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A tent in a homeless encampment in Chicago. Tents subbing as living quarters are common among unhoused people. (Medill Illinois News Bureau by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
Lawmakers target hidden fees, predatory sales tactics with electric supply legislation
Consumer advocates push for new measures with affordability as session’s focus
By Maggie Dougherty & Nikoel Hytrek Capitol News Illinois
mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com
CHICAGO — When Illinoisians look to power their homes, they are faced with what can be an intimidating landscape of energy providers. That includes the major energy utilities — Commonwealth Edison, Ameren Illinois, Nicor Gas and Peoples Gas — but also smaller, alternative suppliers.
Lawmakers are looking to further regulate the latter, charging that a 2019 law aimed at reigning in predatory sales tactics is falling short.
Utilities are not allowed to mark up the supply price of energy they deliver, instead making their money by charging customers for energy delivery. State regulators also heavily scrutinize those expenditures in a formal review process.
But Illinois also allows consumers to buy their energy from other less-regulated third-party companies known as alternative retail energy suppliers.
Those alternative suppliers are not restrained by the same pricing limitations as the utilities. Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet, D-Chicago, said a bill she’s sponsoring aims to change that. House Bill 4313 would cap excessive pricing, prohibiting alternative suppliers from charging residential and small commercial customers more than 25% above utility supply prices.
Du Buclet said the issue of alternate suppliers came onto her radar particularly via complaints from seniors, who may be more at risk of signing up from aggressive door-to-door or telemarketing campaigns.
“For far too long, many consumers have believed that they were signing up for savings only to find themselves locked into higher rates, confusing terms (and) automatic renewals that they clearly did not understand or agree to,” Du Buclet said. “This is not what consumer choice should look like.”
Bills doubled or tripled
Retail suppliers can sometimes charge double or triple the utility rate, which might mean paying $40-$200 more per month, depending on energy usage.
A 2025 analysis of annual state reports
conducted by the Citizens Utility Board, a consumer watchdog group, found that residential customers of ComEd and Ameren had lost a combined total of more than $2 billion in business to alternative electricity suppliers since 2015.
There are over 50 registered electric suppliers in the ComEd service territory alone, according to CUB Director of Governmental Affairs Bryan McDaniel.
The bill would require alternate suppliers to report rates and how pricing compares to utility rates, while also prohibiting suppliers from automatically renewing customers into higher cost contracts without clear written consent and explanation of those costs.
It also targets aggressive sales tactics by prohibiting commission-based compensation for sales agents.
“Salespeople should not be rewarded simply for closing a deal, regardless of whether that deal is actually in the consumer’s best interest,” Du Buclet said. “If a company is offering a strong product at a fair price, it should be able to compete honestly; it should not have to rely on high pressure sales tactics or misleading pitches to get customers to sign on.”
Senior, green consumers at risk
Philippe Largent, state director of AARP Illinois, said seniors are often hit hardest by rising utility costs.
“A surprise increase in an energy bill doesn’t just cause frustration, it forces hard choices, like cutting back on groceries, delaying medications,” Largent said. “Energy choices should never come with a financial risk.”
Some alternate suppliers offer highpriced plans that are advertised as “green” or environmentally friendly. Customers might be willing to pay more to use renewable energy sources, but McDaniel said the claims are often misleading.
Though they may be marketed as “green,” he said, the companies often don’t send renewably sourced energy to the consumer’s home. They may put energy from renewables on the grid somewhere, or they may just be purchasing renewable energy certificates, essentially an investment in renewable sources.
“They like to try to charge a premium for that clean energy, when a lot of times clean energy ought to be cheaper,”
McDaniel said. “So, we just tell people, you know, really look closely.”
Du Buclet said while lawmakers passed the Home Energy Affordability and Transparency Act, or HEAT Act, in 2019, there are still gaps to be filled regarding alternative suppliers.
“At its core, this bill is about accountability,” Du Buclet said. “It’s about saying that in Illinois, consumer choice must be real, consumer choice must be informed, and consumer choice must be fair.”
Company expenses
Another new bill called the Utility Transparency Act would prevent utility companies charging customers for expenses related to the utility’s advertising, insurance, legal costs and trade association dues. Connecticut, Colorado and Maine have passed similar laws.
Under Illinois law, utilities are currently allowed to charge customers for those costs.
“The Utility Transparency Act is commonsense legislation that would end the practice of utilities making consumers pay for a long list of expenses that should otherwise be paid for by shareholders,” said State Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, at a February news conference announcing the bill.
“We are in an affordability crisis, and the last thing that any of my constituents need is to pay higher utility bills for expenses that simply advance the agendas of Illinois utilities and increase their political power,” Mah, who is sponsoring the bill in the House, said.
State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs, who is sponsoring the bill in the Senate, said her constituents have told her their bills have gotten unreasonably expensive.
“What we should be doing is delivering energy to homes and businesses, not asking people to pay for extra things that don’t do that,” she said at the same news conference.
The Citizens Utility Board estimated the bill could, in an average year, save Illinois ratepayers $40 million based on utility rate-hike cases from 2023 to 2025.
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Future Planning Seminar
Thursday, March 12th
6-8PM
Located at The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties
Learn essential information about future planning for individuals with developmental disabilities during major life transitions.
Topics include special needs trusts, Illinois' PUNS list, representative payee roles, guardianship and alternatives.
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Epilepsy Support Group
March 18th, 12-1PM
Located at The Arc of Winnebago, Boone, & Ogle Counties
Learn about services and resources provided by Illinois Epilepsy Support and Resources.
Connect with others and share experiences in a supportive group setting. Funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services; light meal provided.
Spring Rec Night
March 19th, 6-8PM
Located at Second First Church 318 N. Church St. Rockford
Kiwanis Taste of Aktion Club
Celebrate the beginning of spring with friends! Come dance, play games and hang out with us at Rec Night. Snacks will be provided.
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Spring ArtScene
April 24th & 25th, 5-8PM & 4-8PM
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Complaint says men who brought explosives to NYC protest said they were inspired by Islamic State
By Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City’s mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are awaiting arraignment Monday on charges of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and using a weapon of mass destruction.
Kayumi blurted out, as he was being arrested Saturday, that “ISIS” was the reason for his conduct, the complaint said. Balat, 18, later told authorities that he had pledged allegiance to the extremist group, and Kayumi, 19, asserted that he was affiliated with the Islamic State group, the complaint said.
Officers asked Balat whether he was aiming to accomplish something akin to the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013, when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and wounding hundreds more.
“No, even bigger,” Balat replied, according to the complaint.
The men’s attorneys were expected at court. Attempts to reach the suspects’ families were not immediately successful. The two men both have addresses in Pennsylvania, and Balat carried a Turkish government identification card along with his Pennsylvania driver’s license, according to the complaint.
An automated license plate reader captured the pair entering New York City from New Jersey less than an hour before the attack, according to the complaint.
Their vehicle — registered to one of Balat’s relatives — was discovered Sunday a few blocks from where they were arrested. A search of the car turned up a “hobby fuse” and a metal can, along with a written list of chemical ingredients and components that could be used to build explosives, the complaint said.
The homemade devices, which did not explode, were hurled Saturday during raucous counterprotests against an anti-Islamic demonstration led by Jake Lang, a far-right activist and critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat and the first Muslim to hold the office. Mamdani and his wife weren’t at the house, called Gracie Mansion, at the time.
Speaking outside the residence Monday morning, Mamdani said Balat and
Kayumi “traveled from Pennsylvania and attempted to bring violence to New York City.”
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said there are no indications that the men’s alleged activities were connected to the ongoing war in Iran. She declined to say more about why authorities believe the suspects were motivated by the Islamic State group, a Sunni extremist group. Iran’s population is almost entirely Shiite, the other main religious community within Islam.
While Mamdani and Tisch briefed reporters Monday, Lang heckled from outside the Gracie Mansion gates.
Meanwhile, police searched a home in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Middletown Township, and a separate federal investigation was underway in nearby Newtown, local police said. Both inquiries were related to the incident outside New York’s mayoral residence, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, wrote in a social media post Sunday.
Lang’s sparsely attended protest Saturday drew a far larger group of counterdemonstrators, including one person who police say tossed a smoking object containing nuts, bolts, screws and a “hobby fuse” into the crowd.
The device extinguished itself steps from police officers, Tisch noted. The same person who threw it then dropped
a second device that did not appear to ignite, the commissioner said.
The scene had grown chaotic even before the devices were thrown. Police said one person involved in the anti-Islam protest, Ian McGinnis, 21, was arrested after pepper-spraying counterprotesters. McGinnis, of Philadelphia, was released without bond after pleading not guilty Sunday to assault and aggravated harassment in a New York court, records show. A message seeking comment was left Monday for his attorney.
Three others were taken into custody but were released without charges.
After the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Lang was charged with assaulting an officer with a baseball bat, civil disorder and other crimes. He was later freed from prison as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping act of clemency. Lang recently announced that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
Earlier this year, he organized a rally in Minneapolis in support of Trump’s immigration crackdown, drawing an angry crowd of counterprotesters who quickly chased him away.
Associated Press writers Jennifer Peltz in New York and David Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed.
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ROCKFORD BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
Russell L. Taylor, Jr. Jorge Paredes, Executive Director
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Wendell Coates
Michael Scheurich, Attorney
Brendan A. Maher, Chief Judge, COMMISSIONERS Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans
By Jacques Abou-Rizk Medill Illinois News Bureau
CHICAGO — Homeless people are much more likely to face emergency room visits, hospitalizations and premature death than the general population, and state officials are struggling to stem the crisis, according to a new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Underlying these efforts to end homelessness is the Home Illinois Plan, the IDPH’s overarching multiagency strategy to address housing instability, in which the Housing First model is a core pillar. The model emphasizes that homelessness is not driven by individual shortcomings but by housing costs and systemic inequities.
Still, in his 2026 budget address on Feb. 18, Gov. JB Pritzker proposed that funding for Home Illinois be reduced by $7.6 million, bowing to headwinds from federal budget cuts and Illinois budget belt-tightening. It was the second straight year seeing a cut in funding for housing programs, including Pritzker’s signature program designed to eliminate homelessness in the state.
That means people who are homeless across Illinois and especially in urban areas will need to rely more on community-based programs.
Dr. Amanda Bradke, a physician at Rush University Medical Center, participates twice a week with a local nonprofit at a walk-in clinic in Chicago. While she can provide medical care, these centers often offer mental health services, laundry, showers, housing support, and career and legal resources.
“Our big overarching tenet of the work that we’re doing with the center is meeting people where they’re at,” Bradke said. “So that’s also, in terms of their needs, making sure that we have the right staff and the right resources to do that, but also physically bringing care into the community.”
Bradke’s work is a piece of a much larger network of homeless services offered by nonprofits, but their challenge is immense.
An estimated 10,000 people in Illinois experienced “literal homelessness,” according to the IDPH report. An estimated 108,000 to 233,000 are living in unstable arrangements.
The IDPH report found that 2,996 people died statewide from 2017 to 2023 while experiencing homelessness. Their average age at death was 20 years below the statewide average. More than 300 of those who died were veterans, and 30 had worked in the public sector, including as police officers, paramedics and correc-
tional officers.
Those experiencing homelessness are far more likely than the public at large to die of drug overdoses, traumatic injuries and excessive cold — and three times more likely to be murdered.
The report has state and nonprofit leaders asking about the need to provide well-rounded services that proactively address the needs of homeless communities.
The state’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness will focus on interventions that “help close the gap on health care delivery to people experiencing housing insecurity,” based on the report’s data.
“People who experience homelessness tend to live 20 years less than people who are housed, and tracking how this gap changes over time can help assess how interventions are working, ” the Illinois Department of Human Services, which oversees OPEH, said in a statement.
The IDPH report found that from 2017 to 2023, approximately 10,000 people in Illinois experienced “literal homelessness” and more than 200,000 people were in unstable housing situations. During the same time period, more than 75,000 people experiencing homelessness in Illinois accounted for more than 1.8 million hospital visits.
Eugenia Olison, a senior policy advisor at OPEH and an author of the IDPH report, said the study can open more pathways for identifying people experiencing homelessness in hospital settings to provide social services. Pritzker established OPEH and appointed Christine Haley as Illinois’ first chief homeless officer in 2021 through his Executive Order to Fight Homelessness in Illinois.
“My hope for this report is to not only bring awareness to the amount of individuals that are suffering while experiencing homelessness,” Olison said, “but also different advocacy ways that we could highlight the need for additional resources, additional housing, additional health care access for people experiencing homelessness.”
Street outreach programs
Street outreach programs that bring services directly to homeless people are not new, according to Sherri AllenReeves, chair of the Chicago Continuum of Care, which is a membership organization funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Chicago CoC is partnering with Street Samaritans, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to fighting homelessness through direct outreach, to bring an
in-person space to meet and help people facing homelessness.
“By the end of the month, and hopefully, really soon, we’ll be opening up a drop-in center in the Chicago Lawn area … just so people have a place to go and get a hot meal and shower,” Allen-Reeves said.
Illinois’ homeless services infrastructure is headed in the right direction, Allen-Reeves said. Efforts by both nonprofits and state offices to collect data and build networks of communication with homeless communities have steadily increased since Pritzker’s executive order in 2021.
Because of the links between food insecurity, mental and physical health, and housing status, at Nourishing Hope, one of the largest and longest-operating hunger relief organizations in Chicago, advocates aim to provide access to food, mental health resources and social services for all Chicagoans. In 2024, Nourishing Hope provided the equivalent of more than 4.5 million meals to people in need.
Through the organization’s Health and Hope Program, partnerships with local hospitals allow for the identification of individuals who are in need of emergency food support, longer term food services and other social services.
“We really try to address food insecurity from a holistic perspective,” Lisa Mayse-Lillig, chief program officer at Nourishing Hope Chicago, said, adding it’s about “being able to have those partnerships with health care providers so that they understand where they can make that referral and that connection with patients to get access to that nutritious food.”
Housing First model
While Pritzker’s administration has been in tune with supporting homelessness and housing services, budget cuts over the last two years have dampened efforts to address the affordable housing
crisis, said Niya Kelly, director of state legislative policy, equity and transformation at the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness.
“As we are seeing rents get higher and the price of items continue to grow and wages stay stagnant, we know that we’re going to see more people who are unstably housed,” Kelly said. “We want the governor’s office and the General Assembly to say, ‘We see these folks, and we’re going to make sure that we’re providing all the services that we can, not only get them housed, but get them the services that they need in order to stay housed.’”
Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, who is vice chair of the Senate Public Health Committee, said she disagrees with the proposed cut and believes the state should prioritize affordable housing in the face of cuts at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“Since the 1970s, the federal government has removed funding for public housing, and then states and local governments followed in suit to the point that we have very little public housing today,” Ventura said.
Kelly said addressing housing instability and affordability is the first step to ensuring that the number of people experiencing homelessness and the number of premature deaths decrease, as the Housing First model emphasizes.
“When we talk about the hierarchy of needs, knowing where you’re going to sleep at night absolutely impacts your quality of life and your mental health,” she said. “And so making sure that the person is in housing first makes the most sense, and then doing wraparound services.”
Jacques Abou-Rizk is a graduate student in journalism with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, and fellows in its Medill Illinois News Bureau working in partnership with Capitol News Illinois.
FOR CITY OF ROCKFORD VOTERS
Following is a complete set of specimen ballots for the General Primary Election, March 17, 2026. Voters will be eligible to vote in the districts as indicated on their valid voter identification card.
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
TO VOTE, COMPLETE THE OVAL TO THE LEFT OF YOUR CHOICE, LIKE THIS:
To cast a write-in vote, complete the oval to the left of the blank space provided and print the candidate’s name in that space. For specifi c write-in instructions, refer to the card of instructions provided in the booth. If you tear, soil, deface or erroneously mark this ballot, return it to the Election Judge and obtain another.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPECIMEN BALLOT
I hereby certify the following specimen ballot is a true and correct copy of the Democratic Party Official Ballot to be voted in the General Primary Election to be held in the City of Rockford, Illinois on March 17, 2026.
Executive Director Board of Election Commissioners FEDERAL
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for one)
KEVIN RYAN
ROBIN KELLY
JULIANA STRATTON
RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI
STEVE BOTSFORD JR.
BRYAN MAXWELL
JONATHAN DEAN
SEAN BROWN
AWISI A. BUSTOS
CHRISTOPHER SWANN
Write-in
FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (Vote for one)
JB PRITZKER AND CHRISTIAN MITCHELL
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for one)
KWAME RAOUL
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for one)
ALEXI GIANNOULIAS
FOR COMPTROLLER (Vote for one)
KARINA VILLA
STEPHANIE A. KIFOWIT
HOLLY KIM
MARGARET CROKE
FOR TREASURER (Vote for one)
MICHAEL W. FRERICHS
CONGRESSIONAL
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for one)
PAUL NOLLEY
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for one)
ERIC SORENSEN
FOR STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEPERSON
SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for not more than two)
KEVIN LAMM
PATRICK CORTESI
KIM ARMSTRONG
FOR STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEPERSON
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for not more than two)
MAURICE A. WEST II
PAMELA DAVIDSON
LEGISLATIVE
FOR STATE SENATOR
THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
SARAH B. MERTENS
FOR STATE SENATOR
FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
JOSEPH H. “JOE” BERNING
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SIXTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
MAURICE A. WEST II
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SIXTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
DAVE VELLA
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SIXTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
PETER JANKO
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EIGHTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NINETIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
JOHN PING
FOR COUNTY CLERK (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
FOR TREASURER (Vote for one)
THERESA GRENNAN
FOR SHERIFF (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (BOONE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES) (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (LEE, OGLE AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES) (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
SPECIMEN BALLOT
COUNTY BOARD
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT ONE (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT FIVE (Vote for one)
DAVID TASSONI
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT EIGHT (Vote for one)
ERIC WEST
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT NINE (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT TEN (Vote for one)
MICHAEL SUERTH, JR.
SULLY CADENGO
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT TWELVE (Vote for one)
FREDDY De La TRINIDAD
BARRIOS ISIDRO
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT FOURTEEN (Vote for one)
TIMOTHY NABORS JR.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT FIFTEEN (Vote for one)
Write-in
JUDICIAL
FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
FIRST SUBCIRCUIT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. John S. Lowry) (Vote for one)
PAUL CARPENTER
ERIN C. HANNIGAN
FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
SECOND SUBCIRCUIT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Eugene Doherty) (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
General Primary Election – March 17, 2026
PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON (Vote for one)
Candidates from the following list
ward 2 pct 5
MICHAEL SUERTH, JR.
ward 3 pct 1 BRADFORD BENEDICT
ward 3 pct 5
ward 3 pct 6
ward 3 pct 7
MAURICE A. WEST II
CHARLES H LASKONIS
CATHERINE VALDEZ DOYLE
ward 4 pct 3 CARL WASCO
ward 4 pct 4
ward 5 pct 1
ward 5 pct 2
ward 5 pct 4
ward 5 pct 5
ward 6 pct 1
ward 6 pct 5
JOHN M. NELSON
VALERIE HANSERD
VALERI DeCASTRIS
VICTORY BELL
GERALD O. ALBERT
BETTI CALDWELL
PAMELA STUTZEL
ward 7 pct 1 KATHY TALL
ward 8 pct 3
ward 9 pct 4
ward 11 pct 1
ward 11 pct 2
ward 11 pct 3
ward 11 pct 4
KAREN HOFFMAN
HILLARY LASKONIS
JOSE L. TORRES
LUIS ESPADA
THERESA McLAIN
JAIME J. SALGADO
MELANIE K. BARRIOS
FREDDY De La TRINIDAD
ward 12 pct 1 KYLEE D. MILLER
ward 12 pct 4 NICHOLAS ROBERSON
ward 13 pct 2 LaKESHIA WINGO
ward 13 pct 3 TAMIR BELL
ward 13 pct 5
ward 14 pct 3
JEFFREY BAILEY
GWEN LASHOCK
LITESA WALLACE
PUBLIC QUESTION
RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM TO THE VOTERS OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS REGARDING THE FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT
“Shall Illinois opt into a fede ral program that would provide Public K-12, private school, an d homeschool students with privately - donated funds for academic needs, such as tutoring and test preparation, educational therapies for students with disabilities, tuition, books, exam fees or for other specified academic needs?”
YES
NO
PROPOSITION TO IMPOSE COUNTY SCHOOL SALES TAX
“Shall a retailers’ occupation t ax and a service occupation tax (commonly referred to as a “sales tax”) be imposed in The County of Winnebago, Illinois, at a rate of 1% to be used exclusively for school facility purposes, school resource officers, and mental health professionals?”
YES NO
REPUBLICAN PARTY SPECIMEN BALLOT
I hereby certify the following specimen ballot is a true and correct copy of the Republican Party Official Ballot to be voted in the General Primary Election to be held in the City of Rockford, Illinois on March 17, 2026.
Executive Director Board of Election Commissioners FEDERAL
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for one)
CASEY CHLEBEK
DON TRACY
R. CARY CAPPARELLI
PAMELA DENISE LONG
JIMMY LEE TILLMAN, II
JEANNIE EVANS FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (Vote for one)
STATE
TED DABROWSKI AND CARRIE MENDOZA
JAMES MENDRICK AND ROBERT RENTERIA
DARREN BAILEY AND AARON B. DEL MAR
RICK HEIDNER AND CHRISTINA NEITZKE-TROIKI
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for one)
ROBERT W. FIORETTI
SPECIMEN BALLOT (cont.) General Primary Election – March 17, 2026
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for one)
WALTER ADAMCZYK
DIANE M. HARRIS
FOR COMPTROLLER (Vote for one)
BRYAN DREW
FOR TREASURER (Vote for one)
Write-in
CONGRESSIONAL
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for one)
DARIN LaHOOD
Write-in
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for one)
DILLAN S. VANCIL
COUNTY STATE
JULIE BICKELHAUPT
LEGISLATIVE
FOR STATE SENATOR
THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
DAVE SYVERSON
FOR STATE SENATOR FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
ANDREW S. CHESNEY
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SIXTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SIXTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
KATHY EASTON
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SIXTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
JOE C. SOSNOWSKI
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
EIGHTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)
VICTORIA ONORATO
TONY M. McCOMBIE
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CHRISTOPHER J. TENNYSON
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AARON BOOKER
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CHAD BRYDEN
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JOHN PENNEY
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BURT GERL
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SCOTT ROBINSON
SPECIMEN BALLOT (cont.) General Primary Election – March 17, 2026
PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON (Vote for one)
Candidates from the following list
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DANETTE MAYNARD
LELAND FREBERG
SARA SALBERG
ALLAN BENSON
JOHN K. WATTON
DAVID HALE
JEFFREY LEE
SCOTT CARTER
ABIGAIL ROZANAS
CAROLYN WELLS
JOSIP “BOS” BILICH
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ALLEN MURPHY
KATHY EASTON
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HASSAN MUHAMMAD
RACHAEL VYBORNY
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RAY MONTELONGO
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JUAN REYES
JULIE DANIELSON
PUBLIC QUESTION
RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM TO THE VOTERS OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS REGARDING THE FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT
“Shall Illinois opt into a federal program that would provide Public K-12, private school, and homeschool students with privately - donated funds for academic needs, such as tutoring and test preparation, educational therapies for students with disabilities, tuit ion, books, exam fees or for other specified academic needs?”
YES NO
PROPOSITION TO IMPOSE COUNTY SCHOOL SALES TAX
“Shall a retailers’ occupation ta x and a service occupation tax (commonly referred to as a “sales tax”) be imposed in The County of Winnebago, Illinois, at a rate of 1% to be used exclusively for school facility purposes, school resource officers, and mental health professionals?”
YES NO
By Grant McCarty Contributor
Once you’ve decided whether to grow day-neutral or June-bearing strawberries, there are a few additional management decisions to consider. First, though, let’s discuss recommended varieties.
Most of the time, strawberries are purchased as bare-root plants. They typically arrive in mid- to late April with very little visible growth. Over the course of the season, the plants will grow and, if they are day-neutral varieties, produce strawberries throughout the summer. You may also find strawberries sold as transplants at home and garden centers. Whether you choose bare-root plants or transplants, both can work well. If you
Growing strawberries: Selecting varieties
purchase transplants, inspect them carefully to make sure there are no diseased or infected leaves.
A single strawberry plant can yield about 1½ pounds of fruit during its season. For June-bearing varieties, this harvest typically occurs over a 3–4 week period in June and July. Day-neutral varieties produce over a longer season, usually from August through October. If you plant 10 strawberry plants, you might expect around 15 pounds of strawberries in total. Keep in mind, however, that this estimate assumes a very good growing season.
Recommended June-bearing strawberries include ‘Jewel’, ‘Honeoye’, ‘Annapolis’, ‘Earliglow’, and ‘Cabot’. Most
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of these varieties are vigorous, meaning they grow well but also produce many runners, some of which may need to be removed. ‘Earliglow’ is an early producer and is often recommended for beginners. If you garden in an area that stays cooler, ‘Cabot’ is well adapted to colder climates. Day-neutral strawberries that perform well in our area include ‘Albion’, ‘Seascape’, ‘Evie 2’, ‘Portola’, and ‘San Andreas’. Some varieties, such as ‘Evie 2’, are less sensitive to heat. ‘Albion’ produces high yields and large berries but requires consistent watering. ‘Portola’ can produce excellent yields, though its flavor is sometimes described as more muted. In a research study I conducted on day-neutral strawberries, ‘Mara des Bois’
was also included. However, I generally do not recommend it because the berries are quite small compared to varieties like ‘Albion’.
Like any crop, strawberry varieties can have challenges. Plants may be sensitive to heat, cold, excessive rain, or other conditions beyond your control. Some of these issues can be reduced through good site selection, proper spacing, and consistent watering and fertilization. Next week, we’ll continue our strawberry discussion by looking at management practices.
Grant is the Local Food and Smalls Farms Educator of the University of Illinois Extension.
Preserving species diversity
By Dr. Robert Vogl, Ph.D. Illinois Renewable Energy Association
Contributor
For those of us who have spent our adult years promoting the protecting of natural areas we remember the 1960’s as an exciting times in terms of the nation’s commitment to environmental reforms. During that time we met Ray Schulenberg who was raising prairie plants from seeds in a Morton Arboretum greenhouse and transplanting them on a parcel of land on the property. We were teaching 4th to 6th grade students from nearby schools at an outdoor education center known as Camp Reinberg. The outdoor learnings addressed the geology of the area, the ecology of an oak woodland and the ecology of a small water pond on the site. Ray asked us to help him pull weeds in his prairie planting and he later gave us a diversity of native prairie plants to establish a prairie on the camp property to include lessons on the prairie habitat. Since that time a lot of effort has gone into preserving and restoring natural areas by a wide range of individuals and organizations in Illinois including the local Northern Illinois region. Some of
the organizations active here include the Byron Forest Preserve, the Natural Land Institute, the Ogle County Prairie Preservation Society, the Middle Rock River and Nachusa Grasslands.
All of these organizations rely on volunteers to work on their lands and engage in preservation projects and donations or grants to fund their efforts. There are similar projects being done by other organizations who also need support. The Rock River Trial Initiative offers an opportunity to explore these areas.
A recent article in The Rundown published by WBEZ Chicago (wbez.org) called attention to the Chicago Botanic Garden creation of the Midwest Native Seed Network aimed at improving the region’s fragile seed supply. On existing prairies local organizations often collect seeds from their own sites and scatter them to enrich and expand their prairies. Volunteers contribute to such efforts and spend some enjoyable time in the outdoors and meet new friends. Often children are involved in such efforts getting them away from the screens
that dominate their lives and get them in contact with nature and others.
Exploring beyond the concerns of the midwest is an article in The Conversation, Mass extinction: our fossil study reveals which types of species are most at risk from climate change, that addresses the potential of species on the east-west coastline as being more likely to go extinct than those on the north-south shores. According to authors Cooper Malanoski and Erin Saupe as the Atlantic Ocean warms from climate change many fish have moved northward to stay within the temperature range they prefer. Their study documents that black sea bass as an example of having moved hundreds of miles north to their preferred temperature range.
Another article in The Conservation, Prehistoric creatures flocked to different latitudes to survive climate change – the same is taking place today, Emma Dunne and Bethany Allen point out that life on Earth now is most diverse at the equator and is seen on land and in the oceans. In the archeological past some latitudinal diversity has shifted and is often linked to mass extinction events. The authors point
out that we could experience a major loss of biological diversity if we fail to address increasing global temperatures.
One theory explaining the relationship of species diversity and latitude is that greater species diversity at the equator occurs during “icehouse times” when ice sheets are present but during “hothouse times” of the past, when ice was gone, greater species diversity occurs in two bands at mid latitudes north and south of the equator.
During periods of mass extinctions Saupe and Malanoski found that fossil remains indicate smaller species and those that live within a narrow temperature range are more likely to perish.
In an effort to preserve global genetic diversity the UN has created a biodiversity treat which 196 countries have endorsed. Eleven of seventeen nations account for 70% of the earth’s biodiversity. The United States is not part of the world’s nature treaty. However, there are ongoing efforts to preserve genetic diversity within our country protecting global and local efforts that need and deserve support.
Wild Ones Rock Valley Chapter
Wild Ones March Program, ‘Saving the Pieces: Relocat ing Plants from Bell Bowl Prairie’
From Catie Vernon Wild Ones RRVC
On Thursday, March 19, Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter continues their free monthly educational programming with a presentation by Mike Brien, Director of Natural Resources for the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County (FPWC), updating the community on the success of salvaging remnants of Bell Bowl Prairie prior to its partial destruction in early 2023. The presentation will begin with socializing at 6 p.m. at Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E. State Street, followed by the educational program at 6:30 p.m.
There is less than one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%) of prairie remaining in the
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state of Illinois. Gravel prairies such as Bell Bowl occur on steep slopes, usually facing south or southwest, with abundant, low-growing grasses and wildflowers. A portion of the highest quality part of the Bell Bowl Prairie was bulldozed on March 9, 2023, for the construction of a service road at Chicago Rockford International Airport. FPWC staff were permitted to salvage the sod and topsoil removed from the prairie, rescue plants and roots, and incorporate them into an ongoing prairie restoration project at the nearby Cedar Cliff Forest Preserve. Brien led the rescue operation for the FPWC and will discuss the salvage process, the results from floristic surveys completed in the project area, and ongoing management
of the preserve unit where the soil was translocated.
About Wild Ones Rock River Valley
Wild Ones is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for the use of native plants in landscaping to combat the loss of biodiversity. With over 120 local chapters and more than 10,000 members, Wild Ones provides education, resources, and support to help individuals and communities make environmentally beneficial choices for their local ecosystems. For more than 30 years, the Rock River Valley chapter has hosted events, workshops, and presentations to inspire individuals and organizations to embrace native landscaping for a healthier
Historic Lake House
By Kathi Kresol Contributor
Lake Koshkonong is known today for water fun, great restaurants and fishing. But there is a rich history here, too. This lake had its beginning as a gathering place for several Native American tribes. They lived off the rich animal life and harvested the wild rice and celery that grew here. These people left mounds behind to tell of their time here.
But there are other, darker stories told of this place. Stories that include legends from back when people first settled this area. There are tales of ghosts and strange creatures that roamed and waited just beneath the surface of the water of the shallow lake. Other stories have been added over the years, making this lake and its surrounding areas filled with legends.
One of the oldest houses on the lake had humble beginnings as a farm shed but would eventually grow into one of the most prestigious hotels in the region. For the past few years, it was opened as a supper club and tavern called the Lake House Inn. The hotel stands on a small hill overlooking the lake, a shell of its former, grander self. The history of this building is fascinating and filled with as many legends as the lake itself.
The first white man to purchase and build on the land was a farmer, Azor Kinney. He built a house that still stands on the property. In 1857, he built a farm storage shed on the property. Later this would become the main floor of the hotel. William Taylor purchased the land in 1870 with the intent of creating a hotel.
He and his partner Robert Carr added a second and third floor to the building. They also add an observatory to the top of the building, giving it a unique look. Carr took over the running of the hotel until 1899 when the property was sold once again.
In 1899, two brothers from Rhode Island purchased the hotel and land. Courtland and Peleg Bliven remodeled every square inch of the hotel. The brothers even added a gas plant to provide hot and cold indoor running water. Another two surrounding farms were purchased, bringing the estate to 300 acres. Soon the Lake House gained the reputation of being the most premier place to stay in the area.
The brothers and their families continued to farm the land as well as run the hotel. They were very successful in both endeavors. It must have felt like all their hard work was finally paying off. But then disaster struck the family.
On December 10, 1908, Peleg’s daughter, Fannie, was fifteen. She and Courtland’s thirteen-year-old daughter, Violette met three other children to go skating for the evening. The other children were thirteen-year-old Harvey Richardson, thirteen-year-old Earl Cooper, and little Mabel Brown.
The four older children could skate quite well, and they quickly left Mabel behind as they moved around on the ice. Suddenly, Mabel was horrified to hear a cracking noise that was quickly followed by the screams of the other children. Each child fell into the water created by the widening cracks.
Mabel stood crying as one by one the
children slipped under the water. After the last child slipped under the water, Mabel began to scream. She made her way to the shore of the lake and was found by Tone Brown who lived next to the Bliven property.
It took an hour for the rescuers to find the children’s bodies and bring them to the surface. All the bodies were taken to the hotel where the families gathered to mourn their children.
The newspapers of the day stated that Fannie’s body was sent back to Rhode Island but this author found a listing for her in the Tomah, Wisconsin where Peleg and his wife, Caroline lived and were buried. Violet was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Albion, Wisconsin, not far from the lake where she died. Courtland’s young wife, Katie, went insane after the accident. She was sent back east to live with relatives.
Peleg and his wife continued to work the property for a few years. During the winter months, they took their remaining children and went back home to Tomah, Wisconsin. But the grand days of the Lake House Inn were over. Peleg died in 1912 and was buried next to Fannie. Courtland bought a bowling alley and a horse track in the area. He passed away in 1913 and was buried in the same cemetery as Violet.
It was after this tragedy that the ghost experiences started in the inn. The most disturbing stories are about a young girl that appears all over the property. She has been seen looking out of the windows on the top floors even after they were no longer used. The horrible tragedy was remembered, and it was thought to be one of the
planet. To learn more about meetings and events, read newsletters, and find links to informative references, please visit www. rrvcwildones.org.
About Mike Brien
Mike Brien has been practicing ecological restoration throughout northern Illinois and western Michigan for more than 10 years. He has worked for the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County since 2020 and is currently the Director of Natural Resources where he oversees the management and restoration of the 45 preserves. He is a lifelong resident of Winnebago County and is a self-professed “plant nerd.”
Bliven girls. Some folks claimed she might be Peleg and Carrie’s daughter, Fannie. She was the older of the two girls. They think she might have felt responsible for her younger cousin and is still looking for her. Others claim that it was the younger girl, Violet. They believe the little girl continues to play in the hotel on the property where she once lived.
These hauntings continued through all the changes that the old building went through. Through the many owners, sometimes operating as a tavern and a supper club. The longest operators, the Axwell family ran their supper club from sometime in the 1960s until 2016 when they, too, made the decision to close. The building sat empty once again. Then in 2022, Lori McGowan purchased the property. She ran it as a tavern and supper club and turned the original farmhouse into a gift shop. McGowan had made plans for upgrades. But on January 4, 2026, disaster once again visited the Inn on the hill. This time instead of disaster brought by ice, it came in the form of fire. The fire took its toll and now an empty shell of limestone is all that remains of a building that has been the beginning and ending of so many dreams. Kathi Kresol has been researching Rockford’s past for two decades. She shares the stories she uncovers in these articles, in her books, and on tours she offers through Haunted Rockford. Please visit the website at www.hauntedrockford.com to read more stories or to see upcoming events. Audio versions of Kathi’s stories are now available on the Haunted Rockford YouTube page.
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NOTICE FOR BID
Rock Valley College is receiving Bid for Charter Bus Services for Athletics (Bid# 26-06). Bid documents with submittal instructions may be found on the College Website link: https://rockvalleycollege.edu/ about/college-information/ bid-information-andvendors
Opening date and time for Bid submissions will be April 14, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. All submittals must be mailed per Bid instructions. Specific questions may be directed to: Karen Kerr Director of Business Services Rock Valley College k.kerr@rockvalleycollege.edu 27090R TRRT 3/11
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the Rockford Park District intends to contract for the following items and services; specifications are on file with Demandstar.com.
The Rockford Park District invites qualified contractors to submit a bid for electrical and site work services for the new Dog Park located at Alpine Park, 950 S. Alpine, Rockford, IL. Work will include electrical service/installation of new light poles and electronic gate controls, grading, stone retaining wall, asphalt/concrete paths, and site restoration.
Bids will be opened online via Zoom. Link to the Zoom opening is provided on the cover page of the bid document. The Rockford Park District reserves the unrestricted right to reject any or all bids received, to waive or not to waive any informality, or to accept the bid considered to be in the best interest of the Park District. Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the IL Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).
Bid No. 26-2372 Electrical and Site Work at Alpine Park
Pre-Bid Conference: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., Alpine Park Dog Park, 950 S. Alpine Rd., Rockford, IL 61108
Bid Opening: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom BY: Owen Carter, Secretary 27091R TRRT 3/11
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
To the legal voters, residents of the Township of Cherry Valley, County of Winnebago, and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting will take place 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 4875 Blackhawk Road, Rockford 61109. Agenda and Order of Business
1. Nomination of meeting moderator
2. Election of moderator, sworn in by Clerk
3. Annual Town Meeting called to order by moderator
4. Public comment
5. Distribution and approval of the 2025 Annual Town Meeting minutes
6. Distribution and approval of the Supervisor’s Annual Financial Statement
7. Resolution 04-2026-1 for the transfer of $200,000 from the Town Fund to Permanent Road Fund
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BELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., Plaintiff, vs. BRITTNEY WHITLOW, Defendant, No. 2025-SC-1376 PUBLIC NOTICE
The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Brittney Whitlow, that the above-entitled action has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, praying for declaratory judgment and order of monetary damages for the plaintiff. YOU ARE SUMMONED and required to file an appearance, pay the required fee (unless the Court determines you cannot afford to pay this fee), and answer or otherwise plead in response to the Complaint filed in this cause. You must file within 30 days after publication of this notice. If you fail to do so, a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief requested in the complaint. Russell Law Offices, S.C., #6348089, Attorneys, 125 E. Main Street, PO Box 686, Warren, IL 61087 (608) 448-3680 27093R TRRT 3/25
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of: HOWARD F. POHL, Deceased.
Case No. 2026-PR-001 CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of HOWARD F. POHL of Rockford, Illinois, who died on November 4, 2025. Letters of Office were issued on January 6, 2026, to STEVEN H. POHL, 6946 Rydberg Rd., Rockford, IL 61109, who is the Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney for the estate is FRANKLIN J. EUBANK, JR., 126 N. Church Street, Rockford, IL 61101. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 18, 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. Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it is filed. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exceptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit https://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.
Dated: 2/28/26 /s/ Steven H. Pohl
Steven H. Pohl, Independent Executor /s/ Franklin J. Eubank, Jr. Franklin J. Eubank, Jr., Attorney at Law
Prepared By:
FRANKLIN J. EUBANK, JR. (#6208840)
Attorney at Law
126 N. Chuch Street
Rockford, IL 61101-1002
Telephone: (815) 961-9668
Facsimile: (779) 218-9321
E-mail: frank@feubanklaw.com
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PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF:
DAVID E. SEAL, Deceased. 2026-PR-30
CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of DAVID S. Seal. Letters of Office were issued to David S. Seal, 3154 Alyce Dr., Rockton, IL 61072, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Rodney W. Kimes, 419 Main St., PO Box 537, Pecatonica, Illinois 61063.
Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk’s office, Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois, with the representative or both on or before the 11th day of September, 2026, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by §18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice.
Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.
DATED: March 3, 2026
David S. Seal, Executor of the Estate of DAVID E. SEAL
Rodney W. Kimes, #6211305 rkimes@bolgrienlaw.com
BOLGRIEN, KOEPKE & KIMES, LLC 419 Main Street P.O. Box 537 Pecatonica, IL 61063
608-365-7702
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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 JAMES SANTOS, Deceased. No.: 2026 PR 19
CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of JAMES SANTOS, who died on November 4, 2025. Jasmine Santos, whose address is 4944 Illinois Street, Loves Park, IL 61111, was appointed Special Administrator of the Estate of JAMES SANTOS, deceased, on March 2, 2026. The attorney of record of the Estate is Mary Wood of MacCloskeyKesler & Associates, 308 West State Street, Suite 200, Rockford, IL 61101. Any claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 11, 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 197 5 (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: 3/4/2026
JASMINE SANTOS, Special Administrator /s/ Mary I. Wood By: Mary I. Wood
Prepared by: Mary I. Wood, 6301210 MacCloskeyKesler & Associates, LLC
308 West State Street Rockford, IL 61101
815-965-2000
Eservice@rockfordinjurylawyer. com
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I COUNTY OF WNNEBAGO
In the Matter of the Estate of: FRANKLIN P. MOLINE a.k.a. FRANK P. MOLINE, Deceased.
Case No. 2026 PR 34 CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of FRANKLIN P. MOLINE a.k.a. FRANK P. MOLINE. Letters of Office were issued on March 4, 2026, to DONALD E. MOLINE, JR., as Independent Administrator, who is the Legal Representative of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Paul S. Godlewski, One Court Place, Suite 301, Rockford, IL 61101.
Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before September 14, 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 ClerkProbate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL, 61101 or with the Estate, legal representative, or both.
Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the Estate legal representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed.
Dated: March 11, 2026
DONALD E. MOLINE, JR. Independent Administrator
PREPARED BY PAUL S. GODLEWSKI
Attorney for the Estate One Court Place, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101
815/964-0058
ARDC-0977837
service at: psglegal@aol.com
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MACHESNEY MINI WAREHOUSES 11330 N. 2 nd St. Machesney Park, IL 61115
815-297-7803
NOTICE OF SALE
The personal properties stored by Deanna Coil (11), Jody Burke (52), Stanley Manewin (69), Angie Johnson (74/91/124), Thomas Hall (94), Casey Larson (132), Terry Harris (187) and Sharon Govern (227). Located at 11330 N. 2nd St., Machesney Park, Illinois, a self-storage facility, shall be sold through an online auction, at www.storagetreasures.com on 03/24/2026, to enforce the owner’s lien thereon. If not sold, the property will be otherwise disposed of. Property includes household goods and many personal items.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Personal Property stored by the following individuals from A Place for Space Self Storage L.L.C. P.O. Box 8116 Rockford IL 61126, a self-service storage facility, operated by A Place for Space Self Storage L.L.C. shall be sold at public auction at the address listed below. The Auction will be held on or after 4/24/26 at 9:00am to enforce the Owner’s Lien thereon. If there are no bidders, the property will be otherwise disposed of by the owner. Any vehicles sold will not have a title provided to the buyer. Auction begins at 9am, all other locations immediately follow. Units Located at 5112 Linden Rd
Rockford IL 61109 at 9:00am
Travionne Cattledge #046; Tori Campbell #054; Jaqueline Estrada Almanza #087; Lamarr Springfield #098; Houston Frey #102; Keyvondre Cummings #181; Angela Ultsch #235; Qlajuwuan Scott #326; Raven Schurman #334; Rafael Escobedo #338; April Gonzalez #360; Marisol Perez #401; Natassia Fair #412; Samantha Suchan #420; Brittany Maurchie #462; Beverly Ann Cuplin #485. Units Located at 3722 Baxter Rd Rockford IL 61109 immediately following.
Destynee Joesten #B017; Patrick Moriarity #B039; Kris Habermehl #B078; Stephanie Thompson #B084. Units located at 5315 Sandy Hollow Rd Rockford IL 61109 immediately following. Veronica Griner #S022; Manuel Plumacher #S039; Manuel Plumacher #S091; Kaunda Sims-Goode #S108; Edward Davis #S117; Jeff Carlson #S120. Units located at 1619 N Meridian Rd Rockford IL 61103 immediately following. Nathan Bruner #M029; Louis Leavy #M100; Cody Vaughn #M142; Yolanda Leach #M146; Joseph Wyss #M183; David Jackson #M070. Units located at 1821 W Chrysler Dr Belvidere IL 61008 immediately following.
Sharon Theurer #C028; Gerald Reinwaldt #C079; Dawn Wolf #C087; Chris Meyer #C093; Jermery Matz #C145; Stephanie Rivas #C146. If the unit is not paid in full by Friday, April 17th, 2026 at 4 pm your unit will be sold to the highest bidder at public auction on Friday, April 24th, 2026. To register as a buyer please arrive 15 minutes prior to the auction with proper identification and payment. Please register at our office located at 5112 Linden Rd Rockford IL 61109.
A Place for Space Self Storage L.L.C. 27099R TRRT 3/18 n n n Elm Storage 1034 Short Elm St. Rockford, IL Notice of Public Self-Storage Auction
Notice is hereby given that Elm Storage, on behalf of the facility owner at the address indicated below, intends to hold a public sale to satisfy a lien by selling the personal property belonging to the individuals listed below. The sale will be conducted for cash on March 26, 2026, at approximately 7:00 PM at Elm Storage, 1034 Short Elm St., Rockford, Illinois. Units and Tenants:
• Unit A059 - [Jean Clark-Bell];
• Unit C001 - [Nevaeh Johnson];
• Unit C024 - [Damiane Morrison];
• Unit C158 - [Cecilia Barrois]. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Please refer to the website for terms and conditions. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale date on storagetreasures.com. A buyer’s premium of up to 15% and a cleaning deposit will be charged per unit. Purchases must be made with cash or credit card only and cleaning deposit cash only and paid at the Elm Storage office.
Elm Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase until the winning bidder takes possession of the property. All sales are final.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT
DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (MINOR CHILDREN) Request of:
JOHNATHAN DAVIS TO CHANGE NAMES OF MINOR CHILDREN
Case Number 2026-MR-56
There will be a court date on my Request for Name Change (Minor Children) for: Morgan Benjamin to Jayson Jeremiah Davis. The court date will be held: on April 17, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., at 211 S. Court St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #2. /s/ Johnathan Davis, Petitioner 27101R TRRT 3/25 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (MINOR CHILDREN) Request of:
ALIYAH DOZIER TO CHANGE NAMES OF MINOR CHILDREN
Case Number 2026-MR-7
There will be a court date on my Request for Name Change (Minor Children) for: Ze’Merius Omarie Mboliyou-IV to Zy’mir Kalik McCormick. The court date will be held: on April 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., at 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL, Winnebago County, in Courtroom #426. /s/ Aliyah Dozier, Petitioner 27102R TRRT 3/25 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 creative service business in said County and State under the name of The Creative Cusp at the following post office addresses: 2020 Forest View Rd., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Amy Sayavong; Alyssia Ann Roberts
SIGNED: Amy Sayavong 3/2/26
SIGNED: Alyssia Ann Roberts 3/2/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 2nd day of March, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk 27103R TRRT 3/25 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 aesthetics business in said County and State under the name of Cherished Aesthetics at the following post office addresses: 1026 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, IL 61111; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Cherish Marie Adams
SIGNED: Cherish Marie Adams 3/3/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of March, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk 27104R TRRT 3/25 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 business consulting business in said County and State under the name of Sunshine Energy Consulting at the following post office addresses: 7712 Mildred Rd., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Linsey Nicole Blitch
SIGNED: Linsey Nicole Blitch 3/3/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of March, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Ariel Rosas, Deputy Clerk 27105R TRRT 3/25 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 piloting air plane business in said County and State under the name of Rockford Aero at the following post office addresses: 1720 Old Orchard Rd., Rockford, IL 61107; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: William Schnauffer IV
SIGNED: William Schnauffer IV 3/3/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 3rd day of March, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk 27106R TRRT 3/25 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 lawncare snow removal business in said County and State under the name of Urban Oasis Landscaping at the following post office addresses: 2412 Andrews St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Christopher Reese Tubbesing SIGNED: Christopher Reese Tubbesing 3/4/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 4th day of March, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk 27107R TRRT 3/25 n n n
ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO
This is to certify that the undersigned intend to conduct and transact a construction business in said County and State under the name of Tim James Exteriors at the following post office addresses: 3110 Rice Ave., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Timothy Allen James SIGNED: Timothy Allen James 2/20/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 20th day of February, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk 27108R TRRT 3/25 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Janice A. Dicken, DECEASED. 25 PR 653
Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Mark E. Dicken, 275 Maple Avenue, Palm Harbor, Florida 34684, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Bradley Kupiec, Heartland Law Firm, 1545 Waukegan Road, Suite 1-3, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 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 August 25, 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. Bradley Kupiec Heartland Law Firm (6346110) 1545 Waukegan Road, Suite 1-3 Glenview, Illinois 60025 (815)505-0717
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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 entertainment business in said County and State under the name of Bandana Bando at the following post office addresses: 730 N. Church St., Rockford, IL 61103; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Lawrence Reed Harmon Jr. SIGNED: Lawrence Reed Harmon Jr. 2/26/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 26th day of February, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk 27087R TRRT 3/18 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 auto repair business in said County and State under the name of Techworx Inc. at the following post office addresses: 1983 Pawlisch Dr., Cherry Valley, IL 61016; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Xavier Neodina SIGNED: Xavier Neodina 2/18/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of February, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Teresa Bravo, Deputy Clerk 27062R TRRT 3/11 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 sole proprietor business in said County and State under the name of Azucena Beauty Co at the following post office addresses: 424 Winona Dr., Machesney Park, IL 61115; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Maria Azucena Mandujano
SIGNED: Maria Azucena Mandujano 3/5/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 5th day of March, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Mary McRae, Deputy Clerk 27109R TRRT 3/25
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
CHARLES E. JEFFERSON, Sr., Deceased. No. 2025 PR 347 CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of Charles E. Jefferson, Sr. Letters of Office were issued on January 29, 2026, to Carl Jefferson of 160 Tournament Drive, Concord, NC 28025, as Independent Administrator for the Estate. The attorney of record for the Estate is Kiera P. Kamedula, 1111 South Alpine Road, Suite 704, Rockford, IL 61108.
The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under paragraph 28-4 of the Probate Act (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.
Claims may be filed on or before September 4, 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 as amended (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 ClerkProbate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the Executor, or both. Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Executor and to its attorney within ten days after it has been filed.
Dated: February 23, 2026 Carl Jefferson, Executor
Kiera P. Kamdula, (6351337) 1111 South Alpine Road Suite 704 Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 968-7200 27073R TRRT 3/18 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:
MICHAEL RYAN DAVIDSON, Deceased.
Case No. 2026-PR-0000038 CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of Michael Ryan Davidson. Letters of OFfice were issued on February 17, 2026 to Bonnie Ann Davidson, of 11203 and 1/2 Dorothea Avenue, Machesney Park, Illinois 61115, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Ray A. Ferguson, 216 North Court Street, Rockford, IL 61103.
Claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 4, 2026, date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or 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. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.
Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk-Probate Division at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, or with the estate legal representatives, or both.
Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office-Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representatives and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed.
DATED: February 11, 2026
/s/ Bonnie Ann Davidson
Bonnie Ann Davidson, Administrator
Name: ATTORNEY RAY A. FERGUSON
Attorney for Estate
Address: 216 North Court Street
City: Rockford, IL 61103
Telephone: 815-489-9500 27074R TRRT 3/18 n n n
TAX DEED NO. 2026-TX-0000083
FILED February 18, 2026 TAKE NOTICE TO: LORI GUMMOW, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK; Natalie J. Rinaldo; Occupant; Michael J. Rinaldo; 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 OF LOT ONE (1) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF MURTFELDT’S SUBDIVISION OF SOUTH PART OF BLOCK 13, IN SPAFFORD’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 86 OF DEEDS, PAGE 202 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; EXCEPTING HOWEVER, THE NORTH FIFTY (50) FEET IN WIDTH OF SAID LOT, THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID EXCEPTED TRACT BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLNOIS.
Property Index Number 1124-382-021
On July 24, 2026 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 7, 2023 for general taxes of the year 2022. The period of redemption will expire June 30, 2026. G. Michael Scheurich, Attorney for Petitioner (815) 636-9600 27075R TRRT 3/18
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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 aerospace business in said County and State under the name of Eastgate at the following post office addresses: 2330 Kilburn Ave., Apt. 106, Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Matthew Joshua Davis SIGNED: Matthew Joshua Davis 2/24/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 24th day of February, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Ariel Rosas, Deputy Clerk 27086R TRRT 3/18 n n n
TAX DEED NO. 2026-TX-0000084 FILED February 18, 2026
TAKE NOTICE TO:
LORI GUMMOW, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK; Alpine Bank & Trust Co. n/k/a Midland States Bank; Chris Capovilla; Occupant; The Cloisters of Forest Hills Corporation; Carole Cotter; 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: Condominium Unit described as Unit No. Two Hundred Twenty-three (223) in the Cloisters of Forest
Hills, a Condominium as delineated on survey of part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 7, and part of the Northwest Quater (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 8, all in Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning on the South line of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 7 at a point six hundred twenty-five and nine hundredths (625.09) feet East of the Southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 7; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with the West line of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 7, a distance of one thousand thirteen and seventy-three hundredths (1013.73) feet; thence South 83 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East, one hundred seventy-six (176.0) feet; thence South 54 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, two hundred seventy-seven (277.0) feet; thence South 58 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East, two hundred fifty-six (256.0) feet; thence South 31 degrees 35 minutes 43 seconds East, two hundred thirty (230.00) feet; thence South 13 degrees 36 minutes 11 seconds East, five hundred and forty-four hundredths (500.44) feet to a point in the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 8, a distance of one hundred forty-nine and sixty-six hundredths (149.66) feet, North 88 degrees 43 minutes 57 seconds East of the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 8; thence South 88 degrees 43 minutes 57 seconds West along the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 8, a distance of one hundred forty-nine and sixty-six hundredths (149.66) feet to the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 8; thence South 89 degrees 03 minutes 29 seconds West, along the South line of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 7, a distance of seven hundred five and ninety-two hundredths (705.92) feet to the point of beginning, in Winnebago County, Illinois, which survey is recorded December 30, 1974 in Book 35 of Plats on Pages 297, 298 and 299 and is attached as Exhibit A to Declaration of Condominium made by Village Associates of Rockford, Inc. recorded December 30, 1974 n Microfilm 7224-0540 as Document No. 1353519 and amended by instrument recorded on Microfilms 8011-0078, 8110-0104, 81100115 and 8206-0880 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, together with its undivided percentage interest in and to the common area and facilities of the said Condominium, subject to adjustment of
said percentage interest as set forth in said Declaration, as amended from time to time; all situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Property Index Number 1207-431-064
On July 24, 2026 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 7, 2023 for general taxes of the year 2022. The period of redemption will expire June 30, 2026.
G. Michael Scheurich, Attorney for Petitioner (815) 636-9600 27076R TRRT 3/18 n n n
TAX DEED NO. 2026-TX-0000085 FILED February 18, 2026
TAKE NOTICE TO:
LORI GUMMOW, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK; Illinois Attorney General; Emilio Canseco; Araceli Lopez Nevarez; Occupant; Evelyn Canseco; Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services; 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: Lot Forty-seven (47) as designated upon Plat No. 2 of Wellington East, being a subdivision of part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the plat of which is recorded in Book 39 of Plats on page 2B in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.
Property Index Number 1227-252-002
On July 24, 2026 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 7, 2023 for general taxes of the year 2022. The period of redemption will expire June 30, 2026. G. Michael Scheurich, Attorney for Petitioner (815) 636-9600 27077R TRRT 3/18
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TAX DEED NO. 2026-TX-0000086 FILED February 18, 2026 TAKE NOTICE TO: LORI GUMMOW, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK; Timothy Quist; Ashley R. Putvin; Occupant; 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: LOT TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (232) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF SCARSDALE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 18 OF PLATS ON PAGES 26 AND 27 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Property Index Number 1229-354-006
On July 24, 2026 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 7, 2023 for general taxes of the year 2022. The period of redemption will expire June 30, 2026.
G. Michael Scheurich, Attorney for Petitioner (815) 636-9600 27078R TRRT 3/18 n n n
TAX DEED NO. 2026-TX-0000087 FILED February 18, 2026 TAKE NOTICE TO: LORI GUMMOW, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK; Occupant; Maria Mayer; 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: Lot One Hundred Thirty-one (131) as designated upon the Plat of Factory Addition to the City of Rockford, which Plat is recorded in Book 11 of Plats on page 9 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, situated in Winnebago County and State of Illinois. Property Index Number 1501-177-002
On July 24, 2026 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 7, 2023 for general taxes of the year 2022. The period of redemption will expire June 30, 2026.
G. Michael Scheurich, Attorney for Petitioner (815) 636-9600 27079R TRRT 3/18 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORD, Plaintiff, VS. ANTHONY PRITZ, EPI PROPERTIES LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, UNKNOWN OTHERS, NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS, Defendants. CASE NO. 2026 FC 86 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THE REQUISITE Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to Unknown others, Nonrecord Claimants and Unknown Tenants, Defendant in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, against you praying for a foreclosure of a mortgage upon the following property:
Count I:
Lot Eighteen (18) in Block Twelve (12) as designated upon the Plat of Liberty Park Subdivision, a Subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 30, Township 45 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 16 of Plats on Page 16 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.
Commonly known as: 504 Liberty Blvd. Machesney Park, Illinois 61115
P.I.N Number: 08-30-328-013
Property Code: 138 C 304
Count II: All of Lot Sixteen (16) except the South Forty-Four (44) feet thereof in Block Seven (7) as designated upon the Plat of Colonial
Gardens, except the South Forty-Four (44) feet of Lot Sixteen (16) in Block Seven (7) as designated upon the Plat of Colonial Gardens, being a Subdivision in part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 31, Township 45 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which is recorded in Book 16 of Plats on Page 31 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.
Commonly known as: 701 Colonial Drive. Machesney Park, Illinois 61115
Property Code: 139 C 304
P.I.N. Number: 08-31-309-001 And for other relief, that the action was filed on or about February 27, 2026. That Summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is still pending. The record titleholder of the real estate is EPI Properties LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Mortgagor – Anthony Pritz Mortgagee – Northwest Bank of Rockford.
Date of Mortgage – October 26, 2004 and April 14, 2011 Date of Recording – October 27, 2004 and April 21, 2011 County of Recording – Winnebago Recording Document – 0471417 and 20111014776
NOW THEREFORE, unless you Unknown Others, Nonrecord Claimants and Unknown Tenants, the said Defendant, file your Answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, 400 W. State Street in the City of Rockford, State of Illinois on or before April 22, 2026, default may be entered against you at any time after that date and a judgment may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint. Dated at Rockford, IL on the 27th day of February, 2026. Thomas A. Klein, Clerk of the Circuit Court Winnebago County, Illinois Plaintiff’s Attorney Timothy F. Horning MEYER & HORNING, P.C. 631 N. Longwood Street Suite 101 Rockford, IL 61107 815/636-9300 thmeyerhorning@aol.com 27080R TRRT 3/18 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 RICHARD G. ECKBURG, Deceased. Case No. 2026-PR-0000045 Date Will Filed: January 28, 2026 Will Number 2026-WI-76 CLAIMS NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of RICHARD G. ECKBURG. Letters of Office were issued on February 24, 2026, to Nancy L. Eckburg, whose address is 136 Douglas Street, Rockford, IL, 61103, as Independent Executor of the Estate. The attorney of record for the estate is Anthony R. Phelps of Reno & Zahm LLP, 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400, Rockford, Illinois 61107. Claims may be filed on or before September 4, 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 Independent Executor, or both. Copies of any claim filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorney for the Estate within ten (10) days after it has been filed. The Estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the 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 25th day of February, 2026.
RENO & ZAHM LLP BY: /s/ Anthony R. Phelps
Anthony R. Phelps, Attorney for Nancy L. Eckburg, Independent Executor of the Estate of Richard G. Eckburg RENO & ZAHM, LLP
Anthony R. Phelps (#06297415) 2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400 Rockford, IL 61107 Phone (815) 987-4050 arp@renozahm.com
27081R TRRT 3/18 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO PROBATE DIVISION IN RE THE ESTATE OF: PAUL D. HILL, JR., Deceased. Case No. 2026 PR 26 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of PAUL D. HILL, JR., Letters of Office were issued on February 11, 2026, to HOWARD BEST, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Tyler M. Crosby, Crosby & Crosby LLP, 3815 N. Mulford Rd. #4, Rockford, Illinois 61114. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 4, 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.
/s/ Tyler M. Crosby
Tyler M. Crosby
Attorney for Administrator CROSBY & CROSBY LLP
Attorney for Administrator
Tyler M. Crosby ARDC: 6323771
3815 N Mulford Road, Ste. 4 Rockford, Illinois 61114 P: (815) 367-6432
E: eservice@crosbyandcrosbylaw.com
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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: JOSEPH A. RICOTTA, Deceased.
CASE NO: 2026 PR 42 CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of JOSEPH A. RICOTTA, Letters of Office were issued on February 19, 2026, to Joseph V. Ricotta, Executor, who
is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is BRIAN K. LARKIN, ONE COURT PLACE, SUITE 301, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61101.
Claims against the estate may be filed on or before September 4, 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, 400 W. State Street, 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.
DATED February 26, 2026 /s/ Joseph V. Ricotta
Brian K. Larkin
Joseph V. Ricotta
Attorney at Law One Court Place, Suite 301 Rockford, IL 61101 815-964-4601
Brian@blarkinlaw.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 party rental services business in said County and State under the name of Gaby’s Party Rentals at the following post office addresses: 1211 24th St., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Abel Marquez-Ramirez; Leticia Pacheco Reveles
SIGNED: Abel Marquez-Ramirez 2/6/26
SIGNED: Leticia Pacheco Reveles 2/6/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 6th day of February, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk 27084R TRRT 3/18 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 handmade crafts business in said County and State under the name of Mammaw’s Creations at the following post office addresses: 3000 Charles St., Rockford, IL 61108; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows:
Brandon Lee Sanders
SIGNED: Brandon Lee Sanders 2/18/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 18th day of February, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Ariel Rosas, Deputy Clerk
27085R TRRT 3/18
n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Rocket Mortgage, LLC
f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC
f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc. Plaintiff, -v.-
Donald Sowl; et. al.
Defendants.
2025-FC-0000347
2737 HANSON ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61109
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/6/2026, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www. auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/30/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
LOTS ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) AND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE (181) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF FACTORY ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS ON PAGE 9 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 2737 HANSON ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61109 Property Index No. 15-01130-026
The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $66,852.54 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 2737 HANSON ST into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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) (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-25-05599. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400,
Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985
You can also visit www.auction. com. Attorney File No. 14-25-05599 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000347
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. I3282730 P27064R TRRT 3/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff, -v.IRMA J JOE A/K/A IRMA JEAN JOE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. 2024-FC-0000358 510 AND 512 NORTH HORSMAN, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/5/2026, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www. auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/30/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. LOT 1 AND 2 AS DESIGNATED ON THE PLAT OF DIAMOND’S RE-SUBDIVISION OF PLAT OF WEST PARK LOTS, THE PLAT OF WHICH RE-SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, ON PAGE 39 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 510 AND 512 NORTH HORSMAN, ROCKFORD, IL 61101
Property Index No. 11-22276-016
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $63,221.24
Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 510 AND 512 NORTH HORSMAN into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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) (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the
purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP (312) 346-9088 please refer to file number 2419599IL. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 24-19599IL Case Number: 2024-FC-0000358 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. I3282725 P27065R TRRT 3/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Stillman BancCorp, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.Don Wesdell, as Administrator of the Estate of Andrew J. Maurizzi; et. al.
Defendants. 2025-FC-0000237 12509 Farm School Rd, Durand, IL 61024 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/13/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/30/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION WITH THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY RUNNING EASTERLY AND WESTERLY THROUGH THE SOUTH PART OF SAID QUARTER (1/4) SECTION; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION, 10 RODS, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT 5 CHAINS NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION, 15 3/4 RODS, MORE OR LESS, TO THE EAST LINE OF PREMISES CONVEYED BY AARON BOILMAN AND WIFE TO SUSAN M. WEBSTER BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 69 OF DEEDS ON PAGE 103 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO, COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID CENTER LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 12509 Farm School Rd, Durand, IL 61024 Property Index No. 05-24400-005
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $129,250.05
Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 12509 Farm School Rd into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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) (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-25-01008. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985
You can also visit www.auction. com. Attorney File No. 14-25-01008 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000237
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.
I3282733
P27066R TRRT 3/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTYROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. PLAINTIFF Vs. Annessa Bare; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS No. 2025-FC-0000498
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:
Annessa Bare
Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants
That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2731 19th Street Rockford, IL 61109 and which said Mortgage was made by: David K. Bare
Annessa Bare the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee
for American Financial Resources, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 200900937339; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before April 3, 2026, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300
DuPage # 15170
Winnebago # 531
Our File No. 14-25-08036
NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.
I3282835
P27069R TRRT 3/18 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 400 WEST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Larry Edward Kothe, DECEASED. 26 PR 49
Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Dylan Michael Kothe, 2609 Doe Court, Janesville, Wisconsin 53548, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is Nicole Lawless, Bielski Chapman, Ltd, 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2300, Chicago, Illinois 60606. 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 September 4, 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. Nicole Lawless Bielski Chapman, Ltd (6345934) 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312)583-9430 I3282814
P27068R TRRT 3/18
n n n
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WinnebagoRockford, ILLINOIS
SELENE FINANCE, LP Plaintiff vs. NICHI FONSECA; ARACELI AGUILAR;
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; FOUR RIVERS SANITATION AUTHORITY; MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 FC 123 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 April 16, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT TWO (2) IN BLOCK THREE (3) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF TOFT’S SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4), SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 6 AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4), OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 7 OF TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 26 OF PLATS ON PAGE 5 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 1206480004. Commonly known as 3618 TOFT ST., ROCKFORD, IL 61114. 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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. 25-271714 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3282876 P27088R TRRT 3/25 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WinnebagoRockford, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF12 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF12 Plaintiff vs. HAROLD A. KASCH; DIANE L. KASCH; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 FC 191
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 April 16, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT SEVEN (7) IN BLOCK THIRTEEN (13) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF FISHER, MILLS AND GOODHUE’S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF BELOIT, THE PLAT OF WHICH ADDITION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 40 OF DEEDS ON PAGE 7 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 04-06-259-006. Commonly known as 226 S. BLUFF ST., SOUTH BELOIT, IL 61080. 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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. 25-280504 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3282894
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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: WILLIAM J. MICHAELSON, Deceased. 2025 PR 207 CLAIMS NOTICE
Notice is given of the death of William Michaelson. Letters of Office were issued on October 21, 2025 to Heidi Crawford, who is the Independent Administrator of the Estate. The attorney for the Estate is Erin E. Walsh, Walsh & Walsh, LLP, 555 South Perryville Road, Suite 104, Rockford, IL 61108. Claims against the Estate may be filed on or before August 25, 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 stated above shall be barred.
Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office - Probate Division must be mailed or delivered to the Administrator of the Estate and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.
Dated: February 20, 2026 Heidi Crawford, Independent Administrator of the Estate of William Michaelson, Deceased
By: WALSH & WALSH, LLP By: /s/ Erin E. Walsh
PREPARED BY: WALSH & WALSH, LLP
Erin E. Walsh
Attorney Erin E. Walsh #6279993 555 South Perryville Road, Suite 104 Rockford, IL 61108
Telephone: (815) 399-1400 eew@walshandwalsh.com 27061R TRRT 3/11 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTYROCKFORD, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Jacquie Vallance; Joelle Sumpter; Jayson Rogers; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Mary J. Rogers; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Amy L. Silvestri, as Special Representative for Mary J. Rogers (deceased) DEFENDANTS No. 2025-FC-0000490 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Jacquie Vallance
Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Mary J. Rogers
Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants
That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4002 Tatum Rd Rockford, IL 61114 and which said Mortgage was made by: Mary J. Rogers the Mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Winnebago County, Illinois, as Document No. 20201018526; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.
NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Thomas A. Klein Clerk of the Circuit Court 400 West State Street, Room 108 Rockford, IL 61101 on or before April 3, 2026, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300
DuPage # 15170
Winnebago # 531
Our File No. 14-25-07891
NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.
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Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Winnebago County Circuit ClerkProbate Division, at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, or with the Administrator of the Estate, or both.
n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: THERESA NICHOLE HOLLAND, Petitioner, vs.
GEORGE PATRICK HOLLAND, Respondent. 2025-DC-412
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Respondent George Patrick Holland that Petitioner Theresa Nichole Holland has caused to be filed a PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief in the above-captioned cause of action. You are further notified that if you fail to file an answer or otherwise appear on or before March 30, 2026, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter for the relief requested in the petition.
/s/ Theresa Nichole Holland, Petitioner 27057R TRRT 3/11
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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 repair services business in said County and State under the name of Budget Home Repair at the following post office addresses: 303 Mulberry St., Rockford, IL 61101; that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business are as follows: Mohammad Usman Saleem
SIGNED: Mohammad Usman Saleem 2/19/26
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed to) before me, this 19th day of February, A.D. 2026. Lori Gummow, County Clerk Krystal Soto, Deputy Clerk 27063R TRRT 3/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO MARK MERCIER, Plaintiff, V. LJILJANA MERCIER, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 2026-FC-12 PUBLICATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
To: UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above-entitled
cause, that the above suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for foreclosure of Judgment and other relief on the following described property in which you have or claim an interest: Lot Forty-six (46) as designated upon the Plat of Log Cabin Arbor being a Subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 32, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book 19 of Plats on Page 16 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. Common Address: 1630 Oakdale Street Rockford, Illinois 61108
Title Holder of Record: Ljiljana Mercier
Identification of Judgments: (1) Judgment entered on June 30, 2023, in favor of Mark Mercier against Ljiljana Mercier in the Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division, Case No. 2017-D-330844 and recorded on September 21, 2023, as Document No. 2023022163. (2) Judgment entered on April 16, 2024 in favor of Mark Mercier against Ljiljana Mercier in the Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division, Case No. 2017-D-330844 and recorded on August 11, 2025, as Document No. 2025020313
Now, therefore, unless you, the said defendants, “Unknown Owners” and “Non-Record Claimants” file your answer in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the said Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, on or before March 31, 2026, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.
Dated: 2/19/2026
WILLIAMSMcCARTHY LLP
/s/ Benjamin W. Kimes, Benjamin W. Kimes, one of its attorneys
Prepared By: Benjamin W. Kimes #6346097 WilliamsMcCarthy LLP 120 West State Street P.O. Box 219 Rockford, Illinois 61105 (815) 987-8900 27058R TRRT 3/11 n n n STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO
JOHN SCOTT, Plaintiff, v. JARED NOWLING, KENTHEN JOE, PATTY K. JOE, PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY, CITY OF ROCKFORD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORDED CLAIMANTS, Defendants. CASE NO: 2026 FC 68 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
The requisite Affidavits for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure action was filed on February 12, 2026, and is now pending.
1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above.
2. The Court in which this action was brought is identified above.
3. The name of the titleholder of record is: Kenneth Joe and Patty K. Joe
4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows:
The North Sixty (60) feet in width of Lot Seventeen (17) in Block One (1) as designated upon the Plat of Staplins’s Addition to the City of Rockford, the Plat of which Addition is recorded in Book 86 of Deeds on Page 179 in the Recorder’s Office of Winnebago County, Illinois, the South line of said premises being parallel with the North line of said lot, situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois.
PIN: 11-27-377-022
5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 1624 Clifton Ave., Rockford, Illinois 61102.
6. An identification of the Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows:
a. Name of Mortgagor: Jared Nowling
b. Name of Mortgagee: John Scott
c. Date of Mortgage: February 17, 2004
d. Date of Recording: February 25, 2004
e. County Where Recorded: Winnebago County, Illinois
f. Recording Document Identification: 0412068
NOW THEREFORE, unless you, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance
therein, in the offices of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, 400 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101, on or before March 27, 2026 (which is the 30th day after the first publication of this notice), default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.
GUYER & ENICHEN, P.C. By: /s/ Kenneth G. Benz
Kenneth G. Benz
Attorney for Plaintiff
Kenneth G. Benz - #6348759
Guyer & Enichen, P.C. 2601 Reid Farm Rd., Suite B Rockford, IL 61114 (815) 636-9600
Kbenz@guyerlaw.com
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n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE TRUST 2005-5, ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-5, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD MEDINA; SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.; Defendants. 2025-FC-0000335 4641 Comet Dr, Machesney Park, IL 61115
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/19/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/23/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on March 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
LOT SIXTY-EIGHT (68) AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NO. 2 OF POLARIS ESTATES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 35 OF PLATS ON PAGE 281 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4641 Comet Dr, Machesney Park, IL 61115 Property Index No. 08-29253-005
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $103,297.74 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 4641 Comet Dr into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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) (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC (630) 453-6960 please refer to file number 1496222185. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 1496-222185 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000335 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. I3282289 P27050R TRRT 3/11
n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WinnebagoRockford, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff vs. SHERRI C. GARZA, EMMANUEL GARZA, THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 24 FC 185 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 April 2, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR (384) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT NO. 10 OF SAGEWOOD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 39 OF PLATS ON PAGE 164A AND 164B IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO, AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 08-03-428-008. Commonly known as 9867 Highstone Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073. 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 2215 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1512, Westchester, Illinois 60154. (312) 940-8580. 24-02397
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com
I3282186 P27049R TRRT 3/11 n n n IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -v.Romeo D. Nelson; et. al. Defendants. 2024-FC-0000278 571 Donna Drive, Rockford, IL 61107 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/9/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/16/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on March 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
LOT SEVEN (7) EXCEPT THE NORTH TWENTY (20) FEET AND ALL OF LOT EIGHT (8) EXCEPT THE SOUTH FIFTY (50) FEET AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF COUNTRY AIR ESTATES BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK 32 OF PLAT RECORDS ON PAGE 15 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES OF SAID PREMISES BEING PARALLEL WITH THE LINE DIVIDING SAID LOTS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 571 Donna Drive, Rockford, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-21428-002
The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $274,906.41 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www. auction.com by entering 571 Donna
Drive into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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) (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-24-05051. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction. com. Attorney File No. 14-24-05051 Case Number: 2024-FC-0000278 NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -v.- Romeo D. Nelson; et. al. Defendants. 2024-FC-0000278 571 Donna Drive, Rockford, IL 61107 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/9/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/16/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on March 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
Commonly known as 571 Donna Drive, Rockford, IL 61107 Property Index No. 12-21-428-002
The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $274,906.41 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 571 Donna Drive into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-24-05051. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction. com. Attorney File No. 14-24-05051 Case Number: 2024-FC-0000278
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. I3282237
P27048R TRRT 3/11 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Winnebago - Rockford, ILLINOIS PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff vs. SHERRI C. GARZA, EMMANUEL GARZA, THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 24 FC 185 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 April 2, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 08-03-428-008.
Commonly known as 9867 Highstone Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073. 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 2215 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1512, Westchester, Illinois 60154. (312) 940-8580. 24-02397
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3282186
P27049R TRRT 3/11 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE TRUST 2005-5, ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-5, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, -v.- RICHARD MEDINA; SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.; Defendants.
2025-FC-0000335
4641 Comet Dr, Machesney Park, IL 61115
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/19/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/23/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on March 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
Commonly known as 4641 Comet Dr, Machesney Park, IL 61115
Property Index No. 08-29-253-005
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $103,297.74 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 4641
Comet Dr into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC (630) 453-6960 please refer to file number 1496-222185. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction. com. Attorney File No. 1496-222185 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000335
NOTE: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc. Plaintiff, -v.- Donald Sowl; et. al. Defendants. 2025-FC-0000347 2737 HANSON ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61109
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/6/2026, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/30/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
Commonly known as 2737 HANSON ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61109
Property Index No. 15-01-130-026
The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $66,852.54 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 2737 HANSON ST into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-25-05599. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction. com. Attorney File No. 14-25-05599 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000347
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. I3282730
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff, -v.- IRMA J JOE A/K/A IRMA JEAN JOE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. 2024-FC-0000358 510 AND 512 NORTH HORSMAN, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/5/2026, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/30/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
Commonly known as 510 AND 512 NORTH HORSMAN, ROCKFORD, IL 61101 Property Index No. 11-22-276-016
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $63,221.24 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 510 AND 512 NORTH HORSMAN into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP (312) 346-9088 please refer to file number 24-19599IL. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 24-19599IL Case Number: 2024-FC-0000358 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. I3282725
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n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Stillman BancCorp, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.- Don Wesdell, as Administrator of the Estate of Andrew J. Maurizzi; et. al. Defendants. 2025-FC-0000237 12509 Farm School Rd, Durand, IL 61024 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/13/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www. auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 3/30/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
Commonly known as 12509 Farm School Rd, Durand, IL 61024
Property Index No. 05-24-400-005
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $129,250.05 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 12509 Farm School Rd into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-25-01008. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction. com. Attorney File No. 14-25-01008 Case Number: 2025-FC-0000237 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.
I3282733
P27066R TRRT 3/18 n n n REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Winnebago - Rockford, ILLINOIS SELENE FINANCE, LP Plaintiff vs. NICHI FONSECA; ARACELI AGUILAR; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; FOUR RIVERS SANITATION AUTHORITY; MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 FC 123 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 April 16, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 1206480004.
Commonly known as 3618 TOFT ST., ROCKFORD, IL 61114. 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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. 25-271714 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3282876 P27088R TRRT 3/25 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, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF12 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF12 Plaintiff vs. HAROLD A. KASCH; DIANE L. KASCH; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 FC 191 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 April 16, 2026, at the hour 1:00 p.m., Intercounty’s Winnebago County office, 7210 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 04-06-259-006. Commonly known as 226 S. BLUFF ST., SOUTH BELOIT, IL 61080. 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgement of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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. 25-280504 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3282894
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Death Notices Horoscope
3/1/2026 60 Grodek, Jeffrey Rockford
3/1/2026 38 Ingram, Edward M Rockford
3/4/2026 57 Mcguire, Thomas R Loves Park
3/1/2026 44 Marcial, David R Rockford
3/5/2026 54 Taylor, Jim M Rockford
3/3/2026 91 Carlson, Donald Rockford
3/3/2026 93 Ross, Margaret Rockford
3/1/2026 71 Miller, Roy Rockford
3/5/2026 80 Gregg, Eddy G Rockford
3/3/2026 71 Phillips, Dale Rockford
3/5/2026 32 Hoff, James Rockford
3/1/2026 80 Goodsell, Joyce Rockford
3/2/2026 86 Burkins, Leslie South Beloit
2/28/2026 59 Mcgrew, Jeanine K Rockford
2/28/2026 80 Leanna, Gary F Loves Park
2/28/2026 89 Mccune, Donald E Rockford
3/1/2026 52 Vandiber, Cindy Rockford
2/27/2026 74 Grabowski, Laura Rockford
3/5/2026 74 Pirrello, Connie Rockford
3/5/2026 88 Gladish, Mary Ellen C Rockford
3/5/2026 99 Snyder, Eleanore C Rockton
3/2/2026 88 Mcdonnell, Patrick W Rockford
2/27/2026 78 Barton, Dwayne Rockford
3/1/2026 76 Rohlman, Linda M Rockford
3/4/2026 80 Knight, Bernice E South Beloit
3/1/2026 96 Powell, Doris Rockford
3/5/2026 75 Percey, Betty L Rockford
3/2/2026 99 Swanson, Eugene S Rockford
3/2/2026 76 Matzuka, Beverly Rockford
2/28/2026 78 Wright, Greg M Rockford
3/1/2026 78 Pecoraro, Christopher Rockton
3/2/2026 98 Bridge, Lois E Rockford
3/4/2026 88 Schoonover, Beverly Loves Park
3/4/2026 65 Montalvot, Joseph Rockford
3/4/2026 73 Allen, John W Rockford
3/4/2026 67 Smith, Barbara Rockford
3/2/2026 66 Wilson, Stanley J Rockford
3/2/2026 67 Daniels, Randy Rockford
3/3/2026 71 Setiawan, Ketut Rockford
3/3/2026 81 Bloxom, Stephen Davis
3/3/2026 90 Allen, Joyce C Rockford
3/3/2026 85 Wickert, Ruth A Machesney Park
3/3/2026 67 Carico, Steve Rockford
3/3/2026 89 Purintun, Dean E Rockford
3/4/2026 91 Reynolds, Mildred I Rockford
2/27/2026 56 Smith, Christopher D Rockford
3/1/2026 101 Guske, Shirley Rockford
3/3/2026 78 Delimata, Michael Rockford
2/27/2026 82 Mclaughlin, Lois M Rockford
2/28/2026 69 Keaster, Stan Rockford
3/1/2026 78 Thayer, Ruth M Winnebago
3/5/2026 68 Ochoa, Georgia Rockford
3/5/2026 90 Kitzman, Katherine Machesney Park
3/2/2026 83 Olsen, Paul C Davis
3/2/2026 93 Hughes, Frances Rockford
3/2/2026 97 Vigliano, Mary L Rockford
3/3/2026 73 Henson, Gary W Roscoe
3/4/2026 91 Gray, Minnie Rockford
2/28/2026 99 Brown, Eugene Loves Park
2/28/2026 54 Witt, Jeffrey B Rockford
3/1/2026 63 Staton, Theodore K Rockford
Crossword THEME: SUPERHEROES
Across
1. Abbreviation, abbr.
5. Corvine bird’s sound
8. Aquarium dweller
12. Sandwich shop
13. Half human, half cobra in Hinduism
14. Blatant
15. Don’t go
16. *Tony Stark, a.k.a. ____ Man
17. High-quality black tea
18. *Leader of Guardians of the Galaxy
20. Research facil.
21. Words to live by 22. Leo month
23. ____ Tree National Park
26. Period between linked activities (2 words)
30. Not safe in baseball
31. Drunk’s speech?
34. Sitar music
35. Doughy snack of Jewish origin
37. Rage
38. Seize a throne
39. Common hosiery
ARIES
Moving house requires careful planning. You’ll start the process and assess the work that needs to be done. Designing your new space to match your tastes will fill you with pride at home and at work.
TAURUS
Make your health a top priority. A new diet will improve your well-being and boost your self-esteem. Through steady perseverance and commitment, your successes will become visible and deeply rewarding.
GEMINI
Critics may voice opinions this week. Prepare strong arguments to stand your ground. By saying aloud what others are thinking, you’ll stand out and take a strong, convincing stance.
CANCER
You may receive an unexpected sum of money in the form of a refund or adjustment. Your romantic partner may keep you waiting or postpone an important date you were looking forward to.
LEO
Rushing into things isn’t always a good idea, especially when it comes to money and relationships. As you embark on new beginnings, obstacles may slow your progress. These moments will teach you that patience is essential to your journey.
VIRGO
You’re entering a period of reflection in both your career and your love life. You’re considering some changes. Your growing desire for a better quality of life will inspire you to make it a top priority.
LIBRA
A big clean-up at home or at work will help clear your mind. With the help of family and friends, you’ll move forward with greater peace of mind. Their support will fill you with gratitude and strengthen the bonds that unite you.
SCORPIO
shade
40. Nom de guerre
42. “Wow!”
43. What emergency workers do
45. Choice word
47. Young newt
48. Passport stamps
50. Vomit
52. *Doctor Doom’s frequent ally (2 words)
55. Deserved consequence
56. One of Great Lakes
57. Iranian money
59. Like Vitruvian Man, e.g.
60. Prima donnas’ problems
61. Author Murdoch
62. Like Regina George
63. “____ My People Go”
64. *Sandman can transform his body into this
Down
1. Pop-ups, e.g.
2. Risky business, pl.
3. Cry plaintively
4. Capital of Saudi
Arabia
5. Billiards bounce
If you’re still searching for your career path, a sudden revelation will guide you toward a new challenge that aligns perfectly with your goals. Be open-minded. Any form of change you welcome will attract abundance and success into your life.
6. Ancient Greek marketplace
Michelangelo
36. *One from Krypton
38. Inuit skin boat
SAGITTARIUS
7. Diagon Alley purchase
8. *Captain America’s team
9. Albanian monetary units
10. Small cave
40. *Size-changing ____-Man
You may feel inspired to undertake training that broadens your intellectual and spiritual horizons. If your children are on holiday, you’ll enjoy discovering exciting new activities you can do together during these precious moments.
41. Yeses, alt. sp.
44. Butcher’s refuse
46. Trouble, in Yiddish
48. Threshold
CAPRICORN
11. What Pac-Man did to strawberry
13. Largest Asian antelope
14. Poppy seed derivative
49. “Complete ____’s Guides”
50. Bid, past tense
It’s a good time to apply for a loan or renegotiate your mortgage. Finding a lasting solution to your financial worries will help you preserve or regain your joie de vivre, your smile and your inner peace.
51. Particular region
52. Comes on a rod
53. Turkish currency
54. Been in bed
AQUARIUS
19. Just outside a fairway
22. Inflation matter
23. *Batman’s arch-nemesis
24. 1/16th of a pound
25. Not shakes, as in bartender
26. *____ Titans, cyborgs’ team
27. L in LOL
28. Acquiesce
29. Rubbernecker
32. Tough spot
33. *Leonardo to
ARIES
By fine-tuning your goals, you’ll unlock your full potential. Whatever path you choose, you’ll pour your heart and soul into it. Your romantic side will shine through during a getaway with your partner.
TAURUS
If you’re in a new relationship, the idea of marriage may come up as a way to formalize your relationship and ease lingering doubts. At work, keep your emotions in check during negotiations to avoid confusion or misunderstandings.
GEMINI
A new training opportunity will arise, opening new doors to growth and quickly improving your quality of life. In love, take the initiative to break free from your daily routine. Even a simple walk hand in hand could help reignite intimacy and happiness.
CANCER
You’ll become a hero simply by listening to someone in need. Professionally, you may unexpectedly find yourself leading a team and becoming the central pillar of an important project.
LEO
You’ll receive news of a birth in the family or find a real estate investment that fits your budget perfectly. To advance at work, embrace your success or work on changing your mindset.
VIRGO
You’ll feel inspired to change your vehicle. You’ll interpret an unusual message, possibly debating with people in a multilingual context. Your curiosity will soar this week.
LIBRA
You’ll find surprising solutions to your financial and emotional challenges. A welldeserved promotion and raise are on the horizon, bringing you happiness and satisfaction in your career and daily life.
SCORPIO
Life feels like it’s flying by! Your love for the finer things may lead you to explore highend shops and fine-dining restaurants. Treat yourself to a touch of luxury and take the opportunity to refresh your wardrobe with a new style.
SAGITTARIUS
You’ll overcome your fears and act with renewed determination. Your creativity will lead you to create a masterpiece that will earn you recognition and a well-deserved financial reward for your talents and efforts.
CAPRICORN
You’ll be in high demand this week, both within your circle of friends and at work. Your popularity will soar, and your client base will expand. You’ll become the go-to person for effectively managing any important business.
AQUARIUS
55. *____ Possible
58. Lysergic acid derivative, acr.
Clients who value your talents will keep you in high demand this week. If you’re single, your soulmate could appear at a friendly gathering, bringing a wonderful surprise to your social and romantic life.
PISCES
After lengthy negotiations, you’ll finally get approval to buy a property or fund a project that’s close to your heart. You may also need to reevaluate your friendships. Although difficult, this process will be beneficial in the long run.
PISCES
Take the time to carefully think through your plans and negotiate wisely. Pay attention to every detail. Thoughtful gestures will nurture intimacy and strengthen harmony within your romantic relationship.
You’ll feel a strong urge to step back and recharge. Take the time you need to reconnect with your inner child and appreciate the beauty in life. This reconnection will awaken your passions and restore your inner peace.
The luckiest signs this week: AQUARIUS, PISCES AND ARIES
The luckiest signs this week: SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN
Crossword & Sudoku
Across 1. ‘60s do 4. Estate unit
8. Encourage 12. Tote
13. Those people
14. Likewise
15. Whole
16. Current 17. Charges
18. Boll ____
20. Weeping
21. Winter eave hanger
24. Fruit’s cover 27. Curl
32. Vocal 33. Drink
34. Part played 35. Processions
37. Competent
38. Jabbered
41. Actress Keaton
45. Coliseums
49. Feed the pot
50. Ball
52. Coffeepot
53. Hide
54. Mas that baa
55. Floral garland
56. Leaps
57. Alternatively 58. Circuit
Down 1. Blemish 2. Reign 3. Gape 4. Loft
25. Age of note
Piece of corn
Test mark
Soft toss
Added wing
Casual shirt
Cleanse
Quick race 42. Dividing preposition
Above
Facts
5. Spicy dish 6. Beet color 7. Gawk 8. Secure 9. Prayer 10. Patron 11. Pinkish 19. Pancho ____ 20. Bowling number 22. Brittle
23. Facial feature 24. Dad
Adriatic, e.g.
Hue 39. Loses color
Invalid 47. Field of study
Prune 50. Golly’s partner
Punching tool
Crossword & Sudoku
48.
Rockford Area
GuideGo
Conscience
Artists’ Ensemble Theater
St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Paddyfest Prairie St. Brewing Co.
5050 E. State St, Rockford, IL 61108 artistsensemble.org
815.394.5004
Thursday, March 12 - Saturday, March 28
Conscience comes to the Artists’ Ensemble Theater stage March 12 - 29 with a sharp and timely story about courage, politics, and standing firm under pressure Called “ a timely boxing match of a history play” by The New York Times, the production follows Senator Margaret Chase Smith as she challenges Senator Joseph McCarthy at the height of his influence Performances run from 7:309:30 p m on select dates in March Tickets are $10 for students and $19 to $28 for adults, offering audiences a smart, witty, and powerful night of theater.
200 Prairie St, Rockford, IL 61107 irishmarchingsociety.com
Saturday, March 14
Rockford’s St Patrick’s Day celebration returns Saturday, March 14, with the 50th anniversary St Patrick’s Parade stepping off at 3 p m in front of Ernie’s Midtown Pub in Midtown The parade travels along 7th Street to East State Street, then Madison Street, before ending at Prairie Street Brewing Co. Paddyfest 2026, the official parade afterparty, begins at 4 p.m. at Prairie Street Brewing Co., where the celebration continues with live entertainment, Irish dancers, pipe band performances, festive food and drinks a family friendly atmosphere along the Rock River Admission is free
RSO: Night at the Movies Coronado Theatre 314 N. Main St, Rockford, IL 61101 rockfordsymphony.com 815.965.0049
Saturday, March 14
Guests can walk the red carpet at the Coronado for an evening of unforgettable film music when the Rockford Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at 7:30 p m This cinematic concert brings Academy Award-winning scores from some of Hollywood’s most legendary composers. Audiences will hear recognizable favorites from Star Wars, The Godfather, The Wizard of Oz, Black Panther, and more. Tickets range from $35 to $85, with free admission for youth ages 6 to 18 and discounted pricing available for college students
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