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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 165 NO. 34 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857

Friday, November 3, 2023 • $1.00

NEWS

Veterans Day events Roberts Armory WWII Museum open Nov. 5; Veterans Day service in Oregon on Nov. 11; Trek for Troops this week / 6

SPORTS

EYEING THE END ZONE

Running for state berths Area boys and girls cross country teams compete at Class 1A sectional at Oregon Park West / 14

New Volunteer Tribute Bell Chana School Museum Foundation installs tribute bell outside of 1883 Chana School / 5

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Polo’s Brock Soltow leans into the end zone against West Prairie during their Illinois 8-Man Football Association first-round playoff game Oct. 27 at Polo High School. Polo won 40-16. Story, page 13.

One section • 20 pages

INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds.......... 16-18 Colbert Column.......12

Mt. Morris Police...... 8 Otto’s Column........... 4 Pine Creek News...... 2

Property Transfers...15 Sheriff Activity.......... 8 Sports.................. 10-15

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LOCAL NEWSPRESS BRIEFS POLO TRI-COUNTY Polo Women’s Club to host coat Grocery deliveries begin OLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS drive Saturday, Nov. 4 through Polo Lions Club POLO – The Polo Women’s Club is The Polo Lions Club has started its grocery OUNTY PRESS sponsoring its fourth Coat Giveaway from 8 delivery service.

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a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 4, at Crossroads Community Church, 205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo. Coats and other outerwear will be distributed free on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call Sheila Dean at 815-677-6877.

Ham loaf dinner is Nov. 4

St. Mark’s Fall Ham Loaf Dinner will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, with dine in or carryout available. Cost is $12 for adults and $8 for ages 12 and younger. The menu will feature a hearty serving of ham loaf, au gratin potatoes, green beans, roll, tossed salad and pie.

Club members deliver groceries every Wednesday with a different Lions member making the deliveries each week.

“The weather is changing and soon there will be snow on the ground. If you are someone or know someone that has a hard time getting around in the snow or just doesn’t want to go out in the cold air, call the Polo Fresh Food Market on Tuesdays between 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to order your groceries. There is a minimum of $25 to get the delivery,” said Jeff Short of the Polo Lions Club.

“A donation or tip is greatly appreciated but not a requirement,” Short said.

Lion Ron Chamberlain loads his car to make three grocery deliveries for the Polo Lions Club on Oct. 25.

Christmas Dinner, 60/40 Christmas Cash raffle and much more.

• Register today for the Polo Christmas Festival craft and vendor fair taking place from noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 2 at Centennial Elementary School. Forms are available at polochamber.org. Cost is $20 a table.

Registration ends Nov. 17.

• The Polo Lions Club is hosting its meat

raffle fundraiser through Sunday, Nov. 20.

Tickets are one for $10 and three for $20.

Prizes are two one-quarter beef with freezer, two one-half hog and a $100 certificate to Polo Fresh Food Market.

• KSB will be offering free blood pressure checks from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Polo Senior Center.

Ellen and Justin Rahn have returned home from a recent trip. They have brought home their newly adopted son, Evan. He has been welcomed home by his proud grandparents Lyle and Sheryl Hopkins and lots of extended family.

It has been a busy week and weekend as I prepare for more activity at work.

Tonight, I had a short visit with my brother’s family. My nephew Hayden Bittinger is working on finishing school, a December graduation, and applying for his teaching license.

Our cellphones have helped keep us connected at all times. Once again, I accidentally left my phone at work. It has happened more times than I can remember. I left school, went into a store and returned to my car all before I realized I didn’t have my phone with me.

Right away, I remembered that it was on my desk and I knew it had been left behind. After driving back to Forreston, I found it right where I left it. I gathered my things and headed back home again.

It is funny how not having my phone, I suddenly feel far away and out of contact with everyone. Sometimes, we can feel out of touch with God. We may for-

get to pray or read our Bible, but we are never too far away from God. He is always with us whenever we need Him. When we lose that connection, we only need to decide to connect to God again. We can talk to Him in prayer. We can find Him in the conversations with good friends or in the words of a hymn.

God is always with us.

We can find Him when we reach out to others and share His love. We can find Him when we visit a church and join with others who love God. His love brings us together. His love brings us closer to Him. Even when we are out of touch, we are never truly disconnected. We belong to His family. We only need to accept and share His love.

I hope to see you next Sunday morning in our church in the country. We gladly welcome you and your family for a time of worship and prayer. We hope you will join us for our morning Sunday services.

Photo provided by Jeff Short, Polo Lions Club

CHAMBER CHATTER • Centennial Elementary School’s Veterans Day Program will be from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.

Nov. 10. It is open to the public. This year’s guest speaker is Marddi Rahn.

• Save the date for the fifth annual Polo Christmas Festival on Dec. 2. There will be activities for children, Historical Trolley tours provided by the Historical Society, live music at the Polo Senior Center, the Lions Club

PINE CREEK NEWS

By KAREN MERLAK When the skies turn dark, the colors of the trees seem more beautiful to me.

In every storm and in every dark day, we can find God waiting with us. We are truly thankful for His ongoing and constant love and care. This is God’s day and we rejoice for it all.

This morning in church, we were greeted by Katie Pfundstein and her daughters, Amelia and Fiona. In Pastor Suzanne’s absence, we welcomed our guest Pastor Ken Zuithoff and his wife, Sally, from Sterling. Pastor Ken shared his message of hope for the morning.

Also helping with the service were Martha Johannsen as our layleader and Sandra Ford led the morning prayer.

Judy Riffle shared a pumpkin themed children’s message with Amelia and Fiona, who were treated to goodies before going back to their seats.

We were glad to have Mary MeadCantrell with us to play for our service.

We always enjoy her beautiful music.

We are glad to have Pastor Suzanne back with us next week. Come and visit us!

The Hopkins family is growing again.

• Karen Merlak lives in Polo and is a member of the Pine Creek Christian Church.

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Judge reserves ruling on motion to dismiss murder charges 3

By EARLEEN HINTON

ehinton@shawmedia.com OREGON – A Malta man charged with killing a Mt. Morris woman and her unborn son in November 2020 will have to wait until later this month to learn the fate of a motion to dismiss charges of murder and arson.

John Kopp and Liam Dixon, attorneys for Matthew T. Plote, 36, argued the charges should be dismissed because too much time had passed between the alleged crime and their client’s arrest.

Plote is charged with killing Melissa Lamesch, 27, and her unborn son on Nov. 25, 2020, and then setting fire to her home in Mt. Morris to conceal their deaths. Lamesch’s baby was due Nov. 27, 2020.

Plote is facing four counts of first-degree murder, three counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child and one count each of residential arson, aggravated domestic battery and concealment of a homicidal death.

Lamesch was found about 4:30 p.m.

Nov. 25, 2020, after firefighters responded to 206 S. Hannah Ave., Mt. Morris, where they encountered heavy smoke and blaring smoke detectors. She was found on the kitchen floor and pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving measures. She was a 2011 graduate of Oregon High School and an EMT at Trace Ambu-

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Matthew Plote is escorted into an Ogle County courtroom for an Oct. 30 motion hearing. lance Service in Tinley Park.

Plote has been held at the Ogle County Correctional Center since his March 9, 2022, arrest.

Kopp and Dixon filed a pretrial delay motion in September and on Monday called two witnesses during the twohour hearing in their effort to convince Ogle County Judge John “Ben” Roe to grant the motion to dismiss.

Ogle County Detective Brian Ketter testified he first talked with Plote the day after the fire and had several other communications with him before his arrest. Ketter said Plote told him he had been at Lamesch’s residence the day of the fire, but she was alive when he left.

“You told him you thought he did this and then it got confrontational,” Dixon said, referring to one of the conversations in 2021.

Ketter said when police initiated an “overhear” with some of Plote’s co-workers, he had not informed them of Lamesch’s or the baby’s death.

“None of the co-workers knew he

was going to be a father and that someone had died,” Ketter testifed.

Under questioning by Dixon, Ketter said on the overhear Plote again said she was alive when he left her house.

Dixon questioned why police didn’t interview anyone else in connection with the incident.

“He [Plote] told you he was over there and she was alive when he left,” Dixon said. “And that was the same with the overhear. You didn’t investigate anyone else. Your focus was on Mr. Plote.”

Under questioning by assistant state’s attorney Heather Kruse, Ketter said police were seeking investigative reports, crime scene data and autopsies from the time of the fire up until Plote’s indictment by a grand jury and subsequent arrest.

Kruse said investigators were seeking and examining surveillance videos, DNA samples including samples from the fetus, Amazon records and other records during the course of the investigation.

“You followed the evidence and spoke to who you needed to,” Kruse asked Ketter. “Yes,” he replied.

John Knapp, a fire investigator hired by the defense, testified that after reviewing reports from the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office he could not rule the house fire as an arson. “My conclusion was undetermined,” Knapp said. “I was unable to come up with a cause other than it was undetermined.”

Knapp said he reviewed incident reports earlier this year and was not at the scene. Under questioning by Kopp, Knapp said there was not enough evi-

dence provided to him to determine a cause.

“And how many cases have you testified in that involved a homicide?”

State’s Attorney Mike Rock asked.

“None,” Knapp replied.

Rock said Illinois State Police had assisted the state fire marshal during the investigation in addition to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department.

Ketter said the home had been secured until those examinations had been conducted.

Rock said autopsies had indicated there was blunt force trauma to Lamesch with limited thermal burns.

“There were numerous injuries consistent with blunt force trauma,” Rock said, arguing that Knapp was not a “credible” witness because of his lack of experience in fires with homicidal deaths. He also said State Farm Insurance investigators had examined the home and did not find anything to indicate that the fire was accidental in origin.

Kopp and Dixon argued that the case against Plote should be dismissed because the home should have been secured in order for other investigators to conduct examinations.

“We cannot cross examine their evidence,” Dixon argued. “There was tangible evidence that could have been preserved.”

Kruse said Plote’s due process had not been violated by the length of the investigation and all the charges against him should remain.

“The defendant knew from day one that she had died in that fire and that

See PLOTE, page 9

Defense to argue for mother’s release in 2021 death of 7-year-old

By EARLEEN HINTON

ehinton@shawmedia.com OREGON – An Ogle County judge will decide this month if a woman accused of killing her 7-year-old son in 2021 should be released from jail as her court case continues.

Sarah Safranek, 36, is charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery in the suffocation death of her 7-year-old son Nathaniel Burton in February 2021. An autopsy showed the boy also had a ruptured liver.

Safranek, in the Ogle County Correctional Center on $2 million bond since her arrest, appeared in court Oct. 25 with her attorney, Ogle County Public Defender Michael O’Brien.

O’Brien told the court that a written medical review of his client’s mental health had yet to be received but was

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Sarah Safranek is escorted into an Ogle County court room Oct. 25. expected within a week.

Court-appointed expert Jayne Braden, a forensic and clinical psychologist in Sycamore, recently reviewed Safranek’s history of “mental health issues” and is compiling a written report.

Judge John Redington granted the continuance and set the next hearing for

2 p.m. Nov. 8. Assistant State’s Attorney Matthew Leisten did not object.

On Monday, O’Brien filed a motion for a pretrial release that asks that Safranek be freed from jail as her case continues.

The motion follows passage of the SAFE-T Act, which was upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court and took effect Sept. 18, that eliminates cash bail. It requires a defendant be released unless the judge rules the defendant is a highly likely flight risk or poses too much of a threat to one person or the community to allow release.

The SAFE-T Act was met with opposition from law enforcement and state’s attorneys across the state, including in Ogle County.

In his motion, O’Brien argued that Safranek is being held only because of her “inability” to post the required 10%, or $200,000, of the $2 million bail.

Other bond conditions such as electronic monitoring, home confinement and prohibitions from contacting “certain parties” are available if she were to be released, he said.

“Defendant further asserts that her pretrial incarceration effectively amounts to pretrial punishment,” according to the motion.

Additionally, the motion argues that Safranek has mental and physical issues that are not being treated properly at the jail, including daily headaches and frequent facial numbness; frequent muscle spasms in her arms and legs; excessive fatigue and weakness; frequent chest pains; frequent pain between her shoulder blades; worsening vision problems, including worsening blurred vision and floaters; worsening balance issues; and worsening

See SAFRANEK, page 8

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Motion for a bond reduction for Malta man is denied

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Minnesota visitor is working on cemetery markers

Kathryn Waterbury Shaw arrived last week with a big basket filled with garden produce from their garden in Minnesota. This past week, I have had fun using all those vegetables and fruits in my menu at home.

I have to watch eating too many raw tomatoes but the dish on my counter filled with her cherry tomatoes looked very inviting.

I started out with cherry tomatoes in my salad and I eat quite a bit of it each day, so the cherry tomatoes have gone down considerably. Then she brought me several large tomatoes and as she explained the kind that they grow, I thought to myself cream of tomato soup. I used to make that in Eagle Point when we had a big garden. I had not made it in years.

I make it a little differently and grind up skin and all in my food processor. Then with onion, cloves, cinnamon and a white sauce with milk, it is yummy. I have enjoyed it this week.

POLO HISTORY Betty Obendorf Next I tackled the apples and made a one-bowl apple cake. I sent some home with Bruce for them and said, “Remember, this is made from cousin Kathryn’s apples from Minnesota.”

I still have left on my counter two squash and I enjoy just looking at them. One is small with green stripes and the other is a very large butternut squash. This will take some figuring out and a large hatchet!

Kathryn married into the Shaw newspaper family and she is here working with old cemetery markers on both sides of the family – stones that need to be cleaned or straightened or reset.

William Waterbury starved in Libby prison and died at the prison

hospital at Belle Isle, Virginia, during the Civil War. He does not even have a stone. He was part of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry and he went with Zenas Aplington. Kathryn is starting to look at a stone for William.

As we were working with the Waterbury history, Kathryn paused and said, “I wonder what William would have accomplished had he come back to Polo following the Civil War?” The same goes for Zenas Aplington who was killed in Corinth, Mississippi. What would they have done for Polo had they lived?

We worked on organizing the very large Waterbury file. The genealogies are all together, along with stories, obituaries and different histories. Photographs are kept separate, but they too needed to be in better envelope sleeves.

Kathryn will be sending us archival paper to place between photos.

She also brought back the Zenas Aplington manuscript of letters to his

wife. She has transcribed all of those so now they can be online for others to peruse. She is a big help to the Polo Historical Society even if she lives in Minnesota.

It was a good two days of working with her and it was nice having her stay with me.

We also stopped to look at the place where Elizabeth Hamblin had her home. She loved to give out cookies to the kids in the neighborhood. Her stone at the cemetery on the Waterbury plot is tipping a bit and Kathryn is keeping her eye on that. The stone says “Once A Slave.” Elizabeth Hamblin was brought to Polo by Maria Waterbury.

Maria is the one who chopped the whiskey kegs along with Caroline Aplington. That is another story.

• Betty Obendorf is a retired teacher and volunteer for the Polo Historical Society.

Horse thieves were talk of the town in 1902

By OTTO DICK Some information for this article appeared in the Aug. 21, 1902, Ogle County Republican Newspaper.

Among our early settlers and squatters were people who became members of the banditti. They specialized in horse stealing, robbery, burglary, counterfeiting and murder. This group of outlaws were well-organized into a band of criminals extending from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico.

Horse stealing was their principal activity with well-established routes to move the stolen horses from hiding place to hiding place en route to eastern and southern markets.

Some of our early settlers wrote about sleeping in the barn to protect their horses.

“Sunday morning, Frank Gale

Provided by Otto Dick

This shows a drawing of a Banditti leader who was in this area. missed his family carriage horse and commenced an immediate search.

Along the highway south of his premises, he noticed wheel marks where it had occurred several turns by the driver, exciting his suspicions that the driver of the rig knew something about his horse. Inquiry in town revealed the fact that a rig from the Dement Livery at Dixon was in Oregon on Saturday evening in charge of a stranger whose personal appearance was that he was not above taking a good horse if opportunity presented.

“A telephone to the Dixon liveryman verified the fact that the rig was in Oregon on Saturday, as well as the fact that the driver brought in a strange horse answering the description of the one lost by Mr. Gale.

“Sheriff Andrew and Mr. Gale left for Dixon at once and recovered the horse and in addition brought in a man who gives his name as James

Bishop, together with a woman who he claims is his wife. Nothing is known of them, only their claims that they were summer resorting along the Rock among the wooded hills and pleasant dales.

“The man owned up to taking the horse but claimed the woman was just as much at fault as he was. The two were brought in Monday evening and given a hearing before Judge Fearer and bound over into the October term of court under bonds of $500 in default of which they will continue to summer in the county jail instead of in the woods along the river. Their only regret is that it forces them to miss the Rochelle fair this week.”

• Otto Dick is a retired teacher and has researched Ogle County history for several years.

‘THOSE WERE THE DAYS’ PROGRAM

Oregon native, former MLB umpire Larry Young to speak at Nov. 18 event The Those Were the Days presentation for November at the Oregon Depot Museum will feature Larry Young, a 1972 Oregon High School graduate.

The presentation will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. This will be on the third Saturday of the month instead of the last Saturday and at 3 p.m. instead of 10 a.m.

Young umpired Major League Baseball games for 24 years and will be entering his 16th year as a supervisor of umpires.

His umpiring career started at the age of 13 on the sandlots of his hometown of Oregon. He progressed to officiating in the Big Ten and the Alaskan League.

He turned professional in 1978 and after a five-year stint in the minor leagues, he was promoted to the American League in 1985.

When the two leagues combined in 1999, he was promoted to crew chief, a position he held until an injury forced his retirement in 2007.

During his MLB career, he umpired two All-Star games, six division series, three league championships and the 1996 and 2003 World Series.

Young became an umpire supervisor in 2008. He is an adviser to the World

See YOUNG, page 5

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The Chana School Museum Foundation recently installed a tribute bell outside of the 1883 Chana School to honor the hundreds of community volunteers who worked on the school’s restoration project.

The cast iron bell is similar to the original bell hanging in the Chana School Museum bell tower.

“These large school bells were once in the bell towers of most of the 225 one-room schoolhouses located throughout Ogle County before school consolidation closed them down starting in the 1940s and ’50s,” said Mark

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Continued from page 4 Baseball and Softball Confederation and is the umpire coordinator for the World Baseball Classic.

He has conducted clinics for the U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force, Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy and has instructed in Nicaragua, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Japan, South Africa, Panama, Taiwan,

Herman, a volunteer with the Chana School Museum. “The large tribute bell gives visitors and students coming for school living history field trips the opportunity to see the bell up close. E D Etnyre & Company of Oregon painted the bell and they also donated the custom laser-cut steel sign. Paul Steingaber of Mt. Morris did the limestone base masonry work.”

The Chana School Museum was restored and is maintained by the all-volunteer Chana School Foundation, which saved the historic school from demolition 25 years ago. The building was moved from its original location in Chana 7 miles to Oregon

Park East in 1998.

After five years of countless hours from hundreds of community volunteers, the building was restored to how it looked in the 1890s and opened to the public in 2003. The Chana School Museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 as the only two-room wooden schoolhouse in Illinois.

The Chana School Museum is located at 201 N. River Road at Oregon Park East and is open for school field trips and unique events. The Oregon Ganymedes Vintage Base Ball Club plays early rules historic baseball games on the lawn of the museum from May to September.

The Chana School Museum Foundation recently installed a tribute bell outside of the 1883 Chana School to honor the hundreds of community volunteers who worked on the school’s restoration project.

Germany, Spain, Australia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Canada, U.S., Mexico, Korea, Italy, England, Cuba, Peru, China, India and Aruba.

Young is the proud recipient of the National Association of Sports Officials Gold Whistle award for community service. The award was presented in 2002.

Young was integral in helping establish the Village of Progress, a private not-for-profit corporation that was founded in 1969 to meet the training needs of adults with disabilities.

Since 2011, he has served on the VOP board. Since 2000, Young has co-hosted the annual John Herrmann Golf Outing that has raised more than $200,000 for the Village of Progress Foundation.

Young also established his own charitable organization, Larry Young and Friends Charities Inc. Young was named Volunteer of the Year by the Special Olympics of Illinois in 1994.

Young has been married to fellow OHS classmate Joan Schmidt Young for

46 years. The couple have two daughters, Jessica and Darcy, and grandsons Bo and Gus. Young is a pancreatic cancer survivor and an advocate for those fighting the disease. Young is a published author of a children’s book titled “The Ump is a Grump” and proceeds from the book go to UmpsCare Charities.

For more information about Those Were the Days programs, call Roger Cain at 815-757-9715, Chris Martin at 815742-8471 or Otto Dick at 815-440-0639.

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Trek for Troops taking place this weekend

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The Roberts Armory WWII museum will be open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in honor of Veterans Day.

Roberts Armory WWII museum open Nov. 5 ROCHELLE – Roberts Armory WWII museum will be open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in honor of Veterans Day There is no admission charge.

The Higgins Boat will be open for viewing, weather permitting. The next opening will be Memorial Day 2024.

To get to the museum, follow the signs on the Army truck at Route 251 and Intermodal Drive (about 3 miles).

Many World War II artifacts are on display including tanks, trucks, cannons and Rochelle News-Leader newspapers from 1945 presenting photographs of Rochelle residents who served during World War II. More information is available on the Rochelle website at http://www. enjoyrochelle.com/online-directory/ what-to-do/history-attractions/robert-s-armory.html.

Veterans Day service in Oregon on Nov. 11 Oregon VFW Post 8739 and Oregon Post 97 American Legion will hold a Veterans Service at the Veterans Memorial at the old Ogle County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 11.

The service will start at 10:45 a.m. with Post 8739 Commander Brian Beckman speaking.

At 11 a.m., there will be a rifle salute to honor veterans. It will be followed by taps.

At 11:30 p.m., the VFW Post will have a pot luck lunch.

The post will be serving pulled pork, mac and cheese, coffee and lemonade.

“Help us out and bring a dish to pass. God bless all our veterans,” said Robert Coulter, Oregon VFW member.

Beginning Friday, Nov. 3, through Sunday, Nov. 5, Gretchen Catherwood, a founder of Darkhorse Lodge and former Byron resident, will be walking 100 miles for Darkhorse Lodge and the veterans they serve.

“Wherever you live, we invite you to join us. Our goal is to cover at least 100 miles per state in as many states as possible on the same weekend raising money for Darkhorse Lodge,” she said on the Darkhorse Lodge website.

Participants will be asked to walk the entire distance yourself or break it up into teams.

“If you have four people, each could walk 25 miles,” she said. “A team of 10 can each walk 10 miles and so on. However you divide it is up to your team. If you don’t make it 100 miles, it’s OK. It isn’t the distance that matters, it’s the heart of the team trekking.

“You can all walk together or trek in separate places, even in different states.

Every participant will get pledges ahead of time and collect once the walk is complete. Sponsors may pledge a set amount or an amount per mile in increments of .25. You will set your team’s course, which can be done at a school track, a park district path, sidewalks through town or even on country roads, depending on where you live and where it is most safe. We recommend notifying local authorities and letting EMS know of your planned route.”

Paperwork for individuals and teams can be found under the “Forms” tab on the website.

“On the weekend of the trek, we ask that you please take a photo (or more) with your team and a sign showing what state you are walking in,” Catherwood said. “You can post it on our Face-

Photo provided by Gretchen Catherwood, Darkhorse Lodge

Patty and Ken Boyd (center) pose with Kirk and Gretchen Catherwood under the sign for Darkhorse Lodge. The Boyds are Gold Star parents from Illinois who lost their son, CJ, on Aug. 19, 2010. book event, Darkhorse Lodge Trek for Troops-2023 or text them to the lodge at 731-363-3616. Together, we can make this huge. Please invite as many people as you can and let’s get every state involved. Creating multiple teams per state is encouraged.”

Patches are earned according to miles walked.

“They are cumulative so keep track from year to year and we will send them for you and your team members when you submit your trek totals,” she said.

Catherwood and her husband, Kirk, built Darkhorse Lodge in Tennessee after their son, Lance Corporal Alec E. Catherwood, 19, of Byron, died Oct. 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Members of the Oregon VFW and other veterans salute after a memorial wreath was laid at the base of Lorado Taft’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on the courthouse square in 2020. This year’s event will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 11.

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Donations are being accepted for the 2023 Toys For Tots Campaign in Carroll County.

There are several ways to help bring a happy Christmas to Carroll County children,” said Regina Vesely, Carroll County Toys For Tots coordinator. “If you choose to make a monetary dona-

tion, checks may be made out to Marine Toys For Tots Carroll County and mailed to Toys For Tots, c/o Deb Peterson, 7 E. Geneva St., Mount Carroll, Illinois, 61053, or go online to carroll-county-il.toysfortots.org.”

Vesely said people can donate a new, unwrapped toy at one of the donation boxes located around the county.

To apply for toys, applications can

be made online at carroll-county-il. toysfortots.org or text information to 815-535-1073. Libraries and schools in the county also have applications, she said.

Toys For Tots fundraising events include: • Sandburr Run Golf, bring a toy and golf nine holes until Dec. 10.

• Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Candlelight Bingo at Lake Carroll

• Dec. 9, noon, Dart tournament at Dave’s Place in Lanark “Our goal is to make sure every child in our county has a wonderful Christmas,” Vesely said. “We could not do this without your support. All donations received stay in Carroll County to purchase toys for our children. We will distribute toys at The Church of God Mount Carroll on Dec. 14-15.”

First Friday music at Oregon VFW set for Nov. 3 SHAW LOCAL NEWS NETWORK contact@shawmedia.com

OREGON – The First Fridays Open Mic presents its monthly show at the Oregon VFW on Friday, Nov. 3.

The show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Admission is free; a jar is available for donations. Performers can sign up for time slots on a first-come, first-served basis, so it’s best to arrive by 6 p.m. or earlier. Interested parties who have questions can call Jerry

Tice at 815-449-2660.

“The event attracts many talented performers, but musicians and singers of all skill levels find acceptance from its supportive audience,” said Lowell Harp, one of the event’s organizers.

The VFW is located at 1310 W. Washington St. in Oregon and has ample parking along with the availability of a restaurant and bar within the building.

A fish fry runs from 4 to 8 p.m.

Louise Price, who is from Ireland, brings a unique blend of Irish folk music and popular American tunes to First Fridays.

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8 OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following police activity.

ed to the Ogle County jail and released with a notice to appear. Rasmussen also was issued a citation for a seat belt violation.

Camilo Ibarra Jr., 56, of Rochelle, was arrested at 7 a.m. for not having a valid driver’s license after a traffic stop at the intersection of Illinois 64 and Moore Road. Ibarra also was issued a citation for disobeying a stop sign. Ibarra was given a notice to appear and released at the scene.

At 7:13 p.m., deputies were dispatched to North Illinois 26 and West Coffman Road for a two-vehicle accident with injuries. After an investigation, it was determined a white 2000 Chevrolet Camaro was northbound and had crossed the center line, striking a silver 2022 Acura MDX head on. The occupants of both vehicles were treated and released by Forreston Fire/EMS. The driver of the Camaro, Christopher M.

Forney, 28, of Forreston, was arrested for aggravated driving while under the influence (while license revoked), DUI and driving while license revoked. Forney also was issued citations for improper display of registration, improper lane use, operating a vehicle with an expired registration, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving without lights when required. Forney was transported to the Ogle County jail before being released with a notice to appear.

Deputies were assisted on scene by the Forreston Police Department, Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office K-9 and the Forreston Fire Department.

Ebabacha Esale, 31, of Rockford, was arrested at 10:47 p.m. for driving while license suspended after a traffic stop at the intersection of Illinois 251 and Bethel Road. Esale also was issued a citation for driving with a suspended registration and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Esale was released on a notice to appear

Mt. Morris Police Chief Michael Cicchetti reports the following police activity.

Oct. 11 About 10:29 a.m., police contacted Jovana V. Danielowski, 33, of Mt. Morris, in the 100 block of West Lincoln Street.

Danielowski was wanted on an Ogle County warrant for failure to appear on a traffic offense. Danielowski was transported to the Ogle County jail where she was held in lieu of bond.

About 12:45 p.m., police responded to the 500 block of South Reynolds for the report of a theft. After an investigation, Aza Dauti, 77, of Sterling, was charged with theft less than $500 and given a

notice to appear.

Oct. 12 Ernest J. Munyon, 32, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 3:30 p.m. on an Ogle County warrant for criminal damage to property after a traffic stop in the 400 block of North Mckendrie Avenue. Munyon was taken into custody and transported to the Ogle County jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

Oct. 17 George C. Malone, 44, of Dekalb, was arrested at 11 a.m. for driving while license suspended after a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Route 64. Malone also was issued a citation for operating a vehicle

with a suspended registration. He was transported to the Ogle County jail where he was given a notice to appear.

Oct. 21 About 10:20 p.m., police were sent to the area of the 100 block of South Wesley Avenue for a disturbance. After an investigation, Timothy J. Cox, 64, of Mt. Morris, was issued an ordinance citation for battery. He was released on scene.

Oct. 22 About 12:55 a.m., police were sent to the 10 block of West Center Street for the report of a disturbance. After an investigation, Ernest J. Munyon, 32, of Mt. Morris, was arrested and charged with disorderly

Charges are accusations and all subjects are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law.

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that day at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Safranek was arrested April 21, 2021, and indicted May 4, 2021. She pleaded not guilty May 6, 2021.

Earlier this year, Redington denied O’Brien’s request to hire additional medical experts for Safranek, despite his argument that she has “a long history as to past mental health care” and that those health issues are “directly connected to her defense.”

The defense filed a motion in March saying Safranek’s right to due process required the appointment of and/or use of one or more experts to review certain discovery materials and/or provide testimony.

Her attorneys asked the court to approve an additional expert to “review and evaluate mental health records” of Safranek, including her condition at the time of the alleged crime.

They argued extensive mental health records were provided by the state and revealed a “substantial history of mental health issues, mental illness and related services.”

O’Brien said he believes the prosecution will present those records – whether directly or indirectly – to prove Safranek committed the alleged crimes and asked Redington to allow another expert to be hired to provide an “independent review on behalf of the defendant and potentially be used as an expert witness.”

In his response to the defense motion, Ogle County State’s Attorney Mike Rock said an indigent defendant is not entitled to an expert “merely because the expert would be helpful, valuable or important to the defense.”

Redington agreed, saying case law cited in the motion requires any additional hiring of experts be “crucial” to

the client’s defense. He said Safranek already was evaluated by a court-appointed expert, Braden, who looked at her mental health history. He suggested Braden review Safranek’s history again.

On Nov. 3, 2022, Redington ruled Safranek fit to stand trial after reviewing a mental health evaluation requested by the defense.

According to records obtained by Shaw Local News Network in a Freedom of Information Act request, the Department of Children and Family Services visited the Safranek/Burton household about a dozen times over two years, following up on five reports of suspected abuse and neglect.

Each time, DCFS closed the case after finding no indications of parental wrongdoing.

Nathaniel was 4 when the allegations first surfaced.

Oct. 25

About 5:33 a.m., Ogle County deputies, with the assistance of the Stillman Valley Fire Department, responded to Meridian and Kishwaukee roads for a report of a one-vehicle accident with injuries. After a brief investigation, it was determined that a Nissan Rogue driven by Florije Zeqiri, 47 of Rockford, failed to negotiate the curve and left the roadway. The vehicle struck an embankment before becoming airborne. Zeqiri and a passenger, Besiana Zeqiri, 19, of Rockford, were taken to Swedish American Hospital for apparent minor injuries. Zeqiri was cited for improper lane use.

Oct. 26

Christopher Rasmussen, 46, of Grand Detour, was arrested at 3:31 p.m. for driving while license revoked after a traffic stop at the Shell gas station in Grand Detour. Rasmussen was transport-

Oct. 27

at the scene.

Oct. 28

John T. Ceazer, 32, of Madison, Wisconsin, was arrested at 5:48 p.m. for driving while license suspended after a traffic stop on North Freeport Road near the intersection of Canada Road. Ceazer was issued a notice to appear and released at the scene.

Oct. 29

Jhonny Alexis Jaimes-Valero, 38, of Elgin, was arrested at 6:44 p.m. for no valid driver’s license after a traffic stop in the 6000 block of North Illinois 251.

Jaimes-Valero also was issued citations for driving with a suspended registration and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Jaimes-Valero was transported to the Ogle County jail where he was released on a notice to appear.

Charges are accusations and all subjects are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law.

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“Defendant asserts that the above issues have continued to worsen and there is a valid concern the combined issues are related to serious heart or brain ailments as well as past diagnosis for ulnar nerve problems,” according to the motion. “As such, the defendant asserts the basic review of conditions by the jail nurse are inadequate and has led to significant worsening of her symptoms.”

Nathaniel, a first grade student at Oregon Elementary School, was found unresponsive and not breathing about 2:30 a.m. Feb. 17, 2021, in his bed at his home in the 400 block of South 10th Street. He was pronounced dead later

conduct. Munyon was transported to the Ogle County jail where he was released with a notice to appear.

About 5:50 p.m., police were sent to the 100 block of West Center Street for the report of a domestic disturbance. After an investigation, Rick L. Avery, 54, of Mt. Morris, was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic battery and violation of FOID Act/revoked FOID. Avery was transported to the Ogle County jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

OBITUARIES

• PLOTE

going to farm sales, tractor pulls, and most of all watching his grandchildren’s sporting Born: May 27, 1950 in Freeport, IL events and activities. He didn’t miss many Died: October 26, 2023 in Forreston, IL games. He always enjoyed time with his family for a night of pizza and conversation after a Steven Lee Greenfield, 73, of Forreston, day in the field.

He is survived by his wife, Pamela of ForresIL, died suddenly at ton; sons, Jeffrey (Erin) Greenfield of German his home on October, 26, 2023. Steven was Valley, Daryl (Erika) Greenfield of Forreston; and daughter, Tammy (Matthew) Madura of born May 27, 1950 in College Grove, TN. Known as Ba-Bam to his Freeport, IL, to Kenneth O. Greenfield and 7 grandchildren, Ethan, Dylan, Owen, Jenna, Darin Greenfield, Mia and Harper Madura.

Wilma J. (Duncan) Greenfield. He graduated Survived by brothers, Lyle Greenfield, Mike from Forreston High School in 1968. After (Jan) Greenfield, and Dennis Greenfield. Also graduation he worked at Harper Elevator, then started his career in farming. He married survived by brother-in-law, Gary (Leigh) Bawinkel; brother-in-law, Larry Wert, along Pamela Bawinkel on September 15, 1973 at with many nieces and nephews.

German Valley Methodist Church. They just Preceded in death by his infant son, Steven; celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Steve was a lifelong member of Forreston Russell and Norma Bawinkel; sister, Gail Grove Church where he served as Trustee for many years. He served on the Forrestville Wert; sister-in-law, Jeannie Greenfield; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Alan Bawinkel and Valley School Board for 12 years and was Bonnie Bawinkel. currently serving as the Forreston Township Funeral services will be 10:30 am Tuesday Supervisor and a Polo Co-op board member.

October 31, 2023 at Forreston Grove Church.

Steve loved farming, John Deere tractors, and Rev. Lyle Greenfield will officiate. Visitation his cowboy boots. He farmed with his dad is 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Monday October 30, and then his son and grandsons. He enjoyed 2023 at Burke Tubbs Funeral Home, Freeport. collecting toy tractors and antique tractors, Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Born: June 10, 1929 in Stephenson County, Illinois Died: October 13, 2023 in Indianola, Iowa Lucia Lynn Griffith, 94, of Indianola, passed away Friday, October 13, 2023.

Lucia was born on June 10, 1929 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois.

She graduated from Drake University, Des Moines, IA. She was a lifetime member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She retired from civil service from the Internal Revenue Service, Phoenix District Office. In addition, she was a commissioned Stephen’s Minister and

Hospice trained bereavement counselor.

Lucia is survived by her children, John Golden, Jennifer (Larry) Ewing; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings, Dave (Carol) De Graff, Denise Lane; many other nieces, nephews and other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Roy Golden, Paul Griffith, Paul Zurr; parents, Lewis and Flora De Graff; siblings, Lew (Brum) and Betty De Graff, Larry Lane. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday November 10, 2023 at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home in Forreston, IL. with Rev. Scott Ralston officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until the time of service. Burial of cremains will be held at White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL. Memorial contributions may be made to your local Lutheran Church or a charity of your choice.

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Bond reduction denied

After hearing testimony and arguments for the motion to dismiss hearing, Roe denied another defense motion to reduce Plote’s bond from $10 million to $50,000.

During a September hearing, Kopp said the defense was asking to reduce bond because of the passage of the SAFE-T Act. The state filed a response to the defense motion asserting that the motion to dismiss was not warranted or supported by case law.

The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the controversial SAFE-T Act that allows defendants to be released on no-cash bond. Under the new law,

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his son had died in that fire,” Kruse said. “This was a thorough investigation and the investigators took their time due to the seriousness of the crime with two victims. Fifteen months is not unreasonable to conclude an investigation and the defendant was not in custody during that time.”

She said Plote had never asked for a speedy trial and had asked for, and received, many continuances.

Roe said he would take all the arguments and testimony under advisement and rule on the motion to dismiss at 1:30 p.m. during a Nov. 17 hearing.

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judges still decide whether a defendant is a flight risk or poses too much of a threat to one person or the community to allow release.

On Monday, Kopp argued that Plote is a career firefighter who has resided in DeKalb County his entire life and has strong ties to the community. He told Roe his client has no criminal history or history of violence and has remained in the area while cooperating with law enforcement throughout the investigation, as evidenced by Detective Ketter’s testimony in the motion to dismiss hearing.

Kopp also told the court that Plote’s family had a “substantial” amount they could put toward his release “but not $1 million” – 10% of Plote’s current $10 million bond.

He suggested Plote could be monitored if he were to be released from jail.

Roe disagreed.

“The SAFE-T Act was mentioned in your motion, but you are asking the bond be reduced under the old system,” Roe said. “While this court has heard some evidence throughout these hearings it will not consider changing the bond at this time.”

Roe declined a similar bond reduction request in April 2022, noting that even though a bond report had indicated Plote was “low risk” and had “little or no criminal history,” the nature of the charges weighed heavily in his decision.

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10 PREP FOOTBALL – CLASS 1A 1ST-ROUND PLAYOFFS: FORRESTON 20, OTTAWA MARQUETTE 7

Forreston takes care of business in first round

By ANDY COLBERT

Give their backs credit. In the scrum, they’d squat down and find the soft spot.”

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FORRESTON – After a 20-7 win over Ottawa Marquette in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs Oct. 27, Forreston coach Keynon Janicke breathed a sigh of relief.

“He told me he was glad he didn’t have to play us again,” Marquette coach Tom Jobst said. “We moved the ball and played great defense.”

Other than a three-and-out on its opening possession, Marquette (7-3) was effective in moving the ball the entire game but turnovers proved costly.

Three times, promising drives were snuffed out by fumbled snaps, something that hadn’t been a problem in the warmer weather of the regular season.

“We didn’t even cause them,” Janicke said. “They were giveaways,” Micah Nelson sealed the win for the Cardinals (8-2) with an interception on Marquette’s final drive to make it a 4-0 edge in turnovers.

“You can’t play like that and expect to win,” Jobst said. “The ball was cold, hard and slipping. But that’s not an excuse. They had the same situation and didn’t fumble.”

The other major drawback came on defense for the Crusaders. On two of Forreston’s touchdowns, Kaleb Sanders and Nelson were stacked up at the line of scrimmage, but broke free and scored on long runs.

“Give their backs credit,” Jobst said. “In the scrum, they’d squat down and find the soft spot.”

On Forreston’s first possession, Sanders sneaked up the middle on a 37-yard score to cap a seven-play, 61-yard drive. Sanders had 97 yards rushing, but finished behind 118 yards

by Owen Mulder and 101 by Nelson.

Surprisingly, it was the first time all season the Cardinals had a 100-yard rusher in any game.

“I don’t care about [not getting 100],” Sanders said. “Maybe I will get it next week. When we get the ball, we don’t stop running.”

Marquette pulled to within 8-7 on a fourth-and-goal pass from Anthony Couch to Pete McGrath. It culminated a 15-play, 65-yard drive that was aided by a Forreston horse-collar penalty on an incomplete pass on third-and-14.

Sam Mitre kicked the extra point.

In an oddity, Mitre was penalized two consecutive times on the ensuing kickoff for not waiting until the whistle was blown to kick. The Cardinals ended up with the ball at Marquette’s 48-yard line after the return.

Stefen Swords and Charlie Mullen stuffed Sanders for a loss, leading to a

Tom Jobst, Ottawa Marquette coach, on Forreston running backs Kaleb Sanders and Micah Nelson who broke free for long touchdown runs

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Forreston’s Kaleb Sanders runs with the ball against Ottawa Marquette on Oct. 27. fourth-and-3. With Marquette knowing Forreston would be going for it and it would be a run, the Crusaders were in perfect position to make a stop at the line of scrimmage.

Instead, Nelson broke free from a gang tackle, kept his balance and ran 41 yards the rest of the way untouched for a score to make it 14-7.

Marquette came right back in an up tempo attack and a wide-open Mullen almost had a long touchdown reception but the ball fell away from his fingertips. Six plays later, Devin Bratty recovered a fumbled snap for Forreston.

Marquette got the ball back after stopping Mulder on a fourth down at the 16-yard line. A Henry McGrath tackle for loss was the key defensive play of the series for the Crusaders.

Taking over with 3:20 left in the first half, Couch connected with Keaton Davis, Mullen and Payton Gutierrez on long passes to move deep into Forreston territory.

Lineman Zach Shuman, who came up with several key defensive stops for Forreston, recovered another fumbled snap to stop the drive and prevent the Crusaders from tying the game.

“Without a doubt, the determining factor in the game was turnovers,” Marquette running back Jacob Smith said.

Coming out after halftime, it took only two plays for Forreston to up its lead to 20-7. Mulder ran up the gut for 31 yards and Sanders had a 35-yard touchdown on a play identical to Nelson’s score off the scrum.

“Those three running backs have put their time in all four years and are leaders,” Janicke said.

The Crusaders defense made a fourth-down stop to get the ball at the 18-yard line, but once again, it was a fumbled snap that killed a drive with Ethan Bocker recovering.

“We had a bend, but don’t break

defense tonight,” Janicke said.

With 9:23 left in the game, Marquette made its third stop on a Cardinals fourth-down attempt and were on the move again, helped by two 15-yard Forreston penalties. That’s when Nelson intercepted Couch.

“In a two-score game, that was a huge play for us” Janicke said.

Starting with a thrilling 35-34 overtime win over Marquette in 2012, this was Forreston’s fourth straight playoff win over the Crusaders.

“It was a physical game,” Bocker said.

Forreston will travel to LenaWinslow on Saturday, where it will face the top-ranked Panthers in the second round.

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PREP FOOTBALL – CLASS 3A 1ST-ROUND PLAYOFFS: DURAND-PECATONICA 34, OREGON 0

FOR SHAW LOCAL PECATONICA – The inability to score twice inside the 10-yard line in the first half and what coach Brock Kundert termed a “mental meltdown” in the third quarter proved to be the demise of Oregon in a 34-0 loss to Durand-Pecatonica in the 3A football playoffs.

“Maybe the moment was too big for us,” Kundert said. “Football is so much about momentum and we missed opportunities. We’ve got to handle adversity better and have leaders step up.”

That was all missing as the Hawks were outexecuted in most stages of the game and surprisingly had problems physically matching up with the Rivermen.

“We didn’t expect that,” Kundert said.

With Logan Weems rushing for 88 yards on 22 carries, Oregon outgained Du-Pec in the first half and trailed only 7-0. Oregon had no answers after that as the Rivermen exploded for four second-half scores, all on drives that began inside Hawks territory.

Ironically, the problems for Oregon started after it stopped the Rivermen

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Oregon’s Zander VandeSand (24) dives on a loose ball against Durand-Pecatonica on Oct. 28. at midfield on the opening possession of the second half.

A 46-yard punt by Drew Williams rolled to the 1-yard line as Oregon chose not to return it. A fumbled handoff on the next play was recovered by Nolan Stadler of Du-Pec. With Oregon looking demoralized, it was Jaylen Noud in for the easy

score and a 14-0 lead.

“After the punt, we told them to get a turnover,” Du-Pec coach Tyler Hoffman said. “That punt changed the game and the floodgates opened.”

Du-Pec forced a three-and-out and a 25-yard punt return gave it possession at the Hawks 45-yard line. Quarterback Cooper Hoffman was cornered on

a fourth-and-1 but escaped for a 24-yard run.

On the next play, it was Noud for another 1-yard touchdown, this time out of the Wildcat. Ahead 22-0, the Rivermen defense continued to help the cause with an interception by Jordan Gassman.

A 24-yard pass from Hoffman to Williams set up a 1-yard score by Hoffman and a 28-0 third-quarter lead.

“We flipped a switch and turned it on in the third quarter,” Hoffman said.

Oregon got a brief spark in the fourth quarter when lineman Quentin Berry jumped in front of Hoffman and snagged an interception. However, Colton Mauer and Jaxon Diedrich chased Hawks quarterback Jack Washburn for a 15-yard loss and Oregon was forced to punt.

A short field led to a 35-yard touchdown pass from Hoffman to Diedrich, with no Hawks defender within five yards of him. Du-Pec’s first score, a 23-yard pass to Williams, also was wide open as its passing attack gave Oregon defenders fits all afternoon.

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Let’s recap the first week of football playoff action What did we learn in the first week of the IHSA football playoffs?

The NUIC was impressive in two wins over the BNC. The kingpin of the BNC, Byron, was so dominant against Chicago Noble Hansberry that a running clock was started in the second quarter and the third and fourth quarters were cut to nine minutes.

As a 7-2 team, Rochelle got an absolutely brutal draw against a team loaded with college prospects, losing 45-14.

Meanwhile, in the 5A game opposite them, 4-5 Sterling had the good fortune of drawing No. 1 seed and 9-0 Chicago Payton and whipped them 50-0.

That’s a good place to start, with the question being what is the Chicago Public League doing in the playoffs?

Of the 26 CPL teams in the playoffs, only two of them won games and those were against fellow CPL opponents. In games against non-Chicago Public League teams, they went 0-22 and were outscored 1,079-63.

That’s ridiculous. It had to be like watching a car wreck at Byron on Saturday. What’s the point of even playing the game?

On another note, Byron does not run up scores. Substitutes see more than enough playing time as demonstrated by 20 backs getting varsity

GUEST VIEW Andy Colbert carries.

It is also imperative that the starting unit gets sufficient playing time to remain sharp. Just because the other team can’t offer resistance doesn’t mean Byron is obligated to sit out starters after a specific time or score.

The closest any CPL team came to winning was Noble Johnson, losing to Stillman Valley 21-20.

There are 17 high schools in Chicago with the Noble moniker, which basically signifies an open-enrollment charter school. It’s been around a couple of decades and earmarked for minorities and low-income students.

Credit to Noble Johnson for overcoming the odds and giving SV everything it could handle.

I really thought it would have been Oregon matching up with Stillman instead of Durand-Pecatonica. After watching the Hawks against Dixon and Stillman in the regular season, I saw real improvement.

Against Du-Pec, they looked like a different team. Other than their quarterback, Du-Pec wasn’t 34 more points talented than Oregon.

The difference was the Rivermen

have a competitive culture instilled and Oregon still is seeking to develop that type of mental fortitude. It’s tough when that hasn’t been the norm for several years.

Compared with Friday Night Lights, it was a listless atmosphere Saturday at Pec, both before and during the game. I think Oregon would have been more jacked up to play Friday instead of Saturday.

Before putting the season to bed for Oregon, credit to the Hawks for making the playoffs and putting in a lot of work in the offseason. Also, much has been made of the underclassmen, but let’s not forget about a senior class that made valuable contributions.

Another surprising BNC loss was No. 10 Monmouth Roseville taking it to No. 7 North Boone 35-14. But that may speak more to the weakness of the league than anything else.

On a personal note to me, NB defensive coordinator Lenny Doetch is stepping down after coaching both his son and grandsons, the last one being star player Chris Doetch this year.

Little did I know back in 1978 when Lenny and I shared a wild drive together from Kishwaukee College to Champaign to pole vault at the junior college state track and field meet that we would meet again many years later on the sidelines of North

Boone-Oregon football games.

The only thing I remember about our road trip 45 years ago was taking his vehicle to a car wash late at night after ending up in a muddy farm field somewhere in central Illinois. I don’t think either of us had a particularly good meet the next day, but there is something special about a couple of teenagers bonding over an adventuresome road trip.

On Friday, it was a much shorter trip for me, to Forreston, site of the Ottawa Marquette 1A playoff game. In covering three of the four playoff games between these two evenly matched opponents, I’ve come to the conclusion that Forreston wins each time because of superior execution.

On my way to Forreston, I drove by the Polo football field to check out the vibe there. With 20 minutes to kickoff, I didn’t see many fans around.

Was it the cold weather or the fact that Polo was destined to blow out its foe that contributed to the small crowd? There should be a large throng at Milledgeville for the Battle of the Blacktop on Saturday.

• Andy Colbert, an avid runner, has been a sports writer for Shaw Local and has covered high school sports in Ogle County for more than 30 years.

• OREGON

Continued from page 11 Hoffman was 12-of-16 for 168 yards. His counterpart, Washburn, was 4-of-18 for 29 yards. In a perfect blend of running and passing, the Rivermen had 170 yards on the ground.

Oregon had chances early. A 16-play, 58-yard drive culminated in a missed field-goal attempt by Gavin Morrow in the second quarter. Later in the same quarter, Oregon had another first-and-goal situation, highlighted by an 18-yard run to the 9-yard line by Weems.

After three plays of no gain, Washburn’s fourth-down pass was knocked down by Justin Anderson.

“Those goal line stops and Justin’s knockdown were big,” coach Hoffman said. “We had athletes making plays all over the field.”

Since the merger of Durand and Pecatonica for football, it was Du-Pec’s fifth straight win in the first round and the 8-2 squad looks for win No. 1 in the second round with a trip to Stillman Valley (6-4), a 21-20 winner over Chicago Noble.

Oregon (5-5) closed out its best season in nine years and returns the majority of its lineup and skilled players. It also has a solid sophomore group moving up.

“The future looks bright,” Kundert said.

One of those returners is Weems, who led the BNC in rushing and had 108 yards on 30 carries in Oregon’s Josh Crandall jumps to catch a pass against Durand-Pecatonica on Oct. 28 at Pecatonica High School. the loss.

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PREP FOOTBALL – 8-MAN 1ST-ROUND PLAYOFFS: POLO 40, WEST PRAIRIE 16

Marcos score on all 5 first-half possessions in victory at home

By TY REYNOLDS

Special to Shaw Media

Earleen Hinton

Polo’s Delo Fernandez runs for a gain against West Prairie during 8-man football playoff action Oct. 27 at Polo High School. and with Delo blocking, too, we were strong. Every play we were gaining 5 yards it seemed like and that’s a great feeling,” Soltow said. “On that long touchdown, Delo had a great block right off the end and then Landen [Brooks] hooked their end and it popped open. I heard footsteps and felt a kid dive at my legs. I almost tripped, but I made it to the end zone. It felt good going up 40-0 and starting the running clock for the second half.”

Soltow ran for 156 yards before the break and Fernandez added 77 yards on the ground.

None of the Polo starters played in the second half and still the Marcos took up the entire third quarter with a 12-play drive.

West Prairie got a couple of cosmetic touchdowns in the fourth quarter – a 9-yard run by Xavier Hilton and a 2-yard run by Austin Nelson.

Nelson finished with 115 yards on 14 carries and Hilton had 37 yards on 16 rushes. But the Polo defense held the Cyclones to 41 total yards in the first half to help build the insurmountable lead.

“Coach [Ted] Alston told us that the front four was going to win us this game,” Soltow said. “If we had pressure up front, it was going to be huge for our defense – and we had pressure up front the whole time. We looked pretty good up front and those guys won us the game.”

“It feels amazing to come out here and accomplish something like this,” Fernandez said. “They’re a really good team and they’re disciplined and it feels

great to get the win. It’s big to just get us into the playoff mindset, battling the

cold and the elements. You’ve got to ramp it up and we did that tonight.”

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POLO – Before Polo’s first-round Illinois 8-Man Football Association playoff game Oct. 27, Marcos coach Ted Alston challenged his players to reach their potential.

The Marcos wasted no time doing that, scoring on all five first-half possessions in a 40-16 win over West Prairie.

“The challenge was to play up to our potential every day, every practice, every game,” senior quarterback Brock Soltow said. “We haven’t hit our top potential yet this season and he told us after our walk-through today that we all need to be more prepared and to be who we are on the field because we have the potential to be what we were last year, playing up to West Central in that semifinal game. We need to show as a team what we can be.”

Soltow had a hand in all 40 points for Polo, rushing for four scores, catching a TD pass from Tyler Merdian and either rushing, throwing or catching all five two-point conversions.

Polo (8-2) set the tone from the start.

The defense forced three-and-outs on two of the first three West Prairie possessions, then Soltow capped a pair of seven-play drives with scoring runs of 7 and 5 yards for a 16-0 lead with less than 11 minutes into the game.

The Marcos’ third drive was started by a 41-yard run by Delo Fernandez, then Soltow ran in from 14 yards for a 24-0 lead less than a minute into the second quarter.

“It was an amazing start and that was big for us. It set the tone for what was going to happen the rest of the game,” Fernandez said. “Our line did amazing, Every single one of them went all-out and really blocked well.”

The Cyclones (6-4) got their first first down of the game on the next drive, but Polo recovered a fumble after a sack on the next third down and Soltow leaped and reached over a Cyclones defender to reel in a 21-yard touchdown catch on fourth-and-8 about 1 1/2 minutes later.

West Prairie put together a couple of first downs on the next drive, but ended up punting after a Soltow tackle for loss. Soltow then outran the Cyclone defense for a 76-yard TD with 2:37 left in the first half to extend the lead to 40-0 and set up the running clock for the entire second half.

“Our offensive line started off pretty good, getting after it every play,

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Erie-Prophetstown fares well at 1A sectional SHAW LOCAL NEWS NETWORK and ANDY COLBERT contact@shawmedia.com

OREGON – Under Liz Green, the Erie-Prophetstown cross country program always has been an environment of caring for one another. That attribute payed dividends as both the boys and girls teams advanced to the IHSA state meet with their efforts at the Class 1A sectional Saturday at Oregon Park West.

“We gave a speech on the bus about the world being full of givers and takers,” Green said. “The message we left them with is be a giver for your team.”

That spiritual message was contagious as every team member, whether competing or not, did all they could to build one another up. One of those was senior Jillian Norman, who was in a boot and couldn’t run because of a potential injury.

“It’s really disappointing for me, but I am so proud and excited for the team,” Norman said.

The boys have qualified for state before, but this is the first time the girls team will be headed to Detweiller Park in Peoria, site of the state meet.

The top six team finishers advanced and E-P made it by the narrowest of margins, defeating Rockford Christian 197-199 for the sixth spot.

“It’s crazy,” Green said. “The girls have worked so hard and deserve this.”

It was freshman Sarah Link leading the way with an eighth-place finish in a time of 20:23. In a close race for first place, Evelyn O’Connor of Seneca beat Emily Downing of Cambridge 19:07 to 19:09.

For Link, the day was even more special as she celebrated her 15th birthday with some of her best friends.

More critically, she passed three runners in the last mile.

“It’s so much fun being here today and it helps having all the support we do,” Link said.

Finishing in 28th was fellow freshman Jessie Deneve (21:34) on the 3-mile Park West course. Other E-P scorers were junior Chloe Slock (22:20), senior Clara Ashdown (23:08) and freshman Alana Little (23:16).

“Alana’s time was the fastest she’s ever run,” Green said. “She was motivated because her grandmother is dying from cancer.”

Perennial power Winnebago, which took a huge loss to graduation, still took the team title with 99 points. Sectional favorite Sherrard did not make it out of the regional. Its No. 1 runner collapsed before finishing and another runner was absent, thus leaving it

Photos by Earleen Hinton

Erie-Prophetstown’s Charlie Link (right) runs at the Class 1A Oregon Sectional on Oct. 28 at Oregon Park West.

Oregon’s Lorelai Dannhorn (left) and Byron’s Emma Franchi race to the finish line. with four finishers, one short of what was needed to score as a team, which greatly aided E-P’s chances at the sectional.

Among other area teams, Port Byron Riverdale was eighth, Lanark Eastland 13th and Oregon 18th out of 19 teams.

“Our girls have been trendsetters,” Riverdale coach Kevin Claus. “They have not had a full team since 2004 and

Erie-Prophetstown’s Jessie DeNeve and Riverdale’s Jillian Murray run at the Class 1A Oregon Sectional.

this is the first time at a sectional for us.”

For Oregon, two-time state qualifier Ella Danhorn finished 37th. Seventeenth place was the cutoff for individuals not on a qualifying team.

The E-P boys had a bit more breathing room than the girls with 126 points for fifth place, compared with 179 for sixth-place Sterling Newman. Rock Island was odd man out with 189.

In a close battle for first between the usual suspects, it was Rockford Christian with 80, Riverdale 86 and Winnebago 92.

Charlie Link paced E-P with a sixthplace finish out of 152 competitors.

Junior Nicolai Martino (16:04) of ’Bago upset senior Weston Forward (16:16) of RC for the individual championship.

See CROSS COUNTRY, page 15

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Byron and Stillman Valley both posted wins in first-round playoff action.

Byron beat Chicago Noble Hansberry 72-0 in a home game at Everett Stine Field.

Stillman Valley edged Chicago Noble Johnson 21-20 in an away game.

No. 1-seeded Byron (10-0) will travel to No. 9 Peotone (7-3) for a 1 p.m. game Saturday.

No. 5 Pecatonica (8-2) will play at No. 13 Stillman Valley (6-4) at 1 p.m.

Saturday.

1A football

Lena-Winslow defeated Rockford Lutheran 50-13 and Forreston downed Ottawa Marquette 20-7. Morrison beat

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Continued from page 14 For E-P, it was trio of seniors leading the way, with Lucas Dreisbach (17:30) in 23rd and Tyson Skinner (17:45) in 28th joining Link as top scorers.

“I’m in shock,” Link said.

“This is my first time going to state since I was in eighth grade.”

E-P went as a team in 2021, but Link was sick. Last year, he missed competing as an individual because of injury.

Gus Schultz and Wyatt Goosens also scored for E-P. The only area individual qualifier was West Carroll sophomore Roscoe Davies, who was 14th in 17:10.

Lucas Schaab (16:59) and Lucas Simpson (17:11) were 11th and 15th for Newman. Joining them as scorers were Wyatt Widolff, Carver Grummert and Zachery DeForest.

“Our No. 6 [DeForest] stepped up for us,” Simpson said.

The regular No. 5 runner, Rico Hernandez, was sick and

Fulton 34-12 and Sterling Newman fell to Oneida ROWVA 28-14.

No. 8 Forreston (8-2) and No. 1 Le-Win (10-0) will face each other in the second round at 2 p.m. Saturday in Lena.

No. 5 Morrison (9-1) travels to No. 4 Kewanee Wethersfield (9-1) for a 1 p.m. game Saturday.

Volleyball

Aurora Christian 2, Polo 0: At Ashton, the Lady Marcos lost to the Eagles 23-25, 20-25 in a Class 1A Ashton-Franklin Center Regional semifinal.

Leaders for Polo were Bridget Call with 10 kills and nine digs, Madison Glawe with 14 digs, Ellie Wells with 12 assists and Camrynn Jones with eight assists and one ace.

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DeForest played a key role in the Comets advancing.

“With our No. 5 out, I knew it was going to be tighter than what I thought it would have been.” Newman coach Pat Warkins said. “I can’t complain.

Everyone ran well and I’m glad we squeaked in.”

For Newman, it was the 12th time since 2008 that it has qualified for state as a team, a mark that helps perpetuate tradition.

“A lot of it ends up with kids having that expectation,” Warkins said. “They don’t want to be the ones to let it down. There’s a lot of difference going down as a team instead of as individuals.

It’s not the same if you’re the only one there from your team.”

Riverdale was pleased to qualify for state after losing four of its top five runners from the 2022 state runner-up squad.

Sophomore Braedon Bode looks to be the next star runner with a fifth-place time of 16:27.

“This is an extremely resilient team,” coach Kevin Claus Earleen Hinton said. “After losing so much, I Erie-Prophetstown’s Sarah Link sprints to the finish line at the Class 1A Oregon Sectional On Oct. 28 wasn’t sure at the start of the at Oregon Park West. Link placed eighth in 20:23.84. season how we would do.”

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Oct. 20-26 Warranty deeds

Lucas M. and Daria B. Brainerd to Sherry Tracy Living Trust, Sherry Tracy, trustee, one parcel in Taylor Township, $11,500.

David A. and Kimberly N. Luepkes to State of Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, one parcel in Oregon-Nashua Township, $190,000.

Laurence M. and Mary J. Ellingsen to Tyler Vock, 508 W. Mansfield St.,

Woosung, $130,500.

Alex E., Paityn and Troy Edwards to Seth P. Linhart, 298 W. Egan Road, Byron, $165,000.

Joseph and Haley Suarez to Josefina Mounts, 11211 E. Oak Court, Rochelle, $240,000.

Geovanni J. Soto to Michael McDonald, 3410 S. Prairie Road, Chana, $300,000.

Jerry L. and Christina M. Meyer to Bryan J. Mink, one parcel in Pine Rock Township, $25,000.

Donald E. Becker to Tiffany L. and Jesse J. Linczmaier, 1821 Southfield Lane, Byron, $217,000.

Adam and Michelle Carlson to James P. and Patti A. Mulligan, 206 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction, $174,900.

Quit claim deed

Kathryn A. Hill to Holcomb Bank, 10258 E. Deer Creek Lane and 10463 E. Deer Creek Court, Rochelle, $0.

Trustees deed

Baker Trust HVB93, William R. Baker,

trustee, to Krehl Family 2023 Declaration Trust, 237 S. Columbian Road and two parcels in Pine Creek Township, Oregon, $0.

Executors deed

Estate of the late Marvin Erdahl by executors to Jacob Hackbarth, 19080 E. Creston Road, Creston, $94,000.

Sheriff’s deed

Mary Diane Dombkowski Dorsey and Ogle County sheriff to AJ Homes LLC, 9020 Flagg Road, Rochelle, $130,000.

Source: Ogle County Recorder’s Office

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3A football

Fulton’s Reese Dykstra (right) and Resse Germann celebrate the Steamers’ championship win against Aurora Christian on Oct. 26 at the Class 1A Ashton-Franklin Center Regional.

The Steamers won the match in two sets to advance to the Lanark Sectional.

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Receipts, $4,504.47, DUI Equipment, $408.00, Sale of this cause may the child. Unless Dated this 11th day Fixed an Assets, $12,931.00. heard, adjudicawill $25,000.00: of October,Property 2023 COMPENSATION SUMMARY: Under Tax, $557,122.97, Licenses, $13,435.00, tory hearing will be you appear you be entitled to Kimberly Sales Tax,the $218,159.87, Tax, $462,274.92, IncreaseA.Use Tax, $116,500.77, Corporate Replaceheld upon Peti- not Income written Franchise noStahl/JB Permits, $5,742.08, Turn on/off Fees, menttoTax, $198,163.36, Comcast Fee, $34,162.46, tion have the further or publication Clerk of the $200.00, Utility Tax, $205,539.30, Fines, $6,735.43, Motor Fuel Tax, $118,532.89, Restore Illinois MFT child declared to tices the pro-$273,711.53, Circuit CourtRevenue, $342,278.16, Debt Service RevRevenue, Water ofRevenue, Sewer be a ward$32,930.00, of the notices in this $174,091.17, ceedings Revenue, By: JordanInterest, Blume, $38,205.21, Grants, $224,132.26, Donaenue,and $528,093.26, court for other Garbage case, including Video the Gaming, Deputy Clerk Bridge & Road Tax, $21,933.31, Library tions, $40,151.31, $23,361.27, $69,660.54, relief under that Rent, of an Share Waste Bags, $115.50, Campus Loan Repayment, $3,238.09, Idle act.

TheIMRF, court$6,757.69, has filingLandscape petition Hour LoaninRepayment, $1,933.74, HoldenOctober Construction 20, 27,Loan Repayment, $10,000.00, Dog Fees and authority this amended for a $1,427.07, motion to Fines, $1,274.00, TapNovember On Fees, 4, $1,635.00, Drug Abuse Receipts, $4,504.47, DUI proceeding to takeSundry, 2023 parental Equipment, Sale of Fixed Assets, $12,931.00.. from you the$408.00, cus- terminate rights. Ryan Fletcher, Jeffrey Cox, Gerald Bennet, Gatlin Good, Brooke Duffy, $25,000.00 to $49,999.99: tody and guardianUnless you appear Nicholas Total: $240,673.34. ship of theIzer. minor. the Diehl, hearing Bruce Wigtion, Paul Lindstrom, Chad Stauffer. Total: $256,934.17. $50,000 to $74,999.99: If the Petition re- at Paula show cause $75,000the to 99,999.99: Brian Sutter.

Total: $78,230.90. quests termi- and the petination your againstMichael Cicchetti. Total: $106,782.54. $100,000ofto $124,999.99: tion, the allegations parental rights and EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: Ace Hardware & Outdoor Center: $7,029.01, Aken's Autobody, Inc.: of the petition may the appointment of $7,665.11, Big John Portable Toilets: $2,722.71, Birkey's Farm Store: $11,108.61, Blue Cross Blue aShield: guardian with stand $113,507.30, Bobcatadmitted of Dixon:as$6,000.00, Bonnell Industries Inc.: $75,272.03, Casper Home Inagainst CDW you and power to consent spection, LLC: $11,500.00, Government: $4,315.00, Clarke Environmental Mosquito Mgmt.: you,Co.: and$115,088.60, Compass Minerals America: $19,174.40, Constellato$7,200.00, adoption, you each of Commonwealth Edison an order for $9,409.14, judgmay lose allInc.-EE2006667 tion NewEnergy, Diehl, Paula: $3,976.98, Dixon Glass Co.: $3,868.08, Dyparental rights $2,607.50, to ment entered. namic Horizon: EJ Equipment: $7,063.89, Electrical Engineering & Equipment: $3,422.15, Ferth Dated $5,926.11, this 11 day the child.

Unless #2516: guson Waterworks Fischers: $4,740.01, Frontier: $22,247.16, Gasvoda & Assoc., Inc.: of October, 2023 you appear you willChemical $8,078.60, Hach Co.: $8,616.52, Happy Tails: $3,046.00, Harman, Mark: $3,300.00, Hawkins, Kimberly A. not entitled to Helm: $34,767.18, Inc.:be$19,928.12, Helm Electric: $11,524.86, Hidden Timber Gardens: $3,994.80, Stahl/JB further noHigley, written Ed: $2,882.50, Holden Construction: $8,784.30, Huizenga, David: $2,600.00, Humana Dental Ins. ClerkAssistance of the tices publication Section, Bureau of Water: $46,561.62, Ill. Dept. of Revenue: Co.: or $20,264.36, ILEPA Financial notices of theIll.pro$10,425.85, EPA-Div. OfCircuit Water Court Pollution Control: $10,000.00, Illinois Environmental Protection AgenJordan Blume, in this IMLBy:Risk ceedings cy: $555,540.74, Management: $72,224.99, Izer, Nicholas: $2,661.83, Johnson Oil Co.: Deputy Clerk case, including the Williamson $9,591.75, Kelley Co.: $25,371.85, Loescher: $39,188.00, Martin & Co. Excavating: filing of Matt anHille Plumbing, Inc.: $5,140.00, Mel's Graphics: $8,113.62, Menards, Sterling Store: $72,553.06, 20, $28,230.84, 27, amended $2,863.22, petition Midwest October Meter Inc.: Mt. Morris Fire Protection District: $35,000.00, Mt. Morris for a Library: motion $28,357.55, to November 4, 2023Senior Center: $3,549.00, Nicholson Communications: $7,006.80, Public Mt. Morris terminate parental Nite Equipment: $5,840.00, N. Ill. Environmental App.: $13,499.64, Northern Illinois NiCor: $12,344.94, rights.

Disposal Service: $177,033.52, O'Brien Civil Works Inc.: $201,123.54, Oasis Ponds: $13,922.68, Oregon Unless you appear Park District: $5,250.50, Pace Analytical Services, LLC: $12,641.85, Peabudy's Inc.: $17,512.91, Pepper atMill: the hearing 10,000.00, Plainview Cemetery: $3,500.00, Plum Electric: $2,613.67, Pollardwater: $9,592.02, Polo and show cause Cooperative Assoc.: $16,605.77, Rogers Ready-Mix: $4,677.82, Sauk Valley Plumbing: $9,756.50, SBM: against theSherwin peti- Industries, Inc.: $2,502.12, Sjostrom & Sons, Inc.: $72,732.92, Spectrum Pyrotech$3,233.08, tion, allegations nics:the $10,000, Springbrunn, John: $2,800.00, Stan?s Performance Shop: $4,498.87, Sterling Vault Comofpany: the petition may Sullivan Foods Corp.: $25,845.50, Thomas Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep of Highland: $2,625.00, stand admitted $29,695.00, U.S.asPost Office: $6,033.81, Uniform Den: $5,820.63, Union Savings Bank: $91,708.84, USA against you$4,873.54, and Bluebook: Utility Service Co.: $37,711.23, Village of Progress: $3,045.00, Voegeli, Jimmy: each of you, andMurray, Pace & Johnson: $24,326.00, Wes's Tree Service: $3,300.00, Willett, Hofmann $3,500.00, Ward, an order for judg- WIPFLI: $12,500.00. & Assoc: $46,788.45, ment entered.

All others less than $2,500.00: $145,825.67 th Dated thisSasscer, 11 day Treasurer of the Village of Mt. Morris, Illinois do hereby certify that the above is a true I, Jorden ofcopy October, of the2023 Annual Treasurer?s Report for year ending April 30, 2023.

Kimberly A. November 3, 2023 Stahl/JB Clerk of the Circuit Court By: Jordan Blume, Deputy Clerk

17 OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / ShawLocal.com • Friday, November 3, 2023

Case No.: Lot 7 and 8 in of Recording: Claimants, and Un2023-FC- 64 Block 3 of the September Owners, 15, known NOTICE OF file Original Town of 2022 in Ogle Coun- Defendants, FORECLOSURE Grand Detour, ty Recorder's Of- your answer to the Complaint in this

BY PUBLICATION Ogle County, Illi- fice The requisite Affi- nois; according to (F) Identification of cause or otherwise make your appeardavit for Publica- the Plat of Grand Recording: OTICESits Ad- 202203476 LEGALhaving NOTICES been Detour LEGAL Nand LEGAL NOTICES LEGALtherein, NOTICES in the ance tion Amount of Circuit Court of the recorded (G) filed, notice is ditions 12, Original Indebted- Fifteenth Judicial hereby given you, September Non-Record Claim- 1859 in Miscella- ness: $47,051.81. Circuit, Ogle Counants, and all Un- neous Book B, (H) Joined as De- ty, Illinois, held in herein the Ogle County Owners, page 160 as Docu- fendants known Courthouse, in the Defendants in the ment No. 22070. are: Parcel No. 21-13- i. Charles Rick City of Oregon, above-entitled 115 North 3rd cause, that the 132-004 Grand De- Rutherford above-entitled Commonly ii. Unknown Own- Street, on or betour. and Non- fore November 18, case, which in- known as: 3598 ers cludes a Count for West Broad Street, Record Claimants. 2023, default may foreclosure of a Dixon, IL 61021.

(I) Names of Defen- be entered against judgment lien, was 5. Information con- dants claimed to you and each of filed on October cerning Memoran- be personally liable you at any time af18, 2023 and is dum of Judgment: for deficiency, if ter that day and a (A) Nature of In- any: Charles Rick Judgment for Forenow pending. closure may be en1. The names of all strument: Memo- Rutherford.

Plaintiffs and the randum of Judg- (J) Name or names tered in accorOTICES Defendants dance with the Case Number are ment. of identified above.

(B) Date of Memo- whose right to pos- prayer of the Com2. The Court in randum of Judg- sess the real es- plaint.

TE OF Kimberly A. Stahl IS IN THE which this action ment: September tate, after confirmation of a foreCircuit Clerk, KS T COURT was brought is 5, 2022. identified above.

10/18/2023 (C) Name of closure sale, is THE 3. The name of the Debtors: Charles sought to be termi- Prepared by: EENTH Rutherford. nated and, if not Joseph R. Wetzel debtor is Charles Rick DICIAL (D) Name of Credi- elsewhere stated, (ARDC No. Rick Rutherford.

RCUIT Petersen the facts in support 6284241) NTY OF 4. A legal descrip- tor: Charles Livingston, Barger, Network, thereof: tion of the real es- Health GLE Brandt & tate sufficient to LLC d/bla Rochelle Rick Rutherford EN identify it with rea- Gardens Care CenNOW, THERE- Schroeder, LLP FORE, unless you, 3013 Village Office RK, LLC ) sonable certainty is ter.

(E) Date and Place all Non-Record Place Champaign, OCHELLE as follows: Recording: Claimants, and Un- IL 61822-7674 NS CARE Lot 7 and 8 in of Block 3 of the September 15, known Owners, (217) 351-7479 , file phone Original Town of 2022 in Ogle Coun- Defendants, Grand Detour, ty Recorder's Of- your answer to the (217) 351-6870 Complaint in this fax S RICK Ogle County, Illi- fice nois; according to (F) Identification of cause or otherwise jwetzel@llobs.com FORD, Oct. 27, make your appearKNOWN the Plat of Grand Recording: Nov. 3, 10, 2023 ance therein, in the Detour and its Ad- 202203476 S, and Amount of Circuit Court of the ditions recorded (G) CORD September 12, Original Indebted- Fifteenth Judicial NTS, 1859 Miscella- ness: Circuit, STATE STATE CounREAL EinSTATE REAL E$47,051.81.

REAL EOgle REAL ESTATE nts.

Case No.: neous Book B, (H) Joined as De- ty, Illinois, held in herein fendants the Ogle County 023-FC- 64 page 160 as DocuCourthouse, JUDICIAL in the are: COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH ment No. 22070.

IN THE CIRCUIT CIRCUIT ICE OF of Oregon, Rick City OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CLOSURE Parcel No. 21-13- i. Charles 115 North 3rd Grand MORTGAGE, De- Rutherford NATIONSTAR LLC , LICATION 132-004 Plaintiff,Commonly ii. Unknown Own- Street, on or bequisite Affi-tour. and Non- fore November 18, as: 3598 ers vs. r Publica-known 2023, default may Claimants.

Broad JOSEPH E. Street, NORRIS,Record JR. A/K/A JOSEPH E. NORRIS; DANIELLE C. NORRIS; THE ving beenWest (I) MELLON Names ofFKA Defen61021. be entered against BANKILOF NEW YORK THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR notice isDixon, you N.A., and each of dants claimed Information TOconJPMORGAN CHASE to BANK, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF given you,5.TRUSTEE be personally OF liableTHEyou at any time OF THEMemoranCERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWHEQ. INC.,afCWHEQ REVOLVING ord Claim-cerning for TRUST, deficiency, if ter that day and a of Judgment: HOME EQUITY LOAN SERIES 2005-H; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND nd all Un-dum Nature of CLAIMANTS; In- any: Charles Rick Judgment for ForeNON-RECORD Owners,(A) closure may be enMemo- Rutherford.

Defendant(s). nts in thestrument: randum of Judg- (J) Name CASE tered in accoror names NO. 2023FC33 ntitled the IL 61068 dance Property of Address:Defendants 1012 North 7th Streetwith Rochelle, that thement. right to posprayer of the Com(B) Date of Memo- whoseNOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE ntitled sess thethat real es- plaint. of JudgPublic notice is hereby given in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered which in-randum Kimberly Stahl Brian VanVickle of confirSeptember tate, in the above-entitled causeafter on September 29, 2023, A. I, Sheriff Count forment: of aa fore2022.County, Illinois,mation Circuit Clerk, will hold sale on December 1, KS 2023, commencing at ure of a5,Ogle sale, is 10/18/2023 Name 10:00AM, at the of Ogleclosure County Sheriff's Office, 202 S. 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061, t lien, was(C) termi- the Charles Prepared by:described real estate, or so to sell to the highestsought biddertoorbe bidders following n OctoberDebtors: R. Wetzel and, ifto satisfy not Joseph Rutherford. much thereof as maynated be sufficient said decree, to wit: 3 and isRick (D) Name ofknown Credi- as:elsewhere No. IL 61068 Commonly 1012 North stated, 7th Street(ARDC , Rochelle, ding.

Petersen the facts in support 6284241) P.I.N.: 24-24-106-016 ames of alltor: thereof: Livingston, Amount $110,877.31 First Lien Network, Position; Single Family Charles Residence; JudgmentBarger, and theHealth Brandt & Rick735 Rutherford d/bla Rochelle WITH IN ACCORDANCE ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9 umber areLLC Care765 Cen-ILCS NOW, Schroeder, LLP NOTIFIED THAT THE THERE(G)(5), AND 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY d above. Gardens FORE, unless you, 3013 Village Office PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY Court inter.

Non-Record Place Champaign, Date and Place all THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED

BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND his action(E) Claimants, and Unof Recording: IL 61822-7674 rought is (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED (217) known Owners, 18.5 15, (g-1)

BY SUBSECTION OF SECTION OF351-7479 THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM d above. September file phone in Ogle CounDefendants, PROPERTY ACT. ame of the2022 (217)of 351-6870 answer Recorder's of Sale: OfCASHyour - 10% downtoatthe the time sale and the balance due within is CharlestyTerms in for thisthefax amount bid shall be in certified funds 24 hours of the sale.Complaint All payments herford. fice or County. otherwise jwetzel@llobs.com Identification of cause payable to the Sheriff of Ogle al descrip-(F) Oct. 27,is: make your appearThe person to contact for information regarding this property he real es-Recording: Nov. 3,LLC, 10, 2023 in the Sales Department atance Diaztherein, Anselmo & Associates, 1771 West Diehl Road, fficient to202203476 of Circuit Court of the 453-6960. For bidding instructions, visit Suite Amount 120, Naperville, IL 60563, (630) t with rea-(G) Indebted- 24Fifteenth www.dallegal.com hours priorJudicial to sale. certainty isOriginal Ogle Counness: $47,051.81. Circuit, This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained s: ty, Illinois, held in willJoined be usedasforDethat purpose. and 8 in(H) herein the Ogle Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC County 3 of thefendants Courthouse, 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120 in the Town ofare: Charles IL 60563 Rick City of Oregon, Detour,i.Naperville, 115 North 3rd (630) 453-6960 ounty, Illi-Rutherford Unknown Own- Street, on or becording toii.midwestpleadings@dallegal.com and Non- fore November 18, of Granders 2023, may October 27,default 2023 November 3, 10, 2023 936902 nd its Ad-Record Claimants. recorded(I) Names of Defen- be entered against ber 12,dants claimed to you and each of Miscella-be personally liable you at any time afBook B,for deficiency, if ter that day and a 0 as Docu-any: Charles Rick Judgment for Fore-

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This storage unit containing personal property will be sold or otherwise disposed of on or after November 3rd , 2023 at White EaLEGALStorage, NOTICES Inc., gle Rt 72, Forreston, IL 61030.

Payment must be received

by November 3rd , 2023 to prevent this sale.

Oct. 27 & Nov. 3, 2023 Publication Notice of Court Date for Request for Name Change (Adult) State of Illinois, Circuit Court, Ogle County 2023-MR-31 Request of: Michael Gingotta There will be a court date on Request to change my name from: Michael Gingotta to the new name of: Michael Anthony Gingotta The court date will be held: November 15, 2023 at 9:00 A.M. At 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, Ogle County, Courtroom: 304 /s/ Mike Gingotta Michael Gingotta Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 2023

SNOW REMOVAL BIDS

Oregon Fire Protection District Snow removal for locations at: 100 West Washington St., Oregon IL 106 South First St., Oregon IL 101 Madison Street, Oregon, IL We are now taking bids for snow removal for the upcoming season: • Snow is to be removed after a snow fall of 2 (two) inches or more.

• Snow to be removed as soon as possible from all areas; parking sidewalks to be shoveled by hand; snow cleared around overhead doors, service entry doors, and walk-in doors.

• Mechanical equipment attached to truck not to be used on sidewalks.

Copy of your current liability insurance coverage must be provided.

Bids must be in before November 8th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

Bids are to be sent to: Oregon Fire Protection District 106 South First Street, Oregon, IL. 61061 Bids will be opened on November 8, 2023 at 6:00

That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and Bids are to be sent to: other defendants, praying for the Oregon Fire Proforeclosure of a tection District OTICESFirst LEGAL LEGAL NOTICES certain Mortgage 106 N South Street, Oregon, IL. conveying the premises de61061 scribed as follows, Bids will be opened on Novem- to-wit: ber 8, 2023 at 6:00 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: p.m.

3569 West Egan November 3, 2023 Road Egan AKA Leaf River, IL 61047 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE and which said was Mortgage 15TH JUDICIAL made by: CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - Timothy J. Danner the Mortgagor(s), OREGON, to Homegold, Inc., ILLINOIS Citibank, N.A. as as Mortgagee, and Owner Trustee of recorded in the of the Residential Office New Mortgage Loan Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County, IlliTrust 2018-1 nois, as Document PLAINTIFF No. 0003546; and Vs. Timothy J. Danner; for other relief; that Unknown Owners summons was duly Nonrecord issued out of said and Court against you Claimants as provided by DEFENDANTS law and that the No. 2023FC20 said suit is now NOTICE BY pending.

PUBLICATION THERENOTICE IS GIVEN NOW, FORE, UNLESS TO YOU: Timothy J. Danner YOU file your anUnknown Owners swer or otherwise and Nonrecord file your appearance in this case in Claimants That this case has the Office of the been commenced Clerk of this Court, Kimberly A. Stahl in this Court Clerk of the against you and Circuit Court other defendants, praying for the 106 S. 5th Street, #300 foreclosure of a Oregon, IL certain Mortgage 61061-1634 conveying the or before premises de- on 4, 2023, scribed as follows, December EGAL OTICES LEGAL NOTICES L N A DEFAULT MAY to-wit: BE ENTERED COMMONLY AGAINST YOU AT TREASURER'S KNOWNANNUAL AS: ANY TIME AFTER REPORT 3569 West Egan DAY AND A VILLAGE OFTHAT ADELINE Road MAY FISCALLeaf YEARJUDGMENT ENDING Egan AKA BE2023 ENTERED IN APRIL 30, River, IL 61047 REVENUE State Income and whichSUMMARY: said ACCORDANCE WITH Sales Tax THE Tax 12,603.52; Mortgage wasMunicipal PRAYER OF SAID 5,065.83; made by: Personal Property Replacement Tax 327.94; COMPLAINT. Local Use Tax Timothy J. Danner CODILIS & Motor 3,176.28; Cannabis Tax 122.79; the Mortgagor(s), ASSOCIATES, P.C. Tax 4,220.38; toFuel Homegold, Inc., Solid Waste Fund Attorneys Grant 245.00; and Furnace Rebatefor(Nicor) as Mortgagee, Plaintiff 800.00; Interest Ogle County recorded in the319.65; Collector of $5,868.64.

Office the 15W030 North Frontage Road, Total Revenue: $32,750.03 Recorder of Deeds Suite 100 SalofCOMPENSATION Ogle County, Illi- SUMMARY: Ridge,735.50; IL aries/Benefits: Mike Burr Dickinson nois, as Document 60527 Karen Dickinson 588.40; Kim Dickinson No. 0003546; and (630)312.59; 794-5300 628.40; Dorenethat Mulder Roger for other relief; DuPage Branscomb 294.20; Brian# 15170 Leake summons was duly Winnebago # 531 257.42;outKen Sheely 257.42; Luke issued of said Our File No. Sheelyagainst 312.59; Mitchell Court you Charles 312.59; Retirement as providedNationwide by 14-23-00010 NOTE:CPAThis law 1,203.75; Jorden 160.00; law and that theSasscer firm is a debt U S Treasury said suit is 144.28. now Total Compensation:collector. $5,207.14 pending.

I3231772 IML Risk EXPENDITURES SUMMARY: NOW, THEREManagement Assoc. 5,833.59; ComEd FORE, UNLESS November 3,662.62; Nicoran862.92; Streets, Alleys YOU file your 10, 17, 2023 2,400.00; Park 754.43;3,Snow Removal swer or otherwise 820.00; file your Fuel, appear-Chemicals 528.17; School Repairs ance in this case in5,729.00; Equipment Repair 982.13; Computer/Office Supthe Office of the plies of43.30; Town Cleanup 490.00; Clerk this Court, Misc.

204.91.

Kimberly A. Stahl Total Expenditures: $22,310.07 Clerk of the Respectfully Submitted: Circuit Court Kim S. Dickinson, 106 5th Street, Adeline#300 Village Treasurer Attest: Karen Oregon, IL Dickinson, Adeline Village Clerk 61061-1634 October 2023 on or 23, before December 4, 2023, November 3, 2023 A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A

ber 8th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

the Office of the Frontage Road, hereby given to PLAINTIFF Clerk of this Court, Suite 100 vs. you, UNKNOWN Burr Ridge, IL Kimberly A. Stahl UNKNOWN HEIRS HEIRS AT LAW 60527 AND LEGATEES Clerk of the AT LAW AND OF KATIE GREEN; (630) 794-5300 Circuit Court LEGATEES OF 106 S. 5th Street, DuPage # 15170 and UNKNOWN KATIE GREEN; Winnebago # 531 #300 U.S. BANK OWNERS AND LEGALOregon, NOTICESIL LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Our File No. NONRECORD NATIONAL 14-23-00010 CLAIMANTS, 61061-1634 ASSOCIATION; on or before NOTE: This law WILLIAM Defendant in the December 4, 2023, firm is a debt BUTCHER AS above entitled suit, SPECIAL A DEFAULT MAY collector. that the said suit BE ENTERED I3231772 REPRESENTATIVE has been comFOR KATE GREEN, menced in the AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER November Circuit Court of DECEASED; THAT DAY AND A UNKNOWN 3, 10, 17, 2023 the 15th Judicial JUDGMENT MAY OWNERS AND Circuit, Ogle County, Illinois by the BE ENTERED IN NON-RECORD IN THE CIRCUIT plaintiff against you CLAIMANTS, ACCORDANCE COURT OF THE THE WITH and other defenDEFENDANT 15TH JUDICIAL PRAYER OF SAID dant, praying for NO. 2023FC57 CIRCUIT the foreclosure of a COMPLAINT. PUBLICATION OGLE COUNTY certain mortgage CODILIS & NOTICE OREGON, the ASSOCIATES, P.C. The requisite affi- conveying ILLINOIS Attorneys for davit for publica- premises SELECT Plaintiff as tion having been described PORTFOLIO 15W030 North notice is follows to wit: filed, SERVICING, INC., Frontage Road, hereby given to PARCEL 1 PLAINTIFF Suite 100 UNKNOWN ALL OF LOT SIX (6) you, vs.

Burr Ridge, IL UNKNOWN HEIRS HEIRS AT LAW AND PART OF LOT 60527 LEGATEES FIVE (5) IN BLOCK AND AT LAW AND (630) 794-5300 (4) IN OF KATIE GREEN; FOUR LEGATEES OF DuPage # 15170 AND UNKNOWN BURNS and KATIE GREEN; Winnebago # 531 OWNERS AND GOODHUE ADDIU.S. BANK Our File No. TION IN THE CITY NONRECORD NATIONAL 14-23-00010 OF POLO, ACCLAIMANTS, ASSOCIATION; NOTE: This law WILLIAM Defendant in the CORDING TO THE firm is a debt BUTCHER AS THEREOF above entitled suit, PLAT LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALthe NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES IN collector. that said suit RECORDED SPECIAL A OF I3231772 REPRESENTATIVE has been com- BOOK PAGE 85, menced inJUDICIAL the PLATS, IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT FORCOURT KATE GREEN, November Circuit Court of AND RE-RECORDOGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS DECEASED; 3, 10, 17, 2023 the 15th Judicial ED IN BOOK B OF NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC , UNKNOWN Circuit, Ogle Coun- PLATS, PAGE 5 IN Plaintiff, OWNERS AND ty, Illinois by the THE RECORDER'S vs.

NON-RECORD OF OGLE plaintiff against you OFFICE JOSEPH E. NORRIS,CLAIMANTS, JR. A/K/A JOSEPH E. NORRIS; DANIELLE C. NORRIS; THE ILLIand other defenBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,COUNTY, AS SUCCESSOR DEFENDANT NOIS, BOUNDED dant, praying for TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF NO. 2023FC57 DESCRIBED a AND REVOLVING foreclosure of CWHEQ OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THEthe CWHEQ. INC., PUBLICATION FOLLOWS:AND HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, 2005-H; mortgage UNKNOWNASOWNERS NOTICESERIES certain the COMMENCING AT NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; The requisite affi- conveying THE SOUTHWEST Defendant(s). davit for publica- premises described as CORNER OF SAID CASE NO. 2023FC33 tion having been follows to Rochelle, wit: Property filed, Address:notice 1012 North Street IL LOT 610686; THENCE is 7th EASTERLY ON PARCEL 1 SALE herebyNOTICE given OFtoSHERIFF THE Court NORTH LINE ALL OF SIX (6)of said Public notice is hereby givenUNKNOWN that in pursuance of aLOT judgment entered you, OF WEST FULTON LOT Brian in the above-entitledHEIRS cause on 29, PART 2023, OF I, Sheriff VanVickle of ATSeptember LAW AND (5) IN BLOCK Ogle County, Illinois,AND will hold a sale onFIVE December 1, 2023,STREET commencing79.1 at LEGATEES FOUR IN FEET; 10:00AM, at the OgleOF County Office, 202 S. (4) 1st Street, Oregon, ILTHENCE 61061, KATIESheriff's GREEN; BURNS AND NORTHERLY real estate, or 140 so to sell to the highestand bidder UNKNOWN or bidders the following described FEET TO THE GOODHUE ADDImuch thereof as mayOWNERS be sufficient toAND satisfy said decree, to wit: NORTH LINE OF TION IN THE CITY PART OF LOT 4 OFNONRECORD LOT 2 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 LOTP.M.,5; OFRANGE POLO, AC- OFSAID OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, 1 EAST THE 3RD CLAIMANTS, WESTERCORDING THE THENCE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING A POINTTO WHERE THE SOUTH LINE Defendant in the AT LY24,78.2 FEET ON THEREOF OF LOT 4 OF LOT 2 IN THEentitled NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION IN THE CITY above suit, PLAT THE NORTH LINE RECORDED IN OF ROCHELLE, TOUCHES that the THE said WEST suit LINE OF ROCKFORD AND OTTAWA SAID BOOK ROAD, THENCE WEST SOUTH LINE OFASAIDOF LOTOF 4 OF LOT LOTS 2 TO A5 hasALONG been THE comAND FORMERLY 6 TO THE POINT 453.75 FEET menced EAST OF THE EASTPLATS, LINE OFPAGE NINTH85, STREET, in the NORTHWEST ANDON RE-RECORDGRANT STREET, THENCE A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE Circuit NORTH Court 76 of FEET OFWITH SAID ED INEAST BOOK EAST LINE OF SAID the NINTH STREET, THENCE ONBAOF LINECORNER PARALLEL 15th Judicial LOT IN THE THE SOUTH LINE OFCircuit, SAID LOT OF LOTPLATS, 2 TO A PAGE POINT5ON WEST6LINE AND OF Ogle4CounTHENCE RECORDER'S THE ROCKFORD AND OTTAWA THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE ty, Illinois

by ROAD, the THE ON OGLETOSOUTHERLY OTTAWAOFROAD THE PLACE OF WEST LINE OF SAID ROCKFORD AND OFFICE plaintiff against you ILLI- THE WEST LINE BEGINNING, IN OGLE COUNTY, and other ILLINOIS. defen- COUNTY, BOUNDED Commonly known as:dant, 1012 North 7th for StreetNOIS, , Rochelle, IL 61068 OF SAID LOT 6 TO praying P.I.N.: 24-24-106-016the foreclosure of a AND DESCRIBED THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; ASJudgment FOLLOWS: First Lien Position; Single Family Residence; Amount $110,877.31 certain mortgage SITUATED THE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) ANDAT(H-2), 765 ILCSIN 605/9 conveying the COMMENCING TOWNSHIP OF THE (G)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARESOUTHWEST HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE premises THE SAID BUFFALO, PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY OTHER THAN AOF MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY described as CORNER COUNTY(g)(1) OF OGLE LOT 6; BY THENCE THE ASSESSMENTSfollows AND LEGAL SUBSECTIONS AND to wit: FEES REQUIRED AND THE STATE EASTERLY ON COSTS (g)(4) OF SECTION 9PARCEL AND THE1 ASSESSMENTS AND COURT REQUIRED OF ILLINOIS. THE NORTH LINE

BY SUBSECTION (g-1) SECTION ALL OF LOT SIX (6) 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. AND PART OF LOT OF WEST FULTON PARCEL 2 ALSO THE STREET Terms of Sale: CASHFIVE - 10% at the time of sale and79.1 the balance due SOUTH within (5) down IN BLOCK (1/2)funds OF THENCE 24 hours of the sale.FOUR All payments amount bid shall beHALF in certified (4) forINtheFEET; payable to the SheriffBURNS of Ogle County.

AND NORTHERLY 140 VACATED ALLEY FEETthisTO THEis: LYING NORTH OF The person to contact for information regarding property GOODHUE ADDIADJACENT NORTH LINE OF AND Sales Department atTION Diaz IN Anselmo & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, THE CITY PARCELvisit1; SAID LOT 5; TO Suite 120, Naperville, For bidding instructions, OFIL 60563, POLO, (630) AC- 453-6960. www.dallegal.com 24CORDING hours priorTO to THE sale. THENCE WESTER- SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LY a78.2 ONinformation This communication PLAT is an attempt to collect debt FEET and any obtained THEREOF THE will be used for that purpose.

RECORDED IN THE NORTH LINE BUFFALO, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, BOOK LLCA OF OF SAID LOTS 5 COUNTY OF OGLE 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120 PLATS, PAGE 85, AND 6 TO THE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Naperville, IL 60563 AND RE-RECORD- NORTHWEST (630) 453-6960 ED IN BOOK B OF CORNER OF SAID COMMON 6 AND ADDRESS: midwestpleadings@dallegal.com PLATS, PAGE 5 IN LOT 508 W. Fulton 8190-936902 THE RECORDER'S THENCE OFFICE OF OGLE SOUTHERLY ON Street, Polo, IL 61064 October 27, 2023 November 10, 2023LINE 936902 COUNTY, ILLI- THE3, WEST NOIS, BOUNDED OF SAID LOT 6 TO P.I.N.: AND DESCRIBED THE PLACE OF 14-09-376-001 and which said BEGINNING; AS FOLLOWS: was COMMENCING AT SITUATED IN THE mortgage TOWNSHIP OF signed by KATIE

PARCEL 1 ALL OF LOT SIX (6) AND PART OF LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) IN BURNS AND GOODHUE ADDILEGAL IN NOTICES TION THE CITY OF POLO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK A OF PLATS, PAGE 85, AND RE-RECORDED IN BOOK B OF PLATS, PAGE 5 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE ILLICOUNTY, NOIS, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE EASTERLY ON THE NORTH LINE OF WEST FULTON 79.1 STREET FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY 140 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 5; THENCE WESTERLY 78.2 FEET ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 5 AND 6 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 6 AND LOT THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 6 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BUFFALO, THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2 ALSO THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF VACATED ALLEY LYING NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO PARCEL 1; SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF THE BUFFALO, COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS COMMON ADDRESS: 508 W. Fulton Street, Polo, IL 61064 P.I.N.: 14-09-376-001 and which said was mortgage signed by KATIE GREEN (DECEASED), Mortgagor, to U.S. Bank National Association, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County as Document No. 201905355; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Ogle County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant,

prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Ogle County against you as provided by law, LEGALthat NOTICES and the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREUNLESS FORE, YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this in Ogle Court County at 106 S. 5th Str., Suite 300, Oregon, IL 61061 on or before 27, November 2023, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

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