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Madigan confidant Mike McClain

Mike McClain, a longtime Springfield lobbyist and confidant to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after

jury deadlocked on all six corruption charges alleged against both him and Madigan. But McClain was convicted on related charges in the “ComEd Four” trial in 2023 and faces sentencing later

(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Feds seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant

Mike McClain

‘ComEd Four’ defendants set for sentencing more than 2 years after convictions

By Hannah Meisel Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are recommending nearly six years in prison for ex-Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, the longtime friend and advisor of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. McClain was the marquee defendant in the 2023 “ComEd Four” trial, which ended in across-the-board bribery convictions for former lobbyists and executives of electric utility Commonwealth Edison. The four were found guilty orchestrating a yearslong bribery scheme targeted at Madigan, in which the powerful speaker’s allies got jobs and contracts at ComEd while the utility pushed for favorable legislation in Springfield.

For more than two years, McClain and his co-defendants have been awaiting sentencing, delayed by concerns of possible impact from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the death of the judge who oversaw the ComEd Four case, and Madigan’s own lengthy trial, in which McClain was also a defendant.

But after a jury in February delivered a split verdict in Madigan’s case, including deadlocking on all six corruption counts McClain was also charged with, sentencing hearings for the ComEd Four were scheduled for July. And on Thursday, prosecutors asked a federal judge to give McClain 70 months — nearly six years — in prison.

“McClain’s plan was illegal to its core,” prosecutors wrote in their 48-page sentencing memo Thursday. “In securing benefits for both Madigan and ComEd, McClain corrupted the legislative process and the internal control processes of a large, regulated utility.”

The feds also pointed to “McClain’s repeated overstepping of legal lines,” which they characterized as “stunning” and “egregious” — especially when it came to the $1.3 million ComEd paid out in contracts to a handful of Madigan allies who did little to no work for the company. Prosecutors referred to the no-work contractors as the former speaker’s “cronies” and accused McClain of know-

ing the contracts were a quid pro quo.

But in a competing filing Thursday, McClain’s attorneys asked for probation for the ex-lobbyist, citing his health and warning that a long sentence could mean he’d “die alone in prison.” His lawyers also reiterated their longtime argument that McClain’s efforts to get jobs and contracts for those in Madigan’s orbit was merely “legal and constitutionally protected lobbying.”

“Simply put, over almost a decade, Mr. McClain passed along and advocated for a handful of job recommendations from Madigan because of Madigan’s position both as an influential member of the General Assembly and, in no small measure, because Madigan was Mr. McClain’s old and close friend,” McClain’s attorneys wrote.

Madigan last month was sentenced to 90 months in prison and a $2.5 million fine for his guilty convictions, the majority of which stemmed from the same ComEd scheme.

Starting in 2011, ComEd notched several big legislative wins in Springfield, turning the tide of Madigan’s longtime opposition to bills pushed by utility companies. The General Assembly’s actions were worth millions of dollars to ComEd and its parent company Exelon.

During trial, McClain and his other co-defendants pointed to ComEd’s sophisticated — and expensive — multi-year lobbying strategy as the reason for the company’s luck changing in Springfield. But jurors sided with prosecutors’ theory that the company effectively bribed Madigan, showering the powerful speaker with a “stream of benefits” in the form of jobs and contracts, which greased the wheels of the legislative process.

In their filing, the feds characterized McClain as “politically savvy,” glossing through his decades in Springfield, which included 10 years as a Democratic member of the Illinois House, where he first met Madigan in the early 1970s.

“McClain’s tight connection with Madigan translated into McClain, without hesitation, making demand after demand of ComEd to fulfill Madigan’s directives, for which, in return, McClain expected ComEd would get the legislation it wanted,” prosecutors wrote. “McClain

dealt with both Madigan and ComEd with eyes wide open and with full knowledge of the mutually beneficial, and wholly illegal, arrangement he helped to bestow on each of them.”

In addition to the no-work contractors, the alleged scheme also included ComEd’s multi-year contract with a law firm co-owned by Democratic fundraiser and Madigan ally Victor Reyes. Madigan also pushed for the appointment of Juan Ochoa to ComEd’s board, and prosecutors outlined several other jobs and internships at the utility that originated from Madigan.

But McClain’s attorneys insisted McClain simply took “into account” the fact that Madigan was an influential public official and treated his requests with more attention than those “from a less influential official.”

“That, too, is not only legal and rational lobbying but is true of any request for a favor anyone gets from anyone: the more important the relationship, the more effort will be spent to try to accommodate the request,” McClain’s lawyers wrote.

Though U.S. District Judge Manish Shah granted a partial retrial in March after throwing out some bribery counts, prosecutors instead asked to forge ahead with sentencing.

The feds earlier this week also recommended a 70-month sentence for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, who testified in her own defense at trial. And last week, prosecutors asked that former ComEd exec John Hooker be sentenced to 56 months in prison. Both instead asked for probation. Sentencing recommendations have not yet been filed for ComEd lobbyist Jay Doherty, whose Aug. 5 hearing will be the last of the ComEd Four.

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Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families

By Bianca Vazquez Toness Associated Press

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After driving through a downpour to take her son to day camp, Darleen Reyes told camp administrators the rain would have kept her away but her son insisted on going.

As she marked her son’s name present on a clipboard at the Boys & Girls Club camp one day last week, she laughed about braving a flash flood warning to get there. Before kissing his mother goodbye, Aiden Cazares, 8, explained to a reporter, “I wanted to see my friends and not just sit at home.” Then he ran off to play.

Aiden’s one of 1.4 million children and teenagers around the country who have been attending after-school and summer programming at a Boys & Girls Club, the YMCA or a public school for free thanks to federal taxpayers. Congress set aside money for the programs to provide academic support, enrichment and child care to mostly low-income families, but President Donald Trump’s administration recently froze the funding.

The money for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers is among more than $6 billion in federal education grants Trump’s Republican administration has withheld, saying it wants to ensure recipients’ programs align with the president’s priorities.

After-school programs for the fall are in jeopardy

In Rhode Island, the state stepped in with funding to keep the summer programs running, according to the Boys & Girls Club of East Providence. Other Boys & Girls Clubs supported by the grants have found ways to keep open their summer programs, said Sara Leutzinger, vice president for communications for the Boys & Girls Club of America. But there isn’t the same hope for the after-school programming for the fall.

Some of the 926 Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide that run 21st Century Community Learning summer and afterschool programs stand to close if the Trump administration doesn’t release the money in the next three to five weeks, Leutzinger said.

The YMCA and Save the Children say many of the centers they run are also at risk of shuttering.

“Time is of the essence,” said Christy Gleason, executive director of Save the Children Action Network, which provides after-school programming for 41 schools

in rural areas in Washington state and across the South, where school will begin as soon as August. “It’s not too late to make a decision so the kids who really need this still have it.”

Schools in Republican-led areas are particularly affected by the freeze in federal education grants. Ninety-one of the 100 school districts that receive the most money from four frozen grant programs are in Republican congressional districts, according to an analysis from New America, a left-leaning think tank. Of those top 100 school districts, half are in four states: California, West Virginia, Florida and Georgia. New America’s analysis used funding levels reported in 2022 in 46 states.

Republican officials have been among the educators criticizing the grant freeze.

“I deeply believe in fiscal responsibility, which means evaluating the use of funds and seeking out efficiencies, but also means being responsible — releasing funds already approved by Congress and signed by President Trump,” said Georgia schools superintendent Richard Woods, an elected Republican. “In Georgia, we’re getting ready to start the school year, so I call on federal funds to be released so we can ensure the success of our students.”

The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts.

Summer clubs provide instruc- tion for children

At the East Providence summer camp, Aiden, a rising third grader, played tag, built structures with magnetic tiles, played a fast-paced game with the other kids to review addition and subtraction, learned about pollination, watched a nature video and ate club-provided chicken nuggets.

Veteran teachers from his school corrected him when he spoke without raising his hand and offered commonsense advice when a boy in his group said something inappropriate.

“When someone says something inappropriate, you don’t repeat it,” teacher Kayla Creighton told the boys between answering their questions about horseflies and honeybees.

Indeed, it’s hard to find a more middleof-the road organization in this country than the Boys & Girls Club.

Just last month, a Republican and a

Democrat sponsored a resolution in the U.S. House celebrating the 165-year-old organization as a “beacon of hope and opportunity.” The Defense Department awarded the club $3 million in 1991 to support children left behind when their parents deployed for the Persian Gulf. And ever since, the Boys & Girls Club has created clubs on military installations to support the children of service members. Military families can sign up their kids for free.

“I suspect they will realize that most of those grants are fine and will release them,” said Mike Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education policy think tank, speaking of the Trump administration’s review of the 21st Century Community Learning Center grants.

But not everyone is so sure.

Families see few affordable child care alternatives

Aiden’s mother has started looking into afternoon child care for September when kids return to school in Rhode Island.

“It costs $220 a week,” Reyes said, her eyes expanding. “I can’t afford that.”

The single mother and state worker said she’ll probably ask her 14-year-old son to stay home and watch Aiden. That will mean he would have to forgo getting a job when he turns 15 in the fall and couldn’t play basketball and football.

“I don’t have any other option,” she said.

At home, Aiden would likely stay inside on a screen. That would be heartbreaking since he’s thrived getting tutoring and “learning about healthy boundaries” from the Boys & Girls Club program, Reyes said.

Fernande Berard learned about the funding freeze and possible closure from a reporter after dropping off her three young boys for summer camp. “I would be really devastated if this goes away,” said the nurse. “I honestly don’t know what I would do.”

Her husband drives an Uber much of the day, and picking up the kids early would eat into his earnings. It’s money they need to pay the mortgage and everything else. If her boss approves, she’d likely have to pick up her children from school and take them to the rehabilitation center where she oversees a team of nurses. The children would have to stay until her work day ends.

“It’s hard to imagine,” she said.

Texas Floods

Texas floodwaters damaged crops and endangered livestock. Now farmers and ranchers are cleaning up

By Melina Walling and Joshua A. Bickel Associated Press

BEND, Texas (AP) — Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches.

In the town of Bend, about two hours north of Austin, Boyd Clark waded into rising waters to help one of his stranded ostrich hens. Matthew Ketterman spent several agonizing hours trapped on top of his truck amid coursing rapids after driving out to check the fences on his exotic game ranch outside Burnet, about an hour south of Bend. And the overflowing San Gabriel River knocked Christmas trees sideways and staff had to get petting zoo animals into a temporary pen at Sweet Eats Adventure Farm in Georgetown, about 65 miles east of Ketterman’s ranch.

As authorities work to understand the extent of the loss of human life—as of Friday at least 120 people were killed more than 160 missing —farmers and ranchers are working to assess damage to their properties, crops and animals. Many are facing the task of caring for livestock while salvaging what crops they can and cleaning up the wreckage.

While many farmers lean on a relentless optimism to get through the uncertainty of relying on the weather for a living, extreme weather disasters like catastrophic floods, droughts and wildfires can take a toll. The weather events also pose unique challenges to those who rely on seasonal tourist rushes or who might not have crop insurance.

It’s a double-edged sword: as some farmers turn to agritourism or niche crops to weather unpredictable markets, climate change is also intensifying many of the natural disasters that can make it more difficult for those experiments to succeed. Even the larger operations are not immune; farmers who produce all kinds of crops must plan for emergencies.

“We expect it to happen again. It’s never a question of if, but when,” said Jon Meredith, co-owner of Sweet Eats, an agritourism outfit that mainly grows Christmas trees. “And so we just continue to try to mitigate our losses and reduce our risk around events like this.”

Still surveying the damage, starting repairs

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said there has been so much rain so quickly that some farmers are seeing complete loss or severe damage to their crops and infrastructure, in several counties and beyond the banks of overflowing rivers.

“We’ve had farm equipment washed down the river. We’ve had tractors underwater, so they’re totaled, won’t be able to use those. Irrigation equipment wadded up like a bowl of spaghetti,” Miller told The Associated Press. “We’re finding cattle dead on top of trees downriver. So it’s pretty devastating.”

Miller said there are resources available for farmers. Those include the State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund, which helps farmers access disaster funding, the Hay and Feed Hotline, which donates animal feed and the AgriStress Helpline that provides 24/7 mental health support.

Now comes the task of cleanup: repair miles of destroyed fence line, tally lost livestock and move debris from foliage and mud to piled-up picnic tables.

After a harrowing night waiting for hours to be rescued, Ketterman, who had gotten stuck on his vehicle, felt lucky to be alive. But he and his team were also grieving the loss of a member who died in the flooding on his way to work. They lost some animals to the churning water, as well.

“We’re in the hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage, but you know, at the end of the day that’s just monetary and we’ll recover from that,” he said.

Disasters like floods can be tough for specialty farmers

Small farms that offer experiences to visitors, don’t sell to wholesalers or don’t have crop insurance are especially vulnerable, said Hannah Burrack, professor and chair of the entomology department at Michigan State University, who has worked with fruit farmers in the aftermath of floods.

Clark said ostrich growers can access some U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that cover the loss of grass that birds graze on, but otherwise there isn’t much assistance. Ostriches also get too cold in heavy rain. And it cuts down egg production; the hens almost stop laying eggs and mud and water can ruin what few they do.

“It does definitely affect our production this year and our profitability,” Clark said. Burrack said that other crops for consumption like fruits and vegetables get submerged, they can no longer be sold. Unharvested plants in fields can build up, causing pest issues or creating an unpleasant experience for visitors. And once submerged, “long-term echoes of these short-term stressors” can make trees more vulnerable to disease.

Meredith said Sweet Eats was lucky the Christmas season is still months away; they still had a chance to put the trees back up. They would’ve had a harder time if they were still doing peach trees like they used to. “Because so much of our stuff is pick-your-own, so if we can’t be open for customers, then it magnifies the challenges that we face because of cash flow issues,” he said.

All farms need to plan for emergencies, climate change

It’s not just floods: farms across the country have taken hits due to extreme weather in recent years. Wildfires have damped farm-based businesses in California including pick-your-own apple orchards in the southern part of the state and wineries in the north. An unusually warm winter had Midwestern maple syrup producers scrambling in 2024, while pinching drought has hit pumpkins, along with many other crops, across the West.

It’s good business sense to observe how climate change might affect your opera-

tion and make adjustments accordingly, said Rob Leeds, an extension educator at Ohio State University who works with farmers, especially those interested in agritourism. He described how after watching a barrage of tornadoes and high winds in recent years, some cattle producers in Ohio have been building tougher barns that more typically would be seen in windswept areas of the West. Some fall-themed agritourism operators have started installing fans and misters, anticipating more hot days later into the fall.

It will take a while for Texas farmers to fully recover, but some are already building back stronger. Ketterman said he thinks they’re going to put up sturdier fence posts in the coming weeks as they secure the fence line.

They’ll lean on each other, too. Many farmers described the tight-knit sense of community as they weathered the storm.

“We all started calling each other, to make sure we could get our animals out and anything else that we needed to save,” said Jon Meredith, co-owner of Sweet Eats. “Just because this is a fact of life. When you live on a river, it’s beautiful and enjoyable, but there are occasionally times where things can go south very quickly.”

Walling reported from Chicago. Amy Taxin reported from Orange County, Calif.

By Grant McCarty Contributor

The periods of heat we have experienced in the last couple of weeks, along with excessive rain conditions, has led to some unusual issues in vegetable gardens in the Rockford area. While there are some issues we see every year, you might be encountering some challenges that you have not seen before. Especially if this is your second year of growing a vegetable garden for your family, it may be hard to compare.

If your plants look health and you are not seeing any vegetables, it may be a couple of reasons. Over-fertilization is

Energy & Environment

Impact of heat on your garden vegetables

common for vining vegetables which leads to lush plants but a lack of flowers-vegetables. If you fertilize and then experience quite a lot of rain, this could also leach important fertilizer away from your plants. Another culprit can be hot day and night temperatures that will lead to flowers dropping. This happens when air temperatures are between 75-95 F.

Hot temperatures may also impact the type of flowers on your vining vegetables like squash, pumpkins, and melons. These produce male and female flowers. When temperatures are above 90 F during the day and over 70 F at night, the plants develop more males than females. It’s

also important to know that the first flowers that appear are male. So there may not be any need to panic yet as a vining plant covered in male flowers in mid-July may be expected depending on when you planted.

Heat will further impact your pollinators. Bees like temperatures between 60 to 90 F. Once temperatures are above 90 F, many bees slow down and pollinate less. This leads to a lot of problems with cucumbers as the bees are less likely to pollinate cucumbers due to their less appealing flower. Pollination may still occur but leads to deformities of these vining crops.

If this heat period continues, you may

be encountering green tomatoes hanging on the vine that aren’t ripening. I have encountered this problem most seasons. Tomatoes ripen in two phases. First, they become green, develop seeds, and become soft. Second, the fruit will turn red. The optimum temperature for this is between 68 F to 77 F with no red pigment produced above 85 F.

Ultimately, you need patience for your vegetables. A good week of weather should allow for better pollination, development of female flowers, and ripening of your vegetables.

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

Will wisdom impact environmental struggles

By Dr. Robert Vogl, Ph.D. Illinois Renewable Energy Association

Contributors

When Sonia and I went to a Sustain Rockford meeting this year, we had a brief discussion after the meeting with another person who was there. He suggested that given our decades of work for environmental and social justice issues he wondered if we had any wisdom to share with him.

We were unsure that our decades of effort could be summed up to help others. Since Sonia’s passing others have let us know they considered us a very effective team. She had good organizing skills and I kept up on social and environmental issues and looked for potential ways to address them, We recognized, respected and utilized our skills to implement actions we thought would improve society. Team work is essential and is a form of wisdom passed on through the generations.

We and others are disappointed with the current administration’s efforts to undermine many of the environmental gains initiated with the cooperative and effective environmental reforms initiated since the first Earth Day in the 1970s. The anti-environmental movement illustrates a team effort which could move society away from the goal of a sustainable society and undermine the existence of our democracy by consolidating economic and political power.

I listened to an interview by Nate Hagens of Helena Norberg-Hodge who shared her perspective based on her long career pursuing environmental reforms. She declares we must localize our efforts to nurture the trees, bushes, clean water and grasslands abused by our use of chemicals and machines, She calls for more people on the land and maintaining wild places.

She also warns us to resist the corporate push which seeks to create a world which is 100% urbanized. She advocates localizing our economies to counter the impacts of economic globalization. She believes that localization will create stronger economies, communities and ecologies.

By living in a rural setting people are reconnected with the living world in contrast to living in an urban setting filled with the artifacts of human activities. She supports the various efforts akin to farmers markets where local grown foods are available to people seeking them as opposed to buying their foods from industrialized sources utilizing fossil fuels.

Her beliefs are informed in part by her spending part of each year living with the indigenous people of Ladakh and maintains interactions with leading environmental thinkers from various parts of the modern world.

She believes the world is being shaped

by the elites of the world intent on undermining the existing nation states in order to fulfill their vision of a corporate controlled world which allows them to pursue their economic goals without interference from governments.

While encouraging support of localization efforts she reminds us to pay attention to global events, particularly the increase in right leaning political leaders gaining power as a consequence of what is happening globally.

The investor mentality is impacting government policy as illustrated by signed agreements where investors can do what they want to do as they seek profits and sue the governments and their citizens who try to limit them. A recent example is a lawsuit by Australian investors involved in uranium mining in Iceland suing Greenland for 13 billion because Icelandic citizens voted against allowing more uranium mining in their country. The uranium is not being brought back for use in Australia but is being sold in the global marketplace. Her views on globalization and localization might represent her version of wisdom after a long career pursuing environmental and social reforms.

Her views on localization, decentralization and calls for return to the land have often gained appeal during times of economic stress such as the depression of the 1930 and the economic stagnation of

the 1970s as people responded to declining standards of living.

She recognizes that elements of localization such as farmer’s markets exist in urban settings and support local farm operations. For years small businesses like body shops and car repair providers were locally owned supporting a more decentralized economy. As they disappear due to new government regulations, rising insurance costs and shortages of skilled workers to service the increasingly complex technologies, large monopolies emerged concentrating economic and political power while undermining local resilience and community independence.

This article only shares some of her views available in the interview of Helena Norberg-Hodge on environmental issues impacting our lives. Her full interview is available on Nate Hagens website: The Great Simplification More of her work can be found at her website, local futures.

The Great Simplification website is focused on the various aspects of the challenges facing society as energy and mineral resources decline and adverse environmental impacts increase. It suggests that society could be designed to function well while consuming fewer resources.

Her views regarding the goals of the elites might be her version of wisdom after a long career pursuing environmental and social reforms.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of Rockford School District No. 205, Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, that a Tentative Budget for said School District for the fiscal year of July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026, will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Administration Building of Rockford Public School District No. 205 located at 501 Seventh Street, City of Rockford, Illinois, from and after the 16th day of July, 2025, during business hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM).

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Case No. 2025-AD-8

PUBLICATION NOTICE To: EDWIN ROBERTO BRAN-ARIAS AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Take notice a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, for the adoption of a child named Kevin Qhary Bran Gomez, and that in Courtroom 216, on the 8th day of August 2025, at the hour of 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition for Adoption.

Now, unless you, Edwin Roberto Bran-Arias, and All Whom It May Concern, appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the Petition may be taken for confessed as against you and an Order, Judgment, or Decree entered.

Dated at Rockford, Illinois this 11th day of June, 2025. Thomas Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 26386R TRRT 7/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO Probate Division ESTATE OF Karin Louise Andersen, Deceased.

Case No. 25-PR-187 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of KARIN LOUISE ANDERSEN, of Rockford, Illinois, on May 25, 2025. Letters of Office were issued on Juen 16, 2025, to DAVID R. ANDERSEN, 1412 Van Wie Ave, Rockford, IL, 61103, who is the Executor of the estate. The attorney for the estate is D. KEVIN SOMMER, Attorney at Law, One Court Place, Suite 300, Rockford, IL 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed within 6 months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within 6 months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within 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, 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, 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 his attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated: 06/24/25

David R. Andersen, Executor of the Estate

Attorney for Executor: D. Kevin Sommer

Attorney at Law One Court Place, Suite 300 Rockford, IL 61101

815.965.4412

Dillon Jones and To All Whom It May Concern:

TAKE NOTICE that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, for the adoption of a minor child named ROCCO JAMES JOHNSON. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein in said Circuit Court of Winnebago County, in the City of Rockford, Illinois on or before the 15th day of August 2025, a default may be entered against you any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dated: June 26, 2025 Clerk of the Circuit Court WALSH & WALSH, LLP

Attorney Meghan Bolte, #6302434 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104

Phone: 815-399-1400 Fax: 815-399-9440 mnb@walshandwalsh.com 26359R TRRT 7/16

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WinnebagoRockford, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff vs. THEODORE T. KAHLEY; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendant 24 FC 241 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on August 7, 2025, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE (153) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 7 OF PINE MANOR SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINICIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 36 OF PLATS ON PAGE 1A IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 16-06-430-032. Commonly known as 3001 FOLIAGE LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109.

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 EDITH A. McGEE, Deceased.

Case No. 2025-PR-0000190

Date Will Filed: June 9, 2025 Will Number 2025-WI-421 CLAIMS NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of EDITH A. McGEE. Letters of Office were issued on June 23, 2025, to MIDLAND STATES BANK, Administrator with Will Annexed, whose address is 6838 E. State Street, Suite 2, Rockford, IL 61108. The attorney of record for the estate is Arthur G. Kielty of Reno & Zahm LLP, 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400, Rockford, Illinois 61107.

Claims may be filed on or before January 2, 2026, 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 (755 ILCS 5/18-3), whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, with the Administrator with Will Annexed, or both. Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Administrator with Will Annexed 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 Illinois 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 24th day of June 2025. RENO & ZAHM LLP BY: /s/Arthur G. Kielty Arthur G. Kielty Attorney for Midland States Bank, Administrator with Will Annexed of the Estate of Edith A. McGee RENO & ZAHM, LLP

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 7, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on August 13, 2025, at the Advocus National Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

PARCEL I:

Lot Three Hundred Ninety-four (394) as designated upon the Plat of Snow’s Arlington Subdivision, being a Subdivision lying in the East Half (1/2) of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 15 of Plats, Page 7 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

PARCEL II:

Lot Three Hundred Eighty-five (385) as designated upon the Plat of Snow’s Arlington Subdivision, being a Subdivision lying in the East Half (1/2) of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 15 of Plats, Page 7 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 4817 RIVER BLUFF CT, LOVES PARK, IL 61111

Property Index No. 11-12-477003; 11-12-477-010

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, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC

Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719.

Please refer to file number 2037079. 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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC

601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@ hsbattys.com

Attorney File No. 2037079

Case Number: 24 FC 367 TJSC#: 45-1263

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.

OF SAID BLOCK EIGHTY (80) FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 09-28-104-004. Commonly known as 224 Washington Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 2215 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1512, Westchester, Illinois 60154. (312) 940-8580. 23-01217

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

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ADOPTION NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

SS.

In Re the Matter of the Petition for Adoption of ROCCO JAMES JOHNSON, a male child, 2025 AD 32.

The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Morris Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. 52109. 23-130226 IJSC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3268798 P26361R TRRT 7/16

Arthur G. Kielty (#06207246) 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 Phone (815) 987-4050 Fax (815) 987-4092 agk@renozahm.com 26364R TRRT 7/16 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIRST MID BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.-

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED, DILLON MICHAELSON, TROY MICHAELSON, PAIGE MARSHALL, FIRST MID BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BLACKHAWK BANK, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED Defendant 24 FC 367 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $61,094.66. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport,

Case # 24 FC 367 I3269696 P26389R TRRT 7/30 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WinnebagoRockford, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-HE3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE3, Plaintiff vs. DONALD B. SAMUELSON, JR., BRENDA A. SAMUELSON, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PECATONICA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendant 24 FC 31 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on August 21, 2025, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: PART OF THE WEST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF BLOCK TWENTY-TWO (22) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF PECATONICA, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK Y OF DEEDS ON PAGE 496 IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 82 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE NORTH, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK TO A POINT 179 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK, 90 FEET; THENCE SOUTH, PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK TO A POINT 82 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK, THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE

P26390R TRRT 7/30 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 EDITH A. McGEE, Deceased. Case No. 2025-PR-0000190

Date Will Filed: June 9, 2025 Will Number 2025-WI-421 NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Notice is hereby given to UNKNOWN HEIRS, who are heirs in the above proceeding to probate a Will and whose addresses are not stated in the petition to admit the Will to probate, that an Order was entered by the Court on June 23, 2025, admitting the decedent’s Will to probate and appointing Midland States Bank, by Doug Warren as Administrator with Will Annexed. This notice is made pursuant to Section 6-10(a) of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/6-10(a)). Within forty-two (42) days after the effective date of the original Order of admission, heirs may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the Will by testimony of the witnesses to the Will in open court or other evidence, as provided in Section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/6-21).

Interested persons also have the right under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/81) to contest the validity of the Will by filing a petition with the Court within six (6) months after admission of the Will to probate. 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:// illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp. asp, or talk with your local circuit clerk’s office.

Dated this 24th day of June, 2025. MIDLAND STATES BANK BY: Midland States Bank, Administrator with Will Annexed of the Estate of Edith A. McGee, deceased BY: RENO & ZAHM LLP /s/ Arthur G. Kielty Arthur G. Kielty, Attorney for the Administrator RENO & ZAHM, LLP

Arthur G. Kielty (#06207246) 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107

Phone: (815) 987-4050 Fax: (815) 987-4092

agk@renozahm.com

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC

Plaintiff, -v.-

EDITH R. ACKERMAN et al

Defendant 2022-FC-0000169

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on August 11, 2025, at the Advocus National Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT THREE (3) IN BLOCK ELEVEN (11) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CENTRAL PARK SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION LYING IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION FIFTEEN, IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS ON PAGE 49 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2917 LAWNDALE AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Property Index No. 11-15203-003

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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).

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. 14-22-01929

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Case Number: 2022-FC-0000169

TJSC#: 45-1648

Case # 2022-FC-0000169

I3269276 P26369R TRRT 7/23 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Winnebago COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE/ MECHANICS LIEN SECTION

The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor Indenture trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association for CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-J, Plaintiff, vs. Michael R. Brown, Mechelle J. Brown, State of Illinois Department of Revenue, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants. 2025FC0000252 843 Marvin St. South Beloit, IL 61080-2246 PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for foreclosure of a certain Real Estate Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT THITY-ONE (31) IN BLOCK NINE (9) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF CLARK AND HELM’S ADDITION, A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF OAK PARK ADDITION TO SOUTH BELOIT, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS ON PAGE 26 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS Tax Number: 0408103011 commonly known as 843 Marvin St. South Beloit, IL 610802246; and which said Real Estate Mortgage was made by Michael R. Brown and Mechelle J. Brown, husband and wife, and recorded in the Office of the Winnebago County Recorder as Document Number 0568612; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the

said named Defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, In the office of the Circuit Court of IL County, located at 400 West State Street, Room 101 Rockford, IL 61101, on or before August 8, 2025, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. C. Anthony Crnic ARDC # 6312600

Cook County # 59191 THE SAYER LAW GROUP, P.C. 925 E 4th St. Waterloo, IA 50703 (319) 234-2530 tcrnic@sayerlaw.com generalupdates@sayerlaw.com IL250129 I3269431 P26370R TRRT 7/23 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Sarah Tarara, DECEASED. 25 PR 179

Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Joanne Tarara, 3820 Palm Isle Place, Apr. B103, Bradenton, Florida 34203, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is Daniel J. Lynch, Peck Ritchey, LLC., 321 South Plymouth Court, 6th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 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 January 9, 2026, 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.

Daniel J. Lynch Peck Ritchey, LLC (6331421) 321 South Plymouth Court, 6th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60604 (312)201-0900 I3269278 P26371R TRRT 7/23 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2025-TX-0000258 FILED July 1, 2025 TAKE NOTICE TO:

LORI GUMMOW, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK; Wells Fargo Foothill Inc.; Warner Electric Inc. a/k/a Warner Electric LLC; Warner Electric Inc. a/k/a Warner Electric, LLC; Occupant; Regal Rexnord; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS.

This is NOTICE of the filing of the Petition for Tax Deed on the following described property: All that certain land

and premises situated in Winnebago County, City of South Beloit, Illinois, as shown on that certain plat of survey dated January 25, 2000, last revised January 28, 2000, made by International Land Services, Inc., entitled “South Beloit, Illinois, 449 Gardner Street”, and as further described as Part of Lot 42, County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois Plat of a part of the, City of South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot 42; thence N76deg24’00”W along the North line of Gardner Street 451.64 feet; thence N13deg35’19”E, 102.00 feet; thence S76deg25’47”E, 142.65 feet; thence N13deg35’13”E, 49.50 feet; thence S76deg04’19”E, 24.99 feet; thence N13deg47’36”E, 23.65 feet; thence S76deg24’47”E, 8.93 feet; thence N13deg35’13”E, 47.45 feet; thence N00deg03’15”W, 300.28 feet; thence N13deg34’43”E, 322.87 feet the South line of the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company Railroad right-ofway, thence N84deg09’20”E along the South line of the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company Railroad right-of-way 139.35 feet to the East line of said Lot 42; thence S00deg03’13”E along the East line of said Lot 42, 909.28 feet to the point of beginning. Contained within said bounds 201,598 square feet or 4.6281 acres. Property Index Number 0405-179-003

On November 21, 2025 at 9:30 a.m., Courtroom 426 the Petitioner intends to make application for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued. The real estate was sold on November 11, 2024 for general taxes of the year 2023. The period of redemption will expire November 19, 2025.

G. Michael Scheurich, Attorney for Petitioner (815) 636-9600 26375R TRRT 7/23 n n n TAX DEED NO. 2025-TX-0000257 FILED July 1, 2025 TAKE NOTICE TO: LORI GUMMOW, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK; Byron Bank; Maccabee Capital LLC; Occupant; Rockford Icehogs; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS. This is NOTICE of the filing of the Petition for Tax Deed on the following described property: Lots Fourteen (14) to Nineteen (19), both inclusive, the 10 foot vacated alley lying North of said Lot Fourteen (14), all in Block Thirty (30) in the Assessor’s Plat of East Rockford, being a subdivision of part of Block 7, 8, 15, 16, 29, 30, 37 and 38 of the Town of Rockford, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 58 of Deeds on Page 19 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Property Index Number 1123-387-001

On November 21, 2025 at 9:30 a.m., Courtroom 412 the Petitioner intends to make application for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued. The real estate was sold on November 19, 2024 for

general taxes of the year 2023. The period of redemption will expire November 19, 2025. G. Michael Scheurich, Attorney for Petitioner (815) 636-9600 26376R TRRT 7/23

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 MARK L. BEARD, deceased No. 2025-PR-0000192 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of MARK L. BEARD, of Roscoe, Illinois on May 22, 2025. Letters of office were issued on June 24, 2025, to ERICK G. BEARD, 11873 Tranaray Court, Roscoe, IL 61073, as independent executor, whose attorney is TOBIN & RAMON, 530 South State Street; Suite 200, Belvidere, IL 61008-3711. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4), an interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the WINNEBAGO County Circuit Clerk--Probate Division at the WINNEBAGO County Courthouse, at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the representative, or both, on or before January 12, 2026 which date is not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

DATED: June 30, 2025

ERICK G. BEARD

Independent Executor Lois Cannell Ramon ARDC# 2280434

TOBIN, RAMON & BARBER

Attorneys for Petitioner 530 South State Street; Suite 200 Belvidere, IL 61008-3711 (815)544-0316 patti@tobinramon.com 26377R TRRT 7/23 n n n TAX DEED CASE NO: 2025 TX 251 FILED: 6/27/25 To: Quentin McClinton, 3134 Liberty Drive, Rockford, IL 61101 TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago Date Premises Sold November 19, 2024 Certificate No. 202301095 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2023

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property located at 456 N. Avon, Rockford, Illinois

Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-22-128-016

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 November 19, 2025. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

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 November 19, 2025. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois on December 19, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 426.

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 November 19, 2025 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 XX, Petitioner By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek Purchaser

Dated June 30, 2025 26378R TRRT 7/23 n n n TAX DEED CASE NO: 2025 TX 252 FILED: 6/27/25

To: UEP Investments 1 LLC, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

UEP Investments 1 LLC, %Jeff Orduno, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

Justin Fern, Manager, UEP Investments 1 LLC, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

TAKE NOTICE

County of Winnebago

Date Premises Sold November 19, 2024

Certificate No. 202301183

Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2023 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property located at 316 E. State St., Rockford, Illinois Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-23-382-021

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

Redemption can be made at any time on or before November 19, 2025 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 XX, Petitioner By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek Purchaser

Dated June 30, 2025 26379R TRRT 7/23 n n n TAX DEED CASE NO: 2025 TX 253 FILED: 6/27/25

To:

UEP Investments 1 LLC, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

UEP Investments 1 LLC, %Jeff Orduno, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107 Justin Fern, Manager, UEP Investments 1 LLC, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

TAKE NOTICE County of Winnebago

Date Premises Sold November 19, 2024

Certificate No. 202301185

Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2023

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property located at 322 E. State St., Rockford, Illinois

Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-23-382-023

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

Redemption can be made at any time on or before November 19, 2025 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 XX, Petitioner By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek Purchaser

Dated June 30, 2025 26380R TRRT 7/23

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TAX DEED CASE NO: 2025 TX 254 FILED: 6/27/25

To: UEP Investments 1 LLC, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

UEP Investments 1 LLC, %Jeff Orduno, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

Justin Fern, Manager, UEP Investments 1 LLC, 134 N. 1st St., Rockford, IL 61107

TAKE NOTICE

County of Winnebago

Date Premises Sold November 19, 2024

Certificate No. 202301184

Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2023

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at E. State St., Rockford, Illinois Legal Description or Property Index No. 11-23-382-022

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Rockford, Illinois on December 19, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 426. 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 November

19, 2025 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 XX, Petitioner

By:/s/ J. Thomas Witek Purchaser

Dated June 30, 2025 26381R TRRT 7/23 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JOANNA A. WHITESIDE Deceased.

Case No: 2025 PR 183 CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of Joanna A. Whiteside. Letters of Office were issued on June 12, 2025, to Margo Whiteside, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Mark Brynteson, 2969 Rolling Meadow Court, Belvidere, IL 61008. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before January 2, 2026, 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. Mark D. Brynteson Attorney for Administrator Prepared by: Mark Brynteson // ARDC 627884 2969 Rolling Meadow Court Belvidere, IL 61008 Office: 815-569-4280 Fax: 815-459-4075

Email: mdb@bryntesonlaw.com 26360R TRRT 7/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: LUISA DELCARMEN MORELL-MCPEAK, Petitioner, vs. MICHAEL EUGENE MCPEAK, Respondent. 2025-DN-177 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent Michael Eugene McPeak that Petitioner Luisa DelCarmen Morell-McPeak has caused to be filed a Petition for Declaration of Invalidity 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 August 4, 2025, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition. /s/ Luisa DelCarmen Morell-McPeak, Petitioner 26363R TRRT 7/16

Rock River Times. July 16, 2025

n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS

In the Matter of the Petition of SHANNON WESCOTT and MICHAEL FARVE, Petitioners, To Adopt

ATHENA FARVE, a minor, and MAGGIE BRINZA, Respondent.

Case No. 2024-AD-144

PUBLICATION NOTICE

To: MAGGIE BRINZA AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Take notice a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, 17th Judicial Circuit, for the adoption of a child named Athena Farve, and that in Courtroom 216, on the 8th day of August 2025, at the hour of 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition for Adoption.

Now, unless you, Maggie Brinza, and All Whom It May Concern, appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the Petition may be taken for confessed as against you and an Order, Judgment, or Decree entered.

Dated at Rockford, Illinois this 13th day of June, 2025. Thomas Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 26366R TRRT 7/16 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 DUI services business in said County and State under the name of A Better Choice Coun-

seling at the following post office addresses: 318 Park Ave., Suite 5, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Julie K Hirsch Saenz SIGNED: Julie K Hirsch Saenz 6/24/25

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of June, A.D. 2025. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Lisa Nolley, Deputy Clerk 26367R TRRT 7/16 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HELEN A. DISMER, Deceased. CASE NO. 2025 PR 126 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of HELEN A. DISMER. Letters of Office were issued on May 28, 2025, to RUTH ANNE FELLER and DONALD FELLER, 4216 Marsh Avenue, Rockford, IL 61114, who are the legal representatives of the estate. The attorney for the estate is ERIN E. WALSH, 1707 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61104.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before January 16, 2026, 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 Win-

nebago 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 her attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: July 9, 2025

RUTH ANNE FELLER and DONALD FELLER, Independent Executors WALSH & WALSH, LLP

Attorney Erin E. Walsh

Attorney for Estate 1707 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Phone: (815) 399-1400 26393R TRRT 7/30

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

In the Matter of the Estate of MARY ANN GERBER, deceased No. 2025-PR-0000193

CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of MARY ANN GERBER, of Rockford, Illinois on May 7, 2025. Letters of office were issued on, June 30, 2025, to MARK A. GERBER, 120 Juniper Drive, Coppell, TX 75019, as independent Executor, whose attorney is TOBIN, RAMON & BARBER, 530 South State Street; Suite 200, Belvidere, IL 61008-3711. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4), an interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk -Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, at 400 w. State, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the representative, or both, on or before January 16, 2026, which date is not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

DATED: July 8, 2025

MARK A. GERBER

Independent Executor

Kiera P. Kamedula ARDC# 6351337 Tobin, Ramon & Barber 530 S. State St., Suite 200 Belvidere, IL 61008 (815) 544-0316 patti@tobinramon.com

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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY J. MARLIN, Deceased. NO. 2025-PR-195 CLAIM NOTICE AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS NOTICE is given of the death of BETTY J. MARLIN. Letters of Office were issued on June 30, 2025 to VICKI J. VERSETTI, who is the legal representative of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is David L. Davitt, 6072 Brynwood Dr., Suite 206, Rockford, IL 61114. NOTICE is given to UNKNOWN

HEIRS whose names and addresses are not stated in the petition that an order was entered by the Court on June 30, 2025 admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in Section 5/6-21 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/6-21). You also have the right under Section 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before January 16, 2026, 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 her attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

DATED: July 11, 2025

David L. Davitt

Prepared by:

David L. Davitt

Attorney for Estate Davitt Law Office, PLLC

6072 Brynwood Dr., Suite 206 Rockford, IL 61114 (815) 229-5333 ddavitt@rockriverlaw.com 26395R TRRT 7/30 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION IN RE THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Pearline P Torrance, Deceased.

CASE NO: 2025-PR-0000132 CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death of Pearline P Torrance on December 29th, 2023. Letters of Office were issued on June 23, 2025 to: Ernest Phillips who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney is Christian Solares, 4855 E State St Ste 24, Rockford, IL 61108. Claims against the estate may be filed within six (6) months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six (6) months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing 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 may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Div. at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101, or with the representative or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Div., must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to the attorney within ten days (10) after it has been filed.

DATED: 07/09/2025 Ernest Phillips, Administrator

CHRISTIAN SOLARES #6325075

Attorney for Estate 4855 E State St Ste 24 Rockford, IL 61108 815/312-1703

26396R TRRT 7/30 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 THOMAS H. WOOD, II, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2025-PR-0000197 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of THOMAS H. WOOD, II. Letters of Office were issued on July 2, 2025, to JOANNE M. WOOD, 709 East Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, IL 61111, who is the Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is MICHAEL J. SCHAPPERT HolmstromKennedyPC, 800 North Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103.

Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before January 16, 2026, 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 ClerkProbate Division, at 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Estate legal representative

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

Dated: July 8, 2025

JOANNE M. WOOD, Independent Executor of the Estate of THOMAS H. WOOD, II, Deceased HolmstromKennedyPC Their Attorneys

By: /s/ Michael J. Schappert

Michael J. Schappert

Attorney Michael J. Schappert

HolmstromKennedyPCARDC #3128183

Attorney for Independent Executor

800 N. Church Street Rockford, IL 61103 (815) 962-7071

mjs@hkrockford.com

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ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a arts and crafts business in said County and State under the name of Wander North Creations at the following post office addresses: 2104 Bradley Road, Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lauren Kay Killam; James Kenneth Killam

SIGNED: Lauren Kay Killam 7/8/25

SIGNED: James Kenneth Killam 7/8/25

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 8th day of July, A.D. 2025. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Mary McRae, Deputy Clerk 26399R TRRT 7/30

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 AI research and development business in said County and State under the name of AI and Me USA at the following post office addresses: PO Box 7361, Rockford, IL 61126; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Alfredo L Roldan Sr.

SIGNED: Alfredo L. Roldan Sr.

6/25/25

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 25th day of June, A.D. 2025. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Lisa Nolley, Deputy Clerk 26368R TRRT 7/16 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 JEAN MARIE THORNBERRY, Deceased. No.: 2025-PR-196 CLAIM NOTICE

NOTICE is given of the death

of JEAN MARIE THORNBERRY, who died on Mary, 25, 2025. Marion Thornberry, whose address is 528 E. 8th Street, Belvidere, IL 61008, was appointed Special Administrator of the Estate of JEAN MARIE THORNBERRY, deceased, on July 7th, 2025. The attorney of record of the Estate is Mary Wood ofMacCloskeyKesler & Associates, 308 West State Street, Suite 200, Rockford, IL 61101.

Any claims against the estate may be filed on or before January 16, 2026, 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 of 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed on or before that date shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Winnebago County Circuit ClerkProbate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, or with the Special Administrator, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the Administrator 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 5128-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of the Court.

Dated: 7-8-25

Marion Thornberry, Special Administrator By: /s/ Mary I. Wood Mary I. Wood

Prepared by: Mary I. Wood, 6301210 MacCloskey Kesler & Associates, LLC

308 West State Street Rockford, IL 61101 815-965-2000

Eservice@rockfordinjurylawyer. com

26398R TRRT 7/30 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 transporting logistics goods business in said County and State under the name of Worc Truck at the following post office addresses: 4110 Hudson St., Apt.

1, Rockford, IL 61102; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Elzy Benard Scott

SIGNED: Elzy Benard Scott 7/7/25

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 7th day of July, A.D. 2025. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Lisa Nolley, Deputy Clerk 26400R TRRT 7/30 n n n

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO

n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Winnebago - Rockford, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff vs. THEODORE T. KAHLEY; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendant 24 FC 241 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on August 7, 2025, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-430-032. Commonly known as 3001 FOLIAGE LANE, ROCKFORD, IL 61109. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Morris Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. 52109. 23-130226 IJSC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3268798

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- EDITH R. ACKERMAN et al Defendant 2022-FC-0000169 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on August 11, 2025, at the Advocus National Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2917 LAWNDALE AVE, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Property Index No. 11-15-203-003

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

confirmation by the court.

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

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.

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. 14-22-01929

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Case Number: 2022-FC-0000169

TJSC#: 45-1648

Case # 2022-FC-0000169

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n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIRST MID BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS

AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED, DILLON MICHAELSON, TROY MICHAELSON, PAIGE MARSHALL, FIRST MID BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BLACKHAWK BANK, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF WILLIAM J MICHAELSON, DECEASED Defendant 24 FC 367 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 7, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 12:30 PM on August 13, 2025, at the Advocus National Title Insurance, 973 Featherstone Rd, Suite 100, ROCKFORD, IL, 61107, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4817 RIVER BLUFF CT, LOVES PARK, IL 61111 Property Index No. 11-12-477-003; 11-12-477-010

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $61,094.66.

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.

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 2037079.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

SIGNED: Joshua James Cabrera 7/14/25

Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 14th day of July, A.D. 2025. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Lisa Nolley, Deputy Clerk 26401R TRRT 7/30

This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a landscape business in said County and State under the name of Green & Clean at the following post office addresses: 14301 Dorr Road, South Beloit, IL 61080; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Joshua James Cabrera

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com

Attorney File No. 2037079

Case Number: 24 FC 367

TJSC#: 45-1263

Case # 24 FC 367 I3269696

P26389R TRRT 7/30

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REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Winnebago - Rockford, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-HE3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE3, Plaintiff vs. DONALD B. SAMUELSON, JR., BRENDA A. SAMUELSON, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PECATONICA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendant 24 FC 31 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on August 21, 2025, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 09-28-104-004.

Commonly known as 224 Washington Street, Pecatonica, IL 61063. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 2215 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1512, Westchester, Illinois 60154. (312) 940-8580. 23-01217

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

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Crossword THEME: AT THE CIRCUS

Across

1. *Jumbo The Elephant or Sirius in space

5. “But I heard him exclaim ‘____ he drove out of sight”

8. Young salmon

12. Blood component

13. What Lizzie Borden did

14. Leather razor sharpener

15. “The Famous Five” author ____ Blyton

16. Back of the neck

17. Letter-shaped girder

18. *Feats-of-strength circus performer

20. Indian restaurant bread

21. In need of a muffler

22. Away’s partner

23. Backward

26. Same as ruin

30. Greek R

31. Net sales minus cost of goods sold

34. Europe/Asia mountain divide

35. Approximately, as in date

ARIES

This week, work and finances may often cause concern and do little to lower tensions in your already complicated romantic relationship. However, addressing certain issues may ease your worries.

TAURUS

Cleaning may feel like a major chore that you want to keep putting off. At work, confidently sharing your innovative ideas could prove very lucrative.

GEMINI

You’ll spend time beautifying your home, which will enhance your living space. You’ll feel the urge to keep up with the latest technology by adding sophisticated connected gadgets to your home.

CANCER

You may find it hard to curb your impulsiveness this week. At work, you’ll quickly climb the corporate ladder. Be prepared for the significant responsibilities that come with your arrival at the top.

LEO

You’ll need to create a budget for your family life and upcoming projects. Your vacation is just around the corner. Make sure everything is organized so you can relax and fully enjoy every moment.

VIRGO

If you’re generous by nature, don’t hesitate to reach out to friends and family who need your support. Just remember to prioritize your wellbeing to avoid exhausting yourself in the process.

LIBRA

Whether you’re on vacation or not, let your mind wander in the comfort of your own home. What better way to escape reality than by diving into a great book or bingewatching a captivating TV series.

SCORPIO

You’ll feel the sudden need to gather all your friends to celebrate the start of summer. On the job, prepare for a busy week with demanding clients. Expect a constant flow of people who may be difficult to please.

37. Overnight lodging

38. Inflicted a blow

39. Celestial bear

SAGITTARIUS

40. Goose egg

42. ____-AFTRA

43. Frying pan

45. Eating establishment

ARIES

Focus on doing what you love this week. Treat every occasion as an opportunity for a party. Planning your vacation may feel overwhelming with so many options. However, don’t forget to tackle a few important commitments that need your attention.

TAURUS

It’s time for a change; stop procrastinating. You’ll start a new project or explore new and exciting opportunities. Your home might also need a fresh touch, whether through redecorating or relocating.

GEMINI

You’ll participate in training sessions and conferences and negotiate important agreements. In your relationship, your partner may have to step up and take responsibility—you’re not there to cater to their every need. You’ll successfully break certain bad habits at home.

CANCER

As your vacation draws near, your mind may linger on certain workrelated matters, forcing you to stay connected to the office. If you’re single, temper your excitement after a promising first date. You’ll be left waiting for a response.

LEO

You’ll finally sort out those small annoyances that have been bothering you and complete the tasks you’ve been putting off. Don’t be too spontaneous on vacation. Tourist spots will be crowded, so make your reservations right away.

VIRGO

You’ll like the idea of spending your vacation at home. Redesigning your flowerbeds or landscaping could quickly become a timeconsuming project, eating away at your downtime and leisure activities. Your vacation could turn into more of a construction site than a retreat.

LIBRA

Expect a busy week filled with travel. To avoid making unnecessary trips, make a grocery list before heading to the store. Be prepared for lively discussions and potential disagreements with those closest to you.

SCORPIO

5. Tests

6. Settle a debt

7. Biblical place of bliss

8. *”The Greatest Showman” protagonist

Choosing high quality materials when renovating your home is not a luxury, but a smart investment for your future. If you’re in a new relationship, you’ll take the first step toward building a new life together.

47. Type of English crs.

48. Traffic accident

CAPRICORN

50. Wading bird

52. *Sara Gruen’s novel “Water for ____”

56. *Lion tamer’s tool or counter seat

Week of July 13 to 19, 2025

ARIES

You’ll have a serious outlook this week, even though you’re on vacation. You’ll be thinking about work and big projects rather than fully enjoying your time off. Someone close to you may need your support.

TAURUS

Summer is flying by! Make the most of your planned activities. You’ll have a packed social calendar, and your good friends will invite you out. You’ll have memorable and enjoyable experiences.

GEMINI

Time is precious and you’ll have a whirlwind of ideas this week. You’ll go on a spontaneous trip and start planning another adventure for later this year. You’ll also focus on reaching ambitious personal and professional goals.

CANCER

Whether you’re on vacation or not, you’ll find the time to treat yourself. Disconnect and recharge in nature. Set aside your worries about work while you’re on vacation to reawaken your zest for life.

LEO

You could be hit with intense emotions for various reasons this week. If you’re dating, you’ll know quickly if the other person is being insincere. Your emotional state influences your vitality. Prioritize finding balance and peace of mind.

VIRGO

You’re always busy with work, even during summer. Your keen insights will help you spot opportunities to clinch valuable contracts or partnerships with clients. Try to make time for your partner and family.

LIBRA

Even while on vacation, you’ll frequently check in with work via your smartphone. An unexpected work emergency could cut your vacation short. However, your dedication will impress your boss.

SCORPIO

mattress, e.g.

40. *Aerialist’s bouncy safety device

41. Piled

Don’t be afraid to make the most of your summer! Create a solid budget to help turn your plans into reality. If you want the perfect vacation, you’ll need to juggle your work, family life and romantic relationships to have fun while still managing your responsibilities.

9. Equals length times width

SAGITTARIUS

10. Multicolored horse

11. Dashboard acronym

13. Type of heart pain

You’ll forge lasting friendships during your travels, at conferences, in training sessions or through group therapy. These encounters will help you create meaningful connections and allow you to release pentup emotions.

57. Justice’s garb

AQUARIUS

58. Hit it on the head

59. Run off, as in couple

60. Was in the hole

61. Japanese zither

62. Something ____

14. Moses’ mountain

44. Twisted cotton thread

46. Give it generously

48. *Funny one

49. James Dean’s famous role

Your sense of initiative doesn’t go unnoticed. At work and in social settings, you’ll create opportunities and know how to take advantage of them. Your energy will be at its peak, especially during activities with friends, which will keep you energized.

19. Hollywood legend ____ Shearer

CAPRICORN

22. *Like circus audience’s experience, hopefully 23. Bow-like structure

In your relationship, mere gestures of affection won’t suffice as proof of love. Your partner must inspire you to chase your dreams and create romantic moments with you.

PISCES

63. Movie “Saturday Night” subject matter, acr.

64. FedEx, verb

Down

24. Dodge

25. Trunks

50. It will 51. *Unwelcome reception, pl.

52. Cupid, to the Greeks

53. Sodium hydroxide

54. ____caca, South American lake

Before going on vacation, you’ll find yourself calculating the costs repeatedly, worrying about expenses. Remember, you can’t put a price on pleasurable experiences. In love, you could be swept up in a romance when you least expect it.

55. Trough stuff

AQUARIUS

26. *Three-____ circus

27. What phoenix did

28. Batu Khan’s people

Your vacation is almost here. Don’t stay home! Whether you’re with family or friends, take the time to balance your chakras and find inner peace within your environment.

1. Tom Jones’ “____ a Lady”

2. *Big Top

3. Gulf V.I.P.

4. Remodeled

The luckiest signs this week: SCORPIO,

29. JD Vance’s “Hillbilly ____”

32. Civil disorder

33. African grazer

36. *Sound of circus

38. Money under

AND CAPRICORN

56. Witness

Cherish the time you spend with your loved ones. Now is the perfect time to slow down on work. Allow yourself to take longer breaks to enjoy socializing with your colleagues.

PISCES

You have an inner passion pushing you to express your individuality. If you’re single, you’ll be bold and stand out. If you’re in a relationship, try breaking up your everyday routine. Your home is a peaceful retreat where you can recharge.

SAGITTARIUS

Despite being on vacation and promising yourself you would relax, you won’t be able to disconnect from work. You’ll check your messages and complete certain tasks. This will make it hard for you to fully unwind.

CAPRICORN

Vacation is supposed to be relaxing, but you may choose a destination that keeps you active. Instead, you’ll enjoy lively evenings filled with deep conversations and philosophical musings, giving free rein to your innermost reflections.

AQUARIUS

You’ll go on an adventure to break free from your typical routine or the hustle and bustle of everyday life. You’ll explore boutiques and treat yourself, which will lift your spirits. You may also receive a financial surprise, like an unexpected windfall or forgotten cash you find in your pocket.

PISCES

Take advantage of your vacation to turn your professional and homerelated dreams into reality. However, don’t forget to rest and give yourself some time to recharge.

The luckiest signs this week: AQUARIUS, PISCES AND ARIES

Take the downtime you need before diving back into new activities. If you feel the urge to let go, trust life to guide you. Something will spark your creativity, leading to remarkable artistic inspiration.

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Crossword & Sudoku

Across

1. Glass piece

5. Go through water

9. Situate

12. Tavern treats

13. 24th letters

14. “____ Day Now”

15. Bygone

16. Black and Bering

17. Small bite

18. Say

20. Dedicate

22. Watched

24. ____ Francis Drake

25. Stewed

29. Doll’s cry

32. Master

33. Catch

35. Angry

36. “Wish You ____ Here”

38. Toy racers: 2 wds.

40. Sick

42. Similar

43. Blew a horn

46. Phantoms

50. Coop product

51. Flounder or bass

53. Eroded

54. Common ailment

55. Step quickly

56. Revise text

57. Shirt style

58. Evergreen shrubs

59. Obstructs

Down

1. Dad

2. Cry of woe

3. Famous loch

4. Prize

5. Cowboy movies

6. Woodcutting tool

7. The Grateful ____

8. Roadway hazards

9. Unobstructed view

10. Combat group

11. Variety

19. Seeded breads

21. Vigor’s partner

23. Distributes

25. Cutting instrument

Rink surface

Pie topping

Dry spells

Impair

TV promos 34. Write with acid

Broad-antlered deer 39. Ate heartily 41. Southpaw

Weight

Gape

45. Disastrous 47. Fizzy drink

48. In good shape

49. Matched collections 52. Female pig

Rockford Area

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Joey Fecci Food & Wine Festival

Hidden Creek Estates 13276 White School Rd, Roscoe, IL hiddencrk.com

815.242.2099

Saturday, July 19

Hidden Creek Estates transforms into a culinary haven featuring an afternoon of food, wine, live music, and art From 2:30–5:30 p m , guests will sample seasonal creations from top chefs, including Michelin-starred Tony Mantuano and “Top Chef” winner Joe Flamm There will be live entertainment throughout the day General Admission ($200) includes chef-hosted tasting stations, curated wine tastings, and live entertainment VIP Tickets ($250) include all general perks plus shaded seating, a welcome glass of sparkling wine, and fresh oysters served tableside

Bookerfest

AARC at Booker

1005 S Court St , Rockford, IL 61102 aarcatbooker.com

815.962.9117

Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20

Bookerfest is a three-day celebration of culture, music, and community from 1–7 p m each day Admission is free Friday features a festival welcome, DJ ROC NOIZY spinning Blues and Jazz, Miss Bookerfest contest Saturday highlights R&B music, community line dances, a local fashion show, and the Miss Bookerfest finals Sunday’s Gospel Explosion includes uplifting messages, a Rockford Gospel Choir performance, and breakout sessions focused on education access, workforce opportunities, and a Black History discussion at 4 p m

Shrek the Musical The Studio Rockford 5050 E State St , Rockford, IL 61108 thestudiorockford.com 815.904.4252

Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20

The Studio brings this hilarious and heartwarming production to life filled with beloved fairy tale misfits and a firebreathing dragon Performed at Rockford University’s Maddox Theatre, this familyfriendly show offers fun for all ages The Studio is known for fostering creativity in students through engaging performances and hands-on learning experiences Opening night is Friday, July 18 at 7 p m , followed by performances Saturday at 2 p m and 7 p m ; and Sunday at 2 p m Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and kids 12 and under (+$2 at the door)

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