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State News
Study finds Illinois’ Displaced Energy Workers Bill of Rights falls short Non-union workers at a southern Illinois coal mine didn’t receive the same benefits as unionized workers, the study found. By Kate McCann
For Southern Illinois Source
The 2025 closing of the Viper Coal Mine in Sangamon County left dozens of workers without jobs and exposed gaps in a state law designed to protect energy workers displaced by the ongoing transition away from fossil fuels, according to a new report from University of Illinois researchers. The report, released by the university’s Climate Jobs Institute, found that non-union workers at the mine about 20 miles southeast of Springfield did not receive the same level of assistance as unionized employees preparing for the closures of two coal-fired power plants in central and southwestern Illinois planned for 2027-28. The closures were examined as the first of three under the Displaced Energy Workers Bill of Rights, enacted as part of Illinois’ 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. Although the law was intended to help workers navigate the loss of jobs in the fossil fuel industry, researchers found that limited enforcement authority leaves workers vulnerable when employers fail to comply. In December 2024, Knight Hawk Coal — based in the deep southern Illinois town of Percy — announced the impending closure of the Viper Coal Mine, once a major employer in the communities of Williamsville and Elkhart. At its peak, between 2010 and 2015, the mine had employed more than 300 workers. By early 2024, its workforce had fallen to 92. By the end of that year, just 18 employees remained, primarily to oversee the removal of equipment and other decommissioning work. Researchers Roshan Krishnan and Johnathan Hettinger concluded in the report that Knight Hawk Coal failed to file required closure notices and did not respond to repeated outreach attempts from state officials seeking to connect workers with job-placement and other assistance. According to the U of I researchers, Knight Hawk’s delayed response to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity left little time for
state officials to connect affected workers with assistance. The Viper mine was established during the 1980s to provide coal to Springfield. Knight Hawk acquired ownership of the mine in 2020, but Springfield almost immediately reduced its coal purchases, prompting the company to gradually scale back production, company spokesperson Candice Cotter said in an email. The company said the reductions continued as it attempted to negotiate a new agreement with the city to provide greater certainty for the mine and its employees. “Knight Hawk followed all applicable regulations and statutes. Any implication contrary is patently false,” Cotter wrote. Knight Hawk did not directly address questions about what assistance, if any, was provided to employees following their layoffs, including whether workers were connected with job-placement services or other resources intended to help displaced energy workers. The disparity highlights a central question raised by the report: whether Illinois’ protections for displaced energy workers are effective and if the 2021 law lacks the authority to ensure employers comply with them. The report also highlights the role unions can play in helping workers prepare for plant closures, particularly in rural communities where alternative employment opportunities may be limited.
No advanced notice
Former Williamsville Village President Mark Esker, who left office in early 2026, said he received no advance warning despite months of rumors about the mine’s future. Esker also said he knew of at least two constituents who were laid off shortly before qualifying for retirement benefits, leaving them without benefits they had counted on. One of the men continued working for Viper by making deliveries to other mines in southern Illinois, Esker told Southern Illinois Source. The report found that Knight Hawk failed to submit the required closure notices despite repeated attempts by the DCEO to reach the company. This ultimately prevented state officials from connecting workers to resources they should have been offered under the law.
The circumstances also raised questions about whether Viper’s gradual workforce reductions allowed the company to avoid triggering other worker-notification requirements. The mine reduced its employment over several years as operations declined. The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act — known as the WARN Act — requires covered employers to provide 60 days’ notice of qualifying mass layoffs and plant closings. When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act into law in 2021, Illinois established a framework for moving toward cleaner energy while providing support for workers and communities affected by the transition. The legislation set a goal of achieving 100% carbon-free energy in the power sector and ending emissions from privately owned coal-fired power plants by 2030. It also included provisions intended to help displaced energy workers pursue new careers through education, job training and employment services. Those resources can include assistance through the Illinois Dislocated Worker Program, workforce development programs and Clean Jobs Workforce Network Hubs. Workers seeking to start businesses may also be connected with Small Business Development Centers. Researchers urged the state to establish penalties for employers who don’t comply and give DCEO greater authority to enforce the law. They also called for stronger coordination between the state agency and organized labor, along with improved monitoring of federal and regional developments that could change the timing of planned plant closures.
Union presence is evident
The report also examined the scheduled closures of the Kincaid and Baldwin coal-fired power plants, where most employees are represented by unions. Unlike the workers at Viper, unionized employees at the two plants are already receiving assistance and information through their union representatives as they prepare for the loss of their jobs, according to the report.
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Bill aims to study how self-driving vehicles can be integrated into Illinois transit The pilot program would help determine the future of autonomous vehicles in Illinois. By Bernarda Malevska
Capitol News Illinois bmalevska@capitolnewsillinois.com
CHICAGO — Legislation to test autonomous vehicles in Illinois may come up again in the November veto session, though the lead sponsor of a pilot bill says there’s still a lot of work to do. Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are motor vehicles that have an automated driving system. Currently, AVs aren’t available for purchase, but robotaxis operate in places across the country, including San Francisco, Arizona, and Austin, Texas. Driverless AVs are not yet authorized in Illinois. But state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, has called for a formal framework, through House Bill 4663, to test and deploy self-driving cars in the state. The bill thus far has been stalled in the General Assembly. Buckner has also urged the newly founded Nor t hern Illinois Transit Authority, or NITA, to study how autonomous vehicles could work alongside the existing public transport network, if they’re made legal. Buck ner’s bill would create t he Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act, which would restrict testing to counties with over a million residents, as well as Sangamon County or the Metro East region of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties. But this legislation will not authorize AVs on the streets immediately, Buckner said. “What we’re asking for is a very controlled program with a certain number of cars on the road,” said Buckner. “We can actually take that data and figure out what’s the best way to implement the policy.” Buckner also said the legislation aims to determine Illinois’ specific needs through research and proper implementation. “I don’t want Illinois to take everybody else’s word for it. I want Illinois to actually do the work, to look through the processes and get the political processes in place, and to walk away and say what we did when no other state did, which is study this intensely, intentionally, and figure out what the way forward was,” Buckner said. Jim Merrell, advocacy director with the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago, said Illinois should allow local governments to pass regulations on AVs
beyond what’s in state law. This differs from House Bill 4663, which he said preempts local authority in some ways, meaning state laws override local ones. “We think that’s something that’s going to be really important for a city like Chicago to be able to regulate how and where autonomous vehicles are allowed to operate to make sure that they’re not interfering with other infrastructure or transit usage like bus stops or bike lanes,” Merrell said. The Active Transportation Alliance pointed to another stalled piece of legislation in the General Assembly — House Bill 4789 — that would establish the Automated Driving Systems Development Act, which would introduce stronger implementation measures and create a review committee within the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The potential impacts
One issue AVs can solve in Illinois is the first- and last-mile problem, especially in neighborhoods where the last station of public transport is far from passengers’ homes, Buckner said. “People who live on that side of the South Side, which is where I grew up, don’t have direct access to the transit hubs, right, and so we’re looking to change that,” Buckner said. Merrell said there are more efficient ways to solve this problem, like expanding transit service, improving bus reliability, and creating bike lanes. “Inside the city, you still would run into that space efficiency issue, while there are plenty of other alternatives that are much more efficient and sustainable that are already working,” Merrell said. Although public transport is still the goal, it takes time to build, Buckner said. For instance, the Red Line Extension project, which would extend the CTA line to 130th Street in South Chicago, won’t be completed until 2030. “In the meantime, we got to have ways for folks to get from their communities, specifically communities of color that are disconnected to these systems,” Buckner said. But autonomous vehicles at high-congestion points may worsen traffic, said Dany Robles, senior legislative director at the Illinois Environmental Council. “It really comes down to, how are they integrated into more congested areas so that we’re not continuing to exacerbate those congestions and pollution from other vehicles around them,” said Robles. For the Illinois Environmental Council,
the approach to analyzing AVs includes several angles, Robles said. “A lot of AVs are electric vehicles — they’re pulling resources from renewable energy, but then there’s a lot of emerging concerns too surrounding the loss of jobs in the vehicle space or in the shared driver space,” Robles said. This is the reason why some labor unions have opposed the Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act. Among them is Service Employees International Union Local 1, which serves five Midwestern states. Bailey Koch-Farwana, a union spokesperson, said that according to their economic analysis, every AV that hits the road replaces four human drivers. This is because AVs can operate 24/7 and do not need breaks. But there are ways to balance this outcome, Koch-Farwana said. “There’s a just transition that could happen, you know, for every driver that leaves the app, like the Uber or Lyft app, then a (driverless car) can enter the road,” Koch-Farwana said. “Right now, there’s nothing in that legislation that regulates that or even cares about the working people behind it.” Buckner responded to criticism that AVs will take jobs away from rideshare drivers by saying that everyone needs to be part of the conversation as researchers explore how to implement these vehicles efficiently in the future. On the other hand, Koch-Farwana said labor unions and rideshare drivers, who have been unionized since August, still haven’t been invited to the table.
What are the next steps?
Buckner, in his letter to NITA, pointed to the Bay Area as a potential model for
integrating AVs into public transit. The San Francisco Bay Area has a program that incentivizes autonomous vehicles to solve the first- and last-mile problem. Passengers who use Waymo, a company owned by Google that operates robotaxis, and go on to public transport within two hours get a $2.85 credit for future Waymo trips, according to Streetsblog San Francisco. Buckner also said the state does not have to follow this exact example of regional planning. “I am not going into this with my mind made up about what I want. The only thing I want is data,” said Buckner. “I want people to be able to utilize them (AVs) and see if they make sense for them. And I want data for it to come back and then make an informed decision.” For research on potential AV implementation to begin, House Bill 4663 needs to clear the House Rules Committee, be assigned to a substantive standing committee, like the Transportation or Executive Committee, pass the Full House, and repeat the process in the Senate. When asked whether the push could occur during the November veto session, Buckner said he is respecting the legislative process. “I hope so, but I’ve also said that I am not interested in rushing this. We’re still having conversations and still negotiating,” Buckner said. “And when it’s ready to go, we’re going to go full speed.” 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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At Kincaid, for example, owned by Vistra, 99 people are employed full time, including 80 represented by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 15. In June 2026 affected workers were sent toolkits prepared by the state to allow workers job placement alternatives. With the plant’s future uncertain, union leaders have warned that workers may need to leave Illinois to find comparable jobs. “They are giving employees the opportunity to transfer. It’s just that they are running out of transfer opportunities within Illinois,” said Ben Busser, vice president of IBEW Local 15. The Baldwin plant, located in southwestern Illinois in Randolph County, employs about 120 people, including 105 represented by IBEW Local 51. Ryan Watson, a business representative with Local 51, said workers at the Baldwin Power Plant in Randolph County face a different challenge if their next opportunity requires leaving the state. “Leaving the state is totally different than just moving an hour or two away to the next plant,” Watson said. Some workers may have opportunities to transfer to facilities in states such as Ohio or Texas. But relocating can be a difficult prospect for employees who have established their lives and families in rural Illinois communities. Brad Gritt, a business representative with Local 15, said workers at Kincaid have relatively strong wages and benefits, making it difficult to find comparable positions elsewhere. “Wages- and benefits-wise, these guys are doing pretty well and it’s hard because they’re in one of the better locations now,” Gritt said in the University of Illinois report. He added that workers who take other jobs could find themselves starting over or accepting lower pay. Busser added he hoped the Trump administration would intervene to extend Kincaid’s operating life. The report noted that the loss of coal facilities across Illinois is steadily reducing the number of potential transfer opportunities. That is particularly consequential for workers in rural areas, where alternative employers may be scarce.
the University of Illinois report noted. The broader decline has affected communities that relied on mines and power plants for well-paying jobs, local tax revenue and economic stability. For some rural towns, the loss of a major employer can affect not only individual workers but also local businesses and the resources available to support schools and public services. Meanwhile, the future of Illinois’ Kincaid and Baldwin plants remains a concern for workers and their communities. Both facilities have been evaluated for potential conversion to natural gas, an option that could affect their long-term operations and staffing needs. For the authors of the University of Illinois report, the experience at Viper demonstrates that establishing protections in law is not enough if employers can fail to comply without meaningful consequences. T h e d i s p a r i t y b e t w e e n V i p e r ’s non-union workforce and the unionized employees at Kincaid and Baldwin is evidence of how access to representation and timely information can shape workers’ options during a closure. The researchers urged Illinois to give DCEO more effective enforcement powers, and the ability to impose penalties for noncompliance while improving partnerships with organized labor In an era of rapidly changing federal
policy and changing regulations in the energy sector, the report’s researchers also noted that the data center boom is expected to further strain the load on the state’s energy grid — further underscoring the need to potentially keep coal plants open longer than originally expected and provide more protections for workers caught in the middle of the tussle between state and federal policies. “It would help if our federal policy wasn’t shifting wildly from administration to administration,” said Krishnan, one of the researchers, adding that federal regulation on data centers may ensure a more precise timetable for future plant closures. Still, the ultimate responsibility to enforce the energy worker bill of rights falls on state officials, not the federal government, they pointed out. “The onus is on the state — they are making these coal plants close and the state needs to be the one to make sure the onus is met,” co-researcher Hettinger said. Southern Illinois Source is a subsidiary of Capitol News Illinois. 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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Illinois regulators move to bring video gambling under self-exclusion program By Maggie Dougherty
Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com
CHICAGO — Problem gamblers seeking to avoid the temptation to gamble can ban themselves from most of the state’s gambling offerings, from casinos to online sportsbooks to the Lottery. But the state’s voluntary self-exclusion program does not extend to Illinois’ extensive network of video gambling terminals — the largest in the world — that can be found in gas stations, bars, hair salons and hotel lobbies across the state. Regulators are looking to change that. The Illinois Gaming Board proposed new rules Thursday to bring the state’s video gambling terminals under the program that allows problem gamblers to self-ban by requiring identity verification before players can purchase vouchers at video gambling locations. The new rules would also create new options for cashless wagering and player rewards programs. Gaming Board Administrator Marcus Fruchter said the move was “another critical step forward” in the agency’s goal to bring video gambling under the program’s umbrella. “We are decidedly on the right path and will continue driving forward, but we will do so in a focused, collaborative, intentional, and efficient manner as we advance this critical initiative,” Fruchter said. The Gaming Board identified closing the coverage gap for video gambling as a “public health priority,” and passed a resolution expressing its commitment to doing so during its September meeting. The board unanimously approved the proposed rules, sending them to the General Assembly’s rulemaking commit-
tee for review, a process that usually takes between six months to a year and gives opportunities for public comment.
ID verification
The new rules would shift the way gamblers pay to play on video gambling machines, which would no longer accept cash directly. Instead, players would purchase vouchers from a payout device, either with cash or with digital payments through a video gaming account. Both options would require identity verification to confirm players are at least 21 years old and not on the self-exclusion list. Using a video gaming account would be voluntary, and players could still use cash to purchase vouchers from the redemption terminal after identity verification. Video gambling operators that offer accounts would be required to give players tools to set responsible gambling limits, actively keep self-excluded gamblers from opening accounts and refrain from sending promotional materials to those on the list. They would also be allowed to run player reward programs for non-excluded players. One consequence of having so many cash-filled video gambling machines sitting in businesses across Illinois has been a rise in burglaries at those locations. But while decreasing the burglary risk may be a byproduct of the new rules, Fruchter said it’s more about bringing video gambling in line with the rest of the industry, where cashless wagering and player accounts are standard. Allowing digital payments also allows more options for customer controls and money laundering prevention, Fruchter added. However, cashless wagering can also
reduce the friction for bettors, allowing them to spend — and lose — more cash. Acres Manufacturing, a Las Vegasbased company that released a new cashless betting technology last year, conducted a six-month case study on its impact. Cashless gamblers purchased 92% more gambling credits per session and were more likely to re-up than players paying with cash, Acres found. “Our study makes clear that players spend significantly more when using a cashless funding option,” Acres told the Nevada Independent. If true more broadly, that could have major ramifications for betting behavior in what is already Illinois’ highest-grossing source of wagering revenue; the machines brought in more than $1 billion in state and local tax revenue last fiscal year, with gamblers losing more than $3.3 billion. Fruchter said it’s one of the issues the Gaming Board wants to discuss further in the public comment period of the
rulemaking process.
Timeline
The biggest hurdle to bringing video gambling terminals under the state’s self-exclusion program has been the technology needed to upgrade the state’s roughly 50,000 video gaming machines to connect with the list maintained by the state while maintaining data privacy protections. The Gaming Board has contracted with LNW Gaming, which builds slot machines and table games, to upgrade the state’s machines for that purpose. Fruchter said he was confident that the work would be ready to deploy next year, giving the state the technological capacity to bring video gambling terminals under the self-exclusion program. 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.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCREASE TAX LEVY Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of Community College District 511, Winnebago, Ogle, Boone, Stephenson, DeKalb and McHenry Counties, Illinois, (Rock Valley College) tentatively adopted on October 20, 2026, its annual tax levy including an additional tax, as provided in Section 805/3-14.3 of Chapter 110 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended. In accordance with the provision of Section 805/3-14.3 of Chapter 110 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, the following information is provided: A petition may be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Rock Valley College at the President’s Office at 3301 North Mulford Road, Building E, Rockford, IL 61114, on or before 5:00 p.m. CST, November 30, 2026, signed by not less than 23,594 registered voters of the Rock Valley College District that the proposition be submitted to the voters of the District. If such petitions filed with the Secretary within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this notice and not later than 5:00p.m., CST on the 30th day of November, 2026, an election to determine whether the increased levy should be authorized shall be held on the 6th day of April 2027. If no such petition is filed with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees on or before 5:00 p.m., CST. November 30, 2026, then the District shall be authorized to levy the additional tax. Petition forms are available at the President’s Office, at 3301 North Mulford Road, Building E, Rockford, IL 61114. Dated the 20th day of October 2026 /s/ Paul Gorski Paul Gorski, Chair Board of Trustees Rock Valley College
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Putting leaves to work in your gardens By Grant McCarty Contributor
With Halloween just around the corner, many trees are still putting on a colorful display rather than dropping their leaves. While some homeowners may already be thinking about raking and bagging, much of the annual leaf drop is still ahead of us. I’m encountering this with two of my large trees with one still holding onto it’s leaves and another that has maybe lost a third. Before making plans for curbside pickup, consider how those fallen leaves can benefit your landscape and garden. Leaves are a free source of organic matter and nutrients that can improve your soil and support your plants. A two-inch layer of leaf mulch provides approximately 150 pounds of nitro-
gen, 20 pounds of phosphorus, and 65 pounds of potassium per acre. Organic matter from leaves aids plant growth, increases beneficial microorganisms in the soil, and improves soil structure. For vegetable gardens, adding a 6 to 8-inch layer of leaves and incorporating them by tilling can significantly improve soil. This is best done in fall, allowing plenty of time for decomposition before spring planting. Leaves have a high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, so adding fertilizer after incorporation can speed up the process. Alternatively, matted leaves left on garden beds in fall will help smother winter weeds and can be tilled in come spring. Leaves also make excellent mulch. A 2-inch layer of shredded leaves turns
into soft brown mulch by spring, helping conserve soil moisture, moderate temperatures, prevent erosion, and control weeds. When using leaves as mulch, shredding them first is important because whole leaves may clump together and prevent moisture from reaching the soil. The good news is you don’t need a special shredder—simply run over the leaves with your lawn mower. For composting enthusiasts, leaves collected with a lawn mower provide the perfect brown material to balance green lawn clippings and kitchen scraps. You can also make leaf mold by storing leaves in garbage bags with small holes, wetting them, and placing the bags in contact with the earth. After 6 to 12 months, the result is a valuable mulch or compost additive.
One important consideration: while we’re often eager to clean up leaves in fall, they serve as critical overwintering habitat for beneficial insects. Many native bees are ground-nesting and rely on leaf litter for insulation. The eggs and larvae of butterflies and moths also overwinter on leaves and branches. Consider leaving some areas of your yard undisturbed until spring to support these pollinators and beneficial insects that are essential to a healthy garden ecosystem. Those bags of leaves represent a valuable, free resource. Before sending them to the curb, put them to work improving your garden soil and supporting beneficial wildlife. Grant is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension.
Energy & Environment
Two views of our economic future as resources deplete By Dr. Robert Vogl, Ph.D.
Illinois Renewable Energy Association Contributor
The global economy is based on the consumption of fossil fuels which are having an adverse impact on the earth’s climate. Jeff Bezos has declared that it is too late to save the world from the ravages of climate change. In response to the deteriorating economic and environmental conditions on the planet he is building the infrastructure for the world economy which someday the human civilization will depend on. He has targeted the moon as the ideal site on which to build future industries as he expects to use the sun’s energy to release hydrogen fuel from subsurface water sources on the moon. The hydrogen would provide the fuel to power rockets to transport the materials and people to build and operate the new industries While Musk efforts had been directed at
colonizing Mars, Bezos has declared his intention to focused on the moon. In addition to his space interest Musk operates a global satellite communication system of useful integrated applications, including military ones. In a recent article in The Atlanta by Josh Tyraangiel called on readers to “Choose Your Overlord” in which he contrasted the efforts of Musk and Bezos to dominate the world. Their efforts can be described as a top down approach to continue to pursue economic growth which ignores the possibility of being limits to growth. The expanded use of AI is assumed to be included in their efforts to reduce waste and improve efficiency in the economy. Also it is likely that much of the labor involved in colonizing space could come from robots as humans are not well adapted to survive in space. In contrast to efforts to continue to pursue economic growth is a proposal by
Barry Cooper titled Beyond Growth: The Natural Evolution of the Shrinking Economy. His book is a collection of ideas, observations and examples, all integrated to make sense of the United Kingdom’s economy in transition. In his preamble he indicates that his book is based on the fact, not yet generally acknowledged that there can be no more economic growth. It is based on a growing recognition that change is necessary. In the past when we talked about the future, we assumed it would be more of the same but Cooper believes the future will not be more of the same. Change is already underway but not acknowledged even though nothing seems to work anymore. The UK economy Is no longer growing at the same rate it once did. Yet the public is being told that growth will return. However the growth that did occur was based on government borrowing and
subsidies. He describes the industrial era as being built on the energy of fossil fuels. The fuels enabled mass production, mechanized farming, global transportation, urban expansion and the development of consumerism. As fossil fuels and minerals resources deplete and rise in price and growing levels of debt increase, the economy can no longer grow, Cooper expects that as the economy shrinks, a grassroots naturally occurring transition. If economic growth fails to occur, Cooper believes a simplified local and regional economy could emerge. He suggest that the UK will be the first modern economy to adjust to the prevalence of resource scarcity and increase the use of human and animal labor. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance promotes efforts to increase practices such practices across the United States.
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Ohio State replaces BYU at No. 2 in AP Top 25; No. 1 Miami only team to hold its spot in poll By Eric Olson Associated Press
No. 1 Miami was the only team to hold its spot in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday and idle Ohio State moved up to No. 2 as the poll went through another major reordering in the wake of BYU’s loss at UCF and subsequent six-spot fall to No. 8. A week after five of the top seven teams lost, three more top-10 teams went down Saturday to make it 10 in the last three weeks. Three teams ranked either No. 1 or 2 have lost to an unranked opponent over that span in what is shaping up to be the most topsy-turvy season since 2007. Miami, Utah and UCLA are the only remaining unbeaten Bowl Subdivision teams, the fewest at this point in a season since there were three left in 1977, according to Sportradar. Georgia moved up a spot to No. 3 after its open date, Indiana jumped two rungs to No. 4 after winning at Michigan in overtime and Notre Dame slipped a spot to No. 5 after being idle. Utah, UCLA, BYU, Kentucky and Alabama rounded out the top 10. Miami routed Pitt 52-23 at home in its first game as the No. 1 team since 2002. The Hurricanes received 59 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, 19 more than a week ago. Ohio State
got 10 first-place votes and Utah got one. No. 6 Utah, which took sole possession of first place in the Big 12 Conference with its win over Houston, has its highest ranking in seven years and No. 7 UCLA has its highest in 11. No. 9 Kentucky has won six in a row and is in the top 10 for the first time since 2022. No. 10 Alabama avoided its first three-game losing streak since 2007 by beating Texas A&M and returned to the top 10.
In and out
In: No. 24 Oklahoma State bounced back from a close loss to Houston with a 57-24 win over Colorado and returned after a one-week absence. In: No. 25 Wisconsin used a dominant defensive performance to beat Southern California 24-7 for its second ranked win of the season and first poll appearance since 2023. Out: Iowa’s 13-10 loss at Minnesota was the Hawkeyes’ second in three games and left them unranked for the first time this season. Out: Southern California, which against Wisconsin had its fewest yards and points in Lincoln Riley’s five seasons, hadn’t been out of the poll since Oct. 19, 2025.
six ranked teams for the first time since Sept. 23, 2012. The Big 12 hadn’t had more ranked teams than the Big Ten, which has five, since 2023. — The 10 losses by top-10 teams over the last three weeks tie 2007 and 1959 as the most over a three-week span in poll history. — UCLA and Kentucky are the biggest movers in recent weeks. The Bruins have jumped 19 spots over the last five polls and the Wildcats have moved up 17 in the last three.
Conference call
SEC (9 ranked teams): No. 3 Georgia, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 10 Alabama, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Mississippi, No. 15 LSU, No. 16 Tennessee, No. 17 Florida, No. 23 Missouri. Big 12 (6): No. 6 Utah, No. 8 BYU, No.
13 Texas Tech, No. 18 Houston, No. 22 Arizona, No. 24 Oklahoma State. Big Ten (5): No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Indiana, No. 7 UCLA, No. 20 (tie) Northwestern, No. 25 Wisconsin. ACC (3): No. 1 Miami, No. 14 Wake Forest, No. 19 SMU. Pac-12 (1): No. 20 (tie) Boise State. Independent (1): No. 5 Notre Dame.
Ranked vs. ranked
No. 17 Florida vs. No. 3 Georgia, at Atlanta: Georgia has won five straight and eight of the last nine games in the series. Gators are going for a third win over a top-10 opponent. No. 22 Arizona at No. 13 Texas Tech: Wildcats take a five-game winning streak and College Football Playoff hopes to Lubbock, where they haven’t won since 1935.
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delivered, distributed, dispensed, before April 14, 2027, which date is requesting that Letters of Office FRANKLIN J. EUBANK, JR. name of Hope’s Paradise at the 2742 Bildahl St., Rockford, IL 61109; of Foreclosure entered in the or possessed in violation of the not less than six (6) months from be issued to Karen McCollom, as (#6208840) Attorney at Law following post office addresses: that the true and real full names of above entitled cause Intercounty Cannabis Control Act or the Con- the date of the first publication of Administrator of the Estate. Letters 126 N. Church Street 632 Score St., Rockford, IL 61109; all persons owning, conducting or Judicial Sales Corporation will on trolled Substances Act. this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of Office were issued on August 25, Rockford, IL 61101-1002 that the true and real full names transacting such business are as November 19, 2026, at the hour n n n This property was seized by of a notice from the representative 2026, appointing Karen McCollom Telephone: (815) 961-9668 of all persons owning, conducting follows: Miriam Pina Cruz 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago PUBLIC NOTICE law enforcement authorities on is required by section 5/18-3 of as Administrator of the Estate. The Facsimile: (815) 965-9451 or transacting such business are as SIGNED: Miriam Pina Cruz County office, 7210 East State Street, REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS 10/6/26 Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, Rock Valley College is receiving 04/15/2026, at the location of 2013 the Probate Act, the date stated attorney for the Estate is Dennis E-mail: frank@feubanklaw.com follows: Porcha Marie Hope SIGNED: Porcha Marie Hope Subscribed and sworn (or to the highest bidder for cash, the Proposals for Fire Alarm Upgrade McFarland Road, Rockford, Win- in that notice. Any claim not filed G. Steeves, on behalf of A Law Attorney for Petitioner 27681R TRRT 10/28 9/24/26 affirmed to) before me, this 6th following described mortgaged Phase 3 (RFP # 26-12). More infor- nebago County, IL. This property on or before that date is barred. Office of Crosby & Associates, P.C., n n n Subscribed and sworn (or day of October, A.D. 2026. real estate: mation will be available on the has been determined to be subject Copies of any claim filed with the 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE affirmed to) before me, this 24th Lori Gummow, County Clerk LOT 30 AS DESIGNATCollege Website at 9:00 A.M. CST to forfeiture under the provisions Clerk must be mailed or delivered Illinois 61107. of the Controlled Substances Act to the representative and to the All claims against the Estate 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT day of September, A.D. 2026. Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk ED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF on October 28, 2026 COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO, Lori Gummow, County Clerk 27688R TRRT 10/28 ORCHARD VIEW ESTATES https://rockvalleycollege.edu/ or the Cannabis Control Act for one attorney within 10 days after it must be filed within six (6) months of more reasons as stated above. has been filed. from the date of first publication, STATE OF ILLINOIS Ariel Rosas, Deputy Clerk n n n BEING A SUBDIVISION OF about/college-information/ SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL DATED: January 13, 2026 or within three (3) months from the IN RE THE ESTATE OF 27686R TRRT 10/28 ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF bid-information-and-vendors RIGHTS SHERILL GNESDA date of mailing or delivery of Notice JORG B. NILGES n n n INTENTION OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP The closing date for Bid subIf you have an ownership in any Independent Executor to Creditors, if mailing or delivery 2026 PR 0000 170 STATE OF ILLINOIS STATE OF ILLINOIS, 45, RANGE 2, THE PLAT OF missions will be November 18, 2026 is required pursuant to 755 ILCS CLAIMS NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO WHICH SUBDIVISION IS at 2:00 P.M. CST. All submittals must item listed above, any interest you Tobin, Ramon & Barber 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act Notice is given of the death of 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT This is to certify that the RECORDED IN BOOK 36 be received per RFP instructions. may have may be forfeited unless Natalie Hyser Barber of 1975, as amended, whichever JORG B. NILGES. Letters of Office WINNEBAGO COUNTY undersigned intend to conduct OF PLATS ON PAGE 23 IN Specific questions may be you file a verified claim for the ARDC: 6301826 return of the property with the Attorneys for Petitioner date is later. Any claim not filed were issued on September 1, PROBATE DIVISION and transact a woodcarving sales THE RECORDER’S OFFICE directed to: Drug Asset Forfeiture Unit of the 530 South State Street; Suite 200 within the applicable time period 2026, to Robert T. Nilges, who is IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF business in said County and State OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Karen Kerr, shall be barred. the Independent Administrator THOMASETTA CHILTON, under the name of Nick’s Birds at ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE Director of Business Services Winnebago County State’s Attorney Belvidere, IL 61008-3711 whose address is 400 West State (815) 544-0316 Claims against the Estate may of the Estate. The attorney for Deceased. the following post office addresses: COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Rock Valley College be filed with the Office of the Win- the Estate is Terrence M. Jordan CASE NO. 2026 PR 0000249 1834 Meadows Circle, Rockford, IL AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. k.kerr@rockvalleycollege.edu Street, Rockford, IL 61101, setting natalie@tobinramon.com forth your interest in the property 27678R TRRT 10/28 nebago County Circuit Clerk—Proof the Integrity Law Group LLC with CLAIM NOTICE 61108; that the true and real full P.I.N. 08-03-178-004. 27710R TRRT 10/28 and the reasons why your interest n n n bate Division, Winnebago County offices at 45 E Burlington St. #119, NOTICE is given of the death of names of all persons owning, Commonly known as 6457 n n n is not subject to forfeiture. You STATE OF ILLINOIS Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Riverside, IL 60546. THOMASETTA CHILTON, who died conducting or transacting such Stonington Way, Roscoe, IL 61073. LEGAL NOTICE have forty-five days from receipt IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with Claims may be filed on or on September 11, 2026. Letters of business are as follows: Nicholas The real estate is: single family MEETING TIME CHANGE of this notice to file the verified 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT the Estate’s legal representative, before April 14, 2027, that date Office were issued on October 13, George Scheuer residence. If the subject mortgaged Rockford Public Library, claim with the State’s Attorney. COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO or with both. being at least six (6) months from 2026, to ERIC CHILTON of 110 N. SIGNED: Nicholas George real estate is a unit of a common Winnebago County, If you fail to file the claim PROBATE DIVISION A copy of any claim filed with the date of first publication, or Dayton Street, Durand, IL 61024 Scheuer 10/13/26 interest community, the purchaser 215 North Wyman Street, within 45 days of receipt of this IN RE THE ESTATE OF: the Circuit Clerk’s Office—Probate within three (3) months from the who is the legal representative Subscribed and sworn (or of the unit other than a mortgagee Rockford, Illinois 61101. RAYMOND JOSEPH GRANDE, Division must be mailed or deliv- date of mailing or delivery of notice of the estate. The attorney for affirmed to) before me, this 13th shall pay the assessments required The Rockford Public Library, notice, any interest you may have Deceased. ered to the Estate’s legal represen- to any known creditor required by the estate is Douglas R. Henry, of day of October, A.D. 2026. by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 Rockford, Winnebago County, in the property will be forfeited to CASE NO. 2026-PR-224 tative and to the Estate’s attorney Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Lori Gummow, County Clerk of the Condominium Property Act. Illinois, Policies and Services Com- the State of Illinois. This notice is published at the CLAIM NOTICE within ten (10) days after filing. Act of 1975 as amended, whichever Van Evera, LLP, 6833 Stalter Drive, Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must mittee will permanently change its NOTICE is hereby given of /s/ Dennis G. Steeves, date is later. Any claim not filed Rockford, Illinois 61108. 27700R TRRT 11/4 have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in meeting start time from 12:00 PM to direction of the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office Civil the death of Raymond Joseph Attorney for Executor by the requisite date stated shall Claims against the Estate may n n n the Judgement of Foreclosure) 4:00 PM on the second Tuesday of be barred. be filed on or before April 21, ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF down by certified funds, balance each month, effective immediately. Bureau, 400 W. State St., Suite 804, Grande. A Petition to Admit Last PREPARED BY: Claims against the estate 2027, that date being at least six INTENTION within 24 hours, by certified funds. 27712R TRRT 10/28 Rockford, IL, Phone: (815) 319-4799. Will and Testament and Issue A Law Office of Crosby & SIGNED: LAFAKERIA REUTER Letters Testamentary was filed on Associates, P.C. may be filed in the office of the (6) months from the date of first STATE OF ILLINOIS, No refunds. The property is sold AS CHIEF of the CIVIL BUREAU, September 3, 2026, requesting that 475 Executive Parkway Winnebago County Circuit Clerk publication, or within three (3) COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IS subject to all liens or encumOn behalf of, J. HANLEY Letters Testamentary be issued to Rockford, Illinois 61107 Probate Division at the Winnebago months from the date of mailing This is to certify that the brances. The property will NOT be Public Notices STATE’S ATTORNEY Linda Pinkston, as Executor of the Phone: (815) 397-2006 County Courthouse, 400 W. State or delivery of Notice to creditors, undersigned intend to conduct open for inspection. Prospective n n n Dated: 10/05/2026 Estate. Letters of Office were issued Fax: (815) 394-1955 Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, if mailing or delivery is required by and transact a home maintenance bidders are admonished to check NOTICE OF EXAMINATION 27677R TRRT 10/28 on September 28, 2026, appointing Email: with the Independent Executor, Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate business in said County and State the circuit court case record, CLERICAL POSITION WITHIN THE n n n Linda Pinkston as Executor of the dsteeves@thecrosbylawfirm.com or both. Copies of any claim filed Act, 1975 as amended, whichever under the name of HomesPro at property tax record and the title LOVES PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF Estate. The attorney for the Estate is // with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, date is later. Any claim not filed the following post office addresses: record to verify all information LOVES PARK CIVIL SERVICE INTENTION Jacob M. Joseph, on behalf of A Law banderson@thecrosbylawfirm. Probate Division, must be mailed by the requisite date stated above 209 Lincoln Park Blvd., Rockford, before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE COMMISSION STATE OF ILLINOIS, Office of Crosby & Associates, P.C., com or delivered to the Independent shall be barred. IL 61102; that the true and real MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU The Loves Park Civil Service COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, 27680R TRRT 10/28 Administrator and to the attorney Claims against the Estate full names of all persons owning, HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN Commission is taking applicaThis is to certify that the un- Illinois 61107. n n n for the estate within ten (10) days may be filed in the Office of the conducting or transacting such POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER tions for a clerical position in the dersigned intend to conduct and All claims against the Estate STATE OF ILLINOIS after it has been filed. Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, business are as follows: Ariel Otis THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSPolice Department. Apply online transact a catering business in said must be filed within six (6) months IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE The estate will be administered Probate Division at the Winnebago Haugabook SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH at https://lovesparkpolice.org/ County and State under the name from the date of first publication, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT without court supervision, unless, County Courthouse, 400 West State SIGNED: Ariel Otis Haugabook SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS page/56/police-clerk-application. of P&K Grazing and Events at the or within three (3) months from the COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO under Section 28-4 of the Probate Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the 10/13/26 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Applications must be received by following post office addresses: date of mailing or delivery of Notice PROBATE DIVISION Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4), any Estate legal representative, or both. Subscribed and sworn (or For information call Sales 4:30 p.m. on November 11, 2026. 715 Roland Ave., Rockford, IL 61107; to Creditors, if mailing or delivery In the Matter of the Estate of: interested person terminates Copies of claims filed with the affirmed to) before me, this 13th Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Duties include: onsite office that the true and real full names of is required pursuant to 755 ILCS HAROLD M. SLOAN, independent administration at Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Divi- day of October, A.D. 2026. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, duties, answering phones, data all persons owning, conducting or 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act Deceased. any time by mailing or delivering sion, must be mailed or delivered Lori Gummow, County Clerk 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, processing, and bookkeeping. transacting such business are as of 1975, as amended, whichever Case No.: 2026-PR- 217 a petition to terminate to the Clerk to the Estate legal representative Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk Chicago, Illinois 60606. 312-346Qualifications include: proven follows: Thelma Braxton Edgeston; date is later. Any claim not filed CLAIM NOTICE of the Court. and to their attorney within ten 27701R TRRT 11/4 9088. 25-22482IL customer service experience, Karen D. Stewart within the applicable time period NOTICE is given of the death of Respectfully Submitted, (10) days after it has been filed. n n n INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES good interpersonal skills, ability SIGNED: Thelma Braxton shall be barred. HAROLD M. SLOAN, of Winnebago, /s/ Terrence M. Jordan Dated: October 13, 2026 ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATION to effectively use Microsoft Word, Edgeston 10/14/26 Claims against the Estate may Illinois, who died on February Terrence M. Jordan /s/ Eric Chilton, Executor INTENTION intercountyjudicialsales.com Excel and other computer softSIGNED: Karen D. Stewart be filed with the Office of the Win- 13, 2026. Letters of Office were Dated this 9th day of DOUGLAS R. HENRY - #6229426 STATE OF ILLINOIS, I3295556 ware and technology as required. 10/14/26 nebago County Circuit Clerk—Pro- issued on August 31, 2026, to October 2026. BARRICK, SWITZER, LONG, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO P27668R TRRT 10/28 Starting salary range: $42,500 Subscribed and sworn (or bate Division, Winnebago County NATASHA M. HENDRICKSON, 2211 Terrence M. Jordan #22017 BALSLEY & VAN EVERA, LLP This is to certify that the n n n DOQ. Top-qualified applicants will affirmed to) before me, this 14th Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, 25th St., Rockford, IL 61108, who is Integrity Law Group LLC 6833 Stalter Drive undersigned intend to conduct IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE move on to oral examinations by day of October, A.D. 2026. Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Independent Executor of the Attorneys for the Estate Rockford, IL 61108 and transact a retail nail supply 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, the Loves Park Civil Service Com- Lori Gummow, County Clerk the Estate’s legal representative, Estate. The attorney for the estate 45 East Burlington #119 (815) 962-6611 business in said County and State WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS mission tentatively scheduled to Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk or with both. is FRANKLIN J. EUBANK, JR., 126 N. Riverside, IL 60546 dhenry@bslbv.com under the name of Prounas By Estate of be conducted on the evening of 27702R TRRT 11/4 A copy of any claim filed with Church Street, Rockford, IL 61101. 312.346.2468 27693R TRRT 11/4 Karla at the following post office Jeanette Tuggle, December 1, 2026. EOE. n n n the Circuit Clerk’s Office—Probate Claims against the estate may jordanlawpc@aol.com n n n addresses: 2693 20th St., Rockford, Deceased 27713R TRRT 11/4 STATE OF ILLINOIS Division must be mailed or deliv- be filed on or before April 16, 27683R TRRT 10/28 ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF IL 61109; that the true and real No. 2025 PR 325 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ered to the Estate’s legal represen- 2027, that date being at least six n n n INTENTION full names of all persons owning, Notice is given that on October SEIZING AGENCY 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT tative and to the Estate’s attorney (6) months from the date of first ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF STATE OF ILLINOIS, conducting or transacting such 5, 2026, DAVID S. DORDEK, IndepenCASE No. RP26-009392 COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO within ten (10) days after filing. publication, or within three (3) INTENTION COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO business are as follows: Karla V dent Administrator of said estate, NOTICE OF PENDING FORFEITURE In the Matter of the Estate of /s/ Jacob M. Joseph, months from the date of mailing STATE OF ILLINOIS, This is to certify that the un- Terrazas Baidon filed a verified report of adminisTO: Martiniano Carrera Garcia, KEVIN WAYNE KALTENBACH, Attorney for Executor or delivery of Notice to creditors, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO dersigned intend to conduct and SIGNED: Karla V Terrazas Baidon tration of said estate with the Clerk 1445 N. Sterling Avenue, Apt. deceased PREPARED BY: if mailing or delivery is required by This is to certify that the un- transact a interior decorating/ 10/8/26 of the Circuit Court of Winnebago 212, Palatine IL, 60067 hereby No. 2026PR246 A Law Office of Crosby & Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate dersigned intend to conduct and painting business in said County Subscribed and sworn (or County, Illinois, Probate Division, known as claimant. CLAIM NOTICE Associates, P.C. Act, 1975 as amended, whichever transact a child care business in and State under the name of Nicci’s affirmed to) before me, this 8th 400 West State Street, Rockford, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT Notice is given of the death 475 Executive Parkway date is later. Any claim not filed said County and State under the Decor Rescue at the following post day of October, A.D. 2026. Illinois 61101. FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS ARE of KEVIN WAYNE KALTENBACH, of Rockford, Illinois 61107 by the requisite date stated above name of Little Lulu’s Childcare at office addresses: 1312 30th St., Lori Gummow, County Clerk You, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JEANOW PENDING AGAINST THE THE Rockford Illinois on August 17, Phone: (815) 397-2006 shall be barred. Copies of any claim the following post office addresses: Rockford, IL 61108; that the true Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk NETTE TUGGLE, are hereby notified FOLLOWING PROPERTY: 2026. Letters of office were issued Fax: (815) 394-1955 filed with the Clerk must be mailed 2453 Kristi Ln., Rockford, IL 61102; and real full names of all persons 27689R TRRT 10/28 that is no objection is filed with Description (including VIN, on, October 1, 2026, to SHERILL Email: or delivered to the representative that the true and real full names owning, conducting or transacting n n n the Court within 42 days after serial or model no.): 2010 Nissan GNESDA, 1317 Post Drive Rockford, jjoseph@thecrosbylawfirm.com and to the attorney within ten (10) of all persons owning, conducting such business are as follows: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE the filing of said report, the said Titan, VIN# 1N6BA0ED2AN324392 IL 61108, as independent excutor, // days after it is filed. or transacting such business are Nicole Mary Lee 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Independent Administrator will be (Value $7,362.00) whose attorney is TOBIN, RAMON banderson@thecrosbylawfirm. E-filing is now mandatory for as follows: Bre’Yah Jonell Moses SIGNED: Nicole Mary Lee 10/5/26 COUNTY OF Winnebago discharged and the estate closed. Reason(s): (1) If a conveyance, & BARBER, 530 South State Street; com documents in civil cases with SIGNED: Bre’Yah Jonell Moses Subscribed and sworn (or Rockford, ILLINOIS E-filing is now mandatory for including a motor vehicle, aircraft, Suite 200, Belvidere, IL 61008-3711. 27679R TRRT 10/28 limited exceptions. To e-file, you 10/5/26 affirmed to) before me, this 5th FREEDOM MORTGAGE documents in civil cases with or vessel was seized, that the conThe estate will be administered n n n must first create an account with Subscribed and sworn (or day of October, A.D. 2026. CORPORATION limited exemptions. To e-file, you veyance was used or intended for without court supervision, unless STATE OF ILLINOIS an e-filing service provider. Visit affirmed to) before me, this 5th Lori Gummow, County Clerk Plaintiff must first create an account with use, to transport or in any manner under 5/28-4 of the Probate Act IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/ day of October, A.D. 2026. Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk vs. an e-filing service provider. Visit to facilitate the transportation, (755 ILCS 5/28-4), an interested 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT service-providers.htm to learn Lori Gummow, County Clerk 27687R TRRT 10/28 JENNIFER BROWN http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/sersale, receipt, possession, or con- person terminates independent COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO more and to select a service Ariel Rosas, Deputy Clerk n n n A/K/A JENNIFER ROMINE-BROWN; vice-providers.htm to learn more cealment of cannabis or controlled administration at any time by PROBATE DIVISION provider. If you need additional 27685R TRRT 10/28 ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND and to select a service provider. If substances which have been pro- mailing or delivering a petition to IN RE THE ESTATE OF: help or have trouble e-filing, visit n n n INTENTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT; you need additional help or have duced, manufactured, delivered, or terminate to the clerk. BARBARA J. PROCHNICKI, http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/F ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND trouble e-filing, visit http://www.ilpossessed in felony violation of the Claims against the estate Deceased. AQ/gethelp.asp. INTENTION COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS linoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp. Cannabis Control Act or any viola- may be filed in the Office of the CASE NO. 2026-PR-143 Dated: 10/8/2026 STATE OF ILLINOIS, This is to certify that the unDefendant ANDERSON LAW OFFICES PC tion of the Controlled Substances Winnebago County Circuit Clerk -CLAIM NOTICE /s/ Natasha M. Hendrickson, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO dersigned intend to conduct and 26 FC 137 (ARDC 6324210) Act. (5) If a substance containing Probate Division at the Winnebago NOTICE is hereby given of the Independent Executor This is to certify that the un- transact a cleaning business in said CALENDAR 5711 N LINCOLN AVENUE cannabis or a controlled substance County Courthouse, at 400 W. State death of Barbara J. Prochnicki. A /s/ Franklin J. Eubank, Jr., dersigned intend to conduct and County and State under the name NOTICE OF SALE CHICAGO, IL 60659 was seized, that the substance Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with Petition Letters of AdministraAttorney at Law transact a food trailer business in of G & L Cleaning Services at the PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given I3295652 was produced, manufactured, the representative, or both, on or tion was filed on June 11, 2026, Prepared By: said County and State under the following post office addresses: that pursuant to a Judgment P27669R TRRT 10/28
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n n n sale room in Cook County and the THE EAST LINE OF LOT FIVE HOWARD L. DRYE, SR.. Letters of Notice is given to Michael administration at any time by PURSUANT TO ILLINOIS SUPREME from the date of first publication IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE same identification for sales held (5) IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF Office were issued on September Wilson and Jack Wilson, who are mailing or delivering a petition to COURT RULE 11 FOR PLEADINGS or claims not filed within three (3) 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT at other county venues where SAID PARKER’S ADDITION; 23, 2026, to HOWARD L. DRYE, JR., heirs of Neva J. Wilson in the above terminate to the clerk. ONLY months from the date of mailing WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS The Judicial Sales Corporation THENCE SOUTH ON THE c/o 7124 Windsor Lake Parkway, proceeding to probate her Will and Claims against the Estate may 27699R TRRT 11/4 or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if PLANET HOME LENDING LLC conducts foreclosure sales. EAST LINE OF SAID LOT Loves Park, IL 61111, who is the legal whose addresses are not stated be filed on or before April 21, n n n mailing is required by Section 18-3 Plaintiff, For information, examine the FIVE (5), 2 RODS TO THE representative of the estate. The in the Petition to Admit Will to 2027, that date being at least six ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as -v.court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT attorney for the estate is JEREMY Probate, that an Order was entered (6) months from the date of first INTENTION amended whichever date is later. FLOR ORTIZ-MORA P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 SIX (6); THENCE EAST ON RAMSEY, 7124 Windsor Lake Park- by the Circuit Court of Winnebago publication, or within three (3) STATE OF ILLINOIS, Any claim not filed by the requisite et al NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE THE NORTH LINES OF SAID way, Loves Park, IL 61111. County, Illinois, on October 8, 2026, months from the date of mailing COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO date stated above shall be barred. Defendant 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) LOTS SIX (6) AND FOUR (4) TO Claims against the estate may admitting the Will of Neva J. Wilson, or delivery of Notice to creditors, This is to certify that the Claims may be filed in the 2026-FC-0000123 794-9876 THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; be filed on or before April 21, dated June 18, 2020, to probate and if mailing or delivery is required by undersigned intend to conduct office of the Winnebago County NOTICE OF SALE THE JUDICIAL SALES SITUATED IN THE COUNTY 2027, that date being at least six appointing Douglas E. Wilson as Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate and transact a ship and fulfillment Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY CORPORATION OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE (6) months from the date of first Independent Executor. Act, 1975 as amended, whichever business in said County and State Winnebago County Courthouse, GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment One South Wacker Drive, OF ILLINOIS. publication or within three (3) Within 42 days after the ef- date is later. Any claim not filed under the name of Essentra Ship 400 W State Street, Rockford IL of Foreclosure and Sale entered 24th Floor, Commonly known as 733 JOHN months from the date of mailing fective date of the original Order by the requisite date stated above & Fulfillment at the following post 61101, or with the representative in the above cause on June 25, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 STREET, PECATONICA, IL 61063 or delivery of Notice to creditors, admitting the Will to probate, shall be barred. office addresses: 1313 Edgerow or both. 2026, an agent for The Judicial (312) 236-SALE Property Index No. 09-29-401- if mailing or delivery is required by you may file a petition with the Claims against the Estate Lane, Rockford, IL 61102; that the Copies of claims filed with the Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 You can also visit The Judicial 015; 09-29-401-014 Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Court to require proof of the Will may be filed in the Office of the true and real full names of all Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Div., PM on November 24, 2026, at the Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. The real estate is improved Act, 1975, as amended, whichever by testimony of the witnesses to Winnebago County Circuit Clerk at persons owning, conducting or must be mailed or delivered to the Advocus National Title Insurance, com for a 7 day status report of with a Single Family Residence. The date is later. Any claim not filed the Will in open court or other the Winnebago County Courthouse, transacting such business are as estate legal representative and to 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, pending sales. judgment amount was $168,946.18 by the requisite date stated above evidence, as provided in Section 400 W. State, Rockford, Illinois, or follows: Amari Shay Da Kor the attorney within ten days (10) ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are shall be barred. 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 with the Estate legal representaSIGNED: Amari Shay Da Kor after it has been filed. in-person sale to the highest 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, available on the property page Claims against the estate may ILCS 5/6-21). tive, or both. 10/9/26 DATED: 10/09/2026 bidder, as set forth below, the SUITE 100 at www.auction.com by entering be filed in the office of the WinYou also have the right under Copies of claims filed with the Subscribed and sworn (or Maria Emma Conde Pena following described real estate: BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 733 JOHN STREET into the search nebago County Circuit Clerk-Pro- Section 8-1 of the Probate Act of Circuit Clerk’s Office, Probate Divi- affirmed to) before me, this 9th Administrator LOT SIX (6) IN BLOCK 630-794-5300 bar. If sold to anyone other than bate Div. at the Winnebago County 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest sion, must be mailed or delivered day of October, A.D. 2026. CHRISTIAN SOLARES #6325075 TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com the Plaintiff, the winning bidder Courthouse, 400 West State Street, the validity of the Will by filing a to the Estate legal representative Lori Gummow, County Clerk Attorney for Estate UPON THE PLAT OF FOREST Attorney File No. 14-26-01757 must pay the full bid amount Rockford, Illinois 61101 or with the petition with the Court within six and to her attorney within ten (10) Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk 4855 E State St Ste 24 HILL VIEW SUBDIVISION, Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 within twenty-four (24) hours of the estate legal representative, or both. months after admission of the Will days after it has been filed. 27703R TRRT 11/4 Rockford, IL 61108 NO. 1 OF PART OF THE Case Number: 2026-FC-0000123 auction’s end. All payments must Copies of claims filed with the to probate. Dated: October 14, 2026 n n n 27682R TRRT 10/28 NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) TJSC#: 46-1529 be certified funds. No third-party Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate DiviE-filing is now mandatory for /s/ Marci Renee Hagemann, NOTICE OF SALE n n n OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt checks will be accepted. All bid- sion, must be mailed or delivered documents in civil cases with Independent Executor Personal property stored by STATE OF ILLINOIS 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST Collection Practices Act, you are ders will need to register at www. to the estate legal representative limited exemptions. To e-file, you J. Thomas Witek - #6230539 the following individuals, Tina IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL advised that Plaintiff’s attorney auction.com prior to placing a bid. and to his/her attorney within ten must first create an account with Witek Law Offices Bertrand, Unit NM18, and Nancy 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF is deemed to be a debt collector The subject property is subject to days after it has been filed. an e-filing service provider. Visit 7210 E. State St., Suite 102 Lopez, Unit NM51 at New Milford COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO WHICH SUBDIVISION IS attempting to collect a debt and general real estate taxes, special DATED: October 13, 2026 http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/ser- Rockford, IL 61108 Storage, 6421-11th St., Rockford, IL, IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: RECORDED IN BOOK 27 any information obtained will be assessments, or special taxes HOWARD L. DRYE, JR. vice-providers.htm to learn more (815) 962-9288 a self storage facility operated by ANNA IXCHEL PAGAN, OF PLATS ON PAGE 129 IN used for that purpose. levied against said real estate Name: JEREMY RAMSEY and to select a service provider. If witek888@witeklaw.com New Milford Storage shall be sold Petitioner, THE RECORDER’S OFFICE Case # 2026-FC-0000123 and is offered for sale without ARDC Number: # 6276765 you need additional help or have 27697R TRRT 11/4 to the highest bidder at public aucvs. OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, I3296009 any representation as to quality Attorney for Estate trouble e-filing, visit http://www. n n n tion at the address listed.below. JAZMIN JM WILLIAMS, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE P27690R TRRT 11/4 or quantity of title and without Address: 7124 Windsor Lake illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp. STATE OF ILLINOIS The auction will be held on Respondent. COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO n n n recourse to plaintiff and in “AS Parkway asp, or talk with your local circuit IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE or after November 5, 2026 at 8:00 Case No. 2026-DN-52 AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE IS” condition. The sale is further Loves Park, IL 61111 clerk’s office. 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT am to enforce the Owner’s Lien NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Commonly known as 3107 SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT subject to confirmation by the Telephone: (815) 988-4364 INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO thereon. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to SUNNYSIDE DR, ROCKFORD, IL 61114 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS court. Upon payment in full of 27694R TRRT 11/4 The Estate is being adminisPROBATE DIVISION You must register as a buyer Respondent Jazmin JM Williams Property Index No. 12-07ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, the amount bid, the purchaser will n n n tered independently, without court IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 15 minutes before the auction that Petitioner Anna Ixchel Pagan 279-006 Plaintiff, receive a certificate of sale that will STATE OF ILLINOIS supervision, pursuant to Article JEFFREY LOWER, and have a proper photo ID and has caused to be filed a PETITION The real estate is improved with -v.entitle the purchaser to a deed to IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE XXVIII of the Probate Act of 1975. Any Deceased. payment. Cash only accepted FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE a single family residence. JORDAN MINK; the real estate after confirmation of 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT interested person may petition the Case No. 2026-PR-136 as payment and $200 cleaning and other relief in the above-capSale terms: If sold to anyone SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND the sale. The property will NOT be COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Court to terminate independent CLAIMS NOTICE deposit required. Winning bidder tioned cause of action. You are other than the Plaintiff, 25% down URBAN DEVELOPMENT, open for inspection and plaintiff IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF administration pursuant to Section Notice is given of the death of must clean the unit out in 24 hours. further notified that if you fail to of the highest bid by certified funds Defendants. makes no representation as to Neva J. Wilson, 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS JEFFREY LOWER. Letters of Office If there are no bidders, the file an answer or otherwise appear at the close of the sale payable to 2026-FC-0000109 the condition of the property, proDeceased. 5/28-4), subject to the provisions were issued on September 28, 2026, property will be otherwise dis- on or before November 16, 2026, The Judicial Sales Corporation. No 733 JOHN STREET, spective bidders are admonished NO. 2026 PR 228 of that Section. to Kelly Lower, who is the Executor posed of by the owner. a judgment by default may be third party checks will be accepted. PECATONICA, IL 61063 to check the court file to verify all CLAIM NOTICE and NOTICE TO DATED: October 15, 2026 of the Estate. The attorney for the New Milford Storage entered against you at any time The balance, in certified funds/ NOTICE OF SALE information. If this property is a HEIRS AND LEGATEES WHOSE Douglas E. Wilson, Estate is Mason S. Crosby, Crosby 6421-11th St. thereafter for the relief requested or wire transfer, is due within PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY condominium unit, the purchaser ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN Independent Executor of & Crsoby, Inc., 3815 North Mulford Rockford, IL 61109 in the petition. twenty-four (24) hours. The subject GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of the unit at the foreclosure sale, Notice is given of the death of Neva J. Wilson, Deceased Rd, Suite 4, Rockford, Illinois 61115. 815-391-3277 /s/ Anna Ixchel Pagan, property is subject to general real of Foreclosure and Sale entered other than a mortgagee, shall pay Neva J. Wilson who died on July 23, William A. Reilly II #6186140 Claims may be filed on or 27698R TRRT 10/28 Petitioner estate taxes, special assessments, in the above cause on 7/27/2026, the assessments and the legal 2026, and that on October 8, 2026, Attorney for the Estate before April 21, 2027, that date n n n 27684R TRRT 10/28 or special taxes levied against an agent of Auction.com, LLC will fees required by the Condominium Honorable Gulley of the Circuit Reilly Law Offices being at least six (6) months from ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF n n n said real estate and is offered for conduct the Online Only auction at property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g) Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, 6801 Spring Creek Rd., 2D the date of first publication, or INTENTION ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF sale without any representation www.auction.com, with the bidding (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a entered an Order admitting the Rockford, IL 61114 within three (3) months from the STATE OF ILLINOIS, INTENTION as to quality or quantity of title window opening on 11/30/2026 condominium unit which is part of decedent’s Last Will and Testament (815) 316-8540 date of mailing or delivery of notice COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO STATE OF ILLINOIS, and without recourse to Plaintiff at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on a common interest community, the dated June 18, 2020, to probate and Notices@Reilly-LawOffices.com to any known creditor required by This is to certify that the unCOUNTY OF WINNEBAGO and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale December 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM purchaser of the unit at the foreclo- appointing Douglas E. Wilson, of 27695R TRRT 11/4 Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate dersigned intend to conduct and This is to certify that the is further subject to confirmation subject to extension, and will sell sure sale other than a mortgagee Tucson, Arizona, as Independent n n n Act of 1975 as amended, whichever transact a notary and administra- undersigned intend to conduct by the court. at public sale to the highest bidder, shall pay the assessments required Executor of the Estate. Letters of STATE OF ILLINOIS date is later. Any claim not filed tive business in said County and and transact a barbershop/ Upon payment in full of the as set forth below, the following by the Condominium Property Act, Office were issued to Douglas E. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE by the requisite date stated shall State under the name of Notareed salon business in said County amount bid, the purchaser will described real estate. 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE Wilson. The Independent Execu17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT be barred. Notary & Administrative Services at and State under the name of The receive a Certificate of Sale that will PARCEL I: LOTS FOUR (4) THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), tor’s mailing address, through the WINNEBAGO COUNTY Claims against the estate the following post office addresses: Cut District at the following post entitle the purchaser to a deed to AND SIX (6) IN BLOCK TWO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN Illinois Resident Agent, is Douglas IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF may be filed in the office of the 4726 Jasper St., Rockford, IL 61101; office addresses: 1002 E. State St., the real estate after confirmation (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS E. Wilson, Independent Executor, LARRY L. HOLMQUIST, Winnebago County Circuit Clerk that the true and real full names Rockford, IL 61107; that the true of the sale. THE PLAT OF PARKER’S AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF c/o Reilly Law Offices, 6801 Spring Deceased Probate Division at the Winnebago of all persons owning, conducting and real full names of all persons The property will NOT be ADDITION TO THE TOWN POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH Creek Road, Suite 2D, Rockford, CASE NO. 2026 PR 212 County Courthouse, 400 W. State or transacting such business are as owning, conducting or transacting open for inspection and plaintiff OF PECATONICA. ALSO THE SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS Illinois, 61114. The attorney for NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, follows: Yashica Marie Reed such business are as follows: makes no representation as to SOUTH 2 RODS IN WIDTH MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For the estate is William A. Reilly II AND CLAIMS NOTICE with the Independent Executor, SIGNED: Yashica Marie Reed Vernetta Glover the condition of the property. ProOF LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK information, contact Plaintiffs of Reilly Law Offices, 6801 Spring NOTICE is given of the death of or both. Copies of any claim filed 10/16/26 SIGNED: Vernetta Glover 10/19/26 spective bidders are admonished TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Creek Road, Suite 2D, Rockford, LARRY L. HOLMQUIST, who died on with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Subscribed and sworn (or Subscribed and sworn (or to check the court file to verify all UPON THE PLAT OF PARKER’S Pierce, LLP (312) 346-9088 please Illinois, 61114. May 19, 2026. Letters of Office were Probate Division, must be mailed affirmed to) before me, this 16th affirmed to) before me, this 19th information. ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF refer to file number 26-26203IL. NOTICE TO CREDITORS issued on September 30, 2026 to or delivered to the Independent day of October, A.D. 2026. day of October, A.D. 2026. If this property is a condominiPECATONICA. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle Claims against the Estate may Marci Renee Hagemann, 116 Drew Administrator and to the attorney Lori Gummow, County Clerk Lori Gummow, County Clerk um unit, the purchaser of the unit PARCEL II: PART OF LOT St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 be filed with the Independent Ct NE, Poplar Grove, IL 61065, as for the estate within ten (10) days Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk at the foreclosure sale, other than EIGHT (8) AS DESIGNATED - 872-225-4985 You can also visit Executor, or with the Clerk of the Independent Executor whose after it has been filed. 27704R TRRT 11/4 27705R TRRT 11/4 a mortgagee, shall pay the assessUPON THE PLAT OF SECwww.auction.com. Attorney File Circuit Court of Winnebago County, attorney is J. Thomas Witek, Witek The estate will be administered n n n n n n ments and the legal fees required TION 29, TOWNSHIP 27 No. 26-26203IL Case Number: Probate Division, Winnebago Coun- Law Offices, 7210 E. State St, Suite without court supervision, unless, STATE OF ILLINOIS ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF by The Condominium Property Act, NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST 2026-FC-0000109 NOTE: PURSUANT ty Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, 102, Rockford, IL 61108. under Section 28-4 of the Probate IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE INTENTION 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION Rockford, Illinois 61101, or both, Notice to Heirs: Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4), any 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF ILLINOIS, this property is a condominium MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED on or before April 28, 2027, which Notice is given to Unknown interested person terminates COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO unit which is part of a common DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, THAT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS date is not less than six months Heirs, who are heirs in the above independent administration at PROBATE DIVISION This is to certify that the interest community, the purchaser TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR from the date of first publication proceeding to probate a and whose any time by mailing or delivering IN RE THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE undersigned intend to conduct of the unit at the foreclosure sale THE NORTHEAST CORNER ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT of this Notice. With respect to any names or addresses are not stated a petition to terminate to the Clerk OF: and transact a digital creator other than a mortgagee shall pay OF LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED creditor entitled to individual in the petition for probate, that an of the Court. MANUEL ANTONIO MENDEZ, business in said County and State the assessments required by The TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. notice pursuant to Section 18-3 of order was entered by the court on Dated this 16th day of SeptemDeceased. under the name of Manny Jurado Condominium Property Act, 765 UPON THE PLAT OF PARKER’S I3295964 the Probate Act of 1975, the claims September 30, 2026, appointing the ber 2026. CASE NO: 2026-PR-211 Show at the following post office ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). ADDITION TO THE TOWN P27691R TRRT 11/4 deadline shall be the later of April administrator CROSBY & crosby, Inc. CLAIM NOTICE addresses: 1414 Widergren Dr., IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR OF PECATONICA, THE PLAT n n n 28, 2027, or three months from the E-filing is now mandatory for By: /s/ Mason S. Crosby NOTICE is given of the death Rockford, IL 61108; that the true (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE OF WHICH ADDITION IS STATE OF ILLINOIS date of mailing or delivery of such documents in civil cases with Attorney for Kelly Lower, of Manuel Antonio Mendez on and real full names of all persons RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO notice. Any claim not filed within limited exemptions. To e-file, you Executor September 13th, 2023. Letters of owning, conducting or transacting FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF DEEDS (PLATS) ON PAGE SS the applicable statutory period must first create an account with CROSBY & CROSBY LLP Office were issued on September such business are as follows: Jesus AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN 309 IN THE RECORDER’S IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE is barred. an e-filing service provider. Visit Attorney for Respondent 28th, 2026, to: Maria Emma Conde Manuel Jurado Garcia ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15OFFICE; THENCE NORTH 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Copies of claims filed with the http://efiled.illinoiscourts.gove/ Mason S. Crosby Pena who is the legal representaSIGNED: Jesus Manuel Jurado 1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Clerk must be mailed or delivered FAQ/gethelp.asp. ARDC: 6333778 tive of the estate. The attorney is Garcia 10/16/26 FORECLOSURE LAW. LOT FOUR (4) PRODUCED, IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: to the Independent Executor and to The estate will be administered 3815 North Mulford Road #4 Christian Solares, 4855 E State St Subscribed and sworn (or You will need a photo identi2 RODS; THENCE WEST, HOWARD L. DRYE, SR. the attorney for the Estate within without court supervision, unless Rockford, Illinois 61114 Ste 24, Rockford, IL 61108. affirmed to) before me, this 16th fication issued by a government PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH Deceased, ten days after filing. under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Phone: (815) 367-6432 Claims against the estate may day of October, A.D. 2026. agency (driver’s license, passport, LINES OF LOTS FOUR (4) AND CASE NO. 2026 PR 203 NOTICE TO KNOWN HEIRS AND Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. Email: be filed within six (6) months from Lori Gummow, County Clerk etc.) in order to gain entry into SIX (6) IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF CLAIM NOTICE LEGATEES WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE 755, par 5/28-4) any interested eservice@crosbyandcrosbylaw. the date of first publication. Any Mary McRae, Deputy Clerk our building and the foreclosure SAID PARKER’S ADDITION TO NOTICE is given of the death of UNKNOWN person terminates independent com claim not filed within six (6) months 27706R TRRT 11/4
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n n n by the Condominium Property Act, brances. The property will NOT be by CubeSmart Asset Manage- Cube D1 KC Villarreal; ny R. Phelps of Reno & Zahm LLP, George P. Hampilos, Esq. affirmed to) before me, this 21st IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE open for inspection. Prospective ment, LLC as Agent for Owner Cube L28 Desiree Koss; 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400, Prepared by: day of October, A.D. 2026. SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), bidders are admonished to check #4952, 7102 Rock Valley Parkway Cube N5 Abel Quinonez. Rockford, Illinois 61107. George P. Hampilos – Lori Gummow, County Clerk WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN the circuit court case record, Loves Park, IL 61111 to satisfy a NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Claims may be filed on or be- ARDC #6210622 Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk MIDFIRST BANK IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS property tax record and the title lien on November 19, 2026 at The following self-storage cube fore April 28, 2027, that date being HAMPILOS & ASSOCIATES, LTD. 27720R TRRT 11/11 Plaintiff, AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF record to verify all information approx. 12:00pm at www.storaget- contents containing household at least six (6) months from the 6838 East State Street, Suite 302 n n n -v.POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE reasures.com. and other goods will be sold by date of first publication, or within Rockford, IL 61108 ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF TAMMY R. DAILY; SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU Cube E32 Nichole Berger; CubeSmart Asset Management, three (3) months from the date of Telephone: 815-962-0044 INTENTION SHANNON G. DAILY; MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN Cube W17 Ronald Hodyniak Jr. LLC as Agent for Owner #3563, 4300 mailing or delivery of notice to any Facsimile: 815-962-6250 STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; For information, contact Plaintiffs POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Interstate Blvd Loves Park, IL 61111 known creditor required by Section georgehamp@aol.com COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Defendants. attorney: LOGS Legal Group LLP THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSThe following self-storage cube to satisfy a lien on November 19, 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 27717R TRRT 11/11 This is to certify that the un26 FC 88 (847) 291-1717 please refer to file SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH contents containing household 2026 at approx. 1:00pm at www. 1975 (755 ILCS 5/18-3), whichever n n n dersigned intend to conduct and 56 Liberty Boulevard, number 26-105010-FC01. Auction. SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS and other goods will be sold by storagetreasures.com. date is later. Any claim not filed Rock ‘N’ Lock Self Storage transact a food truck business Machesney Park, IL 61115 com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. CubeSmart Asset Management, Cube 13-14 Cedric Friar; by the requisite date stated shall 14339 Willowbrook Road in said County and State under NOTICE OF SALE 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872For information call Sales LLC as Agent for Owner#3566, 6210 Cube 42 Abraham Martinez; be barred. South Beloit, IL 61080 the name of Senor Tortas at the PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY 225-4985 You can also visit www. Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Forest Hills Road Loves Park, IL 61111 Cube 252 Michael Leenheer; Claims against the estate (815) 489-7777 following post office addresses: GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment auction.com. Attorney File No. 26- Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, to satisfy a lien on November 19, Cube 322 Anna McChesney; may be filed in the office of the NOTICE OF SALE 7268 Montmorency Dr., Rockford, of Foreclosure and Sale entered 105010-FC01 Case Number: 26 FC Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 2026 at approx. 12:30pm at www. Cube 359 Priscila Ramirez; Winnebago County Circuit Clerk Rock ‘N’ Lock Self Storage, in the above cause on 9/3/2026, 88 NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR Morris Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, storagetreasures.com. Cube 444 Danielle Gentry. Probate Division at the Winnebago located at 14339 Willowbrook IL 61108; that the true and real an agent of Auction.com, LLC will DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. Cube 24 Brian and Aphrodite NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: County Courthouse, 400 West State Road, South Beloit, IL 61080, (815) full names of all persons owning, conduct the Online Only auction at YOU ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S 52109. 25-290117 Mecklenburg; The following self-storage cube Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, with 489-7777, will be selling the con- conducting or transacting such www.auction.com, with the bidding ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES Cube 208 Sam Ristick; contents containing household the Independent Executor, or both. tents of the following self-storage business are as follows: Miguel window opening on 12/7/2026 DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO CORPORATION Cube 215D Shaleya Knight; and other goods will be sold by Copies of any claim filed with the units through an online auction Medina Lopez; Evelyn J. Medina SIGNED: Miguel Medina Lopez at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORintercountyjudicialsales.com Cube 221 Heather Jacobs; CubeSmart Asset Management, Circuit Clerk’s Office Probate Divi- available to the public at www. 10/23/26 December 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED I3296286 Cube 458 Daniel Gonzalez; LLC as Agentfor Owner #3731, 3780 sion must be mailed or delivered beloitauction.com. Online bidding SIGNED: Evelyn J. Medina subject to extension, and will sell FOR THAT PURPOSE. P27708R TRRT 11/11 Cube 613 John Gersy. E. State St. Rockford, IL 61108 to to the Independent Executor and will take place from October 29, 10/23/26 at public sale to the highest bidder, I3296450 n n n NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: satisfy a lien on November 19, to the attorney for the Estate within 2026, at 6:00 p.m. through NovemSubscribed and sworn (or as set forth below, the following P27707R TRRT 11/11 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE The following self-storage cube 2026 at approx. 11:00am at www. ten (10) days after it has been filed. ber 16, 2026, at 7:07 p.m. with the affirmed to) before me, this 23rd described real estate. n n n 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT contents containing household storagetreasures.com. The Estate will be administered sale being deemed to occur at the day of October, A.D. 2026. LOT EIGHTEEN (18) IN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY and other goods will be sold by Cube 52 Barry Dock; without court supervision, unless conclusion of bidding. BLOCK THIRTY-ONE (31) 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CubeSmart Asset Management, Cube 61 Teira Pulliam; under Section 28-4 of the Illinois Unit Number Tenant Lori Gummow, County Clerk AS DESIGNATED UPON THE COUNTY OF Winnebago Wilmington Savings Fund Society, LLC as Agent for Owner #3565, Cube 65 Shamia Evettle; Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) 727 DeJanae Polk Giselle Mandujano, Deputy Clerk PLAT OF NORTHWAY PARK 27721R TRRT 11/11 Rockford, ILLINOIS FSB, not in its individual capacity 4548 American Road Rockford, Cube 78 April Veasley; any interested person terminates 728 Maria Ayala THIRD SUBDIVISION BEING n n n U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, but solely as Trustee for IL 61109 to satisfy a lien on Cube 88 Destiney McCarney; independent administration at 815 Ethan Sandoval A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS Ibis Holdings A Trust November 19, 2026 at approx. Cube 127 Marco Mosley; any time by mailing or delivering 842 Laura Welker STATE OF ILLINOIS QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-INPLAINTIFF 11:30am at www.storagetreasures. Cube 188 Deborah Goode; a petition to terminate to the Clerk 907 Karl Olson COUNTY OF Winnebago 25, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL Vs. com. Cube 199 Tamika Brown; of the Court. 909 Haleigh Bosin ss. RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON SAGA R.E.I Inc.; Cube A10 Shernicka Cooper; Cube 207 lvory Williams; Dated this 28th day of October, 912 Jonathan Mar-Garcia SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATE OF PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED Sofia Quinones; Cube P6 Anna Orozco; Cube 220 Jayda Cooper; 2026. 916 Frank McLain OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVIHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET Unknown Owners and Cube 1401 Jenesis A. Solis; Cube 294 Sheila Council; RENO & ZAHM LLP 918 Jonathan Mar-Garcia (ADDITION OF NAME) SION IS RECORDED IN BOOK BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006Nonrecord Claimants Cube 1419 Shaunia Jones; Cube 302 Damarion Garrett; BY: /s/ Anthony R. Phelps 921 Terrance Sims On Wednesday, October 11, 27 OF PLATS ON PAGE 110 HE8, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, DEFENDANTS Cube 2637 Tyler McKee; Cube 362 Keisha Creamer; Anthony R. Phelps, 932 Jacob Piper 2023, the original certificate of IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE SERIES 2006-HE8 No. 2026-FC-0000298 Cube 3413 Doniqua Hilliard; Cube 400 Mikayla Allen. Attorney for SCOTT W. ABBOTT, 933 Leacey Amato ownership was filed in the office OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Plaintiff NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Cube 4233 Amerra Davis; 27714R TRRT 11/4 Independent Executor of the 951 Danielle Celner of the County Clerk for: Pamper ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE vs. NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Cube 4293 Asia Herron Jr.; n n n Estate of KAREN A. BERNECK 1010 Collin Lopez Me Nails & Spa at the following COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO JEREMY SHELEY; Unknown Owners and Nonre- Cube 5521 Cody Leigh; STATE OF ILLINOIS RENO & ZAHM, LLP 1060 Jacob Piper address: 6512 E. Riverside Blvd., in AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. CRYSTAL SHELEY; cord Claimants Cube 5915 Susan Schiro. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Anthony R. Phelps (#06297415) 1102 Maksym Timofieiev Loves Park, IL. Commonly known as 56 Liberty UNKNOWN OWNERS AND That this case has been comNOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 27718R TRRT 11/4 On October 20, 2026, the followBoulevard, Machesney Park, IL 61115 NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS menced in this Court against you The following self-storage cube WINNEBAGO COUNTY Rockford, IL 61107 n n n ing person or persons were added Property Index No. 07-25Defendant and other defendants, praying contents containing household EMILY MILANO, Phone (815) 987-4050 STATE OF ILLINOIS to said organization and now have 402-030 25 FC 172 for the foreclosure of a certain and other goods will be sold by Petitioner, arp@renozahm.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE a financial interest in the business The real estate is improved CALENDAR Mortgage conveying the premises CubeSmart Asset Management, vs. 27716R TRRT 11/11 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT carried on under such assumed with a Single Family Residence. The NOTICE OF SALE described as follows, to-wit: LLC as Agent for Owner #3568, KYLE CAVANAGH, n n n COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO name: Quoc Hao Nguyen judgment amount was $81,265.73 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4560 Stenstrom Road Rockford, Respondent. STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE INTEREST OF: /s/ Quoc Hao Nguyen Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are that pursuant to a Judgment 3005 Andrews St IL 61109 to satisfy a lien on No. 2022 FA 772 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ISABELLA N. VALENTIN, STATE OF ILLINOIS available on the property page at of Foreclosure entered in the Rockford, IL 61101 November 19, 2026 at approx. PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT a minor, COUNTY OF Winnebago www.auction.com by entering 56 above entitled cause Intercounty and which said Mortgage was 11:30am at www.storagetreasures. DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Petitioner, ss. Liberty Boulevard into the search Judicial Sales Corporation will on made by: com. CHANGE In the Matter of the Estate of: vs. This instrument was acknowlbar. If sold to anyone other than December 3, 2026, at the hour 1:00 SAGA R.E.I Inc. Cube S96 Jeffrey Boyd. NOTICE is given that on DecemSHELLEY A. CAIN, IRIS N. VALCARCEL, edged before me on this 20th day the Plaintiff, the winning bidder p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago the Mortgagor(s), to BLP MortNOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ber 2, 2026 at 9:00 am in room 225, Deceased. Respondent. of October, 2026 by Krystal Soto. must pay the full bid amount County office, 7210 East State Street, gage, LLC, as Mortgagee, and The following self-storage cube Emily Milano will present a Petition Case No. 2026-PR-207 Case No. 2026-JV-7 Signed and sworn to before me within twenty-four (24) hours of the Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, recorded in the Office of the contents containing household requesting that the Court change CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION auction’s end. All payments must to the highest bidder for cash, the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago and other goods will be sold by the name of her minor daughter, NOTICE is given of the death NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to October 20, 2026. /s/ Krystal Soto, be certified funds. No third-party following described mortgaged County, Illinois, as Document No. CubeSmart Asset Management, Gianna Grace Cavanagh to Gianna of SHELLEY A. CAIN. Letters of Respondent Iris N. Valcarcel that Notary Public checks will be accepted. All bid- real estate: 2024026293; and for other relief; LLC as Agent for Owner#3567, 3015 Grace Milano. Office were issued on the 14th Petitioner Isabella N. Valentin has ders will need to register at www. 27722R TRRT 10/28 LOT ONE HUNDRED SIXthat summons was duly issued N. Main St. Rockford, IL 61103 to The hearing will take place at day of August, 2026 to Nicole Cain, caused to be filed a PETITION FOR auction.com prior to placing a bid. n n n TY ONE (161) AS DESIGNATED out of said Court against you as satisfy a lien on November 19, the Winnebago County Courthouse, Administrator, who is the legal EMANCIPATION OF A MINOR and The subject property is subject to UPON PLAT NO. 5 OF THE provided by law and that the said 2026 at approx. 12:00pm at www. 400 W. State Street, Rockford, representative of the Estate. The other relief in the above-capSTATE OF ILLINOIS general real estate taxes, special RESH FARM, PART OF THE suit is now pending. storagetreasures.com. Illinois. attorney for the Estate is GEORGE tioned cause of action. The next COUNTY OF Winnebago assessments, or special taxes EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU Cube A46 Shari Rogers; Dated: October 19, 2026 P. HAMPILOS, of Hampilos & Asso- scheduled hearing on this case is ss. levied against said real estate NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) file your answer or otherwise file Cube A70 Brittany L. Gulley; /s/ Robert E. Canfield ciates, Ltd., 6838 East State Street, November 19, 2026 at 4 p.m. You SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATE OF and is offered for sale without OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP your appearance in this case in the Cube A132 Pete Ortiz; Attorney for the Petitioner Suite 302, Rockford, Illinois 61108. are further notified that if you OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS any representation as to quality 26 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST Office of the Clerk of this Court, Cube A139 Darlene Fabert; Prepared by: Claims against the Estate may fail to file an answer or otherwise (WITHDRAWAL OF BUSINESS) or quantity of title and without OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL Thomas A. Klein Cube A174 Chasity Wesley; Robert E. Canfield, (3122943) be filed on or before April 28, appear on or before November 19, On Wednesday, October 11, recourse to plaintiff and in “AS MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF Clerk of the Circuit Court Cube A178 Rickey Rucker; 1111 South Alpine Road 2027, that date being at least six 2026, a judgment by default may 2023, the original certificate of IS” condition. The sale is further WHICH SUBDIVISION IS 400 West State Street, Room 108 Cube B1 Quran Haynes; Suite 704 (6) months from the date of first be entered against you at any time ownership was filed in the office subject to confirmation by the RECORDED IN BOOK 40 OF Rockford, IL 61101 Cube B29 Debra Hyles; Rockford, IL 61108 publication, or within three (3) thereafter for the relief requested of the County Clerk for: Pamper court. Upon payment in full of PLATS ON PAGE 187B IN on or before November 30, Cube B69 Leroy Moore; (815) 968-7200 months from the date of mailing in the petition. Me Nails & Spa at the following the amount bid, the purchaser will THE RECORDER’S OFFICE 2026, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED Cube B78 Juanita Stallworth; robert@canfieldmckennalaw.com or delivery of Notice to creditors, /s/ Isabella N. Valentin, address: 6512 E. Riverside Blvd., in receive a certificate of sale that will OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER Cube B82 Gregory Bradford; 27715R TRRT 11/11 if mailing or delivery is required by Petitioner Loves Park, IL. entitle the purchaser to a deed to ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY Cube B126 India Williams; n n n Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate 27719R TRRT 11/11 On October 20, 2026, the the real estate after confirmation of COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH Cube B182 Mahmoud Odeh; STATE OF ILLINOIS Act, 1975 as amended, whichever n n n following person or persons the sale. The property will NOT be AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Cube B184 Avantae Johnson; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE date is later. Any claim not filed ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF ceased doing business under the open for inspection and plaintiff P.I.N. 14-16-176-009. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Cube B227 Christopher Schlem; 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT by the requisite date stated above INTENTION above assumed name and have makes no representation as to Commonly known as 501 HAW- Attorneys for Plaintiff Cube B235 Malissa Maddox; COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO shall be barred. STATE OF ILLINOIS, no further connection with or the condition of the property, pro- KINS DRIVE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088. 15W030 North Frontage Road, Cube B253 Tarek Karam; PROBATE DIVISION Claims against the Estate COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO spective bidders are admonished The real estate is: single family Suite 100 Cube B291 Anthony Patterson; IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF may be filed in the office of the This is to certify that the financial interest in the business to check the court file to verify all residence. If the subject mortgaged Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Cube B312 Jerry Huey; KAREN A. BERNECK, Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-- undersigned intend to conduct carried on under such assumed information. If this property is a real estate is a unit of a common (630) 794-5300 Cube B334 Cheria Mcgee. Deceased. Probate Division, at the Winnebago and transact a online retail store name: Jany Dinh /s/ Jany Dinh condominium unit, the purchaser interest community, the purchaser DuPage # 15170 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Case No. 2026-PR-0000227 County Courthouse, 400 West State business in said County and State STATE OF ILLINOIS of the unit at the foreclosure sale, of the unit other than a mortgagee Winnebago # 531 The following self-storage cube Date Will Filed: 09/23/2026 Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or under the name of Pleroma Ritual COUNTY OF Winnebago other than a mortgagee, shall pay shall pay the assessments required Our File No. 14-26-03893 contents containing household Will Number: 2026-W-671 with the Estate’s legal representa- Works at the following post office ss. the assessments and the legal by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 NOTE: This law firm is a debt and other goods will be sold by CLAIMS NOTICE tive, or both. addresses: 1340 La Belle Ave., RockThis instrument was acknowlfees required by the Condominium of the Condominium Property Act. collector. CubeSmart Asset Management, NOTICE is given of the death Copies of claims filed with the ford, IL 61101; that the true and real edged before me on this 20th day property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g) Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must I3296480 LLC as Agent for Owner #3561, of KAREN A. BERNECK. Letters of Circuit Clerk’s Office--Probate Divi- full names of all persons owning, (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in P27709R TRRT 11/11 7511 Vandiver Road Rockford, Office were issued on October 15, sion, must be mailed or delivered conducting or transacting such of October, 2026 by Krystal Soto. Signed and sworn to before me condominium unit which is part of the Judgement of Foreclosure) n n n IL 61112 to satisfy a lien on 2026, to SCOTT W. ABBOTT, whose to the Estate’s legal representative business are as follows: Reginald October 20, 2026. a common interest community, the down by certified funds, balance NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: November 19, 2026 at approx. address is 1214 Gordon Avenue, and to their attorney within ten Merl Freeman /s/ Krystal Soto, purchaser of the unit at the foreclo- within 24 hours, by certified funds. The following self-storage cube 11:00am at www.storagetreasures. Rockford, IL 61108, as Independent days after it has been filed. SIGNED: Reginald Merl Freeman Notary Public sure sale other than a mortgagee No refunds. The property is sold AS contents containing household com. Executor of the Estate. The attorney Dated: October 26, 2026 10/21/26 shall pay the assessments required IS subject to all liens or encum- and other goods will be sold Cube A25 Mel Johnson; of record for the estate is AnthoBy: /s/ George P. Hampilos Subscribed and sworn (or 27723R TRRT 10/28
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n n n n n n administration at any time by you need additional help or have 24 FC 338 NORTH THIRTY EIGHT (38) IS subject to all liens or encumNotice to creditors, if mailing or IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE mailing or delivering a petition to trouble e-filing, visit http://www.ilSTATE OF ILLINOIS CALENDAR FEET IN WIDTH OF SAID brances. The property will NOT be delivery is required by 755 ILCS SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT terminate to the clerk. linoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp. NOTICE OF SALE LOT, THE SOUTH LINE OF open for inspection. Prospective IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Claims against the estate may Bradley Kupiec PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby SAID EXCEPTING TRACT bidders are admonished to check 1975 as amended, whichever date 400 WEST STATE STREET, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO be filed with the clerk or with the The Heartland Law Firm (6346110) given that pursuant to a Judgment BEING PARALLEL WITH THE the circuit court case record, is later. Any claim not filed by the ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS In Re: Estate of representative, or both, on or 1545 Waukegan Road, Suite 1-3 of Foreclosure entered in the NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT; property tax record and the title requisite date as stated above ESTATE OF Jean A. Passmore before April 14, 2027, or, if mailing Glenview, Illinois 60025 above entitled cause Intercounty SITUATED IN THE COUNTY record to verify all information shall be barred. Claims against Arthur Ryan Johnson, Deceased. or delivery of a notice from the (847)729-3300 Judicial Sales Corporation will on OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE DECEASED. Case No. 2026-PR-253 the estate may be filed in the representative is required by I3295685 November 19, 2026, at the hour OF ILLINOIS. MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU 26 PR 84 CLAIM NOTICE section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, P27670R TRRT 10/28 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago P.I.N. 11-36-226-012. HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN office of the Winnebago County Notice is given to creditors of the date stated in that notice. Any NOTICE is given of the death of Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at n n n County office, 7210 East State Street, Commonly known as 1615 18th POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER the death of the above named claim not filed on or before that IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF Jean A. Passmore. Letters of Office the Winnebago County Courthouse, decedent. Letters of office were date is barred. Copies of a claim 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT to the highest bidder for cash, the The real estate is: single family POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH were issued on October 8, 2026 Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate issued to Veena Johnson, 859 Sher- filed with the clerk must be mailed COUNTY OF Winnebago following described mortgaged residence. If the subject mortgaged SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS to Shari Noland, 10325 E. Pantera man Avenue, Janesville, Wisconsin or delivered by the claimant to Rockford, ILLINOIS real estate: real estate is a unit of a common MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Avenue, Mesa, AZ, 85212, who is the legal representative, or both. Cop53545, as Independent Adminis- the representative and to the U.S. Bank Trust National LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK interest community, the purchaser For information call Sales legal representative of the estate. ies of claims filed with the Circuit trator, whose attorney of record attorney within 10 days after it Association, as Trustee of the FW THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED of the unit other than a mortgagee Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The attorney for the estate is Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, is Bradley Kupiec, The Heartland has been filed. Series I Trust UPON THE PLAT OF ROCK shall pay the assessments required Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne MARK D. BRYNTESON, 2969 Rolling must be mailed or delivered to the Law Firm, 1545 Waukegan Road, E-filing is now mandatory for Plaintiff VIEW ADDITION TO THE CITY by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 Drive, Suite 210, Middleburg Meadow Court, Belvidere, Illinois estate legal representative and to Suite 1-3, Glenview, Illinois 60025. documents in civil cases with vs. OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS THE of the Condominium Property Act. Heights, Ohio 44130. (440) 572-1511. 61008, Office Phone 708-667-6868. his/her attorney within ten days The estate will be administered limited exemptions. To e-file, you Claims against the estate may be after it has been filed. Jon Worthington; PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must ILF2406015 without court supervision, unless must first create an account with State of Illinois, IS RECORDED IN BOOK 10 have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES filed on or before April 27, 2027 that under section 5/28-4 of the Probate an e-filing service provider. Visit date being at least six (6) months DATED: October 14, 2026 Department of Revenue; OF PLATS ON PAGE 4 IN the Judgement of Foreclosure) CORPORATION /s/ Mark Brynteson Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/serUnknown Owners and THE RECORDER’S OFFICE, down by certified funds, balance intercountyjudicialsales.com from the date of first publication, By one of their Attorneys 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested vice-providers.htm to learn more or within three (3) months from Nonrecord Claimants IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, within 24 hours, by certified funds. I3295555 person terminates independent and to select a service provider. If Defendant ILLINOIS, EXCEPTING THE No refunds. The property is sold AS P27671R TRRT 10/28 the date of mailing or delivery of 27696R TRRT 11/4
n n n IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders REAL ESTATE NOTICE TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. The IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessWinnebago - Rockford, ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 ments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered Plaintiff vs. JENNIFER BROWN A/K/A JENNIFER ROMINE-BROWN; SECYou will need a photo identification issued by a government (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title RETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP (312) and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 26 FC 137 CALENDAR our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the 346-9088 please refer to file number 26-26203IL. Auction.com, LLC further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of NOTICE OF SALE same identification for sales held at other county venues where The 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 26-26203IL Case Number: will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmaForeclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, 2026-FC-0000109 NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION tion of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Sales Corporation will on November 19, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of described mortgaged real estate: One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, I3295964 the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the P.I.N. 08-03-178-004. Chicago, IL 60606-4650 P27691R TRRT 11/4 assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property Commonly known as 6457 Stonington Way, Roscoe, IL 61073. (312) 236-SALE n n n Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com REAL ESTATE NOTICE unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of for a 7 day status report of pending sales. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Winnebago - Rockford, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank Trust National Association, the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 as Trustee of the FW Series I Trust Plaintiff vs. Jon Worthington; State 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 of Illinois, Department of Revenue; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance 630-794-5300 Claimants Defendant 24 FC 338 CALENDAR AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com NOTICE OF SALE (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be Attorney File No. 14-26-01757 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of contact Plaintiffs attorney: LOGS Legal Group LLP (847) 291-1717 please open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial refer to file number 26-105010-FC01. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record Case Number: 2026-FC-0000123 Sales Corporation will on November 19, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www. to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR TJSC#: 46-1529 Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, auction.com. Attorney File No. 26-105010-FC01 Case Number: 26 FC 88 (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector described mortgaged real estate: ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be P.I.N. 11-36-226-012. COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, used for that purpose. Commonly known as 1615 18th Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104. OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Case # 2026-FC-0000123 The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged I3296450 Chicago, Illinois 60606. 312-346-9088. 25-22482IL I3296009 real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of P27707R TRRT 11/11 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION P27690R TRRT 11/4 the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required n n n intercountyjudicialsales.com n n n by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. REAL ESTATE NOTICE I3295556 REAL ESTATE NOTICE Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF P27668R TRRT 10/28 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance Winnebago Rockford, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL n n n WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.- within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold REAL ESTATE NOTICE JORDAN MINK; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO U.S. BANK IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO Defendants. 2026-FC-0000109 733 JOHN STREET, PECATONICA, IL 61063 open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED COUNTY, ILLINOIS PLANET HOME LENDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.- FLOR NOTICE OF SALE the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006ORTIZ-MORA et al Defendant 2026-FC-0000123 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR HE8, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE8 Plaintiff vs. JEREMY NOTICE OF SALE Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/27/2026, an (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 SHELEY; CRYSTAL SHELEY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 FC 172 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 25, 2026, an www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 11/30/2026 WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on November at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on December 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial 24, 2026, at the Advocus National Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Suite 210, Middleburg Heights, Ohio Sales Corporation will on December 3, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public in-person sale to the forth below, the following described real estate. 44130. (440) 572-1511. ILF2406015 Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 733 JOHN STREET, PECATONICA, IL 61063 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following Commonly known as 3107 SUNNYSIDE DR, ROCKFORD, IL 61114 Property Index No. 09-29-401-015; 09-29-401-014 intercountyjudicialsales.com described mortgaged real estate: Property Index No. 12-07-279-006 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The I3295555 P.I.N. 14-16-176-009. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. judgment amount was $168,946.18 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are P27671R TRRT 10/28 Commonly known as 501 HAWKINS DRIVE, WINNEBAGO, IL 61088. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 733 n n n The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable JOHN STREET into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the REAL ESTATE NOTICE to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be ac- Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required cepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.- TAMMY R. twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders DAILY; SHANNON G. DAILY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; Defendants. 26 by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. The FC 88 56 Liberty Boulevard, Machesney Park, IL 61115 in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessNOTICE OF SALE quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS ments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/3/2026, an AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 12/7/2026 at the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record real estate after confirmation of the sale. the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that 10:00 AM CDT and closing on December 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirma- to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective tion of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and forth below, the following described real estate. bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, Commonly known as 56 Liberty Boulevard, Machesney Park, IL 61115 WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, RobIf this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all Property Index No. 07-25-402-030 the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The ertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Morris Road, and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the judgment amount was $81,265.73 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. 52109. 25-290117 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 56 intercountyjudicialsales.com part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium Liberty Boulevard into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than I3296286 foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be P27708R TRRT 11/11
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THEME: BIRDS
Horoscope ARIES
You’re brimming with positive energy. An emergency at work requires an immediate re sponse to limit the damage. A promotion is on the horizon. Despite the stress and adjust ments, it will boost your personal and profes sional satisfaction.
TAURUS
The end of longstanding obligations, post poned for weeks, is finally in sight. Once you clear this hurdle, take time to rest before be ginning new challenges. This essential pause will preserve your health.
GEMINI
The wait for medical results, whether for your self or a loved one, will cause anxiety. A positive update will ease your concerns. Such clarity will allow you to look ahead with greater calm and confidence.
CANCER
Handle minor tensions in your family or at work with composure. A promotion may re quire a revamp of your schedule. Attractive compensation and appealing responsibilities will make it easier for you to make a quick and positive decision.
LEO
You're already thinking about the endofyear holidays. Whether you travel solo or go with family, friends or that special someone, be sure to book early to avoid a lastminute rush. Your forethought will make planning easier and more pleasant.
VIRGO
An international assignment or training oppor tunity awaits you at work. Prepare for poten tially challenging exchanges with colleagues who aren’t fully fluent in your language. Your adaptability is your greatest asset.
LIBRA
Your relationship deserves special atten tion. Open a frank dialogue to rekindle the spark and avert misunderstandings. These thoughtful adjustments will restore harmony and tenderness and strengthen your daily connection.
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ly speaking 42. *New Zealand parrot 43. Suppresses 45. *Big Bird, e.g. 47. Shark part 48. Yo-Yo’s instrument 50. Bleak 52. *Bird with largest wingspan 56. *Popular origami bird 57. Mongolian desert 58. *Hen to chick 59. Silly and scatterbrained 60. Af f irm with confidence 61. Sailor’s call 62. Number cruncher, acr. 63. Color 64. Totes Down 1. D-Day beach 2 . H . H . M u n r o ’s pseudonym 3. Sign of escape
4. Ill will 5 . B a ske t ball foot maneuver 6. Smart ones? 7. Reach a high 8. a,k.a. Kyiv 9. Green Gables resident 10. Hitherto 12. U of A home 13. Poet Nash 14. *Albus Dumbledore’s companion 19. Dark fertile soil 22. Board of Directors, acr. 23. MCAT and LSAT, e.g. 24. Serf 25. Cause for food recall 26. Pay a visit 27. Japanese port city 28. Sand clock, e.g. 29. Test form 3 2 . V i e t n a m ’s neighbor 33. *Parliament member
36. *Barbara’s ____ Cereal 38. Glorify 40. Mightier than sword 41. Oblong cream puff 4 4 . B r i t i s h s ailo r, slangily 46. Conventional 48. Garlic unit 49. What tide did 50. Golf club handle 51. Pro ____ 52. Lab culture 53. Pearl Harbor island 54. Urban haze 55. Simon does what? 56. Public health org.
Every negotiation requires effort and compro mise. The significant changes you’re initiat ing, whether in your diet, your daily schedule or your environment, will improve your health in the long term. These choices will positively change your daily life and vitality.
SAGITTARIUS
A major professional success is on the hori zon. A promotion, a new position or public recognition awaits you. At the same time, encouraging health news rewards your per severance after a difficult period. You’ll fully appreciate this double victory.
CAPRICORN
The idea of purchasing a home that better accommodates your family is taking shape. This project prompts you to reorganize your life for more efficiency, helping you rediscov er a sense of wellbeing. You’ll see increased harmony at home.
AQUARIUS
Recharge your electronic devices every night to avoid communication outages. Be prepared for requests to act as the family’s shuttle ser vice. These small gestures will help routines run smoothly and keep moods serene.
PISCES
Your honesty is forthright this week. You’ll express what others are thinking. You won't hesitate to point out your partner's unnecessary impulse purchases. This frank approach will help preserve harmony in your relationship.
The luckiest signs this week:
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Crossword & Sudoku Across 1. Sort of resort 4. Curtain holder 7. Ridicule 12. Government levy 13. Lend an ____ (listen) 14. Direct 15. Be ill 16. Not con 17. Filled with dandelions 18. “The ____ Gatsby” 20. Diamond team 22. Extend 24. “____ Was a Rollin’ Stone” 28. Tiniest 31. “The ____ Squad” (TV cop show) 32. Smooches 33. Came to terms 36. Pen’s contents 37. Charms 39. Compact ____ 41. Helicopter part 42. ____ saxophone 44. Peddles 4 8 . Mill s of “K not s Landing” 51. Held session 53. Crude ____ 54. Edible bulb 55. House annex 56. Expert 57. Conical abode 58. Catch a glimpse of 59. Handful Down 1. Hart 2. Couple 3. Car’s wheel shaft 4. Turtle, e.g. 5. Paddle’s kin 6. Male bees 7. Planted 8. Jerk 9. Song of praise 10. Gave a meal to 11. Cook in fat 19. Piercing instruments
21. Unbroken 23. Abandon 25. Service concluder 26. Frost or Keats, e.g. 27. Remarks further 2 8 . Sl ipp er y r o ad mishap 29. Kind of skirt
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Crossword & Sudoku
This week’s solutions.
30. Probes 34. Eerie 35. Unusual 38. Cowboys’ loops 40. Kayak’s cousin 43. Bowling alley 45. Bread unit 46. Parasitic insects
47. Large amount 48. On the _ _ _ _ (precisely) 49. “My ____ and only” 50. Quick drink 52. High peak
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Big Timber Axe Throwing 301 S. Main St. Rockford, IL 61101 bigtimberaxethrowing.com 815.262.3399 Take aim at a fun night out in downtown Rockford with axe throwing, friendly competition, and a fullservice bar. Perfect for date nights or group outings, Big Timber also offers pool and board games. Axe throwing starts at $25 per person for one hour.
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Horrors & Haunts: History's Dark Side Halloween Night with Gang of Martians Midway Village Museum The Music Box 6799 Guilford Rd., Rockford, IL 61107 218 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104 midwayvillage.com themusicboxrockford.com 815.397.9112 815.986.7396 Friday, October 30 Saturday, October 31
Step into the darker side of Victorian history A Saturday Halloween night comes alive with from 6–9 p.m. during this lantern-lit evening music, costumes, and drink specials. Doors at Midway Village Museum. Explore eerie open at 4 p.m., with Gang of Martians traditions, superstitions, and macabre performing hits from the 1960s, 1970s, and practices of the late 1800s as you wander plenty of favorites from the 1980s. A through the historic village. Enjoy chilling Halloween costume contest will award gift ghost stories and discover fascinating cards of $100 for first place, $50 for second, mourning rituals, coffin making, and other and $25 for third. Participants must be mysterious customs that once shaped present to win. Festive drink specials will be everyday life. This unique after-dark available throughout the evening. With free experience brings history's strange and admission, throwback hits, and plenty of spooky side to life. Admission is $15 for Halloween spirit, this event is just one of the adults, $12 for children ages 5–12, and free many ways to enjoy an adults' night out in for museum members. Rockford this Halloween.
Smashing Pumpkins Discovery Center Museum 711 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61103 discoverycentermuseum.org 815.963.6769 Sunday, November 1
Families can bring their leftover Halloween pumpkins and watch them soar through the air as they're launched sky-high with a real trebuchet. This family-friendly fall celebration features hands-on activities, colorful bubble art, lawn games, and plenty of opportunities for creative fun. Food trucks will also be on-site throughout the event. The event is included with regular museum admission of $12 per person, fre for one and under, and free for museum members. Enjoy this fun end to Halloween and over 300 exhibits at the children’s museum from 10:30 - 2 p.m.
Maze Books 406 E. State St. Rockford, IL 61104 maze-books.com 779.970.5912 Browse a unique selection of new and used books at this independent downtown bookstore. Maze Books also hosts a free Wednesday Chess Club from 5–7 p.m., welcoming players of all ages and skill levels.
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Franchesco's Ristorante 7128 Spring Creek Rd. Rockford, IL 61107 franchescosrestaurants.com 815.229.0800 Experience Italian dining at a family-owned Rockford favorite known for handcrafted pasta, steaks, and seafood. With an elegant atmosphere, extensive wine selection, and live music on select evenings, it's a great destination for date nights and special occasions.
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