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Blaze Kingery, 9, of Forreston starts one of his runs in the kids’ division at the Rock River Riders Motorcycle Club’s Father’s Day Hillclimb on June 15.
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Dixon bridge collapse to be June 28 topic at Oregon Depot
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OREGON – A bridge collapse over the Rock River 152 years ago will be the topic at the Saturday, June 28. “Those Were the Days” program at the Oregon Depot.
The 10 a.m. presentation will be given by Tom Wadsworth of Dixon, whose great-great-great-grandmother, Christan Goble, 51, was one of the fatalities.
At the time of the collapse, she was on the bridge holding his great-grandmother, 3-year-old Gertie (Wadsworth) Lievan (1869-1944).
Gertie was the daughter of John and Josephine (Goble) Wadsworth. Fortunately, Gertie survived after she floated almost 1,900 feet downstream before being grabbed by the hair and pulled out near the railroad bridge. Her rescue was widely reported, even in the New York Times.
The Chicago Daily Tribune said she was “sustained by her clothing, and kept paddling with her little hands and feet until she was rescued by some boys.”
Wadsworth said, “It’s not as though the bridge just collapsed and went straight down. It turns over on top of these people. As the [Chicago] Tribune said, the truss ‘fell over with the weight and imprisoned the doomed in an iron cage with which they sunk and from which there was no escape.’ ”
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Concert Series begins
MT. MORRIS – The 2025 Jamboree Concert Series kicked off June 13 in downtown Mt. Morris. The free concerts are held Friday nights through the summer.
All concerts are from 7 to 9 p.m. at the band shell except for July 4 and 5.
Schedule
June 20: Rocks Off – Rolling Stones tribute
June 27: Johnny Lyons and the Pride – classic rock
July 4: SHiNDiG! – 1960s tribute, 6 to 8 p.m. at 105 W. Brayton Road as part of the Let Freedom Ring Block Party
July 5: Bagshot Row – 1950s, ’60s rock ‘n’ roll from 6 to 9 p.m., uptown for the Let Freedom Ring Car Show
The collapse of a bridge over the Rock River in Dixon will be the topic of the June 28 “Those Were the Days Program” at the Oregon Depot.
On May 15, 11 days after the accident, the Dixon Telegraph reported that all bodies finally had been recovered. Five bodies were recovered more than 10 miles downstream, the farthest being 17-yearold Lizzie Mackey, whose body was discovered by fishermen below the dam at Sterling, 14 miles down river.
A Dixon native, Wadsworth, is a
July 11: The All-Star Superband – Big Band jazz
July 18: Grass Attack – bluegrass
July 25: Chicago Tribute Anthology – music from the band Chicago and more Aug. 1: Brass From the Past – classic rock
Aug. 8: The Jimmys featuring Marcia Ball – blues, funk, soul and R&B
Aug. 9: Surf Zombies – surf rock
Aug. 15: Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets – 1950s, ’60s rock ‘n’ roll
Aug. 16: Mr. Myers – reggae, rock, pop and calypso
Aug. 22: Heartache Tonight – Eagles tribute
Aug. 23: Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones –1950s, ’60s rock ‘n’ roll
Aug. 29: Fortunate Sons – Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute – Earleen Hinton
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nationally known speaker, writer and former Dixon pastor and radio personality who holds a Ph.D. in New Testament. He writes a Dixon history column for Sauk Valley Media in Dixon and Sterling.
For more information about this program or other Oregon Depot topics, call Roger Cain at 815-757-9715, Chris Martin at 815-742-8471 or Otto Dick at 815-440-0639.
Bertolet library news
The From Combs to Kitchen Beekeeping program will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, June 30. Apiarists Mark and Mary Beth Overmyer will share how they harvest the honey from the combs and into jars. New Releases include adult books “Going Home In the Dark” by Dean Koontz and “Hidden Nature” by Nora Roberts, chapter books “Train Heists” by Kenny Abdo and “The Crop Encyclopedia” by Angela Lim and picture books “Whatever Comes Tomorrow” by Rebecca Gardyn Levington and “My Blue Is Happy” by Jessica Young.
Forreston library news
Ag in the Library is at 10 a.m. Monday, June 23. Preschoolers through fifth graders are invited for a fun program on apples.
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Police release names of 2 men fatally shot in Polo
Two found dead in home
By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawmedia.com
POLO – Two men are dead after a Saturday night shooting at a Polo home.
Joshua M. Conway, 19, of rural Polo and Michael C. Gul, 29, of Wauconda both were found dead on the third floor of a Polo home late Saturday night, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said in a news release Monday afternoon.
The Polo Police Department and Ogle County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home in the 500 block of West Mason Street after receiving a report of a shooting with one adult male victim and at least one adult female held at gunpoint by another male inside the residence.
On Monday, law enforcement identified Conway as the male with the handgun.
“The female was able to flee the residence with other members of the household,” VanVickle said.
During the course of the investigation, members of the Ogle County Emergency Response Team and the Northwest Critical Incident Response Team entered the residence and found Conway dead on the third floor of the home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, VanVickle said.
Gul also was found dead on the third floor.
Crime scene investigators were at the home at 512 W. Mason St. on Sunday morning.
An additional search warrant was executed Sunday at a separate residence associated with Conway, VanVickle said.
Autopsies for Conway and Gul were performed Monday at the Ogle County Coroner’s Office in Oregon. Those results are pending.
“The investigation remains ongoing,” VanVickle said.
Police responded to the home after the county’s 911 center received a call at 11:58 p.m. of a shooting at the home, located on the northeast corner of Cherry and West Mason streets on the west side of Polo.
“Initial information indicated that an individual had been shot with a hand -
gun. Upon further investigation, it was determined that a 19-year-old male suspect had shot an occupant and was holding additional household members hostage inside the home,” VanVickle said in a Sunday news release. “The hostages were able to escape the residence safely prior to the arrival of law enforcement.”
Because of the severity of the situation, the Ogle County Emergency Response Team was activated along with the Northwest Illinois Critical Incident Team and the residential area was cordoned off while officers investigated, VanVickle said.
The Polo Police Department was assisted by the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Ogle County Emergency Response Team, Northwest Illinois Critical Incident Response Team, the Polo Fire Protection District, Dixon Rural Fire Protection District, Mercy Health Systems MD-1, Illinois State Police Crime Scene, Ogle County State’s Attorney, Ogle County Coroner’s Office and Polo Street Department.
On Sunday and Monday, city officials along with the Polo Police Department and Polo School District issued statements regarding the deaths.
Polo city officials released this statement: “In the wake of the tragic incident on June 14, 2025, our community is
reminded of the unwavering dedication and professionalism of our first responders. The Polo Police Department, alongside many other law enforcement teams, demonstrated extraordinary commitment in ensuring the safety and security of our residents during an unimaginably difficult situation.
“Their swift action, coordination and courage in the face of crisis embody the highest standards of public service. We extend our deepest gratitude to these individuals for their tireless efforts and continued dedication to our community’s well-being.
“Our hearts go out to the victims of this tragic event, their families and all who have been affected. No words can fully capture the sorrow of such a loss, but we stand in solidarity with those grieving and offer our deepest condolences. In times of tragedy, it is more important than ever that we support and uplift one another, reminding ourselves of the strength and resilience of our community. We will continue to keep those impacted in our thoughts as we navigate this difficult time together.”
Polo police department
“We at the Polo Police Department are at a loss for words following the heartbreaking tragedy that occurred over the
weekend. Our hearts are heavy and our thoughts are with everyone affected during this incredibly difficult time.
“If you or someone you know is in need of support, resources or simply someone to talk to, please refer to the message below. You are not alone, and help is always available.
“Our hearts are heavy as we process the tragic event that occurred in our community.”
Polo school district
“In alignment with the sentiments of our city, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Polo Police Department and all the first responders who acted swiftly and with steadfast professionalism to ensure the safety of our community. Your courage and dedication during this incredibly difficult time are deeply appreciated.
“We know this tragedy has deeply affected many in our community. To offer support, counseling services will be available to students and staff on Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Polo Community High School. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need assistance. We are here for you during this time of healing.
“Together, we will navigate this difficult time with strength and unity.”
Earleen Hinton
Crime scene technicians were at a Polo home in the 500 block of West Mason Street on June 15 investigating the deaths of two individuals. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said police responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call that someone had been shot and hostages were being held. He said the hostages had fled the home before police arrived and there was no remaining threat to the public.
Joshua Conway’s 2024 graduation photo
Historical society prepping for summertime guests
This is the time when we are traveling, pulling weeds, hoping for rain and firing up the grill. While the Polo Historical Society has not been doing any of those things, we have been getting ready for guests.
We had out-of-town guests visiting our community and looking at places on the national register.
I was trying to recover from my trip to Cape Girardeau when I learned the Raley family would be visiting the Henry School.
While it is not on the national register, many people have not seen a traditional country school. We are lucky we have one in Polo that is in great shape, but it does need cleaning once in a while.
Joan Raley and her family were back in town to enjoy the flavor of a small community. Joan was the one who placed many of our nine spots on the National Register of Historic Places.
I helped her with the last few and I remember the trips to Springfield. It was always interesting as they reviewed the application and asked
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Betty Obendorf
questions of Chris Payne, who handled our applications.
So it was only natural that when Joan’s family of all ages arrived in Polo, they would want to add all of those places on the trolley tour as they rode around Polo. What a great way to visit our town.
We had not expected them to add Henry School, so when they did, we sprang into action. Mike, Beth, Ted and I headed to the school for a quick clean. Sarah came along to inspect our work and I mainly watched.
On Friday, my son Bruce in Mt. Morris had the family Obendorf Open and the big golf outing. Cheri offered to come over and help me while the crew was golfing. What did I need to have done? Well, I had the display boards on the Underground Railroad that still
were at my house following the program I gave to Natalie’s fifth grade classroom in February. So those needed to go back to Aplington House.
When we entered the house, it smelled musty and the air conditioning had not been turned on. We also had boxes of rubbish to be placed in the recycling so there were things to be done. Ed Olsen always ran across the street and took care of that for me. I miss Ed.
Also on the front porch was the big old church pew from the Presbyterian Church that needed to be saved. But right now they are sanding windows and the church pew was in the way, so I would have to figure out what to do with it.
Cheri also took things into the museum that I simply could not carry and she put that out of the way for now. Then we went to Mt. Morris as the family gathered to eat.
Beth and Kaitlyn were there from Boston and Kenny was there from Charlotte, North Carolina. They also had added someone from Oregon.
This golfing is serious stuff. Many of
my grandchildren were there. The little ones were doing the slippery slide.
On Saturday morning, I arrived at the museum and I said to Kevin, “The church pew needs to come to the museum. Where are we going to put it?”
We moved things around and he measured. We called Charlie and the pew came to the museum. Then it had to be cleaned and behold wood cleaner was found. Mike had arrived and he helped with the cleaning.
By the time the Raley family arrived, the pew looked like it had been in that spot for months. The aroma of the wood cleaner added a neat smell.
Later, we all went to the Raley home and listened to stories from the past. They planted several trees, served lemonade and cookies and we visited with Joan.
Kevin took pictures to record the event. When it was over, I went home and took a nap!
• Betty Obendorf is a retired teacher and volunteer for the Polo Historical Society.
Jerry Brooks was Ogle County sheriff from 1970-1990
Jerry Brooks was born in 1932 and raised in Ogle County, about six miles southwest of Oregon on the Ridge Road.
He went to school at two different grade schools and graduated from Oregon High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-54.
After military service, Brooks worked as a salesman for an Ogle County company. During this time, he began working as a part-time patrol deputy for seven years.
In 1970, he was elected Ogle County sheriff. He was reelected to four additional terms as sheriff before he retired in 1990.
Brooks went on to serve 21 years as an Ogle County Board member. He also was a member of the Oregon VFW, a
Recycle old electronics
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OREGON – The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will host a residential electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 27, at
member of the American Legion and served 12 years as an Ogle County Republican precinct committeeman.
Sheriff is a constitutional office, which made him the chief law enforcement officer of the county. It was his duty and responsibility to maintain law and order throughout the county.
Towns have their own police departments and the sheriff’s deputies do not patrol in the towns unless they are requested by city police for assistance.
If law and order should break down in any town or city, the sheriff must go in and maintain law and order.
The sheriff also is the supervisor of safety. It is his job to maintain safety on the highway.
When Brooks took office, one of his problems was White Pines State Park was being taken over by “hippies” who kept local citizens from bringing their families there.
He worked on this problem so fami-
lies could go to the park.
Another problem was there were several drug pushers in the county.
In 1976, the sheriff’s staff included 25 men and women deputies. They had nine squad cars, five marked patrol and four unmarked cars they used for undercover work.
“There’s something we can do for everyone,” Brooks said.
Brooks was proud of the Citizens Contact Program in which deputies who were on patrol would stop to meet citizens in their yards.
Brooks died in 2019.
• Otto Dick is a retired teacher and has researched Ogle County history for several years.
909 Pines Road, Oregon.
This event is for Ogle County residents only and a free permit is required in advance of the event.
To obtain a free permit, call 815-7324020 or email solidwaste@oglecountyil.
gov and provide your name, address, phone number and email address by 4 p.m. Thursday, June 26.
Microwave ovens are accepted for $5 per unit (cash or check). There is a limit of seven large or bulky items per permit and
one permit per county household per month. Business or institutional electronic materials are not accepted at these events.
For more information, call the OCSWMD at 815-732-4020 or visit oglecountyil.gov. – Shaw Local News Network
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Jerry Brooks
‘No Kings Day’ rally draws estimated crowd of 500
By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawmedia.com
OREGON – For the fourth time in three months, hundreds of people took part in a rally to protest the actions and policies of President Donald Trump.
About 500 people lined two sidewalks around the historic Ogle County Courthouse for two hours June 14, carrying signs critical of Trump and his administration.
The Ogle County rally was one of several thousand “No Kings Day” rallies held across the nation on the same day that Trump hosted a large military parade in Washington, D.C., in commemoration of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday.
Saturday’s event was organized by Indivisible of Ogle County, the local chapter of the Indivisible Project network, a grassroots organization founded in 2016.
The group also organized rallies in April and May.
“It was a good turnout,” said Jan Buttron of Chana, one of the event’s
organizers. “It was peaceful. We told the city officials that we were going to keep it peaceful and we did.”
Previous rallies in Oregon drew 400, 250 and 200 people.
The June 14 rallies followed violent protests in California as Immigrant and Customs Enforcement agents entered businesses around Los Angeles to apprehend individuals they say were in the country illegally. A decision by President Trump to activate the National Guard without approval by state officials to help quell those protests did not go unnoticed by some local rally attendees.
Buttron said those actions – and the president’s ongoing executive orders –are the reasons more people are coming out to protest.
“The main message is about protecting our Constitution and our republic,” Buttron said. “We are supposed to have equal branches in our government. He [Trump] is trying to consolidate all the powers to himself.”
Earleen Hinton
Attendees at the “No Kings Day” rally June 14 in Oregon hold signs critical of the actions by President Donald Trump.
Attorney of former deputy accused of reckless homicide
hints Carroll County teen’s death could be suicide
By PAYTON FELIX pfelix@shawmedia.com
MOUNT CARROLL – The defense attorney of a former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy accused of reckless homicide and destroying evidence said June 12 that the July 2024 death of a Mount Carroll teen could have been a suicide.
Matthew Herpstreith, 44, of Savanna was charged March 24 with reckless homicide, reckless conduct and obstructing justice – all felonies – as well as a misdemeanor count each of attempted obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in the death of 18-year-old Jackson Kradle of Mount Carroll. Herpstreith pleaded not guilty to all charges at his arraignment April 23.
Kradle’s body was found at 3:30 a.m. July 28, 2024, on Route 78, less than a mile north of Mount Carroll’s city lim-
its. Kradle was the victim of blunt force trauma, which a forensic pathologist ruled was the result 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.
Ogle County Judge Anthony Peska was appointed to the case May 9 after defense attorney Joseph Nack made a motion for judge substitution because the judge previously assigned, Lee County Judge Matthew Klahn, has a family member in the Illinois State Police who may be called to testify.
On June 13, Peska ruled probable cause exists and the case will continue toward trial after special prosecutor Charles Colburn, an attorney with the Illinois State Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, called Illinois State Police special
investigator Matthew Kipping to the stand.
During questioning by Colburn, Kipping testified that Herpstreith left the scene on Route 78 after a Carroll County deputy arrived and then is captured on video at a car wash half an hour later at 4 a.m. driving the same vehicle he was in at the scene. The video shows Herpstreith operating the power wash, spraying the front of the vehicle and paying “special attention” underneath the vehicle, according to testimony.
Kipping also said an ISP crime scene investigator inspected Herpstreith’s truck. They collected a “gelatinous material” from underneath as evidence, which was later tested and found to be body tissue matching Kradle.
Nack argued the evidence collected from the car “could’ve been picked up in the road” because Kipping said “based on the photos of the crime scene” there was “body debris in the road.”
Kipping also gave a detailed history
of Herpstreith’s activities the night leading up to the discovery of Kradle, starting at midnight with Herpstreith drinking alcohol at several residences and three bars.
Kipping said that during an interview with the ISP, one “witness said the defendant was carrying some type of bottle around” and identified that bottle to be a half gallon of tequila and a margarita mix.
About 2 a.m. July 28, 2024, Kipping testified, Herpstreith met up with the off-duty Carroll County dispatcher and another coworker to “drive around.” That other coworker told the ISP in an interview that she observed Herpstreith and the Carroll County dispatcher “drinking in the car while driving,” according to Kipping’s testimony.
Nack said that witnesses “were unable to determine if he [Herpstreith] was intoxicated.”
See TEEN’S DEATH, page 10
Father’s Day Hillclimb a hit under sunny skies
By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawmedia.com
MT. MORRIS – Sunny skies and a large crowd made for the perfect match for the annual Rock River Riders Motorcycle Club’s Father’s Day Hillclimb on June 15.
Riders from across the region took their best shots at climbing the 100-foot “hill” on their motorcycles competing in a variety of class divisions. Footage and the time spent to make it all the way to the top determined the winners of each division.
The RRRMC was founded in 1935 and is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year.
The club’s grounds are located across from the main entrance to White Pines State Park, 6719 W. Pines Road, between Oregon and Polo.
The club is known for its hill climb event, held just to the southwest of what once was the Pines Drive-In Theater. When the theater closed, the club bought the land.
The next hill climb is Sunday, Aug. 3. Admission is $15 a person. Kids younger than 12 are free.
For more information on the Rock River Riders Motorcycle Club, visit their Facebook page.
Photos by Earleen Hinton
TOP LEFT: Billy Herr of Des Moines, Iowa, clears the hill at the Rock River Riders Motorcycle Club’s Father Day Hillclimb on June 15. TOP RIGHT: Laci Daniels, 13, of Amboy makes a run at the Rock River Riders Motorcycle Club’s Father Day Hillclimb. ABOVE: Wade Schults of Lisbon, Iowa, goes airborne as he makes a run. LEFT: A rider flips their bike during an attempt to climb the hill.
MEGAN (SWAZIEK) WELLS
PRECIOUS LIFE TAKEN ON 6/24/2016 IN A BOATING CRASH ON THE ROCK RIVER NEAR OREGON, IL. THE JOURNEY CONTINUES FOR TRUTHFUL TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE BOATING CRASH THAT TOOK MEGAN’S PREVIOUS LIFE. Relatable quotes include (but not limit to):
• A person with integrity and good morals will tell the truth. It is that person’s commitment to their core self that will make the person speak truthfully.
• A person who tells the truth doesn’t mind being questioned. A liar does…
• Sometimes people don’t see the wrong in their actions because they hang around people who normalized it.
• In the end, liars are always caught because the TRUTH always has a way of shining through even the darkest deceptions!
THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES!
• ‘NO KINGS DAY’
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Homemade signs at Saturday’s rally criticized Trump’s tariffs, immigration policies, executive orders and ICE raids.
Some of the signs read “When Cruelty Become Normal Compassion Looks Radical,” “Love Thy Neighbor – No Exceptions,” “Preserve the Constitution. No Kings,” “Due Process for Everyone,” “Trump Has ‘Tarrified’ Our Farmers,” “Get Real ... No King,” “Resist Like It’s 1938 Germany. Save Democracy,” “No Kings. No Dictators. No Oligarchs. No Police State” and ”Wake Up This is Facism.”
The due process clause of the Fifth and 14th amendments of the Constitution was written to prevent state governments from depriving anyone of “life, liberty or property” without the due process of law, meaning certain procedures must be followed before officials can take actions that would affect those fundamental rights.
The Trump administration’s recent deportation of individuals, some to prisons in El Salvador, without allowing due process in the courts has sparked outcry from many Trump opponents.
Buttron said the signs reflect the concern and outrage many have over Trump’s recent actions that she said threatens “representative democracy” from the “dismantling of government services and programs and executive overreach.”
Motorists who traveled through the busy intersection of state Routes 64 and 2 in the city’s downtown were encouraged to honk their horns in support.
A smaller group of Trump supporters also carried flags and signs supporting their stand in a “Flag Day” effort organized late in the week by Gary Schrimpsher of Oregon. On Saturday, he carried a large American flag with Trump’s likeness. One of the members of that group wore a shirt that said “You Don’t Have to
lined the north and east sidewalks of the Ogle County Courthouse Square. The “No Kings Day” rally drew an estimated crowd of 500. The “Flag Day” event had about 10 people.
Call Him King. You Can Call Him Daddy MAGA.”
“We’re all Americans,” Schrimpsher said. “We all have different ideas.”
Buttron and Schrimpsher and supporters of each camp even posed for photos with each holding their signs.
Other than some shouting back and forth between some members of each group, no violence was observed.
“Everything went about 90% well,” Schrimpsher said. “They were nice. When we walked through with our Trump flag some yelled at us.”
Attendees at the “No Kings Day” rally June 14 in Oregon hold an American flag and a sign critical of President Donald Trump.
Photos by Earleen Hinton
This was one of the signs displayed at the “No Kings Day” rally June 14 in Oregon.
Jan Buttron (left) of Chana and Gary Schrimpser of Oregon pose for a photo carrying opposing signs June 14. Buttron, of Indivisible of Ogle County, organized the “No Kings Day” rally to protest actions by President Donald Trump. Schrimpser organized a “Flag Day” event in support of Trump. Participants of both events
Jonny Lyons and the Pride return to Jamboree concert stage June 27
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MT. MORRIS – Jonny Lyons and the Pride returns to the Jamboree band shell stage for a free concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 27.
“Thanks to the William and Beverly Burkardt Family Foundation NFP for sponsoring this show,” said Larry Ubben, Jamboree organizer. “Jonny knows how to command an audience.”
Ubben said Lyons writes his own music flavored from his heroes such as Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty, Jerry Reed, The Everly Brothers, Willie Nelson, The Ventures and many more.
Food and drink concessions for the evening will be provided by the Leaf River Lions Club, which will be serving hot dogs, brats, chips and drinks.
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Art glass workshop offered June 28 in Oregon
OREGON – The Eagle’s Nest Art Group is offering an art glass workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 28, at the Conover Square Eagles Nest Art Group Studio. The workshop will be taught by artist Valerie Butcher of Rock Falls. The work-
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Kipping testified that the first officer at the scene July 28 said “he was never close enough to determine if he was intoxicated,” but, he said, that officer’s initial report stated he was closer to Herpstreith and later amended it to say they were further apart.
Kipping said “they were never able to find out how he [Kradle] got to the location” where he was found. He said Kradle’s girlfriend told police they were at a party, Kradle lost his car keys and left the car at the party. When he was found, Kipping said, Kradle was “wearing nothing but blue swim trunks.”
Autopsy results showed Kradle had a blood-alcohol content of .19 and THC was in his system. It also was determined that Kradle already was on the ground when he was struck, Kipping said.
Kipping said the off-duty Carroll
shop is open to everyone and not limited to only Eagle’s Nest Art Group members. Cost is $35 and includes the glass and tools required to create a personally designed bird.
Register by calling Butcher at 815-4412161 or email vabutcher @outlook.com. – Shaw Local News Network
County dispatcher was interviewed twice and “never admits they struck the body.” Police were told they would find a text from that dispatcher to Herpstreith about “getting on the same page,” but did not find one, Kipping said, and it appeared several texts had been deleted from both of their phones.
At the scene that dispatcher “did not try to perform lifesaving measures,” Kipping said. “I don’t know why she didn’t,” he said.
After questioning Kipping, Nack said, “I don’t believe probable cause has been established here. This was a drunken teenager lying down in the road. Frankly, to me, this sounds like a suicide.”
Herpstreith completely cooperated with law enforcement. He called it in and didn’t try to hide anything, Nack said.
“I believe” there is probable cause that “any number of offenses occurred this night,” Colburn argued and said Herpstreith “was at the car wash trying to get rid of evidence.”
Campus,” Ubben said. “Popcorn girls Emmie and Lily from the Mt. Morris Center will likely be serving fresh popped corn uptown, too. Bill’s Famous Lemonade will likely be on-site as well. Encore’s Art Gallery and the Mt. Morris Historical Museum, located in College Hall, will be open during concerts on the Campus.”
“Please bring a blanket or lawn chair as the benches will likely fill fast and join us on our historical campus, located two blocks south of Illinois Route 64 on Wesley Avenue and enjoy the free rock ‘n’ roll concert,” Ubben said.
Rocks Off, a Rolling Stones tribute band, is expected to have the Mt. Morris Campus “rockin’ ” when it premieres at the Mt. Morris Jamboree Concert Series on Friday, June 20. The concert will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
“Ewe and Me Acres will host a farmers market from 4 to 8 [p.m.], offering fresh produce, baked goods, crafts and more every Friday on the
Concessions will be provided by the Let Freedom Ring Committee, which will be serving sloppy Joes, hot dogs and chips and the Mt. Morris Moose Lodge, which will serve homemade chicken strips, fries and cheesy fries.
Earleen Hinton file photo
The Eagle’s Nest Art Group is offering an art glass workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 28, at the Conover Square Eagles Nest Art Group Studio. The workshop will be taught by artist Valerie Butcher of Rock Falls.
IDNR seeks public’s help with wild turkey brood survey
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteer citizen scientists to assist with wild turkey brood surveys to aid biologists in monitoring turkey population trends and reproductive success.
Summertime is when young turkeys are hatching, and by counting them and adult females, biologists can assess trends in reproductive success and survival of young turkeys. Biologists also count male turkeys to estimate total wild turkey abundance, male-tofemale ratios and adult survival.
Participants are asked to report young turkeys, adult females and adult males with every observation, as well as the county and date of the observation during the months of June, July and August.
“The best way to submit turkey sightings is through the department’s electronic wild turkey survey online. The survey can be accessed on both personal computers and mobile devices through any internet browser or the Survey123 app. Participants who cannot use the electronic survey can have postcards mailed to them,” IDNR officials said in a news release.
IDNR has been able to track meaningful trends in Illinois’ wild turkey population. Observations over the past five years include:
• Increased reproductive success with poults per
hen rising from 1.62 in 2019 to more than 3.0 in 2023 and 2024.
• Improved poult survival with poults per brood climbing from 3.69 to 4.23 during the same period.
• Higher nesting success with hens observed with broods increasing from 53% in 2019-2020 to more than
75% in 2023-2024.
• The male-to-female ratio hovered around 0.46 to 0.48, suggesting consistent male carryover from spring hunting seasons and stable winter survival.
“These results provide encouraging signs for the health of Illinois’ wild turkey population and underscore the importance of continuing this survey,” according to the release.
For more information, email DNR.Turkey@illinois.gov.
About the IDNR
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 100 years of conservation and service to the people of Illinois throughout 2025. The department was established July 1, 1925, as the Illinois Department of Conservation, bringing under one umbrella oversight of fish and game, forestry, public works and lakes.
Today, IDNR’s work encompasses management of about 400 sites across Illinois, including state parks and historic sites; wildlife, fisheries, forestry and natural heritage; Lake Michigan water allocation and coastal management; conservation police; mines and minerals; oil and gas; issuance of licenses, permits, and numerous grants; the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta; and the Illinois State Museum.
Visit dnr.illinois.gov for more information.
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media Wild turkey hens watch the roadway as others forage for food between Lanark and Forreston on the south side of Chambers Road in 2022.
June 8-14
Warranty deeds
Lh Development Inc to Jeffrey S Bain and Sandra L Bain, 1535 Joanne Trail, Byron, $32,000.
Andre A Puseman and Amy R Puseman to Jeremy J Little and Cortni Little, 5430 N River Road, Byron, $267,000.
Jeffrey C Johnson to Dominic Caron, one parcel in Flagg Township: 24-36-376-014, $64,000.
Valarie Pfoutz to Timothy Craig Finkboner and Crystal Lynn Finkboner, 2989 W. Pines Road, Oregon, $390,000.
Brad Johnson to Collin D Grady, 107 S. 5th Ave, Forreston, $160,000.
Josh M Faivre to Brian F Hourigan and Sally L Hourigan, 102 S. Jackson Ave., Polo, $205,000.
James F Beardin to Marlice A Hall, 1133 N. 7th St., Unit 802, Rochelle, $136,000.
Abigail E Gould to Harlen E Hildebrandt and Susan M Hildebrandt, one parcel in Dement Township: 25-23-404-004, $287,500.
Carson Riley Sweeney and Natalie J Schmit to Logan Ervin, 1220 N Moose Rd, Mt. Morris, $250,000.
Ronald H Stocking and Joyce M Stocking to John W Krueger, trustee; Theresa L Krueger, trustee; and Lce Tr1117, 3755 E. Pine Rock Rd, Oregon, $48,000.
Cole Richard Davidson to Cory J Myers and Nicole L Myers, 9532 E. Marquand Drive, Rochelle, $408,000.
Zachary A Childers and Amanda L Childers to Rosario Tripoll, 112 E. Grant St., Stillman Valley, $220,000.
Harold G Diehl and Aileen H Diehl to Harold G Diehl, four parcels in Brookville Township: 06-25-300-002, 06-25-300-003, 06-25-400002 and 06-36-200-001, $938,405.
Peggy Ann Oslay to Steve Maiworm, 308 Wild Cherry Dr, Dixon; 306 Wild Cherry Dr, Dixon; and 2-09-302-012, $206,000.
Colin C Simpson to Baserabila LLC, 13244 E Lindenwood Road, Kings, $175,555.
Michael T Snodgrass and Malia R Snodgrass to Makhan Gill and Balbir K Gill, 1200 W. Pines Rd, Oregon, $150,000.
Seth W Birkholz to Bennie D Oleson and Valorie J Oleson, 205 Autumnwood Ln, Davis Junction, $257,000.
Warranty Deed Trust
Dianna H Brevitt to Dianna H Brevitt, trustee, and Dianna H Brevitt Tr, 8278 S Clinton St., Dixon, $0.
Quit claim deeds
Thomas J Seidelman, Seth G Seidelman, and Kathleen Seidelman to Thomas J Seidelman and Seth G Seidelman, 1800 Jefferson St., Oregon, $0.
Karl Eugene Hagemann to Brad Hagemann, 6289 N Adeline Rd, Mt. Morris; and two parcels in Mt. Morris Township: 08-04-300-003 and 08-05-400-003, $0.
Karl Eugene Hagemann to Karl Eugene Hagemann Jr, 7360 W Town Line Rd, Leaf River, and one parcel in Maryland Township: 03-32-400-002, $0.
Harold G Diehl to Aileen H Diehl, no parcel information available: 06-25-400-001, $0.
Jeffrey T Mcdermott and Sharon R Mcdermott to Honorata Vandesande and Honorata Van De Sande, one parcel in Oregon-Nashua Township: 16-03-112-012, $30,000.
Trustees deeds
Central Bank Illijnois, First National Bank And Trust Company Of Rochelle Trustee, Land Trust Agreement Tr11004; Midland States Bank, trustee; and Midland States Bank Land Tr1860 to Route 39 Properties LLC, one parcel in Dement Township: 25-20-300-006, $250,000.
Maryann Macklin, trustee; Robert C Macklin Family Tr; Robert C Macklin Rev Tr; Robert C Macklin Deceased By Trustee; Patricia C Macklin Rev Tr; and Maryann Macklin Tr to Route 39 Properties LLC, one parcel in Lafayette Township: 23-17-300-004; 6089 S Dement Rd., Rochelle; and 6089 S Dement Rd, Rochelle; $2,425,000.
Julie A Watson, trustee, and Sandra L Noser Lv Tr to Julie A Watson, trustee, and Richard L Noser Lv Tr, 1163 W. 2nd St., Byron, $0.
James J Brady, trustee, and James J Brady Tr to Leslie J Adams, 2988 E Honey Creek Rd, Chana, $158,000.
Juanito E Delfinado, trustee; and Juanito E Delfinado Tr to Kyle Elliott, 10072 E Hickory Ridge Dr., Rochelle, and one parcel in Flagg Township: 24-17-101-011, $500,000.
Deeds in trust
Doris M Rosenbalm, Deceased By Devisees to Susan L Andrew, trustee; John N Andrew, trustee; and Andrew Family Tr812, 804 Rhoads Pl, Oregon, $148,000.
V Robert Cassens and Alice A Cassens to V Robert Cassens, trustee; Alice A Cassens, trustee; and Cassens Family Tr, 14-23-300002 and one parcel in Woosung Township: 20-04-300-004, $0.
Linda J Nason to Rick D Nason, trustee; William T Cash III, trustee; and Rln Tr625, 4934 E Ashelford Dr, Byron, $0.
Christopher J Head and Peggy E Kruger-Head to Christopher J Head, trustee; Peggy E Kruger-Head, trustee; and Head Family Tr1; 1127 W 2nd St, Byron, $0.
George H Groenhagen and Rozann M Groenhagen to George H Groenhagen, trustee; Rozann Groenhagen, trustee; and George And Rozann Groenhagen Family Tr1, 4646 E Limerick Rd, Stillman Valley; one parcel in Marion Road: 10-32-400-006 and 4878 E Limerick Road, Oregon, $0.
Jeffrey S Bain and Sandra L Bain to Patrick Bautz, no parcel information available, $200,000.
Source:OgleCountyRecorder’sOffice
ROGER F. KILKER
Born: October 13, 1936 in Freeport Died: June 5, 2025 in Freeport
Roger F. Kilker, 88, of Forreston and Lena passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Freeport Hospital Thursday, June 5, 2025.
He was born on October 13, 1936, in Freeport to William and Marcella (Smith) Kilker. Roger graduated from Forreston High School in 1954. On January 26, 1956, he married Audrey Foat. They have been married for 69 years. They lived on the family farm and had 3 children: Norman, Debra and Keith.
Roger farmed for over 46 years and did roofing for over 40 years until he was 82. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Forreston and a Choir member for over 50 years, also holding many office positions, ASP youth trips and teaching High School Sunday School. Roger was also an active member of
Farm Bureau for 50 years.
Most of all, his family was important to him. He enjoyed going to all his children’s music and sporting events. When he became a grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 5, he enjoyed all their sports and activities and even disagreed with the ref’s and ump’s at different times. He continued to go to his great-granddaughter Ayla’s sports until the last few months when his health started to decline, cheering not only his great-granddaughter but all the girls on the team.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey, of 69 years of marriage; children Debra (Gary) Gromley of Arden, NC, and Keith (Kinga) Kilker of Lemont IL; 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; sister, Lois of Denver Colorado and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, son, Norman, four brothers-in-law, and one sister-in-law.
A Memorial Visitation will be held at First United Methodist Church of Forreston, on Thursday, June 19th from 10:00 am until 11:00 am. with Memorial Service following at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Roger’s name may be made to the Forreston Food Pantry or Rockford Rescue Mission.
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JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
In the Matter of the Estate of GLEN L. ORR, Deceased NO. 2025-PR-33
CLAIM NOTICE
CLASSIFIED
Property Located at 108 South 4th Avenue, Forreston, Illinois
at 9:00am with Judge Roe via Zoom and in Courtroom 302
Legal Description or Property Index No.: 02-33-126-009
This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 10, 2025.
You may be presen t at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ¬OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff, vs. MICHEAL J. ALANIZ; JENNIFER A. ALANIZ; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CITY OF OREGON; UNIFUND CCR, LLC; Defendant(s). CASE NO. 2024FC48 Property Address: 605 Webster St Oregon, IL 61061 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE
Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on March 14, 2025, I, Sheriff Brian VanVickle of Ogle County, Illinois, will hold a sale on July 25, 2025, commencing at 10:00AM, Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 202 S. 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to wit: Commonly known as: 605 Webster St , Oregon, IL 61061 P.I.N.: 16-03-351-002 First Lien Position; Single Family Residence; Judgment Amount $71,483.43 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(G)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT.
Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Ogle County.
The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at Diaz Anselmo & Associat es, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960. For bidding instructions, visit www.dallegal.com 24 hours prior to sale
This communicat ion is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 midwestpleadings@dallegal.com 8190-954843 Forreston Journal Jun. 20, 27, Jul. 4, 2025 954843
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Australian saddle w/ horn $1,000. Borelli (made in Argentina) English Saddle $350
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
In the Matter of the Estate of GLEN L. ORR, Deceased NO. 2025-PR-33 CLAIM NOTICE
Notice is given of the death of GLEN L. ORR of Mt Morris, IL. Letters of Office as Independent Administrator were issued on May 29, 20251 to KATHLEEN ORR, 417 S McKendrie Ave., Mr Morris, IL 61056, whose attorney is ROBERT E EDEN, 722 Santa Fe Drive, Freeport, IL 61032.
Notice is given of the death of GLEN L. ORR of Mt Morris, IL. Letters of Office as Independent Administrator were issued on May 29, 20251 to KATHLEEN ORR, 417 S McKendrie Ave., Mr Morris, IL 61056, whose attorney is ROBERT E EDEN, 722 Santa Fe Drive, Freeport, IL 61032.
Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon, IL, or with the executor, or both on or before December 4, 2025, or within 3 months from date of mailing or delivery of notice to creditors, if required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), as amended, whichever date is later Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exceptions. To e-file, create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit https://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need further help or have trouble e-filing, visit http:// www.illinoiscourts. gov/FAQ/gethelp. asp or talk with your local circuit clerk's office. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the executor and to the attorney within 10 days after being filed.
ROBERT E. EDEN Attorney for Estat e June 6, 13, 20, 2025
TAX DEED NO. 2025TX15 FILED 6/9/2025
TAKE NOTICE
County of OGLE
Date Premises Sold
November 2, 2022
Certificate No. 2021-00006
Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2021 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number N/A
Warrant Number N/A
Installmen t Number N/A
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
Property Located at 108 South 4th Avenue, Forreston, Illinois
Legal Description or Property Index No.: 02-33-126-009
This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 10, 2025.
The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales.
Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 10, 2025.
This matter is set for hear ing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Oregon, Illinois on October 30, 2025 at 9:00am with Judge Roe via Zoom and in Courtroom 302
You may be presen t at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 10, 2025, by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, IL. For further information contact the County clerk
ADDRESS: 105 South 5th Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061
TELEPHONE: (815) 732-1110
PEACEOFMIND ALERT, INC
Purchaser of Assignee
Dated: 6/10/2025
CASE NUMBER: 2025TX15
Martin Acevedo Ramos; Village of Forreston; Occupants; Ogle County Clerk; Claimants, Judgment Creditors and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as “unknown owners” “Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots” June 20, 2025
TAX DEED NO. 2025TX18 FILED 6/9/2025
TAKE NOTICE County of OGLE
Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon, IL, or with the executor, or both on or before December 4, 2025, or within 3 months from date of mailing or delivery of notice to creditors, if required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), as amended, whichever date is later
The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.
Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 10, 2025, by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, IL. For further information contact the County clerk
ADDRESS: 105 South 5th Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061
TELEPHONE: (815) 732-1110
PEACEOFMIND ALERT, INC
Purchaser of Assignee
Dated: 6/10/2025
Date Premises Sold November 2, 2022 Certificate No. 2021-00048 & 2021-00049 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2021 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number N/A
Warrant Number N/A
Installmen t Number N/A
www.oglecountynews.com
This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to
CASE NUMBER: 2025TX15
Martin Acevedo Ramos; Village of Forreston; Occupants; Ogle County Clerk; Claimants, Judgment Credi-
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at the West 116.3 feet of the property commonly known as 206 East Brayton Road, Mt Morris, Illinois
Legal Description or Property Index No.: 08-26-352-010 and 08-26-352-011
This notice is to advise you that the
Property Located at the West 116.3 feet of the property commonly known as 206 East Brayton Road, Mt Morris, Illinois
Legal Description or Property Index No.:
08-26-352-010 and 08-26-352-011
This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 10, 2025. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 10, 2025.
This matter is set for hear ing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Oregon, Illinois on October 30, 2025 at 9:00am with Judge Roe via Zoom and in Courtroom 302
You may be presen t at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 10, 2025, by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, IL.
For further information contact the County clerk
ADDRESS: 105 South 5th
time on or before October 10, 2025, by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, IL. For further information contact the County clerk
ADDRESS: 105 South 5th Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061
TELEPHONE: (815) 732-1110
PEACEOFMIND ALERT, INC
Purchaser of Assignee
Dated: 6/10/2025
CASE NUMBER: 2025TX18
Nydia Luz Diaz; American Pacific Mortgage Corporation; MERS; Village of Mt Morris; Occupants; Ogle County Clerk; Claimants, Judgment Creditors and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as “unknown owners”
“Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots”
June 20, 27, July 4, 2025
TAX DEED NO 2025TX21 FILED 6/9/2025 TAKE NOTICE
County of OGLE
Date Premises Sold November 2, 2022 Certificate No. 2021-00061
Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2021 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number N/A
Warrant Number N/A
Installmen t Number
N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
Property Located at 1847 North Mt Morris Road, Mount Morris, Illinois
Legal Description or Property Index No.:
08-35-103-004
This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 10, 2025.
The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any
the sale will expire on October 10, 2025. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 10, 2025. This matter is set for hear ing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Oregon, Illinois on October 30, 2025 at 9:00am with Judge Roe via Zoom and in Courtroom 302 You may be presen t at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 10, 2025, by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, IL. For further information contact the County clerk ADDRESS: 105 South 5th Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061
TELEPHONE: (815) 732-1110
P&N PROPERTIES, INC
Purchaser of Assignee
Dated: 6/10/2025
CASE NUMBER: 2025TX21
Bobbi Jean Horst, n/k/a Bobbi Jean Kump; Danile W Horst; Union Savings Bank; Occupants; Ogle County Clerk; Claimants, Judgment Creditors and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as “unknown owners” “Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots”
June 20, 27, July 4, 2025
Clerk; Claimants, Judgment Creditors and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as “unknown owners”
“Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots”
June 20, 27, July 4, 2025
TAX DEED NO
2025TX22
FILED 6/9/2025
TAKE NOTICE
County of OGLE
Date Premises
Sold
November 2, 2022
Certificate No. 2021-000103
Sold for General Taxes of (year)
2021
Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number N/A
Warrant Number N/A
Installmen t Number N/A
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
Property Located at 311 South Prairie Avenue, Polo, Illinois
Legal Description or Property Index No.: 14-16-261-003
This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 10, 2025.
The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a Tax Deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 10, 2025.
This matter is set for hear ing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Oregon, Illinois on October 30, 2025 at 9:00am with Judge Roe via Zoom and in
property if redemption is not made on or before October 10, 2025. This matter is set for hear ing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Oregon, Illinois on October 30, 2025 at 9:00am with Judge Roe via Zoom and in Courtroom 302 You may be presen t at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 10, 2025, by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, IL. For further information contact the County clerk
ADDRESS:
105 South 5th Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061
TELEPHONE: (815) 732-1110
P&N PROPERTIES, INC
Purchaser of Assignee
Dated: 6/10/2025
CASE NUMBER: 2025TX22 Dennis Mumford; Debbbi Mumford; City of Polo; Occupants; Ogle County Clerk; Claimants, Judgment Creditors and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as “unknown owners” “Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots” June 20, 27, July 4, 2025
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH A. PETERSEN,, deceased 25 PR 34 NOTICE OF CLAIM
Notice is given of the death of Ruth A Petersen, who died on May 9, 2025. Letters of Office were issued on June 9, 2025 to Dawn M. Kaiser and Gary Petersen as Independent Co-Executors, whose address is 606 Slippery Rock Dr., Dixon, IL 61021 and whose attorney is Kelly Flessner of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Considine, LLC, 114 E Everett St., Suite
and Gary Petersen as Independent Co-Executors, whose address is 606 Slippery Rock Dr., Dixon, IL 61021 and whose attorney is Kelly Flessner of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Considine, LLC, 114 E Everett St., Suite 300, Dixon, Illinois 61021. The estate will be administered without court supervision unless under Chapter 755 ILCS5/28-4 of the probate act, any interested person terminates independent administration at anytime by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk of the Ogle County Court Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of the first publication, no later than December 20, 2025 and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must bemailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.
Kelly L. Flessner Attorney for Executor
Prepared by: Kelly L. Flessner Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Considine, LLC 114 E. Everett St., Suite 300 Dixon, IL 61021 815-288-4949 flessner@egbclaw. com
to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.
Kelly L. Flessner Attorney for Executor
Prepared by: Kelly L. Flessner Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Considine, LLC 114 E. Everett St., Suite 300 Dixon, IL 61021 815-288-4949 flessner@egbclaw. com
June 20, 27, July 4, 2025
TAX DEED NO.: 2025TX13
FILED: 5/21/2025
TAKE NOTICE
County of Ogle
Date Premise Sold:
October 29, 2024
Certificate No.: 2023-00007
Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2023
Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A
Warrant No.: N/A Installmen t No.:N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
Property Located at: 501 North Chestnut Avenue , Forreston, IL 61030
Legal Description or Property Index No.:02-28-332-001
Chestnut Avenue , Forreston, IL 61030
Legal Description or Property Index No.:02-28-332-001
This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on November 5, 2025.
The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.
This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in 106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, via Zoom, on December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
You may be presen t at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before November 5, 2025 by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, Illinois FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 105 South 5th Street Suite 104 Oregon, IL 61061 (815) 732-1110 Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or Assignee
June 5, 2025 Spring Brook MHP, LLC
Spring Brook MHP, LLC
Spring Brook MHP, LLC Registered Agents Inc., as R/A for Spring Brook MHP, LLC
This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on November 5, 2025.
This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before November 5, 2025. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in 106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, via Zoom, on December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Corey A. Woodruff as Designated Agent for Spring Brook MHP, LLC
Spring Brook Mobile Home Park
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ¬OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
You may be presen t at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.
NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff, vs. MICHEAL J. ALANIZ; JENNIFER A. ALANIZ; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CITY OF OREGON; UNIFUND CCR, LLC; Defendant(s). CASE NO. 2024FC48 Property Address: 605 Webster St Oregon, IL 61061 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE
June 20, 27, July 4, 2025
Spring Brook MHP, LLC CMH Capital Managed Property Spring Brook MHP, LLC
Spring Brook MHP, LLC Christopher Caveglia as Manager for Spring Brook MHP, LLC Christopher Caveglia as Manager for Spring Brook MHP, LLC Occupant River Bank River Bank
Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on March 14, 2025, I, Sheriff Brian VanVickle of Ogle County, Illinois, will hold a sale on July 25, 2025, commencing at 10:00AM, Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 202 S. 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to wit: LOT THIRTEEN (13) IN BLOCK TWO (2), EXCEPT THE WEST FOUR (4) FEET OF THE NORTH NINETY (90) FEET THEREOF, IN UNTZ SUBDIVISION, A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 3, IN TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF OREGON-NASHUA, THE COUNTY OF O GLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 605 Webster St , Oregon, IL 61061 P.I.N.: 16-03-351-002
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before November 5, 2025 by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois at the Office of the Count y Clerk in Oregon, Illinois FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 105 South 5th Street Suite 104 Oregon, IL 61061 (815) 732-1110
Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or Assignee
Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Ogle County.
June 5, 2025
Spring Brook MHP, LLC
The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before November 5, 2025.
First Lien Position; Single Family Residence; Judgment Amount $71,483.43 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(G)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT.
The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960. For bidding instructions, visit www.dallegal.com 24 hours prior to sale
This communicat ion is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in 106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, via Zoom, on December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Spring Brook MHP, LLC Spring Brook MHP, LLC Registered Agents Inc., as R/A for Spring Brook MHP, LLC
Laura J. Cook, County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as “Unknown Owners” “Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots” 8190-954639 (Published in the Forreston Journal) June 13, 20, 27, 2025 954639
Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 midwestpleadings@dallegal.com 8190-954843 Forreston Journal Jun. 20, 27, Jul. 4, 2025 954843
Corey A. Woodruff as Designated Agent for Spring Brook MHP, LLC Spring Brook Mo
