabaga cousin tine before 60.winter. Source ofefforts protein both your physical health and your self 20. Extra sweatshirt, 61. Cab payment confidence. e.g. 62. Eye layer 22. Long period of time 63. #74 Across, sing. AQUARIUS You’ll spend moments with family, 24. No-good 64.precious Sea eagles personalizing home to suit your tastes. 25. *”We’ll always have 67. your *”Go ahead, make The changes you make will bring you great ____” my ____” satisfaction. The full moon will breathe new 26. Hacienda brick life into your living environment. 27. Mexican cuisine PISCES staple 29. *”She doesn’t You’ll be making many trips to accompa ny loved ones or to conduct business. ____ go here” Your phone and online accounts will be 31. Party garb? buzzing with activity, reflecting your inex haustible curiosity and natural ease in 32. Not better 3 3 . H o m e r ’ s communicating. f am o u s p o e m , with The 34. *”Not quite my The luckiest signs this week: ____”
CANCER, LEO AND VIRGO
This is the perfect week to recharge your batteries. A massage, spa treatment or pe riod of peaceful solitude will do wonders. By giving yourself time to unwind, you’ll restore your vitality and feel better prepared to face new challenges with restored strength. Your social life picks up, leading you into di verse and multifaceted groups. A polished appearance will help you make important connections, expand your network and en able you to meet contacts who can facili tate your personal growth.
LIBRA
You can lighten your load, both at home and at work, by delegating a few tasks. Let go of family worries and trust the choices your children and loved ones make.
SCORPIO
An exceptional trip is on the horizon for you, even with your tight schedule. With good planning, it will be unforgettable. The constraints will primarily be related to time rather than financial concerns.
SAGITTARIUS
A shift in your daily habits will boost both your physical and emotional well being. This turning point, sparked by a recent period of excess, will come with positive profession al adjustments that support your overall balance.
CAPRICORN
Your heart is racing these days. If you’re in a relationship, you’ll experience pas sionate moments. If you’re single, expect an ideal encounter. Tender gestures will strengthen emotional bonds and may even lead to a sincere commitment.
AQUARIUS
A well deserved pay increase will strength en your finances. Your entrepreneurial spirit may inspire you to launch a creative pro ject based in your home. This initiative will thrive on your ingenuity.
PISCES
A change in your appearance — new clothes or a fresh haircut — will boost your confidence. This outer transformation will reinforce your inner assurance, helping you shine and leaving a positive impression on everyone around you.
The luckiest signs this week: LIBRA, SCORPIO AND SAGITTARIUS
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Valley Orchard 811 East State Street Cherry Valley, IL 61016 valleyorchardil.com 815.332.9696 Valley Orchard is a 35 acre family-owned orchard with approximately 5,000 apple trees. The store offers 100% pure apple juice cider made at the orchard, donuts, apple pies, and delicious taffy apples, along with fall decorations, linens, candles, and other unique items.
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Leland Park 5770 Harrison St, Roscoe, IL 61073 roscoelionsclubil.com 815.566.9268 Friday, Sept. 11 - Sunday, Sept. 13 The 56th Annual Roscoe Lions Fall Festival returns to Leland Park September 11–13 with free admission and three days of family fun. Festivities begin Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday at 7 a.m. Enjoy carnival rides, food, bingo, a beer tent, local exhibitors and live music from Lola Blu, That 70’s Band Chicagoland and Redwood. Saturday features kids’ day ride specials and the kiddie costume parade. Sunday begins with a community breakfast, followed by the Roscoe Lions Festival Parade at 11 a.m. The weekend concludes with carnival rides, live entertainment and the grand prize drawing.
Stroll on State Workshops
Santa’s Workshop 310 S. Winnebago St. Rockford, IL 61102 strollonstate.com 779.256.2660 Saturday, September 12 Stroll on State preparations begin Saturday, September 12, with the first Santa’s Workshop of the season at 310 S. Winnebago St. Volunteers are invited to help create new decorations and repair returning favorites for Rockford’s holiday celebration. No artistic or carpentry experience is required, and there are projects for a variety of skill levels. Workshops continue every Saturday from 8 a.m. - noon and every Tuesday from 6 - 9 p.m. through November 24. Volunteers ages 12 to 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
UmbraMoon Boutique + Body Bar 301 E Main St. Rockton, IL 61072 815.317.6001
Fiestas Patrias of Greater Illinois
Marinelli Field 126 15th Ave, Rockford, IL 61104 creillinois.com 773.485.6614 Sunday, September 13 The first annual Fiestas Patrias of Greater Illinois brings a free, family-friendly celebration of Mexican Independence and Hispanic heritage to Marinelli Field from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Organized by CRE, Chicanos Representing Empowerment, the festival will feature live entertainment, cultural performances, local vendors, authentic food, classic cars and lowriders. Guests can shop jewelry, clothing, artwork and handmade goods while supporting local businesses and artists. A children’s soccer tournament will showcase local youth teams competing throughout the day.
UmbraMoon Boutique + Body Bar is a locally owned boutique and wellness destination in downtown Rockton offering a unique mix of shopping and self-care.
Eat Casamigos Mexican Grill 1060 W Riverside Blvd. Rockford, IL 61103 cazamigos.com 779.210.2209 Casamigos Mexican Grill & Cantina serves authentic Mexican favorites made with fresh ingredients and bold flavors, alongside vegetarian options and handcrafted cocktails featuring premium spirits and fresh ingredients.
For more information about what’s going on in the Rockford Area, visit www.gorockford.com
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