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51st Dutch Days to take place May 2-3 in Fulton
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FULTON – The 2025 theme for Dutch Days, May 2 and 3, is the celebration of de Immigrant, Fulton’s authentic working windmill.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of de Immigrant being up and running in Fulton and the 51st year of the festival.
Most events are Saturday, May 3, including children’s rides and activities, food stands, de Immigrant windmill tours, a tractor show, craft demonstrations, wooden shoe carving, Dutch klompen dancing, a Dutch costume fashion show, parade and presentations about Holland’s history and culture.
Children’s activities are a pedal tractor pull, Chalk the Dike, a petting zoo, train rides, bounce houses, wooden show races (shoes provided) and a gymnastics demonstration.
For schedule information, visit the Dutch Days Facebook page.
Street scrubbing
Volunteers will be scrubbing Fourth Street on Saturday, May 3, before the Dutch Days parade.
Scrubbers are asked to meet at the corner of 10th Avenue and Fourth Street (by the post office) between 2:10 and 2:25 p.m. to sign in and pick up brooms and buckets.
Street scrubbing begins at 2:30 p.m.
To participate, you must be wearing a Dutch costume. Wooden shoes are preferred, although leather shoes are appropriate with some costumes.
There is a limited supply of brooms and buckets so please bring your own broom and metal bucket if you have them.
For more information, call Jill Nederhoff at 563-212-2250.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Microgreens class to be offered at Adams Memorial Library
Did you know that sulforaphane found in cruciferous vegetables can help protect and repair your DNA?
Eat the cruciferous vegetables in microgreen form and you’re packing a punch.
The Henry C. Adams Memorial Library will be offering microgreen growing classes this fall. These classes will be free through a grant effort by OCHD. You will be provided with your own
5K Run/Walk
The Dutch Days 5K Run/Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3.
Overall winners of the 5K Run will receive $50.
There also will be awards for first, second and third places in each age division for males and females: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.
5K registration is $35. Make checks payable to Fulton Dutch Days Committee. Mail to 1110 Third St., Fulton, IL 61252.
Race day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at KT3, 912 Fourth St.
The course is a flat, scenic, river-view
sprout house and training.
The library would like to know if an evening or weekend class time works for the public. Let the library know by emaling hcadams1@yahoo.com or calling 309-714-2699.
Fulton man dies in Interstate 80 crash involving overturned cement truck in Bureau County
A 71-year-old Fulton man died after a multi-vehicle crash April 25 on Interstate 80, Bureau County Coroner Kurt Workman said.
run on the bike path.
The kids’ run will start at 8 a.m. The fee is $10 for no T-shirt or $30 with T-shirt. Age groups are 3 to 8 years of age for the .5 mile run and 8 to 14 years of age for the one-mile run.
Starting line for all races is at KT3. Snacks and drinks will be provided at KT3. Packet/shirt pickup also will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, at the River Bend District Office, 1110 Third St., Fulton.
For questions, email dhogue@riverbendschools.net.
The coroner’s office responded to a crash about 3 p.m. involving an overturned cement truck in the construction zone near mile marker 41, Workman said in a news release.
Vincent Stuart was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
Workman said an autopsy has been scheduled.
The crash remains under investigation by the Bureau County Coroner’s Office and Illinois State Police.
– Shaw Local News Network
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Sinterklaas hands out candy during Fulton’s Dutch Days parade May 4, 2024.
Program schools students to cash in on business ideas
By BRANDON CLARK bclark@shawmedia.com
STERLING – Students from high schools across the Sauk Valley presented their businesses to dozens of shoppers April 23 and 24 at Sterling’s Northland Mall.
The annual student trade show was part of the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program at the Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling.
Now in its 12th year, the CEO program is a yearlong high school course that teaches students the basics of starting and running a business. Students earn two credits while gaining realworld experience, taking risks, learning from results and working closely with local business leaders and other area high school students.
WACC CEO board member Julie Jacobs said the program is funded
Students work together as a team throughout the school year, creating a single business, which helps fund their individual business projects. Each student then creates their own business from scratch – designing a logo, devising marketing plans and presenting their idea, which is showcased at the trade show event.
Jacobs said the program is open to students from about 17 area high schools, allowing them to collaborate and build connections across schools. The trade show featured 34 student-owned businesses.
Eastland High School senior Adam Awender is the owner of Adam’s Coaster Creations, which makes 3D-printed coasters.
through the generosity of local business owners and organizations, which help pay facilitators to teach the students.
“The facilitators are like teachers, but we don’t call them teachers because they don’t sit there and lecture the students,”
Jacobs said. “They teach the students by taking them on community tours, bringing in guest speakers, and so they’re learning from current leaders in our community by listening to them speak on how they became who they are.”
“I was always a big fan of watching 3D printing when I was young,” Awender said. “So when we had this class business, I decided to do what I love. I borrowed a 3D printer from my coach and started printing out a bunch of these coasters and that was my idea from the start. So I just ran with it.”
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Isabella Scachette of Morrison was part of the Whiteside Area Career Center CEO program student trade show April 23 at Northland Mall in Sterling.
Prophetstown-Lyndon Food Pantry open every Tuesday morning
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The Prophetstown-Lyndon Food Pantry is open every Tuesday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, 215 Washington St., Prophetstown.
The food pantry continues to receive many generous donations from individuals, companies and organizations
PROPHETSTOWN LIBRARY NEWS
Minecraft craft event in May
Come make your own Minecraft Slime Jars at our May 10 craft hour. All school-age children are invited to attend.
Brain exercise classes
Experience a monthly journey with Kara Schweitzer, an educator from the University of Illinois Extension, as she leads participants through interactive activities crafted to stimulate the brain and enhance cognitive function and memory. Regardless of age, it’s never too
LOCAL NEWS BRIEF
Morrison Chess Club announces May schedule Morrison Chess Club, which has players of all levels and ages, holds its meetings in the Program Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison. Beginners are welcome to join the chess club.
The club meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
each quarter.
The food pantry board thanks everyone who donated to the program in January, February and March.
The food pantry thanks the following organizations for their donations in the past quarter: the First Lutheran Church of Prophetstown, the River Church, Prophetstown United Methodist Church, St. Catherine Catholic
Church, McDonald Funeral Home, United Christians of Prophetstown.
The pantry has received many donations from individuals during the past quarter. The board thanks all the people who donated to the pantry for their generosity: Beth Zuidema, Joan and Michael Bryan, Joan McCowen, Stu and Becky Richter, Doug Earl, Gene Summers, Marcia Chamberlain, Cheri
Waite, Ryan Woolums, Sam Wancket, Randy and Denise Cady, Les and Anne Wilson, Chelsie and Chris Weech and Rick Woolums.
The food pantry board also wishes to express gratitude for the donations of anonymous groups and individuals.
The next meeting of the food pantry board is scheduled for 11 a.m. July 15 at the American Legion Hall.
late to embark on the path of brain training. Dive into this enjoyable and informative class with Schweitzer. The next class is 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13.
Prophetstown is Proud to Read summer reading promotion
Please keep an eye out for our new program to encourage reading throughout the summer months. Henry C. Adams Memorial Library, in coordination with Prophetstown Proud and local businesses, is bringing an incentive program to area children in K-8 grade
much like the nationwide Book It Program. The incentive program will run in tandem with the Summer Reading Program. Details to come soon.
Summer reading sign-up
Children in pre-K through eighth grade are invited to the annual Summer Reading Program. Print the online form at www.prophetstownlibrary.com or stop by the library to pick up your summer reading registration form. Summer reading will take place every Tuesday in June.
Lego Club to meet
Lego Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31. All ages are invited. Snacks will be provided.
Book club
The next library book club meeting will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 20. We will be discussing “Firefly Lane” by Kristin Hannah. If you would like to join the book club, please email hcadams1@yahoo. com or call the library at 309-714-2699 and we will order the book for you.
on Mondays, May 5, 12, 19 and 26 and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, May 22 and 29.
No USCF/ICA membership is needed unless you want to play in out-of-town tournaments.
For information, email jiri.pelka@gmail. com or text 309-203-9985.
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Relay For Life of Sauk Valley Plans Our 30th Year event Westwood Sports Complex, Building 3 Saturday, June 14, 2025 5:00pm-9:30pm
30th Anniversary Celebration
All past chairs, team captains, participants, sponsors, and planning committee are invited to attend the 30th Celebration of RFL at 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. and be introduced and given a small gift. Please send text to Betty Clementz at 815-535-4443 of your name, position in past Relays, years if known, and team name, so a nametag can be prepared for your pick-up on June 14th in Building 3 of Westwood from 4:30 - 4:55 p.m.
We want to thank each of you!
Team Formation
Register your team at www.relayforlife.org/saukvalleyil or call 1-800-ACS-2345 for assistance. Resources are available on that website to start team fundraising. There is no minimum of money to be raised, no charge to join Relay For Life. Every dollar collected is tax-deductible; every luminaria sold can be added to team total collected. All registration forms available at Sauk Valley Foodbank in Sterling.
Survivors are the Heart of Relay
1. Call 1-800-ACS-2345 or register online at www.relayforlife.org/saukvalleyil to receive a free survivor T-Shirt in the mail.
2. Pre-register to participate in its first lap by all survivors by sending to Survivor Committee the form below or drop off your information at Sauk Valley Foodbank Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. - noon. Register on-site on June 14th to pick up your free gift in Building 3 at Westwood from 4:30 - 5:20 p.m. and register at that time the number of years of survivorship.
Relay For Life of Sauk Valley Survivor Participant in Opening Lap at 5:30 p.m. June 14 at Westwood Building 3
One in an ongoing series of articles highlighting local businesses that supported Sauk Valley Media’s “Pay It Forward,” an ad campaign celebrating the ripple effect of acts of kindness by local residents who’ve embodied the spirit of “paying it forward.” A special section showcasing examples of community kindness appeared in the April 6 edition of the Telegraph and Gazette, and can also be found at shawlocal. com/saukvalley/ enewspaper/
Growing Strong, while staying true to our roots
For more than 120 years, small-town roots have helped customers’ money grow at Farmers National Bank, where its team is proud to play a part in their community’s success
Farmers National Bank: Growing Strong While Staying True to Our Roots
Since opening our doors in 1902, Farmers National Bank has been committed to serving our communities with personalized banking solutions. Over the years, we have grown and adapted to meet the evolving needs of our customers, and in 2024, we proudly expanded to a fourth branch in Mount Carroll, IL. While our footprint continues to grow, our values remain firmly rooted in what has always set us apart: local decision-making, personal service, and a deep investment in our communities.
At Farmers National Bank, we are more than just an agricultural bank. While agriculture remains a vital part of our business, our services extend far beyond farming. We offer a full range of financial products, including residential and commercial loans, checking and savings accounts, and cutting-edge digital banking services. Every one of our locations is equipped with Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs), ensuring that customers have access to convenient banking options while still experiencing the personal service they have come to expect from us. Additionally, we offer in-house wealth management services, providing personalized financial planning and investment strategies to help our customers secure their future.
Our growth has never come at the expense of our commitment to our customers. Unlike large corporate banks, we remain locally owned and managed, ensuring that every decision is made with the best interest of our communities in mind. As
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we expand, we continue to prioritize the relationships we build with our customers, reinforcing that we are, and always be, “A Real Community Bank.”
With over a century of experience and a strong foundation of service, we look forward to continuing to grow while staying true to what has always made us unique. Whether you need a farm or home loan, business financing, wealth management, or the latest in digital banking, Farmers National Bank is here to serve you-just as we have been since 1902. It remains true to it’s farming roots and is rated a Top 100 Agricultural Bank in the U.S. The bank remains locally owned and managed, with four locations - Prophetstown, Geneseo, Morrison and Mount Carroll. Clients know that when they choose Farmers National Bank, they can have access to the same, or even better, products and services offered at bigger banks, but at the local level with minimal costs. The bank is locally owned and managed, so clients won’t have to wait to hear back from someone in another state or time zone. Their decisionmakers live locally.
With more than 125 years of combined experience, the bank’s lenders can provide the best options available, and with the assets exceeding $850 million, the bank can handle relationships big and small.
From customers with small family farms to large farming operations, Farmers National Bank values all its customers and their needs.
Farmers National Bank • Online: farmersnationalbank. bank, and on Facebook and Instagram Prophetstown - 114 W. Third St., 815-537-2348 • Geneseo - 700 U.S. Highway 6 East, 309-944-0580 Morrison - 1100 E. Lincolnway, 815-772-3700 • Mount Carroll - 642 S. East St., (815) 244-2001
How do school districts in Lee, Ogle, Whiteside counties measure up in vaccine coverage? Here are the numbers
By BRANDON CLARK bclark@shawmedia.com
DIXON – The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched an updated version of its Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard, now featuring data from the 2024-25 school year.
The IDPH’s interactive tool provides insights into vaccination trends at the state, county and school district levels, using publicly available data collected by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Here is a snapshot of vaccination coverage for students in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties.
Lee
• Chickenpox/Varicella: 96.6% coverage with 16 out of 16 schools reporting.
• DTP/DTa/TD: 96.9% coverage with 16 out of 16 schools reporting.
• Hepatitis B: 97.1% coverage with 16 out of 16 schools reporting.
• Hib: 88.8% coverage with four out of
OBITUARY
KAREN E. THIES
Born: September 27, 1936 in Morrison, IL
Died: January 14, 2025 in Kissimmee, FL
Karen E Thies, born September 27, 1936 died January 14, 2025 at the Silver Crest Home in Kissimmee, Florida. Karen was a devoted wife to Donald Thies, deceased, sister to Sherry Whitmore, deceased, and is survived by her brother Bob (Barbara) Mitchell of North Carolina. Karen was also proceeded in death by her parents Kenneth and Eldora Mitchell of Morrison, Illinois.
Karen’s life was blessed in young people, as
A dose of the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine.
16 schools reporting.
• Measles: 96.7% coverage with 16 out of 16 schools reporting.
• Meningococcal: 94.5% coverage with 11 out of 16 schools reporting.
• Mumps: 96.7% coverage with 16 out of 16 schools reporting.
• Pneumococcal: 88.8% coverage with four out of 16 schools reporting.
• Polio: 96.7% coverage with 16 out of 16 schools reporting.
• Rubella: 96.7% coverage with 16 out of 16 schools reporting.
• TDAP: 94.6% coverage with 11 out of 16 schools reporting.
Ogle
• Chickenpox/Varicella: 95% coverage with 26 out of 26 schools reporting.
• DTP/DTa/TD: 95.5% coverage with 26 out of 26 schools reporting.
• Hepatitis B: 95.8% coverage with 24 out of 26 schools reporting.
• Hib: 91.5% coverage with eight out of 26 schools reporting.
• Measles: 95.2% coverage with 26 out of 26 schools reporting.
• Meningococcal: 93.3% coverage with 17 out of 26 schools reporting.
• Mumps: 95.2% coverage with 26 out of 26 schools reporting.
• Pneumococcal: 90.8% coverage with eight out of 26 schools reporting.
• Polio: 95.5% coverage with 26 out of 26 schools reporting.
• Rubella: 95.2% coverage with 26 out of 26 schools reporting.
• TDAP: 93.6% coverage with 17 out of
26 schools reporting.
Whiteside
• Chickenpox/Varicella: 96.4% coverage with 33 out of 33 schools reporting.
• DTP/DTa/TD: 96.6% coverage with 33 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Hepatitis B: 97% coverage with 33 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Hib: 95.4% coverage with 11 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Measles: 96.6% coverage with 33 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Meningococcal: 94.2% coverage with 19 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Mumps: 96.6% coverage with 33 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Pneumococcal: 95.1% coverage with 11 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Polio: 96.6% coverage with 33 out of 33 schools reporting.
• Rubella: 96.6% coverage with 33 out of 33 schools reporting.
• TDAP: 95.2% coverage with 19 out of 33 schools reporting.
she had 9 nieces and nephews.
Karen’s life in Grand Rapids Michigan was rich in friends, in her church, and especially in the exchange students they welcomed into their home. They spoke very highly of their time with Karen and Don after they left their care, saying how they cherished their time and how much they influenced their lives in later years. A true testament to good parents.
Karen worked her career as an executive assistant at Old Kent Bank in Grand Rapids. Upon retirement she relocated to the golf retirement community of Solivita in Kissimmee where she took up golf, sang in the chorus, and enjoyed the challenge of winning Bingo with her new friends.
Karen will be laid to rest next to her husband in Morrison Illinois.
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Measles threat rises in northern Illinois schools
Several counties below herd immunity levels
By BILL FRESKOS bfreskos@shawmedia.com
State health officials are sounding the alarm across Illinois schools, where many districts fall below the vaccination threshold needed to prevent the spread of measles in local schools.
New data from the Illinois State Board of Education shows several counties in the region – including McHenry, DuPage, Kane, Grundy, Kankakee and Bureau counties – remain vulnerable because of uneven local coverage, a concern that’s only grown as measles cases climb nationally.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported its first confirmed case of measles in 2025, involving an adult in southern Illinois, confirmed through laboratory testing April 23. Currently, this is an isolated incident; IDPH considers it not to constitute an outbreak.
As of mid-April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 800 confirmed measles cases across 25 jurisdictions, putting the U.S. on pace to surpass recent records before the end of the year.
To put that in perspective, the highest number of U.S. measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000 was 1,274 cases in 2019 – a total reached over the entire year.
Earlier this year, a measles outbreak in west Texas drew national attention after multiple children were hospitalized and public health officials worked to contain the spread in under-vaccinated communities. Two children died, including an unvaccinated child.
“What we’re seeing nationally is that measles doesn’t really stay contained,” IDPH pediatric medicine medical adviser Dr. Jennifer Seo said. “A single case can lead to a broader outbreak, especially in under-vaccinated communities. It reinforces why localized coverage is so important – even one vulnerable pocket can put a whole region at risk.”
The updated data reveal a decrease in Illinois’ measles vaccination rate, from 95.2% in the 2023-24 school year to 95.1% in 2024-25.
Although this drop is relatively minor,
it continues a downward trend at the wrong time as outbreaks continue to spread across the country.
This slight dip marks the fifth consecutive year of declining measles vaccination rates among schoolchildren across the state, according to newly released IDPH data.
“There’s been a steady decline in our measles vaccination rates among schoolaged children going back to the 2017-2018 school year,” Seo said. “While this year’s change was small, the broader trend is something we’re watching very carefully.”
What’s the impact of lower vaccination rates?
Public health officials recommend a minimum of 96% measles vaccination coverage in schools to maintain herd immunity – a level that helps protect those who cannot be vaccinated, including children with weakened immune systems.
“If a school is under 91%, they’re below the level that would confer herd
immunity,” Seo said. “That simply means it’s going to be harder to stop measles from spreading from one student to the next.”
Despite Illinois maintaining an overall measles vaccination rate above 95%, several counties in the northern part of the state remain in a more vulnerable position.
According to data from the Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard, 10 counties in the region fall into the “yellow” tier, meaning their average school measles vaccination rates range between 91% and 96%.
These counties include Kane, Lake, McHenry, Bureau, Winnebago, Ogle, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee and Cook.
Kathy Marshall, regional superintendent for Bureau, Henry and Stark counties, said local districts are aware of their vaccination data and continue to work closely with local health departments when needed.
“School districts here received IDPH information regarding measles data, although districts are already aware of
their own local data due to reporting requirements,” Marshall said. “If school districts are concerned, they can work with their local health department to set up local clinics or provide families with further information regarding immunizations.”
Marshall said that although some students are exempt from immunizations because of religious reasons, school staff play a key role in ensuring families are informed.
“Our school district staff already does a great job of providing requirement information to parents as students go through school,” Marshall said.
As national measles cases rise, Marshall acknowledged that potential outbreaks are a concern, particularly during times of heavy travel.
“There are and have been cases in nearby states,” she said. “It is a very busy travel season for many families, so being exposed to any health-related illness is always a possibility.”
Scott Anderson
Lois Davis, a public health nurse, administers a measles mumps rubella vaccine to a patient on Thursday at the La Salle County Health Department in Ottawa.
Savanna man pleads not guilty in teen’s death
Former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy denies destroying evidence
By CHARLENE BIELEMA cbielema@shawmedia.com
MOUNT CARROLL – A former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy has pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide, destroying evidence and several other criminal charges in connection with the July death of a Mount Carroll teen found dead on a state highway.
called to testify, Klahn will recuse himself, he said.
Klahn also told the courtroom, filled to capacity with Kradle’s friends and family, that emotions will run high throughout the case, to be prepared for it and to act accordingly.
cer, as that officer was closer to the reported location, to the scene.
Carroll County Sheriff Ryan Kloepping a few months later said that when the on-duty deputy arrived at the site of the body’s discovery, they were told the reporting party already had been released from the scene. The Illinois State Police also were called in after the body was discovered to lead the investigation.
Matthew Herpstreith, 44, of Savanna entered the not guilty plea during his arraignment April 23 in Carroll County Circuit Court. He was charged March 24 with reckless homicide, reckless conduct, obstructing justice – all felonies –a misdemeanor count each of attempted obstruction of justice and destruction of evidence, and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in the death of 18-yearold Jackson Kradle of Mount Carroll.
Kradle’s body was found at 3:30 a.m. July 28 on Route 78, less than a mile north of Mount Carroll’s city limits. He was the victim of blunt force trauma, which a forensic pathologist ruled was the result
Judge Matthew Klahn oversees Matthew Herpstreith’s arraignment April 23 in Mount Carroll. Herpstreith pleaded not guilty in the July 2024 death of Jackson Kradle.
of a vehicle/pedestrian crash.
Herpstreith and a Carroll County dispatcher, who were off duty at the time, alerted the Carroll County dispatch center, via a nonemergency call, that they had found the body on the highway. Herpstreith’s arrest came eight months later.
Discussion during the April 23 arraignment laid some groundwork for how the case will proceed. Lee County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Klahn presided over the hearing, saying that although he expects to be assigned as the judge through the entirety of the case, that has yet to be decided. He said he has informed the chief judge that his brotherin-law is employed by the Illinois State Police; if his brother-in-law was involved in the investigation and is going to be
“It’s not lost on me that this case has had quite a bit of attention, and will continue to probably have quite a bit of attention,” Klahn said. “My job is going to be to manage the courtroom to make sure that everyone’s rights are respected. I want to make sure everyone gets a fair shake in this process and that Illinois law is followed.”
As such, he said, he would not tolerate any outbursts or any harassment or intimidation of witnesses or attorneys.
“I can’t allow that,” Klahn said. “I don’t like to ever be in a situation where I am going to have to place somebody in contempt of court. I really dislike that, but I just ask that, please, just don’t test my resolve on that, and I will make sure that everyone’s rights are respected through this process, and that everyone is treated fairly.”
The case
Kradle’s death was reported about 3:30 a.m. July 28, when the Carroll County dispatch center received a nonemergency call from Herpstreith and Amy Hubble, a former 911 dispatcher, who were off duty when they reported finding a body in the road.
Dispatch personnel sent an on-duty deputy sheriff as well as a local city offi-
Herpstreith and Hubble were placed on administrative leave after Kradle’s body was found. Represented by the police union, the two turned in their resignations three days after they found the body and just before the time they knew they were going to be interrogated, Kloepping said.
In November, Dr. Mark Peters, a forensic pathologist, ruled that Kradle died from blunt force trauma as the result of a motor vehicle-pedestrian crash. A coroner’s inquest was held, and on Jan. 14, Kradle’s death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt trauma to the head from a motor vehicle-pedestrian crash.
The charges filed in March came after the Illinois State Appellate Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the state police investigation. Special prosecutor Charles Colburn, who is employed with Illinois State Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, is prosecuting the case. Herpstreith is being represented by defense attorney Joseph Nack.
Herpstreith’s next court appearance is a preliminary hearing set for 1:30 p.m. May 9 at the Carroll County Courthouse.
Trial begins May 13 in Rock Falls fatal stabbing case
By CHARLENE BIELEMA cbielema@shawmedia.com
MORRISON – The trial of a Rock Falls man accused of stabbing another man to death on Valentine’s Day will begin May 13 in Whiteside County Circuit Court.
Kyle Cooper, 36, is accused of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Feb. 14 stabbing death of Daniel Gordon, 27, outside a Rock Falls residence.
Whiteside County Circuit Court Judge James Heuerman set a pretrial motion hearing for May 9 during a pretrial conference April 23.
Gordon was found unresponsive with multiple abdominal stab wounds about
Kyle Cooper, 36, of Rock Falls
2 a.m. Feb. 14 in the 600 block of West 20th Street in Rock Falls after Cooper and Gordon fought in a driveway, police said. Gordon died later that day at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, officials said.
In laying out details of the state’s case in late February, Whiteside County Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Simon said Cooper was taken into custody on a charge of aggravated battery in the hours after Gordon was stabbed.
Simon said the events leading up to the stabbing included a verbal altercation just hours before at a bar between Cooper and Gordon, who was dating a woman who previously had dated Cooper.
Gordon and the woman left the bar and later went to a home in the 600 block of West 20th Street in Rock Falls. Simon said they were at the house when a vehicle Cooper was in pulled up to the house, and Cooper got out of the vehicle while holding something shiny in his hand.
The woman was fearful that Cooper was going to use a knife to vandalize her vehicle and approached Cooper, who began pushing the woman, Simon said. Simon said Gordon got involved to protect the woman, and Cooper jumped on
top of Gordon and stabbed Gordon in the abdomen several times before others were able to pull Cooper off Gordon. Cooper then left the scene, Simon said.
Rock Falls police were called to the scene about 1:50 a.m. When officers arrived, they found Gordon in the driveway, unresponsive and suffering from severe injuries, Simon said.
Cooper, wearing blood-stained clothes, turned himself in at the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office later that morning and was charged with aggravated battery, police said. He was formally charged four days later with murder and an additional count of aggravated battery. He has been detained in the Whiteside County Jail since his Feb. 14 arrest.
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Matthew Herpstreith, 44, of Savanna
April 1965: Rising river ousts residents from their homes
60 years
April 28, 1965
The Mississippi River was cresting near the 24.8-foot mark and weary residents looked forward to several more days with half of the community under water and more than half of its residents ousted from their homes. The best available information from U.S. engineers is the river will stand near the crest for three or four days before it starts to recede.
In a desperate attempt to save their home from the flood, Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Olson, who live near the intersection of Route 84 and Alternate Route 30, employed contractors to jack their house up and support it with heavy timbers about seven feet above its usual elevation. The same device was employed at several other homes in the flooded area.
50 years
April 20, 1975
A base salary of $8,900 has been agreed upon between the River Bend Education Association and the River Bend School Board. This is an increase
of $500 from this year. A board spokesman said the increase in funds to be expended by the district for teachers’ salaries is 7.78%.
The First Reformed Church will have a Mortgage Burning Service to burn a copy of the mortgage on the Educational building built in 1965, which is now paid in full. Guest speaker will be Rev. Cornelius Hoekstra, who was the pastor at the time the Educational building was added.
40 years
May 1, 1985
The 11th annual Dutch Days Festival commemorates the immigration of Netherlanders to this river city and the influence their traditions had on this small town. For visitors to Fulton, it’s an opportunity to step back into the late 1800s.
It took two Saturday mornings and 13 truckloads of gravel to complete the task of filling the edges of the blacktop on the dike along Fulton’s riverfront. Members of the Dike Beautification Committee asked for volunteers and crews showed up.
30 years
April 26, 1995
Superintendent Kent Hammer received the Golden Eagle Award for outstanding leadership during the River Bend School District’s recent referendum success. River Bend School Board member Barbara Mask presented the board’s most prestigious award for excellence to Hammer.
Howard and Janice VanZuiden opened a new ice cream parlor in a new building in the east part of Fulton. Howy’s Delight is located in the rear portion of the building that also houses the new Shear Class Beauty Salon at 1703 10th Ave.
20 years
April 27, 2005
Newly elected officials were sworn into office at the City Council meeting. They included Mayor Howard VanZuiden, City Clerk Linda Hollis, First Ward Alderman Eugene Field, Second Ward Alderman Merle Sterenberg, Third Ward Alderman Warren Juist and Fourth Ward Alderman
William Loerop. The Dutch Days Festival Committee announced the consulate general of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from Chicago will be the special guest at the 31st annual Dutch Days Festive. He will speak on the theme “Dutch Liberation – 1945.”
10 years
April 29, 2015
A call went out to area fire departments April 24 that Schafer’s Fisheries north of Fulton on Route 84 was on fire. Thomson Fire District responded and called for area fire districts to bring tanker trucks. Assisting fire departments were Fulton, Albany, Morrison, Cordova, Clinton, Camanche, Chadwick and Sabula. When firefighters arrived, there was heavy smoke and flames. The building is considered a total loss. Owner Mike Schafer plans to rebuild.
Taylor Fleetwood wrestled in the Greco Roman state championships at Lockport Township High School. He earned a spot in the nationals in July in Fargo, North Dakota.
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Fulton competes at Landers-Loomis Invitational
Fulton’s Haley Smither (right) runs with the baton after an exchange with Brooklyn Thoms in the 4x200 relay April 25 at the Landers-Loomis Invitational track meet at Oregon High School. The Steamers team of Grace Bray, Thoms, Smither and Miraya Pessman won the event in 1:48.52. RIGHT: Pessman flies in the air as she competes in the long jump at the Landers-Loomis Invitational. She finished second in the event.
Photos by Earleen Hinton
ABOVE:
Ed Schmidt Invitational in Erie
Erie-Prophetstown’s Nathan Punke vaults to new heights April 25 at the Ed Schmidt Invitational in Erie. Punke set a personal record and took first place in the boys pole vault competition with a vault of 3.96m (12 feet, 113/4 inches).
ABOVE: Morrison’s Emma Christin pushes through cooler than expected temperatures April 25 at Erie High School’s annual Ed Schmidt Invitational. Christin won the girls 3,200-meter race with a time of 13:57.45. LEFT: Morrison’s Levi Milder passes the baton to Brady Anderson in the 400-meter relay. The team of Milder, Anderson, Ryan Alvarado and Zach Milder placed first.
Photos by Jessie Otten
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP
Softball
Fulton 5, Pearl City 1: Kylie Smither had a home run and three RBIs as Fulton led 3-1 in the first inning. Belle Curley pitched a complete game with three strikeouts, allowing only four hits and one walk.
Monmouth-Roseville 9, Erie-Prophetstown 4: The Panthers were unable to overcome a 7-2 deficit after one inning in the road loss. Parker Rangel led E-P with three hits.
Fulton 11, River Ridge-Scales Mound 1 (5 inn.): Kylie Smither hit two home runs and had five RBIs in the road win. Jessa Read had six strikeouts in the circle while not allowing an earned run. She allowed only three hits with one walk.
Morrison 4, Eastland 1: Bella Duncan had 17 strikeouts in seven innings without allowing an earned run, holding Eastland to three hits and no walks. Elle Milnes had two solo home runs for the Fillies.
Princeton 9, Erie-Prophetstown 5: Princeton pulled away after E-P led 5-2 after
four innings. Alyssah Padia and Wynn Renkes each had two hits for the Panthers.
Dakota 5, Fulton 3 (8 inn.): Tied 2-2 going into extra innings, the Steamers took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth with a Belle Curley RBI single. Dakota got a single and walk before Hailey Kerchner hit a walk-off three-run home run to win the game. Kylie Smither led Fulton with a home run and two RBIs.
Erie-Prophetstown 10, Princeton 9: E-P scored three runs in the top of the seventh and Ayden Klendworth closed the door in relief as the Panthers won a back-and-forth road contest. Lilly Swatos led E-P with three RBIs.
Girls track and field
Oregon wins Landers-Loomis Invitational: The Hawks took their home invite with 104 points, finishing ahead of Fulton (95) and Genoa-Kingston (91). Forreston (45) was fifth and Amboy (31) tied Marengo for eighth.
Oregon’s Jillian Hammer won the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. She also joined Lorelai Dannhorn, Skylar Bishop and Grace Tremble to win the 4x400. Bishop also won the high jump.
Forreston’s Bree Schneiderman won the 100, 200 and 400.
Fulton’s Grace Bray, Brooklyn Thoms, Haley Smither and Miraya Pessman won the 4x200. Kylie Smither won the shot put for the Steamers.
Baseball
Fulton 6, Galena 5: Fulton held on for a road win after Galena scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Jacob Huisenga had a triple, two RBIs and got the win in relief on the mound.
Fulton 9, River Ridge-Scales Mound 1: The Steamers had 12 hits and held RR-SM to three hits in the road win. Braeden Brennan and Chase Dykstra each had three RBIs for Fulton.
Princeton 3, Erie-Prophetstown 0: Princeton’s Jordan Reinhardt pitched a com-
plete game with five strikeouts and no walks, scattering seven hits, as E-P lost at home. Eli Heyvaert had two hits for the Panthers.
Eastland 6, Morrison 1: Eastland’s Brayden Jackson had two hits and three stolen bases in the home win. Hunter Miller pitched 5⅓ innings with nine strikeouts.
Fulton 4, River Ridge-Scales Mound 0: Fulton’s Chase Dykstra got the win after pitching 6⅔ innings with 10 strikeouts, three hits and two walks allowed. The Steamers scored all four runs in the fourth inning.
Morrison 8, Eastland 2: The Mustangs used a seven-run fifth inning to take control in the home win as five players finished with RBIs. Hunter Miller had two of Eastland’s four hits.
Princeton 6, Erie-Prophetstown 2: Princeton scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to earn the comeback win. Tristan Hovey scored a run and knocked in another for E-P in the road setback.
Photos by Earleen Hinton (above) and Jessie Otten (right)
ABOVE: Fulton’s Kylie Smither throws the shot at the Landers-Loomis Invitational April 25 at Oregon High School. She won the event with a throw of 11.471 meters (37 feet, 51/4 inches).
RIGHT: Erie-Prophetstown’s Elijah Franzen takes first place in the long jump April 25 at the Ed Schmidt Invitational in Erie.
ABOVE: Blake Huizenga of Morrison was part of the Whiteside Area Career Center CEO program student trade show April 23 at Northland Mall in Sterling. RIGHT: Fulton High School junior Brooklyn Thoms greets customers at her business, B. Positive, in Sterling’s Northland Mall at the Whiteside Area Career Center’s CEO program student trade show April 23.
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Snippet of Green owner and Sterling High School junior Charles Johnson sells terrariums and terrarium kits.
“Terrariums are miniature ecosystems with plants in them,” Johnson said. “I got a fish tank for Christmas seven years ago. Now you can only have so many fish tanks before mom says, ‘Stop.’ But you can make as many terrariums as you want and put them on your windowsill. You can have 20 of them and mom won’t blink an eye because they look good.”
Brooklyn Thoms is a Fulton High School junior and the owner of B. Positive. The designer shirt business donates 5% of its profits to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
“I’m just really passionate about
mental health,” Thoms said. “So I decided to start B. Positive so that I could make my own shirts and designs.”
Shelby Groezinger is a junior at Eastland High School. She owns Sincerely, Shelby – a handmade greeting card company.
“Our world is kind of getting de-sentimentalized,” Groezinger said. “I wanted people to be able to buy a card that’s handmade by somebody, and then people can write in it and have that special moment where they read something written by somebody they love.”
Rock Falls High School senior Carolyn Masini owns Bee-Utiful Scents, a homemade car freshener business.
“I wanted to do something that I could myself,” Masini said. “These car fresheners will make your car smell and look good. My mom is a second grade teacher and her classroom is bee-themed. I’ve grown up around bees and learning the
importance of bees. So I decided to frame my business around that.”
After the trade show, students reflect on what they have learned, discuss how the event went and how they can apply those lessons moving forward.
“I’ve been involved with this program since the beginning,” Jacobs said. “And each year, I don’t think it can get any better because it’s always been great, but it seems like it gets better as we go on.”
Photos by Steve Siefken (above); Brandon Clark (right)
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Bureau County is one of the three to fall into the “yellow” tier, with a measles vaccination rate of 95.5%, just below the 96% threshold needed to maintain herd immunity.
Although not alarmingly low, public health officials warn that rates below this benchmark leave schools more vulnerable to outbreaks.
“Even regions with decent coverage can be susceptible if there are pockets of lower rates, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing in many of our counties,” Seo said.
That effect was made clear during last year’s measles outbreak in northeast Illinois – the state’s largest in over three decades.
Sparked at a Chicago shelter for newly arrived migrants, the virus quickly spread into neighboring suburban counties, including Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will.
The outbreak led to 67 confirmed cases before it was contained in June.
Seo said the outbreak served as a wake-up call to school districts and public health officials in Illinois.
“Any time we see cases in our own backyard, it becomes very real for families and communities,” Seo said. “That
Seo also emphasized the importance of local-level solutions.
“To really improve coverage across the board, we have to take a more granular approach – looking school by school, community by community – to really understand what the specific barriers are and how we can address them.”
IDPH targets districts below 96%
This approach prompted IDPH to begin reaching out earlier this month to schools with vaccination rates below 96%, offering resources, information on vaccine access and a survey designed to assess each school’s preparedness for a potential outbreak.
outbreak highlighted just how quickly measles can spread in environments where even small gaps in vaccination coverage exist.
“You can have a county with over 95% coverage overall, but if one school or one district has lower rates, that’s all it takes for measles to take hold.”
Seo said the reasons for the decline in measles vaccination coverage vary by district and community.
Notably, traditional public schools continue to post higher vaccination rates
across all immunization categories, compared with charter and private schools, according to IDPH and Illinois State Board of Education data.
Although the exact reasons behind this trend are not fully understood yet, Seo suggests it may stem from a combination of factors.
“It’s hard to say exactly why public schools have higher coverage, but it may simply come down to better access, stronger enforcement, and more alignment with public health efforts,” she said.
“As a pediatrician, I know how important vaccinations are for protecting children from preventable illnesses,” IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said. “As measles outbreaks spread through various parts of the United States, it is now more important than ever to make sure you and your family members are up to date with all age-appropriate immunizations.”
To explore the data or check vaccination coverage in your community, visit the Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard or Measles Outbreak Simulator Dashboard and navigate to the “School Vaccination Coverage” section.
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Sunday service is at 9:30 a.m. Bible study and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Sundays
PORT BYRON
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27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron
Church Phone: 309-523-3352
Pastor Josh Matthews
Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 and 92, Port Byron
Pastor Mark Graham Parish Office: 309-523-2201
Countryside Christian Church 3817 230th St. N., Port Byron
Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone: 309-523-2834
Fairfield United Methodist Church
235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron
Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767
Messiah Lutheran Church
302 11th St., Port Byron - 309-523-2421
Pastor Gwen Sefrhans-Murphy
Peace Lutheran Church ELCA
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1426 10th Avenue, Fulton 815-589-2200
PROPHETSTOWN
Advent Christian Church
200 Elm St., Prophetstown
Pastor Diana Verhulst 815-537-5646 - ptownac.org
First Lutheran Church
Pastor Chelsey Weech Office: 815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org
Leon United Methodist Church 17173 Lomax Road, Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - cell 815-656-0362 pastorjoeygarcea@gmail.com
Prophetstown
United Methodist Church 200 W. 2nd St., Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - 815-537-2496
River Church
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St. Catherine Catholic Church of Prophetstown 815-537-2077
RAPIDS CITY
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
1416 Third Ave., Rapids City Fr. Glenn H. Harris Phone 309-496-2414
Tampico First United Methodist Church Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-564-2302
April 14-20
Warranty deeds
Member First Mortgage LLC to Advantage One Credit Union, 210 S. Genesee St., Morrison, $0.
Ronald O Williams and Rebecca L Williams to Somar Bryson and Alma Bryson, 1008 Hilltop Drive, Morrison, $225,000.
Cushing Family LLC to Gregory S Wahl Trust, three parcels on Hahnaman Road in Deer Grove: 23-14-100-004; 23-14-300001 and 23-14-300-003; $1,950,000.
Paradise Ventures LLC to Jeffrey V Amport, trustee, Kiersten R Amport, trustee, and Mga Joint Trust, three parcels on Orchard Lane, Rock Falls: 16-15-100018, 16-15-100-023 and 16-15-100-029; $50,000.
Creative Methods Inc to Jeffrey V Amport, trustee, Kiersten R Amport, trustee, and Mga Join Trust, 23120 Orchard Lane, Rock Falls, $890,000.
Sean M Wilson to Larson C Barnett, 1429 10th Ave., Fulton, $144,500.
Scott Kunau to Jolene Klotz, 712 Valley View Drive, Fulton, $259,900.
Clayton Scott and Anita Scott to Juan Casillas Juan Jr, 2204 22nd Ave., Sterling, $140,000.
Michael D Taylor and Maria Taylor to Eric Ray Nicklaus and Billie Nicklaus, 19656 Pennington Road, Sterling, $350,000.
Frank F Delgado and Alexander L Delgado to Joel Fargher, one parcel on Wallace Street in Sterling: 11-28-107-003, $7,000.
River Citys Rentals LLC to American Way Storage LLC, 619 16th Place, Fulton, and 21448 Waller Road, Fulton, $575,000.
Hoffman Brothers Partnership to 3309 W. Rock Falls Road LLC, 3307 W. Rock Falls Road, Rock Falls, $165,000.
Donald C Golden and Brandi J Hess to Braden M Housenga, 306 Tree Lane, Prophetstown, $165,000.
Kourtney E Mckenna to Michael Fowkes, 1210 2nd Ave., Sterling, $92,500.
David Olyn Mccrady and Patricia
Mccrady to Blake J Denning, 27920 Knief Road, Rock Falls, $40,000.
Bradley R Free to J&b Investments LLC and J&b Investments LLC, 2202 Locust St., Sterling, $120,000.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage to Dylan Smith, 815 16th Ave., Fulton, $120,000.
Jason P Berning and Kathleen A Berning to Spenelli Properties LLC, 803 1st Ave., Sterling, $92,000.
Linda L Stefanich to Jesus Colon and Jesus Colon Jr., 1005 W. 7th St., Sterling, $60,000.
Ed W Pyrek to George Dogandjiev, 208 E. 12th St., Sterling, $77,500.
John P Wright to Nicole L Olinger and Gabriel M Olinger, 4430 Smit Road, Prophetstown, $2,000.
Quit claim deeds
Samantha J Mitchell and Samantha J Mitchell and Austin Webb, 6480 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, $0.
Victoria L Siperly to Victoria L Siperly and Jennifer M Lench, 109 Galt Road, Galt, $0.
Melissa J Williams to Thomas A Williams, 11350 Lincoln Road, Morrison, $0.
Melissa J Williams to Thomas A Williams, two parcels on Lyndon Road, Morrison: 03-15-300-013 and 03-22-100-012; $0.
Door Creek Construction Of Illinois LLC to 1604 Regan LLC, 11-31-151-005, $0.
Rusty C Baker and Olivia Baker to Rusty C Baker, 109 17th Ave., Sterling, $0.
Trustees deeds
William J Mckeown Family Trust and William Joseph Mckeown, trustee, to The Archaeological Conservancy, two parcels on Pennington Road, Sterling: 11-04-300004 and 11-04-300-008, $50,000.
Deed
Rachel M Henson, formerly known as Rachel M Dorner, to Charles M Padalino Living Trust and Suzanne Padalino Living Trust, 1401 Ave A, Rock Falls, $110,000.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Whiteside - Morrison , ILLINOIS Servbank, SB Plaintiff vs. Stacey L. Summers; et al; Defendant 24 FC 58 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the abov e entitled cause Intercounty Judi cial Sales Corporation will on May 22, 2025, at the hour 3:00 p.m., Third Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidde r for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-22-157-008. Commonly known as 1009 8th Ave., Sterling, IL 61081. The real estat e is : single family residence If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common inter est community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Secti on 18.5 of the Condominium Prope rty Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection Prospecti ve bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information
For informati on call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. (630) 794-5300. 14- 2402686 IJSC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3264210 Apr. 15, 22, 29, 2025
We are growing in Sterling!
Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc for over 50 years has designed, engineered and specialized in producing customized material weighing and batching systems , bulk bag filling/packaging stations, bulk bag unloading systems, process controls and plantwide automation systems
ASSOCIATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
40 hour work week; Monday – Friday
More hours / days may be required
Work under the direction of the project managers to create electrical drawings and approval packages as well as basic programming tasks. Field checkout of electronic control panels and other equipment Provide customer support during start up as well as troubleshooting.
Principal Responsibilities:
Create well documented approval packages that include
Sequence of O pera tions
Front panel layouts
Equipment and I/O lists
Use E Plan and Draftsight software to create production ready drawings
Conduct in-house checkout of completed systems
Assist Production Technicians as need with installation of components
Write detailed instruction manual for completed project
Basic PLC, HMI and PC programming
Communicate and request technical informatio n with vendors and customers
Research new technology available in market
Assist customers with onsite and phone troubleshooting and system start up.
Skills:
Accuracy and high attention to detail
Electrical aptitude
Time management skills
Excellent verbal and written grammar skills
Problem solving ability
Knowledge, Education or Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineer or related field
Experience with Allen Bradley hardware PLC, SLC , CompactLogix, VFD, and Soft Starters
Some experience with Rockwell Software products RSLogix, Factory Talk Studio
Experienced in AutoCad Softwar e
Some exposure to str uctured text progr amming
Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc, offers highly competitive wages & co mpany benefits.
To apply, send resum e to:
Human Resources, Sterling S ystems & Controls, Inc PO Box 418, Sterling, IL 61081 or email: sci@sterlingcontrols.com
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We are growing in Sterling!
Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc for over 50 years has designed, engineered and specialized in producing customized material weighing and batching systems , bulk bag filling/packaging stations, bulk bag unloading systems, process controls and plantwide automation systems.
Design, Manage, and Execute material handling plant automation projects from est imating through engineering and installation/commissioning with an emphasis on Electrical Design and Controls aspects of the project
Principal Responsibilities:
Estimate Materials and Labor for new material handling plant automation solutions
Specify Components and Create Electrical Designs for Control Panels
Follow UL 508A, NEC, and NFPA Standar ds in Industrial Control Designs
Create well documented Customer Approval Packages
Use E-Plan and DraftSight software to create production ready draw ings
HMI and PLC Programming (Allen Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk View ME/SE)
Conduct in-house checkout of completed systems
Attend vendor and custo mer factory acceptance tests
Write detailed instruction manuals for completed projects
Assist customers with onsite and phone troubleshooting and system start up.
Research new technology available in market and contribute to new designs and develo pments
Support Sales Staff when technical exper ience/expertise is required
Take on role of project manager for assigned jo bs including:
Work with Engineering, Sales, Accounting and Office Staff
Direct, assist and mentor Associate and Intermediate Engineers, including review of wor k.
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design and controls
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Ma intain contact with customers throughout project
Develop, monitor , and contro l project timelines and schedule
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High level of Electrical, Software, and Mechanical aptitude
Time management skills
Excellent verbal and written gramm ar skills
Problem solving ability
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Ability to communicate to all levels of plant personnel
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Knowledge, Education or Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
UL MET Certified or willing to become UL MET Certified
Experienced in E-Plan and DraftSight (or AutoCAD) softw ar e
Proficient in Control Panel design following UL 508A, NEC, NFPA standards.
Experience with Allen Bradley Hardware (PLC s, VFDs, SoftStarts, HMIs, etc)
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Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc, offers highly competitive wages & co mpany benefits.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL-JUVENILE DIVISION
In the interest of C.G 2025 JA 26
L.G 2025 JA 27
N.A 2025 JA 28
L.G 2025 JA 29
Minors
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
Notice is given to any and all unknown fathers it may concern, addresses unknown, that on 4/21/25 a petition was fil ed under the Juvenile Court Act by Deanna Curl in this Court and that in the courtroom of Judge Presiding in Juvenile Center, 525 18th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, on 5/15/25 @ 8:30 am or as soon therea fter as this case may be heard, a heari ng wi ll be held upon the Petition to ha ve the minor declared to be a Ward of Court and for other relief under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PAREN-TAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUES TS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH P OWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended Petition or a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allega-
or publication no-
tices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended Petition or a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the Petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or Jud gment entered.
Dated: 4/22/2025
Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: rmb April 29, 2025
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL-JUVENILE DIVISION
In the interest of D.G.
A Minor 2025 JA 30 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
Notice is given to any and all unknown fathers it may concern, address unknown that on 4/23/25 a petition was fil ed under the Juvenile Court Act by Deanna Curl in this Court and that in the courtroom of Judge Presiding in Juvenile Center, 525 18th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, on 5/15/25 @ 8:30 am or as soon therea fter as this case may be heard, a heari ng wi ll be held upon the Petition to ha ve the minor declared to be a Ward of Court and for other relief under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUES TS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH P OWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you
QUES TS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH P OWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended Petition or a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the Petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or Jud gment entered.
Dated: 4/23/2025
Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: rmb April 29, 2025
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT COLUMBIA COUNTY LANDMA RK CREDIT UNION 555 S. Executive Dr., Brookfield, WI 53005
Plaintiff, v. COURTNEY E. GUERREROPANKEY 811 E. 16th St. Sterling, IL 61081 and BAMBI R. GUERRERO-PANKEY, Defendants PUBLI CATION SUMMONS Case No: 25-CV-000105 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
You are hereb y notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served on you, states the natu re and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after April 29, 2025, you must respond wi th a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint The Court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes The answer must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is 400 DeWitt Street, P.O. Box 587, Portage, Wisconsin 53901, and to the plain tiff's at-
disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes The answer must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is 400 DeWitt Street, P.O. Box 587, Portage, Wisconsin 53901, and to the plain tiff's attorney, whose address is 735 N Water Street, Suite 205, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awar ding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in th e future, and may also be enforced by gar nishment or seizure of property We are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Dated this 25th day of April, 2025. DARNIEDER & SOSNAY By: Electronically signed by Michae l A. Sosnay Michae l A. Sosnay, Attorney for Plaintiff State Bar No: 1059549 P.O. ADDRESS 735 N. Water Street, Suite 205 Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 277-1400
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00020 TO:
SMC Rental
Propertie s LLC
SMC Rental
Propertie sLLC
SMC Rental
Propertie s LLC
SMC Rental
Propertie s LLC
Kurtis Bailey Reagan Bailey
Occupant Illinois Dept of Transportation Whiteside County Clerk
Estate of Sheri Leonard
Estate of Sheri Leonard Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties
Transportation Whiteside County Clerk
Estate of Sheri Leonard Estate of Sheri
Leonard
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property;
Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX15
The Property is loca ted at:
1201 10TH AVE., FULTON, IL 61252
Property Index Number : 01-28279-008
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00
AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952835 Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952835
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00022 TO: Kathleen H Peters
Spouse of Kathleen H Peters Occupant Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX16
The Property is loca ted at:
408 14TH AVE., FULTON, IL 61252
Property Index Number : 01-28310-003
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an
and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00
AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952836
Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952836
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00210
TO:
Ryan J Attebury
Spouse of Ryan J Attebury
Brian Wimmer Occupant Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX27
The Property is loca ted at: 2104 STEVEN ST., ROCK FALLS , IL 61071
Property Index Number: 11-26-403-004
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952846
Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952846
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO.
2021-00216
TO: Cody Dornes
Nicole Dornes
Nicole Dornes
Cody Dornes Nicole Dornes Occupant Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below
Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX28
The Property is loca ted at: 612 E 4TH ST., ROCK FALLS , IL
61071
Property Index Number: 11-27-179-017
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00
AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952847
Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952847
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00222
TO: Wess Lee Henson
Cindy Henson Wess Lee Henson
Cindy Henson
Keith Stern Occupant Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX29
The Property is loca ted at: 601 AVE A., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071
Property Index Number: 11-27-307-001
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed
the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00
AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952848
Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952848
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00241 TO: Travis Langley Kaila Langley Occupant
Stonepride Financial Corporation
Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property;
Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX30
The Property is located at: 712 11TH AVE., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071
Property Index Number: 11-28356-020
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.
On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952849
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952849
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00243
TO: Larry Karn
Spouse of Larry Karn
Barbara Ducoing
Spouse of Barbara Ducoing
Larry Karn
Spouse of Larry Karn
Larry Karn
Spouse of Larry Karn
Barbara Ducoing
Spouse of Barbara Ducoing
Nikki Tintori
McLane Bellows
Occupant
Illinois Attorney
General
IL Dept. of Employment Security
IL Dept of
Karn
Barbara Ducoing
Spouse of Barbara Ducoing
Nikki Tintori
McLane Bellows
Occupant
Illinois Attorney General
IL Dept. of Employment
Security
IL Dept of Employment Security
Illinois Department of Revenue
United States
Attorney General
US Attorney
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
Whiteside County Clerk
Midland States Bank
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX31 The Property is loca ted at: 304 7TH AVE., ROCK FALLS , IL 61071
Property Index Number: 11-28-402-014 Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952850
Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952850
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00250
TO:
Christopher J
Kenny
Spouse of Christopher J Kenny
Christopher J Kenny
Spouse of Christopher J Kenny
Christopher J
Kenny
Spouse of Christopher J Kenny
Occupant
City of Rock Falls
Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners
Kenny Spouse of Christopher J Kenny
Occupant
City of Rock Falls
Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX32
The Property is loca ted at: 510 PLEASANT ST., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071
Property Index Number: 11-28-409-008
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952851
Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952851
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO.
2021-00317
TO:
Jeanne K Osteen
Spouse of Jeanne K Ostee n Lacy Lewis
Spouse of Lacy
Lewis
Jeanne K Osteen
Spouse of Jeanne K Ostee n Lacy Lewis
Spouse of Lacy
Lewis
Jeanne K Osteen
Spouse of Jeanne K Ostee n Lacy Lewis
Spouse of Lacy
Lewis
Occupant
Illinois Attorney General
Illinois Department of Revenue Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX34
The Property is loca ted at: 102 E
interested in said land or lots
A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX34
The Property is loca ted at:
102 E COMMERCIAL ST., LYNDON, IL 61261
Property Index Number: 15-16-477-001
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.
The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner
10594-952852
Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952852
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00336
TO:
Joshua Smith
Spouse of Joshua Smith
Occupant
Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX35
The Property is located at:
2606 KAUFFMAN
ST , ROCK FALLS, IL 61071
Property Index Number: 17-02126-012
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952853
ty, IL as Case No. 2025TX35
The Property is located at:
2606 KAUFFMAN ST , ROCK FALLS, IL 61071
Property Index Number: 17-02126-012
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.
The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.
On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952853
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952853
TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00359
TO: Michelle Greggs Spouse of Michelle Greggs Occupant Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed w ith the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX38
The Property is located at: 29112 SUMMERDALE RD., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071
Property Index Number: 17-10101-010
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.
The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.
On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952854
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952854
101-010
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952854
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952854
TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00364
TO: Estate of Samuella Myers
Byron Myers
Sandra Sumner Occupant
Nancylee Limond
Rebecca Feldthouse Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No 2025TX39
The Property is located at: 29048 KNIEF RD., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071
Property Index Number: 17-10301-018
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.
The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952855
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952855
sessments for the year 2021.
The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.
On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952855
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952855
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00372
TO:
Estate of Steve J Steele Occupant
Estate of Steve J Steele Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed w ith the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX40
The Property is located at: 1016 MAIN ST., ERIE, IL 61250 Property Index Number: 20-06478-008
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.
The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.
On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952856 April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952856
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00375
TO:
April D Rick
Spouse of April D
Rick
April D Rick Spouse of April D Rick Jake V erkruysse Occupant Village of Erie Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX41
The P roperty is located at: 611 8TH AVE., ERIE, IL 61250
Property Index Number: 20-07230-008
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.
On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952857
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952857
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00389
TO:
Adam I Anderson
Spouse of Adam I Anderson
Adam I Anderson
Spouse of Adam I Anderson
Mischa Anderson
Charles Burger
Occupant Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
TAKE NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00389
TO:
Adam I Anderson
Spouse of Adam I Anderson
Adam I Anderson
Spouse of Adam I Anderson
Mischa Anderson
Charles Burger
Occupant
Whiteside County Clerk
Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX43
The Property is located at: 409 E MARKET ST., TAMPICO, IL 61283
Property Index Number: 22-14328-011
Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.
On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952858
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952858
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
NOTICE OF THE DEATH, ADMISSION TO PROBATE AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARCIA SNYDER Case No. 2024 PR 81
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952853
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
NOTICE OF THE DEATH, ADMISSION TO PROBATE AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARCIA SNYDER
Case No. 2024 PR 81
Notice is hereby given to creditors and claimants of the death of Marcia Snyder, last a resident of Fulton, Illinois, who died on June 10, 2024. Letters of office were issued on November 6, 2024, to Wade Larkey, 801 14th Ave., Fulton, IL 61252, and Trisha Sikkema, 3649 West 12th St , Newton, IA 50208, as Independent Co-Executors. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga, 1011 4th St , Fulton, IL 61252
Claims against the estate may be filed wi th the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or wi th the Representative or both, on or before October 29, 2025. Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and the attorney for the estate within 10 days after i t has been filed.
Dated this 29th day of April, 2025 REBECCA L HUIZENGA
ber 29, 2025. Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and the attorney for the estate within 10 days after i t has been filed.
Dated this 29th day of April, 2025
REBECCA L HUIZENGA
Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois 61252
815/589-2859
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF THE DEATH, ADMISSION TO PROBATE AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LYNNE ZAHNLE
dent of Fulton, Illinois, who died on June 3, 2024. Letters of office were issued on March 17, 2025, to Jill Swanson, of 3723
Loma Ventosa, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650, as Independent Personal Representative. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga, 1011 4th St., Fulton, IL 61252. Claims against the estate may be filed wi th the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative or both, on or before October 29, 2025. Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and the attorney for the estate within 10 days after i t has been filed.
A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX43
The Property is located at: 409 E MARKET ST., TAMPICO, IL
Notice is hereby given to creditors and claimants of the death of Marcia Snyder, last a resident of Fulton, Illinois, who died on June 10, 2024. Letters of office were issued on November 6, 2024, to Wade Larkey, 801 14th Ave., Fulton, IL 61252, and Trisha Sikkema, 3649 West 12th St , Newton, IA 50208, as Independent Co-Executors. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga,
Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois 61252
815/589-2859
April 29, May 6, 13, 2025
Dated this 29th day of April, 2025 REBECCA L. HUIZENGA
Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois 61252 815/589-2859 April 29, May 6, 13, 2025
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Whiteside - Morrison , ILLINOIS Servbank, SB Plaintiff vs. Stacey L. Summers; et al; Defendant 24 FC 58 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the abov e entitled cause Intercounty Judi cial Sales Corporation will on May 22, 2025, at the hour 3:00 p.m., Third Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidde r for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT ELEVEN (11) EXCEPT THE WEST 15 FEET, IN BLOCK EIGHT (8) OF BRINK'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF STERLING, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRU ARY 9, 1856 IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 3; ALL SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP STERLING, COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS P.I.N. 11-22-157-008.
Case No. 2025 PR 24 Notice is hereby given to creditors and claimants of the death of Lynne Zahnle, l ast a resident of Fulton, Illinois, who died on June 3, 2024. Letters of office were issued on March 17, 2025, to Jill Swanson, of 3723 Loma Ventosa, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650, as Independent Personal Representative. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga, 1011 4th St., Fulton, IL 61252. Claims against the estate may be filed wi th the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative or both, on or before October 29, 2025. Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and the attorney for the estate within 10 days after i t has been filed.
Commonly known as 1009 8th Ave., Sterling, IL 61081. The real estat e is : single family residence If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common inter est community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Secti on 18.5 of the Condominium Prope rty Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection Prospecti ve bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information
Dated this 29th day of April, 2025
For informati on call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. (630) 794-5300. 14- 2402686 IJSC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3264210 Apr. 15, 22, 29, 2025
REBECCA L. HUIZENGA Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois 61252
