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State Updates

Restaurant asks Illinois Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining ban

By Sarah Mansur

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SPRINGFIELD — Lawyers for a Kane County restaurant are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found the governor’s indoor dining ban was lawfully imposed.

FoxFire Tavern is one of dozens of restaurants that sued Gov. JB Pritzker and his administration after he issued an executive order imposing stricter restrictions on businesses, including a ban on indoor dining and bar service, in response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations throughout the state.

The state’s highest court has not yet weighed in on the legal arguments challenging Pritzker’s power to impose the indoor dining ban, or any other restrictions implemented in his numerous executive orders.

The 2nd District Appellate Court’s decision last month that upheld Pritzker’s order prohibiting restaurants from allowing indoor dining cannot stand because it “leaves the restaurant industry out in the cold and without legal redress,” Kevin Nelson, one of FoxFire’s attorneys, wrote in the legal brief to the Illinois Supreme Court submitted on Friday.

The brief asks the court to accept the case and reverse the appellate court’s ruling on the governor’s executive order. However, since the court is not obligated to hear the case, the justices could reject that request and decline to rule on it.

The restaurant won an early victory after suing Pritzker in October when a Kane County judge granted the restaurant’s request for a temporary restraining order that allowed FoxFire to ignore the new indoor dining restrictions contained in the executive order.

The 2nd District Appellate Court’s decision last month overruled the Kane County judge’s decision. The appellate court rejected the arguments from FoxFire’s legal team that Pritzker is limited, under state law, to issue one 30-day disaster proclamation, and also does not have the power to order businesses closed.

Instead, the appellate court found that state law empowers the governor to issue multiple disaster declarations. The appellate court also ruled that Pritzker’s executive order did not amount to a “closure” for businesses, and therefore, Illinois Department of Public Health Act regulations governing business closures did not apply in this case.

Since that appellate court decision, the FoxFire case has been consolidated in Sangamon County court with 18 other cases filed by businesses operating as restaurants that are challenging the indoor dining ban. The consolidated cases in Sangamon County are ongoing, and no final decision has been issued.

FoxFire’s appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court is known as an “interlocutory appeal” because it asks a higher court to review a decision while the case is pending in a lower court.

The governor, IDPH and the Kane County Health Department, which are named in FoxFire’s appeal, have 21 days from Friday, Dec. 18, to file a response but they are not required to do so. A spokesperson for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, which represents the governor and state agencies, said its lawyers are reviewing the legal filing.

FoxFire, a steak and seafood restaurant in Geneva, continues to allow seating indoors, in defiance of the governor’s executive order, as its legal case remains pending.

KC Gulbro, co-owner of the restaurant, did not respond to requests for comment Monday. A call to the restaurant Monday confirmed it is still serving customers indoors.

Pritzker has said his administration is relying on county health departments and local law enforcement to issue citations and fines to restaurants and bars that violate the ban on indoor dining and bar service.

A misdemeanor citation and fine are a last resort only after attempts to ensure voluntary compliance are unsuccessful.

A Kane County Health Department spokesperson declined to comment, citing pending litigation.

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Second wave of COVID-19 shows signs of abating

By Peter Hancock

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SPRINGFIELD – Four weeks after the Thanksgiving Day weekend, the so-called “surge upon a surge” in COVID-19 cases has not materialized and, in fact, infection rates and hospitalizations from the disease have continued to decline.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday that 4,699 new confirmed and probable cases of the disease had been recorded over the previous 24 hours out of 86,454 tests performed. That brought the seven-day rolling average case positivity rate down to 7.5 percent, the lowest it has been since Oct. 31 and the second consecutive day that number has been below 8 percent.

As of Sunday night, 4,460 people in Illinois were being hospitalized with the disease, including 981 patients in intensive care units, with 546 of those patients on ventilators.

For the seven-day period that ended Sunday, the average number of people being hospitalized was 4,675 per day, an 8 percent decline from the previous week.

The average daily ICU count, at 1,023, was down 17 percent from the prior week, while average daily ventilator use, at 575, was down 8 percent.

IDPH also reported Monday that 98 individuals had died of the disease over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities in Illinois since the pandemic began to 15,299 out of 905,069 recorded cases and 12.5 million tests

performed.

For the seven-day period that ended Sunday, the disease claimed an average 130 lives per day, down from the previous week’s average of 149.

Data for each of the state’s 11 mitigation regions lag behind the statewide data. As of Friday, Dec. 18, Region 3, which includes Springfield and several surrounding counties, had the lowest case positivity rate at 8 percent. Region 5, which includes 20 counties in southern Illinois, had the highest rate, at 12.2 percent.

Case positivity rates in other regions ranged from 9.1 percent in Region 6, in east-central Illinois, to 11.9 percent in Region 7, which includes Will and Kankakee counties.

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Lost in the U.S. launch of the coronavirus vaccine is a fact most don’t know when they roll up their sleeves: In rare cases of serious illness from the shots, the injured are blocked from suing and steered instead to an obscure federal bureaucracy with a record of seldom paying claims.

Housed in a nondescript building in a Washington, D.C., suburb, the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program has just four employees and few hallmarks of an ordinary court. Decisions are made in secret by government o�cials, claimants can’t appeal to a judge and payments in most death cases are capped at $370,376.

George Washington University law professor Peter Meyers has followed the program for years and bluntly calls it a “black hole,” obtaining federal documents this summer showing it has paid fewer than 1 in 10 claims in its 15-year history.

Vaccines historically provide broad protection with little risk but come with side e�ects just as any other drugs. Few unexpected adverse e�ects have been reported in the early days of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the U.S., though an Alaska health worker su�ered a severe allergic reaction that included shortness of breath.

But experts are concerned that with the sheer volume of people expected to get coronavirus vaccines in the U.S. — more than 200 million — even a successful rollout with relatively few ill e�ects could be enough to swamp the program.

“It would need to be ramped up for sure,” said Dr. Vito Caserta, who oversaw the countermeasures program from its creation until his retirement in 2014. “They may get overwhelmed very, very quickly.”

Asked about that possibility, David Bowman, a spokesman for the Health Resources and Services Administration that oversees the program, said it is “planning to process the potential influx of COVID-19 claims. ... Additional sta� and contractors will be hired as needed.”

Unlike the more established federal vaccine court, which decides cases of injury from most childhood vaccines and other common inoculations, the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program was created by a 2005 law specifically to deal with vaccines developed under emergency authorization. The idea was to allow pharmaceutical companies and government entities the freedom to develop and distribute vaccines to meet urgent public health needs without the threat of being overrun with expensive liability

lawsuits. Under the program, drug makers can only be sued for “willful misconduct.”

Several senators objected at the time, with the late Massachusetts Democrat Edward M. Kennedy calling it a “Christmas present to the drug industry and a bag of coal to everyday Americans.”

The vast majority of the claims under the program have stemmed from the H1N1 swine flu vaccine a decade ago. And the low number of people awarded money – 29 out of 499 – reflects its design.

Most claims have to be filed within a year of getting a vaccine, regardless of when side e�ects show up, and the program does not pay fees for lawyers or expert witnesses. It provides little opportunity for those filing claims to participate. And the awards do not pay for su�ering or damages.

“It’s illusory,” said Sarasota, Floridabased vaccine lawyer Anne Carrion Toale.

“No one is going to actually get compensation in that program.”

By contrast, vaccine court allows for claims within three years, pays for lawyers and witnesses, grants awards for pain and su�ering, and permits appeals all the way to the Supreme Court.

The di�erence is reflected not only in the number of awards but their size. The countermeasures program has paid out $6 million, for an average award of about $200,000 a claim. The vaccine court has not only paid out in 7 of 10 cases in recent years, but its average per claim – $570,000 – is more than two and half times larger, totaling $4.4 billion in its three-decade history.

Law professor Meyers, who obtained the data on the compensation court though a Freedom of Information Act request, described the 29 awards so far as “shockingly low” and called for the program to be overhauled.

He also expressed concern that it could discourage people from taking vaccines in the midst of a pandemic that has so far infected more than 75 million and killed nearly 1.7 million people worldwide.

“It is a great argument for the antivaxxers to say, ‘Oh, my God, this is dangerous and if something happens to you, the program is … going to turn their back to you,’” said Meyers, former chair of a government advisory group for the vaccine court.

Meyers said it would be helpful to know specifically why each claim was approved or rejected in the compensation program but it doesn’t release even the most basic details such as the kinds of sicknesses people claim they got from vaccines.

Vaccine lawyer Toale believes one of the biggest reasons for rejection is the one-year filing deadline. She recalled receiving dozens of calls from people saying they

had been sickened by H1N1 vaccines a decade ago, some complaining of possible symptoms from Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare immune system disorder that can result in paralysis or death.

“They were all way too late,” she said.

“There was nothing we could do.”

That was the case for Christina Grim of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, who said she filed a claim about a year after learning from her mother’s doctor that an H1N1 vaccination had likely triggered the Guillain-Barre syndrome that killed the 76-year-old day-care worker.

“The clock started ticking but she didn’t show any symptoms. I didn’t know what was happening to her,” said Grim, whose mom, Verl, racked up $25,000 in hospital bills after she was found crawling down a hallway at home, her legs limp, a few days before she died in 2010. “I didn’t know the vaccine could do this to her.”

No one is sure just how many of the more than 200 million Americans expected to receive coronavirus vaccines are likely to develop severe side e�ects and not everyone who does will file a claim. Only one in a million people who got the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines first administered a half century ago su�ered severe reactions, but other vaccines had higher ratios.

Using the 25-per-million who su�ered severe side e�ects from the H1N1 vaccine, for example, would put the number of such cases from the coronavirus vaccines at more than 5,000. That’s more than 10 times what the countermeasures program has received in its entire history.

Meyers said one solution is to shift coronavirus claims to vaccine court, formally known as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, but that court itself is trying to work through a backlog of its own cases, with its eight judges currently taking more than five years to resolve claims.

Another problem is funding. Unlike claims in vaccine court, which is financed from a 75-cent excise tax on every vaccine shot, the countermeasures program relies on Congress for its budget. A $30 billion allocation by Congress to buy vaccines and finance other e�orts to fight the coronavirus allows some of that money to be transferred to a fund to pay claims, but none has been transferred yet.

HRSA spokesman Bowman said those requests will be made as the need for funding arises.

Former Justice Department vaccine lawyer Richard Topping, now chief legal o�cer for health insurer CareSource, said that’s not good enough.

“We’ve essentially got no plan, no coverage,” he said.

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Medical Bills

Consumer relief: COVID bill to end ‘surprise’ medical bills

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — People with private health insurance will see the nasty shock of “surprise” medical bills virtually gone, thanks to the coronavirus compromise passed by Congress.

The charges that can run from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars come from doctors and hospitals that are outside the network of a patient’s health insurance plan. It’s estimated that about 1 in 5 emergency visits and 1 in 6 inpatient admissions will trigger a surprise bill.

Although lawmakers of both parties long agreed that the practice amounted to abusive billing, a lobbying war between doctors and insurers had thwarted a compromise, allowing the impasse to become a symbol of dysfunction in Washington.

“This has been a profoundly distressing pocketbook issue for families for years,” said Karen Pollitz, a health insurance expert with the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. “Some of these bills are onerous, and they all strike people as completely unfair.”

The compromise would take patients and their families out of the financial crosshairs by limiting what they can be billed for out-of-network services to a fee that’s based on in-network charges. The amount consumers pay would get counted toward their in-network annual deductible.

Insurers and service providers would submit their billing disputes to an independent dispute resolution process, which will follow certain guidelines. The main provisions of the legislation would take effect Jan. 1, 2022.

“Generally speaking, keeping the consumer out of it and forcing the providers to be the ones to settle is a positive,” said Eagan Kemp, a policy expert with Public Citizen, a liberal advocacy group. Although states have been moving to curb surprise billing, federal action was needed because states do not have jurisdiction over large employer plans that cover tens of millions of workers and their families.

Key elements of the legislation would: — Hold patients harmless from surprise bills stemming from emergency medical care. That would apply if the patient is seen at an out-of-network facility, or if they are treated by an out-of-network clinician at an in-network hospital. In either case, the patient could only be billed based on their plan’s in-network rate.

— Protect patients admitted to an in-network hospital for a planned proce-

dure when an out-of-network clinician gets involved. This can happen when a surgeon is called in to assist in the operating room, or if the anesthesiologist on duty is not part of the patient’s plan.

— Generally require out-of-network service providers to give patients 72-hour notice of their estimated charges. Patients would have to agree to receive out-of-network care for the hospital or doctor to then bill them.

— Bar air ambulance services from sending patients surprise bills for more than the in-network cost sharing amount.

Air ambulance charges have become a bigger problem in states where patients have to travel long distances to get to the best hospitals. However, ground ambulance services will not face the same restrictions, and the legislation only calls for more study of their billing practices.

The compromise legislation involved two years of work from dozens of lawmakers of both parties and key committees, including Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means in the House, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in the Senate.

Surprise bills hit patients and their families when they are most vulnerable — after a medical emergency or following a complex surgical procedure. Often patients are able to negotiate lower charges by working with their insurers and the medical provider. But the process usually takes months, adding stress and anxiety.

Sometimes it doesn’t work out and the bills are sent to collection agencies.

“Our constituents have done everything right at the doctor’s office or hospital yet still found themselves stuck with surprise medical bills, sometimes to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars,” said Sens.

Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Bill Cassidy, R-La. “And frequently, they have to fight these bills at the same time they are facing a medical crisis.”

According to the Kaiser Foundation, 18% of emergency visits lead to at least one out-of-network charge for people covered by large employers, as do 16% of in-network inpatient admissions. New York and Texas have among the highest rates.

The problem is a direct of result of high health care costs. To try to keep premiums in check, insurers set up networks of hospitals and doctors who agree in advance on payment levels. But some high-demand clinicians, such as emergency room doctors and anesthesiologists, have an incentive to stay out of at least some networks, trying to maximize their earning power. That dynamic has grown more complicated as

profit-seeking investors buy out medical practices that have greater billing leverage.

Insurers were cool to the compromise, saying the structure of the dispute resolution process could lead to higher payouts that then feed premium increases.

Some Democrats had advocated using a predetermined price list to resolve billing disputes, but that struck Republicans and other Democrats as too close to government rate setting.

“Our for-profit health care system really allows companies to make money in the different gaps of the system,” said Kemp, the health care advocate from Public Citizen. “This is a hopeful day. I thought between the insurers and the providers, there wasn’t going to be surprise billing legislation passed.”

Public programs like Medicare and Medicaid prohibit or restrict such billing practices.

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I remember watching Jeopardy! almost every day when I was supposed to be studying. I asked for, and got, the board game for Christmas one year, but can only recall playing it once or twice. Shouting the answers from the comfort of your own home is far easier than it must be when standing under the lights, in front of a studio audience, trying to remember not to call out the answer in case someone else buzzes in first. I never would have passed the tryouts.

Intelligent. Soft spoken. Erudite. Those words come to mind when you think of Alex Trebek. But he could be funny too.

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Several years ago, while working on an article about some of TV’s top game show hosts for Emmy, I was lucky enough to do a phone interview with Trebek. I usually don’t get nervous before interviewing celebrities, but he was one of the handful that I really hoped would not disappoint me by being rude or dismissive. Thankfully, he was just as friendly as he was on the show, just a bit more relaxed – probably because he didn’t have to keep a game on track.

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Trebek’s final Jeopardy! episode was initially supposed to air on Christmas Day, but since holidays have a way of pre-empting programming producers decided to repeat ten “best of” episodes from Trebek’s tenure and save his final episodes until the first week of January. His final appearance as host of Jeopardy! will air January 8, 2021.

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Ever Upward: A Letter from RACVB’s President/CEO

By John Groh Rockford Area CVB

In Latin, the word ‘excelsior’ is translated as ‘ever upward’ or ‘even higher’.

Those words encapsulate the spirit of our organization and the motivation behind our work.

During last week’s virtual Rockford Register Star Excalibur/Excelsior Awards, the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau was named the 2020 recipient of the Excelsior Award, a prestigious annual honor presented to an organization that delivers positive impact to life in the Rock River Valley.

As I reflect on the organizations that were also finalists this year – Rockford P rom i se a nd Ro c k ford Sy mphony Orchestra – and those honored in prior years, I am truly humbled RACVB is in such good company.

This year has been trying for our community. These times have been tougher than we have seen in decades.

And yet, the Rockford region knows how to take on the tough stuff. We don’t shy away from problems; we ask, “how can I help?” and then show up. And when we show up, we offer hope that tomorrow and all the tomorrows that follow can be better than the days behind us. Ever upward, even higher.

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As was true in 1984 when RACVB was founded, we believe better days are ahead of us. We will do all we can in the months and years to come to celebrate the best of our community, work tirelessly to partner with others to advance the entire community and remind our residents that hope remains, and brighter days are ahead.

In closing, I’d like to thank our tourism and hospitality industry colleagues and those who have believed in and supported our work. From local mayors and city councils, to stakeholders who have advocated for and worked in our industry, to our amazing staff and dedicated board, thank you for believing in Rockford, this region and RACVB. And, of course, I’d like to thank the Rockford Register Star for this incredible honor. We are truly humbled and grateful.

As you celebrate the holidays, stay well and look forward to brighter days.

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Ever upward, John Groh RACVB President/CEO Visit www.GoRockford.com for more information about the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Stroll on State

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Holiday Wagon Ride Wednesdays WHEN Wednesday, December 23 (3:30 5:30 p.m.)

WHERE Lockwood Park, Rockford Join us for Holiday Wagon Rides throughout the month of December on Wednesdays. Our wagons will be decorated with Holiday lights to take you on a 20-minute ride through some beautiful, wintery trails. Limit of 10 people per wagon ride.

2020 Festival of Lights

RSO Holiday Pops Concert

WHEN December 23 - 27 & December 31 (various times)

WHEN Friday, December 25 (12 p.m. & 5 p.m.)

WHERE Sinnissippi Park, Rockford This free event has become a state-line family tradition since 1989. Festival of Lights began with just 11 displays and has now grown to over 70 displays!

Displays seen throughout the park are either rented from the Festival of Lights Committee or built and installed by local individuals, community organizations or businesses.

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WHERE Televised on WREX Channel 13 The Rockford Symphony Orchestra is pleased to broadcast its annual Holiday Pops concert at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. The program will include holiday favorites like Joy to the World, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Twelve Days of Christmas, A Carol Festival, Adeste Fideles, Nutcracker Suites, and more!

Alvarez Restaurant in Cherry Valley serves authentic Mexican food and cocktails. They offer carryout, curbside pickup or delivery.

SHOP

Fleet Feet Sports Rockford is a local, family owned and operated store that builds a culture that puts health and fitness to the forefront of life.

EXPLORE

Midway Village Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the history of the Rockford region and is committed to educating and enriching the community.

Find out more about these events and more at gorockford.com.

To sign up for GoRockford’s Go Guide weekly eblast, visit gorockford.com/eblast.

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The Rock River Times. December 23, 2020

Deciphering seed catalogs: Part 2

BY GRANT MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR

In selecting seeds from a catalog, you may find unfamiliar terminology. These terms are used to help you make the right decision in selecting plants for your growing area while also setting you up for a successful vegetable garden.

In describing varieties, most seed catalogs will discuss how it grows, potentially it’s history, and productivity. One of the main terms you will see is “Maturity”’.

For instance, a cucumber may list 50-60 days. This means that by planting directly into the soil in your garden, you should

have cucumbers within 50-60 days. That of course is based on planting it at the right time, soil temperatures, and how your season goes. However, it is a great estimate for you.

Seeds that need to be started as transplants will say “____ days from transplant”. For example, the ‘Purple Pickling’ eggplant would yield in 90 days from transplants, meaning that you started the ‘Purple Pickling’ eggplant 5-6 weeks indoors from seed and plant June 1st. As you can see, that is a very long growth period of almost end of August for eggplants to be harvested.

If you do not have the equipment or time to start your seeds indoors for a vegetable variety that will need that, then plan to purchase your transplants in the spring and/or just purchase direct seeded types.

Many of the varieties you will find in seed catalogs will be available as transplants this spring at home and garden centers.

Certain seed catalogs specialize in “heirloom” and “open-pollinated” varieties. These two words are very similar and mean that these varieties’ seeds can be saved. Many of them have unique features, colors, and flavors but can also have disease issues. For tomatoes, you’ll

see the term “Indeterminate” and that will usually denote an heirloom type of tomato. These indeterminate tomatoes will continue to keep growing and can be very big footprints in your garden spaces.

The “Determinate” type of tomatoes are much smaller plants and usually have disease resistance.

Use this information to make the right decisions in selecting your varieties. By taking the time to consider all that vegetable variety’s features, it can ensure that your growing season is o� to a good start.

Grant is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Solutions: renewable energy and climate

BY DRS. ROBERT & SONIA VOGL CONTRIBUTORS

It is important to keep in mind that “energy is the economy” and “debt is a lien on future energy” (Art Berman: Stop expecting oil and the economy to recover). The expanded consumption of energy along with dramatic increases in debt leaves the question of what the economy will be like if e�orts to control the coronavirus are successful.

The need to address climate change remains. The initial strategy has focused on how renewable energy can replace fossil fuels to keep the global temperature from increasing 2°C. An 80% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to stay within that goal.

Renewable energy advocates and their supporters believe the economy can increasingly be powered by renewable energy sources and seek a rapid transition to them to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

While supportive of renewable energy, in 2018 Lew Blank developed a paper addressing “renewable energy and its obstacles.” The two biggest hurdles to the extensive use of renewable energy are electrification and the cost of

the transition.

Blank created four categories each representing about 25% of total greenhouse gas emissions which would need to be replaced by renewable energy. The first category includes all the electricity used in homes, factories, places of work and electric high speed rail. He sees this category as technologically and economically feasible.

The second category includes sectors which could be powered by electricity which in 2018 was not a�ordable including cargo ships, freight trains, cars, trucks and heating and cooling. It appears electricity for cars, trucks and heating and cooling of buildings are becoming more cost e�ective.

He believes the last two categories present the biggest obstacles. The third category includes plane travel, cement, steel and petrochemicals. They are currently without technologies to replace those they use. A fourth category includes practices which he sees as unable to be powered by electricity. They include enteric fermentation, rice cultivation, landfi lls, waste water treatment and deforestation.

While he still expects renewable energy sources to play a major role in our energy future, his categories provide a potential sequencing of priorities in implementing renewable energy even if it is not the complete solution to a cleaner energy future.

In the face of these and other obstacles renewable energy continues to expand its presence in the marketplace. A new report developed by Vibrant Energy stresses the role rooftop and community solar can contribute to the US energy transition by 2050 in a cost e�ective manner. Those approaches could provide enough power to serve roughly 25% of US homes with solar power while saving money, reducing the need for peaker plants and electrical grid expansion. Solar energy expansion should include local power storage which would improve local energy security by improving local economies while providing increased job opportunities.

As solar systems continue to increase, interest in stand-alone storage capacity to absorb the growing production is growing. Progress in reducing battery costs continues with Musk promising to cut their costs in half within a few

years through ongoing research and development.

Another promising breakthrough is the decision of the Roanoke Electric Cooperative to pilot the first electric vehicle charging station providing two way current to enable a vehicle-to-grid electrical exchange. Using electricity from batteries in the electric car provides income to the car owner while helping the utility make more e�cient use of its grid.

Several green hydrogen projects under development in Europe using wind energy to release hydrogen from water are targeted at providing energy for the most carbon intensive industries which constitute the third category listed by Blank for which there were no economical replacements for existing technologies.

While innovations can contribute to the transition to renewable energy issues remain regarding whether the transition will occur quickly enough to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Uncertainties exist as well with the environmental impacts of the transition. The ultimate question rests with the capacity of the earth to support an ever increasing global population and economic growth.

December 23, 2020 The Rock River Times.

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Voices from the Grave

Ghost ship on Lake Michigan Kathi Kresol Contributor

Today putting up a Christmas tree means either opening a box and hoping all the pieces are still there or purchasing a live tree. Some families have decided on a more old-fashioned approach and visit a local tree farm to find the perfect tree for their festivities.

Families that lived at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s used different methods, of course. Some in this area would just walk to the back of their property and cut down a tree they thought would fit. The folks that lived in the bigger cities had a little more of a challenge acquiring a tree.

There were stores that sold the trees but during that time period, the trees had to be transported quite a distance and that could mean a hefty price tag.

One family that made their livelihood transporting and selling Christmas trees for decades were the Schuenemanns.

August and Hermann Schuenemann were brothers that had been bringing Christmas trees to the larger cities on Lake Michigan for years. During the rest of the year they made their money carrying lumber from the mills to the ports along Lake Michigan.

It could be dangerous work and in 1898, August had been lost at sea during a bad storm. Herman carried on the business and by 1910 was able to purchase a share in a boat, the Rouse Simmons.

Herman had earned quite a reputation

selling trees in Chicago. Instead of selling to the grocery stores in the city, he sold the trees directly to the buyers right off the boat. By cutting out the middleman, he was able to keep his prices lower than his competitors. Herman drew in the crowds by decorating his boat with lights and mounting a tree on top of the mast. Folks started to call him Captain Santa when the word spread that he was giving trees away to the needy families in the city. By 1912, families thought that the arrival of the Rouse Simmons was the true start of the holiday season.

As Herman prepared to make the trip in November of 1912, he watched the weather.

Any experienced sailor knew the weather in November is unpredictable. The Rouse Simmons was an older schooner that had run into trouble in the past during the stormy season but Herman felt confident in the ship’s capabilities.

The ship was over loaded with a cargo of 5,500 trees aboard as she pulled away from the dock in Manistique, Michigan. The trip would take a week if all went well and from all accounts Herman and his crew were in high spirits as they began their journey.

Somewhere along their route the weather turned foul and when the Rouse Simmons was spotted by the Kewaunee Life Saving Station, it was obvious she was in distress.

Tug boats in the area were alerted but by the time they reached the spot the Rouse Simmons was gone. It would be the last

confirmed sighting of the ship.

There were a few clues to her fate, however. In December a few trees washed ashore and a bottle washed up on the shore in Sheboygan. It contained a note that stated, “Friday…everybody goodbye. I guess we are all through. During the night the small boat washed overboard. Leaking bad. Invald and Steve lost too. God help us.”

The bottle’s cork was made from a small cut of a pine tree which led some to believe that it was from the missing ship.

In 1924, a wallet was brought up in a fishing trawler’s nets. It was wrapped in oilskin for protection and contained identification for Herman.

Herman’s wife Barbara and their two daughters carried on their family tradition for years after the sinking of the Rouse Simmons. Mrs. Schuenemann arranged for the trees to be transported by train and sold them from the ship.

In 1971, the Rouse Simmons wreck was located off the coast of Milwaukee by a scuba diver, Gordon Kent Bellrichard.

Bellrichard was actually looking for another wreck, the Vernon which sunk in 1887. Local fishermen told Bellrichard of an area where their nets would get caught. He used sonar to locate what he thought was the wreck of the Vernon but was in fact the Rouse Simmons.

The shipwreck was investigated and the holds were found to contain many of the trees that were packed on that fateful

day so long ago. The needles have fallen off many of the trees leaving only their skeletons. Some other artifacts, including the ship’s wheel were salvaged and are now on display in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

The anchor was also retrieved and is on display at the entrance to the Milwaukee Yacht Club.

The legend of the Christmas Tree Ship didn’t end there though. Stories of sightings of the ship still continue even today. Many witnesses have told of sighting the ship with her riggings and sails all crusted with ice. The ship is often seen battling her way through the November storms. Those that see her believe that the captain and crew are still trying to finish their final journey to deliver the load of Christmas Trees to the families of Chicago.

The legacy that the Schuenemann family began also continues. Every year the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw traces the Rouse Simmons route from Michigan to carry a load of Christmas trees to give to needy families. One can only hope that this tradition gives Herman and the rest of the Rouse Simmons crew some peace.

Kathi Kresol has been researching Rockford’s past for over a decade. She shares the stories she uncovers in these articles, in her books, and on tours she offers through Haunted Rockford.

Please visit the website at www.hauntedrockford.com to read more stories or to see upcoming events.

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The Rock River Times. December 23, 2020

Government Notices n n n INVITATION TO BID PRIVATE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BID NO.: 1220-W-146 Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the office of the Central Services Manager, City Hall Building, 425 East State Street, 4th floor, Rockford, Illinois 61104. At that time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 5th at 10:00 AM. The pre-bid meeting will be held virtually only at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/85774863296. Each bidder intending to submit a bid for this work must have a representative of the firm in attendance at the meeting or the bid will not be read or considered.

Bid documents may be obtained at the office of the Central Services Manager, at City Hall, 4th floor, 425 E. State Street, Rockford, IL, 61104, or at https:// rockfordil.gov/city-departments/ finance/central-services/purchasing/open-bidsrfps/ Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked with the name of the bid, and the bid number.

Each bidder shall submit with his bid the information specified in the bid documents for compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois on Fair Employment Practices and with the City of Rockford’s Ordinance on Equal Employment and Business Opportunity. Any bid which fails to include the compliance items properly completed will not be read and will not be considered. All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

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

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Public Notices n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO THE ESTATE OF: ROMANA LAYNG Deceased.

Case No.: 2020-P-101 NOTICE TO CREDITORS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of the death of Romana Layng on October 18, 2019. You are further notified that Attorney Sharon Rudy, of 405 W. State Street , Rockford, Illinois was appointed Administrator on March 16, 2020. Claims in this

estate must be filed with the legal representative whose name and address appear below within six months of the date of publication or three months after the date of this notice, whichever is later. Claims also may be filed with the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claim forms and information regarding the filing of claims may be obtained from the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois. The phone number for the probate clerk is (815) 319-4555 You may wish to consult with an attorney regarding the filing of claims in a probate estate. The attorney listed below is the Administrator of the Estate and will not be able to advise you on whether it necessary for you to file a claim in the estate.

DATED: 12/4/2020 Estate of Romana Layng, Deceased.

BY: /s/ Sharon R. Rudy Attorney Sharon R. Rudy, P.C., #6183356 Administrator 405 W. State Street Rockford, Illinois 61101 (815) 962-1910 service@sharonrudylaw.com 20384R TRRT 12/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: NOVA MARTIN, Petitioner, vs.

KITSON MARTIN, Respondent.

Case No. 2020-D-597 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Kitson Martin that Petitioner Nova Martin has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before January 11, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Nova Martin, Petitioner 20383R TRRT 12/23 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a food establishment – truck business in said County and State under the name of Das Überessen Haus at the following post office addresses: 3303 Liberty Dr., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Tammy Helton; Michael Helton SIGNED: Tammy Helton 11/19/20 SIGNED: Michael Helton 11/19/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 19th

day of November, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Maria Pinedo, Deputy Clerk 20386R TRRT 12/23 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a women’s, men’s, children’s clothing for sale, also accessories business in said County and State under the name of ManiFest at the following post office addresses: 1616 15th Ave., Apt. 2, Rockford, IL 61104; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Regina Finesse Pittman Davis SIGNED: Regina Finesse Pittman Davis 11/18/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of November, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 20419R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a wedding services related business in said County and State under the name of WedDean Enterprises at the following post office addresses: 6934 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Adriane Dean SIGNED: Adriane Dean 12/15/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 20421R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a insurance agency business in said County and State under the name of Andrew Blevins Agency at the following post office addresses: 6156 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: James Andrew Blevins SIGNED: James Andrew Blevins 12/17/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 20422R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a mobile disc jockey

DJ business in said County and State under the name of Cosmiclux DJs at the following post office addresses: 2859 Teton Dr., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Daniel J. Brey SIGNED: Daniel J. Brey 11/20/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of November, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Maria Pinedo, Deputy Clerk 20423R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a music business in said County and State under the name of Ross Enterprises at the following post office addresses: 5878 Old Millstone Rd., Rockford, IL 61114; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Patrick Ross SIGNED: Patrick Ross 12/17/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 17th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Kayla Hilliard, Deputy Clerk 20424R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a all over butter, meaning from head to toe, a moisturizer, a skin regeneration, skin care business in said County and State under the name of Michole’s 03 at the following post office addresses: 308 N. Horace Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Demicha Curry SIGNED: Demicha Curry 12/18/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 20425R TRRT 1/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JOHN ANTHONY GRZELAK, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2020 P 471 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of JOHN ANTHONY GRZELAK. Letters of Office were issued on December 2, 2020 to John Alan Grzelak, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Mark D. Brynteson, Crosby Law Firm, P.C., 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 9, 2021 that date being at

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

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

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Mark D. Brynteson Mark D. Brynteson Attorney for Executor Crosby Law Firm, P.C. Mark D. Brynteson 475 Executive Parkway Rockford, Illinois 61107 815/397-2006 815/394-1955 Fax 20380R TRRT 12/23 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a powder coating & exhaust work business in said County and State under the name of Gen-X Coatings & Automotive at the following post office addresses: 10488 Product Dr., Door B, Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Shawn Stucke SIGNED: Shawn Stucke 12/14/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 20426R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a food truck business in said County and State under the name of Lee’s Grubb’s at the following post office addresses: 326 N. Henrietta Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Larry Smith SIGNED: Larry Smith 12/21/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 20427R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and

transact a teaching & Evangelistic ministry business in said County and State under the name of One Second Closer Ministries at the following post office addresses: 8445 Centaur Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: John P. Lieske SIGNED: John P. Lieske 12/21/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 21st day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 20428R TRRT 1/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ARBITRATION DIVISION SADE LANDERS, Plaintiff, vs.

CORY DULL, Defendant.

Case No.: 2019-AR-214 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION SADE LANDERS v. CORY DULL, Winnebago County Case No. 2019-AR-214 To: Defendant CORY DULL SUMMONS – SERVICE BY PUBLICATION YOU HAVE BEEN NAMED A DEFENDANT IN THE COMPLAINT IN THIS CASE. YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO FILE YOUR APPEARANCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THIS COURT, WINNEBAGO COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 400 WEST ST., ROCKFORD, IL 61101, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS, NOT COUNTING THE DAY OF SERVICE. IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT

BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. Prepared by: Adrian Murati Law Office of Adrian Murati 308 W. State St., Suite 323 Rockford, Illinois 61101 Ph: (815) 289-3209 FX: (815) 900-7511 adrian@muratilaw.com ARDC No. 6321187 20429R TRRT 1/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of NANCY E. DUST, Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-525 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of NANCY E. DUST of Rockford, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on December 21, 2020, to ERIC J. DUST of Aurora, Colorado, whose attorney is Marcia L. Mueller, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 23, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing

or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representatives and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. /s/ ERIC J. DUST, Independent Administrator for the Estate of NANCY E. DUST, Deceased PREPARED BY: MARCIA L. MUELLER, ARDC #3122098 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 100 Park Avenue Rockford, IL 61101 815-490-4919 Email: mmueller@hinshawlaw.com Attorneys for Estate 20431R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a hair salon business in said County and State under the name of Moon Lab Rockford at the following post office addresses: 1404 N. Main St., Studio 5, Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Amy Shenk SIGNED: Amy Shenk 12/15/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 15th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 20430R TRRT 1/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOUISE E. CARLSON, Deceased.

No. 2020-P-517 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of LOUISE E. CARLSON. Letters of Office were issued on December 16, 2020 to MICHAEL D. CARLSON, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is Gary L. Ecklund, 4023 Charles Street, Rockford, IL 61108.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 1, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later.

Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

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

DATED: December 21, 2020 Gary L. Ecklund Name: Gary L. Ecklund Attorney for Estate Address: 4023 Charles Street City: Rockford, IL 61108 Telephone: (815) 229-5333 20433R TRRT 1/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of: VICKI VANCLEVE, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2020-P-488 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of VICKI VANCLEVE, Letters of Office were issued on November 23, 2020 to Corbin Anderson who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Thomas G. Ruud, Thomas G. Ruud & Associates, P.C., 318 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 23, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk - Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the estate’s legal representative, or both.

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

Dated: December 22, 2020 /s/ Corbin Anderson, Executor Prepared by: Thomas G. Ruud #6188190 Thomas G. Ruud & Associates, P.C. Attorney for the Estate 318 N. 1st St. Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 961-9100 Tgrlaw@aol.com 20434R TRRT 1/6

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December 23, 2020 The Rock River Times. n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONALD B. CARLSON et al Defendant 2020-CH-0000167 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 27, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT SIXTY-ONE (61) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF SCARDA SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 22 OF PLATS ON PAGE 32 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1724 MIDWAY DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-11-255001 (191A-284) The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United

States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-20-00335 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2020-CH0000167 TJSC#: 40-2495 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2020-CH-0000167 I3161677 P20410R TRRT 1/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER OF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS J. HEJDA A/K/A THOMAS HEJDA et al Defendant 2019-CH-0000664 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 16, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 27, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 20 AS DESIGNAT-

ED UPON THE PLAT OF SHAW MEADOWS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 36 OF PLATS ON PAGE 180 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5844 RAINSFORD WAY, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-16276-002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys,

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-09718 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2019-CH0000664 TJSC#: 40-2493 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019-CH-0000664 I3161669 P20411R TRRT 1/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ELENA M MARQUEZ A/K/A ELENA MARQUEZ A/K/A ELENA ORTEGA A/K/A ELENA M ORTEGA et al Defendant 19 CH 0000361 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 20, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 19, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT EIGHTEEN (18) IN BLOCK C AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF HALSTED PARK COUNTRY CLUB VIEW DEVELOPMENT BEING A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 20 OF PLATS ON PAGE 70 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3027 LATHAM STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-11276-007 The real estate is improved with a white aluminum siding, one story single family home, detached one car garage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 2004027IL_609142 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Case Number: 19 CH 0000361 TJSC#: 40-2473 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 19 CH 0000361 I3161490 P20412R TRRT 1/6 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF

Ursula Schiemann, DECEASED. 20 P 511 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Eric Schiemann, 27 West Margaret Terrace, Cary, Illinois 60013, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is Jacqueline Kanter, Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz, 60 West Randolph Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before June 23, 2021, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp.

Jacqueline Kanter Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz (6302480) 60 West Randolph Street, 4th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312)782-2525 I3161573 P20413R TRRT 1/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: MICHAEL CHARLES ARDEN BARCKLEY Current Name Case Number 2020-MR-778 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Michael Charles Arden Barckley to the new name of: London Charles Arden Barckley.

The court date will be held: on February 10, 2021 at 9:45 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # Zoom # 824 2816 7099. /s/ Michael Barckley Current Name 20414R TRRT 1/6 n n n NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart to satisfy a lien on JANUARY 7TH, 2021 at www.storagetreasures.com.

Online Bids START approximately 14 days prior to the final sale date listed above at the stores listed below at the approximate times listed below: Online Bids END Approx.

11:00AM at CubeSmart #6146, 7511 Vandiver Road, Rockford, Illinois 61112 (815) 277-4051: CUBE K22, DENISE MOYA; CUBE L25, ERYNN BAUER; CUBE LL7, ALAN WILSON. Online Bids END Approx.

11:30AM at CubeSmart #6150, 4548 American Road, Rockford, Illinois 61109 (815) 277-4049: CUBE A14, JANET BEDIN; CUBE A18, JANET BEDIN;

CUBE 1102, IVY FREEMAN; CUBE 1921, LAQUITA SPEARMAN; CUBE 2441, MELVIN HARRIS; CUBE 3408, VERNETTA GULLEY; CUBE 3422, MARY KEEN. Online Bids END Approx.

11:30AM at CubeSmart #6153, 4560 Stenstrom Road, Rockford, Illinois 61109 (815) 277-4049: CUBE S140, KAMI M. DUNN; CUBE S19, SEAN STROBEL. Online Bids END Approx.

12:00PM at CubeSmart #6152, 3015 North Main Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103 (815) 2774054: CUBE A143, TERESA TOLSON; CUBE B34, JASMINE ELLIS; CUBE B94, CHRISTOPHER BANNISTER; CUBE B126, AMY MURASKI; CUBE B128, JOSEPH BONAVIA; CUBE B221, ROMERO BENNETT; CUBE B230, DISHION HOLMES; CUBE B288, BETTY ALLEN; CUBE B301, BETTY ALLEN; CUBE B323, SHANNON BECKER; CUBE E9,YASMINE ROLLINS. Online Bids END Approx.

12:30PM at CubeSmart #6151, 6210 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park, Illinois 61111 (815) 2774052: CUBE 252, LAURA HERNANDEZ; CUBE 516, JOE RODRIQUEZ; CUBE 407, YVETTE JONES. Online Bids END Approx.

1:00PM at Cubesmart #6148, 4300 Interstate Boulevard, Loves Park, Illinois 61111 (815) 2774053: CUBE 63, LUCAS LANE; CUBE 364, TIMOTHY MCCARTY; CUBE 188, SHELIA FOERSTER. 20415R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DAROLD S. LUTZOW, Deceased.

NO. 2020 P 465 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION WILLS AND CLAIMS NOTICE is given of the death of DAROLD S. LUTZOW. Letters of Office were issued on November 13, 2020, to Jeff Lutzow, 17039 Terraverde Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is DeRango and Cain, LLC., 120 W. State St., Suite 303, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 23, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required

by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk, Probate division, at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the legal estate representative, or both.

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

Dated: December 17, 2020 Jeff Lutzow, Independent Administrator BY /s/ James Hursh JAMES HURSH, Attorney for the Independent Administrator DeRango and Cain, LLC Attorney James Hursh, #6230997 120 West State St., Suite 303

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Rockford, Illinois 61101 815/962-5490 jhursh@derangocain.com 20417R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a rental business in said County and State under the name of Heaven Rentals at the following post office addresses: 4351 Sunbury Dr., Rockford, IL 61109; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Savannah Laster SIGNED: Savannah Laster 12/7/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 20418R TRRT 1/6 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a snow removal; plowing, shoveling and salting business in said County and State under the name of Li’s Snow Removal at the following post office addresses: 2318 Grace St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lina Soto SIGNED: Lina Soto 12/16/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 16th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 20420R TRRT 1/6 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: KAY ANN BENSON, DECEASED. PROBATE NO. 2020 P 513 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of KAY ANN BENSON. Letters of Office were issued on December 8th, 2020 to Ann E. Walker as Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Brent D. Blair, One Court Place, Suite 404, Rockford, Illinois, 61101.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before June 23, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois, 61101, or with the Estate Executor, or both.

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

Dated: December 8, 2020 /s/ Brent D. Blair Attorney Brent D. Blair Ann E. Walker, Executor PREPARED BY: Brent D. Blair MARTENSON & BLAIR, P.C. One Court Place, Suite 404 Rockford, Illinois 61101 (815) 962-3427 mbrlawoffice@sbcglobal.net 20416R TRRT 1/6

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The Rock River Times. December 23, 2020

n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ESPERANZA ALMARAZ GALLARDO, Petitioner, vs.

JUAN GALLARDO PLANCARTE, Respondent.

Case No. 2020-D-659 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Juan Gallardo Plancarte that Petitioner Esperanza Almaraz Gallardo has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before January 19, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Esperanza Almaraz Gallardo, Petitioner 20392R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ANNA MARIE CHARLENE PORTENIER, Petitioner, vs.

CORWIN DALE PORTENIER, Respondent.

Case No. 2020-D-425 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Corwin Dale Portenier that Petitioner Anna Marie Charlene Portenier has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before January 19, 2021, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Anna Marie Charlene Portenier, Petitioner 20393R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: ANA MARLENNE MANRIQUEZ RODRIGUEZ Current Name Case Number 2020-MR-860 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Ana Marlenne Manriquez Rodriguez to the new name of: Ana Marlenne Herrera Rodriguez.

The court date will be held: on February 10, 2021 at 9:45 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom # Zoom # 810 3128 1604. /s/ Ana Marlenne Manriquez Rodriguez Current Name 20394R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: YAJAIRA MANRIQUEZ RODRIGUEZ Current Name Case Number 2020-MR-861 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Yajaira Manriquez Rodriguez to the new name of: Yajaira Herrera Rodriguez.

The court date will be held: on February 10, 2021 at 9:45 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom

# Zoom # 824 2816 7099. /s/ Yajaira Herrera Rodriguez Current Name 20395R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY – IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY E. BABCOCK, Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-512 Date Will Filed: November 23, 2020 Will Number 2020-W-764 NOTICE TO CREDITORS THAT THE ESTATE OF MARY E. BABCOCK HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO PROBATE Notice is given to creditors of the death of MARY E. BABCOCK on October 26, 2020. Letters of Office were issued on December 9, 2020 to Tamara J. Maurer of 1302 Beechwood Drive, Friendswood, TX 77546 as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is Mark C. Johnson, 321 W. State Street, Suite 301, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Winnebago County located at 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the represenative, or both, on or before June 16, 2021, the date six months from the date of first publication on December 16, 2020, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the represenative is required by §18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of the claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the represenative and the represenative’s attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Tamara J. Maurer, Independent Administrator Prepared By: Mark C. Johnson ARDC No. 6211240 Attorney for Petitioner 321 W. State Street, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 20396R TRRT 12/30 n n n CRASH1 Collision Center 7120 Colosseum Dr. Rockford, IL 61107 815-394-1111 NOTICE OF MECHANIC’S LIEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, January 11th, 2021 @ 3:00 pm, a sale will be held at CRASH1 Collision Center, 7120 Colosseum Dr., Rockford, IL 61107, to sell the following article for labor, services, skill, or material expended upon and/or for storage furnished for such articles at the request of the following designated persons, unless such articles are redeemed within thirty (30) days of the publication of this notice.

Registered Owner: Deonta J. Scott Lienholder: Credit Acceptance Corporation Make: Chevrolet Model: Malibu Year: 2015 Vin#: 1G11B5SL4FF297954 Amount Owed $14,100.00 20397R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: AMANDA ELIZABETH SHADDEN Current Name Case Number 2020-MR-0000717 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Amanda Elizabeth Shadden

to the new name of: Amanda Elizabeth Malapanes Shadden.

The court date will be held: on February 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #426. /s/ Amanda Elizabeth Shadden Current Name 20398R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Gayle Marie Swanson, Deceased.

NO. 2020 P 507 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Gayle Marie Swanson. Letters of Office were issued on December 8, 2020, to David A. Swanson, 2420 Shady Lane, Rockford, Illinois 61107, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is William A. Reilly II of Reilly Law Offices, 6801 Spring Creek Road, Suite 2D, Rockford, Illinois, 61114.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 16, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required

by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Probate Division, at Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the estate’s legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate’s legal representative and to his attorney within ten days after they have been filed.

DATED: December 15, 2020 David A. Swanson, Independent Administrator William A. Reilly II #6186140 Reilly Law Offices 6801 Spring Creek Rd., 2D Rockford, IL 61114 (815) 316-8540 WReilly@Reilly-lawoffices.com 20399R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HENRY F. JOHNSON, Deceased.

Case No. 2020-P-499 Date Will Filed: 11/04/2020 CLAIMS NOTICE Notice is given of the death of HENRY F. JOHNSON. Letters of Office were issued on November 30, 2020, to Shirley M. D. Johnson, whose address is 663 Betsy Ross Lane, Rockton, Illinois 61072, as the Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Ryan T. Straw, Reno & Zahm LLP, 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims may be filed on or before June 16, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of notice to any known creditor required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975 as amended, whichever date is later.

Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Winnebago County

Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, with the Independent Executor, or both.

Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorney for the estate within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless, under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4), any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of the Court.

Dated this 9th day of December, 2020.

RENO & ZAHM LLP By: /s/ Ryan T. Straw Ryan T. Straw, Attorney for Shirley M. D. Johnson, Independent Executor Ryan T. Straw (#06297723) RENO & ZAHM LLP 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 987-4050 rts@renozahm.com 20400R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JAMES A. TILMON, JR., Deceased.

Case No. 2020 P 440 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of JAMES A. TILMON, JR.. Letters of Office were issued on November 4, 2020, to Laurie Tilmon, who is the legal Administrator of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is McDOUGALL & WINZELER, P.C., 127 North Wyman Street, Suite 200, Rockford, Illinois 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 16, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

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

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

Dated: December 16, 2020 Laurie Tilmon, Executor, By:Dennis M. McDougall Dennis M. McDougall, #6216516 McDougall & Winzeler, P.C. 127 North Wyman Street, Suite 200 Rockford, IL 61101 P: (815) 977-5211 F: (815) 977-5694 Dennis@McDougall-Winzelerlaw.com Law@McDougall-Winzelerlaw. com 20401R TRRT 12/30 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO NOTICE OF ADOPTION BY PUBLICATION IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF: BABY GIRL GOECKS (Jeanetta Grace Corine Goecks), A female child, and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

ADOPTION NO: 2020-AD-135 TO: ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois, for the adoption of a child named BABY GIRL GOECKS (Jeanetta Grace Corine Goecks); NOW THEREFORE unless you, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, file your answer to the Petition in said suit, or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Room 103 in the City of Rockford, Illinois, on or before the 23rd day of January 2021, a default may be entered against you at any time following that day, and a judgment order entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dated: December 14, 2020, Rockford, Illinois.

THOMAS A. KLEIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court BRIAN K. LARKIN One Court Place - Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 815/964-4601 Attorney for Petitioners.

20402R TRRT 12/30 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a General Repair Service business in said County and State under the name of Speedy Auto Care at the following post office addresses: 222 N. Rockton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Victor Ballesteros SIGNED: Victor Ballesteros 12/8/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 20403R TRRT 12/30 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a book publishing business in said County and State under the name of Eight-One-Five Publishing at the following post office addresses: 4630 Newburg Rd., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Brendan Noble SIGNED: Brendan Noble 12/9/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 9th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Angela Reina, Deputy Clerk 20404R TRRT 12/30 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a nail salon business in said County and State under the name of Nails by Raquel Reyes at the following post office addresses: 1927 Loomis St., Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Raquel Reyes SIGNED: Raquel Reyes 12/9/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 9th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Pamela Johnson, Deputy Clerk 20405R TRRT 12/30 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a Original name: Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ, name change to Pebble Creek Pentecostal Church business in said County and State under the name of Pebble Creek Pentecostal Church at the following post office addresses: 5550 Windsor Rd., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Wesley C. Poe (pastor); Violet Mary S. Sawyer (chairman of board) SIGNED: Wesley C. Poe 12/8/20 SIGNED: Violet Mary S. Sawyer 12/8/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Deborah A. Bergeson, Notary Public My Commission Expires 5/22/23 20406R TRRT 12/30 n n n ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a medical practice business in said County and State under the name of Lenox Healthcare for Women at the following post office addresses: 1235 N. Mulford Rd., Suite 200, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Jack W. Lenox SIGNED: Jack W. Lenox 12/10/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2020.

Lori Gummow, County Clerk Thalia Gallardo, Deputy Clerk 20407R TRRT 12/30 n n n MORE AADDITIONAL STORAGE 7327 N. Alpine Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 815-282-8400 AADDITIONAL STORAGE 7329 N. Alpine Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 815-282-8400 NOTICE OF SALE The personal property stored by: Stephanie Matheson (B18) located at 7327 N. Alpine Rd., Loves Park, Illinois, a self-storage facility, shall be sold on or after 1/1/2021, to enforce the owner’s lien thereon.

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

The personal property stored by: Patricia Thompson (AS12) located at 7329 N. Alpine Rd., Loves Park, Illinois, a self-storage facility, shall be sold on or after 1/1/2021, to enforce the owner’s lien thereon.

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

20408R TRRT 12/23 n n n Machesney Mini Warehouses 11330 North Second St. Machesney Park, IL 61115 815-282-8400 NOTICE OF SALE The personal property stored by: Dan Gains (#88) located at 11330 North Second St., Machesney Park, Illinois, a self-storage facility, shall be sold on or after 1/1/2021 to enforce the owner’s lien thereon. If not sold, the property will be otherwise disposed of. Property includes household goods and many personal items.

20409R TRRT 12/23 n n n TAX DEED NO: 2020 TX 219 FILED: 12/2/2020 Andrea D. Hamberlin, 519 Furman Street, Rockford, IL 61101 Unknown Owners, Occupants, and Interest Holders

TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold October 29, 2018 Certificate No. 201700733 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2017 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 519 Furman Street, Rockford, Illinois Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-15-380-003 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 29, 2021.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 29, 2021.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois on May 28, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 412. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before April 29, 2021 by applying to the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Rockford, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk: ADDRESS: Winnebago County Clerk’s Office, 404 Elm Street, Room 101, Rockford, IL 61101 TELEPHONE:815-319-4253 Zurmavar, LLC XV, Petitioner By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek, Manager Purchaser Dated 12/7/2020 20385R TRRT 12/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (MINOR CHILDREN) Request of: JANINA I. MICHEL TO CHANGE NAMES OF MINOR CHILDREN Case Number 2020 MR 704 There will be a court date on my Request for Name Change (Minor Children) for these children: Alijah J. Enochs to the new name of: Alijah J. Michel.

The court date will be held: on January 20, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #426. /s/ Janina I. Michel Janina I. Michel 20382R TRRT 12/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN RE THE ESTATE OF: PATRICIA A. MANDERA, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2020 P 474 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of PATRICIA A. MANDERA. Letters of Office were issued on December 2, 2020 to Kelly Benjamin, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Mark D. Brynteson, Crosby Law Firm, P.C., 475 Executive Parkway, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 9, 2021 that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above

shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Mark D. Brynteson Mark D. Brynteson Attorney for Executor Crosby Law Firm, P.C. Mark D. Brynteson 475 Executive Parkway Rockford, Illinois 61107 815/397-2006 815/394-1955 Fax 20381R TRRT 12/23 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Kenny Bradley, DECEASED 20 P 502 Notice is given of the death of the above named decedent.

Letters of Office were issued to Sandra Patterson, 5211 Village Court, Rockford, Illinois 61105, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney is Jacqueline Kanter, Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz, 60 West Randolph Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

Notice is given to LaQuela Simmons, Tiffany Queen, Ella Patterson, Napolean Patterson, Alexis Patterson, Antonio Allen, Amber Allen, Shatana Goodlow, James Patterson, Jr., D’Angelo Patterson and D’Andre Patterson, Heirs of the Decedent whose names or addresses were not stated in the petition for independent administration that an order was entered on December 7, 2020, granting independent administration of the estate. This means that the administrator will not have to obtain court orders of filed estate papers in court during probate.

The estate will be administered without court supervision unless interested persons ask the court to become involved.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before June 16, 2021, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp.

Jacqueline Kanter Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz (6302480) 60 West Randolph Street, 4th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312)782-2525 I3161228 P20390R TRRT 12/30

December 23, 2020 The Rock River Times.

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.- UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONALD B. CARLSON et al Defendant 2020-CH-0000167 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 27, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1724 MIDWAY DRIVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-11-255-001 (191A-284) The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-20-00335 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2020-CH-0000167 TJSC#: 40-2495 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2020-CH-0000167 I3161677 P20410R TRRT 1/6 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER OF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, -v.- THOMAS J. HEJDA A/K/A THOMAS HEJDA et al Defendant 2019-CH-0000664 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 16, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 27, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5844 RAINSFORD WAY, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-16-276-002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective

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bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-09718 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2019-CH-0000664 TJSC#: 40-2493 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019-CH-0000664 I3161669 P20411R TRRT 1/6 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- ELENA M MARQUEZ A/K/A ELENA MARQUEZ A/K/A ELENA ORTEGA A/K/A ELENA M ORTEGA et al Defendant 19 CH 0000361 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 20, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on January 19, 2021, at the NLT TITLE, LLC., 6885 Vistagreen Way, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3027 LATHAM STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 Property Index No. 11-11-276-007 The real estate is improved with a white aluminum siding, one story single family home, detached one car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial

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Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 20-04027IL_609142 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Case Number: 19 CH 0000361 TJSC#: 40-2473 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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ARIES Gayla Grossman 43 Rockford 12/14/2020 You’ll discover a new gadget that Alberta Freed 93 Rockton 12/14/2020 makes it easier for you to com­ Steve Davis 70 Rockford 12/14/2020 municate. People will find it easier Danny Wuthrich 85 Rockford 12/14/2020 to get a hold of you. You’ll need Cynthia Conners 68 Rockford 12/14/2020 to run a lot of errands, so make Shirley Askeland 96 Rockford 12/14/2020 your GPS is up to date to Kathryn Snyder 92 Cherry Valley sure 12/14/2020 avoid going in circles.

Diane Moberg 75 Rockford 12/14/2020 Martin Rader 67 Rockford 12/14/2020 TAURUS Joseph Ksenzarski 78 Rockford 12/14/2020 Daniel Buchanan 82 Rockford 12/14/2020 You’ll go all out to impress peo­ Tommie Dandridge 64 Rockford 12/14/2020 ple this holiday season. You may Gale Downer 81 Rockford 12/14/2020 even decide to replace some of Keith Perry 63 Rockford 12/14/2020 your furniture. You’ll also get rid Stanley Bunke 86 Rockford 12/14/2020 of certain items that are taking Lorenzo Aguirre 42 Rockford 12/14/2020 up too much space in your home.

Alan Fagerli 67 Rockford 12/14/2020 James Kupietz 62 Rockford 12/14/2020 GEMINI John Williams 58 Rockford 12/14/2020 You’ll take initiative on a new pro­ Marvin Binkley 78 Rockford 12/14/2020 ject. You want to be in charge so Richard Louthain 89 Rockford 12/15/2020 that you can ensure that the Syed Kahdri 42 Rockford 12/15/2020 Joella Gerdes 84 Rockford 12/15/2020 work gets done right. New be­ Melvin Kennedy 65 Rockford 12/15/2020 ginnings are on the horizon both Michael Rainwater 67 Rockford 12/15/2020 in your career and your love life.

Stephen Degutis 72 Rockford 12/15/2020 Patricia Reynolds 92 Rockford 12/15/2020 CANCER Rose Allen 61 Rockford 12/15/2020 After a tiring few weeks, it’s im­ Debra Johnson 63 Rockford 12/15/2020 portant to take time to recharge Ralph Stambaugh 76 Machesney Park 12/15/2020 and set new goals. If you haven’t Alberto Lopez 65 Rockford 12/15/2020 been spending enough time with Ricky Ahrens 61 Rockford 12/15/2020 your family and friends, a re­ Lena Higgins 96 Rockford 12/15/2020 union might be in order. You’ll be Margaret Cochran 77 Rockford 12/16/2020 Marilyn Peterson 92 Rockford 12/16/2020 surprised by how much they’ve Pauline Saline 85 Rockford 12/16/2020 missed you.

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Janice Carter 68 Rockford 12/16/2020 You need a night to let loose and Barbara Iverson 80 Rockford 12/16/2020 relieve some of your stress.

Thomas Wartowski 73 Rockford 12/17/2020 Betty Phillip 98 Rockford 12/17/2020 Betty Henley 90 Rockford 12/17/2020 VIRGO Richard Graves 91 Rockford 12/17/2020 Sometimes you need to take a Orville Englehart 72 Rockford 12/17/2020 step back in order to gain the will Katie Podest 49 South Beloit 12/17/2020 to move forward. A reprieve will Marjorie Breckenridge 73 Rockford 12/17/2020 allow you to see things from a Princen Rayford 52 Rockford 12/17/2020 new perspective. With more in­ Kenneth Ross Sr. 69 Rockford 12/17/2020 formation, you’ll be able to ana­ Glenn Nanouski 76 Rockford 12/17/2020 lyze the situation and find the Tommy Baker 81 South Beloit 12/17/2020 best solution.

Pamala Peck 64 Rockford 12/17/2020 Elizabeth Herriott 74 Rockford 12/17/2020 LIBRA Vern Larson 87 Loves Park 12/17/2020 Jason Holgan 91 Rockford 12/18/2020 Luck will be on your side at work Helen Whalen 82 Rockford 12/18/2020 and in your love life. People will Billie Herren 86 Rockford 12/18/2020 come into your life at the right Cyril Petrak 74 Rockford 12/18/2020 time and make things easier. Your Robert Adams 71 Machesney Parkability 12/18/2020 to empathize will conti­ Marilyn Borden 71 Rockford 12/18/2020 nue to be your superpower, and Ronald Ashcraft 58 Rockford 12/18/2020 you’ll make good use of it.Across Gladys Mayfield 93 Rockford 12/18/2020 1. Dealer’s hand, in Dorothy Adams 76 Rockford 12/18/2020 SCORPIO Patricia Paulson 76 Rockford 12/18/2020 cribbage A major change may bring up a Carrie Genung 32 Rockford 12/18/2020 5. Wade’s opponent stream of emotions. Nonetheless, Delores Heiken 87 Winnebago 12/18/2020 Joseph Falk 81 Rockford 12/18/2020 Galsworthy’s “The you’ll benefit greatly from8.a new Greg Gibbons 61 Rockford 12/19/2020 experience. Additionally, you’ll re­ ____” Forsyte Kenneth Nenne 76 Rockford 12/19/2020 connect with a family member Herman Raford 85 Rockford 12/19/2020 following an argument. 12. Nevada city Joel Jones 65 Rockford 12/19/2020 13. Prima donna Marjorie Holmin 92 Loves Park 12/19/2020 SAGITTARIUS 14. Weasel’s cousin David Causey 49 Rockford 12/19/2020 At work, you’ll reach an agreement Robert Stultz 91 Rockford 12/19/2020 15.your Makes collar for RBG that has a positive impact on Rod Burgess 56 Rockford 12/19/2020 16. Between the id and career. Since you foster a peaceful Michael Westphal 45 Rockford 12/19/2020 and collaborative environment, Steven Griffin 60 Rockford 12/19/2020 super-ego, pl. people will blindly trust you to Anna Muchin 102 Rockford 12/19/2020 17. Can be hot or cold, Jay Sandwick 83 Rockford 12/19/2020 guide them in the right direction.

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Having a malignant Levi Lorenz 31 Rockford 12/20/2020 At work, you’ll be deeply moved Anthony Santini 72 Rockford 12/20/2020 influence by an award or some other form Stella Wishnevsky 88 Rockford 12/20/2020 30. “Wheel of Fortune” of recognition.

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ARIES Your heart will be set on party­ ing, and you’ll be surrounded by people all week. You’ll also spend a lot of time in crowded stores, but it’ll be an enjoyable expe­ rience. You’ll be invigorated by this holiday frenzy.

TAURUS You’ll be the focus of everyone’s attention. You’ll be the only one capable of completing a certain task, which will garner you a lot of praise from a senior manager at work.

TAURUS Abundance is on the horizon, and the idea to take a trip down south will cross your mind. You need an adventure and new experiences.

You might also consider the pos­ sibility of working abroad.

GEMINI It’s a good idea to take a break from your routine, both in your day­to­day life and your relation­ ship. Don’t hesitate to accept invitations to go out with your friends, especially if you’re sin­ gle. They’re sure to surprise you.

GEMINI Depending on your situation, you might decide to continue your education so you can improve your standard of living. You’ll also hear about an opportunity to make some extra cash, which would allow you to pay off some of your bills.

CANCER If you have any real estate dealings, the steps you take this week could prove to be quite profit­ able. You’ll also be tempted to redecorate your home before the holidays to impress your guests.

CANCER You may need to cut a few people out of your life. Your focus will be on your partner and immediate family. You certainly don’t need toxic people in your life who drain your energy and sow discord in your other relationships.

LEO You certainly won’t keep quiet this week. However, it’s impor­ tant that you have all the facts before you speak up. You may need to translate a message now to avoid confusion later on.

LEO Your loved ones will expect you to make all the arrangements for the holiday season, especially if you’ve done so in the past. Re­ member to delegate tasks so that everyone does their fair share this year.

VIRGO You’ll be tempted to purchase an expensive luxury item. You’ll li­ kely spend a lot more on Christmas gifts than you planned. You’ll also need to exert more energy than anticipated.

LIBRA You’ll give yourself time to re­ flect on an important decision.

You’ll want to explore your spi­ ritual side. A pilgrimage of some kind would be a good way to reconnect with your beliefs and values.

VIRGO You’ll get started on wrapping your Christmas presents. You’ll spend a lot of extra time making each package look unique so you can dazzle your loved ones. You’ll impress quite a few people.

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You need to rest and recharge your batteries, especially if you want to get rid of a bad cold or prevent it from coming back.

TAURUS Stress and exhaustion will make you feel like you’re in the middle of a tornado, and you won’t know which way is up. Luckily, you’ll regain your footing just in time for the holiday celebrations.

GEMINI You’ll demonstrate your ability to be organized and efficient both at work and in planning various holiday events. You’ll complete all of your tasks on time, which means you’ll be able to enjoy your vacation with peace of mind.

CANCER A few friends might suddenly sug­ gest that you join them on a trip.

You won’t have to think about it for long before you accept.

You’ll likely participate in a mul­ ticultural holiday celebration with your loved ones.

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63. Swallowed 6 . T a k e - o u t inviting a lot of friends over be­ Once you finish, you’ll be able2to fore the winter break begins. celebrate without carrying that 64. Reason to cram handout weight on your shoulders.

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PISCES into the spirit of the season, but You’ll reach that will 1. Tube in an oldagreement TV 2 8 . F e b r u a r y in the end, you’ll embrace the turn your life upside down.

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“He’s Just Not That 29. *Game with the highest level of success, even spread holiday cheer among the in____ your You” personal life. Your fighting rooks less fortunate members of your spirit will be in full swing.

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SAGITTARIUS You’ll want to take a few days off work this week to focus on mat­ ters at home, including your chil­ dren and several upcoming gath­ erings. You’ll be warmly praised for your involvement in a com­ munity activity.

CAPRICORN You won’t keep quiet this week.

You’ll speak up about issues that others prefer to keep to them­ selves. You’ll also hear a few ru­ mors that you’ll want to imme­ diately confirm with the people involved.

AQUARIUS You’ll likely make a few more holi­ day purchases, and they’ll defi­ nitely exceed your budget. Fortu­ nately, these gifts will be greatly appreciated by your loved ones and you’ll receive a lot of praise.

PISCES This will be a busy week. You’ll have a lot of urgent preparations to manage. If you need to go to the office, you’ll likely be the first to arrive and the last to leave.

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